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Regression tests
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# Functional tests
### [test_framework/authproxy.py](test_framework/authproxy.py)
Taken from the [python-bitcoinrpc repository](https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc).
### Writing Functional Tests
### [test_framework/test_framework.py](test_framework/test_framework.py)
Base class for new regression tests.
#### Example test
### [test_framework/util.py](test_framework/util.py)
Generally useful functions.
The [example_test.py](example_test.py) is a heavily commented example of a test case that uses both
the RPC and P2P interfaces. If you are writing your first test, copy that file
and modify to fit your needs.
### [test_framework/mininode.py](test_framework/mininode.py)
Basic code to support p2p connectivity to a bitcoind.
#### Coverage
### [test_framework/comptool.py](test_framework/comptool.py)
Framework for comparison-tool style, p2p tests.
Running `test_runner.py` with the `--coverage` argument tracks which RPCs are
called by the tests and prints a report of uncovered RPCs in the summary. This
can be used (along with the `--extended` argument) to find out which RPCs we
don't have test cases for.
### [test_framework/script.py](test_framework/script.py)
Utilities for manipulating transaction scripts (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
#### Style guidelines
### [test_framework/blockstore.py](test_framework/blockstore.py)
Implements disk-backed block and tx storage.
- Where possible, try to adhere to [PEP-8 guidelines]([https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)
- Use a python linter like flake8 before submitting PRs to catch common style
nits (eg trailing whitespace, unused imports, etc)
- Avoid wildcard imports where possible
- Use a module-level docstring to describe what the test is testing, and how it
is testing it.
- When subclassing the BitcoinTestFramwork, place overrides for the
`__init__()`, and `setup_xxxx()` methods at the top of the subclass, then
locally-defined helper methods, then the `run_test()` method.
### [test_framework/key.py](test_framework/key.py)
Wrapper around OpenSSL EC_Key (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
#### General test-writing advice
### [test_framework/bignum.py](test_framework/bignum.py)
Helpers for script.py
- Set `self.num_nodes` to the minimum number of nodes necessary for the test.
Having additional unrequired nodes adds to the execution time of the test as
well as memory/CPU/disk requirements (which is important when running tests in
parallel or on Travis).
- Avoid stop-starting the nodes multiple times during the test if possible. A
stop-start takes several seconds, so doing it several times blows up the
runtime of the test.
- Set the `self.setup_clean_chain` variable in `__init__()` to control whether
or not to use the cached data directories. The cached data directories
contain a 200-block pre-mined blockchain and wallets for four nodes. Each node
has 25 mature blocks (25x50=1250 BTC) in its wallet.
- When calling RPCs with lots of arguments, consider using named keyword
arguments instead of positional arguments to make the intent of the call
clear to readers.
### [test_framework/blocktools.py](test_framework/blocktools.py)
Helper functions for creating blocks and transactions.
#### RPC and P2P definitions
P2P test design notes
---------------------
Test writers may find it helpful to refer to the definitions for the RPC and
P2P messages. These can be found in the following source files:
## Mininode
- `/src/rpc/*` for RPCs
- `/src/wallet/rpc*` for wallet RPCs
- `ProcessMessage()` in `/src/net_processing.cpp` for parsing P2P messages
* ```mininode.py``` contains all the definitions for objects that pass
over the network (```CBlock```, ```CTransaction```, etc, along with the network-level
wrappers for them, ```msg_block```, ```msg_tx```, etc).
#### Using the P2P interface
* P2P tests have two threads. One thread handles all network communication
- `mininode.py` contains all the definitions for objects that pass
over the network (`CBlock`, `CTransaction`, etc, along with the network-level
wrappers for them, `msg_block`, `msg_tx`, etc).
- P2P tests have two threads. One thread handles all network communication
with the bitcoind(s) being tested (using python's asyncore package); the other
implements the test logic.
* ```NodeConn``` is the class used to connect to a bitcoind. If you implement
a callback class that derives from ```NodeConnCB``` and pass that to the
```NodeConn``` object, your code will receive the appropriate callbacks when
- `NodeConn` is the class used to connect to a bitcoind. If you implement
a callback class that derives from `NodeConnCB` and pass that to the
`NodeConn` object, your code will receive the appropriate callbacks when
events of interest arrive.
* You can pass the same handler to multiple ```NodeConn```'s if you like, or pass
different ones to each -- whatever makes the most sense for your test.
* Call ```NetworkThread.start()``` after all ```NodeConn``` objects are created to
- Call `NetworkThread.start()` after all `NodeConn` objects are created to
start the networking thread. (Continue with the test logic in your existing
thread.)
* RPC calls are available in p2p tests.
- Can be used to write tests where specific P2P protocol behavior is tested.
Examples tests are `p2p-accept-block.py`, `p2p-compactblocks.py`.
* Can be used to write free-form tests, where specific p2p-protocol behavior
is tested. Examples: ```p2p-accept-block.py```, ```p2p-compactblocks.py```.
#### Comptool
## Comptool
- Comptool is a Testing framework for writing tests that compare the block/tx acceptance
behavior of a bitcoind against 1 or more other bitcoind instances. It should not be used
to write static tests with known outcomes, since that type of test is easier to write and
maintain using the standard BitcoinTestFramework.
* Testing framework for writing tests that compare the block/tx acceptance
behavior of a bitcoind against 1 or more other bitcoind instances, or against
known outcomes, or both.
* Set the ```num_nodes``` variable (defined in ```ComparisonTestFramework```) to start up
1 or more nodes. If using 1 node, then ```--testbinary``` can be used as a command line
- Set the `num_nodes` variable (defined in `ComparisonTestFramework`) to start up
1 or more nodes. If using 1 node, then `--testbinary` can be used as a command line
option to change the bitcoind binary used by the test. If using 2 or more nodes,
then ```--refbinary``` can be optionally used to change the bitcoind that will be used
then `--refbinary` can be optionally used to change the bitcoind that will be used
on nodes 2 and up.
* Implement a (generator) function called ```get_tests()``` which yields ```TestInstance```s.
Each ```TestInstance``` consists of:
- a list of ```[object, outcome, hash]``` entries
* ```object``` is a ```CBlock```, ```CTransaction```, or
```CBlockHeader```. ```CBlock```'s and ```CTransaction```'s are tested for
acceptance. ```CBlockHeader```s can be used so that the test runner can deliver
- Implement a (generator) function called `get_tests()` which yields `TestInstance`s.
Each `TestInstance` consists of:
- a list of `[object, outcome, hash]` entries
* `object` is a `CBlock`, `CTransaction`, or
`CBlockHeader`. `CBlock`'s and `CTransaction`'s are tested for
acceptance. `CBlockHeader`s can be used so that the test runner can deliver
complete headers-chains when requested from the bitcoind, to allow writing
tests where blocks can be delivered out of order but still processed by
headers-first bitcoind's.
* ```outcome``` is ```True```, ```False```, or ```None```. If ```True```
or ```False```, the tip is compared with the expected tip -- either the
* `outcome` is `True`, `False`, or `None`. If `True`
or `False`, the tip is compared with the expected tip -- either the
block passed in, or the hash specified as the optional 3rd entry. If
```None``` is specified, then the test will compare all the bitcoind's
`None` is specified, then the test will compare all the bitcoind's
being tested to see if they all agree on what the best tip is.
* ```hash``` is the block hash of the tip to compare against. Optional to
* `hash` is the block hash of the tip to compare against. Optional to
specify; if left out then the hash of the block passed in will be used as
the expected tip. This allows for specifying an expected tip while testing
the handling of either invalid blocks or blocks delivered out of order,
which complete a longer chain.
- ```sync_every_block```: ```True/False```. If ```False```, then all blocks
- `sync_every_block`: `True/False`. If `False`, then all blocks
are inv'ed together, and the test runner waits until the node receives the
last one, and tests only the last block for tip acceptance using the
outcome and specified tip. If ```True```, then each block is tested in
outcome and specified tip. If `True`, then each block is tested in
sequence and synced (this is slower when processing many blocks).
- ```sync_every_transaction```: ```True/False```. Analogous to
```sync_every_block```, except if the outcome on the last tx is "None",
- `sync_every_transaction`: `True/False`. Analogous to
`sync_every_block`, except if the outcome on the last tx is "None",
then the contents of the entire mempool are compared across all bitcoind
connections. If ```True``` or ```False```, then only the last tx's
connections. If `True` or `False`, then only the last tx's
acceptance is tested against the given outcome.
* For examples of tests written in this framework, see
```invalidblockrequest.py``` and ```p2p-fullblocktest.py```.
- For examples of tests written in this framework, see
`invalidblockrequest.py` and `p2p-fullblocktest.py`.
### test-framework modules
#### [test_framework/authproxy.py](test_framework/authproxy.py)
Taken from the [python-bitcoinrpc repository](https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc).
#### [test_framework/test_framework.py](test_framework/test_framework.py)
Base class for functional tests.
#### [test_framework/util.py](test_framework/util.py)
Generally useful functions.
#### [test_framework/mininode.py](test_framework/mininode.py)
Basic code to support P2P connectivity to a bitcoind.
#### [test_framework/comptool.py](test_framework/comptool.py)
Framework for comparison-tool style, P2P tests.
#### [test_framework/script.py](test_framework/script.py)
Utilities for manipulating transaction scripts (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
#### [test_framework/blockstore.py](test_framework/blockstore.py)
Implements disk-backed block and tx storage.
#### [test_framework/key.py](test_framework/key.py)
Wrapper around OpenSSL EC_Key (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
#### [test_framework/bignum.py](test_framework/bignum.py)
Helpers for script.py
#### [test_framework/blocktools.py](test_framework/blocktools.py)
Helper functions for creating blocks and transactions.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Copyright (c) 2017 The Bitcoin Core developers
# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
"""An example functional test
The module-level docstring should include a high-level description of
what the test is doing. It's the first thing people see when they open
the file and should give the reader information about *what* the test
is testing and *how* it's being tested
"""
# Imports should be in PEP8 ordering (std library first, then third party
# libraries then local imports).
from collections import defaultdict
# Avoid wildcard * imports if possible
from test_framework.blocktools import (create_block, create_coinbase)
from test_framework.mininode import (
CInv,
NetworkThread,
NodeConn,
NodeConnCB,
mininode_lock,
msg_block,
msg_getdata,
wait_until,
)
from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
from test_framework.util import (
assert_equal,
connect_nodes,
p2p_port,
)
# NodeConnCB is a class containing callbacks to be executed when a P2P
# message is received from the node-under-test. Subclass NodeConnCB and
# override the on_*() methods if you need custom behaviour.
class BaseNode(NodeConnCB):
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the NodeConnCB
Used to inialize custom properties for the Node that aren't
included by default in the base class. Be aware that the NodeConnCB
base class already stores a counter for each P2P message type and the
last received message of each type, which should be sufficient for the
needs of most tests.
Call super().__init__() first for standard initialization and then
initialize custom properties."""
super().__init__()
# Stores a dictionary of all blocks received
self.block_receive_map = defaultdict(int)
def on_block(self, conn, message):
"""Override the standard on_block callback
Store the hash of a received block in the dictionary."""
message.block.calc_sha256()
self.block_receive_map[message.block.sha256] += 1
def custom_function():
"""Do some custom behaviour
If this function is more generally useful for other tests, consider
moving it to a module in test_framework."""
# self.log.info("running custom_function") # Oops! Can't run self.log outside the BitcoinTestFramework
pass
class ExampleTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
# Each functional test is a subclass of the BitcoinTestFramework class.
# Override the __init__(), add_options(), setup_chain(), setup_network()
# and setup_nodes() methods to customize the test setup as required.
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the test
Call super().__init__() first, and then override any test parameters
for your individual test."""
super().__init__()
self.setup_clean_chain = True
self.num_nodes = 3
# Use self.extra_args to change command-line arguments for the nodes
self.extra_args = [[], ["-logips"], []]
# self.log.info("I've finished __init__") # Oops! Can't run self.log before run_test()
# Use add_options() to add specific command-line options for your test.
# In practice this is not used very much, since the tests are mostly written
# to be run in automated environments without command-line options.
# def add_options()
# pass
# Use setup_chain() to customize the node data directories. In practice
# this is not used very much since the default behaviour is almost always
# fine
# def setup_chain():
# pass
def setup_network(self):
"""Setup the test network topology
Often you won't need to override this, since the standard network topology
(linear: node0 <-> node1 <-> node2 <-> ...) is fine for most tests.
If you do override this method, remember to start the nodes, assign
them to self.nodes, connect them and then sync."""
self.setup_nodes()
# In this test, we're not connecting node2 to node0 or node1. Calls to
# sync_all() should not include node2, since we're not expecting it to
# sync.
connect_nodes(self.nodes[0], 1)
self.sync_all([self.nodes[0:1]])
# Use setup_nodes() to customize the node start behaviour (for example if
# you don't want to start all nodes at the start of the test).
# def setup_nodes():
# pass
def custom_method(self):
"""Do some custom behaviour for this test
Define it in a method here because you're going to use it repeatedly.
If you think it's useful in general, consider moving it to the base
BitcoinTestFramework class so other tests can use it."""
self.log.info("Running custom_method")
def run_test(self):
"""Main test logic"""
# Create a P2P connection to one of the nodes
node0 = BaseNode()
connections = []
connections.append(NodeConn('127.0.0.1', p2p_port(0), self.nodes[0], node0))
node0.add_connection(connections[0])
# Start up network handling in another thread. This needs to be called
# after the P2P connections have been created.
NetworkThread().start()
# wait_for_verack ensures that the P2P connection is fully up.
node0.wait_for_verack()
# Generating a block on one of the nodes will get us out of IBD
blocks = [int(self.nodes[0].generate(nblocks=1)[0], 16)]
self.sync_all([self.nodes[0:1]])
# Notice above how we called an RPC by calling a method with the same
# name on the node object. Notice also how we used a keyword argument
# to specify a named RPC argument. Neither of those are defined on the
# node object. Instead there's some __getattr__() magic going on under
# the covers to dispatch unrecognised attribute calls to the RPC
# interface.
# Logs are nice. Do plenty of them. They can be used in place of comments for
# breaking the test into sub-sections.
self.log.info("Starting test!")
self.log.info("Calling a custom function")
custom_function()
self.log.info("Calling a custom method")
self.custom_method()
self.log.info("Create some blocks")
self.tip = int(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash(), 16)
self.block_time = self.nodes[0].getblock(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash())['time'] + 1
height = 1
for i in range(10):
# Use the mininode and blocktools functionality to manually build a block
# Calling the generate() rpc is easier, but this allows us to exactly
# control the blocks and transactions.
block = create_block(self.tip, create_coinbase(height), self.block_time)
block.solve()
block_message = msg_block(block)
# Send message is used to send a P2P message to the node over our NodeConn connection
node0.send_message(block_message)
self.tip = block.sha256
blocks.append(self.tip)
self.block_time += 1
height += 1
self.log.info("Wait for node1 to reach current tip (height 11) using RPC")
self.nodes[1].waitforblockheight(11)
self.log.info("Connect node2 and node1")
connect_nodes(self.nodes[1], 2)
self.log.info("Add P2P connection to node2")
node2 = BaseNode()
connections.append(NodeConn('127.0.0.1', p2p_port(2), self.nodes[2], node2))
node2.add_connection(connections[1])
node2.wait_for_verack()
self.log.info("Wait for node2 reach current tip. Test that it has propogated all the blocks to us")
for block in blocks:
getdata_request = msg_getdata()
getdata_request.inv.append(CInv(2, block))
node2.send_message(getdata_request)
# wait_until() will loop until a predicate condition is met. Use it to test properties of the
# NodeConnCB objects.
assert wait_until(lambda: sorted(blocks) == sorted(list(node2.block_receive_map.keys())), timeout=5)
self.log.info("Check that each block was received only once")
# The network thread uses a global lock on data access to the NodeConn objects when sending and receiving
# messages. The test thread should acquire the global lock before accessing any NodeConn data to avoid locking
# and synchronization issues. Note wait_until() acquires this global lock when testing the predicate.
with mininode_lock:
for block in node2.block_receive_map.values():
assert_equal(block, 1)
if __name__ == '__main__':
ExampleTest().main()

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'bip65-cltv-p2p.py',
'bipdersig-p2p.py',
'bipdersig.py',
'example_test.py',
'getblocktemplate_proposals.py',
'txn_doublespend.py',
'txn_clone.py --mineblock',