Issue #1865 - Clean up RPC help messages

Based on the proposal, update the help message of rpc methods
- strings arguments are in double quotes rather than square brackets
- numeric arguments have no quotes (and no default value)
- optional parameters are surrounded by round brackets
- json arguments are strings but don't use double quotes

Added 3 sections for the details
- Arguments: lists each argument, it's type, required or not, a default, and a description
- Result: The method result, with json format if applicable, type, and a description
- Examples: examples calls using bitcoin-cli and curl for json rpc call

Problems
- maybe this is too verbose
- lines might be too long
- description are not good or complete
- examples may be too much
This commit is contained in:
sje
2013-10-29 22:29:44 +11:00
committed by Wladimir J. van der Laan
parent 2830a9051d
commit a6099ef319
8 changed files with 1350 additions and 196 deletions

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@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ Value getconnectioncount(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
throw runtime_error(
"getconnectioncount\n"
"Returns the number of connections to other nodes.");
"\nReturns the number of connections to other nodes.\n"
"\nbResult:\n"
"n (numeric) The connection count\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getconnectioncount", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getconnectioncount", "")
);
LOCK(cs_vNodes);
return (int)vNodes.size();
@@ -35,9 +41,13 @@ Value ping(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
throw runtime_error(
"ping\n"
"Requests that a ping be sent to all other nodes, to measure ping time.\n"
"\nRequests that a ping be sent to all other nodes, to measure ping time.\n"
"Results provided in getpeerinfo, pingtime and pingwait fields are decimal seconds.\n"
"Ping command is handled in queue with all other commands, so it measures processing backlog, not just network ping.");
"Ping command is handled in queue with all other commands, so it measures processing backlog, not just network ping."
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("ping", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("ping", "")
);
// Request that each node send a ping during next message processing pass
LOCK(cs_vNodes);
@@ -66,7 +76,34 @@ Value getpeerinfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
throw runtime_error(
"getpeerinfo\n"
"Returns data about each connected network node.");
"\nReturns data about each connected network node as a json array of objects.\n"
"\nbResult:\n"
"[\n"
" {\n"
" \"addr\":\"host:port\", (string) The ip address and port of the peer\n"
" \"addrlocal\":\"ip:port\", (string) local address\n"
" \"services\":\"00000001\", (string) The services\n"
" \"lastsend\": ttt, (numeric) The time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT) of the last send\n"
" \"lastrecv\": ttt, (numeric) The time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT) of the last receive\n"
" \"bytessent\": n, (numeric) The total bytes sent\n"
" \"bytesrecv\": n, (numeric) The total bytes received\n"
" \"conntime\": ttt, (numeric) The connection time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
" \"pingtime\": n, (numeric) ping time\n"
" \"pingwait\": n, (numeric) ping wait\n"
" \"version\": v, (numeric) The peer version, such as 7001\n"
" \"subver\": \"/Satoshi:0.8.5/\", (string) The string version\n"
" \"inbound\": true|false, (boolean) Inbound (true) or Outbound (false)\n"
" \"startingheight\": n, (numeric) The starting height (block) of the peer\n"
" \"banscore\": n, (numeric) The ban score (stats.nMisbehavior)\n"
" \"syncnode\" : true|false (booleamn) if sync node\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getpeerinfo", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getpeerinfo", "")
);
vector<CNodeStats> vstats;
CopyNodeStats(vstats);
@@ -110,8 +147,16 @@ Value addnode(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
if (fHelp || params.size() != 2 ||
(strCommand != "onetry" && strCommand != "add" && strCommand != "remove"))
throw runtime_error(
"addnode <node> <add|remove|onetry>\n"
"Attempts add or remove <node> from the addnode list or try a connection to <node> once.");
"addnode \"node\" \"add|remove|onetry\"\n"
"\nAttempts add or remove a node from the addnode list.\n"
"Or try a connection to a node once.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"node\" (string, required) The node (see getpeerinfo for nodes)\n"
"2. \"command\" (string, required) 'add' to add a node to the list, 'remove' to remove a node from the list, 'onetry' to try a connection to the node once\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("addnode", "\"192.168.0.6:8333\" \"onetry\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("addnode", "\"192.168.0.6:8333\", \"onetry\"")
);
string strNode = params[0].get_str();
@@ -148,11 +193,34 @@ Value getaddednodeinfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2)
throw runtime_error(
"getaddednodeinfo <dns> [node]\n"
"Returns information about the given added node, or all added nodes\n"
"getaddednodeinfo dns ( \"node\" )\n"
"\nReturns information about the given added node, or all added nodes\n"
"(note that onetry addnodes are not listed here)\n"
"If dns is false, only a list of added nodes will be provided,\n"
"otherwise connected information will also be available.");
"otherwise connected information will also be available.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. dns (boolean, required) If false, only a list of added nodes will be provided, otherwise connected information will also be available.\n"
"2. \"node\" (string, optional) If provided, return information about this specific node, otherwise all nodes are returned.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"[\n"
" {\n"
" \"addednode\" : \"192.168.0.201\", (string) The node ip address\n"
" \"connected\" : true|false, (boolean) If connected\n"
" \"addresses\" : [\n"
" {\n"
" \"address\" : \"192.168.0.201:8333\", (string) The bitcoin server host and port\n"
" \"connected\" : \"outbound\" (string) connection, inbound or outbound\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
"]\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getaddednodeinfo", "true")
+ HelpExampleCli("getaddednodeinfo", "true \"192.168.0.201\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getaddednodeinfo", "true, \"192.168.0.201\"")
);
bool fDns = params[0].get_bool();
@@ -241,8 +309,18 @@ Value getnettotals(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
if (fHelp || params.size() > 0)
throw runtime_error(
"getnettotals\n"
"Returns information about network traffic, including bytes in, bytes out,\n"
"and current time.");
"\nReturns information about network traffic, including bytes in, bytes out,\n"
"and current time.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"totalbytesrecv\": n, (numeric) Total bytes received\n"
" \"totalbytessent\": n, (numeric) Total Bytes sent\n"
" \"timemillis\": t (numeric) Total cpu time\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getnettotals", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getnettotals", "")
);
Object obj;
obj.push_back(Pair("totalbytesrecv", static_cast< boost::uint64_t>(CNode::GetTotalBytesRecv())));