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Issue #1865 - Clean up RPC help messages

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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
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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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@@ -109,11 +109,64 @@ Value getrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2)
throw runtime_error(
"getrawtransaction <txid> [verbose=0]\n"
"If verbose=0, returns a string that is\n"
"serialized, hex-encoded data for <txid>.\n"
"If verbose is non-zero, returns an Object\n"
"with information about <txid>.");
"getrawtransaction \"txid\" ( verbose )\n"
"\nReturn the raw transaction data.\n"
"\nIf verbose=0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'.\n"
"If verbose is non-zero, returns an Object with information about 'txid'.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction id\n"
"2. verbose (numeric, optional, default=0) If 0, return a string, other return a json object\n"
"\nResult (if verbose is not set or set to 0):\n"
"\"data\" (string) The serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'\n"
"\nResult (if verbose > 0):\n"
"{\n"
" \"hex\" : \"data\", (string) The serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'\n"
" \"txid\" : \"id\", (string) The transaction id (same as provided)\n"
" \"version\" : n, (numeric) The version\n"
" \"locktime\" : ttt, (numeric) The lock time\n"
" \"vin\" : [ (array of json objects)\n"
" {\n"
" \"txid\": \"id\", (string) The transaction id\n"
" \"vout\": n, (numeric) \n"
" \"scriptSig\": { (json object) The script\n"
" \"asm\": \"asm\", (string) asm\n"
" \"hex\": \"hex\" (string) hex\n"
" },\n"
" \"sequence\": n (numeric) The script sequence number\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ],\n"
" \"vout\" : [ (array of json objects)\n"
" {\n"
" \"value\" : x.xxx, (numeric) The value in btc\n"
" \"n\" : n, (numeric) index\n"
" \"scriptPubKey\" : { (json object)\n"
" \"asm\" : \"asm\", (string) the asm\n"
" \"hex\" : \"hex\", (string) the hex\n"
" \"reqSigs\" : n, (numeric) The required sigs\n"
" \"type\" : \"pubkeyhash\", (string) The type, eg 'pubkeyhash'\n"
" \"addresses\" : [ (json array of string)\n"
" \"bitcoinaddress\" (string) bitcoin address\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
" }\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ],\n"
" \"blockhash\" : \"hash\", (string) the block hash\n"
" \"confirmations\" : n, (numeric) The confirmations\n"
" \"time\" : ttt, (numeric) The transaction time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
" \"blocktime\" : ttt (numeric) The block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getrawtransaction", "\"mytxid\"")
+ HelpExampleCli("getrawtransaction", "\"mytxid\" 1")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getrawtransaction", "\"mytxid\", 1")
);
uint256 hash = ParseHashV(params[0], "parameter 1");
@@ -143,12 +196,39 @@ Value listunspent(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() > 3)
throw runtime_error(
"listunspent [minconf=1] [maxconf=9999999] [\"address\",...]\n"
"Returns array of unspent transaction outputs\n"
"listunspent ( minconf maxconf [\"address\",...] )\n"
"\nReturns array of unspent transaction outputs\n"
"with between minconf and maxconf (inclusive) confirmations.\n"
"Optionally filtered to only include txouts paid to specified addresses.\n"
"Optionally filter to only include txouts paid to specified addresses.\n"
"Results are an array of Objects, each of which has:\n"
"{txid, vout, scriptPubKey, amount, confirmations}");
"{txid, vout, scriptPubKey, amount, confirmations}\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. minconf (numeric, optional, default=1) The minimum confirmationsi to filter\n"
"2. maxconf (numeric, optional, default=9999999) The maximum confirmations to filter\n"
"3. \"addresses\" (string) A json array of bitcoin addresses to filter\n"
" [\n"
" \"address\" (string) bitcoin address\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
"\nResult\n"
"[ (array of json object)\n"
" {\n"
" \"txid\" : \"txid\", (string) the transaction id \n"
" \"vout\" : n, (numeric) the vout value\n"
" \"address\" : \"address\", (string) the bitcoin address\n"
" \"account\" : \"account\", (string) The associated account, or \"\" for the default account\n"
" \"scriptPubKey\" : \"key\", (string) the script key\n"
" \"amount\" : x.xxx, (numeric) the transaction amount in btc\n"
" \"confirmations\" : n (numeric) The number of confirmations\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
"]\n"
"\nExamples\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("listunspent", "")
+ HelpExampleCli("listunspent", "6 9999999 \"[\\\"1PGFqEzfmQch1gKD3ra4k18PNj3tTUUSqg\\\",\\\"1LtvqCaApEdUGFkpKMM4MstjcaL4dKg8SP\\\"]\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("listunspent", "6, 9999999 \"[\\\"1PGFqEzfmQch1gKD3ra4k18PNj3tTUUSqg\\\",\\\"1LtvqCaApEdUGFkpKMM4MstjcaL4dKg8SP\\\"]\"")
);
RPCTypeCheck(params, list_of(int_type)(int_type)(array_type));
@@ -230,13 +310,34 @@ Value createrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() != 2)
throw runtime_error(
"createrawtransaction [{\"txid\":txid,\"vout\":n},...] {address:amount,...}\n"
"Create a transaction spending given inputs\n"
"(array of objects containing transaction id and output number),\n"
"sending to given address(es).\n"
"createrawtransaction [{\"txid\":\"id\",\"vout\":n},...] {\"address\":amount,...}\n"
"\nCreate a transaction spending the given inputs and sending to the given addresses.\n"
"Returns hex-encoded raw transaction.\n"
"Note that the transaction's inputs are not signed, and\n"
"it is not stored in the wallet or transmitted to the network.");
"it is not stored in the wallet or transmitted to the network.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"transactions\" (string, required) A json array of json objects\n"
" [\n"
" {\n"
" \"txid\":\"id\", (string, required) The transaction id\n"
" \"vout\":n (numeric, required) The output number\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
"2. \"addresses\" (string, required) a json object with addresses as keys and amounts as values\n"
" {\n"
" \"address\": x.xxx (numeric, required) The key is the bitcoin address, the value is the btc amount\n"
" ,...\n"
" }\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\"transaction\" (string) hex string of the transaction\n"
"\nExamples\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("createrawtransaction", "\"[{\\\"txid\\\":\\\"myid\\\",\\\"vout\\\":0}]\" \"{\\\"address\\\":0.01}\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("createrawtransaction", "\"[{\\\"txid\\\":\\\"myid\\\",\\\"vout\\\":0}]\", \"{\\\"address\\\":0.01}\"")
);
RPCTypeCheck(params, list_of(array_type)(obj_type));
@@ -290,8 +391,57 @@ Value decoderawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() != 1)
throw runtime_error(
"decoderawtransaction <hex string>\n"
"Return a JSON object representing the serialized, hex-encoded transaction.");
"decoderawtransaction \"hexstring\"\n"
"\nReturn a JSON object representing the serialized, hex-encoded transaction.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"txid\" (string, required) The transaction hex string\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"hex\" : \"data\", (string) The serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'\n"
" \"txid\" : \"id\", (string) The transaction id (same as provided)\n"
" \"version\" : n, (numeric) The version\n"
" \"locktime\" : ttt, (numeric) The lock time\n"
" \"vin\" : [ (array of json objects)\n"
" {\n"
" \"txid\": \"id\", (string) The transaction id\n"
" \"vout\": n, (numeric) The output number\n"
" \"scriptSig\": { (json object) The script\n"
" \"asm\": \"asm\", (string) asm\n"
" \"hex\": \"hex\" (string) hex\n"
" },\n"
" \"sequence\": n (numeric) The script sequence number\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ],\n"
" \"vout\" : [ (array of json objects)\n"
" {\n"
" \"value\" : x.xxx, (numeric) The value in btc\n"
" \"n\" : n, (numeric) index\n"
" \"scriptPubKey\" : { (json object)\n"
" \"asm\" : \"asm\", (string) the asm\n"
" \"hex\" : \"hex\", (string) the hex\n"
" \"reqSigs\" : n, (numeric) The required sigs\n"
" \"type\" : \"pubkeyhash\", (string) The type, eg 'pubkeyhash'\n"
" \"addresses\" : [ (json array of string)\n"
" \"12tvKAXCxZjSmdNbao16dKXC8tRWfcF5oc\" (string) bitcoin address\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
" }\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ],\n"
" \"blockhash\" : \"hash\", (string) the block hash\n"
" \"confirmations\" : n, (numeric) The confirmations\n"
" \"time\" : ttt, (numeric) The transaction time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
" \"blocktime\" : ttt (numeric) The block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("decoderawtransaction", "\"hexstring\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("decoderawtransaction", "\"hexstring\"")
);
vector<unsigned char> txData(ParseHexV(params[0], "argument"));
CDataStream ssData(txData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -313,8 +463,26 @@ Value decodescript(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() != 1)
throw runtime_error(
"decodescript <hex string>\n"
"Decode a hex-encoded script.");
"decodescript \"hex\"\n"
"\nDecode a hex-encoded script.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hex\" (string) the hex encoded script\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"asm\":\"asm\", (string) Script public key\n"
" \"hex\":\"hex\", (string) hex encoded public key\n"
" \"type\":\"type\", (string) The output type\n"
" \"reqSigs\": n, (numeric) The required signatures\n"
" \"addresses\": [ (json array of string)\n"
" \"address\" (string) bitcoin address\n"
" ,...\n"
" ],\n"
" \"p2sh\",\"address\" (string) script address\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("decodescript", "\"hexstring\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("decodescript", "\"hexstring\"")
);
RPCTypeCheck(params, list_of(str_type));
@@ -336,18 +504,49 @@ Value signrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 4)
throw runtime_error(
"signrawtransaction <hex string> [{\"txid\":txid,\"vout\":n,\"scriptPubKey\":hex,\"redeemScript\":hex},...] [<privatekey1>,...] [sighashtype=\"ALL\"]\n"
"Sign inputs for raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded).\n"
"Second optional argument (may be null) is an array of previous transaction outputs that\n"
"signrawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( [{\"txid\":\"id\",\"vout\":n,\"scriptPubKey\":\"hex\",\"redeemScript\":\"hex\"},...] [\"privatekey1\",...] sighashtype )\n"
"\nSign inputs for raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded).\n"
"The second optional argument (may be null) is an array of previous transaction outputs that\n"
"this transaction depends on but may not yet be in the block chain.\n"
"Third optional argument (may be null) is an array of base58-encoded private\n"
"The third optional argument (may be null) is an array of base58-encoded private\n"
"keys that, if given, will be the only keys used to sign the transaction.\n"
"Fourth optional argument is a string that is one of six values; ALL, NONE, SINGLE or\n"
"ALL|ANYONECANPAY, NONE|ANYONECANPAY, SINGLE|ANYONECANPAY.\n"
"Returns json object with keys:\n"
" hex : raw transaction with signature(s) (hex-encoded string)\n"
" complete : 1 if transaction has a complete set of signature (0 if not)"
+ HelpRequiringPassphrase());
+ HelpRequiringPassphrase() + "\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The transaction hex string\n"
"2. \"prevtxs\" (string, optional) An json array of previous dependent transaction outputs\n"
" [ (json array of json objects)\n"
" {\n"
" \"txid\":\"id\", (string, required) The transaction id\n"
" \"vout\":n, (numeric, required) The output number\n"
" \"scriptPubKey\": \"hex\", (string, required) script key\n"
" \"redeemScript\": \"hex\" (string, required) redeem script\n"
" }\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
"3. \"privatekeys\" (string, optional) A json array of base58-encoded private keys for signing\n"
" [ (json array of strings)\n"
" \"privatekey\" (string) private key in base58-encoding\n"
" ,...\n"
" ]\n"
"4. \"sighashtype\" (string, optional, default=ALL) The signature has type. Must be one of\n"
" \"ALL\"\n"
" \"NONE\"\n"
" \"SINGLE\"\n"
" \"ALL|ANYONECANPAY\"\n"
" \"NONE|ANYONECANPAY\"\n"
" \"SINGLE|ANYONECANPAY\"\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"{\n"
" \"hex\": \"value\", (string) The raw transaction with signature(s) (hex-encoded string)\n"
" \"complete\": n (numeric) if transaction has a complete set of signature (0 if not)\n"
"}\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("signrawtransaction", "\"myhex\"")
+ HelpExampleRpc("signrawtransaction", "\"myhex\"")
);
RPCTypeCheck(params, list_of(str_type)(array_type)(array_type)(str_type), true);
@@ -527,8 +726,25 @@ Value sendrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
{
if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2)
throw runtime_error(
"sendrawtransaction <hex string> [allowhighfees=false]\n"
"Submits raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network.");
"sendrawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( allowhighfees )\n"
"\nSubmits raw transaction (serialized, hex-encoded) to local node and network.\n"
"\nAlso see createrawtransaction and signrawtransaction calls.\n"
"\nArguments:\n"
"1. \"hexstring\" (string, required) The hex string of the raw transaction)\n"
"2. allowhighfees (boolean, optional, default=false) Allow high fees\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"\"hex\" (string) The transaction hash in hex\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
"\nCreate a transaction\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("createrawtransaction", "\"[{\\\"txid\\\" : \\\"mytxid\\\",\\\"vout\\\":0}]\" \"{\\\"myaddress\\\":0.01}\"") +
"Sign the transaction, and get back the hex\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("signrawtransaction", "\"myhex\"") +
"\nSend the transaction (signed hex)\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("sendrawtransaction", "\"signedhex\"") +
"\nAs a json rpc call\n"
+ HelpExampleRpc("sendrawtransaction", "\"signedhex\"")
);
// parse hex string from parameter
vector<unsigned char> txData(ParseHexV(params[0], "parameter"));