From fafb0c4cbe43928b575edd8e032bb612b158003d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MarcoFalke <*~=`'#}+{/-|&$^_@721217.xyz>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:07:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: Return std::optional from GetLogCategory

---
 src/logging.cpp            | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 src/logging.h              |  5 +++--
 src/test/logging_tests.cpp |  3 +--
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index bfd48c96211..3a9d84f539c 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@ void BCLog::Logger::EnableCategory(BCLog::LogFlags flag)
 
 bool BCLog::Logger::EnableCategory(std::string_view str)
 {
-    BCLog::LogFlags flag;
-    if (!GetLogCategory(flag, str)) return false;
-    EnableCategory(flag);
-    return true;
+    if (const auto flag{GetLogCategory(str)}) {
+        EnableCategory(*flag);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 void BCLog::Logger::DisableCategory(BCLog::LogFlags flag)
@@ -140,10 +141,11 @@ void BCLog::Logger::DisableCategory(BCLog::LogFlags flag)
 
 bool BCLog::Logger::DisableCategory(std::string_view str)
 {
-    BCLog::LogFlags flag;
-    if (!GetLogCategory(flag, str)) return false;
-    DisableCategory(flag);
-    return true;
+    if (const auto flag{GetLogCategory(str)}) {
+        DisableCategory(*flag);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool BCLog::Logger::WillLogCategory(BCLog::LogFlags category) const
@@ -217,18 +219,16 @@ static const std::unordered_map<BCLog::LogFlags, std::string> LOG_CATEGORIES_BY_
     }(LOG_CATEGORIES_BY_STR)
 };
 
-bool GetLogCategory(BCLog::LogFlags& flag, std::string_view str)
+std::optional<BCLog::LogFlags> GetLogCategory(std::string_view str)
 {
     if (str.empty() || str == "1" || str == "all") {
-        flag = BCLog::ALL;
-        return true;
+        return BCLog::ALL;
     }
     auto it = LOG_CATEGORIES_BY_STR.find(str);
     if (it != LOG_CATEGORIES_BY_STR.end()) {
-        flag = it->second;
-        return true;
+        return it->second;
     }
-    return false;
+    return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 std::string BCLog::Logger::LogLevelToStr(BCLog::Level level)
@@ -592,14 +592,14 @@ bool BCLog::Logger::SetLogLevel(std::string_view level_str)
 
 bool BCLog::Logger::SetCategoryLogLevel(std::string_view category_str, std::string_view level_str)
 {
-    BCLog::LogFlags flag;
-    if (!GetLogCategory(flag, category_str)) return false;
+    const auto flag{GetLogCategory(category_str)};
+    if (!flag) return false;
 
     const auto level = GetLogLevel(level_str);
     if (!level.has_value() || level.value() > MAX_USER_SETABLE_SEVERITY_LEVEL) return false;
 
     STDLOCK(m_cs);
-    m_category_log_levels[flag] = level.value();
+    m_category_log_levels[*flag] = level.value();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index 005c67fd83c..cccac1df6e7 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ static inline bool LogAcceptCategory(BCLog::LogFlags category, BCLog::Level leve
     return LogInstance().WillLogCategoryLevel(category, level);
 }
 
-/** Return true if str parses as a log category and set the flag */
-bool GetLogCategory(BCLog::LogFlags& flag, std::string_view str);
+/// Return log flag if str parses as a log category.
+std::optional<BCLog::LogFlags> GetLogCategory(std::string_view str);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_LOGGING_H
diff --git a/src/test/logging_tests.cpp b/src/test/logging_tests.cpp
index f232bb41814..dfefd91769d 100644
--- a/src/test/logging_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/logging_tests.cpp
@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(logging_LogPrintMacros_CategoryName, LogSetup)
     std::vector<std::pair<BCLog::LogFlags, std::string>> expected_category_names;
     const auto category_names = SplitString(concatenated_category_names, ',');
     for (const auto& category_name : category_names) {
-        BCLog::LogFlags category;
         const auto trimmed_category_name = TrimString(category_name);
-        BOOST_REQUIRE(GetLogCategory(category, trimmed_category_name));
+        const auto category{*Assert(GetLogCategory(trimmed_category_name))};
         expected_category_names.emplace_back(category, trimmed_category_name);
     }