bitcoin/src/interfaces
Sebastian Falbesoner 088e38d3bb add chain interface methods for using BIP 157 block filters
This is useful for speeding up wallet rescans and is based on an
earlier version from PR #15845 ("wallet: Fast rescan with BIP157 block
filters"), which was never merged.

Co-authored-by: MacroFake <falke.marco@gmail.com>
2022-10-25 15:57:28 +02:00
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Internal c++ interfaces

The following interfaces are defined here:

  • Chain — used by wallet to access blockchain and mempool state. Added in #14437, #14711, #15288, and #10973.

  • ChainClient — used by node to start & stop Chain clients. Added in #14437.

  • Node — used by GUI to start & stop bitcoin node. Added in #10244.

  • Wallet — used by GUI to access wallets. Added in #10244.

  • Handler — returned by handleEvent methods on interfaces above and used to manage lifetimes of event handlers.

  • Init — used by multiprocess code to access interfaces above on startup. Added in #19160.

  • Ipc — used by multiprocess code to access Init interface across processes. Added in #19160.

The interfaces above define boundaries between major components of bitcoin code (node, wallet, and gui), making it possible for them to run in different processes, and be tested, developed, and understood independently. These interfaces are not currently designed to be stable or to be used externally.