bitcoin/src/interfaces
Wladimir J. van der Laan f2c416bcf5
Merge #16995: Fix gcc 9 warnings
ff9c671b11d40e5d0623eff3dd12e48cbaafb34e refactor: Work around GCC 9 `-Wredundant-move` warning (Russell Yanofsky)
b837b334db5dd6232725fd2350928ff4fbd3feee net: Fail instead of truncate command name in CMessageHeader (Wladimir J. van der Laan)

Pull request description:

  Fixes all 3 from #16992 (see commits)

  - net: Fail instead of truncate command name in CMessageHeader
  - refactor: Use std::move workaround for unique_ptr upcast only when necessary

ACKs for top commit:
  practicalswift:
    ACK ff9c671b11d40e5d0623eff3dd12e48cbaafb34e -- patch looks correct
  sipa:
    utACK ff9c671b11d40e5d0623eff3dd12e48cbaafb34e
  ryanofsky:
    Code review ACK ff9c671b11d40e5d0623eff3dd12e48cbaafb34e. Looks good and seems to pass travis, modulo a timeout on one build
  hebasto:
    ACK ff9c671b11d40e5d0623eff3dd12e48cbaafb34e, tested on Fedora 31:

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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 #10102.

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.