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bitcoin / src / bitcoin-tx.cpp

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751    tfm::format(std::cout, "%s\n", jsonOutput);
752}
753
754static void OutputTxHash(const CTransaction& tx)
755{
756    std::string strHexHash = tx.GetHash().GetHex(); // the hex-encoded transaction hash (aka the transaction id)
757
758    tfm::format(std::cout, "%s\n", strHexHash);
759}
760
761static void OutputTxHex(const CTransaction& tx)
762{
763    std::string strHex = EncodeHexTx(tx);
764
765    tfm::format(std::cout, "%s\n", strHex);
766}
767
768static void OutputTx(const CTransaction& tx)
769{
770    if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-json", false))
771        OutputTxJSON(tx);
772    else if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txid", false))
773        OutputTxHash(tx);
774    else
775        OutputTxHex(tx);
776}
777
778static std::string readStdin()
779{
780    char buf[4096];
781    std::string ret;
782
783    while (!feof(stdin)) {
784        size_t bread = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf), stdin);
785        ret.append(buf, bread);
786        if (bread < sizeof(buf))
787            break;
788    }
789
790    if (ferror(stdin))
791        throw std::runtime_error("error reading stdin");
792
793    return TrimString(ret);
794}
795
796static int CommandLineRawTx(int argc, char* argv[])
797{
798    std::string strPrint;
799    int nRet = 0;
800    try {
801        // Skip switches; Permit common stdin convention "-"
802        while (argc > 1 && IsSwitchChar(argv[1][0]) &&
803               (argv[1][1] != 0)) {
804            argc--;
805            argv++;
806        }
807
808        CMutableTransaction tx;
809        int startArg;
810
811        if (!fCreateBlank) {
812            // require at least one param
813            if (argc < 2)
814                throw std::runtime_error("too few parameters");
815
816            // param: hex-encoded bitcoin transaction
817            std::string strHexTx(argv[1]);
818            if (strHexTx == "-")                 // "-" implies standard input
819                strHexTx = readStdin();
820
821            if (!DecodeHexTx(tx, strHexTx, true))
822                throw std::runtime_error("invalid transaction encoding");
823
824            startArg = 2;
825        } else
826            startArg = 1;
827
828        for (int i = startArg; i < argc; i++) {
829            std::string arg = argv[i];
830            std::string key, value;
831            size_t eqpos = arg.find('=');
832            if (eqpos == std::string::npos)
833                key = arg;
834            else {
835                key = arg.substr(0, eqpos);
836                value = arg.substr(eqpos + 1);
837            }
838
839            MutateTx(tx, key, value);
840        }
841
842        OutputTx(CTransaction(tx));
843    }
844    catch (const std::exception& e) {
845        strPrint = std::string("error: ") + e.what();
846        nRet = EXIT_FAILURE;
847    }
848    catch (...) {
849        PrintExceptionContinue(nullptr, "CommandLineRawTx()");
850        throw;
851    }
852
853    if (strPrint != "") {
854        tfm::format(nRet == 0 ? std::cout : std::cerr, "%s\n", strPrint);
855    }
856    return nRet;
857}
858
859MAIN_FUNCTION
860{
861    SetupEnvironment();
862    SHA256AutoDetect();
863
864    try {
865        int ret = AppInitRawTx(argc, argv);
866        if (ret != CONTINUE_EXECUTION)
867            return ret;
868    }
869    catch (const std::exception& e) {
870        PrintExceptionContinue(&e, "AppInitRawTx()");
871        return EXIT_FAILURE;
872    } catch (...) {
873        PrintExceptionContinue(nullptr, "AppInitRawTx()");
874        return EXIT_FAILURE;
875    }
876
877    int ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
878    try {
879        ret = CommandLineRawTx(argc, argv);
880    }
881    catch (const std::exception& e) {
882        PrintExceptionContinue(&e, "CommandLineRawTx()");
883    } catch (...) {
884        PrintExceptionContinue(nullptr, "CommandLineRawTx()");
885    }
886    return ret;
887}
888

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src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp

src/init.cpp

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src/blockencodings.cpp

src/net_permissions.cpp

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