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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# Copyright (c) 2017-present The Bitcoin Core developers
3# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
4# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
5"""Test various command line arguments and configuration file parameters."""
6
7import json
8
9
10from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
11from test_framework.test_node import ErrorMatch
12from test_framework.util import assert_equal
13
14
15class SettingsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
16    def set_test_params(self):
17        self.setup_clean_chain = True
18        self.num_nodes = 1
19        self.wallet_names = []
20        self.uses_wallet = None
21
22    def test_wallet_settings(self, settings_path):
23        if not self.is_wallet_compiled():
24            return
25
26        self.log.info("Testing wallet settings..")
27        node = self.nodes[0]
28        # Create wallet to use it during tests
29        self.start_node(0)
30        node.createwallet(wallet_name='w1')
31        self.stop_node(0)
32
33        # Verify wallet settings can only be strings. Either names or paths. Not booleans, nums nor anything else.
34        for wallets_data in [[10], [True], [[]], [{}], ["w1", 10], ["w1", False]]:
35            with settings_path.open("w") as fp:
36                json.dump({"wallet": wallets_data}, fp)
37            node.assert_start_raises_init_error(expected_msg="Error: Invalid value detected for '-wallet' or '-nowallet'. '-wallet' requires a string value, while '-nowallet' accepts only '1' to disable all wallets",
38                                                extra_args=[f'-settings={settings_path}'])
39
40    def run_test(self):
41        node, = self.nodes
42        settings = node.chain_path / "settings.json"
43        conf = node.datadir_path / "bitcoin.conf"
44
45        # Assert default settings file was created
46        self.stop_node(0)
47        default_settings = {"_warning_": f"This file is automatically generated and updated by {self.config['environment']['CLIENT_NAME']}. Please do not edit this file while the node is running, as any changes might be ignored or overwritten."}
48        with settings.open() as fp:
49            assert_equal(json.load(fp), default_settings)
50
51        # Assert settings are parsed and logged
52        with settings.open("w") as fp:
53            json.dump({"string": "string", "num": 5, "bool": True, "null": None, "list": [6, 7]}, fp)
54        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[
55                'Ignoring unknown rw_settings value bool',
56                'Ignoring unknown rw_settings value list',
57                'Ignoring unknown rw_settings value null',
58                'Ignoring unknown rw_settings value num',
59                'Ignoring unknown rw_settings value string',
60                'Setting file arg: string = "string"',
61                'Setting file arg: num = 5',
62                'Setting file arg: bool = true',
63                'Setting file arg: null = null',
64                'Setting file arg: list = [6,7]',
65        ]):
66            self.start_node(0)
67            self.stop_node(0)
68
69        # Assert settings are unchanged after shutdown
70        with settings.open() as fp:
71            assert_equal(json.load(fp), {**default_settings, **{"string": "string", "num": 5, "bool": True, "null": None, "list": [6, 7]}})
72
73        # Test invalid json
74        with settings.open("w") as fp:
75            fp.write("invalid json")
76        node.assert_start_raises_init_error(expected_msg='does not contain valid JSON. This may be caused by a crash, power loss, full disk, or storage error', match=ErrorMatch.PARTIAL_REGEX)
77
78        # Test invalid json object
79        with settings.open("w") as fp:
80            fp.write('"string"')
81        node.assert_start_raises_init_error(expected_msg='Found non-object value "string" in settings file', match=ErrorMatch.PARTIAL_REGEX)
82
83        # Test invalid settings file containing duplicate keys
84        with settings.open("w") as fp:
85            fp.write('{"key": 1, "key": 2}')
86        node.assert_start_raises_init_error(expected_msg='Found duplicate key key in settings file', match=ErrorMatch.PARTIAL_REGEX)
87
88        # Test invalid settings file is ignored with command line -nosettings
89        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=['Command-line arg: settings=false']):
90            self.start_node(0, extra_args=["-nosettings"])
91            self.stop_node(0)
92
93        # Test invalid settings file is ignored with config file -nosettings
94        with conf.open('a') as conf:
95            conf.write('nosettings=1\n')
96        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=['Config file arg: [regtest] settings=false']):
97            self.start_node(0)
98            self.stop_node(0)
99
100        # Test alternate settings path
101        altsettings = node.datadir_path / "altsettings.json"
102        with altsettings.open("w") as fp:
103            fp.write('{"key": "value"}')
104        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=['Setting file arg: key = "value"']):
105            self.start_node(0, extra_args=[f"-settings={altsettings}"])
106            self.stop_node(0)
107
108        self.test_wallet_settings(settings)
109
110
111if __name__ == '__main__':
112    SettingsTest(__file__).main()
113

src/wallet/receive.cpp

src/wallet/coinselection.cpp

src/consensus/validation.h

src/primitives/transaction.cpp

src/script/descriptor.cpp

src/bitcoin-cli.cpp

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp

src/init.cpp

src/crypto/sha256.cpp

src/consensus/merkle.h

src/consensus/tx_check.h

src/consensus/tx_verify.h

src/policy/feerate.h

src/policy/feerate.cpp

src/primitives/transaction_identifier.h

src/chainparamsbase.h

src/chainparamsbase.cpp

src/util/moneystr.cpp

src/crypto/ripemd160.h

src/crypto/sha1.h

src/crypto/sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.cpp

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.cpp

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.h

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.cpp

src/support/cleanse.h

src/support/cleanse.cpp

src/crypto/siphash.cpp

src/crypto/muhash.h

src/crypto/chacha20.h

src/crypto/poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.cpp

src/util/chaintype.cpp

src/util/obfuscation.h

src/util/byte_units.h

src/util/overflow.h

src/blockencodings.cpp

src/net_permissions.cpp

src/policy/packages.cpp

src/policy/rbf.cpp

src/policy/truc_policy.cpp

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.cpp

src/policy/settings.cpp

src/policy/policy.cpp

src/node/transaction.cpp

src/node/coin.cpp

src/rpc/client.cpp

src/rpc/external_signer.cpp

src/rpc/request.cpp

src/rpc/server_util.cpp

src/rpc/fees.cpp

src/rpc/output_script.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction_util.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction_util.h

src/rpc/register.h

src/rpc/request.h

src/rpc/server_util.h

src/rpc/protocol.h

src/rpc/server.h

src/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/rpc/txoutproof.cpp

src/rpc/util.cpp

src/rpc/util.h

src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/encrypt.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.h

src/wallet/coincontrol.cpp

src/wallet/coincontrol.h

src/wallet/context.cpp

src/wallet/context.h

src/wallet/crypter.cpp

src/wallet/crypter.h

src/wallet/db.cpp

src/wallet/export.cpp

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/spend.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/transactions.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp

src/wallet/feebumper.cpp

src/wallet/feebumper.h

src/index/base.h

src/index/base.cpp

src/index/txindex.h

src/index/txindex.cpp

src/index/txindex_key.h

src/index/txospenderindex.h

src/index/txospenderindex.cpp

src/index/blockfilterindex.h

src/index/blockfilterindex.cpp

src/index/coinstatsindex.h

src/index/coinstatsindex.cpp

src/index/db_key.h

src/index/disktxpos.h

src/kernel/chain.cpp

src/kernel/chain.h

src/kernel/checks.cpp

src/kernel/checks.h

src/kernel/context.cpp

src/kernel/context.h

src/kernel/cs_main.cpp

src/kernel/cs_main.h

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.cpp

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.h

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.h

src/kernel/coinstats.cpp

src/kernel/coinstats.h

src/kernel/chainparams.cpp

src/kernel/chainparams.h

src/wallet/sqlite.cpp

src/wallet/sqlite.h

src/wallet/transaction.cpp

src/wallet/transaction.h

src/wallet/dump.cpp

src/wallet/dump.h

src/wallet/init.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.h

src/wallet/wallettool.cpp

src/wallet/wallettool.h

src/wallet/export.h

src/wallet/migrate.cpp

src/wallet/migrate.h

src/wallet/db.h

src/wallet/walletdb.cpp

src/wallet/interfaces.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.cpp

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel_wrapper.h

src/node/chainstate.cpp

src/node/chainstate.h

src/node/blockstorage.cpp

src/node/blockstorage.h

src/node/mempool_persist.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist.h

src/node/utxo_snapshot.cpp

src/node/utxo_snapshot.h

src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp

src/node/kernel_notifications.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp

src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h

src/util/expected.cpp

src/policy/settings.h

src/util/types.h

src/kernel/messagestartchars.h

src/kernel/warning.h

src/util/exception.h

src/common/license_info.h

src/node/coins_view_args.h

src/node/database_args.h

src/util/batchpriority.h

src/util/ui_change_type.h

src/node/coins_view_args.cpp

src/node/peerman_args.h

src/util/serfloat.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.h

src/node/database_args.cpp

src/util/overloaded.h

src/interfaces/types.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h

src/node/minisketchwrapper.h

src/util/macros.h

src/util/syserror.h

src/common/run_command.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist_args.cpp

src/util/exec.h

src/util/rbf.h

src/crypto/hex_base.h

src/node/mempool_persist_args.h

src/interfaces/echo.h

src/util/any.h

src/util/batchpriority.cpp

src/util/threadnames.h

src/node/coin.h

src/node/mempool_args.h

src/util/asmap.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.h

src/node/context.cpp

src/util/insert.h

src/util/readwritefile.h

src/node/peerman_args.cpp

src/node/interface_ui.cpp

src/interfaces/handler.h

src/node/mining_args.h

src/util/hasher.cpp

src/common/init.h

src/kernel/mempool_limits.h

src/common/system.h

src/crypto/sha3.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.cpp

src/node/protocol_version.h

src/util/exception.cpp

src/common/messages.h

src/node/connection_types.cpp

src/util/bip32.h

src/common/license_info.cpp

src/util/stdmutex.h

src/common/run_command.cpp

src/util/check.cpp

src/util/golombrice.h

src/node/types.h

src/node/timeoffsets.h

src/util/readwritefile.cpp

src/util/fastrange.h

src/util/signalinterrupt.h

src/util/task_runner.h

src/util/syserror.cpp

src/common/interfaces.cpp

src/common/types.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.h

src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h

src/node/psbt.h

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.h

src/util/trace.h

src/common/url.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_options.h

src/util/serfloat.cpp

src/kernel/notifications_interface.h

src/node/timeoffsets.cpp

src/node/warnings.cpp

src/util/hash_type.h

src/crypto/hex_base.cpp

src/node/eviction.h

src/util/tokenbucket.h

src/crypto/aes.h

src/common/pcp.h

src/util/feefrac.cpp

src/node/transaction.h

src/util/threadnames.cpp

src/common/signmessage.h

src/util/exec.cpp

src/util/signalinterrupt.cpp

src/clientversion.cpp

src/common/signmessage.cpp

src/compat/assumptions.h

src/compat/byteswap.h

src/deploymentinfo.cpp

src/deploymentinfo.h

src/deploymentstatus.cpp

src/deploymentstatus.h

src/dummywallet.cpp

src/external_signer.h

src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-wallet.cpp

src/init/bitcoind.cpp

src/init/common.h

src/interfaces/init.h

src/interfaces/ipc.h

src/key_io.h

src/logging/categories.h

src/logging/timer.h

src/mapport.h

src/musig.h

src/net_permissions.h

src/netgroup.h

src/netmessagemaker.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp

src/node/connection_types.h

src/node/context.h

src/node/interface_ui.h

src/node/mempool_args.cpp

src/node/mining_args.cpp

src/node/minisketchwrapper.cpp

src/node/txreconciliation.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.h

src/policy/packages.h

src/policy/rbf.h

src/policy/truc_policy.h

src/pow.h

src/primitives/block.cpp

src/randomenv.h

src/rest.h

src/script/keyorigin.h

src/script/parsing.cpp

src/script/parsing.h

src/script/script_error.h

src/script/sigcache.cpp

src/script/sigcache.h

src/script/solver.h

src/script/verify_flags.h

src/semaphore_grant.h

src/signet.h

src/span.h

src/support/allocators/secure.h

src/support/allocators/zeroafterfree.h

src/util/tokenpipe.cpp

src/util/translation.h

src/util/vector.h

src/versionbits.h

src/versionbits_impl.h

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.h

src/wallet/fees.h

src/wallet/load.h

src/wallet/receive.h

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.h

src/wallet/types.h

src/walletinitinterface.h

src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.cpp

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