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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# Copyright (c) 2019-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 p2p blocksonly mode & block-relay-only connections."""
6
7import time
8
9from test_framework.messages import msg_getdata, msg_tx, msg_inv, CInv, MSG_WTX
10from test_framework.p2p import P2PInterface, P2PTxInvStore
11from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
12from test_framework.util import assert_equal
13from test_framework.wallet import MiniWallet
14
15
16class P2PBlocksOnly(BitcoinTestFramework):
17    def set_test_params(self):
18        self.num_nodes = 1
19        self.extra_args = [["-blocksonly"]]
20
21    def run_test(self):
22        self.miniwallet = MiniWallet(self.nodes[0])
23
24        self.blocksonly_mode_tests()
25        self.blocks_relay_conn_tests()
26
27    def blocksonly_mode_tests(self):
28        self.log.info("Tests with node running in -blocksonly mode")
29        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getnetworkinfo()['localrelay'], False)
30
31        self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
32        tx, txid, wtxid, tx_hex = self.check_p2p_tx_violation()
33
34        self.log.info('Check that tx invs also violate the protocol')
35        self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
36        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(['transaction (0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001234) inv sent in violation of protocol, disconnecting peer']):
37            self.nodes[0].p2ps[0].send_without_ping(msg_inv([CInv(t=MSG_WTX, h=0x1234)]))
38            self.nodes[0].p2ps[0].wait_for_disconnect()
39            del self.nodes[0].p2ps[0]
40
41        self.log.info('Check that txs from rpc are not rejected and relayed to other peers')
42        tx_relay_peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
43        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0]['relaytxes'], True)
44
45        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].testmempoolaccept([tx_hex])[0]['allowed'], True)
46        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(['received getdata for: wtx {} peer'.format(wtxid)]):
47            self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx_hex)
48            tx_relay_peer.wait_for_tx(txid)
49            assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getmempoolinfo()['size'], 1)
50
51        self.log.info("Restarting node 0 with relay permission and blocksonly")
52        self.restart_node(0, ["-persistmempool=0", "[email protected]", "-blocksonly"])
53        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getrawmempool(), [])
54        first_peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
55        second_peer = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
56        peer_1_info = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0]
57        assert_equal(peer_1_info['permissions'], ['relay'])
58        assert_equal(first_peer.relay, 1)
59        peer_2_info = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[1]
60        assert_equal(peer_2_info['permissions'], ['relay'])
61        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].testmempoolaccept([tx_hex])[0]['allowed'], True)
62
63        self.log.info('Check that the tx from first_peer with relay-permission is relayed to others (ie.second_peer)')
64        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(["received getdata"]):
65            # Note that normally, first_peer would never send us transactions since we're a blocksonly node.
66            # By activating blocksonly, we explicitly tell our peers that they should not send us transactions,
67            # and Bitcoin Core respects that choice and will not send transactions.
68            # But if, for some reason, first_peer decides to relay transactions to us anyway, we should relay them to
69            # second_peer since we gave relay permission to first_peer.
70            # See https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/19943 for details.
71            first_peer.send_without_ping(msg_tx(tx))
72            self.log.info('Check that the peer with relay-permission is still connected after sending the transaction')
73            assert_equal(first_peer.is_connected, True)
74            second_peer.wait_for_tx(txid)
75            assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getmempoolinfo()['size'], 1)
76        self.log.info("Relay-permission peer's transaction is accepted and relayed")
77
78        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
79        self.generate(self.nodes[0], 1)
80
81    def blocks_relay_conn_tests(self):
82        self.log.info('Tests with node in normal mode with block-relay-only connections')
83        self.restart_node(0, ["-noblocksonly"])  # disables blocks only mode
84        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getnetworkinfo()['localrelay'], True)
85
86        # Ensure we disconnect if a block-relay-only connection sends us a transaction
87        self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(P2PInterface(), p2p_idx=0, connection_type="block-relay-only")
88        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0]['relaytxes'], False)
89        _, txid, _, tx_hex = self.check_p2p_tx_violation()
90
91        self.log.info("Tests with node in normal mode with block-relay-only connection, sending an inv")
92        conn = self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(P2PInterface(), p2p_idx=0, connection_type="block-relay-only")
93        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0]['relaytxes'], False)
94        self.check_p2p_inv_violation(conn)
95
96        self.log.info(
97            "Check that getdata(tx) from a block-relay-only connection is ignored"
98        )
99        conn = self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(
100            P2PInterface(), p2p_idx=0, connection_type="block-relay-only"
101        )
102        conn.send_and_ping(msg_getdata([CInv(t=MSG_WTX, h=0x12345)]))
103        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()[0]["relaytxes"], False)
104        assert "notfound" not in conn.last_message
105
106        self.log.info("Check that txs from RPC are not sent to blockrelay connection")
107        conn = self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(P2PTxInvStore(), p2p_idx=1, connection_type="block-relay-only")
108
109        self.nodes[0].sendrawtransaction(tx_hex)
110
111        # Bump time forward to ensure m_next_inv_send_time timer pops
112        self.nodes[0].setmocktime(int(time.time()) + 60)
113
114        conn.sync_with_ping()
115        assert int(txid, 16) not in conn.get_invs()
116
117    def check_p2p_inv_violation(self, peer):
118        self.log.info("Check that tx-invs from P2P are rejected and result in disconnect")
119        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(["inv sent in violation of protocol, disconnecting peer"]):
120            peer.send_without_ping(msg_inv([CInv(t=MSG_WTX, h=0x12345)]))
121            peer.wait_for_disconnect()
122        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
123
124    def check_p2p_tx_violation(self):
125        self.log.info('Check that txs from P2P are rejected and result in disconnect')
126        spendtx = self.miniwallet.create_self_transfer()
127
128        with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(['transaction sent in violation of protocol, disconnecting peer=0']):
129            self.nodes[0].p2ps[0].send_without_ping(msg_tx(spendtx['tx']))
130            self.nodes[0].p2ps[0].wait_for_disconnect()
131            assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getmempoolinfo()['size'], 0)
132        self.nodes[0].disconnect_p2ps()
133
134        return spendtx['tx'], spendtx['txid'], spendtx['wtxid'], spendtx['hex']
135
136
137if __name__ == '__main__':
138    P2PBlocksOnly(__file__).main()
139

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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

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src/util/moneystr.cpp

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src/crypto/siphash.cpp

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src/util/byte_units.h

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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

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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

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