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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# Copyright (c) 2026-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 wallet migration from ancient versions (v0.14.3) to descriptor wallets.
6
7Previous releases are required by this test, see test/README.md.
8"""
9from decimal import Decimal
10from pathlib import Path
11import shutil
12
13from test_framework.blocktools import COINBASE_MATURITY
14from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
15from test_framework.util import (
16    assert_equal,
17    assert_greater_than,
18    assert_is_hash_string,
19    assert_raises_rpc_error,
20    dumb_sync_blocks,
21)
22
23# Wallet version constants from ancient Bitcoin Core (pre-0.15)
24FEATURE_COMPRPUBKEY = 60000  # Non-HD wallet version
25FEATURE_HD = 130000          # Single-chain HD wallet version (pre-v0.15)
26WALLET_PASSPHRASE = "test_passphrase"
27
28
29def get_vout_addresses(decoded_tx):
30    for vout in decoded_tx["vout"]:
31        script_pub_key = vout["scriptPubKey"]
32        if "address" in script_pub_key:
33            yield script_pub_key["address"]
34        else:
35            yield from script_pub_key.get("addresses", [])
36
37
38def normalize_listtransactions(txs):
39    """Return cross-version stable fields from listtransactions output."""
40    return sorted(
41        (tx["txid"], tx["amount"], tx["category"], tx["confirmations"])
42        for tx in txs
43    )
44
45
46class WalletAncientMigrationTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
47    def set_test_params(self):
48        self.setup_clean_chain = True
49        self.num_nodes = 8
50
51    def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
52        self.skip_if_no_wallet()
53        self.skip_if_no_previous_releases()
54
55    def setup_network(self):
56        # Use dedicated old/new node pairs for each migration scenario to avoid
57        # resetting node datadirs between sub-tests.
58        self.add_nodes(self.num_nodes, versions=[140300, None] * 4)
59
60    def run_migration_test(
61        self,
62        wallet_type,
63        old_node_idx,
64        new_node_idx,
65        extra_args_old,
66        expected_version,
67        expect_hd,
68        passphrase=None,
69    ):
70        """Test migration of a v0.14.3 wallet to descriptor wallet."""
71        old_node = self.nodes[old_node_idx]
72        new_node = self.nodes[new_node_idx]
73
74        self.log.info(f"Testing {wallet_type} wallet migration")
75        self.start_node(old_node_idx, extra_args=extra_args_old)
76
77        # Create addresses and verify wallet version
78        old_addresses = [old_node.getnewaddress() for _ in range(4)]
79        unfunded_address = old_node.getnewaddress()
80        old_wallet_info = old_node.getwalletinfo()
81        assert_equal(old_wallet_info['walletversion'], expected_version)
82        # v0.14.3 predates HD split keypool (v0.15+).
83        assert_equal('keypoolsize_hd_internal' in old_wallet_info, False)
84        assert_equal('hdmasterkeyid' in old_wallet_info, expect_hd)
85
86        # Generate blocks and create transaction history
87        self.generatetoaddress(old_node, COINBASE_MATURITY + 1, old_addresses[0], sync_fun=self.no_op)
88        send_txs = []
89        for i, amount in enumerate([0.1, 0.2, 0.3], start=1):
90            send_txs.append((old_node.sendtoaddress(old_addresses[i], amount), old_addresses[i]))
91        self.generatetoaddress(old_node, 1, old_addresses[0], sync_fun=self.no_op)
92
93        old_balance = old_node.getbalance()
94        old_txs = old_node.listtransactions("*", 1000)
95        old_wallet_state = old_node.getwalletinfo()
96        assert_equal(old_balance, Decimal("99.99986440"))
97        assert_equal(len(old_txs), 108)
98
99        # Collect all addresses including change; listtransactions omits change
100        # addresses for self-sends, so decode the sent transactions explicitly.
101        change_addresses = set()
102        for txid, destination in send_txs:
103            decoded_tx = old_node.decoderawtransaction(old_node.gettransaction(txid)["hex"])
104            for address in get_vout_addresses(decoded_tx):
105                if address != destination:
106                    change_addresses.add(address)
107
108        all_addresses = {tx['address'] for tx in old_txs if 'address' in tx} | change_addresses
109        assert_equal(unfunded_address in all_addresses, False)
110        assert_greater_than(len(change_addresses), 0)
111        assert_greater_than(len(all_addresses), 0)
112
113        # Sync blocks to modern node via RPC (avoids filesystem copy and reindex)
114        self.start_node(new_node_idx)
115        dumb_sync_blocks(src=old_node, dst=new_node)
116
117        if passphrase is None:
118            self.stop_node(old_node_idx)
119        else:
120            # v0.14.3 shuts down after encrypting the wallet.
121            old_node.encryptwallet(passphrase)
122            old_node.wait_until_stopped()
123
124        # Copy and migrate wallet
125        self.log.info("Migrating wallet to descriptor format")
126        old_wallet_path = old_node.chain_path / "wallet.dat"
127        migrated_wallet_dir = new_node.wallets_path / "migrated_wallet"
128        migrated_wallet_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
129        shutil.copy2(old_wallet_path, migrated_wallet_dir / "wallet.dat")
130
131        with new_node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[], unexpected_msgs=["Rescanning"]):
132            migration_result = new_node.migratewallet("migrated_wallet", passphrase=passphrase)
133        assert_equal(migration_result['wallet_name'], 'migrated_wallet')
134        assert_equal('watchonly_name' in migration_result, False)
135        assert_equal('solvables_name' in migration_result, False)
136        assert Path(migration_result['backup_path']).is_file()
137        new_wallet = new_node.get_wallet_rpc(migration_result['wallet_name'])
138
139        # Verify migration results
140        self.log.info("Verifying migration")
141        new_wallet_info = new_wallet.getwalletinfo()
142        assert_equal(new_wallet_info['format'], 'sqlite')
143        assert_equal(new_wallet_info['descriptors'], True)
144
145        # v0.14.3 HD wallets use a single external chain. Encrypting an HD
146        # wallet rotates its seed, leaving the original chain inactive.
147        single_chain_hd_descriptors = [
148            descriptor for descriptor in new_wallet.listdescriptors()['descriptors']
149            if '/0h/0h/*h)' in descriptor['desc']
150        ]
151        expected_single_chain_hd_descriptors = 0
152        if expect_hd:
153            expected_single_chain_hd_descriptors = 1
154            if passphrase is not None:
155                expected_single_chain_hd_descriptors += 1
156        assert_equal(len(single_chain_hd_descriptors), expected_single_chain_hd_descriptors)
157
158        assert_equal(new_wallet_info['txcount'], 105)
159        if passphrase is not None:
160            assert_equal(new_wallet_info['unlocked_until'], 0)
161        assert_equal(new_wallet.getbalance(), old_balance)
162        new_balances = new_wallet.getbalances()['mine']
163        assert_equal(new_balances['trusted'], old_wallet_state['balance'])
164        assert_equal(new_balances['untrusted_pending'], old_wallet_state['unconfirmed_balance'])
165        assert_equal(new_balances['immature'], old_wallet_state['immature_balance'])
166        assert_equal(new_wallet_info['txcount'], old_wallet_state['txcount'])
167        new_txs = new_wallet.listtransactions("*", 1000)
168        assert_equal(normalize_listtransactions(new_txs), normalize_listtransactions(old_txs))
169
170        # Verify all addresses are still owned
171        for addr in all_addresses:
172            assert_equal(new_wallet.getaddressinfo(addr)['ismine'], True)
173        assert_equal(new_wallet.getaddressinfo(unfunded_address)['ismine'], True)
174
175        # Test post-migration functionality
176        new_addr = new_wallet.getnewaddress()
177        if passphrase is not None:
178            assert_raises_rpc_error(-13, "Please enter the wallet passphrase", new_wallet.sendtoaddress, new_addr, 0.1)
179            new_wallet.walletpassphrase(passphrase, 60)
180        txid = new_wallet.sendtoaddress(new_addr, 0.1)
181        assert_is_hash_string(txid)
182
183        self.stop_node(new_node_idx)
184        self.log.info(f"{wallet_type} wallet migration successful")
185
186    def run_test(self):
187        self.log.info("Testing wallet migration from v0.14.3")
188
189        self.run_migration_test(
190            wallet_type="non-HD",
191            old_node_idx=0,
192            new_node_idx=1,
193            extra_args_old=["-usehd=0", "-keypool=10"],
194            expected_version=FEATURE_COMPRPUBKEY,
195            expect_hd=False,
196        )
197
198        self.run_migration_test(
199            wallet_type="encrypted non-HD",
200            old_node_idx=2,
201            new_node_idx=3,
202            extra_args_old=["-usehd=0", "-keypool=10"],
203            expected_version=FEATURE_COMPRPUBKEY,
204            expect_hd=False,
205            passphrase=WALLET_PASSPHRASE,
206        )
207
208        self.run_migration_test(
209            wallet_type="HD (VERSION_HD_BASE)",
210            old_node_idx=4,
211            new_node_idx=5,
212            extra_args_old=["-keypool=10"],
213            expected_version=FEATURE_HD,
214            expect_hd=True,
215        )
216
217        self.run_migration_test(
218            wallet_type="encrypted HD (VERSION_HD_BASE)",
219            old_node_idx=6,
220            new_node_idx=7,
221            extra_args_old=["-keypool=10"],
222            expected_version=FEATURE_HD,
223            expect_hd=True,
224            passphrase=WALLET_PASSPHRASE,
225        )
226
227
228if __name__ == '__main__':
229    WalletAncientMigrationTest(__file__).main()
230

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

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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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