Add support for the simulation test network.

config.go

@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ var (
 type config struct {
 	ShowVersion  bool     `short:"V" long:"version" description:"Display version information and exit"`
 	CAFile       string   `long:"cafile" description:"File containing root certificates to authenticate a TLS connections with btcd"`
-	RPCConnect   string   `short:"c" long:"rpcconnect" description:"Hostname/IP and port of btcd RPC server to connect to (default localhost:18334, mainnet: localhost:8334)"`
+	RPCConnect   string   `short:"c" long:"rpcconnect" description:"Hostname/IP and port of btcd RPC server to connect to (default localhost:18334, mainnet: localhost:8334, simnet: localhost:18556)"`
 	DebugLevel   string   `short:"d" long:"debuglevel" description:"Logging level {trace, debug, info, warn, error, critical}"`
 	ConfigFile   string   `short:"C" long:"configfile" description:"Path to configuration file"`
-	SvrListeners []string `long:"rpclisten" description:"Listen for RPC/websocket connections on this interface/port (default port: 18332, mainnet: 8332)"`
+	SvrListeners []string `long:"rpclisten" description:"Listen for RPC/websocket connections on this interface/port (default port: 18332, mainnet: 8332, simnet: 18555)"`
 	DataDir      string   `short:"D" long:"datadir" description:"Directory to store wallets and transactions"`
 	Username     string   `short:"u" long:"username" description:"Username for client and btcd authorization"`
 	Password     string   `short:"P" long:"password" default-mask:"-" description:"Password for client and btcd authorization"`
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type config struct {
 	RPCCert      string   `long:"rpccert" description:"File containing the certificate file"`
 	RPCKey       string   `long:"rpckey" description:"File containing the certificate key"`
 	MainNet      bool     `long:"mainnet" description:"Use the main Bitcoin network (default testnet3)"`
+	SimNet       bool     `long:"simnet" description:"Use the simulation test network (default testnet3)"`
 	KeypoolSize  uint     `short:"k" long:"keypoolsize" description:"Maximum number of addresses in keypool"`
 	DisallowFree bool     `long:"disallowfree" description:"Force transactions to always include a fee"`
 	Proxy        string   `long:"proxy" description:"Connect via SOCKS5 proxy (eg. 127.0.0.1:9050)"`
@@ -217,9 +218,29 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Choose the active network params based on the mainnet net flag.
+	// Multiple networks can't be selected simultaneously.
+	numNets := 0
 	if cfg.MainNet {
+		numNets++
+	}
+	if cfg.SimNet {
+		numNets++
+	}
+	if numNets > 1 {
+		str := "%s: The mainnet and simnet params can't be used " +
+			"togther -- choose one"
+		err := fmt.Errorf(str, "loadConfig")
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		parser.WriteHelp(os.Stderr)
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Choose the active network params based on the selected network.
+	switch {
+	case cfg.MainNet:
 		activeNet = &mainNetParams
+	case cfg.SimNet:
+		activeNet = &simNetParams
 	}
 
 	// Validate debug log level

params.go

@@ -48,3 +48,12 @@ var testNet3Params = params{
 	btcdPort: "18334",
 	svrPort:  "18332",
 }
+
+// simNetParams contains parameters specific to the simulation test network
+// (btcwire.SimNet).
+var simNetParams = params{
+	Params:   &btcnet.SimNetParams,
+	connect:  "localhost:18556",
+	btcdPort: "18556",
+	svrPort:  "18555",
+}

sample-btcwallet.conf

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 ; Bitcoin wallet settings
 ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-; Use mainnet.
+; Use mainnet (cannot be used with simnet=1).
 ; mainnet=0
 
+; Use simnet (cannot be used with mainnet=1).
+; simnet=0
+
 ; The directory to open and save wallet, transaction, and unspent transaction
 ; output files.  Two directories, `mainnet` and `testnet` are used in this
 ; directory for mainnet and testnet wallets, respectively.