tests: Use MakeUnique to construct objects owned by unique_ptrs

doc/developer-notes.md

@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ General C++
 
   - *Rationale*: This avoids memory and resource leaks, and ensures exception safety
 
+- Use `MakeUnique()` to construct objects owned by `unique_ptr`s
+
+  - *Rationale*: `MakeUnique` is concise and ensures exception safety in complex expressions.
+    `MakeUnique` is a temporary project local implementation of `std::make_unique` (C++14).
+
 C++ data structures
 --------------------
 

src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<benchmark::Printer> printer(new benchmark::ConsolePrinter());
+    std::unique_ptr<benchmark::Printer> printer = MakeUnique<benchmark::ConsolePrinter>();
     std::string printer_arg = gArgs.GetArg("-printer", DEFAULT_BENCH_PRINTER);
     if ("plot" == printer_arg) {
         printer.reset(new benchmark::PlotlyPrinter(

src/bench/coin_selection.cpp

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void add_coin(const CAmount& nValue, int nInput, std::vector<OutputGroup>
     CMutableTransaction tx;
     tx.vout.resize(nInput + 1);
     tx.vout[nInput].nValue = nValue;
-    std::unique_ptr<CWalletTx> wtx(new CWalletTx(&testWallet, MakeTransactionRef(std::move(tx))));
+    std::unique_ptr<CWalletTx> wtx = MakeUnique<CWalletTx>(&testWallet, MakeTransactionRef(std::move(tx)));
     set.emplace_back(COutput(wtx.get(), nInput, 0, true, true, true).GetInputCoin(), 0, true, 0, 0);
     wtxn.emplace_back(std::move(wtx));
 }

src/test/allocator_tests.cpp

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ private:
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(lockedpool_tests_mock)
 {
     // Test over three virtual arenas, of which one will succeed being locked
-    std::unique_ptr<LockedPageAllocator> x(new TestLockedPageAllocator(3, 1));
+    std::unique_ptr<LockedPageAllocator> x = MakeUnique<TestLockedPageAllocator>(3, 1);
     LockedPool pool(std::move(x));
     BOOST_CHECK(pool.stats().total == 0);
     BOOST_CHECK(pool.stats().locked == 0);

src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ typedef CCheckQueue<FrozenCleanupCheck> FrozenCleanup_Queue;
  */
 static void Correct_Queue_range(std::vector<size_t> range)
 {
-    auto small_queue = std::unique_ptr<Correct_Queue>(new Correct_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto small_queue = MakeUnique<Correct_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     boost::thread_group tg;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
        tg.create_thread([&]{small_queue->Thread();});
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Correct_Random)
 /** Test that failing checks are caught */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Catches_Failure)
 {
-    auto fail_queue = std::unique_ptr<Failing_Queue>(new Failing_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto fail_queue = MakeUnique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
 
     boost::thread_group tg;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Catches_Failure)
 // future blocks, ie, the bad state is cleared.
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Recovers_From_Failure)
 {
-    auto fail_queue = std::unique_ptr<Failing_Queue>(new Failing_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto fail_queue = MakeUnique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     boost::thread_group tg;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
        tg.create_thread([&]{fail_queue->Thread();});
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Recovers_From_Failure)
 // more than once as well
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_UniqueCheck)
 {
-    auto queue = std::unique_ptr<Unique_Queue>(new Unique_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto queue = MakeUnique<Unique_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     boost::thread_group tg;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
        tg.create_thread([&]{queue->Thread();});
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_UniqueCheck)
 // time could leave the data hanging across a sequence of blocks.
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Memory)
 {
-    auto queue = std::unique_ptr<Memory_Queue>(new Memory_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto queue = MakeUnique<Memory_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     boost::thread_group tg;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
        tg.create_thread([&]{queue->Thread();});
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Memory)
 // have been destructed
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_FrozenCleanup)
 {
-    auto queue = std::unique_ptr<FrozenCleanup_Queue>(new FrozenCleanup_Queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto queue = MakeUnique<FrozenCleanup_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     boost::thread_group tg;
     bool fails = false;
     for (auto x = 0; x < nScriptCheckThreads; ++x) {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_FrozenCleanup)
 /** Test that CCheckQueueControl is threadsafe */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
 {
-    auto queue = std::unique_ptr<Standard_Queue>(new Standard_Queue{QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE});
+    auto queue = MakeUnique<Standard_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     {
         boost::thread_group tg;
         std::atomic<int> nThreads {0};

src/test/net_tests.cpp

@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(cnode_simple_test)
     bool fInboundIn = false;
 
     // Test that fFeeler is false by default.
-    std::unique_ptr<CNode> pnode1(new CNode(id++, NODE_NETWORK, height, hSocket, addr, 0, 0, CAddress(), pszDest, fInboundIn));
+    std::unique_ptr<CNode> pnode1 = MakeUnique<CNode>(id++, NODE_NETWORK, height, hSocket, addr, 0, 0, CAddress(), pszDest, fInboundIn);
     BOOST_CHECK(pnode1->fInbound == false);
     BOOST_CHECK(pnode1->fFeeler == false);
 
     fInboundIn = true;
-    std::unique_ptr<CNode> pnode2(new CNode(id++, NODE_NETWORK, height, hSocket, addr, 1, 1, CAddress(), pszDest, fInboundIn));
+    std::unique_ptr<CNode> pnode2 = MakeUnique<CNode>(id++, NODE_NETWORK, height, hSocket, addr, 1, 1, CAddress(), pszDest, fInboundIn);
     BOOST_CHECK(pnode2->fInbound == true);
     BOOST_CHECK(pnode2->fFeeler == false);
 }

src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ TestingSetup::TestingSetup(const std::string& chainName) : BasicTestingSetup(cha
         nScriptCheckThreads = 3;
         for (int i=0; i < nScriptCheckThreads-1; i++)
             threadGroup.create_thread(&ThreadScriptCheck);
-        g_connman = std::unique_ptr<CConnman>(new CConnman(0x1337, 0x1337)); // Deterministic randomness for tests.
+        g_connman = MakeUnique<CConnman>(0x1337, 0x1337); // Deterministic randomness for tests.
         connman = g_connman.get();
         peerLogic.reset(new PeerLogicValidation(connman, scheduler, /*enable_bip61=*/true));
 }

src/test/test_bitcoin_fuzzy.cpp

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int test_one_input(std::vector<uint8_t> buffer) {
 
 static std::unique_ptr<ECCVerifyHandle> globalVerifyHandle;
 void initialize() {
-    globalVerifyHandle = std::unique_ptr<ECCVerifyHandle>(new ECCVerifyHandle());
+    globalVerifyHandle = MakeUnique<ECCVerifyHandle>();
 }
 
 // This function is used by libFuzzer

src/wallet/test/coinselector_tests.cpp

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void add_coin(const CAmount& nValue, int nAge = 6*24, bool fIsFromMe = fa
         // so stop vin being empty, and cache a non-zero Debit to fake out IsFromMe()
         tx.vin.resize(1);
     }
-    std::unique_ptr<CWalletTx> wtx(new CWalletTx(&testWallet, MakeTransactionRef(std::move(tx))));
+    std::unique_ptr<CWalletTx> wtx = MakeUnique<CWalletTx>(&testWallet, MakeTransactionRef(std::move(tx)));
     if (fIsFromMe)
     {
         wtx->fDebitCached = true;