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# Functional tests
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### Writing Functional Tests
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#### Example test
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The [example_test.py](example_test.py) is a heavily commented example of a test case that uses both
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the RPC and P2P interfaces. If you are writing your first test, copy that file
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and modify to fit your needs.
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#### Coverage
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Running `test_runner.py` with the `--coverage` argument tracks which RPCs are
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called by the tests and prints a report of uncovered RPCs in the summary. This
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can be used (along with the `--extended` argument) to find out which RPCs we
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don't have test cases for.
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#### Style guidelines
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- Where possible, try to adhere to [PEP-8 guidelines]([https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)
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- Use a python linter like flake8 before submitting PRs to catch common style
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nits (eg trailing whitespace, unused imports, etc)
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- Avoid wildcard imports where possible
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- Use a module-level docstring to describe what the test is testing, and how it
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is testing it.
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- When subclassing the BitcoinTestFramwork, place overrides for the
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`__init__()`, and `setup_xxxx()` methods at the top of the subclass, then
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locally-defined helper methods, then the `run_test()` method.
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#### General test-writing advice
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- Set `self.num_nodes` to the minimum number of nodes necessary for the test.
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Having additional unrequired nodes adds to the execution time of the test as
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well as memory/CPU/disk requirements (which is important when running tests in
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parallel or on Travis).
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- Avoid stop-starting the nodes multiple times during the test if possible. A
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stop-start takes several seconds, so doing it several times blows up the
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runtime of the test.
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- Set the `self.setup_clean_chain` variable in `__init__()` to control whether
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or not to use the cached data directories. The cached data directories
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contain a 200-block pre-mined blockchain and wallets for four nodes. Each node
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has 25 mature blocks (25x50=1250 BTC) in its wallet.
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- When calling RPCs with lots of arguments, consider using named keyword
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arguments instead of positional arguments to make the intent of the call
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clear to readers.
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#### RPC and P2P definitions
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Test writers may find it helpful to refer to the definitions for the RPC and
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P2P messages. These can be found in the following source files:
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- `/src/rpc/*` for RPCs
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- `/src/wallet/rpc*` for wallet RPCs
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- `ProcessMessage()` in `/src/net_processing.cpp` for parsing P2P messages
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#### Using the P2P interface
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- `mininode.py` contains all the definitions for objects that pass
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over the network (`CBlock`, `CTransaction`, etc, along with the network-level
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wrappers for them, `msg_block`, `msg_tx`, etc).
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- P2P tests have two threads. One thread handles all network communication
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with the bitcoind(s) being tested (using python's asyncore package); the other
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implements the test logic.
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- `NodeConn` is the class used to connect to a bitcoind. If you implement
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a callback class that derives from `NodeConnCB` and pass that to the
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`NodeConn` object, your code will receive the appropriate callbacks when
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events of interest arrive.
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- Call `NetworkThread.start()` after all `NodeConn` objects are created to
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start the networking thread. (Continue with the test logic in your existing
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thread.)
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- Can be used to write tests where specific P2P protocol behavior is tested.
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Examples tests are `p2p-accept-block.py`, `p2p-compactblocks.py`.
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#### Comptool
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- Comptool is a Testing framework for writing tests that compare the block/tx acceptance
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behavior of a bitcoind against 1 or more other bitcoind instances. It should not be used
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to write static tests with known outcomes, since that type of test is easier to write and
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maintain using the standard BitcoinTestFramework.
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- Set the `num_nodes` variable (defined in `ComparisonTestFramework`) to start up
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1 or more nodes. If using 1 node, then `--testbinary` can be used as a command line
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option to change the bitcoind binary used by the test. If using 2 or more nodes,
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then `--refbinary` can be optionally used to change the bitcoind that will be used
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on nodes 2 and up.
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- Implement a (generator) function called `get_tests()` which yields `TestInstance`s.
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Each `TestInstance` consists of:
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- A list of `[object, outcome, hash]` entries
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* `object` is a `CBlock`, `CTransaction`, or
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`CBlockHeader`. `CBlock`'s and `CTransaction`'s are tested for
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acceptance. `CBlockHeader`s can be used so that the test runner can deliver
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complete headers-chains when requested from the bitcoind, to allow writing
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tests where blocks can be delivered out of order but still processed by
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headers-first bitcoind's.
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* `outcome` is `True`, `False`, or `None`. If `True`
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or `False`, the tip is compared with the expected tip -- either the
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block passed in, or the hash specified as the optional 3rd entry. If
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`None` is specified, then the test will compare all the bitcoind's
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being tested to see if they all agree on what the best tip is.
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* `hash` is the block hash of the tip to compare against. Optional to
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specify; if left out then the hash of the block passed in will be used as
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the expected tip. This allows for specifying an expected tip while testing
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the handling of either invalid blocks or blocks delivered out of order,
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which complete a longer chain.
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- `sync_every_block`: `True/False`. If `False`, then all blocks
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are inv'ed together, and the test runner waits until the node receives the
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last one, and tests only the last block for tip acceptance using the
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outcome and specified tip. If `True`, then each block is tested in
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sequence and synced (this is slower when processing many blocks).
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- `sync_every_transaction`: `True/False`. Analogous to
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`sync_every_block`, except if the outcome on the last tx is "None",
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then the contents of the entire mempool are compared across all bitcoind
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connections. If `True` or `False`, then only the last tx's
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acceptance is tested against the given outcome.
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- For examples of tests written in this framework, see
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`invalidblockrequest.py` and `p2p-fullblocktest.py`.
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### test-framework modules
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#### [test_framework/authproxy.py](test_framework/authproxy.py)
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Taken from the [python-bitcoinrpc repository](https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinrpc).
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#### [test_framework/test_framework.py](test_framework/test_framework.py)
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Base class for functional tests.
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#### [test_framework/util.py](test_framework/util.py)
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Generally useful functions.
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#### [test_framework/mininode.py](test_framework/mininode.py)
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Basic code to support P2P connectivity to a bitcoind.
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#### [test_framework/comptool.py](test_framework/comptool.py)
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Framework for comparison-tool style, P2P tests.
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#### [test_framework/script.py](test_framework/script.py)
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Utilities for manipulating transaction scripts (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
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#### [test_framework/blockstore.py](test_framework/blockstore.py)
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Implements disk-backed block and tx storage.
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#### [test_framework/key.py](test_framework/key.py)
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Wrapper around OpenSSL EC_Key (originally from python-bitcoinlib)
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#### [test_framework/bignum.py](test_framework/bignum.py)
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Helpers for script.py
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#### [test_framework/blocktools.py](test_framework/blocktools.py)
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Helper functions for creating blocks and transactions.
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