qa: Remove mocktime unless required

test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from test_framework.blocktools import (
     create_block,
     create_coinbase,
+    TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK,
 )
 from test_framework.messages import (
     msg_block,
@@ -46,9 +47,11 @@
 
 class BlockchainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 1
 
     def run_test(self):
+        self.mine_chain()
         self.restart_node(0, extra_args=['-stopatheight=207', '-prune=1'])  # Set extra args with pruning after rescan is complete
 
         self._test_getblockchaininfo()
@@ -61,6 +64,15 @@ def run_test(self):
         self._test_waitforblockheight()
         assert self.nodes[0].verifychain(4, 0)
 
+    def mine_chain(self):
+        self.log.info('Create some old blocks')
+        address = self.nodes[0].get_deterministic_priv_key().address
+        for t in range(TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK, TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK + 200 * 600, 600):
+            # ten-minute steps from genesis block time
+            self.nodes[0].setmocktime(t)
+            self.nodes[0].generatetoaddress(1, address)
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['blocks'], 200)
+
     def _test_getblockchaininfo(self):
         self.log.info("Test getblockchaininfo")
 

test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
     get_datadir_path,
     initialize_datadir,
     p2p_port,
-    set_node_times,
     sync_blocks,
     sync_mempools,
 )
 
+
 class TestStatus(Enum):
     PASSED = 1
     FAILED = 2
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = False
         self.nodes = []
         self.network_thread = None
-        self.mocktime = 0
         self.rpc_timeout = 60  # Wait for up to 60 seconds for the RPC server to respond
         self.supports_cli = False
         self.bind_to_localhost_only = True
@@ -316,7 +315,6 @@ def add_nodes(self, num_nodes, extra_args=None, *, rpchost=None, binary=None):
                 timewait=self.rpc_timeout,
                 bitcoind=binary[i],
                 bitcoin_cli=self.options.bitcoincli,
-                mocktime=self.mocktime,
                 coverage_dir=self.options.coveragedir,
                 cwd=self.options.tmpdir,
                 extra_conf=extra_confs[i],
@@ -468,7 +466,6 @@ def _initialize_chain(self):
                     timewait=self.rpc_timeout,
                     bitcoind=self.options.bitcoind,
                     bitcoin_cli=self.options.bitcoincli,
-                    mocktime=self.mocktime,
                     coverage_dir=None,
                     cwd=self.options.tmpdir,
                 ))
@@ -479,32 +476,18 @@ def _initialize_chain(self):
             for node in self.nodes:
                 node.wait_for_rpc_connection()
 
-            # For backward compatibility of the python scripts with previous
-            # versions of the cache, set mocktime to Jan 1,
-            # 2014 + (201 * 10 * 60)"""
-            self.mocktime = 1388534400 + (201 * 10 * 60)
-
             # Create a 200-block-long chain; each of the 4 first nodes
             # gets 25 mature blocks and 25 immature.
-            # Note: To preserve compatibility with older versions of
-            # initialize_chain, only 4 nodes will generate coins.
-            #
-            # blocks are created with timestamps 10 minutes apart
-            # starting from 2010 minutes in the past
-            block_time = self.mocktime - (201 * 10 * 60)
             for i in range(2):
                 for peer in range(4):
                     for j in range(25):
-                        set_node_times(self.nodes, block_time)
                         self.nodes[peer].generatetoaddress(1, self.nodes[peer].get_deterministic_priv_key().address)
-                        block_time += 10 * 60
                     # Must sync before next peer starts generating blocks
                     sync_blocks(self.nodes)
 
             # Shut them down, and clean up cache directories:
             self.stop_nodes()
             self.nodes = []
-            self.mocktime = 0
 
             def cache_path(n, *paths):
                 return os.path.join(get_datadir_path(self.options.cachedir, n), "regtest", *paths)

test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TestNode():
     To make things easier for the test writer, any unrecognised messages will
     be dispatched to the RPC connection."""
 
-    def __init__(self, i, datadir, *, rpchost, timewait, bitcoind, bitcoin_cli, mocktime, coverage_dir, cwd, extra_conf=None, extra_args=None, use_cli=False, start_perf=False):
+    def __init__(self, i, datadir, *, rpchost, timewait, bitcoind, bitcoin_cli, coverage_dir, cwd, extra_conf=None, extra_args=None, use_cli=False, start_perf=False):
         """
         Kwargs:
             start_perf (bool): If True, begin profiling the node with `perf` as soon as
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ def __init__(self, i, datadir, *, rpchost, timewait, bitcoind, bitcoin_cli, mock
             "-debug",
             "-debugexclude=libevent",
             "-debugexclude=leveldb",
-            "-mocktime=" + str(mocktime),
-            "-uacomment=testnode%d" % i
+            "-uacomment=testnode%d" % i,
         ]
 
         self.cli = TestNodeCLI(bitcoin_cli, self.datadir)

test/functional/wallet_create_tx.py

@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@
 from test_framework.util import (
     assert_equal,
 )
+from test_framework.blocktools import (
+    TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK,
+)
 
 
 class CreateTxWalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
-        self.setup_clean_chain = False
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 1
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
 
     def run_test(self):
+        self.log.info('Create some old blocks')
+        self.nodes[0].setmocktime(TIME_GENESIS_BLOCK)
+        self.nodes[0].generate(200)
+        self.nodes[0].setmocktime(0)
+
         self.log.info('Check that we have some (old) blocks and that anti-fee-sniping is disabled')
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['blocks'], 200)
         txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress(), 1)