WIP: Implement gRPC

btcrpc/generate-protos.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Generate the protos.
+protoc -I/usr/local/include -I. \
+       -I$GOPATH/src \
+       --go_out=plugins=grpc:. \
+       btcrpc.proto
+

btcrpc/rpcutils.go

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+package btcrpc
+
+import "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
+
+func NewBlockLocatorHash(hash *chainhash.Hash) *BlockLocator {
+	return &BlockLocator{
+		Locator: &BlockLocator_Hash{
+			Hash: hash[:],
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func NewBlockLocatorHeight(height int32) *BlockLocator {
+	return &BlockLocator{
+		Locator: &BlockLocator_Height{
+			Height: height,
+		},
+	}
+}

grpc-progress.md

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+
+
+All current methods and the new methods that cover them:
+(`+` means not yet implemented, but in the proto file)
+
+ - addnode: ConnectPeer
+ - createrawtransaction: deprecated
+ - debuglevel: SetDebugLevel
+ - decoderawtransaction: deprecated
+ - decodescript: deprecated
+ - generate: GenerateBlocks
+ - getaddednodeinfo: GetPeers
+ - getbestblock: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - getbestblockhash: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - getblock: GetBlock
+ - **getblockchaininfo: could add to GetNetworkInfo**
+ - getblockcount: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - getblockhash: GetBlockInfo
+ - getblockheader: GetBlockInfo
+ - **getblocktemplate**
+ - getconnectioncount: GetSystemInfo
+ - getcurrentnet: GetNetworkInfo
+ - getdifficulty: GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo
+ - getgenerate: GetGenerate
+ - gethashespersec: GetHashRate (or GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo for network HR)
+ - **getheaders**
+ - getinfo: GetSystemInfo and GetNetworkInfo
+ - getmempoolinfo: GetMempoolInfo
+ - getmininginfo: GetMiningInfo
+ - getnettotals: GetSystemInfo
+ - getnetworkhashps: GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo
+ - getpeerinfo: GetPeers
+ - getrawmempool: GetMempool and GetRawMempool
+ - getrawtransaction: GetRawTransactions
+ - **gettxout**
+ - help: deprecated
+ - node: ConnectPeer, DisconnectPeer, GetPeers
+ - ping: deprecated
+ - **searchrawtransactions**
+ - sendrawtransaction: SubmitTransactions
+ - setgenerate: SetGenerate
+ - stop: StopDaemon
+ - submitblock: SubmitBlock
+ - uptime: GetSystemInfoo
+ - validateaddress: deprecated
+ - **verifychain**
+ - **verifymessage**
+ - version: GetSystemInfo
+
+There are WebSocket-only commands:
+ - **loadtxfilter**
+ - **notifyblocks: +SubscsribeBlocks**
+ - **notifynewtransactions: +SubscribeTransactions**
+ - **notifyreceived: potentially +SubscribeTransactions**
+ - **notifyspent: potentially +SubscribeTransactions**
+ - rescan: RescanTransactions
+ - **rescanblocks: why is this useful?**
+ - session: deprecated
+ - **stopnotifyblocks: +SubscribeBlocks**
+ - **stopnotifynewtransactions: +SubscribeTransaction**
+ - **stopnotifyspent: potentially +SubscribeTransaction**
+ - **stopnotifyreceived: potentially +SubscribeTransaction**
+
+These are mentioned in the code as not implemented, but desired:
+ - estimatefee
+ - estimatepriority
+ - getchaintips
+ - getmempoolentry
+ - getnetworkinfo: GetNetworkInfo
+ - getwork
+ - invalidateblock
+ - preciousblock
+ - reconsiderblock
+