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"
+
+// NewBlockLocatorHash creates a new BlockLocator using the given block hash.
+func NewBlockLocatorHash(hash *chainhash.Hash) *BlockLocator {
+	return &BlockLocator{
+		Locator: &BlockLocator_Hash{
+			Hash: hash[:],
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// NewBlockLocatorHeight creates a new BlockLocator using the given block height.
+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:
+
+ - [x] addnode: ConnectPeer
+ - [x] createrawtransaction: deprecated
+ - [x] debuglevel: SetDebugLevel
+ - [x] decoderawtransaction: deprecated
+ - [x] decodescript: deprecated
+ - [x] generate: GenerateBlocks
+ - [x] getaddednodeinfo: GetPeers
+ - [x] getbestblock: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - [x] getbestblockhash: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - [x] getblock: GetBlock
+ - [ ] **getblockchaininfo: could add to GetNetworkInfo**
+ - [x] getblockcount: GetBestBlockInfo
+ - [x] getblockhash: GetBlockInfo
+ - [x] getblockheader: GetBlockInfo
+ - [ ] **getblocktemplate**
+ - [x] getconnectioncount: GetSystemInfo
+ - [x] getcurrentnet: GetNetworkInfo
+ - [x] getdifficulty: GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo
+ - [x] getgenerate: GetGenerate
+ - [x] gethashespersec: GetHashRate (or GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo for network HR)
+ - [ ] **getheaders**
+ - [x] getinfo: GetSystemInfo and GetNetworkInfo
+ - [x] getmempoolinfo: GetMempoolInfo
+ - [x] getmininginfo: GetMiningInfo
+ - [x] getnettotals: GetSystemInfo
+ - [x] getnetworkhashps: GetNetworkInfo or GetMiningInfo
+ - [x] getpeerinfo: GetPeers
+ - [x] getrawmempool: GetMempool and GetRawMempool
+ - [x] getrawtransaction: GetRawTransactions
+ - [ ] **gettxout**
+ - [x] help: deprecated
+ - [x] node: ConnectPeer, DisconnectPeer, GetPeers
+ - [x] ping: deprecated
+ - [ ] **searchrawtransactions: how is this different than rescan?**
+ - [x] sendrawtransaction: SubmitTransactions
+ - [x] setgenerate: SetGenerate
+ - [x] stop: StopDaemon
+ - [x] submitblock: SubmitBlock
+ - [x] uptime: GetSystemInfoo
+ - [x] validateaddress: deprecated
+ - [ ] **verifychain**
+ - [ ] **verifymessage**
+ - [x] version: GetSystemInfo
+
+There are WebSocket-only commands:
+ - [x] loadtxfilter
+ - [x] notifyblocks: SubscsribeBlocks
+ - [x] notifynewtransactions: SubscribeTransactions
+ - [x] notifyreceived: potentially SubscribeTransactions
+ - [x] notifyspent: potentially SubscribeTransactions
+ - [x] rescan: RescanTransactions
+ - [ ] **rescanblocks: why is this useful?**
+ - [x] session: deprecated
+ - [x] stopnotifyblocks: SubscribeBlocks
+ - [x] stopnotifynewtransactions: SubscribeTransaction
+ - [x] stopnotifyspent: potentially SubscribeTransaction
+ - [x] stopnotifyreceived: potentially SubscribeTransaction
+
+These are mentioned in the code as not implemented, but desired:
+ - estimatefee
+ - estimatepriority
+ - getchaintips
+ - getmempoolentry
+ - getnetworkinfo: GetNetworkInfo
+ - getwork
+ - invalidateblock
+ - preciousblock
+ - reconsiderblock
+
+Other TODOs:
+
+ - [x] implement listening
+ - [ ] add GRPC dependenies (waiting for dep PR)
+ - [ ] correct error handling
+ - [ ] REST proxy? (cfr lnd)