bitcoin/src/interfaces
Andrew Chow 3f373659d7 Refactor: Replace SigningProvider pointers with unique_ptrs
Needed for future ScriptPubKeyMans which may need to create
SigningProviders dynamically and thus a normal pointer is not enough

This commit does not change behavior.
2020-01-23 16:35:08 -05:00
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README.md Suggested interfaces::Chain cleanups from #15288 2019-03-04 15:57:58 -05:00
wallet.cpp Refactor: Replace SigningProvider pointers with unique_ptrs 2020-01-23 16:35:08 -05:00
wallet.h Cleanup: Drop unused GUI learnRelatedScripts method 2020-01-23 16:35:08 -05:00

Internal c++ interfaces

The following interfaces are defined here:

  • Chain — used by wallet to access blockchain and mempool state. Added in #14437, #14711, #15288, and #10973.

  • ChainClient — used by node to start & stop Chain clients. Added in #14437.

  • Node — used by GUI to start & stop bitcoin node. Added in #10244.

  • Wallet — used by GUI to access wallets. Added in #10244.

  • Handler — returned by handleEvent methods on interfaces above and used to manage lifetimes of event handlers.

  • Init — used by multiprocess code to access interfaces above on startup. Added in #10102.

The interfaces above define boundaries between major components of bitcoin code (node, wallet, and gui), making it possible for them to run in different processes, and be tested, developed, and understood independently. These interfaces are not currently designed to be stable or to be used externally.