Bitcoin: Re-thinking `bitcoin-cli -getinfo`

Created on 30 Oct 2019  ·  3Comments  ·  Source: bitcoin/bitcoin

Now that getinfo is no longer part of the RPC API, and client-side implementation is not subject to API stability, it's possible to start thinking about making it more user friendly.

I've made a start in #17302 by adding some status fields.

Some other potential ideas:

  • Remove noise: fields that users are unlikely to want to query often protocolversion, walletversion, keypoololdest (these three were done in #17650)
  • Multiwallet: List balance per wallet
  • List all proxies, at least if they're different from the IPv4 one
  • Alternative, more human-friendly, format besides JSON? Colors, progress bars :smile:?
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We also need more emojis, obviously

MarcoFalke picture MarcoFalke on 30 Oct 2019
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Hi @laanwj @MarcoFalke ,
This change removes the noisy unwanted fields listed under your first potential idea. If there is anything I should add or change please let me know.

malevolent picture malevolent on 30 Nov 2019

Adding point 2 (Multiwallet: List balance per wallet). Proposals here if anyone would like to weigh in.

jonatack picture jonatack on 28 Mar 2020
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