Currently there are some confusions in net_processing:
* There is confusion between `-blocksonly mode` and `block-relay-only`,
so adjust all comments to use the same nomenclature.
* Whether to disconnect peers for providing invs/txs is implemented
differently. For example, it seems a bit confusing to disconnect
`block-relay-only` peers with `relay` permission when they send a tx
message, but not when they send an inv message. Also, keeping track of
their inv announcements seems both wasteful and confusing, as it does
nothing. This isn't possible in practice, as outbound connections do
not have permissions assigned, but sees fragile to rely on. Especially
in light of proposed changes to make that possible:
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/17167
If no `from_node` parameter is passed explicitely to the
`create_self_transfer` method, the test node passed in the course
of creating the MiniWallet instance is used. This seems to
be the main use-case in most of the current functional
tests, i.e. in many instances the calls can be shortened.
The previous diff touched most files in ./test/, so bump the headers to
avoid having to touch them again for a bump later.
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./contrib/devtools/copyright_header.py update ./test/
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The new name describes better what the bool does and also limits the confusion of the three different concepts:
* fBlocksOnly (This bool to skip tx invs)
* -blocksonly (A setting to ignore incoming txs)
* block-relay-only (A connection type in the block-relay-only P2P graph)
10d61505fe [test] remove confusing p2p property (gzhao408)
549d30faf0 scripted-diff: replace p2p with p2ps[0] in p2p_invalid_tx (gzhao408)
7a0de46aea [doc] sample code for test framework p2p objects (gzhao408)
784f757994 [refactor] clarify tests by referencing p2p objects directly (gzhao408)
Pull request description:
The `TestNode` has a `p2p` property which is an alias for `p2ps[0]`.
I think this should be removed because it can be confusing and misleading (to both the test writer and reviewer), especially if a TestNode has multiple p2ps connected (which is the case for many tests).
Another example is when a test has multiple subtests that connect 1 p2p and use the `p2p` property to reference it. If the subtests don't completely clean up after themselves, the subtests may affect one another.
The best way to refer to a connected p2p is use the object returned by `add_p2p_connection` like this:
```py
p2p_conn = node.add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
```
A good example is [p2p_invalid_locator.py](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/test/functional/p2p_invalid_locator.py), which cleans up after itself (waits in both `wait_for_disconnect` and in `disconnect_p2ps`) but wouldn't need so much complexity if it just referenced the connections directly.
If there is only one connected, it's not really that tedious to just use `node.p2ps[0]` instead of `node.p2p` (and it can always be aliased inside the test itself).
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As discussed in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/19943, this
test may be a bit misleading to newcomers.
We underscore the fact that our peer needs to run a modified version of
Bitcoin Core to actually relay transactions to a `blocksonly` node and
benefit from the `whitelistforcerelay` parameter.
Use object returned from add_p2p_connection to refer to
p2ps. Add a test class attribute if it needs to be used across
many methods. Don't use the p2p property.
If we set fRelay=false in our VERSION message, and a peer sends an INV or TX
message anyway, disconnect. Since we use fRelay=false to minimize bandwidth,
we should not tolerate remaining connected to a peer violating the protocol.
MarcoFalke