Re-thinking `bitcoin-cli -getinfo` #17314

issue laanwj opened this issue on October 30, 2019
  1. laanwj commented at 10:16 AM on October 30, 2019: member

    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:?
  2. laanwj added the label Feature on Oct 30, 2019
  3. laanwj added the label Utils/log/libs on Oct 30, 2019
  4. laanwj added the label good first issue on Oct 30, 2019
  5. laanwj cross-referenced this on Oct 30, 2019 from issue cli: Add "headers" and "verificationprogress" to -getinfo by laanwj
  6. MarcoFalke commented at 1:01 PM on October 30, 2019: member

    We also need more emojis, obviously

  7. malevolent commented at 11:31 AM on November 30, 2019: contributor

    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.

  8. malevolent cross-referenced this on Dec 2, 2019 from issue util: remove unwanted fields from bitcoin-cli -getinfo by malevolent
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  15. laanwj cross-referenced this on Dec 9, 2019 from issue cli: add -generate option by brakmic
  16. jonatack cross-referenced this on Jan 18, 2020 from issue Surface "general information" through RPC by msafi
  17. brakmic cross-referenced this on Jan 18, 2020 from issue rpc: query general daemon information via RPC by brakmic
  18. laanwj cross-referenced this on Mar 28, 2020 from issue rpc, cli: add multiwallet balances rpc and use it in -getinfo by jonatack
  19. jonatack commented at 9:34 PM on March 28, 2020: contributor

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

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  21. jonatack cross-referenced this on Apr 20, 2020 from issue cli: display multiwallet balances in -getinfo by jonatack
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  24. laanwj cross-referenced this on Aug 19, 2020 from issue Add -netinfo peer connections dashboard by jonatack
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  27. klementtan cross-referenced this on May 2, 2021 from issue cli: Improve -getinfo return format by klementtan
  28. klementtan commented at 3:34 PM on July 22, 2021: contributor

    Some ideas from #21832 to further improve -getinfo:

    1. Refactor ParseGetInfoResult() to be a method of ParseGetInfoResult class
    2. Allow ANSI color codes on WIN32 with this command.
      • #21832#pullrequestreview-673668850
    3. Display date/time of latest block verified (maybe even the delta to the current time, to immediately see how far one is behind during IBD, or how long ago the last block was received, respectively)
      • #21832#pullrequestreview-673668850
    4. show on-disk size of the block chain (getblockchaininfo returns a field "size_on_disk")
      • #21832#pullrequestreview-682424334
    5. show whether pruning is enabled
      • #21832#pullrequestreview-682424334
    6. ~verification progress bar~ (implemented in #22547)
      • #21832#pullrequestreview-682424334
  29. klementtan cross-referenced this on Jul 25, 2021 from issue cli: Add progress bar for -getinfo by klementtan
  30. ghost commented at 3:42 AM on August 2, 2021: none

    @klementtan -getinfo has no section for mempool

    Should we add something from getmempoolinfo ?

    Can start by adding size, unbroadcast count and maxmempool. Maybe add below things later if enough people agree:

    ====================== | 1-5
==========             | 5-10
====                   | 10-50
=                      | 100-200

Size (vMB)             | Fee rate (sat/vByte)
  31. klementtan commented at 11:57 AM on August 4, 2021: contributor

    @prayank23 SGTM! 👍🏻

  32. unknown cross-referenced this on Sep 5, 2021 from issue Add fee rate distribution in -getinfo by ghost
  33. klementtan cross-referenced this on Sep 13, 2021 from issue cli: Display all proxies in -getinfo by klementtan
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  36. MarcoFalke commented at 2:41 PM on October 26, 2021: member

    Anything left to do here?

  37. ghost commented at 6:09 AM on October 27, 2021: none

    @MarcoFalke https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/22891

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  39. ghost commented at 12:03 PM on March 5, 2022: none

    Nothing is left. This issue can be closed.

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#17302 cli: Add "headers" and "verificationprogress" to -getinfo#17650 util: remove unwanted fields from bitcoin-cli -getinfo#17700 cli: add -generate option#17952 Surface "general information" through RPC#17958 rpc: query general daemon information via RPC #18453 rpc, cli: add multiwallet balances rpc and use it in -getinfo#18594 cli: display multiwallet balances in -getinfo#19643 Add -netinfo peer connections dashboard#21832 cli: Improve -getinfo return format#22547 cli: Add progress bar for -getinfo#22891 Add fee rate distribution in -getinfo#22959 cli: Display all proxies in -getinfo
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