getrpcinfo should provide version number #24978

issue doc-hex opened this issue on April 25, 2022

doc-hex commented at 3:04 PM on April 25, 2022: none

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

RPC details change, like fields in responses & I want to write robust code that can handle that.

Describe the solution you'd like getrpcinfo or a new RPC call should provide the version of the client as a string such as "22.0" or similar.

Describe alternatives you've considered Would need to fingerprint a few responses and apply heuristics to determine what we are talking to otherwise.
doc-hex added the label Feature on Apr 25, 2022
achow101 commented at 3:14 PM on April 25, 2022: member

getnetworkinfo has this information (for some reason).
doc-hex commented at 3:21 PM on April 25, 2022: none

yes that is workable, thanks!
doc-hex closed this on Apr 25, 2022
jonatack commented at 3:23 PM on April 25, 2022: member

(Also -version, -getinfo, and -netinfo, but these are CLI commands, don't return JSON, and are not subject to API constraints. For a software client, getnetworkinfo as @achow101 mentioned is the best choice.)
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