rpc: add cli examples, update docs #31958

1. 
   rkrux commented at 12:24 pm on February 27, 2025: contributor

   add cli example for walletcreatefundedpsbt and createpsbt RPCs

   The only example present earlier was one that creates an OP_RETURN output. This lack of examples has discouraged me earlier to use this RPC. Adding an example that creates PSBT sending bitcoin to address, a scenario that is much more common.

   rpc: update the doc for data field in outputs argument

   It was not evident to me that this field creates an OP_RETURN output until I read the code and tried it out. Thus, making the doc explicitly mention it. This affects docs of the following RPCs: bumpfee, psbtbumpfee, send, walletcreatefundedpsbt, createpsbt, and createrawtransaction

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   DrahtBot commented at 12:24 pm on February 27, 2025: contributor

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   yuvicc commented at 5:00 pm on February 28, 2025: contributor

   ACK 52c66d9166b97f0a375d3accdd94eb5e9154862f
5. in src/wallet/rpc/spend.cpp:1732 in 52c66d9166 outdated

   1728@@ -1729,8 +1729,12 @@ RPCHelpMan walletcreatefundedpsbt()
   1729                     }
   1730                                 },
   1731                                 RPCExamples{
   1732-                            "\nCreate a transaction with no inputs\n"
   1733+                            "\nCreate a PSBT with a specified input and an OP_RETURN output:\n"
   

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   luke-jr commented at 4:01 pm on March 1, 2025:

   We shouldn’t be encouraging this in the first place. Suggest replacing the example with yours.

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   rkrux commented at 9:44 am on March 3, 2025:

   I tend to agree, updated.
6. rpc: add cli example for `walletcreatefundedpsbt` RPC

   The only example present earlier was one that creates an OP_RETURN output. This
   lack of examples has discouraged me earlier to use this RPC. Adding an example
   that creates PSBT sending bitcoin to address, a scenario that is much more common.

   8134a6b5d4
7. rkrux force-pushed on Mar 3, 2025
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   rkrux commented at 9:46 am on March 3, 2025: contributor

   Updated example output of walletcreatefundedpsbt RPC:

   0Examples:
   1
   2Create a PSBT with automatically picked inputs that sends 0.5 BTC to an address and has a fee rate of 2 sat/vB:
   3> bitcoin-cli walletcreatefundedpsbt "[]" "[{\"bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl\":0.5}]" 0 "{\"add_inputs\":true,\"fee_rate\":2}"
   4
   5Create the same PSBT as the above one instead using named arguments:
   6> bitcoin-cli -named walletcreatefundedpsbt outputs="[{\"bc1q09vm5lfy0j5reeulh4x5752q25uqqvz34hufdl\":0.5}]" add_inputs=true fee_rate=2
   

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   1440000bytes commented at 4:20 pm on March 3, 2025: none

   ACK https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/31958/commits/0ad066c85a46208041f816d4edba36e8712763e9

   Related PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27454

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12. 
    Chand-ra commented at 4:42 pm on March 17, 2025: none

    Concept ACK 8134a6

    The proposed changes do improve the readability of the documentation.

13. rpc: update the doc for `data` field in `outputs` argument

    This affects docs of the following RPCs:
    `bumpfee`, `psbtbumpfee`, `send`, `walletcreatefundedpsbt`, `createpsbt`,
    and `createrawtransaction`
    
    It was not evident to me that this field creates an `OP_RETURN` output until
    I read the code and tried it out. Thus, making the doc explicitly mention it.

    931117a46f
14. rpc: update RPC help of `createpsbt`

    Update the example wherein the PSBT sends bitcoin to an address instead
    of creating an OP_RETURN output. Also, update the RPC description to
    reflect the fact that the created transaction is unsigned.

    32dcec269b
15. rkrux force-pushed on Mar 26, 2025
16. 
    ryanofsky commented at 2:53 pm on April 1, 2025: contributor

    Concept ACK 32dcec269bf33f7be28245d88a1d8f2889cc39ae. These seem like helpful clarifications, but I did not look into the details
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    musaHaruna commented at 9:14 pm on April 9, 2025: none

    ACK 931117a

    I will test and try it out soon, But from what I understand on a conceptual level if am not wrong,

    All the mentioned RPCs—bumpfee, psbtbumpfee, send, walletcreatefundedpsbt, createpsbt, and createrawtransaction—share a common behavior for the outputs. i.e Whenever the outputs object includes a key “data”, the RPC will treat its value as hex-encoded data for an OP_RETURN output. That how those mentioned RPC’s (docs) are affected as mentioned in the PR’s description. Please correct me if am wrong.

18. 
    rkrux commented at 10:17 am on April 11, 2025: contributor

    Re: #31958#pullrequestreview-2754830624

    Yes, that’s correct.

19. 
    sipa commented at 11:41 am on April 11, 2025: member

    utACK 32dcec269bf33f7be28245d88a1d8f2889cc39ae
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    1440000bytes commented at 4:28 pm on April 15, 2025: none

    utACK https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/31958/commits/32dcec269bf33f7be28245d88a1d8f2889cc39ae

    #31958#pullrequestreview-2654617253

24. 
    achow101 commented at 8:05 pm on April 16, 2025: member

    ACK 32dcec269bf33f7be28245d88a1d8f2889cc39ae
25. achow101 merged this on Apr 16, 2025
26. achow101 closed this on Apr 16, 2025

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