Add txindex=1 option to QA tests #7538

I'd find it useful for workload testing if txindex= was an option in QA tests.
For example, related to indexing, there's the reindex test but it takes just 2-3 seconds to run. (I'm not even sure if it any actual indexing takes place, but even if it does, it's meaningless from a workload testing perspective). It would be nice to be able to enable indexing. I tried inserting -txindex=1 in files such as qa/pull-tester/run-bitcoind-for-test.sh and qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py, but I am still missing something because sooner or later I get this.

Running testscript listtransactions.py...
Initializing test directory /blockchain/tmp
: You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to change -txindex.

Do you want to rebuild the block database now?

For example, related to indexing, there's the reindex test but it takes just 2-3 seconds to run.

Tests running quickly is an advantage, not a problem. If there is no test for -txindex, it makes sense to add one. On the other hand I see no point to enable it for all tests.

I am still missing something because sooner or later I get this.

Try wiping any 'cache' directories.

On the other hand I see no point to enable it for all tests. Tests running quickly is an advantage, not a problem

Yes, I agree, I meant for all tests where it makes sense. For example invalidateblock.py seems different from reindex.py (the former is "dynamic", a real life situation during a reorg, while the latter is "static" and not something that's often used) so it'd be nice to have the option in applicable tests.

I had wiped the cache (temp) dir and retried several times. I'll keep trying.

I had wiped the cache (temp) dir and retried several times. I'll keep trying.

Not sure how you intend this but: 'cache' is not the tmp directory, it gets created in the current directory IIRC, the tmp directory is copied from it, to not have to generate a new chain for every test

Well you referred to it as "cache", I wasn't sure whether that's the same so I followed that with the term I saw in order to make sure we're on the same page. The tests by default use $TMP (/tmp/temp* in tests I ran) and a way to override that is qa/pull-tester/rpc-tests.sh -extended --tmpdir=/blockchain/tmp. What I do between different runs of extended tests (trying to see if changes to add txindex=1 have effect) is rm -rf /blockchain/tmp/*, that clears everything in there, although that appears to be the default unless one uses --nocleanup (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/test_framework.py#L101). I wouldn't clean it up every time if I could get txindex to work once - I'm doing it because I can't get that first batch of blockchain data (wallet.py) generated with txindex, which causes subsequent tests to suggest -reindex and hang in there.

I tried inserting -txindex=1 in files such as qa/pull-tester/run-bitcoind-for-test.sh and qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/util.py

I'd prefer not to change defaults for all tests. What you could do, is to create a test similar to reindex.py

That's fine, whatever is reasonable.

Closing this. I think having a test for transaction index would be good, but there's no need to keep this issue open.