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04_3_Creating_a_Raw_Transaction_with_Named_Arguments.md
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@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ To learn what the names are for the arguments of a command, consult `bitcoin-cli
For example, `bitcoin-cli help getbalance` lists these arguments: For example, `bitcoin-cli help getbalance` lists these arguments:
1. account 1. dummy [used to be account]
2. minconf 2. minconf
3. include watchonly 3. include_watchonly
4. avoid_reuse
The following shows a traditional, unintuitive usage of `getbalance` using the minimum confirmation argument: The following shows a traditional, unintuitive usage of `getbalance` using the minimum confirmation argument:
``` ```
@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ $ bitcoin-cli getbalance "*" 1
``` ```
With named arguments, you can clarify what you're doing, which also minimizes mistakes: With named arguments, you can clarify what you're doing, which also minimizes mistakes:
``` ```
$ bitcoin-cli -named getbalance account="*" minconf=1 $ bitcoin-cli -named getbalance minconf=1
``` ```
## Test Out a Raw Transaction ## Test Out a Raw Transaction
@ -41,19 +42,20 @@ $ utxo_txid=$(bitcoin-cli listunspent | jq -r '.[0] | .txid')
$ utxo_vout=$(bitcoin-cli listunspent | jq -r '.[0] | .vout') $ utxo_vout=$(bitcoin-cli listunspent | jq -r '.[0] | .vout')
$ recipient="n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi" $ recipient="n2eMqTT929pb1RDNuqEnxdaLau1rxy3efi"
$ rawtxhex=$(bitcoin-cli -named createrawtransaction inputs='''[ { "txid": "'$utxo_txid'", "vout": '$utxo_vout' } ]''' outputs='''{ "'$recipient'": 0.7595 }''') $ rawtxhex=$(bitcoin-cli -named createrawtransaction inputs='''[ { "txid": "'$utxo_txid'", "vout": '$utxo_vout' } ]''' outputs='''{ "'$recipient'": 0.00001 }''')
$ bitcoin-cli -named decoderawtransaction hexstring=$rawtxhex $ bitcoin-cli -named decoderawtransaction hexstring=$rawtxhex
{ {
"txid": "f445f121085d98635f7302e641f815d1ca4ce70f0e1b03f144ad1661dc5e10e7", "txid": "2b59c31bc232c0399acee4c2a381b564b6fec295c21044fbcbb899ffa56c3da5",
"hash": "f445f121085d98635f7302e641f815d1ca4ce70f0e1b03f144ad1661dc5e10e7", "hash": "2b59c31bc232c0399acee4c2a381b564b6fec295c21044fbcbb899ffa56c3da5",
"version": 2,
"size": 85, "size": 85,
"vsize": 85, "vsize": 85,
"version": 2, "weight": 340,
"locktime": 0, "locktime": 0,
"vin": [ "vin": [
{ {
"txid": "2b5f5798359e0e23e02764588166f222d4ce056419dec83c743b72aad171d708", "txid": "ca4898d8f950df03d6bfaa00578bd0305d041d24788b630d0c4a32debcac9f36",
"vout": 1, "vout": 0,
"scriptSig": { "scriptSig": {
"asm": "", "asm": "",
"hex": "" "hex": ""
@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ $ bitcoin-cli -named decoderawtransaction hexstring=$rawtxhex
], ],
"vout": [ "vout": [
{ {
"value": 0.75950000, "value": 0.00001000,
"n": 0, "n": 0,
"scriptPubKey": { "scriptPubKey": {
"asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e7c1345fc8f87c68170b3aa798a956c2fe6a9eff OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG", "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 e7c1345fc8f87c68170b3aa798a956c2fe6a9eff OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ $ bitcoin-cli -named decoderawtransaction hexstring=$rawtxhex
$ signedtx=$(bitcoin-cli -named signrawtransactionwithwallet hexstring=$rawtxhex | jq -r '.hex') $ signedtx=$(bitcoin-cli -named signrawtransactionwithwallet hexstring=$rawtxhex | jq -r '.hex')
$ bitcoin-cli -named sendrawtransaction hexstring=$signedtx $ bitcoin-cli -named sendrawtransaction hexstring=$signedtx
8000dca7b1e7ab70f4056bc4512af6ffff7727d1588436521da3e5d886dbcddf e70dd2aa13422d12c222481c17ca21a57071f92ff86bdcffd7eaca71772ba172
``` ```
Voila! You've sent out another raw transaction, but this time using named arguments for clarity and to reduce errors. Voila! You've sent out another raw transaction, but this time using named arguments for clarity and to reduce errors.