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Context: Q-41 mempool_accept dialect.

Original #626 tried to fix several dialects at once (maxfeerate BTC/kvB -> sat/vB, permitbaremultisig default, etc).

Review:

  • Rebase on latest master for new .agents/skills/ docs
  • D-03: permitbaremultisig must stay true
  • maxfeerate must stay sat/vB with existing proxy that translates BTC/kvB -> sat/vB
  • txn-already-known vs in-mempool is separate PR

This PR now scoped to single needle reviewer approved:

testmempoolaccept with invalid hex "ff00baar" (mempool_accept.py:98) expects Core behavior -22 "TX decode failed".
Previously returned -8 "tx decode: {e}".

Change: crates/rbitcoin-rpc/src/methods/mine.rs decode_tx_hex() -> ERR_DESERIALIZATION

Tests: 105 passed; 0 failed (TMPDIR=/tmp cargo test -p rbitcoin-rpc --lib)

Next PR after this merges: fix txn-already-known ordering.

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This is what I am being told by my boss on what to say.. 👇

"I think I understand the situation better now: Q-59 was already considered closed on master, so I don't want to present #626 as reopening/closing Q-59.

What #626 does is fix the prerequisites that were preventing mempool_accept.py from reaching the maxfeerate checks. Once those pass, the test reaches line 125 and exposes a separate Core/rbitcoin behavior difference: txn-already-known vs txn-already-in-mempool.

I'm leaving that second issue out of this PR and can open it separately. So #626 is really a follow-up that makes the existing compatibility test actually exercise the Q-59 path, while also revealing a previously masked parity issue."

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Q-59 is already closed. This PR is not a Q-59 bugfix — it reverses two closed honesty decisions and retargets operator RPC so a still-skipped Core test can walk a few more lines.

Current contract (docs/rpc.md, CHANGELOG RPC honesty):

  • Node maxfeerate is sat/vB (default 10000; >= 100000 is -8). Core BTC/kvB is the functional-harness proxy only.
  • getmempoolinfo.permitbaremultisig is always true. Libre has no Core IsStandard bare-multisig gate; --permitbaremultisig is not a node flag.

mempool_accept.py stays skip / rpc-dialect in inventory.toml. The analog already names the rawtxs type needle and the bare-multisig shim. Do not change the operator surface to chase a test you are not flipping to run.

If the real ask is “put Core BTC/kvB on the node so wallets speak Core units,” that is a new dialect change: update docs/rpc.md / CHANGELOG / proxy module docs, keep one parser, and do not floor sat_kvb / 1000 to 0 (unlimited). That is not this mix of permitbaremultisig lie + identity proxy + leftover comments.

decode_tx_hex-22 TX decode failed matches decoderawtransaction and is the one change here that looks like a real sendraw/testmempoolaccept needle. Keep it only with an docs/rpc.md line for those methods — and not bundled with the dialect flip.

Agree with the PR comment: do not present this as reopening/closing Q-59. The leftover txn-already-known vs txn-already-in-mempool belongs in its own issue/PR if you want it.

Comment on lines +21 to +22
// Core reports false by default; rbitcoin does not enforce bare-multisig IsStandard — reported for compat only
"permitbaremultisig": false,

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Q-59 closed this the other way: permitbaremultisig is always true because Libre has no Core IsStandard bare-multisig gate (docs/rpc.md, CHANGELOG Q-59 slice). Reporting false “for compat only” while still admitting bare multisig is a lie.

mempool_accept.py is skip/rpc-dialect in part because -permitbaremultisig is shim-ignored. Do not change the JSON field to uns-kip a test you are not running.

Comment on lines +285 to +316
fn parse_btc_kvb_to_sat_kvb_for_maxfeerate(s: &str) -> Result<u64, Value> {
let s = s.trim();
if s.is_empty() {
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_TYPE_ERROR,
"Amount is not a number or string",
));
}
if s.starts_with('-') {
return Err(rpc_error(ERR_TYPE_ERROR, "Amount out of range"));
}
// Reuse BTC parsing but map its errors to -3 for this RPC
parse_rpc_btc_to_sat(s).map_err(|e| {
// If underlying was Amount out of range -> keep -3, else also -3 for invalid amount? Core uses -3 for out of range only.
// For simplicity, preserve message but force code -3 if message is Amount out of range, else keep original for invalid amount which Core also reports as -3 in this path.
let msg = e
.get("message")
.and_then(|m| m.as_str())
.unwrap_or("Invalid amount");
if msg == "Amount out of range" {
rpc_error(ERR_TYPE_ERROR, "Amount out of range")
} else {
// Core still uses -3 for amount parsing in this path per test history
// Map Invalid amount -> -3 as well to match Core's RPC_TYPE_ERROR for maxfeerate
if msg == "Invalid amount" {
rpc_error(ERR_TYPE_ERROR, "Invalid amount")
} else {
e
}
}
})
}

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These comments restate the function. Drop them (CONTRIBUTING 7).

The map_err tree is a no-op on codes: parse_rpc_btc_to_sat already returns Amount out of range / Invalid amount; you only force -3 and then branch on the same two strings. If the node stays sat/vB, this helper goes away. If you really switch the node to BTC/kvB, parse once and map errors in one match — do not add a second BTC parser beside amount_sat_from_json.

Comment on lines 358 to 381
fn parse_maxfeerate_btc_kvb_to_sat_vb(v: &Value) -> Result<u64, Value> {
// RPC is BTC/kvB; internal is sat/vB. Core: 0 = unlimited, >=1 BTC/kvB = -8
let sat_kvb = match v {
Value::Number(n) => parse_btc_kvb_to_sat_kvb_for_maxfeerate(&n.to_string())?,
Value::String(st) => parse_btc_kvb_to_sat_kvb_for_maxfeerate(st)?,
_ => {
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_TYPE_ERROR,
"Amount is not a number or string",
))
}
Value::String(s) => {
let t = s.trim();
if t.starts_with('-') {
return Err(rpc_error(ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Amount out of range"));
}
t.parse::<u64>().map_err(|_| {
rpc_error(
ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
"maxfeerate must be an integer sat/vB",
)
})
}
_ => Err(rpc_error(
ERR_TYPE_ERROR,
"maxfeerate is not a number or string",
)),
};
if sat_kvb == 0 {
return Ok(0);
}
let sat_vb = sat_kvb / 1000;
if sat_vb >= MAX_ALLOWED_FEERATE_SAT_VB {
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
"Fee rates larger than or equal to 1BTC/kvB are not accepted",
));
}
Ok(sat_vb)
}

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sat_kvb / 1000 floors. 0.000001 BTC/kvB is 100 sat/kvB = 0.1 sat/vB (Libre min-relay). This becomes 0, which fee_exceeds_max treats as unlimited.

The cap is also checked twice (here and again in opt_maxfeerate_sat_vb). One site.

Owner docs still say the node argument is sat/vB and the proxy translates Core BTC/kvB. Flipping the node without docs/rpc.md + CHANGELOG is a silent dialect change. Cross-surface submitpackage(..., 0.00001) is the same unit rewrite of a test that used to pass 1 sat/vB — that only makes sense after the owner docs move.

Comment on lines +610 to +638
let raw = params.get(0, "rawtxs");
let arr = match raw {
Some(v) if v.is_array() => v.as_array().unwrap(),
Some(v) => {
let got = match v {
Value::Null => "null",
Value::Bool(_) => "boolean",
Value::Number(_) => "number",
Value::String(_) => "string",
Value::Array(_) => "array",
Value::Object(_) => "object",
};
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_TYPE_ERROR,
format!("JSON value of type {got} for field rawtxs is not of expected type array"),
));
}
None => {
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_TYPE_ERROR,
"JSON value of type null for field rawtxs is not of expected type array",
));
}
};
if arr.is_empty() || arr.len() > 25 {
return Err(rpc_error(
ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
"Array must contain between 1 and 25 transactions.",
));

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inventory.toml analog for mempool_accept.py is exactly this needle: rbitcoin returns rawtxs array required, Core returns -3 JSON value of type string is not of expected type array. You are changing the operator dialect for a test that remains skip.

If Core type-check text is now the COMPAT contract, update docs/rpc.md and the analog, and say whether submitpackage (package array required) stays the old shape on purpose.

let mem = dispatch(&ctx, "getmempoolinfo", vec![]).unwrap();
assert_eq!(
mem["permitbaremultisig"], true,
mem["permitbaremultisig"], false,

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getmempoolinfo_permitbaremultisig_is_always_true now asserts false. The message still says Libre has no IsStandard gate — that is the reason the field is true, not false. Revert with the JSON field.

Comment thread scripts/core-functional/rpc_proxy.py Outdated
if btc >= 1:
raise RpcError(-8, _CORE_MAXFEERATE_MSG)
return int(round(btc * 100_000))
return btc # node now expects BTC/kvB like Core (Q-59), not sat/vB

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Module docstring and _MAXFEERATE_METHODS comment still say the node is sat/vB and this function rewrites BTC/kvB → sat/vB. The body now returns btc (and is annotated -> int while returning a float).

Worse: invalid amounts still die in the proxy as -8 Invalid amount, while the node tests now expect -3. Negatives are -3 here and on the node. Core functional therefore still does not exercise the new node parser for those paths — two error tables.

If the node stays sat/vB, restore int(round(btc * 100_000)) and keep -8 for the Core needles the proxy owns. If the node moves to BTC/kvB, stop rewriting and let the node return the errors (or delete this helper).

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rebase this PR on the latest master - made some docs updates relevant to agents - should make working on the repo more token efficient and maybe inform updating this PR

Core mempool_accept expects -22 at line 98 (ff00baar).
Previous returned -8 with tx decode: prefix.

This is the only needle from reardencode#626 that matches existing
contract. permitbaremultisig stays true per D-03,
maxfeerate stays sat/vB with proxy BTC/kvB translation.
txn-already-known vs in-mempool is separate PR.
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Hero-Gamer force-pushed the fix/q-59-maxfeerate-proxy branch from b699791 to 0d46ea9 Compare September 19, 2026 00:38
@Hero-Gamer Hero-Gamer changed the title rpc: fix mempool_accept prerequisites and maxfeerate (Q-59) rpc: return -22 TX decode failed for invalid rawtx (Q-41) Sep 19, 2026
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  • Rebased on latest master (a03f3d8) with new agent docs. Restored sat/vB contract — permitbaremultisig stays true per D-03, maxfeerate stays sat/vB with proxy translation. Now only the -22 TX decode failed needle from Q-41.

  • Updated PR title and description to reflect the updated problem we are solving.

Ready for re-review. @reardencode

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