Bitcoin ABC 0.20.6
Bitcoin ABC version 0.20.6 is now available from:
https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.20.6/
This release includes the following features and fixes:
hdmasterkeyid
ingetwalletinfo
has been deprecated in favor ofhdseedid
.hdmasterkeyid
will be removed in V0.21.hdmasterkeyid
ingetaddressinfo
has been deprecated in favor ofhdseedid
.hdmasterkeyid
will be removed in V0.21.- The
inactivehdmaster
property in thedumpwallet
output has been deprecated in favor ofinactivehdseed
.inactivehdmaster
will be removed in V0.21. - Building from source now requires python 3.5 or greater
'label' and 'account' APIs for wallet
A new 'label' API has been introduced for the wallet. This is intended as a replacement for the deprecated 'account' API. The 'account' can continue to be used in v0.20 by starting bitcoind with the '-deprecatedrpc=accounts' argument, and will be fully removed in v0.21.
The label RPC methods mirror the account functionality, with the following functional differences:
- Labels can be set on any address, not just receiving addresses. This functionality was previously only available through the GUI.
- Labels can be deleted by reassigning all addresses using the
setlabel
RPC method. - There isn't support for sending transactions from a label, or for determining which label a transaction was sent from.
- Labels do not have a balance.
Here are the changes to RPC methods:
Deprecated Method | New Method | Notes |
---|---|---|
getaccount |
getaddressinfo |
getaddressinfo returns a json object with address information instead of just the name of the account as a string. |
getaccountaddress |
n/a | There is no replacement for getaccountaddress since labels do not have an associated receive address. |
getaddressesbyaccount |
getaddressesbylabel |
getaddressesbylabel returns a json object with the addresses as keys, instead of a list of strings. |
getreceivedbyaccount |
getreceivedbylabel |
no change in behavior |
listaccounts |
listlabels |
listlabels does not return a balance or accept minconf and watchonly arguments. |
listreceivedbyaccount |
listreceivedbylabel |
Both methods return new label fields, along with account fields for backward compatibility. |
move |
n/a | no replacement |
sendfrom |
n/a | no replacement |
setaccount |
setlabel |
Both methods now:
|
Changed Method | Notes |
---|---|
addmultisigaddress |
Renamed account named parameter to label . Still accepts account for backward compatibility if running with '-deprecatedrpc=accounts'. |
getnewaddress |
Renamed account named parameter to label . Still accepts account for backward compatibility. if running with '-deprecatedrpc=accounts' |
listunspent |
Returns new label fields. account field will be returned for backward compatibility if running with '-deprecatedrpc=accounts' |
sendmany |
The account named parameter has been renamed to dummy . If provided, the dummy parameter must be set to the empty string, unless running with the -deprecatedrpc=accounts argument (in which case functionality is unchanged). |
listtransactions |
The account named parameter has been renamed to dummy . If provided, the dummy parameter must be set to the string * , unless running with the -deprecatedrpc=accounts argument (in which case functionality is unchanged). |
getbalance |
account , minconf and include_watchonly parameters are deprecated, and can only be used if running with '-deprecatedrpc=accounts' |