test: add option to speed up tx relay/mempool sync

when `self.noban_tx_relay=True`, the following flag
`-whitelist=noban,in,out@127.0.0.1`is added to `extra_args`
to speed up tx relay/mempool sync.

test/functional/feature_cltv.py

@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ CLTV_HEIGHT = 111
 class BIP65Test(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
             f'-testactivationheight=cltv@{CLTV_HEIGHT}',
-            '-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1',
             '-par=1',  # Use only one script thread to get the exact reject reason for testing
             '-acceptnonstdtxn=1',  # cltv_invalidate is nonstandard
         ]]

test/functional/feature_csv_activation.py

@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ class BIP68_112_113Test(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
-            '-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1',
             f'-testactivationheight=csv@{CSV_ACTIVATION_HEIGHT}',
             '-par=1',  # Use only one script thread to get the exact reject reason for testing
         ]]

test/functional/feature_dersig.py

@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ DERSIG_HEIGHT = 102
 class BIP66Test(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
             f'-testactivationheight=dersig@{DERSIG_HEIGHT}',
-            '-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1',
             '-par=1',  # Use only one script thread to get the exact log msg for testing
         ]]
         self.setup_clean_chain = True

test/functional/feature_fee_estimation.py

@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ def make_tx(wallet, utxo, feerate):
 class EstimateFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 3
-        # Force fSendTrickle to true (via whitelist.noban)
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"],
+            [],
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-blockmaxweight=68000"],
+            ["-blockmaxweight=68000"],
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-blockmaxweight=32000"],
+            ["-blockmaxweight=32000"],
         ]
 
     def setup_network(self):

test/functional/interface_rest.py

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class RESTTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.extra_args = [["-rest", "-blockfilterindex=1"], []]
         # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
         self.supports_cli = False
 
     def test_rest_request(

test/functional/interface_zmq.py

@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ class ZMQTestSetupBlock:
 class ZMQTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
-        # This test isn't testing txn relay/timing, so set whitelist on the
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        # peers for instant txn relay. This speeds up the test run time 2-3x.
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes
         self.zmq_port_base = p2p_port(self.num_nodes + 1)
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
@@ -138,8 +137,7 @@ class ZMQTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
                 socket.setsockopt(zmq.IPV6, 1)
             subscribers.append(ZMQSubscriber(socket, topic.encode()))
 
-        self.restart_node(0, [f"-zmqpub{topic}={address}" for topic, address in services] +
+        self.restart_node(0, [f"-zmqpub{topic}={address}" for topic, address in services])
-                             self.extra_args[0])
 
         for i, sub in enumerate(subscribers):
             sub.socket.connect(services[i][1])

test/functional/mempool_packages.py

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ assert CUSTOM_DESCENDANT_LIMIT >= CUSTOM_ANCESTOR_LIMIT
 class MempoolPackagesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
             [
                 "-maxorphantx=1000",
-                "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1",  # immediate tx relay
             ],
             [
                 "-maxorphantx=1000",

test/functional/p2p_feefilter.py

@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ class TestP2PConn(P2PInterface):
 class FeeFilterTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         # We lower the various required feerates for this test
         # to catch a corner-case where feefilter used to slightly undercut
         # mempool and wallet feerate calculation based on GetFee
         # rounding down 3 places, leading to stranded transactions.
         # See issue #16499
-        # grant noban permission to all peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
         self.extra_args = [[
             "-minrelaytxfee=0.00000100",
-            "-mintxfee=0.00000100",
+            "-mintxfee=0.00000100"
-            "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1",
         ]] * self.num_nodes
 
     def run_test(self):

test/functional/p2p_filter.py

@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ class P2PBloomFilter(P2PInterface):
 class FilterTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
             '-peerbloomfilters',
-            '-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1',  # immediate tx relay
         ]]
 
     def generatetoscriptpubkey(self, scriptpubkey):

test/functional/p2p_invalid_block.py

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class InvalidBlockRequestTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]]
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
 
     def run_test(self):
         # Add p2p connection to node0

test/functional/p2p_segwit.py

@@ -213,9 +213,11 @@ class SegWitTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         # This test tests SegWit both pre and post-activation, so use the normal BIP9 activation.
         self.extra_args = [
-            ["-acceptnonstdtxn=1", f"-testactivationheight=segwit@{SEGWIT_HEIGHT}", "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-par=1"],
+            ["-acceptnonstdtxn=1", f"-testactivationheight=segwit@{SEGWIT_HEIGHT}", "-par=1"],
             ["-acceptnonstdtxn=0", f"-testactivationheight=segwit@{SEGWIT_HEIGHT}"],
         ]
         self.supports_cli = False

test/functional/rpc_packages.py

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class RPCPackagesTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] # noban speeds up tx relay
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
 
     def assert_testres_equal(self, package_hex, testres_expected):
         """Shuffle package_hex and assert that the testmempoolaccept result matches testres_expected. This should only

test/functional/rpc_rawtransaction.py

@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             ["-txindex"],
             ["-fastprune", "-prune=1"],
         ]
-        # whitelist all peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
         self.supports_cli = False
 
     def setup_network(self):

test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         """Sets test framework defaults. Do not override this method. Instead, override the set_test_params() method"""
         self.chain: str = 'regtest'
         self.setup_clean_chain: bool = False
+        self.noban_tx_relay: bool = False
         self.nodes: list[TestNode] = []
         self.extra_args = None
         self.network_thread = None
@@ -494,6 +495,10 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             extra_confs = [[]] * num_nodes
         if extra_args is None:
             extra_args = [[]] * num_nodes
+        # Whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync. Don't use it if testing tx relay or timing.
+        if self.noban_tx_relay:
+            for i in range(len(extra_args)):
+                extra_args[i] = extra_args[i] + ["-whitelist=noban,in,out@127.0.0.1"]
         if versions is None:
             versions = [None] * num_nodes
         if binary is None:

test/functional/wallet_abandonconflict.py

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ class AbandonConflictTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.extra_args = [["-minrelaytxfee=0.00001"], []]
         # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_address_types.py

@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ class AddressTypeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             ["-changetype=p2sh-segwit"],
             [],
         ]
-        # whitelist all peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
         self.supports_cli = False
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):

test/functional/wallet_avoid_mixing_output_types.py

@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ class AddressInputTypeGrouping(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
             [
                 "-addresstype=bech32",
-                "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1",
                 "-txindex",
             ],
             [
                 "-addresstype=p2sh-segwit",
-                "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1",
                 "-txindex",
             ],
         ]

test/functional/wallet_avoidreuse.py

@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ class AvoidReuseTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
-        # This test isn't testing txn relay/timing, so set whitelist on the
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        # peers for instant txn relay. This speeds up the test run time 2-3x.
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_backup.py

@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ class WalletBackupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 4
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
-        # nodes 1, 2,3 are spenders, let's give them a keypool=100
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        # whitelist all peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
+        # nodes 1, 2, 3 are spenders, let's give them a keypool=100
         self.extra_args = [
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-keypool=100"],
+            ["-keypool=100"],
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-keypool=100"],
+            ["-keypool=100"],
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-keypool=100"],
+            ["-keypool=100"],
-            ["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"],
+            [],
         ]
         self.rpc_timeout = 120
 

test/functional/wallet_balance.py

@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ class WalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
             # Limit mempool descendants as a hack to have wallet txs rejected from the mempool.
             # Set walletrejectlongchains=0 so the wallet still creates the transactions.
             ['-limitdescendantcount=3', '-walletrejectlongchains=0'],
             [],
         ]
-        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_basic.py

@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ class WalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 4
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
-            "-dustrelayfee=0", "-walletrejectlongchains=0", "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"
+            "-dustrelayfee=0", "-walletrejectlongchains=0"
         ]] * self.num_nodes
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.supports_cli = False

test/functional/wallet_bumpfee.py

@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ class BumpFeeTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [[
             "-walletrbf={}".format(i),
             "-mintxfee=0.00002",
             "-addresstype=bech32",
-            "-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1",
         ] for i in range(self.num_nodes)]
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):

test/functional/wallet_fundrawtransaction.py

@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ class RawTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 4
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
-        # This test isn't testing tx relay. Set whitelist on the peers for
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        # instant tx relay.
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-        self.extra_args = [['-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1']] * self.num_nodes
         self.rpc_timeout = 90  # to prevent timeouts in `test_transaction_too_large`
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):

test/functional/wallet_groups.py

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.num_nodes = 5
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
             [],
             [],
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ class WalletGroupTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         ]
 
         for args in self.extra_args:
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")   # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
             args.append(f"-paytxfee={20 * 1e3 / 1e8}")  # apply feerate of 20 sats/vB across all nodes
 
         self.rpc_timeout = 480

test/functional/wallet_hd.py

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class WalletHDTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.extra_args = [[], ['-keypool=0']]
         # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
 
         self.supports_cli = False
 

test/functional/wallet_import_rescan.py

@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class ImportRescanTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.num_nodes = 2 + len(IMPORT_NODES)
         self.supports_cli = False
         self.rpc_timeout = 120
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ class ImportRescanTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.import_deterministic_coinbase_privkeys()
         self.stop_nodes()
 
-        self.start_nodes(extra_args=[["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes)
+        self.start_nodes()
         for i in range(1, self.num_nodes):
             self.connect_nodes(i, 0)
 

test/functional/wallet_importdescriptors.py

@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ class ImportDescriptorsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [["-addresstype=legacy"],
                            ["-addresstype=bech32", "-keypool=5"]
                           ]
-        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        for args in self.extra_args:
-            args.append("-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1")
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.wallet_names = []
 

test/functional/wallet_listreceivedby.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ReceivedByTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
         # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_listsinceblock.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ListSinceBlockTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.num_nodes = 4
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1"]] * self.num_nodes
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_listtransactions.py

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class ListTransactionsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 3
-        # This test isn't testing txn relay/timing, so set whitelist on the
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
-        # peers for instant txn relay. This speeds up the test run time 2-3x.
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
-        self.extra_args = [["-whitelist=noban@127.0.0.1", "-walletrbf=0"]] * self.num_nodes
+        self.extra_args = [["-walletrbf=0"]] * self.num_nodes
 
     def skip_test_if_missing_module(self):
         self.skip_if_no_wallet()

test/functional/wallet_send.py

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ class WalletSendTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 2
-        # whitelist all peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        # whitelist peers to speed up tx relay / mempool sync
+        self.noban_tx_relay = True
         self.extra_args = [
-            ["-whitelist=127.0.0.1","-walletrbf=1"],
+            ["-walletrbf=1"],
-            ["-whitelist=127.0.0.1","-walletrbf=1"],
+            ["-walletrbf=1"]
         ]
         getcontext().prec = 8 # Satoshi precision for Decimal