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Informational 15 Bitcoin

Kernel: Add functions for working with outpoints

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What the developer wrote

Authored by TheCharlatan

78/100 · Adequate
Kernel: Add functions for working with outpoints

This introduces the transaction outpoint, input and id types. This now
allows a user to retrieve a transaction output from a prior transaction
that a transaction outpoint is pointing to by either scanning through
all available transactions, or maintaining a data structure for lookups.

This is exercised in the tests by verifying the script of every
transaction in the test chain.
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds new public programming interfaces (APIs) to the Bitcoin Core 'kernel' library so that developers can inspect transaction inputs, outpoints, and transaction IDs. It is a feature addition, not a fix for a security bug. The code does not change consensus rules, network behavior, or wallet handling. The new functions are covered by tests that verify they work correctly.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal feature/API expansion. Reviewers may want to confirm the lifetime/ownership documentation for returned const pointers is accurate and that the new wrappers follow the existing Handle/View patterns consistently.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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