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test: Add TestNode ipcbind option

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Authored by Ryan Ofsky

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test: Add TestNode ipcbind option

With this change, tests can specify `self.extra_init = [{ipcbind: True}]` to
start a node listening on an IPC socket, instead of needing to choose which
node binary to invoke and what `self.extra_args=[["-ipcbind=..."]]` value to
pass to it.

The eliminates boilerplate code #30437 (interface_ipc_mining.py), #32297
(interface_ipc_cli.py), and #33201 (interface_ipc.py) previously needed in
their test setup.
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes the Bitcoin Core test framework. It adds a convenience option so automated tests can more easily start a test node with inter-process communication (IPC) enabled. It does not change the production Bitcoin Core software that users run, and there is no indication it fixes or introduces a security problem.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal test-framework maintenance.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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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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