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Informational 19 Bitcoin

bcli: convert `getrawblockbyheight` to synchronous execution

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What the developer wrote

Authored by dovgopoly

73/100 · Adequate
bcli: convert `getrawblockbyheight` to synchronous execution

Also rename command_err_badjson to generic command_err helper, since error messages aren't always about bad JSON (e.g., "command failed" for non-zero exit).
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit rewrites one internal plugin function so it calls the Bitcoin backend in a straightforward, step-by-step (synchronous) style instead of a chain of callbacks. It also renames an internal error helper so it can print 'command failed' when the backend returns a non-zero exit code, not only 'bad JSON'. The change is mostly a refactor; it does not obviously fix or introduce a security vulnerability on its own.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal code-quality / maintainability review. Verify that the synchronous loop cannot block the plugin's event loop indefinitely and that error paths free allocated resources correctly. No immediate security response is indicated by the diff alone.

Security signals we found

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Refactor of backend command execution and error reporting

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Introduction of synchronous retry loop with `sleep(1)` and timeout

03

Peer-assisted block retrieval via `getblockfrompeer`

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Renaming of error helper to support non-JSON error messages

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 3/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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