ping: no longer a dev_ command.

Fixes: #1407
Suggested-by: conanoc@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 - Documentation: Added CHANGELOG.md
 - JSON API: `getinfo` has new fields `alias` and `color`.
 - JSON API: `listpeers` has new fields `global_features` and `local_features`.
-- JSON API:`listnodes` has new field `global_features`.
+- JSON API: `listnodes` has new field `global_features`.
+- JSON API: `ping` command to send a ping to a connected peer.
 - Protocol: gossipd now deliberately delays spamming with `channel_update`.
 - Config: `--conf` option to set config file.
 - JSON API: Added description to invoices and payments (#1740).

contrib/pylightning/lightning/lightning.py

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
         }
         return self.call("dev-reenable-commit", payload)
 
-    def dev_ping(self, peer_id, length, pongbytes):
+    def ping(self, peer_id, length=128, pongbytes=128):
         """
         Send {peer_id} a ping of length {len} asking for {pongbytes}"
         """
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
             "len": length,
             "pongbytes": pongbytes
         }
-        return self.call("dev-ping", payload)
+        return self.call("ping", payload)
 
     def dev_memdump(self):
         """

lightningd/Makefile

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ LIGHTNINGD_SRC :=				\
 
 # Source files without corresponding headers
 LIGHTNINGD_SRC_NOHDR :=				\
-	lightningd/dev_ping.c			\
+	lightningd/ping.c			\
 	lightningd/memdump.c
 
 LIGHTNINGD_OBJS := $(LIGHTNINGD_SRC:.c=.o) $(LIGHTNINGD_SRC_NOHDR:.c=.o)

lightningd/dev_ping.c → lightningd/ping.c

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static void ping_reply(struct subd *subd, const u8 *msg, const int *fds UNUSED,
 	}
 }
 
-static void json_dev_ping(struct command *cmd,
+static void json_ping(struct command *cmd,
-			  const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *params)
+		      const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *params)
 {
 	u8 *msg;
 	unsigned int len, pongbytes;
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ static void json_dev_ping(struct command *cmd,
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
 		   p_req("id", json_tok_pubkey, &id),
-		   p_req("len", json_tok_number, &len),
+		   p_opt_def("len", json_tok_number, &len, 128),
-		   p_req("pongbytes", json_tok_number, &pongbytes),
+		   p_opt_def("pongbytes", json_tok_number, &pongbytes, 128),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ static void json_dev_ping(struct command *cmd,
 	command_still_pending(cmd);
 }
 
-static const struct json_command dev_ping_command = {
+static const struct json_command ping_command = {
-	"dev-ping",
+	"ping",
-	json_dev_ping,
+	json_ping,
-	"Send {peerid} a ping of length {len} asking for {pongbytes}"
+	"Send {peerid} a ping of length {len} (default 128) asking for {pongbytes} (default 128)"
 };
-AUTODATA(json_command, &dev_ping_command);
+AUTODATA(json_command, &ping_command);

tests/test_misc.py

@@ -110,30 +110,30 @@ def test_ping(node_factory):
 
     def ping_tests(l1, l2):
         # 0-byte pong gives just type + length field.
-        ret = l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 0, 0)
+        ret = l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 0, 0)
         assert ret['totlen'] == 4
 
         # 1000-byte ping, 0-byte pong.
-        ret = l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 0)
+        ret = l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 0)
         assert ret['totlen'] == 4
 
         # 1000 byte pong.
-        ret = l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 1000)
+        ret = l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 1000)
         assert ret['totlen'] == 1004
 
         # Maximum length pong.
-        ret = l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 65531)
+        ret = l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, 65531)
         assert ret['totlen'] == 65535
 
         # Overlength -> no reply.
         for s in range(65532, 65536):
-            ret = l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, s)
+            ret = l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 1000, s)
             assert ret['totlen'] == 0
 
         # 65535 - type(2 bytes) - num_pong_bytes(2 bytes) - byteslen(2 bytes)
         # = 65529 max.
         with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'oversize ping'):
-            l1.rpc.dev_ping(l2.info['id'], 65530, 1)
+            l1.rpc.ping(l2.info['id'], 65530, 1)
 
     # Test gossip pinging.
     ping_tests(l1, l2)