'save_bc' command for requesting blockchain saving remotely

src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp

@@ -275,6 +275,18 @@ namespace cryptonote
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  bool core_rpc_server::on_save_bc(const COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::response& res, connection_context& cntx)
+  {
+    CHECK_CORE_READY();
+    if( !m_core.get_blockchain_storage().store_blockchain() )
+    {
+      res.status = "Error while storing blockhain";
+      return true;
+    }
+    res.status = CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK;
+    return true;
+  }
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool core_rpc_server::on_getblockcount(const COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT::response& res, connection_context& cntx)
   {
     CHECK_CORE_READY();

src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       MAP_URI_AUTO_JON2("/sendrawtransaction", on_send_raw_tx, COMMAND_RPC_SEND_RAW_TX)
       MAP_URI_AUTO_JON2("/start_mining", on_start_mining, COMMAND_RPC_START_MINING)
       MAP_URI_AUTO_JON2("/stop_mining", on_stop_mining, COMMAND_RPC_STOP_MINING)
+      MAP_URI_AUTO_JON2("/save_bc", on_save_bc, COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC)
       MAP_URI_AUTO_JON2("/getinfo", on_get_info, COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO)
       BEGIN_JSON_RPC_MAP("/json_rpc")
         MAP_JON_RPC("getblockcount",             on_getblockcount,              COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT)
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool on_stop_mining(const COMMAND_RPC_STOP_MINING::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_STOP_MINING::response& res, connection_context& cntx);
     bool on_get_random_outs(const COMMAND_RPC_GET_RANDOM_OUTPUTS_FOR_AMOUNTS::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GET_RANDOM_OUTPUTS_FOR_AMOUNTS::response& res, connection_context& cntx);        
     bool on_get_info(const COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::response& res, connection_context& cntx);        
+    bool on_save_bc(const COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::response& res, connection_context& cntx);
 
     //json_rpc
     bool on_getblockcount(const COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT::response& res, connection_context& cntx);

src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h

@@ -260,7 +260,27 @@ namespace cryptonote
     };
   };
 
+  //-----------------------------------------------
+  struct COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC
+  {
+    struct request
+    {
+
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
 
+
+    struct response
+    {
+      std::string status;
+
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+        KV_SERIALIZE(status)
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
+  };
+
   //
   struct COMMAND_RPC_GETBLOCKCOUNT
   {

src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp

@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ simple_wallet::simple_wallet()
 {
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("start_mining", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::start_mining, this, _1), "start_mining [<number_of_threads>] - Start mining in daemon");
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("stop_mining", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::stop_mining, this, _1), "Stop mining in daemon");
+  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("save_bc", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::save_bc, this, _1), "Save current blockchain data");
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("refresh", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::refresh, this, _1), "Resynchronize transactions and balance");
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("balance", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::show_balance, this, _1), "Show current wallet balance");
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("incoming_transfers", boost::bind(&simple_wallet::show_incoming_transfers, this, _1), "incoming_transfers [available|unavailable] - Show incoming transfers - all of them or filter them by availability");
@@ -491,6 +492,22 @@ bool simple_wallet::stop_mining(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
   return true;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool simple_wallet::save_bc(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
+{
+  if (!try_connect_to_daemon())
+    return true;
+
+  COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::request req;
+  COMMAND_RPC_SAVE_BC::response res;
+  bool r = net_utils::invoke_http_json_remote_command2(m_daemon_address + "/save_bc", req, res, m_http_client);
+  std::string err = interpret_rpc_response(r, res.status);
+  if (err.empty())
+    success_msg_writer() << "Blockchain saved";
+  else
+    fail_msg_writer() << "Blockchain can't be saved: " << err;
+  return true;
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void simple_wallet::on_new_block(uint64_t height, const cryptonote::block& block)
 {
   m_refresh_progress_reporter.update(height, false);

src/simplewallet/simplewallet.h

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool help(const std::vector<std::string> &args = std::vector<std::string>());
     bool start_mining(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     bool stop_mining(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
+    bool save_bc(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool refresh(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
     bool show_balance(const std::vector<std::string> &args = std::vector<std::string>());
     bool show_incoming_transfers(const std::vector<std::string> &args);