[rpc] Descriptions: Textual consistency fixes

'Must be one of' should always end in a ':'

'hex encoded' is now always 'hex-encoded'

Remove redundant '(defaults to CONSERVATIVE)' text from estimatesmartfee

Consistent spacing for options '( verbose )' and '( verbosity )'

'BIP125 replaceable' is now always 'BIP125-replaceable'

JSON-RPC example is now always 'As a JSON-RPC call'

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static UniValue getbestblockhash(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "getbestblockhash\n"
             "\nReturns the hash of the best (tip) block in the longest blockchain.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
-            "\"hex\"      (string) the block hash hex encoded\n"
+            "\"hex\"      (string) the block hash, hex-encoded\n"
             "\nExamples:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("getbestblockhash", "")
             + HelpExampleRpc("getbestblockhash", "")
@@ -509,17 +509,17 @@ static UniValue getmempoolancestors(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 {
     if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "getmempoolancestors txid (verbose)\n"
+            "getmempoolancestors txid ( verbose )\n"
             "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool ancestors.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
             "1. \"txid\"                 (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
             "2. verbose                  (boolean, optional, default=false) True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose=false):\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose = false):\n"
             "[                       (json array of strings)\n"
             "  \"transactionid\"           (string) The transaction id of an in-mempool ancestor transaction\n"
             "  ,...\n"
             "]\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose=true):\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
             "{                           (json object)\n"
             "  \"transactionid\" : {       (json object)\n"
             + EntryDescriptionString()
@@ -573,17 +573,17 @@ static UniValue getmempooldescendants(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 {
     if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() < 1 || request.params.size() > 2) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "getmempooldescendants txid (verbose)\n"
+            "getmempooldescendants txid ( verbose )\n"
             "\nIf txid is in the mempool, returns all in-mempool descendants.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
             "1. \"txid\"                 (string, required) The transaction id (must be in mempool)\n"
             "2. verbose                  (boolean, optional, default=false) True for a json object, false for array of transaction ids\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose=false):\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose = false):\n"
             "[                       (json array of strings)\n"
             "  \"transactionid\"           (string) The transaction id of an in-mempool descendant transaction\n"
             "  ,...\n"
             "]\n"
-            "\nResult (for verbose=true):\n"
+            "\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
             "{                           (json object)\n"
             "  \"transactionid\" : {       (json object)\n"
             + EntryDescriptionString()
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ static UniValue getblockheader(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about blockheader <hash>.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
             "1. \"hash\"          (string, required) The block hash\n"
-            "2. verbose           (boolean, optional, default=true) true for a json object, false for the hex encoded data\n"
+            "2. verbose           (boolean, optional, default=true) true for a json object, false for the hex-encoded data\n"
             "\nResult (for verbose = true):\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"hash\" : \"hash\",     (string) the block hash (same as provided)\n"
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static UniValue getblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block <hash> and information about each transaction. \n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
             "1. \"blockhash\"          (string, required) The block hash\n"
-            "2. verbosity              (numeric, optional, default=1) 0 for hex encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data\n"
+            "2. verbosity              (numeric, optional, default=1) 0 for hex-encoded data, 1 for a json object, and 2 for json object with transaction data\n"
             "\nResult (for verbosity = 0):\n"
             "\"data\"             (string) A string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block 'hash'.\n"
             "\nResult (for verbosity = 1):\n"
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ UniValue gettxout(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             + HelpExampleCli("listunspent", "") +
             "\nView the details\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("gettxout", "\"txid\" 1") +
-            "\nAs a json rpc call\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("gettxout", "\"txid\", 1")
         );
 

src/rpc/mining.cpp

@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ static UniValue estimatesmartfee(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "                   higher feerate and is more likely to be sufficient for the desired\n"
             "                   target, but is not as responsive to short term drops in the\n"
             "                   prevailing fee market.  Must be one of:\n"
-            "       \"UNSET\" (defaults to CONSERVATIVE)\n"
+            "       \"UNSET\"\n"
             "       \"ECONOMICAL\"\n"
             "       \"CONSERVATIVE\"\n"
             "\nResult:\n"

src/rpc/misc.cpp

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "{\n"
             "  \"isvalid\" : true|false,       (boolean) If the address is valid or not. If not, this is the only property returned.\n"
             "  \"address\" : \"address\",        (string) The bitcoin address validated\n"
-            "  \"scriptPubKey\" : \"hex\",       (string) The hex encoded scriptPubKey generated by the address\n"
+            "  \"scriptPubKey\" : \"hex\",       (string) The hex-encoded scriptPubKey generated by the address\n"
             "  \"isscript\" : true|false,      (boolean) If the key is a script\n"
             "  \"iswitness\" : true|false,     (boolean) If the address is a witness address\n"
             "  \"witness_version\" : version   (numeric, optional) The version number of the witness program\n"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static UniValue createmultisig(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "\nExamples:\n"
             "\nCreate a multisig address from 2 public keys\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("createmultisig", "2 \"[\\\"03789ed0bb717d88f7d321a368d905e7430207ebbd82bd342cf11ae157a7ace5fd\\\",\\\"03dbc6764b8884a92e871274b87583e6d5c2a58819473e17e107ef3f6aa5a61626\\\"]\"") +
-            "\nAs a json rpc call\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("createmultisig", "2, \"[\\\"03789ed0bb717d88f7d321a368d905e7430207ebbd82bd342cf11ae157a7ace5fd\\\",\\\"03dbc6764b8884a92e871274b87583e6d5c2a58819473e17e107ef3f6aa5a61626\\\"]\"")
         ;
         throw std::runtime_error(msg);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static UniValue verifymessage(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             + HelpExampleCli("signmessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"my message\"") +
             "\nVerify the signature\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nAs json rpc\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\", \"signature\", \"my message\"")
         );
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static UniValue signmessagewithprivkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             + HelpExampleCli("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\" \"my message\"") +
             "\nVerify the signature\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nAs json rpc\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("signmessagewithprivkey", "\"privkey\", \"my message\"")
         );
 

src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp

@@ -466,13 +466,13 @@ static UniValue createrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "      \"address\": x.xxx,    (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key (string) is the bitcoin address, the value (float or string) is the amount in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "\n"
             "    },\n"
             "    {\n"
-            "      \"data\": \"hex\"        (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key must be \"data\", the value is hex encoded data\n"
+            "      \"data\": \"hex\"        (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key must be \"data\", the value is hex-encoded data\n"
             "    }\n"
             "    ,...                     More key-value pairs of the above form. For compatibility reasons, a dictionary, which holds the key-value pairs directly, is also\n"
             "                             accepted as second parameter.\n"
             "   ]\n"
             "3. locktime                  (numeric, optional, default=0) Raw locktime. Non-0 value also locktime-activates inputs\n"
-            "4. replaceable               (boolean, optional, default=false) Marks this transaction as BIP125 replaceable.\n"
+            "4. replaceable               (boolean, optional, default=false) Marks this transaction as BIP125-replaceable.\n"
             "                             Allows this transaction to be replaced by a transaction with higher fees. If provided, it is an error if explicit sequence numbers are incompatible.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "\"transaction\"              (string) hex string of the transaction\n"
@@ -581,11 +581,11 @@ static UniValue decodescript(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "decodescript \"hexstring\"\n"
             "\nDecode a hex-encoded script.\n"
             "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"hexstring\"     (string) the hex encoded script\n"
+            "1. \"hexstring\"     (string) the hex-encoded script\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"asm\":\"asm\",   (string) Script public key\n"
-            "  \"hex\":\"hex\",   (string) hex encoded public key\n"
+            "  \"hex\":\"hex\",   (string) hex-encoded public key\n"
             "  \"type\":\"type\", (string) The output type\n"
             "  \"reqSigs\": n,    (numeric) The required signatures\n"
             "  \"addresses\": [   (json array of string)\n"
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static UniValue signrawtransactionwithkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "       }\n"
             "       ,...\n"
             "    ]\n"
-            "4. \"sighashtype\"                    (string, optional, default=ALL) The signature hash type. Must be one of\n"
+            "4. \"sighashtype\"                    (string, optional, default=ALL) The signature hash type. Must be one of:\n"
             "       \"ALL\"\n"
             "       \"NONE\"\n"
             "       \"SINGLE\"\n"
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ static UniValue sendrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             + HelpExampleCli("signrawtransactionwithwallet", "\"myhex\"") +
             "\nSend the transaction (signed hex)\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("sendrawtransaction", "\"signedhex\"") +
-            "\nAs a json rpc call\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("sendrawtransaction", "\"signedhex\"")
         );
 
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ static UniValue testmempoolaccept(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             + HelpExampleCli("signrawtransactionwithwallet", "\"myhex\"") +
             "\nTest acceptance of the transaction (signed hex)\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("testmempoolaccept", "\"signedhex\"") +
-            "\nAs a json rpc call\n"
+            "\nAs a JSON-RPC call\n"
             + HelpExampleRpc("testmempoolaccept", "[\"signedhex\"]")
             // clang-format on
             );
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ UniValue createpsbt(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                             "      \"address\": x.xxx,    (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key (string) is the bitcoin address, the value (float or string) is the amount in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "\n"
                             "    },\n"
                             "    {\n"
-                            "      \"data\": \"hex\"        (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key must be \"data\", the value is hex encoded data\n"
+                            "      \"data\": \"hex\"        (obj, optional) A key-value pair. The key must be \"data\", the value is hex-encoded data\n"
                             "    }\n"
                             "    ,...                     More key-value pairs of the above form. For compatibility reasons, a dictionary, which holds the key-value pairs directly, is also\n"
                             "                             accepted as second parameter.\n"