Support explicit change outputs

Setting the `is_change` flag on an addressee when creating a transaction
routes all change to that output. The default behaviour is to generate a
change address for the wallet. Only one explicit change address per
asset is allowed. If an explicit change address is specified for a given
asset it follows that there will not be a generated change address for
that asset.

The tx output in the transaction json corresponding to the explicit
change output will be flagged with `is_change`, just like a generated
change address output, however the `change_index` will be set to -1.
IOW `change_index` should be interpreted as the index of the generated
(implied) change output, if there is one.

Author: jkauffman1

src/ga_tx.cpp

@@ -589,15 +589,28 @@ namespace sdk {
                 // Add all outputs and compute the total amount of satoshi to be sent
                 amount required_total{ 0 };
 
+                uint32_t explicit_change_index = NO_CHANGE_INDEX;
                 if (num_addressees) {
+                    size_t addressee_index = 0;
                     for (auto& addressee : *addressees_p) {
                         const auto addressee_asset_id = asset_id_from_json(net_params, addressee);
                         if (addressee_asset_id == asset_id) {
-                            required_total += add_tx_addressee(session, net_params, result, tx, addressee);
+                            const auto amount = add_tx_addressee(session, net_params, result, tx, addressee);
+                            if (!json_get_value(addressee, "is_change", false)) {
+                                required_total += amount;
+                            } else {
+                                if (explicit_change_index != NO_CHANGE_INDEX) {
+                                    set_tx_error(result, "Only one explicit change addressee allowed");
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                explicit_change_index = addressee_index;
+                            }
                             reordered_addressees.push_back(addressee);
                         }
+                        ++addressee_index;
                     }
                 }
+                result["change_type"][asset_id] = explicit_change_index == NO_CHANGE_INDEX ? "generated" : "explicit";
 
                 // TODO: filter per asset or assume always single asset
                 if (manual_selection) {
@@ -734,11 +747,7 @@ namespace sdk {
                             // so compute what we can send (everything minus the
                             // fee) and exit the loop
                             required_total = available_total - fee;
-                            if (is_liquid) {
-                                set_tx_output_commitment(tx, 0, asset_id, required_total.value());
-                            } else {
-                                tx->outputs[0].satoshi = required_total.value();
-                            }
+                            set_tx_output_value(net_params, tx, 0, asset_id, required_total.value());
                             if (num_addressees == 1u) {
                                 addressees_p->at(0)["satoshi"] = required_total.value();
                             }
@@ -794,17 +803,30 @@ namespace sdk {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    // We have more than the dust amount of change. Add a change
-                    // output to collect it, then loop again in case the amount
-                    // this increases the fee by requires more UTXOs.
-                    const auto change_address = result.at("change_address").at(asset_id).at("address");
-                    add_tx_output(net_params, result, tx, change_address, is_liquid ? 1 : 0, asset_id);
-                    have_change_output = true;
-                    change_index = tx->num_outputs - 1;
-                    if (is_liquid && include_fee) {
-                        std::swap(tx->outputs[fee_index], tx->outputs[change_index]);
-                        std::swap(fee_index, change_index);
+                    // We have more than the dust amount of change. First look for an explicit change
+                    // output in the addressees and if present send the change there
+                    amount::value_type change_amount = (total - required_total - fee).value();
+
+                    if (explicit_change_index == NO_CHANGE_INDEX) {
+                        // No explicit change output specified, add a change output using the generated change
+                        // address
+                        add_tx_output(net_params, result, tx, result.at("change_address").at(asset_id).at("address"),
+                            is_liquid ? 1 : 0, asset_id == "btc" ? std::string{} : asset_id);
+                        have_change_output = true;
+                        change_index = tx->num_outputs - 1;
+                        if (is_liquid && include_fee) {
+                            std::swap(tx->outputs[fee_index], tx->outputs[change_index]);
+                            std::swap(fee_index, change_index);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // Use explicit change output
+                        set_tx_output_value(net_params, tx, explicit_change_index, asset_id, change_amount);
+                        auto addressees = *addressees_p;
+                        addressees[explicit_change_index]["satoshi"] = change_amount;
+                        change_index = explicit_change_index;
+                        have_change_output = true;
                     }
+
                     result["have_change"][asset_id] = have_change_output;
                     result["change_index"][asset_id] = change_index;
                 }
@@ -826,11 +848,13 @@ namespace sdk {
                         } else {
                             auto& change_output = tx->outputs[change_index];
                             change_output.satoshi = change_amount;
-                            const uint32_t new_change_index = get_uniform_uint32_t(tx->num_outputs);
-                            // Randomize change output
-                            if (change_index != new_change_index) {
-                                std::swap(tx->outputs[new_change_index], change_output);
-                                change_index = new_change_index;
+                            if (explicit_change_index == NO_CHANGE_INDEX) {
+                                // Randomize change output for non-explicit change
+                                const uint32_t new_change_index = get_uniform_uint32_t(tx->num_outputs);
+                                if (change_index != new_change_index) {
+                                    std::swap(tx->outputs[new_change_index], change_output);
+                                    change_index = new_change_index;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }

src/transaction_utils.cpp

@@ -408,9 +408,11 @@ namespace sdk {
         }
 
         // Transactions with outputs below the dust threshold (except OP_RETURN)
-        // are not relayed by network nodes
-        if (!result.value("send_all", false) && satoshi.value() < session.get_dust_threshold()) {
-            set_tx_error(result, res::id_invalid_amount);
+        // are not relayed by network nodes. send_all and explicit change outputs
+        // have amounts set to zero because they are calculated
+        if (!result.value("send_all", false) && !json_get_value(addressee, "is_change", false)
+            && satoshi.value() < session.get_dust_threshold()) {
+            result["error"] = res::id_invalid_amount;
         }
 
         amount::strip_non_satoshi_keys(addressee);
@@ -420,6 +422,17 @@ namespace sdk {
             net_params, result, tx, address, satoshi.value(), asset_id_from_json(net_params, addressee));
     }
 
+    void set_tx_output_value(const network_parameters& net_params, wally_tx_ptr& tx, uint32_t index,
+        const std::string& asset_id, amount::value_type satoshi)
+    {
+        const bool is_liquid = net_params.is_liquid();
+        if (is_liquid) {
+            set_tx_output_commitment(tx, index, asset_id, satoshi);
+        } else {
+            tx->outputs[index].satoshi = satoshi;
+        }
+    }
+
     void update_tx_size_info(const wally_tx_ptr& tx, nlohmann::json& result)
     {
         const bool valid = tx->num_inputs != 0u && tx->num_outputs != 0u;
@@ -491,6 +504,8 @@ namespace sdk {
                     : false;
                 const uint32_t change_index
                     = have_change ? result.at("change_index").at(asset_id).get<uint32_t>() : NO_CHANGE_INDEX;
+                const bool explicit_change
+                    = have_change ? result.at("change_type").at(asset_id).get<std::string>() == "explicit" : false;
 
                 amount::value_type satoshi = o.satoshi;
                 if (is_liquid) {
@@ -511,10 +526,11 @@ namespace sdk {
                     }
                 };
 
+
                 if (is_fee) {
                     // Nothing to do
-                } else if (i == change_index) {
-                    // Insert our change meta-data for the change output
+                } else if (i == change_index && !explicit_change) {
+                    // Insert our change meta-data for the generated (non-explicit) change output
                     const auto& change_address = result.at("change_address").at(asset_id);
                     output.insert(change_address.begin(), change_address.end());
                     if (is_liquid) {
@@ -527,6 +543,11 @@ namespace sdk {
                     if (is_liquid) {
                         output["public_key"] = blinding_key_from_addr(address);
                     }
+                    if (i == change_index && explicit_change) {
+                        // This is an explicit change output (as opposed to one generated by the gdk)
+                        // Mark with 'is_change'
+                        output["is_change"] = true;
+                    }
                     ++addressee_index;
                 }
 

src/transaction_utils.hpp

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ namespace sdk {
     amount add_tx_addressee(ga_session& session, const network_parameters& net_params, nlohmann::json& result,
         wally_tx_ptr& tx, nlohmann::json& addressee);
 
+    void set_tx_output_value(const network_parameters& net_params, wally_tx_ptr& tx, uint32_t index,
+        const std::string& asset_id, amount::value_type satoshi);
+
     vbf_t generate_final_vbf(byte_span_t input_abfs, byte_span_t input_vbfs, uint64_span_t input_values,
         const std::vector<abf_t>& output_abfs, const std::vector<vbf_t>& output_vbfs, uint32_t num_inputs);