0.3.18 Bug Report on "getreceivedbyaccount" display

[The Madhatter]

Hey,

Looks like the "getreceivedbyaccount" rpc display is broken on 0.3.18.

# ~/bin/bitcoind getnewaddress
1Fs5rqB2sXZ3kax1r3HfuYpK2ksSxLYJT8

* Does a 0.01 BTC spend from another computer to 1Fs5rqB2sXZ3kax1r3HfuYpK2ksSxLYJT8 *

(BBE: http://blockexplorer.com/a/7BMcTdZkY3)

# ~/bin/bitcoind getreceivedbyaccount 1Fs5rqB2sXZ3kax1r3HfuYpK2ksSxLYJT8 0
0.00000000

* Trying some PHP code to talk to the JSON-RPC directly *

# cat test.php
<?
  require "config.inc.php";
  require "functions.inc.php";

  $bitcoin=bitcoin_api_call("getamountreceived",array("1Fs5rqB2sXZ3kax1r3HfuYpK2ksSxLYJT8",0)); //0 confirmations. I've also tried 1+
  print_r($bitcoin);
?>
# php test.php
stdClass Object
(
    [result] => 0.01
    [error] =>
    [id] => 1
)

So I see the 0.01 BTC on my php client, but not on the command line. Yes, "getinfo" and other commands work. Yes, I have proper "allowrpc" command line options. Yes, I've tried waiting for confirmations. I get the exact same result.

Seems to be a problem with the display when you use the bitcoind as a client?? Can anyone confirm that they have the same problem?

OS: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p8/amd64

Thanks.

[theymos]

You should be using getreceivedbyaddress rather than getreceivedbyaccount. You didn't assign that address to any account.

[Gavin Andresen]

You should be using getreceivedbyaddress rather than getreceivedbyaccount. You didn't assign that address to any account.

What theymos said.  You're asking for the balance of the account named '1Fs5rqB2sXZ3kax1r3HfuYpK2ksSxLYJT8', and there is no such account.

Whether bitcoin should return an error (instead of 0) if you ask for the balance of a non-existant account is debatable...

[davout]

Whether bitcoin should return an error (instead of 0) if you ask for the balance of a non-existant account is debatable...

I vote for "it should", 0 should be the answer for when an account balance is actually zero

[The Madhatter]

You should be using getreceivedbyaddress rather than getreceivedbyaccount. You didn't assign that address to any account.

What is the difference between an address and an account? Are they not the same thing? In version 0.3.13 they seem to perform the same function.

[theymos]

What is the difference between an address and an account? Are they not the same thing? In version 0.3.13 they seem to perform the same function.

"Label" was renamed to "account" recently. Addresses are grouped into accounts.

Lots of people have been confusing "address" and "account". The name should be changed to something more clear.

[The Madhatter]

Ahh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up.