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Summary

Add SQLite wallet storage on Linux, macOS, and Windows while preserving support for existing Berkeley DB (BDB) wallets. New wallets default to SQLite when enabled; existing BDB wallets are never migrated automatically. This changes wallet storage, not consensus or network behavior.

Changes

• Introduce shared database, batch, and cursor interfaces for both backends, preserving transparent, HD, Spark, and BIP47 wallet records.
• Add -walletdbformat=sqlite|bdb for new wallets and report the active format through getwalletinfo and the Qt debug window.
• Add explicit BDB-to-SQLite migration with a retained BDB backup and record verification before replacing the wallet.
• Support SQLite backup, encryption, recovery, and restart through existing wallet operations. SQLite backups use the backup API and never overwrite an existing destination.
• Add SQLite 3.50.4 to depends. SQLite support can be disabled with ENABLE_SQLITE_WALLET=OFF or NO_SQLITE=1; BDB remains required for wallet builds.
• Keep BDB handles open while database cursors are active, preventing background flushing from invalidating them.
• Add database and functional coverage for both backends, migration, backup, encryption, and failure handling.

Migration

After a clean shutdown:

firod -wallet=wallet-bdb.dat -migratewalletdb

Migration retains the original BDB backup and reports its path. Use backupwallet for live SQLite backups rather than copying an active database file.

Platform Requirements

Windows SQLite lifecycle operations require local NTFS and Windows 10 version 1709 or later. Unsupported filesystem operations are rejected. Windows does not provide the same documented atomic-exchange and directory-synchronization guarantees as Linux and macOS.

See doc/sqlite-wallet.md for build options, backup, restoration, and platform details.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added SQLite wallet support alongside Berkeley DB on Linux, macOS, and Windows. New wallets continue to use Berkeley DB unless SQLite is selected; existing wallets are not migrated automatically.
  • Added explicit migration from Berkeley DB to SQLite, retaining a backup of the original wallet.
  • Added wallet database format information to the debug window and wallet details.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved error reporting for wallet backups, encryption, and passphrase changes when database operations fail or have uncertain outcomes.
  • Improved backup and restore handling to preserve file permissions and wallet state. SQLite backups do not overwrite existing files.
  • Improved Spark address creation so database write failures do not add an invalid address.
• Documentation
  • Expanded guidance for wallet backups, restoration, and database migration.
• Tests
  • Added coverage for wallet formats, backups, migration, recovery, and Spark wallet persistence.

Walkthrough

This pull request adds optional SQLite wallet storage alongside Berkeley DB. It adds database abstractions, format selection, migration, platform-specific safeguards, backend-aware wallet operations, and validation coverage.

Changes

SQLite wallet support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Build and platform support .gitattributes, CMakeLists.txt, depends/*, README.md, depends/README.md, doc/*, src/CMakeLists.txt	Build configuration and dependency selection enable SQLite wallet support on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Documentation covers format selection, migration, backup, and restoration.
Database contracts and safeguards src/wallet/database.*, src/wallet/db.h, src/wallet/sqlite.h, src/wallet/macos_wallet_permissions.h, src/wallet/win32_file_lifecycle.h	Backend-neutral database contracts and lifecycle interfaces are added. Database path checks, migration-directory validation, and platform-specific permission and file handling are added.
Wallet ownership and migration src/wallet/wallet.*, src/wallet/walletdb.*, src/wallet/rpcdump.cpp, src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp	Wallets own database instances and route persistence through them. Startup selects database formats, and explicit migration copies and validates BDB records before publishing SQLite and retaining a BDB backup.
Spark, encryption, backup, and UI src/spark/*, src/qt/*, src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp	Spark operations use wallet-owned databases. Encryption, passphrase changes, backups, format reporting, and Spark address generation handle backend-specific outcomes.
Validation qa/rpc-tests/*, src/wallet/test/*, src/test/*	Tests cover database formats, migration, backup and restore, encryption, permissions, Spark persistence, lifecycle failures, and UI error handling.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant WalletStartup
  participant BerkeleyDatabase
  participant WalletMigration
  participant SQLiteDatabase
  WalletStartup->>BerkeleyDatabase: Open and verify BDB wallet
  WalletStartup->>WalletMigration: Request explicit migration
  WalletMigration->>BerkeleyDatabase: Create backup and read records
  WalletMigration->>SQLiteDatabase: Copy and validate records
  SQLiteDatabase-->>WalletMigration: Candidate ready
  WalletMigration->>SQLiteDatabase: Publish candidate
  WalletMigration-->>WalletStartup: Return SQLite wallet and backup path

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Merge Risk: Low · previous review 0ed6b

The new SQLite wallet storage has a few bounded open issues. These are the macOS backup overwrite prompt, the handling of reserved wallet filename suffixes, and a leftover test artifact. The Windows SQLite test helpers also break when the test data path contains non-ASCII characters. None of these is expected to cause data loss, but they should be addressed or knowingly accepted before merge.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "SQLite Wallet Support" matches the main change: the PR adds SQLite wallet storage on Linux, macOS, and Windows alongside BDB, with format selection, migration, backup, and build options. It…
Description check		The description follows the template's required "PR intention" section. It states what the PR adds (SQLite wallet storage on Linux, macOS, and Windows, BDB preserved, new wallets default to SQLite whe…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is inconclusive: files from earlier reviews still need to be rechecked within the check's analysis limits. Not blocking.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title "SQLite Wallet Support" matches the main change: the PR adds SQLite wallet storage on Linux, macOS, and Windows alongside BDB, with format selection, migration, backup, and build options. It is short and specific, though it does not mention migration or the BDB coexistence.

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The description follows the template's required "PR intention" section. It states what the PR adds (SQLite wallet storage on Linux, macOS, and Windows, BDB preserved, new wallets default to SQLite when enabled, no automatic migration) and what it does not change (consensus and network). It also includes a Changes list, a Migration section, and Platform Requirements. The template's optional "Code changes brief" section is not present, but the description covers the architectural changes in its Changes list. The description is mostly complete and passes.

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Review comments at @src/qt/guiutil.cpp:
- Line 412: Update the QFileDialog options selection so that, on macOS when
confirmOverwrite is false, it also includes DontUseNativeDialog alongside
DontConfirmOverwrite; preserve the existing options for other platforms and when
confirmation is enabled.

Review comments at @src/wallet/database.cpp:
- Around line 409-411: Update the filename suffix checks for “-journal”, “-wal”,
and “-shm” so they reject names only in SQLite-enabled builds, after wallet
format detection; allow those names for existing BDB wallets in BDB-only builds
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Major · Handle failed BDB rewrite before returning success. · wallet.cpp:1771-1780

src/wallet/wallet.cpp:1771-1780
🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle failed BDB rewrite before returning success.

This added call is inside the Berkeley DB branch, not the SQLite branch. BerkeleyDatabase::Rewrite() can return false, but this branch ignores the result and returns true. The wallet can retain plaintext private-key remnants in BDB slack space while encryption reports success.

Suggested fix

-            GetDatabase().Rewrite();
+            if (!GetDatabase().Rewrite()) {
+                StartShutdown();
+                return false;
+            }

The later encryption path already checks its rewrite result. This fix applies to the first, BDB-specific path.

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Review comment at @src/wallet/wallet.cpp around lines 1771 - 1780:
Check the result of GetDatabase().Rewrite() in this Berkeley DB encryption
branch and return failure if the rewrite fails; do not proceed to
NotifyStatusChanged or report encryption success unless the rewrite succeeds.

Minor · Remove the SQLite test wallet before restoring directory… · database_tests.cpp:7703-7705

src/wallet/test/database_tests.cpp:7703-7705
🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the SQLite test wallet before restoring directory permissions.

The test creates sqlite_backup_directory.dat, and require_create rejects an existing path with FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS. Clean up the wallet and its SQLite sidecars after database closes.

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 BOOST_SCOPE_EXIT_ALL(&) {
+    RemoveSQLiteTestFiles(filename);
     chmod(walletDirectory.string().c_str(), originalStatus.st_mode & 07777);
 };

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Review comment at @src/wallet/test/database_tests.cpp around lines 7703 - 7705:
Update the BOOST_SCOPE_EXIT_ALL cleanup so the SQLite test wallet and its
sidecar files are removed using the existing cleanup helper after database
closes and before restoring walletDirectory permissions with chmod.

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- Around line 7703-7705: Update the BOOST_SCOPE_EXIT_ALL cleanup so the SQLite
test wallet and its sidecar files are removed using the existing cleanup helper
after database closes and before restoring walletDirectory permissions with
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Review comments at @src/wallet/wallet.cpp:
- Around line 1771-1780: Check the result of GetDatabase().Rewrite() in this
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