Accept an unknown transaction time; release 0.7.4

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ names, environment variables, exit codes, error codes, and the shape of
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.7.4] - 2026-10-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `tx` no longer fails in the few seconds after a transaction's block is
+  found, when its time is not known yet; it says "time not known yet".
+
 ## [0.7.3] - 2026-10-11
 
 ### Changed
@@ -174,7 +181,8 @@ names, environment variables, exit codes, error codes, and the shape of
 - Installers: Homebrew (`blockio/tap/dogechain`), npm (`dogechain`), shell script, PowerShell,
   and prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux and Windows.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.4...HEAD
+[0.7.4]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.3...v0.7.4
 [0.7.3]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.2...v0.7.3
 [0.7.2]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.1...v0.7.2
 [0.7.1]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.0...v0.7.1

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dogechain-cli"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.7.4"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 description = "Command-line interface for Dogechain.com"

scripts/check-api-contract.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     ("/blocks/latest", [], ["blocks"]),
     ("/blocks/latest", ["blocks", "[]"], ["height", "time", "num_txs", "reward_and_fees"]),
     ("/tx/{txid}", [], ["transaction", "explain"]),
-    ("/tx/{txid}", ["transaction"], ["hash", "confirmations", "time", "fee", "size",
+    ("/tx/{txid}", ["transaction"], ["hash", "confirmations", "fee", "size",
                                      "inputs", "outputs"]),
     ("/tx/{txid}", ["transaction", "outputs", "[]"], ["index", "value"]),
     ("/tx/{txid}", ["explain"], ["headline", "detail"]),

src/commands.rs

@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ fn show_tx(out: &mut dyn Write, r: &TxReply, explain_only: bool) -> Result<()> {
         ),
         _ => "waiting in the mempool (unconfirmed)".into(),
     };
-    writeln!(out, "Status {status} · {}", utc(tx.time))?;
+    let when = tx
+        .time
+        .map(utc)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "time not known yet".into());
+    writeln!(out, "Status {status} · {when}")?;
     writeln!(out, "From:")?;
     for i in &tx.inputs {
         let who = i.address.as_deref().unwrap_or("newly mined coins");

src/model.rs

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ pub struct Transaction {
     pub hash: String,
     pub confirmations: i64,
     pub block_height: Option<u64>,
-    pub time: i64,
+    /// None for a few seconds while the transaction's block is being added.
+    pub time: Option<i64>,
     pub fee: Doge,
     pub size: u64,
     pub inputs: Vec<Input>,

src/schema.rs

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn schema() -> Value {
             "tx <txid> [--explain]": {
                 "api": "GET /api/v3/tx/<txid>",
                 "data": {
-                    "transaction": "hash, confirmations, block_hash, block_height|null, time, fee, size, vsize, locktime, inputs[{index, address|null, value, previous_output{hash,index}}], outputs[{index, address|null, value, is_change, spent}]",
+                    "transaction": "hash, confirmations, block_hash, block_height|null, time|null (briefly null while its block is being added), fee, size, vsize, locktime, inputs[{index, address|null, value, previous_output{hash,index}}], outputs[{index, address|null, value, is_change, spent}]",
                     "explain": "headline, detail, sent, change, fee, change_outputs[index]",
                     "warnings": "[{kind: \"lookalike_sender\", sender, imitates, receiver, shared_prefix, sender_kind, real_txid}]"
                 },

tests/cli.rs

@@ -1109,3 +1109,16 @@ fn fees_lead_with_the_suggested_fee() {
         "{text}"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn tx_time_can_be_unknown_briefly() {
+    let mut t = tx(json!([]));
+    t["transaction"]["time"] = Value::Null;
+    dogechain(&mock(vec![ok(t)]))
+        .args(["tx", TXID])
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains(
+            "Status waiting in the mempool (unconfirmed) · time not known yet",
+        ));
+}