Batched transaction application:

Applying multiple transactions to the open ledger
reduces SHAMap modification overhead.

src/ripple/app/ledger/ConsensusTransSetSF.cpp

@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ void ConsensusTransSetSF::gotNode (bool fromFilter, const SHAMapNodeID& id, uint
             getApp().getJobQueue ().addJob (
                 jtTRANSACTION, "TXS->TXN",
                 std::bind (&NetworkOPs::submitTransaction, &getApp().getOPs (),
-                           std::placeholders::_1, stx,
+                           std::placeholders::_1, stx));
-                           NetworkOPs::stCallback ()));
         }
         catch (...)
         {

src/ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define RIPPLE_APP_LEDGER_LEDGERMASTER_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/LedgerEntrySet.h>
+#include <ripple/app/ledger/LedgerHolder.h>
 #include <ripple/basics/StringUtilities.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/RippleLedgerHash.h>
 #include <ripple/core/Config.h>
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ public:
     // The current ledger is the ledger we believe new transactions should go in
     virtual Ledger::pointer getCurrentLedger () = 0;
 
+    // The holder for the current ledger
+    virtual LedgerHolder& getCurrentLedgerHolder() = 0;
+
     // The finalized ledger is the last closed/accepted ledger
     virtual Ledger::pointer getClosedLedger () = 0;
 
@@ -75,10 +79,6 @@ public:
     virtual int getValidatedLedgerAge () = 0;
     virtual bool isCaughtUp(std::string& reason) = 0;
 
-    virtual TER doTransaction (
-        STTx::ref txn,
-            TransactionEngineParams params, bool& didApply) = 0;
-
     virtual int getMinValidations () = 0;
 
     virtual void setMinValidations (int v) = 0;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual beast::PropertyStream::Source& getPropertySource () = 0;
 
-    static bool shouldAcquire (std::uint32_t currentLedgerID, 
+    static bool shouldAcquire (std::uint32_t currentLedgerID,
         std::uint32_t ledgerHistory, std::uint32_t ledgerHistoryIndex,
         std::uint32_t targetLedger);
 

src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerMaster.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/LedgerMaster.h>
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/InboundLedgers.h>
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/LedgerHistory.h>
-#include <ripple/app/ledger/LedgerHolder.h>
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/OrderBookDB.h>
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/PendingSaves.h>
 #include <ripple/app/ledger/impl/LedgerCleaner.h>
@@ -398,27 +397,6 @@ public:
         mBuildingLedgerSeq.store (i);
     }
 
-    TER doTransaction (STTx::ref txn, TransactionEngineParams params, bool& didApply)
-    {
-        Ledger::pointer ledger;
-        TransactionEngine engine;
-        TER result;
-        didApply = false;
-
-        {
-            ScopedLockType sl (m_mutex);
-            ledger = mCurrentLedger.getMutable ();
-            engine.setLedger (ledger);
-            std::tie(result, didApply) = engine.applyTransaction (*txn, params);
-        }
-        if (didApply)
-        {
-           mCurrentLedger.set (ledger);
-           getApp().getOPs ().pubProposedTransaction (ledger, txn, result);
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
     bool haveLedgerRange (std::uint32_t from, std::uint32_t to)
     {
         ScopedLockType sl (mCompleteLock);
@@ -1371,6 +1349,11 @@ public:
         return mCurrentLedger.get ();
     }
 
+    LedgerHolder& getCurrentLedgerHolder() override
+    {
+        return mCurrentLedger;
+    }
+
     // The finalized ledger is the last closed/accepted ledger
     Ledger::pointer getClosedLedger ()
     {

src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <beast/utility/make_lock.h>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <tuple>
+#include <condition_variable>
 
 namespace ripple {
 
@@ -72,12 +73,39 @@ class NetworkOPsImp final
     : public NetworkOPs
     , public beast::DeadlineTimer::Listener
 {
-public:
+    /**
-    enum Fault
+     * Transaction with input flags and results to be applied in batches.
+     */
+    class TransactionStatus
     {
-        // Exceptions these functions can throw.
+    public:
-        IO_ERROR    = 1,
+        Transaction::pointer transaction;
-        NO_NETWORK  = 2,
+        bool admin;
+        bool local;
+        FailHard failType;
+        bool applied;
+        TER result;
+
+        TransactionStatus (
+                Transaction::pointer t,
+                bool a,
+                bool l,
+                FailHard f)
+            : transaction (t)
+            , admin (a)
+            , local (l)
+            , failType (f)
+        {}
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Synchronization states for transaction batches.
+     */
+    enum class DispatchState : unsigned char
+    {
+        none,
+        scheduled,
+        running,
     };
 
 public:
@@ -207,35 +235,60 @@ public:
     //
 
     // Must complete immediately.
-    using stCallback = std::function<void (Transaction::pointer, TER)>;
+    void submitTransaction (Job&, STTx::pointer) override;
-    void submitTransaction (
-        Job&, STTx::pointer,
-        stCallback callback = stCallback ()) override;
 
-    Transaction::pointer processTransactionCb (
+    void processTransaction (
-        Transaction::pointer,
-        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType, stCallback) override;
-
-    Transaction::pointer processTransaction (
         Transaction::pointer transaction,
-        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType) override
+        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType) override;
-    {
-        return processTransactionCb (
-            transaction, bAdmin, bLocal, failType, stCallback ());
-    }
 
-    // VFALCO Workaround for MSVC std::function which doesn't swallow return
+    /**
-    // types.
+     * For transactions submitted directly by a client, apply batch of
-    //
+     * transactions and wait for this transaction to complete.
-private:
+     *
-    void processTransactionCbVoid (
+     * @param transaction Transaction object.
-        Transaction::pointer p,
+     * @param bAdmin Whether an administrative client connection submitted it.
-        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType, stCallback cb)
+     * @param failType fail_hard setting from transaction submission.
-    {
+     */
-        processTransactionCb (p, bAdmin, bLocal, failType, cb);
+    void doTransactionSync (Transaction::pointer transaction,
-    }
+        bool bAdmin, FailHard failType);
+
+    /**
+     * For transactions not submitted by a locally connected client, fire and
+     * forget. Add to batch and trigger it to be processed if there's no batch
+     * currently being applied.
+     *
+     * @param transaction Transaction object
+     * @param bAdmin Whether an administrative client connection submitted it.
+     * @param failType fail_hard setting from transaction submission.
+     */
+    void doTransactionAsync (Transaction::pointer transaction,
+        bool bAdmin, FailHard failtype);
+
+    /**
+     * Apply transactions in batches. Continue until none are queued.
+     */
+    void transactionBatch();
+
+    /**
+     * Attempt to apply transactions and post-process based on the results.
+     *
+     * @param Lock that protects the transaction batching
+     */
+    void apply (std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock);
+
+    /**
+     * Apply each transaction to open ledger.
+     *
+     * @param ledger Open ledger.
+     * @param engine Engine that applies transactions to open ledger.
+     * @param transactions Batch of transactions to apply.
+     * @return Whether any transactions in batch succeeded.
+     */
+    bool batchApply (
+         Ledger::pointer& ledger,
+         TransactionEngine& engine,
+         std::vector<TransactionStatus>& transactions);
 
-public:
     Transaction::pointer findTransactionByID (
         uint256 const& transactionID) override;
 
@@ -594,6 +647,12 @@ private:
 
     // The number of nodes that we need to consider ourselves connected.
     std::size_t const m_network_quorum;
+
+    // Transaction batching.
+    std::condition_variable mCond;
+    std::mutex mMutex;
+    DispatchState mDispatchState = DispatchState::none;
+    std::vector <TransactionStatus> mTransactions;
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -865,8 +924,7 @@ bool NetworkOPsImp::isValidated (std::uint32_t seq)
             seq <= m_ledgerMaster.getValidatedLedger ()->getLedgerSeq ();
 }
 
-void NetworkOPsImp::submitTransaction (
+void NetworkOPsImp::submitTransaction (Job&, STTx::pointer iTrans)
-    Job&, STTx::pointer iTrans, stCallback callback)
 {
     if (isNeedNetworkLedger ())
     {
@@ -923,28 +981,26 @@ void NetworkOPsImp::submitTransaction (
     }
 
     m_job_queue.addJob (jtTRANSACTION, "submitTxn",
-        std::bind (&NetworkOPsImp::processTransactionCbVoid,
+        std::bind (&NetworkOPsImp::processTransaction,
                    this,
                    std::make_shared<Transaction> (trans, Validate::NO, reason),
                    false,
                    false,
-                   FailHard::no,
+                   FailHard::no));
-                   callback));
 }
 
-Transaction::pointer NetworkOPsImp::processTransactionCb (
+void NetworkOPsImp::processTransaction (Transaction::pointer transaction,
-    Transaction::pointer trans,
+        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType)
-    bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType, stCallback callback)
 {
     auto ev = m_job_queue.getLoadEventAP (jtTXN_PROC, "ProcessTXN");
-    int newFlags = getApp().getHashRouter ().getFlags (trans->getID ());
+    int newFlags = getApp().getHashRouter ().getFlags (transaction->getID ());
 
     if ((newFlags & SF_BAD) != 0)
     {
         // cached bad
-        trans->setStatus (INVALID);
+        transaction->setStatus (INVALID);
-        trans->setResult (temBAD_SIGNATURE);
+        transaction->setResult (temBAD_SIGNATURE);
-        return trans;
+        return;
     }
 
     if ((newFlags & SF_SIGGOOD) == 0)
@@ -952,112 +1008,236 @@ Transaction::pointer NetworkOPsImp::processTransactionCb (
         // signature not checked
         std::string reason;
 
-        if (! trans->checkSign (reason))
+        if (! transaction->checkSign (reason))
         {
             m_journal.info << "Transaction has bad signature: " << reason;
-            trans->setStatus (INVALID);
+            transaction->setStatus (INVALID);
-            trans->setResult (temBAD_SIGNATURE);
+            transaction->setResult (temBAD_SIGNATURE);
-            getApp().getHashRouter ().setFlag (trans->getID (), SF_BAD);
+            getApp().getHashRouter ().setFlag (transaction->getID (), SF_BAD);
-            return trans;
+            return;
         }
-
-        getApp().getHashRouter ().setFlag (trans->getID (), SF_SIGGOOD);
     }
 
+    getApp().getHashRouter ().setFlag (transaction->getID (), SF_SIGGOOD);
+
+    if (bLocal)
+        doTransactionSync (transaction, bAdmin, failType);
+    else
+        doTransactionAsync (transaction, bAdmin, failType);
+}
+
+void NetworkOPsImp::doTransactionAsync (Transaction::pointer transaction,
+        bool bAdmin, FailHard failType)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock (mMutex);
+
+    if (transaction->getApplying())
+        return;
+
+    mTransactions.push_back (TransactionStatus (transaction, bAdmin, false,
+        failType));
+    transaction->setApplying();
+
+    if (mDispatchState == DispatchState::none)
+    {
+        m_job_queue.addJob (jtBATCH, "transactionBatch",
+                std::bind (&NetworkOPsImp::transactionBatch, this));
+        mDispatchState = DispatchState::scheduled;
+    }
+}
+
+void NetworkOPsImp::doTransactionSync (Transaction::pointer transaction,
+        bool bAdmin, FailHard failType)
+{
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mMutex);
+
+    if (! transaction->getApplying())
+    {
+        mTransactions.push_back (TransactionStatus (transaction, bAdmin, true,
+        failType));
+        transaction->setApplying();
+    }
+
+    do
+    {
+        if (mDispatchState == DispatchState::running)
+        {
+            // A batch processing job is already running, so wait.
+            mCond.wait (lock);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            apply (lock);
+
+            if (mTransactions.size())
+            {
+                // More transactions need to be applied, but by another job.
+                m_job_queue.addJob (jtBATCH, "transactionBatch",
+                        std::bind (&NetworkOPsImp::transactionBatch, this));
+                mDispatchState = DispatchState::scheduled;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    while (transaction->getApplying());
+}
+
+void NetworkOPsImp::transactionBatch()
+{
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (mMutex);
+
+    if (mDispatchState == DispatchState::running)
+        return;
+
+    while (mTransactions.size())
+    {
+        apply (lock);
+    }
+}
+
+void NetworkOPsImp::apply (std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock)
+{
+    std::vector<TransactionStatus> transactions;
+    mTransactions.swap (transactions);
+    assert (! transactions.empty());
+
+    assert (mDispatchState != DispatchState::running);
+    mDispatchState = DispatchState::running;
+
+    lock.unlock();
+
+    Ledger::pointer ledger;
+    TransactionEngine engine;
+
     {
         auto lock = beast::make_lock(getApp().getMasterMutex());
 
-        bool didApply;
+        if (batchApply (ledger, engine, transactions))
-        TER r = m_ledgerMaster.doTransaction (
-            trans->getSTransaction (),
-            bAdmin ? (tapOPEN_LEDGER | tapNO_CHECK_SIGN | tapADMIN)
-            : (tapOPEN_LEDGER | tapNO_CHECK_SIGN), didApply);
-        trans->setResult (r);
-
-        if (isTemMalformed (r)) // malformed, cache bad
-            getApp().getHashRouter ().setFlag (trans->getID (), SF_BAD);
-
-#ifdef BEAST_DEBUG
-        if (r != tesSUCCESS)
         {
-            std::string token, human;
+            ledger->setImmutable();
-            if (transResultInfo (r, token, human))
+            m_ledgerMaster.getCurrentLedgerHolder().set (ledger);
-                m_journal.info << "TransactionResult: "
-                               << token << ": " << human;
         }
 
-#endif
+        for (TransactionStatus& e : transactions)
-
-        if (callback)
-            callback (trans, r);
-
-        if (r == tefFAILURE)
-            throw Fault (IO_ERROR);
-
-        bool addLocal = bLocal;
-
-        if (r == tesSUCCESS)
         {
-            m_journal.debug << "Transaction is now included in open ledger";
+            if (e.applied)
-            trans->setStatus (INCLUDED);
+            {
+                pubProposedTransaction (ledger,
+                    e.transaction->getSTransaction(), e.result);
+            }
 
-            // VFALCO NOTE The value of trans can be changed here!
+            e.transaction->setResult (e.result);
-            getApp().getMasterTransaction ().canonicalize (&trans);
+
-        }
+            if (isTemMalformed (e.result))
-        else if (r == tefPAST_SEQ)
+                getApp().getHashRouter().setFlag (e.transaction->getID(), SF_BAD);
-        {
+
-            // duplicate or conflict
+    #ifdef BEAST_DEBUG
-            m_journal.info << "Transaction is obsolete";
+            if (e.result != tesSUCCESS)
-            trans->setStatus (OBSOLETE);
+            {
-        }
+                std::string token, human;
-        else if (isTerRetry (r))
+
-        {
+                if (transResultInfo (e.result, token, human))
-            if (failType == FailHard::yes)
+                    m_journal.info << "TransactionResult: "
-                addLocal = false;
+                            << token << ": " << human;
+            }
+    #endif
+
+            bool addLocal = e.local;
+
+            if (e.result == tesSUCCESS)
+            {
+                m_journal.debug << "Transaction is now included in open ledger";
+                e.transaction->setStatus (INCLUDED);
+
+                // VFALCO NOTE The value of trans can be changed here!
+                getApp().getMasterTransaction ().canonicalize (&e.transaction);
+            }
+            else if (e.result == tefPAST_SEQ)
+            {
+                // duplicate or conflict
+                m_journal.info << "Transaction is obsolete";
+                e.transaction->setStatus (OBSOLETE);
+            }
+            else if (isTerRetry (e.result))
+            {
+                if (e.failType == FailHard::yes)
+                {
+                    addLocal = false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // transaction should be held
+                    m_journal.debug << "Transaction should be held: " << e.result;
+                    e.transaction->setStatus (HELD);
+                    getApp().getMasterTransaction().canonicalize (&e.transaction);
+                    m_ledgerMaster.addHeldTransaction (e.transaction);
+                }
+            }
             else
             {
-                // transaction should be held
+                m_journal.debug << "Status other than success " << e.result;
-                m_journal.debug << "Transaction should be held: " << r;
+                e.transaction->setStatus (INVALID);
-                trans->setStatus (HELD);
-                getApp().getMasterTransaction ().canonicalize (&trans);
-                m_ledgerMaster.addHeldTransaction (trans);
             }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            m_journal.debug << "Status other than success " << r;
-            trans->setStatus (INVALID);
-        }
 
-        if (addLocal)
+            if (addLocal)
-        {
-            addLocalTx (m_ledgerMaster.getCurrentLedger (),
-                        trans->getSTransaction ());
-        }
-
-        if (didApply ||
-            ((mMode != omFULL) && (failType != FailHard::yes) && bLocal))
-        {
-            std::set<Peer::id_t> peers;
-
-            if (getApp().getHashRouter ().swapSet (
-                    trans->getID (), peers, SF_RELAYED))
             {
-                protocol::TMTransaction tx;
+                addLocalTx (m_ledgerMaster.getCurrentLedger(),
-                Serializer s;
+                            e.transaction->getSTransaction());
-                trans->getSTransaction ()->add (s);
+            }
-                tx.set_rawtransaction (&s.getData ().front (), s.getLength ());
+
-                tx.set_status (protocol::tsCURRENT);
+            if (e.applied ||
-                tx.set_receivetimestamp (getNetworkTimeNC ());
+                    ((mMode != omFULL) && (e.failType != FailHard::yes) && e.local))
-                // FIXME: This should be when we received it
+            {
-                getApp ().overlay ().foreach (send_if_not (
+                std::set<Peer::id_t> peers;
-                    std::make_shared<Message> (tx, protocol::mtTRANSACTION),
+
-                    peer_in_set(peers)));
+                if (getApp().getHashRouter().swapSet (
+                        e.transaction->getID(), peers, SF_RELAYED))
+                {
+                    protocol::TMTransaction tx;
+                    Serializer s;
+
+                    e.transaction->getSTransaction()->add (s);
+                    tx.set_rawtransaction (&s.getData().front(), s.getLength());
+                    tx.set_status (protocol::tsCURRENT);
+                    tx.set_receivetimestamp (getApp().getOPs().getNetworkTimeNC());
+                    // FIXME: This should be when we received it
+                    getApp().overlay().foreach (send_if_not (
+                        std::make_shared<Message> (tx, protocol::mtTRANSACTION),
+                        peer_in_set(peers)));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    return trans;
+    lock.lock();
+
+    for (TransactionStatus& e : transactions)
+        e.transaction->clearApplying();
+
+    mCond.notify_all();
+
+    mDispatchState = DispatchState::none;
+}
+
+bool NetworkOPsImp::batchApply (Ledger::pointer& ledger,
+        TransactionEngine& engine,
+        std::vector<TransactionStatus>& transactions)
+{
+    bool applied = false;
+    std::lock_guard <std::recursive_mutex> lock (m_ledgerMaster.peekMutex());
+
+    ledger = m_ledgerMaster.getCurrentLedgerHolder().getMutable();
+    engine.setLedger (ledger);
+
+    for (TransactionStatus& e : transactions)
+    {
+        std::tie (e.result, e.applied) = engine.applyTransaction (
+            *e.transaction->getSTransaction(),
+            e.admin ? (tapOPEN_LEDGER | tapNO_CHECK_SIGN | tapADMIN) : (
+            tapOPEN_LEDGER | tapNO_CHECK_SIGN));
+        applied |= e.applied;
+    }
+
+    return applied;
 }
 
 Transaction::pointer NetworkOPsImp::findTransactionByID (

src/ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.h

@@ -157,11 +157,18 @@ public:
     // must complete immediately
     // VFALCO TODO Make this a TxCallback structure
     using stCallback = std::function<void (Transaction::pointer, TER)>;
-    virtual void submitTransaction (Job&, STTx::pointer,
+    virtual void submitTransaction (Job&, STTx::pointer) = 0;
-        stCallback callback = stCallback ()) = 0;
+
-    virtual Transaction::pointer processTransactionCb (Transaction::pointer,
+    /**
-        bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType, stCallback) = 0;
+     * Process transactions as they arrive from the network or which are
-    virtual Transaction::pointer processTransaction (Transaction::pointer transaction,
+     * submitted by clients. Process local transactions synchronously
+     *
+     * @param transaction Transaction object
+     * @param bAdmin Whether an administrative client connection submitted it.
+     * @param bLocal Client submission.
+     * @param failType fail_hard setting from transaction submission.
+     */
+    virtual void processTransaction (Transaction::pointer transaction,
         bool bAdmin, bool bLocal, FailHard failType) = 0;
     virtual Transaction::pointer findTransactionByID (uint256 const& transactionID) = 0;
     virtual int findTransactionsByDestination (std::list<Transaction::pointer>&,

src/ripple/app/tx/Transaction.h

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     static
     TransStatus
     sqlTransactionStatus(boost::optional<std::string> const& status);
-    
+
     bool checkSign (std::string&) const;
 
     STTx::ref getSTransaction ()
@@ -124,6 +124,32 @@ public:
         mInLedger = ledger;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set this flag once added to a batch.
+     */
+    void setApplying()
+    {
+        mApplying = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Detect if transaction is being batched.
+     *
+     * @return Whether transaction is being applied within a batch.
+     */
+    bool getApplying()
+    {
+        return mApplying;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicate that transaction application has been attempted.
+     */
+    void clearApplying()
+    {
+        mApplying = false;
+    }
+
     Json::Value getJson (int options, bool binary = false) const;
 
     static Transaction::pointer load (uint256 const& id);
@@ -134,9 +160,10 @@ private:
     RippleAddress   mFromPubKey;    // Sign transaction with this. mSignPubKey
     RippleAddress   mSourcePrivate; // Sign transaction with this.
 
-    LedgerIndex     mInLedger;
+    LedgerIndex     mInLedger = 0;
-    TransStatus     mStatus;
+    TransStatus     mStatus = INVALID;
-    TER             mResult;
+    TER             mResult = temUNCERTAIN;
+    bool            mApplying = false;
 
     STTx::pointer mTransaction;
 };

src/ripple/app/tx/impl/Transaction.cpp

@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ namespace ripple {
 
 Transaction::Transaction (STTx::ref sit, Validate validate, std::string& reason)
     noexcept
-    : mInLedger (0),
+    : mTransaction (sit)
-      mStatus (INVALID),
-      mResult (temUNCERTAIN),
-      mTransaction (sit)
 {
     try
     {

src/ripple/core/Job.h

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum JobType
     jtRPC,           // A websocket command from the client
     jtUPDATE_PF,     // Update pathfinding requests
     jtTRANSACTION,   // A transaction received from the network
+    jtBATCH,         // Apply batched transactions
     jtUNL,           // A Score or Fetch of the UNL (DEPRECATED)
     jtADVANCE,       // Advance validated/acquired ledgers
     jtPUBLEDGER,     // Publish a fully-accepted ledger

src/ripple/core/JobTypes.h

@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public:
         add (jtTRANSACTION,   "transaction",
             maxLimit, true,   false, 250,   1000);
 
+        // Apply batched transactions
+        add (jtBATCH,          "batch",
+            maxLimit, true,   false, 250,   1000);
+
         // A Score or Fetch of the UNL (DEPRECATED)
         add (jtUNL,           "unl",
             1,        true,   false, 0,     0);

src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.cpp

@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ std::uint32_t TxnSignApiFacade::getSeq () const
     return accountState_->sle().getFieldU32(sfSequence);
 }
 
-Transaction::pointer TxnSignApiFacade::processTransaction (
+void TxnSignApiFacade::processTransaction (
     Transaction::ref tpTrans,
     bool bAdmin,
     bool bLocal,
     NetworkOPs::FailHard failType)
 {
     if (!netOPs_) // Unit testing.
-        return tpTrans;
+        return;
 
-    return netOPs_->processTransaction (tpTrans, bAdmin, bLocal, failType);
+    netOPs_->processTransaction (tpTrans, bAdmin, bLocal, failType);
 }
 
 bool TxnSignApiFacade::findPathsForOneIssuer (

src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.h

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
         STPathSet& pathsOut,
         STPath& fullLiquidityPath) const;
 
-    Transaction::pointer processTransaction (
+    void processTransaction (
         Transaction::ref tpTrans,
         bool bAdmin,
         bool bLocal,