transfer now requires --allow-unfunded-recipient if the recipient doesn't exist

cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ pub enum CliCommand {
         from: SignerIndex,
         sign_only: bool,
         dump_transaction_message: bool,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: bool,
         no_wait: bool,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery,
         nonce_account: Option<Pubkey>,
@@ -865,6 +866,7 @@ pub fn parse_command(
             let (fee_payer, fee_payer_pubkey) =
                 signer_of(matches, FEE_PAYER_ARG.name, wallet_manager)?;
             let (from, from_pubkey) = signer_of(matches, "from", wallet_manager)?;
+            let allow_unfunded_recipient = matches.is_present("allow_unfunded_recipient");
 
             let mut bulk_signers = vec![fee_payer, from];
             if nonce_account.is_some() {
@@ -886,6 +888,7 @@ pub fn parse_command(
                     to,
                     sign_only,
                     dump_transaction_message,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient,
                     no_wait,
                     blockhash_query,
                     nonce_account,
@@ -1139,6 +1142,7 @@ fn process_transfer(
     from: SignerIndex,
     sign_only: bool,
     dump_transaction_message: bool,
+    allow_unfunded_recipient: bool,
     no_wait: bool,
     blockhash_query: &BlockhashQuery,
     nonce_account: Option<&Pubkey>,
@@ -1153,6 +1157,21 @@ fn process_transfer(
     let (recent_blockhash, fee_calculator) =
         blockhash_query.get_blockhash_and_fee_calculator(rpc_client, config.commitment)?;
 
+    if !allow_unfunded_recipient {
+        let recipient_balance = rpc_client
+            .get_balance_with_commitment(to, config.commitment)?
+            .value;
+        if recipient_balance == 0 {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "The recipient address ({}) is not funded. \
+                                Add `--allow-unfunded-recipient` to complete the transfer \
+                               ",
+                to
+            )
+            .into());
+        }
+    }
+
     let nonce_authority = config.signers[nonce_authority];
     let fee_payer = config.signers[fee_payer];
 
@@ -1822,6 +1841,7 @@ pub fn process_command(config: &CliConfig) -> ProcessResult {
             from,
             sign_only,
             dump_transaction_message,
+            allow_unfunded_recipient,
             no_wait,
             ref blockhash_query,
             ref nonce_account,
@@ -1837,6 +1857,7 @@ pub fn process_command(config: &CliConfig) -> ProcessResult {
             *from,
             *sign_only,
             *dump_transaction_message,
+            *allow_unfunded_recipient,
             *no_wait,
             blockhash_query,
             nonce_account.as_ref(),
@@ -2205,6 +2226,12 @@ pub fn app<'ab, 'v>(name: &str, about: &'ab str, version: &'v str) -> App<'ab, '
                         .requires("derived_address_seed")
                         .hidden(true)
                 )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("allow_unfunded_recipient")
+                        .long("allow-unfunded-recipient")
+                        .takes_value(false)
+                        .help("Complete the transfer even if the recipient address is not funded")
+                )
                 .offline_args()
                 .nonce_args(false)
                 .arg(fee_payer_arg()),
@@ -2908,6 +2935,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
                     nonce_account: None,
@@ -2933,6 +2961,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
                     nonce_account: None,
@@ -2945,11 +2974,12 @@ mod tests {
             }
         );
 
-        // Test Transfer no-wait
+        // Test Transfer no-wait and --allow-unfunded-recipient
         let test_transfer = test_commands.clone().get_matches_from(vec![
             "test",
             "transfer",
             "--no-wait",
+            "--allow-unfunded-recipient",
             &to_string,
             "42",
         ]);
@@ -2962,6 +2992,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
                     no_wait: true,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
                     nonce_account: None,
@@ -2995,6 +3026,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: true,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(blockhash),
                     nonce_account: None,
@@ -3033,6 +3065,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(
                         blockhash_query::Source::Cluster,
@@ -3075,6 +3108,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(
                         blockhash_query::Source::NonceAccount(nonce_address),
@@ -3115,6 +3149,7 @@ mod tests {
                     from: 0,
                     sign_only: false,
                     dump_transaction_message: false,
+                    allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
                     no_wait: false,
                     blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
                     nonce_account: None,

cli/tests/nonce.rs

@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ fn test_create_account_with_seed() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: true,
         dump_transaction_message: true,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(nonce_hash),
         nonce_account: Some(nonce_address),
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ fn test_create_account_with_seed() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: true,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(
             blockhash_query::Source::NonceAccount(nonce_address),

cli/tests/transfer.rs

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: true,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(blockhash),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster, blockhash),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(
             blockhash_query::Source::NonceAccount(nonce_account.pubkey()),
@@ -219,6 +224,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: true,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(nonce_hash),
         nonce_account: Some(nonce_account.pubkey()),
@@ -238,6 +244,7 @@ fn test_transfer() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(
             blockhash_query::Source::NonceAccount(nonce_account.pubkey()),
@@ -307,6 +314,7 @@ fn test_transfer_multisession_signing() {
         from: 1,
         sign_only: true,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(blockhash),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -336,6 +344,7 @@ fn test_transfer_multisession_signing() {
         from: 1,
         sign_only: true,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::None(blockhash),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -362,6 +371,7 @@ fn test_transfer_multisession_signing() {
         from: 1,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::FeeCalculator(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster, blockhash),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -410,6 +420,7 @@ fn test_transfer_all() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
         nonce_account: None,
@@ -423,6 +434,53 @@ fn test_transfer_all() {
     check_recent_balance(49_999, &rpc_client, &recipient_pubkey);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_transfer_unfunded_recipient() {
+    solana_logger::setup();
+    let mint_keypair = Keypair::new();
+    let test_validator = TestValidator::with_custom_fees(mint_keypair.pubkey(), 1);
+    let faucet_addr = run_local_faucet(mint_keypair, None);
+
+    let rpc_client =
+        RpcClient::new_with_commitment(test_validator.rpc_url(), CommitmentConfig::processed());
+
+    let default_signer = Keypair::new();
+
+    let mut config = CliConfig::recent_for_tests();
+    config.json_rpc_url = test_validator.rpc_url();
+    config.signers = vec![&default_signer];
+
+    let sender_pubkey = config.signers[0].pubkey();
+    let recipient_pubkey = Pubkey::new(&[1u8; 32]);
+
+    request_and_confirm_airdrop(&rpc_client, &faucet_addr, &sender_pubkey, 50_000, &config)
+        .unwrap();
+    check_recent_balance(50_000, &rpc_client, &sender_pubkey);
+    check_recent_balance(0, &rpc_client, &recipient_pubkey);
+
+    check_ready(&rpc_client);
+
+    // Plain ole transfer
+    config.command = CliCommand::Transfer {
+        amount: SpendAmount::All,
+        to: recipient_pubkey,
+        from: 0,
+        sign_only: false,
+        dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: false,
+        no_wait: false,
+        blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
+        nonce_account: None,
+        nonce_authority: 0,
+        fee_payer: 0,
+        derived_address_seed: None,
+        derived_address_program_id: None,
+    };
+
+    // Expect failure due to unfunded recipient and the lack of the `allow_unfunded_recipient` flag
+    process_command(&config).unwrap_err();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_transfer_with_seed() {
     solana_logger::setup();
@@ -466,6 +524,7 @@ fn test_transfer_with_seed() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
         nonce_account: None,

cli/tests/vote.rs

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ fn test_vote_authorize_and_withdraw() {
         from: 0,
         sign_only: false,
         dump_transaction_message: false,
+        allow_unfunded_recipient: true,
         no_wait: false,
         blockhash_query: BlockhashQuery::All(blockhash_query::Source::Cluster),
         nonce_account: None,

docs/src/cli/transfer-tokens.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ with the private keypair corresponding to the sender's public key in the
 transaction.
 
 ```bash
-solana transfer --from <KEYPAIR> <RECIPIENT_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS> 5 --url https://devnet.solana.com --fee-payer <KEYPAIR>
+solana transfer --from <KEYPAIR> <RECIPIENT_ACCOUNT_ADDRESS> 5 --allow-unfunded-recipient --url https://devnet.solana.com --fee-payer <KEYPAIR>
 ```
 
 where you replace `<KEYPAIR>` with the path to a keypair in your first wallet,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Save this seed phrase to recover your new keypair:
 clump panic cousin hurt coast charge engage fall eager urge win love   # If this was a real wallet, never share these words on the internet like this!
 ====================================================================
 
-$ solana transfer --from my_solana_wallet.json 7S3P4HxJpyyigGzodYwHtCxZyUQe9JiBMHyRWXArAaKv 5 --url https://devnet.solana.com --fee-payer my_solana_wallet.json  # Transferring tokens to the public address of the paper wallet
+$ solana transfer --from my_solana_wallet.json 7S3P4HxJpyyigGzodYwHtCxZyUQe9JiBMHyRWXArAaKv 5 --allow-unfunded-recipient --url https://devnet.solana.com --fee-payer my_solana_wallet.json  # Transferring tokens to the public address of the paper wallet
 3gmXvykAd1nCQQ7MjosaHLf69Xyaqyq1qw2eu1mgPyYXd5G4v1rihhg1CiRw35b9fHzcftGKKEu4mbUeXY2pEX2z  # This is the transaction signature
 
 $ solana balance DYw8jCTfwHNRJhhmFcbXvVDTqWMEVFBX6ZKUmG5CNSKK --url https://devnet.solana.com

docs/src/integrations/exchange.md

@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ will wait and track progress on stderr until the transaction has been finalized
 by the cluster. If the transaction fails, it will report any transaction errors.
 
 ```bash
-solana transfer <USER_ADDRESS> <AMOUNT> --keypair <KEYPAIR> --url http://localhost:8899
+solana transfer <USER_ADDRESS> <AMOUNT> --allow-unfunded-recipient --keypair <KEYPAIR> --url http://localhost:8899
 ```
 
 The [Solana Javascript SDK](https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ In the command-line tool, pass the `--no-wait` argument to send a transfer
 asynchronously, and include your recent blockhash with the `--blockhash` argument:
 
 ```bash
-solana transfer <USER_ADDRESS> <AMOUNT> --no-wait --blockhash <RECENT_BLOCKHASH> --keypair <KEYPAIR> --url http://localhost:8899
+solana transfer <USER_ADDRESS> <AMOUNT> --no-wait --allow-unfunded-recipient --blockhash <RECENT_BLOCKHASH> --keypair <KEYPAIR> --url http://localhost:8899
 ```
 
 You can also build, sign, and serialize the transaction manually, and fire it off to

multinode-demo/delegate-stake.sh

@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ if ((airdrops_enabled)); then
     echo "--keypair argument must be provided"
     exit 1
   fi
-  $solana_cli "${common_args[@]}" --keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/faucet.json" transfer "$keypair" "$stake_sol"
+  $solana_cli \
+    "${common_args[@]}" --keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/faucet.json" \
+    transfer --allow-unfunded-recipient "$keypair" "$stake_sol"
 fi
 
 if [[ -n $keypair ]]; then

multinode-demo/validator.sh

@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ setup_validator_accounts() {
       echo "Adding $node_sol to validator identity account:"
       (
         set -x
-        $solana_cli --keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/faucet.json" --url "$rpc_url" transfer "$identity" "$node_sol"
+        $solana_cli \
+          --keypair "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR/faucet.json" --url "$rpc_url" \
+          transfer --allow-unfunded-recipient "$identity" "$node_sol"
       ) || return $?
     fi