getinfo deprecation warning

src/rpc/misc.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ UniValue getinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "\nDEPRECATED. Returns an object containing various state info.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "{\n"
+            "  \"deprecation-warning\": \"...\" (string) warning that the getinfo command is deprecated and will be removed in 0.16\n"
             "  \"version\": xxxxx,           (numeric) the server version\n"
             "  \"protocolversion\": xxxxx,   (numeric) the protocol version\n"
             "  \"walletversion\": xxxxx,     (numeric) the wallet version\n"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ UniValue getinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"blocks\": xxxxxx,           (numeric) the current number of blocks processed in the server\n"
             "  \"timeoffset\": xxxxx,        (numeric) the time offset\n"
             "  \"connections\": xxxxx,       (numeric) the number of connections\n"
-            "  \"proxy\": \"host:port\",     (string, optional) the proxy used by the server\n"
+            "  \"proxy\": \"host:port\",       (string, optional) the proxy used by the server\n"
             "  \"difficulty\": xxxxxx,       (numeric) the current difficulty\n"
             "  \"testnet\": true|false,      (boolean) if the server is using testnet or not\n"
             "  \"keypoololdest\": xxxxxx,    (numeric) the timestamp (seconds since Unix epoch) of the oldest pre-generated key in the key pool\n"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ UniValue getinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "  \"unlocked_until\": ttt,      (numeric) the timestamp in seconds since epoch (midnight Jan 1 1970 GMT) that the wallet is unlocked for transfers, or 0 if the wallet is locked\n"
             "  \"paytxfee\": x.xxxx,         (numeric) the transaction fee set in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "/kB\n"
             "  \"relayfee\": x.xxxx,         (numeric) minimum relay fee for transactions in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "/kB\n"
-            "  \"errors\": \"...\"           (string) any error messages\n"
+            "  \"errors\": \"...\"             (string) any error messages\n"
             "}\n"
             "\nExamples:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("getinfo", "")
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ UniValue getinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     GetProxy(NET_IPV4, proxy);
 
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    obj.push_back(Pair("deprecation-warning", "WARNING: getinfo is deprecated and will be fully removed in 0.16."
+        " Projects should transition to using getblockchaininfo, getnetworkinfo, and getwalletinfo before upgrading to 0.16"));
     obj.push_back(Pair("version", CLIENT_VERSION));
     obj.push_back(Pair("protocolversion", PROTOCOL_VERSION));
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET