kernel: Remove chainparams, chainparamsbase, args, settings from kernel library

Author: TheCharlatan

src/Makefile.am

@@ -912,12 +912,8 @@ libbitcoinkernel_la_SOURCES = \
   kernel/bitcoinkernel.cpp \
   arith_uint256.cpp \
   chain.cpp \
-  chainparamsbase.cpp \
-  chainparams.cpp \
   clientversion.cpp \
   coins.cpp \
-  common/args.cpp \
-  common/config.cpp \
   compressor.cpp \
   consensus/merkle.cpp \
   consensus/tx_check.cpp \
@@ -978,7 +974,6 @@ libbitcoinkernel_la_SOURCES = \
   util/moneystr.cpp \
   util/rbf.cpp \
   util/serfloat.cpp \
-  util/settings.cpp \
   util/strencodings.cpp \
   util/string.cpp \
   util/syscall_sandbox.cpp \

src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <kernel/context.h>
 #include <kernel/validation_cache_sizes.h>
 
-#include <chainparams.h>
-#include <common/args.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>
@@ -53,13 +51,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
     std::filesystem::path abs_datadir = std::filesystem::absolute(argv[1]);
     std::filesystem::create_directories(abs_datadir);
-    gArgs.ForceSetArg("-datadir", abs_datadir.string());
 
 
-    // SETUP: Misc Globals
-    SelectParams(ChainType::MAIN);
-    auto chainparams = CChainParams::Main();
-
+    // SETUP: Context
     kernel::Context kernel_context{};
     // We can't use a goto here, but we can use an assert since none of the
     // things instantiated so far requires running the epilogue to be torn down
@@ -106,16 +100,18 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     };
     auto notifications = std::make_unique<KernelNotifications>();
 
+
     // SETUP: Chainstate
+    auto chainparams = CChainParams::Main();
     const ChainstateManager::Options chainman_opts{
         .chainparams = *chainparams,
-        .datadir = gArgs.GetDataDirNet(),
+        .datadir = abs_datadir,
         .adjusted_time_callback = NodeClock::now,
         .notifications = *notifications,
     };
     const node::BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
-        .blocks_dir = gArgs.GetBlocksDirPath(),
+        .blocks_dir = abs_datadir / "blocks",
     };
     ChainstateManager chainman{chainman_opts, blockman_opts};
 
@@ -148,7 +144,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     // Main program logic starts here
     std::cout
         << "Hello! I'm going to print out some information about your datadir." << std::endl
-        << "\t" << "Path: " << gArgs.GetDataDirNet() << std::endl;
+        << "\t"
+        << "Path: " << abs_datadir << std::endl;
     {
         LOCK(chainman.GetMutex());
         std::cout