doc(tx_graph): Update docs for update_last_seen_unconfirmed

Author: ValuedMammal

crates/chain/src/tx_graph.rs

@@ -541,18 +541,55 @@ impl<A: Clone + Ord> TxGraph<A> {
 
     /// Inserts the given `seen_at` for `txid` into [`TxGraph`].
     ///
-    /// Note that [`TxGraph`] only keeps track of the latest `seen_at`.
+    /// Note that [`TxGraph`] only keeps track of the latest `seen_at`. To batch
+    /// update all unconfirmed transactions with the latest `seen_at`, see
+    /// [`update_last_seen_unconfirmed`].
+    ///
+    /// [`update_last_seen_unconfirmed`]: Self::update_last_seen_unconfirmed
     pub fn insert_seen_at(&mut self, txid: Txid, seen_at: u64) -> ChangeSet<A> {
         let mut update = Self::default();
         let (_, _, update_last_seen) = update.txs.entry(txid).or_default();
         *update_last_seen = seen_at;
         self.apply_update(update)
     }
 
-    /// Update the last seen unconfirmed time for all unanchored transactions.
+    /// Update the last seen time for all unconfirmed transactions.
+    ///
+    /// This method updates the last seen unconfirmed time for this [`TxGraph`] by inserting
+    /// the given `seen_at` for every transaction not yet anchored to a confirmed block,
+    /// and returns the [`ChangeSet`] after applying all updates to `self`.
+    ///
+    /// This is useful for keeping track of the latest time a transaction was seen
+    /// unconfirmed, which is important for evaluating transaction conflicts in the same
+    /// [`TxGraph`]. For details of how [`TxGraph`] resolves conflicts, see the docs for
+    /// [`try_get_chain_position`].
+    ///
+    /// A normal use of this method is to call it with the current system time. Although
+    /// block headers contain a timestamp, using the header time would be less effective
+    /// at tracking mempool transactions, because it can drift from actual clock time, plus
+    /// we may want to update a transaction's last seen time repeatedly between blocks.
     ///
-    /// Returns the [`ChangeSet`] after applying any updates to `self`. Note that
-    /// [`TxGraph`] only keeps track of the latest `seen_at`.
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use bdk_chain::example_utils::*;
+    /// # use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
+    /// # let tx = tx_from_hex(RAW_TX_1);
+    /// # let mut tx_graph = bdk_chain::TxGraph::<()>::new([tx]);
+    /// let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+    ///     .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+    ///     .expect("valid duration")
+    ///     .as_secs();
+    /// let changeset = tx_graph.update_last_seen_unconfirmed(now);
+    /// assert!(!changeset.last_seen.is_empty());
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Note that [`TxGraph`] only keeps track of the latest `seen_at`, so the given time must
+    /// by strictly greater than what is currently stored for a transaction to have an effect.
+    /// To insert a last seen time for a single txid, see [`insert_seen_at`].
+    ///
+    /// [`insert_seen_at`]: Self::insert_seen_at
+    /// [`try_get_chain_position`]: Self::try_get_chain_position
     pub fn update_last_seen_unconfirmed(&mut self, seen_at: u64) -> ChangeSet<A> {
         let mut changeset = ChangeSet::default();
         let unanchored_txs: Vec<Txid> = self