eth/tracers: expose contextual infos (block hash, tx hash, tx index)

eth/tracers/api.go

@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ type StdTraceConfig struct {
 	TxHash common.Hash
 }
 
-// txTraceContext is the contextual infos about a transaction before it gets run.
-type txTraceContext struct {
-	index int         // Index of the transaction within the block
-	hash  common.Hash // Hash of the transaction
-	block common.Hash // Hash of the block containing the transaction
-}
-
 // txTraceResult is the result of a single transaction trace.
 type txTraceResult struct {
 	Result interface{} `json:"result,omitempty"` // Trace results produced by the tracer
@@ -272,10 +265,10 @@ func (api *API) traceChain(ctx context.Context, start, end *types.Block, config
 				// Trace all the transactions contained within
 				for i, tx := range task.block.Transactions() {
 					msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer, task.block.BaseFee())
-					txctx := &txTraceContext{
+					txctx := &Context{
-						index: i,
+						BlockHash: task.block.Hash(),
-						hash:  tx.Hash(),
+						TxIndex:   i,
-						block: task.block.Hash(),
+						TxHash:    tx.Hash(),
 					}
 					res, err := api.traceTx(localctx, msg, txctx, blockCtx, task.statedb, config)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -524,10 +517,10 @@ func (api *API) traceBlock(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, config *Trac
 			// Fetch and execute the next transaction trace tasks
 			for task := range jobs {
 				msg, _ := txs[task.index].AsMessage(signer, block.BaseFee())
-				txctx := &txTraceContext{
+				txctx := &Context{
-					index: task.index,
+					BlockHash: blockHash,
-					hash:  txs[task.index].Hash(),
+					TxIndex:   task.index,
-					block: blockHash,
+					TxHash:    txs[task.index].Hash(),
 				}
 				res, err := api.traceTx(ctx, msg, txctx, blockCtx, task.statedb, config)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -718,10 +711,10 @@ func (api *API) TraceTransaction(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, config *
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	txctx := &txTraceContext{
+	txctx := &Context{
-		index: int(index),
+		BlockHash: blockHash,
-		hash:  hash,
+		TxIndex:   int(index),
-		block: blockHash,
+		TxHash:    hash,
 	}
 	return api.traceTx(ctx, msg, txctx, vmctx, statedb, config)
 }
@@ -777,13 +770,13 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 			Reexec:    config.Reexec,
 		}
 	}
-	return api.traceTx(ctx, msg, new(txTraceContext), vmctx, statedb, traceConfig)
+	return api.traceTx(ctx, msg, new(Context), vmctx, statedb, traceConfig)
 }
 
 // traceTx configures a new tracer according to the provided configuration, and
 // executes the given message in the provided environment. The return value will
 // be tracer dependent.
-func (api *API) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, txctx *txTraceContext, vmctx vm.BlockContext, statedb *state.StateDB, config *TraceConfig) (interface{}, error) {
+func (api *API) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, txctx *Context, vmctx vm.BlockContext, statedb *state.StateDB, config *TraceConfig) (interface{}, error) {
 	// Assemble the structured logger or the JavaScript tracer
 	var (
 		tracer    vm.Tracer
@@ -800,7 +793,7 @@ func (api *API) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, txctx *txTrac
 			}
 		}
 		// Constuct the JavaScript tracer to execute with
-		if tracer, err = New(*config.Tracer, txContext); err != nil {
+		if tracer, err = New(*config.Tracer, txctx); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		// Handle timeouts and RPC cancellations
@@ -823,7 +816,7 @@ func (api *API) traceTx(ctx context.Context, message core.Message, txctx *txTrac
 	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, txContext, statedb, api.backend.ChainConfig(), vm.Config{Debug: true, Tracer: tracer, NoBaseFee: true})
 
 	// Call Prepare to clear out the statedb access list
-	statedb.Prepare(txctx.hash, txctx.block, txctx.index)
+	statedb.Prepare(txctx.TxHash, txctx.BlockHash, txctx.TxIndex)
 
 	result, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, message, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(message.Gas()))
 	if err != nil {

eth/tracers/tracer.go

@@ -312,10 +312,18 @@ type Tracer struct {
 	reason    error  // Textual reason for the interruption
 }
 
+// Context contains some contextual infos for a transaction execution that is not
+// available from within the EVM object.
+type Context struct {
+	BlockHash common.Hash // Hash of the block the tx is contained within (zero if dangling tx or call)
+	TxIndex   int         // Index of the transaction within a block (zero if dangling tx or call)
+	TxHash    common.Hash // Hash of the transaction being traced (zero if dangling call)
+}
+
 // New instantiates a new tracer instance. code specifies a Javascript snippet,
 // which must evaluate to an expression returning an object with 'step', 'fault'
 // and 'result' functions.
-func New(code string, txCtx vm.TxContext) (*Tracer, error) {
+func New(code string, ctx *Context) (*Tracer, error) {
 	// Resolve any tracers by name and assemble the tracer object
 	if tracer, ok := tracer(code); ok {
 		code = tracer
@@ -334,8 +342,14 @@ func New(code string, txCtx vm.TxContext) (*Tracer, error) {
 		depthValue:      new(uint),
 		refundValue:     new(uint),
 	}
-	tracer.ctx["gasPrice"] = txCtx.GasPrice
+	if ctx.BlockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
+		tracer.ctx["blockHash"] = ctx.BlockHash
 
+		if ctx.TxHash != (common.Hash{}) {
+			tracer.ctx["txIndex"] = ctx.TxIndex
+			tracer.ctx["txHash"] = ctx.TxHash
+		}
+	}
 	// Set up builtins for this environment
 	tracer.vm.PushGlobalGoFunction("toHex", func(ctx *duktape.Context) int {
 		ctx.PushString(hexutil.Encode(popSlice(ctx)))
@@ -550,11 +564,13 @@ func (jst *Tracer) CaptureStart(env *vm.EVM, from common.Address, to common.Addr
 	jst.ctx["to"] = to
 	jst.ctx["input"] = input
 	jst.ctx["gas"] = gas
+	jst.ctx["gasPrice"] = env.TxContext.GasPrice
 	jst.ctx["value"] = value
 
 	// Initialize the context
 	jst.ctx["block"] = env.Context.BlockNumber.Uint64()
 	jst.dbWrapper.db = env.StateDB
+
 	// Compute intrinsic gas
 	isHomestead := env.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(env.Context.BlockNumber)
 	isIstanbul := env.ChainConfig().IsIstanbul(env.Context.BlockNumber)

eth/tracers/tracer_test.go

@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@ func runTrace(tracer *Tracer, vmctx *vmContext) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 func TestTracer(t *testing.T) {
 	execTracer := func(code string) ([]byte, string) {
 		t.Helper()
-		ctx := &vmContext{blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, txCtx: vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)}}
+		tracer, err := New(code, new(Context))
-		tracer, err := New(code, ctx.txCtx)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		ret, err := runTrace(tracer, ctx)
+		ret, err := runTrace(tracer, &vmContext{
+			blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)},
+			txCtx:    vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err.Error() // Stringify to allow comparison without nil checks
 		}
@@ -132,25 +134,21 @@ func TestHalt(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Skip("duktape doesn't support abortion")
 
 	timeout := errors.New("stahp")
-	vmctx := testCtx()
+	tracer, err := New("{step: function() { while(1); }, result: function() { return null; }}", new(Context))
-	tracer, err := New("{step: function() { while(1); }, result: function() { return null; }}", vmctx.txCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 		tracer.Stop(timeout)
 	}()
-
+	if _, err = runTrace(tracer, testCtx()); err.Error() != "stahp    in server-side tracer function 'step'" {
-	if _, err = runTrace(tracer, vmctx); err.Error() != "stahp    in server-side tracer function 'step'" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected timeout error, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestHaltBetweenSteps(t *testing.T) {
-	vmctx := testCtx()
+	tracer, err := New("{step: function() {}, fault: function() {}, result: function() { return null; }}", new(Context))
-	tracer, err := New("{step: function() {}, fault: function() {}, result: function() { return null; }}", vmctx.txCtx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -158,7 +156,6 @@ func TestHaltBetweenSteps(t *testing.T) {
 	scope := &vm.ScopeContext{
 		Contract: vm.NewContract(&account{}, &account{}, big.NewInt(0), 0),
 	}
-
 	tracer.CaptureState(env, 0, 0, 0, 0, scope, nil, 0, nil)
 	timeout := errors.New("stahp")
 	tracer.Stop(timeout)
@@ -182,12 +179,14 @@ func TestNoStepExec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	execTracer := func(code string) []byte {
 		t.Helper()
-		ctx := &vmContext{blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)}, txCtx: vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)}}
+		tracer, err := New(code, new(Context))
-		tracer, err := New(code, ctx.txCtx)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		ret, err := runEmptyTrace(tracer, ctx)
+		ret, err := runEmptyTrace(tracer, &vmContext{
+			blockCtx: vm.BlockContext{BlockNumber: big.NewInt(1)},
+			txCtx:    vm.TxContext{GasPrice: big.NewInt(100000)},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}

eth/tracers/tracers_test.go

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestPrestateTracerCreate2(t *testing.T) {
 	_, statedb := tests.MakePreState(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), alloc, false)
 
 	// Create the tracer, the EVM environment and run it
-	tracer, err := New("prestateTracer", txContext)
+	tracer, err := New("prestateTracer", new(Context))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestCallTracer(t *testing.T) {
 			_, statedb := tests.MakePreState(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), test.Genesis.Alloc, false)
 
 			// Create the tracer, the EVM environment and run it
-			tracer, err := New("callTracer", txContext)
+			tracer, err := New("callTracer", new(Context))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 			}