From 619cd4bb74f5399db546a9bed34b9c0c44406c72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nabarun <nabarun@deepstacksoft.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 15:59:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Use calculated staking amount for running first val node

---
 demo.md                                       | 33 +++++++++++++++----
 .../run-first-validator.md                    | 10 ++++--
 .../first-validator-vars.example.yml          |  1 +
 .../first-validator/run-first-validator.yml   | 11 +++++--
 .../create-and-collect-gentx.sh               | 11 +++++--
 5 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 rename run-first-validator.md => docs/run-first-validator.md (91%)

diff --git a/demo.md b/demo.md
index b17db00..ef69f6d 100644
--- a/demo.md
+++ b/demo.md
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@
         - '3317:1317'
   ```
 
-- Update permission for `genesis/mainnet-genesis.json`:
-
-  ```bash
-  sudo chmod 777 ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/genesis/mainnet-genesis.json
-  ```
-
 - Run ansible playbook to set up and start your validator node:
 
   ```bash
@@ -81,3 +75,30 @@
   ```bash
   laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR logs laconicd -f
   ```
+
+## Create Validator
+
+- Export required env vars:
+
+  ```bash
+  # private key of the existing account
+  export PVT_KEY=<private-key-in-hex-format>
+
+  # desired key name
+  export KEY_NAME=<key-name>
+
+  export DATA_DIRECTORY=<data-directory>
+  export MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR=<mainnet-deployment-dir>
+  ```
+
+- Run ansible playbook to create validator on running chain:
+
+  ```bash
+  ansible-playbook -i localhost, -c local playbooks/validator/create-validator.yml
+  ```
+
+- Check the validator list:
+
+  ```bash
+  laconic-so deployment --dir $DATA_DIRECTORY/$MAINNET_DEPLOYMENT_DIR exec laconicd 'laconicd query staking validators'
+  ```
diff --git a/run-first-validator.md b/docs/run-first-validator.md
similarity index 91%
rename from run-first-validator.md
rename to docs/run-first-validator.md
index a8507c8..8b17b12 100644
--- a/run-first-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-first-validator.md
@@ -79,14 +79,18 @@
   # Private key of the existing account in hex format (required for gentx)
   pvt_key: ""
 
-  # Path to the generated mainnet genesis file generated in the previous step
-  genesis_file: "<path-to-generated-genesis-file>"
+  # Path to the generated mainnet genesis file
+  # Use the absolute path of generated output directory in the previous steps
+  genesis_file: "<absolute-path-to-generated-output-dir>/genesis.json"
+
+  # Path to staking-amount.json generated in previous steps
+  staking_amount_file: "<absolute-path-to-generated-output-dir>/staking-amount.json"
 
   # Set custom moniker for the node
   cerc_moniker: "LaconicMainnetNode"
 
   # Set desired key name
-  key_name: "validator"
+  key_name: "laconic-validator"
   ```
 
 - Export the data directory and mainnet deployment directory as environment variables:
diff --git a/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml b/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml
index 6d8b34f..719ff11 100644
--- a/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/first-validator-vars.example.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ cerc_loglevel: "info"
 key_name: "validator"
 pvt_key: ""
 genesis_file:
+staking_amount_file:
diff --git a/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
index 732a7c9..5ca8530 100644
--- a/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
+++ b/playbooks/first-validator/run-first-validator.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
       fail:
         msg: >-
           Required key files are not defined.
-          Please set genesis_file in first-validator-vars.yml.
-      when: not genesis_file
+          Please set genesis_file and staking_amount_file in first-validator-vars.yml.
+      when: not genesis_file or not staking_amount_file
+
     - name: Fetch laconicd stack
       shell: laconic-so fetch-stack git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd-stack --git-ssh --pull
 
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@
         state: directory
         mode: '0755'
 
+    - name: Copy staking amount file to laconicd-data tmp directory
+      copy:
+        src: "{{ staking_amount_file }}"
+        dest: "{{data_directory}}/{{ mainnet_deployment_dir }}/data/laconicd-data/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+        mode: '0644'
+
     - name: Copy genesis file to laconicd-data tmp directory
       copy:
         src: "{{ genesis_file }}"
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
index 1e1e111..12e00f1 100755
--- a/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
+++ b/stack-orchestrator/config/mainnet-laconicd/create-and-collect-gentx.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 NODE_HOME=/root/.laconicd
 genesis_file_path=$NODE_HOME/config/genesis.json
+# TODO: Set to OS keyring backend
 KEYRING="test"
 
 if [ -f "$genesis_file_path" ]; then
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ if [ ! -f ${input_genesis_file} ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+staking_amount_file="$NODE_HOME/tmp/staking-amount.json"
+if [ ! -f "$staking_amount_file" ]; then
+  echo "staking-amount.json file not provided, exiting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 DENOM=alnt
 
 # Strip leading and trailing quotes ("") if they exist
@@ -53,8 +60,8 @@ if [ -z "$account_address" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# TODO: Use staking amount from output/staking-amount.json
-stake_amount=900000000
+# Set staking amount
+stake_amount=$(jq -r '.amount' "$staking_amount_file")
 
 # Create gentx with staked amount equal to allocated balance
 laconicd genesis gentx $KEY_NAME $stake_amount$DENOM --chain-id $CHAIN_ID --keyring-backend $KEYRING