cmd/evm: implement input txs via rlp in t8n tool (#23138)

In many cases, it's desireable to use already-signed transactions as input to the state transition, instead of having the evm sign them internally (for example to use malformed or not-yet-valid transactions). This PR adds support + docs for that feature.
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@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ The `evm t8n` tool is a stateless state transition utility. It is a utility
which can which can
1. Take a prestate, including 1. Take a prestate, including
- Accounts, - Accounts,
- Block context information, - Block context information,
- Previous blockshashes (*optional) - Previous blockshashes (*optional)
2. Apply a set of transactions, 2. Apply a set of transactions,
3. Apply a mining-reward (*optional), 3. Apply a mining-reward (*optional),
4. And generate a post-state, including 4. And generate a post-state, including
- State root, transaction root, receipt root, - State root, transaction root, receipt root,
- Information about rejected transactions, - Information about rejected transactions,
- Optionally: a full or partial post-state dump - Optionally: a full or partial post-state dump
## Specification ## Specification
@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Command line params that has to be supported are
--output.result result Determines where to put the result (stateroot, txroot etc) of the post-state. --output.result result Determines where to put the result (stateroot, txroot etc) of the post-state.
`stdout` - into the stdout output `stdout` - into the stdout output
`stderr` - into the stderr output `stderr` - into the stderr output
--output.body value If set, the RLP of the transactions (block body) will be written to this file.
--input.txs stdin stdin or file name of where to find the transactions to apply. If the file prefix is '.rlp', then the data is interpreted as an RLP list of signed transactions.The '.rlp' format is identical to the output.body format. (default: "txs.json")
--state.fork value Name of ruleset to use. --state.fork value Name of ruleset to use.
--state.chainid value ChainID to use (default: 1) --state.chainid value ChainID to use (default: 1)
--state.reward value Mining reward. Set to -1 to disable (default: 0) --state.reward value Mining reward. Set to -1 to disable (default: 0)
@ -110,7 +112,10 @@ Two resulting files:
} }
], ],
"rejected": [ "rejected": [
1 {
"index": 1,
"error": "nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1"
}
] ]
} }
``` ```
@ -156,7 +161,10 @@ Output:
} }
], ],
"rejected": [ "rejected": [
1 {
"index": 1,
"error": "nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1"
}
] ]
} }
} }
@ -231,34 +239,46 @@ The `BLOCKHASH` opcode requires blockhashes to be provided by the caller, inside
If a required blockhash is not provided, the exit code should be `4`: If a required blockhash is not provided, the exit code should be `4`:
Example where blockhashes are provided: Example where blockhashes are provided:
``` ```
./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/3/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/3/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/3/env.json --trace ./evm --verbosity=1 t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/3/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/3/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/3/env.json --trace
INFO [07-27|11:53:40.960] Trie dumping started root=b7341d..857ea1
INFO [07-27|11:53:40.960] Trie dumping complete accounts=3 elapsed="103.298µs"
INFO [07-27|11:53:40.960] Wrote file file=alloc.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:40.960] Wrote file file=result.json
``` ```
``` ```
cat trace-0-0x72fadbef39cd251a437eea619cfeda752271a5faaaa2147df012e112159ffb81.jsonl | grep BLOCKHASH -C2 cat trace-0-0x72fadbef39cd251a437eea619cfeda752271a5faaaa2147df012e112159ffb81.jsonl | grep BLOCKHASH -C2
``` ```
``` ```
{"pc":0,"op":96,"gas":"0x5f58ef8","gasCost":"0x3","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":[],"returnStack":[],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH1","error":""} {"pc":0,"op":96,"gas":"0x5f58ef8","gasCost":"0x3","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":[],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH1","error":""}
{"pc":2,"op":64,"gas":"0x5f58ef5","gasCost":"0x14","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"returnStack":[],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"BLOCKHASH","error":""} {"pc":2,"op":64,"gas":"0x5f58ef5","gasCost":"0x14","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"BLOCKHASH","error":""}
{"pc":3,"op":0,"gas":"0x5f58ee1","gasCost":"0x0","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":["0xdac58aa524e50956d0c0bae7f3f8bb9d35381365d07804dd5b48a5a297c06af4"],"returnStack":[],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP","error":""} {"pc":3,"op":0,"gas":"0x5f58ee1","gasCost":"0x0","memory":"0x","memSize":0,"stack":["0xdac58aa524e50956d0c0bae7f3f8bb9d35381365d07804dd5b48a5a297c06af4"],"returnData":"0x","depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP","error":""}
{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x17","time":142709} {"output":"","gasUsed":"0x17","time":156276}
``` ```
In this example, the caller has not provided the required blockhash: In this example, the caller has not provided the required blockhash:
``` ```
./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/4/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/4/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/4/env.json --trace ./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/4/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/4/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/4/env.json --trace
```
```
ERROR(4): getHash(3) invoked, blockhash for that block not provided ERROR(4): getHash(3) invoked, blockhash for that block not provided
``` ```
Error code: 4 Error code: 4
### Chaining ### Chaining
Another thing that can be done, is to chain invocations: Another thing that can be done, is to chain invocations:
``` ```
./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/1/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/1/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/1/env.json --output.alloc=stdout | ./evm t8n --input.alloc=stdin --input.env=./testdata/1/env.json --input.txs=./testdata/1/txs.json ./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/1/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/1/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/1/env.json --output.alloc=stdout | ./evm t8n --input.alloc=stdin --input.env=./testdata/1/env.json --input.txs=./testdata/1/txs.json
INFO [01-21|22:41:22.963] rejected tx index=1 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1" INFO [07-27|11:53:41.049] rejected tx index=1 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1"
INFO [01-21|22:41:22.966] rejected tx index=0 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1" INFO [07-27|11:53:41.050] Trie dumping started root=84208a..ae4e13
INFO [01-21|22:41:22.967] rejected tx index=1 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1" INFO [07-27|11:53:41.050] Trie dumping complete accounts=3 elapsed="59.412µs"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.050] Wrote file file=result.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.051] rejected tx index=0 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.051] rejected tx index=1 hash=0557ba..18d673 from=0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192 error="nonce too low: address 0x8A8eAFb1cf62BfBeb1741769DAE1a9dd47996192, tx: 0 state: 1"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.052] Trie dumping started root=84208a..ae4e13
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.052] Trie dumping complete accounts=3 elapsed="45.734µs"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.052] Wrote file file=alloc.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.052] Wrote file file=result.json
``` ```
What happened here, is that we first applied two identical transactions, so the second one was rejected. What happened here, is that we first applied two identical transactions, so the second one was rejected.
@ -267,3 +287,52 @@ the same two transactions: this time, both failed due to too low nonce.
In order to meaningfully chain invocations, one would need to provide meaningful new `env`, otherwise the In order to meaningfully chain invocations, one would need to provide meaningful new `env`, otherwise the
actual blocknumber (exposed to the EVM) would not increase. actual blocknumber (exposed to the EVM) would not increase.
### Transactions in RLP form
It is possible to provide already-signed transactions as input to, using an `input.txs` which ends with the `rlp` suffix.
The input format for RLP-form transactions is _identical_ to the _output_ format for block bodies. Therefore, it's fully possible
to use the evm to go from `json` input to `rlp` input.
The following command takes **json** the transactions in `./testdata/13/txs.json` and signs them. After execution, they are output to `signed_txs.rlp`.:
```
./evm t8n --state.fork=London --input.alloc=./testdata/13/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/13/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/13/env.json --output.result=alloc_jsontx.json --output.body=signed_txs.rlp
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.124] Trie dumping started root=e4b924..6aef61
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.124] Trie dumping complete accounts=3 elapsed="94.284µs"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.125] Wrote file file=alloc.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.125] Wrote file file=alloc_jsontx.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.125] Wrote file file=signed_txs.rlp
```
The `output.body` is the rlp-list of transactions, encoded in hex and placed in a string a'la `json` encoding rules:
```
cat signed_txs.rlp
"0xf8d2b86702f864010180820fa08284d09411111111111111111111111111111111111111118080c001a0b7dfab36232379bb3d1497a4f91c1966b1f932eae3ade107bf5d723b9cb474e0a06261c359a10f2132f126d250485b90cf20f30340801244a08ef6142ab33d1904b86702f864010280820fa08284d09411111111111111111111111111111111111111118080c080a0d4ec563b6568cd42d998fc4134b36933c6568d01533b5adf08769270243c6c7fa072bf7c21eac6bbeae5143371eef26d5e279637f3bd73482b55979d76d935b1e9"
```
We can use `rlpdump` to check what the contents are:
```
rlpdump -hex $(cat signed_txs.rlp | jq -r )
[
02f864010180820fa08284d09411111111111111111111111111111111111111118080c001a0b7dfab36232379bb3d1497a4f91c1966b1f932eae3ade107bf5d723b9cb474e0a06261c359a10f2132f126d250485b90cf20f30340801244a08ef6142ab33d1904,
02f864010280820fa08284d09411111111111111111111111111111111111111118080c080a0d4ec563b6568cd42d998fc4134b36933c6568d01533b5adf08769270243c6c7fa072bf7c21eac6bbeae5143371eef26d5e279637f3bd73482b55979d76d935b1e9,
]
```
Now, we can now use those (or any other already signed transactions), as input, like so:
```
./evm t8n --state.fork=London --input.alloc=./testdata/13/alloc.json --input.txs=./signed_txs.rlp --input.env=./testdata/13/env.json --output.result=alloc_rlptx.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.253] Trie dumping started root=e4b924..6aef61
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.253] Trie dumping complete accounts=3 elapsed="128.445µs"
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.253] Wrote file file=alloc.json
INFO [07-27|11:53:41.255] Wrote file file=alloc_rlptx.json
```
You might have noticed that the results from these two invocations were stored in two separate files.
And we can now finally check that they match.
```
cat alloc_jsontx.json | jq .stateRoot && cat alloc_rlptx.json | jq .stateRoot
"0xe4b924a6adb5959fccf769d5b7bb2f6359e26d1e76a2443c5a91a36d826aef61"
"0xe4b924a6adb5959fccf769d5b7bb2f6359e26d1e76a2443c5a91a36d826aef61"
```

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@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ var (
} }
InputTxsFlag = cli.StringFlag{ InputTxsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
Name: "input.txs", Name: "input.txs",
Usage: "`stdin` or file name of where to find the transactions to apply.", Usage: "`stdin` or file name of where to find the transactions to apply. " +
"If the file prefix is '.rlp', then the data is interpreted as an RLP list of signed transactions." +
"The '.rlp' format is identical to the output.body format.",
Value: "txs.json", Value: "txs.json",
} }
RewardFlag = cli.Int64Flag{ RewardFlag = cli.Int64Flag{

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@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
"math/big" "math/big"
"os" "os"
"path" "path"
"strings"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ type input struct {
Alloc core.GenesisAlloc `json:"alloc,omitempty"` Alloc core.GenesisAlloc `json:"alloc,omitempty"`
Env *stEnv `json:"env,omitempty"` Env *stEnv `json:"env,omitempty"`
Txs []*txWithKey `json:"txs,omitempty"` Txs []*txWithKey `json:"txs,omitempty"`
TxRlp string `json:"txsRlp,omitempty"`
} }
func Main(ctx *cli.Context) error { func Main(ctx *cli.Context) error {
@ -199,12 +201,45 @@ func Main(ctx *cli.Context) error {
} }
defer inFile.Close() defer inFile.Close()
decoder := json.NewDecoder(inFile) decoder := json.NewDecoder(inFile)
if strings.HasSuffix(txStr, ".rlp") {
var body hexutil.Bytes
if err := decoder.Decode(&body); err != nil {
return err
}
var txs types.Transactions
if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(body, &txs); err != nil {
return err
}
for _, tx := range txs {
txsWithKeys = append(txsWithKeys, &txWithKey{
key: nil,
tx: tx,
})
}
} else {
if err := decoder.Decode(&txsWithKeys); err != nil { if err := decoder.Decode(&txsWithKeys); err != nil {
return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed unmarshaling txs-file: %v", err)) return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed unmarshaling txs-file: %v", err))
} }
}
} else { } else {
if len(inputData.TxRlp) > 0 {
// Decode the body of already signed transactions
body := common.FromHex(inputData.TxRlp)
var txs types.Transactions
if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(body, &txs); err != nil {
return err
}
for _, tx := range txs {
txsWithKeys = append(txsWithKeys, &txWithKey{
key: nil,
tx: tx,
})
}
} else {
// JSON encoded transactions
txsWithKeys = inputData.Txs txsWithKeys = inputData.Txs
} }
}
// We may have to sign the transactions. // We may have to sign the transactions.
signer := types.MakeSigner(chainConfig, big.NewInt(int64(prestate.Env.Number))) signer := types.MakeSigner(chainConfig, big.NewInt(int64(prestate.Env.Number)))
@ -365,6 +400,7 @@ func dispatchOutput(ctx *cli.Context, baseDir string, result *ExecutionResult, a
return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed marshalling output: %v", err)) return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed marshalling output: %v", err))
} }
os.Stdout.Write(b) os.Stdout.Write(b)
os.Stdout.Write([]byte("\n"))
} }
if len(stdErrObject) > 0 { if len(stdErrObject) > 0 {
b, err := json.MarshalIndent(stdErrObject, "", " ") b, err := json.MarshalIndent(stdErrObject, "", " ")
@ -372,6 +408,7 @@ func dispatchOutput(ctx *cli.Context, baseDir string, result *ExecutionResult, a
return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed marshalling output: %v", err)) return NewError(ErrorJson, fmt.Errorf("failed marshalling output: %v", err))
} }
os.Stderr.Write(b) os.Stderr.Write(b)
os.Stderr.Write([]byte("\n"))
} }
return nil return nil
} }

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cmd/evm/testdata/13/alloc.json vendored Normal file
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@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
{
"0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111" : {
"balance" : "0x010000000000",
"code" : "0xfe",
"nonce" : "0x01",
"storage" : {
}
},
"0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b" : {
"balance" : "0x010000000000",
"code" : "0x",
"nonce" : "0x01",
"storage" : {
}
},
"0xd02d72e067e77158444ef2020ff2d325f929b363" : {
"balance" : "0x01000000000000",
"code" : "0x",
"nonce" : "0x01",
"storage" : {
}
}
}

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@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
{
"currentCoinbase" : "0x2adc25665018aa1fe0e6bc666dac8fc2697ff9ba",
"currentDifficulty" : "0x020000",
"currentNumber" : "0x01",
"currentTimestamp" : "0x079e",
"previousHash" : "0xcb23ee65a163121f640673b41788ee94633941405f95009999b502eedfbbfd4f",
"currentGasLimit" : "0x40000000",
"currentBaseFee" : "0x036b",
"blockHashes" : {
"0" : "0xcb23ee65a163121f640673b41788ee94633941405f95009999b502eedfbbfd4f"
}
}

4
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@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
## Input transactions in RLP form
This testdata folder is used to examplify how transaction input can be provided in rlp form.
Please see the README in `evm` folder for how this is performed.

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@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
[
{
"input" : "0x",
"gas" : "0x84d0",
"nonce" : "0x1",
"to" : "0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
"value" : "0x0",
"v" : "0x0",
"r" : "0x0",
"s" : "0x0",
"secretKey" : "0x41f6e321b31e72173f8ff2e292359e1862f24fba42fe6f97efaf641980eff298",
"chainId" : "0x1",
"type" : "0x2",
"maxFeePerGas" : "0xfa0",
"maxPriorityFeePerGas" : "0x0",
"accessList" : []
},
{
"input" : "0x",
"gas" : "0x84d0",
"nonce" : "0x2",
"to" : "0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
"value" : "0x0",
"v" : "0x0",
"r" : "0x0",
"s" : "0x0",
"secretKey" : "0x41f6e321b31e72173f8ff2e292359e1862f24fba42fe6f97efaf641980eff298",
"chainId" : "0x1",
"type" : "0x2",
"maxFeePerGas" : "0xfa0",
"maxPriorityFeePerGas" : "0x0",
"accessList" : []
}
]

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@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ function showjson(){
function demo(){ function demo(){
echo "$ticks" echo "$ticks"
echo "$1" echo "$1"
$1
echo ""
echo "$ticks" echo "$ticks"
echo "" echo ""
} }
@ -152,9 +154,7 @@ echo ""
echo "The \`BLOCKHASH\` opcode requires blockhashes to be provided by the caller, inside the \`env\`." echo "The \`BLOCKHASH\` opcode requires blockhashes to be provided by the caller, inside the \`env\`."
echo "If a required blockhash is not provided, the exit code should be \`4\`:" echo "If a required blockhash is not provided, the exit code should be \`4\`:"
echo "Example where blockhashes are provided: " echo "Example where blockhashes are provided: "
cmd="./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/3/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/3/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/3/env.json --trace" demo "./evm --verbosity=1 t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/3/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/3/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/3/env.json --trace"
tick && echo $cmd && tick
$cmd 2>&1 >/dev/null
cmd="cat trace-0-0x72fadbef39cd251a437eea619cfeda752271a5faaaa2147df012e112159ffb81.jsonl | grep BLOCKHASH -C2" cmd="cat trace-0-0x72fadbef39cd251a437eea619cfeda752271a5faaaa2147df012e112159ffb81.jsonl | grep BLOCKHASH -C2"
tick && echo $cmd && tick tick && echo $cmd && tick
echo "$ticks" echo "$ticks"
@ -164,13 +164,11 @@ echo ""
echo "In this example, the caller has not provided the required blockhash:" echo "In this example, the caller has not provided the required blockhash:"
cmd="./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/4/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/4/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/4/env.json --trace" cmd="./evm t8n --input.alloc=./testdata/4/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/4/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/4/env.json --trace"
tick && echo $cmd && tick tick && echo $cmd && $cmd
tick
$cmd
errc=$? errc=$?
tick tick
echo "Error code: $errc" echo "Error code: $errc"
echo ""
echo "### Chaining" echo "### Chaining"
echo "" echo ""
@ -189,3 +187,28 @@ echo ""
echo "In order to meaningfully chain invocations, one would need to provide meaningful new \`env\`, otherwise the" echo "In order to meaningfully chain invocations, one would need to provide meaningful new \`env\`, otherwise the"
echo "actual blocknumber (exposed to the EVM) would not increase." echo "actual blocknumber (exposed to the EVM) would not increase."
echo "" echo ""
echo "### Transactions in RLP form"
echo ""
echo "It is possible to provide already-signed transactions as input to, using an \`input.txs\` which ends with the \`rlp\` suffix."
echo "The input format for RLP-form transactions is _identical_ to the _output_ format for block bodies. Therefore, it's fully possible"
echo "to use the evm to go from \`json\` input to \`rlp\` input."
echo ""
echo "The following command takes **json** the transactions in \`./testdata/13/txs.json\` and signs them. After execution, they are output to \`signed_txs.rlp\`.:"
demo "./evm t8n --state.fork=London --input.alloc=./testdata/13/alloc.json --input.txs=./testdata/13/txs.json --input.env=./testdata/13/env.json --output.result=alloc_jsontx.json --output.body=signed_txs.rlp"
echo "The \`output.body\` is the rlp-list of transactions, encoded in hex and placed in a string a'la \`json\` encoding rules:"
demo "cat signed_txs.rlp"
echo "We can use \`rlpdump\` to check what the contents are: "
echo "$ticks"
echo "rlpdump -hex \$(cat signed_txs.rlp | jq -r )"
rlpdump -hex $(cat signed_txs.rlp | jq -r )
echo "$ticks"
echo "Now, we can now use those (or any other already signed transactions), as input, like so: "
demo "./evm t8n --state.fork=London --input.alloc=./testdata/13/alloc.json --input.txs=./signed_txs.rlp --input.env=./testdata/13/env.json --output.result=alloc_rlptx.json"
echo "You might have noticed that the results from these two invocations were stored in two separate files. "
echo "And we can now finally check that they match."
echo "$ticks"
echo "cat alloc_jsontx.json | jq .stateRoot && cat alloc_rlptx.json | jq .stateRoot"
cat alloc_jsontx.json | jq .stateRoot && cat alloc_rlptx.json | jq .stateRoot
echo "$ticks"