refactor(chain): make config optional for init phase

changelog.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - [#3105](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3105) Addition of `ignite plugin describe <path>` command
 - [#2995](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/2995/) Add `ignite network request remove-validator` command.
 - [#2999](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/2999/) Add `ignite network request remove-account` command.
+- [#3183](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3183/) Make config optional for init phase.
 
 ### Changes
 

ignite/cmd/chain_init.go

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func chainInitHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := c.Init(cmd.Context(), true); err != nil {
+	if err := c.Init(cmd.Context(), true, true, true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

ignite/cmd/network_chain_init.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/chaincmd"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui/cliquiz"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui/icons"
@@ -141,7 +142,9 @@ func networkChainInitHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var networkOptions []networkchain.Option
+	networkOptions := []networkchain.Option{
+		networkchain.WithKeyringBackend(chaincmd.KeyringBackendTest),
+	}
 
 	if flagGetCheckDependencies(cmd) {
 		networkOptions = append(networkOptions, networkchain.CheckDependencies())

ignite/cmd/network_chain_prepare.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cache"
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/chaincmd"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui/colors"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui/icons"
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ func networkChainPrepareHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("chain %d launch has not been triggered yet. use --force to prepare anyway", launchID)
 	}
 
-	var networkOptions []networkchain.Option
+	networkOptions := []networkchain.Option{
+		networkchain.WithKeyringBackend(chaincmd.KeyringBackendTest),
+	}
 
 	if flagGetCheckDependencies(cmd) {
 		networkOptions = append(networkOptions, networkchain.CheckDependencies())

ignite/services/chain/chain.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/spn/pkg/chainid"
 
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/config"
+	chainconfigv1 "github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/config/chain/v1"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/chaincmd"
 	chaincmdrunner "github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/chaincmd/runner"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cliui/colors"
@@ -186,11 +187,19 @@ func (c *Chain) RPCPublicAddress() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
-		validator := conf.Validators[0]
-		servers, err := validator.GetServers()
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+
+		var servers chainconfigv1.Servers
+
+		if len(conf.Validators) == 0 {
+			servers = chainconfigv1.DefaultServers()
+		} else {
+			validator := conf.Validators[0]
+			servers, err = validator.GetServers()
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
 		}
+
 		rpcAddress = servers.RPC.Address
 	}
 	return rpcAddress, nil
@@ -295,9 +304,11 @@ func (c *Chain) DefaultHome() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	validator := config.Validators[0]
-	if validator.Home != "" {
-		return validator.Home, nil
+	if len(config.Validators) > 0 {
+		validator := config.Validators[0]
+		if validator.Home != "" {
+			return validator.Home, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	return c.appHome(), nil
@@ -369,17 +380,19 @@ func (c *Chain) KeyringBackend() (chaincmd.KeyringBackend, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	// 2nd.
-	validator := config.Validators[0]
-	if validator.KeyringBackend != "" {
-		return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(validator.KeyringBackend)
-	}
+	if len(config.Validators) > 0 {
+		// 2nd.
+		validator := config.Validators[0]
+		if validator.KeyringBackend != "" {
+			return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(validator.KeyringBackend)
+		}
 
-	// 3rd.
-	if validator.Client != nil {
-		if backend, ok := validator.Client["keyring-backend"]; ok {
-			if backendStr, ok := backend.(string); ok {
-				return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(backendStr)
+		// 3rd.
+		if validator.Client != nil {
+			if backend, ok := validator.Client["keyring-backend"]; ok {
+				if backendStr, ok := backend.(string); ok {
+					return chaincmd.KeyringBackendFromString(backendStr)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -436,10 +449,16 @@ func (c *Chain) Commands(ctx context.Context) (chaincmdrunner.Runner, error) {
 		return chaincmdrunner.Runner{}, err
 	}
 
-	validator := config.Validators[0]
-	servers, err := validator.GetServers()
-	if err != nil {
-		return chaincmdrunner.Runner{}, err
+	var servers chainconfigv1.Servers
+
+	if len(config.Validators) == 0 {
+		servers = chainconfigv1.DefaultServers()
+	} else {
+		validator := config.Validators[0]
+		servers, err = validator.GetServers()
+		if err != nil {
+			return chaincmdrunner.Runner{}, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	nodeAddr, err := xurl.TCP(servers.RPC.Address)

ignite/services/chain/init.go

@@ -19,35 +19,33 @@ const (
 	moniker = "mynode"
 )
 
-// Init initializes the chain and applies all optional configurations.
-func (c *Chain) Init(ctx context.Context, initAccounts bool) error {
-	conf, err := c.Config()
-	if err != nil {
-		return &CannotBuildAppError{err}
-	}
-
-	if err := c.InitChain(ctx); err != nil {
+// Init initializes the chain
+// initAccounts true intializes accounts for the chain from Ignite the config
+// initConfiguration initilizes node configuration from the Ignite config
+// initGenesis initializes genesis state for the chain from Ignite config
+func (c *Chain) Init(ctx context.Context, initAccounts, initConfiguration, initGenesis bool) error {
+	if err := c.InitChain(ctx, initConfiguration, initGenesis); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if initAccounts {
+		conf, err := c.Config()
+		if err != nil {
+			return &CannotBuildAppError{err}
+		}
+
 		return c.InitAccounts(ctx, conf)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // InitChain initializes the chain.
-func (c *Chain) InitChain(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (c *Chain) InitChain(ctx context.Context, initConfiguration, initGenesis bool) error {
 	chainID, err := c.ID()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	conf, err := c.Config()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// cleanup persistent data from previous `serve`.
 	home, err := c.Home()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -67,19 +65,31 @@ func (c *Chain) InitChain(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// ovewrite app config files with the values defined in Ignite's config file
-	if err := c.Configure(home, conf); err != nil {
-		return err
+	var conf *config.ChainConfig
+	if initConfiguration || initGenesis {
+		conf, err = c.Config()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	// make sure that chain id given during chain.New() has the most priority.
-	if conf.Genesis != nil {
-		conf.Genesis["chain_id"] = chainID
+	// ovewrite app config files with the values defined in Ignite's config file
+	if initConfiguration {
+		if err := c.Configure(home, conf); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	// update genesis file with the genesis values defined in the config
-	if err := c.UpdateGenesisFile(conf.Genesis); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if initGenesis {
+		// make sure that chain id given during chain.New() has the most priority.
+		if conf.Genesis != nil {
+			conf.Genesis["chain_id"] = chainID
+		}
+
+		// update genesis file with the genesis values defined in the config
+		if err := c.UpdateGenesisFile(conf.Genesis); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil

ignite/services/chain/serve.go

@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (c *Chain) serve(
 	if !isInit || (appModified && !exportGenesisExists) {
 		c.ev.Send("Initializing the app...", events.ProgressUpdate())
 
-		if err := c.Init(ctx, true); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Init(ctx, true, true, true); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else if appModified {

ignite/services/network/networkchain/init.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (c *Chain) Init(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage) error {
 
 	c.ev.Send("Initializing the blockchain", events.ProgressStart())
 
-	if err = c.chain.Init(ctx, false); err != nil {
+	if err = c.chain.Init(ctx, false, false, false); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

ignite/services/network/networkchain/networkchain.go

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (c Chain) NodeID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 func (c Chain) CheckConfigVersion() error {
 	configPath := c.chain.ConfigPath()
 	if configPath == "" {
-		return config.ErrConfigNotFound
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	file, err := os.Open(configPath)