Awesome
Etheno
<p align="center"> <img src="logo/etheno.png?raw=true" width="256" title="Etheno"> </p> <br />Etheno is the Ethereum testing Swiss Army knife. It’s a JSON RPC multiplexer, analysis tool wrapper, and test integration tool. It eliminates the complexity of setting up analysis tools like Echidna on large, multi-contract projects.
If you are a smart contract developer, you should use Etheno to test your contracts. If you are an Ethereum client developer, you should use Etheno to perform differential testing on your implementation.
Etheno is named after the Greek goddess Stheno, sister of Medusa, and mother of Echidna—which also happens to be the name of our EVM property-based fuzz tester.
Features
- JSON RPC Multiplexing: Etheno runs a JSON RPC server that can multiplex calls to one or more clients
- API for filtering and modifying JSON RPC calls
- Enables differential testing by sending JSON RPC sequences to multiple Ethereum clients
- Deploy to and interact with multiple networks at the same time
- Integration with Test Frameworks like Ganache and Truffle
- Run a local test network with a single command
Quickstart
Use our prebuilt Docker container to quickly install and try Etheno:
docker pull trailofbits/etheno
docker run -it trailofbits/etheno
NOTE: Many of Etheno's capabilities will require publishing one or more ports and persisting data using volumes as part of the docker run
command.
- To learn about publishing ports, click here
- To learn more about persisting data using volumes, click here
Alternatively, natively install Etheno in a few shell commands:
# Install system dependencies
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip -y
# Install Etheno
pip3 install --user etheno
# Use the Etheno CLI
cd /path/to/a/truffle/project
etheno --ganache --truffle
Usage
Etheno can be used in many different ways and therefore has numerous command-line argument combinations.
Ganache Integration
A Ganache instance can automatically be run within Etheno:
etheno --ganache
--ganache-port
will set the port on which Ganache is run; if omitted, Etheno will choose the lowest port higher than the port on which Etheno’s JSON RPC server is running--ganache-args
lets you pass additional arguments to Ganache--accounts
or-a
sets the number of accounts to create in Ganache (default is 10)--balance
or-b
sets the default balance (in Ether) to seed to each Ganache account (default is 1000.0)--gas-price
or-c
sets the default gas price in wei for Ganache (default is 20_000_000_000)
Running a Ganache instance via Etheno can be used to deploy large, multi-contract projects in tandem with Echidna. To learn more on how to use Echidna and Ganache together, click here.
NOTE: We recommend using the latest version of Ganache (v7.3.2) and Node 16.x. After the upstream bug (see below) is fixed, the Ganache package should be upgraded.
NOTE: Currently, there is an upstream bug in the latest version of Ganache (v7.3.2) that prevents the Etheno integration from working if the contract size that is being tested is very large (https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache/issues/3332).
JSON RPC Server and Multiplexing
This command starts a JSON RPC server and forwards all messages to the given clients:
etheno https://client1.url.com:1234/ https://client2.url.com:8545/ http://client3.url.com:8888/
--port
or-p
allows you to specify a port on which to run Etheno’s JSON RPC server (default is 8545)--run-publicly
allows incoming JSON RPC connections from external computers on the network--debug
will run a web-based interactive debugger in the event that an internal Etheno client throws an exception while processing a JSON RPC call; this should never be used in conjunction with--run-publicly
--master
or-s
will set the “master” client, which will be used for synchronizing with Etheno clients. If a master is not explicitly provided, it defaults to the first client listed.--raw
, when prefixed before a client URL, will cause Etheno to auto-sign all transactions and submit them to the client as raw transactions
Geth and Parity Integration
A Geth and/or Parity instance can be run as a private chain with
--geth
or-go
for Geth--parity
or-pa
for Parity
Each will be instantiated with an autogenerated genesis block. You may provide a custom genesis.json
file in Geth format using the --genesis
or -j
argument. The genesis used for each run will automatically be saved to the log directory (if one is provided using the --log-dir
option), or it can be manually saved to a location provided with the --save-genesis
option.
The network ID of each client will default to 0x657468656E6F (equal to the string etheno
in ASCII). This can be overridden with the --network-id
or -i
option.
EIP and hard fork block numbers can be set within a custom genesis.json as usual, or they may be specified as command-line options such as --constantinople
.
Differential Testing
Whenever two or more clients are run within Etheno, the differential testing plugin will automatically be loaded. This plugin checks for a variety of different discrepancies between the clients, such as gas usage differences. A report is printed when Etheno exits.
This plugin can be disabled with the --no-differential-testing
option.
Truffle Integration
Truffle migrations can automatically be run within a Truffle project:
etheno --truffle
Additional arguments can be passed to Truffle using --truffle-args
.
Logging
By default, Etheno only prints log messages to the console with a log
level defaulting to INFO
. An alternative log level can be specified
with --log-level
or -l
. You can specify a log file with the
--log-file
option. In addition, you can provide the path to a
logging directory with --log-dir
in which the following will be
saved:
- a complete log file including log messages at all log levels;
- separate log files for each Etheno client and plugin;
- the genesis file used to instantiate clients;
- a subdirectory in which each client and plugin can store additional files such as test results;
- a script to re-run Geth and/or Parity using the same genesis and chain data that Etheno used.
Requirements
- Python 3.7 or newer
Optional Requirements
- Node 16.x or newer to install various integrations
- Ganache 7.3.2 or newer for its associated integrations
- Truffle for its associated integrations
- Geth and/or Parity, if you would like to have Etheno run them
Getting Help
Feel free to stop by our Slack channel for help on using or extending Etheno.
License
Etheno is licensed and distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Contact us if you’re looking for an exception to the terms.