This article was written based on Nine Chronicles version v100291[1].
Curious about how the transaction you broadcast was incorporated into the block?
Would you like to replay that operation with exact values?
Here’s how.
Ready
Below is a list of factors that are important to consider in order to make this process go smoothly.
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Hardware capable of running minor nodes: throughout this process, you can reduce the time required to achieve your goals.
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A storage device with at least 100 GB of free space: The capacity of the mainnet blockchain is very large.
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Stable and fast internet environment: You have to deal with very large amounts of data.
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Plenty of time: Depending on the goal, a lot of time is required.
Prepare transaction ID
You can search a list of transactions signed by a specific address.
- URL:
https://9cscan.com/address/{signer address}
e.g., Transaction ID: e5fd2957137b46fabeb19f71a395caaa5f200766f2174c2177f7b0dfb967ef32
Retrieve transaction ID from 9cscan
You can inquire information of a specific transaction.
- URL:
https://9cscan.com/tx/{transaction id}
Transaction URL: https://9cscan.com/tx/e5fd2957137b46fabeb19f71a395caaa5f200766f2174c2177f7b0dfb967ef32
Secure the block index and timeStamp of the transaction.
block index:
4,753,873
timestamp:2022. 08. 18. 18:33:35 KST
Preparing the blockchain
Download the snapshot of the past time closest to the transaction timestamp from the snapshot file server operated by Planetarium. Because you cannot access to the AWS S3 dashboard, there is a temporary dashboard. You can find the snapshots with ?prefix= parameter. (e.g. ?prefix=202209)
Snapshot from the past closest to
2022. 08. 18. 18:33:35 KST: main network snapshot files link
Unzip the snapshot downloaded above to a path of your choice.
e.g., block chain store path: {LocalAppData}\planetarium\20220818072818_9c-main
Debugging
Now open the NineChronicles.Headless.Executable project and configure the debug configurations. I did it using Rider version 2022.2.2
Debug Configuration
Click the Edit Configuration... button at the top right of Rider.
In the Run/Debug Configurations popup, make sure the NineChronicles.Headless.Executable project is selected.
And edit the Program arguments item.
e.g.,
See below for options in Program arguments.
--no-miner \
--store-type rocksdb \
--store-path "{please fill in}" \
--genesis-block-path "https://release.nine-chronicles.com/genesis-block-9c-main" \
--app-protocol-version "{please fill in}" \
--ice-server "turn://0ed3e48007413e7c2e638f13ddd75ad272c6c507e081bd76a75e4b7adc86c9af:0apejou+ycZFfwtREeXFKdfLj2gCclKzz5ZJ49Cmy6I=@turn-us.planetarium.dev:3478" \
--ice-server "turn://0ed3e48007413e7c2e638f13ddd75ad272c6c507e081bd76a75e4b7adc86c9af:0apejou+ycZFfwtREeXFKdfLj2gCclKzz5ZJ49Cmy6I=@turn-us2.planetarium.dev:3478" \
--ice-server "turn://0ed3e48007413e7c2e638f13ddd75ad272c6c507e081bd76a75e4b7adc86c9af:0apejou+ycZFfwtREeXFKdfLj2gCclKzz5ZJ49Cmy6I=@turn-us3.planetarium.dev:3478" \
--ice-server "turn://0ed3e48007413e7c2e638f13ddd75ad272c6c507e081bd76a75e4b7adc86c9af:0apejou+ycZFfwtREeXFKdfLj2gCclKzz5ZJ49Cmy6I=@turn-us5.planetarium.dev:3478" \
--peer "027bd36895d68681290e570692ad3736750ceaab37be402442ffb203967f98f7b6,9c-main-tcp-seed-1.planetarium.dev,31234" \
--peer "02f164e3139e53eef2c17e52d99d343b8cbdb09eeed88af46c352b1c8be6329d71,9c-main-tcp-seed-2.planetarium.dev,31234" \
--peer "0247e289aa332260b99dfd50e578f779df9e6702d67e50848bb68f3e0737d9b9a5,9c-main-tcp-seed-3.planetarium.dev,31234" \
--rpc-server \
--rpc-listen-host localhost \
--rpc-listen-port 23231 \
--graphql-server \
--graphql-host localhost \
--graphql-port 23232 \
--skip-preload
Enter the path of the block chain prepared as a snapshot above in --store-path.
e.g., {LocalAppData}\planetarium\20220818072818_9c-main
--app-protocol-version can be checked by downloading the 9c-launcher-config.json file of the main network.
e.g., 100291/6ec8E598962F1f475504F82fD5bF3410eAE58B9B/MEUCIQCA3lzUAt0QBfG.+ezw4CQ69zBy669sANEt5juSJgzqcgIgbozfpcyeuKJDeJoT5exyGYDYBqCpxklsMEfs0SQ6qzo=/ZHUxNjpXaW5kb3dzQmluYXJ5VXJsdTcyOmh0dHBzOi8vcmVsZWFzZS5uaW5lLWNocm9uaWNsZXMuY29tL21haW4vdjEwMDI5MS9sYXVuY2hlci92MS9XaW5kb3dzLnppcHU5OnRpbWVzdGFtcHUxMDoyMDIyLTA5LTA3ZQ==
Set breakpoints on desired actions
I want to see the HackAndSlashSweep action executed at block 4753873, so I set a breakpoint on that action as shown below. In the Execute() method, check if context.BlockIndex is 4753873 in the first line when it is not context.Rehearsal.
Setup is complete. Click the ‘Debug’ button at the top right of the Rider.
You can see that the project is now built and the log is written to the console.
It may take a long time to stop at the breakpoint set above depending on the conditions.
If you wait patiently, you can directly reproduce the process and values of a specific action in a specific block.
Have Fun!
Tip
If you are using a Mac based on Apple silicon, you may have problems with .NET settings. In that case, please refer to this article.