eth: enable personal API in Docker node, give proper error message

LayerTwo-Labs · Nov 13, 2023 · 7a86554 · 7a86554
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ services:
       - 8551:8551 # Authenticated RPC
     command:
       - --http # enable HTTP RPC
-      - --http.addr=0.0.0.0 # TODO: add auth config? --authrpc.jwtsecret, --authrpc.addr=0.0.0.0, --authrpc.vhosts=*
+      # 'personal' API is needed for replicating the old ETH tutorial
+      # made by Paul. Think it's some sort of wallet functionality? Not sure,
+      # tbh. Went looking for a list of available APIs, without finding
+      # anything.
+      # - --http.api=net,eth,personal,web3
+      - --http.addr=0.0.0.0
       - --main.host=mainchain
       - --main.password=password
       - --main.user=user

diff --git a/lib/rpc/rpc_ethereum.dart b/lib/rpc/rpc_ethereum.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:sidesail/pages/tabs/settings/node_settings_tab.dart';
 import 'package:sidesail/rpc/models/core_transaction.dart';
 import 'package:sidesail/rpc/rpc_sidechain.dart';
 import 'package:web3dart/web3dart.dart';
+import 'package:web3dart/json_rpc.dart' as jsonrpc;
 
 abstract class EthereumRPC extends SidechainSubRPC {
   EthereumAddress? account;
@@ -17,7 +18,16 @@ class EthereumRPCLive extends EthereumRPC {
 
   @override
   Future<dynamic> callRAW(String method, [params]) async {
-    return _client.makeRPCCall(method, params);
+    try {
+      final res = await _client.makeRPCCall(method, params);
+      return res;
+    } on jsonrpc.RPCError catch (err) {
+      const magicErrCode = -32601; // no clue what this is
+      if (err.errorCode == magicErrCode && method.startsWith('personal')) {
+        throw "The 'personal' API is not enabled on your Ethereum node. Add the \n`--http.api=personal` argument, and try again.";
+      }
+      rethrow;
+    }
   }
 
   // Apparently Ethereum doesn't have a conf file?
@@ -82,11 +92,11 @@ class EthereumRPCLive extends EthereumRPC {
 
   @override
   Future<void> newAccount() async {
-    final accountFut = await callRAW('personal_newAccount', ['passphrase', 'passphrase']);
+    final accountFut = await callRAW('personal_newAccount', ['passphrase']);
     final accountStr = await accountFut as String;
 
     if (accountStr.isEmpty) {
-      throw Exception('Could not create account. Try using cli with personal.newAccount');
+      throw Exception('Could not create account. Try using CLI with personal.newAccount');
     }
 
     account = EthereumAddress.fromHex(accountStr);
@@ -156,6 +166,22 @@ final ethRpcMethods = [
   'eth_getFilterLogs',
   'eth_getLogs',
 
+  // Wallet (?) stuff
+  'personal_newAccount',
+  'personal_importRawKey',
+  'personal_unlockAccount',
+  'personal_ecRecover',
+  'personal_sign',
+  'personal_sendTransaction',
+  'personal_lockAccount',
+  'personal_listAccounts',
+  'personal_openWallet',
+  'personal_deriveAccount',
+  'personal_signTransaction',
+  'personal_unpair',
+  'personal_initializeWallet',
+  'personal_listWallets',
+
   // Sidechain specific RPC calls
   'eth_deposit',
   'eth_withdraw',