ethconsole improvements.

Store session key in user's homedir for ease of use of ethconsole.

eth/main.cpp

@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	NodeMode nodeMode = NodeMode::Full;
 	bool interactive = false;
 #if ETH_JSONRPC || !ETH_TRUE
-	int jsonrpc = -1;
+	int jsonRPCURL = -1;
 #endif
 	string jsonAdmin;
 	string genesisJSON;
@@ -1434,9 +1434,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			interactive = true;
 #if ETH_JSONRPC || !ETH_TRUE
 		else if ((arg == "-j" || arg == "--json-rpc"))
-			jsonrpc = jsonrpc == -1 ? SensibleHttpPort : jsonrpc;
+			jsonRPCURL = jsonRPCURL == -1 ? SensibleHttpPort : jsonRPCURL;
 		else if (arg == "--json-rpc-port" && i + 1 < argc)
-			jsonrpc = atoi(argv[++i]);
+			jsonRPCURL = atoi(argv[++i]);
 		else if (arg == "--json-admin" && i + 1 < argc)
 			jsonAdmin = argv[++i];
 #endif
@@ -1743,15 +1743,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	else
 		cout << "Networking disabled. To start, use netstart or pass -b or a remote host." << endl;
 
-	if (useConsole && jsonrpc == -1)
+	if (useConsole && jsonRPCURL == -1)
-		jsonrpc = SensibleHttpPort;
+		jsonRPCURL = SensibleHttpPort;
 
 #if ETH_JSONRPC || !ETH_TRUE
 	shared_ptr<dev::WebThreeStubServer> jsonrpcServer;
 	unique_ptr<jsonrpc::AbstractServerConnector> jsonrpcConnector;
-	if (jsonrpc > -1)
+	if (jsonRPCURL > -1)
 	{
-		jsonrpcConnector = unique_ptr<jsonrpc::AbstractServerConnector>(new jsonrpc::HttpServer(jsonrpc, "", "", SensibleHttpThreads));
+		jsonrpcConnector = unique_ptr<jsonrpc::AbstractServerConnector>(new jsonrpc::HttpServer(jsonRPCURL, "", "", SensibleHttpThreads));
 		jsonrpcServer = make_shared<dev::WebThreeStubServer>(*jsonrpcConnector.get(), web3, make_shared<SimpleAccountHolder>([&](){ return web3.ethereum(); }, getAccountPassword, keyManager), vector<KeyPair>(), keyManager, *gasPricer);
 		jsonrpcServer->setMiningBenefactorChanger([&](Address const& a) { beneficiary = a; });
 		jsonrpcServer->StartListening();
@@ -1760,6 +1760,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		else
 			jsonrpcServer->addSession(jsonAdmin, SessionPermissions{{Priviledge::Admin}});
 		cout << "JSONRPC Admin Session Key: " << jsonAdmin << endl;
+		writeFile(getDataDir("web3") + "/session.key", jsonAdmin);
+		writeFile(getDataDir("web3") + "/session.url", "http://localhost:" + toString(jsonRPCURL));
 	}
 #endif
 

ethconsole/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if (DEFINED WIN32 AND NOT DEFINED CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
 	eth_copy_dlls(${EXECUTABLE} CURL_DLLS)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} jsconsole)
+target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE} devcore)
 
 if (APPLE)
 	install(TARGETS ${EXECUTABLE} DESTINATION bin)

ethconsole/main.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string>
+#include <libdevcore/FileSystem.h>
 #include <libjsconsole/JSRemoteConsole.h>
 using namespace std;
 using namespace dev;
@@ -27,13 +28,30 @@ using namespace dev::eth;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-	string remote;
+	string remote = contentsString(getDataDir("web3") + "/session.rpc");
-	if (argc == 1)
+	if (remote.empty())
 		remote = "http://localhost:8545";
-	else if (argc == 2)
+	string sessionKey = contentsString(getDataDir("web3") + "/session.url");
-		remote = argv[1];
+
+	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+	{
+		string arg = argv[i];
+		if (arg == "--url" && i + 1 < argc)
+			remote = argv[++i];
+		else if (arg == "--session-key" && i + 1 < argc)
+			sessionKey = argv[++i];
+		else
+		{
+			cerr << "Invalid argument: " << arg << endl;
+			exit(-1);
+		}
+	}
 
 	JSRemoteConsole console(remote);
+
+	if (!sessionKey.empty())
+		console.eval("web3.admin.setSessionKey('" + sessionKey + "')");
+
 	while (true)
 		console.readExpression();
 

libjsconsole/JSConsole.h

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+	void eval(std::string const& _expression) { m_engine.eval(_expression.c_str()); }
+
 protected:
 	Engine m_engine;
 	Printer m_printer;