// remoteConsole will connect to a remote geth instance, attaching a JavaScript
// console to it.
func remoteConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
// Attach to a remotely running geth instance and start the JavaScript console
client, err := utils.NewRemoteRPCClient(ctx)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Unable to attach to remote geth: %v", err)
}
config := console.Config{
DataDir: utils.MustMakeDataDir(ctx),
DocRoot: ctx.GlobalString(utils.JSpathFlag.Name),
Client: client,
Preload: utils.MakeConsolePreloads(ctx),
}
console, err := console.New(config)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to start the JavaScript console: %v", err)
}
defer console.Stop(false)
// If only a short execution was requested, evaluate and return
if script := ctx.GlobalString(utils.ExecFlag.Name); script != "" {
console.Evaluate(script)
return nil
}
// Otherwise print the welcome screen and enter interactive mode
console.Welcome()
console.Interactive()
return nil
}
// localConsole starts a new geth node, attaching a JavaScript console to it at the
// same time.
func localConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
// Create and start the node based on the CLI flags
node := utils.MakeSystemNode(clientIdentifier, verString, relConfig, makeDefaultExtra(), ctx)
startNode(ctx, node)
defer node.Stop()
// Attach to the newly started node and start the JavaScript console
client, err := node.Attach()
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to attach to the inproc geth: %v", err)
}
config := console.Config{
DataDir: node.DataDir(),
DocRoot: ctx.GlobalString(utils.JSpathFlag.Name),
Client: client,
Preload: utils.MakeConsolePreloads(ctx),
}
console, err := console.New(config)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to start the JavaScript console: %v", err)
}
defer console.Stop(false)
// If only a short execution was requested, evaluate and return
if script := ctx.GlobalString(utils.ExecFlag.Name); script != "" {
console.Evaluate(script)
return nil
}
// Otherwise print the welcome screen and enter interactive mode
console.Welcome()
console.Interactive()
return nil
}