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AbeyChain Impawn CLI

AbeyChain Impawn CLI is a tool, which can call deposit contract participate in POS.

Building the source

Building impawn requires both a Go (version 1.9 or later) and a C compiler. You can install them using your favourite package manager. Once the dependencies are installed, run

go build -o impawn  main.go query_stake.go impawn.go

Command

The impawn project comes with several Sub Command.

SubCommand	Description
append	After deposit, if you want continue to participate in deposit, you can use append command, no fix fee and pubkey.
cancel	If you want withdraw you money, First of all, you must cancel it.
delegate	You can find a validator address to delegate, contain sub command deposit,cancel,withdraw.
querystaking	If you want withdraw you money, you should send tx after lock height,which will print this height.
querytx	If there no have validator to process your transaction, you can waiting some minutes and use it to query.
send	If you want send no contract transaction, you can use send command.
updatefee	If you want modify delegate fee, you only use this.
withdraw	After send a cancel transaction, you can withdraw you money in correct height.

Flag

• --key If you use private key, you need specify a file which contains private key.
• --keystore If you use private key, you need specify a file which contains private key.
• --rpcaddr HTTP-RPC server listening interface (default: localhost)
• --rpcport HTTP-RPC server listening port (default: 8545)
• --value Staking value units one true no wei
• --fee Staking fee 0 - 10000(default: 0)
• --address Transfer address or validator address in delegate
• --txhash query tx exec result

Running CLI

Impawn

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 50000 --fee 100

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, this node should you run validator node, because of it will use your local bft pk to election.
• Deposit 50000 true to staking address, fee(0-10000) set to 100, feeRate = fee / 10000.
• If you want become a validator candidate, you must deposit balance > 50000(true).

Cancel

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10  cancel

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• Due to withdraw must call cancel first, sub command cancel represent you will cancel 10 true to locked state, next epoch you can withdraw.

withdraw

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 withdraw

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• Sub command append represent you want withdraw 10 true to your address.

Append

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 append

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, and deposit 10 true to staking address.
• Sub command append represent you want continue staking after already having deposit.

UpdateFee

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --fee 10 updatefee

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• Sub command only update validator fee(0-10000), which will influence delegator benefit.

UpdatePK

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --bftkey f0f9fa54c701cdbc3e87adbe3936d2cafef66c9e018d0302587e932dab58fd85 updatepk

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• Sub command only update validator pk, you can use --bftkey + private key or --pubkey + public key .

Send

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 --address 0x3f944d3f12e904e1A647E5FF9f531B8deE2346B2 send 

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• Sub command send is send normal transaction not contract,value is transfer value, address is To address.

QueryStaking

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 querystaking

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node.
• querystaking will print in staking count(Staked), already cancel count(Locked), can withdraw count(Unlocked).
• Print withdraw height, after this, you can call withdraw.

QueryTx

$ impawn  --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --txhash 0x40c78769add225421c45fa2e9dc206c1d9a03199f78c34644f3c0bf274f3066b querytx

This command will:

• Connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, and use querytx command specify txhash to query.

Delegate deposit

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 --address 0x3f944d3f12e904e1A647E5FF9f531B8deE2346B2 delegate deposit

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, and delegate 10 true to staking address.
• Sub command delegate deposit express this is delegate call, address is you select validator address.

Delegate cancel

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 --address 0x3f944d3f12e904e1A647E5FF9f531B8deE2346B2 delegate cancel

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, and delegate 10 true to staking address.
• Sub command delegate cancel express this is cancel call, address is you select validator address.

Delegate withdraw

$ impawn --key key/bftkey --rpcaddr 39.100.97.129 --rpcport 8545 --value 10 --address 0x3f944d3f12e904e1A647E5FF9f531B8deE2346B2 delegate withdraw

This command will:

• Load private key in key/bftkey file, connect http://39.100.97.129:8545 node, and delegate 10 true to staking address.
• Sub command delegate withdraw express this is withdraw call, address is you select validator address.