eth/tracers: fix standardTraceBlockToFile (#31763)

Fixes methods debug_standardTraceBlockToFile
and debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile which were
outputting empty files.

---------

Co-authored-by: maskpp <maskpp266@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Sina Mahmoodi <itz.s1na@gmail.com>

eth/tracers/api.go

@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 		// Note: This copies the config, to not screw up the main config
 		chainConfig, canon = overrideConfig(chainConfig, config.Overrides)
 	}
+
 	evm := vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, chainConfig, vm.Config{})
 	if beaconRoot := block.BeaconRoot(); beaconRoot != nil {
 		core.ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(*beaconRoot, evm)
@@ -787,42 +788,45 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 	}
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		// Prepare the transaction for un-traced execution
-		var (
+		msg, _ := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, block.BaseFee())
-			msg, _ = core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, block.BaseFee())
+		if txHash != (common.Hash{}) && tx.Hash() != txHash {
-			vmConf vm.Config
+			// Process the tx to update state, but don't trace it.
-			dump   *os.File
+			_, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit))
-			writer *bufio.Writer
-			err    error
-		)
-		// If the transaction needs tracing, swap out the configs
-		if tx.Hash() == txHash || txHash == (common.Hash{}) {
-			// Generate a unique temporary file to dump it into
-			prefix := fmt.Sprintf("block_%#x-%d-%#x-", block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], i, tx.Hash().Bytes()[:4])
-			if !canon {
-				prefix = fmt.Sprintf("%valt-", prefix)
-			}
-			dump, err = os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return dumps, err
-			}
-			dumps = append(dumps, dump.Name())
-
-			// Swap out the noop logger to the standard tracer
-			writer = bufio.NewWriter(dump)
-			vmConf = vm.Config{
-				Tracer:                  logger.NewJSONLogger(&logConfig, writer),
-				EnablePreimageRecording: true,
 			}
+			// Finalize the state so any modifications are written to the trie
+			// Only delete empty objects if EIP158/161 (a.k.a Spurious Dragon) is in effect
+			statedb.Finalise(evm.ChainConfig().IsEIP158(block.Number()))
+			continue
 		}
+		// The transaction should be traced.
+		// Generate a unique temporary file to dump it into.
+		prefix := fmt.Sprintf("block_%#x-%d-%#x-", block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], i, tx.Hash().Bytes()[:4])
+		if !canon {
+			prefix = fmt.Sprintf("%valt-", prefix)
+		}
+		var dump *os.File
+		dump, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		dumps = append(dumps, dump.Name())
+		// Set up the tracer and EVM for the transaction.
+		var (
+			writer = bufio.NewWriter(dump)
+			tracer = logger.NewJSONLogger(&logConfig, writer)
+			evm    = vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, chainConfig, vm.Config{
+				Tracer:    tracer,
+				NoBaseFee: true,
+			})
+		)
 		// Execute the transaction and flush any traces to disk
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-		if vmConf.Tracer.OnTxStart != nil {
+		if tracer.OnTxStart != nil {
-			vmConf.Tracer.OnTxStart(evm.GetVMContext(), tx, msg.From)
+			tracer.OnTxStart(evm.GetVMContext(), tx, msg.From)
-		}
-		vmRet, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit))
-		if vmConf.Tracer.OnTxEnd != nil {
-			vmConf.Tracer.OnTxEnd(&types.Receipt{GasUsed: vmRet.UsedGas}, err)
 		}
+		_, err = core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit))
 		if writer != nil {
 			writer.Flush()
 		}

eth/tracers/api_test.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -1218,3 +1219,118 @@ func TestTraceBlockWithBasefee(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStandardTraceBlockToFile(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		// A sender who makes transactions, has some funds
+		key, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
+		address = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
+		funds   = big.NewInt(1000000000000000)
+
+		// first contract the sender transacts with
+		aa     = common.HexToAddress("0x7217d81b76bdd8707601e959454e3d776aee5f43")
+		aaCode = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x00, byte(vm.POP)}
+
+		// second contract the sender transacts with
+		bb     = common.HexToAddress("0x7217d81b76bdd8707601e959454e3d776aee5f44")
+		bbCode = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH2), 0x00, 0x01, byte(vm.POP)}
+	)
+
+	genesis := &core.Genesis{
+		Config: params.TestChainConfig,
+		Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
+			address: {Balance: funds},
+			aa: {
+				Code:    aaCode,
+				Nonce:   1,
+				Balance: big.NewInt(0),
+			},
+			bb: {
+				Code:    bbCode,
+				Nonce:   1,
+				Balance: big.NewInt(0),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	txHashs := make([]common.Hash, 0, 2)
+	backend := newTestBackend(t, 1, genesis, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
+		b.SetCoinbase(common.Address{1})
+		// first tx to aa
+		tx, _ := types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{
+			Nonce:    0,
+			To:       &aa,
+			Value:    big.NewInt(0),
+			Gas:      50000,
+			GasPrice: b.BaseFee(),
+			Data:     nil,
+		}), types.HomesteadSigner{}, key)
+		b.AddTx(tx)
+		txHashs = append(txHashs, tx.Hash())
+		// second tx to bb
+		tx, _ = types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{
+			Nonce:    1,
+			To:       &bb,
+			Value:    big.NewInt(1),
+			Gas:      100000,
+			GasPrice: b.BaseFee(),
+			Data:     nil,
+		}), types.HomesteadSigner{}, key)
+		b.AddTx(tx)
+		txHashs = append(txHashs, tx.Hash())
+	})
+	defer backend.chain.Stop()
+
+	var testSuite = []struct {
+		blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
+		config      *StdTraceConfig
+		want        []string
+	}{
+		{
+			// test that all traces in the block were outputted if no trace config is specified
+			blockNumber: rpc.LatestBlockNumber,
+			config:      nil,
+			want: []string{
+				`{"pc":0,"op":96,"gas":"0x7148","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH1"}
+{"pc":2,"op":80,"gas":"0x7145","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x0"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
+{"pc":3,"op":0,"gas":"0x7143","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
+{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
+`,
+				`{"pc":0,"op":97,"gas":"0x13498","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH2"}
+{"pc":3,"op":80,"gas":"0x13495","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
+{"pc":4,"op":0,"gas":"0x13493","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
+{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
+`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			// test that only a specific tx is traced if specified
+			blockNumber: rpc.LatestBlockNumber,
+			config:      &StdTraceConfig{TxHash: txHashs[1]},
+			want: []string{
+				`{"pc":0,"op":97,"gas":"0x13498","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH2"}
+{"pc":3,"op":80,"gas":"0x13495","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
+{"pc":4,"op":0,"gas":"0x13493","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
+{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
+`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	api := NewAPI(backend)
+	for i, tc := range testSuite {
+		block, _ := api.blockByNumber(context.Background(), tc.blockNumber)
+		txTraces, err := api.StandardTraceBlockToFile(context.Background(), block.Hash(), tc.config)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("test index %d received error %v", i, err)
+		}
+		for j, traceFileName := range txTraces {
+			traceReceived, err := os.ReadFile(traceFileName)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("could not read trace file: %v", err)
+			}
+			if tc.want[j] != string(traceReceived) {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected trace result.  expected\n'%s'\n\nreceived\n'%s'\n", tc.want[j], string(traceReceived))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}