BlockSec launches collaborative testing toolkit for private forked chains

Blockchain safety tech agency BlockSec has launched a brand new toolkit that permits collaborative testing on non-public chains “forked from arbitrary (transaction) positions” and block numbers on the Ethereum mainnet.

The developer and safety researcher-focused toolkit is dubbed the “Phalcon Fork” and was launched by BlockSec on April 14.

We’re thrilled to introduce Phalcon Fork, a cutting-edge toolkit for Web3 builders & safety researchers! It permits collaborative testing with non-public mainnet states, creating non-public chains forked from any mainnet place. #Web3 #DeFi pic.twitter.com/TlK169GeLP

— BlockSec (@BlockSecTeam) April 14, 2023

Phalcon Fork goals to supply higher management over work being conducted on test nets such transaction testing, evaluation and debugging.

Within the person handbook, BlockSec touts that this additional management comes from with the ability to simply “fork arbitrary (transaction) positions and block numbers” and retain sure “companies and states” from the Ethereum mainnet.

“In contrast with conventional options like Goerli […] Phalcon Fork has the next benefits: retain companies and states from the mainnet, facilitating fast integration and debugging with different DeFi contracts. [And maintain] full management over block data (e.g., Timestamp, BaseFee, MixDigest),” the Phalcon Fork person handbook reads.

With the toolkit, customers may also make the most of options equivalent to snapshots, enabling them to avoid wasting sure blockchain positions, and revert again to them at will throughout their testing processes.  The snapshots primarily report the transactions being executed and deployed by the person at a given time.

“The snapshot characteristic is especially helpful within the following two situations: When a person needs to run a number of instances of a testing script, he/she simply must revert to the unique snapshot and rerun the script. [Or] When a person needs to avoid wasting states and return to them later, he/she will create a snapshot after which revert to this snapshot later,” the handbook reads.

Phalcon Fork additionally comes with an built-in faucet in order that customers can purchase free fork community Ether (ETH) to conduct transactions on the non-public chains.

To instantly work together with the chains and execute transactions, Phalcon Fork offers a Distant Process Name (RPC) node known as Fork RPC, which might be built-in with Ethereum Digital Machine appropriate growth frameworks equivalent to Hardhat, Foundry and Remix, or added to MetaMask.

Because it stands, customers can solely fork from the Ethereum mainnet, nevertheless future help for added blockchains such because the Binance Sensible Chain and Arbitrum has been teased.

April has been a major month for Ethereum builders, provided that the highly anticipated Shapella hard fork went dwell on the Ethereum mainnet without a hitch on April 12. A significant characteristic of the improve permits Ethereum validators to withdraw staked ETH from the Beacon Chain.

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The transfer has been met with optimistic value motion from Ether (ETH), with the asset gaining roughly 12% since April 12, to take a seat at $2,092 on the time of writing.

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