Generate account from seed

cmd/tendermint/gen_account.go

@@ -4,17 +4,39 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	acm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/account"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/wire"
 )
 
 func gen_account() {
-	privAccount := acm.GenPrivAccount()
-	privAccountJSONBytes := wire.JSONBytes(privAccount)
-	fmt.Printf(`Generated a new account!
+
+	seed, err := Prompt(`Enter your desired seed, or just hit <Enter> to generate a random account.
+IMPORTANT: If you don't know what a dictionary attack is, just hit Enter
+> `, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		Exit(Fmt("Not sure what happened: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	if seed == "" {
+		privAccount := acm.GenPrivAccount()
+		privAccountJSONBytes := wire.JSONBytes(privAccount)
+		fmt.Printf(`Generated a new random account!
 
 %v
 
 `,
-		string(privAccountJSONBytes),
-	)
+			string(privAccountJSONBytes),
+		)
+	} else {
+		privAccount := acm.GenPrivAccountFromSecret([]byte(seed))
+		privAccountJSONBytes := wire.JSONBytes(privAccount)
+		fmt.Printf(`Generated a new account from seed: [%v]!
+
+%v
+
+`,
+			seed,
+			string(privAccountJSONBytes),
+		)
+	}
 }

common/os.go

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -206,3 +208,18 @@ func Tempfile(prefix string) (*os.File, string) {
 	}
 	return file, file.Name()
 }
+
+func Prompt(prompt string, defaultValue string) (string, error) {
+	fmt.Print(prompt)
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultValue, err
+	} else {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			return defaultValue, nil
+		}
+		return line, nil
+	}
+}

config/config.go

@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
-func Prompt(prompt string, defaultValue string) string {
-	fmt.Print(prompt)
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("Error reading stdin", "err", err)
-		return defaultValue
-	} else {
-		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		if line == "" {
-			return defaultValue
-		}
-		return line
-	}
-}
-
 type Config interface {
 	Get(key string) interface{}
 	GetBool(key string) bool

config/tendermint/config.go

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func initTMRoot(rootDir string) {
 	// Write default config file if missing.
 	if !FileExists(configFilePath) {
 		// Ask user for moniker
-		moniker := cfg.Prompt("Type hostname: ", "anonymous")
-		MustWriteFile(configFilePath, []byte(defaultConfig(moniker)))
+		// moniker := cfg.Prompt("Type hostname: ", "anonymous")
+		MustWriteFile(configFilePath, []byte(defaultConfig("anonymous")))
 	}
 	if !FileExists(genesisFilePath) {
 		MustWriteFile(genesisFilePath, []byte(defaultGenesis))

config/tendermint_test/config.go

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ func initTMRoot(rootDir string) {
 	// Write default config file if missing.
 	if !FileExists(configFilePath) {
 		// Ask user for moniker
-		moniker := cfg.Prompt("Type hostname: ", "anonymous")
-		MustWriteFile(configFilePath, []byte(defaultConfig(moniker)))
+		// moniker := cfg.Prompt("Type hostname: ", "anonymous")
+		MustWriteFile(configFilePath, []byte(defaultConfig("anonymous")))
 	}
 	if !FileExists(genesisFilePath) {
 		MustWriteFile(genesisFilePath, []byte(defaultGenesis))