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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# This Script is for Testing the API functionality on both local and betanet.
-# -l to run localnet, -b to run betanet(mutually exclusive)
-# -v to see returns from each request
-# Right now only tests whether a response is recieved
-# You must have properly cloned into the dapp-examples repo and have installed nodejs
-VERBOSE="FALSE"
-TESTS_RAN=0
-TESTS_PASSED=0
-
-red=`tput setaf 1`
-green=`tput setaf 2`
-blue=`tput setaf 6`
-white=`tput sgr0`
-yellow=`tput setaf 11`
-reset=`tput sgr0`
-
-function response_test() {
-	if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
-		echo "${green}RESPONSE RECIEVED${reset}"
-		return 1
-	else
-		echo "${red}NO RESPONSE${reset}"
-		return 0
-	fi
-}
-
-function isHashTest() {
-	if [ "$TRANSACTION" != "null" ]; then
-		if [[ "$TRANSACTION_HASH" =~ ^0x[0-9a-f]{64}$ ]]; then
-			echo ${green}TRANSACTION HASH VALID${reset}
-			echo
-			return 1
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}TRANSACTION HASH INVALID${reset}
-	return 0
-}
-
-function isHexTest() {
-	if [ "$1" != "null" ]; then
-		if [[ "$1" =~ ^0x[0-9a-f]+$ ]]; then
-			echo ${green}VALID HEX RECIEVED${reset}
-			echo
-			return 1
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}INVALID HEX RECIEVED${reset}
-	return 0
-}
-
-### SETUP COMMANDLINE FLAGS ###
-while getopts "lbvp" OPTION; do
-	case $OPTION in
-	b)
-		NETWORK="betanet"
-		declare -A PORT=( [POST]="http://s0.b.hmny.io:9500/" [GET]="http://e0.b.hmny.io:5000/" )
-		BLOCK_0_HASH=$(curl --location --request POST "http://l0.b.hmny.io:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			  --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"0x1\", true],\"id\":1}" | jq -r '.result.hash')
-		echo "BLOCK0HASH:"
-		echo "$BLOCK_0_HASH"
-
-		SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION=$(node ../dapp-examples/nodejs/apiTestSign.js)
-		echo "RAWTX"
-		echo "$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION"
-		TRANSACTION_HASH=$(curl  --location --request POST "http://l0.b.hmny.io:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			    --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_sendRawTransaction\",\"params\":[\""$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION"\"],\"id\":1}" | jq -r '.result')
-		echo "TRANSACTION_HASH:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_HASH
-		sleep 20s
-		TRANSACTION=$(curl --location --request POST "http://l0.b.hmny.io:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			  --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_getTransactionByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"],\"id\":1}")
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION:"
-		echo "$TRANSACTION"
-
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.blockHash')
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.blockNumber')
-		TRANSACTION_INDEX=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.transactionIndex')  #Needs to be get transaction Index
-
-
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID=$(( $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER ))
-		echo TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID
-		echo $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID
-		echo "TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER:"
-		echo "$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER"
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION_INDEX:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_INDEX
-
-		;;
-	l)
-		NETWORK="localnet"
-		declare -A PORT=( [POST]="localhost:9500/" [GET]="localhost:5099/" )
-		BLOCK_0_HASH=$(curl -s --location --request POST "localhost:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			  --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"0x1\", true],\"id\":1}" | jq -r '.result.hash')
-
-		echo "BLOCK0HASH:"
-		echo "$BLOCK_0_HASH"
-
-		SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION=$(node ../dapp-examples/nodejs/apiTestSign.js localnet)
-		echo "RAWTX"
-		echo "$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION"
-		TRANSACTION_HASH=$(curl  --location --request POST "localhost:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			    --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_sendRawTransaction\",\"params\":[\""$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION"\"],\"id\":1}" | jq -r '.result')
-		echo "TRANSACTION_HASH:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_HASH
-		sleep 20s
-		TRANSACTION=$(curl --location --request POST "http://localhost:9500" \
-			  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			  --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"hmy_getTransactionByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"],\"id\":1}")
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION:"
-		echo "$TRANSACTION"
-
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.blockHash')
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.blockNumber')
-		TRANSACTION_INDEX=$(echo $TRANSACTION | jq -r '.result.transactionIndex')
-
-		TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID=$(( $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER ))
-		echo TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID
-		echo $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID
-		echo "TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER:"
-		echo "$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER"
-
-		echo "TRANSACTION_INDEX:"
-		echo $TRANSACTION_INDEX
-		;;
-	v)
-		VERBOSE="TRUE"
-		;;
-	p)
-		PRETTY="TRUE"
-		;;
-	esac
-		done
-
-if [ $OPTIND -eq 1 ]; then echo "No options were passed, -l for localnet, -b for betanet, -v to view logs of either"; exit;  fi
-
-declare -A GETDATA=( [GET_blocks]="blocks?from=$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID&to=$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_ID" [GET_tx]="tx?id=0" [GET_address]="address?id=0" [GET_node-count]="node-count" [GET_shard]="shard?id=0" [GET_committee]="committee?shard_id=0&epoch=0" )
-declare -A POSTDATA
-
-if [ "$NETWORK" == "localnet" ]; then
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockByHash]="hmy_getBlockByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\", true]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockByNumber]="hmy_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\", true]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash]="hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber]="hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getCode]="hmy_getCode\",\"params\":[\"0x08AE1abFE01aEA60a47663bCe0794eCCD5763c19\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex]="hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\", \"$TRANSACTION_INDEX\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex]="hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\", \"$TRANSACTION_INDEX\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByHash]="hmy_getTransactionByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionReceipt]="hmy_getTransactionReceipt\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_syncing]="hmy_syncing\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[net_peerCount]="net_peerCount\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBalance]="hmy_getBalance\",\"params\":[\"one18t4yj4fuutj83uwqckkvxp9gfa0568uc48ggj7\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getStorageAt]="hmy_getStorageAt\",\"params\":[\"0xD7Ff41CA29306122185A07d04293DdB35F24Cf2d\", \"0\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getAccountNonce]="hmy_getAccountNonce\",\"params\":[\"0x806171f95C5a74371a19e8a312c9e5Cb4E1D24f6\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_sendRawTransaction]="hmy_sendRawTransaction\",\"params\":[\"$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getLogs]="hmy_getLogs\", \"params\":[{\"BlockHash\": \"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\"}]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getFilterChanges]="hmy_getFilterChanges\", \"params\":[\"0x58010795a282878ed0d61da72a14b8b0\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter]="hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter\", \"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newBlockFilter]="hmy_newBlockFilter\", \"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newFilter]="hmy_newFilter\", \"params\":[{\"BlockHash\": \"0x5725b5b2ab28206e7256a78cda4f9050c2629fd85110ffa54eacd2a13ba68072\"}]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_call]="hmy_call\", \"params\":[{\"to\": \"0x08AE1abFE01aEA60a47663bCe0794eCCD5763c19\"}, \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_gasPrice]="hmy_gasPrice\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_blockNumber]="hmy_blockNumber\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[net_version]="net_version\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_protocolVersion]="hmy_protocolVersion\",\"params\":[]"
-fi
-
-if [ "$NETWORK" == "betanet" ]; then
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockByHash]="hmy_getBlockByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\", true]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockByNumber]="hmy_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\", true]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash]="hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber]="hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getCode]="hmy_getCode\",\"params\":[\"0x08AE1abFE01aEA60a47663bCe0794eCCD5763c19\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex]="hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\", \"$TRANSACTION_INDEX\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex]="hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_NUMBER\", \"$TRANSACTION_INDEX\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionByHash]="hmy_getTransactionByHash\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getTransactionReceipt]="hmy_getTransactionReceipt\",\"params\":[\"$TRANSACTION_HASH\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_syncing]="hmy_syncing\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[net_peerCount]="net_peerCount\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getBalance]="hmy_getBalance\",\"params\":[\"one18t4yj4fuutj83uwqckkvxp9gfa0568uc48ggj7\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getStorageAt]="hmy_getStorageAt\",\"params\":[\"0xD7Ff41CA29306122185A07d04293DdB35F24Cf2d\", \"0\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getAccountNonce]="hmy_getAccountNonce\",\"params\":[\"0x806171f95C5a74371a19e8a312c9e5Cb4E1D24f6\", \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_sendRawTransaction]="hmy_sendRawTransaction\",\"params\":[\"$SIGNED_RAW_TRANSACTION\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getLogs]="hmy_getLogs\", \"params\":[{\"BlockHash\": \"$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH\"}]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_getFilterChanges]="hmy_getFilterChanges\", \"params\":[\"0x58010795a282878ed0d61da72a14b8b0\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter]="hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter\", \"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newBlockFilter]="hmy_newBlockFilter\", \"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_newFilter]="hmy_newFilter\", \"params\":[{\"BlockHash\": \"0x5725b5b2ab28206e7256a78cda4f9050c2629fd85110ffa54eacd2a13ba68072\"}]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_call]="hmy_call\", \"params\":[{\"to\": \"0x08AE1abFE01aEA60a47663bCe0794eCCD5763c19\"}, \"latest\"]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_gasPrice]="hmy_gasPrice\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_blockNumber]="hmy_blockNumber\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[net_version]="net_version\",\"params\":[]"
-	POSTDATA[hmy_protocolVersion]="hmy_protocolVersion\",\"params\":[]"
-fi
-
-declare -A RESPONSES
-
-RESPONSES[GET_blocks]=""
-RESPONSES[GET_tx]=""
-RESPONSES[GET_address]=""
-RESPONSES[GET_node-count]=""
-RESPONSES[GET_shard]=""
-RESPONSES[GET_committee]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByHash]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByNumber]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getCode]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByHash]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionReceipt]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_syncing]=""
-RESPONSES[net_peerCount]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getBalance]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getStorageAt]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getAccountNonce]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_sendRawTransaction]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getLogs]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_getFilterChanges]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_newBlockFilter]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_newFilter]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_call]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_gasPrice]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_blockNumber]=""
-RESPONSES[net_version]=""
-RESPONSES[hmy_protocolVersion]=""
-
-### Processes GET requests and stores reponses in RESPONSES ###
-function GET_requests() {
-	for K in "${!GETDATA[@]}";
-	do
-		RESPONSES[$K]=$(curl -s --location --request GET "${PORT[GET]}${GETDATA[$K]}" \
-	  		--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			--data "")
-	done
-}
-
-### Processes POST requests and stores reponses in RESPONSES ###
-function POST_requests() {
-	for K in "${!POSTDATA[@]}";
-	do
-		RESPONSES[$K]="$(curl -s --location --request POST "${PORT[POST]}" \
-	  		--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
-			--data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"${POSTDATA[$K]},\"id\":1}")"
-	done
-}
-
-function log_API_responses() {
-	for K in "${!GETDATA[@]}";
-	do
-		echo "${yellow}$K"
-		echo "${blue}REQUEST:"
-		echo "${white}${GETDATA[$K]}"
-		echo "${blue}RESPONSE:" ${white}
-		echo ${RESPONSES[$K]} #| jq .
-		echo
-		echo
-	done
-	for K in "${!POSTDATA[@]}";
-	do
-		echo "${yellow}$K"
-		echo "${blue}REQUEST:"
-		echo "${white}${POSTDATA[$K]}"
-		echo "${blue}RESPONSE: $white"
-		echo ${RESPONSES[$K]} #| jq .
-		echo
-		echo
-	done
-}
-
-GET_requests
-POST_requests
-### BASIC QUERY TESTS ###
-
-function Explorer_getBlock_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET blocks(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_blocks]}
-	if [ "$?"  == "1" ]; then
-		BLOCKBYIDHASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[GET_blocks]} | jq -r .[0].id)
-		if [ "$BLOCKBYIDHASH" != "null" ]; then
-			if [ "$BLOCKBYIDHASH" == "$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH" ]; then
-				TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-				echo ${green}BLOCK HASH MATCHES TX${reset}
-				echo
-				return
-			fi
-		fi
-		echo ${red}BLOCK HASH DOES NOT MATCH TX OR IS NULL${reset}
-	fi
-	echo
-}
-
-#Needs updating - wtf does getTx do - no arguments?
-function Explorer_getTx_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET tx(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_tx]}
-	if [ "$?" == "1" ]; then
-		TX_HASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[GET_tx]} | jq -r .id) # fix agrs to jq
-		if [ "$TX_HASH" != "null" ]; then
-			if [ "$TX_HASH" == "$TX_HASH" ]; then
-				TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-				echo ${green}BLOCK HASH MATCHES TX${reset}
-				echo
-				return
-			fi
-		fi
-		echo ${red}BLOCK HASH DOES NOT MATCH TX OR IS NULL${reset}
-	fi
-	echo
-}
-
-function Explorer_getExplorerNodeAdress_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET address(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_address]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function Explorer_getExplorerNode_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET node-count(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_node-count]}
-	if [ ${RESPONSES[GET_node-count]}="2" ]; then
-		echo ${green}SANE VALUE, 2 explorer nodes reported $reset
-		TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	else
-		echo ${red}non 2 explorer nodes reported $reset
-	fi
-	echo
-}
-
-function Explorer_getShard_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET shard(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_shard]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function Explorer_getCommitte_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "GET committe(explorer) test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[GET_committee]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-### API POST REQUESTS ###
-
-function API_getBlockByNumber_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getBlockByNumber test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByNumber]}
-	BLOCKBYNUMBERHASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByNumber]} | jq -r '.result.hash')
-
-	if [ "$BLOCKBLOCKBYNUMBERHASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$BLOCKBYNUMBERHASH" == "$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}BLOCK HASH MATCHES TX${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}BLOCK HASH DOES NOT MATCH TX OR IS NULL${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getBlockByHash_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getBlockByHash test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByHash]}
-	BLOCKBYHASHHASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockByHash]} | jq -r '.result.hash')
-	if [ "$BLOCKBYHASHBYHASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$BLOCKBYHASHHASH" == "$TRANSACTION_BLOCK_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}BLOCK HASH MATCHES TX${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}BLOCK HASH DOES NOT MATCH TX OR IS NULL${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getBlockTransactionCountByHash_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash]}
-	TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYHASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByHash]} | jq -r '.result')
-	TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYHASH=$(( TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYHASH ))
-	if [ "$TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYHASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ $TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYHASH -gt 0 ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}NON ZERO TRANSACTION COUNT IN BLOCK${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}INVALID TRANSACTION COUNT IN BLOCK${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber]}
-	TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYNUMBER=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber]} | jq -r '.result')
-	TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYNUMBER=$(( TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYNUMBER ))
-	if [ "$BLOCKBYHASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ $TRANSACTIONCOUNTBYNUMBER -gt 0 ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}NON ZERO TRANSACTION COUNT IN BLOCK${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red}NON NATURAL TRANSACTION COUNT IN BLOCK${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getCode_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getCode test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getCode]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex]}
-	TRANSACTIONHASHBYHASHANDINDEX=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex]} | jq -r '.result.hash')
-	if [ "$TRANSACTIONHASHBYHASHANDINDEX" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$TRANSACTIONHASHBYHASHANDINDEX" == "$TRANSACTION_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}TRANSACTION FROM BLOCKHASH AND INDEX MATCH${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red} TRANSACTION FROM BLOCKHASH AND INDEX MATCH${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex]}
-	TRANSACTIONHASHBYNUMBERANDINDEX=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex]} | jq -r '.result.hash')
-	if [ "$TRANSACTIONHASHBYNUMBERANDINDEX" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$TRANSACTIONHASHBYNUMBERANDINDEX" == "$TRANSACTION_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}TRANSACTION FROM BLOCKNUMBER AND INDEX MATCH${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red} TRANSACTION FROM BLOCKNUMBER AND INDEX MISMATCH${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getTransactionByHash_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getTransactionByHash test:"
-	TX_HASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByHash]} | jq -r '.result.hash')
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionByHash]}
-	if [ "$TX_HASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$TX_HASH" == "$TRANSACTION_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}TRANSACTION HASH MATCH${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red} TRANSACTION HASH MISMATCH${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getTransactionReceipt_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getTransactionReceipt test:"
-	TX_HASH=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionReceipt]} | jq -r '.result.transactionHash')
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getTransactionReceipt]}
-	if [ "$TX_HASH" != "null" ]; then
-		if [ "$TX_HASH" == "$TRANSACTION_HASH" ]; then
-			TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-			echo ${green}TRANSACTION HASH MATCH${reset}
-			echo
-			return
-		fi
-	fi
-	echo ${red} TRANSACTION HASH MISMATCH${reset}
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_syncing_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_syncing test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_syncing]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_netPeerCount_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST net_peerCount test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[net_peerCount]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getBalance_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getBalance test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getBalance]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getStorageAt_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getStorageAt test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getStorageAt]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getAccountNonce_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getAccountNonce test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getAccountNonce]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_sendRawTransaction_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_sendRawTransaction test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_sendRawTransaction]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getLogs_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getLogs test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getLogs]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_getFilterChanges_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_getFilterChanges test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_getFilterChanges]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_newPendingTransactionFilter_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_sendRawTransaction test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_newPendingTransactionFilter]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_newBlockFilter_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_newBlockFilter test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_newBlockFilter]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_newFilter_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_newFilter test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_newFilter]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_call_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_call test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_call]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_gasPrice_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_gasPrice test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_gasPrice]}
-	if [ "$?" == "1" ]; then
-		RESULT=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_gasPrice]} | jq -r '.result')
-		isHexTest $RESULT
-		[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	fi
-}
-
-function API_blockNumber_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_blockNumber test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_blockNumber]}
-	if [ "$?" == "1" ]; then
-		RESULT=$(echo ${RESPONSES[hmy_blockNumber]} | jq -r '.result')
-		isHexTest $RESULT
-		[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	fi
-}
-
-function API_net_version_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST net_version test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[net_version]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function API_protocolVersion_test() {
-	TESTS_RAN=$(( TESTS_RAN + 1 ))
-	echo "POST hmy_protocolVersion test:"
-	response_test ${RESPONSES[hmy_protocolVersion]}
-	[ "$?" == "1" ] && TESTS_PASSED=$(( TESTS_PASSED + 1 ))
-	echo
-}
-
-function run_tests() {
-	echo "### TESTING RPC CALLS ###"
-	echo
-	### Calls to the individual API method test ###
-	Explorer_getBlock_test
-	Explorer_getTx_test
-	Explorer_getExplorerNodeAdress_test
-	Explorer_getExplorerNode_test
-	Explorer_getShard_test
-	Explorer_getCommitte_test
-	API_getBlockByNumber_test
-	API_getBlockByHash_test
-	API_getBlockTransactionCountByHash_test
-	API_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber_test
-	API_getCode_test
-	API_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex_test
-	API_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex_test
-	API_getTransactionByHash_test
-	API_getTransactionReceipt_test
-	API_syncing_test
-	API_netPeerCount_test
-	API_getBalance_test
-	API_getStorageAt_test
-	API_getAccountNonce_test
-	API_sendRawTransaction_test
-	API_getLogs_test
-	API_getFilterChanges_test
-	API_newPendingTransactionFilter_test
-	API_sendRawTransaction_test
-	API_newBlockFilter_test
-	API_newFilter_test
-	API_call_test
-	API_gasPrice_test
-	API_blockNumber_test
-	API_net_version_test
-	API_protocolVersion_test
-
-	TESTS_FAILED=$(( $TESTS_RAN - $TESTS_PASSED ))
-	echo -n ${red}
-	[ $TESTS_FAILED -eq 0 ] && echo -n ${green}
-	echo "PASSED $TESTS_PASSED/$TESTS_RAN: $TESTS_FAILED TESTS FAILED"${reset}
-}
-
-
-
-if [ "$VERBOSE" == "TRUE" ]; then
-	log_API_responses
-fi
-### BETANET TESTS ###
-
-run_tests
diff --git a/scripts/dirnames.sh b/scripts/dirnames.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c6a6b741bc..0000000000
--- a/scripts/dirnames.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Print dirname of each relative pathname from stdin (one per line).
-
-# pathname	dirname
-# ----------------------
-# a/b/c.go	a/b
-# c.go		.
-exec sed \
-	-e 's:^:./:' \
-	-e 's:/[^/]*$::' \
-	-e 's:^\./::'
diff --git a/scripts/install_solc.sh b/scripts/install_solc.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 467aed4aa0..0000000000
--- a/scripts/install_solc.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ethereum/ethereum
-sudo apt-get -y update
-sudo apt-get -y install solc
diff --git a/scripts/message_gen.sh b/scripts/message_gen.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 55f63881da..0000000000
--- a/scripts/message_gen.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-protoc -I ./api/proto/message api/proto/message/message.proto --go_out=./api/proto/message