I have an issue with transactions on my local ethereum network - at some point, transaction hangs & spends a lot of ETH from my account.
Here's a sample code:
async function send(toAccount, weiVal) {
let account = await w3.getDefAccount();
for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
let res = await web3.eth.sendTransaction({
from: account,
to: toAccount,
value: weiVal
});
await helper.timeout(2000);
}
}
send('0x5648...', 100000000000000);
It hangs at sendTransaction
call (promise is never resolved) on some random iteration.
The situation remains the same after script restart - transaction passes a few times and then hangs.
geth version: 1.7.3
If you are sending transactions back-to-back from the same account, you need to manually set the nonce, because the node will not keep track of it correctly.
Example code
async function send(toAccount, weiVal) {
const account = await web3.getDefAccount();
// the transaction count does not include *pending* transactions
// but is a good starting point for the nonce
const nonce = await web3.eth.getTransactionCount(account);
let promises = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
promises.push(web3.eth.sendTransaction({
from: account,
to: toAccount,
nonce: nonce++, // increment the nonce for every transaction
value: weiVal
}));
}
return Promise.all(promises);
}
await send('0x5648...', 100000000000000);