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CLI Commands

T-Bears provides over 20 commands, and those commands are grouped into five categories:
T-Bears Service Commands
T-Bears Utility Commands
T-Bears SCORE Commands
Other ICON JSON-RPC API Commands
T-Bears Interactive Mode
This page contains information about the T-Bears CLI commands and their arguments.
Usage
usage: tbears [-h] [-v] command ...
​
tbears v1.2.1 arguments
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose  Verbose mode
​
Available commands:
  If you want to see help message of commands, use "tbears command -h"
​
  command
    start        Start tbears service
    stop         Stop tbears service
    deploy       Deploy the SCORE
    clear        Clear all SCOREs deployed on tbears service
    test         Run the unittest in the SCORE
    init         Initialize tbears project
    samples      This command has been deprecated since v1.1.0
    genconf      Generate tbears config files. (tbears_server_config.json,
                 tbears_cli_config.json and keystore_test1)
    console      Get into tbears interactive mode by embedding IPython
    txresult     Get transaction result by transaction hash
    transfer     Transfer ICX coin.
    keystore     Create a keystore file in the specified path
    balance      Get balance of given address in loop unit
    totalsupply  Query total supply of ICX in loop unit
    scoreapi     Get SCORE's API using given SCORE address
    txbyhash     Get transaction by transaction hash
    lastblock    Get last block's info
    blockbyhash  Get block info using given block hash
    blockbyheight
                 Get block info using given block height
    sendtx       Request icx_sendTransaction with the specified json file and
                 keystore file. If keystore file is not given, tbears sends a
                 request as it is in the json file.
    call         Request icx_call with the specified json file.
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
Show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose
​
Verbose mode. Print debugging messages about its progress.
T-Bears Server Commands
Commands that manage the T-Bears server. There are three commands tbears start, tbears stop and tbears clear.
tbears start
Description
Start T-Bears service. Whenever T-Bears service starts, it loads the configuration from tbears_server_config.json file. If you want to use other configuration files, you can specify the file location with the -c option.
Usage
usage: tbears start [-h] [-a HOSTADDRESS] [-p PORT] [-c CONFIG]
​
Start tbears service
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a HOSTADDRESS, --address HOSTADDRESS
                        Address to host on (default: 127.0.0.1)
  -p PORT, --port PORT  Port to listen on (default: 9000)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        tbears configuration file path (default:
                        ./tbears_server_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-a, --address
127.0.0.1
IP address that the T-Bears service will host on.
-p, --port
9000
Port number that the T-Bears service will listen on.
-c, --config
./tbears_server_config.json
T-Bears configuration file path
tbears stop
Description
Stop all running SCOREs and T-Bears service.
Usage
usage: tbears stop [-h]
​
Stop all running SCOREs and tbears service
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
tbears clear
Description
Clear all SCOREs deployed on local T-Bears service.
Usage
usage: tbears clear [-h]
​
Clear all SCOREs deployed on local tbears service
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
T-Bears Utility Commands
Commands that generate configuration files and a keystore file.
tbears keystore
Description
Create a keystore file in the given path. Generate a private and public key pair using secp256k1 library.
Usage
usage: tbears keystore [-h] [-p PASSWORD] path
​
Create keystore file in the specified path. Generate privatekey, publickey
pair using secp256k1 library.
​
positional arguments:
  path                  Path of keystore file.
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        Keystore file's password
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
path
​
a keystore file path that is to be generated
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-p, --password
​
Password of keystore file
Examples
(work) $ tbears keystore keystore_file
Input your keystore password:
Retype your keystore password:
Made keystore file successfully
tbears genconf
Description
Generate T-Bears configuration files.
usage: tbears genconf [-h]
​
Generate T-Bears config files. (tbears_server_config.json,
tbears_cli_config.json, keystore_test1)
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
Examples
(work) $ tbears genconf
Made tbears_cli_config.json, tbears_server_config.json, keystore_test1 successfully
T-Bears SCORE Commands
These commands are related to SCORE development and execution. tbears init generates SCORE projects. tbears deploy, tbears sendtx and tbears call commands are used to deploy the SCORE, send a transaction, and call a function.
tbears init
Description
Initialize SCORE development environment. Generate .py, package.json and test code in  directory. The name of the SCORE class is . Default configuration files, "tbears_server_config.json" used when starting T-Bears and "tbears_cli_config.json" used when deploying SCORE, are also generated.
Usage
usage: tbears init [-h] project scoreClass
​
Initialize SCORE development environment. Generate <project>.py, package.json
and test code in <project> directory. The name of the score class is
<scoreClass>.
​
positional arguments:
  project     Project name
  scoreClass  SCORE class name
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
project
​
Project name
scoreClass
​
SCORE class name
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
Examples
(work) $ tbears init hello HelloWorld
Initialized hello successfully
(work) $ ls hello
__init__.py  hello.py  package.json  tests
File description
Item
Description
tbears_server_config.json
T-Bears default configuration file will be created on the working directory.
tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file for CLI commands will be created on the working directory.
keystore_test1
Keystore file for test account will be created on the working directory.
​
SCORE project name. Project directory is created with the same name.
/__init__.py
__init__.py file to make the project directory recognized as a python package.
/package.json
Contains the information needed when SCORE is loaded. 
 "main_module" and "main_class" should be specified.
/.py
SCORE main file, where scoreClass is defined.
/tests
Directory for SCORE test code.
/tests/__init__.py
__init__.py file to make the test directory recognized as a python package.
/tests/test_.py
SCORE test main file.
tbears deploy
Description
Deploy the SCORE. You can deploy it on local T-Bears service or on ICON network.
tbears_cli_config.json file contains the deployment configuration properties. (See below 'Configuration Files' chapter). If you want to use other configuration files, you can specify the file location with the -c option.
Usage
usage: tbears deploy [-h] [-u URI] [-t {tbears,zip}] [-m {install,update}]
                     [-f FROM] [-o TO] [-k KEYSTORE] [-n NID] [-p PASSWORD]
                     [-s STEPLIMIT] [-c CONFIG]
                     project
​
Deploy the SCORE
​
positional arguments:
  project               Project directory path or zip file path
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -t {tbears,zip}, --type {tbears,zip}
                        This option is deprecated since version 1.0.5. Deploy
                        command supports zip type only
  -m {install,update}, --mode {install,update}
                        Deploy mode (default: install)
  -f FROM, --from FROM  From address. i.e. SCORE owner address
  -o TO, --to TO        To address. i.e. SCORE address
  -k KEYSTORE, --key-store KEYSTORE
                        Keystore file path. Used to generate "from" address
                        and transaction signature
  -n NID, --nid NID     Network ID
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        keystore file's password
  -s STEPLIMIT, --step-limit STEPLIMIT
                        Step limit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        deploy config path (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
project
​
Project directory or zip file which contains the SCORE package. If you want to deploy with a zip file, zip the project directory
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-m {install,update},
--mode {install,update}
install
Deploy mode ("install" or "update").
-f, --from
​
From address. i.e. SCORE owner address. It is ignored if keystore is set
-o, --to
​
To address. i.e. SCORE address 
This parameter is required when updating SCORE.
-k, --key-store
​
Keystore file path for SCORE owner
-n, --nid
​
Network ID of node. 
Each network has unique ID. If the Network ID does not match, node will reject the SCORE. Network ID will be announced when a network opens to public.
0x3 is reserved for T-Bears service. However, T-Bears service does not verify the Network ID.
-p, --password
​
Password of keystore file
-s, --step-limit
an estimated Step
Step limit of the transaction
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path
Examples
# you can deploy a SCORE to the local T-Bears server without verifying signature
(work) $ tbears deploy hello
​
# when you deploy a SCORE to ICON, you need to specify the keystore file
# config.json should contain valid parameters like node-uri, nid, etc.
(work) $ tbears deploy hello -k keystore -c config.json
Input your keystore password:
Send deploy request successfully.
If you want to check SCORE deployed successfully, execute txresult command
transaction hash: 0x9c294b9608d9575f735ec2e2bf52dc891d7cca6a2fa7e97aee4818325c8a9d41
​
# when you update the SCORE 'hello', you need to specify the SCORE address with the '-o' option
(work) $ tbears deploy hello -m update -o cx6bd390bd855f086e3e9d525b46bfe24511431532 -k keystore -c config.json
Input your keystore password:
Send deploy request successfully.
If you want to check SCORE deployed successfully, execute txresult command
transaction hash: 0xad292b9608d9575f735ec2ebbf52dc891d7cca6a2fa7e97aee4818325c80934d
T-Bears can supply some required fields on behalf of the sender when those are not specified in the configuration file. T-Bears will generate a valid JSON request using the following rules.
Field name
Description
stepLimit
The estimated Step usage (debug_estimateStep API is used) will be set for the transaction
timestamp
The current time will be set
tbears test
Description
Run the unittest in the project.
Usage
usage: tbears test [-h] project
​
Run the unittest in the project
​
positional arguments:
  project     Project directory path
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
project
​
Project directory which contains the SCORE package and test code.
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
Examples
(work) $ tbears test hello
..
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 2 tests in 0.172s
​
OK
tbears sendtx
Description
Request icx_sendTransaction with the specified json file.
usage: tbears sendtx [-h] [-u URI] [-k KEYSTORE] [-p PASSWORD] [-s STEPLIMIT]
                     [-c CONFIG]
                     json_file
​
Request icx_sendTransaction with the specified json file and keystore file. If
keystore file is not given, tbears sends a request as it is in the json file.
​
positional arguments:
  json_file             File path containing icx_sendTransaction content
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -k KEYSTORE, --key-store KEYSTORE
                        Keystore file path. Used to generate "from" address
                        and transaction signature
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        Keystore file's password
  -s STEPLIMIT, --step-limit STEPLIMIT
                        Step limit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        values for "keyStore", "uri", "from" and "stepLimit".
                        (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
json_file
​
Path to the json file containing the request object for icx_transaction.
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-k, --key-store
​
Keystore file path. Used to generate transaction signature.
-p, --password
​
Password of keystore file
-s, --step-limit
an estimated Step
Step limit of the transaction
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default values for "keyStore", "uri", "from" and "stepLimit".
Examples
(work) $ cat send.json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "icx_sendTransaction",
  "params": {
    "version": "0x3",
    "from": "hxef73db5d0ad02eb1fadb37d0041be96bfa56d4e6",
    "to": "cx4d5a79f329adcf00a3daa99539f0eeea2d43d239",
    "nid": "0x3",
    "dataType": "call",
    "data": {
      "method": "setValue",
      "params": {
        "value": "0x123"
      }
    }
  }
}
​
(work) $ tbears sendtx send.json -k keystore
Input your keystore password:
Send transaction request successfully.
transaction hash: 0xc8a3e3f77f21f8f1177d829cbc4c0ded6fd064cc8e42ef309dacff5c0a952289
T-Bears can supply some required fields on behalf of the sender when those are not specified in the json_file. In the example above, stepLimit and timestamp fields are not specified, but T-Bears can make a valid JSON request using the following rules.
Field name
Description
stepLimit
The estimated Step usage (debug_estimateStep API is used) will be set for the transaction
timestamp
The current time will be set
tbears call
Description
Request icx_call with the specified json file.
usage: tbears call [-h] [-u URI] [-c CONFIG] json_file
​
Request icx_call with the specified json file.
​
positional arguments:
  json_file             File path containing icx_call content
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        value for "uri" (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
json_file
​
Path to the json file containing the request object for icx_call
-h, --help
​
Show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default values for "uri".
Examples
(work) $ cat call.json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "icx_call",
  "params": {
    "to": "cx53d5080a7d8a805bb10eb9bc64637809dc910832",
    "dataType": "call",
    "data": {
      "method": "hello"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
(work) $ tbears call call.json
response : {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "Hello",
    "id": 1
}
tbears scoreapi
Description
Get a list of APIs that the given SCORE provides. Please refer to icx_getScoreApi of ICON JSON-RPC API v3 for details.
Usage
usage: tbears scoreapi [-h] [-u URI] [-c CONFIG] address
​
Get SCORE's API using given SCORE address
​
positional arguments:
  address                  SCORE address to query the API
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        value for "uri" (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
address
​
SCORE address to query APIs
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node.
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default value for "uri".
Examples
(work) $ tbears scoreapi cx0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdefabcdef12
SCORE API: [
    {
        "type": "function",
        "name": "hello",
        "inputs": [],
        "outputs": [
            {
                "type": "str"
            }
        ],
        "readonly": "0x1"
    },
    {
        "type": "function",
        "name": "setValue",
        "inputs": [
            {
                "name": "value",
                "type": "int"
            }
        ],
        "outputs": []
    }
]
Other ICON JSON-RPC API Commands
Commands that are related to ICX coin, transaction, and block.
tbears transfer
Description
Transfer designated amount of ICX coins.
Usage
usage: tbears transfer [-h] [-f FROM] [-k KEYSTORE] [-n NID] [-u URI]
                       [-p PASSWORD] [-s STEPLIMIT] [-c CONFIG]
                       to value
​
Transfer ICX coin.
​
positional arguments:
  to                    Recipient
  value                 Amount of ICX coin in loop to transfer (1 icx = 1e18
                        loop)
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f FROM, --from FROM  From address.
  -k KEYSTORE, --key-store KEYSTORE
                        Keystore file path. Used to generate "from" address
                        and transaction signature
  -n NID, --nid NID     Network ID (default: 0x3)
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
                        Keystore file's password
  -s STEPLIMIT, --step-limit STEPLIMIT
                        Step limit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        values for "keyStore", "uri", "from" and "stepLimit".
                        (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
to
​
Recipient address.
value
​
Amount of ICX coin in loop to transfer to "to" address. (1 icx = 1e18 loop)
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-f, --from
​
From address. It is ignored if keystore is set
-k, --key-store
​
Keystore file path. Used to generate "from" address and transaction signature.
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-n, --nid
0x3
Network ID
-p, --password
​
Password of keystore file
-s, --step-limit
an estimated Step
Step limit of the transaction
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default values for "keyStore", "uri", "from" and "stepLimit".
Examples
(work) $ tbears transfer -k test_keystore hxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab 1e18
Send transfer request successfully.
transaction hash: 0xc1b92b9a08d8575f735ec2ebbf52dc831d7c2a6a2fa7e97aee4818325cad919e
tbears balance
Description
Get balance of given address.
Usage
usage: tbears balance [-h] [-u URI] [-c CONFIG] address
​
Get balance of given address in loop unit
​
positional arguments:
  address               Address to query the ICX balance
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        value for "uri" (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
address
​
Address to query the ICX balance
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default value for "uri".
Examples
(work) $ tbears balance hx0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdefabcdef12
balance in hex: 0x2961fff8ca4a62327800000
balance in decimal: 800460000000000000000000000
tbears totalsupply
Description
Query total supply of ICX.
Usage
usage: tbears totalsupply [-h] [-u URI] [-c CONFIG]
​
Query total supply of ICX in loop unit
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        value for "uri" (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
Description
-h, --help
​
show this help message and exit
-u, --node-uri
​http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3​
URI of node
-c, --config
./tbears_cli_config.json
Configuration file path. This file defines the default value for "uri".
Examples
(work) $ tbears totalsupply
Total supply of ICX in hex: 0x2961fff8ca4a62327800000
Total supply of ICX in decimal: 800460000000000000000000000
tbears txresult
Description
Get transaction result by transaction hash.
Usage
usage: tbears txresult [-h] [-u URI] [-c CONFIG] hash
​
Get transaction result by transaction hash
​
positional arguments:
  hash                  Transaction hash of the transaction to be queried.
​
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u URI, --node-uri URI
                        URI of node (default: http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v3)
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Configuration file path. This file defines the default
                        value for "uri" (default: ./tbears_cli_config.json)
Options
shorthand, Name
default
shorthand, Name	default	Description
-h, --help		Show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose		Verbose mode. Print debugging messages about its progress.
Item	Description
tbears_server_config.json	T-Bears default configuration file will be created on the working directory.
tbears_cli_config.json	Configuration file for CLI commands will be created on the working directory.
keystore_test1	Keystore file for test account will be created on the working directory.
	SCORE project name. Project directory is created with the same name.
/__init__.py	__init__.py file to make the project directory recognized as a python package.
/package.json	Contains the information needed when SCORE is loaded. "main_module" and "main_class" should be specified.
/.py	SCORE main file, where `scoreClass` is defined.
/tests	Directory for SCORE test code.
/tests/__init__.py	__init__.py file to make the test directory recognized as a python package.
/tests/test_.py	SCORE test main file.
Field name	Description
`stepLimit`	The estimated Step usage (debug_estimateStep API is used) will be set for the transaction
`timestamp`	The current time will be set