Query operator information
A functioning node is required in order to query any kind of operator information.
With the Kalychain, node operators are in control and informed about what the node they're operating is doing.
At any time, they can use the node information layer, built on top of gRPC, and get meaningful information - no log sifting required.
:::note
If your node isn't running on
127.0.0.1:8545 you should add a flag --grpc-address <address:port> to the commands listed in this document.:::
To get a complete list of connected peers (including the running node itself), run the following command:
kalychain peers list
This will return a list of libp2p addresses that are currently peers of the running client.
For the status of a specific peer, run:
kalychain peers status --peer-id <address>
With the address parameter being the libp2p address of the peer.
Lots of times, an operator might want to know about the state of the operating node in IBFT consensus.
Luckily, the Kalychain provides an easy way to find this information.
Running the following command returns the most recent snapshot.
kalychain ibft snapshot
To query the snapshot at a specific height (block number), the operator can run:
kalychain ibft snapshot --num <block-number>
To get the latest info on candidates, the operator can run:
kalychain ibft candidates
This command queries the current set of proposed candidates, as well as candidates that have not been included yet
The following command returns the current validator key of the running IBFT client:
kalychain ibft status
To find the current number of transactions in the transaction pool, the operator can run:
kalychain txpool status