Algorand Participation Node Checker

nodechecks.sh

#!/bin/bash

# nodechecks.sh

# Select between current or archived log
# Add 'node.archive.log' to the var for archive
LOG='node.log'

echo -e 'Checking what the node has been up to!'

echo -e '\nStatus Report'
echo -e '------------------'
goal node status

echo -e '\nParticipation Keys'
echo -e '---------------------'
goal account listpartkeys

echo -e '\nSoftware Version'
echo -e '---------------------'
algod -v

# echo -e '\nUpdate Log'
# echo -e '---------------'
# cat ~/node/update.log

# Get the node address
ADDRESS=$(goal account partkeyinfo | sed -n '/Parent/p' | awk '{print $3}')

# Save the JSON data from onchain blocks and proposed blocks
ONCHAIN_BLOCKS=$(grep 'RoundConcluded' $ALGORAND_DATA/$LOG | grep "\"Sender\":\"$ADDRESS\"")
PROPOSED_BLOCKS=$(grep 'ProposalBroadcast' $ALGORAND_DATA/$LOG)

echo -e '\nLog Report - Recent Consensus Participation'
echo -e '------------------------------------------------'
echo -e 'Blocks Proposed on Chain: '$(echo -n "$ONCHAIN_BLOCKS" | grep -c '^')
echo -e 'Proposals Broadcast: '$(echo -n "$PROPOSED_BLOCKS" | grep -c '^')
echo -e 'Soft Votes: '$(grep 'VoteBroadcast' $ALGORAND_DATA/$LOG | grep -cF '"ObjectStep":1')
echo -e 'Certification Votes: '$(grep 'VoteBroadcast' $ALGORAND_DATA/$LOG | grep -cF '"ObjectStep":2')
echo -e 'Proposals Frozen: '$(grep -c 'froze' $ALGORAND_DATA/$LOG)

# Get the Blocks Proposed and their Date/Time
BLOCKS=$(echo $PROPOSED_BLOCKS | jq ".ObjectRound")
DATETIME=$(echo $PROPOSED_BLOCKS | jq '.time'| tr -d '"')

# Determine if the block proposed was also voted onto the chain
ONCHAIN=''

# Loop through the blocks
for BLOCK in $BLOCKS
do
    CHECK=$(echo $ONCHAIN_BLOCKS | grep $BLOCK)
    if [ -z "$CHECK" ]; then
        ONCHAIN+='\u274c\n'
    else
        ONCHAIN+='\u2714\n'
    fi
done

# Display Block data
echo -e "\n Block\t      Onchain\t\tDate/Time"
echo -e "------------------------------------------------------"

if [ -z "$BLOCKS" ];then
    echo -e "No blocks proposed\n"
else
    paste <(echo "$BLOCKS") <(echo -e "$ONCHAIN") <(echo "$DATETIME")
fi

echo -e 'Checks complete!'

You can run this simple bash script to return a few bits of information about what your Algorand participation node has been doing. It returns:

• The node status report
• The participation keys
• The current software version
• The update script log
• Counts of recent proposals and votes