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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/checks.yml
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#----------------------------------------------
- name: Install project
run: poetry install --no-interaction
- name: Run offline unit tests
run: poetry run python -m unittest discover -s tests
#----------------------------------------------
# build the project
#----------------------------------------------
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions chainbench/util/jsonrpc.py
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def request_body(self, request_id: int | None = None) -> dict:
if type(self.params) is dict:
self.params = [self.params]

if request_id:
if request_id is not None:
self._request_id = request_id

return {
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def generate_batch_request_body(rpc_calls: list[RpcCall]) -> str:
"""Generate a batch JSON-RPC request body."""
return json.dumps([rpc_calls[i].request_body(i) for i in range(1, len(rpc_calls))]).decode("utf-8")
return json.dumps([rpc_call.request_body(i) for i, rpc_call in enumerate(rpc_calls)]).decode("utf-8")

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '1,90p' chainbench/util/jsonrpc.py
rg -n 'RpcCall\(|generate_batch_request_body|make_batch_rpc_call' chainbench tests | head -100

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rg -n -F -e 'request_body(' -e 'params=' -e 'RpcCall(' -- chainbench/profile chainbench/user | grep -E 'request_body|params=|RpcCall\(' | sed -n '1,180p'
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- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification — https://www.json-rpc.org/specification
- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification — https://json-rpc.org/specification
- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification — https://www.jsonrpc.org/specification?key5sk1=6ffc422dc6fa062d413d03aa7d6ce2ad2753b213
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nl -ba chainbench/util/jsonrpc.py | sed -n '1,100p'
nl -ba chainbench/user/jsonrpc.py | sed -n '1,190p'
nl -ba tests/test_jsonrpc.py | sed -n '1,120p'
rg -n -F -e 'request_body(' -e 'params=' -e 'RpcCall(' -- chainbench/profile chainbench/user | sed -n '1,180p'
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- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification — https://www.jsonrpc.org/specification
- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification — https://www.jsonrpc.org/specification?trk=public_profile__posts-text
- JSON-RPC 1.2 proposal — https://jsonrpc.org/historical/jsonrpc12_proposal.html
- JSON-RPC 2.0 proposal — https://www.jsonrpc.org/historical/jsonrpc20_proposal.html
- https://www.jsonrpc.org/historical/json-rpc-1-2-proposal.html
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Preserve object-valued JSON-RPC parameters.

When a batch contains RpcCall("starknet_call", params_dict), RpcCall.request_body changes the named-parameter object to a one-element array. JSON-RPC 2.0 requires an object for by-name parameters, so the endpoint can reject the call. Keep dictionaries unchanged and wrap only positional parameters at the call site.

Suggested fix 

-        if type(self.params) is dict:
-            self.params = [self.params]
-
         if request_id is not None:
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[info] 40-40: use jsonify instead of json.dumps for JSON output
Context: json.dumps([rpc_call.request_body(i) for i, rpc_call in enumerate(rpc_calls)])
Note: [CWE-116] Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output.

(use-jsonify)

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Review comment at @chainbench/util/jsonrpc.py at line 40:
Update RpcCall.request_body so dictionary-valued parameters remain objects in
the serialized JSON-RPC request; do not convert named parameters into a
one-element array. Keep positional-parameter wrapping at the call site and
preserve the existing request ID handling.

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def expand_rpc_calls(rpc_calls_weighted: dict[t.Callable[[], RpcCall], int]) -> list[RpcCall]:
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import json
import unittest

from chainbench.util.jsonrpc import RpcCall, generate_batch_request_body


class JsonRpcBatchTests(unittest.TestCase):
def test_single_call_is_included(self) -> None:
result = json.loads(generate_batch_request_body([RpcCall("eth_blockNumber")]))

self.assertEqual(result, [{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_blockNumber", "params": [], "id": 0}])

def test_all_calls_preserve_order_params_and_positional_ids(self) -> None:
calls = [
RpcCall("eth_blockNumber"),
RpcCall("eth_getBalance", ["0x123", "latest"]),
RpcCall("getBlock", [42, {"encoding": "json"}]),
]

result = json.loads(generate_batch_request_body(calls))

self.assertEqual(len(result), len(calls))
self.assertEqual([entry["method"] for entry in result], [call.method for call in calls])
self.assertEqual([entry["params"] for entry in result], [[], ["0x123", "latest"], [42, {"encoding": "json"}]])
self.assertEqual([entry["id"] for entry in result], [0, 1, 2])

def test_repeated_call_instances_each_get_a_distinct_id(self) -> None:
call = RpcCall("eth_chainId", request_id=99)

result = json.loads(generate_batch_request_body([call, call, call]))

self.assertEqual([entry["method"] for entry in result], ["eth_chainId"] * 3)
self.assertEqual([entry["id"] for entry in result], [0, 1, 2])

def test_explicit_zero_overrides_an_existing_request_id(self) -> None:
call = RpcCall("eth_chainId", request_id=99)

self.assertEqual(call.request_body(0)["id"], 0)

def test_empty_batch_remains_empty(self) -> None:
self.assertEqual(json.loads(generate_batch_request_body([])), [])


if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()