Fixed app_test by adding genesis file generator

tests/app/main.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 
+#include "../common/genesis_file_util.hpp"
+
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE Test Application
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 
@@ -69,8 +71,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( two_node_network )
       cfg2.emplace("seed-node", boost::program_options::variable_value(vector<string>{"127.0.0.1:3939"}, false));
       app2.initialize(app2_dir.path(), cfg2);
 
+      cfg.emplace("genesis-json", boost::program_options::variable_value(create_genesis_file(app_dir), false));
+      cfg2.emplace("genesis-json", boost::program_options::variable_value(create_genesis_file(app2_dir), false));
+
       BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "Starting app1 and waiting 500 ms" );
-      app1.startup();                                      
+      app1.startup();
       fc::usleep(fc::milliseconds(500));
       BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "Starting app2 and waiting 500 ms" );
       app2.startup();

tests/common/database_fixture.cpp

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 using namespace graphene::chain::test;
 
-uint32_t GRAPHENE_TESTING_GENESIS_TIMESTAMP = 1431700002;
+uint32_t GRAPHENE_TESTING_GENESIS_TIMESTAMP = 1431700000;
 
 namespace graphene { namespace chain {
 

tests/common/genesis_file_util.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/////////
+/// @brief forward declaration, using as a hack to generate a genesis.json file
+/// for testing
+/////////
+namespace graphene { namespace app { namespace detail {
+   graphene::chain::genesis_state_type create_example_genesis();
+} } } // graphene::app::detail
+
+/////////
+/// @brief create a genesis_json file
+/// @param directory the directory to place the file "genesis.json"
+/// @returns the full path to the file
+////////
+boost::filesystem::path create_genesis_file(fc::temp_directory& directory) {
+   boost::filesystem::path genesis_path = boost::filesystem::path{directory.path().generic_string()} / "genesis.json";
+   fc::path genesis_out = genesis_path;
+   graphene::chain::genesis_state_type genesis_state = graphene::app::detail::create_example_genesis();
+
+   /* Work In Progress: Place some accounts in the Genesis file so as to pre-make some accounts to play with
+   std::string test_prefix = "test";
+   // helper lambda
+   auto get_test_key = [&]( std::string prefix, uint32_t i ) -> public_key_type
+   {
+      return fc::ecc::private_key::regenerate( fc::sha256::hash( test_prefix + prefix + std::to_string(i) ) ).get_public_key();
+   };
+   // create 2 accounts to use
+   for (int i = 1; i <= 2; ++i )
+   {
+      genesis_state_type::initial_account_type dev_account(
+            test_prefix + std::to_string(i),
+            get_test_key("owner-", i),
+            get_test_key("active-", i),
+            false);
+      genesis_state.initial_accounts.push_back(dev_account);
+      // give her some coin
+   }
+   */
+
+   fc::json::save_to_file(genesis_state, genesis_out);
+   return genesis_path;
+}