是否可以获取从另一个合约外部函数获取数据的外部函数的 return 值?

Is it possible to get the return value of an external function that gets data from another contracts external function?

注意:这只是从 web3js 调用外部视图函数时的一个问题,因为它不会创建事务


我有 2 份合同,AB
(一个是存储合约,一个更像是逻辑合约)

如果 A 有这样的函数:

function getValueFor(uint8 index) external view returns(uint8) {
    return someMapping[index];
}

B 具有如下函数:

function isValid() external view returns(bool) {
    return instanceOfA.getValueFor(1) == 1;
}

从 Mist 或 web3js 中,A 中的 return 值按预期工作,并且在调用 B 时,默认值始终是 returned。
(在本例中为 0

你不能从合同中获取 return 值 -> 来自 web3js 的合同 external/constant 函数调用吗?这需要交易吗?

更新

参见 ethereum.stackexchange 上的 answer

我在交易期间的工作大多不正确。它似乎与我的特定测试功能一起工作,尽管大多数其他功能都失败了 (我只是 lucky/unlucky 我正在使用的一个测试功能).

问题的根源只是没有在我的 Geth 节点上启用新的拜占庭 (启用新的 EVM 功能)

当然可以。 Truffle 控制台中的快速 运行 将显示它:

pragma solidity >0.4.23 <0.5.0;

contract A {
    uint256 value;

    constructor(uint256 v) public {
        value = v;
    }

    function getValue() external view returns (uint256) {
        return value;
    }
}

contract B {
    A other;

    constructor(address a) public {
        other = A(a);
    }

    function getValueFromA() external view returns (uint256) {
        return other.getValue();
    }
}

执行:

$ truffle console
truffle(development)> var aContract = web3.eth.contract([{"constant":true,"inputs":[],"name":"getValue","outputs":[{"name":"","type":"uint256"}],"payable":false,"stateMutability":"view","type":"function"},{"inputs":[{"name":"v","type":"uint256"}],"payable":false,"stateMutability":"nonpayable","type":"constructor"}]);

truffle(development)> var transObj = { from: web3.eth.accounts[0], data: '0x608060405234801561001057600080fd5b506040516020806100ea83398101806040528101908080519060200190929190505050806000819055505060a1806100496000396000f300608060405260043610603f576000357c0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900463ffffffff16806320965255146044575b600080fd5b348015604f57600080fd5b506056606c565b6040518082815260200191505060405180910390f35b600080549050905600a165627a7a72305820dd332a08d090a6766cf7c2e86f41abc58a31e4d1afe7cb635a0a1b755a9b81cd0029', gas: '4700000'};

truffle(development)> var a = aContract.new(35, transObj);

truffle(development)> a.getValue();
BigNumber { s: 1, e: 1, c: [ 35 ] }

truffle(development)> var bContract = web3.eth.contract([{"constant":true,"inputs":[],"name":"getValueFromA","outputs":[{"name":"","type":"uint256"}],"payable":false,"stateMutability":"view","type":"function"},{"inputs":[{"name":"a","type":"address"}],"payable":false,"stateMutability":"nonpayable","type":"constructor"}]);

truffle(development)> transObj.data = '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';

truffle(development)> b = bContract.new(a.address, transObj);

truffle(development)> b.getValueFromA();
BigNumber { s: 1, e: 1, c: [ 35 ] }

这里有一个 work-around/hack 可以使它在事务之外工作 (使用 web3js 的外部视图函数调用)

pragma solidity >0.4.23 <0.5.0;

contract Parent {
    int value;

    function setValue(int v) public {
        value = v;
    }

    function getValue() external view returns (int) {
        return value;
    }
}

contract Child {
    Parent parent;

    function setParent(address a) public {
        parent = Parent(a);
    }

    function getValue() external view returns (int value) {
        // -- Should work
        //return parent.getValue();

        // -- Make it work
        address addr = address(parent);
        bytes4 sig = bytes4(keccak256("getValue()"));

        assembly {
           let o := mload(0x40) // Empty storage pointer
           mstore(o,sig)        // Push function signature to memory (function signature is 4 bytes/0x04)

           let success := call(
               15000,           // Gas limit
               addr,            // To address
               0,               // No ether to transfer
               o,               // Input location ptr
               0x04,            // Input size (0)
               o,               // Store oputput over input
               0x20)            // Output size (32 bytes)

           value := mload(o)
           mstore(0x40,add(o,0x04))
        }
    }
}

这似乎仍然很愚蠢,因为这不能仅使用常规函数调用来工作。
(也许这是一个错误?)