Make sure we connect to the correct endpoint

Author: wilwade

e2e/scaffolding/env.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const providerUrl = process.env.WS_PROVIDER_URL;
+export const providerUrl: string = process.env.WS_PROVIDER_URL || 'ws://localhost:9944';
 export const verbose = process.env.VERBOSE_TESTS === 'true' || process.env.VERBOSE_TESTS === '1';
 
 const CHAIN_ENVIRONMENT = {

e2e/scaffolding/extrinsicHelpers.ts

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export class ExtrinsicHelper {
   public static api: ApiRx;
   public static apiPromise: ApiPromise;
 
-  public static async initialize(providerUrl?: string | string[] | undefined) {
+  public static async initialize(providerUrl: string | string[]) {
     ExtrinsicHelper.api = await connect(providerUrl);
     // For single state queries (api.query), ApiPromise is better
     ExtrinsicHelper.apiPromise = await connectPromise(providerUrl);

e2e/scaffolding/globalHooks.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import workerpool from 'workerpool';
 import { ExtrinsicHelper } from './extrinsicHelpers';
 import { fundingSources, getFundingSource, getRootFundingSource, getSudo } from './funding';
 import { TEST_EPOCH_LENGTH, drainKeys, getNonce, setEpochLength } from './helpers';
-import { isDev } from './env';
+import { isDev, providerUrl } from './env';
 
 const SOURCE_AMOUNT = 100_000_000_000_000n;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function drainAllSources() {
 export async function mochaGlobalSetup() {
   console.log('Global Setup Start', 'Reported CPU Count: ', workerpool.cpus);
   await cryptoWaitReady();
-  await ExtrinsicHelper.initialize();
+  await ExtrinsicHelper.initialize(providerUrl);
   await fundAllSources();
 
   // Sudo is only when not on Testnet

e2e/scaffolding/rootHooks.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { cryptoWaitReady } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';
 import { ExtrinsicHelper } from './extrinsicHelpers';
 import { drainFundedKeys } from './helpers';
 import { getRootFundingSource } from './funding';
+import { providerUrl } from './env';
 
 // Make sure that we can serialize BigInts for Mocha
 (BigInt.prototype as any).toJSON = function () {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export const mochaHooks = {
   async beforeAll() {
     try {
       await cryptoWaitReady();
-      await ExtrinsicHelper.initialize();
+      await ExtrinsicHelper.initialize(providerUrl);
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to run beforeAll root hook: ', this.test.parent.suites[0].title, e);
     }