Allow derived keystore to be displayed on stdout.

Fixes #143

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.35.5:
+  - allow keystore to be output to the console
+
 1.35.4:
   - provide consensus and execution client info in block info output 
 

cmd/account/derive/input.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 type dataIn struct {
 	quiet bool
+	json  bool
 	// Derivation information.
 	mnemonic string
 	path     string
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ func input(_ context.Context) (*dataIn, error) {
 	// Quiet.
 	data.quiet = viper.GetBool("quiet")
 
+	// JSON.
+	data.json = viper.GetBool("json")
+
 	// Mnemonic.
 	if viper.GetString("mnemonic") == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("mnemonic is required")

cmd/account/derive/output.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type dataOut struct {
+	json                      bool
 	showPrivateKey            bool
 	showWithdrawalCredentials bool
 	generateKeystore          bool
@@ -94,10 +95,14 @@ func outputKeystore(_ context.Context, data *dataOut) (string, error) {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal keystore JSON")
 	}
 
-	keystoreFilename := fmt.Sprintf("keystore-%s-%d.json", strings.ReplaceAll(data.path, "/", "_"), time.Now().Unix())
+	if data.json {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s\n", string(out))
+	} else {
+		keystoreFilename := fmt.Sprintf("keystore-%s-%d.json", strings.ReplaceAll(data.path, "/", "_"), time.Now().Unix())
 
-	if err := os.WriteFile(keystoreFilename, out, 0o600); err != nil {
-		return "", errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to write %s", keystoreFilename))
+		if err := os.WriteFile(keystoreFilename, out, 0o600); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to write %s", keystoreFilename))
+		}
 	}
 	return "", nil
 }

cmd/account/derive/process.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func process(ctx context.Context, data *dataIn) (*dataOut, error) {
 	}
 
 	results := &dataOut{
+		json:                      data.json,
 		showPrivateKey:            data.showPrivateKey,
 		showWithdrawalCredentials: data.showWithdrawalCredentials,
 		generateKeystore:          data.generateKeystore,

cmd/accountderive.go

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ func init() {
 	accountDeriveCmd.Flags().Bool("show-private-key", false, "show private key for derived account")
 	accountDeriveCmd.Flags().Bool("show-withdrawal-credentials", false, "show withdrawal credentials for derived account")
 	accountDeriveCmd.Flags().Bool("generate-keystore", false, "generate a keystore for the derived account")
+	accountDeriveCmd.Flags().Bool("json", false, "display the JSON keystore for the derived account on stdout")
 }
 
 func accountDeriveBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -62,4 +63,7 @@ func accountDeriveBindings(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("generate-keystore", cmd.Flags().Lookup("generate-keystore")); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag("json", cmd.Flags().Lookup("json")); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }

cmd/version.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the release version of the codebase.
 // Usually overridden by tag names when building binaries.
-var ReleaseVersion = "local build (latest release 1.35.4)"
+var ReleaseVersion = "local build (latest release 1.35.5)"
 
 // versionCmd represents the version command.
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{

docs/usage.md

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ $ ethdo account create --account="Personal wallet/Operations" --wallet-passphras
 - `show-private-key`: show the private of the derived account.  **Warning** displaying private keys, especially those derived from seeds held on hardware wallets, can expose your Ether to risk of being stolen.  Only use this option if you are sure you understand the risks involved
 - `show-withdrawal-credentials`: show the withdrawal credentials of the derived account
 - `generate-keystore`: generate a keystore for the account
+- `json`: output the generated keystore to stdout
 
 ```sh
 $ ethdo account derive --mnemonic="abandon ... abandon art" --path="m/12381/3600/0/0"