Trying to invoke init_module via aptos move run

[kshitijc1506]

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shadyr6

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I'm working on a defi staking platform which has a init function as a non entry function. When I'm trying to run that function I'm getting an error.

aptos move run --function-id 7c6462991968ee947182538367e5ce5d50875ce2bbc3987af03fe09ee78e5463::staking::init_module

fun init_module(signer_account: &signer) {

    let (_resource, signer_cap) = account::create_resource_account(signer_account, vector::empty());
    let resource_signer_addr = account::create_signer_with_capability(&signer_cap);

    coin::register<AptosCoin>(&resource_signer_addr);

    move_to(signer_account, StakedAmount {
        stake: table::new(),
        staked_users: vector::empty(),
        total_staked_amount: 0,
        signer_cap: signer_cap,
    });
}

this is my function.

What error, if any, are you getting?

{
  "Error": "Simulation failed with status: EXECUTE_ENTRY_FUNCTION_CALLED_ON_NON_ENTRY_FUNCTION"
}

What have you tried or looked at? Or how can we reproduce the error?

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Which operating system are you using?

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Which SDK or tool are you using? (if any)

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[kshitijc1506]

init_module is like a constructor. It only runs once (when your package is deployed). You can't invoke it via the API (you can only do this with functions marked with the public entry visibility). Here's the documentation.

You can test it however by running unit tests in your Move module. Here's a basic example. View this after to see the assert statements.