Lesson 9 Error: "before each" hook for "initializes the raffle correctly":

[masonrs2]

I've had no issues compiling and running much of the code in lesson 9, however once I get to around 15:26:37 and run the command "hh test", I get the following error:

(pushed all files to GitHub at: https://github.com/masonrs2/hardhat-raffle.git)

Here is the code for "01-deploy-raffle.js" :

Here is the code for "Raffle.test.js" :

I've been stuck on this error for over 2 hours now any help would be appreciated thank you!!

[adityabhattad2021]

Try logging raffleState and interval before assert statement in raffle.test.js

[othaime-en]

From my past experience, this error mostly revolves around the presence of an error in your environment variables. Try and check your .env file for errors.

[krakxn]

@masonrs2

Move the .env file outside the deploy folder.

And I made a PR, merge it and pull the changes -- then check if it fixes your problem.

Additional note:

Please NEVER upload .env files to GitHub, even if they are for developmental processes. If someone wanted, they could definitely be a nuisance. Next time, use a gitignore

[masonrs2]

Unfortunately it didn't resolve the issue. And thank you for the advice, I definitely will be more careful pushing .env files to GitHub in the future!

[krakxn]

Ah.. I suppose it is solved now. All the best!

[Muhammad-Abdullah012]

@masonrs2 Made a pull request, merge and pull changes. This will solve your issue.

[Muhammad-Abdullah012]

Remember: Don't ever expose your private key or mnemonic. Now you must not use that account for real money.

[masonrs2]

Thank you!! I'm very grateful for your help! And yes, for the future I will make sure to secure my private key by passing the .env into the gitignore file. (I wasn't planning on funding the meta mask associated with my key with real funds, however, I still should've used best practices by not exposing my PK).

Again, thank you!

[Adelani10]

what about others with similar issues, how do we know what you changed in his repo

[egutierrez130]

@Adelani10 I took a look at his initial issue and I am going to take a good guess that he added the following code into his 01-deploy-raffle.js file. Adding that block of code worked for me when I was stuck in this situation as well.

 if (developmentChains.includes(network.name)) {
        const vrfCoordinatorV2Mock = await ethers.getContract("VRFCoordinatorV2Mock")
        await vrfCoordinatorV2Mock.addConsumer(subscriptionId, raffle.address)

        log("Consumer is added")
    }

I added this block of code right above the following code.

if (!developmentChains.includes(network.name) && process.env.ETHERSCAN_API_KEY) {
        log("Verifying...")
        await verify(raffle.address, args)
    }

    log("---------------------------------------")
}

Hope this helps!

[Adelani10]

no difference mate