LocalBlockchain different slot numbers

[kadirchan]

In Mina.LocalBlockchain, two methods currentSlot() and Mina.getNetworkState().globalSlotSinceGenesis gives different values than each other. Because while currentSlot() calculating current slot on each call it does not update local network state thus it needs to be updated manually by dev which is confusing.

[dfstio]

One is calculated using Date.now, and the other you can set manually on local, and on Zeko, you do not have slots. I use the following code to get and set slot in tests:

    let slot = (
      chain === "local"
        ? Mina.currentSlot()
        : chain === "zeko"
        ? UInt32.zero
        : (await fetchLastBlock()).globalSlotSinceGenesis
    ).toBigint();
...
local.incrementGlobalSlot(100);

I agree that it is quite confusing for developers, as all blockchains have different behaviours, and you cannot use local blockchain to test for devnet or Zeko.