Transaction Helpers

Sending Transactions

The TransactionHelpers trait provides convenient methods for sending instructions and analyzing results.

Send a Single Instruction

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_send_instruction() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
// Create a transfer instruction
let transfer_ix = system_instruction::transfer(
&alice.pubkey(),
&bob.pubkey(),
LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
);
// Send and get result (returns Result<TransactionResult, TransactionError>)
let result = svm.send_instruction(transfer_ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Assert it succeeded
result.assert_success();
}

Send Multiple Instructions

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_send_multiple_instructions() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let carol = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
// Create multiple transfer instructions
let instructions = vec![
system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &bob.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL),
system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &carol.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL),
];
// Send all in one transaction
let result = svm.send_instructions(&instructions, &[&alice]).unwrap();
result.assert_success();
}

TransactionResult

The send_instruction and send_instructions methods return a TransactionResult that wraps the transaction metadata with useful testing utilities.

Assert Success

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_assert_success() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &bob.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Panics with detailed logs if the transaction failed
result.assert_success();
}

assert_success() will panic with the full transaction logs if the transaction failed, making debugging much easier.

Assert Failure

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_assert_failure() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(1 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
// Try to transfer more than Alice has
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(
&alice.pubkey(),
&bob.pubkey(),
100 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, // Alice only has 1 SOL
);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// This should fail
result.assert_failure();
}

Assert Specific Error

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_assert_error() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(1 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(
&alice.pubkey(),
&bob.pubkey(),
100 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Assert a specific error message is present
result.assert_error("insufficient lamports");
}

Assert Error Code

For custom program errors, you can assert on the error code:

// Assert a specific custom error code
result.assert_error_code(6000); // Custom error code from your program

Assert Anchor Error

For Anchor programs, assert on error names:

// Assert an Anchor-specific error
result.assert_anchor_error("InsufficientFunds");

Inspecting Transactions

Check Transaction Logs

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_check_logs() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &bob.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Check if a specific message is in the logs
if result.has_log("Transfer") {
println!("Found transfer log!");
}
// Find a log matching a pattern
if let Some(log) = result.find_log("Program") {
println!("Found log: {}", log);
}
// Get all logs
let logs = result.logs();
for log in logs {
println!("{}", log);
}
}
use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_print_logs() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &bob.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Print formatted logs for debugging
result.print_logs();
}

Check Compute Units

use litesvm_utils::{LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_compute_units() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
let ix = system_instruction::transfer(&alice.pubkey(), &bob.pubkey(), LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
let result = svm.send_instruction(ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
let compute_units = result.compute_units();
println!("Compute units consumed: {}", compute_units);
// Assert compute usage is within expected bounds
assert!(compute_units < 10_000, "Transaction used too many compute units");
}

Monitoring compute units is useful for optimization. Solana limits transactions to 1.4M compute units, and higher usage costs more.

Complete Example

Here's a comprehensive example demonstrating transaction helpers:

use litesvm_utils::{AssertionHelpers, LiteSVM, Signer, TestHelpers, TransactionHelpers};
use solana_sdk::{native_token::LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, system_instruction};
#[test]
fn test_transaction_workflow() {
let mut svm = LiteSVM::new();
// Setup accounts
let alice = svm.create_funded_account(10 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL).unwrap();
let bob = svm.create_funded_account(0).unwrap();
// Test successful transfer
let transfer_ix = system_instruction::transfer(
&alice.pubkey(),
&bob.pubkey(),
2 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
);
let result = svm.send_instruction(transfer_ix, &[&alice]).unwrap();
// Verify success
result.assert_success();
// Check compute usage
let cu = result.compute_units();
println!("Transfer used {} compute units", cu);
// Verify balances
svm.assert_sol_balance(&bob.pubkey(), 2 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
// Test expected failure
let bad_transfer = system_instruction::transfer(
&alice.pubkey(),
&bob.pubkey(),
100 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, // More than Alice has
);
let fail_result = svm.send_instruction(bad_transfer, &[&alice]).unwrap();
fail_result.assert_failure();
// Print logs for debugging
fail_result.print_logs();
println!("Transaction workflow test passed!");
}

Error Types

The TransactionError enum provides structured error information:

VariantDescription
ExecutionFailed(String)Transaction execution failed with message
BuildError(String)Failed to build the transaction
AssertionFailed(String)An assertion on the result failed

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