CALL_EXCEPTION in estimateGas with local ganache

[amol9372]

Ethers Version

6.6.1

Search Terms

estimateGas, CALL_EXCEPTION, ganache

Describe the Problem

I am trying to deploy a contract to a local ganache network using Nodejs v20. Nodejs is able to connect with local Ganache but the deploy() method is giving following error:

Error: missing revert data (action="estimateGas", data=null, reason=null, transaction={ "data": "0x608060405234801561000f575f8....", "from": "0xfeBaeDDecD30....", "to": null }, invocation=null, revert=null, code=CALL_EXCEPTION, version=6.6.1)

info: {
    error: {
      message: 'VM Exception while processing transaction: invalid opcode',
      stack: 'RuntimeError: VM Exception while processing transaction: invalid opcode\n' +
        '    at exactimate (C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\GanacheUI_2.7.1.0_x64__rb4352f0jd4m2\\app\\resources\\static\\node\\node_modules\\ganache\\dist\\node\\1.js:2:182136)',
      code: -32000,
      name: 'RuntimeError',
      data: [Object]
    },
    payload: {
      method: 'eth_estimateGas',
      params: [Array],
      id: 4,
      jsonrpc: '2.0'
    }
  }

It is trying to call this eth_estimateGas function and it fails. I am using solcjs to compile the Solidity contract using the command

solcjs --bin --abi SimpleStorage.sol

These are the versions:

"dependencies": {
    "ethers": "^6.6.1",
    "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
    "solc": "0.7"
 }

Code Snippet

const { ethers } = require("ethers");
const fs = require("fs-extra");
const solc = require("solc");

async function main() {
  // http://127.0.0.1:7545  RPC URL for Ganache
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("http://192.168.2.17:8545");

  const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(
    "0xe75a169f13fdd5308........",
    provider
  );

  const abi = JSON.parse(
    fs.readFileSync("./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.abi").toString()
  );
  const binary = fs
    .readFileSync("./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.bin")
    .toString();

  const contractFactory = new ethers.ContractFactory(abi, binary, wallet);
  // const options = {gasLimit: 100000, gasPrice: ethers.parseUnits(price, 'gwei')}
  await contractFactory.deploy();
}

main()
  .then(() => process.exit(0))
  .catch((err) => console.log(err));

Contract ABI

[
  {
    "inputs": [],
    "name": "favoriteNumber",
    "outputs": [{ "internalType": "uint256", "name": "", "type": "uint256" }],
    "stateMutability": "view",
    "type": "function"
  },
  {
    "inputs": [],
    "name": "retrieve",
    "outputs": [{ "internalType": "uint256", "name": "", "type": "uint256" }],
    "stateMutability": "view",
    "type": "function"
  },
  {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "internalType": "uint256",
        "name": "_favoriteNumber",
        "type": "uint256"
      }
    ],
    "name": "store",
    "outputs": [],
    "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
    "type": "function"
  }
]

Errors

Error: missing revert data (action="estimateGas", data=null, reason=null, transaction={ "data": "0x60806040", "from": "0xfeBaeDDecD30e59FBe2a69Aa2b6B53bbfdf40797", "to": null }, invocation=null, revert=null, code=CALL_EXCEPTION, version=6.6.1)

error: {
      message: 'VM Exception while processing transaction: invalid opcode',
      stack: 'RuntimeError: VM Exception while processing transaction: invalid opcode\n' +
        '    at exactimate (C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\GanacheUI_2.7.1.0_x64__rb4352f0jd4m2\\app\\resources\\static\\node\\node_modules\\ganache\\dist\\node\\1.js:2:182136)',
      code: -32000,
      name: 'RuntimeError',
      data: [Object]
},

Environment

node.js (v12 or newer)

Environment (Other)

Local ganache

[ricmoo]

Does your constructor have any reverts? This indicates an error during simulation of your contract deployment. Does it call to an external contract? The constructor is likely where the issue lies…

[rodonguyen]

Hi @amol9372, thanks for creating this issue.

I had this same issue and fixed it. Basically, because of newer versions being released, things also behave differently. So to achieve the same results in the Tutorial, there are 2 things I have done:

1. *Use SOLC version 0.8.7-fixed (which was the same version used in the tutorial)

Edit packages.json to reflect this solc version:

{
  "dependencies": {
    ...
    "solc": "0.8.7-fixed",
    ...
}

Then, update the packages (files in node_modules) by entering this command in the terminal:

yarn 

And of course, use the same solidity version in your Solidity Contract file:

// in SimpleStorage.sol 
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity 0.8.7;

(Just in case the error still persists or it requires higher gasLimit, like Error: cannot estimate gas; transaction may fail or may require manual gas limit, try the next step as well)

2. Set a higher gas limit.

        // in JavaScript file
	const overrides = {
		gasPrice: 10000000000, // Can set this >= to the number read from Ganache window
		gasLimit: 6721975, // Use the same gasLimit as read from Ganache window (or a bit higher if still having issue)
	};
	console.log('Deploying.....');
        const contractFactory = new ethers.ContractFactory(abi, binary, wallet);
	const contract = await contractFactory.deploy(overrides);   // adding overrides configuration as a param

Let me know if that helps!