Showing that Status Embark testing fails with ganache-cli forks

demo.sh

# Init Embark demo #######################
$ embark demo
Initializing Embark template...
Installing packages...
Init complete

App ready at embark_demo
-------------------
Next steps:
-> cd embark_demo
-> embark run
For more info go to http://embark.status.im

$ cd embark_demo/

# Show that tests work #######################
$ embark test


Compiling contracts
  SimpleStorage
    ✓ should set constructor value (13ms) - [0 gas]
    ✓ set storage value (35ms) - [26661 gas]
    ✓ should have account with balance (2ms) - [0 gas]


  3 passing (4s) - [Total: 2376564 gas]

 > All tests passed
 
# Show that test work on a regular separate ganache-cli instance #######################
# (In a separate console)
$ ganache-cli -p 8777
# then
$ embark test --node ws://localhost:8777

Compiling contracts
Connected to a blockchain node on network 1560346837194 while your config specifies 1337
Make sure you started the right blockchain node
  SimpleStorage
    ✓ should set constructor value (8ms) - [0 gas]
    ✓ set storage value (56ms) - [26661 gas]
    ✓ should have account with balance (4ms) - [0 gas]


  3 passing (4s) - [Total: 2376564 gas]

 > All tests passed
 
# Start a fork with ganache-cli #######################
# Stop first ganache instance, then:
$ ganache-cli --fork http://localhost:8545 -p 8777
# where localhost:8545 is a geth instance (in my case Rinkeby)

# Show tests get stuck on pre-deploy tasks #######################
$ embark test --node ws://localhost:8777 --loglevel "trace"
IPFS node not found, attempting to start own node
Storage module: Launching ipfs process...


Starting ipfs process
Compiling contracts
loading solc compiler...
Connected to a blockchain node on network 4 while your config specifies 1337
Make sure you started the right blockchain node
IPFS: Initializing daemon...
go-ipfs version: 0.4.18-
Repo version: 7
System version: amd64/linux
Golang version: go1.11.1

compiling solidity contracts...
IPFS: Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip4/192.168.178.43/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip4/192.168.178.46/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:1dcf:fdb8:5109:ba7a/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:4a8b:be70:460d:d279/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:ad8c:736c:bd1:c8c1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:c05d:409c:dd09:8667/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /p2p-circuit

IPFS: Swarm announcing /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip4/192.168.178.43/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip4/192.168.178.46/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:1dcf:fdb8:5109:ba7a/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:4a8b:be70:460d:d279/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:ad8c:736c:bd1:c8c1/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/2003:c6:f06:b400:c05d:409c:dd09:8667/tcp/4001

IPFS: Swarm announcing /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
API server listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001

IPFS: Gateway (readonly) server listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080
Daemon is ready

ipfs process started
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   { fromIndex: 0,
     args: [ 100 ],
     className: 'SimpleStorage',
     code:
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     runtimeBytecode:
      '60806040526004361060525763ffffffff7c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000350416632a1afcd98114605757806360fe47b114607b5780636d4ce63c1460a3575b600080fd5b348015606257600080fd5b50606960b5565b60408051918252519081900360200190f35b348015608657600080fd5b5060a160048036036020811015609b57600080fd5b503560bb565b005b34801560ae57600080fd5b50606960c0565b60005481565b600055565b6000549056fea165627a7a72305820dbfd0840f257a95030a39ee4776c5200be065b3772015db043653df1971a44a90029',
     realRuntimeBytecode:
      '60806040526004361060525763ffffffff7c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000350416632a1afcd98114605757806360fe47b114607b5780636d4ce63c1460a3575b600080fd5b348015606257600080fd5b50606960b5565b60408051918252519081900360200190f35b348015608657600080fd5b5060a160048036036020811015609b57600080fd5b503560bb565b005b34801560ae57600080fd5b50606960c0565b60005481565b600055565b6000549056fea165627a7a72305820',
     linkReferences: {},
     swarmHash:
      'dbfd0840f257a95030a39ee4776c5200be065b3772015db043653df1971a44a9',
     gasEstimates: { creation: [Object], external: [Object] },
     functionHashes:
      { 'get()': '6d4ce63c',
        'set(uint256)': '60fe47b1',
        'storedData()': '2a1afcd9' },
     abiDefinition: [ [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
     filename:
      '/home/seb/projs/eth/embark_demo/.embark/contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     originalFilename: 'contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     path:
      '/home/seb/projs/eth/embark_demo/contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     gas: 'auto',
     gasPrice: undefined,
     type: 'file',
     deploy: true } }
finished
{ SimpleStorage:
   { args: [ 100 ],
     className: 'SimpleStorage',
     code:
      '608060405234801561001057600080fd5b506040516020806101358339810180604052602081101561003057600080fd5b505160005560f2806100436000396000f3fe60806040526004361060525763ffffffff7c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000350416632a1afcd98114605757806360fe47b114607b5780636d4ce63c1460a3575b600080fd5b348015606257600080fd5b50606960b5565b60408051918252519081900360200190f35b348015608657600080fd5b5060a160048036036020811015609b57600080fd5b503560bb565b005b34801560ae57600080fd5b50606960c0565b60005481565b600055565b6000549056fea165627a7a72305820dbfd0840f257a95030a39ee4776c5200be065b3772015db043653df1971a44a90029',
     runtimeBytecode:
      '60806040526004361060525763ffffffff7c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000350416632a1afcd98114605757806360fe47b114607b5780636d4ce63c1460a3575b600080fd5b348015606257600080fd5b50606960b5565b60408051918252519081900360200190f35b348015608657600080fd5b5060a160048036036020811015609b57600080fd5b503560bb565b005b34801560ae57600080fd5b50606960c0565b60005481565b600055565b6000549056fea165627a7a72305820dbfd0840f257a95030a39ee4776c5200be065b3772015db043653df1971a44a90029',
     realRuntimeBytecode:
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     linkReferences: {},
     swarmHash:
      'dbfd0840f257a95030a39ee4776c5200be065b3772015db043653df1971a44a9',
     gasEstimates: { creation: [Object], external: [Object] },
     functionHashes:
      { 'get()': '6d4ce63c',
        'set(uint256)': '60fe47b1',
        'storedData()': '2a1afcd9' },
     abiDefinition: [ [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
     filename:
      '/home/seb/projs/eth/embark_demo/.embark/contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     originalFilename: 'contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     path:
      '/home/seb/projs/eth/embark_demo/contracts/simple_storage.sol',
     gas: 'auto',
     gasPrice: undefined,
     type: 'file',
     deploy: true } }
finished
deploying contracts
Executing pre-deploy actions...