'--enable core --local' only runs core, no ancillary services

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
         go run test_horizon_ingesting.go
         curl http://localhost:8000
     - name: Run friendbot test
-      if: ${{ matrix.network == 'local' }}
+      if: ${{ matrix.horizon && matrix.network == 'local' }}
       run: |
         docker logs stellar -f &
         echo "supervisorctl tail -f friendbot" | docker exec -i stellar sh &

README.md

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ In local network mode, you can optionally pass:
    - `testnet` sets limits to match those used on testnet (the default quickstart configuration)
    - `unlimited` sets limits to the maximum resources that can be configured
 
+__Note: The `--enable` options behaves differently in local network mode, see [Service Options](#service-otions) for more details.__
 The network passphrase of the network defaults to:
 ```
 Standalone Network ; February 2017
@@ -93,9 +94,7 @@ To run only select services, simply specify only those services. For example, to
 ```
 --enable rpc
 ```
-
-__Note: All services, and in addition friendbot, always run on a local network.__
-
+__Note: In `--local` mode the `core` service always runs no matter what options are passed, the `friendbot` faucet service runs whenever `horizon` is running, and `horizon` is run when `rpc` is requested so that friendbot is available.__
 ### Faucet (Friendbot)
 
 Stellar development/test networks use friendbot as a faucet for the native asset.

start

@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ function process_args() {
     NETWORK="testnet"
   fi
 
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",core,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_CORE=true
+  fi
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",horizon,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_HORIZON=true
+  fi
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",rpc,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC=true
+  fi
+
   case "$NETWORK" in
   testnet)
     export NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="Test SDF Network ; September 2015"
@@ -190,7 +200,9 @@ function process_args() {
     # h1570ry - we'll start a webserver connected to history directory later on
     export HISTORY_ARCHIVE_URLS="http://localhost:1570"
     ENABLE_CORE=true
-    ENABLE_HORIZON=true
+    if [[ "$ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC" = "true" ]]; then
+      ENABLE_HORIZON=true
+    fi
     ;;
   futurenet)
     export NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="Test SDF Future Network ; October 2022"
@@ -201,16 +213,6 @@ function process_args() {
     exit 1
   esac
 
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",core,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_CORE=true
-  fi
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",horizon,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_HORIZON=true
-  fi
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",rpc,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC=true
-  fi
-
   if [ "$RANDOMIZE_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE" = "true" ]; then
     NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="${NETWORK_PASSPHRASE} ; $(openssl rand -hex 32)"
   fi
@@ -597,7 +599,9 @@ function upgrade_local() {
   # account to submit txs. while friend it is not dependent on the config
   # upgrade txs, it must not be started until the config upgrades are
   # complete otherwise the txs sequence numbers will conflict.
-  supervisorctl start friendbot
+  if [ "$ENABLE_HORIZON" == "true" ]; then
+      supervisorctl start friendbot
+  fi    
 }
 
 function start_optional_services() {