fix: --dry-run not working when using tx command (#11558)

## Description

Closes: #11149

- Let `--dry-run` not use the local keyring
- Fixes for required flags not shown
- Make `--generate-only` behavior consistent
---

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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * [\#9533](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9533) Added a new gRPC method, `DenomOwners`, in `x/bank` to query for all account holders of a specific denomination.
 * (bank) [\#9618](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/9618) Update bank.Metadata: add URI and URIHash attributes.
 * (store) [\#8664](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/8664) Implementation of ADR-038 file StreamingService
-* [\#9837](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/9837) `--generate-only` flag will accept the keyname now.
+* [\#9837](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/9837) `--generate-only` flag can be used with a keyname from the keyring.
 * [\#10326](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10326) `x/authz` add all grants by granter query.
 * [\#10944](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10944) `x/authz` add all grants by grantee query
 * [\#10348](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/10348) Add `fee.{payer,granter}` and `tip` fields to StdSignDoc for signing tipped transactions.
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [\#11558](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11558) Fix `--dry-run` not working when using tx command.
 * [\#11354](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11355) Added missing pagination flag for `bank q total` query.
 * [\#11197](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11197) Signing with multisig now works with multisig address which is not in the keyring. 
 * (makefile) [\#11285](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/11285) Fix lint-fix make target.

client/cmd.go

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func readTxCommandFlags(clientCtx Context, flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) (Context, err
 
 	if clientCtx.From == "" || flagSet.Changed(flags.FlagFrom) {
 		from, _ := flagSet.GetString(flags.FlagFrom)
-		fromAddr, fromName, keyType, err := GetFromFields(clientCtx.Keyring, from, clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+		fromAddr, fromName, keyType, err := GetFromFields(clientCtx, clientCtx.Keyring, from)
 		if err != nil {
 			return clientCtx, err
 		}

client/context.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ type Context struct {
 	FeePayer          sdk.AccAddress
 	FeeGranter        sdk.AccAddress
 	Viper             *viper.Viper
-	
+
 	// IsAux is true when the signer is an auxiliary signer (e.g. the tipper).
-	IsAux             bool
+	IsAux bool
 
 	// TODO: Deprecated (remove).
 	LegacyAmino *codec.LegacyAmino
@@ -334,16 +335,31 @@ func (ctx Context) printOutput(out []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetFromFields returns a from account address, account name and keyring type, given either
-// an address or key name. If genOnly is true, only a valid Bech32 cosmos
-// address is returned.
-func GetFromFields(kr keyring.Keyring, from string, genOnly bool) (sdk.AccAddress, string, keyring.KeyType, error) {
+// GetFromFields returns a from account address, account name and keyring type, given either an address or key name.
+// If clientCtx.Simulate is true the keystore is not accessed and a valid address must be provided
+// If clientCtx.GenerateOnly is true the keystore is only accessed if a key name is provided
+func GetFromFields(clientCtx Context, kr keyring.Keyring, from string) (sdk.AccAddress, string, keyring.KeyType, error) {
 	if from == "" {
 		return nil, "", 0, nil
 	}
 
+	addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(from)
+	switch {
+	case clientCtx.Simulate:
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "", 0, fmt.Errorf("a valid bech32 address must be provided in simulation mode: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		return addr, "", 0, nil
+
+	case clientCtx.GenerateOnly:
+		if err == nil {
+			return addr, "", 0, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	var k *keyring.Record
-	if addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(from); err == nil {
+	if err == nil {
 		k, err = kr.KeyByAddress(addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", 0, err
@@ -355,7 +371,7 @@ func GetFromFields(kr keyring.Keyring, from string, genOnly bool) (sdk.AccAddres
 		}
 	}
 
-	addr, err := k.GetAddress()
+	addr, err = k.GetAddress()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", 0, err
 	}
@@ -365,7 +381,7 @@ func GetFromFields(kr keyring.Keyring, from string, genOnly bool) (sdk.AccAddres
 
 // NewKeyringFromBackend gets a Keyring object from a backend
 func NewKeyringFromBackend(ctx Context, backend string) (keyring.Keyring, error) {
-	if ctx.GenerateOnly || ctx.Simulate {
+	if ctx.Simulate {
 		backend = keyring.BackendMemory
 	}
 

client/context_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/hd"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/network"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/testdata"
@@ -114,3 +116,107 @@ func TestCLIQueryConn(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "hello", res.Message)
 }
+
+func TestGetFromFields(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := network.DefaultConfig()
+	path := hd.CreateHDPath(118, 0, 0).String()
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		clientCtx   client.Context
+		keyring     func() keyring.Keyring
+		from        string
+		expectedErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				kb := keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+
+				_, _, err := kb.NewMnemonic("alice", keyring.English, path, keyring.DefaultBIP39Passphrase, hd.Secp256k1)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				return kb
+			},
+			from: "alice",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				kb, err := keyring.New(t.Name(), keyring.BackendTest, t.TempDir(), nil, cfg.Codec)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				_, _, err = kb.NewMnemonic("alice", keyring.English, path, keyring.DefaultBIP39Passphrase, hd.Secp256k1)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				return kb
+			},
+			from: "alice",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				return keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+			},
+			from:        "cosmos139f7kncmglres2nf3h4hc4tade85ekfr8sulz5",
+			expectedErr: "key with address cosmos139f7kncmglres2nf3h4hc4tade85ekfr8sulz5 not found: key not found",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				kb, err := keyring.New(t.Name(), keyring.BackendTest, t.TempDir(), nil, cfg.Codec)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return kb
+			},
+			from:        "alice",
+			expectedErr: "alice.info: key not found",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				return keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+			},
+			from:      "cosmos139f7kncmglres2nf3h4hc4tade85ekfr8sulz5",
+			clientCtx: client.Context{}.WithSimulation(true),
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				return keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+			},
+			from:        "alice",
+			clientCtx:   client.Context{}.WithSimulation(true),
+			expectedErr: "a valid bech32 address must be provided in simulation mode",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				return keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+			},
+			from:      "cosmos139f7kncmglres2nf3h4hc4tade85ekfr8sulz5",
+			clientCtx: client.Context{}.WithGenerateOnly(true),
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				return keyring.NewInMemory(cfg.Codec)
+			},
+			from:        "alice",
+			clientCtx:   client.Context{}.WithGenerateOnly(true),
+			expectedErr: "alice.info: key not found",
+		},
+		{
+			keyring: func() keyring.Keyring {
+				kb, err := keyring.New(t.Name(), keyring.BackendTest, t.TempDir(), nil, cfg.Codec)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				_, _, err = kb.NewMnemonic("alice", keyring.English, path, keyring.DefaultBIP39Passphrase, hd.Secp256k1)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				return kb
+			},
+			clientCtx: client.Context{}.WithGenerateOnly(true),
+			from:      "alice",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		_, _, _, err := client.GetFromFields(tc.clientCtx, tc.keyring(), tc.from)
+		if tc.expectedErr == "" {
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		} else {
+			require.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), tc.expectedErr))
+		}
+	}
+}

client/flags/flags.go

@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ func AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagUseLedger, false, "Use a connected Ledger device")
 	cmd.Flags().Float64(FlagGasAdjustment, DefaultGasAdjustment, "adjustment factor to be multiplied against the estimate returned by the tx simulation; if the gas limit is set manually this flag is ignored ")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP(FlagBroadcastMode, "b", BroadcastSync, "Transaction broadcasting mode (sync|async|block)")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagDryRun, false, "ignore the --gas flag and perform a simulation of a transaction, but don't broadcast it")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagGenerateOnly, false, "Build an unsigned transaction and write it to STDOUT (when enabled, the local Keybase is not accessible)")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagDryRun, false, "ignore the --gas flag and perform a simulation of a transaction, but don't broadcast it (when enabled, the local Keybase is not accessible)")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagGenerateOnly, false, "Build an unsigned transaction and write it to STDOUT (when enabled, the local Keybase only accessed when providing a key name)")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagOffline, false, "Offline mode (does not allow any online functionality)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP(FlagSkipConfirmation, "y", false, "Skip tx broadcasting prompt confirmation")
 	cmd.Flags().String(FlagKeyringBackend, DefaultKeyringBackend, "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test|memory)")

client/tx/tx.go

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (gr GasEstimateResponse) String() string {
 // makeAuxSignerData generates an AuxSignerData from the client inputs.
 func makeAuxSignerData(clientCtx client.Context, f Factory, msgs ...sdk.Msg) (tx.AuxSignerData, error) {
 	b := NewAuxTxBuilder()
-	fromAddress, name, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx.Keyring, clientCtx.From, false)
+	fromAddress, name, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, clientCtx.Keyring, clientCtx.From)
 	if err != nil {
 		return tx.AuxSignerData{}, err
 	}

x/auth/client/cli/tx_sign.go

@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ account key. It implies --signature-only.
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagOutputDocument, "", "The document will be written to the given file instead of STDOUT")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(flagSigOnly, true, "Print only the generated signature, then exit")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "", "network chain ID")
-	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(flags.FlagFrom)
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 
+	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(flags.FlagFrom)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func makeSignBatchCmd() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			}
 			if ms == "" {
 				from, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagFrom)
-				_, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(txFactory.Keybase(), from, clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+				_, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, txFactory.Keybase(), from)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error getting account from keybase: %w", err)
 				}
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func makeSignBatchCmd() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 					return err
 				}
 			} else {
-				multisigAddr, _, _, err := client.GetFromFields(txFactory.Keybase(), ms, clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+				multisigAddr, _, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, txFactory.Keybase(), ms)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error getting account from keybase: %w", err)
 				}
@@ -192,9 +193,10 @@ be generated via the 'multisign' command.
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagOutputDocument, "", "The document will be written to the given file instead of STDOUT")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "", "The network chain ID")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(flagAmino, false, "Generate Amino encoded JSON suitable for submiting to the txs REST endpoint")
-	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(flags.FlagFrom)
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 
+	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(flags.FlagFrom)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ func makeSignCmd() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		from, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagFrom)
-		_, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(txF.Keybase(), from, clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+		_, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, txF.Keybase(), from)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error getting account from keybase: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ func makeSignCmd() func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			multisigAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(multisig)
 			if err != nil {
 				// Bech32 decode error, maybe it's a name, we try to fetch from keyring
-				multisigAddr, _, _, err = client.GetFromFields(txFactory.Keybase(), multisig, clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+				multisigAddr, _, _, err = client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, txFactory.Keybase(), multisig)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error getting account from keybase: %w", err)
 				}

x/bank/client/cli/tx.go

@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ func NewTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 func NewSendTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "send [from_key_or_address] [to_address] [amount]",
-		Short: `Send funds from one account to another. Note, the'--from' flag is
-ignored as it is implied from [from_key_or_address].`,
+		Short: `Send funds from one account to another.
+		Note, the '--from' flag is ignored as it is implied from [from_key_or_address].
+		When using '--dry-run' a key name cannot be used, only a bech32 address.`,
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(3),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			cmd.Flags().Set(flags.FlagFrom, args[0])
 			clientCtx, err := client.GetClientTxContext(cmd)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
 			toAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[1])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err

x/feegrant/client/testutil/suite.go

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestNewCmdFeeGrant() {
 	alreadyExistedGrantee := s.addedGrantee
 	clientCtx := val.ClientCtx
 
-	fromAddr, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx.Keyring, granter.String(), clientCtx.GenerateOnly)
+	fromAddr, fromName, _, err := client.GetFromFields(clientCtx, clientCtx.Keyring, granter.String())
 	s.Require().Equal(fromAddr, granter)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)