fix the tests. includes some hacks

client/builder/builder.go

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func SignAndBuild(name, passphrase string, msg sdk.Msg, cdc *wire.Codec) ([]byte
 
 	// sign and build
 	bz := signMsg.Bytes()
+
 	sig, pubkey, err := keybase.Sign(name, passphrase, bz)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

client/lcd/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package lcd
+
+// NOTE: COPIED VERBATIM FROM tendermint/tendermint/rpc/test/helpers.go
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
+
+	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
+	rpcclient "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/client"
+)
+
+var globalConfig *cfg.Config
+
+func waitForRPC() {
+	laddr := GetConfig().RPC.ListenAddress
+	fmt.Println("LADDR", laddr)
+	client := rpcclient.NewJSONRPCClient(laddr)
+	result := new(ctypes.ResultStatus)
+	for {
+		_, err := client.Call("status", map[string]interface{}{}, result)
+		if err == nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// f**ing long, but unique for each test
+func makePathname() string {
+	// get path
+	p, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	// fmt.Println(p)
+	sep := string(filepath.Separator)
+	return strings.Replace(p, sep, "_", -1)
+}
+
+func randPort() int {
+	return int(cmn.RandUint16()/2 + 10000)
+}
+
+func makeAddrs() (string, string, string) {
+	start := randPort()
+	return fmt.Sprintf("tcp://0.0.0.0:%d", start),
+		fmt.Sprintf("tcp://0.0.0.0:%d", start+1),
+		fmt.Sprintf("tcp://0.0.0.0:%d", start+2)
+}
+
+// GetConfig returns a config for the test cases as a singleton
+func GetConfig() *cfg.Config {
+	if globalConfig == nil {
+		pathname := makePathname()
+		globalConfig = cfg.ResetTestRoot(pathname)
+
+		// and we use random ports to run in parallel
+		tm, rpc, _ := makeAddrs()
+		globalConfig.P2P.ListenAddress = tm
+		globalConfig.RPC.ListenAddress = rpc
+		globalConfig.TxIndex.IndexTags = "app.creator" // see kvstore application
+	}
+	return globalConfig
+}