How to Perform Simulation Bundles with Tenderly SDK

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Tenderly SDK to simulate bundled transactions. A bundled transaction is a collection of multiple transactions that are simulated as a unit. Bundled transactions are often used in DeFi protocols and other applications to simulate the process of performing complex operations that involve multiple contract interactions.

Transactions from a bundle are simulated on the same blocks.

We’ll simulate the usage of Uniswap for swapping a particular amount of DAI for WETH, and show the execution status of simulated transactions, and calculate the total gas used. Here are the transactions needed to achieve this:

Simulate minting of 2 DAI so the swapper has some assets to swap. Alternatively, if you have DAI, you can skip this and just do transaction 2.
Approve UniswapV3Router to use DAI.
Do the swap. Call UniswapV2Router.exactInputSingle to perform the swap.

For the 1st transaction to run successfully, the sender needs to be a ward of DAI stablecoin. Since most of us aren’t, we’ll see how to use State Overrides to “become a ward” within the context of the Bundled Simulation.

Prerequisites

Node.js installed on your machine
Tenderly account with an API key
Project set up in the Tenderly Dashboard

Step 1: Set up the project

Create a new npm project, install dependencies, and configure Typescript by pasting the following commands into your terminal:

example

mkdir tenderly-sdk-simulations
cd tenderly-sdk-simulations
npm init -y
yarn add @tenderly/sdk ethers
yarn add --dev typescript ts-node @types/node  dotenv
echo '{
  "compilerOptions": {
  "module": "commonjs",
  "esModuleInterop": true,
  "target": "es6",
  "moduleResolution": "node",
  "sourceMap": true,
  "outDir": "dist"
  "moduleResolution": "node16",
  },
  "lib": ["es2015"]
}' > tsconfig.json

mkdir src
touch src/swap.ts
code .

Step 2: Call the Simulation API

Copy the complete runnable example from below and paste it into the swap.ts file. Transactions are determined by functions mint2DaiTx, approveUniswapV3RouterTx, and swapSomeDaiForWethTx:

example.ts

const fakeWardAddressEOA = '0xe2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2e2';
const daiOwnerEOA = '0xe58b9ee93700a616b50509c8292977fa7a0f8ce1';
const daiAddressMainnet = '0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f';
const uniswapV3SwapRouterAddressMainnet = '0xe592427a0aece92de3edee1f18e0157c05861564';
const wethAddressMainnet = '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2';

(async () => {
  const tenderly = new Tenderly({
    accessKey: 'access key',
    accountName: 'your account name',
    projectName: 'project-name-hyphenated',
    network: Network.MAINNET,
  });

  const simulatedBundle = await tenderly.simulator.simulateBundle({
    blockNumber: 0x103a957,
    transactions: [
      // TX1: Mint 2 DAI for daiOwnerEOA.
      // For minting to happen, we must do a state override so fakeWardAddress EOA is considered a ward for this simulation (see overrides)
      mint2DaiTx(),
      // TX2: daiOwnerEOA approves 1 DAI to uniswapV3SwapRouterAddressMainnet
      approveUniswapV3RouterTx(),
      // TX3: Perform a uniswap swap of 1/3 ETH
      swapSomeDaiForWethTx(),
    ],
    overrides: {
      [daiAddressMainnet]: {
        state: {
          // make DAI think that fakeWardAddress is a ward for minting
          [`wards[${fakeWardAddressEOA}]`]:
            '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001',
        },
      },
    },
  });
  const totalGasUsed = simulatedBundle
    .map(simulation => simulation.gasUsed)
    .reduce((total, gasUsed) => total + gasUsed);

  console.log('Total gas used:', totalGasUsed);

  simulatedBundle.forEach((simulation, idx) => {
    console.log(
      `Transaction ${idx} at block ${simulation.blockNumber}`,
      simulation.status ? 'success' : 'failed',
    );
  });

  console.log(JSON.stringify(simulatedBundle, null, 2));
})();

function mint2DaiTx(): TransactionParameters {
  return {
    from: fakeWardAddressEOA,
    to: daiAddressMainnet,
    gas: 0,
    gas_price: '0',
    value: 0,
    input: daiEthersInterface().encodeFunctionData('mint', [daiOwnerEOA, parseEther('2')]),
  };
}

function approveUniswapV3RouterTx(): TransactionParameters {
  return {
    from: daiOwnerEOA,
    to: daiAddressMainnet,
    gas: 0,
    gas_price: '0',
    value: 0,
    input: daiEthersInterface().encodeFunctionData('approve', [
      uniswapV3SwapRouterAddressMainnet,
      parseEther('1'),
    ]),
  };
}

function swapSomeDaiForWethTx(): TransactionParameters {
  return {
    from: daiOwnerEOA,
    to: uniswapV3SwapRouterAddressMainnet,
    gas: 0,
    gas_price: '0',
    value: 0,
    input: uniswapRouterV2EthersInterface().encodeFunctionData('exactInputSingle', [
      {
        tokenIn: daiAddressMainnet,
        tokenOut: wethAddressMainnet,
        fee: '10000',
        recipient: daiOwnerEOA,
        deadline: (1681109951 + 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toString(),
        amountIn: '33000000000000000',
        amountOutMinimum: '763124874493',
        sqrtPriceLimitX96: '0',
      },
    ]),
  };
}

function daiEthersInterface() {
  // @formatter:off
  const daiAbi=[
    {constant:false,inputs:[{internalType:'address',name:'src',type:'address',},{internalType:'address',name:'dst',type:'address',},{internalType:'uint256',name:'wad',type:'uint256',},],name:'transferFrom',outputs:[{internalType:'bool',name:'',type:'bool',},],payable:false,stateMutability:'nonpayable',type:'function',},
    {constant:false,inputs:[{internalType:'address',name:'usr',type:'address',},{internalType:'uint256',name:'wad',type:'uint256',},],name:'approve',outputs:[{internalType:'bool',name:'',type:'bool',},],payable:false,stateMutability:'nonpayable',type:'function',},
    {constant:false,inputs:[{internalType:'address',name:'usr',type:'address',},{internalType:'uint256',name:'wad',type:'uint256',},],name:'mint',outputs:[],payable:false,stateMutability:'nonpayable',type:'function',}
  ];

  return new Interface(daiAbi);
  // @formatter:on
}

function uniswapRouterV2EthersInterface() {
  // @formatter:off
  const swapRouterAbi = [
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: '_factory', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'address', name: '_WETH9', type: 'address',}, ], stateMutability: 'nonpayable', type: 'constructor',},
    {inputs: [], name: 'WETH9', outputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: '', type: 'address',}, ], stateMutability: 'view', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {components: [ {internalType: 'bytes', name: 'path', type: 'bytes',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountIn', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOutMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, ], internalType: 'struct ISwapRouter.ExactInputParams', name: 'params', type: 'tuple',}, ], name: 'exactInput', outputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOut', type: 'uint256',}, ], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {components: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'tokenIn', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'tokenOut', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint24', name: 'fee', type: 'uint24',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountIn', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOutMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint160', name: 'sqrtPriceLimitX96', type: 'uint160',}, ], internalType: 'struct ISwapRouter.ExactInputSingleParams', name: 'params', type: 'tuple',}, ], name: 'exactInputSingle', outputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOut', type: 'uint256',}, ], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {components: [ {internalType: 'bytes', name: 'path', type: 'bytes',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOut', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountInMaximum', type: 'uint256',}, ], internalType: 'struct ISwapRouter.ExactOutputParams', name: 'params', type: 'tuple',}, ], name: 'exactOutput', outputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountIn', type: 'uint256',}, ], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {components: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'tokenIn', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'tokenOut', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint24', name: 'fee', type: 'uint24',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountOut', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountInMaximum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint160', name: 'sqrtPriceLimitX96', type: 'uint160',}, ], internalType: 'struct ISwapRouter.ExactOutputSingleParams', name: 'params', type: 'tuple',}, ], name: 'exactOutputSingle', outputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountIn', type: 'uint256',}, ], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [], name: 'factory', outputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: '', type: 'address',}, ], stateMutability: 'view', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'bytes[]', name: 'data', type: 'bytes[]',}, ], name: 'multicall', outputs: [ {internalType: 'bytes[]', name: 'results', type: 'bytes[]',}, ], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [], name: 'refundETH', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'value', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint8', name: 'v', type: 'uint8',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 'r', type: 'bytes32',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 's', type: 'bytes32',}, ], name: 'selfPermit', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'nonce', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'expiry', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint8', name: 'v', type: 'uint8',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 'r', type: 'bytes32',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 's', type: 'bytes32',}, ], name: 'selfPermitAllowed', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'nonce', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'expiry', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint8', name: 'v', type: 'uint8',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 'r', type: 'bytes32',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 's', type: 'bytes32',}, ], name: 'selfPermitAllowedIfNecessary', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'value', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'deadline', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'uint8', name: 'v', type: 'uint8',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 'r', type: 'bytes32',}, {internalType: 'bytes32', name: 's', type: 'bytes32',}, ], name: 'selfPermitIfNecessary', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, ], name: 'sweepToken', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'address', name: 'token', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'feeBips', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'feeRecipient', type: 'address',}, ], name: 'sweepTokenWithFee', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',},
    {inputs: [ {internalType: 'int256', name: 'amount0Delta', type: 'int256',}, {internalType: 'int256', name: 'amount1Delta', type: 'int256',}, {internalType: 'bytes', name: '_data', type: 'bytes',}, ], name: 'uniswapV3SwapCallback', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'nonpayable', type: 'function',}, {inputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, ], name: 'unwrapWETH9', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',}, {inputs: [ {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'amountMinimum', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'recipient', type: 'address',}, {internalType: 'uint256', name: 'feeBips', type: 'uint256',}, {internalType: 'address', name: 'feeRecipient', type: 'address',}, ], name: 'unwrapWETH9WithFee', outputs: [], stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'function',}, {stateMutability: 'payable', type: 'receive',}
  ];

  return new Interface(swapRouterAbi);
  // @formatter:on
}

Further down in the tutorial, you’ll find detailed explanations of what the code is doing.

Step 3: Run the script

example

npx ts-node src/swap.ts

Understanding the code

First, we’re creating a new instance of the Tenderly SDK:

example.ts

const tenderly = new Tenderly({
  accessKey: 'access key',
  accountName: 'your account name',
  projectName: 'project-name-hyphenated',
  network: Network.MAINNET,
});

To call the Simulation API and perform a bundled simulation, we’re using Tenderly.simulator.simulateBundle() and passing an object with the following fields:

blockNumber - the block number on which you wish to execute the simulation.
transactions - an array holding three transactions: minting of 2 DAI, approving the Uniswap Router, and swapping DAI for WETH.
overrides - an object making fakeWardAddress a ward of DAI within the simulation.

example.ts

const simulatedBundle = await tenderly.simulator.simulateBundle({
  blockNumber: 0x103a957,
  transactions: [
    // TX1: Mint 2 DAI for daiOwnerEOA.
    // For minting to happen, we must do a state override so fakeWardAddressEOA is considered a ward for this simulation (see overrides below)
    mint2DaiTx(),
    // TX2: daiOwnerEOA approves 1 DAI to uniswapV3SwapRouterAddressMainnet
    approveUniswapV3RouterTx(),
    // TX3: Perform a uniswap swap of 1/3 ETH
    swapSomeDaiForWethTx(),
  ],
  overrides: {
    [daiAddressMainnet]: {
      state: {
        // make DAI think that fakeWardAddress is a ward for minting
        [`wards[${fakeWardAddressEOA}]`]:
          '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001',
      },
    },
  },
});

Understanding State Overrides

We’re calling the DAI stablecoin mint function. During the simulation, the DAI contract has to believe you (the sender) are one of the wards. Otherwise, it will reject to mint. We need the following condition to hold for DAI contract’s state for a successful minting initiated by fakeWardAddressEOA:

example.ts

daiAddressMainnet.state.wards[fakeWardAddressEOA] == 0x0000...0001

To enable this, we’re passing overrides to the SDK, where we’re overriding the DAI wards storage variable, so fakeDaiWardAddress becomes a ward during the simulation.

example.ts

overrides: {
  [daiAddressMainnet]: {
    state: {
        // make DAI think that fakeWardAddress is a ward for minting
        [`wards[${fakeWardAddressEOA}]`]:
        '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001',
    },
  },
},

Note that the overrides apply to the entire bundle and are visible to all simulations within the bundle.

Now, you have a better understanding of how to use the Tenderly SDK to perform complex simulation scenarios and display essential results.

​How to Perform Simulation Bundles with Tenderly SDK

​Prerequisites

​Step 1: Set up the project

​Step 2: Call the Simulation API

​Step 3: Run the script

​Understanding the code

​Understanding State Overrides

How to Perform Simulation Bundles with Tenderly SDK

Prerequisites

Step 1: Set up the project

Step 2: Call the Simulation API

Step 3: Run the script

Understanding the code

Understanding State Overrides