Example: anvil_fork_provider
To run this example:
- Clone the examples repository:
git clone git@github.com:alloy-rs/examples.git - Run:
cargo run --locked -p examples-node-bindings --example anvil_fork_provider
//! Example of spinning up a forked Anvil node using the [`ProviderBuilder`].
use alloy::providers::{ext::AnvilApi, ProviderBuilder};
use example_support::rpc_url;
use eyre::Result;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
// Spin up a forked Anvil node.
// Ensure `anvil` is available in $PATH.
let rpc_url = rpc_url()?;
let provider =
ProviderBuilder::new().connect_anvil_with_config(|anvil| anvil.fork(rpc_url.clone()));
// Get node info using the Anvil API.
let info = provider.anvil_node_info().await?;
println!("Node info: {info:#?}");
assert_eq!(info.environment.chain_id, 1);
assert_eq!(info.fork_config.fork_url, Some(rpc_url));
Ok(())
}Find the source code on Github here.
