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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+export WORK="${WORK:-example/work}"
+export BASE="${BASE:-.}"
+export CARDANO_CLI="${CARDANO_CLI:-cardano-cli}"
+export CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH="${CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH:-example/node-bft1/node.sock}"
+export TESTNET_MAGIC="${TESTNET_MAGIC:-42}"
+export UTXO_VKEY="${UTXO_VKEY:-example/shelley/utxo-keys/utxo1.vkey}"
+export UTXO_SKEY="${UTXO_SKEY:-example/shelley/utxo-keys/utxo1.skey}"
+export RESULT_FILE="${RESULT_FILE:-$WORK/result.out}"
+
+echo "Socket path: $CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH"
+echo "Socket path: $(pwd)"
+
+ls -al "$CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH"
+
+plutusscriptinuse="$BASE/scripts/plutus/scripts/always-fails.plutus"
+# This datum hash is the hash of the untyped 42
+scriptdatumhash="9e1199a988ba72ffd6e9c269cadb3b53b5f360ff99f112d9b2ee30c4d74ad88b"
+#ExUnits {exUnitsMem = 11300, exUnitsSteps = 45070000}))
+datumfilepath="$BASE/scripts/plutus/data/42.datum"
+redeemerfilepath="$BASE/scripts/plutus/data/42.redeemer"
+echo "Always succeeds Plutus script in use. Any datum and redeemer combination will succeed."
+echo "Script at: $plutusscriptinuse"
+
+# Step 1: Create a tx ouput with a datum hash at the script address. In order for a tx ouput to be locked
+# by a plutus script, it must have a datahash. We also need collateral tx inputs so we split the utxo
+# in order to accomodate this.
+
+plutusscriptaddr=$($CARDANO_CLI address build --payment-script-file "$plutusscriptinuse"  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC")
+
+mkdir -p "$WORK"
+
+utxoaddr=$($CARDANO_CLI address build --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" --payment-verification-key-file "$UTXO_VKEY")
+
+$CARDANO_CLI query utxo --address "$utxoaddr" --cardano-mode --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" --out-file $WORK/utxo-1.json
+cat $WORK/utxo-1.json
+
+txin=$(jq -r 'keys[]' $WORK/utxo-1.json)
+lovelaceattxin=$(jq -r ".[\"$txin\"].value.lovelace" $WORK/utxo-1.json)
+lovelaceattxindiv3=$(expr $lovelaceattxin / 3)
+
+$CARDANO_CLI query protocol-parameters --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" --out-file $WORK/pparams.json
+
+$CARDANO_CLI transaction hash-script-data --script-data-value 42 > $WORK/datum.hash
+
+$CARDANO_CLI address key-gen \
+  --verification-key-file "$WORK/payment.vkey" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/payment.skey"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI stake-address key-gen \
+  --verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/stake.skey"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI node key-gen-KES \
+  --verification-key-file "$WORK/kes.vkey" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/kes.skey"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI node key-gen-VRF \
+  --verification-key-file "$WORK/vrf.vkey" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/vrf.skey"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI node key-gen \
+  --cold-verification-key-file "$WORK/cold.vkey" \
+  --cold-signing-key-file "$WORK/cold.skey" \
+  --operational-certificate-issue-counter "$WORK/node.counter"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI stake-address build \
+  --stake-verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --out-file "$WORK/stake.addr" \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI address build \
+  --payment-verification-key-file "$WORK/payment.vkey" \
+  --stake-verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --out-file "$WORK/paymentwithstake.addr" \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI stake-address registration-certificate \
+  --stake-verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --out-file "$WORK/stake.cert"
+
+cat > "$WORK/testpool.json" <<EOF
+{
+  "name": "TestPool",
+  "description": "The pool that tests all the pools",
+  "ticker": "TEST",
+  "homepage": "https://teststakepool.com"
+}
+EOF
+
+# $CARDANO_CLI shelley query tip \
+#   --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" \
+#   > "$WORK/query-tip.json"
+
+# {
+#     "blockNo": 27470,
+#     "headerHash": "bd954e753c1131a6cb7ab3a737ca7f78e2477bea93db54511cedefe8899ebed0",
+#     "slotNo": 656260
+# }
+
+$CARDANO_CLI shelley node issue-op-cert \
+  --kes-verification-key-file "$WORK/kes.vkey" \
+  --cold-signing-key-file "$WORK/cold.skey" \
+  --operational-certificate-issue-counter "$WORK/node.counter" \
+  --kes-period 182 \
+  --out-file "$WORK/node.cert"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI shelley stake-pool metadata-hash \
+  --pool-metadata-file "$WORK/testPool.json"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI shelley stake-pool registration-certificate \
+  --cold-verification-key-file "$WORK/cold.vkey" \
+  --vrf-verification-key-file "$WORK/vrf.vkey" \
+  --pool-pledge 70000000000 \
+  --pool-cost 4321000000 \
+  --pool-margin 0.04 \
+  --pool-reward-account-verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --pool-owner-stake-verification-key-file "$WORK/stake.vkey" \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" \
+  --pool-relay-ipv4 123.121.123.121 \
+  --pool-relay-port 3000 \
+  --metadata-url "https://git.io/JJWdJ" \
+  --metadata-hash "d0e21b420a554d7d2d0d85c4e62a1980d6b9d8f7a2d885b3de0fff472e37241b" \
+  --out-file "$WORK/pool-registration.cert"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI transaction build \
+  --alonzo-era \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" \
+  --tx-in "$txin" \
+  --change-address "$utxoaddr" \
+  --protocol-params-file "$WORK/pparams.json" \
+  --certificate-file "$WORK/pool-registration.cert" \
+  --witness-override 3 \
+  --out-file "$WORK/tx.body"
+
+$CARDANO_CLI transaction sign \
+  --tx-body-file "$WORK/tx.body" \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC" \
+  --signing-key-file "$UTXO_SKEY" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/cold.skey" \
+  --signing-key-file "$WORK/stake.skey" \
+  --out-file "$WORK/tx.tx"
+
+# SUBMIT
+$CARDANO_CLI transaction submit \
+  --tx-file "$WORK/tx.tx" \
+  --testnet-magic "$TESTNET_MAGIC"
+
+echo "Pausing for 5 seconds..."
+sleep 5
+