From 8137451d408d8931d7ef9132fb9e896b44504495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanmay <tanmay.bhattacharya.smit@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:40:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] generate files

---
 app/app.go               | 7 ++++++-
 changelog.md             | 1 +
 pkg/constant/constant.go | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 1c412d5eb3..be5657095a 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"time"
 
 	cosmoserrors "cosmossdk.io/errors"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/node/app/ante"
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/node/docs/openapi"
+	zetaconstant "github.com/zeta-chain/node/pkg/constant"
 	zetamempool "github.com/zeta-chain/node/pkg/mempool"
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/node/precompiles"
 	srvflags "github.com/zeta-chain/node/server/flags"
@@ -878,7 +880,10 @@ func (app *App) InitChainer(ctx sdk.Context, req abci.RequestInitChain) abci.Res
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			ctx.Logger().Error("panic occurred during InitGenesis", "error", r)
-			ctx.Logger().Info("You cannot sync testnet or mainnet from block 1 using this version. You should sync your node from a snapshot")
+			ctx.Logger().Debug("stack trace", "stack", string(debug.Stack()))
+			ctx.Logger().
+				Info(zetaconstant.InitChainErrorMessage)
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}()
 	var genesisState GenesisState
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ea6a525170..9e04138b47 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 * [2944](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2844) - add tsspubkey to index for tss keygen voting
 * [2842](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2842) - fix: move interval assignment out of cctx loop in EVM outbound tx scheduler
 * [2853](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2853) - calling precompile through sc with sc state update
+* [2925](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2925) - add recover to init chainer to diplay informative message when starting a node from block 1
 
 ## v20.0.0
 
diff --git a/pkg/constant/constant.go b/pkg/constant/constant.go
index e0d2e16a5d..d5a5f1ca79 100644
--- a/pkg/constant/constant.go
+++ b/pkg/constant/constant.go
@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@ const (
 
 	// OptionUnpause is the argument used in CmdUpdateERC20CustodyPauseStatus to unpause the ERC20 custody contract
 	OptionUnpause = "unpause"
+
+	// InitChainErrorMessage is the error message displayed when trying to sync testnet or mainnet from block 1
+	InitChainErrorMessage = "You cannot sync testnet or mainnet from block 1 using the latest version. You should sync your node from a snapshot"
 )