Add command line option --snapshot-to-json 📦

[heifner]

Change Description

• Add new command line option --snapshot-to-json which reads given snapshot.bin and generates a JSON equivalent file.

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[matthewdarwin]

I wonder how long this takes to run on a wax snapshot? They're huge. I can't imagine the json file.

https://snapshots.eosnation.io/

[heifner]

I wonder how long this takes to run on a wax snapshot? They're huge. I can't imagine the json file.

https://snapshots.eosnation.io/

1hr to read WAX 21GB binary snapshot, 37 minutes to write the 59 GB JSON on my old mac.