Account Suggestions - Smart Address Recommendations for Solana Testing

Overview

Testing Solana programs requires providing multiple account addresses. Instead of copying and pasting addresses repeatedly or memorizing them, Testship provides intelligent suggestions based on your recent activity.

How It Works

Automatic Tracking

Testship automatically tracks:

• Every account you’ve used in previous tests
• Wallet addresses from connected wallets
• Derived PDAs from your program
• Token accounts and their owners
• Frequently used program accounts

Context-Aware Suggestions

When an instruction requires an account, Testship suggests accounts that:

• Match the expected account type
• Have been recently used
• Are valid for the current instruction
• Meet any specified constraints (owner, writable, signer)

Features

Smart Dropdowns

Account input fields feature:

• Dropdown with suggested addresses
• Account nicknames/labels for easy identification
• Account type badges (wallet, PDA, token account)
• Balance and state information
• Search/filter functionality

Account Types

Different suggestions for different account types:

Signer Accounts

• Your connected wallet
• Recently used signing authorities
• Multi-sig accounts

Token Accounts

• Associated token accounts for your wallet
• Token accounts filtered by mint
• Recently created token accounts

Program Accounts

• PDAs from your program
• Accounts created in this session
• Imported account addresses

System Accounts

• Standard Solana program IDs
• Token program, system program, etc.

Favorites

Mark frequently used accounts as favorites:

• Pin important accounts to the top
• Organize by project or purpose
• Sync across sessions

Usage Examples

Testing a Transfer Instruction

When testing a token transfer:

1. From Account: Suggests your token accounts
2. To Account: Suggests recipient addresses you’ve used
3. Authority: Suggests your connected wallet
4. Token Program: Auto-filled with correct program ID

Initializing an Account

For account initialization:

1. New Account: Suggests next available PDA
2. Payer: Suggests wallets with sufficient SOL
3. System Program: Auto-filled

Complex Multi-Account Instructions

For instructions with many accounts:

• All accounts get contextual suggestions
• Dependencies between accounts handled automatically
• Previously used account combinations suggested

Benefits

• Save Time: No more copy-pasting addresses
• Reduce Errors: Avoid using wrong account types
• Better UX: Focus on testing logic, not managing addresses
• Memory Aid: Don’t need to memorize long addresses
• Consistency: Use the same accounts across tests

Advanced Features

Import/Export

Manage your account suggestions:

• Import a list of accounts (JSON, CSV)
• Export your frequently used accounts
• Share account lists with your team

Custom Labels

Organize accounts with:

• Custom names/labels
• Color coding
• Categories and tags
• Notes and descriptions

Account Validation

Testship validates suggested accounts:

• Checks if account exists on-chain
• Verifies account type and owner
• Displays balance and rent status
• Warns about potential issues

Session Persistence

Your account history is:

• Saved locally for quick access
• Available across browser sessions
• Synced when sharing sessions
• Cleared on demand for privacy

Configuration

Customize suggestion behavior:

• Number of recent accounts to show
• Suggestion ordering (recent, frequent, alphabetical)
• Filter by cluster (mainnet, devnet, localnet)
• Enable/disable auto-suggestions

Privacy

Account data is:

• Stored locally in your browser
• Never sent to external servers (except when sharing sessions)
• Cleared when you clear browser data
• Encrypted in session sharing

Next Steps

Learn how to share your testing sessions with team members in Session Sharing.