From e27114e22984a2bac624ec2683b72740a947747b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bomanaps <mercy.boma35@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:01:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add net_listening and net_peerCount

---
 src/eth/client.yaml                   | 27 +++++++++++++++++
 tests/net_listening/get-listening.io  |  3 ++
 tests/net_peerCount/get-peer-count.io |  3 ++
 tools/testgen/generators.go           | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 75 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/net_listening/get-listening.io
 create mode 100644 tests/net_peerCount/get-peer-count.io

diff --git a/src/eth/client.yaml b/src/eth/client.yaml
index 27a20dafe..2158b187a 100644
--- a/src/eth/client.yaml
+++ b/src/eth/client.yaml
@@ -133,3 +133,30 @@
       result:
         name: Network ID
         value: '1'
+- name: net_listening
+  summary: Returns true if the client is actively listening for network connections.
+  params: []
+  result:
+    name: Listening
+    schema:
+      title: Listening
+      type: boolean
+  examples:
+    - name: net_listening example
+      params: []
+      result:
+        name: Listening
+        value: true
+- name: net_peerCount
+  summary: Returns the number of peers currently connected to the client.
+  params: []
+  result:
+    name: Peer count
+    schema:
+      $ref: '#/components/schemas/uint'
+  examples:
+    - name: net_peerCount example
+      params: []
+      result:
+        name: Peer count
+        value: '0x2'
diff --git a/tests/net_listening/get-listening.io b/tests/net_listening/get-listening.io
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a15f7be16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/net_listening/get-listening.io
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Calls net_listening to check whether the client is listening for network connections.
+>> {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_listening"}
+<< {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}
diff --git a/tests/net_peerCount/get-peer-count.io b/tests/net_peerCount/get-peer-count.io
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45931fa85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/net_peerCount/get-peer-count.io
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Calls net_peerCount to retrieve the number of connected peers. The test client runs without peers, so the expected value is zero.
+>> {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_peerCount"}
+<< {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0"}
diff --git a/tools/testgen/generators.go b/tools/testgen/generators.go
index 71007a764..3ffed3aba 100644
--- a/tools/testgen/generators.go
+++ b/tools/testgen/generators.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ var AllMethods = []MethodTests{
 	EthConfig,
 	EthCapabilities,
 	NetVersion,
+	NetListening,
+	NetPeerCount,
 	TestingBuildBlockV1,
 	TxpoolStatus,
 	TxpoolContent,
@@ -2452,6 +2454,46 @@ var NetVersion = MethodTests{
 	},
 }
 
+var NetListening = MethodTests{
+	"net_listening",
+	[]Test{
+		{
+			Name:  "get-listening",
+			About: "Calls net_listening to check whether the client is listening for network connections.",
+			Run: func(ctx context.Context, t *T) error {
+				var got bool
+				if err := t.rpc.CallContext(ctx, &got, "net_listening"); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !got {
+					return fmt.Errorf("net_listening returned false, want true")
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var NetPeerCount = MethodTests{
+	"net_peerCount",
+	[]Test{
+		{
+			Name:  "get-peer-count",
+			About: "Calls net_peerCount to retrieve the number of connected peers. The test client runs without peers, so the expected value is zero.",
+			Run: func(ctx context.Context, t *T) error {
+				var got hexutil.Uint
+				if err := t.rpc.CallContext(ctx, &got, "net_peerCount"); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if got != 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("unexpected peer count (got: %d, want: 0)", got)
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 // validateBuildBlockV1Response validates the common parts of a testing_buildBlockV1 response.
 func validateBuildBlockV1Response(
 	t *T,