1 files changed, 23 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
index ffe033b24..773379044 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ interface CreateWalletResult {
 async function createLocalWallet(
   walletCliArgs: WalletCliArgsType,
   notificationHandler?: (n: WalletNotification) => void,
+  noInit?: boolean,
 ): Promise<CreateWalletResult> {
   const dbPath = walletCliArgs.wallet.walletDbFile ?? defaultWalletDbPath;
   const myHttpLib = createPlatformHttpLib({
@@ -267,23 +268,29 @@ async function createLocalWallet(
       }
     },
     cryptoWorkerType: walletCliArgs.wallet.cryptoWorker as any,
-    config: {
-      features: {},
-      testing: {
-        devModeActive: checkEnvFlag("TALER_WALLET_DEV_MODE"),
-        denomselAllowLate: checkEnvFlag(
-          "TALER_WALLET_DEBUG_DENOMSEL_ALLOW_LATE",
-        ),
-        emitObservabilityEvents: observabilityEventFile != null,
-        skipDefaults: walletCliArgs.wallet.skipDefaults,
-      },
-    },
   });
 
   applyVerbose(walletCliArgs.wallet.verbose);
+  const res = { wallet: wh.wallet, getStats: wh.getDbStats };
+
+  if (!noInit) {
+    return res;
+  }
   try {
-    await wh.wallet.handleCoreApiRequest("initWallet", "native-init", {});
-    return { wallet: wh.wallet, getStats: wh.getDbStats };
+    await wh.wallet.handleCoreApiRequest("initWallet", "native-init", {
+      config: {
+        features: {},
+        testing: {
+          devModeActive: checkEnvFlag("TALER_WALLET_DEV_MODE"),
+          denomselAllowLate: checkEnvFlag(
+            "TALER_WALLET_DEBUG_DENOMSEL_ALLOW_LATE",
+          ),
+          emitObservabilityEvents: observabilityEventFile != null,
+          skipDefaults: walletCliArgs.wallet.skipDefaults,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    return res;
   } catch (e) {
     const ed = getErrorDetailFromException(e);
     console.error("Operation failed: " + summarizeTalerErrorDetail(ed));
@@ -1196,6 +1203,9 @@ advancedCli
   .requiredOption("unixPath", ["--unix-path"], clk.STRING, {
     default: "wallet-core.sock",
   })
+  .flag("noInit", ["--no-init"], {
+    help: "Do not initialize the wallet. The client must send the initWallet message.",
+  })
   .action(async (args) => {
     logger.info(`serving at ${args.serve.unixPath}`);
     const onNotif = (notif: WalletNotification) => {