testing/validatorbyte.py

import asyncio
import aiohttp

async def get_nth_byte(n: int, ip: str = "65.109.145.104", port: int = 8091) -> bytes:
    """Fetch the nth byte from validator API"""
    print(f"Fetching byte at position {n}")
    
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
        # Get just the single byte we want
        bits_url = f"http://{ip}:{port}/bits"
        headers = {'Range': f'bytes={n}-{n}'}
        
        async with session.get(bits_url, headers=headers, timeout=5) as resp:
            if resp.status != 206:
                raise Exception(f"Failed to get byte: {resp.status}")
            
            byte_data = await resp.read()
            if not byte_data:
                raise Exception("No data received")
            
            print(f"Got byte: {hex(byte_data[0])} (binary: {format(byte_data[0], '08b')})")
            return byte_data

async def main():
    try:
        # Get byte at position n
        n = 167371  # Change this to get different bytes
        byte_data = await get_nth_byte(n)
        
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {str(e)}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())