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Error: The method evm_increaseTime does not exist/is not available #191

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@chukwujike

I tried to use openzeppelin test-helpers' increaseTo function to forward time while testing a time-dependent code with truffle as shown in the code snippet below

`
const { time } = require('@openzeppelin/test-helpers');

let duration = time.duration.seconds(90500);
let latest_time = time.latest();
const timeAdvance = web3.utils.toBN(currenBlockTS).add(latest_time)
await time.increaseTo(timeAdvance);

`

I got the following errors

Error: The method evm_increaseTime does not exist/is not available
at WebsocketSubprovider._handleSocketMessage (node_modules@trufflesuite\web3-provider-engine\subproviders\websocket.js:121:18)
at WebSocket.onMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\event-target.js:120:16)
at WebSocket.emit (node:events:527:28)
at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\websocket.js:720:20)
at Receiver.emit (node:events:527:28)
at Receiver.dataMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\receiver.js:414:14)
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\receiver.js:371:23
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\permessage-deflate.js:307:9
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\permessage-deflate.js:389:7
at afterWrite (node:internal/streams/writable:497:5)
at onwrite (node:internal/streams/writable:477:7)
at Zlib.cb (node:internal/streams/transform:202:7)
at Zlib.processCallback (node:zlib:611:8)

Error: json: cannot unmarshal number into Go struct field params.fromBlock of type string
at WebsocketSubprovider._handleSocketMessage (node_modules@trufflesuite\web3-provider-engine\subproviders\websocket.js:121:18)
at WebSocket.onMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\event-target.js:120:16)
at WebSocket.emit (node:events:527:28)
at Receiver.receiverOnMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\websocket.js:720:20)
at Receiver.emit (node:events:527:28)
at Receiver.dataMessage (node_modules\ws\lib\receiver.js:414:14)
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\receiver.js:371:23
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\permessage-deflate.js:307:9
at C:\Users\User\Documents\blockchain\jb_lottery\node_modules\ws\lib\permessage-deflate.js:389:7
at afterWrite (node:internal/streams/writable:497:5)
at onwrite (node:internal/streams/writable:477:7)
at Zlib.cb (node:internal/streams/transform:202:7)
at Zlib.processCallback (node:zlib:611:8)

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