* now use communicator2 by default

* fixed shutdown command crash
* now handle shutdown of api in communicator
* work on new POW system (block hash being the POW hash)

onionr/communicator2.py

@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         # Main daemon loop, mainly for calling timers, don't do any complex operations here to avoid locking
         while not self.shutdown:
             for i in self.timers:
+                if self.shutdown:
+                    break
                 i.processTimer()
             time.sleep(self.delay)
         logger.info('Goodbye.')
+        self._core._utils.localCommand('shutdown')
     
     def lookupKeys(self):
         '''Lookup new keys'''

onionr/core.py

@@ -726,25 +726,14 @@ class Core:
             else:
                 raise onionrexceptions.InvalidPubkey(asymPeer + ' is not a valid base32 encoded ed25519 key')
         
-        powProof = onionrproofs.POW(data)
-
-        # wait for proof to complete
-        powToken = powProof.waitForResult()
-
-        powToken = base64.b64encode(powToken[1])
-        try:
-            powToken = powToken.decode()
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-        
         # compile metadata
         metadata['meta'] = jsonMeta
         metadata['sig'] = signature
         metadata['signer'] = signer
-        metadata['powRandomToken'] = powToken
         metadata['time'] = str(self._utils.getEpoch())
 
-        payload = json.dumps(metadata).encode() + b'\n' + data
+        payload  = onionrproofs.POW(metadata, data)
+        
         retData = self.setData(payload)
         self.addToBlockDB(retData, selfInsert=True, dataSaved=True)
         self.setBlockType(retData, meta['type'])

onionr/onionr.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ except ImportError:
 ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Anonymous P2P Platform - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.VoidNet.Tech'
 ONIONR_VERSION = '0.1.0' # for debugging and stuff
 ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
-API_VERSION = '3' # increments of 1; only change when something fundemental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes knows how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
+API_VERSION = '4' # increments of 1; only change when something fundemental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes knows how to communicate without learning too much information about you.
 
 class Onionr:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -604,10 +604,6 @@ class Onionr:
         try:
             events.event('daemon_stop', onionr = self)
             net = NetController(config.get('client.port', 59496))
-            try:
-                self.onionrUtils.localCommand('shutdown')
-            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-                pass
             self.onionrCore.daemonQueueAdd('shutdown')
             net.killTor()
         except Exception as e:

onionr/onionrutils.py

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class OnionrUtils:
             retData = requests.get(payload).text
         except Exception as error:
             if not silent:
-                logger.error('Failed to make local request (command: %s).' % command, error=error)
+                logger.debug('Failed to make local request (command: %s).' % command, error=error)
             retData = False
 
         return retData

onionr/static-data/default_config.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         "dev_mode": true,
         "display_header" : true,
 
-        "newCommunicator": false,
+        "newCommunicator": true,
 
         "dc_response": true,
         "dc_execcallbacks" : true