now avoid looking up older than allowed blocks

src/communicatorutils/lookupblocks.py

@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-'''
+"""Onionr - Private P2P Communication
-    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
-    Lookup new blocks with the communicator using a random connected peer
+Lookup new blocks with the communicator using a random connected peer
-'''
+"""
-'''
+from gevent import time
+
+import logger
+import onionrproofs
+from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch
+from communicator import peeraction, onlinepeers
+from coredb import blockmetadb
+from utils import reconstructhash
+from onionrblocks import onionrblacklist
+import onionrexceptions
+import config
+from etc import onionrvalues
+"""
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -16,17 +27,11 @@
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-'''
+"""
-from gevent import time
 
-import logger, onionrproofs
-from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch
-from communicator import peeraction, onlinepeers
-from coredb import blockmetadb
-from utils import reconstructhash
-from onionrblocks import onionrblacklist
-import onionrexceptions
 blacklist = onionrblacklist.OnionrBlackList()
+
+
 def lookup_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst):
     logger.info('Looking up new blocks')
     tryAmount = 2
@@ -65,8 +70,7 @@ def lookup_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst):
         try:
             lastLookupTime = comm_inst.dbTimestamps[peer]
         except KeyError:
-            lastLookupTime = 0
+            lastLookupTime = epoch.get_epoch() - config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
-        else:
         listLookupCommand += '?date=%s' % (lastLookupTime,)
         try:
             newBlocks = peeraction.peer_action(comm_inst, peer, listLookupCommand) # get list of new block hashes

src/etc/onionrvalues.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ BLOCK_EXPORT_FILE_EXT = '.dat'
 # Begin OnionrValues migrated values
 
 """30 days is plenty of time for someone to decide to renew a block"""
-DEFAULT_EXPIRE = 2592000
+DEFAULT_EXPIRE = 2678400
 # Metadata header section length limits, in bytes
 BLOCK_METADATA_LENGTHS = {'meta': 1000, 'sig': 200, 'signer': 200, 'time': 10, 'pow': 1000, 'encryptType': 4, 'expire': 14}
 

src/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, block_data) -> bool:
             pass
 
     # Validate metadata dict for invalid keys to sizes that are too large
-    maxAge = min(config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE), onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
+    maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
     if type(metadata) is dict:
         for i in metadata:
             try: