started get new peers test

src/gossip/client/__init__.py

@@ -94,13 +94,19 @@ def start_gossip_client():
     # transport plugin handles the new peer
     add_onionr_thread(
         get_new_peers,
-        120, initial_sleep=5)
+        60, initial_sleep=120)
 
     # Start a new thread to stream blocks from peers
+    # These blocks are being diffused and are stored in
+    # the peer's block database
     add_onionr_thread(
         stream_from_peers,
         3, initial_sleep=10
     )
 
+    # Blocks we receive or create through all means except
+    # Diffusal are put into block queues, we decide to either
+    # stem or diffuse a block from the queue based on the current
+    # dandelion++ phase
     while True:
         block_queue_processing()

src/gossip/client/peerexchange.py

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ def _ask_peer(peer):
 
 
 def get_new_peers():
-    while not len(gossip_peer_set):
-        sleep(0.5)
+    if not len(gossip_peer_set):
+        raise ValueError("Peer set empty")
 
     # Deep copy the peer list
     peer_list: Peer = list(gossip_peer_set)

tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_get_new_peers.py

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ import onionrblocks
 
 from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
 from gossip.client import block_queue_processing
-from gossip import client
-from gossip.blockqueues import gossip_block_queues
+from gossip.client import get_new_peers
 from gossip.peerset import gossip_peer_set
 
 
@@ -53,9 +52,14 @@ class MockPeer:
 
 class OnionrGossipClientGetNewPeers(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_get_new_peers_no_peers(self):
+        gossip_peer_set.clear()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, get_new_peers)
 
     def test_get_new_peers(self):
-        return
+        p = MockPeer()
+        gossip_peer_set.add(p)
+        get_new_peers()
 
 
 unittest.main()