* revert pow to 5

* is is_alive in sneakernet observer
* catch subprocess err in 3.9.x (dirty hack) in vanityonionr and block gen
* bump version

scripts/disable-dev-config.py

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ conf['general']['display_header'] = True
 conf['general']['security_level'] = 0
 conf['general']['use_bootstrap_list'] = True
 conf['onboarding']['done'] = False
-conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = 6
+conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'] = 5
-conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = 6
+conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'] = 5
 conf['log']['file']['remove_on_exit'] = True
 conf['transports']['lan'] = True
 conf['transports']['tor'] = True

src/etc/onionrvalues.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import filepaths
 DENIABLE_PEER_ADDRESS = "OVPCZLOXD6DC5JHX4EQ3PSOGAZ3T24F75HQLIUZSDSMYPEOXCPFA"
 PASSWORD_LENGTH = 25
 ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Private P2P Communication - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.net'
-ONIONR_VERSION = '8.0.0'
+ONIONR_VERSION = '8.0.1'
 ONIONR_VERSION_CODENAME = 'Genesis'
 ONIONR_VERSION_TUPLE = tuple(ONIONR_VERSION.split('.')) # (MAJOR, MINOR, VERSION)
 API_VERSION = '2' # increments of 1; only change when something fundamental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes know how to communicate without learning too much information about you.

src/onionrproofs/subprocesspow.py

@@ -91,10 +91,17 @@ class SubprocessPOW:
     def _spawn_proc(self):
         """Create a child proof of work process
         wait for data and send shutdown signal when its found"""
-        parent_conn, child_conn = Pipe()
+        # The importerror started happening in 3.9.x
-        p = Process(target=self.do_pow, args=(child_conn,), daemon=True)
+        # not worth fixing because this POW will be replaced by VDF
-        p.start()
+        try:
-        #p.join()
+            parent_conn, child_conn = Pipe()
+            p = Process(target=self.do_pow, args=(child_conn,), daemon=True)
+            p.start()
+        except ImportError:
+            logger.error(
+                "Error in subprocess module when getting new POW " +
+                "pipe.\nThis is related to a problem in 3.9.x", terminal=True)
+            return
         payload = None
         try:
             while True:

src/sneakernet/__init__.py

@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ def sneakernet_import_thread():
     for path in watch_paths:
         observer.schedule(_Importer(), path, recursive=True)
     observer.start()
-    while observer.isAlive():
+    while observer.is_alive():
         # call import func with timeout
-        observer.join(60)
+        observer.join(60)

src/vanityonionr/__init__.py

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ from multiprocessing import Process, Pipe, Queue
 import re, time
 import threading
 
+import logger
+
 wordlist = niceware.WORD_LIST
 
 def find_vanity_mnemonic(start_words: str, queue):
@@ -47,10 +49,16 @@ def find_vanity_mnemonic(start_words: str, queue):
 
 def _start(start_words, obj):
     done = False
-    q = Queue()
+    try:
-    p = Process(target=find_vanity_mnemonic, args=[start_words, q], daemon=True)
+        q = Queue()
-    p.daemon = True
+        p = Process(target=find_vanity_mnemonic, args=[start_words, q], daemon=True)
-    p.start()
+        p.daemon = True
+        p.start()
+    except ImportError:
+        logger.error(
+            "Error in subprocess module when getting new POW " +
+            "pipe.\nThis is related to a problem in 3.9.x", terminal=True)
+        return
     rec = None
     while not done:
         try:

static-data/default_config.json

@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
         "tor": true
     },
     "ui": {
-        "animated_background": false,
+        "animated_background": true,
         "public_remote_enabled": false,
         "public_remote_hosts": [],
         "theme": "dark"
     }
-}
+}

tests/runtime-result.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1606975647
+1608601319

tests/test_default_config_json.py

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class OnionrConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['ephemeral_tunnels'], False)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['hide_created_blocks'], True)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['insert_deniable_blocks'], True)
-            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'], 6)
+            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_block_pow'], 5)
-            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'], 6)
+            self.assertEqual(conf['general']['minimum_send_pow'], 5)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['public_key'], '')
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['random_bind_ip'], True)
             self.assertEqual(conf['general']['security_level'], 0)