Work on normal gossip diffusion

src/blockdb/dbpath.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from utils import identifyhome
+
+
+block_db_path = identifyhome.identify_home() + 'blockdata'

src/gossip/client/__init__.py

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def gossip_client():
         get_new_peers,
         1200, initial_sleep=5)
 
+    # Start a new thread to stream blocks from peers
+
+
     dandelion_phase = DandelionPhase(DANDELION_EPOCH_LENGTH)
 
     while True:

src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Onionr - Private P2P Communication.
+
+Download blocks that are being diffused
+
+doesn't apply for blocks in the gossip queue that are awaiting
+descision to fluff or stem
+
+"""
+from random import SystemRandom
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from socket import socket
+    from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
+
+from ..peerset import gossip_peer_set
+
+"""
+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
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+
+def stream_from_peers():
+    peer_stream_sockets: List[socket] = []
+
+    sys_rand = SystemRandom()
+
+    while True:
+        peers = sys_rand.sample(gossip_peer_set, min(3, len(gossip_peer_set)))

src/gossip/server/__init__.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
 from ..commands import GossipCommands
 from ..peerset import gossip_peer_set
 from .acceptstem import accept_stem_blocks
-from .streamblocks import stream_blocks
+from .diffuseblocks import stream_blocks
 """
 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

src/gossip/server/diffuseblocks.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Onionr - Private P2P Communication.
 
-Stream blocks we can for inbound edge peers that ask for them
+Diffuse blocks we can for inbound edge peers that ask for them
 
 doesn't apply for blocks in the gossip queue that are awaiting
 descision to fluff or stem
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
 
-async def stream_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
+async def diffuse_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
     """stream blocks to a peer created since an offset
     """
     time_offset = await wait_for(reader.read(8), 12)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ async def stream_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
             "Peer's specified time offset skewed too far into the future")
 
     newly_stored_blocks = queue.Queue()
+
     def _add_to_queue(bl):
         newly_stored_blocks.put_nowait(bl)
     block_storage_observers.append(
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ async def stream_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
         await writer.drain()
 
     try:
+        # Send initial blocks from offset
         for block in get_blocks_after_timestamp(time_offset):
             if not keep_writing:
                 break
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ async def stream_blocks(reader: 'StreamReader', writer: 'StreamWriter'):
             except IncompleteReadError:
                 keep_writing = False
 
+        # Diffuse blocks stored since we started this stream
         while keep_writing:
             await _send_block(newly_stored_blocks.get())
             try: