Merge pull request 'upstream' (#350 ) from wowario/wownero:up into master

Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/350
epee: readline_buffer - fix thread safety, fix sync() after stop()
2020-11-07 23:02:36 +00:00 · 2020-11-08 00:50:39 +03:00 · 2020-11-07 10:38:45 +03:00 · 2020-11-05 20:23:52 +03:00 · 2020-11-05 06:01:12 +03:00 · 2020-11-05 05:57:13 +03:00
412 changed files with 286214 additions and 12856 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: linux-build
+
+steps:
+- name: linux-build
+  image: wownero/wow-dependencies:v1.0
+  commands:
+  - make -j2 release-static-linux-x86_64
--- a/.github/FUNDING.yml
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+custom: https://dev-funding.webui.wowkira.com
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,21 @@
-name: ci/gh-actions/cli
+name: continuous-integration/gh-actions/cli

 on: [push, pull_request]

-# The below variables reduce repetitions across similar targets
-env:
-  REMOVE_BUNDLED_BOOST : rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
-  APT_INSTALL_LINUX: 'sudo apt -y install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libnorm-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libpgm-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler ccache'
-  APT_SET_CONF: |
-        echo "Acquire::Retries \"3\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-        echo "Acquire::http::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-        echo "Acquire::ftp::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-
 jobs:
  build-macos:
    runs-on: macOS-latest
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: /tmp/.ccache-temp
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      with:
        submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: /Users/runner/Library/Caches/ccache
-        key: ccache-macos-build-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: ccache-macos-build-
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install boost hidapi zmq libpgm miniupnpc ldns expat libunwind-headers protobuf ccache
+    - name: update brew and install dependencies
+      run: brew update && brew install boost hidapi zmq libpgm miniupnpc ldns expat libunwind-headers protobuf
    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        make -j3
+      run: make -j3

  build-windows:
    runs-on: windows-latest
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: C:\Users\runneradmin\.ccache-temp
-      CCACHE_DIR: C:\Users\runneradmin\.ccache
    defaults:
      run:
        shell: msys2 {0}
@@ -46,128 +23,74 @@ jobs:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      with:
        submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: C:\Users\runneradmin\.ccache
-        key: ccache-windows-build-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: ccache-windows-build-
-    - uses: eine/setup-msys2@v2
+    - uses: eine/setup-msys2@v1
      with:
        update: true
-        install: mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-ccache mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-zeromq mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium mingw-w64-x86_64-hidapi mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-c mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb git
+        install: mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-zeromq mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium mingw-w64-x86_64-hidapi mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-c mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb git
    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        make release-static-win64 -j2
+      run: make release-static-win64 -j2

  build-ubuntu:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: /tmp/.ccache-temp
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      with:
        submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache
-        key: ccache-ubuntu-build-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: ccache-ubuntu-build-
    - name: remove bundled boost
-      run: ${{env.REMOVE_BUNDLED_BOOST}}
+      run: sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
    - name: set apt conf
-      run: ${{env.APT_SET_CONF}}
+      run: |
+        echo "Acquire::Retries \"3\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::http::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::ftp::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
    - name: update apt
      run: sudo apt update
    - name: install monero dependencies
-      run: ${{env.APT_INSTALL_LINUX}}
+      run: sudo apt -y install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libnorm-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libpgm-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        make -j3
+      run: make -j3

  libwallet-ubuntu:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: /tmp/.ccache-temp
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      with:
        submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache
-        key: ccache-ubuntu-libwallet-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: ccache-ubuntu-libwallet-
    - name: remove bundled boost
-      run: ${{env.REMOVE_BUNDLED_BOOST}}
+      run: sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
    - name: set apt conf
-      run: ${{env.APT_SET_CONF}}
+      run: |
+        echo "Acquire::Retries \"3\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::http::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::ftp::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
    - name: update apt
      run: sudo apt update
    - name: install monero dependencies
-      run: ${{env.APT_INSTALL_LINUX}}
+      run: sudo apt -y install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libnorm-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libpgm-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        cmake -DBUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON
-        make -j3
+      run: cmake -DBUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON && make -j3

  test-ubuntu:
    needs: build-ubuntu
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: /tmp/.ccache-temp
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
      with:
        submodules: recursive
-    - name: ccache
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache
-        key: test-ubuntu-ccache-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: test-ubuntu-ccache-
    - name: remove bundled boost
-      run: ${{env.REMOVE_BUNDLED_BOOST}}
+      run: sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
    - name: set apt conf
-      run: ${{env.APT_SET_CONF}}
+      run: |
+        echo "Acquire::Retries \"3\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::http::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
+        echo "Acquire::ftp::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
    - name: update apt
      run: sudo apt update
    - name: install monero dependencies
-      run: ${{env.APT_INSTALL_LINUX}}
-    - name: install Python dependencies
-      run: pip install requests psutil monotonic
+      run: sudo apt -y install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev libnorm-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libpgm-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
+    - name: install requests
+      run: pip install requests
    - name: tests
      env:
        CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE: ON
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        DIR_BUILD="build/ci/release"
-        DIR_SRC="`pwd`"
-        mkdir -p "${DIR_BUILD}" && cd "${DIR_BUILD}"
-        cmake -S "${DIR_SRC}" -D ARCH="default" -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -D BUILD_TESTS=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release && make -j3 && make test
-
-# ARCH="default" (not "native") ensures, that a different execution host can execute binaries compiled elsewhere.
-# BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON speeds up the linkage part a bit, reduces size, and is the only place where the dynamic linkage is tested.
-
-  source-archive:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
-    - name: archive
-      run: |
-        pip install git-archive-all
-        export VERSION="monero-$(git describe)"
-        export OUTPUT="$VERSION.tar"
-        echo "OUTPUT=$OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        /home/runner/.local/bin/git-archive-all --prefix "$VERSION/" --force-submodules "$OUTPUT"
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: ${{ env.OUTPUT }}
-        path: /home/runner/work/monero/monero/${{ env.OUTPUT }}
+      run: make release-test -j3
--- a/.github/workflows/depends.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/depends.yml
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-name: ci/gh-actions/depends
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  build-macos:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
-    env:
-      CCACHE_COMPRESS: 1
-      CCACHE_TEMPDIR: /tmp/.ccache-temp
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        toolchain:
-          - name: "RISCV 64bit"
-            host: "riscv64-linux-gnu"
-            packages: "python3 gperf g++-riscv64-linux-gnu"
-          - name: "ARM v7"
-            host: "arm-linux-gnueabihf"
-            packages: "python3 gperf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
-          - name: "ARM v8"
-            host: "aarch64-linux-gnu"
-            packages: "python3 gperf g++-aarch64-linux-gnu"
-          - name: "i686 Win"
-            host: "i686-w64-mingw32"
-            packages: "python3 g++-mingw-w64-i686 qttools5-dev-tools"
-          - name: "i686 Linux"
-            host: "i686-pc-linux-gnu"
-            packages: "gperf cmake g++-multilib python3-zmq"
-          - name: "Win64"
-            host: "x86_64-w64-mingw32"
-            packages: "cmake python3 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 qttools5-dev-tools"
-          - name: "x86_64 Linux"
-            host: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
-            packages: "gperf cmake python3-zmq libdbus-1-dev libharfbuzz-dev"
-          - name: "Cross-Mac"
-            host: "x86_64-apple-darwin11"
-            packages: "cmake imagemagick libcap-dev librsvg2-bin libz-dev libbz2-dev libtiff-tools python-dev python3-setuptools-git"
-            osx_sdk: "10.11"
-          - name: "x86_64 Freebsd"
-            host: "x86_64-unknown-freebsd"
-            packages: "clang-8 gperf cmake python3-zmq libdbus-1-dev libharfbuzz-dev"
-    name: ${{ matrix.toolchain.name }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
-    - name: ccache
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: |
-            ~/.ccache
-            contrib/depends/built
-            contrib/depends/sdk-sources
-        key: ccache-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-${{ github.sha }}
-        restore-keys: ccache-${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-
-    - name: set apt conf
-      run: |
-        echo "Acquire::Retries \"3\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-        echo "Acquire::http::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-        echo "Acquire::ftp::Timeout \"120\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80-custom
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: sudo apt update; sudo apt -y install build-essential libtool cmake autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl git ca-certificates ccache ${{ matrix.toolchain.packages }}
-    - name: prepare apple-darwin11
-      if: ${{ matrix.toolchain.host == 'x86_64-apple-darwin11' }}
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p contrib/depends/SDKs contrib/depends/sdk-sources
-        if [ ! -f contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${{ matrix.toolchain.osx_sdk }}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then curl --location --fail https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources/sdks/MacOSX${{ matrix.toolchain.osx_sdk }}.sdk.tar.gz -o contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${{ matrix.toolchain.osx_sdk }}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
-        if [ -f contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${{ matrix.toolchain.osx_sdk }}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then tar -C contrib/depends/SDKs -xf contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${{ matrix.toolchain.osx_sdk }}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
-    - name: prepare w64-mingw32
-      if: ${{ matrix.toolchain.host == 'x86_64-w64-mingw32' || matrix.toolchain.host == 'i686-w64-mingw32' }}
-      run: |
-        sudo update-alternatives --set ${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-g++ $(which ${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-g++-posix)
-        sudo update-alternatives --set ${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-gcc $(which ${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}-gcc-posix)
-    - name: build
-      run: |
-        ccache --max-size=150M
-        make depends target=${{ matrix.toolchain.host }} -j2
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      if: ${{ matrix.toolchain.host == 'x86_64-w64-mingw32' || matrix.toolchain.host == 'x86_64-apple-darwin11' || matrix.toolchain.host == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.toolchain.name }}
-        path: |
-          /home/runner/work/monero/monero/build/${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli*
-          /home/runner/work/monero/monero/build/${{ matrix.toolchain.host }}/release/bin/monerod*
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ cscope.po.out
 external/miniupnpc/Makefile
 miniupnpcstrings.h
 version/
-ClangBuildAnalyzerSession.txt
 # Created by https://www.gitignore.io

 ### C++ ###
@@ -110,5 +109,3 @@ nbproject
 /testnet

 __pycache__/
-*.pyc
-*.log
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 [submodule "external/unbound"]
 	path = external/unbound
-	url = https://github.com/monero-project/unbound
+	url = https://git.wownero.com/wownero/unbound
 	branch = monero
 [submodule "external/miniupnp"]
 	path = external/miniupnp
-	url = https://github.com/miniupnp/miniupnp
+	url = https://git.wownero.com/wownero/miniupnp
+	branch = monero
 [submodule "external/rapidjson"]
 	path = external/rapidjson
-	url = https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson
-[submodule "external/supercop"]
-	path = external/supercop
-	url = https://github.com/monero-project/supercop
-	branch = monero
+	url = https://git.wownero.com/wownero/rapidjson
 [submodule "external/RandomWOW"]
 	path = external/RandomWOW
 	url = https://git.wownero.com/wownero/RandomWOW
-	branch = 1.1.9-wow
+        branch = 1.1.8-wow
+[submodule "external/supercop"]
+	path = external/supercop
+	url = https://git.wownero.com/wownero/supercop
+	branch = monero
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+os: linux
+language: minimal
+cache:
+  directories:
+  - contrib/depends/built
+  - contrib/depends/sdk-sources
+  - $HOME/.ccache
+env:
+  global:
+    - MAKEJOBS=-j3
+    - CCACHE_SIZE=100M
+    - CCACHE_TEMPDIR=/tmp/.ccache-temp
+    - CCACHE_COMPRESS=1
+    - CCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.ccache
+    - BASE_OUTDIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/out
+    - SDK_URL=https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources/sdks
+    - DOCKER_PACKAGES="build-essential libtool cmake autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl git ca-certificates ccache"
+  matrix:
+# RISCV 64bit
+    - HOST=riscv64-linux-gnu PACKAGES="python3 gperf g++-riscv64-linux-gnu"
+# ARM v7
+    - HOST=arm-linux-gnueabihf PACKAGES="python3 gperf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
+# ARM v8
+    - HOST=aarch64-linux-gnu PACKAGES="python3 gperf g++-aarch64-linux-gnu"
+# i686 Win
+    - HOST=i686-w64-mingw32 DEP_OPTS="NO_QT=1" PACKAGES="python3 g++-mingw-w64-i686 qttools5-dev-tools" MAKEJOBS=-j2
+# i686 Linux
+    - HOST=i686-pc-linux-gnu PACKAGES="gperf cmake g++-multilib python3-zmq"
+# Win64
+    - HOST=x86_64-w64-mingw32 DEP_OPTS="NO_QT=1" PACKAGES="cmake python3 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 qttools5-dev-tools"
+# x86_64 Linux
+    - HOST=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu PACKAGES="gperf cmake python3-zmq libdbus-1-dev libharfbuzz-dev"
+# Cross-Mac
+    - HOST=x86_64-apple-darwin11 PACKAGES="cmake imagemagick libcap-dev librsvg2-bin libz-dev libbz2-dev libtiff-tools python-dev python3-setuptools-git" OSX_SDK=10.11
+# x86_64 Freebsd
+    - HOST=x86_64-unknown-freebsd PACKAGES="clang-8 gperf cmake python3-zmq libdbus-1-dev libharfbuzz-dev"
+
+before_install:
+    - export PATH=$(echo $PATH | tr ':' "\n" | sed '/\/opt\/python/d' | tr "\n" ":" | sed "s|::|:|g")
+install:
+    - env | grep -E '^(CCACHE_|DISPLAY|CONFIG_SHELL)' | tee /tmp/env
+    - if [[ $HOST = *-mingw32 ]]; then DOCKER_ADMIN="--cap-add SYS_ADMIN"; fi
+    - DOCKER_ID=$(docker run $DOCKER_ADMIN -idt --mount type=bind,src=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR,dst=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR --mount type=bind,src=$CCACHE_DIR,dst=$CCACHE_DIR -w $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR --env-file /tmp/env ubuntu:18.04)
+    - DOCKER_EXEC="docker exec $DOCKER_ID"
+    - if [ -n "$DPKG_ADD_ARCH" ]; then $DOCKER_EXEC dpkg --add-architecture "$DPKG_ADD_ARCH" ; fi
+    - travis_retry $DOCKER_EXEC apt-get update
+    - travis_retry $DOCKER_EXEC apt-get install --no-install-recommends --no-upgrade -qq $PACKAGES $DOCKER_PACKAGES
+before_script:
+    - mkdir -p contrib/depends/SDKs contrib/depends/sdk-sources
+    - if [ -n "$OSX_SDK" -a ! -f contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then curl --location --fail $SDK_URL/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz -o contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
+    - if [ -n "$OSX_SDK" -a -f contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then tar -C contrib/depends/SDKs -xf contrib/depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
+    - if [[ $HOST = *-mingw32 ]]; then $DOCKER_EXEC bash -c "update-alternatives --set $HOST-g++ \$(which $HOST-g++-posix)"; fi
+    - if [[ $HOST = *-mingw32 ]]; then $DOCKER_EXEC bash -c "update-alternatives --set $HOST-gcc \$(which $HOST-gcc-posix)"; fi
+    - if [ -z "$NO_DEPENDS" ]; then $DOCKER_EXEC bash -c "make $MAKEJOBS -C contrib/depends HOST=$HOST $DEP_OPTS"; fi
+script:
+    - git submodule init && git submodule update
+    - export TRAVIS_COMMIT_LOG=`git log --format=fuller -1`
+    - OUTDIR=$BASE_OUTDIR/$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST/$TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER-$HOST
+    - if [ -z "$NO_DEPENDS" ]; then $DOCKER_EXEC ccache --max-size=$CCACHE_SIZE; fi
+    - $DOCKER_EXEC bash -c "mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/contrib/depends/$HOST/share/toolchain.cmake .. && make $MAKEJOBS"
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/contrib/depends/$HOST/lib
+after_script:
+    - echo $TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE
+    - echo $TRAVIS_COMMIT_LOG
--- a/docs/ANONYMITY_NETWORKS.md
+++ b/docs/ANONYMITY_NETWORKS.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ with additional exclusive IPv4 address(es).

 ## Usage

+Anonymity networks have no seed nodes (the feature is still considered
+experimental), so a user must specify an address. If configured properly,
+additional peers can be found through typical p2p peerlist sharing.
+
 ### Outbound Connections

 Connecting to an anonymous address requires the command line option
@@ -50,9 +54,8 @@ separate process. On most systems the configuration will look like:
 which tells `monerod` that ".onion" p2p addresses can be forwarded to a socks
 proxy at IP 127.0.0.1 port 9050 with a max of 10 outgoing connections and
 ".b32.i2p" p2p addresses can be forwarded to a socks proxy at IP 127.0.0.1 port
-9000 with the default max outgoing connections.
-
-If desired, peers can be manually specified:
+9000 with the default max outgoing connections. Since there are no seed nodes
+for anonymity connections, peers must be manually specified:

 ```
 --add-exclusive-node rveahdfho7wo4b2m.onion:28083
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if (IOS)
    INCLUDE(CmakeLists_IOS.txt)
 endif()

-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
 message(STATUS "CMake version ${CMAKE_VERSION}")

 project(monero)
@@ -54,41 +54,6 @@ if (USE_CCACHE)
 else()
 	message(STATUS "ccache deselected")
 endif()
-option (USE_COMPILATION_TIME_PROFILER "Use compilation time profiler (for CLang >= 9 only)" OFF)
-if (USE_COMPILATION_TIME_PROFILER)
-	if (NOT "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
-		message(FATAL_ERROR "The flag USE_COMPILATION_TIME_PROFILER is meant to be set only for CLang compiler!")
-	endif()
-	add_compile_options("-ftime-trace")
-endif()
-
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "3.0.0" AND CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM MATCHES "ninja")
-  set(MONERO_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS "" CACHE STRING "The maximum number of concurrent compilation jobs.")
-  if (MONERO_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS)
-    set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS compile_job_pool=${MONERO_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS})
-    set(CMAKE_JOB_POOL_COMPILE compile_job_pool)
-  endif ()
-
-  set(MONERO_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS "" CACHE STRING "The maximum number of concurrent link jobs.")
-  if (MONERO_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS)
-    set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS link_job_pool=${MONERO_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS})
-    set(CMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK link_job_pool)
-  endif ()
-endif ()
-  
-option (USE_CLANG_TIDY_C   "Lint the code with clang-tidy - variant C"   OFF)
-option (USE_CLANG_TIDY_CXX "Lint the code with clang-tidy - variant C++" OFF)
-if (USE_CLANG_TIDY_C AND USE_CLANG_TIDY_CXX)
-	message(FATAL_ERROR "Enabling both USE_CLANG_TIDY_C and USE_CLANG_TIDY_CXX simultaneously crashes clang-tidy.")
-endif()
-if (USE_CLANG_TIDY_C OR USE_CLANG_TIDY_CXX)
-	include(SetClangTidy)
-endif()
-if (USE_CLANG_TIDY_C)
-	monero_clang_tidy("C")
-elseif (USE_CLANG_TIDY_CXX)
-	monero_clang_tidy("CXX")
-endif()

 # Job pool feature requires Ninja.
 if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER "3.0.0")
@@ -161,48 +126,6 @@ function (add_definition_if_library_exists library function header var)
  endif()
 endfunction()

-option(RELINK_TARGETS "Relink targets, when just a dependant .so changed, but not its header?" OFF)
-function (monero_set_target_no_relink target)
-  if (RELINK_TARGETS MATCHES OFF)
-    # Will not relink the target, when just its dependant .so has changed, but not it's interface
-    set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED true)
-  endif()
-endfunction()
-
-option(STRIP_TARGETS "Strip symbols from targets?" OFF)
-function (monero_set_target_strip target)
-  if (STRIP_TARGETS)
-    set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE -s)
-    set_target_properties("${target}" PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_DEBUG -s)
-    # Stripping from Debug might make sense if you're low on disk space, but want to test if debug version builds properly.
-  endif()
-endfunction()
-
-function (monero_add_minimal_executable name)
-  source_group("${name}"
-    FILES
-      ${ARGN})
-
-  add_executable("${name}"
-    ${ARGN})
-    monero_set_target_no_relink("${name}")
-    monero_set_target_strip    ("${name}")
-endfunction()
-
-# Finds all headers in a directory and its subdirs, to be able to search for them and autosave in IDEs.
-#
-# Parameters:
-# - headers_found:    Output variable, which will hold the found headers
-# - module_root_dir:  The search path for the headers. Typically it will be the module's root dir, so "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" or a derivative of it.
-macro (monero_find_all_headers headers_found module_root_dir)
-  file(GLOB ${headers_found}
-           "${module_root_dir}/*.h*"    # h* will include hpps as well.
-           "${module_root_dir}/**/*.h*" # Any number of subdirs will be included.
-           "${module_root_dir}/*.inl"   # .inl is typically template code and is being treated as headers (it's being included).
-           "${module_root_dir}/**/*.inl"
-)
-endmacro()
-
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Build type" FORCE)
  message(STATUS "Setting default build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
@@ -531,7 +454,7 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "(SunOS|Solaris)")
 endif ()

 if (APPLE AND NOT IOS)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fvisibility=default -std=c++11")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -fvisibility=default -std=c++11")
  if (NOT OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
      EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND brew --prefix openssl
        OUTPUT_VARIABLE OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR
@@ -560,44 +483,6 @@ add_definitions(-DAUTO_INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP)
 set(MONERO_GENERATED_HEADERS_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated_include")
 include_directories(${MONERO_GENERATED_HEADERS_DIR})

-option(COVERAGE "Enable profiling for test coverage report" OFF)
-if(COVERAGE)
-    message(STATUS "Building with profiling for test coverage report")
-endif()
-macro (monero_enable_coverage)
-  if(COVERAGE)
-    foreach(COV_FLAG -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage --coverage)
-      set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   ${COV_FLAG}")
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${COV_FLAG}")
-    endforeach()
-  endif()
-endmacro()
-
-function (monero_add_library name)
-    monero_add_library_with_deps(NAME "${name}" SOURCES ${ARGN})
-endfunction()
-
-function (monero_add_library_with_deps)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY "" "NAME" "DEPENDS;SOURCES" ${ARGN})
-  source_group("${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME}" FILES ${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_SOURCES})
-
-  # Define a ("virtual") object library and an actual library that links those
-  # objects together. The virtual libraries can be arbitrarily combined to link
-  # any subset of objects into one library archive. This is used for releasing
-  # libwallet, which combines multiple components.
-  set(objlib obj_${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME})
-  add_library(${objlib} OBJECT ${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_SOURCES})
-  add_library("${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME}" $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${objlib}>)
-  monero_set_target_no_relink("${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME}")
-  monero_set_target_strip    ("${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME}")
-  if (MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_DEPENDS)
-    add_dependencies(${objlib} ${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_DEPENDS})
-  endif()
-  set_property(TARGET "${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME}" PROPERTY FOLDER "libs")
-  target_compile_definitions(${objlib}
-    PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${MONERO_ADD_LIBRARY_NAME},INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
-endfunction ()
-
 # Generate header for embedded translations
 # Generate header for embedded translations, use target toolchain if depends, otherwise use the
 # lrelease and lupdate binaries from the host
@@ -607,7 +492,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(generate_translations_header
  BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations"
  STAMP_DIR ${LRELEASE_PATH}
  CMAKE_ARGS -DLRELEASE_PATH=${LRELEASE_PATH}
-  INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "")
+  INSTALL_COMMAND cmake -E echo "")
 include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations")
 add_subdirectory(external)

@@ -639,17 +524,6 @@ endif()
 # Trezor support check
 include(CheckTrezor)

-# As of OpenBSD 6.8, -march=<anything> breaks the build
-function(set_default_arch)
-  if (OPENBSD)
-    set(ARCH default)
-  else()
-    set(ARCH native)
-  endif()
-
-  set(ARCH ${ARCH} CACHE STRING "CPU to build for: -march value or 'default' to not pass -march at all")
-endfunction()
-
 if(MSVC)
  add_definitions("/bigobj /MP /W3 /GS- /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /wd4996 /wd4345 /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600 /DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN /DGTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE=0 /FIinline_c.h /D__SSE4_1__")
  # set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /Dinline=__inline")
@@ -663,7 +537,7 @@ if(MSVC)
 else()
  include(TestCXXAcceptsFlag)
  if (NOT ARCH)
-    set_default_arch()
+    set(ARCH native CACHE STRING "CPU to build for: -march value or 'default' to not pass -march at all")
  endif()
  message(STATUS "Building on ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} for ${ARCH}")
  if(ARCH STREQUAL "default")
@@ -725,8 +599,8 @@ else()
  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ARCH_FLAG}")
  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ARCH_FLAG}")

-  set(WARNINGS "-Wall -Wextra -Wpointer-arith -Wundef -Wvla -Wwrite-strings -Wno-error=extra -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-error=unused-variable -Wno-error=undef -Wno-error=uninitialized")
-  if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
+  set(WARNINGS "-Wall -Wextra -Wpointer-arith -Wundef -Wvla -Wwrite-strings -Wno-error=extra -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-error=unused-variable -Wno-error=undef -Wno-error=uninitialized")
+  if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
    if(ARM)
      set(WARNINGS "${WARNINGS} -Wno-error=inline-asm")
    endif()
@@ -761,7 +635,13 @@ else()
    set(STATIC_ASSERT_CPP_FLAG "-Dstatic_assert=_Static_assert")
  endif()

-  monero_enable_coverage()
+  option(COVERAGE "Enable profiling for test coverage report" 0)
+
+  if(COVERAGE)
+    message(STATUS "Building with profiling for test coverage report")
+    set(COVERAGE_FLAGS "-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage --coverage")
+  endif()
+
  # With GCC 6.1.1 the compiled binary malfunctions due to aliasing. Until that
  # is fixed in the code (Issue #847), force compiler to be conservative.
  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing")
@@ -804,16 +684,10 @@ else()
  endif()

  # linker
-  if (NOT SANITIZE AND NOT OSSFUZZ AND NOT (WIN32 AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.1 OR NOT STATIC))))
+  if (NOT SANITIZE AND NOT OSSFUZZ AND NOT (WIN32 AND (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.1)))
    # PIE executables randomly crash at startup with ASAN
    # Windows binaries die on startup with PIE when compiled with GCC <9.x
-    # Windows dynamically-linked binaries die on startup with PIE regardless of GCC version
-    if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
-      # Clang does not support -pie flag
-      add_linker_flag_if_supported("-Wl,-pie" LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-    else()
-      add_linker_flag_if_supported("-pie" LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-    endif()
+    add_linker_flag_if_supported(-pie LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
  endif()
  add_linker_flag_if_supported(-Wl,-z,relro LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
  add_linker_flag_if_supported(-Wl,-z,now LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
@@ -839,19 +713,12 @@ else()
    add_linker_flag_if_supported(-Wl,--high-entropy-va LD_SECURITY_FLAGS)
  endif()

-  # Warnings, that when ignored are so severe, that they can segfault or even UB any application.
-  # Treat them as errors.
-  add_c_flag_if_supported(  -Werror=switch      C_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-  add_cxx_flag_if_supported(-Werror=switch      CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-  add_c_flag_if_supported(  -Werror=return-type C_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-  add_cxx_flag_if_supported(-Werror=return-type CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS)
-
  message(STATUS "Using C security hardening flags: ${C_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
  message(STATUS "Using C++ security hardening flags: ${CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
  message(STATUS "Using linker security hardening flags: ${LD_SECURITY_FLAGS}")

-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 -D_GNU_SOURCE ${MINGW_FLAG} ${STATIC_ASSERT_FLAG} ${WARNINGS} ${C_WARNINGS} ${PIC_FLAG} ${C_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -D_GNU_SOURCE ${MINGW_FLAG} ${STATIC_ASSERT_CPP_FLAG} ${WARNINGS} ${CXX_WARNINGS} ${PIC_FLAG} ${CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 -D_GNU_SOURCE ${MINGW_FLAG} ${STATIC_ASSERT_FLAG} ${WARNINGS} ${C_WARNINGS} ${COVERAGE_FLAGS} ${PIC_FLAG} ${C_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -D_GNU_SOURCE ${MINGW_FLAG} ${STATIC_ASSERT_CPP_FLAG} ${WARNINGS} ${CXX_WARNINGS} ${COVERAGE_FLAGS} ${PIC_FLAG} ${CXX_SECURITY_FLAGS}")
  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LD_SECURITY_FLAGS} ${LD_BACKCOMPAT_FLAGS}")

  # With GCC 6.1.1 the compiled binary malfunctions due to aliasing. Until that
@@ -969,7 +836,7 @@ else()
  endif()
  set(USE_LTO ${USE_LTO_DEFAULT} CACHE BOOL "Use Link-Time Optimization (Release mode only)")

-  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
    # There is a clang bug that does not allow to compile code that uses AES-NI intrinsics if -flto is enabled, so explicitly disable
    set(USE_LTO false)
  endif()
@@ -1076,12 +943,10 @@ list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 if (HIDAPI_FOUND OR LibUSB_COMPILE_TEST_PASSED)
  if (APPLE)
    if(DEPENDS)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit -framework IOKit")
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation -framework IOKit")
    else()
      find_library(COREFOUNDATION CoreFoundation)
-      find_library(APPKIT AppKit)
      find_library(IOKIT IOKit)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${APPKIT})
      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${IOKIT})
      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${COREFOUNDATION})
    endif()
@@ -1116,7 +981,7 @@ if(ANDROID)
  set(ATOMIC libatomic.a)
  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-error=user-defined-warnings")
 endif()
-if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" AND ARCH_WIDTH EQUAL "32" AND NOT IOS AND NOT FREEBSD)
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang" AND ARCH_WIDTH EQUAL "32" AND NOT IOS AND NOT FREEBSD)
  find_library(ATOMIC atomic)
  if (ATOMIC_FOUND)
    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${ATOMIC})
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
--- a/337
+++ b/337
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
-# Multistage docker build, requires docker 17.05
+ARG DEBIAN_VERSION="${DEBIAN_VERSION:-stable-slim}"
+FROM debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION} as git-wow

-# builder stage
-FROM ubuntu:16.04 as builder
+WORKDIR /data

-RUN set -ex && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get --no-install-recommends --yes install \
+#Cmake
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION=3.14.6
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION_DOT=v3.14
+ARG CMAKE_HASH=4e8ea11cabe459308671b476469eace1622e770317a15951d7b55a82ccaaccb9
+## Boost
+ARG BOOST_VERSION=1_70_0
+ARG BOOST_VERSION_DOT=1.70.0
+ARG BOOST_HASH=430ae8354789de4fd19ee52f3b1f739e1fba576f0aded0897c3c2bc00fb38778
+
+ENV CFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV CXXFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV LDFLAGS='-static-libstdc++'
+
+ENV BASE_DIR /usr/local
+
+RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get --no-install-recommends -yqq install \
        ca-certificates \
-        cmake \
        g++ \
        make \
        pkg-config \
-        graphviz \
-        doxygen \
        git \
        curl \
        libtool-bin \
@@ -21,192 +31,193 @@ RUN set -ex && \
        bzip2 \
        xsltproc \
        gperf \
-        unzip
-
-WORKDIR /usr/local
-
-ENV CFLAGS='-fPIC'
-ENV CXXFLAGS='-fPIC'
-
-#Cmake
-ARG CMAKE_VERSION=3.14.6
-ARG CMAKE_VERSION_DOT=v3.14
-ARG CMAKE_HASH=4e8ea11cabe459308671b476469eace1622e770317a15951d7b55a82ccaaccb9
-RUN set -ex \
-    && curl -s -O https://cmake.org/files/${CMAKE_VERSION_DOT}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
+        unzip > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Cmake\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && curl -s -O https://cmake.org/files/${CMAKE_VERSION_DOT}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
    && echo "${CMAKE_HASH}  cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c \
-    && tar -xzf cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && cd cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION} \
-    && ./configure \
-    && make \
-    && make install
-
-## Boost
-ARG BOOST_VERSION=1_70_0
-ARG BOOST_VERSION_DOT=1.70.0
-ARG BOOST_HASH=430ae8354789de4fd19ee52f3b1f739e1fba576f0aded0897c3c2bc00fb38778
-RUN set -ex \
-    && curl -s -L -o  boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/${BOOST_VERSION_DOT}/boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 \
+    && tar -xzf cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    && cd cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION} || exit 1 \
+    && echo "\e[32mmatrix style build text redirected to /dev/null. This will take some time. Go ahead make some coffee and check your emails.\e[39m" \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION} \
+    && rm -rf /data/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Boost\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && curl -s -L -o  boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/${BOOST_VERSION_DOT}/source/boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 > /dev/null \
    && echo "${BOOST_HASH}  boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2" | sha256sum -c \
-    && tar -xvf boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 \
-    && cd boost_${BOOST_VERSION} \
-    && ./bootstrap.sh \
-    && ./b2 --build-type=minimal link=static runtime-link=static --with-chrono --with-date_time --with-filesystem --with-program_options --with-regex --with-serialization --with-system --with-thread --with-locale threading=multi threadapi=pthread cflags="$CFLAGS" cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS" stage
-ENV BOOST_ROOT /usr/local/boost_${BOOST_VERSION}
+    && tar -xvf boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2 > /dev/null \
+    && cd boost_${BOOST_VERSION} || exit 1 \
+    && ./bootstrap.sh > /dev/null \
+    && ./b2 -a install --prefix=$BASE_DIR --build-type=minimal link=static runtime-link=static --with-chrono --with-date_time --with-filesystem --with-program_options --with-regex --with-serialization --with-system --with-thread --with-locale threading=multi threadapi=pthread cflags="$CFLAGS" cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS" stage > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/boost_${BOOST_VERSION} \
+    && rm -rf /data/boost_${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.bz2
+
+WORKDIR /data
+ENV BASE_DIR /usr/local

 # OpenSSL
-ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.1i
-ARG OPENSSL_HASH=e8be6a35fe41d10603c3cc635e93289ed00bf34b79671a3a4de64fcee00d5242
-RUN set -ex \
-    && curl -s -O https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && echo "${OPENSSL_HASH}  openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c \
-    && tar -xzf openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && cd openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION} \
-    && ./Configure linux-x86_64 no-shared --static "$CFLAGS" \
-    && make build_generated \
-    && make libcrypto.a \
-    && make install
-ENV OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}
-
+ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=1.1.1
+ARG OPENSSL_FIX=g
+ARG OPENSSL_HASH=ddb04774f1e32f0c49751e21b67216ac87852ceb056b75209af2443400636d46
 # ZMQ
 ARG ZMQ_VERSION=v4.3.2
 ARG ZMQ_HASH=a84ffa12b2eb3569ced199660bac5ad128bff1f0
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq.git -b ${ZMQ_VERSION} \
-    && cd libzmq \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${ZMQ_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && ./autogen.sh \
-    && ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared \
-    && make \
-    && make install \
-    && ldconfig
-
 # zmq.hpp
 ARG CPPZMQ_VERSION=v4.4.1
 ARG CPPZMQ_HASH=f5b36e563598d48fcc0d82e589d3596afef945ae
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/zeromq/cppzmq.git -b ${CPPZMQ_VERSION} \
-    && cd cppzmq \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${CPPZMQ_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && mv *.hpp /usr/local/include
-
 # Readline
 ARG READLINE_VERSION=8.0
 ARG READLINE_HASH=e339f51971478d369f8a053a330a190781acb9864cf4c541060f12078948e461
-RUN set -ex \
-    && curl -s -O https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && echo "${READLINE_HASH}  readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c \
-    && tar -xzf readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && cd readline-${READLINE_VERSION} \
-    && ./configure \
-    && make \
-    && make install
-
 # Sodium
 ARG SODIUM_VERSION=1.0.18
 ARG SODIUM_HASH=4f5e89fa84ce1d178a6765b8b46f2b6f91216677
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git -b ${SODIUM_VERSION} \
-    && cd libsodium \
+
+ENV CFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV CXXFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV LDFLAGS='-static-libstdc++'
+
+RUN echo "\e[32mbuilding: Openssl\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && curl -s -O https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    # && curl -s -O https://www.openssl.org/source/old/${OPENSSL_VERSION}/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    && echo "${OPENSSL_HASH}  openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX}.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c \
+    && tar -xzf openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    && cd openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX} || exit 1 \
+    && ./Configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR linux-x86_64 no-shared --static "$CFLAGS" > /dev/null \
+    && make build_generated > /dev/null \
+    && make libcrypto.a > /dev/null \
+    && echo "\e[32mblah, blah, shared libraries from the glib, something, something. Don't worry about it.\e[39m" \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX} \
+    && rm -rf /data/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}${OPENSSL_FIX}.tar.gz \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: ZMQ\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${ZMQ_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq.git > /dev/null \
+    && cd libzmq || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${ZMQ_HASH} || exit 1 \
+    && ./autogen.sh > /dev/null \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR --enable-libunwind=no --enable-static --disable-shared > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && ldconfig > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/libzmq \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: zmq.hpp\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${CPPZMQ_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/zeromq/cppzmq.git > /dev/null \
+    && cd cppzmq || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${CPPZMQ_HASH} || exit 1 \
+    && mv *.hpp $BASE_DIR/include \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/cppzmq \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Readline\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && curl -s -O https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    && echo "${READLINE_HASH}  readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c \
+    && tar -xzf readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz > /dev/null \
+    && cd readline-${READLINE_VERSION} || exit 1 \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/readline-${READLINE_VERSION} \
+    && rm -rf readline-${READLINE_VERSION}.tar.gz \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Sodium\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${SODIUM_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git > /dev/null \
+    && cd libsodium || exit 1 \
    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${SODIUM_HASH} || exit 1 \
    && ./autogen.sh \
-    && ./configure \
-    && make \
-    && make check \
-    && make install
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make check > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/libsodium
+
+WORKDIR /data
+ENV BASE_DIR /usr/local

 # Udev
 ARG UDEV_VERSION=v3.2.8
 ARG UDEV_HASH=d69f3f28348123ab7fa0ebac63ec2fd16800c5e0
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/gentoo/eudev -b ${UDEV_VERSION} \
-    && cd eudev \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${UDEV_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && ./autogen.sh \
-    && ./configure --disable-gudev --disable-introspection --disable-hwdb --disable-manpages --disable-shared \
-    && make \
-    && make install
-
 # Libusb
 ARG USB_VERSION=v1.0.22
 ARG USB_HASH=0034b2afdcdb1614e78edaa2a9e22d5936aeae5d
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/libusb/libusb.git -b ${USB_VERSION} \
-    && cd libusb \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${USB_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && ./autogen.sh \
-    && ./configure --disable-shared \
-    && make \
-    && make install
-
 # Hidapi
 ARG HIDAPI_VERSION=hidapi-0.8.0-rc1
 ARG HIDAPI_HASH=40cf516139b5b61e30d9403a48db23d8f915f52c
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/signal11/hidapi -b ${HIDAPI_VERSION} \
-    && cd hidapi \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${HIDAPI_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && ./bootstrap \
-    && ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared \
-    && make \
-    && make install
-
 # Protobuf
 ARG PROTOBUF_VERSION=v3.7.1
 ARG PROTOBUF_HASH=6973c3a5041636c1d8dc5f7f6c8c1f3c15bc63d6
-RUN set -ex \
-    && git clone https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf -b ${PROTOBUF_VERSION} \
-    && cd protobuf \
-    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${PROTOBUF_HASH} || exit 1 \
-    && git submodule update --init --recursive \
+
+ENV CFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV CXXFLAGS='-fPIC -O2 -g'
+ENV LDFLAGS='-static-libstdc++'
+
+RUN echo "\e[32mbuilding: Udev\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${UDEV_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/gentoo/eudev > /dev/null \
+    && cd eudev || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${UDEV_HASH} || exit 1 \
    && ./autogen.sh \
-    && ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared \
-    && make \
-    && make install \
-    && ldconfig
-
-WORKDIR /src
-COPY . .
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR --disable-gudev --disable-introspection --disable-hwdb --disable-manpages --disable-shared > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/eudev \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Libusb. Ahh, a dependency that shouldn't have been included in the codebase. Hardware wallets are way overrated.\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${USB_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/libusb/libusb.git > /dev/null \
+    && cd libusb || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${USB_HASH} || exit 1 \
+    && ./autogen.sh > /dev/null \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR --disable-shared > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/libusb \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Hidapi\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${HIDAPI_VERSION} --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/signal11/hidapi > /dev/null \
+    && cd hidapi || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${HIDAPI_HASH} || exit 1 \
+    && ./bootstrap \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR --enable-static --disable-shared > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/hidapi \
+    && echo "\e[32mbuilding: Protobuf <- fuck you protobuf, you worthless piece of shit!\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone --branch ${PROTOBUF_VERSION}  --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf > /dev/null \
+    && cd protobuf || exit 1 \
+    && test `git rev-parse HEAD` = ${PROTOBUF_HASH} || exit 1 \
+    && git submodule update --init --recursive > /dev/null \
+    && ./autogen.sh > /dev/null \
+    && ./configure --prefix=$BASE_DIR --enable-static --disable-shared > /dev/null \
+    && make > /dev/null \
+    && make install > /dev/null \
+    && ldconfig \
+    && cd /data || exit 1 \
+    && rm -rf /data/protobuf

+WORKDIR /home
 ENV USE_SINGLE_BUILDDIR=1
-ARG NPROC
-RUN set -ex && \
-    git submodule init && git submodule update && \
-    rm -rf build && \
-    if [ -z "$NPROC" ] ; \
-    then make -j$(nproc) release-static ; \
-    else make -j$NPROC release-static ; \
-    fi
-
-# runtime stage
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
-
-RUN set -ex && \
-    apt-get update && \
-    apt-get --no-install-recommends --yes install ca-certificates && \
-    apt-get clean && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt
-COPY --from=builder /src/build/release/bin /usr/local/bin/
-
-# Create wownero user
-RUN adduser --system --group --disabled-password wownero && \
-	mkdir -p /wallet /home/wownero/.wownero && \
-	chown -R wownero:wownero /home/wownero/.wownero && \
-	chown -R wownero:wownero /wallet
-
-# Contains the blockchain
-VOLUME /home/wownero/.wownero
-
-# Generate your wallet via accessing the container and run:
-# cd /wallet
-# wownero-wallet-cli
-VOLUME /wallet
-
-EXPOSE 38080
-EXPOSE 38081
-
-# switch to user wownero
-USER wownero
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["wownerod", "--p2p-bind-ip=0.0.0.0", "--p2p-bind-port=38080", "--rpc-bind-ip=0.0.0.0", "--rpc-bind-port=38081", "--non-interactive", "--confirm-external-bind"]
+EXPOSE 34567
+EXPOSE 34568

+# Wownero
+RUN echo "\e[32mbuilding: Wownero\e[39m" \
+    && set -ex \
+    && git clone https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero \
+    && cd wownero \
+    && make -j2 release-static-linux-x86_64 \
+    && echo "\e[32mdone building Wownero, binaries located in: /home/wownero/build/release/bin\e[39m"
--- a/6
+++ b/6
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = doc
 # performance problems for the file system.
 # The default value is: NO.

-CREATE_SUBDIRS         = YES
+CREATE_SUBDIRS         = NO

 # If the ALLOW_UNICODE_NAMES tag is set to YES, doxygen will allow non-ASCII
 # characters to appear in the names of generated files. If set to NO, non-ASCII
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ WARN_LOGFILE           =
 # spaces.
 # Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched.

-INPUT                  = .
+INPUT                  = src

 # This tag can be used to specify the character encoding of the source files
 # that doxygen parses. Internally doxygen uses the UTF-8 encoding. Doxygen uses
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ EXTRA_SEARCH_MAPPINGS  =
 # If the GENERATE_LATEX tag is set to YES doxygen will generate LaTeX output.
 # The default value is: YES.

-GENERATE_LATEX         = NO
+GENERATE_LATEX         = YES

 # The LATEX_OUTPUT tag is used to specify where the LaTeX docs will be put. If a
 # relative path is entered the value of OUTPUT_DIRECTORY will be put in front of
--- a/docs/LEVIN_PROTOCOL.md
+++ b/docs/LEVIN_PROTOCOL.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extensibility.
 One of the goals of this document is to clearly indicate what is being sent
 "on the wire" to identify metadata that could de-anonymize users over I2P/Tor.
 These issues will be addressed as they are found. See `ANONMITY_NETWORKS.md` in
-the `docs` folder for any outstanding issues.
+the top-level folder for any outstanding issues.

 > This document does not currently list all data being sent by the monero
 > protocol, that portion is a work-in-progress. Please take the time to do it
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2014-2021, The Monero Project
+Copyright (c) 2014-2020, The Monero Project

 All rights reserved.

--- a/64
+++ b/64
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Maintainer: wowario <wowario[at]protonmail[dot]com>
+
+pkgname=wownero-git
+pkgver=0.8.0.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Wownero: a fairly launched privacy-centric meme coin with no premine and a finite supply"
+license=('BSD')
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://wownero.org/"
+depends=('boost-libs' 'libunwind' 'openssl' 'readline' 'zeromq' 'pcsclite' 'hidapi' 'protobuf')
+makedepends=('git' 'cmake' 'boost')
+source=(
+    "${pkgname}"::"git+https://github.com/wownero/wownero#tag=v${pkgver}"
+    "git+https://github.com/monero-project/unbound.git"
+    "git+https://github.com/monero-project/miniupnp.git"
+    "git+https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson.git"
+    "git+https://github.com/trezor/trezor-common.git"
+    "git+https://github.com/wownero/RandomWOW.git"
+    "wownero.sysusers"
+    "wownero.tmpfiles")
+sha512sums=('SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP'
+            'SKIP')
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "${pkgname}"
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.external/unbound.url "$srcdir/unbound"
+  git config submodule.external/miniupnp.url "$srcdir/miniupnp"
+  git config submodule.external/rapidjson.url "$srcdir/rapidjson"
+  git config submodule.external/RandomWOW.url "$srcdir/RandomWOW"
+  git submodule update
+}
+
+build() {
+  cd "${pkgname}"
+  mkdir -p build && cd build
+  cmake -D BUILD_TESTS=OFF -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -D ARCH=default ../
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  backup=('etc/wownerod.conf')
+
+  cd "${pkgname}"
+  install -Dm644 "LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
+
+  install -Dm644 "utils/conf/wownerod.conf" "${pkgdir}/etc/wownerod.conf"
+  install -Dm644 "utils/systemd/wownerod.service" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/wownerod.service"
+  install -Dm644 "../wownero.sysusers" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/sysusers.d/wownero.conf"
+  install -Dm644 "../wownero.tmpfiles" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/wownero.conf"
+
+  install -Dm755 "build/bin/wownero-wallet-cli" \
+                 "build/bin/wownero-wallet-rpc" \
+                 "build/bin/wownerod" \
+                 -t "${pkgdir}/usr/bin"
+}
+
+# vim: ts=2 sw=2 et:
--- a/docs/README.i18n.md
+++ b/docs/README.i18n.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,34 +1,43 @@
+[![Build Status](https://ci.wownero.com/api/badges/wownero/wownero/status.svg)](https://ci.wownero.com/wownero/wownero)
 # ~~Mo~~Wownero -  Such privacy! Many coins! Wow! 🐕

-Copyright (c) 2014-2021 The Monero Project.   
+Copyright (c) 2014-2020 The Monero Project.   
 Portions Copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers.

 ## Resources

- IRC: [OFTC #wownero](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=wownero)
- Web: [wownero.org](https://wownero.org)
+- Web: [wownero.org](http://wownero.org)
 - Twitter: [@w0wn3r0](https://twitter.com/w0wn3r0)
 - Reddit: [/r/wownero](https://www.reddit.com/r/wownero)
 - Mail: [wownero@protonmail.com](mailto:wownero@protonmail.com)
- Git: [git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero](https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero)
+- GitHub: [git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero](https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero)
+- IRC: [#wownero on Freenode](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/?nick=suchchatter|?#wownero)
+- Bitmessage Chan: wownero (`BM-2cSzWtrj2pzLva9GF1Jp2TYsnLjrnJpvba`)
 - Wownero Funding System: [funding.wownero.com](https://funding.wownero.com)
 - Wownero Forum: [forum.wownero.com](https://forum.wownero.com)
- Discord: [discord.gg/ykZyAzJhDK](https://discord.com/invite/ykZyAzJhDK)
+- Discord: [discord.gg/DSC9TWx](https://discord.gg/DSC9TWx)
 - Telegram: [t.me/wownero](https://t.me/wownero)
- Wowlet Desktop Wallet: [git.wownero.com/wowlet/wowlet](https://git.wownero.com/wowlet/wowlet/releases)
+- Feather-WOW Desktop Wallet: [featherwallet.org/wownero](https://featherwallet.org/wownero)
 - WOW Stash Web Wallet: [wowstash.app](https://wowstash.app)
 - Public Node Status: [monero.fail](https://monero.fail/?crypto=wownero)
- Map of Nodes: [wownero.fyi](https://wownero.fyi)
- Wownero Memes: [suchwow.xyz](https://suchwow.xyz/posts/top)
- XMR/WOW Swap: [nero Swap](https://neroswap.com)
- Mining Pools: [miningpoolstats.stream](https://miningpoolstats.stream/wownero)
- Market Info: [coinmarketcap.com](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/wownero), [coingecko.com](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/wownero/usd)

 ### Blockchain Explorers
 - https://explore.wownero.com
 - http://wow5eqtzqvsg5jctqzg5g7uk3u62sfqiacj5x6lo4by7bvnj6jkvubyd.onion
 - https://wownero.club
- https://explorer.wownero.fyi
+
+### Free Public Nodes
+- global.wownodes.com:34568 (Global)
+- node.suchwow.xyz:34568    (US)
+- wow.pwned.systems:34568   (NL)
+- wowbux.org:34568          (CA)
+- super.fast.node.xmr.pm:34568 (DE)
+- wow.pwned.systems          (NL)
+- wowbuxx535x4exuexja2xfezpwcyznxkofui4ndjiectj4yuh2xheiid.onion:34568
+
+### Tor Peers
+- wowp2p5gelm6vhl2d5tvfqills63jilgy6hkvlrqljooov5ktaxgqdad.onion
+- f3moshycuklu3mb3wnlfjwn26nsgzreqtfzfuyjjk46u7jqxlhf7d5id.onion

 ## Introduction

@@ -41,9 +50,6 @@ Wownero is a 100% community-sponsored endeavor. Supporting services are also gra
 [<img src="https://git.wownero.com/wownero/meta/raw/branch/master/images/macstadium.png"
      alt="MacStadium"
      height="100">](https://www.macstadium.com)
-[<img src="https://git.wownero.com/wownero/meta/raw/branch/master/images/jetbrains.png"
-      alt="JetBrains"
-      height="100">](https://www.jetbrains.com)

 Developers are volunteers doing this mostly for shits and giggles. If you would like to support our shenanigans and stimulant addictions, please consider donating to [WFS proposals](https://funding.wownero.com/proposals) or the dev slush fund.

@@ -65,11 +71,9 @@ BTC: `bc1qcw9zglp3fxyl25zswemw7jczlqryms2lsmu464`

 If you have a fix or code change, feel free to submit it as a pull request. Ahead of a scheduled software upgrade, a development branch will be created with the new release version tag. Pull requests that address bugs should be made to Master. Pull requests that require review and testing (generally, optimizations and new features) should be made to the development branch. All pull requests will be considered safe until the US dollar valuation of 1 Wownero equals $1000. After this valuation has been reached, more research will be needed to introduce experimental cryptography and/or code into the codebase.

-From version 10, Wownero follows [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org) standard for releases: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH. **MAJOR** version deals with changes to consensus code, **MINOR** deals with new features, major bugs fixes, **PATCH** version deals with minor bug fixes, superficial changes.
-
 Things to Do, Work in Progress, and Help Wanted tasks are tracked in the [Meta](https://git.wownero.com/wownero/meta/issues) repo. 

-Join `#wownero-dev` on IRC OFTC to participate in development conversation.
+Join `#wownero-dev` on IRC freenode to participate in development conversation.

 ## Scheduled software upgrades

@@ -86,8 +90,7 @@ Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
 | 114,969                          | 2019-06-14 | F For Fappening    | v0.6.1.0               | v0.6.1.2                  | RandomWOW, new block weight algorithm, slightly more efficient RingCT format
 | 160,777                          | 2019-11-20 | Gaping Goatse    | v0.7.0.0               | v0.7.1.0                  | Only allow >= 2 outputs, change to the block median used to calculate penalty, rct sigs in coinbase forbidden, 4 unlock time as protocol rule
 | -                         | 2020-06-28 | Hallucinogenic Hypnotoad  | v0.8.0.0               | v0.8.0.2                  | Dandelion++ support
-| 253,999                         | 2020-10-09 | Illiterate Illuminati  | v0.9.0.0               | v0.9.3.3                  | Dynamic coinbase unlock (up to 1 mo.), Deterministic unlock times, Enforce maximum coinbase amount, show_qr_code wallet command, CLSAG
-| 331,337                         | 2021-07-04 | Junkie Jeff  | 10.0.0               |  10.0.0                  | Bulletproofs+, Miner Block Header Signing, Change coinbase unlock time to 1 day, Reset difficulty and switch back to Monero's difficulty algorithm
+| 253,999                         | 2020-10-09 | Illiterate Illuminati  | v0.9.0.0               | v0.9.1.0                  | Dynamic coinbase unlock (up to 1 mo.), Deterministic unlock times, Enforce maximum coinbase amount, show_qr_code wallet command, CLSAG

 X's indicate that these details have not been determined as of commit date.

--- a/docs/ZMQ.md
+++ b/docs/ZMQ.md
--- a/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ macro(CHECK_LINKER_FLAG flag VARIABLE)
      ${_cle_source}
      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_DEFINITIONS} ${flag}
      CMAKE_FLAGS
-      "-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=${flag}"
      OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
    unset(_cle_source)
    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${saved_CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
--- a/cmake/CheckTrezor.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CheckTrezor.cmake
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ endif()

 # Protobuf compilation test
 if(Protobuf_FOUND AND USE_DEVICE_TREZOR AND TREZOR_PYTHON)
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} -I "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" -I "${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test-protobuf.proto" --cpp_out ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} RESULT_VARIABLE RET OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUT ERROR_VARIABLE ERR)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE} -I "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" -I "${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test-protobuf.proto" --cpp_out ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} RESULT_VARIABLE RET OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUT ERROR_VARIABLE ERR)
    if(RET)
        message(STATUS "Protobuf test generation failed: ${OUT} ${ERR}")
    endif()
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if(Protobuf_FOUND AND USE_DEVICE_TREZOR AND TREZOR_PYTHON)
        "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
        SOURCES
        "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/test-protobuf.pb.cc"
-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test-protobuf.cpp"
+        "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test-protobuf.cpp"
        CMAKE_FLAGS
        "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES=${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR};${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
        "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11"
--- a/cmake/FindCcache.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCcache.cmake
@@ -42,19 +42,12 @@
 find_program(CCACHE_FOUND ccache)
 if (CCACHE_FOUND)
 	# Try to compile a test program with ccache, in order to verify if it really works. (needed on exotic setups)
-	set(TEST_PROJECT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp")
-	file(WRITE "${TEST_PROJECT}/CMakeLists.txt" [=[
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-project(test)
-option (CCACHE "")
-file(WRITE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/test.cpp" "int main() { return 0; }")
-set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CCACHE}")
-set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK    "${CCACHE}")
-add_executable(test test.cpp)
-]=])
-	try_compile(RET "${TEST_PROJECT}/build" "${TEST_PROJECT}" "test" CMAKE_FLAGS -DCCACHE="${CCACHE_FOUND}")
-	unset(TEST_PROJECT)
-	if (${RET})
+	# Create a temporary file with a simple program.
+	set(TEMP_CPP_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/test-program.cpp")
+	file(WRITE "${TEMP_CPP_FILE}" "int main() { return 0; }")
+	# And run the found ccache on it.
+	execute_process(COMMAND "${CCACHE_FOUND}" "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" "${TEMP_CPP_FILE}"  RESULT_VARIABLE RET)
+	if (${RET} EQUAL 0)
 		# Success
 		message(STATUS "Found usable ccache: ${CCACHE_FOUND}")
 		set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CCACHE_FOUND}")
--- a/cmake/FindLibUSB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLibUSB.cmake
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ if ( LibUSB_FOUND )

        try_compile(LibUSB_COMPILE_TEST_PASSED
                ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-                "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test-libusb-version.c"
+                "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test-libusb-version.c"
                CMAKE_FLAGS
                    "-DINCLUDE_DIRECTORIES=${LibUSB_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
                    "-DLINK_DIRECTORIES=${LibUSB_LIBRARIES}"
--- a/cmake/GitVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GitVersion.cmake
@@ -48,21 +48,29 @@ function (get_version_tag_from_git GIT)
        message(STATUS "You are currently on commit ${COMMIT}")

        # Get all the tags
-        execute_process(COMMAND "${GIT}" tag -l --points-at HEAD
+        execute_process(COMMAND "${GIT}" rev-list --tags --max-count=1 --abbrev-commit 
                        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
                        RESULT_VARIABLE RET
-                        OUTPUT_VARIABLE TAG
+                        OUTPUT_VARIABLE TAGGEDCOMMIT
                        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)

-        # Check if we're building that tagged commit or a different one
-        if(TAG)
-            message(STATUS "You are building a tagged release")
-            set(VERSIONTAG "release")
-            set(VERSION_IS_RELEASE "true")
-        else()
-            message(STATUS "You are ahead of or behind a tagged release")
+        if(NOT TAGGEDCOMMIT)
+            message(WARNING "Cannot determine most recent tag. Make sure that you are building either from a Git working tree or from a source archive.")
            set(VERSIONTAG "${COMMIT}")
            set(VERSION_IS_RELEASE "false")
+        else()
+            message(STATUS "The most recent tag was at ${TAGGEDCOMMIT}")
+
+            # Check if we're building that tagged commit or a different one
+            if(COMMIT STREQUAL TAGGEDCOMMIT)
+                message(STATUS "You are building a tagged release")
+                set(VERSIONTAG "release")
+                set(VERSION_IS_RELEASE "true")
+            else()
+                message(STATUS "You are ahead of or behind a tagged release")
+                set(VERSIONTAG "${COMMIT}")
+                set(VERSION_IS_RELEASE "false")
+            endif()
        endif()	    
    endif()

--- a/cmake/SetClangTidy.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SetClangTidy.cmake
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2020, The Monero Project
-#
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
-# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
-#    conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
-#    of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
-#    materials provided with the distribution.
-#
-# 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be
-#    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
-#    prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
-# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
-# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
-# STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
-# THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_LANG_CLANG_TIDY.html
-# This module sets the following variables:
-# CMAKE_C_CLANG_TIDY
-# CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY
-# when clang-tidy is found in PATH. Afterwards, the code is being linted by the tool.
-# The checks to be enabled can be manipulated with the variable MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS
-
-macro (monero_clang_tidy LANGUAGE)
-	set(TOOL_NAME "clang-tidy")
-	set(MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_MIN_VERSION "3.6")
-	if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "${MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_MIN_VERSION}")
-		message(FATAL_ERROR "Sorry, ${TOOL_NAME} is available for CMake from version ${MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_MIN_VERSION}")
-	else()
-		message(STATUS "Trying to enable ${TOOL_NAME}")
-		find_program(MONERO_CLANG_BIN ${TOOL_NAME})
-		if(NOT MONERO_CLANG_BIN)
-			message(FATAL_ERROR "${TOOL_NAME} not found! Try running: sudo apt install ${TOOL_NAME}")
-		else()
-			message(STATUS "Found ${MONERO_CLANG_BIN}")
-			set(MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS
-			    -header-filter=.; 	# By default the headers are excluded. This line enables them.
-			    -checks=*; 		# Currently enabling all checks
-			    # An example of selectively enabling checks:
-			    #-checks=bugprone-*,cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto # Have to be in one line :(
-			)
-			# Current list of checks is avaibale under:
-			# https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/
-			if (${LANGUAGE} STREQUAL "C")
-				set(CMAKE_C_CLANG_TIDY
-					${MONERO_CLANG_BIN}; # Mind the semicolon
-					${MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS}
-				)
-			elseif (${LANGUAGE} STREQUAL "CXX")
-				set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY
-					${MONERO_CLANG_BIN}; # Mind the semicolon
-					${MONERO_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS}
-				)
-			else()
-				message(FATAL_ERROR "${TOOL_NAME}: Unsupported language: ${LANGUAGE}")
-			endif()
-		endif()
-	endif()
-endmacro()
-
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@
 # STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
 # THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

-monero_enable_coverage()
 add_subdirectory(epee)

--- a/contrib/brew/Brewfile
+++ b/contrib/brew/Brewfile
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ brew "miniupnpc"
 brew "readline"
 brew "ldns"
 brew "expat"
-brew "ccache"
 brew "doxygen"
 brew "graphviz"
 brew "libunwind-headers"
--- a/contrib/depends/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/depends/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ HOST ?= $(BUILD)
 PATCHES_PATH = $(BASEDIR)/patches
 BASEDIR = $(CURDIR)
 HASH_LENGTH:=11
-DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT:=30
-DOWNLOAD_RETRIES:=5
+DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT:=10
+DOWNLOAD_RETRIES:=3
 HOST_ID_SALT ?= salt
 BUILD_ID_SALT ?= salt

--- a/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package=boost                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 $(package)_version=1_64_0
-$(package)_download_path=https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.64.0/
+$(package)_download_path=https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.64.0/source/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)_$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=7bcc5caace97baa948931d712ea5f37038dbb1c5d89b43ad4def4ed7cb683332
 $(package)_dependencies=libiconv
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/openssl.mk
@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
 package=openssl
-$(package)_version=1.1.1k
-$(package)_download_path=https://www.openssl.org/source
+$(package)_version=1.0.2r
+$(package)_download_path=https://ftp.openssl.org/source/old/1.0.2
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=892a0875b9872acd04a9fde79b1f943075d5ea162415de3047c327df33fbaee5
+$(package)_sha256_hash=ae51d08bba8a83958e894946f15303ff894d75c2b8bbd44a852b64e3fe11d0d6
+$(package)_patches=fix_arflags.patch

 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_env=AR="$($(package)_ar)" ARFLAGS=$($(package)_arflags) RANLIB="$($(package)_ranlib)" CC="$($(package)_cc)"
-$(package)_config_env_arm_android=ANDROID_NDK_HOME="$(host_prefix)/native" PATH="$(host_prefix)/native/bin" CC=clang AR=ar RANLIB=ranlib
-$(package)_config_env_aarch64_android=ANDROID_NDK_HOME="$(host_prefix)/native" PATH="$(host_prefix)/native/bin" CC=clang AR=ar RANLIB=ranlib
-$(package)_build_env_arm_android=ANDROID_NDK_HOME="$(host_prefix)/native"
-$(package)_build_env_aarch64_android=ANDROID_NDK_HOME="$(host_prefix)/native"
 $(package)_config_opts=--prefix=$(host_prefix) --openssldir=$(host_prefix)/etc/openssl
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-capieng
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-dso
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-dtls1
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-gost
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-gmp
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-heartbeats
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-jpake
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-krb5
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-libunbound
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-md2
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-rc5
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-rdrand
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-rfc3779
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-rsax
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-sctp
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-sha0
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-shared
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-ssl-trace
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-ssl2
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-ssl3
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-static_engine
+$(package)_config_opts+=no-store
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-unit-test
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-weak-ssl-ciphers
 $(package)_config_opts+=no-zlib
@@ -37,8 +42,8 @@ $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_linux=linux-x86_64
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=linux-generic32
 $(package)_config_opts_arm_linux=linux-generic32
 $(package)_config_opts_aarch64_linux=linux-generic64
-$(package)_config_opts_arm_android=--static android-arm
-$(package)_config_opts_aarch64_android=--static android-arm64
+$(package)_config_opts_arm_android=--static android-armv7 no-asm
+$(package)_config_opts_aarch64_android=--static android no-asm
 $(package)_config_opts_riscv64_linux=linux-generic64
 $(package)_config_opts_mipsel_linux=linux-generic32
 $(package)_config_opts_mips_linux=linux-generic32
@@ -50,8 +55,10 @@ $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_freebsd=BSD-x86_64
 endef

 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  sed -i.old 's|"engines", "apps", "test", "util", "tools", "fuzz"|"engines", "tools"|' Configure && \
-  sed -i -e 's|cflags --sysroot.*",|cflags",|' Configurations/15-android.conf
+  sed -i.old "/define DATE/d" util/mkbuildinf.pl && \
+  sed -i.old "s|engines apps test|engines|" Makefile.org && \
+  sed -i -e "s/-mandroid //" Configure && \
+  patch < $($(package)_patch_dir)/fix_arflags.patch
 endef

 define $(package)_config_cmds
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ define $(package)_build_cmds
 endef

 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) -j1 install_sw
+  $(MAKE) INSTALL_PREFIX=$($(package)_staging_dir) -j1 install_sw
 endef

 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
--- a/contrib/depends/patches/openssl/fix_arflags.patch
+++ b/contrib/depends/patches/openssl/fix_arflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- Makefile.org.O	2019-02-26 14:20:20.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.org	2019-11-15 13:05:54.370086856 +0000
+@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
+ PEX_LIBS= 
+ EX_LIBS= 
+ EXE_EXT= 
+-ARFLAGS=
+-AR=ar $(ARFLAGS) r
+ARFLAGS= r
+AR=ar $(ARFLAGS)
+ RANLIB= ranlib
+ RC= windres
+ NM= nm
+--- Configure.O	2019-02-26 14:20:20.000000000 +0000
+++ Configure	2019-11-16 07:43:14.933990774 +0000
+@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@
+ my $shared_extension = $fields[$idx_shared_extension];
+ my $ranlib = $ENV{'RANLIB'} || $fields[$idx_ranlib];
+ my $ar = $ENV{'AR'} || "ar";
+-my $arflags = $fields[$idx_arflags];
+my $arflags = $ENV{'ARFLAGS'} || $fields[$idx_arflags];
+ my $windres = $ENV{'RC'} || $ENV{'WINDRES'} || "windres";
+ my $multilib = $fields[$idx_multilib];
+ 
--- a/contrib/epee/demo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/epee/demo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
 #set(Boost_DEBUG 1) 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system filesystem thread date_time chrono regex )
--- a/contrib/epee/include/byte_slice.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/byte_slice.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace epee
    explicit byte_slice(std::string&& buffer);

    //! Convert `stream` into a slice with zero allocations.
-    explicit byte_slice(byte_stream&& stream, bool shrink = true);
+    explicit byte_slice(byte_stream&& stream) noexcept;

    byte_slice(byte_slice&& source) noexcept;
    ~byte_slice() noexcept = default;
--- a/contrib/epee/include/byte_stream.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/byte_stream.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace epee
    byte_buffer buffer_;        //! Beginning of buffer
    std::uint8_t* next_write_;  //! Current write position
    const std::uint8_t* end_;   //! End of buffer
+    std::size_t increase_size_; //! Minimum buffer size increase

    //! \post `requested <= available()`
    void overflow(const std::size_t requested);
@@ -74,17 +75,29 @@ namespace epee
    using char_type = std::uint8_t;
    using Ch = char_type;

+    //! \return Default minimum size increase on buffer overflow
+    static constexpr std::size_t default_increase() noexcept { return 4096; }
+
    //! Increase internal buffer by at least `byte_stream_increase` bytes.
    byte_stream() noexcept
+      : byte_stream(default_increase())
+    {}
+
+    //! Increase internal buffer by at least `increase` bytes.
+    explicit byte_stream(const std::size_t increase) noexcept
      : buffer_(nullptr),
        next_write_(nullptr),
-        end_(nullptr)
+        end_(nullptr),
+        increase_size_(increase)
    {}

    byte_stream(byte_stream&& rhs) noexcept;
    ~byte_stream() noexcept = default;
    byte_stream& operator=(byte_stream&& rhs) noexcept;

+    //! \return The minimum increase size on buffer overflow
+    std::size_t increase_size() const noexcept { return increase_size_; }
+
    const std::uint8_t* data() const noexcept { return buffer_.get(); }
    std::uint8_t* tellp() const noexcept { return next_write_; }
    std::size_t available() const noexcept { return end_ - next_write_; }
@@ -175,7 +188,7 @@ namespace epee
    void put_n(const std::uint8_t ch, const std::size_t count)
    {
      check(count);
-      std::memset(tellp(), ch, count);
+      std::memset(tellp(), count, ch);
      next_write_ += count;
    }

--- a/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
@@ -24,23 +24,211 @@
 // SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 // 

+
 #ifndef _FILE_IO_UTILS_H_
 #define _FILE_IO_UTILS_H_

-#include <string>
-#include <ctime>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "string_tools.h"
+#endif
+
+// On Windows there is a problem with non-ASCII characters in path and file names
+// as far as support by the standard components used is concerned:
+
+// The various file stream classes, e.g. std::ifstream and std::ofstream, are
+// part of the GNU C++ Library / libstdc++. On the most basic level they use the
+// fopen() call as defined / made accessible to programs compiled within MSYS2
+// by the stdio.h header file maintained by the MinGW project.
+
+// The critical point: The implementation of fopen() is part of MSVCRT, the
+// Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Library, and this method does NOT offer any
+// Unicode support.
+
+// Monero code that would want to continue to use the normal file stream classes
+// but WITH Unicode support could therefore not solve this problem on its own,
+// but 2 different projects from 2 different maintaining groups would need changes
+// in this particular direction - something probably difficult to achieve and
+// with a long time to wait until all new versions / releases arrive.
+
+// Implemented solution approach: Circumvent the problem by stopping to use std
+// file stream classes on Windows and directly use Unicode-capable WIN32 API
+// calls. Most of the code doing so is concentrated in this header file here.

 namespace epee
 {
 namespace file_io_utils
 {
-    bool is_file_exist(const std::string& path);
-    bool save_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str);
-    bool get_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, time_t& ft);
-    bool set_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, const time_t& ft);
-    bool load_file_to_string(const std::string& path_to_file, std::string& target_str, size_t max_size = 1000000000);
-    bool append_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str);
-    bool get_file_size(const std::string& path_to_file, uint64_t &size);
+	inline 
+		bool is_file_exist(const std::string& path)
+	{
+		boost::filesystem::path p(path);
+		return boost::filesystem::exists(p);
+	}
+
+	inline
+		bool save_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str)
+	{
+#ifdef WIN32
+                std::wstring wide_path;
+                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
+                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+                    return false;
+                DWORD bytes_written;
+                DWORD bytes_to_write = (DWORD)str.size();
+                BOOL result = WriteFile(file_handle, str.data(), bytes_to_write, &bytes_written, NULL);
+                CloseHandle(file_handle);
+                if (bytes_written != bytes_to_write)
+                    result = FALSE;
+                return result;
+#else
+		try
+		{
+			std::ofstream fstream;
+			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
+			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::trunc);
+			fstream << str;
+			fstream.close();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	inline
+	bool get_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, time_t& ft)
+	{
+		boost::system::error_code ec;
+		ft = boost::filesystem::last_write_time(boost::filesystem::path(path_to_file), ec);
+		if(!ec)
+			return true;
+		else
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	inline
+		bool set_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, const time_t& ft)
+	{
+		boost::system::error_code ec;
+		boost::filesystem::last_write_time(boost::filesystem::path(path_to_file), ft, ec);
+		if(!ec)
+			return true;
+		else
+			return false;
+	}
+
+
+	inline
+		bool load_file_to_string(const std::string& path_to_file, std::string& target_str, size_t max_size = 1000000000)
+	{
+#ifdef WIN32
+                std::wstring wide_path;
+                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
+                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+                    return false;
+                DWORD file_size = GetFileSize(file_handle, NULL);
+                if ((file_size == INVALID_FILE_SIZE) || (uint64_t)file_size > (uint64_t)max_size) {
+                    CloseHandle(file_handle);
+                    return false;
+                }
+                target_str.resize(file_size);
+                DWORD bytes_read;
+                BOOL result = ReadFile(file_handle, &target_str[0], file_size, &bytes_read, NULL);
+                CloseHandle(file_handle);
+                if (bytes_read != file_size)
+                    result = FALSE;
+                return result;
+#else
+		try
+		{
+			std::ifstream fstream;
+			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
+			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in | std::ios::ate);
+
+			std::ifstream::pos_type file_size = fstream.tellg();
+			
+			if((uint64_t)file_size > (uint64_t)max_size) // ensure a large domain for comparison, and negative -> too large
+				return false;//don't go crazy
+			size_t file_size_t = static_cast<size_t>(file_size);
+
+			target_str.resize(file_size_t);
+
+			fstream.seekg (0, std::ios::beg);
+			fstream.read((char*)target_str.data(), target_str.size());
+			fstream.close();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	inline
+		bool append_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str)
+	{
+                // No special Windows implementation because so far not used in Monero code
+		try
+		{
+			std::ofstream fstream;
+			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
+			fstream.open(path_to_file.c_str(), std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::app);
+			fstream << str;
+			fstream.close();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	inline
+		bool get_file_size(const std::string& path_to_file, uint64_t &size)
+	{
+#ifdef WIN32
+                std::wstring wide_path;
+                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
+                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+                    return false;
+                LARGE_INTEGER file_size;
+                BOOL result = GetFileSizeEx(file_handle, &file_size);
+                CloseHandle(file_handle);
+                if (result) {
+                    size = file_size.QuadPart;
+                }
+                return size;
+#else
+		try
+		{
+			std::ifstream fstream;
+			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
+			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in | std::ios::ate);
+			size = fstream.tellg();
+			fstream.close();
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
 }
 }

--- a/contrib/epee/include/memwipe.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/memwipe.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@

 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <array>
-#include <cstddef>

 extern "C" {
 #endif
--- a/contrib/epee/include/misc_language.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/misc_language.h
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@

 #pragma once

-#include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <limits>
-#include <functional>
-#include <vector>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 namespace epee
 {
 #define STD_TRY_BEGIN() try {
@@ -97,7 +95,16 @@ namespace misc_utils
      return memcmp(&_Left, &_Right, sizeof(_Left)) < 0;
  }
 	
-	bool sleep_no_w(long ms );
+
+	inline
+	bool sleep_no_w(long ms )
+	{
+		boost::this_thread::sleep( 
+			boost::get_system_time() + 
+			boost::posix_time::milliseconds( std::max<long>(ms,0) ) );
+		
+		return true;
+	}

  template <typename T>
  T get_mid(const T &a, const T &b)
--- a/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/misc_log_ex.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define MAX_LOG_FILES 50

 #define MCLOG_TYPE(level, cat, color, type, x) do { \
-    if (el::Loggers::allowed(level, cat)) { \
+    if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
      el::base::Writer(level, color, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
    } \
  } while (0)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@

 #define IFLOG(level, cat, color, type, init, x) \
  do { \
-    if (el::Loggers::allowed(level, cat)) { \
+    if (ELPP->vRegistry()->allowed(level, cat)) { \
      init; \
      el::base::Writer(level, color, __FILE__, __LINE__, ELPP_FUNC, type).construct(cat) << x; \
    } \
--- a/contrib/epee/include/misc_os_dependent.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/misc_os_dependent.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #endif

 #include <iostream>
-#include <ctime>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>

 #pragma once 
 namespace epee
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ namespace misc_utils

 	}

-	std::string get_thread_string_id();
+
+	inline std::string get_thread_string_id()
+	{
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+		return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(GetCurrentThreadId());
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)  
+		return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(pthread_self());
+#endif
+	}

 	inline bool get_gmt_time(time_t t, struct tm &tm)
 	{
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace http
    virtual bool connect(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) = 0;
    virtual bool disconnect() = 0;
    virtual bool is_connected(bool *ssl = NULL) = 0;
-    virtual bool invoke(const boost::string_ref uri, const boost::string_ref method, const boost::string_ref body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
+    virtual bool invoke(const boost::string_ref uri, const boost::string_ref method, const std::string& body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
    virtual bool invoke_get(const boost::string_ref uri, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const std::string& body = std::string(), const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
    virtual bool invoke_post(const boost::string_ref uri, const std::string& body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
    virtual uint64_t get_bytes_sent() const = 0;
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ namespace net_utils
    template<class t_callback>
    bool connect_async(const std::string& adr, const std::string& port, uint32_t conn_timeot, const t_callback &cb, const std::string& bind_ip = "0.0.0.0", epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t ssl_support = epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect);

-    boost::asio::ssl::context& get_ssl_context() noexcept
-    {
-      assert(m_state != nullptr);
-      return m_state->ssl_context;
-    }
-
    typename t_protocol_handler::config_type& get_config_object()
    {
      assert(m_state != nullptr); // always set in constructor
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp> // TODO
 #include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp> // TODO
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include "warnings.h"
-#include "string_tools_lexical.h"
+#include "string_tools.h"
 #include "misc_language.h"
 #include "net/local_ip.h"
 #include "pragma_comp_defs.h"
@@ -208,6 +207,7 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
    buffer_ssl_init_fill = 0;
    if (is_income && m_ssl_support != epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled)
      socket().async_receive(boost::asio::buffer(buffer_),
+        boost::asio::socket_base::message_peek,
        strand_.wrap(
          std::bind(&connection<t_protocol_handler>::handle_receive, self,
            std::placeholders::_1,
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
    //_dbg3("[sock " << socket().native_handle() << "] add_ref, m_peer_number=" << mI->m_peer_number);
    CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(self->m_self_refs_lock);
    //_dbg3("[sock " << socket().native_handle() << "] add_ref 2, m_peer_number=" << mI->m_peer_number);
+    if(m_was_shutdown)
+      return false;
    ++m_reference_count;
    m_self_ref = std::move(self);
    return true;
@@ -332,9 +334,6 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
    TRY_ENTRY();
    //_info("[sock " << socket().native_handle() << "] Async read calledback.");
    
-    if (m_was_shutdown)
-        return;
-
    if (!e)
    {
        double current_speed_down;
@@ -361,9 +360,6 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
 					CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(	epee::net_utils::network_throttle_manager::m_lock_get_global_throttle_in );
 					delay = epee::net_utils::network_throttle_manager::get_global_throttle_in().get_sleep_time_after_tick( bytes_transferred );
 				}
-
-				if (m_was_shutdown)
-					return;
 				
 				delay *= 0.5;
 				long int ms = (long int)(delay * 100);
@@ -435,9 +431,6 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
    std::size_t bytes_transferred)
  {
    TRY_ENTRY();
-
-    if (m_was_shutdown) return;
-
    if (e)
    {
      // offload the error case
@@ -445,11 +438,13 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
      return;
    }

+    reset_timer(get_timeout_from_bytes_read(bytes_transferred), false);
+
    buffer_ssl_init_fill += bytes_transferred;
-    MTRACE("we now have " << buffer_ssl_init_fill << "/" << get_ssl_magic_size() << " bytes needed to detect SSL");
-    if (buffer_ssl_init_fill < get_ssl_magic_size())
+    if (buffer_ssl_init_fill <= get_ssl_magic_size())
    {
      socket().async_receive(boost::asio::buffer(buffer_.data() + buffer_ssl_init_fill, buffer_.size() - buffer_ssl_init_fill),
+        boost::asio::socket_base::message_peek,
        strand_.wrap(
          boost::bind(&connection<t_protocol_handler>::handle_receive, connection<t_protocol_handler>::shared_from_this(),
            boost::asio::placeholders::error,
@@ -475,7 +470,7 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
    if (m_ssl_support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_enabled)
    {
      // Handshake
-      if (!handshake(boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::server, boost::asio::const_buffer(buffer_.data(), buffer_ssl_init_fill)))
+      if (!handshake(boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::server))
      {
        MERROR("SSL handshake failed");
        boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::atomic_write32(&m_want_close_connection, 1);
@@ -490,11 +485,6 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
        return;
      }
    }
-    else
-    {
-      handle_read(e, buffer_ssl_init_fill);
-      return;
-    }

    async_read_some(boost::asio::buffer(buffer_),
      strand_.wrap(
@@ -561,7 +551,7 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
 			{ // LOCK: chunking
    		epee::critical_region_t<decltype(m_chunking_lock)> send_guard(m_chunking_lock); // *** critical *** 

-				MDEBUG("do_send() will SPLIT into small chunks, from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<(const void*)message_data);
+				MDEBUG("do_send() will SPLIT into small chunks, from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<message_data);
 				// 01234567890 
 				// ^^^^        (pos=0, len=4)     ;   pos:=pos+len, pos=4
 				//     ^^^^    (pos=4, len=4)     ;   pos:=pos+len, pos=8
@@ -574,14 +564,14 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
 				while (!message.empty()) {
 					byte_slice chunk = message.take_slice(chunksize_good);

-					MDEBUG("chunk_start="<<(void*)chunk.data()<<" ptr="<<(const void*)message_data<<" pos="<<(chunk.data() - message_data));
+					MDEBUG("chunk_start="<<(void*)chunk.data()<<" ptr="<<message_data<<" pos="<<(chunk.data() - message_data));
 					MDEBUG("part of " << message.size() << ": pos="<<(chunk.data() - message_data) << " len="<<chunk.size());

 					bool ok = do_send_chunk(std::move(chunk)); // <====== ***

 					all_ok = all_ok && ok;
 					if (!all_ok) {
-						MDEBUG("do_send() DONE ***FAILED*** from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<(const void*)message_data);
+						MDEBUG("do_send() DONE ***FAILED*** from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<message_data);
 						MDEBUG("do_send() SEND was aborted in middle of big package - this is mostly harmless "
 							<< " (e.g. peer closed connection) but if it causes trouble tell us at #monero-dev. " << message_size);
 						return false; // partial failure in sending
@@ -589,7 +579,7 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
 					// (in catch block, or uniq pointer) delete buf;
 				} // each chunk

-				MDEBUG("do_send() DONE SPLIT from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<(const void*)message_data);
+				MDEBUG("do_send() DONE SPLIT from packet="<<message_size<<" B for ptr="<<message_data);

                MDEBUG("do_send() m_connection_type = " << m_connection_type);

@@ -661,8 +651,6 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
        boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds( ms ) );
        m_send_que_lock.lock();
        _dbg1("sleep for queue: " << ms);
-	if (m_was_shutdown)
-		return false;

        if (retry > retry_limit) {
            MWARNING("send que size is more than ABSTRACT_SERVER_SEND_QUE_MAX_COUNT(" << ABSTRACT_SERVER_SEND_QUE_MAX_COUNT << "), shutting down connection");
@@ -760,8 +748,7 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
  template<class t_protocol_handler>
  void connection<t_protocol_handler>::reset_timer(boost::posix_time::milliseconds ms, bool add)
  {
-    const auto tms = ms.total_milliseconds();
-    if (tms < 0 || (add && tms == 0))
+    if (ms.total_milliseconds() < 0)
    {
      MWARNING("Ignoring negative timeout " << ms);
      return;
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ class connection_basic { // not-templated base class for rapid developmet of som
 		ssl_support_t get_ssl_support() const { return m_ssl_support; }
 		void disable_ssl() { m_ssl_support = epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled; }

-		bool handshake(boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type, boost::asio::const_buffer buffer = {})
+		bool handshake(boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type)
 		{
 			//m_state != nullptr verified in constructor
-			return m_state->ssl_options().handshake(socket_, type, buffer);
+			return m_state->ssl_options().handshake(socket_, type);
 		}

 		template<typename MutableBufferSequence, typename ReadHandler>
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_base.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_base.h
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@


 #pragma once
-#include "memwipe.h"
-
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/regex.hpp>
 #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
-#include <list>
+
+#include "memwipe.h"
+#include "string_tools.h"

 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net.http"
@@ -65,9 +66,34 @@ namespace net_utils

 		typedef std::list<std::pair<std::string, std::string> > fields_list;

-		std::string get_value_from_fields_list(const std::string& param_name, const net_utils::http::fields_list& fields);
+		inline
+		std::string get_value_from_fields_list(const std::string& param_name, const net_utils::http::fields_list& fields)
+		{
+			fields_list::const_iterator it = fields.begin();
+			for(; it != fields.end(); it++)
+				if(!string_tools::compare_no_case(param_name, it->first))
+					break;

-		std::string get_value_from_uri_line(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& uri);
+			if(it==fields.end())
+				return std::string();
+
+			return it->second;
+		}
+
+
+		inline
+			std::string get_value_from_uri_line(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& uri)
+		{
+			std::string buff = "([\\?|&])";
+			buff += param_name + "=([^&]*)";
+			boost::regex match_param(buff.c_str(), boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
+			boost::smatch	result;
+			if(boost::regex_search(uri, result, match_param, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched) 
+			{
+				return result[2];
+			}
+			return std::string();
+		}

 		static inline void add_field(std::string& out, const boost::string_ref name, const boost::string_ref value)
 		{
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/regex.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional/optional.hpp>
 #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 //#include <mbstring.h>
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@
 #endif 

 #include "string_tools.h"
-#include "string_tools_lexical.h"
 #include "reg_exp_definer.h"
 #include "abstract_http_client.h"
 #include "http_base.h" 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace net_utils
 			}

 			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-			inline bool invoke(const boost::string_ref uri, const boost::string_ref method, const boost::string_ref body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) override
+			inline bool invoke(const boost::string_ref uri, const boost::string_ref method, const std::string& body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) override
 			{
 				CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_lock);
 				if(!is_connected())
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_handlers_map2.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_handlers_map2.h
@@ -74,13 +74,7 @@
      uint64_t ticks = misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
      boost::value_initialized<command_type::request> req; \
      bool parse_res = epee::serialization::load_t_from_json(static_cast<command_type::request&>(req), query_info.m_body); \
-      if (!parse_res) \
-      { \
-         MERROR("Failed to parse json: \r\n" << query_info.m_body); \
-         response_info.m_response_code = 400; \
-         response_info.m_response_comment = "Bad request"; \
-         return true; \
-      } \
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(parse_res, false, "Failed to parse json: \r\n" << query_info.m_body); \
      uint64_t ticks1 = epee::misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
      boost::value_initialized<command_type::response> resp;\
      MINFO(m_conn_context << "calling " << s_pattern); \
@@ -110,13 +104,7 @@
      uint64_t ticks = misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
      boost::value_initialized<command_type::request> req; \
      bool parse_res = epee::serialization::load_t_from_binary(static_cast<command_type::request&>(req), epee::strspan<uint8_t>(query_info.m_body)); \
-      if (!parse_res) \
-      { \
-         MERROR("Failed to parse bin body data, body size=" << query_info.m_body.size()); \
-         response_info.m_response_code = 400; \
-         response_info.m_response_comment = "Bad request"; \
-         return true; \
-      } \
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(parse_res, false, "Failed to parse bin body data, body size=" << query_info.m_body.size()); \
      uint64_t ticks1 = misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
      boost::value_initialized<command_type::response> resp;\
      MINFO(m_conn_context << "calling " << s_pattern); \
@@ -130,10 +118,8 @@
        return true; \
      } \
      uint64_t ticks2 = misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
-      epee::byte_slice buffer; \
-      epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(static_cast<command_type::response&>(resp), buffer, 64 * 1024); \
+      epee::serialization::store_t_to_binary(static_cast<command_type::response&>(resp), response_info.m_body); \
      uint64_t ticks3 = epee::misc_utils::get_tick_count(); \
-      response_info.m_body.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer.data()), buffer.size()); \
      response_info.m_mime_tipe = " application/octet-stream"; \
      response_info.m_header_info.m_content_type = " application/octet-stream"; \
      MDEBUG( s_pattern << "() processed with " << ticks1-ticks << "/"<< ticks2-ticks1 << "/" << ticks3-ticks2 << "ms"); \
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/levin_base.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/levin_base.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@

 #include <cstdint>

-#include "byte_stream.h"
+#include "byte_slice.h"
 #include "net_utils_base.h"
 #include "span.h"

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@

 namespace epee
 {
-class byte_slice;
 namespace levin
 {
 #pragma pack(push)
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ namespace levin


 #define LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED 0
-#define LEVIN_INITIAL_MAX_PACKET_SIZE  256*1024      // 256 KiB before handshake
-#define LEVIN_DEFAULT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE 100000000      //100MB by default after handshake
+#define LEVIN_DEFAULT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE 100000000      //100MB by default

 #define LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST			0x00000001
 #define LEVIN_PACKET_RESPONSE		0x00000002
@@ -84,12 +82,11 @@ namespace levin

 #define LEVIN_PROTOCOL_VER_0         0
 #define LEVIN_PROTOCOL_VER_1         1
-
 
  template<class t_connection_context = net_utils::connection_context_base>
  struct levin_commands_handler
  {
-    virtual int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, byte_stream& buff_out, t_connection_context& context)=0;
+    virtual int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, t_connection_context& context)=0;
    virtual int notify(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, t_connection_context& context)=0;
    virtual void callback(t_connection_context& context){};

@@ -127,41 +124,12 @@ namespace levin
    }
  }

-  //! Provides space for levin (p2p) header, so that payload can be sent without copy
-  class message_writer
-  {
-    byte_slice finalize(uint32_t command, uint32_t flags, uint32_t return_code, bool expect_response);
-  public:
-    using header = bucket_head2;
-
-    explicit message_writer(std::size_t reserve = 8192);
-
-    message_writer(const message_writer&) = delete;
-    message_writer(message_writer&&) = default;
-    ~message_writer() = default;
-    message_writer& operator=(const message_writer&) = delete;
-    message_writer& operator=(message_writer&&) = default;
-
-    //! \return Size of payload (excludes header size).
-    std::size_t payload_size() const noexcept
-    {
-      return buffer.size() < sizeof(header) ? 0 : buffer.size() - sizeof(header);
-    }
-
-    byte_slice finalize_invoke(uint32_t command) { return finalize(command, LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, 0, true); }
-    byte_slice finalize_notify(uint32_t command) { return finalize(command, LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, 0, false); }
-    byte_slice finalize_response(uint32_t command, uint32_t return_code)
-    {
-      return finalize(command, LEVIN_PACKET_RESPONSE, return_code, false);
-    }
-
-    //! Has space for levin header until a finalize method is used
-    byte_stream buffer;
-  };
-
  //! \return Intialized levin header.
  bucket_head2 make_header(uint32_t command, uint64_t msg_size, uint32_t flags, bool expect_response) noexcept;

+  //! \return A levin notification message.
+  byte_slice make_notify(int command, epee::span<const std::uint8_t> payload);
+
  /*! Generate a dummy levin message.

      \param noise_bytes Total size of the returned `byte_slice`.
@@ -171,11 +139,12 @@ namespace levin

  /*! Generate 1+ levin messages that are identical to the noise message size.

-   \param noise_size Each levin message will be identical to this value.
+   \param noise Each levin message will be identical to the size of this
+      message. The bytes from this message will be used for padding.
   \return `nullptr` if `noise.size()` is less than the levin header size.
      Otherwise, a levin notification message OR 2+ levin fragment messages.
      Each message is `noise.size()` in length. */
-  byte_slice make_fragmented_notify(const std::size_t noise_size, int command, message_writer message);
+  byte_slice make_fragmented_notify(const byte_slice& noise, int command, epee::span<const std::uint8_t> payload);
 }
 }

--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/levin_protocol_handler_async.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/levin_protocol_handler_async.h
@@ -51,21 +51,6 @@
 #define MIN_BYTES_WANTED	512
 #endif

-template<typename context_t>
-void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, const char* category)
-{
-  MCINFO("net.p2p.traffic", context << bytes << " bytes " << (sent ? "sent" : "received") << (error ? "/corrupt" : "")
-      << " for category " << category << " initiated by " << (initiator ? "us" : "peer"));
-}
-
-template<typename context_t>
-void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, int command)
-{
-  char buf[32];
-  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),  "command-%u", command);
-  on_levin_traffic(context, initiator, sent, error, bytes, buf);
-}
-
 namespace epee
 {
 namespace levin
@@ -99,14 +84,14 @@ class async_protocol_handler_config

 public:
  typedef t_connection_context connection_context;
-  uint64_t m_initial_max_packet_size;
-  uint64_t m_max_packet_size;
+  uint64_t m_max_packet_size; 
  uint64_t m_invoke_timeout;

-  int invoke(int command, message_writer in_msg, std::string& buff_out, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id);
+  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id);
  template<class callback_t>
-  int invoke_async(int command, message_writer in_msg, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout = LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED);
+  int invoke_async(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout = LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED);

+  int notify(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id);
  int send(epee::byte_slice message, const boost::uuids::uuid& connection_id);
  bool close(boost::uuids::uuid connection_id);
  bool update_connection_context(const t_connection_context& contxt);
@@ -120,7 +105,7 @@ public:
  size_t get_in_connections_count();
  void set_handler(levin_commands_handler<t_connection_context>* handler, void (*destroy)(levin_commands_handler<t_connection_context>*) = NULL);

-  async_protocol_handler_config():m_pcommands_handler(NULL), m_pcommands_handler_destroy(NULL), m_initial_max_packet_size(LEVIN_INITIAL_MAX_PACKET_SIZE), m_max_packet_size(LEVIN_DEFAULT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE), m_invoke_timeout(LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED)
+  async_protocol_handler_config():m_pcommands_handler(NULL), m_pcommands_handler_destroy(NULL), m_max_packet_size(LEVIN_DEFAULT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE), m_invoke_timeout(LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED)
  {}
  ~async_protocol_handler_config() { set_handler(NULL, NULL); }
  void del_out_connections(size_t count);
@@ -136,17 +121,12 @@ class async_protocol_handler
 {
  std::string m_fragment_buffer;

-  bool send_message(byte_slice message)
+  bool send_message(uint32_t command, epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, uint32_t flags, bool expect_response)
  {
-    if (message.size() < sizeof(message_writer::header))
+    const bucket_head2 head = make_header(command, in_buff.size(), flags, expect_response);
+    if(!m_pservice_endpoint->do_send(byte_slice{as_byte_span(head), in_buff}))
      return false;

-    message_writer::header head;
-    std::memcpy(std::addressof(head), message.data(), sizeof(head));
-    if(!m_pservice_endpoint->do_send(std::move(message)))
-      return false;
-
-    on_levin_traffic(m_connection_context, true, true, false, head.m_cb, head.m_command);
    MDEBUG(m_connection_context << "LEVIN_PACKET_SENT. [len=" << head.m_cb
        << ", flags" << head.m_flags
        << ", r?=" << head.m_have_to_return_data
@@ -165,6 +145,7 @@ public:
    stream_state_body
  };

+  std::atomic<bool> m_deletion_initiated;
  std::atomic<bool> m_protocol_released;
  volatile uint32_t m_invoke_buf_ready;

@@ -181,7 +162,6 @@ public:
  net_utils::i_service_endpoint* m_pservice_endpoint; 
  config_type& m_config;
  t_connection_context& m_connection_context;
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> m_max_packet_size;

  net_utils::buffer m_cache_in_buffer;
  stream_state m_state;
@@ -309,12 +289,12 @@ public:
            m_current_head(bucket_head2()),
            m_pservice_endpoint(psnd_hndlr), 
            m_config(config), 
-            m_connection_context(conn_context),
-            m_max_packet_size(config.m_initial_max_packet_size),
+            m_connection_context(conn_context), 
            m_cache_in_buffer(4 * 1024),
            m_state(stream_state_head)
  {
    m_close_called = 0;
+    m_deletion_initiated = false;
    m_protocol_released = false;
    m_wait_count = 0;
    m_oponent_protocol_ver = 0;
@@ -327,6 +307,7 @@ public:
    try
    {

+    m_deletion_initiated = true;
    if(m_connection_initialized)
    {
      m_config.del_connection(this);
@@ -418,14 +399,13 @@ public:
    }

    // these should never fail, but do runtime check for safety
-    const uint64_t max_packet_size = m_max_packet_size;
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(max_packet_size >= m_cache_in_buffer.size(), false, "Bad m_cache_in_buffer.size()");
-    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(max_packet_size - m_cache_in_buffer.size() >= m_fragment_buffer.size(), false, "Bad m_cache_in_buffer.size() + m_fragment_buffer.size()");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(m_config.m_max_packet_size >= m_cache_in_buffer.size(), false, "Bad m_cache_in_buffer.size()");
+    CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(m_config.m_max_packet_size - m_cache_in_buffer.size() >= m_fragment_buffer.size(), false, "Bad m_cache_in_buffer.size() + m_fragment_buffer.size()");

    // flipped to subtraction; prevent overflow since m_max_packet_size is variable and public
-    if(cb > max_packet_size - m_cache_in_buffer.size() - m_fragment_buffer.size())
+    if(cb > m_config.m_max_packet_size - m_cache_in_buffer.size() - m_fragment_buffer.size())
    {
-      MWARNING(m_connection_context << "Maximum packet size exceed!, m_max_packet_size = " << max_packet_size
+      MWARNING(m_connection_context << "Maximum packet size exceed!, m_max_packet_size = " << m_config.m_max_packet_size
                          << ", packet received " << m_cache_in_buffer.size() +  cb 
                          << ", connection will be closed.");
      return false;
@@ -450,7 +430,7 @@ public:
              //async call scenario
              boost::shared_ptr<invoke_response_handler_base> response_handler = m_invoke_response_handlers.front();
              response_handler->reset_timer();
-              MDEBUG(m_connection_context << "LEVIN_PACKET partial msg received. len=" << cb << ", current total " << m_cache_in_buffer.size() << "/" << m_current_head.m_cb << " (" << (100.0f * m_cache_in_buffer.size() / (m_current_head.m_cb ? m_current_head.m_cb : 1)) << "%)");
+              MDEBUG(m_connection_context << "LEVIN_PACKET partial msg received. len=" << cb);
            }
          }
          break;
@@ -485,14 +465,6 @@ public:
            temp = std::move(m_fragment_buffer);
            m_fragment_buffer.clear();
            std::memcpy(std::addressof(m_current_head), std::addressof(temp[0]), sizeof(bucket_head2));
-            const size_t max_bytes = m_connection_context.get_max_bytes(m_current_head.m_command);
-            if(m_current_head.m_cb > std::min<size_t>(max_packet_size, max_bytes))
-            {
-              MERROR(m_connection_context << "Maximum packet size exceed!, m_max_packet_size = " << std::min<size_t>(max_packet_size, max_bytes)
-                << ", packet header received " << m_current_head.m_cb << ", command " << m_current_head.m_command
-                << ", connection will be closed.");
-              return false;
-            }
            buff_to_invoke = {reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(temp.data()) + sizeof(bucket_head2), temp.size() - sizeof(bucket_head2)};
          }

@@ -542,17 +514,23 @@ public:
          {
            if(m_current_head.m_have_to_return_data)
            {
-              levin::message_writer return_message{32 * 1024};
+              std::string return_buff;
              const uint32_t return_code = m_config.m_pcommands_handler->invoke(
-                m_current_head.m_command, buff_to_invoke, return_message.buffer, m_connection_context
+                m_current_head.m_command, buff_to_invoke, return_buff, m_connection_context
              );

-              // peer_id remains unset if dropped
-              if (m_current_head.m_command == m_connection_context.handshake_command() && m_connection_context.handshake_complete())
-                m_max_packet_size = m_config.m_max_packet_size;
+              bucket_head2 head = make_header(m_current_head.m_command, return_buff.size(), LEVIN_PACKET_RESPONSE, false);
+              head.m_return_code = SWAP32LE(return_code);
+              return_buff.insert(0, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&head), sizeof(head));

-              if(!send_message(return_message.finalize_response(m_current_head.m_command, return_code)))
+              if(!m_pservice_endpoint->do_send(byte_slice{std::move(return_buff)}))
                return false;
+
+              MDEBUG(m_connection_context << "LEVIN_PACKET_SENT. [len=" << head.m_cb
+                << ", flags" << head.m_flags
+                << ", r?=" << head.m_have_to_return_data
+                <<", cmd = " << head.m_command
+                << ", ver=" << head.m_protocol_version);
            }
            else
              m_config.m_pcommands_handler->notify(m_current_head.m_command, buff_to_invoke, m_connection_context);
@@ -599,11 +577,10 @@ public:
          m_cache_in_buffer.erase(sizeof(bucket_head2));
          m_state = stream_state_body;
          m_oponent_protocol_ver = m_current_head.m_protocol_version;
-          const size_t max_bytes = m_connection_context.get_max_bytes(m_current_head.m_command);
-          if(m_current_head.m_cb > std::min<size_t>(max_packet_size, max_bytes))
+          if(m_current_head.m_cb > m_config.m_max_packet_size)
          {
-            LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Maximum packet size exceed!, m_max_packet_size = " << std::min<size_t>(max_packet_size, max_bytes)
-              << ", packet header received " << m_current_head.m_cb << ", command " << m_current_head.m_command
+            LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Maximum packet size exceed!, m_max_packet_size = " << m_config.m_max_packet_size 
+              << ", packet header received " << m_current_head.m_cb 
              << ", connection will be closed.");
            return false;
          }
@@ -629,7 +606,7 @@ public:
  }

  template<class callback_t>
-  bool async_invoke(int command, message_writer in_msg, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout = LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED)
+  bool async_invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout = LEVIN_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_PRECONFIGURED)
  {
    misc_utils::auto_scope_leave_caller scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler(
      boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler::finish_outer_call, this));
@@ -640,15 +617,24 @@ public:
    int err_code = LEVIN_OK;
    do
    {
+      if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      {
+        err_code = LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+        break;
+      }
+
      CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_call_lock);

+      if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      {
+        err_code = LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+        break;
+      }
+
      boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::atomic_write32(&m_invoke_buf_ready, 0);
      CRITICAL_REGION_BEGIN(m_invoke_response_handlers_lock);

-      if (command == m_connection_context.handshake_command())
-        m_max_packet_size = m_config.m_max_packet_size;
-
-      if(!send_message(in_msg.finalize_invoke(command)))
+      if(!send_message(command, in_buff, LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, true))
      {
        LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Failed to do_send");
        err_code = LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION;
@@ -674,19 +660,22 @@ public:
    return true;
  }

-  int invoke(int command, message_writer in_msg, std::string& buff_out)
+  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out)
  {
    misc_utils::auto_scope_leave_caller scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler(
                                      boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler::finish_outer_call, this));

+    if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+
    CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_call_lock);

+    if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+
    boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::atomic_write32(&m_invoke_buf_ready, 0);

-    if (command == m_connection_context.handshake_command())
-      m_max_packet_size = m_config.m_max_packet_size;
-
-    if (!send_message(in_msg.finalize_invoke(command)))
+    if (!send_message(command, in_buff, LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, true))
    {
      LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Failed to send request");
      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION;
@@ -695,7 +684,7 @@ public:
    uint64_t ticks_start = misc_utils::get_tick_count();
    size_t prev_size = 0;

-    while(!boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::atomic_read32(&m_invoke_buf_ready) && !m_protocol_released)
+    while(!boost::interprocess::ipcdetail::atomic_read32(&m_invoke_buf_ready) && !m_deletion_initiated && !m_protocol_released)
    {
      if(m_cache_in_buffer.size() - prev_size >= MIN_BYTES_WANTED)
      {
@@ -712,7 +701,7 @@ public:
        return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
    }

-    if(m_protocol_released)
+    if(m_deletion_initiated || m_protocol_released)
      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;

    CRITICAL_REGION_BEGIN(m_local_inv_buff_lock);
@@ -723,9 +712,31 @@ public:
    return m_invoke_result_code;
  }

-  /*! Sends `message` without adding a levin header. The message must have been
-      created with `make_noise_notify`, `make_fragmented_notify`, or
-      `message_writer::finalize_notify`. See additional instructions for
+  int notify(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff)
+  {
+    misc_utils::auto_scope_leave_caller scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler(
+                          boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler::finish_outer_call, this));
+
+    if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+
+    CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_call_lock);
+
+    if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+
+    if (!send_message(command, in_buff, LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, false))
+    {
+      LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Failed to send notify message");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  /*! Sends `message` without adding a levin header. The message must have
+      been created with `make_notify`, `make_noise_notify` or
+      `make_fragmented_notify`. See additional instructions for
      `make_fragmented_notify`.

      \return 1 on success */
@@ -735,11 +746,17 @@ public:
      boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler::finish_outer_call, this)
    );

-    if (!send_message(std::move(message)))
+    if(m_deletion_initiated)
+      return LEVIN_ERROR_CONNECTION_DESTROYED;
+
+    const std::size_t length = message.size();
+    if (!m_pservice_endpoint->do_send(std::move(message)))
    {
      LOG_ERROR_CC(m_connection_context, "Failed to send message, dropping it");
      return -1;
    }
+
+    MDEBUG(m_connection_context << "LEVIN_PACKET_SENT. [len=" << (length - sizeof(bucket_head2)) << ", r?=0]");
    return 1;
  }
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -760,32 +777,36 @@ void async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::del_connection(async_p
 template<class t_connection_context>
 void async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::delete_connections(size_t count, bool incoming)
 {
-  std::vector<typename connections_map::mapped_type> connections;
-
-  auto scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler([&connections]{
-    for (auto &aph: connections)
-      aph->finish_outer_call();
-  });
-
+  std::vector <boost::uuids::uuid> connections;
  CRITICAL_REGION_BEGIN(m_connects_lock);
  for (auto& c: m_connects)
  {
    if (c.second->m_connection_context.m_is_income == incoming)
-      if (c.second->start_outer_call())
-        connections.push_back(c.second);
+      connections.push_back(c.first);
  }

  // close random connections from  the provided set
  // TODO or better just keep removing random elements (performance)
  unsigned seed = std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count();
  shuffle(connections.begin(), connections.end(), std::default_random_engine(seed));
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < connections.size() && i < count; ++i)
-    m_connects.erase(connections[i]->get_connection_id());
+  while (count > 0 && connections.size() > 0)
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      auto i = connections.end() - 1;
+      async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context> *conn = m_connects.at(*i);
+      del_connection(conn);
+      conn->close();
+      connections.erase(i);
+    }
+    catch (const std::out_of_range &e)
+    {
+      MWARNING("Connection not found in m_connects, continuing");
+    }
+    --count;
+  }

  CRITICAL_REGION_END();
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < connections.size() && i < count; ++i)
-    connections[i]->close();
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context>
@@ -829,53 +850,41 @@ int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::find_and_lock_connectio
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context>
-int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::invoke(int command, message_writer in_msg, std::string& buff_out, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id)
+int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id)
 {
  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph;
  int r = find_and_lock_connection(connection_id, aph);
-  return LEVIN_OK == r ? aph->invoke(command, std::move(in_msg), buff_out) : r;
+  return LEVIN_OK == r ? aph->invoke(command, in_buff, buff_out) : r;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context> template<class callback_t>
-int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::invoke_async(int command, message_writer in_msg, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout)
+int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::invoke_async(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id, const callback_t &cb, size_t timeout)
 {
  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph;
  int r = find_and_lock_connection(connection_id, aph);
-  return LEVIN_OK == r ? aph->async_invoke(command, std::move(in_msg), cb, timeout) : r;
+  return LEVIN_OK == r ? aph->async_invoke(command, in_buff, cb, timeout) : r;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context> template<class callback_t>
 bool async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::foreach_connection(const callback_t &cb)
 {
-  std::vector<typename connections_map::mapped_type> conn;
-
-  auto scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler([&conn]{
-    for (auto &aph: conn)
-      aph->finish_outer_call();
-  });
-
-  CRITICAL_REGION_BEGIN(m_connects_lock);
-  conn.reserve(m_connects.size());
-  for (auto &e: m_connects)
-    if (e.second->start_outer_call())
-      conn.push_back(e.second);
-  CRITICAL_REGION_END()
-
-  for (auto &aph: conn)
-    if (!cb(aph->get_context_ref()))
+  CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_connects_lock);
+  for(auto& c: m_connects)
+  {
+    async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph = c.second;
+    if(!cb(aph->get_context_ref()))
      return false;
-
+  }
  return true;
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context> template<class callback_t>
 bool async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::for_connection(const boost::uuids::uuid &connection_id, const callback_t &cb)
 {
-  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph = nullptr;
-  if (find_and_lock_connection(connection_id, aph) != LEVIN_OK)
+  CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_connects_lock);
+  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph = find_connection(connection_id);
+  if (!aph)
    return false;
-  auto scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler(
-    boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>::finish_outer_call, aph));
  if(!cb(aph->get_context_ref()))
    return false;
  return true;
@@ -920,6 +929,14 @@ void async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::set_handler(levin_comm
 }
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 template<class t_connection_context>
+int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::notify(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, boost::uuids::uuid connection_id)
+{
+  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph;
+  int r = find_and_lock_connection(connection_id, aph);
+  return LEVIN_OK == r ? aph->notify(command, in_buff) : r;
+}
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template<class t_connection_context>
 int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::send(byte_slice message, const boost::uuids::uuid& connection_id)
 {
  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph;
@@ -930,14 +947,12 @@ int async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::send(byte_slice message
 template<class t_connection_context>
 bool async_protocol_handler_config<t_connection_context>::close(boost::uuids::uuid connection_id)
 {
-  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph = nullptr;
-  if (find_and_lock_connection(connection_id, aph) != LEVIN_OK)
+  CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_connects_lock);
+  async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>* aph = find_connection(connection_id);
+  if (!aph)
    return false;
-  auto scope_exit_handler = misc_utils::create_scope_leave_handler(
-    boost::bind(&async_protocol_handler<t_connection_context>::finish_outer_call, aph));
  if (!aph->close())
    return false;
-  CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_connects_lock);
  m_connects.erase(connection_id);
  return true;
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
 #include <boost/interprocess/detail/atomic.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <functional>
 #include "net/net_utils_base.h"
 #include "net/net_ssl.h"
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ namespace net_utils
 					// SSL Options
 					if (m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_enabled || m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect)
 					{
-						if (!m_ssl_options.handshake(*m_ssl_socket, boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::client, {}, addr, timeout))
+						if (!m_ssl_options.handshake(*m_ssl_socket, boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::client, addr, timeout))
 						{
 							if (m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect)
 							{
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ namespace net_utils


 		inline 
-		bool send(const boost::string_ref buff, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
+		bool send(const std::string& buff, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 		{

 			try
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ namespace net_utils
 				// object is used as a callback and will update the ec variable when the
 				// operation completes. The blocking_udp_client.cpp example shows how you
 				// can use boost::bind rather than boost::lambda.
-				async_write(buff.data(), buff.size(), ec);
+				async_write(buff.c_str(), buff.size(), ec);

 				// Block until the asynchronous operation has completed.
 				while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_parse_helpers.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_parse_helpers.h
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 // SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 // 

-#pragma once 

+
+
+#pragma once 
 #include "http_base.h"
+#include "reg_exp_definer.h"

 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net"
@@ -35,8 +38,173 @@ namespace epee
 {
 namespace net_utils
 {
-    bool parse_uri(const std::string uri, http::uri_content& content);
-    bool parse_url_ipv6(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content);
-    bool parse_url(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content);
+
+  inline bool parse_uri_query(const std::string& query, std::list<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >& params)
+  { 
+    enum state
+    {
+      st_param_name, 
+      st_param_val
+    };
+    state st = st_param_name;
+    std::string::const_iterator start_it = query.begin();
+    std::pair<std::string, std::string> e;
+    for(std::string::const_iterator it = query.begin(); it != query.end(); it++)
+    {
+      switch(st)
+      {
+      case st_param_name:
+        if(*it == '=')
+        {
+          e.first.assign(start_it, it);
+          start_it = it;++start_it;
+          st = st_param_val;
+        }
+        break;
+      case st_param_val:
+        if(*it == '&')
+        {
+          e.second.assign(start_it, it);
+          start_it = it;++start_it;
+          params.push_back(e);
+          e.first.clear();e.second.clear();
+          st = st_param_name;
+        }
+        break;
+      default:
+        LOG_ERROR("Unknown state " << (int)st);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    if(st == st_param_name)
+    {
+      if(start_it != query.end())
+      {
+        e.first.assign(start_it, query.end());
+        params.push_back(e);
+      }
+    }else
+    {
+      if(start_it != query.end())
+        e.second.assign(start_it, query.end());
+
+      if(e.first.size())
+        params.push_back(e);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  
+  inline
+    bool parse_uri(const std::string uri, http::uri_content& content)
+  {
+
+    ///iframe_test.html?api_url=http://api.vk.com/api.php&api_id=3289090&api_settings=1&viewer_id=562964060&viewer_type=0&sid=0aad8d1c5713130f9ca0076f2b7b47e532877424961367d81e7fa92455f069be7e21bc3193cbd0be11895&secret=368ebbc0ef&access_token=668bc03f43981d883f73876ffff4aa8564254b359cc745dfa1b3cde7bdab2e94105d8f6d8250717569c0a7&user_id=0&group_id=0&is_app_user=1&auth_key=d2f7a895ca5ff3fdb2a2a8ae23fe679a&language=0&parent_language=0&ad_info=ElsdCQBaQlxiAQRdFUVUXiN2AVBzBx5pU1BXIgZUJlIEAWcgAUoLQg==&referrer=unknown&lc_name=9834b6a3&hash=
+    content.m_query_params.clear();
+    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^([^?#]*)(\\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
+
+    boost::smatch result;	
+    if(!(boost::regex_search(uri, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << uri);
+      content.m_path = uri;
+      return true;
+    }
+    if(result[1].matched)
+    {
+      content.m_path = result[1];
+    }
+    if(result[3].matched)
+    {
+      content.m_query = result[3];
+    }
+    if(result[5].matched)
+    {
+      content.m_fragment = result[5];
+    }
+    if(content.m_query.size())
+    {
+      parse_uri_query(content.m_query, content.m_query_params);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  inline
+    bool parse_url_ipv6(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content)
+  {
+    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^((.*?)://)?(\\[(.*)\\](:(\\d+))?)(.*)?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
+    //                                     12         3   4      5 6        7
+
+    content.port = 0;
+    boost::smatch result;
+    if(!(boost::regex_search(url_str, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << rexp_match_uri);
+      //content.m_path = uri;
+      return false;
+    }
+    if(result[2].matched)
+    {
+      content.schema = result[2];
+    }
+    if(result[4].matched)
+    {
+      content.host = result[4];
+    }
+    else  // if host not matched, matching should be considered failed
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if(result[6].matched)
+    {
+      content.port = boost::lexical_cast<uint64_t>(result[6]);
+    }
+    if(result[7].matched)
+    {
+      content.uri = result[7];
+      return parse_uri(result[7], content.m_uri_content);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  inline
+    bool parse_url(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content)
+  {
+
+    if (parse_url_ipv6(url_str, content)) return true;
+
+    ///iframe_test.html?api_url=http://api.vk.com/api.php&api_id=3289090&api_settings=1&viewer_id=562964060&viewer_type=0&sid=0aad8d1c5713130f9ca0076f2b7b47e532877424961367d81e7fa92455f069be7e21bc3193cbd0be11895&secret=368ebbc0ef&access_token=668bc03f43981d883f73876ffff4aa8564254b359cc745dfa1b3cde7bdab2e94105d8f6d8250717569c0a7&user_id=0&group_id=0&is_app_user=1&auth_key=d2f7a895ca5ff3fdb2a2a8ae23fe679a&language=0&parent_language=0&ad_info=ElsdCQBaQlxiAQRdFUVUXiN2AVBzBx5pU1BXIgZUJlIEAWcgAUoLQg==&referrer=unknown&lc_name=9834b6a3&hash=
+    //STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^([^?#]*)(\\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
+    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^((.*?)://)?(([^/:]*)(:(\\d+))?)(.*)?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
+    //                                     12         34      5 6        7
+    content.port = 0;
+    boost::smatch result;	
+    if(!(boost::regex_search(url_str, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << rexp_match_uri);
+      //content.m_path = uri;
+      return true;
+    }
+    if(result[2].matched)
+    {
+      content.schema = result[2];
+    }
+    if(result[4].matched)
+    {
+      content.host = result[4];
+    }
+    if(result[6].matched)
+    {
+      content.port = boost::lexical_cast<uint64_t>(result[6]);
+    }
+    if(result[7].matched)
+    {
+      content.uri = result[7];
+      return parse_uri(result[7], content.m_uri_content);
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+  }
+
 }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>

 #define SSL_FINGERPRINT_SIZE 32
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ namespace net_utils
    bool handshake(
      boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> &socket,
      boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type,
-      boost::asio::const_buffer buffer = {},
      const std::string& host = {},
      std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = std::chrono::seconds(15)) const;
  };
@@ -145,9 +143,6 @@ namespace net_utils

 	bool create_ec_ssl_certificate(EVP_PKEY *&pkey, X509 *&cert);
 	bool create_rsa_ssl_certificate(EVP_PKEY *&pkey, X509 *&cert);
-
-  //! Store private key for `ssl` at `base + ".key"` unencrypted and certificate for `ssl` at `base + ".crt"`.
-  boost::system::error_code store_ssl_keys(boost::asio::ssl::context& ssl, const boost::filesystem::path& base);
 }
 }

--- a/contrib/epee/include/reg_exp_definer.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/reg_exp_definer.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #define _REG_EXP_DEFINER_H_

 #include <boost/interprocess/detail/atomic.hpp>
-#include <boost/regex.hpp>
 #include "syncobj.h"

 namespace epee
--- a/contrib/epee/include/rolling_median.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/rolling_median.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public:

  rolling_median_t(rolling_median_t &&m)
  {
+    free(data);
    memcpy(this, &m, sizeof(rolling_median_t));
    m.data = NULL;
  }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/serialization/keyvalue_serialization.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/serialization/keyvalue_serialization.h
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ public: \
  template<bool is_store, class t_storage> \
  bool serialize_map(t_storage& stg, typename t_storage::hsection hparent_section) \
  { \
-    decltype(*this) &this_ref = *this; \
-    (void) this_ref; // Suppress unused var warnings. Sometimes this var is used, sometimes not.
+    decltype(*this) &this_ref = *this;

 #define KV_SERIALIZE_N(varialble, val_name) \
  epee::serialization::selector<is_store>::serialize(this_ref.varialble, stg, hparent_section, val_name);
--- a/contrib/epee/include/span.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/span.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
 #include <type_traits>

 namespace epee
@@ -166,11 +167,10 @@ namespace epee
  }

  //! make a span from a std::string
-  template<typename T, typename U>
-  span<const T> strspan(const U&s) noexcept
+  template<typename T>
+  span<const T> strspan(const std::string &s) noexcept
  {
-    static_assert(std::is_same<typename U::value_type, char>(), "unexpected source type");
-    static_assert(std::is_same<T, char>() || std::is_same<T, unsigned char>() || std::is_same<T, int8_t>() || std::is_same<T, uint8_t>(), "Unexpected destination type");
+    static_assert(std::is_same<T, char>() || std::is_same<T, unsigned char>() || std::is_same<T, int8_t>() || std::is_same<T, uint8_t>(), "Unexpected type");
    return {reinterpret_cast<const T*>(s.data()), s.size()};
  }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/http_abstract_invoke.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/http_abstract_invoke.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <string>
-#include "byte_slice.h"
 #include "portable_storage_template_helper.h"
 #include "net/http_base.h"
 #include "net/http_server_handlers_map2.h"
@@ -75,12 +74,12 @@ namespace epee
    template<class t_request, class t_response, class t_transport>
    bool invoke_http_bin(const boost::string_ref uri, const t_request& out_struct, t_response& result_struct, t_transport& transport, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = std::chrono::seconds(15), const boost::string_ref method = "POST")
    {
-      byte_slice req_param;
-      if(!serialization::store_t_to_binary(out_struct, req_param, 16 * 1024))
+      std::string req_param;
+      if(!serialization::store_t_to_binary(out_struct, req_param))
        return false;

      const http::http_response_info* pri = NULL;
-      if(!transport.invoke(uri, method, boost::string_ref{reinterpret_cast<const char*>(req_param.data()), req_param.size()}, timeout, std::addressof(pri)))
+      if(!transport.invoke(uri, method, req_param, timeout, std::addressof(pri)))
      {
        LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to invoke http request to  " << uri);
        return false;
@@ -98,12 +97,7 @@ namespace epee
        return false;
      }

-      static const constexpr epee::serialization::portable_storage::limits_t default_http_bin_limits = {
-        65536 * 3, // objects
-        65536 * 3, // fields
-        65536 * 3, // strings
-      };
-      return serialization::load_t_from_binary(result_struct, epee::strspan<uint8_t>(pri->m_body), &default_http_bin_limits);
+      return serialization::load_t_from_binary(result_struct, epee::strspan<uint8_t>(pri->m_body));
    }

    template<class t_request, class t_response, class t_transport>
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/levin_abstract_invoke2.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/levin_abstract_invoke2.h
@@ -27,29 +27,29 @@
 #pragma once

 #include "portable_storage_template_helper.h"
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <boost/utility/value_init.hpp>
 #include <functional>
-#include "byte_slice.h"
 #include "span.h"
 #include "net/levin_base.h"

 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net"

-template<typename context_t>
-void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, const char *category);
-
-template<typename context_t>
-void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, int command);
-
 namespace
 {
-  static const constexpr epee::serialization::portable_storage::limits_t default_levin_limits = {
-    8192, // objects
-    16384, // fields
-    16384, // strings
-  };
+  template<typename context_t>
+  void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, const char *category)
+  {
+    MCINFO("net.p2p.traffic", context << bytes << " bytes " << (sent ? "sent" : "received") << (error ? "/corrupt" : "")
+        << " for category " << category << " initiated by " << (initiator ? "us" : "peer"));
+  }
+  template<typename context_t>
+  void on_levin_traffic(const context_t &context, bool initiator, bool sent, bool error, size_t bytes, int command)
+  {
+    char buf[32];
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),  "command-%u", command);
+    return on_levin_traffic(context, initiator, sent, error, bytes, buf);
+  }
 }

 namespace epee
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace epee
        return false;
      }
      serialization::portable_storage stg_ret;
-      if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff_to_recv, &default_levin_limits))
+      if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff_to_recv))
      {
        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load_from_binary on command " << command);
        return false;
@@ -110,18 +110,18 @@ namespace epee
      const boost::uuids::uuid &conn_id = context.m_connection_id;
      typename serialization::portable_storage stg;
      out_struct.store(stg);
-      levin::message_writer to_send{16 * 1024};
-      std::string buff_to_recv;
-      stg.store_to_binary(to_send.buffer);
+      std::string buff_to_send, buff_to_recv;
+      stg.store_to_binary(buff_to_send);

-      int res = transport.invoke(command, std::move(to_send), buff_to_recv, conn_id);
+      on_levin_traffic(context, true, true, false, buff_to_send.size(), command);
+      int res = transport.invoke(command, buff_to_send, buff_to_recv, conn_id);
      if( res <=0 )
      {
        LOG_PRINT_L1("Failed to invoke command " << command << " return code " << res);
        return false;
      }
      typename serialization::portable_storage stg_ret;
-      if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff_to_recv, &default_levin_limits))
+      if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff_to_recv))
      {
        on_levin_traffic(context, true, false, true, buff_to_recv.size(), command);
        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load_from_binary on command " << command);
@@ -137,9 +137,10 @@ namespace epee
      const boost::uuids::uuid &conn_id = context.m_connection_id;
      typename serialization::portable_storage stg;
      const_cast<t_arg&>(out_struct).store(stg);//TODO: add true const support to searilzation
-      levin::message_writer to_send{16 * 1024};
-      stg.store_to_binary(to_send.buffer);
-      int res = transport.invoke_async(command, std::move(to_send), conn_id, [cb, command](int code, const epee::span<const uint8_t> buff, typename t_transport::connection_context& context)->bool
+      std::string buff_to_send;
+      stg.store_to_binary(buff_to_send);
+      on_levin_traffic(context, true, true, false, buff_to_send.size(), command);
+      int res = transport.invoke_async(command, epee::strspan<uint8_t>(buff_to_send), conn_id, [cb, command](int code, const epee::span<const uint8_t> buff, typename t_transport::connection_context& context)->bool 
      {
        t_result result_struct = AUTO_VAL_INIT(result_struct);
        if( code <=0 )
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ namespace epee
          return false;
        }
        serialization::portable_storage stg_ret;
-        if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff, &default_levin_limits))
+        if(!stg_ret.load_from_binary(buff))
        {
          on_levin_traffic(context, true, false, true, buff.size(), command);
          LOG_ERROR("Failed to load_from_binary on command " << command);
@@ -183,10 +184,11 @@ namespace epee
      const boost::uuids::uuid &conn_id = context.m_connection_id;
      serialization::portable_storage stg;
      out_struct.store(stg);
-      levin::message_writer to_send;
-      stg.store_to_binary(to_send.buffer);
+      std::string buff_to_send;
+      stg.store_to_binary(buff_to_send);

-      int res = transport.send(to_send.finalize_notify(command), conn_id);
+      on_levin_traffic(context, true, true, false, buff_to_send.size(), command);
+      int res = transport.notify(command, epee::strspan<uint8_t>(buff_to_send), conn_id);
      if(res <=0 )
      {
        MERROR("Failed to notify command " << command << " return code " << res);
@@ -197,10 +199,10 @@ namespace epee
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class t_owner, class t_in_type, class t_out_type, class t_context, class callback_t>
-    int buff_to_t_adapter(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, byte_stream& buff_out, callback_t cb, t_context& context )
+    int buff_to_t_adapter(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, callback_t cb, t_context& context )
    {
      serialization::portable_storage strg;
-      if(!strg.load_from_binary(in_buff, &default_levin_limits))
+      if(!strg.load_from_binary(in_buff))
      {
        on_levin_traffic(context, false, false, true, in_buff.size(), command);
        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load_from_binary in command " << command);
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ namespace epee
        LOG_ERROR("Failed to store_to_binary in command" << command);
        return -1;
      }
+      on_levin_traffic(context, false, true, false, buff_out.size(), command);

      return res;
    }
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ namespace epee
    int buff_to_t_adapter(t_owner* powner, int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, callback_t cb, t_context& context)
    {
      serialization::portable_storage strg;
-      if(!strg.load_from_binary(in_buff, &default_levin_limits))
+      if(!strg.load_from_binary(in_buff))
      {
        on_levin_traffic(context, false, false, true, in_buff.size(), command);
        LOG_ERROR("Failed to load_from_binary in notify " << command);
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ namespace epee
    }

 #define CHAIN_LEVIN_INVOKE_MAP2(context_type) \
-  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, epee::byte_stream& buff_out, context_type& context) \
+  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, context_type& context) \
  { \
  bool handled = false; \
  return handle_invoke_map(false, command, in_buff, buff_out, context, handled); \
@@ -260,13 +263,13 @@ namespace epee
 #define CHAIN_LEVIN_NOTIFY_MAP2(context_type) \
  int notify(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, context_type& context) \
  { \
-    bool handled = false; epee::byte_stream fake_str; \
-    return handle_invoke_map(true, command, in_buff, fake_str, context, handled); \
+  bool handled = false; std::string fake_str;\
+  return handle_invoke_map(true, command, in_buff, fake_str, context, handled); \
  } 


 #define CHAIN_LEVIN_INVOKE_MAP() \
-  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, epee::byte_stream& buff_out, epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context) \
+  int invoke(int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, epee::net_utils::connection_context_base& context) \
  { \
  bool handled = false; \
  return handle_invoke_map(false, command, in_buff, buff_out, context, handled); \
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ namespace epee
  } 

 #define BEGIN_INVOKE_MAP2(owner_type) \
-  template <class t_context> int handle_invoke_map(bool is_notify, int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, epee::byte_stream& buff_out, t_context& context, bool& handled) \
+  template <class t_context> int handle_invoke_map(bool is_notify, int command, const epee::span<const uint8_t> in_buff, std::string& buff_out, t_context& context, bool& handled) \
  { \
  try { \
  typedef owner_type internal_owner_type_name;
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/parserse_base_utils.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/parserse_base_utils.h
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@

 #pragma once 

-#include <boost/utility/string_ref_fwd.hpp>
-#include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
+
+#include "misc_log_ex.h"
+
+#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
+#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "serialization"

 namespace epee 
 {
@@ -92,7 +97,46 @@ namespace misc_utils
      return lut[(uint8_t)c] & 1;
    }

-    std::string transform_to_escape_sequence(const std::string& src);
+    inline std::string transform_to_escape_sequence(const std::string& src)
+    {
+      static const char escaped[] = "\b\f\n\r\t\v\"\\/";
+      std::string::const_iterator it = std::find_first_of(src.begin(), src.end(), escaped, escaped + sizeof(escaped));
+      if (it == src.end())
+        return src;
+
+      std::string res;
+      res.reserve(2 * src.size());
+      res.assign(src.begin(), it);
+      for(; it!=src.end(); ++it)
+      {
+        switch(*it)
+        {
+        case '\b':  //Backspace (ascii code 08)
+          res+="\\b"; break;
+        case '\f':  //Form feed (ascii code 0C)
+          res+="\\f"; break;
+        case '\n':  //New line
+          res+="\\n"; break;
+        case '\r':  //Carriage return
+          res+="\\r"; break;
+        case '\t':  //Tab
+          res+="\\t"; break;
+        case '\v':  //Vertical tab
+          res+="\\v"; break;
+        //case '\'':  //Apostrophe or single quote
+        //  res+="\\'"; break;
+        case '"':  //Double quote
+          res+="\\\""; break;
+        case '\\':  //Backslash caracter
+          res+="\\\\"; break;
+        case '/':  //Backslash caracter
+          res+="\\/"; break;
+        default:
+          res.push_back(*it);
+        }
+      }
+      return res;
+    }
    /*
      
      \b  Backspace (ascii code 08)
@@ -106,7 +150,98 @@ namespace misc_utils
      \\  Backslash character

      */
-      void match_string2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val);
+      inline void match_string2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val)
+      {
+        bool escape_mode = false;
+        std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;
+        ++it;
+        std::string::const_iterator fi = it;
+        while (fi != buf_end && ((lut[(uint8_t)*fi] & 32)) == 0)
+          ++fi;
+        val.assign(it, fi);
+        it = fi;
+        for(;it != buf_end;it++)
+        {
+          if(escape_mode/*prev_ch == '\\'*/)
+          {
+            switch(*it)
+            {
+            case 'b':  //Backspace (ascii code 08)
+              val.push_back(0x08);break;
+            case 'f':  //Form feed (ascii code 0C)
+              val.push_back(0x0C);break;
+            case 'n':  //New line
+              val.push_back('\n');break;
+            case 'r':  //Carriage return
+              val.push_back('\r');break;
+            case 't':  //Tab
+              val.push_back('\t');break;
+            case 'v':  //Vertical tab
+              val.push_back('\v');break;
+            case '\'':  //Apostrophe or single quote
+              val.push_back('\'');break;
+            case '"':  //Double quote
+              val.push_back('"');break;
+            case '\\':  //Backslash character
+              val.push_back('\\');break;
+            case '/':  //Slash character
+              val.push_back('/');break;
+            case 'u':  //Unicode code point
+              if (buf_end - it < 4)
+              {
+                ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Invalid Unicode escape sequence");
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                uint32_t dst = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+                {
+                  const unsigned char tmp = isx[(unsigned char)*++it];
+                  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(tmp != 0xff, "Bad Unicode encoding");
+                  dst = dst << 4 | tmp;
+                }
+                // encode as UTF-8
+                if (dst <= 0x7f)
+                {
+                  val.push_back(dst);
+                }
+                else if (dst <= 0x7ff)
+                {
+                  val.push_back(0xc0 | (dst >> 6));
+                  val.push_back(0x80 | (dst & 0x3f));
+                }
+                else if (dst <= 0xffff)
+                {
+                  val.push_back(0xe0 | (dst >> 12));
+                  val.push_back(0x80 | ((dst >> 6) & 0x3f));
+                  val.push_back(0x80 | (dst & 0x3f));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                  ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Unicode code point is out or range");
+                }
+              }
+              break;
+            default:
+              val.push_back(*it);
+              LOG_PRINT_L0("Unknown escape sequence :\"\\" << *it << "\"");
+            }
+            escape_mode = false;
+          }else if(*it == '"')
+          {
+            star_end_string = it;
+            return;
+          }else if(*it == '\\')
+          {
+            escape_mode = true;
+          }          
+          else
+          {
+            val.push_back(*it); 
+          }
+        }
+        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Failed to match string in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
+      }
      inline bool match_string(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val)
      {
        try
@@ -120,7 +255,42 @@ namespace misc_utils
          return false;
        }
      }
-      void match_number2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val, bool& is_float_val, bool& is_signed_val);
+      inline void match_number2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val, bool& is_float_val, bool& is_signed_val)
+      {
+        val.clear();
+        uint8_t float_flag = 0;
+        is_signed_val = false;
+        size_t chars = 0;
+        std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;
+        if (it != buf_end && *it == '-')
+        {
+          is_signed_val = true;
+          ++chars;
+          ++it;
+        }
+        for(;it != buf_end;it++)
+        {
+          const uint8_t flags = lut[(uint8_t)*it];
+          if (flags & 16)
+          {
+            float_flag |= flags;
+            ++chars;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            val = boost::string_ref(&*star_end_string, chars);
+            if(val.size())
+            {
+              star_end_string = --it;
+              is_float_val = !!(float_flag & 2);
+              return;
+            }
+            else 
+              ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("wrong number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
+          }
+        }
+        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("wrong number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
+      }
      inline bool match_number(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val)
      {
        try
@@ -134,7 +304,25 @@ namespace misc_utils
          return false;
        }
      }
-      void match_word2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val);
+      inline void match_word2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val)
+      {
+        val.clear();
+
+        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
+        {
+          if (!(lut[(uint8_t)*it] & 4))
+          {
+            val = boost::string_ref(&*star_end_string, std::distance(star_end_string, it));
+            if(val.size())
+            {
+              star_end_string = --it;
+              return;
+            }else 
+              ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("failed to match word number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
+          }
+        }
+        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("failed to match word number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
+      }
      inline bool match_word(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val)
      {
        try
@@ -147,8 +335,44 @@ namespace misc_utils
          return false;
        }
      }
-      bool match_word_with_extrasymb(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val);
-      bool match_word_til_equal_mark(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string::const_iterator& word_end);
+      inline bool match_word_with_extrasymb(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val)
+      {
+        val.clear();
+
+        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
+        {
+          if(!isalnum(*it) && *it != '-' && *it != '_')
+          {
+            val.assign(star_end_string, it);
+            if(val.size())
+            {
+              star_end_string = --it;
+              return true;
+            }else 
+              return false;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+      inline bool match_word_til_equal_mark(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string::const_iterator& word_end)
+      {
+        word_end = star_end_string;
+
+        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
+        {
+          if(isspace(*it))
+          {
+
+            continue;
+          }else if( *it == '=' )
+          {            
+            star_end_string = it;
+            word_end = it;
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
  }
 }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage.h
@@ -24,19 +24,24 @@
 // SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 // 

+
+
 #pragma once 

-#include "portable_storage_base.h"
-#include "portable_storage_val_converters.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-#include "span.h"
+#include <type_traits>

-#include <boost/mpl/contains.hpp>
+#include "misc_language.h"
+#include "portable_storage_base.h"
+#include "portable_storage_to_bin.h"
+#include "portable_storage_from_bin.h"
+#include "portable_storage_to_json.h"
+#include "portable_storage_from_json.h"
+#include "portable_storage_val_converters.h"
+#include "span.h"
+#include "int-util.h"

 namespace epee
 {
-  class byte_slice;
-  class byte_stream;
  namespace serialization
  {
    /************************************************************************/
@@ -49,13 +54,6 @@ namespace epee
      typedef epee::serialization::harray  harray;
      typedef storage_entry meta_entry;

-      struct limits_t
-      {
-        size_t n_objects;
-        size_t n_fields;
-        size_t n_strings; // not counting field names
-      };
-
      portable_storage(){}
      virtual ~portable_storage(){}
      hsection   open_section(const std::string& section_name,  hsection hparent_section, bool create_if_notexist = false);
@@ -85,14 +83,9 @@ namespace epee
      bool        delete_entry(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection hparent_section = nullptr);

      //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-      bool		store_to_binary(byte_slice& target, std::size_t initial_buffer_size = 8192);
-      bool		store_to_binary(byte_stream& ss);
-      bool		load_from_binary(const epee::span<const uint8_t> target, const limits_t *limits = nullptr);
-      bool		load_from_binary(const std::string& target, const limits_t *limits = nullptr)
-      {
-        return load_from_binary(epee::strspan<uint8_t>(target), limits);
-      }
-
+      bool		store_to_binary(binarybuffer& target);
+      bool		load_from_binary(const epee::span<const uint8_t> target);
+      bool		load_from_binary(const std::string& target) { return load_from_binary(epee::strspan<uint8_t>(target)); }
      template<class trace_policy>
      bool		  dump_as_xml(std::string& targetObj, const std::string& root_name = "");
      bool		  dump_as_json(std::string& targetObj, size_t indent = 0, bool insert_newlines = true);
@@ -117,13 +110,99 @@ namespace epee
      };
 #pragma pack(pop)
    };
-    
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::dump_as_json(std::string& buff, size_t indent, bool insert_newlines)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      epee::serialization::dump_as_json(ss, m_root, indent, insert_newlines);
+      buff = ss.str();
+      return true;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::dump_as_json", false)
+    }
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::load_from_json(const std::string& source)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      return json::load_from_json(source, *this);
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::load_from_json", false)
+    }
+
    template<class trace_policy>
    bool portable_storage::dump_as_xml(std::string& targetObj, const std::string& root_name)
    {
      return false;//TODO: don't think i ever again will use xml - ambiguous and "overtagged" format
-    }    
+    }

+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::store_to_binary(binarybuffer& target)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      storage_block_header sbh = AUTO_VAL_INIT(sbh);
+      sbh.m_signature_a = SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREA);
+      sbh.m_signature_b = SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREB);
+      sbh.m_ver = PORTABLE_STORAGE_FORMAT_VER;
+      ss.write((const char*)&sbh, sizeof(storage_block_header));
+      pack_entry_to_buff(ss, m_root);
+      target = ss.str();
+      return true;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::store_to_binary", false)
+    }
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::load_from_binary(const epee::span<const uint8_t> source)
+    {
+      m_root.m_entries.clear();
+      if(source.size() < sizeof(storage_block_header))
+      {
+        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format, packet size = " << source.size() << " less than expected sizeof(storage_block_header)=" << sizeof(storage_block_header));
+        return false;
+      }
+      storage_block_header* pbuff = (storage_block_header*)source.data();
+      if(pbuff->m_signature_a != SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREA) ||
+        pbuff->m_signature_b != SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREB)
+        )
+      {
+        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format - signature mismatch");
+        return false;
+      }
+      if(pbuff->m_ver != PORTABLE_STORAGE_FORMAT_VER)
+      {
+        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format - unknown format ver = " << pbuff->m_ver);
+        return false;
+      }
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      throwable_buffer_reader buf_reader(source.data()+sizeof(storage_block_header), source.size()-sizeof(storage_block_header));
+      buf_reader.read(m_root);
+      return true;//TODO:
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::load_from_binary", false);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    hsection portable_storage::open_section(const std::string& section_name,  hsection hparent_section, bool create_if_notexist)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      hparent_section = hparent_section ? hparent_section:&m_root;
+      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(section_name, hparent_section);
+      if(!pentry)
+      {
+        if(!create_if_notexist)
+          return nullptr;
+        return insert_new_section(section_name, hparent_section);
+      }
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(pentry , nullptr);
+      //check that section_entry we find is real "CSSection"
+      if(pentry->type() != typeid(section))
+      {
+        if(create_if_notexist)
+          *pentry = storage_entry(section());//replace
+        else
+          return nullptr;
+      }
+      return &boost::get<section>(*pentry);
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::open_section", nullptr);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class to_type>
    struct get_value_visitor: boost::static_visitor<void>
    {
@@ -149,6 +228,20 @@ namespace epee
      //CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::template<>get_value", false);
    }
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::get_value(const std::string& value_name, storage_entry& val, hsection hparent_section)
+    {
+      //TRY_ENTRY();
+      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
+      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(value_name, hparent_section);
+      if(!pentry)
+        return false;
+
+      val = *pentry;
+      return true;
+      //CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::template<>get_value", false);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class t_value>
    bool portable_storage::set_value(const std::string& value_name, t_value&& v, hsection hparent_section)
    {
@@ -170,18 +263,40 @@ namespace epee
      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::template<>set_value", false);
    }
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    storage_entry* portable_storage::find_storage_entry(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection psection)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(psection, nullptr);
+      auto it = psection->m_entries.find(pentry_name);
+      if(it == psection->m_entries.end())
+        return nullptr;
+
+      return &it->second;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::find_storage_entry", nullptr);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class entry_type>
    storage_entry* portable_storage::insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection psection, entry_type&& entry)
    {
      static_assert(std::is_rvalue_reference<entry_type&&>(), "unexpected copy of value");
      TRY_ENTRY();
      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(psection, nullptr);
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(!pentry_name.empty(), nullptr);
      auto ins_res = psection->m_entries.emplace(pentry_name, std::forward<entry_type>(entry));
      return &ins_res.first->second;
      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry", nullptr);
    }
    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    hsection portable_storage::insert_new_section(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection psection)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      storage_entry* pse = insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry(pentry_name, psection, section());
+      if(!pse) return nullptr;
+      return &boost::get<section>(*pse);
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_new_section", nullptr);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class to_type>
    struct get_first_value_visitor: boost::static_visitor<bool>
    {
@@ -235,6 +350,7 @@ namespace epee
      }
    };

+
    template<class t_value>
    bool portable_storage::get_next_value(harray hval_array, t_value& target)
    {
@@ -292,5 +408,83 @@ namespace epee
      return true;
      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_next_value", false);
    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    //sections
+    inline
+    harray portable_storage::get_first_section(const std::string& sec_name, hsection& h_child_section, hsection hparent_section)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
+      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section);
+      if(!pentry)
+        return nullptr;
+      if(pentry->type() != typeid(array_entry))
+        return nullptr;
+      array_entry& ar_entry = boost::get<array_entry>(*pentry);
+      if(ar_entry.type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
+        return nullptr;
+      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(ar_entry);
+      section* psec = sec_array.get_first_val();
+      if(!psec)
+        return nullptr;
+      h_child_section = psec;
+      return &ar_entry;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::get_first_section", nullptr);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::get_next_section(harray hsec_array, hsection& h_child_section)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(hsec_array, false);
+      if(hsec_array->type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
+        return false;
+      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(*hsec_array);
+      h_child_section = sec_array.get_next_val();
+      if(!h_child_section)
+        return false;
+      return true;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::get_next_section", false);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    harray portable_storage::insert_first_section(const std::string& sec_name, hsection& hinserted_childsection, hsection hparent_section)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
+      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section);
+      if(!pentry)
+      {
+        pentry = insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section, array_entry(array_entry_t<section>()));
+        if(!pentry)
+          return nullptr;
+      }
+      if(pentry->type() != typeid(array_entry))
+        *pentry = storage_entry(array_entry(array_entry_t<section>()));
+
+      array_entry& ar_entry = boost::get<array_entry>(*pentry);
+      if(ar_entry.type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
+        ar_entry = array_entry(array_entry_t<section>());
+
+      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(ar_entry);
+      hinserted_childsection = &sec_array.insert_first_val(section());
+      return &ar_entry;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_first_section", nullptr);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline
+    bool portable_storage::insert_next_section(harray hsec_array, hsection& hinserted_childsection)
+    {
+      TRY_ENTRY();
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(hsec_array, false);
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(hsec_array->type() == typeid(array_entry_t<section>), 
+        false, "unexpected type(not 'section') in insert_next_section, type: " << hsec_array->type().name());
+
+      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(*hsec_array);
+      hinserted_childsection = &sec_array.insert_next_value(section());
+      return true;
+      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_next_section", false);
+    }
+    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_base.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_base.h
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 #pragma once 

 #include <boost/variant.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <deque>
-#include <map>

 #define PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREA 0x01011101
 #define PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREB 0x01020101 // bender's nightmare 
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_from_bin.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_from_bin.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #pragma once 

 #include "misc_language.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
 #include "portable_storage_base.h"
 #include "portable_storage_bin_utils.h"

@@ -43,24 +42,6 @@ namespace epee
 {
  namespace serialization
  {
-    template<typename T>
-    struct ps_min_bytes {
-      static constexpr const size_t strict = 4096; // actual low bound
-    };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<uint64_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 8; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<int64_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 8; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<uint32_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 4; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<int32_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 4; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<uint16_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 2; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<int16_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 2; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<uint8_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 1; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<int8_t> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 1; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<double> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 8; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<bool> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 1; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<std::string> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 2; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<section> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 1; };
-    template<> struct ps_min_bytes<array_entry> { static constexpr const size_t strict = 1; };
-
    struct throwable_buffer_reader
    {
      throwable_buffer_reader(const void* ptr, size_t sz);
@@ -80,9 +61,6 @@ namespace epee
      void read(section& sec);
      void read(std::string& str);
      void read(array_entry &ae);
-      template<class t_type>
-      size_t min_bytes() const;
-      void set_limits(size_t objects, size_t fields, size_t strings);
    private:
      struct recursuion_limitation_guard
      {
@@ -103,13 +81,6 @@ namespace epee
      const uint8_t* m_ptr;
      size_t m_count;
      size_t m_recursion_count;
-      size_t m_objects;
-      size_t m_fields;
-      size_t m_strings;
-
-      size_t max_objects;
-      size_t max_fields;
-      size_t max_strings;
    };

    inline throwable_buffer_reader::throwable_buffer_reader(const void* ptr, size_t sz)
@@ -121,12 +92,6 @@ namespace epee
      m_ptr = (uint8_t*)ptr;
      m_count = sz;
      m_recursion_count = 0;
-      m_objects = 0;
-      m_fields = 0;
-      m_strings = 0;
-      max_objects = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
-      max_fields = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
-      max_strings = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
    }
    inline 
    void throwable_buffer_reader::read(void* target, size_t count)
@@ -143,7 +108,6 @@ namespace epee
      RECURSION_LIMITATION();
      uint8_t name_len = 0;
      read(name_len);
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(name_len > 0, "Section name is missing");
      sce_name.resize(name_len);
      read((void*)sce_name.data(), name_len);
    }
@@ -174,18 +138,7 @@ namespace epee
      //for pod types
      array_entry_t<type_name> sa;
      size_t size = read_varint();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(size <= m_count / ps_min_bytes<type_name>::strict, "Size sanity check failed");
-      if (std::is_same<type_name, section>())
-      {
-        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(size <= max_objects - m_objects, "Too many objects");
-        m_objects += size;
-      }
-      else if (std::is_same<type_name, std::string>())
-      {
-        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(size <= max_strings - m_strings, "Too many strings");
-        m_strings += size;
-      }
-
+      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(size <= m_count, "Size sanity check failed");
      sa.reserve(size);
      //TODO: add some optimization here later
      while(size--)
@@ -251,8 +204,6 @@ namespace epee
    inline storage_entry throwable_buffer_reader::read_se<std::string>()
    {
      RECURSION_LIMITATION();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(m_strings + 1 <= max_strings, "Too many strings");
-      m_strings += 1;
      return storage_entry(read<std::string>());
    }

@@ -261,8 +212,6 @@ namespace epee
    inline storage_entry throwable_buffer_reader::read_se<section>()
    {
      RECURSION_LIMITATION();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(m_objects < max_objects, "Too many objects");
-      ++m_objects;
      section s;//use extra variable due to vs bug, line "storage_entry se(section()); " can't be compiled in visual studio
      storage_entry se(std::move(s));
      section& section_entry = boost::get<section>(se);
@@ -314,16 +263,12 @@ namespace epee
      RECURSION_LIMITATION();
      sec.m_entries.clear();
      size_t count = read_varint();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(count <= max_fields - m_fields, "Too many object fields");
-      m_fields += count;
      while(count--)
      {
        //read section name string
        std::string sec_name;
        read_sec_name(sec_name);
-        const auto insert_loc = sec.m_entries.lower_bound(sec_name);
-        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(insert_loc == sec.m_entries.end() || insert_loc->first != sec_name, "duplicate key: " << sec_name);
-        sec.m_entries.emplace_hint(insert_loc, std::move(sec_name), load_storage_entry());
+        sec.m_entries.emplace(std::move(sec_name), load_storage_entry());
      }
    }
    inline 
@@ -344,12 +289,5 @@ namespace epee
      RECURSION_LIMITATION();
      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(false, "Reading array entry is not supported");
    }
-    inline
-    void throwable_buffer_reader::set_limits(size_t objects, size_t fields, size_t strings)
-    {
-      max_objects = objects;
-      max_fields = fields;
-      max_strings = strings;
-    }
  }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_from_json.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_from_json.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@

 #pragma once
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include "parserse_base_utils.h"
 #include "file_io_utils.h"
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_template_helper.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_template_helper.h
@@ -28,16 +28,12 @@

 #include <string>

-#include "byte_slice.h"
-#include "parserse_base_utils.h" /// TODO: (mj-xmr) This will be reduced in an another PR
+#include "parserse_base_utils.h"
 #include "portable_storage.h"
 #include "file_io_utils.h"
-#include "span.h"

 namespace epee
 {
-  class byte_stream;
-
  namespace serialization
  {
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,10 +84,10 @@ namespace epee
    }
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class t_struct>
-    bool load_t_from_binary(t_struct& out, const epee::span<const uint8_t> binary_buff, const epee::serialization::portable_storage::limits_t *limits = NULL)
+    bool load_t_from_binary(t_struct& out, const epee::span<const uint8_t> binary_buff)
    {
      portable_storage ps;
-      bool rs = ps.load_from_binary(binary_buff, limits);
+      bool rs = ps.load_from_binary(binary_buff);
      if(!rs)
        return false;

@@ -115,28 +111,19 @@ namespace epee
    }
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    template<class t_struct>
-    bool store_t_to_binary(t_struct& str_in, byte_slice& binary_buff, size_t initial_buffer_size = 8192)
-    {
-      portable_storage ps;
-      str_in.store(ps);
-      return ps.store_to_binary(binary_buff, initial_buffer_size);
-    }
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    template<class t_struct>
-    byte_slice store_t_to_binary(t_struct& str_in, size_t initial_buffer_size = 8192)
-    {
-      byte_slice binary_buff;
-      store_t_to_binary(str_in, binary_buff, initial_buffer_size);
-      return binary_buff;
-    }
-    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    template<class t_struct>
-    bool store_t_to_binary(t_struct& str_in, byte_stream& binary_buff)
+    bool store_t_to_binary(t_struct& str_in, std::string& binary_buff, size_t indent = 0)
    {
      portable_storage ps;
      str_in.store(ps);
      return ps.store_to_binary(binary_buff);
    }
-
+    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    template<class t_struct>
+    std::string store_t_to_binary(t_struct& str_in, size_t indent = 0)
+    {
+      std::string binary_buff;
+      store_t_to_binary(str_in, binary_buff, indent);
+      return binary_buff;
+    }
  }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_to_bin.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_to_bin.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "misc_language.h"
 #include "portable_storage_base.h"
 #include "portable_storage_bin_utils.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"

 namespace epee
 {
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ namespace epee
      for(const section_pair& se: sec.m_entries)
      {
        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(se.first.size() < std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max(), "storage_entry_name is too long: " << se.first.size() << ", val: " << se.first);
-        CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(!se.first.empty(), "storage_entry_name is empty");
        uint8_t len = static_cast<uint8_t>(se.first.size());
        strm.write((const char*)&len, sizeof(len));
        strm.write(se.first.data(), size_t(len));
--- a/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_val_converters.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/storages/portable_storage_val_converters.h
@@ -28,17 +28,12 @@

 #pragma once

+#include <time.h>
 #include <boost/regex.hpp>

 #include "misc_language.h"
 #include "portable_storage_base.h"
-#include "parserse_base_utils.h"
 #include "warnings.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <typeinfo>
-#include <iomanip>

 namespace epee
 {
--- a/contrib/epee/include/string_tools.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/string_tools.h
@@ -24,16 +24,33 @@
 // SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 // 

+
+
 #ifndef _STRING_TOOLS_H_
 #define _STRING_TOOLS_H_

-#include "hex.h"
-#include "mlocker.h"
+// Previously pulled in by ASIO, further cleanup still required ...
+#ifdef _WIN32
+# include <winsock2.h>
+# include <windows.h>
+#endif

-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-#include <sstream>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <locale>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <string>
-#include <cstdint>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
+#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
+#include "misc_log_ex.h"
+#include "storages/parserse_base_utils.h"
+#include "hex.h"
+#include "memwipe.h"
+#include "mlocker.h"
+#include "span.h"
+#include "warnings.h"
+

 #ifndef OUT
 	#define OUT
@@ -57,28 +74,182 @@ namespace string_tools
  {
    return from_hex::to_string(res, s);
  }
-  
-  std::string get_ip_string_from_int32(uint32_t ip);
-  bool get_ip_int32_from_string(uint32_t& ip, const std::string& ip_str);
-  bool parse_peer_from_string(uint32_t& ip, uint16_t& port, const std::string& addres);
-  std::string num_to_string_fast(int64_t val);
-	
-  bool compare_no_case(const std::string& str1, const std::string& str2);
-  std::string& get_current_module_name();
-  std::string& get_current_module_folder();
-#ifdef _WIN32
-   std::string get_current_module_path();
-#endif
-  bool set_module_name_and_folder(const std::string& path_to_process_);
-  bool trim_left(std::string& str);
-  bool trim_right(std::string& str);
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  inline std::string& trim(std::string& str)
+PUSH_WARNINGS
+DISABLE_GCC_WARNING(maybe-uninitialized)
+  template<class XType>
+  inline bool get_xtype_from_string(OUT XType& val, const std::string& str_id)
  {
-    trim_left(str);
-    trim_right(str);
-    return str;
+    if (std::is_integral<XType>::value && !std::numeric_limits<XType>::is_signed && !std::is_same<XType, bool>::value)
+    {
+      for (char c : str_id)
+      {
+        if (!epee::misc_utils::parse::isdigit(c))
+          return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+      val = boost::lexical_cast<XType>(str_id);
+      return true;
+    }
+    catch(const std::exception& /*e*/)
+    {
+      //const char* pmsg = e.what();
+      return false;
+    }
+    catch(...)
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
  }
+POP_WARNINGS
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	template<class XType>
+	inline bool xtype_to_string(const  XType& val, std::string& str)
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(val);
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	std::string get_ip_string_from_int32(uint32_t ip);
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	bool get_ip_int32_from_string(uint32_t& ip, const std::string& ip_str);
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  inline bool parse_peer_from_string(uint32_t& ip, uint16_t& port, const std::string& addres)
+  {
+    //parse ip and address
+    std::string::size_type p = addres.find(':');
+    std::string ip_str, port_str;
+    if(p == std::string::npos)
+    {
+      port = 0;
+      ip_str = addres;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ip_str = addres.substr(0, p);
+      port_str = addres.substr(p+1, addres.size());
+    }
+
+    if(!get_ip_int32_from_string(ip, ip_str))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if(p != std::string::npos && !get_xtype_from_string(port, port_str))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+	inline std::string num_to_string_fast(int64_t val)
+	{
+		/*
+		char  buff[30] = {0};
+		i64toa_s(val, buff, sizeof(buff)-1, 10);
+		return buff;*/
+		return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(val);
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	template<typename T>
+	inline std::string to_string_hex(const T &val)
+	{
+		static_assert(std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, "only arithmetic types");
+		std::stringstream ss;
+		ss << std::hex << val;
+		std::string s;
+		ss >> s;
+		return s;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	inline bool compare_no_case(const std::string& str1, const std::string& str2)
+	{
+		
+		return !boost::iequals(str1, str2);
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline std::string& get_current_module_name()
+	{
+		static std::string module_name;
+		return module_name;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline std::string& get_current_module_folder()
+	{	
+		static std::string module_folder;
+		return module_folder;
+	}
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  inline std::string get_current_module_path()
+  {
+    char pname [5000] = {0};
+    GetModuleFileNameA( NULL, pname, sizeof(pname));
+    pname[sizeof(pname)-1] = 0; //be happy ;)
+    return pname;
+  }
+#endif
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline bool set_module_name_and_folder(const std::string& path_to_process_)
+	{
+    std::string path_to_process = path_to_process_;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    path_to_process = get_current_module_path();
+#endif 
+		std::string::size_type a = path_to_process.rfind( '\\' );
+		if(a == std::string::npos )
+		{
+			a = path_to_process.rfind( '/' );
+		}
+		if ( a != std::string::npos )
+		{	
+			get_current_module_name() = path_to_process.substr(a+1, path_to_process.size());
+			get_current_module_folder() = path_to_process.substr(0, a);
+			return true;
+		}else
+			return false;
+
+	}
+
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline bool trim_left(std::string& str)
+	{
+		for(std::string::iterator it = str.begin(); it!= str.end() && isspace(static_cast<unsigned char>(*it));)
+			str.erase(str.begin());
+			
+		return true;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline bool trim_right(std::string& str)
+	{
+
+		for(std::string::reverse_iterator it = str.rbegin(); it!= str.rend() && isspace(static_cast<unsigned char>(*it));)
+			str.erase( --((it++).base()));
+
+		return true;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline std::string& trim(std::string& str)
+	{
+
+		trim_left(str);
+		trim_right(str);
+		return str;
+	}
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  inline std::string trim(const std::string& str_)
  {
@@ -87,8 +258,18 @@ namespace string_tools
    trim_right(str);
    return str;
  }
-  std::string pad_string(std::string s, size_t n, char c = ' ', bool prepend = false);
-  
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  inline std::string pad_string(std::string s, size_t n, char c = ' ', bool prepend = false)
+  {
+    if (s.size() < n)
+    {
+      if (prepend)
+        s = std::string(n - s.size(), c) + s;
+      else
+        s.append(n - s.size(), c);
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  template<class t_pod_type>
  std::string pod_to_hex(const t_pod_type& s)
@@ -115,25 +296,64 @@ namespace string_tools
  {
    return hex_to_pod(hex_str, unwrap(s));
  }
-  	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	template<typename T>
-	inline std::string to_string_hex(const T &val)
-	{
-		static_assert(std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, "only arithmetic types");
-		std::stringstream ss;
-		ss << std::hex << val;
-		std::string s;
-		ss >> s;
-		return s;
-	}
-  
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  bool validate_hex(uint64_t length, const std::string& str);
-  std::string get_extension(const std::string& str);
-  std::string cut_off_extension(const std::string& str);
-  
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline std::string get_extension(const std::string& str)
+	{
+		std::string res;
+		std::string::size_type pos = str.rfind('.');
+		if(std::string::npos == pos)
+			return res;
+		
+		res = str.substr(pos+1, str.size()-pos);
+		return res;
+	}
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	inline std::string cut_off_extension(const std::string& str)
+	{
+		std::string res;
+		std::string::size_type pos = str.rfind('.');
+		if(std::string::npos == pos)
+			return str;
+
+		res = str.substr(0, pos);
+		return res;
+	}
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #ifdef _WIN32
-   std::wstring utf8_to_utf16(const std::string& str);
-   std::string utf16_to_utf8(const std::wstring& wstr);
+  inline std::wstring utf8_to_utf16(const std::string& str)
+  {
+    if (str.empty())
+      return {};
+    int wstr_size = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, &str[0], str.size(), NULL, 0);
+    if (wstr_size == 0)
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
+    }
+    std::wstring wstr(wstr_size, wchar_t{});
+    if (!MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, &str[0], str.size(), &wstr[0], wstr_size))
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
+    }
+    return wstr;
+  }
+  inline std::string utf16_to_utf8(const std::wstring& wstr)
+  {
+    if (wstr.empty())
+      return {};
+    int str_size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wstr[0], wstr.size(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    if (str_size == 0)
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
+    }
+    std::string str(str_size, char{});
+    if (!WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wstr[0], wstr.size(), &str[0], str_size, NULL, NULL))
+    {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
+    }
+    return str;
+  }
 #endif
 }
 }
--- a/contrib/epee/include/string_tools_lexical.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/string_tools_lexical.h
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#ifndef _STRING_TOOLS_LEXICAL_H_
-#define _STRING_TOOLS_LEXICAL_H_
-
-#include "warnings.h"
-#include "storages/parserse_base_utils.h"
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp> // A heavy header, that was extracted from the rest
-
-#ifndef OUT
-	#define OUT
-#endif
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace string_tools
-{
-PUSH_WARNINGS
-DISABLE_GCC_WARNING(maybe-uninitialized)
-    template<class XType>
-    inline bool get_xtype_from_string(OUT XType& val, const std::string& str_id)
-    {
-        if (std::is_integral<XType>::value && !std::numeric_limits<XType>::is_signed && !std::is_same<XType, bool>::value)
-        {
-            for (char c : str_id)
-            {
-                if (!epee::misc_utils::parse::isdigit(c))
-                    return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            val = boost::lexical_cast<XType>(str_id);
-            return true;
-        }
-        catch(const std::exception& /*e*/)
-        {
-            //const char* pmsg = e.what();
-            return false;
-        }
-        catch(...)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-POP_WARNINGS
-
-    template<class XType>
-    inline bool xtype_to_string(const  XType& val, std::string& str)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(val);
-        }
-        catch(...)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-}
-#endif //_STRING_TOOLS_LEXICAL_H_
--- a/contrib/epee/include/tiny_ini.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/tiny_ini.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #ifndef _TINY_INI_H_
 #define _TINY_INI_H_

+#include <boost/regex.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include "string_tools.h"

 namespace epee
@@ -35,8 +37,20 @@ namespace epee
 namespace tiny_ini
 {

-	bool get_param_value(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& ini_entry, std::string& res);
-	inline std::string get_param_value(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& ini_entry)
+	inline 
+		bool get_param_value(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& ini_entry, std::string& res)
+	{
+		std::string expr_str = std::string() + "^("+ param_name +") *=(.*?)$";
+		const boost::regex match_ini_entry( expr_str, boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal); 
+		boost::smatch result;	
+		if(!boost::regex_search(ini_entry, result, match_ini_entry, boost::match_default))
+			return false;
+		res = result[2];
+		string_tools::trim(res);
+		return true;
+	}
+	inline 
+		std::string get_param_value(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& ini_entry)
 	{
 		std::string buff;
 		get_param_value(param_name, ini_entry, buff);
--- a/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,25 +26,13 @@
 # STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
 # THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

-set(EPEE_INCLUDE_DIR_BASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include")

-# Add headers to the file list, to be able to search for them and autosave in IDEs.
-monero_find_all_headers(EPEE_HEADERS_PUBLIC "${EPEE_INCLUDE_DIR_BASE}")
-
-monero_add_library(epee byte_slice.cpp byte_stream.cpp hex.cpp abstract_http_client.cpp http_auth.cpp mlog.cpp net_helper.cpp net_utils_base.cpp string_tools.cpp parserse_base_utils.cpp
+add_library(epee STATIC byte_slice.cpp byte_stream.cpp hex.cpp abstract_http_client.cpp http_auth.cpp mlog.cpp net_helper.cpp net_utils_base.cpp string_tools.cpp
    wipeable_string.cpp levin_base.cpp memwipe.c connection_basic.cpp network_throttle.cpp network_throttle-detail.cpp mlocker.cpp buffer.cpp net_ssl.cpp
-    int-util.cpp portable_storage.cpp
-    misc_language.cpp
-    misc_os_dependent.cpp
-    file_io_utils.cpp
-    net_parse_helpers.cpp
-    http_base.cpp
-    tiny_ini.cpp
-    ${EPEE_HEADERS_PUBLIC}
-    )
+    int-util.cpp)

 if (USE_READLINE AND (GNU_READLINE_FOUND OR (DEPENDS AND NOT MINGW)))
-  monero_add_library(epee_readline readline_buffer.cpp)
+  add_library(epee_readline STATIC readline_buffer.cpp)
 endif()

 if(HAVE_C11)
@@ -72,9 +60,8 @@ target_link_libraries(epee
    ${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}
    ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
    ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
-    ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY}
-    ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
  PRIVATE
+    ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
    ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})

 if (USE_READLINE AND (GNU_READLINE_FOUND OR (DEPENDS AND NOT MINGW)))
@@ -84,9 +71,3 @@ if (USE_READLINE AND (GNU_READLINE_FOUND OR (DEPENDS AND NOT MINGW)))
    PRIVATE
    ${GNU_READLINE_LIBRARY})
 endif()
-
-target_include_directories(epee
-  PUBLIC
-    "${EPEE_INCLUDE_DIR_BASE}"
-    "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-
--- a/contrib/epee/src/abstract_http_client.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/abstract_http_client.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "net/abstract_http_client.h"
 #include "net/http_base.h"
 #include "net/net_parse_helpers.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"

 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net.http"
--- a/contrib/epee/src/byte_slice.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/byte_slice.cpp
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 #include "byte_slice.h"
 #include "byte_stream.h"

-namespace
-{
-  const std::size_t page_size = 4096;
-}
-
 namespace epee
 {
  struct byte_slice_data
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ namespace epee
    : byte_slice()
  {
    std::size_t space_needed = 0;
-    for (const auto& source : sources)
+    for (const auto source : sources)
      space_needed += source.size();

    if (space_needed)
@@ -160,7 +155,7 @@ namespace epee
      span<std::uint8_t> out{reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(storage.get() + 1), space_needed};
      portion_ = {out.data(), out.size()};

-      for (const auto& source : sources)
+      for (const auto source : sources)
      {
        std::memcpy(out.data(), source.data(), source.size());
        if (out.remove_prefix(source.size()) < source.size())
@@ -178,27 +173,16 @@ namespace epee
    : byte_slice(adapt_buffer{}, std::move(buffer))
  {}

-  byte_slice::byte_slice(byte_stream&& stream, const bool shrink)
+  byte_slice::byte_slice(byte_stream&& stream) noexcept
    : storage_(nullptr), portion_(stream.data(), stream.size())
  {
-    if (portion_.size())
+    if (stream.size())
    {
-      byte_buffer buf;
-      if (shrink && page_size <= stream.available())
-      {
-          buf = byte_buffer_resize(stream.take_buffer(), portion_.size());
-          if (!buf)
-            throw std::bad_alloc{};
-          portion_ = {buf.get(), portion_.size()};
-      }
-      else // no need to shrink buffer
-        buf = stream.take_buffer();
-
-      std::uint8_t* const data = buf.release() - sizeof(raw_byte_slice);
+      std::uint8_t* const data = stream.take_buffer().release() - sizeof(raw_byte_slice);
      new (data) raw_byte_slice{};
      storage_.reset(reinterpret_cast<raw_byte_slice*>(data));
    }
-    else // empty stream
+    else
      portion_ = nullptr;
  }

--- a/contrib/epee/src/byte_stream.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/byte_stream.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@

 #include <iostream>

-namespace
-{
-  constexpr const std::size_t minimum_increase = 4096;
-}
-
 namespace epee
 {
  void byte_stream::overflow(const std::size_t requested)
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ namespace epee

    const std::size_t len = size();
    const std::size_t cap = capacity();
-    const std::size_t increase = std::max(std::max(need, cap), minimum_increase);
+    const std::size_t increase = std::max(need, increase_size());

    next_write_ = nullptr;
    end_ = nullptr;
@@ -67,7 +62,8 @@ namespace epee
  byte_stream::byte_stream(byte_stream&& rhs) noexcept
    : buffer_(std::move(rhs.buffer_)),
      next_write_(rhs.next_write_),
-      end_(rhs.end_)
+      end_(rhs.end_),
+      increase_size_(rhs.increase_size_)
  {
    rhs.next_write_ = nullptr;
    rhs.end_ = nullptr;
@@ -80,6 +76,7 @@ namespace epee
      buffer_ = std::move(rhs.buffer_);
      next_write_ = rhs.next_write_;
      end_ = rhs.end_;
+      increase_size_ = rhs.increase_size_;
      rhs.next_write_ = nullptr;
      rhs.end_ = nullptr;
    }
--- a/contrib/epee/src/file_io_utils.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/file_io_utils.cpp
@@ -1,231 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "file_io_utils.h"
-
-#include <fstream>
-#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
-#include "string_tools.h"
-#endif
-
-// On Windows there is a problem with non-ASCII characters in path and file names
-// as far as support by the standard components used is concerned:
-
-// The various file stream classes, e.g. std::ifstream and std::ofstream, are
-// part of the GNU C++ Library / libstdc++. On the most basic level they use the
-// fopen() call as defined / made accessible to programs compiled within MSYS2
-// by the stdio.h header file maintained by the MinGW project.
-
-// The critical point: The implementation of fopen() is part of MSVCRT, the
-// Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Library, and this method does NOT offer any
-// Unicode support.
-
-// Monero code that would want to continue to use the normal file stream classes
-// but WITH Unicode support could therefore not solve this problem on its own,
-// but 2 different projects from 2 different maintaining groups would need changes
-// in this particular direction - something probably difficult to achieve and
-// with a long time to wait until all new versions / releases arrive.
-
-// Implemented solution approach: Circumvent the problem by stopping to use std
-// file stream classes on Windows and directly use Unicode-capable WIN32 API
-// calls. Most of the code doing so is concentrated in this header file here.
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace file_io_utils
-{
- 
-	bool is_file_exist(const std::string& path)
-	{
-		boost::filesystem::path p(path);
-		return boost::filesystem::exists(p);
-	}
-
-
-	bool save_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str)
-	{
-#ifdef WIN32
-                std::wstring wide_path;
-                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
-                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-                    return false;
-                DWORD bytes_written;
-                DWORD bytes_to_write = (DWORD)str.size();
-                BOOL result = WriteFile(file_handle, str.data(), bytes_to_write, &bytes_written, NULL);
-                CloseHandle(file_handle);
-                if (bytes_written != bytes_to_write)
-                    result = FALSE;
-                return result;
-#else
-		try
-		{
-			std::ofstream fstream;
-			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
-			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::trunc);
-			fstream << str;
-			fstream.close();
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		catch(...)
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-
-
-	bool get_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, time_t& ft)
-	{
-		boost::system::error_code ec;
-		ft = boost::filesystem::last_write_time(boost::filesystem::path(path_to_file), ec);
-		if(!ec)
-			return true;
-		else
-			return false;
-	}
-
-
-	bool set_file_time(const std::string& path_to_file, const time_t& ft)
-	{
-		boost::system::error_code ec;
-		boost::filesystem::last_write_time(boost::filesystem::path(path_to_file), ft, ec);
-		if(!ec)
-			return true;
-		else
-			return false;
-	}
-
-
-
-	bool load_file_to_string(const std::string& path_to_file, std::string& target_str, size_t max_size)
-	{
-#ifdef WIN32
-                std::wstring wide_path;
-                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
-                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-                    return false;
-                DWORD file_size = GetFileSize(file_handle, NULL);
-                if ((file_size == INVALID_FILE_SIZE) || (uint64_t)file_size > (uint64_t)max_size) {
-                    CloseHandle(file_handle);
-                    return false;
-                }
-                target_str.resize(file_size);
-                DWORD bytes_read;
-                BOOL result = ReadFile(file_handle, &target_str[0], file_size, &bytes_read, NULL);
-                CloseHandle(file_handle);
-                if (bytes_read != file_size)
-                    result = FALSE;
-                return result;
-#else
-		try
-		{
-			std::ifstream fstream;
-			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
-			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in | std::ios::ate);
-
-			std::ifstream::pos_type file_size = fstream.tellg();
-			
-			if((uint64_t)file_size > (uint64_t)max_size) // ensure a large domain for comparison, and negative -> too large
-				return false;//don't go crazy
-			size_t file_size_t = static_cast<size_t>(file_size);
-
-			target_str.resize(file_size_t);
-
-			fstream.seekg (0, std::ios::beg);
-			fstream.read((char*)target_str.data(), target_str.size());
-			fstream.close();
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		catch(...)
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-
-
-	bool append_string_to_file(const std::string& path_to_file, const std::string& str)
-	{
-                // No special Windows implementation because so far not used in Monero code
-		try
-		{
-			std::ofstream fstream;
-			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
-			fstream.open(path_to_file.c_str(), std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::app);
-			fstream << str;
-			fstream.close();
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		catch(...)
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	bool get_file_size(const std::string& path_to_file, uint64_t &size)
-	{
-#ifdef WIN32
-                std::wstring wide_path;
-                try { wide_path = string_tools::utf8_to_utf16(path_to_file); } catch (...) { return false; }
-                HANDLE file_handle = CreateFileW(wide_path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
-                if (file_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-                    return false;
-                LARGE_INTEGER file_size;
-                BOOL result = GetFileSizeEx(file_handle, &file_size);
-                CloseHandle(file_handle);
-                if (result) {
-                    size = file_size.QuadPart;
-                }
-                return size;
-#else
-		try
-		{
-			std::ifstream fstream;
-			fstream.exceptions(std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit);
-			fstream.open(path_to_file, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::in | std::ios::ate);
-			size = fstream.tellg();
-			fstream.close();
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		catch(...)
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/http_base.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/http_base.cpp
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "net/http_base.h"
-#include "memwipe.h"
-#include "string_tools.h"
-
-#include <boost/regex.hpp>
-#include <string>
-#include <utility>
-
-#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
-#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net.http"
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace net_utils
-{
-namespace http
-{
-    std::string get_value_from_fields_list(const std::string& param_name, const net_utils::http::fields_list& fields)
-    {
-        fields_list::const_iterator it = fields.begin();
-        for(; it != fields.end(); it++)
-            if(!string_tools::compare_no_case(param_name, it->first))
-                break;
-
-        if(it==fields.end())
-            return std::string();
-
-        return it->second;
-    }
-
-    std::string get_value_from_uri_line(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& uri)
-    {
-        std::string buff = "([\\?|&])";
-        buff += param_name + "=([^&]*)";
-        boost::regex match_param(buff.c_str(), boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
-        boost::smatch	result;
-        if(boost::regex_search(uri, result, match_param, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched) 
-        {
-            return result[2];
-        }
-        return std::string();
-    }
-}
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/levin_base.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/levin_base.cpp
@@ -34,25 +34,6 @@ namespace epee
 {
 namespace levin
 {
-  message_writer::message_writer(const std::size_t reserve)
-    : buffer()
-  {
-    buffer.reserve(reserve);
-    buffer.put_n(0, sizeof(header));
-  }
-
-  byte_slice message_writer::finalize(const uint32_t command, const uint32_t flags, const uint32_t return_code, const bool expect_response)
-  {
-    if (buffer.size() < sizeof(header))
-      throw std::runtime_error{"levin_writer::finalize already called"};
-
-    header head = make_header(command, payload_size(), flags, expect_response);
-    head.m_return_code = SWAP32LE(return_code);
-
-    std::memcpy(buffer.tellp() - buffer.size(), std::addressof(head), sizeof(head));
-    return byte_slice{std::move(buffer)};
-  }
-
  bucket_head2 make_header(uint32_t command, uint64_t msg_size, uint32_t flags, bool expect_response) noexcept
  {
    bucket_head2 head = {0};
@@ -66,6 +47,12 @@ namespace levin
    return head;
  }

+  byte_slice make_notify(int command, epee::span<const std::uint8_t> payload)
+  {
+    const bucket_head2 head = make_header(command, payload.size(), LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, false);
+    return byte_slice{epee::as_byte_span(head), payload};
+  }
+
  byte_slice make_noise_notify(const std::size_t noise_bytes)
  {
    static constexpr const std::uint32_t flags =
@@ -81,40 +68,46 @@ namespace levin
    return byte_slice{std::move(buffer)};
  }

-  byte_slice make_fragmented_notify(const std::size_t noise_size, const int command, message_writer message)
+  byte_slice make_fragmented_notify(const byte_slice& noise_message, int command, epee::span<const std::uint8_t> payload)
  {
+    const size_t noise_size = noise_message.size();
    if (noise_size < sizeof(bucket_head2) * 2)
      return nullptr;

-    if (message.buffer.size() <= noise_size)
+    if (payload.size() <= noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2))
    {
      /* The entire message can be sent at once, and the levin binary parser
         will ignore extra bytes. So just pad with zeroes and otherwise send
         a "normal", not fragmented message. */
+      const size_t padding = noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2) - payload.size();
+      const span<const uint8_t> padding_bytes{noise_message.end() - padding, padding};

-      message.buffer.put_n(0, noise_size - message.buffer.size());
-      return message.finalize_notify(command);
+      const bucket_head2 head = make_header(command, noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2), LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST, false);
+      return byte_slice{as_byte_span(head), payload, padding_bytes};
    }

    // fragment message
-    const byte_slice payload_bytes = message.finalize_notify(command);
-    span<const std::uint8_t> payload = to_span(payload_bytes);
-
    const size_t payload_space = noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2);
    const size_t expected_fragments = ((payload.size() - 2) / payload_space) + 1;

-    byte_stream buffer{};
-    buffer.reserve(expected_fragments * noise_size);
+    std::string buffer{};
+    buffer.reserve((expected_fragments + 1) * noise_size); // +1 here overselects for internal bucket_head2 value

-    bucket_head2 head = make_header(0, payload_space, LEVIN_PACKET_BEGIN, false);
-    buffer.write(as_byte_span(head));
+    bucket_head2 head = make_header(0, noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2), LEVIN_PACKET_BEGIN, false);
+    buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&head), sizeof(head));

-    // internal levin header is in payload already
+    head.m_command = command;
+    head.m_flags = LEVIN_PACKET_REQUEST;
+    head.m_cb = payload.size();
+    buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&head), sizeof(head));

-    size_t copy_size = payload.remove_prefix(payload_space);
-    buffer.write(payload.data() - copy_size, copy_size);
+    size_t copy_size = payload.remove_prefix(payload_space - sizeof(bucket_head2));
+    buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(payload.data()) - copy_size, copy_size);

+    head.m_command = 0;
    head.m_flags = 0;
+    head.m_cb = noise_size - sizeof(bucket_head2);
+
    while (!payload.empty())
    {
      copy_size = payload.remove_prefix(payload_space);
@@ -122,12 +115,12 @@ namespace levin
      if (payload.empty())
        head.m_flags = LEVIN_PACKET_END;

-      buffer.write(as_byte_span(head));
-      buffer.write(payload.data() - copy_size, copy_size);
+      buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&head), sizeof(head));
+      buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(payload.data()) - copy_size, copy_size);
    }

    const size_t padding = noise_size - copy_size - sizeof(bucket_head2);
-    buffer.put_n(0, padding);
+    buffer.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(noise_message.end()) - padding, padding);

    return byte_slice{std::move(buffer)};
  }
--- a/contrib/epee/src/misc_language.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/misc_language.cpp
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "misc_language.h"
-
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace misc_utils
-{
-	bool sleep_no_w(long ms )
-	{
-		boost::this_thread::sleep( 
-			boost::get_system_time() + 
-			boost::posix_time::milliseconds( std::max<long>(ms,0) ) );
-		
-		return true;
-	}
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/misc_os_dependent.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/misc_os_dependent.cpp
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "misc_os_dependent.h"
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace misc_utils
-{
-    // TODO: (vtnerd) This function is weird since boost::this_thread::get_id() exists but returns a different value.    
-	std::string get_thread_string_id()
-	{
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-		return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(GetCurrentThreadId());
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)  
-		return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(pthread_self());
-#endif
-	}
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/net_parse_helpers.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/net_parse_helpers.cpp
@@ -1,206 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "net/net_parse_helpers.h"
-#include "net/http_base.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-#include "reg_exp_definer.h"
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-
-#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
-#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net"
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace net_utils
-{
-
-  static bool parse_uri_query(const std::string& query, std::list<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >& params)
-  { 
-    enum state
-    {
-      st_param_name, 
-      st_param_val
-    };
-    state st = st_param_name;
-    std::string::const_iterator start_it = query.begin();
-    std::pair<std::string, std::string> e;
-    for(std::string::const_iterator it = query.begin(); it != query.end(); it++)
-    {
-      switch(st)
-      {
-      case st_param_name:
-        if(*it == '=')
-        {
-          e.first.assign(start_it, it);
-          start_it = it;++start_it;
-          st = st_param_val;
-        }
-        break;
-      case st_param_val:
-        if(*it == '&')
-        {
-          e.second.assign(start_it, it);
-          start_it = it;++start_it;
-          params.push_back(e);
-          e.first.clear();e.second.clear();
-          st = st_param_name;
-        }
-        break;
-      default:
-        LOG_ERROR("Unknown state " << (int)st);
-        return false;
-      }
-    }
-    if(st == st_param_name)
-    {
-      if(start_it != query.end())
-      {
-        e.first.assign(start_it, query.end());
-        params.push_back(e);
-      }
-    }else
-    {
-      if(start_it != query.end())
-        e.second.assign(start_it, query.end());
-
-      if(e.first.size())
-        params.push_back(e);
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-  
-  bool parse_uri(const std::string uri, http::uri_content& content)
-  {
-
-    ///iframe_test.html?api_url=http://api.vk.com/api.php&api_id=3289090&api_settings=1&viewer_id=562964060&viewer_type=0&sid=0aad8d1c5713130f9ca0076f2b7b47e532877424961367d81e7fa92455f069be7e21bc3193cbd0be11895&secret=368ebbc0ef&access_token=668bc03f43981d883f73876ffff4aa8564254b359cc745dfa1b3cde7bdab2e94105d8f6d8250717569c0a7&user_id=0&group_id=0&is_app_user=1&auth_key=d2f7a895ca5ff3fdb2a2a8ae23fe679a&language=0&parent_language=0&ad_info=ElsdCQBaQlxiAQRdFUVUXiN2AVBzBx5pU1BXIgZUJlIEAWcgAUoLQg==&referrer=unknown&lc_name=9834b6a3&hash=
-    content.m_query_params.clear();
-    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^([^?#]*)(\\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
-
-    boost::smatch result;	
-    if(!(boost::regex_search(uri, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
-    {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << uri);
-      content.m_path = uri;
-      return true;
-    }
-    if(result[1].matched)
-    {
-      content.m_path = result[1];
-    }
-    if(result[3].matched)
-    {
-      content.m_query = result[3];
-    }
-    if(result[5].matched)
-    {
-      content.m_fragment = result[5];
-    }
-    if(content.m_query.size())
-    {
-      parse_uri_query(content.m_query, content.m_query_params);
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  bool parse_url_ipv6(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content)
-  {
-    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^(([^:]*?)://)?(\\[(.*)\\](:(\\d+))?)(.*)?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
-    //                                     12            3   4      5 6        7
-
-    content.port = 0;
-    boost::smatch result;
-    if(!(boost::regex_search(url_str, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
-    {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << rexp_match_uri);
-      //content.m_path = uri;
-      return false;
-    }
-    if(result[2].matched)
-    {
-      content.schema = result[2];
-    }
-    if(result[4].matched)
-    {
-      content.host = result[4];
-    }
-    else  // if host not matched, matching should be considered failed
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if(result[6].matched)
-    {
-      content.port = boost::lexical_cast<uint64_t>(result[6]);
-    }
-    if(result[7].matched)
-    {
-      content.uri = result[7];
-      return parse_uri(result[7], content.m_uri_content);
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  bool parse_url(const std::string url_str, http::url_content& content)
-  {
-
-    if (parse_url_ipv6(url_str, content)) return true;
-
-    ///iframe_test.html?api_url=http://api.vk.com/api.php&api_id=3289090&api_settings=1&viewer_id=562964060&viewer_type=0&sid=0aad8d1c5713130f9ca0076f2b7b47e532877424961367d81e7fa92455f069be7e21bc3193cbd0be11895&secret=368ebbc0ef&access_token=668bc03f43981d883f73876ffff4aa8564254b359cc745dfa1b3cde7bdab2e94105d8f6d8250717569c0a7&user_id=0&group_id=0&is_app_user=1&auth_key=d2f7a895ca5ff3fdb2a2a8ae23fe679a&language=0&parent_language=0&ad_info=ElsdCQBaQlxiAQRdFUVUXiN2AVBzBx5pU1BXIgZUJlIEAWcgAUoLQg==&referrer=unknown&lc_name=9834b6a3&hash=
-    //STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^([^?#]*)(\\?([^#]*))?(#(.*))?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
-    STATIC_REGEXP_EXPR_1(rexp_match_uri, "^(([^:]*?)://)?(([^/:]*)(:(\\d+))?)(.*)?", boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal);
-    //                                     12            34       5 6        7
-    content.port = 0;
-    boost::smatch result;	
-    if(!(boost::regex_search(url_str, result, rexp_match_uri, boost::match_default) && result[0].matched))
-    {
-      LOG_PRINT_L1("[PARSE URI] regex not matched for uri: " << rexp_match_uri);
-      //content.m_path = uri;
-      return true;
-    }
-    if(result[2].matched)
-    {
-      content.schema = result[2];
-    }
-    if(result[4].matched)
-    {
-      content.host = result[4];
-    }
-    if(result[6].matched)
-    {
-      content.port = boost::lexical_cast<uint64_t>(result[6]);
-    }
-    if(result[7].matched)
-    {
-      content.uri = result[7];
-      return parse_uri(result[7], content.m_uri_content);
-    }
-    
-    return true;
-  }
-
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <thread>
 #include <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
-#include <boost/cerrno.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
@@ -475,7 +473,6 @@ bool ssl_options_t::has_fingerprint(boost::asio::ssl::verify_context &ctx) const
 bool ssl_options_t::handshake(
  boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> &socket,
  boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type,
-  boost::asio::const_buffer buffer,
  const std::string& host,
  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) const
 {
@@ -533,7 +530,7 @@ bool ssl_options_t::handshake(
  });

  boost::system::error_code ec = boost::asio::error::would_block;
-  socket.async_handshake(type, boost::asio::buffer(buffer), boost::lambda::var(ec) = boost::lambda::_1);
+  socket.async_handshake(type, boost::lambda::var(ec) = boost::lambda::_1);
  if (io_service.stopped())
  {
    io_service.reset();
@@ -569,51 +566,6 @@ bool ssl_support_from_string(ssl_support_t &ssl, boost::string_ref s)
  return true;
 }

-boost::system::error_code store_ssl_keys(boost::asio::ssl::context& ssl, const boost::filesystem::path& base)
-{
-  EVP_PKEY* ssl_key = nullptr;
-  X509* ssl_cert = nullptr;
-  const auto ctx = ssl.native_handle();
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(ctx, boost::system::error_code(EINVAL, boost::system::system_category()), "Context is null");
-  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(base.has_filename(), boost::system::error_code(EINVAL, boost::system::system_category()), "Need filename");
-  if (!(ssl_key = SSL_CTX_get0_privatekey(ctx)) || !(ssl_cert = SSL_CTX_get0_certificate(ctx)))
-    return {EINVAL, boost::system::system_category()};
-
-  using file_closer = int(std::FILE*);
-  boost::system::error_code error{};
-  std::unique_ptr<std::FILE, file_closer*> file{nullptr, std::fclose};
-
-  // write key file unencrypted
-  {
-    const boost::filesystem::path key_file{base.string() + ".key"};
-    file.reset(std::fopen(key_file.string().c_str(), "wb"));
-    if (!file)
-      return {errno, boost::system::system_category()};
-    boost::filesystem::permissions(key_file, boost::filesystem::owner_read, error);
-    if (error)
-      return error;
-    if (!PEM_write_PrivateKey(file.get(), ssl_key, nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr))
-      return boost::asio::error::ssl_errors(ERR_get_error());
-    if (std::fclose(file.release()) != 0)
-      return {errno, boost::system::system_category()};
-  }
-
-  // write certificate file in standard SSL X.509 unencrypted
-  const boost::filesystem::path cert_file{base.string() + ".crt"};
-  file.reset(std::fopen(cert_file.string().c_str(), "wb"));
-  if (!file)
-    return {errno, boost::system::system_category()};
-  const auto cert_perms = (boost::filesystem::owner_read | boost::filesystem::group_read | boost::filesystem::others_read);
-  boost::filesystem::permissions(cert_file, cert_perms, error);
-  if (error)
-    return error;
-  if (!PEM_write_X509(file.get(), ssl_cert))
-    return boost::asio::error::ssl_errors(ERR_get_error());
-  if (std::fclose(file.release()) != 0)
-    return {errno, boost::system::system_category()};
-  return error;
-}
-
 } // namespace
 } // namespace

--- a/contrib/epee/src/net_utils_base.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/net_utils_base.cpp
@@ -6,17 +6,6 @@
 #include "string_tools.h"
 #include "net/local_ip.h"

-static inline uint32_t make_address_v4_from_v6(const boost::asio::ip::address_v6& a)
-{
-  const auto &bytes = a.to_bytes();
-  uint32_t v4 = 0;
-  v4 = (v4 << 8) | bytes[12];
-  v4 = (v4 << 8) | bytes[13];
-  v4 = (v4 << 8) | bytes[14];
-  v4 = (v4 << 8) | bytes[15];
-  return htonl(v4);
-}
-
 namespace epee { namespace net_utils
 {
 	bool ipv4_network_address::equal(const ipv4_network_address& other) const noexcept
@@ -94,28 +83,8 @@ namespace epee { namespace net_utils
 		network_address::interface const* const other_self = other.self.get();
 		if (self_ == other_self) return true;
 		if (!self_ || !other_self) return false;
-		if (typeid(*self_) == typeid(*other_self))
-			return self_->is_same_host(*other_self);
-		const auto this_id = get_type_id();
-		if (this_id == ipv4_network_address::get_type_id() && other.get_type_id() == ipv6_network_address::get_type_id())
-		{
-			const boost::asio::ip::address_v6 &actual_ip = other.as<const epee::net_utils::ipv6_network_address>().ip();
-			if (actual_ip.is_v4_mapped())
-			{
-				const uint32_t v4ip = make_address_v4_from_v6(actual_ip);
-				return is_same_host(ipv4_network_address(v4ip, 0));
-			}
-		}
-		else if (this_id == ipv6_network_address::get_type_id() && other.get_type_id() == ipv4_network_address::get_type_id())
-		{
-			const boost::asio::ip::address_v6 &actual_ip = this->as<const epee::net_utils::ipv6_network_address>().ip();
-			if (actual_ip.is_v4_mapped())
-			{
-				const uint32_t v4ip = make_address_v4_from_v6(actual_ip);
-				return other.is_same_host(ipv4_network_address(v4ip, 0));
-			}
-		}
-		return false;
+		if (typeid(*self_) != typeid(*other_self)) return false;
+		return self_->is_same_host(*other_self);
 	}

  std::string print_connection_context(const connection_context_base& ctx)
--- a/contrib/epee/src/parserse_base_utils.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/parserse_base_utils.cpp
@@ -1,282 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "storages/parserse_base_utils.h"
-
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-#include <algorithm>
-
-#undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
-#define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "serialization"
-
-namespace epee 
-{
-namespace misc_utils
-{
-  namespace parse
-  {
-    std::string transform_to_escape_sequence(const std::string& src)
-    {
-      static const char escaped[] = "\b\f\n\r\t\v\"\\/";
-      std::string::const_iterator it = std::find_first_of(src.begin(), src.end(), escaped, escaped + sizeof(escaped));
-      if (it == src.end())
-        return src;
-
-      std::string res;
-      res.reserve(2 * src.size());
-      res.assign(src.begin(), it);
-      for(; it!=src.end(); ++it)
-      {
-        switch(*it)
-        {
-        case '\b':  //Backspace (ascii code 08)
-          res+="\\b"; break;
-        case '\f':  //Form feed (ascii code 0C)
-          res+="\\f"; break;
-        case '\n':  //New line
-          res+="\\n"; break;
-        case '\r':  //Carriage return
-          res+="\\r"; break;
-        case '\t':  //Tab
-          res+="\\t"; break;
-        case '\v':  //Vertical tab
-          res+="\\v"; break;
-        //case '\'':  //Apostrophe or single quote
-        //  res+="\\'"; break;
-        case '"':  //Double quote
-          res+="\\\""; break;
-        case '\\':  //Backslash caracter
-          res+="\\\\"; break;
-        case '/':  //Backslash caracter
-          res+="\\/"; break;
-        default:
-          res.push_back(*it);
-        }
-      }
-      return res;
-    }
-    /*
-      
-      \b  Backspace (ascii code 08)
-      \f  Form feed (ascii code 0C)
-      \n  New line
-      \r  Carriage return
-      \t  Tab
-      \v  Vertical tab
-      \'  Apostrophe or single quote
-      \"  Double quote
-      \\  Backslash character
-
-      */
-      void match_string2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val)
-      {
-        bool escape_mode = false;
-        std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;
-        ++it;
-        std::string::const_iterator fi = it;
-        while (fi != buf_end && ((lut[(uint8_t)*fi] & 32)) == 0)
-          ++fi;
-        val.assign(it, fi);
-        it = fi;
-        for(;it != buf_end;it++)
-        {
-          if(escape_mode/*prev_ch == '\\'*/)
-          {
-            switch(*it)
-            {
-            case 'b':  //Backspace (ascii code 08)
-              val.push_back(0x08);break;
-            case 'f':  //Form feed (ascii code 0C)
-              val.push_back(0x0C);break;
-            case 'n':  //New line
-              val.push_back('\n');break;
-            case 'r':  //Carriage return
-              val.push_back('\r');break;
-            case 't':  //Tab
-              val.push_back('\t');break;
-            case 'v':  //Vertical tab
-              val.push_back('\v');break;
-            case '\'':  //Apostrophe or single quote
-              val.push_back('\'');break;
-            case '"':  //Double quote
-              val.push_back('"');break;
-            case '\\':  //Backslash character
-              val.push_back('\\');break;
-            case '/':  //Slash character
-              val.push_back('/');break;
-            case 'u':  //Unicode code point
-              if (buf_end - it < 4)
-              {
-                ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Invalid Unicode escape sequence");
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                uint32_t dst = 0;
-                for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
-                {
-                  const unsigned char tmp = isx[(unsigned char)*++it];
-                  CHECK_AND_ASSERT_THROW_MES(tmp != 0xff, "Bad Unicode encoding");
-                  dst = dst << 4 | tmp;
-                }
-                // encode as UTF-8
-                if (dst <= 0x7f)
-                {
-                  val.push_back(dst);
-                }
-                else if (dst <= 0x7ff)
-                {
-                  val.push_back(0xc0 | (dst >> 6));
-                  val.push_back(0x80 | (dst & 0x3f));
-                }
-                else if (dst <= 0xffff)
-                {
-                  val.push_back(0xe0 | (dst >> 12));
-                  val.push_back(0x80 | ((dst >> 6) & 0x3f));
-                  val.push_back(0x80 | (dst & 0x3f));
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                  ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Unicode code point is out or range");
-                }
-              }
-              break;
-            default:
-              val.push_back(*it);
-              LOG_PRINT_L0("Unknown escape sequence :\"\\" << *it << "\"");
-            }
-            escape_mode = false;
-          }else if(*it == '"')
-          {
-            star_end_string = it;
-            return;
-          }else if(*it == '\\')
-          {
-            escape_mode = true;
-          }          
-          else
-          {
-            val.push_back(*it); 
-          }
-        }
-        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("Failed to match string in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
-      }
-      void match_number2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val, bool& is_float_val, bool& is_signed_val)
-      {
-        val.clear();
-        uint8_t float_flag = 0;
-        is_signed_val = false;
-        size_t chars = 0;
-        std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;
-        if (it != buf_end && *it == '-')
-        {
-          is_signed_val = true;
-          ++chars;
-          ++it;
-        }
-        for(;it != buf_end;it++)
-        {
-          const uint8_t flags = lut[(uint8_t)*it];
-          if (flags & 16)
-          {
-            float_flag |= flags;
-            ++chars;
-          }
-          else
-          {
-            val = boost::string_ref(&*star_end_string, chars);
-            if(val.size())
-            {
-              star_end_string = --it;
-              is_float_val = !!(float_flag & 2);
-              return;
-            }
-            else 
-              ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("wrong number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
-          }
-        }
-        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("wrong number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
-      }
-      void match_word2(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, boost::string_ref& val)
-      {
-        val.clear();
-
-        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
-        {
-          if (!(lut[(uint8_t)*it] & 4))
-          {
-            val = boost::string_ref(&*star_end_string, std::distance(star_end_string, it));
-            if(val.size())
-            {
-              star_end_string = --it;
-              return;
-            }else 
-              ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("failed to match word number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
-          }
-        }
-        ASSERT_MES_AND_THROW("failed to match word number in json entry: " << std::string(star_end_string, buf_end));
-      }
-      bool match_word_with_extrasymb(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string& val)
-      {
-        val.clear();
-
-        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
-        {
-          if(!isalnum(*it) && *it != '-' && *it != '_')
-          {
-            val.assign(star_end_string, it);
-            if(val.size())
-            {
-              star_end_string = --it;
-              return true;
-            }else 
-              return false;
-          }
-        }
-        return false;
-      }
-      bool match_word_til_equal_mark(std::string::const_iterator& star_end_string, std::string::const_iterator buf_end, std::string::const_iterator& word_end)
-      {
-        word_end = star_end_string;
-
-        for(std::string::const_iterator it = star_end_string;it != buf_end;it++)
-        {
-          if(isspace(*it))
-          {
-
-            continue;
-          }else if( *it == '=' )
-          {            
-            star_end_string = it;
-            word_end = it;
-            return true;
-          }
-        }
-        return false;
-      }
-  }
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/portable_storage.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/portable_storage.cpp
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-//
-
-#include "byte_slice.h"
-#include "byte_stream.h"
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-#include "span.h"
-#include "storages/portable_storage.h"
-#include "storages/portable_storage_to_json.h"
-#include "storages/portable_storage_from_json.h"
-#include "storages/portable_storage_to_bin.h"
-#include "storages/portable_storage_from_bin.h"
-
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-
-#include <string>
-#include <sstream>
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace serialization
-{
-  bool portable_storage::store_to_binary(byte_slice& target, const std::size_t initial_buffer_size)
-  {
-    TRY_ENTRY();
-    byte_stream ss;
-    ss.reserve(initial_buffer_size);
-    store_to_binary(ss);
-    target = epee::byte_slice{std::move(ss)};
-    return true;
-    CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::store_to_binary", false);
-  }
-
-  bool portable_storage::store_to_binary(byte_stream& ss)
-  {
-    TRY_ENTRY();
-    storage_block_header sbh{};
-    sbh.m_signature_a = SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREA);
-    sbh.m_signature_b = SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREB);
-    sbh.m_ver = PORTABLE_STORAGE_FORMAT_VER;
-    ss.write(epee::as_byte_span(sbh));
-    pack_entry_to_buff(ss, m_root);
-    return true;
-    CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::store_to_binary", false);
-  }
-
-    bool portable_storage::dump_as_json(std::string& buff, size_t indent, bool insert_newlines)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      std::stringstream ss;
-      epee::serialization::dump_as_json(ss, m_root, indent, insert_newlines);
-      buff = ss.str();
-      return true;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::dump_as_json", false)
-    }
-
-    bool portable_storage::load_from_json(const std::string& source)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      return json::load_from_json(source, *this);
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::load_from_json", false)
-    }
-
-    bool portable_storage::load_from_binary(const epee::span<const uint8_t> source, const limits_t *limits)
-    {
-      m_root.m_entries.clear();
-      if(source.size() < sizeof(storage_block_header))
-      {
-        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format, packet size = " << source.size() << " less than expected sizeof(storage_block_header)=" << sizeof(storage_block_header));
-        return false;
-      }
-      storage_block_header* pbuff = (storage_block_header*)source.data();
-      if(pbuff->m_signature_a != SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREA) ||
-        pbuff->m_signature_b != SWAP32LE(PORTABLE_STORAGE_SIGNATUREB)
-        )
-      {
-        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format - signature mismatch");
-        return false;
-      }
-      if(pbuff->m_ver != PORTABLE_STORAGE_FORMAT_VER)
-      {
-        LOG_ERROR("portable_storage: wrong binary format - unknown format ver = " << pbuff->m_ver);
-        return false;
-      }
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      throwable_buffer_reader buf_reader(source.data()+sizeof(storage_block_header), source.size()-sizeof(storage_block_header));
-      if (limits)
-        buf_reader.set_limits(limits->n_objects, limits->n_fields, limits->n_strings);
-      buf_reader.read(m_root);
-      return true;//TODO:
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::load_from_binary", false);
-    }
-    
-    hsection portable_storage::open_section(const std::string& section_name,  hsection hparent_section, bool create_if_notexist)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      hparent_section = hparent_section ? hparent_section:&m_root;
-      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(section_name, hparent_section);
-      if(!pentry)
-      {
-        if(!create_if_notexist)
-          return nullptr;
-        return insert_new_section(section_name, hparent_section);
-      }
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(pentry , nullptr);
-      //check that section_entry we find is real "CSSection"
-      if(pentry->type() != typeid(section))
-      {
-        if(create_if_notexist)
-          *pentry = storage_entry(section());//replace
-        else
-          return nullptr;
-      }
-      return &boost::get<section>(*pentry);
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::open_section", nullptr);
-    }
-    
-    bool portable_storage::get_value(const std::string& value_name, storage_entry& val, hsection hparent_section)
-    {
-      //TRY_ENTRY();
-      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
-      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(value_name, hparent_section);
-      if(!pentry)
-        return false;
-
-      val = *pentry;
-      return true;
-      //CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::template<>get_value", false);
-    }
-    
-    storage_entry* portable_storage::find_storage_entry(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection psection)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(psection, nullptr);
-      auto it = psection->m_entries.find(pentry_name);
-      if(it == psection->m_entries.end())
-        return nullptr;
-
-      return &it->second;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::find_storage_entry", nullptr);
-    }
-    
-    hsection portable_storage::insert_new_section(const std::string& pentry_name, hsection psection)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      storage_entry* pse = insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry(pentry_name, psection, section());
-      if(!pse) return nullptr;
-      return &boost::get<section>(*pse);
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_new_section", nullptr);
-    }
-    
-    harray portable_storage::get_first_section(const std::string& sec_name, hsection& h_child_section, hsection hparent_section)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
-      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section);
-      if(!pentry)
-        return nullptr;
-      if(pentry->type() != typeid(array_entry))
-        return nullptr;
-      array_entry& ar_entry = boost::get<array_entry>(*pentry);
-      if(ar_entry.type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
-        return nullptr;
-      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(ar_entry);
-      section* psec = sec_array.get_first_val();
-      if(!psec)
-        return nullptr;
-      h_child_section = psec;
-      return &ar_entry;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::get_first_section", nullptr);
-    }
-    
-    bool portable_storage::get_next_section(harray hsec_array, hsection& h_child_section)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(hsec_array, false);
-      if(hsec_array->type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
-        return false;
-      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(*hsec_array);
-      h_child_section = sec_array.get_next_val();
-      if(!h_child_section)
-        return false;
-      return true;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::get_next_section", false);
-    }
-    
-    harray portable_storage::insert_first_section(const std::string& sec_name, hsection& hinserted_childsection, hsection hparent_section)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      if(!hparent_section) hparent_section = &m_root;
-      storage_entry* pentry = find_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section);
-      if(!pentry)
-      {
-        pentry = insert_new_entry_get_storage_entry(sec_name, hparent_section, array_entry(array_entry_t<section>()));
-        if(!pentry)
-          return nullptr;
-      }
-      if(pentry->type() != typeid(array_entry))
-        *pentry = storage_entry(array_entry(array_entry_t<section>()));
-
-      array_entry& ar_entry = boost::get<array_entry>(*pentry);
-      if(ar_entry.type() != typeid(array_entry_t<section>))
-        ar_entry = array_entry(array_entry_t<section>());
-
-      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(ar_entry);
-      hinserted_childsection = &sec_array.insert_first_val(section());
-      return &ar_entry;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_first_section", nullptr);
-    }
-    
-    bool portable_storage::insert_next_section(harray hsec_array, hsection& hinserted_childsection)
-    {
-      TRY_ENTRY();
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT(hsec_array, false);
-      CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(hsec_array->type() == typeid(array_entry_t<section>), 
-        false, "unexpected type(not 'section') in insert_next_section, type: " << hsec_array->type().name());
-
-      array_entry_t<section>& sec_array = boost::get<array_entry_t<section>>(*hsec_array);
-      hinserted_childsection = &sec_array.insert_next_value(section());
-      return true;
-      CATCH_ENTRY("portable_storage::insert_next_section", false);
-    }
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/readline_buffer.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <boost/thread/lock_guard.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>

-static bool same_as_last_line(const std::string&);
 static void install_line_handler();
 static void remove_line_handler();

@@ -176,11 +175,8 @@ static void handle_line(char* line)
    boost::trim_right(test_line);
    if(!test_line.empty())
    {
-      if (!same_as_last_line(test_line))
-      {
-        add_history(test_line.c_str());
-        history_set_pos(history_length);
-      }
+      add_history(test_line.c_str());
+      history_set_pos(history_length);
      if (test_line == "exit" || test_line == "q")
        exit = true;
    }
@@ -196,16 +192,6 @@ static void handle_line(char* line)
  return;
 }

-// same_as_last_line returns true, if the last line in the history is
-// equal to test_line.
-static bool same_as_last_line(const std::string& test_line)
-{
-  // Note that state->offset == state->length, when a new line was entered.
-  HISTORY_STATE* state = history_get_history_state();
-  return state->length > 0
-    && test_line.compare(state->entries[state->length-1]->line) == 0;
-}
-
 static char* completion_matches(const char* text, int state)
 {
  static size_t list_index;
--- a/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/string_tools.cpp
@@ -25,29 +25,6 @@
 //

 #include "string_tools.h"
-#include "string_tools_lexical.h"
-
-
-// Previously pulled in by ASIO, further cleanup still required ...
-#ifdef _WIN32
-# include <winsock2.h>
-# include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <locale>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <string>
-#include <type_traits>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-#include "misc_log_ex.h"
-#include "storages/parserse_base_utils.h"
-#include "hex.h"
-#include "memwipe.h"
-#include "mlocker.h"
-#include "span.h"
-#include "warnings.h"

 #include <ctype.h>

@@ -91,180 +68,6 @@ namespace string_tools
        return false;
    return true;
  }
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool parse_peer_from_string(uint32_t& ip, uint16_t& port, const std::string& addres)
-  {
-    //parse ip and address
-    std::string::size_type p = addres.find(':');
-    std::string ip_str, port_str;
-    if(p == std::string::npos)
-    {
-      port = 0;
-      ip_str = addres;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      ip_str = addres.substr(0, p);
-      port_str = addres.substr(p+1, addres.size());
-    }
-
-    if(!get_ip_int32_from_string(ip, ip_str))
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    if(p != std::string::npos && !get_xtype_from_string(port, port_str))
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-  
-  std::string num_to_string_fast(int64_t val)
-  {
-    /*
-    char  buff[30] = {0};
-    i64toa_s(val, buff, sizeof(buff)-1, 10);
-    return buff;*/
-    return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(val);
-  }
-	
-	
-    bool compare_no_case(const std::string& str1, const std::string& str2)
-	{
-		
-		return !boost::iequals(str1, str2);
-	}
-	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	 std::string& get_current_module_name()
-	{
-		static std::string module_name;
-		return module_name;
-	}
-	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	 std::string& get_current_module_folder()
-	{	
-		static std::string module_folder;
-		return module_folder;
-	}
-	
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  std::string get_current_module_path()
-  {
-    char pname [5000] = {0};
-    GetModuleFileNameA( NULL, pname, sizeof(pname));
-    pname[sizeof(pname)-1] = 0; //be happy ;)
-    return pname;
-  }
-#endif
-	
-    bool set_module_name_and_folder(const std::string& path_to_process_)
-	{
-    std::string path_to_process = path_to_process_;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    path_to_process = get_current_module_path();
-#endif 
-		std::string::size_type a = path_to_process.rfind( '\\' );
-		if(a == std::string::npos )
-		{
-			a = path_to_process.rfind( '/' );
-		}
-		if ( a != std::string::npos )
-		{	
-			get_current_module_name() = path_to_process.substr(a+1, path_to_process.size());
-			get_current_module_folder() = path_to_process.substr(0, a);
-			return true;
-		}else
-			return false;
-
-	}
-
-	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	bool trim_left(std::string& str)
-	{
-		for(std::string::iterator it = str.begin(); it!= str.end() && isspace(static_cast<unsigned char>(*it));)
-			str.erase(str.begin());
-			
-		return true;
-	}
-	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	bool trim_right(std::string& str)
-	{
-
-		for(std::string::reverse_iterator it = str.rbegin(); it!= str.rend() && isspace(static_cast<unsigned char>(*it));)
-			str.erase( --((it++).base()));
-
-		return true;
-	}
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  std::string pad_string(std::string s, size_t n, char c, bool prepend)
-  {
-    if (s.size() < n)
-    {
-      if (prepend)
-        s = std::string(n - s.size(), c) + s;
-      else
-        s.append(n - s.size(), c);
-    }
-    return s;
-  }
-  
-    std::string get_extension(const std::string& str)
-	{
-		std::string res;
-		std::string::size_type pos = str.rfind('.');
-		if(std::string::npos == pos)
-			return res;
-		
-		res = str.substr(pos+1, str.size()-pos);
-		return res;
-	}
-	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	std::string cut_off_extension(const std::string& str)
-	{
-		std::string res;
-		std::string::size_type pos = str.rfind('.');
-		if(std::string::npos == pos)
-			return str;
-
-		res = str.substr(0, pos);
-		return res;
-	}
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  std::wstring utf8_to_utf16(const std::string& str)
-  {
-    if (str.empty())
-      return {};
-    int wstr_size = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, &str[0], str.size(), NULL, 0);
-    if (wstr_size == 0)
-    {
-      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
-    }
-    std::wstring wstr(wstr_size, wchar_t{});
-    if (!MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, &str[0], str.size(), &wstr[0], wstr_size))
-    {
-      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
-    }
-    return wstr;
-  }
-  std::string utf16_to_utf8(const std::wstring& wstr)
-  {
-    if (wstr.empty())
-      return {};
-    int str_size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wstr[0], wstr.size(), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
-    if (str_size == 0)
-    {
-      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
-    }
-    std::string str(str_size, char{});
-    if (!WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, &wstr[0], wstr.size(), &str[0], str_size, NULL, NULL))
-    {
-      throw std::runtime_error(std::error_code(GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message());
-    }
-    return str;
-  }
-#endif
 }
 }

--- a/contrib/epee/src/tiny_ini.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/tiny_ini.cpp
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2006-2013, Andrey N. Sabelnikov, www.sabelnikov.net
-// All rights reserved.
-// 
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-// documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-// * Neither the name of the Andrey N. Sabelnikov nor the
-// names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-// derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-// 
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-// ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-// DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER  BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-// DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-// (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-// LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-// ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-// SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-// 
-
-#include "string_tools.h"
-#include <boost/regex.hpp>
-
-namespace epee
-{
-namespace tiny_ini
-{
-    bool get_param_value(const std::string& param_name, const std::string& ini_entry, std::string& res)
-	{
-		std::string expr_str = std::string() + "^("+ param_name +") *=(.*?)$";
-		const boost::regex match_ini_entry( expr_str, boost::regex::icase | boost::regex::normal); 
-		boost::smatch result;	
-		if(!boost::regex_search(ini_entry, result, match_ini_entry, boost::match_default))
-			return false;
-		res = result[2];
-		string_tools::trim(res);
-		return true;
-	}
-}
-}
--- a/contrib/epee/tests/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/epee/tests/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@

-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)

--- a/contrib/fuzz_testing/fuzz.sh
+++ b/contrib/fuzz_testing/fuzz.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ then
  exit 1
 fi
 case "$type" in
-  block|transaction|signature|cold-outputs|cold-transaction|load-from-binary|load-from-json|base58|parse-url|http-client|levin|bulletproof|utf8) ;;
-  *) echo "usage: $0 block|transaction|signature|cold-outputs|cold-transaction|load-from-binary|load-from-json|base58|parse-url|http-client|levin|bulletproof|utf8"; exit 1 ;;
+  block|transaction|signature|cold-outputs|cold-transaction|load-from-binary|load-from-json|base58|parse-url|http-client|levin|bulletproof) ;;
+  *) echo "usage: $0 block|transaction|signature|cold-outputs|cold-transaction|load-from-binary|load-from-json|base58|parse-url|http-client|levin|bulletproof"; exit 1 ;;
 esac

 if test -d "fuzz-out/$type"
--- a/contrib/gitian/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ This guide explains how to set up the environment, and how to start the builds.

 You need to create a new user called `gitianuser` and be logged in as that user.  The user needs `sudo` access.

-```bash
-sudo adduser gitianuser
-sudo usermod -aG sudo gitianuser
-```

 LXC
 ---
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ Docker
 Prepare for building with docker:

 ```bash
-sudo bash -c 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install git curl docker.io'
+sudo apt-get install git make curl docker.io
 ```

 Consider adding `gitianuser` to the `docker` group after reading about [the security implications](https://docs.docker.com/v17.09/engine/installation/linux/linux-postinstall/):
@@ -100,12 +96,13 @@ sudo usermod -aG docker gitianuser
 Optionally add yourself to the docker group. Note that this will give docker root access to your system.

 ```bash
-sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+sudo usermod -aG docker gitianuser
 ```

 Manual Building
 -------------------

+The instructions below use the automated script [gitian-build.py](gitian-build.py) which only works in Ubuntu. 
 =======
 The script automatically installs some packages with apt. If you are not running it on a debian-like system, pass `--no-apt` along with the other
 arguments to it. It calls all available .yml descriptors, which in turn pass the build configurations for different platforms to gitian.
@@ -125,23 +122,17 @@ cp monero/contrib/gitian/gitian-build.py .

 ### Setup the required environment

-Common setup part:
-
-```bash
-su - gitianuser
-
-GH_USER=YOUR_GITHUB_USER_NAME
-VERSION=v0.17.2.0
-```
-
-Where `GH_USER` is your Github user name and `VERSION` is the version tag you want to build. 
-
 Setup for LXC:

 ```bash
+GH_USER=fluffypony
+VERSION=v0.17.0.0
+
 ./gitian-build.py --setup $GH_USER $VERSION
 ```

+Where `GH_USER` is your Github user name and `VERSION` is the version tag you want to build. 
+
 Setup for docker:

 ```bash
@@ -154,10 +145,8 @@ fork the [gitian.sigs repository](https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs)
 or pass the signed assert file back to your build machine.

 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs/
-pushd gitian.sigs
-git remote add $GH_USER https://github.com/$GH_USER/gitian.sigs
-popd
+git clone git@github.com:monero-project/gitian.sigs.git
+git remote add $GH_USER git@github.com:$GH_USER/gitian.sigs.git
 ```

 Build the binaries
@@ -165,26 +154,13 @@ Build the binaries

 **Note:** if you intend to build MacOS binaries, please follow [these instructions](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/docs/blob/master/gitian-building/gitian-building-mac-os-sdk.md) to get the required SDK.

-Currently working MacOS solution:
-
-```bash
-curl -O https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources/sdks/MacOSX10.11.sdk.tar.gz
-mv MacOSX10.11.sdk.tar.gz builder/inputs
-```
-
 To build the most recent tag (pass in `--docker` if using docker):

 ```bash
 ./gitian-build.py --detach-sign --no-commit --build $GH_USER $VERSION
 ```

-To speed up the build, use `-j 5 --memory 10000` as the first arguments, where `5` is the number of CPU's you allocated to the VM plus one, and 10000 is a little bit less than then the MB's of RAM you allocated. If there is memory corruption on your machine, try to tweak these values. A good rule of thumb is, that Monero currently needs about 2 GB of RAM per core. 
-
-A full example for `docker` would look like the following:
-
-```bash
-./gitian-build.py -j 5 --memory 10000 --docker --detach-sign --no-commit --build $GH_USER $VERSION
-```
+To speed up the build, use `-j 5 --memory 5000` as the first arguments, where `5` is the number of CPU's you allocated to the VM plus one, and 5000 is a little bit less than then the MB's of RAM you allocated. If there is memory corruption on your machine, try to tweak these values.

 If all went well, this produces a number of (uncommitted) `.assert` files in the gitian.sigs directory.

@@ -195,22 +171,6 @@ Take a look in the assert files and note the SHA256 checksums listed there.

 You should verify that the checksum that is listed matches each of the binaries you actually built.
 This may be done on Linux using the `sha256sum` command or on MacOS using `shasum --algorithm 256` for example.
-An example script to verify the checksums would be:
-
-```bash
-pushd out/${VERSION}
-
-for ASSERT in ../../sigs/${VERSION}-*/*/*.assert; do
-  if ! sha256sum --ignore-missing -c "${ASSERT}" ; then
-    echo "FAILED for ${ASSERT} ! Please inspect manually."
-  fi
-done
-
-popd
-```
-
-Don't ignore the incorrect formatting of the found assert files. These files you'll have to compare manually (currently OSX and FreeBSD).
-

 You can also look in the [gitian.sigs](https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs/) repo and / or [getmonero.org release checksums](https://web.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt) to see if others got the same checksum for the same version tag.  If there is ever a mismatch -- **STOP! Something is wrong**.  Contact others on IRC / github to figure out what is going on.

@@ -221,7 +181,13 @@ Signing assert files
 If you chose to do detached signing using `--detach-sign` above (recommended), you need to copy these uncommitted changes to your host machine, then sign them using your gpg key like so:

 ```bash
-for ASSERT in sigs/${VERSION}-*/*/*.assert; do gpg --detach-sign ${ASSERT}; done
+GH_USER=fluffypony
+VERSION=v0.17.0.0
+
+gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-linux/${GH_USER}/monero-linux-*-build.assert
+gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-win/${GH_USER}/monero-win-*-build.assert
+gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-osx/${GH_USER}/monero-osx-*-build.assert
+gpg --detach-sign ${VERSION}-android/${GH_USER}/monero-android-*-build.assert
 ```

 This will create a `.sig` file for each `.assert` file above (2 files for each platform).
@@ -234,7 +200,6 @@ Make a pull request (both the `.assert` and `.assert.sig` files) to the
 [monero-project/gitian.sigs](https://github.com/monero-project/gitian.sigs/) repository:

 ```bash
-cd gitian.sigs
 git checkout -b $VERSION
 # add your assert and sig files...
 git commit -S -a -m "Add $GH_USER $VERSION"
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "wownero-android-0.10"
+name: "wownero-android-0.9"
 enable_cache: true
 suites:
 - "bionic"
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-build.py
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-build.py
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ def build():
    os.chdir('builder')
    os.makedirs('inputs', exist_ok=True)

+    subprocess.check_call(['wget', '-N', '-P', 'inputs', 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osslsigncode/osslsigncode/osslsigncode-1.7.1.tar.gz'])
+    subprocess.check_call(['wget', '-N', '-P', 'inputs', 'https://bitcoincore.org/cfields/osslsigncode-Backports-to-1.7.1.patch'])
+    subprocess.check_output(["echo 'a8c4e9cafba922f89de0df1f2152e7be286aba73f78505169bc351a7938dd911 inputs/osslsigncode-Backports-to-1.7.1.patch' | sha256sum -c"], shell=True)
+    subprocess.check_output(["echo 'f9a8cdb38b9c309326764ebc937cba1523a3a751a7ab05df3ecc99d18ae466c9 inputs/osslsigncode-1.7.1.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c"], shell=True)
    subprocess.check_call(['make', '-C', 'inputs/wownero/contrib/depends', 'download', 'SOURCES_PATH=' + os.getcwd() + '/cache/common'])

    rebuild()
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "wownero-freebsd-0.10"
+name: "wownero-freebsd-0.9"
 enable_cache: true
 suites:
 - "bionic"
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "wownero-linux-0.10"
+name: "wownero-linux-0.9"
 enable_cache: true
 suites:
 - "bionic"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ files: []
 script: |

  WRAP_DIR=$HOME/wrapped
-  HOSTS="x86_64-linux-gnu arm-linux-gnueabihf aarch64-linux-gnu i686-linux-gnu"
+  HOSTS="x86_64-linux-gnu arm-linux-gnueabihf aarch64-linux-gnu"
  FAKETIME_HOST_PROGS=""
  FAKETIME_PROGS="date"
  HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -g"
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "wownero-osx-0.10"
+name: "wownero-osx-0.9"
 enable_cache: true
 suites:
 - "bionic"
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: "wownero-win-0.10"
+name: "wownero-win-0.9"
 enable_cache: true
 suites:
 - "bionic"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ remotes:
 files: []
 script: |
  WRAP_DIR=$HOME/wrapped
-  HOSTS="i686-w64-mingw32 x86_64-w64-mingw32"
+  HOSTS="x86_64-w64-mingw32"
  FAKETIME_HOST_PROGS="windres objcopy"
  FAKETIME_PROGS="date zip"
  HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -g"
--- a/contrib/snap/setup/gui/icon.png
+++ b/contrib/snap/setup/gui/icon.png
--- a/contrib/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/contrib/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: wownero
+version: 0.5.0.0
+summary: "Wownero: the secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency http://wownero.org"
+description: |
+    Wownero: a fairly launched privacy-centric meme coin with no premine and a finite supply.
+grade: devel
+confinement: strict
+
+apps:
+    wownerod:
+        daemon: forking
+        command: |
+          wownerod-wrapper --detach --data-dir ${SNAP_COMMON} --config-file ${SNAP_USER_DATA}/etc/wownerod.conf
+        plugs:
+            - network
+            - network-bind
+    wownero-wallet-rpc:
+        command: |
+          wownero-wallet-rpc --log-file ${SNAP_USER_DATA}
+        plugs:
+            - home
+            - network
+            - network-bind
+    wownero-wallet-cli:
+        command: |
+          wownero-wallet-cli --log-file ${SNAP_USER_DATA}
+        plugs:
+            - home
+            - network
+
+parts:
+    cmake-build:
+        plugin: cmake
+        configflags:
+            - -DBDB_STATIC=1
+            - -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=1
+            - -DBoost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME=1
+            - -DARCH=default
+        source: .
+        build-packages:
+            - gcc
+            - pkg-config
+            - libunbound-dev
+            - libevent-dev
+            - libboost-all-dev
+            - libzmqpp-dev
+            - libzmq3-dev
+            - libsodium-dev
+            - libdb-dev
+            - libunwind-dev
+            - libminiupnpc-dev
+            - libldns-dev
+            - libexpat1-dev
+            - libreadline6-dev
+            - bison
+            - doxygen
+            - graphviz
+        stage-packages:
+            - libminiupnpc10
+            - libunbound2
+            - libunwind8
+        prime:
+            - bin
+            - usr/lib/
+            - -usr/lib/gcc
+            - -usr/share
+
+    dist-files:
+        plugin: dump
+        source: .
+        organize:
+            contrib/snap/wownerod.conf: etc/wownerod.conf
+            contrib/snap/wownerod-wrapper: bin/wownerod-wrapper
+        prime:
+            - etc
+            - bin
--- a/contrib/snap/wownerod-wrapper
+++ b/contrib/snap/wownerod-wrapper
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -d "$SNAP_USER_DATA/etc" ]; then
+  mkdir $SNAP_USER_DATA/etc/
+  cp -R $SNAP/etc/wownerod.conf $SNAP_USER_DATA/etc/wownerod.conf
+fi
+
+exec "$SNAP/bin/wownerod" "$@"
--- a/contrib/snap/wownerod.conf
+++ b/contrib/snap/wownerod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Configuration for monerod
+# Syntax: any command line option may be specified as 'clioptionname=value'.
+#         Boolean options such as 'no-igd' are specified as 'no-igd=1'.
+# See 'monerod --help' for all available options.
+
+# Overridden by snap:
+# data-dir=/var/lib/wownero
+# log-file=/var/log/wownero/wownero.log
+
+log-level=0
--- a/contrib/tor/wownero-over-tor.sh
+++ b/contrib/tor/wownero-over-tor.sh
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-
-echo "Checking wownerod..."
-monerod=""
-for dir in \
-  . \
-  "$DIR" \
-  "$DIR/../.." \
-  "$DIR/build/release/bin" \
-  "$DIR/../../build/release/bin" \
-  "$DIR/build/Linux/master/release/bin" \
-  "$DIR/../../build/Linux/master/release/bin" \
-  "$DIR/build/Windows/master/release/bin" \
-  "$DIR/../../build/Windows/master/release/bin"
-do
-  if test -x "$dir/wownerod"
-  then
-    monerod="$dir/wownerod"
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if test -z "$wownerod"
-then
-  echo "wownerod not found"
-  exit 1
-fi
-echo "Found: $wownerod"
-
-TORDIR="$DIR/wownero-over-tor"
-TORRC="$TORDIR/torrc"
-HOSTNAMEFILE="$TORDIR/hostname"
-echo "Creating configuration..."
-mkdir -p "$TORDIR"
-chmod 700 "$TORDIR"
-rm -f "$TORRC"
-cat << EOF > "$TORRC"
-ControlSocket $TORDIR/control
-ControlSocketsGroupWritable 1
-CookieAuthentication 1
-CookieAuthFile $TORDIR/control.authcookie
-CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
-HiddenServiceDir $TORDIR
-HiddenServicePort 38083 127.0.0.1:38083
-EOF
-
-echo "Starting Tor..."
-nohup tor -f "$TORRC" 2> "$TORDIR/tor.stderr" 1> "$TORDIR/tor.stdout" &
-ready=0
-for i in `seq 10`
-do
-  sleep 1
-  if test -f "$HOSTNAMEFILE"
-  then
-    ready=1
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if test "$ready" = 0
-then
-  echo "Error starting Tor"
-  cat "$TORDIR/tor.stdout"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Starting wownerod..."
-HOSTNAME=$(cat "$HOSTNAMEFILE")
-"$monerod" \
-  --anonymous-inbound "$HOSTNAME":38083,127.0.0.1:38083,25 --tx-proxy tor,127.0.0.1:9050,10 \
-  --add-priority-node zbjkbsxc5munw3qusl7j2hpcmikhqocdf4pqhnhtpzw5nt5jrmofptid.onion:38083 \
-  --add-priority-node 2xmrnode5itf65lz.onion:38083 \
-  --detach
-ready=0
-for i in `seq 10`
-do
-  sleep 1
-  status=$("$wownerod" status)
-  echo "$status" | grep -q "Height:"
-  if test $? = 0
-  then
-    ready=1
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if test "$ready" = 0
-then
-  echo "Error starting wownerod"
-  tail -n 400 "$HOME/.wownero/wownero.log" | grep -Ev stacktrace\|"Error: Couldn't connect to daemon:"\|"src/daemon/main.cpp:.*Wownero\ \'" | tail -n 20
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Ready. Your Tor hidden service is $HOSTNAME"
--- a/docs/COMPILING_DEBUGGING_TESTING.md
+++ b/docs/COMPILING_DEBUGGING_TESTING.md
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-# Compiling, debugging and testing efficiently
-
-This document describes ways of compiling, debugging and testing efficiently for various use cases.
-The intented audience are developers, who want to leverage newly added tricks to Monero via `CMake`. The document will lower the entry point for these developers.
-Before reading this document, please consult section "Build instructions" in the main README.md. 
-Some information from README.md will be repeated here, but the aim is to go beyond it.
-
-## Basic compilation
-
-Monero can be compiled via the main `Makefile`, using one of several targets listed there.
-The targets are actually presets for `CMake` calls with various options, plus `make` commands for building or in some cases `make test` for testing.
-It is possible to extract these `CMake` calls and modify them for your specific needs. For example, a minimal external cmake command to compile Monero, executed from within a newly created build directory could look like:
-
-`cmake -S "$DIR_SRC" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && make`
-
-where the variable `DIR_SRC` is expected to store the path to the Monero source code.
-
-## Use cases
-
-### Test Driven Development (TDD) - shared libraries for release builds
-
-Building shared libraries spares a lot of disk space and linkage time. By default only the debug builds produce shared libraries. If you'd like to produce dynamic libraries for the release build for the same reasons as it's being done for the debug version, then you need to add the `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON` flag to the `CMake` call, like the following:
-
-`cmake -S "$DIR_SRC" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON && make`
-
-A perfect use case for the above call is following the Test Driven Development (TDD) principles. In a nutshell, you'd first write a couple of tests, which describe the (new) requirements of the class/method that you're about to write or modify. The tests will typically compile for quite a long time, so ideally write them once. After you're done with the tests, the only thing left to do is to keep modifying the implementation for as long as the tests are failing. If the implementation is contained properly within a .cpp file, then the only time cost to be paid will be compiling the single source file and generating the implementation's shared library. The test itself will not have to be touched and will pick up the new version of the implementation (via the shared library) upon the next execution of the test.
-
-### Project generation for IDEs
-
-CMake allows to generate project files for many IDEs. The list of supported project files can be obtained by writing in the console:
-
-`cmake -G`
-
-For instance, in order to generate Makefiles and project files for the Code::Blocks IDE, this part of the call would look like the following:
-
-`cmake -G "CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles" (...)`
-
-The additional artifact of the above call is the `monero.cbp` Code::Blocks project file in the build directory.
-
-### Debugging in Code::Blocks (CB)
-
-First prepare the build directory for debugging using the following example command, assuming, that the path to the source dir is being held in the DIR_SRC variable, and using 2 cores:
-
-`cmake -S "$DIR_SRC" -G "CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_TESTS=ON && make -j 2`
-
-After a successful build, open the `monero.cbp` with CB. From the CB's menu bar select the target, that you want debug. Assuming these are unit tests:
-
-`Build -> Select target -> Select target -> unit_tests`
-
-In order to lower the turnaround times, we will run a specific portion of code of interest, without having to go through all the time costly initialization and execution of unrelated parts. For this we'll use GTest's capabilities of test filtering. From the build directory run the following command to learn all the registered tests:
-
-`tests/unit_tests/unit_tests --gtest_list_tests`
-
-For example, if you're only interested in logging, you'd find in the list the label `logging.` and its subtests. To execute all the logging tests, you'd write in the console:
-
-`tests/unit_tests/unit_tests --gtest_filter="logging.*"`
-
-This parameter is what we need to transfer to CB, in order to reflect the same behaviour in the CB's debugger. From the main menu select:
-
-`Project -> Set program's arguments...`
-
-Then in the `Program's arguments` textbox you'd write in this case: 
-
-`--gtest_filter="logging.*"`
-
-Verify if the expected UTs are being properly executed with `F9` or select:
-
-`Build -> Build and run`
-
-If everything looks fine, then after setting some breakpoints of your choice, the target is ready for debugging in CB via:
-
-`Debug -> Start/Continue`
-
-## To be done (and merged):
-### Multihost parallel compilation
-https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7160
-
-### Faster core_tests with caching
-https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/5821
-
-### Precompiled headers
-https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7216
-
-### Unity builds
-https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7217
-
--- a/docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
- [ ] Security audit
- [ ] Code audit
- [ ] Ledger integration
-  - [ ] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
-  - [ ] Ledger app integration coded by Ledger
-  - [ ] Ledger Monero app update available
- [ ] Trezor integration
-  - [ ] Implemented in Monero codebase (if needed)
-  - [ ] Trezor app integration coded by Trezor
-  - [ ] Trezor firmware update available (if needed)
- [ ] Fork height set
-  - [ ] Monero-announce mailer notice
-  - [ ] Twitter announcement
-  - [ ] Reddit announcement
-  - [ ] Getmonero.org announcement
- [ ] Notify wallets
-  - [ ] MyMonero
-  - [ ] Coinomi
-  - [ ] Exa Wallet
-  - [ ] Wookey Wallet
-  - [ ] X Wallet
-  - [ ] Guarda
-  - [ ] ZelCore
-  - [ ] Cake Wallet
-  - [ ] Monerujo
-  - [ ] Edge Wallet
-  - [ ] Exodus
-  - [ ] XMRWallet
- [ ] Notify exchanges
-  - [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#exchanges
- [ ] Notify 3rd party payment processors
-  - [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/community/merchants/#payment-gateways
- [ ] Notify mining pools
-  - [ ] https://miningpoolstats.stream/monero
- [ ] Release tagged
-  - [ ] Update src/version.cpp.in with new version AND new name (if necessary)
-  - [ ] Update Gitian YML files in contrib/gitian/ to the new version number
-  - [ ] Update README.md with new fork table entry (or at least update the Recommended Monero version)
-  - [ ] Update contrib/gitian/README.md so that the instructions reflect the current version
-  - [ ] Update src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp with a recent hardcoded checkpoint
-  - [ ] Update src/blocks/checkpoints.dat with ./monero-blockchain-export --output-file checkpoints.dat --block-stop <recent block height> --blocksdat
-  - [ ] Update expected_block_hashes_hash in src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp with checkpoints.dat sha256 hash
- [ ] Testnet forked
- [ ] Testnet testing/verification
-  - [ ] Ledger
-  - [ ] Trezor
-  - [ ] Release-specific testing
-  - [ ] RPC testing/update RPC documentation
- [ ] CLI reproducible builds validated
- [ ] CLI released
-  - [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
-  - [ ] Update hashes.txt on website
-  - [ ] Update downloads.yml on website
-  - [ ] Update auto-update DNS records
-  - [ ] Update redirects on downloads box
-  - [ ] Update seed nodes
- [ ] GUI released
-  - [ ] https://web.getmonero.org/downloads/ updated
-  - [ ] Update hashes.txt on website
-  - [ ] Update hashes.txt.sig on website
-  - [ ] Update downloads.yml on website
-  - [ ] Update auto-update DNS records
-  - [ ] Update redirects on downloads box
- [ ] Release Announcements
-  - [ ] Monero-announce mailer notice
-  - [ ] Twitter announcement
-  - [ ] Reddit announcement
-  - [ ] Getmonero.org announcement
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
jwinterm	21fa2b944b	Merge pull request 'upstream' (#350 ) from wowario/wownero:up into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/350	2020-11-07 23:02:36 +00:00
xiphon	711f8c9d34	epee: readline_buffer - fix thread safety, fix sync() after stop()	2020-11-08 00:50:39 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	4228f785c0	p2p: fix accessing non existent element of map	2020-11-07 10:38:45 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	9e86c1c90d	p2p: fix endianness when checking IPv6 addresses mapping to IPv4	2020-11-05 20:23:52 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	c40d8f5672	p2p: make this work with boost <= 1.65 (pffff)	2020-11-05 06:01:12 +03:00
moneromooo	0f998b9b55	p2p: rewrite boost's make_address_v4 to cater for < 1.66	2020-11-05 05:57:13 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	38f0472a6e	p2p: use /16 filtering on IPv4-within-IPv6 addresses IPv6 addresses include a range that can map IPv4 addresses, which allowed those mapped addresses to bypass filtering. This filter should be replaced by AS filtering at some point.	2020-11-05 05:56:48 +03:00
xiphon	9774fc7868	rpc: on_send_raw_tx (bootstrap) - send to bootstrap daemon and P2P	2020-11-05 05:56:19 +03:00
moneromooo	c14276fb7c	p2p: remove banned peers from the white list	2020-11-05 05:55:52 +03:00
moneromooo	755c308c23	p2p: give all hosts the same chance of being picked for connecting even if some run more than one node	2020-11-05 05:55:15 +03:00
selsta	4053e2ae14	functional_tests: inrease mining timeout	2020-11-05 05:41:55 +03:00
Lee Clagett	df5779790c	Switch to Dandelion++ fluff mode if no out connections for stem mode	2020-11-05 05:38:33 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	aae4bf32aa	protocol: reject empty incoming block messages	2020-11-05 05:37:56 +03:00
Lee Clagett	d37785db0c	Fix tx flush callback queueing	2020-11-05 05:37:26 +03:00
selsta	2a38ee251a	net_node: add --ban-list option	2020-11-05 05:36:13 +03:00
jwinterm	e49e6ae142	Merge pull request 'Fix CLI and unrestricted RPC relay_tx with stempool' (#347 ) from wowario/wownero:relay_tx into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/347	2020-10-30 03:15:03 +00:00
jwinterm	5731efa127	Merge pull request 'cryptonote_core: Fix missing override warnings' (#343 ) from wowario/wownero:warnings into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/343	2020-10-30 03:14:36 +00:00
Lee Clagett	26a64f99d3	Fix CLI and unrestricted RPC relay_tx with stempool	2020-10-29 07:29:00 +03:00
Nathan Dorfman	e47fbe1476	cryptonote_core: Fix missing override warnings	2020-10-28 16:31:38 +03:00
wowario	4cc5e174d9	Update 'README.md'	2020-10-22 14:14:13 +00:00
jwinterm	7bdf566225	Merge pull request 'update version and README' (#339 ) from wowario/wownero:version into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/339	2020-10-19 18:13:45 +00:00
jwinterm	6b80ac2ae7	Merge pull request 'update checkpoints' (#338 ) from wowario/wownero:checkpoints into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/338	2020-10-19 18:13:23 +00:00
jwinterm	4d15c0aa13	Merge pull request 'increase fake outs' (#337 ) from wowario/wownero:fake-outs into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/337	2020-10-19 18:12:58 +00:00
jwinterm	8345e5b7bc	Merge pull request 'upstream' (#336 ) from wowario/wownero:upstream into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/336	2020-10-19 18:12:35 +00:00
wowario	12d81b4af1	update version and README	2020-10-19 20:38:20 +03:00
wowario	e2260ab8ab	update checkpoints	2020-10-19 20:12:13 +03:00
wowario	e28f22ba2f	increase fake outs	2020-10-19 19:15:52 +03:00
iamamyth	80a21da5ba	functional_tests: rewrite mining code, clearer timeout info	2020-10-19 11:32:06 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	94b5378a3b	fuzz_tests: fix build error in signature fuzz test	2020-10-19 11:31:35 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	cfc8640492	bump default number of connections from 8 to 12	2020-10-19 11:27:03 +03:00
xiphon	69e41b9d4e	wallet2: wait for propagation timeout before marking tx as failed	2020-10-19 11:26:40 +03:00
Howard Chu	bcc824cac3	Allow setting start block on export And make import honor the starting block# recorded in a bootstrap file	2020-10-19 11:26:05 +03:00
xiphon	46b4016134	wallet2_api: implement stop() to interrupt refresh() loop once	2020-10-19 11:25:40 +03:00
dsc	8b73fabd2a	Allow AddressBook description edits via wallet/api interface	2020-10-14 12:12:44 +03:00
TheCharlatan	b6dee49900	Depends: Bump qt to 5.15.1	2020-10-14 12:12:21 +03:00
xiphon	1bf5b86967	build: ARM - disable stack trace due to segfault in libunwind	2020-10-14 12:08:29 +03:00
Alexis Enston	dc0ac9c252	fix next_seed_height regression in getblocktemplate rpc	2020-10-14 12:06:28 +03:00
xiphon	2051c5f078	core_rpc_server: on_get_blocks - forward bootstrap daemon error	2020-10-14 12:05:46 +03:00
Howard Chu	51169a6c2d	Force CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON Fix empty RPATH token issue. Only affects Linux and FreeBSD.	2020-10-14 12:05:06 +03:00
xiphon	b8396218a3	Dandelion++: skip desynced peers in stem phase	2020-10-14 12:04:33 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	17c5e8f949	wallet2: fix missing m_state field in wallet serialization	2020-10-14 12:04:04 +03:00
xiphon	3e8bf154eb	cmake: Version - use CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR	2020-10-14 12:03:13 +03:00
Howard Chu	498436c9b4	Fix lgamma/signgam dependency This is a new indirect dependency due to the use of poisson_distribution, introduced in PR#6354 commit `67ade8005`	2020-10-14 12:01:44 +03:00
wowario	9a58ac48d2	update checkpoints.dat	2020-09-30 17:01:14 +03:00
wowario	90b7699717	bump version to v0.9.0.2	2020-09-30 16:36:03 +03:00
jwinterm	1917bd3d53	Merge pull request 'change log level find tx meta error' (#334 ) from wowario/wownero:meta into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/334	2020-09-28 00:56:28 +00:00
jwinterm	cb654bbc27	Merge pull request 'fix requested_outputs_count' (#333 ) from wowario/wownero:outs into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/333	2020-09-28 00:55:58 +00:00
wowario	ec60b05faa	change log level find tx meta error	2020-09-26 19:50:43 +03:00
jwinterm	58e1f2f02a	Merge pull request 'upstream' (#332 ) from wowario/wownero:upstream into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/332	2020-09-26 14:28:01 +00:00
wowario	af941bed58	fix requested_outputs_count Signed-off-by: wowario <wowario@protonmail.com>	2020-09-26 12:51:05 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	10c30ea5aa	link libzmq against libgssapi_krb5 if found	2020-09-26 07:11:56 +03:00
moneromooo-monero	83fe535888	fix a couple bugs found by OSS-fuzz - index out of bounds when importing outputs - accessing invalid CLSAG data	2020-09-26 07:11:39 +03:00
xiphon	e52e01a445	daemon: Windows - fix FAT32 warning, trailing backslash is required	2020-09-26 07:11:22 +03:00
jwinterm	284ec84502	Merge pull request 'cryptonote_protocol: don't synced pruned blocks before HF_VERSION_SMALLER_BP' (#330 ) from wowario/wownero:dev-v0.9 into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/330	2020-09-26 02:54:04 +00:00
wowario	86f12066f2	cryptonote_protocol: don't synced pruned blocks before HF_VERSION_SMALLER_BP	2020-09-25 13:26:25 +03:00
jwinterm	c336e15f0c	Merge pull request 'rpc: Add unlock height to getblocktemplate' (#328 ) from asymptotically/wownero:getblocktemplate-height into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/328	2020-09-22 18:15:50 +00:00
jwinterm	e09d17ba1f	Merge pull request 'wowify gitian 0.9' (#327 ) from qvqc/wownero:master into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/327	2020-09-22 18:14:09 +00:00
Matt Smith	9364b49ecb	rpc: Add unlock height to getblocktemplate Signed-off-by: Matt Smith <matt@offtopica.uk>	2020-09-22 18:11:34 +01:00
qvqc	5cd3a15491	wowify gitian 0.9	2020-09-22 12:10:26 -04:00
jwinterm	b303931b23	Merge pull request 'dev-v0.9' (#325 ) from dev-v0.9 into master Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/325	2020-09-22 15:15:44 +00:00
jwinterm	7b4e1b0859	Merge pull request 'nudge estimate_blockchain_height' (#324 ) from wowario/wownero:height into dev-v0.9 Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/324	2020-09-22 14:57:43 +00:00
jwinterm	8fb16a3280	Merge pull request 'refactor diff' (#323 ) from wowario/wownero:diff into dev-v0.9 Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/323	2020-09-22 14:57:24 +00:00
jwinterm	4e097c26a2	Merge pull request 'refactor difficulty_blocks_count and timestamp check' (#322 ) from wowario/wownero:dev-v0.9 into dev-v0.9 Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/322	2020-09-22 14:56:59 +00:00
wowario	2aabc5863e	nudge estimate_blockchain_height	2020-09-22 07:07:59 +03:00
wowario	2a6d817ea1	declare version	2020-09-21 23:47:19 +03:00
wowario	f6533856df	refactor diff	2020-09-21 23:31:57 +03:00
wowario	32497a641c	fix timestamp check	2020-09-20 23:06:54 +03:00
jwinterm	aaa015b3e7	Merge pull request 'rebase v0.9' (#321 ) from wowario/wownero:dev-v0.9 into dev-v0.9 Reviewed-on: https://git.wownero.com/wownero/wownero/pulls/321	2020-09-20 14:30:53 +00:00
wowario	9c35901592	testnet dynamic unlock	2020-09-20 14:56:00 +03:00
wowario	f9c0871877	set testnet	2020-09-20 08:00:06 +03:00
wowario	96d1d08f48	add fork height	2020-09-20 07:59:57 +03:00
wowario	2e8fae1b4c	disable sanity_checks	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
wowario	d99c27e24d	support old BP	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
qvqc	48eeca2077	update public and seed nodes	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
Matt Smith	96ae690083	cmake: Use job pool feature to limit concurrent jobs Add two new options, WOWNERO_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS and WOWNERO_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS to try and prevent running out of memory when building everything. Requires >= cmake 3.0.0, and the use of the Ninja generator. Useful links: * https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/prop_gbl/JOB_POOLS.html * https://reviews.llvm.org/D6304	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
wowario	b9974f7bff	Dynamic Unlock from HF 16	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
wowario	389a02d93f	v0.9 ASCII art	2020-09-19 17:44:50 +03:00
Matt Smith	a3c9befbb5	utils: Add AppArmor profiles Add AppArmor profiles to lock down daemon and cli wallet.	2020-09-19 17:44:49 +03:00
Matt Smith	08a0e737f9	readme: Add Gentoo install instructions	2020-09-19 17:44:49 +03:00
Suzyo Nyirenda	1396426d59	update ppa keyserver keys	2020-09-19 17:44:49 +03:00
qvqc	93cc82423e	WOW'up translations	2020-09-19 17:44:49 +03:00
wowario	572d7ea5ef	initial commit	2020-09-19 17:44:34 +03:00
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