########################################################## # This RNS example demonstrates a minimal setup, that # # will start up the Reticulum Network Stack, generate a # # new destination, and let the user send an announce. # ########################################################## import argparse import RNS # Let's define an app name. We'll use this for all # destinations we create. Since this basic example # is part of a range of example utilities, we'll put # them all within the app namespace "example_utilities" APP_NAME = "example_utilities" # This initialisation is executed when the program is started def program_setup(configpath): # We must first initialise Reticulum reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configpath) # Randomly create a new identity for our example identity = RNS.Identity() # Using the identity we just created, we create a destination. # Destinations are endpoints in Reticulum, that can be addressed # and communicated with. Destinations can also announce their # existence, which will let the network know they are reachable # and automatically create paths to them, from anywhere else # in the network. destination = RNS.Destination( identity, RNS.Destination.IN, RNS.Destination.SINGLE, APP_NAME, "minimalsample" ) # We configure the destination to automatically prove all # packets addressed to it. By doing this, RNS will automatically # generate a proof for each incoming packet and transmit it # back to the sender of that packet. This will let anyone that # tries to communicate with the destination know whether their # communication was received correctly. destination.set_proof_strategy(RNS.Destination.PROVE_ALL) # Everything's ready! # Let's hand over control to the announce loop announceLoop(destination) def announceLoop(destination): # Let the user know that everything is ready RNS.log( "Minimal example "+ RNS.prettyhexrep(destination.hash)+ " running, hit enter to manually send an announce (Ctrl-C to quit)" ) # We enter a loop that runs until the users exits. # If the user hits enter, we will announce our server # destination on the network, which will let clients # know how to create messages directed towards it. while True: entered = input() destination.announce() RNS.log("Sent announce from "+RNS.prettyhexrep(destination.hash)) ########################################################## #### Program Startup ##################################### ########################################################## # This part of the program gets run at startup, # and parses input from the user, and then starts # the desired program mode. if __name__ == "__main__": try: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Minimal example to start Reticulum and create a destination" ) parser.add_argument( "--config", action="store", default=None, help="path to alternative Reticulum config directory", type=str ) args = parser.parse_args() if args.config: configarg = args.config else: configarg = None program_setup(configarg) except KeyboardInterrupt: print("") exit()