Reticulum/Examples/Minimal.py
Pavol Rusnak 8e207d806a
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2024-10-09 11:13:02 +02:00

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##########################################################
# 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(
f"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(f"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()