IPv8 v2.4.1535 release

Includes the first 1535 commits (+31 since v2.3) for IPv8, containing:

• Added CommunityLauncher (from Gumby)
• Added pytest support
• Added unit tests for DispatcherEndpoint
• Fixed EndpointListener accessing Endpoint._port
• Fixed pylintrc regular expression
• Fixed sending to unsupported guessed interface
• Updated Communities to use a 20-byte community_id instead of a master_peer
• Updated Serializer to be more efficient
• Updated the AsyncioEndpoint to not remove all other observers upon disable
• Updated the GitHub release script and its instructions

IPv8 v2.3.1504 release

Includes the first 1504 commits (+110 since v2.2) for IPv8, containing:

• Added convenience add strategy method
• Added settings for the sign timeouts
• Added issue templates
• Added advanced attestation tutorial
• Added using pseudonym directory in working directory
• Added a Pull Request template
• Added mutation test badge to README
• Added PyPi release GitHub action
• Added a code of conduct
• Added NetworkEndpoint REST API tests
• Added EndpointDispatcher
• Added multiple Peer interfaces support
• Added HTTP status code verification to make_request
• Added bytes_up and bytes_down to DispatcherEndpoint
• Added speed test functionality to TunnelCommunity
• Added message ID to tunnel payload classes
• Added easy way to reset Endpoint byte counters
• Added advanced identity doc to TOC
• Fixed MockDHTProvider
• Fixed Swagger docs when api_key is set
• Fixed IPv8 exit node script
• Fixed TaskManagers not being shutdown
• Fixed encoding hostnames in TunnelCommunity
• Fixed issue with missing public keys in OverlaysEndpoint
• Fixed loadin database on CommunicationManager start
• Fixed PR template folder
• Fixed EndpointListener LAN estimation
• Fixed M2CryptoSK.verify
• Fixed wrong error in MockTunnelExitSocket
• Fixed GitHub version incrementer script
• Removed log statement
• Removed check_num_packets from TunnelExitSocket
• Removed Endpoint stresstest
• Removed identity communities from default configuration
• Removed json_util
• Removed unnecessary ord calls
• Updated relay_candidates to filter based on public_key
• Updated documentation
• Updated Getting Started in README.md
• Updated RootEndpoint to be configurable
• Updated Peer.address to be undeprecated
• Updated on_ip_address to catch CancelledError
• Updated message handlers to not use decode_map directly
• Updated decode_map to be a list

IPv8 v2.2.1394 release

Includes the first 1394 commits (+97 since v2.1) for IPv8, containing:

• Added REST endpoint for measuring core drift
• Added identity datatypes
• Added token chaining datastructure
• Added identity manager structures
• Added ID 2.0 pseudonym management
• Added v2 ID 2.0 REST API
• Added Asyncio debug endpoints
• Added apikey/TLS support to REST API server
• Added ConfigBuilder
• Fixed automated GitHub PR script
• Fixed loosing peer_flags on disconnect
• Fixed missing imports
• Fixed coverage report not registering module-import coverage
• Fixed PingChurn and updated DHT endpoints
• Fixed bucket refreshing
• Fixed test runner ignoring failures.
• Fixed DHT ping assert location
• Fixed Trustchain update script
• Fixed deadlock while shutting down RequestCache
• Updated the host binding for the REST api to be configurable
• Updated id formats moved into SchemaManager
• Updated testing infrastructure
• Updated aesthetics and testing (documentation)
• Updated tunnel endpoint
• Updated DHT to use less bandwidth
• Updated test files and sanity fixes
• Updated auto version incrementer

IPv8 v2.1.1325 release

Includes the first 1325 commits (+158 since v2.0) for IPv8, containing:

• Replace twisted with asyncio
• Added swagger docs
• Added option to TaskManager for ignoring certain Exceptions
• Added VariablePayload compilation decorator
• Added united system path as scriptpath.py files
• Added basic tests for the DataChecker class
• Added ez_send shortcut
• Added shortcut for adding Payload handlers
• Added prefix mapping for endpoint
• Added managed futures to RequestCache
• Added get_overlay(s) method to MockIPv8
• Added warning about long-running tasks in TaskManager
• Fixed url for getting trustchain blocks for a specific user
• Fixed issue with hidden services tests
• Fixed trustchain crawler lambda
• Fixed bootstrap test wrong assertion
• Fixed readthedocs links
• Fixed filter peers by community in RandomWalk strategy
• Fixed tester scripts
• Fixed script paths
• Fixed tracker systemd file + error in the script
• Fixed set size change in tracker
• Fixed block broadcast in TrustChain
• Fixed decrementing TTL when received block broadcast
• Fixed removing inactive peers from tracker
• Fixed TrustChain genesis block invariant validation
• Fixed possible README PyPi issues
• Fixed thread hog when no strategies are running
• Fixed reuse of ports not being detected
• Fixed various unhandled exceptions
• Fixed the fallback argument for 'id_metadata'
• Fixed binary data in TC tx err 500
• Fixed AttestationEndpoint test
• Fixed uncaught socket aton
• Fixed RequestCache Future cancellation and allow custom timeout actions
• Fixed duplicate task name
• Fixed sqlite text type
• Fixed token error if message arrives before DHT is initialized
• Fixed resolve tunnel error
• Fixed attestation tutorial documentation
• Updated REST tests
• Updated documentation
• Updated TunnelCrypto to be compatible with libnacl 1.7
• Updated usability for registering anonymous tasks
• Updated project requirements
• Updated half blocks in TrustChain documentation
• Updated lambdas with functions
• Updated verified_peers to set datastructure
• Updated TrustChain crawler
• Updated speedup DHT tests
• Updated set instead of list for relayed_broadcast
• Updated msg handler type check
• Updated lazy_community docstrings
• Updated avoid 'del' where possible

IPv8 v1.10.1167 release

Includes the first 1167 commits (+61 since v1.9) for IPv8, containing:

• Added support for trackers on same subnet
• Added utf-8 decoding for deprecated custom encoding
• Added multiple attestation requesting
• Added Android prototype docs
• Added IPv8 configuration docs
• Added keys documentation
• Added serialization documentation
• Added VariablePayload compilation decorator
• Added docs IPv8 features, Why does IPv8 exist?
• Added TunnelCrypto compatibility with libnacl 1.7
• Fixed trustchain block iter returning offset
• Fixed puncture without DiscoveryCommunity
• Fixed links in docs
• Fixed to documentation
• Fixed use of random.randint for IRMA
• Fixed binding on_should_sign_outcome lambda variables at runtime
• Fixed dictionary changed size errors
• Fixed bootstrap test wrong assertion
• Fixed IRMA build_proofs test
• Fixed project requirements
• Fixed peer inequality check in Python 2.7
• Fixed readthedocs links
• Fixed filter peers by community in RandomWalk strategy
• Updated max crawl batch to be a setting
• Updated md docs to rst
• Updated docs to be Read the Docs compatible
• Updated verified_peers to set datastructure
• Updated half blocks in TrustChain documentation

IPv8 v1.9.1106 release

Includes the first 1106 commits (+73 since v1.8) for IPv8, containing:

• Added convenience struct for TrustChainBlock creation
• Added option to disable broadcast for specific blocks
• Added ping measurements for peers
• Added irma proof import
• Added hidden services DHT lookup retry
• Added support for large block retrieval in DHTs
• Added Network optimizations
• Updated doc structure for mkdocs
• Updated twistd path in systemd files
• Fixed version incrementer
• Fixed Python 3 integration
• Fixed IPs/hostnames that are not str
• Fixed boneh exact 0-vector certainty calculation
• Fixed block type loading from database
• Fixed ensure_* methods from six 1.12
• Fixed hidden services peer discovery
• Fixed tracker on same subnet connectability
• Fixed sleeping on main thread in event loop
• Fixed references to failure.value.message
• Fixed loop cancel in strategy LoopingCall
• Fixed wrapping result of should_sign in maybeDeferred
• Fixed error when pinging in tunnel community
• Fixed threading issue in create_circuit
• Fixed blockcache using unwritable buffer name
• Fixed REST test teardown
• Fixed service cache not checking for verified peers
• Fixed README.md links

IPv8 v1.8.1033 release

Includes the first 1033 commits (+140 since v1.7) for IPv8, containing:

• Added retry mechanism for new TC block publishing to DHT
• Added anonymous communities
• Added exitnode plugin
• Added automatic setup.py version incrementer
• Added Deferred return value to should_sign, crawl_chain methods
• Added memory cache that holds blocks in your own chain
• Added range proofs
• Updated get_latest_blocks behaviour
• Updated hidden services
• Updated installation tutorial and add it to README.md
• Updated attestation SDK
• Fixed tunnel implementation
• Fixed Python 3 REST encoding
• Fixed TC crawling without knowing chain length
• Removed bloom filter code
• Removed netifaces requirement
• Removed run_nose.py

IPv8 v1.7.893 release

Includes the first 893 commits (+29 since v1.6) for IPv8, containing:

• Removed deprecated unpack_multiple_as_list
• DHT fixes
• Attestation REST endpoint fixes
• Switched Bloomfilter to unicode
• TunnelCommunity optimization

IPv8 v1.6.864 release

Includes the first 864 commits (+70 since v1.5) for IPv8, containing:

• Improvements for Python 3 support
• Fixed some corner cases when walking
• Refactored TunnelCommunity
• Added block withholding prevention through DHT
• Updated documentation
• Removed some unused features

IPv8 v1.5.794 release

Includes the first 794 commits (+17 since v1.4.1) for IPv8, containing:

• TrustChain sanitizing logic fix
• TrustChain chain length piggybacking format
• Fixed peer discovery sybil region attack vector
• Smoothed out IPv8 main update loop
• Community ids for TrustChain/TestnetTrustChain updated
• Fixed README for external sites