separate address synchronizer from wallet

electrum/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .version import ELECTRUM_VERSION
 from .util import format_satoshis, print_msg, print_error, set_verbosity
-from .wallet import Synchronizer, Wallet
+from .wallet import Wallet
 from .storage import WalletStorage
 from .coinchooser import COIN_CHOOSERS
 from .network import Network, pick_random_server

electrum/address_synchronizer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+# Electrum - lightweight Bitcoin client
+# Copyright (C) 2018 The Electrum Developers
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+# obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+# (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+# including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+# publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+# and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+# subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+# BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+# ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+# CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+import threading
+import itertools
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from .util import PrintError, profiler
+from .transaction import Transaction
+from .synchronizer import Synchronizer
+from .verifier import SPV
+
+TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL = -2
+TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT = -1
+TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED = 0
+
+class AddTransactionException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class UnrelatedTransactionException(AddTransactionException):
+    def __str__(self):
+        return _("Transaction is unrelated to this wallet.")
+
+class AddressSynchronizer(PrintError):
+    """
+    inherited by wallet
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, storage):
+        self.storage = storage
+        self.network = None
+        # verifier (SPV) and synchronizer are started in start_threads
+        self.synchronizer = None
+        self.verifier = None
+        # locks: if you need to take multiple ones, acquire them in the order they are defined here!
+        self.lock = threading.RLock()
+        self.transaction_lock = threading.RLock()
+        # address -> list(txid, height)
+        self.history = storage.get('addr_history',{})
+        # Verified transactions.  txid -> (height, timestamp, block_pos).  Access with self.lock.
+        self.verified_tx = storage.get('verified_tx3', {})
+        # Transactions pending verification.  txid -> tx_height. Access with self.lock.
+        self.unverified_tx = defaultdict(int)
+        # true when synchronized
+        self.up_to_date = False
+        self.load_transactions()
+        self.load_local_history()
+        self.load_unverified_transactions()
+        self.remove_local_transactions_we_dont_have()
+
+    def load_unverified_transactions(self):
+        # review transactions that are in the history
+        for addr, hist in self.history.items():
+            for tx_hash, tx_height in hist:
+                # add it in case it was previously unconfirmed
+                self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
+
+    def start_threads(self, network):
+        self.network = network
+        if self.network is not None:
+            self.verifier = SPV(self.network, self)
+            self.synchronizer = Synchronizer(self, network)
+            network.add_jobs([self.verifier, self.synchronizer])
+        else:
+            self.verifier = None
+            self.synchronizer = None
+
+    def stop_threads(self):
+        if self.network:
+            self.network.remove_jobs([self.synchronizer, self.verifier])
+            self.synchronizer.release()
+            self.synchronizer = None
+            self.verifier = None
+            # Now no references to the synchronizer or verifier
+            # remain so they will be GC-ed
+            self.storage.put('stored_height', self.get_local_height())
+        self.save_transactions()
+        self.save_verified_tx()
+        self.storage.write()
+
+    def add_address(self, address):
+        if address not in self.history:
+            self.history[address] = []
+            self.set_up_to_date(False)
+        if self.synchronizer:
+            self.synchronizer.add(address)
+
+    def get_conflicting_transactions(self, tx):
+        """Returns a set of transaction hashes from the wallet history that are
+        directly conflicting with tx, i.e. they have common outpoints being
+        spent with tx. If the tx is already in wallet history, that will not be
+        reported as a conflict.
+        """
+        conflicting_txns = set()
+        with self.transaction_lock:
+            for txin in tx.inputs():
+                if txin['type'] == 'coinbase':
+                    continue
+                prevout_hash = txin['prevout_hash']
+                prevout_n = txin['prevout_n']
+                spending_tx_hash = self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].get(prevout_n)
+                if spending_tx_hash is None:
+                    continue
+                # this outpoint has already been spent, by spending_tx
+                assert spending_tx_hash in self.transactions
+                conflicting_txns |= {spending_tx_hash}
+            txid = tx.txid()
+            if txid in conflicting_txns:
+                # this tx is already in history, so it conflicts with itself
+                if len(conflicting_txns) > 1:
+                    raise Exception('Found conflicting transactions already in wallet history.')
+                conflicting_txns -= {txid}
+            return conflicting_txns
+
+    def add_transaction(self, tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=False):
+        assert tx_hash, tx_hash
+        assert tx, tx
+        assert tx.is_complete()
+        # we need self.transaction_lock but get_tx_height will take self.lock
+        # so we need to take that too here, to enforce order of locks
+        with self.lock, self.transaction_lock:
+            # NOTE: returning if tx in self.transactions might seem like a good idea
+            # BUT we track is_mine inputs in a txn, and during subsequent calls
+            # of add_transaction tx, we might learn of more-and-more inputs of
+            # being is_mine, as we roll the gap_limit forward
+            is_coinbase = tx.inputs()[0]['type'] == 'coinbase'
+            tx_height = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)[0]
+            if not allow_unrelated:
+                # note that during sync, if the transactions are not properly sorted,
+                # it could happen that we think tx is unrelated but actually one of the inputs is is_mine.
+                # this is the main motivation for allow_unrelated
+                is_mine = any([self.is_mine(self.get_txin_address(txin)) for txin in tx.inputs()])
+                is_for_me = any([self.is_mine(self.get_txout_address(txo)) for txo in tx.outputs()])
+                if not is_mine and not is_for_me:
+                    raise UnrelatedTransactionException()
+            # Find all conflicting transactions.
+            # In case of a conflict,
+            #     1. confirmed > mempool > local
+            #     2. this new txn has priority over existing ones
+            # When this method exits, there must NOT be any conflict, so
+            # either keep this txn and remove all conflicting (along with dependencies)
+            #     or drop this txn
+            conflicting_txns = self.get_conflicting_transactions(tx)
+            if conflicting_txns:
+                existing_mempool_txn = any(
+                    self.get_tx_height(tx_hash2)[0] in (TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT)
+                    for tx_hash2 in conflicting_txns)
+                existing_confirmed_txn = any(
+                    self.get_tx_height(tx_hash2)[0] > 0
+                    for tx_hash2 in conflicting_txns)
+                if existing_confirmed_txn and tx_height <= 0:
+                    # this is a non-confirmed tx that conflicts with confirmed txns; drop.
+                    return False
+                if existing_mempool_txn and tx_height == TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL:
+                    # this is a local tx that conflicts with non-local txns; drop.
+                    return False
+                # keep this txn and remove all conflicting
+                to_remove = set()
+                to_remove |= conflicting_txns
+                for conflicting_tx_hash in conflicting_txns:
+                    to_remove |= self.get_depending_transactions(conflicting_tx_hash)
+                for tx_hash2 in to_remove:
+                    self.remove_transaction(tx_hash2)
+            # add inputs
+            def add_value_from_prev_output():
+                dd = self.txo.get(prevout_hash, {})
+                # note: this nested loop takes linear time in num is_mine outputs of prev_tx
+                for addr, outputs in dd.items():
+                    # note: instead of [(n, v, is_cb), ...]; we could store: {n -> (v, is_cb)}
+                    for n, v, is_cb in outputs:
+                        if n == prevout_n:
+                            if addr and self.is_mine(addr):
+                                if d.get(addr) is None:
+                                    d[addr] = set()
+                                d[addr].add((ser, v))
+                            return
+            self.txi[tx_hash] = d = {}
+            for txi in tx.inputs():
+                if txi['type'] == 'coinbase':
+                    continue
+                prevout_hash = txi['prevout_hash']
+                prevout_n = txi['prevout_n']
+                ser = prevout_hash + ':%d' % prevout_n
+                self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash][prevout_n] = tx_hash
+                add_value_from_prev_output()
+            # add outputs
+            self.txo[tx_hash] = d = {}
+            for n, txo in enumerate(tx.outputs()):
+                v = txo[2]
+                ser = tx_hash + ':%d'%n
+                addr = self.get_txout_address(txo)
+                if addr and self.is_mine(addr):
+                    if d.get(addr) is None:
+                        d[addr] = []
+                    d[addr].append((n, v, is_coinbase))
+                    # give v to txi that spends me
+                    next_tx = self.spent_outpoints[tx_hash].get(n)
+                    if next_tx is not None:
+                        dd = self.txi.get(next_tx, {})
+                        if dd.get(addr) is None:
+                            dd[addr] = set()
+                        if (ser, v) not in dd[addr]:
+                            dd[addr].add((ser, v))
+                        self._add_tx_to_local_history(next_tx)
+            # add to local history
+            self._add_tx_to_local_history(tx_hash)
+            # save
+            self.transactions[tx_hash] = tx
+            return True
+
+    def remove_transaction(self, tx_hash):
+        def remove_from_spent_outpoints():
+            # undo spends in spent_outpoints
+            if tx is not None:  # if we have the tx, this branch is faster
+                for txin in tx.inputs():
+                    if txin['type'] == 'coinbase':
+                        continue
+                    prevout_hash = txin['prevout_hash']
+                    prevout_n = txin['prevout_n']
+                    self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].pop(prevout_n, None)
+                    if not self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash]:
+                        self.spent_outpoints.pop(prevout_hash)
+            else:  # expensive but always works
+                for prevout_hash, d in list(self.spent_outpoints.items()):
+                    for prevout_n, spending_txid in d.items():
+                        if spending_txid == tx_hash:
+                            self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].pop(prevout_n, None)
+                            if not self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash]:
+                                self.spent_outpoints.pop(prevout_hash)
+            # Remove this tx itself; if nothing spends from it.
+            # It is not so clear what to do if other txns spend from it, but it will be
+            # removed when those other txns are removed.
+            if not self.spent_outpoints[tx_hash]:
+                self.spent_outpoints.pop(tx_hash)
+
+        with self.transaction_lock:
+            self.print_error("removing tx from history", tx_hash)
+            tx = self.transactions.pop(tx_hash, None)
+            remove_from_spent_outpoints()
+            self._remove_tx_from_local_history(tx_hash)
+            self.txi.pop(tx_hash, None)
+            self.txo.pop(tx_hash, None)
+
+    def receive_tx_callback(self, tx_hash, tx, tx_height):
+        self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
+        self.add_transaction(tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=True)
+
+    def receive_history_callback(self, addr, hist, tx_fees):
+        with self.lock:
+            old_hist = self.get_address_history(addr)
+            for tx_hash, height in old_hist:
+                if (tx_hash, height) not in hist:
+                    # make tx local
+                    self.unverified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
+                    self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
+                    if self.verifier:
+                        self.verifier.remove_spv_proof_for_tx(tx_hash)
+            self.history[addr] = hist
+
+        for tx_hash, tx_height in hist:
+            # add it in case it was previously unconfirmed
+            self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
+            # if addr is new, we have to recompute txi and txo
+            tx = self.transactions.get(tx_hash)
+            if tx is None:
+                continue
+            self.add_transaction(tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=True)
+
+        # Store fees
+        self.tx_fees.update(tx_fees)
+
+    @profiler
+    def load_transactions(self):
+        # load txi, txo, tx_fees
+        self.txi = self.storage.get('txi', {})
+        for txid, d in list(self.txi.items()):
+            for addr, lst in d.items():
+                self.txi[txid][addr] = set([tuple(x) for x in lst])
+        self.txo = self.storage.get('txo', {})
+        self.tx_fees = self.storage.get('tx_fees', {})
+        tx_list = self.storage.get('transactions', {})
+        # load transactions
+        self.transactions = {}
+        for tx_hash, raw in tx_list.items():
+            tx = Transaction(raw)
+            self.transactions[tx_hash] = tx
+            if self.txi.get(tx_hash) is None and self.txo.get(tx_hash) is None:
+                self.print_error("removing unreferenced tx", tx_hash)
+                self.transactions.pop(tx_hash)
+        # load spent_outpoints
+        _spent_outpoints = self.storage.get('spent_outpoints', {})
+        self.spent_outpoints = defaultdict(dict)
+        for prevout_hash, d in _spent_outpoints.items():
+            for prevout_n_str, spending_txid in d.items():
+                prevout_n = int(prevout_n_str)
+                self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash][prevout_n] = spending_txid
+
+    @profiler
+    def load_local_history(self):
+        self._history_local = {}  # address -> set(txid)
+        for txid in itertools.chain(self.txi, self.txo):
+            self._add_tx_to_local_history(txid)
+
+    def remove_local_transactions_we_dont_have(self):
+        txid_set = set(self.txi) | set(self.txo)
+        for txid in txid_set:
+            tx_height = self.get_tx_height(txid)[0]
+            if tx_height == TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL and txid not in self.transactions:
+                self.remove_transaction(txid)
+
+    @profiler
+    def save_transactions(self, write=False):
+        with self.transaction_lock:
+            tx = {}
+            for k,v in self.transactions.items():
+                tx[k] = str(v)
+            self.storage.put('transactions', tx)
+            self.storage.put('txi', self.txi)
+            self.storage.put('txo', self.txo)
+            self.storage.put('tx_fees', self.tx_fees)
+            self.storage.put('addr_history', self.history)
+            self.storage.put('spent_outpoints', self.spent_outpoints)
+            if write:
+                self.storage.write()
+
+    def save_verified_tx(self, write=False):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.storage.put('verified_tx3', self.verified_tx)
+            if write:
+                self.storage.write()
+
+    def clear_history(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            with self.transaction_lock:
+                self.txi = {}
+                self.txo = {}
+                self.tx_fees = {}
+                self.spent_outpoints = defaultdict(dict)
+                self.history = {}
+                self.verified_tx = {}
+                self.transactions = {}
+                self.save_transactions()
+
+    def get_history(self, domain=None):
+        # get domain
+        if domain is None:
+            domain = self.get_addresses()
+        domain = set(domain)
+        # 1. Get the history of each address in the domain, maintain the
+        #    delta of a tx as the sum of its deltas on domain addresses
+        tx_deltas = defaultdict(int)
+        for addr in domain:
+            h = self.get_address_history(addr)
+            for tx_hash, height in h:
+                delta = self.get_tx_delta(tx_hash, addr)
+                if delta is None or tx_deltas[tx_hash] is None:
+                    tx_deltas[tx_hash] = None
+                else:
+                    tx_deltas[tx_hash] += delta
+        # 2. create sorted history
+        history = []
+        for tx_hash in tx_deltas:
+            delta = tx_deltas[tx_hash]
+            height, conf, timestamp = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)
+            history.append((tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta))
+        history.sort(key = lambda x: self.get_txpos(x[0]))
+        history.reverse()
+        # 3. add balance
+        c, u, x = self.get_balance(domain)
+        balance = c + u + x
+        h2 = []
+        for tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta in history:
+            h2.append((tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta, balance))
+            if balance is None or delta is None:
+                balance = None
+            else:
+                balance -= delta
+        h2.reverse()
+        # fixme: this may happen if history is incomplete
+        if balance not in [None, 0]:
+            self.print_error("Error: history not synchronized")
+            return []
+
+        return h2
+
+    def _add_tx_to_local_history(self, txid):
+        with self.transaction_lock:
+            for addr in itertools.chain(self.txi.get(txid, []), self.txo.get(txid, [])):
+                cur_hist = self._history_local.get(addr, set())
+                cur_hist.add(txid)
+                self._history_local[addr] = cur_hist
+
+    def _remove_tx_from_local_history(self, txid):
+        with self.transaction_lock:
+            for addr in itertools.chain(self.txi.get(txid, []), self.txo.get(txid, [])):
+                cur_hist = self._history_local.get(addr, set())
+                try:
+                    cur_hist.remove(txid)
+                except KeyError:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    self._history_local[addr] = cur_hist
+
+    def add_unverified_tx(self, tx_hash, tx_height):
+        if tx_height in (TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT) \
+                and tx_hash in self.verified_tx:
+            with self.lock:
+                self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash)
+            if self.verifier:
+                self.verifier.remove_spv_proof_for_tx(tx_hash)
+
+        # tx will be verified only if height > 0
+        if tx_hash not in self.verified_tx:
+            with self.lock:
+                self.unverified_tx[tx_hash] = tx_height
+
+    def add_verified_tx(self, tx_hash, info):
+        # Remove from the unverified map and add to the verified map
+        with self.lock:
+            self.unverified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
+            self.verified_tx[tx_hash] = info  # (tx_height, timestamp, pos)
+        height, conf, timestamp = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)
+        self.network.trigger_callback('verified', tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp)
+
+    def get_unverified_txs(self):
+        '''Returns a map from tx hash to transaction height'''
+        with self.lock:
+            return dict(self.unverified_tx)  # copy
+
+    def undo_verifications(self, blockchain, height):
+        '''Used by the verifier when a reorg has happened'''
+        txs = set()
+        with self.lock:
+            for tx_hash, item in list(self.verified_tx.items()):
+                tx_height, timestamp, pos = item
+                if tx_height >= height:
+                    header = blockchain.read_header(tx_height)
+                    # fixme: use block hash, not timestamp
+                    if not header or header.get('timestamp') != timestamp:
+                        self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
+                        txs.add(tx_hash)
+        return txs
+
+    def get_local_height(self):
+        """ return last known height if we are offline """
+        return self.network.get_local_height() if self.network else self.storage.get('stored_height', 0)
+
+    def get_tx_height(self, tx_hash):
+        """ Given a transaction, returns (height, conf, timestamp) """
+        with self.lock:
+            if tx_hash in self.verified_tx:
+                height, timestamp, pos = self.verified_tx[tx_hash]
+                conf = max(self.get_local_height() - height + 1, 0)
+                return height, conf, timestamp
+            elif tx_hash in self.unverified_tx:
+                height = self.unverified_tx[tx_hash]
+                return height, 0, None
+            else:
+                # local transaction
+                return TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL, 0, None
+
+    def set_up_to_date(self, up_to_date):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.up_to_date = up_to_date
+        if up_to_date:
+            self.save_transactions(write=True)
+            # if the verifier is also up to date, persist that too;
+            # otherwise it will persist its results when it finishes
+            if self.verifier and self.verifier.is_up_to_date():
+                self.save_verified_tx(write=True)
+
+    def is_up_to_date(self):
+        with self.lock: return self.up_to_date

electrum/gui/qt/history_list.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import webbrowser
 import datetime
 
-from electrum.wallet import AddTransactionException, TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL
+from electrum.address_synchronizer import TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL
 from .util import *
 from electrum.i18n import _
 from electrum.util import block_explorer_URL, profiler, print_error

electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ from electrum.util import (format_time, format_satoshis, format_fee_satoshis,
                            base_units, base_units_list, base_unit_name_to_decimal_point,
                            decimal_point_to_base_unit_name, quantize_feerate)
 from electrum.transaction import Transaction
-from electrum.wallet import Multisig_Wallet, AddTransactionException, CannotBumpFee
+from electrum.address_synchronizer import AddTransactionException
+from electrum.wallet import Multisig_Wallet, CannotBumpFee
 
 from .amountedit import AmountEdit, BTCAmountEdit, MyLineEdit, FeerateEdit
 from .qrcodewidget import QRCodeWidget, QRDialog

electrum/gui/qt/transaction_dialog.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ from electrum.plugin import run_hook
 from electrum import simple_config
 
 from electrum.util import bfh
-from electrum.wallet import AddTransactionException
 from electrum.transaction import SerializationError
 
 from .util import *

electrum/tests/test_wallet_vertical.py

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from typing import Sequence
 from electrum import storage, bitcoin, keystore, constants
 from electrum import Transaction
 from electrum import SimpleConfig
-from electrum.wallet import TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT, sweep, Multisig_Wallet, Standard_Wallet, Imported_Wallet
+from electrum.address_synchronizer import TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT
+from electrum.wallet import sweep, Multisig_Wallet, Standard_Wallet, Imported_Wallet
 from electrum.util import bfh, bh2u
 
 from electrum.plugins.trustedcoin import trustedcoin

electrum/wallet.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 import os
-import threading
+import sys
 import random
 import time
 import json
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ import copy
 import errno
 import traceback
 from functools import partial
-from collections import defaultdict
 from numbers import Number
 from decimal import Decimal
-import itertools
-
-import sys
 
 from .i18n import _
 from .util import (NotEnoughFunds, PrintError, UserCancelled, profiler,
@@ -57,8 +53,7 @@ from .storage import multisig_type, STO_EV_PLAINTEXT, STO_EV_USER_PW, STO_EV_XPU
 from . import transaction, bitcoin, coinchooser, paymentrequest, contacts
 from .transaction import Transaction
 from .plugin import run_hook
-from .synchronizer import Synchronizer
-from .verifier import SPV
+from .address_synchronizer import AddressSynchronizer
 
 from .paymentrequest import PR_PAID, PR_UNPAID, PR_UNKNOWN, PR_EXPIRED
 from .paymentrequest import InvoiceStore
@@ -71,9 +66,6 @@ TX_STATUS = [
     _('Local'),
 ]
 
-TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL = -2
-TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT = -1
-TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED = 0
 
 
 def relayfee(network):
@@ -158,65 +150,37 @@ def sweep(privkeys, network, config, recipient, fee=None, imax=100):
     return tx
 
 
-class AddTransactionException(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-class UnrelatedTransactionException(AddTransactionException):
-    def __str__(self):
-        return _("Transaction is unrelated to this wallet.")
-
 
 class CannotBumpFee(Exception): pass
 
 
-class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
+
+
+class Abstract_Wallet(AddressSynchronizer):
     """
     Wallet classes are created to handle various address generation methods.
     Completion states (watching-only, single account, no seed, etc) are handled inside classes.
     """
 
     max_change_outputs = 3
+    gap_limit_for_change = 6
 
     def __init__(self, storage):
+        AddressSynchronizer.__init__(self, storage)
         self.electrum_version = ELECTRUM_VERSION
-        self.storage = storage
-        self.network = None
-        # verifier (SPV) and synchronizer are started in start_threads
-        self.synchronizer = None
-        self.verifier = None
-
-        self.gap_limit_for_change = 6  # constant
-
-        # locks: if you need to take multiple ones, acquire them in the order they are defined here!
-        self.lock = threading.RLock()
-        self.transaction_lock = threading.RLock()
-
         # saved fields
         self.use_change            = storage.get('use_change', True)
         self.multiple_change       = storage.get('multiple_change', False)
         self.labels                = storage.get('labels', {})
         self.frozen_addresses      = set(storage.get('frozen_addresses',[]))
-        self.history               = storage.get('addr_history',{})        # address -> list(txid, height)
         self.fiat_value            = storage.get('fiat_value', {})
         self.receive_requests      = storage.get('payment_requests', {})
 
-        # Verified transactions.  txid -> (height, timestamp, block_pos).  Access with self.lock.
-        self.verified_tx = storage.get('verified_tx3', {})
-        # Transactions pending verification.  txid -> tx_height. Access with self.lock.
-        self.unverified_tx = defaultdict(int)
-
         self.load_keystore()
         self.load_addresses()
         self.test_addresses_sanity()
-        self.load_transactions()
-        self.load_local_history()
-        self.check_history()
-        self.load_unverified_transactions()
-        self.remove_local_transactions_we_dont_have()
 
-        # wallet.up_to_date is true when the wallet is synchronized
-        self.up_to_date = False
+        self.check_history()
 
         # save wallet type the first time
         if self.storage.get('wallet_type') is None:
@@ -228,7 +192,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
 
         self.coin_price_cache = {}
 
-
     def diagnostic_name(self):
         return self.basename()
 
@@ -238,92 +201,16 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
     def get_master_public_key(self):
         return None
 
-    @profiler
-    def load_transactions(self):
-        # load txi, txo, tx_fees
-        self.txi = self.storage.get('txi', {})
-        for txid, d in list(self.txi.items()):
-            for addr, lst in d.items():
-                self.txi[txid][addr] = set([tuple(x) for x in lst])
-        self.txo = self.storage.get('txo', {})
-        self.tx_fees = self.storage.get('tx_fees', {})
-        tx_list = self.storage.get('transactions', {})
-        # load transactions
-        self.transactions = {}
-        for tx_hash, raw in tx_list.items():
-            tx = Transaction(raw)
-            self.transactions[tx_hash] = tx
-            if self.txi.get(tx_hash) is None and self.txo.get(tx_hash) is None:
-                self.print_error("removing unreferenced tx", tx_hash)
-                self.transactions.pop(tx_hash)
-        # load spent_outpoints
-        _spent_outpoints = self.storage.get('spent_outpoints', {})
-        self.spent_outpoints = defaultdict(dict)
-        for prevout_hash, d in _spent_outpoints.items():
-            for prevout_n_str, spending_txid in d.items():
-                prevout_n = int(prevout_n_str)
-                self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash][prevout_n] = spending_txid
-
-    @profiler
-    def load_local_history(self):
-        self._history_local = {}  # address -> set(txid)
-        for txid in itertools.chain(self.txi, self.txo):
-            self._add_tx_to_local_history(txid)
-
-    def remove_local_transactions_we_dont_have(self):
-        txid_set = set(self.txi) | set(self.txo)
-        for txid in txid_set:
-            tx_height = self.get_tx_height(txid)[0]
-            if tx_height == TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL and txid not in self.transactions:
-                self.remove_transaction(txid)
-
-    @profiler
-    def save_transactions(self, write=False):
-        with self.transaction_lock:
-            tx = {}
-            for k,v in self.transactions.items():
-                tx[k] = str(v)
-            self.storage.put('transactions', tx)
-            self.storage.put('txi', self.txi)
-            self.storage.put('txo', self.txo)
-            self.storage.put('tx_fees', self.tx_fees)
-            self.storage.put('addr_history', self.history)
-            self.storage.put('spent_outpoints', self.spent_outpoints)
-            if write:
-                self.storage.write()
-
-    def save_verified_tx(self, write=False):
-        with self.lock:
-            self.storage.put('verified_tx3', self.verified_tx)
-            if write:
-                self.storage.write()
-
-    def clear_history(self):
-        with self.lock:
-            with self.transaction_lock:
-                self.txi = {}
-                self.txo = {}
-                self.tx_fees = {}
-                self.spent_outpoints = defaultdict(dict)
-                self.history = {}
-                self.verified_tx = {}
-                self.transactions = {}
-                self.save_transactions()
-
     @profiler
     def check_history(self):
         save = False
-
         hist_addrs_mine = list(filter(lambda k: self.is_mine(k), self.history.keys()))
         hist_addrs_not_mine = list(filter(lambda k: not self.is_mine(k), self.history.keys()))
-
         for addr in hist_addrs_not_mine:
             self.history.pop(addr)
             save = True
-
         for addr in hist_addrs_mine:
             hist = self.history[addr]
-
             for tx_hash, tx_height in hist:
                 if self.txi.get(tx_hash) or self.txo.get(tx_hash):
                     continue
@@ -358,19 +245,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
     def is_deterministic(self):
         return self.keystore.is_deterministic()
 
-    def set_up_to_date(self, up_to_date):
-        with self.lock:
-            self.up_to_date = up_to_date
-        if up_to_date:
-            self.save_transactions(write=True)
-            # if the verifier is also up to date, persist that too;
-            # otherwise it will persist its results when it finishes
-            if self.verifier and self.verifier.is_up_to_date():
-                self.save_verified_tx(write=True)
-
-    def is_up_to_date(self):
-        with self.lock: return self.up_to_date
-
     def set_label(self, name, text = None):
         changed = False
         old_text = self.labels.get(name)
@@ -441,64 +315,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
     def get_public_keys(self, address):
         return [self.get_public_key(address)]
 
-    def add_unverified_tx(self, tx_hash, tx_height):
-        if tx_height in (TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT) \
-                and tx_hash in self.verified_tx:
-            with self.lock:
-                self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash)
-            if self.verifier:
-                self.verifier.remove_spv_proof_for_tx(tx_hash)
-
-        # tx will be verified only if height > 0
-        if tx_hash not in self.verified_tx:
-            with self.lock:
-                self.unverified_tx[tx_hash] = tx_height
-
-    def add_verified_tx(self, tx_hash, info):
-        # Remove from the unverified map and add to the verified map
-        with self.lock:
-            self.unverified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
-            self.verified_tx[tx_hash] = info  # (tx_height, timestamp, pos)
-        height, conf, timestamp = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)
-        self.network.trigger_callback('verified', tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp)
-
-    def get_unverified_txs(self):
-        '''Returns a map from tx hash to transaction height'''
-        with self.lock:
-            return dict(self.unverified_tx)  # copy
-
-    def undo_verifications(self, blockchain, height):
-        '''Used by the verifier when a reorg has happened'''
-        txs = set()
-        with self.lock:
-            for tx_hash, item in list(self.verified_tx.items()):
-                tx_height, timestamp, pos = item
-                if tx_height >= height:
-                    header = blockchain.read_header(tx_height)
-                    # fixme: use block hash, not timestamp
-                    if not header or header.get('timestamp') != timestamp:
-                        self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
-                        txs.add(tx_hash)
-        return txs
-
-    def get_local_height(self):
-        """ return last known height if we are offline """
-        return self.network.get_local_height() if self.network else self.storage.get('stored_height', 0)
-
-    def get_tx_height(self, tx_hash):
-        """ Given a transaction, returns (height, conf, timestamp) """
-        with self.lock:
-            if tx_hash in self.verified_tx:
-                height, timestamp, pos = self.verified_tx[tx_hash]
-                conf = max(self.get_local_height() - height + 1, 0)
-                return height, conf, timestamp
-            elif tx_hash in self.unverified_tx:
-                height = self.unverified_tx[tx_hash]
-                return height, 0, None
-            else:
-                # local transaction
-                return TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL, 0, None
-
     def get_txpos(self, tx_hash):
         "return position, even if the tx is unverified"
         with self.lock:
@@ -757,24 +573,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
                 h.append((tx_hash, tx_height))
         return h
 
-    def _add_tx_to_local_history(self, txid):
-        with self.transaction_lock:
-            for addr in itertools.chain(self.txi.get(txid, []), self.txo.get(txid, [])):
-                cur_hist = self._history_local.get(addr, set())
-                cur_hist.add(txid)
-                self._history_local[addr] = cur_hist
-
-    def _remove_tx_from_local_history(self, txid):
-        with self.transaction_lock:
-            for addr in itertools.chain(self.txi.get(txid, []), self.txo.get(txid, [])):
-                cur_hist = self._history_local.get(addr, set())
-                try:
-                    cur_hist.remove(txid)
-                except KeyError:
-                    pass
-                else:
-                    self._history_local[addr] = cur_hist
-
     def get_txin_address(self, txi):
         addr = txi.get('address')
         if addr and addr != "(pubkey)":
@@ -798,235 +596,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
             addr = None
         return addr
 
-    def get_conflicting_transactions(self, tx):
-        """Returns a set of transaction hashes from the wallet history that are
-        directly conflicting with tx, i.e. they have common outpoints being
-        spent with tx. If the tx is already in wallet history, that will not be
-        reported as a conflict.
-        """
-        conflicting_txns = set()
-        with self.transaction_lock:
-            for txin in tx.inputs():
-                if txin['type'] == 'coinbase':
-                    continue
-                prevout_hash = txin['prevout_hash']
-                prevout_n = txin['prevout_n']
-                spending_tx_hash = self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].get(prevout_n)
-                if spending_tx_hash is None:
-                    continue
-                # this outpoint has already been spent, by spending_tx
-                assert spending_tx_hash in self.transactions
-                conflicting_txns |= {spending_tx_hash}
-            txid = tx.txid()
-            if txid in conflicting_txns:
-                # this tx is already in history, so it conflicts with itself
-                if len(conflicting_txns) > 1:
-                    raise Exception('Found conflicting transactions already in wallet history.')
-                conflicting_txns -= {txid}
-            return conflicting_txns
-
-    def add_transaction(self, tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=False):
-        assert tx_hash, tx_hash
-        assert tx, tx
-        assert tx.is_complete()
-        # we need self.transaction_lock but get_tx_height will take self.lock
-        # so we need to take that too here, to enforce order of locks
-        with self.lock, self.transaction_lock:
-            # NOTE: returning if tx in self.transactions might seem like a good idea
-            # BUT we track is_mine inputs in a txn, and during subsequent calls
-            # of add_transaction tx, we might learn of more-and-more inputs of
-            # being is_mine, as we roll the gap_limit forward
-            is_coinbase = tx.inputs()[0]['type'] == 'coinbase'
-            tx_height = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)[0]
-            if not allow_unrelated:
-                # note that during sync, if the transactions are not properly sorted,
-                # it could happen that we think tx is unrelated but actually one of the inputs is is_mine.
-                # this is the main motivation for allow_unrelated
-                is_mine = any([self.is_mine(self.get_txin_address(txin)) for txin in tx.inputs()])
-                is_for_me = any([self.is_mine(self.get_txout_address(txo)) for txo in tx.outputs()])
-                if not is_mine and not is_for_me:
-                    raise UnrelatedTransactionException()
-            # Find all conflicting transactions.
-            # In case of a conflict,
-            #     1. confirmed > mempool > local
-            #     2. this new txn has priority over existing ones
-            # When this method exits, there must NOT be any conflict, so
-            # either keep this txn and remove all conflicting (along with dependencies)
-            #     or drop this txn
-            conflicting_txns = self.get_conflicting_transactions(tx)
-            if conflicting_txns:
-                existing_mempool_txn = any(
-                    self.get_tx_height(tx_hash2)[0] in (TX_HEIGHT_UNCONFIRMED, TX_HEIGHT_UNCONF_PARENT)
-                    for tx_hash2 in conflicting_txns)
-                existing_confirmed_txn = any(
-                    self.get_tx_height(tx_hash2)[0] > 0
-                    for tx_hash2 in conflicting_txns)
-                if existing_confirmed_txn and tx_height <= 0:
-                    # this is a non-confirmed tx that conflicts with confirmed txns; drop.
-                    return False
-                if existing_mempool_txn and tx_height == TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL:
-                    # this is a local tx that conflicts with non-local txns; drop.
-                    return False
-                # keep this txn and remove all conflicting
-                to_remove = set()
-                to_remove |= conflicting_txns
-                for conflicting_tx_hash in conflicting_txns:
-                    to_remove |= self.get_depending_transactions(conflicting_tx_hash)
-                for tx_hash2 in to_remove:
-                    self.remove_transaction(tx_hash2)
-            # add inputs
-            def add_value_from_prev_output():
-                dd = self.txo.get(prevout_hash, {})
-                # note: this nested loop takes linear time in num is_mine outputs of prev_tx
-                for addr, outputs in dd.items():
-                    # note: instead of [(n, v, is_cb), ...]; we could store: {n -> (v, is_cb)}
-                    for n, v, is_cb in outputs:
-                        if n == prevout_n:
-                            if addr and self.is_mine(addr):
-                                if d.get(addr) is None:
-                                    d[addr] = set()
-                                d[addr].add((ser, v))
-                            return
-            self.txi[tx_hash] = d = {}
-            for txi in tx.inputs():
-                if txi['type'] == 'coinbase':
-                    continue
-                prevout_hash = txi['prevout_hash']
-                prevout_n = txi['prevout_n']
-                ser = prevout_hash + ':%d' % prevout_n
-                self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash][prevout_n] = tx_hash
-                add_value_from_prev_output()
-            # add outputs
-            self.txo[tx_hash] = d = {}
-            for n, txo in enumerate(tx.outputs()):
-                v = txo[2]
-                ser = tx_hash + ':%d'%n
-                addr = self.get_txout_address(txo)
-                if addr and self.is_mine(addr):
-                    if d.get(addr) is None:
-                        d[addr] = []
-                    d[addr].append((n, v, is_coinbase))
-                    # give v to txi that spends me
-                    next_tx = self.spent_outpoints[tx_hash].get(n)
-                    if next_tx is not None:
-                        dd = self.txi.get(next_tx, {})
-                        if dd.get(addr) is None:
-                            dd[addr] = set()
-                        if (ser, v) not in dd[addr]:
-                            dd[addr].add((ser, v))
-                        self._add_tx_to_local_history(next_tx)
-            # add to local history
-            self._add_tx_to_local_history(tx_hash)
-            # save
-            self.transactions[tx_hash] = tx
-            return True
-
-    def remove_transaction(self, tx_hash):
-        def remove_from_spent_outpoints():
-            # undo spends in spent_outpoints
-            if tx is not None:  # if we have the tx, this branch is faster
-                for txin in tx.inputs():
-                    if txin['type'] == 'coinbase':
-                        continue
-                    prevout_hash = txin['prevout_hash']
-                    prevout_n = txin['prevout_n']
-                    self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].pop(prevout_n, None)
-                    if not self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash]:
-                        self.spent_outpoints.pop(prevout_hash)
-            else:  # expensive but always works
-                for prevout_hash, d in list(self.spent_outpoints.items()):
-                    for prevout_n, spending_txid in d.items():
-                        if spending_txid == tx_hash:
-                            self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash].pop(prevout_n, None)
-                            if not self.spent_outpoints[prevout_hash]:
-                                self.spent_outpoints.pop(prevout_hash)
-            # Remove this tx itself; if nothing spends from it.
-            # It is not so clear what to do if other txns spend from it, but it will be
-            # removed when those other txns are removed.
-            if not self.spent_outpoints[tx_hash]:
-                self.spent_outpoints.pop(tx_hash)
-
-        with self.transaction_lock:
-            self.print_error("removing tx from history", tx_hash)
-            tx = self.transactions.pop(tx_hash, None)
-            remove_from_spent_outpoints()
-            self._remove_tx_from_local_history(tx_hash)
-            self.txi.pop(tx_hash, None)
-            self.txo.pop(tx_hash, None)
-
-    def receive_tx_callback(self, tx_hash, tx, tx_height):
-        self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
-        self.add_transaction(tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=True)
-
-    def receive_history_callback(self, addr, hist, tx_fees):
-        with self.lock:
-            old_hist = self.get_address_history(addr)
-            for tx_hash, height in old_hist:
-                if (tx_hash, height) not in hist:
-                    # make tx local
-                    self.unverified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
-                    self.verified_tx.pop(tx_hash, None)
-                    if self.verifier:
-                        self.verifier.remove_spv_proof_for_tx(tx_hash)
-            self.history[addr] = hist
-
-        for tx_hash, tx_height in hist:
-            # add it in case it was previously unconfirmed
-            self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
-            # if addr is new, we have to recompute txi and txo
-            tx = self.transactions.get(tx_hash)
-            if tx is None:
-                continue
-            self.add_transaction(tx_hash, tx, allow_unrelated=True)
-
-        # Store fees
-        self.tx_fees.update(tx_fees)
-
-    def get_history(self, domain=None):
-        # get domain
-        if domain is None:
-            domain = self.get_addresses()
-        domain = set(domain)
-        # 1. Get the history of each address in the domain, maintain the
-        #    delta of a tx as the sum of its deltas on domain addresses
-        tx_deltas = defaultdict(int)
-        for addr in domain:
-            h = self.get_address_history(addr)
-            for tx_hash, height in h:
-                delta = self.get_tx_delta(tx_hash, addr)
-                if delta is None or tx_deltas[tx_hash] is None:
-                    tx_deltas[tx_hash] = None
-                else:
-                    tx_deltas[tx_hash] += delta
-
-        # 2. create sorted history
-        history = []
-        for tx_hash in tx_deltas:
-            delta = tx_deltas[tx_hash]
-            height, conf, timestamp = self.get_tx_height(tx_hash)
-            history.append((tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta))
-        history.sort(key = lambda x: self.get_txpos(x[0]))
-        history.reverse()
-
-        # 3. add balance
-        c, u, x = self.get_balance(domain)
-        balance = c + u + x
-        h2 = []
-        for tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta in history:
-            h2.append((tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, delta, balance))
-            if balance is None or delta is None:
-                balance = None
-            else:
-                balance -= delta
-        h2.reverse()
-
-        # fixme: this may happen if history is incomplete
-        if balance not in [None, 0]:
-            self.print_error("Error: history not synchronized")
-            return []
-
-        return h2
-
     def balance_at_timestamp(self, domain, target_timestamp):
         h = self.get_history(domain)
         for tx_hash, height, conf, timestamp, value, balance in h:
@@ -1285,36 +854,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def load_unverified_transactions(self):
-        # review transactions that are in the history
-        for addr, hist in self.history.items():
-            for tx_hash, tx_height in hist:
-                # add it in case it was previously unconfirmed
-                self.add_unverified_tx(tx_hash, tx_height)
-
-    def start_threads(self, network):
-        self.network = network
-        if self.network is not None:
-            self.verifier = SPV(self.network, self)
-            self.synchronizer = Synchronizer(self, network)
-            network.add_jobs([self.verifier, self.synchronizer])
-        else:
-            self.verifier = None
-            self.synchronizer = None
-
-    def stop_threads(self):
-        if self.network:
-            self.network.remove_jobs([self.synchronizer, self.verifier])
-            self.synchronizer.release()
-            self.synchronizer = None
-            self.verifier = None
-            # Now no references to the synchronizer or verifier
-            # remain so they will be GC-ed
-            self.storage.put('stored_height', self.get_local_height())
-        self.save_transactions()
-        self.save_verified_tx()
-        self.storage.write()
-
     def wait_until_synchronized(self, callback=None):
         def wait_for_wallet():
             self.set_up_to_date(False)
@@ -1605,7 +1144,7 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
             expiration = 0
         conf = None
         if amount:
-            if self.up_to_date:
+            if self.is_up_to_date():
                 paid, conf = self.get_payment_status(address, amount)
                 status = PR_PAID if paid else PR_UNPAID
                 if status == PR_UNPAID and expiration is not None and time.time() > timestamp + expiration:
@@ -1700,12 +1239,6 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
     def can_delete_address(self):
         return False
 
-    def add_address(self, address):
-        if address not in self.history:
-            self.history[address] = []
-        if self.synchronizer:
-            self.synchronizer.add(address)
-
     def has_password(self):
         return self.has_keystore_encryption() or self.has_storage_encryption()