asyncio: don't stop network on shutdown (slow)

contrib/deterministic-build/requirements.txt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jsonrpclib-pelix==0.3.1
 pbkdf2==1.3
 protobuf==3.5.1
 pyaes==1.6.1
-PySocks==1.6.8
+aiosocks==0.2.6
 qrcode==5.3
 requests==2.18.4
 six==1.11.0

contrib/requirements/requirements.txt

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ qrcode
 protobuf
 dnspython
 jsonrpclib-pelix
-PySocks>=1.6.6
+aiosocks

lib/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from .wallet import Synchronizer, Wallet
 from .storage import WalletStorage
 from .coinchooser import COIN_CHOOSERS
 from .network import Network, pick_random_server
-from .interface import Connection, Interface
+from .interface import Interface
 from .simple_config import SimpleConfig, get_config, set_config
 from . import bitcoin
 from . import transaction

lib/interface.py

@@ -22,288 +22,257 @@
 # 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 aiosocks
 import os
+import stat
 import re
-import socket
 import ssl
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
 import traceback
+import asyncio
+import json
+import asyncio.streams
+from asyncio.sslproto import SSLProtocol
+import io
 
 import requests
 
-from .util import print_error
+from aiosocks.errors import SocksError
+from concurrent.futures import TimeoutError
 
 ca_path = requests.certs.where()
 
+from .util import print_error
+from .ssl_in_socks import sslInSocksReaderWriter
 from . import util
 from . import x509
 from . import pem
 
-
+def get_ssl_context(cert_reqs, ca_certs):
-def Connection(server, queue, config_path):
+    context = ssl.create_default_context(purpose=ssl.Purpose.SERVER_AUTH, cafile=ca_certs)
-    """Makes asynchronous connections to a remote electrum server.
+    context.check_hostname = False
-    Returns the running thread that is making the connection.
+    context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
-
+    context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
-    Once the thread has connected, it finishes, placing a tuple on the
+    context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3
-    queue of the form (server, socket), where socket is None if
+    context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1
-    connection failed.
+    return context
-    """
-    host, port, protocol = server.rsplit(':', 2)
-    if not protocol in 'st':
-        raise Exception('Unknown protocol: %s' % protocol)
-    c = TcpConnection(server, queue, config_path)
-    c.start()
-    return c
-
-
-class TcpConnection(threading.Thread, util.PrintError):
-
-    def __init__(self, server, queue, config_path):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.config_path = config_path
-        self.queue = queue
-        self.server = server
-        self.host, self.port, self.protocol = self.server.rsplit(':', 2)
-        self.host = str(self.host)
-        self.port = int(self.port)
-        self.use_ssl = (self.protocol == 's')
-        self.daemon = True
-
-    def diagnostic_name(self):
-        return self.host
-
-    def check_host_name(self, peercert, name):
-        """Simple certificate/host name checker.  Returns True if the
-        certificate matches, False otherwise.  Does not support
-        wildcards."""
-        # Check that the peer has supplied a certificate.
-        # None/{} is not acceptable.
-        if not peercert:
-            return False
-        if 'subjectAltName' in peercert:
-            for typ, val in peercert["subjectAltName"]:
-                if typ == "DNS" and val == name:
-                    return True
-        else:
-            # Only check the subject DN if there is no subject alternative
-            # name.
-            cn = None
-            for attr, val in peercert["subject"]:
-                # Use most-specific (last) commonName attribute.
-                if attr == "commonName":
-                    cn = val
-            if cn is not None:
-                return cn == name
-        return False
-
-    def get_simple_socket(self):
-        try:
-            l = socket.getaddrinfo(self.host, self.port, socket.AF_UNSPEC, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        except socket.gaierror:
-            self.print_error("cannot resolve hostname")
-            return
-        e = None
-        for res in l:
-            try:
-                s = socket.socket(res[0], socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                s.settimeout(10)
-                s.connect(res[4])
-                s.settimeout(2)
-                s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, 1)
-                return s
-            except BaseException as _e:
-                e = _e
-                continue
-        else:
-            self.print_error("failed to connect", str(e))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_ssl_context(cert_reqs, ca_certs):
-        context = ssl.create_default_context(purpose=ssl.Purpose.SERVER_AUTH, cafile=ca_certs)
-        context.check_hostname = False
-        context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
-
-        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv2
-        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_SSLv3
-        context.options |= ssl.OP_NO_TLSv1
-
-        return context
-
-    def get_socket(self):
-        if self.use_ssl:
-            cert_path = os.path.join(self.config_path, 'certs', self.host)
-            if not os.path.exists(cert_path):
-                is_new = True
-                s = self.get_simple_socket()
-                if s is None:
-                    return
-                # try with CA first
-                try:
-                    context = self.get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, ca_certs=ca_path)
-                    s = context.wrap_socket(s, do_handshake_on_connect=True)
-                except ssl.SSLError as e:
-                    print_error(e)
-                    s = None
-                except:
-                    return
-
-                if s and self.check_host_name(s.getpeercert(), self.host):
-                    self.print_error("SSL certificate signed by CA")
-                    return s
-                # get server certificate.
-                # Do not use ssl.get_server_certificate because it does not work with proxy
-                s = self.get_simple_socket()
-                if s is None:
-                    return
-                try:
-                    context = self.get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE, ca_certs=None)
-                    s = context.wrap_socket(s)
-                except ssl.SSLError as e:
-                    self.print_error("SSL error retrieving SSL certificate:", e)
-                    return
-                except:
-                    return
-
-                dercert = s.getpeercert(True)
-                s.close()
-                cert = ssl.DER_cert_to_PEM_cert(dercert)
-                # workaround android bug
-                cert = re.sub("([^\n])-----END CERTIFICATE-----","\\1\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",cert)
-                temporary_path = cert_path + '.temp'
-                with open(temporary_path,"w") as f:
-                    f.write(cert)
-            else:
-                is_new = False
-
-        s = self.get_simple_socket()
-        if s is None:
-            return
-
-        if self.use_ssl:
-            try:
-                context = self.get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED,
-                                               ca_certs=(temporary_path if is_new else cert_path))
-                s = context.wrap_socket(s, do_handshake_on_connect=True)
-            except socket.timeout:
-                self.print_error('timeout')
-                return
-            except ssl.SSLError as e:
-                self.print_error("SSL error:", e)
-                if e.errno != 1:
-                    return
-                if is_new:
-                    rej = cert_path + '.rej'
-                    if os.path.exists(rej):
-                        os.unlink(rej)
-                    os.rename(temporary_path, rej)
-                else:
-                    with open(cert_path) as f:
-                        cert = f.read()
-                    try:
-                        b = pem.dePem(cert, 'CERTIFICATE')
-                        x = x509.X509(b)
-                    except:
-                        traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
-                        self.print_error("wrong certificate")
-                        return
-                    try:
-                        x.check_date()
-                    except:
-                        self.print_error("certificate has expired:", cert_path)
-                        os.unlink(cert_path)
-                        return
-                    self.print_error("wrong certificate")
-                if e.errno == 104:
-                    return
-                return
-            except BaseException as e:
-                self.print_error(e)
-                traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
-                return
-
-            if is_new:
-                self.print_error("saving certificate")
-                os.rename(temporary_path, cert_path)
-
-        return s
-
-    def run(self):
-        socket = self.get_socket()
-        if socket:
-            self.print_error("connected")
-        self.queue.put((self.server, socket))
-
 
 class Interface(util.PrintError):
     """The Interface class handles a socket connected to a single remote
     electrum server.  It's exposed API is:
 
-    - Member functions close(), fileno(), get_responses(), has_timed_out(),
+    - Member functions close(), fileno(), get_response(), has_timed_out(),
-      ping_required(), queue_request(), send_requests()
+      ping_required(), queue_request(), send_request()
     - Member variable server.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, server, socket):
+    def __init__(self, server, config_path, proxy_config, is_running, exception_handler):
-        self.server = server
+        self.error_future = asyncio.Future()
-        self.host, _, _ = server.rsplit(':', 2)
+        self.error_future.add_done_callback(exception_handler)
-        self.socket = socket
+        self.is_running = lambda: is_running() and not self.error_future.done()
+        self.addr = self.auth = None
+        if proxy_config is not None:
+            if proxy_config["mode"] == "socks5":
+                self.addr = aiosocks.Socks5Addr(proxy_config["host"], proxy_config["port"])
+                self.auth = aiosocks.Socks5Auth(proxy_config["user"], proxy_config["password"]) if proxy_config["user"] != "" else None
+            elif proxy_config["mode"] == "socks4":
+                self.addr = aiosocks.Socks4Addr(proxy_config["host"], proxy_config["port"])
+                self.auth = aiosocks.Socks4Auth(proxy_config["password"]) if proxy_config["password"] != "" else None
+            else:
+                raise Exception("proxy mode not supported")
 
-        self.pipe = util.SocketPipe(socket)
+        self.server = server
-        self.pipe.set_timeout(0.0)  # Don't wait for data
+        self.config_path = config_path
+        host, port, protocol = self.server.split(':')
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = int(port)
+        self.use_ssl = (protocol=='s')
+        self.reader = self.writer = None
+        self.lock = asyncio.Lock()
         # Dump network messages.  Set at runtime from the console.
         self.debug = False
-        self.unsent_requests = []
+        self.unsent_requests = asyncio.PriorityQueue()
         self.unanswered_requests = {}
-        # Set last ping to zero to ensure immediate ping
-        self.last_request = time.time()
         self.last_ping = 0
         self.closed_remotely = False
+        self.buf = bytes()
+
+    def conn_coro(self, context):
+        return asyncio.open_connection(self.host, self.port, ssl=context)
+
+    async def _save_certificate(self, cert_path, require_ca):
+        dercert = None
+        if require_ca:
+            context = get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, ca_certs=ca_path)
+        else:
+            context = get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE, ca_certs=None)
+        if self.addr is not None:
+            self.print_error("can't save certificate through socks!")
+            # just save the empty file to force use of PKI
+            # this will break all self-signed servers, of course
+            cert = ""
+        else:
+            reader, writer = await asyncio.wait_for(self.conn_coro(context), 3)
+            dercert = writer.get_extra_info('ssl_object').getpeercert(True)
+            # an exception will be thrown by now if require_ca is True (e.g. a certificate was supplied)
+            writer.close()
+            if not require_ca:
+                cert = ssl.DER_cert_to_PEM_cert(dercert)
+            else:
+                # Don't pin a CA signed certificate
+                cert = ""
+        temporary_path = cert_path + '.temp'
+        with open(temporary_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(cert)
+        return temporary_path
+
+    async def _get_read_write(self):
+        async with self.lock:
+            if self.reader is not None and self.writer is not None:
+                return self.reader, self.writer, True
+            if self.use_ssl:
+                cert_path = os.path.join(self.config_path, 'certs', self.host)
+                if not os.path.exists(cert_path):
+                    temporary_path = None
+                    # first, we try to save a certificate signed through the PKI
+                    try:
+                      temporary_path = await self._save_certificate(cert_path, True)
+                    except ssl.SSLError:
+                      pass
+                    except (TimeoutError, OSError) as e:
+                      if not self.error_future.done(): self.error_future.set_result(e)
+                      raise
+                    # if the certificate verification failed, we try to save a self-signed certificate
+                    if not temporary_path:
+                      try:
+                        temporary_path = await self._save_certificate(cert_path, False)
+                      # we also catch SSLError here, but it shouldn't matter since no certificate is required,
+                      # so the SSLError wouldn't mean certificate validation failed
+                      except (TimeoutError, OSError) as e:
+                        if not self.error_future.done(): self.error_future.set_result(e)
+                        raise
+                    if not temporary_path:
+                        if not self.error_future.done(): self.error_future.set_result(ConnectionError("Could not get certificate"))
+                        raise ConnectionError("Could not get certificate on second try")
+
+                    is_new = True
+                else:
+                    is_new = False
+                ca_certs = temporary_path if is_new else cert_path
+
+                size = os.stat(ca_certs)[stat.ST_SIZE]
+                self_signed = size != 0
+                if not self_signed:
+                    ca_certs = ca_path
+            try:
+                if self.addr is not None:
+                    if not self.use_ssl:
+                        open_coro = aiosocks.open_connection(proxy=self.addr, proxy_auth=self.auth, dst=(self.host, self.port))
+                        self.reader, self.writer = await asyncio.wait_for(open_coro, 5)
+                    else:
+                        ssl_in_socks_coro = sslInSocksReaderWriter(self.addr, self.auth, self.host, self.port, ca_certs)
+                        self.reader, self.writer = await asyncio.wait_for(ssl_in_socks_coro, 5)
+                else:
+                    context = get_ssl_context(cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, ca_certs=ca_certs) if self.use_ssl else None
+                    self.reader, self.writer = await asyncio.wait_for(self.conn_coro(context), 5)
+            except TimeoutError:
+                self.print_error("TimeoutError after getting certificate successfully...")
+                raise
+            except ssl.SSLError:
+                # FIXME TODO
+                assert not self_signed, "we shouldn't reject self-signed here since the certificate has been saved (has size {})".format(size)
+                raise
+            except BaseException as e:
+                if self.is_running():
+                    if not isinstance(e, OSError):
+                        traceback.print_exc()
+                        self.print_error("Previous exception will now be reraised")
+                raise e
+            if self.use_ssl and is_new:
+                self.print_error("saving new certificate for", self.host)
+                os.rename(temporary_path, cert_path)
+            return self.reader, self.writer, False
+
+    async def send_all(self, list_of_requests):
+        _, w, usedExisting = await self._get_read_write()
+        starttime = time.time()
+        for i in list_of_requests:
+            w.write(json.dumps(i).encode("ascii") + b"\n")
+        await w.drain()
+        if time.time() - starttime > 2.5:
+            self.print_error("send_all: sending is taking too long. Used existing connection: ", usedExisting)
+            raise ConnectionError("sending is taking too long")
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.writer:
+            self.writer.close()
+
+    def _try_extract(self):
+        try:
+            pos = self.buf.index(b"\n")
+        except ValueError:
+            return
+        obj = self.buf[:pos]
+        try:
+            obj = json.loads(obj.decode("ascii"))
+        except ValueError:
+            return
+        else:
+            self.buf = self.buf[pos+1:]
+            self.last_action = time.time()
+            return obj
+    async def get(self):
+        reader, _, _ = await self._get_read_write()
+
+        while self.is_running():
+            tried = self._try_extract()
+            if tried: return tried
+            temp = io.BytesIO()
+            try:
+                data = await asyncio.wait_for(reader.read(2**10), 1)
+                temp.write(data)
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                continue
+            self.buf += temp.getvalue()
+
+    def idle_time(self):
+        return time.time() - self.last_action
 
     def diagnostic_name(self):
         return self.host
 
-    def fileno(self):
+    async def queue_request(self, *args):  # method, params, _id
-        # Needed for select
-        return self.socket.fileno()
-
-    def close(self):
-        if not self.closed_remotely:
-            try:
-                self.socket.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
-            except socket.error:
-                pass
-        self.socket.close()
-
-    def queue_request(self, *args):  # method, params, _id
         '''Queue a request, later to be send with send_requests when the
         socket is available for writing.
         '''
         self.request_time = time.time()
-        self.unsent_requests.append(args)
+        await self.unsent_requests.put((self.request_time, args))
+        await self.unsent_requests.join()
 
     def num_requests(self):
         '''Keep unanswered requests below 100'''
         n = 100 - len(self.unanswered_requests)
-        return min(n, len(self.unsent_requests))
+        return min(n, self.unsent_requests.qsize())
 
-    def send_requests(self):
+    async def send_request(self):
-        '''Sends queued requests.  Returns False on failure.'''
+        '''Sends a queued request.'''
         make_dict = lambda m, p, i: {'method': m, 'params': p, 'id': i}
         n = self.num_requests()
-        wire_requests = self.unsent_requests[0:n]
+        prio, request = await self.unsent_requests.get()
         try:
-            self.pipe.send_all([make_dict(*r) for r in wire_requests])
+            await self.send_all([make_dict(*request)])
-        except socket.error as e:
+        except (SocksError, OSError, TimeoutError) as e:
-            self.print_error("socket error:", e)
+            if type(e) is SocksError:
-            return False
+                self.print_error(e)
-        self.unsent_requests = self.unsent_requests[n:]
+            await self.unsent_requests.put((prio, request))
-        for request in wire_requests:
+            return
-            if self.debug:
+        self.unsent_requests.task_done()
-                self.print_error("-->", request)
+        if self.debug:
-            self.unanswered_requests[request[2]] = request
+            self.print_error("-->", request)
-        return True
+        self.unanswered_requests[request[2]] = request
+        self.last_action = time.time()
 
     def ping_required(self):
         '''Maintains time since last ping.  Returns True if a ping should
@@ -317,14 +286,14 @@ class Interface(util.PrintError):
 
     def has_timed_out(self):
         '''Returns True if the interface has timed out.'''
+        if self.error_future.done(): return True
         if (self.unanswered_requests and time.time() - self.request_time > 10
-            and self.pipe.idle_time() > 10):
+            and self.idle_time() > 10):
             self.print_error("timeout", len(self.unanswered_requests))
             return True
-
         return False
 
-    def get_responses(self):
+    async def get_response(self):
         '''Call if there is data available on the socket.  Returns a list of
         (request, response) pairs.  Notifications are singleton
         unsolicited responses presumably as a result of prior
@@ -333,34 +302,25 @@ class Interface(util.PrintError):
         corresponding request.  If the connection was closed remotely
         or the remote server is misbehaving, a (None, None) will appear.
         '''
-        responses = []
+        response = await self.get()
-        while True:
+        if not type(response) is dict:
-            try:
+            if response is None:
-                response = self.pipe.get()
+                self.closed_remotely = True
-            except util.timeout:
+                if self.is_running():
-                break
-            if not type(response) is dict:
-                responses.append((None, None))
-                if response is None:
-                    self.closed_remotely = True
                     self.print_error("connection closed remotely")
-                break
+            return None, None
-            if self.debug:
+        if self.debug:
-                self.print_error("<--", response)
+            self.print_error("<--", response)
-            wire_id = response.get('id', None)
+        wire_id = response.get('id', None)
-            if wire_id is None:  # Notification
+        if wire_id is None:  # Notification
-                responses.append((None, response))
+            return None, response
+        else:
+            request = self.unanswered_requests.pop(wire_id, None)
+            if request:
+                return request, response
             else:
-                request = self.unanswered_requests.pop(wire_id, None)
+                self.print_error("unknown wire ID", wire_id)
-                if request:
+                return None, None # Signal
-                    responses.append((request, response))
-                else:
-                    self.print_error("unknown wire ID", wire_id)
-                    responses.append((None, None)) # Signal
-                    break
-
-        return responses
-
 
 def check_cert(host, cert):
     try:

lib/ssl_in_socks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import traceback
+import ssl
+from asyncio.sslproto import SSLProtocol
+import aiosocks
+import asyncio
+from . import interface
+
+class AppProto(asyncio.Protocol):
+    def __init__(self, receivedQueue, connUpLock):
+        self.buf = bytearray()
+        self.receivedQueue = receivedQueue
+        self.connUpLock = connUpLock
+    def connection_made(self, transport):
+        self.connUpLock.release()
+    def data_received(self, data):
+        self.buf.extend(data)
+        NEWLINE = b"\n"[0]
+        for idx, val in enumerate(self.buf):
+            if NEWLINE == val:
+                asyncio.ensure_future(self.receivedQueue.put(bytes(self.buf[:idx+1])))
+                self.buf = self.buf[idx+1:]
+
+def makeProtocolFactory(receivedQueue, connUpLock, ca_certs):
+    class MySSLProtocol(SSLProtocol):
+        def __init__(self):
+            context = interface.get_ssl_context(\
+                    cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_REQUIRED if ca_certs is not None else ssl.CERT_NONE,\
+                    ca_certs=ca_certs)
+            proto = AppProto(receivedQueue, connUpLock)
+            super().__init__(asyncio.get_event_loop(), proto, context, None)
+    return MySSLProtocol
+
+class ReaderEmulator:
+    def __init__(self, receivedQueue):
+        self.receivedQueue = receivedQueue
+    async def read(self, _bufferSize):
+        return await self.receivedQueue.get()
+
+class WriterEmulator:
+    def __init__(self, transport):
+        self.transport = transport
+    def write(self, data):
+        self.transport.write(data)
+    async def drain(self):
+        pass
+    def close(self):
+        self.transport.close()
+
+async def sslInSocksReaderWriter(socksAddr, socksAuth, host, port, ca_certs):
+    receivedQueue = asyncio.Queue()
+    connUpLock = asyncio.Lock()
+    await connUpLock.acquire()
+    transport, protocol = await aiosocks.create_connection(\
+            makeProtocolFactory(receivedQueue, connUpLock, ca_certs),\
+            proxy=socksAddr,\
+            proxy_auth=socksAuth, dst=(host, port))
+    await connUpLock.acquire()
+    return ReaderEmulator(receivedQueue), WriterEmulator(protocol._app_transport)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    async def l(fut):
+        try:
+            # aiosocks.Socks4Addr("127.0.0.1", 9050), None, "songbird.bauerj.eu", 50002, None)
+            args = aiosocks.Socks4Addr("127.0.0.1", 9050), None, "electrum.akinbo.org", 51002, None
+            reader, writer = await sslInSocksReaderWriter(*args)
+            writer.write(b'{"id":0,"method":"server.version","args":["3.0.2", "1.1"]}\n')
+            await writer.drain()
+            print(await reader.read(4096))
+            writer.write(b'{"id":0,"method":"server.version","args":["3.0.2", "1.1"]}\n')
+            await writer.drain()
+            print(await reader.read(4096))
+            writer.close()
+            fut.set_result("finished")
+        except BaseException as e:
+            fut.set_exception(e)
+
+    def f():
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        fut = asyncio.Future()
+        asyncio.ensure_future(l(fut))
+        loop.run_until_complete(fut)
+        print(fut.result())
+        loop.close()
+
+    f()

lib/util.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import traceback
 import urllib
 import threading
 import hmac
+import asyncio
 
 from .i18n import _
 
@@ -148,6 +149,24 @@ class PrintError(object):
     def print_msg(self, *msg):
         print_msg("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
 
+class ForeverCoroutineJob(PrintError):
+    """A job that is run from a thread's main loop.  run() is
+    called from that thread's context.
+    """
+
+    async def run(self, is_running):
+        """Called once from the thread"""
+        pass
+
+class CoroutineJob(PrintError):
+    """A job that is run periodically from a thread's main loop.  run() is
+    called from that thread's context.
+    """
+
+    async def run(self):
+        """Called periodically from the thread"""
+        pass
+
 class ThreadJob(PrintError):
     """A job that is run periodically from a thread's main loop.  run() is
     called from that thread's context.
@@ -192,6 +211,44 @@ class DaemonThread(threading.Thread, PrintError):
         self.running_lock = threading.Lock()
         self.job_lock = threading.Lock()
         self.jobs = []
+        self.coroutines = []
+        self.forever_coroutines_task = None
+
+    def add_coroutines(self, jobs):
+        for i in jobs: assert isinstance(i, CoroutineJob), i.__class__.__name__ + " does not inherit from CoroutineJob"
+        self.coroutines.extend(jobs)
+
+    def set_forever_coroutines(self, jobs):
+        for i in jobs: assert isinstance(i, ForeverCoroutineJob), i.__class__.__name__ + " does not inherit from ForeverCoroutineJob"
+        async def put():
+            await self.forever_coroutines_queue.put(jobs)
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(put(), self.loop)
+
+    def run_forever_coroutines(self):
+        self.forever_coroutines_queue = asyncio.Queue() # making queue here because __init__ is called from non-network thread
+        self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        async def getFromQueueAndStart():
+            jobs = []
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    jobs = await asyncio.wait_for(self.forever_coroutines_queue.get(), 1)
+                    break
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    if not self.is_running(): break
+                    continue
+            await asyncio.gather(*[i.run(self.is_running) for i in jobs])
+        self.forever_coroutines_task = asyncio.ensure_future(getFromQueueAndStart())
+        return self.forever_coroutines_task
+
+    async def run_coroutines(self):
+        for coroutine in self.coroutines:
+            assert isinstance(coroutine, CoroutineJob)
+            await coroutine.run()
+
+    def remove_coroutines(self, jobs):
+        for i in jobs: assert isinstance(i, CoroutineJob)
+        for job in jobs:
+            self.coroutines.remove(job)
 
     def add_jobs(self, jobs):
         with self.job_lock:
@@ -203,6 +260,7 @@ class DaemonThread(threading.Thread, PrintError):
         # malformed or malicious server responses
         with self.job_lock:
             for job in self.jobs:
+                assert isinstance(job, ThreadJob)
                 try:
                     job.run()
                 except Exception as e: