Method start

src/bitmessagemain.py:201–345

(self)

class Main:
    def start(self):
        _fixSocket()

        daemon = BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'daemon')

        try:
            opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hcd",
                ["help", "curses", "daemon"])

        except getopt.GetoptError:
            self.usage()
            sys.exit(2)

        for opt, arg in opts:
            if opt in ("-h", "--help"):
                self.usage()
                sys.exit()
            elif opt in ("-d", "--daemon"):
                daemon = True
            elif opt in ("-c", "--curses"):
                state.curses = True

        # is the application already running?  If yes then exit.
        shared.thisapp = singleinstance("", daemon)

        if daemon:
            with shared.printLock:
                print('Running as a daemon. Send TERM signal to end.')
            self.daemonize()

        self.setSignalHandler()

        helper_threading.set_thread_name("PyBitmessage")

        state.dandelion = BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('network', 'dandelion')
        # dandelion requires outbound connections, without them, stem objects will get stuck forever
        if state.dandelion and not BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'sendoutgoingconnections'):
            state.dandelion = 0

        helper_bootstrap.knownNodes()
        # Start the address generation thread
        addressGeneratorThread = addressGenerator()
        addressGeneratorThread.daemon = True  # close the main program even if there are threads left
        addressGeneratorThread.start()

        # Start the thread that calculates POWs
        singleWorkerThread = singleWorker()
        singleWorkerThread.daemon = True  # close the main program even if there are threads left
        singleWorkerThread.start()

        # Start the SQL thread
        sqlLookup = sqlThread()
        sqlLookup.daemon = False  # DON'T close the main program even if there are threads left. The closeEvent should command this thread to exit gracefully.
        sqlLookup.start()

        Inventory() # init
        Dandelion() # init, needs to be early because other thread may access it early