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link-dotfiles: wait 3 min before no-peer prompt #304

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30 changes: 17 additions & 13 deletions bails/.local/bin/link-dotfiles
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Expand Up @@ -30,21 +30,25 @@ find . -type d | while read -r dir; do mkdir --parents "$HOME${dir:1}"; done
find . -type f | while read -r file; do ln --symbolic --force "$PWD${file:1}" "$HOME${file:1}"; done

# Bitcoin Core invokes link-dotfiles through -startupnotify once startup has
# completed. If that invocation still has no peers after 30 seconds, remind the
# user that Tails may still be waiting for them to connect to Tor. Other calls
# only refresh dotfile links and must not start duplicate reminder timers.
# completed. Over Tor, finding the first peer often takes a minute or two, so
# only remind the user that Tails may still be waiting for them to connect to
# Tor if Core has had no peers for the whole grace period. Stop watching as
# soon as a peer connects or Core stops answering. Other calls only refresh
# dotfile links and must not start duplicate reminder timers.
if [ "${1:-}" = "--core-startup" ]; then
(
sleep 30
network_info="$(bitcoin-cli getnetworkinfo 2>/dev/null)" || exit 0
connections="$(awk '/^[[:space:]]*"connections":/ { gsub(/[^0-9]/, "", $2); print $2; exit }' <<<"$network_info")"
if [[ "$connections" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && ((connections == 0)); then
if zenity --question --title='Bitcoin Core has no peers' \
--icon-name=tor-disconnected-symbolic \
--text='Bitcoin Core still has no peers. If Tails is waiting for you to connect to Tor, open Tor Connection now.' \
--ok-label='Open Tor Connection' --cancel-label='Not Now'; then
gtk-launch tca
fi
grace=180 interval=15
for ((waited = 0; waited < grace; waited += interval)); do
sleep "$interval"
network_info="$(bitcoin-cli getnetworkinfo 2>/dev/null)" || exit 0
connections="$(awk '/^[[:space:]]*"connections":/ { gsub(/[^0-9]/, "", $2); print $2; exit }' <<<"$network_info")"
[[ "$connections" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && ((connections == 0)) || exit 0
done
if zenity --question --title='Bitcoin Core has no peers' \
--icon-name=tor-disconnected-symbolic \
--text='Bitcoin Core still has no peers. If Tails is waiting for you to connect to Tor, open Tor Connection now.' \
--ok-label='Open Tor Connection' --cancel-label='Not Now'; then
gtk-launch tca
fi
) &
fi
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