diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bf8ea7d..1fe4077 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ immutables==0.15
pytest-mock==3.6.1
pytest==6.2.4
scrypt==0.8.18
+flask==2.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f1f4a36..70b64a5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
'skepticoin-repl=skepticoin.scripts.repl:main',
'skepticoin-run=skepticoin.scripts.run:main',
'skepticoin-balance=skepticoin.scripts.balance:main',
+ 'skepticoin-gui=skepticoin.scripts.gui:main',
],
},
diff --git a/skepticoin/gui/http_handler.py b/skepticoin/gui/http_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9afbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skepticoin/gui/http_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from typing import Dict, Tuple
+from flask import Flask
+from .services import SkepticoinService
+from .web_app_loader import WEB_APP_LOADER
+
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+skeptis = SkepticoinService()
+
+
+@app.route("/")
+def webRoot() -> str:
+ return WEB_APP_LOADER # type: ignore # mypy bug!?
+
+
+@app.route('/event-stream')
+def event_stream() -> Tuple[str, int, Dict[str, str]]:
+ msg = skeptis.event_queue.pop() if skeptis.event_queue else 'Nothing Is Happening'
+ return ('data: %s\n\n' % msg, 200, {
+ 'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+ 'Cache-Control': 'no-cache'
+ })
+
+
+@app.route('/wallet')
+def get_wallet() -> Dict[str, int]:
+ return {'size': len(skeptis.wallet.keypairs)}
+
+
+@app.route('/height')
+def get_height() -> Dict[str, int]:
+ height = len(skeptis.thread.local_peer.chain_manager.coinstate.block_by_hash)
+ return {'height': height}
+
+
+class HttpHandler:
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def server_loop() -> None:
+ app.run()
+
+ server_address = ('127.0.0.1', 5000) # this is the flask default
diff --git a/skepticoin/gui/services.py b/skepticoin/gui/services.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8750c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skepticoin/gui/services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from skepticoin.wallet import Wallet
+from threading import Thread
+
+from skepticoin.scripts.utils import (
+ open_or_init_wallet,
+ create_chain_dir,
+ read_chain_from_disk,
+ configure_logging_from_args,
+ start_networking_peer_in_background,
+ check_for_fresh_chain,
+ DefaultArgumentParser,
+)
+
+
+class SkepticoinService():
+
+ def __init__(self) -> None:
+
+ self.event_queue = ['Initializing']
+
+ initThread = Thread(target=lambda: self.run())
+ initThread.start()
+
+ def run(self) -> None:
+
+ self.event_queue.append('Doing some busywork')
+ parser = DefaultArgumentParser()
+ args = parser.parse_args()
+ configure_logging_from_args(args)
+
+ self.event_queue.append('Creating chain dir')
+ create_chain_dir()
+
+ self.event_queue.append('Reading chain from disk')
+ coinstate = read_chain_from_disk()
+
+ self.event_queue.append('Reading wallet')
+ self.wallet: Wallet = open_or_init_wallet()
+
+ # start our own peer so the GUI can have fresh blockchain
+ self.thread = start_networking_peer_in_background(args, coinstate)
+
+ self.event_queue.append('Waiting for Fresh Chain')
+ check_for_fresh_chain(self.thread)
+ self.event_queue.append("Chain up to date")
diff --git a/skepticoin/gui/web_app_loader.py b/skepticoin/gui/web_app_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2334c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skepticoin/gui/web_app_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Load the browser side of the GUI. 100% totally temporary code to demonstrate the architecture.
+WEB_APP_LOADER: str = """
+
+
+
+
+
+(please don't click these until initialization is complete):
+show wallet | show height
+IMPORTANT: Do not launch more than one browser window.
+Loading...
+
+
+"""
diff --git a/skepticoin/scripts/gui.py b/skepticoin/scripts/gui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f936d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skepticoin/scripts/gui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import webbrowser
+from threading import Thread
+from time import sleep
+
+from skepticoin.gui.http_handler import HttpHandler
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+
+ print('Starting local GUI server...')
+ serverThread = Thread(target=HttpHandler.server_loop)
+ serverThread.start()
+
+ print('Sleeping')
+ sleep(2)
+
+ print('Starting browser...')
+ webbrowser.open('http://%s:%d' % HttpHandler.server_address)
+
+ print('Waiting...')
+ # serverThread.stop() ???
+ serverThread.join()