Update build-and-upload-binaries-ci.yml

change rust version due to wasm-opt issue
removed explicit packet_type argument when starting base client
2023-06-07 10:50:18 +02:00 · 2023-06-05 10:07:15 +01:00 · 2023-06-05 09:54:14 +01:00 · 2023-06-02 17:48:56 +01:00 · 2023-06-02 17:32:46 +01:00 · 2023-06-02 16:32:50 +01:00
238 changed files with 7258 additions and 7692 deletions
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ jobs:
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_dkg.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw3_flex_multisig.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw4_group.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_service_provider_directory.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_name_service.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR

      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -4,36 +4,6 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://

 ## [Unreleased]

-## [v1.1.20] (2023-06-06)
-
- Explorer - Fix SP supported apps list ([#3458])
- Investigate if we need to lower `SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT` in  socks5 to zero (or almost zero) ([#3438])
- Explorer - show all gateways in the default view regardless of the version number ([#3427])
- service-provider-directory: add signature check when announcing ([#3360])
- Support functionality for nym-name-service (nym-api, nym-cli, etc) ([#3355])
- Edit the nym-network-requester to support the enabled-credentials-mode flag ([#3101])
- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3493])
- removing hardcoded version numbers ([#3485])
- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3481])
- [BUG] network requester documentation update ([#3469])
- Sign when announcing service providers to the directory contract ([#3459])
- mixnode documentation update ([#3435])
- updated readme with new developer chat links + new docs links ([#3141])
-
-[#3458]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3458
-[#3438]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3438
-[#3427]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3427
-[#3360]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3360
-[#3355]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3355
-[#3101]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3101
-[#3493]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3493
-[#3485]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3485
-[#3481]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3481
-[#3469]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3469
-[#3459]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3459
-[#3435]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3435
-[#3141]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3141
-
 ## [v1.1.19] (2023-05-16)

 - nym-name-service endpoint in nym-api ([#3403])
@@ -1243,20 +1243,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "zeroize",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "cw-controllers"
-version = "0.13.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4f0bc6019b4d3d81e11f5c384bcce7173e2210bd654d75c6c9668e12cca05dfa"
-dependencies = [
- "cosmwasm-std",
- "cw-storage-plus",
- "cw-utils",
- "schemars",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cw-storage-plus"
 version = "0.13.4"
@@ -1451,7 +1437,16 @@ version = "4.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
+ "dirs-sys 0.3.7",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -1465,6 +1460,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "doc-comment"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -1646,7 +1653,7 @@ checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"

 [[package]]
 name = "explorer-api"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "chrono",
 "clap 4.2.7",
@@ -1755,7 +1762,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "atomic",
 "pear",
 "serde",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "uncased",
 "version_check",
 ]
@@ -3190,7 +3197,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-api"
-version = "1.1.21"
+version = "1.1.20"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
@@ -3203,7 +3210,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cw-utils",
 "cw3",
 "cw4",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "getset",
 "humantime-serde",
@@ -3255,6 +3262,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio-stream",
 "ts-rs",
 "url",
+ "zeroize",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -3324,7 +3332,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-cli"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "base64 0.13.1",
@@ -3373,7 +3381,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-name-service-common",
 "nym-network-defaults",
 "nym-service-provider-directory-common",
- "nym-sphinx",
 "nym-validator-client",
 "nym-vesting-contract-common",
 "rand 0.6.5",
@@ -3382,16 +3389,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "tap",
 "thiserror",
 "time 0.3.21",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "url",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "clap 4.2.7",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "lazy_static",
 "log",
@@ -3428,7 +3435,7 @@ version = "1.1.14"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "dashmap 5.4.0",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "gloo-timers",
 "humantime-serde",
@@ -3535,18 +3542,18 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nym-config"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
 "handlebars",
 "log",
 "nym-network-defaults",
 "serde",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.7.4",
 "url",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-contracts-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -3564,6 +3571,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "log",
 "nym-bandwidth-controller",
 "nym-bin-common",
+ "nym-client-core",
 "nym-config",
 "nym-credential-storage",
 "nym-credentials",
@@ -3602,7 +3610,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-crypto"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
 "aes 0.8.2",
 "blake3",
@@ -3659,7 +3667,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-gateway"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
@@ -3669,7 +3677,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "clap 4.2.7",
 "colored",
 "dashmap 4.0.2",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "dotenvy",
 "futures",
 "humantime-serde",
@@ -3791,7 +3799,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnet-contract-common"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -3810,7 +3818,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "1.1.21"
+version = "1.1.20"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "bs58",
@@ -3819,7 +3827,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "colored",
 "cpu-cycles",
 "cupid",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "humantime-serde",
 "lazy_static",
@@ -3848,7 +3856,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "sysinfo",
 "tokio",
 "tokio-util",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "tracing",
 "url",
 ]
@@ -3920,13 +3928,12 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-requester"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "async-file-watcher",
 "async-trait",
- "bs58",
 "clap 4.2.7",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "humantime-serde",
 "ipnetwork 0.20.0",
@@ -3947,13 +3954,11 @@ dependencies = [
 "nym-sphinx",
 "nym-statistics-common",
 "nym-task",
- "nym-types",
 "pretty_env_logger",
 "publicsuffix",
 "rand 0.7.3",
 "reqwest",
 "serde",
- "serde_json",
 "sqlx 0.6.3",
 "tap",
 "tempfile",
@@ -3965,9 +3970,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-statistics"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "log",
 "nym-bin-common",
 "nym-statistics-common",
@@ -4040,7 +4045,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-pemstore"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "pem",
 ]
@@ -4072,7 +4077,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "tap",
 "thiserror",
 "tokio",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "url",
 ]

@@ -4081,12 +4086,8 @@ name = "nym-service-provider-directory-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
- "cw-controllers",
- "cw-utils",
- "nym-contracts-common",
 "schemars",
 "serde",
- "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -4107,7 +4108,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 dependencies = [
 "clap 4.2.7",
 "lazy_static",
@@ -4139,7 +4140,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nym-socks5-client-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "log",
 "nym-bandwidth-controller",
@@ -4180,6 +4181,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "openssl",
 "rand 0.7.3",
 "safer-ffi",
+ "serde",
 "tokio",
 ]

@@ -4503,7 +4505,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-vesting-contract-common"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
 "nym-contracts-common",
@@ -4666,6 +4668,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "thiserror",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "os_str_bytes"
 version = "6.5.0"
@@ -6039,6 +6047,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "syn 2.0.16",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93107647184f6027e3b7dcb2e11034cf95ffa1e3a682c67951963ac69c1c007d"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -6667,7 +6684,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
 "tendermint",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "url",
 ]

@@ -6990,6 +7007,40 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6135d499e69981f9ff0ef2167955a5333c35e36f6937d382974566b3d5b94ec"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a76a9312f5ba4c2dec6b9161fdf25d87ad8a09256ccea5a556fef03c706a10f"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.19.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2380d56e8670370eee6566b0bfd4265f65b3f432e8c6d85623f728d4fa31f739"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tonic"
 version = "0.9.2"
@@ -7809,6 +7860,15 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1a515f5799fe4961cb532f983ce2b23082366b898e52ffbce459c86f67c8378a"

+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61de7bac303dc551fe038e2b3cef0f571087a47571ea6e79a87692ac99b99699"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ cosmwasm-derive = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-schema = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-std = "=1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-storage = "=1.0.0"
-cw-controllers = "=0.13.4"
-cw-storage-plus = "=0.13.4"
 cw-utils = "=0.13.4"
+cw-storage-plus = "=0.13.4"
 cw2 = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 cw3 = { version = "=0.13.4" }
 cw3-fixed-multisig = { version = "=0.13.4" }
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The platform is composed of multiple Rust crates. Top-level executable binary cr
 ### Building

 Platform build instructions are available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/binaries/building-nym.html).
-Wallet build instructions are also available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/wallet/desktop-wallet.html).
+Wallet build instructions are also available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs/stable/nym-apps/wallet#for-developers).

 ### Developing

@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ For Typescript components, please see [ts-packages](./ts-packages).

 ### Developer chat

-> We used to use Keybase for developer chats, but we have since migrated to Matrix and Discord. We no longer check the old **nymtech.friends** Keybase team. 
-
-You can chat to us in two places: 
-* The #dev channel on [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#dev:nymtech.chat)
-* The various developer channels on [Discord](https://discord.gg/nym)
+You can chat with us in [Keybase](https://keybase.io). Download their chat app, then click **Teams -> Join a team**. Type **nymtech.friends** into the team name and hit **continue**. For general chat, hang out in the **#general** channel. Our development takes place in the **#dev** channel. Node operators should be in the **#node-operators** channel.

 ### Rewards

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal", "macros"] } # async runtime

+
 nym-bandwidth-controller = { path = "../../common/bandwidth-controller" }
+nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core" }
 nym-config = { path = "../../common/config" }
 nym-credentials = { path = "../../common/credentials" }
 nym-credential-storage = { path = "../../common/credential-storage" }
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 mod commands;
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ use commands::*;
 use error::Result;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::fig_generate;
-use nym_config::{CRED_DB_FILE_NAME, DATA_DIR};
+use nym_config::DEFAULT_DATA_DIR;
 use nym_network_defaults::{setup_env, NymNetworkDetails};
 use std::process::exit;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};

 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
 use nym_bin_common::logging::setup_logging;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::DkgQueryClient;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::{Coin, CosmWasmClient};
 use nym_validator_client::Config;
@@ -71,10 +72,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {

    match args.command {
        Command::Run(r) => {
-            let db_path = r
-                .client_home_directory
-                .join(DATA_DIR)
-                .join(CRED_DB_FILE_NAME);
+            // we assume the structure of <home-dir>/data
+            let data_dir = r.client_home_directory.join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR);
+            let paths = CommonClientPaths::new_default(data_dir);
+            let db_path = paths.credentials_database;
+
            let shared_storage =
                nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(db_path).await;
            let recovery_storage = recovery_storage::RecoveryStorage::new(r.recovery_dir)?;
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,23 +1,57 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::config::template::config_template;
-use nym_client_core::config::ClientCoreConfigTrait;
+use crate::client::config::persistence::ClientPaths;
+use crate::client::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
 use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
+use nym_config::{
+    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
+    OptionalSet, DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME, DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, NYM_DIR,
+};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;

-pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseConfig;
-pub use nym_client_core::config::MISSING_VALUE;
+pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
 pub use nym_client_core::config::{DebugConfig, GatewayEndpointConfig};

 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_19;
+mod persistence;
 mod template;

+const DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR: &str = "clients";
+
+/// Derive default path to clients's config directory.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/mixnodes/<id>/config`
+pub fn default_config_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's config file.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/clients/<id>/config/config.toml`
+pub fn default_config_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    default_config_directory(id).join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's data directory where files, such as keys, are stored.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/clients/<id>/data`
+pub fn default_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub enum SocketType {
@@ -26,74 +60,57 @@ pub enum SocketType {
 }

 impl SocketType {
-    pub fn from_string<S: Into<String>>(val: S) -> Self {
-        let mut upper = val.into();
-        upper.make_ascii_uppercase();
-        match upper.as_ref() {
-            "WEBSOCKET" | "WS" => SocketType::WebSocket,
-            _ => SocketType::None,
-        }
-    }
-
    pub fn is_websocket(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, SocketType::WebSocket)
    }
 }

-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Config {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: BaseConfig<Config>,
+    pub base: BaseClientConfig,

-    socket: Socket,
+    pub socket: Socket,
+
+    // pub paths: CommonClientPathfinder,
+    pub storage_paths: ClientPaths,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
 }

-impl NymConfig for Config {
+impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        config_template()
-    }
-
-    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
-        dirs::home_dir()
-            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
-            .join(".nym")
-            .join("clients")
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.get_nym_root_directory()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(self.base.get_id())
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory().join(self.base.get_id()).join("data")
-    }
-}
-
-impl ClientCoreConfigTrait for Config {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        self.base.get_gateway_endpoint()
+        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
    }
 }

 impl Config {
-    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S) -> Self {
        Config {
-            base: BaseConfig::new(id),
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id.as_ref()),
+            storage_paths: ClientPaths::new_default(default_data_directory(id.as_ref())),
+            logging: Default::default(),
            socket: Default::default(),
        }
    }

+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        default_config_filepath(&self.base.client.id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_to_default_location(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_save_location: PathBuf = self.default_location();
+        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, config_save_location)
+    }
+
    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
        self.base.validate()
@@ -123,39 +140,10 @@ impl Config {
        self
    }

-    // getters
-    pub fn get_config_file_save_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.config_directory().join(Self::config_file_name())
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_base(&self) -> &BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &self.base
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_base_mut(&mut self) -> &mut BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &mut self.base
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_debug_settings(&self) -> &DebugConfig {
-        self.get_base().get_debug_config()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_socket_type(&self) -> SocketType {
-        self.socket.socket_type
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_listening_ip(&self) -> IpAddr {
-        self.socket.host
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_listening_port(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.socket.listening_port
-    }
-
    // poor man's 'builder' method
    pub fn with_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: T) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = f(self.base, val);
        self
@@ -165,7 +153,7 @@ impl Config {
    // (plz, lets refactor it)
    pub fn with_optional_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional(f, val);
        self
@@ -173,7 +161,7 @@ impl Config {

    pub fn with_optional_env_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        T: FromStr,
        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
    {
@@ -189,7 +177,7 @@ impl Config {
        parser: G,
    ) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
@@ -197,19 +185,21 @@ impl Config {
    }
 }

+// define_optional_set_inner!(Config, base, BaseClientConfig);
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Socket {
-    socket_type: SocketType,
-    host: IpAddr,
-    listening_port: u16,
+    pub socket_type: SocketType,
+    pub host: IpAddr,
+    pub listening_port: u16,
 }

 impl Default for Socket {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Socket {
            socket_type: SocketType::WebSocket,
-            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
+            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
            listening_port: DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT,
        }
    }
@@ -1,58 +1,33 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::config::{Config, Socket};
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_19::{ConfigV1_1_19, SocketV1_1_19};
 use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13 as OldBaseConfigV1_1_13;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;

-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
+    pub base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,

-    socket: Socket,
+    pub socket: SocketV1_1_19,
 }

-impl NymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        // not intended to be used
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-
+impl MigrationNymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
        dirs::home_dir()
            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
            .join(".nym")
            .join("clients")
    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("data")
-    }
 }

-impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for Config {
+impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for ConfigV1_1_19 {
    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
-        Config {
+        ConfigV1_1_19 {
            base: value.base.into(),
            socket: value.socket,
        }
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::client::config::persistence::ClientPaths;
+use crate::client::config::{Config, Socket, SocketType};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_19::ConfigV1_1_19 as BaseConfigV1_1_19;
+use nym_client_core::config::{Client, Config as BaseConfig};
+use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone, Copy)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub enum SocketTypeV1_1_19 {
+    WebSocket,
+    None,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketTypeV1_1_19> for SocketType {
+    fn from(value: SocketTypeV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SocketTypeV1_1_19::WebSocket => SocketType::WebSocket,
+            SocketTypeV1_1_19::None => SocketType::None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: BaseConfigV1_1_19<ConfigV1_1_19>,
+
+    pub socket: SocketV1_1_19,
+}
+
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_19> for Config {
+    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            base: BaseConfig {
+                client: Client {
+                    version: value.base.client.version,
+                    id: value.base.client.id,
+                    disabled_credentials_mode: value.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
+                    nyxd_urls: value.base.client.nyxd_urls,
+                    nym_api_urls: value.base.client.nym_api_urls,
+                    gateway_endpoint: value.base.client.gateway_endpoint.into(),
+                },
+                debug: value.base.debug.into(),
+            },
+            socket: value.socket.into(),
+            storage_paths: ClientPaths {
+                common_paths: CommonClientPaths {
+                    keys: ClientKeysPaths {
+                        private_identity_key_file: value.base.client.private_identity_key_file,
+                        public_identity_key_file: value.base.client.public_identity_key_file,
+                        private_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.private_encryption_key_file,
+                        public_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.public_encryption_key_file,
+                        gateway_shared_key_file: value.base.client.gateway_shared_key_file,
+                        ack_key_file: value.base.client.ack_key_file,
+                    },
+                    credentials_database: value.base.client.database_path,
+                    reply_surb_database: value.base.client.reply_surb_database_path,
+                },
+            },
+            logging: LoggingSettings::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for ConfigV1_1_19 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        dirs::home_dir()
+            .expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
+            .join(".nym")
+            .join("clients")
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct SocketV1_1_19 {
+    socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_19,
+    host: IpAddr,
+    listening_port: u16,
+}
+
+impl From<SocketV1_1_19> for Socket {
+    fn from(value: SocketV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Socket {
+            socket_type: value.socket_type.into(),
+            host: value.host,
+            listening_port: value.listening_port,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SocketV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        SocketV1_1_19 {
+            socket_type: SocketTypeV1_1_19::WebSocket,
+            host: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
+            listening_port: DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct ClientPaths {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPaths,
+}
+
+impl ClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        ClientPaths {
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-pub(crate) fn config_template() -> &'static str {
-    // While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
-    // I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
-    // particular fields.
-    // Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
-    r#"
+// While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
+// I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
+// particular fields.
+// Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
+pub(crate) const CONFIG_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"
 # This is a TOML config file.
 # For more information, see https://github.com/toml-lang/toml

@@ -37,39 +36,35 @@ nym_api_urls = [
    {{/each}}
 ]

+[storage_paths] 
+
 # Path to file containing private identity key.
-private_identity_key_file = '{{ client.private_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.private_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public identity key.
-public_identity_key_file = '{{ client.public_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.public_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing private encryption key.
-private_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.private_encryption_key_file }}'
+keys.private_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_encryption_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public encryption key.
-public_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.public_encryption_key_file }}'
-
-# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
-database_path = '{{ client.database_path }}'
-
-# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
-reply_surb_database_path = '{{ client.reply_surb_database_path }}'
-
-##### additional client config options #####
+keys.public_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_encryption_key_file }}'

 # A gateway specific, optional, base58 stringified shared key used for
 # communication with particular gateway.
-gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ client.gateway_shared_key_file }}'
+keys.gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
 # acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
-ack_key_file = '{{ client.ack_key_file }}'
-    
-##### advanced configuration options #####
+keys.ack_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.ack_key_file }}'

-# Absolute path to the home Nym Clients directory.
-nym_root_directory = '{{ client.nym_root_directory }}'
+# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
+credentials_database = '{{ storage_paths.credentials_database }}'

+# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+reply_surb_database = '{{ storage_paths.reply_surb_database }}'
+
+# DEPRECATED
 [client.gateway_endpoint]
 # ID of the gateway from which the client should be fetching messages.
 gateway_id = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id }}'
@@ -120,5 +115,5 @@ average_ack_delay = '{{ debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay }}'
 [debug.cover_traffic]
 loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = '{{ debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay }}'

-"#
-}
+
+"#;
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::client::config::Config;
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
 use nym_client_core::client::received_buffer::{
    ReceivedBufferMessage, ReceivedBufferRequestSender, ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
 };
-use nym_client_core::config::persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder;
 use nym_credential_storage::persistent_storage::PersistentStorage;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
@@ -50,11 +49,11 @@ impl SocketClient {
        config: &Config,
    ) -> BandwidthController<Client<QueryNyxdClient>, PersistentStorage> {
        let storage = nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(
-            config.get_base().get_database_path(),
+            &config.storage_paths.common_paths.credentials_database,
        )
        .await;

-        create_bandwidth_controller(config.get_base(), storage)
+        create_bandwidth_controller(&config.base, storage)
    }

    fn start_websocket_listener(
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
            Some(packet_type),
        );

-        websocket::Listener::new(config.get_listening_ip(), config.get_listening_port())
+        websocket::Listener::new(config.socket.host, config.socket.listening_port)
            .start(websocket_handler, shutdown);
    }

@@ -107,26 +106,25 @@ impl SocketClient {
    }

    fn key_store(&self) -> OnDiskKeys {
-        let pathfinder = ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(self.config.get_base());
-        OnDiskKeys::new(pathfinder)
+        OnDiskKeys::new(self.config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone())
    }

    // TODO: see if this could also be shared with socks5 client / nym-sdk maybe
    async fn create_base_client_builder(&self) -> Result<NativeClientBuilder, ClientError> {
        // don't create bandwidth controller if credentials are disabled
-        let bandwidth_controller = if self.config.get_base().get_disabled_credentials_mode() {
+        let bandwidth_controller = if self.config.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode {
            None
        } else {
            Some(Self::create_bandwidth_controller(&self.config).await)
        };

        let base_client = BaseClientBuilder::new_from_base_config(
-            self.config.get_base(),
+            &self.config.base,
            self.key_store(),
            bandwidth_controller,
            non_wasm_helpers::setup_fs_reply_surb_backend(
-                self.config.get_base().get_reply_surb_database_path(),
-                &self.config.get_debug_settings().reply_surbs,
+                &self.config.storage_paths.common_paths.reply_surb_database,
+                &self.config.base.debug.reply_surbs,
            )
            .await?,
        );
@@ -135,13 +133,13 @@ impl SocketClient {
    }

    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskManager, ClientError> {
-        if !self.config.get_socket_type().is_websocket() {
+        if !self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }

        let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
-        let packet_type = self.config.get_base().get_packet_type();
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let self_address = started_client.address;
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
@@ -164,13 +162,13 @@ impl SocketClient {
    }

    pub async fn start_direct(self) -> Result<DirectClient, ClientError> {
-        if self.config.get_socket_type().is_websocket() {
+        if self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }

        let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
-        let packet_type = self.config.get_base().get_packet_type();
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let address = started_client.address;
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::client::config::{
+    default_config_directory, default_config_filepath, default_data_directory,
+};
+use crate::commands::try_upgrade_config;
 use crate::{
    client::config::Config,
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
@@ -10,12 +13,12 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::{fs, io};
 use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -97,15 +100,15 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
-    client_listening_port: String,
+    client_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(config.get_base(), address),
-            client_listening_port: config.get_listening_port().to_string(),
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(&config.base, address),
+            client_listening_port: config.socket.listening_port,
            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
@@ -119,18 +122,26 @@ impl Display for InitResults {
    }
 }

+fn init_paths(id: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
    eprintln!("Initialising client...");

    let id = &args.id;

-    let already_init = Config::default_config_file_path(id).exists();
-    if already_init {
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-        try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
        eprintln!("Client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
-    }
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };

    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
    // re-registering if wanted.
@@ -152,42 +163,37 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), ClientError> {

    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
-    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::from_config(config.get_base());
-    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<Config, _, _>(
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<_>(
        &key_store,
        register_gateway,
        user_chosen_gateway_id,
-        config.get_base(),
+        &config.base,
        args.latency_based_selection,
    )
    .await
    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?;

-    config.get_base_mut().set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);
+    config.base.set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);

-    config.save_to_file(None).tap_err(|_| {
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );

-    print_saved_config(&config);
+    let address = nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(
+        &config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys,
+        &config.base.client.gateway_endpoint,
+    )?;
+
+    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");

-    let address =
-        nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(config.get_base())?;
    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address);
    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
-
-fn print_saved_config(config: &Config) {
-    let config_save_location = config.get_config_file_save_location();
-    eprintln!("Saved configuration file to {config_save_location:?}");
-    eprintln!("Using gateway: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway id: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway owner: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_owner());
-    log::debug!(
-        "Gateway listener: {}",
-        config.get_base().get_gateway_listener()
-    );
-    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
-}
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
-use crate::client::config::{BaseConfig, Config};
+use crate::client::config::old_config_v1_1_19::ConfigV1_1_19;
+use crate::client::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config};
+use crate::error::ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::info;
+use log::{error, info};
 use nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::{fig_generate, ArgShell};
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
+use nym_config::OptionalSet;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::net::IpAddr;

@@ -82,40 +84,92 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Syn
 pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
    config
        .with_optional(Config::with_disabled_socket, args.disable_socket)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume, args.fastmode)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
+        .with_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume,
+            args.fastmode,
+        )
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
        .with_optional(Config::with_port, args.port)
        .with_optional(Config::with_host, args.host)
        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
            args.nym_apis,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYM_API,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
            args.nyxd_urls,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYXD,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
        .with_optional_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
+            BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
            args.enabled_credentials_mode.map(|b| !b),
        )
 }

-fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the current, i.e. 1.1.14+)
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the next step, i.e. 1.1.19)
    let Ok(old_config) = OldConfigV1_1_13::load_from_file(id) else {
        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(false);
    };
    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.13 config template.");
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_19 = old_config.into();
+    let updated: Config = updated_step1.into();
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_19_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.19 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.20)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_19::load_from_file(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.19 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
    let updated: Config = old_config.into();
-    updated.save_to_file(None)
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+    let upgraded = try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+    if !upgraded {
+        try_upgrade_v1_1_19_config(id)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn try_load_current_config(id: &str) -> Result<Config, ClientError> {
+    try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+
+    let config = match Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("Failed to load config for {id}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})");
+            return Err(ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string()));
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !config.validate() {
+        return Err(ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure);
+    }
+
+    Ok(config)
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use std::error::Error;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
-
-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
 use crate::{
    client::{config::Config, SocketClient},
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
@@ -13,8 +10,9 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::net::IpAddr;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Run {
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
 // network version. It might do so in the future.
 fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
    let binary_version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-    let config_version = cfg.get_base().get_version();
+    let config_version = &cfg.base.client.version;
    if binary_version == config_version {
        true
    } else {
@@ -98,30 +96,10 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let id = &args.id;
+    eprintln!("Starting client {}...", args.id);

-    // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
-    // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-    try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
-
-    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(id) {
-        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})", id);
-            return Err(Box::new(ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string())));
-        }
-    };
-
-    if !config.validate() {
-        return Err(Box::new(ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure));
-    }
-
-    let override_config_fields = OverrideConfig::from(args.clone());
-    config = override_config(config, override_config_fields);
-
-    if config.get_base_mut().set_empty_fields_to_defaults() {
-        warn!("some of the core config options were left unset. the default values are going to get used instead.");
-    }
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
+    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
        error!("failed the local version check");
@@ -1,42 +1,14 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::config::{Config, MISSING_VALUE};
-
-use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
-
+use crate::client::config::Config;
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
 use clap::Args;
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
 use std::process;

-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn fail_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from_version: D1, to_version: D2) -> ! {
-    print_failed_upgrade(from_version, to_version);
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn print_start_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!("\n==================\nTrying to upgrade client from {from} to {to} ...");
-}
-
-fn print_failed_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    eprintln!("Upgrade from {from} to {to} failed!\n==================\n");
-}
-
-fn print_successful_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!("Upgrade from {from} to {to} was successful!\n==================\n");
-}
-
-fn outdated_upgrade(config_version: &Version, package_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {package_version}. Your version is too old to perform the upgrade.!"
-    );
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn unsupported_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {current_version}. Please let the developers know about this issue if you expected it to work!");
+fn unimplemented_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
+    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {current_version} as it hasn't been implemented yet");
    process::exit(1)
 }

@@ -48,7 +20,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Upgrade {
 }

 fn parse_config_version(config: &Config) -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(config.get_base().get_version()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+    let version = Version::parse(&config.base.client.version).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
        eprintln!("failed to parse client version! - {err}");
        process::exit(1)
    });
@@ -77,53 +49,14 @@ fn parse_package_version() -> Version {
    version
 }

-fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
-    mut config: Config,
-    _matches: &Upgrade,
-    config_version: &Version,
-    package_version: &Version,
-) -> Config {
-    let to_version = if package_version.major == 0 && package_version.minor == 12 {
-        package_version.clone()
-    } else {
-        Version::new(0, 12, 0)
-    };
-
-    print_start_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-
-    config
-        .get_base_mut()
-        .set_custom_version(to_version.to_string().as_ref());
-
-    config.save_to_file(None).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
-        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-        process::exit(1);
-    });
-
-    print_successful_upgrade(config_version, to_version);
-
-    config
-}
-
-fn do_upgrade(mut config: Config, args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
-    loop {
-        let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
-
-        if &config_version == package_version {
-            println!("You're using the most recent version!");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        config = match config_version.major {
-            0 => match config_version.minor {
-                9 | 10 => outdated_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-                11 => minor_0_12_upgrade(config, args, &config_version, package_version),
-                _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-            },
-            _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-        }
+fn do_upgrade(config: Config, _args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
+    let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
+    if &config_version == package_version {
+        println!("You're using the most recent version!");
+        return;
    }
+
+    unimplemented_upgrade(package_version, &config_version)
 }

 pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
@@ -131,16 +64,15 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {

    let id = &args.id;

-    let existing_config = Config::load_from_file(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+    let existing_config = try_load_current_config(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
        eprintln!("failed to load existing config file! - {err}");
        process::exit(1)
    });

-    if existing_config.get_base().get_version() == MISSING_VALUE {
+    if existing_config.base.client.version.is_empty() {
        eprintln!("the existing configuration file does not seem to contain version number.");
        process::exit(1);
    }

-    // here be upgrade path to 0.9.X and beyond based on version number from config
    do_upgrade(existing_config, args, &package_version)
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.20"
+version = "1.1.19"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 description = "A SOCKS5 localhost proxy that converts incoming messages to Sphinx and sends them to a Nym address"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_upgrade_config;
+use crate::config::{
+    default_config_directory, default_config_filepath, default_data_directory, Config,
+};
 use crate::{
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
    error::Socks5ClientError,
@@ -9,12 +12,11 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
 use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::Config;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{fs, io};
 use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -100,15 +102,15 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
-    socks5_listening_port: String,
+    socks5_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(config.get_base(), address),
-            socks5_listening_port: config.get_socks5().get_listening_port().to_string(),
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(&config.core.base, address),
+            socks5_listening_port: config.core.socks5.listening_port,
            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
@@ -122,19 +124,27 @@ impl Display for InitResults {
    }
 }

+fn init_paths(id: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
    eprintln!("Initialising client...");

    let id = &args.id;
    let provider_address = &args.provider;

-    let already_init = Config::default_config_file_path(id).exists();
-    if already_init {
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-        try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
        eprintln!("SOCKS5 client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
-    }
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };

    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
    // re-registering if wanted.
@@ -159,44 +169,36 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Init) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {

    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
-    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::from_config(config.get_base());
-    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<Config, _, _>(
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let gateway = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from_config::<_>(
        &key_store,
        register_gateway,
        user_chosen_gateway_id,
-        config.get_base(),
+        &config.core.base,
        args.latency_based_selection,
    )
    .await
    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?;

-    config.get_base_mut().set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);
+    config.core.base.set_gateway_endpoint(gateway);

    // TODO: ask the service provider we specified for its interface version and set it in the config

-    config.save_to_file(None).tap_err(|_| {
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );

-    print_saved_config(&config);
-
-    let address =
-        nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(config.get_base())?;
+    let address = nym_client_core::init::get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(
+        &config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys,
+        &config.core.base.client.gateway_endpoint,
+    )?;
    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address);
    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
-
-fn print_saved_config(config: &Config) {
-    let config_save_location = config.get_config_file_save_location();
-    eprintln!("Saved configuration file to {:?}", config_save_location);
-    eprintln!("Using gateway: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway id: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_id());
-    log::debug!("Gateway owner: {}", config.get_base().get_gateway_owner());
-    log::debug!(
-        "Gateway listener: {}",
-        config.get_base().get_gateway_listener()
-    );
-    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
-}
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_19::ConfigV1_1_19;
+use crate::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config};
+use crate::error::Socks5ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use log::info;
+use log::{error, info};
 use nym_bin_common::build_information::BinaryBuildInformation;
 use nym_bin_common::completions::{fig_generate, ArgShell};
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{BaseConfig, Config};
+use nym_config::OptionalSet;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use std::error::Error;

@@ -88,41 +90,93 @@ pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
        PacketType::Mix
    };
    config
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume, args.fastmode)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
-        .with_base(BaseConfig::with_packet_type, packet_type)
+        .with_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_high_default_traffic_volume,
+            args.fastmode,
+        )
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_cover_traffic, args.no_cover)
+        .with_base(BaseClientConfig::with_packet_type, packet_type)
        .with_optional(Config::with_anonymous_replies, args.use_anonymous_replies)
        .with_optional(Config::with_port, args.port)
-        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
+        .with_optional_base_custom_env(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
            args.nym_apis,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYM_API,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
-        .with_optional_custom_env_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
+        .with_optional_base_custom_env(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nyxd,
            args.nyxd_urls,
            nym_network_defaults::var_names::NYXD,
            nym_config::parse_urls,
        )
-        .with_optional_ext(
-            BaseConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
+        .with_optional_base(
+            BaseClientConfig::with_disabled_credentials,
            args.enabled_credentials_mode.map(|b| !b),
        )
 }

-fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the current, i.e. 1.1.14+)
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.13 (which is incompatible with the next step, i.e. 1.1.19)
    let Ok(old_config) = OldConfigV1_1_13::load_from_file(id) else {
        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(false);
    };
    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.13 config template.");
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

+    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_19 = old_config.into();
+    let updated: Config = updated_step1.into();
+
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_v1_1_19_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
+    use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+
+    // explicitly load it as v1.1.19 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.20)
+    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_19::load_from_file(id) else {
+        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
+        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
+        return Ok(false);
+    };
+    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.19 config template.");
+    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
+
    let updated: Config = old_config.into();
-    updated.save_to_file(None)
+    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+fn try_upgrade_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
+    let upgraded = try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
+    if !upgraded {
+        try_upgrade_v1_1_19_config(id)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn try_load_current_config(id: &str) -> Result<Config, Socks5ClientError> {
+    try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+
+    let config = match Config::read_from_default_path(id) {
+        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("Failed to load config for {id}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})");
+            return Err(Socks5ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string()));
+        }
+    };
+
+    if !config.validate() {
+        return Err(Socks5ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure);
+    }
+
+    Ok(config)
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::commands::try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config;
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::{
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
    error::Socks5ClientError,
@@ -10,9 +11,8 @@ use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::OnDiskPersistent;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::{config::Config, NymClient};
+use nym_socks5_client_core::NymClient;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long)]
    id: String,

-    /// Custom path to the nym-mixnet-client configuration file
-    #[clap(long)]
-    config: Option<String>,
-
    /// Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
    /// While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
    /// slower and consume nearly double the bandwidth as it will require sending reply SURBs.
@@ -92,13 +88,12 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
 // network version. It might do so in the future.
 fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
    let binary_version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-    let config_version = cfg.get_base().get_version();
+    let config_version = &cfg.core.base.client.version;
    if binary_version == config_version {
        true
    } else {
        warn!(
-            "The mixnode binary has different version than what is specified in config file! {} and {}",
-            binary_version, config_version
+            "The socks5-client binary has different version than what is specified in config file! {binary_version} and {config_version}",
        );
        if is_minor_version_compatible(binary_version, config_version) {
            info!("but they are still semver compatible. However, consider running the `upgrade` command");
@@ -111,38 +106,18 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

 pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let id = &args.id;
+    eprintln!("Starting client {}...", args.id);

-    // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
-    // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-    try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id)?;
-
-    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(id) {
-        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
-        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {err})", id);
-            return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(
-                id.to_string(),
-            )));
-        }
-    };
-
-    if !config.validate() {
-        return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::ConfigValidationFailure));
-    }
-
-    let override_config_fields = OverrideConfig::from(args.clone());
-    config = override_config(config, override_config_fields);
-
-    if config.get_base_mut().set_empty_fields_to_defaults() {
-        warn!("some of the core config options were left unset. the default values are going to get used instead.");
-    }
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
+    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
        error!("failed the local version check");
        return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::FailedLocalVersionCheck));
    }

-    let storage = OnDiskPersistent::from_config(config.get_base()).await?;
-    NymClient::new(config, storage).run_forever().await
+    let storage =
+        OnDiskPersistent::from_paths(config.storage_paths.common_paths, &config.core.base.debug)
+            .await?;
+    NymClient::new(config.core, storage).run_forever().await
 }
@@ -1,50 +1,14 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{Config, MISSING_VALUE};
-
+use crate::commands::try_load_current_config;
+use crate::config::Config;
 use clap::Args;
-use std::{fmt::Display, process};
+use nym_bin_common::version_checker::Version;
+use std::process;

-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn fail_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from_version: D1, to_version: D2) -> ! {
-    print_failed_upgrade(from_version, to_version);
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn print_start_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!(
-        "\n==================\nTrying to upgrade client from {} to {} ...",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn print_failed_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Upgrade from {} to {} failed!\n==================\n",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn print_successful_upgrade<D1: Display, D2: Display>(from: D1, to: D2) {
-    println!(
-        "Upgrade from {} to {} was successful!\n==================\n",
-        from, to
-    );
-}
-
-fn outdated_upgrade(config_version: &Version, package_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!(
-        "Cannot perform upgrade from {} to {}. Your version is too old to perform the upgrade.!",
-        config_version, package_version
-    );
-    process::exit(1)
-}
-
-fn unsupported_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
-    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {} to {}. Please let the developers know about this issue if you expected it to work!", config_version, current_version);
+fn unimplemented_upgrade(current_version: &Version, config_version: &Version) -> ! {
+    eprintln!("Cannot perform upgrade from {config_version} to {current_version} as it hasn't been implemented yet");
    process::exit(1)
 }

@@ -56,15 +20,14 @@ pub(crate) struct Upgrade {
 }

 fn parse_config_version(config: &Config) -> Version {
-    let version = Version::parse(config.get_base().get_version()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+    let version = Version::parse(&config.core.base.client.version).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
        eprintln!("failed to parse client version! - {err}");
        process::exit(1)
    });

    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
        eprintln!(
-            "Trying to upgrade from a non-released version {}. This is not supported!",
-            version
+            "Trying to upgrade from a non-released version {version}. This is not supported!"
        );
        process::exit(1)
    }
@@ -79,63 +42,21 @@ fn parse_package_version() -> Version {
    // however, we are not using them ourselves at the moment and hence it should be fine.
    // if we change our mind, we could easily tweak this code
    if version.is_prerelease() || !version.build.is_empty() {
-        eprintln!(
-            "Trying to upgrade to a non-released version {}. This is not supported!",
-            version
-        );
+        eprintln!("Trying to upgrade to a non-released version {version}. This is not supported!");
        process::exit(1)
    }

    version
 }

-fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
-    mut config: Config,
-    _args: &Upgrade,
-    config_version: &Version,
-    package_version: &Version,
-) -> Config {
-    let to_version = if package_version.major == 0 && package_version.minor == 12 {
-        package_version.clone()
-    } else {
-        Version::new(0, 12, 0)
-    };
-
-    print_start_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-
-    config
-        .get_base_mut()
-        .set_custom_version(to_version.to_string().as_ref());
-
-    config.save_to_file(None).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
-        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
-        process::exit(1);
-    });
-
-    print_successful_upgrade(config_version, to_version);
-
-    config
-}
-
-fn do_upgrade(mut config: Config, args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
-    loop {
-        let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
-
-        if &config_version == package_version {
-            println!("You're using the most recent version!");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        config = match config_version.major {
-            0 => match config_version.minor {
-                9 | 10 => outdated_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-                11 => minor_0_12_upgrade(config, args, &config_version, package_version),
-                _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-            },
-            _ => unsupported_upgrade(&config_version, package_version),
-        }
+fn do_upgrade(config: Config, _args: &Upgrade, package_version: &Version) {
+    let config_version = parse_config_version(&config);
+    if &config_version == package_version {
+        println!("You're using the most recent version!");
+        return;
    }
+
+    unimplemented_upgrade(package_version, &config_version)
 }

 pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
@@ -143,16 +64,15 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {

    let id = &args.id;

-    let existing_config = Config::load_from_file(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+    let existing_config = try_load_current_config(id).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
        eprintln!("failed to load existing config file! - {err}");
        process::exit(1)
    });

-    if existing_config.get_base().get_version() == MISSING_VALUE {
+    if existing_config.core.base.client.version.is_empty() {
        eprintln!("the existing configuration file does not seem to contain version number.");
        process::exit(1);
    }

-    // here be upgrade path to 0.9.X and beyond based on version number from config
    do_upgrade(existing_config, args, &package_version)
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
+use crate::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_config::{
+    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME, DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, NYM_DIR,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
+pub use nym_socks5_client_core::config::Config as CoreConfig;
+
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_19;
+mod persistence;
+mod template;
+
+const DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR: &str = "socks5-clients";
+
+/// Derive default path to clients's config directory.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/config`
+pub fn default_config_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's config file.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/config/config.toml`
+pub fn default_config_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    default_config_directory(id).join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME)
+}
+
+/// Derive default path to client's data directory where files, such as keys, are stored.
+/// It should get resolved to `$HOME/.nym/socks5-clients/<id>/data`
+pub fn default_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> PathBuf {
+    must_get_home()
+        .join(NYM_DIR)
+        .join(DEFAULT_SOCKS5_CLIENTS_DIR)
+        .join(id)
+        .join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub core: CoreConfig,
+
+    pub storage_paths: SocksClientPaths,
+
+    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
+}
+
+impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
+    fn template() -> &'static str {
+        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S, provider_mix_address: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            core: CoreConfig::new(id.as_ref(), provider_mix_address.as_ref()),
+            storage_paths: SocksClientPaths::new_default(default_data_directory(id.as_ref())),
+            logging: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        default_config_filepath(&self.core.base.client.id)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_to_default_location(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_save_location: PathBuf = self.default_location();
+        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, config_save_location)
+    }
+
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
+        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
+        self.core.validate()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
+        self.core.socks5.listening_port = port;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_anonymous_replies(mut self, anonymous_replies: bool) -> Self {
+        self.core.socks5.send_anonymously = anonymous_replies;
+        self
+    }
+
+    // poor man's 'builder' method
+
+    pub fn with_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: T) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_base(f, val);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_optional_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_optional_base(f, val);
+        self
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub fn with_optional_base_env<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+        T: FromStr,
+        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
+    {
+        self.core = self.core.with_optional_base_env(f, val, env_var);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_optional_base_custom_env<F, T, G>(
+        mut self,
+        f: F,
+        val: Option<T>,
+        env_var: &str,
+        parser: G,
+    ) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
+        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
+    {
+        self.core = self
+            .core
+            .with_optional_base_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
+        self
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_19::{ConfigV1_1_19, Socks5V1_1_19};
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13 as OldBaseConfigV1_1_13;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use nym_config::must_get_home;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
+
+    pub socks5: Socks5V1_1_19,
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+        let base_dir = must_get_home();
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
+        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
+
+        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for ConfigV1_1_19 {
+    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
+        ConfigV1_1_19 {
+            base: value.base.into(),
+            socks5: value.socks5,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
+use crate::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config, CoreConfig};
+use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_19::ConfigV1_1_19 as BaseConfigV1_1_19;
+use nym_client_core::config::Client;
+use nym_config::legacy_helpers::nym_config::MigrationNymConfig;
+use nym_config::must_get_home;
+use nym_socks5_client_core::config::{
+    ProviderInterfaceVersion, Socks5, Socks5Debug, Socks5ProtocolVersion,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+const DEFAULT_CONNECTION_START_SURBS: u32 = 20;
+const DEFAULT_PER_REQUEST_SURBS: u32 = 3;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub base: BaseConfigV1_1_19<ConfigV1_1_19>,
+
+    pub socks5: Socks5V1_1_19,
+}
+
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_19> for Config {
+    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            core: CoreConfig {
+                base: BaseClientConfig {
+                    client: Client {
+                        version: value.base.client.version,
+                        id: value.base.client.id,
+                        disabled_credentials_mode: value.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
+                        nyxd_urls: value.base.client.nyxd_urls,
+                        nym_api_urls: value.base.client.nym_api_urls,
+                        gateway_endpoint: value.base.client.gateway_endpoint.into(),
+                    },
+                    debug: value.base.debug.into(),
+                },
+                socks5: value.socks5.into(),
+            },
+            storage_paths: SocksClientPaths {
+                common_paths: CommonClientPaths {
+                    keys: ClientKeysPaths {
+                        private_identity_key_file: value.base.client.private_identity_key_file,
+                        public_identity_key_file: value.base.client.public_identity_key_file,
+                        private_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.private_encryption_key_file,
+                        public_encryption_key_file: value.base.client.public_encryption_key_file,
+                        gateway_shared_key_file: value.base.client.gateway_shared_key_file,
+                        ack_key_file: value.base.client.ack_key_file,
+                    },
+                    credentials_database: value.base.client.database_path,
+                    reply_surb_database: value.base.client.reply_surb_database_path,
+                },
+            },
+            logging: LoggingSettings::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MigrationNymConfig for ConfigV1_1_19 {
+    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
+        let base_dir = must_get_home();
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
+        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
+
+        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Socks5V1_1_19 {
+    pub listening_port: u16,
+
+    pub provider_mix_address: String,
+
+    #[serde(default = "ProviderInterfaceVersion::new_legacy")]
+    pub provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion,
+
+    #[serde(default = "Socks5ProtocolVersion::new_legacy")]
+    pub socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub send_anonymously: bool,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub socks5_debug: Socks5DebugV1_1_19,
+}
+
+impl From<Socks5V1_1_19> for Socks5 {
+    fn from(value: Socks5V1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Socks5 {
+            listening_port: value.listening_port,
+            provider_mix_address: value.provider_mix_address,
+            provider_interface_version: value.provider_interface_version,
+            socks5_protocol_version: value.socks5_protocol_version,
+            send_anonymously: value.send_anonymously,
+            socks5_debug: value.socks5_debug.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct Socks5DebugV1_1_19 {
+    connection_start_surbs: u32,
+    per_request_surbs: u32,
+}
+
+impl From<Socks5DebugV1_1_19> for Socks5Debug {
+    fn from(value: Socks5DebugV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Socks5Debug {
+            connection_start_surbs: value.connection_start_surbs,
+            per_request_surbs: value.per_request_surbs,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Socks5DebugV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Socks5DebugV1_1_19 {
+            connection_start_surbs: DEFAULT_CONNECTION_START_SURBS,
+            per_request_surbs: DEFAULT_PER_REQUEST_SURBS,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct SocksClientPaths {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub common_paths: CommonClientPaths,
+}
+
+impl SocksClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        SocksClientPaths {
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,102 +1,97 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-pub(crate) fn config_template() -> &'static str {
-    // While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
-    // I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
-    // particular fields.
-    // Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
-    r#"
+// While using normal toml marshalling would have been way simpler with less overhead,
+// I think it's useful to have comments attached to the saved config file to explain behaviour of
+// particular fields.
+// Note: any changes to the template must be reflected in the appropriate structs.
+pub(crate) const CONFIG_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"
 # This is a TOML config file.
 # For more information, see https://github.com/toml-lang/toml

 ##### main base client config options #####

-[client]
+[core.client]
 # Version of the client for which this configuration was created.
-version = '{{ client.version }}'
+version = '{{ core.client.version }}'

 # Human readable ID of this particular client.
-id = '{{ client.id }}'
+id = '{{ core.client.id }}'

 # Indicates whether this client is running in a disabled credentials mode, thus attempting
 # to claim bandwidth without presenting bandwidth credentials.
-disabled_credentials_mode = {{ client.disabled_credentials_mode }}
+disabled_credentials_mode = {{ core.client.disabled_credentials_mode }}

 # Addresses to nyxd validators via which the client can communicate with the chain.
 nyxd_urls = [
-    {{#each client.nyxd_urls }}
+    {{#each core.client.nyxd_urls }}
        '{{this}}',
    {{/each}}
 ]

 # Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
 nym_api_urls = [
-    {{#each client.nym_api_urls }}
+    {{#each core.client.nym_api_urls }}
        '{{this}}',
    {{/each}}
 ]

+[storage_paths] 
+
 # Path to file containing private identity key.
-private_identity_key_file = '{{ client.private_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.private_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public identity key.
-public_identity_key_file = '{{ client.public_identity_key_file }}'
+keys.public_identity_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_identity_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing private encryption key.
-private_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.private_encryption_key_file }}'
+keys.private_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.private_encryption_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing public encryption key.
-public_encryption_key_file = '{{ client.public_encryption_key_file }}'
-
-# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
-database_path = '{{ client.database_path }}'
-
-# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
-reply_surb_database_path = '{{ client.reply_surb_database_path }}'
-
-##### additional client config options #####
+keys.public_encryption_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.public_encryption_key_file }}'

 # A gateway specific, optional, base58 stringified shared key used for
 # communication with particular gateway.
-gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ client.gateway_shared_key_file }}'
+keys.gateway_shared_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file }}'

 # Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
 # acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
-ack_key_file = '{{ client.ack_key_file }}'
+keys.ack_key_file = '{{ storage_paths.keys.ack_key_file }}'

-##### advanced configuration options #####
+# Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials
+credentials_database = '{{ storage_paths.credentials_database }}'

-# Absolute path to the home Nym Clients directory.
-nym_root_directory = '{{ client.nym_root_directory }}'
+# Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+reply_surb_database = '{{ storage_paths.reply_surb_database }}'

-[client.gateway_endpoint]
+# DEPRECATED
+[core.client.gateway_endpoint]
 # ID of the gateway from which the client should be fetching messages.
-gateway_id = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id }}'
+gateway_id = '{{ core.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id }}'

 # Address of the gateway owner to which the client should send messages.
-gateway_owner = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner }}'
+gateway_owner = '{{ core.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner }}'

 # Address of the gateway listener to which all client requests should be sent.
-gateway_listener = '{{ client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_listener }}'
+gateway_listener = '{{ core.client.gateway_endpoint.gateway_listener }}'


 ##### socket config options #####

-[socks5]
+[core.socks5]

 # The mix address of the provider to which all requests are going to be sent.
-provider_mix_address = '{{ socks5.provider_mix_address }}'
+provider_mix_address = '{{ core.socks5.provider_mix_address }}'

 # The port on which the client will be listening for incoming requests
-listening_port = {{ socks5.listening_port }}
+listening_port = {{ core.socks5.listening_port }}

 # Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
 # While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
 # slower and consume nearly double the bandwidth as it will require sending reply SURBs.
 #
 # Note that some service providers might not support this.
-send_anonymously = {{ socks5.send_anonymously }}
+send_anonymously = {{ core.socks5.send_anonymously }}

 ##### logging configuration options #####

@@ -109,20 +104,19 @@ send_anonymously = {{ socks5.send_anonymously }}
 # The following options should not be modified unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing
 # as if set incorrectly, they may impact your anonymity.

-# [socks5.socks5_debug]
+# [core.socks5.socks5_debug]


-[debug]
+[core.debug]

-[debug.traffic]
-average_packet_delay = '{{ debug.traffic.average_packet_delay }}'
-message_sending_average_delay = '{{ debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay }}'
+[core.debug.traffic]
+average_packet_delay = '{{ core.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay }}'
+message_sending_average_delay = '{{ core.debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay }}'

-[debug.acknowledgements]
-average_ack_delay = '{{ debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay }}'
+[core.debug.acknowledgements]
+average_ack_delay = '{{ core.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay }}'

-[debug.cover_traffic]
-loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = '{{ debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay }}'
+[core.debug.cover_traffic]
+loop_cover_traffic_average_delay = '{{ core.debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay }}'

-"#
-}
+"#;
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use nym_bin_common::logging::{maybe_print_banner, setup_logging};
 use nym_network_defaults::setup_env;

 mod commands;
+mod config;
 pub mod error;

 #[tokio::main]
@@ -865,20 +865,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "zeroize",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "cw-controllers"
-version = "0.13.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4f0bc6019b4d3d81e11f5c384bcce7173e2210bd654d75c6c9668e12cca05dfa"
-dependencies = [
- "cosmwasm-std",
- "cw-storage-plus",
- "cw-utils",
- "schemars",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cw-storage-plus"
 version = "0.13.4"
@@ -995,7 +981,16 @@ version = "4.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
+ "dirs-sys 0.3.7",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -1009,6 +1004,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dotenv"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -2228,6 +2235,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "log",
 "pretty_env_logger",
 "semver 0.11.0",
+ "serde",
 "vergen",
 ]

@@ -2237,7 +2245,7 @@ version = "1.1.14"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "dashmap",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 4.0.0",
 "futures",
 "gloo-timers",
 "humantime-serde",
@@ -2370,18 +2378,18 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nym-config"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
 "handlebars",
 "log",
 "nym-network-defaults",
 "serde",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.7.4",
 "url",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-contracts-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -2416,7 +2424,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-crypto"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
 "aes 0.8.2",
 "blake3",
@@ -2523,7 +2531,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnet-contract-common"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -2623,7 +2631,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-pemstore"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "pem",
 ]
@@ -2633,12 +2641,8 @@ name = "nym-service-provider-directory-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
- "cw-controllers",
- "cw-utils",
- "nym-contracts-common",
 "schemars",
 "serde",
- "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -2891,7 +2895,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-vesting-contract-common"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
 "nym-contracts-common",
@@ -2962,6 +2966,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "vcpkg",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pairing"
 version = "0.20.0"
@@ -3834,6 +3844,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "syn 2.0.16",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93107647184f6027e3b7dcb2e11034cf95ffa1e3a682c67951963ac69c1c007d"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -4317,7 +4336,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
 "tendermint",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.5.11",
 "url",
 ]

@@ -4554,6 +4573,40 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d6135d499e69981f9ff0ef2167955a5333c35e36f6937d382974566b3d5b94ec"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a76a9312f5ba4c2dec6b9161fdf25d87ad8a09256ccea5a556fef03c706a10f"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.19.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2380d56e8670370eee6566b0bfd4265f65b3f432e8c6d85623f728d4fa31f739"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-service"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -5142,6 +5195,15 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1a515f5799fe4961cb532f983ce2b23082366b898e52ffbce459c86f67c8378a"

+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61de7bac303dc551fe038e2b3cef0f571087a47571ea6e79a87692ac99b99699"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -107,20 +107,20 @@ function printAndDisplayTestResult(result) {
 }

 async function testWithTester() {
-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+    const preferredGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";

    // A) construct with hardcoded topology
    const topology = dummyTopology()
-    const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, dummyGateway);
+    const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, preferredGateway);

    // B) first get topology directly from nym-api
    // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
    // const topology = await current_network_topology(validator)
-    // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, dummyGateway);
+    // const nodeTester = await new NymNodeTester(topology, preferredGateway);
    //
    // C) use nym-api in the constructor (note: it does no filtering for 'good' nodes on other layers)
    // const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';
-    // const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator, dummyGateway)
+    // const nodeTester = await NymNodeTester.new_with_api(validator, preferredGateway)

    // D, E, F) you also don't have to specify the gateway. if you don't, a random one (from your topology) will be used
    // const topology = dummyTopology()
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ async function testWithTester() {
 }

 async function testWithNymClient() {
-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+    const preferredGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
    const topology = dummyTopology()

    let received = 0
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ async function testWithNymClient() {

    console.log('Instantiating WASM client...');

-    let clientBuilder = NymClientBuilder.new_tester(topology, onMessageHandler, dummyGateway)
+    let clientBuilder = NymClientBuilder.new_tester(topology, onMessageHandler, preferredGateway)
    console.log('Web worker creating WASM client...');
    let local_client = await clientBuilder.start_client();
    console.log('WASM client running!');
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ async function normalNymClientUsage() {

    debug.topology_refresh_rate_ms = BigInt(60000)

-    const dummyGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
+    const preferredGateway = "336yuXAeGEgedRfqTJZsG2YV7P13QH1bHv1SjCZYarc9";
    const validator = 'https://qwerty-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api';

-    const config = new Config('my-awesome-wasm-client', validator, dummyGateway, debug);
+    const config = new Config('my-awesome-wasm-client', validator, debug);

    const onMessageHandler = (message) => {
        console.log(message);
@@ -7,73 +7,49 @@
 #![allow(clippy::drop_copy)]

 use nym_client_core::config::{
-    Acknowledgements as ConfigAcknowledgements, CoverTraffic as ConfigCoverTraffic,
-    DebugConfig as ConfigDebug, GatewayConnection as ConfigGatewayConnection,
-    ReplySurbs as ConfigReplySurbs, Topology as ConfigTopology, Traffic as ConfigTraffic,
+    Acknowledgements as ConfigAcknowledgements, Config as BaseClientConfig,
+    CoverTraffic as ConfigCoverTraffic, DebugConfig as ConfigDebug,
+    GatewayConnection as ConfigGatewayConnection, ReplySurbs as ConfigReplySurbs,
+    Topology as ConfigTopology, Traffic as ConfigTraffic,
 };
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
-use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
-use url::Url;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {
-    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
-    pub(crate) id: String,
-
-    pub(crate) nym_api_url: Option<Url>,
-
-    pub(crate) disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
-
-    /// Information regarding how the client should choose gateway.
-    /// If unspecified, the client will attempt to load the config from the storage.
-    pub(crate) gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
-
-    pub(crate) debug: ConfigDebug,
-
-    pub(crate) packet_type: PacketType,
+    pub(crate) base: BaseClientConfig,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 impl Config {
    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
-    pub fn new(
-        id: String,
-        validator_server: String,
-        packet_type: Option<String>,
-        gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
-        debug: Option<Debug>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let packet_type = if let Some(packet_type) = packet_type {
-            match packet_type.as_str() {
-                "outfox" => PacketType::Outfox,
-                _ => PacketType::Mix,
-            }
-        } else {
-            PacketType::Mix
-        };
+    pub fn new(id: String, validator_server: String, debug: Option<DebugWasm>) -> Self {
        Config {
-            id,
-            nym_api_url: Some(
-                validator_server
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id)
+                .with_custom_nyxd(vec![validator_server
                    .parse()
-                    .expect("provided url was malformed"),
-            ),
-            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
-            gateway,
-            debug: debug.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default(),
-            packet_type,
+                    .expect("provided url was malformed")])
+                .with_debug_config(debug.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_tester_config<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id)
+                .with_disabled_credentials(true)
+                .with_disabled_cover_traffic(true)
+                .with_disabled_topology_refresh(true),
        }
    }
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Traffic {
+pub struct TrafficWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// sent packet is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
    /// So for a packet going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
@@ -92,14 +68,23 @@ pub struct Traffic {

    /// Controls whether the sent sphinx packet use the NON-DEFAULT bigger size.
    pub use_extended_packet_size: bool,
+
+    /// Controls whether the sent packets should use outfox as opposed to the default sphinx.
+    pub use_outfox: bool,
 }

-impl From<Traffic> for ConfigTraffic {
-    fn from(traffic: Traffic) -> Self {
+impl From<TrafficWasm> for ConfigTraffic {
+    fn from(traffic: TrafficWasm) -> Self {
        let use_extended_packet_size = traffic
            .use_extended_packet_size
            .then(|| PacketSize::ExtendedPacket32);

+        let packet_type = if traffic.use_outfox {
+            PacketType::Outfox
+        } else {
+            PacketType::Mix
+        };
+
        ConfigTraffic {
            average_packet_delay: Duration::from_millis(traffic.average_packet_delay_ms),
            message_sending_average_delay: Duration::from_millis(
@@ -109,27 +94,28 @@ impl From<Traffic> for ConfigTraffic {
                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
            secondary_packet_size: use_extended_packet_size,
-            packet_type: None,
+            packet_type,
        }
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigTraffic> for Traffic {
+impl From<ConfigTraffic> for TrafficWasm {
    fn from(traffic: ConfigTraffic) -> Self {
-        Traffic {
+        TrafficWasm {
            average_packet_delay_ms: traffic.average_packet_delay.as_millis() as u64,
            message_sending_average_delay_ms: traffic.message_sending_average_delay.as_millis()
                as u64,
            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: traffic
                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
            use_extended_packet_size: traffic.secondary_packet_size.is_some(),
+            use_outfox: traffic.packet_type == PacketType::Outfox,
        }
    }
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct CoverTraffic {
+pub struct CoverTrafficWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// it is going to take for another loop cover traffic message to be sent.
    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms: u64,
@@ -143,8 +129,8 @@ pub struct CoverTraffic {
    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
 }

-impl From<CoverTraffic> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
-    fn from(cover_traffic: CoverTraffic) -> Self {
+impl From<CoverTrafficWasm> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
+    fn from(cover_traffic: CoverTrafficWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigCoverTraffic {
            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration::from_millis(
                cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms,
@@ -155,9 +141,9 @@ impl From<CoverTraffic> for ConfigCoverTraffic {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTraffic {
+impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTrafficWasm {
    fn from(cover_traffic: ConfigCoverTraffic) -> Self {
-        CoverTraffic {
+        CoverTrafficWasm {
            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay_ms: cover_traffic
                .loop_cover_traffic_average_delay
                .as_millis() as u64,
@@ -169,14 +155,14 @@ impl From<ConfigCoverTraffic> for CoverTraffic {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct GatewayConnection {
+pub struct GatewayConnectionWasm {
    /// How long we're willing to wait for a response to a message sent to the gateway,
    /// before giving up on it.
    pub gateway_response_timeout_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<GatewayConnection> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
-    fn from(gateway_connection: GatewayConnection) -> Self {
+impl From<GatewayConnectionWasm> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
+    fn from(gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigGatewayConnection {
            gateway_response_timeout: Duration::from_millis(
                gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout_ms,
@@ -185,9 +171,9 @@ impl From<GatewayConnection> for ConfigGatewayConnection {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnection {
+impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnectionWasm {
    fn from(gateway_connection: ConfigGatewayConnection) -> Self {
-        GatewayConnection {
+        GatewayConnectionWasm {
            gateway_response_timeout_ms: gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout.as_millis()
                as u64,
        }
@@ -196,7 +182,7 @@ impl From<ConfigGatewayConnection> for GatewayConnection {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Acknowledgements {
+pub struct AcknowledgementsWasm {
    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
    /// sent acknowledgement is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
    /// So for an ack going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
@@ -214,8 +200,8 @@ pub struct Acknowledgements {
    pub ack_wait_addition_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<Acknowledgements> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
-    fn from(acknowledgements: Acknowledgements) -> Self {
+impl From<AcknowledgementsWasm> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
+    fn from(acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigAcknowledgements {
            average_ack_delay: Duration::from_millis(acknowledgements.average_ack_delay_ms),
            ack_wait_multiplier: acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier,
@@ -224,9 +210,9 @@ impl From<Acknowledgements> for ConfigAcknowledgements {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for Acknowledgements {
+impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for AcknowledgementsWasm {
    fn from(acknowledgements: ConfigAcknowledgements) -> Self {
-        Acknowledgements {
+        AcknowledgementsWasm {
            average_ack_delay_ms: acknowledgements.average_ack_delay.as_millis() as u64,
            ack_wait_multiplier: acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier,
            ack_wait_addition_ms: acknowledgements.ack_wait_addition.as_millis() as u64,
@@ -236,7 +222,7 @@ impl From<ConfigAcknowledgements> for Acknowledgements {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Topology {
+pub struct TopologyWasm {
    /// The uniform delay every which clients are querying the directory server
    /// to try to obtain a compatible network topology to send sphinx packets through.
    pub topology_refresh_rate_ms: u64,
@@ -252,8 +238,8 @@ pub struct Topology {
    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
 }

-impl From<Topology> for ConfigTopology {
-    fn from(topology: Topology) -> Self {
+impl From<TopologyWasm> for ConfigTopology {
+    fn from(topology: TopologyWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigTopology {
            topology_refresh_rate: Duration::from_millis(topology.topology_refresh_rate_ms),
            topology_resolution_timeout: Duration::from_millis(
@@ -264,9 +250,9 @@ impl From<Topology> for ConfigTopology {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigTopology> for Topology {
+impl From<ConfigTopology> for TopologyWasm {
    fn from(topology: ConfigTopology) -> Self {
-        Topology {
+        TopologyWasm {
            topology_refresh_rate_ms: topology.topology_refresh_rate.as_millis() as u64,
            topology_resolution_timeout_ms: topology.topology_resolution_timeout.as_millis() as u64,
            disable_refreshing: topology.disable_refreshing,
@@ -276,7 +262,7 @@ impl From<ConfigTopology> for Topology {

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct ReplySurbs {
+pub struct ReplySurbsWasm {
    /// Defines the minimum number of reply surbs the client wants to keep in its storage at all times.
    /// It can only allow to go below that value if its to request additional reply surbs.
    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
@@ -310,8 +296,8 @@ pub struct ReplySurbs {
    pub maximum_reply_key_age_ms: u64,
 }

-impl From<ReplySurbs> for ConfigReplySurbs {
-    fn from(reply_surbs: ReplySurbs) -> Self {
+impl From<ReplySurbsWasm> for ConfigReplySurbs {
+    fn from(reply_surbs: ReplySurbsWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigReplySurbs {
            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
@@ -331,9 +317,9 @@ impl From<ReplySurbs> for ConfigReplySurbs {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbs {
+impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbsWasm {
    fn from(reply_surbs: ConfigReplySurbs) -> Self {
-        ReplySurbs {
+        ReplySurbsWasm {
            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
@@ -355,28 +341,28 @@ impl From<ConfigReplySurbs> for ReplySurbs {
 // just a helper structure to more easily pass through the JS boundary
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct Debug {
+pub struct DebugWasm {
    /// Defines all configuration options related to traffic streams.
-    pub traffic: Traffic,
+    pub traffic: TrafficWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to cover traffic stream(s).
-    pub cover_traffic: CoverTraffic,
+    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to the gateway connection.
-    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnection,
+    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to acknowledgements, such as delays or wait timeouts.
-    pub acknowledgements: Acknowledgements,
+    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related topology, such as refresh rates or timeouts.
-    pub topology: Topology,
+    pub topology: TopologyWasm,

    /// Defines all configuration options related to reply SURBs.
-    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbs,
+    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsWasm,
 }

-impl From<Debug> for ConfigDebug {
-    fn from(debug: Debug) -> Self {
+impl From<DebugWasm> for ConfigDebug {
+    fn from(debug: DebugWasm) -> Self {
        ConfigDebug {
            traffic: debug.traffic.into(),
            cover_traffic: debug.cover_traffic.into(),
@@ -388,9 +374,9 @@ impl From<Debug> for ConfigDebug {
    }
 }

-impl From<ConfigDebug> for Debug {
+impl From<ConfigDebug> for DebugWasm {
    fn from(debug: ConfigDebug) -> Self {
-        Debug {
+        DebugWasm {
            traffic: debug.traffic.into(),
            cover_traffic: debug.cover_traffic.into(),
            gateway_connection: debug.gateway_connection.into(),
@@ -402,6 +388,6 @@ impl From<ConfigDebug> for Debug {
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
-pub fn default_debug() -> Debug {
+pub fn default_debug() -> DebugWasm {
    ConfigDebug::default().into()
 }
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
 };
 use nym_client_core::client::inbound_messages::InputMessage;
 use nym_client_core::client::replies::reply_storage::browser_backend;
-use nym_client_core::config::{CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, Topology, Traffic};
 use nym_credential_storage::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
@@ -53,13 +52,15 @@ pub struct NymClient {
    // even though we don't use graceful shutdowns, other components rely on existence of this struct
    // and if it's dropped, everything will start going offline
    _task_manager: TaskManager,
-    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
+
+    packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct NymClientBuilder {
    config: Config,
    custom_topology: Option<NymTopology>,
+    preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,

    storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    reply_surb_storage_backend: browser_backend::Backend,
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ pub struct NymClientBuilder {
    bandwidth_controller:
        Option<BandwidthController<FakeClient<DirectSigningNyxdClient>, EphemeralStorage>>,
    disabled_credentials: bool,
-    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -79,17 +79,20 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
    pub fn new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Self {
        NymClientBuilder {
-            reply_surb_storage_backend: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(config.debug.reply_surbs),
+            reply_surb_storage_backend: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(
+                config.base.debug.reply_surbs,
+            ),
            config,
            custom_topology: None,
            storage_passphrase,
            on_message,
            bandwidth_controller: None,
            disabled_credentials: true,
-            packet_type: None,
+            preferred_gateway,
        }
    }

@@ -108,32 +111,11 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            }
        }

-        let full_config = Config {
-            id: NODE_TESTER_CLIENT_ID.to_string(),
-            nym_api_url: None,
-            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
-            gateway,
-            debug: DebugConfig {
-                traffic: Traffic {
-                    disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                cover_traffic: CoverTraffic {
-                    disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                topology: Topology {
-                    disable_refreshing: true,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                ..Default::default()
-            },
-            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
-        };
+        let full_config = Config::new_tester_config(NODE_TESTER_CLIENT_ID);

        NymClientBuilder {
            reply_surb_storage_backend: setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(
-                full_config.debug.reply_surbs,
+                full_config.base.debug.reply_surbs,
            ),
            config: full_config,
            custom_topology: Some(topology.into()),
@@ -141,7 +123,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            bandwidth_controller: None,
            disabled_credentials: true,
            storage_passphrase: None,
-            packet_type: None,
+            preferred_gateway: gateway,
        }
    }

@@ -166,20 +148,18 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            CredentialsToggle::Enabled
        };

-        let nym_api_endpoints = match &self.config.nym_api_url {
-            Some(endpoint) => vec![endpoint.clone()],
-            None => Vec::new(),
-        };
+        let nym_api_endpoints = self.config.base.client.nym_api_urls.clone();

        // TODO: this will have to be re-used for surbs. but this is a problem for another PR.
        let client_store =
-            ClientStorage::new_async(&self.config.id, self.storage_passphrase.take()).await?;
+            ClientStorage::new_async(&self.config.base.client.id, self.storage_passphrase.take())
+                .await?;

        // if we provided hardcoded topology, get gateway from it, otherwise get it the 'standard' way
        let gateway_endpoint = if let Some(topology) = &self.custom_topology {
            gateway_from_topology(
                &mut thread_rng(),
-                self.config.gateway.as_deref(),
+                self.preferred_gateway.as_deref(),
                topology,
                &client_store,
            )
@@ -187,7 +167,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
        } else {
            choose_gateway(
                &client_store,
-                self.config.gateway.clone(),
+                self.preferred_gateway.clone(),
                &nym_api_endpoints,
            )
            .await?
@@ -197,7 +177,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {

        let mut base_builder: BaseClientBuilder<_, FullWasmClientStorage> = BaseClientBuilder::new(
            &gateway_endpoint,
-            &self.config.debug,
+            &self.config.base.debug,
            client_store,
            self.bandwidth_controller,
            self.reply_surb_storage_backend,
@@ -208,8 +188,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            base_builder = base_builder.with_topology_provider(topology_provider);
        }

-        let packet_type = self.config.packet_type;
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let self_address = started_client.address.to_string();

        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
@@ -223,7 +202,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            client_state: Arc::new(started_client.client_state),
            _full_topology: None,
            _task_manager: started_client.task_manager,
-            packet_type: self.packet_type,
+            packet_type: self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type,
        })
    }

@@ -237,9 +216,10 @@ impl NymClient {
    async fn _new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Result<NymClient, WasmClientError> {
-        NymClientBuilder::new(config, on_message, storage_passphrase)
+        NymClientBuilder::new(config, on_message, preferred_gateway, storage_passphrase)
            .start_client_async()
            .await
    }
@@ -249,10 +229,11 @@ impl NymClient {
    pub fn new(
        config: Config,
        on_message: js_sys::Function,
+        preferred_gateway: Option<IdentityKey>,
        storage_passphrase: Option<String>,
    ) -> Promise {
        future_to_promise(async move {
-            Self::_new(config, on_message, storage_passphrase)
+            Self::_new(config, on_message, preferred_gateway, storage_passphrase)
                .await
                .into_promise_result()
        })
@@ -319,7 +300,7 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }

@@ -346,8 +327,13 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg =
-            InputMessage::new_anonymous(recipient, message, reply_surbs, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_anonymous(
+            recipient,
+            message,
+            reply_surbs,
+            lane,
+            Some(self.packet_type),
+        );
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }

@@ -365,7 +351,7 @@ impl NymClient {

        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;

-        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_reply(sender_tag, message, lane, self.packet_type);
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_reply(sender_tag, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
        self.client_input.send_message(input_msg)
    }
 }
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use wasm_bindgen_futures::future_to_promise;
 use wasm_utils::{console_log, PromisableResult};

 // don't get too excited about the name, under the hood it's just a big fat placeholder
-// with no persistence
+// with no disk_persistence
 pub(crate) fn setup_reply_surb_storage_backend(
    config: config::ReplySurbs,
 ) -> browser_backend::Backend {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ clap_complete_fig = "4.0"
 log = { workspace = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
 semver = "0.11"
-serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, optional = true }

 ## tracing
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ vergen = { version = "=7.4.3", default-features = false, features = [

 [features]
 default = []
-output_format = ["serde", "serde_json"]
+output_format = ["serde_json"]
 tracing = ["tracing-appender", "tracing-subscriber", "tracing-tree"]
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // TODO: at a later date this crate should probably also expose `ContractBuildInformation`
 // and be used by our smart contracts

+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformation {
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
@@ -99,8 +101,7 @@ impl BinaryBuildInformation {
    }
 }

-#[derive(Debug)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
    // VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP
    /// Provides the build timestamp, for example `2021-02-23T20:14:46.558472672+00:00`.
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
 pub mod build_information;
 pub mod completions;
 pub mod logging;
-pub mod output_format;
 pub mod version_checker;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "output_format")]
+pub mod output_format;
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-// use tracing_subscriber::{
-//     fmt::Layer, layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt, EnvFilter, Registry,
-// };
-// use tracing_tree::HierarchicalLayer;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 pub use tracing_appender;
@@ -12,6 +10,12 @@ pub use tracing_subscriber;
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 pub use tracing_tree;

+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LoggingSettings {
+    // well, we need to implement something here at some point...
+}
+
 // I'd argue we should start transitioning from `log` to `tracing`
 pub fn setup_logging() {
    let mut log_builder = pretty_env_logger::formatted_timed_builder();
@@ -176,15 +176,15 @@ where
    C: DkgQueryClient + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
    // TODO: combine all storages
-    pub fn new_from_base_config<T>(
-        base_config: &'a Config<T>,
+    pub fn new_from_base_config(
+        base_config: &'a Config,
        key_store: S::KeyStore,
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
        reply_storage_backend: S::ReplyStore,
    ) -> BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S> {
        BaseClientBuilder {
            gateway_config: base_config.get_gateway_endpoint_config(),
-            debug_config: base_config.get_debug_config(),
+            debug_config: &base_config.debug,
            disabled_credentials: base_config.get_disabled_credentials_mode(),
            nym_api_endpoints: base_config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
            bandwidth_controller,
@@ -479,10 +479,7 @@ where
        self.managed_keys = ManagedKeys::load_or_generate(&mut rng, &self.key_store).await;
    }

-    pub async fn start_base(
-        mut self,
-        packet_type: PacketType,
-    ) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
+    pub async fn start_base(mut self) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::ReplyStore as ReplyStorageBackend>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
        S::ReplyStore: Send + Sync,
@@ -586,7 +583,7 @@ where
            shared_lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            client_connection_rx,
            task_manager.subscribe(),
-            packet_type,
+            self.debug_config.traffic.packet_type,
        );

        if !self
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ pub async fn setup_fs_reply_surb_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
    }
 }

-pub fn create_bandwidth_controller<T, St: CredentialStorage>(
-    config: &Config<T>,
+pub fn create_bandwidth_controller<St: CredentialStorage>(
+    config: &Config,
    storage: St,
 ) -> BandwidthController<Client<QueryNyxdClient>, St> {
    let nyxd_url = config
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ use crate::client::base_client::non_wasm_helpers;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
-use crate::config::{persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder, Config};
+use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::fs_backend;
+#[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
+use crate::config::{self, disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths};
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 use nym_credential_storage::persistent_storage::PersistentStorage as PersistentCredentialStorage;

-#[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
-use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::fs_backend;
-
 pub trait MixnetClientStorage {
    type KeyStore: KeyStore;
    type ReplyStore: ReplyStorageBackend;
@@ -95,18 +94,20 @@ impl OnDiskPersistent {
        }
    }

-    pub async fn from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
-        let pathfinder = ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(config);
-        let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(pathfinder);
+    pub async fn from_paths(
+        paths: CommonClientPaths,
+        debug_config: &config::DebugConfig,
+    ) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
+        let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(paths.keys);

        let reply_store = non_wasm_helpers::setup_fs_reply_surb_backend(
-            config.get_reply_surb_database_path(),
-            &config.get_debug_config().reply_surbs,
+            paths.reply_surb_database,
+            &debug_config.reply_surbs,
        )
        .await?;

        let credential_store =
-            nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(config.get_database_path()).await;
+            nym_credential_storage::initialise_persistent_storage(paths.credentials_database).await;

        Ok(OnDiskPersistent {
            key_store,
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::error::Error;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::config::persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder;
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -65,24 +63,20 @@ pub enum OnDiskKeysError {

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 pub struct OnDiskKeys {
-    pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder,
+    paths: ClientKeysPaths,
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-impl From<ClientKeyPathfinder> for OnDiskKeys {
-    fn from(pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys { pathfinder }
+impl From<ClientKeysPaths> for OnDiskKeys {
+    fn from(paths: ClientKeysPaths) -> Self {
+        OnDiskKeys { paths }
    }
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 impl OnDiskKeys {
-    pub fn new(pathfinder: ClientKeyPathfinder) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys { pathfinder }
-    }
-
-    pub fn from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Self {
-        OnDiskKeys::new(ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(config))
+    pub fn new(paths: ClientKeysPaths) -> Self {
+        OnDiskKeys { paths }
    }

    fn load_key<T: PemStorableKey>(
@@ -138,17 +132,17 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    }

    fn load_keys(&self) -> Result<KeyManager, OnDiskKeysError> {
-        let identity_paths = self.pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path();
-        let encryption_paths = self.pathfinder.encryption_key_pair_path();
+        let identity_paths = self.paths.identity_key_pair_path();
+        let encryption_paths = self.paths.encryption_key_pair_path();

        let identity_keypair: identity::KeyPair =
            self.load_keypair(identity_paths, "identity keys")?;
        let encryption_keypair: encryption::KeyPair =
            self.load_keypair(encryption_paths, "encryption keys")?;

-        let ack_key: AckKey = self.load_key(self.pathfinder.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
+        let ack_key: AckKey = self.load_key(self.paths.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
        let gateway_shared_key: SharedKeys =
-            self.load_key(self.pathfinder.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")?;
+            self.load_key(self.paths.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")?;

        Ok(KeyManager::from_keys(
            identity_keypair,
@@ -159,8 +153,8 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    }

    fn store_keys(&self, keys: &KeyManager) -> Result<(), OnDiskKeysError> {
-        let identity_paths = self.pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path();
-        let encryption_paths = self.pathfinder.encryption_key_pair_path();
+        let identity_paths = self.paths.identity_key_pair_path();
+        let encryption_paths = self.paths.encryption_key_pair_path();

        self.store_keypair(
            keys.identity_keypair.as_ref(),
@@ -173,10 +167,10 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
            "encryption keys",
        )?;

-        self.store_key(keys.ack_key.as_ref(), self.pathfinder.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
+        self.store_key(keys.ack_key.as_ref(), self.paths.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
        self.store_key(
            keys.gateway_shared_key.as_ref(),
-            self.pathfinder.gateway_shared_key(),
+            self.paths.gateway_shared_key(),
            "gateway shared keys",
        )?;

@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ where
        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
    ) -> Result<Vec<PreparedFragment>, SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
-        debug_assert_eq!(
+        debug_assert_ne!(
            fragments.len(),
            reply_surbs.len(),
            "attempted to send {} fragments with {} reply surbs",
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use self::sending_delay_controller::SendingDelayController;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ where
                        self.config.average_ack_delay,
                        self.config.traffic.average_packet_delay,
                        cover_traffic_packet_size,
-                        self.config.traffic.packet_type.unwrap_or_default(),
+                        self.config.traffic.packet_type,
                    )
                    .expect(
                        "Somehow failed to generate a loop cover message with a valid topology",
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_identity.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_identity.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_encryption.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_encryption.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_SHARED_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "gateway_shared.pem";
+pub const DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "ack_key.pem";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClientKeysPaths {
+    /// Path to file containing private identity key.
+    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing public identity key.
+    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing private encryption key.
+    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing public encryption key.
+    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing shared key derived with the specified gateway that is used
+    /// for all communication with it.
+    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
+    /// acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
+    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl ClientKeysPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();
+
+        ClientKeysPaths {
+            private_identity_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME),
+            public_identity_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME),
+            private_encryption_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME),
+            public_encryption_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME),
+            gateway_shared_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_SHARED_KEY_FILENAME),
+            ack_key_file: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn identity_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
+        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
+            self.private_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
+            self.public_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn encryption_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
+        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
+            self.private_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
+            self.public_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn any_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.public_identity_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.private_identity_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.public_encryption_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.private_encryption_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.gateway_shared_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+            || matches!(self.ack_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+    }
+
+    pub fn any_file_exists_and_return(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        file_exists(&self.public_identity_key_file)
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.private_identity_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.public_encryption_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.private_encryption_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.gateway_shared_key_file))
+            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.ack_key_file))
+    }
+
+    pub fn gateway_key_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.gateway_shared_key_file.try_exists(), Ok(true))
+    }
+
+    pub fn private_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.private_identity_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.public_identity_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn private_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.private_encryption_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.public_encryption_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.gateway_shared_key_file
+    }
+
+    pub fn ack_key(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.ack_key_file
+    }
+}
+
+fn file_exists(path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if matches!(path.try_exists(), Ok(true)) {
+        return Some(path.to_path_buf());
+    }
+    None
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+pub mod keys_paths;
+
+pub const DEFAULT_REPLY_SURB_DB_FILENAME: &str = "persistent_reply_store.sqlite";
+pub const DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_DB_FILENAME: &str = "credentials_database.db";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct CommonClientPaths {
+    pub keys: ClientKeysPaths,
+
+    // TODO:
+    // pub gateway_config_pathfinder: (),
+    /// Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials of this client.
+    pub credentials_database: PathBuf,
+
+    /// Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
+    pub reply_surb_database: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl CommonClientPaths {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();
+
+        CommonClientPaths {
+            credentials_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_DB_FILENAME),
+            reply_surb_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_REPLY_SURB_DB_FILENAME),
+            keys: ClientKeysPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use nym_config::defaults::NymNetworkDetails;
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet, CRED_DB_FILE_NAME};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use url::Url;

@@ -15,19 +12,9 @@ use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;

+pub mod disk_persistence;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
-pub mod persistence;
-
-pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_identity.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_identity.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "private_encryption.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "public_encryption.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_KEYS_FILENAME: &str = "gateway_shared.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME: &str = "ack_key.pem";
-pub const DEFAULT_REPLY_STORE_FILENAME: &str = "persistent_reply_store.sqlite";
-pub const DEFAULT_CREDENTIAL_STORE_FILENAME: &str = CRED_DB_FILE_NAME;
-
-pub const MISSING_VALUE: &str = "MISSING VALUE";
+pub mod old_config_v1_1_19;

 // 'DEBUG'
 const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
@@ -68,154 +55,32 @@ const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 6
 // 24 hours
 const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);

-pub fn missing_string_value() -> String {
-    MISSING_VALUE.to_string()
-}
-
-pub trait ClientCoreConfigTrait {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig;
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct Config<T> {
-    client: Client<T>,
+pub struct Config {
+    pub client: Client,

    #[serde(default)]
-    logging: Logging,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    debug: DebugConfig,
+    pub debug: DebugConfig,
 }

-impl<T> ClientCoreConfigTrait for Config<T> {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        &self.client.gateway_endpoint
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> OptionalSet for Config<T> where T: NymConfig {}
-
-impl<T> Config<T> {
-    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        Config::default().with_id(id)
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
+        Config {
+            client: Client::new_default(id),
+            debug: Default::default(),
+        }
    }

    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
-        // no other sections have explicit requirements (yet)
-        self.debug.validate()
+        self.client.validate() && self.debug.validate()
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_id<S: Into<String>>(mut self, id: S) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        self.client.id = id.into();
-        self.set_empty_fields_to_defaults();
+    pub fn with_debug_config(mut self, debug: DebugConfig) -> Self {
+        self.debug = debug;
        self
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    // TODO: this totally contradicts our trait... we REALLY have to refactor it...
-    pub fn reset_data_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, dir: P) -> Self {
-        self.client.private_identity_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.public_identity_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_IDENTITY_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.private_encryption_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PRIVATE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.public_encryption_key_file =
-            dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_PUBLIC_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.gateway_shared_key_file = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_KEYS_FILENAME);
-        self.client.ack_key_file = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_ACK_KEY_FILENAME);
-        self.client.reply_surb_database_path = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_REPLY_STORE_FILENAME);
-        self.client.database_path = dir.as_ref().join(DEFAULT_CREDENTIAL_STORE_FILENAME);
-
-        self
-    }
-
-    #[must_use]
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    // TODO: this totally contradicts our trait... we REALLY have to refactor it...
-    pub fn reset_nym_root_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, dir: P) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        self.client.nym_root_directory = dir.as_ref().to_owned();
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_empty_fields_to_defaults(&mut self) -> bool
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
-        let id = &self.client.id;
-        let mut changes_made = false;
-
-        // identity key setting
-        if self.client.private_identity_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.private_identity_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_private_identity_key_file(id);
-        }
-        if self.client.public_identity_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.public_identity_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_public_identity_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // encryption key setting
-        if self
-            .client
-            .private_encryption_key_file
-            .as_os_str()
-            .is_empty()
-        {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.private_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_private_encryption_key_file(id);
-        }
-        if self
-            .client
-            .public_encryption_key_file
-            .as_os_str()
-            .is_empty()
-        {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.public_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_public_encryption_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // shared gateway key setting
-        if self.client.gateway_shared_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.gateway_shared_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_gateway_shared_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        // ack key setting
-        if self.client.ack_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.ack_key_file = self::Client::<T>::default_ack_key_file(id);
-        }
-
-        if self.client.reply_surb_database_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.reply_surb_database_path =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_reply_surb_database_path(id);
-        }
-
-        if self.client.database_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            changes_made = true;
-            self.client.database_path = self::Client::<T>::default_database_path(id);
-        }
-        changes_made
-    }
-
    pub fn with_disabled_credentials(mut self, disabled_credentials_mode: bool) -> Self {
        self.client.disabled_credentials_mode = disabled_credentials_mode;
        self
@@ -260,7 +125,7 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
    }

    pub fn with_packet_type(mut self, packet_type: PacketType) -> Self {
-        self.client.packet_type = Some(packet_type);
+        self.debug.traffic.packet_type = packet_type;
        self
    }

@@ -280,6 +145,11 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self
    }

+    pub fn with_disabled_topology_refresh(mut self, disable_topology_refresh: bool) -> Self {
+        self.debug.topology.disable_refreshing = disable_topology_refresh;
+        self
+    }
+
    pub fn set_no_cover_traffic(&mut self) {
        self.debug.cover_traffic.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream = true;
        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
@@ -297,34 +167,6 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self.client.disabled_credentials_mode
    }

-    pub fn get_nym_root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_private_identity_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.private_identity_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_public_identity_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.public_identity_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_private_encryption_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.private_encryption_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_public_encryption_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.public_encryption_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_shared_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.gateway_shared_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_key_file(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.ack_key_file.clone()
-    }
-
    pub fn get_validator_endpoints(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
        self.client.nyxd_urls.clone()
    }
@@ -348,123 +190,6 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
    pub fn get_gateway_endpoint_config(&self) -> &GatewayEndpointConfig {
        &self.client.gateway_endpoint
    }
-
-    pub fn get_database_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.database_path.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_reply_surb_database_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.client.reply_surb_database_path.clone()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_version(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.client.version
-    }
-
-    // Debug getters
-    pub fn get_debug_config(&self) -> &DebugConfig {
-        &self.debug
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_average_packet_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_average_ack_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_wait_multiplier(&self) -> f64 {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_ack_wait_addition(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_addition
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_loop_cover_traffic_average_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_message_sending_average_delay(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_gateway_response_timeout(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_topology_refresh_rate(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.topology.topology_refresh_rate
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_topology_resolution_timeout(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.topology.topology_resolution_timeout
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_disabled_loop_cover_traffic_stream(&self) -> bool {
-        self.debug.cover_traffic.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_disabled_main_poisson_packet_distribution(&self) -> bool {
-        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold(&self) -> usize {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold(&self) -> usize {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_minimum_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug
-            .reply_surbs
-            .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_surb_age(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_age
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_maximum_reply_key_age(&self) -> Duration {
-        self.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_key_age
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_packet_type(&self) -> PacketType {
-        self.client.packet_type.unwrap_or(PacketType::Mix)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Config<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Config {
-            client: Client::<T>::default(),
-            logging: Default::default(),
-            debug: Default::default(),
-        }
-    }
 }

 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
@@ -517,9 +242,8 @@ impl From<nym_topology::gateway::Node> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-pub struct Client<T> {
+pub struct Client {
    /// Version of the client for which this configuration was created.
-    #[serde(default = "missing_string_value")]
    pub version: String,

    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
@@ -538,51 +262,14 @@ pub struct Client<T> {
    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,

-    /// Path to file containing private identity key.
-    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing public identity key.
-    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing private encryption key.
-    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing public encryption key.
-    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing shared key derived with the specified gateway that is used
-    /// for all communication with it.
-    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to file containing key used for encrypting and decrypting the content of an
-    /// acknowledgement so that nobody besides the client knows which packet it refers to.
-    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
-
    /// Information regarding how the client should send data to gateway.
+    // #[deprecated(note = "this shall be moved to separate file because it doesn't belong here...")]
+    // TODO: this should be removed from config files and be moved to separate file instead
    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfig,
-
-    /// Path to the database containing bandwidth credentials of this client.
-    pub database_path: PathBuf,
-
-    /// Path to the persistent store for received reply surbs, unused encryption keys and used sender tags.
-    // this was set to use #[serde(default)] for the purposes of compatibility for multi-surbs introduced in 1.1.4.
-    // if you're reading this message and we have already introduced some breaking changes, feel free
-    // to remove that attribute since at this point the client configs should have gotten regenerated
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub reply_surb_database_path: PathBuf,
-
-    /// nym_home_directory specifies absolute path to the home nym Clients directory.
-    /// It is expected to use default value and hence .toml file should not redefine this field.
-    pub nym_root_directory: PathBuf,
-
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub super_struct: PhantomData<T>,
-
-    pub packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
 }

-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Client<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
+impl Client {
+    pub fn new_default<S: Into<String>>(id: S) -> Self {
        let network = NymNetworkDetails::new_mainnet();
        let nyxd_urls = network
            .endpoints
@@ -595,71 +282,23 @@ impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Client<T> {
            .filter_map(|validator| validator.api_url())
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();

-        if nym_api_urls.is_empty() {
-            panic!("we do not have any default nym-api urls available!")
-        }
-
-        // there must be explicit checks for whether id is not empty later
        Client {
            version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
-            id: "".to_string(),
+            id: id.into(),
            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
            nyxd_urls,
            nym_api_urls,
-            private_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
-            public_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
-            private_encryption_key_file: Default::default(),
-            public_encryption_key_file: Default::default(),
-            gateway_shared_key_file: Default::default(),
-            ack_key_file: Default::default(),
            gateway_endpoint: Default::default(),
-            database_path: Default::default(),
-            reply_surb_database_path: Default::default(),
-            nym_root_directory: T::default_root_directory(),
-            super_struct: Default::default(),
-            packet_type: Default::default(),
        }
    }
-}

-impl<T: NymConfig> Client<T> {
-    fn default_private_identity_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("private_identity.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_public_identity_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("public_identity.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_private_encryption_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("private_encryption.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_public_encryption_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("public_encryption.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_gateway_shared_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("gateway_shared.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_ack_key_file(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("ack_key.pem")
-    }
-
-    fn default_reply_surb_database_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join("persistent_reply_store.sqlite")
-    }
-
-    fn default_database_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        T::default_data_directory(id).join(CRED_DB_FILE_NAME)
+    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.gateway_endpoint.gateway_id.is_empty()
+            && !self.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner.is_empty()
+            && !self.gateway_endpoint.gateway_owner.is_empty()
    }
 }

-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct Logging {}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct Traffic {
@@ -690,7 +329,7 @@ pub struct Traffic {
    /// Do not set it it unless you understand the consequences of that change.
    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,

-    pub packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
+    pub packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 impl Traffic {
@@ -714,7 +353,7 @@ impl Default for Traffic {
            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
            secondary_packet_size: None,
-            packet_type: None,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::{
-    Acknowledgements, Client, Config, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection, Logging,
-    ReplySurbs, Topology, Traffic, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
-    DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY, DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
-    DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
+use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_19::{
+    AcknowledgementsV1_1_19, ClientV1_1_19, ConfigV1_1_19, CoverTrafficV1_1_19, DebugConfigV1_1_19,
+    GatewayConnectionV1_1_19, LoggingV1_1_19, ReplySurbsV1_1_19, TopologyV1_1_19, TrafficV1_1_19,
+    DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION, DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER, DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
+    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
    DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE, DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
    DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE, DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
 };
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketSize;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -40,21 +39,21 @@ impl From<ExtendedPacketSize> for PacketSize {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13<T> {
-    pub client: Client<T>,
+    pub client: ClientV1_1_19<T>,

    #[serde(default)]
-    logging: Logging,
+    pub logging: OldLoggingV1_1_13,
    #[serde(default)]
-    debug: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13,
+    pub debug: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13,
 }

-impl<T: NymConfig> Default for OldConfigV1_1_13<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-            client: Client::<T>::default(),
-            logging: Default::default(),
-            debug: Default::default(),
-        }
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct OldLoggingV1_1_13 {}
+
+impl From<OldLoggingV1_1_13> for LoggingV1_1_19 {
+    fn from(_value: OldLoggingV1_1_13) -> Self {
+        LoggingV1_1_19 {}
    }
 }

@@ -115,37 +114,36 @@ pub struct OldDebugConfigV1_1_13 {
    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
 }

-impl From<OldDebugConfigV1_1_13> for DebugConfig {
+impl From<OldDebugConfigV1_1_13> for DebugConfigV1_1_19 {
    fn from(value: OldDebugConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
-        DebugConfig {
-            traffic: Traffic {
+        DebugConfigV1_1_19 {
+            traffic: TrafficV1_1_19 {
                average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
                message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
                disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
                    .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
                primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
                secondary_packet_size: value.use_extended_packet_size.map(Into::into),
-                packet_type: None,
            },
-            cover_traffic: CoverTraffic {
+            cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_19 {
                loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
                disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
-                ..CoverTraffic::default()
+                ..CoverTrafficV1_1_19::default()
            },
-            gateway_connection: GatewayConnection {
+            gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_19 {
                gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
            },
-            acknowledgements: Acknowledgements {
+            acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_19 {
                average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
                ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
                ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
            },
-            topology: Topology {
+            topology: TopologyV1_1_19 {
                topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
                topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
                disable_refreshing: false,
            },
-            reply_surbs: ReplySurbs {
+            reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_19 {
                minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
                maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
                minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
@@ -192,10 +190,10 @@ impl Default for OldDebugConfigV1_1_13 {
    }
 }

-impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for Config<U> {
+impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for ConfigV1_1_19<U> {
    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13<T>) -> Self {
-        Config {
-            client: Client {
+        ConfigV1_1_19 {
+            client: ClientV1_1_19 {
                version: value.client.version,
                id: value.client.id,
                disabled_credentials_mode: value.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
@@ -211,10 +209,10 @@ impl<T, U> From<OldConfigV1_1_13<T>> for Config<U> {
                database_path: value.client.database_path,
                reply_surb_database_path: value.client.reply_surb_database_path,
                nym_root_directory: value.client.nym_root_directory,
+
                super_struct: PhantomData,
-                packet_type: Some(nym_sphinx::params::PacketType::Mix),
            },
-            logging: value.logging,
+            logging: value.logging.into(),
            debug: value.debug.into(),
        }
    }
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::config::{
+    Acknowledgements, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection, GatewayEndpointConfig,
+    ReplySurbs, Topology, Traffic,
+};
+use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use url::Url;
+
+// 'DEBUG'
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
+// Set this to a high value for now, so that we don't risk sporadic timeouts that might cause
+// bought bandwidth tokens to not have time to be spent; Once we remove the gateway from the
+// bandwidth bridging protocol, we can come back to a smaller timeout value
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO: f64 = 0.70;
+
+// reply-surbs related:
+
+// define when to request
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_storage/surb_storage.rs
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 10;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 200;
+
+// define how much to request at once
+// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_controller.rs
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 10;
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 100;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 500;
+
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration =
+    Duration::from_secs(10);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration =
+    Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
+
+// 12 hours
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
+
+// 24 hours
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ConfigV1_1_19<T> {
+    pub client: ClientV1_1_19<T>,
+
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub logging: LoggingV1_1_19,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub debug: DebugConfigV1_1_19,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_19 {
+    pub gateway_id: String,
+    pub gateway_owner: String,
+    pub gateway_listener: String,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_19> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
+    fn from(value: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        GatewayEndpointConfig {
+            gateway_id: value.gateway_id,
+            gateway_owner: value.gateway_owner,
+            gateway_listener: value.gateway_listener,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClientV1_1_19<T> {
+    pub version: String,
+    pub id: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_urls")]
+    pub nyxd_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
+    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    pub private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub public_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub private_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub public_encryption_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub gateway_shared_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub ack_key_file: PathBuf,
+    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_19,
+    pub database_path: PathBuf,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reply_surb_database_path: PathBuf,
+    pub nym_root_directory: PathBuf,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub super_struct: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LoggingV1_1_19 {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct TrafficV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_packet_delay: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub message_sending_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: bool,
+    pub primary_packet_size: PacketSize,
+    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,
+}
+
+impl From<TrafficV1_1_19> for Traffic {
+    fn from(value: TrafficV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Traffic {
+            average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
+            message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
+                .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
+            primary_packet_size: value.primary_packet_size,
+            secondary_packet_size: value.secondary_packet_size,
+            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for TrafficV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TrafficV1_1_19 {
+            average_packet_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            message_sending_average_delay: DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
+            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
+            secondary_packet_size: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct CoverTrafficV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration,
+    pub cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: f64,
+    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<CoverTrafficV1_1_19> for CoverTraffic {
+    fn from(value: CoverTrafficV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        CoverTraffic {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: value.cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for CoverTrafficV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        CoverTrafficV1_1_19 {
+            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
+            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO,
+            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct GatewayConnectionV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub gateway_response_timeout: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<GatewayConnectionV1_1_19> for GatewayConnection {
+    fn from(value: GatewayConnectionV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        GatewayConnection {
+            gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for GatewayConnectionV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        GatewayConnectionV1_1_19 {
+            gateway_response_timeout: DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct AcknowledgementsV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub average_ack_delay: Duration,
+    pub ack_wait_multiplier: f64,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub ack_wait_addition: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<AcknowledgementsV1_1_19> for Acknowledgements {
+    fn from(value: AcknowledgementsV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Acknowledgements {
+            average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
+            ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AcknowledgementsV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        AcknowledgementsV1_1_19 {
+            average_ack_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
+            ack_wait_multiplier: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
+            ack_wait_addition: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct TopologyV1_1_19 {
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_refresh_rate: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub topology_resolution_timeout: Duration,
+    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<TopologyV1_1_19> for Topology {
+    fn from(value: TopologyV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        Topology {
+            topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
+            disable_refreshing: value.disable_refreshing,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for TopologyV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TopologyV1_1_19 {
+            topology_refresh_rate: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE,
+            topology_resolution_timeout: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
+            disable_refreshing: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct ReplySurbsV1_1_19 {
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
+    pub minimum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    pub maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_age: Duration,
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
+}
+
+impl From<ReplySurbsV1_1_19> for ReplySurbs {
+    fn from(value: ReplySurbsV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        ReplySurbs {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: value.maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: value
+                .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: value.maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: value.maximum_reply_surb_age,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: value.maximum_reply_key_age,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ReplySurbsV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ReplySurbsV1_1_19 {
+            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
+            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
+            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period:
+                DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
+            maximum_reply_key_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct DebugConfigV1_1_19 {
+    pub traffic: TrafficV1_1_19,
+    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_19,
+    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_19,
+    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_19,
+    pub topology: TopologyV1_1_19,
+    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_19,
+}
+
+impl From<DebugConfigV1_1_19> for DebugConfig {
+    fn from(value: DebugConfigV1_1_19) -> Self {
+        DebugConfig {
+            traffic: value.traffic.into(),
+            cover_traffic: value.cover_traffic.into(),
+            gateway_connection: value.gateway_connection.into(),
+            acknowledgements: value.acknowledgements.into(),
+            topology: value.topology.into(),
+            reply_surbs: value.reply_surbs.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// it could be derived, sure, but I'd rather have an explicit implementation in case we had to change
+// something manually at some point
+#[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)]
+impl Default for DebugConfigV1_1_19 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        DebugConfigV1_1_19 {
+            traffic: Default::default(),
+            cover_traffic: Default::default(),
+            gateway_connection: Default::default(),
+            acknowledgements: Default::default(),
+            topology: Default::default(),
+            reply_surbs: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::config::Config;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct ClientKeyPathfinder {
-    pub identity_private_key: PathBuf,
-    pub identity_public_key: PathBuf,
-    pub encryption_private_key: PathBuf,
-    pub encryption_public_key: PathBuf,
-    pub gateway_shared_key: PathBuf,
-    pub ack_key: PathBuf,
-}
-
-impl ClientKeyPathfinder {
-    pub fn new(id: String) -> Self {
-        let os_config_dir = dirs::config_dir().expect("no config directory known for this OS"); // grabs the OS default config dir
-        let config_dir = os_config_dir.join("nym").join("clients").join(id);
-        ClientKeyPathfinder {
-            identity_private_key: config_dir.join("private_identity.pem"),
-            identity_public_key: config_dir.join("public_identity.pem"),
-            encryption_private_key: config_dir.join("private_encryption.pem"),
-            encryption_public_key: config_dir.join("public_encryption.pem"),
-            gateway_shared_key: config_dir.join("gateway_shared.pem"),
-            ack_key: config_dir.join("ack_key.pem"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_from_config<T>(config: &Config<T>) -> Self {
-        ClientKeyPathfinder {
-            identity_private_key: config.get_private_identity_key_file(),
-            identity_public_key: config.get_public_identity_key_file(),
-            encryption_private_key: config.get_private_encryption_key_file(),
-            encryption_public_key: config.get_public_encryption_key_file(),
-            gateway_shared_key: config.get_gateway_shared_key_file(),
-            ack_key: config.get_ack_key_file(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn identity_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
-        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
-            self.private_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
-            self.public_identity_key().to_path_buf(),
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn encryption_key_pair_path(&self) -> nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath {
-        nym_pemstore::KeyPairPath::new(
-            self.private_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
-            self.public_encryption_key().to_path_buf(),
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn any_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.identity_public_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.identity_private_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.encryption_public_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.encryption_private_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.gateway_shared_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-            || matches!(self.ack_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-    }
-
-    pub fn any_file_exists_and_return(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        file_exists(&self.identity_public_key)
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.identity_private_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.encryption_public_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.encryption_private_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.gateway_shared_key))
-            .or_else(|| file_exists(&self.ack_key))
-    }
-
-    pub fn gateway_key_file_exists(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.gateway_shared_key.try_exists(), Ok(true))
-    }
-
-    pub fn private_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.identity_private_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn public_identity_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.identity_public_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn private_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.encryption_private_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn public_encryption_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.encryption_public_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.gateway_shared_key
-    }
-
-    pub fn ack_key(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.ack_key
-    }
-}
-
-fn file_exists(path: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    if matches!(path.try_exists(), Ok(true)) {
-        return Some(path.to_path_buf());
-    }
-    None
-}
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-pub mod key_pathfinder;
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
 use crate::client::key_manager::{KeyManager, ManagedKeys};
 use crate::init::helpers::{choose_gateway_by_latency, current_gateways, uniformly_random_gateway};
 use crate::{
-    config::{
-        persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder, ClientCoreConfigTrait, Config,
-        GatewayEndpointConfig,
-    },
+    config::{disk_persistence::keys_paths::ClientKeysPaths, Config, GatewayEndpointConfig},
    error::ClientCoreError,
 };
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::{clients::Recipient, nodes::NodeIdentity};
 use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
-use tap::TapFallible;
 use url::Url;

 mod helpers;
@@ -122,13 +117,10 @@ pub struct InitResults {
 }

 impl InitResults {
-    pub fn new<T>(config: &Config<T>, address: &Recipient) -> Self
-    where
-        T: NymConfig,
-    {
+    pub fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient) -> Self {
        Self {
-            version: config.get_version().to_string(),
-            id: config.get_id(),
+            version: config.client.version.clone(),
+            id: config.client.id.clone(),
            identity_key: address.identity().to_base58_string(),
            encryption_key: address.encryption_key().to_base58_string(),
            gateway_id: config.get_gateway_id(),
@@ -155,7 +147,7 @@ pub async fn get_registered_gateway<S>(
    key_store: &S::KeyStore,
    setup: GatewaySetup,
    overwrite_keys: bool,
-) -> Result<(GatewayEndpointConfig, ManagedKeys), ClientCoreError>
+) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, ClientCoreError>
 where
    S: MixnetClientStorage,
    <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -164,11 +156,11 @@ where

    // try load keys
    let mut managed_keys = match ManagedKeys::try_load(key_store).await {
-        Ok(loaded_keys) => {
+        Ok(_) => {
            // if we loaded something and we don't have full gateway details, check if we can overwrite the data
            if let GatewaySetup::Predefined { config } = setup {
                // we already have defined gateway details AND a shared key, so nothing more for us to do
-                return Ok((config, loaded_keys));
+                return Ok(config);
            } else if overwrite_keys {
                ManagedKeys::generate_new(&mut rng)
            } else {
@@ -196,7 +188,7 @@ where

    // TODO: here we should be probably persisting gateway details as opposed to returning them

-    Ok((gateway_details, managed_keys))
+    Ok(gateway_details)
 }

 /// Convenience function for setting up the gateway for a client given a `Config`. Depending on the
@@ -206,26 +198,22 @@ where
 /// b. Create a new gateway configuration but keep existing keys. This assumes that the caller
 ///    knows what they are doing and that the keys match the requested gateway.
 /// c. Create a new gateway configuration with a newly registered gateway and keys.
-pub async fn setup_gateway_from_config<C, T, KSt>(
+pub async fn setup_gateway_from_config<KSt>(
    key_store: &KSt,
    register_gateway: bool,
    user_chosen_gateway_id: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
-    config: &Config<T>,
+    config: &Config,
    by_latency: bool,
 ) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, ClientCoreError>
 where
-    C: NymConfig + ClientCoreConfigTrait,
-    T: NymConfig,
    KSt: KeyStore,
    <KSt as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    let id = config.get_id();
-
    // If we are not going to register gateway, and an explicitly chosen gateway is not passed in,
    // load the existing configuration file
    if !register_gateway && user_chosen_gateway_id.is_none() {
        eprintln!("Not registering gateway, will reuse existing config and keys");
-        return load_existing_gateway_config::<C>(&id);
+        return Ok(config.client.gateway_endpoint.clone());
    }

    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::new(
@@ -266,25 +254,6 @@ where
    Ok(gateway)
 }

-/// Read and reuse the existing gateway configuration from a file that was generate earlier.
-pub fn load_existing_gateway_config<T>(id: &str) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, ClientCoreError>
-where
-    T: NymConfig + ClientCoreConfigTrait,
-{
-    T::load_from_file(id)
-        .map(|existing_config| existing_config.get_gateway_endpoint().clone())
-        .map_err(|err| {
-            log::error!(
-                "Unable to configure gateway: {err}. \n
-                Seems like the client was already initialized but it was not possible to read \
-                the existing configuration file. \n
-                CAUTION: Consider backing up your gateway keys and try force gateway registration, or \
-                removing the existing configuration and starting over."
-            );
-            ClientCoreError::CouldNotLoadExistingGatewayConfiguration(err)
-        })
-}
-
 /// Get the full client address from the client keys and the gateway identity
 pub fn get_client_address(
    key_manager: &KeyManager,
@@ -299,51 +268,23 @@ pub fn get_client_address(
    )
 }

-pub fn load_identity_keys(
-    pathfinder: &ClientKeyPathfinder,
-) -> Result<identity::KeyPair, ClientCoreError> {
-    let identity_keypair: identity::KeyPair =
-        nym_pemstore::load_keypair(&pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path())
-            .tap_err(|_| log::error!("Failed to read stored identity key files"))?;
-    Ok(identity_keypair)
-}
-
 /// Get the client address by loading the keys from stored files.
 // TODO: rethink that sucker
-pub fn get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys<T>(
-    config: &Config<T>,
-) -> Result<Recipient, ClientCoreError>
-where
-    T: nym_config::NymConfig,
-{
-    fn load_identity_keys(
-        pathfinder: &ClientKeyPathfinder,
-    ) -> Result<identity::KeyPair, ClientCoreError> {
-        let identity_keypair: identity::KeyPair =
-            nym_pemstore::load_keypair(&pathfinder.identity_key_pair_path())
-                .tap_err(|_| log::error!("Failed to read stored identity key files"))?;
-        Ok(identity_keypair)
-    }
-
-    fn load_sphinx_keys(
-        pathfinder: &ClientKeyPathfinder,
-    ) -> Result<encryption::KeyPair, ClientCoreError> {
-        let sphinx_keypair: encryption::KeyPair =
-            nym_pemstore::load_keypair(&pathfinder.encryption_key_pair_path())
-                .tap_err(|_| log::error!("Failed to read stored sphinx key files"))?;
-        Ok(sphinx_keypair)
-    }
-
-    let pathfinder = ClientKeyPathfinder::new_from_config(config);
-    let identity_keypair = load_identity_keys(&pathfinder)?;
-    let sphinx_keypair = load_sphinx_keys(&pathfinder)?;
+pub fn get_client_address_from_stored_ondisk_keys(
+    keys_paths: &ClientKeysPaths,
+    gateway_config: &GatewayEndpointConfig,
+) -> Result<Recipient, ClientCoreError> {
+    let public_identity: identity::PublicKey =
+        nym_pemstore::load_key(&keys_paths.public_identity_key_file)?;
+    let public_encryption: encryption::PublicKey =
+        nym_pemstore::load_key(&keys_paths.public_encryption_key_file)?;

    let client_recipient = Recipient::new(
-        *identity_keypair.public_key(),
-        *sphinx_keypair.public_key(),
+        public_identity,
+        public_encryption,
        // TODO: below only works under assumption that gateway address == gateway id
        // (which currently is true)
-        NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(config.get_gateway_id())?,
+        NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(&gateway_config.gateway_id)?,
    );

    Ok(client_recipient)
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use cosmrs::AccountId;
-use nym_contracts_common::{signing::Nonce, ContractBuildInformation};
+use nym_contracts_common::ContractBuildInformation;
 use nym_service_provider_directory_common::{
    msg::QueryMsg as SpQueryMsg,
    response::{
        ConfigResponse, PagedServicesListResponse, ServiceInfoResponse, ServicesListResponse,
    },
-    NymAddress, Service, ServiceId,
+    NymAddress, ServiceId, ServiceInfo,
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;

@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ pub trait SpDirectoryQueryClient {
            .await
    }

-    async fn get_all_services(&self) -> Result<Vec<Service>, NyxdError> {
+    async fn get_all_services(&self) -> Result<Vec<ServiceInfo>, NyxdError> {
        let mut services = Vec::new();
        let mut start_after = None;
+
        loop {
            let mut paged_response = self.get_services_paged(start_after.take(), None).await?;
+
+            let last_id = paged_response.services.last().map(|serv| serv.service_id);
            services.append(&mut paged_response.services);

-            if let Some(start_after_res) = paged_response.start_next_after {
+            if let Some(start_after_res) = last_id {
                start_after = Some(start_after_res)
            } else {
                break;
@@ -79,13 +82,6 @@ pub trait SpDirectoryQueryClient {

        Ok(services)
    }
-
-    async fn get_service_signing_nonce(&self, address: &AccountId) -> Result<Nonce, NyxdError> {
-        self.query_service_provider_contract(SpQueryMsg::SigningNonce {
-            address: address.to_string(),
-        })
-        .await
-    }
 }

 #[async_trait]
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use nym_contracts_common::signing::MessageSignature;
 use nym_service_provider_directory_common::{
-    msg::ExecuteMsg as SpExecuteMsg, NymAddress, ServiceDetails, ServiceId,
+    msg::ExecuteMsg as SpExecuteMsg, NymAddress, ServiceId, ServiceType,
 };

 use crate::nyxd::{
@@ -23,16 +22,16 @@ pub trait SpDirectorySigningClient {

    async fn announce_service_provider(
        &self,
-        service: ServiceDetails,
-        owner_signature: MessageSignature,
+        nym_address: NymAddress,
+        service_type: ServiceType,
        deposit: Coin,
        fee: Option<Fee>,
    ) -> Result<ExecuteResult, NyxdError> {
        self.execute_service_provider_directory_contract(
            fee,
            SpExecuteMsg::Announce {
-                service,
-                owner_signature,
+                nym_address,
+                service_type,
            },
            vec![deposit],
        )
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ nym-coconut-dkg-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg" }
 nym-multisig-contract-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract" }
 nym-service-provider-directory-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/service-provider-directory" }
 nym-name-service-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/name-service" }
-nym-sphinx = { path = "../../common/nymsphinx" }
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub struct Mixnet {
    pub command: MixnetCommands,
 }

-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 pub enum MixnetCommands {
    /// Query the mixnet directory
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ pub struct MixnetOperators {
    pub command: MixnetOperatorsCommands,
 }

-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 pub enum MixnetOperatorsCommands {
    /// Manage your mixnode
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use log::info;
-use nym_contracts_common::signing::MessageSignature;
-use nym_service_provider_directory_common::{Coin, NymAddress, ServiceDetails, ServiceType};
+use nym_service_provider_directory_common::{Coin, NymAddress, ServiceType};
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::SpDirectorySigningClient;

 use crate::context::SigningClient;
@@ -11,15 +10,9 @@ pub struct Args {
    #[clap(long)]
    pub nym_address: String,

-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub signature: MessageSignature,
-
    /// Deposit to be made to the service provider directory, in curent DENOMINATION (e.g. 'unym')
    #[clap(long)]
    pub deposit: u128,
-
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub identity_key: String,
 }

 pub async fn announce(args: Args, client: SigningClient) {
@@ -27,17 +20,12 @@ pub async fn announce(args: Args, client: SigningClient) {

    let nym_address = NymAddress::Address(args.nym_address);
    let service_type = ServiceType::NetworkRequester;
-    let service = ServiceDetails {
-        nym_address,
-        service_type,
-        identity_key: args.identity_key,
-    };

    let denom = client.current_chain_details().mix_denom.base.as_str();
    let deposit = Coin::new(args.deposit, denom);

    let res = client
-        .announce_service_provider(service, args.signature, deposit.into(), None)
+        .announce_service_provider(nym_address, service_type, deposit.into(), None)
        .await
        .expect("Failed to announce service provider");

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::{
-    context::SigningClient,
-    utils::{account_id_to_cw_addr, DataWrapper},
-};
-
-use clap::Parser;
-use cosmwasm_std::Coin;
-
-use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
-use nym_service_provider_directory_common::{
-    signing_types::construct_service_provider_announce_sign_payload, NymAddress,
-    ServiceType::NetworkRequester,
-};
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
-use nym_validator_client::nyxd::traits::SpDirectoryQueryClient;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
-pub struct Args {
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub nym_address: Recipient,
-
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub amount: u128,
-
-    #[clap(long)]
-    pub identity_key: String,
-
-    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::default())]
-    output: OutputFormat,
-}
-
-pub async fn create_payload(args: Args, client: SigningClient) {
-    let service = nym_service_provider_directory_common::ServiceDetails {
-        nym_address: NymAddress::new(&args.nym_address.to_string()),
-        service_type: NetworkRequester,
-        identity_key: args.identity_key,
-    };
-
-    let denom = client.current_chain_details().mix_denom.base.as_str();
-    let deposit = Coin::new(args.amount, denom);
-
-    let nonce = match client.get_service_signing_nonce(client.address()).await {
-        Ok(nonce) => nonce,
-        Err(err) => {
-            eprint!(
-                "failed to query for the signing nonce of {}: {err}",
-                client.address()
-            );
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-
-    let address = account_id_to_cw_addr(client.address());
-    let payload =
-        construct_service_provider_announce_sign_payload(nonce, address, deposit, service);
-    let wrapper = DataWrapper::new(payload.to_base58_string().unwrap());
-    println!("{}", args.output.format(&wrapper))
-}
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use clap::{Args, Subcommand};

 pub mod announce;
-pub mod announce_sign_payload;
 pub mod delete;

 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
@@ -11,13 +10,10 @@ pub struct MixnetOperatorsService {
    pub command: MixnetOperatorsServiceCommands,
 }

-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 pub enum MixnetOperatorsServiceCommands {
    /// Announce service provider to the world
    Announce(announce::Args),
    /// Delete entry for service provider from the directory
    Delete(delete::Args),
-    /// Create base58-encoded payload required for producing valid announce signature.
-    CreateServiceAnnounceSignPayload(announce_sign_payload::Args),
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub async fn query(args: Args, client: &QueryClientWithNyxd) {
                for service in res.services {
                    table.add_row(vec![
                        service.service_id.to_string(),
-                        service.announcer.to_string(),
+                        service.service.announcer.to_string(),
                        service.service.service_type.to_string(),
                        service.service.nym_address.to_string(),
                    ]);
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

 [dependencies]
-cfg-if = "1.0.0"
-handlebars = "3.0.1"
+dirs = { version = "5.0.1", optional = true }
+handlebars = "3.5.5"
 log = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
-toml = "0.5.6"
+toml = "0.7.4"
 url = "2.2"

 nym-network-defaults = { path = "../network-defaults" }
+
+[features]
+default = ["dirs"]
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_network_defaults::mainnet::read_var_if_not_default;
+use nym_network_defaults::var_names::CONFIGURED;
+use std::any::type_name;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+pub const MISSING_VALUE: &str = "MISSING VALUE";
+
+/// Helper for providing default value for templated config fields.
+pub fn missing_string_value<T: From<String>>() -> T {
+    MISSING_VALUE.to_string().into()
+}
+
+/// Helper for providing default INADDR_ANY IpAddr, i.e. `0.0.0.0`
+pub fn inaddr_any() -> IpAddr {
+    IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED)
+}
+
+/// Helper for providing default IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT IpAddr, i.e. `::`
+pub fn in6addr_any_init() -> IpAddr {
+    IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED)
+}
+
+/// Helper for providing binding warnings if node tries to bind to any of those
+pub const SPECIAL_ADDRESSES: &[IpAddr] = &[
+    IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
+    IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED),
+    IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::BROADCAST),
+    IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::LOCALHOST),
+    IpAddr::V6(Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED),
+];
+
+// TODO: is it really part of 'Config'?
+pub trait OptionalSet {
+    /// If the value is available (i.e. `Some`), the provided closure is applied.
+    /// Otherwise `self` is returned with no modifications.
+    fn with_optional<F, T>(self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        if let Some(val) = val {
+            f(self, val)
+        } else {
+            self
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// If the value is available (i.e. `Some`) it is validated and then the provided closure is applied.
+    /// Otherwise `self` is returned with no modifications.
+    fn with_validated_optional<F, T, V, E>(
+        self,
+        f: F,
+        value: Option<T>,
+        validate: V,
+    ) -> Result<Self, E>
+    where
+        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
+        V: Fn(&T) -> Result<(), E>,
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        if let Some(val) = value {
+            validate(&val)?;
+            Ok(f(self, val))
+        } else {
+            Ok(self)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// If the value is available (i.e. `Some`), the provided closure is applied.
+    /// Otherwise, if the environment was configured and the corresponding variable was set,
+    /// the value is parsed using the `FromStr` implementation and the closure is applied on that instead.
+    /// Finally, if none of those were available, `self` is returned with no modifications.
+    fn with_optional_env<F, T>(self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
+        T: FromStr,
+        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        if let Some(val) = val {
+            return f(self, val);
+        } else if std::env::var(CONFIGURED).is_ok() {
+            if let Some(raw) = read_var_if_not_default(env_var) {
+                return f(
+                    self,
+                    raw.parse().unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+                        panic!(
+                            "failed to parse value of {raw} into type {}. the error was {:?}",
+                            type_name::<T>(),
+                            err
+                        )
+                    }),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// If the value is available (i.e. `Some`), the provided closure is applied.
+    /// Otherwise, if the environment was configured and the corresponding variable was set,
+    /// the value is parsed using the provided parser and the closure is applied on that instead.
+    /// Finally, if none of those were available, `self` is returned with no modifications.
+    fn with_optional_custom_env<F, T, G>(
+        self,
+        f: F,
+        val: Option<T>,
+        env_var: &str,
+        parser: G,
+    ) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
+        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        if let Some(val) = val {
+            return f(self, val);
+        } else if std::env::var(CONFIGURED).is_ok() {
+            if let Some(raw) = read_var_if_not_default(env_var) {
+                return f(self, parser(&raw));
+            }
+        }
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+// helper for when we want to use `OptionalSet` on an inner field
+// (used by clients wanting to set the `BaseConfig` values)
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! define_optional_set_inner {
+    ( $x: ident, $inner_field_name: ident, $inner_field_typ: ty ) => {
+        impl $x {
+            pub fn with_optional_inner<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
+            where
+                F: Fn($inner_field_typ, T) -> $inner_field_typ,
+            {
+                self.$inner_field_name = self.$inner_field_name.with_optional(f, val);
+                self
+            }
+
+            pub fn with_validated_optional_inner<F, T, V, E>(
+                mut self,
+                f: F,
+                value: Option<T>,
+                validate: V,
+            ) -> Result<Self, E>
+            where
+                F: Fn($inner_field_typ, T) -> $inner_field_typ,
+                V: Fn(&T) -> Result<(), E>,
+            {
+                self.$inner_field_name = self
+                    .$inner_field_name
+                    .with_validated_optional(f, value, validate)?;
+                Ok(self)
+            }
+
+            pub fn with_optional_env_inner<F, T>(
+                mut self,
+                f: F,
+                val: Option<T>,
+                env_var: &str,
+            ) -> Self
+            where
+                F: Fn($inner_field_typ, T) -> $inner_field_typ,
+                T: FromStr,
+                <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
+            {
+                self.$inner_field_name = self.$inner_field_name.with_optional_env(f, val, env_var);
+                self
+            }
+
+            pub fn with_optional_custom_env_inner<F, T, G>(
+                mut self,
+                f: F,
+                val: Option<T>,
+                env_var: &str,
+                parser: G,
+            ) -> Self
+            where
+                F: Fn($inner_field_typ, T) -> $inner_field_typ,
+                G: Fn(&str) -> T,
+            {
+                self.$inner_field_name = self
+                    .$inner_field_name
+                    .with_optional_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
+                self
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+// this function is only used for parsing values from the network defaults and thus the "expect" there are fine
+pub fn parse_urls(raw: &str) -> Vec<url::Url> {
+    raw.split(',')
+        .map(|raw_url| {
+            raw_url
+                .trim()
+                .parse()
+                .expect("one of the provided urls was invalid")
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+impl<T> OptionalSet for T {}
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// removed in 1.1.19/1.1.20
+pub mod nym_config {
+    use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+    use serde::Serialize;
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use std::{fs, io};
+
+    pub const CONFIG_DIR: &str = "config";
+    pub const DATA_DIR: &str = "data";
+
+    // no need for anything to do with saving.
+    pub trait MigrationNymConfig: Serialize + DeserializeOwned {
+        fn config_file_name() -> String {
+            "config.toml".to_string()
+        }
+
+        fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf;
+
+        fn default_data_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+            Self::default_data_directory_with_root(Self::default_root_directory(), id)
+        }
+
+        fn default_data_directory_with_root<P: AsRef<Path>>(root: P, id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+            root.as_ref().join(id).join(DATA_DIR)
+        }
+
+        fn default_config_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+            Self::default_config_directory_with_root(Self::default_root_directory(), id)
+        }
+
+        fn default_config_directory_with_root<P: AsRef<Path>>(root: P, id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+            root.as_ref().join(id).join(CONFIG_DIR)
+        }
+
+        fn default_config_file_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+            Self::default_config_directory(id).join(Self::config_file_name())
+        }
+
+        fn load_from_file(id: &str) -> io::Result<Self> {
+            let file = Self::default_config_file_path(id);
+            Self::load_from_filepath(file)
+        }
+
+        fn load_from_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(filepath: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
+            log::trace!("Loading from file: {:#?}", filepath.as_ref().to_owned());
+            let config_contents = fs::read_to_string(filepath)?;
+
+            toml::from_str(&config_contents)
+                .map_err(|toml_err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, toml_err))
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,219 +1,199 @@
 // Copyright 2020 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use handlebars::Handlebars;
-use nym_network_defaults::mainnet::read_var_if_not_default;
-use nym_network_defaults::var_names::CONFIGURED;
+use handlebars::{Handlebars, TemplateRenderError};
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use std::any::type_name;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-#[cfg(unix)]
-use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{fs, io};

+pub use helpers::{parse_urls, OptionalSet};
+pub use toml::de::Error as TomlDeError;
+
 pub mod defaults;
+pub mod helpers;
+pub mod legacy_helpers;

-pub const CONFIG_DIR: &str = "config";
-pub const DATA_DIR: &str = "data";
-pub const CRED_DB_FILE_NAME: &str = "credentials_database.db";
+pub const NYM_DIR: &str = ".nym";
+pub const DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR: &str = "config";
+pub const DEFAULT_DATA_DIR: &str = "data";
+pub const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME: &str = "config.toml";

-pub trait NymConfig: Default + Serialize + DeserializeOwned {
+#[cfg(feature = "dirs")]
+pub fn must_get_home() -> PathBuf {
+    dirs::home_dir().expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value")
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "dirs")]
+pub fn may_get_home() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    dirs::home_dir()
+}
+
+pub trait NymConfigTemplate: Serialize {
    fn template() -> &'static str;

-    fn config_file_name() -> String {
-        "config.toml".to_string()
+    fn format_to_string(&self) -> String {
+        // it is responsibility of whoever is implementing the trait to ensure the template is valid
+        Handlebars::new()
+            .render_template(Self::template(), &self)
+            .unwrap()
    }

-    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf;
-
-    // default, most probable, implementations; can be easily overridden where required
-    fn default_config_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        Self::default_config_directory_with_root(Self::default_root_directory(), id)
-    }
-
-    fn default_config_directory_with_root<P: AsRef<Path>>(root: P, id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        root.as_ref().join(id).join(CONFIG_DIR)
-    }
-
-    fn default_data_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        Self::default_data_directory_with_root(Self::default_root_directory(), id)
-    }
-
-    fn default_data_directory_with_root<P: AsRef<Path>>(root: P, id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        root.as_ref().join(id).join(DATA_DIR)
-    }
-
-    fn default_config_file_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        Self::default_config_directory(id).join(Self::config_file_name())
-    }
-
-    fn default_config_file_path_with_root<P: AsRef<Path>>(root: P, id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        Self::default_config_directory_with_root(root, id).join(Self::config_file_name())
-    }
-
-    // We provide a second set of functions that tries to not panic.
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf>;
-
-    fn try_default_config_directory(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        Self::try_default_root_directory().map(|d| d.join(id).join(CONFIG_DIR))
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_data_directory(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        Self::try_default_root_directory().map(|d| d.join(id).join(DATA_DIR))
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_config_file_path(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        Self::try_default_config_directory(id).map(|d| d.join(Self::config_file_name()))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
-
-    fn save_to_file(&self, custom_location: Option<PathBuf>) -> io::Result<()> {
-        let reg = Handlebars::new();
-        // it's whoever is implementing the trait responsibility to make sure you can execute your own template on your data
-        let templated_config = reg.render_template(Self::template(), self).unwrap();
-
-        // make sure the whole directory structure actually exists
-        match custom_location.clone() {
-            Some(loc) => {
-                if let Some(parent_dir) = loc.parent() {
-                    fs::create_dir_all(parent_dir)
-                } else {
-                    Ok(())
+    fn format_to_writer<W: Write>(&self, writer: W) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if let Err(err) =
+            Handlebars::new().render_template_to_write(Self::template(), &self, writer)
+        {
+            match err {
+                TemplateRenderError::IOError(err, _) => return Err(err),
+                other_err => {
+                    // it is responsibility of whoever is implementing the trait to ensure the template is valid
+                    panic!("invalid template: {other_err}")
                }
            }
-            None => fs::create_dir_all(self.config_directory()),
-        }?;
-
-        let location = custom_location
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.config_directory().join(Self::config_file_name()));
-        log::info!("Configuration file will be saved to {:?}", location);
-
-        cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-            if #[cfg(unix)] {
-                fs::write(location.clone(), templated_config)?;
-                let mut perms = fs::metadata(location.clone())?.permissions();
-                perms.set_mode(0o600);
-                fs::set_permissions(location, perms)?;
-            } else {
-                fs::write(location, templated_config)?;
-            }
        }

        Ok(())
    }
-
-    fn load_from_file(id: &str) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let file = Self::default_config_file_path(id);
-        Self::load_from_filepath(file)
-    }
-
-    fn load_from_filepath<P: AsRef<Path>>(filepath: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        log::trace!("Loading from file: {:#?}", filepath.as_ref().to_owned());
-        let config_contents = fs::read_to_string(filepath)?;
-
-        toml::from_str(&config_contents)
-            .map_err(|toml_err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, toml_err))
-    }
 }

-// this function is only used for parsing values from the network defaults and thus the "expect" there are fine
-pub fn parse_urls(raw: &str) -> Vec<url::Url> {
-    raw.split(',')
-        .map(|raw_url| {
-            raw_url
-                .trim()
-                .parse()
-                .expect("one of the provided nym api urls is invalid")
-        })
-        .collect()
+pub fn save_formatted_config_to_file<C, P>(config: &C, path: P) -> io::Result<()>
+where
+    C: NymConfigTemplate,
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+{
+    log::trace!("trying to save config file to {}", path.as_ref().display());
+    let file = File::create(path.as_ref())?;
+
+    // TODO: check for whether any of our configs stores anything sensitive
+    // and change that to 0o644 instead
+    #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(path.as_ref())?.permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o600);
+        fs::set_permissions(path, perms)?;
+    }
+
+    config.format_to_writer(file)
 }

-pub trait OptionalSet {
-    fn with_optional<F, T>(self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
-    where
-        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        if let Some(val) = val {
-            f(self, val)
-        } else {
-            self
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn with_validated_optional<F, T, V, E>(
-        self,
-        f: F,
-        value: Option<T>,
-        validate: V,
-    ) -> Result<Self, E>
-    where
-        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
-        V: Fn(&T) -> Result<(), E>,
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        if let Some(val) = value {
-            validate(&val)?;
-            Ok(f(self, val))
-        } else {
-            Ok(self)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn with_optional_env<F, T>(self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
-    where
-        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
-        T: FromStr,
-        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        if let Some(val) = val {
-            return f(self, val);
-        } else if std::env::var(CONFIGURED).is_ok() {
-            if let Some(raw) = read_var_if_not_default(env_var) {
-                return f(
-                    self,
-                    raw.parse().unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-                        panic!(
-                            "failed to parse value of {raw} into type {}. the error was {:?}",
-                            type_name::<T>(),
-                            err
-                        )
-                    }),
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        self
-    }
-
-    fn with_optional_custom_env<F, T, G>(
-        self,
-        f: F,
-        val: Option<T>,
-        env_var: &str,
-        parser: G,
-    ) -> Self
-    where
-        F: Fn(Self, T) -> Self,
-        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        if let Some(val) = val {
-            return f(self, val);
-        } else if std::env::var(CONFIGURED).is_ok() {
-            if let Some(raw) = read_var_if_not_default(env_var) {
-                return f(self, parser(&raw));
-            }
-        }
-        self
-    }
+pub fn deserialize_config_from_toml_str<C>(raw: &str) -> Result<C, TomlDeError>
+where
+    C: DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    toml::from_str(raw)
 }

-impl<T> OptionalSet for T where T: NymConfig {}
+pub fn read_config_from_toml_file<C, P>(path: P) -> io::Result<C>
+where
+    C: DeserializeOwned,
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+{
+    log::trace!(
+        "trying to read config file from {}",
+        path.as_ref().display()
+    );
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+
+    // TODO: should we be preserving original error type instead?
+    deserialize_config_from_toml_str(&content)
+        .map_err(|toml_err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, toml_err))
+}
+
+//
+//
+//
+// pub trait NymConfig: Default + Serialize + DeserializeOwned {
+//     fn template() -> &'static str;
+//
+//     fn config_file_name() -> String {
+//         "config.toml".to_string()
+//     }
+//
+//     fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf;
+//
+//     // default, most probable, implementations; can be easily overridden where required
+//     fn default_config_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+//         Self::default_root_directory()
+//             .join(id)
+//             .join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+//     }
+//
+//     fn default_data_directory(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+//         Self::default_root_directory()
+//             .join(id)
+//             .join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+//     }
+//
+//     fn default_config_file_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
+//         Self::default_config_directory(id).join(Self::config_file_name())
+//     }
+//
+//     // We provide a second set of functions that tries to not panic.
+//
+//     fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf>;
+//
+//     fn try_default_config_directory(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+//         Self::try_default_root_directory().map(|d| d.join(id).join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR))
+//     }
+//
+//     fn try_default_data_directory(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+//         Self::try_default_root_directory().map(|d| d.join(id).join(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR))
+//     }
+//
+//     fn try_default_config_file_path(id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+//         Self::try_default_config_directory(id).map(|d| d.join(Self::config_file_name()))
+//     }
+//
+//     fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
+//     fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
+//     fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf;
+//
+//     fn save_to_file(&self, custom_location: Option<PathBuf>) -> io::Result<()> {
+//         Ok(())
+//         // let reg = Handlebars::new();
+//         // // it's whoever is implementing the trait responsibility to make sure you can execute your own template on your data
+//         // let templated_config = reg.render_template(Self::template(), self).unwrap();
+//         //
+//         // // make sure the whole directory structure actually exists
+//         // match custom_location.clone() {
+//         //     Some(loc) => {
+//         //         if let Some(parent_dir) = loc.parent() {
+//         //             fs::create_dir_all(parent_dir)
+//         //         } else {
+//         //             Ok(())
+//         //         }
+//         //     }
+//         //     None => fs::create_dir_all(self.config_directory()),
+//         // }?;
+//         //
+//         // let location = custom_location
+//         //     .unwrap_or_else(|| self.config_directory().join(Self::config_file_name()));
+//         // log::info!("Configuration file will be saved to {:?}", location);
+//         //
+//         // cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+//         //     if #[cfg(unix)] {
+//         //         fs::write(location.clone(), templated_config)?;
+//         //         let mut perms = fs::metadata(location.clone())?.permissions();
+//         //         perms.set_mode(0o600);
+//         //         fs::set_permissions(location, perms)?;
+//         //     } else {
+//         //         fs::write(location, templated_config)?;
+//         //     }
+//         // }
+//         //
+//         // Ok(())
+//     }
+//
+//     fn load_from_file(id: &str) -> io::Result<Self> {
+//         let file = Self::default_config_file_path(id);
+//         log::trace!("Loading from file: {:#?}", file);
+//         let config_contents = fs::read_to_string(file)?;
+//
+//         toml::from_str(&config_contents)
+//             .map_err(|toml_err| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, toml_err))
+//     }
+// }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-contracts-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "Common library for Nym cosmwasm contracts"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ use std::ops::Mul;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use thiserror::Error;

-pub type IdentityKey = String;
-pub type IdentityKeyRef<'a> = &'a str;
-
 pub fn truncate_decimal(amount: Decimal) -> Uint128 {
    amount * Uint128::new(1)
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-mixnet-contract-common"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 description = "Common library for the Nym mixnet contract"
 rust-version = "1.62"
 edition = { workspace = true }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_repr = "0.1"
 schemars = "0.8"
 thiserror = "1.0"
-contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", package = "nym-contracts-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", package = "nym-contracts-common", version = "0.4.0" }
 # use 0.4.1 as that's the version used by cosmwasm-std 1.0.0
 # (and ideally we don't want to pull the same dependency twice)
 serde-json-wasm = "=0.4.1"
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 use crate::error::MixnetContractError;
 use crate::families::{Family, FamilyHead};
 use crate::{Layer, RewardedSetNodeStatus};
-use contracts_common::IdentityKey;
 use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
 use cosmwasm_std::Coin;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::ops::Index;

 // type aliases for better reasoning about available data
+pub type IdentityKey = String;
+pub type IdentityKeyRef<'a> = &'a str;
 pub type SphinxKey = String;
 pub type SphinxKeyRef<'a> = &'a str;
 pub type EpochId = u32;
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ edition = "2021"

 [dependencies]
 cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
-nym-contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", version = "0.5.0" }
 schemars = "0.8"
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
-thiserror = { workspace = true }
-cw-utils = { workspace = true }
-cw-controllers = { workspace = true }
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ pub fn new_announce_event(service_id: ServiceId, service: Service) -> Event {
    Event::new(ServiceProviderEventType::Announce)
        .add_attribute(ACTION, ServiceProviderEventType::Announce)
        .add_attribute(SERVICE_ID, service_id.to_string())
-        .add_attribute(SERVICE_TYPE, service.service.service_type.to_string())
-        .add_attribute(NYM_ADDRESS, service.service.nym_address.to_string())
+        .add_attribute(SERVICE_TYPE, service.service_type.to_string())
+        .add_attribute(NYM_ADDRESS, service.nym_address.to_string())
        .add_attribute(OWNER, service.announcer.to_string())
 }

-pub fn new_delete_id_event(service: Service) -> Event {
+pub fn new_delete_id_event(service_id: ServiceId, service: Service) -> Event {
    Event::new(ServiceProviderEventType::DeleteId)
        .add_attribute(ACTION, ServiceProviderEventType::DeleteId)
-        .add_attribute(SERVICE_ID, service.service_id.to_string())
-        .add_attribute(NYM_ADDRESS, service.service.nym_address.to_string())
+        .add_attribute(SERVICE_ID, service_id.to_string())
+        .add_attribute(NYM_ADDRESS, service.nym_address.to_string())
 }

 pub fn new_update_deposit_required_event(deposit_required: Coin) -> Event {
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-pub mod error;
 pub mod events;
 pub mod msg;
 pub mod response;
-pub mod signing_types;
 pub mod types;

 // Re-export all types at the top-level
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use crate::{NymAddress, ServiceDetails, ServiceId};
+use crate::{NymAddress, ServiceId, ServiceType};
 use cosmwasm_std::Coin;
-use nym_contracts_common::signing::MessageSignature;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ pub struct MigrateMsg {}
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum ExecuteMsg {
    Announce {
-        service: ServiceDetails,
-        owner_signature: MessageSignature,
+        nym_address: NymAddress,
+        service_type: ServiceType,
    },
    DeleteId {
        service_id: ServiceId,
@@ -45,12 +44,9 @@ impl ExecuteMsg {
    pub fn default_memo(&self) -> String {
        match self {
            ExecuteMsg::Announce {
-                service,
-                owner_signature: _,
-            } => format!(
-                "announcing {} as type {}",
-                service.nym_address, service.service_type
-            ),
+                nym_address,
+                service_type,
+            } => format!("announcing {nym_address} as type {service_type}"),
            ExecuteMsg::DeleteId { service_id } => {
                format!("deleting service with service id {service_id}")
            }
@@ -80,9 +76,6 @@ pub enum QueryMsg {
        limit: Option<u32>,
        start_after: Option<ServiceId>,
    },
-    SigningNonce {
-        address: String,
-    },
    Config {},
    GetContractVersion {},
    #[serde(rename = "get_cw2_contract_version")]
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{Service, ServiceId};
+use crate::{msg::ExecuteMsg, Service, ServiceId, ServiceInfo};
 use cosmwasm_std::Coin;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -13,17 +13,22 @@ pub struct ServiceInfoResponse {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub struct ServicesListResponse {
-    pub services: Vec<Service>,
+    pub services: Vec<ServiceInfo>,
 }

 impl ServicesListResponse {
-    pub fn new(services: Vec<Service>) -> ServicesListResponse {
-        ServicesListResponse { services }
+    pub fn new(services: Vec<(ServiceId, Service)>) -> ServicesListResponse {
+        ServicesListResponse {
+            services: services
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(service_id, service)| ServiceInfo::new(service_id, service))
+                .collect(),
+        }
    }
 }

-impl From<&[Service]> for ServicesListResponse {
-    fn from(services: &[Service]) -> Self {
+impl From<&[ServiceInfo]> for ServicesListResponse {
+    fn from(services: &[ServiceInfo]) -> Self {
        Self {
            services: services.to_vec(),
        }
@@ -33,17 +38,21 @@ impl From<&[Service]> for ServicesListResponse {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug, Clone)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub struct PagedServicesListResponse {
-    pub services: Vec<Service>,
+    pub services: Vec<ServiceInfo>,
    pub per_page: usize,
    pub start_next_after: Option<ServiceId>,
 }

 impl PagedServicesListResponse {
    pub fn new(
-        services: Vec<Service>,
+        services: Vec<(ServiceId, Service)>,
        per_page: usize,
        start_next_after: Option<ServiceId>,
    ) -> PagedServicesListResponse {
+        let services = services
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(service_id, service)| ServiceInfo::new(service_id, service))
+            .collect();
        PagedServicesListResponse {
            services,
            per_page,
@@ -57,3 +66,12 @@ impl PagedServicesListResponse {
 pub struct ConfigResponse {
    pub deposit_required: Coin,
 }
+
+impl From<Service> for ExecuteMsg {
+    fn from(service: Service) -> Self {
+        ExecuteMsg::Announce {
+            nym_address: service.nym_address,
+            service_type: service.service_type,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin};
-use nym_contracts_common::signing::{
-    ContractMessageContent, MessageType, Nonce, SignableMessage, SigningPurpose,
-};
-use serde::Serialize;
-
-use crate::ServiceDetails;
-
-pub type SignableServiceProviderAnnounceMsg =
-    SignableMessage<ContractMessageContent<ServiceProviderAnnounce>>;
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct ServiceProviderAnnounce {
-    service: ServiceDetails,
-}
-
-impl SigningPurpose for ServiceProviderAnnounce {
-    fn message_type() -> MessageType {
-        MessageType::new("service-provider-announce")
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn construct_service_provider_announce_sign_payload(
-    nonce: Nonce,
-    sender: Addr,
-    deposit: Coin,
-    service: ServiceDetails,
-) -> SignableServiceProviderAnnounceMsg {
-    let payload = ServiceProviderAnnounce { service };
-    let proxy = None;
-    let content = ContractMessageContent::new(sender, proxy, vec![deposit], payload);
-    SignableMessage::new(nonce, content)
-}
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};

 use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin};
-use nym_contracts_common::IdentityKey;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

@@ -10,11 +9,11 @@ pub type ServiceId = u32;

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Debug, JsonSchema)]
 pub struct Service {
-    /// Unique id assigned to the anounced service.
-    pub service_id: ServiceId,
-    /// The announced service.
-    pub service: ServiceDetails,
-    /// Address of the service owner.
+    /// The address of the service.
+    pub nym_address: NymAddress,
+    /// The service type.
+    pub service_type: ServiceType,
+    /// Service owner.
    pub announcer: Addr,
    /// Block height at which the service was added.
    pub block_height: u64,
@@ -22,16 +21,6 @@ pub struct Service {
    pub deposit: Coin,
 }

-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Debug, JsonSchema)]
-pub struct ServiceDetails {
-    /// The address of the service.
-    pub nym_address: NymAddress,
-    /// The service type.
-    pub service_type: ServiceType,
-    /// The identity key of the service.
-    pub identity_key: IdentityKey,
-}
-
 /// The types of addresses supported.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
@@ -39,7 +28,7 @@ pub enum NymAddress {
    /// String representation of a nym address, which is of the form
    /// client_id.client_enc@gateway_id.
    Address(String),
-    // String name that can looked up in the nym-name-service contract (once it exists)
+    // For the future when we have a nym-dns contract
    //Name(String),
 }

@@ -52,7 +41,6 @@ impl NymAddress {
    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
        match self {
            NymAddress::Address(address) => address,
-            //NymAddress::Name(name) => name,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -78,3 +66,19 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ServiceType {
        write!(f, "{service_type}")
    }
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub struct ServiceInfo {
+    pub service_id: ServiceId,
+    pub service: Service,
+}
+
+impl ServiceInfo {
+    pub fn new(service_id: ServiceId, service: Service) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            service_id,
+            service,
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-vesting-contract-common"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 description = "Common library for the Nym vesting contract"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ repository = { workspace = true }

 [dependencies]
 cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
-mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../mixnet-contract", package = "nym-mixnet-contract-common", version = "0.6.0" }
-contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", package = "nym-contracts-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../mixnet-contract", package = "nym-mixnet-contract-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+contracts-common = { path = "../contracts-common", package = "nym-contracts-common", version = "0.4.0" }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 schemars = "0.8"
 ts-rs = {version = "6.1.2", optional = true}
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 */

 use crate::ephemeral_storage::EphemeralStorage;
+
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use crate::persistent_storage::PersistentStorage;
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use std::path::Path;

 mod backends;
 pub mod ephemeral_storage;
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ pub mod persistent_storage;
 pub mod storage;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub async fn initialise_persistent_storage(path: std::path::PathBuf) -> PersistentStorage {
+pub async fn initialise_persistent_storage<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> PersistentStorage {
    match persistent_storage::PersistentStorage::init(path).await {
        Err(err) => panic!("failed to initialise credential storage - {err}"),
        Ok(storage) => storage,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl PersistentStorage {
    /// # Arguments
    ///
    /// * `database_path`: path to the database.
-    pub async fn init<P: AsRef<Path> + Send>(database_path: P) -> Result<Self, StorageError> {
+    pub async fn init<P: AsRef<Path>>(database_path: P) -> Result<Self, StorageError> {
        debug!(
            "Attempting to connect to database {:?}",
            database_path.as_ref().as_os_str()
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-crypto"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Crypto library for the nym mixnet"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ zeroize = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }

 # internal
 nym-sphinx-types = { path = "../nymsphinx/types", version = "0.2.0" }
-nym-pemstore = { path = "../../common/pemstore", version = "0.3.0" }
+nym-pemstore = { path = "../../common/pemstore", version = "0.2.0" }

 [dev-dependencies]
 rand_chacha = "0.2"
@@ -1,549 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-// This should be modified whenever an updated Ethereum contract is uploaded
-pub const ETH_JSON_ABI: &str = r#"
-[
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "contract CosmosERC20",
-          "name": "_erc20",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "contract Gravity",
-          "name": "_gravityBridge",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "constructor"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "Bandwidth",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "VerificationKey",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "bytes",
-          "name": "SignedVerificationKey",
-          "type": "bytes"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "CosmosRecipient",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "BBCredentialPurchased",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "Enabled",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "CredentialGenerationSwitch",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "previousOwner",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "newOwner",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "OwnershipTransferred",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "NewBytesPerToken",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "RatioChanged",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "BytesPerToken",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "_amount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "bandwidthFromToken",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "_newBytesPerTokenAmount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "changeRatio",
-      "outputs": [],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "credentialGenerationEnabled",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "_generation",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "credentialGenerationSwitch",
-      "outputs": [],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "erc20",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "contract CosmosERC20",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "_amount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "_verificationKey",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "bytes",
-          "name": "_signedVerificationKey",
-          "type": "bytes"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "_cosmosRecipient",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "generateBasicBandwidthCredential",
-      "outputs": [],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "gravityBridge",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "contract Gravity",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "owner",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "renounceOwnership",
-      "outputs": [],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "newOwner",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "transferOwnership",
-      "outputs": [],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    }
-  ]
-        "#;
-
-pub const ETH_ERC20_JSON_ABI: &str = r#"
-[
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "name_",
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "symbol_",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "constructor"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "owner",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "spender",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "value",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "Approval",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "anonymous": false,
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "from",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": true,
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "to",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "indexed": false,
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "value",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "Transfer",
-      "type": "event"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "owner",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "spender",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "allowance",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "spender",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "amount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "approve",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "account",
-          "type": "address"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "balanceOf",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "decimals",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint8",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint8"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "spender",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "subtractedValue",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "decreaseAllowance",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "spender",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "addedValue",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "increaseAllowance",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "name",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "symbol",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "string",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [],
-      "name": "totalSupply",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "view",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "recipient",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "amount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "transfer",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    },
-    {
-      "inputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "sender",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "address",
-          "name": "recipient",
-          "type": "address"
-        },
-        {
-          "internalType": "uint256",
-          "name": "amount",
-          "type": "uint256"
-        }
-      ],
-      "name": "transferFrom",
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "internalType": "bool",
-          "name": "",
-          "type": "bool"
-        }
-      ],
-      "stateMutability": "nonpayable",
-      "type": "function"
-    }
-  ]
-        "#;
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ nym-sphinx-types = { path = "types" }

 # those dependencies are due to intriducing preparer and receiver. Perpaphs that indicates they should be moved
 # to separate crate?
-nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", version = "0.4.0" }
+nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", version = "0.3.0" }
 nym-topology = { path = "../topology" }

 [dev-dependencies]
 nym-mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract" }
-nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", version = "0.4.0", features = ["asymmetric"] }
+nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", version = "0.3.0", features = ["asymmetric"] }

 # do not include this when compiling into wasm as it somehow when combined together with reqwest, it will require
 # net2 via tokio-util -> tokio -> mio -> net2
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ impl SurbAck {
        let packet_size = match packet_type {
            PacketType::Outfox => surb_ack_payload.len().max(MIN_PACKET_SIZE),
            PacketType::Mix => PacketSize::AckPacket.payload_size(),
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => PacketSize::AckPacket.payload_size(),
        };

@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ impl SurbAck {
                &destination,
                &delays,
            )?,
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => NymPacket::sphinx_build(
                packet_size,
                surb_ack_payload,
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ impl SurbAck {
                PacketSize::OutfoxAckPacket.size() + MAX_NODE_ADDRESS_UNPADDED_LEN
            }
            PacketType::Mix => PacketSize::AckPacket.size() + MAX_NODE_ADDRESS_UNPADDED_LEN,
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => PacketSize::AckPacket.size() + MAX_NODE_ADDRESS_UNPADDED_LEN,
        }
    }
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ impl SurbAck {
        let packet = match packet_type {
            PacketType::Outfox => NymPacket::outfox_from_bytes(&b[address_offset..])?,
            PacketType::Mix => NymPacket::sphinx_from_bytes(&b[address_offset..])?,
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => NymPacket::sphinx_from_bytes(&b[address_offset..])?,
        };

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ impl Decoder for NymCodec {
            match header.packet_type {
                PacketType::Outfox => NymPacket::outfox_from_bytes(slice)?,
                PacketType::Mix => NymPacket::sphinx_from_bytes(slice)?,
+                #[allow(deprecated)]
                PacketType::Vpn => NymPacket::sphinx_from_bytes(slice)?,
            }
        } else {
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ impl PacketSize {
    ) -> Result<Self, InvalidPacketSize> {
        let overhead = match packet_type {
            PacketType::Mix => SPHINX_PACKET_OVERHEAD,
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => SPHINX_PACKET_OVERHEAD,
            PacketType::Outfox => OUTFOX_PACKET_OVERHEAD,
        };
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+#![allow(deprecated)]
+// allow the u8 repr of `Vpn` PacketType whilst deprecating all of its other uses
+
+use crate::PacketSize;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::fmt;
 use thiserror::Error;

-use crate::PacketSize;
-
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 #[error("{received} is not a valid packet mode tag")]
 pub struct InvalidPacketType {
@@ -15,17 +17,23 @@ pub struct InvalidPacketType {
 }

 #[repr(u8)]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum PacketType {
    /// Represents 'normal' packet sent through the network that should be delayed by an appropriate
    /// value at each hop.
    #[default]
+    #[serde(rename = "mix")]
+    #[serde(alias = "sphinx")]
    Mix = 0,

    /// Represents a packet that should be sent through the network as fast as possible.
+    #[deprecated]
+    #[serde(rename = "unsupported-mix-vpn")]
    Vpn = 1,

    /// Abusing this to add Outfox support
+    #[serde(rename = "outfox")]
    Outfox = 2,
 }

@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for PacketType {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        match self {
            PacketType::Mix => write!(f, "Mix"),
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => write!(f, "Vpn"),
            PacketType::Outfox => write!(f, "Outfox"),
        }
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ pub trait FragmentPreparer {
                &destination,
                &delays,
            )?,
+            #[allow(deprecated)]
            PacketType::Vpn => NymPacket::sphinx_build(
                packet_size.payload_size(),
                packet_payload,
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-pemstore"
 description = "Store private-public keypairs in PEM format"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
@@ -1,88 +1,39 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::template::config_template;
-pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseConfig;
-pub use nym_client_core::config::MISSING_VALUE;
-use nym_client_core::config::{ClientCoreConfigTrait, DebugConfig};
+pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
 use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_SOCKS5_LISTENING_PORT;
-use nym_config::{NymConfig, OptionalSet};
-use nym_service_providers_common::interface::ProviderInterfaceVersion;
-use nym_socks5_requests::Socks5ProtocolVersion;
+use nym_config::OptionalSet;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;

-pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
-mod template;
+pub use nym_service_providers_common::interface::ProviderInterfaceVersion;
+pub use nym_socks5_requests::Socks5ProtocolVersion;

 const DEFAULT_CONNECTION_START_SURBS: u32 = 20;
 const DEFAULT_PER_REQUEST_SURBS: u32 = 3;

-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: BaseConfig<Config>,
+    pub base: BaseClientConfig,

-    socks5: Socks5,
-}
-
-impl NymConfig for Config {
-    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        config_template()
-    }
-
-    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
-        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
-        let base_dir = dirs::home_dir().expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value");
-        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
-        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
-
-        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.get_nym_root_directory()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(self.base.get_id())
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory().join(self.base.get_id()).join("data")
-    }
-}
-
-impl ClientCoreConfigTrait for Config {
-    fn get_gateway_endpoint(&self) -> &nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig {
-        self.base.get_gateway_endpoint()
-    }
+    pub socks5: Socks5,
 }

 impl Config {
    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S, provider_mix_address: S) -> Self {
        Config {
-            base: BaseConfig::new(id),
+            base: BaseClientConfig::new(id),
            socks5: Socks5::new(provider_mix_address),
        }
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_root_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, root_dir: P) -> Self {
-        self.base = self.base.reset_nym_root_directory(root_dir);
-        let data_dir = self.data_directory();
-        self.base = self.base.reset_data_directory(data_dir);
-        self
+    pub fn from_base(base: BaseClientConfig, socks5: Socks5) -> Self {
+        Config { base, socks5 }
    }

    pub fn validate(&self) -> bool {
@@ -90,63 +41,38 @@ impl Config {
        self.base.validate()
    }

-    // getters
-    pub fn get_base(&self) -> &BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &self.base
+    pub fn with_port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
+        self.socks5.listening_port = port;
+        self
    }

-    pub fn get_base_mut(&mut self) -> &mut BaseConfig<Self> {
-        &mut self.base
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_socks5(&self) -> &Socks5 {
-        &self.socks5
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_socks5_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Socks5 {
-        &mut self.socks5
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_debug_settings(&self) -> &DebugConfig {
-        self.get_base().get_debug_config()
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_config_file_save_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.config_directory().join(Self::config_file_name())
+    pub fn with_anonymous_replies(mut self, anonymous_replies: bool) -> Self {
+        self.socks5.send_anonymously = anonymous_replies;
+        self
    }

    // poor man's 'builder' method
    pub fn with_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: T) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = f(self.base, val);
        self
    }

-    pub fn with_port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
-        self.socks5.with_port(port);
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_anonymous_replies(mut self, anonymous_replies: bool) -> Self {
-        self.socks5.with_anonymous_replies(anonymous_replies);
-        self
-    }
-
    // helper methods to use `OptionalSet` trait. Those are defined due to very... ehm. 'specific' structure of this config
    // (plz, lets refactor it)
-    pub fn with_optional_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
+    pub fn with_optional_base<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional(f, val);
        self
    }

-    pub fn with_optional_env_ext<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
+    pub fn with_optional_base_env<F, T>(mut self, f: F, val: Option<T>, env_var: &str) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        T: FromStr,
        <T as FromStr>::Err: Debug,
    {
@@ -154,7 +80,7 @@ impl Config {
        self
    }

-    pub fn with_optional_custom_env_ext<F, T, G>(
+    pub fn with_optional_base_custom_env<F, T, G>(
        mut self,
        f: F,
        val: Option<T>,
@@ -162,7 +88,7 @@ impl Config {
        parser: G,
    ) -> Self
    where
-        F: Fn(BaseConfig<Self>, T) -> BaseConfig<Self>,
+        F: Fn(BaseClientConfig, T) -> BaseClientConfig,
        G: Fn(&str) -> T,
    {
        self.base = self.base.with_optional_custom_env(f, val, env_var, parser);
@@ -174,19 +100,19 @@ impl Config {
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Socks5 {
    /// The port on which the client will be listening for incoming requests
-    listening_port: u16,
+    pub listening_port: u16,

    /// The mix address of the provider to which all requests are going to be sent.
-    provider_mix_address: String,
+    pub provider_mix_address: String,

    /// The version of the 'service provider' this client is going to use in its communication with the
    /// specified socks5 provider.
    // if in doubt, use the legacy version as initially nobody will be using the updated binaries
    #[serde(default = "ProviderInterfaceVersion::new_legacy")]
-    provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion,
+    pub provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion,

    #[serde(default = "Socks5ProtocolVersion::new_legacy")]
-    socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion,
+    pub socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion,

    /// Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
    /// While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
@@ -194,10 +120,10 @@ pub struct Socks5 {
    ///
    /// Note that some service providers might not support this.
    #[serde(default)]
-    send_anonymously: bool,
+    pub send_anonymously: bool,

    #[serde(default)]
-    socks5_debug: Socks5Debug,
+    pub socks5_debug: Socks5Debug,
 }

 impl Socks5 {
@@ -212,81 +138,20 @@ impl Socks5 {
        }
    }

-    pub fn with_port(&mut self, port: u16) {
-        self.listening_port = port;
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_provider_mix_address(&mut self, address: String) {
-        self.provider_mix_address = address;
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_provider_interface_version(&mut self, version: ProviderInterfaceVersion) {
-        self.provider_interface_version = version;
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_socks5_protocol_version(&mut self, version: Socks5ProtocolVersion) {
-        self.socks5_protocol_version = version;
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_anonymous_replies(&mut self, anonymous_replies: bool) {
-        self.send_anonymously = anonymous_replies;
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_raw_provider_mix_address(&self) -> String {
-        self.provider_mix_address.clone()
-    }
-
    pub fn get_provider_mix_address(&self) -> Recipient {
        Recipient::try_from_base58_string(&self.provider_mix_address)
            .expect("malformed provider address")
    }
-
-    pub fn get_provider_interface_version(&self) -> ProviderInterfaceVersion {
-        self.provider_interface_version
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_socks5_protocol_version(&self) -> Socks5ProtocolVersion {
-        self.socks5_protocol_version
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_send_anonymously(&self) -> bool {
-        self.send_anonymously
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_listening_port(&self) -> u16 {
-        self.listening_port
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_connection_start_surbs(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.socks5_debug.connection_start_surbs
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_per_request_surbs(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.socks5_debug.per_request_surbs
-    }
 }

-impl Default for Socks5 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Socks5 {
-            listening_port: DEFAULT_SOCKS5_LISTENING_PORT,
-            provider_mix_address: "".into(),
-            provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion::Legacy,
-            socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion::Legacy,
-            send_anonymously: false,
-            socks5_debug: Default::default(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Socks5Debug {
    /// Number of reply SURBs attached to each `Request::Connect` message.
-    connection_start_surbs: u32,
+    pub connection_start_surbs: u32,

    /// Number of reply SURBs attached to each `Request::Send` message.
-    per_request_surbs: u32,
+    pub per_request_surbs: u32,
 }

 impl Default for Socks5Debug {
@@ -3,60 +3,60 @@

 use crate::config::{Config, Socks5};
 use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13 as OldBaseConfigV1_1_13;
-use nym_config::NymConfig;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::PathBuf;

-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-    #[serde(flatten)]
-    base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
-
-    socks5: Socks5,
-}
-
-impl NymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
-    fn template() -> &'static str {
-        // not intended to be used
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-
-    fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
-        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
-        let base_dir = dirs::home_dir().expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value");
-        #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))]
-        let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
-
-        base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
-    }
-
-    fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients"))
-    }
-
-    fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("config")
-    }
-
-    fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root_directory()
-            .join(&self.base.client.id)
-            .join("data")
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for Config {
-    fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
-        Config {
-            base: value.base.into(),
-            socks5: value.socks5,
-        }
-    }
-}
+// #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+// #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+// pub struct OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+//     #[serde(flatten)]
+//     base: OldBaseConfigV1_1_13<OldConfigV1_1_13>,
+//
+//     socks5: Socks5,
+// }
+//
+// //
+// // impl NymConfig for OldConfigV1_1_13 {
+// //     fn template() -> &'static str {
+// //         // not intended to be used
+// //         unimplemented!()
+// //     }
+// //
+// //     fn default_root_directory() -> PathBuf {
+// //         #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
+// //         let base_dir = dirs::home_dir().expect("Failed to evaluate $HOME value");
+// //         #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+// //         let base_dir = PathBuf::from("/tmp");
+// //
+// //         base_dir.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients")
+// //     }
+// //
+// //     fn try_default_root_directory() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+// //         dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".nym").join("socks5-clients"))
+// //     }
+// //
+// //     fn root_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
+// //         self.base.client.nym_root_directory.clone()
+// //     }
+// //
+// //     fn config_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
+// //         self.root_directory()
+// //             .join(&self.base.client.id)
+// //             .join("config")
+// //     }
+// //
+// //     fn data_directory(&self) -> PathBuf {
+// //         self.root_directory()
+// //             .join(&self.base.client.id)
+// //             .join("data")
+// //     }
+// // }
+//
+// impl From<OldConfigV1_1_13> for Config {
+//     fn from(value: OldConfigV1_1_13) -> Self {
+//         Config {
+//             base: value.base.into(),
+//             socks5: value.socks5,
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::{Config, Socks5};
+use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::error::Socks5ClientCoreError;
 use crate::socks::{
    authentication::{AuthenticationMethods, Authenticator, User},
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ where

    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
    pub fn start_socks5_listener(
-        socks5_config: &Socks5,
-        debug_config: DebugConfig,
+        socks5_config: &config::Socks5,
+        base_debug: DebugConfig,
        client_input: ClientInput,
        client_output: ClientOutput,
        client_status: ClientState,
@@ -94,25 +94,24 @@ where
            ..
        } = client_status;

-        let packet_size = debug_config
+        let packet_size = base_debug
            .traffic
            .secondary_packet_size
-            .unwrap_or(debug_config.traffic.primary_packet_size);
+            .unwrap_or(base_debug.traffic.primary_packet_size);

        let authenticator = Authenticator::new(auth_methods, allowed_users);
        let mut sphinx_socks = NymSocksServer::new(
-            socks5_config.get_listening_port(),
+            socks5_config.listening_port,
            authenticator,
            socks5_config.get_provider_mix_address(),
            self_address,
            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
            socks::client::Config::new(
                packet_size,
-                socks5_config.get_provider_interface_version(),
-                socks5_config.get_socks5_protocol_version(),
-                socks5_config.get_send_anonymously(),
-                socks5_config.get_connection_start_surbs(),
-                socks5_config.get_per_request_surbs(),
+                socks5_config.provider_interface_version,
+                socks5_config.socks5_protocol_version,
+                socks5_config.send_anonymously,
+                socks5_config.socks5_debug,
            ),
            shutdown.clone(),
            packet_type,
@@ -191,43 +190,40 @@ where
        let (key_store, reply_storage_backend, credential_store) = self.storage.into_split();

        // don't create bandwidth controller if credentials are disabled
-        let bandwidth_controller = if self.config.get_base().get_disabled_credentials_mode() {
+        let bandwidth_controller = if self.config.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode {
            None
        } else {
            Some(non_wasm_helpers::create_bandwidth_controller(
-                self.config.get_base(),
+                &self.config.base,
                credential_store,
            ))
        };

        let base_builder = BaseClientBuilder::<_, S>::new_from_base_config(
-            self.config.get_base(),
+            &self.config.base,
            key_store,
            bandwidth_controller,
            reply_storage_backend,
        );

-        let packet_type = self.config.get_base().get_packet_type();
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
        let self_address = started_client.address;
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
        let client_state = started_client.client_state;

-        info!(
-            "Running with {:?} packets",
-            self.config.get_base().get_packet_type()
-        );
+        info!("Running with {packet_type} packets",);

        Self::start_socks5_listener(
-            self.config.get_socks5(),
-            *self.config.get_debug_settings(),
+            &self.config.socks5,
+            self.config.base.debug,
            client_input,
            client_output,
            client_state,
            self_address,
            started_client.task_manager.subscribe(),
-            self.config.get_base().get_packet_type(),
+            packet_type,
        );

        info!("Client startup finished!");
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use super::authentication::{AuthenticationMethods, Authenticator, User};
 use super::request::{SocksCommand, SocksRequest};
 use super::types::{ResponseCodeV4, ResponseCodeV5, SocksProxyError};
 use super::{SocksVersion, RESERVED, SOCKS4_VERSION, SOCKS5_VERSION};
+use crate::config;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::task::{Context, Poll};
 use log::*;
@@ -147,16 +148,15 @@ impl Config {
        provider_interface_version: ProviderInterfaceVersion,
        socks5_protocol_version: Socks5ProtocolVersion,
        use_surbs_for_responses: bool,
-        connection_start_surbs: u32,
-        per_request_surbs: u32,
+        debug_config: config::Socks5Debug,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            biggest_packet_size,
            provider_interface_version,
            socks5_protocol_version,
            use_surbs_for_responses,
-            connection_start_surbs,
-            per_request_surbs,
+            connection_start_surbs: debug_config.connection_start_surbs,
+            per_request_surbs: debug_config.per_request_surbs,
        }
    }

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mod inbound;
 mod outbound;

 // TODO: make this configurable
-const SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
+const SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);

 // Send empty keepalive messages regurarly to keep the connection alive. This should be smaller
 // than [`MIX_TTL`].
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ impl GatewayBond {
 pub struct GatewayNodeDetailsResponse {
    pub identity_key: String,
    pub sphinx_key: String,
-    pub announce_address: String,
    pub bind_address: String,
    pub version: String,
    pub mix_port: u16,
@@ -93,11 +92,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for GatewayNodeDetailsResponse {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        writeln!(f, "Identity Key: {}", self.identity_key)?;
        writeln!(f, "Sphinx Key: {}", self.sphinx_key)?;
-        writeln!(
-            f,
-            "Host: {} (bind address: {})",
-            self.announce_address, self.bind_address
-        )?;
        writeln!(f, "Version: {}", self.version)?;
        writeln!(
            f,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use nym_mixnet_contract_common::{
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt;
+use std::net::IpAddr;

 #[cfg_attr(feature = "generate-ts", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
 #[cfg_attr(
@@ -167,31 +168,23 @@ impl MixNodeCostParams {
 pub struct MixnodeNodeDetailsResponse {
    pub identity_key: String,
    pub sphinx_key: String,
-    pub announce_address: String,
-    pub bind_address: String,
+    pub bind_address: IpAddr,
    pub version: String,
    pub mix_port: u16,
    pub http_api_port: u16,
    pub verloc_port: u16,
-    pub wallet_address: Option<String>,
 }

 impl fmt::Display for MixnodeNodeDetailsResponse {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        let wallet_address = self.wallet_address.clone().unwrap_or_default();
        writeln!(f, "Identity Key: {}", self.identity_key)?;
        writeln!(f, "Sphinx Key: {}", self.sphinx_key)?;
-        writeln!(
-            f,
-            "Host: {} (bind address: {})",
-            self.announce_address, self.bind_address
-        )?;
+        writeln!(f, "Host: {}", self.bind_address)?;
        writeln!(f, "Version: {}", self.version)?;
        writeln!(
            f,
            "Mix Port: {}, Verloc port: {}, Http Port: {}\n",
            self.mix_port, self.verloc_port, self.http_api_port
-        )?;
-        writeln!(f, "You are bonding to wallet address: {wallet_address}\n\n")
+        )
    }
 }
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-contracts-common"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-crypto"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "ed25519-dalek",
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnet-contract-common"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
 "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-pemstore"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "pem",
 ]
@@ -1465,7 +1465,6 @@ name = "nym-service-provider-directory"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
- "bs58",
 "cosmwasm-std",
 "cw-controllers",
 "cw-multi-test",
@@ -1473,10 +1472,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cw-utils",
 "cw2",
 "nym-contracts-common",
- "nym-crypto",
 "nym-service-provider-directory-common",
- "rand_chacha 0.2.2",
- "rstest",
 "semver",
 "serde",
 "thiserror",
@@ -1488,12 +1484,8 @@ name = "nym-service-provider-directory-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
- "cw-controllers",
- "cw-utils",
- "nym-contracts-common",
 "schemars",
 "serde",
- "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -1530,7 +1522,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-vesting-contract-common"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
 "cosmwasm-std",
 "nym-contracts-common",
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ name = "mixnet_contract"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]

 [dependencies]
-mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract", package = "nym-mixnet-contract-common", version = "0.6.0" }
-vesting-contract-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/vesting-contract", package = "nym-vesting-contract-common", version = "0.7.0" }
-nym-contracts-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract", package = "nym-mixnet-contract-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+vesting-contract-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/vesting-contract", package = "nym-vesting-contract-common", version = "0.6.0" }
+nym-contracts-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", version = "0.4.0" }

 cosmwasm-std = { workspace = true }
 cosmwasm-storage = { workspace = true }
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mod mixnet_contract_settings;
 mod mixnodes;
 mod queued_migrations;
 mod rewards;
-pub mod signing;
+mod signing;
 mod support;

 #[cfg(feature = "contract-testing")]
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cw-controllers = { workspace = true }
 cw-storage-plus = { workspace = true }
 cw-utils = { workspace = true }
 cw2 = { workspace = true }
-nym-contracts-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", version = "0.5.0" }
+nym-contracts-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", version = "0.4.0" }
 nym-name-service-common = { path = "../../common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/name-service" }
 semver = { version = "1.0.16", default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1.0.155", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ mod tests {
    use super::*;

    type TestDeps = OwnedDeps<MemoryStorage, MockApi, MockQuerier>;
-
    #[rstest::fixture]
    fn deps() -> TestDeps {
        instantiate_test_contract()
@@ -692,6 +691,7 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    #[ignore]
    fn max_page_limit_is_applied() {
+        // WIP(JON)
        todo!();
    }
 }
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Tommy Verrall	8c5f264cbf	Update build-and-upload-binaries-ci.yml change rust version due to wasm-opt issue	2023-06-07 10:50:18 +02:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	73b74ad4d2	removed explicit packet_type argument when starting base client it's known implicitly from the previously passed config struct	2023-06-05 10:07:15 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	4b4f211cba	fixed wasm client build	2023-06-05 09:54:14 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	7a26e2ef57	clippy	2023-06-02 17:48:56 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	9782945c92	defined socks5 lib config	2023-06-02 17:32:46 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	573a91e015	outfox fixes	2023-06-02 16:32:50 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	eb06285653	nym-connect config updates	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	728542181e	nym-connect clippy	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	8f52c2a229	removed deprecations (that will be resolved in the following PRs) + fixed clippy	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	3916bbf632	NR config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	f8ce87a205	socks5 client config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	c9b5ac2abf	native client config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	bd5577c0a4	nym-api config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	3e9178a664	gateway config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	ac822164af	mixnode config migration	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	edc404d6d7	renamed paths to storage_paths and fixed mixnode template	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	e0e5317b44	creating full directory structure on init	2023-06-02 16:20:30 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	6711a3bb3c	everything compiling once more but definitely not compatible with CI and older versions (yet)	2023-06-02 16:20:28 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	20130fb2a2	nym-sdk	2023-06-02 16:19:18 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	59560ac125	nym-api	2023-06-02 16:18:42 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	893648cad0	compiling updated gateway	2023-06-02 16:17:57 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	27502b9c75	using const for mixnnode config template	2023-06-02 16:17:57 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	2ab4a445b7	building socks5	2023-06-02 16:17:55 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	7f5e2f2909	wip	2023-06-02 16:16:18 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	d5bc26d2e3	native client config revamping	2023-06-02 16:13:25 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	aaa965937b	wip	2023-06-02 16:12:49 +01:00
Jędrzej Stuczyński	b3f883e82b	revamping mixnode connfig	2023-06-02 16:09:01 +01:00