fix: updated changelog for binaries with the version of the release

Merge resolve
feat: update changelogs
2023-01-10 13:53:02 +01:00 · 2023-01-10 13:48:04 +01:00 · 2023-01-10 13:43:09 +01:00 · 2023-01-10 13:10:24 +01:00 · 2023-01-06 09:38:30 +01:00 · 2023-01-05 15:53:15 +01:00
498 changed files with 14708 additions and 5295 deletions
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY=xxx
 # List of space-separated database edition IDs. Edition IDs may
 # consist of letters, digits, and dashes. For example, GeoIP2-City
 # would download the GeoIP2 City database (GeoIP2-City).
-GEOIPUPDATE_EDITION_IDS=GeoLite2-Country
+GEOIPUPDATE_EDITION_IDS=GeoLite2-City
 # The number of hours between geoipupdate runs. If this is not set
 # or is set to 0, geoipupdate will run once and exit.
 GEOIPUPDATE_FREQUENCY=72
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-      "id": "Coconut",
-      "description": "Bandwidth Test",
-      "items": [
-        {
-          "id": "cocos",
-          "description": "testing",
-          "address": "51RhttA7LhKp573QWUU74uaFuoyb4Bg2cqNUaiuTRAMb.GW9e3T5TQvn5iyvdTVnhTWaZ9WLCaBvA8XVdnw4xL9DW@EVupP2tRUeZo5Y6RpBHAbm8kSntpgNyZNL6yCr7BDEoG",
-          "gateway": "EVupP2tRUeZo5Y6RpBHAbm8kSntpgNyZNL6yCr7BDEoG"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-]
@@ -2,14 +2,61 @@

 Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

-## Unreleased (multi-surb branch breaking)
+## [Unreleased]

 ### Added

-clients: ability to use multi-reply SURBs to send arbitrarily long messages fully anonymously whilst requesting additional reply blocks whenever they're about to run out ([#1796], [#1801], [#1804], [#1835], [#1858], [#1883]))
+### Changed
+
+## [v1.1.5] (2023-01-10)
+
+### Added
+
+- socks5: send status message for service ready, and network-requester error response in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2715

 ### Changed

+- all-binaries: improved error logging in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2686
+- native client: bring shutdown logic up to the same level as socks5-client in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2695
+- nym-api, coconut-dkg contract: automatic, time-based dkg epoch state advancement in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2670
+- DKG resharing unit test by @neacsu in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2668
+- Renaming validator-api to nym-api by @futurechimp in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1863
+- Modify wasm specific make targets by @neacsu in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2693
+- client: create websocket handler builder by @octol in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2700
+- Outfox and Lion by @durch in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2730
+- Feature/multi surb transmission lanes by @jstuczyn in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2723
+
+## [v1.1.4] (2022-12-20)
+
+This release adds multiple Single Use Reply Blocks (SURBs) to allow arbitrarily-sized anonymized replies.
+At the moment this is turned off by default, but available for use by application developers.
+We will need to wait for network-requesters to upgrade to this new release, after which multi-SURB anonymization will become the default setting for the SOCKS proxy clients.
+
+The release also include some additional work for distributed key generation in the Coconut signing authority nodes.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Feature/dkg contract threshold by @neacsu in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1885
+- Multi-surbs by @jstuczyn in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2667
+- Fix multi-surb backwards compatibility in pre 1.1.4 client config files by @jstuczyn in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2703
+- fix: ignore corrupted surb storage and instead create fresh one by @jstuczyn in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/2711
+- socks5: rework waiting in inbound.rs by @octol in https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1880
+
+## [v1.1.3] (2022-12-13)
+
+### Changed
+
+- validator-api: can recover from shutdown during DKG process ([#1872])
+- clients: deduplicate gateway inititialization, part of work towards a rust-sdk
+- clients: keep all transmission lanes going at all times by making priority probabilistic
+- clients: ability to use multi-reply SURBs to send arbitrarily long messages fully anonymously whilst requesting additional reply blocks whenever they're about to run out ([#1796], [#1801], [#1804], [#1835], [#1858], [#1883]))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- network-requester: fix bug where websocket connection disconnect resulted in success error code
+- clients: fix a few panics handling the gateway-client
+- mixnode, gateway, validator-api: Use mainnet values as defaults for URLs and mixnet contract ([#1884])
+- socks5: fixed bug where connections sometimes where closed too early
 - clients: improve message logging when received message fails to get reconstructed ([#1803])

 [#1796]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1796
@@ -18,33 +65,17 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 [#1804]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1804
 [#1835]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1835
 [#1858]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1858
-[#1883]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1883
-
-## [Unreleased]
-
-### Changed
-
- validator-api: can recover from shutdown during DKG process ([#1872])
- clients: deduplicate gateway inititialization, part of work towards a rust-sdk
- clients: keep all transmission lanes going at all times by making priority probabilistic
-
-### Fixed
-
- network-requester: fix bug where websocket connection disconnect resulted in success error code
- clients: fix a few panics handling the gateway-client
- mixnode, gateway, validator-api: Use mainnet values as defaults for URLs and mixnet contract  ([#1884])
-
 [#1872]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1872
+[#1883]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1883
 [#1884]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1884

-
 ## [v1.1.2]

 ### Changed

 - gateway: Renamed flag from `enabled/disabled_credentials_mode` to `only-coconut-credentials`
 - "Family" feature for node families + layers
- Initial coconut functionality including credentials and distributed key generation 
+- Initial coconut functionality including credentials and distributed key generation

 ## [v1.1.1](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/tree/v1.1.1) (2022-11-29)

@@ -80,7 +111,6 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 [#1786]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1786
 [#1805]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1805

-
 ## [v1.1.0](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/tree/v1.1.0) (2022-11-09)

 ### Added
@@ -107,7 +137,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - gateway-client: will attempt to read now as many as 8 websocket messages at once, assuming they're already available on the socket ([#1669])
 - moved `Percent` struct to `contracts-common`, change affects explorer-api
 - socks5 client: graceful shutdown should fix error on disconnect in nym-connect ([#1591])
- validator-api: changed error serialization on `inclusion_probability`, `stake-saturation` and `reward-estimation` endpoints to provide more accurate information ([#1681]) 
+- validator-api: changed error serialization on `inclusion_probability`, `stake-saturation` and `reward-estimation` endpoints to provide more accurate information ([#1681])
 - validator-client: made `fee` argument optional for `execute` and `execute_multiple` ([#1541])
 - wasm-client: fixed build errors on MacOS and changed example JS code to use mainnet ([#1585])
 - validator-api: changes to internal SQL schema due to the mixnet contract revamp ([#1472])
@@ -135,7 +165,6 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 [#1724]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1724
 [#1725]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1725

-
 ## [nym-binaries-1.0.2](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/tree/nym-binaries-1.0.2)

 ### Added
@@ -189,8 +218,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - gateway, network-statistics: include gateway id in the sent statistical data ([#1478])
 - network explorer: tweak how active set probability is shown ([#1503])
 - validator-api: rewarder set update fails without panicking on possible nymd queries ([#1520])
- network-requester, socks5 client (nym-connect): send and receive respectively a message error to be displayed about filter check failure ([#1576]) 
-
+- network-requester, socks5 client (nym-connect): send and receive respectively a message error to be displayed about filter check failure ([#1576])

 [#1249]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1249
 [#1256]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1256
@@ -284,9 +312,9 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /clients/tauri-client [\#1163](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1163) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 - Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /clients/webassembly/js-example [\#1162](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1162) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 - Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /clients/native/examples/js-examples/websocket [\#1160](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1160) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
- Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /docker/typescript\_client/upload\_contract [\#1159](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1159) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 in /docker/typescript_client/upload_contract [\#1159](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1159) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 - Feature/vesting full [\#1158](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1158) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
- get\_current\_epoch tauri [\#1156](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1156) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
+- get_current_epoch tauri [\#1156](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1156) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Cleanup [\#1155](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1155) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Feature flag reward payments [\#1154](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1154) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Add Query endpoints for calculating rewards [\#1152](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1152) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
@@ -295,7 +323,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - wallet: use Urls rather than Strings for validator urls [\#1148](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1148) ([octol](https://github.com/octol))
 - Change accumulated reward to Option, migrate delegations [\#1147](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1147) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - wallet: fetch validators url remotely if available [\#1146](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1146) ([octol](https://github.com/octol))
- Fix delegated\_free calculation [\#1145](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1145) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
+- Fix delegated_free calculation [\#1145](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1145) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Update Nym wallet dependencies to use `ts-packages` [\#1144](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1144) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
 - wallet: try validators one by one if available [\#1143](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1143) ([octol](https://github.com/octol))
 - Update Network Explorer Packages and add mix node identity key copy [\#1142](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1142) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
@@ -335,14 +363,13 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - feature/pedersen-commitments [\#1048](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/1048) ([danielementary](https://github.com/danielementary))
 - Feature/reuse init owner [\#970](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/970) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))

-
 ## [v0.12.1](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/tree/v0.12.1) (2021-12-23)

 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1)

 **Implemented enhancements:**

- Add version check to  binaries [\#967](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/967)
+- Add version check to binaries [\#967](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/967)

 **Fixed bugs:**

@@ -372,7 +399,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Bugfix/remove mixnode bonding overwrite [\#917](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/917) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Fixes crash condition in validator API when calculating last day uptime [\#909](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/909) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Bugfix/monitor initial values wait [\#907](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/907) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
- Bug fix: Network Explorer: Add freegeoip API key and split out tasks for country distributions  [\#806](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/806) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
+- Bug fix: Network Explorer: Add freegeoip API key and split out tasks for country distributions [\#806](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/806) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
 - Explorer API: port test now split out address resolution and add units tests [\#755](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/755) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))

 **Closed issues:**
@@ -387,7 +414,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - help!!! [\#712](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/712)
 - UX feature request: show all delegated nodes in wallet [\#711](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/711)
 - UX feature request: add current balance on wallet pages [\#710](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/710)
- got sign issue from bot  [\#709](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/709)
+- got sign issue from bot [\#709](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/709)
 - As a wallet user, I would like to be able to log out of the wallet [\#706](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/706)
 - As a wallet user, I would like to have a "receive" page where I can see my own wallet address [\#705](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/705)
 - Update native client/socks client/mixnode/gateway `upgrade` command [\#689](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/689)
@@ -397,7 +424,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - nym-socks5-client crash after opening Keybase team "Browse all channels" [\#494](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/494)
 - Mixed Content problem [\#400](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/400)
 - Gateway disk quota [\#137](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/137)
- Simplify message encapsulation with regards to topology  [\#127](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/127)
+- Simplify message encapsulation with regards to topology [\#127](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/127)
 - Create constants for cli argument names [\#115](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/115)
 - Using Blake3 as a hash function [\#103](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/103)
 - Validator should decide which layer a node is in [\#86](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/86)
@@ -453,10 +480,10 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Feature/pre cosmrs updates [\#935](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/935) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Feature/client on behalf [\#934](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/934) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Webpack wallet prod configuration [\#933](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/933) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
- Adding tx\_hash to wallet response [\#932](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/932) ([futurechimp](https://github.com/futurechimp))
+- Adding tx_hash to wallet response [\#932](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/932) ([futurechimp](https://github.com/futurechimp))
 - Release/1.0.0 pre1 [\#931](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/931) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Feature/identity verification [\#930](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/930) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
- Move cleaned up smart contracts to main code repo  [\#929](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/929) ([mfahampshire](https://github.com/mfahampshire))
+- Move cleaned up smart contracts to main code repo [\#929](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/929) ([mfahampshire](https://github.com/mfahampshire))
 - Feature/mixnet contract further adjustments [\#928](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/928) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - typo copy change for nodemap [\#926](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/926) ([Aid19801](https://github.com/Aid19801))
 - Feature/UI enhancements for Desktop Wallet [\#925](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/925) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
@@ -469,7 +496,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Feature/faucet page react [\#911](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/911) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Feature/mixnet contract refactor [\#910](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/910) ([futurechimp](https://github.com/futurechimp))
 - Update README.md [\#905](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/905) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
- BUG: Bond cell denom  [\#904](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/904) ([Aid19801](https://github.com/Aid19801))
+- BUG: Bond cell denom [\#904](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/904) ([Aid19801](https://github.com/Aid19801))
 - Explorer UI tests missing data-testid [\#903](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/903) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
 - Fix up Nym-Wallet README.md [\#899](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/899) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
 - Feature/batch delegator rewarding [\#898](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/898) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
@@ -487,7 +514,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Reverted gateway registration handshake to its 0.11.0 version [\#882](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/882) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Network Explorer [\#881](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/881) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
 - Feature/rewarding interval updates [\#880](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/880) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
- Put client\_address and id in the correct order [\#875](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/875) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
+- Put client_address and id in the correct order [\#875](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/875) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - remove gateway selection on delegation and undelegation pages [\#873](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/873) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Set MSRV on all binaries to 1.56 [\#872](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/872) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - add native window items \(copy/paste\) via tauri [\#871](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/871) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
@@ -503,7 +530,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Overflow checks in release [\#846](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/846) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - fix delegate success overflow [\#842](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/842) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Feature NYM wallet webdriverio test [\#841](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/841) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
- Update nym\_wallet.yml [\#840](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/840) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
+- Update nym_wallet.yml [\#840](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/840) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
 - Feature/vouchers [\#837](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/837) ([aniampio](https://github.com/aniampio))
 - Apply readable ids to elements on Nym Wallet [\#836](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/836) ([tommyv1987](https://github.com/tommyv1987))
 - Feature/removal of monitor good nodes [\#833](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/833) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
@@ -527,8 +554,8 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Created getters for AccountData [\#787](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/787) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Feature/migrate hidden delegations [\#786](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/786) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/persistent gateway storage [\#784](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/784) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
- Replaced unwrap\_or\_else with unwrap\_or\_default [\#780](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/780) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
- Add block\_height method to Delegation [\#778](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/778) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
+- Replaced unwrap_or_else with unwrap_or_default [\#780](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/780) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
+- Add block_height method to Delegation [\#778](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/778) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Make fee helpers public [\#777](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/777) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - re-enable bonding [\#776](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/776) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Explorer-api: add API resource to show the delegations for each mix node [\#774](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/774) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
@@ -537,14 +564,14 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Adding deps for building the Tauri wallet under Ubuntu [\#770](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/770) ([futurechimp](https://github.com/futurechimp))
 - remove alert [\#767](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/767) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Feature/consumable bandwidth [\#766](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/766) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
- Update coconut-rs and use hash\_to\_scalar from there [\#765](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/765) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
+- Update coconut-rs and use hash_to_scalar from there [\#765](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/765) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/active sets [\#764](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/764) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - add app alert banner [\#762](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/762) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
 - Updated cosmos-sdk [\#761](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/761) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Feature/bond blockstamp [\#760](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/760) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/revert migration code [\#759](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/759) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Bump next from 11.1.0 to 11.1.1 in /wallet-web [\#758](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/758) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
- Add block\_height in the Delegation structure as well [\#757](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/757) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
+- Add block_height in the Delegation structure as well [\#757](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/757) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/add blockstamp [\#756](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/756) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - NetworkMonitorBuilder - starting the monitor after rocket has launched [\#754](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/754) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Enabled validators api argument [\#753](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/753) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
@@ -556,7 +583,7 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Feature/more reliable uptime calculation [\#747](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/747) ([jstuczyn](https://github.com/jstuczyn))
 - Update template toml key [\#746](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/746) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/cred after handshake [\#745](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/745) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
- Reinstate the POST method blind\_sign [\#744](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/744) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
+- Reinstate the POST method blind_sign [\#744](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/744) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - explorer-api: add pending field to port check response [\#742](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/742) ([mmsinclair](https://github.com/mmsinclair))
 - Feature/use delegation rates [\#741](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/741) ([neacsu](https://github.com/neacsu))
 - Feature/copy to clipboard [\#740](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/740) ([fmtabbara](https://github.com/fmtabbara))
@@ -593,6 +620,4 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://
 - Hang coconut issuance off the validator-api [\#679](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/679) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))
 - Update hmac and blake3 [\#673](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/673) ([durch](https://github.com/durch))

-
-
-\* *This Changelog was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator)*
+\* _This Changelog was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator)_
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "generic-array 0.14.5",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "aead"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c192eb8f11fc081b0fe4259ba5af04217d4e0faddd02417310a927911abd7c8"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common",
+ "generic-array 0.14.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aes"
 version = "0.7.5"
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ version = "0.9.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df5f85a83a7d8b0442b6aa7b504b8212c1733da07b98aae43d4bc21b2cb3cdf6"
 dependencies = [
- "aead",
+ "aead 0.4.3",
 "aes 0.7.5",
 "cipher 0.3.0",
 "ctr 0.8.0",
@@ -81,6 +91,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "memchr",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "anes"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4b46cbb362ab8752921c97e041f5e366ee6297bd428a31275b9fcf1e380f7299"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -443,6 +459,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "rustc_version 0.4.0",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "cast"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "37b2a672a2cb129a2e41c10b1224bb368f9f37a2b16b612598138befd7b37eb5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.73"
@@ -474,6 +496,30 @@ dependencies = [
 "keystream",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "chacha20"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c7fc89c7c5b9e7a02dfe45cd2367bae382f9ed31c61ca8debe5f827c420a2f08"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cipher 0.4.3",
+ "cpufeatures",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "chacha20poly1305"
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "10cd79432192d1c0f4e1a0fef9527696cc039165d729fb41b3f4f4f354c2dc35"
+dependencies = [
+ "aead 0.5.1",
+ "chacha20",
+ "cipher 0.4.3",
+ "poly1305",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
 version = "0.4.19"
@@ -488,6 +534,33 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "ciborium"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b0c137568cc60b904a7724001b35ce2630fd00d5d84805fbb608ab89509d788f"
+dependencies = [
+ "ciborium-io",
+ "ciborium-ll",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ciborium-io"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "346de753af073cc87b52b2083a506b38ac176a44cfb05497b622e27be899b369"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ciborium-ll"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "213030a2b5a4e0c0892b6652260cf6ccac84827b83a85a534e178e3906c4cf1b"
+dependencies = [
+ "ciborium-io",
+ "half",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cipher"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -505,6 +578,7 @@ checksum = "d1873270f8f7942c191139cb8a40fd228da6c3fd2fc376d7e92d47aa14aeb59e"
 dependencies = [
 "crypto-common",
 "inout",
+ "zeroize",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -586,7 +660,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "client-core"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "client-connections",
@@ -967,9 +1041,9 @@ dependencies = [
 "coconut-interface",
 "cosmrs",
 "crypto",
+ "nym-api-requests",
 "rand 0.7.3",
 "thiserror",
- "validator-api-requests",
 "validator-client",
 ]

@@ -980,9 +1054,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1604dafd25fba2fe2d5895a9da139f8dc9b319a5fe5354ca137cbbce4e178d10"
 dependencies = [
 "atty",
- "cast",
+ "cast 0.2.7",
 "clap 2.34.0",
- "criterion-plot",
+ "criterion-plot 0.4.4",
 "csv",
 "itertools",
 "lazy_static",
@@ -999,13 +1073,49 @@ dependencies = [
 "walkdir",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "criterion"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7c76e09c1aae2bc52b3d2f29e13c6572553b30c4aa1b8a49fd70de6412654cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "anes",
+ "atty",
+ "cast 0.3.0",
+ "ciborium",
+ "clap 3.2.8",
+ "criterion-plot 0.5.0",
+ "itertools",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "num-traits",
+ "oorandom",
+ "plotters",
+ "rayon",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tinytemplate",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "criterion-plot"
 version = "0.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d00996de9f2f7559f7f4dc286073197f83e92256a59ed395f9aac01fe717da57"
 dependencies = [
- "cast",
+ "cast 0.2.7",
+ "itertools",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "criterion-plot"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6b50826342786a51a89e2da3a28f1c32b06e387201bc2d19791f622c673706b1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cast 0.3.0",
 "itertools",
 ]

@@ -1116,6 +1226,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 "serde_bytes",
 "subtle-encoding",
+ "thiserror",
 "x25519-dalek",
 ]

@@ -1133,11 +1244,12 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57952ca27b5e3606ff4dd79b0020231aaf9d6aa76dc05fd30137538c50bd3ce8"
+checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
 dependencies = [
 "generic-array 0.14.5",
+ "rand_core 0.6.3",
 "typenum",
 ]

@@ -1465,7 +1577,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bitvec",
 "bls12_381 0.6.0",
 "bs58",
- "criterion",
+ "criterion 0.3.5",
 "ff 0.11.0",
 "group 0.11.0",
 "lazy_static",
@@ -1650,7 +1762,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "explorer-api"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.1.2"
 dependencies = [
 "chrono",
 "clap 3.2.8",
@@ -1697,9 +1809,9 @@ checksum = "e88a8acf291dafb59c2d96e8f59828f3838bb1a70398823ade51a84de6a6deed"

 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c3fcf0cee53519c866c09b5de1f6c56ff9d647101f81c1964fa632e148896cdf"
+checksum = "a7a407cfaa3385c4ae6b23e84623d48c2798d06e3e6a1878f7f59f17b3f86499"
 dependencies = [
 "instant",
 ]
@@ -2934,6 +3046,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "rand 0.8.5",
 "serde",
 "task",
+ "thiserror",
 "tokio",
 "tokio-util 0.7.3",
 "url",
@@ -3089,6 +3202,21 @@ dependencies = [
 "libc",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "nym-api-requests"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "bs58",
+ "coconut-interface",
+ "cosmrs",
+ "cosmwasm-std",
+ "getset",
+ "mixnet-contract-common",
+ "schemars",
+ "serde",
+ "ts-rs",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-bity-integration"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -3106,7 +3234,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-cli"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "base64",
@@ -3160,7 +3288,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "clap 3.2.8",
 "client-connections",
@@ -3199,7 +3327,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-gateway"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
@@ -3223,6 +3351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "mixnet-client",
 "mixnode-common",
 "network-defaults",
+ "nym-api-requests",
 "nymsphinx",
 "once_cell",
 "pemstore",
@@ -3238,7 +3367,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio-tungstenite 0.14.0",
 "tokio-util 0.7.3",
 "url",
- "validator-api-requests",
 "validator-client",
 "vergen 5.1.17",
 "version-checker",
@@ -3246,7 +3374,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-mixnode"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "bs58",
@@ -3288,7 +3416,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-requester"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "clap 3.2.8",
@@ -3320,7 +3448,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-network-statistics"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "dirs",
 "log",
@@ -3334,9 +3462,25 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "nym-outfox"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "blake3",
+ "chacha20",
+ "chacha20poly1305",
+ "criterion 0.4.0",
+ "curve25519-dalek",
+ "fastrand",
+ "getrandom 0.2.6",
+ "rayon",
+ "thiserror",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "clap 3.2.8",
 "client-connections",
@@ -3403,7 +3547,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "nym-validator-api"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
@@ -3434,6 +3578,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "logging",
 "mixnet-contract-common",
 "multisig-contract-common",
+ "nym-api-requests",
 "nymcoconut",
 "nymsphinx",
 "okapi",
@@ -3459,7 +3604,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "topology",
 "ts-rs",
 "url",
- "validator-api-requests",
 "validator-client",
 "vergen 7.2.1",
 "version-checker",
@@ -3492,7 +3636,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bincode",
 "bls12_381 0.6.0",
 "bs58",
- "criterion",
+ "criterion 0.3.5",
 "digest 0.9.0",
 "dkg",
 "doc-comment",
@@ -3541,6 +3685,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "nymsphinx-types",
 "pemstore",
 "rand 0.7.3",
+ "thiserror",
 "topology",
 ]

@@ -3615,6 +3760,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bytes",
 "nymsphinx-params",
 "nymsphinx-types",
+ "thiserror",
 "tokio-util 0.7.3",
 ]

@@ -3624,6 +3770,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "crypto",
 "nymsphinx-types",
+ "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -3707,6 +3854,7 @@ name = "ordered-buffer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "log",
+ "thiserror",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -4000,6 +4148,17 @@ dependencies = [
 "plotters-backend",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "poly1305"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8159bd90725d2df49889a078b54f4f79e87f1f8a8444194cdca81d38f5393abf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "opaque-debug 0.3.0",
+ "universal-hash 0.5.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "polyval"
 version = "0.5.3"
@@ -4009,7 +4168,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 "cpufeatures",
 "opaque-debug 0.3.0",
- "universal-hash",
+ "universal-hash 0.4.1",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -6189,10 +6348,10 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "mixnet-contract-common",
+ "nym-api-requests",
 "nym-types",
 "nym-wallet-types",
 "ts-rs",
- "validator-api-requests",
 "validator-client",
 "vesting-contract-common",
 "walkdir",
@@ -6367,6 +6526,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "subtle 2.4.1",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "universal-hash"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d3160b73c9a19f7e2939a2fdad446c57c1bbbbf4d919d3213ff1267a580d8b5"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-common",
+ "subtle 2.4.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "untrusted"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -6398,21 +6567,6 @@ version = "0.8.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bc5cf98d8186244414c848017f0e2676b3fcb46807f6668a97dfe67359a3c4b7"

-[[package]]
-name = "validator-api-requests"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bs58",
- "coconut-interface",
- "cosmrs",
- "cosmwasm-std",
- "getset",
- "mixnet-contract-common",
- "schemars",
- "serde",
- "ts-rs",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "validator-client"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -6437,6 +6591,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "mixnet-contract-common",
 "multisig-contract-common",
 "network-defaults",
+ "nym-api-requests",
 "prost 0.10.3",
 "reqwest",
 "serde",
@@ -6446,7 +6601,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio",
 "ts-rs",
 "url",
- "validator-api-requests",
 "vesting-contract",
 "vesting-contract-common",
 ]
@@ -6905,9 +7059,9 @@ checksum = "09041cd90cf85f7f8b2df60c646f853b7f535ce68f85244eb6731cf89fa498ec"

 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
-version = "1.4.3"
+version = "1.5.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d68d9dcec5f9b43a30d38c49f91dfedfaac384cb8f085faca366c26207dd1619"
+checksum = "c394b5bd0c6f669e7275d9c20aa90ae064cb22e75a1cad54e1b34088034b149f"
 dependencies = [
 "zeroize_derive",
 ]
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ members = [
    "mixnode",
    "service-providers/network-requester",
    "service-providers/network-statistics",
-    "validator-api",
-    "validator-api/validator-api-requests",
+    "nym-api",
+    "nym-api/nym-api-requests",
+    "nym-outfox",
    "tools/nym-cli",
    "tools/ts-rs-cli"
 ]
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ default-members = [
    "service-providers/network-requester",
    "service-providers/network-statistics",
    "mixnode",
-    "validator-api",
+    "nym-api",
    "explorer-api",
 ]

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ clippy-coconut:
 	cargo clippy --workspace --features coconut -- -D warnings

 clippy-wasm:
-	cargo clippy --workspace --features wasm -- -D warnings
+	cargo clippy --manifest-path clients/webassembly/Cargo.toml --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --workspace -- -D warnings


 clippy-all-contracts:
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ test-main:
 test-coconut:
 	cargo test --workspace --features coconut

-test-wasm:
-	cargo test --workspace --features wasm
-

 test-main-expensive:
 	cargo test --workspace -- --ignored
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "client-core"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.66"

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ use nymsphinx::addressing::nodes::NodeIdentity;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tap::TapFallible;
-use task::{ShutdownListener, ShutdownNotifier};
+use task::{TaskClient, TaskManager};
 use url::Url;

 #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), feature = "fs-surb-storage"))]
 pub mod non_wasm_helpers;

 pub struct ClientInput {
-    pub shared_lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
    pub connection_command_sender: ConnectionCommandSender,
    pub input_sender: InputMessageSender,
 }

 pub struct ClientOutput {
+    pub shared_lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
    pub received_buffer_request_sender: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
 }

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub struct BaseClientBuilder<'a, B> {
    gateway_config: &'a GatewayEndpointConfig,
    debug_config: &'a DebugConfig,
    disabled_credentials: bool,
-    validator_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
+    nym_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
    reply_storage_backend: B,

    bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController>,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ where
            gateway_config: base_config.get_gateway_endpoint_config(),
            debug_config: base_config.get_debug_config(),
            disabled_credentials: base_config.get_disabled_credentials_mode(),
-            validator_api_endpoints: base_config.get_validator_api_endpoints(),
+            nym_api_endpoints: base_config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
            bandwidth_controller,
            reply_storage_backend,
            key_manager,
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ where
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController>,
        reply_storage_backend: B,
        disabled_credentials: bool,
-        validator_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
+        nym_api_endpoints: Vec<Url>,
    ) -> BaseClientBuilder<'a, B> {
        BaseClientBuilder {
            gateway_config,
            debug_config,
            disabled_credentials,
-            validator_api_endpoints,
-            bandwidth_controller,
+            nym_api_endpoints,
            reply_storage_backend,
+            bandwidth_controller,
            key_manager,
        }
    }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ where
        self_address: Recipient,
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        mix_tx: BatchMixMessageSender,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) {
        info!("Starting loop cover traffic stream...");

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ where
        reply_controller_receiver: ReplyControllerReceiver,
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        client_connection_rx: ConnectionCommandReceiver,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) {
        info!("Starting real traffic stream...");

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ where
        mixnet_receiver: MixnetMessageReceiver,
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) {
        info!("Starting received messages buffer controller...");
        ReceivedMessagesBufferController::new(
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ where
        &mut self,
        mixnet_message_sender: MixnetMessageSender,
        ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<GatewayClient, ClientCoreError<B>> {
        let gateway_id = self.gateway_config.gateway_id.clone();
        if gateway_id.is_empty() {
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ where
    // future responsible for periodically polling directory server and updating
    // the current global view of topology
    async fn start_topology_refresher(
-        validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+        nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
        refresh_rate: Duration,
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError<B>> {
        let topology_refresher_config = TopologyRefresherConfig::new(
-            validator_api_urls,
+            nym_api_urls,
            refresh_rate,
            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
        );
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ where
    // requests?
    fn start_mix_traffic_controller(
        gateway_client: GatewayClient,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> BatchMixMessageSender {
        info!("Starting mix traffic controller...");
        let (mix_traffic_controller, mix_tx) = MixTrafficController::new(gateway_client);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ where

    async fn setup_persistent_reply_storage(
        backend: B,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<CombinedReplyStorage, ClientCoreError<B>> {
        let persistent_storage = PersistentReplyStorage::new(backend);
        let mem_store = persistent_storage
@@ -367,29 +367,31 @@ where
        let shared_topology_accessor = TopologyAccessor::new();

        // Shutdown notifier for signalling tasks to stop
-        let shutdown = ShutdownNotifier::default();
+        let task_manager = TaskManager::default();

        // channels responsible for dealing with reply-related fun
        let (reply_controller_sender, reply_controller_receiver) =
-            reply_controller::new_control_channels();
+            reply_controller::requests::new_control_channels();

        let self_address = self.as_mix_recipient();

        // the components are started in very specific order. Unless you know what you are doing,
        // do not change that.
        let gateway_client = self
-            .start_gateway_client(mixnet_messages_sender, ack_sender, shutdown.subscribe())
+            .start_gateway_client(mixnet_messages_sender, ack_sender, task_manager.subscribe())
            .await?;

-        let reply_storage =
-            Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(self.reply_storage_backend, shutdown.subscribe())
-                .await?;
+        let reply_storage = Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(
+            self.reply_storage_backend,
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
+        )
+        .await?;

        Self::start_topology_refresher(
-            self.validator_api_endpoints.clone(),
+            self.nym_api_endpoints.clone(),
            self.debug_config.topology_refresh_rate,
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
-            shutdown.subscribe(),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
        )
        .await?;

@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ where
            mixnet_messages_receiver,
            reply_storage.key_storage(),
            reply_controller_sender.clone(),
-            shutdown.subscribe(),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
        );

        // The sphinx_message_sender is the transmitter for any component generating sphinx packets
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ where
        // traffic stream.
        // The MixTrafficController then sends the actual traffic
        let sphinx_message_sender =
-            Self::start_mix_traffic_controller(gateway_client, shutdown.subscribe());
+            Self::start_mix_traffic_controller(gateway_client, task_manager.subscribe());

        // Channels that the websocket listener can use to signal downstream to the real traffic
        // controller that connections are closed.
@@ -435,11 +437,11 @@ where
            input_receiver,
            sphinx_message_sender.clone(),
            reply_storage,
-            reply_controller_sender,
+            reply_controller_sender.clone(),
            reply_controller_receiver,
            shared_lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            client_connection_rx,
-            shutdown.subscribe(),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
        );

        if !self.debug_config.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream {
@@ -449,7 +451,7 @@ where
                self_address,
                shared_topology_accessor,
                sphinx_message_sender,
-                shutdown.subscribe(),
+                task_manager.subscribe(),
            );
        }

@@ -459,17 +461,18 @@ where
        Ok(BaseClient {
            client_input: ClientInputStatus::AwaitingProducer {
                client_input: ClientInput {
-                    shared_lane_queue_lengths,
                    connection_command_sender: client_connection_tx,
                    input_sender,
                },
            },
            client_output: ClientOutputStatus::AwaitingConsumer {
                client_output: ClientOutput {
+                    shared_lane_queue_lengths,
                    received_buffer_request_sender,
                },
            },
-            shutdown_notifier: shutdown,
+            reply_controller_sender,
+            task_manager,
        })
    }
 }
@@ -478,5 +481,8 @@ pub struct BaseClient {
    pub client_input: ClientInputStatus,
    pub client_output: ClientOutputStatus,

-    pub shutdown_notifier: ShutdownNotifier,
+    // it feels very wrong to put this channel here, but I can't think of any other way of passing it to the native client
+    pub reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+
+    pub task_manager: TaskManager,
 }
@@ -8,6 +8,57 @@ use crate::config::DebugConfig;
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 use log::{error, info};
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, io};
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+async fn setup_fresh_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    db_path: P,
+    debug_config: &DebugConfig,
+) -> Result<fs_backend::Backend, ClientCoreError<fs_backend::Backend>> {
+    info!("creating fresh surb database");
+    let mut storage_backend = match fs_backend::Backend::init(db_path).await {
+        Ok(backend) => backend,
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("failed to setup persistent storage backend for our reply needs: {err}");
+            return Err(ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError { source: err });
+        }
+    };
+
+    // while I kinda hate that we're going to be creating `CombinedReplyStorage` twice,
+    // it will only be happening on the very first run and in practice won't incur huge
+    // costs since the storage is going to be empty
+    let mem_store = CombinedReplyStorage::new(
+        debug_config.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+        debug_config.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
+    );
+    storage_backend
+        .init_fresh(&mem_store)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError { source: err })?;
+
+    Ok(storage_backend)
+}
+
+fn archive_corrupted_database<P: AsRef<Path>>(db_path: P) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let db_path = db_path.as_ref();
+    debug_assert!(db_path.exists());
+
+    let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc().unix_timestamp();
+
+    let suffix = format!("_{now}.corrupted");
+
+    let new_extension =
+        if let Some(existing_extension) = db_path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) {
+            format!("{existing_extension}.{}", suffix)
+        } else {
+            suffix
+        };
+
+    let mut renamed = db_path.to_owned();
+    renamed.set_extension(new_extension);
+
+    fs::rename(db_path, renamed)
+}

 pub async fn setup_fs_reply_surb_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
    db_path: P,
@@ -20,32 +71,13 @@ pub async fn setup_fs_reply_surb_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
        match fs_backend::Backend::try_load(db_path).await {
            Ok(backend) => Ok(backend),
            Err(err) => {
-                error!("failed to setup persistent storage backend for our reply needs: {err}");
-                Err(ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError { source: err })
+                error!("failed to setup persistent storage backend for our reply needs: {err}. We're going to create a fresh database instead. This behaviour might change in the future");
+
+                archive_corrupted_database(db_path)?;
+                setup_fresh_backend(db_path, debug_config).await
            }
        }
    } else {
-        info!("creating fresh surb database");
-        let mut storage_backend = match fs_backend::Backend::init(db_path).await {
-            Ok(backend) => backend,
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!("failed to setup persistent storage backend for our reply needs: {err}");
-                return Err(ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError { source: err });
-            }
-        };
-
-        // while I kinda hate that we're going to be creating `CombinedReplyStorage` twice,
-        // it will only be happening on the very first run and in practice won't incur huge
-        // costs since the storage is going to be empty
-        let mem_store = CombinedReplyStorage::new(
-            debug_config.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
-            debug_config.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
-        );
-        storage_backend
-            .init_fresh(&mem_store)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|err| ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError { source: err })?;
-
-        Ok(storage_backend)
+        setup_fresh_backend(db_path, debug_config).await
    }
 }
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
    }

-    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        // we should set initial delay only when we actually start the stream
        let sampled =
            sample_poisson_duration(&mut self.rng, self.average_cover_message_sending_delay);
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+mod non_wasm;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+mod wasm;
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub use non_wasm::*;
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+pub use wasm::*;
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+pub use tokio::time::*;
+pub type IntervalStream = tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream;
+
+pub(crate) fn get_time_now() -> Instant {
+    Instant::now()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn new_interval_stream(polling_rate: Duration) -> IntervalStream {
+    tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream::new(tokio::time::interval(polling_rate))
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+use wasm_timer;
+
+pub use wasm_timer::*;
+pub type IntervalStream = gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream;
+
+pub(crate) fn get_time_now() -> Instant {
+    wasm_timer::Instant::now()
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn new_interval_stream(polling_rate: Duration) -> IntervalStream {
+    gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream::new(polling_rate.as_millis() as u32)
+}
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
        };

        match result {
-            Err(e) => {
-                error!("Failed to send sphinx packet(s) to the gateway! - {:?}", e);
+            Err(err) => {
+                error!("Failed to send sphinx packet(s) to the gateway! - {err}");
                self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count += 1;
                if self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count == MAX_FAILURE_COUNT {
                    // todo: in the future this should initiate a 'graceful' shutdown or try
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
        }
    }

-    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        spawn_future(async move {
            debug!("Started MixTrafficController with graceful shutdown support");

-            while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
+            loop {
                tokio::select! {
                    mix_packets = self.mix_rx.recv() => match mix_packets {
                        Some(mix_packets) => {
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
                            break;
                        }
                    },
-                    _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                    _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                        log::trace!("MixTrafficController: Received shutdown");
+                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

 pub mod base_client;
 pub mod cover_traffic_stream;
+pub(crate) mod helpers;
 pub mod inbound_messages;
 pub mod key_manager;
 pub mod mix_traffic;
@@ -10,3 +11,4 @@ pub mod real_messages_control;
 pub mod received_buffer;
 pub mod replies;
 pub mod topology_control;
+pub(crate) mod transmission_buffer;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
        }
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started AcknowledgementListener with graceful shutdown support");

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
                        break;
                    }
                },
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Received shutdown");
                }
            }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl ActionController {
        }
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started ActionController with graceful shutdown support");

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl ActionController {
                        break;
                    }
                },
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("ActionController: Received shutdown");
                }
            }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ where
        };
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started InputMessageListener with graceful shutdown support");

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ where
                        break;
                    }
                },
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("InputMessageListener: Received shutdown");
                }
            }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ where
        }
    }

-    pub(super) fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        let mut acknowledgement_listener = self.acknowledgement_listener;
        let mut input_message_listener = self.input_message_listener;
        let mut retransmission_request_listener = self.retransmission_request_listener;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ where
            .await
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started RetransmissionRequestListener with graceful shutdown support");

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl SentNotificationListener {
            .unwrap();
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started SentNotificationListener with graceful shutdown support");

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl SentNotificationListener {
                        break;
                    }
                },
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("SentNotificationListener: Received shutdown");
                }
            }
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use nymsphinx::params::{PacketSize, DEFAULT_NUM_MIX_HOPS};
 use nymsphinx::preparer::{MessagePreparer, PreparedFragment};
 use nymsphinx::Delay;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ where
        reply_surb: ReplySurb,
        amount: u32,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
-        debug!("requesting {amount} reply SURBs from {from:?}");
+        debug!("requesting {amount} reply SURBs from {from}");

        let surbs_request =
            ReplyMessage::new_surb_request_message(self.config.sender_address, amount);
@@ -294,19 +295,11 @@ where
            )))
    }

-    // the only difference between this method and `try_send_reply_chunks` is that
-    // here we are not creating acks as acks are already in memory waiting to get cleared.
-    // we are only updating their existing delays
-    pub(crate) async fn try_send_retransmission_reply_chunks(
+    pub(crate) async fn send_retransmission_reply_chunks(
        &mut self,
-        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
+        prepared_fragments: Vec<PreparedFragment>,
        lane: TransmissionLane,
-    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
-        let prepared_fragments = self
-            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(fragments.clone(), reply_surbs)
-            .await?;
-
+    ) {
        let mut real_messages = Vec::with_capacity(prepared_fragments.len());

        for prepared in prepared_fragments {
@@ -315,33 +308,58 @@ where
        }

        self.forward_messages(real_messages, lane).await;
-        Ok(())
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn try_send_reply_chunks(
+    pub(crate) async fn try_send_reply_chunks_on_lane(
        &mut self,
        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
        lane: TransmissionLane,
+    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
+        // TODO: technically this is performing an unnecessary cloning, but in the grand scheme of things
+        // is it really that bad?
+        self.try_send_reply_chunks(
+            target,
+            fragments.into_iter().map(|f| (lane, f)).collect(),
+            reply_surbs,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn try_send_reply_chunks(
+        &mut self,
+        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        fragments: Vec<(TransmissionLane, Fragment)>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        let prepared_fragments = self
-            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(fragments.clone(), reply_surbs)
+            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(
+                fragments.iter().map(|(_, f)| f.clone()).collect(),
+                reply_surbs,
+            )
            .await?;

        let mut pending_acks = Vec::with_capacity(fragments.len());
-        let mut real_messages = Vec::with_capacity(fragments.len());
+        let mut to_forward: HashMap<_, Vec<_>> = HashMap::new();

        for (raw, prepared) in fragments.into_iter().zip(prepared_fragments.into_iter()) {
+            let lane = raw.0;
+            let fragment = raw.1;
+
            let real_message = RealMessage::new(prepared.mix_packet, prepared.fragment_identifier);
            let delay = prepared.total_delay;
-            let pending_ack = PendingAcknowledgement::new_anonymous(raw, delay, target, false);
+            let pending_ack = PendingAcknowledgement::new_anonymous(fragment, delay, target, false);

-            real_messages.push(real_message);
+            let entry = to_forward.entry(lane).or_default();
+            entry.push(real_message);
            pending_acks.push(pending_ack);
        }

-        self.forward_messages(real_messages, lane).await;
+        for (lane, real_messages) in to_forward {
+            self.forward_messages(real_messages, lane).await;
+        }
+
        self.insert_pending_acks(pending_acks);
        Ok(())
    }
@@ -467,7 +485,7 @@ where
        Ok(prepared_fragment)
    }

-    async fn prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(
+    pub(crate) async fn prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(
        &mut self,
        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
        }
    }

-    pub fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        let mut out_queue_control = self.out_queue_control;
        let ack_control = self.ack_control;
        let mut reply_control = self.reply_control;
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use self::sending_delay_controller::SendingDelayController;
 use crate::client::mix_traffic::BatchMixMessageSender;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::SentPacketNotificationSender;
 use crate::client::topology_control::TopologyAccessor;
+use crate::client::transmission_buffer::TransmissionBuffer;
 use client_connections::{
    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandReceiver, ConnectionId, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
 };
@@ -29,22 +31,7 @@ use tokio::time;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasm_timer;

-use self::{
-    sending_delay_controller::SendingDelayController, transmission_buffer::TransmissionBuffer,
-};
-
 mod sending_delay_controller;
-mod transmission_buffer;
-
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-fn get_time_now() -> time::Instant {
-    time::Instant::now()
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-fn get_time_now() -> wasm_timer::Instant {
-    wasm_timer::Instant::now()
-}

 /// Configurable parameters of the `OutQueueControl`
 pub(crate) struct Config {
@@ -135,7 +122,7 @@ where

    /// Buffer containing all incoming real messages keyed by transmission lane, that we will send
    /// out to the mixnet.
-    transmission_buffer: TransmissionBuffer,
+    transmission_buffer: TransmissionBuffer<RealMessage>,

    /// Incoming channel for being notified of closed connections, so that we can close lanes
    /// corresponding to connections. To avoid sending traffic unnecessary
@@ -162,6 +149,10 @@ impl From<PreparedFragment> for RealMessage {
 }

 impl RealMessage {
+    pub(crate) fn packet_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.mix_packet.sphinx_packet().len()
+    }
+
    pub(crate) fn new(mix_packet: MixPacket, fragment_id: FragmentIdentifier) -> Self {
        RealMessage {
            mix_packet,
@@ -207,7 +198,7 @@ where
            real_receiver,
            rng,
            topology_access,
-            transmission_buffer: Default::default(),
+            transmission_buffer: TransmissionBuffer::new(),
            client_connection_rx,
            lane_queue_lengths,
        }
@@ -264,7 +255,7 @@ where
        };

        if let Err(err) = self.mix_tx.send(vec![next_message]).await {
-            log::error!("Failed to send: {}", err);
+            log::error!("Failed to send: {err}");
        }

        // notify ack controller about sending our message only after we actually managed to push it
@@ -328,7 +319,9 @@ where

    fn pop_next_message(&mut self) -> Option<RealMessage> {
        // Pop the next message from the transmission buffer
-        let (lane, real_next) = self.transmission_buffer.pop_next_message_at_random()?;
+        let (lane, real_next) = self
+            .transmission_buffer
+            .pop_next_message_at_random(&mut self.rng)?;

        // Update the published queue length
        let lane_length = self.transmission_buffer.lane_length(&lane);
@@ -469,7 +462,9 @@ where
    }

    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    fn log_status(&self) {
+    fn log_status(&self, shutdown: &mut task::TaskClient) {
+        use crate::error::ClientCoreStatusMessage;
+
        let packets = self.transmission_buffer.total_size();
        let backlog = self.transmission_buffer.total_size_in_bytes() as f64 / 1024.0;
        let lanes = self.transmission_buffer.num_lanes();
@@ -493,6 +488,13 @@ where
        } else {
            log::debug!("{status_str}");
        }
+
+        // Send status message to whoever is listening (possibly UI)
+        if mult == self.sending_delay_controller.max_multiplier() {
+            shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsVerySlow));
+        } else if mult > self.sending_delay_controller.min_multiplier() {
+            shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsSlow));
+        }
    }

    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ where
        }
    }

-    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(super) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started OutQueueControl with graceful shutdown support");

        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -516,11 +518,11 @@ where
            while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
                tokio::select! {
                    biased;
-                    _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                    _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                        log::trace!("OutQueueControl: Received shutdown");
                    }
                    _ = status_timer.tick() => {
-                        self.log_status();
+                        self.log_status(&mut shutdown);
                    }
                    _ = infrequent_status_timer.tick() => {
                        self.log_status_infrequent();
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use super::get_time_now;
+use crate::client::helpers::{get_time_now, Instant};
 use std::time::Duration;

-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use tokio::time;
-#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-use wasm_timer;
-
 // The minimum time between increasing the average delay between packets. If we hit the ceiling in
 // the available buffer space we want to take somewhat swift action, but we still need to give a
 // short time to give the channel a chance reduce pressure.
@@ -39,19 +34,11 @@ pub(crate) struct SendingDelayController {
    lower_bound: u32,

    /// To make sure we don't change the multiplier to fast, we limit a change to some duration
-    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    time_when_changed: time::Instant,
-
-    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-    time_when_changed: wasm_timer::Instant,
+    time_when_changed: Instant,

    /// If we have a long enough time without any backpressure detected we try reducing the sending
    /// delay multiplier
-    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    time_when_backpressure_detected: time::Instant,
-
-    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-    time_when_backpressure_detected: wasm_timer::Instant,
+    time_when_backpressure_detected: Instant,
 }

 impl Default for SendingDelayController {
@@ -77,6 +64,16 @@ impl SendingDelayController {
        self.current_multiplier
    }

+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    pub(crate) fn min_multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.lower_bound
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    pub(crate) fn max_multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.upper_bound
+    }
+
    pub(crate) fn increase_delay_multiplier(&mut self) {
        if self.current_multiplier < self.upper_bound {
            self.current_multiplier =
@@ -399,21 +399,20 @@ impl RequestReceiver {
        }
    }

-    async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started RequestReceiver with graceful shutdown support");
        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                biased;
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("RequestReceiver: Received shutdown");
                }
                request = self.query_receiver.next() => {
-                    match request {
-                        Some(message) => self.handle_message(message).await,
-                        None => {
-                            log::trace!("RequestReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
-                            break;
-                        },
+                    if let Some(message) = request {
+                        self.handle_message(message).await
+                    } else {
+                        log::trace!("RequestReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        break;
                    }
                },
            }
@@ -439,20 +438,19 @@ impl FragmentedMessageReceiver {
        }
    }

-    async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started FragmentedMessageReceiver with graceful shutdown support");
        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                new_messages = self.mixnet_packet_receiver.next() => match new_messages {
-                    Some(new_messages) => {
+                new_messages = self.mixnet_packet_receiver.next() => {
+                    if let Some(new_messages) = new_messages {
                        self.received_buffer.handle_new_received(new_messages).await;
-                    }
-                    None => {
+                    } else {
                        log::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Received shutdown");
                }
            }
@@ -490,7 +488,7 @@ impl ReceivedMessagesBufferController {
        }
    }

-    pub fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub fn start_with_shutdown(self, shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        let mut fragmented_message_receiver = self.fragmented_message_receiver;
        let mut request_receiver = self.request_receiver;

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::PendingAcknowledgement;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::{MessageHandler, PreparationError};
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::CombinedReplyStorage;
-use client_connections::TransmissionLane;
-use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use client_connections::{ConnectionId, TransmissionLane};
+use futures::channel::oneshot;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
@@ -15,116 +15,16 @@ use nymsphinx::chunking::fragment::{Fragment, FragmentIdentifier};
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
 use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, VecDeque};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;

-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-type IntervalStream = tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream;
+use crate::client::helpers::new_interval_stream;
+use crate::client::transmission_buffer::TransmissionBuffer;
+pub(crate) use requests::{ReplyControllerMessage, ReplyControllerReceiver, ReplyControllerSender};

-#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-type IntervalStream = gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream;
-
-pub(crate) fn new_control_channels() -> (ReplyControllerSender, ReplyControllerReceiver) {
-    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
-    (tx.into(), rx)
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub(crate) struct ReplyControllerSender(mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>);
-
-impl From<mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>> for ReplyControllerSender {
-    fn from(inner: mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>) -> Self {
-        ReplyControllerSender(inner)
-    }
-}
-
-impl ReplyControllerSender {
-    pub(crate) fn send_retransmission_data(
-        &self,
-        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
-        extra_surb_request: bool,
-    ) {
-        self.0
-            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::RetransmitReply {
-                recipient,
-                timed_out_ack,
-                extra_surb_request,
-            })
-            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn send_reply(
-        &self,
-        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        message: Vec<u8>,
-        lane: TransmissionLane,
-    ) {
-        self.0
-            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::SendReply {
-                recipient,
-                message,
-                lane,
-            })
-            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn send_additional_surbs(
-        &self,
-        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
-        from_surb_request: bool,
-    ) {
-        self.0
-            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::AdditionalSurbs {
-                sender_tag,
-                reply_surbs,
-                from_surb_request,
-            })
-            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn send_additional_surbs_request(&self, recipient: Recipient, amount: u32) {
-        self.0
-            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::AdditionalSurbsRequest {
-                recipient: Box::new(recipient),
-                amount,
-            })
-            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) type ReplyControllerReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<ReplyControllerMessage>;
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum ReplyControllerMessage {
-    RetransmitReply {
-        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
-        extra_surb_request: bool,
-    },
-
-    SendReply {
-        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        message: Vec<u8>,
-        lane: TransmissionLane,
-    },
-
-    AdditionalSurbs {
-        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
-        from_surb_request: bool,
-    },
-
-    // Should this also be handled in here? it's technically a completely different side of the pipe
-    // let's see how it works when combined, might split it before creating PR
-    AdditionalSurbsRequest {
-        recipient: Box<Recipient>,
-        amount: u32,
-    },
-}
+pub mod requests;

 pub struct Config {
    min_surb_request_size: u32,
@@ -172,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct ReplyController<R> {
    // of surbs required to send the message through
    // expected_reliability: f32,
    request_receiver: ReplyControllerReceiver,
-    pending_replies: HashMap<AnonymousSenderTag, VecDeque<Fragment>>,
+    pending_replies: HashMap<AnonymousSenderTag, TransmissionBuffer<Fragment>>,

    /// Retransmission packets that have already timed out and are waiting for additional reply SURBs
    /// so that they could be sent back to the network. Once we receive more SURBs, we should send them ASAP.
@@ -204,17 +104,28 @@ where
        }
    }

-    /// Inserts the pending replies into the BACK of the queue fn insert_pending_replies<V: Into<VecDeque<Fragment>>>(
-    fn insert_pending_replies<V: Into<VecDeque<Fragment>>>(
+    fn insert_pending_replies<I: IntoIterator<Item = Fragment>>(
        &mut self,
        recipient: &AnonymousSenderTag,
-        fragments: V,
+        fragments: I,
+        lane: TransmissionLane,
    ) {
-        if let Some(existing) = self.pending_replies.get_mut(recipient) {
-            existing.append(&mut fragments.into())
-        } else {
-            self.pending_replies.insert(*recipient, fragments.into());
-        }
+        self.pending_replies
+            .entry(*recipient)
+            .or_insert_with(TransmissionBuffer::new)
+            .store(&lane, fragments)
+    }
+
+    fn re_insert_pending_replies(
+        &mut self,
+        recipient: &AnonymousSenderTag,
+        fragments: Vec<(TransmissionLane, Fragment)>,
+    ) {
+        // the buffer should ALWAYS exist at this point, if it doesn't, it's a bug...
+        self.pending_replies
+            .entry(*recipient)
+            .or_insert_with(TransmissionBuffer::new)
+            .store_multiple(fragments)
    }

    fn re_insert_pending_retransmission(
@@ -244,7 +155,7 @@ where
        let pending_queue_size = self
            .pending_replies
            .get(target)
-            .map(|pending_queue| pending_queue.len())
+            .map(|pending_queue| pending_queue.total_size())
            .unwrap_or_default();

        let retransmission_queue = self
@@ -299,43 +210,62 @@ where
        }

        trace!("handling reply to {:?}", recipient_tag);
-        let fragments = self.message_handler.split_reply_message(data);
+        let mut fragments = self.message_handler.split_reply_message(data);
+        let total_size = fragments.len();
+        trace!("This reply requires {:?} SURBs", total_size);

-        let required_surbs = fragments.len();
-        trace!("This reply requires {:?} SURBs", required_surbs);
-
-        // TODO: edge case:
-        // we're making a lot of requests and have to request a lot of surbs
-        // (but at some point we run out of surbs for surb requests)
-
-        let (surbs, _surbs_left) = self
+        let available_surbs = self
            .full_reply_storage
            .surbs_storage_ref()
-            .get_reply_surbs(&recipient_tag, required_surbs);
+            .available_surbs(&recipient_tag);
+        let min_surbs_threshold = self
+            .full_reply_storage
+            .surbs_storage_ref()
+            .min_surb_threshold();

-        if let Some(reply_surbs) = surbs {
-            if let Err(err) = self
-                .message_handler
-                .try_send_reply_chunks(recipient_tag, fragments, reply_surbs, lane)
-                .await
-            {
-                let err = err.return_unused_surbs(
-                    self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref(),
-                    &recipient_tag,
-                );
-                warn!("failed to send reply to {:?} - {err}", recipient_tag);
-
-                // TODO: should we buffer that data to try again?
-            }
+        let max_to_send = if available_surbs > min_surbs_threshold {
+            min(fragments.len(), available_surbs - min_surbs_threshold)
        } else {
-            // we don't have enough surbs for this reply
-            self.insert_pending_replies(&recipient_tag, fragments);
+            0
+        };

-            if self.should_request_more_surbs(&recipient_tag) {
-                self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(recipient_tag)
-                    .await;
+        if max_to_send > 0 {
+            let (surbs, _surbs_left) = self
+                .full_reply_storage
+                .surbs_storage_ref()
+                .get_reply_surbs(&recipient_tag, max_to_send);
+
+            if let Some(reply_surbs) = surbs {
+                let to_send = fragments.drain(..max_to_send).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                if let Err(err) = self
+                    .message_handler
+                    .try_send_reply_chunks_on_lane(
+                        recipient_tag,
+                        to_send.clone(),
+                        reply_surbs,
+                        lane,
+                    )
+                    .await
+                {
+                    let err = err.return_unused_surbs(
+                        self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref(),
+                        &recipient_tag,
+                    );
+                    warn!("failed to send reply to {recipient_tag}: {err}");
+                    self.insert_pending_replies(&recipient_tag, to_send, lane);
+                }
            }
        }
+
+        // if there's leftover data we didn't send because we didn't have enough (or any) surbs - buffer it
+        if !fragments.is_empty() {
+            self.insert_pending_replies(&recipient_tag, fragments, lane);
+        }
+
+        if self.should_request_more_surbs(&recipient_tag) {
+            self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(recipient_tag)
+                .await;
+        }
    }

    async fn request_additional_reply_surbs(
@@ -398,35 +328,18 @@ where
        };

        let mut to_take = Vec::new();
-        let mut to_remove = Vec::new();

-        // TODO: once rust 1.66.0 is stabilised on 15.12.22, just change it to
-        // `.pop_front()` to directly take ownership
-        for (k, data) in pending.iter() {
-            let upgraded = match data.upgrade() {
-                Some(upgraded) => upgraded,
-                None => {
-                    // we got the ack while the data was waiting in the queue
-                    to_remove.push(*k);
-                    continue;
+        while to_take.len() < max_to_clear {
+            if let Some((_, data)) = pending.pop_first() {
+                // no need to do anything if we failed to upgrade the reference,
+                // it means we got the ack while the data was waiting in the queue
+                if let Some(upgraded) = data.upgrade() {
+                    to_take.push(upgraded)
                }
-            };
-
-            to_take.push(upgraded);
-
-            // we have taken as many entries as we could have
-            if to_take.len() >= max_to_clear {
+            } else {
+                // our map is empty!
                break;
            }
-            // TODO: use if upgraded.is_extra_surb_request() to bypass the limit
-        }
-
-        for ack in &to_take {
-            pending.remove(&ack.inner_fragment_identifier());
-        }
-
-        for id in to_remove {
-            pending.remove(&id);
        }

        if to_take.is_empty() {
@@ -447,46 +360,47 @@ where

        let to_send_vec = to_take.iter().map(|ack| ack.fragment_data()).collect();

-        if let Err(err) = self
+        let prepared_fragments = match self
            .message_handler
-            .try_send_retransmission_reply_chunks(
-                to_send_vec,
-                surbs_for_reply,
-                TransmissionLane::Retransmission,
-            )
+            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(to_send_vec, surbs_for_reply)
            .await
        {
-            let err = err.return_unused_surbs(self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref(), &target);
-            self.re_insert_pending_retransmission(&target, to_take);
+            Ok(prepared) => prepared,
+            Err(err) => {
+                let err =
+                    err.return_unused_surbs(self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref(), &target);
+                self.re_insert_pending_retransmission(&target, to_take);

-            warn!(
-                "failed to clear pending retransmission queue for {:?} - {err}",
-                target
-            );
-        }
+                warn!(
+                    "failed to clear pending retransmission queue for {:?} - {err}",
+                    target
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // we can't fail at this point, so drop all references to acks so that timer updates wouldn't blow up
+        drop(to_take);
+
+        self.message_handler
+            .send_retransmission_reply_chunks(prepared_fragments, TransmissionLane::Retransmission)
+            .await;
    }

    fn pop_at_most_pending_replies(
        &mut self,
        from: &AnonymousSenderTag,
        amount: usize,
-    ) -> Option<VecDeque<Fragment>> {
+    ) -> Option<Vec<(TransmissionLane, Fragment)>> {
        // if possible, pop all pending replies, if not, pop only entries for which we'd have a reply surb
-        let total = self.pending_replies.get(from)?.len();
+        let total = self.pending_replies.get(from)?.total_size();
        trace!("pending queue has {total} elements");
        if total == 0 {
            return None;
        }
-        if total < amount {
-            self.pending_replies.remove(from)
-        } else {
-            Some(
-                self.pending_replies
-                    .get_mut(from)?
-                    .drain(..amount)
-                    .collect(),
-            )
-        }
+        self.pending_replies
+            .get_mut(from)?
+            .pop_at_most_n_next_messages_at_random(amount)
    }

    async fn try_clear_pending_queue(&mut self, target: AnonymousSenderTag) {
@@ -510,9 +424,9 @@ where

        // we're guaranteed to not get more entries than we have reply surbs for
        if let Some(to_send) = self.pop_at_most_pending_replies(&target, max_to_clear) {
-            let to_send_vec = to_send.iter().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            let to_send_clone = to_send.clone();

-            if to_send_vec.is_empty() {
+            if to_send_clone.is_empty() {
                panic!(
                    "please let the devs know if you ever see this message (reply_controller.rs)"
                );
@@ -521,27 +435,22 @@ where
            let (surbs_for_reply, _) = self
                .full_reply_storage
                .surbs_storage_ref()
-                .get_reply_surbs(&target, to_send_vec.len());
+                .get_reply_surbs(&target, to_send_clone.len());

            let Some(surbs_for_reply) = surbs_for_reply else {
                error!("somehow different task has stolen our reply surbs! - this should have been impossible");
-                self.insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
+                self.re_insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
                return;
            };

            if let Err(err) = self
                .message_handler
-                .try_send_reply_chunks(
-                    target,
-                    to_send_vec,
-                    surbs_for_reply,
-                    TransmissionLane::General,
-                )
+                .try_send_reply_chunks(target, to_send_clone, surbs_for_reply)
                .await
            {
                let err =
                    err.return_unused_surbs(self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref(), &target);
-                self.insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
+                self.re_insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
                warn!("failed to clear pending queue for {:?} - {err}", target);
            }
        } else {
@@ -712,6 +621,30 @@ where
        }
    }

+    // to be honest this doesn't make a lot of sense in the context of `connection_id`,
+    // it should really be asked per tag
+    fn handle_lane_queue_length(
+        &self,
+        connection_id: ConnectionId,
+        response_channel: oneshot::Sender<usize>,
+    ) {
+        // TODO: if we ever have duplicate ids for different senders, it means our rng is super weak
+        // thus I don't think we have to worry about it?
+        let lane = TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id);
+        for buf in self.pending_replies.values() {
+            if let Some(length) = buf.lane_length(&lane) {
+                if response_channel.send(length).is_err() {
+                    error!("the requester for lane queue length has dropped the response channel!")
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        // make sure that if we didn't find that lane, we reply with 0
+        if response_channel.send(0).is_err() {
+            error!("the requester for lane queue length has dropped the response channel!")
+        }
+    }
+
    async fn handle_request(&mut self, request: ReplyControllerMessage) {
        match request {
            ReplyControllerMessage::RetransmitReply {
@@ -735,19 +668,26 @@ where
                self.handle_received_surbs(sender_tag, reply_surbs, from_surb_request)
                    .await
            }
+            ReplyControllerMessage::LaneQueueLength {
+                connection_id,
+                response_channel,
+            } => self.handle_lane_queue_length(connection_id, response_channel),
            ReplyControllerMessage::AdditionalSurbsRequest { recipient, amount } => {
                self.handle_surb_request(*recipient, amount).await
            }
        }
    }

+    // TODO: modify this method to more accurately determine the amount of surbs it needs to request
+    // it should take into consideration the average latency, sending rate and queue size.
+    // it should request as many surbs as it takes to saturate its sending rate before next batch arrives
    async fn request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(&mut self, target: AnonymousSenderTag) {
        trace!("requesting surbs for queues clearing");

        let pending_queue_size = self
            .pending_replies
            .get(&target)
-            .map(|pending_queue| pending_queue.len())
+            .map(|pending_queue| pending_queue.total_size())
            .unwrap_or_default();

        let retransmission_queue = self
@@ -787,7 +727,7 @@ where
            }

            let Some(last_received) = self.full_reply_storage.surbs_storage_ref().surbs_last_received_at(pending_reply_target) else {
-                error!("we have {} pending replies for {pending_reply_target}, but we somehow never received any reply surbs from them!", vals.len());
+                error!("we have {} pending replies for {pending_reply_target}, but we somehow never received any reply surbs from them!", vals.total_size());
                to_remove.push(*pending_reply_target);
                continue;
            };
@@ -883,28 +823,25 @@ where
        }
    }

-    fn create_interval_stream(polling_rate: Duration) -> IntervalStream {
-        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-        return tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream::new(tokio::time::interval(polling_rate));
+    // #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    // async fn log_status(&self) {
+    //     todo!()
+    // }

-        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        return gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream::new(polling_rate.as_millis() as u32);
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub(crate) async fn run_with_shutdown(&mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        debug!("Started ReplyController with graceful shutdown support");

        let polling_rate = Duration::from_secs(5);
-        let mut stale_inspection = Self::create_interval_stream(polling_rate);
+        let mut stale_inspection = new_interval_stream(polling_rate);

        // this is in the order of hours/days so we don't have to poll it that often
        let polling_rate = Duration::from_secs(self.config.max_reply_surb_age.as_secs() / 10);
-        let mut invalidation_inspection = Self::create_interval_stream(polling_rate);
+        let mut invalidation_inspection = new_interval_stream(polling_rate);

        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                biased;
-                _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                _ = shutdown.recv_with_delay() => {
                    log::trace!("ReplyController: Received shutdown");
                },
                req = self.request_receiver.next() => match req {
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::PendingAcknowledgement;
+use client_connections::{ConnectionId, TransmissionLane};
+use futures::channel::{mpsc, oneshot};
+use log::error;
+use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
+use nymsphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
+use nymsphinx::anonymous_replies::ReplySurb;
+use std::sync::Weak;
+
+pub(crate) fn new_control_channels() -> (ReplyControllerSender, ReplyControllerReceiver) {
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
+    (tx.into(), rx)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ReplyControllerSender(mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>);
+
+impl From<mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>> for ReplyControllerSender {
+    fn from(inner: mpsc::UnboundedSender<ReplyControllerMessage>) -> Self {
+        ReplyControllerSender(inner)
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReplyControllerSender {
+    pub(crate) fn send_retransmission_data(
+        &self,
+        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
+        extra_surb_request: bool,
+    ) {
+        self.0
+            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::RetransmitReply {
+                recipient,
+                timed_out_ack,
+                extra_surb_request,
+            })
+            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn send_reply(
+        &self,
+        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        message: Vec<u8>,
+        lane: TransmissionLane,
+    ) {
+        self.0
+            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::SendReply {
+                recipient,
+                message,
+                lane,
+            })
+            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn send_additional_surbs(
+        &self,
+        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
+        from_surb_request: bool,
+    ) {
+        self.0
+            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::AdditionalSurbs {
+                sender_tag,
+                reply_surbs,
+                from_surb_request,
+            })
+            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn send_additional_surbs_request(&self, recipient: Recipient, amount: u32) {
+        self.0
+            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::AdditionalSurbsRequest {
+                recipient: Box::new(recipient),
+                amount,
+            })
+            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_lane_queue_length(&self, connection_id: ConnectionId) -> usize {
+        let (response_tx, response_rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.0
+            .unbounded_send(ReplyControllerMessage::LaneQueueLength {
+                connection_id,
+                response_channel: response_tx,
+            })
+            .expect("ReplyControllerReceiver has died!");
+
+        match response_rx.await {
+            Ok(length) => length,
+            Err(_) => {
+                error!("The reply controller has dropped our response channel!");
+                // TODO: should we panic here instead? this message implies something weird and unrecoverable has happened
+                0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) type ReplyControllerReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<ReplyControllerMessage>;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum ReplyControllerMessage {
+    RetransmitReply {
+        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
+        extra_surb_request: bool,
+    },
+
+    SendReply {
+        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        message: Vec<u8>,
+        lane: TransmissionLane,
+    },
+
+    AdditionalSurbs {
+        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
+        from_surb_request: bool,
+    },
+
+    // this one doesn't belong here either...
+    LaneQueueLength {
+        connection_id: ConnectionId,
+        response_channel: oneshot::Sender<usize>,
+    },
+
+    // Should this also be handled in here? it's technically a completely different side of the pipe
+    // let's see how it works when combined, might split it before creating PR
+    AdditionalSurbsRequest {
+        recipient: Box<Recipient>,
+        amount: u32,
+    },
+}
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-pub use self::error::StorageError;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::backend::fs_backend::manager::StorageManager;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::backend::fs_backend::models::{
    ReplySurbStorageMetadata, StoredReplyKey, StoredReplySurb, StoredSenderTag, StoredSurbSender,
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;

+pub use self::error::StorageError;
+
 mod error;
 mod manager;
 mod models;
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ impl Backend {
            return Err(StorageError::IncompleteDataFlush);
        }

+        let last_flush_timestamp = manager.get_previous_flush_timestamp().await?;
+        if last_flush_timestamp == 0 {
+            // either this client has been running since 1970 or the flush failed
+            return Err(StorageError::IncompleteDataFlush);
+        }
+
        // the process has gone down without full graceful shutdown,
        // meaning the database doesn't contain valid data anymore
        // so we have to purge it
@@ -75,7 +82,12 @@ impl Backend {
            manager.delete_all_reply_keys().await?;
        }

-        let last_flush_timestamp = manager.get_previous_flush_timestamp().await?;
+        if let Err(err) = manager.get_reply_surb_storage_metadata().await {
+            // we can't recover here, we HAVE TO initialise fresh (because we don't know correct starting metadata)
+            error!("it seems the client has been shutdown gracefully - we're missing valid surb data dump. the existing database cannot be used");
+            return Err(err.into());
+        }
+
        let last_flush = match OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(last_flush_timestamp) {
            Ok(last_flush) => last_flush,
            Err(err) => {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ where
    pub async fn flush_on_shutdown(
        mut self,
        mem_state: CombinedReplyStorage,
-        mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener,
+        mut shutdown: task::TaskClient,
    ) {
        use log::{debug, error, info, warn};

@@ -136,19 +136,15 @@ impl Default for TopologyAccessor {
 }

 pub struct TopologyRefresherConfig {
-    validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
    refresh_rate: Duration,
    client_version: String,
 }

 impl TopologyRefresherConfig {
-    pub fn new(
-        validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
-        refresh_rate: Duration,
-        client_version: String,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>, refresh_rate: Duration, client_version: String) -> Self {
        TopologyRefresherConfig {
-            validator_api_urls,
+            nym_api_urls,
            refresh_rate,
            client_version,
        }
@@ -159,7 +155,7 @@ pub struct TopologyRefresher {
    validator_client: validator_client::client::ApiClient,
    client_version: String,

-    validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
    topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
    refresh_rate: Duration,

@@ -169,14 +165,12 @@ pub struct TopologyRefresher {

 impl TopologyRefresher {
    pub fn new(mut cfg: TopologyRefresherConfig, topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor) -> Self {
-        cfg.validator_api_urls.shuffle(&mut thread_rng());
+        cfg.nym_api_urls.shuffle(&mut thread_rng());

        TopologyRefresher {
-            validator_client: validator_client::client::ApiClient::new(
-                cfg.validator_api_urls[0].clone(),
-            ),
+            validator_client: validator_client::client::ApiClient::new(cfg.nym_api_urls[0].clone()),
            client_version: cfg.client_version,
-            validator_api_urls: cfg.validator_api_urls,
+            nym_api_urls: cfg.nym_api_urls,
            topology_accessor,
            refresh_rate: cfg.refresh_rate,
            currently_used_api: 0,
@@ -184,15 +178,15 @@ impl TopologyRefresher {
        }
    }

-    fn use_next_validator_api(&mut self) {
-        if self.validator_api_urls.len() == 1 {
-            warn!("There's only a single validator API available - it won't be possible to use a different one");
+    fn use_next_nym_api(&mut self) {
+        if self.nym_api_urls.len() == 1 {
+            warn!("There's only a single nym API available - it won't be possible to use a different one");
            return;
        }

-        self.currently_used_api = (self.currently_used_api + 1) % self.validator_api_urls.len();
+        self.currently_used_api = (self.currently_used_api + 1) % self.nym_api_urls.len();
        self.validator_client
-            .change_validator_api(self.validator_api_urls[self.currently_used_api].clone())
+            .change_nym_api(self.nym_api_urls[self.currently_used_api].clone())
    }

    /// Verifies whether nodes a reasonably distributed among all mix layers.
@@ -288,7 +282,7 @@ impl TopologyRefresher {
        let new_topology = self.get_current_compatible_topology().await;

        if new_topology.is_none() {
-            self.use_next_validator_api();
+            self.use_next_nym_api();
        }

        if new_topology.is_none() && self.was_latest_valid {
@@ -310,7 +304,7 @@ impl TopologyRefresher {
        self.topology_accessor.ensure_is_routable().await
    }

-    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::ShutdownListener) {
+    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: task::TaskClient) {
        spawn_future(async move {
            debug!("Started TopologyRefresher with graceful shutdown support");

@@ -1,38 +1,57 @@
 // Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::client::helpers::{get_time_now, Instant};
+use crate::client::real_messages_control::real_traffic_stream::RealMessage;
 use client_connections::TransmissionLane;
+use nymsphinx::chunking::fragment::Fragment;
 use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, Rng};
 use std::{
    collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
    time::Duration,
 };

-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use tokio::time;
-
-#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-use wasm_timer;
-
-use super::{get_time_now, RealMessage};
-
 // The number of lanes included in the oldest set. Used when we need to prioritize traffic.
-const OLDEST_LANE_SET_SIZE: usize = 5;
+const OLDEST_LANE_SET_SIZE: usize = 4;
 // As a way of prune connections we also check for timeouts.
 const MSG_CONSIDERED_STALE_AFTER_SECS: u64 = 10 * 60;

-#[derive(Default)]
-pub(crate) struct TransmissionBuffer {
-    buffer: HashMap<TransmissionLane, LaneBufferEntry>,
+pub(crate) trait SizedData {
+    fn data_size(&self) -> usize;
 }

-impl TransmissionBuffer {
+impl SizedData for RealMessage {
+    fn data_size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.packet_size()
+    }
+}
+
+impl SizedData for Fragment {
+    fn data_size(&self) -> usize {
+        // note that raw `Fragment` is smaller than sphinx packet payload
+        // as it doesn't include surb-ack or the [shared] key materials
+        self.payload_size()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub(crate) struct TransmissionBuffer<T> {
+    buffer: HashMap<TransmissionLane, LaneBufferEntry<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> TransmissionBuffer<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+        TransmissionBuffer {
+            buffer: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
    #[allow(unused)]
    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
        self.buffer.is_empty()
    }

-    pub(crate) fn remove(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane) -> Option<LaneBufferEntry> {
+    pub(crate) fn remove(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane) -> Option<LaneBufferEntry<T>> {
        self.buffer.remove(lane)
    }

@@ -57,20 +76,22 @@ impl TransmissionBuffer {
            .collect()
    }

-    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
    pub(crate) fn total_size(&self) -> usize {
        self.buffer.values().map(LaneBufferEntry::len).sum()
    }

    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    pub(crate) fn total_size_in_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn total_size_in_bytes(&self) -> usize
+    where
+        T: SizedData,
+    {
        self.buffer
            .values()
            .map(|lane_buffer_entry| {
                lane_buffer_entry
-                    .real_messages
+                    .items
                    .iter()
-                    .map(|real_message| real_message.mix_packet.sphinx_packet().len())
+                    .map(|item| item.data_size())
                    .sum::<usize>()
            })
            .sum()
@@ -92,42 +113,51 @@ impl TransmissionBuffer {
            .collect()
    }

-    pub(crate) fn store(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane, real_messages: Vec<RealMessage>) {
+    pub(crate) fn store<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane, items: I) {
        if let Some(lane_buffer_entry) = self.buffer.get_mut(lane) {
-            lane_buffer_entry.append(real_messages);
+            lane_buffer_entry.extend(items);
        } else {
            self.buffer
-                .insert(*lane, LaneBufferEntry::new(real_messages));
+                .insert(*lane, LaneBufferEntry::new(items.into_iter().collect()));
        }
    }

-    fn pick_random_lane(&self) -> Option<&TransmissionLane> {
-        let lanes: Vec<&TransmissionLane> = self.buffer.keys().collect();
-        lanes.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).copied()
+    pub(crate) fn store_multiple(&mut self, items: Vec<(TransmissionLane, T)>) {
+        for (lane, item) in items {
+            self.buffer
+                .entry(lane)
+                .or_insert_with(LaneBufferEntry::new_empty)
+                .push_item(item)
+        }
    }

-    fn pick_random_small_lane(&self) -> Option<&TransmissionLane> {
+    fn pick_random_lane<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> Option<&TransmissionLane> {
+        let lanes: Vec<&TransmissionLane> = self.buffer.keys().collect();
+        lanes.choose(rng).copied()
+    }
+
+    fn pick_random_small_lane<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> Option<&TransmissionLane> {
        let lanes: Vec<&TransmissionLane> = self
            .buffer
            .iter()
            .filter(|(_, v)| v.is_small())
            .map(|(k, _)| k)
            .collect();
-        lanes.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).copied()
+        lanes.choose(rng).copied()
    }

    // 2/3 chance to pick from the old lanes
-    fn pick_random_old_lane(&self) -> Option<TransmissionLane> {
+    fn pick_random_old_lane<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> Option<TransmissionLane> {
        let rand = &mut rand::thread_rng();
        if rand.gen_ratio(2, 3) {
            let lanes = self.get_oldest_set();
            lanes.choose(rand).copied()
        } else {
-            self.pick_random_lane().copied()
+            self.pick_random_lane(rng).copied()
        }
    }

-    fn pop_front_from_lane(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane) -> Option<RealMessage> {
+    fn pop_front_from_lane(&mut self, lane: &TransmissionLane) -> Option<T> {
        let real_msgs_queued = self.buffer.get_mut(lane)?;
        let real_next = real_msgs_queued.pop_front()?;
        real_msgs_queued.messages_transmitted += 1;
@@ -137,19 +167,48 @@ impl TransmissionBuffer {
        Some(real_next)
    }

-    pub(crate) fn pop_next_message_at_random(&mut self) -> Option<(TransmissionLane, RealMessage)> {
+    pub(crate) fn pop_at_most_n_next_messages_at_random(
+        &mut self,
+        n: usize,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<(TransmissionLane, T)>> {
+        // let start = Instant::now();
+
+        if self.buffer.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let rng = &mut rand::thread_rng();
+        let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(n);
+
+        while items.len() < n {
+            let Some(next) = self.pop_next_message_at_random(rng) else {
+               break
+            };
+            items.push(next)
+        }
+
+        // todo!("time time taken");
+
+        Some(items)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn pop_next_message_at_random<R: Rng + ?Sized>(
+        &mut self,
+        // turns out the caller always have access to some rng, so no point in instantiating new one
+        rng: &mut R,
+    ) -> Option<(TransmissionLane, T)> {
        if self.buffer.is_empty() {
            return None;
        }

        // Very basic heuristic where we prioritize according to small lanes first, the older lanes
        // to try to finish lanes when possible, then the rest.
-        let lane = if let Some(small_lane) = self.pick_random_small_lane() {
+        let lane = if let Some(small_lane) = self.pick_random_small_lane(rng) {
            *small_lane
-        } else if let Some(old_lane) = self.pick_random_old_lane() {
+        } else if let Some(old_lane) = self.pick_random_old_lane(rng) {
            old_lane
        } else {
-            *self.pick_random_lane()?
+            *self.pick_random_lane(rng)?
        };

        let msg = self.pop_front_from_lane(&lane)?;
@@ -171,35 +230,46 @@ impl TransmissionBuffer {
    }
 }

-pub(crate) struct LaneBufferEntry {
-    pub real_messages: VecDeque<RealMessage>,
+pub(crate) struct LaneBufferEntry<T> {
+    pub items: VecDeque<T>,
    pub messages_transmitted: usize,
-    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    pub time_for_last_activity: time::Instant,
-    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-    pub time_for_last_activity: wasm_timer::Instant,
+    pub time_for_last_activity: Instant,
 }

-impl LaneBufferEntry {
-    fn new(real_messages: Vec<RealMessage>) -> Self {
+impl<T> LaneBufferEntry<T> {
+    fn new_empty() -> Self {
        LaneBufferEntry {
-            real_messages: real_messages.into(),
+            items: VecDeque::new(),
            messages_transmitted: 0,
            time_for_last_activity: get_time_now(),
        }
    }

-    fn append(&mut self, real_messages: Vec<RealMessage>) {
-        self.real_messages.append(&mut real_messages.into());
+    fn new(items: VecDeque<T>) -> Self {
+        LaneBufferEntry {
+            items,
+            messages_transmitted: 0,
+            time_for_last_activity: get_time_now(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn push_item(&mut self, item: T) {
+        self.items.push_back(item);
+        // I'm not updating time here on purpose. This method is called just after `new_empty`,
+        // where the time is already set. Furthermore, this method is called there multiple times at once
+    }
+
+    fn extend<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(&mut self, items: I) {
+        self.items.extend(items);
        self.time_for_last_activity = get_time_now();
    }

-    fn pop_front(&mut self) -> Option<RealMessage> {
-        self.real_messages.pop_front()
+    fn pop_front(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        self.items.pop_front()
    }

    fn is_small(&self) -> bool {
-        self.real_messages.len() < 100
+        self.items.len() < 100
    }

    fn is_stale(&self) -> bool {
@@ -208,10 +278,10 @@ impl LaneBufferEntry {
    }

    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.real_messages.len()
+        self.items.len()
    }

    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.real_messages.is_empty()
+        self.items.is_empty()
    }
 }
@@ -88,16 +88,28 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
    where
        T: NymConfig,
    {
-        let id = id.into();
+        self.client.id = id.into();
+        self.set_empty_fields_to_defaults();
+        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);
+                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);
+                self::Client::<T>::default_public_identity_key_file(id);
        }

        // encryption key setting
@@ -107,8 +119,9 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
            .as_os_str()
            .is_empty()
        {
+            changes_made = true;
            self.client.private_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_private_encryption_key_file(&id);
+                self::Client::<T>::default_private_encryption_key_file(id);
        }
        if self
            .client
@@ -116,32 +129,35 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
            .as_os_str()
            .is_empty()
        {
+            changes_made = true;
            self.client.public_encryption_key_file =
-                self::Client::<T>::default_public_encryption_key_file(&id);
+                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);
+                self::Client::<T>::default_gateway_shared_key_file(id);
        }

        // ack key setting
        if self.client.ack_key_file.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            self.client.ack_key_file = self::Client::<T>::default_ack_key_file(&id);
+            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);
+                self::Client::<T>::default_reply_surb_database_path(id);
        }

        if self.client.database_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-            self.client.database_path = self::Client::<T>::default_database_path(&id);
+            changes_made = true;
+            self.client.database_path = self::Client::<T>::default_database_path(id);
        }
-
-        self.client.id = id;
-        self
+        changes_made
    }

    pub fn with_disabled_credentials(&mut self, disabled_credentials_mode: bool) {
@@ -160,8 +176,8 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self.client.validator_urls = validator_urls;
    }

-    pub fn set_custom_validator_apis(&mut self, validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>) {
-        self.client.validator_api_urls = validator_api_urls;
+    pub fn set_custom_nym_apis(&mut self, nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>) {
+        self.client.nym_api_urls = nym_api_urls;
    }

    pub fn set_high_default_traffic_volume(&mut self) {
@@ -221,8 +237,8 @@ impl<T> Config<T> {
        self.client.validator_urls.clone()
    }

-    pub fn get_validator_api_endpoints(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
-        self.client.validator_api_urls.clone()
+    pub fn get_nym_api_endpoints(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
+        self.client.nym_api_urls.clone()
    }

    pub fn get_gateway_id(&self) -> String {
@@ -409,7 +425,8 @@ pub struct Client<T> {
    validator_urls: Vec<Url>,

    /// Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
-    validator_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
+    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
+    nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,

    /// Path to file containing private identity key.
    private_identity_key_file: PathBuf,
@@ -438,6 +455,10 @@ pub struct Client<T> {
    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)]
    reply_surb_database_path: PathBuf,

    /// nym_home_directory specifies absolute path to the home nym Clients directory.
@@ -456,7 +477,7 @@ impl<T: NymConfig> Default for Client<T> {
            id: "".to_string(),
            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
            validator_urls: vec![],
-            validator_api_urls: vec![],
+            nym_api_urls: vec![],
            private_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
            public_identity_key_file: Default::default(),
            private_encryption_key_file: Default::default(),
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError<B: ReplyStorageBackend> {
    #[error("Failed to setup gateway")]
    FailedToSetupGateway,

-    #[error("List of validator apis is empty")]
-    ListOfValidatorApisIsEmpty,
+    #[error("List of nym apis is empty")]
+    ListOfNymApisIsEmpty,

    #[error("Could not load existing gateway configuration: {0}")]
    CouldNotLoadExistingGatewayConfiguration(std::io::Error),
@@ -57,3 +57,12 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError<B: ReplyStorageBackend> {
    #[error("Unexpected exit")]
    UnexpectedExit,
 }
+
+/// Set of messages that the client can send to listeners via the task manager
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ClientCoreStatusMessage {
+    #[error("The connected gateway is slow, or the connection to it is slow")]
+    GatewayIsSlow,
+    #[error("The connected gateway is very slow, or the connection to it is very slow")]
+    GatewayIsVerySlow,
+}
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ pub(super) async fn query_gateway_details<B>(
 where
    B: ReplyStorageBackend,
 {
-    let validator_api = validator_servers
+    let nym_api = validator_servers
        .choose(&mut thread_rng())
-        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::ListOfValidatorApisIsEmpty)?;
-    let validator_client = validator_client::client::ApiClient::new(validator_api.clone());
+        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::ListOfNymApisIsEmpty)?;
+    let validator_client = validator_client::client::ApiClient::new(nym_api.clone());

-    log::trace!("Fetching list of gateways from: {}", validator_api);
+    log::trace!("Fetching list of gateways from: {}", nym_api);
    let gateways = validator_client.get_cached_gateways().await?;
    let valid_gateways = gateways
        .into_iter()
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ where
 {
    println!("Configuring gateway");
    let gateway =
-        query_gateway_details(config.get_validator_api_endpoints(), user_chosen_gateway_id).await?;
+        query_gateway_details(config.get_nym_api_endpoints(), user_chosen_gateway_id).await?;
    log::debug!("Querying gateway gives: {}", gateway);

    // Registering with gateway by setting up and writing shared keys to disk
@@ -120,11 +120,8 @@ where
    T: NymConfig,
 {
    println!("Using gateway provided by user, keeping existing keys");
-    let gateway = query_gateway_details(
-        config.get_validator_api_endpoints(),
-        Some(user_chosen_gateway_id),
-    )
-    .await?;
+    let gateway =
+        query_gateway_details(config.get_nym_api_endpoints(), Some(user_chosen_gateway_id)).await?;
    log::debug!("Querying gateway gives: {}", gateway);
    Ok(gateway.into())
 }
@@ -209,8 +206,8 @@ pub fn output_to_json<T: Serialize>(init_results: &T, output_file: &str) {
    match std::fs::File::create(output_file) {
        Ok(file) => match serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, init_results) {
            Ok(_) => println!("Saved: {}", output_file),
-            Err(err) => eprintln!("Could not save {}: {}", output_file, err),
+            Err(err) => eprintln!("Could not save {}: {err}", output_file),
        },
-        Err(err) => eprintln!("Could not save {}: {}", output_file, err),
+        Err(err) => eprintln!("Could not save {}: {err}", output_file),
    }
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ validator_urls = [
 ]

 # Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
-validator_api_urls = [
-    {{#each client.validator_api_urls }}
+nym_api_urls = [
+    {{#each client.nym_api_urls }}
        '{{this}}',
    {{/each}}
 ]
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use std::error::Error;
+
 use crate::client::config::Config;
 use crate::error::ClientError;
 use crate::websocket;
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ use client_core::client::base_client::{
 use client_core::client::inbound_messages::InputMessage;
 use client_core::client::key_manager::KeyManager;
 use client_core::client::received_buffer::{ReceivedBufferMessage, ReconstructedMessagesReceiver};
+use client_core::client::replies::reply_controller::requests::ReplyControllerSender;
 use client_core::config::persistence::key_pathfinder::ClientKeyPathfinder;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use gateway_client::bandwidth::BandwidthController;
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ use log::*;
 use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nymsphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nymsphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
-use task::{wait_for_signal, ShutdownNotifier};
+use task::TaskManager;

 pub(crate) mod config;

@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
                .expect("No nymd validator endpoint provided");
            let api_url = config
                .get_base()
-                .get_validator_api_endpoints()
+                .get_nym_api_endpoints()
                .pop()
                .expect("No validator api endpoint provided");
            // overwrite env configuration with config URLs
@@ -84,52 +87,51 @@ impl SocketClient {
        config: &Config,
        client_input: ClientInput,
        client_output: ClientOutput,
-        self_address: Recipient,
+        self_address: &Recipient,
+        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+        shutdown: task::TaskClient,
    ) {
        info!("Starting websocket listener...");

        let ClientInput {
-            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
            connection_command_sender,
            input_sender,
        } = client_input;

-        let received_buffer_request_sender = client_output.received_buffer_request_sender;
+        let ClientOutput {
+            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
+            received_buffer_request_sender,
+        } = client_output;

-        let websocket_handler = websocket::Handler::new(
+        let websocket_handler = websocket::HandlerBuilder::new(
            input_sender,
            connection_command_sender,
            received_buffer_request_sender,
            self_address,
            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
+            reply_controller_sender,
        );

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

    /// blocking version of `start_socket` method. Will run forever (or until SIGINT is sent)
-    pub async fn run_socket_forever(self) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+    pub async fn run_socket_forever(self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
        let mut shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;
-        wait_for_signal().await;

-        println!(
-            "Received signal - the client will terminate now (threads are not yet nicely stopped, if you see stack traces that's alright)."
-        );
+        let res = task::wait_for_signal_and_error(&mut shutdown).await;

        log::info!("Sending shutdown");
        shutdown.signal_shutdown().ok();

-        // Some of these components have shutdown signalling implemented as part of socks5 work,
-        // but since it's not fully implemented (yet) for all the components of the native client,
-        // we don't try to wait and instead just stop immediately.
        log::info!("Waiting for tasks to finish... (Press ctrl-c to force)");
        shutdown.wait_for_shutdown().await;

        log::info!("Stopping nym-client");
-        Ok(())
+        res
    }

-    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<ShutdownNotifier, ClientError> {
+    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskManager, ClientError> {
        if !self.config.get_socket_type().is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }
@@ -150,12 +152,19 @@ impl SocketClient {
        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();

-        Self::start_websocket_listener(&self.config, client_input, client_output, self_address);
+        Self::start_websocket_listener(
+            &self.config,
+            client_input,
+            client_output,
+            &self_address,
+            started_client.reply_controller_sender,
+            started_client.task_manager.subscribe(),
+        );

        info!("Client startup finished!");
        info!("The address of this client is: {}", self_address);

-        Ok(started_client.shutdown_notifier)
+        Ok(started_client.task_manager)
    }

    pub async fn start_direct(self) -> Result<DirectClient, ClientError> {
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        Ok(DirectClient {
            client_input,
            reconstructed_receiver,
-            _shutdown_notifier: started_client.shutdown_notifier,
+            _shutdown_notifier: started_client.task_manager,
        })
    }
 }
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ pub struct DirectClient {
    reconstructed_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,

    // we need to keep reference to this guy otherwise things will start dropping
-    _shutdown_notifier: ShutdownNotifier,
+    _shutdown_notifier: TaskManager,
 }

 impl DirectClient {
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use std::error::Error;
+
 use crate::client::config::{Config, SocketType};
-use crate::error::ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use completions::{fig_generate, ArgShell};
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
    enabled_credentials_mode: bool,
 }

-pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
    let bin_name = "nym-native-client";

    match &args.command {
@@ -114,13 +115,13 @@ pub(crate) fn override_config(mut config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Confi
    if let Some(raw_validators) = args.api_validators {
        config
            .get_base_mut()
-            .set_custom_validator_apis(config::parse_validators(&raw_validators));
+            .set_custom_nym_apis(config::parse_validators(&raw_validators));
    } else if std::env::var(network_defaults::var_names::CONFIGURED).is_ok() {
        let raw_validators = std::env::var(network_defaults::var_names::API_VALIDATOR)
            .expect("api validator not set");
        config
            .get_base_mut()
-            .set_custom_validator_apis(config::parse_validators(&raw_validators));
+            .set_custom_nym_apis(config::parse_validators(&raw_validators));
    }

    if args.disable_socket {
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use std::error::Error;
+
 use crate::{
    client::{config::Config, SocketClient},
    commands::{override_config, OverrideConfig},
@@ -89,23 +91,27 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
    }
 }

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

    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(Some(id)) {
        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {})", id, err);
-            return Err(ClientError::FailedToLoadConfig(id.to_string()));
+            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())));
        }
    };

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

    SocketClient::new(config).run_socket_forever().await
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Upgrade {

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

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
        .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);
+        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
        process::exit(1);
    });
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
    let id = &args.id;

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

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use std::error::Error;
+
 use clap::{crate_version, Parser};
-use error::ClientError;
 use logging::setup_logging;
 use network_defaults::setup_env;

@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod websocket;

 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
    setup_logging();
    println!("{}", banner());

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use client_connections::{
-    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandSender, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
+    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandSender, ConnectionId, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
 };
+use client_core::client::replies::reply_controller::requests::ReplyControllerSender;
 use client_core::client::{
    inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageSender},
    received_buffer::{
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ use log::*;
 use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nymsphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nymsphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio::time::Instant;
 use tokio_tungstenite::{
    accept_async,
    tungstenite::{protocol::Message as WsMessage, Error as WsError},
@@ -35,19 +38,36 @@ impl Default for ReceivedResponseType {
    }
 }

-pub(crate) struct Handler {
+pub(crate) struct HandlerBuilder {
    msg_input: InputMessageSender,
    client_connection_tx: ConnectionCommandSender,
    buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
    self_full_address: Recipient,
-    socket: Option<WebSocketStream<TcpStream>>,
-    received_response_type: ReceivedResponseType,
    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
+    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
 }

-// clone is used to use handler on a new connection, which initially is `None`
-impl Clone for Handler {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+impl HandlerBuilder {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        msg_input: InputMessageSender,
+        client_connection_tx: ConnectionCommandSender,
+        buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
+        self_full_address: &Recipient,
+        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
+        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            msg_input,
+            client_connection_tx,
+            buffer_requester,
+            self_full_address: *self_full_address,
+            lane_queue_lengths,
+            reply_controller_sender,
+        }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: make sure we only ever have one active handler
+    pub fn create_active_handler(&self) -> Handler {
        Handler {
            msg_input: self.msg_input.clone(),
            client_connection_tx: self.client_connection_tx.clone(),
@@ -56,10 +76,22 @@ impl Clone for Handler {
            socket: None,
            received_response_type: Default::default(),
            lane_queue_lengths: self.lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
+            reply_controller_sender: self.reply_controller_sender.clone(),
        }
    }
 }

+pub(crate) struct Handler {
+    msg_input: InputMessageSender,
+    client_connection_tx: ConnectionCommandSender,
+    buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
+    self_full_address: Recipient,
+    socket: Option<WebSocketStream<TcpStream>>,
+    received_response_type: ReceivedResponseType,
+    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
+    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+}
+
 impl Drop for Handler {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        if self
@@ -73,22 +105,46 @@ impl Drop for Handler {
 }

 impl Handler {
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        msg_input: InputMessageSender,
-        client_connection_tx: ConnectionCommandSender,
-        buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
-        self_full_address: Recipient,
-        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Handler {
-            msg_input,
-            client_connection_tx,
-            buffer_requester,
-            self_full_address,
-            socket: None,
-            received_response_type: Default::default(),
-            lane_queue_lengths,
+    async fn get_lane_queue_length(&self, connection_id: ConnectionId) -> Option<ServerResponse> {
+        let req_start = Instant::now();
+
+        // get the base queue length
+        // Note that this does _NOT_ take into account the packets that have been received but not
+        // yet reach `OutQueueControl`, so it might be a tad low.
+        let conn_lane = TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id);
+        let Ok(base_length) = self
+            .lane_queue_lengths
+            .lock()
+            .map(|guard| guard.get(&conn_lane).unwrap_or_default()) else {
+            // I'd argue we should panic here as this error it not recoverable
+            error!("The lane queue length lock is poisoned!!");
+            return None
+        };
+
+        // get the number of pending replies waiting for reply surbs
+        let reply_queue_length = self
+            .reply_controller_sender
+            .get_lane_queue_length(connection_id)
+            .await;
+
+        let queue_length = base_length + reply_queue_length;
+
+        let time_taken = req_start.elapsed();
+        let msg =
+            format!("it took {time_taken:?} to get lane length for connection {connection_id}. The length is: {queue_length} = {base_length} (already queued up) + {reply_queue_length} (waiting for reply SURBs)");
+
+        if time_taken > Duration::from_millis(1) {
+            info!("{msg}");
+        } else if time_taken > Duration::from_millis(10) {
+            warn!("{msg}");
+        } else if time_taken > Duration::from_millis(50) {
+            error!("{msg}");
        }
+
+        Some(ServerResponse::LaneQueueLength {
+            lane: connection_id,
+            queue_length,
+        })
    }

    async fn handle_send(
@@ -115,27 +171,11 @@ impl Handler {
            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
-        let connection_id = match lane {
-            TransmissionLane::General
-            | TransmissionLane::ReplySurbRequest
-            | TransmissionLane::Retransmission
-            | TransmissionLane::AdditionalReplySurbs => return None,
-            TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(id) => id,
+        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
+          return None
        };

-        // on receiving a send, we reply back the current lane queue length for that connection id.
-        // Note that this does _NOT_ take into account the packets that have been received but not
-        // yet reach `OutQueueControl`, so it might be a tad low.
-        if let Ok(lane_queue_lengths) = self.lane_queue_lengths.lock() {
-            let queue_length = lane_queue_lengths.get(&lane).unwrap_or(0);
-            return Some(ServerResponse::LaneQueueLength {
-                lane: connection_id,
-                queue_length,
-            });
-        }
-
-        log::warn!("Failed to get the lane queue length lock, not responding back with the current queue length");
-        None
+        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
    }

    async fn handle_send_anonymous(
@@ -162,27 +202,11 @@ impl Handler {
            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
-        let connection_id = match lane {
-            TransmissionLane::General
-            | TransmissionLane::ReplySurbRequest
-            | TransmissionLane::Retransmission
-            | TransmissionLane::AdditionalReplySurbs => return None,
-            TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(id) => id,
+        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
+          return None
        };

-        // on receiving a send, we reply back the current lane queue length for that connection id.
-        // Note that this does _NOT_ take into account the packets that have been received but not
-        // yet reach `OutQueueControl`, so it might be a tad low.
-        if let Ok(lane_queue_lengths) = self.lane_queue_lengths.lock() {
-            let queue_length = lane_queue_lengths.get(&lane).unwrap_or(0);
-            return Some(ServerResponse::LaneQueueLength {
-                lane: connection_id,
-                queue_length,
-            });
-        }
-
-        log::warn!("Failed to get the lane queue length lock, not responding back with the current queue length");
-        None
+        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
    }

    async fn handle_reply(
@@ -205,27 +229,11 @@ impl Handler {
            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");

        // Only reply back with a `LaneQueueLength` if the sender providided a connection id
-        let connection_id = match lane {
-            TransmissionLane::General
-            | TransmissionLane::ReplySurbRequest
-            | TransmissionLane::Retransmission
-            | TransmissionLane::AdditionalReplySurbs => return None,
-            TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(id) => id,
+        let TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id) = lane else {
+          return None
        };

-        // on receiving a send, we reply back the current lane queue length for that connection id.
-        // Note that this does _NOT_ take into account the packets that have been received but not
-        // yet reach `OutQueueControl`, so it might be a tad low.
-        if let Ok(lane_queue_lengths) = self.lane_queue_lengths.lock() {
-            let queue_length = lane_queue_lengths.get(&lane).unwrap_or(0);
-            return Some(ServerResponse::LaneQueueLength {
-                lane: connection_id,
-                queue_length,
-            });
-        }
-
-        log::warn!("Failed to get the lane queue length lock, not responding back with the current queue length");
-        None
+        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
    }

    fn handle_self_address(&self) -> ServerResponse {
@@ -239,20 +247,8 @@ impl Handler {
        None
    }

-    fn handle_get_lane_queue_length(&self, connection_id: u64) -> Option<ServerResponse> {
-        let Ok(lane_queue_lengths) = self.lane_queue_lengths.lock() else {
-            log::warn!(
-                "Failed to get the lane queue length lock, not responding back with the current queue length"
-            );
-            return None;
-        };
-
-        let lane = TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id);
-        let queue_length = lane_queue_lengths.get(&lane).unwrap_or(0);
-        Some(ServerResponse::LaneQueueLength {
-            lane: connection_id,
-            queue_length,
-        })
+    async fn handle_get_lane_queue_length(&self, connection_id: u64) -> Option<ServerResponse> {
+        self.get_lane_queue_length(connection_id).await
    }

    async fn handle_request(&mut self, request: ClientRequest) -> Option<ServerResponse> {
@@ -281,7 +277,7 @@ impl Handler {

            ClientRequest::SelfAddress => Some(self.handle_self_address()),
            ClientRequest::ClosedConnection(id) => self.handle_closed_connection(id),
-            ClientRequest::GetLaneQueueLength(id) => self.handle_get_lane_queue_length(id),
+            ClientRequest::GetLaneQueueLength(id) => self.handle_get_lane_queue_length(id).await,
        }
    }

@@ -362,8 +358,12 @@ impl Handler {
        }
    }

-    async fn listen_for_requests(&mut self, mut msg_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver) {
-        loop {
+    async fn listen_for_requests(
+        &mut self,
+        mut msg_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
+        mut task_client: task::TaskClient,
+    ) {
+        while !task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                // we can either get a client request from the websocket
                socket_msg = self.next_websocket_request() => {
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ impl Handler {
                    let socket_msg = match socket_msg.unwrap() {
                        Ok(socket_msg) => socket_msg,
                        Err(err) => {
-                            warn!("failed to obtain message from websocket stream! stopping connection handler: {}", err);
+                            warn!("failed to obtain message from websocket stream! stopping connection handler: {err}");
                            break;
                        }
                    };
@@ -397,21 +397,33 @@ impl Handler {
                        error!("mix messages sender was unexpectedly closed! this shouldn't have ever happened! (unless we're shutting down - TODO: implement proper graceful shutdown handler)");
                        return
                    };
-                    if let Err(e) = self.push_websocket_received_plaintexts(mix_messages).await {
-                        warn!("failed to send sphinx packets back to the client - {:?}, assuming the connection is dead", e);
+                    if let Err(err) = self.push_websocket_received_plaintexts(mix_messages).await {
+                        warn!("failed to send sphinx packets back to the client - {err}, assuming the connection is dead");
                        break;
                    }
                }
+                _ = task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("Websocket handler: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
+        log::debug!("Websocket handler: Exiting");
    }

    // consume self to make sure `drop` is called after this is done
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_connection(mut self, socket: TcpStream) {
+    pub(crate) async fn handle_connection(
+        mut self,
+        socket: TcpStream,
+        mut task_client: task::TaskClient,
+    ) {
+        // We don't want a crash in the connection handler to trigger a shutdown of the whole
+        // process.
+        task_client.mark_as_success();
+
        let ws_stream = match accept_async(socket).await {
            Ok(ws_stream) => ws_stream,
            Err(err) => {
-                warn!("error while performing the websocket handshake - {:?}", err);
+                warn!("error while performing the websocket handshake - {err}");
                return;
            }
        };
@@ -426,7 +438,8 @@ impl Handler {
            ))
            .expect("the buffer request failed!");

-        self.listen_for_requests(reconstructed_receiver).await;
+        self.listen_for_requests(reconstructed_receiver, task_client)
+            .await;
    }
 }

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use super::handler::Handler;
+use super::handler::HandlerBuilder;
 use log::*;
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, process, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ impl Listener {
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, handler: Handler) {
+    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, handler: HandlerBuilder, mut task_client: task::TaskClient) {
        let tcp_listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(self.address).await {
            Ok(listener) => listener,
            Err(err) => {
-                error!("Failed to bind to {} - {}. Are you sure nothing else is running on the specified port and your user has sufficient permission to bind to the requested address?", self.address, err);
+                error!("Failed to bind to {} - {err}. Are you sure nothing else is running on the specified port and your user has sufficient permission to bind to the requested address?", self.address);
                process::exit(1);
            }
        };
@@ -45,10 +45,23 @@ impl Listener {

        loop {
            tokio::select! {
+                // When the handler finishes we check if shutdown is signalled
                _ = notify.notified() => {
+                    if task_client.is_shutdown() {
+                        log::trace!("Websocket listener: detected shutdown after connection closed");
+                        break;
+                    }
                    // our connection terminated - we are open to a new one now!
                    self.state = State::AwaitingConnection;
                }
+                // ... but when there is no connected client at the time of shutdown being
+                // signalled, we handle it here.
+                _ = task_client.recv() => {
+                    if !self.state.is_connected() {
+                        log::trace!("Not connected: shutting down");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
                new_conn = tcp_listener.accept() => {
                    match new_conn {
                        Ok((mut socket, remote_addr)) => {
@@ -63,31 +76,37 @@ impl Listener {
                                    Ok(_) => trace!(
                                        "closed the connection between attempting websocket handshake"
                                    ),
-                                    Err(e) => warn!("failed to cleanly close the connection - {:?}", e),
+                                    Err(err) => warn!("failed to cleanly close the connection - {err}"),
                                };
                            } else {
                                // even though we're spawning a new task with the handler here, we will only ever spawn a single one.
                                // it's done so that any new connections to this listener could be rejected rather than left
                                // hanging because the executor doesn't come back here
                                let notify_clone = Arc::clone(&notify);
-                                let fresh_handler = handler.clone();
+                                let fresh_handler = handler.create_active_handler();
+                                let task_client_handler = task_client.clone();
                                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                                    fresh_handler.handle_connection(socket).await;
+                                    fresh_handler.handle_connection(socket, task_client_handler).await;
                                    notify_clone.notify_one();
                                });
                                self.state = State::Connected;
                            }
                        }
-                        Err(e) => warn!("failed to get client: {:?}", e),
+                        Err(err) => warn!("failed to get client: {err}"),
                    }
                }
            }
        }
+        log::debug!("Websocket listener: Exiting");
    }

-    pub(crate) fn start(mut self, handler: Handler) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    pub(crate) fn start(
+        mut self,
+        handler: HandlerBuilder,
+        shutdown: task::TaskClient,
+    ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
        info!("Running websocket on {:?}", self.address.to_string());

-        tokio::spawn(async move { self.run(handler).await })
+        tokio::spawn(async move { self.run(handler, shutdown).await })
    }
 }
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-pub(crate) use handler::Handler;
+pub(crate) use handler::HandlerBuilder;
 pub(crate) use listener::Listener;

 pub(crate) mod handler;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl ClientRequest {
            Err(err) => {
                return Err(error::Error::new(
                    ErrorKind::MalformedRequest,
-                    format!("malformed recipient: {:?}", err),
+                    format!("malformed recipient: {err}"),
                ))
            }
        };
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl ClientRequest {
            Err(err) => {
                return Err(error::Error::new(
                    ErrorKind::MalformedRequest,
-                    format!("malformed recipient: {:?}", err),
+                    format!("malformed recipient: {err}"),
                ))
            }
        };
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl ServerResponse {
            Err(err) => {
                return Err(error::Error::new(
                    ErrorKind::MalformedResponse,
-                    format!("malformed Recipient: {:?}", err),
+                    format!("malformed Recipient: {err}"),
                ))
            }
        };
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl ServerResponse {
            Err(err) => {
                return Err(error::Error::new(
                    ErrorKind::MalformedResponse,
-                    format!("malformed error message: {:?}", err),
+                    format!("malformed error message: {err}"),
                ))
            }
        };
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.1.5"
 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"
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ pub struct Socks5 {
    /// slower and consume nearly double the bandwidth as it will require sending reply SURBs.
    ///
    /// Note that some service providers might not support this.
+    #[serde(default)]
    send_anonymously: bool,
 }

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ validator_urls = [
 ]

 # Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
-validator_api_urls = [
-    {{#each client.validator_api_urls }}
+nym_api_urls = [
+    {{#each client.nym_api_urls }}
        '{{this}}',
    {{/each}}
 ]
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ use gateway_client::bandwidth::BandwidthController;
 use log::*;
 use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use std::error::Error;
-use task::{wait_for_signal_and_error, ShutdownListener, ShutdownNotifier};
-use url::Url;
+use task::{wait_for_signal_and_error, TaskClient, TaskManager};

 pub mod config;

@@ -56,23 +55,23 @@ impl NymClient {

    async fn create_bandwidth_controller(config: &Config) -> BandwidthController {
        #[cfg(feature = "coconut")]
-        //temp hard code these values for testing
-        let qwerty_validator: Url =
-            Url::from_str("http://qwerty-validator.qa.nymte.ch:26657/").unwrap();
-        let val_api: Url =
-            Url::from_str("https://qwerty-coconut-one-validator-api.qa.nymte.ch/api").unwrap();
-
        let bandwidth_controller = {
            let details = network_defaults::NymNetworkDetails::new_from_env();
            let mut client_config =
                validator_client::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(&details)
                    .expect("failed to construct validator client config");
-
+            let nymd_url = config
+                .get_base()
+                .get_validator_endpoints()
+                .pop()
+                .expect("No nymd validator endpoint provided");
+            let api_url = config
+                .get_base()
+                .get_nym_api_endpoints()
+                .pop()
+                .expect("No validator api endpoint provided");
            // overwrite env configuration with config URLs
-            client_config = client_config.with_urls(qwerty_validator, val_api);
-
-            println!("{:?}", client_config);
-
+            client_config = client_config.with_urls(nymd_url, api_url);
            let client = validator_client::Client::new_query(client_config)
                .expect("Could not construct query client");
            let coconut_api_clients =
@@ -97,19 +96,21 @@ impl NymClient {
        client_input: ClientInput,
        client_output: ClientOutput,
        self_address: Recipient,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) {
        info!("Starting socks5 listener...");
        let auth_methods = vec![AuthenticationMethods::NoAuth as u8];
        let allowed_users: Vec<User> = Vec::new();

        let ClientInput {
-            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
            connection_command_sender,
            input_sender,
        } = client_input;

-        let received_buffer_request_sender = client_output.received_buffer_request_sender;
+        let ClientOutput {
+            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
+            received_buffer_request_sender,
+        } = client_output;

        let authenticator = Authenticator::new(auth_methods, allowed_users);
        let mut sphinx_socks = SphinxSocksServer::new(
@@ -159,10 +160,14 @@ impl NymClient {
    pub async fn run_and_listen(
        self,
        mut receiver: Socks5ControlMessageReceiver,
+        sender: task::StatusSender,
    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
        // Start the main task
        let mut shutdown = self.start().await?;

+        // Listen to status messages from task, that we forward back to the caller
+        shutdown.start_status_listener(sender).await;
+
        let res = tokio::select! {
            biased;
            message = receiver.next() => {
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@ impl NymClient {
        res
    }

-    pub async fn start(self) -> Result<ShutdownNotifier, Socks5ClientError> {
+    pub async fn start(self) -> Result<TaskManager, Socks5ClientError> {
        let base_builder = BaseClientBuilder::new_from_base_config(
            self.config.get_base(),
            self.key_manager,
@@ -219,12 +224,12 @@ impl NymClient {
            client_input,
            client_output,
            self_address,
-            started_client.shutdown_notifier.subscribe(),
+            started_client.task_manager.subscribe(),
        );

        info!("Client startup finished!");
        info!("The address of this client is: {}", self_address);

-        Ok(started_client.shutdown_notifier)
+        Ok(started_client.task_manager)
    }
 }
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ pub(crate) fn override_config(mut config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Confi
    if let Some(raw_validators) = args.api_validators {
        config
            .get_base_mut()
-            .set_custom_validator_apis(parse_validators(&raw_validators));
+            .set_custom_nym_apis(parse_validators(&raw_validators));
    } else if let Ok(raw_validators) = std::env::var(network_defaults::var_names::API_VALIDATOR) {
        config
            .get_base_mut()
-            .set_custom_validator_apis(parse_validators(&raw_validators));
+            .set_custom_nym_apis(parse_validators(&raw_validators));
    }

    if args.use_anonymous_sender_tag {
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long)]
    nymd_validators: Option<String>,

-    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the Nym APIs
    #[clap(long)]
-    api_validators: Option<String>,
+    nym_apis: Option<String>,

    /// Port for the socket to listen on
    #[clap(short, long)]
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
    fn from(run_config: Run) -> Self {
        OverrideConfig {
            nymd_validators: run_config.nymd_validators,
-            api_validators: run_config.api_validators,
+            api_validators: run_config.nym_apis,
            port: run_config.port,
            use_anonymous_sender_tag: run_config.use_anonymous_sender_tag,
            fastmode: run_config.fastmode,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error
    let mut config = match Config::load_from_file(Some(id)) {
        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
        Err(err) => {
-            error!("Failed to load config for {}. Are you sure you have run `init` before? (Error was: {})", id, 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(),
            )));
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: &Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error
    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.");
+    }
+
    if !version_check(&config) {
        error!("failed the local version check");
        return Err(Box::new(Socks5ClientError::FailedLocalVersionCheck));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Upgrade {

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

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn minor_0_12_upgrade(
        .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);
+        eprintln!("failed to overwrite config file! - {err}");
        print_failed_upgrade(config_version, &to_version);
        process::exit(1);
    });
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(args: &Upgrade) {
    let id = &args.id;

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::socks::types::SocksProxyError;
 use client_core::client::replies::reply_storage::fs_backend;
 use client_core::error::ClientCoreError;
+use socks5_requests::ConnectionId;

 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Socks5ClientError {
@@ -21,4 +22,10 @@ pub enum Socks5ClientError {

    #[error("Fail to bind address")]
    FailToBindAddress,
+
+    #[error("Network requester: connection id {connection_id}: {error}")]
+    NetworkRequesterError {
+        connection_id: ConnectionId,
+        error: String,
+    },
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use socks5_requests::{ConnectionId, Message, RemoteAddress, Request};
 use std::io;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, ReadBuf};
 use tokio::{self, net::TcpStream};

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SocksClient {
    self_address: Recipient,
    started_proxy: bool,
    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
-    shutdown_listener: ShutdownListener,
+    shutdown_listener: TaskClient,
 }

 impl Drop for SocksClient {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl SocksClient {
        controller_sender: ControllerSender,
        self_address: &Recipient,
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
-        mut shutdown_listener: ShutdownListener,
+        mut shutdown_listener: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        // If this task fails and exits, we don't want to send shutdown signal
        shutdown_listener.mark_as_success();
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl SocksClient {
    }

    pub async fn send_error(&mut self, err: SocksProxyError) -> Result<(), SocksProxyError> {
-        let error_text = format!("{}", err);
+        let error_text = format!("{err}");
        let Some(ref version) = self.socks_version else {
            log::error!("Trying to send error without knowing the version");
            return Ok(());
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ use client_core::client::received_buffer::{ReceivedBufferMessage, ReceivedBuffer
 use nymsphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
 use proxy_helpers::connection_controller::{ControllerCommand, ControllerSender};
 use socks5_requests::Message;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;
+
+use crate::error::Socks5ClientError;

 pub(crate) struct MixnetResponseListener {
    buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
    mix_response_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
    controller_sender: ControllerSender,
-    shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+    shutdown: TaskClient,
 }

 impl Drop for MixnetResponseListener {
@@ -25,9 +27,9 @@ impl Drop for MixnetResponseListener {
            .unbounded_send(ReceivedBufferMessage::ReceiverDisconnect)
        {
            if self.shutdown.is_shutdown_poll() {
-                log::debug!("The buffer request failed: {}", err);
+                log::debug!("The buffer request failed: {err}");
            } else {
-                log::error!("The buffer request failed: {}", err);
+                log::error!("The buffer request failed: {err}");
            }
        }
    }
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ impl MixnetResponseListener {
    pub(crate) fn new(
        buffer_requester: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
        controller_sender: ControllerSender,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let (mix_response_sender, mix_response_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
        buffer_requester
@@ -52,7 +54,10 @@ impl MixnetResponseListener {
        }
    }

-    async fn on_message(&self, reconstructed_message: ReconstructedMessage) {
+    fn on_message(
+        &self,
+        reconstructed_message: ReconstructedMessage,
+    ) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
        let raw_message = reconstructed_message.message;
        if reconstructed_message.sender_tag.is_some() {
            warn!("this message was sent anonymously - it couldn't have come from the service provider");
@@ -60,12 +65,12 @@ impl MixnetResponseListener {

        let response = match Message::try_from_bytes(&raw_message) {
            Err(err) => {
-                warn!("failed to parse received response - {:?}", err);
-                return;
+                warn!("failed to parse received response - {err}");
+                return Ok(());
            }
            Ok(Message::Request(_)) => {
                warn!("unexpected request");
-                return;
+                return Ok(());
            }
            Ok(Message::Response(data)) => data,
            Ok(Message::NetworkRequesterResponse(r)) => {
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ impl MixnetResponseListener {
                    "Network requester failed on connection id {} with error: {}",
                    r.connection_id, r.network_requester_error
                );
-                return;
+                return Err(Socks5ClientError::NetworkRequesterError {
+                    connection_id: r.connection_id,
+                    error: r.network_requester_error,
+                });
            }
        };

@@ -84,18 +92,21 @@ impl MixnetResponseListener {
                response.is_closed,
            ))
            .unwrap();
+
+        Ok(())
    }

    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self) {
        while !self.shutdown.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                received_responses = self.mix_response_receiver.next() => match received_responses {
-                    Some(received_responses) => {
+                received_responses = self.mix_response_receiver.next() => {
+                    if let Some(received_responses) = received_responses {
                        for reconstructed_message in received_responses {
-                            self.on_message(reconstructed_message).await;
+                            if let Err(err) = self.on_message(reconstructed_message) {
+                                self.shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(err));
+                            }
                        }
-                    },
-                    None => {
+                    } else {
                        log::trace!("MixnetResponseListener: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use proxy_helpers::connection_controller::{BroadcastActiveConnections, Controller};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use tap::TapFallible;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;

 /// A Socks5 server that listens for connections.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct SphinxSocksServer {
    self_address: Recipient,
    client_config: client::Config,
    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
-    shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+    shutdown: TaskClient,
 }

 impl SphinxSocksServer {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl SphinxSocksServer {
        self_address: Recipient,
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        client_config: client::Config,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        // hardcode ip as we (presumably) ONLY want to listen locally. If we change it, we can
        // just modify the config
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl SphinxSocksServer {

                    tokio::spawn(async move {
                        if let Err(err) = client.run().await {
-                            error!("Error! {}", err);
+                            error!("Error! {err}");
                            if client.send_error(err).await.is_err() {
                                warn!("Failed to send error code");
                            };
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub enum SocksProxyError {
 impl std::fmt::Display for SocksProxyError {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        match self {
-            SocksProxyError::GenericError(err) => write!(f, "GenericError - {}", err),
+            SocksProxyError::GenericError(err) => write!(f, "GenericError - {err}"),
            SocksProxyError::UnsupportedProxyVersion(version) => {
                write!(f, "Unsupported proxy version {}", version)
            }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default class ValidatorClient implements INymClient {
  static async connect(
    mnemonic: string,
    nymdUrl: string,
-    validatorApiUrl: string,
+    nymApiUrl: string,
    prefix: string,
    mixnetContract: string,
    vestingContract: string,
@@ -94,19 +94,19 @@ export default class ValidatorClient implements INymClient {
  ): Promise<ValidatorClient> {
    const wallet = await ValidatorClient.buildWallet(mnemonic, prefix);

-    const signingClient = await SigningClient.connectWithNymSigner(wallet, nymdUrl, validatorApiUrl, prefix, denom);
+    const signingClient = await SigningClient.connectWithNymSigner(wallet, nymdUrl, nymApiUrl, prefix, denom);
    return new ValidatorClient(signingClient, prefix, mixnetContract, vestingContract, denom);
  }

  static async connectForQuery(
    nymdUrl: string,
-    validatorApiUrl: string,
+    nymApiUrl: string,
    prefix: string,
    mixnetContract: string,
    vestingContract: string,
    denom: string,
  ): Promise<ValidatorClient> {
-    const queryClient = await QueryClient.connectWithNym(nymdUrl, validatorApiUrl);
+    const queryClient = await QueryClient.connectWithNym(nymdUrl, nymApiUrl);
    return new ValidatorClient(queryClient, prefix, mixnetContract, vestingContract, denom);
  }

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { GatewayBond, MixNodeBond } from './types';

-export const VALIDATOR_API_VERSION = '/v1';
-export const VALIDATOR_API_GATEWAYS_PATH = `${VALIDATOR_API_VERSION}/gateways`;
-export const VALIDATOR_API_MIXNODES_PATH = `${VALIDATOR_API_VERSION}/mixnodes`;
-export const VALIDATOR_API_ACTIVE_MIXNODES_PATH = `${VALIDATOR_API_VERSION}/mixnodes/active`;
-export const VALIDATOR_API_REWARDED_MIXNODES_PATH = `${VALIDATOR_API_VERSION}/mixnodes/rewarded`;
+export const NYM_API_VERSION = '/v1';
+export const NYM_API_GATEWAYS_PATH = `${NYM_API_VERSION}/gateways`;
+export const NYM_API_MIXNODES_PATH = `${NYM_API_VERSION}/mixnodes`;
+export const NYM_API_ACTIVE_MIXNODES_PATH = `${NYM_API_VERSION}/mixnodes/active`;
+export const NYM_API_REWARDED_MIXNODES_PATH = `${NYM_API_VERSION}/mixnodes/rewarded`;

-export interface IValidatorApiQuery {
+export interface INymApiQuery {
  getCachedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]>;

  getCachedGateways(): Promise<GatewayBond[]>;
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ export interface IValidatorApiQuery {
  getRewardedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]>;
 }

-export default class ValidatorApiQuerier implements IValidatorApiQuery {
-  validatorApiUrl: string;
+export default class NymApiQuerier implements INymApiQuery {
+  nymApiUrl: string;

-  constructor(validatorApiUrl: string) {
-    this.validatorApiUrl = validatorApiUrl;
+  constructor(nymApiUrl: string) {
+    this.nymApiUrl = nymApiUrl;
  }

  async getCachedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    const url = new URL(this.validatorApiUrl);
-    url.pathname += VALIDATOR_API_MIXNODES_PATH;
+    const url = new URL(this.nymApiUrl);
+    url.pathname += NYM_API_MIXNODES_PATH;

    const response = await axios.get(url.toString());
    if (response.status === 200) {
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export default class ValidatorApiQuerier implements IValidatorApiQuery {
  }

  async getCachedGateways(): Promise<GatewayBond[]> {
-    const url = new URL(this.validatorApiUrl);
-    url.pathname += VALIDATOR_API_GATEWAYS_PATH;
+    const url = new URL(this.nymApiUrl);
+    url.pathname += NYM_API_GATEWAYS_PATH;

    const response = await axios.get(url.toString());
    if (response.status === 200) {
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export default class ValidatorApiQuerier implements IValidatorApiQuery {
  }

  async getActiveMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    const url = new URL(this.validatorApiUrl);
-    url.pathname += VALIDATOR_API_ACTIVE_MIXNODES_PATH;
+    const url = new URL(this.nymApiUrl);
+    url.pathname += NYM_API_ACTIVE_MIXNODES_PATH;

    const response = await axios.get(url.toString());
    if (response.status === 200) {
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export default class ValidatorApiQuerier implements IValidatorApiQuery {
  }

  async getRewardedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    const url = new URL(this.validatorApiUrl);
-    url.pathname += VALIDATOR_API_REWARDED_MIXNODES_PATH;
+    const url = new URL(this.nymApiUrl);
+    url.pathname += NYM_API_REWARDED_MIXNODES_PATH;

    const response = await axios.get(url.toString());
    if (response.status === 200) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
  PagedMixnodeResponse,
  RewardingStatus,
 } from './types';
-import ValidatorApiQuerier, { IValidatorApiQuery } from './validator-api-querier';
+import NymApiQuerier, { INymApiQuery as INymApiQuery } from './nym-api-querier';

 export interface ICosmWasmQuery {
  // methods exposed by `CosmWasmClient`
@@ -93,22 +93,22 @@ export interface INymdQuery {
  ): Promise<RewardingStatus>;
 }

-export interface IQueryClient extends ICosmWasmQuery, INymdQuery, IValidatorApiQuery {}
+export interface IQueryClient extends ICosmWasmQuery, INymdQuery, INymApiQuery { }

 export default class QueryClient extends CosmWasmClient implements IQueryClient {
  private nymdQuerier: NymdQuerier;

-  private validatorApiQuerier: ValidatorApiQuerier;
+  private nymApiQuerier: NymApiQuerier;

-  private constructor(tmClient: Tendermint34Client, validatorApiUrl: string) {
+  private constructor(tmClient: Tendermint34Client, nymApiUrl: string) {
    super(tmClient);
    this.nymdQuerier = new NymdQuerier(this);
-    this.validatorApiQuerier = new ValidatorApiQuerier(validatorApiUrl);
+    this.nymApiQuerier = new NymApiQuerier(nymApiUrl);
  }

-  public static async connectWithNym(nymdUrl: string, validatorApiUrl: string): Promise<QueryClient> {
+  public static async connectWithNym(nymdUrl: string, nymApiUrl: string): Promise<QueryClient> {
    const tmClient = await Tendermint34Client.connect(nymdUrl);
-    return new QueryClient(tmClient, validatorApiUrl);
+    return new QueryClient(tmClient, nymApiUrl);
  }

  getContractVersion(mixnetContractAddress: string): Promise<MixnetContractVersion> {
@@ -194,18 +194,18 @@ export default class QueryClient extends CosmWasmClient implements IQueryClient
  }

  getCachedGateways(): Promise<GatewayBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getCachedGateways();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getCachedGateways();
  }

  getCachedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getCachedMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getCachedMixnodes();
  }

  getActiveMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getActiveMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getActiveMixnodes();
  }

  getRewardedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getRewardedMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getRewardedMixnodes();
  }
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
  PagedMixnodeResponse,
  RewardingStatus,
 } from './types';
-import ValidatorApiQuerier from './validator-api-querier';
+import NymApiQuerier from './nym-api-querier';

 // methods exposed by `SigningCosmWasmClient`
 export interface ICosmWasmSigning {
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ export interface ISigningClient extends IQueryClient, ICosmWasmSigning, INymSign
 export default class SigningClient extends SigningCosmWasmClient implements ISigningClient {
  private nymdQuerier: NymdQuerier;

-  private validatorApiQuerier: ValidatorApiQuerier;
+  private nymApiQuerier: NymApiQuerier;

  clientAddress: string;

  private constructor(
    clientAddress: string,
-    validatorApiUrl: string,
+    nymApiUrl: string,
    tmClient: Tendermint34Client,
    wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet,
    signerOptions: SigningCosmWasmClientOptions,
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ export default class SigningClient extends SigningCosmWasmClient implements ISig
    super(tmClient, wallet, signerOptions);
    this.clientAddress = clientAddress;
    this.nymdQuerier = new NymdQuerier(this);
-    this.validatorApiQuerier = new ValidatorApiQuerier(validatorApiUrl);
+    this.nymApiQuerier = new NymApiQuerier(nymApiUrl);
  }

  public static async connectWithNymSigner(
    wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet,
    nymdUrl: string,
-    validatorApiUrl: string,
+    nymApiUrl: string,
    prefix: string,
    denom: string,
  ): Promise<SigningClient> {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export default class SigningClient extends SigningCosmWasmClient implements ISig
      gasPrice: nymGasPrice(denom),
    };
    const tmClient = await Tendermint34Client.connect(nymdUrl);
-    return new SigningClient(address, validatorApiUrl, tmClient, wallet, signerOptions);
+    return new SigningClient(address, nymApiUrl, tmClient, wallet, signerOptions);
  }

  // query related:
@@ -317,19 +317,19 @@ export default class SigningClient extends SigningCosmWasmClient implements ISig
  }

  getCachedGateways(): Promise<GatewayBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getCachedGateways();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getCachedGateways();
  }

  getCachedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getCachedMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getCachedMixnodes();
  }

  getActiveMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getActiveMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getActiveMixnodes();
  }

  getRewardedMixnodes(): Promise<MixNodeBond[]> {
-    return this.validatorApiQuerier.getRewardedMixnodes();
+    return this.nymApiQuerier.getRewardedMixnodes();
  }

  // signing related:
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ValidatorClient from '../../dist';
+import ValidatorClient from '../../validator/index';
 import expect from 'expect';

 describe('Query: balances', () => {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub struct Config {
    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
    pub(crate) id: String,

-    pub(crate) validator_api_url: Url,
+    pub(crate) nym_api_url: Url,

    pub(crate) disabled_credentials_mode: bool,

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl Config {
    ) -> Self {
        Config {
            id,
-            validator_api_url: validator_server
+            nym_api_url: validator_server
                .parse()
                .expect("provided url was malformed"),
            disabled_credentials_mode: true,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use nymsphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nymsphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use task::ShutdownNotifier;
+use task::TaskManager;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 use wasm_bindgen_futures::future_to_promise;
 use wasm_utils::{console_error, console_log};
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ 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
-    _shutdown: ShutdownNotifier,
+    _task_manager: TaskManager,
 }

 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
                self.bandwidth_controller,
                self.reply_surb_storage_backend,
                self.disabled_credentials,
-                vec![self.config.validator_api_url.clone()],
+                vec![self.config.nym_api_url.clone()],
            );

            let self_address = base_builder.as_mix_recipient().to_string();
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl NymClientBuilder {
            Ok(JsValue::from(NymClient {
                self_address,
                client_input: Arc::new(client_input),
-                _shutdown: started_client.shutdown_notifier,
+                _task_manager: started_client.task_manager,
            }))
        })
    }
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use std::collections::HashMap;

 pub type ConnectionId = u64;

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;
 use tungstenite::protocol::Message;

 #[cfg(feature = "coconut")]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub struct GatewayClient {
    reconnection_backoff: Duration,

    /// Listen to shutdown messages.
-    shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+    shutdown: TaskClient,
 }

 impl GatewayClient {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
        ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
        response_timeout_duration: Duration,
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<PersistentStorage>>,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        GatewayClient {
            authenticated: false,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
        // perfectly fine here, because it's not meant to be used
        let (ack_tx, _) = mpsc::unbounded();
        let (mix_tx, _) = mpsc::unbounded();
-        let shutdown = ShutdownListener::dummy();
+        let shutdown = TaskClient::dummy();
        let packet_router = PacketRouter::new(ack_tx, mix_tx, shutdown.clone());

        GatewayClient {
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ impl GatewayClient {
                            if let Some(shared_keys) = &self.shared_key {
                                if let Some(plaintext) = try_decrypt_binary_message(bin_msg, shared_keys) {
                                    if let Err(err) = self.packet_router.route_received(vec![plaintext]) {
-                                        log::warn!("Route received failed: {:?}", err);
+                                        log::warn!("Route received failed: {err}");
                                    }
                                }
                            } else if let Err(err) = self.packet_router.route_received(vec![bin_msg]) {
-                                log::warn!("Route received failed: {:?}", err);
+                                log::warn!("Route received failed: {err}");
                            }
                        }
                        Message::Text(txt_msg) => {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use log::*;
 use nymsphinx::addressing::nodes::MAX_NODE_ADDRESS_UNPADDED_LEN;
 use nymsphinx::params::packet_sizes::PacketSize;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;

 pub type MixnetMessageSender = mpsc::UnboundedSender<Vec<Vec<u8>>>;
 pub type MixnetMessageReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Vec<Vec<u8>>>;
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ pub type AcknowledgementReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Vec<Vec<u8>>>;
 pub struct PacketRouter {
    ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
    mixnet_message_sender: MixnetMessageSender,
-    shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+    shutdown: TaskClient,
 }

 impl PacketRouter {
    pub fn new(
        ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
        mixnet_message_sender: MixnetMessageSender,
-        shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        PacketRouter {
            ack_sender,
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ impl PacketRouter {
                }
                // This should never happen during ordinary operation the way it's currently used.
                // Abort to be on the safe side
-                panic!("Failed to send mixnet message: {:?}", err);
+                panic!("Failed to send mixnet message: {err}");
            }
        }

        if !received_acks.is_empty() {
            trace!("routing acks");
-            if let Err(e) = self.ack_sender.unbounded_send(received_acks) {
-                error!("failed to send ack: {:?}", e);
+            if let Err(err) = self.ack_sender.unbounded_send(received_acks) {
+                error!("failed to send ack: {err}");
            };
        }
        Ok(())
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
 use log::*;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use task::ShutdownListener;
+use task::TaskClient;
 use tungstenite::Message;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl PartiallyDelegated {
        conn: WsConn,
        packet_router: PacketRouter,
        shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>,
-        mut shutdown: ShutdownListener,
+        mut shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        // when called for, it NEEDS TO yield back the stream so that we could merge it and
        // read control request responses.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl PartiallyDelegated {
                        };

                        if let Err(err) = Self::route_socket_messages(ws_msgs, &mut packet_router, shared_key.as_ref()) {
-                            log::warn!("Route socket messages failed: {:?}", err);
+                            log::warn!("Route socket messages failed: {err}");
                        }
                    }
                };
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Client {
        // We could have as well used conn.send_all(receiver.map(Ok)), but considering we don't care
        // about neither receiver nor the connection, it doesn't matter which one gets consumed
        if let Err(err) = receiver.map(Ok).forward(conn).await {
-            warn!("Failed to forward packets to {} - {:?}", address, err);
+            warn!("Failed to forward packets to {} - {err}", address);
        }

        debug!(
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl PacketForwarder {
                self.mixnet_client
                    .send_without_response(next_hop, sphinx_packet, packet_mode)
            {
-                debug!("failed to forward the packet - {}", err)
+                debug!("failed to forward the packet - {err}")
            }
        }
    }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ futures = "0.3"

 coconut-interface = { path = "../../coconut-interface" }
 network-defaults = { path = "../../network-defaults" }
-validator-api-requests = { path = "../../../validator-api/validator-api-requests", features = ["coconut"] }
+nym-api-requests = { path = "../../../nym-api/nym-api-requests", features = ["coconut"] }

 # required for nymd-client
 # at some point it might be possible to make it wasm-compatible
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::{validator_api, ValidatorClientError};
+use crate::{nym_api, ValidatorClientError};
 use coconut_dkg_common::types::NodeIndex;
 use coconut_interface::VerificationKey;
 use mixnet_contract_common::mixnode::MixNodeDetails;
 use mixnet_contract_common::MixId;
 use mixnet_contract_common::{GatewayBond, IdentityKeyRef};
-use validator_api_requests::coconut::{
+use nym_api_requests::coconut::{
    BlindSignRequestBody, BlindedSignatureResponse, VerifyCredentialBody, VerifyCredentialResponse,
 };
-use validator_api_requests::models::{
+use nym_api_requests::models::{
    GatewayCoreStatusResponse, MixnodeCoreStatusResponse, MixnodeStatusResponse,
    RewardEstimationResponse, StakeSaturationResponse,
 };
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ use mixnet_contract_common::{
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 use network_defaults::NymNetworkDetails;
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
+use nym_api_requests::models::MixNodeBondAnnotated;
+#[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use url::Url;
-#[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
-use validator_api_requests::models::MixNodeBondAnnotated;

 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 #[must_use]
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub struct Client<C> {
    proposals_page_limit: Option<u32>,

    // ideally they would have been read-only, but unfortunately rust doesn't have such features
-    pub validator_api: validator_api::Client,
+    pub nym_api: nym_api::Client,
    pub nymd: NymdClient<C>,
 }

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl Client<SigningNymdClient> {
        config: Config,
        mnemonic: bip39::Mnemonic,
    ) -> Result<Client<SigningNymdClient>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        let validator_api_client = validator_api::Client::new(config.api_url.clone());
+        let nym_api_client = nym_api::Client::new(config.api_url.clone());
        let nymd_client = NymdClient::connect_with_mnemonic(
            config.nymd_config.clone(),
            config.nymd_url.as_str(),
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Client<SigningNymdClient> {
            dealers_page_limit: config.dealers_page_limit,
            verification_key_page_limit: config.verification_key_page_limit,
            proposals_page_limit: config.proposals_page_limit,
-            validator_api: validator_api_client,
+            nym_api: nym_api_client,
            nymd: nymd_client,
        })
    }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Client<SigningNymdClient> {
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 impl Client<QueryNymdClient> {
    pub fn new_query(config: Config) -> Result<Client<QueryNymdClient>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        let validator_api_client = validator_api::Client::new(config.api_url.clone());
+        let nym_api_client = nym_api::Client::new(config.api_url.clone());
        let nymd_client =
            NymdClient::connect(config.nymd_config.clone(), config.nymd_url.as_str())?;

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl Client<QueryNymdClient> {
            dealers_page_limit: config.dealers_page_limit,
            verification_key_page_limit: config.verification_key_page_limit,
            proposals_page_limit: config.proposals_page_limit,
-            validator_api: validator_api_client,
+            nym_api: nym_api_client,
            nymd: nymd_client,
        })
    }
@@ -731,53 +731,53 @@ impl<C> Client<C> {
 // validator-api wrappers
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 impl<C> Client<C> {
-    pub fn change_validator_api(&mut self, new_endpoint: Url) {
-        self.validator_api.change_url(new_endpoint)
+    pub fn change_nym_api(&mut self, new_endpoint: Url) {
+        self.nym_api.change_url(new_endpoint)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_mixnodes_detailed(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_rewarded_mixnodes(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_rewarded_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_rewarded_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_rewarded_mixnodes_detailed(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_rewarded_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_rewarded_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_active_mixnodes(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_active_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_active_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_active_mixnodes_detailed(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_active_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_active_mixnodes_detailed().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_gateways(&self) -> Result<Vec<GatewayBond>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_gateways().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.get_gateways().await?)
    }

    pub async fn blind_sign(
        &self,
        request_body: &BlindSignRequestBody,
    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.blind_sign(request_body).await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api.blind_sign(request_body).await?)
    }
 }

@@ -827,42 +827,40 @@ impl CoconutApiClient {

 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ApiClient {
-    pub validator_api: validator_api::Client,
+    pub nym_api_client: nym_api::Client,
    // TODO: perhaps if we really need it at some (currently I don't see any reasons for it)
    // we could re-implement the communication with the REST API on port 1317
 }

 impl ApiClient {
    pub fn new(api_url: Url) -> Self {
-        let validator_api_client = validator_api::Client::new(api_url);
+        let nym_api_client = nym_api::Client::new(api_url);

-        ApiClient {
-            validator_api: validator_api_client,
-        }
+        ApiClient { nym_api_client }
    }

-    pub fn change_validator_api(&mut self, new_endpoint: Url) {
-        self.validator_api.change_url(new_endpoint);
+    pub fn change_nym_api(&mut self, new_endpoint: Url) {
+        self.nym_api_client.change_url(new_endpoint);
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_active_mixnodes(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_active_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.get_active_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_rewarded_mixnodes(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_rewarded_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.get_rewarded_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_mixnodes().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.get_mixnodes().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_cached_gateways(&self) -> Result<Vec<GatewayBond>, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_gateways().await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.get_gateways().await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_gateway_core_status_count(
@@ -871,7 +869,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        since: Option<i64>,
    ) -> Result<GatewayCoreStatusResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .get_gateway_core_status_count(identity, since)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -882,7 +880,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        since: Option<i64>,
    ) -> Result<MixnodeCoreStatusResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .get_mixnode_core_status_count(mix_id, since)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -891,7 +889,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
    ) -> Result<MixnodeStatusResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.get_mixnode_status(mix_id).await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.get_mixnode_status(mix_id).await?)
    }

    pub async fn get_mixnode_reward_estimation(
@@ -899,7 +897,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        mix_id: MixId,
    ) -> Result<RewardEstimationResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .get_mixnode_reward_estimation(mix_id)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -909,7 +907,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        mix_id: MixId,
    ) -> Result<StakeSaturationResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .get_mixnode_stake_saturation(mix_id)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -918,7 +916,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        &self,
        request_body: &BlindSignRequestBody,
    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
-        Ok(self.validator_api.blind_sign(request_body).await?)
+        Ok(self.nym_api_client.blind_sign(request_body).await?)
    }

    pub async fn partial_bandwidth_credential(
@@ -926,7 +924,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        request_body: &str,
    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .partial_bandwidth_credential(request_body)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -936,7 +934,7 @@ impl ApiClient {
        request_body: &VerifyCredentialBody,
    ) -> Result<VerifyCredentialResponse, ValidatorClientError> {
        Ok(self
-            .validator_api
+            .nym_api_client
            .verify_bandwidth_credential(request_body)
            .await?)
    }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async fn test_nymd_connection(
            log::debug!("Checking: nymd_url: {url}: {}: {}", "failed".red(), e);
            false
        }
-        Ok(Err(NymdError::AbciError(code, log))) => {
+        Ok(Err(NymdError::AbciError { code, log, .. })) => {
            // We accept the mixnet contract not found as ok from a connection standpoint. This happens
            // for example on a pre-launch network.
            log::debug!(
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::validator_api;
+use crate::nym_api;
 use thiserror::Error;

 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ValidatorClientError {
    #[error("There was an issue with the validator api request - {source}")]
-    ValidatorAPIError {
+    NymAPIError {
        #[from]
-        source: validator_api::error::ValidatorAPIError,
+        source: nym_api::error::NymAPIError,
    },

    #[error("One of the provided URLs was malformed - {0}")]
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ pub mod client;
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 pub mod connection_tester;
 mod error;
+pub mod nym_api;
 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 pub mod nymd;
-pub mod validator_api;

 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 pub use crate::client::{ApiClient, CoconutApiClient};
 pub use crate::error::ValidatorClientError;
-pub use validator_api_requests::*;
+pub use nym_api_requests::*;

 #[cfg(feature = "nymd-client")]
 pub use client::{Client, Config};
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+use nym_api_requests::models::RequestError;
 use thiserror::Error;
-use validator_api_requests::models::RequestError;

 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum ValidatorAPIError {
+pub enum NymAPIError {
    #[error("There was an issue with the REST request - {source}")]
    ReqwestClientError {
        #[from]
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ pub enum ValidatorAPIError {
    #[error("Request failed with error message - {0}")]
    GenericRequestFailure(String),

-    #[error("The validator API has failed to resolve our request. It returned status code {status} and additional error message: {}", error.message())]
+    #[error("The nym API has failed to resolve our request. It returned status code {status} and additional error message: {}", error.message())]
    ApiRequestFailure { status: u16, error: RequestError },
 }
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::validator_api::error::ValidatorAPIError;
-use crate::validator_api::routes::{CORE_STATUS_COUNT, SINCE_ARG};
+use crate::nym_api::error::NymAPIError;
+use crate::nym_api::routes::{CORE_STATUS_COUNT, SINCE_ARG};
 use mixnet_contract_common::mixnode::MixNodeDetails;
 use mixnet_contract_common::{GatewayBond, IdentityKeyRef, MixId};
+use nym_api_requests::coconut::{
+    BlindSignRequestBody, BlindedSignatureResponse, VerifyCredentialBody, VerifyCredentialResponse,
+};
+use nym_api_requests::models::{
+    ComputeRewardEstParam, GatewayCoreStatusResponse, GatewayStatusReportResponse,
+    GatewayUptimeHistoryResponse, InclusionProbabilityResponse, MixNodeBondAnnotated,
+    MixnodeCoreStatusResponse, MixnodeStatusReportResponse, MixnodeStatusResponse,
+    MixnodeUptimeHistoryResponse, RequestError, RewardEstimationResponse, StakeSaturationResponse,
+    UptimeResponse,
+};
 use reqwest::Response;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use url::Url;
-use validator_api_requests::coconut::{
-    BlindSignRequestBody, BlindedSignatureResponse, VerifyCredentialBody, VerifyCredentialResponse,
-};
-use validator_api_requests::models::{
-    GatewayCoreStatusResponse, GatewayStatusReportResponse, GatewayUptimeHistoryResponse,
-    InclusionProbabilityResponse, MixNodeBondAnnotated, MixnodeCoreStatusResponse,
-    MixnodeStatusReportResponse, MixnodeStatusResponse, MixnodeUptimeHistoryResponse, RequestError,
-    RewardEstimationResponse, StakeSaturationResponse, UptimeResponse,
-};

 pub mod error;
 pub mod routes;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ impl Client {
        &self,
        path: PathSegments<'_>,
        params: Params<'_, K, V>,
-    ) -> Result<Response, ValidatorAPIError>
+    ) -> Result<Response, NymAPIError>
    where
        K: AsRef<str>,
        V: AsRef<str>,
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ impl Client {
        Ok(self.reqwest_client.get(url).send().await?)
    }

-    async fn query_validator_api<T, K, V>(
+    async fn query_nym_api<T, K, V>(
        &self,
        path: PathSegments<'_>,
        params: Params<'_, K, V>,
-    ) -> Result<T, ValidatorAPIError>
+    ) -> Result<T, NymAPIError>
    where
        for<'a> T: Deserialize<'a>,
        K: AsRef<str>,
@@ -76,16 +77,16 @@ impl Client {
        if res.status().is_success() {
            Ok(res.json().await?)
        } else {
-            Err(ValidatorAPIError::GenericRequestFailure(res.text().await?))
+            Err(NymAPIError::GenericRequestFailure(res.text().await?))
        }
    }

    // This works for endpoints returning Result<Json<T>, ErrorResponse>
-    async fn query_validator_api_fallible<T, K, V>(
+    async fn query_nym_api_fallible<T, K, V>(
        &self,
        path: PathSegments<'_>,
        params: Params<'_, K, V>,
-    ) -> Result<T, ValidatorAPIError>
+    ) -> Result<T, NymAPIError>
    where
        for<'a> T: Deserialize<'a>,
        K: AsRef<str>,
@@ -97,19 +98,19 @@ impl Client {
            Ok(res.json().await?)
        } else {
            let request_error: RequestError = res.json().await?;
-            Err(ValidatorAPIError::ApiRequestFailure {
+            Err(NymAPIError::ApiRequestFailure {
                status: status.as_u16(),
                error: request_error,
            })
        }
    }

-    async fn post_validator_api<B, T, K, V>(
+    async fn post_nym_api<B, T, K, V>(
        &self,
        path: PathSegments<'_>,
        params: Params<'_, K, V>,
        json_body: &B,
-    ) -> Result<T, ValidatorAPIError>
+    ) -> Result<T, NymAPIError>
    where
        B: Serialize + ?Sized,
        for<'a> T: Deserialize<'a>,
@@ -121,21 +122,17 @@ impl Client {
        if response.status().is_success() {
            Ok(response.json().await?)
        } else {
-            Err(ValidatorAPIError::GenericRequestFailure(
-                response.text().await?,
-            ))
+            Err(NymAPIError::GenericRequestFailure(response.text().await?))
        }
    }

-    pub async fn get_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(&[routes::API_VERSION, routes::MIXNODES], NO_PARAMS)
+    pub async fn get_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(&[routes::API_VERSION, routes::MIXNODES], NO_PARAMS)
            .await
    }

-    pub async fn get_mixnodes_detailed(
-        &self,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    pub async fn get_mixnodes_detailed(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -147,13 +144,13 @@ impl Client {
        .await
    }

-    pub async fn get_gateways(&self) -> Result<Vec<GatewayBond>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(&[routes::API_VERSION, routes::GATEWAYS], NO_PARAMS)
+    pub async fn get_gateways(&self) -> Result<Vec<GatewayBond>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(&[routes::API_VERSION, routes::GATEWAYS], NO_PARAMS)
            .await
    }

-    pub async fn get_active_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    pub async fn get_active_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[routes::API_VERSION, routes::MIXNODES, routes::ACTIVE],
            NO_PARAMS,
        )
@@ -162,8 +159,8 @@ impl Client {

    pub async fn get_active_mixnodes_detailed(
        &self,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -176,8 +173,8 @@ impl Client {
        .await
    }

-    pub async fn get_rewarded_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    pub async fn get_rewarded_mixnodes(&self) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeDetails>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[routes::API_VERSION, routes::MIXNODES, routes::REWARDED],
            NO_PARAMS,
        )
@@ -187,8 +184,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_report(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<MixnodeStatusReportResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<MixnodeStatusReportResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -204,8 +201,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_gateway_report(
        &self,
        identity: IdentityKeyRef<'_>,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayStatusReportResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<GatewayStatusReportResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -221,8 +218,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_history(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<MixnodeUptimeHistoryResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<MixnodeUptimeHistoryResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -238,8 +235,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_gateway_history(
        &self,
        identity: IdentityKeyRef<'_>,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayUptimeHistoryResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<GatewayUptimeHistoryResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -254,8 +251,8 @@ impl Client {

    pub async fn get_rewarded_mixnodes_detailed(
        &self,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MixNodeBondAnnotated>, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS,
@@ -272,9 +269,9 @@ impl Client {
        &self,
        identity: IdentityKeyRef<'_>,
        since: Option<i64>,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayCoreStatusResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
+    ) -> Result<GatewayCoreStatusResponse, NymAPIError> {
        if let Some(since) = since {
-            self.query_validator_api(
+            self.query_nym_api(
                &[
                    routes::API_VERSION,
                    routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -286,7 +283,7 @@ impl Client {
            )
            .await
        } else {
-            self.query_validator_api(
+            self.query_nym_api(
                &[
                    routes::API_VERSION,
                    routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -303,9 +300,9 @@ impl Client {
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
        since: Option<i64>,
-    ) -> Result<MixnodeCoreStatusResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
+    ) -> Result<MixnodeCoreStatusResponse, NymAPIError> {
        if let Some(since) = since {
-            self.query_validator_api(
+            self.query_nym_api(
                &[
                    routes::API_VERSION,
                    routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -317,7 +314,7 @@ impl Client {
            )
            .await
        } else {
-            self.query_validator_api(
+            self.query_nym_api(
                &[
                    routes::API_VERSION,
                    routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -334,8 +331,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_status(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<MixnodeStatusResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<MixnodeStatusResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -351,8 +348,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_reward_estimation(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<RewardEstimationResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api_fallible(
+    ) -> Result<RewardEstimationResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api_fallible(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -365,11 +362,30 @@ impl Client {
        .await
    }

+    pub async fn compute_mixnode_reward_estimation(
+        &self,
+        mix_id: MixId,
+        request_body: &ComputeRewardEstParam,
+    ) -> Result<RewardEstimationResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.post_nym_api(
+            &[
+                routes::API_VERSION,
+                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
+                routes::MIXNODE,
+                &mix_id.to_string(),
+                routes::COMPUTE_REWARD_ESTIMATION,
+            ],
+            NO_PARAMS,
+            request_body,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
    pub async fn get_mixnode_stake_saturation(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<StakeSaturationResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api_fallible(
+    ) -> Result<StakeSaturationResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api_fallible(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -385,8 +401,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_inclusion_probability(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<InclusionProbabilityResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api_fallible(
+    ) -> Result<InclusionProbabilityResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api_fallible(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -402,8 +418,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn get_mixnode_avg_uptime(
        &self,
        mix_id: MixId,
-    ) -> Result<UptimeResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.query_validator_api_fallible(
+    ) -> Result<UptimeResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.query_nym_api_fallible(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::STATUS_ROUTES,
@@ -419,8 +435,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn blind_sign(
        &self,
        request_body: &BlindSignRequestBody,
-    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.post_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.post_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::COCONUT_ROUTES,
@@ -436,8 +452,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn partial_bandwidth_credential(
        &self,
        request_body: &str,
-    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.post_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<BlindedSignatureResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.post_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::COCONUT_ROUTES,
@@ -453,8 +469,8 @@ impl Client {
    pub async fn verify_bandwidth_credential(
        &self,
        request_body: &VerifyCredentialBody,
-    ) -> Result<VerifyCredentialResponse, ValidatorAPIError> {
-        self.post_validator_api(
+    ) -> Result<VerifyCredentialResponse, NymAPIError> {
+        self.post_nym_api(
            &[
                routes::API_VERSION,
                routes::COCONUT_ROUTES,
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use network_defaults::VALIDATOR_API_VERSION;
+use network_defaults::NYM_API_VERSION;

-pub const API_VERSION: &str = VALIDATOR_API_VERSION;
+pub const API_VERSION: &str = NYM_API_VERSION;
 pub const MIXNODES: &str = "mixnodes";
 pub const GATEWAYS: &str = "gateways";

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub const STATUS: &str = "status";
 pub const REPORT: &str = "report";
 pub const HISTORY: &str = "history";
 pub const REWARD_ESTIMATION: &str = "reward-estimation";
+pub const COMPUTE_REWARD_ESTIMATION: &str = "compute-reward-estimation";
 pub const AVG_UPTIME: &str = "avg_uptime";
 pub const STAKE_SATURATION: &str = "stake-saturation";
 pub const INCLUSION_CHANCE: &str = "inclusion-probability";
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::nymd;
 use crate::nymd::coin::Coin;
 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::helpers::{create_pagination, next_page_key};
 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::types::{
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ use cosmrs::rpc::endpoint::broadcast;
 use cosmrs::rpc::endpoint::tx::Response as TxResponse;
 use cosmrs::rpc::query::Query;
 use cosmrs::rpc::{self, HttpClient, Order};
-use cosmrs::tendermint::abci::Code as AbciCode;
 use cosmrs::tendermint::abci::Transaction;
 use cosmrs::tendermint::{abci, block, chain};
 use cosmrs::{tx, AccountId, Coin as CosmosCoin, Tx};
@@ -66,13 +66,9 @@ pub trait CosmWasmClient: rpc::Client {
        req.encode(&mut buf)?;

        let res = self.abci_query(path, buf, None, false).await?;
+        let res_success = nymd::error::parse_abci_query_result(res)?;

-        match res.code {
-            AbciCode::Err(code) => return Err(NymdError::AbciError(code, res.log)),
-            AbciCode::Ok => (),
-        }
-
-        Ok(Res::decode(res.value.as_ref())?)
+        Ok(Res::decode(res_success.value.as_ref())?)
    }

    async fn get_chain_id(&self) -> Result<chain::Id, NymdError> {
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::nymd::cosmwasm_client::types::ContractCodeId;
-use cosmrs::tendermint::{abci, block};
-use cosmrs::{bip32, tx, AccountId};
-use std::io;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use cosmrs::{
+    bip32,
+    rpc::endpoint::abci_query::AbciQuery,
+    tendermint::{
+        abci::{self, Code as AbciCode},
+        block,
+    },
+    tx, AccountId,
+};
 use thiserror::Error;

-pub use cosmrs::rpc::error::{
-    Error as TendermintRpcError, ErrorDetail as TendermintRpcErrorDetail,
+use std::{io, time::Duration};
+
+pub use cosmrs::rpc::{
+    error::{Error as TendermintRpcError, ErrorDetail as TendermintRpcErrorDetail},
+    response_error::{Code, ResponseError},
 };
-pub use cosmrs::rpc::response_error::{Code, ResponseError};

 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum NymdError {
@@ -110,8 +117,12 @@ pub enum NymdError {
    #[error("Failed to estimate gas price for the transaction")]
    GasEstimationFailure,

-    #[error("Abci query failed with code {0} - {1}")]
-    AbciError(u32, abci::Log),
+    #[error("Abci query failed with code {code} - {log}")]
+    AbciError {
+        code: u32,
+        log: abci::Log,
+        pretty_log: Option<String>,
+    },

    #[error("Unsupported account type: {type_url}")]
    UnsupportedAccountType { type_url: String },
@@ -135,6 +146,32 @@ pub enum NymdError {
    UnexpectedBech32Prefix { got: String, expected: String },
 }

+// The purpose of parsing the abci query result is that we want to generate the `pretty_log` if
+// possible.
+pub fn parse_abci_query_result(query_result: AbciQuery) -> Result<AbciQuery, NymdError> {
+    match query_result.code {
+        AbciCode::Ok => Ok(query_result),
+        AbciCode::Err(code) => Err(NymdError::AbciError {
+            code,
+            log: query_result.log.clone(),
+            pretty_log: try_parse_abci_log(&query_result.log),
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
+// Some of the error strings returned by the query are a bit too technical to present to the
+// enduser. So we special case some commonly encountered errors.
+fn try_parse_abci_log(log: &abci::Log) -> Option<String> {
+    if log
+        .value()
+        .contains("Maximum amount of locked coins has already been pledged")
+    {
+        Some("Maximum amount of locked tokens has alredy been used. You can only use up to 10% of your locked tokens for bonding and delegating.".to_string())
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 impl NymdError {
    pub fn is_tendermint_response_timeout(&self) -> bool {
        match &self {
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ use coconut_dkg_common::dealer::{
    DealerDetailsResponse, PagedDealerResponse, PagedDealingsResponse,
 };
 use coconut_dkg_common::msg::QueryMsg as DkgQueryMsg;
-use coconut_dkg_common::types::EpochState;
+use coconut_dkg_common::types::Epoch;
 use coconut_dkg_common::verification_key::PagedVKSharesResponse;
 use cosmrs::AccountId;

 #[async_trait]
 pub trait DkgQueryClient {
-    async fn get_current_epoch_state(&self) -> Result<EpochState, NymdError>;
+    async fn get_current_epoch(&self) -> Result<Epoch, NymdError>;
+    async fn get_current_epoch_threshold(&self) -> Result<Option<u64>, NymdError>;
    async fn get_dealer_details(
        &self,
        address: &AccountId,
@@ -48,12 +49,18 @@ impl<C> DkgQueryClient for NymdClient<C>
 where
    C: CosmWasmClient + Send + Sync,
 {
-    async fn get_current_epoch_state(&self) -> Result<EpochState, NymdError> {
+    async fn get_current_epoch(&self) -> Result<Epoch, NymdError> {
        let request = DkgQueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochState {};
        self.client
            .query_contract_smart(self.coconut_dkg_contract_address(), &request)
            .await
    }
+    async fn get_current_epoch_threshold(&self) -> Result<Option<u64>, NymdError> {
+        let request = DkgQueryMsg::GetCurrentEpochThreshold {};
+        self.client
+            .query_contract_smart(self.coconut_dkg_contract_address(), &request)
+            .await
+    }
    async fn get_dealer_details(
        &self,
        address: &AccountId,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use contracts_common::dealings::ContractSafeBytes;

 #[async_trait]
 pub trait DkgSigningClient {
+    async fn advance_dkg_epoch_state(&self, fee: Option<Fee>) -> Result<ExecuteResult, NymdError>;
    async fn register_dealer(
        &self,
        bte_key: EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof,
@@ -37,6 +38,21 @@ impl<C> DkgSigningClient for NymdClient<C>
 where
    C: SigningCosmWasmClient + Send + Sync,
 {
+    async fn advance_dkg_epoch_state(&self, fee: Option<Fee>) -> Result<ExecuteResult, NymdError> {
+        let req = DkgExecuteMsg::AdvanceEpochState {};
+
+        self.client
+            .execute(
+                self.address(),
+                self.coconut_dkg_contract_address(),
+                &req,
+                fee.unwrap_or_default(),
+                "advancing DKG state",
+                vec![],
+            )
+            .await
+    }
+
    async fn register_dealer(
        &self,
        bte_key: EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof,
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ pub enum ContextError {
    #[error("failed to create client - {0}")]
    NymdError(String),

-    #[error("{0}")]
+    #[error(transparent)]
    NymdErrorPassthrough(#[from] validator_client::nymd::error::NymdError),

-    #[error("{0}")]
+    #[error(transparent)]
    ValidatorClientError(#[from] validator_client::ValidatorClientError),
 }
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use network_defaults::{
    NymNetworkDetails,
 };
 use tap::prelude::*;
+pub use validator_client::nym_api::Client as NymApiClient;
 use validator_client::nymd::{self, AccountId, NymdClient, QueryNymdClient, SigningNymdClient};
-pub use validator_client::validator_api::Client as ValidatorApiClient;

 use crate::context::errors::ContextError;

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ pub mod errors;

 pub type SigningClient = validator_client::nymd::NymdClient<SigningNymdClient>;
 pub type QueryClient = validator_client::nymd::NymdClient<QueryNymdClient>;
-pub type SigningClientWithValidatorAPI = validator_client::Client<SigningNymdClient>;
-pub type QueryClientWithValidatorAPI = validator_client::Client<QueryNymdClient>;
+pub type SigningClientWithNymd = validator_client::Client<SigningNymdClient>;
+pub type QueryClientWithNymd = validator_client::Client<QueryNymdClient>;

 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ClientArgs {
    pub config_env_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
    pub nymd_url: Option<String>,
-    pub validator_api_url: Option<String>,
+    pub nym_api_url: Option<String>,
    pub mnemonic: Option<bip39::Mnemonic>,
    pub mixnet_contract_address: Option<AccountId>,
    pub vesting_contract_address: Option<AccountId>,
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub fn get_network_details(args: &ClientArgs) -> Result<NymNetworkDetails, Conte
    if let Some(nymd_url) = args.nymd_url.as_ref() {
        std::env::set_var(NYMD_VALIDATOR, nymd_url);
    }
-    if let Some(validator_api_url) = args.validator_api_url.as_ref() {
-        std::env::set_var(API_VALIDATOR, validator_api_url);
+    if let Some(nym_api_url) = args.nym_api_url.as_ref() {
+        std::env::set_var(API_VALIDATOR, nym_api_url);
    }
    if let Some(mixnet_contract_address) = args.mixnet_contract_address.as_ref() {
        std::env::set_var(MIXNET_CONTRACT_ADDRESS, mixnet_contract_address.to_string());
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn create_signing_client(
    network_details: &NymNetworkDetails,
 ) -> Result<SigningClient, ContextError> {
    let client_config = nymd::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(network_details)
-        .tap_err(|e| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {:?}", e))?;
+        .tap_err(|err| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {err}"))?;

    // get mnemonic
    let mnemonic = match std::env::var("MNEMONIC") {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn create_query_client(
    network_details: &NymNetworkDetails,
 ) -> Result<QueryClient, ContextError> {
    let client_config = nymd::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(network_details)
-        .tap_err(|e| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {:?}", e))?;
+        .tap_err(|err| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {err}"))?;

    let nymd_url = network_details
        .endpoints
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ pub fn create_query_client(
    }
 }

-pub fn create_signing_client_with_validator_api(
+pub fn create_signing_client_with_nym_api(
    args: ClientArgs,
    network_details: &NymNetworkDetails,
-) -> Result<SigningClientWithValidatorAPI, ContextError> {
+) -> Result<SigningClientWithNymd, ContextError> {
    let client_config = validator_client::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(network_details)
-        .tap_err(|e| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {:?}", e))?;
+        .tap_err(|err| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {err}"))?;

    // get mnemonic
    let mnemonic = match std::env::var("MNEMONIC") {
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ pub fn create_signing_client_with_validator_api(
    }
 }

-pub fn create_query_client_with_validator_api(
+pub fn create_query_client_with_nym_api(
    network_details: &NymNetworkDetails,
-) -> Result<QueryClientWithValidatorAPI, ContextError> {
+) -> Result<QueryClientWithNymd, ContextError> {
    let client_config = validator_client::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(network_details)
-        .tap_err(|e| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {:?}", e))?;
+        .tap_err(|err| log::error!("Failed to get client config - {err}"))?;

    match validator_client::client::Client::new_query(client_config) {
        Ok(client) => Ok(client),
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use log::info;

-use crate::context::SigningClientWithValidatorAPI;
+use crate::context::SigningClientWithNymd;
 use crate::utils::{pretty_cosmwasm_coin, show_error_passthrough};

 use comfy_table::Table;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use mixnet_contract_common::{Delegation, PendingEpochEvent, PendingEpochEventKin
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct Args {}

-pub async fn execute(_args: Args, client: SigningClientWithValidatorAPI) {
+pub async fn execute(_args: Args, client: SigningClientWithNymd) {
    info!(
        "Getting delegations for account {}...",
        client.nymd.address()
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ pub async fn execute(_args: Args, client: SigningClientWithValidatorAPI) {
    }
 }

-async fn to_iso_timestamp(block_height: u32, client: &SigningClientWithValidatorAPI) -> String {
+async fn to_iso_timestamp(block_height: u32, client: &SigningClientWithNymd) -> String {
    match client.nymd.get_block_timestamp(Some(block_height)).await {
        Ok(res) => res.to_rfc3339(),
        Err(_e) => "-".to_string(),
    }
 }

-async fn print_delegations(delegations: Vec<Delegation>, client: &SigningClientWithValidatorAPI) {
+async fn print_delegations(delegations: Vec<Delegation>, client: &SigningClientWithNymd) {
    let mut table = Table::new();

    table.set_header(vec!["Timestamp", "Mix Id", "Delegation", "Proxy"]);
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ async fn print_delegations(delegations: Vec<Delegation>, client: &SigningClientW
    println!("{table}");
 }

-async fn print_delegation_events(
-    events: Vec<PendingEpochEvent>,
-    client: &SigningClientWithValidatorAPI,
-) {
+async fn print_delegation_events(events: Vec<PendingEpochEvent>, client: &SigningClientWithNymd) {
    let mut table = Table::new();

    table.set_header(vec![
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use comfy_table::Table;

-use crate::context::QueryClientWithValidatorAPI;
+use crate::context::QueryClientWithNymd;
 use crate::utils::{pretty_cosmwasm_coin, show_error};

 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ pub struct Args {
    pub identity_key: Option<String>,
 }

-pub async fn query(args: Args, client: &QueryClientWithValidatorAPI) {
-    match client.validator_api.get_gateways().await {
+pub async fn query(args: Args, client: &QueryClientWithNymd) {
+    match client.nym_api.get_gateways().await {
        Ok(res) => match args.identity_key {
            Some(identity_key) => {
                let node = res.iter().find(|node| {
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use comfy_table::Table;

-use crate::context::QueryClientWithValidatorAPI;
+use crate::context::QueryClientWithNymd;
 use crate::utils::{pretty_decimal_with_denom, show_error};

 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ pub struct Args {
    pub identity_key: Option<String>,
 }

-pub async fn query(args: Args, client: &QueryClientWithValidatorAPI) {
-    match client.validator_api.get_mixnodes().await {
+pub async fn query(args: Args, client: &QueryClientWithNymd) {
+    match client.nym_api.get_mixnodes().await {
        Ok(res) => match args.identity_key {
            Some(identity_key) => {
                let node = res.iter().find(|node| {
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ pub enum Errors {
    #[error("signature error - {0}")]
    SignatureError(#[from] k256::ecdsa::signature::Error),

-    #[error("{0}")]
+    #[error(transparent)]
    CosmrsError(#[from] cosmrs::ErrorReport),
 }
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct InstantiateMsg {
    pub group_addr: String,
    pub multisig_addr: String,
-    pub admin: String,
    pub mix_denom: String,
 }

@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ pub enum ExecuteMsg {
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum QueryMsg {
    GetCurrentEpochState {},
+    GetCurrentEpochThreshold {},
    GetDealerDetails {
        dealer_address: String,
    },
@@ -6,15 +6,48 @@ use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};

 pub use crate::dealer::{DealerDetails, PagedDealerResponse};
 pub use contracts_common::dealings::ContractSafeBytes;
-pub use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin};
+pub use cosmwasm_std::{Addr, Coin, Timestamp};

 pub type EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof = String;
 pub type EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProofRef<'a> = &'a str;
 pub type NodeIndex = u64;

+// The time sign-up is open for dealers to join (2 minutes)
+pub const PUBLIC_KEY_SUBMISSION_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60 * 2;
+pub const DEALING_EXCHANGE_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60 * 5;
+pub const VERIFICATION_KEY_SUBMISSION_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60 * 5;
+pub const VERIFICATION_KEY_VALIDATION_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60;
+pub const VERIFICATION_KEY_FINALIZATION_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60;
+// The time an epoch lasts (2 weeks)
+pub const IN_PROGRESS_TIME_SECS: u64 = 60 * 60 * 24 * 14;
+
 // 2 public attributes, 2 private attributes, 1 fixed for coconut credential
 pub const TOTAL_DEALINGS: usize = 2 + 2 + 1;

+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub struct Epoch {
+    pub state: EpochState,
+    pub finish_timestamp: Timestamp,
+}
+
+impl Epoch {
+    pub fn new(state: EpochState, current_timestamp: Timestamp) -> Self {
+        let duration = match state {
+            EpochState::PublicKeySubmission => PUBLIC_KEY_SUBMISSION_TIME_SECS,
+            EpochState::DealingExchange => DEALING_EXCHANGE_TIME_SECS,
+            EpochState::VerificationKeySubmission => VERIFICATION_KEY_SUBMISSION_TIME_SECS,
+            EpochState::VerificationKeyValidation => VERIFICATION_KEY_VALIDATION_TIME_SECS,
+            EpochState::VerificationKeyFinalization => VERIFICATION_KEY_FINALIZATION_TIME_SECS,
+            EpochState::InProgress => IN_PROGRESS_TIME_SECS,
+        };
+        Epoch {
+            state,
+            finish_timestamp: current_timestamp.plus_seconds(duration),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // currently (it is still extremely likely to change, we might be able to get rid of verification key-related complaints),
 // the epoch can be in the following states (in order):
 // 1. PublicKeySubmission -> potential dealers are submitting their BTE and ed25519 public keys to participate in dealing exchange
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ impl PersistentStorage {
        let connection_pool = match sqlx::SqlitePool::connect_with(opts).await {
            Ok(db) => db,
            Err(err) => {
-                error!("Failed to connect to SQLx database: {}", err);
+                error!("Failed to connect to SQLx database: {err}");
                return Err(err.into());
            }
        };

        if let Err(err) = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&connection_pool).await {
-            error!("Failed to perform migration on the SQLx database: {}", err);
+            error!("Failed to perform migration on the SQLx database: {err}");
            return Err(err.into());
        }

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Storage for PersistentStorage {

 pub async fn initialise_storage(path: PathBuf) -> PersistentStorage {
    match PersistentStorage::init(path).await {
-        Err(err) => panic!("failed to initialise credential storage - {}", err),
+        Err(err) => panic!("failed to initialise credential storage - {err}"),
        Ok(storage) => storage,
    }
 }
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ thiserror = "1.0"
 # I guess temporarily until we get serde support in coconut up and running
 coconut-interface = { path = "../coconut-interface" }
 crypto = { path = "../crypto", features = ["rand", "asymmetric", "symmetric", "hashing"] }
-validator-api-requests = { path = "../../validator-api/validator-api-requests" }
+nym-api-requests = { path = "../../nym-api/nym-api-requests" }
 validator-client = { path = "../client-libs/validator-client" }

 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type Aes128Ctr = ctr::Ctr64LE<Aes128>;

 /// Hashing algorithm used during hkdf for ephemeral shared key generation per blinded signature
 /// response encryption.
-pub type ValidatorApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm = blake3::Hasher;
+pub type NymApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm = blake3::Hasher;

 /// Encryption algorithm used for end-to-end encryption of blinded signature response
-pub type ValidatorApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm = Aes128Ctr;
+pub type NymApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm = Aes128Ctr;
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ use coconut_interface::{
 use crypto::asymmetric::encryption::PublicKey;
 use crypto::shared_key::recompute_shared_key;
 use crypto::symmetric::stream_cipher;
-use validator_api_requests::coconut::BlindSignRequestBody;
+use nym_api_requests::coconut::BlindSignRequestBody;
 use validator_client::client::CoconutApiClient;

 use crate::coconut::bandwidth::{BandwidthVoucher, PRIVATE_ATTRIBUTES, PUBLIC_ATTRIBUTES};
-use crate::coconut::params::{
-    ValidatorApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm, ValidatorApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm,
-};
+use crate::coconut::params::{NymApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm, NymApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm};
 use crate::error::Error;

 pub async fn obtain_aggregate_verification_key(
@@ -66,11 +64,11 @@ async fn obtain_partial_credential(
    let remote_key = PublicKey::from_bytes(&response.remote_key)?;

    let encryption_key = recompute_shared_key::<
-        ValidatorApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm,
-        ValidatorApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm,
+        NymApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm,
+        NymApiCredentialHkdfAlgorithm,
    >(&remote_key, attributes.encryption_key());
-    let zero_iv = stream_cipher::zero_iv::<ValidatorApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm>();
-    let blinded_signature_bytes = stream_cipher::decrypt::<ValidatorApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm>(
+    let zero_iv = stream_cipher::zero_iv::<NymApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm>();
+    let blinded_signature_bytes = stream_cipher::decrypt::<NymApiCredentialEncryptionAlgorithm>(
        &encryption_key,
        &zero_iv,
        &encrypted_signature,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"], optional = true }
 serde_bytes = { version = "0.11.6", optional = true }
 serde_crate = { version = "1.0", optional = true, default_features = false, package = "serde" }
 subtle-encoding = { version = "0.5", features =  ["bech32-preview"]}
+thiserror = "1.0.37"

 # internal
 nymsphinx-types = { path = "../nymsphinx/types" }
@@ -326,11 +326,6 @@ pub fn try_recover_verification_keys(
        return Err(DkgError::MismatchedDealings);
    }

-    // currently we expect every dealer to also be a receiver. This restriction might be relaxed in the future
-    if dealings.len() != receivers.len() {
-        return Err(DkgError::MismatchedDealings);
-    }
-
    let indices = receivers.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>();

    // Compute A0, ..., A_{t-1}
@@ -254,3 +254,125 @@ fn full_threshold_secret_resharing() {
    assert_ne!(derived_secrets, reshared_secrets);
    assert_ne!(recovered_partials, reshared_partials);
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore] // expensive test
+fn full_threshold_secret_resharing_left_party() {
+    let dummy_seed = [42u8; 32];
+    let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng::from_seed(dummy_seed);
+    let params = setup();
+
+    // the simplest possible case
+    let threshold = 2;
+
+    // the indices are going to get assigned externally, so for test sake, use non-consecutive ones
+    let mut node_indices = vec![15u64, 248, 33521];
+
+    let mut receivers = BTreeMap::new();
+    let mut full_keys = Vec::new();
+    for index in &node_indices {
+        let (dk, pk) = keygen(&params, &mut rng);
+        receivers.insert(*index, *pk.public_key());
+        full_keys.push((dk, pk))
+    }
+
+    let first_dealings = node_indices
+        .iter()
+        .map(|&dealer_index| {
+            Dealing::create(&mut rng, &params, dealer_index, threshold, &receivers, None).0
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    // recover verification keys
+    let RecoveredVerificationKeys {
+        recovered_master: public_original_master,
+        recovered_partials,
+    } = try_recover_verification_keys(&first_dealings, threshold, &receivers).unwrap();
+
+    let mut derived_secrets = Vec::new();
+    for (i, (ref mut dk, _)) in full_keys.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        let shares = first_dealings
+            .iter()
+            .map(|dealing| decrypt_share(dk, i, &dealing.ciphertexts, None).unwrap())
+            .collect();
+
+        let recovered_secret =
+            combine_shares(shares, &receivers.keys().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>()).unwrap();
+
+        derived_secrets.push(recovered_secret)
+    }
+
+    let original_master = perform_lagrangian_interpolation_at_origin(&[
+        (Scalar::from(node_indices[0]), derived_secrets[0]),
+        (Scalar::from(node_indices[1]), derived_secrets[1]),
+    ])
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // one party leaves the process
+    let left_party_index = node_indices.pop().unwrap();
+    receivers.remove(&left_party_index);
+    full_keys.pop();
+    // and another one joins, but we're still over the threshold value of initial parties
+    let join_party_index = 100000;
+    let (dk, pk) = keygen(&params, &mut rng);
+    receivers.insert(join_party_index, *pk.public_key());
+    full_keys.push((dk, pk));
+
+    // only initial parties attempt to create resharing dealings!
+    let resharing_dealings = node_indices
+        .iter()
+        .zip(derived_secrets.iter().take(2))
+        .map(|(&dealer_index, prior_secret)| {
+            Dealing::create(
+                &mut rng,
+                &params,
+                dealer_index,
+                threshold,
+                &receivers,
+                Some(*prior_secret),
+            )
+            .0
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    for (reshared_dealing, prior_vk) in resharing_dealings
+        .iter()
+        .zip(recovered_partials.iter().take(2))
+    {
+        reshared_dealing
+            .verify(&params, threshold, &receivers, Some(*prior_vk))
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // recover verification keys
+    let RecoveredVerificationKeys {
+        recovered_master: public_reshared_master,
+        recovered_partials: reshared_partials,
+    } = try_recover_verification_keys(&resharing_dealings, threshold, &receivers).unwrap();
+
+    let mut reshared_secrets = Vec::new();
+    for (i, (ref mut dk, _)) in full_keys.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        let shares = resharing_dealings
+            .iter()
+            .map(|dealing| decrypt_share(dk, i, &dealing.ciphertexts, None).unwrap())
+            .collect();
+
+        let recovered_secret = combine_shares(shares, &node_indices).unwrap();
+
+        reshared_secrets.push(recovered_secret)
+    }
+
+    let reshared_master = perform_lagrangian_interpolation_at_origin(&[
+        (Scalar::from(node_indices[0]), reshared_secrets[0]),
+        (Scalar::from(join_party_index), reshared_secrets[2]),
+    ])
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // the master secret and public values didn't change
+    assert_eq!(original_master, reshared_master);
+    assert_eq!(public_original_master, public_reshared_master);
+
+    // but partials did
+    assert_ne!(derived_secrets, reshared_secrets);
+    assert_ne!(recovered_partials, reshared_partials);
+}
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