DOC: smoosh-faq.md - quotation syntax fix

2023-09-19 16:46:43 +00:00
867 changed files with 17306 additions and 47587 deletions
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Install wasm-opt'
-description: 'Installs wasm-opt from binaryen'
-inputs:
-  version:
-    description: 'Version of wasm-opt to install'
-    default: '116'
-runs:
-  using: 'composite'
-  steps:
-    - name: Check platform compatibility
-      run: |
-        if [[ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ]]; then
-          echo "Error: This action is only compatible with Linux."
-          exit 1
-        fi
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Download wasm-opt
-      run: |
-        set -e
-        SOURCE="https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_${{ inputs.version }}/binaryen-version_${{ inputs.version }}-x86_64-linux.tar.gz"
-        TEMP_ARCHIVE="$RUNNER_TEMP/binaryen-version_${{ inputs.version }}-x86_64-linux.tar.gz"
-        curl -L -o "$TEMP_ARCHIVE" "$SOURCE"
-        tar -xvzf $TEMP_ARCHIVE -C $RUNNER_TEMP
-        echo "$RUNNER_TEMP/binaryen-version_${{ inputs.version }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-      shell: bash
-      id: install-binary
-
-    - name: Verify installation
-      run: |
-        if ! command -v wasm-opt &> /dev/null; then
-          echo "Error: wasm-opt binary was not installed successfully."
-          exit 1
-        fi
-      shell: bash
-      id: verify-installation
-
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: nightly-security-audit
+name: Daily security audit

 on:
  schedule:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          path: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/deny.message
  notification:
    needs: cargo-deny
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
-name: ci-build-upload-binaries
+name: Build and upload binaries to CI

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'clients/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'contracts/**'
+      - 'explorer-api/**'
+      - 'gateway/**'
+      - 'integrations/**'
+      - 'mixnode/**'
+      - 'sdk/rust/nym-sdk/**'
+      - 'service-providers/**'
+      - 'nym-api/**'
+      - 'nym-outfox/**'
+      - 'tools/nym-cli/**'
+      - 'tools/ts-rs-cli/**'
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'clients/**'
      - 'common/**'
+      - 'contracts/**'
      - 'explorer-api/**'
      - 'gateway/**'
      - 'integrations/**'
@@ -17,6 +33,9 @@ on:
      - 'tools/nym-cli/**'
      - 'tools/ts-rs-cli/**'

+env:
+  NETWORK: mainnet
+
 jobs:
  publish-nym:
    strategy:
@@ -25,8 +44,6 @@ jobs:
        platform: [ubuntu-20.04]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

@@ -40,18 +57,33 @@ jobs:
          echo $OUTPUT_DIR

      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install libudev-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
+        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: 1.69.0

      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          args: --workspace --release --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace --release --all
+
+      - name: Install Rust stable
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.69.0
+          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+          override: true
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        run: cargo install --version 0.112.0 wasm-opt
+
+      - name: Build release contracts
+        run: make contracts-wasm

      - name: Prepare build output
        shell: bash
@@ -67,6 +99,16 @@ jobs:
          cp target/release/nym-network-statistics $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp target/release/nym-cli $OUTPUT_DIR
          cp target/release/explorer-api $OUTPUT_DIR
+          
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/mixnet_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/vesting_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_bandwidth.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_dkg.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw3_flex_multisig.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw4_group.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_service_provider_directory.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_name_service.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_ephemera.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR

      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-name: build-upload-binaries
+name: Build and upload binaries to artifact storage

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
+    inputs:  
      add_tokio_unstable:
        description: 'True to add RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"'
        required: true
        default: false
-        type: boolean
-
+        type: boolean 
+    
 env:
-  NETWORK: mainnet
+  NETWORK: mainnet    

 jobs:
  publish-nym:
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
        platform: [ubuntu-20.04]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          args: --workspace --release --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace --release

      - name: Upload Artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-name: ci-build-ts
+name: CI for ts-packages

 on:
-  pull_request:
+  push:
    paths:
-      - "ts-packages/**"
-      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - 'ts-packages/**'

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-16-core
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Install rsync
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
    - name: Build
-      run: yarn && yarn build && yarn build:ci:storybook
+      run: yarn && yarn build && yarn build:ci
    - name: Deploy branch to CI www (storybook)
      continue-on-error: true
      uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-build
+name: Continuous integration

 on:
  push:
@@ -37,22 +37,17 @@ on:
      - 'tools/nym-nr-query/**'
      - 'tools/ts-rs-cli/**'
      - 'Cargo.toml'
-  workflow_dispatch:

 jobs:
  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [custom-linux, custom-runner-mac-m1]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: [ self-hosted, custom-linux ]
+    # Enable sccache via environment variable
    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
    steps:
      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
        continue-on-error: true
-        if: matrix.os == 'custom-linux'

      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -75,40 +70,36 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          # Enable wireguard by default on linux only
-          args: --workspace --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace

      - name: Build all examples
-        if: matrix.os == 'custom-linux'
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          args: --workspace --examples --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace --examples

      - name: Run all tests
-        if: matrix.os == 'custom-linux'
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
-          args: --workspace --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace

      - name: Run expensive tests
-        if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master') && matrix.os == 'custom-linux'
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master'
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
-          args: --workspace --features wireguard -- --ignored
+          args: --workspace -- --ignored

-      - name: Annotate with clippy checks
-        if: matrix.os == 'custom-linux'
-        uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
+        name: Clippy checks
        continue-on-error: true
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          args: --workspace --features wireguard
+          args: --workspace

-      - name: Clippy
+      - name: Run clippy
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: clippy
-          args: --workspace --all-targets --features wireguard -- -D warnings
+          args: --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[
+  {
+    "os":"ubuntu-20.04",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"always"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "os":"windows-latest",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "os":"macos-latest",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
+  }
+]
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: cd-docs
+name: CD docs

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Install rsync
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          args: --workspace --release
+          args: --workspace --release --all
      - name: Install mdbook
        run: (test -x $HOME/.cargo/bin/mdbook || cargo install --vers "^0.4.33" mdbook)
      - name: Install mdbook plugins
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ jobs:
        run: cd documentation && ./build_all_to_dist.sh
        continue-on-error: false

+      - name: Deploy branch master to dev
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          ARGS: "-rltgoDzvO --delete"
+          SOURCE: "dist/docs/"
+          REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_HOST_DEV }}
+          REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
+          TARGET: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/
+          EXCLUDE: "/node_modules/"
+
+      - name: Deploy branch master to prod
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          ARGS: "-rltgoDzvO --delete"
+          SOURCE: "dist/docs/"
+          REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_HOST_PROD }}
+          REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
+          TARGET: ${{ secrets.CD_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/
+          EXCLUDE: "/node_modules/"
+
      - name: Post process
        run: cd documentation && ./post_process.sh
        continue-on-error: false
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-name: ci-contracts-schema
+name: Check Contract Schema

 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'contracts/**'
+      - 'common/**'
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'contracts/**'
@@ -10,9 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
  check-schema:
    name: Generate and check schema
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ jobs:
        with:
          toolchain: stable

+
      - name: Generate the schema
        run: make contract-schema

      - name: Check for diff
-        run: git diff --exit-code -- contracts/**/schema
+        run: git diff --exit-code -- contracts/*/schema
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: nightly-check-merge-conflicts
+name: check-merge-conflicts

 # Check that the latest release branch merges into master and develop without
 # any conflicts that git is not able to resolve
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-binary-config-checker
+name: Run config checks on all binaries

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [custom-linux]
-
+        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
+         
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable
-
+          
      - name: Branch name
        run: echo running on branch ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-
+                    
      - name: Run tests against binaries
        run: ./build_and_run.sh ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
        working-directory: tests/
-
-
+        
+      
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-name: ci-contracts-upload-binaries
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'common/**'
-      - 'contracts/**'
-
-env:
-  NETWORK: mainnet
-
-jobs:
-  publish-nym-contracts:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-20.04]
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Prepare build output directory
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          OUTPUT_DIR: ci-contract-builds/${{ github.ref_name }}
-        run: |
-          rm -rf ci-contract-builds || true
-          mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
-          echo $OUTPUT_DIR
-
-      - name: Install Rust stable
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
-        with:
-          version: '114'
-
-      - name: Build release contracts
-        run: make contracts
-
-      - name: Prepare build output
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          OUTPUT_DIR: ci-contract-builds/${{ github.ref_name }}
-        run: |
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/mixnet_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/vesting_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_bandwidth.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_dkg.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw3_flex_multisig.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw4_group.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_service_provider_directory.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_name_service.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_ephemera.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
-
-      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
-        env:
-          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          ARGS: "-avzr"
-          SOURCE: "ci-contract-builds/"
-          REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_HOST }}
-          REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
-          TARGET: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/builds/
-          EXCLUDE: "/dist/, /node_modules/"
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-docs
+name: CI docs

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Install rsync
@@ -26,22 +26,17 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
-          args: --workspace --release
+          args: --workspace --release --all
      - name: Install mdbook
-        run: (test -x $HOME/.cargo/bin/mdbook || cargo install --vers "^0.4.35" mdbook)
+        run: (test -x $HOME/.cargo/bin/mdbook || cargo install --vers "^0.4.33" mdbook)
      - name: Install mdbook plugins
        run: |
          cargo install --vers "=0.2.2" mdbook-variables && cargo install \
-            --vers "^1.8.0" mdbook-admonish --force && cargo install --vers \
+            --vers "^1.8.0" mdbook-admonish && cargo install --vers \
            "^0.1.2" mdbook-last-changed && cargo install --vers "^0.1.2" mdbook-theme \
-            && cargo install --vers "^0.7.7" mdbook-linkcheck \
-            # && cd documentation \
-            # && mdbook-admonish install dev-portal \
-            # && mdbook-admonish install docs \
-            # && mdbook-admonish install operators
-
+            && cargo install --vers "^0.7.7" mdbook-linkcheck
      - name: Build all projects in documentation/ & move to ~/dist/docs/
-        run: cd documentation && ./build_all_to_dist.sh 
+        run: cd documentation && ./build_all_to_dist.sh
        continue-on-error: false
      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-name: ci-nym-vpn-ui-js
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'nym-vpn/ui/src/**'
-      - 'nym-vpn/ui/package.json'
-      - 'nym-vpn/ui/index.html'
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Install Yarn
-        run: npm install -g yarn
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-        run: yarn
-      - name: Type-check
-        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-        run: yarn typecheck
-      - name: Check lint
-        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-        run: yarn lint
-      - name: Check formatting
-        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-        run: yarn fmt:check
-#      - name: Run tests
-#        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-#        run: yarn test
-      - name: Check build
-        working-directory: nym-vpn/ui
-        run: yarn build
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-name: ci-nym-vpn-ui-rust
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'nym-vpn/ui/src-tauri/**'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-      CARGOTOML_PATH: ./nym-vpn/ui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
-    steps:
-      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools libayatana-appindicator3-dev
-        continue-on-error: true
-
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-      - name: Prepare build
-        run: mkdir nym-vpn/ui/dist
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --manifest-path ${{ env.CARGOTOML_PATH }} --lib --features custom-protocol
-
-#      - name: Run all tests
-#        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-#        with:
-#          command: test
-#          args: --manifest-path ${{ env.CARGOTOML_PATH }}
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: --manifest-path ${{ env.CARGOTOML_PATH }} --all -- --check
-
-      - name: Annotate with clippy checks
-        uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          args: --manifest-path ${{ env.CARGOTOML_PATH }} --all-features
-
-      - name: Clippy
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clippy
-          args: --manifest-path ${{ env.CARGOTOML_PATH }} --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-name: ci-nym-connect-desktop
+name: CI for nym-connect - Desktop

 on:
-  pull_request:
+  push:
    paths:
      - 'nym-connect/desktop/**'

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defaults:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Install rsync
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-name: ci-nym-connect-desktop-rust
+name: Nym Connect - desktop (Rust)

 on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml"
+      - "clients/client-core/**"
+      - "clients/socks5/**"
+      - "common/**"
+      - "gateway/gateway-requests/**"
+      - "contracts/vesting/**"
+      - "nym-api/nym-api-requests/**"
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - "nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/**"
@@ -16,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: [self-hosted, custom-linux]
    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
    steps:
      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools libayatana-appindicator3-dev
@@ -33,12 +43,6 @@ jobs:
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: --manifest-path nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
-
      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
@@ -51,6 +55,12 @@ jobs:
          command: test
          args: --manifest-path nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.toml --workspace

+      - name: Check formatting
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: fmt
+          args: --manifest-path nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
+
      - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
        name: Clippy checks
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
  {
    "rust":"beta",
    "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
+  },
+  {
+    "rust":"nightly",
+    "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
  }
-]
+]
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ on:
 jobs:
  build:
    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-contracts-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, custom-ubuntu-20.04]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, custom-runner-linux]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
+      
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: 1.69.0
          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        run: cargo install --version 0.114.0 wasm-opt
+        run: cargo install --version 0.112.0 wasm-opt

      - name: Build release contracts
-        run: make contracts
+        run: make contracts-wasm

      - name: Upload Mixnet Contract Artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-contracts
+name: Contracts

 on:
  push:
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
      - 'contracts/**'
      - 'common/**'
  pull_request:
-    paths:
+    paths-ignore:
      - 'contracts/**'
      - 'common/**'

@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@ jobs:
    outputs:
      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
    steps:
-      # creates the matrix strategy from ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json
+      # creates the matrix strategy from build_matrix_includes.json
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - id: set-matrix
        uses: JoshuaTheMiller/conditional-build-matrix@main
        with:
-          inputFile: '.github/workflows/ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json'
+          inputFile: '.github/workflows/contract_matrix_includes.json'
          filter: '[?runOnEvent==`${{ github.event_name }}` || runOnEvent==`always`]'
-  build:
+  contracts:
    # since it's going to be compiled into wasm, there's absolutely
    # no point in running CI on different OS-es
    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust == 'nightly' }}
    needs: matrix_prep
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

-      - name: Setup rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
@@ -45,28 +43,25 @@ jobs:
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

-      - name: Build contracts
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        env:
          RUSTFLAGS: '-C link-arg=-s'
        with:
          command: build
          args: --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --workspace --lib --target wasm32-unknown-unknown

-      - name: Run unit tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml

-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: fmt
          args: --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --all -- --check

-      - name: Run clippy
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.rust != 'nightly' }}
        with:
          command: clippy
          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: greetings
+name: Greetings

 on: [pull_request_target, issues]

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-nym-network-explorer
+name: CI for Network Explorer

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defaults:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Install rsync
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-name: nightly-build
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '14 1 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        rust: [stable, beta]
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-      - name: Install Protoc
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v2
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: --all -- --check
-
-      - name: Build binaries
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --release --workspace
-
-      - name: Build examples
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --release --workspace --examples
-
-      # To avoid running out of disk space, skip generating debug symbols
-      - name: Set debug to false (unix)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-        run: |
-          sed -i.bak 's/\[profile.dev\]/\[profile.dev\]\ndebug = false/' Cargo.toml
-          git diff
-
-      - name: Set debug to false (win)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          (Get-Content Cargo.toml) -replace '\[profile.dev\]', "`$&`ndebug = false" | Set-Content Cargo.toml
-          git diff
-
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-          args: --workspace
-
-      - name: Run slow unit tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-          args: --workspace -- --ignored
-
-      - name: Clean
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clean
-
-      - name: Clippy
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clippy
-          args: --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
-
-  notification:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    steps:
-      - name: Collect jobs status
-        uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v2
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install npm
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Matrix - Node Install
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        run: npm install
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-      - name: Matrix - Send Notification
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        env:
-          NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: nightly
-          NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "Nym nightly build"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-          GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          IS_SUCCESS: "${{ env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'success' }}"
-          MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
-          MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM_NIGHTLY }}"
-          MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
-          MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
-          MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
-        uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
-        with:
-          args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-name: nightly-nym-connect-desktop-build
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '14 1 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-      MANIFEST_PATH: --manifest-path nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.toml
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
-
-      - name: Install rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --all -- --check
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --release --workspace
-
-      - name: Unit tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --workspace
-
-      - name: Clippy
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clippy
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
-
-  notification:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    steps:
-      - name: Collect jobs status
-        uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v2
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install npm
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Matrix - Node Install
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        run: npm install
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-      - name: Matrix - Send Notification
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        env:
-          NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: nightly
-          NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "nym-connect-desktop-nightly-build"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-          GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          IS_SUCCESS: "${{ env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'success' }}"
-          MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
-          MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM_NIGHTLY }}"
-          MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
-          MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
-          MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
-        uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
-        with:
-          args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-name: nightly-nym-wallet-build
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '14 1 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-      MANIFEST_PATH: --manifest-path nym-wallet/Cargo.toml
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
-
-      - name: Install rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --all -- --check
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --release --workspace
-
-      - name: Unit tests
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: test
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --workspace
-
-      - name: Clippy
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: clippy
-          args: ${{ env.MANIFEST_PATH }} --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
-
-  notification:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    steps:
-      - name: Collect jobs status
-        uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v2
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install npm
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Matrix - Node Install
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        run: npm install
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-      - name: Matrix - Send Notification
-        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
-        env:
-          NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: nightly
-          NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "nym-wallet-nightly-build"
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-          GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-          GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-          IS_SUCCESS: "${{ env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'success' }}"
-          MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
-          MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM_NIGHTLY }}"
-          MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
-          MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
-          MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
-        uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
-        with:
-          args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+name: Nightly builds
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '14 1 * * *'
+jobs:
+  matrix_prep:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      # creates the matrix strategy from nightly_build_matrix_includes.json
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - id: set-matrix
+        uses: JoshuaTheMiller/conditional-build-matrix@main
+        with:
+          inputFile: '.github/workflows/nightly_build_matrix_includes.json'
+          filter: '[?runOnEvent==`${{ github.event_name }}` || runOnEvent==`always`]'
+  build:
+    needs: matrix_prep
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.matrix_prep.outputs.matrix)}}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust == 'nightly' || matrix.rust == 'beta' || matrix.rust == 'stable' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
+        continue-on-error: true
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+          override: true
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: fmt
+          args: --all -- --check
+
+      - name: Build all binaries
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --workspace
+
+      - name: Reclaim some disk space
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' }}
+        with:
+          command: clean
+
+      - name: Build all examples
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --workspace --examples
+
+      - name: Reclaim some disk space
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' }}
+        with:
+          command: clean
+
+      - name: Run all tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --workspace
+
+      - name: Reclaim some disk space
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' }}
+        with:
+          command: clean
+
+      - name: Run expensive tests
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master'
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --workspace -- --ignored
+
+      - name: Reclaim some disk space
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' }}
+        with:
+          command: clean
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
+        name: Clippy checks
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          args: --workspace
+
+      - name: Run clippy
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.rust != 'nightly' }}
+        with:
+          command: clippy
+          args: --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Reclaim some disk space
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' }}
+        with:
+          command: clean
+
+      # nym-wallet (the rust part)
+      - name: Build nym-wallet rust code
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --manifest-path nym-wallet/Cargo.toml --workspace
+
+      - name: Run nym-wallet tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --manifest-path nym-wallet/Cargo.toml --workspace
+
+      - name: Check nym-wallet formatting
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: fmt
+          args: --manifest-path nym-wallet/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
+
+      - name: Run clippy for nym-wallet
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        if: ${{ matrix.rust != 'nightly' }}
+        with:
+          command: clippy
+          args: --manifest-path nym-wallet/Cargo.toml --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+  notification:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
+    steps:
+      - name: Collect jobs status
+        uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v2
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: install npm
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - name: Matrix - Node Install
+        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
+        run: npm install
+        working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
+      - name: Matrix - Send Notification
+        if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
+        env:
+          NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: nightly
+          NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "Nym nightly build"
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
+          GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
+          IS_SUCCESS: "${{ env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'success' }}"
+          MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
+          MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM_NIGHTLY }}"
+          MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
+          MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
+          MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
+        uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
+        with:
+          args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[
+  {
+    "os":"ubuntu-20.04",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "os":"windows10",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+  {
+    "os":"macos-latest",
+    "rust":"stable",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "os":"ubuntu-20.04",
+    "rust":"beta",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+  {
+    "os":"windows10",
+    "rust":"beta",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+  {
+    "os":"macos-latest",
+    "rust":"beta",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+
+  {
+    "os":"ubuntu-20.04",
+    "rust":"nightly",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+  {
+    "os":"windows10",
+    "rust":"nightly",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  },
+  {
+    "os":"macos-latest",
+    "rust":"nightly",
+    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
+  }
+]
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [macos-12-large]
+        platform: [macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    outputs:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [custom-ubuntu-20.04]
+        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    outputs:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [custom-ubuntu-20.04]
+        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    outputs:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [macos-12-large]
+        platform: [macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    outputs:
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
        env:
          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD }}
        run: |
          # create variables
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ jobs:
          ENABLE_CODE_SIGNING: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ secrets.APPLE_IDENTITY_ID }}
          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [custom-ubuntu-20.04]
+        platform: [custom-runner-linux]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}

    outputs:
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Release Nym Wallet
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      nym_wallet_version:
+        description: 'The version of the Nym Wallet to release'
+        default: '1.0.x'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-20.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          body: >-
+            This is a pre-release
+            
+            Download the wallet for your platform:
+            
+              - [Linux](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-wallet-v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}/nym-wallet_v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}_amd64_ubuntu20.04.AppImage)
+              - [MacOS](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-wallet-v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}/nym-wallet_v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}_x64_macos_11.dmg)
+              - [Windows](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-wallet-v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}/nym-wallet_v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}_x64_windows.msi)
+          prerelease: true
+          name: Nym Wallet v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}
+          tag_name: nym-wallet-v${{ inputs.nym_wallet_version}}
@@ -1,44 +1,35 @@
-name: ci-nym-wallet-storybook
+name: Nym Wallet Storybook

 on:
-  pull_request:
+  push:
    paths:
      - 'nym-wallet/**'

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
    - name: Install rsync
      run: sudo apt-get install rsync
      continue-on-error: true
-
    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
-
    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
        node-version: 18
-
    - name: Setup yarn
      run: npm install -g yarn
-
    - name: Install Rust stable
      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
      with:
        toolchain: stable
-
    - name: Install wasm-pack
-      run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
-
+      run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh      
    - name: Build dependencies
      run: yarn && yarn build
-
    - name: Build storybook
      run: yarn storybook:build
      working-directory: ./nym-wallet
-
    - name: Deploy branch to CI www (storybook)
      continue-on-error: true
      uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
@@ -50,11 +41,9 @@ jobs:
        REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
        TARGET: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/wallet-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}
        EXCLUDE: "/dist/, /node_modules/"
-
    - name: Matrix - Node Install
      run: npm install
      working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-
    - name: Matrix - Send Notification
      env:
        NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: nym-wallet
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+name: Webdriverio tests for nym wallet
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "nym-wallet/**"
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: nym-wallet
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: wallet tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Tauri dependencies
+        run: >
+          sudo apt-get update &&
+          sudo apt-get install -y
+          libgtk-3-dev
+          libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
+          webkit2gtk-4.0
+          libappindicator3-dev
+          webkit2gtk-driver
+          xvfb
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Install minimal stable
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+
+      - name: Install yarn for building application
+        run: yarn install
+
+      - name: Build application
+        run: yarn run webpack:build & yarn run tauri:build
+
+      - name: Check binary exists
+        run: |
+          cd target/release/
+          (test -f nym-wallet && echo nym binary exists) || echo wallet does not exist
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install
+        working-directory: nym-wallet/webdriver
+
+      - name: Remove existing user datafile
+        uses: JesseTG/rm@v1.0.2
+        with:
+          path: nym-wallet/webdriver/common/data/user-data.json
+
+      - name: Create user data json file
+        id: create-json
+        uses: jsdaniell/create-json@1.1.2
+        with:
+          name: "user-data.json"
+          json: ${{ secrets.WALLET_USERDATA }}
+          dir: "nym-wallet/webdriver/common/data/"
+
+      - name: Install tauri-driver
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: install
+          args: tauri-driver
+
+      - name: Launch tests
+        run: xvfb-run yarn test:runall
+        working-directory: nym-wallet/webdriver
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: publish-nyms5-android-apk
+name: Nyms5 Android
 # unsigned APKs only, supported archs:
 # - arm64-v8a (arm64)
 # - x86_64
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
  build:
    name: Build APK
-    runs-on: custom-ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    env:
      ANDROID_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/android-sdk
      NDK_VERSION: 25.2.9519653
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
  gh-release:
    name: Publish APK (GH release)
    needs: build
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-nym-api-tests
+name: CI for Nym API Tests

 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
+      
      - name: Install npm
        run: npm install
-
+        
      - name: Node v18
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-name: ci-sdk-docs-typescript
+name: Typescript SDK docs

 on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - "wasm/**"
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - "sdk/typescript/**"
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Install rsync
@@ -30,14 +34,6 @@ jobs:
        with:
          go-version: '1.20'

-      - name: Install wasm-pack
-        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
-
-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
-        with:
-          version: '116'
-
      - name: Build branch WASM packages
        run: make sdk-wasm-build

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-name: Publish Typescript SDK
+name: Publish SDK to NPM
 on:
  workflow_dispatch:

 jobs:
  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-16-core
+    runs-on: [custom-runner-linux]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: 18
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'

      - name: Setup yarn
        run: npm install -g yarn
@@ -25,26 +25,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh

-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        run: cargo install wasm-opt
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-
-      - name: Install TinyGo
-        uses: acifani/setup-tinygo@v1
-        with:
-          tinygo-version: "0.27.0"
-
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: yarn

-      - name: Build WASM and Typescript SDK
-        run: yarn sdk:build
-
-      - name: Publish to NPM
+      - name: Build and publish
        env:
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: ./sdk/typescript/scripts/publish.sh
+        working-directory: ./sdk/typescript/packages/sdk
+        run: scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-name: ci-lint-typescript
+name: CI for linting Typescript

 on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "ts-packages/**"
+      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/package.json"
+      - "nym-wallet/src/**"
+      - "nym-wallet/package.json"
+      - "explorer/**"
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - "ts-packages/**"
@@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-16-core
+    runs-on: custom-runner-linux
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
@@ -28,15 +37,9 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          toolchain: stable
-
      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh

-      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
-        with:
-          version: '116'
-
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
        with:
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
        run: yarn

      - name: Build packages
-        run: yarn build:ci
+        run: yarn build:ci:sdk

      - name: Lint
        run: yarn lint
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-nym-wallet-rust
+name: Nym Wallet (rust)

 on:
  push:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: [ self-hosted, custom-linux ]
    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
    steps:
      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: 1.71.0
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-sdk-wasm
+name: Wasm Client

 on:
  pull_request:
@@ -9,16 +9,10 @@ on:

 jobs:
  wasm:
-    runs-on: [custom-linux]
-    env:
-      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-
      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
@@ -32,13 +26,12 @@ jobs:
        with:
          go-version: '1.20'

+
      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh

      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
-        with:
-          version: '116'
+        run: cargo install  wasm-opt

      - name: Install wasm-bindgen-cli
        run: cargo install wasm-bindgen-cli
@@ -4,50 +4,6 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://

 ## [Unreleased]

-## [2023.3-kinder] (2023-10-31)
-
- suppress error output ([#4056])
- Update frontend type for current vesting period ([#4042])
- re-exported additional types for tx queries ([#4036])
- fixed fmt::Display impl for GatewayNetworkRequesterDetails ([#4033])
- Add exit node policy from TorNull and Tor Exit Node Policy ([#4024])
- basic self-described api for gateways to dynamically announce its details + nym-api aggregation ([#4017])
- use saturating sub in case outfox is not enabled ([#3986])
- Fix sorting for mixnodes and gateways ([#3985])
- Gateway client registry and api routes ([#3955])
-
-[#4056]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/4056
-[#4042]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/4042
-[#4036]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/4036
-[#4033]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/4033
-[#4024]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/4024
-[#4017]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/4017
-[#3986]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3986
-[#3985]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3985
-[#3955]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3955
-
-## [2023.1-milka] (2023-09-24)
-
- custom Debug impl for mix::Node and gateway::Node ([#3930])
- added forceTls argument to 'MixFetchOptsSimple' ([#3907])
- Enable loop cover traffic by default in NR ([#3904])
- Fix all the cargo warnings ([#3899])
- [Issue] nym-socks5-client crash on UDP request ([#3898])
- Feature/gateway inbuilt nr ([#3877])
- removed queued mixnet migration that was already run ([#3872])
- [feat] Socks5 and Native client: run with hardcoded topology ([#3866])
- Introduce a local network requester directly inside a gateway ([#3838])
-
-[#3930]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3930
-[#3907]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3907
-[#3904]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3904
-[#3899]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3899
-[#3898]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3898
-[#3877]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3877
-[#3872]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3872
-[#3866]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/3866
-[#3838]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues/3838
-
 ## [v1.1.31-kitkat] (2023-09-12)

 - feat: add name to `TaskClient` ([#3844])
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ members = [
    "common/crypto",
    "common/dkg",
    "common/execute",
-    "common/exit-policy",
-    "common/http-api-client",
+    "common/http-requests",
    "common/inclusion-probability",
    "common/ledger",
    "common/mixnode-common",
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ members = [
    "common/wasm/storage",
    "common/wasm/utils",
    "common/wireguard",
-    "common/wireguard-types",
    "explorer-api",
    "explorer-api/explorer-api-requests",
    "explorer-api/explorer-client",
@@ -90,14 +88,11 @@ members = [
    "sdk/lib/socks5-listener",
    "sdk/rust/nym-sdk",
    "service-providers/common",
-    "service-providers/ip-packet-router",
    "service-providers/network-requester",
    "service-providers/network-statistics",
    "nym-api",
    "nym-browser-extension/storage",
    "nym-api/nym-api-requests",
-    "nym-node",
-    "nym-node/nym-node-requests",
    "nym-outfox",
    "tools/internal/ssl-inject",
    "tools/internal/sdk-version-bump",
@@ -121,7 +116,7 @@ default-members = [
    "explorer-api",
 ]

-exclude = ["explorer", "contracts", "nym-wallet", "nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri", "nym-connect/desktop", "nym-vpn/ui/src-tauri", "cpu-cycles"]
+exclude = ["explorer", "contracts", "nym-wallet", "nym-connect/mobile/src-tauri", "nym-connect/desktop", "cpu-cycles"]

 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["Nym Technologies SA"]
@@ -134,11 +129,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
 async-trait = "0.1.68"
-axum = "0.6.20"
-base64 = "0.21.4"
 bip39 = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
-boringtun = { git = "https://github.com/cloudflare/boringtun", rev = "e1d6360d6ab4529fc942a078e4c54df107abe2ba" }
-clap = "4.4.7"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 cosmwasm-derive = "=1.3.0"
 cosmwasm-schema = "=1.3.0"
@@ -155,32 +146,23 @@ cw2 = { version = "=1.1.0" }
 cw3 = { version = "=1.1.0" }
 cw4 = { version = "=1.1.0" }
 cw-controllers = { version = "=1.1.0" }
-dashmap = "5.5.3"
 dotenvy = "0.15.6"
 futures = "0.3.28"
 generic-array = "0.14.7"
 getrandom = "0.2.10"
-hyper = "0.14.27"
 k256 = "0.13"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4"
 once_cell = "1.7.2"
-parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 rand = "0.8.5"
-reqwest = "0.11.22"
-schemars = "0.8.1"
+reqwest = "0.11.18"
 serde = "1.0.152"
 serde_json = "1.0.91"
 tap = "1.0.1"
 tendermint-rpc = "0.32" # same version as used by cosmrs
-thiserror = "1.0.48"
+thiserror = "1.0.38"
 tokio = "1.24.1"
-tokio-tungstenite = "0.20.1"
-tracing = "0.1.37"
-tungstenite = { version = "0.20.1", default-features = false }
 ts-rs = "7.0.0"
-utoipa = "3.5.0"
-utoipa-swagger-ui = "3.1.5"
 url = "2.4"
 zeroize = "1.6.0"

@@ -193,25 +175,3 @@ wasm-bindgen = "0.2.86"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.37"
 wasmtimer = "0.2.0"
 web-sys = "0.3.63"
-
-# Profile settings for individual crates
-
-[profile.release.package.nym-socks5-listener]
-strip = true
-codegen-units = 1
-
-[profile.release.package.nym-client-wasm]
-# lto = true
-opt-level = 'z'
-
-[profile.release.package.nym-node-tester-wasm]
-# lto = true
-opt-level = 'z'
-
-[profile.release.package.nym-wasm-sdk]
-# lto = true
-opt-level = 'z'
-
-[profile.release.package.mix-fetch-wasm]
-# lto = true
-opt-level = 'z'
@@ -1,85 +1,76 @@
-# Top-level Makefile for the nym monorepo
-
-# Default target. Probably what you want to run in normal day-to-day usage when
-# you want to check all backend code in one step.
+# Default target
 all: test

-help:
-	@echo "The main targets are"
-	@echo "  all: the default target. Alias for test"
-	@echo "  build: build all binaries"
-	@echo "  build-release: build platform binaries and contracts in release mode"
-	@echo "  clippy: run clippy for all workspaces"
-	@echo "  test: run clippy, unit tests, and formatting."
-	@echo "  test-all: like test, but also includes the expensive tests"
+test: clippy-all cargo-test contracts-wasm sdk-wasm-test fmt

-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Meta targets
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Run clippy for all workspaces, run all tests, format all Rust code
-test: clippy cargo-test fmt
-
-# Same as test, but also runs slow tests
 test-all: test cargo-test-expensive

-# Build release binaries for the main workspace (platform binaries) and the
-# contracts, including running wasm-opt.
-# Producing release versions of other components is deferred to their
-# respective toolchains.
-build-release: build-release-main contracts
+no-clippy: build cargo-test contracts-wasm fmt fmt-browser-extension-storage

-# Not a meta target, more of a top-level target for building all binaries (in
-# debug mode). Listed here for visibility. The deps are appended successively
-build:
+happy: fmt clippy-happy test

-# Not a meta target, more of a top-level target for clippy. Listed here for
-# visibility. The deps are appended successively.
-clippy:
+build: sdk-wasm-build build-browser-extension-storage
+
+# Building release binaries is a little manual as we can't just build --release
+# on all workspaces.
+build-release: build-release-main contracts-wasm
+
+clippy: sdk-wasm-lint clippy-browser-extension-storage
+
+# Deprecated
+# For backwards compatibility
+clippy-all: clippy

 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Define targets for a given workspace
 #  $(1): name
 #  $(2): path to workspace
 #  $(3): extra arguments to cargo
-#  $(4): RUSTFLAGS prefix env
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 define add_cargo_workspace

+clippy-happy-$(1):
+	cargo clippy --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml $(3)
+
+clippy-$(1):
+	cargo clippy --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace $(3) -- -D warnings
+
+clippy-examples-$(1):
+	cargo clippy --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --examples -- -D warnings
+
 check-$(1):
 	cargo check --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace $(3)

-build-$(1):
-	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace $(3)
-
-build-extra-$(1):
-	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --examples --tests
-
-build-release-$(1):
-	$(4) cargo $$($(1)_BUILD_RELEASE_TOOLCHAIN) build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --release $(3)
-
 test-$(1):
 	cargo test --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace

 test-expensive-$(1):
 	cargo test --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace -- --ignored

-clippy-$(1):
-	cargo $$($(1)_CLIPPY_TOOLCHAIN) clippy --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace $(3) -- -D warnings
+build-standalone-$(1):
+	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml $(3)

-clippy-extra-$(1):
-	cargo $$($(1)_CLIPPY_TOOLCHAIN) clippy --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --examples --tests -- -D warnings
+build-$(1):
+	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace $(3)
+
+build-examples-$(1):
+	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --examples
+
+build-release-$(1):
+	cargo build --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --workspace --release $(3)

 fmt-$(1):
 	cargo fmt --manifest-path $(2)/Cargo.toml --all

+clippy-happy: clippy-happy-$(1)
+clippy: clippy-$(1) clippy-examples-$(1)
 check: check-$(1)
-build: build-$(1) build-extra-$(1)
-build-release-all: build-release-$(1)
 cargo-test: test-$(1)
 cargo-test-expensive: test-expensive-$(1)
-clippy: clippy-$(1) clippy-extra-$(1)
+build: build-$(1) build-examples-$(1)
+build-release-all: build-release-$(1)
 fmt: fmt-$(1)
+
 endef

 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -89,64 +80,11 @@ endef
 # Generate targets for the various cargo workspaces

 $(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,main,.))
-$(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,contracts,contracts,--lib --target wasm32-unknown-unknown,RUSTFLAGS='-C link-arg=-s'))
-$(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,wallet,nym-wallet))
+$(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,contracts,contracts,--lib --target wasm32-unknown-unknown))
+#$(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,wasm-client,clients/webassembly,--target wasm32-unknown-unknown))
+$(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,wallet,nym-wallet,))
 $(eval $(call add_cargo_workspace,connect,nym-connect/desktop))

-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SDK
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-sdk-wasm: sdk-wasm-build sdk-wasm-test sdk-wasm-lint
-
-sdk-wasm-build:
-	$(MAKE) -C nym-browser-extension/storage wasm-pack
-	$(MAKE) -C wasm/client
-	$(MAKE) -C wasm/node-tester
-	$(MAKE) -C wasm/mix-fetch
-	$(MAKE) -C wasm/full-nym-wasm
-
-# run this from npm/yarn to ensure tools are in the path, e.g. yarn build:sdk from root of repo
-sdk-typescript-build:
-	npx lerna run --scope @nymproject/sdk build --stream
-	npx lerna run --scope @nymproject/mix-fetch build --stream
-	npx lerna run --scope @nymproject/node-tester build --stream
-	yarn --cwd sdk/typescript/codegen/contract-clients build
-
-# NOTE: These targets are part of the main workspace (but not as wasm32-unknown-unknown)
-WASM_CRATES = extension-storage nym-client-wasm nym-node-tester-wasm nym-wasm-sdk
-
-sdk-wasm-test:
-	#cargo test $(addprefix -p , $(WASM_CRATES)) --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
-
-sdk-wasm-lint:
-	cargo clippy $(addprefix -p , $(WASM_CRATES)) --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
-	$(MAKE) -C wasm/mix-fetch check-fmt
-
-# Add to top-level targets
-build: sdk-wasm-build
-cargo-test: sdk-wasm-test
-clippy: sdk-wasm-lint
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Build contracts ready for deploy
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-CONTRACTS=vesting_contract mixnet_contract nym_service_provider_directory nym_name_service
-CONTRACTS_WASM=$(addsuffix .wasm, $(CONTRACTS))
-CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR=contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release
-
-contracts: build-release-contracts wasm-opt-contracts
-
-wasm-opt-contracts:
-	for contract in $(CONTRACTS_WASM); do \
-	  wasm-opt --signext-lowering -Os $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/$$contract -o $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/$$contract; \
-	done
-
-# Consider adding 's' to make plural consistent (beware: used in github workflow)
-contract-schema:
-	$(MAKE) -C contracts schema
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Convenience targets for crates that are already part of the main workspace
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -157,14 +95,102 @@ build-explorer-api:
 build-nym-cli:
 	cargo build -p nym-cli --release

+build-browser-extension-storage:
+	cargo build -p extension-storage --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+fmt-browser-extension-storage:
+	cargo fmt -p extension-storage -- --check
+
+clippy-browser-extension-storage:
+	cargo clippy -p extension-storage --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
+
+sdk-wasm: sdk-wasm-build sdk-wasm-test sdk-wasm-lint
+
+sdk-wasm-build:
+	# browser storage
+	$(MAKE) -C nym-browser-extension/storage wasm-pack
+
+	# client
+	$(MAKE) -C wasm/client build
+
+	# node-tester
+	$(MAKE) -C wasm/node-tester build
+
+	# mix-fetch
+	$(MAKE) -C wasm/mix-fetch build
+
+	# full
+	$(MAKE) -C wasm/full-nym-wasm build-full
+
+# run this from npm/yarn to ensure tools are in the path, e.g. yarn build:sdk from root of repo
+sdk-typescript-build:
+	lerna run --scope @nymproject/sdk build --stream
+	lerna run --scope @nymproject/mix-fetch build --stream
+	lerna run --scope @nymproject/node-tester build --stream
+
+sdk-wasm-test:
+#	# client
+#	cargo test -p nym-client-wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+#
+#	# node-tester
+#	cargo test -p nym-node-tester-wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+#
+#	# mix-fetch
+#	#cargo test -p nym-wasm-sdk --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+#
+#	# full
+#	cargo test -p nym-wasm-sdk --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+
+sdk-wasm-lint:
+	# client
+	cargo clippy -p nym-client-wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
+
+	# node-tester
+	cargo clippy -p nym-node-tester-wasm --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
+
+	# mix-fetch
+	$(MAKE) -C wasm/mix-fetch check-fmt
+
+	# full
+	cargo clippy -p nym-wasm-sdk --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -- -Dwarnings
+
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build contracts ready for deploy
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR=contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release
+VESTING_CONTRACT=$(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/vesting_contract.wasm
+MIXNET_CONTRACT=$(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/mixnet_contract.wasm
+SERVICE_PROVIDER_DIRECTORY_CONTRACT=$(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/nym_service_provider_directory.wasm
+NAME_SERVICE_CONTRACT=$(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/nym_name_service.wasm
+
+contracts-wasm: contracts-wasm-build contracts-wasm-opt
+
+contracts-wasm-build:
+	RUSTFLAGS='-C link-arg=-s' cargo build --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --release --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+contracts-wasm-opt:
+	wasm-opt --disable-sign-ext -Os $(VESTING_CONTRACT) -o $(VESTING_CONTRACT)
+	wasm-opt --disable-sign-ext -Os $(MIXNET_CONTRACT) -o $(MIXNET_CONTRACT)
+	wasm-opt --disable-sign-ext -Os $(SERVICE_PROVIDER_DIRECTORY_CONTRACT) -o $(SERVICE_PROVIDER_DIRECTORY_CONTRACT)
+	wasm-opt --disable-sign-ext -Os $(NAME_SERVICE_CONTRACT) -o $(NAME_SERVICE_CONTRACT)
+
+contract-schema:
+	$(MAKE) -C contracts schema
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Misc
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+# NOTE: this seems deprecated an not needed anymore?
+mixnet-opt: contracts-wasm
+	cd contracts/mixnet && make opt
+
 generate-typescript:
 	cd tools/ts-rs-cli && cargo run && cd ../..
 	yarn types:lint:fix

 run-api-tests:
 	cd nym-api/tests/functional_test && yarn test:qa
-
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ Node, node operator and delegator rewards are determined according to the princi
 |<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\lambda_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}\lambda_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|ratio of stake operator has pledged to their node to the token circulating supply.
 |<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\omega_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}\omega_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|fraction of total effort undertaken by node `i`, set to `1/k`.
 |<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=k#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}k#gh-dark-mode-only">|number of nodes stakeholders are incentivised to create, set by the validators, a matter of governance. Currently determined by the `reward set` size, and set to 720 in testnet Sandbox.
-|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\alpha#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}\alpha#gh-dark-mode-only">|A Sybil attack resistance parameter - the higher this parameter is set, the stronger the reduction in competitiveness for a Sybil attacker.
-|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=PM_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}PM_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|declared profit margin of operator `i`, defaults to 10%.
+|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\alpha#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}\alpha#gh-dark-mode-only">|Sybil attack resistance parameter - the higher this parameter is set the stronger the reduction in competitiveness gets for a Sybil attacker.
+|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=PM_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}PM_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|declared profit margin of operator `i`, defaults to 10% in.
 |<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=PF_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}PF_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|uptime of node `i`, scaled to 0 - 1, for the rewarding epoch
-|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=PP_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}PP_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|cost of operating node `i` for the duration of the rewarding epoch, set to 40 NYMs.
+|<img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=PP_{i}#gh-light-mode-only"><img src="https://render.githubusercontent.com/render/math?math=\color{white}PP_{i}#gh-dark-mode-only">|cost of operating node `i` for the duration of the rewarding epoch, set to 40 NYMT.

 Node reward for node `i` is determined as:

@@ -1,90 +1,10 @@
 Critical bug or security issue 💥

-If you're here because you're trying to figure out how to notify us of a security issue, send us a PGP encrypted email to:
+If you're here because you're trying to figure out how to notify us of a security issue, go to Discord, and alert the core engineers:

-```
-security@nymte.ch
-```
-
-Encrypted with our public key which is available below in plain text and also on keyservers:
-
-```
-pub   rsa4096 2023-10-30 [SC] [expire : 2026-10-29]
-      24B2592E801A5AAA8666C8BA7C3C727F05090550
-uid          [  ultime ] Security Nym Technologies <security@nymte.ch>
-sub   rsa4096 2023-10-30 [E] [expire : 2026-10-29]
-
-```
-
-The fingerprint of the key is on the second line above.
-
-If you need to chat __urgently__ to our team for a __critical__ security issue:
-
-go to Matrix, and alert the core engineers with a private direct message:
-
-    Jedrzej Stuczynski @jstuczyn:nymtech.chat
-    Mark Sinclair @mark:nymtech.chat
-    Raphaël Walther @raphael:nymtech.chat
+    Dave Hrycyszyn futurechimp#5430
+    Jedrzej Stuczynski "Jedrzej | Nym#5666"
+    Fran Arbanas | franarbanas#0995
+    Mark Sinclair | marknym#8088 

 Please avoid opening public issues on GitHub that contain information about a potential security vulnerability as this makes it difficult to reduce the impact and harm of valid security issues.
-
-If you don't know what Matrix is, you can follow this documentation to create an account on this federation of instant messaging servers:
-
-[Matrix for Instant Messaging](https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/matrix-for-im/)
-
-
-
-```
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-```
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.31"
+version = "1.1.29"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ futures = { workspace = true } # bunch of futures stuff, however, now that I thi
 # and the single instance of abortable we have should really be refactored anyway
 url = { workspace = true }

-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
 dirs = "4.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = { workspace = true } # self explanatory
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] } # for config serialization/d
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 tap = "1.0.1"
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal"] } # async runtime
-tokio-tungstenite = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { version = "1.24.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "net", "signal"] } # async runtime
+tokio-tungstenite = "0.14" # websocket

 ## internal
 nym-bandwidth-controller = { path = "../../common/bandwidth-controller" }
 nym-bin-common = { path = "../../common/bin-common", features = ["output_format"] }
-nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core", features = ["fs-surb-storage", "cli"] }
+nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core", features = ["fs-surb-storage"] }
 nym-coconut-interface = { path = "../../common/coconut-interface" }
 nym-config = { path = "../../common/config" }
 nym-credential-storage = { path = "../../common/credential-storage" }
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 use crate::client::config::persistence::ClientPaths;
 use crate::client::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
 use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_init::ClientConfig;
-use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
 use nym_config::defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
 use nym_config::{
    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
@@ -69,29 +67,11 @@ pub struct Config {
 }

 impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
-    fn template(&self) -> &'static str {
+    fn template() -> &'static str {
        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
    }
 }

-impl ClientConfig for Config {
-    fn common_paths(&self) -> &CommonClientPaths {
-        &self.storage_paths.common_paths
-    }
-
-    fn core_config(&self) -> &BaseClientConfig {
-        &self.base
-    }
-
-    fn default_store_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.default_location()
-    }
-
-    fn save_to<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<()> {
-        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, path)
-    }
-}
-
 impl Config {
    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S) -> Self {
        Config {
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use crate::{
 use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
 use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
 use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2 as BaseConfigV1_1_20_2;
-use nym_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_30::ConfigV1_1_30 as BaseConfigV1_1_30;
 use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
 use nym_config::read_config_from_toml_file;
 use nym_network_defaults::DEFAULT_WEBSOCKET_LISTENING_PORT;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ impl ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
    pub fn upgrade(self) -> Result<(Config, GatewayEndpointConfig), ClientError> {
        let gateway_details = self.base.client.gateway_endpoint.clone().into();
        let config = Config {
-            base: BaseConfigV1_1_30::from(self.base).into(),
+            base: self.base.into(),
            socket: self.socket.into(),
            storage_paths: ClientPaths {
                common_paths: self.storage_paths.common_paths.upgrade_default()?,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct ClientPaths {
 impl ClientPaths {
    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
        ClientPaths {
-            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_base(base_data_directory),
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -4,19 +4,28 @@
 use crate::client::config::Config;
 use crate::error::ClientError;
 use crate::websocket;
+use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use log::*;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::non_wasm_helpers::default_query_dkg_client_from_config;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::OnDiskPersistent;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
 };
+use nym_client_core::client::inbound_messages::InputMessage;
+use nym_client_core::client::received_buffer::{
+    ReceivedBufferMessage, ReceivedBufferRequestSender, ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
+};
+use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
-use nym_task::TaskHandle;
+use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
+use nym_task::TaskManager;
 use nym_validator_client::QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::sync::watch::error::SendError;

 pub use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
+pub use nym_sphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;

 pub mod config;

@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
    pub async fn run_socket_forever(self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
        let shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;

-        let res = shutdown.wait_for_shutdown().await;
+        let res = shutdown.catch_interrupt().await;
        log::info!("Stopping nym-client");
        res
    }
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        Ok(base_client)
    }

-    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskHandle, ClientError> {
+    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskManager, ClientError> {
        if !self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }
@@ -135,13 +144,141 @@ impl SocketClient {
            client_output,
            client_state,
            &self_address,
-            started_client.task_handle.get_handle(),
+            started_client.task_manager.subscribe(),
            packet_type,
        );

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

-        Ok(started_client.task_handle)
+        Ok(started_client.task_manager)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn start_direct(self) -> Result<DirectClient, ClientError> {
+        if self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
+            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
+        }
+
+        let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
+        let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
+        let address = started_client.address;
+        let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
+        let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
+
+        // register our receiver
+        let (reconstructed_sender, reconstructed_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
+
+        // tell the buffer to start sending stuff to us
+        client_output
+            .received_buffer_request_sender
+            .unbounded_send(ReceivedBufferMessage::ReceiverAnnounce(
+                reconstructed_sender,
+            ))
+            .expect("the buffer request failed!");
+
+        Ok(DirectClient {
+            client_input,
+            _received_buffer_request_sender: client_output.received_buffer_request_sender,
+            reconstructed_receiver,
+            address,
+            shutdown_notifier: started_client.task_manager,
+            packet_type,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct DirectClient {
+    client_input: ClientInput,
+    // make sure to not drop the channel
+    _received_buffer_request_sender: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
+    reconstructed_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver,
+    address: Recipient,
+
+    // we need to keep reference to this guy otherwise things will start dropping
+    shutdown_notifier: TaskManager,
+    packet_type: PacketType,
+}
+
+impl DirectClient {
+    pub fn address(&self) -> &Recipient {
+        &self.address
+    }
+
+    pub fn signal_shutdown(&self) -> Result<(), SendError<()>> {
+        self.shutdown_notifier.signal_shutdown()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn wait_for_shutdown(&mut self) {
+        self.shutdown_notifier.wait_for_shutdown().await
+    }
+
+    /// EXPERIMENTAL DIRECT RUST API
+    /// It's untested and there are absolutely no guarantees about it (but seems to have worked
+    /// well enough in local tests)
+    pub async fn send_regular_message(&mut self, recipient: Recipient, message: Vec<u8>) {
+        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
+
+        self.client_input
+            .input_sender
+            .send(input_msg)
+            .await
+            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");
+    }
+
+    /// EXPERIMENTAL DIRECT RUST API
+    /// It's untested and there are absolutely no guarantees about it (but seems to have worked
+    /// well enough in local tests)
+    pub async fn send_anonymous_message(
+        &mut self,
+        recipient: Recipient,
+        message: Vec<u8>,
+        reply_surbs: u32,
+    ) {
+        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;
+        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_anonymous(
+            recipient,
+            message,
+            reply_surbs,
+            lane,
+            Some(self.packet_type),
+        );
+
+        self.client_input
+            .input_sender
+            .send(input_msg)
+            .await
+            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");
+    }
+
+    /// EXPERIMENTAL DIRECT RUST API
+    /// It's untested and there are absolutely no guarantees about it (but seems to have worked
+    /// well enough in local tests)
+    pub async fn send_reply(&mut self, recipient_tag: AnonymousSenderTag, message: Vec<u8>) {
+        let lane = TransmissionLane::General;
+        let input_msg =
+            InputMessage::new_reply(recipient_tag, message, lane, Some(self.packet_type));
+
+        self.client_input
+            .input_sender
+            .send(input_msg)
+            .await
+            .expect("InputMessageReceiver has stopped receiving!");
+    }
+
+    /// EXPERIMENTAL DIRECT RUST API
+    /// It's untested and there are absolutely no guarantees about it (but seems to have worked
+    /// well enough in local tests)
+    /// Note: it waits for the first occurrence of messages being sent to ourselves. If you expect multiple
+    /// messages, you might have to call this function repeatedly.
+    // TODO: I guess this should really return something that `impl Stream<Item=ReconstructedMessage>`
+    pub async fn wait_for_messages(&mut self) -> Vec<ReconstructedMessage> {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        self.reconstructed_receiver
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .expect("buffer controller seems to have somehow died!")
    }
 }
@@ -12,49 +12,54 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_init::{
-    initialise_client, CommonClientInitArgs, InitResultsWithConfig, InitialisableClient,
-};
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails;
+use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::init::helpers::current_gateways;
+use nym_client_core::init::GatewaySetup;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
+use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
+use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::fs;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-struct NativeClientInit;
-
-impl InitialisableClient for NativeClientInit {
-    const NAME: &'static str = "native";
-    type Error = ClientError;
-    type InitArgs = Init;
-    type Config = Config;
-
-    fn try_upgrade_outdated_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        try_upgrade_config(id)
-    }
-
-    fn initialise_storage_paths(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
-        fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn default_config_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        default_config_filepath(id)
-    }
-
-    fn construct_config(init_args: &Self::InitArgs) -> Self::Config {
-        override_config(
-            Config::new(&init_args.common_args.id),
-            OverrideConfig::from(init_args.clone()),
-        )
-    }
-}
+use std::{fs, io};
+use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Init {
-    #[command(flatten)]
-    common_args: CommonClientInitArgs,
+    /// Id of the nym-mixnet-client we want to create config for.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    id: String,
+
+    /// Id of the gateway we are going to connect to.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
+
+    /// Specifies whether the new gateway should be determined based by latency as opposed to being chosen
+    /// uniformly.
+    #[clap(long, conflicts_with = "gateway")]
+    latency_based_selection: bool,
+
+    /// Force register gateway. WARNING: this will overwrite any existing keys for the given id,
+    /// potentially causing loss of access.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    force_register_gateway: bool,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
+    #[clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)]
+    nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        alias = "api_validators",
+        value_delimiter = ',',
+        group = "network"
+    )]
+    // the alias here is included for backwards compatibility (1.1.4 and before)
+    nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,

    /// Whether to not start the websocket
    #[clap(long)]
@@ -68,28 +73,40 @@ pub(crate) struct Init {
    #[clap(long)]
    host: Option<IpAddr>,

+    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
+    #[clap(long, group = "network", hide = true)]
+    custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
+    /// modify config post init
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    fastmode: bool,
+
+    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    no_cover: bool,
+
+    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
+    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
+
    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::default())]
    output: OutputFormat,
 }

-impl AsRef<CommonClientInitArgs> for Init {
-    fn as_ref(&self) -> &CommonClientInitArgs {
-        &self.common_args
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
    fn from(init_config: Init) -> Self {
        OverrideConfig {
-            nym_apis: init_config.common_args.nym_apis,
+            nym_apis: init_config.nym_apis,
            disable_socket: init_config.disable_socket,
            port: init_config.port,
            host: init_config.host,
-            fastmode: init_config.common_args.fastmode,
-            no_cover: init_config.common_args.no_cover,
+            fastmode: init_config.fastmode,
+            no_cover: init_config.no_cover,

-            nyxd_urls: init_config.common_args.nyxd_urls,
-            enabled_credentials_mode: init_config.common_args.enabled_credentials_mode,
+            nyxd_urls: init_config.nyxd_urls,
+            enabled_credentials_mode: init_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -97,17 +114,17 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    client_core: nym_client_core::init::types::InitResults,
+    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
    client_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
-    fn new(res: InitResultsWithConfig<Config>) -> Self {
+    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_address: res.init_results.address.to_string(),
-            client_core: res.init_results,
-            client_listening_port: res.config.socket.listening_port,
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(&config.base, address, gateway),
+            client_listening_port: config.socket.listening_port,
+            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -120,14 +137,93 @@ impl Display for InitResults {
    }
 }

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

-    let output = args.output;
-    let res = initialise_client::<NativeClientInit>(args).await?;
+    let id = &args.id;

-    let init_results = InitResults::new(res);
-    println!("{}", output.format(&init_results));
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
+        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
+        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+        eprintln!("Client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };
+
+    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
+    // re-registering if wanted.
+    let user_wants_force_register = args.force_register_gateway;
+    if user_wants_force_register {
+        eprintln!("Instructed to force registering gateway. This might overwrite keys!");
+    }
+
+    // If the client was already initialized, don't generate new keys and don't re-register with
+    // the gateway (because this would create a new shared key).
+    // Unless the user really wants to.
+    let register_gateway = !already_init || user_wants_force_register;
+
+    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
+    let user_chosen_gateway_id = args.gateway;
+    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::new_fresh(
+        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
+        Some(args.latency_based_selection),
+    );
+
+    // Load and potentially override config
+    let config = override_config(Config::new(id), OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));
+
+    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
+    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+
+    let network_gateways = if let Some(hardcoded_topology) = args
+        .custom_mixnet
+        .map(NymTopology::new_from_file)
+        .transpose()?
+    {
+        // hardcoded_topology
+        hardcoded_topology.get_gateways()
+    } else {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        current_gateways(&mut rng, &config.base.client.nym_api_urls).await?
+    };
+
+    let init_details = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from(
+        gateway_setup,
+        &key_store,
+        &details_store,
+        register_gateway,
+        Some(&network_gateways),
+    )
+    .await
+    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?
+    .details;
+
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
+        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
+    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );
+
+    let address = init_details.client_address()?;
+
+    eprintln!("Client configuration completed.\n");
+
+    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address, &init_details.gateway_details);
+    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn persist_gateway_details(
            source: Box::new(source),
        })
    })?;
-    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details.into(), Some(&shared_keys))?;
+    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details, &shared_keys);
    details_store
        .store_to_disk(&persisted_details)
        .map_err(|source| {
@@ -10,14 +10,35 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_run::CommonClientRunArgs;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::path::PathBuf;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Run {
-    #[command(flatten)]
-    common_args: CommonClientRunArgs,
+    /// Id of the nym-mixnet-client we want to run.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    id: String,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
+    #[clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)]
+    nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        alias = "api_validators",
+        value_delimiter = ',',
+        group = "network"
+    )]
+    // the alias here is included for backwards compatibility (1.1.4 and before)
+    nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
+    /// Id of the gateway we want to connect to. If overridden, it is user's responsibility to
+    /// ensure prior registration happened
+    #[clap(long)]
+    gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,

    /// Whether to not start the websocket
    #[clap(long)]
@@ -30,19 +51,37 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    /// Ip for the socket (if applicable) to listen for requests.
    #[clap(long)]
    host: Option<IpAddr>,
+
+    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
+    #[clap(long, group = "network", hide = true)]
+    custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
+    /// modify config post init
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    fastmode: bool,
+
+    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    no_cover: bool,
+
+    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
+    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
 }

 impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
    fn from(run_config: Run) -> Self {
        OverrideConfig {
-            nym_apis: run_config.common_args.nym_apis,
+            nym_apis: run_config.nym_apis,
            disable_socket: run_config.disable_socket,
            port: run_config.port,
            host: run_config.host,
-            fastmode: run_config.common_args.fastmode,
-            no_cover: run_config.common_args.no_cover,
-            nyxd_urls: run_config.common_args.nyxd_urls,
-            enabled_credentials_mode: run_config.common_args.enabled_credentials_mode,
+            fastmode: run_config.fastmode,
+            no_cover: run_config.no_cover,
+            nyxd_urls: run_config.nyxd_urls,
+            enabled_credentials_mode: run_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -67,9 +106,9 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

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

-    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.common_args.id)?;
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
@@ -77,7 +116,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync
        return Err(Box::new(ClientError::FailedLocalVersionCheck));
    }

-    SocketClient::new(config, args.common_args.custom_mixnet)
+    SocketClient::new(config, args.custom_mixnet)
        .run_socket_forever()
        .await
 }
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.31"
+version = "1.1.29"
 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"
 rust-version = "1.56"

 [dependencies]
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = { workspace = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ url = { workspace = true }

 # internal
 nym-bin-common = { path = "../../common/bin-common", features = ["output_format"] }
-nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core", features = ["fs-surb-storage", "cli"] }
+nym-client-core = { path = "../../common/client-core", features = ["fs-surb-storage"] }
 nym-coconut-interface = { path = "../../common/coconut-interface" }
 nym-config = { path = "../../common/config" }
 nym-credentials = { path = "../../common/credentials" }
@@ -11,50 +11,25 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use clap::Args;
 use nym_bin_common::output_format::OutputFormat;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_init::{
-    initialise_client, CommonClientInitArgs, InitResultsWithConfig, InitialisableClient,
-};
+use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails;
+use nym_client_core::client::key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys;
+use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
+use nym_client_core::init::helpers::current_gateways;
+use nym_client_core::init::GatewaySetup;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
+use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::fs;
-use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-struct Socks5ClientInit;
-
-impl InitialisableClient for Socks5ClientInit {
-    const NAME: &'static str = "socks5";
-    type Error = Socks5ClientError;
-    type InitArgs = Init;
-    type Config = Config;
-
-    fn try_upgrade_outdated_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        try_upgrade_config(id)
-    }
-
-    fn initialise_storage_paths(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        fs::create_dir_all(default_data_directory(id))?;
-        fs::create_dir_all(default_config_directory(id))?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn default_config_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        default_config_filepath(id)
-    }
-
-    fn construct_config(init_args: &Self::InitArgs) -> Self::Config {
-        override_config(
-            Config::new(&init_args.common_args.id, &init_args.provider.to_string()),
-            OverrideConfig::from(init_args.clone()),
-        )
-    }
-}
+use std::{fs, io};
+use tap::TapFallible;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Init {
-    #[command(flatten)]
-    common_args: CommonClientInitArgs,
+    /// Id of the nym-mixnet-client we want to create config for.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    id: String,

    /// Address of the socks5 provider to send messages to.
    #[clap(long)]
@@ -69,37 +44,67 @@ pub(crate) struct Init {
    #[clap(long, alias = "use_anonymous_sender_tag")]
    use_reply_surbs: Option<bool>,

+    /// Id of the gateway we are going to connect to.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
+
+    /// Specifies whether the new gateway should be determined based by latency as opposed to being chosen
+    /// uniformly.
+    #[clap(long, conflicts_with = "gateway")]
+    latency_based_selection: bool,
+
+    /// Force register gateway. WARNING: this will overwrite any existing keys for the given id,
+    /// potentially causing loss of access.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    force_register_gateway: bool,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
+    #[clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)]
+    nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
+    #[clap(long, alias = "api_validators", value_delimiter = ',')]
+    // the alias here is included for backwards compatibility (1.1.4 and before)
+    nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
    /// Port for the socket to listen on in all subsequent runs
    #[clap(short, long)]
    port: Option<u16>,

-    /// The custom host on which the socks5 client will be listening for requests
-    #[clap(long)]
-    host: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
+    #[clap(long, group = "network", hide = true)]
+    custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
+    /// modify config post init
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    fastmode: bool,
+
+    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    no_cover: bool,
+
+    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
+    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,

    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = OutputFormat::default())]
    output: OutputFormat,
 }

-impl AsRef<CommonClientInitArgs> for Init {
-    fn as_ref(&self) -> &CommonClientInitArgs {
-        &self.common_args
-    }
-}
-
 impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
    fn from(init_config: Init) -> Self {
        OverrideConfig {
-            nym_apis: init_config.common_args.nym_apis,
-            ip: init_config.host,
+            nym_apis: init_config.nym_apis,
            port: init_config.port,
            use_anonymous_replies: init_config.use_reply_surbs,
-            fastmode: init_config.common_args.fastmode,
-            no_cover: init_config.common_args.no_cover,
+            fastmode: init_config.fastmode,
+            no_cover: init_config.no_cover,
            geo_routing: None,
            medium_toggle: false,
-            nyxd_urls: init_config.common_args.nyxd_urls,
-            enabled_credentials_mode: init_config.common_args.enabled_credentials_mode,
+            nyxd_urls: init_config.nyxd_urls,
+            enabled_credentials_mode: init_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
            outfox: false,
        }
    }
@@ -108,17 +113,21 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct InitResults {
    #[serde(flatten)]
-    client_core: nym_client_core::init::types::InitResults,
-    socks5_listening_address: SocketAddr,
+    client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults,
+    socks5_listening_port: u16,
    client_address: String,
 }

 impl InitResults {
-    fn new(res: InitResultsWithConfig<Config>) -> Self {
+    fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
        Self {
-            client_address: res.init_results.address.to_string(),
-            client_core: res.init_results,
-            socks5_listening_address: res.config.core.socks5.bind_adddress,
+            client_core: nym_client_core::init::InitResults::new(
+                &config.core.base,
+                address,
+                gateway,
+            ),
+            socks5_listening_port: config.core.socks5.listening_port,
+            client_address: address.to_string(),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -126,23 +135,102 @@ impl InitResults {
 impl Display for InitResults {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        writeln!(f, "{}", self.client_core)?;
-        writeln!(
-            f,
-            "SOCKS5 listening address: {}",
-            self.socks5_listening_address
-        )?;
+        writeln!(f, "SOCKS5 listening port: {}", self.socks5_listening_port)?;
        write!(f, "Address of this client: {}", self.client_address)
    }
 }

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

-    let output = args.output;
-    let res = initialise_client::<Socks5ClientInit>(args).await?;
+    let id = &args.id;
+    let provider_address = &args.provider;

-    let init_results = InitResults::new(res);
-    println!("{}", output.format(&init_results));
+    let already_init = if default_config_filepath(id).exists() {
+        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
+        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
+        try_upgrade_config(id)?;
+        eprintln!("SOCKS5 client \"{id}\" was already initialised before");
+        true
+    } else {
+        init_paths(id)?;
+        false
+    };
+
+    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
+    // re-registering if wanted.
+    let user_wants_force_register = args.force_register_gateway;
+    if user_wants_force_register {
+        eprintln!("Instructed to force registering gateway. This might overwrite keys!");
+    }
+
+    // If the client was already initialized, don't generate new keys and don't re-register with
+    // the gateway (because this would create a new shared key).
+    // Unless the user really wants to.
+    let register_gateway = !already_init || user_wants_force_register;
+
+    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
+    let user_chosen_gateway_id = args.gateway;
+    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::new_fresh(
+        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
+        Some(args.latency_based_selection),
+    );
+
+    // Load and potentially override config
+    let config = override_config(
+        Config::new(id, &provider_address.to_string()),
+        OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()),
+    );
+
+    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
+    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
+    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+
+    let network_gateways = if let Some(hardcoded_topology) = args
+        .custom_mixnet
+        .map(NymTopology::new_from_file)
+        .transpose()?
+    {
+        // hardcoded_topology
+        hardcoded_topology.get_gateways()
+    } else {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        current_gateways(&mut rng, &config.core.base.client.nym_api_urls).await?
+    };
+
+    let init_details = nym_client_core::init::setup_gateway_from(
+        gateway_setup,
+        &key_store,
+        &details_store,
+        register_gateway,
+        Some(&network_gateways),
+    )
+    .await
+    .tap_err(|err| eprintln!("Failed to setup gateway\nError: {err}"))?
+    .details;
+
+    // TODO: ask the service provider we specified for its interface version and set it in the config
+
+    let config_save_location = config.default_location();
+    config.save_to_default_location().tap_err(|_| {
+        log::error!("Failed to save the config file");
+    })?;
+    eprintln!(
+        "Saved configuration file to {}",
+        config_save_location.display()
+    );
+
+    let address = init_details.client_address()?;
+
+    let init_results = InitResults::new(&config, &address, &init_details.gateway_details);
+    println!("{}", args.output.format(&init_results));

    Ok(())
 }
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_13::OldConfigV1_1_13;
 use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20::ConfigV1_1_20;
 use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_20_2::ConfigV1_1_20_2;
-use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_30::ConfigV1_1_30;
-use crate::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config, SocksClientPaths};
+use crate::config::{BaseClientConfig, Config};
 use crate::error::Socks5ClientError;
 use clap::CommandFactory;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ use nym_client_core::error::ClientCoreError;
 use nym_config::OptionalSet;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use std::error::Error;
-use std::net::IpAddr;

 pub(crate) mod build_info;
 pub mod init;
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ pub(crate) enum Commands {
 // Configuration that can be overridden.
 pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
    nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
-    ip: Option<IpAddr>,
    port: Option<u16>,
    use_anonymous_replies: Option<bool>,
    fastmode: bool,
@@ -148,7 +145,6 @@ pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
        )
        .with_optional(Config::with_anonymous_replies, args.use_anonymous_replies)
        .with_optional(Config::with_port, args.port)
-        .with_optional(Config::with_ip, args.ip)
        .with_optional_base_custom_env(
            BaseClientConfig::with_custom_nym_apis,
            args.nym_apis,
@@ -168,17 +164,18 @@ pub(crate) fn override_config(config: Config, args: OverrideConfig) -> Config {
 }

 fn persist_gateway_details(
-    storage_paths: &SocksClientPaths,
+    config: &Config,
    details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
 ) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
-    let details_store = OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
-    let keys_store = OnDiskKeys::new(storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
+    let details_store =
+        OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&config.storage_paths.common_paths.gateway_details);
+    let keys_store = OnDiskKeys::new(config.storage_paths.common_paths.keys.clone());
    let shared_keys = keys_store.ephemeral_load_gateway_keys().map_err(|source| {
        Socks5ClientError::ClientCoreError(ClientCoreError::KeyStoreError {
            source: Box::new(source),
        })
    })?;
-    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details.into(), Some(&shared_keys))?;
+    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(details, &shared_keys);
    details_store
        .store_to_disk(&persisted_details)
        .map_err(|source| {
@@ -202,10 +199,9 @@ fn try_upgrade_v1_1_13_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {

    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20 = old_config.into();
    let updated_step2: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = updated_step1.into();
-    let (updated_step3, gateway_config) = updated_step2.upgrade()?;
-    persist_gateway_details(&updated_step3.storage_paths, gateway_config)?;
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step2.upgrade()?;
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;

-    let updated: Config = updated_step3.into();
    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
    Ok(true)
 }
@@ -223,10 +219,9 @@ fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

    let updated_step1: ConfigV1_1_20_2 = old_config.into();
-    let (updated_step2, gateway_config) = updated_step1.upgrade()?;
-    persist_gateway_details(&updated_step2.storage_paths, gateway_config)?;
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = updated_step1.upgrade()?;
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;

-    let updated: Config = updated_step2.into();
    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
    Ok(true)
 }
@@ -241,25 +236,9 @@ fn try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.20_2 config template.");
    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");

-    let (updated_step1, gateway_config) = old_config.upgrade()?;
-    persist_gateway_details(&updated_step1.storage_paths, gateway_config)?;
+    let (updated, gateway_config) = old_config.upgrade()?;
+    persist_gateway_details(&updated, gateway_config)?;

-    let updated: Config = updated_step1.into();
-    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
-    Ok(true)
-}
-
-fn try_upgrade_v1_1_30_config(id: &str) -> Result<bool, Socks5ClientError> {
-    // explicitly load it as v1.1.30 (which is incompatible with the current one, i.e. +1.1.31)
-    let Ok(old_config) = ConfigV1_1_30::read_from_default_path(id) else {
-        // if we failed to load it, there might have been nothing to upgrade
-        // or maybe it was an even older file. in either way. just ignore it and carry on with our day
-        return Ok(false);
-    };
-    info!("It seems the client is using <= v1.1.30 config template.");
-    info!("It is going to get updated to the current specification.");
-
-    let updated: Config = old_config.into();
    updated.save_to_default_location()?;
    Ok(true)
 }
@@ -274,9 +253,6 @@ fn try_upgrade_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Socks5ClientError> {
    if try_upgrade_v1_1_20_2_config(id)? {
        return Ok(());
    }
-    if try_upgrade_v1_1_30_config(id)? {
-        return Ok(());
-    }

    Ok(())
 }
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::Args;
 use log::*;
 use nym_bin_common::version_checker::is_minor_version_compatible;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_run::CommonClientRunArgs;
 use nym_client_core::client::base_client::storage::OnDiskPersistent;
 use nym_client_core::client::topology_control::geo_aware_provider::CountryGroup;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_socks5_client_core::NymClient;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::path::PathBuf;

 #[derive(Args, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Run {
-    #[command(flatten)]
-    common_args: CommonClientRunArgs,
+    /// Id of the nym-mixnet-client we want to run.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    id: String,

    /// Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
    /// While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
@@ -35,13 +36,35 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long)]
    provider: Option<Recipient>,

+    /// Id of the gateway we want to connect to. If overridden, it is user's responsibility to
+    /// ensure prior registration happened
+    #[clap(long)]
+    gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
+    #[clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)]
+    nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
+    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the Nym APIs
+    #[clap(long, value_delimiter = ',', group = "network")]
+    nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
+
    /// Port for the socket to listen on
    #[clap(short, long)]
    port: Option<u16>,

-    /// The custom host on which the socks5 client will be listening for requests
-    #[clap(long)]
-    host: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
+    #[clap(long, group = "network", group = "routing", hide = true)]
+    custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
+    /// modify config post init
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    fastmode: bool,
+
+    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    no_cover: bool,

    /// Set geo-aware mixnode selection when sending mixnet traffic, for experiments only.
    #[clap(long, hide = true, value_parser = validate_country_group, group="routing")]
@@ -52,6 +75,11 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
    medium_toggle: bool,

+    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
+    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
+    #[clap(long, hide = true)]
+    enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
+
    #[clap(long, hide = true, action)]
    outfox: bool,
 }
@@ -59,16 +87,15 @@ pub(crate) struct Run {
 impl From<Run> for OverrideConfig {
    fn from(run_config: Run) -> Self {
        OverrideConfig {
-            nym_apis: run_config.common_args.nym_apis,
-            ip: run_config.host,
+            nym_apis: run_config.nym_apis,
            port: run_config.port,
            use_anonymous_replies: run_config.use_anonymous_replies,
-            fastmode: run_config.common_args.fastmode,
-            no_cover: run_config.common_args.no_cover,
+            fastmode: run_config.fastmode,
+            no_cover: run_config.no_cover,
            geo_routing: run_config.geo_routing,
            medium_toggle: run_config.medium_toggle,
-            nyxd_urls: run_config.common_args.nyxd_urls,
-            enabled_credentials_mode: run_config.common_args.enabled_credentials_mode,
+            nyxd_urls: run_config.nyxd_urls,
+            enabled_credentials_mode: run_config.enabled_credentials_mode,
            outfox: run_config.outfox,
        }
    }
@@ -103,9 +130,9 @@ fn version_check(cfg: &Config) -> bool {
 }

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

-    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.common_args.id)?;
+    let mut config = try_load_current_config(&args.id)?;
    config = override_config(config, OverrideConfig::from(args.clone()));

    if !version_check(&config) {
@@ -116,7 +143,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute(args: Run) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error +
    let storage =
        OnDiskPersistent::from_paths(config.storage_paths.common_paths, &config.core.base.debug)
            .await?;
-    NymClient::new(config.core, storage, args.common_args.custom_mixnet)
+    NymClient::new(config.core, storage, args.custom_mixnet)
        .run_forever()
        .await
 }
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
 use crate::config::template::CONFIG_TEMPLATE;
 use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
-use nym_client_core::cli_helpers::client_init::ClientConfig;
-use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
 use nym_config::{
    must_get_home, read_config_from_toml_file, save_formatted_config_to_file, NymConfigTemplate,
    DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME, DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, NYM_DIR,
@@ -12,18 +11,15 @@ use nym_config::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::io;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::str::FromStr;

-pub use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
 pub use nym_client_core::config::Config as BaseClientConfig;
 pub use nym_socks5_client_core::config::Config as CoreConfig;

 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_20;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_20_2;
-pub mod old_config_v1_1_30;
 mod persistence;
 mod template;

@@ -66,29 +62,11 @@ pub struct Config {
 }

 impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
-    fn template(&self) -> &'static str {
+    fn template() -> &'static str {
        CONFIG_TEMPLATE
    }
 }

-impl ClientConfig for Config {
-    fn common_paths(&self) -> &CommonClientPaths {
-        &self.storage_paths.common_paths
-    }
-
-    fn core_config(&self) -> &BaseClientConfig {
-        &self.core.base
-    }
-
-    fn default_store_location(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.default_location()
-    }
-
-    fn save_to<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<()> {
-        save_formatted_config_to_file(self, path)
-    }
-}
-
 impl Config {
    pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(id: S, provider_mix_address: S) -> Self {
        Config {
@@ -124,15 +102,8 @@ impl Config {
        self.core.validate()
    }

-    #[must_use]
    pub fn with_port(mut self, port: u16) -> Self {
-        self.core = self.core.with_port(port);
-        self
-    }
-
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_ip(mut self, ip: IpAddr) -> Self {
-        self.core = self.core.with_ip(ip);
+        self.core.socks5.listening_port = port;
        self
    }

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_30::ConfigV1_1_30;
 use crate::{
-    config::{default_config_filepath, persistence::SocksClientPaths},
+    config::{default_config_filepath, persistence::SocksClientPaths, Config},
    error::Socks5ClientError,
 };
+
 use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
 use nym_client_core::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_20_2::CommonClientPathsV1_1_20_2;
 use nym_client_core::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ impl ConfigV1_1_20_2 {

    // in this upgrade, gateway endpoint configuration was moved out of the config file,
    // so its returned to be stored elsewhere.
-    pub fn upgrade(self) -> Result<(ConfigV1_1_30, GatewayEndpointConfig), Socks5ClientError> {
+    pub fn upgrade(self) -> Result<(Config, GatewayEndpointConfig), Socks5ClientError> {
        let gateway_details = self.core.base.client.gateway_endpoint.clone().into();
-        let config = ConfigV1_1_30 {
+        let config = Config {
            core: self.core.into(),
            storage_paths: SocksClientPaths {
                common_paths: self.storage_paths.common_paths.upgrade_default()?,
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::config::persistence::SocksClientPaths;
-use crate::config::{default_config_filepath, Config};
-use nym_bin_common::logging::LoggingSettings;
-use nym_config::read_config_from_toml_file;
-use nym_socks5_client_core::config::old_config_v1_1_30::ConfigV1_1_30 as CoreConfigV1_1_30;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::io;
-use std::path::Path;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct ConfigV1_1_30 {
-    pub core: CoreConfigV1_1_30,
-
-    // I'm leaving a landmine here for when the paths actually do change the next time,
-    // but propagating the change right now (in ALL clients) would be such a hassle...,
-    // so sorry for the next person looking at it : )
-    pub storage_paths: SocksClientPaths,
-
-    pub logging: LoggingSettings,
-}
-
-impl From<ConfigV1_1_30> for Config {
-    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_30) -> Self {
-        Config {
-            core: value.core.into(),
-            storage_paths: value.storage_paths,
-            logging: LoggingSettings::default(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl ConfigV1_1_30 {
-    pub fn read_from_toml_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        read_config_from_toml_file(path)
-    }
-
-    pub fn read_from_default_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(id: P) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        Self::read_from_toml_file(default_config_filepath(id))
-    }
-}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct SocksClientPaths {
 impl SocksClientPaths {
    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
        SocksClientPaths {
-            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_base(base_data_directory),
+            common_paths: CommonClientPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ gateway_details = '{{ storage_paths.gateway_details }}'
 # The mix address of the provider to which all requests are going to be sent.
 provider_mix_address = '{{ core.socks5.provider_mix_address }}'

-# The address on which the client will be listening for incoming requests
-# (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)
-bind_adddress = '{{ core.socks5.bind_adddress }}'
+# The port on which the client will be listening for incoming requests
+listening_port = {{ core.socks5.listening_port }}

 # Specifies whether this client is going to use an anonymous sender tag for communication with the service provider.
 # While this is going to hide its actual address information, it will make the actual communication
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 bip39 = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.7.3"
-thiserror = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = "1.0"
 url = { workspace = true }

 nym-coconut-interface = { path = "../coconut-interface" }
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ repository = { workspace = true }

 [dependencies]
 atty = "0.2"
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.0", features = ["derive"] }
 clap_complete = "4.0"
 clap_complete_fig = "4.0"
 log = { workspace = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
 semver = "0.11"
-schemars = { workspace = true, features = ["preserve_order"], optional = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, optional = true }

@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ opentelemetry-jaeger = { version = "0.18.0", optional = true, features = [
    "isahc_collector_client",
 ] }
 tracing-opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }
-utoipa = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true, features = ["rt-tokio"] }


@@ -44,9 +42,7 @@ vergen = { version = "=7.4.3", default-features = false, features = [

 [features]
 default = []
-openapi = ["utoipa"]
 output_format = ["serde_json"]
-bin_info_schema = ["schemars"]
 tracing = [
    "tracing-subscriber",
    "tracing-tree",
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ impl BinaryBuildInformation {
 }

 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(utoipa::ToSchema))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "bin_info_schema", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
 pub struct BinaryBuildInformationOwned {
    /// Provides the name of the binary, i.e. the content of `CARGO_PKG_NAME` environmental variable.
    pub binary_name: String,
@@ -32,14 +32,4 @@ impl OutputFormat {
            OutputFormat::Json => serde_json::to_string(data).unwrap(),
        }
    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "output_format")]
-    pub fn to_stdout<T: serde::Serialize + ToString>(&self, data: &T) {
-        println!("{}", self.format(data))
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "output_format")]
-    pub fn to_stderr<T: serde::Serialize + ToString>(&self, data: &T) {
-        eprintln!("{}", self.format(data))
-    }
 }
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ rust-version = "1.66"
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 base64 = "0.21.2"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
-clap = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-dashmap = { workspace = true }
+dashmap = "5.4.0"
 dirs = "4.0"
 futures = { workspace = true }
 humantime-serde = "1.0"
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10.6"
 tap = "1.0.1"
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
-tungstenite = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+tungstenite = { version = "0.13.0", default-features = false }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"]}
 time = "0.3.17"
 zeroize = { workspace = true }
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ nym-config = { path = "../config" }
 nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto" }
 nym-explorer-client = { path = "../../explorer-api/explorer-client" }
 nym-gateway-client = { path = "../client-libs/gateway-client" }
+#gateway-client = { path = "../../common/client-libs/gateway-client", default-features = false, features = ["wasm", "coconut"] }
 nym-gateway-requests = { path = "../../gateway/gateway-requests" }
 nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path = "../nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
 nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ workspace = true
 features = ["time"]

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.tokio-tungstenite]
-version = "0.20.1"
+version = "0.14"

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.sqlx]
 version = "0.6.2"
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ sqlx = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["runtime-tokio-rustls", "sqlite", "macro

 [features]
 default = []
-cli = ["clap"]
 fs-surb-storage = ["sqlx"]
 wasm = ["nym-gateway-client/wasm"]

@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
-use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::{
-    client::{
-        base_client::storage::gateway_details::OnDiskGatewayDetails,
-        key_manager::persistence::OnDiskKeys,
-    },
-    init::types::{GatewayDetails, GatewaySelectionSpecification, GatewaySetup, InitResults},
-};
-use log::info;
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_topology::NymTopology;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-pub trait InitialisableClient {
-    const NAME: &'static str;
-    type Error: From<ClientCoreError>;
-    type InitArgs: AsRef<CommonClientInitArgs>;
-    type Config: ClientConfig;
-
-    fn try_upgrade_outdated_config(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-
-    fn initialise_storage_paths(id: &str) -> Result<(), Self::Error>;
-
-    fn default_config_path(id: &str) -> PathBuf;
-
-    fn construct_config(init_args: &Self::InitArgs) -> Self::Config;
-}
-
-pub trait ClientConfig {
-    fn common_paths(&self) -> &CommonClientPaths;
-
-    fn core_config(&self) -> &crate::config::Config;
-
-    fn default_store_location(&self) -> PathBuf;
-
-    fn save_to<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> std::io::Result<()>;
-}
-
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", derive(clap::Args))]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct CommonClientInitArgs {
-    /// Id of client we want to create config for.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long))]
-    pub id: String,
-
-    /// Id of the gateway we are going to connect to.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long))]
-    pub gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
-
-    /// Specifies whether the new gateway should be determined based by latency as opposed to being chosen
-    /// uniformly.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, conflicts_with = "gateway"))]
-    pub latency_based_selection: bool,
-
-    /// Force register gateway. WARNING: this will overwrite any existing keys for the given id,
-    /// potentially causing loss of access.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long))]
-    pub force_register_gateway: bool,
-
-    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
-    #[cfg_attr(
-        feature = "cli",
-        clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)
-    )]
-    pub nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
-
-    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
-    #[cfg_attr(
-        feature = "cli",
-        clap(
-            long,
-            alias = "api_validators",
-            value_delimiter = ',',
-            group = "network"
-        )
-    )]
-    pub nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
-
-    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, group = "network", hide = true))]
-    pub custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
-
-    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
-    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
-
-    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
-    /// modify config post init
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub fastmode: bool,
-
-    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub no_cover: bool,
-}
-
-pub struct InitResultsWithConfig<T> {
-    pub config: T,
-    pub init_results: InitResults,
-}
-
-pub async fn initialise_client<C>(
-    init_args: C::InitArgs,
-) -> Result<InitResultsWithConfig<C::Config>, C::Error>
-where
-    C: InitialisableClient,
-{
-    info!("initialising {} client", C::NAME);
-
-    let common_args = init_args.as_ref();
-    let id = &common_args.id;
-
-    let already_init = if C::default_config_path(id).exists() {
-        // in case we're using old config, try to upgrade it
-        // (if we're using the current version, it's a no-op)
-        C::try_upgrade_outdated_config(id)?;
-        eprintln!("{} client \"{id}\" was already initialised before", C::NAME);
-        true
-    } else {
-        C::initialise_storage_paths(id)?;
-        false
-    };
-
-    // Usually you only register with the gateway on the first init, however you can force
-    // re-registering if wanted.
-    let user_wants_force_register = common_args.force_register_gateway;
-    if user_wants_force_register {
-        eprintln!("Instructed to force registering gateway. This might overwrite keys!");
-    }
-
-    // If the client was already initialized, don't generate new keys and don't re-register with
-    // the gateway (because this would create a new shared key).
-    // Unless the user really wants to.
-    let register_gateway = !already_init || user_wants_force_register;
-
-    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
-    let user_chosen_gateway_id = common_args.gateway;
-    let selection_spec = GatewaySelectionSpecification::new(
-        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
-        Some(common_args.latency_based_selection),
-        false,
-    );
-
-    // Load and potentially override config
-    let config = C::construct_config(&init_args);
-    let paths = config.common_paths();
-    let core = config.core_config();
-
-    // Setup gateway by either registering a new one, or creating a new config from the selected
-    // one but with keys kept, or reusing the gateway configuration.
-    let key_store = OnDiskKeys::new(paths.keys.clone());
-    let details_store = OnDiskGatewayDetails::new(&paths.gateway_details);
-
-    let available_gateways = if let Some(custom_mixnet) = common_args.custom_mixnet.as_ref() {
-        let hardcoded_topology = NymTopology::new_from_file(custom_mixnet).map_err(|source| {
-            ClientCoreError::CustomTopologyLoadFailure {
-                file_path: custom_mixnet.clone(),
-                source,
-            }
-        })?;
-        hardcoded_topology.get_gateways()
-    } else {
-        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-        crate::init::helpers::current_gateways(&mut rng, &core.client.nym_api_urls).await?
-    };
-
-    let gateway_setup = GatewaySetup::New {
-        specification: selection_spec,
-        available_gateways,
-        overwrite_data: register_gateway,
-    };
-
-    let init_details =
-        crate::init::setup_gateway(gateway_setup, &key_store, &details_store).await?;
-
-    // TODO: ask the service provider we specified for its interface version and set it in the config
-
-    let config_save_location = config.default_store_location();
-    if let Err(err) = config.save_to(&config_save_location) {
-        return Err(ClientCoreError::ConfigSaveFailure {
-            typ: C::NAME.to_string(),
-            id: id.to_string(),
-            path: config_save_location,
-            source: err,
-        }
-        .into());
-    }
-
-    eprintln!(
-        "Saved configuration file to {}",
-        config_save_location.display()
-    );
-
-    let address = init_details.client_address()?;
-
-    let GatewayDetails::Configured(gateway_details) = init_details.gateway_details else {
-        return Err(ClientCoreError::UnexpectedPersistedCustomGatewayDetails)?;
-    };
-    let init_results = InitResults::new(config.core_config(), address, &gateway_details);
-
-    Ok(InitResultsWithConfig {
-        config,
-        init_results,
-    })
-}
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", derive(clap::Args))]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct CommonClientRunArgs {
-    /// Id of client we want to create config for.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long))]
-    pub id: String,
-
-    /// Id of the gateway we want to connect to. If overridden, it is user's responsibility to
-    /// ensure prior registration happened
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long))]
-    pub gateway: Option<identity::PublicKey>,
-
-    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the nyxd validators
-    #[cfg_attr(
-        feature = "cli",
-        clap(long, alias = "nyxd_validators", value_delimiter = ',', hide = true)
-    )]
-    pub nyxd_urls: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
-
-    /// Comma separated list of rest endpoints of the API validators
-    #[cfg_attr(
-        feature = "cli",
-        clap(
-            long,
-            alias = "api_validators",
-            value_delimiter = ',',
-            group = "network"
-        )
-    )]
-    pub nym_apis: Option<Vec<url::Url>>,
-
-    /// Path to .json file containing custom network specification.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, group = "network", hide = true))]
-    pub custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
-
-    /// Set this client to work in a enabled credentials mode that would attempt to use gateway
-    /// with bandwidth credential requirement.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub enabled_credentials_mode: Option<bool>,
-
-    /// Mostly debug-related option to increase default traffic rate so that you would not need to
-    /// modify config post init
-    // note: we removed the 'conflicts_with = medium_toggle', but that's fine since NR
-    // has defined the conflict on that field itself
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub fastmode: bool,
-
-    /// Disable loop cover traffic and the Poisson rate limiter (for debugging only)
-    // note: we removed the 'conflicts_with = medium_toggle', but that's fine since NR
-    // has defined the conflict on that field itself
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", clap(long, hide = true))]
-    pub no_cover: bool,
-}
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-pub mod client_init;
-pub mod client_run;
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::client::base_client::storage::MixnetClientStorage;
 use crate::client::cover_traffic_stream::LoopCoverTrafficStream;
 use crate::client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageReceiver, InputMessageSender};
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
-use crate::client::mix_traffic::transceiver::{GatewayReceiver, GatewayTransceiver, RemoteGateway};
 use crate::client::mix_traffic::{BatchMixMessageSender, MixTrafficController};
 use crate::client::real_messages_control;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::RealMessagesController;
@@ -26,18 +25,16 @@ use crate::client::topology_control::{
 };
 use crate::config::{Config, DebugConfig};
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::init::{
-    setup_gateway,
-    types::{GatewayDetails, GatewaySetup, InitialisationResult},
-};
+use crate::init::{setup_gateway, GatewaySetup, InitialisationDetails, InitialisationResult};
 use crate::{config, spawn_future};
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::{debug, info};
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage as CredentialStorage;
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::encryption;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
 use nym_gateway_client::{
-    AcknowledgementReceiver, GatewayClient, MixnetMessageReceiver, PacketRouter,
+    AcknowledgementReceiver, AcknowledgementSender, GatewayClient, MixnetMessageReceiver,
+    MixnetMessageSender,
 };
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
@@ -45,11 +42,10 @@ use nym_sphinx::addressing::nodes::NodeIdentity;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_sphinx::receiver::{ReconstructedMessage, SphinxMessageReceiver};
 use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionCommandReceiver, ConnectionCommandSender, LaneQueueLengths};
-use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskHandle};
+use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskManager};
 use nym_topology::provider_trait::TopologyProvider;
 use nym_topology::HardcodedTopologyProvider;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use url::Url;
@@ -161,12 +157,7 @@ pub struct BaseClientBuilder<'a, C, S: MixnetClientStorage> {
    config: &'a Config,
    client_store: S,
    dkg_query_client: Option<C>,
-
-    wait_for_gateway: bool,
    custom_topology_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
-    custom_gateway_transceiver: Option<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>>,
-    shutdown: Option<TaskClient>,
-
    setup_method: GatewaySetup,
 }

@@ -184,10 +175,7 @@ where
            config: base_config,
            client_store,
            dkg_query_client,
-            wait_for_gateway: false,
            custom_topology_provider: None,
-            custom_gateway_transceiver: None,
-            shutdown: None,
            setup_method: GatewaySetup::MustLoad,
        }
    }
@@ -198,12 +186,6 @@ where
        self
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_wait_for_gateway(mut self, wait_for_gateway: bool) -> Self {
-        self.wait_for_gateway = wait_for_gateway;
-        self
-    }
-
    #[must_use]
    pub fn with_topology_provider(
        mut self,
@@ -213,18 +195,6 @@ where
        self
    }

-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_gateway_transceiver(mut self, sender: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>) -> Self {
-        self.custom_gateway_transceiver = Some(sender);
-        self
-    }
-
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_shutdown(mut self, shutdown: TaskClient) -> Self {
-        self.shutdown = Some(shutdown);
-        self
-    }
-
    pub fn with_stored_topology<P: AsRef<Path>>(
        mut self,
        file: P,
@@ -236,13 +206,13 @@ where

    // note: do **NOT** make this method public as its only valid usage is from within `start_base`
    // because it relies on the crypto keys being already loaded
-    fn mix_address(details: &InitialisationResult) -> Recipient {
+    fn mix_address(details: &InitialisationDetails) -> Recipient {
        Recipient::new(
            *details.managed_keys.identity_public_key(),
            *details.managed_keys.encryption_public_key(),
            // TODO: below only works under assumption that gateway address == gateway id
            // (which currently is true)
-            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(details.gateway_details.gateway_id()).unwrap(),
+            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(&details.gateway_details.gateway_id).unwrap(),
        )
    }

@@ -329,37 +299,50 @@ where
        config: &Config,
        initialisation_result: InitialisationResult,
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        packet_router: PacketRouter,
+        mixnet_message_sender: MixnetMessageSender,
+        ack_sender: AcknowledgementSender,
        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<GatewayClient<C, S::CredentialStore>, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
    {
-        let managed_keys = initialisation_result.managed_keys;
-        let GatewayDetails::Configured(gateway_config) = initialisation_result.gateway_details
-        else {
-            return Err(ClientCoreError::UnexpectedPersistedCustomGatewayDetails);
-        };
+        let managed_keys = initialisation_result.details.managed_keys;

        let mut gateway_client =
            if let Some(existing_client) = initialisation_result.authenticated_ephemeral_client {
-                existing_client.upgrade(packet_router, bandwidth_controller, shutdown)
-            } else {
-                let cfg = gateway_config.try_into()?;
-                GatewayClient::new(
-                    cfg,
-                    managed_keys.identity_keypair(),
-                    Some(managed_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()),
-                    packet_router,
+                existing_client.upgrade(
+                    mixnet_message_sender,
+                    ack_sender,
+                    config.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout,
+                    bandwidth_controller,
+                    shutdown,
+                )
+            } else {
+                let gateway_config = initialisation_result.details.gateway_details;
+
+                let gateway_address = gateway_config.gateway_listener.clone();
+                let gateway_id = gateway_config.gateway_id;
+
+                // TODO: in theory, at this point, this should be infallible
+                let gateway_identity = identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(gateway_id)
+                    .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)?;
+
+                GatewayClient::new(
+                    gateway_address,
+                    managed_keys.identity_keypair(),
+                    gateway_identity,
+                    Some(managed_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()),
+                    mixnet_message_sender,
+                    ack_sender,
+                    config.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout,
                    bandwidth_controller,
                    shutdown,
                )
-                .with_disabled_credentials_mode(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode)
-                .with_response_timeout(config.debug.gateway_connection.gateway_response_timeout)
            };

        let gateway_id = gateway_client.gateway_identity();
+        gateway_client.set_disabled_credentials_mode(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode);

        let shared_key = gateway_client
            .authenticate_and_start()
@@ -372,48 +355,11 @@ where
                }
            })?;

-        managed_keys.ensure_gateway_key(Some(shared_key));
+        managed_keys.ensure_gateway_key(shared_key);

        Ok(gateway_client)
    }

-    async fn setup_gateway_transceiver(
-        custom_gateway_transceiver: Option<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>>,
-        config: &Config,
-        initialisation_result: InitialisationResult,
-        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        packet_router: PacketRouter,
-        mut shutdown: TaskClient,
-    ) -> Result<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>, ClientCoreError>
-    where
-        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    {
-        // if we have setup custom gateway sender and persisted details agree with it, return it
-        if let Some(mut custom_gateway_transceiver) = custom_gateway_transceiver {
-            return if !initialisation_result.gateway_details.is_custom() {
-                Err(ClientCoreError::CustomGatewaySelectionExpected)
-            } else {
-                // and make sure to invalidate the task client so we wouldn't cause premature shutdown
-                shutdown.mark_as_success();
-                custom_gateway_transceiver.set_packet_router(packet_router)?;
-                Ok(custom_gateway_transceiver)
-            };
-        }
-
-        // otherwise, setup normal gateway client, etc
-        let gateway_client = Self::start_gateway_client(
-            config,
-            initialisation_result,
-            bandwidth_controller,
-            packet_router,
-            shutdown,
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        Ok(Box::new(RemoteGateway::new(gateway_client)))
-    }
-
    fn setup_topology_provider(
        custom_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
        provider_from_config: config::TopologyStructure,
@@ -441,8 +387,6 @@ where
        topology_provider: Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>,
        topology_config: config::Topology,
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
-        local_gateway: &NodeIdentity,
-        wait_for_gateway: bool,
        mut shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError> {
        let topology_refresher_config =
@@ -466,32 +410,6 @@ where
            return Err(ClientCoreError::InsufficientNetworkTopology(err));
        }

-        let gateway_wait_timeout = if wait_for_gateway {
-            Some(topology_config.max_startup_gateway_waiting_period)
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
-        if let Err(err) = topology_refresher
-            .ensure_contains_gateway(local_gateway)
-            .await
-        {
-            if let Some(waiting_timeout) = gateway_wait_timeout {
-                if let Err(err) = topology_refresher
-                    .wait_for_gateway(local_gateway, waiting_timeout)
-                    .await
-                {
-                    error!(
-                        "the gateway did not come back online within the specified timeout: {err}"
-                    );
-                    return Err(err.into());
-                }
-            } else {
-                error!("the gateway we're supposedly connected to does not exist. We'll not be able to send any packets to ourselves: {err}");
-                return Err(err.into());
-            }
-        }
-
        if topology_config.disable_refreshing {
            // if we're not spawning the refresher, don't cause shutdown immediately
            info!("The topology refesher is not going to be started");
@@ -506,12 +424,19 @@ where
        Ok(())
    }

+    // controller for sending packets to mixnet (either real traffic or cover traffic)
+    // TODO: if we want to send control messages to gateway_client, this CAN'T take the ownership
+    // over it. Perhaps GatewayClient needs to be thread-shareable or have some channel for
+    // requests?
    fn start_mix_traffic_controller(
-        gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
+        gateway_client: GatewayClient<C, S::CredentialStore>,
        shutdown: TaskClient,
-    ) -> BatchMixMessageSender {
+    ) -> BatchMixMessageSender
+    where
+        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
        info!("Starting mix traffic controller...");
-        let (mix_traffic_controller, mix_tx) = MixTrafficController::new(gateway_transceiver);
+        let (mix_traffic_controller, mix_tx) = MixTrafficController::new(gateway_client);
        mix_traffic_controller.start_with_shutdown(shutdown);
        mix_tx
    }
@@ -548,12 +473,21 @@ where
        setup_method: GatewaySetup,
        key_store: &S::KeyStore,
        details_store: &S::GatewayDetailsStore,
+        overwrite_data: bool,
+        validator_servers: Option<&[Url]>,
    ) -> Result<InitialisationResult, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
        <S::GatewayDetailsStore as GatewayDetailsStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
    {
-        setup_gateway(setup_method, key_store, details_store).await
+        setup_gateway(
+            setup_method,
+            key_store,
+            details_store,
+            overwrite_data,
+            validator_servers,
+        )
+        .await
    }

    pub async fn start_base(mut self) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
@@ -571,11 +505,17 @@ where
            self.setup_method,
            self.client_store.key_store(),
            self.client_store.gateway_details_store(),
+            false,
+            Some(&self.config.client.nym_api_urls),
        )
        .await?;

        let (reply_storage_backend, credential_store) = self.client_store.into_runtime_stores();

+        let bandwidth_controller = self
+            .dkg_query_client
+            .map(|client| BandwidthController::new(credential_store, client));
+
        // channels for inter-component communication
        // TODO: make the channels be internally created by the relevant components
        // rather than creating them here, so say for example the buffer controller would create the request channels
@@ -596,25 +536,31 @@ where
        let shared_topology_accessor = TopologyAccessor::new();

        // Shutdown notifier for signalling tasks to stop
-        let shutdown = self
-            .shutdown
-            .map(Into::<TaskHandle>::into)
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-            .name_if_unnamed("BaseNymClient");
+        let task_manager = TaskManager::default();

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

-        let self_address = Self::mix_address(&init_res);
-        let ack_key = init_res.managed_keys.ack_key();
-        let encryption_keys = init_res.managed_keys.encryption_keypair();
+        let self_address = Self::mix_address(&init_res.details);
+        let ack_key = init_res.details.managed_keys.ack_key();
+        let encryption_keys = init_res.details.managed_keys.encryption_keypair();

        // the components are started in very specific order. Unless you know what you are doing,
        // do not change that.
-        let bandwidth_controller = self
-            .dkg_query_client
-            .map(|client| BandwidthController::new(credential_store, client));
+        let gateway_client = Self::start_gateway_client(
+            self.config,
+            init_res,
+            bandwidth_controller,
+            mixnet_messages_sender,
+            ack_sender,
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        let reply_storage =
+            Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(reply_storage_backend, task_manager.subscribe())
+                .await?;

        let topology_provider = Self::setup_topology_provider(
            self.custom_topology_provider.take(),
@@ -622,36 +568,11 @@ where
            self.config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
        );

-        // needs to be started as the first thing to block if required waiting for the gateway
        Self::start_topology_refresher(
            topology_provider,
            self.config.debug.topology,
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
-            self_address.gateway(),
-            self.wait_for_gateway,
-            shutdown.fork("topology_refresher"),
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        let gateway_packet_router = PacketRouter::new(
-            ack_sender,
-            mixnet_messages_sender,
-            shutdown.get_handle().named("gateway-packet-router"),
-        );
-
-        let gateway_transceiver = Self::setup_gateway_transceiver(
-            self.custom_gateway_transceiver,
-            self.config,
-            init_res,
-            bandwidth_controller,
-            gateway_packet_router,
-            shutdown.fork("gateway_transceiver"),
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        let reply_storage = Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(
-            reply_storage_backend,
-            shutdown.fork("persistent_reply_storage"),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
        )
        .await?;

@@ -661,17 +582,15 @@ where
            mixnet_messages_receiver,
            reply_storage.key_storage(),
            reply_controller_sender.clone(),
-            shutdown.fork("received_messages_buffer"),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
        );

        // The message_sender is the transmitter for any component generating sphinx packets
        // that are to be sent to the mixnet. They are used by cover traffic stream and real
        // traffic stream.
        // The MixTrafficController then sends the actual traffic
-        let message_sender = Self::start_mix_traffic_controller(
-            gateway_transceiver,
-            shutdown.fork("mix_traffic_controller"),
-        );
+        let message_sender =
+            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.
@@ -698,7 +617,7 @@ where
            reply_controller_receiver,
            shared_lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            client_connection_rx,
-            shutdown.fork("real_traffic_controller"),
+            task_manager.subscribe(),
            self.config.debug.traffic.packet_type,
        );

@@ -714,7 +633,7 @@ where
                self_address,
                shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
                message_sender,
-                shutdown.fork("cover_traffic_stream"),
+                task_manager.subscribe(),
            );
        }

@@ -739,7 +658,7 @@ where
                reply_controller_sender,
                topology_accessor: shared_topology_accessor,
            },
-            task_handle: shutdown,
+            task_manager,
        })
    }
 }
@@ -750,5 +669,5 @@ pub struct BaseClient {
    pub client_output: ClientOutputStatus,
    pub client_state: ClientState,

-    pub task_handle: TaskHandle,
+    pub task_manager: TaskManager,
 }
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
-use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::init::types::{EmptyCustomDetails, GatewayDetails};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use log::error;
 use nym_gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::error::Error;
@@ -17,57 +13,19 @@ use zeroize::Zeroizing;

 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
-pub trait GatewayDetailsStore<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
+pub trait GatewayDetailsStore {
    type StorageError: Error;

-    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails<T>, Self::StorageError>
-    where
-        T: DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync;
+    async fn load_gateway_details(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, Self::StorageError>;

    async fn store_gateway_details(
        &self,
-        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails<T>,
-    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError>
-    where
-        T: Serialize + Send + Sync;
+        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError>;
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(untagged)]
-pub enum PersistedGatewayDetails<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    /// Standard details of a remote gateway
-    Default(PersistedGatewayConfig),
-
-    /// Custom gateway setup, such as for a client embedded inside gateway itself
-    Custom(PersistedCustomGatewayDetails<T>),
-}
-
-impl<T> PersistedGatewayDetails<T> {
-    // TODO: this should probably allow for custom verification over T
-    pub fn validate(&self, shared_key: Option<&SharedKeys>) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError> {
-        match self {
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(details) => {
-                if !details.verify(shared_key.ok_or(ClientCoreError::UnavailableSharedKey)?) {
-                    Err(ClientCoreError::MismatchedGatewayDetails {
-                        gateway_id: details.details.gateway_id.clone(),
-                    })
-                } else {
-                    Ok(())
-                }
-            }
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(_) => {
-                if shared_key.is_some() {
-                    error!("using custom persisted gateway setup with shared key present - are you sure that's what you want?");
-                    // but technically we could still continue. just ignore the key
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
-pub struct PersistedGatewayConfig {
+pub struct PersistedGatewayDetails {
    // TODO: should we also verify correctness of the details themselves?
    // i.e. we could include a checksum or tag (via the shared keys)
    // counterargument: if we wanted to modify, say, the host information in the stored file on disk,
@@ -80,16 +38,13 @@ pub struct PersistedGatewayConfig {
    pub(crate) details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
 }

-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct PersistedCustomGatewayDetails<T> {
-    // whatever custom method is used, gateway's identity must be known
-    pub gateway_id: String,
-
-    #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub additional_data: T,
+impl From<PersistedGatewayDetails> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
+    fn from(value: PersistedGatewayDetails) -> Self {
+        value.details
+    }
 }

-impl PersistedGatewayConfig {
+impl PersistedGatewayDetails {
    pub fn new(details: GatewayEndpointConfig, shared_key: &SharedKeys) -> Self {
        let key_bytes = Zeroizing::new(shared_key.to_bytes());

@@ -97,7 +52,7 @@ impl PersistedGatewayConfig {
        key_hasher.update(&key_bytes);
        let key_hash = key_hasher.finalize().to_vec();

-        PersistedGatewayConfig { key_hash, details }
+        PersistedGatewayDetails { key_hash, details }
    }

    pub fn verify(&self, shared_key: &SharedKeys) -> bool {
@@ -111,50 +66,6 @@ impl PersistedGatewayConfig {
    }
 }

-impl<T> PersistedGatewayDetails<T> {
-    pub fn new(
-        details: GatewayDetails<T>,
-        shared_key: Option<&SharedKeys>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
-        match details {
-            GatewayDetails::Configured(cfg) => {
-                let shared_key = shared_key.ok_or(ClientCoreError::UnavailableSharedKey)?;
-                Ok(PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(
-                    PersistedGatewayConfig::new(cfg, shared_key),
-                ))
-            }
-            GatewayDetails::Custom(custom) => Ok(PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(custom.into())),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_custom(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(..))
-    }
-
-    pub fn matches(&self, other: &GatewayDetails<T>) -> bool
-    where
-        T: PartialEq,
-    {
-        match self {
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(default) => {
-                if let GatewayDetails::Configured(other_configured) = other {
-                    &default.details == other_configured
-                } else {
-                    false
-                }
-            }
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(custom) => {
-                if let GatewayDetails::Custom(other_custom) = other {
-                    custom.gateway_id == other_custom.gateway_id
-                        && custom.additional_data == other_custom.additional_data
-                } else {
-                    false
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // helper to make Vec<u8> serialization use base64 representation to make it human readable
 // so that it would be easier for users to copy contents from the disk if they wanted to use it elsewhere
 mod base64 {
@@ -205,10 +116,7 @@ impl OnDiskGatewayDetails {
        }
    }

-    pub fn load_from_disk<T>(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails<T>, OnDiskGatewayDetailsError>
-    where
-        T: DeserializeOwned,
-    {
+    pub fn load_from_disk(&self) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, OnDiskGatewayDetailsError> {
        let file = std::fs::File::open(&self.file_location).map_err(|err| {
            OnDiskGatewayDetailsError::LoadFailure {
                path: self.file_location.display().to_string(),
@@ -219,13 +127,10 @@ impl OnDiskGatewayDetails {
        Ok(serde_json::from_reader(file)?)
    }

-    pub fn store_to_disk<T>(
+    pub fn store_to_disk(
        &self,
-        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails<T>,
-    ) -> Result<(), OnDiskGatewayDetailsError>
-    where
-        T: Serialize,
-    {
+        details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    ) -> Result<(), OnDiskGatewayDetailsError> {
        // ensure the whole directory structure exists
        if let Some(parent_dir) = &self.file_location.parent() {
            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent_dir).map_err(|err| {
@@ -265,8 +170,8 @@ impl GatewayDetailsStore for OnDiskGatewayDetails {
 }

 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct InMemGatewayDetails<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    details: Mutex<Option<PersistedGatewayDetails<T>>>,
+pub struct InMemGatewayDetails {
+    details: Mutex<Option<PersistedGatewayDetails>>,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ pub trait MixnetClientStorage {
    type CredentialStore: CredentialStorage;
    type GatewayDetailsStore: GatewayDetailsStore;

+    // this is a TERRIBLE name...
+    // fn into_split(self) -> (Self::KeyStore, Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore, Self::GatewayDetailsStore);
+
    fn into_runtime_stores(self) -> (Self::ReplyStore, Self::CredentialStore);

    fn key_store(&self) -> &Self::KeyStore;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl ManagedKeys {
    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> Option<Arc<SharedKeys>> {
        match self {
            ManagedKeys::Initial(_) => None,
-            ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(keys) => keys.gateway_shared_key(),
+            ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(keys) => Some(keys.gateway_shared_key()),
            ManagedKeys::Invalidated => unreachable!("the managed keys got invalidated"),
        }
    }
@@ -124,26 +124,10 @@ impl ManagedKeys {
        }
    }

-    pub fn ensure_gateway_key(&self, gateway_shared_key: Option<Arc<SharedKeys>>) {
+    pub fn ensure_gateway_key(&self, gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>) {
        if let ManagedKeys::FullyDerived(key_manager) = &self {
-            if self.gateway_shared_key().is_none() && gateway_shared_key.is_none() {
-                // the key doesn't exist in either state
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if gateway_shared_key.is_some() && self.gateway_shared_key().is_none()
-                || gateway_shared_key.is_none() && self.gateway_shared_key().is_some()
-            {
-                // if one is provided whilst the other is not...
-                // TODO: should this actually panic or return an error? would this branch be possible
-                // under normal operation?
-                panic!("inconsistent re-derived gateway key")
-            }
-
-            // here we know both keys MUST exist
-            let provided = gateway_shared_key.unwrap();
-            if !Arc::ptr_eq(key_manager.must_get_gateway_shared_key(), &provided)
-                || *key_manager.must_get_gateway_shared_key() != provided
+            if !Arc::ptr_eq(&key_manager.gateway_shared_key, &gateway_shared_key)
+                || key_manager.gateway_shared_key != gateway_shared_key
            {
                // this should NEVER happen thus panic here
                panic!("derived fresh gateway shared key whilst already holding one!")
@@ -153,12 +137,12 @@ impl ManagedKeys {

    pub async fn deal_with_gateway_key<S: KeyStore>(
        &mut self,
-        gateway_shared_key: Option<Arc<SharedKeys>>,
+        gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>,
        key_store: &S,
    ) -> Result<(), S::StorageError> {
        let key_manager = match std::mem::replace(self, ManagedKeys::Invalidated) {
            ManagedKeys::Initial(keys) => {
-                let key_manager = keys.insert_maybe_gateway_shared_key(gateway_shared_key);
+                let key_manager = keys.insert_gateway_shared_key(gateway_shared_key);
                key_manager.persist_keys(key_store).await?;
                key_manager
            }
@@ -200,10 +184,7 @@ impl KeyManagerBuilder {
        }
    }

-    pub fn insert_maybe_gateway_shared_key(
-        self,
-        gateway_shared_key: Option<Arc<SharedKeys>>,
-    ) -> KeyManager {
+    pub fn insert_gateway_shared_key(self, gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>) -> KeyManager {
        KeyManager {
            identity_keypair: self.identity_keypair,
            encryption_keypair: self.encryption_keypair,
@@ -241,11 +222,7 @@ pub struct KeyManager {
    encryption_keypair: Arc<encryption::KeyPair>,

    /// shared key derived with the gateway during "registration handshake"
-    // I'm not a fan of how we broke the nice transition of `KeyManagerBuilder` -> `KeyManager`
-    // by making this field optional.
-    // However, it has to be optional for when we use embedded NR inside a gateway,
-    // since it won't have a shared key (because why would it?)
-    gateway_shared_key: Option<Arc<SharedKeys>>,
+    gateway_shared_key: Arc<SharedKeys>,

    /// key used for producing and processing acknowledgement packets.
    ack_key: Arc<AckKey>,
@@ -255,13 +232,13 @@ impl KeyManager {
    pub fn from_keys(
        id_keypair: identity::KeyPair,
        enc_keypair: encryption::KeyPair,
-        gateway_shared_key: Option<SharedKeys>,
+        gateway_shared_key: SharedKeys,
        ack_key: AckKey,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            identity_keypair: Arc::new(id_keypair),
            encryption_keypair: Arc::new(enc_keypair),
-            gateway_shared_key: gateway_shared_key.map(Arc::new),
+            gateway_shared_key: Arc::new(gateway_shared_key),
            ack_key: Arc::new(ack_key),
        }
    }
@@ -288,23 +265,13 @@ impl KeyManager {
        Arc::clone(&self.ack_key)
    }

-    fn must_get_gateway_shared_key(&self) -> &Arc<SharedKeys> {
-        self.gateway_shared_key
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("gateway shared key is unavailable")
-    }
-
-    pub fn uses_custom_gateway(&self) -> bool {
-        self.gateway_shared_key.is_none()
-    }
-
    /// Gets an atomically reference counted pointer to [`SharedKey`].
-    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> Option<Arc<SharedKeys>> {
-        self.gateway_shared_key.as_ref().map(Arc::clone)
+    pub fn gateway_shared_key(&self) -> Arc<SharedKeys> {
+        Arc::clone(&self.gateway_shared_key)
    }

    pub fn remove_gateway_key(self) -> KeyManagerBuilder {
-        if Arc::strong_count(self.must_get_gateway_shared_key()) > 1 {
+        if Arc::strong_count(&self.gateway_shared_key) > 1 {
            panic!("attempted to remove gateway key whilst still holding multiple references!")
        }
        KeyManagerBuilder {
@@ -88,20 +88,20 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    pub fn ephemeral_load_gateway_keys(
        &self,
    ) -> Result<zeroize::Zeroizing<SharedKeys>, OnDiskKeysError> {
-        self.load_key(self.paths.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared")
+        self.load_key(self.paths.gateway_shared_key(), "gateway shared keys")
            .map(zeroize::Zeroizing::new)
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn load_encryption_keypair(&self) -> Result<encryption::KeyPair, OnDiskKeysError> {
        let encryption_paths = self.paths.encryption_key_pair_path();
-        self.load_keypair(encryption_paths, "encryption")
+        self.load_keypair(encryption_paths, "encryption keys")
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn load_identity_keypair(&self) -> Result<identity::KeyPair, OnDiskKeysError> {
        let identity_paths = self.paths.identity_key_pair_path();
-        self.load_keypair(identity_paths, "identity")
+        self.load_keypair(identity_paths, "identity keys")
    }

    fn load_key<T: PemStorableKey>(
@@ -161,9 +161,8 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
        let encryption_keypair = self.load_encryption_keypair()?;

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

        Ok(KeyManager::from_keys(
            identity_keypair,
@@ -174,8 +173,6 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
    }

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

@@ -191,14 +188,11 @@ impl OnDiskKeys {
        )?;

        self.store_key(keys.ack_key.as_ref(), self.paths.ack_key(), "ack key")?;
-
-        if let Some(shared_keys) = &keys.gateway_shared_key {
-            self.store_key(
-                shared_keys.deref(),
-                self.paths.gateway_shared_key(),
-                "gateway shared keys",
-            )?;
-        }
+        self.store_key(
+            keys.gateway_shared_key.as_ref(),
+            self.paths.gateway_shared_key(),
+            "gateway shared keys",
+        )?;

        Ok(())
    }
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::mix_traffic::transceiver::GatewayTransceiver;
 use crate::spawn_future;
 use log::*;
+use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage;
+use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
 use nym_sphinx::forwarding::packet::MixPacket;
+use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;

 pub type BatchMixMessageSender = tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Vec<MixPacket>>;
 pub type BatchMixMessageReceiver = tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Vec<MixPacket>>;

-pub mod transceiver;
-
 // We remind ourselves that 32 x 32kb = 1024kb, a reasonable size for a network buffer.
 pub const MIX_MESSAGE_RECEIVER_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 32;
 const MAX_FAILURE_COUNT: usize = 100;

-// that's also disgusting.
-pub struct Empty;
-
-pub struct MixTrafficController {
-    gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
-
+pub struct MixTrafficController<C, St: Storage> {
+    // TODO: most likely to be replaced by some higher level construct as
+    // later on gateway_client will need to be accessible by other entities
+    gateway_client: GatewayClient<C, St>,
    mix_rx: BatchMixMessageReceiver,

    // TODO: this is temporary work-around.
@@ -28,31 +26,20 @@ pub struct MixTrafficController {
    consecutive_gateway_failure_count: usize,
 }

-impl MixTrafficController {
-    pub fn new<T>(gateway_transceiver: T) -> (MixTrafficController, BatchMixMessageSender)
-    where
-        T: GatewayTransceiver + Send + 'static,
-    {
+impl<C, St> MixTrafficController<C, St>
+where
+    C: DkgQueryClient + Sync + Send + 'static,
+    St: Storage + 'static,
+    <St as Storage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    pub fn new(
+        gateway_client: GatewayClient<C, St>,
+    ) -> (MixTrafficController<C, St>, BatchMixMessageSender) {
        let (message_sender, message_receiver) =
            tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(MIX_MESSAGE_RECEIVER_BUFFER_SIZE);
        (
            MixTrafficController {
-                gateway_transceiver: Box::new(gateway_transceiver),
-                mix_rx: message_receiver,
-                consecutive_gateway_failure_count: 0,
-            },
-            message_sender,
-        )
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_dynamic(
-        gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
-    ) -> (MixTrafficController, BatchMixMessageSender) {
-        let (message_sender, message_receiver) =
-            tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(MIX_MESSAGE_RECEIVER_BUFFER_SIZE);
-        (
-            MixTrafficController {
-                gateway_transceiver,
+                gateway_client,
                mix_rx: message_receiver,
                consecutive_gateway_failure_count: 0,
            },
@@ -65,16 +52,16 @@ impl MixTrafficController {

        let result = if mix_packets.len() == 1 {
            let mix_packet = mix_packets.pop().unwrap();
-            self.gateway_transceiver.send_mix_packet(mix_packet).await
+            self.gateway_client.send_mix_packet(mix_packet).await
        } else {
-            self.gateway_transceiver
+            self.gateway_client
                .batch_send_mix_packets(mix_packets)
                .await
        };

        match result {
            Err(err) => {
-                error!("Failed to send sphinx packet(s) to the gateway: {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
@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use log::{debug, error};
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
-pub use nym_gateway_client::{GatewayPacketRouter, PacketRouter};
-use nym_sphinx::forwarding::packet::MixPacket;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-use thiserror::Error;
-
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use futures::channel::{mpsc, oneshot};
-
-// we need to type erase the error type since we can't have dynamic associated types alongside dynamic dispatch
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-#[error(transparent)]
-pub struct ErasedGatewayError(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>);
-
-fn erase_err<E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>(err: E) -> ErasedGatewayError {
-    ErasedGatewayError(Box::new(err))
-}
-
-/// This combines combines the functionalities of being able to send and receive mix packets.
-pub trait GatewayTransceiver: GatewaySender + GatewayReceiver {
-    fn gateway_identity(&self) -> identity::PublicKey;
-}
-
-/// This trait defines the functionality of sending `MixPacket` into the mixnet,
-/// usually through a gateway.
-#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
-#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
-pub trait GatewaySender {
-    async fn send_mix_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError>;
-
-    async fn batch_send_mix_packets(
-        &mut self,
-        packets: Vec<MixPacket>,
-    ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        // allow for optimisation when sending multiple packets
-        for packet in packets {
-            self.send_mix_packet(packet).await?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-/// this trait defines the functionality of being able to correctly route
-/// packets received from the mixnet, i.e. acks and 'proper' messages.
-pub trait GatewayReceiver {
-    // ughhhh I really dislike this method, but couldn't come up wih anything better
-    // ideally this would have been an associated type, but heh. we can't.
-    fn set_packet_router(
-        &mut self,
-        _packet_router: PacketRouter,
-    ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        debug!("no-op packet router setup");
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-// to allow for dynamic dispatch
-impl<G: GatewayTransceiver + ?Sized + Send> GatewayTransceiver for Box<G> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn gateway_identity(&self) -> identity::PublicKey {
-        (**self).gateway_identity()
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
-#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
-impl<G: GatewaySender + ?Sized + Send> GatewaySender for Box<G> {
-    #[inline]
-    async fn send_mix_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        (**self).send_mix_packet(packet).await
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    async fn batch_send_mix_packets(
-        &mut self,
-        packets: Vec<MixPacket>,
-    ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        (**self).batch_send_mix_packets(packets).await
-    }
-}
-
-impl<G: GatewayReceiver + ?Sized> GatewayReceiver for Box<G> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn set_packet_router(&mut self, packet_router: PacketRouter) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        (**self).set_packet_router(packet_router)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Gateway to which the client is connected through a socket.
-/// Most likely through a websocket.
-pub struct RemoteGateway<C, St> {
-    gateway_client: GatewayClient<C, St>,
-}
-
-impl<C, St> RemoteGateway<C, St> {
-    pub fn new(gateway_client: GatewayClient<C, St>) -> Self {
-        Self { gateway_client }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<C, St> GatewayTransceiver for RemoteGateway<C, St>
-where
-    C: Send,
-    St: Send,
-{
-    fn gateway_identity(&self) -> identity::PublicKey {
-        self.gateway_client.gateway_identity()
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
-#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
-impl<C, St> GatewaySender for RemoteGateway<C, St>
-where
-    C: Send,
-    St: Send,
-{
-    async fn send_mix_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        self.gateway_client
-            .send_mix_packet(packet)
-            .await
-            .map_err(erase_err)
-    }
-
-    async fn batch_send_mix_packets(
-        &mut self,
-        packets: Vec<MixPacket>,
-    ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        self.gateway_client
-            .batch_send_mix_packets(packets)
-            .await
-            .map_err(erase_err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<C, St> GatewayReceiver for RemoteGateway<C, St> {}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum LocalGatewayError {
-    #[error("attempted to set the packet router for the second time")]
-    PacketRouterAlreadySet,
-
-    #[error("failed to setup packet router - has the receiver been dropped?")]
-    FailedPacketRouterSetup,
-}
-
-/// Gateway running within the same process.
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub struct LocalGateway {
-    /// Identity of the locally managed gateway
-    local_identity: identity::PublicKey,
-
-    // 'sender' part
-    /// Channel responsible for taking mix packets and forwarding them further into the further mixnet layers.
-    packet_forwarder: mpsc::UnboundedSender<MixPacket>,
-
-    // 'receiver' part
-    packet_router_tx: Option<oneshot::Sender<PacketRouter>>,
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-impl LocalGateway {
-    pub fn new(
-        local_identity: identity::PublicKey,
-        packet_forwarder: mpsc::UnboundedSender<MixPacket>,
-        packet_router_tx: oneshot::Sender<PacketRouter>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        LocalGateway {
-            local_identity,
-            packet_forwarder,
-            packet_router_tx: Some(packet_router_tx),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-mod nonwasm_sealed {
-    use super::*;
-
-    impl GatewayTransceiver for LocalGateway {
-        fn gateway_identity(&self) -> identity::PublicKey {
-            self.local_identity
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[async_trait]
-    impl GatewaySender for LocalGateway {
-        async fn send_mix_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-            self.packet_forwarder
-                .unbounded_send(packet)
-                .map_err(|err| err.into_send_error())
-                .map_err(erase_err)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl GatewayReceiver for LocalGateway {
-        fn set_packet_router(
-            &mut self,
-            packet_router: PacketRouter,
-        ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-            let Some(packet_routex_tx) = self.packet_router_tx.take() else {
-                return Err(erase_err(LocalGatewayError::PacketRouterAlreadySet));
-            };
-
-            packet_routex_tx
-                .send(packet_router)
-                .map_err(|_| erase_err(LocalGatewayError::FailedPacketRouterSetup))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// if we ever decided to start writing unit tests... : )
-pub struct MockGateway {
-    dummy_identity: identity::PublicKey,
-    packet_router: Option<PacketRouter>,
-    sent: Vec<MixPacket>,
-}
-
-impl Default for MockGateway {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        MockGateway {
-            dummy_identity: "3ebjp1Fb9hdcS1AR6AZihgeJiMHkB5jjJUsvqNnfQwU7"
-                .parse()
-                .unwrap(),
-            packet_router: None,
-            sent: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-#[error("mock gateway error")]
-pub struct MockGatewayError;
-
-impl GatewayReceiver for MockGateway {
-    // TODO: that's frustrating. can't do anything about the behaviour here since all the routing is in the `PacketRouter`...
-    fn set_packet_router(&mut self, packet_router: PacketRouter) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        self.packet_router = Some(packet_router);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
-#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
-impl GatewaySender for MockGateway {
-    async fn send_mix_packet(&mut self, packet: MixPacket) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
-        self.sent.push(packet);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl GatewayTransceiver for MockGateway {
-    fn gateway_identity(&self) -> identity::PublicKey {
-        self.dummy_identity
-    }
-}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
        while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                acks = self.ack_receiver.next() => match acks {
-                    Some(acks) => self.handle_ack_receiver_item(acks).await,
+                    Some(acks) => {self.handle_ack_receiver_item(acks).await}
                    None => {
                        log::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ where
        let mut sent_notification_listener = self.sent_notification_listener;
        let mut action_controller = self.action_controller;

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("acknowledgement_listener");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            acknowledgement_listener
                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ where
            debug!("The acknowledgement listener has finished execution!");
        });

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("input_message_listener");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            input_message_listener
                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ where
            debug!("The input listener has finished execution!");
        });

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("retransmission_request_listener");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            retransmission_request_listener
                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle, packet_type)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ where
            debug!("The retransmission request listener has finished execution!");
        });

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("sent_notification_listener");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            sent_notification_listener
                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle)
@@ -293,9 +293,7 @@ where
        });

        spawn_future(async move {
-            action_controller
-                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown.with_suffix("action_controller"))
-                .await;
+            action_controller.run_with_shutdown(shutdown).await;
            debug!("The controller has finished execution!");
        });
    }
@@ -213,17 +213,17 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
        let ack_control = self.ack_control;
        let mut reply_control = self.reply_control;

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("out_queue_control");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            out_queue_control.run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle).await;
            debug!("The out queue controller has finished execution!");
        });
-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("reply_control");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            reply_control.run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle).await;
            debug!("The reply controller has finished execution!");
        });

-        ack_control.start_with_shutdown(shutdown.with_suffix("ack_control"), packet_type);
+        ack_control.start_with_shutdown(shutdown, packet_type);
    }
 }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver + Clone + Send + 'static> ReceivedMessagesBufferControll
        let mut fragmented_message_receiver = self.fragmented_message_receiver;
        let mut request_receiver = self.request_receiver;

-        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.fork("fragmented_message_receiver");
+        let shutdown_handle = shutdown.clone();
        spawn_future(async move {
            match fragmented_message_receiver
                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown_handle)
@@ -511,9 +511,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver + Clone + Send + 'static> ReceivedMessagesBufferControll
            }
        });
        spawn_future(async move {
-            request_receiver
-                .run_with_shutdown(shutdown.with_suffix("request_receiver"))
-                .await;
+            request_receiver.run_with_shutdown(shutdown).await;
        });
    }
 }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn group_mixnodes_by_country_code(
            if let Some(ref location) = m.location {
                let country_code = location.two_letter_iso_country_code.clone();
                let group_code = CountryGroup::new(country_code.as_str());
-                let mixnodes = acc.entry(group_code).or_default();
+                let mixnodes = acc.entry(group_code).or_insert_with(Vec::new);
                mixnodes.push(m.mix_id);
            }
            acc
@@ -5,17 +5,10 @@ use crate::spawn_future;
 pub(crate) use accessor::{TopologyAccessor, TopologyReadPermit};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use log::*;
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::nodes::NodeIdentity;
 use nym_topology::provider_trait::TopologyProvider;
 use nym_topology::NymTopologyError;
 use std::time::Duration;

-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use tokio::time::sleep;
-
-#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-use wasmtimer::tokio::sleep;
-
 mod accessor;
 pub mod geo_aware_provider;
 pub(crate) mod nym_api_provider;
@@ -93,54 +86,6 @@ impl TopologyRefresher {
        self.topology_accessor.ensure_is_routable().await
    }

-    pub async fn ensure_contains_gateway(
-        &self,
-        gateway: &NodeIdentity,
-    ) -> Result<(), NymTopologyError> {
-        let topology = self
-            .topology_accessor
-            .current_topology()
-            .await
-            .ok_or(NymTopologyError::EmptyNetworkTopology)?;
-        if !topology.gateway_exists(gateway) {
-            return Err(NymTopologyError::NonExistentGatewayError {
-                identity_key: gateway.to_base58_string(),
-            });
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn wait_for_gateway(
-        &mut self,
-        gateway: &NodeIdentity,
-        timeout_duration: Duration,
-    ) -> Result<(), NymTopologyError> {
-        info!(
-            "going to wait for at most {timeout_duration:?} for gateway '{gateway}' to come online"
-        );
-
-        let deadline = sleep(timeout_duration);
-        tokio::pin!(deadline);
-
-        loop {
-            tokio::select! {
-                _ = &mut deadline => {
-                    return Err(NymTopologyError::TimedOutWaitingForGateway {
-                        identity_key: gateway.to_base58_string()
-                    })
-                }
-                _ = self.try_refresh() => {
-                    if self.ensure_contains_gateway(gateway).await.is_ok() {
-                        return Ok(())
-                    }
-                    info!("gateway '{gateway}' is still not online...");
-                    sleep(self.refresh_rate).await
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
    pub fn start_with_shutdown(mut self, mut shutdown: nym_task::TaskClient) {
        spawn_future(async move {
            debug!("Started TopologyRefresher with graceful shutdown support");
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl NymApiTopologyProvider {
            Ok(mixes) => mixes,
        };

-        let gateways = match self.validator_client.get_cached_described_gateways().await {
+        let gateways = match self.validator_client.get_cached_gateways().await {
            Err(err) => {
                error!("failed to get network gateways - {err}");
                return None;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct ClientKeysPaths {
 }

 impl ClientKeysPaths {
-    pub fn new_base<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();

        ClientKeysPaths {
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ pub struct CommonClientPaths {
 }

 impl CommonClientPaths {
-    pub fn new_base<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_data_directory: P) -> Self {
        let base_dir = base_data_directory.as_ref();

        CommonClientPaths {
            credentials_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_DB_FILENAME),
            reply_surb_database: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_REPLY_SURB_DB_FILENAME),
            gateway_details: base_dir.join(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DETAILS_FILENAME),
-            keys: ClientKeysPaths::new_base(base_data_directory),
+            keys: ClientKeysPaths::new_default(base_data_directory),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::{client::topology_control::geo_aware_provider::CountryGroup, error::ClientCoreError};
 use nym_config::defaults::NymNetworkDetails;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
-use nym_gateway_client::client::GatewayConfig;
 use nym_sphinx::{
    addressing::clients::Recipient,
    params::{PacketSize, PacketType},
@@ -13,6 +11,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use url::Url;

+use crate::{client::topology_control::geo_aware_provider::CountryGroup, error::ClientCoreError};
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;

@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ pub mod disk_persistence;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_13;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_20;
 pub mod old_config_v1_1_20_2;
-pub mod old_config_v1_1_30;

 // 'DEBUG'
 const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20)
 const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
 const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
 const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
-const DEFAULT_MAX_STARTUP_GATEWAY_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(70 * 60); // 70min -> full epoch (1h) + a bit of overhead
-
 // Set this to a high value for now, so that we don't risk sporadic timeouts that might cause
 // bought bandwidth tokens to not have time to be spent; Once we remove the gateway from the
 // bandwidth bridging protocol, we can come back to a smaller timeout value
@@ -141,17 +137,6 @@ impl Config {
        self.debug.traffic.message_sending_average_delay = Duration::from_millis(4);
    }

-    pub fn with_disabled_poisson_process(mut self, disabled: bool) -> Self {
-        if disabled {
-            self.set_no_poisson_process()
-        }
-        self
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_no_poisson_process(&mut self) {
-        self.debug.traffic.disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution = true;
-    }
-
    pub fn with_disabled_cover_traffic(mut self, disabled: bool) -> Self {
        if disabled {
            self.set_no_cover_traffic()
@@ -245,19 +230,6 @@ pub struct GatewayEndpointConfig {
    pub gateway_listener: String,
 }

-impl TryFrom<GatewayEndpointConfig> for GatewayConfig {
-    type Error = ClientCoreError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(GatewayConfig {
-            gateway_identity: identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(value.gateway_id)
-                .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)?,
-            gateway_owner: Some(value.gateway_owner),
-            gateway_listener: value.gateway_listener,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen)]
 impl GatewayEndpointConfig {
    #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", wasm_bindgen(constructor))]
@@ -280,25 +252,16 @@ impl GatewayEndpointConfig {
        identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(&self.gateway_id)
            .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)
    }
+}

-    pub fn from_node(
-        node: nym_topology::gateway::Node,
-        must_use_tls: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
-        let gateway_listener = if must_use_tls {
-            node.clients_address_tls()
-                .ok_or(ClientCoreError::UnsupportedWssProtocol {
-                    gateway: node.identity_key.to_base58_string(),
-                })?
-        } else {
-            node.clients_address()
-        };
-
-        Ok(GatewayEndpointConfig {
+impl From<nym_topology::gateway::Node> for GatewayEndpointConfig {
+    fn from(node: nym_topology::gateway::Node) -> GatewayEndpointConfig {
+        let gateway_listener = node.clients_address();
+        GatewayEndpointConfig {
            gateway_id: node.identity_key.to_base58_string(),
-            gateway_listener,
            gateway_owner: node.owner,
-        })
+            gateway_listener,
+        }
    }
 }

@@ -524,11 +487,6 @@ pub struct Topology {
    /// Supersedes `topology_refresh_rate_ms`.
    pub disable_refreshing: bool,

-    /// Defines how long the client is going to wait on startup for its gateway to come online,
-    /// before abandoning the procedure.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub max_startup_gateway_waiting_period: Duration,
-
    /// Specifies the mixnode topology to be used for sending packets.
    pub topology_structure: TopologyStructure,
 }
@@ -563,7 +521,6 @@ impl Default for Topology {
            topology_refresh_rate: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE,
            topology_resolution_timeout: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
            disable_refreshing: false,
-            max_startup_gateway_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAX_STARTUP_GATEWAY_WAITING_PERIOD,
            topology_structure: TopologyStructure::default(),
        }
    }
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_30::{
-    AcknowledgementsV1_1_30, ClientV1_1_30, ConfigV1_1_30, CoverTrafficV1_1_30, DebugConfigV1_1_30,
-    GatewayConnectionV1_1_30, ReplySurbsV1_1_30, TopologyV1_1_30, TrafficV1_1_30,
+use crate::config::{
+    Acknowledgements, Client, Config, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection,
+    GatewayEndpointConfig, ReplySurbs, Topology, Traffic,
 };
-use crate::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -59,9 +58,9 @@ pub struct ConfigV1_1_20_2 {
    pub debug: DebugConfigV1_1_20_2,
 }

-impl From<ConfigV1_1_20_2> for ConfigV1_1_30 {
+impl From<ConfigV1_1_20_2> for Config {
    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        ConfigV1_1_30 {
+        Config {
            client: value.client.into(),
            debug: value.debug.into(),
        }
@@ -108,9 +107,9 @@ pub struct ClientV1_1_20_2 {
    pub gateway_endpoint: GatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_20_2,
 }

-impl From<ClientV1_1_20_2> for ClientV1_1_30 {
+impl From<ClientV1_1_20_2> for Client {
    fn from(value: ClientV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        ClientV1_1_30 {
+        Client {
            version: value.version,
            id: value.id,
            disabled_credentials_mode: value.disabled_credentials_mode,
@@ -133,9 +132,9 @@ pub struct TrafficV1_1_20_2 {
    pub packet_type: PacketType,
 }

-impl From<TrafficV1_1_20_2> for TrafficV1_1_30 {
+impl From<TrafficV1_1_20_2> for Traffic {
    fn from(value: TrafficV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        TrafficV1_1_30 {
+        Traffic {
            average_packet_delay: value.average_packet_delay,
            message_sending_average_delay: value.message_sending_average_delay,
            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
@@ -169,9 +168,9 @@ pub struct CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2 {
    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
 }

-impl From<CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2> for CoverTrafficV1_1_30 {
+impl From<CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2> for CoverTraffic {
    fn from(value: CoverTrafficV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        CoverTrafficV1_1_30 {
+        CoverTraffic {
            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: value.cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio,
            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
@@ -196,9 +195,9 @@ pub struct GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2 {
    pub gateway_response_timeout: Duration,
 }

-impl From<GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2> for GatewayConnectionV1_1_30 {
+impl From<GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2> for GatewayConnection {
    fn from(value: GatewayConnectionV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        GatewayConnectionV1_1_30 {
+        GatewayConnection {
            gateway_response_timeout: value.gateway_response_timeout,
        }
    }
@@ -222,9 +221,9 @@ pub struct AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2 {
    pub ack_wait_addition: Duration,
 }

-impl From<AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2> for AcknowledgementsV1_1_30 {
+impl From<AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2> for Acknowledgements {
    fn from(value: AcknowledgementsV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        AcknowledgementsV1_1_30 {
+        Acknowledgements {
            average_ack_delay: value.average_ack_delay,
            ack_wait_multiplier: value.ack_wait_multiplier,
            ack_wait_addition: value.ack_wait_addition,
@@ -262,13 +261,13 @@ impl Default for TopologyV1_1_20_2 {
    }
 }

-impl From<TopologyV1_1_20_2> for TopologyV1_1_30 {
+impl From<TopologyV1_1_20_2> for Topology {
    fn from(value: TopologyV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        TopologyV1_1_30 {
+        Topology {
            topology_refresh_rate: value.topology_refresh_rate,
            topology_resolution_timeout: value.topology_resolution_timeout,
            disable_refreshing: value.disable_refreshing,
-            ..Default::default()
+            topology_structure: Default::default(),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -308,9 +307,9 @@ impl Default for ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2 {
    }
 }

-impl From<ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2> for ReplySurbsV1_1_30 {
+impl From<ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2> for ReplySurbs {
    fn from(value: ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        ReplySurbsV1_1_30 {
+        ReplySurbs {
            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value.maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
@@ -336,9 +335,9 @@ pub struct DebugConfigV1_1_20_2 {
    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_20_2,
 }

-impl From<DebugConfigV1_1_20_2> for DebugConfigV1_1_30 {
+impl From<DebugConfigV1_1_20_2> for DebugConfig {
    fn from(value: DebugConfigV1_1_20_2) -> Self {
-        DebugConfigV1_1_30 {
+        DebugConfig {
            traffic: value.traffic.into(),
            cover_traffic: value.cover_traffic.into(),
            gateway_connection: value.gateway_connection.into(),
@@ -1,472 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::client::topology_control::geo_aware_provider::CountryGroup;
-use crate::config::{
-    Acknowledgements, Client, Config, CoverTraffic, DebugConfig, GatewayConnection, GroupBy,
-    ReplySurbs, Topology, TopologyStructure, Traffic,
-};
-use nym_sphinx::{
-    addressing::clients::Recipient,
-    params::{PacketSize, PacketType},
-};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::time::Duration;
-use url::Url;
-
-// 'DEBUG'
-const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER: f64 = 1.5;
-
-const DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1_500);
-const DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(200);
-const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(20);
-const DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
-const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60); // every 5min
-const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(5_000);
-const DEFAULT_MAX_STARTUP_GATEWAY_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(70 * 60); // 70min -> full epoch (1h) + a bit of overhead
-
-// Set this to a high value for now, so that we don't risk sporadic timeouts that might cause
-// bought bandwidth tokens to not have time to be spent; Once we remove the gateway from the
-// bandwidth bridging protocol, we can come back to a smaller timeout value
-const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
-
-const DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO: f64 = 0.70;
-
-// reply-surbs related:
-
-// define when to request
-// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_storage/surb_storage.rs
-const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 10;
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD: usize = 200;
-
-// define how much to request at once
-// clients/client-core/src/client/replies/reply_controller.rs
-const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 10;
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 100;
-
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 500;
-
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
-
-// 12 hours
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);
-
-// 24 hours
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct ConfigV1_1_30 {
-    pub client: ClientV1_1_30,
-
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub debug: DebugConfigV1_1_30,
-}
-
-impl From<ConfigV1_1_30> for Config {
-    fn from(value: ConfigV1_1_30) -> Self {
-        Config {
-            client: Client {
-                version: value.client.version,
-                id: value.client.id,
-                disabled_credentials_mode: value.client.disabled_credentials_mode,
-                nyxd_urls: value.client.nyxd_urls,
-                nym_api_urls: value.client.nym_api_urls,
-            },
-            debug: DebugConfig {
-                traffic: Traffic {
-                    average_packet_delay: value.debug.traffic.average_packet_delay,
-                    message_sending_average_delay: value
-                        .debug
-                        .traffic
-                        .message_sending_average_delay,
-                    disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: value
-                        .debug
-                        .traffic
-                        .disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution,
-                    primary_packet_size: value.debug.traffic.primary_packet_size,
-                    secondary_packet_size: value.debug.traffic.secondary_packet_size,
-                    packet_type: value.debug.traffic.packet_type,
-                },
-                cover_traffic: CoverTraffic {
-                    loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: value
-                        .debug
-                        .cover_traffic
-                        .loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
-                    cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: value
-                        .debug
-                        .cover_traffic
-                        .cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio,
-                    disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: value
-                        .debug
-                        .cover_traffic
-                        .disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream,
-                },
-                gateway_connection: GatewayConnection {
-                    gateway_response_timeout: value
-                        .debug
-                        .gateway_connection
-                        .gateway_response_timeout,
-                },
-                acknowledgements: Acknowledgements {
-                    average_ack_delay: value.debug.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay,
-                    ack_wait_multiplier: value.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_multiplier,
-                    ack_wait_addition: value.debug.acknowledgements.ack_wait_addition,
-                },
-                topology: Topology {
-                    topology_refresh_rate: value.debug.topology.topology_refresh_rate,
-                    topology_resolution_timeout: value.debug.topology.topology_resolution_timeout,
-                    disable_refreshing: value.debug.topology.disable_refreshing,
-                    max_startup_gateway_waiting_period: value
-                        .debug
-                        .topology
-                        .max_startup_gateway_waiting_period,
-                    topology_structure: value.debug.topology.topology_structure.into(),
-                },
-                reply_surbs: ReplySurbs {
-                    minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
-                    maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold,
-                    minimum_reply_surb_request_size: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
-                    maximum_reply_surb_request_size: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .maximum_reply_surb_request_size,
-                    maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size,
-                    maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period,
-                    maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: value
-                        .debug
-                        .reply_surbs
-                        .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period,
-                    maximum_reply_surb_age: value.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_age,
-                    maximum_reply_key_age: value.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_key_age,
-                },
-            },
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-// note: the deny_unknown_fields is VITAL here to allow upgrades from v1.1.20_2
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct ClientV1_1_30 {
-    /// Version of the client for which this configuration was created.
-    pub version: String,
-
-    /// ID specifies the human readable ID of this particular client.
-    pub id: String,
-
-    /// Indicates whether this client is running in a disabled credentials mode, thus attempting
-    /// to claim bandwidth without presenting bandwidth credentials.
-    // TODO: this should be moved to `debug.gateway_connection`
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub disabled_credentials_mode: bool,
-
-    /// Addresses to nyxd validators via which the client can communicate with the chain.
-    #[serde(alias = "validator_urls")]
-    pub nyxd_urls: Vec<Url>,
-
-    /// Addresses to APIs running on validator from which the client gets the view of the network.
-    #[serde(alias = "validator_api_urls")]
-    pub nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct TrafficV1_1_30 {
-    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
-    /// sent packet is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
-    /// So for a packet going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
-    /// until the packet reaches its destination.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub average_packet_delay: Duration,
-
-    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
-    /// it is going to take another 'real traffic stream' message to be sent.
-    /// If no real packets are available and cover traffic is enabled,
-    /// a loop cover message is sent instead in order to preserve the rate.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub message_sending_average_delay: Duration,
-
-    /// Controls whether the main packet stream constantly produces packets according to the predefined
-    /// poisson distribution.
-    pub disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: bool,
-
-    /// Specifies the packet size used for sent messages.
-    /// Do not override it unless you understand the consequences of that change.
-    pub primary_packet_size: PacketSize,
-
-    /// Specifies the optional auxiliary packet size for optimizing message streams.
-    /// Note that its use decreases overall anonymity.
-    /// Do not set it it unless you understand the consequences of that change.
-    pub secondary_packet_size: Option<PacketSize>,
-
-    pub packet_type: PacketType,
-}
-
-impl Default for TrafficV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        TrafficV1_1_30 {
-            average_packet_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
-            message_sending_average_delay: DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
-            disable_main_poisson_packet_distribution: false,
-            primary_packet_size: PacketSize::RegularPacket,
-            secondary_packet_size: None,
-            packet_type: PacketType::Mix,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct CoverTrafficV1_1_30 {
-    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
-    /// it is going to take for another loop cover traffic message to be sent.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: Duration,
-
-    /// Specifies the ratio of `primary_packet_size` to `secondary_packet_size` used in cover traffic.
-    /// Only applicable if `secondary_packet_size` is enabled.
-    pub cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: f64,
-
-    /// Controls whether the dedicated loop cover traffic stream should be enabled.
-    /// (and sending packets, on average, every [Self::loop_cover_traffic_average_delay])
-    pub disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: bool,
-}
-
-impl Default for CoverTrafficV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        CoverTrafficV1_1_30 {
-            loop_cover_traffic_average_delay: DEFAULT_LOOP_COVER_STREAM_AVERAGE_DELAY,
-            cover_traffic_primary_size_ratio: DEFAULT_COVER_TRAFFIC_PRIMARY_SIZE_RATIO,
-            disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream: false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct GatewayConnectionV1_1_30 {
-    /// How long we're willing to wait for a response to a message sent to the gateway,
-    /// before giving up on it.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub gateway_response_timeout: Duration,
-}
-
-impl Default for GatewayConnectionV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        GatewayConnectionV1_1_30 {
-            gateway_response_timeout: DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct AcknowledgementsV1_1_30 {
-    /// The parameter of Poisson distribution determining how long, on average,
-    /// sent acknowledgement is going to be delayed at any given mix node.
-    /// So for an ack going through three mix nodes, on average, it will take three times this value
-    /// until the packet reaches its destination.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub average_ack_delay: Duration,
-
-    /// Value multiplied with the expected round trip time of an acknowledgement packet before
-    /// it is assumed it was lost and retransmission of the data packet happens.
-    /// In an ideal network with 0 latency, this value would have been 1.
-    pub ack_wait_multiplier: f64,
-
-    /// Value added to the expected round trip time of an acknowledgement packet before
-    /// it is assumed it was lost and retransmission of the data packet happens.
-    /// In an ideal network with 0 latency, this value would have been 0.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub ack_wait_addition: Duration,
-}
-
-impl Default for AcknowledgementsV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        AcknowledgementsV1_1_30 {
-            average_ack_delay: DEFAULT_AVERAGE_PACKET_DELAY,
-            ack_wait_multiplier: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_MULTIPLIER,
-            ack_wait_addition: DEFAULT_ACK_WAIT_ADDITION,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct TopologyV1_1_30 {
-    /// The uniform delay every which clients are querying the directory server
-    /// to try to obtain a compatible network topology to send sphinx packets through.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub topology_refresh_rate: Duration,
-
-    /// During topology refresh, test packets are sent through every single possible network
-    /// path. This timeout determines waiting period until it is decided that the packet
-    /// did not reach its destination.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub topology_resolution_timeout: Duration,
-
-    /// Specifies whether the client should not refresh the network topology after obtaining
-    /// the first valid instance.
-    /// Supersedes `topology_refresh_rate_ms`.
-    pub disable_refreshing: bool,
-
-    /// Defines how long the client is going to wait on startup for its gateway to come online,
-    /// before abandoning the procedure.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub max_startup_gateway_waiting_period: Duration,
-
-    /// Specifies the mixnode topology to be used for sending packets.
-    pub topology_structure: TopologyStructureV1_1_30,
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
-#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum TopologyStructureV1_1_30 {
-    #[default]
-    NymApi,
-    GeoAware(GroupByV1_1_30),
-}
-
-impl From<TopologyStructureV1_1_30> for TopologyStructure {
-    fn from(value: TopologyStructureV1_1_30) -> Self {
-        match value {
-            TopologyStructureV1_1_30::NymApi => TopologyStructure::NymApi,
-            TopologyStructureV1_1_30::GeoAware(group_by) => {
-                TopologyStructure::GeoAware(group_by.into())
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum GroupByV1_1_30 {
-    CountryGroup(CountryGroup),
-    NymAddress(Recipient),
-}
-
-impl From<GroupByV1_1_30> for GroupBy {
-    fn from(value: GroupByV1_1_30) -> Self {
-        match value {
-            GroupByV1_1_30::CountryGroup(country) => GroupBy::CountryGroup(country),
-            GroupByV1_1_30::NymAddress(addr) => GroupBy::NymAddress(addr),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Display for GroupByV1_1_30 {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            GroupByV1_1_30::CountryGroup(group) => write!(f, "group: {}", group),
-            GroupByV1_1_30::NymAddress(address) => write!(f, "address: {}", address),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Default for TopologyV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        TopologyV1_1_30 {
-            topology_refresh_rate: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_REFRESH_RATE,
-            topology_resolution_timeout: DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_RESOLUTION_TIMEOUT,
-            disable_refreshing: false,
-            max_startup_gateway_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAX_STARTUP_GATEWAY_WAITING_PERIOD,
-            topology_structure: TopologyStructureV1_1_30::default(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct ReplySurbsV1_1_30 {
-    /// Defines the minimum number of reply surbs the client wants to keep in its storage at all times.
-    /// It can only allow to go below that value if its to request additional reply surbs.
-    pub minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
-
-    /// Defines the maximum number of reply surbs the client wants to keep in its storage at any times.
-    pub maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: usize,
-
-    /// Defines the minimum number of reply surbs the client would request.
-    pub minimum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
-
-    /// Defines the maximum number of reply surbs the client would request.
-    pub maximum_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
-
-    /// Defines the maximum number of reply surbs a remote party is allowed to request from this client at once.
-    pub maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: u32,
-
-    /// Defines maximum amount of time the client is going to wait for reply surbs before explicitly asking
-    /// for more even though in theory they wouldn't need to.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period: Duration,
-
-    /// Defines maximum amount of time the client is going to wait for reply surbs before
-    /// deciding it's never going to get them and would drop all pending messages
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: Duration,
-
-    /// Defines maximum amount of time given reply surb is going to be valid for.
-    /// This is going to be superseded by key rotation once implemented.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub maximum_reply_surb_age: Duration,
-
-    /// Defines maximum amount of time given reply key is going to be valid for.
-    /// This is going to be superseded by key rotation once implemented.
-    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
-    pub maximum_reply_key_age: Duration,
-}
-
-impl Default for ReplySurbsV1_1_30 {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        ReplySurbsV1_1_30 {
-            minimum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
-            maximum_reply_surb_storage_threshold: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_STORAGE_THRESHOLD,
-            minimum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MINIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-            maximum_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-            maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE,
-            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period:
-                DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
-            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
-            maximum_reply_surb_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
-            maximum_reply_key_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
-pub struct DebugConfigV1_1_30 {
-    /// Defines all configuration options related to traffic streams.
-    pub traffic: TrafficV1_1_30,
-
-    /// Defines all configuration options related to cover traffic stream(s).
-    pub cover_traffic: CoverTrafficV1_1_30,
-
-    /// Defines all configuration options related to the gateway connection.
-    pub gateway_connection: GatewayConnectionV1_1_30,
-
-    /// Defines all configuration options related to acknowledgements, such as delays or wait timeouts.
-    pub acknowledgements: AcknowledgementsV1_1_30,
-
-    /// Defines all configuration options related topology, such as refresh rates or timeouts.
-    pub topology: TopologyV1_1_30,
-
-    /// Defines all configuration options related to reply SURBs.
-    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV1_1_30,
-}
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-// Copyright 2022-2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// Copyright 2022 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::mix_traffic::transceiver::ErasedGatewayError;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity::Ed25519RecoveryError;
 use nym_gateway_client::error::GatewayClientError;
 use nym_topology::gateway::GatewayConversionError;
 use nym_topology::NymTopologyError;
 use nym_validator_client::ValidatorClientError;
 use std::error::Error;
-use std::path::PathBuf;

 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ClientCoreError {
@@ -21,12 +19,6 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError {
        source: GatewayClientError,
    },

-    #[error("Custom gateway client error: {source}")]
-    ErasedGatewayClientError {
-        #[from]
-        source: ErasedGatewayError,
-    },
-
    #[error("Ed25519 error: {0}")]
    Ed25519RecoveryError(#[from] Ed25519RecoveryError),

@@ -39,9 +31,15 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError {
    #[error("No gateways on network")]
    NoGatewaysOnNetwork,

+    #[error("Failed to setup gateway")]
+    FailedToSetupGateway,
+
    #[error("List of nym apis is empty")]
    ListOfNymApisIsEmpty,

+    #[error("Could not load existing gateway configuration: {0}")]
+    CouldNotLoadExistingGatewayConfiguration(std::io::Error),
+
    #[error("The current network topology seem to be insufficient to route any packets through")]
    InsufficientNetworkTopology(#[from] NymTopologyError),

@@ -63,6 +61,15 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError {
    #[error("The gateway id is invalid - {0}")]
    UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId(Ed25519RecoveryError),

+    #[error("The identity of the gateway is unknown - did you run init?")]
+    GatewayIdUnknown,
+
+    #[error("The owner of the gateway is unknown - did you run init?")]
+    GatewayOwnerUnknown,
+
+    #[error("The address of the gateway is unknown - did you run init?")]
+    GatewayAddressUnknown,
+
    #[error("The gateway is malformed: {source}")]
    MalformedGateway {
        #[from]
@@ -115,44 +122,6 @@ pub enum ClientCoreError {

    #[error("unable to upgrade config file to `{new_version}`")]
    UnableToUpgradeConfigFile { new_version: String },
-
-    #[error("the provided gateway details don't much the stored data")]
-    MismatchedStoredGatewayDetails,
-
-    #[error("custom selection of gateway was expected")]
-    CustomGatewaySelectionExpected,
-
-    #[error("the persisted gateway details were set for a custom setup")]
-    UnexpectedPersistedCustomGatewayDetails,
-
-    #[error("this client has performed gateway initialisation in another session")]
-    NoInitClientPresent,
-
-    #[error("there are no gateways supporting the wss protocol available")]
-    NoWssGateways,
-
-    #[error("the specified gateway '{gateway}' does not support the wss protocol")]
-    UnsupportedWssProtocol { gateway: String },
-
-    #[error(
-    "failed to load custom topology using path '{}'. detailed message: {source}", file_path.display()
-    )]
-    CustomTopologyLoadFailure {
-        file_path: PathBuf,
-        #[source]
-        source: std::io::Error,
-    },
-
-    #[error(
-    "failed to save config file for client-{typ} id {id} using path '{}'. detailed message: {source}", path.display()
-    )]
-    ConfigSaveFailure {
-        typ: String,
-        id: String,
-        path: PathBuf,
-        #[source]
-        source: std::io::Error,
-    },
 }

 /// Set of messages that the client can send to listeners via the task manager
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@

 use crate::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::init::types::RegistrationResult;
+use crate::init::RegistrationResult;
 use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
-use nym_topology::{filter::VersionFilterable, gateway, mix};
+use nym_topology::{filter::VersionFilterable, gateway};
 use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, Rng};
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use tungstenite::Message;
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use tokio_tungstenite::connect_async;
 use tokio_tungstenite::{MaybeTlsStream, WebSocketStream};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 type WsConn = WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>;
-use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKeyRef;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use tokio::time::sleep;

@@ -67,37 +66,15 @@ pub async fn current_gateways<R: Rng>(

    log::trace!("Fetching list of gateways from: {nym_api}");

-    let gateways = client.get_cached_described_gateways().await?;
+    let gateways = client.get_cached_gateways().await?;
    let valid_gateways = gateways
        .into_iter()
        .filter_map(|gateway| gateway.try_into().ok())
        .collect::<Vec<gateway::Node>>();

    // we were always filtering by version so I'm not removing that 'feature'
-    // let filtered_gateways = valid_gateways.filter_by_version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-    Ok(valid_gateways)
-}
-
-pub async fn current_mixnodes<R: Rng>(
-    rng: &mut R,
-    nym_apis: &[Url],
-) -> Result<Vec<mix::Node>, ClientCoreError> {
-    let nym_api = nym_apis
-        .choose(rng)
-        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::ListOfNymApisIsEmpty)?;
-    let client = nym_validator_client::client::NymApiClient::new(nym_api.clone());
-
-    log::trace!("Fetching list of mixnodes from: {nym_api}");
-
-    let mixnodes = client.get_cached_mixnodes().await?;
-    let valid_mixnodes = mixnodes
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter_map(|mixnode| (&mixnode.bond_information).try_into().ok())
-        .collect::<Vec<mix::Node>>();
-
-    // we were always filtering by version so I'm not removing that 'feature'
-    let filtered_mixnodes = valid_mixnodes.filter_by_version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
-    Ok(filtered_mixnodes)
+    let filtered_gateways = valid_gateways.filter_by_version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+    Ok(filtered_gateways)
 }

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -174,10 +151,7 @@ async fn measure_latency(gateway: &gateway::Node) -> Result<GatewayWithLatency,
 pub async fn choose_gateway_by_latency<R: Rng>(
    rng: &mut R,
    gateways: &[gateway::Node],
-    must_use_tls: bool,
 ) -> Result<gateway::Node, ClientCoreError> {
-    let gateways = filter_by_tls(gateways, must_use_tls)?;
-
    info!(
        "choosing gateway by latency, pinging {} gateways ...",
        gateways.len()
@@ -213,66 +187,27 @@ pub async fn choose_gateway_by_latency<R: Rng>(
    Ok(chosen.gateway.clone())
 }

-fn filter_by_tls(
-    gateways: &[gateway::Node],
-    must_use_tls: bool,
-) -> Result<Vec<&gateway::Node>, ClientCoreError> {
-    if must_use_tls {
-        let filtered = gateways
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|g| g.clients_wss_port.is_some())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        if filtered.is_empty() {
-            return Err(ClientCoreError::NoWssGateways);
-        }
-
-        Ok(filtered)
-    } else {
-        Ok(gateways.iter().collect())
-    }
-}
-
 pub(super) fn uniformly_random_gateway<R: Rng>(
    rng: &mut R,
    gateways: &[gateway::Node],
-    must_use_tls: bool,
 ) -> Result<gateway::Node, ClientCoreError> {
-    filter_by_tls(gateways, must_use_tls)?
+    gateways
        .choose(rng)
        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::NoGatewaysOnNetwork)
-        .map(|&r| r.clone())
-}
-
-pub(super) fn get_specified_gateway(
-    gateway_identity: IdentityKeyRef,
-    gateways: &[gateway::Node],
-    must_use_tls: bool,
-) -> Result<gateway::Node, ClientCoreError> {
-    let user_gateway = identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(gateway_identity)
-        .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)?;
-
-    let gateway = gateways
-        .iter()
-        .find(|gateway| gateway.identity_key == user_gateway)
-        .ok_or_else(|| ClientCoreError::NoGatewayWithId(gateway_identity.to_string()))?;
-
-    if must_use_tls && gateway.clients_wss_port.is_none() {
-        return Err(ClientCoreError::UnsupportedWssProtocol {
-            gateway: gateway_identity.to_string(),
-        });
-    }
-
-    Ok(gateway.clone())
+        .cloned()
 }

 pub(super) async fn register_with_gateway(
    gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig,
    our_identity: Arc<identity::KeyPair>,
 ) -> Result<RegistrationResult, ClientCoreError> {
-    let mut gateway_client =
-        GatewayClient::new_init(gateway.to_owned().try_into()?, our_identity.clone());
-
+    let timeout = Duration::from_millis(1500);
+    let mut gateway_client = GatewayClient::new_init(
+        gateway.gateway_listener.clone(),
+        gateway.try_get_gateway_identity_key()?,
+        our_identity.clone(),
+        timeout,
+    );
    gateway_client.establish_connection().await.map_err(|err| {
        log::warn!("Failed to establish connection with gateway!");
        ClientCoreError::GatewayClientError {
@@ -295,6 +230,6 @@ pub(super) async fn register_with_gateway(
        })?;
    Ok(RegistrationResult {
        shared_keys,
-        authenticated_ephemeral_client: gateway_client,
+        authenticated_ephemeral_client: Some(gateway_client),
    })
 }
@@ -8,34 +8,246 @@ use crate::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
 };
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
 use crate::client::key_manager::ManagedKeys;
-use crate::config::GatewayEndpointConfig;
-use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::init::helpers::{
-    choose_gateway_by_latency, get_specified_gateway, uniformly_random_gateway,
+use crate::init::helpers::{choose_gateway_by_latency, current_gateways, uniformly_random_gateway};
+use crate::{
+    config::{Config, GatewayEndpointConfig},
+    error::ClientCoreError,
 };
-use crate::init::types::{
-    CustomGatewayDetails, GatewayDetails, GatewaySelectionSpecification, GatewaySetup,
-    InitialisationResult,
-};
-use nym_gateway_client::client::InitGatewayClient;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
+use nym_gateway_client::client::InitOnly;
+use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
+use nym_gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
+use nym_sphinx::addressing::{clients::Recipient, nodes::NodeIdentity};
 use nym_topology::gateway;
+use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use url::Url;

 pub mod helpers;
-pub mod types;
+
+pub struct RegistrationResult {
+    pub shared_keys: Arc<SharedKeys>,
+    pub authenticated_ephemeral_client: Option<GatewayClient<InitOnly>>,
+}
+
+pub struct InitialisationResult {
+    pub details: InitialisationDetails,
+    pub authenticated_ephemeral_client: Option<GatewayClient<InitOnly>>,
+}
+
+impl From<InitialisationDetails> for InitialisationResult {
+    fn from(details: InitialisationDetails) -> Self {
+        InitialisationResult {
+            details,
+            authenticated_ephemeral_client: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: rename to something better...
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct InitialisationDetails {
+    pub gateway_details: GatewayEndpointConfig,
+    pub managed_keys: ManagedKeys,
+}
+
+impl InitialisationDetails {
+    pub fn new(gateway_details: GatewayEndpointConfig, managed_keys: ManagedKeys) -> Self {
+        InitialisationDetails {
+            gateway_details,
+            managed_keys,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn try_load<K, D>(key_store: &K, details_store: &D) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError>
+    where
+        K: KeyStore,
+        D: GatewayDetailsStore,
+        K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+        D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        let loaded_details = _load_gateway_details(details_store).await?;
+        let loaded_keys = _load_managed_keys(key_store).await?;
+
+        if !loaded_details.verify(&loaded_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()) {
+            return Err(ClientCoreError::MismatchedGatewayDetails {
+                gateway_id: loaded_details.details.gateway_id,
+            });
+        }
+
+        Ok(InitialisationDetails {
+            gateway_details: loaded_details.into(),
+            managed_keys: loaded_keys,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn client_address(&self) -> Result<Recipient, ClientCoreError> {
+        let client_recipient = Recipient::new(
+            *self.managed_keys.identity_public_key(),
+            *self.managed_keys.encryption_public_key(),
+            // TODO: below only works under assumption that gateway address == gateway id
+            // (which currently is true)
+            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(&self.gateway_details.gateway_id)?,
+        );
+
+        Ok(client_recipient)
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum GatewaySetup {
+    /// The gateway specification MUST BE loaded from the underlying storage.
+    MustLoad,
+
+    /// Specifies usage of a new, random, gateway.
+    New {
+        /// Should the new gateway be selected based on latency.
+        by_latency: bool,
+    },
+
+    Specified {
+        /// Identity key of the gateway we want to try to use.
+        gateway_identity: IdentityKey,
+    },
+
+    Predefined {
+        /// Full gateway configuration
+        details: PersistedGatewayDetails,
+    },
+
+    ReuseConnection {
+        /// The authenticated ephemeral client that was created during `init`
+        authenticated_ephemeral_client: GatewayClient<InitOnly>,
+
+        /// Details of this pre-initialised client
+        details: InitialisationDetails,
+    },
+}
+
+impl From<PersistedGatewayDetails> for GatewaySetup {
+    fn from(details: PersistedGatewayDetails) -> Self {
+        GatewaySetup::Predefined { details }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<IdentityKey> for GatewaySetup {
+    fn from(gateway_identity: IdentityKey) -> Self {
+        GatewaySetup::Specified { gateway_identity }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for GatewaySetup {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        GatewaySetup::New { by_latency: false }
+    }
+}
+
+impl GatewaySetup {
+    pub fn new_fresh(
+        gateway_identity: Option<String>,
+        latency_based_selection: Option<bool>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        if let Some(gateway_identity) = gateway_identity {
+            GatewaySetup::Specified { gateway_identity }
+        } else {
+            GatewaySetup::New {
+                by_latency: latency_based_selection.unwrap_or_default(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_must_load(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, GatewaySetup::MustLoad)
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_full_details(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, GatewaySetup::Predefined { .. }) || self.is_must_load()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn choose_gateway(
+        &self,
+        gateways: &[gateway::Node],
+    ) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, ClientCoreError> {
+        match self {
+            GatewaySetup::New { by_latency } => {
+                let mut rng = OsRng;
+                if *by_latency {
+                    choose_gateway_by_latency(&mut rng, gateways).await
+                } else {
+                    uniformly_random_gateway(&mut rng, gateways)
+                }
+            }
+            .map(Into::into),
+            GatewaySetup::Specified { gateway_identity } => {
+                let user_gateway = identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(gateway_identity)
+                    .map_err(ClientCoreError::UnableToCreatePublicKeyFromGatewayId)?;
+
+                gateways
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|gateway| gateway.identity_key == user_gateway)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| ClientCoreError::NoGatewayWithId(gateway_identity.to_string()))
+                    .cloned()
+            }
+            .map(Into::into),
+            _ => Err(ClientCoreError::UnexpectedGatewayDetails),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn try_get_new_gateway_details(
+        &self,
+        validator_servers: &[Url],
+    ) -> Result<GatewayEndpointConfig, ClientCoreError> {
+        let mut rng = OsRng;
+        let gateways = current_gateways(&mut rng, validator_servers).await?;
+        self.choose_gateway(&gateways).await
+    }
+}
+
+/// Struct describing the results of the client initialization procedure.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct InitResults {
+    version: String,
+    id: String,
+    identity_key: String,
+    encryption_key: String,
+    gateway_id: String,
+    gateway_listener: String,
+}
+
+impl InitResults {
+    pub fn new(config: &Config, address: &Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            version: config.client.version.clone(),
+            id: config.client.id.clone(),
+            identity_key: address.identity().to_base58_string(),
+            encryption_key: address.encryption_key().to_base58_string(),
+            gateway_id: gateway.gateway_id.clone(),
+            gateway_listener: gateway.gateway_listener.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for InitResults {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        writeln!(f, "Version: {}", self.version)?;
+        writeln!(f, "ID: {}", self.id)?;
+        writeln!(f, "Identity key: {}", self.identity_key)?;
+        writeln!(f, "Encryption: {}", self.encryption_key)?;
+        writeln!(f, "Gateway ID: {}", self.gateway_id)?;
+        write!(f, "Gateway: {}", self.gateway_listener)
+    }
+}

 // helpers for error wrapping
-async fn _store_gateway_details<T, D>(
+async fn _store_gateway_details<D>(
    details_store: &D,
-    details: &PersistedGatewayDetails<T>,
+    details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
 ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError>
 where
-    D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
+    D: GatewayDetailsStore,
    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: Serialize + Send + Sync,
 {
    details_store
        .store_gateway_details(details)
@@ -45,13 +257,12 @@ where
        })
 }

-async fn _load_gateway_details<T, D>(
+async fn _load_gateway_details<D>(
    details_store: &D,
-) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails<T>, ClientCoreError>
+) -> Result<PersistedGatewayDetails, ClientCoreError>
 where
-    D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
+    D: GatewayDetailsStore,
    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync,
 {
    details_store
        .load_gateway_details()
@@ -73,169 +284,190 @@ where
        })
 }

-fn ensure_valid_details<T>(
-    details: &PersistedGatewayDetails<T>,
+fn ensure_valid_details(
+    details: &PersistedGatewayDetails,
    loaded_keys: &ManagedKeys,
 ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError> {
-    details.validate(loaded_keys.gateway_shared_key().as_deref())
+    if !details.verify(&loaded_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()) {
+        Err(ClientCoreError::MismatchedGatewayDetails {
+            gateway_id: details.details.gateway_id.clone(),
+        })
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }

-async fn setup_new_gateway<T, K, D>(
+pub async fn setup_gateway_from<K, D>(
+    setup: GatewaySetup,
    key_store: &K,
    details_store: &D,
    overwrite_data: bool,
-    selection_specification: GatewaySelectionSpecification<T>,
-    available_gateways: Vec<gateway::Node>,
-) -> Result<InitialisationResult<T>, ClientCoreError>
+    gateways: Option<&[gateway::Node]>,
+) -> Result<InitialisationResult, ClientCoreError>
 where
    K: KeyStore,
-    D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
+    D: GatewayDetailsStore,
    K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Send + Sync,
 {
-    // if we're setting up new gateway, failing to load existing information is fine.
-    // as a matter of fact, it's only potentially a problem if we DO succeed
-    if _load_gateway_details(details_store).await.is_ok() && !overwrite_data {
-        return Err(ClientCoreError::ForbiddenKeyOverwrite);
-    }
-    if _load_managed_keys(key_store).await.is_ok() && !overwrite_data {
-        return Err(ClientCoreError::ForbiddenKeyOverwrite);
+    // I don't like how we can't deal with this variant in the match below, but we need to take ownership of internal values.
+    if let GatewaySetup::ReuseConnection {
+        authenticated_ephemeral_client,
+        details,
+    } = setup
+    {
+        // if we have already performed the full setup, forward the details.
+        // it's up to the caller to ensure persistence
+        return Ok(InitialisationResult {
+            details,
+            authenticated_ephemeral_client: Some(authenticated_ephemeral_client),
+        });
    }

    let mut rng = OsRng;
-    let mut new_keys = ManagedKeys::generate_new(&mut rng);

-    let gateway_details = match selection_specification {
-        GatewaySelectionSpecification::UniformRemote { must_use_tls } => {
-            let gateway = uniformly_random_gateway(&mut rng, &available_gateways, must_use_tls)?;
-            GatewayDetails::Configured(GatewayEndpointConfig::from_node(gateway, must_use_tls)?)
+    // try load gateway details
+    let loaded_details = _load_gateway_details(details_store).await;
+
+    // try load keys and decide what to do based on the GatewaySetup
+    let mut managed_keys = match ManagedKeys::try_load(key_store).await {
+        Ok(loaded_keys) => {
+            match &setup {
+                GatewaySetup::MustLoad => {
+                    // get EVERYTHING from the storage
+                    let details = loaded_details?;
+                    ensure_valid_details(&details, &loaded_keys)?;
+
+                    // no need to persist anything as we got everything from the storage
+                    return Ok(InitialisationDetails::new(details.into(), loaded_keys).into());
+                }
+                GatewaySetup::Predefined { details } => {
+                    // we already have defined gateway details AND a shared key
+                    ensure_valid_details(details, &loaded_keys)?;
+
+                    // if nothing was stored or we're allowed to overwrite what's there, just persist the passed data
+                    if overwrite_data || loaded_details.is_err() {
+                        _store_gateway_details(details_store, details).await?;
+                    }
+
+                    return Ok(
+                        InitialisationDetails::new(details.clone().into(), loaded_keys).into(),
+                    );
+                }
+                GatewaySetup::Specified { gateway_identity } => {
+                    // if that data was already stored...
+                    if let Ok(existing_gateway) = loaded_details {
+                        ensure_valid_details(&existing_gateway, &loaded_keys)?;
+                        if &existing_gateway.details.gateway_id != gateway_identity
+                            && !overwrite_data
+                        {
+                            // if our loaded details don't match requested value and we CANT overwrite it...
+                            return Err(ClientCoreError::UnexpectedGatewayDetails);
+                        } else if &existing_gateway.details.gateway_id == gateway_identity {
+                            // if they do match up, just return it
+                            return Ok(InitialisationDetails::new(
+                                existing_gateway.into(),
+                                loaded_keys,
+                            )
+                            .into());
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // we didn't get full details from the store and we have loaded some keys
+                    // so we can only continue if we're allowed to overwrite keys
+                    if overwrite_data {
+                        ManagedKeys::generate_new(&mut rng)
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(ClientCoreError::ForbiddenKeyOverwrite);
+                    }
+                }
+                GatewaySetup::New { .. } => {
+                    if let Ok(existing_gateway) = loaded_details {
+                        ensure_valid_details(&existing_gateway, &loaded_keys)?;
+                        return Ok(InitialisationDetails::new(
+                            existing_gateway.into(),
+                            loaded_keys,
+                        )
+                        .into());
+                    }
+
+                    // we didn't get full details from the store and we have loaded some keys
+                    // so we can only continue if we're allowed to overwrite keys
+                    if overwrite_data {
+                        ManagedKeys::generate_new(&mut rng)
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(ClientCoreError::ForbiddenKeyOverwrite);
+                    }
+                }
+                GatewaySetup::ReuseConnection { .. } => {
+                    unreachable!("the reuse connection variant was already manually covered")
+                }
+            }
        }
-        GatewaySelectionSpecification::RemoteByLatency { must_use_tls } => {
-            let gateway =
-                choose_gateway_by_latency(&mut rng, &available_gateways, must_use_tls).await?;
-            GatewayDetails::Configured(GatewayEndpointConfig::from_node(gateway, must_use_tls)?)
+        Err(_) => {
+            // if we failed to load the keys, ensure we didn't provide gateway details in some form
+            // (in that case we CAN'T generate new keys
+            if setup.has_full_details() {
+                return Err(ClientCoreError::UnavailableSharedKey);
+            }
+            ManagedKeys::generate_new(&mut rng)
        }
-        GatewaySelectionSpecification::Specified {
-            must_use_tls,
-            identity,
-        } => {
-            let gateway = get_specified_gateway(&identity, &available_gateways, must_use_tls)?;
-            GatewayDetails::Configured(GatewayEndpointConfig::from_node(gateway, must_use_tls)?)
-        }
-        GatewaySelectionSpecification::Custom {
-            gateway_identity,
-            additional_data,
-        } => GatewayDetails::Custom(CustomGatewayDetails::new(gateway_identity, additional_data)),
    };

-    let registration_result = if let GatewayDetails::Configured(gateway_cfg) = &gateway_details {
-        // if we're using a 'normal' gateway setup, do register
-        let our_identity = new_keys.identity_keypair();
-        Some(helpers::register_with_gateway(gateway_cfg, our_identity).await?)
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
+    // choose gateway
+    let gateway_details = setup.choose_gateway(gateways.unwrap_or_default()).await?;

-    let maybe_shared_keys = registration_result
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|r| Arc::clone(&r.shared_keys));
+    // get our identity key
+    let our_identity = managed_keys.identity_keypair();

-    let persisted_details =
-        PersistedGatewayDetails::new(gateway_details, maybe_shared_keys.as_deref())?;
+    // Establish connection, authenticate and generate keys for talking with the gateway
+    let registration_result =
+        helpers::register_with_gateway(&gateway_details, our_identity).await?;
+    let shared_keys = registration_result.shared_keys;

-    // persist the keys
-    new_keys
-        .deal_with_gateway_key(maybe_shared_keys, key_store)
+    let persisted_details = PersistedGatewayDetails::new(gateway_details, &shared_keys);
+
+    // persist gateway keys
+    managed_keys
+        .deal_with_gateway_key(shared_keys, key_store)
        .await
        .map_err(|source| ClientCoreError::KeyStoreError {
            source: Box::new(source),
        })?;

-    // persist gateway configs
+    // persist gateway config
    _store_gateway_details(details_store, &persisted_details).await?;

    Ok(InitialisationResult {
-        gateway_details: persisted_details.into(),
-        managed_keys: new_keys,
-        authenticated_ephemeral_client: registration_result
-            .map(|r| r.authenticated_ephemeral_client),
+        details: InitialisationDetails::new(persisted_details.into(), managed_keys),
+        authenticated_ephemeral_client: registration_result.authenticated_ephemeral_client,
    })
 }

-async fn use_loaded_gateway_details<T, K, D>(
+pub async fn setup_gateway<K, D>(
+    setup: GatewaySetup,
    key_store: &K,
    details_store: &D,
-) -> Result<InitialisationResult<T>, ClientCoreError>
+    overwrite_data: bool,
+    validator_servers: Option<&[Url]>,
+) -> Result<InitialisationResult, ClientCoreError>
 where
    K: KeyStore,
-    D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
+    D: GatewayDetailsStore,
    K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync,
 {
-    let loaded_details = _load_gateway_details(details_store).await?;
-    let loaded_keys = _load_managed_keys(key_store).await?;
+    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let gateways = current_gateways(&mut rng, validator_servers.unwrap_or_default()).await?;

-    ensure_valid_details(&loaded_details, &loaded_keys)?;
-
-    // no need to persist anything as we got everything from the storage
-    Ok(InitialisationResult::new_loaded(
-        loaded_details.into(),
-        loaded_keys,
-    ))
-}
-
-fn reuse_gateway_connection<T>(
-    authenticated_ephemeral_client: InitGatewayClient,
-    gateway_details: GatewayDetails<T>,
-    managed_keys: ManagedKeys,
-) -> InitialisationResult<T> {
-    InitialisationResult {
-        gateway_details,
-        managed_keys,
-        authenticated_ephemeral_client: Some(authenticated_ephemeral_client),
-    }
-}
-
-pub async fn setup_gateway<T, K, D>(
-    setup: GatewaySetup<T>,
-    key_store: &K,
-    details_store: &D,
-) -> Result<InitialisationResult<T>, ClientCoreError>
-where
-    K: KeyStore,
-    D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
-    K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    T: DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Send + Sync,
-{
-    match setup {
-        GatewaySetup::MustLoad => use_loaded_gateway_details(key_store, details_store).await,
-        GatewaySetup::New {
-            specification,
-            available_gateways,
-            overwrite_data,
-        } => {
-            setup_new_gateway(
-                key_store,
-                details_store,
-                overwrite_data,
-                specification,
-                available_gateways,
-            )
-            .await
-        }
-        GatewaySetup::ReuseConnection {
-            authenticated_ephemeral_client,
-            gateway_details,
-            managed_keys,
-        } => Ok(reuse_gateway_connection(
-            authenticated_ephemeral_client,
-            gateway_details,
-            managed_keys,
-        )),
-    }
+    setup_gateway_from(
+        setup,
+        key_store,
+        details_store,
+        overwrite_data,
+        Some(&gateways),
+    )
+    .await
 }

 pub fn output_to_json<T: Serialize>(init_results: &T, output_file: &str) {
@@ -1,331 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::client::base_client::storage::gateway_details::{
-    GatewayDetailsStore, PersistedCustomGatewayDetails, PersistedGatewayDetails,
-};
-use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
-use crate::client::key_manager::ManagedKeys;
-use crate::config::{Config, GatewayEndpointConfig};
-use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::init::{_load_gateway_details, _load_managed_keys, setup_gateway};
-use nym_gateway_client::client::InitGatewayClient;
-use nym_gateway_requests::registration::handshake::SharedKeys;
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::nodes::NodeIdentity;
-use nym_topology::gateway;
-use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKey;
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
-/// Result of registering with a gateway:
-/// - shared keys derived between ourselves and the node
-/// - an authenticated handle of an ephemeral handle created for the purposes of registration
-pub struct RegistrationResult {
-    pub shared_keys: Arc<SharedKeys>,
-    pub authenticated_ephemeral_client: InitGatewayClient,
-}
-
-/// Result of fully initialising a client:
-/// - details of the associated gateway
-/// - all loaded (or derived) keys
-/// - an optional authenticated handle of an ephemeral gateway handle created for the purposes of registration,
-///   if this was the first time this client registered
-pub struct InitialisationResult<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    pub gateway_details: GatewayDetails<T>,
-    pub managed_keys: ManagedKeys,
-    pub authenticated_ephemeral_client: Option<InitGatewayClient>,
-}
-
-impl<T> InitialisationResult<T> {
-    pub fn new_loaded(gateway_details: GatewayDetails<T>, managed_keys: ManagedKeys) -> Self {
-        InitialisationResult {
-            gateway_details,
-            managed_keys,
-            authenticated_ephemeral_client: None,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub async fn try_load<K, D>(key_store: &K, details_store: &D) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError>
-    where
-        K: KeyStore,
-        D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
-        K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-        D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-        T: DeserializeOwned + Send + Sync,
-    {
-        let loaded_details = _load_gateway_details(details_store).await?;
-        let loaded_keys = _load_managed_keys(key_store).await?;
-
-        match &loaded_details {
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(loaded_default) => {
-                if !loaded_default.verify(&loaded_keys.must_get_gateway_shared_key()) {
-                    return Err(ClientCoreError::MismatchedGatewayDetails {
-                        gateway_id: loaded_default.details.gateway_id.clone(),
-                    });
-                }
-            }
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(_) => {}
-        }
-
-        Ok(InitialisationResult {
-            gateway_details: loaded_details.into(),
-            managed_keys: loaded_keys,
-            authenticated_ephemeral_client: None,
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub fn client_address(&self) -> Result<Recipient, ClientCoreError> {
-        let client_recipient = Recipient::new(
-            *self.managed_keys.identity_public_key(),
-            *self.managed_keys.encryption_public_key(),
-            // TODO: below only works under assumption that gateway address == gateway id
-            // (which currently is true)
-            NodeIdentity::from_base58_string(self.gateway_details.gateway_id())?,
-        );
-
-        Ok(client_recipient)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Details of particular gateway client got registered with
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum GatewayDetails<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    /// Standard details of a remote gateway
-    Configured(GatewayEndpointConfig),
-
-    /// Custom gateway setup, such as for a client embedded inside gateway itself
-    Custom(CustomGatewayDetails<T>),
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
-pub struct EmptyCustomDetails {}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct CustomGatewayDetails<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    // whatever custom method is used, gateway's identity must be known
-    pub gateway_id: String,
-
-    #[serde(flatten)]
-    pub additional_data: T,
-}
-
-impl<T> CustomGatewayDetails<T> {
-    pub fn new(gateway_id: String, additional_data: T) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            gateway_id,
-            additional_data,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> GatewayDetails<T> {
-    pub fn try_get_configured_endpoint(&self) -> Option<&GatewayEndpointConfig> {
-        if let GatewayDetails::Configured(endpoint) = &self {
-            Some(endpoint)
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_custom(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, GatewayDetails::Custom(_))
-    }
-
-    pub fn gateway_id(&self) -> &str {
-        match self {
-            GatewayDetails::Configured(cfg) => &cfg.gateway_id,
-            GatewayDetails::Custom(custom) => &custom.gateway_id,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<GatewayEndpointConfig> for GatewayDetails {
-    fn from(value: GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
-        GatewayDetails::Configured(value)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> From<PersistedCustomGatewayDetails<T>> for CustomGatewayDetails<T> {
-    fn from(value: PersistedCustomGatewayDetails<T>) -> Self {
-        CustomGatewayDetails {
-            gateway_id: value.gateway_id,
-            additional_data: value.additional_data,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> From<CustomGatewayDetails<T>> for PersistedCustomGatewayDetails<T> {
-    fn from(value: CustomGatewayDetails<T>) -> Self {
-        PersistedCustomGatewayDetails {
-            gateway_id: value.gateway_id,
-            additional_data: value.additional_data,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> From<PersistedGatewayDetails<T>> for GatewayDetails<T> {
-    fn from(value: PersistedGatewayDetails<T>) -> Self {
-        match value {
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(default) => {
-                GatewayDetails::Configured(default.details)
-            }
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(custom) => GatewayDetails::Custom(custom.into()),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub enum GatewaySelectionSpecification<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    /// Uniformly choose a random remote gateway.
-    UniformRemote { must_use_tls: bool },
-
-    /// Should the new, remote, gateway be selected based on latency.
-    RemoteByLatency { must_use_tls: bool },
-
-    /// Gateway with this specific identity should be chosen.
-    // JS: I don't really like the name of this enum variant but couldn't think of anything better at the time
-    Specified {
-        must_use_tls: bool,
-        identity: IdentityKey,
-    },
-
-    // TODO: this doesn't really fit in here..., but where else to put it?
-    /// This client has handled the selection by itself
-    Custom {
-        gateway_identity: String,
-        additional_data: T,
-    },
-}
-
-impl<T> Default for GatewaySelectionSpecification<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        GatewaySelectionSpecification::UniformRemote {
-            must_use_tls: false,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> GatewaySelectionSpecification<T> {
-    pub fn new(
-        gateway_identity: Option<String>,
-        latency_based_selection: Option<bool>,
-        must_use_tls: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
-        if let Some(identity) = gateway_identity {
-            GatewaySelectionSpecification::Specified {
-                identity,
-                must_use_tls,
-            }
-        } else if let Some(true) = latency_based_selection {
-            GatewaySelectionSpecification::RemoteByLatency { must_use_tls }
-        } else {
-            GatewaySelectionSpecification::UniformRemote { must_use_tls }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub enum GatewaySetup<T = EmptyCustomDetails> {
-    /// The gateway specification (details + keys) MUST BE loaded from the underlying storage.
-    MustLoad,
-
-    /// Specifies usage of a new gateway
-    New {
-        specification: GatewaySelectionSpecification<T>,
-
-        // TODO: seems to be a bit inefficient to pass them by value
-        available_gateways: Vec<gateway::Node>,
-
-        /// Specifies whether old data should be overwritten whilst setting up new gateway client.
-        overwrite_data: bool,
-    },
-
-    ReuseConnection {
-        /// The authenticated ephemeral client that was created during `init`
-        authenticated_ephemeral_client: InitGatewayClient,
-
-        // Details of this pre-initialised client (i.e. gateway and keys)
-        gateway_details: GatewayDetails<T>,
-
-        managed_keys: ManagedKeys,
-    },
-}
-
-impl<T> GatewaySetup<T> {
-    pub fn try_reuse_connection(
-        init_res: InitialisationResult<T>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, ClientCoreError> {
-        if let Some(authenticated_ephemeral_client) = init_res.authenticated_ephemeral_client {
-            Ok(GatewaySetup::ReuseConnection {
-                authenticated_ephemeral_client,
-                gateway_details: init_res.gateway_details,
-                managed_keys: init_res.managed_keys,
-            })
-        } else {
-            Err(ClientCoreError::NoInitClientPresent)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub async fn try_setup<K, D>(
-        self,
-        key_store: &K,
-        details_store: &D,
-    ) -> Result<InitialisationResult<T>, ClientCoreError>
-    where
-        K: KeyStore,
-        D: GatewayDetailsStore<T>,
-        K::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-        D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
-        T: DeserializeOwned + Serialize + Send + Sync,
-    {
-        setup_gateway(self, key_store, details_store).await
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_must_load(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, GatewaySetup::MustLoad)
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_full_details(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_must_load()
-    }
-}
-
-/// Struct describing the results of the client initialization procedure.
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
-pub struct InitResults {
-    pub version: String,
-    pub id: String,
-    pub identity_key: String,
-    pub encryption_key: String,
-    pub gateway_id: String,
-    pub gateway_listener: String,
-    pub address: Recipient,
-}
-
-impl InitResults {
-    pub fn new(config: &Config, address: Recipient, gateway: &GatewayEndpointConfig) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            version: config.client.version.clone(),
-            id: config.client.id.clone(),
-            identity_key: address.identity().to_base58_string(),
-            encryption_key: address.encryption_key().to_base58_string(),
-            gateway_id: gateway.gateway_id.clone(),
-            gateway_listener: gateway.gateway_listener.clone(),
-            address,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for InitResults {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        writeln!(f, "Version: {}", self.version)?;
-        writeln!(f, "ID: {}", self.id)?;
-        writeln!(f, "Identity key: {}", self.identity_key)?;
-        writeln!(f, "Encryption: {}", self.encryption_key)?;
-        writeln!(f, "Gateway ID: {}", self.gateway_id)?;
-        write!(f, "Gateway: {}", self.gateway_listener)
-    }
-}
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