allow the rotate command to add witness poller for any new witnesses.

src/keri/app/cli/commands/incept.py

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Initialize a prefix')
-parser.set_defaults(handler=lambda args: handler(args),
-                    transferable=True)
+parser.set_defaults(handler=lambda args: handler(args))
 parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', help='keystore name and file location of KERI keystore', required=True)
 parser.add_argument('--base', '-b', help='additional optional prefix to file location of KERI keystore',
                     required=False, default="")

src/keri/app/cli/commands/rotate.py

@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ def rotateDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
             self.adds = set(self.wits) - set(ewits)
             if self.endpoint:
                 for wit in self.adds:
-                    print(f"catching up {wit}")
                     yield from receiptor.catchup(hab.pre, wit)
 
         hab.rotate(isith=self.isith, nsith=self.nsith, ncount=self.count, toad=self.toad,
@@ -193,6 +192,10 @@ def rotateDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
             if self.endpoint:
                 yield from receiptor.receipt(hab.pre, sn=hab.kever.sn)
             else:
+                for wit in self.adds:
+                    self.mbx.addPoller(hab, witness=wit)
+
+                print("Waiting for witness receipts...")
                 witDoer = agenting.WitnessReceiptor(hby=self.hby)
                 self.extend(doers=[witDoer])
                 yield self.tock

src/keri/app/habbing.py

@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def loadHabs(self):
 
         self.reconfigure()  # post hab load reconfiguration
 
-    def makeHab(self, name, ns=None, **kwa):
+    def makeHab(self, name, ns=None, cf=None, **kwa):
         """Make new Hab with name, pre is generated from **kwa
 
         Parameters: (Passthrough to hab.make)
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ def makeHab(self, name, ns=None, **kwa):
         if ns is not None and "." in ns:
             raise kering.ConfigurationError("Hab namespace names are not allowed to contain the '.' character")
 
-        hab = Hab(ks=self.ks, db=self.db, cf=self.cf, mgr=self.mgr,
+        cf = cf if cf is not None else self.cf
+        hab = Hab(ks=self.ks, db=self.db, cf=cf, mgr=self.mgr,
                   rtr=self.rtr, rvy=self.rvy, kvy=self.kvy, psr=self.psr,
                   name=name, ns=ns, temp=self.temp)
 

src/keri/app/indirecting.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
 
 
-def setupWitness(hby, alias="witness", mbx=None, tcpPort=5631, httpPort=5632):
+def setupWitness(hby, alias="witness", mbx=None, aids=None, tcpPort=5631, httpPort=5632):
     """
     Setup witness controller and doers
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def setupWitness(hby, alias="witness", mbx=None, tcpPort=5631, httpPort=5632):
     app = falcon.App(cors_enable=True)
     ending.loadEnds(app=app, hby=hby, default=hab.pre)
     oobiRes = oobiing.loadEnds(app=app, hby=hby, prefix="/ext")
-    rep = storing.Respondant(hby=hby, mbx=mbx)
+    rep = storing.Respondant(hby=hby, mbx=mbx, aids=aids)
 
     rvy = routing.Revery(db=hby.db, cues=cues)
     kvy = eventing.Kevery(db=hby.db,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def setupWitness(hby, alias="witness", mbx=None, tcpPort=5631, httpPort=5632):
 
     httpEnd = HttpEnd(rxbs=parser.ims, mbx=mbx)
     app.add_route("/", httpEnd)
-    receiptEnd = ReceiptEnd(hab=hab, inbound=cues)
+    receiptEnd = ReceiptEnd(hab=hab, inbound=cues, aids=aids)
     app.add_route("/receipts", receiptEnd)
 
     server = http.Server(port=httpPort, app=app)
@@ -92,18 +92,19 @@ def setupWitness(hby, alias="witness", mbx=None, tcpPort=5631, httpPort=5632):
     # setup doers
     regDoer = basing.BaserDoer(baser=verfer.reger)
 
-    server = serving.Server(host="", port=tcpPort)
-    serverDoer = serving.ServerDoer(server=server)
+    if tcpPort is not None:
+        server = serving.Server(host="", port=tcpPort)
+        serverDoer = serving.ServerDoer(server=server)
 
-    directant = directing.Directant(hab=hab, server=server, verifier=verfer)
+        directant = directing.Directant(hab=hab, server=server, verifier=verfer)
+        doers.extend([directant, serverDoer])
 
     witStart = WitnessStart(hab=hab, parser=parser, cues=receiptEnd.outbound,
                             kvy=kvy, tvy=tvy, rvy=rvy, exc=exchanger, replies=rep.reps,
                             responses=rep.cues, queries=httpEnd.qrycues)
 
     doers.extend(oobiRes)
-    doers.extend([regDoer, exchanger, directant, serverDoer, httpServerDoer, rep, witStart, receiptEnd, *oobiery.doers])
-
+    doers.extend([regDoer, exchanger, httpServerDoer, rep, witStart, receiptEnd, *oobiery.doers])
     return doers
 
 
@@ -627,6 +628,11 @@ def addPollers(self, hab):
 
         self.prefixes.add(hab.pre)
 
+    def addPoller(self, hab, witness):
+        poller = Poller(hab=hab, topics=self.topics, witness=witness)
+        self.pollers.append(poller)
+        self.extend([poller])
+
     def processPollIter(self):
         """
         Iterate through cues and yields one or more responses for each cue.
@@ -1012,10 +1018,11 @@ class ReceiptEnd(doing.DoDoer):
 
      """
 
-    def __init__(self, hab, inbound=None, outbound=None):
+    def __init__(self, hab, inbound=None, outbound=None, aids=None):
         self.hab = hab
         self.inbound = inbound if inbound is not None else decking.Deck()
         self.outbound = outbound if outbound is not None else decking.Deck()
+        self.aids = aids
         self.receipts = set()
         self.psr = parsing.Parser(framed=True,
                                   kvy=self.hab.kvy)
@@ -1042,6 +1049,9 @@ def on_post(self, req, rep):
         serder = eventing.Serder(ked=cr.payload, kind=eventing.Serials.json)
 
         pre = serder.ked["i"]
+        if self.aids is not None and pre not in self.aids:
+            raise falcon.HTTPBadRequest(description=f"invalid AID={pre} for witnessing receipting")
+
         ilk = serder.ked["t"]
         if ilk not in (Ilks.icp, Ilks.rot, Ilks.ixn, Ilks.dip, Ilks.drt):
             raise falcon.HTTPBadRequest(description=f"invalid event type ({ilk})for receipting")

src/keri/app/storing.py

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Respondant(doing.DoDoer):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, hby, reps=None, cues=None, mbx=None, **kwa):
+    def __init__(self, hby, reps=None, cues=None, mbx=None, aids=None, **kwa):
         """
         Creates Respondant that uses local environment to find the destination KEL and stores
         peer to peer messages in mbx, the mailboxer
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def __init__(self, hby, reps=None, cues=None, mbx=None, **kwa):
         self.cues = cues if cues is not None else decking.Deck()
 
         self.hby = hby
+        self.aids = aids
         self.mbx = mbx if mbx is not None else Mailboxer(name=self.hby.name)
         self.postman = forwarding.Poster(hby=self.hby, mbx=self.mbx)
 
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@ def cueDo(self, tymth=None, tock=0.0):
                     serder = cue["serder"]  # Serder of received event for other pre
                     cuedKed = serder.ked
                     cuedPrefixer = coring.Prefixer(qb64=cuedKed["i"])
+
+                    # If respondant configured with list of acceptable AIDs to witness for, check them here
+                    if self.aids is not None and cuedPrefixer.qb64 not in self.aids:
+                        continue
+
                     if cuedPrefixer.qb64 in self.hby.kevers:
                         kever = self.hby.kevers[cuedPrefixer.qb64]
                         owits = oset(kever.wits)