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Merge pull request #47 from lbryio/fix_notifications
Fix notifications
2020-07-24 15:43:34 -04:00 · 2020-07-21 11:10:28 -04:00 · 2020-07-21 02:41:29 -04:00 · 2020-04-09 16:55:07 -04:00 · 2020-04-07 16:16:34 -04:00 · 2020-04-07 16:16:15 -04:00
25 changed files with 861 additions and 788 deletions
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -1 +1,3 @@
-config/conf.json
+config/conf.yml
+docker-compose.yml
+
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 sudo: required
 language: python
 dist: xenial
-python: 3.7
+python: 3.8
+
+# for docker-compose
+services:
+  - docker
+
+# to avoid "well it works on my computer" moments
+env:
+  - DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.25.4
+
+before_install:
+  # ensure docker-compose version is as specified above
+  - sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+  - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
+  - chmod +x docker-compose
+  - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
+  # refresh docker images
+  - sudo apt-get update
+
+before_script:
+  - docker-compose up -d
+

 jobs:
  include:
@ -9,6 +30,5 @@ jobs:
      name: "Unit Tests"
      install:
        - pip install -e .
-        - mkdir database
      script:
        - python -m unittest
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -3,34 +3,36 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/lbryio/comment-server.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/lbryio/comment-server)
 [![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/22f420b8b5f2373fd885/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/lbryio/comment-server/maintainability)  

-This is the code for the LBRY Comment Server. 
-Fork it, run it, set it on fire. Up to you.
-

 ## Before Installing

-Comment Deletion requires having the [`lbry-sdk`](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk) 
+Install the [`lbry-sdk`](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk) 
 in order to validate & properly delete comments. 



- 
 ## Installation

 #### Installing the server:
 ```bash

-$ git clone https://github.com/osilkin98/comment-server
+$ git clone https://github.com/lbryio/comment-server
 $ cd comment-server

 # create a virtual environment
-$ virtualenv --python=python3 venv
+$ virtualenv --python=python3.8 venv

 # Enter the virtual environment
 $ source venv/bin/activate

-# install the Server as a Executable Target
-(venv) $ python setup.py develop
+# Install required dependencies
+(venv) $ pip install -e .
+
+# Run the server
+(venv) $ python src/main.py \
+          --port=5921 \          # use a different port besides the default
+          --config=conf.yml \   # provide a custom config file
+           & \  # detach and run the service in the background 
 ```

 ### Installing the systemd Service Monitor
@ -70,16 +72,11 @@ To Test the database, simply run:

 There are basic tests to run against the server, though they require 
 that there is a server instance running, though the database
- chosen may have to be edited in `config/conf.json`.
+ chosen may have to be edited in `config/conf.yml`.

 Additionally there are HTTP requests that can be send with whatever 
 software you choose to test the integrity of the comment server.

-## Schema
-
-
-![schema](schema.png)
-

 ## Contributing
 Contributions are welcome, verbosity is encouraged. Please be considerate
--- a/config/conf.yml
+++ b/config/conf.yml
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+# for running local-tests without using MySQL for now
+testing:
+  database: sqlite
+  file: comments.db
+  pragmas:
+    journal_mode: wal
+    cache_size: 64000
+    foreign_keys: 0
+    ignore_check_constraints: 1
+    synchronous: 0
+
+# actual database should be running MySQL
+production:
+  charset: utf8mb4
+  database: mysql
+  name: social
+  user: lbry
+  password: lbry
+  host: localhost
+  port: 3306
+
+mode: production
+logging:
+  format: "%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(module)s.%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d
+    | %(message)s"
+  aiohttp_format: "%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(name)s | %(message)s"
+  datefmt: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+host: localhost
+port: 5921
+lbrynet: http://localhost:5279
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+version: "3.7"
+services:
+  ###########
+  ## MySQL ##
+  ###########
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:5.7.27
+    restart: "no"
+    command: --character_set_server=utf8mb4 --max_allowed_packet=1073741824
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=true
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=social
+      - MYSQL_USER=lbry
+      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=lbry
+      - MYSQL_LOG_CONSOLE=true
+ #############
+  ## Adminer ##
+  #############
+  adminer:
+    image: adminer
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080
--- a/scripts/stress_test.py
+++ b/scripts/stress_test.py
@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import sqlite3
-import time
-
-import faker
-from faker.providers import misc
-
-fake = faker.Faker()
-fake.add_provider(misc)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    song_time = """One, two, three!
-My baby don't mess around
-'Cause she loves me so
-This I know fo sho!
-But does she really wanna
-But can't stand to see me walk out tha door
-Don't try to fight the feeling
-Because the thought alone is killin' me right now
-Thank God for Mom and Dad
-For sticking to together
-Like we don't know how
-Hey ya! Hey ya!
-Hey ya! Hey ya!
-Hey ya! Hey ya!
-Hey ya! Hey ya!
-You think you've got it
-Oh, you think you've got it
-But got it just don't get it when there's nothin' at all
-We get together
-Oh, we get together
-But separate's always better when there's feelings involved
-Know what they say -its
-Nothing lasts forever!
-Then what makes it, then what makes it
-Then what makes it, then what makes it
-Then what makes love the exception?
-So why, oh, why, oh
-Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh
-Are we still in denial when we know we're not happy here
-Hey ya! (y'all don't want to here me, ya just want to dance) Hey ya!
-Don't want to meet your daddy (oh ohh), just want you in my caddy (oh ohh)
-Hey ya! (oh, oh!) Hey ya! (oh, oh!)
-Don't want to meet your momma, just want to make you cum-a (oh, oh!)
-I'm (oh, oh) I'm (oh, oh) I'm just being honest! (oh, oh)
-I'm just being honest!
-Hey! alright now! alright now, fellas!
-Yea?
-Now, what cooler than being cool?
-Ice cold!
-I can't hear ya! I say what's, what's cooler than being cool?
-Ice cold!
-Alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright!
-Okay, now ladies!
-Yea?
-Now we gonna break this thang down for just a few seconds
-Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'
-I want to see you on your badest behavior!
-Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!
-Ah! Here we go now,
-Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it
-Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it
-Shake it like a Polaroid picture! Hey ya!
-Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it
-Shake it, shake it, shake it, suga!
-Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
-Now all the Beyonce's, and Lucy Lu's, and baby dolls
-Get on tha floor get on tha floor!
-Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
-Oh, you! oh, you!
-Hey ya!(oh, oh) Hey ya!(oh, oh)
-Hey ya!(oh, oh) Hey ya!(oh, oh)
-Hey ya!(oh, oh) Hey ya!(oh, oh)"""
-
-    song = song_time.split('\n')
-    claim_id = '2aa106927b733e2602ffb565efaccc78c2ed89df'
-    run_len = [(fake.sha256(), song_time, claim_id, str(int(time.time()))) for k in range(5000)]
-
-    conn = sqlite3.connect('database/default_test.db')
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.executemany("""
-        INSERT INTO COMMENT(CommentId, Body, LbryClaimId, Timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-        """, run_len)
-        print(f'rows changed: {curs.rowcount}')
--- a/scripts/valid_signatures.py
+++ b/scripts/valid_signatures.py
@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import binascii
 import logging
 import hashlib
 import json
+# todo: remove sqlite3 as a dependency
 import sqlite3
 import asyncio
 import aiohttp

-from server.validation import is_signature_valid, get_encoded_signature
+from src.server.validation import is_signature_valid, get_encoded_signature

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ setup(
    data_files=[('config', ['config/conf.json',])],
    include_package_data=True,
    install_requires=[
+        'pymysql',
+        'pyyaml',
        'Faker>=1.0.7',
-        'asyncio>=3.4.3',
-        'aiohttp==3.5.4',
-        'aiojobs==0.2.2',
+        'asyncio',
+        'aiohttp',
+        'aiojobs',
        'ecdsa>=0.13.3',
        'cryptography==2.5',
-        'aiosqlite==0.10.0',
        'PyNaCl>=1.3.0',
        'requests',
        'cython',
+        'peewee'
    ]
 )
--- a/src/database/comments_ddl.sql
+++ b/src/database/comments_ddl.sql
@ -1,76 +1,50 @@
-PRAGMA FOREIGN_KEYS = ON;
+USE `social`;
+ALTER DATABASE `social`
+    DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
+    DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

-- Although I know this file is unnecessary, I like keeping it around.
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `CHANNEL`;
+CREATE TABLE `CHANNEL` (
+        `claimid` VARCHAR(40)  NOT NULL,
+        `name`  CHAR(255) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci NOT NULL,
+        CONSTRAINT `channel_pk` PRIMARY KEY (`claimid`)
+    )
+CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
+COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

-- I'm not gonna remove it.
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `COMMENT`;
+CREATE TABLE `COMMENT` (
+        -- should be changed to CHAR(64)
+        `commentid`   CHAR(64)   NOT NULL,
+        -- should be changed to CHAR(40)
+        `lbryclaimid` CHAR(40)   NOT NULL,
+        -- can be null, so idk if this should be char(40)
+        `channelid`   CHAR(40)              DEFAULT NULL,
+        `body`        TEXT
+            CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
+            COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci
+            NOT NULL,
+        `parentid`    CHAR(64)               DEFAULT NULL,
+        `signature`   CHAR(128)              DEFAULT NULL,
+        -- 22 chars long is prolly enough
+        `signingts`   VARCHAR(22)               DEFAULT NULL,

-- tables
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT
-(
-    CommentId   TEXT    NOT NULL,
-    LbryClaimId TEXT    NOT NULL,
-    ChannelId   TEXT             DEFAULT NULL,
-    Body        TEXT    NOT NULL,
-    ParentId    TEXT             DEFAULT NULL,
-    Signature   TEXT             DEFAULT NULL,
-    Timestamp   INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    SigningTs   TEXT             DEFAULT NULL,
-    IsHidden    BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
-    CONSTRAINT COMMENT_PRIMARY_KEY PRIMARY KEY (CommentId) ON CONFLICT IGNORE,
-    CONSTRAINT COMMENT_SIGNATURE_SK UNIQUE (Signature) ON CONFLICT ABORT,
-    CONSTRAINT COMMENT_CHANNEL_FK FOREIGN KEY (ChannelId) REFERENCES CHANNEL (ClaimId)
-        ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION,
-    CONSTRAINT COMMENT_PARENT_FK FOREIGN KEY (ParentId) REFERENCES COMMENT (CommentId)
-        ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE NO ACTION -- setting null implies comment is top level
-);
-
-- ALTER TABLE COMMENT ADD COLUMN IsHidden BOOLEAN DEFAULT (FALSE);
-- ALTER TABLE COMMENT ADD COLUMN SigningTs TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
-
-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS CHANNEL;
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL
-(
-    ClaimId TEXT NOT NULL,
-    Name    TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT CHANNEL_PK PRIMARY KEY (ClaimId)
-        ON CONFLICT IGNORE
-);
+        `timestamp`   INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        -- there's no way that the timestamp will ever reach 22 characters
+        `ishidden`    BOOLEAN                    DEFAULT FALSE,
+        CONSTRAINT `COMMENT_PRIMARY_KEY` PRIMARY KEY (`commentid`)
+         -- setting null implies comment is top level
+    )
+CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
+COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;


-- indexes
-- DROP INDEX IF EXISTS COMMENT_CLAIM_INDEX;
-- CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS CLAIM_COMMENT_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId, CommentId);
+ALTER TABLE COMMENT
+    ADD CONSTRAINT `comment_channel_fk` FOREIGN KEY (`channelid`) REFERENCES `CHANNEL` (`claimid`)
+        ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
+    ADD CONSTRAINT `comment_parent_fk` FOREIGN KEY (`parentid`) REFERENCES `COMMENT` (`commentid`)
+            ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
+;

-- CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL_COMMENT_INDEX ON COMMENT (ChannelId, CommentId);
-
-- VIEWS
-CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS AS
-SELECT C.CommentId                                     AS comment_id,
-       C.Body                                          AS comment,
-       C.LbryClaimId                                   AS claim_id,
-       C.Timestamp                                     AS timestamp,
-       CHAN.Name                                       AS channel_name,
-       CHAN.ClaimId                                    AS channel_id,
-       ('lbry://' || CHAN.Name || '#' || CHAN.ClaimId) AS channel_url,
-       C.Signature                                     AS signature,
-       C.SigningTs                                     AS signing_ts,
-       C.ParentId                                      AS parent_id,
-       C.IsHidden                                      AS is_hidden
-FROM COMMENT AS C
-         LEFT OUTER JOIN CHANNEL CHAN ON C.ChannelId = CHAN.ClaimId
-ORDER BY C.Timestamp DESC;
-
-
-DROP VIEW IF EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES;
-CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, ParentCommentBody) AS
-SELECT AUTHOR.Name, OG.Body, PCHAN.Name, PARENT.Body
-FROM COMMENT AS OG
-         JOIN COMMENT AS PARENT
-              ON OG.ParentId = PARENT.CommentId
-         JOIN CHANNEL AS PCHAN ON PARENT.ChannelId = PCHAN.ClaimId
-         JOIN CHANNEL AS AUTHOR ON OG.ChannelId = AUTHOR.ClaimId
-ORDER BY OG.Timestamp;
-
-- this is the default channel for anyone who wants to publish anonymously
-- INSERT INTO CHANNEL
-- VALUES ('9cb713f01bf247a0e03170b5ed00d5161340c486', '@Anonymous');
+CREATE INDEX `claim_comment_index` ON `COMMENT` (`lbryclaimid`, `commentid`);
+CREATE INDEX `channel_comment_index` ON `COMMENT` (`channelid`, `commentid`);
--- a/src/database/models.py
+++ b/src/database/models.py
@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import json
+import time
+
+import logging
+import math
+import typing
+
+from peewee import *
+import nacl.hash
+
+from src.server.validation import is_valid_base_comment
+from src.misc import clean
+
+
+class Channel(Model):
+    claim_id = FixedCharField(column_name='claimid', primary_key=True, max_length=40)
+    name = CharField(column_name='name', max_length=255)
+
+    class Meta:
+        table_name = 'CHANNEL'
+
+
+class Comment(Model):
+    comment = TextField(column_name='body')
+    channel = ForeignKeyField(
+        backref='comments',
+        column_name='channelid',
+        field='claim_id',
+        model=Channel,
+        null=True
+    )
+    comment_id = FixedCharField(column_name='commentid', primary_key=True, max_length=64)
+    is_hidden = BooleanField(column_name='ishidden', constraints=[SQL("DEFAULT 0")])
+    claim_id = FixedCharField(max_length=40, column_name='lbryclaimid')
+    parent = ForeignKeyField(
+        column_name='ParentId',
+        field='comment_id',
+        model='self',
+        null=True,
+        backref='replies'
+    )
+    signature = FixedCharField(max_length=128, column_name='signature', null=True, unique=True)
+    signing_ts = TextField(column_name='signingts', null=True)
+    timestamp = IntegerField(column_name='timestamp')
+
+    class Meta:
+        table_name = 'COMMENT'
+        indexes = (
+            (('channel', 'comment_id'), False),
+            (('claim_id', 'comment_id'), False),
+        )
+
+
+FIELDS = {
+    'comment': Comment.comment,
+    'comment_id': Comment.comment_id,
+    'claim_id': Comment.claim_id,
+    'timestamp': Comment.timestamp,
+    'signature': Comment.signature,
+    'signing_ts': Comment.signing_ts,
+    'is_hidden': Comment.is_hidden,
+    'parent_id': Comment.parent.alias('parent_id'),
+    'channel_id': Channel.claim_id.alias('channel_id'),
+    'channel_name': Channel.name.alias('channel_name'),
+    'channel_url': ('lbry://' + Channel.name + '#' + Channel.claim_id).alias('channel_url')
+}
+
+
+def comment_list(claim_id: str = None, parent_id: str = None,
+                 top_level: bool = False, exclude_mode: str = None,
+                 page: int = 1, page_size: int = 50, expressions=None,
+                 select_fields: list = None, exclude_fields: list = None) -> dict:
+    fields = FIELDS.keys()
+    if exclude_fields:
+        fields -= set(exclude_fields)
+    if select_fields:
+        fields &= set(select_fields)
+    attributes = [FIELDS[field] for field in fields]
+    query = Comment.select(*attributes)
+
+    # todo: allow this process to be more automated, so it can just be an expression
+    if claim_id:
+        query = query.where(Comment.claim_id == claim_id)
+        if top_level:
+            query = query.where(Comment.parent.is_null())
+
+    if parent_id:
+        query = query.where(Comment.ParentId == parent_id)
+
+    if exclude_mode:
+        show_hidden = exclude_mode.lower() == 'hidden'
+        query = query.where((Comment.is_hidden == show_hidden))
+
+    if expressions:
+        query = query.where(expressions)
+
+    total = query.count()
+    query = (query
+             .join(Channel, JOIN.LEFT_OUTER)
+             .order_by(Comment.timestamp.desc())
+             .paginate(page, page_size))
+    items = [clean(item) for item in query.dicts()]
+    # has_hidden_comments is deprecated
+    data = {
+        'page': page,
+        'page_size': page_size,
+        'total_pages': math.ceil(total / page_size),
+        'total_items': total,
+        'items': items,
+        'has_hidden_comments': exclude_mode is not None and exclude_mode == 'hidden',
+    }
+    return data
+
+
+def get_comment(comment_id: str) -> dict:
+    try:
+        comment = comment_list(expressions=(Comment.comment_id == comment_id), page_size=1).get('items').pop()
+    except IndexError:
+        raise ValueError(f'Comment does not exist with id {comment_id}')
+    else:
+        return comment
+
+
+def create_comment_id(comment: str, channel_id: str, timestamp: int):
+    # We convert the timestamp from seconds into minutes
+    # to prevent spammers from commenting the same BS everywhere.
+    nearest_minute = str(math.floor(timestamp / 60))
+
+    # don't use claim_id for the comment_id anymore so comments
+    # are not unique to just one claim
+    prehash = b':'.join([
+        comment.encode(),
+        channel_id.encode(),
+        nearest_minute.encode()
+    ])
+    return nacl.hash.sha256(prehash).decode()
+
+
+def create_comment(comment: str = None, claim_id: str = None,
+                   parent_id: str = None, channel_id: str = None,
+                   channel_name: str = None, signature: str = None,
+                   signing_ts: str = None) -> dict:
+    if not is_valid_base_comment(
+            comment=comment,
+            claim_id=claim_id,
+            parent_id=parent_id,
+            channel_id=channel_id,
+            channel_name=channel_name,
+            signature=signature,
+            signing_ts=signing_ts
+    ):
+        raise ValueError('Invalid Parameters given for comment')
+
+    channel, _ = Channel.get_or_create(name=channel_name, claim_id=channel_id)
+    if parent_id and not claim_id:
+        parent: Comment = Comment.get_by_id(parent_id)
+        claim_id = parent.claim_id
+
+    timestamp = int(time.time())
+    comment_id = create_comment_id(comment, channel_id, timestamp)
+    new_comment = Comment.create(
+            claim_id=claim_id,
+            comment_id=comment_id,
+            comment=comment,
+            parent=parent_id,
+            channel=channel,
+            signature=signature,
+            signing_ts=signing_ts,
+            timestamp=timestamp
+        )
+    return get_comment(new_comment.comment_id)
+
+
+def delete_comment(comment_id: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        comment: Comment = Comment.get_by_id(comment_id)
+    except DoesNotExist as e:
+        raise ValueError from e
+    else:
+        return 0 < comment.delete_instance(True, delete_nullable=True)
+
+
+def edit_comment(comment_id: str, new_comment: str, new_sig: str, new_ts: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        comment: Comment = Comment.get_by_id(comment_id)
+    except DoesNotExist as e:
+        raise ValueError from e
+    else:
+        comment.comment = new_comment
+        comment.signature = new_sig
+        comment.signing_ts = new_ts
+
+        # todo: add a 'last-modified' timestamp
+        comment.timestamp = int(time.time())
+        return comment.save() > 0
+
+
+def set_hidden_flag(comment_ids: typing.List[str], hidden=True) -> bool:
+    # sets `is_hidden` flag for all `comment_ids` to the `hidden` param
+    update = (Comment
+              .update(is_hidden=hidden)
+              .where(Comment.comment_id.in_(comment_ids)))
+    return update.execute() > 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    logger = logging.getLogger('peewee')
+    logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    comments = comment_list(
+        page_size=20,
+        expressions=((Comment.timestamp < 1583272089) &
+                     (Comment.claim_id ** '420%'))
+    )
+
+    print(json.dumps(comments, indent=4))
--- a/src/database/queries.py
+++ b/src/database/queries.py
@ -1,290 +0,0 @@
-import atexit
-import logging
-import math
-import sqlite3
-import time
-import typing
-
-import nacl.hash
-
-from src.database.schema import CREATE_TABLES_QUERY
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS = """
-    SELECT comment, comment_id, claim_id, timestamp, is_hidden, parent_id,
-        channel_name, channel_id, channel_url, signature, signing_ts 
-    FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS 
-"""
-
-
-def clean(thing: dict) -> dict:
-    if 'is_hidden' in thing:
-        thing.update({'is_hidden': bool(thing['is_hidden'])})
-    return {k: v for k, v in thing.items() if v is not None}
-
-
-def obtain_connection(filepath: str = None, row_factory: bool = True):
-    connection = sqlite3.connect(filepath)
-    if row_factory:
-        connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-    return connection
-
-
-def get_claim_comments(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str, parent_id: str = None,
-                       page: int = 1, page_size: int = 50, top_level=False):
-    with conn:
-        if top_level:
-            results = [clean(dict(row)) for row in conn.execute(
-                SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + " WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id IS NULL LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
-                (claim_id, page_size, page_size * (page - 1))
-            )]
-            count = conn.execute(
-                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id IS NULL",
-                (claim_id,)
-            )
-        elif parent_id is None:
-            results = [clean(dict(row)) for row in conn.execute(
-                SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + "WHERE claim_id = ? LIMIT ? OFFSET ? ",
-                (claim_id, page_size, page_size * (page - 1))
-            )]
-            count = conn.execute(
-                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE claim_id = ?",
-                (claim_id,)
-            )
-        else:
-            results = [clean(dict(row)) for row in conn.execute(
-                SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + "WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id = ? LIMIT ? OFFSET ? ",
-                (claim_id, parent_id, page_size, page_size * (page - 1))
-            )]
-            count = conn.execute(
-                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id = ?",
-                (claim_id, parent_id)
-            )
-        count = tuple(count.fetchone())[0]
-        return {
-            'items': results,
-            'page': page,
-            'page_size': page_size,
-            'total_pages': math.ceil(count / page_size),
-            'total_items': count,
-            'has_hidden_comments': claim_has_hidden_comments(conn, claim_id)
-        }
-
-
-def get_claim_hidden_comments(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str, hidden=True, page=1, page_size=50):
-    with conn:
-        results = conn.execute(
-            SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + "WHERE claim_id = ? AND is_hidden IS ? LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
-            (claim_id, hidden, page_size, page_size * (page - 1))
-        )
-        count = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE claim_id = ? AND is_hidden IS ?", (claim_id, hidden)
-        )
-    results = [clean(dict(row)) for row in results.fetchall()]
-    count = tuple(count.fetchone())[0]
-
-    return {
-        'items': results,
-        'page': page,
-        'page_size': page_size,
-        'total_pages': math.ceil(count / page_size),
-        'total_items': count,
-        'has_hidden_comments': claim_has_hidden_comments(conn, claim_id)
-    }
-
-
-def claim_has_hidden_comments(conn, claim_id):
-    with conn:
-        result = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT is_hidden) FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE claim_id = ? AND is_hidden IS 1",
-            (claim_id,)
-        )
-        return bool(tuple(result.fetchone())[0])
-
-
-def insert_comment(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str, comment: str,
-                   channel_id: str = None, signature: str = None, signing_ts: str = None, **extra) -> str:
-    timestamp = int(time.time())
-    prehash = b':'.join((claim_id.encode(), comment.encode(), str(timestamp).encode(),))
-    comment_id = nacl.hash.sha256(prehash).decode()
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO COMMENT(CommentId, LbryClaimId, ChannelId, Body, ParentId, 
-                                    Timestamp, Signature, SigningTs, IsHidden) 
-            VALUES (:comment_id, :claim_id, :channel_id, :comment, NULL,
-                    :timestamp, :signature, :signing_ts, 0) """,
-            {
-                'comment_id': comment_id,
-                'claim_id': claim_id,
-                'channel_id': channel_id,
-                'comment': comment,
-                'timestamp': timestamp,
-                'signature': signature,
-                'signing_ts': signing_ts
-            }
-        )
-        logging.info('attempted to insert comment with comment_id [%s] | %d rows affected', comment_id, curs.rowcount)
-    return comment_id
-
-
-def insert_reply(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment: str, parent_id: str,
-                 channel_id: str = None, signature: str = None,
-                 signing_ts: str = None, **extra) -> str:
-    timestamp = int(time.time())
-    prehash = b':'.join((parent_id.encode(), comment.encode(), str(timestamp).encode(),))
-    comment_id = nacl.hash.sha256(prehash).decode()
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.execute(
-            """
-            INSERT INTO COMMENT 
-                (CommentId, LbryClaimId, ChannelId, Body, ParentId, Signature, Timestamp, SigningTs, IsHidden) 
-            SELECT :comment_id, LbryClaimId, :channel_id, :comment, :parent_id, :signature, :timestamp, :signing_ts, 0
-            FROM COMMENT WHERE CommentId = :parent_id
-            """, {
-                'comment_id': comment_id,
-                'parent_id': parent_id,
-                'timestamp': timestamp,
-                'comment': comment,
-                'channel_id': channel_id,
-                'signature': signature,
-                'signing_ts': signing_ts
-            }
-        )
-        logging.info('attempted to insert reply with comment_id [%s] | %d rows affected', comment_id, curs.rowcount)
-    return comment_id
-
-
-def get_comment_or_none(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_id: str) -> dict:
-    with conn:
-        curry = conn.execute(SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + "WHERE comment_id = ?", (comment_id,))
-        thing = curry.fetchone()
-        return clean(dict(thing)) if thing else None
-
-
-def get_comment_ids(conn: sqlite3.Connection, claim_id: str, parent_id: str = None, page=1, page_size=50):
-    """ Just return a list of the comment IDs that are associated with the given claim_id.
-    If get_all is specified then it returns all the IDs, otherwise only the IDs at that level.
-    if parent_id is left null then it only returns the top level comments.
-
-    For pagination the parameters are:
-        get_all XOR (page_size + page)
-    """
-    with conn:
-        if parent_id is None:
-            curs = conn.execute("""
-                    SELECT comment_id FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS
-                    WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id IS NULL LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
-                """, (claim_id, page_size, page_size * abs(page - 1),)
-                                )
-        else:
-            curs = conn.execute("""
-                    SELECT comment_id FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS
-                    WHERE claim_id = ? AND parent_id = ? LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
-                """, (claim_id, parent_id, page_size, page_size * abs(page - 1),)
-                                )
-    return [tuple(row)[0] for row in curs.fetchall()]
-
-
-def get_comments_by_id(conn, comment_ids: typing.Union[list, tuple]) -> typing.Union[list, None]:
-    """ Returns a list containing the comment data associated with each ID within the list"""
-    # format the input, under the assumption that the
-    placeholders = ', '.join('?' for _ in comment_ids)
-    with conn:
-        return [clean(dict(row)) for row in conn.execute(
-            SELECT_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS + f'WHERE comment_id IN ({placeholders})',
-            tuple(comment_ids)
-        )]
-
-
-def delete_comment_by_id(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_id: str) -> bool:
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.execute("DELETE FROM COMMENT WHERE CommentId = ?", (comment_id,))
-        return bool(curs.rowcount)
-
-
-def insert_channel(conn: sqlite3.Connection, channel_name: str, channel_id: str):
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.execute('INSERT INTO CHANNEL(ClaimId, Name)  VALUES (?, ?)', (channel_id, channel_name))
-        return bool(curs.rowcount)
-
-
-def get_channel_id_from_comment_id(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_id: str):
-    with conn:
-        channel = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT channel_id, channel_name FROM COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS WHERE comment_id = ?", (comment_id,)
-        ).fetchone()
-        return dict(channel) if channel else {}
-
-
-def get_claim_ids_from_comment_ids(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_ids: list):
-    with conn:
-        cids = conn.execute(
-            f""" SELECT  CommentId as comment_id, LbryClaimId AS claim_id FROM COMMENT 
-            WHERE CommentId IN ({', '.join('?' for _ in comment_ids)}) """,
-            tuple(comment_ids)
-        )
-        return {row['comment_id']: row['claim_id'] for row in cids.fetchall()}
-
-
-def hide_comments_by_id(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_ids: list) -> bool:
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.cursor()
-        curs.executemany(
-            "UPDATE COMMENT SET IsHidden = 1 WHERE CommentId = ?",
-            [[c] for c in comment_ids]
-        )
-        return bool(curs.rowcount)
-
-
-def edit_comment_by_id(conn: sqlite3.Connection, comment_id: str, comment: str,
-                       signature: str, signing_ts: str) -> bool:
-    with conn:
-        curs = conn.execute(
-            """
-                UPDATE COMMENT 
-                SET Body = :comment, Signature = :signature, SigningTs = :signing_ts
-                WHERE CommentId = :comment_id
-            """,
-            {
-                'comment': comment,
-                'signature': signature,
-                'signing_ts': signing_ts,
-                'comment_id': comment_id
-            })
-        logger.info("updated comment with `comment_id`: %s", comment_id)
-        return bool(curs.rowcount)
-
-
-class DatabaseWriter(object):
-    _writer = None
-
-    def __init__(self, db_file):
-        if not DatabaseWriter._writer:
-            self.conn = obtain_connection(db_file)
-            DatabaseWriter._writer = self
-            atexit.register(self.cleanup)
-            logging.info('Database writer has been created at %s', repr(self))
-        else:
-            logging.warning('Someone attempted to insantiate DatabaseWriter')
-            raise TypeError('Database Writer already exists!')
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        logging.info('Cleaning up database writer')
-        self.conn.close()
-        DatabaseWriter._writer = None
-
-    @property
-    def connection(self):
-        return self.conn
-
-
-def setup_database(db_path):
-    with sqlite3.connect(db_path) as conn:
-        conn.executescript(CREATE_TABLES_QUERY)
-
-
-def backup_database(conn: sqlite3.Connection, back_fp):
-    with sqlite3.connect(back_fp) as back:
-        conn.backup(back)
--- a/src/database/schema.py
+++ b/src/database/schema.py
@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-PRAGMAS = """
-    PRAGMA FOREIGN_KEYS = ON;
-"""
-
-CREATE_COMMENT_TABLE = """
-    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT (
-        CommentId   TEXT    NOT NULL,
-        LbryClaimId TEXT    NOT NULL,
-        ChannelId   TEXT                DEFAULT NULL,
-        Body        TEXT    NOT NULL,
-        ParentId    TEXT                DEFAULT NULL,
-        Signature   TEXT                DEFAULT NULL,
-        Timestamp   INTEGER NOT NULL,
-        SigningTs   TEXT                DEFAULT NULL,
-        IsHidden    BOOLEAN NOT NULL    DEFAULT 0,
-        CONSTRAINT COMMENT_PRIMARY_KEY PRIMARY KEY (CommentId) ON CONFLICT IGNORE,
-        CONSTRAINT COMMENT_SIGNATURE_SK UNIQUE (Signature) ON CONFLICT ABORT,
-        CONSTRAINT COMMENT_CHANNEL_FK FOREIGN KEY (ChannelId) REFERENCES CHANNEL (ClaimId)
-            ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION,
-        CONSTRAINT COMMENT_PARENT_FK FOREIGN KEY (ParentId) REFERENCES COMMENT (CommentId)
-            ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE NO ACTION -- setting null implies comment is top level
-    );
-"""
-
-CREATE_COMMENT_INDEXES = """
-    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS CLAIM_COMMENT_INDEX ON COMMENT (LbryClaimId, CommentId);
-    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL_COMMENT_INDEX ON COMMENT (ChannelId, CommentId);
-"""
-
-CREATE_CHANNEL_TABLE = """
-    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS CHANNEL (
-        ClaimId TEXT NOT NULL,
-        Name    TEXT NOT NULL,
-        CONSTRAINT CHANNEL_PK PRIMARY KEY (ClaimId)
-            ON CONFLICT IGNORE
-    );
-"""
-
-CREATE_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS_VIEW = """
-    CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS AS SELECT 
-        C.CommentId AS comment_id,
-        C.Body AS comment,
-        C.LbryClaimId AS claim_id,
-        C.Timestamp AS timestamp,
-        CHAN.Name AS channel_name,
-        CHAN.ClaimId AS channel_id,
-        ('lbry://' || CHAN.Name || '#' || CHAN.ClaimId) AS channel_url,
-        C.Signature AS signature,
-        C.SigningTs AS signing_ts,
-        C.ParentId AS parent_id,
-        C.IsHidden AS is_hidden
-    FROM COMMENT AS C
-             LEFT OUTER JOIN CHANNEL CHAN ON C.ChannelId = CHAN.ClaimId
-    ORDER BY C.Timestamp DESC;
-"""
-
-# not being used right now but should be kept around when Tom finally asks for replies
-CREATE_COMMENT_REPLIES_VIEW = """
-CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS COMMENT_REPLIES (Author, CommentBody, ParentAuthor, ParentCommentBody) AS
-SELECT AUTHOR.Name, OG.Body, PCHAN.Name, PARENT.Body
-FROM COMMENT AS OG
-         JOIN COMMENT AS PARENT
-              ON OG.ParentId = PARENT.CommentId
-         JOIN CHANNEL AS PCHAN ON PARENT.ChannelId = PCHAN.ClaimId
-         JOIN CHANNEL AS AUTHOR ON OG.ChannelId = AUTHOR.ClaimId
-ORDER BY OG.Timestamp;
-"""
-
-CREATE_TABLES_QUERY = (
-        PRAGMAS +
-        CREATE_COMMENT_TABLE +
-        CREATE_COMMENT_INDEXES +
-        CREATE_CHANNEL_TABLE +
-        CREATE_COMMENTS_ON_CLAIMS_VIEW +
-        CREATE_COMMENT_REPLIES_VIEW
-)
--- a/src/database/writes.py
+++ b/src/database/writes.py
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# TODO: scrap notification routines from these files & supply them in handles
 import logging
 import sqlite3
 from asyncio import coroutine
@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ from src.server.validation import is_valid_base_comment
 from src.server.validation import is_valid_credential_input
 from src.server.validation import validate_signature_from_claim
 from src.server.validation import body_is_valid
-from src.server.misc import get_claim_from_id
+from src.misc import get_claim_from_id
 from src.server.external import send_notifications
 from src.server.external import send_notification
 import src.database.queries as db
@ -84,13 +85,17 @@ async def hide_comments(app, pieces: list) -> list:
    # TODO: Amortize this process
    claims = {}
    comments_to_hide = []
+    # go through a list of dict objects
    for p in pieces:
+        # maps the comment_id from the piece to a claim_id
        claim_id = comment_cids[p['comment_id']]
+        # resolve the claim from its id
        if claim_id not in claims:
            claim = await get_claim_from_id(app, claim_id)
            if claim:
                claims[claim_id] = claim

+        # get the claim's signing channel, then use it to validate the hidden comment
        channel = claims[claim_id].get('signing_channel')
        if validate_signature_from_claim(channel, p['signature'], p['signing_ts'], p['comment_id']):
            comments_to_hide.append(p)
--- a/src/definitions.py
+++ b/src/definitions.py
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import os
+
+SRC_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(SRC_DIR)
+CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'config', 'conf.yml')
+LOGGING_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'logs')
+DATABASE_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'database')
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import argparse
+import yaml
 import logging
 import logging.config
+import os
 import sys

 from src.server.app import run_app
-from src.settings import config
+from src.definitions import LOGGING_DIR, CONFIG_FILE, DATABASE_DIR


-def config_logging_from_settings(conf):
+def setup_logging_from_config(conf: dict):
+    # set the logging directory here from the settings file
+    if not os.path.exists(LOGGING_DIR):
+        os.mkdir(LOGGING_DIR)
+
    _config = {
        "version": 1,
        "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ def config_logging_from_settings(conf):
                "level": "DEBUG",
                "formatter": "standard",
                "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
-                "filename": conf['path']['debug_log'],
+                "filename": os.path.join(LOGGING_DIR, 'debug.log'),
                "maxBytes": 10485760,
                "backupCount": 5
            },
@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ def config_logging_from_settings(conf):
                "level": "ERROR",
                "formatter": "standard",
                "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
-                "filename": conf['path']['error_log'],
+                "filename": os.path.join(LOGGING_DIR, 'error.log'),
                "maxBytes": 10485760,
                "backupCount": 5
            },
@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ def config_logging_from_settings(conf):
                "level": "NOTSET",
                "formatter": "aiohttp",
                "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
-                "filename": conf['path']['server_log'],
+                "filename": os.path.join(LOGGING_DIR, 'server.log'),
                "maxBytes": 10485760,
                "backupCount": 5
            }
@ -70,15 +76,42 @@ def config_logging_from_settings(conf):
    logging.config.dictConfig(_config)


+def get_config(filepath):
+    with open(filepath, 'r') as cfile:
+        config = yaml.load(cfile, Loader=yaml.Loader)
+    return config
+
+
+def setup_db_from_config(config: dict):
+    mode = config['mode']
+    if config[mode]['database'] == 'sqlite':
+        if not os.path.exists(DATABASE_DIR):
+            os.mkdir(DATABASE_DIR)
+
+        config[mode]['db_file'] = os.path.join(
+            DATABASE_DIR, config[mode]['name']
+        )
+
+
 def main(argv=None):
    argv = argv or sys.argv[1:]
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='LBRY Comment Server')
    parser.add_argument('--port', type=int)
+    parser.add_argument('--config', type=str)
+    parser.add_argument('--mode', type=str)
    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
-    config_logging_from_settings(config)
+
+    config = get_config(CONFIG_FILE) if not args.config else args.config
+    setup_logging_from_config(config)
+
+    if args.mode:
+        config['mode'] = args.mode
+
+    setup_db_from_config(config)
+
    if args.port:
        config['port'] = args.port
-    config_logging_from_settings(config)
+
    run_app(config)


--- a/src/server/misc.py
+++ b/src/server/misc.py
@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ async def get_claim_from_id(app, claim_id, **kwargs):

 def clean_input_params(kwargs: dict):
    for k, v in kwargs.items():
-        if type(v) is str and k is not 'comment':
+        if type(v) is str and k != 'comment':
            kwargs[k] = v.strip()
            if k in ID_LIST:
                kwargs[k] = v.lower()
+
+
+def clean(thing: dict) -> dict:
+    return {k: v for k, v in thing.items() if v is not None}
--- a/src/server/app.py
+++ b/src/server/app.py
@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # cython: language_level=3
 import asyncio
 import logging
-import pathlib
 import signal
 import time

@ -9,81 +8,68 @@ import aiojobs
 import aiojobs.aiohttp
 from aiohttp import web

-from src.database.queries import obtain_connection, DatabaseWriter
-from src.database.queries import setup_database, backup_database
+from peewee import *
 from src.server.handles import api_endpoint, get_api_endpoint
+from src.database.models import Comment, Channel

+MODELS = [Comment, Channel]
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


-async def setup_db_schema(app):
-    if not pathlib.Path(app['db_path']).exists():
-        logger.info(f'Setting up schema in {app["db_path"]}')
-        setup_database(app['db_path'])
-    else:
-        logger.info(f'Database already exists in {app["db_path"]}, skipping setup')
+def setup_database(app):
+    config = app['config']
+    mode = config['mode']

+    # switch between Database objects
+    if config[mode]['database'] == 'mysql':
+        app['db'] = MySQLDatabase(
+            database=config[mode]['name'],
+            user=config[mode]['user'],
+            host=config[mode]['host'],
+            password=config[mode]['password'],
+            port=config[mode]['port'],
+            charset=config[mode]['charset'],
+        )
+    elif config[mode]['database'] == 'sqlite':
+        app['db'] = SqliteDatabase(
+            config[mode]['file'],
+            pragmas=config[mode]['pragmas']
+        )

-async def database_backup_routine(app):
-    try:
-        while True:
-            await asyncio.sleep(app['config']['backup_int'])
-            with app['reader'] as conn:
-                logger.debug('backing up database')
-                backup_database(conn, app['backup'])
-    except asyncio.CancelledError:
-        pass
+    # bind the Model list to the database
+    app['db'].bind(MODELS, bind_refs=False, bind_backrefs=False)


 async def start_background_tasks(app):
-    # Reading the DB
-    app['reader'] = obtain_connection(app['db_path'], True)
-    app['waitful_backup'] = asyncio.create_task(database_backup_routine(app))
-
-    # Scheduler to prevent multiple threads from writing to DB simulataneously
-    app['comment_scheduler'] = await aiojobs.create_scheduler(limit=1, pending_limit=0)
-    app['db_writer'] = DatabaseWriter(app['db_path'])
-    app['writer'] = app['db_writer'].connection
+    app['db'].connect()
+    app['db'].create_tables(MODELS)

    # for requesting to external and internal APIs
    app['webhooks'] = await aiojobs.create_scheduler(pending_limit=0)


 async def close_database_connections(app):
-    logger.info('Ending background backup loop')
-    app['waitful_backup'].cancel()
-    await app['waitful_backup']
-    app['reader'].close()
-    app['writer'].close()
-    app['db_writer'].cleanup()
+    app['db'].close()


 async def close_schedulers(app):
-    logger.info('Closing comment_scheduler')
-    await app['comment_scheduler'].close()
-
    logger.info('Closing scheduler for webhook requests')
    await app['webhooks'].close()


 class CommentDaemon:
-    def __init__(self, config, db_file=None, backup=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, config, **kwargs):
        app = web.Application()
+        app['config'] = config

        # configure the config
-        app['config'] = config
-        self.config = app['config']
+        self.config = config
+        self.host = config['host']
+        self.port = config['port']

-        # configure the db file
-        if db_file:
-            app['db_path'] = db_file
-            app['backup'] = backup
-        else:
-            app['db_path'] = config['path']['database']
-            app['backup'] = backup or (app['db_path'] + '.backup')
+        setup_database(app)

        # configure the order of tasks to run during app lifetime
-        app.on_startup.append(setup_db_schema)
        app.on_startup.append(start_background_tasks)
        app.on_shutdown.append(close_schedulers)
        app.on_cleanup.append(close_database_connections)
@ -105,20 +91,19 @@ class CommentDaemon:
        await self.app_runner.setup()
        self.app_site = web.TCPSite(
            runner=self.app_runner,
-            host=host or self.config['host'],
-            port=port or self.config['port'],
+            host=host or self.host,
+            port=port or self.port,
        )
        await self.app_site.start()
-        logger.info(f'Comment Server is running on {self.config["host"]}:{self.config["port"]}')
+        logger.info(f'Comment Server is running on {self.host}:{self.port}')

    async def stop(self):
        await self.app_runner.shutdown()
        await self.app_runner.cleanup()


-def run_app(config, db_file=None):
-    comment_app = CommentDaemon(config=config, db_file=db_file, close_timeout=5.0)
-
+def run_app(config):
+    comment_app = CommentDaemon(config=config)
    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()

    def __exit():
--- a/src/server/errors.py
+++ b/src/server/errors.py
@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import json
+
 import logging
 import aiohttp

@ -32,8 +34,11 @@ def make_error(error, exc=None) -> dict:
 async def report_error(app, exc, body: dict):
    try:
        if 'slack_webhook' in app['config']:
+            body_dump = json.dumps(body, indent=4)
+            exec_name = type(exc).__name__
+            exec_body = str(exc)
            message = {
-                "text": f"Got `{type(exc).__name__}`: `\n{str(exc)}`\n```{body}```"
+                "text": f"Got `{exec_name}`: `\n{exec_body}`\n```{body_dump}```"
            }
            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as sesh:
                async with sesh.post(app['config']['slack_webhook'], json=message) as resp:
--- a/src/server/external.py
+++ b/src/server/external.py
@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ def create_notification_batch(action: str, comments: List[dict]) -> List[dict]:
        }
        if comment.get('channel_id'):
            event['channel_id'] = comment['channel_id']
+        if comment.get('parent_id'):
+            event['parent_id'] = comment['parent_id']
+        if comment.get('comment'):
+            event['comment'] = comment['comment']
        events.append(event)
    return events

--- a/src/server/handles.py
+++ b/src/server/handles.py
@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import time
+import typing

 from aiohttp import web
 from aiojobs.aiohttp import atomic
+from peewee import DoesNotExist

-import src.database.queries as db
-from src.database.writes import abandon_comment, create_comment
-from src.database.writes import hide_comments
-from src.database.writes import edit_comment
-from src.server.misc import clean_input_params
+from src.server.external import send_notification
+from src.server.validation import validate_signature_from_claim
+from src.misc import clean_input_params, get_claim_from_id
 from src.server.errors import make_error, report_error
+from src.database.models import Comment, Channel
+from src.database.models import get_comment
+from src.database.models import comment_list
+from src.database.models import create_comment
+from src.database.models import edit_comment
+from src.database.models import delete_comment
+from src.database.models import set_hidden_flag
+

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@ -20,51 +28,198 @@ def ping(*args):
    return 'pong'


-def handle_get_channel_from_comment_id(app, kwargs: dict):
-    return db.get_channel_id_from_comment_id(app['reader'], **kwargs)
+def handle_get_channel_from_comment_id(app: web.Application, comment_id: str) -> dict:
+    comment = get_comment(comment_id)
+    return {
+        'channel_id': comment['channel_id'],
+        'channel_name': comment['channel_name']
+    }


-def handle_get_comment_ids(app, kwargs):
-    return db.get_comment_ids(app['reader'], **kwargs)
+def handle_get_comment_ids(
+        app: web.Application,
+        claim_id: str,
+        parent_id: str = None,
+        page: int = 1,
+        page_size: int = 50,
+        flattened=False
+) -> dict:
+    results = comment_list(
+        claim_id=claim_id,
+        parent_id=parent_id,
+        top_level=(parent_id is None),
+        page=page,
+        page_size=page_size,
+        select_fields=['comment_id', 'parent_id']
+    )
+    if flattened:
+        results.update({
+            'items': [item['comment_id'] for item in results['items']],
+            'replies': [(item['comment_id'], item.get('parent_id'))
+                        for item in results['items']]
+        })
+    return results


-def handle_get_claim_comments(app, kwargs):
-    return db.get_claim_comments(app['reader'], **kwargs)
+def handle_get_comments_by_id(
+        app: web.Application,
+        comment_ids: typing.Union[list, tuple]
+) -> dict:
+    expression = Comment.comment_id.in_(comment_ids)
+    return comment_list(expressions=expression, page_size=len(comment_ids))


-def handle_get_comments_by_id(app, kwargs):
-    return db.get_comments_by_id(app['reader'], **kwargs)
+def handle_get_claim_comments(
+        app: web.Application,
+        claim_id: str,
+        parent_id: str = None,
+        page: int = 1,
+        page_size: int = 50,
+        top_level: bool = False
+) -> dict:
+    return comment_list(
+        claim_id=claim_id,
+        parent_id=parent_id,
+        page=page,
+        page_size=page_size,
+        top_level=top_level
+    )


-def handle_get_claim_hidden_comments(app, kwargs):
-    return db.get_claim_hidden_comments(app['reader'], **kwargs)
+def handle_get_claim_hidden_comments(
+        app: web.Application,
+        claim_id: str,
+        hidden: bool,
+        page: int = 1,
+        page_size: int = 50,
+) -> dict:
+    exclude = 'hidden' if hidden else 'visible'
+    return comment_list(
+        claim_id=claim_id,
+        exclude_mode=exclude,
+        page=page,
+        page_size=page_size
+    )


-async def handle_abandon_comment(app, params):
-    return {'abandoned': await abandon_comment(app, **params)}
+async def handle_abandon_comment(
+        app: web.Application,
+        comment_id: str,
+        signature: str,
+        signing_ts: str,
+        **kwargs,
+) -> dict:
+    comment = get_comment(comment_id)
+    try:
+        channel = await get_claim_from_id(app, comment['channel_id'])
+    except DoesNotExist:
+        raise ValueError('Could not find a channel associated with the given comment')
+    else:
+        if not validate_signature_from_claim(channel, signature, signing_ts, comment_id):
+            raise ValueError('Abandon signature could not be validated')
+    await app['webhooks'].spawn(send_notification(app, 'DELETE', comment))
+    with app['db'].atomic():
+        return {
+            'abandoned': delete_comment(comment_id)
+        }


-async def handle_hide_comments(app, params):
-    return {'hidden': await hide_comments(app, **params)}
+async def handle_hide_comments(app: web.Application, pieces: list, hide: bool = True) -> dict:
+    # let's get all the distinct claim_ids from the list of comment_ids
+    pieces_by_id = {p['comment_id']: p for p in pieces}
+    comment_ids = list(pieces_by_id.keys())
+    comments = (Comment
+                .select(Comment.comment_id, Comment.claim_id)
+                .where(Comment.comment_id.in_(comment_ids))
+                .tuples())
+
+    # resolve the claims and map them to their corresponding comment_ids
+    claims = {}
+    for comment_id, claim_id in comments:
+        try:
+            # try and resolve the claim, if fails then we mark it as null
+            # and remove the associated comment from the pieces
+            if claim_id not in claims:
+                claims[claim_id] = await get_claim_from_id(app, claim_id)
+
+            # try to get a public key to validate
+            if claims[claim_id] is None or 'signing_channel' not in claims[claim_id]:
+                raise ValueError(f'could not get signing channel from claim_id: {claim_id}')
+
+            # try to validate signature
+            else:
+                channel = claims[claim_id]['signing_channel']
+                piece = pieces_by_id[comment_id]
+                is_valid_signature = validate_signature_from_claim(
+                        claim=channel,
+                        signature=piece['signature'],
+                        signing_ts=piece['signing_ts'],
+                        data=piece['comment_id']
+                )
+                if not is_valid_signature:
+                    raise ValueError(f'could not validate signature on comment_id: {comment_id}')
+
+        except ValueError:
+            # remove the piece from being hidden
+            pieces_by_id.pop(comment_id)
+
+    # remaining items in pieces_by_id have been able to successfully validate
+    with app['db'].atomic():
+        set_hidden_flag(list(pieces_by_id.keys()), hidden=hide)
+
+    query = Comment.select().where(Comment.comment_id.in_(comment_ids)).objects()
+    result = {
+        'hidden': [c.comment_id for c in query if c.is_hidden],
+        'visible': [c.comment_id for c in query if not c.is_hidden],
+    }
+    return result


-async def handle_edit_comment(app, params):
-    if await edit_comment(app, **params):
-        return db.get_comment_or_none(app['reader'], params['comment_id'])
+async def handle_edit_comment(app, comment: str = None, comment_id: str = None,
+                              signature: str = None, signing_ts: str = None, **params) -> dict:
+    current = get_comment(comment_id)
+    channel_claim = await get_claim_from_id(app, current['channel_id'])
+    if not validate_signature_from_claim(channel_claim, signature, signing_ts, comment):
+        raise ValueError('Signature could not be validated')
+
+    with app['db'].atomic():
+        if not edit_comment(comment_id, comment, signature, signing_ts):
+            raise ValueError('Comment could not be edited')
+        updated_comment = get_comment(comment_id)
+        await app['webhooks'].spawn(send_notification(app, 'UPDATE', updated_comment))
+        return updated_comment
+
+
+# TODO: retrieve stake amounts for each channel & store in db
+async def handle_create_comment(app, comment: str = None, claim_id: str = None,
+                          parent_id: str = None, channel_id: str = None, channel_name: str = None,
+                          signature: str = None, signing_ts: str = None) -> dict:
+    with app['db'].atomic():
+        comment = create_comment(
+            comment=comment,
+            claim_id=claim_id,
+            parent_id=parent_id,
+            channel_id=channel_id,
+            channel_name=channel_name,
+            signature=signature,
+            signing_ts=signing_ts
+        )
+        await app['webhooks'].spawn(send_notification(app, 'CREATE', comment))
+        return comment


 METHODS = {
    'ping': ping,
-    'get_claim_comments': handle_get_claim_comments,
-    'get_claim_hidden_comments': handle_get_claim_hidden_comments,
+    'get_claim_comments': handle_get_claim_comments,    # this gets used
+    'get_claim_hidden_comments': handle_get_claim_hidden_comments,  # this gets used
    'get_comment_ids': handle_get_comment_ids,
-    'get_comments_by_id': handle_get_comments_by_id,
-    'get_channel_from_comment_id': handle_get_channel_from_comment_id,
-    'create_comment': create_comment,
+    'get_comments_by_id': handle_get_comments_by_id,    # this gets used
+    'get_channel_from_comment_id': handle_get_channel_from_comment_id,  # this gets used
+    'create_comment': handle_create_comment,   # this gets used
    'delete_comment': handle_abandon_comment,
-    'abandon_comment': handle_abandon_comment,
-    'hide_comments': handle_hide_comments,
-    'edit_comment': handle_edit_comment
+    'abandon_comment': handle_abandon_comment,  # this gets used
+    'hide_comments': handle_hide_comments,  # this gets used
+    'edit_comment': handle_edit_comment     # this gets used
 }


@ -78,17 +233,19 @@ async def process_json(app, body: dict) -> dict:
        start = time.time()
        try:
            if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(METHODS[method]):
-                result = await METHODS[method](app, params)
+                result = await METHODS[method](app, **params)
            else:
-                result = METHODS[method](app, params)
-            response['result'] = result
+                result = METHODS[method](app, **params)
+
        except Exception as err:
-            logger.exception(f'Got {type(err).__name__}:')
+            logger.exception(f'Got {type(err).__name__}:\n{err}')
            if type(err) in (ValueError, TypeError):  # param error, not too important
                response['error'] = make_error('INVALID_PARAMS', err)
            else:
                response['error'] = make_error('INTERNAL', err)
            await app['webhooks'].spawn(report_error(app, err, body))
+        else:
+            response['result'] = result

        finally:
            end = time.time()
--- a/src/server/validation.py
+++ b/src/server/validation.py
@ -51,11 +51,31 @@ def claim_id_is_valid(claim_id: str) -> bool:


 # default to None so params can be treated as kwargs; param count becomes more manageable
-def is_valid_base_comment(comment: str = None, claim_id: str = None, parent_id: str = None, **kwargs) -> bool:
-    return comment and body_is_valid(comment) and \
-           ((claim_id and claim_id_is_valid(claim_id)) or  # parentid is used in place of claimid in replies
-            (parent_id and comment_id_is_valid(parent_id))) \
-           and is_valid_credential_input(**kwargs)
+def is_valid_base_comment(
+        comment: str = None,
+        claim_id: str = None,
+        parent_id: str = None,
+        strict: bool = False,
+        **kwargs,
+) -> bool:
+    try:
+        assert comment and body_is_valid(comment)
+        # strict mode assumes that the parent_id might not exist
+        if strict:
+            assert claim_id and claim_id_is_valid(claim_id)
+            assert parent_id is None or comment_id_is_valid(parent_id)
+        # non-strict removes reference restrictions
+        else:
+            assert claim_id or parent_id
+            if claim_id:
+                assert claim_id_is_valid(claim_id)
+            else:
+                assert comment_id_is_valid(parent_id)
+
+    except AssertionError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return is_valid_credential_input(**kwargs)


 def is_valid_credential_input(channel_id: str = None, channel_name: str = None,
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ b/src/settings.py
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# cython: language_level=3
-import json
-import pathlib
-
-root_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
-config_path = root_dir / 'config' / 'conf.json'
-
-
-def get_config(filepath):
-    with open(filepath, 'r') as cfile:
-        conf = json.load(cfile)
-    for key, path in conf['path'].items():
-        conf['path'][key] = str(root_dir / path)
-    return conf
-
-
-config = get_config(config_path)
--- a/test/test_database.py
+++ b/test/test_database.py
@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
-import sqlite3
-
 from random import randint
 import faker
 from faker.providers import internet
 from faker.providers import lorem
 from faker.providers import misc

-from src.database.queries import get_comments_by_id
-from src.database.queries import get_comment_ids
-from src.database.queries import get_claim_comments
-from src.database.queries import get_claim_hidden_comments
-from src.database.writes import create_comment_or_error
-from src.database.queries import hide_comments_by_id
-from src.database.queries import delete_comment_by_id
+from src.database.models import create_comment
+from src.database.models import delete_comment
+from src.database.models import comment_list, get_comment
+from src.database.models import set_hidden_flag
 from test.testcase import DatabaseTestCase

 fake = faker.Faker()
@ -27,26 +22,25 @@ class TestDatabaseOperations(DatabaseTestCase):
        self.claimId = '529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358004ba22e340'

    def test01NamedComments(self):
-        comment = create_comment_or_error(
-            conn=self.conn,
+        comment = create_comment(
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            comment='This is a named comment',
            channel_name='@username',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358004ba22abcd',
-            signature=fake.uuid4(),
+            signature='22'*64,
            signing_ts='aaa'
        )
        self.assertIsNotNone(comment)
        self.assertNotIn('parent_in', comment)
+
        previous_id = comment['comment_id']
-        reply = create_comment_or_error(
-            conn=self.conn,
+        reply = create_comment(
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            comment='This is a named response',
            channel_name='@another_username',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358004ba224bcd',
            parent_id=previous_id,
-            signature=fake.uuid4(),
+            signature='11'*64,
            signing_ts='aaa'
        )
        self.assertIsNotNone(reply)
@ -54,34 +48,32 @@ class TestDatabaseOperations(DatabaseTestCase):

    def test02AnonymousComments(self):
        self.assertRaises(
-            sqlite3.IntegrityError,
-            create_comment_or_error,
-            conn=self.conn,
+            ValueError,
+            create_comment,
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            comment='This is an ANONYMOUS comment'
        )

    def test03SignedComments(self):
-        comment = create_comment_or_error(
-            conn=self.conn,
+        comment = create_comment(
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            comment='I like big butts and i cannot lie',
            channel_name='@sirmixalot',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358005ba22abcd',
-            signature=fake.uuid4(),
+            signature='24'*64,
            signing_ts='asdasd'
        )
        self.assertIsNotNone(comment)
        self.assertIn('signing_ts', comment)
+
        previous_id = comment['comment_id']
-        reply = create_comment_or_error(
-            conn=self.conn,
+        reply = create_comment(
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            comment='This is a LBRY verified response',
            channel_name='@LBRY',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224bcd',
            parent_id=previous_id,
-            signature=fake.uuid4(),
+            signature='12'*64,
            signing_ts='sfdfdfds'
        )
        self.assertIsNotNone(reply)
@ -90,75 +82,109 @@ class TestDatabaseOperations(DatabaseTestCase):

    def test04UsernameVariations(self):
        self.assertRaises(
-            AssertionError,
-            callable=create_comment_or_error,
-            conn=self.conn,
+            ValueError,
+            create_comment,
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            channel_name='$#(@#$@#$',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224b23',
-            comment='this is an invalid username'
+            comment='this is an invalid username',
+            signature='1' * 128,
+            signing_ts='123'
        )
-        valid_username = create_comment_or_error(
-            conn=self.conn,
+
+        valid_username = create_comment(
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            channel_name='@' + 'a' * 255,
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224b23',
-            comment='this is a valid username'
+            comment='this is a valid username',
+            signature='1'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
        )
        self.assertIsNotNone(valid_username)
-        self.assertRaises(AssertionError,
-                          callable=create_comment_or_error,
-                          conn=self.conn,
+
+        self.assertRaises(
+            ValueError,
+            create_comment,
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            channel_name='@' + 'a' * 256,
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224b23',
-                          comment='this username is too long'
+            comment='this username is too long',
+            signature='2' * 128,
+            signing_ts='123'
        )

        self.assertRaises(
-            AssertionError,
-            callable=create_comment_or_error,
-            conn=self.conn,
+            ValueError,
+            create_comment,
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            channel_name='',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224b23',
-            comment='this username should not default to ANONYMOUS'
+            comment='this username should not default to ANONYMOUS',
+            signature='3' * 128,
+            signing_ts='123'
        )
+
        self.assertRaises(
-            AssertionError,
-            callable=create_comment_or_error,
-            conn=self.conn,
+            ValueError,
+            create_comment,
            claim_id=self.claimId,
            channel_name='@',
            channel_id='529357c3422c6046d3fec76be2358001ba224b23',
-            comment='this username is too short'
+            comment='this username is too short',
+            signature='3' * 128,
+            signing_ts='123'
        )

    def test05HideComments(self):
-        comm = create_comment_or_error(self.conn, 'Comment #1', self.claimId, '1'*40, '@Doge123', 'a'*128, '123')
-        comment = get_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm['comment_id']]).pop()
+        comm = create_comment(
+            comment='Comment #1',
+            claim_id=self.claimId,
+            channel_id='1'*40,
+            channel_name='@Doge123',
+            signature='a'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
+        )
+        comment = get_comment(comm['comment_id'])
        self.assertFalse(comment['is_hidden'])
-        success = hide_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm['comment_id']])
+
+        success = set_hidden_flag([comm['comment_id']])
        self.assertTrue(success)
-        comment = get_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm['comment_id']]).pop()
+
+        comment = get_comment(comm['comment_id'])
        self.assertTrue(comment['is_hidden'])
-        success = hide_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm['comment_id']])
+
+        success = set_hidden_flag([comm['comment_id']])
        self.assertTrue(success)
-        comment = get_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm['comment_id']]).pop()
+
+        comment = get_comment(comm['comment_id'])
        self.assertTrue(comment['is_hidden'])

    def test06DeleteComments(self):
-        comm = create_comment_or_error(self.conn, 'Comment #1', self.claimId, '1'*40, '@Doge123', 'a'*128, '123')
-        comments = get_claim_comments(self.conn, self.claimId)
-        match = list(filter(lambda x: comm['comment_id'] == x['comment_id'], comments['items']))
-        self.assertTrue(match)
-        deleted = delete_comment_by_id(self.conn, comm['comment_id'])
+        # make sure that the comment was created
+        comm = create_comment(
+            comment='Comment #1',
+            claim_id=self.claimId,
+            channel_id='1'*40,
+            channel_name='@Doge123',
+            signature='a'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
+        )
+        comments = comment_list(self.claimId)
+        match = [x for x in comments['items'] if x['comment_id'] == comm['comment_id']]
+        self.assertTrue(len(match) > 0)
+
+        deleted = delete_comment(comm['comment_id'])
        self.assertTrue(deleted)
-        comments = get_claim_comments(self.conn, self.claimId)
-        match = list(filter(lambda x: comm['comment_id'] == x['comment_id'], comments['items']))
+
+        # make sure that we can't find the comment here
+        comments = comment_list(self.claimId)
+        match = [x for x in comments['items'] if x['comment_id'] == comm['comment_id']]
        self.assertFalse(match)
-        deleted = delete_comment_by_id(self.conn, comm['comment_id'])
-        self.assertFalse(deleted)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            ValueError,
+            delete_comment,
+            comment_id=comm['comment_id'],
+        )


 class ListDatabaseTest(DatabaseTestCase):
@ -169,61 +195,75 @@ class ListDatabaseTest(DatabaseTestCase):
    def testLists(self):
        for claim_id in self.claim_ids:
            with self.subTest(claim_id=claim_id):
-                comments = get_claim_comments(self.conn, claim_id)
+                comments = comment_list(claim_id)
                self.assertIsNotNone(comments)
                self.assertGreater(comments['page_size'], 0)
                self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', comments)
                self.assertFalse(comments['has_hidden_comments'])
-                top_comments = get_claim_comments(self.conn, claim_id, top_level=True, page=1, page_size=50)
+                top_comments = comment_list(claim_id, top_level=True, page=1, page_size=50)
                self.assertIsNotNone(top_comments)
                self.assertEqual(top_comments['page_size'], 50)
                self.assertEqual(top_comments['page'], 1)
                self.assertGreaterEqual(top_comments['total_pages'], 0)
                self.assertGreaterEqual(top_comments['total_items'], 0)
-                comment_ids = get_comment_ids(self.conn, claim_id, page_size=50, page=1)
+                comment_ids = comment_list(claim_id, page_size=50, page=1)
                with self.subTest(comment_ids=comment_ids):
                    self.assertIsNotNone(comment_ids)
                    self.assertLessEqual(len(comment_ids), 50)
-                    matching_comments = get_comments_by_id(self.conn, comment_ids)
+                    matching_comments = (comment_ids)
                    self.assertIsNotNone(matching_comments)
                    self.assertEqual(len(matching_comments), len(comment_ids))

    def testHiddenCommentLists(self):
        claim_id = 'a'*40
-        comm1 = create_comment_or_error(self.conn, 'Comment #1', claim_id, '1'*40, '@Doge123', 'a'*128, '123')
-        comm2 = create_comment_or_error(self.conn, 'Comment #2', claim_id, '1'*40, '@Doge123', 'b'*128, '123')
-        comm3 = create_comment_or_error(self.conn, 'Comment #3', claim_id, '1'*40, '@Doge123', 'c'*128, '123')
+        comm1 = create_comment(
+            'Comment #1',
+            claim_id,
+            channel_id='1'*40,
+            channel_name='@Doge123',
+            signature='a'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
+        )
+        comm2 = create_comment(
+            'Comment #2', claim_id,
+            channel_id='1'*40,
+            channel_name='@Doge123',
+            signature='b'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
+        )
+        comm3 = create_comment(
+            'Comment #3', claim_id,
+            channel_id='1'*40,
+            channel_name='@Doge123',
+            signature='c'*128,
+            signing_ts='123'
+        )
        comments = [comm1, comm2, comm3]

-        comment_list = get_claim_comments(self.conn, claim_id)
-        self.assertIn('items', comment_list)
-        self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', comment_list)
-        self.assertEqual(len(comments), comment_list['total_items'])
-        self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', comment_list)
-        self.assertFalse(comment_list['has_hidden_comments'])
-        hide_comments_by_id(self.conn, [comm2['comment_id']])
+        listed_comments = comment_list(claim_id)
+        self.assertEqual(len(comments), listed_comments['total_items'])
+        self.assertFalse(listed_comments['has_hidden_comments'])

-        default_comments = get_claim_hidden_comments(self.conn, claim_id)
-        self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', default_comments)
+        set_hidden_flag([comm2['comment_id']])
+        hidden = comment_list(claim_id, exclude_mode='hidden')

-        hidden_comments = get_claim_hidden_comments(self.conn, claim_id, hidden=True)
-        self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', hidden_comments)
-        self.assertEqual(default_comments, hidden_comments)
+        self.assertTrue(hidden['has_hidden_comments'])
+        self.assertGreater(len(hidden['items']), 0)

-        hidden_comment = hidden_comments['items'][0]
+        visible = comment_list(claim_id, exclude_mode='visible')
+        self.assertFalse(visible['has_hidden_comments'])
+        self.assertNotEqual(listed_comments['items'], visible['items'])
+
+        # make sure the hidden comment is the one we marked as hidden
+        hidden_comment = hidden['items'][0]
        self.assertEqual(hidden_comment['comment_id'], comm2['comment_id'])

-        visible_comments = get_claim_hidden_comments(self.conn, claim_id, hidden=False)
-        self.assertIn('has_hidden_comments', visible_comments)
-        self.assertNotIn(hidden_comment, visible_comments['items'])
-
-        hidden_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in hidden_comments['items']]
-        visible_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in visible_comments['items']]
+        hidden_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in hidden['items']]
+        visible_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in visible['items']]
        composite_ids = hidden_ids + visible_ids
+        listed_comments = comment_list(claim_id)
+        all_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in listed_comments['items']]
        composite_ids.sort()
-
-        comment_list = get_claim_comments(self.conn, claim_id)
-        all_ids = [c['comment_id'] for c in comment_list['items']]
        all_ids.sort()
        self.assertEqual(composite_ids, all_ids)

--- a/test/test_server.py
+++ b/test/test_server.py
@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ from faker.providers import internet
 from faker.providers import lorem
 from faker.providers import misc

-from src.settings import config
+from src.main import get_config, CONFIG_FILE
 from src.server import app
 from src.server.validation import is_valid_base_comment

 from test.testcase import AsyncioTestCase


+config = get_config(CONFIG_FILE)
+config['mode'] = 'testing'
+config['testing']['file'] = ':memory:'
+
+
 if 'slack_webhook' in config:
    config.pop('slack_webhook')

@ -71,10 +76,10 @@ def create_test_comments(values: iter, **default):


 class ServerTest(AsyncioTestCase):
-    db_file = 'test.db'
-
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        config['mode'] = 'testing'
+        config['testing']['file'] = ':memory:'
        self.host = 'localhost'
        self.port = 5931

@ -85,11 +90,10 @@ class ServerTest(AsyncioTestCase):
    @classmethod
    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
        print('exit reached')
-        os.remove(cls.db_file)

    async def asyncSetUp(self):
        await super().asyncSetUp()
-        self.server = app.CommentDaemon(config, db_file=self.db_file)
+        self.server = app.CommentDaemon(config)
        await self.server.start(host=self.host, port=self.port)
        self.addCleanup(self.server.stop)

@ -135,14 +139,16 @@ class ServerTest(AsyncioTestCase):
        test_all = create_test_comments(replace.keys(), **{
            k: None for k in replace.keys()
        })
+        test_all.reverse()
        for test in test_all:
-            with self.subTest(test=test):
+            nulls = 'null fields: ' + ', '.join(k for k, v in test.items() if not v)
+            with self.subTest(test=nulls):
                message = await self.post_comment(**test)
                self.assertTrue('result' in message or 'error' in message)
                if 'error' in message:
-                    self.assertFalse(is_valid_base_comment(**test))
+                    self.assertFalse(is_valid_base_comment(**test, strict=True))
                else:
-                    self.assertTrue(is_valid_base_comment(**test))
+                    self.assertTrue(is_valid_base_comment(**test, strict=True))

    async def test04CreateAllReplies(self):
        claim_id = '1d8a5cc39ca02e55782d619e67131c0a20843be8'
@ -220,7 +226,8 @@ class ListCommentsTest(AsyncioTestCase):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.host = 'localhost'
        self.port = 5931
-        self.db_file = 'list_test.db'
+        config['mode'] = 'testing'
+        config['testing']['file'] = ':memory:'
        self.claim_id = '1d8a5cc39ca02e55782d619e67131c0a20843be8'
        self.comment_ids = None

@ -231,10 +238,6 @@ class ListCommentsTest(AsyncioTestCase):
    async def post_comment(self, **params):
        return await jsonrpc_post(self.url, 'create_comment', **params)

-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        print('exit reached')
-        os.remove(self.db_file)
-
    async def create_lots_of_comments(self, n=23):
        self.comment_list = [{key: self.replace[key]() for key in self.replace.keys()} for _ in range(23)]
        for comment in self.comment_list:
@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ class ListCommentsTest(AsyncioTestCase):

    async def asyncSetUp(self):
        await super().asyncSetUp()
-        self.server = app.CommentDaemon(config, db_file=self.db_file)
+        self.server = app.CommentDaemon(config)
        await self.server.start(self.host, self.port)
        self.addCleanup(self.server.stop)

--- a/test/testcase.py
+++ b/test/testcase.py
@ -1,12 +1,38 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 import unittest
-from asyncio.runners import _cancel_all_tasks  # type: ignore
 from unittest.case import _Outcome

 import asyncio
+from asyncio.runners import _cancel_all_tasks  # type: ignore
+from peewee import *

-from src.database.queries import obtain_connection, setup_database
+from src.database.models import Channel, Comment
+
+
+test_db = SqliteDatabase(':memory:')
+
+
+MODELS = [Channel, Comment]
+
+
+class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def __init__(self, methodName='DatabaseTest'):
+        super().__init__(methodName)
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        super().setUp()
+        test_db.bind(MODELS, bind_refs=False, bind_backrefs=False)
+
+        test_db.connect()
+        test_db.create_tables(MODELS)
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        # drop tables for next test
+        test_db.drop_tables(MODELS)
+
+        # close connection
+        test_db.close()


 class AsyncioTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@ -117,21 +143,3 @@ class AsyncioTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                    self.loop.run_until_complete(maybe_coroutine)


-class DatabaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    db_file = 'test.db'
-
-    def __init__(self, methodName='DatabaseTest'):
-        super().__init__(methodName)
-        if pathlib.Path(self.db_file).exists():
-            os.remove(self.db_file)
-
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        super().setUp()
-        setup_database(self.db_file)
-        self.conn = obtain_connection(self.db_file)
-        self.addCleanup(self.conn.close)
-        self.addCleanup(os.remove, self.db_file)
-
-    def tearDown(self) -> None:
-        self.conn.close()
-
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mark Beamer Jr	c2230cdefb	Send parent id and comment text to internal-apis for notifications	2020-07-24 15:43:34 -04:00
Mark	1c3a25f82d	Merge pull request #47 from lbryio/fix_notifications Fix notifications	2020-07-21 11:10:28 -04:00
Mark Beamer Jr	7c26b80971	Fix notifications	2020-07-21 02:41:29 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	3cce89cbac	serializes error messages into json format	2020-04-09 16:55:07 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	b4377b2f54	Cleans up & adds todos for future	2020-04-07 16:16:34 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	3b91279cc7	Moves schema from SQLite3 to MySQL	2020-04-07 16:16:15 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	0817b70083	Update README.md	2020-04-07 16:08:29 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	7b7e6c66ac	`VARCHAR` -> `CHAR` for all ID fields, constraints moved out of table definition	2020-04-07 15:04:50 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	c7e8d274f7	update travis	2020-04-06 19:26:22 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	be45a70c36	sets column names to be lowercase, uses utf8mb4 charset, utf8mb4_unicode_ci collation	2020-04-06 19:15:54 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	d25e03d853	database name gets set to `social`	2020-04-06 19:13:12 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	80f77218f9	Merge pull request #39 from lbryio/orm-rewrite Replace database methods with peewee ORM	2020-04-03 17:40:42 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	75c8f82072	Add todos	2020-04-03 16:40:05 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	38e9af24ec	Update .gitignore	2020-04-03 16:07:23 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	a84e0e0f84	Add docker-compose.yml	2020-04-03 15:38:29 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	fd05ea1145	Update travis config & add generic yaml config	2020-04-03 15:33:23 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	c27baa89fe	rate limit comments	2020-04-01 18:52:36 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	84cafd643f	replace oracle driver with `pymysql` driver	2020-04-01 18:50:09 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	3b6b052000	Removes incorrect method for `get_channel_from_comment_id`	2020-04-01 18:49:37 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	20f9ccc8c5	Moves to using `CharField` in place of `TextField`	2020-04-01 18:49:03 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	08060a71d3	Implements `hide_comments` method using ORM	2020-04-01 18:13:28 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	c852697c94	reimplements `abandon` method using ORM; no longer require `channel_id` param	2020-04-01 18:12:46 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	8f12d997ae	json -> yaml	2020-03-31 13:59:37 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	a6f056821f	Adds a `strict` validator which fails upon possible FK violations	2020-03-31 13:59:20 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	bd06d1c992	Improves database configuration	2020-03-31 13:57:30 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	1153711636	Reimplements API methods using ORM	2020-03-31 13:55:44 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	e0b6d16c89	Removes certain sqlite-specific functions from application	2020-03-30 22:00:10 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	dba14460cc	Unittests using peewee binds instead of direct sqlite connection	2020-03-30 21:59:26 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	45733d2dc4	Remove queries.py	2020-03-30 21:58:37 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	aee12eba54	removes inherited base database in favor of binding api	2020-03-30 21:58:07 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	a22b4a9162	Adds delete, edit, and hide operations	2020-03-30 18:04:20 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	8138e71668	Sets database dynamically	2020-03-30 18:02:20 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	510f2a5d29	Adds comment create logic	2020-03-27 17:44:51 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	63f2c7e9e0	Moves the clean method to misc.py, moves misc.py	2020-03-27 17:44:22 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	644e5e8477	adds get_channel_from_id & simplifies to all call comment_list	2020-03-27 15:59:57 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	cc20088b06	Implements all search queries	2020-03-27 05:07:56 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	a581425a64	Shifts from JSON configuration to yml based	2020-03-27 01:26:13 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	0529fa7d01	Implements DB model and preliminary select queries	2020-03-27 01:24:34 -04:00
Oleg Silkin	464fc88d8e	Merge pull request #35 from lbryio/disables-anon Disables Anonymous Comments	2020-03-03 20:49:42 -05:00