diff --git a/src/advertiser.py b/src/advertiser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a8a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/advertiser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import threading
+import time
+
+import message
+import shared
+
+
+class Advertiser(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(name='Advertiser')
+
+    def run(self):
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(0.6)
+            self._advertise_vectors()
+            self._advertise_addresses()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _advertise_vectors():
+        vectors_to_advertise = set()
+        while not shared.vector_advertise_queue.empty():
+            vectors_to_advertise.add(shared.vector_advertise_queue.get())
+        if len(vectors_to_advertise) > 0:
+            for c in shared.connections.copy():
+                if c.status == 'verack_received':
+                    c.send_queue.put(message.Inv(vectors_to_advertise))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _advertise_addresses():
+        addresses_to_advertise = set()
+        while not shared.address_advertise_queue.empty():
+            addresses_to_advertise.add(shared.address_advertise_queue.get())
+        if len(addresses_to_advertise) > 0:
+            for c in shared.connections.copy():
+                if c.status == 'verack_received':
+                    c.send_queue.put(message.Addr(addresses_to_advertise))
diff --git a/src/connection.py b/src/connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d7731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import logging
+import random
+import socket
+import threading
+import queue
+import time
+
+import message
+import shared
+import structure
+
+
+class Connection(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, s=None):
+        super().__init__(name='Connection to {}:{}'.format(host, port))
+
+        self.send_queue = queue.Queue()
+
+        self.vectors_to_get = set()
+
+        self.status = 'ready'
+        self.sent_verack = False
+        self.sent_big_inv_message = False
+
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = int(port)
+
+        self.s = s
+
+        self.remote_version = None
+
+        self.server = bool(s)
+
+        if self.server:
+            self.status = 'connected'
+
+        self.buffer = b''
+        self.next_message_size = shared.header_length
+        self.next_header = True
+
+        self.last_message_received = time.time()
+        self.last_message_sent = time.time()
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.s is None:
+            self._connect()
+        if self.status != 'connected':
+            return
+        self.s.settimeout(1)
+        if not self.server:
+            self.send_queue.put(message.Version(self.host, self.port))
+        while True:
+            data = True
+            try:
+                data = self.s.recv(1014)
+                self.buffer += data
+            except socket.timeout:
+                if time.time() - self.last_message_received > shared.timeout:
+                    data = None
+                if time.time() - self.last_message_received > 20 and self.status != 'verack_received':
+                    data = None
+                if time.time() - self.last_message_sent > 60 and self.status == 'verack_received':
+                    self.send_queue.put(message.Message(b'alive', b''))
+                if not self.sent_big_inv_message and self.status == 'verack_received' and self.sent_verack:
+                    self._send_big_inv()
+            except ConnectionResetError:
+                data = None
+            self._process_buffer()
+            self._request_objects()
+            self._process_queue()
+            if self.status == 'disconnecting':
+                data = None
+            if not data:
+                self.status = 'disconnected'
+                self.s.close()
+                logging.info('Disconnected from {}:{}'.format(self.host, self.port))
+                break
+
+    def _connect(self):
+        logging.info('Connecting to {}:{}'.format(self.host, self.port))
+
+        try:
+            self.s = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port))
+            self.status = 'connected'
+            logging.debug('Established TCP connection to {}:{}'.format(self.host, self.port))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning('Connection to {}:{} failed'.format(self.host, self.port))
+            logging.warning(e)
+
+            self.status = 'failed'
+
+    def _send_message(self, m):
+        if type(m) == message.Message and m.command == b'object':
+            logging.debug('{}:{} <- {}'.format(self.host, self.port, structure.Object.from_message(m)))
+        else:
+            logging.debug('{}:{} <- {}'.format(self.host, self.port, m))
+        self.s.settimeout(60)
+        self.s.sendall(m.to_bytes())
+        self.s.settimeout(1)
+
+    def _send_big_inv(self):
+        with shared.objects_lock:
+            self.send_queue.put(message.Inv({vector for vector in shared.objects.keys() if shared.objects[vector].expires_time > time.time()}))
+        addr = {structure.NetAddr(1, c.host, c.port) for c in shared.connections.copy() if not c.server}
+        if len(addr) != 0:
+            self.send_queue.put(message.Addr(addr))
+        self.sent_big_inv_message = True
+
+    def _process_queue(self):
+        while not self.send_queue.empty():
+            m = self.send_queue.get()
+            if m:
+                self._send_message(m)
+                self.last_message_sent = time.time()
+            else:
+                self.status = 'disconnecting'
+                break
+
+    def _process_buffer(self):
+        while len(self.buffer) >= self.next_message_size:
+            if self.next_header:
+                self.next_header = False
+                h = message.Header.from_bytes(self.buffer[:shared.header_length])
+                self.next_message_size += h.payload_length
+            else:
+                m = message.Message.from_bytes(self.buffer[:self.next_message_size])
+
+                self.next_header = True
+                self.buffer = self.buffer[self.next_message_size:]
+                self.next_message_size = shared.header_length
+                self.last_message_received = time.time()
+                self._process_message(m)
+
+    def _process_message(self, m):
+        if m.command == b'version':
+            version = message.Version.from_bytes(m.to_bytes())
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, str(version)))
+            if version.protocol_version != shared.protocol_version or version.nonce == shared.nonce:
+                self.status = 'disconnecting'
+                self.send_queue.put(None)
+            else:
+                self.send_queue.put(message.Message(b'verack', b''))
+                self.sent_verack = True
+                self.remote_version = version
+                if not self.server:
+                    shared.address_advertise_queue.put(structure.NetAddr(version.services, self.host, self.port))
+                    shared.node_pool.add((self.host, self.port))
+                shared.address_advertise_queue.put(structure.NetAddr(shared.services, version.host, shared.listening_port))
+            if self.server:
+                self.send_queue.put(message.Version(self.host, self.port))
+        elif m.command == b'verack':
+            self.status = 'verack_received'
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, 'verack'))
+            logging.info('Established Bitmessage protocol connection to {}:{}'.format(self.host, self.port))
+        elif m.command == b'inv':
+            inv = message.Inv.from_message(m)
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, inv))
+            to_get = inv.vectors.copy()
+            to_get.difference_update(shared.objects.keys())
+            to_get.difference_update(shared.requested_objects)
+            self.vectors_to_get.update(to_get)
+        elif m.command == b'object':
+            obj = structure.Object.from_message(m)
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, obj))
+            if obj.is_valid() and obj.vector not in shared.objects:
+                with shared.objects_lock:
+                    shared.objects[obj.vector] = obj
+                shared.vector_advertise_queue.put(obj.vector)
+        elif m.command == b'getdata':
+            getdata = message.GetData.from_message(m)
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, getdata))
+            for vector in getdata.vectors:
+                if vector in shared.objects:
+                    self.send_queue.put(message.Message(b'object', shared.objects[vector].to_bytes()))
+        elif m.command == b'addr': #  TODO fix ;P
+            addr = message.Addr.from_message(m)
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, addr))
+            for a in addr.addresses:
+                shared.unchecked_node_pool.add((a.host, a.port))
+        else:
+            logging.debug('{}:{} -> {}'.format(self.host, self.port, m))
+
+    def _request_objects(self):
+        if self.vectors_to_get:
+            if len(self.vectors_to_get) > 50000:
+                pack = random.sample(self.vectors_to_get, 50000)
+                self.send_queue.put(message.GetData(pack))
+                self.vectors_to_get.difference_update(pack)
+                if shared.conserve_bandwidth:
+                    with shared.requested_objects_lock:
+                        shared.requested_objects.update(pack)
+            else:
+                self.send_queue.put(message.GetData(self.vectors_to_get))
+                if shared.conserve_bandwidth:
+                    with shared.requested_objects_lock:
+                        shared.requested_objects.update(self.vectors_to_get)
+                self.vectors_to_get.clear()
diff --git a/src/core_nodes.csv b/src/core_nodes.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c31bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core_nodes.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+89.36.218.202,8444
+5.45.99.75,8444
+158.222.217.190,8444
+109.147.204.113,1195
+92.78.49.39,8444
+75.167.159.54,8444
+85.180.139.241,8444
+95.165.168.168,8444
+78.55.217.23,8844
+158.222.211.81,8080
+95.247.239.194,8484
+178.62.12.187,8448
+24.188.198.204,8111
+178.11.46.221,8444
diff --git a/src/listener.py b/src/listener.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c12c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/listener.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import logging
+import socket
+import threading
+
+from connection import Connection
+import shared
+
+
+class Listener(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, family=socket.AF_INET):
+        super().__init__(name='Listener')
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.family = family
+        self.s = socket.socket(self.family, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.s.bind((self.host, self.port))
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.s.listen(1)
+        self.s.settimeout(1)
+        while True:
+            try:
+                conn, addr = self.s.accept()
+                logging.info('Incoming connection from: {}:{}'.format(addr[0], addr[1]))
+                with shared.connections_lock:
+                    c = Connection(addr[0], addr[1], conn)
+                    c.start()
+                    shared.connections.add(c)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                pass
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50547e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import csv
+import logging
+import pickle
+import socket
+
+from advertiser import Advertiser
+from manager import Manager
+from listener import Listener
+import shared
+
+
+def main():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=shared.log_level, format='[%(asctime)s] [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
+    logging.info('Starting MiNode')
+    try:
+        with open(shared.data_directory + 'objects.pickle', mode='br') as file:
+            shared.objects = pickle.load(file)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.warning('Error while loading objects from disk.')
+        logging.warning(e)
+
+    try:
+        with open(shared.data_directory + 'nodes.pickle', mode='br') as file:
+            shared.nodes = pickle.load(file)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.warning('Error while loading nodes from disk.')
+        logging.warning(e)
+
+    with open('core_nodes.csv', mode='r', newline='') as f:
+        reader = csv.reader(f)
+        shared.core_nodes = {tuple(row) for row in reader}
+        shared.node_pool.update(shared.core_nodes)
+
+    try:
+        for item in socket.getaddrinfo('bootstrap8080.bitmessage.org', 80):
+            shared.unchecked_node_pool.add((item[4][0], 8444))
+            shared.unchecked_node_pool.add((item[4][0], 8080))
+            logging.debug('Adding ' + item[4][0] + ' to unchecked_node_pool based on DNS bootstrap method')
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('Error during DNS bootstrap')
+        logging.error(e)
+
+    manager = Manager()
+    manager.clean_objects()
+    manager.clean_connections()
+    manager.start()
+
+    advertiser = Advertiser()
+    advertiser.start()
+
+    try:
+        listener_ipv4 = Listener('0.0.0.0', shared.listening_port)
+        listener_ipv4.start()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('Error while starting IPv4 listener')
+        logging.error(e)
+
+    try:
+        listener_ipv6 = Listener('::', shared.listening_port, family=socket.AF_INET6)
+        listener_ipv6.start()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('Error while starting IPv6 listener')
+        logging.error(e)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/src/manager.py b/src/manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc7457e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import base64
+import logging
+import pickle
+import queue
+import random
+import threading
+import time
+
+from connection import Connection
+import shared
+
+
+class Manager(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(name='Manager')
+        self.q = queue.Queue()
+        self.last_cleaned_objects = time.time()
+        self.last_cleaned_requested_objects = time.time()
+        self.last_cleaned_connections = time.time()
+        self.last_pickled_objects = time.time()
+        self.last_pickled_nodes = time.time()
+
+    def run(self):
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(0.8)
+            now = time.time()
+            if now - self.last_cleaned_objects > 90:
+                self.clean_objects()
+                self.last_cleaned_objects = now
+            if now - self.last_cleaned_requested_objects > 3:
+                self.clean_requested_objects()
+                self.last_cleaned_requested_objects = now
+            if now - self.last_cleaned_connections > 2:
+                self.clean_connections()
+                self.last_cleaned_connections = now
+            if now - self.last_pickled_objects > 100:
+                self.pickle_objects()
+                self.last_pickled_objects = now
+            if now - self.last_pickled_nodes > 60:
+                self.pickle_nodes()
+                self.last_pickled_nodes = now
+
+            if shared.shutting_down:
+                self.shutdown_connections()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def clean_objects():
+        for vector in set(shared.objects):
+            if shared.objects[vector].is_expired():
+                with shared.objects_lock:
+                    del shared.objects[vector]
+                logging.debug('Deleted expired object: {}'.format(base64.b16encode(vector).decode()))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def clean_requested_objects():
+        with shared.requested_objects_lock:
+            shared.requested_objects.difference_update(shared.objects.keys())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def clean_connections():
+        conns = shared.connections.copy()
+        hosts = set()
+        outgoing_connections = 0
+        for c in conns:
+            if not c.is_alive() or c.status == 'disconnected':
+                with shared.connections_lock:
+                    shared.connections.remove(c)
+            else:
+                hosts.add(c.host)
+                if not c.server:
+                    outgoing_connections += 1
+        shared.hosts = hosts
+        if outgoing_connections < shared.outgoing_connections:
+            to_connect = set()
+            if len(shared.unchecked_node_pool) > 12:
+                to_connect.update(random.sample(shared.unchecked_node_pool, 12))
+            else:
+                to_connect.update(shared.unchecked_node_pool)
+            shared.unchecked_node_pool.difference_update(to_connect)
+            if len(shared.node_pool) > 6:
+                to_connect.update(random.sample(shared.node_pool, 6))
+            else:
+                to_connect.update(shared.node_pool)
+            for addr in to_connect:
+                if addr[0] in hosts:
+                    continue
+                c = Connection(addr[0], addr[1])
+                c.start()
+                with shared.connections_lock:
+                    shared.connections.add(c)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def shutdown_connections():
+        for c in shared.connections.copy():
+            c.send_queue.put(None)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pickle_objects():
+        try:
+            with open(shared.data_directory + 'objects.pickle', mode='bw') as file:
+                with shared.objects_lock:
+                    pickle.dump(shared.objects, file, protocol=4)
+                logging.debug('Saved objects')
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning('Error while saving objects')
+            logging.warning(e)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pickle_nodes():
+        if len(shared.node_pool) > 10000:
+            shared.node_pool = set(random.sample(shared.node_pool, 10000))
+        if len(shared.unchecked_node_pool) > 1000:
+            shared.node_pool = set(random.sample(shared.unchecked_node_pool, 1000))
+        try:
+            with open(shared.data_directory + 'nodes.pickle', mode='bw') as file:
+                pickle.dump(shared.node_pool, file, protocol=4)
+                logging.debug('Saved nodes')
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning('Error while saving nodes')
+            logging.warning(e)
diff --git a/src/message.py b/src/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3dbc99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import struct
+import time
+
+import shared
+import structure
+
+
+class Header(object):
+    def __init__(self, command, payload_length, payload_checksum):
+        self.command = command
+        self.payload_length = payload_length
+        self.payload_checksum = payload_checksum
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'type: header, command: "{}", payload_length: {}, payload_checksum: {}'\
+            .format(self.command.decode(), self.payload_length, base64.b16encode(self.payload_checksum).decode())
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        b = b''
+        b += shared.magic_bytes
+        b += self.command.ljust(12, b'\x00')
+        b += struct.pack('>L', self.payload_length)
+        b += self.payload_checksum
+        return b
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        magic_bytes, command, payload_length, payload_checksum = struct.unpack('>4s12sL4s', b)
+
+        if magic_bytes != shared.magic_bytes:
+            raise IOError('magic_bytes do not match')
+
+        command = command.rstrip(b'\x00')
+
+        return cls(command, payload_length, payload_checksum)
+
+
+class Message(object):
+    def __init__(self, command, payload):
+        self.command = command
+        self.payload = payload
+
+        self.payload_length = len(payload)
+        self.payload_checksum = hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '{}, payload_length: {}, payload_checksum: {}'\
+            .format(self.command.decode(), self.payload_length, base64.b16encode(self.payload_checksum).decode())
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        b = Header(self.command, self.payload_length, self.payload_checksum).to_bytes()
+        b += self.payload
+        return b
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        h = Header.from_bytes(b[:24])
+
+        payload = b[24:]
+        payload_length = len(payload)
+
+        if payload_length != h.payload_length:
+            raise Exception('wrong payload length, expected {}, got {}'.format(h.payload_length, payload_length))
+
+        payload_checksum = hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
+
+        if payload_checksum != h.payload_checksum:
+            raise Exception('wrong payload checksum, expected {}, got {}'.format(h.payload_checksum, payload_checksum))
+
+        return cls(h.command, payload)
+
+
+class Version(object):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, protocol_version=shared.protocol_version, services=shared.services,
+                 nonce=shared.nonce, user_agent=shared.user_agent):
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+
+        self.protocol_version = protocol_version
+        self.services = services
+        self.nonce = nonce
+        self.user_agent = user_agent
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'version, protocol_version: {}, services: {}, host: {}, port: {}, nonce: {}, user_agent: {}'\
+            .format(self.protocol_version, self.services, self.host, self.port, base64.b16encode(self.nonce).decode(), self.user_agent)
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        payload = b''
+        payload += struct.pack('>I', self.protocol_version)
+        payload += struct.pack('>Q', self.services)
+        payload += struct.pack('>Q', int(time.time()))
+        payload += structure.NetAddrNoPrefix(shared.services, self.host, self.port).to_bytes()
+        payload += structure.NetAddrNoPrefix(shared.services, '127.0.0.1', 8444).to_bytes()
+        payload += self.nonce
+        payload += structure.VarInt(len(shared.user_agent)).to_bytes()
+        payload += shared.user_agent
+        payload += 2 * structure.VarInt(1).to_bytes()
+
+        return Message(b'version', payload).to_bytes()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        m = Message.from_bytes(b)
+
+        payload = m.payload
+
+        protocol_version, services, t, net_addr_remote, net_addr_local, nonce = \
+            struct.unpack('>IQQ26s26s8s', payload[:80])
+
+        net_addr_remote = structure.NetAddrNoPrefix.from_bytes(net_addr_remote)
+
+        host = net_addr_remote.host
+        port = net_addr_remote.port
+
+        payload = payload[80:]
+
+        user_agent_varint_length = structure.VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        user_agent_length = structure.VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:user_agent_varint_length]).n
+
+        payload = payload[user_agent_varint_length:]
+
+        user_agent = payload[:user_agent_length]
+
+        payload = payload[user_agent_length:]
+
+        # Assume it is stream 1
+        assert payload == b'\x01\x01'
+
+        return cls(host, port, protocol_version, services, nonce, user_agent)
+
+
+class Inv(object):
+    def __init__(self, vectors):
+        self.vectors = set(vectors)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'inv, count: {}'.format(len(self.vectors))
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        return Message(b'inv', structure.VarInt(len(self.vectors)).to_bytes() + b''.join(self.vectors)).to_bytes()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_message(cls, m):
+        payload = m.payload
+
+        vector_count_varint_length = structure.VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        vector_count = structure.VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:vector_count_varint_length]).n
+
+        payload = payload[vector_count_varint_length:]
+
+        vectors = set()
+
+        while payload:
+            vectors.add(payload[:32])
+            payload = payload[32:]
+
+        return cls(vectors)
+
+
+class GetData(object):
+    def __init__(self, vectors):
+        self.vectors = set(vectors)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'getdata, count: {}'.format(len(self.vectors))
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        return Message(b'getdata', structure.VarInt(len(self.vectors)).to_bytes() + b''.join(self.vectors)).to_bytes()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_message(cls, m):
+        payload = m.payload
+
+        vector_count_varint_length = structure.VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        vector_count = structure.VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:vector_count_varint_length]).n
+
+        payload = payload[vector_count_varint_length:]
+
+        vectors = set()
+
+        while payload:
+            vectors.add(payload[:32])
+            payload = payload[32:]
+
+        return cls(vectors)
+
+
+class Addr(object):
+    def __init__(self, addresses):
+        self.addresses = addresses
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'addr, count: {}'.format(len(self.addresses))
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        return Message(b'addr', structure.VarInt(len(self.addresses)).to_bytes() + b''.join({addr.to_bytes() for addr in self.addresses})).to_bytes()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_message(cls, m):
+        payload = m.payload
+
+        addr_count_varint_length = structure.VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        addr_count = structure.VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:addr_count_varint_length]).n
+
+        payload = payload[addr_count_varint_length:]
+
+        addresses = set()
+
+        while payload:
+            addresses.add(structure.NetAddr.from_bytes(payload[:38]))
+            payload = payload[38:]
+
+        return cls(addresses)
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1894ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import logging
+import os
+import queue
+import threading
+
+listening_port = 8444
+data_directory = 'minode_data/'
+
+log_level = logging.DEBUG
+
+magic_bytes = b'\xe9\xbe\xb4\xd9'
+protocol_version = 3
+services = 1  # NODE_NETWORK
+stream = 1
+nonce = os.urandom(8)
+user_agent = b'MiNode-v0.0.1'
+timeout = 600
+header_length = 24
+
+nonce_trials_per_byte = 1000
+payload_length_extra_bytes = 1000
+
+# Longer synchronization, lower bandwidth usage, not really working
+conserve_bandwidth = False
+requested_objects = set()
+requested_objects_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+shutting_down = False
+
+vector_advertise_queue = queue.Queue()
+address_advertise_queue = queue.Queue()
+
+connections = set()
+connections_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+hosts = set()
+
+core_nodes = set()
+
+node_pool = set()
+unchecked_node_pool = set()
+
+outgoing_connections = 8
+
+objects = {}
+objects_lock = threading.Lock()
+
diff --git a/src/structure.py b/src/structure.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c8d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/structure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import struct
+import socket
+import time
+
+import shared
+
+
+class VarInt(object):
+    def __init__(self, n):
+        self.n = n
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        if self.n < 0xfd:
+            return struct.pack('>B', self.n)
+
+        if self.n <= 0xffff:
+            return b'\xfd' + struct.pack('>H', self.n)
+
+        if self.n <= 0xffffffff:
+            return b'\xfe' + struct.pack('>I', self.n)
+
+        return b'\xff' + struct.pack('>Q', self.n)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def length(b):
+        if b == 0xfd:
+            return 3
+        if b == 0xfe:
+            return 5
+        if b == 0xff:
+            return 9
+        return 1
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        if cls.length(b[0]) > 1:
+            b = b[1:]
+        n = int.from_bytes(b, 'big')
+        return cls(n)
+
+
+class Object(object):
+    def __init__(self, nonce, expires_time, object_type, version, stream_number, object_payload):
+        self.nonce = nonce
+        self.expires_time = expires_time
+        self.object_type = object_type
+        self.version = version
+        self.stream_number = stream_number
+        self.object_payload = object_payload
+        self.vector = hashlib.sha512(hashlib.sha512(self.to_bytes()).digest()).digest()[:32]
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'object, vector: {}'.format(base64.b16encode(self.vector).decode())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_message(cls, m):
+        payload = m.payload
+        nonce, expires_time, object_type = struct.unpack('>8sQL', payload[:20])
+        payload = payload[20:]
+        version_varint_length = VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        version = VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:version_varint_length]).n
+        payload = payload[version_varint_length:]
+        stream_number_varint_length = VarInt.length(payload[0])
+        stream_number = VarInt.from_bytes(payload[:stream_number_varint_length]).n
+        payload = payload[stream_number_varint_length:]
+        return cls(nonce, expires_time, object_type, version, stream_number, payload)
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        payload = b''
+        payload += self.nonce
+        payload += struct.pack('>QL', self.expires_time, self.object_type)
+        payload += VarInt(self.version).to_bytes() + VarInt(self.stream_number).to_bytes()
+        payload += self.object_payload
+        return payload
+
+    def is_expired(self):
+        return self.expires_time + 3 * 3600 < time.time()
+
+    def is_valid(self):
+        if self.is_expired():
+            return False
+        if len(self.object_payload) > 2**18:
+            return False
+        data = self.to_bytes()[8:]
+        length = len(data) + 8 + shared.payload_length_extra_bytes
+        dt = max(self.expires_time - time.time(), 0)
+        h = hashlib.sha512(data).digest()
+        pow_value = int.from_bytes(hashlib.sha512(hashlib.sha512(self.nonce + h).digest()).digest()[:8], 'big')
+        target = int(2**64/(shared.nonce_trials_per_byte*(length+(dt*length)/(2**16))))
+        if target < pow_value:
+            print('insufficient pow')
+            return False
+        return True
+
+
+class NetAddrNoPrefix(object):
+    def __init__(self, services, host, port):
+        self.services = services
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'net_addr_no_prefix, services: {}, host: {}, port {}'.format(self.services, self.host, self.port)
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        b = b''
+        b += struct.pack('>Q', self.services)
+        try:
+            host = socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET, self.host)
+            b += b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF' + host
+        except socket.error:
+            b += socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, self.host)
+        b += struct.pack('>H', self.port)
+        return b
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        services, host, port = struct.unpack('>Q16sH', b)
+        if host.startswith(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF'):
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET, host[-4:])
+        else:
+            host = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, host)
+        return cls(services, host, port)
+
+
+class NetAddr(object):
+    def __init__(self, services, host, port, stream=shared.stream):
+        self.stream = stream
+        self.services = services
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'net_addr, stream: {}, services: {}, host: {}, port {}'\
+            .format(self.stream, self.services, self.host, self.port)
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        b = b''
+        b += struct.pack('>Q', int(time.time()))
+        b += struct.pack('>I', self.stream)
+        b += NetAddrNoPrefix(self.services, self.host, self.port).to_bytes()
+        return b
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, b):
+        t, stream, net_addr = struct.unpack('>QI26s', b)
+        n = NetAddrNoPrefix.from_bytes(net_addr)
+        return cls(n.services, n.host, n.port, stream)
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0463ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+python3 ./src/main.py
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