Add logging on replacing outgoing transport keys

* social-backup-poc:
  Rm test which was not present in this branch before cherry pick
  Resolve conflict on cherry pick commit to use ByteBuddyClassImposteriser
  Tell animal sniffer gradle plugin to ignore java.util.Objects
  Improve lost password and setup password dialog for social backup
  When creating social backup, only allow selecting contacts when there are at least 2 contacts in contact list
  Disable help recover account option by default

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,52 +1,30 @@
 image: briar/ci-image-android:latest
 
 stages:
-  - test
-  - optional_tests
-  - check_reproducibility
+- test
+- optional_tests
+- check_reproducibility
 
-.base-test:
+test:
+  stage: test
   before_script:
     - set -e
     - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$PWD/.gradle
+
   cache:
-    key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     paths:
       - .gradle/wrapper
       - .gradle/caches
+
+  script:
+    - ./gradlew --no-daemon -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom animalSnifferMain animalSnifferTest
+    - ./gradlew --no-daemon -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom check compileOfficialDebugAndroidTestSources compileScreenshotDebugAndroidTestSources
+
   after_script:
-    # these file change every time and should not be cached
+    # these file change every time but should not be cached
     - rm -f $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock
     - rm -fr $GRADLE_USER_HOME/caches/*/plugin-resolution/
 
-test:
-  extends: .base-test
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - ./gradlew --no-daemon -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom animalSnifferMain animalSnifferTest
-    - ./gradlew --no-daemon -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom check
-
-android test:
-  extends: .base-test
-  stage: optional_tests
-  image: briar/ci-image-android-emulator:latest
-  script:
-    # start emulator first, so it can fail early
-    - start-emulator.sh
-    # run normal and screenshot tests together (exclude Large tests)
-    - ./gradlew -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom connectedAndroidTest -Pandroid.testInstrumentationRunnerArguments.notAnnotation=androidx.test.filters.LargeTest
-  artifacts:
-    name: "${CI_PROJECT_PATH}_${CI_JOB_STAGE}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_SHA}"
-    paths:
-      - kernel.log
-      - logcat.txt
-    expire_in: 3 days
-    when: on_failure
-  when: manual
-  except:
-    - tags
-  tags:
-    - kvm
 
 test_reproducible:
   stage: check_reproducibility
@@ -62,7 +40,6 @@ test_reproducible:
     - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$PWD/.gradle
 
   cache:
-    key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     paths:
       - .gradle/wrapper
       - .gradle/caches

.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml

@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
       <option name="PACKAGES_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORTS">
         <value />
       </option>
-      <option name="PACKAGES_IMPORT_LAYOUT">
-        <value>
-          <package name="" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="java" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="javax" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="kotlin" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="" alias="true" withSubpackages="true" />
-        </value>
-      </option>
       <option name="NAME_COUNT_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORT" value="2147483647" />
       <option name="NAME_COUNT_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORT_FOR_MEMBERS" value="2147483647" />
       <option name="CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS" value="KOTLIN_OFFICIAL" />

.idea/runConfigurations/Instrumentation_Tests__destroys_DB_.xml

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="Instrumentation Tests (destroys DB)" type="AndroidTestRunConfigurationType" factoryName="Android Instrumented Tests">
-    <module name="briar.briar-android" />
-    <option name="TESTING_TYPE" value="1" />
-    <option name="METHOD_NAME" value="" />
-    <option name="CLASS_NAME" value="" />
-    <option name="PACKAGE_NAME" value="org.briarproject.briar.android" />
-    <option name="INSTRUMENTATION_RUNNER_CLASS" value="" />
-    <option name="EXTRA_OPTIONS" value="-e notAnnotation androidx.test.filters.LargeTest" />
-    <option name="INCLUDE_GRADLE_EXTRA_OPTIONS" value="true" />
-    <option name="CLEAR_LOGCAT" value="false" />
-    <option name="SHOW_LOGCAT_AUTOMATICALLY" value="false" />
-    <option name="SKIP_NOOP_APK_INSTALLATIONS" value="true" />
-    <option name="FORCE_STOP_RUNNING_APP" value="true" />
-    <option name="TARGET_SELECTION_MODE" value="DEVICE_AND_SNAPSHOT_COMBO_BOX" />
-    <option name="DEBUGGER_TYPE" value="Auto" />
-    <Auto>
-      <option name="USE_JAVA_AWARE_DEBUGGER" value="false" />
-      <option name="SHOW_STATIC_VARS" value="true" />
-      <option name="WORKING_DIR" value="" />
-      <option name="TARGET_LOGGING_CHANNELS" value="lldb process:gdb-remote packets" />
-      <option name="SHOW_OPTIMIZED_WARNING" value="true" />
-    </Auto>
-    <Hybrid>
-      <option name="USE_JAVA_AWARE_DEBUGGER" value="false" />
-      <option name="SHOW_STATIC_VARS" value="true" />
-      <option name="WORKING_DIR" value="" />
-      <option name="TARGET_LOGGING_CHANNELS" value="lldb process:gdb-remote packets" />
-      <option name="SHOW_OPTIMIZED_WARNING" value="true" />
-    </Hybrid>
-    <Java />
-    <Native>
-      <option name="USE_JAVA_AWARE_DEBUGGER" value="false" />
-      <option name="SHOW_STATIC_VARS" value="true" />
-      <option name="WORKING_DIR" value="" />
-      <option name="TARGET_LOGGING_CHANNELS" value="lldb process:gdb-remote packets" />
-      <option name="SHOW_OPTIMIZED_WARNING" value="true" />
-    </Native>
-    <Profilers>
-      <option name="ADVANCED_PROFILING_ENABLED" value="false" />
-      <option name="STARTUP_PROFILING_ENABLED" value="false" />
-      <option name="STARTUP_CPU_PROFILING_ENABLED" value="false" />
-      <option name="STARTUP_CPU_PROFILING_CONFIGURATION_NAME" value="Sample Java Methods" />
-      <option name="STARTUP_NATIVE_MEMORY_PROFILING_ENABLED" value="false" />
-      <option name="NATIVE_MEMORY_SAMPLE_RATE_BYTES" value="2048" />
-    </Profilers>
-    <method v="2">
-      <option name="Android.Gradle.BeforeRunTask" enabled="true" />
-    </method>
-  </configuration>
-</component>

bramble-android/build.gradle

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ android {
 	defaultConfig {
 		minSdkVersion 16
 		targetSdkVersion 29
-		versionCode 10220
-		versionName "1.2.20"
+		versionCode 10218
+		versionName "1.2.18"
 		consumerProguardFiles 'proguard-rules.txt'
 
 		testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ dependencies {
 	compileOnly 'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0'
 
 	testImplementation project(path: ':bramble-api', configuration: 'testOutput')
-	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2"
+	testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-imposters:$jmock_version"
 }
 
 def torBinariesDir = 'src/main/res/raw'

bramble-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/account/AndroidAccountManagerTest.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseConfig;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleMockTestCase;
 import org.jmock.Expectations;
-import org.jmock.lib.legacy.ClassImposteriser;
+import org.jmock.imposters.ByteBuddyClassImposteriser;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class AndroidAccountManagerTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 	private AndroidAccountManager accountManager;
 
 	public AndroidAccountManagerTest() {
-		context.setImposteriser(ClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
+		context.setImposteriser(ByteBuddyClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
 		app = context.mock(Application.class);
 		applicationInfo = new ApplicationInfo();
 		applicationInfo.dataDir = testDir.getAbsolutePath();

bramble-android/witness.gradle

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencyVerification {
     verify = [
-        'cglib:cglib:3.2.0:cglib-3.2.0.jar:adb13bab79712ad6bdf1bd59f2a3918018a8016e722e8a357065afb9e6690861',
+        'cglib:cglib:3.2.8:cglib-3.2.8.jar:3f64de999ecc5595dc84ca8ff0879d8a34c8623f9ef3c517a53ed59023fcb9db',
         'com.android.tools.analytics-library:protos:27.1.1:protos-27.1.1.jar:13f77e73762e58ab372d140b3a6be6903aea9775b62dd14fbc62d4cc7069c9a4',
         'com.android.tools.analytics-library:shared:27.1.1:shared-27.1.1.jar:82930a52001410e97d809930b670f4de3002286975f046b9de5f6b777b06d366',
         'com.android.tools.analytics-library:tracker:27.1.1:tracker-27.1.1.jar:31bc5a00be0055bac89c9b2f34751883e987cd89e3ac1783720645c164f591d9',
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'com.android.tools:sdklib:27.1.1:sdklib-27.1.1.jar:08e6b83961ac9724b3c1e3d0eff971f13be6701292c77914b8794480f3391250',
         'com.android:signflinger:4.1.1:signflinger-4.1.1.jar:0c66825988873ec2d51057fa463f54a8f18fc7326ff4530b9da363b71e97ce60',
         'com.android:zipflinger:4.1.1:zipflinger-4.1.1.jar:0a8c3e52ac13dd031236f9fb5ba4408b1d5dcd12325a05440b36da09d8881446',
+        'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1:annotations-3.0.1.jar:6b47ff0a6de0ce17cbedc3abb0828ca5bce3009d53ea47b3723ff023c4742f79',
         'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2:jsr305-3.0.2.jar:766ad2a0783f2687962c8ad74ceecc38a28b9f72a2d085ee438b7813e928d0c7',
         'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5:gson-2.8.5.jar:233a0149fc365c9f6edbd683cfe266b19bdc773be98eabdaf6b3c924b48e7d81',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24:dagger-compiler-2.24.jar:3c5afb955fb188da485cb2c048eff37dce0e1530b9780a0f2f7187d16d1ccc1f',
@@ -63,16 +64,16 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff',
         'javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:2.3.1:jaxb-api-2.3.1.jar:88b955a0df57880a26a74708bc34f74dcaf8ebf4e78843a28b50eae945732b06',
         'junit:junit:4.12:junit-4.12.jar:59721f0805e223d84b90677887d9ff567dc534d7c502ca903c0c2b17f05c116a',
+        'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.9.12:byte-buddy-1.9.12.jar:3688c3d434bebc3edc5516296a2ed0f47b65e451071b4afecad84f902f0efc11',
+        'net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0:jcip-annotations-1.0.jar:be5805392060c71474bf6c9a67a099471274d30b83eef84bfc4e0889a4f1dcc0',
         'net.ltgt.gradle.incap:incap:0.2:incap-0.2.jar:b625b9806b0f1e4bc7a2e3457119488de3cd57ea20feedd513db070a573a4ffd',
         'net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.9:jopt-simple-4.9.jar:26c5856e954b5f864db76f13b86919b59c6eecf9fd930b96baa8884626baf2f5',
         'net.sf.kxml:kxml2:2.3.0:kxml2-2.3.0.jar:f264dd9f79a1fde10ce5ecc53221eff24be4c9331c830b7d52f2f08a7b633de2',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant-launcher:1.9.4:ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar:7bccea20b41801ca17bcbc909a78c835d0f443f12d639c77bd6ae3d05861608d',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant:1.9.4:ant-1.9.4.jar:649ae0730251de07b8913f49286d46bba7b92d47c5f332610aa426c4f02161d8',
+        'org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh:2.0b6:bsh-2.0b6.jar:a17955976070c0573235ee662f2794a78082758b61accffce8d3f8aedcd91047',
         'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.12:commons-compress-1.12.jar:2c1542faf343185b7cab9c3d55c8ae5471d6d095d3887a4adefdbdf2984dc0b6',
         'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.6:httpclient-4.5.6.jar:c03f813195e7a80e3608d0ddd8da80b21696a4c92a6a2298865bf149071551c7',
         'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.10:httpcore-4.4.10.jar:78ba1096561957db1b55200a159b648876430342d15d461277e62360da19f6fd',
         'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.5.6:httpmime-4.5.6.jar:0b2b1102c18d3c7e05a77214b9b7501a6f6056174ae5604e0e256776eda7553e',
-        'org.beanshell:bsh:1.3.0:bsh-1.3.0.jar:9b04edc75d19db54f1b4e8b5355e9364384c6cf71eb0a1b9724c159d779879f8',
         'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on:1.56:bcpkix-jdk15on-1.56.jar:7043dee4e9e7175e93e0b36f45b1ec1ecb893c5f755667e8b916eb8dd201c6ca',
         'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.56:bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar:963e1ee14f808ffb99897d848ddcdb28fa91ddda867eb18d303e82728f878349',
         'org.briarproject:obfs4proxy-android:0.0.12-dev-40245c4a:obfs4proxy-android-0.0.12-dev-40245c4a.zip:8ab05a8f8391be2cb5ab2b665c281a06d9e3a756bd0f95a40a36ca927866ea82',
@@ -85,8 +86,9 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-annotations:1.18:animal-sniffer-annotations-1.18.jar:47f05852b48ee9baefef80fa3d8cea60efa4753c0013121dd7fe5eef2e5c729d',
         'org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime:2.3.1:jaxb-runtime-2.3.1.jar:45fecfa5c8217ce1f3652ab95179790ec8cc0dec0384bca51cbeb94a293d9f2f',
         'org.glassfish.jaxb:txw2:2.3.1:txw2-2.3.1.jar:34975dde1c6920f1a39791142235689bc3cd357e24d05edd8ff93b885bd68d60',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3:hamcrest-core-1.3.jar:66fdef91e9739348df7a096aa384a5685f4e875584cce89386a7a47251c4d8e9',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3:hamcrest-library-1.3.jar:711d64522f9ec410983bd310934296da134be4254a125080a0416ec178dfad1c',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.1:hamcrest-core-2.1.jar:e09109e54a289d88506b9bfec987ddd199f4217c9464132668351b9a4f00bee9',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.1:hamcrest-library-2.1.jar:b7e2b6895b3b679f0e47b6380fda391b225e9b78505db9d8bdde8d3cc8d52a21',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.1:hamcrest-2.1.jar:ba93b2e3a562322ba432f0a1b53addcc55cb188253319a020ed77f824e692050',
         'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:1.3.72:kotlin-reflect-1.3.72.jar:a188d9367de1c4ee9479db630985c0597b20709c83161b1430d24edb27e38c40',
         'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-common:1.3.72:kotlin-stdlib-common-1.3.72.jar:5e7d1552863e480c1628b1cc39ce230ef829f5b7230106215a05acda5172203a',
         'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.3.72:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-1.3.72.jar:40566c0c08d414b9413ba556ff7f8a0b04b98b9f0f424d122dd2088510efccc4',
@@ -94,17 +96,18 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.3.72:kotlin-stdlib-1.3.72.jar:3856a7349ebacd6d1be6802b2fed9c4dc2c5a564ea92b6b945ac988243d4b16b',
         'org.jetbrains.trove4j:trove4j:20160824:trove4j-20160824.jar:1917871c8deb468307a584680c87a44572f5a8b0b98c6d397fc0f5f86596dbe7',
         'org.jetbrains:annotations:13.0:annotations-13.0.jar:ace2a10dc8e2d5fd34925ecac03e4988b2c0f851650c94b8cef49ba1bd111478',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2:jmock-junit4-2.8.2.jar:f7ee4df4f7bd7b7f1cafad3b99eb74d579f109d5992ff625347352edb55e674c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2:jmock-legacy-2.8.2.jar:f2b985a5c08a9edb7f37612330c058809da3f6a6d63ce792426ebf8ff0d6d31b',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.8.2:jmock-testjar-2.8.2.jar:8900860f72c474e027cf97fe78dcbf154a1aa7fc62b6845c5fb4e4f3c7bc8760',
-        'org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2:jmock-2.8.2.jar:6c73cb4a2e6dbfb61fd99c9a768539c170ab6568e57846bd60dbf19596b65b16',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-imposters:2.12.0:jmock-imposters-2.12.0.jar:3b836269745a137c9b2347e8d7c2104845b126ef04f012d6bfd94f1a7dea7b09',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.12.0:jmock-junit4-2.12.0.jar:3233062fc889637c151a24f1ee086bad04321ab7d8264fef279daff0fa27205b',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.12.0:jmock-legacy-2.12.0.jar:dea3a9cca653d082e2fe7e40232e982fe03a9984c7d67ceff24f3e03fe580dcd',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.12.0:jmock-testjar-2.12.0.jar:efefbcf6cd294d0e29f0c46eb2a3380d4ca4e1763ff719c69e2f2ac62f564a04',
+        'org.jmock:jmock:2.12.0:jmock-2.12.0.jar:266d07314c0cd343c46ff8a55601272de8cf406807caf55e6f313295f83d10be',
         'org.jvnet.staxex:stax-ex:1.8:stax-ex-1.8.jar:95b05d9590af4154c6513b9c5dc1fb2e55b539972ba0a9ef28e9a0c01d83ad77',
-        'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1:objenesis-2.1.jar:c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80',
+        'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.0.1:objenesis-3.0.1.jar:7a8ff780b9ff48415d7c705f60030b0acaa616e7f823c98eede3b63508d4e984',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-analysis:7.0:asm-analysis-7.0.jar:e981f8f650c4d900bb033650b18e122fa6b161eadd5f88978d08751f72ee8474',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-commons:7.0:asm-commons-7.0.jar:fed348ef05958e3e846a3ac074a12af5f7936ef3d21ce44a62c4fa08a771927d',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-tree:7.0:asm-tree-7.0.jar:cfd7a0874f9de36a999c127feeadfbfe6e04d4a71ee954d7af3d853f0be48a6c',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-util:7.0:asm-util-7.0.jar:75fbbca440ef463f41c2b0ab1a80abe67e910ac486da60a7863cbcb5bae7e145',
-        'org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.4:asm-5.0.4.jar:896618ed8ae62702521a78bc7be42b7c491a08e6920a15f89a3ecdec31e9a220',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm:7.0:asm-7.0.jar:b88ef66468b3c978ad0c97fd6e90979e56155b4ac69089ba7a44e9aa7ffe9acf',
+        'org.ow2.asm:asm:7.1:asm-7.1.jar:4ab2fa2b6d2cc9ccb1eaa05ea329c407b47b13ed2915f62f8c4b8cc96258d4de',
     ]
 }

bramble-api/build.gradle

@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation "com.google.dagger:dagger:2.24"
 	implementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
 
-	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2"
+	testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmock_version"
 
 	signature 'org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:1.1@signature'
 }

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/account/AccountManager.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.api.account;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.DecryptionException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.Identity;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@ public interface AccountManager {
 	 */
 	boolean createAccount(String name, String password);
 
+	/**
+	 * Restores a given identity by registering it with the
+	 * {@link IdentityManager}.  Creates a database key, encrypts it with the
+	 * given password and stores it on disk. {@link #accountExists()} will
+	 * return true after this method returns true.
+ 	 * @param identity
+	 * @param password
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean restoreAccount(Identity identity, String password);
+
 	/**
 	 * Deletes all account state from disk. {@link #accountExists()} will
 	 * return false after this method returns.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactExchangeConstants.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact;
 
-interface ContactExchangeConstants {
+public interface ContactExchangeConstants {
 
 	/**
 	 * The current version of the contact exchange protocol.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactExchangeCrypto.java

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PrivateKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
-interface ContactExchangeCrypto {
+public interface ContactExchangeCrypto {
 
 	/**
 	 * Derives the header key for a contact exchange stream from the master key.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactExchangeRecordTypes.java

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact;
+
+/**
+ * Record types for the contact exchange protocol.
+ */
+public interface ContactExchangeRecordTypes {
+
+	byte CONTACT_INFO = 0;
+}

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.Pair;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.UnsupportedVersionException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.ContactExistsException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ public interface ContactManager {
 			SecretKey rootKey, long timestamp, boolean alice, boolean verified,
 			boolean active) throws DbException;
 
+	ContactId addContact(Transaction txn, Author remote, AuthorId local,
+			PublicKey handshake, boolean verified)
+			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Stores a contact associated with the given local and remote pseudonyms,
 	 * replacing the given pending contact, derives and stores handshake mode
@@ -205,6 +210,19 @@ public interface ContactManager {
 	void setContactAlias(ContactId c, @Nullable String alias)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the contact's handshake public key
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c,
+			PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException,
+			GeneralSecurityException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the contact's handshake public key
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey)
+			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if a contact with this {@code remoteAuthorId} belongs to
 	 * the local pseudonym with this {@code localAuthorId}.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/HandshakeManager.java

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ public interface HandshakeManager {
 	HandshakeResult handshake(PendingContactId p, InputStream in,
 			StreamWriter out) throws DbException, IOException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Handshakes with the given contact. Returns an ephemeral master key
+	 * authenticated with both parties' handshake key pairs and a flag
+	 * indicating whether the local peer is Alice or Bob.
+	 *
+	 * @param in An incoming stream for the handshake, which must be secured in
+	 * handshake mode
+	 * @param out An outgoing stream for the handshake, which must be secured
+	 * in handshake mode
+	 */
+	HandshakeResult handshake(ContactId c, InputStream in, StreamWriter out)
+			throws DbException, IOException;
+
 	class HandshakeResult {
 
 		private final SecretKey masterKey;

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/crypto/AuthenticatedCipher.java

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
-interface AuthenticatedCipher {
+public interface AuthenticatedCipher {
 
 	/**
 	 * Initializes this cipher for encryption or decryption with a key and an

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/db/DatabaseComponent.java

@@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ public interface DatabaseComponent extends TransactionManager {
 	void setContactAlias(Transaction txn, ContactId c, @Nullable String alias)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the remote handshake public key for a given contact
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the given group's visibility to the given contact.
 	 */

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/identity/IdentityManager.java

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public interface IdentityManager {
 	 */
 	void registerIdentity(Identity i);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the cached local identity or loads it from the database.
+	 */
+	Identity getIdentity(Transaction txn) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the cached local identity or loads it from the database.
 	 */

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/properties/TransportPropertyManager.java

@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ public interface TransportPropertyManager {
 	TransportProperties getRemoteProperties(ContactId c, TransportId t)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the remote transport properties for the given contact and
+	 * transport.
+	 */
+	TransportProperties getRemoteProperties(Transaction txn, ContactId c,
+			TransportId t) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Merges the given properties with the existing local properties for the
 	 * given transport.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/transport/KeyManager.java

@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@ public interface KeyManager {
 			ContactId c, SecretKey rootKey, long timestamp, boolean alice,
 			boolean active) throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Derives and stores a set of rotation mode transport keys for
+	 * communicating with the given contact over each transport and returns the
+	 * key set IDs.
+	 * <p/>
+	 * {@link StreamContext StreamContexts} for the contact can be created
+	 * after this method has returned.
+	 *
+	 * @param alice True if the local party is Alice
+	 * @param active Whether the derived keys can be used for outgoing streams
+	 */
+	Map<TransportId, KeySetId> addRotationKeys(ContactId c, SecretKey rootKey,
+			long timestamp, boolean alice, boolean active) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Informs the key manager that a new contact has been added. Derives and
 	 * stores a set of handshake mode transport keys for communicating with the
@@ -102,4 +116,8 @@ public interface KeyManager {
 	@Nullable
 	StreamContext getStreamContext(TransportId t, byte[] tag)
 			throws DbException;
+
+	@Nullable
+	StreamContext getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(ContactId c, TransportId t)
+			throws DbException;
 }

bramble-api/witness.gradle

@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 dependencyVerification {
     verify = [
-        'cglib:cglib:3.2.0:cglib-3.2.0.jar:adb13bab79712ad6bdf1bd59f2a3918018a8016e722e8a357065afb9e6690861',
+        'cglib:cglib:3.2.8:cglib-3.2.8.jar:3f64de999ecc5595dc84ca8ff0879d8a34c8623f9ef3c517a53ed59023fcb9db',
+        'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1:annotations-3.0.1.jar:6b47ff0a6de0ce17cbedc3abb0828ca5bce3009d53ea47b3723ff023c4742f79',
         'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2:jsr305-3.0.2.jar:766ad2a0783f2687962c8ad74ceecc38a28b9f72a2d085ee438b7813e928d0c7',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger:2.24:dagger-2.24.jar:550a6e46a6dfcdf1d764887b6090cea94f783327e50e5c73754f18facfc70b64',
         'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff',
         'junit:junit:4.12:junit-4.12.jar:59721f0805e223d84b90677887d9ff567dc534d7c502ca903c0c2b17f05c116a',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant-launcher:1.9.4:ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar:7bccea20b41801ca17bcbc909a78c835d0f443f12d639c77bd6ae3d05861608d',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant:1.9.4:ant-1.9.4.jar:649ae0730251de07b8913f49286d46bba7b92d47c5f332610aa426c4f02161d8',
-        'org.beanshell:bsh:1.3.0:bsh-1.3.0.jar:9b04edc75d19db54f1b4e8b5355e9364384c6cf71eb0a1b9724c159d779879f8',
+        'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.9.12:byte-buddy-1.9.12.jar:3688c3d434bebc3edc5516296a2ed0f47b65e451071b4afecad84f902f0efc11',
+        'net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0:jcip-annotations-1.0.jar:be5805392060c71474bf6c9a67a099471274d30b83eef84bfc4e0889a4f1dcc0',
+        'org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh:2.0b6:bsh-2.0b6.jar:a17955976070c0573235ee662f2794a78082758b61accffce8d3f8aedcd91047',
         'org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:1.1:java16-1.1.signature:53799223a2c98dba2d0add810bed76315460df285c69e4f397ae6098f87dd619',
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-ant-tasks:1.16:animal-sniffer-ant-tasks-1.16.jar:890040976fbe2d584619a6a61b1fd2e925b3b5eb342a85eb2762c467c0d64e90',
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer:1.16:animal-sniffer-1.16.jar:72be8bcc226ba43b937c722a08a07852bfa1b11400089265d5df0ee7b38b1d52',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3:hamcrest-core-1.3.jar:66fdef91e9739348df7a096aa384a5685f4e875584cce89386a7a47251c4d8e9',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3:hamcrest-library-1.3.jar:711d64522f9ec410983bd310934296da134be4254a125080a0416ec178dfad1c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2:jmock-junit4-2.8.2.jar:f7ee4df4f7bd7b7f1cafad3b99eb74d579f109d5992ff625347352edb55e674c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2:jmock-legacy-2.8.2.jar:f2b985a5c08a9edb7f37612330c058809da3f6a6d63ce792426ebf8ff0d6d31b',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.8.2:jmock-testjar-2.8.2.jar:8900860f72c474e027cf97fe78dcbf154a1aa7fc62b6845c5fb4e4f3c7bc8760',
-        'org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2:jmock-2.8.2.jar:6c73cb4a2e6dbfb61fd99c9a768539c170ab6568e57846bd60dbf19596b65b16',
-        'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1:objenesis-2.1.jar:c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.1:hamcrest-core-2.1.jar:e09109e54a289d88506b9bfec987ddd199f4217c9464132668351b9a4f00bee9',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.1:hamcrest-library-2.1.jar:b7e2b6895b3b679f0e47b6380fda391b225e9b78505db9d8bdde8d3cc8d52a21',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.1:hamcrest-2.1.jar:ba93b2e3a562322ba432f0a1b53addcc55cb188253319a020ed77f824e692050',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-imposters:2.12.0:jmock-imposters-2.12.0.jar:3b836269745a137c9b2347e8d7c2104845b126ef04f012d6bfd94f1a7dea7b09',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.12.0:jmock-junit4-2.12.0.jar:3233062fc889637c151a24f1ee086bad04321ab7d8264fef279daff0fa27205b',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.12.0:jmock-legacy-2.12.0.jar:dea3a9cca653d082e2fe7e40232e982fe03a9984c7d67ceff24f3e03fe580dcd',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.12.0:jmock-testjar-2.12.0.jar:efefbcf6cd294d0e29f0c46eb2a3380d4ca4e1763ff719c69e2f2ac62f564a04',
+        'org.jmock:jmock:2.12.0:jmock-2.12.0.jar:266d07314c0cd343c46ff8a55601272de8cf406807caf55e6f313295f83d10be',
+        'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.0.1:objenesis-3.0.1.jar:7a8ff780b9ff48415d7c705f60030b0acaa616e7f823c98eede3b63508d4e984',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-all:5.2:asm-all-5.2.jar:7fbffbc1db3422e2101689fd88df8384b15817b52b9b2b267b9f6d2511dc198d',
-        'org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.4:asm-5.0.4.jar:896618ed8ae62702521a78bc7be42b7c491a08e6920a15f89a3ecdec31e9a220',
+        'org.ow2.asm:asm:7.1:asm-7.1.jar:4ab2fa2b6d2cc9ccb1eaa05ea329c407b47b13ed2915f62f8c4b8cc96258d4de',
     ]
 }

bramble-core/build.gradle

@@ -21,16 +21,25 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation project(path: ':bramble-api', configuration: 'testOutput')
 	testImplementation 'org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.3.5' // The last version that supports Java 1.6
-	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2"
+	testImplementation 'net.jodah:concurrentunit:0.4.2'
+	testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-imposters:$jmock_version"
 
 	testAnnotationProcessor 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24'
 
 	signature 'org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java16:1.1@signature'
 }
 
+animalsniffer {
+	// Allow requireNonNull: Android desugaring rewrites it (so it's safe for us to use),
+	// and it gets used when passing method references instead of lambdas with Java 11.
+	// Note that this line allows *all* methods from java.util.Objects.
+	// That's the best that we can do with the configuration options that Animal Sniffer offers.
+	ignore 'java.util.Objects'
+}
+
 // needed to make test output available to bramble-java
 configurations {
 	testOutput.extendsFrom(testCompile)

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/account/AccountManagerImpl.java

@@ -176,6 +176,18 @@ class AccountManagerImpl implements AccountManager {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public boolean restoreAccount(Identity identity, String password) {
+		synchronized (stateChangeLock) {
+			if (hasDatabaseKey())
+				throw new AssertionError("Already have a database key");
+			identityManager.registerIdentity(identity);
+			SecretKey key = crypto.generateSecretKey();
+			if (!encryptAndStoreDatabaseKey(key, password)) return false;
+			databaseKey = key;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	@GuardedBy("stateChangeLock")
 	private boolean encryptAndStoreDatabaseKey(SecretKey key, String password) {
 		byte[] plaintext = key.getBytes();

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/connection/Connection.java

@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ abstract class Connection {
 			TransportId transportId) {
 		StreamContext ctx;
 		try {
+			LOG.info("Reading tag...");
 			byte[] tag = readTag(reader.getInputStream());
+			LOG.info("Read tag!");
 			return keyManager.getStreamContext(transportId, tag);
 		} catch (IOException | DbException e) {
 			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/connection/ConnectionManagerImpl.java

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ConnectionManagerImpl implements ConnectionManager {
 		ioExecutor.execute(new IncomingDuplexSyncConnection(keyManager,
 				connectionRegistry, streamReaderFactory, streamWriterFactory,
 				syncSessionFactory, transportPropertyManager, ioExecutor,
-				t, d));
+				t, d, handshakeManager));
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ConnectionManagerImpl implements ConnectionManager {
 		ioExecutor.execute(new OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection(keyManager,
 				connectionRegistry, streamReaderFactory, streamWriterFactory,
 				syncSessionFactory, transportPropertyManager, ioExecutor,
-				secureRandom, c, t, d));
+				secureRandom, handshakeManager, c, t, d));
 	}
 
 	@Override

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/connection/DuplexSyncConnection.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.connection;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.connection.ConnectionRegistry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.connection.InterruptibleConnection;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.HandshakeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TransportConnectionReader;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TransportConnectionWriter;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/connection/IncomingDuplexSyncConnection.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.connection;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.connection.ConnectionRegistry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.HandshakeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TransportId;
@@ -13,9 +14,11 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncSessionFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.KeyManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamContext;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamReaderFactory;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamWriter;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamWriterFactory;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
@@ -24,6 +27,10 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 @NotNullByDefault
 class IncomingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 		implements Runnable {
+	private final HandshakeManager handshakeManager;
+
+	// FIXME: Exchange timestamp as part of handshake protocol?
+	private static final long TIMESTAMP = 1617235200; // 1 April 2021 00:00 UTC
 
 	IncomingDuplexSyncConnection(KeyManager keyManager,
 			ConnectionRegistry connectionRegistry,
@@ -32,14 +39,18 @@ class IncomingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 			SyncSessionFactory syncSessionFactory,
 			TransportPropertyManager transportPropertyManager,
 			Executor ioExecutor, TransportId transportId,
-			DuplexTransportConnection connection) {
+			DuplexTransportConnection connection,
+			HandshakeManager handshakeManager) {
 		super(keyManager, connectionRegistry, streamReaderFactory,
 				streamWriterFactory, syncSessionFactory,
 				transportPropertyManager, ioExecutor, transportId, connection);
+		this.handshakeManager = handshakeManager;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
+		LOG.info("Running IncomingDuplexSyncConnection on transport " +
+				transportId.getString());
 		// Read and recognise the tag
 		StreamContext ctx = recogniseTag(reader, transportId);
 		if (ctx == null) {
@@ -54,10 +65,22 @@ class IncomingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 			return;
 		}
 		if (ctx.isHandshakeMode()) {
-			// TODO: Support handshake mode for contacts
-			LOG.warning("Received handshake tag, expected rotation mode");
-			onReadError(true);
-			return;
+			if (!performHandshake(ctx, contactId)) {
+				LOG.warning("Handshake failed");
+				return;
+			}
+			// Allocate a rotation mode stream context
+			ctx = allocateStreamContext(contactId, transportId);
+			if (ctx == null) {
+				LOG.warning("Could not allocate stream context");
+				onWriteError();
+				return;
+			}
+			if (ctx.isHandshakeMode()) {
+				LOG.warning("Got handshake mode context after handshaking");
+				onWriteError();
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		connectionRegistry.registerIncomingConnection(contactId, transportId,
 				this);
@@ -103,5 +126,39 @@ class IncomingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 			onWriteError();
 		}
 	}
+
+	private boolean performHandshake(StreamContext ctxIn, ContactId contactId) {
+		LOG.info("Performing handshake (Incoming)");
+		// Allocate the outgoing stream context
+		StreamContext ctxOut;
+
+		try {
+			ctxOut = keyManager.getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(contactId, transportId);
+		} catch (DbException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			LOG.warning("Could not allocate stream context");
+			onReadError(true);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			InputStream in = streamReaderFactory.createStreamReader(
+					reader.getInputStream(), ctxIn);
+			// Flush the output stream to send the outgoing stream header
+			StreamWriter out = streamWriterFactory.createStreamWriter(
+					writer.getOutputStream(), ctxOut);
+			out.getOutputStream().flush();
+			HandshakeManager.HandshakeResult result =
+					handshakeManager.handshake(contactId, in, out);
+			keyManager.addRotationKeys(contactId, result.getMasterKey(),
+					TIMESTAMP, result.isAlice(), true);
+			LOG.info("Rotation keys added - IncomingDuplexSyncConnection");
+			return true;
+		} catch (IOException | DbException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			onReadError(true);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 }
 

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/connection/OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.connection;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.connection.ConnectionRegistry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.HandshakeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TransportId;
@@ -14,9 +15,11 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncSessionFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.KeyManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamContext;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamReaderFactory;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamWriter;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamWriterFactory;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
@@ -28,27 +31,40 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 class OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 		implements Runnable {
 
+	// FIXME: Exchange timestamp as part of handshake protocol?
+	private static final long TIMESTAMP = 1617235200; // 1 April 2021 00:00 UTC
+
 	private final SecureRandom secureRandom;
+	private final HandshakeManager handshakeManager;
 	private final ContactId contactId;
 
-	OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection(KeyManager keyManager,
+	OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection(
+			KeyManager keyManager,
 			ConnectionRegistry connectionRegistry,
 			StreamReaderFactory streamReaderFactory,
 			StreamWriterFactory streamWriterFactory,
 			SyncSessionFactory syncSessionFactory,
 			TransportPropertyManager transportPropertyManager,
-			Executor ioExecutor, SecureRandom secureRandom, ContactId contactId,
-			TransportId transportId, DuplexTransportConnection connection) {
+			Executor ioExecutor,
+			SecureRandom secureRandom,
+			HandshakeManager handshakeManager,
+			ContactId contactId,
+			TransportId transportId,
+			DuplexTransportConnection connection) {
 		super(keyManager, connectionRegistry, streamReaderFactory,
 				streamWriterFactory, syncSessionFactory,
 				transportPropertyManager, ioExecutor, transportId, connection);
 		this.secureRandom = secureRandom;
+		this.handshakeManager = handshakeManager;
 		this.contactId = contactId;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
+		LOG.info("Running OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection on transport " +
+				transportId.getString());
 		// Allocate a stream context
+
 		StreamContext ctx = allocateStreamContext(contactId, transportId);
 		if (ctx == null) {
 			LOG.warning("Could not allocate stream context");
@@ -56,10 +72,23 @@ class OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 			return;
 		}
 		if (ctx.isHandshakeMode()) {
-			// TODO: Support handshake mode for contacts
-			LOG.warning("Cannot use handshake mode stream context");
-			onWriteError();
-			return;
+			LOG.info("OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection - context is in handshake mode, performing handshake");
+			if (!performHandshake(ctx)) {
+				LOG.warning("Handshake failed");
+				return;
+			}
+			// Allocate a rotation mode stream context
+			ctx = allocateStreamContext(contactId, transportId);
+			if (ctx == null) {
+				LOG.warning("Could not allocate stream context");
+				onWriteError();
+				return;
+			}
+			if (ctx.isHandshakeMode()) {
+				LOG.warning("Got handshake mode context after handshaking");
+				onWriteError();
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		// Start the incoming session on another thread
 		Priority priority = generatePriority();
@@ -127,6 +156,60 @@ class OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection extends DuplexSyncConnection
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean performHandshake(StreamContext ctxOut) {
+		LOG.info("Performing handshake (Outgoing) for transport " +
+				ctxOut.getTransportId().getString());
+		// Flush the output stream to send the outgoing stream header
+		StreamWriter out;
+		try {
+			out = streamWriterFactory.createStreamWriter(
+					writer.getOutputStream(), ctxOut);
+			out.getOutputStream().flush();
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			onWriteError();
+			return false;
+		}
+		// Read and recognise the tag
+		StreamContext ctxIn = recogniseTag(reader, transportId);
+		// Unrecognised tags are suspicious in this case
+		if (ctxIn == null) {
+			LOG.warning("Unrecognised tag for returning stream");
+			onReadError();
+			return false;
+		}
+		// Check that the stream comes from the expected contact
+		ContactId inContactId = ctxIn.getContactId();
+		if (inContactId == null) {
+			LOG.warning("Expected contact tag, got rendezvous tag");
+			onReadError();
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (!inContactId.equals(contactId)) {
+			LOG.warning("Wrong contact ID for returning stream");
+			onReadError();
+			return false;
+		}
+		// TODO: Register the connection, close it if it's redundant
+		// Handshake and exchange contacts
+		try {
+			InputStream in = streamReaderFactory.createStreamReader(
+					reader.getInputStream(), ctxIn);
+			HandshakeManager.HandshakeResult result =
+					handshakeManager.handshake(contactId, in, out);
+			keyManager.addRotationKeys(contactId, result.getMasterKey(),
+					TIMESTAMP, result.isAlice(), true);
+			LOG.info("Rotation keys added - OutgoingDuplexSyncConnection");
+			return true;
+		} catch (IOException | DbException e) {
+			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			onWriteError();
+			return false;
+		} finally {
+			// TODO: Unregister the connection
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void onReadError() {
 		// 'Recognised' is always true for outgoing connections
 		onReadError(true);

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactExchangeCryptoImpl.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeCrypto;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PrivateKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
@@ -10,12 +11,12 @@ import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.ALICE_KEY_LABEL;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.ALICE_NONCE_LABEL;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.BOB_KEY_LABEL;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.BOB_NONCE_LABEL;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.PROTOCOL_VERSION;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.SIGNING_LABEL;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.ALICE_KEY_LABEL;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.ALICE_NONCE_LABEL;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.BOB_KEY_LABEL;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.BOB_NONCE_LABEL;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.PROTOCOL_VERSION;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.SIGNING_LABEL;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 class ContactExchangeCryptoImpl implements ContactExchangeCrypto {

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactExchangeManagerImpl.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.Predicate;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.client.ClientHelper;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeCrypto;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.AuthorConstants.MAX_SIGNATURE_LENGTH;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.PROTOCOL_VERSION;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.contact.ContactExchangeRecordTypes.CONTACT_INFO;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeConstants.PROTOCOL_VERSION;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeRecordTypes.CONTACT_INFO;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.ValidationUtils.checkLength;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.ValidationUtils.checkSize;
 
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ class ContactExchangeManagerImpl implements ContactExchangeManager {
 	private final ContactManager contactManager;
 	private final IdentityManager identityManager;
 	private final TransportPropertyManager transportPropertyManager;
-	private final ContactExchangeCrypto contactExchangeCrypto;
+	private final org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeCrypto
+			contactExchangeCrypto;
 	private final StreamReaderFactory streamReaderFactory;
 	private final StreamWriterFactory streamWriterFactory;
 

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactExchangeRecordTypes.java

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
-
-/**
- * Record types for the contact exchange protocol.
- */
-interface ContactExchangeRecordTypes {
-
-	byte CONTACT_INFO = 0;
-}

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactStateChangedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoConstants;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.KeyPair;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PublicKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
@@ -119,6 +120,18 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, EventListener {
 						verified, active));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ContactId addContact(Transaction txn, Author remote, AuthorId local,
+			PublicKey handshake, boolean verified)
+			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		ContactId c = db.addContact(txn, remote, local, handshake, verified);
+		Contact contact = db.getContact(txn, c);
+		KeyPair ourKeyPair = identityManager.getHandshakeKeys(txn);
+		keyManager.addContact(txn, c, handshake, ourKeyPair);
+		for (ContactHook hook : hooks) hook.addingContact(txn, contact);
+		return c;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getHandshakeLink() throws DbException {
 		KeyPair keyPair = db.transactionWithResult(true,
@@ -234,6 +247,25 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, EventListener {
 		db.transaction(false, txn -> setContactAlias(txn, c, alias));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction txn, ContactId c,
+			PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		if (handshakePublicKey.getKeyType() !=
+				CryptoConstants.KEY_TYPE_AGREEMENT) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+		db.setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey);
+		KeyPair ourKeyPair = identityManager.getHandshakeKeys(txn);
+		keyManager.addContact(txn, c, handshakePublicKey, ourKeyPair);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey)
+			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException {
+		db.transaction(false,
+				txn -> setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean contactExists(Transaction txn, AuthorId remoteAuthorId,
 			AuthorId localAuthorId) throws DbException {

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactModule.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeCrypto;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.HandshakeManager;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/HandshakeManagerImpl.java

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.Pair;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.Predicate;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.HandshakeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContact;
@@ -88,6 +90,27 @@ class HandshakeManagerImpl implements HandshakeManager {
 		});
 		PublicKey theirStaticPublicKey = keys.getFirst();
 		KeyPair ourStaticKeyPair = keys.getSecond();
+		return handshake(theirStaticPublicKey, ourStaticKeyPair, in, out);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public HandshakeResult handshake(ContactId c, InputStream in,
+			StreamWriter out) throws DbException, IOException {
+		Pair<PublicKey, KeyPair> keys = db.transactionWithResult(true, txn -> {
+			Contact contact = contactManager.getContact(txn, c);
+			PublicKey handshakePublicKey = contact.getHandshakePublicKey();
+			if (handshakePublicKey == null) throw new DbException();
+			KeyPair keyPair = identityManager.getHandshakeKeys(txn);
+			return new Pair<>(handshakePublicKey, keyPair);
+		});
+		PublicKey theirStaticPublicKey = keys.getFirst();
+		KeyPair ourStaticKeyPair = keys.getSecond();
+		return handshake(theirStaticPublicKey, ourStaticKeyPair, in, out);
+	}
+
+	private HandshakeResult handshake(PublicKey theirStaticPublicKey,
+			KeyPair ourStaticKeyPair, InputStream in, StreamWriter out)
+			throws IOException {
 		boolean alice = transportCrypto.isAlice(theirStaticPublicKey,
 				ourStaticKeyPair);
 		RecordReader recordReader = recordReaderFactory.createRecordReader(in);

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/CryptoComponentImpl.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.KeyPairGenerator;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AgreementPrivateKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AgreementPublicKey;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.DecryptionException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.KeyPair;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/CryptoModule.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.KeyAgreementCrypto;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PasswordStrengthEstimator;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamDecrypterFactoryImpl.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.StreamDecrypter;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.StreamDecrypterFactory;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamDecrypterImpl.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FormatException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.StreamDecrypter;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamEncrypterFactoryImpl.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.StreamEncrypter;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamEncrypterImpl.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.StreamEncrypter;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/XSalsa20Poly1305AuthenticatedCipher.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.DataLengthException;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/Database.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.KeySetId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeySet;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeys;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -695,6 +696,11 @@ interface Database<T> {
 	void setHandshakeKeyPair(T txn, AuthorId local, PublicKey publicKey,
 			PrivateKey privateKey) throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the handshake public key for a given contact
+	 */
+	void setHandshakePublicKey(T txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Marks the given message as permanent, i.e. not temporary.
 	 */

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java

@@ -1040,6 +1040,15 @@ class DatabaseComponentImpl<T> implements DatabaseComponent {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Transaction transaction, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException {
+		if (transaction.isReadOnly()) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		T txn = unbox(transaction);
+		if (!db.containsContact(txn, c))
+			throw new NoSuchContactException();
+		db.setHandshakePublicKey(txn, c, handshakePublicKey);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setHandshakeKeyPair(Transaction transaction, AuthorId local,
 			PublicKey publicKey, PrivateKey privateKey) throws DbException {

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java

@@ -3058,6 +3058,23 @@ abstract class JdbcDatabase implements Database<Connection> {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setHandshakePublicKey(Connection txn, ContactId c, PublicKey handshakePublicKey) throws DbException {
+		PreparedStatement ps = null;
+		try {
+			String sql = "UPDATE contacts SET handshakePublicKey = ? WHERE contactId = ?";
+			ps = txn.prepareStatement(sql);
+			ps.setBytes(1, handshakePublicKey.getEncoded());
+			ps.setInt(2, c.getInt());
+			int affected = ps.executeUpdate();
+			if (affected < 0 || affected > 1) throw new DbStateException();
+			ps.close();
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			tryToClose(ps, LOG, WARNING);
+			throw new DbException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setGroupVisibility(Connection txn, ContactId c, GroupId g,
 			boolean shared) throws DbException {

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/identity/IdentityManagerImpl.java

@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ class IdentityManagerImpl implements IdentityManager, OpenDatabaseHook {
 		return cached.getLocalAuthor();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Identity getIdentity(Transaction txn) throws DbException {
+		return getCachedIdentity(txn);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public LocalAuthor getLocalAuthor(Transaction txn) throws DbException {
 		return getCachedIdentity(txn).getLocalAuthor();

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/keyagreement/KeyAgreementConnector.java

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class KeyAgreementConnector {
 		List<Pair<DuplexPlugin, BdfList>> transports = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (TransportId id : PREFERRED_TRANSPORTS) {
 			TransportDescriptor d = descriptors.get(id);
+			LOG.info("id: " + id + " d: " + d);
 			Plugin p = pluginManager.getPlugin(id);
 			if (d != null && p instanceof DuplexPlugin) {
 				if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO))
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ class KeyAgreementConnector {
 
 		// TODO: If we don't have any transports in common with the peer,
 		//  warn the user and give up (#1224)
+        if (transports.isEmpty()) {
+           LOG.info("No transports found");
+        }
 
 		if (!transports.isEmpty()) {
 			byte[] commitment = remotePayload.getCommitment();

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/keyagreement/KeyAgreementTransport.java

@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ class KeyAgreementTransport {
 			Logger.getLogger(KeyAgreementTransport.class.getName());
 
 	// Accept records with current protocol version, known record type
-	private static Predicate<Record> ACCEPT = r ->
+	private static final Predicate<Record> ACCEPT = r ->
 			r.getProtocolVersion() == PROTOCOL_VERSION &&
 					isKnownRecordType(r.getRecordType());
 
 	// Ignore records with current protocol version, unknown record type
-	private static Predicate<Record> IGNORE = r ->
+	private static final Predicate<Record> IGNORE = r ->
 			r.getProtocolVersion() == PROTOCOL_VERSION &&
 					!isKnownRecordType(r.getRecordType());
 

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/TorPlugin.java

@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 			if (now - then >= V3_MIGRATION_PERIOD_MS) retireV2HiddenService();
 			else publishV2HiddenService(port, privKey2);
 		}
+		if (isNullOrEmpty(privKey3)) {
+			TransportProperties p = callback.getLocalProperties();
+			privKey3 = p.get(HS_PRIVATE_KEY_V3);
+		}
 		publishV3HiddenService(port, privKey3);
 	}
 
@@ -511,9 +515,11 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 		try {
 			// Use the control connection to set up the hidden service
 			if (privKey == null) {
+				LOG.info("Private key is null");
 				response = controlConnection.addOnion("NEW:ED25519-V3",
 						portLines, null);
 			} else {
+				LOG.info("Private key is not null");
 				response = controlConnection.addOnion(privKey, portLines);
 			}
 		} catch (IOException e) {
@@ -535,12 +541,15 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 		if (privKey == null) {
 			// Publish the hidden service's onion hostname in transport props
 			TransportProperties p = new TransportProperties();
+			String now = String.valueOf(clock.currentTimeMillis());
 			p.put(PROP_ONION_V3, onion3);
+			p.put(HS_PRIVATE_KEY_V3, response.get(HS_PRIVKEY));
+			p.put(HS_V3_CREATED, now);
 			callback.mergeLocalProperties(p);
 			// Save the hidden service's private key for next time
 			Settings s = new Settings();
 			s.put(HS_PRIVATE_KEY_V3, response.get(HS_PRIVKEY));
-			s.put(HS_V3_CREATED, String.valueOf(clock.currentTimeMillis()));
+			s.put(HS_V3_CREATED, now);
 			callback.mergeSettings(s);
 		}
 	}

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/properties/TransportPropertyManagerImpl.java

@@ -294,7 +294,13 @@ class TransportPropertyManagerImpl implements TransportPropertyManager,
 	public TransportProperties getRemoteProperties(ContactId c, TransportId t)
 			throws DbException {
 		return db.transactionWithResult(true, txn ->
-				getRemoteProperties(txn, db.getContact(txn, c), t));
+				getRemoteProperties(txn, c, t));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public TransportProperties getRemoteProperties(Transaction txn,
+			ContactId c, TransportId t) throws DbException {
+		return getRemoteProperties(txn, db.getContact(txn, c), t);
 	}
 
 	@Override

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/KeyManagerImpl.java

@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Map<TransportId, KeySetId> addRotationKeys(
-			Transaction txn, ContactId c, SecretKey rootKey, long timestamp,
-			boolean alice, boolean active) throws DbException {
+	public Map<TransportId, KeySetId> addRotationKeys(Transaction txn,
+			ContactId c, SecretKey rootKey, long timestamp, boolean alice,
+			boolean active) throws DbException {
 		Map<TransportId, KeySetId> ids = new HashMap<>();
 		for (Entry<TransportId, TransportKeyManager> e : managers.entrySet()) {
 			TransportId t = e.getKey();
@@ -114,12 +114,21 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 		return ids;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Map<TransportId, KeySetId> addRotationKeys(ContactId c,
+			SecretKey rootKey, long timestamp, boolean alice, boolean active)
+			throws DbException {
+		return db.transactionWithResult(false, txn ->
+				addRotationKeys(txn, c, rootKey, timestamp, alice, active));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Map<TransportId, KeySetId> addContact(Transaction txn, ContactId c,
 			PublicKey theirPublicKey, KeyPair ourKeyPair)
 			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException {
 		SecretKey staticMasterKey = transportCrypto
 				.deriveStaticMasterKey(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
+		LOG.info("Deriving root handshake key " + c.toString() + " " + ourKeyPair.getPublic().toString() + " them: " + theirPublicKey.toString());
 		SecretKey rootKey =
 				transportCrypto.deriveHandshakeRootKey(staticMasterKey, false);
 		boolean alice = transportCrypto.isAlice(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 		for (Entry<TransportId, TransportKeyManager> e : managers.entrySet()) {
 			TransportId t = e.getKey();
 			TransportKeyManager m = e.getValue();
+			LOG.info("Adding handshake keys for transport " + t.getString());
 			ids.put(t, m.addHandshakeKeys(txn, c, rootKey, alice));
 		}
 		return ids;
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 			PendingContactId p, PublicKey theirPublicKey, KeyPair ourKeyPair)
 			throws DbException, GeneralSecurityException {
 		SecretKey staticMasterKey = transportCrypto
-					.deriveStaticMasterKey(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
+				.deriveStaticMasterKey(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
 		SecretKey rootKey =
 				transportCrypto.deriveHandshakeRootKey(staticMasterKey, true);
 		boolean alice = transportCrypto.isAlice(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
@@ -197,6 +207,14 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 						m.getStreamContext(txn, tag)));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public StreamContext getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(ContactId c, TransportId t)
+			throws DbException {
+		return withManager(t, m ->
+				db.transactionWithNullableResult(false, txn ->
+						m.getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(txn, c)));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
 		if (e instanceof ContactRemovedEvent) {

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/TransportKeyManager.java

@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@ interface TransportKeyManager {
 	StreamContext getStreamContext(Transaction txn, byte[] tag)
 			throws DbException;
 
+	@Nullable
+	StreamContext getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(Transaction txn, ContactId c)
+			throws DbException;
 }

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/TransportKeyManagerImpl.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.StreamContext;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeySet;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportKeys;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.transport.ReorderingWindow.Change;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -182,9 +183,12 @@ class TransportKeyManagerImpl implements TransportKeyManager {
 			if (old == null || (old.getKeys().isHandshakeMode() &&
 					!ks.getKeys().isHandshakeMode()) ||
 					old.getKeySetId().getInt() < ks.getKeySetId().getInt()) {
+				LOG.info("Replacing Outgoing keys!");
 				if (ks.getContactId() == null)
 					pendingContactOutContexts.put(ks.getPendingContactId(), ks);
 				else contactOutContexts.put(ks.getContactId(), ks);
+			} else {
+				LOG.info("Not replacing Outgoing keys!");
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -372,6 +376,9 @@ class TransportKeyManagerImpl implements TransportKeyManager {
 			MutableTransportKeySet ks = getOutgoingKeySet(c, p);
 			if (ks == null) return null;
 			MutableTransportKeys keys = ks.getKeys();
+
+			LOG.info("Using keys for outgoing connection - handshake mode: " +
+					keys.isHandshakeMode());
 			MutableOutgoingKeys outKeys = keys.getCurrentOutgoingKeys();
 			if (!outKeys.isActive()) throw new AssertionError();
 			if (outKeys.getStreamCounter() > MAX_32_BIT_UNSIGNED) return null;
@@ -395,7 +402,18 @@ class TransportKeyManagerImpl implements TransportKeyManager {
 		try {
 			// Look up the incoming keys for the tag
 			TagContext tagCtx = inContexts.remove(new Bytes(tag));
-			if (tagCtx == null) return null;
+			if (tagCtx == null) {
+				LOG.info("Cannot find tag!");
+				for (MutableTransportKeySet t : keys.values()) {
+					LOG.info("Header key: " + StringUtils
+							.toHexString(t.getKeys().getCurrentIncomingKeys()
+									.getHeaderKey().getBytes()));
+					LOG.info("Tag key: " + StringUtils.toHexString(
+							t.getKeys().getCurrentIncomingKeys().getTagKey()
+									.getBytes()));
+				}
+				return null;
+			}
 			MutableIncomingKeys inKeys = tagCtx.inKeys;
 			// Create a stream context
 			StreamContext ctx = new StreamContext(tagCtx.contactId,
@@ -443,6 +461,51 @@ class TransportKeyManagerImpl implements TransportKeyManager {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public StreamContext getStreamContextInHandshakeMode(Transaction txn,
+			ContactId c)
+			throws DbException {
+		lock.lock();
+		try {
+			MutableTransportKeySet ks = getOutgoingKeySet(c, null);
+			if (ks == null) return null;
+			MutableTransportKeys currentKeys = ks.getKeys();
+			LOG.info("Current keys handshake mode? " +
+					currentKeys.isHandshakeMode());
+			if (currentKeys.isHandshakeMode())
+				return getStreamContext(txn, c, null);
+
+			for (MutableTransportKeySet keySet : this.keys.values()) {
+				MutableTransportKeys keys = keySet.getKeys();
+				if (!keys.isHandshakeMode()) continue;
+				LOG.info("Found handshake mode keys");
+				MutableOutgoingKeys outKeys = keys.getCurrentOutgoingKeys();
+//				if (!outKeys.isActive()) throw new AssertionError();
+				if (outKeys.getStreamCounter() > MAX_32_BIT_UNSIGNED)
+					return null;
+				// Create a stream context
+				LOG.info("Creating handshake mode stream context");
+				StreamContext ctx = new StreamContext(c, null, transportId,
+						outKeys.getTagKey(), outKeys.getHeaderKey(),
+						outKeys.getStreamCounter(), keys.isHandshakeMode());
+				LOG.info("Tag key: " +
+						StringUtils.toHexString(outKeys.getTagKey().getBytes()));
+				LOG.info("Header key: " +
+						StringUtils.toHexString(outKeys.getHeaderKey().getBytes()));
+				// Increment the stream counter and write it back to the DB
+				outKeys.incrementStreamCounter();
+				db.incrementStreamCounter(txn, transportId,
+						keySet.getKeySetId());
+				LOG.info("Returning");
+				return ctx;
+			}
+			LOG.info("Cannot find handshake mode keys");
+			return null;
+		} finally {
+			lock.unlock();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@DatabaseExecutor
 	@Wakeful
 	private void updateKeys(Transaction txn) throws DbException {

bramble-core/src/main/resources/bridges

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Bridge obfs4 192.95.36.142:443 CDF2E852BF539B82BD10E27E9115A31734E378C2 cert=qUVQ0srL1JI/vO6V6m/24anYXiJD3QP2HgzUKQtQ7GRqqUvs7P+tG43RtAqdhLOALP7DJQ iat-mode=1
 Bridge obfs4 38.229.1.78:80 C8CBDB2464FC9804A69531437BCF2BE31FDD2EE4 cert=Hmyfd2ev46gGY7NoVxA9ngrPF2zCZtzskRTzoWXbxNkzeVnGFPWmrTtILRyqCTjHR+s9dg iat-mode=1
-Bridge obfs4 38.229.33.83:80 0BAC39417268B96B9F514E7F63FA6FBA1A788955 cert=VwEFpk9F/UN9JED7XpG1XOjm/O8ZCXK80oPecgWnNDZDv5pdkhq1OpbAH0wNqOT6H6BmRQ iat-mode=1
 Bridge obfs4 37.218.245.14:38224 D9A82D2F9C2F65A18407B1D2B764F130847F8B5D cert=bjRaMrr1BRiAW8IE9U5z27fQaYgOhX1UCmOpg2pFpoMvo6ZgQMzLsaTzzQNTlm7hNcb+Sg iat-mode=0
-Bridge obfs4 85.31.186.26:443 91A6354697E6B02A386312F68D82CF86824D3606 cert=PBwr+S8JTVZo6MPdHnkTwXJPILWADLqfMGoVvhZClMq/Urndyd42BwX9YFJHZnBB3H0XCw iat-mode=0
+Bridge obfs4 85.31.186.98:443 011F2599C0E9B27EE74B353155E244813763C3E5 cert=ayq0XzCwhpdysn5o0EyDUbmSOx3X/oTEbzDMvczHOdBJKlvIdHHLJGkZARtT4dcBFArPPg iat-mode=0
+Bridge obfs4 144.217.20.138:80 FB70B257C162BF1038CA669D568D76F5B7F0BABB cert=vYIV5MgrghGQvZPIi1tJwnzorMgqgmlKaB77Y3Z9Q/v94wZBOAXkW+fdx4aSxLVnKO+xNw iat-mode=0
 Bridge obfs4 193.11.166.194:27015 2D82C2E354D531A68469ADF7F878FA6060C6BACA cert=4TLQPJrTSaDffMK7Nbao6LC7G9OW/NHkUwIdjLSS3KYf0Nv4/nQiiI8dY2TcsQx01NniOg iat-mode=0
 Bridge obfs4 193.11.166.194:27020 86AC7B8D430DAC4117E9F42C9EAED18133863AAF cert=0LDeJH4JzMDtkJJrFphJCiPqKx7loozKN7VNfuukMGfHO0Z8OGdzHVkhVAOfo1mUdv9cMg iat-mode=0
 Bridge obfs4 193.11.166.194:27025 1AE2C08904527FEA90C4C4F8C1083EA59FBC6FAF cert=ItvYZzW5tn6v3G4UnQa6Qz04Npro6e81AP70YujmK/KXwDFPTs3aHXcHp4n8Vt6w/bv8cA iat-mode=0

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/client/BdfMessageValidatorTest.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Message;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageContext;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.ValidatorTestCase;
 import org.jmock.Expectations;
-import org.jmock.lib.legacy.ClassImposteriser;
+import org.jmock.imposters.ByteBuddyClassImposteriser;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.transport.TransportConstants.MAX_CLOCK_DIFFERENCE;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class BdfMessageValidatorTest extends ValidatorTestCase {
 	private final Metadata meta = new Metadata();
 
 	public BdfMessageValidatorTest() {
-		context.setImposteriser(ClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
+		context.setImposteriser(ByteBuddyClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = InvalidMessageException.class)

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamDecrypterImplTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleTestCase;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils;

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/StreamEncrypterImplTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleTestCase;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils;

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/TestAuthenticatedCipher.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/XSalsa20Poly1305AuthenticatedCipherTest.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.AuthenticatedCipher;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.SecretKey;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleTestCase;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils;

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/keyagreement/KeyAgreementProtocolTest.java

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.keyagreement.PayloadEncoder;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleTestCase;
 import org.jmock.Expectations;
 import org.jmock.auto.Mock;
+import org.jmock.imposters.ByteBuddyClassImposteriser;
 import org.jmock.integration.junit4.JUnitRuleMockery;
-import org.jmock.lib.legacy.ClassImposteriser;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class KeyAgreementProtocolTest extends BrambleTestCase {
 	@Rule
 	public JUnitRuleMockery context = new JUnitRuleMockery() {{
 		// So we can mock concrete classes like KeyAgreementTransport
-		setImposteriser(ClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
+		setImposteriser(ByteBuddyClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
 	}};
 
 	private final PublicKey alicePubKey = getAgreementPublicKey();

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/keyagreement/KeyAgreementTransportTest.java

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.record.RecordWriterFactory;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleMockTestCase;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.CaptureArgumentAction;
 import org.jmock.Expectations;
-import org.jmock.lib.legacy.ClassImposteriser;
+import org.jmock.imposters.ByteBuddyClassImposteriser;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class KeyAgreementTransportTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 	private KeyAgreementTransport kat;
 
 	public KeyAgreementTransportTest() {
-		context.setImposteriser(ClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
+		context.setImposteriser(ByteBuddyClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
 		inputStream = context.mock(InputStream.class);
 		outputStream = context.mock(OutputStream.class);
 	}

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/PollerImplTest.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.test.BrambleMockTestCase;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.ImmediateExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.test.RunAction;
 import org.jmock.Expectations;
-import org.jmock.lib.legacy.ClassImposteriser;
+import org.jmock.imposters.ByteBuddyClassImposteriser;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class PollerImplTest extends BrambleMockTestCase {
 	private PollerImpl poller;
 
 	public PollerImplTest() {
-		context.setImposteriser(ClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
+		context.setImposteriser(ByteBuddyClassImposteriser.INSTANCE);
 		random = context.mock(SecureRandom.class);
 	}
 

bramble-core/witness.gradle

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dependencyVerification {
     verify = [
-        'cglib:cglib:3.2.0:cglib-3.2.0.jar:adb13bab79712ad6bdf1bd59f2a3918018a8016e722e8a357065afb9e6690861',
+        'cglib:cglib:3.2.8:cglib-3.2.8.jar:3f64de999ecc5595dc84ca8ff0879d8a34c8623f9ef3c517a53ed59023fcb9db',
+        'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1:annotations-3.0.1.jar:6b47ff0a6de0ce17cbedc3abb0828ca5bce3009d53ea47b3723ff023c4742f79',
         'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2:jsr305-3.0.2.jar:766ad2a0783f2687962c8ad74ceecc38a28b9f72a2d085ee438b7813e928d0c7',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24:dagger-compiler-2.24.jar:3c5afb955fb188da485cb2c048eff37dce0e1530b9780a0f2f7187d16d1ccc1f',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger-producers:2.24:dagger-producers-2.24.jar:f10f45b95191954d5d6b043fca9e62fb621d21bf70634b8f8476c7988b504c3a',
@@ -19,11 +20,12 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0:jsr250-api-1.0.jar:a1a922d0d9b6d183ed3800dfac01d1e1eb159f0e8c6f94736931c1def54a941f',
         'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff',
         'junit:junit:4.12:junit-4.12.jar:59721f0805e223d84b90677887d9ff567dc534d7c502ca903c0c2b17f05c116a',
+        'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.9.12:byte-buddy-1.9.12.jar:3688c3d434bebc3edc5516296a2ed0f47b65e451071b4afecad84f902f0efc11',
         'net.i2p.crypto:eddsa:0.2.0:eddsa-0.2.0.jar:a7cb1b85c16e2f0730b9204106929a1d9aaae1df728adc7041a8b8b605692140',
+        'net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0:jcip-annotations-1.0.jar:be5805392060c71474bf6c9a67a099471274d30b83eef84bfc4e0889a4f1dcc0',
+        'net.jodah:concurrentunit:0.4.2:concurrentunit-0.4.2.jar:5583078e1acf91734939e985bc9e7ee947b0e93a8eef679da6bb07bbeb47ced3',
         'net.ltgt.gradle.incap:incap:0.2:incap-0.2.jar:b625b9806b0f1e4bc7a2e3457119488de3cd57ea20feedd513db070a573a4ffd',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant-launcher:1.9.4:ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar:7bccea20b41801ca17bcbc909a78c835d0f443f12d639c77bd6ae3d05861608d',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant:1.9.4:ant-1.9.4.jar:649ae0730251de07b8913f49286d46bba7b92d47c5f332610aa426c4f02161d8',
-        'org.beanshell:bsh:1.3.0:bsh-1.3.0.jar:9b04edc75d19db54f1b4e8b5355e9364384c6cf71eb0a1b9724c159d779879f8',
+        'org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh:2.0b6:bsh-2.0b6.jar:a17955976070c0573235ee662f2794a78082758b61accffce8d3f8aedcd91047',
         'org.bitlet:weupnp:0.1.4:weupnp-0.1.4.jar:88df7e6504929d00bdb832863761385c68ab92af945b04f0770b126270a444fb',
         'org.briarproject:jtorctl:0.3:jtorctl-0.3.jar:f2939238a097898998432effe93b0334d97a787972ab3a91a8973a1d309fc864',
         'org.checkerframework:checker-compat-qual:2.5.3:checker-compat-qual-2.5.3.jar:d76b9afea61c7c082908023f0cbc1427fab9abd2df915c8b8a3e7a509bccbc6d',
@@ -32,16 +34,18 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-annotations:1.17:animal-sniffer-annotations-1.17.jar:92654f493ecfec52082e76354f0ebf87648dc3d5cec2e3c3cdb947c016747a53',
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-ant-tasks:1.16:animal-sniffer-ant-tasks-1.16.jar:890040976fbe2d584619a6a61b1fd2e925b3b5eb342a85eb2762c467c0d64e90',
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer:1.16:animal-sniffer-1.16.jar:72be8bcc226ba43b937c722a08a07852bfa1b11400089265d5df0ee7b38b1d52',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3:hamcrest-core-1.3.jar:66fdef91e9739348df7a096aa384a5685f4e875584cce89386a7a47251c4d8e9',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3:hamcrest-library-1.3.jar:711d64522f9ec410983bd310934296da134be4254a125080a0416ec178dfad1c',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.1:hamcrest-core-2.1.jar:e09109e54a289d88506b9bfec987ddd199f4217c9464132668351b9a4f00bee9',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.1:hamcrest-library-2.1.jar:b7e2b6895b3b679f0e47b6380fda391b225e9b78505db9d8bdde8d3cc8d52a21',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.1:hamcrest-2.1.jar:ba93b2e3a562322ba432f0a1b53addcc55cb188253319a020ed77f824e692050',
         'org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.3.5:hsqldb-2.3.5.jar:6676a6977ac98997a80f827ddbd3fe8ca1e0853dad1492512135fd1a222ccfad',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2:jmock-junit4-2.8.2.jar:f7ee4df4f7bd7b7f1cafad3b99eb74d579f109d5992ff625347352edb55e674c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2:jmock-legacy-2.8.2.jar:f2b985a5c08a9edb7f37612330c058809da3f6a6d63ce792426ebf8ff0d6d31b',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.8.2:jmock-testjar-2.8.2.jar:8900860f72c474e027cf97fe78dcbf154a1aa7fc62b6845c5fb4e4f3c7bc8760',
-        'org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2:jmock-2.8.2.jar:6c73cb4a2e6dbfb61fd99c9a768539c170ab6568e57846bd60dbf19596b65b16',
-        'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1:objenesis-2.1.jar:c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-imposters:2.12.0:jmock-imposters-2.12.0.jar:3b836269745a137c9b2347e8d7c2104845b126ef04f012d6bfd94f1a7dea7b09',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.12.0:jmock-junit4-2.12.0.jar:3233062fc889637c151a24f1ee086bad04321ab7d8264fef279daff0fa27205b',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.12.0:jmock-legacy-2.12.0.jar:dea3a9cca653d082e2fe7e40232e982fe03a9984c7d67ceff24f3e03fe580dcd',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.12.0:jmock-testjar-2.12.0.jar:efefbcf6cd294d0e29f0c46eb2a3380d4ca4e1763ff719c69e2f2ac62f564a04',
+        'org.jmock:jmock:2.12.0:jmock-2.12.0.jar:266d07314c0cd343c46ff8a55601272de8cf406807caf55e6f313295f83d10be',
+        'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.0.1:objenesis-3.0.1.jar:7a8ff780b9ff48415d7c705f60030b0acaa616e7f823c98eede3b63508d4e984',
         'org.ow2.asm:asm-all:5.2:asm-all-5.2.jar:7fbffbc1db3422e2101689fd88df8384b15817b52b9b2b267b9f6d2511dc198d',
-        'org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.4:asm-5.0.4.jar:896618ed8ae62702521a78bc7be42b7c491a08e6920a15f89a3ecdec31e9a220',
+        'org.ow2.asm:asm:7.1:asm-7.1.jar:4ab2fa2b6d2cc9ccb1eaa05ea329c407b47b13ed2915f62f8c4b8cc96258d4de',
         'org.whispersystems:curve25519-java:0.5.0:curve25519-java-0.5.0.jar:0aadd43cf01d11e9b58f867b3c4f25c3194e8b0623d1953d32dfbfbee009e38d',
     ]
 }

bramble-java/build.gradle

@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation project(path: ':bramble-api', configuration: 'testOutput')
 	testImplementation project(path: ':bramble-core', configuration: 'testOutput')
-	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2"
+	testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmock_version"
 
 	testAnnotationProcessor 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24'
 }

bramble-java/witness.gradle

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dependencyVerification {
     verify = [
-        'cglib:cglib:3.2.0:cglib-3.2.0.jar:adb13bab79712ad6bdf1bd59f2a3918018a8016e722e8a357065afb9e6690861',
+        'cglib:cglib:3.2.8:cglib-3.2.8.jar:3f64de999ecc5595dc84ca8ff0879d8a34c8623f9ef3c517a53ed59023fcb9db',
+        'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1:annotations-3.0.1.jar:6b47ff0a6de0ce17cbedc3abb0828ca5bce3009d53ea47b3723ff023c4742f79',
         'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2:jsr305-3.0.2.jar:766ad2a0783f2687962c8ad74ceecc38a28b9f72a2d085ee438b7813e928d0c7',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24:dagger-compiler-2.24.jar:3c5afb955fb188da485cb2c048eff37dce0e1530b9780a0f2f7187d16d1ccc1f',
         'com.google.dagger:dagger-producers:2.24:dagger-producers-2.24.jar:f10f45b95191954d5d6b043fca9e62fb621d21bf70634b8f8476c7988b504c3a',
@@ -17,24 +18,26 @@ dependencyVerification {
         'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0:jsr250-api-1.0.jar:a1a922d0d9b6d183ed3800dfac01d1e1eb159f0e8c6f94736931c1def54a941f',
         'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff',
         'junit:junit:4.12:junit-4.12.jar:59721f0805e223d84b90677887d9ff567dc534d7c502ca903c0c2b17f05c116a',
+        'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.9.12:byte-buddy-1.9.12.jar:3688c3d434bebc3edc5516296a2ed0f47b65e451071b4afecad84f902f0efc11',
         'net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:4.5.2:jna-platform-4.5.2.jar:f1d00c167d8921c6e23c626ef9f1c3ae0be473c95c68ffa012bc7ae55a87e2d6',
         'net.java.dev.jna:jna:4.5.2:jna-4.5.2.jar:0c8eb7acf67261656d79005191debaba3b6bf5dd60a43735a245429381dbecff',
+        'net.jcip:jcip-annotations:1.0:jcip-annotations-1.0.jar:be5805392060c71474bf6c9a67a099471274d30b83eef84bfc4e0889a4f1dcc0',
         'net.ltgt.gradle.incap:incap:0.2:incap-0.2.jar:b625b9806b0f1e4bc7a2e3457119488de3cd57ea20feedd513db070a573a4ffd',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant-launcher:1.9.4:ant-launcher-1.9.4.jar:7bccea20b41801ca17bcbc909a78c835d0f443f12d639c77bd6ae3d05861608d',
-        'org.apache.ant:ant:1.9.4:ant-1.9.4.jar:649ae0730251de07b8913f49286d46bba7b92d47c5f332610aa426c4f02161d8',
-        'org.beanshell:bsh:1.3.0:bsh-1.3.0.jar:9b04edc75d19db54f1b4e8b5355e9364384c6cf71eb0a1b9724c159d779879f8',
+        'org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh:2.0b6:bsh-2.0b6.jar:a17955976070c0573235ee662f2794a78082758b61accffce8d3f8aedcd91047',
         'org.briarproject:obfs4proxy:0.0.12-dev-40245c4a:obfs4proxy-0.0.12-dev-40245c4a.zip:172029e7058b3a83ac93ac4991a44bf76e16ce8d46f558f5836d57da3cb3a766',
         'org.briarproject:tor:0.3.5.13-1:tor-0.3.5.13-1.zip:ef35c16bf8dc1f4c75ed71d9f55e4514f383d124ec96b859aca647c990927c99',
         'org.checkerframework:checker-compat-qual:2.5.3:checker-compat-qual-2.5.3.jar:d76b9afea61c7c082908023f0cbc1427fab9abd2df915c8b8a3e7a509bccbc6d',
         'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:2.5.2:checker-qual-2.5.2.jar:64b02691c8b9d4e7700f8ee2e742dce7ea2c6e81e662b7522c9ee3bf568c040a',
         'org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-annotations:1.17:animal-sniffer-annotations-1.17.jar:92654f493ecfec52082e76354f0ebf87648dc3d5cec2e3c3cdb947c016747a53',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3:hamcrest-core-1.3.jar:66fdef91e9739348df7a096aa384a5685f4e875584cce89386a7a47251c4d8e9',
-        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3:hamcrest-library-1.3.jar:711d64522f9ec410983bd310934296da134be4254a125080a0416ec178dfad1c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.8.2:jmock-junit4-2.8.2.jar:f7ee4df4f7bd7b7f1cafad3b99eb74d579f109d5992ff625347352edb55e674c',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2:jmock-legacy-2.8.2.jar:f2b985a5c08a9edb7f37612330c058809da3f6a6d63ce792426ebf8ff0d6d31b',
-        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.8.2:jmock-testjar-2.8.2.jar:8900860f72c474e027cf97fe78dcbf154a1aa7fc62b6845c5fb4e4f3c7bc8760',
-        'org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2:jmock-2.8.2.jar:6c73cb4a2e6dbfb61fd99c9a768539c170ab6568e57846bd60dbf19596b65b16',
-        'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1:objenesis-2.1.jar:c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80',
-        'org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.4:asm-5.0.4.jar:896618ed8ae62702521a78bc7be42b7c491a08e6920a15f89a3ecdec31e9a220',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:2.1:hamcrest-core-2.1.jar:e09109e54a289d88506b9bfec987ddd199f4217c9464132668351b9a4f00bee9',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.1:hamcrest-library-2.1.jar:b7e2b6895b3b679f0e47b6380fda391b225e9b78505db9d8bdde8d3cc8d52a21',
+        'org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.1:hamcrest-2.1.jar:ba93b2e3a562322ba432f0a1b53addcc55cb188253319a020ed77f824e692050',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-imposters:2.12.0:jmock-imposters-2.12.0.jar:3b836269745a137c9b2347e8d7c2104845b126ef04f012d6bfd94f1a7dea7b09',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-junit4:2.12.0:jmock-junit4-2.12.0.jar:3233062fc889637c151a24f1ee086bad04321ab7d8264fef279daff0fa27205b',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.12.0:jmock-legacy-2.12.0.jar:dea3a9cca653d082e2fe7e40232e982fe03a9984c7d67ceff24f3e03fe580dcd',
+        'org.jmock:jmock-testjar:2.12.0:jmock-testjar-2.12.0.jar:efefbcf6cd294d0e29f0c46eb2a3380d4ca4e1763ff719c69e2f2ac62f564a04',
+        'org.jmock:jmock:2.12.0:jmock-2.12.0.jar:266d07314c0cd343c46ff8a55601272de8cf406807caf55e6f313295f83d10be',
+        'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.0.1:objenesis-3.0.1.jar:7a8ff780b9ff48415d7c705f60030b0acaa616e7f823c98eede3b63508d4e984',
+        'org.ow2.asm:asm:7.1:asm-7.1.jar:4ab2fa2b6d2cc9ccb1eaa05ea329c407b47b13ed2915f62f8c4b8cc96258d4de',
     ]
 }

briar-android/build.gradle

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ android {
 	defaultConfig {
 		minSdkVersion 16
 		targetSdkVersion 29
-		versionCode 10220
-		versionName "1.2.20"
-		applicationId "org.briarproject.briar.android"
+		versionCode 10218
+		versionName "1.2.18"
+		applicationId "org.briarproject.briar.socialbackup"
 
 		vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
 		buildConfigField "String", "GitHash",
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.4'
 	implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1'
 	implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview-selection:1.1.0-rc03'
+	implementation 'org.magmacollective.darkcrystal:dark-crystal-secret-sharing-wrapper:1.1.0'
 
 	implementation 'info.guardianproject.panic:panic:1.0'
 	implementation 'info.guardianproject.trustedintents:trustedintents:0.2'
@@ -136,11 +137,12 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "androidx.arch.core:core-testing:2.1.0"
 	testImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$espressoVersion"
 	testImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3.1'
-	testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:3.1.0'
-	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.1'
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmockVersion"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmockVersion"
-	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:$jmockVersion"
+
+	testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:3.9.0'
+	testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-junit4:$jmock_version"
+	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-imposters:$jmock_version"
 	testAnnotationProcessor "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.24"
 
 	androidTestImplementation project(path: ':bramble-api', configuration: 'testOutput')

briar-android/proguard-rules.txt

@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@
 
 # Dependency injection annotations, needed for UI tests on older API levels
 -keep class javax.inject.**
+
+-keep class com.sun.jna.** { *; }

briar-android/src/androidTest/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/UiTest.java

@@ -4,20 +4,16 @@ import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.account.AccountManager;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.settings.Settings;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.settings.SettingsManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.test.espresso.intent.rule.IntentsTestRule;
 
 import static androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.BriarControllerImpl.DOZE_ASK_AGAIN;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsFragment.SETTINGS_NAMESPACE;
 
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
@@ -31,8 +27,6 @@ public abstract class UiTest {
 	protected AccountManager accountManager;
 	@Inject
 	protected LifecycleManager lifecycleManager;
-	@Inject
-	protected SettingsManager settingsManager;
 
 	public UiTest() {
 		BriarTestComponentApplication app = getApplicationContext();
@@ -45,8 +39,22 @@ public abstract class UiTest {
 	protected class CleanAccountTestRule<A extends Activity>
 			extends IntentsTestRule<A> {
 
+		@Nullable
+		private final Runnable runnable;
+
 		public CleanAccountTestRule(Class<A> activityClass) {
 			super(activityClass);
+			this.runnable = null;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Use this if you need to run code before launching the activity.
+		 * Note: You need to use {@link #launchActivity(Intent)} yourself
+		 * to start the activity.
+		 */
+		public CleanAccountTestRule(Class<A> activityClass, Runnable runnable) {
+			super(activityClass, false, false);
+			this.runnable = runnable;
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -54,17 +62,16 @@ public abstract class UiTest {
 			super.beforeActivityLaunched();
 			accountManager.deleteAccount();
 			accountManager.createAccount(USERNAME, PASSWORD);
-			Intent serviceIntent =
-					new Intent(getApplicationContext(), BriarService.class);
-			getApplicationContext().startService(serviceIntent);
-			try {
-				lifecycleManager.waitForStartup();
-				// do not show doze white-listing dialog
-				Settings settings = new Settings();
-				settings.putBoolean(DOZE_ASK_AGAIN, false);
-				settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-			} catch (InterruptedException | DbException e) {
-				throw new AssertionError(e);
+			if (runnable != null) {
+				Intent serviceIntent =
+						new Intent(getApplicationContext(), BriarService.class);
+				getApplicationContext().startService(serviceIntent);
+				try {
+					lifecycleManager.waitForStartup();
+				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+					throw new AssertionError(e);
+				}
+				runnable.run();
 			}
 		}
 	}

briar-android/src/androidTestOfficial/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/attachment/media/PngSuiteImageCompressorTest.java

@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
-
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NullSafety.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.isOptionalTestEnabled;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
-@LargeTest
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public class PngSuiteImageCompressorTest
 		extends AbstractImageCompressorTest {

briar-android/src/androidTestOfficial/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/attachment/media/PngSuiteImageSizeCalculatorTest.java

@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
-
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NullSafety.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.test.TestUtils.isOptionalTestEnabled;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
-@LargeTest
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public class PngSuiteImageSizeCalculatorTest
 		extends AbstractImageSizeCalculatorTest {

briar-android/src/androidTestOfficial/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationActivityNotSignedInTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import androidx.test.rule.ActivityTestRule;
+
+import static androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView;
+import static androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isDisplayed;
+import static androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText;
+import static androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.ViewActions.waitUntilMatches;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity.CONTACT_ID;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class ConversationActivityNotSignedInTest {
+
+	@Rule
+	public ActivityTestRule<ConversationActivity> testRule =
+			new ActivityTestRule<>(ConversationActivity.class, false, false);
+
+	@Test
+	public void openWithoutSignedIn() {
+		Context targetContext = getInstrumentation().getTargetContext();
+		Intent intent = new Intent(targetContext, ConversationActivity.class);
+		intent.putExtra(CONTACT_ID, 1);
+		testRule.launchActivity(intent);
+
+		onView(withText(R.string.sign_in_button))
+				.perform(waitUntilMatches(isDisplayed()));
+	}
+
+}

briar-android/src/androidTestScreenshot/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/settings/SettingsActivityScreenshotTest.java

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import androidx.test.espresso.contrib.DrawerActions;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import androidx.test.rule.ActivityTestRule;
 
-import static androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.action.ViewActions.click;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.assertion.ViewAssertions.matches;
@@ -30,9 +29,7 @@ import static androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withClassName;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withId;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.ViewActions.waitUntilMatches;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.hasScreenLock;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
-import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class SettingsActivityScreenshotTest extends ScreenshotTest {
@@ -79,8 +76,6 @@ public class SettingsActivityScreenshotTest extends ScreenshotTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void appLock() {
-		assumeTrue("device has no screen lock",
-				hasScreenLock(getApplicationContext()));
 		// scroll down
 		onView(withClassName(is(RecyclerView.class.getName())))
 				.perform(scrollTo(hasDescendant(

briar-android/src/debug/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-	<string name="app_name" translatable="false">Briar Debug</string>
-	<string name="app_package" translatable="false">org.briarproject.briar.android.debug</string>
+	<string name="app_name" translatable="false">Briar SB Debug</string>
+	<string name="app_package" translatable="false">org.briarproject.briar.socialbackup.debug</string>
 </resources>

briar-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -138,6 +138,51 @@
 			</intent-filter>
 		</activity>
 
+		<activity
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_new_or_recover_account"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.login.StartupActivity">
+			<meta-data
+				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.login.StartupActivity" />
+		</activity>
+
+		<activity
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.DistributedBackupActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_distributed_backup"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsActivity">
+			<meta-data
+				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsActivity" />
+		</activity>
+
+		<activity
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_custodian_help_recovery"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity">
+			<meta-data
+				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity" />
+		</activity>
+
+		<activity
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_recovery"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity">
+			<meta-data
+				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity" />
+		</activity>
+
+		<activity
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.RestoreAccountActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_restore_account"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardActivity">
+			<meta-data
+				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardActivity" />
+		</activity>
+
 		<activity
 			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity"
 			android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -342,7 +387,7 @@
 		</activity>
 
 		<activity
-			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeActivity"
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactActivity"
 			android:label="@string/add_contact_title"
 			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity"
 			android:theme="@style/BriarTheme.NoActionBar">

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.BrambleCoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.account.BriarAccountModule;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.FeatureFlags;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.account.AccountManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.client.ClientHelper;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.connection.ConnectionRegistry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactExchangeManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.CryptoExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.crypto.PasswordStrengthEstimator;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupFactory;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.invitation.GroupInvitationFactory;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.invitation.GroupInvitationManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.socialbackup.SocialBackupManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.test.TestDataCreator;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
@@ -184,6 +187,12 @@ public interface AndroidComponent
 
 	Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler exceptionHandler();
 
+	SocialBackupManager socialBackupManager();
+
+    DatabaseComponent databaseComponent();
+
+    ClientHelper clientHelper();
+
 	void inject(SignInReminderReceiver briarService);
 
 	void inject(BriarService briarService);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java

@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.util.StringUtils;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.DozeHelperModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.LockManagerImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.SetupModule;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.ContactListModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.forum.ForumModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.introduction.IntroductionModule;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.logging.LoggingModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.LoginModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerModule;
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.list.GroupListModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.reporting.DevReportModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.test.TestAvatarCreatorImpl;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.ViewModelModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.DozeWatchdog;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.LockManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.ScreenFilterMonitor;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.test.TestAvatarCreator;
+import org.briarproject.briar.socialbackup.AndroidDarkCrystalModule;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 @Module(includes = {
 		SetupModule.class,
 		DozeHelperModule.class,
-		ContactExchangeModule.class,
+		AddNearbyContactModule.class,
 		LoggingModule.class,
 		LoginModule.class,
 		NavDrawerModule.class,
@@ -84,13 +86,15 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 		SettingsModule.class,
 		DevReportModule.class,
 		ContactListModule.class,
+		AndroidDarkCrystalModule.class,
 		IntroductionModule.class,
 		// below need to be within same scope as ViewModelProvider.Factory
-		BlogModule.class,
 		ForumModule.class,
 		GroupListModule.class,
 		GroupConversationModule.class,
 		SharingModule.class,
+		OwnerReturnShardModule.class,
+		CustodianReturnShardModule.class
 })
 public class AppModule {
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/DozeHelper.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 
-interface DozeHelper {
+public interface DozeHelper {
 
 	boolean needToShowDozeFragment(Context context);
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/DozeView.java

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.needsDozeWhitelisting;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
-class DozeView extends PowerView {
+public class DozeView extends PowerView {
 
 	@Nullable
 	private Runnable onButtonClickListener;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/HuaweiView.java

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import static android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
-class HuaweiView extends PowerView {
+public class HuaweiView extends PowerView {
 
 	private final static String PACKAGE_NAME = "com.huawei.systemmanager";
 	private final static String CLASS_NAME =

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverActivity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardActivity;
+
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK;
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP;
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK;
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_TASK_ON_HOME;
+
+public class NewOrRecoverActivity extends BaseActivity implements
+		BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener, SetupNewAccountChosenListener,
+		RecoverAccountListener {
+
+	@Override
+	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate(Bundle state) {
+		super.onCreate(state);
+		// fade-in after splash screen instead of default animation
+		// TODO the fade in is not working
+		overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);
+		setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragment_container);
+		NewOrRecoverFragment fragment = NewOrRecoverFragment.newInstance();
+		showInitialFragment(fragment);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setupNewAccountChosen() {
+		finish();
+		Intent i = new Intent(this, SetupActivity.class);
+		i.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP |
+				FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_TASK_ON_HOME);
+		startActivity(i);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void recoverAccountChosen() {
+		finish();
+		Intent i = new Intent(this, OwnerReturnShardActivity.class);
+		i.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP |
+				FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_TASK_ON_HOME);
+		startActivity(i);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@Deprecated
+	public void runOnDbThread(Runnable runnable) {
+		throw new RuntimeException("Don't use this deprecated method here.");
+	}
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverFragment.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+public class NewOrRecoverFragment extends BaseFragment {
+
+	public static final String TAG = NewOrRecoverFragment.class.getName();
+
+	protected SetupNewAccountChosenListener setupNewAccountListener;
+	protected RecoverAccountListener recoverAccountListener;
+
+	public static NewOrRecoverFragment newInstance() {
+		Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
+		NewOrRecoverFragment fragment = new NewOrRecoverFragment();
+		fragment.setArguments(bundle);
+		return fragment;
+	}
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		requireActivity().setTitle(R.string.setup_title);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable
+			ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_new_or_recover,
+				container, false);
+		Button newAccountButton = view.findViewById(R.id.buttonSetupNewAccount);
+		newAccountButton.setOnClickListener(e -> {
+			setupNewAccountListener.setupNewAccountChosen();
+		});
+
+		Button recoverAccountButton = view.findViewById(R.id.buttonRestoreAccount);
+		recoverAccountButton.setOnClickListener(e -> {
+			recoverAccountListener.recoverAccountChosen();
+		});
+		return view;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onAttach(Context context) {
+		super.onAttach(context);
+		setupNewAccountListener = (SetupNewAccountChosenListener) context;
+		recoverAccountListener = (RecoverAccountListener) context;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getUniqueTag() {
+		return TAG;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/PowerView.java

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.showOnboardingDialog;
 
 @UiThread
 @NotNullByDefault
-abstract class PowerView extends ConstraintLayout {
+public abstract class PowerView extends ConstraintLayout {
 
 	private final TextView textView;
 	private final ImageView checkImage;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ abstract class PowerView extends ConstraintLayout {
 		};
 	}
 
-	interface OnCheckedChangedListener {
+	public interface OnCheckedChangedListener {
 		void onCheckedChanged();
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/RecoverAccountListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+public interface RecoverAccountListener {
+	@UiThread
+	void recoverAccountChosen();
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/SetupNewAccountChosenListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+public interface SetupNewAccountChosenListener {
+	@UiThread
+	void setupNewAccountChosen();
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/SetupViewModel.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.account.SetupViewModel.State.SET_PA
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
+public
 class SetupViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 	enum State {AUTHOR_NAME, SET_PASSWORD, DOZE, CREATED, FAILED}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java

@@ -2,23 +2,32 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.activity;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.AndroidComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.StartupFailureActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.AuthorNameFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.DozeFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.SetPasswordFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.SetupActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.account.UnlockActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogModule;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogPostFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.FeedFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.FeedPostFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.ReblogActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.ReblogFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.RssFeedImportActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.RssFeedManageActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.WriteBlogPostActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.ContactListFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactErrorFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.nearby.AddNearbyContactIntroFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.AddContactActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.LinkExchangeFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.add.remote.NicknameFragment;
@@ -34,10 +43,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.ScreenFilterDialogFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.introduction.ContactChooserFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.introduction.IntroductionActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.introduction.IntroductionMessageFragment;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.ContactExchangeErrorFragment;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.KeyAgreementActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.keyagreement.KeyAgreementFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.ChangePasswordActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.OpenDatabaseFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.PasswordFragment;
@@ -75,19 +80,42 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.ShareBlogFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.ShareForumActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.ShareForumFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianRecoveryModeExplainerFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.CustodianSelectorFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.DistributedBackupActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ExistingBackupFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardErrorFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.CustodianReturnShardSuccessFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerRecoveryModeErrorFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerRecoveryModeMainFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ShardsSentFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ThresholdSelectorFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.creation.CreateBackupModule;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.OwnerReturnShardSuccessFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.RestoreAccountActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.RestoreAccountDozeFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.recover.RestoreAccountSetPasswordFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.splash.SplashScreenActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.test.TestDataActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.socialbackup.recovery.RestoreAccount;
 
 import dagger.Component;
 
 @ActivityScope
-@Component(modules = {
+@Component(modules ={
 		ActivityModule.class,
+		BlogModule.class,
 		CreateGroupModule.class,
 		GroupInvitationModule.class,
 		GroupMemberModule.class,
 		GroupRevealModule.class,
-		SharingModule.SharingLegacyModule.class
+		SharingModule.SharingLegacyModule.class,
+		CreateBackupModule.class
 }, dependencies = AndroidComponent.class)
 public interface ActivityComponent {
 
@@ -105,9 +133,7 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(PanicPreferencesActivity activity);
 
-	void inject(ContactExchangeActivity activity);
-
-	void inject(KeyAgreementActivity activity);
+	void inject(AddNearbyContactActivity activity);
 
 	void inject(ConversationActivity activity);
 
@@ -149,6 +175,8 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(BlogPostFragment fragment);
 
+	void inject(FeedPostFragment fragment);
+
 	void inject(ReblogFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(ReblogActivity activity);
@@ -177,6 +205,16 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(CrashReportActivity crashReportActivity);
 
+	void inject(NewOrRecoverActivity newOrRecoverActivity);
+
+	void inject(CustodianReturnShardActivity custodianReturnShardActivity);
+
+    void inject(OwnerReturnShardActivity ownerReturnShardActivity);
+
+    void inject(OwnerRecoveryModeMainFragment ownerRecoveryModeMainFragment);
+
+    void inject(RestoreAccountActivity restoreAccountActivity);
+
 	// Fragments
 
 	void inject(AuthorNameFragment fragment);
@@ -203,7 +241,9 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(FeedFragment fragment);
 
-	void inject(KeyAgreementFragment fragment);
+	void inject(AddNearbyContactIntroFragment fragment);
+
+	void inject(AddNearbyContactFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(LinkExchangeFragment fragment);
 
@@ -221,7 +261,7 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(ScreenFilterDialogFragment fragment);
 
-	void inject(ContactExchangeErrorFragment fragment);
+	void inject(AddNearbyContactErrorFragment fragment);
 
 	void inject(AliasDialogFragment aliasDialogFragment);
 
@@ -233,4 +273,37 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(ConfirmAvatarDialogFragment fragment);
 
+	void inject(ThresholdSelectorFragment thresholdSelectorFragment);
+
+	void inject(DistributedBackupActivity distributedBackupActivity);
+
+	void inject(DatabaseComponent databaseComponent);
+
+	void inject(CustodianSelectorFragment custodianSelectorFragment);
+
+	void inject(ShardsSentFragment shardsSentFragment);
+
+	void inject(OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment ownerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment);
+
+	void inject(ExistingBackupFragment existingBackupFragment);
+
+	void inject(NewOrRecoverFragment newOrRecoverFragment);
+
+	void inject(CustodianRecoveryModeExplainerFragment custodianRecoveryModeExplainerFragment);
+
+	void inject(CustodianReturnShardFragment custodianReturnShardFragment);
+
+	void inject(OwnerReturnShardFragment ownerReturnShardFragment);
+
+	void inject(CustodianReturnShardSuccessFragment custodianReturnShardSuccessFragment);
+
+	void inject(RestoreAccountSetPasswordFragment restoreAccountSetPasswordFragment);
+
+	void inject(RestoreAccountDozeFragment restoreAccountDozeFragment);
+
+	void inject(OwnerReturnShardSuccessFragment ownerReturnShardSuccessFragment);
+
+	void inject(OwnerRecoveryModeErrorFragment ownerRecoveryModeErrorFragment);
+
+	void inject(CustodianReturnShardErrorFragment custodianReturnShardErrorFragment);
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/RequestCodes.java

@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ public interface RequestCodes {
 	int REQUEST_INTRODUCTION = 2;
 	int REQUEST_GROUP_INVITE = 3;
 	int REQUEST_SHARE_FORUM = 4;
+	int REQUEST_WRITE_BLOG_POST = 5;
 	int REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG = 6;
 	int REQUEST_RINGTONE = 7;
-	int REQUEST_PERMISSION_CAMERA_LOCATION = 8;
 	int REQUEST_DOZE_WHITELISTING = 9;
-	int REQUEST_BLUETOOTH_DISCOVERABLE = 10;
 	int REQUEST_UNLOCK = 11;
 	int REQUEST_KEYGUARD_UNLOCK = 12;
 	int REQUEST_ATTACH_IMAGE = 13;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BaseController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+@NotNullByDefault
+interface BaseController {
+
+	@UiThread
+	void onStart();
+
+	@UiThread
+	void onStop();
+
+	void loadBlogPosts(GroupId g,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadBlogPost(BlogPostHeader header,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadBlogPost(GroupId g, MessageId m,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler);
+
+	void repeatPost(BlogPostItem item, @Nullable String comment,
+			ExceptionHandler<DbException> handler);
+
+	@NotNullByDefault
+	interface BlogListener {
+
+		@UiThread
+		void onBlogPostAdded(BlogPostHeader header, boolean local);
+
+		@UiThread
+		void onBlogRemoved();
+	}
+
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BaseControllerImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.DbControllerImpl;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.Blog;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogCommentHeader;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
+import org.briarproject.briar.util.HtmlUtils;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import androidx.annotation.CallSuper;
+
+import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.util.HtmlUtils.ARTICLE;
+
+@MethodsNotNullByDefault
+@ParametersNotNullByDefault
+abstract class BaseControllerImpl extends DbControllerImpl
+		implements BaseController, EventListener {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			Logger.getLogger(BaseControllerImpl.class.getName());
+
+	protected final EventBus eventBus;
+	protected final AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager;
+	protected final IdentityManager identityManager;
+	protected final BlogManager blogManager;
+
+	private final Map<MessageId, String> textCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+	private final Map<MessageId, BlogPostHeader> headerCache =
+			new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+	BaseControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
+			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, EventBus eventBus,
+			AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager,
+			IdentityManager identityManager, BlogManager blogManager) {
+		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager);
+		this.eventBus = eventBus;
+		this.notificationManager = notificationManager;
+		this.identityManager = identityManager;
+		this.blogManager = blogManager;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@CallSuper
+	public void onStart() {
+		eventBus.addListener(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@CallSuper
+	public void onStop() {
+		eventBus.removeListener(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPosts(GroupId groupId,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler) {
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				Collection<BlogPostItem> items = loadItems(groupId);
+				handler.onResult(items);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	Collection<BlogPostItem> loadItems(GroupId groupId) throws DbException {
+		long start = now();
+		Collection<BlogPostHeader> headers =
+				blogManager.getPostHeaders(groupId);
+		logDuration(LOG, "Loading headers", start);
+		Collection<BlogPostItem> items = new ArrayList<>(headers.size());
+		start = now();
+		for (BlogPostHeader h : headers) {
+			headerCache.put(h.getId(), h);
+			BlogPostItem item = getItem(h);
+			items.add(item);
+		}
+		logDuration(LOG, "Loading bodies", start);
+		return items;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPost(BlogPostHeader header,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler) {
+
+		String text = textCache.get(header.getId());
+		if (text != null) {
+			LOG.info("Loaded text from cache");
+			handler.onResult(new BlogPostItem(header, text));
+			return;
+		}
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				long start = now();
+				BlogPostItem item = getItem(header);
+				logDuration(LOG, "Loading text", start);
+				handler.onResult(item);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPost(GroupId g, MessageId m,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler) {
+
+		BlogPostHeader header = headerCache.get(m);
+		if (header != null) {
+			LOG.info("Loaded header from cache");
+			loadBlogPost(header, handler);
+			return;
+		}
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				long start = now();
+				BlogPostHeader header1 = getPostHeader(g, m);
+				BlogPostItem item = getItem(header1);
+				logDuration(LOG, "Loading post", start);
+				handler.onResult(item);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void repeatPost(BlogPostItem item, @Nullable String comment,
+			ExceptionHandler<DbException> handler) {
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				LocalAuthor a = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
+				Blog b = blogManager.getPersonalBlog(a);
+				BlogPostHeader h = item.getHeader();
+				blogManager.addLocalComment(a, b.getId(), comment, h);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	private BlogPostHeader getPostHeader(GroupId g, MessageId m)
+			throws DbException {
+		BlogPostHeader header = headerCache.get(m);
+		if (header == null) {
+			header = blogManager.getPostHeader(g, m);
+			headerCache.put(m, header);
+		}
+		return header;
+	}
+
+	@DatabaseExecutor
+	private BlogPostItem getItem(BlogPostHeader h) throws DbException {
+		String text;
+		if (h instanceof BlogCommentHeader) {
+			BlogCommentHeader c = (BlogCommentHeader) h;
+			BlogCommentItem item = new BlogCommentItem(c);
+			text = getPostText(item.getPostHeader().getId());
+			item.setText(text);
+			return item;
+		} else {
+			text = getPostText(h.getId());
+			return new BlogPostItem(h, text);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@DatabaseExecutor
+	private String getPostText(MessageId m) throws DbException {
+		String text = textCache.get(m);
+		if (text == null) {
+			text = HtmlUtils.clean(blogManager.getPostText(m), ARTICLE);
+			textCache.put(m, text);
+		}
+		return text;
+	}
+
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BasePostFragment.java

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import androidx.annotation.CallSuper;
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP;
+import static android.view.View.INVISIBLE;
+import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
+import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION;
+
+@UiThread
+@MethodsNotNullByDefault
+@ParametersNotNullByDefault
+abstract class BasePostFragment extends BaseFragment {
+
+	static final String POST_ID = "briar.POST_ID";
+
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			getLogger(BasePostFragment.class.getName());
+
+	private final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
+
+	protected MessageId postId;
+	private ProgressBar progressBar;
+	private BlogPostViewHolder ui;
+	private BlogPostItem post;
+	private Runnable refresher;
+
+	@CallSuper
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
+			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
+			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		// retrieve MessageId of blog post from arguments
+		byte[] p = requireArguments().getByteArray(POST_ID);
+		if (p == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No post ID in args");
+		postId = new MessageId(p);
+
+		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blog_post, container,
+				false);
+		progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
+		ui = new BlogPostViewHolder(view, true, new OnBlogPostClickListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void onBlogPostClick(BlogPostItem post) {
+				// We're already there
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onAuthorClick(BlogPostItem post) {
+				if (getContext() == null) return;
+				Intent i = new Intent(getContext(), BlogActivity.class);
+				i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, post.getGroupId().getBytes());
+				i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+				getContext().startActivity(i);
+			}
+		}, getFragmentManager());
+		return view;
+	}
+
+	@CallSuper
+	@Override
+	public void onStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		startPeriodicUpdate();
+	}
+
+	@CallSuper
+	@Override
+	public void onStop() {
+		super.onStop();
+		stopPeriodicUpdate();
+	}
+
+	@UiThread
+	protected void onBlogPostLoaded(BlogPostItem post) {
+		progressBar.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+		this.post = post;
+		ui.bindItem(post);
+	}
+
+	private void startPeriodicUpdate() {
+		refresher = () -> {
+			LOG.info("Updating Content...");
+			ui.updateDate(post.getTimestamp());
+			handler.postDelayed(refresher, MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION);
+		};
+		LOG.info("Adding Handler Callback");
+		handler.postDelayed(refresher, MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION);
+	}
+
+	private void stopPeriodicUpdate() {
+		if (refresher != null) {
+			LOG.info("Removing Handler Callback");
+			handler.removeCallbacks(refresher);
+		}
+	}
+
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BaseViewModel.java

@@ -1,216 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
-
-import android.app.Application;
-
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.DbViewModel;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.LiveResult;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.Blog;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogCommentHeader;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogManager;
-import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
-import org.briarproject.briar.util.HtmlUtils;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
-
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.util.HtmlUtils.ARTICLE;
-
-@NotNullByDefault
-abstract class BaseViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
-
-	private static final Logger LOG = getLogger(BaseViewModel.class.getName());
-
-	private final EventBus eventBus;
-	protected final IdentityManager identityManager;
-	protected final AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager;
-	protected final BlogManager blogManager;
-
-	protected final MutableLiveData<LiveResult<ListUpdate>> blogPosts =
-			new MutableLiveData<>();
-
-	BaseViewModel(Application application,
-			@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
-			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager,
-			TransactionManager db,
-			AndroidExecutor androidExecutor,
-			EventBus eventBus,
-			IdentityManager identityManager,
-			AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager,
-			BlogManager blogManager) {
-		super(application, dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, db, androidExecutor);
-		this.eventBus = eventBus;
-		this.identityManager = identityManager;
-		this.notificationManager = notificationManager;
-		this.blogManager = blogManager;
-		eventBus.addListener(this);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onCleared() {
-		super.onCleared();
-		eventBus.removeListener(this);
-	}
-
-	@DatabaseExecutor
-	protected List<BlogPostItem> loadBlogPosts(Transaction txn, GroupId groupId)
-			throws DbException {
-		long start = now();
-		List<BlogPostHeader> headers =
-				blogManager.getPostHeaders(txn, groupId);
-		logDuration(LOG, "Loading headers", start);
-		List<BlogPostItem> items = new ArrayList<>(headers.size());
-		start = now();
-		for (BlogPostHeader h : headers) {
-			BlogPostItem item = getItem(txn, h);
-			items.add(item);
-		}
-		logDuration(LOG, "Loading bodies", start);
-		return items;
-	}
-
-	@DatabaseExecutor
-	protected BlogPostItem getItem(Transaction txn, BlogPostHeader h)
-			throws DbException {
-		String text;
-		if (h instanceof BlogCommentHeader) {
-			BlogCommentHeader c = (BlogCommentHeader) h;
-			BlogCommentItem item = new BlogCommentItem(c);
-			text = getPostText(txn, item.getPostHeader().getId());
-			item.setText(text);
-			return item;
-		} else {
-			text = getPostText(txn, h.getId());
-			return new BlogPostItem(h, text);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@DatabaseExecutor
-	private String getPostText(Transaction txn, MessageId m)
-			throws DbException {
-		return HtmlUtils.clean(blogManager.getPostText(txn, m), ARTICLE);
-	}
-
-	LiveData<LiveResult<BlogPostItem>> loadBlogPost(GroupId g, MessageId m) {
-		MutableLiveData<LiveResult<BlogPostItem>> result =
-				new MutableLiveData<>();
-		runOnDbThread(true, txn -> {
-			long start = now();
-			BlogPostHeader header = blogManager.getPostHeader(txn, g, m);
-			BlogPostItem item = getItem(txn, header);
-			logDuration(LOG, "Loading post", start);
-			result.postValue(new LiveResult<>(item));
-		}, e -> {
-			logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			result.postValue(new LiveResult<>(e));
-		});
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	protected void onBlogPostAdded(BlogPostHeader header, boolean local) {
-		runOnDbThread(true, txn -> {
-			BlogPostItem item = getItem(txn, header);
-			txn.attach(() -> onBlogPostItemAdded(item, local));
-		}, this::handleException);
-	}
-
-	@UiThread
-	private void onBlogPostItemAdded(BlogPostItem item, boolean local) {
-		List<BlogPostItem> items = addListItem(getBlogPostItems(), item);
-		if (items != null) {
-			Collections.sort(items);
-			blogPosts.setValue(new LiveResult<>(new ListUpdate(local, items)));
-		}
-	}
-
-	void repeatPost(BlogPostItem item, @Nullable String comment) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
-			try {
-				LocalAuthor a = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
-				Blog b = blogManager.getPersonalBlog(a);
-				BlogPostHeader h = item.getHeader();
-				blogManager.addLocalComment(a, b.getId(), comment, h);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				handleException(e);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	LiveData<LiveResult<ListUpdate>> getBlogPosts() {
-		return blogPosts;
-	}
-
-	@UiThread
-	@Nullable
-	protected List<BlogPostItem> getBlogPostItems() {
-		LiveResult<ListUpdate> value = blogPosts.getValue();
-		if (value == null) return null;
-		ListUpdate result = value.getResultOrNull();
-		return result == null ? null : result.getItems();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Call this after {@link ListUpdate#getPostAddedWasLocal()} was processed.
-	 * This prevents it from getting processed again.
-	 */
-	@UiThread
-	void resetLocalUpdate() {
-		LiveResult<ListUpdate> value = blogPosts.getValue();
-		if (value == null) return;
-		ListUpdate result = value.getResultOrNull();
-		result.postAddedWasLocal = null;
-	}
-
-	static class ListUpdate {
-
-		@Nullable
-		private Boolean postAddedWasLocal;
-		private final List<BlogPostItem> items;
-
-		ListUpdate(@Nullable Boolean postAddedWasLocal,
-				List<BlogPostItem> items) {
-			this.postAddedWasLocal = postAddedWasLocal;
-			this.items = items;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * @return null when not a single post was added with this update.
-		 * true when a single post was added locally and false if remotely.
-		 */
-		@Nullable
-		public Boolean getPostAddedWasLocal() {
-			return postAddedWasLocal;
-		}
-
-		public List<BlogPostItem> getItems() {
-			return items;
-		}
-	}
-}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogActivity.java

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.BlogSharingStatusActivity;
 
@@ -18,10 +16,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
-
-import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogPostFragment.POST_ID;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
@@ -29,16 +23,7 @@ public class BlogActivity extends BriarActivity
 		implements BaseFragmentListener {
 
 	@Inject
-	ViewModelProvider.Factory viewModelFactory;
-
-	private BlogViewModel viewModel;
-
-	@Override
-	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
-		component.inject(this);
-		viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this, viewModelFactory)
-				.get(BlogViewModel.class);
-	}
+	BlogController blogController;
 
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle state) {
@@ -46,46 +31,32 @@ public class BlogActivity extends BriarActivity
 
 		// GroupId from Intent
 		Intent i = getIntent();
-		GroupId groupId =
-				new GroupId(requireNonNull(i.getByteArrayExtra(GROUP_ID)));
-		// Get post info from intent
-		@Nullable byte[] postId = i.getByteArrayExtra(POST_ID);
-
-		viewModel.setGroupId(groupId, postId == null);
+		byte[] b = i.getByteArrayExtra(GROUP_ID);
+		if (b == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No group ID in intent");
+		GroupId groupId = new GroupId(b);
+		blogController.setGroupId(groupId);
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragment_container_toolbar);
 		Toolbar toolbar = setUpCustomToolbar(false);
 
 		// Open Sharing Status on Toolbar click
-		toolbar.setOnClickListener(v -> {
-			Intent i1 = new Intent(BlogActivity.this,
-					BlogSharingStatusActivity.class);
-			i1.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivity(i1);
-		});
-
-		viewModel.getBlog().observe(this, blog ->
-				setTitle(blog.getBlog().getAuthor().getName())
-		);
-		viewModel.getSharingInfo().observe(this, info ->
-				setToolbarSubTitle(info.total, info.online)
-		);
+		if (toolbar != null) {
+			toolbar.setOnClickListener(v -> {
+				Intent i1 = new Intent(BlogActivity.this,
+						BlogSharingStatusActivity.class);
+				i1.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+				startActivity(i1);
+			});
+		}
 
 		if (state == null) {
-			if (postId == null) {
-				showInitialFragment(BlogFragment.newInstance(groupId));
-			} else {
-				MessageId messageId = new MessageId(postId);
-				BaseFragment f =
-						BlogPostFragment.newInstance(groupId, messageId);
-				showInitialFragment(f);
-			}
+			showInitialFragment(BlogFragment.newInstance(groupId));
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void setToolbarSubTitle(int total, int online) {
-		requireNonNull(getSupportActionBar())
-				.setSubtitle(getString(R.string.shared_with, total, online));
+	@Override
+	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
 	}
 
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogCommentItem.java

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
-
-@NotThreadSafe
+// This class is not thread-safe
 class BlogCommentItem extends BlogPostItem {
 
 	private static final BlogCommentComparator COMPARATOR =

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+@NotNullByDefault
+public interface BlogController extends BaseController {
+
+	void setGroupId(GroupId g);
+
+	@UiThread
+	void setBlogSharingListener(BlogSharingListener listener);
+
+	@UiThread
+	void unsetBlogSharingListener(BlogSharingListener listener);
+
+	void loadBlogPosts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadBlogPost(MessageId m,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadBlog(ResultExceptionHandler<BlogItem, DbException> handler);
+
+	void deleteBlog(ResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadSharingContacts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<ContactId>, DbException> handler);
+
+	interface BlogSharingListener extends BlogListener {
+		@UiThread
+		void onBlogInvitationAccepted(ContactId c);
+
+		@UiThread
+		void onBlogLeft(ContactId c);
+	}
+
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogControllerImpl.java

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
 
-import android.app.Application;
+import android.app.Activity;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.LocalAuthor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event.GroupRemovedEvent;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingController;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.SharingController.SharingInfo;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.ActivityLifecycleController;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.Blog;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogInvitationResponse;
@@ -35,54 +35,85 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
-import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
-import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
+import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-class BlogViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
+class BlogControllerImpl extends BaseControllerImpl
+		implements ActivityLifecycleController, BlogController, EventListener {
 
-	private static final Logger LOG = getLogger(BlogViewModel.class.getName());
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			Logger.getLogger(BlogControllerImpl.class.getName());
 
 	private final BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager;
-	private final SharingController sharingController;
 
-	private volatile GroupId groupId;
+	// UI thread
+	@Nullable
+	private BlogSharingListener listener;
 
-	private final MutableLiveData<BlogItem> blog = new MutableLiveData<>();
-	private final MutableLiveData<Boolean> blogRemoved =
-			new MutableLiveData<>();
+	private volatile GroupId groupId = null;
 
 	@Inject
-	BlogViewModel(Application application,
-			@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
-			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager,
-			TransactionManager db,
-			AndroidExecutor androidExecutor,
-			EventBus eventBus,
-			IdentityManager identityManager,
+	BlogControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
+			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, EventBus eventBus,
 			AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager,
-			BlogManager blogManager,
-			BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager,
-			SharingController sharingController) {
-		super(application, dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, db, androidExecutor,
-				eventBus, identityManager, notificationManager, blogManager);
+			IdentityManager identityManager, BlogManager blogManager,
+			BlogSharingManager blogSharingManager) {
+		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, eventBus, notificationManager,
+				identityManager, blogManager);
 		this.blogSharingManager = blogSharingManager;
-		this.sharingController = sharingController;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onActivityCreate(Activity activity) {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onActivityStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		notificationManager.blockNotification(groupId);
+		notificationManager.clearBlogPostNotification(groupId);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onActivityStop() {
+		super.onStop();
+		notificationManager.unblockNotification(groupId);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onActivityDestroy() {
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setGroupId(GroupId g) {
+		groupId = g;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setBlogSharingListener(BlogSharingListener listener) {
+		this.listener = listener;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void unsetBlogSharingListener(BlogSharingListener listener) {
+		if (this.listener == listener) this.listener = null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		if (groupId == null || listener == null)
+			throw new IllegalStateException();
 		if (e instanceof BlogPostAddedEvent) {
 			BlogPostAddedEvent b = (BlogPostAddedEvent) e;
 			if (b.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
 				LOG.info("Blog post added");
-				onBlogPostAdded(b.getHeader(), b.isLocal());
+				listener.onBlogPostAdded(b.getHeader(), b.isLocal());
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) {
 			BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent b =
@@ -90,36 +121,41 @@ class BlogViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
 			BlogInvitationResponse r = b.getMessageHeader();
 			if (r.getShareableId().equals(groupId) && r.wasAccepted()) {
 				LOG.info("Blog invitation accepted");
-				sharingController.add(b.getContactId());
+				listener.onBlogInvitationAccepted(b.getContactId());
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof ContactLeftShareableEvent) {
 			ContactLeftShareableEvent s = (ContactLeftShareableEvent) e;
 			if (s.getGroupId().equals(groupId)) {
 				LOG.info("Blog left by contact");
-				sharingController.remove(s.getContactId());
+				listener.onBlogLeft(s.getContactId());
 			}
 		} else if (e instanceof GroupRemovedEvent) {
 			GroupRemovedEvent g = (GroupRemovedEvent) e;
 			if (g.getGroup().getId().equals(groupId)) {
 				LOG.info("Blog removed");
-				blogRemoved.setValue(true);
+				listener.onBlogRemoved();
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set this before calling any other methods.
-	 */
-	@UiThread
-	public void setGroupId(GroupId groupId, boolean loadAllPosts) {
-		if (this.groupId == groupId) return; // configuration change
-		this.groupId = groupId;
-		loadBlog(groupId);
-		if (loadAllPosts) loadBlogPosts(groupId);
-		loadSharingContacts(groupId);
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPosts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler) {
+		if (groupId == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		loadBlogPosts(groupId, handler);
 	}
 
-	private void loadBlog(GroupId groupId) {
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPost(MessageId m,
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException> handler) {
+		if (groupId == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		loadBlogPost(groupId, m, handler);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlog(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<BlogItem, DbException> handler) {
+		if (groupId == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			try {
 				long start = now();
@@ -127,65 +163,50 @@ class BlogViewModel extends BaseViewModel {
 				Blog b = blogManager.getBlog(groupId);
 				boolean ours = a.getId().equals(b.getAuthor().getId());
 				boolean removable = blogManager.canBeRemoved(b);
-				blog.postValue(new BlogItem(b, ours, removable));
+				BlogItem blog = new BlogItem(b, ours, removable);
 				logDuration(LOG, "Loading blog", start);
+				handler.onResult(blog);
 			} catch (DbException e) {
-				handleException(e);
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
-	void blockAndClearNotifications() {
-		notificationManager.blockNotification(groupId);
-		notificationManager.clearBlogPostNotification(groupId);
-	}
-
-	void unblockNotifications() {
-		notificationManager.unblockNotification(groupId);
-	}
-
-	private void loadBlogPosts(GroupId groupId) {
-		loadFromDb(txn -> new ListUpdate(null, loadBlogPosts(txn, groupId)),
-				blogPosts::setValue);
-	}
-
-	private void loadSharingContacts(GroupId groupId) {
-		runOnDbThread(true, txn -> {
-			Collection<Contact> contacts =
-					blogSharingManager.getSharedWith(txn, groupId);
-			txn.attach(() -> onSharingContactsLoaded(contacts));
-		}, this::handleException);
-	}
-
-	@UiThread
-	private void onSharingContactsLoaded(Collection<Contact> contacts) {
-		Collection<ContactId> contactIds = new ArrayList<>(contacts.size());
-		for (Contact c : contacts) contactIds.add(c.getId());
-		sharingController.addAll(contactIds);
-	}
-
-	void deleteBlog() {
+	@Override
+	public void deleteBlog(ResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException> handler) {
+		if (groupId == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			try {
 				long start = now();
 				Blog b = blogManager.getBlog(groupId);
 				blogManager.removeBlog(b);
 				logDuration(LOG, "Removing blog", start);
+				handler.onResult(null);
 			} catch (DbException e) {
-				handleException(e);
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
-	LiveData<BlogItem> getBlog() {
-		return blog;
+	@Override
+	public void loadSharingContacts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<ContactId>, DbException> handler) {
+		if (groupId == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				Collection<Contact> contacts =
+						blogSharingManager.getSharedWith(groupId);
+				Collection<ContactId> contactIds =
+						new ArrayList<>(contacts.size());
+				for (Contact c : contacts) contactIds.add(c.getId());
+				handler.onResult(contactIds);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
-	LiveData<Boolean> getBlogRemoved() {
-		return blogRemoved;
-	}
-
-	LiveData<SharingInfo> getSharingInfo() {
-		return sharingController.getSharingInfo();
-	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogFragment.java

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
 
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -10,25 +12,33 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.Author;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BaseViewModel.ListUpdate;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogController.BlogSharingListener;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.SharingController;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.UiResultExceptionHandler;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.BlogSharingStatusActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing.ShareBlogActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.BriarSnackbarBuilder;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.BriarRecyclerView;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.widget.LinkDialogFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.LayoutManager;
 
@@ -38,22 +48,31 @@ import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
 import static com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.RequestCodes.REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.RequestCodes.REQUEST_WRITE_BLOG_POST;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.SharingController.SharingListener;
 
 @UiThread
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
 public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
-		implements OnBlogPostClickListener {
+		implements BlogSharingListener, SharingListener,
+		OnBlogPostClickListener {
 
 	private final static String TAG = BlogFragment.class.getName();
 
 	@Inject
-	ViewModelProvider.Factory viewModelFactory;
+	BlogController blogController;
+	@Inject
+	SharingController sharingController;
+	@Nullable
+	private Parcelable layoutManagerState;
 
 	private GroupId groupId;
-	private BlogViewModel viewModel;
-	private final BlogPostAdapter adapter = new BlogPostAdapter(false, this);
+	private BlogPostAdapter adapter;
+	private LayoutManager layoutManager;
 	private BriarRecyclerView list;
+	private MenuItem writeButton, deleteButton;
+	private boolean isMyBlog = false, canDeleteBlog = false;
 
 	static BlogFragment newInstance(GroupId groupId) {
 		BlogFragment f = new BlogFragment();
@@ -68,8 +87,8 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 	@Override
 	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
 		component.inject(this);
-		viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity(), viewModelFactory)
-				.get(BlogViewModel.class);
+		blogController.setBlogSharingListener(this);
+		sharingController.setSharingListener(this);
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
@@ -84,82 +103,106 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blog, container, false);
 
+		adapter = new BlogPostAdapter(requireActivity(), this,
+				getFragmentManager());
 		list = v.findViewById(R.id.postList);
-		LayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity());
+		layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity());
 		list.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.showProgressBar();
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.blogs_other_blog_empty_state));
 
-		viewModel.getBlogPosts().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), result ->
-				result.onError(this::handleException)
-						.onSuccess(this::onBlogPostsLoaded)
-		);
-		viewModel.getBlogRemoved().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), removed -> {
-			if (removed) finish();
-		});
+		if (savedInstanceState != null) {
+			layoutManagerState =
+					savedInstanceState.getParcelable("layoutManager");
+		}
+
 		return v;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
-		viewModel.blockAndClearNotifications();
+		sharingController.onStart();
+		loadBlog();
+		loadSharedContacts();
+		loadBlogPosts(false);
 		list.startPeriodicUpdate();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
-		viewModel.unblockNotifications();
+		sharingController.onStop();
 		list.stopPeriodicUpdate();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void onDestroy() {
+		super.onDestroy();
+		blogController.unsetBlogSharingListener(this);
+		sharingController.unsetSharingListener(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+		super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+		if (layoutManager != null) {
+			layoutManagerState = layoutManager.onSaveInstanceState();
+			outState.putParcelable("layoutManager", layoutManagerState);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
 		inflater.inflate(R.menu.blogs_blog_actions, menu);
-		MenuItem writeButton = menu.findItem(R.id.action_write_blog_post);
-		MenuItem deleteButton = menu.findItem(R.id.action_blog_delete);
-		viewModel.getBlog().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), blog -> {
-			if (blog.isOurs()) writeButton.setVisible(true);
-			if (blog.canBeRemoved()) deleteButton.setEnabled(true);
-		});
+		writeButton = menu.findItem(R.id.action_write_blog_post);
+		if (isMyBlog) writeButton.setVisible(true);
+		deleteButton = menu.findItem(R.id.action_blog_delete);
+		if (canDeleteBlog) deleteButton.setEnabled(true);
+
 		super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		int itemId = item.getItemId();
-		if (itemId == R.id.action_write_blog_post) {
-			Intent i = new Intent(getActivity(), WriteBlogPostActivity.class);
-			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivity(i);
-			return true;
-		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_blog_share) {
-			Intent i = new Intent(getActivity(), ShareBlogActivity.class);
-			i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG);
-			return true;
-		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_blog_sharing_status) {
-			Intent i =
-					new Intent(getActivity(), BlogSharingStatusActivity.class);
-			i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
-			startActivity(i);
-			return true;
-		} else if (itemId == R.id.action_blog_delete) {
-			showDeleteDialog();
-			return true;
+		switch (item.getItemId()) {
+			case R.id.action_write_blog_post:
+				Intent i = new Intent(getActivity(),
+						WriteBlogPostActivity.class);
+				i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+				startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_WRITE_BLOG_POST);
+				return true;
+			case R.id.action_blog_share:
+				Intent i2 = new Intent(getActivity(), ShareBlogActivity.class);
+				i2.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+				i2.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+				startActivityForResult(i2, REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG);
+				return true;
+			case R.id.action_blog_sharing_status:
+				Intent i3 = new Intent(getActivity(),
+						BlogSharingStatusActivity.class);
+				i3.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+				i3.putExtra(GROUP_ID, groupId.getBytes());
+				startActivity(i3);
+				return true;
+			case R.id.action_blog_delete:
+				showDeleteDialog();
+				return true;
+			default:
+				return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 		}
-		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onActivityResult(int request, int result,
 			@Nullable Intent data) {
 		super.onActivityResult(request, result, data);
-		if (request == REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG && result == RESULT_OK) {
+
+		if (request == REQUEST_WRITE_BLOG_POST && result == RESULT_OK) {
+			displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_blog_post_created, true);
+			loadBlogPosts(true);
+		} else if (request == REQUEST_SHARE_BLOG && result == RESULT_OK) {
 			displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_sharing_snackbar, false);
 		}
 	}
@@ -169,26 +212,35 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 		return TAG;
 	}
 
-	private void onBlogPostsLoaded(ListUpdate update) {
-		adapter.submitList(update.getItems(), () -> {
-			Boolean wasLocal = update.getPostAddedWasLocal();
-			if (wasLocal != null && wasLocal) {
-				list.scrollToPosition(0);
-				displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_blog_post_created,
-						false);
-			} else if (wasLocal != null) {
-				displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_blog_post_received,
-						true);
-			}
-			viewModel.resetLocalUpdate();
-			list.showData();
-		});
+	@Override
+	public void onBlogPostAdded(BlogPostHeader header, boolean local) {
+		blogController.loadBlogPost(header,
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException>(
+						this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(BlogPostItem post) {
+						adapter.add(post);
+						if (local) {
+							list.scrollToPosition(0);
+							displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_blog_post_created,
+									false);
+						} else {
+							displaySnackbar(R.string.blogs_blog_post_received,
+									true);
+						}
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				}
+		);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onBlogPostClick(BlogPostItem post) {
-		BlogPostFragment f =
-				BlogPostFragment.newInstance(groupId, post.getId());
+		BlogPostFragment f = BlogPostFragment.newInstance(post.getId());
 		showNextFragment(f);
 	}
 
@@ -204,10 +256,111 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 		getContext().startActivity(i);
 	}
 
+	private void loadBlogPosts(boolean reload) {
+		blogController.loadBlogPosts(
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>,
+						DbException>(this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(Collection<BlogPostItem> posts) {
+						if (posts.isEmpty()) {
+							list.showData();
+						} else {
+							adapter.addAll(posts);
+							if (reload || layoutManagerState == null) {
+								list.scrollToPosition(0);
+							} else {
+								layoutManager.onRestoreInstanceState(
+										layoutManagerState);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	private void loadBlog() {
+		blogController.loadBlog(
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<BlogItem, DbException>(this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(BlogItem blog) {
+						setToolbarTitle(blog.getBlog().getAuthor());
+						if (blog.isOurs())
+							showWriteButton();
+						if (blog.canBeRemoved())
+							enableDeleteButton();
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	private void setToolbarTitle(Author a) {
+		getActivity().setTitle(a.getName());
+	}
+
+	private void loadSharedContacts() {
+		blogController.loadSharingContacts(
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<Collection<ContactId>,
+						DbException>(this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(Collection<ContactId> contacts) {
+						sharingController.addAll(contacts);
+						int online = sharingController.getOnlineCount();
+						setToolbarSubTitle(contacts.size(), online);
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
 	@Override
-	public void onLinkClick(String url) {
-		LinkDialogFragment f = LinkDialogFragment.newInstance(url);
-		f.show(getParentFragmentManager(), f.getUniqueTag());
+	public void onBlogInvitationAccepted(ContactId c) {
+		sharingController.add(c);
+		setToolbarSubTitle(sharingController.getTotalCount(),
+				sharingController.getOnlineCount());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onBlogLeft(ContactId c) {
+		sharingController.remove(c);
+		setToolbarSubTitle(sharingController.getTotalCount(),
+				sharingController.getOnlineCount());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onSharingInfoUpdated(int total, int online) {
+		setToolbarSubTitle(total, online);
+	}
+
+	private void setToolbarSubTitle(int total, int online) {
+		ActionBar actionBar =
+				((BriarActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar();
+		if (actionBar != null) {
+			actionBar.setSubtitle(
+					getString(R.string.shared_with, total, online));
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void showWriteButton() {
+		isMyBlog = true;
+		if (writeButton != null)
+			writeButton.setVisible(true);
+	}
+
+	private void enableDeleteButton() {
+		canDeleteBlog = true;
+		if (deleteButton != null)
+			deleteButton.setEnabled(true);
 	}
 
 	private void displaySnackbar(int stringId, boolean scroll) {
@@ -220,21 +373,38 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 	}
 
 	private void showDeleteDialog() {
-		AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(requireContext(),
+		DialogInterface.OnClickListener okListener =
+				(dialog, which) -> deleteBlog();
+		AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity(),
 				R.style.BriarDialogTheme);
 		builder.setTitle(getString(R.string.blogs_remove_blog));
 		builder.setMessage(
 				getString(R.string.blogs_remove_blog_dialog_message));
 		builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.cancel, null);
-		builder.setNegativeButton(R.string.blogs_remove_blog_ok,
-				(dialog, which) -> deleteBlog());
+		builder.setNegativeButton(R.string.blogs_remove_blog_ok, okListener);
 		builder.show();
 	}
 
 	private void deleteBlog() {
-		viewModel.deleteBlog();
-		Toast.makeText(getActivity(), R.string.blogs_blog_removed, LENGTH_SHORT)
-				.show();
+		blogController.deleteBlog(
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<Void, DbException>(this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(Void result) {
+						Toast.makeText(getActivity(),
+								R.string.blogs_blog_removed, LENGTH_SHORT)
+								.show();
+						finish();
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onBlogRemoved() {
 		finish();
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogModule.java

@@ -1,23 +1,35 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
 
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel.ViewModelKey;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityScope;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.SharingController;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.SharingControllerImpl;
 
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel;
-import dagger.Binds;
 import dagger.Module;
-import dagger.multibindings.IntoMap;
+import dagger.Provides;
 
 @Module
-public interface BlogModule {
+public class BlogModule {
 
-	@Binds
-	@IntoMap
-	@ViewModelKey(FeedViewModel.class)
-	ViewModel bindFeedViewModel(FeedViewModel feedViewModel);
+	@ActivityScope
+	@Provides
+	BlogController provideBlogController(BaseActivity activity,
+			BlogControllerImpl blogController) {
+		activity.addLifecycleController(blogController);
+		return blogController;
+	}
 
-	@Binds
-	@IntoMap
-	@ViewModelKey(BlogViewModel.class)
-	ViewModel bindBlogViewModel(BlogViewModel blogViewModel);
+	@ActivityScope
+	@Provides
+	FeedController provideFeedController(FeedControllerImpl feedController) {
+		return feedController;
+	}
+
+	@ActivityScope
+	@Provides
+	SharingController provideSharingController(
+			SharingControllerImpl sharingController) {
+		return sharingController;
+	}
 
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostAdapter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -7,44 +8,52 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.util.BriarAdapter;
 
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil;
-import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ListAdapter;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-class BlogPostAdapter extends ListAdapter<BlogPostItem, BlogPostViewHolder> {
+class BlogPostAdapter extends BriarAdapter<BlogPostItem, BlogPostViewHolder> {
 
-	private final boolean authorClickable;
 	private final OnBlogPostClickListener listener;
+	@Nullable
+	private final FragmentManager fragmentManager;
 
-	BlogPostAdapter(boolean authorClickable, OnBlogPostClickListener listener) {
-		super(new DiffUtil.ItemCallback<BlogPostItem>() {
-			@Override
-			public boolean areItemsTheSame(BlogPostItem a, BlogPostItem b) {
-				return a.getId().equals(b.getId());
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			public boolean areContentsTheSame(BlogPostItem a, BlogPostItem b) {
-				return a.isRead() == b.isRead();
-			}
-		});
-		this.authorClickable = authorClickable;
+	BlogPostAdapter(Context ctx, OnBlogPostClickListener listener,
+			@Nullable FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
+		super(ctx, BlogPostItem.class);
 		this.listener = listener;
+		this.fragmentManager = fragmentManager;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public BlogPostViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent,
 			int viewType) {
-		View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(
+		View v = LayoutInflater.from(ctx).inflate(
 				R.layout.list_item_blog_post, parent, false);
-		return new BlogPostViewHolder(v, false, listener, authorClickable);
+		return new BlogPostViewHolder(v, false, listener, fragmentManager);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onBindViewHolder(BlogPostViewHolder ui, int position) {
-		ui.bindItem(getItem(position));
+		ui.bindItem(getItemAt(position));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compare(BlogPostItem a, BlogPostItem b) {
+		return a.compareTo(b);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean areContentsTheSame(BlogPostItem a, BlogPostItem b) {
+		return a.isRead() == b.isRead();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean areItemsTheSame(BlogPostItem a, BlogPostItem b) {
+		return a.getId().equals(b.getId());
 	}
 
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostFragment.java

@@ -1,159 +1,76 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
 
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
-import android.view.LayoutInflater;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewGroup;
-import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
-import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.widget.LinkDialogFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BaseController.BlogListener;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.UiResultExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
 
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
-import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner;
-import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
-
-import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP;
-import static android.view.View.INVISIBLE;
-import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
-import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION;
 
+@UiThread
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-public class BlogPostFragment extends BaseFragment
-		implements OnBlogPostClickListener {
+public class BlogPostFragment extends BasePostFragment implements BlogListener {
 
 	private static final String TAG = BlogPostFragment.class.getName();
-	private static final Logger LOG = getLogger(TAG);
-
-	static final String POST_ID = "briar.POST_ID";
-
-	protected BlogViewModel viewModel;
-	private final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
-
-	private ProgressBar progressBar;
-	private BlogPostViewHolder ui;
-	private BlogPostItem post;
-	private Runnable refresher;
 
 	@Inject
-	ViewModelProvider.Factory viewModelFactory;
+	BlogController blogController;
 
-	static BlogPostFragment newInstance(GroupId blogId, MessageId postId) {
+	static BlogPostFragment newInstance(MessageId postId) {
 		BlogPostFragment f = new BlogPostFragment();
+
 		Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-		bundle.putByteArray(GROUP_ID, blogId.getBytes());
 		bundle.putByteArray(POST_ID, postId.getBytes());
+
 		f.setArguments(bundle);
 		return f;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
-		component.inject(this);
-		viewModel = new ViewModelProvider(requireActivity(), viewModelFactory)
-				.get(BlogViewModel.class);
-	}
-
-	@Nullable
-	@Override
-	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
-			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
-			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		Bundle args = requireArguments();
-		GroupId groupId =
-				new GroupId(requireNonNull(args.getByteArray(GROUP_ID)));
-		MessageId postId =
-				new MessageId(requireNonNull(args.getByteArray(POST_ID)));
-
-		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blog_post, container,
-				false);
-		progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
-		progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-		ui = new BlogPostViewHolder(view, true, this, false);
-		LifecycleOwner owner = getViewLifecycleOwner();
-		viewModel.loadBlogPost(groupId, postId).observe(owner, result ->
-				result.onError(this::handleException)
-						.onSuccess(this::onBlogPostLoaded)
-		);
-		return view;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onStart() {
-		super.onStart();
-		startPeriodicUpdate();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onStop() {
-		super.onStop();
-		stopPeriodicUpdate();
-	}
-
-	@UiThread
-	private void onBlogPostLoaded(BlogPostItem post) {
-		progressBar.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
-		this.post = post;
-		ui.bindItem(post);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onBlogPostClick(BlogPostItem post) {
-		// We're already there
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onAuthorClick(BlogPostItem post) {
-		Intent i = new Intent(requireContext(), BlogActivity.class);
-		i.putExtra(GROUP_ID, post.getGroupId().getBytes());
-		i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-		requireContext().startActivity(i);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onLinkClick(String url) {
-		LinkDialogFragment f = LinkDialogFragment.newInstance(url);
-		f.show(getParentFragmentManager(), f.getUniqueTag());
-	}
-
-	private void startPeriodicUpdate() {
-		refresher = () -> {
-			LOG.info("Updating Content...");
-			ui.updateDate(post.getTimestamp());
-			handler.postDelayed(refresher, MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION);
-		};
-		LOG.info("Adding Handler Callback");
-		handler.postDelayed(refresher, MIN_DATE_RESOLUTION);
-	}
-
-	private void stopPeriodicUpdate() {
-		if (refresher != null) {
-			LOG.info("Removing Handler Callback");
-			handler.removeCallbacks(refresher);
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getUniqueTag() {
 		return TAG;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		blogController.loadBlogPost(postId,
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<BlogPostItem, DbException>(
+						this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(BlogPostItem post) {
+						onBlogPostLoaded(post);
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onBlogPostAdded(BlogPostHeader header, boolean local) {
+		// doesn't matter here
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onBlogRemoved() {
+		finish();
+	}
+
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostItem.java

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class BlogPostItem implements Comparable<BlogPostItem> {
 	private final BlogPostHeader header;
 	@Nullable
 	protected String text;
-	private final boolean read;
+	private boolean read;
 
 	BlogPostItem(BlogPostHeader header, @Nullable String text) {
 		this.header = header;
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public class BlogPostItem implements Comparable<BlogPostItem> {
 
 	protected static int compare(BlogPostHeader h1, BlogPostHeader h2) {
 		// The newest post comes first
-		return Long.compare(h2.getTimeReceived(), h1.getTimeReceived());
+		long aTime = h1.getTimeReceived(), bTime = h2.getTimeReceived();
+		if (aTime > bTime) return -1;
+		if (aTime < bTime) return 1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java

@@ -9,31 +9,31 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.MessageId;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogCommentHeader;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogPostHeader;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
+import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import static android.view.View.GONE;
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity.GROUP_ID;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BlogPostFragment.POST_ID;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.blog.BasePostFragment.POST_ID;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.TEASER_LENGTH;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getSpanned;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getTeaser;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.makeLinksClickable;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView.COMMENTER;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView.REBLOGGER;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.view.AuthorView.RSS_FEED_REBLOGGED;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.MessageType.POST;
 
 @UiThread
-@NotNullByDefault
 class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
 	private final Context ctx;
@@ -43,16 +43,20 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 	private final ImageButton reblogButton;
 	private final TextView text;
 	private final ViewGroup commentContainer;
-	private final boolean fullText, authorClickable;
+	private final boolean fullText;
 
+	@NonNull
 	private final OnBlogPostClickListener listener;
+	@Nullable
+	private final FragmentManager fragmentManager;
 
 	BlogPostViewHolder(View v, boolean fullText,
-			OnBlogPostClickListener listener, boolean authorClickable) {
+			@NonNull OnBlogPostClickListener listener,
+			@Nullable FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
 		super(v);
 		this.fullText = fullText;
 		this.listener = listener;
-		this.authorClickable = authorClickable;
+		this.fragmentManager = fragmentManager;
 
 		ctx = v.getContext();
 		layout = v.findViewById(R.id.postLayout);
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		commentContainer = v.findViewById(R.id.commentContainer);
 	}
 
+	void setVisibility(int visibility) {
+		layout.setVisibility(visibility);
+	}
+
 	void hideReblogButton() {
 		reblogButton.setVisibility(GONE);
 	}
@@ -79,15 +87,15 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		return "blogPost" + id.hashCode();
 	}
 
-	void bindItem(BlogPostItem item) {
+	void bindItem(@Nullable BlogPostItem item) {
+		if (item == null) return;
+
 		setTransitionName(item.getId());
 		if (!fullText) {
 			layout.setClickable(true);
 			layout.setOnClickListener(v -> listener.onBlogPostClick(item));
 		}
 
-		boolean isReblog = item instanceof BlogCommentItem;
-
 		// author and date
 		BlogPostHeader post = item.getPostHeader();
 		author.setAuthor(post.getAuthor(), post.getAuthorInfo());
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		author.setPersona(
 				item.isRssFeed() ? AuthorView.RSS_FEED : AuthorView.NORMAL);
 		// TODO make author clickable more often #624
-		if (authorClickable && !isReblog) {
+		if (!fullText && item.getHeader().getType() == POST) {
 			author.setAuthorClickable(v -> listener.onAuthorClick(item));
 		} else {
 			author.setAuthorNotClickable();
@@ -106,7 +114,7 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		if (fullText) {
 			text.setText(postText);
 			text.setTextIsSelectable(true);
-			makeLinksClickable(text, listener::onLinkClick);
+			makeLinksClickable(text, fragmentManager);
 		} else {
 			text.setTextIsSelectable(false);
 			if (postText.length() > TEASER_LENGTH)
@@ -124,33 +132,32 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
 		// comments
 		commentContainer.removeAllViews();
-		if (isReblog) {
-			onBindComment((BlogCommentItem) item, authorClickable);
+		if (item instanceof BlogCommentItem) {
+			onBindComment((BlogCommentItem) item);
 		} else {
 			reblogger.setVisibility(GONE);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void onBindComment(BlogCommentItem item, boolean authorClickable) {
+	private void onBindComment(BlogCommentItem item) {
 		// reblogger
 		reblogger.setAuthor(item.getAuthor(), item.getAuthorInfo());
 		reblogger.setDate(item.getTimestamp());
-		if (authorClickable) {
+		if (!fullText) {
 			reblogger.setAuthorClickable(v -> listener.onAuthorClick(item));
-		} else {
-			reblogger.setAuthorNotClickable();
 		}
 		reblogger.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-		reblogger.setPersona(REBLOGGER);
+		reblogger.setPersona(AuthorView.REBLOGGER);
 
 		author.setPersona(item.getHeader().getRootPost().isRssFeed() ?
-				RSS_FEED_REBLOGGED : COMMENTER);
+				AuthorView.RSS_FEED_REBLOGGED :
+				AuthorView.COMMENTER);
 
 		// comments
-		// TODO use nested RecyclerView instead like we do for Image Attachments
 		for (BlogCommentHeader c : item.getComments()) {
-			View v = LayoutInflater.from(ctx).inflate(
-					R.layout.list_item_blog_comment, commentContainer, false);
+			View v = LayoutInflater.from(ctx)
+					.inflate(R.layout.list_item_blog_comment,
+							commentContainer, false);
 
 			AuthorView author = v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
 			TextView text = v.findViewById(R.id.textView);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/FeedController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.Blog;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+@NotNullByDefault
+public interface FeedController extends BaseController {
+
+	void loadBlogPosts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler);
+
+	void loadPersonalBlog(ResultExceptionHandler<Blog, DbException> handler);
+
+	@UiThread
+	void setFeedListener(FeedListener listener);
+
+	@UiThread
+	void unsetFeedListener(FeedListener listener);
+
+	@NotNullByDefault
+	interface FeedListener extends BlogListener {
+
+		@UiThread
+		void onBlogAdded();
+	}
+}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/FeedControllerImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.blog;
+
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchGroupException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchMessageException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.Author;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.identity.IdentityManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event.GroupAddedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event.GroupRemovedEvent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.ResultExceptionHandler;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.Blog;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.event.BlogPostAddedEvent;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogManager.CLIENT_ID;
+
+@MethodsNotNullByDefault
+@ParametersNotNullByDefault
+class FeedControllerImpl extends BaseControllerImpl implements FeedController {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG =
+			Logger.getLogger(FeedControllerImpl.class.getName());
+
+	// UI thread
+	@Nullable
+	private FeedListener listener;
+
+	@Inject
+	FeedControllerImpl(@DatabaseExecutor Executor dbExecutor,
+			LifecycleManager lifecycleManager, EventBus eventBus,
+			AndroidNotificationManager notificationManager,
+			IdentityManager identityManager, BlogManager blogManager) {
+		super(dbExecutor, lifecycleManager, eventBus, notificationManager,
+				identityManager, blogManager);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onStart() {
+		super.onStart();
+		if (listener == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		notificationManager.blockAllBlogPostNotifications();
+		notificationManager.clearAllBlogPostNotifications();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onStop() {
+		super.onStop();
+		notificationManager.unblockAllBlogPostNotifications();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setFeedListener(FeedListener listener) {
+		this.listener = listener;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void unsetFeedListener(FeedListener listener) {
+		if (this.listener == listener) this.listener = null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		if (listener == null) throw new IllegalStateException();
+		if (e instanceof BlogPostAddedEvent) {
+			BlogPostAddedEvent b = (BlogPostAddedEvent) e;
+			LOG.info("Blog post added");
+			listener.onBlogPostAdded(b.getHeader(), b.isLocal());
+		} else if (e instanceof GroupAddedEvent) {
+			GroupAddedEvent g = (GroupAddedEvent) e;
+			if (g.getGroup().getClientId().equals(CLIENT_ID)) {
+				LOG.info("Blog added");
+				listener.onBlogAdded();
+			}
+		} else if (e instanceof GroupRemovedEvent) {
+			GroupRemovedEvent g = (GroupRemovedEvent) e;
+			if (g.getGroup().getClientId().equals(CLIENT_ID)) {
+				LOG.info("Blog removed");
+				listener.onBlogRemoved();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadBlogPosts(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Collection<BlogPostItem>, DbException> handler) {
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				long start = now();
+				Collection<BlogPostItem> posts = new ArrayList<>();
+				for (Blog b : blogManager.getBlogs()) {
+					try {
+						posts.addAll(loadItems(b.getId()));
+					} catch (NoSuchGroupException | NoSuchMessageException e) {
+						logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+					}
+				}
+				logDuration(LOG, "Loading all posts", start);
+				handler.onResult(posts);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void loadPersonalBlog(
+			ResultExceptionHandler<Blog, DbException> handler) {
+		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+			try {
+				long start = now();
+				Author a = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
+				Blog b = blogManager.getPersonalBlog(a);
+				logDuration(LOG, "Loading personal blog", start);
+				handler.onResult(b);
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+				handler.onException(e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+}