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+/* globals process */
+
+var Client = require("../../lib/client/");
+var Crypto = require("../../www/bower_components/chainpad-crypto");
+var Mailbox = Crypto.Mailbox;
+var Nacl = require("tweetnacl/nacl-fast");
+var nThen = require("nthen");
+var Pinpad = require("../../www/common/pinpad");
+var Rpc = require("../../www/common/rpc");
+var Hash = require("../../www/common/common-hash");
+var CpNetflux = require("../../www/bower_components/chainpad-netflux");
+var Util = require("../../lib/common-util");
+
+var createMailbox = function (config, cb) {
+    var webchannel;
+
+    CpNetflux.start({
+        network: config.network,
+        channel: config.channel,
+        crypto: config.crypto,
+        owners: [ config.edPublic ],
+
+        noChainPad: true,
+        onConnect: function (wc /*, sendMessage */) {
+            webchannel = wc;
+        },
+        onMessage: function (/* msg, user, vKey, isCp, hash, author */) {
+
+        },
+        onReady: function () {
+            cb(void 0, webchannel);
+        },
+    });
+};
+
+process.on('unhandledRejection', function (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+});
+
+var makeCurveKeys = function () {
+    var pair = Nacl.box.keyPair();
+    return {
+        curvePrivate: Nacl.util.encodeBase64(pair.secretKey),
+        curvePublic: Nacl.util.encodeBase64(pair.publicKey),
+    };
+};
+
+var makeEdKeys = function () {
+    var keys = Nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSeed(Nacl.randomBytes(Nacl.sign.seedLength));
+    return {
+        edPrivate: Nacl.util.encodeBase64(keys.secretKey),
+        edPublic: Nacl.util.encodeBase64(keys.publicKey),
+    };
+};
+
+var createUser = function (config, cb) {
+    // config should contain keys for a team rpc (ed)
+        // teamEdKeys
+        // rosterHash
+
+    var user;
+    nThen(function (w) {
+        Client.create(w(function (err, client) {
+            if (err) {
+                w.abort();
+                return void cb(err);
+            }
+            user = client;
+            user.destroy = Util.mkEvent(true);
+            user.destroy.reg(function () {
+                user.network.disconnect();
+            });
+        }));
+    }).nThen(function (w) {
+        // make all the parameters you'll need
+
+        var network = user.network = user.config.network;
+        user.edKeys = makeEdKeys();
+
+        user.curveKeys = makeCurveKeys();
+        user.mailbox = Mailbox.createEncryptor(user.curveKeys);
+        user.mailboxChannel = Hash.createChannelId();
+
+        // create an anon rpc for alice
+        Rpc.createAnonymous(network, w(function (err, rpc) {
+            if (err) {
+                w.abort();
+                user.shutdown();
+                return void console.error('ANON_RPC_CONNECT_ERR');
+            }
+            user.anonRpc = rpc;
+            user.destroy.reg(function () {
+                user.anonRpc.destroy();
+            });
+        }));
+
+        Pinpad.create(network, user.edKeys, w(function (err, rpc) {
+            if (err) {
+                w.abort();
+                user.shutdown();
+                console.error(err);
+                return console.log('RPC_CONNECT_ERR');
+            }
+            user.rpc = rpc;
+            user.destroy.reg(function () {
+                user.rpc.destroy();
+            });
+        }));
+    }).nThen(function (w) {
+        // create and subscribe to your mailbox
+        createMailbox({
+            network: user.network,
+            channel: user.mailboxChannel,
+            crypto: user.mailbox,
+            edPublic: user.edKeys.edPublic,
+        }, w(function (err /*, wc*/) {
+            if (err) {
+                w.abort();
+                console.error("Mailbox creation error");
+                process.exit(1);
+            }
+            //wc.leave();
+        }));
+    }).nThen(function () {
+        user.cleanup = function (cb) {
+            //console.log("Destroying user");
+            // TODO remove your mailbox
+            user.destroy.fire();
+            cb = cb;
+        };
+
+        cb(void 0, user);
+    });
+};
+
+var alice;
+
+var sharedConfig = {
+    teamEdKeys: makeEdKeys(),
+    teamCurveKeys: makeCurveKeys(),
+    rosterSeed: Crypto.Team.createSeed(),
+};
+
+nThen(function  (w) {
+    createUser(sharedConfig, w(function (err, _alice) {
+        if (err) {
+            w.abort();
+            return void console.log(err);
+        }
+        alice = _alice;
+        alice.name = 'alice';
+    }));
+    /*
+    createUser(sharedConfig, w(function (err, _bob) {
+        if (err) {
+            w.abort();
+            return void console.log(err);
+        }
+        bob = _bob;
+        bob.name = 'bob';
+    }));*/
+}).nThen(function (w) {
+    var i = 0;
+    var next = w();
+
+    var send = function () {
+        if (i++ >= 300) { return next(); }
+
+        var msg = alice.mailbox.encrypt(JSON.stringify({
+            pewpew: 'bangbang',
+        }), alice.curveKeys.curvePublic);
+
+        alice.anonRpc.send('WRITE_PRIVATE_MESSAGE', [
+            alice.mailboxChannel,
+            msg
+            //Nacl.util.encodeBase64(Nacl.randomBytes(128))
+        ], w(function (err) {
+            if (err) { throw new Error(err); }
+            console.log('message %s written successfully', i);
+            setTimeout(send, 250);
+        }));
+    };
+    send();
+}).nThen(function () {
+    alice.cleanup();
+    //bob.cleanup();
+});
+