Require addressbook to only store addresses with valid ID

2025-07-23 16:21:57 +00:00 · 2018-11-09 15:51:56 -08:00
352 changed files with 12772 additions and 12281 deletions
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@ version: 2
 defaults: &defaults
  working_directory: /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
  docker:
-    - image: circleci/golang:1.11.4
+    - image: circleci/golang:1.10.3
  environment:
    GOBIN: /tmp/workspace/bin

-docs_update_config: &docs_update_config
-  working_directory: ~/repo
-  docker:
-    - image: tendermint/docs_deployment
-  environment:
-    AWS_REGION: us-east-1
-
 jobs:
  setup_dependencies:
    <<: *defaults
@@ -48,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
          paths:
            - /go/pkg
-      - save_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
-          paths:
-            - /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+      # - save_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      #     paths:
+      #       - /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint

  build_slate:
    <<: *defaults
@@ -60,8 +53,23 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # https://discuss.circleci.com/t/saving-cache-stopped-working-warning-skipping-this-step-disabled-in-configuration/24423/2
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: slate docs
          command: |
@@ -76,14 +84,28 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: metalinter
          command: |
            set -ex
            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
-            make lint
+            make metalinter
      - run:
          name: check_dep
          command: |
@@ -98,8 +120,22 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: Run abci apps tests
          command: |
@@ -115,8 +151,22 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: Run abci-cli tests
          command: |
@@ -130,8 +180,22 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bsdmainutils
      - run:
          name: Run tests
@@ -145,8 +209,22 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run: mkdir -p /tmp/logs
      - run:
          name: Run tests
@@ -154,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
            for pkg in $(go list github.com/tendermint/tendermint/... | circleci tests split --split-by=timings); do
              id=$(basename "$pkg")

-              GOCACHE=off go test -v -timeout 5m -race -coverprofile=/tmp/workspace/profiles/$id.out -covermode=atomic "$pkg" | tee "/tmp/logs/$id-$RANDOM.log"
+              GOCACHE=off go test -timeout 5m -race -coverprofile=/tmp/workspace/profiles/$id.out -covermode=atomic "$pkg" | tee "/tmp/logs/$id-$RANDOM.log"
            done
      - persist_to_workspace:
          root: /tmp/workspace
@@ -170,8 +248,22 @@ jobs:
          at: /tmp/workspace
      - restore_cache:
          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: Run tests
          command: bash test/persist/test_failure_indices.sh
@@ -192,7 +284,9 @@ jobs:
            name: run localnet and exit on failure
            command: |
              set -x
-              docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint -w /go/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint golang:1.11.4 make build-linux
+              make get_tools
+              make get_vendor_deps
+              make build-linux
              make localnet-start &
              ./scripts/localnet-blocks-test.sh 40 5 10 localhost

@@ -215,10 +309,22 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - attach_workspace:
          at: /tmp/workspace
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-pkg-cache
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      # - restore_cache:
+      #     key: v3-tree-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: tools
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
+      - run:
+          name: dependencies
+          command: |
+            export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_vendor_deps
+      - run: mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+      - run: ln -sf /home/circleci/project $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+
      - run:
          name: gather
          command: |
@@ -232,25 +338,10 @@ jobs:
          name: upload
          command: bash .circleci/codecov.sh -f coverage.txt

-  deploy_docs:
-    <<: *docs_update_config
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Trigger website build
-          command: |
-            chamber exec tendermint -- start_website_build
-
 workflows:
  version: 2
  test-suite:
    jobs:
-      - deploy_docs:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
-                - develop
      - setup_dependencies
      - lint:
          requires:
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-run:
-  deadline: 1m
-
-linters:
-  enable-all: true
-  disable:
-    - gocyclo
-    - golint
-    - maligned
-    - errcheck
-    - staticcheck
-    - dupl
-    - ineffassign
-    - interfacer
-    - unconvert
-    - goconst
-    - unparam
-    - nakedret
-    - lll
-    - gochecknoglobals
-    - govet
-    - gocritic
-    - gosec
-    - gochecknoinits
-    - scopelint
-    - stylecheck
-
-# linters-settings:
-#   govet:
-#     check-shadowing: true
-#   golint:
-#     min-confidence: 0
-#   gocyclo:
-#     min-complexity: 10
-#   maligned:
-#     suggest-new: true
-#   dupl:
-#     threshold: 100
-#   goconst:
-#     min-len: 2
-#     min-occurrences: 2
-#   depguard:
-#     list-type: blacklist
-#     packages:
-#       # logging is allowed only by logutils.Log, logrus
-#       # is allowed to use only in logutils package
-#       - github.com/sirupsen/logrus
-#   misspell:
-#     locale: US
-#   lll:
-#     line-length: 140
-#   goimports:
-#     local-prefixes: github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-#   gocritic:
-#     enabled-tags:
-#       - performance
-#       - style
-#       - experimental
-#     disabled-checks:
-#       - wrapperFunc
-#       - commentFormatting # https://github.com/go-critic/go-critic/issues/755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,468 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog

-## v0.29.2
-
-*February 7th, 2019*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@ackratos, @rickyyangz
-
-**Note**: This release contains security sensitive patches in the `p2p` and
-`crypto` packages:
- p2p:
-  - Partial fix for MITM attacks on the p2p connection. MITM conditions may
-    still exist. See \#3010.
- crypto:
-  - Eliminate our fork of `btcd` and use the `btcd/btcec` library directly for
-    native secp256k1 signing. Note we still modify the signature encoding to
-    prevent malleability.
-  - Support the libsecp256k1 library via CGo through the `go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1` package.
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* Go API
-  - [types] [\#3245](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3245) Commit uses `type CommitSig Vote` instead of `Vote` directly.
-    In preparation for removing redundant fields from the commit [\#1648](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/1648)
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
- [consensus] [\#3246](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3246) Better logging and notes on recovery for corrupted WAL file
- [crypto] [\#3163](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3163) Use ethereum's libsecp256k1 go-wrapper for signatures when cgo is available
- [crypto] [\#3162](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3162) Wrap btcd instead of forking it to keep up with fixes (used if cgo is not available)
- [makefile] [\#3233](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3233) Use golangci-lint instead of go-metalinter
- [tools] [\#3218](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3218) Add go-deadlock tool to help detect deadlocks
- [tools] [\#3106](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3106) Add tm-signer-harness test harness for remote signers
- [tests] [\#3258](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3258) Fixed a bunch of non-deterministic test failures
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [node] [\#3186](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3186) EventBus and indexerService should be started before first block (for replay last block on handshake) execution (@ackratos)
- [p2p] [\#3232](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3232) Fix infinite loop leading to addrbook deadlock for seed nodes
- [p2p] [\#3247](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3247) Fix panic in SeedMode when calling FlushStop and OnStop
-  concurrently
- [p2p] [\#3040](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3040) Fix MITM on secret connection by checking low-order points
- [privval] [\#3258](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3258) Fix race between sign requests and ping requests in socket
-
-## v0.29.1
-
-*January 24, 2019*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@infinytum, @gauthamzz
-
-This release contains two important fixes: one for p2p layer where we sometimes
-were not closing connections and one for consensus layer where consensus with
-no empty blocks (`create_empty_blocks = false`) could halt.
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
- [pex] [\#3037](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3037) Only log "Reached max attempts to dial" once
- [rpc] [\#3159](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3159) Expose
-  `triggered_timeout_commit` in the `/dump_consensus_state`
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [consensus] [\#3199](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3199) Fix consensus halt with no empty blocks from not resetting triggeredTimeoutCommit
- [p2p] [\#2967](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2967) Fix file descriptor leak
-
-## v0.29.0
-
-*January 21, 2019*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@bradyjoestar, @kunaldhariwal, @gauthamzz, @hrharder
-
-This release is primarily about making some breaking changes to
-the Block protocol version before Cosmos launch, and to fixing more issues
-in the proposer selection algorithm discovered on Cosmos testnets.
-
-The Block protocol changes include using a standard Merkle tree format (RFC 6962),
-fixing some inconsistencies between field orders in Vote and Proposal structs,
-and constraining the hash of the ConsensusParams to include only a few fields.
-
-The proposer selection algorithm saw significant progress,
-including a [formal proof by @cwgoes for the base-case in Idris](https://github.com/cwgoes/tm-proposer-idris)
-and a [much more detailed specification (still in progress) by
-@ancazamfir](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3140).
-
-Fixes to the proposer selection algorithm include normalizing the proposer
-priorities to mitigate the effects of large changes to the validator set.
-That said, we just discovered [another bug](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3181),
-which will be fixed in the next breaking release.
-
-While we are trying to stabilize the Block protocol to preserve compatibility
-with old chains, there may be some final changes yet to come before Cosmos
-launch as we continue to audit and test the software.
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* CLI/RPC/Config
-
-* Apps
-  - [state] [\#3049](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3049) Total voting power of the validator set is upper bounded by
-    `MaxInt64 / 8`. Apps must ensure they do not return changes to the validator
-    set that cause this maximum to be exceeded.
-
-* Go API
-  - [node] [\#3082](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3082) MetricsProvider now requires you to pass a chain ID
-  - [types] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) Rename `TxProof.LeafHash` to `TxProof.Leaf`
-  - [crypto/merkle] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) `SimpleProof.Verify` takes a `leaf` instead of a
-    `leafHash` and performs the hashing itself
-
-* Blockchain Protocol
-  * [crypto/merkle] [\#2713](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2713) Merkle trees now match the RFC 6962 specification
-  * [types] [\#3078](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3078) Re-order Timestamp and BlockID in CanonicalVote so it's
-    consistent with CanonicalProposal (BlockID comes
-    first)
-  * [types] [\#3165](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3165) Hash of ConsensusParams only includes BlockSize.MaxBytes and
-    BlockSize.MaxGas
-
-* P2P Protocol
-  - [consensus] [\#3049](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3049) Normalize priorities to not exceed `2*TotalVotingPower` to mitigate unfair proposer selection
-    heavily preferring earlier joined validators in the case of an early bonded large validator unbonding
-
-### FEATURES:
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
- [rpc] [\#3065](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3065) Return maxPerPage (100), not defaultPerPage (30) if `per_page` is greater than the max 100.
- [instrumentation] [\#3082](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3082) Add `chain_id` label for all metrics
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [crypto] [\#3164](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3164) Update `btcd` fork for rare signRFC6979 bug
- [lite] [\#3171](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3171) Fix verifying large validator set changes
- [log] [\#3125](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3125) Fix year format
- [mempool] [\#3168](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3168) Limit tx size to fit in the max reactor msg size
- [scripts] [\#3147](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3147) Fix json2wal for large block parts (@bradyjoestar)
-
-## v0.28.1
-
-*January 18th, 2019*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@HaoyangLiu
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [consensus] Fix consensus halt from proposing blocks with too much evidence
-
-## v0.28.0
-
-*January 16th, 2019*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@fmauricios, @gianfelipe93, @husio, @needkane, @srmo, @yutianwu
-
-This release is primarily about upgrades to the `privval` system -
-separating the `priv_validator.json` into distinct config and data files, and
-refactoring the socket validator to support reconnections.
-
-**Note:** Please backup your existing `priv_validator.json` before using this
-version.
-
-See [UPGRADING.md](UPGRADING.md) for more details.
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* CLI/RPC/Config
-  - [cli] Removed `--proxy_app=dummy` option. Use `kvstore` (`persistent_kvstore`) instead.
-  - [cli] Renamed `--proxy_app=nilapp` to `--proxy_app=noop`.
-  - [config] [\#2992](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2992) `allow_duplicate_ip` is now set to false
-  - [privval] [\#1181](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/1181) Split `priv_validator.json` into immutable (`config/priv_validator_key.json`) and mutable (`data/priv_validator_state.json`) parts (@yutianwu)
-  - [privval] [\#2926](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2926) Split up `PubKeyMsg` into `PubKeyRequest` and `PubKeyResponse` to be consistent with other message types
-  - [privval] [\#2923](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2923) Listen for unix socket connections instead of dialing them
-
-* Apps
-
-* Go API
-  - [types] [\#2981](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2981) Remove `PrivValidator.GetAddress()`
-
-* Blockchain Protocol
-
-* P2P Protocol
-
-### FEATURES:
- [rpc] [\#3052](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3052) Include peer's remote IP in `/net_info`
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
- [consensus] [\#3086](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3086) Log peerID on ignored votes (@srmo)
- [docs] [\#3061](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3061) Added specification for signing consensus msgs at
-  ./docs/spec/consensus/signing.md
- [privval] [\#2948](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2948) Memoize pubkey so it's only requested once on startup
- [privval] [\#2923](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2923) Retry RemoteSigner connections on error
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [build] [\#3085](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3085) Fix `Version` field in build scripts (@husio)
- [crypto/multisig] [\#3102](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3102) Fix multisig keys address length
- [crypto/encoding] [\#3101](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3101) Fix `PubKeyMultisigThreshold` unmarshalling into `crypto.PubKey` interface
- [p2p/conn] [\#3111](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3111) Make SecretConnection thread safe
- [rpc] [\#3053](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3053) Fix internal error in `/tx_search` when results are empty
-  (@gianfelipe93)
- [types] [\#2926](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2926) Do not panic if retrieving the privval's public key fails
-
-## v0.27.4
-
-*December 21st, 2018*
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [mempool] [\#3036](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3036) Fix
-  LRU cache by popping the least recently used item when the cache is full,
-  not the most recently used one!
-
-## v0.27.3
-
-*December 16th, 2018*
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* Go API
-  - [dep] [\#3027](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3027) Revert to mainline Go crypto library, eliminating the modified
-    `bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword`
-
-## v0.27.2
-
-*December 16th, 2018*
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
-
- [node] [\#3025](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3025) Validate NodeInfo addresses on startup.
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [p2p] [\#3025](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3025) Revert to using defers in addrbook.  Fixes deadlocks in pex and consensus upon invalid ExternalAddr/ListenAddr configuration.
-
-## v0.27.1
-
-*December 15th, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@danil-lashin, @hleb-albau, @james-ray, @leo-xinwang
-
-### FEATURES:
- [rpc] [\#2964](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2964) Add `UnconfirmedTxs(limit)` and `NumUnconfirmedTxs()` methods to HTTP/Local clients (@danil-lashin)
- [docs] [\#3004](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3004) Enable full-text search on docs pages
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
- [consensus] [\#2971](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2971) Return error if ValidatorSet is empty after InitChain
-  (@leo-xinwang)
- [ci/cd] [\#3005](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3005) Updated CircleCI job to trigger website build when docs are updated
- [docs] Various updates
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [cmd] [\#2983](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2983) `testnet` command always sets `addr_book_strict = false`
- [config] [\#2980](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2980) Fix CORS options formatting
- [kv indexer] [\#2912](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2912) Don't ignore key when executing CONTAINS
- [mempool] [\#2961](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2961) Call `notifyTxsAvailable` if there're txs left after committing a block, but recheck=false
- [mempool] [\#2994](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2994) Reject txs with negative GasWanted
- [p2p] [\#2990](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2990) Fix a bug where seeds don't disconnect from a peer after 3h
- [consensus] [\#3006](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3006) Save state after InitChain only when stateHeight is also 0 (@james-ray)
-
-## v0.27.0
-
-*December 5th, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@danil-lashin, @srmo
-
-Special thanks to @dlguddus for discovering a [major
-issue](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2718#issuecomment-440888677)
-in the proposer selection algorithm.
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-This release is primarily about fixes to the proposer selection algorithm
-in preparation for the [Cosmos Game of
-Stakes](https://blog.cosmos.network/the-game-of-stakes-is-open-for-registration-83a404746ee6).
-It also makes use of the `ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes` to restrict the
-key types that can be used by validators, and removes the `Heartbeat` consensus
-message.
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* CLI/RPC/Config
-  - [rpc] [\#2932](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2932) Rename `accum` to `proposer_priority`
-
-* Go API
-  - [db] [\#2913](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/2913)
-    ReverseIterator API change: start < end, and end is exclusive.
-  - [types] [\#2932](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2932) Rename `Validator.Accum` to `Validator.ProposerPriority`
-
-* Blockchain Protocol
-  - [state] [\#2714](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2714) Validators can now only use pubkeys allowed within
-    ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes
-
-* P2P Protocol
-  - [consensus] [\#2871](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2871)
-    Remove *ProposalHeartbeat* message as it serves no real purpose (@srmo)
-  - [state] Fixes for proposer selection:
-    - [\#2785](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2785) Accum for new validators is `-1.125*totalVotingPower` instead of 0
-    - [\#2941](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2941) val.Accum is preserved during ValidatorSet.Update to avoid being
-      reset to 0
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
-
- [state] [\#2929](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2929) Minor refactor of updateState logic (@danil-lashin)
- [node] [\#2959](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2959) Allow node to start even if software's BlockProtocol is
-  different from state's BlockProtocol
- [pex] [\#2959](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2959) Pex reactor logger uses `module=pex`
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [p2p] [\#2968](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2968) Panic on transport error rather than continuing to run but not
-  accept new connections
- [p2p] [\#2969](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2969) Fix mismatch in peer count between `/net_info` and the prometheus
-  metrics
- [rpc] [\#2408](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2408) `/broadcast_tx_commit`: Fix "interface conversion: interface {} in nil, not EventDataTx" panic (could happen if somebody sent a tx using `/broadcast_tx_commit` while Tendermint was being stopped)
- [state] [\#2785](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2785) Fix accum for new validators to be `-1.125*totalVotingPower`
-  instead of 0, forcing them to wait before becoming the proposer. Also:
-    - do not batch clip
-    - keep accums averaged near 0
- [txindex/kv] [\#2925](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2925) Don't return false positives when range searching for a prefix of a tag value
- [types] [\#2938](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2938) Fix regression in v0.26.4 where we panic on empty
-  genDoc.Validators
- [types] [\#2941](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2941) Preserve val.Accum during ValidatorSet.Update to avoid it being
-  reset to 0 every time a validator is updated
-
-## v0.26.4
-
-*November 27th, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@ackratos, @goolAdapter, @james-ray, @joe-bowman, @kostko,
-@nagarajmanjunath, @tomtau
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### FEATURES:
-
- [rpc] [\#2747](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2747) Enable subscription to tags emitted from `BeginBlock`/`EndBlock` (@kostko)
- [types] [\#2747](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2747) Add `ResultBeginBlock` and `ResultEndBlock` fields to `EventDataNewBlock`
-    and `EventDataNewBlockHeader` to support subscriptions (@kostko)
- [types] [\#2918](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2918) Add Marshal, MarshalTo, Unmarshal methods to various structs
-  to support Protobuf compatibility (@nagarajmanjunath)
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
-
- [config] [\#2877](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2877) Add `blocktime_iota` to the config.toml (@ackratos)
-    - NOTE: this should be a ConsensusParam, not part of the config, and will be
-      removed from the config at a later date
-      ([\#2920](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2920).
- [mempool] [\#2882](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2882) Add txs from Update to cache
- [mempool] [\#2891](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2891) Remove local int64 counter from being stored in every tx
- [node] [\#2866](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2866) Add ability to instantiate IPCVal (@joe-bowman)
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [blockchain] [\#2731](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2731) Retry both blocks if either is bad to avoid getting stuck during fast sync (@goolAdapter)
- [consensus] [\#2893](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2893) Use genDoc.Validators instead of state.NextValidators on replay when appHeight==0 (@james-ray)
- [log] [\#2868](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2868) Fix `module=main` setting overriding all others
-    - NOTE: this changes the default logging behaviour to be much less verbose.
-      Set `log_level="info"` to restore the previous behaviour.
- [rpc] [\#2808](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2808) Fix `accum` field in `/validators` by calling `IncrementAccum` if necessary
- [rpc] [\#2811](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2811) Allow integer IDs in JSON-RPC requests (@tomtau)
- [txindex/kv] [\#2759](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2759) Fix tx.height range queries
- [txindex/kv] [\#2775](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2775) Order tx results by index if height is the same
- [txindex/kv] [\#2908](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2908) Don't return false positives when searching for a prefix of a tag value
-
-## v0.26.3
-
-*November 17th, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release:
-@danil-lashin, @kevlubkcm, @krhubert, @srmo
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES:
-
-* Go API
-  - [rpc] [\#2791](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2791) Functions that start HTTP servers are now blocking:
-    - Impacts `StartHTTPServer`, `StartHTTPAndTLSServer`, and `StartGRPCServer`
-    - These functions now take a `net.Listener` instead of an address
-  - [rpc] [\#2767](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2767) Subscribing to events
-  `NewRound` and `CompleteProposal` return new types `EventDataNewRound` and
-  `EventDataCompleteProposal`, respectively, instead of the generic `EventDataRoundState`. (@kevlubkcm)
-
-### FEATURES:
-
- [log] [\#2843](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2843) New `log_format` config option, which can be set to 'plain' for colored
-  text or 'json' for JSON output
- [types] [\#2767](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2767) New event types EventDataNewRound (with ProposerInfo) and EventDataCompleteProposal (with BlockID). (@kevlubkcm)
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
-
- [dep] [\#2844](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2844) Dependencies are no longer pinned to an exact version in the
-  Gopkg.toml:
-  - Serialization libs are allowed to vary by patch release
-  - Other libs are allowed to vary by minor release
- [p2p] [\#2857](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2857) "Send failed" is logged at debug level instead of error.
- [rpc] [\#2780](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2780) Add read and write timeouts to HTTP servers
- [state] [\#2848](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2848) Make "Update to validators" msg value pretty (@danil-lashin)
-
-### BUG FIXES:
- [consensus] [\#2819](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2819) Don't send proposalHearbeat if not a validator
- [docs] [\#2859](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2859) Fix ConsensusParams details in spec
- [libs/autofile] [\#2760](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2760) Comment out autofile permissions check - should fix
-  running Tendermint on Windows
- [p2p] [\#2869](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2869) Set connection config properly instead of always using default
- [p2p/pex] [\#2802](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2802) Seed mode fixes:
-  - Only disconnect from inbound peers
-  - Use FlushStop instead of Sleep to ensure all messages are sent before
-    disconnecting
-
-## v0.26.2
-
-*November 15th, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release: @hleb-albau, @zhuzeyu
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### FEATURES:
-
- [rpc] [\#2582](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2582) Enable CORS on RPC API (@hleb-albau)
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [abci] [\#2748](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2748) Unlock mutex in localClient so even when app panics (e.g. during CheckTx), consensus continue working
- [abci] [\#2748](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2748) Fix DATA RACE in localClient
- [amino] [\#2822](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2822) Update to v0.14.1 to support compiling on 32-bit platforms
- [rpc] [\#2748](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2748) Drain channel before calling Unsubscribe(All) in `/broadcast_tx_commit`
-
-## v0.26.1
-
-*November 11, 2018*
-
-Special thanks to external contributors on this release: @katakonst
-
-Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
-
-### IMPROVEMENTS:
-
- [consensus] [\#2704](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2704) Simplify valid POL round logic
- [docs] [\#2749](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2749) Deduplicate some ABCI docs
- [mempool] More detailed log messages
-    - [\#2724](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2724)
-    - [\#2762](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2762)
-
-### BUG FIXES:
-
- [autofile] [\#2703](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2703) Do not panic when checking Head size
- [crypto/merkle] [\#2756](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2756) Fix crypto/merkle ProofOperators.Verify to check bounds on keypath parts.
- [mempool] fix a bug where we create a WAL despite `wal_dir` being empty
- [p2p] [\#2771](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2771) Fix `peer-id` label name to `peer_id` in prometheus metrics
- [p2p] [\#2797](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/2797) Fix IDs in peer NodeInfo and require them for addresses
-  in AddressBook
- [p2p] [\#2797](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/2797) Do not close conn immediately after sending pex addrs in seed mode. Partial fix for [\#2092](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2092).
-
 ## v0.26.0

 *November 2, 2018*
@@ -571,8 +108,6 @@ increasing attention to backwards compatibility. Thanks for bearing with us!
 - [abci] [\#2557](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2557) Add `Codespace` field to `Response{CheckTx, DeliverTx, Query}`
 - [abci] [\#2662](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2662) Add `BlockVersion` and `P2PVersion` to `RequestInfo`
 - [crypto/merkle] [\#2298](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2298) General Merkle Proof scheme for chaining various types of Merkle trees together
- [docs/architecture] [\#1181](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/1181) S
-plit immutable and mutable parts of priv_validator.json

 ### IMPROVEMENTS:
 - Additional Metrics
@@ -604,7 +139,9 @@ plit immutable and mutable parts of priv_validator.json
 - [node] [\#2434](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2434) Make node respond to signal interrupts while sleeping for genesis time
 - [state] [\#2616](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2616) Pass nil to NewValidatorSet() when genesis file's Validators field is nil
 - [p2p] [\#2555](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2555) Fix p2p switch FlushThrottle value (@goolAdapter)
- [p2p] [\#2668](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2668) Reconnect to originally dialed address (not self-reported address) for persistent peers
+- [p2p] [\#2668](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2668) Reconnect to originally dialed address (not self-reported
+  address) for persistent peers
+

 ## v0.25.0

@@ -770,8 +307,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
 *August 22nd, 2018*

 BUG FIXES:
- [libs/autofile] [\#2261](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2261) Fix log rotation so it actually happens.
-    - Fixes issues with consensus WAL growing unbounded ala [\#2259](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2259)
+- [libs/autofile] \#2261 Fix log rotation so it actually happens.
+    - Fixes issues with consensus WAL growing unbounded ala \#2259

 ## 0.23.0

--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
-## v0.30
+# Pending

-**
+## v0.26.1
+
+*TBA*

 Special thanks to external contributors on this release:

+Friendly reminder, we have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
+
 ### BREAKING CHANGES:

+* CLI/RPC/Config
+
+* Apps
+
+* Go API
+
+* Blockchain Protocol
+
+* P2P Protocol
+
 ### FEATURES:

 ### IMPROVEMENTS:

 ### BUG FIXES:
+
+- [crypto/merkle] [\#2756](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/2756) Fix crypto/merkle ProofOperators.Verify to check bounds on keypath parts.
+- [mempool] fix a bug where we create a WAL despite `wal_dir` being empty
+- [p2p] \#2771 Fix `peer-id` label name in prometheus metrics
--- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This code of conduct applies to all projects run by the Tendermint/COSMOS team a


 # Conduct
-## Contact: conduct@tendermint.com
+## Contact: adrian@tendermint.com

 * We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other similar characteristic.

--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Of course, replace `ebuchman` with your git handle.

 To pull in updates from the origin repo, run

-  * `git fetch upstream`
-  * `git rebase upstream/master` (or whatever branch you want)
+    * `git fetch upstream`
+    * `git rebase upstream/master` (or whatever branch you want)

 Please don't make Pull Requests to `master`.

@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ as apps, tools, and the core, should use dep.
 Run `dep status` to get a list of vendor dependencies that may not be
 up-to-date.

-When updating dependencies, please only update the particular dependencies you
-need. Instead of running `dep ensure -update`, which will update anything,
-specify exactly the dependency you want to update, eg.
-`dep ensure -update github.com/tendermint/go-amino`.
-
 ## Vagrant

 If you are a [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) user, you can get started
@@ -69,74 +64,43 @@ vagrant ssh
 make test
 ```

-## Changelog
+## Testing

-Every fix, improvement, feature, or breaking change should be made in a
-pull-request that includes an update to the `CHANGELOG_PENDING.md` file.
+All repos should be hooked up to [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/).

-Changelog entries should be formatted as follows:
-
-```
- [module] \#xxx Some description about the change (@contributor)
-```
-
-Here, `module` is the part of the code that changed (typically a
-top-level Go package), `xxx` is the pull-request number, and `contributor`
-is the author/s of the change.
-
-It's also acceptable for `xxx` to refer to the relevent issue number, but pull-request
-numbers are preferred.
-Note this means pull-requests should be opened first so the changelog can then
-be updated with the pull-request's number.
-There is no need to include the full link, as this will be added
-automatically during release. But please include the backslash and pound, eg. `\#2313`.
-
-Changelog entries should be ordered alphabetically according to the
-`module`, and numerically according to the pull-request number.
-
-Changes with multiple classifications should be doubly included (eg. a bug fix
-that is also a breaking change should be recorded under both).
-
-Breaking changes are further subdivided according to the APIs/users they impact.
-Any change that effects multiple APIs/users should be recorded multiply - for
-instance, a change to the `Blockchain Protocol` that removes a field from the
-header should also be recorded under `CLI/RPC/Config` since the field will be
-removed from the header in rpc responses as well.
+If they have `.go` files in the root directory, they will be automatically
+tested by circle using `go test -v -race ./...`. If not, they will need a
+`circle.yml`. Ideally, every repo has a `Makefile` that defines `make test` and
+includes its continuous integration status using a badge in the `README.md`.

 ## Branching Model and Release

-All repos should adhere to the branching model: http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/.
-This means that all pull-requests should be made against develop. Any merge to
-master constitutes a tagged release.
+User-facing repos should adhere to the branching model: http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/.
+That is, these repos should be well versioned, and any merge to master requires a version bump and tagged release.
+
+Libraries need not follow the model strictly, but would be wise to,
+especially `go-p2p` and `go-rpc`, as their versions are referenced in tendermint core.

 ### Development Procedure:
 - the latest state of development is on `develop`
 - `develop` must never fail `make test`
- never --force onto `develop` (except when reverting a broken commit, which should seldom happen)
+- no --force onto `develop` (except when reverting a broken commit, which should seldom happen)
 - create a development branch either on github.com/tendermint/tendermint, or your fork (using `git remote add origin`)
- make changes and update the `CHANGELOG_PENDING.md` to record your change
- before submitting a pull request, run `git rebase` on top of the latest `develop`
+- before submitting a pull request, begin `git rebase` on top of `develop`

 ### Pull Merge Procedure:
- ensure pull branch is based on a recent develop
+- ensure pull branch is rebased on develop
 - run `make test` to ensure that all tests pass
 - merge pull request
- the `unstable` branch may be used to aggregate pull merges before fixing tests
+- the `unstable` branch may be used to aggregate pull merges before testing once
+- push master may request that pull requests be rebased on top of `unstable`

 ### Release Procedure:
 - start on `develop`
 - run integration tests (see `test_integrations` in Makefile)
- prepare changelog:
-    - copy `CHANGELOG_PENDING.md` to top of `CHANGELOG.md`
-    - run `python ./scripts/linkify_changelog.py CHANGELOG.md` to add links for
-      all issues
-    - run `bash ./scripts/authors.sh` to get a list of authors since the latest
-      release, and add the github aliases of external contributors to the top of
-      the changelog. To lookup an alias from an email, try `bash
-      ./scripts/authors.sh <email>`
-    - reset the `CHANGELOG_PENDING.md`
+- prepare changelog/release issue
 - bump versions
- push to release/vX.X.X to run the extended integration tests on the CI
+- push to release-vX.X.X to run the extended integration tests on the CI
 - merge to master
 - merge master back to develop

@@ -151,13 +115,3 @@ master constitutes a tagged release.
 - merge hotfix-vX.X.X to master
 - merge hotfix-vX.X.X to develop
 - delete the hotfix-vX.X.X branch
-
-
-## Testing
-
-All repos should be hooked up to [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/).
-
-If they have `.go` files in the root directory, they will be automatically
-tested by circle using `go test -v -race ./...`. If not, they will need a
-`circle.yml`. Ideally, every repo has a `Makefile` that defines `make test` and
-includes its continuous integration status using a badge in the `README.md`.
--- a/DOCKER/build.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e

 # Get the tag from the version, or try to figure it out.
 if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-	TAG=$(awk -F\" '/TMCoreSemVer =/ { print $2; exit }' < ../version/version.go)
+	TAG=$(awk -F\" '/Version =/ { print $2; exit }' < ../version/version.go)
 fi
 if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
 		echo "Please specify a tag."
--- a/DOCKER/push.sh
+++ b/DOCKER/push.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e

 # Get the tag from the version, or try to figure it out.
 if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
-	TAG=$(awk -F\" '/TMCoreSemVer =/ { print $2; exit }' < ../version/version.go)
+	TAG=$(awk -F\" '/Version =/ { print $2; exit }' < ../version/version.go)
 fi
 if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
 		echo "Please specify a tag."
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
  revision = "3a771d992973f24aa725d07868b467d1ddfceafb"

 [[projects]]
-  digest = "1:093bf93a65962e8191e3e8cd8fc6c363f83d43caca9739c906531ba7210a9904"
+  branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:c0decf632843204d2b8781de7b26e7038584e2dcccc7e2f401e88ae85b1df2b7"
  name = "github.com/btcsuite/btcd"
  packages = ["btcec"]
  pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "ed77733ec07dfc8a513741138419b8d9d3de9d2d"
+  revision = "67e573d211ace594f1366b4ce9d39726c4b19bd0"

 [[projects]]
  digest = "1:1d8e1cb71c33a9470bbbae09bfec09db43c6bf358dfcae13cd8807c4e2a9a2bf"
@@ -34,14 +35,6 @@
  revision = "8991bc29aa16c548c550c7ff78260e27b9ab7c73"
  version = "v1.1.1"

-[[projects]]
-  digest = "1:b42be5a3601f833e0b9f2d6625d887ec1309764bfcac3d518f3db425dcd4ec5c"
-  name = "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
-  packages = ["crypto/secp256k1"]
-  pruneopts = "T"
-  revision = "9dc5d1a915ac0e0bd8429d6ac41df50eec91de5f"
-  version = "v1.8.21"
-
 [[projects]]
  digest = "1:544229a3ca0fb2dd5ebc2896d3d2ff7ce096d9751635301e44e37e761349ee70"
  name = "github.com/fortytw2/leaktest"
@@ -225,16 +218,14 @@
  version = "v1.0.0"

 [[projects]]
-  digest = "1:26663fafdea73a38075b07e8e9d82fc0056379d2be8bb4e13899e8fda7c7dd23"
+  digest = "1:c1a04665f9613e082e1209cf288bf64f4068dcd6c87a64bf1c4ff006ad422ba0"
  name = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
  packages = [
    "prometheus",
-    "prometheus/internal",
    "prometheus/promhttp",
  ]
  pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "abad2d1bd44235a26707c172eab6bca5bf2dbad3"
-  version = "v0.9.1"
+  revision = "ae27198cdd90bf12cd134ad79d1366a6cf49f632"

 [[projects]]
  branch = "master"
@@ -276,14 +267,6 @@
  pruneopts = "UT"
  revision = "e2704e165165ec55d062f5919b4b29494e9fa790"

-[[projects]]
-  digest = "1:b0c25f00bad20d783d259af2af8666969e2fc343fa0dc9efe52936bbd67fb758"
-  name = "github.com/rs/cors"
-  packages = ["."]
-  pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "9a47f48565a795472d43519dd49aac781f3034fb"
-  version = "v1.6.0"
-
 [[projects]]
  digest = "1:6a4a11ba764a56d2758899ec6f3848d24698d48442ebce85ee7a3f63284526cd"
  name = "github.com/spf13/afero"
@@ -368,15 +351,22 @@
  revision = "6b91fda63f2e36186f1c9d0e48578defb69c5d43"

 [[projects]]
-  digest = "1:ad9c4c1a4e7875330b1f62906f2830f043a23edb5db997e3a5ac5d3e6eadf80a"
+  digest = "1:605b6546f3f43745695298ec2d342d3e952b6d91cdf9f349bea9315f677d759f"
+  name = "github.com/tendermint/btcd"
+  packages = ["btcec"]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "e5840949ff4fff0c56f9b6a541e22b63581ea9df"
+
+[[projects]]
+  digest = "1:10b3a599325740c84a7c81f3f3cb2e1fdb70b3ea01b7fa28495567a2519df431"
  name = "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
  packages = ["."]
  pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "dc14acf9ef15f85828bfbc561ed9dd9d2a284885"
-  version = "v0.14.1"
+  revision = "6dcc6ddc143e116455c94b25c1004c99e0d0ca12"
+  version = "v0.14.0"

 [[projects]]
-  digest = "1:00d2b3e64cdc3fa69aa250dfbe4cc38c4837d4f37e62279be2ae52107ffbbb44"
+  digest = "1:72b71e3a29775e5752ed7a8012052a3dee165e27ec18cedddae5288058f09acf"
  name = "golang.org/x/crypto"
  packages = [
    "bcrypt",
@@ -397,7 +387,8 @@
    "salsa20/salsa",
  ]
  pruneopts = "UT"
-  revision = "505ab145d0a99da450461ae2c1a9f6cd10d1f447"
+  revision = "3764759f34a542a3aef74d6b02e35be7ab893bba"
+  source = "github.com/tendermint/crypto"

 [[projects]]
  digest = "1:d36f55a999540d29b6ea3c2ea29d71c76b1d9853fdcd3e5c5cb4836f2ba118f1"
@@ -503,10 +494,8 @@
  analyzer-name = "dep"
  analyzer-version = 1
  input-imports = [
-    "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec",
    "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/base58",
    "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/bech32",
-    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1",
    "github.com/fortytw2/leaktest",
    "github.com/go-kit/kit/log",
    "github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level",
@@ -527,7 +516,6 @@
    "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus",
    "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp",
    "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics",
-    "github.com/rs/cors",
    "github.com/spf13/cobra",
    "github.com/spf13/viper",
    "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert",
@@ -536,6 +524,7 @@
    "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/errors",
    "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/iterator",
    "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/opt",
+    "github.com/tendermint/btcd/btcec",
    "github.com/tendermint/go-amino",
    "golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt",
    "golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305",
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -20,84 +20,62 @@
 #   unused-packages = true
 #
 ###########################################################
+# NOTE: All packages should be pinned to specific versions.
+# Packages without releases must pin to a commit.
+

-# Allow only patch releases for serialization libraries
 [[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
-  version = "~0.14.1"
+  name = "github.com/go-kit/kit"
+  version = "=0.6.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/gogo/protobuf"
-  version = "~1.1.1"
+  version = "=1.1.1"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/golang/protobuf"
-  version = "~1.1.0"
-
-# Allow only minor releases for other libraries
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/go-kit/kit"
-  version = "^0.6.0"
+  version = "=1.1.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/gorilla/websocket"
-  version = "^1.2.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/rs/cors"
-  version = "^1.6.0"
+  version = "=1.2.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/pkg/errors"
-  version = "^0.8.0"
+  version = "=0.8.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/spf13/cobra"
-  version = "^0.0.1"
+  version = "=0.0.1"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/spf13/viper"
-  version = "^1.0.0"
+  version = "=1.0.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/stretchr/testify"
-  version = "^1.2.1"
+  version = "=1.2.1"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+  version = "v0.14.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "google.golang.org/grpc"
-  version = "^1.13.0"
+  version = "=1.13.0"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/fortytw2/leaktest"
-  version = "^1.2.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
-  version = "^0.9.1"
-
-# we use the secp256k1 implementation:
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
-  version = "^v1.8.21"
-
-   # Prevent dep from pruning build scripts and codegen templates
-   # note: this leaves the whole go-ethereum package in vendor
-   # can be removed when https://github.com/golang/dep/issues/1847 is resolved
-   [[prune.project]]
-     name = "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
-     unused-packages = false
+  version = "=1.2.0"

 ###################################
 ## Some repos dont have releases.
 ## Pin to revision

-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/btcd"
-  revision = "ed77733ec07dfc8a513741138419b8d9d3de9d2d"
-
 [[constraint]]
  name = "golang.org/x/crypto"
-  revision = "505ab145d0a99da450461ae2c1a9f6cd10d1f447"
+  source = "github.com/tendermint/crypto"
+  revision = "3764759f34a542a3aef74d6b02e35be7ab893bba"

 [[override]]
  name = "github.com/jmhodges/levigo"
@@ -108,6 +86,14 @@
  name = "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
  revision = "d4cc87b860166d00d6b5b9e0d3b3d71d6088d4d4"

+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/tendermint/btcd"
+  revision = "e5840949ff4fff0c56f9b6a541e22b63581ea9df"
+
+# Haven't made a release since 2016.
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
+  revision = "ae27198cdd90bf12cd134ad79d1366a6cf49f632"

 [[constraint]]
  name = "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
--- a/66
+++ b/66
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GOTOOLS = \
 	github.com/mitchellh/gox \
 	github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep \
-	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint \
+	github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter \
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf/protoc-gen-gogo \
 	github.com/square/certstrap
 GOBIN?=${GOPATH}/bin
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ INCLUDE = -I=. -I=${GOPATH}/src -I=${GOPATH}/src/github.com/gogo/protobuf/protob
 BUILD_TAGS?='tendermint'
 BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD`"

+LINT_FLAGS = --exclude '.*\.pb\.go' --exclude 'vendor/*' --vendor --deadline=600s
+
 all: check build test install

 check: check_tools get_vendor_deps

+
 ########################################
 ### Build Tendermint

@@ -30,9 +33,6 @@ build_race:
 install:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go install  $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags $(BUILD_TAGS) ./cmd/tendermint

-install_c:
-	CGO_ENABLED=1 go install  $(BUILD_FLAGS) -tags "$(BUILD_TAGS) gcc" ./cmd/tendermint
-
 ########################################
 ### Protobuf

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ check_tools:
 get_tools:
 	@echo "--> Installing tools"
 	./scripts/get_tools.sh
+	@echo "--> Downloading linters (this may take awhile)"
+	$(GOPATH)/src/github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter/scripts/install.sh -b $(GOBIN)

 update_tools:
 	@echo "--> Updating tools"
@@ -220,22 +222,6 @@ test_race:
 	@echo "--> Running go test --race"
 	@GOCACHE=off go test -p 1 -v -race $(PACKAGES)

-# uses https://github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock/ to detect potential deadlocks
-test_with_deadlock:
-	make set_with_deadlock
-	make test
-	make cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock
-
-set_with_deadlock:
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 sed -i.bak 's/sync.RWMutex/deadlock.RWMutex/'
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 sed -i.bak 's/sync.Mutex/deadlock.Mutex/'
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 goimports -w
-
-# cleanes up after you ran test_with_deadlock
-cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock:
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 sed -i.bak 's/deadlock.RWMutex/sync.RWMutex/'
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 sed -i.bak 's/deadlock.Mutex/sync.Mutex/'
-	find . -name "*.go" | grep -v "vendor/" | xargs -n 1 goimports -w

 ########################################
 ### Formatting, linting, and vetting
@@ -243,9 +229,38 @@ cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock:
 fmt:
 	@go fmt ./...

-lint:
+metalinter:
 	@echo "--> Running linter"
-	@golangci-lint run
+	@gometalinter $(LINT_FLAGS) --disable-all  \
+		--enable=deadcode \
+		--enable=gosimple \
+	 	--enable=misspell \
+		--enable=safesql \
+		./...
+		#--enable=gas \
+		#--enable=maligned \
+		#--enable=dupl \
+		#--enable=errcheck \
+		#--enable=goconst \
+		#--enable=gocyclo \
+		#--enable=goimports \
+		#--enable=golint \ <== comments on anything exported
+		#--enable=gotype \
+	 	#--enable=ineffassign \
+	   	#--enable=interfacer \
+	   	#--enable=megacheck \
+	   	#--enable=staticcheck \
+	   	#--enable=structcheck \
+	   	#--enable=unconvert \
+	   	#--enable=unparam \
+		#--enable=unused \
+	   	#--enable=varcheck \
+		#--enable=vet \
+		#--enable=vetshadow \
+
+metalinter_all:
+	@echo "--> Running linter (all)"
+	gometalinter $(LINT_FLAGS) --enable-all --disable=lll ./...

 DESTINATION = ./index.html.md

@@ -269,11 +284,12 @@ build-docker:
 ### Local testnet using docker

 # Build linux binary on other platforms
-build-linux: get_tools get_vendor_deps
+build-linux:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) build

 build-docker-localnode:
-	@cd networks/local && make
+	cd networks/local
+	make

 # Run a 4-node testnet locally
 localnet-start: localnet-stop
@@ -311,4 +327,4 @@ build-slate:
 # To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
 # unless there is a reason not to.
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
-.PHONY: check build build_race build_abci dist install install_abci check_dep check_tools get_tools update_tools get_vendor_deps draw_deps get_protoc protoc_abci protoc_libs gen_certs clean_certs grpc_dbserver test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt rpc-docs build-linux localnet-start localnet-stop build-docker build-docker-localnode sentry-start sentry-config sentry-stop build-slate protoc_grpc protoc_all build_c install_c test_with_deadlock cleanup_after_test_with_deadlock lint
+.PHONY: check build build_race build_abci dist install install_abci check_dep check_tools get_tools update_tools get_vendor_deps draw_deps get_protoc protoc_abci protoc_libs gen_certs clean_certs grpc_dbserver test_cover test_apps test_persistence test_p2p test test_race test_integrations test_release test100 vagrant_test fmt rpc-docs build-linux localnet-start localnet-stop build-docker build-docker-localnode sentry-start sentry-config sentry-stop build-slate protoc_grpc protoc_all
--- a/PHILOSOPHY.md
+++ b/PHILOSOPHY.md
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-## Design goals
-
-The design goals for Tendermint (and the SDK and related libraries) are:
-
- * Simplicity and Legibility
- * Parallel performance, namely ability to utilize multicore architecture
- * Ability to evolve the codebase bug-free
- * Debuggability
- * Complete correctness that considers all edge cases, esp in concurrency
- * Future-proof modular architecture, message protocol, APIs, and encapsulation
-
-
-### Justification
-
-Legibility is key to maintaining bug-free software as it evolves toward more
-optimizations, more ease of debugging, and additional features.
-
-It is too easy to introduce bugs over time by replacing lines of code with
-those that may panic, which means ideally locks are unlocked by defer
-statements.
-
-For example,
-
-```go
-func (obj *MyObj) something() {
-	mtx.Lock()
-	obj.something = other
-	mtx.Unlock()
-}
-```
-
-It is too easy to refactor the codebase in the future to replace `other` with
-`other.String()` for example, and this may introduce a bug that causes a
-deadlock.  So as much as reasonably possible, we need to be using defer
-statements, even though it introduces additional overhead.
-
-If it is necessary to optimize the unlocking of mutex locks, the solution is
-more modularity via smaller functions, so that defer'd unlocks are scoped
-within a smaller function.
-
-Similarly, idiomatic for-loops should always be preferred over those that use
-custom counters, because it is too easy to evolve the body of a for-loop to
-become more complicated over time, and it becomes more and more difficult to
-assess the correctness of such a for-loop by visual inspection.
-
-
-### On performance
-
-It doesn't matter whether there are alternative implementations that are 2x or
-3x more performant, when the software doesn't work, deadlocks, or if bugs
-cannot be debugged.  By taking advantage of multicore concurrency, the
-Tendermint implementation will at least be an order of magnitude within the
-range of what is theoretically possible.  The design philosophy of Tendermint,
-and the choice of Go as implementation language, is designed to make Tendermint
-implementation the standard specification for concurrent BFT software.
-
-By focusing on the message protocols (e.g. ABCI, p2p messages), and
-encapsulation e.g. IAVL module, (relatively) independent reactors, we are both
-implementing a standard implementation to be used as the specification for
-future implementations in more optimizable languages like Rust, Java, and C++;
-as well as creating sufficiently performant software. Tendermint Core will
-never be as fast as future implementations of the Tendermint Spec, because Go
-isn't designed to be as fast as possible.  The advantage of using Go is that we
-can develop the whole stack of modular components **faster** than in other
-languages.
-
-Furthermore, the real bottleneck is in the application layer, and it isn't
-necessary to support more than a sufficiently decentralized set of validators
-(e.g. 100 ~ 300 validators is sufficient, with delegated bonded PoS).
-
-Instead of optimizing Tendermint performance down to the metal, lets focus on
-optimizing on other matters, namely ability to push feature complete software
-that works well enough, can be debugged and maintained, and can serve as a spec
-for future implementations.
-
-
-### On encapsulation
-
-In order to create maintainable, forward-optimizable software, it is critical
-to develop well-encapsulated objects that have well understood properties, and
-to re-use these easy-to-use-correctly components as building blocks for further
-encapsulated meta-objects.
-
-For example, mutexes are cheap enough for Tendermint's design goals when there
-isn't goroutine contention, so it is encouraged to create concurrency safe
-structures with struct-level mutexes.  If they are used in the context of
-non-concurrent logic, then the performance is good enough.  If they are used in
-the context of concurrent logic, then it will still perform correctly.
-
-Examples of this design principle can be seen in the types.ValidatorSet struct,
-and the cmn.Rand struct.  It's one single struct declaration that can be used
-in both concurrent and non-concurrent logic, and due to its well encapsulation,
-it's easy to get the usage of the mutex right.
-
-#### example: cmn.Rand:
-
-`The default Source is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines, but
-Sources created by NewSource are not`.  The reason why the default
-package-level source is safe for concurrent use is because it is protected (see
-`lockedSource` in https://golang.org/src/math/rand/rand.go).
-
-But we shouldn't rely on the global source, we should be creating our own
-Rand/Source instances and using them, especially for determinism in testing.
-So it is reasonable to have cmn.Rand be protected by a mutex.  Whether we want
-our own implementation of Rand is another question, but the answer there is
-also in the affirmative.  Sometimes you want to know where Rand is being used
-in your code, so it becomes a simple matter of dropping in a log statement to
-inject inspectability into Rand usage.  Also, it is nice to be able to extend
-the functionality of Rand with custom methods.  For these reasons, and for the
-reasons which is outlined in this design philosophy document, we should
-continue to use the cmn.Rand object, with mutex protection.
-
-Another key aspect of good encapsulation is the choice of exposed vs unexposed
-methods.  It should be clear to the reader of the code, which methods are
-intended to be used in what context, and what safe usage is.  Part of this is
-solved by hiding methods via unexported methods.  Another part of this is
-naming conventions on the methods (e.g. underscores) with good documentation,
-and code organization.  If there are too many exposed methods and it isn't
-clear what methods have what side effects, then there is something wrong about
-the design of abstractions that should be revisited.
-
-
-### On concurrency
-
-In order for Tendermint to remain relevant in the years to come, it is vital
-for Tendermint to take advantage of multicore architectures.  Due to the nature
-of the problem, namely consensus across a concurrent p2p gossip network, and to
-handle RPC requests for a large number of consuming subscribers, it is
-unavoidable for Tendermint development to require expertise in concurrency
-design, especially when it comes to the reactor design, and also for RPC
-request handling.
-
-
-## Guidelines
-
-Here are some guidelines for designing for (sufficient) performance and concurrency:
-
- * Mutex locks are cheap enough when there isn't contention.
- * Do not optimize code without analytical or observed proof that it is in a hot path.
- * Don't over-use channels when mutex locks w/ encapsulation are sufficient.
- * The need to drain channels are often a hint of unconsidered edge cases.
- * The creation of O(N) one-off goroutines is generally technical debt that
-   needs to get addressed sooner than later.  Avoid creating too many
-goroutines as a patch around incomplete concurrency design, or at least be
-aware of the debt and do not invest in the debt.  On the other hand, Tendermint
-is designed to have a limited number of peers (e.g. 10 or 20), so the creation
-of O(C) goroutines per O(P) peers is still O(C\*P=constant).
-  * Use defer statements to unlock as much as possible.  If you want to unlock sooner,
-    try to create more modular functions that do make use of defer statements.
-
-## Matras
-
-* Premature optimization kills
-* Readability is paramount
-* Beautiful is better than fast.
-* In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
-* In the face of bugs, refuse the temptation to cover the bug.
-* There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Tendermint

 [Byzantine-Fault Tolerant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_fault_tolerance)
-[State Machines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_machine_replication).
-Or [Blockchain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_(database)), for short.
+[State Machine Replication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_machine_replication).
+Or [Blockchain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_(database)) for short.

 [![version](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/tendermint/tendermint.svg)](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/releases/latest)
 [![API Reference](
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ please [contact us](mailto:partners@tendermint.com) and [join the chat](https://
 ## Security

 To report a security vulnerability, see our [bug bounty
-program](https://hackerone.com/tendermint)
+program](https://tendermint.com/security).

 For examples of the kinds of bugs we're looking for, see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)

@@ -49,43 +49,61 @@ For examples of the kinds of bugs we're looking for, see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.

 Requirement|Notes
 ---|---
-Go version | Go1.11.4 or higher
+Go version | Go1.10 or higher

-## Documentation
-
-Complete documentation can be found on the [website](https://tendermint.com/docs/).
-
-### Install
+## Install

 See the [install instructions](/docs/introduction/install.md)

-### Quick Start
+## Quick Start

- [Single node](/docs/introduction/quick-start.md)
- [Local cluster using docker-compose](/docs/networks/docker-compose.md)
+- [Single node](/docs/tendermint-core/using-tendermint.md)
+- [Local cluster using docker-compose](/networks/local)
 - [Remote cluster using terraform and ansible](/docs/networks/terraform-and-ansible.md)
 - [Join the Cosmos testnet](https://cosmos.network/testnet)

+## Resources
+
+### Tendermint Core
+
+For details about the blockchain data structures and the p2p protocols, see the
+the [Tendermint specification](/docs/spec).
+
+For details on using the software, see the [documentation](/docs/) which is also
+hosted at: https://tendermint.com/docs/
+
+### Tools
+
+Benchmarking and monitoring is provided by `tm-bench` and `tm-monitor`, respectively.
+Their code is found [here](/tools) and these binaries need to be built seperately.
+Additional documentation is found [here](/docs/tools).
+
+### Sub-projects
+
+* [Amino](http://github.com/tendermint/go-amino), a reflection-based improvement on proto3
+* [IAVL](http://github.com/tendermint/iavl), Merkleized IAVL+ Tree implementation
+
+### Applications
+
+* [Cosmos SDK](http://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk); a cryptocurrency application framework
+* [Ethermint](http://github.com/cosmos/ethermint); Ethereum on Tendermint
+* [Many more](https://tendermint.com/ecosystem)
+
+### Research
+
+* [Master's Thesis on Tendermint](https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/9769)
+* [Original Whitepaper](https://tendermint.com/static/docs/tendermint.pdf)
+* [Blog](https://blog.cosmos.network/tendermint/home)
+
 ## Contributing

-Please abide by the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) in all interactions,
-and the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) when submitting code.
-
-Join the larger community on the [forum](https://forum.cosmos.network/) and the [chat](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#tendermint:matrix.org).
-
-To learn more about the structure of the software, watch the [Developer
-Sessions](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdQIb0qr3pnBbG5ZG-0gr3zM86_s8Rpqv)
-and read some [Architectural
-Decision Records](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/master/docs/architecture).
-
-Learn more by reading the code and comparing it to the
-[specification](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/develop/docs/spec).
+Yay open source! Please see our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).

 ## Versioning

-### Semantic Versioning
+### SemVer

-Tendermint uses [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) to determine when and how the version changes.
+Tendermint uses [SemVer](http://semver.org/) to determine when and how the version changes.
 According to SemVer, anything in the public API can change at any time before version 1.0.0

 To provide some stability to Tendermint users in these 0.X.X days, the MINOR version is used
@@ -122,40 +140,8 @@ data into the new chain.
 However, any bump in the PATCH version should be compatible with existing histories
 (if not please open an [issue](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues)).

-For more information on upgrading, see [UPGRADING.md](./UPGRADING.md)
+For more information on upgrading, see [here](./UPGRADING.md)

-## Resources
-
-### Tendermint Core
-
-For details about the blockchain data structures and the p2p protocols, see the
-[Tendermint specification](/docs/spec).
-
-For details on using the software, see the [documentation](/docs/) which is also
-hosted at: https://tendermint.com/docs/
-
-### Tools
-
-Benchmarking and monitoring is provided by `tm-bench` and `tm-monitor`, respectively.
-Their code is found [here](/tools) and these binaries need to be built seperately.
-Additional documentation is found [here](/docs/tools).
-
-### Sub-projects
-
-* [Amino](http://github.com/tendermint/go-amino), reflection-based proto3, with
-  interfaces
-* [IAVL](http://github.com/tendermint/iavl), Merkleized IAVL+ Tree implementation
-
-### Applications
-
-* [Cosmos SDK](http://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk); a cryptocurrency application framework
-* [Ethermint](http://github.com/cosmos/ethermint); Ethereum on Tendermint
-* [Many more](https://tendermint.com/ecosystem)
-
-### Research
-
-* [The latest gossip on BFT consensus](https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.04938)
-* [Master's Thesis on Tendermint](https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/9769)
-* [Original Whitepaper](https://tendermint.com/static/docs/tendermint.pdf)
-* [Blog](https://blog.cosmos.network/tendermint/home)
+## Code of Conduct

+Please read, understand and adhere to our [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Security

 As part of our [Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure
-Policy](https://tendermint.com/security), we operate a [bug
-bounty](https://hackerone.com/tendermint).
+Policy](https://tendermint.com/security), we operate a bug bounty.
 See the policy for more details on submissions and rewards.

 Here is a list of examples of the kinds of bugs we're most interested in:
--- a/UPGRADING.md
+++ b/UPGRADING.md
@@ -3,121 +3,9 @@
 This guide provides steps to be followed when you upgrade your applications to
 a newer version of Tendermint Core.

-## v0.29.0
-
-This release contains some breaking changes to the block and p2p protocols,
-and will not be compatible with any previous versions of the software, primarily
-due to changes in how various data structures are hashed.
-
-Any implementations of Tendermint blockchain verification, including lite clients,
-will need to be updated. For specific details:
- [Merkle tree](./docs/spec/blockchain/encoding.md#merkle-trees)
- [ConsensusParams](./docs/spec/blockchain/state.md#consensusparams)
-
-There was also a small change to field ordering in the vote struct. Any
-implementations of an out-of-process validator (like a Key-Management Server)
-will need to be updated. For specific details:
- [Vote](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/develop/docs/spec/consensus/signing.md#votes)
-
-Finally, the proposer selection algorithm continues to evolve. See the
-[work-in-progress
-specification](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3140).
-
-For everything else, please see the [CHANGELOG](./CHANGELOG.md#v0.29.0).
-
-## v0.28.0
-
-This release breaks the format for the `priv_validator.json` file
-and the protocol used for the external validator process.
-It is compatible with v0.27.0 blockchains (neither the BlockProtocol nor the
-P2PProtocol have changed).
-
-Please read carefully for details about upgrading.
-
-**Note:** Backup your `config/priv_validator.json`
-before proceeding.
-
-### `priv_validator.json`
-
-The `config/priv_validator.json` is now two files:
-`config/priv_validator_key.json` and `data/priv_validator_state.json`.
-The former contains the key material, the later contains the details on the last
-message signed.
-
-When running v0.28.0 for the first time, it will back up any pre-existing
-`priv_validator.json` file and proceed to split it into the two new files.
-Upgrading should happen automatically without problem.
-
-To upgrade manually, use the provided `privValUpgrade.go` script, with exact paths for the old
-`priv_validator.json` and the locations for the two new files. It's recomended
-to use the default paths, of `config/priv_validator_key.json` and
-`data/priv_validator_state.json`, respectively:
-
-```
-go run scripts/privValUpgrade.go <old-path> <new-key-path> <new-state-path>
-```
-
-### External validator signers
-
-The Unix and TCP implementations of the remote signing validator
-have been consolidated into a single implementation.
-Thus in both cases, the external process is expected to dial
-Tendermint. This is different from how Unix sockets used to work, where
-Tendermint dialed the external process.
-
-The `PubKeyMsg` was also split into separate `Request` and `Response` types
-for consistency with other messages.
-
-Note that the TCP sockets don't yet use a persistent key,
-so while they're encrypted, they can't yet be properly authenticated.
-See [#3105](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3105).
-Note the Unix socket has neither encryption nor authentication, but will
-add a shared-secret in [#3099](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/3099).
-
-## v0.27.0
-
-This release contains some breaking changes to the block and p2p protocols,
-but does not change any core data structures, so it should be compatible with
-existing blockchains from the v0.26 series that only used Ed25519 validator keys.
-Blockchains using Secp256k1 for validators will not be compatible. This is due
-to the fact that we now enforce which key types validators can use as a
-consensus param. The default is Ed25519, and Secp256k1 must be activated
-explicitly.
-
-It is recommended to upgrade all nodes at once to avoid incompatibilities at the
-peer layer - namely, the heartbeat consensus message has been removed (only
-relevant if `create_empty_blocks=false` or `create_empty_blocks_interval > 0`),
-and the proposer selection algorithm has changed. Since proposer information is
-never included in the blockchain, this change only affects the peer layer.
-
-### Go API Changes
-
-#### libs/db
-
-The ReverseIterator API has changed the meaning of `start` and `end`.
-Before, iteration was from `start` to `end`, where
-`start > end`. Now, iteration is from `end` to `start`, where `start < end`.
-The iterator also excludes `end`. This change allows a simplified and more
-intuitive logic, aligning the semantic meaning of `start` and `end` in the
-`Iterator` and `ReverseIterator`.
-
-### Applications
-
-This release enforces a new consensus parameter, the
-ValidatorParams.PubKeyTypes. Applications must ensure that they only return
-validator updates with the allowed PubKeyTypes. If a validator update includes a
-pubkey type that is not included in the ConsensusParams.Validator.PubKeyTypes,
-block execution will fail and the consensus will halt.
-
-By default, only Ed25519 pubkeys may be used for validators. Enabling
-Secp256k1 requires explicit modification of the ConsensusParams.
-Please update your application accordingly (ie. restrict validators to only be
-able to use Ed25519 keys, or explicitly add additional key types to the genesis
-file).
-
 ## v0.26.0

-This release contains a lot of changes to core data types and protocols. It is not
+New 0.26.0 release contains a lot of changes to core data types and protocols. It is not
 compatible to the old versions and there is no straight forward way to update
 old data to be compatible with the new version.

@@ -179,7 +67,7 @@ For more information, see:

 ### Go API Changes

-#### crypto/merkle
+#### crypto.merkle

 The `merkle.Hasher` interface was removed. Functions which used to take `Hasher`
 now simply take `[]byte`. This means that any objects being Merklized should be
--- a/abci/README.md
+++ b/abci/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Application BlockChain Interface (ABCI)

+[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/tendermint/abci.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/tendermint/abci)
+
 Blockchains are systems for multi-master state machine replication.
 **ABCI** is an interface that defines the boundary between the replication engine (the blockchain),
 and the state machine (the application).
@@ -10,28 +12,160 @@ Previously, the ABCI was referred to as TMSP.

 The community has provided a number of addtional implementations, see the [Tendermint Ecosystem](https://tendermint.com/ecosystem)

-
-## Installation & Usage
-
-To get up and running quickly, see the [getting started guide](../docs/app-dev/getting-started.md) along with the [abci-cli documentation](../docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md) which will go through the examples found in the [examples](./example/) directory.
-
 ## Specification

 A detailed description of the ABCI methods and message types is contained in:

- [The main spec](../docs/spec/abci/abci.md)
- [A protobuf file](./types/types.proto)
- [A Go interface](./types/application.go)
+- [A prose specification](specification.md)
+- [A protobuf file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/abci/types/types.proto)
+- [A Go interface](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/abci/types/application.go).
+
+For more background information on ABCI, motivations, and tendermint, please visit [the documentation](https://tendermint.com/docs/).
+The two guides to focus on are the `Application Development Guide` and `Using ABCI-CLI`.
+

 ## Protocol Buffers

-To compile the protobuf file, run (from the root of the repo):
+To compile the protobuf file, run:

 ```
-make protoc_abci
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint/; make protoc_abci
 ```

 See `protoc --help` and [the Protocol Buffers site](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers)
-for details on compiling for other languages. Note we also include a [GRPC](https://www.grpc.io/docs)
+for details on compiling for other languages. Note we also include a [GRPC](http://www.grpc.io/docs)
 service definition.

+## Install ABCI-CLI
+
+The `abci-cli` is a simple tool for debugging ABCI servers and running some
+example apps. To install it:
+
+```
+mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
+git clone https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git
+cd tendermint
+make get_tools
+make get_vendor_deps
+make install_abci
+```
+
+## Implementation
+
+We provide three implementations of the ABCI in Go:
+
+- Golang in-process
+- ABCI-socket
+- GRPC
+
+Note the GRPC version is maintained primarily to simplify onboarding and prototyping and is not receiving the same
+attention to security and performance as the others
+
+### In Process
+
+The simplest implementation just uses function calls within Go.
+This means ABCI applications written in Golang can be compiled with TendermintCore and run as a single binary.
+
+See the [examples](#examples) below for more information.
+
+### Socket (TSP)
+
+ABCI is best implemented as a streaming protocol.
+The socket implementation provides for asynchronous, ordered message passing over unix or tcp.
+Messages are serialized using Protobuf3 and length-prefixed with a [signed Varint](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/encoding?csw=1#signed-integers)
+
+For example, if the Protobuf3 encoded ABCI message is `0xDEADBEEF` (4 bytes), the length-prefixed message is `0x08DEADBEEF`, since `0x08` is the signed varint
+encoding of `4`. If the Protobuf3 encoded ABCI message is 65535 bytes long, the length-prefixed message would be like `0xFEFF07...`.
+
+Note the benefit of using this `varint` encoding over the old version (where integers were encoded as `<len of len><big endian len>` is that
+it is the standard way to encode integers in Protobuf. It is also generally shorter.
+
+### GRPC
+
+GRPC is an rpc framework native to Protocol Buffers with support in many languages.
+Implementing the ABCI using GRPC can allow for faster prototyping, but is expected to be much slower than
+the ordered, asynchronous socket protocol. The implementation has also not received as much testing or review.
+
+Note the length-prefixing used in the socket implementation does not apply for GRPC.
+
+## Usage
+
+The `abci-cli` tool wraps an ABCI client and can be used for probing/testing an ABCI server.
+For instance, `abci-cli test` will run a test sequence against a listening server running the Counter application (see below).
+It can also be used to run some example applications.
+See [the documentation](https://tendermint.com/docs/) for more details.
+
+### Examples
+
+Check out the variety of example applications in the [example directory](example/).
+It also contains the code refered to by the `counter` and `kvstore` apps; these apps come
+built into the `abci-cli` binary.
+
+#### Counter
+
+The `abci-cli counter` application illustrates nonce checking in transactions. It's code looks like:
+
+```golang
+func cmdCounter(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+	app := counter.NewCounterApplication(flagSerial)
+
+	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+
+	// Start the listener
+	srv, err := server.NewServer(flagAddrC, flagAbci, app)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	srv.SetLogger(logger.With("module", "abci-server"))
+	if err := srv.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Wait forever
+	cmn.TrapSignal(func() {
+		// Cleanup
+		srv.Stop()
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+```
+
+and can be found in [this file](cmd/abci-cli/abci-cli.go).
+
+#### kvstore
+
+The `abci-cli kvstore` application, which illustrates a simple key-value Merkle tree
+
+```golang
+func cmdKVStore(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+
+	// Create the application - in memory or persisted to disk
+	var app types.Application
+	if flagPersist == "" {
+		app = kvstore.NewKVStoreApplication()
+	} else {
+		app = kvstore.NewPersistentKVStoreApplication(flagPersist)
+		app.(*kvstore.PersistentKVStoreApplication).SetLogger(logger.With("module", "kvstore"))
+	}
+
+	// Start the listener
+	srv, err := server.NewServer(flagAddrD, flagAbci, app)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	srv.SetLogger(logger.With("module", "abci-server"))
+	if err := srv.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Wait forever
+	cmn.TrapSignal(func() {
+		// Cleanup
+		srv.Stop()
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+```
--- a/abci/client/client.go
+++ b/abci/client/client.go
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ func (reqRes *ReqRes) SetCallback(cb func(res *types.Response)) {
 		return
 	}

+	defer reqRes.mtx.Unlock()
 	reqRes.cb = cb
-	reqRes.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 func (reqRes *ReqRes) GetCallback() func(*types.Response) {
--- a/abci/client/grpc_client.go
+++ b/abci/client/grpc_client.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RETRY_LOOP:
 			if cli.mustConnect {
 				return err
 			}
-			cli.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("abci.grpcClient failed to connect to %v.  Retrying...\n", cli.addr), "err", err)
+			cli.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("abci.grpcClient failed to connect to %v.  Retrying...\n", cli.addr))
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * dialRetryIntervalSeconds)
 			continue RETRY_LOOP
 		}
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func (cli *grpcClient) Error() error {
 // NOTE: callback may get internally generated flush responses.
 func (cli *grpcClient) SetResponseCallback(resCb Callback) {
 	cli.mtx.Lock()
+	defer cli.mtx.Unlock()
 	cli.resCb = resCb
-	cli.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 //----------------------------------------
--- a/abci/client/local_client.go
+++ b/abci/client/local_client.go
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ import (

 var _ Client = (*localClient)(nil)

-// NOTE: use defer to unlock mutex because Application might panic (e.g., in
-// case of malicious tx or query). It only makes sense for publicly exposed
-// methods like CheckTx (/broadcast_tx_* RPC endpoint) or Query (/abci_query
-// RPC endpoint), but defers are used everywhere for the sake of consistency.
 type localClient struct {
 	cmn.BaseService
-
 	mtx *sync.Mutex
 	types.Application
 	Callback
@@ -35,8 +30,8 @@ func NewLocalClient(mtx *sync.Mutex, app types.Application) *localClient {

 func (app *localClient) SetResponseCallback(cb Callback) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
+	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
 	app.Callback = cb
-	app.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 // TODO: change types.Application to include Error()?
@@ -50,9 +45,6 @@ func (app *localClient) FlushAsync() *ReqRes {
 }

 func (app *localClient) EchoAsync(msg string) *ReqRes {
-	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestEcho(msg),
 		types.ToResponseEcho(msg),
@@ -61,9 +53,8 @@ func (app *localClient) EchoAsync(msg string) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) InfoAsync(req types.RequestInfo) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Info(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestInfo(req),
 		types.ToResponseInfo(res),
@@ -72,9 +63,8 @@ func (app *localClient) InfoAsync(req types.RequestInfo) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) SetOptionAsync(req types.RequestSetOption) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.SetOption(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestSetOption(req),
 		types.ToResponseSetOption(res),
@@ -83,9 +73,8 @@ func (app *localClient) SetOptionAsync(req types.RequestSetOption) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) DeliverTxAsync(tx []byte) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.DeliverTx(tx)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestDeliverTx(tx),
 		types.ToResponseDeliverTx(res),
@@ -94,9 +83,8 @@ func (app *localClient) DeliverTxAsync(tx []byte) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) CheckTxAsync(tx []byte) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.CheckTx(tx)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestCheckTx(tx),
 		types.ToResponseCheckTx(res),
@@ -105,9 +93,8 @@ func (app *localClient) CheckTxAsync(tx []byte) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) QueryAsync(req types.RequestQuery) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Query(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestQuery(req),
 		types.ToResponseQuery(res),
@@ -116,9 +103,8 @@ func (app *localClient) QueryAsync(req types.RequestQuery) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) CommitAsync() *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Commit()
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestCommit(),
 		types.ToResponseCommit(res),
@@ -127,20 +113,19 @@ func (app *localClient) CommitAsync() *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) InitChainAsync(req types.RequestInitChain) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.InitChain(req)
-	return app.callback(
+	reqRes := app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestInitChain(req),
 		types.ToResponseInitChain(res),
 	)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
+	return reqRes
 }

 func (app *localClient) BeginBlockAsync(req types.RequestBeginBlock) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.BeginBlock(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestBeginBlock(req),
 		types.ToResponseBeginBlock(res),
@@ -149,9 +134,8 @@ func (app *localClient) BeginBlockAsync(req types.RequestBeginBlock) *ReqRes {

 func (app *localClient) EndBlockAsync(req types.RequestEndBlock) *ReqRes {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.EndBlock(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return app.callback(
 		types.ToRequestEndBlock(req),
 		types.ToResponseEndBlock(res),
@@ -170,73 +154,64 @@ func (app *localClient) EchoSync(msg string) (*types.ResponseEcho, error) {

 func (app *localClient) InfoSync(req types.RequestInfo) (*types.ResponseInfo, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Info(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) SetOptionSync(req types.RequestSetOption) (*types.ResponseSetOption, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.SetOption(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) DeliverTxSync(tx []byte) (*types.ResponseDeliverTx, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.DeliverTx(tx)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) CheckTxSync(tx []byte) (*types.ResponseCheckTx, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.CheckTx(tx)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) QuerySync(req types.RequestQuery) (*types.ResponseQuery, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Query(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) CommitSync() (*types.ResponseCommit, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.Commit()
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) InitChainSync(req types.RequestInitChain) (*types.ResponseInitChain, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.InitChain(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) BeginBlockSync(req types.RequestBeginBlock) (*types.ResponseBeginBlock, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.BeginBlock(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

 func (app *localClient) EndBlockSync(req types.RequestEndBlock) (*types.ResponseEndBlock, error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
-	defer app.mtx.Unlock()
-
 	res := app.Application.EndBlock(req)
+	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return &res, nil
 }

--- a/abci/client/socket_client.go
+++ b/abci/client/socket_client.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RETRY_LOOP:
 			if cli.mustConnect {
 				return err
 			}
-			cli.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("abci.socketClient failed to connect to %v.  Retrying...", cli.addr), "err", err)
+			cli.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("abci.socketClient failed to connect to %v.  Retrying...", cli.addr))
 			time.Sleep(time.Second * dialRetryIntervalSeconds)
 			continue RETRY_LOOP
 		}
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ func (cli *socketClient) Error() error {
 // NOTE: callback may get internally generated flush responses.
 func (cli *socketClient) SetResponseCallback(resCb Callback) {
 	cli.mtx.Lock()
+	defer cli.mtx.Unlock()
 	cli.resCb = resCb
-	cli.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 //----------------------------------------
--- a/abci/cmd/abci-cli/abci-cli.go
+++ b/abci/cmd/abci-cli/abci-cli.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {

 		switch cmd.Use {
-		case "counter", "kvstore": // for the examples apps, don't pre-run
+		case "counter", "kvstore", "dummy": // for the examples apps, don't pre-run
 			return nil
 		case "version": // skip running for version command
 			return nil
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ func addCounterFlags() {
 	counterCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&flagSerial, "serial", "", false, "enforce incrementing (serial) transactions")
 }

+func addDummyFlags() {
+	dummyCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagPersist, "persist", "", "", "directory to use for a database")
+}
+
 func addKVStoreFlags() {
 	kvstoreCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagPersist, "persist", "", "", "directory to use for a database")
 }
@@ -148,6 +152,10 @@ func addCommands() {
 	// examples
 	addCounterFlags()
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(counterCmd)
+	// deprecated, left for backwards compatibility
+	addDummyFlags()
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(dummyCmd)
+	// replaces dummy, see issue #196
 	addKVStoreFlags()
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(kvstoreCmd)
 }
@@ -283,6 +291,18 @@ var counterCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }

+// deprecated, left for backwards compatibility
+var dummyCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:        "dummy",
+	Deprecated: "use: [abci-cli kvstore] instead",
+	Short:      "ABCI demo example",
+	Long:       "ABCI demo example",
+	Args:       cobra.ExactArgs(0),
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		return cmdKVStore(cmd, args)
+	},
+}
+
 var kvstoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "kvstore",
 	Short: "ABCI demo example",
--- a/abci/types/messages_test.go
+++ b/abci/types/messages_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestWriteReadMessage2(t *testing.T) {
 			Log:       phrase,
 			GasWanted: 10,
 			Tags: []cmn.KVPair{
-				{Key: []byte("abc"), Value: []byte("def")},
+				cmn.KVPair{Key: []byte("abc"), Value: []byte("def")},
 			},
 		},
 		// TODO: add the rest
--- a/benchmarks/codec_test.go
+++ b/benchmarks/codec_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"

 	proto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/benchmarks/proto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
--- a/blockchain/pool.go
+++ b/blockchain/pool.go
@@ -168,12 +168,9 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) IsCaughtUp() bool {
 		return false
 	}

-	// Some conditions to determine if we're caught up.
-	// Ensures we've either received a block or waited some amount of time,
-	// and that we're synced to the highest known height. Note we use maxPeerHeight - 1
-	// because to sync block H requires block H+1 to verify the LastCommit.
-	receivedBlockOrTimedOut := pool.height > 0 || time.Since(pool.startTime) > 5*time.Second
-	ourChainIsLongestAmongPeers := pool.maxPeerHeight == 0 || pool.height >= (pool.maxPeerHeight-1)
+	// some conditions to determine if we're caught up
+	receivedBlockOrTimedOut := (pool.height > 0 || time.Since(pool.startTime) > 5*time.Second)
+	ourChainIsLongestAmongPeers := pool.maxPeerHeight == 0 || pool.height >= pool.maxPeerHeight
 	isCaughtUp := receivedBlockOrTimedOut && ourChainIsLongestAmongPeers
 	return isCaughtUp
 }
@@ -255,8 +252,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) AddBlock(peerID p2p.ID, block *types.Block, blockSize int
 			peer.decrPending(blockSize)
 		}
 	} else {
-		pool.Logger.Info("invalid peer", "peer", peerID, "blockHeight", block.Height)
-		pool.sendError(errors.New("invalid peer"), peerID)
+		// Bad peer?
 	}
 }

@@ -296,7 +292,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) RemovePeer(peerID p2p.ID) {
 func (pool *BlockPool) removePeer(peerID p2p.ID) {
 	for _, requester := range pool.requesters {
 		if requester.getPeerID() == peerID {
-			requester.redo(peerID)
+			requester.redo()
 		}
 	}
 	delete(pool.peers, peerID)
@@ -330,11 +326,8 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) makeNextRequester() {
 	defer pool.mtx.Unlock()

 	nextHeight := pool.height + pool.requestersLen()
-	if nextHeight > pool.maxPeerHeight {
-		return
-	}
-
 	request := newBPRequester(pool, nextHeight)
+	// request.SetLogger(pool.Logger.With("height", nextHeight))

 	pool.requesters[nextHeight] = request
 	atomic.AddInt32(&pool.numPending, 1)
@@ -363,8 +356,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) sendError(err error, peerID p2p.ID) {
 	pool.errorsCh <- peerError{err, peerID}
 }

-// for debugging purposes
-//nolint:unused
+// unused by tendermint; left for debugging purposes
 func (pool *BlockPool) debug() string {
 	pool.mtx.Lock()
 	defer pool.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -461,7 +453,7 @@ type bpRequester struct {
 	pool       *BlockPool
 	height     int64
 	gotBlockCh chan struct{}
-	redoCh     chan p2p.ID //redo may send multitime, add peerId to identify repeat
+	redoCh     chan struct{}

 	mtx    sync.Mutex
 	peerID p2p.ID
@@ -473,7 +465,7 @@ func newBPRequester(pool *BlockPool, height int64) *bpRequester {
 		pool:       pool,
 		height:     height,
 		gotBlockCh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
-		redoCh:     make(chan p2p.ID, 1),
+		redoCh:     make(chan struct{}, 1),

 		peerID: "",
 		block:  nil,
@@ -532,9 +524,9 @@ func (bpr *bpRequester) reset() {
 // Tells bpRequester to pick another peer and try again.
 // NOTE: Nonblocking, and does nothing if another redo
 // was already requested.
-func (bpr *bpRequester) redo(peerId p2p.ID) {
+func (bpr *bpRequester) redo() {
 	select {
-	case bpr.redoCh <- peerId:
+	case bpr.redoCh <- struct{}{}:
 	default:
 	}
 }
@@ -573,13 +565,9 @@ OUTER_LOOP:
 				return
 			case <-bpr.Quit():
 				return
-			case peerID := <-bpr.redoCh:
-				if peerID == bpr.peerID {
-					bpr.reset()
-					continue OUTER_LOOP
-				} else {
-					continue WAIT_LOOP
-				}
+			case <-bpr.redoCh:
+				bpr.reset()
+				continue OUTER_LOOP
 			case <-bpr.gotBlockCh:
 				// We got a block!
 				// Continue the for-loop and wait til Quit.
--- a/blockchain/pool_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/pool_test.go
@@ -16,52 +16,16 @@ func init() {
 }

 type testPeer struct {
-	id        p2p.ID
-	height    int64
-	inputChan chan inputData //make sure each peer's data is sequential
+	id     p2p.ID
+	height int64
 }

-type inputData struct {
-	t       *testing.T
-	pool    *BlockPool
-	request BlockRequest
-}
-
-func (p testPeer) runInputRoutine() {
-	go func() {
-		for input := range p.inputChan {
-			p.simulateInput(input)
-		}
-	}()
-}
-
-// Request desired, pretend like we got the block immediately.
-func (p testPeer) simulateInput(input inputData) {
-	block := &types.Block{Header: types.Header{Height: input.request.Height}}
-	input.pool.AddBlock(input.request.PeerID, block, 123)
-	input.t.Logf("Added block from peer %v (height: %v)", input.request.PeerID, input.request.Height)
-}
-
-type testPeers map[p2p.ID]testPeer
-
-func (ps testPeers) start() {
-	for _, v := range ps {
-		v.runInputRoutine()
-	}
-}
-
-func (ps testPeers) stop() {
-	for _, v := range ps {
-		close(v.inputChan)
-	}
-}
-
-func makePeers(numPeers int, minHeight, maxHeight int64) testPeers {
-	peers := make(testPeers, numPeers)
+func makePeers(numPeers int, minHeight, maxHeight int64) map[p2p.ID]testPeer {
+	peers := make(map[p2p.ID]testPeer, numPeers)
 	for i := 0; i < numPeers; i++ {
 		peerID := p2p.ID(cmn.RandStr(12))
 		height := minHeight + cmn.RandInt63n(maxHeight-minHeight)
-		peers[peerID] = testPeer{peerID, height, make(chan inputData, 10)}
+		peers[peerID] = testPeer{peerID, height}
 	}
 	return peers
 }
@@ -81,9 +45,6 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {

 	defer pool.Stop()

-	peers.start()
-	defer peers.stop()
-
 	// Introduce each peer.
 	go func() {
 		for _, peer := range peers {
@@ -116,8 +77,12 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			if request.Height == 300 {
 				return // Done!
 			}
-
-			peers[request.PeerID].inputChan <- inputData{t, pool, request}
+			// Request desired, pretend like we got the block immediately.
+			go func() {
+				block := &types.Block{Header: types.Header{Height: request.Height}}
+				pool.AddBlock(request.PeerID, block, 123)
+				t.Logf("Added block from peer %v (height: %v)", request.PeerID, request.Height)
+			}()
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/blockchain/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/reactor.go
@@ -264,12 +264,8 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 				bcR.Logger.Info("Time to switch to consensus reactor!", "height", height)
 				bcR.pool.Stop()

-				conR, ok := bcR.Switch.Reactor("CONSENSUS").(consensusReactor)
-				if ok {
-					conR.SwitchToConsensus(state, blocksSynced)
-				} else {
-					// should only happen during testing
-				}
+				conR := bcR.Switch.Reactor("CONSENSUS").(consensusReactor)
+				conR.SwitchToConsensus(state, blocksSynced)

 				break FOR_LOOP
 			}
@@ -318,13 +314,6 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 					// still need to clean up the rest.
 					bcR.Switch.StopPeerForError(peer, fmt.Errorf("BlockchainReactor validation error: %v", err))
 				}
-				peerID2 := bcR.pool.RedoRequest(second.Height)
-				peer2 := bcR.Switch.Peers().Get(peerID2)
-				if peer2 != nil && peer2 != peer {
-					// NOTE: we've already removed the peer's request, but we
-					// still need to clean up the rest.
-					bcR.Switch.StopPeerForError(peer2, fmt.Errorf("BlockchainReactor validation error: %v", err))
-				}
 				continue FOR_LOOP
 			} else {
 				bcR.pool.PopRequest()
@@ -432,7 +421,11 @@ type bcBlockResponseMessage struct {

 // ValidateBasic performs basic validation.
 func (m *bcBlockResponseMessage) ValidateBasic() error {
-	return m.Block.ValidateBasic()
+	if err := m.Block.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

 func (m *bcBlockResponseMessage) String() string {
--- a/blockchain/reactor_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/reactor_test.go
@@ -1,151 +1,72 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
-	"sort"
+	"net"
 	"testing"
-	"time"

-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
+
+	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
-	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
 )

-var config *cfg.Config
-
-func randGenesisDoc(numValidators int, randPower bool, minPower int64) (*types.GenesisDoc, []types.PrivValidator) {
-	validators := make([]types.GenesisValidator, numValidators)
-	privValidators := make([]types.PrivValidator, numValidators)
-	for i := 0; i < numValidators; i++ {
-		val, privVal := types.RandValidator(randPower, minPower)
-		validators[i] = types.GenesisValidator{
-			PubKey: val.PubKey,
-			Power:  val.VotingPower,
-		}
-		privValidators[i] = privVal
-	}
-	sort.Sort(types.PrivValidatorsByAddress(privValidators))
-
-	return &types.GenesisDoc{
-		GenesisTime: tmtime.Now(),
-		ChainID:     config.ChainID(),
-		Validators:  validators,
-	}, privValidators
-}
-
-func makeVote(header *types.Header, blockID types.BlockID, valset *types.ValidatorSet, privVal types.PrivValidator) *types.Vote {
-	addr := privVal.GetPubKey().Address()
-	idx, _ := valset.GetByAddress(addr)
-	vote := &types.Vote{
-		ValidatorAddress: addr,
-		ValidatorIndex:   idx,
-		Height:           header.Height,
-		Round:            1,
-		Timestamp:        tmtime.Now(),
-		Type:             types.PrecommitType,
-		BlockID:          blockID,
-	}
-
-	privVal.SignVote(header.ChainID, vote)
-
-	return vote
-}
-
-type BlockchainReactorPair struct {
-	reactor *BlockchainReactor
-	app     proxy.AppConns
-}
-
-func newBlockchainReactor(logger log.Logger, genDoc *types.GenesisDoc, privVals []types.PrivValidator, maxBlockHeight int64) BlockchainReactorPair {
-	if len(privVals) != 1 {
-		panic("only support one validator")
-	}
-
-	app := &testApp{}
-	cc := proxy.NewLocalClientCreator(app)
-	proxyApp := proxy.NewAppConns(cc)
-	err := proxyApp.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(cmn.ErrorWrap(err, "error start app"))
-	}
-
+func makeStateAndBlockStore(logger log.Logger) (sm.State, *BlockStore) {
+	config := cfg.ResetTestRoot("blockchain_reactor_test")
+	// blockDB := dbm.NewDebugDB("blockDB", dbm.NewMemDB())
+	// stateDB := dbm.NewDebugDB("stateDB", dbm.NewMemDB())
 	blockDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	stateDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	blockStore := NewBlockStore(blockDB)
-
-	state, err := sm.LoadStateFromDBOrGenesisDoc(stateDB, genDoc)
+	state, err := sm.LoadStateFromDBOrGenesisFile(stateDB, config.GenesisFile())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(cmn.ErrorWrap(err, "error constructing state from genesis file"))
 	}
+	return state, blockStore
+}

-	// Make the BlockchainReactor itself.
-	// NOTE we have to create and commit the blocks first because
-	// pool.height is determined from the store.
+func newBlockchainReactor(logger log.Logger, maxBlockHeight int64) *BlockchainReactor {
+	state, blockStore := makeStateAndBlockStore(logger)
+
+	// Make the blockchainReactor itself
 	fastSync := true
-	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(dbm.NewMemDB(), log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(),
+	var nilApp proxy.AppConnConsensus
+	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(dbm.NewMemDB(), log.TestingLogger(), nilApp,
 		sm.MockMempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})

-	// let's add some blocks in
-	for blockHeight := int64(1); blockHeight <= maxBlockHeight; blockHeight++ {
-		lastCommit := &types.Commit{}
-		if blockHeight > 1 {
-			lastBlockMeta := blockStore.LoadBlockMeta(blockHeight - 1)
-			lastBlock := blockStore.LoadBlock(blockHeight - 1)
-
-			vote := makeVote(&lastBlock.Header, lastBlockMeta.BlockID, state.Validators, privVals[0]).CommitSig()
-			lastCommit = &types.Commit{Precommits: []*types.CommitSig{vote}, BlockID: lastBlockMeta.BlockID}
-		}
-
-		thisBlock := makeBlock(blockHeight, state, lastCommit)
-
-		thisParts := thisBlock.MakePartSet(types.BlockPartSizeBytes)
-		blockID := types.BlockID{thisBlock.Hash(), thisParts.Header()}
-
-		state, err = blockExec.ApplyBlock(state, blockID, thisBlock)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(cmn.ErrorWrap(err, "error apply block"))
-		}
-
-		blockStore.SaveBlock(thisBlock, thisParts, lastCommit)
-	}
-
 	bcReactor := NewBlockchainReactor(state.Copy(), blockExec, blockStore, fastSync)
 	bcReactor.SetLogger(logger.With("module", "blockchain"))

-	return BlockchainReactorPair{bcReactor, proxyApp}
+	// Next: we need to set a switch in order for peers to be added in
+	bcReactor.Switch = p2p.NewSwitch(cfg.DefaultP2PConfig(), nil)
+
+	// Lastly: let's add some blocks in
+	for blockHeight := int64(1); blockHeight <= maxBlockHeight; blockHeight++ {
+		firstBlock := makeBlock(blockHeight, state)
+		secondBlock := makeBlock(blockHeight+1, state)
+		firstParts := firstBlock.MakePartSet(types.BlockPartSizeBytes)
+		blockStore.SaveBlock(firstBlock, firstParts, secondBlock.LastCommit)
+	}
+
+	return bcReactor
 }

 func TestNoBlockResponse(t *testing.T) {
-	config = cfg.ResetTestRoot("blockchain_reactor_test")
-	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(1, false, 30)
+	maxBlockHeight := int64(20)

-	maxBlockHeight := int64(65)
+	bcr := newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), maxBlockHeight)
+	bcr.Start()
+	defer bcr.Stop()

-	reactorPairs := make([]BlockchainReactorPair, 2)
+	// Add some peers in
+	peer := newbcrTestPeer(p2p.ID(cmn.RandStr(12)))
+	bcr.AddPeer(peer)

-	reactorPairs[0] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, maxBlockHeight)
-	reactorPairs[1] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, 0)
-
-	p2p.MakeConnectedSwitches(config.P2P, 2, func(i int, s *p2p.Switch) *p2p.Switch {
-		s.AddReactor("BLOCKCHAIN", reactorPairs[i].reactor)
-		return s
-
-	}, p2p.Connect2Switches)
-
-	defer func() {
-		for _, r := range reactorPairs {
-			r.reactor.Stop()
-			r.app.Stop()
-		}
-	}()
+	chID := byte(0x01)

 	tests := []struct {
 		height   int64
@@ -157,100 +78,72 @@ func TestNoBlockResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		{100, false},
 	}

-	for {
-		if reactorPairs[1].reactor.pool.IsCaughtUp() {
-			break
-		}
-
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-
-	assert.Equal(t, maxBlockHeight, reactorPairs[0].reactor.store.Height())
-
+	// receive a request message from peer,
+	// wait for our response to be received on the peer
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		block := reactorPairs[1].reactor.store.LoadBlock(tt.height)
+		reqBlockMsg := &bcBlockRequestMessage{tt.height}
+		reqBlockBytes := cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(reqBlockMsg)
+		bcr.Receive(chID, peer, reqBlockBytes)
+		msg := peer.lastBlockchainMessage()
+
 		if tt.existent {
-			assert.True(t, block != nil)
+			if blockMsg, ok := msg.(*bcBlockResponseMessage); !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected to receive a block response for height %d", tt.height)
+			} else if blockMsg.Block.Height != tt.height {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected response to be for height %d, got %d", tt.height, blockMsg.Block.Height)
+			}
 		} else {
-			assert.True(t, block == nil)
+			if noBlockMsg, ok := msg.(*bcNoBlockResponseMessage); !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected to receive a no block response for height %d", tt.height)
+			} else if noBlockMsg.Height != tt.height {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected response to be for height %d, got %d", tt.height, noBlockMsg.Height)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

+/*
 // NOTE: This is too hard to test without
 // an easy way to add test peer to switch
 // or without significant refactoring of the module.
 // Alternatively we could actually dial a TCP conn but
 // that seems extreme.
 func TestBadBlockStopsPeer(t *testing.T) {
-	config = cfg.ResetTestRoot("blockchain_reactor_test")
-	genDoc, privVals := randGenesisDoc(1, false, 30)
+	maxBlockHeight := int64(20)

-	maxBlockHeight := int64(148)
+	bcr := newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), maxBlockHeight)
+	bcr.Start()
+	defer bcr.Stop()

-	otherChain := newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, maxBlockHeight)
-	defer func() {
-		otherChain.reactor.Stop()
-		otherChain.app.Stop()
-	}()
+	// Add some peers in
+	peer := newbcrTestPeer(p2p.ID(cmn.RandStr(12)))

-	reactorPairs := make([]BlockchainReactorPair, 4)
+	// XXX: This doesn't add the peer to anything,
+	// so it's hard to check that it's later removed
+	bcr.AddPeer(peer)
+	assert.True(t, bcr.Switch.Peers().Size() > 0)

-	reactorPairs[0] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, maxBlockHeight)
-	reactorPairs[1] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, 0)
-	reactorPairs[2] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, 0)
-	reactorPairs[3] = newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, 0)
-
-	switches := p2p.MakeConnectedSwitches(config.P2P, 4, func(i int, s *p2p.Switch) *p2p.Switch {
-		s.AddReactor("BLOCKCHAIN", reactorPairs[i].reactor)
-		return s
-
-	}, p2p.Connect2Switches)
-
-	defer func() {
-		for _, r := range reactorPairs {
-			r.reactor.Stop()
-			r.app.Stop()
-		}
-	}()
+	// send a bad block from the peer
+	// default blocks already dont have commits, so should fail
+	block := bcr.store.LoadBlock(3)
+	msg := &bcBlockResponseMessage{Block: block}
+	peer.Send(BlockchainChannel, struct{ BlockchainMessage }{msg})

+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 10)
+	timer := time.NewTimer(time.Second * 2)
+LOOP:
 	for {
-		if reactorPairs[3].reactor.pool.IsCaughtUp() {
-			break
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			if bcr.Switch.Peers().Size() == 0 {
+				break LOOP
+			}
+		case <-timer.C:
+			t.Fatal("Timed out waiting to disconnect peer")
 		}
-
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	}
-
-	//at this time, reactors[0-3] is the newest
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, reactorPairs[1].reactor.Switch.Peers().Size())
-
-	//mark reactorPairs[3] is an invalid peer
-	reactorPairs[3].reactor.store = otherChain.reactor.store
-
-	lastReactorPair := newBlockchainReactor(log.TestingLogger(), genDoc, privVals, 0)
-	reactorPairs = append(reactorPairs, lastReactorPair)
-
-	switches = append(switches, p2p.MakeConnectedSwitches(config.P2P, 1, func(i int, s *p2p.Switch) *p2p.Switch {
-		s.AddReactor("BLOCKCHAIN", reactorPairs[len(reactorPairs)-1].reactor)
-		return s
-
-	}, p2p.Connect2Switches)...)
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(reactorPairs)-1; i++ {
-		p2p.Connect2Switches(switches, i, len(reactorPairs)-1)
-	}
-
-	for {
-		if lastReactorPair.reactor.pool.IsCaughtUp() || lastReactorPair.reactor.Switch.Peers().Size() == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	}
-
-	assert.True(t, lastReactorPair.reactor.Switch.Peers().Size() < len(reactorPairs)-1)
 }
+*/

 //----------------------------------------------
 // utility funcs
@@ -262,41 +155,55 @@ func makeTxs(height int64) (txs []types.Tx) {
 	return txs
 }

-func makeBlock(height int64, state sm.State, lastCommit *types.Commit) *types.Block {
-	block, _ := state.MakeBlock(height, makeTxs(height), lastCommit, nil, state.Validators.GetProposer().Address)
+func makeBlock(height int64, state sm.State) *types.Block {
+	block, _ := state.MakeBlock(height, makeTxs(height), new(types.Commit), nil, state.Validators.GetProposer().Address)
 	return block
 }

-type testApp struct {
-	abci.BaseApplication
+// The Test peer
+type bcrTestPeer struct {
+	cmn.BaseService
+	id p2p.ID
+	ch chan interface{}
 }

-var _ abci.Application = (*testApp)(nil)
+var _ p2p.Peer = (*bcrTestPeer)(nil)

-func (app *testApp) Info(req abci.RequestInfo) (resInfo abci.ResponseInfo) {
-	return abci.ResponseInfo{}
+func newbcrTestPeer(id p2p.ID) *bcrTestPeer {
+	bcr := &bcrTestPeer{
+		id: id,
+		ch: make(chan interface{}, 2),
+	}
+	bcr.BaseService = *cmn.NewBaseService(nil, "bcrTestPeer", bcr)
+	return bcr
 }

-func (app *testApp) BeginBlock(req abci.RequestBeginBlock) abci.ResponseBeginBlock {
-	return abci.ResponseBeginBlock{}
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) lastBlockchainMessage() interface{} { return <-tp.ch }
+
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) TrySend(chID byte, msgBytes []byte) bool {
+	var msg BlockchainMessage
+	err := cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(msgBytes, &msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(cmn.ErrorWrap(err, "Error while trying to parse a BlockchainMessage"))
+	}
+	if _, ok := msg.(*bcStatusResponseMessage); ok {
+		// Discard status response messages since they skew our results
+		// We only want to deal with:
+		// + bcBlockResponseMessage
+		// + bcNoBlockResponseMessage
+	} else {
+		tp.ch <- msg
+	}
+	return true
 }

-func (app *testApp) EndBlock(req abci.RequestEndBlock) abci.ResponseEndBlock {
-	return abci.ResponseEndBlock{}
-}
-
-func (app *testApp) DeliverTx(tx []byte) abci.ResponseDeliverTx {
-	return abci.ResponseDeliverTx{Tags: []cmn.KVPair{}}
-}
-
-func (app *testApp) CheckTx(tx []byte) abci.ResponseCheckTx {
-	return abci.ResponseCheckTx{}
-}
-
-func (app *testApp) Commit() abci.ResponseCommit {
-	return abci.ResponseCommit{}
-}
-
-func (app *testApp) Query(reqQuery abci.RequestQuery) (resQuery abci.ResponseQuery) {
-	return
-}
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) Send(chID byte, msgBytes []byte) bool { return tp.TrySend(chID, msgBytes) }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) NodeInfo() p2p.NodeInfo               { return p2p.DefaultNodeInfo{} }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) Status() p2p.ConnectionStatus         { return p2p.ConnectionStatus{} }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) ID() p2p.ID                           { return tp.id }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) IsOutbound() bool                     { return false }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) IsPersistent() bool                   { return true }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) Get(s string) interface{}             { return s }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) Set(string, interface{})              {}
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) RemoteIP() net.IP                     { return []byte{127, 0, 0, 1} }
+func (tp *bcrTestPeer) OriginalAddr() *p2p.NetAddress        { return nil }
--- a/blockchain/store_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/store_test.go
@@ -6,43 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"

 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
-	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
-	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
 )

-// make a Commit with a single vote containing just the height and a timestamp
-func makeTestCommit(height int64, timestamp time.Time) *types.Commit {
-	return &types.Commit{
-		Precommits: []*types.CommitSig{
-			{Height: height, Timestamp: timestamp},
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func makeStateAndBlockStore(logger log.Logger) (sm.State, *BlockStore) {
-	config := cfg.ResetTestRoot("blockchain_reactor_test")
-	// blockDB := dbm.NewDebugDB("blockDB", dbm.NewMemDB())
-	// stateDB := dbm.NewDebugDB("stateDB", dbm.NewMemDB())
-	blockDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	stateDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	state, err := sm.LoadStateFromDBOrGenesisFile(stateDB, config.GenesisFile())
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(cmn.ErrorWrap(err, "error constructing state from genesis file"))
-	}
-	return state, NewBlockStore(blockDB)
-}
-
 func TestLoadBlockStoreStateJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	db := db.NewMemDB()

@@ -92,11 +65,12 @@ func freshBlockStore() (*BlockStore, db.DB) {
 var (
 	state, _ = makeStateAndBlockStore(log.NewTMLogger(new(bytes.Buffer)))

-	block       = makeBlock(1, state, new(types.Commit))
+	block       = makeBlock(1, state)
 	partSet     = block.MakePartSet(2)
 	part1       = partSet.GetPart(0)
 	part2       = partSet.GetPart(1)
-	seenCommit1 = makeTestCommit(10, tmtime.Now())
+	seenCommit1 = &types.Commit{Precommits: []*types.Vote{{Height: 10,
+		Timestamp: tmtime.Now()}}}
 )

 // TODO: This test should be simplified ...
@@ -114,9 +88,10 @@ func TestBlockStoreSaveLoadBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	// save a block
-	block := makeBlock(bs.Height()+1, state, new(types.Commit))
+	block := makeBlock(bs.Height()+1, state)
 	validPartSet := block.MakePartSet(2)
-	seenCommit := makeTestCommit(10, tmtime.Now())
+	seenCommit := &types.Commit{Precommits: []*types.Vote{{Height: 10,
+		Timestamp: tmtime.Now()}}}
 	bs.SaveBlock(block, partSet, seenCommit)
 	require.Equal(t, bs.Height(), block.Header.Height, "expecting the new height to be changed")

@@ -135,7 +110,8 @@ func TestBlockStoreSaveLoadBlock(t *testing.T) {

 	// End of setup, test data

-	commitAtH10 := makeTestCommit(10, tmtime.Now())
+	commitAtH10 := &types.Commit{Precommits: []*types.Vote{{Height: 10,
+		Timestamp: tmtime.Now()}}}
 	tuples := []struct {
 		block      *types.Block
 		parts      *types.PartSet
@@ -318,7 +294,7 @@ func TestLoadBlockPart(t *testing.T) {
 	gotPart, _, panicErr := doFn(loadPart)
 	require.Nil(t, panicErr, "an existent and proper block should not panic")
 	require.Nil(t, res, "a properly saved block should return a proper block")
-	require.Equal(t, gotPart.(*types.Part), part1,
+	require.Equal(t, gotPart.(*types.Part).Hash(), part1.Hash(),
 		"expecting successful retrieval of previously saved block")
 }

@@ -355,10 +331,12 @@ func TestLoadBlockMeta(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBlockFetchAtHeight(t *testing.T) {
 	state, bs := makeStateAndBlockStore(log.NewTMLogger(new(bytes.Buffer)))
 	require.Equal(t, bs.Height(), int64(0), "initially the height should be zero")
-	block := makeBlock(bs.Height()+1, state, new(types.Commit))
+	block := makeBlock(bs.Height()+1, state)

 	partSet := block.MakePartSet(2)
-	seenCommit := makeTestCommit(10, tmtime.Now())
+	seenCommit := &types.Commit{Precommits: []*types.Vote{{Height: 10,
+		Timestamp: tmtime.Now()}}}
+
 	bs.SaveBlock(block, partSet, seenCommit)
 	require.Equal(t, bs.Height(), block.Header.Height, "expecting the new height to be changed")

--- a/blockchain/wire.go
+++ b/blockchain/wire.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package blockchain

 import (
-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )

--- a/cmd/priv_val_server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/priv_val_server/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
-	"time"

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
@@ -14,10 +13,9 @@ import (

 func main() {
 	var (
-		addr             = flag.String("addr", ":26659", "Address of client to connect to")
-		chainID          = flag.String("chain-id", "mychain", "chain id")
-		privValKeyPath   = flag.String("priv-key", "", "priv val key file path")
-		privValStatePath = flag.String("priv-state", "", "priv val state file path")
+		addr        = flag.String("addr", ":26659", "Address of client to connect to")
+		chainID     = flag.String("chain-id", "mychain", "chain id")
+		privValPath = flag.String("priv", "", "priv val file path")

 		logger = log.NewTMLogger(
 			log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout),
@@ -29,26 +27,18 @@ func main() {
 		"Starting private validator",
 		"addr", *addr,
 		"chainID", *chainID,
-		"privKeyPath", *privValKeyPath,
-		"privStatePath", *privValStatePath,
+		"privPath", *privValPath,
 	)

-	pv := privval.LoadFilePV(*privValKeyPath, *privValStatePath)
+	pv := privval.LoadFilePV(*privValPath)

-	var dialer privval.Dialer
-	protocol, address := cmn.ProtocolAndAddress(*addr)
-	switch protocol {
-	case "unix":
-		dialer = privval.DialUnixFn(address)
-	case "tcp":
-		connTimeout := 3 * time.Second // TODO
-		dialer = privval.DialTCPFn(address, connTimeout, ed25519.GenPrivKey())
-	default:
-		logger.Error("Unknown protocol", "protocol", protocol)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	rs := privval.NewRemoteSigner(logger, *chainID, pv, dialer)
+	rs := privval.NewRemoteSigner(
+		logger,
+		*chainID,
+		*addr,
+		pv,
+		ed25519.GenPrivKey(),
+	)
 	err := rs.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/gen_validator.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/gen_validator.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var GenValidatorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }

 func genValidator(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	pv := privval.GenFilePV("", "")
+	pv := privval.GenFilePV("")
 	jsbz, err := cdc.MarshalJSON(pv)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/init.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/init.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"

 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
@@ -25,18 +26,15 @@ func initFiles(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {

 func initFilesWithConfig(config *cfg.Config) error {
 	// private validator
-	privValKeyFile := config.PrivValidatorKeyFile()
-	privValStateFile := config.PrivValidatorStateFile()
+	privValFile := config.PrivValidatorFile()
 	var pv *privval.FilePV
-	if cmn.FileExists(privValKeyFile) {
-		pv = privval.LoadFilePV(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile)
-		logger.Info("Found private validator", "keyFile", privValKeyFile,
-			"stateFile", privValStateFile)
+	if cmn.FileExists(privValFile) {
+		pv = privval.LoadFilePV(privValFile)
+		logger.Info("Found private validator", "path", privValFile)
 	} else {
-		pv = privval.GenFilePV(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile)
+		pv = privval.GenFilePV(privValFile)
 		pv.Save()
-		logger.Info("Generated private validator", "keyFile", privValKeyFile,
-			"stateFile", privValStateFile)
+		logger.Info("Generated private validator", "path", privValFile)
 	}

 	nodeKeyFile := config.NodeKeyFile()
@@ -59,10 +57,9 @@ func initFilesWithConfig(config *cfg.Config) error {
 			GenesisTime:     tmtime.Now(),
 			ConsensusParams: types.DefaultConsensusParams(),
 		}
-		key := pv.GetPubKey()
 		genDoc.Validators = []types.GenesisValidator{{
-			Address: key.Address(),
-			PubKey:  key,
+			Address: pv.GetPubKey().Address(),
+			PubKey:  pv.GetPubKey(),
 			Power:   10,
 		}}

--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

-	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/privval"
 )
@@ -28,41 +27,36 @@ var ResetPrivValidatorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 // XXX: this is totally unsafe.
 // it's only suitable for testnets.
 func resetAll(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	ResetAll(config.DBDir(), config.P2P.AddrBookFile(), config.PrivValidatorKeyFile(),
-		config.PrivValidatorStateFile(), logger)
+	ResetAll(config.DBDir(), config.P2P.AddrBookFile(), config.PrivValidatorFile(), logger)
 }

 // XXX: this is totally unsafe.
 // it's only suitable for testnets.
 func resetPrivValidator(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	resetFilePV(config.PrivValidatorKeyFile(), config.PrivValidatorStateFile(), logger)
+	resetFilePV(config.PrivValidatorFile(), logger)
 }

-// ResetAll removes address book files plus all data, and resets the privValdiator data.
+// ResetAll removes the privValidator and address book files plus all data.
 // Exported so other CLI tools can use it.
-func ResetAll(dbDir, addrBookFile, privValKeyFile, privValStateFile string, logger log.Logger) {
+func ResetAll(dbDir, addrBookFile, privValFile string, logger log.Logger) {
+	resetFilePV(privValFile, logger)
 	removeAddrBook(addrBookFile, logger)
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(dbDir); err == nil {
 		logger.Info("Removed all blockchain history", "dir", dbDir)
 	} else {
 		logger.Error("Error removing all blockchain history", "dir", dbDir, "err", err)
 	}
-	// recreate the dbDir since the privVal state needs to live there
-	cmn.EnsureDir(dbDir, 0700)
-	resetFilePV(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile, logger)
 }

-func resetFilePV(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile string, logger log.Logger) {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(privValKeyFile); err == nil {
-		pv := privval.LoadFilePVEmptyState(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile)
+func resetFilePV(privValFile string, logger log.Logger) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(privValFile); err == nil {
+		pv := privval.LoadFilePV(privValFile)
 		pv.Reset()
-		logger.Info("Reset private validator file to genesis state", "keyFile", privValKeyFile,
-			"stateFile", privValStateFile)
+		logger.Info("Reset private validator file to genesis state", "file", privValFile)
 	} else {
-		pv := privval.GenFilePV(privValKeyFile, privValStateFile)
+		pv := privval.GenFilePV(privValFile)
 		pv.Save()
-		logger.Info("Generated private validator file", "file", "keyFile", privValKeyFile,
-			"stateFile", privValStateFile)
+		logger.Info("Generated private validator file", "file", privValFile)
 	}
 }

--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if config.LogFormat == cfg.LogFormatJSON {
-			logger = log.NewTMJSONLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
-		}
 		logger, err = tmflags.ParseLogLevel(config.LogLevel, logger, cfg.DefaultLogLevel())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ var (
 	defaultRoot = os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.some/test/dir")
 )

+const (
+	rootName = "root"
+)
+
 // clearConfig clears env vars, the given root dir, and resets viper.
 func clearConfig(dir string) {
 	if err := os.Unsetenv("TMHOME"); err != nil {
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/run_node.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func AddNodeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("fast_sync", config.FastSync, "Fast blockchain syncing")

 	// abci flags
-	cmd.Flags().String("proxy_app", config.ProxyApp, "Proxy app address, or one of: 'kvstore', 'persistent_kvstore', 'counter', 'counter_serial' or 'noop' for local testing.")
+	cmd.Flags().String("proxy_app", config.ProxyApp, "Proxy app address, or 'nilapp' or 'kvstore' for local testing.")
 	cmd.Flags().String("abci", config.ABCI, "Specify abci transport (socket | grpc)")

 	// rpc flags
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/show_validator.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/show_validator.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var ShowValidatorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }

 func showValidator(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(config.PrivValidatorKeyFile(), config.PrivValidatorStateFile())
+	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(config.PrivValidatorFile())
 	pubKeyJSONBytes, _ := cdc.MarshalJSON(privValidator.GetPubKey())
 	fmt.Println(string(pubKeyJSONBytes))
 }
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/testnet.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/testnet.go
@@ -85,18 +85,11 @@ func testnetFiles(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			_ = os.RemoveAll(outputDir)
 			return err
 		}
-		err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(nodeDir, "data"), nodeDirPerm)
-		if err != nil {
-			_ = os.RemoveAll(outputDir)
-			return err
-		}

 		initFilesWithConfig(config)

-		pvKeyFile := filepath.Join(nodeDir, config.BaseConfig.PrivValidatorKey)
-		pvStateFile := filepath.Join(nodeDir, config.BaseConfig.PrivValidatorState)
-
-		pv := privval.LoadFilePV(pvKeyFile, pvStateFile)
+		pvFile := filepath.Join(nodeDir, config.BaseConfig.PrivValidator)
+		pv := privval.LoadFilePV(pvFile)
 		genVals[i] = types.GenesisValidator{
 			Address: pv.GetPubKey().Address(),
 			PubKey:  pv.GetPubKey(),
@@ -134,32 +127,14 @@ func testnetFiles(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}

-	// Gather persistent peer addresses.
-	var (
-		persistentPeers string
-		err             error
-	)
 	if populatePersistentPeers {
-		persistentPeers, err = persistentPeersString(config)
+		err := populatePersistentPeersInConfigAndWriteIt(config)
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = os.RemoveAll(outputDir)
 			return err
 		}
 	}

-	// Overwrite default config.
-	for i := 0; i < nValidators+nNonValidators; i++ {
-		nodeDir := filepath.Join(outputDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", nodeDirPrefix, i))
-		config.SetRoot(nodeDir)
-		config.P2P.AddrBookStrict = false
-		config.P2P.AllowDuplicateIP = true
-		if populatePersistentPeers {
-			config.P2P.PersistentPeers = persistentPeers
-		}
-
-		cfg.WriteConfigFile(filepath.Join(nodeDir, "config", "config.toml"), config)
-	}
-
 	fmt.Printf("Successfully initialized %v node directories\n", nValidators+nNonValidators)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -182,16 +157,28 @@ func hostnameOrIP(i int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", hostnamePrefix, i)
 }

-func persistentPeersString(config *cfg.Config) (string, error) {
+func populatePersistentPeersInConfigAndWriteIt(config *cfg.Config) error {
 	persistentPeers := make([]string, nValidators+nNonValidators)
 	for i := 0; i < nValidators+nNonValidators; i++ {
 		nodeDir := filepath.Join(outputDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", nodeDirPrefix, i))
 		config.SetRoot(nodeDir)
 		nodeKey, err := p2p.LoadNodeKey(config.NodeKeyFile())
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return err
 		}
 		persistentPeers[i] = p2p.IDAddressString(nodeKey.ID(), fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", hostnameOrIP(i), p2pPort))
 	}
-	return strings.Join(persistentPeers, ","), nil
+	persistentPeersList := strings.Join(persistentPeers, ",")
+
+	for i := 0; i < nValidators+nNonValidators; i++ {
+		nodeDir := filepath.Join(outputDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", nodeDirPrefix, i))
+		config.SetRoot(nodeDir)
+		config.P2P.PersistentPeers = persistentPeersList
+		config.P2P.AddrBookStrict = false
+
+		// overwrite default config
+		cfg.WriteConfigFile(filepath.Join(nodeDir, "config", "config.toml"), config)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/wire.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/wire.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package commands

 import (
-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	cryptoAmino "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/encoding/amino"
 )

--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ const (
 	FuzzModeDrop = iota
 	// FuzzModeDelay is a mode in which we randomly sleep
 	FuzzModeDelay
-
-	// LogFormatPlain is a format for colored text
-	LogFormatPlain = "plain"
-	// LogFormatJSON is a format for json output
-	LogFormatJSON = "json"
 )

 // NOTE: Most of the structs & relevant comments + the
@@ -35,24 +30,15 @@ var (
 	defaultConfigFileName  = "config.toml"
 	defaultGenesisJSONName = "genesis.json"

-	defaultPrivValKeyName   = "priv_validator_key.json"
-	defaultPrivValStateName = "priv_validator_state.json"
-
+	defaultPrivValName  = "priv_validator.json"
 	defaultNodeKeyName  = "node_key.json"
 	defaultAddrBookName = "addrbook.json"

-	defaultConfigFilePath   = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultConfigFileName)
-	defaultGenesisJSONPath  = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultGenesisJSONName)
-	defaultPrivValKeyPath   = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultPrivValKeyName)
-	defaultPrivValStatePath = filepath.Join(defaultDataDir, defaultPrivValStateName)
-
-	defaultNodeKeyPath  = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultNodeKeyName)
-	defaultAddrBookPath = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultAddrBookName)
-)
-
-var (
-	oldPrivVal     = "priv_validator.json"
-	oldPrivValPath = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, oldPrivVal)
+	defaultConfigFilePath  = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultConfigFileName)
+	defaultGenesisJSONPath = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultGenesisJSONName)
+	defaultPrivValPath     = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultPrivValName)
+	defaultNodeKeyPath     = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultNodeKeyName)
+	defaultAddrBookPath    = filepath.Join(defaultConfigDir, defaultAddrBookName)
 )

 // Config defines the top level configuration for a Tendermint node
@@ -108,9 +94,6 @@ func (cfg *Config) SetRoot(root string) *Config {
 // ValidateBasic performs basic validation (checking param bounds, etc.) and
 // returns an error if any check fails.
 func (cfg *Config) ValidateBasic() error {
-	if err := cfg.BaseConfig.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := cfg.RPC.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error in [rpc] section")
 	}
@@ -162,17 +145,11 @@ type BaseConfig struct {
 	// Output level for logging
 	LogLevel string `mapstructure:"log_level"`

-	// Output format: 'plain' (colored text) or 'json'
-	LogFormat string `mapstructure:"log_format"`
-
 	// Path to the JSON file containing the initial validator set and other meta data
 	Genesis string `mapstructure:"genesis_file"`

 	// Path to the JSON file containing the private key to use as a validator in the consensus protocol
-	PrivValidatorKey string `mapstructure:"priv_validator_key_file"`
-
-	// Path to the JSON file containing the last sign state of a validator
-	PrivValidatorState string `mapstructure:"priv_validator_state_file"`
+	PrivValidator string `mapstructure:"priv_validator_file"`

 	// TCP or UNIX socket address for Tendermint to listen on for
 	// connections from an external PrivValidator process
@@ -195,20 +172,18 @@ type BaseConfig struct {
 // DefaultBaseConfig returns a default base configuration for a Tendermint node
 func DefaultBaseConfig() BaseConfig {
 	return BaseConfig{
-		Genesis:            defaultGenesisJSONPath,
-		PrivValidatorKey:   defaultPrivValKeyPath,
-		PrivValidatorState: defaultPrivValStatePath,
-		NodeKey:            defaultNodeKeyPath,
-		Moniker:            defaultMoniker,
-		ProxyApp:           "tcp://127.0.0.1:26658",
-		ABCI:               "socket",
-		LogLevel:           DefaultPackageLogLevels(),
-		LogFormat:          LogFormatPlain,
-		ProfListenAddress:  "",
-		FastSync:           true,
-		FilterPeers:        false,
-		DBBackend:          "leveldb",
-		DBPath:             "data",
+		Genesis:           defaultGenesisJSONPath,
+		PrivValidator:     defaultPrivValPath,
+		NodeKey:           defaultNodeKeyPath,
+		Moniker:           defaultMoniker,
+		ProxyApp:          "tcp://127.0.0.1:26658",
+		ABCI:              "socket",
+		LogLevel:          DefaultPackageLogLevels(),
+		ProfListenAddress: "",
+		FastSync:          true,
+		FilterPeers:       false,
+		DBBackend:         "leveldb",
+		DBPath:            "data",
 	}
 }

@@ -231,20 +206,9 @@ func (cfg BaseConfig) GenesisFile() string {
 	return rootify(cfg.Genesis, cfg.RootDir)
 }

-// PrivValidatorKeyFile returns the full path to the priv_validator_key.json file
-func (cfg BaseConfig) PrivValidatorKeyFile() string {
-	return rootify(cfg.PrivValidatorKey, cfg.RootDir)
-}
-
-// PrivValidatorFile returns the full path to the priv_validator_state.json file
-func (cfg BaseConfig) PrivValidatorStateFile() string {
-	return rootify(cfg.PrivValidatorState, cfg.RootDir)
-}
-
-// OldPrivValidatorFile returns the full path of the priv_validator.json from pre v0.28.0.
-// TODO: eventually remove.
-func (cfg BaseConfig) OldPrivValidatorFile() string {
-	return rootify(oldPrivValPath, cfg.RootDir)
+// PrivValidatorFile returns the full path to the priv_validator.json file
+func (cfg BaseConfig) PrivValidatorFile() string {
+	return rootify(cfg.PrivValidator, cfg.RootDir)
 }

 // NodeKeyFile returns the full path to the node_key.json file
@@ -257,17 +221,6 @@ func (cfg BaseConfig) DBDir() string {
 	return rootify(cfg.DBPath, cfg.RootDir)
 }

-// ValidateBasic performs basic validation (checking param bounds, etc.) and
-// returns an error if any check fails.
-func (cfg BaseConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
-	switch cfg.LogFormat {
-	case LogFormatPlain, LogFormatJSON:
-	default:
-		return errors.New("unknown log_format (must be 'plain' or 'json')")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // DefaultLogLevel returns a default log level of "error"
 func DefaultLogLevel() string {
 	return "error"
@@ -289,25 +242,13 @@ type RPCConfig struct {
 	// TCP or UNIX socket address for the RPC server to listen on
 	ListenAddress string `mapstructure:"laddr"`

-	// A list of origins a cross-domain request can be executed from.
-	// If the special '*' value is present in the list, all origins will be allowed.
-	// An origin may contain a wildcard (*) to replace 0 or more characters (i.e.: http://*.domain.com).
-	// Only one wildcard can be used per origin.
-	CORSAllowedOrigins []string `mapstructure:"cors_allowed_origins"`
-
-	// A list of methods the client is allowed to use with cross-domain requests.
-	CORSAllowedMethods []string `mapstructure:"cors_allowed_methods"`
-
-	// A list of non simple headers the client is allowed to use with cross-domain requests.
-	CORSAllowedHeaders []string `mapstructure:"cors_allowed_headers"`
-
 	// TCP or UNIX socket address for the gRPC server to listen on
 	// NOTE: This server only supports /broadcast_tx_commit
 	GRPCListenAddress string `mapstructure:"grpc_laddr"`

 	// Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
 	// Does not include RPC (HTTP&WebSocket) connections. See max_open_connections
-	// If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+	// If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 	// you increase your OS limits.
 	// 0 - unlimited.
 	GRPCMaxOpenConnections int `mapstructure:"grpc_max_open_connections"`
@@ -317,7 +258,7 @@ type RPCConfig struct {

 	// Maximum number of simultaneous connections (including WebSocket).
 	// Does not include gRPC connections. See grpc_max_open_connections
-	// If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+	// If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 	// you increase your OS limits.
 	// 0 - unlimited.
 	// Should be < {ulimit -Sn} - {MaxNumInboundPeers} - {MaxNumOutboundPeers} - {N of wal, db and other open files}
@@ -328,10 +269,8 @@ type RPCConfig struct {
 // DefaultRPCConfig returns a default configuration for the RPC server
 func DefaultRPCConfig() *RPCConfig {
 	return &RPCConfig{
-		ListenAddress:          "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657",
-		CORSAllowedOrigins:     []string{},
-		CORSAllowedMethods:     []string{"HEAD", "GET", "POST"},
-		CORSAllowedHeaders:     []string{"Origin", "Accept", "Content-Type", "X-Requested-With", "X-Server-Time"},
+		ListenAddress: "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657",
+
 		GRPCListenAddress:      "",
 		GRPCMaxOpenConnections: 900,

@@ -361,11 +300,6 @@ func (cfg *RPCConfig) ValidateBasic() error {
 	return nil
 }

-// IsCorsEnabled returns true if cross-origin resource sharing is enabled.
-func (cfg *RPCConfig) IsCorsEnabled() bool {
-	return len(cfg.CORSAllowedOrigins) != 0
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // P2PConfig

@@ -458,7 +392,7 @@ func DefaultP2PConfig() *P2PConfig {
 		RecvRate:                5120000, // 5 mB/s
 		PexReactor:              true,
 		SeedMode:                false,
-		AllowDuplicateIP:        false,
+		AllowDuplicateIP:        true, // so non-breaking yet
 		HandshakeTimeout:        20 * time.Second,
 		DialTimeout:             3 * time.Second,
 		TestDialFail:            false,
@@ -798,12 +732,12 @@ type InstrumentationConfig struct {
 	PrometheusListenAddr string `mapstructure:"prometheus_listen_addr"`

 	// Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
-	// If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+	// If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 	// you increase your OS limits.
 	// 0 - unlimited.
 	MaxOpenConnections int `mapstructure:"max_open_connections"`

-	// Instrumentation namespace.
+	// Tendermint instrumentation namespace.
 	Namespace string `mapstructure:"namespace"`
 }

--- a/config/toml.go
+++ b/config/toml.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config

 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"text/template"
@@ -87,19 +86,13 @@ db_dir = "{{ js .BaseConfig.DBPath }}"
 # Output level for logging, including package level options
 log_level = "{{ .BaseConfig.LogLevel }}"

-# Output format: 'plain' (colored text) or 'json'
-log_format = "{{ .BaseConfig.LogFormat }}"
-
 ##### additional base config options #####

 # Path to the JSON file containing the initial validator set and other meta data
 genesis_file = "{{ js .BaseConfig.Genesis }}"

 # Path to the JSON file containing the private key to use as a validator in the consensus protocol
-priv_validator_key_file = "{{ js .BaseConfig.PrivValidatorKey }}"
-
-# Path to the JSON file containing the last sign state of a validator
-priv_validator_state_file = "{{ js .BaseConfig.PrivValidatorState }}"
+priv_validator_file = "{{ js .BaseConfig.PrivValidator }}"

 # TCP or UNIX socket address for Tendermint to listen on for
 # connections from an external PrivValidator process
@@ -126,24 +119,13 @@ filter_peers = {{ .BaseConfig.FilterPeers }}
 # TCP or UNIX socket address for the RPC server to listen on
 laddr = "{{ .RPC.ListenAddress }}"

-# A list of origins a cross-domain request can be executed from
-# Default value '[]' disables cors support
-# Use '["*"]' to allow any origin
-cors_allowed_origins = [{{ range .RPC.CORSAllowedOrigins }}{{ printf "%q, " . }}{{end}}]
-
-# A list of methods the client is allowed to use with cross-domain requests
-cors_allowed_methods = [{{ range .RPC.CORSAllowedMethods }}{{ printf "%q, " . }}{{end}}]
-
-# A list of non simple headers the client is allowed to use with cross-domain requests
-cors_allowed_headers = [{{ range .RPC.CORSAllowedHeaders }}{{ printf "%q, " . }}{{end}}]
-
 # TCP or UNIX socket address for the gRPC server to listen on
 # NOTE: This server only supports /broadcast_tx_commit
 grpc_laddr = "{{ .RPC.GRPCListenAddress }}"

 # Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
 # Does not include RPC (HTTP&WebSocket) connections. See max_open_connections
-# If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 # you increase your OS limits.
 # 0 - unlimited.
 # Should be < {ulimit -Sn} - {MaxNumInboundPeers} - {MaxNumOutboundPeers} - {N of wal, db and other open files}
@@ -155,7 +137,7 @@ unsafe = {{ .RPC.Unsafe }}

 # Maximum number of simultaneous connections (including WebSocket).
 # Does not include gRPC connections. See grpc_max_open_connections
-# If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 # you increase your OS limits.
 # 0 - unlimited.
 # Should be < {ulimit -Sn} - {MaxNumInboundPeers} - {MaxNumOutboundPeers} - {N of wal, db and other open files}
@@ -264,17 +246,14 @@ create_empty_blocks_interval = "{{ .Consensus.CreateEmptyBlocksInterval }}"
 peer_gossip_sleep_duration = "{{ .Consensus.PeerGossipSleepDuration }}"
 peer_query_maj23_sleep_duration = "{{ .Consensus.PeerQueryMaj23SleepDuration }}"

-# Block time parameters. Corresponds to the minimum time increment between consecutive blocks.
-blocktime_iota = "{{ .Consensus.BlockTimeIota }}"
-
 ##### transactions indexer configuration options #####
 [tx_index]

 # What indexer to use for transactions
 #
 # Options:
-#   1) "null"
-#   2) "kv" (default) - the simplest possible indexer, backed by key-value storage (defaults to levelDB; see DBBackend).
+#   1) "null" (default)
+#   2) "kv" - the simplest possible indexer, backed by key-value storage (defaults to levelDB; see DBBackend).
 indexer = "{{ .TxIndex.Indexer }}"

 # Comma-separated list of tags to index (by default the only tag is "tx.hash")
@@ -306,7 +285,7 @@ prometheus = {{ .Instrumentation.Prometheus }}
 prometheus_listen_addr = "{{ .Instrumentation.PrometheusListenAddr }}"

 # Maximum number of simultaneous connections.
-# If you want to accept a larger number than the default, make sure
+# If you want to accept more significant number than the default, make sure
 # you increase your OS limits.
 # 0 - unlimited.
 max_open_connections = {{ .Instrumentation.MaxOpenConnections }}
@@ -318,10 +297,6 @@ namespace = "{{ .Instrumentation.Namespace }}"
 /****** these are for test settings ***********/

 func ResetTestRoot(testName string) *Config {
-	return ResetTestRootWithChainID(testName, "")
-}
-
-func ResetTestRootWithChainID(testName string, chainID string) *Config {
 	rootDir := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.tendermint_test")
 	rootDir = filepath.Join(rootDir, testName)
 	// Remove ~/.tendermint_test_bak
@@ -350,31 +325,25 @@ func ResetTestRootWithChainID(testName string, chainID string) *Config {
 	baseConfig := DefaultBaseConfig()
 	configFilePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, defaultConfigFilePath)
 	genesisFilePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, baseConfig.Genesis)
-	privKeyFilePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, baseConfig.PrivValidatorKey)
-	privStateFilePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, baseConfig.PrivValidatorState)
+	privFilePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, baseConfig.PrivValidator)

 	// Write default config file if missing.
 	if !cmn.FileExists(configFilePath) {
 		writeDefaultConfigFile(configFilePath)
 	}
 	if !cmn.FileExists(genesisFilePath) {
-		if chainID == "" {
-			chainID = "tendermint_test"
-		}
-		testGenesis := fmt.Sprintf(testGenesisFmt, chainID)
 		cmn.MustWriteFile(genesisFilePath, []byte(testGenesis), 0644)
 	}
 	// we always overwrite the priv val
-	cmn.MustWriteFile(privKeyFilePath, []byte(testPrivValidatorKey), 0644)
-	cmn.MustWriteFile(privStateFilePath, []byte(testPrivValidatorState), 0644)
+	cmn.MustWriteFile(privFilePath, []byte(testPrivValidator), 0644)

 	config := TestConfig().SetRoot(rootDir)
 	return config
 }

-var testGenesisFmt = `{
+var testGenesis = `{
  "genesis_time": "2018-10-10T08:20:13.695936996Z",
-  "chain_id": "%s",
+  "chain_id": "tendermint_test",
  "validators": [
    {
      "pub_key": {
@@ -388,7 +357,7 @@ var testGenesisFmt = `{
  "app_hash": ""
 }`

-var testPrivValidatorKey = `{
+var testPrivValidator = `{
  "address": "A3258DCBF45DCA0DF052981870F2D1441A36D145",
  "pub_key": {
    "type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
@@ -397,11 +366,8 @@ var testPrivValidatorKey = `{
  "priv_key": {
    "type": "tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519",
    "value": "EVkqJO/jIXp3rkASXfh9YnyToYXRXhBr6g9cQVxPFnQBP/5povV4HTjvsy530kybxKHwEi85iU8YL0qQhSYVoQ=="
-  }
-}`
-
-var testPrivValidatorState = `{
-  "height": "0",
-  "round": "0",
-  "step": 0
+  },
+  "last_height": "0",
+  "last_round": "0",
+  "last_step": 0
 }`
--- a/config/toml_test.go
+++ b/config/toml_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestEnsureTestRoot(t *testing.T) {

 	// TODO: make sure the cfg returned and testconfig are the same!
 	baseConfig := DefaultBaseConfig()
-	ensureFiles(t, rootDir, defaultDataDir, baseConfig.Genesis, baseConfig.PrivValidatorKey, baseConfig.PrivValidatorState)
+	ensureFiles(t, rootDir, defaultDataDir, baseConfig.Genesis, baseConfig.PrivValidator)
 }

 func checkConfig(configFile string) bool {
--- a/consensus/byzantine_test.go
+++ b/consensus/byzantine_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ func TestByzantine(t *testing.T) {
 		conR.SetLogger(logger.With("validator", i))
 		conR.SetEventBus(eventBus)

-		var conRI p2p.Reactor = conR
+		var conRI p2p.Reactor // nolint: gotype, gosimple
+		conRI = conR

 		// make first val byzantine
 		if i == 0 {
--- a/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/term"
-
 	abcicli "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/client"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/counter"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/kvstore"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	bc "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blockchain"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
@@ -31,6 +27,11 @@ import (
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/counter"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/kvstore"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/term"
 )

 const (
@@ -71,10 +72,9 @@ func NewValidatorStub(privValidator types.PrivValidator, valIndex int) *validato
 }

 func (vs *validatorStub) signVote(voteType types.SignedMsgType, hash []byte, header types.PartSetHeader) (*types.Vote, error) {
-	addr := vs.PrivValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
 	vote := &types.Vote{
 		ValidatorIndex:   vs.Index,
-		ValidatorAddress: addr,
+		ValidatorAddress: vs.PrivValidator.GetAddress(),
 		Height:           vs.Height,
 		Round:            vs.Round,
 		Timestamp:        tmtime.Now(),
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ func signAddVotes(to *ConsensusState, voteType types.SignedMsgType, hash []byte,

 func validatePrevote(t *testing.T, cs *ConsensusState, round int, privVal *validatorStub, blockHash []byte) {
 	prevotes := cs.Votes.Prevotes(round)
-	address := privVal.GetPubKey().Address()
 	var vote *types.Vote
-	if vote = prevotes.GetByAddress(address); vote == nil {
+	if vote = prevotes.GetByAddress(privVal.GetAddress()); vote == nil {
 		panic("Failed to find prevote from validator")
 	}
 	if blockHash == nil {
@@ -169,9 +168,8 @@ func validatePrevote(t *testing.T, cs *ConsensusState, round int, privVal *valid

 func validateLastPrecommit(t *testing.T, cs *ConsensusState, privVal *validatorStub, blockHash []byte) {
 	votes := cs.LastCommit
-	address := privVal.GetPubKey().Address()
 	var vote *types.Vote
-	if vote = votes.GetByAddress(address); vote == nil {
+	if vote = votes.GetByAddress(privVal.GetAddress()); vote == nil {
 		panic("Failed to find precommit from validator")
 	}
 	if !bytes.Equal(vote.BlockID.Hash, blockHash) {
@@ -181,9 +179,8 @@ func validateLastPrecommit(t *testing.T, cs *ConsensusState, privVal *validatorS

 func validatePrecommit(t *testing.T, cs *ConsensusState, thisRound, lockRound int, privVal *validatorStub, votedBlockHash, lockedBlockHash []byte) {
 	precommits := cs.Votes.Precommits(thisRound)
-	address := privVal.GetPubKey().Address()
 	var vote *types.Vote
-	if vote = precommits.GetByAddress(address); vote == nil {
+	if vote = precommits.GetByAddress(privVal.GetAddress()); vote == nil {
 		panic("Failed to find precommit from validator")
 	}

@@ -284,10 +281,9 @@ func newConsensusStateWithConfigAndBlockStore(thisConfig *cfg.Config, state sm.S
 }

 func loadPrivValidator(config *cfg.Config) *privval.FilePV {
-	privValidatorKeyFile := config.PrivValidatorKeyFile()
-	ensureDir(filepath.Dir(privValidatorKeyFile), 0700)
-	privValidatorStateFile := config.PrivValidatorStateFile()
-	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(privValidatorKeyFile, privValidatorStateFile)
+	privValidatorFile := config.PrivValidatorFile()
+	ensureDir(path.Dir(privValidatorFile), 0700)
+	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(privValidatorFile)
 	privValidator.Reset()
 	return privValidator
 }
@@ -378,27 +374,41 @@ func ensureNewEvent(
 	}
 }

-func ensureNewRound(roundCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
+func ensureNewRoundStep(stepCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
+	ensureNewEvent(
+		stepCh,
+		height,
+		round,
+		ensureTimeout,
+		"Timeout expired while waiting for NewStep event")
+}
+
+func ensureNewVote(voteCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(ensureTimeout):
-		panic("Timeout expired while waiting for NewRound event")
-	case ev := <-roundCh:
-		rs, ok := ev.(types.EventDataNewRound)
+		break
+	case v := <-voteCh:
+		edv, ok := v.(types.EventDataVote)
 		if !ok {
-			panic(
-				fmt.Sprintf(
-					"expected a EventDataNewRound, got %v.Wrong subscription channel?",
-					reflect.TypeOf(rs)))
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected a *types.Vote, "+
+				"got %v. wrong subscription channel?",
+				reflect.TypeOf(v)))
 		}
-		if rs.Height != height {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected height %v, got %v", height, rs.Height))
+		vote := edv.Vote
+		if vote.Height != height {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected height %v, got %v", height, vote.Height))
 		}
-		if rs.Round != round {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected round %v, got %v", round, rs.Round))
+		if vote.Round != round {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected round %v, got %v", round, vote.Round))
 		}
 	}
 }

+func ensureNewRound(roundCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
+	ensureNewEvent(roundCh, height, round, ensureTimeout,
+		"Timeout expired while waiting for NewRound event")
+}
+
 func ensureNewTimeout(timeoutCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int, timeout int64) {
 	timeoutDuration := time.Duration(timeout*3) * time.Nanosecond
 	ensureNewEvent(timeoutCh, height, round, timeoutDuration,
@@ -406,24 +416,8 @@ func ensureNewTimeout(timeoutCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int, tim
 }

 func ensureNewProposal(proposalCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
-	select {
-	case <-time.After(ensureTimeout):
-		panic("Timeout expired while waiting for NewProposal event")
-	case ev := <-proposalCh:
-		rs, ok := ev.(types.EventDataCompleteProposal)
-		if !ok {
-			panic(
-				fmt.Sprintf(
-					"expected a EventDataCompleteProposal, got %v.Wrong subscription channel?",
-					reflect.TypeOf(rs)))
-		}
-		if rs.Height != height {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected height %v, got %v", height, rs.Height))
-		}
-		if rs.Round != round {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected round %v, got %v", round, rs.Round))
-		}
-	}
+	ensureNewEvent(proposalCh, height, round, ensureTimeout,
+		"Timeout expired while waiting for NewProposal event")
 }

 func ensureNewValidBlock(validBlockCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
@@ -498,30 +492,6 @@ func ensureVote(voteCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int,
 	}
 }

-func ensureProposal(proposalCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int, propId types.BlockID) {
-	select {
-	case <-time.After(ensureTimeout):
-		panic("Timeout expired while waiting for NewProposal event")
-	case ev := <-proposalCh:
-		rs, ok := ev.(types.EventDataCompleteProposal)
-		if !ok {
-			panic(
-				fmt.Sprintf(
-					"expected a EventDataCompleteProposal, got %v.Wrong subscription channel?",
-					reflect.TypeOf(rs)))
-		}
-		if rs.Height != height {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected height %v, got %v", height, rs.Height))
-		}
-		if rs.Round != round {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected round %v, got %v", round, rs.Round))
-		}
-		if !rs.BlockID.Equals(propId) {
-			panic("Proposed block does not match expected block")
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func ensurePrecommit(voteCh <-chan interface{}, height int64, round int) {
 	ensureVote(voteCh, height, round, types.PrecommitType)
 }
@@ -565,7 +535,7 @@ func randConsensusNet(nValidators int, testName string, tickerFunc func() Timeou
 		for _, opt := range configOpts {
 			opt(thisConfig)
 		}
-		ensureDir(filepath.Dir(thisConfig.Consensus.WalFile()), 0700) // dir for wal
+		ensureDir(path.Dir(thisConfig.Consensus.WalFile()), 0700) // dir for wal
 		app := appFunc()
 		vals := types.TM2PB.ValidatorUpdates(state.Validators)
 		app.InitChain(abci.RequestInitChain{Validators: vals})
@@ -586,21 +556,16 @@ func randConsensusNetWithPeers(nValidators, nPeers int, testName string, tickerF
 		stateDB := dbm.NewMemDB() // each state needs its own db
 		state, _ := sm.LoadStateFromDBOrGenesisDoc(stateDB, genDoc)
 		thisConfig := ResetConfig(fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", testName, i))
-		ensureDir(filepath.Dir(thisConfig.Consensus.WalFile()), 0700) // dir for wal
+		ensureDir(path.Dir(thisConfig.Consensus.WalFile()), 0700) // dir for wal
 		var privVal types.PrivValidator
 		if i < nValidators {
 			privVal = privVals[i]
 		} else {
-			tempKeyFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "priv_validator_key_")
+			tempFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "priv_validator_")
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
-			tempStateFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "priv_validator_state_")
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-
-			privVal = privval.GenFilePV(tempKeyFile.Name(), tempStateFile.Name())
+			privVal = privval.GenFilePV(tempFile.Name())
 		}

 		app := appFunc()
--- a/consensus/mempool_test.go
+++ b/consensus/mempool_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/code"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )

@@ -18,17 +17,12 @@ func init() {
 	config = ResetConfig("consensus_mempool_test")
 }

-// for testing
-func assertMempool(txn txNotifier) sm.Mempool {
-	return txn.(sm.Mempool)
-}
-
 func TestMempoolNoProgressUntilTxsAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	config := ResetConfig("consensus_mempool_txs_available_test")
 	config.Consensus.CreateEmptyBlocks = false
 	state, privVals := randGenesisState(1, false, 10)
 	cs := newConsensusStateWithConfig(config, state, privVals[0], NewCounterApplication())
-	assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).EnableTxsAvailable()
+	cs.mempool.EnableTxsAvailable()
 	height, round := cs.Height, cs.Round
 	newBlockCh := subscribe(cs.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlock)
 	startTestRound(cs, height, round)
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@ func TestMempoolProgressAfterCreateEmptyBlocksInterval(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Consensus.CreateEmptyBlocksInterval = ensureTimeout
 	state, privVals := randGenesisState(1, false, 10)
 	cs := newConsensusStateWithConfig(config, state, privVals[0], NewCounterApplication())
-	assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).EnableTxsAvailable()
+	cs.mempool.EnableTxsAvailable()
 	height, round := cs.Height, cs.Round
 	newBlockCh := subscribe(cs.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlock)
 	startTestRound(cs, height, round)
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ func TestMempoolProgressInHigherRound(t *testing.T) {
 	config.Consensus.CreateEmptyBlocks = false
 	state, privVals := randGenesisState(1, false, 10)
 	cs := newConsensusStateWithConfig(config, state, privVals[0], NewCounterApplication())
-	assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).EnableTxsAvailable()
+	cs.mempool.EnableTxsAvailable()
 	height, round := cs.Height, cs.Round
 	newBlockCh := subscribe(cs.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlock)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
@@ -77,19 +71,19 @@ func TestMempoolProgressInHigherRound(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	startTestRound(cs, height, round)

-	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height, round) // first round at first height
-	ensureNewEventOnChannel(newBlockCh)       // first block gets committed
+	ensureNewRoundStep(newRoundCh, height, round) // first round at first height
+	ensureNewEventOnChannel(newBlockCh)           // first block gets committed

 	height = height + 1 // moving to the next height
 	round = 0

-	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height, round) // first round at next height
-	deliverTxsRange(cs, 0, 1)                 // we deliver txs, but dont set a proposal so we get the next round
+	ensureNewRoundStep(newRoundCh, height, round) // first round at next height
+	deliverTxsRange(cs, 0, 1)                     // we deliver txs, but dont set a proposal so we get the next round
 	ensureNewTimeout(timeoutCh, height, round, cs.config.TimeoutPropose.Nanoseconds())

-	round = round + 1                         // moving to the next round
-	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height, round) // wait for the next round
-	ensureNewEventOnChannel(newBlockCh)       // now we can commit the block
+	round = round + 1                             // moving to the next round
+	ensureNewRoundStep(newRoundCh, height, round) // wait for the next round
+	ensureNewEventOnChannel(newBlockCh)           // now we can commit the block
 }

 func deliverTxsRange(cs *ConsensusState, start, end int) {
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@ func deliverTxsRange(cs *ConsensusState, start, end int) {
 	for i := start; i < end; i++ {
 		txBytes := make([]byte, 8)
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(txBytes, uint64(i))
-		err := assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).CheckTx(txBytes, nil)
+		err := cs.mempool.CheckTx(txBytes, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Error after CheckTx: %v", err))
 		}
@@ -147,7 +141,7 @@ func TestMempoolRmBadTx(t *testing.T) {
 		// Try to send the tx through the mempool.
 		// CheckTx should not err, but the app should return a bad abci code
 		// and the tx should get removed from the pool
-		err := assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).CheckTx(txBytes, func(r *abci.Response) {
+		err := cs.mempool.CheckTx(txBytes, func(r *abci.Response) {
 			if r.GetCheckTx().Code != code.CodeTypeBadNonce {
 				t.Fatalf("expected checktx to return bad nonce, got %v", r)
 			}
@@ -159,7 +153,7 @@ func TestMempoolRmBadTx(t *testing.T) {

 		// check for the tx
 		for {
-			txs := assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).ReapMaxBytesMaxGas(int64(len(txBytes)), -1)
+			txs := cs.mempool.ReapMaxBytesMaxGas(int64(len(txBytes)), -1)
 			if len(txs) == 0 {
 				emptyMempoolCh <- struct{}{}
 				return
--- a/consensus/metrics.go
+++ b/consensus/metrics.go
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import (
 	stdprometheus "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )

-const (
-	// MetricsSubsystem is a subsystem shared by all metrics exposed by this
-	// package.
-	MetricsSubsystem = "consensus"
-)
+const MetricsSubsystem = "consensus"

 // Metrics contains metrics exposed by this package.
 type Metrics struct {
@@ -54,107 +50,101 @@ type Metrics struct {
 }

 // PrometheusMetrics returns Metrics build using Prometheus client library.
-// Optionally, labels can be provided along with their values ("foo",
-// "fooValue").
-func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string, labelsAndValues ...string) *Metrics {
-	labels := []string{}
-	for i := 0; i < len(labelsAndValues); i += 2 {
-		labels = append(labels, labelsAndValues[i])
-	}
+func PrometheusMetrics(namespace string) *Metrics {
 	return &Metrics{
 		Height: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "height",
 			Help:      "Height of the chain.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		Rounds: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "rounds",
 			Help:      "Number of rounds.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),

 		Validators: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "validators",
 			Help:      "Number of validators.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		ValidatorsPower: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "validators_power",
 			Help:      "Total power of all validators.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		MissingValidators: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "missing_validators",
 			Help:      "Number of validators who did not sign.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		MissingValidatorsPower: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "missing_validators_power",
 			Help:      "Total power of the missing validators.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		ByzantineValidators: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "byzantine_validators",
 			Help:      "Number of validators who tried to double sign.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		ByzantineValidatorsPower: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "byzantine_validators_power",
 			Help:      "Total power of the byzantine validators.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),

 		BlockIntervalSeconds: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "block_interval_seconds",
 			Help:      "Time between this and the last block.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),

 		NumTxs: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "num_txs",
 			Help:      "Number of transactions.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		BlockSizeBytes: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "block_size_bytes",
 			Help:      "Size of the block.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		TotalTxs: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "total_txs",
 			Help:      "Total number of transactions.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		CommittedHeight: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "latest_block_height",
 			Help:      "The latest block height.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		FastSyncing: prometheus.NewGaugeFrom(stdprometheus.GaugeOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "fast_syncing",
 			Help:      "Whether or not a node is fast syncing. 1 if yes, 0 if no.",
-		}, labels).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{}),
 		BlockParts: prometheus.NewCounterFrom(stdprometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: MetricsSubsystem,
 			Name:      "block_parts",
 			Help:      "Number of blockparts transmitted by peer.",
-		}, append(labels, "peer_id")).With(labelsAndValues...),
+		}, []string{"peer_id"}),
 	}
 }

--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -183,11 +183,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) RemovePeer(peer p2p.Peer, reason interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	// TODO
-	// ps, ok := peer.Get(PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
-	// if !ok {
-	// 	panic(fmt.Sprintf("Peer %v has no state", peer))
-	// }
-	// ps.Disconnect()
+	//peer.Get(PeerStateKey).(*PeerState).Disconnect()
 }

 // Receive implements Reactor
@@ -218,10 +214,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Receive(chID byte, src p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte)
 	conR.Logger.Debug("Receive", "src", src, "chId", chID, "msg", msg)

 	// Get peer states
-	ps, ok := src.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
-	if !ok {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Peer %v has no state", src))
-	}
+	ps := src.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)

 	switch chID {
 	case StateChannel:
@@ -264,6 +257,11 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Receive(chID byte, src p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte)
 				BlockID: msg.BlockID,
 				Votes:   ourVotes,
 			}))
+		case *ProposalHeartbeatMessage:
+			hb := msg.Heartbeat
+			conR.Logger.Debug("Received proposal heartbeat message",
+				"height", hb.Height, "round", hb.Round, "sequence", hb.Sequence,
+				"valIdx", hb.ValidatorIndex, "valAddr", hb.ValidatorAddress)
 		default:
 			conR.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown message type %v", reflect.TypeOf(msg)))
 		}
@@ -295,9 +293,9 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) Receive(chID byte, src p2p.Peer, msgBytes []byte)
 		switch msg := msg.(type) {
 		case *VoteMessage:
 			cs := conR.conS
-			cs.mtx.RLock()
+			cs.mtx.Lock()
 			height, valSize, lastCommitSize := cs.Height, cs.Validators.Size(), cs.LastCommit.Size()
-			cs.mtx.RUnlock()
+			cs.mtx.Unlock()
 			ps.EnsureVoteBitArrays(height, valSize)
 			ps.EnsureVoteBitArrays(height-1, lastCommitSize)
 			ps.SetHasVote(msg.Vote)
@@ -364,8 +362,8 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) FastSync() bool {

 //--------------------------------------

-// subscribeToBroadcastEvents subscribes for new round steps and votes
-// using internal pubsub defined on state to broadcast
+// subscribeToBroadcastEvents subscribes for new round steps, votes and
+// proposal heartbeats using internal pubsub defined on state to broadcast
 // them to peers upon receiving.
 func (conR *ConsensusReactor) subscribeToBroadcastEvents() {
 	const subscriber = "consensus-reactor"
@@ -384,6 +382,10 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) subscribeToBroadcastEvents() {
 			conR.broadcastHasVoteMessage(data.(*types.Vote))
 		})

+	conR.conS.evsw.AddListenerForEvent(subscriber, types.EventProposalHeartbeat,
+		func(data tmevents.EventData) {
+			conR.broadcastProposalHeartbeatMessage(data.(*types.Heartbeat))
+		})
 }

 func (conR *ConsensusReactor) unsubscribeFromBroadcastEvents() {
@@ -391,6 +393,13 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) unsubscribeFromBroadcastEvents() {
 	conR.conS.evsw.RemoveListener(subscriber)
 }

+func (conR *ConsensusReactor) broadcastProposalHeartbeatMessage(hb *types.Heartbeat) {
+	conR.Logger.Debug("Broadcasting proposal heartbeat message",
+		"height", hb.Height, "round", hb.Round, "sequence", hb.Sequence)
+	msg := &ProposalHeartbeatMessage{hb}
+	conR.Switch.Broadcast(StateChannel, cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(msg))
+}
+
 func (conR *ConsensusReactor) broadcastNewRoundStepMessage(rs *cstypes.RoundState) {
 	nrsMsg := makeRoundStepMessage(rs)
 	conR.Switch.Broadcast(StateChannel, cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(nrsMsg))
@@ -419,10 +428,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) broadcastHasVoteMessage(vote *types.Vote) {
 	/*
 		// TODO: Make this broadcast more selective.
 		for _, peer := range conR.Switch.Peers().List() {
-			ps, ok := peer.Get(PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
-			if !ok {
-				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Peer %v has no state", peer))
-			}
+			ps := peer.Get(PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
 			prs := ps.GetRoundState()
 			if prs.Height == vote.Height {
 				// TODO: Also filter on round?
@@ -438,9 +444,9 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) broadcastHasVoteMessage(vote *types.Vote) {

 func makeRoundStepMessage(rs *cstypes.RoundState) (nrsMsg *NewRoundStepMessage) {
 	nrsMsg = &NewRoundStepMessage{
-		Height:                rs.Height,
-		Round:                 rs.Round,
-		Step:                  rs.Step,
+		Height: rs.Height,
+		Round:  rs.Round,
+		Step:   rs.Step,
 		SecondsSinceStartTime: int(time.Since(rs.StartTime).Seconds()),
 		LastCommitRound:       rs.LastCommit.Round(),
 	}
@@ -820,10 +826,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) peerStatsRoutine() {
 				continue
 			}
 			// Get peer state
-			ps, ok := peer.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
-			if !ok {
-				panic(fmt.Sprintf("Peer %v has no state", peer))
-			}
+			ps := peer.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
 			switch msg.Msg.(type) {
 			case *VoteMessage:
 				if numVotes := ps.RecordVote(); numVotes%votesToContributeToBecomeGoodPeer == 0 {
@@ -856,10 +859,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) StringIndented(indent string) string {
 	s := "ConsensusReactor{\n"
 	s += indent + "  " + conR.conS.StringIndented(indent+"  ") + "\n"
 	for _, peer := range conR.Switch.Peers().List() {
-		ps, ok := peer.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
-		if !ok {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Peer %v has no state", peer))
-		}
+		ps := peer.Get(types.PeerStateKey).(*PeerState)
 		s += indent + "  " + ps.StringIndented(indent+"  ") + "\n"
 	}
 	s += indent + "}"
@@ -1017,11 +1017,7 @@ func (ps *PeerState) PickSendVote(votes types.VoteSetReader) bool {
 	if vote, ok := ps.PickVoteToSend(votes); ok {
 		msg := &VoteMessage{vote}
 		ps.logger.Debug("Sending vote message", "ps", ps, "vote", vote)
-		if ps.peer.Send(VoteChannel, cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(msg)) {
-			ps.SetHasVote(vote)
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
+		return ps.peer.Send(VoteChannel, cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(msg))
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -1050,6 +1046,7 @@ func (ps *PeerState) PickVoteToSend(votes types.VoteSetReader) (vote *types.Vote
 		return nil, false // Not something worth sending
 	}
 	if index, ok := votes.BitArray().Sub(psVotes).PickRandom(); ok {
+		ps.setHasVote(height, round, type_, index)
 		return votes.GetByIndex(index), true
 	}
 	return nil, false
@@ -1371,6 +1368,7 @@ func RegisterConsensusMessages(cdc *amino.Codec) {
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&HasVoteMessage{}, "tendermint/HasVote", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&VoteSetMaj23Message{}, "tendermint/VoteSetMaj23", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&VoteSetBitsMessage{}, "tendermint/VoteSetBits", nil)
+	cdc.RegisterConcrete(&ProposalHeartbeatMessage{}, "tendermint/ProposalHeartbeat", nil)
 }

 func decodeMsg(bz []byte) (msg ConsensusMessage, err error) {
@@ -1647,3 +1645,18 @@ func (m *VoteSetBitsMessage) String() string {
 }

 //-------------------------------------
+
+// ProposalHeartbeatMessage is sent to signal that a node is alive and waiting for transactions for a proposal.
+type ProposalHeartbeatMessage struct {
+	Heartbeat *types.Heartbeat
+}
+
+// ValidateBasic performs basic validation.
+func (m *ProposalHeartbeatMessage) ValidateBasic() error {
+	return m.Heartbeat.ValidateBasic()
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation.
+func (m *ProposalHeartbeatMessage) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[HEARTBEAT %v]", m.Heartbeat)
+}
--- a/consensus/reactor_test.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"

-	abcicli "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/client"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/client"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/kvstore"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
 	bc "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blockchain"
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ func TestReactorWithEvidence(t *testing.T) {
 		// mock the evidence pool
 		// everyone includes evidence of another double signing
 		vIdx := (i + 1) % nValidators
-		addr := privVals[vIdx].GetPubKey().Address()
-		evpool := newMockEvidencePool(addr)
+		evpool := newMockEvidencePool(privVals[vIdx].GetAddress())

 		// Make ConsensusState
 		blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(stateDB, log.TestingLogger(), proxyAppConnCon, mempool, evpool)
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@ func (m *mockEvidencePool) Update(block *types.Block, state sm.State) {

 //------------------------------------

-// Ensure a testnet makes blocks when there are txs
-func TestReactorCreatesBlockWhenEmptyBlocksFalse(t *testing.T) {
+// Ensure a testnet sends proposal heartbeats and makes blocks when there are txs
+func TestReactorProposalHeartbeats(t *testing.T) {
 	N := 4
 	css := randConsensusNet(N, "consensus_reactor_test", newMockTickerFunc(true), newCounter,
 		func(c *cfg.Config) {
@@ -223,9 +222,20 @@ func TestReactorCreatesBlockWhenEmptyBlocksFalse(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	reactors, eventChans, eventBuses := startConsensusNet(t, css, N)
 	defer stopConsensusNet(log.TestingLogger(), reactors, eventBuses)
+	heartbeatChans := make([]chan interface{}, N)
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
+		heartbeatChans[i] = make(chan interface{}, 1)
+		err = eventBuses[i].Subscribe(context.Background(), testSubscriber, types.EventQueryProposalHeartbeat, heartbeatChans[i])
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	// wait till everyone sends a proposal heartbeat
+	timeoutWaitGroup(t, N, func(j int) {
+		<-heartbeatChans[j]
+	}, css)

 	// send a tx
-	if err := assertMempool(css[3].txNotifier).CheckTx([]byte{1, 2, 3}, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := css[3].mempool.CheckTx([]byte{1, 2, 3}, nil); err != nil {
 		//t.Fatal(err)
 	}

@@ -269,8 +279,7 @@ func TestReactorVotingPowerChange(t *testing.T) {
 	// map of active validators
 	activeVals := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for i := 0; i < nVals; i++ {
-		addr := css[i].privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-		activeVals[string(addr)] = struct{}{}
+		activeVals[string(css[i].privValidator.GetAddress())] = struct{}{}
 	}

 	// wait till everyone makes block 1
@@ -333,8 +342,7 @@ func TestReactorValidatorSetChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	// map of active validators
 	activeVals := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for i := 0; i < nVals; i++ {
-		addr := css[i].privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-		activeVals[string(addr)] = struct{}{}
+		activeVals[string(css[i].privValidator.GetAddress())] = struct{}{}
 	}

 	// wait till everyone makes block 1
@@ -448,7 +456,7 @@ func waitForAndValidateBlock(t *testing.T, n int, activeVals map[string]struct{}
 		err := validateBlock(newBlock, activeVals)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		for _, tx := range txs {
-			err := assertMempool(css[j].txNotifier).CheckTx(tx, nil)
+			err := css[j].mempool.CheckTx(tx, nil)
 			assert.Nil(t, err)
 		}
 	}, css)
--- a/consensus/replay.go
+++ b/consensus/replay.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
-
 	//"strconv"
 	//"strings"
 	"time"

 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version"
 	//auto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/autofile"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	sm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/state"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version"
 )

 var crc32c = crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Castagnoli)
@@ -144,8 +143,8 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) catchupReplay(csHeight int64) error {
 		if err == io.EOF {
 			break
 		} else if IsDataCorruptionError(err) {
-			cs.Logger.Error("data has been corrupted in last height of consensus WAL", "err", err, "height", csHeight)
-			return err
+			cs.Logger.Debug("data has been corrupted in last height of consensus WAL", "err", err, "height", csHeight)
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("data has been corrupted (%v) in last height %d of consensus WAL", err, csHeight))
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -197,7 +196,6 @@ type Handshaker struct {
 	stateDB      dbm.DB
 	initialState sm.State
 	store        sm.BlockStore
-	eventBus     types.BlockEventPublisher
 	genDoc       *types.GenesisDoc
 	logger       log.Logger

@@ -211,7 +209,6 @@ func NewHandshaker(stateDB dbm.DB, state sm.State,
 		stateDB:      stateDB,
 		initialState: state,
 		store:        store,
-		eventBus:     types.NopEventBus{},
 		genDoc:       genDoc,
 		logger:       log.NewNopLogger(),
 		nBlocks:      0,
@@ -222,12 +219,6 @@ func (h *Handshaker) SetLogger(l log.Logger) {
 	h.logger = l
 }

-// SetEventBus - sets the event bus for publishing block related events.
-// If not called, it defaults to types.NopEventBus.
-func (h *Handshaker) SetEventBus(eventBus types.BlockEventPublisher) {
-	h.eventBus = eventBus
-}
-
 func (h *Handshaker) NBlocks() int {
 	return h.nBlocks
 }
@@ -256,7 +247,6 @@ func (h *Handshaker) Handshake(proxyApp proxy.AppConns) error {

 	// Set AppVersion on the state.
 	h.initialState.Version.Consensus.App = version.Protocol(res.AppVersion)
-	sm.SaveState(h.stateDB, h.initialState)

 	// Replay blocks up to the latest in the blockstore.
 	_, err = h.ReplayBlocks(h.initialState, appHash, blockHeight, proxyApp)
@@ -286,12 +276,7 @@ func (h *Handshaker) ReplayBlocks(

 	// If appBlockHeight == 0 it means that we are at genesis and hence should send InitChain.
 	if appBlockHeight == 0 {
-		validators := make([]*types.Validator, len(h.genDoc.Validators))
-		for i, val := range h.genDoc.Validators {
-			validators[i] = types.NewValidator(val.PubKey, val.Power)
-		}
-		validatorSet := types.NewValidatorSet(validators)
-		nextVals := types.TM2PB.ValidatorUpdates(validatorSet)
+		nextVals := types.TM2PB.ValidatorUpdates(state.NextValidators) // state.Validators would work too.
 		csParams := types.TM2PB.ConsensusParams(h.genDoc.ConsensusParams)
 		req := abci.RequestInitChain{
 			Time:            h.genDoc.GenesisTime,
@@ -305,27 +290,19 @@ func (h *Handshaker) ReplayBlocks(
 			return nil, err
 		}

-		if stateBlockHeight == 0 { //we only update state when we are in initial state
-			// If the app returned validators or consensus params, update the state.
-			if len(res.Validators) > 0 {
-				vals, err := types.PB2TM.ValidatorUpdates(res.Validators)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				state.Validators = types.NewValidatorSet(vals)
-				state.NextValidators = types.NewValidatorSet(vals)
-			} else {
-				// If validator set is not set in genesis and still empty after InitChain, exit.
-				if len(h.genDoc.Validators) == 0 {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Validator set is nil in genesis and still empty after InitChain")
-				}
+		// If the app returned validators or consensus params, update the state.
+		if len(res.Validators) > 0 {
+			vals, err := types.PB2TM.ValidatorUpdates(res.Validators)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
-
-			if res.ConsensusParams != nil {
-				state.ConsensusParams = types.PB2TM.ConsensusParams(res.ConsensusParams)
-			}
-			sm.SaveState(h.stateDB, state)
+			state.Validators = types.NewValidatorSet(vals)
+			state.NextValidators = types.NewValidatorSet(vals)
 		}
+		if res.ConsensusParams != nil {
+			state.ConsensusParams = types.PB2TM.ConsensusParams(res.ConsensusParams)
+		}
+		sm.SaveState(h.stateDB, state)
 	}

 	// First handle edge cases and constraints on the storeBlockHeight.
@@ -441,7 +418,6 @@ func (h *Handshaker) replayBlock(state sm.State, height int64, proxyApp proxy.Ap
 	meta := h.store.LoadBlockMeta(height)

 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(h.stateDB, h.logger, proxyApp, sm.MockMempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{})
-	blockExec.SetEventBus(h.eventBus)

 	var err error
 	state, err = blockExec.ApplyBlock(state, meta.BlockID, block)
--- a/consensus/replay_file.go
+++ b/consensus/replay_file.go
@@ -58,18 +58,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) ReplayFile(file string, console bool) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("failed to subscribe %s to %v", subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep)
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		// drain newStepCh to make sure we don't block
-	LOOP:
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-newStepCh:
-			default:
-				break LOOP
-			}
-		}
-		cs.eventBus.Unsubscribe(ctx, subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep)
-	}()
+	defer cs.eventBus.Unsubscribe(ctx, subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep)

 	// just open the file for reading, no need to use wal
 	fp, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_RDONLY, 0600)
@@ -137,7 +126,7 @@ func (pb *playback) replayReset(count int, newStepCh chan interface{}) error {
 	pb.cs.Wait()

 	newCS := NewConsensusState(pb.cs.config, pb.genesisState.Copy(), pb.cs.blockExec,
-		pb.cs.blockStore, pb.cs.txNotifier, pb.cs.evpool)
+		pb.cs.blockStore, pb.cs.mempool, pb.cs.evpool)
 	newCS.SetEventBus(pb.cs.eventBus)
 	newCS.startForReplay()

@@ -232,18 +221,7 @@ func (pb *playback) replayConsoleLoop() int {
 			if err != nil {
 				cmn.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("failed to subscribe %s to %v", subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep))
 			}
-			defer func() {
-				// drain newStepCh to make sure we don't block
-			LOOP:
-				for {
-					select {
-					case <-newStepCh:
-					default:
-						break LOOP
-					}
-				}
-				pb.cs.eventBus.Unsubscribe(ctx, subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep)
-			}()
+			defer pb.cs.eventBus.Unsubscribe(ctx, subscriber, types.EventQueryNewRoundStep)

 			if len(tokens) == 1 {
 				if err := pb.replayReset(1, newStepCh); err != nil {
@@ -326,18 +304,17 @@ func newConsensusStateForReplay(config cfg.BaseConfig, csConfig *cfg.ConsensusCo
 		cmn.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("Error starting proxy app conns: %v", err))
 	}

-	eventBus := types.NewEventBus()
-	if err := eventBus.Start(); err != nil {
-		cmn.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start event bus: %v", err))
-	}
-
 	handshaker := NewHandshaker(stateDB, state, blockStore, gdoc)
-	handshaker.SetEventBus(eventBus)
 	err = handshaker.Handshake(proxyApp)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmn.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("Error on handshake: %v", err))
 	}

+	eventBus := types.NewEventBus()
+	if err := eventBus.Start(); err != nil {
+		cmn.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start event bus: %v", err))
+	}
+
 	mempool, evpool := sm.MockMempool{}, sm.MockEvidencePool{}
 	blockExec := sm.NewBlockExecutor(stateDB, log.TestingLogger(), proxyApp.Consensus(), mempool, evpool)

--- a/consensus/replay_test.go
+++ b/consensus/replay_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/example/kvstore"
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	crypto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	auto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/autofile"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func sendTxs(cs *ConsensusState, ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		default:
 			tx := []byte{byte(i)}
-			assertMempool(cs.txNotifier).CheckTx(tx, nil)
+			cs.mempool.CheckTx(tx, nil)
 			i++
 		}
 	}
@@ -315,21 +315,28 @@ func testHandshakeReplay(t *testing.T, nBlocks int, mode uint) {
 	config := ResetConfig("proxy_test_")

 	walBody, err := WALWithNBlocks(NUM_BLOCKS)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	walFile := tempWALWithData(walBody)
 	config.Consensus.SetWalFile(walFile)

-	privVal := privval.LoadFilePV(config.PrivValidatorKeyFile(), config.PrivValidatorStateFile())
+	privVal := privval.LoadFilePV(config.PrivValidatorFile())

 	wal, err := NewWAL(walFile)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	wal.SetLogger(log.TestingLogger())
-	err = wal.Start()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err := wal.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	defer wal.Stop()

 	chain, commits, err := makeBlockchainFromWAL(wal)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+	}

 	stateDB, state, store := stateAndStore(config, privVal.GetPubKey(), kvstore.ProtocolVersion)
 	store.chain = chain
@@ -539,7 +546,7 @@ func makeBlockchainFromWAL(wal WAL) ([]*types.Block, []*types.Commit, error) {
 			if p.Type == types.PrecommitType {
 				thisBlockCommit = &types.Commit{
 					BlockID:    p.BlockID,
-					Precommits: []*types.CommitSig{p.CommitSig()},
+					Precommits: []*types.Vote{p},
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -633,7 +640,7 @@ func TestInitChainUpdateValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	clientCreator := proxy.NewLocalClientCreator(app)

 	config := ResetConfig("proxy_test_")
-	privVal := privval.LoadFilePV(config.PrivValidatorKeyFile(), config.PrivValidatorStateFile())
+	privVal := privval.LoadFilePV(config.PrivValidatorFile())
 	stateDB, state, store := stateAndStore(config, privVal.GetPubKey(), 0x0)

 	oldValAddr := state.Validators.Validators[0].Address
@@ -659,6 +666,12 @@ func TestInitChainUpdateValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newValAddr, expectValAddr)
 }

+func newInitChainApp(vals []abci.ValidatorUpdate) *initChainApp {
+	return &initChainApp{
+		vals: vals,
+	}
+}
+
 // returns the vals on InitChain
 type initChainApp struct {
 	abci.BaseApplication
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ package consensus

 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sync"
 	"time"

-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/fail"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
@@ -23,6 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )

+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Config
+
+const (
+	proposalHeartbeatIntervalSeconds = 2
+)
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Errors

@@ -57,16 +63,6 @@ func (ti *timeoutInfo) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v ; %d/%d %v", ti.Duration, ti.Height, ti.Round, ti.Step)
 }

-// interface to the mempool
-type txNotifier interface {
-	TxsAvailable() <-chan struct{}
-}
-
-// interface to the evidence pool
-type evidencePool interface {
-	AddEvidence(types.Evidence) error
-}
-
 // ConsensusState handles execution of the consensus algorithm.
 // It processes votes and proposals, and upon reaching agreement,
 // commits blocks to the chain and executes them against the application.
@@ -78,23 +74,17 @@ type ConsensusState struct {
 	config        *cfg.ConsensusConfig
 	privValidator types.PrivValidator // for signing votes

-	// store blocks and commits
+	// services for creating and executing blocks
+	blockExec  *sm.BlockExecutor
 	blockStore sm.BlockStore
-
-	// create and execute blocks
-	blockExec *sm.BlockExecutor
-
-	// notify us if txs are available
-	txNotifier txNotifier
-
-	// add evidence to the pool
-	// when it's detected
-	evpool evidencePool
+	mempool    sm.Mempool
+	evpool     sm.EvidencePool

 	// internal state
 	mtx sync.RWMutex
 	cstypes.RoundState
-	state sm.State // State until height-1.
+	triggeredTimeoutPrecommit bool
+	state                     sm.State // State until height-1.

 	// state changes may be triggered by: msgs from peers,
 	// msgs from ourself, or by timeouts
@@ -128,7 +118,7 @@ type ConsensusState struct {
 	done chan struct{}

 	// synchronous pubsub between consensus state and reactor.
-	// state only emits EventNewRoundStep and EventVote
+	// state only emits EventNewRoundStep, EventVote and EventProposalHeartbeat
 	evsw tmevents.EventSwitch

 	// for reporting metrics
@@ -144,15 +134,15 @@ func NewConsensusState(
 	state sm.State,
 	blockExec *sm.BlockExecutor,
 	blockStore sm.BlockStore,
-	txNotifier txNotifier,
-	evpool evidencePool,
+	mempool sm.Mempool,
+	evpool sm.EvidencePool,
 	options ...StateOption,
 ) *ConsensusState {
 	cs := &ConsensusState{
 		config:           config,
 		blockExec:        blockExec,
 		blockStore:       blockStore,
-		txNotifier:       txNotifier,
+		mempool:          mempool,
 		peerMsgQueue:     make(chan msgInfo, msgQueueSize),
 		internalMsgQueue: make(chan msgInfo, msgQueueSize),
 		timeoutTicker:    NewTimeoutTicker(),
@@ -217,16 +207,18 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) GetState() sm.State {
 // GetLastHeight returns the last height committed.
 // If there were no blocks, returns 0.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) GetLastHeight() int64 {
-	cs.mtx.RLock()
-	defer cs.mtx.RUnlock()
+	cs.mtx.Lock()
+	defer cs.mtx.Unlock()
+
 	return cs.RoundState.Height - 1
 }

 // GetRoundState returns a shallow copy of the internal consensus state.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) GetRoundState() *cstypes.RoundState {
 	cs.mtx.RLock()
+	defer cs.mtx.RUnlock()
+
 	rs := cs.RoundState // copy
-	cs.mtx.RUnlock()
 	return &rs
 }

@@ -234,6 +226,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) GetRoundState() *cstypes.RoundState {
 func (cs *ConsensusState) GetRoundStateJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	cs.mtx.RLock()
 	defer cs.mtx.RUnlock()
+
 	return cdc.MarshalJSON(cs.RoundState)
 }

@@ -241,6 +234,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) GetRoundStateJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 func (cs *ConsensusState) GetRoundStateSimpleJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	cs.mtx.RLock()
 	defer cs.mtx.RUnlock()
+
 	return cdc.MarshalJSON(cs.RoundState.RoundStateSimple())
 }

@@ -254,15 +248,15 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) GetValidators() (int64, []*types.Validator) {
 // SetPrivValidator sets the private validator account for signing votes.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) SetPrivValidator(priv types.PrivValidator) {
 	cs.mtx.Lock()
+	defer cs.mtx.Unlock()
 	cs.privValidator = priv
-	cs.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 // SetTimeoutTicker sets the local timer. It may be useful to overwrite for testing.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) SetTimeoutTicker(timeoutTicker TimeoutTicker) {
 	cs.mtx.Lock()
+	defer cs.mtx.Unlock()
 	cs.timeoutTicker = timeoutTicker
-	cs.mtx.Unlock()
 }

 // LoadCommit loads the commit for a given height.
@@ -307,23 +301,6 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) OnStart() error {
 	// reload from consensus log to catchup
 	if cs.doWALCatchup {
 		if err := cs.catchupReplay(cs.Height); err != nil {
-			// don't try to recover from data corruption error
-			if IsDataCorruptionError(err) {
-				cs.Logger.Error("Encountered corrupt WAL file", "err", err.Error())
-				cs.Logger.Error("Please repair the WAL file before restarting")
-				fmt.Println(`You can attempt to repair the WAL as follows:
-
----
-WALFILE=~/.tendermint/data/cs.wal/wal
-cp $WALFILE ${WALFILE}.bak # backup the file
-go run scripts/wal2json/main.go $WALFILE > wal.json # this will panic, but can be ignored
-rm $WALFILE # remove the corrupt file
-go run scripts/json2wal/main.go wal.json $WALFILE # rebuild the file without corruption
----`)
-
-				return err
-			}
-
 			cs.Logger.Error("Error on catchup replay. Proceeding to start ConsensusState anyway", "err", err.Error())
 			// NOTE: if we ever do return an error here,
 			// make sure to stop the timeoutTicker
@@ -351,11 +328,10 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) startRoutines(maxSteps int) {
 	go cs.receiveRoutine(maxSteps)
 }

-// OnStop implements cmn.Service.
+// OnStop implements cmn.Service. It stops all routines and waits for the WAL to finish.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) OnStop() {
 	cs.evsw.Stop()
 	cs.timeoutTicker.Stop()
-	// WAL is stopped in receiveRoutine.
 }

 // Wait waits for the the main routine to return.
@@ -454,7 +430,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) updateRoundStep(round int, step cstypes.RoundStepType)
 // enterNewRound(height, 0) at cs.StartTime.
 func (cs *ConsensusState) scheduleRound0(rs *cstypes.RoundState) {
 	//cs.Logger.Info("scheduleRound0", "now", tmtime.Now(), "startTime", cs.StartTime)
-	sleepDuration := rs.StartTime.Sub(tmtime.Now())
+	sleepDuration := rs.StartTime.Sub(tmtime.Now()) // nolint: gotype, gosimple
 	cs.scheduleTimeout(sleepDuration, rs.Height, 0, cstypes.RoundStepNewHeight)
 }

@@ -489,7 +465,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) reconstructLastCommit(state sm.State) {
 		if precommit == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		added, err := lastPrecommits.AddVote(seenCommit.ToVote(precommit))
+		added, err := lastPrecommits.AddVote(precommit)
 		if !added || err != nil {
 			cmn.PanicCrisis(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to reconstruct LastCommit: %v", err))
 		}
@@ -517,7 +493,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) updateToState(state sm.State) {
 	// If state isn't further out than cs.state, just ignore.
 	// This happens when SwitchToConsensus() is called in the reactor.
 	// We don't want to reset e.g. the Votes, but we still want to
-	// signal the new round step, because other services (eg. txNotifier)
+	// signal the new round step, because other services (eg. mempool)
 	// depend on having an up-to-date peer state!
 	if !cs.state.IsEmpty() && (state.LastBlockHeight <= cs.state.LastBlockHeight) {
 		cs.Logger.Info("Ignoring updateToState()", "newHeight", state.LastBlockHeight+1, "oldHeight", cs.state.LastBlockHeight+1)
@@ -632,7 +608,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) receiveRoutine(maxSteps int) {
 		var mi msgInfo

 		select {
-		case <-cs.txNotifier.TxsAvailable():
+		case <-cs.mempool.TxsAvailable():
 			cs.handleTxsAvailable()
 		case mi = <-cs.peerMsgQueue:
 			cs.wal.Write(mi)
@@ -641,15 +617,6 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) receiveRoutine(maxSteps int) {
 			cs.handleMsg(mi)
 		case mi = <-cs.internalMsgQueue:
 			cs.wal.WriteSync(mi) // NOTE: fsync
-
-			if _, ok := mi.Msg.(*VoteMessage); ok {
-				// we actually want to simulate failing during
-				// the previous WriteSync, but this isn't easy to do.
-				// Equivalent would be to fail here and manually remove
-				// some bytes from the end of the wal.
-				fail.Fail() // XXX
-			}
-
 			// handles proposals, block parts, votes
 			cs.handleMsg(mi)
 		case ti := <-cs.timeoutTicker.Chan(): // tockChan:
@@ -757,7 +724,6 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) handleTxsAvailable() {
 	cs.mtx.Lock()
 	defer cs.mtx.Unlock()
 	// we only need to do this for round 0
-	cs.enterNewRound(cs.Height, 0)
 	cs.enterPropose(cs.Height, 0)
 }

@@ -789,7 +755,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterNewRound(height int64, round int) {
 	validators := cs.Validators
 	if cs.Round < round {
 		validators = validators.Copy()
-		validators.IncrementProposerPriority(round - cs.Round)
+		validators.IncrementAccum(round - cs.Round)
 	}

 	// Setup new round
@@ -808,9 +774,9 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterNewRound(height int64, round int) {
 		cs.ProposalBlockParts = nil
 	}
 	cs.Votes.SetRound(round + 1) // also track next round (round+1) to allow round-skipping
-	cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit = false
+	cs.triggeredTimeoutPrecommit = false

-	cs.eventBus.PublishEventNewRound(cs.NewRoundEvent())
+	cs.eventBus.PublishEventNewRound(cs.RoundStateEvent())
 	cs.metrics.Rounds.Set(float64(round))

 	// Wait for txs to be available in the mempool
@@ -822,6 +788,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterNewRound(height int64, round int) {
 			cs.scheduleTimeout(cs.config.CreateEmptyBlocksInterval, height, round,
 				cstypes.RoundStepNewRound)
 		}
+		go cs.proposalHeartbeat(height, round)
 	} else {
 		cs.enterPropose(height, round)
 	}
@@ -838,6 +805,32 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) needProofBlock(height int64) bool {
 	return !bytes.Equal(cs.state.AppHash, lastBlockMeta.Header.AppHash)
 }

+func (cs *ConsensusState) proposalHeartbeat(height int64, round int) {
+	counter := 0
+	addr := cs.privValidator.GetAddress()
+	valIndex, _ := cs.Validators.GetByAddress(addr)
+	chainID := cs.state.ChainID
+	for {
+		rs := cs.GetRoundState()
+		// if we've already moved on, no need to send more heartbeats
+		if rs.Step > cstypes.RoundStepNewRound || rs.Round > round || rs.Height > height {
+			return
+		}
+		heartbeat := &types.Heartbeat{
+			Height:           rs.Height,
+			Round:            rs.Round,
+			Sequence:         counter,
+			ValidatorAddress: addr,
+			ValidatorIndex:   valIndex,
+		}
+		cs.privValidator.SignHeartbeat(chainID, heartbeat)
+		cs.eventBus.PublishEventProposalHeartbeat(types.EventDataProposalHeartbeat{heartbeat})
+		cs.evsw.FireEvent(types.EventProposalHeartbeat, heartbeat)
+		counter++
+		time.Sleep(proposalHeartbeatIntervalSeconds * time.Second)
+	}
+}
+
 // Enter (CreateEmptyBlocks): from enterNewRound(height,round)
 // Enter (CreateEmptyBlocks, CreateEmptyBlocksInterval > 0 ): after enterNewRound(height,round), after timeout of CreateEmptyBlocksInterval
 // Enter (!CreateEmptyBlocks) : after enterNewRound(height,round), once txs are in the mempool
@@ -873,14 +866,13 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterPropose(height int64, round int) {
 	}

 	// if not a validator, we're done
-	address := cs.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	if !cs.Validators.HasAddress(address) {
-		logger.Debug("This node is not a validator", "addr", address, "vals", cs.Validators)
+	if !cs.Validators.HasAddress(cs.privValidator.GetAddress()) {
+		logger.Debug("This node is not a validator", "addr", cs.privValidator.GetAddress(), "vals", cs.Validators)
 		return
 	}
 	logger.Debug("This node is a validator")

-	if cs.isProposer(address) {
+	if cs.isProposer() {
 		logger.Info("enterPropose: Our turn to propose", "proposer", cs.Validators.GetProposer().Address, "privValidator", cs.privValidator)
 		cs.decideProposal(height, round)
 	} else {
@@ -888,8 +880,8 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterPropose(height int64, round int) {
 	}
 }

-func (cs *ConsensusState) isProposer(address []byte) bool {
-	return bytes.Equal(cs.Validators.GetProposer().Address, address)
+func (cs *ConsensusState) isProposer() bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(cs.Validators.GetProposer().Address, cs.privValidator.GetAddress())
 }

 func (cs *ConsensusState) defaultDecideProposal(height int64, round int) {
@@ -964,8 +956,20 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) createProposalBlock() (block *types.Block, blockParts
 		return
 	}

-	proposerAddr := cs.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	return cs.blockExec.CreateProposalBlock(cs.Height, cs.state, commit, proposerAddr)
+	maxBytes := cs.state.ConsensusParams.BlockSize.MaxBytes
+	maxGas := cs.state.ConsensusParams.BlockSize.MaxGas
+	// bound evidence to 1/10th of the block
+	evidence := cs.evpool.PendingEvidence(types.MaxEvidenceBytesPerBlock(maxBytes))
+	// Mempool validated transactions
+	txs := cs.mempool.ReapMaxBytesMaxGas(types.MaxDataBytes(
+		maxBytes,
+		cs.state.Validators.Size(),
+		len(evidence),
+	), maxGas)
+	proposerAddr := cs.privValidator.GetAddress()
+	block, parts := cs.state.MakeBlock(cs.Height, txs, commit, evidence, proposerAddr)
+
+	return block, parts
 }

 // Enter: `timeoutPropose` after entering Propose.
@@ -1154,12 +1158,12 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterPrecommit(height int64, round int) {
 func (cs *ConsensusState) enterPrecommitWait(height int64, round int) {
 	logger := cs.Logger.With("height", height, "round", round)

-	if cs.Height != height || round < cs.Round || (cs.Round == round && cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit) {
+	if cs.Height != height || round < cs.Round || (cs.Round == round && cs.triggeredTimeoutPrecommit) {
 		logger.Debug(
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				"enterPrecommitWait(%v/%v): Invalid args. "+
-					"Current state is Height/Round: %v/%v/, TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit:%v",
-				height, round, cs.Height, cs.Round, cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit))
+					"Current state is Height/Round: %v/%v/, triggeredTimeoutPrecommit:%v",
+				height, round, cs.Height, cs.Round, cs.triggeredTimeoutPrecommit))
 		return
 	}
 	if !cs.Votes.Precommits(round).HasTwoThirdsAny() {
@@ -1169,7 +1173,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) enterPrecommitWait(height int64, round int) {

 	defer func() {
 		// Done enterPrecommitWait:
-		cs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit = true
+		cs.triggeredTimeoutPrecommit = true
 		cs.newStep()
 	}()

@@ -1356,7 +1360,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) recordMetrics(height int64, block *types.Block) {
 	missingValidators := 0
 	missingValidatorsPower := int64(0)
 	for i, val := range cs.Validators.Validators {
-		var vote *types.CommitSig
+		var vote *types.Vote
 		if i < len(block.LastCommit.Precommits) {
 			vote = block.LastCommit.Precommits[i]
 		}
@@ -1404,7 +1408,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) defaultSetProposal(proposal *types.Proposal) error {
 		return nil
 	}

-	// Verify POLRound, which must be -1 or in range [0, proposal.Round).
+  // Verify POLRound, which must be -1 or in range [0, proposal.Round).
 	if proposal.POLRound < -1 ||
 		(proposal.POLRound >= 0 && proposal.POLRound >= proposal.Round) {
 		return ErrInvalidProposalPOLRound
@@ -1462,7 +1466,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) addProposalBlockPart(msg *BlockPartMessage, peerID p2p
 		}
 		// NOTE: it's possible to receive complete proposal blocks for future rounds without having the proposal
 		cs.Logger.Info("Received complete proposal block", "height", cs.ProposalBlock.Height, "hash", cs.ProposalBlock.Hash())
-		cs.eventBus.PublishEventCompleteProposal(cs.CompleteProposalEvent())
+		cs.eventBus.PublishEventCompleteProposal(cs.RoundStateEvent())

 		// Update Valid* if we can.
 		prevotes := cs.Votes.Prevotes(cs.Round)
@@ -1507,8 +1511,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) tryAddVote(vote *types.Vote, peerID p2p.ID) (bool, err
 		if err == ErrVoteHeightMismatch {
 			return added, err
 		} else if voteErr, ok := err.(*types.ErrVoteConflictingVotes); ok {
-			addr := cs.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-			if bytes.Equal(vote.ValidatorAddress, addr) {
+			if bytes.Equal(vote.ValidatorAddress, cs.privValidator.GetAddress()) {
 				cs.Logger.Error("Found conflicting vote from ourselves. Did you unsafe_reset a validator?", "height", vote.Height, "round", vote.Round, "type", vote.Type)
 				return added, err
 			}
@@ -1560,7 +1563,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) addVote(vote *types.Vote, peerID p2p.ID) (added bool,
 	// Not necessarily a bad peer, but not favourable behaviour.
 	if vote.Height != cs.Height {
 		err = ErrVoteHeightMismatch
-		cs.Logger.Info("Vote ignored and not added", "voteHeight", vote.Height, "csHeight", cs.Height, "peerID", peerID)
+		cs.Logger.Info("Vote ignored and not added", "voteHeight", vote.Height, "csHeight", cs.Height, "err", err)
 		return
 	}

@@ -1673,7 +1676,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) addVote(vote *types.Vote, peerID p2p.ID) (added bool,
 }

 func (cs *ConsensusState) signVote(type_ types.SignedMsgType, hash []byte, header types.PartSetHeader) (*types.Vote, error) {
-	addr := cs.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
+	addr := cs.privValidator.GetAddress()
 	valIndex, _ := cs.Validators.GetByAddress(addr)

 	vote := &types.Vote{
@@ -1709,7 +1712,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) voteTime() time.Time {
 // sign the vote and publish on internalMsgQueue
 func (cs *ConsensusState) signAddVote(type_ types.SignedMsgType, hash []byte, header types.PartSetHeader) *types.Vote {
 	// if we don't have a key or we're not in the validator set, do nothing
-	if cs.privValidator == nil || !cs.Validators.HasAddress(cs.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()) {
+	if cs.privValidator == nil || !cs.Validators.HasAddress(cs.privValidator.GetAddress()) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	vote, err := cs.signVote(type_, hash, header)
--- a/consensus/state_test.go
+++ b/consensus/state_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func init() {
 	config = ResetConfig("consensus_state_test")
 }

+func ensureProposeTimeout(timeoutPropose time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return time.Duration(timeoutPropose.Nanoseconds()*2) * time.Nanosecond
+}
+
 /*

 ProposeSuite
@@ -69,8 +73,7 @@ func TestStateProposerSelection0(t *testing.T) {

 	// Commit a block and ensure proposer for the next height is correct.
 	prop := cs1.GetRoundState().Validators.GetProposer()
-	address := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	if !bytes.Equal(prop.Address, address) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(prop.Address, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress()) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected proposer to be validator %d. Got %X", 0, prop.Address)
 	}

@@ -84,8 +87,7 @@ func TestStateProposerSelection0(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height+1, 0)

 	prop = cs1.GetRoundState().Validators.GetProposer()
-	addr := vss[1].GetPubKey().Address()
-	if !bytes.Equal(prop.Address, addr) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(prop.Address, vss[1].GetAddress()) {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected proposer to be validator %d. Got %X", 1, prop.Address))
 	}
 }
@@ -108,8 +110,7 @@ func TestStateProposerSelection2(t *testing.T) {
 	// everyone just votes nil. we get a new proposer each round
 	for i := 0; i < len(vss); i++ {
 		prop := cs1.GetRoundState().Validators.GetProposer()
-		addr := vss[(i+round)%len(vss)].GetPubKey().Address()
-		correctProposer := addr
+		correctProposer := vss[(i+round)%len(vss)].GetAddress()
 		if !bytes.Equal(prop.Address, correctProposer) {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected RoundState.Validators.GetProposer() to be validator %d. Got %X", (i+2)%len(vss), prop.Address))
 		}
@@ -196,8 +197,9 @@ func TestStateBadProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	stateHash[0] = byte((stateHash[0] + 1) % 255)
 	propBlock.AppHash = stateHash
 	propBlockParts := propBlock.MakePartSet(partSize)
-	blockID := types.BlockID{propBlock.Hash(), propBlockParts.Header()}
-	proposal := types.NewProposal(vs2.Height, round, -1, blockID)
+	proposal := types.NewProposal(
+		vs2.Height, round, -1,
+		types.BlockID{propBlock.Hash(), propBlockParts.Header()})
 	if err := vs2.SignProposal(config.ChainID(), proposal); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("failed to sign bad proposal", err)
 	}
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ func TestStateBadProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)

 	// wait for proposal
-	ensureProposal(proposalCh, height, round, blockID)
+	ensureNewProposal(proposalCh, height, round)

 	// wait for prevote
 	ensurePrevote(voteCh, height, round)
@@ -504,8 +506,7 @@ func TestStateLockPOLRelock(t *testing.T) {

 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	proposalCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryCompleteProposal)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	newBlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlockHeader)

@@ -596,8 +597,7 @@ func TestStateLockPOLUnlock(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	unlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryUnlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// everything done from perspective of cs1

@@ -690,8 +690,7 @@ func TestStateLockPOLSafety1(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutProposeCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round and wait for propose and prevote
 	startTestRound(cs1, cs1.Height, round)
@@ -807,8 +806,7 @@ func TestStateLockPOLSafety2(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	unlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryUnlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// the block for R0: gets polkad but we miss it
 	// (even though we signed it, shhh)
@@ -899,8 +897,7 @@ func TestProposeValidBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutProposeCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	unlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryUnlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round and wait for propose and prevote
 	startTestRound(cs1, cs1.Height, round)
@@ -986,8 +983,7 @@ func TestSetValidBlockOnDelayedPrevote(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	validBlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryValidBlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round and wait for propose and prevote
 	startTestRound(cs1, cs1.Height, round)
@@ -1046,8 +1042,7 @@ func TestSetValidBlockOnDelayedProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutProposeCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	validBlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryValidBlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())
 	proposalCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryCompleteProposal)

 	round = round + 1 // move to round in which P0 is not proposer
@@ -1117,8 +1112,7 @@ func TestWaitingTimeoutProposeOnNewRound(t *testing.T) {

 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round
 	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)
@@ -1151,8 +1145,7 @@ func TestRoundSkipOnNilPolkaFromHigherRound(t *testing.T) {

 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round
 	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)
@@ -1185,8 +1178,7 @@ func TestWaitTimeoutProposeOnNilPolkaForTheCurrentRound(t *testing.T) {

 	timeoutProposeCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round in which PO is not proposer
 	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)
@@ -1275,71 +1267,6 @@ func TestCommitFromPreviousRound(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height+1, 0)
 }

-type fakeTxNotifier struct {
-	ch chan struct{}
-}
-
-func (n *fakeTxNotifier) TxsAvailable() <-chan struct{} {
-	return n.ch
-}
-
-func (n *fakeTxNotifier) Notify() {
-	n.ch <- struct{}{}
-}
-
-func TestStartNextHeightCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
-	cs1, vss := randConsensusState(4)
-	cs1.config.SkipTimeoutCommit = false
-	cs1.txNotifier = &fakeTxNotifier{ch: make(chan struct{})}
-
-	vs2, vs3, vs4 := vss[1], vss[2], vss[3]
-	height, round := cs1.Height, cs1.Round
-
-	proposalCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryCompleteProposal)
-	timeoutProposeCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutPropose)
-
-	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
-	newBlockHeader := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlockHeader)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
-
-	// start round and wait for propose and prevote
-	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)
-	ensureNewRound(newRoundCh, height, round)
-
-	ensureNewProposal(proposalCh, height, round)
-	rs := cs1.GetRoundState()
-	theBlockHash := rs.ProposalBlock.Hash()
-	theBlockParts := rs.ProposalBlockParts.Header()
-
-	ensurePrevote(voteCh, height, round)
-	validatePrevote(t, cs1, round, vss[0], theBlockHash)
-
-	signAddVotes(cs1, types.PrevoteType, theBlockHash, theBlockParts, vs2, vs3, vs4)
-
-	ensurePrecommit(voteCh, height, round)
-	// the proposed block should now be locked and our precommit added
-	validatePrecommit(t, cs1, round, round, vss[0], theBlockHash, theBlockHash)
-
-	rs = cs1.GetRoundState()
-
-	// add precommits
-	signAddVotes(cs1, types.PrecommitType, nil, types.PartSetHeader{}, vs2)
-	signAddVotes(cs1, types.PrecommitType, theBlockHash, theBlockParts, vs3)
-	signAddVotes(cs1, types.PrecommitType, theBlockHash, theBlockParts, vs4)
-
-	ensureNewBlockHeader(newBlockHeader, height, theBlockHash)
-
-	rs = cs1.GetRoundState()
-	assert.True(t, rs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit)
-
-	cs1.txNotifier.(*fakeTxNotifier).Notify()
-
-	ensureNewTimeout(timeoutProposeCh, height+1, round, cs1.config.TimeoutPropose.Nanoseconds())
-	rs = cs1.GetRoundState()
-	assert.False(t, rs.TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit, "triggeredTimeoutPrecommit should be false at the beginning of each round")
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // SlashingSuite
 // TODO: Slashing
@@ -1435,8 +1362,7 @@ func TestStateHalt1(t *testing.T) {
 	timeoutWaitCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryTimeoutWait)
 	newRoundCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewRound)
 	newBlockCh := subscribe(cs1.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlock)
-	addr := cs1.privValidator.GetPubKey().Address()
-	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, addr)
+	voteCh := subscribeToVoter(cs1, cs1.privValidator.GetAddress())

 	// start round and wait for propose and prevote
 	startTestRound(cs1, height, round)
--- a/consensus/types/height_vote_set_test.go
+++ b/consensus/types/height_vote_set_test.go
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ func TestPeerCatchupRounds(t *testing.T) {

 func makeVoteHR(t *testing.T, height int64, round int, privVals []types.PrivValidator, valIndex int) *types.Vote {
 	privVal := privVals[valIndex]
-	addr := privVal.GetPubKey().Address()
 	vote := &types.Vote{
-		ValidatorAddress: addr,
+		ValidatorAddress: privVal.GetAddress(),
 		ValidatorIndex:   valIndex,
 		Height:           height,
 		Round:            round,
--- a/consensus/types/peer_round_state.go
+++ b/consensus/types/peer_round_state.go
@@ -55,31 +55,3 @@ func (prs PeerRoundState) StringIndented(indent string) string {
 		indent, prs.CatchupCommit, prs.CatchupCommitRound,
 		indent)
 }
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------
-// These methods are for Protobuf Compatibility
-
-// Size returns the size of the amino encoding, in bytes.
-func (ps *PeerRoundState) Size() int {
-	bs, _ := ps.Marshal()
-	return len(bs)
-}
-
-// Marshal returns the amino encoding.
-func (ps *PeerRoundState) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
-	return cdc.MarshalBinaryBare(ps)
-}
-
-// MarshalTo calls Marshal and copies to the given buffer.
-func (ps *PeerRoundState) MarshalTo(data []byte) (int, error) {
-	bs, err := ps.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-	return copy(data, bs), nil
-}
-
-// Unmarshal deserializes from amino encoded form.
-func (ps *PeerRoundState) Unmarshal(bs []byte) error {
-	return cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(bs, ps)
-}
--- a/consensus/types/round_state.go
+++ b/consensus/types/round_state.go
@@ -65,26 +65,25 @@ func (rs RoundStepType) String() string {
 // NOTE: Not thread safe. Should only be manipulated by functions downstream
 // of the cs.receiveRoutine
 type RoundState struct {
-	Height                    int64               `json:"height"` // Height we are working on
-	Round                     int                 `json:"round"`
-	Step                      RoundStepType       `json:"step"`
-	StartTime                 time.Time           `json:"start_time"`
-	CommitTime                time.Time           `json:"commit_time"` // Subjective time when +2/3 precommits for Block at Round were found
-	Validators                *types.ValidatorSet `json:"validators"`
-	Proposal                  *types.Proposal     `json:"proposal"`
-	ProposalBlock             *types.Block        `json:"proposal_block"`
-	ProposalBlockParts        *types.PartSet      `json:"proposal_block_parts"`
-	LockedRound               int                 `json:"locked_round"`
-	LockedBlock               *types.Block        `json:"locked_block"`
-	LockedBlockParts          *types.PartSet      `json:"locked_block_parts"`
-	ValidRound                int                 `json:"valid_round"`       // Last known round with POL for non-nil valid block.
-	ValidBlock                *types.Block        `json:"valid_block"`       // Last known block of POL mentioned above.
-	ValidBlockParts           *types.PartSet      `json:"valid_block_parts"` // Last known block parts of POL metnioned above.
-	Votes                     *HeightVoteSet      `json:"votes"`
-	CommitRound               int                 `json:"commit_round"` //
-	LastCommit                *types.VoteSet      `json:"last_commit"`  // Last precommits at Height-1
-	LastValidators            *types.ValidatorSet `json:"last_validators"`
-	TriggeredTimeoutPrecommit bool                `json:"triggered_timeout_precommit"`
+	Height             int64               `json:"height"` // Height we are working on
+	Round              int                 `json:"round"`
+	Step               RoundStepType       `json:"step"`
+	StartTime          time.Time           `json:"start_time"`
+	CommitTime         time.Time           `json:"commit_time"` // Subjective time when +2/3 precommits for Block at Round were found
+	Validators         *types.ValidatorSet `json:"validators"`
+	Proposal           *types.Proposal     `json:"proposal"`
+	ProposalBlock      *types.Block        `json:"proposal_block"`
+	ProposalBlockParts *types.PartSet      `json:"proposal_block_parts"`
+	LockedRound        int                 `json:"locked_round"`
+	LockedBlock        *types.Block        `json:"locked_block"`
+	LockedBlockParts   *types.PartSet      `json:"locked_block_parts"`
+	ValidRound         int                 `json:"valid_round"`       // Last known round with POL for non-nil valid block.
+	ValidBlock         *types.Block        `json:"valid_block"`       // Last known block of POL mentioned above.
+	ValidBlockParts    *types.PartSet      `json:"valid_block_parts"` // Last known block parts of POL metnioned above.
+	Votes              *HeightVoteSet      `json:"votes"`
+	CommitRound        int                 `json:"commit_round"` //
+	LastCommit         *types.VoteSet      `json:"last_commit"`  // Last precommits at Height-1
+	LastValidators     *types.ValidatorSet `json:"last_validators"`
 }

 // Compressed version of the RoundState for use in RPC
@@ -113,50 +112,18 @@ func (rs *RoundState) RoundStateSimple() RoundStateSimple {
 	}
 }

-// NewRoundEvent returns the RoundState with proposer information as an event.
-func (rs *RoundState) NewRoundEvent() types.EventDataNewRound {
-	addr := rs.Validators.GetProposer().Address
-	idx, _ := rs.Validators.GetByAddress(addr)
-
-	return types.EventDataNewRound{
-		Height: rs.Height,
-		Round:  rs.Round,
-		Step:   rs.Step.String(),
-		Proposer: types.ValidatorInfo{
-			Address: addr,
-			Index:   idx,
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-// CompleteProposalEvent returns information about a proposed block as an event.
-func (rs *RoundState) CompleteProposalEvent() types.EventDataCompleteProposal {
-	// We must construct BlockID from ProposalBlock and ProposalBlockParts
-	// cs.Proposal is not guaranteed to be set when this function is called
-	blockId := types.BlockID{
-		Hash:        rs.ProposalBlock.Hash(),
-		PartsHeader: rs.ProposalBlockParts.Header(),
-	}
-
-	return types.EventDataCompleteProposal{
-		Height:  rs.Height,
-		Round:   rs.Round,
-		Step:    rs.Step.String(),
-		BlockID: blockId,
-	}
-}
-
 // RoundStateEvent returns the H/R/S of the RoundState as an event.
 func (rs *RoundState) RoundStateEvent() types.EventDataRoundState {
 	// copy the RoundState.
 	// TODO: if we want to avoid this, we may need synchronous events after all
 	rsCopy := *rs
-	return types.EventDataRoundState{
+	edrs := types.EventDataRoundState{
 		Height:     rs.Height,
 		Round:      rs.Round,
 		Step:       rs.Step.String(),
 		RoundState: &rsCopy,
 	}
+	return edrs
 }

 // String returns a string
@@ -202,31 +169,3 @@ func (rs *RoundState) StringShort() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`RoundState{H:%v R:%v S:%v ST:%v}`,
 		rs.Height, rs.Round, rs.Step, rs.StartTime)
 }
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------
-// These methods are for Protobuf Compatibility
-
-// Size returns the size of the amino encoding, in bytes.
-func (rs *RoundStateSimple) Size() int {
-	bs, _ := rs.Marshal()
-	return len(bs)
-}
-
-// Marshal returns the amino encoding.
-func (rs *RoundStateSimple) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
-	return cdc.MarshalBinaryBare(rs)
-}
-
-// MarshalTo calls Marshal and copies to the given buffer.
-func (rs *RoundStateSimple) MarshalTo(data []byte) (int, error) {
-	bs, err := rs.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-	return copy(data, bs), nil
-}
-
-// Unmarshal deserializes from amino encoded form.
-func (rs *RoundStateSimple) Unmarshal(bs []byte) error {
-	return cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(bs, rs)
-}
--- a/consensus/types/round_state_test.go
+++ b/consensus/types/round_state_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	"testing"

-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/ed25519"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func BenchmarkRoundStateDeepCopy(b *testing.B) {
 	// Random validators
 	nval, ntxs := 100, 100
 	vset, _ := types.RandValidatorSet(nval, 1)
-	precommits := make([]*types.CommitSig, nval)
+	precommits := make([]*types.Vote, nval)
 	blockID := types.BlockID{
 		Hash: cmn.RandBytes(20),
 		PartsHeader: types.PartSetHeader{
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ func BenchmarkRoundStateDeepCopy(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 	sig := make([]byte, ed25519.SignatureSize)
 	for i := 0; i < nval; i++ {
-		precommits[i] = (&types.Vote{
+		precommits[i] = &types.Vote{
 			ValidatorAddress: types.Address(cmn.RandBytes(20)),
 			Timestamp:        tmtime.Now(),
 			BlockID:          blockID,
 			Signature:        sig,
-		}).CommitSig()
+		}
 	}
 	txs := make([]types.Tx, ntxs)
 	for i := 0; i < ntxs; i++ {
--- a/consensus/wal.go
+++ b/consensus/wal.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	auto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/autofile"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"
 )
@@ -96,11 +95,6 @@ func (wal *baseWAL) Group() *auto.Group {
 	return wal.group
 }

-func (wal *baseWAL) SetLogger(l log.Logger) {
-	wal.BaseService.Logger = l
-	wal.group.SetLogger(l)
-}
-
 func (wal *baseWAL) OnStart() error {
 	size, err := wal.group.Head.Size()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -112,20 +106,11 @@ func (wal *baseWAL) OnStart() error {
 	return err
 }

-// Stop the underlying autofile group.
-// Use Wait() to ensure it's finished shutting down
-// before cleaning up files.
 func (wal *baseWAL) OnStop() {
 	wal.group.Stop()
 	wal.group.Close()
 }

-// Wait for the underlying autofile group to finish shutting down
-// so it's safe to cleanup files.
-func (wal *baseWAL) Wait() {
-	wal.group.Wait()
-}
-
 // Write is called in newStep and for each receive on the
 // peerMsgQueue and the timeoutTicker.
 // NOTE: does not call fsync()
@@ -172,7 +157,7 @@ func (wal *baseWAL) SearchForEndHeight(height int64, options *WALSearchOptions)
 	// NOTE: starting from the last file in the group because we're usually
 	// searching for the last height. See replay.go
 	min, max := wal.group.MinIndex(), wal.group.MaxIndex()
-	wal.Logger.Info("Searching for height", "height", height, "min", min, "max", max)
+	wal.Logger.Debug("Searching for height", "height", height, "min", min, "max", max)
 	for index := max; index >= min; index-- {
 		gr, err = wal.group.NewReader(index)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -192,7 +177,7 @@ func (wal *baseWAL) SearchForEndHeight(height int64, options *WALSearchOptions)
 				break
 			}
 			if options.IgnoreDataCorruptionErrors && IsDataCorruptionError(err) {
-				wal.Logger.Error("Corrupted entry. Skipping...", "err", err)
+				wal.Logger.Debug("Corrupted entry. Skipping...", "err", err)
 				// do nothing
 				continue
 			} else if err != nil {
@@ -203,7 +188,7 @@ func (wal *baseWAL) SearchForEndHeight(height int64, options *WALSearchOptions)
 			if m, ok := msg.Msg.(EndHeightMessage); ok {
 				lastHeightFound = m.Height
 				if m.Height == height { // found
-					wal.Logger.Info("Found", "height", height, "index", index)
+					wal.Logger.Debug("Found", "height", height, "index", index)
 					return gr, true, nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -290,25 +275,25 @@ func (dec *WALDecoder) Decode() (*TimedWALMessage, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, DataCorruptionError{fmt.Errorf("failed to read checksum: %v", err)}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read checksum: %v", err)
 	}
 	crc := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b)

 	b = make([]byte, 4)
 	_, err = dec.rd.Read(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, DataCorruptionError{fmt.Errorf("failed to read length: %v", err)}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read length: %v", err)
 	}
 	length := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b)

 	if length > maxMsgSizeBytes {
-		return nil, DataCorruptionError{fmt.Errorf("length %d exceeded maximum possible value of %d bytes", length, maxMsgSizeBytes)}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("length %d exceeded maximum possible value of %d bytes", length, maxMsgSizeBytes)
 	}

 	data := make([]byte, length)
 	_, err = dec.rd.Read(data)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, DataCorruptionError{fmt.Errorf("failed to read data: %v", err)}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read data: %v", err)
 	}

 	// check checksum before decoding data
--- a/consensus/wal_generator.go
+++ b/consensus/wal_generator.go
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ func WALGenerateNBlocks(wr io.Writer, numBlocks int) (err error) {
 	// COPY PASTE FROM node.go WITH A FEW MODIFICATIONS
 	// NOTE: we can't import node package because of circular dependency.
 	// NOTE: we don't do handshake so need to set state.Version.Consensus.App directly.
-	privValidatorKeyFile := config.PrivValidatorKeyFile()
-	privValidatorStateFile := config.PrivValidatorStateFile()
-	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(privValidatorKeyFile, privValidatorStateFile)
+	privValidatorFile := config.PrivValidatorFile()
+	privValidator := privval.LoadOrGenFilePV(privValidatorFile)
 	genDoc, err := types.GenesisDocFromFile(config.GenesisFile())
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to read genesis file")
--- a/consensus/wal_test.go
+++ b/consensus/wal_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/consensus/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/autofile"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 	tmtime "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/time"

@@ -24,32 +23,29 @@ import (

 func TestWALTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	walDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "wal")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp WAL file: %v", err))
+	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(walDir)

 	walFile := filepath.Join(walDir, "wal")

 	//this magic number 4K can truncate the content when RotateFile. defaultHeadSizeLimit(10M) is hard to simulate.
 	//this magic number 1 * time.Millisecond make RotateFile check frequently. defaultGroupCheckDuration(5s) is hard to simulate.
-	wal, err := NewWAL(walFile,
-		autofile.GroupHeadSizeLimit(4096),
-		autofile.GroupCheckDuration(1*time.Millisecond),
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	wal.SetLogger(log.TestingLogger())
-	err = wal.Start()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		wal.Stop()
-		// wait for the wal to finish shutting down so we
-		// can safely remove the directory
-		wal.Wait()
-	}()
+	wal, err := NewWAL(walFile, autofile.GroupHeadSizeLimit(4096), autofile.GroupCheckDuration(1*time.Millisecond))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	wal.Start()
+	defer wal.Stop()

 	//60 block's size nearly 70K, greater than group's headBuf size(4096 * 10), when headBuf is full, truncate content will Flush to the file.
 	//at this time, RotateFile is called, truncate content exist in each file.
 	err = WALGenerateNBlocks(wal.Group(), 60)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}

 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond) //wait groupCheckDuration, make sure RotateFile run

@@ -73,8 +69,8 @@ func TestWALTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWALEncoderDecoder(t *testing.T) {
 	now := tmtime.Now()
 	msgs := []TimedWALMessage{
-		{Time: now, Msg: EndHeightMessage{0}},
-		{Time: now, Msg: timeoutInfo{Duration: time.Second, Height: 1, Round: 1, Step: types.RoundStepPropose}},
+		TimedWALMessage{Time: now, Msg: EndHeightMessage{0}},
+		TimedWALMessage{Time: now, Msg: timeoutInfo{Duration: time.Second, Height: 1, Round: 1, Step: types.RoundStepPropose}},
 	}

 	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
@@ -103,8 +99,9 @@ func TestWALSearchForEndHeight(t *testing.T) {
 	walFile := tempWALWithData(walBody)

 	wal, err := NewWAL(walFile)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	wal.SetLogger(log.TestingLogger())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}

 	h := int64(3)
 	gr, found, err := wal.SearchForEndHeight(h, &WALSearchOptions{})
--- a/consensus/wire.go
+++ b/consensus/wire.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package consensus

 import (
-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )

--- a/crypto/armor/armor.go
+++ b/crypto/armor/armor.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/armor"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/armor" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto
 )

 func EncodeArmor(blockType string, headers map[string]string, data []byte) string {
--- a/crypto/ed25519/ed25519.go
+++ b/crypto/ed25519/ed25519.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"

 	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 var _ crypto.PrivKey = PrivKeyEd25519{}

 const (
-	PrivKeyAminoName = "tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519"
-	PubKeyAminoName  = "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519"
+	PrivKeyAminoRoute = "tendermint/PrivKeyEd25519"
+	PubKeyAminoRoute  = "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519"
 	// Size of an Edwards25519 signature. Namely the size of a compressed
 	// Edwards25519 point, and a field element. Both of which are 32 bytes.
 	SignatureSize = 64
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ var cdc = amino.NewCodec()
 func init() {
 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PubKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(PubKeyEd25519{},
-		PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)

 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PrivKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(PrivKeyEd25519{},
-		PrivKeyAminoName, nil)
+		PrivKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 }

 // PrivKeyEd25519 implements crypto.PrivKey.
--- a/crypto/encoding/amino/amino.go
+++ b/crypto/encoding/amino/amino.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (

 var cdc = amino.NewCodec()

-// nameTable is used to map public key concrete types back
-// to their registered amino names. This should eventually be handled
+// routeTable is used to map public key concrete types back
+// to their amino routes. This should eventually be handled
 // by amino. Example usage:
-// nameTable[reflect.TypeOf(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{})] = ed25519.PubKeyAminoName
-var nameTable = make(map[reflect.Type]string, 3)
+// routeTable[reflect.TypeOf(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{})] = ed25519.PubKeyAminoRoute
+var routeTable = make(map[reflect.Type]string, 3)

 func init() {
 	// NOTE: It's important that there be no conflicts here,
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ func init() {

 	// TODO: Have amino provide a way to go from concrete struct to route directly.
 	// Its currently a private API
-	nameTable[reflect.TypeOf(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{})] = ed25519.PubKeyAminoName
-	nameTable[reflect.TypeOf(secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{})] = secp256k1.PubKeyAminoName
-	nameTable[reflect.TypeOf(multisig.PubKeyMultisigThreshold{})] = multisig.PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute
+	routeTable[reflect.TypeOf(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{})] = ed25519.PubKeyAminoRoute
+	routeTable[reflect.TypeOf(secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{})] = secp256k1.PubKeyAminoRoute
+	routeTable[reflect.TypeOf(&multisig.PubKeyMultisigThreshold{})] = multisig.PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute
 }

-// PubkeyAminoName returns the amino route of a pubkey
+// PubkeyAminoRoute returns the amino route of a pubkey
 // cdc is currently passed in, as eventually this will not be using
 // a package level codec.
-func PubkeyAminoName(cdc *amino.Codec, key crypto.PubKey) (string, bool) {
-	route, found := nameTable[reflect.TypeOf(key)]
+func PubkeyAminoRoute(cdc *amino.Codec, key crypto.PubKey) (string, bool) {
+	route, found := routeTable[reflect.TypeOf(key)]
 	return route, found
 }

@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ func RegisterAmino(cdc *amino.Codec) {
 	// These are all written here instead of
 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PubKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{},
-		ed25519.PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		ed25519.PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{},
-		secp256k1.PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		secp256k1.PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(multisig.PubKeyMultisigThreshold{},
 		multisig.PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute, nil)

 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PrivKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(ed25519.PrivKeyEd25519{},
-		ed25519.PrivKeyAminoName, nil)
+		ed25519.PrivKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(secp256k1.PrivKeySecp256k1{},
-		secp256k1.PrivKeyAminoName, nil)
+		secp256k1.PrivKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 }

 func PrivKeyFromBytes(privKeyBytes []byte) (privKey crypto.PrivKey, err error) {
--- a/crypto/encoding/amino/encode_test.go
+++ b/crypto/encoding/amino/encode_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ func checkAminoBinary(t *testing.T, src, dst interface{}, size int) {
 		assert.Equal(t, byterSrc.Bytes(), bz, "Amino binary vs Bytes() mismatch")
 	}
 	// Make sure we have the expected length.
-	assert.Equal(t, size, len(bz), "Amino binary size mismatch")
-
+	if size != -1 {
+		assert.Equal(t, size, len(bz), "Amino binary size mismatch")
+	}
 	// Unmarshal.
 	err = cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(bz, dst)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "%+v", err)
@@ -127,18 +128,18 @@ func TestPubKeyInvalidDataProperReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, pk)
 }

-func TestPubkeyAminoName(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPubkeyAminoRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		key   crypto.PubKey
 		want  string
 		found bool
 	}{
-		{ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{}, ed25519.PubKeyAminoName, true},
-		{secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{}, secp256k1.PubKeyAminoName, true},
-		{multisig.PubKeyMultisigThreshold{}, multisig.PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute, true},
+		{ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{}, ed25519.PubKeyAminoRoute, true},
+		{secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{}, secp256k1.PubKeyAminoRoute, true},
+		{&multisig.PubKeyMultisigThreshold{}, multisig.PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute, true},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range tests {
-		got, found := PubkeyAminoName(cdc, tc.key)
+		got, found := PubkeyAminoRoute(cdc, tc.key)
 		require.Equal(t, tc.found, found, "not equal on tc %d", i)
 		if tc.found {
 			require.Equal(t, tc.want, got, "not equal on tc %d", i)
--- a/crypto/hash.go
+++ b/crypto/hash.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package crypto
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto
 )

 func Sha256(bytes []byte) []byte {
--- a/crypto/merkle/hash.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/hash.go
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package merkle
-
-import (
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
-)
-
-// TODO: make these have a large predefined capacity
-var (
-	leafPrefix  = []byte{0}
-	innerPrefix = []byte{1}
-)
-
-// returns tmhash(0x00 || leaf)
-func leafHash(leaf []byte) []byte {
-	return tmhash.Sum(append(leafPrefix, leaf...))
-}
-
-// returns tmhash(0x01 || left || right)
-func innerHash(left []byte, right []byte) []byte {
-	return tmhash.Sum(append(innerPrefix, append(left, right...)...))
-}
--- a/crypto/merkle/proof.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/proof.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (prt *ProofRuntime) Decode(pop ProofOp) (ProofOperator, error) {
 }

 func (prt *ProofRuntime) DecodeProof(proof *Proof) (ProofOperators, error) {
-	poz := make(ProofOperators, 0, len(proof.Ops))
+	var poz ProofOperators
 	for _, pop := range proof.Ops {
 		operator, err := prt.Decode(pop)
 		if err != nil {
--- a/crypto/merkle/proof_simple_value.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/proof_simple_value.go
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ func (op SimpleValueOp) Run(args [][]byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 	hasher.Write(value) // does not error
 	vhash := hasher.Sum(nil)

-	bz := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	// Wrap <op.Key, vhash> to hash the KVPair.
-	encodeByteSlice(bz, []byte(op.key)) // does not error
-	encodeByteSlice(bz, []byte(vhash))  // does not error
-	kvhash := leafHash(bz.Bytes())
+	hasher = tmhash.New()
+	encodeByteSlice(hasher, []byte(op.key)) // does not error
+	encodeByteSlice(hasher, []byte(vhash))  // does not error
+	kvhash := hasher.Sum(nil)

 	if !bytes.Equal(kvhash, op.Proof.LeafHash) {
 		return nil, cmn.NewError("leaf hash mismatch: want %X got %X", op.Proof.LeafHash, kvhash)
--- a/crypto/merkle/proof_test.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/proof_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 )

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ func NewDominoOp(key, input, output string) DominoOp {
 	}
 }

-//nolint:unused
 func DominoOpDecoder(pop ProofOp) (ProofOperator, error) {
 	if pop.Type != ProofOpDomino {
 		panic("unexpected proof op type")
--- a/crypto/merkle/rfc6962_test.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/rfc6962_test.go
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-package merkle
-
-// Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-// These tests were taken from https://github.com/google/trillian/blob/master/merkle/rfc6962/rfc6962_test.go,
-// and consequently fall under the above license.
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/hex"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
-)
-
-func TestRFC6962Hasher(t *testing.T) {
-	_, leafHashTrail := trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{[]byte("L123456")})
-	leafHash := leafHashTrail.Hash
-	_, leafHashTrail = trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{{}})
-	emptyLeafHash := leafHashTrail.Hash
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		desc string
-		got  []byte
-		want string
-	}{
-		// Since creating a merkle tree of no leaves is unsupported here, we skip
-		// the corresponding trillian test vector.
-
-		// Check that the empty hash is not the same as the hash of an empty leaf.
-		// echo -n 00 | xxd -r -p | sha256sum
-		{
-			desc: "RFC6962 Empty Leaf",
-			want: "6e340b9cffb37a989ca544e6bb780a2c78901d3fb33738768511a30617afa01d"[:tmhash.Size*2],
-			got:  emptyLeafHash,
-		},
-		// echo -n 004C313233343536 | xxd -r -p | sha256sum
-		{
-			desc: "RFC6962 Leaf",
-			want: "395aa064aa4c29f7010acfe3f25db9485bbd4b91897b6ad7ad547639252b4d56"[:tmhash.Size*2],
-			got:  leafHash,
-		},
-		// echo -n 014E3132334E343536 | xxd -r -p | sha256sum
-		{
-			desc: "RFC6962 Node",
-			want: "aa217fe888e47007fa15edab33c2b492a722cb106c64667fc2b044444de66bbb"[:tmhash.Size*2],
-			got:  innerHash([]byte("N123"), []byte("N456")),
-		},
-	} {
-		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			wantBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(tc.want)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("hex.DecodeString(%x): %v", tc.want, err)
-			}
-			if got, want := tc.got, wantBytes; !bytes.Equal(got, want) {
-				t.Errorf("got %x, want %x", got, want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRFC6962HasherCollisions(t *testing.T) {
-	// Check that different leaves have different hashes.
-	leaf1, leaf2 := []byte("Hello"), []byte("World")
-	_, leafHashTrail := trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{leaf1})
-	hash1 := leafHashTrail.Hash
-	_, leafHashTrail = trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{leaf2})
-	hash2 := leafHashTrail.Hash
-	if bytes.Equal(hash1, hash2) {
-		t.Errorf("Leaf hashes should differ, but both are %x", hash1)
-	}
-	// Compute an intermediate subtree hash.
-	_, subHash1Trail := trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{hash1, hash2})
-	subHash1 := subHash1Trail.Hash
-	// Check that this is not the same as a leaf hash of their concatenation.
-	preimage := append(hash1, hash2...)
-	_, forgedHashTrail := trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{preimage})
-	forgedHash := forgedHashTrail.Hash
-	if bytes.Equal(subHash1, forgedHash) {
-		t.Errorf("Hasher is not second-preimage resistant")
-	}
-	// Swap the order of nodes and check that the hash is different.
-	_, subHash2Trail := trailsFromByteSlices([][]byte{hash2, hash1})
-	subHash2 := subHash2Trail.Hash
-	if bytes.Equal(subHash1, subHash2) {
-		t.Errorf("Subtree hash does not depend on the order of leaves")
-	}
-}
--- a/crypto/merkle/simple_map_test.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/simple_map_test.go
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ func TestSimpleMap(t *testing.T) {
 		values []string // each string gets converted to []byte in test
 		want   string
 	}{
-		{[]string{"key1"}, []string{"value1"}, "a44d3cc7daba1a4600b00a2434b30f8b970652169810d6dfa9fb1793a2189324"},
-		{[]string{"key1"}, []string{"value2"}, "0638e99b3445caec9d95c05e1a3fc1487b4ddec6a952ff337080360b0dcc078c"},
+		{[]string{"key1"}, []string{"value1"}, "321d150de16dceb51c72981b432b115045383259b1a550adf8dc80f927508967"},
+		{[]string{"key1"}, []string{"value2"}, "2a9e4baf321eac99f6eecc3406603c14bc5e85bb7b80483cbfc75b3382d24a2f"},
 		// swap order with 2 keys
-		{[]string{"key1", "key2"}, []string{"value1", "value2"}, "8fd19b19e7bb3f2b3ee0574027d8a5a4cec370464ea2db2fbfa5c7d35bb0cff3"},
-		{[]string{"key2", "key1"}, []string{"value2", "value1"}, "8fd19b19e7bb3f2b3ee0574027d8a5a4cec370464ea2db2fbfa5c7d35bb0cff3"},
+		{[]string{"key1", "key2"}, []string{"value1", "value2"}, "c4d8913ab543ba26aa970646d4c99a150fd641298e3367cf68ca45fb45a49881"},
+		{[]string{"key2", "key1"}, []string{"value2", "value1"}, "c4d8913ab543ba26aa970646d4c99a150fd641298e3367cf68ca45fb45a49881"},
 		// swap order with 3 keys
-		{[]string{"key1", "key2", "key3"}, []string{"value1", "value2", "value3"}, "1dd674ec6782a0d586a903c9c63326a41cbe56b3bba33ed6ff5b527af6efb3dc"},
-		{[]string{"key1", "key3", "key2"}, []string{"value1", "value3", "value2"}, "1dd674ec6782a0d586a903c9c63326a41cbe56b3bba33ed6ff5b527af6efb3dc"},
+		{[]string{"key1", "key2", "key3"}, []string{"value1", "value2", "value3"}, "b23cef00eda5af4548a213a43793f2752d8d9013b3f2b64bc0523a4791196268"},
+		{[]string{"key1", "key3", "key2"}, []string{"value1", "value3", "value2"}, "b23cef00eda5af4548a213a43793f2752d8d9013b3f2b64bc0523a4791196268"},
 	}
 	for i, tc := range tests {
 		db := newSimpleMap()
--- a/crypto/merkle/simple_proof.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/simple_proof.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"

+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 )

@@ -66,8 +67,7 @@ func SimpleProofsFromMap(m map[string][]byte) (rootHash []byte, proofs map[strin

 // Verify that the SimpleProof proves the root hash.
 // Check sp.Index/sp.Total manually if needed
-func (sp *SimpleProof) Verify(rootHash []byte, leaf []byte) error {
-	leafHash := leafHash(leaf)
+func (sp *SimpleProof) Verify(rootHash []byte, leafHash []byte) error {
 	if sp.Total < 0 {
 		return errors.New("Proof total must be positive")
 	}
@@ -128,19 +128,19 @@ func computeHashFromAunts(index int, total int, leafHash []byte, innerHashes [][
 		if len(innerHashes) == 0 {
 			return nil
 		}
-		numLeft := getSplitPoint(total)
+		numLeft := (total + 1) / 2
 		if index < numLeft {
 			leftHash := computeHashFromAunts(index, numLeft, leafHash, innerHashes[:len(innerHashes)-1])
 			if leftHash == nil {
 				return nil
 			}
-			return innerHash(leftHash, innerHashes[len(innerHashes)-1])
+			return simpleHashFromTwoHashes(leftHash, innerHashes[len(innerHashes)-1])
 		}
 		rightHash := computeHashFromAunts(index-numLeft, total-numLeft, leafHash, innerHashes[:len(innerHashes)-1])
 		if rightHash == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return innerHash(innerHashes[len(innerHashes)-1], rightHash)
+		return simpleHashFromTwoHashes(innerHashes[len(innerHashes)-1], rightHash)
 	}
 }

@@ -182,13 +182,12 @@ func trailsFromByteSlices(items [][]byte) (trails []*SimpleProofNode, root *Simp
 	case 0:
 		return nil, nil
 	case 1:
-		trail := &SimpleProofNode{leafHash(items[0]), nil, nil, nil}
+		trail := &SimpleProofNode{tmhash.Sum(items[0]), nil, nil, nil}
 		return []*SimpleProofNode{trail}, trail
 	default:
-		k := getSplitPoint(len(items))
-		lefts, leftRoot := trailsFromByteSlices(items[:k])
-		rights, rightRoot := trailsFromByteSlices(items[k:])
-		rootHash := innerHash(leftRoot.Hash, rightRoot.Hash)
+		lefts, leftRoot := trailsFromByteSlices(items[:(len(items)+1)/2])
+		rights, rightRoot := trailsFromByteSlices(items[(len(items)+1)/2:])
+		rootHash := simpleHashFromTwoHashes(leftRoot.Hash, rightRoot.Hash)
 		root := &SimpleProofNode{rootHash, nil, nil, nil}
 		leftRoot.Parent = root
 		leftRoot.Right = rightRoot
--- a/crypto/merkle/simple_tree.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/simple_tree.go
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 package merkle

 import (
-	"math/bits"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 )

+// simpleHashFromTwoHashes is the basic operation of the Merkle tree: Hash(left | right).
+func simpleHashFromTwoHashes(left, right []byte) []byte {
+	var hasher = tmhash.New()
+	err := encodeByteSlice(hasher, left)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	err = encodeByteSlice(hasher, right)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return hasher.Sum(nil)
+}
+
 // SimpleHashFromByteSlices computes a Merkle tree where the leaves are the byte slice,
 // in the provided order.
 func SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items [][]byte) []byte {
@@ -11,12 +25,11 @@ func SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items [][]byte) []byte {
 	case 0:
 		return nil
 	case 1:
-		return leafHash(items[0])
+		return tmhash.Sum(items[0])
 	default:
-		k := getSplitPoint(len(items))
-		left := SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items[:k])
-		right := SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items[k:])
-		return innerHash(left, right)
+		left := SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items[:(len(items)+1)/2])
+		right := SimpleHashFromByteSlices(items[(len(items)+1)/2:])
+		return simpleHashFromTwoHashes(left, right)
 	}
 }

@@ -31,17 +44,3 @@ func SimpleHashFromMap(m map[string][]byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return sm.Hash()
 }
-
-// getSplitPoint returns the largest power of 2 less than length
-func getSplitPoint(length int) int {
-	if length < 1 {
-		panic("Trying to split a tree with size < 1")
-	}
-	uLength := uint(length)
-	bitlen := bits.Len(uLength)
-	k := 1 << uint(bitlen-1)
-	if k == length {
-		k >>= 1
-	}
-	return k
-}
--- a/crypto/merkle/simple_tree_test.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/simple_tree_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func TestSimpleProof(t *testing.T) {

 	// For each item, check the trail.
 	for i, item := range items {
+		itemHash := tmhash.Sum(item)
 		proof := proofs[i]

 		// Check total/index
@@ -42,53 +43,30 @@ func TestSimpleProof(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, proof.Total, total, "Unmatched totals: %d vs %d", proof.Total, total)

 		// Verify success
-		err := proof.Verify(rootHash, item)
-		require.NoError(t, err, "Verification failed: %v.", err)
+		err := proof.Verify(rootHash, itemHash)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Verificatior failed: %v.", err)

 		// Trail too long should make it fail
 		origAunts := proof.Aunts
 		proof.Aunts = append(proof.Aunts, cmn.RandBytes(32))
-		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, item)
+		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, itemHash)
 		require.Error(t, err, "Expected verification to fail for wrong trail length")

 		proof.Aunts = origAunts

 		// Trail too short should make it fail
 		proof.Aunts = proof.Aunts[0 : len(proof.Aunts)-1]
-		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, item)
+		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, itemHash)
 		require.Error(t, err, "Expected verification to fail for wrong trail length")

 		proof.Aunts = origAunts

 		// Mutating the itemHash should make it fail.
-		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, MutateByteSlice(item))
+		err = proof.Verify(rootHash, MutateByteSlice(itemHash))
 		require.Error(t, err, "Expected verification to fail for mutated leaf hash")

 		// Mutating the rootHash should make it fail.
-		err = proof.Verify(MutateByteSlice(rootHash), item)
+		err = proof.Verify(MutateByteSlice(rootHash), itemHash)
 		require.Error(t, err, "Expected verification to fail for mutated root hash")
 	}
 }
-
-func Test_getSplitPoint(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		length int
-		want   int
-	}{
-		{1, 0},
-		{2, 1},
-		{3, 2},
-		{4, 2},
-		{5, 4},
-		{10, 8},
-		{20, 16},
-		{100, 64},
-		{255, 128},
-		{256, 128},
-		{257, 256},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		got := getSplitPoint(tt.length)
-		require.Equal(t, tt.want, got, "getSplitPoint(%d) = %v, want %v", tt.length, got, tt.want)
-	}
-}
--- a/crypto/merkle/wire.go
+++ b/crypto/merkle/wire.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package merkle

 import (
-	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
 )

 var cdc *amino.Codec
--- a/crypto/multisig/threshold_pubkey.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/threshold_pubkey.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package multisig

 import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 )

 // PubKeyMultisigThreshold implements a K of N threshold multisig.
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ type PubKeyMultisigThreshold struct {
 	PubKeys []crypto.PubKey `json:"pubkeys"`
 }

-var _ crypto.PubKey = PubKeyMultisigThreshold{}
+var _ crypto.PubKey = &PubKeyMultisigThreshold{}

 // NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold returns a new PubKeyMultisigThreshold.
 // Panics if len(pubkeys) < k or 0 >= k.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold(k int, pubkeys []crypto.PubKey) crypto.PubKey {
 	if len(pubkeys) < k {
 		panic("threshold k of n multisignature: len(pubkeys) < k")
 	}
-	return PubKeyMultisigThreshold{uint(k), pubkeys}
+	return &PubKeyMultisigThreshold{uint(k), pubkeys}
 }

 // VerifyBytes expects sig to be an amino encoded version of a MultiSignature.
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ func NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold(k int, pubkeys []crypto.PubKey) crypto.PubKey {
 // and all signatures are valid. (Not just k of the signatures)
 // The multisig uses a bitarray, so multiple signatures for the same key is not
 // a concern.
-func (pk PubKeyMultisigThreshold) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, marshalledSig []byte) bool {
-	var sig Multisignature
+func (pk *PubKeyMultisigThreshold) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, marshalledSig []byte) bool {
+	var sig *Multisignature
 	err := cdc.UnmarshalBinaryBare(marshalledSig, &sig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
@@ -63,19 +64,19 @@ func (pk PubKeyMultisigThreshold) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, marshalledSig []byte)
 }

 // Bytes returns the amino encoded version of the PubKeyMultisigThreshold
-func (pk PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Bytes() []byte {
+func (pk *PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Bytes() []byte {
 	return cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(pk)
 }

 // Address returns tmhash(PubKeyMultisigThreshold.Bytes())
-func (pk PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Address() crypto.Address {
-	return crypto.AddressHash(pk.Bytes())
+func (pk *PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Address() crypto.Address {
+	return crypto.Address(tmhash.Sum(pk.Bytes()))
 }

 // Equals returns true iff pk and other both have the same number of keys, and
 // all constituent keys are the same, and in the same order.
-func (pk PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Equals(other crypto.PubKey) bool {
-	otherKey, sameType := other.(PubKeyMultisigThreshold)
+func (pk *PubKeyMultisigThreshold) Equals(other crypto.PubKey) bool {
+	otherKey, sameType := other.(*PubKeyMultisigThreshold)
 	if !sameType {
 		return false
 	}
--- a/crypto/multisig/threshold_pubkey_test.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/threshold_pubkey_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestMultiSigPubKeyEquality(t *testing.T) {
 	msg := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}
 	pubkeys, _ := generatePubKeysAndSignatures(5, msg)
 	multisigKey := NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold(2, pubkeys)
-	var unmarshalledMultisig PubKeyMultisigThreshold
+	var unmarshalledMultisig *PubKeyMultisigThreshold
 	cdc.MustUnmarshalBinaryBare(multisigKey.Bytes(), &unmarshalledMultisig)
 	require.True(t, multisigKey.Equals(unmarshalledMultisig))

@@ -95,29 +95,6 @@ func TestMultiSigPubKeyEquality(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, multisigKey.Equals(multisigKey2))
 }

-func TestAddress(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}
-	pubkeys, _ := generatePubKeysAndSignatures(5, msg)
-	multisigKey := NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold(2, pubkeys)
-	require.Len(t, multisigKey.Address().Bytes(), 20)
-}
-
-func TestPubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoToIface(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}
-	pubkeys, _ := generatePubKeysAndSignatures(5, msg)
-	multisigKey := NewPubKeyMultisigThreshold(2, pubkeys)
-
-	ab, err := cdc.MarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(multisigKey)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	// like other crypto.Pubkey implementations (e.g. ed25519.PubKeyEd25519),
-	// PubKeyMultisigThreshold should be deserializable into a crypto.PubKey:
-	var pubKey crypto.PubKey
-	err = cdc.UnmarshalBinaryLengthPrefixed(ab, &pubKey)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Equal(t, multisigKey, pubKey)
-}
-
 func generatePubKeysAndSignatures(n int, msg []byte) (pubkeys []crypto.PubKey, signatures [][]byte) {
 	pubkeys = make([]crypto.PubKey, n)
 	signatures = make([][]byte, n)
--- a/crypto/multisig/wire.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/wire.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func init() {
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(PubKeyMultisigThreshold{},
 		PubKeyMultisigThresholdAminoRoute, nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(ed25519.PubKeyEd25519{},
-		ed25519.PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		ed25519.PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1{},
-		secp256k1.PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		secp256k1.PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 }
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
@@ -7,19 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
-
-	secp256k1 "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
-
+	secp256k1 "github.com/tendermint/btcd/btcec"
 	amino "github.com/tendermint/go-amino"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 )

 //-------------------------------------
 const (
-	PrivKeyAminoName = "tendermint/PrivKeySecp256k1"
-	PubKeyAminoName  = "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1"
+	PrivKeyAminoRoute = "tendermint/PrivKeySecp256k1"
+	PubKeyAminoRoute  = "tendermint/PubKeySecp256k1"
 )

 var cdc = amino.NewCodec()
@@ -27,11 +25,11 @@ var cdc = amino.NewCodec()
 func init() {
 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PubKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(PubKeySecp256k1{},
-		PubKeyAminoName, nil)
+		PubKeyAminoRoute, nil)

 	cdc.RegisterInterface((*crypto.PrivKey)(nil), nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(PrivKeySecp256k1{},
-		PrivKeyAminoName, nil)
+		PrivKeyAminoRoute, nil)
 }

 //-------------------------------------
@@ -46,6 +44,16 @@ func (privKey PrivKeySecp256k1) Bytes() []byte {
 	return cdc.MustMarshalBinaryBare(privKey)
 }

+// Sign creates an ECDSA signature on curve Secp256k1, using SHA256 on the msg.
+func (privKey PrivKeySecp256k1) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	priv, _ := secp256k1.PrivKeyFromBytes(secp256k1.S256(), privKey[:])
+	sig, err := priv.Sign(crypto.Sha256(msg))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return sig.Serialize(), nil
+}
+
 // PubKey performs the point-scalar multiplication from the privKey on the
 // generator point to get the pubkey.
 func (privKey PrivKeySecp256k1) PubKey() crypto.PubKey {
@@ -129,6 +137,20 @@ func (pubKey PubKeySecp256k1) Bytes() []byte {
 	return bz
 }

+func (pubKey PubKeySecp256k1) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, sig []byte) bool {
+	pub, err := secp256k1.ParsePubKey(pubKey[:], secp256k1.S256())
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	parsedSig, err := secp256k1.ParseSignature(sig[:], secp256k1.S256())
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Underlying library ensures that this signature is in canonical form, to
+	// prevent Secp256k1 malleability from altering the sign of the s term.
+	return parsedSig.Verify(crypto.Sha256(msg), pub)
+}
+
 func (pubKey PubKeySecp256k1) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("PubKeySecp256k1{%X}", pubKey[:])
 }
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_cgo.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_cgo.go
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// +build libsecp256k1
-
-package secp256k1
-
-import (
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/secp256k1"
-
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
-)
-
-// Sign creates an ECDSA signature on curve Secp256k1, using SHA256 on the msg.
-func (privKey PrivKeySecp256k1) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	rsv, err := secp256k1.Sign(crypto.Sha256(msg), privKey[:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// we do not need v  in r||s||v:
-	rs := rsv[:len(rsv)-1]
-	return rs, nil
-}
-
-func (pubKey PubKeySecp256k1) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, sig []byte) bool {
-	return secp256k1.VerifySignature(pubKey[:], crypto.Sha256(msg), sig)
-}
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-// +build !libsecp256k1
-
-package secp256k1
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-
-	secp256k1 "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
-
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
-)
-
-// used to reject malleable signatures
-// see:
-//  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
-//  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/crypto.go#L39
-var secp256k1N, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffebaaedce6af48a03bbfd25e8cd0364141", 16)
-var secp256k1halfN = new(big.Int).Div(secp256k1N, big.NewInt(2))
-
-// Sign creates an ECDSA signature on curve Secp256k1, using SHA256 on the msg.
-// The returned signature will be of the form R || S (in lower-S form).
-func (privKey PrivKeySecp256k1) Sign(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	priv, _ := secp256k1.PrivKeyFromBytes(secp256k1.S256(), privKey[:])
-	sig, err := priv.Sign(crypto.Sha256(msg))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	sigBytes := serializeSig(sig)
-	return sigBytes, nil
-}
-
-// VerifyBytes verifies a signature of the form R || S.
-// It rejects signatures which are not in lower-S form.
-func (pubKey PubKeySecp256k1) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, sigStr []byte) bool {
-	if len(sigStr) != 64 {
-		return false
-	}
-	pub, err := secp256k1.ParsePubKey(pubKey[:], secp256k1.S256())
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	// parse the signature:
-	signature := signatureFromBytes(sigStr)
-	// Reject malleable signatures. libsecp256k1 does this check but btcec doesn't.
-	// see: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
-	if signature.S.Cmp(secp256k1halfN) > 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-	return signature.Verify(crypto.Sha256(msg), pub)
-}
-
-// Read Signature struct from R || S. Caller needs to ensure
-// that len(sigStr) == 64.
-func signatureFromBytes(sigStr []byte) *secp256k1.Signature {
-	return &secp256k1.Signature{
-		new(big.Int).SetBytes(sigStr[:32]),
-		new(big.Int).SetBytes(sigStr[32:64]),
-	}
-}
-
-// Serialize signature to R || S.
-// R, S are padded to 32 bytes respectively.
-func serializeSig(sig *secp256k1.Signature) []byte {
-	rBytes := sig.R.Bytes()
-	sBytes := sig.S.Bytes()
-	sigBytes := make([]byte, 64)
-	// 0 pad the byte arrays from the left if they aren't big enough.
-	copy(sigBytes[32-len(rBytes):32], rBytes)
-	copy(sigBytes[64-len(sBytes):64], sBytes)
-	return sigBytes
-}
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo_test.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo_test.go
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// +build !libsecp256k1
-
-package secp256k1
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	secp256k1 "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-// Ensure that signature verification works, and that
-// non-canonical signatures fail.
-// Note: run with CGO_ENABLED=0 or go test -tags !cgo.
-func TestSignatureVerificationAndRejectUpperS(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := []byte("We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean.")
-	for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
-		priv := GenPrivKey()
-		sigStr, err := priv.Sign(msg)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		sig := signatureFromBytes(sigStr)
-		require.False(t, sig.S.Cmp(secp256k1halfN) > 0)
-
-		pub := priv.PubKey()
-		require.True(t, pub.VerifyBytes(msg, sigStr))
-
-		// malleate:
-		sig.S.Sub(secp256k1.S256().CurveParams.N, sig.S)
-		require.True(t, sig.S.Cmp(secp256k1halfN) > 0)
-		malSigStr := serializeSig(sig)
-
-		require.False(t, pub.VerifyBytes(msg, malSigStr),
-			"VerifyBytes incorrect with malleated & invalid S. sig=%v, key=%v",
-			sig,
-			priv,
-		)
-	}
-}
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secpk256k1_test.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secpk256k1_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/secp256k1"

-	underlyingSecp256k1 "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
+	underlyingSecp256k1 "github.com/tendermint/btcd/btcec"
 )

 type keyData struct {
--- a/crypto/xchacha20poly1305/xchachapoly.go
+++ b/crypto/xchacha20poly1305/xchachapoly.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/chacha20poly1305" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto
 )

 // Implements crypto.AEAD
--- a/crypto/xsalsa20symmetric/symmetric.go
+++ b/crypto/xsalsa20symmetric/symmetric.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/secretbox"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/secretbox" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
--- a/crypto/xsalsa20symmetric/symmetric_test.go
+++ b/crypto/xsalsa20symmetric/symmetric_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"

-	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt" // forked to github.com/tendermint/crypto

 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto"
 )
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ func TestSimpleWithKDF(t *testing.T) {

 	plaintext := []byte("sometext")
 	secretPass := []byte("somesecret")
-	secret, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(secretPass, 12)
+	salt := []byte("somesaltsomesalt") // len 16
+	// NOTE: we use a fork of x/crypto so we can inject our own randomness for salt
+	secret, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(salt, secretPass, 12)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
--- a/docs/.vuepress/config.js
+++ b/docs/.vuepress/config.js
@@ -8,21 +8,8 @@ module.exports = {
    lineNumbers: true
  },
  themeConfig: {
-    repo: "tendermint/tendermint",
-    editLinks: true,
-    docsDir: "docs",
-    docsBranch: "develop",
-    editLinkText: 'Edit this page on Github',
-    lastUpdated: true,
-    algolia: {
-      apiKey: '59f0e2deb984aa9cdf2b3a5fd24ac501',
-      indexName: 'tendermint',
-      debug: false
-    },
-    nav: [
-      { text: "Back to Tendermint", link: "https://tendermint.com" },
-      { text: "RPC", link: "https://tendermint.com/rpc/" }
-    ],
+    lastUpdated: "Last Updated",
+    nav: [{ text: "Back to Tendermint", link: "https://tendermint.com" }],
    sidebar: [
      {
        title: "Introduction",
@@ -34,20 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
          "/introduction/what-is-tendermint"
        ]
      },
-      {
-        title: "Apps",
-        collapsable: false,
-        children: [
-          "/app-dev/getting-started",
-          "/app-dev/abci-cli",
-          "/app-dev/app-architecture",
-          "/app-dev/app-development",
-          "/app-dev/subscribing-to-events-via-websocket",
-          "/app-dev/indexing-transactions",
-          "/app-dev/abci-spec",
-          "/app-dev/ecosystem"
-        ]
-      },
      {
        title: "Tendermint Core",
        collapsable: false,
@@ -66,6 +39,15 @@ module.exports = {
          "/tendermint-core/validators"
        ]
      },
+      {
+        title: "Tools",
+        collapsable: false,
+        children:  [
+	  "/tools/",
+	  "/tools/benchmarking",
+	  "/tools/monitoring"
+	]
+      },
      {
        title: "Networks",
        collapsable: false,
@@ -76,13 +58,17 @@ module.exports = {
        ]
      },
      {
-        title: "Tools",
+        title: "Apps",
        collapsable: false,
-        children:  [
-          "/tools/",
-          "/tools/benchmarking",
-          "/tools/monitoring",
-          "/tools/remote-signer-validation"
+        children: [
+          "/app-dev/getting-started",
+          "/app-dev/abci-cli",
+          "/app-dev/app-architecture",
+          "/app-dev/app-development",
+          "/app-dev/subscribing-to-events-via-websocket",
+          "/app-dev/indexing-transactions",
+          "/app-dev/abci-spec",
+          "/app-dev/ecosystem"
        ]
      },
      {
--- a/docs/DOCS_README.md
+++ b/docs/DOCS_README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ respectively.

 ## How It Works

-There is a CircleCI job listening for changes in the `/docs` directory, on both
+There is a Jenkins job listening for changes in the `/docs` directory, on both
 the  `master` and `develop` branches. Any updates to files in this directory
 on those branches will automatically trigger a website deployment. Under the hood,
-the private website repository has a `make build-docs` target consumed by a CircleCI job in that repo.
+a private website repository has make targets consumed by a standard Jenkins task.

 ## README

@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

 then navigate to localhost:8080 in your browser.

-## Search
-
-We are using [Algolia](https://www.algolia.com) to power full-text search. This uses a public API search-only key in the `config.js` as well as a [tendermint.json](https://github.com/algolia/docsearch-configs/blob/master/configs/tendermint.json) configuration file that we can update with PRs.
-
 ## Consistency

 Because the build processes are identical (as is the information contained herein), this file should be kept in sync as
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For more details on using Tendermint, see the respective documentation for

 ## Contribute

-To contribute to the documentation, see [this file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/DOCS_README.md) for details of the build process and
+To contribute to the documentation, see [this file](./DOCS_README.md) for details of the build process and
 considerations when making changes.

 ## Version
--- a/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/abci-cli.md
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ Make sure you [have Go installed](https://golang.org/doc/install).
 Next, install the `abci-cli` tool and example applications:

 ```
-mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
-cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
-git clone https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git
-cd tendermint
+go get github.com/tendermint/tendermint
+```
+
+to get vendored dependencies:
+
+```
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
 make get_tools
 make get_vendor_deps
 make install_abci
--- a/docs/app-dev/app-architecture.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/app-architecture.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tendermint blockchain application.

 The following diagram provides a superb example:

-![](../imgs/cosmos-tendermint-stack-4k.jpg)
+<https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yR2XpRi9YCY9H9uMfcw8-RMJpvDyvjz9>

 The end-user application here is the Cosmos Voyager, at the bottom left.
 Voyager communicates with a REST API exposed by a local Light-Client
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ Tendermint.
 See the following for more extensive documentation:

 - [Interchain Standard for the Light-Client REST API](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/1028)
- [Tendermint RPC Docs](https://tendermint.com/rpc/)
+- [Tendermint RPC Docs](https://tendermint.github.io/slate/)
 - [Tendermint in Production](../tendermint-core/running-in-production.md)
 - [ABCI spec](./abci-spec.md)
--- a/docs/app-dev/app-development.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/app-development.md
@@ -47,6 +47,90 @@ The mempool and consensus logic act as clients, and each maintains an
 open ABCI connection with the application, which hosts an ABCI server.
 Shown are the request and response types sent on each connection.

+## Message Protocol
+
+The message protocol consists of pairs of requests and responses. Some
+messages have no fields, while others may include byte-arrays, strings,
+or integers. See the `message Request` and `message Response`
+definitions in [the protobuf definition
+file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/develop/abci/types/types.proto),
+and the [protobuf
+documentation](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/overview)
+for more details.
+
+For each request, a server should respond with the corresponding
+response, where order of requests is preserved in the order of
+responses.
+
+## Server
+
+To use ABCI in your programming language of choice, there must be a ABCI
+server in that language. Tendermint supports two kinds of implementation
+of the server:
+
+- Asynchronous, raw socket server (Tendermint Socket Protocol, also
+  known as TSP or Teaspoon)
+- GRPC
+
+Both can be tested using the `abci-cli` by setting the `--abci` flag
+appropriately (ie. to `socket` or `grpc`).
+
+See examples, in various stages of maintenance, in
+[Go](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/develop/abci/server),
+[JavaScript](https://github.com/tendermint/js-abci),
+[Python](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/develop/abci/example/python3/abci),
+[C++](https://github.com/mdyring/cpp-tmsp), and
+[Java](https://github.com/jTendermint/jabci).
+
+### GRPC
+
+If GRPC is available in your language, this is the easiest approach,
+though it will have significant performance overhead.
+
+To get started with GRPC, copy in the [protobuf
+file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/develop/abci/types/types.proto)
+and compile it using the GRPC plugin for your language. For instance,
+for golang, the command is `protoc --go_out=plugins=grpc:. types.proto`.
+See the [grpc documentation for more details](http://www.grpc.io/docs/).
+`protoc` will autogenerate all the necessary code for ABCI client and
+server in your language, including whatever interface your application
+must satisfy to be used by the ABCI server for handling requests.
+
+### TSP
+
+If GRPC is not available in your language, or you require higher
+performance, or otherwise enjoy programming, you may implement your own
+ABCI server using the Tendermint Socket Protocol, known affectionately
+as Teaspoon. The first step is still to auto-generate the relevant data
+types and codec in your language using `protoc`. Messages coming over
+the socket are proto3 encoded, but additionally length-prefixed to
+facilitate use as a streaming protocol. proto3 doesn't have an
+official length-prefix standard, so we use our own. The first byte in
+the prefix represents the length of the Big Endian encoded length. The
+remaining bytes in the prefix are the Big Endian encoded length.
+
+For example, if the proto3 encoded ABCI message is 0xDEADBEEF (4
+bytes), the length-prefixed message is 0x0104DEADBEEF. If the proto3
+encoded ABCI message is 65535 bytes long, the length-prefixed message
+would be like 0x02FFFF....
+
+Note this prefixing does not apply for grpc.
+
+An ABCI server must also be able to support multiple connections, as
+Tendermint uses three connections.
+
+## Client
+
+There are currently two use-cases for an ABCI client. One is a testing
+tool, as in the `abci-cli`, which allows ABCI requests to be sent via
+command line. The other is a consensus engine, such as Tendermint Core,
+which makes requests to the application every time a new transaction is
+received or a block is committed.
+
+It is unlikely that you will need to implement a client. For details of
+our client, see
+[here](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/develop/abci/client).
+
 Most of the examples below are from [kvstore
 application](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/develop/abci/example/kvstore/kvstore.go),
 which is a part of the abci repo. [persistent_kvstore
--- a/docs/app-dev/ecosystem.json
+++ b/docs/app-dev/ecosystem.json
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@
      "author": "Zach Balder",
      "description": "Public service reporting and tracking"
    },
-    {
-      "name": "ParadigmCore",
-      "url": "https://github.com/ParadigmFoundation/ParadigmCore",
-      "language": "TypeScript",
-      "author": "Paradigm Labs",
-      "description": "Reference implementation of the Paradigm Protocol, and OrderStream network client."
-    },
    {
      "name": "Passchain",
      "url": "https://github.com/trusch/passchain",
@@ -129,7 +122,7 @@
  ],
  "abciServers": [
    {
-      "name": "go-abci",
+      "name": "abci",
      "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/tree/master/abci",
      "language": "Go",
      "author": "Tendermint"
@@ -140,12 +133,6 @@
      "language": "Javascript",
      "author": "Tendermint"
    },
-    {
-      "name": "rust-tsp",
-      "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/rust-tsp",
-      "language": "Rust",
-      "author": "Tendermint"
-    },
    {
      "name": "cpp-tmsp",
      "url": "https://github.com/mdyring/cpp-tmsp",
@@ -177,7 +164,7 @@
      "author": "Dave Bryson"
    },
    {
-      "name": "tm-abci (fork of py-abci with async IO)",
+      "name": "tm-abci",
      "url": "https://github.com/SoftblocksCo/tm-abci",
      "language": "Python",
      "author": "Softblocks"
@@ -189,12 +176,34 @@
      "author": "Dennis McKinnon"
    }
  ],
-  "aminoLibraries": [
+  "deploymentTools": [
    {
-      "name": "JS-Amino",
-      "url": "https://github.com/TanNgocDo/Js-Amino",
-      "language": "Javascript",
-      "author": "TanNgocDo"
+      "name": "mintnet-kubernetes",
+      "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tools",
+      "technology": "Docker and Kubernetes",
+      "author": "Tendermint",
+      "description": "Deploy a Tendermint test network using Google's kubernetes"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "terraforce",
+      "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tools",
+      "technology": "Terraform",
+      "author": "Tendermint",
+      "description": "Terraform + our custom terraforce tool; deploy a production Tendermint network with load balancing over multiple AWS availability zones"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "ansible-tendermint",
+      "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tools",
+      "technology": "Ansible",
+      "author": "Tendermint",
+      "description": "Ansible playbooks + Tendermint"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "brooklyn-tendermint",
+      "url": "https://github.com/cloudsoft/brooklyn-tendermint",
+      "technology": "Clocker for Apache Brooklyn ",
+      "author": "Cloudsoft",
+      "description": "Deploy a tendermint test network in docker containers "
    }
  ]
 }
--- a/docs/app-dev/ecosystem.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/ecosystem.md
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 # Ecosystem

 The growing list of applications built using various pieces of the
-Tendermint stack can be found at the [ecosystem page](https://tendermint.com/ecosystem).
+Tendermint stack can be found at:

-We thank the community for their contributions and welcome the
+- https://tendermint.com/ecosystem
+
+We thank the community for their contributions thus far and welcome the
 addition of new projects. A pull request can be submitted to [this
 file](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/app-dev/ecosystem.json)
 to include your project.
+
+## Other Tools
+
+See [deploy testnets](./deploy-testnets) for information about all
+the tools built by Tendermint. We have Kubernetes, Ansible, and
+Terraform integrations.
+
+For upgrading from older to newer versions of tendermint and to migrate
+your chain data, see [tm-migrator](https://github.com/hxzqlh/tm-tools)
+written by @hxzqlh.
--- a/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/getting-started.md
@@ -252,12 +252,14 @@ we'll run a Javascript version of the `counter`. To run it, you'll need
 to [install node](https://nodejs.org/en/download/).

 You'll also need to fetch the relevant repository, from
-[here](https://github.com/tendermint/js-abci), then install it:
+[here](https://github.com/tendermint/js-abci) then install it. As go
+devs, we keep all our code under the `$GOPATH`, so run:

 ```
-git clone https://github.com/tendermint/js-abci.git
-cd js-abci
-npm install abci
+go get github.com/tendermint/js-abci &> /dev/null
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/js-abci/example
+npm install
+cd ..
 ```

 Kill the previous `counter` and `tendermint` processes. Now run the app:
@@ -274,16 +276,13 @@ tendermint node
 ```

 Once again, you should see blocks streaming by - but now, our
-application is written in Javascript! Try sending some transactions, and
+application is written in javascript! Try sending some transactions, and
 like before - the results should be the same:

 ```
-# ok
-curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x00
-# invalid nonce
-curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x05
-# ok
-curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x01
+curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x00 # ok
+curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x05 # invalid nonce
+curl localhost:26657/broadcast_tx_commit?tx=0x01 # ok
 ```

 Neat, eh?
--- a/docs/app-dev/indexing-transactions.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/indexing-transactions.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ endpoint:
 curl "localhost:26657/tx_search?query=\"account.name='igor'\"&prove=true"
 ```

-Check out [API docs](https://tendermint.com/rpc/#txsearch)
+Check out [API docs](https://tendermint.github.io/slate/?shell#txsearch)
 for more information on query syntax and other options.

 ## Subscribing to transactions
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@ by providing a query to `/subscribe` RPC endpoint.
 }
 ```

-Check out [API docs](https://tendermint.com/rpc/#subscribe) for
+Check out [API docs](https://tendermint.github.io/slate/#subscribe) for
 more information on query syntax and other options.
--- a/docs/app-dev/subscribing-to-events-via-websocket.md
+++ b/docs/app-dev/subscribing-to-events-via-websocket.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Response:
                    "value": "ww0z4WaZ0Xg+YI10w43wTWbBmM3dpVza4mmSQYsd0ck="
                  },
                  "voting_power": "10",
-                  "proposer_priority": "0"
+                  "accum": "0"
                }
              ]
            }
--- a/docs/architecture/adr-008-priv-validator.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/adr-008-priv-validator.md
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ implementations:

 - FilePV uses an unencrypted private key in a "priv_validator.json" file - no
  configuration required (just `tendermint init`).
- TCPVal and IPCVal use TCP and Unix sockets respectively to send signing requests
-  to another process - the user is responsible for starting that process themselves.
+- SocketPV uses a socket to send signing requests to another process - user is
+  responsible for starting that process themselves.

-Both TCPVal and IPCVal addresses can be provided via flags at the command line
-or in the configuration file; TCPVal addresses must be of the form
-`tcp://<ip_address>:<port>` and IPCVal addresses `unix:///path/to/file.sock` -
-doing so will cause Tendermint to ignore any private validator files.
-
-TCPVal will listen on the given address for incoming connections from an external
-private validator process. It will halt any operation until at least one external
-process successfully connected.
+The SocketPV address can be provided via flags at the command line - doing so
+will cause Tendermint to ignore any "priv_validator.json" file and to listen on
+the given address for incoming connections from an external priv_validator
+process. It will halt any operation until at least one external process
+succesfully connected.

 The external priv_validator process will dial the address to connect to
 Tendermint, and then Tendermint will send requests on the ensuing connection to
@@ -24,9 +21,6 @@ but the Tendermint process makes all requests. In a later stage we're going to
 support multiple validators for fault tolerance. To prevent double signing they
 need to be synced, which is deferred to an external solution (see #1185).

-Conversely, IPCVal will make an outbound connection to an existing socket opened
-by the external validator process.
-
 In addition, Tendermint will provide implementations that can be run in that
 external process. These include:

--- a/docs/architecture/adr-020-block-size.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/adr-020-block-size.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 28-08-2018: Third version after Ethan's comments
 30-08-2018: AminoOverheadForBlock => MaxAminoOverheadForBlock
 31-08-2018: Bounding evidence and chain ID
-13-01-2019: Add section on MaxBytes vs MaxDataBytes

 ## Context

@@ -21,32 +20,6 @@ We should just remove MaxTxs all together and stick with MaxBytes, and have a
 But we can't just reap BlockSize.MaxBytes, since MaxBytes is for the entire block,
 not for the txs inside the block. There's extra amino overhead + the actual
 headers on top of the actual transactions + evidence + last commit.
-We could also consider using a MaxDataBytes instead of or in addition to MaxBytes.
-
-## MaxBytes vs MaxDataBytes
-
-The [PR #3045](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/pull/3045) suggested
-additional clarity/justification was necessary here, wither respect to the use
-of MaxDataBytes in addition to, or instead of, MaxBytes.
-
-MaxBytes provides a clear limit on the total size of a block that requires no
-additional calculation if you want to use it to bound resource usage, and there
-has been considerable discussions about optimizing tendermint around 1MB blocks.
-Regardless, we need some maximum on the size of a block so we can avoid
-unmarshalling blocks that are too big during the consensus, and it seems more
-straightforward to provide a single fixed number for this rather than a
-computation of "MaxDataBytes + everything else you need to make room for
-(signatures, evidence, header)". MaxBytes provides a simple bound so we can
-always say "blocks are less than X MB".
-
-Having both MaxBytes and MaxDataBytes feels like unnecessary complexity. It's
-not particularly surprising for MaxBytes to imply the maximum size of the
-entire block (not just txs), one just has to know that a block includes header,
-txs, evidence, votes. For more fine grained control over the txs included in the
-block, there is the MaxGas. In practice, the MaxGas may be expected to do most of
-the tx throttling, and the MaxBytes to just serve as an upper bound on the total
-size. Applications can use MaxGas as a MaxDataBytes by just taking the gas for
-every tx to be its size in bytes.

 ## Proposed solution

@@ -88,7 +61,7 @@ MaxXXX stayed the same.

 ## Status

-Accepted.
+Proposed.

 ## Consequences

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