Threaded sending to named addresses

outbox.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from posts import isImageMedia
 from posts import outboxMessageCreateWrap
 from posts import savePostToBox
 from posts import sendToFollowersThread
-from posts import sendToNamedAddresses
+from posts import sendToNamedAddressesThread
 from utils import hasObjectStringType
 from utils import getBaseContentFromPost
 from utils import hasObjectDict
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ def postMessageToOutbox(session, translate: {},
         else:
             print('c2s sender: ' +
                   postToNickname + '@' + domain + ':' + str(port))
-    sendToNamedAddresses(server.session, baseDir,
+    namedAddressesThread = \
+        sendToNamedAddressesThread(server.session, baseDir,
                                    postToNickname,
                                    domain, onionDomain, i2pDomain, port,
                                    httpPrefix,
@@ -641,4 +642,5 @@ def postMessageToOutbox(session, translate: {},
                                    sharedItemsFederatedDomains,
                                    sharedItemFederationTokens,
                                    signingPrivateKeyPem)
+    followersThreads.append(namedAddressesThread)
     return True

posts.py

@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ def _isProfileUpdate(postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-def sendToNamedAddresses(session, baseDir: str,
+def _sendToNamedAddresses(session, baseDir: str,
                           nickname: str, domain: str,
                           onionDomain: str, i2pDomain: str, port: int,
                           httpPrefix: str, federationList: [],
@@ -2885,6 +2885,45 @@ def sendToNamedAddresses(session, baseDir: str,
                        signingPrivateKeyPem, 34436782)
 
 
+def sendToNamedAddressesThread(session, baseDir: str,
+                               nickname: str, domain: str,
+                               onionDomain: str, i2pDomain: str, port: int,
+                               httpPrefix: str, federationList: [],
+                               sendThreads: [], postLog: [],
+                               cachedWebfingers: {}, personCache: {},
+                               postJsonObject: {}, debug: bool,
+                               projectVersion: str,
+                               sharedItemsFederatedDomains: [],
+                               sharedItemFederationTokens: {},
+                               signingPrivateKeyPem: str):
+    """Returns a thread used to send a post to named addresses
+    """
+    sendThread = \
+        threadWithTrace(target=_sendToNamedAddresses,
+                        args=(session, baseDir,
+                              nickname, domain,
+                              onionDomain, i2pDomain, port,
+                              httpPrefix, federationList,
+                              sendThreads, postLog,
+                              cachedWebfingers, personCache,
+                              postJsonObject, debug,
+                              projectVersion,
+                              sharedItemsFederatedDomains,
+                              sharedItemFederationTokens,
+                              signingPrivateKeyPem), daemon=True)
+    try:
+        sendThread.start()
+    except SocketError as e:
+        print('WARN: socket error while starting ' +
+              'thread to send to named addresses. ' + str(e))
+        return None
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print('WARN: error while starting ' +
+              'thread to send to named addresses. ' + str(e))
+        return None
+    return sendThread
+
+
 def _hasSharedInbox(session, httpPrefix: str, domain: str,
                     debug: bool, signingPrivateKeyPem: str) -> bool:
     """Returns true if the given domain has a shared inbox

tests.py

@@ -4507,6 +4507,7 @@ def _testFunctions():
         'do_POST',
         'do_HEAD',
         '__run',
+        '_sendToNamedAddresses',
         'globaltrace',
         'localtrace',
         'kill',