towards integration tests with fault injection

14 files changed, 394 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/package.json b/packages/taler-wallet-core/package.json
index 20240bab4..68bf45d0a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/package.json
@@ -34,25 +34,27 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^3.6.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^3.6.1",
     "ava": "^3.10.1",
+    "dts-bundle-generator": "^5.3.0",
     "eslint": "^7.4.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb-typescript": "^8.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.22.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.3.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.20.3",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.0.8",
+    "esm": "^3.2.25",
     "jed": "^1.1.1",
     "moment": "^2.27.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "po2json": "^0.4.5",
     "pogen": "workspace:*",
     "prettier": "^2.0.5",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rollup": "^2.23.0",
+    "rollup-plugin-sourcemaps": "^0.6.2",
     "source-map-resolve": "^0.6.0",
     "structured-clone": "^0.2.2",
     "typedoc": "^0.17.8",
-    "typescript": "^3.9.7",
-    "rollup": "^2.23.0",
-    "esm": "^3.2.25",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+    "typescript": "^3.9.7"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^14.0.27",
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@
     "tslib": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "ava": {
-    "require": ["esm"],
+    "require": [
+      "esm"
+    ],
     "files": [
       "src/**/*-test.*"
     ],
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js b/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
index 2f0a86b2a..bcc8e5b26 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/rollup.config.js
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import nodeResolve from "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve";
 import json from "@rollup/plugin-json";
 import builtins from "builtin-modules";
 import pkg from "./package.json";
+import sourcemaps from 'rollup-plugin-sourcemaps';
 
 export default {
   input: "lib/index.js",
   output: {
     file: pkg.main,
     format: "cjs",
-    sourcemap: false,
+    sourcemap: true,
   },
   external: builtins,
   plugins: [
@@ -18,11 +19,13 @@ export default {
       preferBuiltins: true,
     }),
 
+    sourcemaps(),
+
     commonjs({
       include: [/node_modules/, /dist/],
       extensions: [".js"],
       ignoreGlobal: false,
-      sourceMap: false,
+      sourceMap: true,
     }),
 
     json(),
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/cryptoApi.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/cryptoApi.ts
index a272d5724..20d13a3f2 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/cryptoApi.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/cryptoApi.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
- This file is part of TALER
+ This file is part of GNU Taler
  (C) 2016 GNUnet e.V.
 
- TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ GNU Taler is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
 
- TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ GNU Taler is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 
  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ GNU Taler; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
  */
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
 
 import * as timer from "../../util/timer";
 import { Logger } from "../../util/logging";
+import { walletCoreApi } from "../..";
 
 const logger = new Logger("cryptoApi.ts");
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ export class CryptoApi {
     };
     this.resetWorkerTimeout(ws);
     work.startTime = timer.performanceNow();
-    setTimeout(() => worker.postMessage(msg), 0);
+    timer.after(0, () => worker.postMessage(msg));
   }
 
   resetWorkerTimeout(ws: WorkerState): void {
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ export class CryptoApi {
       }
     };
     ws.terminationTimerHandle = timer.after(15 * 1000, destroy);
+    //ws.terminationTimerHandle.unref();
   }
 
   handleWorkerError(ws: WorkerState, e: any): void {
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker.ts
index 6c9dfc569..d4d858330 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import { CryptoWorkerFactory } from "./cryptoApi";
 import { CryptoWorker } from "./cryptoWorker";
 import os from "os";
 import { CryptoImplementation } from "./cryptoImplementation";
+import { Logger } from "../../util/logging";
+
+const logger = new Logger("nodeThreadWorker.ts");
 
 const f = __filename;
 
@@ -37,16 +40,22 @@ const workerCode = `
   try {
     tw = require("${f}");
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log("could not load from ${f}");
+    console.warn("could not load from ${f}");
   }
   if (!tw) {
     try {
       tw = require("taler-wallet-android");
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log("could not load taler-wallet-android either");
+      console.warn("could not load taler-wallet-android either");
       throw e;
     }
   }
+  if (typeof tw.handleWorkerMessage !== "function") {
+    throw Error("module loaded for crypto worker lacks handleWorkerMessage");
+  }
+  if (typeof tw.handleWorkerError !== "function") {
+    throw Error("module loaded for crypto worker lacks handleWorkerError");
+  }
   parentPort.on("message", tw.handleWorkerMessage);
   parentPort.on("error", tw.handleWorkerError);
 `;
@@ -138,6 +147,9 @@ class NodeThreadCryptoWorker implements CryptoWorker {
   constructor() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
     const worker_threads = require("worker_threads");
+
+    logger.trace("starting node crypto worker");
+    
     this.nodeWorker = new worker_threads.Worker(workerCode, { eval: true });
     this.nodeWorker.on("error", (err: Error) => {
       console.error("error in node worker:", err);
@@ -145,6 +157,9 @@ class NodeThreadCryptoWorker implements CryptoWorker {
         this.onerror(err);
       }
     });
+    this.nodeWorker.on("exit", (err) => {
+      logger.trace(`worker exited with code ${err}`);
+    });
     this.nodeWorker.on("message", (v: any) => {
       if (this.onmessage) {
         this.onmessage(v);
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/headless/NodeHttpLib.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/headless/NodeHttpLib.ts
index d109c3b7c..59730ab30 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/headless/NodeHttpLib.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/headless/NodeHttpLib.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
   }
 
   private async req(
-    method: "post" | "get",
+    method: "POST" | "GET",
     url: string,
     body: any,
     opt?: HttpRequestOptions,
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
           {
             httpStatusCode: resp.status,
             requestUrl: url,
+            requestMethod: method,
           },
         ),
       );
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
             {
               httpStatusCode: resp.status,
               requestUrl: url,
+              requestMethod: method,
             },
           ),
         );
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
             {
               httpStatusCode: resp.status,
               requestUrl: url,
+              requestMethod: method,
             },
           ),
         );
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
     }
     return {
       requestUrl: url,
+      requestMethod: method,
       headers,
       status: resp.status,
       text: async () => resp.data,
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
   }
 
   async get(url: string, opt?: HttpRequestOptions): Promise<HttpResponse> {
-    return this.req("get", url, undefined, opt);
+    return this.req("GET", url, undefined, opt);
   }
 
   async postJson(
@@ -128,6 +132,6 @@ export class NodeHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
     body: any,
     opt?: HttpRequestOptions,
   ): Promise<HttpResponse> {
-    return this.req("post", url, body, opt);
+    return this.req("POST", url, body, opt);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/index.ts
index e70fc44f6..5c4961bd7 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/index.ts
@@ -73,3 +73,10 @@ export * as i18n from "./i18n";
 export * as nodeThreadWorker from "./crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker";
 
 export * as walletNotifications from "./types/notifications";
+
+export { Configuration } from "./util/talerconfig";
+
+export {
+  handleWorkerMessage,
+  handleWorkerError,
+} from "./crypto/workers/nodeThreadWorker";
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/exchanges.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/exchanges.ts
index ee49fddb5..8967173ca 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/exchanges.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/exchanges.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ async function updateExchangeWithKeys(
     return;
   }
 
+  logger.info("updating exchange /keys info");
+
   const keysUrl = new URL("keys", baseUrl);
   keysUrl.searchParams.set("cacheBreaker", WALLET_CACHE_BREAKER_CLIENT_VERSION);
 
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ async function updateExchangeWithKeys(
     codecForExchangeKeysJson(),
   );
 
+  logger.info("received /keys response");
+
   if (exchangeKeysJson.denoms.length === 0) {
     const opErr = makeErrorDetails(
       TalerErrorCode.WALLET_EXCHANGE_DENOMINATIONS_INSUFFICIENT,
@@ -152,12 +156,16 @@ async function updateExchangeWithKeys(
   const currency = Amounts.parseOrThrow(exchangeKeysJson.denoms[0].value)
     .currency;
 
+  logger.trace("processing denominations");
+
   const newDenominations = await Promise.all(
     exchangeKeysJson.denoms.map((d) =>
       denominationRecordFromKeys(ws, baseUrl, d),
     ),
   );
 
+  logger.trace("done with processing denominations");
+
   const lastUpdateTimestamp = getTimestampNow();
 
   const recoupGroupId: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -241,6 +249,8 @@ async function updateExchangeWithKeys(
       console.log("error while recouping coins:", e);
     });
   }
+
+  logger.trace("done updating exchange /keys");
 }
 
 async function updateExchangeFinalize(
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
index f23e326f8..0fa9e0a61 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/pay.ts
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ export async function submitPay(
   }
   const sessionId = purchase.lastSessionId;
 
-  console.log("paying with session ID", sessionId);
+  logger.trace("paying with session ID", sessionId);
 
   const payUrl = new URL(
     `orders/${purchase.contractData.orderId}/pay`,
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/withdraw.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/withdraw.ts
index 3b0aa0095..9719772a7 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/withdraw.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/operations/withdraw.ts
@@ -712,7 +712,9 @@ export async function getWithdrawalDetailsForUri(
   ws: InternalWalletState,
   talerWithdrawUri: string,
 ): Promise<WithdrawUriInfoResponse> {
+  logger.trace(`getting withdrawal details for URI ${talerWithdrawUri}`);
   const info = await getBankWithdrawalInfo(ws, talerWithdrawUri);
+  logger.trace(`got bank info`);
   if (info.suggestedExchange) {
     // FIXME: right now the exchange gets permanently added,
     // we might want to only temporarily add it.
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/types/walletTypes.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/types/walletTypes.ts
index 04f50f29a..83275a0cc 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/types/walletTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/types/walletTypes.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ import {
   codecForString,
   makeCodecOptional,
   Codec,
+  makeCodecForList,
+  codecForBoolean,
 } from "../util/codec";
 import { AmountString } from "./talerTypes";
+import { codec } from "..";
 
 /**
  * Response for the create reserve request to the wallet.
@@ -164,6 +167,20 @@ export interface BalancesResponse {
   balances: Balance[];
 }
 
+export const codecForBalance = (): Codec<Balance> =>
+  makeCodecForObject<Balance>()
+    .property("available", codecForString)
+    .property("hasPendingTransactions", codecForBoolean)
+    .property("pendingIncoming", codecForString)
+    .property("pendingOutgoing", codecForString)
+    .property("requiresUserInput", codecForBoolean)
+    .build("Balance");
+
+export const codecForBalancesResponse = (): Codec<BalancesResponse> =>
+  makeCodecForObject<BalancesResponse>()
+    .property("balances", makeCodecForList(codecForBalance()))
+    .build("BalancesResponse");
+
 /**
  * For terseness.
  */
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/http.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/http.ts
index ad9f0293c..72de2ed1d 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/http.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/http.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const logger = new Logger("http.ts");
  */
 export interface HttpResponse {
   requestUrl: string;
+  requestMethod: string;
   status: number;
   headers: Headers;
   json(): Promise<any>;
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ export async function readSuccessResponseJsonOrErrorCode<T>(
           "Error response did not contain error code",
           {
             requestUrl: httpResponse.requestUrl,
+            requestMethod: httpResponse.requestMethod,
+            httpStatusCode: httpResponse.status,
           },
         ),
       );
@@ -188,7 +191,9 @@ export async function readSuccessResponseTextOrErrorCode<T>(
           TalerErrorCode.WALLET_RECEIVED_MALFORMED_RESPONSE,
           "Error response did not contain error code",
           {
+            httpStatusCode: httpResponse.status,
             requestUrl: httpResponse.requestUrl,
+            requestMethod: httpResponse.requestMethod,
           },
         ),
       );
@@ -217,7 +222,9 @@ export async function checkSuccessResponseOrThrow(
           TalerErrorCode.WALLET_RECEIVED_MALFORMED_RESPONSE,
           "Error response did not contain error code",
           {
+            httpStatusCode: httpResponse.status,
             requestUrl: httpResponse.requestUrl,
+            requestMethod: httpResponse.requestMethod,
           },
         ),
       );
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig-test.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71359fd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ This file is part of GNU Taler
+ (C) 2020 Taler Systems S.A.
+
+ GNU Taler is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ GNU Taler is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+ A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ GNU Taler; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Imports
+ */
+import test from "ava";
+import { pathsub, Configuration } from "./talerconfig";
+
+test("pathsub", (t) => {
+  t.assert("foo" === pathsub("foo", () => undefined));
+
+  t.assert("fo${bla}o" === pathsub("fo${bla}o", () => undefined));
+
+  const d: Record<string, string> = {
+    w: "world",
+    f: "foo",
+    "1foo": "x",
+    "foo_bar": "quux",
+  };
+
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${w}!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello world!",
+  );
+
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${w} ${w}!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello world world!",
+  );
+
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${x:-blabla}!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello blabla!",
+  );
+
+  // No braces
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $w!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello world!",
+  );
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $foo!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello $foo!",
+  );
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $1foo!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello $1foo!",
+  );
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $$ world!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello $$ world!",
+  );
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $$ world!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello $$ world!",
+  );
+
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello $foo_bar!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello quux!",
+  );
+
+  // Recursive lookup in default
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${x:-${w}}!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello world!",
+  );
+
+  // No variables in variable name part
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${${w}:-x}!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello ${${w}:-x}!",
+  );
+
+  // Missing closing brace
+  t.is(
+    pathsub("hello ${w!", (v) => d[v]),
+    "hello ${w!",
+  );
+});
+
+test("path expansion", (t) => {
+  const config = new Configuration();
+  config.setString("paths", "taler_home", "foo/bar");
+  config.setString(
+    "paths",
+    "taler_data_home",
+    "$TALER_HOME/.local/share/taler/",
+  );
+  config.setString(
+    "exchange",
+    "master_priv_file",
+    "${TALER_DATA_HOME}/exchange/offline-keys/master.priv",
+  );
+  t.is(
+    config.getPath("exchange", "MaStER_priv_file").required(),
+    "foo/bar/.local/share/taler//exchange/offline-keys/master.priv",
+  );
+});
+
+test("recursive path resolution", (t) => {
+  console.log("recursive test");
+  const config = new Configuration();
+  config.setString("paths", "a", "x${b}");
+  config.setString("paths", "b", "y${a}");
+  config.setString("foo", "x", "z${a}");
+  t.throws(() => {
+    config.getPath("foo", "a").required();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig.ts
index ec08c352f..61bb6d206 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/talerconfig.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
  */
 import { AmountJson } from "./amounts";
 import * as Amounts from "./amounts";
+import fs from "fs";
+import { acceptExchangeTermsOfService } from "../operations/exchanges";
 
 export class ConfigError extends Error {
   constructor(message: string) {
@@ -56,6 +58,89 @@ export class ConfigValue<T> {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Shell-style path substitution.
+ * 
+ * Supported patterns:
+ * "$x" (look up "x")
+ * "${x}" (look up "x")
+ * "${x:-y}" (look up "x", fall back to expanded y)
+ */
+export function pathsub(
+  x: string,
+  lookup: (s: string, depth: number) => string | undefined,
+  depth = 0,
+): string {
+  if (depth >= 10) {
+    throw Error("recursion in path substitution");
+  }
+  let s = x;
+  let l = 0;
+  while (l < s.length) {
+    if (s[l] === "$") {
+      if (s[l + 1] === "{") {
+        let depth = 1;
+        const start = l;
+        let p = start + 2;
+        let insideNamePart = true;
+        let hasDefault = false;
+        for (; p < s.length; p++) {
+          if (s[p] == "}") {
+            insideNamePart = false;
+            depth--;
+          } else if (s[p] === "$" && s[p + 1] === "{") {
+            insideNamePart = false;
+            depth++;
+          }
+          if (insideNamePart && s[p] === ":" && s[p + 1] === "-") {
+            hasDefault = true;
+          }
+          if (depth == 0) {
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (depth == 0) {
+          const inner = s.slice(start + 2, p);
+          let varname: string;
+          let defaultValue: string | undefined;
+          if (hasDefault) {
+            [varname, defaultValue] = inner.split(":-", 2);
+          } else {
+            varname = inner;
+            defaultValue = undefined;
+          }
+
+          const r = lookup(inner, depth + 1);
+          if (r !== undefined) {
+            s = s.substr(0, start) + r + s.substr(p + 1);
+            l = start + r.length;
+            continue;
+          } else if (defaultValue !== undefined) {
+            const resolvedDefault = pathsub(defaultValue, lookup, depth + 1);
+            s = s.substr(0, start) + resolvedDefault + s.substr(p + 1);
+            l = start + resolvedDefault.length;
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+        l = p;
+        continue;
+      } else {
+        const m = /^[a-zA-Z-_][a-zA-Z0-9-_]*/.exec(s.substring(l + 1));
+        if (m && m[0]) {
+          const r = lookup(m[0], depth + 1);
+          if (r !== undefined) {
+            s = s.substr(0, l) + r + s.substr(l + 1 + m[0].length);
+            l = l + r.length;
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    l++;
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
 export class Configuration {
   private sectionMap: SectionMap = {};
 
@@ -69,7 +154,6 @@ export class Configuration {
 
     const lines = s.split("\n");
     for (const line of lines) {
-      console.log("parsing line", JSON.stringify(line));
       if (reEmptyLine.test(line)) {
         continue;
       }
@@ -79,15 +163,15 @@ export class Configuration {
       const secMatch = line.match(reSection);
       if (secMatch) {
         currentSection = secMatch[1];
-        console.log("setting section to", currentSection);
         continue;
       }
       if (currentSection === undefined) {
         throw Error("invalid configuration, expected section header");
       }
+      currentSection = currentSection.toUpperCase();
       const paramMatch = line.match(reParam);
       if (paramMatch) {
-        const optName = paramMatch[1];
+        const optName = paramMatch[1].toUpperCase();
         let val = paramMatch[2];
         if (val.startsWith('"') && val.endsWith('"')) {
           val = val.slice(1, val.length - 1);
@@ -102,13 +186,44 @@ export class Configuration {
         "invalid configuration, expected section header or option assignment",
       );
     }
+  }
 
-    console.log("parsed config", JSON.stringify(this.sectionMap, undefined, 2));
+  setString(section: string, option: string, value: string): void {
+    const secNorm = section.toUpperCase();
+    const sec = this.sectionMap[secNorm] ?? (this.sectionMap[secNorm] = {});
+    sec[option.toUpperCase()] = value;
   }
 
   getString(section: string, option: string): ConfigValue<string> {
-    const val = (this.sectionMap[section] ?? {})[option];
-    return new ConfigValue(section, option, val, (x) => x);
+    const secNorm = section.toUpperCase();
+    const optNorm = option.toUpperCase();
+    const val = (this.sectionMap[section] ?? {})[optNorm];
+    return new ConfigValue(secNorm, optNorm, val, (x) => x);
+  }
+
+  getPath(section: string, option: string): ConfigValue<string> {
+    const secNorm = section.toUpperCase();
+    const optNorm = option.toUpperCase();
+    const val = (this.sectionMap[secNorm] ?? {})[optNorm];
+    return new ConfigValue(secNorm, optNorm, val, (x) =>
+      pathsub(x, (v, d) => this.lookupVariable(v, d + 1)),
+    );
+  }
+
+  lookupVariable(x: string, depth: number = 0): string | undefined {
+    console.log("looking up", x);
+    // We loop up options in PATHS in upper case, as option names
+    // are case insensitive
+    const val = (this.sectionMap["PATHS"] ?? {})[x.toUpperCase()];
+    if (val !== undefined) {
+      return pathsub(val, (v, d) => this.lookupVariable(v, d), depth);
+    }
+    // Environment variables can be case sensitive, respect that.
+    const envVal = process.env[x];
+    if (envVal !== undefined) {
+      return envVal;
+    }
+    return;
   }
 
   getAmount(section: string, option: string): ConfigValue<AmountJson> {
@@ -117,4 +232,28 @@ export class Configuration {
       Amounts.parseOrThrow(x),
     );
   }
+
+  static load(filename: string): Configuration {
+    const s = fs.readFileSync(filename, "utf-8");
+    const cfg = new Configuration();
+    cfg.loadFromString(s);
+    return cfg;
+  }
+
+  write(filename: string): void {
+    let s = "";
+    for (const sectionName of Object.keys(this.sectionMap)) {
+      s += `[${sectionName}]\n`;
+      for (const optionName of Object.keys(
+        this.sectionMap[sectionName] ?? {},
+      )) {
+        const val = this.sectionMap[sectionName][optionName];
+        if (val !== undefined) {
+          s += `${optionName} = ${val}\n`;
+        }
+      }
+      s += "\n";
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(filename, s);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/timer.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/timer.ts
index 8eab1399c..d652fdcda 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/timer.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/util/timer.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ const logger = new Logger("timer.ts");
  */
 export interface TimerHandle {
   clear(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Make sure the event loop exits when the timer is the
+   * only event left.  Has no effect in the browser.
+   */
+  unref(): void;
 }
 
 class IntervalHandle {
@@ -42,6 +48,16 @@ class IntervalHandle {
   clear(): void {
     clearInterval(this.h);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Make sure the event loop exits when the timer is the
+   * only event left.  Has no effect in the browser.
+   */
+  unref(): void {
+    if (typeof this.h === "object") {
+      this.h.unref();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class TimeoutHandle {
@@ -50,6 +66,16 @@ class TimeoutHandle {
   clear(): void {
     clearTimeout(this.h);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Make sure the event loop exits when the timer is the
+   * only event left.  Has no effect in the browser.
+   */
+  unref(): void {
+    if (typeof this.h === "object") {
+      this.h.unref();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -92,6 +118,10 @@ const nullTimerHandle = {
     // do nothing
     return;
   },
+  unref() {
+    // do nothing
+    return;
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -141,6 +171,9 @@ export class TimerGroup {
         h.clear();
         delete tm[myId];
       },
+      unref() {
+        h.unref();
+      }
     };
   }
 
@@ -160,6 +193,9 @@ export class TimerGroup {
         h.clear();
         delete tm[myId];
       },
+      unref() {
+        h.unref();
+      }
     };
   }
 }