commands: "notify" cmd: stop watching addr if called with empty URL

closes #5881

electrum/commands.py

@@ -898,11 +898,16 @@ class Commands:
         return True
 
     @command('n')
-    async def notify(self, address: str, URL: str):
-        """Watch an address. Every time the address changes, a http POST is sent to the URL."""
+    async def notify(self, address: str, URL: Optional[str]):
+        """Watch an address. Every time the address changes, a http POST is sent to the URL.
+        Call with an empty URL to stop watching an address.
+        """
         if not hasattr(self, "_notifier"):
             self._notifier = Notifier(self.network)
-        await self._notifier.start_watching_queue.put((address, URL))
+        if URL:
+            await self._notifier.start_watching_addr(address, URL)
+        else:
+            await self._notifier.stop_watching_addr(address)
         return True
 
     @command('wn')

electrum/synchronizer.py

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Notifier(SynchronizerBase):
     def __init__(self, network):
         SynchronizerBase.__init__(self, network)
         self.watched_addresses = defaultdict(list)  # type: Dict[str, List[str]]
-        self.start_watching_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        self._start_watching_queue = asyncio.Queue()  # type: asyncio.Queue[Tuple[str, str]]
 
     async def main(self):
         # resend existing subscriptions if we were restarted
@@ -271,11 +271,20 @@ class Notifier(SynchronizerBase):
             await self._add_address(addr)
         # main loop
         while True:
-            addr, url = await self.start_watching_queue.get()
+            addr, url = await self._start_watching_queue.get()
             self.watched_addresses[addr].append(url)
             await self._add_address(addr)
 
+    async def start_watching_addr(self, addr: str, url: str):
+        await self._start_watching_queue.put((addr, url))
+
+    async def stop_watching_addr(self, addr: str):
+        self.watched_addresses.pop(addr, None)
+        # TODO blockchain.scripthash.unsubscribe
+
     async def _on_address_status(self, addr, status):
+        if addr not in self.watched_addresses:
+            return
         self.logger.info(f'new status for addr {addr}')
         headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
         data = {'address': addr, 'status': status}