request fee historgam every minute. show fee in the send tab of kivy gui

gui/kivy/main_window.py

@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class ElectrumWindow(App):
     server_port = StringProperty('')
     num_chains = NumericProperty(0)
     blockchain_name = StringProperty('')
+    fee_status = StringProperty('Fee')
     blockchain_checkpoint = NumericProperty(0)
+    _fee_dialog = None
 
     auto_connect = BooleanProperty(False)
     def on_auto_connect(self, instance, x):
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(App):
         # cached dialogs
         self._settings_dialog = None
         self._password_dialog = None
+        self.fee_status = self.electrum_config.get_fee_status()
 
     def wallet_name(self):
         return os.path.basename(self.wallet.storage.path) if self.wallet else ' '
@@ -457,6 +460,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(App):
         if self.network:
             interests = ['updated', 'status', 'new_transaction', 'verified', 'interfaces']
             self.network.register_callback(self.on_network_event, interests)
+            self.network.register_callback(self.on_fee, ['fee'])
             self.network.register_callback(self.on_quotes, ['on_quotes'])
             self.network.register_callback(self.on_history, ['on_history'])
         # URI passed in config
@@ -828,6 +832,18 @@ class ElectrumWindow(App):
         popup = AmountDialog(show_max, amount, cb)
         popup.open()
 
+    def fee_dialog(self, label, dt):
+        if self._fee_dialog is None:
+            from .uix.dialogs.fee_dialog import FeeDialog
+            def cb():
+                c = self.electrum_config
+                self.fee_status = c.get_fee_status()
+            self._fee_dialog = FeeDialog(self, self.electrum_config, cb)
+        self._fee_dialog.open()
+
+    def on_fee(self, event, *arg):
+        self.fee_status = self.electrum_config.get_fee_status()
+
     def protected(self, msg, f, args):
         if self.wallet.has_password():
             self.password_dialog(msg, f, args)

gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/settings.py

@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ Builder.load_string('''
                     description: _("Base unit for Bitcoin amounts.")
                     action: partial(root.unit_dialog, self)
                 CardSeparator
-                SettingsItem:
-                    status: root.fee_status()
-                    title: _('Fees') + ': ' + self.status
-                    description: _("Fees paid to the Bitcoin miners.")
-                    action: partial(root.fee_dialog, self)
-                CardSeparator
                 SettingsItem:
                     status: root.fx_status()
                     title: _('Fiat Currency') + ': ' + self.status
@@ -112,7 +106,6 @@ class SettingsDialog(Factory.Popup):
         layout.bind(minimum_height=layout.setter('height'))
         # cached dialogs
         self._fx_dialog = None
-        self._fee_dialog = None
         self._proxy_dialog = None
         self._language_dialog = None
         self._unit_dialog = None
@@ -205,14 +198,6 @@ class SettingsDialog(Factory.Popup):
     def fee_status(self):
         return self.config.get_fee_status()
 
-    def fee_dialog(self, label, dt):
-        if self._fee_dialog is None:
-            from .fee_dialog import FeeDialog
-            def cb():
-                label.status = self.fee_status()
-            self._fee_dialog = FeeDialog(self.app, self.config, cb)
-        self._fee_dialog.open()
-
     def boolean_dialog(self, name, title, message, dt):
         from .checkbox_dialog import CheckBoxDialog
         CheckBoxDialog(title, message, getattr(self.app, name), lambda x: setattr(self.app, name, x)).open()

gui/kivy/uix/ui_screens/send.kv

@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ SendScreen:
                     text: s.message if s.message else (_('No Description') if root.is_pr else _('Description'))
                     disabled: root.is_pr
                     on_release: Clock.schedule_once(lambda dt: app.description_dialog(s))
+            CardSeparator:
+                opacity: int(not root.is_pr)
+                color: blue_bottom.foreground_color
+            BoxLayout:
+                size_hint: 1, None
+                height: blue_bottom.item_height
+                spacing: '5dp'
+                Image:
+                    source: 'atlas://gui/kivy/theming/light/star_big_inactive'
+                    opacity: 0.7
+                    size_hint: None, None
+                    size: '22dp', '22dp'
+                    pos_hint: {'center_y': .5}
+                BlueButton:
+                    id: fee_e
+                    default_text: _('Fee')
+                    text: app.fee_status
+                    on_release: Clock.schedule_once(lambda dt: app.fee_dialog(s, True))
         BoxLayout:
             size_hint: 1, None
             height: '48dp'

lib/simple_config.py

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(PrintError):
         pos = self.get_depth_level() if mempool else self.get_fee_level()
         fee_rate = self.fee_per_kb()
         target, tooltip = self.get_fee_text(pos, dyn, mempool, fee_rate)
-        return target
+        return target + '  [%s]'%tooltip
 
     def get_fee_text(self, pos, dyn, mempool, fee_rate):
         """Returns (text, tooltip) where
@@ -469,11 +469,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(PrintError):
         Returns True if an update should be requested.
         """
         now = time.time()
-        prev_updates = self.fee_estimates_last_updated.values()
+        return = now - self.last_time_fee_estimates_requested > 60
-        oldest_fee_time = min(prev_updates) if prev_updates else 0
-        stale_fees = now - oldest_fee_time > 7200
-        old_request = now - self.last_time_fee_estimates_requested > 60
-        return stale_fees and old_request
 
     def requested_fee_estimates(self):
         self.last_time_fee_estimates_requested = time.time()