A concentrated analysis and debugging of the Tippy source code is currently under way. I've spent a few hours previously going through and systematically testing functions and features to see if they are operating as intended. The results are a bit saddening to say the least, With a large number of bugs coming to light after moving the project from my laptop to main workstation.

Rather than get discouraged I view this as a chance to nip bugs in the ass and get the code right now rather than scrambling to deploy a fix later once live. While not the best nor most seasoned codester we have on STEEM I'll keep bashing away at it persistently until Tippy works 100%

The Incomplete List of Functions & Buggery

Gone through and tested functions to see what is causing grief and what appears to be working properly. This list may not be complete but rather serves as a list of things to start deploying fixes for in hopes of finalizing the Tippy source code, launching the service and going open source.

Installation and Setup - ✖ Bugged, Not creating files FU win10
Update Profile on Startup - ✔FIXED (Had it commented out... Durrrr)
Catchup offline blocks - ✔FIXED (Seems to be syncing properly now)
20 Sec Comment Queue - ✖ Bugged, Does not follow FiFo design
3 Sec Voting Queue - ✖ Bugged, Does not follow FiFo design
Fix Random service exits - ✖ Bugged (only happens after large sync)

@Tippy Help & Commands

Command		Usage	Working / Bugged
tip	-t	Tip a user	✔ Both STEEM & SBD Working
powerup	-p	Powerup user	✖ Not registering
balance	-b	Check Balance	✔ Both STEEM & SBD Working
stats	-s	View Statistics	✖ broken due to missing files
info	-i	More Info	✔ Functioning as Intended
ping	-o	Check Status	✔ Functioning as Intended
vote	-v	Upvote post	✔FIXED (Misleading console output)
flag	-f	Flag post	✔FIXED (Had an improper variable in function)
roll	-d	Roll dice	✔ Functioning as Intended

Admin Commands

Call	Usage	Working / Bugged
fee	Set Tipping Fee	✔ Functioning as Intended
service stop	Shuts Down The Service	✔FIXED (Seems to halt service now!)
uptime	Display Uptime Info in Console	✔FIXED (Tippy saw info in string... lol)
debug	Turns Debug Output On or Off	✔FIXED (Helps if I use correct command..)

Other functions that need looked at / fixed / implemented:

• Redesign statistics handling to make more efficient
• Enforce block save height on anything to do with balances
• More debugging output
• Improve error handling
• Allow financing others accounts through memo
• Improve memo handling
• Implement multi tip/command messages
• Recode certain functions to minimize disk usage
• More security features and error recovery
• Look into alternative means of user data storage / backups
• Display Last Checkpoint Block Height on Profile ✔Implemented
• Clean up / finish console monitoring output

Weighing in at just under 2200 lines of nodeJS it seems I've got more than a little bit of work left to do before Tippy is ready to launch. Will be using this as a testing post. Please feel free to mess around with the bot but know it is BUGGY right now and I offer no support or warranty on it as it currently sits. Please refrain from depositing any more than you are willing to write off as a donation, although I'll try to make sure peoples funds aren't lost. No promises though, this is experimental alpha version software and should be treated as such. Till next time: "Just the tip!"

In the next little bit I'll start plugging away at Tippy. A good supper is in order and a quick store run to load up on caffeine is a must before getting settled in for the night to sort through and fix code. It's going to be a long night of staring at tippy's mind and adjusting it to run better.

Bugs Smooshed So Far This Coding Burst:
7

• Update Profile on Startup - ✔FIXED
• Admin Debug Toggle on/off - ✔FIXED
• Admin Service Stop Call - ✔FIXED
• Admin Uptime Toggle - ✔FIXED
• Vote Post Command - ✔FIXED (may limit/randomize/premium)
• Flag Post Command - ✔FIXED (moved to admin only)
• Catchup offline blocks - ✔FIXED (Seems to be syncing properly now)

Features Implemented This Session:
1

• Display Last Checkpoint Block Height on Profile ✔Implemented

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