Will old wallet versions forever be supported?

[misterwhite]

Hi,

I have an offline wallet with wallet version 1.35. Will this forever be supported by all future Armory versions? I plan to keep this wallet offline without touching it for many years, and I dont want to worry about new software will not be able to open it.

Thanks!

[goatpig]

yes

[misterwhite]

Thanks for you reply. Now I can sleep well at night!

By the way, where can I read about wallet formats and future wallet formats? I want to make sure I understand how everything works and right now its like magic for me.

[goatpig]

The old format doc should be somewhere on the old website. Otherwise read the code. I'll document the new format as I implement it.

[misterwhite]

This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.

[goatpig]

This kind of info would be very nice to have on a website dedicated to the opensource version of Armory you are developing. I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.

When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list.

[TierNolan]

I cant seem to find a website, only a github repo. Do you plan to create a website? I can help contributing if needed.

Looks like the old site is back online.

The old format link is here with text here.

When I have time for it. This is far from the top item on my list.

I think the format would be improved if it was split into two. 

The current system encrypts the wallet when new meta-data is added.  This can lead to file corruption.

Each wallet should be two files.

• Root master key
• Wallet read/write data

Both would be encrypted, but the root master key file would be 100% read only.  It would never change.  If you generate 100 new keys, they would be added to the 2nd file and only cause that file to change.

Back when I was playing around with testnet coins, generating 1000+ keys could cause Armory to crash.  Killing the process could cause the wallet to end up in a corrupt state.

You could make it so that each wallet is a directory containing both files, if that is more tidy.