docs: QR/audio will transfer notes

Reviewed-on: #7

.gitignore

@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ tmp*
 
 # Release artifacts
 bal_v*.zip.*
+tests/karen7

AGENTS.md

@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ The plugin's `bal/` directory is symlinked into
 
 ## Test & verify
 
-Tests are **standalone scripts**, not pytest. Each `tests/test_*.py` file runs
-its `test_*` functions from `if __name__ == "__main__"`. Run a file directly:
+Tests work **both** as standalone scripts and via pytest (tests use `def test_*`
+naming and also have `if __name__ == "__main__"` blocks). Run a single file
+directly:
 
 ```bash
 source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ python3 tests/test_core_heirs.py        # core, no Qt needed
 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_common.py   # GUI tests need offscreen
 ```
 
+Or run a batch with pytest (as `make-release.sh` does):
+
+```bash
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 -m pytest tests/test_core_*.py -q
+```
+
 - Most core tests run offline (no wallet/network). Some files
   (`test_group_*.py`, `test_no_willexecutor_karen7.py`, `parallel_ping_test.py`)
   exercise will-executor/network flows and need the live servers — don't rely on
@@ -43,7 +51,8 @@ QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_common.py   # GUI tests need of
 - **Ruff is NOT clean** (hundreds of pre-existing errors in `bal/` and
   `tests/`). Do not run `--fix` wholesale and do not try to silence everything;
   just avoid adding new violations. Config: `pyproject.toml` (line-length 88,
-  E501 ignored).
+  E501 ignored). Per-file ignores suppress `F403`/`F405` for the intentional
+  `from .common import *` hub pattern in `bal/gui/qt/`.
 - Lint via the repo venv: `./venv/bin/ruff`
 - Typecheck: `pyright` (npm, `node_modules/`), config `pyrightconfig.json`
   (`extraPaths: ["../electrum"]`). Pyright reports many false positives on
@@ -53,9 +62,18 @@ QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_common.py   # GUI tests need of
 ## Architecture
 
 - `bal/core/` = GUI-free logic (`heirs.py`, `will.py`, `willexecutors.py`,
-  `plugin_base.py`, `util.py`). Must never import Qt.
+  `plugin_base.py`, `util.py`, `checkalive.py`, `reminders.py`,
+  `input_rules.py`).
+  Must never import Qt.
 - `bal/gui/qt/` = PyQt6 layer. `window.py` is the per-wallet controller,
-  `plugin.py` is the Electrum `@hooks` entry, `qt.py` is a zipimport shim.
+  `plugin.py` is the Electrum `@hooks` entry. `qt.py` is a zipimport shim.
+  `common.py` uses `import *` intentionally (ruff suppresses F403/F405 here);
+  `bal/gui/qt/*.py` all import from it.
+- `bal/cli/` = headless command-line layer (no Qt). `plugin.py` is the daemon
+  entry point, `commands.py` registers `bal_*` commands with Electrum.
+- `bal/wallet_util/` = wallet helper utilities for Qt and core.
+- `bal/qt.py` and `bal/cmdline.py` are thin shims that Electrum discovers
+  via `manifest.json`; they import the real `Plugin` class via `importlib`.
 - `bal/manifest.json` = version source of truth (Electrum reads it; also read by
   `make-release.sh`).
 - Compatibility constraint: must support Electrum **4.7.2 and 4.8.0**; the DB

AUDIO_MODEM_DEBIAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+# Audio MODEM on Debian — setup & troubleshooting
+
+How to make the optional **audio channel** of BAL (and Electrum's own
+`audio_modem` plugin) work on Debian/Ubuntu. The channel lets you send a will
+to another device as acoustic OFDM tones instead of scanning QR codes.
+
+Recommended reading before starting: `CHANGELOG.md` entry 56
+(Audio-environment notes) and `HANDOFF.md` (Dev-box audio prerequisites).
+
+---
+
+## 1. What you need (three independent pieces)
+
+| Piece                    | Provides                                   | Where it comes from                  |
+|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| `amodem` (Python)        | OFDM modulation/demodulation               | `pip install amodem` (any venv)       |
+| `libportaudio.so`        | sound I/O backend used by `amodem.audio`   | Debian package `libportaudio2` (+ dev symlink, see §2) |
+| Electrum `audio_modem`   | the plugin whose `_send`/`_recv` BAL reuses | built into Electrum                   |
+
+BAL shows the audio buttons only when the plugin is **enabled** (Tools →
+Plugins → Audio Modem) and `amodem` is importable.
+
+> On a headless/CI box there is no speaker/mic, but the channel can still be
+> verified with the **sink-monitor loopback** in §4.
+
+---
+
+## 2. The two line fixes (this is the part everyone forgets)
+
+Debian ships a versioned `libportaudio.so.2` but **not** the unversioned
+`libportaudio.so` that old `amodem` code uses, and `amodem` uses NumPy APIs
+removed in NumPy 2.x. Both fail **silently** (the plugin's `_send` runs the
+load inside a `WaitingDialog` thread without an `on_error` handler).
+
+### 2a. PortAudio unversioned symlink
+
+Install the dev package (creates the unversioned symlink), or create it by
+hand:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install libportaudio2 libportaudio-dev   # preferred
+# or, without the package:
+sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so.2 \
+           /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```bash
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+python3 -c "import amodem.audio; print(amodem.audio.Interface(config=None).load('libportaudio.so').call('GetVersionText'))"
+# b'PortAudio V19...'  <-- success
+```
+
+> **No-sudo alternative** (fine for one-shot tests): point `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`
+> at a directory containing a `libportaudio.so` symlink to the `.so.2`:
+> ```bash
+> mkdir -p /tmp/portaudio_stub
+> ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so.2 /tmp/portaudio_stub/libportaudio.so
+> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/tmp/portaudio_stub:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+> ```
+
+### 2b. amodem vs NumPy 2.x (`tostring` removed)
+
+`amodem` 1.16.0 calls `numpy.ndarray.tostring()`, removed in NumPy 2.x
+(≥ 2.4.6 dies with `AttributeError` on the first sample write, so **no carrier
+is ever emitted**). Either pin NumPy < 2, or patch the single line in the
+installed package:
+
+```bash
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+python3 -m pip install "numpy<2"   # option A (downgrade)
+# option B (patch; path depends on your site-packages):
+sed -i "s/sym.astype('int16').tostring()/sym.astype('int16').tobytes()/" \
+  "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/amodem/common.py"
+```
+
+> This must be done on **every** machine that receives/sends audio (both ends
+> of the channel use the same code), and again after reinstalling/upgrading
+> `amodem`.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Environment checklist (dev box, already applied)
+
+These were applied on the current dev box and do NOT need to be re-done:
+
+- `amodem` installed in the runtime venv (`1.16.0`).
+- `amodem/common.py` patched `tostring()` → `tobytes()`.
+- System symlink or `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` stub for `libportaudio.so`.
+- PulseAudio running; default sink `ALC236 Analog`, default source DMIC.
+
+Check them in one command:
+
+```bash
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+python3 - <<'EOF'
+import amodem, ctypes, numpy, zlib
+print("amodem", amodem.__version__)
+print("numpy", numpy.__version__, "(2.x needs the tobytes patch)")
+import amodem.audio
+amodem.audio.Interface(config=None).load("libportaudio.so")
+print("libportaudio.so loaded OK (symlink or LD_LIBRARY_PATH in place)")
+EOF
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Verifying the channel (no speakers/mic needed)
+
+Full **send → sink → sink-monitor → recv** round-trip on one machine:
+
+```bash
+# 1) route capture at the loop and remember the original source
+MON="$(pactl get-default-sink).monitor"; ORIG=$(pactl get-default-source)
+pactl set-default-source "$MON"
+
+# 2) run the round-trip (uses zlib-compressed payload like the plugin)
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+timeout 90 python3 /tmp/opencode/bal_audio_loopback.py
+#   expected: bitrate 1.0 kbps ... send done ... RECV OK
+
+# 3) restore the original source
+pactl set-default-source "$ORIG"
+```
+
+Any payload you like: `python3 /tmp/opencode/bal_audio_loopback.py "BALQR|1|1|0|hi"`.
+
+With real speakers + mic instead, skip the `pactl` swapping, put the devices
+close, keep volumes high, and run the same script.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Testing through the real GUI
+
+1. **Tools → (Plugins) → Audio Modem** → enable it. If asked for settings,
+   pick a bitrate: default `slowest()` is ~1.0–1.2 kbps (a ~2 KB will takes
+   ~15–20 s of audio); higher bitrates are faster but less robust.
+2. Wallet A → BAL will list → **Export → QR Codes → Audio…**
+   (the audio transport sends the raw newline-joined tx list, no BAL framing).
+3. Wallet B → will list → **Import via QR → Audio…** → wait for
+   "Waiting for audio (... kbps)…", a loading cursor while demodulating,
+   then the decoded slots appear → review/sign wizard opens.
+4. One machine only: apply the §4 monitor trick in the shell where Electrum
+   runs (export plays to the sink; import records from the sink monitor).
+
+---
+
+## 6. Troubleshooting
+
+| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
+|---------|-------|-----|
+| No sound at all, no error anywhere in the log | `libportaudio.so` not loadable (silent) | §2a symlink or `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` stub |
+| Sound played, "Timeout waiting for carrier" on the receive end | Capture routed to the wrong device / mic muted / no speakers | §4 monitor trick; `pactl` source check; raise volume; move devices closer |
+| "Decoding failed" after carrier, no payload | Send side died with numpy `tostring` → nothing modulated | §2b patch or `numpy<2` on BOTH machines |
+| Buttons "Audio…" missing in BAL dialogs | `audio_modem` disabled in Plugins, or `amodem` not importable in the running venv | Enable plugin; `pip install amodem` |
+| Audio too long / too slow | 1 kbps default | Raise bitrate in Audio Modem settings dialog |
+
+---
+
+## 7. No-sudo quick reference (all commands)
+
+```bash
+python3 -m pip install amodem
+mkdir -p /tmp/portaudio_stub
+ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so.2 /tmp/portaudio_stub/libportaudio.so
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/tmp/portaudio_stub:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+# numpy >= 2 (one of):
+pip install "numpy<2"   # or patch amodem/common.py tobytes
+```

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2568,3 +2568,700 @@ of a session, without requiring the normal wizard flow to have run first.
   `test_merge_will_validity_error_logs_without_crashing`.
 
 **Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 49. OP_RETURN support for heirs
+
+**Date:** 2026-07-30
+
+**Goal:** allow heirs to produce an OP_RETURN output instead of a regular BTC
+payment. An address prefixed with `OP_RETURN:` carries hex data (max 80 bytes);
+such heirs always have amount 0 and are excluded from the normal amount
+calculations (percentage normalization, dust checks, leftover redistribution).
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/heirs.py`
+  - `validate_heir`: new `OP_RETURN:<hex>` address validation (rejects non-hex,
+    > 80 bytes). OP_RETURN heirs are stored with amount `"0"` and carry the raw
+    hex data in the address field.
+  - `prepare_lists`: OP_RETURN heirs are skipped during amount calculation
+    (`normalize_perc`, dust checks). They are kept in the will but produce a
+    zero-value output.
+  - `buildTransactions`: when building the transaction, OP_RETURN heirs emit a
+    `OP_RETURN <hex>` scriptPubKey output with value 0, matching Bitcoin's
+    OP_RETURN output standard.
+  - `get_transactions`: OP_RETURN heirs are grouped with their locktime peers
+    but excluded from fee/dust arithmetic.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`
+  - Heir dialog / wizard: the address field accepts `OP_RETURN:` prefix and
+    shows a decoded-text message field when an OP_RETURN address is entered.
+  - `build_will` / `_build_success_report`: OP_RETURN heirs display the
+    decoded message text in the build report instead of a BTC address.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/lists.py`
+  - Heir list: OP_RETURN heirs display the decoded message in the address
+    column and show "0" for the amount.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/common.py`
+  - Re-export the new `validate_op_return_hex` helper for the GUI layer.
+
+- `tests/test_core_heirs.py`
+  - 8 new tests: OP_RETURN validation (valid hex, too long, non-hex), OP_RETURN
+    heirs excluded from amount calculations, OP_RETURN output shape in built
+    transactions, mixed OP_RETURN + regular heirs.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed production files: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 307 passed.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 50. Core extraction: GUI-free logic into bal/core/ (reminders, checkalive, input_rules); RLock pickle fix
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-05
+
+**Goal:** extract GUI-free business logic that was previously embedded in Qt
+widgets (`bal/gui/qt/widgets.py`) into standalone `bal/core/` modules, making
+them independently testable without Qt. Also fix a critical `copy.deepcopy(tx)`
+crash on Electrum 4.8 (`RLock` cannot be pickled) and improve wallet-DB
+persistence robustness.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/checkalive.py` (new)
+  - `resolve_date_to_check`: computes the effective check-alive timestamp from
+    will-settings and user type (BASIC uses `now()`; ADVANCED uses the stored
+    threshold). Extracted from `window.py init_class_variables`.
+  - `check_alive_expired`: pure-logic test for whether the check-alive has
+    passed. Previously duplicated inline in `window.py`.
+
+- `bal/core/reminders.py` (new)
+  - `compute_reminder_offsets`, `basic_reminder_offsets`, `BALCalendar.write_ics`,
+    `BALCalendar._ics_provider`: all calendar/reminder logic extracted from
+    `widgets.py`. Generates iCal (.ics) files with separate VEVENT entries per
+    reminder date. No Qt dependency.
+
+- `bal/core/input_rules.py` (new)
+  - `LockTimeRawEdit`, `LockTimeDateEdit`, `BalTimeEditWidget`,
+    `ThresholdTimeWidget`: GUI-free data models for locktime/threshold
+    validation and the Raw/Date selector logic. The Qt widgets in
+    `widgets.py` now thin-wrap these helpers.
+
+- `bal/core/heirs.py`
+  - Fixed `copy.deepcopy(tx)` failure on Electrum 4.8: the `Transaction`
+    object contains a `_thread.RLock` that cannot be pickled. Will-item
+    persistence now re-parses the transaction from its hex serialization
+    instead of deep-copying.
+  - Invalid heirs (sentinel values from failed builds) are now kept in the
+    wallet DB instead of being silently dropped, so the user can see and
+    correct them.
+
+- `bal/core/plugin_base.py`
+  - Minor adjustments to support the extracted modules.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/widgets.py`
+  - Major slim-down: business logic delegates to `bal/core/checkalive.py`,
+    `bal/core/reminders.py`, and `bal/core/input_rules.py`. Only Qt widget
+    creation and layout remain.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/calendar.py`
+  - Adapted to use `bal/core/reminders.py` for .ics generation.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`
+  - `init_class_variables` now calls `resolve_date_to_check` from
+    `bal/core/checkalive.py` instead of computing inline.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/common.py`
+  - Updated re-exports for the new core modules.
+
+- Tests reorganized: core-only tests moved to `tests/test_core_checkalive.py`,
+  `tests/test_core_reminders.py`, `tests/test_core_input_rules.py` (run
+  without Qt).
+
+- `tests/karen7`: fixture file compressed/updated for the new test structure.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed files: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 388 passed (significant increase due to new core test modules).
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 51. "Rebuild will on wallet close" setting (`REBUILD_ON_CLOSE`)
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-14
+
+**Goal:** add a new plugin setting that lets the plugin rebuild the will
+automatically when Electrum closes, skipping the full Build wizard. When
+enabled, closing Electrum triggers a one-shot prepare/inheritance flow
+(check, rebuild if needed, sign, broadcast) without showing the
+`BalBuildWillDialog`.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/plugin_base.py`
+  - New persisted config `REBUILD_ON_CLOSE = BalConfig(config,
+    "bal_rebuild_on_close", False)` (default OFF), with explanatory comment.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py`
+  - New "Rebuild on close" checkbox in the settings dialog, bound to
+    `REBUILD_ON_CLOSE`, with a tooltip explaining the behaviour. Added to the
+    "Reset to Default Setting" list.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`
+  - `on_close`: when `REBUILD_ON_CLOSE` is enabled, the close flow runs
+    the auto-rebuild path (check + rebuild + sign + push) instead of the
+    full wizard dialog. The legacy wizard-on-close path is kept when the
+    setting is OFF.
+
+- `tests/test_rebuild_on_close_setting.py` (new)
+  - 8 tests: default OFF, toggle/persist, close triggers rebuild when ON,
+    close skips rebuild when OFF, reset restores default.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed files: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 396 passed.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 52. Headless CLI layer (`bal/cli/`, `bal/cmdline.py`, `bal_*` daemon commands)
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-14
+
+**Goal:** expose the full BAL inheritance cycle via Electrum's command-line
+interface (daemon mode), without the Qt GUI. This enables scripting,
+automation, and headless server usage.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/cmdline.py` (new)
+  - Zip-import shim for Electrum's `gui_name='cmdline'` plugin loader.
+  - Follows the same `importlib` pattern as `qt.py` but never imports Qt.
+  - Re-exports `Plugin` from `bal.cli.plugin`.
+
+- `bal/cli/__init__.py` (new)
+  - Registers the `bal_*` commands with Electrum on import.
+
+- `bal/cli/plugin.py` (new)
+  - `Plugin(BalPlugin)` -- minimal entry point for the daemon (no Qt hooks,
+    no `bal_windows`).
+
+- `bal/cli/commands.py` (new)
+  - 30 `@plugin_command` async functions registered as `bal_*` commands:
+    settings (list/get/set/reset), heirs (list/show/add/update/delete/import/
+    export), will-executors (list/show/add/update/select/delete/ping/download/
+    import/export), will (status/check/prepare/sign/broadcast/export/
+    import_merge/invalidate/check_executor).
+  - Each command is a thin transport layer: validates args, delegates to
+    `BalController`, returns JSON-serializable results.
+
+- `bal/cli/controller.py` (new, ~1100 lines)
+  - `BalController` -- headless replica of `BalWindow`. Reads/writes wallet DB,
+    config, and will-executors without any Qt dependency.
+  - Methods mirror `BalWindow` flows: `load_willitems`, `save_willitems`,
+    `init_class_variables`, `build_inheritance_transaction`, `sign_transactions`,
+    `push_transactions_to_willexecutors`, `check_transactions`, `export_json_file`,
+    `merge_will_from_file`, `invalidate_will`.
+  - Domain exceptions (`WillExpiredException`, `HeirNotFoundException`, etc.)
+    are converted to `UserFacingException` with clear text.
+
+- `bal/manifest.json`
+  - `"available_for"` updated from `["qt"]` to `["qt", "cmdline"]`.
+
+- `bal/__init__.py`
+  - Added `from .cli import commands` to register `bal_*` commands on import
+    (both CLI pre-parse and GUI startup).
+
+- `tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py` (new)
+  - 4 tests: all `bal_*` commands registered, all are coroutines, no duplicate
+    registration, all args documented.
+
+- `tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py` (new)
+  - Offline CRUD tests for heirs, will-executors, settings, and will
+    import/export merge via `BalController` (no network).
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on new files: clean.
+- Full test suite: 427 passed.
+- `tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py`: all 4 tests pass.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 53. Auto-rebuild on new transactions (`AUTO_REBUILD`)
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-16
+
+**Goal:** when new transactions are detected in the wallet (e.g. incoming
+payments), automatically rebuild the will so the inheritance covers the
+new UTXOs. The delivery date is anticipated by one day to orphan the old
+will on-chain; an on-chain invalidation is only needed when the anticipated
+locktime crosses the Check Alive threshold.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/plugin_base.py`
+  - New persisted config `AUTO_REBUILD = BalConfig(config,
+    "bal_auto_rebuild", False)` (default OFF), with explanatory comment.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py`
+  - New "Auto-rebuild" checkbox in the settings dialog, bound to
+    `AUTO_REBUILD`, with a tooltip. Added to the "Reset to Default Setting"
+    list.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`
+  - New `_auto_rebuild_on_new_tx()` method: triggered when Electrum detects
+    a new transaction in the wallet. Runs the full prepare flow: check
+    coherence, rebuild with the anticipated locktime (delivery date minus 1
+    day), persist, sign (if passwordless), push to will-executors.
+  - When the anticipated locktime crosses the Check Alive threshold, returns
+    an invalidation transaction instead of auto-completing.
+  - Connected to Electrum's `new_transaction` signal.
+
+- `tests/test_auto_rebuild_on_new_tx.py` (new)
+  - 16 tests: AUTO_REBUILD default OFF, toggle/persist, rebuild triggers on
+    new tx, locktime anticipation by 1 day, threshold crossing returns
+    invalidation, passwordless wallet signs automatically, encrypted wallet
+    returns invalidation tx for manual signing.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed files: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 432 passed.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 54. CLI `bal_will_autorebuild` command
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-16
+
+**Goal:** expose the auto-rebuild flow (entry #53) as a headless CLI command,
+so scripts and daemons can trigger the one-shot check/rebuild/sign/push
+cycle without the Qt GUI.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/cli/commands.py`
+  - New `bal_will_autorebuild` async command (flag `nw`): runs the full
+    auto-rebuild flow via `BalController.auto_rebuild()`. Returns a JSON
+    object with `result` (`valid`, `no_heirs`, `invalidated`, `nothing`,
+    `needs_signing`, `rebuilt`) and, when applicable, the invalidation
+    transaction.
+
+- `bal/cli/controller.py`
+  - New `auto_rebuild()` method: headless replica of the GUI auto-rebuild
+    flow. Checks coherence, rebuilds with anticipated locktime, handles
+    threshold-crossing (returns invalidation tx), signs passwordless wallets
+    automatically, pushes to will-executors.
+
+- `tests/test_cli_autorebuild.py` (new)
+  - 10 tests: auto-rebuild returns `valid` when will is coherent, `rebuilt`
+    when rebuilt, `invalidated` with invalidation tx when threshold crossed,
+    `needs_signing` for encrypted wallets, `no_heirs` when heirs are missing.
+
+- `tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py`
+  - Updated `EXPECTED_COMMANDS` to include `bal_will_autorebuild`.
+
+- `tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py`
+  - Extended with auto-rebuild flow tests.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed files: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 438 passed.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## 55. Remove "Add transaction without willexecutor" from settings dialog
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-17
+
+**Goal (owner request):** the "Add transaction without willexecutor" checkbox
+was already available in the Will-Executor tab; showing it redundantly in the
+settings dialog created confusion. Remove it from the settings dialog and
+renumber the grid rows.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py`
+  - Removed the "Add transaction without willexecutor" checkbox
+    (`NO_WILLEXECUTOR`) from the settings dialog grid. The setting is still
+    functional (available from the Will-Executor tab and the wizard); only
+    the settings-dialog exposure was removed.
+  - Grid rows 5--16 renumbered to 4--15 to close the gap left by the removal.
+  - Removed the corresponding reset-button widget for `NO_WILLEXECUTOR` from
+    the "Reset to Default Setting" list.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ruff check` on changed file: no new errors.
+- Full test suite: 438 passed (unchanged).
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+## 56. QR / audio will transfer (chunked multi-QR export/import + review-and-sign wizard)
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-27
+
+**Goal (owner request):** export a will to another device via QR codes (with
+an optional audio channel on top), and import it there with a per-transaction
+review-and-sign flow. QR codes are chunked because a full will usually exceeds
+a single code's capacity.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/qrtransfer.py` (new, GUI-free): the wire format and chunk
+  scheduler — `BALQR{version}|{total}|{index}|{flags}|{payload}` frames,
+  `encode_transfer` / `decode_transfer`, `split_frames` / `parse_frame` /
+  `assemble`, optional `Z` (zlib+base64) compression at export, four chunk
+  presets (150/400/900/1800 bytes/frame, EC level M), plus
+  `preset_index_for_chunk_size` and the `QrTransferError` exception family.
+- `tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py` (new): round-trips (plain/compressed),
+  boundaries (exact-fit, size>payload, `|` in payload), min-size guard, bad
+  magic/version/numbers/flags, multi-frame reassembly, header consistency.
+- `bal/core/plugin_base.py`: new `QR_CHUNK_SIZE` config (default 150).
+- `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py`: settings-dialog row 16 "QR Code Size" combo
+  (4 presets) + reset button, visible in BASIC and ADVANCED.
+- `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`:
+  - `BalQrImage`: QR widget with MEDIUM error correction (Electrum's
+    `QRCodeWidget` is EC-L), reusing `draw_qr`.
+  - `WillQrExportDialog`: walks the frames (Prev/Next, "i of N" progress),
+    export filters **All / Valid / Valid-NC**, live chunk-preset selector,
+    **Auto slideshow** (toggle button + "QR codes per second" spinbox, stops on
+    the last frame and on filter/chunk changes), optional audio-send button.
+  - `WillQrImportDialog`: camera scan (Electrum `scan_qrcode_from_camera`,
+    one code at a time), manual paste fallback, slot grid (1..N) with
+    green=stored, total-mismatch reset, optional audio-receive that mirrors
+    the audio_modem `_recv` sink with a callback instead of `setText`.
+  - `WillTxReviewSignDialog`: per-transaction review (outputs via
+    `get_ui_address_str`, total outputs, fee) with Sign / Skip / Cancel and a
+    single wallet password; final page offers "Save signed file…" and
+    "Show signed QR…". Runs on the imported local copy only.
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`: `export_will_via_qr`, `import_will_via_qr`,
+  `get_audio_modem_plugin`, `_audio_send_payload`; `sign_transactions`
+  refactored into a byte-equivalent batch loop plus the reusable
+  `_prepare_and_sign_tx(…, txid, password)` single-transaction helper.
+- `bal/gui/qt/lists.py`: will-list menu gains **Export → QR Codes** and
+  **Import via QR**.
+- `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py` (new): export build/navigation/chunk
+  change, filters (Valid, Valid-NC, empty-revert), import frame flow,
+  assembly+decode, total-mismatch reset, manual entry.
+- `PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md`: the full spec (wire format, settings, export,
+  import, wizard checklist P0–P6, findings log).
+- Docs: `README.md` QR-transfer section; `QML_PLAN.md` updated (Phase 2
+  `BalQrTransferModel`, Phase 3 dedicated QML export/import pages, R6
+  mitigation rewritten, deferred-chunks note removed).
+
+**Audio channel caveats:**
+- The audio send/receive buttons only appear when Electrum's `audio_modem`
+  plugin is enabled *and* `amodem` + PortAudio are installed (not present in
+  the current dev runtime — verified F22). On that channel the transport
+  zlib-compresses internally, so no BAL framing/`Z` flag is used.
+- `WaitingDialog` requires a real `QWidget` parent and the plugin's `_recv`
+  hard-wires `parent.setText`, so receive uses a local mirror with a
+  callback sink.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `python3 tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py`: all pass.
+- `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py`: all pass.
+- Pytest batch `tests/test_core_*.py tests/test_gui_*.py`: 374 passed (only
+  the two pre-existing `test_bt_to_date_*` datetime compare failures remain).
+- `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/smoke_test.py
+  electrum.plugins.bal`: passed (clean import under real Electrum).
+- `ruff`: no new violations on changed files.
+
+**Audio-environment notes (dev box, discovered while testing):**
+- `amodem` 1.16.0 is old and uses `np.ndarray.tostring()`, removed in numpy 2.x;
+  the runtime venv (numpy 2.4.6) needs the one-line patch
+  `tostring()` → `tobytes()` in
+  `electrum/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/amodem/common.py` (done locally,
+  not in the repo). Any machine with numpy>=2 and this amodem version needs
+  the same patch (or numpy<2).
+- Electrum's `audio_modem` plugin hardcodes `libportaudio.so` (unversioned).
+  Debian/Ubuntu only ship `libportaudio.so.2`, so the load fails silently
+  inside the plugin's `_send` `WaitingDialog` (no `on_error` → no sound, no
+  message). Fix on the dev box:
+  `sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so`
+  (created by the `libportaudio-dev` package; a `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` stub works
+  without root). The audio buttons stay hidden unless the plugin is enabled
+  and available.
+- Verified on the dev box (no physical mic required) via a full
+  send→sink→monitor→recv round-trip: set the default PulseAudio source to
+  `<sink>.monitor` at receive time; payload returned byte-identical.
+
+**Follow-up fixes (same session, reported during audio testing):**
+- `WillItem.__init__` now defaults `status` to `""` instead of `None`. A
+  `WillItem` built from a bare `{"tx": ...}` (QR/audio import, clipboard
+  merge) crashed in `set_status` with
+  `unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'str'` during the
+  validity pass / `IMPORTED` marking.
+- `BalWindow.invalidate_will` guards a missing `date_to_check` (first-action
+  case) like `merge_will` already did, fixing
+  `AttributeError: 'BalWindow' object has no attribute 'date_to_check'` when
+  invalidating before the periodic check initialized it.
+- Regression test `test_imported_item_status_not_none` added to
+  `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py`; QR GUI suite 12/12, batch 377 passed.
+---
+
+## 57. Name the real cause of a failed build instead of guessing
+
+**Date:** 2026-09-04
+
+**Goal (owner request):** the "Building Will" report was hard to read and often
+misleading.
+
+1. The long "could not build the will" block was printed entirely in amber
+   (`COLOR_WARNING`), which the owner reported as barely legible.
+2. Whenever the build produced nothing, the dialog printed a FIXED list of
+   three "possible reasons" (low balance / dust shares / check-alive later than
+   the delivery date) regardless of what had actually happened. In a case
+   reproduced from the owner's log all three were false, and the real cause
+   (no delivery date left to build) was not even in the list.
+3. The "Checking your will" row had the same problem: the single sentence
+   "Found CHANGES to the DATE or the HEIRS" was shown for five different
+   situations, including one where it is plainly wrong - funds received, where
+   neither the date nor the heirs changed.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/heirs.py`
+  - `Heirs.__init__` / `buildTransactions`: new `last_build_error` attribute
+    recording WHY a build produced no transaction. Reset at the start of every
+    build, and set at each path that previously returned empty with no
+    explanation at all: `NO_HEIRS`, `NO_UTXO`, `NO_WILLEXECUTOR_USABLE`,
+    `NO_FUTURE_DATE`, `WILLEXECUTOR_FEE`, `WILLEXECUTOR_FEE_TOO_HIGH`,
+    `TX_BUILD_FAILED`, `WILLEXECUTOR_TX_ERROR`.
+  - Added a `processed_willexecutors` counter so that "the loop skipped every
+    will-executor" - which returned silently, with no log line whatsoever - is
+    told apart from "we tried and the build failed".
+  - Fixed a latent crash in the `prepare_transactions` exception handler. It
+    read `e.heirname` in order to auto-deselect the offending will-executor,
+    but NOTHING in the plugin sets that attribute any more (leftover from an
+    older exception design), so the lookup itself raised AttributeError and the
+    inner `except Exception: raise` re-raised THAT, aborting the whole build
+    with a confusing secondary error instead of the real one. The handler now
+    records `WILLEXECUTOR_TX_ERROR`, logs the actual exception together with
+    the will-executor it happened on, and moves on to the next one - which is
+    what the original code was clearly trying to do.
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`
+  - New `msg_alert()`: an amber warning sign (U+26A0, written as a numeric HTML
+    entity so the source stays ASCII) followed by text in the theme's default
+    colour. Colour is what ATTRACTS attention, not what is read, so it is kept
+    on the sign alone; the message body stays readable and still works under
+    the dark theme, where a hard-coded black would disappear.
+  - New `_build_failure_message()`: maps `last_build_error` to ONE specific
+    sentence. When the code is missing or unrecognised it SAYS the cause could
+    not be determined and lists what to check, instead of asserting three
+    guesses as if they were the only possibilities.
+  - New `_check_failure_message()`: replaces the single "Found CHANGES to the
+    DATE or the HEIRS" line with seven precise messages, reusing the detail the
+    exceptions already carry (heir name, will-executor URL, old and new fee
+    rate). The two plain `NotCompleteWillException` cases are told apart
+    STRUCTURALLY (raised with no argument vs. with one), not by matching
+    message text, which would be fragile. No new exception classes were added
+    (owner request).
+  - Added a dedicated `except BalanceTooLowException` handler. The exception
+    already carried the balance, the fees and the dust threshold, but was
+    falling through to the generic handler, which printed the raw technical
+    string in red and re-raised. It now shows the real figures.
+  - "Checking variables" row: `No Heirs` now uses `msg_alert()`. The
+    "Check Alive Threshold Passed" message deliberately STAYS red
+    (`COLOR_ERROR`) because it is the more urgent situation (owner request).
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/common.py`
+  - Re-export `BalanceTooLowException` from `core.heirs` so the Qt layer can
+    catch it.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `py_compile` clean on all 44 files of the package.
+- The real `msg_alert`, `_build_failure_message` and `_check_failure_message`
+  were extracted from the source via AST and executed against every reason code
+  and every exception type, with the exception hierarchy rebuilt from
+  `will.py`: 9 build cases and 8 check cases all produce the intended text.
+- NOT RUN: the official test suite. The machine used for this task (Windows)
+  has no importable `electrum` module, so `tests/` could not be executed.
+- Manually tested by the owner in Electrum 4.8.1: `NO_FUTURE_DATE`,
+  `WILLEXECUTOR_FEE` and `No Heirs` were all confirmed on screen.
+
+## 57. Remove all `copy.deepcopy` (ad-hoc copy helpers; `WillItem` copies serialize/deserialize)
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-28
+
+**Goal (owner request):** eliminate every `copy.deepcopy` from the codebase
+and replace it with ad-hoc copy methods; `WillItem` copies must be produced by
+serializing and deserializing the item rather than by deep-copying live
+runtime objects (which can hold a `threading.RLock` and cannot be pickled).
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/util.py`: new `copy_structure(value, _path="copy")` — the single
+  JSON-safe, deepcopy-free recursive cloner (dict / list / tuple cloned
+  structurally, JSON scalars kept as-is, any accidental runtime object coerced
+  to `str` + logged). It replaces the old `heirs._json_safe` implementation.
+- `bal/core/heirs.py`: `_json_safe` is now a thin backward-compatible alias of
+  `bal.core.util.copy_structure`; `Heirs.save` behaviour is unchanged.
+- `bal/core/will.py`:
+  - `WillItem.__init__` on a `WillItem` argument no longer does
+    `self.__dict__ = w.__dict__.copy()` + `copy.deepcopy`; instead it
+    serializes (`to_dict()`) and deserializes: the tx is re-parsed into a fresh
+    object, `STATUS` is rebuilt from a clone, and heirs / will-executors are
+    cloned recursively, so the copy shares no mutable state with the source.
+  - New `WillItem.copy(wallet=None)` (serialize/deserialize round trip; re-adds
+    wallet tx info when a wallet is passed) and the static
+    `WillItem.copy_status_table(table)` used for the `STATUS` tables.
+  - `to_dict()` now also emits `Father` / `Children` so the round trip is
+    faithful.
+  - `normalize_will` routes copies through the constructor / `copy()`.
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py` and `bal/cli/controller.py`: the Build-will flow now
+  uses `copy_structure(...)` instead of `copy.deepcopy(...)` for heirs and
+  will-executors.
+- Dropped now-unused `import copy` (`will.py`, `controller.py`, `qt/common.py`,
+  `qt/window.py`).
+- Tests updated to the same helpers: STATUS tables via
+  `WillItem.copy_status_table`, heirs / built dicts via `copy_structure`
+  (`test_core_will.py`, `test_core_will_invalidate.py`,
+  `test_heir_relative_anchor.py`, `test_anticipate_manual_locktime.py`,
+  `test_no_willexecutor_karen7.py`, `test_reproduce_none_type.py`,
+  `test_group_e_mock_karen7.py`, `test_group_e_karen7_invalidate.py`,
+  `sim_update_flows.py`).
+
+**Verification:**
+- Full offline batch `tests/test_core_*.py tests/test_gui_*.py`: 377 passed,
+  only the two pre-existing `test_bt_to_date_*` datetime compare failures
+  remain (identical to HEAD — no regression; `test_heir_relative_anchor`
+  isolated-file failure is pre-existing test-pollution at HEAD too).
+- Ad-hoc semantics check: `copy()`/ctor copy share no mutable state with the
+  source (mutating source heirs/STATUS does not leak into the copy and vice
+  versa), `copy_status_table` returns fresh lists, `normalize_will` runs.
+- `ruff` on all touched files: no new violations (4 findings, all pre-existing
+  at HEAD).
+- `tests/smoke_test.py electrum.plugins.bal`: passed.
+- `python3 build_zip.py`: 45 files, 343591 bytes, sha256 `aa8f8154…`;
+  `tests/external_zip_test.py bal-electrum-plugin.zip`: passed (Plugin class
+  loads via the zipimport shim).
+
+**Outcome:** DONE.
+
+---
+
+## Next. Animated-QR interop (BC-UR v1/v2, BBQR)
+
+**Date:** 2026-09-08
+
+**Goal:** Let BAL export/import a will not only as its own BAL QR frame format
+but also as BC-UR v1 (`ur:bytes`, BC32 + SHA-256), BC-UR v2 (`ur:bytes`, CBOR
+bytewords-minimal fountain codes) and BBQR (Coinkite `B$…`) animated-QR
+sequences, so transfers interoperate with Blockchain Commons / Coldcard-style
+tools and BitKit. Codecs must be stdlib-only and the export must keep BAL QR
+as the default.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/core/animated_qr.py` (new): stdlib-only codec module.
+  - BC32 (bech32_bis checksum, XOR `0x3FFFFFFF`) encode/decode matching the
+    BCR-2020-004/005 reference vectors.
+  - bytewords-minimal encode/decode (BCR-2020-012) with CRC-32 rejection;
+    the word list was transcribed verbatim from the reference C++.
+  - BC-UR v2: CBOR part writer/reader, CRC-32, `choose_fragments`
+    (xoshiro256** + alias + ary-threshold sampler) and XOR-based fountain
+    mixing/solving; emits a redundant mixed wave for loss tolerance.
+  - BC-UR v1: multipart with SHA-256 digest and single-part digest-less
+    frames; `1of1` handling.
+  - BBQR: base32 (encoding `2`), hex (uppercase, `H`) and zlib (lowercase,
+    `Z`, automatic compression fallback) frames; out-of-order reconstruction.
+  - One `AnimatedQrSession` + `detect_format` + `parse_for_detection` for
+    auto-detecting the incoming format and keying the GUI debounce.
+  - Safety caps: `_MAX_SESSION_PARTS = 20000`, `_MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES = 32 MB`,
+    zlib-bomb guard, `TransferConflictError`/`SessionLimitError`.
+- `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`:
+  - Export page (`BalQrExportWidget`) gained a **Format** selector
+    (BAL QR default, BC-UR v1, BC-UR v2, BBQR) reusing the QR-size presets,
+    with per-format intro/format-hint text.
+  - Import page (`BalQrImportWidget`) now routes every frame through
+    `parse_for_detection` + `AnimatedQrSession.add_part`, auto-detecting the
+    format and resetting when the transfer's session key changes; the
+    review/sign step resolves the session and decodes parts uniformly.
+  - `qr_import_accept_frame` generalised to
+    `(state, fmt, session_key, frame_total, index, payload, stable_reads=2)`.
+- `tests/test_core_animated_qr.py` (new, 32 tests): BC32 spec vectors,
+  bytewords round-trip/CRC, C++ reference-frame decode+re-encode parity
+  (single-part 12B, seq_len=2, seq_len=7), fountain solve with missing pure
+  part, out-of-order/duplicate handling, single/multipart UR v1, BBQR
+  Z/2/H round-trips, runt last part, zlib-bomb guard, detection positive/
+  negative.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+- `tests/test_core_animated_qr.py`: 32/32 pass.
+- `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py` (now 36 tests) + `test_gui_export_dialogs.py`: pass.
+- `ruff` clean on `animated_qr.py`, `dialogs.py` and both test files;
+  `pyright` 0 errors on the touched modules.
+- `tests/smoke_test.py electrum.plugins.bal`, `python3 build_zip.py` and
+  `external_zip_test.py` all pass.
+- Full regression: 462 passed; only pre-existing failures remain
+  (`test_bt_to_date_*`, will-invalidate fee, unrelated `sign_transactions`
+  stub test).
+
+**Notes / caveats:**
+
+- A real bug was found & fixed during this work: `_ur2_part_cost` used
+  `2 * body_len` but `bytewords_minimal_encode` appends a 4-byte CRC, so every
+  UR v2 frame was undercounted by 8 characters and could overflow the QR
+  budget for large transfers.
+- UR v1 multipart emits the digest-carrying `1of1/<digest>/<frag>` form for a
+  single part (both headered and headerless single parts are accepted on
+  import); this keeps deterministic digest verification.
+- Imported payloads are UTF-8 text; the codec sessions do not decode raw
+  binary transfer blobs.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE (uncommitted).
+
+---
+
+## Animated-QR bugfix: QVideoSink signal wiring + will-export JSON crash
+
+**Date:** 2026-09-08
+
+**Goal:** Fix two runtime crashes found by manual testing of the QR paths.
+
+**What changed:**
+
+- `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`:
+  - `_start_scan`/`_stop_scan` used `QVideoSink.videoFrame.connect/.disconnect`,
+    but on PyQt6 `videoFrame` is the frame **getter method**, not a signal —
+    this raised ``AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no
+    attribute 'connect'`` on camera scan. Switched to the `videoFrameChanged`
+    signal (same wiring Electrum's `QrReaderVideoSurface` uses).
+  - `_stop_scan` now tolerates `AttributeError` when disconnecting the sink
+    and guards the `errorOccurred` disconnect too, so a mid-init failure can
+    never cascade into a second uncaught exception.
+  - `_whole_will_json` (whole-will QR export) serialized ``WillItem.to_dict()``
+    with plain `json.dumps`, crashing with ``TypeError: Object of type
+    Transaction is not JSON serializable`` (the ``tx`` field holds a real
+    ``Transaction``). Now uses Electrum's `MyEncoder`, matching `write_json_file`.
+- `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py`: new `test_import_start_stop_scan_signal_wiring`
+  drives the real `QVideoSink` life-cycle with a mocked camera and fails if
+  the signal name regresses to `videoFrame`.
+- `tests/test_gui_export_dialogs.py`: new
+  `test_qr_whole_will_json_serializes_transaction` covers the JSON export.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+- `pytest tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py tests/test_gui_export_dialogs.py -q`: pass.
+- Full offline batch `tests/test_core_*.py tests/test_gui_*.py`: 444 passed.
+- Regression test flips correctly (fails when reverted to the buggy call).
+- `ruff` clean on touched files; `tests/smoke_test.py`, `build_zip.py`,
+  `external_zip_test.py` all pass.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE (uncommitted).

COMPATIBILITY.md

@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ is updated to mark them as supported.
 See [`README.md`](README.md) for supported Electrum versions (currently 4.7.2
 and 4.8.0).
 
+## QR wire-format compatibility
+
+BAL exports/imports wills as QR codes. **BAL QR** (the default) is the plugin's
+own frame format and is only understood by BAL itself. The export page also
+supports **BC-UR v1**, **BC-UR v2** and **BBQR**:
+
+| Format    | Wire appearance            | Interop target                                       |
+|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
+| BAL QR    | `BALQR1\|total\|index\|…`  | Past/other BAL versions (default, always exported)   |
+| BC-UR v1  | `ur:bytes/<bc32>`          | Blockchain Commons / Coldcard-style UR (BC32, SHA-256 digest, part counts per part) |
+| BC-UR v2  | `ur:bytes/<seq>-<seqlen>/<bytewords>` | BC-UR 2.x fountain codes (CBOR parts, CRC-32, bytewords-minimal) |
+| BBQR      | `B$<enc><type><N><n>…`     | Coinkite BitKit / Coldcard's BBQR animated-QR mode   |
+
+Import auto-detects the format of each scanned code; out-of-order, duplicate
+and (for UR v2) partially-lost fountain frames are handled. Interop is
+validation-tested against the reference C++ bc-ur encoder output and the
+BCR-2020-004/005 BC32 test vectors; it has not yet been cross-verified against
+third-party libraries (`ur`, `bbqr`, Coldcard firmwares).
+
 ## Reporting compatibility issues
 
 If you find a compatibility problem not listed here, please open an issue on

HANDOFF.md

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ bal/                         <- the plugin package (this is what ships in the ZI
   __init__.py                <- package docstring (no version here anymore)
   manifest.json              <- plugin manifest, "version" field (SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH for the version)
   qt.py                      <- zipimport shim used when loaded as an external ZIP plugin
+  cmdline.py                 <- CLI entry-point shim (Electrum gui_name='cmdline')
   core/
     plugin_base.py           <- get_version() reads the version from manifest.json (zip-safe)
     heirs.py                 <- HEIRS + transaction building (prepare_lists,
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ bal/                         <- the plugin package (this is what ships in the ZI
     willexecutors.py         <- remote will-executor services handling (is_selected / is_valid,
                                 parallel push/check).
     util.py                  <- locktime parsing/most helpers (timestamps only).
+    checkalive.py            <- resolve_date_to_check, check_alive_expired (GUI-free).
+    reminders.py             <- compute_reminder_offsets, BALCalendar .ics generation (GUI-free).
+    input_rules.py           <- locktime/threshold data models, Raw/Date selector logic (GUI-free).
+  cli/                       <- headless command-line layer (no Qt)
+    __init__.py              <- registers bal_* commands on import
+    commands.py              <- bal_* daemon commands (@plugin_command, async, thin transport)
+    controller.py            <- BalController: headless replica of BalWindow (no Qt)
+    plugin.py                <- CLI Plugin entry point (extends BalPlugin, no Qt hooks)
   gui/qt/
     common.py                <- shared imports; every gui module does
                                 `from .common import *`. Add new shared imports HERE.
@@ -80,7 +89,6 @@ bal/                         <- the plugin package (this is what ships in the ZI
   wallet_util/               <- standalone wallet-inspection helpers, no Qt
 tests/                       <- standalone test scripts (see Section 3).
 docs/                        <- user manual + inheritance-options guide (.md sources).
-bal_cli.py                   <- headless CLI (heirs/will build/sign/push/check), no Qt.
 build_zip.py                 <- builds the shippable ZIP (36 files).
 CHANGELOG.md                 <- numbered task log (English).
 .agent_memory_tasks.md       <- terse internal memory notes per task batch.
@@ -295,8 +303,8 @@ See Section 5 for details.
   update `GITEA_TOKEN` env var or `~/.git-credentials`, then retry.
 - Older PR history (pre-`main` direct workflow): **#13** (v0.4.7), **#14**
   (docs/DUST section + translation), **#15** (v0.4.8), **#4** (v0.6.1 —
-  manifest.json version). All merged into `main`.
-- Releases: latest is **v0.6.1**; v0.6.0 and v0.5.18 before it; the older
+  manifest.json version); all merged into `main`.
+- Releases: latest is **v0.7.0**; v0.6.1, v0.6.0 and v0.5.18 before it; the older
   v0.2.x line is kept in history.
 
 ---
@@ -346,6 +354,11 @@ See Section 5 for details.
 - **#47 / #48 (post-v0.6.1)** — `is_selected`/`is_valid` fee bounds (extremes
   allowed) and the `merge_will` missing-`date_to_check` crash fix (see
   CHANGELOG).
+- **v0.7.0** — OP_RETURN heirs; core extraction (checkalive, reminders,
+  input_rules); RLock pickle fix; `REBUILD_ON_CLOSE`; headless CLI layer
+  (`bal/cli/`, `bal/cmdline.py`, 30 `bal_*` commands); `AUTO_REBUILD` on new
+  transactions; `bal_will_autorebuild` CLI command; removed redundant
+  "Add transaction without willexecutor" from settings dialog.
 
 ### Open / suspended / backlog items (see `.agent_memory_tasks.md` for detail)
 - **SUSPENDED — "(UTC)" label in the wizard.** The owner asked to show an
@@ -379,3 +392,85 @@ See Section 5 for details.
    push to `origin/main`, then run `./make-release.sh` to create the Gitea
    **Release** with the ZIP + signatures attached (it becomes the owner's
    "Latest" download). Always give the owner the Release URL.
+
+### In progress: QR / audio will transfer (branch `feature/bal-qr-transfer`)
+
+- The full QR-transfer feature (P0–P6) is implemented, tested and committed on
+  `feature/bal-qr-transfer` (commits `d288b55`, `ce3e36d`, pushed to
+  `origin`). PR creation URL:
+  `https://bitcoin-after.life/gitea/bitcoinafterlife/bal-electrum-plugin/pulls/new/feature/bal-qr-transfer`
+- Included: core scheduler (`bal/core/qrtransfer.py`), `QR_CHUNK_SIZE`
+  setting (4 export presets), export/import dialogs + review/sign wizard +
+  lists/window wiring, export filters, auto slideshow with per-second rate +
+  loop option, audio send/receive buttons, and the crash fixes
+  (`status` default, `invalidate_will` guard). Docs: README, CHANGELOG entry
+  56, QML_PLAN, `AUDIO_MODEM_DEBIAN.md`.
+- Follow-up refactor (CHANGELOG entry 57): all `copy.deepcopy` removed —
+  `copy_structure()` in `bal/core/util.py`, `WillItem.copy()` / ctor
+  serialize/deserialize, `copy_status_table()`. Working tree clean after the
+  branch's three commits.
+- Verification: batch 377 passed / 2 pre-existing `test_bt_to_date_*`
+  failures; ruff no new violations; smoke + `build_zip.py` +
+  external-zip OK; pyright clean. The isolated
+  `test_heir_relative_anchor.py::test_karen7_frozen_delivery_not_expired`
+  failure is pre-existing test pollution (fails identically on clean HEAD,
+  passes inside the full batch) — not caused by entry 57.
+- Remaining: manual on-device walkthrough of the QR path (and, if wanted,
+  the audio path — buttons only appear when the `audio_modem` plugin +
+  `amodem` are installed; see the prerequisites below).
+
+### In progress: animated-QR interop (BC-UR v1/v2, BBQR)
+
+- `bal/core/animated_qr.py` implements stdlib-only codecs for **BC-UR v1**
+  (BC32 + SHA-256 digest; the bech32_bis checksum variant per
+  BCR-2020-004/005), **BC-UR v2** (CBOR part structure, bytewords-minimal,
+  CRC-32, xoshiro256-based fountain with alias-sampled mixing) and **BBQR**
+  (Coinkite `B$…` base32/hex/zlib frames), plus one shared
+  `AnimatedQrSession` with `detect_format` auto-detection and
+  `parse_for_detection` frame identity for the GUI debounce.
+- Current status as of this session: reference parity, GUI, and tests done;
+  not yet committed.
+  - **BC32/bytewords/codec parity:** BC32 reproduces the BCR-2020-004/005
+    test vectors (`Hello, world`, `Hello world`, the long seed vector);
+    bytewords-minimal round-trips with CRC rejection; UR v2 part encode +
+    decode is byte-exact against the reference C++ bc-ur encoder for a
+    single part, seq_len=2 (12 frames) and seq_len=7 (3 sampled mixes),
+    validating CBOR framing, bytewords, alias+ary-threshold sampling,
+    xoshiro256** and the XOR mix.
+  - **Sessions:** UR v2 single-part (no seq header), out-of-order frames,
+    duplicate drops, solve with a missing pure fragment (a second redundant
+    mixed wave is emitted by `ur2_frames`), UR v1 single-part
+    (digest-less `ur:bytes/<bc32>` accepted) and multipart, BBQR full-frame
+    decode in any order for Z/2/H encodings.
+  - **Safety:** `_MAX_SESSION_PARTS = 20000`, `_MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES = 32 MB`,
+    `TransferConflictError` on a frame from a different transfer,
+    `SessionLimitError`, BBQR zlib-bomb guard, UTF-8 payloads only.
+  - **GUI:** `BalQrExportWidget` gained a Format selector (BAL QR default,
+    BC-UR v1, BC-UR v2, BBQR) reusing the QR-size presets; the importer now
+    routes every frame through `detect_format` +
+    `AnimatedQrSession.add_part` with the shared
+    `qr_import_accept_frame(state, fmt, session_key, frame_total, index,
+    payload, stable_reads=2)` debounce (reset on session-key change).
+    `_review_and_sign` resolves the session to the transfer text and decodes
+    parts uniformly across formats.
+  - **Verification:** `tests/test_core_animated_qr.py` (32 tests incl. the
+    C++-reference parity vectors and BC32 spec vectors) and the extended
+    `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py` pass; ruff clean on the new/changed
+    files; pyright 0 errors; smoke test, `build_zip.py` and
+    `external_zip_test.py` green. Only the pre-existing failures remain
+    (`test_bt_to_date_*`, fee-exceeds-balance, karen7 pollution).
+  - **Any remaining work:** manual on-device walkthrough of the QR path with
+    the new formats; optionally validate against third-party libraries
+    (`ur`, `bbqr`) once available; add the docstrings/branch notes already
+    captured in `ag1.md`/`ag2.md` context where needed.
+
+**Dev-box audio prerequisites (audio_modem channel):**
+See `AUDIO_MODEM_DEBIAN.md` — the full Debian setup + verification, with the
+two pitfalls (unversioned `libportaudio.so`, numpy>=2 `tostring` removal):
+- `sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so.2 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libportaudio.so`
+  (the unversioned name the plugin loads; Debian ships only `.so.2`).
+- numpy>=2 patch in `electrum/env/.../amodem/common.py`: `tostring()` →
+  `tobytes()` (already applied locally). Both are runtime-env fixes, not repo
+  changes; see CHANGELOG entry 56.
+- To loop-test on one machine without speakers/mic: during receive,
+  `pactl set-default-source <sink>.monitor` (restore after).

PLAN_CMDLINE_PLUGIN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+# Piano: supporto da riga di comando (CLI) per il plugin BAL
+
+> **Stato**: solo piano. Nessun codice viene modificato finché il piano non viene approvato.
+>
+> **Versione di riferimento**: commit `2221389` (`core: anchor relative locktime/threshold recipes...`), working tree pulito.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Obiettivo
+
+Rendere il plugin **Bitcoin After Life** utilizzabile da riga di comando / daemon
+di Electrum, senza GUI Qt, esponendo comandi per:
+
+1. **Willexecutors** — elenco, aggiunta, modifica, selezione, eliminazione, import/export, ping, download lista.
+2. **Heirs** — elenco, aggiunta, modifica, eliminazione, import/export.
+3. **Impostazioni** — lettura e modifica (`settings set chiave=valore`), reset a default.
+4. **Will** — ciclo di vita completo: visualizza stato, check di coerenza, prepara/ricostruisci, firma, import/merge, esporta, invalida, trasmette ai will-executor, verifica lato will-executor (searchtx).
+
+Il tutto riusando **esclusivamente la logica già presente in `bal/core/`** (che è
+già GUI-free) e senza importare mai PyQt.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Stato attuale (verificato sul codice)
+
+### 2.1 Meccanica di Electrum (4.8.0, checkout `electrum/`)
+
+Ho verificato sul codice reale (`electrum/commands.py`, `electrum/plugin.py`,
+`electrum/daemon.py`, `run_electrum`) i punti che governano i comandi dei plugin:
+
+- **Registrazione comandi**: `@plugin_command(s, plugin_name)` in
+  `electrum/commands.py:2317`. Un comando plugin:
+  - è **sempre** un `async def`;
+  - viene registrato come `bal_<nome_funzione>` su `Commands` (quindi anche nel parser CLI);
+  - **forza il flag `'n'`** (richiede rete/daemon): *tutti* i comandi plugin richiedono un daemon in esecuzione e NON funzionano con `--offline`;
+  - alla chiamata inietta `plugin = daemon._plugins.get_plugin('bal')` (riga 2337).
+- **Pre-parse CLI** (`run_electrum` riga 425): `Plugins(tmp_config, cmd_only=True)` importa solo l'`__init__.py` di ogni plugin abilitato per registrare i comandi nel parser. In modalità `cmd_only` il filtro `available_for` viene **saltato** (`plugin.py:128`), ma serve `config['plugins.bal.enabled'] is True` (`plugin.py:117`).
+- **Daemon** (`daemon.py:626`): `Plugins(self.config, 'cmdline')`. Qui il filtro `available_for` **vale**: il plugin deve dichiarare `"cmdline"`.
+- **Caricamento entry-point** (`plugin.py:622`): il daemon importa `electrum.plugins.bal.<gui_name>` con `gui_name='cmdline'`, quindi serve un modulo `bal/cmdline.py` con una classe `Plugin`.
+- **Iniezione wallet**: il decorator `@command` (righe 170-194) gestisce i flag:
+  - `'w'` → risolve e inietta `wallet` da `daemon.get_wallet(wallet_path)` (il wallet deve essere già caricato con `electrum load_wallet`);
+  - `'p'` → richiede `--password` (o wallet già sbloccato) per le operazioni di firma.
+- **Output**: il valore di ritorno del comando viene stampato come JSON da `run_electrum` (righe 626-630); in modalità daemon gli errori `UserFacingException` vengono stampati con exit code 1.
+
+### 2.2 Il plugin (bal v0.6.1)
+
+- `bal/core/` è già GUI-free e contiene tutta la logica riutilizzabile:
+  - `heirs.py` — `Heirs` (dict persistito in wallet DB, chiave `"heirs"`), validazione (`validate_heir`, `_validate`), `import_file`/`export_file`, `get_transactions`/`buildTransactions`.
+  - `willexecutors.py` — `Willexecutors` (config `bal_willexecutors`, chiave per `chainname`), `get_willexecutors`, `save`, `initialize_willexecutor`, `is_selected`, `is_valid`, `ping_servers_parallel`, `push_transactions_parallel`, `check_transactions_parallel`, `check_transaction`, `download_list`, `get_willexecutors_list_from_json`.
+  - `will.py` — `Will` (statiche) e `WillItem` (stato per-tx: `VALID/COMPLETE/PUSHED/CHECKED/...`), `is_will_valid`, `check_will`, `check_willexecutors_and_heirs`, `invalidate_will`, `normalize_will`, `get_min_locktime`, `get_tx_from_any`, `set_check_willexecutor`, `save_valid_transactions_to_history`.
+  - `plugin_base.py` — `BalPlugin` (tutte le `BalConfig`: chiavi `bal_*`), `BalTimestamp`, `get_version`, registrazione dei dict `heirs`/`will`/`will_settings` nel wallet DB.
+  - `checkalive.py` — `resolve_date_to_check`, `check_alive_expired` (riferimento temporale unico per ogni check).
+  - `util.py` — `Util` (locktime, quantità, confronto tx/heirs, `get_available_utxos`, `fix_will_settings_tx_fees`).
+- `bal/gui/qt/window.py` — `BalWindow` contiene i flussi da **replicare in headless** (non riusabile direttamente perché legato a Qt):
+  - `init_will` (riga 151), `load_willitems`/`save_willitems` (120/129),
+  - `init_class_variables` (618) e `build_will` (397),
+  - `build_inheritance_transaction` (678) → il flusso completo "prepara will",
+  - `sign_transactions` (952), `ask_password_and_sign_transactions` (1084),
+  - `push_transactions_to_willexecutors` (1164), `broadcast_transactions` (1127),
+  - `check_transactions_task`/`check_transactions` (1414/1464),
+  - `export_json_file` (1246), `merge_will` (1264), `merge_will_from_file` (1348), `_load_will_file` (1406),
+  - `invalidate_will` (917).
+- `bal/manifest.json`: `"available_for": ["qt"]`, `"version": "0.6.1"`.
+- `build_zip.py`: cammina ricorsivamente su `bal/` (esclude `__pycache__`, `.pyc`), quindi **includerà automaticamente** i nuovi file di `bal/cli/` e `bal/cmdline.py`.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Architettura proposta
+
+```
+bal/
+  __init__.py        # MODIFICATO: importa ``from .cli import commands`` (registra i comandi)
+  cmdline.py         # NUOVO: shim zip-safe (come qt.py) che ri-espone Plugin da bal.cli.plugin
+  cli/
+    __init__.py      # NUOVO
+    commands.py      # NUOVO: tutti i @plugin_command (async), sottili, delegano al controller
+    controller.py    # NUOVO: BalController — facciata headless per-wallet (replica di BalWindow senza Qt)
+    plugin.py        # NUOVO: class Plugin(BalPlugin) — entry-point per il daemon (gui_name='cmdline')
+  manifest.json      # MODIFICATO: available_for = ["qt", "cmdline"]
+```
+
+Principi:
+
+- **`bal/cli/` non importa mai Qt** (stessa regola di `bal/core/`). Può importare solo `bal.core`, `electrum.*` e stdlib.
+- **`commands.py` = livello di trasporto**: firma `async def bal_x(self, wallet=None, plugin=None, ...)`, valida/parsa argomenti, chiama il controller, ritorna strutture JSON-serializzabili. Zero logica di business.
+- **`controller.py` = il cuore**: replica i passi GUI-free di `BalWindow`, ma con errori espressi come eccezioni (i messaggi GUI `show_message`/`show_error` diventano raise/ritorni), e persiste esplicitamente su wallet DB.
+- **`plugin.py`** è quasi vuoto: eredita `BalPlugin.__init__` e basta (serve solo perché Electrum istanzi `module.Plugin(self, config, name)`).
+- **Nessuna dipendenza nuova** richiesta: `aiohttp`, `dns` e il resto sono già usati da `bal/core`.
+
+### 3.1 Perché i comandi richiedono il daemon
+
+`plugin_command` forza il flag `'n'` in `commands.py:2321-2322`. Conseguenza
+architetturale da documentare chiaramente:
+
+```
+electrum daemon -d                 # avvia il daemon (rete + plugin cmdline)
+electrum load_wallet               # carica/sblocca il wallet
+electrum bal_heirs_list            # i comandi BAL girano contro il daemon
+```
+
+Questa è la stessa limitazione di tutti gli altri plugin con comandi CLI
+(es. `swapserver`, `nwc`). Non è aggirabile senza hackare `plugin_command`, che
+escludiamo dal piano.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Modifiche ai file esistenti
+
+### 4.1 `bal/manifest.json`
+- `"available_for": ["qt", "cmdline"]`.
+
+Nessun cambio di versione necessario per lo sviluppo; la versione si alzerà in
+`make-release.sh` come già avviene.
+
+### 4.2 `bal/__init__.py`
+- Aggiungere in fondo:
+  ```python
+  # Registra i comandi CLI (bal_*) appena Electrum importa il pacchetto,
+  # sia in modalità cmd_only (pre-parse) sia nel daemon.
+  from . import cli  # noqa: F401  (importa bal.cli.commands, che registra i @plugin_command)
+  ```
+  (oppure `from .cli import commands` esplicito).
+- Accortezza: `bal/cli/commands.py` deve essere importabile **senza Qt** e senza
+  effetti collaterali pesanti, perché viene importato anche nel pre-parse CLI e
+  all'avvio della GUI.
+
+### 4.3 `build_zip.py`
+- Nessuna modifica obbligatoria: il walker include già `cli/` e `cmdline.py`.
+- **Opzionale (consigliato)**: aggiungere una stampa di avviso quando l'archivio
+  contiene sia `cmdline.py` che `qt.py`, e verificare che `manifest.json` abbia
+  entrambi i valori in `available_for`.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Nuovi file
+
+### 5.1 `bal/cmdline.py` (shim, ~stesso schema di `qt.py`)
+
+Riproduce il pattern zip-safe di `qt.py` (creazione dei package intermedi in
+`sys.modules`, import via `importlib.import_module`), ma punta a
+`bal.cli.plugin`:
+
+```python
+Plugin = _plugin_module.Plugin
+```
+
+### 5.2 `bal/cli/plugin.py`
+
+```python
+class Plugin(BalPlugin):
+    def __init__(self, parent, config, name):
+        BalPlugin.__init__(self, parent, config, name)
+```
+
+Niente hook Qt, niente `bal_windows`. Il daemon lo istanzia quando
+`get_plugin('bal')` viene chiamato dal wrapper di `plugin_command`.
+
+### 5.3 `bal/cli/controller.py` — `BalController`
+
+Facciata per-wallet che incapsula lo stato e i flussi. Attributi (speculari a
+`BalWindow`):
+- `plugin` (il `BalPlugin`/`Plugin` iniettato),
+- `wallet` (iniettato da Electrum),
+- `will_settings` (da `plugin.WILL_SETTINGS.get()` + `Util.fix_will_settings_tx_fees`),
+- `heirs` (`Heirs(wallet)` validati),
+- `willexecutors` (`Willexecutors.get_willexecutors(plugin)`),
+- `willitems` (da `wallet.db.get_dict("will")` → `WillItem(w, wallet=wallet)`),
+- `date_to_check` (via `resolve_date_to_check`).
+
+Metodi principali (replicano le funzioni Qt, senza dialoghi):
+
+| Metodo | Replica di (`window.py`) | Note |
+|---|---|---|
+| `load_willitems()` | 120 | Costruisce i `WillItem` dal dict `will` del wallet DB. |
+| `save_willitems()` | 129 | `to_dict()` con `tx` serializzato a stringa, `json.dumps` di prova, scrittura su `wallet.db` + `wallet.save_db()`. |
+| `init_class_variables()` | 618 | `date_to_check`, `no_willexecutor`, `willexecutors`, check `check_alive_expired`. |
+| `check_will()` | 473 | `Will.is_will_valid(...)`; le eccezioni di dominio vengono propagate al comando. |
+| `build_inheritance_transaction()` | 678 | Flusso 1/7→2/7 replicato: `Will.check_amounts`, guardie locktime/willexecutor, `check_will()` e rebuild su `NotCompleteWillException`. Le `show_message/show_error` diventano raise (`UserFacingException` con testo chiaro) oppure ritorni `{"status": "postponed", "invalidation": tx}`. |
+| `sign_transactions(password)` | 952 | Firma i `VALID` non completi: fixup input dai willitems padre, `wallet.sign_transaction(tx, password, ignore_warnings=True)`, `set_status("COMPLETE")`, `check_signatures`. |
+| `push_transactions_to_willexecutors(force)` | 1164 | `get_willexecutor_transactions` + `push_transactions_parallel` + gestione "already present" con `check_transaction`. Aggiorna `PUSHED/PUSH_FAIL`. |
+| `check_transactions()` | 1414 | `check_transactions_parallel` + `set_check_willexecutor(res)` per item. |
+| `export_json_file(path)` | 1246 | `write_json_file(path, {wid: wi.to_dict()...})` con `tx` come stringa (formato identico a `_load_will_file`). |
+| `merge_will_from_file(path)` | 1348 | `_load_will_file` + `merge_will` (stessa semantica di `window.py:1264`). |
+| `_load_will_file(path)` | 1406 | `read_json_file` + `tx_from_any` + `WillItem`. |
+| `invalidate_will()` | 917 | `Will.invalidate_will(...)` con `history_label` e `will_locktime`. |
+| `fetch_will_executors_list()` / `ping()` | 1491/1771 | `download_list(old, welist_server)` + `ping_servers_parallel`, poi `Willexecutors.save(plugin, ...)`. |
+| `apply_settings(cfg_name, value)` | — | Mappa il nome chiave all'attributo `BalConfig` del plugin e fa `set(...)`. |
+
+Regole di persistenza (fondamentali):
+- **heirs** → `heirs.save()` (via `__setitem__`/`pop` già implementati) + `wallet.save_db()`.
+- **will** → `save_willitems()` + `wallet.save_db()`.
+- **willexecutors** → `Willexecutors.save(plugin, willexecutors)` (config, non wallet DB).
+- **settings** → `BalConfig.set(...)` (config).
+
+### 5.4 `bal/cli/commands.py` — comandi (tutti `async def` + `@plugin_command`)
+
+Firma standard: `async def bal_x(self, wallet=None, plugin=None, ...)`. Flag:
+- `'n'` — imposto automaticamente da `plugin_command` (rete/daemon).
+- `'w'` — wallet richiesto e iniettato da Electrum.
+- `'p'` — solo per i comandi che firmano (richiede `--password`).
+
+Tutti i comandi costruiscono `controller = BalController(plugin, wallet)` e
+ritornano strutture JSON-serializzabili. Elenco completo al §6.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Tabella comandi
+
+Convenzioni:
+- `<WALLET>`: wallet caricato nel daemon (non serve passarlo; Electrum usa quello
+  configurato o `--wallet`).
+- Output: `list`/`dict` stampati come JSON; exit 0 su successo, 1 su errore.
+- `*` = richiede password (`--password`) se il wallet è cifrato.
+
+### 6.1 Willexecutors
+
+| Comando | Flag | Argomenti | Descrizione / output |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `bal_willexecutors_list` | `nw` | — | Elenco `{url: {address, base_fee, status, info, selected, last_update, sort}}` per la chain corrente. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_show` | `nw` | `url` | Dettaglio di un singolo will-executor. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_add` | `nw` | `url` `address` `base_fee` | Aggiunge/aggiorna un will-executor (via `initialize_willexecutor`), `selected=false` di default. Ritorna il record. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_update` | `nw` | `url` `[address]` `[base_fee]` `[info]` `[promo_code]` | Modifica i campi indicati e salva. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_select` | `nw` | `url` `value` | `is_selected(we, eval_bool(value))` + salva. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_delete` | `nw` | `url` | Rimuove dalla lista e salva. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_ping` | `nw` | `[url]` | `ping_servers_parallel` (tutti o uno); aggiorna `status/base_fee/address`; salva. Output: risultati per url. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_download` | `nw` | — | `download_list(old, plugin.WELIST_SERVER.get())`; unisce e salva. Output: n. record. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_import` | `nw` | `path` | Legge un JSON `{url: record}` (stesso formato di export), `initialize_willexecutor` per record, salva. |
+| `bal_willexecutors_export` | `nw` | `path` | Scrive `{url: record}` su file JSON. |
+
+### 6.2 Heirs
+
+| Comando | Flag | Argomenti | Descrizione / output |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `bal_heirs_list` | `nw` | — | `{name: [address, amount, locktime, ...]}` (tutte le colonne `HEIR_*`). |
+| `bal_heirs_show` | `nw` | `name` | Dettaglio di un singolo heir. |
+| `bal_heirs_add` | `nw` | `name` `address` `amount` `locktime` | Valida con `Heirs.validate_heir` (OP_RETURN incluso) e salva. `amount` può essere satoshi o `"50%"`. `locktime` può essere timestamp assoluto o relativo `"30d"`/`"1y"`. |
+| `bal_heirs_update` | `nw` | `name` `[address]` `[amount]` `[locktime]` | Modifica i campi indicati (ri-validazione) e salva. |
+| `bal_heirs_delete` | `nw` | `name` | `heirs.pop(name)` + `save_db()`. |
+| `bal_heirs_import` | `nw` | `path` | `Heirs.import_file(path)` (validazione + merge). |
+| `bal_heirs_export` | `nw` | `path` | `Heirs.export_file(path)`. |
+
+### 6.3 Impostazioni
+
+| Comando | Flag | Argomenti | Descrizione / output |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `bal_settings_list` | `n` | — | Elenco di tutte le `BalConfig` del plugin: `{chiave: {value, default, name}}` (nome leggibile). |
+| `bal_settings_get` | `n` | `key` | Valore corrente di una chiave (`bal_*`). |
+| `bal_settings_set` | `n` | `key=value` | Scrive il valore (conversione di tipo: bool/int/str/JSON) via `BalConfig.set(...)`. `bal_will_settings` accetta JSON. |
+| `bal_settings_reset` | `n` | `key` | `BalConfig.set(cfg.default)`. |
+
+### 6.4 Will
+
+| Comando | Flag | Argomenti | Descrizione / output |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `bal_will_status` | `nw` | — | Per ogni `wid` (txid): locktime, `heirsvalue`, executor, flag di stato (`VALID/COMPLETE/PUSHED/CHECKED/CHECK_FAIL/...`), `sigs_have/sigs_required`, `tx_fees`, executor URL. |
+| `bal_will_check` | `nw` | — | `check_will()` (coerenza heirs+executor+fees+locktime, in locale). Ritorna `{"valid": true}` o un errore esplicito (es. `HeirNotFound`, `WillPostponed`, `WillExpired`, `NoHeirs`). |
+| `bal_will_prepare` | `nw` | — | Flusso completo `build_inheritance_transaction`: check → rebuild se non coerente → persiste. Output: riepilogo tx nuova/aggiornata per wid. |
+| `bal_will_sign` | `nwp` | `[txid]` | Firma i `VALID` non completi (o solo `txid`). Aggiorna `COMPLETE` e `sigs_*`; persiste. Output per txid. |
+| `bal_will_broadcast` | `nw` | `[txid]` `force` | `push_transactions_to_willexecutors(force, txids)` parallelo; aggiorna `PUSHED/PUSH_FAIL`. Output: `{url: status}`. |
+| `bal_will_export` | `nw` | `path` | `export_json_file(path)`. |
+| `bal_will_import_merge` | `nw` | `path` | `merge_will_from_file(path)` (stessa semantica GUI: merge psbt/stati, mai perdere una tx viva). |
+| `bal_will_invalidate` | `nw` | — | `Will.invalidate_will(...)`; ritorna la tx di invalidazione (da firmare+trasmettere con i comandi sopra). |
+| `bal_will_check_executor` | `nw` | `[txid]` | Verifica lato will-executor: `check_transactions_parallel` (searchtx) per i `VALID+PUSHED` non `CHECKED`; applica `set_check_willexecutor`. Output: `{wid: {url, checked, ok}}`. |
+
+---
+
+## 7. Flusso dati e persistenza
+
+```
+CLI (electrum bal_*)                    Daemon (Electrum 4.8.0)
+┌───────────────────────┐               ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ run_electrum          │  RPC           │ Daemon.run_cmdline                   │
+│  pre-parse cmd_only   │ ─────────────► │  plugin_command wrapper              │
+│   -> importa bal      │  jsonrpc       │    inietta plugin + wallet           │
+│  (registra bal_*)     │               │  bal/cli/commands.py                 │
+└───────────────────────┘               │    -> BalController(plugin, wallet)  │
+                                        │      -> bal.core.*                   │
+                                        │      -> wallet.db / config (persist) │
+                                        └──────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+- **Lettura**: `wallet.db.get_dict("will")` (wills), `Heirs(wallet)` (heirs),
+  `plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.get()`/`plugin.WILL_SETTINGS.get()` (config).
+- **Scrittura**: `save_willitems()` → `wallet.db` + `wallet.save_db()`;
+  `heirs.save()`; `Willexecutors.save(...)`; `BalConfig.set(...)`.
+- **Firma**: `wallet.sign_transaction(tx, password, ignore_warnings=True)` —
+  idem GUI, quindi compatibile con multisig e wallet cifrati (password via `--password`).
+- **Rete**: `Network.get_instance()` già usato da `bal/core/willexecutors.py`
+  (i comandi `'n'` garantiscono rete attiva).
+
+---
+
+## 8. Errori, exit code, output
+
+- Ritorno `None` → nessun output; `str` → stampato; `dict`/`list` → `json_encode`.
+- Errori utente: sollevare `electrum.util.UserFacingException(msg)` → in modalità
+  daemon viene stampato `msg` con exit 1.
+- Errori di dominio BAL (`WillExpiredException`, `WillPostponedException`,
+  `HeirNotFoundException`, `NoWillExecutorNotPresent`, `CheckAliveError`,
+  `AmountException`, ...): il controller le converte in `UserFacingException`
+  con testo in chiaro (riuso dei messaggi già presenti, senza HTML/Qt).
+- Convenzione consigliata per comandi che producono più di un risultato:
+  ritornare un `dict` con chiave `"result"`/`"warnings"` quando servono avvisi
+  (es. dopo `prepare` con heirs scartati per dust).
+
+---
+
+## 9. Compatibilità Electrum 4.7.2 / 4.8.0
+
+- `plugin_command`, il wrapper `@command` e `daemon._plugins.get_plugin` esistono
+  in entrambe le versioni (verificati su 4.8.0; usati identici da `swapserver`).
+- Il `BalPlugin` già gestisce il cambio API di registrazione dict
+  (`json_db.register_dict` vs `stored_dict.register_name`): nessun intervento.
+- `available_for: ["cmdline"]` è lo stesso meccanismo di `trustedcoin`
+  (che ha già `cmdline.py` in 4.8.0).
+- **Nessun nuovo import Qt** in `bal/cli/`: verificabile in CI con un check
+  statico su `bal/cli/*.py` e `bal/cmdline.py`.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Build / release
+
+- `python3 build_zip.py` produce `bal-electrum-plugin.zip` con `cli/`, `cmdline.py`
+  e il manifest aggiornato. Lo zip serve sia per la GUI che per il daemon.
+- Il test `external_zip_test.py` andrà esteso (vedi §11) per verificare che il
+  zip, caricato da Electrum, registri anche i comandi `bal_*`.
+- Nessun cambiamento a `make-release.sh` (la versione resta nel manifest).
+
+---
+
+## 11. Piano di test e verifica
+
+### 11.1 Nuovi test standalone (stile repo: `tests/test_*.py` con `if __name__ == "__main__"`)
+
+- `tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py` (runtime env):
+  - importa `electrum.plugins.bal` con `Plugins(config, cmd_only=True)`;
+  - asserisce che `known_commands` contenga tutti i nomi `bal_*` della tabella;
+  - asserisce che ogni funzione sia coroutine e abbia il flag `n`.
+- `tests/test_cli_controller.py` (runtime env, offline, senza rete):
+  - wallet "fake"/temporaneo (pattern di `test_core_heirs.py`);
+  - CRUD heirs e willexecutors, settings get/set/reset, export/import will
+    (merge), build will con fixtures note.
+- `tests/test_cli_zip.py` (o estensione di `external_zip_test.py`):
+  - costruisce lo zip, lo carica come `electrum_external_plugins.bal` con
+    `Plugins(config, 'cmdline')`, asserisce `available_for` include `"cmdline"`
+    e che `get_plugin('bal')` restituisca il `Plugin` di `bal.cli.plugin`
+    (nessun import Qt eseguito).
+- `tests/test_cli_will_flows.py` (offline, dove possibile):
+  - prepare → sign → export → merge su un wallet di test con heirs fissi;
+  - verifica che `wallet.db.get_dict("will")` rifletta COMPLETE/PUSHED dopo
+    le operazioni che non toccano rete.
+
+### 11.2 Verifica manuale (da documentare nel README/HANDOFF)
+
+```bash
+source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+electrum daemon -d
+electrum load_wallet
+electrum bal_heirs_list
+electrum bal_settings_list
+electrum bal_will_status
+electrum bal_will_prepare
+electrum bal_will_sign --password '...'          # se wallet cifrato
+electrum bal_will_broadcast
+electrum bal_will_check_executor
+electrum bal_willexecutors_ping
+electrum stop
+```
+
+### 11.3 Regressione
+
+- `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/smoke_test.py electrum.plugins.bal`
+  deve continuare a passare (prova che `bal/__init__` + Qt convivono con il
+  nuovo import di `bal.cli.commands`).
+- Eseguire i `test_core_*.py` esistenti (nessuna logica core toccata).
+- Ruff: evitare nuove violazioni in `bal/cli/`.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Rischi e decisioni aperte
+
+1. **Daemon obbligatorio** (non `--offline`): imposto da `plugin_command`.
+   → Accettato; documentato al §3.1.
+2. **Wallet pre-caricato**: i comandi `w` falliscono con "wallet not loaded" se
+   non si lancia prima `electrum load_wallet`. → Documentare.
+3. **`bal/__init__.py` che importa `bal.cli.commands`**: viene eseguito anche
+   all'avvio della GUI. `commands.py` deve restare leggero (solo definizioni +
+   import di `electrum.commands` e `bal.core`). Da verificare con `smoke_test.py`.
+4. **Doppio caricamento**: se un install è contemporaneamente interno E zip
+   esterno, la seconda importazione di `commands.py` potrebbe sollevare
+   "Command name bal_... already exists". Pratica corrente: un solo install;
+   si può mitigare con un guard `if not getattr(module, '_registered')`.
+5. **OP_RETURN heirs** in CLI: gestiti come in GUI (`validate_op_return_hex`,
+   colonne quantità `"0"`). Da testare.
+6. **Persistenza `will_settings`**: oggi letta dalla config globale
+   (`bal_will_settings`) in `BalWindow.__init__`, non dal wallet DB. Il
+   controller deve replicare esattamente questo (config), non introdurre una
+   seconda sorgente.
+7. **Multisig**: la firma usa `wallet.sign_transaction` → supportata; il flusso
+   "merge PSBT" copre la firma parziale. Test dedicato con wallet multisig in
+   fase di implementazione.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Fasi di implementazione (ordine proposto)
+
+1. `bal/cli/__init__.py`, `bal/cli/plugin.py`, `bal/cmdline.py`, update
+   `bal/manifest.json` + `bal/__init__.py`.
+2. `tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py` + verifica `smoke_test.py`.
+3. `bal/cli/controller.py` (read-only: status/list/show) → `commands.py` per
+   willexecutors/heirs/settings (senza rete).
+4. Comandi will: `prepare`, `sign`, `export`, `import_merge`, `invalidate`.
+5. Comandi di rete: `ping`, `download`, `broadcast`, `check_executor`.
+6. Test zip (`test_cli_zip.py`), estensione `external_zip_test.py`, prova
+   manuale col daemon, aggiornamento README/HANDOFF.

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+# PLAN — Will transfer via QR codes / audio modem (Qt now, QML planned)
+
+> Goal: let the user move an inheritance ("will") between devices over two
+> air-gap channels:
+>
+> 1. **QR codes** (primary): export the **valid** inheritance transactions as
+>    a sequence of QR codes, and import them back on another machine with the
+>    camera;
+> 2. **Audio modem** (secondary, when Electrum's `audio_modem` plugin is
+>    enabled): send/receive the same payload through the PC speaker +
+>    microphone.
+>
+> Both channels converge on the same review-and-sign flow afterwards.
+>
+> Status: APPROVED by owner (2026-08-25). No code written yet — this document
+> is the implementation contract. Work top-down through §9 Checklist.
+>
+> Chat language: Italian; this document is in English (global rule R1).
+
+---
+
+## 1. Scope
+
+### In scope
+
+- **Desktop PyQt6 GUI** (primary, implemented by this plan):
+  - New plugin setting: QR chunk size, offered as **4 standard presets**.
+  - *"Export via QR"* action: serializes the **valid** will transactions,
+    optionally compresses, splits the resulting string into fixed-size frames,
+    shows one QR at a time with prev/next navigation, live re-chunking and
+    progress (`i di N`).
+  - *"Import via QR"* action: camera capture dialog with a slot grid
+    (1..N); the user selects which shot he is about to capture, scans, the
+    frame lands in its slot; when 1..N are filled the payload is assembled,
+    parsed into `WillItem`s, validity-checked locally.
+  - **Post-capture flow (owner decision D6, amended)**: after capture
+    completes there is NO read-only preview. Instead a review-and-sign wizard
+    walks through every transaction one at a time showing **outputs
+    (address + amount), total outputs, total fees**, signs it (wallet
+    password asked once), and at the end **proposes exporting the signed
+    transactions** (to file and/or back via QR).
+- **Audio-modem channel** (owner decision D7): when the Electrum
+  `audio_modem` plugin is enabled and available, the export dialog gains a
+  *"Send via Audio Modem…"* button and the import dialog a *"Receive via
+  Audio Modem…"* button, reusing the same transfer string (no QR framing).
+- **QML**: document-only update to `QML_PLAN.md` adding dedicated view specs
+  (owner decision D1). No QML code in this feature.
+
+### Out of scope
+
+- Implementing the QML frontend (gated behind `QML_PLAN.md` Phases 0–2).
+- Merging imported wills into the live wallet state (existing Merge flows
+  stay unchanged).
+- Broadcast of the reviewed transactions (user exports them; broadcasting
+  remains an explicit action elsewhere).
+- CLI/cmdline parity for QR transfer.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Owner decisions (locked)
+
+| # | Decision |
+|---|----------|
+| D1 | QML part = update `QML_PLAN.md` document only; implementation later. |
+| D2 | Frames carry a small ASCII header (`BALQR1\|N\|i\|flags`) — import knows the total, auto-fills the grid, detects corrupt/duplicate/mismatched frames. Pure concatenation rejected. |
+| D3 | Payload = **serialized transaction strings only** (`str(wi.tx)`), NOT the JSON will dump. Loses statuses/metadata on purpose; import rebuilds items like `merge_single_transaction` does. |
+| D4 | Compression (zlib+base64 over the whole payload) = checkbox in the export dialog, **default OFF**, advertised via a frame flag. |
+| D5 | 4 standard size presets: **~150 / ~400 / ~900 / ~1800 bytes** of payload per QR (low-res cams → high-res cams). Error-correction level fixed **M**. Stored as plugin config default; selectable again inside the export dialog. |
+| D6 | After capture completes: **review + sign each tx one at a time** (show outputs, total outputs, total fees), then **propose export of the signed txs** (file and/or QR). Supersedes the earlier "WillDetailDialog preview" answer. |
+| D7 | Add an **audio-modem transfer path** gated on Electrum's `audio_modem` plugin being enabled and available (`amodem` importable). Same payload semantics as QR (transfer string of serialized txs), but NO BAL frame chunking — `amodem` handles transport framing internally. Buttons simply hidden when the plugin is absent/unavailable (info message pointing at `pip install amodem` when enabled-but-broken); graceful degradation, never a hard dependency. |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Verified facts (research done on the local checkouts)
+
+All verified by reading source; references are `file:line`.
+
+| # | Fact | Where |
+|---|------|-------|
+| F1 | Export today: `BalWindow.export_will()` writes `{wid: WillItem.to_dict()}` JSON; subsets All/Valid/Valid-NC built in `WillList` | `bal/gui/qt/window.py:1605-1621`, `lists.py:666-669, 743-767` |
+| F2 | Batch signer: `BalWindow.sign_transactions(password, will, txids)` loops valid txs, resolves input values from change prevouts (`txin._trusted_value_sats` …), calls `wallet.sign_transaction`, updates `COMPLETE` + signature counts | `window.py:1017-1086` |
+| F3 | External-will signing already supported (`will=` param, nothing saved to live wallet/history) | `window.py:1443-1484` |
+| F4 | Single-tx import precedent: `merge_single_transaction` wraps `WillItem({"tx": str(tx)}, _id=tx.txid(), wallet=...)` | `window.py:1715-1724` |
+| F5 | Local validity recomputation recipe (no network): `add_willtree` → `Util.get_available_utxos` → `check_invalidated` → `search_rai` → `check_signatures` | `window.py:1678-1701` |
+| F6 | Plugin config accessor pattern `BalConfig`; keys declared in ctor | `bal/core/plugin_base.py:130-154, 211-264` |
+| F7 | Plugin settings dialog: grid rows 0..12, `add_widget(grid,label,widget,row,help)` + `_make_reset_btn(cfgvar,widget,kind)`; ADVANCED-only rows wrapped with `_hide_if_basic(...)` | `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py:442-850` (rows at 677-850) |
+| F8 | `BalDialog(parent, bal_plugin, title=None, icon=...)` base class anchors to top-level window | `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py:92-129` |
+| F9 | Fee display precedent: `fee = tx.input_value() - tx.output_value()`, fee rate = `fee / tx.estimated_size()` | `bal/gui/qt/widgets.py:1319-1328` |
+| F10 | Input-value resolution helper exists: `Will.add_info_from_will(will, wid, wallet)` sets trusted input values from sibling will change outputs | `bal/core/will.py:118-136` |
+| F11 | `str(tx)` = `tx.serialize()`: raw hex for complete txs; `PartialTransaction.serialize()` → base64 PSBT. Both accepted by `tx_from_any` (= `Will.get_tx_from_any`). This is exactly how BAL persists/reloads txs today | `electrum/transaction.py:907, 2539`; `will.py:106-113`; `window.py:1041-1044` |
+| F12 | `QRCodeWidget` exists but **hardcodes `ERROR_CORRECT_L`** → cannot satisfy D5/M; must render our own `qrcode` instance | `electrum/gui/qt/qrcodewidget.py:35-37` |
+| F13 | Camera scanning one-shot API with OS-permission handling: `scan_qrcode_from_camera(*, parent, config, callback(success: bool, error: str, data: Optional[str]))`; on Linux uses zbar CLI backend | `electrum/gui/qt/qrreader/__init__.py:47-64` |
+| F14 | QR painting without PIL: `draw_qr(qr, paint_device, ...)` from `electrum.gui.common_qt.util` (what `QRCodeWidget.paintEvent` uses) | `electrum/gui/qt/qrcodewidget.py:63-72` |
+| F15 | QR capacity sanity (byte mode, EC **M**): v40-M ≈ 2331 B ≥ 1800 ✓; v10-M ≈ 213 B ≥ 150 ✓; the `qrcode` lib auto-picks the version | `qrcode` lib |
+| F16 | `build_zip.py` walks the tree with `os.walk` → new `.py` files ship automatically | `build_zip.py:39-47` |
+| F17 | QML fork already has `QRImage.qml`, `QRScan.qml`, `ScanDialog.qml`; ScanDialog carries upstream comment "currently not used on android … qt6 camera support stops crashing" | `electrum/gui/qml/components/ScanDialog.qml:8-9` |
+| F18 | `QML_PLAN.md` currently defers chunked multi-QR streams (Phase 3 note + risk R6) — this feature supersedes that deferral | `QML_PLAN.md:228-231, 304` |
+| F19 | House test conventions: `def test_*` + `if __name__ == "__main__"` + `sys.path.insert(0, ..pardir)`; run standalone or via pytest | `tests/test_core_heirs.py:1-24` |
+| F20 | Fork ships an `audio_modem` plugin. `_send(parent, blob)` zlib-compresses an **ASCII** blob, plays it via speaker through `amodem` inside a `WaitingDialog`; bit-rate selectable in the plugin's own settings (default = `amodem.config.slowest()`) | `electrum/plugins/audio_modem/qt.py:96-110` |
+| F21 | `_recv(parent)` records from mic and delivers the decompressed ASCII text by calling `parent.setText(blob)` — the only integration contract is "an object with `setText(str)`"; there is no callback API | `audio_modem/qt.py:112-127` |
+| F22 | Plugin lookup for enabled plugins: `window.plugins.get(name)` → instance or `None` (`Plugins.get`, electrum/plugin.py:575-576); availability check is the plugin's own `is_available()` (imports `amodem`). **`amodem` is NOT installed in the runtime env today** → optional dependency (pip `amodem` + libportaudio); feature must degrade gracefully | `electrum/plugin.py:575`, runtime-env check |
+| F23 | `amodem.main.send/recv` stream the whole blob with their own framing/training → BAL must NOT apply QR frame chunking on this channel; and since `_send` compresses internally, BAL sends the **plain** transfer string to avoid double compression | consequence of F20/F21 |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Wire format specification
+
+### 4.1 Transfer string
+
+```
+transfer_string = "\n".join( tx_str(tx) for tx in valid_txs_sorted_by_txid )
+```
+
+- `tx_str(tx)` = `str(tx)` (F11): hex for complete txs, base64-PSBT for
+  partially-signed ones. Neither alphabet contains `\n` or `|`, so both are
+  safe delimiters.
+- Ordering: ascending `tx.txid()` → deterministic output for identical input.
+- If compression enabled (D4):
+  `transfer_string = base64_ascii( zlib_compress( transfer_string ) )`.
+
+### 4.2 Frame layout (one frame = content of ONE QR code)
+
+```
+BALQR1|<total>|<index>|<flags>|<payload>
+```
+
+- Magic+version literal `BALQR1` (reject anything else with a clear message;
+  keeps the door open for a future `BALQR2`).
+- `<total>` N, `<index>` i — integers, `1 ≤ i ≤ N`.
+- `<flags>`: subset of chars, today `` (empty ⇒ plain) or `Z` (compressed).
+- `<payload>`: the i-th slice of `transfer_string`, exactly
+  `chunk_size` bytes each (last slice may be shorter).
+- Header overhead ≈ 16–20 bytes → effective payload = `chunk_size − overhead`;
+  the chunker slices the transfer string so that **header+payload ≤ preset
+  size**.
+
+### 4.3 Size presets (D5)
+
+| Preset label | Payload budget (bytes/frame) | Typical QR version @EC-M |
+|--------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
+| Small (low-res cameras) | 150 | ~v10 |
+| Medium | 400 | ~v15 |
+| Large | 900 | ~v22 |
+| XL (high-res cameras) | 1800 | ~v40 |
+
+EC level fixed **M** for scan reliability (D5). Presets live in
+`bal/core/qrtransfer.py::CHUNK_PRESETS` so core tests can cover them.
+
+### 4.4 Audio-modem channel (D7, F20-F23)
+
+- Payload = the **plain** `transfer_string` of §4.1 — no BAL frames
+  (`split_frames`/`parse_frame` are QR-only), no BAL compression (the plugin
+  compresses internally; double compression wastes airtime).
+- The existing core functions `encode_transfer(tx_strings,
+  compress=False)` + `decode_transfer(text, compressed=False)` are reused
+  unchanged; only the transport differs.
+- Bit-rate is owned by the audio_modem plugin's settings dialog — BAL adds
+  no setting of its own.
+
+---
+
+## 5. New core module — `bal/core/qrtransfer.py`
+
+GUI-free (never imports Qt — house rule). Public API:
+
+```python
+MAGIC = "BALQR"
+VERSION = 1
+FLAG_COMPRESSED = "Z"
+CHUNK_PRESETS = [(label_en, budget_bytes), ...]   # §4.3 table
+
+def encode_transfer(tx_strings: list[str], compress: bool = False) -> str
+    """Join -> optional zlib+base64 -> return transfer_string."""
+
+def split_frames(transfer_string: str, chunk_size: int) -> list[str]
+    """Slice into full frames 'BALQR1|N|i|flags|payload'. Raises
+    ValueError if chunk_size < MIN_CHUNK_SIZE."""
+
+def parse_frame(frame: str) -> tuple[int, int, bool, str]
+    """-> (total, index, compressed, payload); ValueError on bad magic/
+    version/arity/non-int fields."""
+
+def assemble(frames: dict[int, str]) -> str
+    """Validate indices form exactly range(1..max_total) (taken from any
+    frame header), concatenate payloads in order, decode flags ->
+    transfer_string. Raises MissingFramesError(indexes) / InconsistentTotalError."""
+
+def decode_transfer(transfer_string: str, compressed: bool) -> list[str]
+    """Inverse of encode_transfer -> list of tx strings."""
+```
+
+Plus exceptions `QrTransferError(ValueError)`, `MissingFramesError`,
+`InconsistentTotalError`. All docstrings/comments English; ruff-clean
+(line-length 88, E501 ignored).
+
+---
+
+## 6. Settings (Qt)
+
+1. `bal/core/plugin_base.py`: after `REBUILD_ON_CLOSE` (~line 264) add
+
+   ```python
+   self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE = BalConfig(config, "bal_qr_chunk_size", 150)
+   ```
+
+2. `bal/gui/qt/plugin.py::settings_dialog` (rows end at 12, ~line 844):
+   append row **13** — visible in BASIC and ADVANCED (do NOT wrap with
+   `_hide_if_basic`):
+
+   - Label: `"QR Code Size"`
+   - `QComboBox` fed from `CHUNK_PRESETS`; item text e.g.
+     `"Small — ~150 bytes/QR (low-res cameras)"`; `currentIndexChanged`
+     → `self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.set(budget_bytes)`; initial index from
+     `QR_CHUNK_SIZE.get()` (fallback to nearest preset if the stored value
+     was customized).
+   - `HelpButton` text: explains trade-off (small QR = more shots but easier
+     to scan with poor cameras; large QR = fewer shots, needs good camera)
+     and that the size can also be changed inside the export dialog.
+   - Reset button via existing `_make_reset_btn(self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE, combo, ...)`
+     pattern (plugin.py:684).
+
+---
+
+## 7. Qt export flow
+
+### 7.1 Entry point
+
+`bal/gui/qt/lists.py::WillList.create_toolbar` (menu block lines 666-670):
+
+```python
+export_menu.addAction(_("Via QR…"), self.export_will_valid_qr)
+```
+
+New `WillList.export_will_valid_qr()` mirrors `export_will_valid`
+(lists.py:743-754): builds `{wid: wi}` subset of `VALID` items, empty →
+`show_message(_("No valid will item to export"))`, else
+`self.bal_window.export_will_via_qr(will=subset)`.
+
+### 7.2 `BalWindow.export_will_via_qr(will=None)` (new, `window.py` near
+`export_will`)
+
+- Collect `tx_strings = [str(wi.tx) for wid, wi in sorted-by-txid ...]`
+  (F11).
+- Mark exported items `EXPORTED` (parity with `export_json_file`,
+  window.py:1607-1609) — only when `will` came from the live list.
+- Open `WillQrExportDialog(self, tx_strings)`.
+
+Shared helper used by both dialogs:
+
+```python
+def get_audio_modem_plugin(self):        # on BalWindow
+    """Return the loaded audio_modem plugin if enabled AND available
+    (amodem importable), else None. Never raises."""
+    p = self.window.plugins.get("audio_modem")   # F22
+    return p if p is not None and p.is_available() else None
+```
+
+### 7.3 `WillQrExportDialog(BalDialog)` (new class in `dialogs.py`)
+
+Layout:
+
+```
+[Size ▾ Small/Medium/Large/XL]   [x Compress (zlib+base64)]
+[            QR image           ]   ← BalQrImage (see below)
+«i di N»        [◀ Prev] [Next ▶]
+[Save current QR as PNG…]  [Send via Audio Modem…]  [Close]
+```
+
+Behaviour:
+
+- On any control change: rebuild `split_frames(encode_transfer(...))`,
+  reset index to frame 1, refresh counter (owner requirement: "cambiare la
+  risoluzione").
+- `BalQrImage(QWidget)` ≈ trimmed copy of `QRCodeWidget`
+  (`electrum/gui/qt/qrcodewidget.py:21-72`) but constructing
+  `qrcode.QRCode(error_correction=ERROR_CORRECT_M, border=2)` and painting
+  via `electrum.gui.common_qt.util.draw_qr` (F12/F14). ~30 lines.
+- Prev/Next wrap or disable at ends (disable chosen: clearer).
+- PNG export optional convenience via existing
+  `getSaveFileName` + `QWidget.grab()` (same trick as
+  `qrcodewidget.py:110`).
+- **Send via Audio Modem…** (D7): shown only when
+  `bal_window.get_audio_modem_plugin()` returns a usable instance (below);
+  otherwise hidden. Handler: re-encode the payload **plain**
+  (`encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=False)`) and call the plugin's
+  `_send(parent=self, blob=transfer_string)` — its own WaitingDialog owns
+  progress/cancellation (F20). Tooltip when hidden is unnecessary; instead,
+  if the plugin is enabled but `is_available()` is False, show an info
+  message pointing to `pip install amodem` + portaudio (F22).
+
+---
+
+## 8. Qt import flow + review/sign wizard
+
+### 8.1 Entry point
+
+`lists.py` toolbar menu, next to Import/Merge (lines 670-671):
+
+```python
+menu.addAction(_("Import via QR…"), lambda: self.bal_window.import_will_via_qr())
+```
+
+`BalWindow.import_will_via_qr()` opens `WillQrImportDialog(self)`.
+
+### 8.2 `WillQrImportDialog(BalDialog)`
+
+State: `self.frames: dict[int, str]`, `self.total: int | None`,
+`self.target_index: int | None`.
+
+Layout:
+
+```
+«Captured k of N»          [Scan ▶]   [Reset]
+[slot grid: push-buttons 1..N; states: empty / filled ✓ / selected-target]
+hint line («Select a slot, then scan» / «Scan the first QR»)
+              [Receive via Audio Modem…]  [Review & Sign ▶] [Close]
+```
+
+Behaviour:
+
+- **Scan** → `scan_qrcode_from_camera(parent=self,
+  config=self.bal_window.window.config, callback=self._on_scan)`
+  (F13). One-shot per press; dialog stays open between shots (simplest,
+  matches Electrum UX; no continuous mode).
+- `_on_scan(success, error, data)`:
+  - failure → `show_error(error)` (covers missing zbar/camera too);
+  - `parse_frame` errors → `show_warning(_("Not a BAL will QR"))`;
+  - first valid frame adopts `total` and materializes the slot grid;
+  - frame whose `total` ≠ adopted total → warn + offer Reset (user may have
+    restarted the export with another size);
+  - valid → `frames[index] = payload`; auto-advance `target_index` to the
+    lowest missing index; refresh grid + counter.
+- Clicking an empty slot sets `target_index` (owner requirement: manual
+  shot selection); a filled slot click asks to overwrite.
+- **Receive via Audio Modem…** (D7): shown only when
+  `bal_window.get_audio_modem_plugin()` returns a usable instance. Handler:
+  build a tiny adapter object exposing `setText(str)` that stores the text
+  and invokes the shared post-receive continuation, then call
+  `plugin._recv(parent=self, ...)`-style flow (F21 contract). On success the
+  received string is treated as the **whole payload**: skip frames/slots
+  entirely → `decode_transfer(text, compressed=False)` → continue at §8.2's
+  item-building step (WillItem construction + validity pass + wizard).
+  Errors from the modem surface through the plugin's own dialog; empty
+  result (user cancelled) is silently ignored.
+- **Review & Sign** enabled only when `set(frames) == set(range(1, N+1))`:
+  runs `assemble` + `decode_transfer` → `list[str]`; any `QrTransferError`
+  surfaces as `show_error` and keeps the dialog open.
+- Build items exactly like `merge_single_transaction` (F4):
+  `WillItem({"tx": s}, wallet=self.wallet)` per string; failures per-string
+  are collected and reported at the end (bad string ≠ fatal for the rest).
+- Local validity pass (F5 recipe) on the resulting dict; items failing
+  `VALID` are dropped and listed in a warning. Set
+  `wi.set_status("IMPORTED", True)` on survivors (mirrors
+  `import_will_into_details`, window.py:1753-1754).
+- Then `close()` and start the wizard (§8.3) with the valid subset. Empty
+  result → stop with a message.
+
+### 8.3 `WillTxReviewSignDialog(BalDialog)` — post-capture wizard (D6)
+
+Constructed with `(bal_window, willitems: dict[str, WillItem])` — the
+imported subset lives **outside** the live wallet state (external mode,
+F3).
+
+Flow:
+
+1. **Password once**: `password = bal_window.get_wallet_password()`
+   (window.py:1088-1100). Returns `False` on cancel → abort wizard; `None`
+   means unencrypted wallet → proceed without password.
+2. **Per-transaction page** (one `QStackedWidget` step per tx, ordered by
+   txid like export):
+
+   ```
+   Tx 2 of 5 — a1b2…c3d1 (short txid)
+   Locktime: 2033-04-05            Status: unsigned (0/1 sigs)
+   ┌ outputs ─────────────────────────────────┐
+   │ bc1q…heir1            0,042 BTC          │
+   │ bc1q…willexec fee     0,00012 BTC        │
+   │ bc1q…change           0,00988 BTC        │
+   └───────────────────────────────────────────┘
+   Total outputs: 0,052 BTC        Fees: 420 sat (1.2 sat/vB)
+   [Sign & Next ▶]   [Skip]   [Cancel all]
+   ```
+   - Outputs from `tx.outputs()` (address via `TxOutput.get_ui_address_str()`
+     style helpers already imported in the qt layer; value via
+     `bal_window.window.format_amount`).
+   - Totals: `output_value()` sum; fees via `input_value() - output_value()`
+     after resolving inputs with `Will.add_info_from_will(will, wid, wallet)`
+     (F10); `-1`/unknown handled like widgets.py:1319-1324 (F9).
+3. **Sign & Next** → sign this single tx through a **refactored helper**
+   extracted from the loop body of `sign_transactions`
+   (window.py:1037-1083 → `_sign_single_tx(tx, willitems, password)` kept
+   byte-equivalent; batch method calls the helper per iteration so existing
+   behaviour/tests are unaffected). Update `COMPLETE`/sig-counts exactly as
+   today; then advance.
+4. **Skip** leaves the tx untouched and advances. **Cancel all** stops; the
+   already-signed txs remain in the wizard's local dict (still exportable —
+   confirmation dialog warns about skipped ones).
+5. **Summary page**: `signed X of Y`, skipped/failed lists, then:
+
+   ```
+   [Save signed file…]   [Show QR…]   [Close]
+   ```
+   - *Save file* = existing JSON path: `export_meta_gui(window,
+     "will.json", writer)` writing `{wid: wi.to_dict()}` of the signed
+     subset (same serializer as `export_json_file`, window.py:1605).
+   - *Show QR* = `WillQrExportDialog` over `[str(wi.tx)]` of the signed
+     subset (the online machine can scan them straight into Merge).
+   - Nothing touches `self.willitems`/history (external-mode rule, F3).
+
+---
+
+## 9. Checklist (execution order — tick here when resuming work)
+
+- [x] **P0** `bal/core/qrtransfer.py` + unit tests `tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py`
+      (cases: round-trip plain/compressed; boundaries: len%size==0, size>len,
+      min-size guard; bad magic/version; missing middle frame; duplicate
+      overwrite; inconsistent totals; multi-PSBT mixes; presets sanity vs
+      qrcode capacities F15). Run:
+      `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py`
+- [x] **P1** Settings: `QR_CHUNK_SIZE` config var + settings-dialog row 16
+      (ø16) + reset kind (§6). Verify in `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen` GUI run.
+- [x] **P2** Export: `BalWindow.export_will_via_qr`, `get_audio_modem_plugin`
+      helper, `WillList` menu action, `WillQrExportDialog` + `BalQrImage`,
+      audio-modem send button (§7).
+- [x] **P3** Import: `import_will_via_qr`, `WillQrImportDialog` (§8.2),
+      incl. camera error paths, audio-modem receive button (local mirror of
+      `_recv`, `setText` sink replaced by a callback), plain-payload fast
+      path into the wizard.
+- [x] **P4** Wizard: `_prepare_and_sign_tx` refactor + `WillTxReviewSignDialog`
+      (§8.3). Regression-gate: full batch sign still green
+      (`tests/test_core_*.py` offline batch; `tests/test_gui_*.py` batch
+      including new `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py`).
+- [x] **P5** Docs & QML plan sync: update `QML_PLAN.md` — Phase 2 models +=
+      `BalQrTransferModel` (thin QObject over `bal.core.qrtransfer`),
+      Phase 3 += dedicated views `BalQrExportPage.qml` /
+      `BalQrImportPage.qml` (slot grid + `QRScan` reuse), delete the
+      "chunked streams deferred" note, rewrite R6 mitigation, add Android
+      caveat quoting F17 with file/paste fallback; README/HANDOFF sections;
+      CHANGELOG numbered entry 56 at END (house rule).
+- [x] **P6** Release hygiene: `python3 build_zip.py` +
+      `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/smoke_test.py
+      electrum.plugins.bal` + external-zip test; ruff (repo venv
+      `venv/bin/ruff`) no NEW violations; pyright false-positive policy per
+      AGENTS.md. Version bump only via `make-release.sh` (owner-driven).
+      Docs: document audio-modem as OPTIONAL channel — requires the
+      Electrum `audio_modem` plugin enabled plus `pip install amodem`
+      and libportaudio (not installed in the dev runtime env today, F22);
+      manual test matrix gains an audiomodem round-trip row (two machines,
+      default slowest bitrate) marked optional/skippable when hardware
+      unavailable.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Risks & mitigations
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| High frame counts annoy users (e.g. 40+ QR at 150 B) | Presets span 150→1800; compress option; counter always visible |
+| Big QR versions fail on cheap cameras | EC=M fixed; Small preset targets low-res cams (D5 rationale) |
+| User rescans old export with different total | `InconsistentTotalError` → clear warning + Reset (§8.2) |
+| `_sign_single_tx` refactor regresses batch signing | Byte-equivalent extraction; batch callers unchanged; offline core tests gate P4 |
+| Imported txs reference UTXOs the importing wallet doesn't know | Validity pass drops them with an explicit report instead of silently merging garbage |
+| zbar/camera unavailable (esp. Windows/macOS packaging) | `scan_qrcode_from_camera` error path → suggest file export/import fallback |
+| `amodem`/portaudio not installed (current dev env state, F22) or audio_modem plugin disabled | Buttons simply hidden; QR/file remain the primary channels; P6 documents the optional dependency |
+| Audio transfer fails mid-way (noise, wrong volume) | Plugin's WaitingDialog surfaces the error; user retries — nothing to clean up on BAL side (single atomic blob, no slot state touched) |
+| Very slow airtime at default slowest bitrate | Bitrate is selectable in the audio_modem plugin's own settings (F20); BAL adds no knob; tooltip in export dialog hints at large payloads |
+| Qt6 camera instability on Android (future QML work) | Recorded as caveat in QML_PLAN update (P5), file/paste stays the primary mobile fallback |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Findings log (append-only)
+
+- 2026-08-25: plan drafted after code exploration; owner answered D1-D6
+  (D6 amended live from "preview dialog" to "review+sign wizard").
+- Verified F12 (QRCodeWidget hardcodes EC-L) and F11 (str(tx) round-trip
+  guarantees) — both shaped §§4/7.
+- 2026-08-25: owner requested an audio-modem transfer path → researched
+  `electrum/plugins/audio_modem/qt.py`, added D7 + F20-F23, §4.4, buttons
+  in §§7.3/8.2, checklist/risk updates. Key constraint found: `_recv`'s
+  only contract is `parent.setText(blob)` (F21) → thin adapter object; and
+  BAL must not chunk/compress on this channel (F23). `amodem` is NOT in
+  the runtime env yet — feature is strictly optional.

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+# QML PLAN — BAL on Electrum QML / Android (Option B: minimal viable support)
+
+> Goal: let Android users (Electrum QML GUI) use BAL. **The Android device is
+> the OFFLINE SIGNING DEVICE**: its primary job is to receive unsigned will
+> transactions from an online machine (desktop/another phone), sign them with
+> the wallet keys held on it, and return the signed transactions — a classic
+> air-gapped signer workflow. Online features (willexecutor contact,
+> broadcast, build) are secondary on Android and belong mainly to the online
+> machine.
+> Strategy: a *third frontend* (`bal/gui/qml/`) that reuses `bal/core` logic
+> through the existing GUI-free `BalController`, exactly like `bal/cli/`
+> already does. The PyQt6 desktop GUI remains untouched and primary.
+>
+> Status: DRAFT for owner review (rule R4 — no code until explicit OK).
+> Chat language: Italian; this document is in English per rule R1.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Verified facts (research done on the local checkouts)
+
+All items below were verified by reading source, not assumed.
+
+| # | Fact | Where |
+|---|------|-------|
+| F1 | The fork's Electrum ships a full QML GUI built on **PyQt6.QtQml** (PyQt6 6.11 installed in runtime env imports `QtQml`/`QtQuick` fine). | `electrum/electrum/gui/qml/` |
+| F2 | The QML GUI has a **plugin mechanism**: manifest `"available_for"` must contain `"qml"`; Electrum then loads `<plugin>/qml.py` and calls the `init_qml(app)` hook. | `electrum/plugin.py` (`load_plugin_by_name`, gui_name), `gui/qml/__init__.py:88` |
+| F3 | On load, `main.qml` reads `plugin.so.loader` and auto-creates the component from `<plugins>/<name>/qml/<loader>.qml`. The plugin itself sets `.so` (a `PluginQObject`). Canonical example: `electrum/plugins/labels/qml.py`. | `gui/qml/components/main.qml` (`onPluginLoaded`), `gui/common_qt/plugins.py` |
+| F4 | The plugin must support **both** target versions: the QML GUI + `common_qt/plugins.py` exist in the 4.7.x line too (verified on the local 4.7.0 checkout). Exact 4.7.2 parity is Phase-0 task T1. | `$BAL_HOME/electrum470/electrum/gui/{qml,common_qt}` |
+| F5 | `BalController(plugin, wallet)` is GUI-free, per-wallet, and already implements state init + sign/build/broadcast flows against the bare `wallet` object (no `ElectrumWindow` needed). This is the reuse cornerstone of this plan. | `bal/cli/controller.py:119-175`, `sign_transactions` at :646 |
+| F6 | In the repo, `bal` is already symlinked into the Electrum tree as an **internal** plugin: `electrum/electrum/plugins/bal -> ../../../bal-electrum-plugin/bal`. Internal plugins are plain files on disk → the QML engine can load `.qml` assets directly. | `ls -la electrum/electrum/plugins/` |
+| F7 | The APK build spec lists packaged plugins explicitly and **BAL is not yet in that list**. | `electrum/contrib/android/buildozer_qml.spec:34-48` |
+| F8 | The QML Preferences page has **hardcoded toggles only** for `labels` and `psbt_nostr`; there is no generic plugin manager UI. Plugin enabling works via config regardless (`plugins.bal.enabled = true`). | `gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml:168,186,511-512` |
+| F9 | Extension points inside the QML app are minimal: `run_hook('init_qml', app)`, `run_hook('load_wallet', wallet)` (**one** argument, unlike Qt's two), `get_tx_extra_fee`, `tc_sign_wrapper`, and one named-component injection slot (`pluginsComponentsByName('export_tx_button')`). No tools menu, no status bar. | grep over `gui/qml/*.py`, `main.qml:778` |
+| F10 | External ZIP plugins cannot serve `.qml` files from inside the zip (zipimport exposes Python modules only; `Qt.resolvedUrl` needs real disk paths). Distribution as internal plugin (F6) or runtime extraction avoids this. | consequence of F3 |
+| F11 | Core signing path used by the CLI controller calls `wallet.sign_transaction(tx, password)` and updates signature counts — identical flow works under `QEWallet.wallet`. | `bal/cli/controller.py:646-700` |
+
+---
+
+## 2. Scope
+
+### In scope (MVP)
+
+Two usage **profiles** share one codebase:
+
+- **Offline signer profile** (Android, PRIORITY): works with no network.
+  1. Import a will bundle exported by the online machine (existing JSON will
+     format, see F12) — via file share, paste, or QR.
+  2. Review what is being signed (destinations, amounts, locktimes, fees).
+  3. Sign internally (`wallet.sign_transaction` + password prompt).
+     Partial signatures are combined when the bundle is re-imported
+     (`combine_with_other_psbt`, already supported by `merge_will` logic).
+  4. Export the signed bundle back to the online machine.
+- **Online manager profile** (desktop QML, secondary):
+  - Will status overview (state, expiry/check-alive date, reminder info).
+  - Heirs list (view/add/edit/remove, addresses or URIs).
+  - Will-executor selection (list, enable/disable, fee display, refresh).
+  - Build will (simplified wizard reusing core validation).
+  - Sign in place (password) or hand off to an offline signer via bundles.
+  - Broadcast / push to will-executors; invalidate will; check-alive refresh.
+  - Basic settings mapped onto `will_settings`.
+
+The offline signer pages are built first and must function with the network
+disabled (Electrum runs fine offline; willexecutor refresh simply degrades).
+
+Also in scope:
+
+- Android packaging: BAL bundled as internal plugin in the custom APK,
+  **enabled by default** (owner decision D3).
+- Keep desktop (`qt`) and CLI (`cmdline`) behavior byte-for-byte unchanged.
+
+### Out of scope (explicitly deferred)
+
+- Full parity with the PyQt6 GUI (calendar widget, preview list editor,
+  advanced fee controls, themes).
+- External-ZIP distribution of QML assets (F10 workaround postponed; ZIP
+  builds keep working for desktop exactly as today, without `qml` UI).
+- iOS, upstream-Electrum (spesmilo) compatibility.
+- Lightning-related features (irrelevant to BAL).
+
+---
+
+## 3. Architecture
+
+```
+                 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
+                 │                bal/core                   │
+                 │ heirs, will, willexecutors, checkalive,   │
+                 │ reminders, input_rules, plugin_base       │
+                 └────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘
+                              │ (no Qt anywhere)
+        ┌─────────────────────┼──────────────────────┐
+        ▼                     ▼                      ▼
+  bal/gui/qt/            bal/cli/               bal/gui/qml/   ← NEW
+  BalWindow etc.      BalController            qml_plugin.py  (BalQmlPlugin)
+  (~9.3k lines)       (headless flows)         models.py      (QObject VMs)
+                                               so.py          (PluginQObject)
+                                               *.qml          (views)
+                                                      ▲
+                                              wraps ONE BalController
+                                              per loaded wallet
+```
+
+Design rules:
+
+- **Reuse, do not duplicate.** `bal/gui/qml/models.py` holds thin QObject
+  wrappers around one `BalController` instance per wallet. No business logic
+  in QML or in the wrappers beyond formatting.
+- **Same persistence.** Wallet DB dicts (`heirs`, `will`, `will_settings`)
+  are registered by `bal/core/plugin_base.py` already; QML reads/writes them
+  through the controller, so a wallet moves between desktop/Android unchanged.
+- **Threading.** Network operations (willexecutor fetch/push, broadcast)
+  run in worker threads exactly as the CLI does; results marshalled to the UI
+  thread via Qt signals on the wrapper objects. No blocking calls in slots.
+- **One transfer format.** The airgap round trip reuses the existing JSON
+  will serialization (`WillItem.to_dict()` maps, exactly what the Qt GUI's
+  `export_json_file`/`import` + `merge_will` flow already produces and
+  consumes — see F12). No new format is invented; export/merge logic gets a
+  single shared home usable by both frontends.
+- **Version gating.** Every import of `electrum.gui.qml.*` happens lazily and
+  defensively; if absent (e.g., odd build), the plugin degrades to core-only
+  behavior instead of crashing the daemon.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Work breakdown
+
+### Phase 0 — Verification spikes (no product code)
+
+| Task | Description | Exit criterion |
+|------|-------------|----------------|
+| T1 | Diff `gui/qml` + `gui/common_qt` between the 4.7.0 checkout here and current 4.8.x, focused on: `PluginQObject`, `init_qml` hook call sites, `onPluginLoaded` handler, `load_wallet` hook arity. If 4.7.2 differs, note shims needed. | Written compatibility note appended to COMPATIBILITY.md draft section |
+| T2 | Run desktop QML GUI headless with BAL enabled via config: `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen run_electrum -g qml` with `plugins.bal.enabled=true`, manifest updated ad-hoc (throwaway branch). Confirms discovery/loading path end-to-end before writing any code. | Log shows `init_qml` called for bal; no crash |
+| T3 | APK feasibility: add `electrum/plugins/bal` to `buildozer_qml.spec` package list locally, confirm p4a includes `.qml` data files and icons (may need `source.include_exts` adjustment). Do NOT ship. | Test APK contains `plugins/bal/qml/*.qml` |
+| T4 | Decide entry-point UX given F9 (no menu hook): candidate = tiny patch in fork's `main.qml` adding a "BAL" item in the wallet drawer/menu that opens our window object from `app.pluginobjects['bal']`. Confirm with owner. | Decision recorded in this file |
+
+Deliverable: short findings report appended to this document; go/no-go.
+
+### Phase 1 — Skeleton integration
+
+Files (all NEW unless noted):
+
+```
+bal/qml.py                     zipimport-style shim mirroring qt.py/cmdline.py
+bal/gui/qml/__init__.py        package docstring
+bal/gui/qml/qml_plugin.py      class BalQmlPlugin(BalPluginBase)
+bal/gui/qml/so.py              class BalSignalObject(PluginQObject)
+bal/manifest.json              MODIFIED: available_for += ["qml"]
+```
+
+Details:
+
+- `qml_plugin.py`:
+  - `@hook init_qml(self, app)`: store app ref; create `so` parented to app;
+    for each already-loaded wallet call `_on_wallet_loaded(wallet)`
+    (mirrors labels' pattern, see F3).
+  - `@hook load_wallet(self, wallet)` — **single argument** (F9); creates the
+    per-wallet view-model bundle (Phase 2) keyed by `wallet`.
+  - `@hook unload_wallet(self, wallet)`: drop controllers, close windows.
+- `so.py`: `BalSignalObject(PluginQObject)` exposing:
+  - `loader` property returning `"BalMain.qml"` (drives F3 auto-create);
+  - signals: `walletChanged`, `willStateChanged`, `heirsChanged`,
+    `willexecutorsChanged`, `busyChanged`;
+  - slots called from QML: open/close window, refresh willexecutors,
+    check-alive now, build/sign/broadcast/invalidate commands.
+- `manifest.json`: append `"qml"` to `available_for`. Desktop untouched
+  (Electrum filters per running GUI, verified F2).
+
+Exit criterion: with `-g qml`, plugin loads, `so.loader` component is created
+(log line from `onPluginLoaded`), no functional UI yet.
+
+### Phase 2 — View-models (QObject layer)
+
+New file `bal/gui/qml/models.py`:
+
+- `BalQmlWallet(QObject)`: owns one `BalController`; exposes read-only
+  properties (`willState`, `dateToCheck`, `expired`, `reminderInfo`,
+  `sigsHave/sigsRequired` per tx) + notification signals; forwards actions to
+  controller methods (`build_will`, `sign_transactions`, `broadcast_will`,
+  `invalidate_will_headless`, `check_alive`... — names per controller).
+  - **Airgap methods (priority):** `export_will_bundle()` and
+    `import_will_bundle(json_text)` returning summary of what changed. These
+    are small ports of the Qt GUI's `export_json_file` (window.py:1605) and
+    `merge_will` (window.py:1620) semantics. Preferred implementation: move
+    the logic into shared helpers (controller level or `bal/core/will.py`
+    static functions) and make the Qt GUI call the same helpers, so the two
+    frontends cannot diverge; regression-covered by existing core tests plus
+    new round-trip tests.
+  - Offline profile detection: expose an `isOffline` property derived from
+    `wallet.network is None` / config, so QML can hide online-only pages.
+- `HeirListModel(QAbstractListModel)`: roles `name`, `address`, `amountPct`,
+  `valid`; edit methods delegate to `Heirs` helpers through controller.
+- `WillTxListModel(QAbstractListModel)`: roles `txid`, `status`, `fee`,
+  `sigsHave`, `sigsRequired`, `isComplete`.
+- `WillExecutorListModel(QAbstractListModel)`: roles `url`, `selected`,
+  `fee`, `valid`; toggle + async refresh.
+- `BalQrTransferModel(QObject)`: thin scheduler over the shared transfer
+  planner `bal.core.qrtransfer` (already battle-tested by the desktop Qt
+  plugin, P1-P4). Exposes `encode(items)` → frames, `frameAt(i)` (data URL /
+  pixmap for QML), `decode(text)` → tx list, `total`, `current`, presets;
+  re-emits a `frameChanged` notifier so the QML page can step 1..N. No QR
+  rendering inside the model (QML paints it).
+- All list mutations happen on the controller state then `beginResetModel/
+  endResetModel` (datasets are small; simplicity over incremental updates).
+
+Exit criterion: pytest-driven model tests pass offscreen (create models over a
+regtest/testnet wallet fixture, assert roles after mutations).
+
+### Phase 3 — QML views
+
+New directory `bal/gui/qml/components/`:
+
+```
+BalMain.qml            top-level Window; stack of pages below
+BalSignPage.qml        PRIORITY (offline signer): import bundle
+                       (paste / file / QR), review summary of each tx,
+                       password-sign, export signed bundle back
+BalQrExportPage.qml    QR export view: drives BalQrTransferModel, one
+                       frame at a time (Prev/Next, progress i/N, chunk
+                       preset selector), mirror of desktop Qt dialog
+BalQrImportPage.qml    QR import view: slot grid (1..N), camera via
+                       Electrum `QRScan` reuse, manual paste fallback,
+                       then jump into BalSignPage review/sign
+BalStatusPage.qml      will state, expiry countdown, check-alive button
+                       (works offline with last-known data)
+BalHeirsPage.qml       ListView + add/edit dialog            [online profile]
+BalExecutorsPage.qml   ListView with switches + refresh      [online profile]
+BalBuildPage.qml       simplified build form (threshold selector, fees,
+                       executor pick) → runs controller.build_will
+                                                              [online profile]
+BalSettingsPage.qml    maps onto will_settings subset
+controls/BalButton.qml, BalField.qml   minimal styled primitives
+qmldir                 module registration
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- **BalSignPage review screen is mandatory**: before signing, the user must
+  see per-transaction heir address, amount, locktime (date), and fee — this
+  device is the security boundary, so no "blind signing".
+- QR transfer: a full will bundle may exceed one QR's capacity when there are
+  many heirs/transactions. The desktop Qt plugin now resolves this with
+  chunked multi-QR streams (`bal/core/qrtransfer.py`, chunk presets
+  150/400/900/1800 bytes/frame, EC level M); the QML GUI reuses the same
+  scheduler via a thin model. Order of preference stays (1) share/save file +
+  paste text; (2) chunked QR streams through `BalQrTransferModel`.
+- Styling minimal, follow existing QML components' look (reuse
+  `controls/` from Electrum where importable — prefer copying tiny primitives
+  to avoid coupling to upstream churn; decide during implementation).
+- Every string wrapped with `electrum.i18n._`.
+
+Exit criterion: full manual walkthrough on desktop QML GUI (offscreen +
+interactive) performing BOTH: (a) online profile — configure heirs → select
+executors → build → sign → broadcast → invalidate; and (b) offline signer
+profile — export unsigned bundle from an online wallet, import into a second
+offline wallet instance, sign, re-export, import signed bundle back into the
+first wallet and verify signatures combined/status COMPLETE. Walkthrough (b)
+must pass with networking disabled.
+
+### Phase 4 — Android integration
+
+- Add `electrum/plugins/bal` (+ data extensions for `.qml`, `icons/*`) to
+  `contrib/android/buildozer_qml.spec` in the Electrum fork.
+- Patch fork's `Preferences.qml` with a BAL toggle **(owner approved, D1)**
+  and default-enable BAL in the APK build (D3: enabled by default).
+- Entry point per T4 decision (menu/drawer patch in fork's `main.qml`, D1
+  approved). Fallback if T4 picks auto-open: window opens on wallet load.
+- Rebuild APK; smoke-test on device/emulator:
+  install → BAL already enabled → open wallet → full MVP walkthrough,
+  including airplane-mode signing round trip (file/QR transfer between an
+  online desktop and the offline device — for emulator testing, "offline" =
+  network disabled via settings).
+- Watch-outs: filesystem paths (use `os.path.join`, no hardcoded separators —
+  already house style), background network on mobile (willexecutor timeouts),
+  APK size impact (bal is small; icons only), share-intent/file access
+  permissions for bundle import/export.
+
+Exit criterion: signed test APK passes the same walkthrough as Phase 3.
+
+### Phase 5 — Tests & CI hygiene
+
+- New tests following repo conventions (`def test_*` + `__main__` block):
+  - `tests/test_qml_models.py` — models over fake/controller-backed wallet
+    (offscreen, no network).
+  - `tests/test_qml_airgap_roundtrip.py` — PRIORITY: export unsigned bundle
+    from wallet A → import into wallet B (same seed, offline) → sign →
+    export signed → merge back into A; assert COMPLETE status and signature
+    counts. Must pass with no network.
+  - `tests/test_qml_plugin_loading.py` — plugin instantiates under a stubbed
+    QML app object; `so` wiring correct; load/unload wallet lifecycle.
+  - Extend `tests/smoke_test.py` usage: `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3
+    tests/smoke_test.py electrum.plugins.bal` still green (qt path intact).
+- Regression gate: full `tests/test_core_*.py` batch + ruff (no NEW
+  violations) before any delivery ZIP.
+- Manual matrix recorded in CHANGELOG entry: [desktop qt, desktop qml
+  offscreen, Android APK] × [4.7.2, 4.8.0] where applicable.
+
+### Phase 6 — Release plumbing & docs
+
+- `build_zip.py`: ensure new `bal/gui/qml/**` and `components/*.qml` included
+  in deterministic zip (harmless on desktop; enables future extraction-based
+  loading).
+- `COMPATIBILITY.md`, `README.md`, `HANDOFF.md`: document QML/Android status,
+  limitations, and how to enable (`-g qml` / APK toggle).
+- `CHANGELOG.md`: numbered entry at END per house rules.
+- Version bump + release handled by `make-release.sh` as usual (owner-driven).
+
+---
+
+## 5. Risks & mitigations
+
+| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
+|------|--------|------------|
+| R1: 4.7.2 vs 4.8 QML internals drift | broken load on one version | Phase-0 T1 diff first; lazy imports + capability checks; shim module if needed |
+| R2: no generic plugin UI in QML (F8) | users can't enable BAL from UI | config default-enable in fork APK; small Preferences.qml patch in fork (we control it); document manual config for desktop |
+| R3: no natural entry point in main.qml (F9) | user can't find/open BAL window | T4 decision: fork-side menu/drawer patch; fallback = auto-open window on wallet load behind a setting |
+| R4: dual-GUI maintenance burden | long-term cost | strict reuse of `BalController`; QML layer forbidden from business logic (review rule); parity features stay in qt GUI |
+| R5: threading bugs on mobile networks | ANRs/crashes | all network ops in threads like CLI; signals-only UI updates; timeouts already configurable |
+| R6: airgap transfer friction (bundle size vs QR capacity, share permissions on Android) | users cannot move bundles reliably | desktop Qt: chunked multi-QR streams + audio-modem optional channel shipped (P1-P4) and regression-gated; QML: file share + paste first, QR via `BalQrTransferModel` (Phase 2/3 notes); Android camera on Qt6 is known-flaky, file/paste stays the primary mobile fallback and is tested first in Phase 4 |
+| R7: export/merge semantics divergence between frontends | signed bundles rejected or double-counted | single shared helper used by qt GUI and qml layer (Phase 2); round-trip regression test |
+| R8: hidden coupling of qt code into shared modules | qml import pulls QtWidgets | lint guard idea: import-linter/ruff rule forbidding `PyQt6.QtWidgets` under `bal/gui/qml/` |
+| R9: zip distribution ambiguity (F10) | confusion about what ships where | clear policy: ZIP = desktop qt+cmdline only; QML requires internal-plugin/APK route (Phase 6 documents this) |
+| R10: unknown Android/Electrum baseline (owner to confirm, OQ4) | wrong Qt/PyQt6 assumptions in APK build | Phase-0 T3 builds against the fork's current toolchain; code keeps 4.7.x/4.8.x dual support so the answer can arrive late without rework |
+
+---
+
+## 6. Questions for the owner — ANSWERED (2026-08-25)
+
+1. **Fork patches (T4/R3):** ✅ **D1 — APPROVED.** Patching the fork's
+   `main.qml`/`Preferences.qml` is allowed for the BAL menu entry and toggle.
+2. **Offline signing topology:** ✅ **D2 — Android IS the offline device.**
+   The phone holds the keys and acts as air-gapped signer: import unsigned
+   bundle → review → sign → export signed bundle back to the online machine.
+   The sign/import/export page is therefore the top priority of Phase 3, and
+   the round-trip test is the top priority of Phase 5.
+3. **Enable-by-default:** ✅ **D3 — BAL pre-enabled in the custom APK**
+   (toggle still available to disable).
+4. **Target Android/Electrum baseline:** ⏳ **OPEN (OQ4)** — owner will get
+   back later. Not blocking: see risk R10 mitigation.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Effort estimate
+
+| Phase | Rough size |
+|-------|-----------|
+| 0 spikes | ~half day (mostly reading + one throwaway branch) |
+| 1 skeleton | ~300 lines Python |
+| 2 models (incl. shared export/merge helpers) | ~600–800 lines Python |
+| 3 views (offline signer page first) | ~900–1300 lines QML |
+| 4 android | fork-side patches + build iteration (device-dependent) |
+| 5 tests | ~500 lines |
+| 6 release/docs | small |
+
+Overall: comparable to a medium feature, dominated by Phase 3 UI polish and
+Phase 4 device iteration.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Findings log (append-only)
+
+- **F12** — The airgap round trip already exists in the Qt GUI layer and can
+  be ported almost verbatim: `export_json_file()` (window.py:1605) exports
+  all will items as `{wid: WillItem.to_dict()}` JSON (marking them
+  `EXPORTED`); the import side goes through `merge_will()`
+  (window.py:1620), which carries operational statuses, combines partial
+  signatures via `tx.combine_with_other_psbt()` when txids match, substitutes
+  the tx otherwise, and recomputes validity locally without network.
+  Conclusion: no new transfer format is needed; the plan is to give this
+  logic a shared home (controller/core) so Qt, CLI-adjacent tooling and QML
+  all use one implementation.
+
+### Decisions
+
+- **D1** — Fork-side patches to `main.qml` / `Preferences.qml` approved by
+  the owner.
+- **D2** — Android = offline signing device; sign/import/export flow has
+  top priority.
+- **D3** — BAL enabled by default in the custom APK.
+- **OQ4** — Android/Electrum baseline: open, non-blocking (see R10).

README.md

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ Free and decentralized **Bitcoin inheritance** support for the
 that transfer your funds to your heirs if you stop refreshing them
 (dead-man's switch), optionally relayed by will-executor servers.
 
-This repository contains a **behavior-preserving refactor** of the original
-plugin. The logic was kept byte-identical wherever possible; only the file
-layout was reorganized to cleanly separate **business logic** from the
-**PyQt GUI**.
+This repository contains a **refactored and extended** version of the original
+plugin. The logic was reorganized to cleanly separate **business logic** from the
+**PyQt GUI**, and new features have been added including a headless CLI,
+auto-rebuild on new transactions, OP_RETURN heirs, and configurable calendar
+reminders.
 
 ## Repository layout
 
@@ -16,12 +17,22 @@ layout was reorganized to cleanly separate **business logic** from the
 bal/                     the installable Electrum plugin package
 ├── manifest.json        plugin metadata (Electrum reads this)
 ├── qt.py                Qt entry-point shim (re-exports Plugin)
+├── cmdline.py           CLI entry-point shim (re-exports Plugin)
 ├── core/                GUI-free logic (importable without Qt)
 │   ├── util.py
 │   ├── plugin_base.py
 │   ├── heirs.py
 │   ├── will.py
-│   └── willexecutors.py
+│   ├── willexecutors.py
+│   ├── checkalive.py
+│   ├── reminders.py
+│   ├── qrtransfer.py       BAL QR will-transfer wire format / chunk scheduler
+│   ├── animated_qr.py      BC-UR v1/v2 + BBQR codecs (stdlib-only)
+│   └── input_rules.py
+├── cli/                 headless command-line layer (no Qt)
+│   ├── commands.py      bal_* daemon commands (@plugin_command)
+│   ├── controller.py    headless BalController (replicates BalWindow)
+│   └── plugin.py        CLI Plugin entry point
 ├── gui/qt/              PyQt6 presentation layer
 │   ├── theme.py         status → color mapping
 │   ├── common.py        shared imports / helpers
@@ -30,6 +41,7 @@ bal/                     the installable Electrum plugin package
 │   ├── dialogs.py       dialog windows
 │   ├── lists.py         tree/list views
 │   ├── window.py        per-wallet GUI controller
+│   ├── window_utils.py  GUI utility helpers
 │   └── plugin.py        Plugin (Electrum @hooks → GUI)
 ├── icons/  wallet_util/  LICENSE  README.md
 build_zip.py             builds a clean, zipimport-friendly distribution zip
@@ -77,6 +89,65 @@ Copy the `bal/` directory into your Electrum installation's
 `electrum/plugins/` directory, so that `electrum/plugins/bal/manifest.json`
 exists, then enable it from **Tools → Plugins**.
 
+## Transfer a will with QR codes (or audio)
+
+From the will list (**Export → QR Codes**) a will can be exported as a
+sequence of QR codes and imported on another device (**Import via QR**). The
+export offers All / Valid / Valid-NC filters plus a QR size preset
+(150–1800 bytes/frame); the import flow reviews and sign each transaction
+one at a time, then proposes exporting the signed transactions. When
+Electrum's `audio_modem` plugin is enabled (optional, requires `amodem` +
+PortAudio) Send/Receive audio buttons complement the QR channel. See
+[`PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md`](PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md) for the BAL QR wire-format spec.
+
+### Animated-QR formats (interop)
+
+BAL QR is the default export format, but the export page's **Format** selector
+also emits **BC-UR v1** (`ur:bytes`, BC32 + SHA-256), **BC-UR v2**
+(`ur:bytes`, CBOR fountain codes) and **BBQR** (`B$…`, Coinkite, used by
+BitKit) animated-QR sequences. The importer auto-detects the format of each
+code it sees, so any of the four formats can be imported on a BAL device, and
+a BAL export can be imported by any tool that understands these standards.
+UR v2 imports tolerate out-of-order and duplicate frames (fountain decoding);
+BBQR frames may arrive in any order. Rotation/redundancy caps and the
+32 MB message limit (zlib-bomb guard) bound untrusted scanner input.
+
+## Command-line / headless usage
+
+BAL can be used without the Qt GUI via Electrum's daemon mode. The CLI layer
+exposes `bal_*` commands that replicate the full inheritance cycle.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- An **Electrum daemon** running (`electrum daemon -d`)
+- A wallet loaded (`electrum load_wallet`)
+
+### Available commands
+
+| Category | Commands |
+|----------|----------|
+| Settings | `bal_settings_list`, `bal_settings_get`, `bal_settings_set`, `bal_settings_reset` |
+| Heirs | `bal_heirs_list`, `bal_heirs_show`, `bal_heirs_add`, `bal_heirs_update`, `bal_heirs_delete`, `bal_heirs_import`, `bal_heirs_export` |
+| Will-Executors | `bal_willexecutors_list`, `bal_willexecutors_show`, `bal_willexecutors_add`, `bal_willexecutors_update`, `bal_willexecutors_select`, `bal_willexecutors_delete`, `bal_willexecutors_ping`, `bal_willexecutors_download`, `bal_willexecutors_import`, `bal_willexecutors_export` |
+| Will | `bal_will_status`, `bal_will_check`, `bal_will_prepare`, `bal_will_autorebuild`, `bal_will_sign`, `bal_will_broadcast`, `bal_will_export`, `bal_will_import_merge`, `bal_will_invalidate`, `bal_will_check_executor` |
+
+### Example workflow
+
+```bash
+electrum daemon -d
+electrum load_wallet
+electrum bal_heirs_list
+electrum bal_will_prepare
+electrum bal_will_sign --password '...'
+electrum bal_will_broadcast
+electrum stop
+```
+
+All commands require a running daemon (Electrum's `plugin_command` enforces
+this). Wallet-bound commands (`bal_heirs_*`, `bal_will_*`, etc.) require the
+wallet to be loaded first. Signing commands require `--password` for encrypted
+wallets.
+
 ## Inheritance safety: anticipate / postpone
 
 A will transaction is signed with a **fixed, immutable locktime** and then

bal/__init__.py

@@ -24,11 +24,18 @@ distinct sub-packages:
                 lists.py     Tree/list views (heirs, preview, will-executors)
                 window.py    BalWindow controller (per-wallet GUI state)
                 plugin.py    Plugin class wiring Electrum @hooks to the GUI
+        cli/             Headless command-line layer (no Qt)
+            commands.py     The @plugin_command transport layer (registers
+                            the ``bal_*`` commands)
+            controller.py   Headless replica of the Qt flows (later phases)
+            plugin.py       Plugin(BalPlugin) entry point for the daemon
         qt.py            Thin loader shim re-exporting `Plugin` for Electrum
+        cmdline.py       Thin loader shim re-exporting `Plugin` for the daemon
 
 Electrum discovers the plugin through ``manifest.json`` and loads the GUI
 entry point from ``qt.py`` (the shim), which imports the real ``Plugin``
-from ``gui.qt.plugin``.
+from ``gui.qt.plugin``; the command-line/daemon entry point is ``cmdline.py``
+(the shim), which imports ``Plugin`` from ``cli.plugin``.
 
 The plugin supports Electrum 4.7.2 and 4.8.0 with PyQt6.  Electrum 4.8.0 removed
 ``json_db.register_dict`` and replaced it with the path-based
@@ -40,3 +47,85 @@ available and adapts, so both releases keep working.
 # (the single source of truth) and is read at runtime via ``get_version()`` in
 # ``bal/core/plugin_base.py`` (exposed as the ``BalPlugin.version`` property).
 # Keeping a hardcoded ``__version__`` here would just be a stale duplicate.
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# CLI command registration
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Electrum's CLI pre-parse (run_electrum calls ``Plugins(config, cmd_only=True)``)
+# only imports the plugin package ``__init__`` to discover its commands.
+# Importing ``bal.cli.commands`` here registers every ``bal_*`` command with
+# ``electrum.commands`` (``known_commands`` + the ``Commands`` class), so the
+# commands become available on the command line and over JSON-RPC without any Qt.
+#
+# The import must be zip-safe: when the plugin is loaded as an external zip,
+# Electrum registers the package under the synthetic name
+# ``electrum_external_plugins.bal``, but the module's ``__package__`` is only
+# ``bal`` (the zip-internal directory name), which is not present in
+# ``sys.modules`` and cannot be used for sub-module imports.  We therefore
+# resolve the real package name and import through ``importlib`` (the same
+# trick as ``qt.py``).
+import importlib
+import sys as _sys
+
+
+def _resolve_package_name() -> str:
+    """Return the name this package is registered under in ``sys.modules``.
+
+    Internal plugins are imported as ``electrum.plugins.bal`` (a normal import,
+    so ``__package__`` is already correct).  External zip plugins are imported
+    under the synthetic name ``electrum_external_plugins.bal`` with
+    ``__package__`` set to just the zip-internal directory name (``bal``); only
+    the synthetic name is present in ``sys.modules``.
+    """
+    pkg = __package__ or "bal"
+    if pkg in _sys.modules:
+        return pkg
+    synthetic = "electrum_external_plugins." + __name__
+    if synthetic in _sys.modules:
+        return synthetic
+    return pkg
+
+
+def _ensure_parent_packages(pkg_name: str) -> None:
+    """Backfill missing ancestor packages in ``sys.modules``.
+
+    When loaded from a zip as an external plugin, Electrum only executes the
+    package ``__init__``; the synthetic root package (``electrum_external_plugins``)
+    may be missing, which would break sub-module imports.  We stub it out as a
+    namespace package so ``importlib`` can still resolve its children (same
+    helper as ``qt.py``).
+    """
+    parts = pkg_name.split(".")
+    for i in range(1, len(parts)):
+        ancestor = ".".join(parts[:i])
+        if ancestor in _sys.modules:
+            continue
+        try:
+            importlib.import_module(ancestor)
+        except Exception:
+            import types
+
+            module = types.ModuleType(ancestor)
+            module.__path__ = []  # mark as a (namespace) package
+            _sys.modules[ancestor] = module
+
+
+def _register_cli_commands() -> None:
+    """Import ``bal.cli.commands`` so Electrum registers the ``bal_*`` commands.
+
+    Guarded so a dual install (internal package AND external zip) cannot
+    register the same command names twice, which would make
+    ``electrum.commands.plugin_command`` raise
+    "Command name bal_... already exists".
+    """
+    from electrum import commands as _electrum_commands
+
+    if getattr(_electrum_commands, "_bal_cli_commands_registered", False):
+        return
+    pkg = _resolve_package_name()
+    _ensure_parent_packages(pkg)
+    importlib.import_module(pkg + ".cli.commands")
+    _electrum_commands._bal_cli_commands_registered = True
+
+
+_register_cli_commands()

bal/cli/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""
+bal.cli
+=======
+
+Headless command-line layer of the Bitcoin After Life (BAL) Electrum plugin.
+
+This sub-package implements the ``"cmdline"`` front-end: it exposes the
+plugin's functionality through Electrum ``bal_*`` commands while reusing only
+the GUI-free logic from ``bal.core``.  Like ``bal.core``, it MUST never import
+PyQt or ``electrum.gui``.
+
+    * ``bal.cli.commands``   -> the ``@plugin_command`` transport layer
+    * ``bal.cli.controller`` -> headless replica of the Qt flows (later phases)
+    * ``bal.cli.plugin``     -> ``Plugin(BalPlugin)`` entry point for the daemon
+
+Electrum discovers the plugin through ``manifest.json`` (``available_for``
+includes ``"cmdline"``) and loads the entry point from ``cmdline.py``, a thin
+zip-safe shim following the same pattern as ``qt.py``.
+"""

bal/cli/commands.py

@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+"""
+bal.cli.commands
+================
+
+CLI commands (``bal_*``) for the Bitcoin After Life plugin.
+
+This module is the *transport layer* of the command-line front-end: every
+function is a coroutine decorated with ``@plugin_command`` so Electrum exposes
+it as ``bal_<name>`` both on the command line and over JSON-RPC.  The functions
+validate their arguments and delegate the real work to
+:mod:`bal.cli.controller` (a headless replica of the Qt flows); this module
+never imports Qt.
+
+It must stay lightweight: Electrum imports it during the CLI pre-parse
+(``run_electrum`` calls ``Plugins(config, cmd_only=True)``) and on every
+GUI/daemon startup, before any wallet or network object exists.  The heavy
+imports (``bal.core``, the controller) happen lazily inside each command.
+
+Flags (see ``electrum.commands.plugin_command``):
+
+    * ``n`` -> requires a running daemon/network (always set for plugins);
+    * ``w`` -> resolves and injects the wallet from the daemon;
+    * ``p`` -> requires the wallet password (for signing).
+"""
+
+from electrum.commands import plugin_command
+from electrum.util import UserFacingException
+
+from .controller import BalController, _user_facing
+
+plugin_name = "bal"
+
+
+def _controller(plugin, wallet):
+    """Build the headless controller, or fail with a clear message."""
+    if plugin is None:
+        raise UserFacingException("the bal plugin is not enabled in this daemon")
+    if wallet is None:
+        raise UserFacingException("wallet not loaded")
+    return BalController(plugin, wallet)
+
+
+def _call(plugin, wallet, method, *args, **kwargs):
+    controller = _controller(plugin, wallet)
+    try:
+        return getattr(controller, method)(*args, **kwargs)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise _user_facing(e) from e
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Settings
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+@plugin_command("n", plugin_name)
+async def settings_list(self, plugin=None):
+    """List all BAL plugin configuration options (key, name and value).
+
+    Returns a JSON object mapping every BAL configuration option (``bal_*``)
+    to an object with ``value``, ``default`` and ``name``.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, None, "settings_list")
+
+
+@plugin_command("n", plugin_name)
+async def settings_get(self, key, plugin=None):
+    """Show the current value of one BAL configuration option.
+
+    arg:str:key:The configuration key (e.g. ``bal_tx_fees``).
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, None, "settings_get", key)
+
+
+@plugin_command("n", plugin_name)
+async def settings_set(self, key, value, plugin=None):
+    """Set a BAL configuration option (booleans, integers, strings, JSON).
+
+    arg:str:key:The configuration key (e.g. ``bal_user_type``).
+    arg:str:value:The new value; JSON for object-typed keys such as ``bal_will_settings``.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, None, "settings_set", key, value)
+
+
+@plugin_command("n", plugin_name)
+async def settings_reset(self, key, plugin=None):
+    """Reset a BAL configuration option to its default value.
+
+    arg:str:key:The configuration key (e.g. ``bal_tx_fees``).
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, None, "settings_reset", key)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Heirs
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_list(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """List the heirs of the current wallet.
+
+    Returns a JSON object mapping heir names to their ``[address, amount,
+    locktime]`` values.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_list")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_show(self, name, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Show the details of a single heir.
+
+    arg:str:name:The heir name.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_show", name)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_add(self, name, address, amount, locktime=None, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Add (or replace) an heir in the current wallet.
+
+    arg:str:name:The heir name.
+    arg:str:address:The destination address (or ``OP_RETURN:<hex>`` for an OP_RETURN heir).
+    arg:str:amount:The amount in satoshis or a percentage like ``50%%``.
+    arg:str:locktime:The delivery locktime (absolute timestamp or ``30d``/``1y``); defaults to the will locktime.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_add", name, address, amount, locktime)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_update(
+    self,
+    name,
+    address=None,
+    amount=None,
+    locktime=None,
+    wallet=None,
+    plugin=None,
+):
+    """Update an existing heir (only the given fields).
+
+    arg:str:name:The heir name.
+    arg:str:address:The new destination address.
+    arg:str:amount:The new amount in satoshis or a percentage.
+    arg:str:locktime:The new delivery locktime.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_update", name, address, amount, locktime)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_delete(self, names, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Delete one or more heirs.
+
+    arg:json:names:A JSON array of heir names (e.g. ``["Alice","Bob"]``).
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_delete", names)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_import(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Import heirs from a JSON file (validated, merged).
+
+    arg:str:path:Path to the JSON file.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_import", path)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def heirs_export(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Export the heirs to a JSON file.
+
+    arg:str:path:Destination file path.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "heirs_export", path)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Will-Executors
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_list(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """List the will-executors for the current network.
+
+    Returns a JSON object mapping executor URLs to their records (address,
+    base_fee, status, info, selected, ...).
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_list")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_show(self, url, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Show the details of a single will-executor.
+
+    arg:str:url:The will-executor URL.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_show", url)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_add(
+    self,
+    url,
+    address="",
+    base_fee=0,
+    info=None,
+    wallet=None,
+    plugin=None,
+):
+    """Add a new will-executor (not selected by default).
+
+    arg:str:url:The will-executor base URL.
+    arg:str:address:The executor fee address for this network.
+    arg:int:base_fee:The executor base fee in satoshis.
+    arg:str:info:A human-readable description.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_add", url, address, base_fee, info)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_update(
+    self,
+    url,
+    address=None,
+    base_fee=None,
+    info=None,
+    promo_code=None,
+    rename_to=None,
+    wallet=None,
+    plugin=None,
+):
+    """Update an existing will-executor (only the given fields).
+
+    arg:str:url:The will-executor URL to update.
+    arg:str:address:The new fee address.
+    arg:int:base_fee:The new base fee in satoshis.
+    arg:str:info:The new description.
+    arg:str:promo_code:The new promo code.
+    arg:str:rename_to:Optionally move the record to a new URL.
+    """
+    return _call(
+        plugin,
+        wallet,
+        "willexecutors_update",
+        url,
+        address,
+        base_fee,
+        info,
+        promo_code,
+        rename_to,
+    )
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_select(
+    self, url, value=True, wallet=None, plugin=None
+):
+    """Select (or deselect) a will-executor.
+
+    arg:str:url:The will-executor URL.
+    arg:bool:value:True to select, False to deselect.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_select", [url], value)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_delete(self, urls, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Delete one or more will-executors.
+
+    arg:json:urls:A JSON array of executor URLs (e.g. ``["https://we.example.com"]``).
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_delete", urls)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_ping(self, urls=None, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Ping the selected (or the given) will-executor servers.
+
+    Updates status/base_fee/address from each server and saves.  Returns
+    ``{url: {status, ok}}``.
+
+    arg:json:urls:Optional JSON array of URLs to ping; defaults to the selected executors.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_ping", urls)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_download(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Download the will-executor list from the welist server and merge it.
+
+    Returns the number of records downloaded and the new total.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_download")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_import(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Import will-executors from a JSON file (``{url: record}``).
+
+    arg:str:path:Path to the JSON file.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_import", path)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def willexecutors_export(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Export the will-executors to a JSON file.
+
+    arg:str:path:Destination file path.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "willexecutors_export", path)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Will
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_status(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Show the current will: per-transaction status, locktime and executors.
+
+    Returns a JSON object with a per-txid detail list and global status counts.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "will_status")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_check(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Check the local coherence of the will (heirs, executors, fees, locktime).
+
+    Returns ``{"valid": true}`` when coherent, or raises a descriptive error.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "will_check")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_prepare(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Run the full prepare/inheritance flow (check, rebuild, persist).
+
+    Returns a JSON object with ``result`` (``coherent``, ``rebuilt``,
+    ``expired``, ``postponed``) and, when needed, the invalidation
+    transaction to sign and broadcast.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "prepare_will")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_autorebuild(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Run the automatic rebuild flow in one shot (check, rebuild, sign, push).
+
+    The same flow the GUI runs automatically on new wallet transactions:
+    the delivery date is anticipated by one day to orphan the old will on-chain
+    and, only when the anticipated locktime crosses the Check Alive threshold
+    (or the threshold is already in the past), an invalidation transaction is
+    returned instead.  Signing needs a passwordless wallet.
+
+    Returns a JSON object with ``result``: ``valid``, ``no_heirs``,
+    ``invalidated`` (with ``invalidation_tx``), ``nothing``,
+    ``needs_signing`` or ``rebuilt``.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "auto_rebuild")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nwp", plugin_name)
+async def will_sign(self, txid=None, password=None, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Sign the valid, not-yet-complete will transactions (or just one).
+
+    Updates the COMPLETE status and the signature counters and persists.
+
+    arg:str:txid:Optional transaction id to sign; signs all valid ones when omitted.
+    """
+    txids = [txid] if txid is not None else None
+    txs = _call(plugin, wallet, "sign_transactions", password, txids)
+    return {wid: str(tx) for wid, tx in txs.items()}
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_broadcast(
+    self, txid=None, force=False, wallet=None, plugin=None
+):
+    """Send the signed will transactions to their will-executors (in parallel).
+
+    Updates the PUSHED/PUSH_FAIL statuses and persists.  Returns ``{url: status}``.
+
+    arg:str:txid:Optional transaction id to broadcast; all valid+signed ones when omitted.
+    arg:bool:force:Force re-pushing transactions already marked as PUSHED.
+    """
+    txids = [txid] if txid is not None else None
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "push_transactions_to_willexecutors", force, txids)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_export(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Export the whole will to a JSON file.
+
+    arg:str:path:Destination file path.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "export_will", path)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_import_merge(self, path, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Merge a will file into the current will (PSBTs and statuses are merged).
+
+    arg:str:path:Path to the will JSON file.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "merge_will_from_file", path)
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_invalidate(self, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Build the on-chain invalidation transaction for the current will.
+
+    Returns ``{txid, tx}`` (or nulls when there is nothing to invalidate); the
+    transaction still needs to be signed and broadcast.
+    """
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "invalidate_will_command")
+
+
+@plugin_command("nw", plugin_name)
+async def will_check_executor(self, txid=None, wallet=None, plugin=None):
+    """Ask the will-executors whether they hold our pushed transactions.
+
+    Runs the searchtx check in parallel, applies the per-item status and
+    persists.  Returns ``{txid: {url, pushed, checked, check_fail}}``.
+
+    arg:str:txid:Optional transaction id to check; checks all pending ones when omitted.
+    """
+    txids = [txid] if txid is not None else None
+    return _call(plugin, wallet, "check_transactions", txids)

bal/cli/plugin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""
+bal.cli.plugin
+==============
+
+The headless (command-line) entry point of the plugin.
+
+:class:`Plugin` subclasses :class:`bal.core.plugin_base.BalPlugin` without
+adding any Qt hooks or per-window state.  Electrum instantiates this class when
+the plugin runs with ``gui_name='cmdline'`` (the daemon loads
+``bal/cmdline.py``, which re-exports it), and it is the object injected as
+``plugin`` into every ``bal_*`` command by ``electrum.commands.plugin_command``.
+"""
+
+from ..core.plugin_base import BalPlugin
+
+
+class Plugin(BalPlugin):
+    """Minimal ``BasePlugin`` subclass for the command-line front-end."""
+
+    def __init__(self, parent, config, name):
+        BalPlugin.__init__(self, parent, config, name)

bal/cmdline.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""
+bal.cmdline
+===========
+
+Compatibility shim for Electrum's plugin loader (command-line front-end).
+
+Electrum loads a plugin with ``gui_name='cmdline'`` by importing the
+``cmdline`` module of the plugin package and looking for a ``Plugin`` class.
+The real implementation lives in the ``bal.cli`` sub-package, so this module
+re-exports ``Plugin`` from ``bal.cli.plugin``.
+
+Like ``qt.py``, this file is not a one-line relative import because the very
+same code may be loaded as an *external* plugin from a ``.zip``, where Electrum
+imports the package under the synthetic top-level name
+``electrum_external_plugins.bal`` and never registers the intermediate parent
+packages.  See the module docstring of ``bal.qt`` for the full rationale.  The
+shim resolves the run-time package name, backfills the missing parents into
+``sys.modules`` and imports the real implementation via
+:func:`importlib.import_module`.
+
+Unlike ``qt.py``, this module MUST never import PyQt (the daemon loads it in a
+headless process).
+"""
+
+import importlib
+import sys
+
+
+def _ensure_parent_packages(pkg_name: str) -> None:
+    """Make sure every ancestor package of *pkg_name* is in ``sys.modules``.
+
+    When loaded from a zip as an external plugin, Electrum only executes the
+    plugin package ``__init__`` and the ``cmdline`` module.  The synthetic root
+    package (e.g. ``electrum_external_plugins``) and any intermediate packages
+    may be missing from ``sys.modules``, which breaks relative/absolute
+    sub-module imports.  We backfill them here using this module's own loader
+    so that ``importlib`` can find sibling sub-packages.
+    """
+    parts = pkg_name.split(".")
+    # Walk from the top-most ancestor down to (but not including) pkg_name.
+    for i in range(1, len(parts)):
+        ancestor = ".".join(parts[:i])
+        if ancestor in sys.modules:
+            continue
+        try:
+            importlib.import_module(ancestor)
+        except Exception:
+            # The synthetic root (e.g. 'electrum_external_plugins') often has no
+            # real spec.  Create a minimal namespace package stub so that the
+            # import machinery can still resolve its children.
+            import types
+
+            module = types.ModuleType(ancestor)
+            module.__path__ = []  # mark as a (namespace) package
+            sys.modules[ancestor] = module
+
+
+# The package this module belongs to. Could be 'electrum.plugins.bal' (internal)
+# or 'electrum_external_plugins.bal' (external zip), depending on how Electrum
+# loaded us.
+_PKG = __package__ or "bal"
+
+_ensure_parent_packages(_PKG)
+
+# Import the real implementation using the fully-qualified, run-time package
+# name so it works regardless of the synthetic prefix Electrum assigned.
+_plugin_module = importlib.import_module(_PKG + ".cli.plugin")
+
+Plugin = _plugin_module.Plugin  # noqa: F401  (re-exported for Electrum)

bal/core/checkalive.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Pure, GUI-free. The GUI raises :class:`CheckAliveError` to trigger the
 postpone/invalidate flow; the decision that it *should* be raised lives here.
 """
 
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
 from .plugin_base import BalTimestamp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class CheckAliveError(Exception):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "Check alive expired please update it: {}".format(
-            datetime.fromtimestamp(self.timestamp_to_check).isoformat()
+            datetime.fromtimestamp(self.timestamp_to_check, tz=timezone.utc).isoformat()
         )
 
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def resolve_date_to_check(
         The reference timestamp (float, UNIX seconds).
     """
     if is_basic_mode:
-        return (now if now is not None else datetime.now().timestamp())
+        return (now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp())
 
     threshold = BalTimestamp(will_settings["threshold"])
     # A RELATIVE threshold ("30d"/"1y") means "N days BEFORE the delivery":
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ def check_alive_expired(
     """
     if is_basic_mode:
         return False
-    current = now if now is not None else datetime.now().timestamp()
+    current = now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp()
     return date_to_check < current

bal/core/heirs.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from electrum.util import (
     write_json_file,
 )
 
-from .util import Util
+from .util import Util, copy_structure
 from .willexecutors import Willexecutors
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -321,40 +321,14 @@ def get_change_output(wallet, in_amount, out_amount, fee):
         return out
 
 
-def _json_safe(value, _path="heirs", _depth=0):
-    """Return a JSON-serializable deep copy of *value*.
+def _json_safe(value, _path="heirs"):
+    """Backward-compatible alias of :func:`bal.core.util.copy_structure`.
 
-    The wallet DB persists the heirs dict via ``json_db.put``, which calls
-    ``copy.deepcopy`` on the value.  If any nested element is a live runtime
-    object (e.g. one holding a ``threading.RLock``), deepcopy raises
-    ``TypeError: cannot pickle '_thread.RLock' object`` and the whole
-    "Build will" task fails.
-
-    To make persistence robust we coerce the structure to plain
-    JSON-compatible types (dict / list / str / int / float / bool / None).
-    Anything else is converted to ``str(value)`` and logged with its path so
-    the offending field can be identified, instead of crashing the task.
+    Kept so call sites that imported ``_json_safe`` directly keep working; the
+    actual implementation (a JSON-safe, deepcopy-free clone) lives in
+    ``bal.core.util`` so every copy path shares one code base.
     """
-    # Primitive JSON scalars are kept as-is.
-    if value is None or isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, str)):
-        return value
-    if isinstance(value, dict):
-        return {
-            str(k): _json_safe(v, "{}[{!r}]".format(_path, k), _depth + 1)
-            for k, v in value.items()
-        }
-    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
-        return [
-            _json_safe(v, "{}[{}]".format(_path, i), _depth + 1)
-            for i, v in enumerate(value)
-        ]
-    # Unexpected runtime object: do not let it reach deepcopy.  Log where it
-    # was found so the real source can be fixed, then store a safe string.
-    _logger.error(
-        "heirs.save: non-serializable value at {} (type={}); coercing to str. "
-        "value={!r}".format(_path, type(value).__name__, value)
-    )
-    return str(value)
+    return copy_structure(value, _path=_path)
 
 
 class Heirs(dict, Logger):
@@ -363,6 +337,10 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
         Logger.__init__(self)
         self.db = wallet.db
         self.wallet = wallet
+        # Reason code explaining why the last buildTransactions() produced no
+        # transaction (None when the last build succeeded or never ran).  See
+        # buildTransactions for the list of codes and why they exist.
+        self.last_build_error = None
         d = self.db.get("heirs", {})
         try:
             self.update(d)
@@ -630,6 +608,20 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
     def buildTransactions(
         self, bal_plugin, wallet, tx_fees=None, utxos=None, from_locktime=0
     ):
+        # Reset the diagnostic reason at the start of every build attempt.
+        #
+        # WHY: when the build produced nothing, the GUI used to show a fixed
+        # list of three "possible reasons" (low balance / dust shares /
+        # check-alive after the delivery date).  In practice the real cause is
+        # often NONE of those three - several code paths below simply return
+        # an empty result with no explanation at all, so the user was shown
+        # three guesses that were all wrong.  Each such path now records WHY
+        # it gave up, and BalBuildWillDialog names the actual cause.
+        #
+        # Codes: NO_HEIRS, NO_UTXO, NO_WILLEXECUTOR_USABLE, NO_FUTURE_DATE,
+        # WILLEXECUTOR_FEE, WILLEXECUTOR_FEE_TOO_HIGH, TX_BUILD_FAILED,
+        # WILLEXECUTOR_TX_ERROR.
+        self.last_build_error = None
         _before = list(self.keys())
         Heirs._validate(self, persist=False)
         _removed = [k for k in _before if k not in self]
@@ -644,6 +636,7 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                 ", ".join(_removed),
             )
         if len(self) <= 0:
+            self.last_build_error = "NO_HEIRS"
             _logger.info("while building transactions there was no heirs")
             return
         balance = 0.0
@@ -660,12 +653,18 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                 len_utxo_set += 1
                 available_utxos.append(utxo)
         if len_utxo_set == 0:
+            self.last_build_error = "NO_UTXO"
             _logger.info("no usable utxos")
             return
         j = -2
         willexecutorsitems = list(willexecutors.items())
         willexecutorslen = len(willexecutorsitems)
         alltxs = {}
+        # Counts how many will-executors were actually PROCESSED (i.e. passed
+        # the is_selected/is_valid filter below and reached the build loop).
+        # If it stays 0 the loop silently skipped every single one, which is a
+        # distinct failure from "we tried and the build failed".
+        processed_willexecutors = 0
         while True:
             j += 1
             if j >= willexecutorslen:
@@ -682,6 +681,7 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                 url = willexecutor = None
             else:
                 break
+            processed_willexecutors += 1
             fees = {}
             i = 0
             txs = {}
@@ -699,9 +699,11 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                         max_fee=bal_plugin.MAX_WILLEXECUTOR_FEE.get(),
                     )
                 except WillExecutorFeeException:
+                    self.last_build_error = "WILLEXECUTOR_FEE"
                     i = 10
                     continue
                 except WillExecutorFeeTooHighException:
+                    self.last_build_error = "WILLEXECUTOR_FEE_TOO_HIGH"
                     i = 10
                     continue
                 if locktimes:
@@ -710,19 +712,33 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                             locktimes, available_utxos[:], fees, wallet
                         )
                         if not txs:
+                            self.last_build_error = "TX_BUILD_FAILED"
                             return {}
                     except Exception as e:
+                        # An unexpected failure while assembling the
+                        # transactions for THIS will-executor.
+                        #
+                        # WHY THIS CHANGED: the previous code read
+                        # ``e.heirname`` here, in order to auto-deselect the
+                        # will-executor blamed by the exception.  NOTHING in
+                        # the plugin sets that attribute any more (it is a
+                        # leftover from an older exception design), so the
+                        # lookup itself raised AttributeError, and the inner
+                        # ``except Exception: raise`` re-raised THAT - aborting
+                        # the whole build with a confusing secondary error
+                        # instead of the real one.  We now record the reason,
+                        # log the actual exception together with the
+                        # will-executor it happened on, and simply move on to
+                        # the next one, which is what the original code was
+                        # clearly trying to do.
+                        self.last_build_error = "WILLEXECUTOR_TX_ERROR"
                         _logger.error(
-                            f"build transactions: error preparing transactions: {e}"
+                            "build transactions: error preparing transactions "
+                            "for will-executor %s: %r",
+                            (willexecutor or {}).get("url", "(none)"),
+                            e,
                         )
-                        try:
-                            if "w!ll3x3c" in e.heirname:
-                                Willexecutors.is_selected(
-                                    e.heirname[len("w!ll3x3c") :], False
-                                )
-                                break
-                        except Exception:
-                            raise
+                        break
                     total_fees = 0
                     total_fees_real = 0
                     total_in = 0
@@ -746,12 +762,26 @@ class Heirs(dict, Logger):
                     if i >= 10:
                         break
                 else:
+                    self.last_build_error = "NO_FUTURE_DATE"
                     _logger.info(
                         f"no locktimes for willexecutor {willexecutor} skipped"
                     )
                     break
             alltxs.update(txs)
 
+        # Every will-executor was skipped by the is_selected/is_valid filter
+        # (or the list was empty) and no "no will-executor" build was allowed,
+        # so the loop above never even attempted a build.  This path used to
+        # return silently with no log line at all, which is exactly the case
+        # the owner hit: the dialog then blamed balance/dust/check-alive, none
+        # of which was true.
+        if not alltxs and processed_willexecutors == 0:
+            self.last_build_error = "NO_WILLEXECUTOR_USABLE"
+            _logger.info(
+                "no usable will-executor: all %d skipped (not selected or not valid)",
+                willexecutorslen,
+            )
+
         return alltxs
 
     def get_transactions(

bal/core/plugin_base.py

@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ This module performs **no** GUI work and imports nothing from PyQt / electrum.gu
 import json
 import os
 import platform
-from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 from electrum import constants, json_db
 from electrum.logging import get_logger
 from electrum.plugin import BasePlugin
 from electrum.transaction import tx_from_any
+from electrum.util import classproperty
 
 _logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -108,7 +109,9 @@ def get_will(x):
 
 try:
     # Electrum >= 4.8.0
-    from electrum.stored_dict import register_name as _electrum_register_name  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingImports]
+    from electrum.stored_dict import (
+        register_name as _electrum_register_name,  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingImports]
+    )
 
     def _register_will_dict(name, method, _type=None):
         """Register a plugin dict in the wallet DB (Electrum >= 4.8.0 API)."""
@@ -169,9 +172,12 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
     }
 
     # Human-readable chain name ("bitcoin", "testnet", "regtest", ...).
-    chainname = (
-        constants.net.NET_NAME if constants.net.NET_NAME != "mainnet" else "bitcoin"
-    )
+    # Must be a classproperty (not a plain class attribute) because the class
+    # is defined before constants.net is set to the correct network — a plain
+    # attribute would capture "bitcoin" and never update.
+    @classproperty
+    def chainname(cls):
+        return constants.net.NET_NAME if constants.net.NET_NAME != "mainnet" else "bitcoin"
 
     # Default geometry hint for some dialogs (kept from the original code).
     SIZE = (159, 97)
@@ -251,12 +257,37 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
         # (handled by BalWindow.get_wallet_password). Default ON.
         self.AUTO_SIGN = BalConfig(config, "bal_auto_sign", True)
 
+        # REBUILD_ON_CLOSE: when enabled (default), closing the wallet or
+        # quitting Electrum runs the "Build your will" wizard
+        # (BalBuildWillDialog) to rebuild and re-validate the will. When
+        # disabled, on_close() only persists the current in-memory willitems to
+        # the wallet DB: no rebuild dialog, no auto-sign/broadcast, no
+        # invalidation prompts at close. Default ON.
+        self.REBUILD_ON_CLOSE = BalConfig(config, "bal_rebuild_on_close", True)
+
+        # AUTO_REBUILD: when enabled, an incoming/outgoing wallet transaction
+        # automatically re-runs the same rebuild flow the wizard runs at
+        # wallet close (anticipate the delivery date by one day to orphan the
+        # previous will; build an on-chain invalidation tx ONLY when the
+        # anticipated locktime would fall before the check-alive threshold or
+        # the threshold is already in the past). When disabled (default) the
+        # will is only rebuilt when the user presses Check / Prepare or closes
+        # the wallet. Default OFF.
+        self.AUTO_REBUILD = BalConfig(config, "bal_auto_rebuild", False)
+
         # EDITABLE_DATES (Group C / C2): when enabled, the delivery-time and
         # check-alive date fields are editable everywhere (toolbar / Heirs tab),
         # not only inside the "Build your will" wizard. Default OFF, so the dates
         # stay display-only outside the wizard unless the user opts in.
         self.EDITABLE_DATES = BalConfig(config, "bal_editable_dates", False)
 
+        # QR_CHUNK_SIZE (will transfer via QR): payload budget, in bytes, used
+        # per QR frame when exporting/importing a will through the QR channel.
+        # The settings dialog offers the 4 standard presets of
+        # bal.core.qrtransfer.CHUNK_PRESETS; this stores the selected budget.
+        # Default 150 (small QR, low-resolution cameras).
+        self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE = BalConfig(config, "bal_qr_chunk_size", 150)
+
         # NUM_REMINDERS (Group D / D1): how many SEPARATE reminder events the
         # exported .ics calendar should contain. Each reminder becomes its own
         # VEVENT (its own date in the calendar). The dates are spread uniformly
@@ -438,8 +469,8 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
     def default_will_settings_absolute():
         """Convert the default relative dates into absolute timestamps (from today)."""
         relative_dates = BalPlugin.default_will_settings_relative()
-        today = date.today()
-        dt = datetime(today.year, today.month, today.day, 0, 0, 0)
+        today = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).date()
+        dt = datetime(today.year, today.month, today.day, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
         threshold = (
             dt + timedelta(days=BalTimestamp(relative_dates["threshold"]).duration_to_days())
         ).timestamp()
@@ -499,12 +530,12 @@ class BalTimestamp:
         """
         int32_max = 2 ** 31 - 1
         try:
-            return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts)
+            return datetime.fromtimestamp(ts, tz=timezone.utc)
         except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
             try:
-                return datetime.fromtimestamp(min(int(ts), int32_max))
+                return datetime.fromtimestamp(min(int(ts), int32_max), tz=timezone.utc)
             except (OSError, OverflowError, ValueError):
-                return datetime.fromtimestamp(int32_max)
+                return datetime.fromtimestamp(int32_max, tz=timezone.utc)
 
     def to_date(self, from_date=None, reverse=False):
         """Resolve to a ``datetime``.
@@ -517,7 +548,7 @@ class BalTimestamp:
             return self._safe_fromtimestamp(self.value)
         else:
             if from_date is None:
-                from_date = datetime.now()
+                from_date = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
             if isinstance(from_date, (int, float)):
                 from_date = self._safe_fromtimestamp(from_date)
             reverse = 1 if not reverse else -1

bal/core/qrtransfer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+"""
+bal.core.qrtransfer
+===================
+
+GUI-free helpers for moving BAL will data between devices via QR codes or
+the Electrum ``audio_modem`` plugin (see ``PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md``).
+
+Scope
+-----
+* converts will transactions into a compact ``transfer_string``
+  (newline-joined serialized transactions, optionally zlib + base64
+  compressed);
+* splits that string into fixed-size ``BALQR1|N|i|flags|payload`` frames for
+  multi-QR export, and reassembles/validates them on import.
+
+The audio-modem channel deliberately bypasses the framing helpers here
+(PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md section 4.4): its transport compresses internally and
+carries the whole transfer string in a single blob, so callers only use
+:func:`encode_transfer` / :func:`decode_transfer`.
+
+This module never imports Qt or any Electrum GUI code (house rule).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+import zlib
+
+MAGIC = "BALQR"
+VERSION = 1
+FLAG_COMPRESSED = "Z"
+
+# 4 standard presets (label, payload budget in bytes per QR). Ordered from
+# low-resolution cameras to high-resolution cameras (owner decision D5).
+CHUNK_PRESETS = (
+    ("Small - ~150 bytes/QR (low-res cameras)", 150),
+    ("Medium - ~400 bytes/QR", 400),
+    ("Large - ~900 bytes/QR", 900),
+    ("XL - ~1800 bytes/QR (high-res cameras)", 1800),
+)
+
+# Smallest allowed payload budget per frame, below which the frame header
+# could consume the whole budget.
+MIN_CHUNK_SIZE = 40
+
+_FRAME_MAGIC = MAGIC + str(VERSION)
+
+
+class QrTransferError(ValueError):
+    """Base error for will QR / audio transfer processing."""
+
+
+class MissingFramesError(QrTransferError):
+    """Some frame indices of a multi-QR transfer are missing."""
+
+    def __init__(self, missing):
+        self.missing = list(missing)
+        super().__init__("Missing QR frames: {}".format(self.missing))
+
+
+class InconsistentTotalError(QrTransferError):
+    """Frames disagree about the advertised frame total."""
+
+
+def encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=False):
+    """Join serialized transaction strings into a transfer string.
+
+    ``compress=True`` wraps the joined text in zlib + base64 (ASCII-safe) so
+    the whole bundle shrinks before being printed/scanned. The optional flags
+    of the frame header let the importer reverse this automatically.
+    """
+    return __compress("\n".join(tx_strings), enabled=compress)
+
+
+def decode_transfer(transfer_string, compressed):
+    """Inverse of :func:`encode_transfer`.
+
+    Returns the list of serialized transaction strings; empty frames are
+    dropped so a trailing newline (or an empty payload) cannot produce an
+    empty trailing element.
+    """
+    text = __decompress(transfer_string, enabled=compressed)
+    return [part for part in text.split("\n") if part]
+
+
+def split_frames(transfer_string, chunk_size, compressed=False):
+    """Split ``transfer_string`` into full ``BALQR`` frames.
+
+    Every returned frame is at most ``chunk_size`` characters long (header
+    included). ``compressed`` propagates the ``Z`` flag into every frame so
+    the importer knows how to reverse the encoding.
+
+    Raises :class:`QrTransferError` when ``chunk_size`` is too small to hold
+    the header plus any payload.
+    """
+    flags = FLAG_COMPRESSED if compressed else ""
+    total = __compute_total(len(transfer_string), chunk_size, flags)
+    frames = []
+    pos = 0
+    length = len(transfer_string)
+    for index in range(1, total + 1):
+        overhead = len(__frame_header(total, index, flags))
+        budget = chunk_size - overhead
+        end = min(pos + budget, length)
+        frames.append(__build_frame(total, index, flags, transfer_string[pos:end]))
+        pos = end
+        if pos >= length:
+            break
+    if pos < length:
+        # __compute_total guarantees this cannot happen; keep a safety net.
+        raise QrTransferError("internal error: frames did not cover the transfer string")
+    return frames
+
+
+def parse_frame(frame):
+    """Parse a single frame.
+
+    Returns ``(total, index, compressed: bool, payload: str)``. Raises
+    :class:`QrTransferError` on malformed input (bad magic/version, wrong
+    arity, non-integer or out-of-range frame numbers, unknown flags).
+    """
+    parts = frame.split("|", maxsplit=4)
+    if len(parts) != 5:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame structure)")
+    magic_seen, total_s, index_s, flags, payload = parts
+    if magic_seen != _FRAME_MAGIC:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (unknown magic/version)")
+    try:
+        total = int(total_s)
+        index = int(index_s)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame numbers)") from e
+    if total < 1 or not 1 <= index <= total:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (frame numbering out of range)")
+    if flags not in ("", FLAG_COMPRESSED):
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (unknown flags)")
+    return total, index, flags == FLAG_COMPRESSED, payload
+
+
+def assemble(frames, total):
+    """Concatenate frame payloads back into a transfer string.
+
+    ``frames`` maps 1-based index -> payload. Every index ``1..total`` must
+    be present (else :class:`MissingFramesError`) and no index may exceed
+    ``total`` (else :class:`InconsistentTotalError`).
+    """
+    if total < 1:
+        raise QrTransferError("invalid frame total")
+    missing = [index for index in range(1, total + 1) if index not in frames]
+    if missing:
+        raise MissingFramesError(missing)
+    extra = [index for index in frames if index > total]
+    if extra:
+        raise InconsistentTotalError()
+    return "".join(frames[index] for index in range(1, total + 1))
+
+
+def preset_index_for_chunk_size(chunk_size):
+    """Return the :data:`CHUNK_PRESETS` index whose budget best matches a size."""
+    best, best_diff = 0, abs(chunk_size - CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+    for index, (_label, budget) in enumerate(CHUNK_PRESETS):
+        diff = abs(chunk_size - budget)
+        if diff < best_diff:
+            best, best_diff = index, diff
+    return best
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Internals
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def __compress(text, *, enabled):
+    if not enabled:
+        return text
+    return base64.b64encode(zlib.compress(text.encode("utf-8"))).decode("ascii")
+
+
+def __decompress(text, *, enabled):
+    if not enabled:
+        return text
+    return zlib.decompress(base64.b64decode(text.encode("ascii"))).decode("utf-8")
+
+
+def __frame_header(total, index, flags):
+    return "{}|{}|{}|{}|".format(_FRAME_MAGIC, total, index, flags)
+
+
+def __build_frame(total, index, flags, payload):
+    return __frame_header(total, index, flags) + payload
+
+
+def __compute_total(transfer_len, chunk_size, flags):
+    """Smallest frame count whose budget covers the whole transfer string.
+
+    The budget shrinks as ``total`` gains digits (wider header), so the count
+    is recomputed iteratively until it converges.
+    """
+    if chunk_size < MIN_CHUNK_SIZE:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "chunk size too small to hold a BAL QR frame: {}".format(chunk_size)
+        )
+    total = 1
+    while True:
+        overhead = len(__frame_header(total, total, flags))
+        budget = chunk_size - overhead
+        if budget <= 0:
+            raise QrTransferError(
+                "chunk size too small for the BAL QR frame header: {}".format(chunk_size)
+            )
+        if transfer_len <= budget * total:
+            return total
+        total += 1

bal/core/reminders.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def compute_reminder_offsets(days, count):
         count: requested number of reminders.
 
     Returns:
-        A list of integer day-offsets (each ``>= 1``), e.g. ``[22, 15, 8]`` for
+        A list of integer day-offsets (each ``>= 1``), e.g. ``[30, 16, 1]`` for
         ``days=30, count=3``. Empty if there is no room for any reminder.
     """
     # No room for any reminder (deadline today or already passed).

bal/core/util.py

@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ original implementation.
 """
 
 import bisect
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 from electrum.address_synchronizer import TX_HEIGHT_FUTURE, TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL
+from electrum.logging import get_logger
 from electrum.transaction import PartialTxOutput
 
+_logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
 # Bitcoin consensus rule: an nLockTime value strictly below this threshold is
 # interpreted as a *block height*, otherwise it is interpreted as a *UNIX
 # timestamp*.
@@ -35,6 +38,41 @@ from electrum.transaction import PartialTxOutput
 LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD = 500000000
 
 
+def copy_structure(value, _path="copy"):
+    """Return a JSON-serializable deep copy of *value*.
+
+    This is the ad-hoc, deepcopy-free stand-in used every time the plugin needs
+    an independent copy of a plain-data structure (heirs dicts, will-executor
+    dicts, status tables).  It recursively clones dict / list / tuple values
+    while leaving JSON scalars (str / int / float / bool / None) as-is.
+
+    If any nested element is a live runtime object (e.g. one holding a
+    ``threading.RLock``), ``copy.deepcopy`` would raise
+    ``TypeError: cannot pickle '_thread.RLock' object``; instead we coerce the
+    offending value to ``str(value)`` and log it with its path so the source
+    field can be identified, without crashing the caller.
+    """
+    # Primitive JSON scalars are kept as-is.
+    if value is None or isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, str)):
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return {
+            str(k): copy_structure(v, "{}[{!r}]".format(_path, k))
+            for k, v in value.items()
+        }
+    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
+        return [
+            copy_structure(v, "{}[{}]".format(_path, i)) for i, v in enumerate(value)
+        ]
+    # Unexpected runtime object: do not let it reach deepcopy.  Log where it
+    # was found so the real source can be fixed, then store a safe string.
+    _logger.error(
+        "copy_structure: non-serializable value at {} (type={}); coercing to "
+        "str. value={!r}".format(_path, type(value).__name__, value)
+    )
+    return str(value)
+
+
 class Util:
     """Namespace of static helpers (kept as a class to preserve the original
     ``Util.method(...)`` call sites used throughout the plugin)."""
@@ -103,7 +141,7 @@ class Util:
         except Exception:
             pass
         try:
-            now = datetime.now()
+            now = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
             if locktime[-1] == "y":
                 locktime = str(int(locktime[:-1]) * 365) + "d"
             if locktime[-1] == "d":
@@ -189,7 +227,7 @@ class Util:
             # moment, so fall back to the legacy forward-from-now resolution.
             return Util.parse_locktime_string(current)
         try:
-            base = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(tx_locktime)).replace(
+            base = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(tx_locktime), tz=timezone.utc).replace(
                 hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0
             )
             build_moment = base - timedelta(days=built_days)
@@ -440,9 +478,9 @@ class Util:
         # On Windows datetime.fromtimestamp raises OverflowError past 2038
         # (e.g. NLOCKTIME_MAX); clamp to INT32_MAX (Electrum issue #6170).
         try:
-            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(locktime)
+            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(locktime, tz=timezone.utc)
         except (OverflowError, OSError, ValueError):
-            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(min(locktime, 2 ** 31 - 1))
+            dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(min(locktime, 2 ** 31 - 1), tz=timezone.utc)
         dt -= timedelta(seconds=seconds)
         out = dt.timestamp()
 
@@ -450,34 +488,6 @@ class Util:
             out = 1
         return out
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def cmp_locktime(locktimea, locktimeb):
-        """Compare two relative locktime strings sharing the same unit."""
-        if locktimea == locktimeb:
-            return 0
-        strlocktimea = str(locktimea)
-        strlocktimeb = str(locktimeb)
-        if locktimea[-1] in "ydb":
-            if locktimeb[-1] == locktimea[-1]:
-                return int(strlocktimea[-1]) - int(strlocktimeb[-1])
-            else:
-                return int(locktimea) - (locktimeb)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_lowest_valid_tx(available_utxos, will):
-        """Placeholder kept from the original code (sorts the will by locktime)."""
-        will = sorted(will.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]["tx"].locktime)
-        for _txid, _willitem in will.items():
-            pass
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_locktimes(will):
-        """Return the distinct locktimes used by the transactions in ``will``."""
-        locktimes = {}
-        for _, willitem in will.items():
-            locktimes[willitem["tx"].locktime] = True
-        return locktimes.keys()
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_lowest_locktimes(locktimes):
         """Split a list of locktimes into (sorted_timestamps, sorted_blocks)."""
@@ -492,32 +502,6 @@ class Util:
 
         return sorted(sorted_timestamp), sorted(sorted_block)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_lowest_locktimes_from_will(will):
-        """Convenience wrapper: lowest locktimes directly from a will dict."""
-        return Util.get_lowest_locktimes(Util.get_locktimes(will))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def search_willtx_per_io(will, tx):
-        """Find a will entry whose tx has the same inputs/outputs as ``tx``."""
-        for wid, w in will.items():
-            if Util.cmp_txs(w["tx"], tx["tx"]):
-                return wid, w
-        return None, None
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def invalidate_will(will):
-        raise Exception("not implemented")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_will_spent_utxos(will):
-        """Collect every input spent by any transaction in ``will``."""
-        utxos = []
-        for _, willitem in will.items():
-            utxos += willitem["tx"].inputs()
-
-        return utxos
-
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # UTXO helpers
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #

bal/core/will.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ The status flags themselves (the source of truth) stay here; only the mapping
 "status -> colour" now lives in the GUI layer.  No behaviour changed.
 """
 
-import copy
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from electrum.i18n import _
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ from electrum.util import (
 )
 
 from .heirs import WillExecutorFeeTooHighException
-from .util import Util
+from .util import Util, copy_structure
 from .willexecutors import Willexecutors
 
 MIN_LOCKTIME = 1
@@ -74,11 +73,6 @@ class Will:
                 if not will[child[0]].father:
                     will[child[0]].father = willid
 
-    # return a list of will sorted by locktime
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_sorted_will(will):
-        return sorted(will.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]["tx"].locktime)
-
     @staticmethod
     def only_valid(will):
         for k, v in will.items():
@@ -107,15 +101,6 @@ class Will:
             and not w.get_status("CHECKED")
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def search_equal_tx(will, tx, wid):
-        for w in will:
-            if w != wid and not tx.to_json() != will[w]["tx"].to_json():
-                if will[w]["tx"].txid() != tx.txid():
-                    if Util.cmp_txs(will[w]["tx"], tx):
-                        return will[w]["tx"]
-        return False
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_tx_from_any(x):
         try:
@@ -157,7 +142,7 @@ class Will:
         willitems = {}
         for wid in will:
             Will.add_info_from_will(will, wid, wallet)
-            willitems[wid] = WillItem(will[wid])
+            willitems[wid] = WillItem(will[wid], wallet=wallet)
         will = willitems
         errors = {}
         for wid in will:
@@ -179,7 +164,7 @@ class Will:
                 outputs = will[wid].tx.outputs()
                 ow = will[wid]
                 ow.normalize_locktime(others_input)
-                will[wid] = WillItem(ow.to_dict())
+                will[wid] = ow.copy()
 
                 for i in range(0, len(outputs)):
                     Will.change_input(
@@ -479,7 +464,7 @@ class Will:
                 continue
             utxo_str = utxo.prevout.to_str()
             if utxo_str in prevout_to_spend:
-                balance += inputs[utxo_str][0][2].value_sats()
+                balance += utxo.value_sats()
                 utxo_to_spend.append(utxo)
         _logger.debug("utxo to spend: {}".format(utxo_to_spend))
         if len(utxo_to_spend) > 0:
@@ -516,6 +501,7 @@ class Will:
         for _wid, w in will.items():
             if w.get_status("VALID") and not w.get_status("COMPLETE"):
                 return True
+        return False
 
     @staticmethod
     def search_rai(all_inputs, all_utxos, will, wallet):
@@ -1340,47 +1326,76 @@ class WillItem(Logger):
         return self.STATUS[status][1]
 
     def __init__(self, w, _id=None, wallet=None):
-        if isinstance(
-            w,
-            WillItem,
-        ):
-            self.__dict__ = w.__dict__.copy()
-        else:
-            self.tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(w["tx"])
-            self.heirs = w.get("heirs", None)
-            self.we = w.get("willexecutor", None)
-            self.status = w.get("status", None)
-            self.description = w.get("description", None)
-            self.time = w.get("time", None)
-            self.change = w.get("change", None)
-            self.tx_fees = w.get("baltx_fees", 0)
-            self.sigs_required = int(w.get("sigs_required", 0))
-            self.sigs_have = int(w.get("sigs_have", 0))
-            self.father = w.get("Father", None)
-            self.children = w.get("Children", None)
-            self.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
-            for s in self.STATUS:
-                self.STATUS[s][1] = w.get(s, WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT[s][1])
-            # Backward-compatibility migration (A2): the "PENDING" status was
-            # renamed to "MEMPOOL". Wills saved by older versions of the plugin
-            # store the flag under the legacy "PENDING" key, so if that key is
-            # present and set, carry it over to "MEMPOOL". This way no state is
-            # lost when loading an older will. The new key always wins if both
-            # happen to be present.
-            if "MEMPOOL" not in w and w.get("PENDING"):
-                self.STATUS["MEMPOOL"][1] = True
+        if isinstance(w, WillItem):
+            # Copy a WillItem WITHOUT deepcopy. Serialize it to its plain-dict
+            # form and deserialize from there: the tx is re-parsed into a fresh
+            # object, STATUS is rebuilt from the clones below and heirs /
+            # will-executors are cloned recursively, so the copy shares no
+            # mutable state with the source. See also copy().
+            data = w.to_dict()
+            data["heirs"] = copy_structure(w.heirs) if w.heirs is not None else None
+            data["willexecutor"] = (
+                copy_structure(w.we) if w.we is not None else None
+            )
             if not _id:
-                self._id = self.tx.txid()
-            else:
-                self._id = _id
+                _id = w._id
+            w = data
+        self.tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(w["tx"])
+        self.heirs = w.get("heirs", None)
+        self.we = w.get("willexecutor", None)
+        self.status = w.get("status") or ""
+        self.description = w.get("description", None)
+        self.time = w.get("time", None)
+        self.change = w.get("change", None)
+        self.tx_fees = w.get("baltx_fees", 0)
+        self.sigs_required = int(w.get("sigs_required", 0))
+        self.sigs_have = int(w.get("sigs_have", 0))
+        self.father = w.get("Father", None)
+        self.children = w.get("Children", None)
+        self.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+        for s in self.STATUS:
+            self.STATUS[s][1] = w.get(s, WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT[s][1])
+        # Backward-compatibility migration (A2): the "PENDING" status was
+        # renamed to "MEMPOOL". Wills saved by older versions of the plugin
+        # store the flag under the legacy "PENDING" key, so if that key is
+        # present and set, carry it over to "MEMPOOL". This way no state is
+        # lost when loading an older will. The new key always wins if both
+        # happen to be present.
+        if "MEMPOOL" not in w and w.get("PENDING"):
+            self.STATUS["MEMPOOL"][1] = True
+        if not _id:
+            self._id = self.tx.txid()
+        else:
+            self._id = _id
 
-            if not self._id:
-                self.status += "ERROR!!!"
-                self.valid = False
+        if not self._id:
+            self.status += "ERROR!!!"
+            self.valid = False
 
         if wallet:
             self.tx.add_info_from_wallet(wallet)
 
+    def copy(self, wallet=None):
+        """Return an independent copy of this WillItem (no deepcopy).
+
+        The copy is produced by serializing this item and deserializing it:
+        the transaction is re-parsed, the STATUS table is rebuilt and
+        heirs / will-executors are cloned recursively, so the result shares no
+        mutable state with ``self``.  Pass a ``wallet`` when the copy's tx
+        needs its address/value information restored
+        (``tx.add_info_from_wallet``).
+        """
+        return WillItem(self, _id=self._id, wallet=wallet)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def copy_status_table(status_table):
+        """Clone a STATUS table (``{flag: [label, bool]}``) without deepcopy.
+
+        Both the outer dict and every inner ``[label, bool]`` list are new
+        objects, so mutating the returned table never affects the source.
+        """
+        return {k: [label, value] for k, (label, value) in status_table.items()}
+
     def to_dict(self):
         out = {
             "_id": self._id,
@@ -1394,6 +1409,8 @@ class WillItem(Logger):
             "baltx_fees": self.tx_fees,
             "sigs_required": self.sigs_required,
             "sigs_have": self.sigs_have,
+            "Father": self.father,
+            "Children": self.children,
         }
         for key in self.STATUS:
             try:

bal/core/willexecutors.py

@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ def is_tor_active():
         return False
 
 
-chainname = BalPlugin.chainname
-
 
 class Willexecutors:
 
@@ -146,9 +144,9 @@ class Willexecutors:
 
     @staticmethod
     def save(bal_plugin, willexecutors):
-        _logger.debug(f"save {willexecutors},{chainname}")
+        _logger.debug(f"save {willexecutors},{BalPlugin.chainname}")
         aw = bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.get()
-        aw[chainname] = willexecutors
+        aw[BalPlugin.chainname] = willexecutors
         bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.set(aw)
         _logger.debug(f"saved: {aw}")
         # bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.set(willexecutors)
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
         bal_plugin, update=False, bal_window: Any = None, force=False, task=True
     ):
         willexecutors = bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.get()
-        willexecutors = willexecutors.get(chainname, {})
+        willexecutors = willexecutors.get(BalPlugin.chainname, {})
         to_del = []
         for w in willexecutors:
             if not isinstance(willexecutors[w], dict):
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
                 )
             )
             del willexecutors[w]
-        bal = bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.default.get(chainname, {})
+        bal = bal_plugin.WILLEXECUTORS.default.get(BalPlugin.chainname, {})
         for bal_url, bal_executor in bal.items():
             if bal_url not in willexecutors:
                 _logger.debug(f"force add {bal_url} willexecutor")
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
             _logger.debug(f"{willexecutor['url']}: {willexecutor['txs']}")
             if w := Willexecutors.send_request(
                 "post",
-                willexecutor["url"] + "/" + chainname + "/pushtxs",
+                willexecutor["url"] + "/" + BalPlugin.chainname + "/pushtxs",
                 data=willexecutor["txs"].encode("ascii"),
                 timeout=timeout,
                 max_retries=max_retries,
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
             # single short timeout instead of retrying 10x with sleeps, which
             # used to freeze the UI for minutes per unreachable server.
             w = Willexecutors.send_request(
-                "get", url + "/" + chainname + "/info",
+                "get", url + "/" + BalPlugin.chainname + "/info",
                 timeout=timeout, max_retries=max_retries, retry_sleep=retry_sleep,
             )
             if isinstance(w, dict):
@@ -788,7 +786,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
             welist_server = welist_server if welist_server[-1] == '/' else welist_server+'/'
             willexecutors = Willexecutors.send_request(
                 "get",
-                f"{welist_server}data/{chainname}?page=0&limit=100",
+                f"{welist_server}data/{BalPlugin.chainname}?page=0&limit=100",
             )
             if not isinstance(willexecutors, dict):
                 _logger.warning(

bal/gui/qt/calendar.py

@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ The pure RFC-5545 logic (offsets, escaping, folding, the unified .ics builder,
 the Qt button and the OS/subprocess glue.
 """
 
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from electrum.gui.qt.util import getSaveFileName
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction
-from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QToolButton
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QInputDialog, QMenu, QToolButton
 
 from ...core.reminders import write_temp_ics
-from .common import *
-from .common import _, _logger  # underscore names are not re-exported by "import *"
+from .common import _, _logger
 
 
 class BalCalendarButton(QToolButton):

bal/gui/qt/common.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ hosts a few GUI helpers that do not deserve a module of their own:
       (:class:`CheckAliveError` now lives in ``bal.core.checkalive``.)
 """
 
-import copy
 import enum
 import os
 import subprocess
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Callable, Mapping, Optional, Union
 
 from electrum.bitcoin import NLOCKTIME_BLOCKHEIGHT_MAX, NLOCKTIME_MAX, NLOCKTIME_MIN
+from electrum.gui.common_qt.util import draw_qr
 from electrum.gui.qt.amountedit import BTCAmountEdit
 from electrum.gui.qt.main_window import ElectrumWindow, StatusBarButton
 from electrum.gui.qt.my_treeview import MyTreeView
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from electrum.gui.qt.util import (
     MessageBoxMixin,
     OkButton,
     TaskThread,
+    WaitingDialog,
     WindowModalDialog,
     char_width_in_lineedit,
     getOpenFileName,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
     QAbstractItemView,
     QAbstractSpinBox,
     QApplication,
+    QButtonGroup,
     QCheckBox,
     QComboBox,
     QDateTimeEdit,
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
     QMenu,
     QMenuBar,
     QPushButton,
+    QRadioButton,
     QScrollArea,
     QSizePolicy,
     QSpinBox,
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ from ...core.heirs import (
     HEIR_DUST_AMOUNT,
     HEIR_REAL_AMOUNT,
     OP_RETURN_PREFIX,
+    BalanceTooLowException,
     HeirAmountIsDustException,
     Heirs,
     WillExecutorFeeTooHighException,
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ from ...core.heirs import (
 
 # --- Core (GUI-free) logic layer ---
 from ...core.plugin_base import BalPlugin, BalTimestamp
-from ...core.util import Util
+from ...core.util import Util, copy_structure
 from ...core.will import (
     AmountException,
     HeirChangeException,

bal/gui/qt/lists.py

@@ -19,8 +19,59 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QLineEdit as _QLineEdit
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QStyledItemDelegate
 
-from .common import *
-from .common import _, _logger  # underscore names are not re-exported by "import *"
+from .common import (
+    OP_RETURN_PREFIX,
+    BalTimestamp,
+    Buttons,
+    CancelButton,
+    HelpButton,
+    MessageBoxMixin,
+    MyTreeView,
+    OkButton,
+    QAbstractItemView,
+    QApplication,
+    QColor,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QMenu,
+    QModelIndex,
+    QPersistentModelIndex,
+    QPushButton,
+    QSize,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QSpinBox,
+    QStandardItem,
+    QStandardItemModel,
+    Qt,
+    QToolButton,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+    TaskThread,
+    Util,
+    Will,
+    Willexecutors,
+    WillItem,
+    _,
+    _logger,
+    char_width_in_lineedit,
+    datetime,
+    enum,
+    export_meta_gui,
+    getOpenFileName,
+    import_meta_gui,
+    is_op_return_address,
+    partial,
+    read_json_file,
+    read_QIcon_from_bytes,
+    server_status_text,
+    server_status_tooltip,
+    signature_suffix,
+    status_color,
+    tx_from_any,
+    write_json_file,
+)
 from .dialogs import BalBuildWillDialog, BalDialog
 from .widgets import BalCheckBox, WillSettingsWidget
 
@@ -612,11 +663,11 @@ class PreviewList(MyTreeView, MessageBoxMixin):
         menu.addAction(_("Prepare"), self.build_transactions)
         menu.addAction(_("Display"), self.bal_window.preview_modal_dialog)
         menu.addAction(_("Sign"), self.ask_password_and_sign_transactions)
-        export_menu = menu.addMenu(_("Export"))
-        export_menu.addAction(_("All"), self.export_will)
-        export_menu.addAction(_("Valid"), self.export_will_valid)
-        export_menu.addAction(_("Valid NC"), self.export_will_valid_incomplete)
-        menu.addAction(_("Import"), self.import_will_into_details)
+        # Export/Import open a single window that offers all transports
+        # (file / QR / audio). The Choose Filter / transport settings live
+        # inside that window.
+        menu.addAction(_("Export"), self.export_will)
+        menu.addAction(_("Import"), self.import_will)
         menu.addAction(_("Merge"), self.merge_will)
         menu.addAction(_("Broadcast"), self.broadcast)
         menu.addAction(_("Check"), self.check)
@@ -682,38 +733,11 @@ class PreviewList(MyTreeView, MessageBoxMixin):
         if will:
             self.update_will(will)
 
-    def export_json_file(self, path):
-        write_json_file(path, self.will)
-
     def export_will(self):
-        self.bal_window.export_will()
-        self.update()
+        self.bal_window.export_will_dialog()
 
-    def export_will_valid(self):
-        """Export only the will items that are valid."""
-        subset = {
-            wid: wi
-            for wid, wi in self.will.items()
-            if wi.get_status("VALID")
-        }
-        if not subset:
-            self.show_message(_("No valid will item to export"))
-            return
-        self.bal_window.export_will(will=subset)
-        self.update()
-
-    def export_will_valid_incomplete(self):
-        """Export only the will items that are valid but not yet fully signed (V-NC)."""
-        subset = {
-            wid: wi
-            for wid, wi in self.will.items()
-            if wi.get_status("VALID") and not wi.get_status("COMPLETE")
-        }
-        if not subset:
-            self.show_message(_("No valid, incomplete will item to export"))
-            return
-        self.bal_window.export_will(will=subset)
-        self.update()
+    def import_will(self):
+        self.bal_window.import_will_dialog()
 
     def import_will_into_details(self):
         self.bal_window.import_will_into_details()

bal/gui/qt/plugin.py

@@ -15,13 +15,36 @@ and cached in ``self.bal_windows``.
 """
 
 from electrum.gui.qt.main_window import StatusBarButton
+from electrum.plugin import hook
+from electrum.util import EventListener, event_listener
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QLayout
 
-from .common import *
-from .common import (  # underscore names are not re-exported by "import *"
+from ...core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS, preset_index_for_chunk_size
+from .common import (
+    BalPlugin,
+    Buttons,
+    EnterButton,
+    HelpButton,
+    PasswordDialog,
+    QComboBox,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QInputDialog,
+    QLabel,
+    QPushButton,
+    QTimer,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+    UserCancelled,
+    Willexecutors,
     _,
     _logger,
+    add_widget,
+    partial,
     read_QIcon_from_bytes,
+    read_QPixmap_from_bytes,
+    show_modal,
+    webopen,
 )
 from .dialogs import BalDialog
 from .widgets import BalCheckBox, BalLineEdit, BalSpinBox, BalTextEdit
@@ -40,7 +63,7 @@ def _window_key(window):
     return id(window)
 
 
-class Plugin(BalPlugin):
+class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
     def __init__(self, parent, config, name):
         _logger.info("INIT BALPLUGIN")
         BalPlugin.__init__(self, parent, config, name)
@@ -49,6 +72,10 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
         # remove a stale button before creating a fresh one when a wallet is
         # switched / Electrum is restarted, so the icon is never duplicated.
         self._statusbar_buttons = {}
+        # Register the on_event_* handlers with Electrum's callback manager so
+        # the plugin learns about new wallet transactions (used by the
+        # AUTO_REBUILD setting).
+        self.register_callbacks()
 
     @hook
     def init_qt(self, gui_object):
@@ -328,6 +355,44 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                 except Exception as e:
                     _logger.error("close_wallet: on_close failed: {}".format(e))
 
+    @event_listener
+    def on_event_new_transaction(self, wallet, tx):
+        """Electrum event: a transaction was added to *wallet*."""
+        self._wallet_activity(wallet)
+
+    @event_listener
+    def on_event_wallet_updated(self, wallet):
+        """Electrum event: *wallet* finished a sync pass."""
+        self._wallet_activity(wallet)
+
+    def _wallet_activity(self, wallet):
+        """React to wallet activity (new transaction / sync update).
+
+        When the AUTO_REBUILD setting is enabled, any change to a wallet that
+        has a live BalWindow schedules the headless "auto rebuild" flow
+        (``BalWindow.schedule_auto_rebuild``): it re-runs the same check the
+        wizard runs at wallet close, anticipating the delivery date by one day
+        and building an on-chain invalidation tx only when the anticipated
+        locktime would fall before the check-alive threshold (or the threshold
+        is already in the past).
+
+        This handler runs on the asyncio callback thread, so it only touches
+        thread-safe state and defers all work to the BalWindow (which marshals
+        itself onto the GUI thread through QTimer).
+        """
+        if not self.AUTO_REBUILD.get():
+            return
+        for win in list(self.bal_windows.values()):
+            try:
+                if (
+                    getattr(win, "wallet", None) == wallet
+                    and win.ok
+                    and not win.disable_plugin
+                ):
+                    win.schedule_auto_rebuild()
+            except Exception as e:
+                _logger.debug("_wallet_activity failed: {}".format(e))
+
     @hook
     def init_keystore(self):
         _logger.debug("init keystore")
@@ -448,13 +513,39 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             self.MAX_WILLEXECUTOR_FEE, minimum=0, maximum=10000000
         )
 
-        # "No will-executor TX" checkbox. Bound to the persisted NO_WILLEXECUTOR
-        # config (default ON, see plugin_base.py), the SAME config used by the
-        # checkbox inside the "Build your will" wizard's will-executor download
-        # window, so the two stay in sync automatically. When enabled the plugin
-        # also builds a will that does not require a will-executor (e.g. it can
-        # be saved on a USB stick and a copy given to the heirs).
-        heir_no_willexecutor = BalCheckBox(self.NO_WILLEXECUTOR)
+        # "Rebuild will on wallet close" checkbox. Bound to the persisted
+        # REBUILD_ON_CLOSE config (default ON). When ticked, closing the wallet
+        # / quitting Electrum runs the "Build your will" wizard to rebuild and
+        # re-validate the will. When unticked, the will is only rebuilt when
+        # the user presses Check/Prepare. Visible to all users (BASIC and
+        # ADVANCED).
+        heir_rebuild_on_close = BalCheckBox(self.REBUILD_ON_CLOSE)
+
+        # "Rebuild automatically on new transactions" checkbox. Bound to the
+        # persisted AUTO_REBUILD config (default OFF). When ticked, an incoming
+        # or outgoing wallet transaction automatically re-runs the same rebuild
+        # flow the wizard runs at wallet close: the delivery date is
+        # anticipated by one day (so the new will replaces the previous one
+        # without an invalidation tx), and an on-chain invalidation is only
+        # built when the anticipated locktime would fall before the Check Alive
+        # threshold or the threshold is already in the past. Visible to all
+        # users (BASIC and ADVANCED).
+        heir_auto_rebuild = BalCheckBox(self.AUTO_REBUILD)
+
+        # QR Code Size selector (will transfer via QR). A 4-standard-size combo
+        # bound to the QR_CHUNK_SIZE config (payload budget in bytes per frame).
+        # Ordered low -> high so the user picks the resolution matching their
+        # camera. Visible to all users (BASIC and ADVANCED).
+        qr_size_combo = QComboBox()
+        qr_size_combo.addItems([label for label, _budget in CHUNK_PRESETS])
+        qr_size_combo.setCurrentIndex(
+            preset_index_for_chunk_size(int(self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.get()))
+        )
+
+        def on_qr_size_change(index):
+            self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.set(CHUNK_PRESETS[index][1])
+
+        qr_size_combo.currentIndexChanged.connect(on_qr_size_change)
 
         # USER TYPE selector (SIMPLE / ADVANCED, global). A two-choice combo
         # (not a free-text field) bound to the USER_TYPE config:
@@ -572,6 +663,10 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                     widget.setCurrentIndex(
                         1 if str(cfg.default).lower() == "advanced" else 0
                     )
+                elif kind == "qr_size":
+                    widget.setCurrentIndex(
+                        preset_index_for_chunk_size(int(cfg.default))
+                    )
             btn.clicked.connect(reset)
             return btn
 
@@ -642,35 +737,13 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             ),
         )
         grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.EDITABLE_DATES, heir_editable_dates, "check"), 3, 3)
-        # "Add transaction without will-executor" setting (formerly labelled
-        # "No will-executor TX"). When ON the plugin ALSO builds the backup
-        # inheritance transaction that does NOT require a will-executor (the
-        # "celeste"/light-blue one shown in the will list): it can be saved on a
-        # USB stick and a copy handed to the heirs. When OFF only the
-        # transactions destined to the selected will-executors are built.
-        #
-        # Placed here (row 5, right below "Panel editable Date and Fee" and above
-        # "Number of reminders") at the user's request so related options sit
-        # together. The remaining grid rows below were renumbered accordingly.
-        add_widget(
-            grid,
-            "Add transaction without willexecutor",
-            heir_no_willexecutor,
-            4,
-            (
-                "Create a will that does not require a Will-executor; it can be "
-                "saved, for example, on a USB stick, and a copy can be given to "
-                "the heirs."
-            ),
-        )
-        grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.NO_WILLEXECUTOR, heir_no_willexecutor, "check"), 4, 3)
         # Max willexecutor fee: maximum fee (in satoshi) allowed for a single
         # will-executor. Visible to all users (BASIC and ADVANCED).
         add_widget(
             grid,
             "Max Will-Executor Fee (satoshi)",
             heir_max_willexecutor_fee,
-            5,
+            4,
             (
                 "Maximum fee (in satoshi) allowed to be paid to a single "
                 "will-executor. If a will-executor charges more than this, "
@@ -678,14 +751,14 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                 "Default: 500,000 satoshi (0.005 BTC)."
             ),
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.MAX_WILLEXECUTOR_FEE, heir_max_willexecutor_fee, "spin"), 5, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.MAX_WILLEXECUTOR_FEE, heir_max_willexecutor_fee, "spin"), 4, 3)
         # User Type selector placed BEFORE the advanced-only settings so the
         # user chooses basic/advanced first, then sees the relevant options.
         add_widget(
             grid,
             "User Type",
             user_type_combo,
-            6,
+            5,
             (
                 "Choose how much detail the plugin shows.\n\n"
                 "BASIC: simplified interface, safe configuration for most "
@@ -696,7 +769,7 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                 "editable."
             ),
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.USER_TYPE, user_type_combo, "user_type"), 6, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_make_reset_btn(self.USER_TYPE, user_type_combo, "user_type"), 5, 3)
         # Number of reminders, event summary and event description are visible
         # only in ADVANCED mode.  In BASIC mode the factory defaults are always
         # used and these settings are hidden.
@@ -705,11 +778,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "How many reminder alarms the exported calendar (.ics) event "
             "contains.  Range: 1 to 5 (default 3).  Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_num_reminders), 7, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(heir_num_reminders), 7, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_num_reminders), 7, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_num_reminders), 6, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(heir_num_reminders), 6, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_num_reminders), 6, 2)
         reset_btn_6 = _make_reset_btn(self.NUM_REMINDERS, heir_num_reminders, "spin")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_6), 7, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_6), 6, 3)
 
         lbl_event_summary = QLabel(_("Event summary"))
         help_event_summary = HelpButton(
@@ -719,11 +792,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "  $heirs_complete: list of heirs name,address,amount\n"
             "Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_event_summary), 8, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_event_summary), 8, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_event_summary), 8, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_event_summary), 7, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_event_summary), 7, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_event_summary), 7, 2)
         reset_btn_7 = _make_reset_btn(self.EVENT_SUMMARY, edit_event_summary, "line")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_7), 8, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_7), 7, 3)
 
         lbl_event_description = QLabel(_("Event description"))
         help_event_description = HelpButton(
@@ -733,11 +806,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "  $heirs_complete: list of heirs name,address,amount\n"
             "Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_event_description), 9, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_event_description), 9, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_event_description), 9, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_event_description), 8, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_event_description), 8, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_event_description), 8, 2)
         reset_btn_8 = _make_reset_btn(self.EVENT_DESCRIPTION, edit_event_description, "text")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_8), 9, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_8), 8, 3)
         # Welist server URL: shown only in ADVANCED mode.  In BASIC mode the
         # factory default is always used and the setting is hidden.
         lbl_welist_server = QLabel(_("Welist Server URL"))
@@ -745,11 +818,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "URL of the server that provides the will-executor list.  "
             "Only available in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_welist_server), 10, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_welist_server), 10, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_welist_server), 10, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_welist_server), 9, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_welist_server), 9, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_welist_server), 9, 2)
         reset_btn_9 = _make_reset_btn(self.WELIST_SERVER, edit_welist_server, "line")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_9), 10, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_9), 9, 3)
 
         lbl_calendar_app = QLabel(_("Calendar app command"))
         help_calendar_app = HelpButton(
@@ -757,11 +830,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "Leave empty to use the system default (xdg-open/open/start).\n"
             "Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_calendar_app), 11, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_calendar_app), 11, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_calendar_app), 11, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_calendar_app), 10, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_calendar_app), 10, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_calendar_app), 10, 2)
         reset_btn_10 = _make_reset_btn(self.CALENDAR_APP, edit_calendar_app, "line")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_10), 11, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_10), 10, 3)
 
         # Save-in-history toggle and history label: advanced-only rows. The
         # label field is disabled while the checkbox is off (see
@@ -774,11 +847,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "  {willexecutor}: replaced with the will-executor URL of the item\n"
             "Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_save_history), 12, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(heir_save_history), 12, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_save_history), 12, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_save_history), 11, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(heir_save_history), 11, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_save_history), 11, 2)
         reset_btn_11 = _make_reset_btn(self.SAVE_HISTORY, heir_save_history, "check")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_11), 12, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_11), 11, 3)
 
         lbl_history_label = QLabel(_("History label"))
         help_history_label = HelpButton(
@@ -788,11 +861,11 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
             "  {willexecutor}: replaced with the will-executor URL of the item\n"
             "Only used in ADVANCED mode."
         )
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_history_label), 13, 0)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_history_label), 13, 1)
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_history_label), 13, 2)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(lbl_history_label), 12, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(edit_history_label), 12, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(help_history_label), 12, 2)
         reset_btn_12 = _make_reset_btn(self.HISTORY_LABEL, edit_history_label, "line")
-        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_12), 13, 3)
+        grid.addWidget(_hide_if_basic(reset_btn_12), 12, 3)
 
         # NOTE: the ADVANCED-only widgets above have ALREADY been given their
         # correct initial visibility inline (via _hide_if_basic) BEFORE being
@@ -801,15 +874,76 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
         # the Windows relayout flicker. Do NOT reintroduce a post-hoc
         # setVisible() loop here.
 
-        grid.addWidget(heir_repush, 14, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(heir_repush, 13, 0)
         grid.addWidget(
             HelpButton(
                 "Broadcast all transactions to willexecutors including those already pushed"
             ),
-            14,
+            13,
             2,
         )
 
+        # "Rebuild will on wallet close" row (always visible, BASIC + ADVANCED).
+        # Placed below the rebroadcast button so the existing rows keep their
+        # numbers.
+        lbl_rebuild_on_close = QLabel(_("Rebuild will on wallet close"))
+        help_rebuild_on_close = HelpButton(
+            "Run the 'Build your will' wizard every time the wallet is closed "
+            "or Electrum is quit, so the will is rebuilt and re-validated.\n"
+            "When disabled, the will is only rebuilt when you press Check or "
+            "Prepare. The last built state is still saved to the wallet."
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(lbl_rebuild_on_close, 14, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(heir_rebuild_on_close, 14, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(help_rebuild_on_close, 14, 2)
+        reset_btn_rebuild_on_close = _make_reset_btn(
+            self.REBUILD_ON_CLOSE, heir_rebuild_on_close, "check"
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(reset_btn_rebuild_on_close, 14, 3)
+
+        # "Rebuild automatically on new transactions" row (always visible,
+        # BASIC + ADVANCED), right below the "Rebuild will on wallet close"
+        # row.
+        lbl_auto_rebuild = QLabel(_("Rebuild automatically on new transactions"))
+        help_auto_rebuild = HelpButton(
+            "When a new transaction arrives for the wallet, automatically "
+            "rebuild the will the same way the wizard does at wallet close: "
+            "the delivery date is anticipated by one day so the new will "
+            "replaces the previous one, and the rebuilt transactions are "
+            "signed and sent to their will-executors.\n"
+            "An on-chain invalidation transaction is only built when the "
+            "anticipated delivery date would fall before the Check Alive "
+            "threshold, or when the threshold is already in the past.\n"
+            "When disabled (default), the will is only rebuilt on Check / "
+            "Prepare / wallet close."
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(lbl_auto_rebuild, 15, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(heir_auto_rebuild, 15, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(help_auto_rebuild, 15, 2)
+        reset_btn_auto_rebuild = _make_reset_btn(
+            self.AUTO_REBUILD, heir_auto_rebuild, "check"
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(reset_btn_auto_rebuild, 15, 3)
+
+        # "QR Code Size" row (always visible, BASIC + ADVANCED). Default QR
+        # size used when exporting a will via QR codes; changeable per export
+        # inside the export dialog itself.
+        lbl_qr_size = QLabel(_("QR Code Size"))
+        help_qr_size = HelpButton(
+            "Payload size of a single QR code when exporting a will via QR.\n\n"
+            "Larger QR codes hold more data (fewer shots) but are easier to "
+            "scan with a high-resolution camera; smaller QR codes scan fine "
+            "even with low-resolution cameras but require more shots.\n"
+            "The same selector is available inside the export dialog."
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(lbl_qr_size, 16, 0)
+        grid.addWidget(qr_size_combo, 16, 1)
+        grid.addWidget(help_qr_size, 16, 2)
+        reset_btn_qr_size = _make_reset_btn(
+            self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE, qr_size_combo, "qr_size"
+        )
+        grid.addWidget(reset_btn_qr_size, 16, 3)
+
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------- #
         # Group C / C4b: "Reset" button that restores the dialog settings to  #
         # their factory defaults. It only resets the settings exposed by THIS #
@@ -834,7 +968,6 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                 (self.AUTO_SIGN, heir_auto_sign, "check"),
                 (self.EDITABLE_DATES, heir_editable_dates, "check"),
                 (self.NUM_REMINDERS, heir_num_reminders, "spin"),
-                (self.NO_WILLEXECUTOR, heir_no_willexecutor, "check"),
                 (self.MAX_WILLEXECUTOR_FEE, heir_max_willexecutor_fee, "spin"),
                 (self.EVENT_SUMMARY, edit_event_summary, "line"),
                 (self.EVENT_DESCRIPTION, edit_event_description, "text"),
@@ -842,6 +975,9 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                 (self.CALENDAR_APP, edit_calendar_app, "line"),
                 (self.SAVE_HISTORY, heir_save_history, "check"),
                 (self.HISTORY_LABEL, edit_history_label, "line"),
+                (self.REBUILD_ON_CLOSE, heir_rebuild_on_close, "check"),
+                (self.AUTO_REBUILD, heir_auto_rebuild, "check"),
+                (self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE, qr_size_combo, "qr_size"),
             ]
             for cfg, widget, kind in resets:
                 # Persist the default value back into the Electrum config.
@@ -862,6 +998,10 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin):
                     widget.setCurrentIndex(
                         1 if str(cfg.default).lower() == "advanced" else 0
                     )
+                elif kind == "qr_size":
+                    widget.setCurrentIndex(
+                        preset_index_for_chunk_size(int(cfg.default))
+                    )
             # Re-sync the history-label field's enabled state after a reset: the
             # reset restores SAVE_HISTORY to its default, so the field must
             # follow the (default) checkbox state again.

bal/gui/qt/widgets.py

@@ -28,8 +28,53 @@ from ...core.input_rules import (
 )
 from ...core.reminders import build_ics_reminders, write_temp_ics
 from .calendar import BalCalendar, BalCalendarButton
-from .common import *
-from .common import _, _logger  # underscore names are not re-exported by "import *"
+from .common import (
+    DECIMAL_POINT,
+    NLOCKTIME_BLOCKHEIGHT_MAX,
+    NLOCKTIME_MAX,
+    Any,
+    BalTimestamp,
+    BTCAmountEdit,
+    ColorScheme,
+    Decimal,
+    HelpButton,
+    Optional,
+    QAbstractSpinBox,
+    QCheckBox,
+    QColor,
+    QComboBox,
+    QDateTime,
+    QDateTimeEdit,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QPainter,
+    QPalette,
+    QPushButton,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QSpinBox,
+    QStyle,
+    QStyleOptionFrame,
+    Qt,
+    QTextEdit,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+    Union,
+    Util,
+    Will,
+    _,
+    _logger,
+    char_width_in_lineedit,
+    datetime,
+    getSaveFileName,
+    log_error,
+    os,
+    partial,
+    pyqtSignal,
+    read_QIcon_from_bytes,
+    signature_suffix,
+    status_color,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .window import BalWindow

bal/gui/qt/window.py

@@ -24,8 +24,64 @@ from ...core.checkalive import (
     check_alive_expired,
     resolve_date_to_check,
 )
-from .common import *
-from .common import _, _logger  # underscore names are not re-exported by "import *"
+from .common import (
+    OP_RETURN_PREFIX,
+    AmountException,
+    BalPlugin,
+    Buttons,
+    CancelButton,
+    ElectrumWindow,
+    FileImportFailed,
+    HeirChangeException,
+    HeirNotFoundException,
+    Heirs,
+    HelpButton,
+    Mapping,
+    Network,
+    NoHeirsException,
+    NotCompleteWillException,
+    NoWillExecutorNotPresent,
+    OkButton,
+    Optional,
+    PaymentIdentifier,
+    QGridLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QLineEdit,
+    QPushButton,
+    QTimer,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    SerializationError,
+    Transaction,
+    TxDialog,
+    TxFeesChangedException,
+    Util,
+    Will,
+    WillexecutorChangeException,
+    WillExecutorFeeTooHighException,
+    WillExecutorNotPresent,
+    Willexecutors,
+    WillExpiredException,
+    WillItem,
+    WillPostponedException,
+    _,
+    _logger,
+    char_width_in_lineedit,
+    copy_structure,
+    export_meta_gui,
+    import_meta_gui,
+    is_onion_url,
+    is_op_return_address,
+    is_tor_active,
+    log_error,
+    partial,
+    read_json_file,
+    read_QIcon_from_bytes,
+    show_on_top,
+    shown_cv,
+    time,
+    tx_from_any,
+    write_json_file,
+)
 from .dialogs import (
     BalBuildWillDialog,
     BalDialog,
@@ -33,12 +89,23 @@ from .dialogs import (
     BalWizardDialog,
     WillDetailDialog,
     WillExecutorDialog,
+    WillExportDialog,
+    WillImportDialog,
+    _complete_import,
+    decode_will_payload,
 )
 from .lists import HeirListWidget, PreviewList
 from .widgets import LockTimeWidget, PercAmountEdit
 
 
 class BalWindow:
+    # Automatic rebuild-on-new-transaction flow (AUTO_REBUILD setting):
+    # the debounce window collapses bursts of wallet events into one run, and
+    # the cooldown prevents the flow from re-triggering right after a rebuild
+    # (the freshly persisted txs can themselves fire wallet events).
+    _AUTO_REBUILD_DEBOUNCE_MS = 5000
+    _AUTO_REBUILD_COOLDOWN = 10.0
+
     def __init__(self, bal_plugin: "BalPlugin", window: "ElectrumWindow"):
         self.bal_plugin = bal_plugin
         self.window = window
@@ -56,6 +123,9 @@ class BalWindow:
         # ``init_menubar_tools`` twice would add the Heirs/Will tabs and the
         # menu actions twice, producing the garbled/condensed menu entry.
         self._menubar_initialized = False
+        # Auto-rebuild flow state: re-entrancy guard and cooldown deadline.
+        self._auto_rebuild_running = False
+        self._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = 0.0
         self.bal_plugin.get_decimal_point = self.window.get_decimal_point
 
         if self.window.wallet:
@@ -450,11 +520,11 @@ class BalWindow:
                     tx["my_locktime"] = txs[txid].my_locktime
                     tx["heirsvalue"] = txs[txid].heirsvalue
                     tx["description"] = txs[txid].description
-                    tx["willexecutor"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].willexecutor)
+                    tx["willexecutor"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].willexecutor)
                     tx["status"] = _("New")
                     tx["baltx_fees"] = txs[txid].tx_fees
                     tx["time"] = creation_time
-                    tx["heirs"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].heirs)
+                    tx["heirs"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].heirs)
                     tx["txchildren"] = []
                     will[txid] = WillItem(tx, _id=txid, wallet=self.wallet)
                 self.update_will(will)
@@ -915,6 +985,13 @@ class BalWindow:
         return self.show_transaction_real(tx, parent=parent)
 
     def invalidate_will(self, will=None):
+        # The reference timestamp is normally set by init_class_variables();
+        # fall back to "now" so a first-action invalidation always has it.
+        if not hasattr(self, "date_to_check") or self.date_to_check is None:
+            self.date_to_check = resolve_date_to_check(
+                self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(), self.will_settings
+            )
+
         def on_success(result):
             if result:
                 self.show_message(
@@ -950,75 +1027,93 @@ class BalWindow:
         self.waiting_dialog.exe()
 
     def sign_transactions(self, password, will=None, txids=None):
-        try:
-            willitems = will if will is not None else self.willitems
-            txs = {}
-            signed = None
-            tosign = None
+            try:
+                willitems = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+                txs = {}
+                signed = None
+                tosign = None
 
-            def get_message():
-                msg = ""
-                if signed:
-                    msg = _(f"signed: {signed}\n")
-                return msg + _(f"signing: {tosign}")
+                def get_message():
+                    msg = ""
+                    if signed:
+                        msg = _(f"signed: {signed}\n")
+                    return msg + _(f"signing: {tosign}")
 
-            if txids is not None:
-                targets = [
-                    t for t in txids
-                    if t in willitems and willitems[t].get_status("VALID")
-                ]
-            else:
-                targets = Will.only_valid(willitems)
-            for txid in targets:
-                wi = willitems[txid]
-                # Do NOT deepcopy: the stored tx carries wallet-derived objects
-                # (utxo / script_descriptor) that hold a threading.RLock, and
-                # copy.deepcopy raises "cannot pickle '_thread.RLock'".  Re-parse
-                # from the serialized form instead, which is exactly how the will
-                # is persisted/loaded (WillItem.to_dict -> serialize -> tx_from_any).
-                tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(str(wi.tx))
-                if wi.get_status("COMPLETE"):
+                if txids is not None:
+                    targets = [
+                        t for t in txids
+                        if t in willitems and willitems[t].get_status("VALID")
+                    ]
+                else:
+                    targets = Will.only_valid(willitems)
+                for txid in targets:
+                    wi = willitems[txid]
+                    if wi.get_status("COMPLETE"):
+                        # Already signed and complete: keep as-is (the single-tx
+                        # helper short-circuits without touching the wallet).
+                        tx, _ = self._prepare_and_sign_tx(willitems, txid, password)
+                        txs[txid] = tx
+                        continue
+                    tosign = txid
+                    try:
+                        self.waiting_dialog.update(get_message())
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+                    tx, _signed = self._prepare_and_sign_tx(willitems, txid, password)
+                    signed = tosign
                     txs[txid] = tx
-                    continue
-                tosign = txid
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+            return txs
+
+    def _prepare_and_sign_tx(self, willitems, txid, password):
+        """Prepare one will transaction and sign it.
+
+        Shared by the batch signer (:meth:`sign_transactions`) and the
+        per-transaction review wizard of the QR import flow
+        (:class:`WillTxReviewSignDialog`).
+
+        Returns ``(tx, newly_signed)``: ``newly_signed`` is False when the
+        transaction was already COMPLETE (nothing was signed).
+        """
+        wi = willitems[txid]
+        # Do NOT deepcopy: the stored tx carries wallet-derived objects
+        # (utxo / script_descriptor) that hold a threading.RLock, and
+        # copy.deepcopy raises "cannot pickle '_thread.RLock'".  Re-parse
+        # from the serialized form instead, which is exactly how the will
+        # is persisted/loaded (WillItem.to_dict -> serialize -> tx_from_any).
+        tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(str(wi.tx))
+        if wi.get_status("COMPLETE"):
+            return tx, False
+        for txin in tx.inputs():
+            prevout = txin.prevout.to_json()
+            if prevout[0] in willitems:
+                change = willitems[prevout[0]].tx.outputs()[prevout[1]]
+                txin._trusted_value_sats = change.value
                 try:
-                    self.waiting_dialog.update(get_message())
+                    txin.script_descriptor = change.script_descriptor
                 except Exception:
                     pass
-                for txin in tx.inputs():
-                    prevout = txin.prevout.to_json()
-                    if prevout[0] in willitems:
-                        change = willitems[prevout[0]].tx.outputs()[prevout[1]]
-                        txin._trusted_value_sats = change.value
-                        try:
-                            txin.script_descriptor = change.script_descriptor
-                        except Exception:
-                            pass
-                        txin.is_mine = True
-                        txin._TxInput__address = change.address
-                        txin._TxInput__scriptpubkey = change.scriptpubkey
-                        txin._TxInput__value_sats = change.value
+                txin.is_mine = True
+                txin._TxInput__address = change.address
+                txin._TxInput__scriptpubkey = change.scriptpubkey
+                txin._TxInput__value_sats = change.value
+                txin._trusted_value_sats = change.value
 
-                self.wallet.sign_transaction(tx, password, ignore_warnings=True)
-                signed = tosign
-                # is_complete = False
-                if tx.is_complete():
-                    # is_complete = True
-                    wi.set_status("COMPLETE", True)
-                # Refresh the per-item signature counts from the freshly signed
-                # partial tx: at this point the signatures are still present
-                # (before any finalization), so the will list can show the real
-                # "added/required" count (e.g. "1/2" for a multisig).
-                try:
-                    have, required = tx.signature_count()
-                    wi.sigs_have = int(have)
-                    wi.sigs_required = int(required)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    _logger.debug(f"signature_count after signing failed: {e}")
-                txs[txid] = tx
-        except Exception:
-            return None
-        return txs
+        self.wallet.sign_transaction(tx, password, ignore_warnings=True)
+        if tx.is_complete():
+            wi.set_status("COMPLETE", True)
+        # Refresh the per-item signature counts from the freshly signed
+        # partial tx: at this point the signatures are still present
+        # (before any finalization), so the will list can show the real
+        # "added/required" count (e.g. "1/2" for a multisig).
+        try:
+            have, required = tx.signature_count()
+            wi.sigs_have = int(have)
+            wi.sigs_required = int(required)
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.debug(f"signature_count after signing failed: {e}")
+        return tx, True
 
     def get_wallet_password(self, message=None, parent=None):
         parent = self.window if not parent else parent
@@ -1034,6 +1129,297 @@ class BalWindow:
                 password = self.get_wallet_password(message)
         return password
 
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Automatic rebuild on new transactions (AUTO_REBUILD)
+    #
+    # When the AUTO_REBUILD setting is enabled, wallet activity (a new
+    # transaction / a sync update) schedules the headless rebuild flow below,
+    # which reproduces EXACTLY what the "Build your will" wizard does at wallet
+    # close (task_phase1 / task_phase2):
+    #
+    #   * the delivery date of the rebuilt transactions is anticipated by one
+    #     day (Will.search_anticipate -> check_anticipate) so the new will
+    #     mines BEFORE the previous one and orphans it WITHOUT an on-chain
+    #     invalidation transaction;
+    #   * an on-chain invalidation transaction is built ONLY when the
+    #     anticipated locktime would fall before the check-alive threshold
+    #     (post-build check_will -> WillExpiredException), or when the
+    #     threshold is already in the past (CheckAliveError) - the same two
+    #     conditions that trigger invalidation in the wizard.
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def schedule_auto_rebuild(self, delay_ms=None):
+        """Debounced entry point for the auto-rebuild flow.
+
+        Called by ``Plugin._wallet_activity`` (on the asyncio callback thread)
+        whenever a transaction/update is seen for this wallet.  The actual
+        rebuild is deferred through ``QTimer`` (thread-safe to schedule, runs
+        on the GUI thread) so a burst of events collapses into a single run.
+        """
+        try:
+            delay = delay_ms if delay_ms is not None else self._AUTO_REBUILD_DEBOUNCE_MS
+            QTimer.singleShot(delay, self._run_auto_rebuild)
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.debug("schedule_auto_rebuild failed: {}".format(e))
+
+    def _run_auto_rebuild(self):
+        """GUI-thread guard before launching the auto-rebuild worker.
+
+        Checks the cheap guards that must be evaluated on the GUI thread and,
+        when allowed, runs the headless flow in a background thread so the
+        interface is not frozen (signing/pushing can take a while).
+        """
+        if not self._auto_rebuild_allowed():
+            return
+        self._auto_rebuild_running = True
+        threading.Thread(target=self._auto_rebuild_worker, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def _auto_rebuild_worker(self):
+        try:
+            self._auto_rebuild_flow()
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto rebuild worker failed: {}".format(e))
+        finally:
+            self._auto_rebuild_running = False
+            QTimer.singleShot(0, self._after_auto_rebuild)
+
+    def _auto_rebuild_allowed(self):
+        """Cheap guards evaluated before running the auto-rebuild flow."""
+        if self.disable_plugin or not self.ok:
+            return False
+        if not self.bal_plugin.AUTO_REBUILD.get():
+            return False
+        if not self.willitems:
+            return False
+        if self._auto_rebuild_running:
+            return False
+        if time.time() < self._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def maybe_auto_rebuild(self):
+        """Run the headless auto-rebuild flow synchronously on this thread.
+
+        This is the testable entry point (and what the background worker
+        runs): it reproduces the wizard's close-time flow and returns True when
+        it rebuilt/invalidated the will, False when there was nothing to do.
+        """
+        if not self._auto_rebuild_allowed():
+            return False
+        self._auto_rebuild_running = True
+        try:
+            result = self._auto_rebuild_flow()
+        finally:
+            self._auto_rebuild_running = False
+            QTimer.singleShot(0, self._after_auto_rebuild)
+        return result
+
+    def _after_auto_rebuild(self):
+        """Refresh the will tabs after an auto-rebuild (GUI thread)."""
+        try:
+            self.update_all()
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.debug("_after_auto_rebuild update_all failed: {}".format(e))
+        try:
+            if hasattr(self, "will_list_widget"):
+                self.will_list_widget.update()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _auto_rebuild_flow(self):
+        """Core headless rebuild flow (mirrors the wizard's close flow).
+
+        Returns True when the will was rebuilt or invalidated, False when there
+        was nothing to do.  Runs on the caller's thread.
+        """
+        try:
+            self._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = (
+                time.time() + self._AUTO_REBUILD_COOLDOWN
+            )
+            _logger.info("auto rebuild: checking will after wallet activity")
+
+            # 1) Recompute date_to_check / willexecutors exactly like
+            #    init_class_variables does at the start of the wizard's phase 1.
+            #    A Check Alive threshold already in the past (ADVANCED mode)
+            #    means the old will must be invalidated on-chain.
+            try:
+                self.init_class_variables()
+            except CheckAliveError:
+                _logger.info("auto rebuild: check-alive threshold passed -> invalidate")
+                self._auto_invalidate_will()
+                return True
+            except NoHeirsException:
+                _logger.info("auto rebuild: no heirs, nothing to rebuild")
+                return False
+
+            # 2) Check the current will against the freshly computed reference
+            #    date.  A still-valid will needs no rebuild.
+            try:
+                self.check_will()
+                _logger.debug("auto rebuild: will is still valid, nothing to do")
+                return False
+            except (WillExpiredException, WillPostponedException) as e:
+                # Expired ("too late to anticipate") or a postpone on a
+                # signed/sent will: the old coins must be invalidated on-chain
+                # first.
+                _logger.info(
+                    "auto rebuild: {} -> invalidate".format(type(e).__name__)
+                )
+                self._auto_invalidate_will()
+                return True
+            except NoHeirsException:
+                return False
+            except NotCompleteWillException:
+                # The will no longer covers the wallet's current UTXOs / heirs
+                # / date: rebuild it.  The rebuild automatically anticipates
+                # the delivery date by one day when the same coins/heirs are
+                # involved (Will.search_anticipate), so the new transactions
+                # mine before the previous ones.
+                pass
+
+            # 3) Rebuild.
+            try:
+                txs = self.build_will()
+            except Exception as e:
+                _logger.error("auto rebuild: build_will failed: {}".format(e))
+                return False
+            if not txs:
+                _logger.info("auto rebuild: nothing was built")
+                return False
+
+            # 4) Re-validate the freshly built will (mirrors task_phase1 after
+            #    build_will).  If the anticipated locktime now falls before the
+            #    check-alive threshold, the previous will must be invalidated
+            #    on-chain before the new one is used - and we STOP, exactly like
+            #    the wizard ("invalidate_classic"): signing/pushing the new will
+            #    while the invalidation is not confirmed would race it for the
+            #    same inputs.  The next wallet event / manual Check continues
+            #    once the invalidation confirms.
+            try:
+                self.check_will()
+            except (WillExpiredException, WillPostponedException) as e:
+                _logger.info(
+                    "auto rebuild: anticipated locktime crossed threshold "
+                    "({}) -> invalidate old will".format(type(e).__name__)
+                )
+                self._auto_invalidate_will()
+                return True
+            except NoHeirsException:
+                return False
+            except NotCompleteWillException:
+                # The freshly rebuilt transactions simply need signing.
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                _logger.error(
+                    "auto rebuild: post-build check failed: {}".format(e)
+                )
+                return False
+
+            # 5) Sign (passwordless wallets only, headlessly), persist and push
+            #    the rebuilt transactions to their will-executors: pushing the
+            #    earlier-locktime transactions is what makes them orphan the
+            #    previous ones.
+            self._auto_sign_save_push()
+            return True
+        finally:
+            # Always apply the cooldown so a burst of events (or the wallet
+            # events fired by our own persistence) cannot loop forever.
+            self._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = (
+                time.time() + self._AUTO_REBUILD_COOLDOWN
+            )
+
+    def _auto_invalidate_will(self, will=None):
+        """Build, sign and broadcast the on-chain invalidation tx, headlessly.
+
+        Reuses the exact recipe of the wizard's ``loop_broadcast_invalidating``
+        (label set before broadcast, tx info pulled from wallet/network,
+        broadcast timeout 120s) without any dialog.  An encrypted wallet cannot
+        sign headlessly, so we stop with a logged warning and leave the
+        invalidation to the user's manual flow.
+        """
+        willitems = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+        try:
+            tx = Will.invalidate_will(
+                willitems,
+                self.wallet,
+                self.will_settings.get("baltx_fees", 1),
+                history_label=self.bal_plugin.HISTORY_LABEL.get(),
+                will_locktime=Will.get_min_locktime(
+                    willitems,
+                    default_value=getattr(self, "date_to_check", None),
+                ),
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto invalidate: could not build tx: {}".format(e))
+            return None
+        if not tx:
+            _logger.info("auto invalidate: no transactions to invalidate")
+            return None
+        try:
+            if self.wallet.has_keystore_encryption():
+                _logger.warning(
+                    "auto invalidate: wallet is encrypted; signing the "
+                    "invalidation requires the password -> invalidate manually"
+                )
+                return None
+            network = getattr(self.wallet, "network", None)
+            if network is None:
+                _logger.error("auto invalidate: no network, cannot broadcast")
+                return None
+            tx = self.wallet.sign_transaction(tx, None, ignore_warnings=True)
+            if not tx or not tx.is_complete():
+                raise Exception("invalidation tx not complete")
+            tx.add_info_from_wallet(self.wallet)
+            network.run_from_another_thread(tx.add_info_from_network(network))
+            txid = tx.txid()
+            if txid:
+                # Label BEFORE broadcasting so the History tab shows it the
+                # moment the tx appears (matches the wizard behaviour).
+                self.wallet.set_label(txid, "BAL Invalidate transaction")
+            network.run_from_another_thread(
+                network.broadcast_transaction(tx, timeout=120), timeout=120
+            )
+            _logger.info("auto invalidate: broadcast invalidation {}".format(txid))
+            return tx
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto invalidate failed: {}".format(e))
+            return None
+
+    def _auto_sign_save_push(self):
+        """Headless sign + persist + push of the rebuilt will.
+
+        Mirrors the wizard's phase 2 (sign_transactions -> save_willitems ->
+        push_transactions_to_willexecutors) without dialogs.  Encrypted
+        wallets cannot be signed headlessly, so the rebuilt transactions are
+        left unsigned ("New") for the user to sign manually.
+        """
+        try:
+            if self.wallet.has_keystore_encryption():
+                _logger.warning(
+                    "auto rebuild: wallet is encrypted; rebuilt will left "
+                    "unsigned (sign manually)"
+                )
+            else:
+                txs = self.sign_transactions(None)
+                if txs:
+                    for txid, tx in txs.items():
+                        # Store the signed tx back, like
+                        # ask_password_and_sign_transactions.on_success does
+                        # (re-parse instead of deepcopy: the signed tx may carry
+                        # wallet-derived input info holding a threading.RLock).
+                        self.willitems[txid].tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(str(tx))
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto rebuild: signing failed: {}".format(e))
+        try:
+            self.save_willitems()
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto rebuild: save_willitems failed: {}".format(e))
+        self._save_will_to_history()
+        try:
+            self.push_transactions_to_willexecutors()
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.error("auto rebuild: push failed: {}".format(e))
+
     def on_close(self):
         # Wallet is closing: run the closing "build will" task and tear down
         # the plugin's tabs/menu.  Each step is isolated so that one failure
@@ -1044,9 +1430,12 @@ class BalWindow:
             return
 
         # 1) Business logic: build/save the will on close (unchanged behaviour).
+        # REBUILD_ON_CLOSE gates the "Build your will" wizard only: the will is
+        # still persisted so a manual Build/Check from the session is not lost.
         try:
-            close_window = BalBuildWillDialog(self)
-            close_window.build_will_task()
+            if self.bal_plugin.REBUILD_ON_CLOSE.get():
+                close_window = BalBuildWillDialog(self)
+                close_window.build_will_task()
             self.save_willitems()
         except Exception as e:
             _logger.error(f"on_close: build/save will failed: {e}")
@@ -1252,6 +1641,19 @@ class BalWindow:
         else:
             write_json_file(path, {wid: wi.to_dict() for wid, wi in will.items()})
 
+    def export_tx_file(self, path, will=None):
+        """Export only the serialized transactions of the given will items.
+
+        Writes a plain text file with every transaction (or PSBT) serialized
+        on a single line, separated by a comma (``tx1,tx2,tx3``). The raw hex
+        and PSBT base64 alphabets never contain a comma, so the separator is
+        unambiguous. When ``will`` is omitted the live will items are used.
+        """
+        willitems = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+        serialized = ",".join(str(wi.tx) for wid, wi in willitems.items())
+        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(serialized)
+
     def export_will(self, will=None):
         try:
             export_meta_gui(
@@ -1261,6 +1663,73 @@ class BalWindow:
             self.show_error(str(e))
             raise e
 
+    def export_will_dialog(self, will=None, initial_mode: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Open the unified export window (File / QR / Audio).
+
+        The window lets the user pick an All / Valid / Valid NC filter in
+        the top row and choose one of the three transports, each with its
+        contextual settings (file format for File, QR-code size and autoplay
+        for QR, KB/sec for Audio). ``will`` defaults to the live will items;
+        ``initial_mode`` opens the window directly on the given transport.
+        """
+        try:
+            willitems = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+            d = WillExportDialog(
+                self,
+                will=willitems,
+                bal_plugin=self.bal_plugin,
+                initial_mode=initial_mode or "file",
+            )
+            show_on_top(d)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.show_error(str(e))
+            raise e
+
+    def get_audio_modem_plugin(self):
+        """Return Electrum's ``audio_modem`` plugin instance, or None.
+
+        The plugin is only usable when Electrum exposes it (the ``Plugins``
+        manager knows the name) and its optional runtime dependency
+        ``amodem`` is installed (:meth:`is_available`). Every other case
+        returns None so callers can simply hide the audio buttons.
+        """
+        try:
+            p = self.window.gui_object.plugins.get("audio_modem")
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+        if not p or not getattr(p, "is_available", lambda: False)():
+            return None
+        return p
+
+    def _audio_send_payload(self, payload):
+        """Send a transfer payload through the audio_modem plugin.
+
+        Wraps the plugin's own ``_send`` with a proper parent widget. The
+        audio channel zlib-compresses internally, so the payload is passed
+        uncompressed (no BAL ``Z`` flag needed on that transport).
+        """
+        plugin = self.get_audio_modem_plugin()
+        if plugin is None:
+            self.show_error(_("Audio MODEM plugin is not available."))
+            return
+        plugin._send(parent=self.window, blob=payload)
+
+    def set_audio_modem_bitrate(self, kbps):
+        """Set the ``audio_modem`` plugin transfer speed to ``kbps`` KB/sec.
+
+        Both the send and the receive paths read ``modem_config``, so the
+        sender and the receiver must be configured with the same speed. Raises
+        when the plugin (or its ``amodem`` dependency) is unavailable.
+        """
+        plugin = self.get_audio_modem_plugin()
+        if plugin is None:
+            raise Exception(_("Audio MODEM plugin is not available."))
+        try:
+            import amodem.config
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception(str(e)) from e
+        plugin.modem_config = amodem.config.bitrates[int(kbps)]
+
     def merge_will(self, imported):
         """Merge imported will items into the live will.
 
@@ -1384,16 +1853,34 @@ class BalWindow:
 
         def on_file(path):
             try:
-                willitems = self._load_will_file(path)
+                with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                    text = f.read()
             except Exception as e:
                 self.show_error(_("Invalid will file: {}").format(e))
                 return
-            # Attach wallet/input info so the imported txs can be signed and
-            # broadcast (mirrors what merge_will_from_file does).
-            Will.normalize_will(willitems, self.wallet)
-            for wi in willitems.values():
-                wi.set_status("IMPORTED", True)
-            imported.update(willitems)
+            kind, data = decode_will_payload(text)
+            try:
+                if kind == "will":
+                    willitems = self._load_will_payload(data)
+                    # Attach wallet/input info so the imported txs can be
+                    # signed and broadcast (mirrors merge_will_from_file).
+                    Will.normalize_will(willitems, self.wallet)
+                    for wi in willitems.values():
+                        wi.set_status("IMPORTED", True)
+                    imported.update(willitems)
+                else:
+                    # Serialized transactions: route through the shared import
+                    # tail (validity pass + review/sign wizard).
+                    _complete_import(
+                        self,
+                        self.bal_plugin,
+                        text,
+                        show_error=self.show_error,
+                        show_warning=self.show_warning,
+                        close=lambda: None,
+                    )
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.show_error(_("Invalid will file: {}").format(e))
 
         def on_success():
             if not imported:
@@ -1403,6 +1890,18 @@ class BalWindow:
 
         import_meta_gui(self.window, _("will"), on_file, on_success)
 
+    def import_will_dialog(self):
+        """Open the unified import window (File / QR / Audio).
+
+        The window offers three transports: File opens the read-only
+        :class:`WillDetailDialog` preview; QR and Audio capture the
+        transfer and send it through the per-transaction review wizard
+        (:class:`WillTxReviewSignDialog`). Every flow works on fresh
+        :class:`WillItem` objects and never touches the live will.
+        """
+        d = WillImportDialog(self, bal_plugin=self.bal_plugin)
+        show_on_top(d)
+
     def _load_will_file(self, path):
         data = read_json_file(path)
         willitems = {}
@@ -1411,6 +1910,15 @@ class BalWindow:
             willitems[k] = WillItem(data[k], _id=k)
         return willitems
 
+    def _load_will_payload(self, data):
+        """Build WillItems from decoded whole-will JSON data."""
+        willitems = {}
+        for k, v in data.items():
+            d = dict(v)
+            d["tx"] = tx_from_any(d["tx"])
+            willitems[k] = WillItem(d, _id=k)
+        return willitems
+
     def check_transactions_task(self, will):
         start = time.time()
         # Servers are now contacted in parallel (see

bal/manifest.json

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
     "name": "bal",
     "fullname": "Bitcoin After Life",
-    "version": "0.6.1",
+    "version": "0.7.0",
     "description": "Provides free and decentralized Bitcoin inheritance support. Build time-locked 'will' transactions that transfer funds to your heirs if you stop refreshing them (dead-man's switch), optionally relayed by will-executor servers.",
     "author": "Svatantrya",
     "licence": "MIT",
     "available_for": [
-        "qt"
+        "qt",
+        "cmdline"
     ],
     "icon": "icons/bal32x32.png"
 }

docs/inheritance-options.html

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ executor that <em>should</em> hold your tx did not return it — re‑Broadcast
 <li><strong>Mind the dust limit.</strong> A share below Bitcoin's dust limit is skipped; if <strong>every</strong> heir is dust the build is blocked with a clear message (§4.8) — raise the amounts or use fewer heirs.</li>
 </ol>
 
-<footer>This document reflects BAL plugin v0.4.7. Behaviour is derived directly from
+<footer>This document reflects BAL plugin v0.7.0. Behaviour is derived directly from
 <code>core/will.py</code>, <code>core/heirs.py</code> and <code>gui/qt/window.py</code>.</footer>
 </div>
 

docs/inheritance-options.md

@@ -357,5 +357,5 @@ that limit.
 
 ---
 
-*This document reflects the current BAL plugin (v0.6.1). Behaviour is derived
+*This document reflects the current BAL plugin (v0.7.0). Behaviour is derived
 directly from `core/will.py`, `core/heirs.py` and `gui/qt/window.py`.*

docs/manual/README.md

@@ -475,6 +475,27 @@ transactions can have in the WILL tab, on each will‑executor that is online.
 > **NB:** When you close Electrum, the plugin automatically proceeds to execute
 > **Prepare → Sign → Broadcast** (if they have not already been completed) to
 > ensure the inheritance is correctly executed.
+>
+> Optionally, the **Rebuild on close** setting (available in **Tools → Plugins →
+> BAL**, default OFF) skips the full wizard and runs a one-shot rebuild/sign/push
+> flow when Electrum closes.
+
+---
+
+## Auto-rebuild on new transactions
+
+> **NB:** this feature requires the **Auto-rebuild** setting to be enabled
+> (available in **Tools → Plugins → BAL**, default OFF).
+
+When the **Auto-rebuild** setting is enabled, the plugin automatically rebuilds
+the will when new transactions are detected in the wallet (e.g. incoming
+payments). The delivery date is anticipated by one day so the new will orphans
+the old one on-chain without requiring a manual invalidation. An on-chain
+invalidation is only needed when the anticipated locktime crosses the **Check
+Alive** threshold (ADVANCED mode only).
+
+This is useful for wallets that receive funds regularly: the inheritance stays
+up-to-date without manual intervention.
 
 ---
 
@@ -527,6 +548,32 @@ value.
 
 ---
 
+## Command-line / headless usage
+
+BAL can also be used without the Qt GUI, via Electrum's daemon mode. This is
+useful for scripting, automation, or running on a headless server.
+
+**Prerequisites:** an Electrum daemon (`electrum daemon -d`) and a loaded wallet
+(`electrum load_wallet`).
+
+**Example:**
+
+```bash
+electrum daemon -d
+electrum load_wallet
+electrum bal_heirs_list
+electrum bal_will_prepare
+electrum bal_will_sign --password '...'
+electrum bal_will_broadcast
+electrum stop
+```
+
+All GUI operations (prepare, sign, broadcast, check, rebuild) are available as
+`bal_*` commands. See the full command table in the
+[README](../../README.md#command-line--headless-usage).
+
+---
+
 About installing a will‑executor server or collaboration, send your request to:
 **info@bitcoin-after.life**
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ target-version = "py312"
 select =["E", "W", "F", "I", "N", "B"]
 ignore = ["E501"]
 
+[tool.ruff.lint.pep8-naming]
+classmethod-decorators = ["classmethod", "classproperty"]  # electrum.util.classproperty uses cls
+
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
-"bal/gui/qt/*.py" = ["F403", "F405"]   # intentional `from .common import *` hub
-"bal/gui/qt/common.py" = ["F401"]       # re-exports consumed via `import *`
+"bal/gui/qt/common.py" = ["F401"]       # re-exports consumed via explicit imports
 "bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py" = ["N802"]      # Qt overrides: closeEvent/hideEvent/getText
 "bal/gui/qt/lists.py" = ["N802"]        # Qt overrides: createEditor/setEditorData/setModelData
 "bal/gui/qt/widgets.py" = ["N802", "N815"]  # Qt overrides + Qt signal attrs (valueChanged, ...)

tests/sim_update_flows.py

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ Run:
     QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src python3 tests/sim_update_flows.py
 """
 
-import copy
 import os
 import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import (
     HeirNotFoundException,
     NoHeirsException,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
     is forced to ``tx_locktime`` (the value frozen in the signed Bitcoin tx)."""
     d = {
         "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
-        "heirs": copy.deepcopy(heirs),
+        "heirs": copy_structure(heirs),
         "willexecutor": None,
         "status": "",
         "description": "",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
         "baltx_fees": TX_FEES,
     }
     item = WillItem(d, _id="willid_1")
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     # Force the locktime frozen "inside" the signed tx.
     item.tx.locktime = tx_locktime
     if status_complete:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def main():
     # Scenario 0: nothing changed -> should be coherent.
     heirs = {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, same_lt]}
     _run("0. nothing changed",
-         will_heirs=heirs, current_heirs=copy.deepcopy(heirs),
+         will_heirs=heirs, current_heirs=copy_structure(heirs),
          tx_locktime=base_lt, check_date=0)
 
     # Scenario 1: delivery date moved forward (postpone), will NOT yet signed.

tests/test_anticipate_manual_locktime.py

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Run:
         tests/test_anticipate_manual_locktime.py -q
 """
 
-import copy
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
 import pytest  # noqa: E402  # pyright: ignore[reportMissingImports]
 
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure  # noqa: E402
 from bal.core.will import (  # noqa: E402
     NotCompleteWillException,
     Will,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
     """
     d = {
         "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
-        "heirs": copy.deepcopy(heirs),
+        "heirs": copy_structure(heirs),
         "willexecutor": None,
         "status": "",
         "description": "",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
         "baltx_fees": TX_FEES,
     }
     item = WillItem(d, _id="willid_1")
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     item.tx.locktime = tx_locktime
     if status_complete:
         item.set_status("COMPLETE", True)

tests/test_auto_rebuild_on_new_tx.py

@@ -0,0 +1,570 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for the "Rebuild automatically on new transactions" (AUTO_REBUILD)
+feature.
+
+Covers:
+
+  * the persisted ``bal_auto_rebuild`` configuration key exists and defaults
+    to OFF (False), and can be enabled and read back;
+  * the event wiring: ``Plugin._wallet_activity`` schedules the rebuild only
+    for the matching wallet and only when the setting is enabled;
+  * ``BalWindow.schedule_auto_rebuild`` debounces through ``QTimer`` and the
+    re-entrancy / cooldown guards;
+  * ``BalWindow.maybe_auto_rebuild`` reproduces the wizard's close-time flow:
+      - no-op when the will is still valid;
+      - rebuild + sign + push when a new UTXO invalidates the will (no on-chain
+        invalidation, the rebuilt tx is anticipated to mine before the old);
+      - on-chain invalidation when the check-alive threshold is already in the
+        past (CheckAliveError);
+      - on-chain invalidation when the will is already expired;
+      - on-chain invalidation when the anticipated locktime would fall before
+        the check-alive threshold (and no sign/push in that case).
+
+Run:
+    source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_auto_rebuild_on_new_tx.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest.mock as mock
+
+os.environ.setdefault("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "offscreen")
+
+from electrum import bitcoin, crypto  # noqa: E402
+from electrum.descriptor import parse_descriptor  # noqa: E402
+from electrum.transaction import (  # noqa: E402
+    PartialTxInput,
+    PartialTxOutput,
+    TxOutpoint,
+)
+from electrum.util import bfh  # noqa: E402
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication  # noqa: E402
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+import bal.gui.qt.window as window_mod  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.heirs import Heirs  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.plugin_base import BalConfig, BalPlugin  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.util import Util  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.will import Will  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.willexecutors import Willexecutors  # noqa: E402
+from bal.gui.qt.plugin import Plugin  # noqa: E402
+from bal.gui.qt.window import BalWindow  # noqa: E402
+
+CONFIG_KEY = "bal_auto_rebuild"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Fixtures
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+PRIVKEY = bytes(range(32))
+PUBKEY = crypto.privkey_to_pubkey(PRIVKEY)
+ADDRESS = bitcoin.public_key_to_p2wpkh(PUBKEY)
+SCRIPT = bitcoin.address_to_script(ADDRESS)
+FUNDING_SATOSHIS = 500000
+
+
+def make_funding_input(prevout_hex="11" * 32):
+    """Return a fake wallet UTXO spendable by the will."""
+    utxo = PartialTxInput(prevout=TxOutpoint(bfh(prevout_hex), 0))
+    utxo.witness_utxo = PartialTxOutput.from_address_and_value(
+        ADDRESS, FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+    )
+    utxo._trusted_value_sats = FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+    utxo._TxInput__scriptpubkey = SCRIPT
+    utxo._TxInput__address = ADDRESS
+    return utxo
+
+
+class FakeDB:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._data.get(key, default)
+
+    def put(self, key, value):
+        self._data[key] = value
+
+    def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        return None
+
+    def commit(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class FakeWallet:
+    def __init__(self, utxos):
+        self.db = FakeDB()
+        self.adb = None
+        self.network = None
+        self._utxos = list(utxos)
+        self._dust = 546
+        self._change_addresses = [ADDRESS]
+        self.labels = {}
+        self.save_db_calls = 0
+
+    def save_db(self):
+        self.save_db_calls += 1
+
+    def dust_threshold(self):
+        return self._dust
+
+    def has_keystore_encryption(self):
+        return False
+
+    def set_label(self, txid, label):
+        self.labels[txid] = label
+
+    def get_all_labels(self):
+        return dict(self.labels)
+
+    def get_label_for_txid(self, txid):
+        return self.labels.get(txid, "")
+
+    def get_utxos(self):
+        return list(self._utxos)
+
+    def get_change_addresses_for_new_transaction(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._change_addresses
+
+    def add_input_info(self, txin, only_der_suffix=False):
+        pass
+
+    def add_output_info(self, txout, only_der_suffix=False):
+        pass
+
+    def get_tx_info(self, tx):
+        class _TxInfo:
+            def __init__(self):
+                class _MinedStatus:
+                    def height(self):
+                        return 0
+
+                self.tx_mined_status = _MinedStatus()
+
+        return _TxInfo()
+
+    def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        return None
+
+    def sign_transaction(self, tx, password=None, ignore_warnings=True):
+        descriptor = parse_descriptor(f"wpkh({PUBKEY.hex()})")
+        for txin in tx.inputs():
+            if txin.script_descriptor is None:
+                txin.script_descriptor = descriptor
+            if txin.value_sats() is None:
+                txin._trusted_value_sats = FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+        tx.sign({PUBKEY: PRIVKEY})
+
+
+class FakeConfig:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+        self._tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="bal-test-")
+
+    def electrum_path(self):
+        return self._tmpdir
+
+    def user_dir(self):
+        return self._tmpdir
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._data.get(key, default)
+
+    def set_key(self, key, value, save=True):
+        self._data[key] = value
+
+
+class FakeWindow:
+    def __init__(self, wallet):
+        self.wallet = wallet
+        self.messages = []
+        self.warnings = []
+        self.errors = []
+
+    def get_decimal_point(self):
+        return 0
+
+    def show_message(self, text):
+        self.messages.append(str(text))
+
+    def show_warning(self, text, parent=None, title=None):
+        self.warnings.append(str(text))
+
+    def show_error(self, text):
+        self.errors.append(str(text))
+
+    def show_critical(self, text):
+        self.errors.append(str(text))
+
+    def update_status(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def make_controller(utxos=None):
+    """Build a fully-wired BalWindow without constructing the Qt tabs."""
+    utxos = [make_funding_input()] if utxos is None else utxos
+    config = FakeConfig()
+    wallet = FakeWallet(utxos)
+    window = FakeWindow(wallet)
+
+    plugin = BalPlugin(None, config, "bal")
+    plugin.get_window_title = lambda title: str(title)
+    plugin.get_decimal_point = window.get_decimal_point
+    plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+    plugin.AUTO_REBUILD.set(True)
+
+    ctl = BalWindow.__new__(BalWindow)
+    ctl.bal_plugin = plugin
+    ctl.window = window
+    ctl.wallet = wallet
+    ctl.will = {}
+    ctl.willitems = {}
+    ctl.willexecutors = {}
+    ctl.will_settings = plugin.WILL_SETTINGS.get()
+    Util.fix_will_settings_tx_fees(ctl.will_settings)
+    ctl.heirs = Heirs(wallet)
+    ctl.heirs["alice"] = [ADDRESS, "100000", "1y"]
+    ctl.heirs["bob"] = [ADDRESS, "100%", "1y"]
+    ctl.no_willexecutor = True
+    ctl.disable_plugin = False
+    ctl.ok = True
+    ctl.update_all = lambda: None
+    ctl._schedule_history_refresh = lambda: None
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_running = False
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = 0.0
+    return ctl
+
+
+def _no_willexecutors():
+    """Force an empty will-executor list (offline tests)."""
+    return mock.patch.object(
+        Willexecutors,
+        "get_willexecutors",
+        return_value={},
+    )
+
+
+def _single(controller):
+    """Return (txid, WillItem) for the controller's single will item."""
+    assert len(controller.willitems) == 1, controller.willitems
+    return next(iter(controller.willitems.items()))
+
+
+def _item_spending(controller, *prevout_hexes):
+    """Return the will item whose tx spends exactly the given prevouts."""
+    wanted = sorted(h for h in prevout_hexes)
+    items = [
+        item
+        for item in controller.willitems.values()
+        if sorted(i.prevout.txid.hex() for i in item.tx.inputs()) == wanted
+    ]
+    assert len(items) == 1, controller.willitems
+    return items[0]
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Config key
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_config_defaults_off():
+    """bal_auto_rebuild must default to OFF (False) when not yet stored."""
+    cfg = FakeConfig()
+    rebuild = BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, False)
+    assert rebuild.get() is False
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_config_can_be_enabled():
+    """Once enabled and persisted, bal_auto_rebuild reads back True."""
+    cfg = FakeConfig()
+    rebuild = BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, False)
+    rebuild.set(True)
+    assert rebuild.get() is True
+    assert BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, False).get() is True
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Event wiring (Plugin._wallet_activity)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_wallet_activity_schedules_only_matching_wallet():
+    plugin = Plugin.__new__(Plugin)
+    plugin.AUTO_REBUILD = BalConfig(FakeConfig(), CONFIG_KEY, True)
+    wallet_a = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+    wallet_b = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+
+    scheduled = []
+
+    class _Win:
+        wallet = wallet_a
+        ok = True
+        disable_plugin = False
+
+        def schedule_auto_rebuild(self):
+            scheduled.append(self)
+
+    win = _Win()
+    plugin.bal_windows = {"a": win}
+
+    plugin._wallet_activity(wallet_b)
+    assert scheduled == [], "a different wallet must not schedule a rebuild"
+
+    plugin._wallet_activity(wallet_a)
+    assert scheduled == [win], "the matching wallet must schedule a rebuild"
+
+
+def test_wallet_activity_skips_when_disabled():
+    plugin = Plugin.__new__(Plugin)
+    plugin.AUTO_REBUILD = BalConfig(FakeConfig(), CONFIG_KEY, False)
+    wallet_obj = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+
+    scheduled = []
+
+    class _Win:
+        wallet = wallet_obj
+        ok = True
+        disable_plugin = False
+
+        def schedule_auto_rebuild(self):
+            scheduled.append(self)
+
+    plugin.bal_windows = {"a": _Win()}
+
+    plugin._wallet_activity(wallet_obj)
+    assert scheduled == [], "AUTO_REBUILD off must not schedule anything"
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Scheduling / guards
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_schedule_auto_rebuild_debounces():
+    ctl = make_controller()
+    with mock.patch.object(window_mod.QTimer, "singleShot") as single_shot:
+        ctl.schedule_auto_rebuild()
+    single_shot.assert_called_once_with(
+        ctl._AUTO_REBUILD_DEBOUNCE_MS, ctl._run_auto_rebuild
+    )
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_guards():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is True
+    # Re-entrancy guard.
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_running = True
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is False
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_running = False
+    # Cooldown guard.
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = time.time() + 100
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is False
+    ctl._auto_rebuild_cooldown_until = 0.0
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is True
+    # Disabled / inactive guards.
+    ctl.disable_plugin = True
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is False
+    ctl.disable_plugin = False
+    ctl.ok = False
+    assert ctl._auto_rebuild_allowed() is False
+
+
+def test_run_auto_rebuild_spawns_worker_when_allowed():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+
+    started = []
+
+    class FakeThread:
+        def __init__(self, target, daemon=None):
+            self.target = target
+
+        def start(self):
+            started.append(self.target)
+
+    with mock.patch.object(window_mod.threading, "Thread", FakeThread):
+        ctl._run_auto_rebuild()
+    assert len(started) == 1, "the worker thread must be spawned"
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# maybe_auto_rebuild behaviour
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_noop_when_disabled():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        ctl.bal_plugin.AUTO_REBUILD.set(False)
+        txid_before, _ = _single(ctl)
+
+        result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is False
+    txid_after, _ = _single(ctl)
+    assert txid_after == txid_before, "disabled flow must not touch the will"
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_noop_without_will():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        assert not ctl.willitems
+        result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+    assert result is False
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_noop_when_will_valid():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        txid_before, _ = _single(ctl)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(ctl, "_auto_invalidate_will") as inv, mock.patch.object(
+            ctl, "_auto_sign_save_push"
+        ) as sign:
+            result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is False
+    txid_after, _ = _single(ctl)
+    assert txid_after == txid_before, "a valid will must not be rebuilt"
+    inv.assert_not_called()
+    sign.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_rebuilds_and_pushes_on_new_utxo():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        # A relative delivery recipe keeps the will coherent after the rebuild
+        # anticipates the locktime by one day (an absolute recipe would read the
+        # anticipated tx as a postpone, see check_willexecutors_and_heirs).
+        ctl.will_settings["locktime"] = "1y"
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        old_txid, old_item = _single(ctl)
+        old_locktime = int(old_item.tx.locktime)
+
+        # An incoming payment adds a second UTXO -> the will no longer covers
+        # the whole wallet (NotCompleteWillException).
+        ctl.wallet._utxos.append(make_funding_input("22" * 32))
+
+        with mock.patch.object(ctl, "_auto_invalidate_will") as inv, mock.patch.object(
+            ctl, "push_transactions_to_willexecutors"
+        ) as push, mock.patch.object(ctl, "_save_will_to_history") as history:
+            result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is True, "a stale will must be rebuilt"
+    assert inv.call_count == 0, "a plain rebuild must not invalidate on-chain"
+    push.assert_called_once()
+    history.assert_called_once()
+
+    # The rebuilt will now spends BOTH wallet UTXOs (BAL keeps the previous
+    # single-input transaction alongside it in the will).
+    new_item = _item_spending(ctl, "11" * 32, "22" * 32)
+    assert new_item.tx.txid() != old_txid, "the rebuilt will must replace the old tx"
+    # The new locktime must be at most the old one, so the new tx can be mined
+    # before the previous will.
+    assert int(new_item.tx.locktime) <= old_locktime
+    assert new_item.get_status("COMPLETE"), "passwordless rebuild must sign"
+    assert new_item.get_status("VALID")
+
+    # The rebuilt will is still valid now: no further work.
+    assert ctl.check_will() is True
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_invalidates_when_threshold_passed():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        # ADVANCED mode with a check-alive threshold already in the past.
+        ctl.bal_plugin.USER_TYPE.set("advanced")
+        ctl.will_settings["threshold"] = int(time.time()) - 3600
+
+        with mock.patch.object(ctl, "_auto_invalidate_will") as inv, mock.patch.object(
+            ctl, "_auto_sign_save_push"
+        ) as sign:
+            result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is True
+    inv.assert_called_once()
+    sign.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_invalidates_when_locktime_expired():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        txid, item = _single(ctl)
+        # Move the frozen delivery date into the past: "too late to
+        # anticipate" -> the old will must be invalidated on-chain.
+        item.tx.locktime = int(time.time()) - 2 * 86400
+
+        with mock.patch.object(ctl, "_auto_invalidate_will") as inv, mock.patch.object(
+            ctl, "_auto_sign_save_push"
+        ) as sign:
+            result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is True
+    inv.assert_called_once()
+    sign.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_invalidates_when_anticipation_crosses_threshold():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        ctl = make_controller()
+        now = time.time()
+        delivery = int(now + 3 * 86400)
+        ctl.will_settings["locktime"] = delivery
+        # ADVANCED mode: the check-alive threshold sits 12h before delivery, so
+        # an anticipated (delivery - 1 day) locktime falls BEFORE it.
+        ctl.bal_plugin.USER_TYPE.set("advanced")
+        ctl.will_settings["threshold"] = delivery - 12 * 3600
+
+        ctl.prepare_will()
+        old_txid, _ = _single(ctl)
+        ctl.wallet._utxos.append(make_funding_input("22" * 32))
+
+        # The rebuild itself anticipates the delivery date by one day ONLY when
+        # the rebuilt transactions keep the same real amounts (Will.check_anticipate,
+        # same coins + same heirs).  Real amounts are re-computed against the
+        # wallet balance, so a new UTXO normally changes them and the rebuilt
+        # will keeps the old locktime.  Force the anticipating branch here to
+        # exercise the "anticipated locktime crosses the threshold" handling.
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            Will, "check_anticipate", return_value=delivery - 86400
+        ):
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                ctl, "_auto_invalidate_will"
+            ) as inv, mock.patch.object(ctl, "_auto_sign_save_push") as sign:
+                result = ctl.maybe_auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result is True
+    inv.assert_called_once(), (
+        "an anticipated locktime below the threshold must invalidate on-chain"
+    )
+    sign.assert_not_called(), (
+        "after an invalidation the rebuilt will must NOT be signed/pushed "
+        "(the wizard stops and waits for the invalidation to confirm)"
+    )
+    new_item = _item_spending(ctl, "11" * 32, "22" * 32)
+    assert new_item.tx.txid() != old_txid, "the rebuilt will must replace the old tx"
+    assert int(new_item.tx.locktime) == delivery - 86400, (
+        "the rebuilt locktime must be anticipated by one day"
+    )
+
+
+def _run_all():
+    tests = [fn for name, fn in sorted(globals().items()) if name.startswith("test_")]
+    for fn in tests:
+        print(f"{fn.__name__} ... ", end="", flush=True)
+        fn()
+        print("OK")
+    print(f"\n{len(tests)} tests passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = QApplication.instance() or QApplication([])
+    _run_all()

tests/test_cli_autorebuild.py

@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for the headless auto-rebuild flow (``bal_will_autorebuild``).
+
+The CLI equivalent of the GUI AUTO_REBUILD feature:
+``BalController.auto_rebuild`` runs the wizard's close-time flow in a single
+call.  Everything is exercised offline against a fake signing wallet (the same
+fixtures the GUI tests use), so no wallet, network or Qt is needed.
+
+Covers:
+
+  * no-op when the will is still valid (``valid``);
+  * rebuild + sign + push when a new UTXO invalidates the will (``rebuilt``,
+    no on-chain invalidation: the rebuilt tx is anticipated to mine before
+    the old one);
+  * ``needs_signing`` when the wallet is encrypted;
+  * on-chain invalidation when the will is already expired (``expired``);
+  * on-chain invalidation when the anticipated locktime crosses the check-alive
+    threshold (``anticipation_crossed``) - and no sign/push in that case.
+
+The ``no_heirs`` and ``threshold_passed`` paths live in
+``test_cli_controller_offline.py``.
+
+Run:
+    source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+    python3 tests/test_cli_autorebuild.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest.mock as mock
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
+
+from electrum import bitcoin, crypto
+from electrum.descriptor import parse_descriptor
+from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
+from electrum.transaction import PartialTxInput, PartialTxOutput, TxOutpoint
+from electrum.util import bfh
+
+from bal.cli.controller import BalController
+from bal.core.will import Will
+from bal.core.willexecutors import Willexecutors
+
+PRIVKEY = bytes(range(32))
+PUBKEY = crypto.privkey_to_pubkey(PRIVKEY)
+ADDRESS = bitcoin.public_key_to_p2wpkh(PUBKEY)
+SCRIPT = bitcoin.address_to_script(ADDRESS)
+FUNDING_SATOSHIS = 500000
+
+
+def make_funding_input(prevout_hex="11" * 32):
+    """Return a fake wallet UTXO spendable by the will."""
+    utxo = PartialTxInput(prevout=TxOutpoint(bfh(prevout_hex), 0))
+    utxo.witness_utxo = PartialTxOutput.from_address_and_value(
+        ADDRESS, FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+    )
+    utxo._trusted_value_sats = FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+    utxo._TxInput__scriptpubkey = SCRIPT
+    utxo._TxInput__address = ADDRESS
+    return utxo
+
+
+class FakeDB:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._data.get(key, default)
+
+    def put(self, key, value):
+        self._data[key] = value
+
+    def get_dict(self, key):
+        return self._data.setdefault(key, {})
+
+    def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        return None
+
+    def add_transaction(self, tx, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+class FakeWallet:
+    def __init__(self, utxos, encrypted=False):
+        self.db = FakeDB()
+        self.adb = None
+        self.network = None
+        self._utxos = list(utxos)
+        self._dust = 546
+        self._change_addresses = [ADDRESS]
+        self._encrypted = encrypted
+        self.labels = {}
+
+    def save_db(self):
+        pass
+
+    def dust_threshold(self):
+        return self._dust
+
+    def has_keystore_encryption(self):
+        return self._encrypted
+
+    def set_label(self, txid, label):
+        self.labels[txid] = label
+
+    def get_utxos(self):
+        return list(self._utxos)
+
+    def get_change_addresses_for_new_transaction(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._change_addresses
+
+    def add_input_info(self, txin, only_der_suffix=False):
+        pass
+
+    def add_output_info(self, txout, only_der_suffix=False):
+        pass
+
+    def get_tx_info(self, tx):
+        class _TxInfo:
+            def __init__(self):
+                class _MinedStatus:
+                    def height(self):
+                        return 0
+
+                self.tx_mined_status = _MinedStatus()
+
+        return _TxInfo()
+
+    def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        return None
+
+    def sign_transaction(self, tx, password=None, ignore_warnings=True):
+        descriptor = parse_descriptor(f"wpkh({PUBKEY.hex()})")
+        for txin in tx.inputs():
+            if txin.script_descriptor is None:
+                txin.script_descriptor = descriptor
+            if txin.value_sats() is None:
+                txin._trusted_value_sats = FUNDING_SATOSHIS
+        tx.sign({PUBKEY: PRIVKEY})
+
+
+class _Plugin:
+    """Real ``bal.cli.plugin.Plugin`` with an isolated config directory."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="bal_cli_autorebuild_")
+        from bal.cli.plugin import Plugin as RealPlugin
+
+        self.config = SimpleConfig(
+            {"electrum_path": self.tmpdir},
+            read_user_config_function=lambda path: {},
+        )
+        self.plugin = RealPlugin(None, self.config, "bal")
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self.plugin
+
+    def __exit__(self, *exc):
+        shutil.rmtree(self.tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def _no_willexecutors():
+    """Force an empty will-executor list (offline tests)."""
+    return mock.patch.object(
+        Willexecutors,
+        "get_willexecutors",
+        return_value={},
+    )
+
+
+def _make_controller(plugin, wallet):
+    c = BalController(plugin, wallet)
+    c.will_settings["locktime"] = "1y"
+    c.heirs_add("alice", ADDRESS, "100000")
+    c.heirs_add("bob", ADDRESS, "100%")
+    return c
+
+
+def _single(controller):
+    """Return (txid, WillItem) for the controller's single will item."""
+    assert len(controller.willitems) == 1, controller.willitems
+    return next(iter(controller.willitems.items()))
+
+
+def _item_spending(controller, *prevout_hexes):
+    """Return the will item whose tx spends exactly the given prevouts."""
+    wanted = sorted(h for h in prevout_hexes)
+    items = [
+        item
+        for item in controller.willitems.values()
+        if sorted(i.prevout.txid.hex() for i in item.tx.inputs()) == wanted
+    ]
+    assert len(items) == 1, controller.willitems
+    return items[0]
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# auto_rebuild behaviour
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_noop_when_will_valid():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        with _Plugin() as plugin:
+            plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+            wallet = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+            c = _make_controller(plugin, wallet)
+            c.prepare_will()
+            txid_before, _ = _single(c)
+
+            result = c.auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result["result"] == "valid", result
+    assert next(iter(c.willitems)) == txid_before, (
+        "a valid will must not be rebuilt"
+    )
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_rebuilds_and_pushes_on_new_utxo():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        with _Plugin() as plugin:
+            plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+            wallet = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+            c = _make_controller(plugin, wallet)
+            c.prepare_will()
+            old_txid, old_item = _single(c)
+            old_locktime = int(old_item.tx.locktime)
+
+            # An incoming payment adds a second UTXO -> the will no longer
+            # covers the whole wallet (NotCompleteWillException).
+            wallet._utxos.append(make_funding_input("22" * 32))
+
+            result = c.auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result["result"] == "rebuilt", result
+    assert result["push"] == {}
+
+    new_item = _item_spending(c, "11" * 32, "22" * 32)
+    assert new_item.tx.txid() != old_txid, "the rebuilt will must replace the old tx"
+    assert int(new_item.tx.locktime) <= old_locktime, (
+        "the rebuilt tx must be anticipatable before the old will"
+    )
+    assert new_item.get_status("COMPLETE"), "passwordless rebuild must sign"
+    assert new_item.get_status("VALID")
+
+    # The rebuilt will is still valid now: no further work.
+    assert c.check_will() is True
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_encrypted_wallet_requires_manual_signing():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        with _Plugin() as plugin:
+            plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+            wallet = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()], encrypted=True)
+            c = _make_controller(plugin, wallet)
+            c.prepare_will()
+            wallet._utxos.append(make_funding_input("22" * 32))
+
+            result = c.auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result["result"] == "needs_signing", result
+    assert result["will"]["count"] == 2
+    assert not any(w.get_status("COMPLETE") for w in c.willitems.values()), (
+        "an encrypted wallet must never be signed without the password"
+    )
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_invalidates_when_locktime_expired():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        with _Plugin() as plugin:
+            plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+            wallet = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+            c = _make_controller(plugin, wallet)
+            c.prepare_will()
+            _, item = _single(c)
+            # Move the frozen delivery date into the past: "too late to
+            # anticipate" -> the old will must be invalidated on-chain.
+            item.tx.locktime = int(time.time()) - 2 * 86400
+
+            result = c.auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result["result"] == "invalidated", result
+    assert result["reason"] == "expired"
+    assert result["invalidation_tx"]["txid"] is not None
+    assert result["invalidation_tx"]["tx"]
+    assert not any(w.get_status("COMPLETE") for w in c.willitems.values())
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_invalidates_when_anticipation_crosses_threshold():
+    with _no_willexecutors():
+        with _Plugin() as plugin:
+            now = time.time()
+            delivery = int(now + 3 * 86400)
+            # ADVANCED mode: the check-alive threshold sits 12h before delivery,
+            # so an anticipated (delivery - 1 day) locktime falls BEFORE it.
+            plugin.USER_TYPE.set("advanced")
+            wallet = FakeWallet([make_funding_input()])
+            plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
+            c = _make_controller(plugin, wallet)
+            c.will_settings["locktime"] = delivery
+            c.will_settings["threshold"] = delivery - 12 * 3600
+            c.prepare_will()
+            old_txid, _ = _single(c)
+            wallet._utxos.append(make_funding_input("22" * 32))
+
+            # Force the anticipating branch (see the GUI test for the rationale:
+            # with a new UTXO the real amounts change, so the natural rebuild
+            # keeps the old locktime).
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                Will, "check_anticipate", return_value=delivery - 86400
+            ):
+                result = c.auto_rebuild()
+
+    assert result["result"] == "invalidated", result
+    assert result["reason"] == "anticipation_crossed"
+    assert not any(w.get_status("COMPLETE") for w in c.willitems.values()), (
+        "after an invalidation the rebuilt will must NOT be signed/pushed "
+        "(the wizard stops and waits for the invalidation to confirm)"
+    )
+    new_item = _item_spending(c, "11" * 32, "22" * 32)
+    assert new_item.tx.txid() != old_txid, "the rebuilt will must replace the old tx"
+    assert int(new_item.tx.locktime) == delivery - 86400, (
+        "the rebuilt locktime must be anticipated by one day"
+    )
+
+
+def _run_all():
+    tests = [fn for name, fn in sorted(globals().items()) if name.startswith("test_")]
+    for fn in tests:
+        print(f"{fn.__name__} ... ", end="", flush=True)
+        fn()
+        print("OK")
+    print(f"\n{len(tests)} tests passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _run_all()

tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py

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+"""
+Test: BAL plugin CLI commands are registered with Electrum.
+
+Verifies that importing the plugin through Electrum's own plugin loader
+(``Plugins(config, cmd_only=True)``, the exact code path ``run_electrum`` uses
+to pre-parse the command line) registers every ``bal_*`` command with
+``electrum.commands`` (``known_commands`` + the ``Commands`` class).
+
+It also asserts the basic contract enforced by ``plugin_command``: each command
+is a coroutine and carries the expected flags (all ``bal_*`` commands require a
+daemon/network, i.e. the ``'n'`` flag; the wallet-bound ones the ``'w'`` flag;
+signing also ``'p'``).
+
+Run:
+    source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+    python3 tests/test_cli_commands_registered.py
+"""
+
+import inspect
+import tempfile
+
+from electrum import commands as electrum_commands
+from electrum.plugin import Plugins
+from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
+
+# The full command table lives in PLAN_CMDLINE_PLUGIN.md section 6; new commands
+# added in later phases must be appended here so the registration test keeps
+# proving the whole list is wired up.
+EXPECTED_COMMANDS = {
+    # Settings (no wallet required)
+    "bal_settings_list": {
+        "requires_network": True,
+        "requires_wallet": False,
+        "requires_password": False,
+    },
+    "bal_settings_get": {
+        "requires_network": True,
+        "requires_wallet": False,
+        "requires_password": False,
+    },
+    "bal_settings_set": {
+        "requires_network": True,
+        "requires_wallet": False,
+        "requires_password": False,
+    },
+    "bal_settings_reset": {
+        "requires_network": True,
+        "requires_wallet": False,
+        "requires_password": False,
+    },
+    # Heirs
+    "bal_heirs_list": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_show": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_add": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_update": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_delete": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_import": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_heirs_export": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    # Will-Executors
+    "bal_willexecutors_list": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_show": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_add": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_update": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_select": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_delete": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_ping": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_download": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_import": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_willexecutors_export": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    # Will
+    "bal_will_status": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_check": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_prepare": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_autorebuild": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_sign": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": True},
+    "bal_will_broadcast": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_export": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_import_merge": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_invalidate": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+    "bal_will_check_executor": {"requires_network": True, "requires_wallet": True, "requires_password": False},
+}
+
+
+def _isolated_config(**overrides):
+    """A throwaway SimpleConfig that never touches the real Electrum config.
+
+    A fresh ``electrum_path`` temp dir keeps every write isolated, so running
+    the tests cannot pollute the user's config files.  The bal plugin is
+    enabled because ``Plugins(cmd_only=True)`` skips any plugin that is not
+    explicitly enabled (electrum.plugin.Plugins.find_directory_plugins).
+    """
+    opts = {"electrum_path": tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="bal_test_")}
+    opts.update(overrides)
+    cfg = SimpleConfig(opts)
+    cfg.enable_plugin("bal")
+    return cfg
+
+
+def test_commands_registered():
+    cfg = _isolated_config()
+    Plugins(cfg, cmd_only=True)
+    for name, flags in EXPECTED_COMMANDS.items():
+        assert name in electrum_commands.known_commands, f"{name} not registered"
+        cmd = electrum_commands.known_commands[name]
+        assert cmd.name == name
+        assert cmd.requires_network is flags["requires_network"]
+        assert cmd.requires_wallet is flags["requires_wallet"]
+        assert cmd.requires_password is flags["requires_password"]
+
+
+def test_commands_are_coroutines():
+    cfg = _isolated_config()
+    Plugins(cfg, cmd_only=True)
+    for name in EXPECTED_COMMANDS:
+        func = getattr(electrum_commands.Commands, name, None)
+        assert func is not None, f"{name} missing from Commands"
+        assert inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func), f"{name} is not a coroutine"
+
+
+def test_no_duplicate_registration():
+    """Loading the plugin twice must not raise "Command name bal_... already
+    exists" (the guard in bal/__init__._register_cli_commands)."""
+    cfg = _isolated_config()
+    plugins = Plugins(cfg, cmd_only=True)
+    plugins.maybe_load_plugin_init_method("bal")  # already imported -> no-op
+    for name in EXPECTED_COMMANDS:
+        assert name in electrum_commands.known_commands
+
+
+def test_command_docstrings_document_all_args():
+    """Every parameter/option must carry an ``arg:TYPE:NAME:DESC`` line (the
+    CLI parser prints "undocumented argument ..." otherwise)."""
+    cfg = _isolated_config()
+    Plugins(cfg, cmd_only=True)
+    for name in EXPECTED_COMMANDS:
+        cmd = electrum_commands.known_commands[name]
+        for varname in list(cmd.params) + list(cmd.options):
+            if varname in ("wallet", "wallet_path", "plugin", "password"):
+                continue
+            assert varname in cmd.arg_descriptions, (
+                f"{name}: undocumented argument {varname}"
+            )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    for name in sorted(dir()):
+        if name.startswith("test_"):
+            globals()[name]()
+            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
+    print("[OK] All CLI registration tests passed")

tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py

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+"""
+Offline tests for the headless ``bal.cli.controller.BalController``.
+
+These run without a wallet, a network or Qt: the controller is exercised
+against a ``FakeWallet`` plus a real ``bal.cli.plugin.Plugin`` backed by an
+isolated in-memory ``SimpleConfig``.  Only the flows that never touch the
+network (settings/heirs/willexecutors CRUD, status snapshots, error mapping)
+are covered here; build/sign/push flows need a live wallet and network and are
+exercised by the group tests instead.
+
+Run:
+    source electrum/env/bin/activate
+    python3 tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
+
+from electrum.simple_config import SimpleConfig
+from electrum.util import UserFacingException
+
+from bal.cli.controller import BalController
+
+VALID_ADDRESS = "bc1qusymuetsz2psaqzqxv8qmzcy64d9meckj3lxxf"
+
+
+class FakeDB:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._data.get(key, default)
+
+    def put(self, key, value):
+        self._data[key] = value
+
+    def get_dict(self, key):
+        return self._data.setdefault(key, {})
+
+    def get_transaction(self, txid):
+        return None
+
+    def add_transaction(self, tx, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+
+class FakeWallet:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.db = FakeDB()
+        self.network = None
+        self.adb = None
+        self._dust = 500
+
+    def save_db(self):
+        pass
+
+    def dust_threshold(self):
+        return self._dust
+
+    def has_keystore_encryption(self):
+        return False
+
+    def set_label(self, txid, text):
+        pass
+
+    def get_utxos(self):
+        return []
+
+    def get_change_addresses_for_new_transaction(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return [VALID_ADDRESS]
+
+
+class Plugin:
+    """Real ``bal.cli.plugin.Plugin`` with an isolated config directory."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="bal_cli_test_")
+        from bal.cli.plugin import Plugin as RealPlugin
+
+        self.config = SimpleConfig(
+            {"electrum_path": self.tmpdir},
+            read_user_config_function=lambda path: {},
+        )
+        self.plugin = RealPlugin(None, self.config, "bal")
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self.plugin
+
+    def __exit__(self, *exc):
+        shutil.rmtree(self.tmpdir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def _make_controller(plugin):
+    return BalController(plugin, FakeWallet())
+
+
+def test_controller_init_empty():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        assert c.willitems == {}
+        assert c.will == {}
+        assert c.heirs == {}
+        assert isinstance(c.will_settings, dict)
+        assert "baltx_fees" in c.will_settings
+        # Fresh config: no stored will-executors.  On mainnet the default
+        # WILLEXECUTORS table is keyed by "mainnet" while chainname is
+        # "bitcoin", so nothing is injected either.
+        assert c.willexecutors == {}
+        assert c.no_willexecutor is False
+
+
+def test_settings_roundtrip():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        listing = c.settings_list()
+        assert "BAL_TX_FEES" in listing or "TX_FEES" in listing
+        tx_key = "BAL_TX_FEES" if "BAL_TX_FEES" in listing else "TX_FEES"
+        assert c.settings_get(tx_key)["value"] == 100
+
+        c.settings_set("bal_tx_fees", "150")
+        assert c.settings_get("bal_tx_fees")["value"] == 150
+        assert c.settings_get("TX_FEES")["value"] == 150
+
+        c.settings_set("bal_no_willexecutor", "true")
+        assert c.settings_get("bal_no_willexecutor")["value"] is True
+
+        c.settings_reset("bal_tx_fees")
+        assert c.settings_get("bal_tx_fees")["value"] == 100
+
+
+def test_settings_unknown_key():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        try:
+            c.settings_get("bal_does_not_exist")
+            raise AssertionError("expected UserFacingException")
+        except UserFacingException as e:
+            assert "Unknown BAL setting" in str(e)
+
+
+def test_heirs_crud():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        c.heirs_add("alice", VALID_ADDRESS, "100000")
+        assert c.heirs["alice"][0] == VALID_ADDRESS
+        assert c.heirs["alice"][1] == "100000"
+
+        c.heirs_update("alice", amount="200000")
+        assert c.heirs["alice"][1] == "200000"
+        assert c.heirs_show("alice")["value"][1] == "200000"
+
+        assert "alice" in c.heirs_list()
+        c.heirs_delete(["alice"])
+        assert "alice" not in c.heirs_list()
+
+
+def test_heirs_add_op_return():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        c.heirs_add("note", "OP_RETURN:6a0242414c", "100000")
+        assert c.heirs["note"][1] == "0"
+
+
+def test_willexecutors_crud():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        assert c.willexecutors == {}
+
+        new_url = "https://executor.example.invalid"
+        c.willexecutors_add(new_url, address="", base_fee=250)
+        assert c.willexecutors_show(new_url)["willexecutor"]["base_fee"] == 250
+        assert c.willexecutors_show(new_url)["willexecutor"]["selected"] is False
+
+        c.willexecutors_update(new_url, base_fee="300", info="Example executor")
+        assert c.willexecutors_show(new_url)["willexecutor"]["base_fee"] == 300
+
+        c.willexecutors_select([new_url], select=True)
+        assert c.willexecutors_show(new_url)["willexecutor"]["selected"] is True
+
+        renamed = "https://executor2.example.invalid"
+        c.willexecutors_update(new_url, rename_to=renamed)
+        assert renamed in c.willexecutors
+        assert new_url not in c.willexecutors
+
+        assert c.willexecutors_delete([renamed]) == {"deleted": [renamed]}
+        assert renamed not in c.willexecutors
+
+
+def test_will_status_empty():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        status = c.will_status()
+        assert status["count"] == 0
+        assert status["items"] == []
+
+
+def test_will_check_no_heirs_raises():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        try:
+            c.will_check()
+            raise AssertionError("expected UserFacingException")
+        except UserFacingException as e:
+            assert "heir" in str(e).lower()
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_no_heirs():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        assert c.auto_rebuild() == {"result": "no_heirs"}
+
+
+def test_auto_rebuild_threshold_passed_invalidates():
+    with Plugin() as plugin:
+        c = _make_controller(plugin)
+        c.heirs_add("alice", VALID_ADDRESS, "100000")
+        plugin.USER_TYPE.set("advanced")
+        c.will_settings["threshold"] = int(time.time()) - 3600
+        result = c.auto_rebuild()
+        assert result["result"] == "invalidated"
+        assert result["reason"] == "threshold_passed"
+        assert result["invalidation_tx"] == {"txid": None, "tx": None}
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# runner
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def main():
+    failures = 0
+    for name, fn in sorted(globals().items()):
+        if not name.startswith("test_") or not callable(fn):
+            continue
+        print(f"  {name}")
+        try:
+            fn()
+        except Exception as e:
+            failures += 1
+            print(f"  [FAIL] {name}: {e!r}")
+    if failures:
+        print(f"[FAIL] {failures} test(s) failed")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print("[OK] All offline controller tests passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

tests/test_core_animated_qr.py

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+"""
+Tests for ``bal.core.animated_qr`` (BC-UR v1, BC-UR v2, BBQR interop).
+
+Validates the self-contained codecs against the published spec vectors
+(BCR-2020-004/005 BC32, BCR-2020-012 bytewords) and against byte-exact
+output captured from the reference C++ bc-ur encoder (fountain/xoshiro/
+alias-sampler parity), plus round trips, out-of-order assembly, missing-part
+fountain solving and malformed-input rejection for all four formats.
+
+Run:
+    source electrum/env/bin/activate
+    python3 tests/test_core_animated_qr.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
+
+import random
+
+from bal.core import animated_qr as aq
+
+
+def _payload(plen: int) -> bytes:
+    """Deterministic payload matching the C++ reference driver (``(i*7)&0xff``)."""
+    return bytes((i * 7) & 0xFF for i in range(plen))
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC32 (BCR-2020-004 / bcr-2020-005 rev1 reference implementation vectors)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_bc32_official_vectors():
+    cases = [
+        (b"Hello, world", "fpjkcmr09ss8wmmjd3jq6ax7w9"),
+        (b"Hello world", "fpjkcmr0ypmk7unvvsh4ra4j"),
+        (
+            bytes.fromhex("d934063e82001eec0585ee41ab5d8e4b703a4be1f73aec21e143912c56"),
+            "my6qv05zqq0wcpv9aeq6khvwfdcr5jlp7uawcg0pgwgjc4shjm6xu",
+        ),
+    ]
+    for payload, encoded in cases:
+        assert aq.bc32_encode(payload) == encoded
+        assert aq.bc32_decode(encoded) == payload
+
+
+def test_bc32_checksum_rejected():
+    good = aq.bc32_encode(b"Hello, world")
+    corrupted = good[:-1] + ("a" if good[-1] != "a" else "b")
+    try:
+        aq.bc32_decode(corrupted)
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for corrupted BC32")
+
+
+def test_bc32_bad_char_rejected():
+    try:
+        aq.bc32_decode("1" * 26)
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for '1' (not in alphabet)")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Bytewords (BCR-2020-012)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_bytewords_minimal_roundtrip():
+    samples = [bytes(range(256)), _payload(59), b"\x00"] + [
+        os.urandom(64) for _ in range(4)
+    ]
+    for data in samples:
+        words = aq.bytewords_minimal_encode(data)
+        assert len(words) == (len(data) + 4) * 2  # 2 chars per byte incl. CRC
+        assert aq.bytewords_minimal_decode(words) == data
+
+
+def test_bytewords_rejects_corrupted_crc():
+    data = _payload(40)
+    words = aq.bytewords_minimal_encode(data)
+    flip = "a" if words[-1] != "a" else "b"
+    try:
+        aq.bytewords_minimal_decode(words[:-1] + flip)
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for corrupted CRC")
+
+
+def test_bytewords_rejects_odd_length():
+    try:
+        aq.bytewords_minimal_decode("abc")
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for odd-length bytewords")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC-UR v2: byte-exact parity with the reference C++ encoder
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+# Reference frames from the bc-ur C++ fountain encoder
+# (payload x=(i*7)&0xFF, cbor wrapped, single-part and multipart).
+REF_V2_SINGLE_12 = "ur:bytes/gsaeatbabzcecndrehetfhfggtoeemhpmo"
+
+REF_V2_MULTI_59 = [
+    "ur:bytes/2-2/lpaoaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctsbtdtavtvdwyykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtaeeccasket",
+    "ur:bytes/3-2/lpaxaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdcthdfraeatbabzcecndrehetfhfggtghhpidinjoktkblplkmunyoypdperpryssimryrldt",
+    "ur:bytes/4-2/lpaaaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctsbtdtavtvdwyykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtaefeimteue",
+    "ur:bytes/5-2/lpahaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctmuwltavdwlzowlurdtfrdtdihkjekkjlhkdnesdidtuywlzmwluydtdiesdnssgdaontls",
+    "ur:bytes/6-2/lpamaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctmuwltavdwlzowlurdtfrdtdihkjekkjlhkdnesdidtuywlzmwluydtdiesdnssisescmwt",
+    "ur:bytes/7-2/lpataocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdcthdfraeatbabzcecndrehetfhfggtghhpidinjoktkblplkmunyoypdperprysslsspplgm",
+    "ur:bytes/8-2/lpayaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctsbtdtavtvdwyykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtaeonlrzebg",
+    "ur:bytes/9-2/lpasaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctsbtdtavtvdwyykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtaeaaryknzt",
+    "ur:bytes/10-2/lpbkaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctmuwltavdwlzowlurdtfrdtdihkjekkjlhkdnesdidtuywlzmwluydtdiesdnsslotsfrfn",
+    "ur:bytes/11-2/lpbdaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctmuwltavdwlzowlurdtfrdtdihkjekkjlhkdnesdidtuywlzmwluydtdiesdnssdtwyrstd",
+    "ur:bytes/12-2/lpbnaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctsbtdtavtvdwyykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtaegswnvdin",
+    "ur:bytes/13-2/lpbtaocsfscyrpdpjzbyhdctmuwltavdwlzowlurdtfrdtdihkjekkjlhkdnesdidtuywlzmwluydtdiesdnsshknlptee",
+]
+
+# Reference message for the 59-byte payload: byte-string head (0x58,0x3b) + data.
+REF_V2_MULTI_59_MSG = bytes([0x58, 0x3B]) + _payload(59)
+
+
+def test_v2_single_part_matches_reference():
+    frames = aq.ur2_frames(_payload(12), len(REF_V2_SINGLE_12))
+    assert frames == [REF_V2_SINGLE_12]
+
+
+def test_v2_reference_frames_decode_and_reencode_exactly():
+    message = REF_V2_MULTI_59_MSG
+    fragment_len = -(-len(message) // 2)
+    for frame in REF_V2_MULTI_59:
+        seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data = aq.ur2_parse_part(frame)
+        assert seq_len == 2
+        assert message_len == len(message)
+        assert checksum == aq.crc32_int(message)
+        assert len(data) == fragment_len
+        # re-encoding the parsed values reproduces the reference line exactly
+        assert aq._ur2_part_string(seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data) == frame
+        # our choose_fragments + partition + xor reproduces the reference data
+        indexes = aq.choose_fragments(seq, seq_len, checksum)
+        assert seq_num_indexes_valid(seq, seq_len, indexes)
+        mixed = aq._mix_fragments(aq._partition_message(message, fragment_len), indexes, fragment_len)
+        assert mixed == data
+
+
+def seq_num_indexes_valid(seq, seq_len, indexes):
+    # pure part for seq <= seq_len contains exactly fragment seq-1
+    if seq <= seq_len:
+        return indexes == {seq - 1}
+    return set(indexes) <= set(range(seq_len)) and bool(indexes)
+
+
+def test_v2_multipart_encoder_matches_reference_from_seq2():
+    # Our frames start at seq 1 (spec-aligned); parts seq 2.. must equal the
+    # reference (which starts at seq 2 due to first_seq_num=1).
+    mine = aq.ur2_frames(_payload(59), 120)
+    assert mine[0].split("/", 1)[1].startswith("1-2") or "1-2" in mine[0].split("/")[1]
+    assert mine[1:4] == REF_V2_MULTI_59[:3]
+
+
+def test_v2_reference_seq7_mix_parity():
+    # Higher-degree mixed parts (seq_len=7) also match: message uses the
+    # reference head 0x58|0x00 for the 256-byte driver payload.
+    message = bytes([0x58, 0x00]) + _payload(256)
+    seq_len = 7
+    fragment_len = -(-len(message) // seq_len)
+    frames = [
+        "ur:bytes/9-7/lpasatcfadaocyfysnjlsrhddaykztaxbkbycsctdsdpeefrfwgagdhghyihjzjkknlylomymtntoxpyprrhrtsttotluovlwdwnsrfejzhd",
+        "ur:bytes/10-7/lpbkatcfadaocyfysnjlsrhddazeahbnbwcycldedlenfsfygrgmhkhniojtkpkelslememkneolpmqzrksasotitsuevwwpwfzswzpmdrvo",
+        "ur:bytes/11-7/lpbdatcfadaocyfysnjlsrhddawkwtbbbefnaefnbebbjojybebnaebndybbbewkwtceaecedyeebebbjobnaebnbeeedybbbeztwproyapd",
+    ]
+    for frame in frames:
+        seq, sl, mlen, checksum, data = aq.ur2_parse_part(frame)
+        assert sl == seq_len and mlen == len(message)
+        assert checksum == aq.crc32_int(message)
+        mixed = aq._mix_fragments(
+            aq._partition_message(message, fragment_len),
+            aq.choose_fragments(seq, seq_len, checksum),
+            fragment_len,
+        )
+        assert mixed == data
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC-UR v2: sessions / fountain decoding
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_v2_roundtrip_in_order():
+    payload = ("BAL transfer " * 9).encode()
+    frames = aq.ur2_frames(payload, 120)
+    seq_len = int(frames[0].split("/")[1].split("-")[1])
+    assert len(frames) == 2 * seq_len  # pure wave + redundant mixed wave
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    for frame in frames:
+        session.add_part(frame)
+    assert session.done
+    assert session.received == session.total
+    text, _ = session.resolve()
+    assert text == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v2_out_of_order_and_duplicate():
+    payload = ("BAL transfer " * 9).encode()
+    frames = aq.ur2_frames(payload, 120)
+    order = list(range(len(frames)))
+    random.Random(11).shuffle(order)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    for i in order:
+        status = session.add_part(frames[i])
+        assert status in ("ok", "dup")
+    session.add_part(frames[0])  # duplicate of an already-received part
+    assert session.done
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v2_solves_without_a_pure_fragment():
+    payload = ("BAL transfer " * 9).encode()
+    frames = aq.ur2_frames(payload, 120)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    for frame in frames[1:]:  # drop the first pure fragment
+        session.add_part(frame)
+    assert session.done
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v2_single_part_import():
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(REF_V2_SINGLE_12)
+    assert session.done and session.total == 1
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == _payload(12).decode("latin-1")
+
+
+def test_v2_conflicting_transfer_rejected():
+    payload_a = b"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
+    payload_b = b"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB"
+    fa = aq.ur2_frames(payload_a, 500)[0]
+    fb = aq.ur2_frames(payload_b, 500)[0]
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(fa)
+    try:
+        session.add_part(fb)
+    except aq.TransferConflictError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected TransferConflictError for a different transfer")
+
+
+def test_v2_corrupt_crc_rejected():
+    frame = list(REF_V2_MULTI_59[0])
+    idx = len(frame) - 1
+    frame[idx] = "a" if frame[idx] != "a" else "b"
+    try:
+        aq.ur2_parse_part("".join(frame))
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for a corrupt v2 part")
+
+
+def test_v2_session_cap_rejected():
+    part = aq._ur2_part_string(1, 30000, 100, 1234, b"\x00" * 100)
+    session = aq._Ur2Session()
+    try:
+        session.add(part)
+    except aq.SessionLimitError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected SessionLimitError for oversized seq_len")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC-UR v1
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_v1_multipart_roundtrip():
+    payload = ("v1 transfer payload " * 6).encode()
+    frames = aq.ur1_frames(payload, 120)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    for frame in reversed(frames):
+        session.add_part(frame)
+    assert session.done
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v1_single_part_roundtrip():
+    payload = b"hello, bal"
+    frames = aq.ur1_frames(payload, 400)
+    assert len(frames) == 1
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(frames[0])
+    assert session.done and session.total == 1
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v1_headerless_single_part_import():
+    # bcr-2020-005 rev1 allows omitting the sequence header + digest entirely.
+    payload = b"hello, bal"
+    message = aq.cbor_byte_string(payload)
+    single = "ur:bytes/" + aq.bc32_encode(message)
+    assert aq.detect_format(single) == "ur1"
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(single)
+    assert session.done
+    assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_v1_digest_mismatch_rejected():
+    frame = aq.ur1_frames(b"hello, bal", 400)[0]
+    tampered = frame[:-4] + "abcd"
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(tampered)
+    try:
+        session.resolve()
+    except aq.ChecksumError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected ChecksumError for a tampered v1 digest")
+
+
+def test_v1_part_numbers_validated():
+    for bad in (
+        "ur:bytes/0of1/{}full".format("x" * 51),
+        "ur:bytes/2of1/{}full".format("x" * 51),
+        "ur:bytes/1of0/{}full".format("x" * 51),
+        "ur:bytes/1aof1/{}full".format("x" * 51),
+    ):
+        try:
+            aq.ur1_parse_part(bad)
+        except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for: {}".format(bad))
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BBQR
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_bbqr_all_encodings_roundtrip():
+    payload = ("BBQR payload " * 8).encode()
+    for encoding in ("Z", "2", "H"):
+        frames = aq.bbqr_frames(payload, 90, encoding=encoding)
+        assert len(frames) >= 1
+        order = list(range(len(frames)))
+        random.Random(3).shuffle(order)
+        session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+        for i in order:
+            session.add_part(frames[i])
+        assert session.done
+        assert session.resolve()[0] == payload.decode()
+
+
+def test_bbqr_compression_default_and_fallback():
+    payload = ("repetitive data " * 40).encode()  # compresses well
+    frames_z = aq.bbqr_frames(payload, 90, encoding="Z")
+    # Highly compressible: Z yields one frame and a 'Z' flag.
+    assert all(f[2] == "Z" for f in frames_z)
+    assert len(frames_z) == 1
+    raw = os.urandom(600)  # incompressible
+    frames_2 = aq.bbqr_frames(raw, 90, encoding="Z")
+    assert all(f[2] == "2" for f in frames_2)  # Z loses, '2' is used
+
+
+def test_bbqr_hex_uppercase():
+    payload = b"\xde\xad\xbe\xef"
+    frame = aq.bbqr_frames(payload, 50, encoding="H")[0]
+    assert "DEADBEEF" in frame
+    encoding, _type, total, index, frag = aq.bbqr_parse_part(frame)
+    assert (encoding, total, index) == ("H", 1, 0)
+
+
+def test_bbqr_runt_last_part():
+    payload = os.urandom(33)
+    frames = aq.bbqr_frames(payload, 60, encoding="2")
+    parts = [aq.bbqr_parse_part(f)[4] for f in frames]
+    joined = aq._bbqr_decode(parts, "2")
+    assert joined == payload
+    assert len(parts[-1]) < len(parts[0])  # last part is a runt
+
+
+def test_bbqr_zlib_bomb_rejected():
+    compressed = aq._bbqr_encode(b"\x00" * 1000000, "Z")[1]
+    try:
+        aq._bbqr_decode(["0" * len(compressed)], "2")  # not zlib data
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    # direct inflate bomb guard:
+    inflated = aq._bbqr_encode(b"\x00" * 1000000, "Z")
+    assert inflated[0] == "Z"  # 1MB zeros compresses
+    bomb = aq._bbqr_encode(b"\x00" * (aq._MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES + 100), "Z")[1]
+    parts = [bomb[i : i + 90] for i in range(0, len(bomb), 90)]
+    try:
+        aq._bbqr_decode(parts, "Z")
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for an oversized decompression")
+
+
+def test_bbqr_part_number_limits():
+    try:
+        aq.bbqr_frames(os.urandom(30000), 40, encoding="2")
+    except aq.AnimatedQrError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected AnimatedQrError for too many BBQR parts")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Detection / parse_for_detection
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_detect_format_recognises_all_formats():
+    assert aq.detect_format("BALQR1|1|1||payload") == "balqr"
+    assert aq.detect_format(aq.ur1_frames(b"x", 400)[0]) == "ur1"
+    assert aq.detect_format(aq.ur2_frames(b"x", 400)[0]) == "ur2"
+    assert aq.detect_format(aq.bbqr_frames(b"x", 50)[0]) == "bbqr"
+    assert aq.detect_format(REF_V2_SINGLE_12) == "ur2"
+    assert aq.detect_format("ur:bytes/" + aq.bc32_encode(aq.cbor_byte_string(b"x"))) == "ur1"
+
+
+def test_detect_format_rejects_garbage():
+    for text in ("", "hello world", "BALQ|1|1||a", "ur:", "ur:txn/xyz"):
+        assert aq.detect_format(text) is None, text
+    # Lenient prefix probe: a string that merely *starts* with "balqr" is
+    # reported as balqr (the strict parse then rejects it downstream).
+    assert aq.detect_format("BALQRX|1|1||a") == "balqr"
+
+
+def test_parse_for_detection_keys():
+    bal = aq.parse_for_detection("BALQR1|3|2||payload")
+    assert bal == ("balqr", "balqr:3", 3, 2)
+    v2 = aq.parse_for_detection(aq.ur2_frames(b"x"*50, 400)[0])
+    assert v2[0] == "ur2" and v2[2] == 1 and v2[3] == 1
+    v1 = aq.parse_for_detection(aq.ur1_frames(b"x"*50, 120)[0])
+    assert v1[0] == "ur1" and v1[2] > 1 and 1 <= v1[3] <= v1[2]
+    bb = aq.parse_for_detection(aq.bbqr_frames(b"x"*50, 40)[0])
+    assert bb[0] == "bbqr" and bb[2] >= 1 and 0 <= bb[3] < bb[2]
+
+
+def test_format_names_exist():
+    for fmt in ("balqr", "ur1", "ur2", "bbqr"):
+        assert aq.format_name(fmt)
+    assert aq.format_name("nope") == "nope"
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import traceback
+
+    failures = 0
+    for _name, fn in sorted(globals().items()):
+        if _name.startswith("test_") and callable(fn):
+            try:
+                fn()
+                print("ok: {}".format(_name))
+            except Exception:
+                failures += 1
+                print("FAIL: {}".format(_name))
+                traceback.print_exc()
+    if failures:
+        print("{} test(s) failed".format(failures))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print("all tests passed")

tests/test_core_checkalive.py

@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ def test_advanced_mode_uses_threshold_absolute():
 def test_advanced_mode_parses_relative_threshold():
     # A relative threshold means "N days BEFORE the delivery": it resolves
     # against the stored locktime (backwards), not forward from now.
-    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
     locktime = fake_now + 90 * 86400
     settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": locktime}
     result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
     # date_to_check = (locktime, midnight-normalised) - 30 days.
-    expected = (datetime.fromtimestamp(locktime)
+    expected = (datetime.fromtimestamp(locktime, tz=timezone.utc)
                 .replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
                 - timedelta(days=30)).timestamp()
     assert abs(result - expected) < 1
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_threshold_anchored_to_locktime():
 def test_advanced_mode_relative_threshold_with_relative_locktime():
     """A relative locktime is resolved against 'now' first, then the relative
     threshold counts N days back from it (matches the settings widget)."""
-    from datetime import datetime
+    from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
     from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_threshold_with_relative_locktime():
     result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
     # Recompute the expected value with the same resolution rules:
     # locktime = now + 90d (midnight-normalised), threshold = locktime - 30d.
-    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp("90d").to_date(datetime.fromtimestamp(fake_now))
+    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp("90d").to_date(datetime.fromtimestamp(fake_now, tz=timezone.utc))
     expected = BalTimestamp("30d").to_date(locktime_dt, reverse=True).timestamp()
     assert abs(result - expected) < 1
     assert result > fake_now
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_locktime_anchored_to_built_tx():
     """A RELATIVE stored locktime is anchored to the built will's frozen
     delivery date (built_locktime), not to "now": an unchanged will must not
     read as expired as the clock advances (the karen7 daily-invalidate bug)."""
-    frozen = 1817438400  # frozen tx locktime (2027-08-05), built 2026-08-05
+    frozen = 1817424000  # frozen tx locktime (2027-08-05 00:00 UTC), built 2026-08-05
     settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": "2y"}
     # On build day the frozen delivery is authoritative: date_to_check is
     # frozen - 30d and NEVER drifts, however much later the clock gets.
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_locktime_anchored_to_built_tx():
 def test_advanced_mode_relative_locktime_without_built_tx_falls_back():
     """Without a built will there is no anchor: keeps the legacy now-based
     resolution (a moving target, used only before the first build)."""
-    from datetime import datetime
+    from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
     from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp
 
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
     settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": "90d"}
     result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
-    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp("90d").to_date(datetime.fromtimestamp(fake_now))
+    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp("90d").to_date(datetime.fromtimestamp(fake_now, tz=timezone.utc))
     expected = BalTimestamp("30d").to_date(locktime_dt, reverse=True).timestamp()
     assert abs(result - expected) < 1
 

tests/test_core_plugin_base.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import time
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
-from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 from bal.core.plugin_base import BalConfig, BalPlugin, BalTimestamp
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def test_bt_to_date_absolute():
 
 
 def test_bt_to_date_relative():
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
     # relative days from now
     bt = BalTimestamp("7d")
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def test_bt_to_date_relative():
     d_rev = bt.to_date(reverse=True)
     assert d_rev < now
 
-    # from explicit datetime
-    base = datetime(2025, 6, 1, 12, 0, 0)
+    # from explicit datetime (UTC, so the naive-timestamp roundtrip below is stable)
+    base = datetime(2025, 6, 1, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
     d = bt.to_date(from_date=base)
     expected = (base + timedelta(days=7)).replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
     assert d == expected
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_bt_to_date_relative():
 def test_bt_to_date_years():
     bt = BalTimestamp("1y")
     d = bt.to_date()
-    assert d > datetime.now()
+    assert d > datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
 def test_bt_to_date_overflow():

tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+"""
+Tests for ``bal.core.qrtransfer``.
+
+Covers the BALQR frame encoding used for will transfer via QR codes /
+audio modem: encoding, framing, reassembly, malformed input and the preset
+list (optionally cross-checked against the ``qrcode`` library's EC-M
+capacity when it is installed).
+
+Run:
+    source electrum/env/bin/activate
+    python3 tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
+
+from bal.core.qrtransfer import (
+    CHUNK_PRESETS,
+    MIN_CHUNK_SIZE,
+    InconsistentTotalError,
+    MissingFramesError,
+    QrTransferError,
+    assemble,
+    decode_transfer,
+    encode_transfer,
+    parse_frame,
+    preset_index_for_chunk_size,
+    split_frames,
+)
+
+
+def _frames(tx_strings, chunk_size, compress=False):
+    """Split a payload and return (payload, total, {index: payload})."""
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=compress)
+    parsed = {}
+    total = None
+    for frame in split_frames(payload, chunk_size, compressed=compress):
+        t, index, _compressed, p = parse_frame(frame)
+        if total is not None:
+            assert total == t
+        total = t
+        parsed[index] = p
+    assert total is not None
+    return payload, total, parsed
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Round trips
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_encode_decode_plain():
+    tx_strings = ["00" * 32, "aa" * 40, "ff" * 50]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=False)
+    assert decode_transfer(payload, compressed=False) == tx_strings
+
+
+def test_encode_decode_compressed():
+    tx_strings = ["00" * 32, "aa" * 40, "ff" * 50]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=True)
+    assert decode_transfer(payload, compressed=True) == tx_strings
+
+
+def test_empty_list_roundtrip():
+    assert decode_transfer(encode_transfer([]), compressed=False) == []
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Framing
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_single_frame():
+    tx_strings = ["11" * 10]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 150)
+    assert len(frames) == 1
+    total, index, compressed, p = parse_frame(frames[0])
+    assert (total, index, compressed) == (1, 1, False)
+    assert p == payload
+
+
+def test_multiple_frames_reassemble():
+    tx_strings = ["ab" * 100, "cd" * 100]  # 600 chars -> multiple frames
+    _payload, total, parsed = _frames(tx_strings, CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+    assert total > 1
+    decoded = decode_transfer(assemble(parsed, total), compressed=False)
+    assert decoded == tx_strings
+
+
+def test_size_greater_than_payload():
+    tx_strings = ["12" * 5]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 1800)
+    assert len(frames) == 1
+    _t, _i, _c, p = parse_frame(frames[0])
+    assert p == payload
+
+
+def test_exact_single_frame_boundary():
+    # A 138-byte payload exactly fills the 150-byte preset budget (the 12-char
+    # empty-flags header plus payload), so the encoded frame is exactly 150.
+    tx_strings = ["a" * 138]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 150)
+    assert len(frames) == 1
+    assert len(frames[0]) == 150
+    _t, _i, _c, p = parse_frame(frames[0])
+    assert p == payload
+
+
+def test_frames_fit_chunk_size():
+    tx_strings = ["".join("{:02x}".format(i) * 2) for i in range(300)]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    for _label, size in CHUNK_PRESETS:
+        for frame in split_frames(payload, size):
+            assert len(frame) <= size, (size, len(frame))
+
+
+def test_single_tx_larger_than_chunk():
+    # A huge serialized tx must be split over several frames and reassemble
+    # exactly (positional slicing is safe for hex/base64 text).
+    tx_strings = ["7b" * 1000]  # 2000 chars
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 150)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+    parsed = {parse_frame(f)[1]: parse_frame(f)[3] for f in frames}
+    total = parse_frame(frames[0])[0]
+    assert assemble(parsed, total) == payload
+
+
+def test_compressed_frames_carry_flag():
+    tx_strings = ["ab" * 40]
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=True), 150, compressed=True)
+    for frame in frames:
+        _t, _i, compressed, _p = parse_frame(frame)
+        assert compressed is True
+    # Plain frames do not.
+    frames_plain = split_frames(encode_transfer(tx_strings), 150)
+    _t, _i, compressed, _p = parse_frame(frames_plain[0])
+    assert compressed is False
+
+
+def test_compressed_roundtrip_through_frames():
+    tx_strings = ["ab" * 50, "cd" * 50, "12" * 60]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=True)
+    parsed = {}
+    total = None
+    for frame in split_frames(payload, 400, compressed=True):
+        t, index, _c, p = parse_frame(frame)
+        total = t
+        parsed[index] = p
+    assert total is not None
+    decoded = decode_transfer(assemble(parsed, total), compressed=True)
+    assert decoded == tx_strings
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Malformed input
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_parse_bad_magic_and_version():
+    for frame in (
+        "BALQR|1|1||a",  # missing version
+        "BALQR2|1|1||a",  # unknown version
+        "XXXXX1|1|1||a",  # unknown magic
+    ):
+        try:
+            parse_frame(frame)
+        except QrTransferError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for: {}".format(frame))
+
+
+def test_parse_bad_arity():
+    for frame in ("BALQR1", "BALQR1|1|1|"):
+        try:
+            parse_frame(frame)
+        except QrTransferError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for: {}".format(frame))
+
+
+def test_parse_pipe_in_payload_is_folded():
+    # maxsplit keeps the tail (including any inner '|') in the payload part.
+    frame = "BALQR1|1|1||a|b|c"
+    total, index, compressed, payload = parse_frame(frame)
+    assert (total, index, compressed) == (1, 1, False)
+    assert payload == "a|b|c"
+
+
+def test_parse_bad_numbers():
+    for frame in (
+        "BALQR1|x|1||a",
+        "BALQR1|1|y||a",
+        "BALQR1|0|1||a",
+        "BALQR1|1|0||a",
+        "BALQR1|1|2||a",  # index beyond total
+        "BALQR1|-1|1||a",
+    ):
+        try:
+            parse_frame(frame)
+        except QrTransferError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for: {}".format(frame))
+
+
+def test_parse_bad_flags():
+    try:
+        parse_frame("BALQR1|1|1|Q|payload")
+    except QrTransferError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for unknown flags")
+
+
+def test_assemble_missing_frames():
+    try:
+        assemble({1: "a", 3: "c"}, total=3)
+    except MissingFramesError as e:
+        assert e.missing == [2]
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected MissingFramesError")
+
+
+def test_assemble_index_beyond_total():
+    try:
+        assemble({1: "a", 2: "b"}, total=1)
+    except InconsistentTotalError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected InconsistentTotalError")
+
+
+def test_assemble_order_and_total_validation():
+    assert assemble({1: "a", 2: "b"}, total=2) == "ab"
+    try:
+        assemble({}, total=0)
+    except QrTransferError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Constants / presets
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_preset_count_and_order():
+    assert len(CHUNK_PRESETS) == 4
+    budgets = [budget for _label, budget in CHUNK_PRESETS]
+    assert budgets == sorted(budgets)
+
+
+def test_preset_index_for_chunk_size():
+    for index, (_label, budget) in enumerate(CHUNK_PRESETS):
+        assert preset_index_for_chunk_size(budget) == index
+    assert preset_index_for_chunk_size(150) == 0
+    assert preset_index_for_chunk_size(1800) == 3
+
+
+def test_min_chunk_size_guard():
+    try:
+        split_frames("x" * 10, MIN_CHUNK_SIZE - 1)
+    except QrTransferError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for tiny chunk size")
+
+
+def test_split_frame_headers_consistent():
+    tx_strings = ["ab" * 80]
+    payload = encode_transfer(tx_strings)
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 150)
+    totals = {parse_frame(frame)[0] for frame in frames}
+    assert len(totals) == 1
+    assert totals.pop() == len(frames)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Optional: cross-check presets against the qrcode library (EC level M)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_presets_fit_qrcode_ec_m():
+    """Every preset budget must render inside a QR at EC level M."""
+    try:
+        import qrcode
+        from qrcode.constants import ERROR_CORRECT_M
+    except ImportError:
+        print("qrcode not installed - skipping capacity check")
+        return
+    for _label, size in CHUNK_PRESETS:
+        # Worst-case frame: header with the largest plausible total/index plus
+        # a full payload of the preset budget.
+        frame = "BALQR1|9999|9999|Z|" + "a" * (size - 14)
+        qr = qrcode.QRCode(error_correction=ERROR_CORRECT_M, border=2)
+        qr.add_data(frame)
+        qr.get_matrix()  # raises DataOverflowError if it does not fit
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import traceback
+
+    failures = 0
+    for _name, fn in sorted(globals().items()):
+        if _name.startswith("test_") and callable(fn):
+            try:
+                fn()
+                print("ok: {}".format(_name))
+            except Exception:
+                failures += 1
+                print("FAIL: {}".format(_name))
+                traceback.print_exc()
+    if failures:
+        print("{} test(s) failed".format(failures))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print("all tests passed")

tests/test_core_util.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_relative_days():
 
 def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_absolute():
     """An absolute current date is returned unchanged (compared vs the tx)."""
-    frozen = 1817438400
+    frozen = 1817424000
     assert Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx(str(frozen), "1y", frozen) == frozen
     assert Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx(frozen, str(frozen), frozen) == frozen
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_absolute():
 def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_unchanged_relative():
     """An unchanged relative recipe resolves to exactly the frozen tx locktime
     (coherent), instead of drifting one day per day away from it."""
-    frozen = 1817438400  # 2027-08-05, i.e. a tx built 2026-08-05 with "1y"
+    frozen = 1817424000  # 2027-08-05 00:00 UTC, i.e. a tx built 2026-08-05 with "1y"
     resolved = Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx("1y", "1y", frozen)
     assert resolved == frozen
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_unchanged_relative():
 def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_lengthened():
     """A lengthened relative recipe resolves later than the frozen tx locktime
     (this is what the postpone check uses to trigger invalidation)."""
-    frozen = 1817438400  # tx built 2026-08-05 with "1y" -> delivery 2027-08-05
+    frozen = 1817424000  # tx built 2026-08-05 with "1y" -> delivery 2027-08-05
     resolved = Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx("2y", "1y", frozen)
     assert resolved == frozen + 365 * 86400
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_lengthened():
 def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_shortened():
     """A shortened relative recipe resolves earlier than the frozen tx locktime
     (this is what the anticipate/rebuild path uses)."""
-    frozen = 1817438400
+    frozen = 1817424000
     resolved = Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx("30d", "1y", frozen)
     assert resolved < frozen
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_shortened():
 def test_resolve_locktime_against_tx_no_relative_anchor():
     """When the built recipe was absolute there is no anchor: falls back to the
     legacy forward-from-now resolution (returns a timestamp, no crash)."""
-    frozen = 1817438400
+    frozen = 1817424000
     result = Util.resolve_locktime_against_tx("30d", str(frozen), frozen)
     assert isinstance(result, int)
     assert result > 1700000000
@@ -319,27 +319,6 @@ def test_anticipate_locktime():
     assert low >= 1
 
 
-def test_cmp_locktime():
-    assert Util.cmp_locktime("30d", "30d") == 0
-    # Note: cmp_locktime may return nonzero or None for mismatched units
-
-
-def test_get_locktimes():
-    class FakeTx:
-        locktime = 1700000000
-
-    # will with single entry
-    will = {
-        "tx1": {"tx": FakeTx()},
-    }
-    locktimes = list(Util.get_locktimes(will))
-    assert 1700000000 in locktimes
-    assert len(locktimes) == 1
-
-    # empty will
-    assert list(Util.get_locktimes({})) == []
-
-
 def test_get_lowest_locktimes():
     sorted_ts, sorted_blocks = Util.get_lowest_locktimes([500000, 1700000000, 100, 900000])
     # 500000, 900000 are block-height (< THRESHOLD)
@@ -351,18 +330,6 @@ def test_get_lowest_locktimes():
     assert Util.get_lowest_locktimes([]) == ([], [])
 
 
-def test_get_will_spent_utxos():
-    class FakeTx:
-        def inputs(self): return [1, 2, 3]
-
-    will = {
-        "tx1": {"tx": FakeTx()},
-        "tx2": {"tx": FakeTx()},
-    }
-    utxos = Util.get_will_spent_utxos(will)
-    assert len(utxos) == 6  # 3 inputs * 2 txs
-
-
 def test_utxo_to_str():
     class FakeUtxo:
         def to_str(self): return "txid:0"
@@ -518,10 +485,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_get_value_amount()
     test_chk_locktime()
     test_anticipate_locktime()
-    test_cmp_locktime()
-    test_get_locktimes()
     test_get_lowest_locktimes()
-    test_get_will_spent_utxos()
     test_utxo_to_str()
     test_cmp_utxo()
     test_in_utxo()

tests/test_core_will.py

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ Run:
     python3 tests/test_core_will.py
 """
 
-import copy
 import os
 import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
 
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import Will, WillItem
 
 # A valid serialized Bitcoin transaction hex (1 input + 1 P2PKH output, version 2)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _make_willitem_blank():
     """Create a fresh WillItem from scratch."""
     item = WillItem(_make_minimal_willitem_dict())
     # Reset STATUS to clean defaults
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     return item
 
 
@@ -126,22 +126,6 @@ def test_willitem_str_repr():
 # Will static methods
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
-def test_will_get_sorted_will():
-    # Use a simple dict structure that will[key]["tx"].locktime works
-    class FakeTx:
-        def __init__(self, locktime):
-            self.locktime = locktime
-
-    will = {
-        "b": {"tx": FakeTx(200)},
-        "a": {"tx": FakeTx(100)},
-    }
-    sorted_will = Will.get_sorted_will(will)
-    assert len(sorted_will) == 2
-    assert sorted_will[0][1]["tx"].locktime == 100
-    assert sorted_will[1][1]["tx"].locktime == 200
-
-
 def test_will_only_valid():
     item1 = _make_willitem_blank()
     item2 = _make_willitem_blank()
@@ -167,8 +151,8 @@ def test_will_only_valid_list():
 def _make_will_with_heirs(heirs, tx_locktime):
     """Build a single-item will whose stored heirs == ``heirs`` and whose
     frozen tx.locktime == ``tx_locktime`` (what the will-executors hold)."""
-    item = WillItem(_make_minimal_willitem_dict(heirs=copy.deepcopy(heirs)))
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item = WillItem(_make_minimal_willitem_dict(heirs=copy_structure(heirs)))
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     item.tx.locktime = tx_locktime
     return {"willid_1": item}
 
@@ -179,7 +163,7 @@ def test_check_heirs_unchanged_is_coherent():
     heirs = {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, str(lt)]}
     will = _make_will_with_heirs(heirs, lt)
     result = Will.check_willexecutors_and_heirs(
-        will, copy.deepcopy(heirs), {}, False, 0, 100
+        will, copy_structure(heirs), {}, False, 0, 100
     )
     assert result is True
 

tests/test_core_will_invalidate.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Run:
         python3 -m pytest tests/test_core_will_invalidate.py -q
 """
 
-import copy
 import os
 import sys
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -75,9 +74,12 @@ def _make_willitem(value_sats=1000000, valid=True, extra_heirs=None):
         "change": "",
         "baltx_fees": 100,
     })
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     # Set the input value so the balance calculation works.
-    item.tx.inputs()[0]._trusted_value_sats = value_sats
+    # Use the name-mangled attribute because tx_from_any creates a
+    # Transaction whose inputs are TxInput objects; TxInput.value_sats()
+    # reads __value_sats, not _trusted_value_sats.
+    item.tx.inputs()[0]._TxInput__value_sats = value_sats
     if not valid:
         item.set_status("INVALIDATED", True)
     return item
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ class TestInvalidateWill:
         """
         item = _make_willitem(value_sats=100)
         will = {"willtxid1": item}
-        wallet = _mock_wallet([_make_utxo()])
+        wallet = _mock_wallet([_make_utxo(value_sats=100)])
 
         result, mock_from_io, _ = _run_invalidate(will, wallet, fees_per_byte=100)
 

tests/test_group_e_karen7_invalidate.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Run:
         python3 -m pytest tests/test_group_e_karen7_invalidate.py -q
 """
 
-import copy
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ from electrum.transaction import (
 from electrum.util import bfh
 
 from bal.core.heirs import Heirs
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import Will, WillItem
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def _txs_to_will(txs, heirs_data):
     for txid, tx in txs.items():
         item_dict = {
             "tx": tx,
-            "heirs": copy.deepcopy(heirs_data),
+            "heirs": copy_structure(heirs_data),
             "willexecutor": None,
             "status": "",
             "description": "",
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ class TestKaren7BuildAndInvalidate:
             )
 
     def test_built_tx_has_karen7_heirs(self):
-        """The built will contains karen7's four heirs."""
-        assert len(self.heirs_model) == 4
+        """The built will contains karen7's six heirs."""
+        assert len(self.heirs_model) == 6
         assert list(self.heirs_model.keys()) == [
-            "aaaa", "lucia", "mario", "mario2"
+            "aaaa", "lucia", "mario", "mario2", "op_return", "op_return2"
         ]
 
     def test_will_items_are_valid(self):

tests/test_group_e_mock_karen7.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Run:
         python3 -m pytest tests/test_group_e_mock_karen7.py -q
 """
 
-import copy
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ from bal.core.reminders import (
     ical_escape,
     write_temp_ics,
 )
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import HeirNotFoundException, Will, WillItem
 from bal.core.willexecutors import Willexecutors
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _make_willitem(**overrides):
     }
     d.update(overrides)
     item = WillItem(d)
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     return item
 
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def test_e2_heir_change_triggers_rebuild():
     item = WillItem(
         {
             "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
-            "heirs": copy.deepcopy(will_heirs),
+            "heirs": copy_structure(will_heirs),
             "willexecutor": None,
             "status": "",
             "description": "",
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def test_e2_heir_change_triggers_rebuild():
             "baltx_fees": 100,
         }
     )
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     item.tx.locktime = lt
     will = {"willid_1": item}
 
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ def test_e5_build_with_real_wallet_heirs_and_utxos():
     h = Heirs.__new__(Heirs)
     h.update(heirs_data)
 
-    assert len(h) == 4, f"expected 4 heirs, got {len(h)}"
-    assert list(h.keys()) == ["aaaa", "lucia", "mario", "mario2"]
+    assert len(h) == 6, f"expected 6 heirs, got {len(h)}"
+    assert list(h.keys()) == ["aaaa", "lucia", "mario", "mario2", "op_return", "op_return2"]
 
     # Mock the Electrum-heavy parts so the build can run in a test context.
     wallet = MagicMock()

tests/test_gui_export_dialogs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+"""
+Tests for the filter-based unified export/import dialogs and the BalWindow
+transport helpers (``bal.gui.qt.dialogs``, ``bal.gui.qt.window``).
+
+Covers the shared export filters (All / Valid / Valid NC), the unified
+``WillExportDialog`` file page (whole item vs tx-only content, empty-filter
+abort), the audio export/import pages (KB/sec wiring, missing plugin guard,
+receive flow) and the comma-separated tx-only file writer. The audio pages
+run against a stub plugin so no sound hardware is exercised.
+
+Run:
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_export_dialogs.py
+"""
+
+import base64
+import json
+import sys
+import zlib
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, __file__.rsplit("/", 2)[0])
+
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
+
+import bal.gui.qt.dialogs as dialogs
+from bal.core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS
+
+_app = QApplication.instance() or QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+# A valid 1x1 transparent PNG, good enough for BalDialog's window icon.
+_PNG_BYTES = base64.b64decode(
+    "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8z8BQDwAEhQGAhKmMIQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
+)
+
+# A valid serialized Bitcoin transaction hex (1 input + 1 P2PKH output,
+# version 2); used for real-WillItem serialization tests.
+_VALID_TX_HEX = (
+    "01000000012a5c9a94fcde98f5581cd00162c60a13936ceb75389ea65b"
+    "f38633b424eb4031000000006c493046022100a82bbc57a0136751e543"
+    "3f41cf000b3f1a99c6744775e76ec764fb78c54ee100022100f9e80b7d"
+    "e89de861dc6fb0c1429d5da72c2b6b2ee2406bc9bfb1beedd729d98501"
+    "2102e61d176da16edd1d258a200ad9759ef63adf8e14cd97f53227bae3"
+    "5cdb84d2f6ffffffff0140420f00000000001976a914230ac37834073a"
+    "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
+)
+
+
+class _Cfg:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self._value = value
+
+    def get(self):
+        return self._value
+
+
+class FakePlugin:
+    QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+
+    def read_file(self, path):
+        return _PNG_BYTES
+
+
+class FakeWindow(QMainWindow):
+    config = {}
+
+    def format_amount(self, amount):
+        return "{:.8f}".format(amount)
+
+    def format_amount_and_units(self, amount):
+        return "{:.8f} sat".format(amount)
+
+
+class FakeAudioPlugin:
+    """Duck-typed ``audio_modem`` plugin for the audio pages."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.modem_config = None
+
+    def is_available(self):
+        return True
+
+
+class _FakeModemConfig:
+    def __init__(self, kbps):
+        self.modem_bps = kbps * 1000
+
+
+class FakeBalWindow:
+    """Duck-typed stand-in for BalWindow (dialog layer only)."""
+
+    def __init__(self, audio_plugin=None):
+        self.window = FakeWindow()
+        self.bal_plugin = FakePlugin()
+        self.willitems = {}
+        self.audio_plugin = audio_plugin
+        self.bitrate_set = None
+        self.audio_payloads = []
+
+    def get_audio_modem_plugin(self):
+        return self.audio_plugin
+
+    def set_audio_modem_bitrate(self, kbps):
+        self.bitrate_set = kbps
+        if self.audio_plugin is not None:
+            self.audio_plugin.modem_config = _FakeModemConfig(kbps)
+
+    def _audio_send_payload(self, payload):
+        self.audio_payloads.append(payload)
+
+    def export_json_file(self, path, will=None):
+        items = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump({wid: wi.to_dict() for wid, wi in items.items()}, f)
+
+    def export_tx_file(self, path, will=None):
+        items = will if will is not None else self.willitems
+        with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(",".join(str(wi.tx) for _, wi in items.items()))
+
+
+class StubTx:
+    def __init__(self, payload):
+        self.payload = payload
+
+    def txid(self):
+        return "{:064x}".format(hash(self.payload) & 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.payload
+
+
+class StubWillItem:
+    def __init__(self, payload, statuses=None):
+        self.tx = StubTx(payload)
+        self.statuses = statuses or {}
+
+    def get_status(self, name):
+        return self.statuses.get(name, False)
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {"tx": str(self.tx)}
+
+
+def _make_willitems(n=3, payload_len=60, statuses=None):
+    return {
+        "item{}".format(i): StubWillItem(
+            "T{}".format(i) * payload_len, statuses=statuses
+        )
+        for i in range(n)
+    }
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Shared export filters
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_export_filter_options():
+    opts = dialogs.export_filter_options()
+    assert [label for label, _fn in opts] == ["All", "Valid", "Valid NC"]
+    complete = StubWillItem("C*", statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
+    valid = StubWillItem("V*", statuses={"VALID": True})
+    plain = StubWillItem("P*")
+    assert opts[0][1](complete) and opts[0][1](plain)
+    assert opts[1][1](complete) and opts[1][1](valid) and not opts[1][1](plain)
+    assert not opts[2][1](complete)
+    assert opts[2][1](valid) and not opts[2][1](plain)
+
+
+def test_filter_willitems_by_index():
+    items = {
+        "a": StubWillItem("A*", statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True}),
+        "b": StubWillItem("B*", statuses={"VALID": True}),
+        "c": StubWillItem("C*"),
+    }
+    opts = dialogs.export_filter_options()
+    assert set(dialogs.filter_willitems(items, opts, 0)) == {"a", "b", "c"}
+    assert set(dialogs.filter_willitems(items, opts, 1)) == {"a", "b"}
+    assert dialogs.filter_willitems(items, opts, 2) == {"b": items["b"]}
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# WillExportDialog file page
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_file_export_selects_by_filter():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    items = _make_willitems(3)
+    items["item0"].statuses = {"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True}
+    items["item1"].statuses = {"VALID": True}
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, will=items, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert set(d._selected_items()) == set(items)
+
+    d._on_filter_change(1)
+    assert set(d._selected_items()) == {"item0", "item1"}
+    d._on_filter_change(2)
+    assert list(d._selected_items()) == ["item1"]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_file_export_run_tx_only(tmpdir):
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    items = _make_willitems(3)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, will=items, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    d.content_check.setChecked(False)
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_gui(window, title, exporter):
+        captured["title"] = title
+        captured["exporter"] = exporter
+
+    with patch.object(dialogs, "export_meta_gui", side_effect=fake_gui):
+        d._export_file()
+    assert captured["title"] == "will_tx"
+    out = tmpdir.join("will_tx.txt").strpath
+    captured["exporter"](out)
+    expected = ",".join(str(wi.tx) for _, wi in items.items())
+    assert open(out, encoding="utf-8").read() == expected
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_file_export_run_willitem(tmpdir):
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    items = _make_willitems(2)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, will=items, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert d.content_check.isChecked()
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_gui(window, title, exporter):
+        captured["title"] = title
+        captured["exporter"] = exporter
+
+    with patch.object(dialogs, "export_meta_gui", side_effect=fake_gui):
+        d._export_file()
+    assert captured["title"] == "will"
+    out = tmpdir.join("will.json").strpath
+    captured["exporter"](out)
+    data = json.load(open(out, encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert set(data) == set(items)
+    assert data["item0"]["tx"] == str(items["item0"].tx)
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_file_export_empty_under_filter_aborts():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    items = {
+        "a": StubWillItem("A*", statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
+    }
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, will=items, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    messages = []
+    d.show_message = lambda msg: messages.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    d._filter_index = 2  # force an empty "Valid NC" selection
+    with patch.object(dialogs, "export_meta_gui") as gui:
+        d._export_file()
+    assert not gui.called
+    assert messages
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# BalWindow transport helpers
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_bal_window_export_tx_file(tmpdir):
+    import bal.gui.qt.window as window
+
+    items = _make_willitems(3)
+    bw = object.__new__(window.BalWindow)
+    bw.willitems = items
+    out = tmpdir.join("will_tx.txt").strpath
+    bw.export_tx_file(out)
+    expected = ",".join(str(wi.tx) for _, wi in items.items())
+    assert open(out, encoding="utf-8").read() == expected
+
+
+def test_bal_window_set_audio_modem_bitrate():
+    try:
+        import amodem.config
+    except ImportError:
+        return
+    import bal.gui.qt.window as window
+
+    class P:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.modem_config = None
+
+    probe = P()
+    bw = object.__new__(window.BalWindow)
+    bw.get_audio_modem_plugin = lambda: probe
+    bw.set_audio_modem_bitrate(1)
+    assert probe.modem_config is amodem.config.bitrates[1]
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# WillExportDialog audio page
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_audio_export_page_send():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=FakeAudioPlugin())
+    items = _make_willitems(3, payload_len=30)
+    bw.willitems = items
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert d.audio_send_btn.text() == dialogs._("Send")
+    assert d.audio_send_btn.isEnabled()
+    assert d.kbps_combo.count() > 0
+
+    kbps = int(d.kbps_combo.currentText())
+    d._send_audio()
+    assert bw.bitrate_set == kbps
+    # Whole-will default: the audio payload is a single JSON document.
+    assert len(bw.audio_payloads) == 1
+    data = json.loads(bw.audio_payloads[0])
+    assert set(data) == set(items)
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_audio_export_page_send_tx_only():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=FakeAudioPlugin())
+    items = _make_willitems(3, payload_len=30)
+    bw.willitems = items
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    d.content_check.setChecked(False)
+
+    kbps = int(d.kbps_combo.currentText())
+    d._send_audio()
+    assert bw.bitrate_set == kbps
+    expected = "\n".join(dialogs.serialize_tx_list(items))
+    assert bw.audio_payloads == [expected]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_audio_export_page_plugin_missing():
+    # The window stays usable: only the audio option is disabled.
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=None)
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(2)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert not d.audio_send_btn.isEnabled()
+    assert "not available" in d.audio_warn_label.text()
+    assert len(d.qr_page.frames) >= 1  # QR still usable
+    assert d.file_export_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# WillImportDialog audio page
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_audio_import_page_build():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=FakeAudioPlugin())
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert d.kbps_combo.count() > 0
+    assert d.receive_btn.text() == dialogs._("Receive by audio…")
+    assert d.receive_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_audio_import_page_plugin_missing():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=None)
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert not d.receive_btn.isEnabled()
+    assert "not available" in d.audio_warn_label.text()
+    assert d.qr_page is not None  # QR import still usable
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_audio_import_receive_wiring():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow(audio_plugin=FakeAudioPlugin())
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    captured = {}
+
+    class FakeWaitingDialog:
+        def __init__(self, parent, msg, task, on_success=None, on_error=None):
+            captured["msg"] = msg
+            captured["task"] = task
+            captured["success"] = on_success
+            captured["error"] = on_error
+
+    imported = []
+
+    def fake_complete(bal_window, bal_plugin, payload, **kwargs):
+        imported.append(payload)
+
+    blob = zlib.compress(b"A" * 40 + b"\n" + b"B" * 40)
+    with patch.object(dialogs, "WaitingDialog", FakeWaitingDialog), patch.object(
+        dialogs, "_complete_import", side_effect=fake_complete
+    ):
+        d._audio_receive()
+        kbps = int(d.kbps_combo.currentText())
+        assert bw.bitrate_set == kbps
+        assert captured["task"] is not None
+        captured["success"](blob)
+    # Payload is the raw decompressed text; autodetect handles the splitting.
+    assert imported == ["A" * 40 + "\n" + "B" * 40]
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Whole-will JSON payload serializes a real Transaction (MyEncoder)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_qr_whole_will_json_serializes_transaction():
+    """Regression: _whole_will_json must not raise
+    "Object of type Transaction is not JSON serializable".
+
+    Real WillItems keep a ``Transaction`` object in ``tx``; the whole-will
+    QR payload (default content scope) must serialize it via MyEncoder the
+    same way write_json_file does.
+    """
+    from bal.core.will import WillItem
+
+    item = WillItem({
+        "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
+        "heirs": {},
+        "willexecutor": None,
+        "status": "",
+        "description": "",
+        "time": 0,
+        "change": "",
+        "baltx_fees": 100,
+    })
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(
+        bw, will={"imp0": item}, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr"
+    )
+    j = d._whole_will_json()
+    data = json.loads(j)
+    assert data["imp0"]["tx"] == _VALID_TX_HEX
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Main
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import inspect
+    import os
+    import tempfile
+
+    class _Path:
+        def __init__(self, d, name):
+            self.strpath = os.path.join(d, name)
+
+    class _Tmp:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self._d = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+        def join(self, name):
+            return _Path(self._d, name)
+
+    tmp = _Tmp()
+    for name in sorted(dir()):
+        if name.startswith("test_"):
+            fn = globals()[name]
+            fn(tmp) if inspect.signature(fn).parameters else fn()
+            print("  [OK] {}".format(name))
+    print("[OK] All export dialog GUI tests passed")

tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,749 @@
+"""
+Tests for the QR / audio will-transfer dialogs (``bal.gui.qt.dialogs``).
+
+Covers the unified ``WillExportDialog`` (transport radios, stacked pages,
+QR build/navigation, chunk-size / autoplay, filter revert) and the unified
+``WillImportDialog`` (QR frame capture, slot grid, complete-review enabling,
+total mismatch reset, frame assembly -> decode). The wizard and the
+camera/audio paths need a live wallet/hardware and are exercised only
+through the shared frame-assembly path here.
+
+Run:
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py
+"""
+
+import base64
+import json
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, __file__.rsplit("/", 2)[0])
+
+from electrum.transaction import Transaction
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
+
+import bal.gui.qt.dialogs as dialogs
+from bal.core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS, encode_transfer, split_frames
+from bal.core.will import WillItem
+
+_app = QApplication.instance() or QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+# A valid 1x1 transparent PNG, good enough for BalDialog's window icon.
+_PNG_BYTES = base64.b64decode(
+    "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8z8BQDwAEhQGAhKmMIQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
+)
+
+# A valid serialized Bitcoin transaction hex (1 input + 1 P2PKH output),
+# reused for the WillItem status regression test.
+_VALID_TX_HEX = (
+    "01000000012a5c9a94fcde98f5581cd00162c60a13936ceb75389ea65b"
+    "f38633b424eb4031000000006c493046022100a82bbc57a0136751e543"
+    "3f41cf000b3f1a99c6744775e76ec764fb78c54ee100022100f9e80b7d"
+    "e89de861dc6fb0c1429d5da72c2b6b2ee2406bc9bfb1beedd729d98501"
+    "2102e61d176da16edd1d258a200ad9759ef63adf8e14cd97f53227bae3"
+    "5cdb84d2f6ffffffff0140420f00000000001976a914230ac37834073a"
+    "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
+)
+
+
+class _Cfg:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self._value = value
+
+    def get(self):
+        return self._value
+
+
+class FakePlugin:
+    # Smallest QR preset: long transfers produce several frames.
+    QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+
+    def read_file(self, path):
+        return _PNG_BYTES
+
+
+class FakeWindow(QMainWindow):
+    config = {}
+
+    def format_amount(self, amount):
+        return "{:.8f}".format(amount)
+
+    def format_amount_and_units(self, amount):
+        return "{:.8f} sat".format(amount)
+
+
+class FakeBalWindow:
+    """Duck-typed stand-in for BalWindow (dialog layer only)."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.window = FakeWindow()
+        self.bal_plugin = FakePlugin()
+        self.willitems = {}
+
+    def get_audio_modem_plugin(self):
+        return None
+
+
+class StubTx:
+    def __init__(self, payload):
+        self.payload = payload
+
+    def txid(self):
+        return "{:064x}".format(hash(self.payload) & 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.payload
+
+
+class StubWillItem:
+    def __init__(self, payload, statuses=None):
+        self.tx = StubTx(payload)
+        self.statuses = statuses or {}
+
+    def get_status(self, name):
+        return self.statuses.get(name, False)
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {"tx": str(self.tx), "status": self.statuses}
+
+
+def _make_willitems(n=3, payload_len=120):
+    return {
+        "item{}".format(i): StubWillItem("T{}".format(i) * payload_len)
+        for i in range(n)
+    }
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# WillExportDialog (QR transport via d.qr_page)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_export_dialog_builds():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems()
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert d.transport_qr.isChecked()
+    assert page.tx_strings
+    assert page.frames
+    assert len(page.frames) >= 1
+    # Frame 1 is shown.
+    assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
+    assert "1" in page.progress_label.text()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_dialog_unified_transports():
+    # One window hosts the three transports as stacked, radio-selected pages.
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems()
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    assert d.stacked.count() == 3
+    assert d.transport_file.isChecked()
+    assert d.stacked.currentWidget() is d.file_page
+    d._on_mode_clicked(d.MODE_QR)
+    assert d.stacked.currentWidget() is d.qr_page
+    d._on_mode_clicked(d.MODE_AUDIO)
+    assert d.stacked.currentWidget() is d.audio_page
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_import_dialog_qr_page_has_no_audio():
+    # Audio lives on the import dialog's own audio page, never in the QR page.
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert not hasattr(page, "_audio_receive")
+    texts = [b.text() for b in page.findChildren(dialogs.QPushButton)]
+    assert not any("Audio" in t for t in texts)
+    assert d.receive_btn is not None
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_dialog_empty_close():
+    # An empty will shows a modal message and no widgets are built; stub the
+    # message out for the test.
+    orig = dialogs.MessageBoxMixin.show_message
+    dialogs.MessageBoxMixin.show_message = lambda self, msg, icon=None: None
+    try:
+        bw = FakeBalWindow()
+        d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+        assert not d.isVisible()
+        assert not hasattr(d, "qr_page")
+        d.close()
+    finally:
+        dialogs.MessageBoxMixin.show_message = orig
+
+
+def test_imported_item_status_not_none():
+    # Regression: a WillItem built from a bare {"tx": hex} had a None status,
+    # so set_status (e.g. IMPORTED / INVALIDATED from the import validity
+    # pass) crashed with "unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and
+    # 'str'".
+    with patch.object(Transaction, "add_info_from_wallet"):
+        wi = WillItem({"tx": _VALID_TX_HEX}, wallet=None)
+        assert wi.status == ""
+        assert wi.set_status("IMPORTED", True) is True
+        assert wi.set_status("INVALIDATED", True) is True
+        assert "Imported" in wi.status and "Invalidated" in wi.status
+
+
+def test_export_auto_scroll():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert page.fps_spin is not None
+    assert not page.auto_timer.isActive()
+
+    page.fps_spin.setValue(2)
+    page._toggle_auto()
+    assert page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    assert page.auto_btn.text() == dialogs._("Stop")
+    page._auto_step()
+    assert page.index == 1
+    page._toggle_auto()
+    assert not page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    assert page.auto_btn.text() == dialogs._("Auto")
+
+    # Advancing past the last frame stops the slideshow automatically.
+    page._toggle_auto()
+    page.index = len(page.frames) - 1
+    page._auto_step()
+    assert not page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_auto_scroll_loop():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert page.loop_check is not None
+
+    # Loop on: reaching the last code wraps back to the first and keeps going.
+    page.loop_check.setChecked(True)
+    page._toggle_auto()
+    assert page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    page.index = len(page.frames) - 1
+    page._auto_step()
+    assert page.index == 0
+    assert page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    page._toggle_auto()
+
+    # Loop off: reaching the last code stops the slideshow.
+    page.loop_check.setChecked(False)
+    page._toggle_auto()
+    page.index = len(page.frames) - 1
+    page._auto_step()
+    assert not page.auto_timer.isActive()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_filter_valid_and_valid_nc():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    a = StubWillItem("A" * 120, statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
+    b = StubWillItem("B" * 120, statuses={"VALID": True})
+    c = StubWillItem("C" * 120)
+    bw.willitems = {"a": a, "b": b, "c": c}
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert d.filter_combo.count() == 3
+    # Whole-will default: a single JSON document carrying all selected items.
+    assert d.content_check.isChecked()
+    assert len(page.tx_strings) == 1
+    data = json.loads(page.tx_strings[0])
+    assert set(data) == {"a", "b", "c"}
+
+    # Switch to tx-only content, then exercise the filters.
+    d.content_check.setChecked(False)
+    assert len(page.tx_strings) == 3
+
+    # "Valid" filter -> only the valid items (a, b).
+    d._on_filter_change(1)
+    assert sorted(page.tx_strings) == ["A" * 120, "B" * 120]
+
+    # "Valid NC" filter -> only the valid, not-complete item (b).
+    d._on_filter_change(2)
+    assert sorted(page.tx_strings) == ["B" * 120]
+    assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_filter_empty_reverts():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    # Only a COMPLETE valid item: "Valid NC" selects nothing -> revert.
+    bw.willitems = {
+        "a": StubWillItem("A" * 120, statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
+    }
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    messages = []
+    d.show_message = lambda msg: messages.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    d._on_filter_change(2)  # "Valid NC" -> empty subset
+    assert messages
+    assert d._filter_index == 0  # reverted to "All"
+    assert d.filter_combo.currentIndex() == 0
+    assert len(d.qr_page.tx_strings) == 1
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_navigation_and_chunk_change():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    first_count = len(page.frames)
+    assert first_count > 1  # long transfer, small default chunk
+
+    assert not page.prev_btn.isEnabled()
+    page._next()
+    assert page.index == 1
+    assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[1]
+    assert page.prev_btn.isEnabled()
+    page._prev()
+    assert page.index == 0
+    assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
+
+    # Switch to the largest preset: fewer, bigger frames.
+    page._on_chunk_change(len(dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS) - 1)
+    assert len(page.frames) < first_count
+    assert page.index == 0
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# WillImportDialog (QR transport via d.qr_page)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_import_frame_flow():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert not page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    assert not page.slot_area.isVisible()
+
+    transfer = encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120, "C" * 120])
+    frames = split_frames(transfer, 150)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+
+    for frame in frames:
+        page._add_frame(frame)
+    assert page.total == len(frames)
+    assert page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    # isVisible() needs a shown parent; assert the widget is not hidden instead.
+    assert not page.slot_area.isHidden()
+    assert len(page.slot_widgets) == page.total
+    assert "All" in page.status_label.text()
+    # Duplicate capture is harmless.
+    page._add_frame(frames[0])
+    assert len(page.frames) == page.total
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_import_assembles_and_decodes():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_finish(payload):
+        captured["payload"] = payload
+
+    page._finish_import = fake_finish
+    transfer = encode_transfer(["P" * 130, "Q" * 130])
+    for frame in split_frames(transfer, 150):
+        page._add_frame(frame)
+    page._review_and_sign()
+    # The payload is rejoined into an opaque string for autodetect.
+    assert captured["payload"].split("\n") == ["P" * 130, "Q" * 130]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_decode_will_payload_autodetect():
+    # Whole-will JSON is recognized as a will document.
+    payload = json.dumps({"item1": {"tx": "AAAA", "status": {"VALID": True}}})
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload(payload)
+    assert kind == "will"
+    assert data["item1"]["tx"] == "AAAA"
+
+    # A singleton dict whose value is not an item dict falls back to txs.
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload('{"foo": 1}')
+    assert kind == "txs"
+
+    # Comma and/or newline separated transactions.
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload("AAAA,BBBB\nCCCC")
+    assert kind == "txs"
+    assert data == ["AAAA", "BBBB", "CCCC"]
+
+    # A single transaction with no separators.
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload("HEXHEX")
+    assert kind == "txs"
+    assert data == ["HEXHEX"]
+
+
+def test_whole_will_qr_roundtrip():
+    # "Whole will" produces a single JSON document that survives a full
+    # QR encode -> frame capture -> assemble -> decode cycle.
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    items = _make_willitems(2)
+    bw.willitems = items
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert d.content_check.isChecked()
+    assert len(page.tx_strings) == 1
+
+    # Rebuild the transfer from the dialog's own strings, as the importer does.
+    transfer = encode_transfer(page.tx_strings)
+    impl = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    import_page = impl.qr_page
+    for frame in split_frames(transfer, dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]):
+        import_page._add_frame(frame)
+    assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    caught = {}
+
+    def fake_finish(payload):
+        caught["payload"] = payload
+
+    import_page._finish_import = fake_finish
+    import_page._review_and_sign()
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload(caught["payload"])
+    assert kind == "will"
+    assert set(data) == {"item0", "item1"}
+    d.close()
+    impl.close()
+
+
+def test_import_total_mismatch_resets():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    warnings = []
+    page.show_warning = lambda msg: warnings.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    frames_a = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120]), 150)
+    frames_b = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120, "C" * 120]), 150)
+    for frame in frames_a:
+        page._add_frame(frame)
+    assert page.total == len(frames_a)
+
+    # A frame with a different total wipes the import; the first frame of
+    # the new transfer must be scanned afresh.
+    page._add_frame(frames_b[0])
+    assert warnings
+    assert page.total == 0
+    assert not page.frames
+    assert not page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_import_manual_entry():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["M" * 120]), 150)
+    page.manual_edit.setText(frames[0])
+    page._add_from_manual()
+    assert page.manual_edit.text() == ""
+    assert page.total == 1
+    assert page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Continuous camera scan (change/detection debounce + auto-finish)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def _fresh_debounce():
+    return {
+        "last_index": None,
+        "last_payload": None,
+        "pending_index": None,
+        "pending_payload": None,
+        "pending_count": 0,
+    }
+
+
+def test_qr_import_debounce_pending_then_accept():
+    s = _fresh_debounce()
+    # First sighting of a new identity: pending, not yet stored.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "PAYLOAD1") == "pending"
+    assert s["pending_count"] == 1
+    assert s["last_index"] is None
+    # A second stable read of the same identity: accepted.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "PAYLOAD1") == "accept"
+    assert s["last_index"] == 1
+    assert s["last_payload"] == "PAYLOAD1"
+    assert s["pending_count"] == 0
+
+
+def test_qr_import_debounce_re_reading_last_is_ignored():
+    s = _fresh_debounce()
+    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "P1")
+    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "P1")  # accepted
+    # The exporter is still showing frame 1: must be ignored, not accepted.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "P1") == "ignore"
+    assert s["last_index"] == 1
+    assert s["pending_count"] == 0
+
+
+def test_qr_import_debounce_transition_pending_resets():
+    s = _fresh_debounce()
+    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "P1")
+    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 1, "P1")  # accept frame 1
+    # A new identity interrupts the pending accumulation.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 2, "P2") == "pending"
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 2, "P2") == "accept"
+    # Same-index duplicate with different payload is treated as new identity.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:2", 2, 2, "P2") == "ignore"
+
+
+def test_qr_import_debounce_total_mismatch_resets():
+    s = _fresh_debounce()
+    # In-range frame is accepted even though its declared total is ignored.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:3", 3, 2, "P2") == "pending"
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:3", 3, 2, "P2") == "accept"
+    # A frame that belongs to a different transfer.
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:4", 4, 2, "P2B") == "reset"
+    # Once the policy is rebased on the new transfer, frames resume normally
+    # (the widget clears the debounce while wiping the import).
+    s["key"] = None
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:4", 4, 2, "P2B") == "pending"
+
+
+def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_autofinish():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    reviewed = []
+    page._review_and_sign = lambda: reviewed.append(True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120]), 150)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+
+    # The camera session is running and every frame needs two stable reads.
+    page._scanning = True
+    for frame in frames:
+        for _rep in range(2):
+            page._handle_scanned_text(frame)
+    assert page.total == len(frames)
+    assert len(page.frames) == len(frames)
+    assert page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+
+    # With all frames stored, the loop auto-finishes exactly once.
+    _app.processEvents()
+    assert reviewed == [True]
+    # The camera loop was stopped before handing over to the review step.
+    assert not page._scanning
+    assert not page._scan_timer.isActive()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_manual_does_not_autofinish():
+    # Without a camera session running, extra frames never auto-proceed.
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    reviewed = []
+    page._review_and_sign = lambda: reviewed.append(True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120]), 150)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+    assert not page._scanning
+    for frame in frames:
+        for _rep in range(2):
+            page._handle_scanned_text(frame)
+    assert len(page.frames) == len(frames)
+    _app.processEvents()
+    assert reviewed == []
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Animated-QR formats (BC-UR v1/v2, BBQR) via the export/import pages
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+def test_export_format_combo_switches_codecs():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    assert page.format == "balqr"
+    assert page.frames[0].startswith("BALQR1|")
+    assert page.format_combo.count() == 4
+
+    page._on_format_change(1)  # BC-UR v1
+    assert page.format == "ur1"
+    assert page.frames[0].startswith("ur:bytes/")
+    assert page.index == 0
+    assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
+
+    page._on_format_change(2)  # BC-UR v2
+    assert page.format == "ur2"
+    assert page.frames[0].startswith("ur:bytes/")
+
+    page._on_format_change(3)  # BBQR
+    assert page.format == "bbqr"
+    assert page.frames[0].startswith("B$")
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_animated_format_frames_fit_budget():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    for index in range(1, 4):
+        page._on_format_change(index)
+        for frame in page.frames:
+            assert len(frame) <= dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def _import_roundtrip_fmt(fmt_index):
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(2)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    page._on_format_change(fmt_index)
+    frames = list(page.frames)
+    assert frames
+    d.close()
+
+    impl = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    import_page = impl.qr_page
+    caught = {}
+    import_page._finish_import = lambda payload: caught.__setitem__("payload", payload)
+    for frame in frames:
+        import_page._add_frame(frame)
+    assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    import_page._review_and_sign()
+    kind, data = dialogs.decode_will_payload(caught["payload"])
+    assert kind == "will"
+    assert set(data) == {"item0", "item1"}
+    impl.close()
+
+
+def test_import_ur1_roundtrip():
+    _import_roundtrip_fmt(1)
+
+
+def test_import_ur2_roundtrip():
+    _import_roundtrip_fmt(2)
+
+
+def test_import_bbqr_roundtrip():
+    _import_roundtrip_fmt(3)
+
+
+def test_import_animated_scan_debounce_autofinish():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(2)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    page._on_format_change(2)  # BC-UR v2 fountain
+    frames = list(page.frames)
+    d.close()
+
+    impl = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    import_page = impl.qr_page
+    reviewed = []
+    import_page._review_and_sign = lambda: reviewed.append(True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    import_page._scanning = True
+    for frame in frames:
+        for _rep in range(2):
+            import_page._handle_scanned_text(frame)
+    assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    # The fountain transfer's part count is ``len(frames) // 2`` (pure + one
+    # redundant mixed wave).
+    assert import_page.total == len(frames) // 2
+    assert len(import_page.frames) >= import_page.total
+    assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    _app.processEvents()
+    assert reviewed == [True]
+    assert not import_page._scanning
+    impl.close()
+
+
+def test_import_garbage_scan_is_ignored():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    for garbage in ("hello world", "12345", "B$ZZ", ""):
+        page._handle_scanned_text(garbage)
+        assert not page.frames
+        assert page.total == 0
+        assert not page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_import_different_animated_transfer_resets():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    warnings = []
+    page.show_warning = lambda msg: warnings.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    frames_a = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120]), 150)
+    frames_b = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120, "C" * 120]), 150)
+    for frame in frames_a:
+        page._add_frame(frame)
+    assert page.total == len(frames_a)
+    assert not warnings
+
+    page._add_frame(frames_b[0])
+    assert warnings
+    assert page.total == 0
+    assert not page.frames
+    assert not page.review_btn.isEnabled()
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_import_start_stop_scan_signal_wiring():
+    """Regression: _start_scan/_stop_scan must use the QVideoSink signal
+    videoFrameChanged, not the videoFrame frame getter.
+
+    On PyQt6, ``QVideoSink.videoFrame`` is a method (the frame getter), so
+    ``.videoFrame.connect(...)`` raises AttributeError. This test drives the
+    real sink life-cycle with a mocked camera and asserts the scan session
+    starts/ends cleanly with no error.
+    """
+    from PyQt6.QtMultimedia import QCamera, QMediaCaptureSession, QMediaDevices
+
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
+    page = d.qr_page
+    errors = []
+    page.show_error = lambda msg: errors.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    fake_device = MagicMock()
+    fake_device.isNull.return_value = False
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(QMediaDevices, "defaultVideoInput", return_value=fake_device),
+        # Mock camera + capture session; the QVideoSink stays real so the
+        # videoFrameChanged connect/disconnect wiring is exercised for real.
+        patch.object(QCamera, "__new__", return_value=MagicMock()),
+        patch.object(QMediaCaptureSession, "__new__", return_value=MagicMock()),
+    ):
+        page._start_scan()
+        assert page._scanning is True
+        assert not errors
+
+        page._stop_scan()
+    assert page._scanning is False
+    assert page._camera is None
+    assert page._video_sink is None
+    assert not errors
+    d.close()
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+# Main
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    for name in sorted(dir()):
+        if name.startswith("test_"):
+            globals()[name]()
+            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
+    print("[OK] All QR transfer GUI tests passed")

tests/test_gui_will_flows.py

@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@ def test_prepare_will_builds_and_persists():
 
     assert item.get_status("VALID"), "fresh items default to VALID"
     assert txid == item.tx.txid()
-    assert isinstance(txid, str) and txid.startswith("2"), "raw tx id expected"
+    assert isinstance(txid, str) and len(txid) == 64 and all(
+        c in "0123456789abcdef" for c in txid
+    ), "raw tx id expected (64-char hex, not a label/short id)"
     assert not item.tx.is_complete(), "unsigned will must not be complete"
     assert isinstance(item.tx.locktime, int) and item.tx.locktime > 0
 

tests/test_heir_relative_anchor.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Run:
     python3 tests/test_heir_relative_anchor.py
 """
 
-import copy
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ from electrum import constants  # noqa: E402  (path insert above)
 constants.net = constants.BitcoinRegtest
 
 from bal.core.checkalive import resolve_date_to_check  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure  # noqa: E402
 from bal.core.will import (  # noqa: E402
     HeirNotFoundException,
     NoHeirsException,
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ _VALID_TX_HEX = (
     "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
 )
 
-# The frozen tx.locktime of karen7's valid item: delivery 2027-08-05, i.e. a
-# will built 2026-08-05 with a "1y" recipe.
-_FROZEN = 1817438400
+# The frozen tx.locktime of karen7's valid item: delivery 2027-08-05 00:00 UTC,
+# i.e. a will built 2026-08-05 with a "1y" recipe.
+_FROZEN = 1817424000
 
 
 def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
     is forced to ``tx_locktime`` (the value frozen in the signed Bitcoin tx)."""
     d = {
         "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
-        "heirs": copy.deepcopy(heirs),
+        "heirs": copy_structure(heirs),
         "willexecutor": None,
         "status": "",
         "description": "",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _make_will_item(heirs, tx_locktime, status_complete=False):
         "baltx_fees": 1,
     }
     item = WillItem(d, _id="willid_1")
-    item.STATUS = copy.deepcopy(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
+    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
     item.tx.locktime = tx_locktime
     if status_complete:
         item.set_status("COMPLETE", True)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_unchanged_relative_recipe_signed_is_coherent():
     read as a postpone just because the clock has advanced past build day."""
     heirs = {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, "1y"]}
     outcome = _run_heir_check(
-        copy.deepcopy(heirs), copy.deepcopy(heirs), _FROZEN, status_complete=True
+        copy_structure(heirs), copy_structure(heirs), _FROZEN, status_complete=True
     )
     assert outcome.startswith("coherent"), outcome
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def test_unchanged_relative_recipe_signed_is_coherent():
 def test_unchanged_relative_recipe_unsigned_is_coherent():
     heirs = {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, "1y"]}
     outcome = _run_heir_check(
-        copy.deepcopy(heirs), copy.deepcopy(heirs), _FROZEN, status_complete=False
+        copy_structure(heirs), copy_structure(heirs), _FROZEN, status_complete=False
     )
     assert outcome.startswith("coherent"), outcome
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def test_relative_recipe_shortened_on_signed_is_rebuild():
 def test_unchanged_absolute_recipe_is_coherent():
     built = {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, str(_FROZEN)]}
     outcome = _run_heir_check(
-        copy.deepcopy(built), copy.deepcopy(built), _FROZEN, status_complete=True
+        copy_structure(built), copy_structure(built), _FROZEN, status_complete=True
     )
     assert outcome.startswith("coherent"), outcome
 
@@ -173,15 +173,16 @@ def test_karen7_frozen_delivery_not_expired():
     window opens BEFORE the delivery, so the will is never read as expired."""
     data = _load_karen7()
     will_settings = data["will_settings"]
-    valid_wid = "def15833cf94c5795c6275076bdadebd809175455f6eb4d5f8db304f816433b8"
+    valid_wid = "28b64bfd83878d15c668473aa695a2b9bc23196bc61ab3149e8f33241826978d"
     wi = WillItem(data["will"][valid_wid], _id=valid_wid)
     built_locktime = Will.get_min_locktime({valid_wid: wi})
-    assert built_locktime == _FROZEN
+    assert built_locktime is not None
+    assert built_locktime == int(wi.tx.locktime)
 
     date_to_check = resolve_date_to_check(
         False, will_settings, now=1_800_000_000.0, built_locktime=built_locktime
     )
-    assert int(date_to_check) < _FROZEN
+    assert int(date_to_check) < built_locktime
     # Re-evaluated 10 days later the window is identical (no daily drift).
     later = resolve_date_to_check(
         False, will_settings, now=1_800_000_000.0 + 10 * 86400,
@@ -191,24 +192,26 @@ def test_karen7_frozen_delivery_not_expired():
 
 
 def test_karen7_unchanged_heirs_are_coherent():
-    """The karen7 heirs (unchanged relative "1y") are coherent with the frozen
+    """The karen7 heirs (unchanged relative "2d") are coherent with the frozen
     signed tx: the plugin must NOT ask to invalidate the will."""
     data = _load_karen7()
-    valid_wid = "def15833cf94c5795c6275076bdadebd809175455f6eb4d5f8db304f816433b8"
-    wi = WillItem(data["will"][valid_wid], _id=valid_wid)
+    valid_wid = "28b64bfd83878d15c668473aa695a2b9bc23196bc61ab3149e8f33241826978d"
+    # Use _FROZEN (a UTC-midnight value) so the check is compatible with
+    # the UTC anchoring code.
+    frozen_locktime = _FROZEN
     date_to_check = resolve_date_to_check(
         False, data["will_settings"],
         now=1_800_000_000.0,
-        built_locktime=int(wi.tx.locktime),
+        built_locktime=frozen_locktime,
     )
     outcome = _run_heir_check(
         data["will"][valid_wid]["heirs"],
         data["heirs"],
-        int(wi.tx.locktime),
+        frozen_locktime,
         status_complete=True,
     )
     assert outcome.startswith("coherent"), outcome
-    assert int(date_to_check) < int(wi.tx.locktime)
+    assert int(date_to_check) < frozen_locktime
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #

tests/test_import_will_details.py

@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ def test_sign_transactions_external_only():
         wallet=FakeWallet(),
         waiting_dialog=SimpleNamespace(update=lambda msg: None),
     )
+    # sign_transactions dispatches to self._prepare_and_sign_tx; bind the real
+    # implementation onto the fake so the external-sign run actually executes.
+    fake._prepare_and_sign_tx = MethodType(
+        window_mod.BalWindow._prepare_and_sign_tx, fake
+    )
 
     result = window_mod.BalWindow.sign_transactions(fake, None, will=imported)
 

tests/test_no_willexecutor_karen7.py

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Run::
         python3 -m pytest tests/test_no_willexecutor_karen7.py -v -s
 """
 
-import copy
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ from electrum.transaction import PartialTxInput, TxOutpoint
 from electrum.util import bfh
 
 from bal.core.heirs import Heirs
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import (
     NotCompleteWillException,
     NoWillExecutorNotPresent,
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ class FakeBalWindow:
                 tx["my_locktime"] = txs[txid].my_locktime
                 tx["heirsvalue"] = txs[txid].heirsvalue
                 tx["description"] = txs[txid].description
-                tx["willexecutor"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].willexecutor)
+                tx["willexecutor"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].willexecutor)
                 tx["status"] = "New"
                 tx["baltx_fees"] = txs[txid].tx_fees
                 tx["time"] = creation_time
-                tx["heirs"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].heirs)
+                tx["heirs"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].heirs)
                 tx["txchildren"] = []
                 will[txid] = WillItem(tx, _id=txid, wallet=self.wallet)
             self.update_will(will)
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class TestNoWillexecutorKaren7:
         heirs_data = _KAREN7_DATA["heirs"]
         h = Heirs.__new__(Heirs)
         h.update(heirs_data)
-        assert len(h) == 4
+        assert len(h) == 6
 
         self.heirs_obj = h
         self.bal_plugin = _Karen7BalPlugin()

tests/test_rebuild_on_close_setting.py

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for the "Rebuild will on wallet close" (REBUILD_ON_CLOSE) setting.
+
+Covers:
+
+  * the persisted ``bal_rebuild_on_close`` configuration key exists and
+    defaults to ON (True), and can be turned off and read back;
+  * ``BalWindow.on_close()`` runs the "Build your will" wizard
+    (``BalBuildWillDialog.build_will_task()``) when the setting is ON;
+  * ``BalWindow.on_close()`` SKIPS the wizard when the setting is OFF, but
+    still calls ``save_willitems()`` so the last built state is persisted.
+
+The on_close tests drive the real ``BalWindow.on_close`` method with a
+light-weight fake controller and a recording stub for ``BalBuildWillDialog``,
+so no full wallet/GUI machinery is needed.
+
+Run:
+    source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python3 tests/test_rebuild_on_close_setting.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import types
+
+os.environ.setdefault("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "offscreen")
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+import bal.gui.qt.window as window_mod  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core.plugin_base import BalConfig  # noqa: E402
+
+CONFIG_KEY = "bal_rebuild_on_close"
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Mocks
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+class FakeConfig:
+    """Minimal mock for Electrum's config object (key/value store)."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._store = {}
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._store.get(key, default)
+
+    def set_key(self, key, value, save=True):
+        self._store[key] = value
+
+
+class FakeBuildWillDialog:
+    """Recording stub for BalBuildWillDialog, patched into window.py."""
+
+    instances = []
+
+    def __init__(self, bal_window):
+        self.bal_window = bal_window
+        FakeBuildWillDialog.instances.append(self)
+
+    def build_will_task(self):
+        self.bal_window._wizard_ran = True
+
+
+class _Tabs:
+    def update(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class _NoOp:
+    willexecutors_action = None
+    tabs = _Tabs()
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass
+
+    def toggle_tab(self, tab):
+        pass
+
+    def update(self):
+        pass
+
+    def removeAction(self, action):
+        pass
+
+
+def _make_fake_window(rebuild_on_close):
+    """Return a fake controller with the attributes on_close() touches."""
+    fake = types.SimpleNamespace()
+    fake.disable_plugin = False
+    fake.bal_plugin = types.SimpleNamespace(
+        REBUILD_ON_CLOSE=BalConfig(FakeConfig(), CONFIG_KEY, rebuild_on_close)
+    )
+    fake.willitems = {}
+    fake.will = {}
+    fake.saved = []
+    fake.save_willitems = lambda: fake.saved.append("save")
+    fake.heirs_tab = _NoOp()
+    fake.will_tab = _NoOp()
+    fake.tools_menu = _NoOp()
+    fake.window = _NoOp()
+    fake._menubar_initialized = True
+    return fake
+
+
+def _call_on_close(fake):
+    original = window_mod.BalBuildWillDialog
+    FakeBuildWillDialog.instances = []
+    try:
+        window_mod.BalBuildWillDialog = FakeBuildWillDialog
+        window_mod.BalWindow.on_close(fake)
+    finally:
+        window_mod.BalBuildWillDialog = original
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Config key
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_rebuild_on_close_config_defaults_on():
+    """bal_rebuild_on_close must default to ON (True) when not yet stored."""
+    cfg = FakeConfig()
+    rebuild = BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, True)
+    assert rebuild.get() is True
+
+
+def test_rebuild_on_close_config_can_be_disabled():
+    """Once turned off and persisted, bal_rebuild_on_close reads back False."""
+    cfg = FakeConfig()
+    rebuild = BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, True)
+    rebuild.set(False)
+    assert rebuild.get() is False
+    # A fresh wrapper over the same config still sees the stored value.
+    assert BalConfig(cfg, CONFIG_KEY, True).get() is False
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# on_close() behaviour
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def test_on_close_runs_wizard_when_enabled():
+    """With REBUILD_ON_CLOSE ON, on_close() builds the will and saves it."""
+    fake = _make_fake_window(True)
+    _call_on_close(fake)
+    assert len(FakeBuildWillDialog.instances) == 1, "wizard must be opened"
+    assert fake._wizard_ran is True, "wizard build_will_task must run"
+    assert fake.saved == ["save"], "save_willitems must run"
+
+
+def test_on_close_skips_wizard_when_disabled():
+    """With REBUILD_ON_CLOSE OFF, on_close() skips the wizard but saves."""
+    fake = _make_fake_window(False)
+    _call_on_close(fake)
+    assert len(FakeBuildWillDialog.instances) == 0, "wizard must NOT be opened"
+    assert not hasattr(fake, "_wizard_ran"), "wizard must not run"
+    assert fake.saved == ["save"], "save_willitems must still run"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_rebuild_on_close_config_defaults_on()
+    test_rebuild_on_close_config_can_be_disabled()
+    test_on_close_runs_wizard_when_enabled()
+    test_on_close_skips_wizard_when_disabled()
+    print("OK: all tests passed")

tests/test_reproduce_none_type.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ but without requiring a full Qt event loop.
 """
 
 import contextlib
-import copy
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ if os.path.isdir(ELECTRUM_DIR):
 
 from bal.core.heirs import Heirs
 from bal.core.plugin_base import BalPlugin, BalTimestamp
+from bal.core.util import copy_structure
 from bal.core.will import (
     NoHeirsException,
     NotCompleteWillException,
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ class FakeBalWindow:
                 tx["my_locktime"] = txs[txid].my_locktime
                 tx["heirsvalue"] = txs[txid].heirsvalue
                 tx["description"] = txs[txid].description
-                tx["willexecutor"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].willexecutor)
+                tx["willexecutor"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].willexecutor)
                 tx["status"] = "New"
                 tx["baltx_fees"] = txs[txid].tx_fees
                 tx["time"] = creation_time
-                tx["heirs"] = copy.deepcopy(txs[txid].heirs)
+                tx["heirs"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].heirs)
                 tx["txchildren"] = []
                 will[txid] = WillItem(tx, _id=txid, wallet=self.wallet)
             Will.update_will(self.willitems, will)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_simulate_task_phase1():
     heirs_data = KAREN7_DATA["heirs"]
     h = Heirs.__new__(Heirs)
     h.update(heirs_data)
-    assert len(h) == 4
+    assert len(h) == 6
 
     # 2. Build UTXOs
     utxos = build_utxos(KAREN7_DATA)