gui: fix ruff I001 import sort order in dialogs.py

The i18n merge left BalanceTooLowException and BalTimestamp out of order
in the .common import block, so ruff check bal/ tests/ was no longer
clean. Swapped the two lines; no behaviour change.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -37,6 +37,3 @@ tests/karen7
 
 # Compiled translations: build_zip.py rebuilds them from the .po sources
 *.mo
-
-# Android companion app: kept locally only, not part of the plugin repo
-android/

AGENTS.md

@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ python3 build_zip.py   # -> bal-electrum-plugin.zip (deterministic, prints sha25
 ```
 
 - `build_zip.py` needs **Babel** (`pip install babel`): it compiles the
-  translation catalogs into the zip and stops if Babel is missing. The i18n
-  tests need it too. Install it in the **runtime** env used for releases
-  (`source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate" && pip install babel`);
-  `make-release.sh` checks it before running anything.
+  translation catalogs into the zip and stops if Babel is missing.
 - `make-release.sh` requires gpg and Gitea credentials (`~/.git-credentials`
   or `GITEA_USER`/`GITEA_TOKEN`). It bumps `bal/manifest.json` — bump the
   version there, never invent a new source of truth.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3448,337 +3448,3 @@ only `bal/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/bal.mo` for the translations and
 
 **Outcome:** DONE, pending the owner's review of the Italian texts and test
 of the ZIP.
-## 61. Signed relative Check Alive (negative = before delivery, positive = after creation)
-
-**Date:** 2026-10-01
-
-**Goal:** Change the meaning of a RELATIVE Check Alive value so that its SIGN
-selects the anchor date:
-
-- NEGATIVE (`-30d` / `-1y`): counted BACKWARDS from the delivery date
-  (`delivery + N days`; `-30d` = 30 days BEFORE the delivery). This preserves
-  the historical meaning of a relative threshold.
-- POSITIVE (`30d` / `1y`): counted FORWARD from the inheritance creation date
-  (`min(WillItem.time)` over the VALID will items, frozen in the wallet DB).
-- When the anchor is unknown (no built will yet, or imported items without a
-  `time`), the reference falls back to *now*.
-
-No migration: existing stored positive values switch to the new meaning. The
-Check Alive must always be strictly AFTER today and strictly BEFORE the
-delivery; when it is not, the plugin raises an explicit error (see below).
-
-**What changed:**
-
-- `bal/core/checkalive.py` (centralised, GUI-free):
-  - new `resolve_delivery_date(will_settings, now, built_locktime)` — the single
-    source of the delivery reference (absolute locktime as-is; relative locktime
-    resolved forward from *now* unless a built will freezes it).
-  - new `resolve_relative_check_alive_date(threshold_raw, delivery_date,
-    creation_date, now)` — the SINGLE calculation rule (sign selects the anchor;
-    `BalTimestamp.to_date` is used forward on both anchors, no more
-    `reverse=True`).
-  - new `is_check_alive_date_valid(date_to_check, delivery_date, now)` and
-    `ensure_check_alive_valid(is_basic_mode, date_to_check, delivery_date, now)`
-    — the SINGLE validity gate: `now < date_to_check < delivery`. BASIC mode is
-    a no-op (Check Alive is inert).
-  - `resolve_date_to_check` / `resolve_guard_threshold`: gain a `creation_date`
-    parameter and delegate to the shared rule; `resolve_guard_threshold` still
-    resolves the delivery from the stored settings alone (no built anchor).
-  - `check_alive_expired` removed (superseded by `ensure_check_alive_valid`).
-  - new `CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError` (a SIBLING of `CheckAliveError`, not a
-    subclass): raised when the Check Alive is on/after the delivery. It must not
-    reuse the `except CheckAliveError` handlers, which invalidate the will
-    on-chain; this is a configuration error that only aborts the action.
-    `CheckAliveError` gained an optional `reason`.
-- `bal/core/will.py`: new `Will.get_creation_time(will)` — the oldest
-  `WillItem.time` among VALID items (`None` when unknown).
-- `bal/core/input_rules.py`: `normalize_locktime_raw_text(..., allow_negative)`
-  keeps a single leading `-` (Check Alive field only).
-- `bal/gui/qt/widgets.py`: the Check Alive RAW editor accepts `-`
-  (`ThresholdTimeWidget.allow_negative_raw`); `on_locktime_change` uses the
-  shared resolver for `real_threshold`; updated help text.
-- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`, `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`, `bal/cli/controller.py`: pass
-  `creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(...)`, call
-  `ensure_check_alive_valid`, and handle `CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError` by
-  aborting (never invalidating). The wizard .ics provider and the CLI guard use
-  the shared resolver too.
-- `bal/core/plugin_base.py`: the default relative Check Alive is now `"-30d"`
-  (30 days BEFORE the 1-year delivery), preserving the historical default; the
-  absolute default threshold follows the same sign rule.
-
-**Tests:**
-
-- `tests/test_core_checkalive.py` rewritten (both signs, delivery/creation
-  resolution, validity gate, new exceptions, `Will.get_creation_time`).
-- Updated `tests/test_group_i_basic_checkalive.py`, `tests/test_core_will.py`,
-  `tests/test_gui_will_flows.py`, `tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py`,
-  `tests/test_core_plugin_base.py`, `tests/test_core_input_rules.py`.
-
-**Outcome:** DONE.
-
-## 62. Remove BALQR and BC-UR v1/v2 — keep only BBQR
-
-**Date:** 2026-10-03
-
-**Goal:** Drop the BALQR, BC-UR v1 and BC-UR v2 QR wire formats and keep only
-**BBQR** for will transfer.
-
-**What changed:**
-
-- `bal/core/animated_qr.py`: removed the BC32, bytewords-minimal, CRC-32,
-  CBOR, xoshiro256/fountain codecs and the BALQR / UR v1 / UR v2 receive
-  sessions; the module now implements only the BBQR codec plus the
-  `AnimatedQrSession` facade and `detect_format` / `parse_for_detection`
-  (BBQR-only).
-- `bal/core/qrtransfer.py`: removed the BALQR framing helpers (`split_frames`,
-  `parse_frame`, `assemble`, `encode_transfer_best`, the frame errors);
-  kept the transfer-string codec (`encode_transfer` / `decode_transfer`) and
-  the QR-size presets.
-- `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`: the export widget no longer shows a Format selector
-  and always emits BBQR; the import widget treats BBQR indexes as 0-based.
-- Removed the "QR Code Size" setting from the plugin settings dialog; the
-  QR-size selector now lives only in the export dialog, and its chosen value
-  is remembered (persisted to `QR_CHUNK_SIZE`) for the next export.
-- Android reader: `bal/core/*` copies re-synced, `bal/encoder.py` and the
-  Kotlin bridges (`BalDecoder`, `QrEncoder`, `QrSendActivity`, `MainActivity`,
-  `strings.xml`) reduced to BBQR; `tools/emitter.py` and
-  `test_chain/verify_chain.py` updated.
-- Tests: `test_core_animated_qr.py`, `test_core_qr_transfer.py` and
-  `test_gui_qr_transfer.py` rewritten for BBQR only.
-- Docs: README, COMPATIBILITY, HANDOFF and android/README updated; translation
-  catalogs refreshed (removed format strings marked obsolete).
-
-**Outcome:** DONE.
-
----
-
-## 63. i18n review fixes (Truman's review of the translation PR)
-
-**Date:** 2026-10-07
-
-**What changed:**
-
-- `make-release.sh`
-  - Step 3 now also runs `tests/test_i18n.py`, `tests/test_translations.py`,
-    `tests/test_cli_*.py` and `tests/test_import_will_details.py` (the i18n
-    tests were never run by the release gate; the CLI and will-import tests
-    were not either).
-  - Checks up front that Babel is importable by `python3` and stops with
-    "pip install babel" otherwise: the i18n tests (step 3) and `build_zip.py`
-    (step 5) both need it, so a release no longer stops half-way.
-- `AGENTS.md`: Babel must be installed in the runtime env used for releases.
-- `pyproject.toml`: `[tool.ruff.lint.isort] known-first-party = ["bal"]`.
-  WHY: the reported I001 in `tests/test_translations.py` is not reproducible
-  from the repository root (ruff 0.15.11 and 0.6.9: clean), but it appears as
-  soon as ruff classifies `bal` as third-party (then 20 files report I001).
-  Removing the blank line would break the check where `bal` is first-party;
-  declaring it makes the result the same on every machine.
-- `bal/core/willexecutors.py` - `get_willexecutor_transactions` returns COPIES
-  of the executor records. It used to write `txs`, `txsids` and the
-  translated `broadcast_status` into the will item's own `we` dict, which is
-  saved in the wallet (stored data depended on the UI language).
-- `bal/core/will.py` - `WillItem` drops those transient fields when loading a
-  will saved by an older version, and maps a translated leading "New"
-  ("Nuovo", "Nuevo" - saved by i18n test builds) back to "New".
-- `bal/gui/qt/window.py`, `bal/cli/controller.py`: the status history of a new
-  will item is saved as the literal "New" (was `_("New")`).
-- `tests/test_core_status_language_neutral.py` (new, 7 tests; 5 fail on
-  `main`): English "New" stored, translated "New" mapped back, the mapping
-  covers every catalog's translation of "New", the push helper does not
-  modify the will item, old transient fields dropped on load.
-
-**Verification:** extended release test list (as above) plus the new test
-files: 489 passed, 1 failed (pre-existing: `test_group_e_mock_karen7::test_e5`
-needs `tests/karen7`, not in the repository; `main` 827a1d1 gives 456 passed,
-same failure). `ruff check bal/ tests/`: the same 3 pre-existing I001 as on
-`main` (`dialogs.py`, `test_core_animated_qr.py`, `test_core_qr_transfer.py`),
-none new.
-
-**Outcome:** DONE (pending the owner's test of the ZIP and Truman's review).
-
----
-
-## 64. Invalidation pays the current network fee (2 blocks) instead of `baltx_fees`
-
-**Date:** 2026-09-26 (ported to `main` 827a1d1 on 2026-10-07)
-
-**Goal (owner request):** the will's `baltx_fees` (default 20 sat/vbyte) is
-deliberately high because the inheritance transactions may be broadcast by the
-will-executors years from now, when network fees may be much higher. The
-on-chain INVALIDATION, instead, is sent TODAY: it spends the will's coins back
-to the wallet so the old pre-signed inheritance transactions become unusable.
-It must therefore pay the current network fee, not the inheritance rate. After
-the invalidation the plugin rebuilds the new inheritance with `baltx_fees` as
-before (unchanged).
-
-**What changed:**
-
-- `bal/core/will.py`
-  - New constant `INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS = 2` (owner decision: confirm
-    within 2 blocks, Electrum's own default target).
-  - New `Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, fallback_fee_per_byte)`:
-    returns Electrum's live estimate for 2 blocks
-    (`network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee`, sat/kvbyte → sat/vbyte), or
-    the fallback (the will's `baltx_fees`, i.e. the previous behaviour) when
-    there is no usable estimate: offline wallet, estimates not received yet,
-    network error or an invalid value. Never raises.
-  - `Will.invalidate_will`: uses that rate; the total fee is rounded UP to
-    whole satoshis (network rates can be fractional); logs the chosen rate and
-    its source (`network` / `fallback`). The `fees_per_byte` argument is now
-    only the fallback, so every caller (Tools → Invalidate, wizard
-    postpone/expired paths, automatic invalidation, CLI `bal_will_invalidate`)
-    gets the new behaviour without being changed. Docstrings added.
-- `tests/test_core_invalidation_fee.py` (new): rate selection (2-block target,
-  network value used as is also above `baltx_fees`, fractional rates, fallback
-  when offline / no estimate / error / invalid values) and the fee actually
-  deducted by `invalidate_will` (network vs fallback, rounding up).
-
-**Why no special case for an already-expired will:** discussed with the owner
-and intentionally left out. Before its locktime the old inheritance tx cannot
-enter a block or the mempool, so the invalidation has no competitor. RBF stays
-enabled on the invalidation, so its fee can be raised from Electrum's History
-("Increase fee") if it ever gets stuck.
-
-**Verification:**
-
-- `tests/test_core_invalidation_fee.py`: 12 passed (pytest and standalone).
-- `make-release.sh` test list + `tests/test_cli_*.py`: 435 passed, 1 failed.
-  The failure is pre-existing and unrelated: `test_group_e_mock_karen7::test_e5`
-  needs `tests/karen7`, a wallet file that is not in the repository.
-  `tests/test_import_will_details.py`: 17 passed.
-- `ruff check` clean on the touched files.
-- Live, Electrum 4.8.2 testnet, offline daemon: `bal_will_invalidate` →
-  "invalidation fee: 20 sat/vbyte (fallback), total 2200 sat" (unchanged
-  behaviour when offline).
-- Real Electrum wallet + real `FeeTimeEstimates` (1 input, 110 vbytes):
-  market 3 sat/vbyte → 330 sat; 1.5 → 165 sat; 0.4 → 110 sat (Electrum clamps
-  to its 1 sat/vbyte minimum relay fee); 45 → 4950 sat; no 2-block estimate →
-  fallback 20 sat/vbyte (2200 sat).
-- API checked in Electrum 4.7.2, 4.8.0 and 4.8.2
-  (`FeeTimeEstimates.eta_target_to_fee`, `network.fee_estimates`).
-
-**Notes:** on regtest Electrum returns a fixed 150 sat/vbyte when it has no
-estimate, so regtest invalidations will pay that rate.
-
-**Outcome:** DONE (pending the owner's test of the ZIP).
-
----
-
-## 65. Check crashed with `KeyError: '<txid>'` (stale "father" link in the will tree)
-
-**Date:** 2026-09-27
-
-**Symptom (owner's mainnet wallet, 23 will items, Electrum 4.8.2):** the Check
-wizard stopped at "Checking your will" with `Error: 'a65a682f…'`, and the
-window refresh logged "error while updating window" with the same txid:
-
-```
-File "bal/core/will.py", line 657, in check_invalidated
-    or willtree[w.father].get_status("CONFIRMED")
-KeyError: 'a65a682f2975f0dffd9eccce9392833f227badf617fc67815674736d594d4115'
-```
-
-**Root cause:** every will item stores its parent will tx in `father`, which is
-persisted in the wallet (`"Father"` in `WillItem.to_dict`). `Will.add_willtree`
-only ever SET it (`if not father: father = ...`) and never cleared it, so when
-the parent tx was later removed from the will (rebuild, merge, replacement) the
-child kept pointing to a txid that no longer exists. `check_invalidated` then
-indexed the will with it. Reproduced on unmodified `main` (not related to #64).
-
-**What changed:**
-
-- `bal/core/will.py`
-  - `Will.add_willtree`: resets `father` on every item before rebuilding the
-    links, so the tree is always recomputed from the transactions themselves
-    (a stale value loaded from the wallet is discarded). Docstring added.
-  - `Will.check_invalidated`: defensive lookup - a father that is not (or no
-    longer) in the will is treated as "no father" instead of raising.
-- `tests/test_core_willtree_father.py` (new): stale father discarded / replaced
-  by the real parent, no crash in `check_invalidated` (with and without the
-  tree rebuild), real parent/child link built, child of an unconfirmed parent
-  still skipped. 4 of the 6 tests fail on `main` and pass with the fix; the 2
-  "normal behaviour" tests pass on both.
-
-**Verification:** make-release test list + `tests/test_cli_*.py` +
-`tests/test_import_will_details.py`: 458 passed, 1 failed (pre-existing,
-unrelated: `test_group_e_mock_karen7::test_e5` needs the missing `tests/karen7`
-wallet file). `ruff check` clean on the touched files.
-
-**Found while writing the tests, NOT fixed here (reported to the owner):**
-`Will.set_invalidate` iterates `children.items()`, but `add_willtree` builds
-`children` as a LIST, so invalidating an item that has child will txs raises
-`AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'items'` (reproduced on
-`main`). The existing tests in `test_core_will_invalidate.py` set `children` to
-dicts by hand, so they do not see it.
-
-**Outcome:** DONE (pending the owner's test of the ZIP).
-
----
-
-## 66. Invalidation cascade crashed on real will trees (`children` is a list)
-
-**Date:** 2026-09-27
-
-**Problem (found while fixing #65, reproduced on `main`):**
-`Will.set_invalidate` iterated `children.items()`, but `Will.add_willtree`
-builds `children` as a LIST of `[child_id, input_idx, prevout_idx]`, so
-invalidating a will tx that has child will txs raised
-`AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'items'`. The existing tests
-set `children` to dicts by hand, so they never saw it.
-
-**What changed:** `bal/core/will.py` - `set_invalidate` accepts both shapes
-(list from `add_willtree`, dict from older data/tests) and only recurses into
-children that are still in the will. `tests/test_core_willtree_father.py`: new
-test `test_set_invalidate_cascades_to_children_built_by_add_willtree` (fails
-on `main`, passes with the fix).
-
-**Verification:** 459 passed, 1 failed (pre-existing missing `tests/karen7`);
-`ruff check` clean.
-
-**Outcome:** DONE (included in the owner's test ZIP of 2026-09-27).
-
----
-
-## 67. Deselected will-executor: its tx can be deleted and is no longer pushed
-
-**Date:** 2026-09-27
-
-**Problem (owner, mainnet wallet):** the will had a signed tx for
-`we.divinaly.support` whose push had failed ("Push failed", "Not on server").
-After deselecting that executor, Check still reported the will as valid, the
-row stayed, and "delete" in the context menu was disabled (valid + signed
-txs were never deletable). The broadcast also still targeted the deselected
-executor, because each will item keeps its own build-time copy of the
-executor record (`selected` = True).
-
-**What changed (owner chose option "B"):**
-
-- `bal/gui/qt/lists.py` - `_can_delete`: a valid, signed tx is now deletable
-  when its will-executor NEVER received it (not PUSHED and not CHECKED). It
-  stays protected when the executor holds it (deleting it locally would not
-  cancel it on the server) and when it has no executor (backup tx).
-- `bal/core/willexecutors.py` - `get_willexecutor_transactions(...,
-  current_willexecutors=None)`: when the current executor list is given, an
-  executor that is no longer selected (or no longer listed) is skipped.
-- `bal/gui/qt/window.py` (manual broadcast) and `bal/cli/controller.py`
-  (`bal_will_broadcast`) pass the current list read from the config. The
-  wizard already filtered by the current selection.
-- Tests: `tests/test_gui_will_menu.py` (+3: deletable when never received,
-  protected when pushed/checked, protected backup tx) and new
-  `tests/test_core_deselected_executor.py` (4).
-
-**Not changed (proposal for Truman, option "A"):** Check still does not treat
-a tx of a deselected executor as "not coherent" (no automatic rebuild).
-
-**Verification:** 483 passed, 1 failed (pre-existing missing `tests/karen7`);
-`ruff check` clean on the touched files. Live (Electrum 4.8.2 testnet, CLI):
-will built for 2 executors, one deselected → `bal_will_broadcast` targets only
-the selected one (before the fix it targeted both).
-
-**Outcome:** DONE (pending the owner's test of the ZIP).
-
-**Porting note (entries 64-67):** first written on `main` 4a33116 as
-58-61 (numbers then taken by the i18n and Check Alive work), re-applied on
-`main` 827a1d1 on 2026-10-07 together with #63: extended release test list
-489 passed, 1 pre-existing failure (missing `tests/karen7`); `ruff` no new
-errors.

COMPATIBILITY.md

@@ -25,15 +25,22 @@ and 4.8.0).
 
 ## QR wire-format compatibility
 
-BAL exports/imports wills as QR codes using **BBQR**:
+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    | `BAL1<total><index><flag>…` (v2) / `BALQR1\|total\|index\|…` (legacy import-only) | Past/other BAL versions: **v2 exports are NOT readable by old builds**; old `BALQR1` exports still import here (default, best-of compression, flag `0` = plain, `Z` = deflate) |
+| 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 and duplicate
-BBQR frames are handled. Interop has not yet been cross-verified against
-third-party libraries (`bbqr`, Coldcard firmwares).
+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
 

HANDOFF.md

@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ 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, resolve_relative_check_alive_date,
-                                ensure_check_alive_valid (GUI-free; signed relative rule).
+    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)
@@ -421,29 +420,50 @@ See Section 5 for details.
   the audio path — buttons only appear when the `audio_modem` plugin +
   `amodem` are installed; see the prerequisites below).
 
-### Animated-QR interop: BBQR only
+### In progress: animated-QR interop (BC-UR v1/v2, BBQR)
 
-- `bal/core/animated_qr.py` implements a stdlib-only codec for **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. The previously
-  supported **BAL QR**, **BC-UR v1** and **BC-UR v2** wire formats were
-  removed; only BBQR remains.
-- **Sessions:** BBQR full-frame decode in any order for Z/2/H encodings,
-  duplicate drops.
-- **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` emits BBQR frames using the QR-size presets;
-  the importer 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.
-- **Verification:** `tests/test_core_animated_qr.py` (BBQR round-trips,
-  encoding fallback, zlib-bomb guard, detection) and the extended
-  `tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py` pass.
+  `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

PLAN_CMDLINE_PLUGIN.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Ho verificato sul codice reale (`electrum/commands.py`, `electrum/plugin.py`,
   - `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`, `resolve_relative_check_alive_date`, `ensure_check_alive_valid` (riferimento temporale unico per ogni check; relativo negativo = prima della delivery, positivo = dopo la creazione).
+  - `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),
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Metodi principali (replicano le funzioni Qt, senza dialoghi):
 |---|---|---|
 | `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 `ensure_check_alive_valid`. |
+| `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`. |

PLAN_I18N.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 **In scope**
 - The Qt GUI of the plugin (`bal/gui/qt/`) and the GUI-free strings it displays (`bal/core/`).
-- Languages: Italian (`it_IT`) and Spanish (`es_ES`).
+- One language for now: Italian (`it_IT`).
 
 **Out of scope** (owner's decisions, or by design)
 - **BAL Easy Heirs**: excluded by the owner.

README.md

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ bal/                     the installable Electrum plugin package
 │   ├── willexecutors.py
 │   ├── checkalive.py
 │   ├── reminders.py
-│   ├── qrtransfer.py       transfer-string codec / QR size presets
-│   ├── animated_qr.py      BBQR codec (stdlib-only)
+│   ├── 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)
@@ -94,20 +94,25 @@ exists, then enable it from **Tools → Plugins**.
 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) and ships the **BBQR** format; the import
+(150–1800 bytes/frame) and ships the default **BAL QR** format already
+compressed whenever that is smaller (best-of zlib, flag per 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 transfer wire-format spec.
+[`PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md`](PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md) for the BAL QR wire-format spec.
 
-### Animated-QR format (BBQR)
+### Animated-QR formats (interop)
 
-The export page emits **BBQR** (`B$…`, Coinkite, used by BitKit and Coldcard)
-animated-QR sequences. The importer auto-detects each code it sees, so a BAL
-export can be imported by any tool that understands BBQR. BBQR frames may
-arrive in any order, and duplicates are ignored. The 32 MB message limit
-(zlib-bomb guard) bounds untrusted scanner input.
+BAL QR is the default export format, but the export page's **Format** selector
+also emits **BC-UR v1** (`ur:bytes`, BC32 + SHA-256), **BC-UR v2**
+(`ur:bytes`, CBOR fountain codes) and **BBQR** (`B$…`, 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
 

android/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.gradle/
+build/
+local.properties
+.idea/
+*.apk
+*.aab
+captures/
+.externalNativeBuild/
+.cxx/
+*.hprof

android/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+# BAL Reader (Android)
+
+A minimal Android app that reads a Bitcoin will exported by the
+[BAL Electrum plugin](https://bitcoin-after.life) directly from your screen,
+then lets you view, copy, share, or save the recovered data. **Reader only** —
+it never signs or broadcasts.
+
+It decodes **all four** transfer formats the plugin can export, auto-detecting
+the format from the first frame:
+
+- **BAL QR** (the plugin's default), single- and multi-frame, plain and
+  zlib-compressed, compact `BAL1` header (legacy `BALQR1` frames are still
+  accepted on import);
+- **BC-UR v1** (single-part and `NofM` multipart);
+- **BC-UR v2** (single-part and XOR-fountain multipart — it tolerates dropped,
+  repeated, and out-of-order frames);
+- **BBQR** (`Z`/`H`/`2` encodings).
+
+Both payload kinds are handled: the **whole-will JSON** and the plain
+**transaction-hex list**.
+
+## How decoding works
+
+The app does not reimplement the QR formats. It bundles the plugin's own
+codec modules — `bal/core/__init__.py`, `bal/core/animated_qr.py`,
+`bal/core/qrtransfer.py` — and runs them verbatim through **Chaquopy** (CPython
+on Android). Kotlin is only camera glue and UI:
+
+```
+Camera (CameraX) → ML Kit QR detection (on-device, no API key)
+    → BalDecoder.add(text)   → bal.core.animated_qr.AnimatedQrSession
+    → when done → BalDecoder.finish()
+        = session.resolve() → qrtransfer.decode_transfer()
+        → balreader.payload.decode_will_payload()
+    → ResultActivity: view / copy / share / save
+```
+
+The decode tail mirrors the plugin's import dialog function-for-function, and
+`android/test_chain/verify_chain.py` proves the bundled code decodes every
+format the way the desktop import does (including scrambled, duplicated, and
+missing frames).
+
+## Repository layout
+
+```
+android/
+├── app/src/main/
+│   ├── AndroidManifest.xml
+│   ├── java/life/after/bitcoin/
+│   │   ├── BalDecoder.kt      Chaquopy bridge over the bundled codecs
+│   │   ├── MainActivity.kt    camera + ML Kit scan loop + progress
+│   │   └── ResultActivity.kt  viewer (copy / share / save)
+│   └── python/                bundled Python (regenerate, do not hand-edit)
+│       ├── bal/core/          SYNCED COPY of the plugin codecs
+│       └── balreader/payload.py  verbatim copy of dialogs.decode_will_payload
+├── scripts/
+│   ├── sync_codecs.py         re-copy + verify the bundled codecs
+│   └── build_apk.py           resync codecs, run Gradle, print APK + sha256
+└── test_chain/verify_chain.py decode-chain simulation for all formats
+```
+
+## Build
+
+You need Android Studio (Jellyfish or newer), JDK 17, an Android SDK with
+platform 35, and a network connection for the first Gradle sync.
+
+1. Open this `android/` folder in Android Studio and let it sync (it will
+   fetch the Gradle wrapper 8.14, AGP 8.10.0, Kotlin 2.0.21, Chaquopy 17.0.0,
+   CameraX 1.3.4, and ML Kit).
+2. Connect a phone (API 24+) or start an emulator and press **Run**.
+3. Grant the camera permission when asked.
+
+Alternatively, from the command line (from the repository root):
+
+```bash
+python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py            # debug APK + sha256
+python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py --release  # (unsigned) release APK
+```
+
+The script re-synchronises the bundled codec modules first (so the APK always
+carries the current `bal/core` sources), runs `./gradlew`, and prints the APK
+path, size and sha256. Flags: `--no-sync` (skip the re-sync), `--offline`
+(Gradle without downloads), `--clean`, `--verbose`.
+
+Equivalent raw Gradle call:
+
+```bash
+cd android
+./gradlew assembleDebug   # APK: android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
+```
+
+### If the Gradle wrapper jar is missing
+
+`gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar` is committed so `./gradlew` works out of
+the box. If it is ever absent, Android Studio regenerates it on the first
+sync; no manual steps needed.
+
+## Use
+
+1. In Electrum + BAL, open the will's **export** dialog.
+2. Pick a format — start with the default **BAL QR**, then try **BC-UR v1**,
+   **BC-UR v2**, and **BBQR**.
+3. Make sure the wording toggle shows a payload (business logic), then display
+   the animated QR and keep it on screen.
+4. Point the phone at the screen. The header shows the detected format and
+   `received / total`; scanning stops automatically when the transfer is
+   complete.
+5. On the result screen: **Copy** the raw transfer, **Share** it, **Save** it
+   as `will.json` (whole will) or `will_tx.txt` (transaction list), or press
+   **Scan another**.
+
+Notes:
+
+- Keep the phone still and the whole QR inside the frame (the codec dedups
+  repeated frames, so a slow capture is fine).
+- If the camera glares off the screen, reduce brightness or tilt slightly.
+- If scanning jumps between exports, the app detects the format switch,
+  resets, and asks you to let it re-scan.
+
+## Keeping the bundled code in sync with the plugin
+
+The codecs under `app/src/main/python/bal/core/` are **committed copies** for
+deterministic builds, but they must stay identical to the plugin. Re-run this
+after changing `bal/core/animated_qr.py` or `bal/core/qrtransfer.py` (and
+after any change to `decode_will_payload` in `bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py`, which
+mirrors `balreader/payload.py`):
+
+```bash
+python3 android/scripts/sync_codecs.py        # copy
+python3 android/scripts/sync_codecs.py --check # verify only (CI-friendly)
+python3 android/test_chain/verify_chain.py     # full decode-chain regression
+```
+
+`verify_chain.py` fails if the app's `balreader/payload.py` ever drifts from
+the plugin's `decode_will_payload` (AST identity + result parity).
+
+## Version pins (see `PLAN_ANDROID_READER.md`)
+
+| Item | Version |
+|---|---|
+| AGP | 8.10.0 |
+| Gradle | 8.14 (wrapper) |
+| Kotlin | 2.0.21 |
+| Chaquopy | 17.0.0 (Python 3.12) |
+| compile / target / min SDK | 35 / 35 / 24 |
+| CameraX | 1.3.4 |
+| ML Kit barcode-scanning | 17.3.0 |
+| JDK | 17 |
+
+## License
+
+MIT. The bundled Python codec files inherit the plugin's MIT license
+(`bal/LICENSE`); see `app/src/main/python/bal/` for attribution.

android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+plugins {
+    id("com.android.application")
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
+    id("com.chaquo.python")
+}
+
+android {
+    namespace = "life.after.bitcoin"
+    compileSdk = 35
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        applicationId = "life.after.bitcoin"
+        minSdk = 24
+        targetSdk = 35
+        versionCode = 1
+        versionName = "0.1.0"
+
+        // Chaquopy requires explicit ABI filters. Python 3.12 ships only for
+        // 64-bit ABIs: phones (arm64-v8a) + the common emulator image (x86_64).
+        ndk {
+            abiFilters += listOf("arm64-v8a", "x86_64")
+        }
+    }
+
+    buildTypes {
+        release {
+            isMinifyEnabled = false
+            proguardFiles(
+                getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
+                "proguard-rules.pro",
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    }
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = "17"
+    }
+    buildFeatures {
+        viewBinding = true
+    }
+}
+
+chaquopy {
+    defaultConfig {
+        version = "3.12"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation("androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1")
+    implementation("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0")
+    implementation("androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.9.3")
+    implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.8.7")
+
+    // CameraX
+    implementation("androidx.camera:camera-core:1.3.4")
+    implementation("androidx.camera:camera-camera2:1.3.4")
+    implementation("androidx.camera:camera-lifecycle:1.3.4")
+    implementation("androidx.camera:camera-view:1.3.4")
+
+    // ML Kit on-device barcode scanning (QR only, no API key)
+    implementation("com.google.mlkit:barcode-scanning:17.3.0")
+}

android/app/proguard-rules.pro

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Chaquopy Python runtime.
+-keep class com.chaquo.python.** { *; }
+
+# ML Kit barcode scanning.
+-keep class com.google.mlkit.** { *; }

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.camera"
+        android:required="true" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+
+    <application
+        android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
+        android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.BalReader">
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".MainActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:screenOrientation="portrait">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".ResultActivity"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity" />
+    </application>
+</manifest>

android/app/src/main/java/life/after/bitcoin/BalDecoder.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package life.after.bitcoin
+
+import android.content.Context
+import com.chaquo.python.PyObject
+import com.chaquo.python.PyException
+import com.chaquo.python.Python
+import com.chaquo.python.android.AndroidPlatform
+import org.json.JSONException
+import org.json.JSONObject
+
+/**
+ * Chaquopy bridge over the plugin's animated-QR codecs
+ * (``bal.core.animated_qr``, ``bal.core.qrtransfer``, bundled verbatim under
+ * ``app/src/main/python``).
+ *
+ * The decode tail mirrors the plugin's import dialog exactly, and runs
+ * entirely inside Python (``balreader.bridge.finish``) so no container
+ * conversion happens across the bridge:
+ *
+ *   session.resolve() -> qrtransfer.decode_transfer() -> decode_will_payload()
+ *
+ * Kotlin only feeds frames, reads progress, and renders the JSON the bridge
+ * returns.
+ */
+class BalDecoder(private val context: Context) {
+
+    /** Outcome of feeding one scanned frame to the session. */
+    enum class AddResult {
+        /** A new frame was accepted. */
+        OK,
+
+        /** The frame was already present (duplicate); ignore. */
+        DUP,
+
+        /** The frame was not a supported QR transfer; ignore. */
+        GARBAGE,
+
+        /** The QR switched to a different transfer; caller should rescan. */
+        CONFLICT,
+    }
+
+    /** Fully decoded transfer, mirroring the plugin's import tail. */
+    data class DecodedResult(
+        val kind: String,       // "will", "txs" or "error"
+        val payload: String,    // raw transfer text (JSON or joined tx hexes)
+        val parts: List<String> // [whole-will JSON] or [tx hex strings]
+    )
+
+    private val python: Python by lazy {
+        if (!Python.isStarted()) {
+            Python.start(AndroidPlatform(context))
+        }
+        Python.getInstance()
+    }
+    private val animatedQr by lazy { python.getModule("bal.core.animated_qr") }
+    private val bridge by lazy { python.getModule("balreader.bridge") }
+
+    private var session: PyObject? = null
+
+    /** Start a fresh receive session (clears any accumulated frames). */
+    fun reset() {
+        session = null
+    }
+
+    private fun sessionOrCreate(): PyObject {
+        val current = session
+        if (current != null) {
+            return current
+        }
+        return animatedQr.callAttr("AnimatedQrSession").also { session = it }
+    }
+
+    /** Feed one scanned frame string; see [AddResult] for semantics. */
+    fun add(text: String): AddResult {
+        return try {
+            when (sessionOrCreate().callAttr("add_part", text).toString()) {
+                "dup" -> AddResult.DUP
+                else -> AddResult.OK
+            }
+        } catch (e: PyException) {
+            val msg = e.message ?: ""
+            // TransferConflictError: "Switched QR format mid-import (.. -> ..)".
+            if (msg.contains("Switched QR format")) {
+                AddResult.CONFLICT
+            } else {
+                AddResult.GARBAGE
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** The detected wire format ("balqr"/"ur1"/"ur2"/"bbqr"), or null. */
+    val format: String?
+        get() = runCatching {
+            session?.get("format")?.toString()?.takeIf { it != "None" }
+        }.getOrNull()
+
+    /** Number of distinct frames accepted. */
+    val received: Int
+        get() = session?.get("received")?.toInt() ?: 0
+
+    /** Total frames expected for the current transfer (0 until known). */
+    val total: Int
+        get() = session?.get("total")?.toInt() ?: 0
+
+    /** True once the whole transfer has been captured. */
+    val done: Boolean
+        get() = session?.get("done")?.toBoolean() ?: false
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the completed session into a [DecodedResult]. The decoding runs
+     * in Python (``balreader.bridge.finish``) using the exact same three steps
+     * as the plugin's import dialog.
+     */
+    fun finish(): DecodedResult {
+        val jsonText = bridge.callAttr("finish", sessionOrCreate()).toString()
+        return try {
+            val obj = JSONObject(jsonText)
+            val partsArray = obj.getJSONArray("parts")
+            val parts = (0 until partsArray.length()).map { partsArray.getString(it) }
+            DecodedResult(
+                kind = obj.getString("kind"),
+                payload = obj.getString("payload"),
+                parts = parts,
+            )
+        } catch (e: JSONException) {
+            DecodedResult(kind = "error", payload = jsonText, parts = emptyList())
+        }
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/life/after/bitcoin/FrameProgressBar.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package life.after.bitcoin
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Canvas
+import android.graphics.Paint
+import android.graphics.RectF
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+
+/**
+ * Horizontal progress bar showing how many QR frames of the current transfer
+ * have been captured (`received / total`), with a filled mint segment
+ * proportional to the fraction. A thin decorative strip over the camera
+ * preview; the exact count stays in the header's "n / N" label.
+ */
+class FrameProgressBar @JvmOverloads constructor(
+    context: Context,
+    attrs: AttributeSet? = null,
+) : View(context, attrs) {
+
+    private val fillPaint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG).apply {
+        color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.frame_fill)
+    }
+    private val trackPaint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG).apply {
+        color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.frame_track)
+    }
+    private val trackRect = RectF()
+    private val fillRect = RectF()
+    private val cornerRadius = dp(3f)
+
+    private var fraction = 0f
+
+    /** Reset to an empty bar. */
+    fun reset() {
+        fraction = 0f
+        invalidate()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the fill to [received] out of [total] frames captured.
+     * A zero/unknown total clears the bar.
+     */
+    fun set(total: Int, received: Int) {
+        fraction = if (total > 0) {
+            received.toFloat() / total.toFloat()
+        } else {
+            0f
+        }
+        invalidate()
+    }
+
+    private fun dp(value: Float): Float =
+        resources.displayMetrics.density * value
+
+    override fun onDraw(canvas: Canvas) {
+        super.onDraw(canvas)
+        if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
+            return
+        }
+        trackRect.set(0f, 0f, width.toFloat(), height.toFloat())
+        canvas.drawRoundRect(trackRect, cornerRadius, cornerRadius, trackPaint)
+        if (fraction <= 0f) {
+            return
+        }
+        val fillWidth = width * fraction.coerceIn(0f, 1f)
+        fillRect.set(0f, 0f, fillWidth, height.toFloat())
+        canvas.drawRoundRect(fillRect, cornerRadius, cornerRadius, fillPaint)
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/life/after/bitcoin/MainActivity.kt

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+package life.after.bitcoin
+
+import android.Manifest
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.util.Log
+import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.camera.core.CameraSelector
+import androidx.camera.core.ImageAnalysis
+import androidx.camera.core.ImageProxy
+import androidx.camera.core.Preview
+import androidx.camera.lifecycle.ProcessCameraProvider
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import com.google.mlkit.vision.barcode.BarcodeScanning
+import com.google.mlkit.vision.barcode.BarcodeScanner
+import com.google.mlkit.vision.barcode.BarcodeScannerOptions
+import com.google.mlkit.vision.barcode.common.Barcode
+import com.google.mlkit.vision.common.InputImage
+import life.after.bitcoin.BalDecoder.AddResult
+import life.after.bitcoin.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+
+class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+
+    private lateinit var binding: ActivityMainBinding
+    private lateinit var decoder: BalDecoder
+    private lateinit var barcodeScanner: BarcodeScanner
+
+    private val analyzerExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
+    private var finished = false
+    private var cameraBound = false
+    private var lastAnalysisMs = 0L
+
+    private val formatLabels: Map<String, String> by lazy {
+        mapOf(
+            "balqr" to getString(R.string.format_balqr),
+            "ur1" to getString(R.string.format_ur1),
+            "ur2" to getString(R.string.format_ur2),
+            "bbqr" to getString(R.string.format_bbqr),
+        )
+    }
+
+    private val requestCameraPermission =
+        registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission()) { granted ->
+            if (granted) {
+                startCamera()
+            } else {
+                Toast.makeText(this, R.string.permission_denied, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
+            }
+        }
+
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+        setContentView(binding.root)
+
+        decoder = BalDecoder(applicationContext)
+        barcodeScanner = BarcodeScanning.getClient(
+            BarcodeScannerOptions.Builder()
+                .setBarcodeFormats(Barcode.FORMAT_QR_CODE)
+                .build()
+        )
+
+        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
+            == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        ) {
+            startCamera()
+        } else {
+            requestCameraPermission.launch(Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+        // Returning from the result screen starts a new scan.
+        if (finished) {
+            finished = false
+            decoder.reset()
+            binding.tvFormat.text = getString(R.string.format_placeholder)
+            binding.tvProgress.text = "0 / 0"
+            binding.tvStatus.setText(R.string.status_waiting)
+            binding.frameBar.reset()
+        }
+        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
+            == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        ) {
+            startCamera()
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onDestroy() {
+        cameraProvider?.unbindAll()
+        barcodeScanner.close()
+        analyzerExecutor.shutdown()
+        super.onDestroy()
+    }
+
+    private var cameraProvider: ProcessCameraProvider? = null
+
+    private fun startCamera() {
+        if (cameraBound) {
+            return
+        }
+        val providerFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(this)
+        providerFuture.addListener({
+            val provider = providerFuture.get()
+            cameraProvider = provider
+
+            val preview = Preview.Builder().build()
+            preview.setSurfaceProvider(binding.previewView.surfaceProvider)
+            val analysis = ImageAnalysis.Builder()
+                .setBackpressureStrategy(ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_KEEP_ONLY_LATEST)
+                .build()
+            analysis.setAnalyzer(analyzerExecutor) { proxy -> analyze(proxy) }
+
+            try {
+                provider.unbindAll()
+                provider.bindToLifecycle(
+                    this, CameraSelector.DEFAULT_BACK_CAMERA, preview, analysis
+                )
+                cameraBound = true
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to bind camera", e)
+            }
+        }, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(this))
+    }
+
+    private fun analyze(proxy: ImageProxy) {
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        if (finished || now - lastAnalysisMs < 100) {
+            proxy.close()
+            return
+        }
+        lastAnalysisMs = now
+        val image = proxy.image
+        if (image == null) {
+            proxy.close()
+            return
+        }
+        try {
+            val input = InputImage.fromMediaImage(image, proxy.imageInfo.rotationDegrees)
+            barcodeScanner.process(input)
+                .addOnSuccessListener { barcodes ->
+                    for (barcode in barcodes) {
+                        val value = barcode.rawValue
+                        if (!value.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                            handleFrame(value)
+                            break
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                .addOnCompleteListener { proxy.close() }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Frame analysis failure", e)
+            proxy.close()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun handleFrame(value: String) {
+        if (finished) {
+            return
+        }
+        when (decoder.add(value)) {
+            AddResult.OK -> {
+                Log.i(TAG, "frame ok fmt=${decoder.format} rcvd=${decoder.received}/${decoder.total} done=${decoder.done}")
+                binding.tvFormat.text = decoder.format?.let { formatLabels[it] }
+                    ?: getString(R.string.format_placeholder)
+                binding.tvProgress.text =
+                    getString(R.string.progress_fmt, decoder.received, decoder.total)
+                binding.frameBar.set(decoder.total, decoder.received)
+                if (decoder.done) {
+                    finishScan()
+                }
+            }
+            AddResult.DUP -> Log.i(TAG, "frame dup")
+            AddResult.GARBAGE -> Log.w(TAG, "frame garbage")
+            AddResult.CONFLICT -> {
+                Log.w(TAG, "format conflict - resetting")
+                decoder.reset()
+                binding.tvFormat.text = getString(R.string.format_placeholder)
+                binding.tvProgress.text = "0 / 0"
+                binding.tvStatus.setText(R.string.conflict_message)
+                binding.frameBar.reset()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun finishScan() {
+        if (finished) {
+            return
+        }
+        finished = true
+        val result = decoder.finish()
+        Log.i(TAG, "FINISH kind=${result.kind} payload=${result.payload.length}B parts=${result.parts.size}")
+        val intent = Intent(this, ResultActivity::class.java).apply {
+            putExtra(ResultActivity.EXTRA_KIND, result.kind)
+            putExtra(ResultActivity.EXTRA_PAYLOAD, result.payload)
+            putStringArrayListExtra(ResultActivity.EXTRA_PARTS, ArrayList(result.parts))
+        }
+        startActivity(intent)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "BalReader"
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/life/after/bitcoin/ResultActivity.kt

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+package life.after.bitcoin
+
+import android.content.ClipData
+import android.content.ClipboardManager
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import life.after.bitcoin.databinding.ActivityResultBinding
+import org.json.JSONException
+import org.json.JSONObject
+
+class ResultActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+
+    private lateinit var binding: ActivityResultBinding
+    private var kind = "txs"
+    private var payload = ""
+    private var parts: List<String> = emptyList()
+
+    private val saveWillPicker =
+        registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.CreateDocument("application/json")) { uri: Uri? ->
+            saveTo(uri)
+        }
+    private val saveTxsPicker =
+        registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.CreateDocument("text/plain")) { uri: Uri? ->
+            saveTo(uri)
+        }
+
+    private fun saveTo(uri: Uri?) {
+        if (uri != null) {
+            contentResolver.openOutputStream(uri)?.use { it.write(payload.toByteArray()) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        binding = ActivityResultBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+        setContentView(binding.root)
+
+        kind = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_KIND) ?: "txs"
+        payload = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_PAYLOAD) ?: ""
+        parts = intent.getStringArrayListExtra(EXTRA_PARTS) ?: emptyList()
+
+        binding.tvKind.text =
+            getString(if (kind == "will") R.string.result_kind_will else R.string.result_kind_txs)
+        binding.tvContent.text = pretty(payload)
+
+        binding.btnCopy.setOnClickListener {
+            val clipboard = getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
+            clipboard.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newPlainText("BAL transfer", payload))
+            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.copied_toast, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        }
+        binding.btnShare.setOnClickListener {
+            val send = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND).apply {
+                type = "text/plain"
+                putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, payload)
+            }
+            startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, null))
+        }
+        binding.btnSave.setOnClickListener { saveFile() }
+        binding.btnScanAnother.setOnClickListener { finish() }
+    }
+
+    private fun pretty(json: String): String {
+        if (kind == "will") {
+            try {
+                return JSONObject(json).toString(2)
+            } catch (_: JSONException) {
+                return json
+            }
+        }
+        // Transaction list: one numbered line per tx.
+        if (parts.isNotEmpty()) {
+            return parts.mapIndexed { i, tx -> "%d. %s".format(i + 1, tx) }
+                .joinToString("\n")
+        }
+        return json
+    }
+
+    private fun saveFile() {
+        val name = if (kind == "will") {
+            getString(R.string.save_file_will)
+        } else {
+            getString(R.string.save_file_txs)
+        }
+        // ActivityResultContracts.CreateDocument takes the suggested file name;
+        // it maps it to ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT + EXTRA_TITLE internally.
+        val picker = if (kind == "will") saveWillPicker else saveTxsPicker
+        picker.launch(name)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val EXTRA_KIND = "kind"
+        const val EXTRA_PAYLOAD = "payload"
+        const val EXTRA_PARTS = "parts"
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/python/bal/core/__init__.py

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+"""
+bal.core
+========
+
+Pure business-logic layer of the Bitcoin After Life (BAL) Electrum plugin.
+
+Everything in this sub-package MUST stay completely free of any GUI / Qt
+imports.  The rule of thumb is:
+
+    * ``bal.core``      -> "what the plugin does" (inheritance rules, building
+                           and validating transactions, talking to
+                           will-executor servers, persistence helpers).
+    * ``bal.gui``       -> "how it looks" (Qt widgets, dialogs, list views).
+
+Keeping the two apart is the main motivation behind this rewrite: the original
+code mixed transaction-building logic and presentation inside a single
+4000-line ``qt.py`` module, which made the delicate Bitcoin logic hard to audit.
+
+No behaviour is changed with respect to the original plugin; the code has only
+been reorganised and documented.
+"""

android/app/src/main/python/bal/core/qrtransfer.py

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+"""
+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 ``BAL1<TTT><iii><flag>`` frames for
+  multi-QR export, and reassembles/validates them on import.
+
+Wire format (v2, compact)
+-------------------------
+A frame is::
+
+    BAL1<TTT><iii><flag><payload>
+
+* ``BAL1``    - magic + format era (4 chars).
+* ``TTT``     - frame total as exactly 3 base36 digits (1-based, cap 46655).
+* ``iii``     - frame index as exactly 3 base36 digits (1-based).
+* ``flag``    - one char: ``Z`` (zlib + base64) or ``0`` (plain ASCII).
+* ``payload`` - every other character of the frame; the payloads of all
+  frames, concatenated in index order, rebuild the transfer string.
+
+The fixed 11-char header replaces the legacy ``BALQR1|N|i|flags|`` form
+(same 5 pieces of information) without any pipe separator, so the whole
+frame is scan-friendly and the overhead no longer grows with the frame
+count.  Legacy ``BALQR1|…`` frames are still accepted 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"
+FLAG_PLAIN = "0"
+
+# 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
+
+# Legacy wire format (still imported); the exporter emits the v2 form below.
+_FRAME_MAGIC_V1 = MAGIC + str(VERSION)
+
+# Compact v2 wire format: fixed-width base36 count fields, no separators.
+_FRAME_MAGIC_V2 = "BAL1"
+_BASE36_DIGITS = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+_BASE36_WIDTH = 3
+_HEADER_V2_LEN = len(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2) + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH + 1
+_MAX_TOTAL = 36 ** _BASE36_WIDTH - 1
+
+
+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 flag
+    of the frame header lets the importer reverse this automatically.
+    """
+    return __compress("\n".join(tx_strings), enabled=compress)
+
+
+def encode_transfer_best(tx_strings):
+    """Encode ``tx_strings`` with the smaller of plain vs compressed form.
+
+    Returns ``(transfer_string, compressed: bool)``.  Compressed wins only
+    when zlib + base64 really is shorter (best-of, never larger).
+    """
+    joined = "\n".join(tx_strings)
+    plain = joined
+    compressed = __compress(joined, enabled=True)
+    if len(compressed) < len(plain):
+        return compressed, True
+    return plain, False
+
+
+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 compact ``BAL1`` frames.
+
+    Every returned frame has the fixed 11-char v2 header followed by its
+    share of the payload, so each frame is at most ``chunk_size`` characters
+    long.  ``compressed`` stamps 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, or when the transfer needs more than
+    :data:`_MAX_TOTAL` frames.
+    """
+    flag = FLAG_COMPRESSED if compressed else FLAG_PLAIN
+    total = __compute_total(len(transfer_string), chunk_size)
+    budget = chunk_size - _HEADER_V2_LEN
+    frames = []
+    pos = 0
+    length = len(transfer_string)
+    for index in range(1, total + 1):
+        end = min(pos + budget, length)
+        frames.append(
+            _FRAME_MAGIC_V2
+            + _base36(total)
+            + _base36(index)
+            + flag
+            + transfer_string[pos:end]
+        )
+        pos = end
+    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.
+
+    Accepts both the legacy ``BALQR1|total|index|flags|payload`` form and
+    the compact ``BAL1<total><index><flag><payload>`` v2 form.
+
+    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).
+    """
+    if frame.startswith(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2):
+        return _parse_v2(frame)
+    return _parse_v1(frame)
+
+
+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 _base36(n):
+    """Zero-padded :data:`_BASE36_WIDTH` base36 render of ``n``."""
+    if not 0 <= n <= _MAX_TOTAL:
+        raise QrTransferError("BAL QR part number out of range: {}".format(n))
+    chars = []
+    for _ in range(_BASE36_WIDTH):
+        chars.append(_BASE36_DIGITS[n % 36])
+        n //= 36
+    return "".join(reversed(chars))
+
+
+def _base36_decode(text):
+    """Inverse of :func:`_base36`; raises ``ValueError`` on bad input."""
+    if len(text) != _BASE36_WIDTH or any(c not in _BASE36_DIGITS for c in text):
+        raise ValueError(text)
+    n = 0
+    for c in text:
+        n = n * 36 + _BASE36_DIGITS.index(c)
+    return n
+
+
+def _parse_v1(frame):
+    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_V1:
+        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 _parse_v2(frame):
+    if len(frame) < _HEADER_V2_LEN:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame structure)")
+    # Magic is length _FRAME_MAGIC_V2; the two base36 fields and the flag
+    # make up the rest of the fixed header.
+    offset = len(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2)
+    total_s = frame[offset : offset + _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    index_s = frame[offset + _BASE36_WIDTH : offset + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    flag = frame[offset + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    try:
+        total = _base36_decode(total_s)
+        index = _base36_decode(index_s)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame numbers)") from None
+    if total < 1 or not 1 <= index <= total:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (frame numbering out of range)")
+    if flag not in (FLAG_PLAIN, FLAG_COMPRESSED):
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (unknown flags)")
+    payload = frame[_HEADER_V2_LEN:]
+    return total, index, flag == FLAG_COMPRESSED, payload
+
+
+def __compute_total(transfer_len, chunk_size):
+    """Smallest frame count whose budget covers the whole transfer string.
+
+    The v2 header is fixed-width, so the budget is constant and the count is
+    a plain ceiling division, capped at :data:`_MAX_TOTAL`.
+    """
+    if chunk_size < MIN_CHUNK_SIZE:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "chunk size too small to hold a BAL QR frame: {}".format(chunk_size)
+        )
+    budget = chunk_size - _HEADER_V2_LEN
+    if budget <= 0:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "chunk size too small for the BAL QR frame header: {}".format(chunk_size)
+        )
+    total = -(-transfer_len // budget)
+    if total < 1:
+        total = 1
+    if total > _MAX_TOTAL:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "BAL QR transfer demands too many frames: {}".format(total)
+        )
+    return total

android/app/src/main/python/balreader/__init__.py

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+"""Android reader helpers built on the bundled plugin codecs."""

android/app/src/main/python/balreader/bridge.py

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+"""Kotlin-facing helper: runs the plugin's exact import tail and returns JSON.
+
+A serializable JSON contract keeps the Chaquopy bridge tiny on the Kotlin side
+and avoids exposing ``PyObject`` tuple/container indexing to it.  The steps are
+the same three calls the plugin's import dialog performs:
+
+    session.resolve()          -> (transfer_text, compressed)
+    qrtransfer.decode_transfer -> parts
+    balreader.payload.decode_will_payload -> ("will"|"txs", data)
+"""
+
+import json
+
+from bal.core import qrtransfer as _qrtransfer
+from balreader import payload as _payload
+
+
+def finish(session):
+    """Run the import tail on a live ``AnimatedQrSession``.
+
+    Returns a JSON string ``{"kind": ..., "payload": ..., "parts": [...]}``
+    with ``kind`` either ``"will"`` or ``"txs"``.  On any failure it returns
+    ``{"kind": "error", "payload": <message>, "parts": []}`` so a misbehaving
+    session can never crash the UI thread.
+    """
+    try:
+        transfer, compressed = session.resolve()
+        parts = list(_qrtransfer.decode_transfer(transfer, compressed))
+        payload = "\n".join(parts)
+        kind, _data = _payload.decode_will_payload(payload)
+        return json.dumps({"kind": kind, "payload": payload, "parts": parts})
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - defensive bridge boundary
+        return json.dumps({"kind": "error", "payload": str(exc), "parts": []})

android/app/src/main/python/balreader/payload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Will-payload autodetection for the BAL Reader app.
+
+This file is a verbatim copy of ``decode_will_payload`` from
+``bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py``.  ``android/test_chain/verify_chain.py`` compares the
+two functions result-for-result so they can never drift apart.
+
+Keep the function body identical to the plugin source.
+"""
+
+import json
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def decode_will_payload(text) -> tuple[Any, Any]:
+    """Autodetect: whole-will JSON or transaction list?
+
+    Returns ``("will", dict_of_willitems_data)`` when ``text`` is a JSON
+    object whose values are dicts containing a ``"tx"`` key (the whole-will
+    format produced by :meth:`BalWindow.export_json_file` and friends).
+    Otherwise returns ``("txs", [tx_strings])`` where the transaction
+    strings were split on commas and/or newlines.
+    """
+    text = text.strip()
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(text)
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+        data = None
+    if isinstance(data, dict) and data:
+        if all(isinstance(v, dict) and "tx" in v for v in data.values()):
+            return ("will", data)
+    parts = [p for p in re.split(r"[,\r\n]+", text) if p.strip()]
+    return ("txs", parts)

android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_launcher.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="108dp"
+    android:height="108dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="108"
+    android:viewportHeight="108">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#0B3D2E"
+        android:pathData="M0,0h108v108h-108z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M14,14h22v22h-22z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#0B3D2E"
+        android:pathData="M19,19h12v12h-12z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M72,14h22v22h-22z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#0B3D2E"
+        android:pathData="M77,19h12v12h-12z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M14,72h22v22h-22z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#0B3D2E"
+        android:pathData="M19,77h12v12h-12z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M14,42h4v4h-4z M22,42h4v4h-4z M14,50h4v4h-4z M22,50h4v4h-4z M14,58h4v4h-4z M30,42h4v4h-4z M30,50h4v4h-4z M14,66h4v4h-4z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M52,14h4v4h-4z M60,14h4v4h-4z M52,22h4v4h-4z M68,14h4v4h-4z M52,30h4v4h-4z M56,42h4v4h-4z M64,42h4v4h-4z M56,50h4v4h-4z M72,42h4v4h-4z M56,58h4v4h-4z M64,58h4v4h-4z M56,66h4v4h-4z M64,66h4v4h-4z M72,58h4v4h-4z M64,74h4v4h-4z M72,66h4v4h-4z" />
+</vector>

android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:background="@android:color/black">
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:paddingHorizontal="12dp"
+        android:paddingVertical="8dp"
+        android:background="#1A1A1A">
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/tv_format"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:text="@string/format_placeholder"
+            android:textColor="#9BE8C0"
+            android:textStyle="bold"
+            android:textSize="14sp" />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/tv_progress"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="0 / 0"
+            android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
+            android:textSize="14sp" />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <life.after.bitcoin.FrameProgressBar
+        android:id="@+id/frame_bar"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="6dp"
+        android:layout_marginHorizontal="12dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="4dp" />
+
+    <androidx.camera.view.PreviewView
+        android:id="@+id/preview_view"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="1" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/tv_status"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:padding="10dp"
+        android:gravity="center"
+        android:text="@string/status_waiting"
+        android:textColor="#CFCFCF"
+        android:textSize="14sp" />
+</LinearLayout>

android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_result.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:padding="12dp">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/tv_kind"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:textSize="16sp"
+        android:textStyle="bold"
+        android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+        android:paddingBottom="8dp" />
+
+    <ScrollView
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:background="?android:attr/colorBackground">
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/tv_content"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:fontFamily="monospace"
+            android:textIsSelectable="true"
+            android:textSize="12sp"
+            android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+            android:padding="8dp" />
+    </ScrollView>
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:paddingTop="12dp">
+
+        <Button
+            android:id="@+id/btn_copy"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:text="@string/action_copy" />
+
+        <Button
+            android:id="@+id/btn_share"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:text="@string/action_share" />
+
+        <Button
+            android:id="@+id/btn_save"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:text="@string/action_save" />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+    <Button
+        android:id="@+id/btn_scan_another"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="@string/action_scan_another" />
+</LinearLayout>

android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="frame_fill">#9BE8C0</color>
+    <color name="frame_track">#3A3A3A</color>
+</resources>

android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">BAL Reader</string>
+
+    <string name="status_waiting">Point the camera at the QR screen</string>
+    <string name="format_placeholder">—</string>
+    <string name="progress_fmt">%1$d / %2$d</string>
+
+    <string name="format_balqr">BAL QR</string>
+    <string name="format_ur1">BC-UR v1</string>
+    <string name="format_ur2">BC-UR v2</string>
+    <string name="format_bbqr">BBQR</string>
+
+    <string name="result_kind_will">Whole will (JSON)</string>
+    <string name="result_kind_txs">Transaction list</string>
+    <string name="action_copy">Copy</string>
+    <string name="action_share">Share</string>
+    <string name="action_save">Save</string>
+    <string name="action_scan_another">Scan another</string>
+    <string name="copied_toast">Transfer copied to clipboard</string>
+    <string name="save_file_will">will.json</string>
+    <string name="save_file_txs">will_tx.txt</string>
+    <string name="permission_denied">Camera permission is required to scan QR codes.</string>
+    <string name="conflict_message">The QR switched to a different transfer. Let it rescan.</string>
+</resources>

android/app/src/main/res/values/themes.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<resources>
+    <style name="Theme.BalReader" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar" />
+</resources>

android/build.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Top-level build file: plugin versions only. See the docs for the full
+// compatibility matrix (Chaquopy 17 requires AGP 7.3-9.2 and minSdk 24).
+plugins {
+    id("com.android.application") version "8.10.0" apply false
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android") version "2.0.21" apply false
+    id("com.chaquo.python") version "17.0.0" apply false
+}

android/gradle.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+android.useAndroidX=true
+android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
+kotlin.code.style=official

android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14-bin.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

android/gradlew

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+##############################################################################
+#
+#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#
+#   Important for running:
+#
+#   (1) You need a POSIX-compliant shell to run this script. If your /bin/sh is
+#       noncompliant, but you have some other compliant shell such as ksh or
+#       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
+#       command line, like:
+#
+#           ksh Gradle
+#
+#       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
+#       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
+#         * functions;
+#         * expansions «$var», «${var}», «${var:-default}», «${var+SET}»,
+#           «${var#prefix}», «${var%suffix}», and «$( cmd )»;
+#         * compound commands having a testable exit status, especially «case»;
+#         * various built-in commands including «command», «set», and «ulimit».
+#
+#   Important for patching:
+#
+#   (2) This script targets any POSIX shell, so it avoids extensions provided
+#       by Bash, Ksh, etc; in particular arrays are avoided.
+#
+#       The "traditional" practice of packing multiple parameters into a
+#       space-separated string is a well documented source of bugs and security
+#       problems, so this is (mostly) avoided, by progressively accumulating
+#       options in "$@", and eventually passing that to Java.
+#
+#       Where the inherited environment variables (DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS,
+#       and GRADLE_OPTS) rely on word-splitting, this is performed explicitly;
+#       see the in-line comments for details.
+#
+#       There are tweaks for specific operating systems such as AIX, CygWin,
+#       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
+#
+#   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       within the Gradle project.
+#
+#       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+app_path=$0
+
+# Need this for daisy-chained symlinks.
+while
+    APP_HOME=${app_path%"${app_path##*/}"}  # leaves a trailing /; empty if no leading path
+    [ -h "$app_path" ]
+do
+    ls=$( ls -ld "$app_path" )
+    link=${ls#*' -> '}
+    case $link in             #(
+      /*)   app_path=$link ;; #(
+      *)    app_path=$APP_HOME$link ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# This is normally unused
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
+# Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD=maximum
+
+warn () {
+    echo "$*"
+} >&2
+
+die () {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+} >&2
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "$( uname )" in                #(
+  CYGWIN* )         cygwin=true  ;; #(
+  Darwin* )         darwin=true  ;; #(
+  MSYS* | MINGW* )  msys=true    ;; #(
+  NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
+
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java
+    else
+        JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD=java
+    if ! command -v java >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if ! "$cygwin" && ! "$darwin" && ! "$nonstop" ; then
+    case $MAX_FD in #(
+      max*)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -H is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
+        MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
+            warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
+    esac
+    case $MAX_FD in  #(
+      '' | soft) :;; #(
+      *)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC3045
+        ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command, stacking in reverse order:
+#   * args from the command line
+#   * the main class name
+#   * -classpath
+#   * -D...appname settings
+#   * --module-path (only if needed)
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and GRADLE_OPTS environment variables.
+
+# For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
+    APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
+    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
+
+    JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
+
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    for arg do
+        if
+            case $arg in                                #(
+              -*)   false ;;                            # don't mess with options #(
+              /?*)  t=${arg#/} t=/${t%%/*}              # looks like a POSIX filepath
+                    [ -e "$t" ] ;;                      #(
+              *)    false ;;
+            esac
+        then
+            arg=$( cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg" )
+        fi
+        # Roll the args list around exactly as many times as the number of
+        # args, so each arg winds up back in the position where it started, but
+        # possibly modified.
+        #
+        # NB: a `for` loop captures its iteration list before it begins, so
+        # changing the positional parameters here affects neither the number of
+        # iterations, nor the values presented in `arg`.
+        shift                   # remove old arg
+        set -- "$@" "$arg"      # push replacement arg
+    done
+fi
+
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 "-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command:
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
+#   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
+#     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.
+
+set -- \
+        "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
+        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
+        "$@"
+
+# Stop when "xargs" is not available.
+if ! command -v xargs >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    die "xargs is not available"
+fi
+
+# Use "xargs" to parse quoted args.
+#
+# With -n1 it outputs one arg per line, with the quotes and backslashes removed.
+#
+# In Bash we could simply go:
+#
+#   readarray ARGS < <( xargs -n1 <<<"$var" ) &&
+#   set -- "${ARGS[@]}" "$@"
+#
+# but POSIX shell has neither arrays nor command substitution, so instead we
+# post-process each arg (as a line of input to sed) to backslash-escape any
+# character that might be a shell metacharacter, then use eval to reverse
+# that process (while maintaining the separation between arguments), and wrap
+# the whole thing up as a single "set" statement.
+#
+# This will of course break if any of these variables contains a newline or
+# an unmatched quote.
+#
+
+eval "set -- $(
+        printf '%s\n' "$DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS" |
+        xargs -n1 |
+        sed ' s~[^-[:alnum:]+,./:=@_]~\\&~g; ' |
+        tr '\n' ' '
+    )" '"$@"'
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"

android/gradlew.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+@rem
+@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem
+@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem
+@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem
+@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
+
+@if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
+@rem This is normally unused
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Resolve any "." and ".." in APP_HOME to make it shorter.
+for %%i in ("%APP_HOME%") do set APP_HOME=%%~fi
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 "-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
+
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH. 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
+
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME% 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
+
+goto fail
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=
+
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
+if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
+if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega

android/scripts/build_apk.py

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Build the BAL Reader Android APK via Gradle.
+
+Re-synchronises the bundled codec modules into the app (so the APK always
+carries the current ``bal/core`` sources), then invokes the Gradle wrapper to
+produce the APK, and finally prints the artifact path, size and sha256.
+
+Run from the repository root (any Python 3.8+, needs JDK 17 and an Android
+SDK; the first build also needs a network connection for Gradle downloads):
+
+    python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py             # debug APK
+    python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py --release   # (unsigned) release APK
+    python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py --no-sync   # skip codec re-sync
+    python3 android/scripts/build_apk.py --offline   # gradle --offline
+
+The APK is written under ``android/app/build/outputs/apk/``.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+ANDROID_DIR = REPO_ROOT / "android"
+GRADLEW = ANDROID_DIR / "gradlew"
+LOCAL_PROPERTIES = ANDROID_DIR / "local.properties"
+WRAPPER_JAR = ANDROID_DIR / "gradle" / "wrapper" / "gradle-wrapper.jar"
+
+VARIANTS = {
+    "debug": "assembleDebug",
+    "release": "assembleRelease",
+}
+APK_REL = {
+    "debug": Path("app") / "build" / "outputs" / "apk" / "debug" / "app-debug.apk",
+    "release": Path("app") / "build" / "outputs" / "apk" / "release" / "app-release-unsigned.apk",
+}
+
+SYNC_SCRIPT = ANDROID_DIR / "scripts" / "sync_codecs.py"
+
+
+def sha256(data: bytes) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
+
+
+def run(cmd, cwd, verbose: bool) -> int:
+    if verbose:
+        print("+", " ".join(str(c) for c in cmd))
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        cmd, cwd=str(cwd), capture_output=not verbose, text=True
+    )
+    if not verbose:
+        sys.stdout.write(result.stdout)
+        sys.stderr.write(result.stderr)
+    return result.returncode
+
+
+def check_prerequisites() -> None:
+    if not (GRADLEW.exists() and WRAPPER_JAR.exists()):
+        sys.exit(
+            "error: gradle wrapper is incomplete ({} missing).\n"
+            "hint: run `gradle wrapper` in android/ once, or re-clone.".format(
+                WRAPPER_JAR if not WRAPPER_JAR.exists() else GRADLEW
+            )
+        )
+
+    java_ok = None
+    try:
+        out = subprocess.run(
+            ["java", "-version"], capture_output=True, text=True, check=False
+        ).stderr
+        match = re.search(r'version "(?:1\.)?(\d+)', out)
+        java_ok = int(match.group(1)) if match else None
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        java_ok = None
+    if java_ok is None:
+        sys.exit("error: no JDK found on PATH (need JDK 17 for AGP 8.10).")
+    if java_ok < 17:
+        sys.exit("error: JDK {} on PATH, but the Android build needs JDK 17.".format(java_ok))
+
+    sdk = None
+    if LOCAL_PROPERTIES.exists():
+        for line in LOCAL_PROPERTIES.read_text().splitlines():
+            if line.startswith("sdk.dir="):
+                sdk = line.split("=", 1)[1]
+    sdk = sdk or os.environ.get("ANDROID_HOME") or os.environ.get("ANDROID_SDK_ROOT")
+    if not sdk or not Path(sdk).exists():
+        sys.exit(
+            "error: Android SDK not found.\n"
+            "hint: set sdk.dir in android/local.properties or ANDROID_HOME."
+        )
+
+
+def main(argv=None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--release",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="build the (unsigned) release APK instead of the debug APK",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-sync",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="skip re-synchronising the bundled codec modules",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--offline",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="pass --offline to Gradle (no dependency downloads)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--clean",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="run the Gradle clean task before building",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--verbose", action="store_true", help="stream Gradle output"
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    check_prerequisites()
+    variant = "release" if args.release else "debug"
+
+    if not args.no_sync:
+        sync = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, str(SYNC_SCRIPT)], cwd=str(REPO_ROOT), check=False
+        )
+        if sync.returncode != 0:
+            print("error: codec re-sync failed; refusing to build a stale APK.")
+            return sync.returncode
+
+    tasks = []
+    if args.clean:
+        tasks.append("clean")
+    tasks.append(VARIANTS[variant])
+    cmd = [str(GRADLEW)]
+    if args.offline:
+        cmd.append("--offline")
+    cmd.extend(tasks)
+
+    rc = run(cmd, cwd=ANDROID_DIR, verbose=args.verbose)
+    if rc != 0:
+        print("error: Gradle {} failed (exit {}).".format(" ".join(tasks), rc))
+        return rc
+
+    apk = ANDROID_DIR / APK_REL[variant]
+    if not apk.exists():
+        print("error: expected APK not found at {}".format(apk))
+        return 1
+    data = apk.read_bytes()
+    print("APK  : {}".format(apk.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)))
+    print("size : {} bytes".format(len(data)))
+    print("sha256: {}".format(sha256(data)))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))

android/scripts/sync_codecs.py

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Synchronise the BAL QR codec modules into the Android app.
+
+Copies ``bal/core/{__init__,animated_qr,qrtransfer}.py`` from the plugin repo
+into ``android/app/src/main/python/bal/core/`` so Chaquopy ships exactly the
+same code the desktop plugin runs. Afterwards the copies are imported
+standalone and used for one quick encode/decode round trip.
+
+Run from the repository root (any Python 3.8+, no dependencies):
+
+    python3 android/scripts/sync_codecs.py
+    python3 android/scripts/sync_codecs.py --check   # no writes
+
+Re-run whenever ``bal/core/animated_qr.py`` or ``bal/core/qrtransfer.py``
+changes; the bundled copies are committed for deterministic builds.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+CORE_SRC = REPO_ROOT / "bal" / "core"
+PYTHON_DEST = REPO_ROOT / "android" / "app" / "src" / "main" / "python"
+BAL_CORE_DEST = PYTHON_DEST / "bal" / "core"
+
+FILES = ("__init__.py", "animated_qr.py", "qrtransfer.py")
+
+ROUNDTRIP = (
+    "import sys; "
+    "sys.path.insert(0, {dest!r}); "
+    "from bal.core.animated_qr import AnimatedQrSession, ur2_frames; "
+    "import bal.core.qrtransfer as qtf; "
+    "frames = ur2_frames(b'roundtrip-check', 400); "
+    "assert frames, 'no frames produced'; "
+    "s = AnimatedQrSession(); "
+    "assert all(s.add_part(f) == 'ok' for f in frames); "
+    "transfer, compressed = s.resolve(); "
+    "assert not compressed and transfer == 'roundtrip-check', 'roundtrip failed'; "
+    "print('standalone import + roundtrip OK'); "
+)
+
+
+def sha256(data: bytes) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
+
+
+def check_up_to_date() -> int:
+    outdated = []
+    for name in FILES:
+        src = (CORE_SRC / name).read_bytes()
+        dst = BAL_CORE_DEST / name
+        if not dst.exists() or dst.read_bytes() != src:
+            outdated.append(name)
+    if outdated:
+        print("OUT OF DATE: {}".format(", ".join(outdated)))
+        print("run: python3 android/scripts/sync_codecs.py")
+        return 1
+    print("codec bundles are up to date")
+    return 0
+
+
+def main(argv=None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--check",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="verify the bundled copies are up to date without writing",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    if args.check:
+        return check_up_to_date()
+
+    BAL_CORE_DEST.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    for name in FILES:
+        src = (CORE_SRC / name).read_bytes()
+        dst = BAL_CORE_DEST / name
+        dst.write_bytes(src)
+        print("synced {:16s} sha256={}".format(name, sha256(src)[:16]))
+
+    run = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", ROUNDTRIP.format(dest=str(PYTHON_DEST))],
+        cwd=REPO_ROOT,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    if run.returncode != 0:
+        print(run.stdout, end="")
+        print(run.stderr, end="")
+        return 1
+    print(run.stdout.strip())
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))

android/settings.gradle.kts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        google {
+            content {
+                includeGroupByRegex("com\\.android.*")
+                includeGroupByRegex("com\\.google.*")
+                includeGroupByRegex("androidx.*")
+            }
+        }
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
+}
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+rootProject.name = "BALReader"
+include(":app")

android/test_chain/verify_chain.py

@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Verify the Android app can decode every frame format the plugin exports.
+
+Simulates the exact runtime path of the APK on the development machine:
+
+* imports ``bal.core`` and ``balreader.payload`` from the *bundled* copies in
+  ``android/app/src/main/python`` (the code Chaquopy actually ships);
+* generates frames exactly as the plugin's export page does
+  (``split_frames`` for BAL QR, ``encode_animated_frames`` semantics for
+  UR v1 / UR v2 / BBQR);
+* drives an :class:`~bal.core.animated_qr.AnimatedQrSession` the way
+  ``BalDecoder.add`` does (scrambled input, duplicates, dropped frames);
+* runs the app's ``finish()`` chain (``resolve()`` -> ``decode_transfer()``
+  -> ``decode_will_payload()``) and checks the result;
+* cross-checks the app's ``decode_will_payload`` copy result-for-result (and
+  AST-for-AST) against the plugin's original in ``bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py``.
+
+Run from the repository root (any Python 3.8+, no dependencies):
+
+    python3 android/test_chain/verify_chain.py
+"""
+
+import ast
+import json
+import random
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+APP_PYTHON = REPO_ROOT / "android" / "app" / "src" / "main" / "python"
+DIALOGS = REPO_ROOT / "bal" / "gui" / "qt" / "dialogs.py"
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(APP_PYTHON))
+
+from bal.core import animated_qr as aq  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core import qrtransfer as qtf  # noqa: E402
+
+from balreader import bridge as bridge_codec  # noqa: E402
+from balreader import payload as payload_codec  # noqa: E402
+
+PASSED = 0
+
+
+def ok(condition, label):
+    global PASSED
+    if not condition:
+        raise AssertionError("FAILED: " + label)
+    PASSED += 1
+
+
+def check_imported_bundle():
+    for module in (aq, qtf, payload_codec):
+        assert module.__file__ is not None
+        path = str(Path(module.__file__).resolve())
+        assert path.startswith(str(APP_PYTHON)), path
+    ok(True, "all modules imported from the bundled android/ copies")
+
+
+def find_function(tree, name):
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, ast.FunctionDef) and node.name == name:
+            return node
+    raise RuntimeError("{} not found".format(name))
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Fixtures
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+TXS = ["{:064x}".format(i) for i in range(1, 8)]
+WILL_ITEMS = {
+    "imp{}".format(i): {
+        "tx": "{:064x}".format(i + 1),
+        "addr": "bc1qdeadbeef{:x}".format(i),
+        "amount": 100000 + i,
+        "tag": "heiress-{}".format(i),
+        "metadata": {},
+        "notify": "mail-{}@example.invalid".format(i),
+    }
+    for i in range(3)
+}
+WILL_JSON_COMPACT = json.dumps(WILL_ITEMS, separators=(",", ":"))
+WILL_JSON_PRETTY = json.dumps(WILL_ITEMS, indent=2)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Parity: app's decode_will_payload vs the plugin's dialogs.py original
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def build_extracted_and_app_function():
+    dialogs_source = DIALOGS.read_text()
+    app_source = Path(payload_codec.__file__).read_text()
+    dialogs_node = find_function(ast.parse(dialogs_source), "decode_will_payload")
+    app_node = find_function(ast.parse(app_source), "decode_will_payload")
+    ok(
+        ast.dump(app_node) == ast.dump(dialogs_node),
+        "decode_will_payload AST identical between app copy and plugin",
+    )
+    namespace = {}
+    exec("import json\nimport re\nfrom typing import Any", namespace)
+    exec(compile(ast.Module(body=[dialogs_node], type_ignores=[]), "dialogs.py", "exec"), namespace)
+    return namespace["decode_will_payload"]
+
+
+def run_payload_parity_cases():
+    plugin_decode = build_extracted_and_app_function()
+    samples = {
+        "will-compact": WILL_JSON_COMPACT,
+        "will-pretty": WILL_JSON_PRETTY,
+        "txs-newlines": "\n".join(TXS),
+        "txs-comma-crlf": ",\r\n".join(TXS[:3]),
+        "single-tx": TXS[0],
+        "json-array": json.dumps(TXS),
+        "not-json-dict": "hello world",
+        "empty": "",
+        "whitespace": "   \n\t  ",
+    }
+    for label, text in samples.items():
+        app_result = payload_codec.decode_will_payload(text)
+        plugin_result = plugin_decode(text)
+        ok(
+            app_result == plugin_result,
+            "payload parity for {!r}".format(label),
+        )
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Full decode chain (the app's BalDecoder.finish())
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+def app_chain(transfer_text, compressed):
+    parts = qtf.decode_transfer(transfer_text, compressed)
+    payload = "\n".join(parts)
+    kind, data = payload_codec.decode_will_payload(payload)
+    return parts, payload, kind, data
+
+
+def feed_frame_set(session, frames, *, drop=None, order=None):
+    indexes = list(range(len(frames)))
+    if drop:
+        indexes = [i for i in indexes if i not in drop]
+    if order is not None:
+        indexes = list(order)
+    for i in indexes:
+        session.add_part(frames[i])
+
+
+def make_frames(transfer_text, fmt, budget_chars, *, compressed=False):
+    payload = transfer_text.encode("utf-8")
+    if fmt == "balqr":
+        return qtf.split_frames(transfer_text, budget_chars, compressed=compressed)
+    if fmt == "ur1":
+        return aq.ur1_frames(payload, budget_chars)
+    if fmt == "ur2":
+        return aq.ur2_frames(payload, budget_chars)
+    if fmt == "bbqr":
+        return aq.bbqr_frames(payload, budget_chars, encoding="Z")
+    raise AssertionError("unknown format " + fmt)
+
+
+def run_transport_case(transport, budget_chars, transfer_text, compressed=False):
+    frames = make_frames(transfer_text, transport, budget_chars, compressed=compressed)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    rng = random.Random(len(transfer_text) + len(transport.encode()))
+    order = [i for i in range(len(frames))]
+    rng.shuffle(order)
+    feed_frame_set(session, frames, order=order)
+    ok(session.done, "{} (.{} chars) reaches done in scrambled order".format(transport, budget_chars))
+    if transport == "ur2":
+        # Fountain indexes can range wider than seq_len, so received may
+        # exceed (or fall short of) total; only progress and completion matter.
+        ok(session.total >= 1 and session.received >= 1,
+           "{} reports positive progress".format(transport))
+    else:
+        ok(
+            session.received == session.total,
+            "{} received matches total".format(transport),
+        )
+        ok(
+            session.received == len(frames) and session.total == len(frames),
+            "{} received/total equals frame count".format(transport),
+        )
+    transfer, compressed_flag = session.resolve()
+    ok(transfer == transfer_text, "{} restores exact transfer text".format(transport))
+    parts, payload, kind, data = app_chain(transfer, compressed_flag)
+    bridge_json = json.loads(bridge_codec.finish(session))
+    ok(
+        bridge_json == {"kind": kind, "payload": payload, "parts": parts},
+        "{} bridge.finish JSON matches the app chain".format(transport),
+    )
+    return parts, payload, kind, data
+
+
+def test_tx_transports():
+    transfer = qtf.encode_transfer(TXS, compress=False)
+    for transport in ("balqr", "ur1", "ur2", "bbqr"):
+        parts, payload, kind, data = run_transport_case(transport, 400, transfer)
+        ok(kind == "txs", "{} classifies as txs".format(transport))
+        ok(parts == TXS and payload == "\n".join(TXS), "{} yields the tx list".format(transport))
+
+
+def test_compressed_bal_transport():
+    transfer = qtf.encode_transfer(TXS, compress=True)
+    frames = make_frames(transfer, "balqr", 400, compressed=True)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    feed_frame_set(session, frames)
+    ok(session.done, "compressed BAL QR done")
+    parts, payload, kind, data = app_chain(*session.resolve())
+    ok(kind == "txs" and parts == TXS, "compressed BAL QR yields the tx list")
+
+
+def test_will_transports():
+    for transport in ("balqr", "ur1", "ur2", "bbqr"):
+        parts, payload, kind, data = run_transport_case(transport, 400, WILL_JSON_COMPACT)
+        ok(kind == "will", "{} classifies as will".format(transport))
+        ok(data == WILL_ITEMS, "{} restores the whole-will dict".format(transport))
+    # Pretty JSON works too (blank lines are whitespace for json.loads).
+    parts, payload, kind, data = run_transport_case("ur2", 400, WILL_JSON_PRETTY)
+    ok(kind == "will" and data == WILL_ITEMS, "pretty JSON transport restores the will dict")
+
+
+def test_duplicates_are_ignored():
+    # UR v1 (multi-fragment) dedups by fragment index; UR v2 fountains never
+    # report "dup" (they dedup internally), matching the plugin's behaviour.
+    frames = make_frames(WILL_JSON_COMPACT, "ur1", 200)
+    ok(len(frames) >= 2, "UR v1 yields multiple fragments (got {})".format(len(frames)))
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    for i in range(len(frames)):
+        first = session.add_part(frames[i])
+        dup = session.add_part(frames[i])
+        ok(first == "ok", "fresh UR v1 frame reported as ok")
+        ok(dup == "dup", "duplicate UR v1 frame reported as dup")
+    ok(session.received == len(frames), "duplicates do not inflate received")
+    ok(session.done, "UR v1 completes after duplicates")
+
+
+def test_ur2_fountain_survives_loss_and_reorder():
+    transfer = qtf.encode_transfer(TXS, compress=False)
+    frames = make_frames(transfer, "ur2", 120)
+    ok(len(frames) >= 6, "fountain yields multiple frames (got {})".format(len(frames)))
+    drop = (0, 2, len(frames) - 1)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    rng = random.Random(99)
+    order = [i for i in range(len(frames)) if i not in drop]
+    rng.shuffle(order)
+    feed_frame_set(session, frames, order=order, drop=drop)
+    ok(session.done, "fountain completes after dropped + reordered frames")
+    transfer, compressed_flag = session.resolve()
+    ok(transfer == transfer, "fountain restores exact transfer text")
+    parts, payload, kind, data = app_chain(transfer, compressed_flag)
+    ok(kind == "txs" and parts == TXS, "fountain output feeds the full import tail")
+
+
+def test_ur2_single_part_and_duplicate():
+    transfer = qtf.encode_transfer(TXS, compress=False)
+    frames = make_frames(transfer, "ur2", 2000)
+    ok(len(frames) == 1, "large budget yields a single-part UR v2 frame")
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(frames[0])
+    ok(session.done and session.received == 1, "single-part UR v2 completes")
+
+
+def test_bbqr_all_three_encodings():
+    for encoding in ("Z", "H", "2"):
+        frames = aq.bbqr_frames(WILL_JSON_COMPACT.encode(), 120, encoding=encoding)
+        session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+        feed_frame_set(session, frames)
+        ok(session.done, "BBQR {} done".format(encoding))
+        transfer, compressed = session.resolve()
+        parts, payload, kind, data = app_chain(transfer, compressed)
+        ok(kind == "will" and data == WILL_ITEMS, "BBQR {} restores the will".format(encoding))
+
+
+def test_mid_transfer_conflict():
+    ur1 = aq.ur1_frames(b"transfer-one", 400)
+    ur2 = aq.ur2_frames(b"transfer-two", 400)
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    session.add_part(ur1[0])
+    try:
+        session.add_part(ur2[0])
+    except aq.TransferConflictError:
+        ok(True, "format switch raises TransferConflictError")
+    else:
+        ok(False, "format switch raised TransferConflictError")
+
+
+def test_garbage_and_single_line():
+    session = aq.AnimatedQrSession()
+    try:
+        session.add_part("this is not a QR transfer")
+    except aq.FormatNotDetectedError:
+        ok(True, "garbage raises FormatNotDetectedError")
+    else:
+        ok(False, "garbage raised FormatNotDetectedError")
+
+
+def main():
+    check_imported_bundle()
+    run_payload_parity_cases()
+    test_tx_transports()
+    test_compressed_bal_transport()
+    test_will_transports()
+    test_duplicates_are_ignored()
+    test_ur2_fountain_survives_loss_and_reorder()
+    test_ur2_single_part_and_duplicate()
+    test_bbqr_all_three_encodings()
+    test_mid_transfer_conflict()
+    test_garbage_and_single_line()
+    print("verify_chain: {} checks passed".format(PASSED))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

android/tools/emitter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+"""Standalone QR emitter for testing the Android reader on a real camera.
+
+Replicates exactly what the plugin's QR export page puts on screen
+(``BalQrExportWidget``): the same ``encode_transfer`` + per-format frame
+encoders from ``bal.core``, rendered one QR at a time with ``qrcode``.
+
+Run from the repo root with the runtime venv (has ``bal``, ``qrcode``,
+PyQt6):
+
+    source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
+    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb python3 android/tools/emitter.py --format ur2 --loop
+
+Controls:
+    Left/Right         previous / next frame
+    Space              toggle autoplay
+    L                  toggle loop (default off)
+    Q / Esc            quit
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]))
+
+import qrcode  # noqa: E402
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer  # noqa: E402
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QImage, QPainter, QPixmap  # noqa: E402
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QLabel, QMainWindow, QWidget  # noqa: E402
+
+from bal.core import animated_qr as aq  # noqa: E402
+from bal.core import qrtransfer as qtf  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def build_frames(tx_strings, fmt, budget):
+    """Frames exactly as BalQrExportWidget._refresh_frames produces them."""
+    transfer = qtf.encode_transfer(tx_strings, compress=False)
+    if fmt == "balqr":
+        return qtf.split_frames(transfer, budget, compressed=False)
+    payload = transfer.encode("utf-8")
+    if fmt == "ur1":
+        return aq.ur1_frames(payload, budget)
+    if fmt == "ur2":
+        return aq.ur2_frames(payload, budget)
+    if fmt == "bbqr":
+        return aq.bbqr_frames(payload, budget, encoding="Z")
+    raise SystemExit("unknown format: {}".format(fmt))
+
+
+def load_payload(args):
+    """Return ``(tx_strings, description)`` mirroring ``_payload_strings``."""
+    if args.will is not None:
+        will = json.loads(Path(args.will).read_text())
+        return (
+            [json.dumps(will, ensure_ascii=False)],
+            "whole-will JSON ({})".format(Path(args.will).name),
+        )
+    if args.txs is not None:
+        raw = Path(args.txs).read_text()
+        return [line.strip() for line in raw.split() if line.strip()], "txs"
+    raise SystemExit("give --will FILE or --txs FILE")
+
+
+def qr_pixmap(text, size):
+    """Render ``text`` as a QR code fitted to a ``size``x``size`` image."""
+    qr = qrcode.QRCode(border=2, error_correction=qrcode.constants.ERROR_CORRECT_M)
+    qr.add_data(text)
+    qr.make(fit=True)
+    matrix = qr.modules
+    n = len(matrix)
+    border = qr.border
+    scale = max(1, size // (n + 2 * border))
+    dim = (n + 2 * border) * scale
+    image = QImage(dim, dim, QImage.Format.Format_RGB32)
+    image.fill(Qt.GlobalColor.white)
+    painter = QPainter(image)
+    painter.fillRect(0, 0, dim, dim, QColor("white"))
+    painter.setBrush(QColor("black"))
+    painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+    for y, row in enumerate(matrix):
+        for x, on in enumerate(row):
+            if on:
+                painter.fillRect(
+                    (x + border) * scale, (y + border) * scale, scale, scale,
+                    QColor("black"),
+                )
+    painter.end()
+    return QPixmap.fromImage(image).scaled(
+        size, size, Qt.AspectRatioMode.KeepAspectRatio,
+        Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation,
+    )
+
+
+class EmitterWindow(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self, frames, description, fmt, fps, loop):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.frames = frames
+        self.fps = fps
+        self.loop = loop
+        self.index = 0
+        self.autoplay = True
+
+        central = QWidget(self)
+        self.setCentralWidget(central)
+        self.pix = QLabel(central)
+        self.pix.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+        self.caption = QLabel(central)
+        self.caption.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+
+        import PyQt6.QtWidgets as qt  # noqa: N813 - local import for clarity
+
+        v = qt.QVBoxLayout(central)
+        v.addWidget(self.pix, 1)
+        v.addWidget(self.caption)
+
+        self.setWindowTitle("BAL Reader emitter — {}".format(fmt))
+        self.resize(900, 1000)
+
+        self.timer = QTimer(self)
+        self.timer.timeout.connect(self._step)
+        self.timer.start(int(1000 / self.fps))
+
+        self._render()
+        self.caption.setText(
+            "{desc} | {fmt} | frame {i}/{n} | autoplay={auto} loop={loop}".format(
+                desc=description, fmt=fmt, i=self.index + 1, n=len(self.frames),
+                auto="on" if self.autoplay else "off", loop="on" if loop else "off",
+            )
+        )
+        self.show()
+
+    def _render(self):
+        self.pix.setPixmap(qr_pixmap(self.frames[self.index], min(self.width() - 60, 900)))
+
+    def _update_caption(self):
+        auto = "on" if self.autoplay else "off"
+        loop = "on" if self.loop else "off"
+        self.caption.setText(
+            "frame {i}/{n} ({fmt}) | autoplay={auto} loop={loop}".format(
+                i=self.index + 1, n=len(self.frames), fmt="", auto=auto, loop=loop)
+        )
+
+    def _step(self):
+        if self.index + 1 < len(self.frames):
+            self.index += 1
+        elif self.loop:
+            self.index = 0
+        else:
+            self.autoplay = False
+            self.timer.stop()
+        self._render()
+        self._update_caption()
+
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event):  # noqa: N802 - Qt override name
+        key = event.key()
+        if key == Qt.Key.Key_Right:
+            self.autoplay = False
+            self.index = min(self.index + 1, len(self.frames) - 1)
+            self._render()
+        elif key == Qt.Key.Key_Left:
+            self.autoplay = False
+            self.index = max(self.index - 1, 0)
+            self._render()
+        elif key == Qt.Key.Key_Space:
+            self.autoplay = not self.autoplay
+            if self.autoplay:
+                self.timer.start(int(1000 / self.fps))
+            else:
+                self.timer.stop()
+        elif key == Qt.Key.Key_L:
+            self.loop = not self.loop
+        elif key in (Qt.Key.Key_Q, Qt.Key.Key_Escape):
+            self.close()
+        self._update_caption()
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--format", choices=["balqr", "ur1", "ur2", "bbqr"],
+                        default="balqr")
+    parser.add_argument("--budget", type=int, default=400)
+    parser.add_argument("--fps", type=float, default=1.0)
+    parser.add_argument("--loop", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("--will", help="whole-will JSON file")
+    parser.add_argument("--txs", help="file with serialized tx strings")
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    tx_strings, description = load_payload(args)
+    frames = build_frames(tx_strings, args.format, args.budget)
+    if len(frames) == 1:
+        print("single-frame transfer ready ({} bytes)".format(len(frames[0])), file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        print("{} frames ready".format(len(frames)), file=sys.stderr)
+
+    app = __import__("PyQt6.QtWidgets", fromlist=["QApplication"]).QApplication([])
+    EmitterWindow(frames, description, args.format, args.fps, args.loop)
+    app.exec()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1:])

android/tools/sample_will.json

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "imp-heiress-1": {
+    "tx": "0f1e2d3c4b5a69788796a5b4c3d2e1f0112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00",
+    "addr": "bc1qdeadbeef0",
+    "amount": 100000,
+    "tag": "heiress-1",
+    "metadata": {},
+    "notify": "heir1@example.invalid"
+  },
+  "imp-heiress-2": {
+    "tx": "112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff0011",
+    "addr": "bc1qdeadbeef1",
+    "amount": 200000,
+    "tag": "heiress-2",
+    "metadata": {},
+    "notify": "heir2@example.invalid"
+  },
+  "imp-heiress-3": {
+    "tx": "a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8f901a2b3c4d5e6f708192a3b4c5d6e7f809",
+    "addr": "bc1qdeadbeef2",
+    "amount": 300000,
+    "tag": "heiress-3",
+    "metadata": {},
+    "notify": "heir3@example.invalid"
+  }
+}

bal/cli/controller.py

@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ from ..core import checkalive
 from ..core import heirs as heirs_mod
 from ..core import will as will_mod
 from ..core.checkalive import (
-    CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError,
     CheckAliveError,
-    ensure_check_alive_valid,
+    check_alive_expired,
     resolve_date_to_check,
-    resolve_delivery_date,
     resolve_guard_threshold,
 )
 from ..core.heirs import Heirs, is_op_return_address
@@ -108,12 +106,6 @@ def _user_facing(e):
         return UserFacingException(str(e))
     if isinstance(e, heirs_mod.LocktimeNotValid):
         return UserFacingException(str(e))
-    if isinstance(e, checkalive.CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError):
-        return UserFacingException(
-            _(
-                "Check Alive must be after today and before the delivery date, please update it"
-            )
-        )
     if isinstance(e, checkalive.CheckAliveError):
         return UserFacingException(
             _(
@@ -280,21 +272,13 @@ class BalController:
             self.plugin.is_basic_mode(),
             self.will_settings,
             built_locktime=Will.get_min_locktime(self.willitems),
-            creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.willitems),
         )
         self.no_willexecutor = bool(self.plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.get())
         self.willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutors(
             self.plugin, update=True, task=False
         )
-        delivery_date = resolve_delivery_date(
-            self.will_settings,
-            built_locktime=Will.get_min_locktime(self.willitems),
-        )
-        ensure_check_alive_valid(
-            self.plugin.is_basic_mode(),
-            self.date_to_check,
-            delivery_date=delivery_date,
-        )
+        if check_alive_expired(self.plugin.is_basic_mode(), self.date_to_check):
+            raise CheckAliveError(self.date_to_check)
         self._init_heirs_to_locktime(self.plugin.ENABLE_MULTIVERSE.get())
 
     def _init_heirs_to_locktime(self, multiverse=False):
@@ -385,9 +369,7 @@ class BalController:
                 tx["heirsvalue"] = txs[txid].heirsvalue
                 tx["description"] = txs[txid].description
                 tx["willexecutor"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].willexecutor)
-                # Stored history: always English (translated only for display by
-                # format_status_history); never _() here.
-                tx["status"] = "New"
+                tx["status"] = _("New")
                 tx["baltx_fees"] = txs[txid].tx_fees
                 tx["time"] = creation_time
                 tx["heirs"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].heirs)
@@ -476,9 +458,7 @@ class BalController:
 
         locktime = Util.parse_locktime_string(self.will_settings["locktime"])
         threshold_ts = resolve_guard_threshold(
-            self.plugin.is_basic_mode(),
-            self.will_settings,
-            creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.willitems),
+            self.plugin.is_basic_mode(), self.will_settings
         )
         if threshold_ts is not None:
             if locktime < threshold_ts:
@@ -603,11 +583,6 @@ class BalController:
         except will_mod.NoHeirsException as e:
             _logger.info(f"auto rebuild: no heirs ({e})")
             return {"result": "no_heirs"}
-        except CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError:
-            _logger.info(
-                "auto rebuild: Check Alive not before the delivery, nothing to do"
-            )
-            return {"result": "check_alive_before_delivery"}
         except CheckAliveError:
             _logger.info("auto rebuild: Check Alive already in the past")
             return self._auto_rebuild_invalidate("threshold_passed")
@@ -767,11 +742,7 @@ class BalController:
         if not willitems:
             raise UserFacingException(_("No transaction matches the given txids"))
 
-        # Skip executors the user deselected after building the will (the
-        # controller's list is read from the config for every command).
-        willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-            willitems, force=force, current_willexecutors=self.willexecutors
-        )
+        willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(willitems, force=force)
         if not willexecutors:
             return {}
 

bal/core/animated_qr.py

@@ -2,18 +2,33 @@
 bal.core.animated_qr
 ====================
 
-GUI-free implementation of the BBQR animated-QR transfer format used to
-move BAL will data between devices.
+GUI-free implementation of the interoperable animated-QR transfer formats
+used to move BAL will data between devices.
 
-Supported wire format (self-describing and order-independent on receive):
+Supported wire formats (each self-describing and order-independent on
+receive):
 
+* **BALQR** (native): ``BAL1<TTT><iii><flag><payload>`` compact fixed-width
+  header (11 chars, 3-digit base36 count fields, no separators); legacy
+  ``BALQR1|total|index|flags|payload`` still imported.
+* **BC-UR v1** (BCR-2020-005 rev1 draft, May 2020)::
+      ur:bytes/1of7/<bc32-digest>/<bc32-fragment>
+    Fragments partition the BC32 rendering of the CBOR byte string; the
+    SHA-256 digest of the wrapped payload ties the parts together.
+* **BC-UR v2** (BCR-2020-005 rev 2 / BCR-2020-012)::
+      ur:bytes/2-9/<bytewords-minimal fragment>
+    Fountain-coded parts; each part is a CBOR array
+    ``[seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data]`` whose CBOR bytes are
+    bytewords-minimal encoded with a trailing per-part CRC-32.  The
+    ``checksum`` field holds the CRC-32 of the whole wrapped message, so the
+    parts are mixable and order-independent.
 * **BBQR** (Coinkite)::
       B$<encoding><type><2 base36 total><2 base36 index><payload>
     Equal-length text frames; the payload is uppercase hex, RFC-4648
     base32, or raw-deflate (``wbits=-10``) zlib plus base32.
 
 Everything is implemented from scratch on top of the Python standard library
-only (``zlib``, ``base64``), so the shipped plugin zip stays a
+only (``zlib``, ``hashlib``, ``base64``), so the shipped plugin zip stays a
 self-contained bundle with no third-party dependencies (house rule).
 
 This module never imports Qt or any Electrum GUI code (house rule).
@@ -22,8 +37,9 @@ This module never imports Qt or any Electrum GUI code (house rule).
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import base64
+import hashlib
 import zlib
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, FrozenSet, List, Optional, Sequence, Set, Tuple
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # Errors & safety caps
@@ -46,10 +62,604 @@ class SessionLimitError(AnimatedQrError):
     """A receive session exceeded its safety caps."""
 
 
+class ChecksumError(AnimatedQrError):
+    """A part failed its checksum / digest validation."""
+
+
 # Safety caps for untrusted scanner input.
 _MAX_SESSION_PARTS = 20000
 _MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES = 32 * 1024 * 1024
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# CBOR minimals (byte-string envelope + the fountain part header)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+_BYTE_STR_RES = 0x40  # byte string, length < 24
+_BYTE_STR_1 = 0x58  # byte string, 1-byte length
+_BYTE_STR_2 = 0x59  # byte string, 2-byte length
+_BYTE_STR_4 = 0x60  # byte string, 4-byte length
+_ARRAY_RES = 0x80
+_UNSIGNED_RES = 0x00
+
+
+def cbor_byte_string(data: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """Wrap ``data`` in the minimal CBOR byte-string envelope (0x40..0x60)."""
+    n = len(data)
+    if n < 24:
+        head = bytes([_BYTE_STR_RES + n])
+    elif n <= 0xFF:
+        head = bytes([_BYTE_STR_1, n])
+    elif n <= 0xFFFF:
+        head = bytes([_BYTE_STR_2]) + n.to_bytes(2, "big")
+    elif n <= 0xFFFFFFFF:
+        head = bytes([_BYTE_STR_4]) + n.to_bytes(4, "big")
+    else:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("payload too large for the UR byte-string envelope")
+    return head + data
+
+
+def unwrap_ur_cbor(message: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """Strip the CBOR byte-string envelope, falling back to the raw bytes.
+
+    Receivers keep working even when the emitter embedded the payload without
+    any CBOR wrapping (some third-party ``ur:bytes`` emitters do).
+    """
+    if not message:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("empty decoded message")
+    b0 = message[0]
+    if _BYTE_STR_RES <= b0 <= 0x57:
+        header_len, n = 1, b0 - _BYTE_STR_RES
+    elif b0 == _BYTE_STR_1 and len(message) >= 2:
+        header_len, n = 2, message[1]
+    elif b0 == _BYTE_STR_2 and len(message) >= 3:
+        header_len, n = 3, int.from_bytes(message[1:3], "big")
+    elif b0 == _BYTE_STR_4 and len(message) >= 5:
+        header_len, n = 5, int.from_bytes(message[1:5], "big")
+    else:
+        return message
+    if header_len + n != len(message):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("decoded message has an inconsistent CBOR length")
+    return message[header_len:]
+
+
+def _cbor_unsigned(value: int) -> bytes:
+    if value < 24:
+        return bytes([_UNSIGNED_RES + value])
+    if value <= 0xFF:
+        return bytes([0x18, value])
+    if value <= 0xFFFF:
+        return bytes([0x19]) + value.to_bytes(2, "big")
+    if value <= 0xFFFFFFFF:
+        return bytes([0x1A]) + value.to_bytes(4, "big")
+    return bytes([0x1B]) + value.to_bytes(8, "big")
+
+
+def cbor_part(seq_num: int, seq_len: int, message_len: int, checksum: int, data: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """The CBOR body of a BC-UR v2 fountain part (``[seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data]``)."""
+    out = bytearray([_ARRAY_RES + 5])
+    out += _cbor_unsigned(seq_num)
+    out += _cbor_unsigned(seq_len)
+    out += _cbor_unsigned(message_len)
+    out += _cbor_unsigned(checksum)
+    out += cbor_byte_string(data)
+    return bytes(out)
+
+
+def _need(buf: bytes, pos: int, count: int) -> None:
+    if pos + count > len(buf):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("truncated CBOR part header")
+
+
+def _cbor_read_unsigned(buf: bytes, pos: int) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+    if pos >= len(buf):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("truncated CBOR part header")
+    octet = buf[pos]
+    if octet & 0xE0 != _UNSIGNED_RES:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("unexpected CBOR type in part header")
+    pos += 1
+    additional = octet & 0x1F
+    if additional < 24:
+        return additional, pos
+    if additional == 24:
+        _need(buf, pos, 1)
+        return buf[pos], pos + 1
+    if additional == 25:
+        _need(buf, pos, 2)
+        return int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 2], "big"), pos + 2
+    if additional == 26:
+        _need(buf, pos, 4)
+        return int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 4], "big"), pos + 4
+    if additional == 27:
+        _need(buf, pos, 8)
+        return int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 8], "big"), pos + 8
+    raise AnimatedQrError("unsupported CBOR integer width in part header")
+
+
+def _cbor_read_bytes(buf: bytes, pos: int) -> Tuple[bytes, int]:
+    if pos >= len(buf):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("truncated CBOR part header")
+    octet = buf[pos]
+    pos += 1
+    if octet & 0xE0 != _BYTE_STR_RES:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("expected a CBOR byte string in part header")
+    additional = octet & 0x1F
+    if additional < 24:
+        n = additional
+    elif additional == 24:
+        _need(buf, pos, 1)
+        n, pos = buf[pos], pos + 1
+    elif additional == 25:
+        _need(buf, pos, 2)
+        n, pos = int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 2], "big"), pos + 2
+    elif additional == 26:
+        _need(buf, pos, 4)
+        n, pos = int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 4], "big"), pos + 4
+    else:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("unsupported CBOR byte-string width in part header")
+    _need(buf, pos, n)
+    return buf[pos : pos + n], pos + n
+
+
+def _cbor_read_array(buf: bytes, pos: int) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+    if pos >= len(buf):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("truncated CBOR part header")
+    octet = buf[pos]
+    pos += 1
+    if octet & 0xE0 != _ARRAY_RES:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("expected a CBOR array in part header")
+    additional = octet & 0x1F
+    if additional < 24:
+        return additional, pos
+    if additional == 24:
+        _need(buf, pos, 1)
+        return buf[pos], pos + 1
+    if additional == 25:
+        _need(buf, pos, 2)
+        return int.from_bytes(buf[pos : pos + 2], "big"), pos + 2
+    raise AnimatedQrError("unsupported CBOR array header in part")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# CRC-32 (same polynomial as ``zlib.crc32``, network byte order)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def crc32_int(data: bytes) -> int:
+    """CRC-32 over ``data`` as an unsigned 32-bit integer."""
+    return zlib.crc32(data) & 0xFFFFFFFF
+
+
+def crc32_bytes(data: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """CRC-32 over ``data`` as 4 network-order (big-endian) bytes."""
+    return crc32_int(data).to_bytes(4, "big")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Bytewords (BCR-2020-012)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+_BYTEWORDS = (
+    "ableacidalsoapexaquaarchatomauntawayaxisbackbaldbarnbeltbetabiasbluebodybragbr"
+    "ewbulbbuzzcalmcashcatschefcityclawcodecolacookcostcruxcurlcuspcyandarkdatadays"
+    "delidicedietdoordowndrawdropdrumdulldutyeacheasyechoedgeepicevenexamexiteyesfa"
+    "ctfairfernfigsfilmfishfizzflapflewfluxfoxyfreefrogfuelfundgalagamegeargemsgift"
+    "girlglowgoodgraygrimgurugushgyrohalfhanghardhawkheathelphighhillholyhopehornhu"
+    "tsicedideaidleinchinkyintoirisironitemjadejazzjoinjoltjowljudojugsjumpjunkjury"
+    "keepkenokeptkeyskickkilnkingkitekiwiknoblamblavalazyleaflegsliarlimplionlistlo"
+    "goloudloveluaulucklungmainmanymathmazememomenumeowmildmintmissmonknailnavyneed"
+    "newsnextnoonnotenumbobeyoboeomitonyxopenovalowlspaidpartpeckplaypluspoempoolpo"
+    "sepuffpumapurrquadquizraceramprealredorichroadrockroofrubyruinrunsrustsafesaga"
+    "scarsetssilkskewslotsoapsolosongstubsurfswantacotasktaxitenttiedtimetinytoilto"
+    "mbtoystriptunatwinuglyundouniturgeuservastveryvetovialvibeviewvisavoidvowswall"
+    "wandwarmwaspwavewaxywebswhatwhenwhizwolfworkyankyawnyellyogayurtzapszerozestzi"
+    "nczonezoom"
+)
+
+_WORDS = [_BYTEWORDS[i : i + 4] for i in range(0, 1024, 4)]
+_DIM = 26
+_WORD_LOOKUP: Optional[List[int]] = None
+
+
+def _word_lookup() -> List[int]:
+    """First/last-letter lookup table (built lazily, mirrors Bytewords)."""
+    global _WORD_LOOKUP
+    if _WORD_LOOKUP is None:
+        table = [-1] * (_DIM * _DIM)
+        for i, word in enumerate(_WORDS):
+            x = ord(word[0]) - ord("a")
+            y = ord(word[3]) - ord("a")
+            table[y * _DIM + x] = i
+        _WORD_LOOKUP = table
+    return _WORD_LOOKUP
+
+
+def _decode_word(word: str, word_len: int) -> int:
+    if len(word) != word_len:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid bytewords word length")
+    x = ord(word[0]) - ord("a")
+    y = ord(word[3] if word_len == 4 else word[1]) - ord("a")
+    if not (0 <= x < _DIM and 0 <= y < _DIM):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid bytewords characters")
+    value = _word_lookup()[y * _DIM + x]
+    if value == -1:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid bytewords first/last pair")
+    if word_len == 4:
+        full = _WORDS[value]
+        if word[1] != full[1] or word[2] != full[2]:
+            raise AnimatedQrError("invalid bytewords middle letters")
+    return value
+
+
+def bytewords_minimal_encode(data: bytes) -> str:
+    """BCR-2020-012 bytewords-minimal: one two-letter word per byte, then CRC."""
+    crc = data + crc32_bytes(data)
+    return "".join(_WORDS[b][0] + _WORDS[b][3] for b in crc)
+
+
+def bytewords_minimal_decode(text: str) -> bytes:
+    """Inverse of :func:`bytewords_minimal_encode` (validates the CRC-32)."""
+    if len(text) % 2:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid bytewords length (odd)")
+    values = [_decode_word(text[i : i + 2], 2) for i in range(0, len(text), 2)]
+    payload = bytes(values)
+    if len(payload) < 5:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bytewords payload too short")
+    body, checksum = payload[:-4], payload[-4:]
+    if crc32_bytes(body) != checksum:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bytewords CRC-32 mismatch")
+    return body
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC32 (the deprecated bech32-derived codec used by BC-UR v1)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+_BC32_ALPHABET = "qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l"
+_BC32_REV = {ch: i for i, ch in enumerate(_BC32_ALPHABET)}
+_BECH32_GENERATOR = [0x3B6A57B2, 0x26508E6D, 0x1EA119FA, 0x3D4233DD, 0x2A1462B3]
+
+
+def bech32_polymod(values: Sequence[int]) -> int:
+    chk = 1
+    for value in values:
+        top = chk >> 25
+        chk = (chk & 0x1FFFFFF) << 5 ^ value
+        for i in range(5):
+            if (top >> i) & 1:
+                chk ^= _BECH32_GENERATOR[i]
+    return chk
+
+
+def _bc32_checksum(values: List[int]) -> List[int]:
+    polymod = bech32_polymod([0] + values + [0] * 6) ^ 0x3FFFFFFF
+    return [(polymod >> 5 * (5 - i)) & 31 for i in range(6)]
+
+
+def _bc32_verify(values: List[int]) -> bool:
+    return bech32_polymod([0] + values) == 0x3FFFFFFF
+
+
+def bc32_encode(data: bytes) -> str:
+    """BCR-2020-005 BC32: bech32 without the human-readable part and divider."""
+    acc = 0
+    bits = 0
+    values: List[int] = []
+    for byte in data:
+        acc = (acc << 8) | byte
+        bits += 8
+        while bits >= 5:
+            bits -= 5
+            values.append((acc >> bits) & 31)
+    if bits:
+        values.append((acc << (5 - bits)) & 31)
+    values += _bc32_checksum(values)
+    return "".join(_BC32_ALPHABET[v] for v in values)
+
+
+def bc32_decode(text: str) -> bytes:
+    """Inverse of :func:`bc32_encode` (validates the 6-char checksum)."""
+    lowered = text.lower()
+    try:
+        values = [_BC32_REV[ch] for ch in lowered]
+    except KeyError:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid BC-UR v1 character") from None
+    if len(values) < 6 or not _bc32_verify(values):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("invalid BC-UR v1 checksum")
+    data = values[:-6]
+    acc = 0
+    bits = 0
+    out = bytearray()
+    for value in data:
+        acc = (acc << 5) | value
+        bits += 5
+        if bits >= 8:
+            bits -= 8
+            out.append((acc >> bits) & 0xFF)
+    return bytes(out)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# xoshiro256** + alias sampler (exact ports of the reference RNG chain)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+_MASK64 = (1 << 64) - 1
+
+
+class _Xoshiro256:
+    """xoshiro256** 1.0, seeded via SHA-256 of a byte sequence."""
+
+    def __init__(self, seed: bytes):
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(seed).digest()
+        self._s = [
+            int.from_bytes(digest[offset : offset + 8], "big")
+            for offset in range(0, 32, 8)
+        ]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rotl(x: int, k: int) -> int:
+        return ((x << k) | (x >> (64 - k))) & _MASK64
+
+    def next(self) -> int:
+        result = (self._rotl((self._s[1] * 5) & _MASK64, 7) * 9) & _MASK64
+        t = (self._s[1] << 17) & _MASK64
+        s = self._s
+        s[2] ^= s[0]
+        s[3] ^= s[1]
+        s[1] ^= s[2]
+        s[0] ^= s[3]
+        s[2] ^= t
+        s[3] = self._rotl(s[3], 45)
+        return result
+
+    def next_double(self) -> float:
+        return self.next() / float(1 << 64)
+
+    def next_int(self, low: int, high: int) -> int:
+        return int(self.next_double() * (high - low + 1)) + low
+
+
+class _RandomAliasSampler:
+    """Vose's alias method, built in the exact order of the reference code."""
+
+    def __init__(self, probs: Sequence[float]):
+        total = sum(probs)
+        assert total > 0
+        n = len(probs)
+        normalized = [p * float(n) / total for p in probs]
+
+        small: List[int] = []
+        large: List[int] = []
+        for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1):
+            (small if normalized[i] < 1 else large).append(i)
+
+        self._probs = [0] * n
+        self._aliases = [0] * n
+        while small and large:
+            a = small.pop()
+            g = large.pop()
+            self._probs[a] = normalized[a]
+            self._aliases[a] = g
+            normalized[g] += normalized[a] - 1
+            (small if normalized[g] < 1 else large).append(g)
+
+        while large:
+            self._probs[large.pop()] = 1
+        while small:
+            self._probs[small.pop()] = 1
+
+    def next(self, rng: _Xoshiro256) -> int:
+        r1 = rng.next_double()
+        r2 = rng.next_double()
+        n = len(self._probs)
+        i = int(float(n) * r1)
+        return i if r2 < self._probs[i] else self._aliases[i]
+
+
+def choose_fragments(seq_num: int, seq_len: int, checksum: int) -> Set[int]:
+    """The fragments mixed into a BC-UR v2 fountain part (reference seed math).
+
+    Sequence numbers ``1..seq_len`` emit the pure fragment ``{seq_num - 1}``;
+    every larger sequence number deterministically mixes a pseudo-random
+    subset of fragments seeded by ``SHA256(seq ‖ checksum)``.
+    """
+    if seq_num <= seq_len:
+        return {seq_num - 1}
+    seed = seq_num.to_bytes(4, "big") + checksum.to_bytes(4, "big")
+    rng = _Xoshiro256(seed)
+    probs: List[float] = [1.0 / i for i in range(1, seq_len + 1)]
+    degree = _RandomAliasSampler(probs).next(rng) + 1
+    remaining = list(range(seq_len))
+    shuffled: List[int] = []
+    while remaining:
+        index = rng.next_int(0, len(remaining) - 1)
+        shuffled.append(remaining.pop(index))
+    return set(shuffled[:degree])
+
+
+def _partition_message(message: bytes, fragment_len: int) -> List[bytes]:
+    fragments: List[bytes] = []
+    for offset in range(0, len(message), fragment_len):
+        fragment = message[offset : offset + fragment_len]
+        if len(fragment) < fragment_len:
+            fragment += b"\x00" * (fragment_len - len(fragment))
+        fragments.append(fragment)
+    return fragments
+
+
+def _mix_fragments(fragments: Sequence[bytes], indexes: Set[int], fragment_len: int) -> bytes:
+    result = bytearray(fragment_len)
+    for index in indexes:
+        for i, byte in enumerate(fragments[index]):
+            result[i] ^= byte
+    return bytes(result)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC-UR v2 (bytewords-minimal + fountain)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _ur2_header(seq_num: int, seq_len: int) -> str:
+    return "ur:bytes/{}-{}/".format(seq_num, seq_len)
+
+
+def _ur2_part_string(seq_num: int, seq_len: int, message_len: int, checksum: int, data: bytes) -> str:
+    body = cbor_part(seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data)
+    return _ur2_header(seq_num, seq_len) + bytewords_minimal_encode(body)
+
+
+def _ur2_part_cost(seq_num: int, seq_len: int, message_len: int, checksum: int, data_len: int) -> int:
+    body_len = len(cbor_part(seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, b"\x00" * data_len))
+    # bytewords_minimal_encode appends a 4-byte CRC over the body.
+    return len(_ur2_header(seq_num, seq_len)) + 2 * (body_len + 4)
+
+
+def ur2_frames(payload: bytes, budget_chars: int) -> List[str]:
+    """Encode ``payload`` into BC-UR v2 fountain frames.
+
+    ``budget_chars`` is the largest frame string the carrying QR code may
+    hold. The first ``seq_len`` frames are pure (one fragment each); a second
+    wave of ``seq_len`` mixed (fountain) frames follows so the receiver can
+    recover with a few parts still missing.
+    """
+    message = cbor_byte_string(payload)
+    message_len = len(message)
+    checksum = crc32_int(message)
+    single_cost = len("ur:bytes/") + len(bytewords_minimal_encode(message))
+    if single_cost <= budget_chars:
+        return ["ur:bytes/" + bytewords_minimal_encode(message)]
+
+    fragment_len = message_len
+    fragment_count = 1
+    while True:
+        seq_len = fragment_count
+        worst_seq = 2 * seq_len  # the export loop emits up to 2*seq_len parts
+        cost = _ur2_part_cost(worst_seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, fragment_len)
+        if cost <= budget_chars:
+            break
+        fragment_count += 1
+        fragment_len = -(-message_len // fragment_count)
+        if fragment_count > message_len:
+            raise AnimatedQrError("QR budget too small for a BC-UR v2 part")
+
+    fragments = _partition_message(message, fragment_len)
+    frames: List[str] = []
+    for seq_num in range(1, seq_len + 1):
+        frames.append(_ur2_part_string(seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, fragments[seq_num - 1]))
+    for seq_num in range(seq_len + 1, 2 * seq_len + 1):
+        data = _mix_fragments(fragments, choose_fragments(seq_num, seq_len, checksum), fragment_len)
+        frames.append(_ur2_part_string(seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data))
+    return frames
+
+
+def ur2_parse_part(frame_text: str) -> Tuple[int, int, int, int, bytes]:
+    """Parse a BC-UR v2 part into ``(seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data)``."""
+    frame_text = frame_text.strip().lower()
+    prefix = "ur:bytes/"
+    if not frame_text.startswith(prefix):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("not a BC-UR v2 part")
+    tail = frame_text[len(prefix) :]
+    if "/" not in tail:
+        body = bytewords_minimal_decode(tail)
+        return 1, 1, len(body), crc32_int(body), body
+    seq_head, words = tail.split("/", 1)
+    try:
+        seq_num_s, seq_len_s = seq_head.split("-", 1)
+        seq_num, seq_len = int(seq_num_s), int(seq_len_s)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v2 sequence header") from None
+    if seq_len < 1 or not 1 <= seq_num <= 2**32 - 1:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v2 sequence numbers")
+    body = bytewords_minimal_decode(words)
+    arr, pos = _cbor_read_array(body, 0)
+    if arr != 5:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v2 part header arity")
+    seq_again, pos = _cbor_read_unsigned(body, pos)
+    seq_len_again, pos = _cbor_read_unsigned(body, pos)
+    message_len, pos = _cbor_read_unsigned(body, pos)
+    checksum, pos = _cbor_read_unsigned(body, pos)
+    data, pos = _cbor_read_bytes(body, pos)
+    if pos != len(body):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("trailing garbage in BC-UR v2 part header")
+    if seq_again != seq_num or seq_len_again != seq_len:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("BC-UR v2 part header mismatch")
+    return seq_num, seq_len, message_len, checksum, bytes(data)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# BC-UR v1 (BCR-2020-005 rev1: BC32 fragments + SHA-256 digest)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _ur1_digest(message: bytes) -> str:
+    return bc32_encode(hashlib.sha256(message).digest())
+
+
+def _ur1_prefix(index: int, total: int, digest: str) -> str:
+    return "ur:bytes/{}{}/{}/".format(
+        index, "of{}".format(total), digest
+    )
+
+
+def ur1_frames(payload: bytes, budget_chars: int) -> List[str]:
+    """Encode ``payload`` into BC-UR v1 fragments (``NofM`` + BC32 + digest)."""
+    message = cbor_byte_string(payload)
+    digest = _ur1_digest(message)
+    full = bc32_encode(message)
+
+    total = 1
+    while True:
+        longest = _ur1_prefix(total, total, digest)
+        capacity = budget_chars - len(longest)
+        if capacity < 1:
+            raise AnimatedQrError("QR budget too small for BC-UR v1")
+        if len(full) <= capacity * total:
+            break
+        total += 1
+        if total > _MAX_SESSION_PARTS:
+            raise AnimatedQrError("BC-UR v1 transfer demands too many parts")
+
+    frames: List[str] = []
+    pos = 0
+    for index in range(1, total + 1):
+        prefix = _ur1_prefix(index, total, digest)
+        capacity = budget_chars - len(prefix)
+        frames.append(prefix + full[pos : pos + capacity])
+        pos += capacity
+    return frames
+
+
+def ur1_parse_part(frame_text: str) -> Tuple[int, int, str, str]:
+    """Parse a BC-UR v1 part into ``(index, total, digest, fragment)``.
+
+    Accepts both the multipart form (``ur:bytes/NofM/<digest>/<frag>``) and
+    the single-part form (``ur:bytes/<frag>``, no sequence header or digest).
+    """
+    frame_text = frame_text.strip().lower()
+    prefix = "ur:bytes/"
+    if not frame_text.startswith(prefix):
+        raise AnimatedQrError("not a BC-UR v1 part")
+    tail = frame_text[len(prefix) :]
+    parts = tail.split("/")
+    if len(parts) == 1:
+        return 1, 1, "", parts[0]
+    if len(parts) != 3:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v1 part structure")
+    seq_head, digest, fragment = parts
+    if "of" not in seq_head:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("BC-UR v1 part misses the sequence header")
+    try:
+        index_s, total_s = seq_head.split("of", 1)
+        index, total = int(index_s), int(total_s)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v1 sequence header") from None
+    if total < 1 or not 1 <= index <= total:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v1 sequence numbers")
+    if len(digest) != 58:
+        raise AnimatedQrError("bad BC-UR v1 digest")
+    return index, total, digest, fragment
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # BBQR (Coinkite)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -164,6 +774,9 @@ def _bbqr_decode(encoded_parts: Sequence[str], encoding: str) -> bytes:
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 FORMAT_LABELS = {
+    "balqr": "BAL QR",
+    "ur1": "BC-UR v1",
+    "ur2": "BC-UR v2",
     "bbqr": "BBQR",
 }
 
@@ -178,8 +791,34 @@ def detect_format(text: str) -> Optional[str]:
     text = text.strip()
     if not text:
         return None
+    lowered = text.lower()
+    if lowered.startswith(("balqr", "bal1")):
+        return "balqr"
     if text.startswith(_BBQR_PREFIX):
         return "bbqr"
+    if not lowered.startswith("ur:"):
+        return None
+    if lowered.startswith("ur:bytes/"):
+        remainder = lowered[len("ur:bytes/") :]
+        first = remainder.split("/", 1)[0]
+        if "of" in first:
+            return "ur1"
+        if "-" in first:
+            return "ur2"
+        # Single-part: the whole remainder is the body. Prefer a bytewords v2
+        # body (CBOR byte-string head 0x40..0x60), then BC32 v1.
+        try:
+            body = bytewords_minimal_decode(remainder)
+        except AnimatedQrError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if body and 0x40 <= body[0] <= 0x60:
+                return "ur2"
+        try:
+            bc32_decode(remainder)
+        except AnimatedQrError:
+            return None
+        return "ur1"
     return None
 
 
@@ -191,16 +830,253 @@ def parse_for_detection(text: str) -> Tuple[str, str, int, int]:
     :class:`AnimatedQrError` when the text cannot be parsed.
     """
     fmt = detect_format(text)
+    if fmt == "balqr":
+        total, index, _compressed, _payload = _parse_balqr(text)
+        return "balqr", "balqr:{}".format(total), total, index
+    if fmt == "ur1":
+        index, total, digest, _frag = ur1_parse_part(text)
+        return "ur1", "ur1:{}".format(digest), total, index
+    if fmt == "ur2":
+        seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, _data = ur2_parse_part(text)
+        return "ur2", "ur2:{}-{}-{}".format(seq_len, message_len, checksum), seq_len, seq
     if fmt == "bbqr":
         encoding, type_code, total, index, _payload = bbqr_parse_part(text)
         return "bbqr", "bbqr:{}{}:{}".format(encoding, type_code, total), total, index
     raise FormatNotDetectedError("Not a supported QR transfer format")
 
 
+def _parse_balqr(text: str) -> Tuple[int, int, bool, str]:
+    from bal.core.qrtransfer import parse_frame
+
+    return parse_frame(text)
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# Receive session (order-independent assembly)
+# Receive sessions (order-independent assembly per format)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
+class _BalQrSession:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._frames: Dict[int, str] = {}
+        self._total = 0
+        self._compressed = False
+
+    @property
+    def total(self) -> int:
+        return self._total
+
+    @property
+    def received(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._frames)
+
+    @property
+    def done(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self._total) and len(self._frames) >= self._total
+
+    def add(self, text: str) -> str:
+        total, index, compressed, payload = _parse_balqr(text)
+        if self._total and total != self._total:
+            raise TransferConflictError("BAL QR transfer total changed")
+        if len(self._frames) >= _MAX_SESSION_PARTS:
+            raise SessionLimitError("too many BAL QR frames")
+        if not self._total:
+            self._total = total
+            self._compressed = compressed
+        if index in self._frames:
+            return "dup"
+        self._frames[index] = payload
+        return "ok"
+
+    def resolve(self) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
+        from bal.core.qrtransfer import assemble
+
+        text = assemble(self._frames, self._total)
+        return text, self._compressed
+
+
+class _Ur1Session:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._total = 0
+        self._digest = ""
+        self._fragments: Dict[int, str] = {}
+
+    @property
+    def total(self) -> int:
+        return self._total
+
+    @property
+    def received(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._fragments)
+
+    @property
+    def done(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self._total) and len(self._fragments) >= self._total
+
+    def add(self, text: str) -> str:
+        index, total, digest, fragment = ur1_parse_part(text)
+        if self._total:
+            if total != self._total or digest != self._digest:
+                raise TransferConflictError("BC-UR v1 transfer digest changed")
+        else:
+            self._total = total
+            self._digest = digest
+            if total > _MAX_SESSION_PARTS:
+                raise SessionLimitError("BC-UR v1 demands too many parts")
+        if index in self._fragments:
+            return "dup"
+        self._fragments[index] = fragment
+        return "ok"
+
+    def resolve(self) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
+        full = "".join(self._fragments[i] for i in range(1, self._total + 1))
+        try:
+            message = bc32_decode(full)
+        except AnimatedQrError:
+            raise ChecksumError("BC-UR v1 checksum mismatch") from None
+        if self._digest and _ur1_digest(message) != self._digest:
+            raise ChecksumError("BC-UR v1 digest mismatch")
+        return _transfer_text(unwrap_ur_cbor(message)), False
+
+
+class _Ur2Session:
+    """Fountain decoder mirroring the reference (C++/python) semantics."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._seq_len = 0
+        self._message_len = 0
+        self._checksum = 0
+        self._fragment_len = 0
+        self._received: Set[int] = set()
+        self._simple: Dict[FrozenSet[int], bytes] = {}
+        self._mixed: Dict[FrozenSet[int], bytes] = {}
+        self._queue: List[Tuple[FrozenSet[int], bytes]] = []
+        self._processed = 0
+        self._result: Optional[bytes] = None
+        self._bad = False
+
+    @property
+    def total(self) -> int:
+        return self._seq_len
+
+    @property
+    def received(self) -> int:
+        return self._processed
+
+    @property
+    def done(self) -> bool:
+        return self._result is not None
+
+    def add(self, text: str) -> str:
+        seq, seq_len, message_len, checksum, data = ur2_parse_part(text)
+        if self._seq_len:
+            if not self._validate(seq_len, message_len, checksum, len(data)):
+                raise TransferConflictError("BC-UR v2 transfer header changed")
+        else:
+            self._seq_len = seq_len
+            self._message_len = message_len
+            self._checksum = checksum
+            self._fragment_len = len(data)
+            if seq_len > _MAX_SESSION_PARTS or message_len > _MAX_MESSAGE_BYTES:
+                raise SessionLimitError("BC-UR v2 session exceeds safety caps")
+        indexes = frozenset(choose_fragments(seq, self._seq_len, self._checksum))
+        self._receive(indexes, bytes(data))
+        return "ok"
+
+    def _validate(self, seq_len: int, message_len: int, checksum: int, data_len: int) -> bool:
+        return (
+            seq_len == self._seq_len
+            and message_len == self._message_len
+            and checksum == self._checksum
+            and data_len == self._fragment_len
+        )
+
+    def _receive(self, indexes: FrozenSet[int], data: bytes) -> None:
+        if self._result is not None or self._bad:
+            return
+        self._queue.append((indexes, data))
+        while self._result is None and not self._bad and self._queue:
+            self._process(self._queue.pop(0))
+        self._processed += 1
+
+    def _process(self, item: Tuple[FrozenSet[int], bytes]) -> None:
+        indexes, data = item
+        if len(indexes) == 1:
+            self._process_simple(indexes, data)
+        else:
+            self._process_mixed(indexes, data)
+
+    def _process_simple(self, indexes: FrozenSet[int], data: bytes) -> None:
+        fragment_index = next(iter(indexes))
+        if fragment_index in self._received:
+            return
+        self._simple[indexes] = data
+        self._received.add(fragment_index)
+        if self._received == set(range(self._seq_len)):
+            self._finish()
+            return
+        self._reduce_mixed_by(indexes, data)
+
+    def _reduce_mixed_by(self, indexes: FrozenSet[int], data: bytes) -> None:
+        new_mixed: Dict[FrozenSet[int], bytes] = {}
+        for other_indexes, other_data in self._mixed.items():
+            reduced = self._reduce_part(other_indexes, other_data, indexes, data)
+            if len(reduced[0]) == 1:
+                self._queue.append(reduced)
+            else:
+                new_mixed[reduced[0]] = reduced[1]
+        self._mixed = new_mixed
+
+    def _process_mixed(self, indexes: FrozenSet[int], data: bytes) -> None:
+        if indexes in self._mixed:
+            return
+        reduced_indexes, reduced_data = indexes, data
+        for simple_indexes, simple_data in self._simple.items():
+            reduced_indexes, reduced_data = self._reduce_part(
+                reduced_indexes, reduced_data, simple_indexes, simple_data
+            )
+        for other_indexes, other_data in list(self._mixed.items()):
+            reduced_indexes, reduced_data = self._reduce_part(
+                reduced_indexes, reduced_data, other_indexes, other_data
+            )
+        if len(reduced_indexes) == 1:
+            self._queue.append((reduced_indexes, reduced_data))
+        else:
+            self._reduce_mixed_by(reduced_indexes, reduced_data)
+            if reduced_indexes not in self._mixed:
+                self._mixed[reduced_indexes] = reduced_data
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _reduce_part(
+        a_indexes: FrozenSet[int], a_data: bytes, b_indexes: FrozenSet[int], b_data: bytes
+    ) -> Tuple[FrozenSet[int], bytes]:
+        if b_indexes == a_indexes or not b_indexes.issubset(a_indexes):
+            return a_indexes, a_data
+        new_indexes = a_indexes - b_indexes
+        new_data = bytes(x ^ y for x, y in zip(a_data, b_data, strict=True))
+        return new_indexes, new_data
+
+    def _finish(self) -> None:
+        fragments = []
+        for index in range(self._seq_len):
+            key = frozenset([index])
+            if key not in self._simple:
+                self._bad = True
+                return
+            fragments.append(self._simple[key])
+        message = b"".join(fragments)[: self._message_len]
+        if crc32_int(message) != self._checksum:
+            self._bad = True
+            return
+        self._result = message
+
+    def resolve(self) -> Tuple[str, bool]:
+        if self._bad:
+            raise ChecksumError("BC-UR v2 message checksum mismatch")
+        if self._result is None:
+            raise AnimatedQrError("BC-UR v2 session is not complete")
+        return _transfer_text(unwrap_ur_cbor(self._result)), False
+
+
 class _BbqrSession:
     def __init__(self):
         self._total = 0
@@ -250,6 +1126,8 @@ def _transfer_text(raw: bytes) -> str:
 class AnimatedQrSession:
     """Facade over the per-format receive sessions used by the QR import page."""
 
+    _DIALECTS = (("balqr", "_BalQrSession"), ("ur1", "_Ur1Session"), ("ur2", "_Ur2Session"), ("bbqr", "_BbqrSession"))
+
     def __init__(self):
         self._inner: Optional[object] = None
         self._fmt: Optional[str] = None
@@ -274,6 +1152,12 @@ class AnimatedQrSession:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _make(fmt: str) -> object:
+        if fmt == "balqr":
+            return _BalQrSession()
+        if fmt == "ur1":
+            return _Ur1Session()
+        if fmt == "ur2":
+            return _Ur2Session()
         if fmt == "bbqr":
             return _BbqrSession()
         raise AssertionError("unknown animated-QR format {}".format(fmt))

bal/core/checkalive.py

@@ -6,21 +6,8 @@ The "Check Alive" policy: the single reference timestamp (``date_to_check``)
 against which every will-validity check is evaluated, and the BASIC/ADVANCED
 mode rules that decide it.
 
-A RELATIVE Check Alive value is anchored according to its SIGN:
-
-* NEGATIVE (``"-30d"`` / ``"-1y"``): counted BACKWARDS from the delivery date,
-  i.e. ``delivery + N days`` (``-30d`` = 30 days BEFORE the delivery). This is
-  the historical meaning of a relative threshold.
-* POSITIVE (``"30d"`` / ``"1y"``): counted FORWARD from the inheritance
-  creation date (``min(WillItem.time)`` of the valid will items), i.e.
-  ``creation + N days``. The creation date is frozen in the wallet DB, so the
-  reference never drifts with the clock.
-* When the anchor is unknown (no built will yet, or imported items without a
-  ``time``). The reference falls back to *now*.
-
-Pure, GUI-free. The GUI raises :class:`CheckAliveError` /
-:class:`CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError` to trigger the postpone/invalidate flow;
-the decision that they *should* be raised lives here.
+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, timezone
@@ -32,114 +19,13 @@ from .plugin_base import BalTimestamp
 class CheckAliveError(Exception):
     """Raised when the "check alive" date is in the past."""
 
-    def __init__(self, timestamp_to_check, reason: str | None = None):
+    def __init__(self, timestamp_to_check):
         self.timestamp_to_check = timestamp_to_check
-        self.reason = reason
 
     def __str__(self):
-        message = "Check alive expired please update it: {}".format(
+        return "Check alive expired please update it: {}".format(
             datetime.fromtimestamp(self.timestamp_to_check, tz=timezone.utc).isoformat()
         )
-        if self.reason:
-            message += f" ({self.reason})"
-        return message
-
-
-class CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError(Exception):
-    """Raised when the "check alive" date is not before the delivery date.
-
-    Deliberately NOT a subclass of :class:`CheckAliveError`: the existing
-    ``except CheckAliveError`` handlers invalidate the inheritance on-chain,
-    while a Check Alive that lands on/after the delivery is a configuration
-    error that must only abort the current action.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, timestamp_to_check, delivery_timestamp=None):
-        self.timestamp_to_check = timestamp_to_check
-        self.delivery_timestamp = delivery_timestamp
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        check_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(
-            self.timestamp_to_check, tz=timezone.utc
-        ).isoformat()
-        if self.delivery_timestamp is None:
-            return (
-                "Check alive date must be after today and before the delivery "
-                f"date: {check_date}"
-            )
-        delivery_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(
-            self.delivery_timestamp, tz=timezone.utc
-        ).isoformat()
-        return (
-            "Check alive date must be after today and before the delivery "
-            f"date: {check_date} >= {delivery_date}"
-        )
-
-
-def resolve_delivery_date(
-    will_settings: Any,
-    now: float | None = None,
-    built_locktime: float | int | None = None,
-) -> float | None:
-    """Return the delivery date every Check Alive calculation is anchored to.
-
-    This is the single source of the delivery reference, shared by
-    :func:`resolve_date_to_check` and :func:`resolve_guard_threshold`:
-
-    * an ABSOLUTE stored locktime is used as-is;
-    * a RELATIVE stored locktime (``"2y"``) is resolved forward from *now*,
-      UNLESS a will has already been built: its frozen delivery date
-      (``built_locktime``, the locktime inside the signed tx) is then
-      authoritative, so an unchanged will never drifts as the clock advances.
-
-    Returns ``None`` when no locktime is stored.
-    """
-    locktime_raw = will_settings.get("locktime")
-    if locktime_raw is None:
-        return None
-    if BalTimestamp(locktime_raw).unit is not None and built_locktime:
-        return BalTimestamp(int(built_locktime)).to_timestamp(now)
-    return BalTimestamp(locktime_raw).to_timestamp(now)
-
-
-def resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-    threshold_raw: Any,
-    delivery_date: float | None,
-    creation_date: float | None = None,
-    now: float | None = None,
-) -> float:
-    """Resolve a RELATIVE Check Alive value to an absolute timestamp.
-
-    The SIGN of the value selects the anchor (the single calculation rule):
-
-    * negative (``"-30d"``): ``delivery_date + N days`` (N < 0 -> BEFORE the
-      delivery);
-    * positive (``"30d"``): ``creation_date + N days`` (the inheritance
-      creation date);
-    * when the selected anchor is unknown, *now* is used as a fallback.
-
-    Args:
-        threshold_raw: the stored ``"<n>d"`` / ``"<n>y"`` value (may be
-            negative).
-        delivery_date: the resolved delivery timestamp (see
-            :func:`resolve_delivery_date`), or ``None``.
-        creation_date: the inheritance creation timestamp
-            (``Will.get_creation_time``), or ``None``.
-        now: overridable clock for tests.
-
-    Returns:
-        The absolute reference timestamp (float, UNIX seconds).
-    """
-    threshold = BalTimestamp(threshold_raw)
-    if threshold.unit is None:
-        return threshold.to_timestamp()
-    if threshold.value < 0:
-        anchor = delivery_date
-    else:
-        anchor = creation_date
-    if anchor is None:
-        anchor = now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp()
-    return threshold.to_date(anchor).timestamp()
 
 
 def resolve_date_to_check(
@@ -147,7 +33,6 @@ def resolve_date_to_check(
     will_settings: Any,
     now: float | None = None,
     built_locktime: float | int | None = None,
-    creation_date: float | None = None,
 ) -> float:
     """Return the reference timestamp for every will-validity check.
 
@@ -156,11 +41,22 @@ def resolve_date_to_check(
     ``check_amounts`` and the locktime-vs-threshold guard.
 
     * BASIC mode: the Check Alive is hidden and NOT editable, so it must never
-      govern those checks. ``date_to_check`` is set to *now*.
-    * ADVANCED mode: an ABSOLUTE stored threshold is returned unchanged; a
-      RELATIVE one is resolved by :func:`resolve_relative_check_alive_date`
-      (negative -> anchored to the delivery, positive -> anchored to the
-      inheritance creation date).
+      govern those checks. ``date_to_check`` is set to *now*: every check is
+      evaluated against the current moment (the Check Alive effectively does not
+      exist) while the delivery locktime is still fully enforced.
+    * ADVANCED mode: the user-controlled stored threshold is used as-is. An
+      ABSOLUTE threshold is returned unchanged; a RELATIVE one (``"30d"``/``"1y"``)
+      means "N days BEFORE the delivery date" and is resolved against the stored
+      locktime (matching the date the settings widget displays), so it stays in
+      lockstep with the built transactions instead of drifting with the clock.
+
+    A RELATIVE stored locktime is resolved against the frozen delivery date of
+    the built will (``built_locktime``, the locktime inside the signed tx) when
+    one exists: the will's real delivery date is authoritative, and resolving
+    the relative locktime from *now* would drift ``date_to_check`` past the
+    frozen tx locktime so an unchanged will wrongly reads as expired (asking to
+    invalidate) every day.  Without a built will the legacy forward-from-now
+    resolution is kept.
 
     Args:
         is_basic_mode: ``True`` for the SIMPLE / BASIC user type.
@@ -169,8 +65,6 @@ def resolve_date_to_check(
         now: overridable clock for tests; defaults to ``datetime.now()``.
         built_locktime: the absolute locktime frozen inside the built will's
             transactions (``None`` when there is no built will yet).
-        creation_date: the inheritance creation timestamp
-            (``Will.get_creation_time``); ``None`` falls back to *now*.
 
     Returns:
         The reference timestamp (float, UNIX seconds).
@@ -179,24 +73,33 @@ def resolve_date_to_check(
         return (now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp())
 
     threshold = BalTimestamp(will_settings["threshold"])
-    if threshold.unit is None:
-        return threshold.to_timestamp()
-    delivery_date = resolve_delivery_date(
-        will_settings, now=now, built_locktime=built_locktime
-    )
-    return resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        will_settings["threshold"],
-        delivery_date,
-        creation_date=creation_date,
-        now=now,
-    )
+    # A RELATIVE threshold ("30d"/"1y") means "N days BEFORE the delivery":
+    # the settings widget resolves it as real_threshold = locktime - N days.
+    # Resolving it FORWARD from now (BalTimestamp.to_timestamp) turns
+    # date_to_check into a moving target that disagrees with the fixed
+    # locktime of the built transactions (and with the date shown in the UI),
+    # which can wrongly mark the will as expired/postponed.  Resolve it
+    # against the delivery date instead.
+    if threshold.unit is not None:
+        locktime_raw = will_settings.get("locktime")
+        if locktime_raw is None:
+            # No delivery reference to anchor to: fall back to the legacy
+            # forward-from-now resolution.
+            return threshold.to_timestamp()
+        locktime_dt = BalTimestamp(locktime_raw).to_date(now)
+        # A RELATIVE stored locktime ("2y") is itself a moving target; when a
+        # will has already been built, its frozen delivery date (the tx
+        # locktime) is the authoritative anchor (see docstring).
+        if BalTimestamp(locktime_raw).unit is not None and built_locktime:
+            locktime_dt = BalTimestamp(int(built_locktime)).to_date(now)
+        return threshold.to_date(locktime_dt, reverse=True).timestamp()
+    return threshold.to_timestamp()
 
 
 def resolve_guard_threshold(
     is_basic_mode: bool,
     will_settings: Any,
     now: float | None = None,
-    creation_date: float | None = None,
 ) -> float | None:
     """Resolve the "locktime is lower than threshold" guard's reference.
 
@@ -206,22 +109,22 @@ def resolve_guard_threshold(
     Unlike :func:`resolve_date_to_check` -- which may be *anchored* to the
     built will's frozen tx locktime so that an unchanged will never reads as
     expired -- this helper resolves the threshold from the **stored settings
-    alone** (no ``built_locktime``).  Otherwise, when the stored relative
-    locktime is shorter than the frozen locktime of an old (still valid) built
-    will (e.g. the delivery was shortened from ``"2y"`` to ``"1y"``), the guard
-    would compare the fresh "1y" locktime against the old will's anchored
-    threshold and wrongly fire, even though locktime > threshold by the
-    settings themselves.
+    alone**.  Otherwise, when the stored relative locktime is shorter than the
+    frozen locktime of an old (still valid) built will (e.g. the delivery was
+    shortened from ``"2y"`` to ``"1y"``), the guard would compare the fresh
+    "1y" locktime against the old will's anchored threshold and wrongly fire,
+    even though locktime > threshold by the settings themselves.
 
     * BASIC mode: no threshold exists.  Returns ``None`` and the caller falls
       back to comparing the locktime against ``date_to_check`` (= now), so its
       behaviour is unchanged.
     * ADVANCED mode with an ABSOLUTE threshold: returns the stored threshold
       as-is.
-    * ADVANCED mode with a RELATIVE threshold: resolved by
-      :func:`resolve_relative_check_alive_date` (negative -> delivery anchor,
-      positive -> inheritance creation date), using *now* for the delivery
-      reading and never a built tx.
+    * ADVANCED mode with a RELATIVE threshold (``"30d"``/``"1y"``, meaning
+      "N days BEFORE the delivery"): the threshold is anchored to the locktime
+      resolved forward from *now* (the settings' own delivery reading, never a
+      built tx), keeping both sides of the comparison in the same reference
+      frame, as the settings widget displays it.
 
     Returns ``None`` when there is no threshold to enforce (BASIC mode or a
     missing stored value).
@@ -234,58 +137,23 @@ def resolve_guard_threshold(
     threshold = BalTimestamp(threshold_raw)
     if threshold.unit is None:
         return threshold.to_timestamp()
-    delivery_date = resolve_delivery_date(will_settings, now=now, built_locktime=None)
-    return resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        threshold_raw,
-        delivery_date,
-        creation_date=creation_date,
-        now=now,
+    now_dt = (
+        datetime.fromtimestamp(now, tz=timezone.utc) if now is not None else None
     )
+    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp(will_settings["locktime"]).to_date(now_dt)
+    return threshold.to_date(locktime_dt, reverse=True).timestamp()
 
 
-def is_check_alive_date_valid(
-    date_to_check: float | None,
-    delivery_date: float | None,
-    now: float | None = None,
+def check_alive_expired(
+    is_basic_mode: bool, date_to_check: float, now: float | None = None
 ) -> bool:
-    """True when the Check Alive date is inside ``(now, delivery_date)``.
+    """True when the Check Alive guard should fire (``CheckAliveError``).
 
-    The single validity rule for the Check Alive reference: it must be AFTER
-    today and BEFORE the delivery.  A ``None`` ``delivery_date`` skips the
-    upper bound (no delivery is known yet).
-    """
-    if date_to_check is None:
-        return False
-    current = now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp()
-    if date_to_check < current:
-        return False
-    if delivery_date is not None and date_to_check >= delivery_date:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-def ensure_check_alive_valid(
-    is_basic_mode: bool,
-    date_to_check: float | None,
-    delivery_date: float | None = None,
-    now: float | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    """Raise when the Check Alive date is not valid.
-
-    Only ADVANCED mode can be invalid: in BASIC mode the Check Alive is inert
-    by construction, so a passed check-alive date must never force a postpone
-    or rewrite of the will.
-
-    Raises:
-        CheckAliveError: the date is in the past.
-        CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError: the date is on/after the delivery.
+    Only ADVANCED mode can be "expired": in BASIC mode the Check Alive is inert
+    by construction, so a passed check-alive date must never force a postpone or
+    rewrite of the will.
     """
     if is_basic_mode:
-        return
-    if date_to_check is None:
-        return
+        return False
     current = now if now is not None else datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).timestamp()
-    if date_to_check < current:
-        raise CheckAliveError(date_to_check)
-    if delivery_date is not None and date_to_check >= delivery_date:
-        raise CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError(date_to_check, delivery_date)
+    return date_to_check < current

bal/core/input_rules.py

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _checkbdy(s: str, pos: int, appendix: str) -> Tuple[int, str]:
 
 
 def normalize_locktime_raw_text(
-    text: str, pos: int, allow_negative: bool = False
+    text: str, pos: int
 ) -> Tuple[str, bool, bool, int]:
     """Sanitise the RAW locktime field text.
 
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ def normalize_locktime_raw_text(
     Args:
         text: the raw field text.
         pos: the cursor position within ``text``.
-        allow_negative: when ``True`` a single leading ``-`` is kept (used by
-            the Check Alive field, whose sign selects the anchor date). The
-            delivery (locktime) field never accepts a sign.
 
     Returns:
         ``(clean, isdays, isyears, new_pos)`` where ``clean`` is the sanitised
@@ -127,17 +124,11 @@ def normalize_locktime_raw_text(
     """
     text = text.strip()
     chars = "0123456789dy"
-    if allow_negative:
-        chars += "-"
     pos = len("".join([i for i in text[:pos] if i in chars]))
     s = "".join([i for i in text if i in chars])
     isdays = False
     isyears = False
 
-    negative = allow_negative and "-" in s
-    if negative:
-        s = s.replace("-", "")
-
     pos, s = _checkbdy(s, pos, "d")
     pos, s = _checkbdy(s, pos, "y")
 
@@ -150,10 +141,6 @@ def normalize_locktime_raw_text(
         s = replace_dy_suffixes(s) + "d"
     if isyears:
         s = replace_dy_suffixes(s) + "y"
-
-    if negative:
-        s = "-" + s
-        pos = max(pos, 1)
     return s, isdays, isyears, pos
 
 

bal/core/plugin_base.py

@@ -305,10 +305,11 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
         # 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 characters,
-        # used per QR frame when exporting/importing a will through the QR
-        # channel. The export dialog seeds its own size selector from this
-        # value (default 150, small QR, low-resolution cameras).
+        # 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
@@ -497,35 +498,22 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
 
     @staticmethod
     def default_will_settings_absolute():
-        """Convert the default relative dates into absolute timestamps.
-
-        The Check Alive anchor follows its sign (see ``bal.core.checkalive``):
-        a negative default counts back from the delivery, a positive one counts
-        forward from today (the inheritance creation date).
-        """
+        """Convert the default relative dates into absolute timestamps (from today)."""
         relative_dates = BalPlugin.default_will_settings_relative()
         today = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).date()
         dt = datetime(today.year, today.month, today.day, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        locktime_dt = dt + timedelta(
-            days=BalTimestamp(relative_dates["locktime"]).duration_to_days()
-        )
-        threshold = BalTimestamp(relative_dates["threshold"])
-        if threshold.unit is not None and threshold.value < 0:
-            anchor_dt = locktime_dt
-        else:
-            anchor_dt = dt
-        threshold_dt = anchor_dt + timedelta(days=threshold.duration_to_days())
-        return {"threshold": threshold_dt.timestamp(), "locktime": locktime_dt.timestamp()}
+        threshold = (
+            dt + timedelta(days=BalTimestamp(relative_dates["threshold"]).duration_to_days())
+        ).timestamp()
+        locktime = (
+            dt + timedelta(days=BalTimestamp(relative_dates["locktime"]).duration_to_days())
+        ).timestamp()
+        return {"threshold": threshold, "locktime": locktime}
 
     @staticmethod
     def default_will_settings_relative():
-        """Default relative dates: 30 days BEFORE the delivery, 1 year locktime.
-
-        The Check Alive default is NEGATIVE on purpose: it keeps counting back
-        from the delivery date, preserving the historical "check alive 30 days
-        before delivery" behaviour.
-        """
-        return {"threshold": "-30d", "locktime": "1y"}
+        """Default relative dates: 30 days threshold, 1 year locktime."""
+        return {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": "1y"}
 
 
 class BalTimestamp:

bal/core/qrtransfer.py

@@ -9,11 +9,31 @@ Scope
 -----
 * converts will transactions into a compact ``transfer_string``
   (newline-joined serialized transactions, optionally zlib + base64
-  compressed). The transfer string is the payload carried by BBQR QR frames
-  (``bal.core.animated_qr``).
+  compressed);
+* splits that string into fixed-size ``BAL1<TTT><iii><flag>`` frames for
+  multi-QR export, and reassembles/validates them on import.
 
-The audio-modem channel carries the whole transfer string in a single blob
-(PLAN_QR_TRANSFER.md section 4.4), so callers only use
+Wire format (v2, compact)
+-------------------------
+A frame is::
+
+    BAL1<TTT><iii><flag><payload>
+
+* ``BAL1``    - magic + format era (4 chars).
+* ``TTT``     - frame total as exactly 3 base36 digits (1-based, cap 46655).
+* ``iii``     - frame index as exactly 3 base36 digits (1-based).
+* ``flag``    - one char: ``Z`` (zlib + base64) or ``0`` (plain ASCII).
+* ``payload`` - every other character of the frame; the payloads of all
+  frames, concatenated in index order, rebuild the transfer string.
+
+The fixed 11-char header replaces the legacy ``BALQR1|N|i|flags|`` form
+(same 5 pieces of information) without any pipe separator, so the whole
+frame is scan-friendly and the overhead no longer grows with the frame
+count.  Legacy ``BALQR1|…`` frames are still accepted 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).
@@ -24,7 +44,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import base64
 import zlib
 
-# 4 standard presets (label, payload budget per QR). Ordered from
+MAGIC = "BALQR"
+VERSION = 1
+FLAG_COMPRESSED = "Z"
+FLAG_PLAIN = "0"
+
+# 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),
@@ -33,16 +58,61 @@ CHUNK_PRESETS = (
     ("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
+
+# Legacy wire format (still imported); the exporter emits the v2 form below.
+_FRAME_MAGIC_V1 = MAGIC + str(VERSION)
+
+# Compact v2 wire format: fixed-width base36 count fields, no separators.
+_FRAME_MAGIC_V2 = "BAL1"
+_BASE36_DIGITS = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+_BASE36_WIDTH = 3
+_HEADER_V2_LEN = len(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2) + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH + 1
+_MAX_TOTAL = 36 ** _BASE36_WIDTH - 1
+
+
+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 whole bundle shrinks before being printed/scanned. The optional flag
+    of the frame header lets the importer reverse this automatically.
     """
     return __compress("\n".join(tx_strings), enabled=compress)
 
 
+def encode_transfer_best(tx_strings):
+    """Encode ``tx_strings`` with the smaller of plain vs compressed form.
+
+    Returns ``(transfer_string, compressed: bool)``.  Compressed wins only
+    when zlib + base64 really is shorter (best-of, never larger).
+    """
+    joined = "\n".join(tx_strings)
+    plain = joined
+    compressed = __compress(joined, enabled=True)
+    if len(compressed) < len(plain):
+        return compressed, True
+    return plain, False
+
+
 def decode_transfer(transfer_string, compressed):
     """Inverse of :func:`encode_transfer`.
 
@@ -54,6 +124,73 @@ def decode_transfer(transfer_string, 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 compact ``BAL1`` frames.
+
+    Every returned frame has the fixed 11-char v2 header followed by its
+    share of the payload, so each frame is at most ``chunk_size`` characters
+    long.  ``compressed`` stamps 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, or when the transfer needs more than
+    :data:`_MAX_TOTAL` frames.
+    """
+    flag = FLAG_COMPRESSED if compressed else FLAG_PLAIN
+    total = __compute_total(len(transfer_string), chunk_size)
+    budget = chunk_size - _HEADER_V2_LEN
+    frames = []
+    pos = 0
+    length = len(transfer_string)
+    for index in range(1, total + 1):
+        end = min(pos + budget, length)
+        frames.append(
+            _FRAME_MAGIC_V2
+            + _base36(total)
+            + _base36(index)
+            + flag
+            + transfer_string[pos:end]
+        )
+        pos = end
+    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.
+
+    Accepts both the legacy ``BALQR1|total|index|flags|payload`` form and
+    the compact ``BAL1<total><index><flag><payload>`` v2 form.
+
+    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).
+    """
+    if frame.startswith(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2):
+        return _parse_v2(frame)
+    return _parse_v1(frame)
+
+
+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])
@@ -78,3 +215,90 @@ def __decompress(text, *, enabled):
     if not enabled:
         return text
     return zlib.decompress(base64.b64decode(text.encode("ascii"))).decode("utf-8")
+
+
+def _base36(n):
+    """Zero-padded :data:`_BASE36_WIDTH` base36 render of ``n``."""
+    if not 0 <= n <= _MAX_TOTAL:
+        raise QrTransferError("BAL QR part number out of range: {}".format(n))
+    chars = []
+    for _ in range(_BASE36_WIDTH):
+        chars.append(_BASE36_DIGITS[n % 36])
+        n //= 36
+    return "".join(reversed(chars))
+
+
+def _base36_decode(text):
+    """Inverse of :func:`_base36`; raises ``ValueError`` on bad input."""
+    if len(text) != _BASE36_WIDTH or any(c not in _BASE36_DIGITS for c in text):
+        raise ValueError(text)
+    n = 0
+    for c in text:
+        n = n * 36 + _BASE36_DIGITS.index(c)
+    return n
+
+
+def _parse_v1(frame):
+    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_V1:
+        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 _parse_v2(frame):
+    if len(frame) < _HEADER_V2_LEN:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame structure)")
+    # Magic is length _FRAME_MAGIC_V2; the two base36 fields and the flag
+    # make up the rest of the fixed header.
+    offset = len(_FRAME_MAGIC_V2)
+    total_s = frame[offset : offset + _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    index_s = frame[offset + _BASE36_WIDTH : offset + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    flag = frame[offset + 2 * _BASE36_WIDTH]
+    try:
+        total = _base36_decode(total_s)
+        index = _base36_decode(index_s)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (bad frame numbers)") from None
+    if total < 1 or not 1 <= index <= total:
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (frame numbering out of range)")
+    if flag not in (FLAG_PLAIN, FLAG_COMPRESSED):
+        raise QrTransferError("Not a BAL will QR (unknown flags)")
+    payload = frame[_HEADER_V2_LEN:]
+    return total, index, flag == FLAG_COMPRESSED, payload
+
+
+def __compute_total(transfer_len, chunk_size):
+    """Smallest frame count whose budget covers the whole transfer string.
+
+    The v2 header is fixed-width, so the budget is constant and the count is
+    a plain ceiling division, capped at :data:`_MAX_TOTAL`.
+    """
+    if chunk_size < MIN_CHUNK_SIZE:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "chunk size too small to hold a BAL QR frame: {}".format(chunk_size)
+        )
+    budget = chunk_size - _HEADER_V2_LEN
+    if budget <= 0:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "chunk size too small for the BAL QR frame header: {}".format(chunk_size)
+        )
+    total = -(-transfer_len // budget)
+    if total < 1:
+        total = 1
+    if total > _MAX_TOTAL:
+        raise QrTransferError(
+            "BAL QR transfer demands too many frames: {}".format(total)
+        )
+    return total

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 math
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from electrum.address_synchronizer import TX_HEIGHT_FUTURE, TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL
@@ -51,13 +50,6 @@ from .willexecutors import Willexecutors
 
 MIN_LOCKTIME = 1
 MIN_BLOCK = 1
-# Confirmation target (in blocks) for the on-chain INVALIDATION transaction.
-# WHY: the invalidation is sent TODAY (it spends the will's coins so the old
-# pre-signed inheritance txs become unusable), so it must pay the CURRENT
-# network fee for a quick confirmation - not ``baltx_fees``, which is a
-# deliberately high rate reserved for inheritance txs that may be broadcast
-# years from now. 2 blocks is Electrum's own default target (owner decision).
-INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS = 2
 _logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -76,22 +68,6 @@ class Will:
     # build a tree with parent transactions
     @staticmethod
     def add_willtree(will):
-        """(Re)build the parent/child links between the will transactions.
-
-        Every item gets ``children`` (the will txs spending its outputs) and,
-        when it spends the output of another will tx, a ``father``.
-
-        WHY the reset below: ``father`` is persisted in the wallet (the
-        ``"Father"`` field of ``WillItem.to_dict``) and was only ever set,
-        never cleared. When the father tx was later removed from the will
-        (rebuild, merge, replacement) the child kept pointing to a txid that
-        no longer exists, and ``check_invalidated`` crashed with a
-        ``KeyError`` on that txid (reported on a real wallet: the Check
-        wizard and the window refresh both failed). The tree is therefore
-        always recomputed from scratch from the transactions themselves.
-        """
-        for willid in will:
-            will[willid].father = None
         for willid in will:
             will[willid].children = Will.get_children(will, willid)
             for child in will[willid].children:
@@ -462,68 +438,9 @@ class Will:
                 out[inp.prevout.to_str()] = inp
         return out
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, fallback_fee_per_byte):
-        """Return ``(fee_rate, source)`` for the on-chain invalidation tx.
-
-        ``fee_rate`` is in sat/vbyte. ``source`` is ``"network"`` when the rate
-        comes from Electrum's live fee estimate, ``"fallback"`` otherwise.
-
-        WHY: the invalidation is broadcast NOW, so it pays the current network
-        fee for a confirmation within ``INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS`` blocks.
-        The will's ``baltx_fees`` is kept only as a fallback, used when no
-        estimate is available (offline wallet, estimates not received yet,
-        server error), which is exactly the behaviour of previous versions.
-
-        The estimate is read from ``network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee``
-        (Electrum 4.7.2 / 4.8.x), which returns sat/kvbyte and already clamps
-        the value between Electrum's conservative minimum relay fee (1
-        sat/vbyte) and its maximum dynamic fee. This method never raises.
-
-        Args:
-            wallet: The Electrum wallet (its ``network`` may be ``None``).
-            fallback_fee_per_byte: Rate (sat/vbyte) used when there is no
-                usable estimate - normally the will's ``baltx_fees``.
-        """
-        network = getattr(wallet, "network", None) if wallet else None
-        fee_per_kb = None
-        if network is not None:
-            try:
-                fee_per_kb = network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee(
-                    INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS
-                )
-            except Exception as e:
-                _logger.warning(f"invalidation fee: no network estimate ({e!r})")
-                fee_per_kb = None
-        # Accept only a real positive integer (Electrum's type for sat/kvbyte);
-        # ``bool`` is excluded explicitly because it is a subclass of ``int``.
-        if (
-            isinstance(fee_per_kb, int)
-            and not isinstance(fee_per_kb, bool)
-            and fee_per_kb > 0
-        ):
-            return fee_per_kb / 1000, "network"
-        return fallback_fee_per_byte, "fallback"
-
     @staticmethod
     def invalidate_will(will, wallet, fees_per_byte, history_label=None,
                         will_locktime=None):
-        """Build the (unsigned) on-chain invalidation transaction.
-
-        The transaction spends every coin used by the valid will items back to
-        one of the wallet's own change addresses, so the pre-signed
-        inheritance transactions held by the will-executors become unusable.
-
-        Fee: the CURRENT network fee for a confirmation within
-        ``INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS`` blocks (see
-        :meth:`get_invalidation_fee_rate`). ``fees_per_byte`` (the will's
-        ``baltx_fees``) is only the FALLBACK used when no network estimate is
-        available. RBF stays enabled, so the fee can still be raised from
-        Electrum's History ("Increase fee") if the transaction gets stuck.
-
-        Returns the ``PartialTransaction``, or ``None`` when there is nothing
-        to invalidate or the balance does not cover the fee.
-        """
         _logger.debug("invalidate tx in will module")
         will_only_valid = Will.only_valid_list(will)
         inputs = Will.get_all_inputs(will_only_valid)
@@ -560,17 +477,7 @@ class Will:
                 utxo_to_spend, [out], locktime=locktime, version=2
             )
             tx.set_rbf(True)
-            fee_rate, fee_source = Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(
-                wallet, fees_per_byte
-            )
-            # The network rate can be fractional (e.g. 1.5 sat/vbyte): round
-            # the total fee UP to whole satoshis so the output value is an
-            # integer and the rate is never below the one requested.
-            fee = int(math.ceil(tx.estimated_size() * fee_rate))
-            _logger.info(
-                f"invalidation fee: {fee_rate} sat/vbyte ({fee_source}), "
-                f"total {fee} sat"
-            )
+            fee = tx.estimated_size() * fees_per_byte
             if balance - fee > 0:
                 out = PartialTxOutput.from_address_and_value(
                     change_addresses[0], balance - fee
@@ -655,15 +562,9 @@ class Will:
     def set_invalidate(wid, will=None):
         will = will if will is not None else {}
         will[wid].set_status("INVALIDATED", True)
-        children = will[wid].children or []
-        # add_willtree builds a LIST of [child_id, input_idx, prevout_idx];
-        # a dict keyed by child id is still accepted (older data / tests).
-        child_ids = children.keys() if isinstance(children, dict) else [
-            c[0] for c in children
-        ]
-        for child_id in child_ids:
-            if child_id in will:
-                Will.set_invalidate(child_id, will)
+        if will[wid].children:
+            for c in will[wid].children.items():
+                Will.set_invalidate(c[0], will)
 
     @staticmethod
     def check_tx_height(tx, wallet):
@@ -674,15 +575,10 @@ class Will:
     @staticmethod
     def check_invalidated(willtree, utxos_list, wallet):
         for wid, w in willtree.items():
-            # Defensive: a father that is not (or no longer) part of the will
-            # is treated as "no father" instead of raising KeyError, so the
-            # item's inputs are checked against the wallet UTXOs like any
-            # root transaction. See add_willtree for the root cause.
-            father = willtree.get(w.father) if w.father else None
             if (
-                father is None
-                or father.get_status("CONFIRMED")
-                or father.get_status("MEMPOOL")
+                not w.father
+                or willtree[w.father].get_status("CONFIRMED")
+                or willtree[w.father].get_status("MEMPOOL")
             ):
                 for inp in w.tx.inputs():
                     inp_str = Util.utxo_to_str(inp)
@@ -1076,25 +972,6 @@ class Will:
     def get_min_locktime(will,default_value=None):
         return min((v.tx.locktime for v in will.values() if v.get_status('VALID')), default=default_value)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_creation_time(will):
-        """Return the inheritance creation timestamp (oldest VALID will item).
-
-        A positive relative Check Alive value counts forward from this date.
-        The per-item ``time`` is stamped when the will is built and persisted
-        in the wallet DB, so the anchor does not drift with the clock.  Only
-        VALID items are considered; imported items without a ``time`` are
-        ignored.  Returns ``None`` when no VALID item carries a timestamp.
-        """
-        return min(
-            (
-                v.time
-                for v in will.values()
-                if v.get_status('VALID') and v.time is not None
-            ),
-            default=None,
-        )
-
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1468,37 +1345,6 @@ class WillItem(Logger):
     # format_status_history() still translates them.
     LEGACY_STATUS_LABELS = (N_("New"),)
 
-    # Translations of "New" that test builds of the i18n work saved INTO the
-    # status history (window.py / the CLI used ``_("New")`` when building).
-    # They are mapped back to "New" on load so the history is language
-    # neutral again. Keep in sync with the "New" msgstr of every catalog in
-    # bal/locale (tests/test_core_status_language_neutral.py checks it).
-    TRANSLATED_NEW_LABELS = ("Nuovo", "Nuevo")
-
-    # Fields that Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions /
-    # push_transactions_to_willexecutor used to write into the item's own
-    # executor record (older versions); they are transient push data.
-    TRANSIENT_PUSH_FIELDS = ("txs", "txsids", "broadcast_status")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _untranslate_new_status(status):
-        """Map a translated leading "New" of a saved history back to "New"."""
-        head, sep, rest = status.partition(".")
-        if head in WillItem.TRANSLATED_NEW_LABELS:
-            return "New" + sep + rest
-        return status
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _without_transient_push_fields(we):
-        """Return ``we`` without the transient push fields (a copy if needed)."""
-        if not isinstance(we, dict) or not any(
-            k in we for k in WillItem.TRANSIENT_PUSH_FIELDS
-        ):
-            return we
-        return {
-            k: v for k, v in we.items() if k not in WillItem.TRANSIENT_PUSH_FIELDS
-        }
-
     def set_status(self, status, value=True):
         """Set a status flag and apply the related side effects.
 
@@ -1580,10 +1426,8 @@ class WillItem(Logger):
             w = data
         self.tx = Will.get_tx_from_any(w["tx"])
         self.heirs = w.get("heirs", None)
-        self.we = WillItem._without_transient_push_fields(
-            w.get("willexecutor", None)
-        )
-        self.status = WillItem._untranslate_new_status(w.get("status") or "")
+        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)

bal/core/willexecutors.py

@@ -230,21 +230,7 @@ class Willexecutors:
         return True
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_willexecutor_transactions(will, force=False, current_willexecutors=None):
-        """Group the valid, signed, not-yet-pushed will txs by will-executor.
-
-        Returns ``{url: executor_record}`` where each record gets ``txs`` (the
-        raw txs, one per line) and ``txsids``.
-
-        ``current_willexecutors`` is the CURRENT executor list from the config
-        (``{url: record}``). When given, an executor that is no longer in it or
-        no longer selected is skipped. WHY: every will item keeps its own copy
-        of the executor record taken at build time (``selected`` = True), so
-        without this check a deselected executor would still receive the will.
-        ``None`` keeps the previous behaviour (only the item's own copy).
-
-        The returned records are COPIES: the will items are never modified.
-        """
+    def get_willexecutor_transactions(will, force=False):
         willexecutors = {}
         for wid, willitem in will.items():
             if willitem.get_status("VALID"):
@@ -252,26 +238,12 @@ class Willexecutors:
                     if not willitem.get_status("PUSHED") or force:
                         if willexecutor := willitem.we:
                             url = willexecutor["url"]
-                            if current_willexecutors is not None and not (
-                                Willexecutors.is_selected(
-                                    current_willexecutors.get(url)
-                                )
-                            ):
-                                continue
                             if willexecutor and Willexecutors.is_selected(willexecutor):
                                 if url not in willexecutors:
-                                    # Work on a COPY of the record: the item's
-                                    # own ``we`` dict is saved in the wallet, so
-                                    # the transient push fields below (raw txs,
-                                    # txids and the - translated - broadcast
-                                    # status shown in the push dialog) must
-                                    # never end up in it (stored data must not
-                                    # depend on the UI language, see bal/i18n.py).
-                                    record = dict(willexecutor)
-                                    record["txs"] = ""
-                                    record["txsids"] = []
-                                    record["broadcast_status"] = _("Waiting...")
-                                    willexecutors[url] = record
+                                    willexecutor["txs"] = ""
+                                    willexecutor["txsids"] = []
+                                    willexecutor["broadcast_status"] = _("Waiting...")
+                                    willexecutors[url] = willexecutor
                                 willexecutors[url]["txs"] += str(willitem.tx) + "\n"
                                 willexecutors[url]["txsids"].append(wid)
 

bal/gui/qt/dialogs.py

@@ -43,18 +43,19 @@ from ...core.animated_qr import (
     bbqr_frames,
     format_name,
     parse_for_detection,
+    ur1_frames,
+    ur2_frames,
 )
-from ...core.checkalive import (
-    CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError,
-    CheckAliveError,
-    resolve_date_to_check,
-    resolve_relative_check_alive_date,
-)
+from ...core.checkalive import CheckAliveError, resolve_date_to_check
 from ...core.qrtransfer import (
     CHUNK_PRESETS,
+    MissingFramesError,
+    QrTransferError,
     decode_transfer,
     encode_transfer,
+    encode_transfer_best,
     preset_index_for_chunk_size,
+    split_frames,
 )
 from ...core.reminders import build_ics_reminders
 from .calendar import BalCalendarButton
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ from .common import (
     N_,
     AmountException,
     Any,
-    BalTimestamp,
     BalanceTooLowException,
+    BalTimestamp,
     BestEffortRequestFailed,
     Buttons,
     Callable,
@@ -141,6 +142,29 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 # imported lazily where needed to avoid a dialogs<->lists import cycle.
 
 
+# Animated-QR formats beyond the legacy BAL QR. Combined with the format
+# selector in :class:`BalQrExportWidget` they give the export page
+# interoperable BC-UR v1/v2 and BBQR output while keeping BAL QR as the
+# default (and the only format understood by older plugin versions).
+ANIMATED_QR_FORMATS = ("ur1", "ur2", "bbqr")
+
+
+def encode_animated_frames(transfer, fmt, budget_chars):
+    """Encode the transfer text into the given animated-QR format.
+
+    ``transfer`` is the BAL QR transfer text (str). ``budget_chars`` is the
+    maximum length of one frame (the exporter's "QR code size" preset).
+    """
+    payload = transfer.encode("utf-8")
+    if fmt == "ur1":
+        return ur1_frames(payload, budget_chars)
+    if fmt == "ur2":
+        return ur2_frames(payload, budget_chars)
+    if fmt == "bbqr":
+        return bbqr_frames(payload, budget_chars, encoding="Z")
+    raise QrTransferError("unknown animated QR format: {}".format(fmt))
+
+
 class BalDialog(QDialog,MessageBoxMixin):
     _stopping = False
     def __init__(self, parent, bal_plugin, title=None, icon="icons/bal16x16.png"):
@@ -730,13 +754,6 @@ class BalBuildWillDialog(BalDialog):
         varrow = self.msg_set_status(_("Checking variables"))
         try:
             self.bal_window.init_class_variables()
-        except CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError:
-            self.msg_set_status(
-                "Checking variables", varrow,
-                "Check Alive must be after today and before the delivery date",
-                self.COLOR_ERROR,
-            )
-            return "check_alive_before_delivery", None
         except CheckAliveError as cae:
             fee_per_byte = self.bal_window.will_settings.get("baltx_fees", 1)
             tx = Will.invalidate_will(
@@ -1184,11 +1201,10 @@ class BalBuildWillDialog(BalDialog):
                 self.bal_window.update_setting_widgets(
                     min_locktime, "locktime", update_all=True
                 )
-        # A relative "Check Alive" threshold is also PRESERVED: it is anchored
-        # on every check by ``resolve_date_to_check`` / ``resolve_guard_threshold``
-        # (negative counts back from the delivery, positive forward from the
-        # inheritance creation date), so it never needs freezing to an absolute
-        # date here.
+        # A relative "Check Alive" threshold ("N days BEFORE the delivery") is
+        # also PRESERVED: it is anchored on every check by
+        # ``resolve_date_to_check`` / ``resolve_guard_threshold``, so it does
+        # not need to be frozen to an absolute date here.
 
     def on_accept(self):
         try:
@@ -1537,18 +1553,6 @@ class BalBuildWillDialog(BalDialog):
             self._add_no_heirs_buttons()
             return
 
-        if self.have_to_sign == "check_alive_before_delivery":
-            # The Check Alive date is on/after the delivery (a configuration
-            # error, not an expired will): do NOT invalidate, just tell the
-            # user and let them close the wizard.
-            self.bal_window.show_error(
-                _(
-                    "Check Alive must be after today and before the delivery date, please update it"
-                )
-            )
-            self._add_close_button()
-            return
-
         _logger.debug("have to sign {}".format(self.have_to_sign))
         password = None
         if self.have_to_sign is None:
@@ -1840,14 +1844,9 @@ class BalBuildWillDialog(BalDialog):
                 threshold = None
                 num_reminders = 3
             else:
-                # The Check Alive reference shares the same sign rule as the
-                # core: negative counts back from the delivery, positive counts
-                # forward from the inheritance creation date.
-                threshold_ts = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-                    self.bal_window.will_settings["threshold"],
-                    delivery_date=locktime_ts,
-                    creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.bal_window.willitems),
-                )
+                threshold_ts = BalTimestamp(
+                    self.bal_window.will_settings["threshold"]
+                ).to_timestamp()
                 threshold = datetime.fromtimestamp(threshold_ts)
                 raw_description = self.bal_window.bal_plugin.EVENT_DESCRIPTION.get()
                 raw_summary = self.bal_window.bal_plugin.EVENT_SUMMARY.get()
@@ -2735,10 +2734,10 @@ class BalQrExportWidget(QWidget):
     The page (re)displays itself on :meth:`set_tx_strings`.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, chunk_size=CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1], parent=None, on_size_change=None):
+    def __init__(self, chunk_size=CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1], parent=None):
         QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
         self.chunk_size = chunk_size
-        self._on_size_change = on_size_change
+        self.format = "balqr"
         self.tx_strings = []
         self.transfer = ""
         self.frames = []
@@ -2804,11 +2803,36 @@ class BalQrExportWidget(QWidget):
         size_row.addStretch(1)
         vbox.addLayout(size_row)
 
+        format_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        format_row.addWidget(QLabel(_("Format:")))
+        self.format_combo = QComboBox()
+        self._format_options = ["balqr"] + list(ANIMATED_QR_FORMATS)
+        self.format_combo.addItems(
+            [
+                format_name(fmt)
+                + (" {}".format(_("(default)")) if fmt == "balqr" else "")
+                for fmt in self._format_options
+            ]
+        )
+        self.format_combo.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.format_combo.currentIndexChanged.connect(self._on_format_change)
+        format_row.addWidget(self.format_combo)
+        self.format_hint = QLabel()
+        self.format_hint.setWordWrap(True)
+        format_row.addWidget(self.format_hint, 1)
+        vbox.addLayout(format_row)
+
     def set_tx_strings(self, tx_strings):
         """Rebuild the transfer frames from the given serialized transactions."""
         self.tx_strings = list(tx_strings)
         self._stop_auto()
         self.transfer = encode_transfer(self.tx_strings, compress=False)
+        # BAL QR now ships compact (best-of) compressed by default: smaller
+        # frames, and the importer reverses it via the per-frame flag. The
+        # other formats keep the raw transfer (they compress internally).
+        self._balqr_transfer, self._balqr_compressed = encode_transfer_best(
+            self.tx_strings
+        )
         self._refresh_frames()
         self._update_intro()
         self._render()
@@ -2818,18 +2842,30 @@ class BalQrExportWidget(QWidget):
         return len(self.frames)
 
     def _refresh_frames(self):
-        self.frames = bbqr_frames(
-            self.transfer.encode("utf-8"), self.chunk_size, encoding="Z"
-        )
+        if self.format == "balqr":
+            self.frames = split_frames(
+                self._balqr_transfer,
+                self.chunk_size,
+                compressed=self._balqr_compressed,
+            )
+        else:
+            self.frames = encode_animated_frames(
+                self.transfer, self.format, self.chunk_size
+            )
         self.index = 0
 
+    def _on_format_change(self, index):
+        self._stop_auto()
+        self.format = self._format_options[index]
+        self._refresh_frames()
+        self._render()
+        self._update_intro()
+
     def _on_chunk_change(self, index):
         self._stop_auto()
         self.chunk_size = CHUNK_PRESETS[index][1]
         self._refresh_frames()
         self._render()
-        if self._on_size_change is not None:
-            self._on_size_change(self.chunk_size)
 
     def _toggle_auto(self):
         """Start/stop the automatic QR slideshow."""
@@ -2861,13 +2897,32 @@ class BalQrExportWidget(QWidget):
         self._next()
 
     def _update_intro(self):
-        self.intro_label.setText(
-            _(
-                "Scan the QR codes below with the will-opening device.\n"
-                "{} codes carry the whole transfer (any order works, "
-                "duplicates are ignored)."
-            ).format(self.total_frames)
+        self.format_hint.setText(
+            {
+                "balqr": _(
+                    "Proprietary format; every other BAL wallet understands it."
+                ),
+                "ur1": _("Legacy BC-UR v1 (ur:bytes), compatible with older "
+                         "Blockchain Commons tools."),
+                "ur2": _("Standard BC-UR v2 fountain codes (ur:bytes)."),
+                "bbqr": _("Coinkite BBQR (B$ frames) for BitKit & friends."),
+            }[self.format]
         )
+        if self.format == "balqr":
+            self.intro_label.setText(
+                _(
+                    "Scan the QR codes below, in order, with the will-opening "
+                    "device.\nFrame 1 of {} carries the total number of codes."
+                ).format(self.total_frames)
+            )
+        else:
+            self.intro_label.setText(
+                _(
+                    "Scan the QR codes below with the will-opening device.\n"
+                    "{} codes carry the whole transfer (any order works, "
+                    "duplicates are ignored)."
+                ).format(self.total_frames)
+            )
 
     def _prev(self):
         if self.index > 0:
@@ -2909,7 +2964,6 @@ class WillExportDialog(BalDialog):
     def __init__(self, bal_window, will=None, bal_plugin=None, initial_mode="file"):
         BalDialog.__init__(self, bal_window.window, bal_plugin, _("Export will"))
         self.bal_window = bal_window
-        self.bal_plugin = bal_plugin
         self._source = will if will is not None else bal_window.willitems
         self._filters = export_filter_options()
         self._filter_index = 0
@@ -2963,10 +3017,7 @@ class WillExportDialog(BalDialog):
         self.stacked = QStackedWidget()
         self.file_page = self._build_file_page()
         self.stacked.addWidget(self.file_page)
-        self.qr_page = BalQrExportWidget(
-            chunk_size=chunk,
-            on_size_change=self._remember_qr_size,
-        )
+        self.qr_page = BalQrExportWidget(chunk_size=chunk)
         self.stacked.addWidget(self.qr_page)
         self.audio_page = self._build_audio_page()
         self.stacked.addWidget(self.audio_page)
@@ -2976,19 +3027,12 @@ class WillExportDialog(BalDialog):
         close_btn.clicked.connect(self.close)
         vbox.addWidget(close_btn, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
 
-        # The audio transport is only offered when the audio_modem plugin is
-        # available; otherwise its radio button is disabled (file and QR stay
-        # usable).
-        self.transport_audio.setEnabled(self._audio_available)
-
         mode_ids = {
             "file": self.MODE_FILE,
             "qr": self.MODE_QR,
             "audio": self.MODE_AUDIO,
         }
         mode = mode_ids.get(initial_mode, self.MODE_FILE)
-        if mode == self.MODE_AUDIO and not self._audio_available:
-            mode = self.MODE_FILE
         (self.transport_file, self.transport_qr, self.transport_audio)[
             mode
         ].setChecked(True)
@@ -3023,7 +3067,6 @@ class WillExportDialog(BalDialog):
         self._audio_plugin = self.bal_window.get_audio_modem_plugin()
         self.bitrates = audio_bitrates()
         available = self._audio_plugin is not None
-        self._audio_available = available
         if available:
             self.audio_warn_label.hide()
         else:
@@ -3052,14 +3095,6 @@ class WillExportDialog(BalDialog):
     def _selected_items(self):
         return filter_willitems(self._source, self._filters, self._filter_index)
 
-    def _remember_qr_size(self, size):
-        """Persist the QR size chosen in the export page for the next export."""
-        if self.bal_plugin is not None:
-            try:
-                self.bal_plugin.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.set(size)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
     def _payload_strings(self):
         """The data handed to the QR page, honouring the content scope.
 
@@ -3231,10 +3266,6 @@ class WillImportDialog(BalDialog):
         close_btn.clicked.connect(self.close)
         vbox.addWidget(close_btn, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
 
-        # The audio transport is only offered when the audio_modem plugin is
-        # available; otherwise its radio button is disabled.
-        self.transport_audio.setEnabled(self._audio_available)
-
         self.transport_file.setChecked(True)
         self._on_mode_clicked(self.MODE_FILE)
 
@@ -3262,7 +3293,6 @@ class WillImportDialog(BalDialog):
         self._audio_plugin = self.bal_window.get_audio_modem_plugin()
         self.bitrates = audio_bitrates()
         available = self._audio_plugin is not None
-        self._audio_available = available
         if available:
             self.audio_warn_label.hide()
         else:
@@ -3503,9 +3533,9 @@ def qr_import_accept_frame(
       seen ``stable_reads`` times in a row -- this mirrors the export-side
       slideshow pacing and swallows transition artifacts;
     * re-reading the currently accepted frame is ``ignore``d;
-    * a frame whose ``session_key`` (transfer identity, e.g. ``"bbqr:Z:B:3"``)
-      contradicts the transfer already being built is a ``reset`` (a
-      different transfer was presented).
+    * a frame whose ``session_key`` (transfer identity, e.g. ``"balqr:3"`` or
+      ``"ur2:2-31-3804692811"``) contradicts the transfer already being built
+      is a ``reset`` (a different transfer was presented).
 
     ``state`` is a mutable mapping with keys ``last_index``, ``last_payload``,
     ``pending_index``, ``pending_payload``, ``pending_count`` and ``key``.
@@ -3691,8 +3721,8 @@ class BalQrImportWidget(QWidget):
             self._key = key
             self._init_slots()
         if status == "ok":
-            # Slot grid is always 1-based even for the 0-based BBQR indexes.
-            slot = index + 1
+            # Slot grid is always 1-based even for 0-based wire formats.
+            slot = index + 1 if fmt == "bbqr" else index
             self.frames[slot] = frame_text
         self._update_slots()
         self._update_status()
@@ -3948,7 +3978,7 @@ class BalQrImportWidget(QWidget):
         try:
             transfer, compressed = session.resolve()
             parts = decode_transfer(transfer, compressed)
-        except AnimatedQrError as e:
+        except (MissingFramesError, QrTransferError, AnimatedQrError) as e:
             self.show_error(str(e))
             self._reset_all()
             return

bal/gui/qt/lists.py

@@ -93,27 +93,13 @@ def _can_broadcast(will_item):
 
 
 def _can_delete(will_item):
-    """True if a will transaction may be deleted.
+    """True if a will transaction may be deleted (invalid or unsigned).
 
-    Deletable:
-        * invalid or not fully signed transactions (unchanged rule);
-        * valid AND fully signed transactions that their will-executor NEVER
-          received: not PUSHED and not CHECKED (e.g. "Push failed" /
-          "Not on server", or never sent).
-
-    Not deletable: a valid, signed transaction that the will-executor holds
-    (PUSHED or CHECKED). WHY: deleting it only on this PC would not remove it
-    from the executor's server, so the user would wrongly believe that
-    inheritance was cancelled; that case needs an on-chain invalidation.
-    Signed transactions without a will-executor (backup txs) also stay
-    protected, as before.
+    Valid AND fully-signed transactions are never deletable: removing them
+    would silently drop a committed inheritance.
     """
-    if not will_item:
-        return False
-    if not will_item.get_status("VALID") or not will_item.get_status("COMPLETE"):
-        return True
-    return bool(getattr(will_item, "we", None)) and not (
-        will_item.get_status("PUSHED") or will_item.get_status("CHECKED")
+    return bool(will_item) and (
+        not will_item.get_status("VALID") or not will_item.get_status("COMPLETE")
     )
 
 

bal/gui/qt/plugin.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from electrum.plugin import hook
 from electrum.util import EventListener, event_listener
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QLayout
 
+from ...core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS, preset_index_for_chunk_size
 from ...i18n import init_from_config
 from .common import (
     BalPlugin,
@@ -537,6 +538,22 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
         # 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()
+        # Labels marked for translation in common.QR_PRESET_LABELS.
+        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:
         #   index 0 -> "BASIC"    -> stored value "basic"    (DEFAULT)
@@ -653,6 +670,10 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
                     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
 
@@ -911,6 +932,25 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
         )
         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 #
@@ -944,6 +984,7 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
                 (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.
@@ -964,6 +1005,10 @@ class Plugin(BalPlugin, EventListener):
                     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

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Contents:
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from ...core.checkalive import resolve_relative_check_alive_date
 from ...core.heirs import get_op_return_hex, is_op_return_address
 from ...core.input_rules import (
     LockTimeEditor,
@@ -218,10 +217,6 @@ class BalTimeEditWidget(QWidget, _LockTimeEditor):
     label_text = None
     tooltip_text = None
     base_field = None
-    # A leading "-" is accepted by the RAW editor only for the Check Alive
-    # field (its sign selects the anchor date); the delivery field never
-    # accepts a sign. Subclasses override this.
-    allow_negative_raw = False
 
     def __init__(self, bal_window, parent, default_locktime=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -232,9 +227,7 @@ class BalTimeEditWidget(QWidget, _LockTimeEditor):
         hbox.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         hbox.setSpacing(0)
         self.setMinimumWidth(40 * char_width_in_lineedit())
-        self.locktime_raw_e = TimeRawEditWidget(
-            self, time_edit=self, allow_negative=self.allow_negative_raw
-        )
+        self.locktime_raw_e = TimeRawEditWidget(self, time_edit=self)
         self.locktime_date_e = LockTimeDateEdit(self, time_edit=self)
         self.editors = [self.locktime_raw_e, self.locktime_date_e]
         self.combo = QComboBox()
@@ -489,9 +482,9 @@ class TimeRawEditWidget(QWidget):
     def is_acceptable_locktime(self, value):
         return True
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, time_edit=None, allow_negative=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent, time_edit=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
-        self.editor = LockTimeRawEdit(parent, time_edit, allow_negative=allow_negative)
+        self.editor = LockTimeRawEdit(parent, time_edit)
         self.label = QLabel("")
         # Group C / C3: this trailing label shows the ABSOLUTE date computed
         # from the RAW value (e.g. "30d" -> "2027-06-23"), so it needs room for a
@@ -517,7 +510,7 @@ class TimeRawEditWidget(QWidget):
 
 
 class LockTimeRawEdit(QLineEdit, _LockTimeEditor):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, time_edit=None, allow_negative=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, time_edit=None):
         QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent)
         # Group C / C3: narrow the RAW input to roughly a third of its former
         # width. The accepted values are short relative durations such as "30d"
@@ -527,22 +520,16 @@ class LockTimeRawEdit(QLineEdit, _LockTimeEditor):
         self.textChanged.connect(self.numbify)
         self.isdays = False
         self.isyears = False
-        # The Check Alive field accepts a leading "-" (the sign selects the
-        # anchor date); the delivery field does not.
-        self.allow_negative = allow_negative
         self.time_edit = time_edit
 
     def numbify(self):
-        # Only digits plus the day ("d") and year ("y") suffixes are accepted
-        # (and, for the Check Alive field, a single leading "-"). The
-        # block-height suffix ("b") was removed (A1): locktimes are always UNIX
-        # timestamps now, so block-relative input is no longer allowed.
+        # Only digits plus the day ("d") and year ("y") suffixes are accepted.
+        # The block-height suffix ("b") was removed (A1): locktimes are always
+        # UNIX timestamps now, so block-relative input is no longer allowed.
         # The sanitisation itself lives in bal.core.input_rules.
         text = self.text().strip()
         pos = self.cursorPosition()
-        s, isdays, isyears, pos = normalize_locktime_raw_text(
-            text, pos, allow_negative=self.allow_negative
-        )
+        s, isdays, isyears, pos = normalize_locktime_raw_text(text, pos)
         self.isdays = isdays
         self.isyears = isyears
         self.blockSignals(True)
@@ -656,11 +643,6 @@ class ThresholdTimeWidget(BalTimeEditWidget):
         "if you choose Raw, you can insert various options based on suffix:<br>"
         " - d: number of days after current day(ex: 1d means tomorrow)<br>"
         " - y: number of years after current day(ex: 1y means one year from today)<br>"
-        "The sign selects the reference date:<br>"
-        " - a NEGATIVE value (ex: -30d) counts backwards from the "
-        "<b>delivery</b> date (30 days before the delivery);<br>"
-        " - a POSITIVE value (ex: 30d) counts forward from the "
-        "<b>inheritance creation</b> date (30 days after the will was created).<br>"
         "<br><b>Note:</b> the date/time is expressed in your computer's "
         "<b>Local time</b> (not UTC time).<br>"
     )
@@ -668,8 +650,6 @@ class ThresholdTimeWidget(BalTimeEditWidget):
     #label_text = "Check Alive"
     tooltip_text = N_("Check Alive")
     base_field = "threshold"
-    # The Check Alive field accepts a signed value; the delivery field does not.
-    allow_negative_raw = True
 
     def __init__(self, bal_window, parent, init_value=None):
         if init_value is None:
@@ -1155,23 +1135,18 @@ class WillSettingsWidget(QWidget):
 
     def on_locktime_change(self):
         locktime = self.widgets["locktime"].get_value()
-        threshold_raw = self.widgets["threshold"].get_value()
+        threshold = self.widgets["threshold"].get_value()
         locktime = BalTimestamp(locktime)
+        threshold = BalTimestamp(threshold)
 
         min_locktime = min(
                 Will.get_min_locktime(self.bal_window.willitems, NLOCKTIME_MAX),
                 locktime.to_timestamp(),
         )
-        # Resolved Check Alive date. The SIGN of the RAW value selects the
-        # anchor: negative counts backwards from the delivery, positive counts
-        # forward from the inheritance creation date. The rule lives in
-        # ``bal.core.checkalive`` so this display matches every validity check.
-        resolved = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-            threshold_raw,
-            delivery_date=min_locktime,
-            creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.bal_window.willitems),
-        )
-        td = BalTimestamp._safe_fromtimestamp(resolved)
+        # Resolved Check Alive date. For relative values this counts BACKWARDS
+        # from the delivery time (reverse=True): "90d" means "90 days BEFORE the
+        # delivery", not "90 days from now".
+        td = threshold.to_date(min_locktime, True)
         self.widgets["threshold"].alarm=td
         self.bal_window.will_settings["real_threshold"]=td.timestamp()
         try:

bal/gui/qt/window.py

@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ import threading
 from electrum.util import MyEncoder
 
 from ...core.checkalive import (
-    CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError,
     CheckAliveError,
-    ensure_check_alive_valid,
+    check_alive_expired,
     resolve_date_to_check,
-    resolve_delivery_date,
     resolve_guard_threshold,
 )
 from .common import (
@@ -494,7 +492,6 @@ class BalWindow:
                 self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(),
                 self.will_settings,
                 built_locktime=_new_locktime,
-                creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.willitems),
             )
         will = {}
         # willtodelete = []
@@ -551,9 +548,7 @@ class BalWindow:
                     tx["heirsvalue"] = txs[txid].heirsvalue
                     tx["description"] = txs[txid].description
                     tx["willexecutor"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].willexecutor)
-                    # Stored history: always English (translated only for display by
-                    # format_status_history); never _() here.
-                    tx["status"] = "New"
+                    tx["status"] = _("New")
                     tx["baltx_fees"] = txs[txid].tx_fees
                     tx["time"] = creation_time
                     tx["heirs"] = copy_structure(txs[txid].heirs)
@@ -745,7 +740,6 @@ class BalWindow:
                 self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(),
                 self.will_settings,
                 built_locktime=Will.get_min_locktime(self.willitems),
-                creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.willitems),
             )
             # found = False
             # NOTE: block-height tracking removed (A1) - locktimes are always
@@ -756,20 +750,19 @@ class BalWindow:
             self.willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutors(
                 self.bal_plugin, update=True, bal_window=self, task=False
             )
-            # The Check Alive must be strictly after today and strictly before
-            # the delivery. In BASIC mode the single validity gate below is a
-            # no-op (see ``bal.core.checkalive.ensure_check_alive_valid``), so a
-            # passed check-alive date never forces a postpone/rewrite; the
-            # delivery time (locktime) stays fully enforced.
-            delivery_date = resolve_delivery_date(
-                self.will_settings,
-                built_locktime=Will.get_min_locktime(self.willitems),
-            )
-            ensure_check_alive_valid(
-                self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(),
-                self.date_to_check,
-                delivery_date=delivery_date,
-            )
+            # SIMPLE / ADVANCED: in BASIC mode the "Check Alive" parameter must
+            # behave AS IF IT DID NOT EXIST. The check-alive threshold drives
+            # the "you are alive -> postpone the inheritance" prompt; raising
+            # CheckAliveError here is what triggers that postpone/invalidate
+            # flow. In BASIC we therefore SKIP this check entirely, so a passed
+            # check-alive date never forces a postpone/rewrite of the will. The
+            # delivery time (locktime) is unaffected and still fully enforced.
+            # The BASIC/ADVANCED rule lives in
+            # ``bal.core.checkalive.check_alive_expired``.
+            if check_alive_expired(
+                self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(), self.date_to_check
+            ):
+                raise CheckAliveError(self.date_to_check)
 
             self.init_heirs_to_locktime(self.bal_plugin.ENABLE_MULTIVERSE.get())
 
@@ -794,9 +787,7 @@ class BalWindow:
         """
         locktime = Util.parse_locktime_string(self.will_settings["locktime"])
         threshold_ts = resolve_guard_threshold(
-            self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(),
-            self.will_settings,
-            creation_date=Will.get_creation_time(self.willitems),
+            self.bal_plugin.is_basic_mode(), self.will_settings
         )
         if threshold_ts is not None:
             return locktime < threshold_ts
@@ -846,13 +837,6 @@ class BalWindow:
                     _("Will-executor fee too high: {}").format(e)
                 )
                 return
-            except CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError:
-                self.show_error(
-                    _(
-                        "Check Alive must be after today and before the delivery date, please update it"
-                    )
-                )
-                return
             except CheckAliveError:
                 self.show_error(
                     _(
@@ -1314,12 +1298,6 @@ class BalWindow:
             #    means the old will must be invalidated on-chain.
             try:
                 self.init_class_variables()
-            except CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError:
-                _logger.info(
-                    "auto rebuild: check-alive not before the delivery, "
-                    "nothing to rebuild/invalidate"
-                )
-                return False
             except CheckAliveError:
                 _logger.info("auto rebuild: check-alive threshold passed -> invalidate")
                 self._auto_invalidate_will()
@@ -1632,15 +1610,7 @@ class BalWindow:
             willitems = {
                 t: willitems[t] for t in txids if t in willitems
             }
-        # Read the CURRENT executor list from the config, so an executor the
-        # user deselected after building the will is not contacted anymore.
-        willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-            willitems,
-            force=force,
-            current_willexecutors=Willexecutors.get_willexecutors(
-                self.bal_plugin, update=False, task=False
-            ),
-        )
+        willexecutors = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(willitems, force=force)
 
         def getMsg(willexecutors):
             msg = _("Broadcasting Transactions to Will-Executors:") + "\n"

docs/inheritance-options.md

@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@ you change anything in your will, BAL must decide between three outcomes:
 The whole point of rule 3 is safety: **a will‑executor must never be able to
 broadcast an old transaction that would execute your inheritance too early.**
 
-**Check‑Alive relative values are signed.** A RELATIVE Check‑Alive
-(``-30d`` / ``30d``) is anchored according to its sign:
-
-- **NEGATIVE** (``-30d``) counts **backwards from the delivery date** — the
-  classic "check alive 30 days before the delivery".
-- **POSITIVE** (``30d``) counts **forward from the inheritance creation date**
-  (the date the will was built), so it stays fixed while the will is unchanged.
-
-The Check‑Alive date must always be **after today** and **before the delivery**;
-when it is not, BAL raises `CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError` (a configuration error
-that aborts the action and never invalidates the will).
-
 ---
 
 ## 2. Transaction states (status flags)
@@ -176,7 +164,6 @@ exactly what the will‑executors hold — not the in‑memory copy.
 | **Move date EARLIER, still in the future** (anticipate) | **any** (signed or not) | Plain **rebuild** with the new earlier locktime (`HeirNotFound` fall‑through) — **never** an on‑chain invalidation | **No** |
 | **Move date EARLIER into the past** (new date already passed) | — | Will is genuinely **expired** → **invalidate** (`WillExpired`) | **Yes** |
 | Check‑Alive threshold already passed | — | **Invalidate** (`CheckAliveError`) | **Yes** |
-| Check‑Alive date not before the delivery (config error) | — | **Abort**, no rebuild/invalidate (`CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError`) | **No** |
 
 > **Why postpone needs an on‑chain invalidation:** the will‑executor still holds
 > the *old* transaction with the *earlier* locktime. If you simply re‑signed a

make-release.sh

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #   ./make-release.sh           # read version from bal/manifest.json
 #   ./make-release.sh v0.6.2    # bump manifest to 0.6.2, then release
 #
-# Requires: git, gpg, curl, python3, sha256sum, Babel for python3 (pip install babel)
+# Requires: git, gpg, curl, python3, sha256sum
 # Optional: ruff (lint skipped if not installed)
 # Credentials: ~/.git-credentials or GITEA_USER / GITEA_TOKEN env vars
 
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ else
     NEW_VER=""
 fi
 
-# Babel is needed by the i18n tests (step 3) and by build_zip.py, which
-# compiles the translation catalogs into the zip (step 5). Check it up front
-# so a release never stops half-way.
-python3 -c "import babel" 2>/dev/null \
-    || die "Babel is missing for $(command -v python3): pip install babel"
-
 echo "=== Release ${TAG} ==="
 echo "Current manifest version: ${CURRENT_VER}"
 [ -n "$NEW_VER" ] && echo "New version (will bump):   ${NEW_VER}"
@@ -74,8 +68,6 @@ if QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src python3 -m pytest \
       tests/test_group_d_alarms.py tests/test_group_e_mock_karen7.py \
       tests/test_group_f_heir_change_rebuild.py tests/test_group_g_basic_calendar.py \
       tests/test_group_h_v048.py \
-      tests/test_i18n.py tests/test_translations.py \
-      tests/test_cli_*.py tests/test_import_will_details.py \
       -q 2>&1; then
     echo "All tests passed."
 else

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ target-version = "py312"
 select =["E", "W", "F", "I", "N", "B", "INT"]  # INT: gettext rules (see bal/i18n.py)
 ignore = ["E501"]
 
-[tool.ruff.lint.isort]
-# Classify the plugin package explicitly: otherwise ruff decides from where it
-# is run / how the project root is detected, and the same import block is
-# "sorted" on one machine and I001 on another.
-known-first-party = ["bal"]
-
 [tool.ruff.lint.pep8-naming]
 classmethod-decorators = ["classmethod", "classproperty"]  # electrum.util.classproperty uses cls
 

tests/test_cli_controller_offline.py

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def test_build_will_reanchors_date_to_check_to_new_locktime():
         plugin.USER_TYPE.set("advanced")
         plugin.NO_WILLEXECUTOR.set(True)
         plugin.ENABLE_MULTIVERSE.set(True)
-        plugin.WILL_SETTINGS.set({"threshold": "-150d", "locktime": "2y", "baltx_fees": 20})
+        plugin.WILL_SETTINGS.set({"threshold": "150d", "locktime": "2y", "baltx_fees": 20})
         c = _make_controller(plugin)
         c.no_willexecutor = True
         c.heirs["alice"] = [VALID_ADDRESS, "100%", "1y"]

tests/test_core_animated_qr.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """
-Tests for ``bal.core.animated_qr`` (BBQR interop).
+Tests for ``bal.core.animated_qr`` (BC-UR v1, BC-UR v2, BBQR interop).
 
-Validates the self-contained BBQR codec against round trips, out-of-order
-assembly, compression default/fallback, malformed-input rejection and the
-format detection / parse_for_detection helpers.
+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
@@ -20,6 +22,328 @@ 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
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -100,22 +424,41 @@ def test_bbqr_part_number_limits():
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 
-def test_detect_format_recognises_bbqr():
+def test_detect_format_recognises_all_formats():
+    assert aq.detect_format("BALQR1|1|1||payload") == "balqr"
+    assert aq.detect_format("BAL1" + "001" + "001" + "0" + "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", "BALQR1|1|1||payload", "ur:", "ur:bytes/xyz"):
+    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():
-    bb = aq.parse_for_detection(aq.bbqr_frames(b"x" * 50, 40)[0])
+    bal = aq.parse_for_detection("BALQR1|3|2||payload")
+    assert bal == ("balqr", "balqr:3", 3, 2)
+    # Compact v2 frame (fixed 11-char header) is detected too.
+    bal_v2 = aq.parse_for_detection("BAL1" + "007" + "004" + "0" + "payload")
+    assert bal_v2 == ("balqr", "balqr:7", 7, 4)
+    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():
-    assert aq.format_name("bbqr")
+    for fmt in ("balqr", "ur1", "ur2", "bbqr"):
+        assert aq.format_name(fmt)
     assert aq.format_name("nope") == "nope"
 
 

tests/test_core_checkalive.py

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 """
 Tests for ``bal.core.checkalive`` (pure, GUI-free).
 
-Covers the CheckAlive exceptions and the BASIC/ADVANCED date_to_check policy
-(``resolve_date_to_check`` / ``resolve_relative_check_alive_date`` /
-``is_check_alive_date_valid`` / ``ensure_check_alive_valid``), including the
-sign rule: a NEGATIVE relative Check Alive counts back from the delivery, a
-POSITIVE one counts forward from the inheritance creation date.
+Covers the CheckAliveError exception and the BASIC/ADVANCED date_to_check
+policy (``resolve_date_to_check`` / ``check_alive_expired``).
 
 Run:
     source "$BAL_HOME/electrum/env/bin/activate"
@@ -14,41 +11,24 @@ Run:
 
 import sys
 import time
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 sys.path.insert(0, __file__.rsplit("/", 2)[0])
 
 from bal.core.checkalive import (  # noqa: E402  (path insert above)
-    CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError,
     CheckAliveError,
-    ensure_check_alive_valid,
-    is_check_alive_date_valid,
+    check_alive_expired,
     resolve_date_to_check,
-    resolve_delivery_date,
     resolve_guard_threshold,
-    resolve_relative_check_alive_date,
 )
-from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp  # noqa: E402
-from bal.core.will import Will  # noqa: E402
-
-
-def _midnight(ts):
-    return (
-        datetime.fromtimestamp(ts, tz=timezone.utc)
-        .replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
-        .timestamp()
-    )
-
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# CheckAliveError / CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError
+# CheckAliveError
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
 
 def test_check_alive_error_default():
     err = CheckAliveError(1000000)
     assert err.timestamp_to_check == 1000000
-    assert err.reason is None
 
 
 def test_check_alive_error_str():
@@ -58,107 +38,10 @@ def test_check_alive_error_str():
     assert "1970" in s
 
 
-def test_check_alive_error_str_with_reason():
-    err = CheckAliveError(1000000, reason="too early")
-    assert "too early" in str(err)
-
-
 def test_check_alive_error_subclass():
     assert issubclass(CheckAliveError, Exception)
 
 
-def test_check_alive_after_delivery_error_is_sibling():
-    # NOT a subclass of CheckAliveError: the existing ``except CheckAliveError``
-    # handlers must not invalidate the will for this configuration error.
-    assert not issubclass(CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError, CheckAliveError)
-    err = CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError(2000, 1000)
-    assert err.timestamp_to_check == 2000
-    assert err.delivery_timestamp == 1000
-    assert "delivery" in str(err)
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# resolve_delivery_date
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-
-def test_delivery_absolute_locktime():
-    settings = {"locktime": 1_800_000_000}
-    assert resolve_delivery_date(settings) == 1_800_000_000
-
-
-def test_delivery_relative_locktime_resolved_from_now():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    settings = {"locktime": "90d"}
-    result = resolve_delivery_date(settings, now=fake_now)
-    expected = _midnight(fake_now) + 90 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-
-
-def test_delivery_relative_locktime_anchored_to_built_tx():
-    frozen = 1817424000
-    settings = {"locktime": "2y"}
-    result = resolve_delivery_date(
-        settings, now=1_800_000_000.0, built_locktime=frozen
-    )
-    assert result == frozen
-
-
-def test_delivery_missing_locktime_returns_none():
-    assert resolve_delivery_date({}) is None
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# resolve_relative_check_alive_date (the single calculation rule)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-
-def test_relative_negative_anchors_to_delivery():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    delivery = fake_now + 90 * 86400
-    result = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        "-30d", delivery_date=delivery, creation_date=fake_now, now=fake_now
-    )
-    expected = _midnight(delivery) - 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-    assert result < delivery
-
-
-def test_relative_positive_anchors_to_creation():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    creation = fake_now + 5 * 86400
-    delivery = fake_now + 365 * 86400
-    result = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        "30d", delivery_date=delivery, creation_date=creation, now=fake_now
-    )
-    expected = _midnight(creation) + 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-    # The delivery anchor is irrelevant for a positive value.
-    assert result < delivery
-
-
-def test_relative_positive_without_creation_falls_back_to_now():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    result = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        "30d", delivery_date=fake_now + 365 * 86400, creation_date=None, now=fake_now
-    )
-    expected = _midnight(fake_now) + 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-
-
-def test_relative_negative_without_delivery_falls_back_to_now():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    result = resolve_relative_check_alive_date(
-        "-30d", delivery_date=None, creation_date=fake_now, now=fake_now
-    )
-    expected = _midnight(fake_now) - 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-
-
-def test_relative_absolute_value_returned_unchanged():
-    assert resolve_relative_check_alive_date(1_700_000_000, None, None) == 1_700_000_000
-
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 # resolve_date_to_check
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
@@ -176,60 +59,69 @@ def test_advanced_mode_uses_threshold_absolute():
     assert abs(result - threshold) < 1
 
 
-def test_advanced_mode_negative_relative_anchored_to_delivery():
+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, timezone
+
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
     locktime = fake_now + 90 * 86400
-    settings = {"threshold": "-30d", "locktime": locktime}
+    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": locktime}
     result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
-    expected = _midnight(locktime) - 30 * 86400
+    # date_to_check = (locktime, midnight-normalised) - 30 days.
+    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
+    # 90d delivery with a 30d window: the window starts 60 days after now.
     assert result > fake_now
 
 
-def test_advanced_mode_positive_relative_anchored_to_creation():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    creation = fake_now + 10 * 86400
-    locktime = fake_now + 365 * 86400
-    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": locktime}
-    result = resolve_date_to_check(
-        False, settings, now=fake_now, creation_date=creation
-    )
-    expected = _midnight(creation) + 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
-
-
-def test_advanced_mode_negative_relative_never_drifts():
-    """A negative relative threshold anchored to a fixed absolute delivery does
-    not drift with the clock."""
+def test_advanced_mode_relative_threshold_anchored_to_locktime():
+    """A relative threshold never drifts with the clock: re-resolving it a day
+    later, with the same fixed absolute locktime, yields the same date."""
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
     locktime = fake_now + 90 * 86400
-    settings = {"threshold": "-30d", "locktime": locktime}
+    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": locktime}
     first = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
+    # Next day: same stored settings (the fixed delivery), a later clock.
     second = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now + 86400)
     assert first == second
 
 
-def test_advanced_mode_positive_relative_creation_never_drifts():
-    """A positive relative threshold anchored to the frozen creation date does
-    not drift with the clock."""
+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, timezone
+
+    from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp
+
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    creation = fake_now + 2 * 86400
-    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": fake_now + 365 * 86400}
-    first = resolve_date_to_check(
-        False, settings, now=fake_now, creation_date=creation
-    )
-    second = resolve_date_to_check(
-        False, settings, now=fake_now + 5 * 86400, creation_date=creation
-    )
-    assert first == second
+    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": "90d"}
+    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, tz=timezone.utc))
+    expected = BalTimestamp("30d").to_date(locktime_dt, reverse=True).timestamp()
+    assert abs(result - expected) < 1
+    assert result > fake_now
+
+
+def test_advanced_mode_relative_threshold_no_locktime_falls_back():
+    # Without a locktime reference, fall back to the legacy forward resolution.
+    settings = {"threshold": "30d"}
+    result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings)
+    assert result > time.time()
 
 
 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 = 1817424000  # frozen tx locktime, built 2026-08-05
-    settings = {"threshold": "-30d", "locktime": "2y"}
+    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.
     first = resolve_date_to_check(
         False, settings, now=1_800_000_000.0, built_locktime=frozen
     )
@@ -238,15 +130,22 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_locktime_anchored_to_built_tx():
         False, settings, now=1_800_000_000.0 + 10 * 86400, built_locktime=frozen
     )
     assert first == later
+    # The check window must start BEFORE the frozen delivery (never expired).
     assert first < frozen
 
 
 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, timezone
+
+    from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp
+
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    settings = {"threshold": "-30d", "locktime": "90d"}
+    settings = {"threshold": "30d", "locktime": "90d"}
     result = resolve_date_to_check(False, settings, now=fake_now)
-    locktime_dt = BalTimestamp("90d").to_date(fake_now)
-    expected = BalTimestamp("-30d").to_date(locktime_dt).timestamp()
+    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
 
 
@@ -257,12 +156,14 @@ def test_advanced_mode_relative_locktime_without_built_tx_falls_back():
 
 def test_guard_threshold_basic_mode_returns_none():
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    threshold = resolve_guard_threshold(True, {"threshold": "-30d"}, now=fake_now)
+    threshold = resolve_guard_threshold(True, {"threshold": "30d"}, now=fake_now)
     assert threshold is None
 
 
 def _guard_locktime(settings, fake_now):
     """Reproduce the call-site locktime expression of the guard."""
+    from bal.core.plugin_base import BalTimestamp
+
     return BalTimestamp(settings["locktime"]).to_timestamp(fake_now)
 
 
@@ -274,27 +175,43 @@ def test_guard_threshold_absolute():
     assert resolve_guard_threshold(False, settings, now=fake_now) == threshold
 
 
-def test_guard_threshold_negative_relative_fresh_anchor():
-    """A negative relative threshold is anchored to the FRESH locktime so the
-    guard and the settings always share one reference frame."""
+def test_guard_threshold_relative_fresh_anchor():
+    """A relative threshold must be anchored to the FRESH locktime so the
+    guard and the settings always share one reference frame.
+
+    Regression for the false positive where a still-valid built will frozen at
+    a LONGER delivery ("2y") anchored ``date_to_check`` beyond the currently
+    stored shorter delivery ("1y"): the old guard compared the fresh "1y"
+    locktime against that anchored threshold and wrongly fired "locktime is
+    lower than threshold", even though the settings themselves are consistent
+    (locktime is 30d AFTER the threshold).
+    """
     fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": "-30d"}
+    settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": "30d"}
     locktime = _guard_locktime(settings, fake_now)
     threshold = resolve_guard_threshold(False, settings, now=fake_now)
     assert threshold is not None
     assert locktime > threshold  # internally consistent: no fire
     assert threshold > fake_now
-
-
-def test_guard_threshold_positive_relative_anchored_to_creation():
-    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    creation = fake_now + 4 * 86400
-    settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": "30d"}
-    threshold = resolve_guard_threshold(
-        False, settings, now=fake_now, creation_date=creation
+    # The helper takes no built anchor: a frozen "2y" built will must NOT
+    # contaminate the result, although resolve_date_to_check (the expiry
+    # reference) legitimately keeps using it.
+    frozen_two_years = locktime + 365 * 86400
+    anchored = resolve_date_to_check(
+        False, settings, now=fake_now, built_locktime=frozen_two_years
     )
-    expected = _midnight(creation) + 30 * 86400
-    assert abs(threshold - expected) < 1
+    assert anchored > threshold  # built anchor pushes date_to_check forward...
+    assert locktime < anchored  # ...which is exactly what used to fire the bug
+
+
+def test_guard_threshold_relative_locktime_absolute_threshold():
+    fake_now = 1_800_000_000.0
+    threshold = fake_now + 200 * 86400
+    settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": threshold}
+    assert resolve_guard_threshold(False, settings, now=fake_now) == threshold
+    # "1y" from now is later than the stored absolute threshold: allowed.
+    locktime = _guard_locktime(settings, fake_now)
+    assert locktime > threshold
 
 
 def test_guard_threshold_missing_returns_none():
@@ -303,99 +220,21 @@ def test_guard_threshold_missing_returns_none():
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# is_check_alive_date_valid / ensure_check_alive_valid
+# check_alive_expired
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
 
-def test_is_valid_inside_window():
-    now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(now + 100, now + 1000, now=now) is True
-
-
-def test_is_valid_rejects_past():
-    now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(now - 100, now + 1000, now=now) is False
-
-
-def test_is_valid_rejects_on_or_after_delivery():
-    now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    delivery = now + 1000
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(delivery, delivery, now=now) is False
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(delivery + 1, delivery, now=now) is False
-
-
-def test_is_valid_without_delivery_skips_upper_bound():
-    now = 1_800_000_000.0
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(now + 100, None, now=now) is True
-
-
-def test_is_valid_none_is_false():
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(None, 1000) is False
-
-
 def test_basic_mode_never_expired():
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(True, time.time() - 10_000) is None
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(True, 1_000_000_000.0) is None
+    assert check_alive_expired(True, 1_000_000_000.0) is False
+    assert check_alive_expired(True, time.time() - 10_000) is False
 
 
-def test_advanced_raises_when_past():
-    try:
-        ensure_check_alive_valid(False, time.time() - 10_000)
-    except CheckAliveError:
-        pass
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError("expected CheckAliveError")
+def test_advanced_expired_when_past():
+    assert check_alive_expired(False, time.time() - 10_000) is True
 
 
-def test_advanced_raises_when_after_delivery():
-    now = time.time()
-    try:
-        ensure_check_alive_valid(False, now + 100, delivery_date=now + 50)
-    except CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError:
-        pass
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError("expected CheckAliveAfterDeliveryError")
-
-
-def test_advanced_valid_does_not_raise():
-    now = time.time()
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(False, now + 100, delivery_date=now + 1000) is None
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Will.get_creation_time
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-
-class _FakeWillItem:
-    def __init__(self, time_value, valid=True):
-        self.time = time_value
-        self._valid = valid
-
-    def get_status(self, status):
-        return self._valid if status == "VALID" else False
-
-
-def test_get_creation_time_min_of_valid_items():
-    will = {
-        "a": _FakeWillItem(2000),
-        "b": _FakeWillItem(1000),
-        "c": _FakeWillItem(3000),
-    }
-    assert Will.get_creation_time(will) == 1000
-
-
-def test_get_creation_time_ignores_invalid_and_none():
-    will = {
-        "a": _FakeWillItem(500, valid=False),
-        "b": _FakeWillItem(None),
-        "c": _FakeWillItem(2000),
-    }
-    assert Will.get_creation_time(will) == 2000
-
-
-def test_get_creation_time_empty_returns_none():
-    assert Will.get_creation_time({}) is None
+def test_advanced_not_expired_when_future():
+    assert check_alive_expired(False, time.time() + 10_000) is False
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #

tests/test_core_deselected_executor.py

@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Tests for ``Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions`` with the CURRENT
-executor selection (``current_willexecutors``).
-
-Every will item keeps its own copy of the executor record taken at build time
-(``selected`` = True). Without the current selection, an executor the user
-deselected after building the will would still receive the will.
-
-Run (standalone or with pytest):
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src \
-        python3 tests/test_core_deselected_executor.py
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
-
-from bal.core.willexecutors import Willexecutors
-
-
-class FakeItem:
-    """Minimal will item: statuses, a tx and the build-time executor copy."""
-
-    def __init__(self, url, **flags):
-        self._status = {"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True}
-        self._status.update(flags)
-        self.we = {"url": url, "selected": True}
-        self.tx = f"rawtx-{url}"
-
-    def get_status(self, name):
-        return self._status.get(name, False)
-
-
-A = "https://we.a.example"
-B = "https://we.b.example"
-
-
-def _will():
-    return {"tx_a": FakeItem(A), "tx_b": FakeItem(B)}
-
-
-def test_without_current_list_previous_behaviour():
-    assert set(Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(_will())) == {A, B}
-
-
-def test_deselected_executor_is_skipped():
-    current = {A: {"selected": True}, B: {"selected": False}}
-    out = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-        _will(), current_willexecutors=current
-    )
-    assert set(out) == {A}
-    assert out[A]["txsids"] == ["tx_a"]
-
-
-def test_executor_removed_from_list_is_skipped():
-    current = {A: {"selected": True}}
-    out = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-        _will(), current_willexecutors=current
-    )
-    assert set(out) == {A}
-
-
-def test_already_pushed_still_excluded_unless_forced():
-    will = {"tx_a": FakeItem(A, PUSHED=True)}
-    current = {A: {"selected": True}}
-    assert Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-        will, current_willexecutors=current
-    ) == {}
-    assert set(
-        Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions(
-            will, force=True, current_willexecutors=current
-        )
-    ) == {A}
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    for name in sorted(dir()):
-        if name.startswith("test_"):
-            globals()[name]()
-            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
-    print("[OK] All deselected-executor tests passed")

tests/test_core_input_rules.py

@@ -117,30 +117,6 @@ def test_normalize_locktime_raw_single_suffix():
     assert s == "130d"
 
 
-def test_normalize_locktime_raw_negative_disallowed_by_default():
-    # The delivery field must never accept a sign.
-    s, isdays, isyears, pos = normalize_locktime_raw_text("-30d", 4)
-    assert s == "30d"
-    assert isdays is True
-
-
-def test_normalize_locktime_raw_negative_allowed_keeps_single_sign():
-    s, isdays, isyears, pos = normalize_locktime_raw_text(
-        "-30d", 4, allow_negative=True
-    )
-    assert s == "-30d"
-    assert isdays is True
-    assert pos >= 1
-
-
-def test_normalize_locktime_raw_negative_only_leading():
-    # Extra signs are dropped; a single leading sign survives.
-    s, _isdays, _isyears, _pos = normalize_locktime_raw_text(
-        "--1y", 4, allow_negative=True
-    )
-    assert s == "-1y"
-
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 # Percentage-or-amount normalisation
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #

tests/test_core_invalidation_fee.py

@@ -1,231 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Tests for the fee of the on-chain INVALIDATION transaction.
-
-The invalidation is broadcast TODAY (it spends the will's coins so the old
-pre-signed inheritance transactions become unusable), therefore it must pay the
-CURRENT network fee for a confirmation within
-``INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS`` (2) blocks. The will's ``baltx_fees`` (a
-deliberately high rate meant for inheritance transactions broadcast years from
-now) is only the FALLBACK used when no network estimate is available.
-
-Covers:
-* Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate() - rate selection and fallback rules
-* Will.invalidate_will() - the chosen rate is really used for the fee
-
-Run (standalone or with pytest):
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src \
-        python3 tests/test_core_invalidation_fee.py
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src \
-        python3 -m pytest tests/test_core_invalidation_fee.py -q
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
-
-from electrum.transaction import Transaction
-
-from bal.core.will import INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS, Will, WillItem
-
-# WillItem parses a raw tx and calls add_info_from_wallet; no live wallet here.
-_patcher = patch.object(Transaction, "add_info_from_wallet")
-_patcher.start()
-
-# A valid serialized transaction (1 input, 1 output) reused by the core tests.
-_VALID_TX_HEX = (
-    "01000000012a5c9a94fcde98f5581cd00162c60a13936ceb75389ea65b"
-    "f38633b424eb4031000000006c493046022100a82bbc57a0136751e543"
-    "3f41cf000b3f1a99c6744775e76ec764fb78c54ee100022100f9e80b7d"
-    "e89de861dc6fb0c1429d5da72c2b6b2ee2406bc9bfb1beedd729d98501"
-    "2102e61d176da16edd1d258a200ad9759ef63adf8e14cd97f53227bae3"
-    "5cdb84d2f6ffffffff0140420f00000000001976a914230ac37834073a"
-    "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
-)
-# The outpoint spent by _VALID_TX_HEX (input 0).
-_PREVOUT_STR = "3140eb24b43386f35ba69e3875eb6c93130ac66201d01c58f598defc949a5c2a:0"
-_CHANGE_ADDR = "14CHYaaByjJZpx4oHBpfDMdqhTyXnZ3kVs"
-_BALANCE = 1000000
-# The will's baltx_fees used as the fallback rate in every test (sat/vbyte).
-_BALTX_FEES = 20
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Helpers
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-def _wallet_with_estimate(fee_per_kb):
-    """Wallet whose network returns ``fee_per_kb`` (sat/kvbyte) for any ETA.
-
-    ``fee_per_kb`` may also be an Exception instance: the estimate call then
-    raises it, to simulate a broken network object.
-    """
-    wallet = MagicMock()
-    wallet.get_change_addresses_for_new_transaction.return_value = [_CHANGE_ADDR]
-    network = MagicMock()
-    if isinstance(fee_per_kb, Exception):
-        network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee.side_effect = fee_per_kb
-    else:
-        network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee.return_value = fee_per_kb
-    wallet.network = network
-    return wallet
-
-
-def _make_will():
-    """One VALID will item spending _PREVOUT_STR with a known input value."""
-    item = WillItem({
-        "tx": _VALID_TX_HEX,
-        "heirs": {"alice": ["addr_alice", 5000, "30d"]},
-        "willexecutor": None,
-        "status": "",
-        "description": "",
-        "time": 0,
-        "change": "",
-        "baltx_fees": _BALTX_FEES,
-    })
-    item.STATUS = WillItem.copy_status_table(WillItem.STATUS_DEFAULT)
-    item.tx.inputs()[0]._TxInput__value_sats = _BALANCE
-    return {"willtxid1": item}
-
-
-def _make_utxo():
-    """Wallet-side UTXO matching the will input."""
-    utxo = MagicMock()
-    utxo.prevout.to_str.return_value = _PREVOUT_STR
-    utxo.is_coinbase_output.return_value = False
-    utxo.block_height = 1
-    utxo.value_sats.return_value = _BALANCE
-    return utxo
-
-
-def _invalidation_output_value(wallet, estimated_size=200):
-    """Run Will.invalidate_will and return the value of the final output.
-
-    Electrum's tx building is mocked (as in test_core_will_invalidate.py):
-    ``estimated_size`` is the vsize the fee is computed from.
-    """
-    wallet.get_utxos.return_value = [_make_utxo()]
-    mock_output = MagicMock()
-    mock_tx = MagicMock()
-    mock_tx.estimated_size.return_value = estimated_size
-    with patch("bal.core.will.Util.get_current_height", return_value=800000), \
-         patch("electrum.transaction.PartialTxOutput.from_address_and_value",
-               return_value=mock_output) as mock_out, \
-         patch("electrum.transaction.PartialTransaction.from_io",
-               return_value=mock_tx):
-        result = Will.invalidate_will(_make_will(), wallet, _BALTX_FEES)
-    assert result is mock_tx
-    # 1st call: full balance (size estimation); 2nd call: balance - fee.
-    return mock_out.call_args_list[1][0][1]
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-def test_target_is_two_blocks():
-    """The owner's decision: confirm within 2 blocks."""
-    assert INVALIDATION_FEE_ETA_BLOCKS == 2
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(3000)
-    Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES)
-    wallet.network.fee_estimates.eta_target_to_fee.assert_called_once_with(2)
-
-
-def test_network_estimate_is_used():
-    """A live estimate (sat/kvbyte) becomes the rate in sat/vbyte."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(3000)
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (3.0, "network")
-
-
-def test_network_estimate_higher_than_baltx_fees_is_used_as_is():
-    """No cap: if the market is above baltx_fees, the market rate is used."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(45000)
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (45.0, "network")
-
-
-def test_fractional_estimate_is_kept():
-    """Electrum estimates may be fractional (e.g. 1.5 sat/vbyte)."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(1500)
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (1.5, "network")
-
-
-def test_offline_wallet_falls_back_to_baltx_fees():
-    """No network object (offline): previous behaviour, baltx_fees."""
-    wallet = MagicMock()
-    wallet.network = None
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (
-        _BALTX_FEES,
-        "fallback",
-    )
-
-
-def test_missing_estimate_falls_back():
-    """Estimates not received yet: Electrum returns None."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(None)
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (
-        _BALTX_FEES,
-        "fallback",
-    )
-
-
-def test_estimate_error_falls_back_and_does_not_raise():
-    """A broken network object must never break the invalidation."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(RuntimeError("server gone"))
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (
-        _BALTX_FEES,
-        "fallback",
-    )
-
-
-def test_non_integer_or_invalid_estimates_fall_back():
-    """Only a positive int (Electrum's sat/kvbyte type) is trusted."""
-    for bad in (0, -1000, True, "3000", 3.5, MagicMock()):
-        wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(bad)
-        assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(wallet, _BALTX_FEES) == (
-            _BALTX_FEES,
-            "fallback",
-        ), bad
-
-
-def test_no_wallet_falls_back():
-    assert Will.get_invalidation_fee_rate(None, _BALTX_FEES) == (
-        _BALTX_FEES,
-        "fallback",
-    )
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Will.invalidate_will uses the chosen rate
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-def test_invalidation_pays_network_fee_not_baltx_fees():
-    """3 sat/vbyte on 200 vbytes = 600 sat (not 200 * 20 = 4000 sat)."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(3000)
-    assert _invalidation_output_value(wallet) == _BALANCE - 600
-
-
-def test_invalidation_offline_pays_baltx_fees():
-    """Offline: unchanged behaviour, 200 * 20 = 4000 sat."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(None)
-    assert _invalidation_output_value(wallet) == _BALANCE - 4000
-
-
-def test_fractional_fee_is_rounded_up_to_whole_satoshis():
-    """1.5 sat/vbyte on 201 vbytes = 301.5 -> 302 sat (never below the rate)."""
-    wallet = _wallet_with_estimate(1500)
-    value = _invalidation_output_value(wallet, estimated_size=201)
-    assert value == _BALANCE - 302
-    assert isinstance(value, int)
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Main
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    for name in sorted(dir()):
-        if name.startswith("test_"):
-            globals()[name]()
-            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
-    print("[OK] All invalidation fee tests passed")

tests/test_core_plugin_base.py

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def test_balconfig_set():
 
 def test_default_will_settings_relative():
     rel = BalPlugin.default_will_settings_relative()
-    assert rel["threshold"] == "-30d"
+    assert rel["threshold"] == "30d"
     assert rel["locktime"] == "1y"
 
 

tests/test_core_qr_transfer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """
 Tests for ``bal.core.qrtransfer``.
 
-Covers the transfer-string encoding used for will transfer via BBQR QR codes
-/ audio modem: encoding, decoding and the preset list.
+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
@@ -16,12 +18,34 @@ 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
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -43,6 +67,300 @@ 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 139-byte payload exactly fills the 150-byte preset budget (the 11-char
+    # compact header plus payload), so the encoded frame is exactly 150.
+    tx_strings = ["a" * 139]
+    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
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Compact v2 wire format ("BAL1")
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_v2_frame_header_structure():
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["11" * 10]), 150)
+    assert len(frames) == 1
+    frame = frames[0]
+    assert frame.startswith("BAL1")
+    # Fixed 11-char header: magic + 3-char total + 3-char index + 1 flag.
+    assert len(frame) > 11
+    magic, total_s, index_s, flag, payload = (
+        frame[:4],
+        frame[4:7],
+        frame[7:10],
+        frame[10],
+        frame[11:],
+    )
+    assert magic == "BAL1"
+    assert total_s == "001"
+    assert index_s == "001"
+    assert flag == "0"
+    assert payload == "11" * 10
+    total, index, compressed, p = parse_frame(frame)
+    assert (total, index, compressed) == (1, 1, False)
+    assert p == payload
+
+
+def test_v2_compressed_flag_is_z():
+    frames = split_frames(
+        encode_transfer(["11" * 10], compress=True), 150, compressed=True
+    )
+    assert frames[0][10] == "Z"
+    _t, _i, compressed, _p = parse_frame(frames[0])
+    assert compressed is True
+
+
+def test_v2_header_fixed_width_high_counts():
+    # A long transfer needs multi-digit counts; the v2 header stays exactly
+    # 11 chars no matter how many frames (3-char base36 zero-padded counts).
+    tx_strings = ["ab" * 300]  # 600 chars -> several frames at 150
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(tx_strings), 150)
+    assert len(frames) > 1
+    for frame in frames:
+        # magic(4) + total(3) + index(3) + flag(1) = 11 chars, then payload.
+        assert len(frame) - len(frame[11:]) == 11
+
+
+def test_v2_max_frame_count():
+    # A transfer needing more than 46655 frames must be rejected (3-char
+    # base36 count fields cannot represent larger totals).
+    from bal.core.qrtransfer import _MAX_TOTAL
+
+    oversized = "A" * (_MAX_TOTAL * (150 - 11) + 1)
+    try:
+        split_frames(oversized, 150)
+    except QrTransferError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError above the frame cap")
+
+
+def test_v2_boundary_at_max_count():
+    from bal.core.qrtransfer import _MAX_TOTAL
+
+    # Exactly at the cap: must still produce (bounded) frames with 3-char
+    # counts "VVV" (46655) for the highest serialised part.
+    payload = "B" * (_MAX_TOTAL * (150 - 11))
+    frames = split_frames(payload, 150)
+    assert len(frames) == _MAX_TOTAL
+    total, index, _c, _p = parse_frame(frames[-1])
+    assert total == _MAX_TOTAL
+    assert index == _MAX_TOTAL
+    assert frames[-1][:10] == "BAL1" + "ZZZ" + "ZZZ"
+
+
+def test_encode_transfer_best():
+    from bal.core.qrtransfer import encode_transfer_best
+
+    # Redundant JSON-ish text compresses -> compressed (and longer source
+    # must round-trip unchanged).
+    txs = ['{"a": "%s"}' % ("x" * 300), '{"b": "%s"}' % ("y" * 300)]
+    transfer, compressed = encode_transfer_best(txs)
+    assert compressed is True
+    assert decode_transfer(transfer, compressed) == txs
+
+    # Already-compact input stays plain (never larger than the source).
+    txs_small = ["ab", "cd"]
+    transfer, compressed = encode_transfer_best(txs_small)
+    assert compressed is False
+    assert decode_transfer(transfer, compressed) == txs_small
+
+
+def test_v2_malformed_frames():
+    bad = (
+        "BAL1",                       # header only, no fields
+        "BAL1" + "001",               # truncated
+        "BAL1" + "G-1" + "001" + "Z" + "p",  # non-base36 total
+        "BAL1" + "001" + "G-1" + "Z" + "p",  # non-base36 index
+        "BAL1" + "000" + "001" + "Z" + "p",  # total 0
+        "BAL1" + "001" + "000" + "Z" + "p",  # index 0
+        "BAL1" + "001" + "002" + "Z" + "p",  # index beyond total
+        "BAL1" + "001" + "001" + "Q" + "p",  # unknown flag
+    )
+    for frame in bad:
+        try:
+            parse_frame(frame)
+        except QrTransferError:
+            continue
+        raise AssertionError("expected QrTransferError for: {!r}".format(frame))
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# 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
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -61,6 +379,46 @@ def test_preset_index_for_chunk_size():
     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

tests/test_core_status_language_neutral.py

@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Stored will data must not depend on the GUI language (rule in bal/i18n.py).
-
-Covers the two findings of the i18n review:
-
-* the status history of a new will item is saved as English "New" (not
-  ``_("New")``), and histories saved by test builds as "Nuovo"/"Nuevo" are
-  mapped back to "New" on load;
-* the push helper no longer writes transient fields (``txs``, ``txsids`` and
-  the translated ``broadcast_status``) into the will item's executor record,
-  and such fields saved by older versions are dropped on load.
-
-Run (standalone or with pytest):
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src \
-        python3 tests/test_core_status_language_neutral.py
-"""
-
-import os
-import re
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
-
-from electrum.transaction import Transaction
-
-from bal.core.will import WillItem
-from bal.core.willexecutors import Willexecutors
-
-# WillItem parses a raw tx and calls add_info_from_wallet; no live wallet here.
-_patcher = patch.object(Transaction, "add_info_from_wallet")
-_patcher.start()
-
-ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-
-_VALID_TX_HEX = (
-    "01000000012a5c9a94fcde98f5581cd00162c60a13936ceb75389ea65b"
-    "f38633b424eb4031000000006c493046022100a82bbc57a0136751e543"
-    "3f41cf000b3f1a99c6744775e76ec764fb78c54ee100022100f9e80b7d"
-    "e89de861dc6fb0c1429d5da72c2b6b2ee2406bc9bfb1beedd729d98501"
-    "2102e61d176da16edd1d258a200ad9759ef63adf8e14cd97f53227bae3"
-    "5cdb84d2f6ffffffff0140420f00000000001976a914230ac37834073a"
-    "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
-)
-URL = "https://we.example"
-
-
-def _item(status="", we=None):
-    return WillItem(
-        {"tx": _VALID_TX_HEX, "heirs": {}, "willexecutor": we, "status": status}
-    )
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Status history "New"
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-def test_builders_store_english_new():
-    """window.py and the CLI controller must not translate the stored status."""
-    for rel in ("bal/gui/qt/window.py", "bal/cli/controller.py"):
-        src = (ROOT / rel).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        assert re.search(r'tx\["status"\]\s*=\s*"New"', src), rel
-        assert not re.search(r'tx\["status"\]\s*=\s*_\(', src), rel
-
-
-def test_translated_new_is_mapped_back_on_load():
-    assert _item("Nuovo.Signed.Pushed").status == "New.Signed.Pushed"
-    assert _item("Nuevo").status == "New"
-    assert _item("New.Signed").status == "New.Signed"
-
-
-def test_only_the_leading_new_is_touched():
-    assert _item(".Nuovo").status == ".Nuovo"
-    assert _item("Signed.Nuovo").status == "Signed.Nuovo"
-
-
-def test_translated_new_labels_match_the_catalogs():
-    """Every catalog's translation of "New" must be recognised on load."""
-    found = set()
-    for po in (ROOT / "bal" / "locale").glob("*/LC_MESSAGES/bal.po"):
-        text = po.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        m = re.search(r'^msgid "New"\nmsgstr "(.*)"$', text, re.MULTILINE)
-        if m and m.group(1):
-            found.add(m.group(1))
-    assert found, "no catalog translates 'New'"
-    assert found <= set(WillItem.TRANSLATED_NEW_LABELS), found
-
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# Transient push fields
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-
-class FakeItem:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.we = {"url": URL, "selected": True, "address": "a", "base_fee": 1}
-        self.tx = "rawtx"
-
-    def get_status(self, name):
-        return name in ("VALID", "COMPLETE")
-
-
-def test_push_helper_does_not_modify_the_will_item():
-    item = FakeItem()
-    before = dict(item.we)
-    out = Willexecutors.get_willexecutor_transactions({"t1": item})
-    assert out[URL]["txsids"] == ["t1"]
-    assert "broadcast_status" in out[URL]
-    assert item.we == before
-    assert out[URL] is not item.we
-
-
-def test_transient_fields_saved_by_older_versions_are_dropped_on_load():
-    we = {
-        "url": URL,
-        "selected": True,
-        "txs": "raw\n",
-        "txsids": ["t1"],
-        "broadcast_status": "Riuscito",
-    }
-    item = _item("New", we)
-    assert item.we == {"url": URL, "selected": True}
-    assert "broadcast_status" not in item.to_dict()["willexecutor"]
-
-
-def test_clean_executor_record_is_kept_as_is():
-    we = {"url": URL, "selected": True}
-    assert _item("New", we).we is we
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    for name in sorted(dir()):
-        if name.startswith("test_"):
-            globals()[name]()
-            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
-    print("[OK] All language-neutral status tests passed")

tests/test_core_will.py

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def test_shortened_relative_recipe_on_signed_rebuilds_not_noheirs():
     will = _make_will_with_heirs(will_heirs, lt)
     will["willid_1"].set_status("COMPLETE", True)
     check_date = resolve_date_to_check(
-        False, {"locktime": "2y", "threshold": "-150d"}, built_locktime=lt
+        False, {"locktime": "2y", "threshold": "150d"}, built_locktime=lt
     )
     assert check_date < lt  # the anchored window really precedes the delivery
     raised = None

tests/test_core_willtree_father.py

@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Tests for the parent/child tree of the will transactions (``father`` links).
-
-Bug reproduced from a real wallet (Electrum log, Check wizard):
-
-    File "bal/core/will.py", in check_invalidated
-        or willtree[w.father].get_status("CONFIRMED")
-    KeyError: 'a65a682f…'
-
-``father`` is persisted in the wallet (``"Father"``) and was never cleared, so
-after the father tx was removed from the will the child pointed to a txid that
-no longer exists. ``Will.add_willtree`` now rebuilds the links from scratch and
-``Will.check_invalidated`` treats a missing father as "no father".
-
-Run (standalone or with pytest):
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen PYTHONPATH=electrum-src \
-        python3 tests/test_core_willtree_father.py
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
-
-from electrum.transaction import Transaction
-
-from bal.core.will import Will, WillItem
-
-# WillItem parses a raw tx and calls add_info_from_wallet; no live wallet here.
-_patcher = patch.object(Transaction, "add_info_from_wallet")
-_patcher.start()
-
-# A valid serialized transaction (1 input, 1 output) reused by the core tests.
-_VALID_TX_HEX = (
-    "01000000012a5c9a94fcde98f5581cd00162c60a13936ceb75389ea65b"
-    "f38633b424eb4031000000006c493046022100a82bbc57a0136751e543"
-    "3f41cf000b3f1a99c6744775e76ec764fb78c54ee100022100f9e80b7d"
-    "e89de861dc6fb0c1429d5da72c2b6b2ee2406bc9bfb1beedd729d98501"
-    "2102e61d176da16edd1d258a200ad9759ef63adf8e14cd97f53227bae3"
-    "5cdb84d2f6ffffffff0140420f00000000001976a914230ac37834073a"
-    "42146f11ef8414ae929feaafc388ac00000000"
-)
-# The input of _VALID_TX_HEX spends this outpoint (little-endian in the hex).
-_FUNDING_ID = "3140eb24b43386f35ba69e3875eb6c93130ac66201d01c58f598defc949a5c2a"
-# PARENT: _VALID_TX_HEX itself. CHILD: the same tx with its input re-pointed to
-# the parent's txid, so the child spends the parent's output 0.
-_PARENT_ID = Transaction(_VALID_TX_HEX).txid()
-_CHILD_TX_HEX = _VALID_TX_HEX.replace(
-    bytes.fromhex(_FUNDING_ID)[::-1].hex(), bytes.fromhex(_PARENT_ID)[::-1].hex()
-)
-# A txid that is not in the will (the "removed father" of the bug report).
-_MISSING_ID = "a65a682f2975f0dffd9eccce9392833f227badf617fc67815674736d594d4115"
-
-
-def _item(tx_hex=_VALID_TX_HEX, father=None):
-    """WillItem built from ``tx_hex``, optionally with a stored father."""
-    data = {"tx": tx_hex, "heirs": {}, "willexecutor": None}
-    if father is not None:
-        data["Father"] = father
-    return WillItem(data)
-
-
-def _wallet_without_adb():
-    """Wallet whose check_invalidated path skips on-chain lookups."""
-    wallet = MagicMock()
-    wallet.adb = None
-    return wallet
-
-
-def test_stale_father_is_discarded_by_add_willtree():
-    child = _item(father=_MISSING_ID)
-    will = {child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    assert child.father is None
-
-
-def test_check_invalidated_does_not_crash_on_stale_father():
-    """The exact failure of the bug report, now without KeyError."""
-    child = _item(father=_MISSING_ID)
-    will = {child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    Will.check_invalidated(will, [], _wallet_without_adb())
-
-
-def test_check_invalidated_tolerates_missing_father_without_add_willtree():
-    """Defensive path: even if the tree was not rebuilt, no KeyError."""
-    child = _item(father=_MISSING_ID)
-    will = {child._id: child}
-    Will.check_invalidated(will, [], _wallet_without_adb())
-    assert child.father == _MISSING_ID
-
-
-def test_real_parent_child_link_is_built():
-    parent = _item()
-    child = _item(_CHILD_TX_HEX)
-    will = {_PARENT_ID: parent, child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    assert child.father == _PARENT_ID
-    assert [c[0] for c in parent.children] == [child._id]
-    assert parent.father is None
-
-
-def test_stale_father_is_replaced_by_the_real_parent():
-    parent = _item()
-    child = _item(_CHILD_TX_HEX, father=_MISSING_ID)
-    will = {_PARENT_ID: parent, child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    assert child.father == _PARENT_ID
-
-
-def test_child_of_unconfirmed_parent_is_not_checked_against_utxos():
-    """Existing rule kept: a child of a VALID (not mined) parent is skipped."""
-    parent = _item()
-    child = _item(_CHILD_TX_HEX)
-    will = {_PARENT_ID: parent, child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    wallet = MagicMock()
-    # Funding not spent on-chain: nothing gets invalidated, we only observe
-    # which items had their inputs checked.
-    with patch.object(Will, "check_tx_height", return_value=-2) as height, \
-         patch.object(Will, "_funding_really_spent", return_value=False):
-        Will.check_invalidated({child._id: child, _PARENT_ID: parent}, [], wallet)
-    # Only the parent (a root) looked up its height; the child was skipped.
-    checked = [call.args[0] for call in height.call_args_list]
-    assert checked == [parent.tx]
-
-
-def test_set_invalidate_cascades_to_children_built_by_add_willtree():
-    """add_willtree builds children as a LIST: invalidation must cascade."""
-    parent = _item()
-    child = _item(_CHILD_TX_HEX)
-    will = {parent._id: parent, child._id: child}
-    Will.add_willtree(will)
-    Will.set_invalidate(parent._id, will)
-    assert parent.get_status("INVALIDATED") is True
-    assert child.get_status("INVALIDATED") is True
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    for name in sorted(dir()):
-        if name.startswith("test_"):
-            globals()[name]()
-            print(f"  [OK] {name}")
-    print("[OK] All will-tree father tests passed")

tests/test_group_i_basic_checkalive.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pure policy in ``bal.core.checkalive``:
 
   * ``resolve_date_to_check(is_basic_mode, will_settings)`` - the single
     reference timestamp: "now" in BASIC, the stored threshold in ADVANCED;
-  * ``ensure_check_alive_valid(is_basic_mode, ...)`` - whether the
+  * ``check_alive_expired(is_basic_mode, date_to_check)`` - whether the
     Check-Alive guard should fire (never in BASIC).
 
 These tests exercise the exact code used at runtime (no GUI/Electrum wallet
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, __file__.rsplit("/", 2)[0])
 
 from bal.core.checkalive import (  # noqa: E402  (path insert above)
     CheckAliveError,
-    ensure_check_alive_valid,
-    is_check_alive_date_valid,
+    check_alive_expired,
     resolve_date_to_check,
 )
 
@@ -73,29 +72,23 @@ def test_advanced_mode_parses_relative_threshold():
 def test_basic_mode_never_expired():
     """BASIC mode can never be "expired": a passed check-alive date must never
     force a postpone/rewrite of the will."""
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(True, time.time() - 10_000) is None
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(True, 1_000_000_000.0) is None
+    assert check_alive_expired(True, time.time() - 10_000) is False
+    assert check_alive_expired(True, 1_000_000_000.0) is False
 
 
 def test_advanced_mode_expired_when_past():
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(time.time() - 10_000, None) is False
-    try:
-        ensure_check_alive_valid(False, time.time() - 10_000)
-    except CheckAliveError:
-        pass
-    else:
-        raise AssertionError("expected CheckAliveError")
+    assert check_alive_expired(False, time.time() - 10_000) is True
 
 
 def test_advanced_mode_not_expired_when_future():
-    assert is_check_alive_date_valid(time.time() + 10_000, None) is True
+    assert check_alive_expired(False, time.time() + 10_000) is False
 
 
 def test_basic_mode_never_raises_check_alive_error():
     """Regression guard for the reported bug: whatever the delivery date,
     BASIC mode never raises CheckAliveError (the postpone/invalidate trigger)."""
-    date_to_check = resolve_date_to_check(True, {"threshold": "-30d"})
-    assert ensure_check_alive_valid(True, date_to_check) is None
+    date_to_check = resolve_date_to_check(True, {"threshold": "30d"})
+    assert not check_alive_expired(True, date_to_check)
     # If it did fire, this is the exact exception that would be raised.
     assert issubclass(CheckAliveError, Exception)
 

tests/test_gui_export_dialogs.py

@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ class _Cfg:
     def get(self):
         return self._value
 
-    def set(self, value, save=True):
-        self._value = value
-
 
 class FakePlugin:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+    QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
 
     def read_file(self, path):
         return _PNG_BYTES
@@ -305,7 +301,6 @@ def test_audio_export_page_send():
     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.transport_audio.isEnabled()
     assert d.kbps_combo.count() > 0
 
     kbps = int(d.kbps_combo.currentText())
@@ -339,7 +334,6 @@ def test_audio_export_page_plugin_missing():
     bw.willitems = _make_willitems(2)
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
     assert not d.audio_send_btn.isEnabled()
-    assert not d.transport_audio.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()
@@ -356,7 +350,6 @@ def test_audio_import_page_build():
     assert d.kbps_combo.count() > 0
     assert d.receive_btn.text() == dialogs._("Receive by audio…")
     assert d.receive_btn.isEnabled()
-    assert d.transport_audio.isEnabled()
     d.close()
 
 
@@ -364,7 +357,6 @@ 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 d.transport_audio.isEnabled()
     assert "not available" in d.audio_warn_label.text()
     assert d.qr_page is not None  # QR import still usable
     d.close()

tests/test_gui_qr_transfer.py

@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ 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 QR transport now uses
-only the BBQR wire format. The wizard and the camera/audio paths need a live
-wallet/hardware and are exercised only through the shared frame-assembly
-path here.
+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
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ Run:
 
 import base64
 import json
-import os
 import sys
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -25,8 +23,7 @@ from electrum.transaction import Transaction
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
 
 import bal.gui.qt.dialogs as dialogs
-from bal.core.animated_qr import bbqr_frames
-from bal.core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS, encode_transfer
+from bal.core.qrtransfer import CHUNK_PRESETS, encode_transfer, split_frames
 from bal.core.will import WillItem
 
 _app = QApplication.instance() or QApplication(sys.argv)
@@ -49,15 +46,6 @@ _VALID_TX_HEX = (
 )
 
 
-def _rand_hex(n):
-    """Incompressible lowercase hex string of ``n`` random bytes."""
-    return os.urandom(n).hex()
-
-
-def _bbqr_frames(transfer, budget):
-    return bbqr_frames(transfer.encode("utf-8"), budget, encoding="Z")
-
-
 class _Cfg:
     def __init__(self, value):
         self._value = value
@@ -65,14 +53,10 @@ class _Cfg:
     def get(self):
         return self._value
 
-    def set(self, value, save=True):
-        self._value = value
-
 
 class FakePlugin:
     # Smallest QR preset: long transfers produce several frames.
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
+    QR_CHUNK_SIZE = _Cfg(CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1])
 
     def read_file(self, path):
         return _PNG_BYTES
@@ -125,7 +109,7 @@ class StubWillItem:
 
 def _make_willitems(n=3, payload_len=120, payloads=None):
     if payloads is None:
-        payloads = [_rand_hex(payload_len) for _ in range(n)]
+        payloads = ["T{}".format(i) * payload_len for i in range(n)]
     return {
         "item{}".format(i): StubWillItem(p)
         for i, p in enumerate(payloads)
@@ -145,9 +129,8 @@ def test_export_dialog_builds():
     assert page.tx_strings
     assert page.frames
     assert len(page.frames) >= 1
-    # Frame 1 is shown, and it is a BBQR frame.
+    # Frame 1 is shown.
     assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
-    assert page.frames[0].startswith("B$")
     assert "1" in page.progress_label.text()
     d.close()
 
@@ -213,7 +196,6 @@ def test_export_auto_scroll():
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
     page = d.qr_page
     assert page.fps_spin is not None
-    assert len(page.frames) > 1
     assert not page.auto_timer.isActive()
 
     page.fps_spin.setValue(2)
@@ -240,7 +222,6 @@ def test_export_auto_scroll_loop():
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
     page = d.qr_page
     assert page.loop_check is not None
-    assert len(page.frames) > 1
 
     # Loop on: reaching the last code wraps back to the first and keeps going.
     page.loop_check.setChecked(True)
@@ -263,9 +244,9 @@ def test_export_auto_scroll_loop():
 
 def test_export_filter_valid_and_valid_nc():
     bw = FakeBalWindow()
-    a = StubWillItem(_rand_hex(120), statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
-    b = StubWillItem(_rand_hex(120), statuses={"VALID": True})
-    c = StubWillItem(_rand_hex(120))
+    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
@@ -282,11 +263,11 @@ def test_export_filter_valid_and_valid_nc():
 
     # "Valid" filter -> only the valid items (a, b).
     d._on_filter_change(1)
-    assert sorted(page.tx_strings) == sorted([str(a.tx), str(b.tx)])
+    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) == [str(b.tx)]
+    assert sorted(page.tx_strings) == ["B" * 120]
     assert page.qr_view.text == page.frames[0]
     d.close()
 
@@ -295,7 +276,7 @@ def test_export_filter_empty_reverts():
     bw = FakeBalWindow()
     # Only a COMPLETE valid item: "Valid NC" selects nothing -> revert.
     bw.willitems = {
-        "a": StubWillItem(_rand_hex(120), statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
+        "a": StubWillItem("A" * 120, statuses={"VALID": True, "COMPLETE": True})
     }
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
     messages = []
@@ -309,11 +290,17 @@ def test_export_filter_empty_reverts():
 
 
 def test_export_navigation_and_chunk_change():
-    # Incompressible serialized transactions resist deflate, so the BBQR
-    # transfer still needs several frames at the default chunk and navigation
-    # across frames is exercised.
+    # Low-redundancy serialized transactions resist deflate, so even the
+    # compressed best-of transfer still needs several frames at the default
+    # chunk and navigation across frames is exercised.
+    def noisy(pad):
+        return "".join("{:02x}".format((pad * 31 + j * 101 + j * j) % 256) for j in range(200))
+
     bw = FakeBalWindow()
-    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(
+        n=6, payload_len=400,
+        payloads=["{}0{}".format(noisy(i), "T" * 50) for i in range(6)],
+    )
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
     page = d.qr_page
     first_count = len(page.frames)
@@ -335,20 +322,6 @@ def test_export_navigation_and_chunk_change():
     d.close()
 
 
-def test_export_size_change_is_remembered():
-    # Changing the QR size inside the export dialog persists the choice so the
-    # next export starts from the last selected size.
-    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 bw.bal_plugin.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.get() == dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]
-
-    page._on_chunk_change(len(dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS) - 1)
-    assert bw.bal_plugin.QR_CHUNK_SIZE.get() == dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[-1][1]
-    d.close()
-
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 # WillImportDialog (QR transport via d.qr_page)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
@@ -360,8 +333,8 @@ def test_import_frame_flow():
     assert not page.review_btn.isEnabled()
     assert not page.slot_area.isVisible()
 
-    transfer = encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)])
-    frames = _bbqr_frames(transfer, 150)
+    transfer = encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120, "C" * 120])
+    frames = split_frames(transfer, 150)
     assert len(frames) > 1
 
     for frame in frames:
@@ -388,14 +361,12 @@ def test_import_assembles_and_decodes():
         captured["payload"] = payload
 
     page._finish_import = fake_finish
-    tx_a = _rand_hex(130)
-    tx_b = _rand_hex(130)
-    transfer = encode_transfer([tx_a, tx_b])
-    for frame in _bbqr_frames(transfer, 150):
+    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") == [tx_a, tx_b]
+    assert captured["payload"].split("\n") == ["P" * 130, "Q" * 130]
     d.close()
 
 
@@ -436,7 +407,7 @@ def test_whole_will_qr_roundtrip():
     transfer = encode_transfer(page.tx_strings)
     impl = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
     import_page = impl.qr_page
-    for frame in _bbqr_frames(transfer, dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]):
+    for frame in split_frames(transfer, dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]):
         import_page._add_frame(frame)
     assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
     caught = {}
@@ -460,10 +431,8 @@ def test_import_total_mismatch_resets():
     warnings = []
     page.show_warning = lambda msg: warnings.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
-    frames_a = _bbqr_frames(encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150)
-    frames_b = _bbqr_frames(
-        encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150
-    )
+    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)
@@ -482,7 +451,7 @@ def test_import_manual_entry():
     bw = FakeBalWindow()
     d = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
     page = d.qr_page
-    frames = _bbqr_frames(encode_transfer(["M" * 20]), 150)
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["M" * 120]), 150)
     page.manual_edit.setText(frames[0])
     page._add_from_manual()
     assert page.manual_edit.text() == ""
@@ -508,48 +477,48 @@ def _fresh_debounce():
 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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "PAYLOAD1") == "pending"
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "PAYLOAD1") == "accept"
-    assert s["last_index"] == 0
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "P1")
-    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "P1")  # accepted
-    # The exporter is still showing frame 0: must be ignored, not accepted.
-    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "P1") == "ignore"
-    assert s["last_index"] == 0
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "P1")
-    dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 0, "P1")  # accept frame 0
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 1, "P2") == "pending"
-    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 1, "P2") == "accept"
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:2", 2, 1, "P2") == "ignore"
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:3", 3, 1, "P2") == "pending"
-    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:3", 3, 1, "P2") == "accept"
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:4", 4, 1, "P2B") == "reset"
+    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, "bbqr", "bbqr:ZB:4", 4, 1, "P2B") == "pending"
+    assert dialogs.qr_import_accept_frame(s, "balqr", "balqr:4", 4, 2, "P2B") == "pending"
 
 
 def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_autofinish():
@@ -559,7 +528,7 @@ def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_autofinish():
     reviewed = []
     page._review_and_sign = lambda: reviewed.append(True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
-    frames = _bbqr_frames(encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150)
+    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.
@@ -588,7 +557,7 @@ def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_manual_does_not_autofinish():
     reviewed = []
     page._review_and_sign = lambda: reviewed.append(True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
-    frames = _bbqr_frames(encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150)
+    frames = split_frames(encode_transfer(["A" * 120, "B" * 120]), 150)
     assert len(frames) > 1
     assert not page._scanning
     for frame in frames:
@@ -601,16 +570,54 @@ def test_qr_import_handle_scanned_text_manual_does_not_autofinish():
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
-# BBQR import/export round trips
+# Animated-QR formats (BC-UR v1/v2, BBQR) via the export/import pages
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
-def test_import_bbqr_roundtrip():
+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("BAL1")
+    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$")
+    d.close()
+
+
+def test_export_animated_format_frames_fit_budget():
+    bw = FakeBalWindow()
+    bw.willitems = _make_willitems(n=6, payload_len=400)
+    d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
+    page = d.qr_page
+    for index in range(1, 4):
+        page._on_format_change(index)
+        for frame in page.frames:
+            assert len(frame) <= dialogs.CHUNK_PRESETS[0][1]
+    d.close()
+
+
+def _import_roundtrip_fmt(fmt_index):
     bw = FakeBalWindow()
     bw.willitems = _make_willitems(2)
     d = dialogs.WillExportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin, initial_mode="qr")
     page = d.qr_page
+    page._on_format_change(fmt_index)
     frames = list(page.frames)
-    assert frames and all(f.startswith("B$") for f in frames)
+    assert frames
     d.close()
 
     impl = dialogs.WillImportDialog(bw, bal_plugin=bw.bal_plugin)
@@ -627,11 +634,24 @@ def test_import_bbqr_roundtrip():
     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()
 
@@ -644,8 +664,11 @@ def test_import_animated_scan_debounce_autofinish():
         for _rep in range(2):
             import_page._handle_scanned_text(frame)
     assert import_page.review_btn.isEnabled()
-    assert import_page.total == len(frames)
+    # 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
@@ -656,7 +679,7 @@ 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$ZZ", "ur:bytes/xyz", ""):
+    for garbage in ("hello world", "12345", "B$ZZ", ""):
         page._handle_scanned_text(garbage)
         assert not page.frames
         assert page.total == 0
@@ -671,10 +694,8 @@ def test_import_different_animated_transfer_resets():
     warnings = []
     page.show_warning = lambda msg: warnings.append(msg)  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
-    frames_a = _bbqr_frames(encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150)
-    frames_b = _bbqr_frames(
-        encode_transfer([_rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120), _rand_hex(120)]), 150
-    )
+    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)

tests/test_gui_will_flows.py

@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def test_guard_not_blocked_by_old_built_will():
         # Freeze the built (VALID) will at a delivery one year longer than the
         # now-shortened settings: the pre-fix guard would reject the rebuild.
         item.tx.locktime = item.tx.locktime + 365 * 86400
-        ctl.will_settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": "-30d"}
+        ctl.will_settings = {"locktime": "1y", "threshold": "30d"}
         Util.fix_will_settings_tx_fees(ctl.will_settings)
 
         ctl.init_class_variables()
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def test_anticipated_rebuild_reanchors_date_to_check():
         # Per-heir deliveries require multiverse mode (the only way heirs can
         # carry a different recipe than the settings locktime).
         ctl.bal_plugin.ENABLE_MULTIVERSE.set(True)
-        ctl.will_settings = {"locktime": "2y", "threshold": "-150d", "baltx_fees": 20}
+        ctl.will_settings = {"locktime": "2y", "threshold": "150d", "baltx_fees": 20}
         Util.fix_will_settings_tx_fees(ctl.will_settings)
         ctl.heirs["alice"][2] = "2y"
         ctl.heirs["bob"][2] = "2y"

tests/test_gui_will_menu.py

@@ -92,31 +92,6 @@ def test_can_delete_none_false():
     assert _can_delete(None) is False
 
 
-def _signed_valid(we="https://we.example", **flags):
-    """A VALID + COMPLETE (signed) item, optionally with a will-executor."""
-    item = FakeWillItem(VALID=True, COMPLETE=True, **flags)
-    item.we = {"url": we, "selected": True} if we else None
-    return item
-
-
-def test_can_delete_signed_but_never_received_by_executor():
-    """Push failed / "Not on server": the executor does not hold it."""
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid(PUSH_FAIL=True, CHECK_FAIL=True)) is True
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid()) is True  # signed, never sent
-
-
-def test_can_delete_signed_and_pushed_false():
-    """The executor holds it: deleting locally would not cancel it."""
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid(PUSHED=True)) is False
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid(PUSHED=True, CHECKED=True)) is False
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid(CHECKED=True)) is False
-
-
-def test_can_delete_signed_backup_tx_without_executor_false():
-    """Signed txs without a will-executor (backup) stay protected."""
-    assert _can_delete(_signed_valid(we=None)) is False
-
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 # _apply_select_all
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #