Use checkpoints + hnsd dns api #32
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hnsd: use checkpoints
Uses the
-x <prefix-dir>option of hnsd to store checkpoints on disk. See handshake-org/hnsd#99 for more info.The file is stored in Fingertip's config directory (along with dnssec cert, etc.)
hnsd: use dns api to get sync status
Instead of assuming that hnsd synced after 20 seconds, now the height and progress is fetched from hnsd every second. The tray menu and web page is updated to show the sync % like:

See handshake-org/hnsd#102 for more info.
I'm new to Go so may have missed best practices / easier ways to do things, so feel free to leave any number of comments to change or add your own commits :)