Remove localhost restriction #333

plugins/wallet_api_plugin/wallet_api_plugin.cpp

@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ void wallet_api_plugin::plugin_startup() {
    // lifetime of plugin is lifetime of application
    auto& wallet_mgr = app().get_plugin<wallet_plugin>().get_wallet_manager();
 
-   // TODO: http_plugin needs to add ability to restrict to localhost, once added add call here.
-   // TODO: For now see TODO below.
-
    app().get_plugin<http_plugin>().add_api({
        CALL(wallet, wallet_mgr, set_timeout,
             INVOKE_V_R(wallet_mgr, set_timeout, int64_t)),
@@ -95,12 +92,18 @@ void wallet_api_plugin::plugin_startup() {
 }
 
 void wallet_api_plugin::plugin_initialize(const variables_map& options) {
-   // TODO: see TODO above, this is temporary until http_plugin has option to restrict to localhost
    if (options.count("http-server-endpoint")) {
       const auto& lipstr = options.at("http-server-endpoint").as<string>();
       const auto& host = lipstr.substr(0, lipstr.find(':'));
       if (host != "localhost" && host != "127.0.0.1") {
-         FC_THROW("wallet api restricted to localhost");
+         wlog("\n"
+              "*************************************\n"
+              "*                                   *\n"
+              "*  --   Wallet NOT on localhost  -- *\n"
+              "*  - Password and/or Private Keys - *\n"
+              "*  - are transferred unencrypted. - *\n"
+              "*                                   *\n"
+              "*************************************\n");
       }
    }
 }