make it so ephemeral events respond with ok:false if no one is listening.

in accordance with new stuff added to nip70 that makes some sense.

adding.go

@@ -11,34 +11,46 @@ import (
 
 // AddEvent sends an event through then normal add pipeline, as if it was received from a websocket.
 func (rl *Relay) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) (skipBroadcast bool, writeError error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	if evt == nil {
 		return false, errors.New("error: event is nil")
 	}
 
+	if nostr.IsEphemeralKind(evt.Kind) {
+		return false, rl.handleEphemeral(ctx, evt)
+	} else {
+		return rl.handleNormal(ctx, evt)
+	}
+}
+
+func (rl *Relay) handleNormal(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) (skipBroadcast bool, writeError error) {
 	for _, reject := range rl.RejectEvent {
 		if reject, msg := reject(ctx, evt); reject {
 			if msg == "" {
-				return false, errors.New("blocked: no reason")
+				return true, errors.New("blocked: no reason")
 			} else {
-				return false, errors.New(nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(msg, "blocked"))
+				return true, errors.New(nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(msg, "blocked"))
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if 20000 <= evt.Kind && evt.Kind < 30000 {
+	// will store
-		// do not store ephemeral events
+	// regular kinds are just saved directly
-		for _, oee := range rl.OnEphemeralEvent {
+	if nostr.IsRegularKind(evt.Kind) {
-			oee(ctx, evt)
+		for _, store := range rl.StoreEvent {
+			if err := store(ctx, evt); err != nil {
+				switch err {
+				case eventstore.ErrDupEvent:
+					return true, nil
+				default:
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("%s", nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(err.Error(), "error"))
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		// will store
+		// otherwise it's a replaceable -- so we'll use the replacer functions if we have any
-		// regular kinds are just saved directly
+		if len(rl.ReplaceEvent) > 0 {
-		if nostr.IsRegularKind(evt.Kind) {
+			for _, repl := range rl.ReplaceEvent {
-			for _, store := range rl.StoreEvent {
+				if err := repl(ctx, evt); err != nil {
-				if err := store(ctx, evt); err != nil {
 					switch err {
 					case eventstore.ErrDupEvent:
 						return true, nil
@@ -48,68 +60,54 @@ func (rl *Relay) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) (skipBroadcast
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			// otherwise it's a replaceable -- so we'll use the replacer functions if we have any
+			// otherwise do it the manual way
-			if len(rl.ReplaceEvent) > 0 {
+			filter := nostr.Filter{Limit: 1, Kinds: []int{evt.Kind}, Authors: []string{evt.PubKey}}
-				for _, repl := range rl.ReplaceEvent {
+			if nostr.IsAddressableKind(evt.Kind) {
-					if err := repl(ctx, evt); err != nil {
+				// when addressable, add the "d" tag to the filter
-						switch err {
+				filter.Tags = nostr.TagMap{"d": []string{evt.Tags.GetD()}}
+			}
+
+			// now we fetch old events and delete them
+			shouldStore := true
+			for _, query := range rl.QueryEvents {
+				ch, err := query(ctx, filter)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				for previous := range ch {
+					if isOlder(previous, evt) {
+						for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
+							del(ctx, previous)
+						}
+					} else {
+						// we found a more recent event, so we won't delete it and also will not store this new one
+						shouldStore = false
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// store
+			if shouldStore {
+				for _, store := range rl.StoreEvent {
+					if saveErr := store(ctx, evt); saveErr != nil {
+						switch saveErr {
 						case eventstore.ErrDupEvent:
 							return true, nil
 						default:
-							return false, fmt.Errorf("%s", nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(err.Error(), "error"))
+							return false, fmt.Errorf("%s", nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(saveErr.Error(), "error"))
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				// otherwise do it the manual way
-				filter := nostr.Filter{Limit: 1, Kinds: []int{evt.Kind}, Authors: []string{evt.PubKey}}
-				if nostr.IsAddressableKind(evt.Kind) {
-					// when addressable, add the "d" tag to the filter
-					filter.Tags = nostr.TagMap{"d": []string{evt.Tags.GetD()}}
-				}
-
-				// now we fetch old events and delete them
-				shouldStore := true
-				for _, query := range rl.QueryEvents {
-					ch, err := query(ctx, filter)
-					if err != nil {
-						continue
-					}
-					for previous := range ch {
-						if isOlder(previous, evt) {
-							for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
-								del(ctx, previous)
-							}
-						} else {
-							// we found a more recent event, so we won't delete it and also will not store this new one
-							shouldStore = false
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				// store
-				if shouldStore {
-					for _, store := range rl.StoreEvent {
-						if saveErr := store(ctx, evt); saveErr != nil {
-							switch saveErr {
-							case eventstore.ErrDupEvent:
-								return true, nil
-							default:
-								return false, fmt.Errorf("%s", nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(saveErr.Error(), "error"))
-							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
-		for _, ons := range rl.OnEventSaved {
-			ons(ctx, evt)
-		}
-
-		// track event expiration if applicable
-		rl.expirationManager.trackEvent(evt)
 	}
 
+	for _, ons := range rl.OnEventSaved {
+		ons(ctx, evt)
+	}
+
+	// track event expiration if applicable
+	rl.expirationManager.trackEvent(evt)
+
 	return false, nil
 }

blossom/handlers.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleUploadCheck(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		blossomError(w, "missing \"Authorization\" header", 401)
 		return
 	}
-	if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "upload"}) == nil {
+	if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "upload") == nil {
 		blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"t\" tag", 403)
 		return
 	}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		blossomError(w, "missing \"Authorization\" header", 401)
 		return
 	}
-	if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "upload"}) == nil {
+	if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "upload") == nil {
 		blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"t\" tag", 403)
 		return
 	}
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleGetBlob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// if there is one, we check if it has the extra requirements
 	if auth != nil {
-		if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "get"}) == nil {
+		if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "get") == nil {
 			blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"t\" tag", 403)
 			return
 		}
 
-		if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"x", hhash}) == nil &&
+		if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("x", hhash) == nil &&
-			auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"server", bs.ServiceURL}) == nil {
+			auth.Tags.FindWithValue("server", bs.ServiceURL) == nil {
 			blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"x\" or \"server\" tag", 403)
 			return
 		}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// if there is one, we check if it has the extra requirements
 	if auth != nil {
-		if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "list"}) == nil {
+		if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "list") == nil {
 			blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"t\" tag", 403)
 			return
 		}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if auth != nil {
-		if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "delete"}) == nil {
+		if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "delete") == nil {
 			blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"t\" tag", 403)
 			return
 		}
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ func (bs BlossomServer) handleDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	hhash = hhash[1:]
-	if auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"x", hhash}) == nil &&
+	if auth.Tags.FindWithValue("x", hhash) == nil &&
-		auth.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"server", bs.ServiceURL}) == nil {
+		auth.Tags.FindWithValue("server", bs.ServiceURL) == nil {
 		blossomError(w, "invalid \"Authorization\" event \"x\" or \"server\" tag", 403)
 		return
 	}

broadcasting.go

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 // BroadcastEvent emits an event to all listeners whose filters' match, skipping all filters and actions
 // it also doesn't attempt to store the event or trigger any reactions or callbacks
-func (rl *Relay) BroadcastEvent(evt *nostr.Event) {
+func (rl *Relay) BroadcastEvent(evt *nostr.Event) int {
-	rl.notifyListeners(evt)
+	return rl.notifyListeners(evt)
 }

deleting.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (rl *Relay) handleDeleteRequest(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) erro
 				continue
 			}
 
+			ctx := context.WithValue(ctx, internalCallKey, struct{}{})
 			for _, query := range rl.QueryEvents {
 				ch, err := query(ctx, f)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ func (rl *Relay) handleDeleteRequest(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) erro
 							return err
 						}
 					}
+
+					// if it was tracked to be expired that is not needed anymore
+					rl.expirationManager.removeEvent(target.ID)
 				} else {
 					// fail and stop here
 					return fmt.Errorf("blocked: %s", msg)

docs/core/routing.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ router.Route().
 			return true
 		case event.Kind <= 12 && event.Kind >= 9:
 			return true
-		case event.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"h", ""}) != nil:
+		case event.Tags.Find("h") != nil:
 			return true
 		default:
 			return false

ephemeral.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package khatru
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
+)
+
+func (rl *Relay) handleEphemeral(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
+	for _, reject := range rl.RejectEvent {
+		if reject, msg := reject(ctx, evt); reject {
+			if msg == "" {
+				return errors.New("blocked: no reason")
+			} else {
+				return errors.New(nostr.NormalizeOKMessage(msg, "blocked"))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, oee := range rl.OnEphemeralEvent {
+		oee(ctx, evt)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

examples/basic-lmdb/main.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func main() {
 	relay := khatru.NewRelay()
 
 	db := lmdb.LMDBBackend{Path: "/tmp/khatru-lmdb-tmp"}
-	os.MkdirAll(db.Path, 0755)
+	os.MkdirAll(db.Path, 0o755)
 	if err := db.Init(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}

examples/exclusive/main.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func main() {
 	relay := khatru.NewRelay()
 
 	db := lmdb.LMDBBackend{Path: "/tmp/exclusive"}
-	os.MkdirAll(db.Path, 0755)
+	os.MkdirAll(db.Path, 0o755)
 	if err := db.Init(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}

examples/routing/main.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 			return slices.Contains(filter.Kinds, 1) && slices.Contains(filter.Tags["t"], "spam")
 		}).
 		Event(func(event *nostr.Event) bool {
-			return event.Kind == 1 && event.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"t", "spam"}) != nil
+			return event.Kind == 1 && event.Tags.FindWithValue("t", "spam") != nil
 		}).
 		Relay(r2)
 

expiration.go

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func (em *expirationManager) initialScan(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer em.mu.Unlock()
 
 	// query all events
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, internalCallKey, struct{}{})
 	for _, query := range em.relay.QueryEvents {
 		ch, err := query(ctx, nostr.Filter{})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func (em *expirationManager) checkExpiredEvents(ctx context.Context) {
 
 		heap.Pop(&em.events)
 
+		ctx := context.WithValue(ctx, internalCallKey, struct{}{})
 		for _, query := range em.relay.QueryEvents {
 			ch, err := query(ctx, nostr.Filter{IDs: []string{next.id}})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -133,3 +135,16 @@ func (em *expirationManager) trackEvent(evt *nostr.Event) {
 		em.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
+
+func (em *expirationManager) removeEvent(id string) {
+	em.mu.Lock()
+	defer em.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Find and remove the event from the heap
+	for i := 0; i < len(em.events); i++ {
+		if em.events[i].id == id {
+			heap.Remove(&em.events, i)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}

go.mod

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fiatjaf/eventstore v0.16.2
 	github.com/liamg/magic v0.0.1
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.9.0
-	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.7
+	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.8
 	github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync/v3 v3.5.1
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.11.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/aquasecurity/esquery v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.1 // indirect
+	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.2 // indirect
 	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.5 // indirect
-	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.12 // indirect
+	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.13 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ github.com/aquasecurity/esquery v0.2.0 h1:9WWXve95TE8hbm3736WB7nS6Owl8UGDeu+0jiy
 github.com/aquasecurity/esquery v0.2.0/go.mod h1:VU+CIFR6C+H142HHZf9RUkp4Eedpo9UrEKeCQHWf9ao=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1 h1:v67fRdBA9UQu2NhLFXrSg0Brw7CexQekrBwDMM8bzeY=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1/go.mod h1:H8yggRPQKLUhUoqrJC1bO2xNya7vanpDl7xR3ISbCJ0=
+github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.24.2 h1:aLmxPguqxza+4ag8R1I2nnJjSu2iFn/kqtHTIImswcY=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4 h1:3EJjcN70HCu/mwqlUsGK8GcNVyLVxFDlWurTXGPFfiQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4/go.mod h1:zYzJ8etWJQIv1Ogk7OzpWjowwOdXY1W/17j2MW85J04=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0 h1:59Kx4K6lzOW5w6nFlA0v5+lk/6sjybR934QNHSJZPTQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:7SFka0XMvUgj3hfZtydOrQY2mwhPclbT2snogU7SQQc=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.1 h1:Jyd5CIvdFnkOWuKXr+wm4Nyk2h0yAFsr8ucJgEasO3g=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.1/go.mod h1:o68xyaF9u2gvVBuGHPlUVCy+ZfmNNO5ETf1+KgkJhz4=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.2 h1:8/H1FempDZqC4VqjptGo14QQlJx8VdZJegxs6wwfqpQ=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.13.2/go.mod h1:o68xyaF9u2gvVBuGHPlUVCy+ZfmNNO5ETf1+KgkJhz4=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.1.1/go.mod h1:ncP89zfokxS5LZrJxl5z0UJcsk4M4yY2JpfqGeCtNLU=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.4 h1:ZWCw4stuXUsn1/+zQDqeE7JKP+QO47tz7QCNan80NzY=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.4/go.mod h1:N8A3vUdtUebEY2/VQC0MyhYeKUFosQU6FxH2JmUe6VI=
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0/go.mod h1:8rXZaNYT2n95jn+zTI1sDr+IgcD2GVs0nlbbQ
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
 github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.12 h1:5bUXkEPPIbewrnkU8LTCLVaxi4N4J8ahufH2vlo4NAo=
 github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.12/go.mod h1:LNVeNrXQZfe5qhS9ALED3uA+l5pPqvwXg3CKoDBB2gs=
+github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.13 h1:f3QZdXy7uGVz+4uCJy2nTZyM0yTBj8yANEHhqlXZ9FE=
+github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.13/go.mod h1:LNVeNrXQZfe5qhS9ALED3uA+l5pPqvwXg3CKoDBB2gs=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -131,6 +136,8 @@ github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 h1:xBagoLtFs94CBntxluKeaWgTMpvLxC4ur3nMaC9G
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:yWuevngMOJpCy52FWWMvUC8ws7m/LJsjYzDa0/r8luk=
 github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.7 h1:dGjtaaFQ1kA3H+vF8wt9a9WYl54K8C0JmVDf4cp+a4A=
 github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.7/go.mod h1:d6+DfvMWYG5pA3dmNMBJd6WCHVDDhkXbHqvfljf0Gzg=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.8 h1:CIoS+YqChcm4e1L1rfMZ3/mIwTz4CwApM2qx7MHNzmE=
+github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.51.8/go.mod h1:d6+DfvMWYG5pA3dmNMBJd6WCHVDDhkXbHqvfljf0Gzg=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=

handlers.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip42"
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip45"
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip45/hyperloglog"
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip70"
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip77"
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr/nip77/negentropy"
 	"github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync/v3"
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// this is safe because ReadMessage() will always create a new slice
 			message := unsafe.String(unsafe.SliceData(msgb), len(msgb))
 
 			// parse messages sequentially otherwise sonic breaks
@@ -175,28 +178,31 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					}
 
 					// check NIP-70 protected
-					for _, v := range env.Event.Tags {
+					if nip70.IsProtected(env.Event) {
-						if len(v) == 1 && v[0] == "-" {
+						authed := GetAuthed(ctx)
-							msg := "must be published by event author"
+						if authed == "" {
-							authed := GetAuthed(ctx)
+							RequestAuth(ctx)
-							if authed == "" {
+							ws.WriteJSON(nostr.OKEnvelope{
-								RequestAuth(ctx)
+								EventID: env.Event.ID,
-								ws.WriteJSON(nostr.OKEnvelope{
+								OK:      false,
-									EventID: env.Event.ID,
+								Reason:  "auth-required: must be published by authenticated event author",
-									OK:      false,
+							})
-									Reason:  "auth-required: " + msg,
+							return
-								})
+						} else if authed != env.Event.PubKey {
-								return
+							ws.WriteJSON(nostr.OKEnvelope{
-							}
+								EventID: env.Event.ID,
-							if authed != env.Event.PubKey {
+								OK:      false,
-								ws.WriteJSON(nostr.OKEnvelope{
+								Reason:  "blocked: must be published by event author",
-									EventID: env.Event.ID,
+							})
-									OK:      false,
+							return
-									Reason:  "blocked: " + msg,
-								})
-								return
-							}
 						}
+					} else if nip70.HasEmbeddedProtected(env.Event) {
+						ws.WriteJSON(nostr.OKEnvelope{
+							EventID: env.Event.ID,
+							OK:      false,
+							Reason:  "blocked: can't repost nip70 protected",
+						})
+						return
 					}
 
 					srl := rl
@@ -211,9 +217,12 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					if env.Event.Kind == 5 {
 						// this always returns "blocked: " whenever it returns an error
 						writeErr = srl.handleDeleteRequest(ctx, &env.Event)
+					} else if nostr.IsEphemeralKind(env.Event.Kind) {
+						// this will also always return a prefixed reason
+						writeErr = srl.handleEphemeral(ctx, &env.Event)
 					} else {
 						// this will also always return a prefixed reason
-						skipBroadcast, writeErr = srl.AddEvent(ctx, &env.Event)
+						skipBroadcast, writeErr = srl.handleNormal(ctx, &env.Event)
 					}
 
 					var reason string
@@ -223,9 +232,20 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 							ovw(ctx, &env.Event)
 						}
 						if !skipBroadcast {
-							srl.notifyListeners(&env.Event)
+							n := srl.notifyListeners(&env.Event)
+
+							// the number of notified listeners matters in ephemeral events
+							if nostr.IsEphemeralKind(env.Event.Kind) {
+								if n == 0 {
+									ok = false
+									reason = "mute: no one was listening for this"
+								} else {
+									reason = "broadcasted to " + strconv.Itoa(n) + " listeners"
+								}
+							}
 						}
 					} else {
+						ok = false
 						reason = writeErr.Error()
 						if strings.HasPrefix(reason, "auth-required:") {
 							RequestAuth(ctx)
@@ -240,14 +260,13 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 					var total int64
 					var hll *hyperloglog.HyperLogLog
-					uneligibleForHLL := false
 
 					srl := rl
 					if rl.getSubRelayFromFilter != nil {
 						srl = rl.getSubRelayFromFilter(env.Filter)
 					}
 
-					if offset := nip45.HyperLogLogEventPubkeyOffsetForFilter(env.Filter); offset != -1 && !uneligibleForHLL {
+					if offset := nip45.HyperLogLogEventPubkeyOffsetForFilter(env.Filter); offset != -1 {
 						total, hll = srl.handleCountRequestWithHLL(ctx, ws, env.Filter, offset)
 					} else {
 						total = srl.handleCountRequest(ctx, ws, env.Filter)

listener.go

@@ -132,15 +132,20 @@ func (rl *Relay) removeClientAndListeners(ws *WebSocket) {
 	delete(rl.clients, ws)
 }
 
-func (rl *Relay) notifyListeners(event *nostr.Event) {
+// returns how many listeners were notified
+func (rl *Relay) notifyListeners(event *nostr.Event) int {
+	count := 0
+listenersloop:
 	for _, listener := range rl.listeners {
 		if listener.filter.Matches(event) {
 			for _, pb := range rl.PreventBroadcast {
 				if pb(listener.ws, event) {
-					return
+					continue listenersloop
 				}
 			}
 			listener.ws.WriteJSON(nostr.EventEnvelope{SubscriptionID: &listener.id, Event: *event})
+			count++
 		}
 	}
+	return count
 }

nip86.go

@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ func (rl *Relay) HandleNIP86(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			goto respond
 		}
 
-		if uTag := evt.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"u", ""}); uTag == nil || rl.getBaseURL(r) != (*uTag)[1] {
+		if uTag := evt.Tags.Find("u"); uTag == nil || rl.getBaseURL(r) != uTag[1] {
 			resp.Error = "invalid 'u' tag"
 			goto respond
-		} else if pht := evt.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"payload", hex.EncodeToString(payloadHash[:])}); pht == nil {
+		} else if pht := evt.Tags.FindWithValue("payload", hex.EncodeToString(payloadHash[:])); pht == nil {
 			resp.Error = "invalid auth event payload hash"
 			goto respond
 		} else if evt.CreatedAt < nostr.Now()-30 {

policies/events.go

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func RejectEventsWithBase64Media(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) (bool, s
 }
 
 func OnlyAllowNIP70ProtectedEvents(ctx context.Context, event *nostr.Event) (reject bool, msg string) {
-	if nip70.IsProtected(event) {
+	if nip70.IsProtected(*event) {
 		return false, ""
 	}
 	return true, "blocked: we only accept events protected with the nip70 \"-\" tag"

policies/nip04.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package policies
 
 import (
 	"context"
-
 	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/fiatjaf/khatru"

utils.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const (
 	wsKey = iota
 	subscriptionIdKey
 	nip86HeaderAuthKey
+	internalCallKey
 )
 
 func RequestAuth(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ func GetAuthed(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// IsInternalCall returns true when a call to QueryEvents, for example, is being made because of a deletion
+// or expiration request.
+func IsInternalCall(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	return ctx.Value(internalCallKey) != nil
+}
+
 func GetIP(ctx context.Context) string {
 	conn := GetConnection(ctx)
 	if conn == nil {

websocket.go

@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ type WebSocket struct {
 
 func (ws *WebSocket) WriteJSON(any any) error {
 	ws.mutex.Lock()
-	defer ws.mutex.Unlock()
+	err := ws.conn.WriteJSON(any)
-	return ws.conn.WriteJSON(any)
+	ws.mutex.Unlock()
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ws *WebSocket) WriteMessage(t int, b []byte) error {
 	ws.mutex.Lock()
-	defer ws.mutex.Unlock()
+	err := ws.conn.WriteMessage(t, b)
-	return ws.conn.WriteMessage(t, b)
+	ws.mutex.Unlock()
+	return err
 }