invalidated filters just return nothing instead of erroring.

adding.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
 )
 
+// 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) error {
 	if evt == nil {
 		return errors.New("error: event is nil")
@@ -82,46 +83,3 @@ func (rl *Relay) AddEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (rl *Relay) handleDeleteRequest(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
-	// event deletion -- nip09
-	for _, tag := range evt.Tags {
-		if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "e" {
-			// first we fetch the event
-			for _, query := range rl.QueryEvents {
-				ch, err := query(ctx, nostr.Filter{IDs: []string{tag[1]}})
-				if err != nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				target := <-ch
-				if target == nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				// got the event, now check if the user can delete it
-				acceptDeletion := target.PubKey == evt.PubKey
-				var msg string
-				if acceptDeletion == false {
-					msg = "you are not the author of this event"
-				}
-				// but if we have a function to overwrite this outcome, use that instead
-				for _, odo := range rl.OverwriteDeletionOutcome {
-					acceptDeletion, msg = odo(ctx, target, evt)
-				}
-				if acceptDeletion {
-					// delete it
-					for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
-						del(ctx, target)
-					}
-				} else {
-					// fail and stop here
-					return fmt.Errorf("blocked: %s", msg)
-				}
-
-				// don't try to query this same event again
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}

broadcasting.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package khatru
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
+)
+
+// 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) {
+	notifyListeners(evt)
+}

deleting.go

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package khatru
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr"
+)
+
+func (rl *Relay) handleDeleteRequest(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error {
+	// event deletion -- nip09
+	for _, tag := range evt.Tags {
+		if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "e" {
+			// first we fetch the event
+			for _, query := range rl.QueryEvents {
+				ch, err := query(ctx, nostr.Filter{IDs: []string{tag[1]}})
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				target := <-ch
+				if target == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				// got the event, now check if the user can delete it
+				acceptDeletion := target.PubKey == evt.PubKey
+				var msg string
+				if acceptDeletion == false {
+					msg = "you are not the author of this event"
+				}
+				// but if we have a function to overwrite this outcome, use that instead
+				for _, odo := range rl.OverwriteDeletionOutcome {
+					acceptDeletion, msg = odo(ctx, target, evt)
+				}
+				if acceptDeletion {
+					// delete it
+					for _, del := range rl.DeleteEvent {
+						del(ctx, target)
+					}
+				} else {
+					// fail and stop here
+					return fmt.Errorf("blocked: %s", msg)
+				}
+
+				// don't try to query this same event again
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

responding.go

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ func (rl *Relay) handleRequest(ctx context.Context, id string, eose *sync.WaitGr
 	}
 
 	if filter.Limit < 0 {
-		return errors.New("blocked: filter invalidated")
+		// this is a special situation through which the implementor signals to us that it doesn't want
+		// to event perform any queries whatsoever
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// then check if we'll reject this filter (we apply this after overwriting