build: bump version to 0.8.7

fix: Postgres SQL generation for expiring events
fix: set SQL tracing back to appropriate level
2025-09-01 03:40:46 -04:00 · 2023-02-17 21:05:36 -06:00 · 2023-02-17 21:04:30 -06:00 · 2023-02-17 20:50:19 -06:00 · 2023-02-17 14:02:49 -06:00 · 2023-02-17 13:59:07 -06:00
39 changed files with 2925 additions and 351 deletions
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ environment:
 packages:
  - cargo
  - sqlite-devel
+  - protobuf-compiler
 sources:
  - https://git.sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay/
 shell: false
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
-      
+
 jobs:
  test_nostr-rs-relay:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,26 +13,27 @@ jobs:

      - name: Update local toolchain
        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
          rustup update
          rustup component add clippy
-          rustup install nightly          
+          rustup install nightly

      - name: Toolchain info
        run: |
          cargo --version --verbose
          rustc --version
-          cargo clippy --version          
+          cargo clippy --version

      # - name: Lint
      #   run: |
      #     cargo fmt -- --check
-      #     cargo clippy -- -D warnings          
+      #     cargo clippy -- -D warnings

      - name: Test
        run: |
          cargo check
-          cargo test --all          
+          cargo test --all

      - name: Build
        run: |
-          cargo build --release 
+          cargo build --release --locked
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/target
+**/target/
 nostr.db
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ dependencies = [

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-version = "1.0.68"
+version = "1.0.69"
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+checksum = "224afbd727c3d6e4b90103ece64b8d1b67fbb1973b1046c2281eed3f3803f800"

 [[package]]
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@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 "waker-fn",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.42.0",
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 [[package]]
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"

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-checksum = "e5694b64066a2459918d8074c2ce0d5a88f409431994c2356617c8ae0c4721fc"
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@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ dependencies = [
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- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.42.0",
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 [[package]]
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@ dependencies = [

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+version = "1.0.90"
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+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.7",
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 [[package]]
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+
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+ "windows-sys 0.42.0",
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+[[package]]
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+
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 dependencies = [
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 "async-std",
@@ -1556,6 +1574,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 "parse_duration",
 "prometheus",
+ "prost",
 "r2d2",
 "r2d2_sqlite",
 "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -1568,9 +1587,12 @@ dependencies = [
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 "tokio",
 "tokio-tungstenite",
+ "tonic",
+ "tonic-build",
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 "tungstenite",
+ "url",
 "uuid",
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+ "hermit-abi 0.2.6",
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+ "prettyplease",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "prost-build",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower"
 version = "0.4.13"
@@ -3251,9 +3329,9 @@ checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.83"
+version = "0.2.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eaf9f5aceeec8be17c128b2e93e031fb8a4d469bb9c4ae2d7dc1888b26887268"
+checksum = "31f8dcbc21f30d9b8f2ea926ecb58f6b91192c17e9d33594b3df58b2007ca53b"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -3261,9 +3339,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
-version = "0.2.83"
+version = "0.2.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c8ffb332579b0557b52d268b91feab8df3615f265d5270fec2a8c95b17c1142"
+checksum = "95ce90fd5bcc06af55a641a86428ee4229e44e07033963a2290a8e241607ccb9"
 dependencies = [
 "bumpalo",
 "log",
@@ -3276,9 +3354,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.33"
+version = "0.4.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23639446165ca5a5de86ae1d8896b737ae80319560fbaa4c2887b7da6e7ebd7d"
+checksum = "f219e0d211ba40266969f6dbdd90636da12f75bee4fc9d6c23d1260dadb51454"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "js-sys",
@@ -3288,9 +3366,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.83"
+version = "0.2.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "052be0f94026e6cbc75cdefc9bae13fd6052cdcaf532fa6c45e7ae33a1e6c810"
+checksum = "4c21f77c0bedc37fd5dc21f897894a5ca01e7bb159884559461862ae90c0b4c5"
 dependencies = [
 "quote",
 "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -3298,9 +3376,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.83"
+version = "0.2.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "07bc0c051dc5f23e307b13285f9d75df86bfdf816c5721e573dec1f9b8aa193c"
+checksum = "2aff81306fcac3c7515ad4e177f521b5c9a15f2b08f4e32d823066102f35a5f6"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
@@ -3311,15 +3389,15 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.83"
+version = "0.2.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1c38c045535d93ec4f0b4defec448e4291638ee608530863b1e2ba115d4fff7f"
+checksum = "0046fef7e28c3804e5e38bfa31ea2a0f73905319b677e57ebe37e49358989b5d"

 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.60"
+version = "0.3.61"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bcda906d8be16e728fd5adc5b729afad4e444e106ab28cd1c7256e54fa61510f"
+checksum = "e33b99f4b23ba3eec1a53ac264e35a755f00e966e0065077d6027c0f575b0b97"
 dependencies = [
 "js-sys",
 "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -3353,6 +3431,17 @@ dependencies = [
 "cc",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "which"
+version = "4.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2441c784c52b289a054b7201fc93253e288f094e2f4be9058343127c4226a269"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "libc",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "whoami"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -3409,6 +3498,30 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows_x86_64_msvc",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.45.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e2522491fbfcd58cc84d47aeb2958948c4b8982e9a2d8a2a35bbaed431390e7"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.1"
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nostr-rs-relay"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.7"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Greg Heartsfield <scsibug@imap.cc>"]
 description = "A relay implementation for the Nostr protocol"
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ clap = { version = "4.0.32", features = ["env", "default", "derive"]}
 tracing = "0.1.36"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.2.0"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full", "tracing", "signal"] }
+prost = "0.11"
+tonic = "0.8.3"
 console-subscriber = "0.1.8"
 futures = "0.3"
 futures-util = "0.3"
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ chrono = "0.4.23"
 prometheus = "0.13.3"
 indicatif = "0.17.3"
 bech32 = "0.9.1"
+url = "2.3.1"

 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tonic-build = { version="0.8.3", features = ["prost"] }
--- a/10
+++ b/10
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-FROM docker.io/library/rust:1.67.0 as builder
-
+FROM docker.io/library/rust:1-bookworm as builder
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y cmake protobuf-compiler \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 RUN USER=root cargo install cargo-auditable
 RUN USER=root cargo new --bin nostr-rs-relay
 WORKDIR ./nostr-rs-relay
@@ -12,12 +14,14 @@ RUN rm src/*.rs

 # copy project source code
 COPY ./src ./src
+COPY ./proto ./proto
+COPY ./build.rs ./build.rs

 # build auditable release using locked deps
 RUN rm ./target/release/deps/nostr*relay*
 RUN cargo auditable build --release --locked

-FROM docker.io/library/debian:bullseye-slim
+FROM docker.io/library/debian:bookworm-slim

 ARG APP=/usr/src/app
 ARG APP_DATA=/usr/src/app/db
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mirrored on [GitHub](https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay).
 - [ ] NIP-26: [Event Delegation](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/26.md) (_implemented, but currently disabled_)
 - [x] NIP-28: [Public Chat](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/28.md)
 - [x] NIP-33: [Parameterized Replaceable Events](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/33.md)
+- [x] NIP-42: [Authentication of clients to relays](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/42.md)

 ## Quick Start

@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ settings.

 For examples of putting the relay behind a reverse proxy (for TLS
 termination, load balancing, and other features), see [Reverse
-Proxy](reverse-proxy.md).
+Proxy](docs/reverse-proxy.md).

 ## Dev Channel

--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    tonic_build::configure()
+        .build_server(false)
+        .protoc_arg("--experimental_allow_proto3_optional")
+        .compile(
+            &["proto/nauthz.proto"],
+            &["proto"],
+        )?;
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ description = "A newly created nostr-rs-relay.\n\nCustomize this with your own i
 # Administrative contact URI
 #contact = "mailto:contact@example.com"

+# Favicon location.  Relative to the current directory.  Assumes an
+# ICO format.
+#favicon = "favicon.ico"
+
 [diagnostics]
 # Enable tokio tracing (for use with tokio-console)
 #tracing = false
@@ -48,6 +52,16 @@ description = "A newly created nostr-rs-relay.\n\nCustomize this with your own i
 # sqlite.
 #connection = "postgresql://postgres:nostr@localhost:7500/nostr"

+[grpc]
+# gRPC interfaces for externalized decisions and other extensions to
+# functionality.
+#
+# Events can be authorized through an external service, by providing
+# the URL below.  In the event the server is not accessible, events
+# will be permitted.  The protobuf3 schema used is available in
+# `proto/nauthz.proto`.
+# event_admission_server = "http://[::1]:50051"
+
 [network]
 # Bind to this network address
 address = "0.0.0.0"
@@ -79,9 +93,10 @@ reject_future_seconds = 1800
 #
 #messages_per_sec = 5

-# Limit client subscriptions created per second, averaged over one
-# minute.  Must be an integer.  If not set (or set to 0), defaults to
-# unlimited.
+# Limit client subscriptions created, averaged over one minute.  Must
+# be an integer.  If not set (or set to 0), defaults to unlimited.
+# Strongly recommended to set this to a low value such as 10 to ensure
+# fair service.
 #subscriptions_per_min = 0

 # UNIMPLEMENTED...
@@ -125,6 +140,8 @@ reject_future_seconds = 1800
 #  "35d26e4690cbe1a898af61cc3515661eb5fa763b57bd0b42e45099c8b32fd50f",
 #  "887645fef0ce0c3c1218d2f5d8e6132a19304cdc57cd20281d082f38cfea0072",
 #]
+# Enable NIP-42 authentication
+#nip42_auth = false

 [verified_users]
 # NIP-05 verification of users.  Can be "enabled" to require NIP-05
--- a/docs/database-maintenance.md
+++ b/docs/database-maintenance.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ intervention.  For heavily trafficked relays, there are a number of
 steps that the operator may need to take to maintain performance and
 limit disk usage.

-This maintenance guide is current as of version `0.7.14`.  Future
+This maintenance guide is current as of version `0.8.2`.  Future
 versions may incorporate and automate some of these steps.

 ## Backing Up the Database
@@ -43,18 +43,15 @@ vacuum;

 ## Clearing Hidden Events

-When events are deleted, either through deletion events, metadata or
-follower updates, or a replaceable event kind, the event is not
-actually removed from the database.  Instead, a flag `HIDDEN` is set
-to true for the event, which excludes it from search results.  The
-original intent was to ensure that subsequent rebroadcasts of the
-event would be easily detected as having been deleted, and would not
-need to be stored again.  In practice, this decision causes excessive
-growth of the `tags` table, since all the previous followers are
-retained for those `HIDDEN` events.
+When events are deleted, the event is not actually removed from the
+database.  Instead, a flag `HIDDEN` is set to true for the event,
+which excludes it from search results.  High volume replacements from
+profile or other replaceable events are deleted, not hidden, in the
+current version of the relay.

-The `event` and especially the `tag` table can be significantly
-reduced in size by running these commands:
+In the current version, removing hidden events should not result in
+significant space savings, but it can still be used if there is no
+desire to hold on to events that can never be re-broadcast.

 ```console
 PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
--- a/docs/grpc-extensions.md
+++ b/docs/grpc-extensions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# gRPC Extensions Design Document
+
+The relay will be extensible through gRPC endpoints, definable in the
+main configuration file.  These will allow external programs to host
+logic for deciding things such as, should this event be persisted,
+should this connection be allowed, and should this subscription
+request be registered.  The primary goal is allow for relay operator
+specific functionality that allows them to serve smaller communities
+and reduce spam and abuse.
+
+This will likely evolve substantially, the first goal is to get a
+basic one-way service that lets an externalized program decide on
+event persistance.  This does not represent the final state of gRPC
+extensibility in `nostr-rs-relay`.
+
+## Considerations
+
+Write event latency must not be significantly affected.  However, the
+primary reason we are implementing this is spam/abuse protection, so
+we are willing to tolerate some increase in latency if that protects
+us against outages!
+
+The interface should provide enough information to make simple
+decisions, without burdening the relay to do extra queries.  The
+decision endpoint will be mostly responsible for maintaining state and
+gathering additional details.
+
+## Design Overview
+
+A gRPC server may be defined in the `config.toml` file.  If it exists,
+the relay will attempt to connect to it and send a message for each
+`EVENT` command submitted by clients.  If a successful response is
+returned indicating the event is permitted, the relay continues
+processing the event as normal.  All existing whitelist, blacklist,
+and `NIP-05` validation checks are still performed and MAY still
+result in the event being rejected.  If a successful response is
+returned indicated the decision is anything other than permit, then
+the relay MUST reject the event, and return a command result to the
+user (using `NIP-20`) indicating the event was blocked (optionally
+providing a message).
+
+In the event there is an error in the gRPC interface, event processing
+proceeds as if gRPC was disabled (fail open).  This allows gRPC
+servers to be deployed with minimal chance of causing a full relay
+outage.
+
+## Design Details
+
+Currently one procedure call is supported, `EventAdmit`, in the
+`Authorization` service.  It accepts the following data in order to
+support authorization decisions:
+
+- The event itself
+- The client IP that submitted the event
+- The client's HTTP origin header, if one exists
+- The client's HTTP user agent header, if one exists
+- The public key of the client, if `NIP-42` authentication was
+  performed (not supported in the relay yet!)
+- The `NIP-05` associated with the event's public key, if it is known
+  to the relay
+
+A server providing authorization decisions will return the following:
+
+- A decision to permit or deny the event
+- An optional message that explains why the event was denied, to be
+  transmitted to the client
+
+## Security Issues
+
+There is little attempt to secure this interface, since it is intended
+for use processes running on the same host.  It is recommended to
+ensure that the gRPC server providing the API is not exposed to the
+public Internet.  Authorization server implementations should have
+their own security reviews performed.
+
+A slow gRPC server could cause availability issues for event
+processing, since this is performed on a single thread.  Avoid any
+expensive or long-running processes that could result from submitted
+events, since any client can initiate a gRPC call to the service.
--- a/docs/reverse-proxy.md
+++ b/docs/reverse-proxy.md
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ http {
        location / {
            proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_read_timeout 1d;
+            proxy_send_timeout 1d;
            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
            proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ http {

 ### Nginx Notes

-The above configuration was tested on `nginx` `1.18.0` was tested on `Ubuntu 20.04`.
+The above configuration was tested on `nginx` `1.18.0` on `Ubuntu` `20.04` and `22.04`

 For help installing `nginx` on `Ubuntu`, see [this guide](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-ubuntu-20-04).

--- a/examples/nauthz/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/nauthz/Cargo.lock
--- a/examples/nauthz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/nauthz/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "nauthz-server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+# Common dependencies
+tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
+prost = "0.11"
+tonic = "0.8.3"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tonic-build = { version="0.8.3", features = ["prost"] }
--- a/examples/nauthz/build.rs
+++ b/examples/nauthz/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    tonic_build::configure()
+        .build_server(false)
+        .protoc_arg("--experimental_allow_proto3_optional")
+        .compile(&["../../proto/nauthz.proto"], &["../../proto"])?;
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/examples/nauthz/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/nauthz/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use tonic::{transport::Server, Request, Response, Status};
+
+use nauthz_grpc::authorization_server::{Authorization, AuthorizationServer};
+use nauthz_grpc::{Decision, EventReply, EventRequest};
+
+pub mod nauthz_grpc {
+    tonic::include_proto!("nauthz");
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct EventAuthz {
+    allowed_kinds: Vec<u64>,
+}
+
+#[tonic::async_trait]
+impl Authorization for EventAuthz {
+    async fn event_admit(
+        &self,
+        request: Request<EventRequest>,
+    ) -> Result<Response<EventReply>, Status> {
+        let reply;
+        let req = request.into_inner();
+        let event = req.event.unwrap();
+        let content_prefix: String = event.content.chars().take(40).collect();
+        println!("recvd event, [kind={}, origin={:?}, nip05_domain={:?}, tag_count={}, content_sample={:?}]",
+                 event.kind, req.origin, req.nip05.map(|x| x.domain), event.tags.len(), content_prefix);
+        // Permit any event with a whitelisted kind
+        if self.allowed_kinds.contains(&event.kind) {
+            println!("This looks fine! (kind={})", event.kind);
+            reply = nauthz_grpc::EventReply {
+                decision: Decision::Permit as i32,
+                message: None,
+            };
+        } else {
+            println!("Blocked! (kind={})", event.kind);
+            reply = nauthz_grpc::EventReply {
+                decision: Decision::Deny as i32,
+                message: Some(format!("kind {} not permitted", event.kind)),
+            };
+        }
+        Ok(Response::new(reply))
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let addr = "[::1]:50051".parse().unwrap();
+
+    // A simple authorization engine that allows kinds 0-3
+    let checker = EventAuthz {
+        allowed_kinds: vec![0, 1, 2, 3],
+    };
+    println!("EventAuthz Server listening on {}", addr);
+    // Start serving
+    Server::builder()
+        .add_service(AuthorizationServer::new(checker))
+        .serve(addr)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/proto/nauthz.proto
+++ b/proto/nauthz.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+// Nostr Authorization Services
+package nauthz;
+
+// Authorization for actions against a relay
+service Authorization {
+  // Determine if an event should be admitted to the relay
+  rpc EventAdmit(EventRequest) returns (EventReply) {}
+}
+
+message Event {
+  bytes id = 1;                // 32-byte SHA256 hash of serialized event
+  bytes pubkey = 2;            // 32-byte public key of event creator
+  fixed64 created_at = 3;      // UNIX timestamp provided by event creator
+  uint64 kind = 4;             // event kind
+  string content = 5;          // arbitrary event contents
+  repeated TagEntry tags = 6;  // event tag array
+  bytes sig = 7;               // 32-byte signature of the event id
+  // Individual values for a single tag
+  message TagEntry {
+    repeated string values = 1;
+  }
+}
+
+// Event data and metadata for authorization decisions
+message EventRequest {
+  Event event =
+      1;  // the event to be admitted for further relay processing
+  optional string ip_addr =
+      2;  // IP address of the client that submitted the event
+  optional string origin =
+      3;  // HTTP origin header from the client, if one exists
+  optional string user_agent =
+      4;  // HTTP user-agent header from the client, if one exists
+  optional bytes auth_pubkey =
+      5;  // the public key associated with a NIP-42 AUTH'd session, if
+          // authentication occurred
+  optional Nip05Name nip05 =
+      6; // NIP-05 address associated with the event pubkey, if it is
+         // known and has been validated by the relay
+  // A NIP_05 verification record
+  message Nip05Name {
+    string local = 1;
+    string domain = 2;
+  }
+}
+
+// A permit or deny decision
+enum Decision {
+  DECISION_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+  DECISION_PERMIT = 1; // Admit this event for further processing
+  DECISION_DENY = 2; // Deny persisting or propagating this event
+}
+
+// Response to a event authorization request
+message EventReply {
+  Decision decision = 1;       // decision to enforce
+  optional string message = 2; // informative message for the client
+}
--- a/src/bin/bulkloader.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bulkloader.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let _trace_sub = tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init();
    println!("Nostr-rs-relay Bulk Loader");
    // check for a database file, or create one.
-    let settings = config::Settings::new();
+    let settings = config::Settings::new(&None);
    if !Path::new(&settings.database.data_directory).is_dir() {
        info!("Database directory does not exist");
        return Err(Error::DatabaseDirError);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
 	// ensure the schema version is current.
 	if version != DB_VERSION {
 	    info!("version is not current, exiting");
-	    panic!("cannot write to schema other than v{}", DB_VERSION);
+	    panic!("cannot write to schema other than v{DB_VERSION}");
 	}
    }
    // this channel will contain parsed events ready to be inserted
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@ pub struct CLIArgs {
        required = false,
    )]
    pub db: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(
+        short,
+        long,
+        help = "Use the <file name> as the location of the config file",
+        required = false,
+    )]
+    pub config: Option<String>,
 }
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub struct Info {
    pub description: Option<String>,
    pub pubkey: Option<String>,
    pub contact: Option<String>,
+    pub favicon: Option<String>,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ pub struct Database {
    pub connection: String,
 }

+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub struct Grpc {
+    pub event_admission_server: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[allow(unused)]
 pub struct Network {
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ pub struct Limits {
 #[allow(unused)]
 pub struct Authorization {
    pub pubkey_whitelist: Option<Vec<String>>, // If present, only allow these pubkeys to publish events
+    pub nip42_auth: bool, // if true enables NIP-42 authentication
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
    pub info: Info,
    pub diagnostics: Diagnostics,
    pub database: Database,
+    pub grpc: Grpc,
    pub network: Network,
    pub limits: Limits,
    pub authorization: Authorization,
@@ -155,10 +164,10 @@ pub struct Settings {

 impl Settings {
    #[must_use]
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(config_file_name: &Option<String>) -> Self {
        let default_settings = Self::default();
        // attempt to construct settings with file
-        let from_file = Self::new_from_default(&default_settings);
+        let from_file = Self::new_from_default(&default_settings, config_file_name);
        match from_file {
            Ok(f) => f,
            Err(e) => {
@@ -168,13 +177,19 @@ impl Settings {
        }
    }

-    fn new_from_default(default: &Settings) -> Result<Self, ConfigError> {
+
+    fn new_from_default(default: &Settings, config_file_name: &Option<String>) -> Result<Self, ConfigError> {
+        let default_config_file_name = "config.toml".to_string();
+        let config: &String = match config_file_name {
+            Some(value) => value,
+            None => &default_config_file_name
+        };
        let builder = Config::builder();
        let config: Config = builder
        // use defaults
            .add_source(Config::try_from(default)?)
        // override with file contents
-            .add_source(File::with_name("config.toml"))
+            .add_source(File::with_name(config))
            .build()?;
        let mut settings: Settings = config.try_deserialize()?;
        // ensure connection pool size is logical
@@ -204,6 +219,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
                description: None,
                pubkey: None,
                contact: None,
+                favicon: None,
            },
            diagnostics: Diagnostics { tracing: false },
            database: Database {
@@ -214,6 +230,9 @@ impl Default for Settings {
                max_conn: 8,
 		connection: "".to_owned(),
            },
+            grpc: Grpc {
+                event_admission_server: None,
+            },
            network: Network {
                port: 8080,
                ping_interval_seconds: 300,
@@ -234,6 +253,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
            },
            authorization: Authorization {
                pubkey_whitelist: None, // Allow any address to publish
+                nip42_auth: false, // Disable NIP-42 authentication
            },
            verified_users: VerifiedUsers {
                mode: VerifiedUsersMode::Disabled,
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
 //! Client connection state
-use crate::close::Close;
-use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::error::Result;
-
-use crate::subscription::Subscription;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use tracing::{debug, trace};
 use uuid::Uuid;

+use crate::close::Close;
+use crate::conn::Nip42AuthState::{AuthPubkey, Challenge, NoAuth};
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::error::Result;
+use crate::event::Event;
+use crate::subscription::Subscription;
+use crate::utils::{host_str, unix_time};
+
 /// A subscription identifier has a maximum length
 const MAX_SUBSCRIPTION_ID_LEN: usize = 256;

+/// NIP-42 authentication state
+pub enum Nip42AuthState {
+    /// The client is not authenticated yet
+    NoAuth,
+    /// The AUTH challenge sent
+    Challenge(String),
+    /// The client is authenticated
+    AuthPubkey(String),
+}
+
 /// State for a client connection
 pub struct ClientConn {
    /// Client IP (either from socket, or configured proxy header
@@ -21,6 +35,8 @@ pub struct ClientConn {
    subscriptions: HashMap<String, Subscription>,
    /// Per-connection maximum concurrent subscriptions
    max_subs: usize,
+    /// NIP-42 AUTH
+    auth: Nip42AuthState,
 }

 impl Default for ClientConn {
@@ -39,15 +55,18 @@ impl ClientConn {
            client_id,
            subscriptions: HashMap::new(),
            max_subs: 32,
+            auth: NoAuth,
        }
    }

-    #[must_use] pub fn subscriptions(&self) -> &HashMap<String, Subscription> {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn subscriptions(&self) -> &HashMap<String, Subscription> {
        &self.subscriptions
    }

    /// Check if the given subscription already exists
-    #[must_use] pub fn has_subscription(&self, sub: &Subscription) -> bool {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn has_subscription(&self, sub: &Subscription) -> bool {
        self.subscriptions.values().any(|x| x == sub)
    }

@@ -63,6 +82,22 @@ impl ClientConn {
        &self.client_ip_addr
    }

+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn auth_pubkey(&self) -> Option<&String> {
+        match &self.auth {
+            AuthPubkey(pubkey) => Some(pubkey),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn auth_challenge(&self) -> Option<&String> {
+        match &self.auth {
+            Challenge(pubkey) => Some(pubkey),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
    /// Add a new subscription for this connection.
    /// # Errors
    ///
@@ -116,4 +151,79 @@ impl ClientConn {
            self.get_client_prefix(),
        );
    }
+
+    pub fn generate_auth_challenge(&mut self) {
+        self.auth = Challenge(Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+    }
+
+    pub fn authenticate(&mut self, event: &Event, relay_url: &String) -> Result<()> {
+        match &self.auth {
+            Challenge(_) => (),
+            AuthPubkey(_) => {
+                // already authenticated
+                return Ok(())
+            },
+            NoAuth => {
+                // unexpected AUTH request
+                return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+            },
+        }
+        match event.validate() {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                if event.kind != 22242 {
+                    return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                }
+
+                let curr_time = unix_time();
+                let past_cutoff = curr_time - 600; // 10 minutes
+                let future_cutoff = curr_time + 600; // 10 minutes
+                if event.created_at < past_cutoff || event.created_at > future_cutoff {
+                    return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                }
+
+                let mut challenge: Option<&String> = None;
+                let mut relay: Option<&String> = None;
+
+                for tag in &event.tags {
+                    if tag.len() == 2 && tag.get(0) == Some(&"challenge".into()) {
+                        challenge = tag.get(1);
+                    }
+                    if tag.len() == 2 && tag.get(0) == Some(&"relay".into()) {
+                        relay = tag.get(1);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                match (challenge, &self.auth) {
+                    (Some(received_challenge), Challenge(sent_challenge)) => {
+                        if received_challenge != sent_challenge {
+                            return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    (_, _) => {
+                        return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                match (relay.and_then(|url| host_str(url)), host_str(relay_url)) {
+                    (Some(received_relay), Some(our_relay)) => {
+                        if received_relay != our_relay {
+                            return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    (_, _) => {
+                        return Err(Error::AuthFailure);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                self.auth = AuthPubkey(event.pubkey.clone());
+                trace!(
+                    "authenticated pubkey {} (cid: {})",
+                    event.pubkey.chars().take(8).collect::<String>(),
+                    self.get_client_prefix()
+                );
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Err(_) => Err(Error::AuthFailure),
+        }
+    }
 }
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::event::Event;
 use crate::notice::Notice;
 use crate::server::NostrMetrics;
+use crate::nauthz;
 use governor::clock::Clock;
 use governor::{Quota, RateLimiter};
 use r2d2;
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ pub type PooledConnection = r2d2::PooledConnection<r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnection
 pub struct SubmittedEvent {
    pub event: Event,
    pub notice_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Notice>,
+    pub source_ip: String,
+    pub origin: Option<String>,
+    pub user_agent: Option<String>,
+    pub auth_pubkey: Option<Vec<u8>>,
 }

 /// Database file
@@ -66,6 +71,8 @@ async fn build_postgres_pool(settings: &Settings, metrics: NostrMetrics) -> Post
    // Panic on migration failure
    let version = repo.migrate_up().await.unwrap();
    info!("Postgres migration completed, at v{}", version);
+    // startup scheduled tasks
+    repo.start().await.ok();
    repo
 }

@@ -100,6 +107,18 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
            lim_opt = Some(RateLimiter::direct(Quota::per_minute(quota)));
        }
    }
+    // create a client if GRPC is enabled.
+    // Check with externalized event admitter service, if one is defined.
+    let mut grpc_client = if let Some(svr) = settings.grpc.event_admission_server {
+        Some(nauthz::EventAuthzService::connect(&svr).await)
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    //let gprc_client = settings.grpc.event_admission_server.map(|s| {
+//        event_admitter_connect(&s);
+//    });
+
    loop {
        if shutdown.try_recv().is_ok() {
            info!("shutting down database writer");
@@ -164,9 +183,16 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
            metadata_tx.send(event.clone()).ok();
        }

+        // get a validation result for use in verification and GPRC
+        let validation = if nip05_active {
+            Some(repo.get_latest_user_verification(&event.pubkey).await)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
        // check for  NIP-05 verification
-        if nip05_enabled {
-            match repo.get_latest_user_verification(&event.pubkey).await {
+        if nip05_enabled && validation.is_some() {
+            match validation.as_ref().unwrap() {
                Ok(uv) => {
                    if uv.is_valid(&settings.verified_users) {
                        info!(
@@ -174,6 +200,7 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
                            uv.name.to_string(),
                            event.get_author_prefix()
                        );
+
                    } else {
                        info!(
                            "rejecting event, author ({:?} / {:?}) verification invalid (expired/wrong domain)",
@@ -208,6 +235,35 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
                }
            }
        }
+
+        // nip05 address
+        let nip05_address : Option<crate::nip05::Nip05Name> = validation.and_then(|x| x.ok().map(|y| y.name));
+
+        // GRPC check
+        if let Some(ref mut c) = grpc_client {
+            trace!("checking if grpc permits");
+            let grpc_start = Instant::now();
+            let decision_res = c.admit_event(&event, &subm_event.source_ip, subm_event.origin, subm_event.user_agent, nip05_address, subm_event.auth_pubkey).await;
+            match decision_res {
+                Ok(decision) => {
+                    if !decision.permitted() {
+                        // GPRC returned a decision to reject this event
+                        info!("GRPC rejected event: {:?} (kind: {}) from: {:?} in: {:?} (IP: {:?})",
+                              event.get_event_id_prefix(),
+                              event.kind,
+                              event.get_author_prefix(),
+                              grpc_start.elapsed(),
+                              subm_event.source_ip);
+                        notice_tx.try_send(Notice::blocked(event.id, &decision.message().unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string()))).ok();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("GRPC server error: {:?}", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
        // TODO: cache recent list of authors to remove a DB call.
        let start = Instant::now();
        if event.is_ephemeral() {
@@ -227,11 +283,12 @@ pub async fn db_writer(
                        notice_tx.try_send(Notice::duplicate(event.id)).ok();
                    } else {
                        info!(
-                            "persisted event: {:?} (kind: {}) from: {:?} in: {:?}",
+                            "persisted event: {:?} (kind: {}) from: {:?} in: {:?} (IP: {:?})",
                            event.get_event_id_prefix(),
                            event.kind,
                            event.get_author_prefix(),
-                            start.elapsed()
+                            start.elapsed(),
+                            subm_event.source_ip,
                        );
                        event_write = true;
                        // send this out to all clients
--- a/src/delegation.rs
+++ b/src/delegation.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl ConditionQuery {
    sigstr: &str,
 ) -> Option<ConditionQuery> {
    // form the token
-    let tok = format!("nostr:delegation:{}:{}", delegatee, cond_query);
+    let tok = format!("nostr:delegation:{delegatee}:{cond_query}");
    // form SHA256 hash
    let digest: sha256::Hash = sha256::Hash::hash(tok.as_bytes());
    let sig = schnorr::Signature::from_str(sigstr).unwrap();
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ pub enum Error {
    HexError(hex::FromHexError),
    #[error("Delegation parse error")]
    DelegationParseError,
+    #[error("Channel closed error")]
+    ChannelClosed,
+    #[error("Authz error")]
+    AuthzError,
+    #[error("Tonic GRPC error")]
+    TonicError(tonic::Status),
+    #[error("Invalid AUTH message")]
+    AuthFailure,
+    #[error("I/O Error")]
+    IoError(std::io::Error),
    #[error("Unknown/Undocumented")]
    UnknownError,
 }
@@ -130,3 +140,16 @@ impl From<config::ConfigError> for Error {
        Error::ConfigError(r)
    }
 }
+
+impl From<tonic::Status> for Error {
+    /// Wrap Config error
+    fn from(r: tonic::Status) -> Self {
+        Error::TonicError(r)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(r: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Error::IoError(r)
+    }
+}
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
+use crate::event::EventWrapper::WrappedEvent;
+use crate::event::EventWrapper::WrappedAuth;

 lazy_static! {
    /// Secp256k1 verification instance.
@@ -83,17 +85,27 @@ where
    }
 }

+
+pub enum EventWrapper {
+    WrappedEvent(Event),
+    WrappedAuth(Event)
+}
+
 /// Convert network event to parsed/validated event.
-impl From<EventCmd> for Result<Event> {
-    fn from(ec: EventCmd) -> Result<Event> {
+impl From<EventCmd> for Result<EventWrapper> {
+    fn from(ec: EventCmd) -> Result<EventWrapper> {
        // ensure command is correct
        if ec.cmd == "EVENT" {
            ec.event.validate().map(|_| {
                let mut e = ec.event;
                e.build_index();
                e.update_delegation();
-                e
+                WrappedEvent(e)
            })
+        } else if ec.cmd == "AUTH" {
+            // we don't want to validate the event here, because NIP-42 can be disabled
+            // it will be validated later during the authentication process
+            Ok(WrappedAuth(ec.event))
        } else {
            Err(CommandUnknownError)
        }
@@ -125,6 +137,28 @@ impl Event {
        self.kind >= 20000 && self.kind < 30000
    }

+    /// Is this event currently expired?
+    pub fn is_expired(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(exp) = self.expiration() {
+            exp <= unix_time()
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Determine the time at which this event should expire
+    pub fn expiration(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        let default = "".to_string();
+        let dvals:Vec<&String> = self.tags
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|x| !x.is_empty())
+            .filter(|x| x.get(0).unwrap() == "expiration")
+            .map(|x| x.get(1).unwrap_or(&default)).take(1)
+            .collect();
+        let val_first = dvals.get(0);
+        val_first.and_then(|t| t.parse::<u64>().ok())
+    }
+
    /// Should this event be replaced with newer timestamps from same author?
    #[must_use] pub fn is_replaceable(&self) -> bool {
        self.kind == 0 || self.kind == 3 || self.kind == 41 || (self.kind >= 10000 && self.kind < 20000)
@@ -135,17 +169,15 @@ impl Event {
        self.kind >= 30000 && self.kind < 40000
    }

-    /// What is the replaceable `d` tag value?
-
    /// Should this event be replaced with newer timestamps from same author, for distinct `d` tag values?
    #[must_use] pub fn distinct_param(&self) -> Option<String> {
        if self.is_param_replaceable() {
            let default = "".to_string();
            let dvals:Vec<&String> = self.tags
                .iter()
-                .filter(|x| x.len() >= 1)
+                .filter(|x| !x.is_empty())
                .filter(|x| x.get(0).unwrap() == "d")
-                .map(|x| x.get(1).unwrap_or_else(|| &default)).take(1)
+                .map(|x| x.get(1).unwrap_or(&default)).take(1)
                .collect();
            let dval_first = dvals.get(0);
            match dval_first {
@@ -292,7 +324,7 @@ impl Event {
        let c = c_opt.unwrap();
        // * compute the sha256sum.
        let digest: sha256::Hash = sha256::Hash::hash(c.as_bytes());
-        let hex_digest = format!("{:x}", digest);
+        let hex_digest = format!("{digest:x}");
        // * ensure the id matches the computed sha256sum.
        if self.id != hex_digest {
            debug!("event id does not match digest");
@@ -315,7 +347,7 @@ impl Event {
    }

    /// Convert event to canonical representation for signing.
-    fn to_canonical(&self) -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn to_canonical(&self) -> Option<String> {
        // create a JsonValue for each event element
        let mut c: Vec<Value> = vec![];
        // id must be set to 0
@@ -654,4 +686,85 @@ mod tests {
        assert_eq!(event.distinct_param(), Some("".to_string()));
    }

+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_none() {
+        // regular events do not expire
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 7;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["test".to_string(), "foo".to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_empty() {
+        // regular events do not expire
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 7;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_future() {
+        // a normal expiring event
+        let exp:u64 = 1676264138;
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 1;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), exp.to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), Some(exp));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_negative() {
+        // expiration set to a negative value (invalid)
+        let exp:i64 = -90;
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 1;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), exp.to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_zero() {
+        // a normal expiring event set to zero
+        let exp:i64 = 0;
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 1;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), exp.to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), Some(0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_fraction() {
+        // expiration is fractional (invalid)
+        let exp:f64 = 23.334;
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 1;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), exp.to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn expiring_event_multiple() {
+        // multiple values, we just take the first
+        let mut event = Event::simple_event();
+        event.kind = 1;
+        event.tags = vec![
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), (10).to_string()],
+            vec!["expiration".to_string(), (20).to_string()],
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(event.expiration(), Some(10));
+    }
 }
--- a/src/info.rs
+++ b/src/info.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Relay metadata using NIP-11
 /// Relay Info
-use crate::config;
+use crate::config::Settings;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 pub const CARGO_PKG_VERSION: Option<&'static str> = option_env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -27,15 +27,24 @@ pub struct RelayInfo {
 }

 /// Convert an Info configuration into public Relay Info
-impl From<config::Info> for RelayInfo {
-    fn from(i: config::Info) -> Self {
+impl From<Settings> for RelayInfo {
+    fn from(c: Settings) -> Self {
+        let mut supported_nips = vec![1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 33, 40, 42];
+
+        if c.authorization.nip42_auth {
+            supported_nips.push(42);
+            supported_nips.sort();
+        }
+
+        let i = c.info;
+
        RelayInfo {
            id: i.relay_url,
            name: i.name,
            description: i.description,
            pubkey: i.pubkey,
            contact: i.contact,
-            supported_nips: Some(vec![1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22]),
+            supported_nips: Some(supported_nips),
            software: Some("https://git.sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay".to_owned()),
            version: CARGO_PKG_VERSION.map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned),
        }
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod event;
 pub mod hexrange;
 pub mod info;
 pub mod nip05;
+pub mod nauthz;
 pub mod notice;
 pub mod repo;
 pub mod subscription;
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ use console_subscriber::ConsoleLayer;

 /// Start running a Nostr relay server.
 fn main() {
-    // configure settings from config.toml
-    // replace default settings with those read from config.toml
-    let mut settings = config::Settings::new();
+    let args = CLIArgs::parse();
+
+    // get config file name from args
+    let config_file_arg = args.config;
+
+    // configure settings from the config file (defaults to config.toml)
+    // replace default settings with those read from the config file
+    let mut settings = config::Settings::new(&config_file_arg);

    // setup tracing
    if settings.diagnostics.tracing {
@@ -25,8 +30,6 @@ fn main() {
    }
    info!("Starting up from main");

-    let args = CLIArgs::parse();
-
    // get database directory from args
    let db_dir_arg = args.db;

--- a/src/nauthz.rs
+++ b/src/nauthz.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use crate::{event::Event, nip05::Nip05Name};
+use nauthz_grpc::authorization_client::AuthorizationClient;
+use nauthz_grpc::event::TagEntry;
+use nauthz_grpc::{Decision, Event as GrpcEvent, EventReply, EventRequest};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+pub mod nauthz_grpc {
+    tonic::include_proto!("nauthz");
+}
+
+// A decision for the DB to act upon
+pub trait AuthzDecision: Send + Sync {
+    fn permitted(&self) -> bool;
+    fn message(&self) -> Option<String>;
+}
+
+impl AuthzDecision for EventReply {
+    fn permitted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.decision == Decision::Permit as i32
+    }
+    fn message(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.message.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+// A connection to an event admission GRPC server
+pub struct EventAuthzService {
+    server_addr: String,
+    conn: Option<AuthorizationClient<tonic::transport::Channel>>,
+}
+
+// conversion of Nip05Names into GRPC type
+impl std::convert::From<Nip05Name> for nauthz_grpc::event_request::Nip05Name {
+    fn from(value: Nip05Name) -> Self {
+        nauthz_grpc::event_request::Nip05Name {
+            local: value.local.clone(),
+            domain: value.domain.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// conversion of event tags into gprc struct
+fn tags_to_protobuf(tags: &Vec<Vec<String>>) -> Vec<TagEntry> {
+    tags.iter()
+        .map(|x| TagEntry { values: x.clone() })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+impl EventAuthzService {
+    pub async fn connect(server_addr: &str) -> EventAuthzService {
+        let mut eas = EventAuthzService {
+            server_addr: server_addr.to_string(),
+            conn: None,
+        };
+        eas.ready_connection().await;
+        eas
+    }
+
+    pub async fn ready_connection(self: &mut Self) {
+        if self.conn.is_none() {
+            let client = AuthorizationClient::connect(self.server_addr.to_string()).await;
+            if let Err(ref msg) = client {
+                warn!("could not connect to nostr authz GRPC server: {:?}", msg);
+            } else {
+                info!("connected to nostr authorization GRPC server");
+            }
+            self.conn = client.ok();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn admit_event(
+        self: &mut Self,
+        event: &Event,
+        ip: &str,
+        origin: Option<String>,
+        user_agent: Option<String>,
+        nip05: Option<Nip05Name>,
+        auth_pubkey: Option<Vec<u8>>
+    ) -> Result<Box<dyn AuthzDecision>> {
+        self.ready_connection().await;
+        let id_blob = hex::decode(&event.id)?;
+        let pubkey_blob = hex::decode(&event.pubkey)?;
+        let sig_blob = hex::decode(&event.sig)?;
+        if let Some(ref mut c) = self.conn {
+            let gevent = GrpcEvent {
+                id: id_blob,
+                pubkey: pubkey_blob,
+                sig: sig_blob,
+                created_at: event.created_at,
+                kind: event.kind,
+                content: event.content.clone(),
+                tags: tags_to_protobuf(&event.tags),
+            };
+            let svr_res = c
+                .event_admit(EventRequest {
+                    event: Some(gevent),
+                    ip_addr: Some(ip.to_string()),
+                    origin,
+                    user_agent,
+                    auth_pubkey,
+                    nip05: nip05.map(|x| nauthz_grpc::event_request::Nip05Name::from(x)),
+                })
+                .await?;
+            let reply = svr_res.into_inner();
+            return Ok(Box::new(reply));
+        } else {
+            return Err(Error::AuthzError);
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/nip05.rs
+++ b/src/nip05.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ pub struct Verifier {
 /// A NIP-05 identifier is a local part and domain.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Nip05Name {
-    local: String,
-    domain: String,
+    pub local: String,
+    pub domain: String,
 }

 impl Nip05Name {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Nip05Name {
 /// Check if the specified username and address are present and match in this response body
 fn body_contains_user(username: &str, address: &str, bytes: &hyper::body::Bytes) -> Result<bool> {
    // convert the body into json
-    let body: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)?;
+    let body: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(bytes)?;
    // ensure we have a names object.
    let names_map = body
        .as_object()
@@ -257,8 +257,15 @@ impl Verifier {
        // run a loop, restarting on failure
        loop {
            let res = self.run_internal().await;
-            if let Err(e) = res {
+            match res {
+                Err(Error::ChannelClosed) => {
+                    // channel was closed, we are shutting down
+                    return;
+                },
+                Err(e) => {
                info!("error in verifier: {:?}", e);
+                },
+                _ => {}
            }
        }
    }
@@ -305,6 +312,7 @@ impl Verifier {
                    }
                    Err(tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError::Closed) => {
                        info!("metadata broadcast channel closed");
+                        return Err(Error::ChannelClosed);
                    }
                }
            },
--- a/src/notice.rs
+++ b/src/notice.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct EventResult {
 pub enum Notice {
    Message(String),
    EventResult(EventResult),
+    AuthChallenge(String)
 }

 impl EventResultStatus {
--- a/src/repo/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/repo/postgres.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ use sqlx::Error::RowNotFound;
 use crate::hexrange::{hex_range, HexSearch};
 use crate::repo::postgres_migration::run_migrations;
 use crate::server::NostrMetrics;
-use crate::utils::{is_hex, is_lower_hex};
+use crate::utils::{is_hex, is_lower_hex, self};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot::Receiver;
 use tracing::log::trace;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use tracing::{debug, error, warn, info};
 use crate::error;

 pub type PostgresPool = sqlx::pool::Pool<Postgres>;
@@ -36,13 +36,52 @@ impl PostgresRepo {
            metrics: m,
        }
    }
+
+}
+
+
+/// Cleanup expired events on a regular basis
+async fn cleanup_expired(conn: PostgresPool, frequency: Duration) -> Result<()> {
+    tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(frequency) => {
+                    let start = Instant::now();
+                    let exp_res = delete_expired(conn.clone()).await;
+                    match exp_res {
+                        Ok(exp_count) => {
+                            if exp_count > 0 {
+                                info!("removed {} expired events in: {:?}", exp_count, start.elapsed());
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            warn!("could not remove expired events due to error: {:?}", e);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    });
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// One-time deletion of all expired events
+async fn delete_expired(conn:PostgresPool) -> Result<u64> {
+    let mut tx = conn.begin().await?;
+    let update_count = sqlx::query("DELETE FROM \"event\" WHERE expires_at <= $1;")
+        .bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(utils::unix_time() as i64, 0).unwrap())
+        .execute(&mut tx)
+        .await?.rows_affected();
+    tx.commit().await?;
+    Ok(update_count)
 }

 #[async_trait]
 impl NostrRepo for PostgresRepo {

    async fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
-	info!("not implemented");
+        // begin a cleanup task for expired events.
+        cleanup_expired(self.conn.clone(), Duration::from_secs(600)).await?;
 	Ok(())
    }

@@ -66,7 +105,7 @@ impl NostrRepo for PostgresRepo {
        // replaceable event or parameterized replaceable event.
        if e.is_replaceable() {
            let repl_count = sqlx::query(
-                "SELECT e.id FROM event e WHERE e.pub_key=? AND e.kind=? AND e.created_at >= ? LIMIT 1;")
+                "SELECT e.id FROM event e WHERE e.pub_key=$1 AND e.kind=$2 AND e.created_at >= $3 LIMIT 1;")
                .bind(&pubkey_blob)
                .bind(e.kind as i64)
                .bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(e.created_at as i64, 0).unwrap())
@@ -77,26 +116,25 @@ impl NostrRepo for PostgresRepo {
            }
        }
        if let Some(d_tag) = e.distinct_param() {
-            let repl_count:i64;
-            if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                repl_count = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            let repl_count:i64 = if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
+                sqlx::query_scalar(
                    "SELECT count(*) AS count FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.pub_key=$1 AND e.kind=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value_hex=$3 AND e.created_at >= $4 LIMIT 1;")
                    .bind(hex::decode(&e.pubkey).ok())
                    .bind(e.kind as i64)
                    .bind(hex::decode(d_tag).ok())
                    .bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(e.created_at as i64, 0).unwrap())
                    .fetch_one(&mut tx)
-                    .await?;
+                    .await?
            } else {
-                repl_count = sqlx::query_scalar(
+                sqlx::query_scalar(
                    "SELECT count(*) AS count FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.pub_key=$1 AND e.kind=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value=$3 AND e.created_at >= $4 LIMIT 1;")
                    .bind(hex::decode(&e.pubkey).ok())
                    .bind(e.kind as i64)
                    .bind(d_tag.as_bytes())
                    .bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(e.created_at as i64, 0).unwrap())
                    .fetch_one(&mut tx)
-                    .await?;
-            }
+                    .await?
+            };
            // if any rows were returned, then some newer event with
            // the same author/kind/tag value exist, and we can ignore
            // this event.
@@ -107,13 +145,14 @@ impl NostrRepo for PostgresRepo {
        // ignore if the event hash is a duplicate.
        let mut ins_count = sqlx::query(
            r#"INSERT INTO "event"
-(id, pub_key, created_at, kind, "content", delegated_by)
-VALUES($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+(id, pub_key, created_at, expires_at, kind, "content", delegated_by)
+VALUES($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
 ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING"#,
        )
            .bind(&id_blob)
            .bind(&pubkey_blob)
            .bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(e.created_at as i64, 0).unwrap())
+            .bind(e.expiration().and_then(|x| Utc.timestamp_opt(x as i64, 0).latest()))
            .bind(e.kind as i64)
            .bind(event_str.into_bytes())
            .bind(delegator_blob)
@@ -135,20 +174,20 @@ ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING"#,
                let tag_val = &tag[1];
                // only single-char tags are searchable
                let tag_char_opt = single_char_tagname(tag_name);
-                let query = "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value) VALUES($1, $2, $3) \
-                    ON CONFLICT (event_id, \"name\", value) DO NOTHING";
                match &tag_char_opt {
                    Some(_) => {
                        // if tag value is lowercase hex;
                        if is_lower_hex(tag_val) && (tag_val.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                            sqlx::query(query)
+                            sqlx::query("INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) VALUES($1, $2, NULL, $3) \
+                    ON CONFLICT (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) DO NOTHING")
                                .bind(&id_blob)
                                .bind(tag_name)
                                .bind(hex::decode(tag_val).ok())
                                .execute(&mut tx)
                                .await?;
                        } else {
-                            sqlx::query(query)
+                            sqlx::query("INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) VALUES($1, $2, $3, NULL) \
+                    ON CONFLICT (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) DO NOTHING")
                                .bind(&id_blob)
                                .bind(tag_name)
                                .bind(tag_val.as_bytes())
@@ -178,22 +217,21 @@ ON CONFLICT (id) DO NOTHING"#,
        // parameterized replaceable events
        // check for parameterized replaceable events that would be hidden; don't insert these either.
        if let Some(d_tag) = e.distinct_param() {
-            let update_count;
-            if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                update_count = sqlx::query("DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=$1 AND pub_key=$2 AND id NOT IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=$1 AND e.pub_key=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value_hex=$3 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1);")
+            let update_count = if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
+                sqlx::query("DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=$1 AND pub_key=$2 AND id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=$1 AND e.pub_key=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value_hex=$3 ORDER BY created_at DESC OFFSET 1);")
                    .bind(e.kind as i64)
                    .bind(hex::decode(&e.pubkey).ok())
                    .bind(hex::decode(d_tag).ok())
                    .execute(&mut tx)
-                    .await?.rows_affected();
+                    .await?.rows_affected()
            } else {
-                update_count = sqlx::query("DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=$1 AND pub_key=$2 AND id NOT IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=$1 AND e.pub_key=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value=$3 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1);")
+                sqlx::query("DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=$1 AND pub_key=$2 AND id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=$1 AND e.pub_key=$2 AND t.name='d' AND t.value=$3 ORDER BY created_at DESC OFFSET 1);")
                    .bind(e.kind as i64)
                    .bind(hex::decode(&e.pubkey).ok())
                    .bind(d_tag.as_bytes())
                    .execute(&mut tx)
-                    .await?.rows_affected();
-            }
+                    .await?.rows_affected()
+            };
            if update_count > 0 {
                info!(
                    "removed {} older parameterized replaceable kind {} events for author: {:?}",
@@ -512,6 +550,7 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> Option<QueryBuilder<Postgres>> {

    let mut query = QueryBuilder::new("SELECT e.\"content\", e.created_at FROM \"event\" e WHERE ");

+    // This tracks whether we need to push a prefix AND before adding another clause
    let mut push_and = false;
    // Query for "authors", allowing prefix matches
    if let Some(auth_vec) = &f.authors {
@@ -709,6 +748,10 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> Option<QueryBuilder<Postgres>> {
    } else {
        query.push("e.hidden != 1::bit(1)");
    }
+    // never display expired events
+    query
+        .push(" AND (e.expires_at IS NULL OR e.expires_at > ")
+        .push_bind(Utc.timestamp_opt(utils::unix_time() as i64, 0).unwrap()).push(")");

    // Apply per-filter limit to this query.
    // The use of a LIMIT implies a DESC order, to capture only the most recent events.
--- a/src/repo/postgres_migration.rs
+++ b/src/repo/postgres_migration.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,16 @@ pub async fn run_migrations(db: &PostgresPool) -> crate::error::Result<usize> {
    if m002_result == MigrationResult::Upgraded {
        m002::rebuild_tags(db).await?;
    }
+    run_migration(m003::migration(), db).await;
+    run_migration(m004::migration(), db).await;
    Ok(current_version(db).await as usize)
 }

 async fn current_version(db: &PostgresPool) -> i64 {
-    sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT max(serial_number) FROM migrations;").fetch_one(db).await.unwrap()
+    sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT max(serial_number) FROM migrations;")
+        .fetch_one(db)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
 }

 async fn prepare_migrations_table(db: &PostgresPool) {
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ async fn run_migration(migration: impl Migration, db: &PostgresPool) -> Migratio
        .unwrap();

    transaction.commit().await.unwrap();
-    return MigrationResult::Upgraded;
+    MigrationResult::Upgraded
 }

 mod m001 {
@@ -137,15 +142,15 @@ CREATE INDEX user_verification_name_idx ON user_verification USING btree (name);
 }

 mod m002 {
+    use async_std::stream::StreamExt;
+    use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+    use sqlx::Row;
    use std::time::Instant;
    use tracing::info;
-    use async_std::stream::StreamExt;
-    use sqlx::Row;
-    use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};

-    use crate::repo::postgres_migration::{Migration, SimpleSqlMigration};
+    use crate::event::{single_char_tagname, Event};
    use crate::repo::postgres::PostgresPool;
-    use crate::event::{Event, single_char_tagname};
+    use crate::repo::postgres_migration::{Migration, SimpleSqlMigration};
    use crate::utils::is_lower_hex;

    pub const VERSION: i64 = 2;
@@ -172,23 +177,31 @@ CREATE INDEX tag_value_hex_idx ON tag USING btree (value_hex);
        let mut tx = db.begin().await.unwrap();
        let mut update_tx = db.begin().await.unwrap();
        // Clear out table
-        sqlx::query("DELETE FROM tag;").execute(&mut update_tx).await?;
+        sqlx::query("DELETE FROM tag;")
+            .execute(&mut update_tx)
+            .await?;
        {
-            let event_count: i64 =
-                sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT COUNT(*) from event;")
+            let event_count: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT COUNT(*) from event;")
                .fetch_one(&mut tx)
                .await
                .unwrap();
-            let bar = ProgressBar::new(event_count.try_into().unwrap()).with_message("rebuilding tags table");
-            bar.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("[{elapsed_precise}] {bar:40.white/blue} {pos:>7}/{len:7} [{percent}%] {msg}").unwrap());
-            let mut events = sqlx::query("SELECT id, content FROM event ORDER BY id;").fetch(&mut tx);
+            let bar = ProgressBar::new(event_count.try_into().unwrap())
+                .with_message("rebuilding tags table");
+            bar.set_style(
+                ProgressStyle::with_template(
+                    "[{elapsed_precise}] {bar:40.white/blue} {pos:>7}/{len:7} [{percent}%] {msg}",
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            );
+            let mut events =
+                sqlx::query("SELECT id, content FROM event ORDER BY id;").fetch(&mut tx);
            while let Some(row) = events.next().await {
                bar.inc(1);
                // get the row id and content
                let row = row.unwrap();
                let event_id: Vec<u8> = row.get(0);
                let event_bytes: Vec<u8> = row.get(1);
-                let event:Event = serde_json::from_str(&String::from_utf8(event_bytes).unwrap())?;
+                let event: Event = serde_json::from_str(&String::from_utf8(event_bytes).unwrap())?;

                for t in event.tags.iter().filter(|x| x.len() > 1) {
                    let tagname = t.get(0).unwrap();
@@ -201,13 +214,22 @@ CREATE INDEX tag_value_hex_idx ON tag USING btree (value_hex);
                    // insert as BLOB if we can restore it losslessly.
                    // this means it needs to be even length and lowercase.
                    if (tagval.len() % 2 == 0) && is_lower_hex(tagval) {
-                        let q = "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value_hex) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;";
-                        sqlx::query(q).bind(&event_id).bind(&tagname).bind(hex::decode(tagval).ok()).execute(&mut update_tx).await?;
+                        let q = "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) VALUES ($1, $2, NULL, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;";
+                        sqlx::query(q)
+                            .bind(&event_id)
+                            .bind(tagname)
+                            .bind(hex::decode(tagval).ok())
+                            .execute(&mut update_tx)
+                            .await?;
                    } else {
-                        let q = "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;";
-                        sqlx::query(q).bind(&event_id).bind(&tagname).bind(tagval.as_bytes()).execute(&mut update_tx).await?;
+                        let q = "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, \"name\", value, value_hex) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULL) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;";
+                        sqlx::query(q)
+                            .bind(&event_id)
+                            .bind(tagname)
+                            .bind(tagval.as_bytes())
+                            .execute(&mut update_tx)
+                            .await?;
                    }
-
                }
            }
            update_tx.commit().await?;
@@ -217,3 +239,41 @@ CREATE INDEX tag_value_hex_idx ON tag USING btree (value_hex);
        Ok(())
    }
 }
+
+mod m003 {
+    use crate::repo::postgres_migration::{Migration, SimpleSqlMigration};
+
+    pub const VERSION: i64 = 3;
+
+    pub fn migration() -> impl Migration {
+        SimpleSqlMigration {
+            serial_number: VERSION,
+            sql: vec![
+                r#"
+-- Add unique constraint on tag
+ALTER TABLE tag ADD CONSTRAINT unique_constraint_name UNIQUE (event_id, "name", value, value_hex);
+        "#,
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod m004 {
+    use crate::repo::postgres_migration::{Migration, SimpleSqlMigration};
+
+    pub const VERSION: i64 = 4;
+
+    pub fn migration() -> impl Migration {
+        SimpleSqlMigration {
+            serial_number: VERSION,
+            sql: vec![
+                r#"
+-- Add expiration time for events
+ALTER TABLE event ADD COLUMN expires_at timestamp(0) with time zone;
+-- Index expiration time
+CREATE INDEX event_expires_at_idx ON "event" (expires_at);
+        "#,
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/repo/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/repo/sqlite.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! Event persistence and querying
 //use crate::config::SETTINGS;
 use crate::config::Settings;
-use crate::error::Result;
+use crate::error::{Result,Error::SqlError};
 use crate::event::{single_char_tagname, Event};
 use crate::hexrange::hex_range;
 use crate::hexrange::HexSearch;
 use crate::repo::sqlite_migration::{STARTUP_SQL,upgrade_db};
-use crate::utils::{is_hex, is_lower_hex};
+use crate::utils::{is_hex,unix_time};
 use crate::nip05::{Nip05Name, VerificationRecord};
 use crate::subscription::{ReqFilter, Subscription};
 use crate::server::NostrMetrics;
@@ -123,16 +123,9 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
        }
        // check for parameterized replaceable events that would be hidden; don't insert these either.
        if let Some(d_tag) = e.distinct_param() {
-            let repl_count;
-            if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                repl_count = tx.query_row(
-                    "SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.author=? AND e.kind=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value_hex=? AND e.created_at >= ? LIMIT 1;",
-                    params![pubkey_blob, e.kind, hex::decode(d_tag).ok(), e.created_at],|row| row.get::<usize, usize>(0));
-            } else {
-                repl_count = tx.query_row(
-                    "SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.author=? AND e.kind=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value=? AND e.created_at >= ? LIMIT 1;",
-                    params![pubkey_blob, e.kind, d_tag, e.created_at],|row| row.get::<usize, usize>(0));
-            }
+            let repl_count = tx.query_row(
+                "SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.author=? AND e.kind=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value=? AND e.created_at >= ? LIMIT 1;",
+                params![pubkey_blob, e.kind, d_tag, e.created_at],|row| row.get::<usize, usize>(0));
            // if any rows were returned, then some newer event with
            // the same author/kind/tag value exist, and we can ignore
            // this event.
@@ -142,8 +135,8 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
        }
        // ignore if the event hash is a duplicate.
        let mut ins_count = tx.execute(
-            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO event (event_hash, created_at, kind, author, delegated_by, content, first_seen, hidden) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, strftime('%s','now'), FALSE);",
-            params![id_blob, e.created_at, e.kind, pubkey_blob, delegator_blob, event_str]
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO event (event_hash, created_at, expires_at, kind, author, delegated_by, content, first_seen, hidden) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, ?6, ?7, strftime('%s','now'), FALSE);",
+            params![id_blob, e.created_at, e.expiration(), e.kind, pubkey_blob, delegator_blob, event_str]
        )? as u64;
        if ins_count == 0 {
            // if the event was a duplicate, no need to insert event or
@@ -163,18 +156,10 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
                let tagchar_opt = single_char_tagname(tagname);
                match &tagchar_opt {
                    Some(_) => {
-                        // if tagvalue is lowercase hex;
-                        if is_lower_hex(tagval) && (tagval.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                            tx.execute(
-                                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (event_id, name, value_hex) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3)",
-                                params![ev_id, &tagname, hex::decode(tagval).ok()],
-                            )?;
-                        } else {
-                            tx.execute(
-                                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (event_id, name, value) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3)",
-                                params![ev_id, &tagname, &tagval],
-                            )?;
-                        }
+                        tx.execute(
+                            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (event_id, name, value, kind, created_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5)",
+                            params![ev_id, &tagname, &tagval, e.kind, e.created_at],
+                        )?;
                    }
                    None => {}
                }
@@ -201,16 +186,9 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
        }
        // if this event is parameterized replaceable, remove other events.
        if let Some(d_tag) = e.distinct_param() {
-            let update_count;
-            if is_lower_hex(&d_tag) && (d_tag.len() % 2 == 0) {
-                update_count = tx.execute(
-                    "DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=? AND author=? AND id NOT IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=? AND e.author=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value_hex=? ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1);",
-                    params![e.kind, pubkey_blob, e.kind, pubkey_blob, hex::decode(d_tag).ok()])?;
-            } else {
-                update_count = tx.execute(
-                    "DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=? AND author=? AND id NOT IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=? AND e.author=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value=? ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1);",
-                    params![e.kind, pubkey_blob, e.kind, pubkey_blob, d_tag])?;
-            }
+            let update_count = tx.execute(
+                "DELETE FROM event WHERE kind=? AND author=? AND id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.kind=? AND e.author=? AND t.name='d' AND t.value=? ORDER BY t.created_at DESC LIMIT -1 OFFSET 1);",
+                params![e.kind, pubkey_blob, e.kind, pubkey_blob, d_tag])?;
            if update_count > 0 {
                info!(
                    "removed {} older parameterized replaceable kind {} events for author: {:?}",
@@ -245,8 +223,8 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
            // check if a deletion has already been recorded for this event.
            // Only relevant for non-deletion events
            let del_count = tx.query_row(
-                "SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t ON e.id=t.event_id WHERE e.author=? AND t.name='e' AND e.kind=5 AND t.value_hex=? LIMIT 1;",
-                params![pubkey_blob, id_blob], |row| row.get::<usize, usize>(0));
+                "SELECT e.id FROM event e WHERE e.author=? AND e.id IN (SELECT t.event_id FROM tag t WHERE t.name='e' AND t.kind=5 AND t.value=?) LIMIT 1;",
+                params![pubkey_blob, e.id], |row| row.get::<usize, usize>(0));
            // check if a the query returned a result, meaning we should
            // hid the current event
            if del_count.ok().is_some() {
@@ -273,7 +251,8 @@ impl SqliteRepo {
 impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {

    async fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        db_checkpoint_task(self.maint_pool.clone(), Duration::from_secs(60), self.checkpoint_in_progress.clone()).await
+        db_checkpoint_task(self.maint_pool.clone(), Duration::from_secs(60), self.checkpoint_in_progress.clone()).await?;
+        cleanup_expired(self.maint_pool.clone(), Duration::from_secs(600), self.write_in_progress.clone()).await
    }

    async fn migrate_up(&self) -> Result<usize> {
@@ -286,6 +265,8 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
    /// Persist event to database
    async fn write_event(&self, e: &Event) -> Result<u64> {
        let start = Instant::now();
+        let max_write_attempts = 10;
+        let mut attempts = 0;
        let _write_guard = self.write_in_progress.lock().await;
        // spawn a blocking thread
        //let mut conn = self.write_pool.get()?;
@@ -293,7 +274,26 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
        let e = e.clone();
        let event_count = task::spawn_blocking(move || {
            let mut conn = pool.get()?;
-            SqliteRepo::persist_event(&mut conn, &e)
+            // this could fail because the database was busy; try
+            // multiple times before giving up.
+            loop {
+                attempts+=1;
+                let wr = SqliteRepo::persist_event(&mut conn, &e);
+                match wr {
+                    Err(SqlError(rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(e,_))) => {
+                        // this basically means that NIP-05 or another
+                        // writer was using the database between us
+                        // reading and promoting the connection to a
+                        // write lock.
+                        info!("event write failed, DB locked (attempt: {}); sqlite err: {}",
+                        attempts, e.extended_code);
+                    },
+                    _ => {return wr;},
+                }
+                if attempts >= max_write_attempts {
+                    return wr;
+                }
+            }
        }).await?;
        self.metrics
            .write_events
@@ -344,27 +344,36 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
                    db_queue_time, client_id, sub.id
                );
            }
+            // check before getting a DB connection if the client still wants the results
+            if abandon_query_rx.try_recv().is_ok() {
+                debug!("query cancelled by client (before execution) (cid: {}, sub: {:?})", client_id, sub.id);
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
            let start = Instant::now();
            let mut row_count: usize = 0;
            // cutoff for displaying slow queries
            let slow_cutoff = Duration::from_millis(250);
            let mut filter_count = 0;
            // remove duplicates from the filter list.
-            for filter in sub.filters.iter() {
-                let filter_start = Instant::now();
-                filter_count += 1;
-                let (q, p, idx) = query_from_filter(&filter);
-                let sql_gen_elapsed = start.elapsed();
-
-                if sql_gen_elapsed > Duration::from_millis(10) {
-                    debug!("SQL (slow) generated in {:?}", filter_start.elapsed());
+            if let Ok(mut conn) = self.read_pool.get() {
+                {
+                    let pool_state = self.read_pool.state();
+                    metrics.db_connections.set((pool_state.connections - pool_state.idle_connections).into());
                }
-                // any client that doesn't cause us to generate new rows in 5
-                // seconds gets dropped.
-                let abort_cutoff = Duration::from_secs(5);
-                let mut slow_first_event;
-                let mut last_successful_send = Instant::now();
-                if let Ok(mut conn) = self.read_pool.get() {
+                for filter in sub.filters.iter() {
+                    let filter_start = Instant::now();
+                    filter_count += 1;
+                    let sql_gen_elapsed = filter_start.elapsed();
+                    let (q, p, idx) = query_from_filter(filter);
+                    if sql_gen_elapsed > Duration::from_millis(10) {
+                        debug!("SQL (slow) generated in {:?}", filter_start.elapsed());
+                    }
+                    // any client that doesn't cause us to generate new rows in 2
+                    // seconds gets dropped.
+                    let abort_cutoff = Duration::from_secs(2);
+                    let mut slow_first_event;
+                    let mut last_successful_send = Instant::now();
                    // execute the query.
                    // make the actual SQL query (with parameters inserted) available
                    conn.trace(Some(|x| {trace!("SQL trace: {:?}", x)}));
@@ -384,8 +393,8 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
                            // to reduce logging; only show 1/16th of clients (leading 0)
                            if slow_first_event && client_id.starts_with('0') {
                                debug!(
-                                    "filter first result (slow): {} (cid: {}, sub: {:?})",
-                                    serde_json::to_string(&filter)?, client_id, sub.id
+                                    "filter first result in {:?} (slow): {} (cid: {}, sub: {:?})",
+                                    first_event_elapsed, serde_json::to_string(&filter)?, client_id, sub.id
                                );
                            }
                            first_result = false;
@@ -432,7 +441,8 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
                                return Ok(());
                            }
                            // give the queue a chance to clear before trying again
-                            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                            debug!("query thread sleeping due to full query_tx (cid: {}, sub: {:?})", client_id, sub.id);
+                            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));
                        }
                        // TODO: we could use try_send, but we'd have to juggle
                        // getting the query result back as part of the error
@@ -445,17 +455,20 @@ impl NostrRepo for SqliteRepo {
                            .ok();
                        last_successful_send = Instant::now();
                    }
-                } else {
-                    warn!("Could not get a database connection for querying");
-                }
-                // if the filter took too much db_time, print out the JSON.
-                if filter_start.elapsed() > slow_cutoff && client_id.starts_with('0') {
-                    debug!(
-                        "query filter req (slow): {} (cid: {}, sub: {:?}, filter: {})",
-                        serde_json::to_string(&filter)?, client_id, sub.id, filter_count
-                    );
-                }
+                    metrics
+                        .query_db
+                        .observe(filter_start.elapsed().as_secs_f64());
+                    // if the filter took too much db_time, print out the JSON.
+                    if filter_start.elapsed() > slow_cutoff && client_id.starts_with('0') {
+                        debug!(
+                            "query filter req (slow): {} (cid: {}, sub: {:?}, filter: {})",
+                            serde_json::to_string(&filter)?, client_id, sub.id, filter_count
+                        );
+                    }

+                }
+            } else {
+                warn!("Could not get a database connection for querying");
            }
            drop(sem); // new query can begin
            debug!(
@@ -706,8 +719,8 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>, Option<Stri

    // check if the index needs to be overriden
    let idx_name = override_index(f);
-    let idx_stmt = idx_name.as_ref().map_or_else(|| "".to_owned(), |i| format!("INDEXED BY {}",i));
-    let mut query = format!("SELECT e.content FROM event e {}", idx_stmt);
+    let idx_stmt = idx_name.as_ref().map_or_else(|| "".to_owned(), |i| format!("INDEXED BY {i}"));
+    let mut query = format!("SELECT e.content FROM event e {idx_stmt}");
    // query parameters for SQLite
    let mut params: Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>> = vec![];

@@ -790,61 +803,44 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>, Option<Stri
    if let Some(map) = &f.tags {
        for (key, val) in map.iter() {
            let mut str_vals: Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>> = vec![];
-            let mut blob_vals: Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>> = vec![];
            for v in val {
-                if (v.len() % 2 == 0) && is_lower_hex(v) {
-                    if let Ok(h) = hex::decode(v) {
-                        blob_vals.push(Box::new(h));
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    str_vals.push(Box::new(v.clone()));
-                }
+                str_vals.push(Box::new(v.clone()));
            }
-            // do not mix value and value_hex; this is a temporary special case.
-            if str_vals.len() == 0 {
-                // create clauses with "?" params for each tag value being searched
-                let blob_clause = format!("value_hex IN ({})", repeat_vars(blob_vals.len()));
-                // find evidence of the target tag name/value existing for this event.
-                let tag_clause = format!(
-                    "e.id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t on e.id=t.event_id WHERE hidden!=TRUE and (name=? AND {}))",
-                    blob_clause
-                );
-                // add the tag name as the first parameter
-                params.push(Box::new(key.to_string()));
-                // add all tag values that are blobs as params
-                params.append(&mut blob_vals);
-                filter_components.push(tag_clause);
-            } else if blob_vals.len() == 0 {
-                // create clauses with "?" params for each tag value being searched
-                let str_clause = format!("value IN ({})", repeat_vars(str_vals.len()));
-                // find evidence of the target tag name/value existing for this event.
-                let tag_clause = format!(
-                    "e.id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t on e.id=t.event_id WHERE hidden!=TRUE and (name=? AND {}))",
-                    str_clause
-                );
-                // add the tag name as the first parameter
-                params.push(Box::new(key.to_string()));
-                // add all tag values that are blobs as params
-                params.append(&mut str_vals);
-                filter_components.push(tag_clause);
+            // create clauses with "?" params for each tag value being searched
+            let str_clause = format!("AND value IN ({})", repeat_vars(str_vals.len()));
+            // find evidence of the target tag name/value existing for this event.
+            // Query for Kind/Since/Until additionally, to reduce the number of tags that come back.
+            let kind_clause;
+            let since_clause;
+            let until_clause;
+            if let Some(ks) = &f.kinds {
+                // kind is number, no escaping needed
+                let str_kinds: Vec<String> = ks.iter().map(std::string::ToString::to_string).collect();
+                kind_clause = format!("AND kind IN ({})", str_kinds.join(", "));
            } else {
-                debug!("mixed string/blob query");
-                // create clauses with "?" params for each tag value being searched
-                let str_clause = format!("value IN ({})", repeat_vars(str_vals.len()));
-                let blob_clause = format!("value_hex IN ({})", repeat_vars(blob_vals.len()));
-                // find evidence of the target tag name/value existing for this event.
-                let tag_clause = format!(
-                    "e.id IN (SELECT e.id FROM event e LEFT JOIN tag t on e.id=t.event_id WHERE hidden!=TRUE and (name=? AND ({} OR {})))",
-                    str_clause, blob_clause
-                );
-                // add the tag name as the first parameter
-                params.push(Box::new(key.to_string()));
-                // add all tag values that are plain strings as params
-                params.append(&mut str_vals);
-                // add all tag values that are blobs as params
-                params.append(&mut blob_vals);
-                filter_components.push(tag_clause);
-            }
+                kind_clause = format!("");
+            };
+            if f.since.is_some() {
+                since_clause = format!("AND created_at > {}", f.since.unwrap());
+            } else {
+                since_clause = format!("");
+            };
+            // Query for timestamp
+            if f.until.is_some() {
+                until_clause = format!("AND created_at < {}", f.until.unwrap());
+            } else {
+                until_clause = format!("");
+            };
+
+            let tag_clause = format!(
+		"e.id IN (SELECT t.event_id FROM tag t WHERE (name=? {str_clause} {kind_clause} {since_clause} {until_clause}))"
+            );
+
+            // add the tag name as the first parameter
+            params.push(Box::new(key.to_string()));
+            // add all tag values that are blobs as params
+            params.append(&mut str_vals);
+            filter_components.push(tag_clause);
        }
    }
    // Query for timestamp
@@ -859,6 +855,9 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>, Option<Stri
    }
    // never display hidden events
    query.push_str(" WHERE hidden!=TRUE");
+    // never display hidden events
+    filter_components.push("(expires_at IS NULL OR expires_at > ?)".to_string());
+    params.push(Box::new(unix_time()));
    // build filter component conditions
    if !filter_components.is_empty() {
        query.push_str(" AND ");
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>, Option<Stri
    // Apply per-filter limit to this subquery.
    // The use of a LIMIT implies a DESC order, to capture only the most recent events.
    if let Some(lim) = f.limit {
-        let _ = write!(query, " ORDER BY e.created_at DESC LIMIT {}", lim);
+        let _ = write!(query, " ORDER BY e.created_at DESC LIMIT {lim}");
    } else {
        query.push_str(" ORDER BY e.created_at ASC");
    }
@@ -894,7 +893,7 @@ fn _query_from_sub(sub: &Subscription) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>, Vec<Stri
    // encapsulate subqueries into select statements
    let subqueries_selects: Vec<String> = subqueries
        .iter()
-        .map(|s| format!("SELECT distinct content, created_at FROM ({})", s))
+        .map(|s| format!("SELECT distinct content, created_at FROM ({s})"))
        .collect();
    let query: String = subqueries_selects.join(" UNION ");
    (query, params,indexes)
@@ -948,6 +947,54 @@ pub fn build_pool(
    pool
 }

+/// Cleanup expired events on a regular basis
+async fn cleanup_expired(pool: SqlitePool, frequency: Duration, write_in_progress: Arc<Mutex<u64>>) -> Result<()> {
+    tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(frequency) => {
+                    if let Ok(mut conn) = pool.get() {
+                        let mut _guard:Option<MutexGuard<u64>> = None;
+                        // take a write lock to prevent event writes
+                        // from proceeding while we are deleting
+                        // events.  This isn't necessary, but
+                        // minimizes the chances of forcing event
+                        // persistence to be retried.
+                        _guard = Some(write_in_progress.lock().await);
+                        let start = Instant::now();
+                        let exp_res = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                            delete_expired(&mut conn)
+                        }).await;
+                        match exp_res {
+                            Ok(Ok(count)) => {
+                                if count > 0 {
+                                    info!("removed {} expired events in: {:?}", count, start.elapsed());
+                                }
+                            },
+                            _ => {
+                                // either the task or underlying query failed
+                                info!("there was an error cleaning up expired events: {:?}", exp_res);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    });
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Execute a query to delete all expired events
+pub fn delete_expired(conn: &mut PooledConnection) -> Result<usize> {
+    let tx = conn.transaction()?;
+    let update_count = tx.execute(
+        "DELETE FROM event WHERE expires_at <= ?",
+        params![unix_time()],
+    )?;
+    tx.commit()?;
+    Ok(update_count)
+}
+
 /// Perform database WAL checkpoint on a regular basis
 pub async fn db_checkpoint_task(pool: SqlitePool, frequency: Duration, checkpoint_in_progress: Arc<Mutex<u64>>) -> Result<()> {
    // TODO; use acquire_many on the reader semaphore to stop them from interrupting this.
--- a/src/repo/sqlite_migration.rs
+++ b/src/repo/sqlite_migration.rs
@@ -10,17 +10,20 @@ use rusqlite::Connection;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info};
+use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};

 /// Startup DB Pragmas
 pub const STARTUP_SQL: &str = r##"
 PRAGMA main.synchronous = NORMAL;
 PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
 PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 32768;
+PRAGMA temp_store = 2; -- use memory, not temp files
+PRAGMA main.cache_size = 20000; -- 80MB max cache size per conn
 pragma mmap_size = 17179869184; -- cap mmap at 16GB
 "##;

 /// Latest database version
-pub const DB_VERSION: usize = 15;
+pub const DB_VERSION: usize = 17;

 /// Schema definition
 const INIT_SQL: &str = formatcp!(
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 event_hash BLOB NOT NULL, -- 4-byte hash
 first_seen INTEGER NOT NULL, -- when the event was first seen (not authored!) (seconds since 1970)
 created_at INTEGER NOT NULL, -- when the event was authored
+expires_at INTEGER, -- when the event expires and may be deleted
 author BLOB NOT NULL, -- author pubkey
 delegated_by BLOB, -- delegator pubkey (NIP-26)
 kind INTEGER NOT NULL, -- event kind
@@ -58,23 +62,27 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS kind_author_index ON event(kind,author);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS kind_created_at_index ON event(kind,created_at);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS author_created_at_index ON event(author,created_at);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS author_kind_index ON event(author,kind);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_expiration ON event(expires_at);

 -- Tag Table
 -- Tag values are stored as either a BLOB (if they come in as a
 -- hex-string), or TEXT otherwise.
 -- This means that searches need to select the appropriate column.
+-- We duplicate the kind/created_at to make indexes much more efficient.
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tag (
 id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 event_id INTEGER NOT NULL, -- an event ID that contains a tag.
 name TEXT, -- the tag name ("p", "e", whatever)
 value TEXT, -- the tag value, if not hex.
 value_hex BLOB, -- the tag value, if it can be interpreted as a lowercase hex string.
+created_at INTEGER NOT NULL, -- when the event was authored
+kind INTEGER NOT NULL, -- event kind
 FOREIGN KEY(event_id) REFERENCES event(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
 );
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_val_index ON tag(value);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_val_hex_index ON tag(value_hex);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_composite_index ON tag(event_id,name,value_hex,value);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_name_eid_index ON tag(name,event_id,value_hex);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_composite_index ON tag(event_id,name,value);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_name_eid_index ON tag(name,event_id,value);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_covering_index ON tag(name,kind,value,created_at,event_id);

 -- NIP-05 User Validation
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_verification (
@@ -199,6 +207,12 @@ pub fn upgrade_db(conn: &mut PooledConnection) -> Result<usize> {
            if curr_version == 14 {
                curr_version = mig_14_to_15(conn)?;
            }
+            if curr_version == 15 {
+                curr_version = mig_15_to_16(conn)?;
+            }
+            if curr_version == 16 {
+                curr_version = mig_16_to_17(conn)?;
+            }

            if curr_version == DB_VERSION {
                info!(
@@ -209,13 +223,12 @@ pub fn upgrade_db(conn: &mut PooledConnection) -> Result<usize> {
        }
        // Database is current, all is good
        Ordering::Equal => {
-            debug!("Database version was already current (v{})", DB_VERSION);
+            debug!("Database version was already current (v{DB_VERSION})");
        }
        // Database is newer than what this code understands, abort
        Ordering::Greater => {
            panic!(
-                "Database version is newer than supported by this executable (v{} > v{})",
-                curr_version, DB_VERSION
+                "Database version is newer than supported by this executable (v{curr_version} > v{DB_VERSION})",
            );
        }
    }
@@ -651,3 +664,92 @@ PRAGMA user_version = 15;
    }
    Ok(15)
 }
+
+fn mig_15_to_16(conn: &mut PooledConnection) -> Result<usize> {
+    let count = db_event_count(conn)?;
+    info!("database schema needs update from 15->16 (this may take a few minutes)");
+    let upgrade_sql = r##"
+DROP TABLE tag;
+CREATE TABLE tag (
+id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+event_id INTEGER NOT NULL, -- an event ID that contains a tag.
+name TEXT, -- the tag name ("p", "e", whatever)
+value TEXT, -- the tag value, if not hex.
+created_at INTEGER NOT NULL, -- when the event was authored
+kind INTEGER NOT NULL, -- event kind
+FOREIGN KEY(event_id) REFERENCES event(id) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_val_index ON tag(value);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_composite_index ON tag(event_id,name,value);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_name_eid_index ON tag(name,event_id,value);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_covering_index ON tag(name,kind,value,created_at,event_id);
+"##;
+
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    let tx = conn.transaction()?;
+
+    let bar = ProgressBar::new(count.try_into().unwrap())
+        .with_message("rebuilding tags table");
+    bar.set_style(
+        ProgressStyle::with_template(
+            "[{elapsed_precise}] {bar:40.white/blue} {pos:>7}/{len:7} [{percent}%] {msg}",
+        )
+            .unwrap(),
+    );
+    {
+        tx.execute_batch(upgrade_sql)?;
+        let mut stmt = tx.prepare("select id, kind, created_at, content from event order by id;")?;
+        let mut tag_rows = stmt.query([])?;
+        let mut count = 0;
+        while let Some(row) = tag_rows.next()? {
+            count += 1;
+            if count%10==0 {
+                bar.inc(10);
+            }
+            let event_id: u64 = row.get(0)?;
+            let kind: u64 = row.get(1)?;
+            let created_at: u64 = row.get(2)?;
+            let event_json: String = row.get(3)?;
+            let event: Event = serde_json::from_str(&event_json)?;
+            // look at each event, and each tag, creating new tag entries if appropriate.
+            for t in event.tags.iter().filter(|x| x.len() > 1) {
+                let tagname = t.get(0).unwrap();
+                let tagnamechar_opt = single_char_tagname(tagname);
+                if tagnamechar_opt.is_none() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                // safe because len was > 1
+                let tagval = t.get(1).unwrap();
+                // otherwise, insert as text
+                tx.execute(
+                    "INSERT INTO tag (event_id, name, value, kind, created_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5);",
+                    params![event_id, tagname, &tagval, kind, created_at],
+                )?;
+            }
+        }
+        tx.execute("PRAGMA user_version = 16;", [])?;
+    }
+    bar.finish();
+    tx.commit()?;
+    info!("database schema upgraded v15 -> v16 in {:?}", start.elapsed());
+    Ok(16)
+}
+
+fn mig_16_to_17(conn: &mut PooledConnection) -> Result<usize> {
+    info!("database schema needs update from 16->17");
+    let upgrade_sql = r##"
+ALTER TABLE event ADD COLUMN expires_at INTEGER;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_expiration ON event(expires_at);
+PRAGMA user_version = 17;
+"##;
+    match conn.execute_batch(upgrade_sql) {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            info!("database schema upgraded v16 -> v17");
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            error!("update failed: {}", err);
+            panic!("database could not be upgraded");
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(17)
+}
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use crate::repo::NostrRepo;
 use crate::db;
 use crate::db::SubmittedEvent;
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use crate::event::EventWrapper;
+use crate::server::EventWrapper::{WrappedAuth, WrappedEvent};
 use crate::event::Event;
 use crate::event::EventCmd;
 use crate::info::RelayInfo;
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::nip05;
 use crate::notice::Notice;
 use crate::subscription::Subscription;
 use prometheus::IntCounterVec;
+use prometheus::IntGauge;
 use prometheus::{Encoder, Histogram, IntCounter, HistogramOpts, Opts, Registry, TextEncoder};
 use futures::SinkExt;
 use futures::StreamExt;
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::BufReader;
+use std::io::Read;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -47,8 +53,10 @@ use tungstenite::error::Error as WsError;
 use tungstenite::handshake;
 use tungstenite::protocol::Message;
 use tungstenite::protocol::WebSocketConfig;
+use crate::server::Error::CommandUnknownError;

 /// Handle arbitrary HTTP requests, including for `WebSocket` upgrades.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn handle_web_request(
    mut request: Request<Body>,
    repo: Arc<dyn NostrRepo>,
@@ -57,6 +65,7 @@ async fn handle_web_request(
    broadcast: Sender<Event>,
    event_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<SubmittedEvent>,
    shutdown: Receiver<()>,
+    favicon: Option<Vec<u8>>,
    registry: Registry,
    metrics: NostrMetrics,
 ) -> Result<Response<Body>, Infallible> {
@@ -126,9 +135,8 @@ async fn handle_web_request(
                            // todo: trace, don't print...
                            Err(e) => println!(
                                "error when trying to upgrade connection \
-                                 from address {} to websocket connection. \
-                                 Error is: {}",
-                                remote_addr, e
+                                 from address {remote_addr} to websocket connection. \
+                                 Error is: {e}",
                            ),
                        }
                    });
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ async fn handle_web_request(
                Err(error) => {
                    warn!("websocket response failed");
                    let mut res =
-                        Response::new(Body::from(format!("Failed to create websocket: {}", error)));
+                        Response::new(Body::from(format!("Failed to create websocket: {error}")));
                    *res.status_mut() = StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST;
                    return Ok(res);
                }
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ async fn handle_web_request(
                    if mt_str.contains("application/nostr+json") {
                        // build a relay info response
                        debug!("Responding to server info request");
-                        let rinfo = RelayInfo::from(settings.info);
+                        let rinfo = RelayInfo::from(settings);
                        let b = Body::from(serde_json::to_string_pretty(&rinfo).unwrap());
                        return Ok(Response::builder()
                                  .status(200)
@@ -185,6 +193,23 @@ async fn handle_web_request(
               .body(Body::from(buffer))
               .unwrap())
        }
+        ("/favicon.ico", false) => {
+            if let Some(favicon_bytes) = favicon {
+                info!("returning favicon");
+                Ok(Response::builder()
+                   .status(StatusCode::OK)
+                   .header("Content-Type", "image/x-icon")
+                   // 1 month cache
+                   .header("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=2419200")
+                   .body(Body::from(favicon_bytes))
+                   .unwrap())
+            } else {
+                Ok(Response::builder()
+                   .status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
+                   .body(Body::from(""))
+                   .unwrap())
+            }
+        }
        (_, _) => {
            //handle any other url
            Ok(Response::builder()
@@ -232,6 +257,10 @@ fn create_metrics() -> (Registry, NostrMetrics) {
        "nostr_query_seconds",
        "Subscription response times",
    )).unwrap();
+    let query_db = Histogram::with_opts(HistogramOpts::new(
+        "nostr_filter_seconds",
+        "Filter SQL query times",
+    )).unwrap();
    let write_events = Histogram::with_opts(HistogramOpts::new(
        "nostr_events_write_seconds",
        "Event writing response times",
@@ -244,6 +273,9 @@ fn create_metrics() -> (Registry, NostrMetrics) {
        "nostr_connections_total",
        "New connections",
    )).unwrap();
+    let db_connections = IntGauge::with_opts(Opts::new(
+        "nostr_db_connections", "Active database connections"
+    )).unwrap();
    let query_aborts = IntCounterVec::new(
        Opts::new("nostr_query_abort_total", "Aborted queries"),
        vec!["reason"].as_slice(),
@@ -260,33 +292,52 @@ fn create_metrics() -> (Registry, NostrMetrics) {
        "nostr_cmd_close_total",
        "CLOSE commands",
    )).unwrap();
+    let cmd_auth = IntCounter::with_opts(Opts::new(
+        "nostr_cmd_auth_total",
+        "AUTH commands",
+    )).unwrap();
    let disconnects = IntCounterVec::new(
        Opts::new("nostr_disconnects_total", "Client disconnects"),
        vec!["reason"].as_slice(),
        ).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(query_sub.clone())).unwrap();
+    registry.register(Box::new(query_db.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(write_events.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(sent_events.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(connections.clone())).unwrap();
+    registry.register(Box::new(db_connections.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(query_aborts.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(cmd_req.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(cmd_event.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(cmd_close.clone())).unwrap();
+    registry.register(Box::new(cmd_auth.clone())).unwrap();
    registry.register(Box::new(disconnects.clone())).unwrap();
    let metrics = NostrMetrics {
        query_sub,
+        query_db,
        write_events,
        sent_events,
        connections,
+        db_connections,
 	disconnects,
        query_aborts,
 	cmd_req,
 	cmd_event,
 	cmd_close,
+        cmd_auth,
    };
    (registry,metrics)
 }

+fn file_bytes(path: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    let f = File::open(path)?;
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(f);
+    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    // Read file into vector.
+    reader.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+    Ok(buffer)
+}
+
 /// Start running a Nostr relay server.
 pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Result<(), Error> {
    trace!("Config: {:?}", settings);
@@ -334,7 +385,7 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
            // give each thread a unique numeric name
            static ATOMIC_ID: std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize = std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0);
            let id = ATOMIC_ID.fetch_add(1,Ordering::SeqCst);
-            format!("tokio-ws-{}", id)
+            format!("tokio-ws-{id}")
        })
    // limit concurrent SQLite blocking threads
        .max_blocking_threads(settings.limits.max_blocking_threads)
@@ -433,6 +484,12 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
        //let pool_monitor = pool.clone();
        //tokio::spawn(async move {db::monitor_pool("reader", pool_monitor).await;});

+        // Read in the favicon if it exists
+        let favicon = settings.info.favicon.as_ref().and_then(|x| {
+            info!("reading favicon...");
+            file_bytes(x).ok()
+        });
+
        // A `Service` is needed for every connection, so this
        // creates one from our `handle_request` function.
        let make_svc = make_service_fn(|conn: &AddrStream| {
@@ -442,6 +499,7 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
            let event = event_tx.clone();
            let stop = invoke_shutdown.clone();
            let settings = settings.clone();
+            let favicon = favicon.clone();
            let registry = registry.clone();
            let metrics = metrics.clone();
            async move {
@@ -455,6 +513,7 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
                        bcast.clone(),
                        event.clone(),
                        stop.subscribe(),
+                        favicon.clone(),
                        registry.clone(),
                        metrics.clone(),
                    )
@@ -466,7 +525,7 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
            .with_graceful_shutdown(ctrl_c_or_signal(webserver_shutdown_listen));
        // run hyper in this thread.  This is why the thread does not return.
        if let Err(e) = server.await {
-            eprintln!("server error: {}", e);
+            eprintln!("server error: {e}");
        }
    });
    Ok(())
@@ -476,7 +535,7 @@ pub fn start_server(settings: &Settings, shutdown_rx: MpscReceiver<()>) -> Resul
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub enum NostrMessage {
-    /// An `EVENT` message
+    /// `EVENT` and  `AUTH` messages
    EventMsg(EventCmd),
    /// A `REQ` message
    SubMsg(Subscription),
@@ -516,6 +575,7 @@ fn make_notice_message(notice: &Notice) -> Message {
    let json = match notice {
        Notice::Message(ref msg) => json!(["NOTICE", msg]),
        Notice::EventResult(ref res) => json!(["OK", res.id, res.status.to_bool(), res.msg]),
+        Notice::AuthChallenge(ref challenge) => json!(["AUTH", challenge]),
    };

    Message::text(json.to_string())
@@ -529,6 +589,7 @@ struct ClientInfo {

 /// Handle new client connections.  This runs through an event loop
 /// for all client communication.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn nostr_server(
    repo: Arc<dyn NostrRepo>,
    client_info: ClientInfo,
@@ -564,7 +625,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
    // we will send out the tx handle to any query we generate.
    // this has capacity for some of the larger requests we see, which
    // should allow the DB thread to release the handle earlier.
-    let (query_tx, mut query_rx) = mpsc::channel::<db::QueryResult>(20000);
+    let (query_tx, mut query_rx) = mpsc::channel::<db::QueryResult>(20_000);
    // Create channel for receiving NOTICEs
    let (notice_tx, mut notice_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Notice>(128);

@@ -588,12 +649,14 @@ async fn nostr_server(
    // and how many it received from queries.
    let mut client_published_event_count: usize = 0;
    let mut client_received_event_count: usize = 0;
-    debug!("new client connection (cid: {}, ip: {:?})", cid, conn.ip());
-    let origin = client_info.origin.unwrap_or_else(|| "<unspecified>".into());
+
+    let unspec = "<unspecified>".to_string();
+    info!("new client connection (cid: {}, ip: {:?})", cid, conn.ip());
+    let origin = client_info.origin.as_ref().unwrap_or_else(|| &unspec);
    let user_agent = client_info
-        .user_agent
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| "<unspecified>".into());
-    debug!(
+        .user_agent.as_ref()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| &unspec);
+    info!(
        "cid: {}, origin: {:?}, user-agent: {:?}",
        cid, origin, user_agent
    );
@@ -601,6 +664,14 @@ async fn nostr_server(
    // Measure connections
    metrics.connections.inc();

+    if settings.authorization.nip42_auth {
+        conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+        if let Some(challenge) = conn.auth_challenge() {
+            ws_stream.send(
+                make_notice_message(&Notice::AuthChallenge(challenge.to_string()))).await.ok();
+        }
+    }
+
    loop {
        tokio::select! {
            _ = shutdown.recv() => {
@@ -627,7 +698,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                // database informed us of a query result we asked for
                let subesc = query_result.sub_id.replace('"', "");
                if query_result.event == "EOSE" {
-                    let send_str = format!("[\"EOSE\",\"{}\"]", subesc);
+                    let send_str = format!("[\"EOSE\",\"{subesc}\"]");
                    ws_stream.send(Message::Text(send_str)).await.ok();
                } else {
                    client_received_event_count += 1;
@@ -654,7 +725,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                        // create an event response and send it
                        let subesc = s.replace('"', "");
 			metrics.sent_events.with_label_values(&["realtime"]).inc();
-                        ws_stream.send(Message::Text(format!("[\"EVENT\",\"{}\",{}]", subesc, event_str))).await.ok();
+                        ws_stream.send(Message::Text(format!("[\"EVENT\",\"{subesc}\",{event_str}]"))).await.ok();
                    } else {
                        warn!("could not serialize event: {:?}", global_event.get_event_id_prefix());
                    }
@@ -680,7 +751,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                    },
                    Some(Err(WsError::Capacity(MessageTooLong{size, max_size}))) => {
                        ws_stream.send(
-                            make_notice_message(&Notice::message(format!("message too large ({} > {})",size, max_size)))).await.ok();
+                            make_notice_message(&Notice::message(format!("message too large ({size} > {max_size})")))).await.ok();
                        continue;
                    },
                    None |
@@ -714,30 +785,73 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                        // An EventCmd needs to be validated to be converted into an Event
                        // handle each type of message
                        let evid = ec.event_id().to_owned();
-                        let parsed : Result<Event> = Result::<Event>::from(ec);
-			metrics.cmd_event.inc();
+                        let parsed : Result<EventWrapper> = Result::<EventWrapper>::from(ec);
                        match parsed {
-                            Ok(e) => {
+                            Ok(WrappedEvent(e)) => {
+                                metrics.cmd_event.inc();
                                let id_prefix:String = e.id.chars().take(8).collect();
                                debug!("successfully parsed/validated event: {:?} (cid: {}, kind: {})", id_prefix, cid, e.kind);
-                                // check if the event is too far in the future.
-                                if e.is_valid_timestamp(settings.options.reject_future_seconds) {
+                                // check if event is expired
+                                if e.is_expired() {
+                                    let notice = Notice::invalid(e.id, "The event has already expired");
+                                    ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&notice)).await.ok();
+                                    // check if the event is too far in the future.
+                                } else if e.is_valid_timestamp(settings.options.reject_future_seconds) {
                                    // Write this to the database.
-                                    let submit_event = SubmittedEvent { event: e.clone(), notice_tx: notice_tx.clone() };
+                                    let auth_pubkey = conn.auth_pubkey().and_then(|pubkey| hex::decode(&pubkey).ok());
+                                    let submit_event = SubmittedEvent {
+                                        event: e.clone(),
+                                        notice_tx: notice_tx.clone(),
+                                        source_ip: conn.ip().to_string(),
+                                        origin: client_info.origin.clone(),
+                                        user_agent: client_info.user_agent.clone(),
+                                        auth_pubkey };
                                    event_tx.send(submit_event).await.ok();
                                    client_published_event_count += 1;
                                } else {
                                    info!("client: {} sent a far future-dated event", cid);
                                    if let Some(fut_sec) = settings.options.reject_future_seconds {
-                                        let msg = format!("The event created_at field is out of the acceptable range (+{}sec) for this relay.",fut_sec);
+                                        let msg = format!("The event created_at field is out of the acceptable range (+{fut_sec}sec) for this relay.");
                                        let notice = Notice::invalid(e.id, &msg);
                                        ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&notice)).await.ok();
                                    }
                                }
                            },
+                            Ok(WrappedAuth(event)) => {
+                                metrics.cmd_auth.inc();
+                                if settings.authorization.nip42_auth {
+                                    let id_prefix:String = event.id.chars().take(8).collect();
+                                    debug!("successfully parsed auth: {:?} (cid: {})", id_prefix, cid);
+                                    match &settings.info.relay_url {
+                                        None => {
+                                            error!("AUTH command received, but relay_url is not set in the config file (cid: {})", cid);
+                                        },
+                                        Some(relay) => {
+                                            match conn.authenticate(&event, &relay) {
+                                                Ok(_) => {
+                                                    let pubkey = match conn.auth_pubkey() {
+                                                        Some(k) => k.chars().take(8).collect(),
+                                                        None => "<unspecified>".to_string(),
+                                                    };
+                                                    info!("client is authenticated: (cid: {}, pubkey: {:?})", cid, pubkey);
+                                                },
+                                                Err(e) => {
+                                                    info!("authentication error: {} (cid: {})", e, cid);
+                                                    ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::message(format!("Authentication error: {e}")))).await.ok();
+                                                },
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    let e = CommandUnknownError;
+                                    info!("client sent an invalid event (cid: {})", cid);
+                                    ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::invalid(evid, &format!("{e}")))).await.ok();
+                                }
+                            },
                            Err(e) => {
+                                metrics.cmd_event.inc();
                                info!("client sent an invalid event (cid: {})", cid);
-                                ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::invalid(evid, &format!("{}", e)))).await.ok();
+                                ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::invalid(evid, &format!("{e}")))).await.ok();
                            }
                        }
                    },
@@ -770,7 +884,7 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                                },
                                Err(e) => {
                                    info!("Subscription error: {} (cid: {}, sub: {:?})", e, cid, s.id);
-                                    ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::message(format!("Subscription error: {}", e)))).await.ok();
+                                    ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::message(format!("Subscription error: {e}")))).await.ok();
                                }
                            }
                        }
@@ -799,11 +913,11 @@ async fn nostr_server(
                        break;
                    }
                    Err(Error::EventMaxLengthError(s)) => {
-                        info!("client sent event larger ({} bytes) than max size (cid: {})", s, cid);
+                        info!("client sent command larger ({} bytes) than max size (cid: {})", s, cid);
                        ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::message("event exceeded max size".into()))).await.ok();
                    },
                    Err(Error::ProtoParseError) => {
-                        info!("client sent event that could not be parsed (cid: {})", cid);
+                        info!("client sent command that could not be parsed (cid: {})", cid);
                        ws_stream.send(make_notice_message(&Notice::message("could not parse command".into()))).await.ok();
                    },
                    Err(e) => {
@@ -830,6 +944,8 @@ async fn nostr_server(
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct NostrMetrics {
    pub query_sub: Histogram, // response time of successful subscriptions
+    pub query_db: Histogram, // individual database query execution time
+    pub db_connections: IntGauge, // database connections in use
    pub write_events: Histogram, // response time of event writes
    pub sent_events: IntCounterVec, // count of events sent to clients
    pub connections: IntCounter, // count of websocket connections
@@ -838,5 +954,6 @@ pub struct NostrMetrics {
    pub cmd_req: IntCounter, // count of REQ commands received
    pub cmd_event: IntCounter, // count of EVENT commands received
    pub cmd_close: IntCounter, // count of CLOSE commands received
+    pub cmd_auth: IntCounter, // count of AUTH commands received

 }
--- a/src/subscription.rs
+++ b/src/subscription.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Serialize for ReqFilter {
        if let Some(tags) = &self.tags {
            for (k,v) in tags {
                let vals:Vec<&String> = v.iter().collect();
-                map.serialize_entry(&format!("#{}",k), &vals)?;
+                map.serialize_entry(&format!("#{k}"), &vals)?;
            }
        }
        map.end()
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Common utility functions
 use bech32::FromBase32;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
+use url::Url;

 /// Seconds since 1970.
 #[must_use] pub fn unix_time() -> u64 {
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ pub fn nip19_to_hex(s: &str) -> Result<String, bech32::Error> {
    })
 }

+pub fn host_str(url: &String) -> Option<String> {
+    Url::parse(url).ok().and_then(|u| u.host_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
    use super::*;
--- a/tests/conn.rs
+++ b/tests/conn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use bitcoin_hashes::hex::ToHex;
+    use bitcoin_hashes::sha256;
+    use bitcoin_hashes::Hash;
+    use secp256k1::rand;
+    use secp256k1::{KeyPair, Secp256k1, XOnlyPublicKey};
+
+    use nostr_rs_relay::conn::ClientConn;
+    use nostr_rs_relay::error::Error;
+    use nostr_rs_relay::event::Event;
+    use nostr_rs_relay::utils::unix_time;
+
+    const RELAY: &str = "wss://nostr.example.com/";
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_generate_auth_challenge() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let last_auth_challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().cloned();
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_ne!(
+            client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap(),
+            &last_auth_challenge.unwrap()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_authenticate_with_valid_event() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event(challenge);
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Ok(())));
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), Some(&event.pubkey));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_in_invalid_state() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let event = auth_event(&"challenge".into());
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_authenticate_when_already_authenticated() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap().clone();
+
+        let event = auth_event(&challenge);
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Ok(())));
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), Some(&event.pubkey));
+
+        let event1 = auth_event(&challenge);
+        let result1 = client_conn.authenticate(&event1, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result1, Ok(())));
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), Some(&event.pubkey));
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), Some(&event1.pubkey));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_invalid_event() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let mut event = auth_event(challenge);
+        event.sig = event.sig.chars().rev().collect::<String>();
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_invalid_event_kind() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event_with_kind(challenge, 9999999999999999);
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_expired_timestamp() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event_with_created_at(challenge, unix_time() - 1200); // 20 minutes
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_future_timestamp() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event_with_created_at(challenge, unix_time() + 1200); // 20 minutes
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_without_tags() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let event = auth_event_without_tags();
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_without_challenge() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let event = auth_event_without_challenge();
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_without_relay() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event_without_relay(challenge);
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_invalid_challenge() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let event = auth_event(&"invalid challenge".into());
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_to_authenticate_with_invalid_relay() {
+        let mut client_conn = ClientConn::new("127.0.0.1".into());
+
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        client_conn.generate_auth_challenge();
+
+        assert_ne!(client_conn.auth_challenge(), None);
+        assert_eq!(client_conn.auth_pubkey(), None);
+
+        let challenge = client_conn.auth_challenge().unwrap();
+        let event = auth_event_with_relay(challenge, &"xyz".into());
+
+        let result = client_conn.authenticate(&event, &RELAY.into());
+
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(Error::AuthFailure)));
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event(challenge: &String) -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(Some(challenge), Some(&RELAY.into()), 22242, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_with_kind(challenge: &String, kind: u64) -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(Some(challenge), Some(&RELAY.into()), kind, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_with_created_at(challenge: &String, created_at: u64) -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(Some(challenge), Some(&RELAY.into()), 22242, created_at)
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_without_challenge() -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(None, Some(&RELAY.into()), 22242, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_without_relay(challenge: &String) -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(Some(challenge), None, 22242, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_without_tags() -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(None, None, 22242, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn auth_event_with_relay(challenge: &String, relay: &String) -> Event {
+        create_auth_event(Some(challenge), Some(relay), 22242, unix_time())
+    }
+
+    fn create_auth_event(
+        challenge: Option<&String>,
+        relay: Option<&String>,
+        kind: u64,
+        created_at: u64,
+    ) -> Event {
+        let secp = Secp256k1::new();
+        let key_pair = KeyPair::new(&secp, &mut rand::thread_rng());
+        let public_key = XOnlyPublicKey::from_keypair(&key_pair);
+
+        let mut tags: Vec<Vec<String>> = vec![];
+
+        if let Some(c) = challenge {
+            let tag = vec!["challenge".into(), c.into()];
+            tags.push(tag);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(r) = relay {
+            let tag = vec!["relay".into(), r.into()];
+            tags.push(tag);
+        }
+
+        let mut event = Event {
+            id: "0".to_owned(),
+            pubkey: public_key.to_hex(),
+            delegated_by: None,
+            created_at: created_at,
+            kind: kind,
+            tags: tags,
+            content: "".to_owned(),
+            sig: "0".to_owned(),
+            tagidx: None,
+        };
+
+        let c = event.to_canonical().unwrap();
+        let digest: sha256::Hash = sha256::Hash::hash(c.as_bytes());
+
+        let msg = secp256k1::Message::from_slice(digest.as_ref()).unwrap();
+        let sig = secp.sign_schnorr(&msg, &key_pair);
+
+        event.id = format!("{digest:x}");
+        event.sig = sig.to_hex();
+
+        event
+    }
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Greg Heartsfield	39f9984c4f	build: bump version to 0.8.7	2023-02-17 21:05:36 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	9d55731073	fix: Postgres SQL generation for expiring events	2023-02-17 21:04:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	5638f70d66	fix: set SQL tracing back to appropriate level	2023-02-17 20:50:19 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	98a08d054a	improvement: advertise support for NIP-42 in relay info	2023-02-17 14:02:49 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	0ef7d618a8	build: bump version to 0.8.6	2023-02-17 13:59:07 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	bf06bea808	feat(NIP-40): postgres support for event expiration	2023-02-17 13:25:56 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	e5ca8c2a86	improvement: run expired event cleanup every 10 minutes	2023-02-17 11:22:00 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	8ea63f0b27	feat(NIP-40): sqlite support for event expiration	2023-02-17 11:15:06 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	3229e4192f	feat: publish favicon.ico	2023-02-16 18:03:28 -06:00
0xtr	7fd9b55e70	fix: typo in sqlite_migration.rs	2023-02-15 18:52:49 -06:00
rorp	5cecfba319	feat(NIP-42): pubkey authentication Configurable in `config.toml`. Limited functionality, but this does send metadata to gRPC for event authorization. fixes: https://todo.sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay/66	2023-02-15 18:51:40 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	d0f57aea21	improvement(NIP-40): functions for checking event expiration	2023-02-15 18:47:27 -06:00
Yuval Adam	40abd6858e	docs: cleanup location of documentation	2023-02-15 18:43:22 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	136e41d234	fix: retry event writes if DB is busy	2023-02-15 18:38:34 -06:00
Yuval Adam	35a1973a46	fix: allow older versions of protobuf-compiler to work Add --experimental_allow_proto3_optional protoc arg in build configs fixes https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay/issues/77	2023-02-14 16:59:41 -06:00
Kieran	1daa25600d	fix: postgres tag inserts	2023-02-14 06:33:01 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	692925942a	build: bump version to 0.8.5	2023-02-13 17:53:33 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	84afd4b64e	refactor: whitespace	2023-02-13 17:52:00 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	46160bb1f9	fix: correct name of gRPC configuration in toml	2023-02-13 17:30:26 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	2fc9168a38	fix: SQL error with parameterized replaceable events	2023-02-13 17:10:42 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	01d0d44868	build: bump version to 0.8.4	2023-02-13 09:34:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	93f6337fda	fix: upgrade docker image to include OpenSSL 3	2023-02-13 09:33:14 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	f3a42712a6	build: bump version to 0.8.3	2023-02-13 08:08:28 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	27361d064a	improvement: upgrade multiple dependencies Updating anyhow v1.0.68 -> v1.0.69 Updating axum v0.6.4 -> v0.6.6 Updating cxx v1.0.89 -> v1.0.90 Updating cxx-build v1.0.89 -> v1.0.90 Updating cxxbridge-flags v1.0.89 -> v1.0.90 Updating cxxbridge-macro v1.0.89 -> v1.0.90 Adding hermit-abi v0.3.1 Updating is-terminal v0.4.2 -> v0.4.3 Updating pest v2.5.4 -> v2.5.5 Updating pest_derive v2.5.4 -> v2.5.5 Updating pest_generator v2.5.4 -> v2.5.5 Updating pest_meta v2.5.4 -> v2.5.5 Updating proc-macro2 v1.0.50 -> v1.0.51 Updating raw-cpuid v10.6.0 -> v10.6.1 Updating rustix v0.36.7 -> v0.36.8 Updating serde_json v1.0.91 -> v1.0.93 Updating signal-hook-registry v1.4.0 -> v1.4.1 Updating thread_local v1.1.4 -> v1.1.7 Updating tinyvec_macros v0.1.0 -> v0.1.1 Updating tokio-native-tls v0.3.0 -> v0.3.1 Updating tokio-util v0.7.4 -> v0.7.7	2023-02-13 07:57:14 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	3bafb611e5	build: install packages with sudo for github ci	2023-02-13 07:50:48 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	b960ab70de	build: add protobuf compiler to github ci workflow	2023-02-13 07:48:09 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	15e2f097aa	improvement: advise operator this upgrade may take a minute	2023-02-13 07:37:13 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	185f9e7abb	feat: improved query performance when looking for deletion events (improves event insert time)	2023-02-12 15:43:22 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	f44dae6ac9	fix: use correct start time for logging SQL generation	2023-02-12 15:00:50 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	abc356c17d	perf(sqlite): index tags with their kind/created_at fields This updates the DB schema to remove the distinction between hex and non-hex tag values, for simplicity. The space savings did not seem to be worth the extra complexity. The SQLite tags table is denormalized to duplicate kind/created_at to improve the ability of tag indexes to filter data.	2023-02-12 14:33:40 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	81f8256c37	fix: container builds support protobuf compilation	2023-02-11 14:30:42 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	b3db2bd081	fix: protobuf compiler not needed in runtime container	2023-02-11 13:57:53 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	d31e974d56	fix: add protobuf-compiler for Docker and CI builds	2023-02-11 13:56:15 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	36eaf9fea5	improvement: make comments match code for nauthz example	2023-02-11 13:36:10 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	a16c4e698a	feat: gRPC authorization for events closes: https://todo.sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay/46	2023-02-11 13:26:08 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	e63d179424	fix: prevent loop when nip05 metadata channel closes	2023-02-11 13:26:08 -06:00
rorp	28b7b83a6e	improvement: make config file location configurable via CLI args	2023-02-08 07:59:26 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	2e42b1b86e	improvement: log source IP for persisted events	2023-02-06 17:15:27 -06:00
Naoki Ikeguchi	bd07a11f50	refactor: Fix clippy warnings	2023-02-06 07:29:45 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	bc4b45d4b8	docs: update DB maintenance for v0.8.x	2023-02-06 07:07:23 -06:00
thesimplekid	1ca5d652de	format: postgres_migrations	2023-02-06 06:44:57 -06:00
thesimplekid	d7cceab8fc	fix: tag table does not have a unique constraint `cargo fmt` on the document.	2023-02-06 06:44:57 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	2805a96e5b	docs: nginx timeouts suggested by Michael Dilger; ref: https://snort.social/e/note15jtrt8zsrvckyv6hggmanwk43p50gvmxe30s62x9tt6x9hyruzaq6fca44	2023-02-05 17:17:13 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	ac14a0759f	docs: clarify wording around subscription limits	2023-02-03 13:08:31 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	cdd4e5949f	fix: correctly log SQL generation time	2023-02-03 10:39:41 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	5999009779	improvement: increase connection cache size	2023-02-02 18:34:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	e36c791c53	improvement: prevent spilling temp indexes to disk	2023-02-02 18:15:14 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	d95adbcb3d	build: bump version to 0.8.2	2023-02-02 16:21:45 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	509736c56d	improvement: update multiple dependencies Updating cxx v1.0.88 -> v1.0.89 Updating cxx-build v1.0.88 -> v1.0.89 Updating cxxbridge-flags v1.0.88 -> v1.0.89 Updating cxxbridge-macro v1.0.88 -> v1.0.89 Updating heck v0.4.0 -> v0.4.1 Updating hyper v0.14.23 -> v0.14.24 Updating io-lifetimes v1.0.4 -> v1.0.5 Updating js-sys v0.3.60 -> v0.3.61 Updating parking_lot_core v0.9.6 -> v0.9.7 Updating sync_wrapper v0.1.1 -> v0.1.2 Updating wasm-bindgen v0.2.83 -> v0.2.84 Updating wasm-bindgen-backend v0.2.83 -> v0.2.84 Updating wasm-bindgen-futures v0.4.33 -> v0.4.34 Updating wasm-bindgen-macro v0.2.83 -> v0.2.84 Updating wasm-bindgen-macro-support v0.2.83 -> v0.2.84 Updating wasm-bindgen-shared v0.2.83 -> v0.2.84 Updating web-sys v0.3.60 -> v0.3.61	2023-02-02 16:12:49 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	8004ea9b44	fix(NIP-33): only delete older events with matching 'd' tags	2023-02-02 16:09:17 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	866c239cc9	improvement: simplify SQL queries for tags	2023-02-02 12:24:10 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	6012b57e95	improvement: log connection details at INFO level	2023-02-02 11:55:41 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	559541b160	build: bump version to 0.8.1	2023-02-01 18:16:08 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	facaed7805	improvement: guidance for subscription limits	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	ba4fcd072a	improvement: allow queries to be cancelled earlier (before SQL execution)	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	2b79099cfe	improvement: drop slow readers more quickly	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	eb1d2d717d	improvement: log sleeps due to full query_tx	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	e5e03d4378	improvement: log slow filter query time	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	c377b136aa	improvement: prometheus metric for db connections (sqlite)	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	bca5614a82	perf: hold database handle through all filters when querying	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	f7550b4c61	improvement: more precise log message	2023-02-01 18:09:30 -06:00
Greg Heartsfield	1623bacd0d	improvement(NIP-33): advertise support for parameterized replaceable events	2023-02-01 18:09:27 -06:00