v0.7.32 - Implement ephemeral event bypass (NIP-01) - events with kinds 20000-29999 are now broadcast to subscriptions but never stored in database, preventing recursive monitoring event loops

relay.pid

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3579819
+646463

src/main.h

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #define MAIN_H
 
 // Version information (auto-updated by build system)
-#define VERSION "v0.7.31"
+#define VERSION "v0.7.32"
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define VERSION_PATCH 31
+#define VERSION_PATCH 32
 
 // Relay metadata (authoritative source for NIP-11 information)
 #define RELAY_NAME "C-Relay"

src/websockets.c

@@ -677,6 +677,13 @@ static int nostr_relay_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reaso
                                                         broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
                                                     }
                                                 }
+                                            } else {
+                                                // Check if this is an ephemeral event (kinds 20000-29999)
+                                                // Per NIP-01: ephemeral events are broadcast but never stored
+                                                if (event_kind >= 20000 && event_kind < 30000) {
+                                                    DEBUG_TRACE("Ephemeral event (kind %d) - broadcasting without storage", event_kind);
+                                                    // Broadcast directly to subscriptions without database storage
+                                                    broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
                                                 } else {
                                                     DEBUG_TRACE("Storing regular event in database");
                                                     // Regular event - store in database and broadcast
@@ -690,6 +697,7 @@ static int nostr_relay_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reaso
                                                         broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
                                                     }
                                                 }
+                                            }
                                         } else {
                                             // Event without valid kind - try normal storage
                                             DEBUG_WARN("Event without valid kind - trying normal storage");

tests/ephemeral_test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simplified Ephemeral Event Test
+# Tests that ephemeral events are broadcast to active subscriptions
+
+echo "=== Generating Ephemeral Event (kind 20000) ==="
+event=$(nak event --kind 20000 --content "test ephemeral event")
+echo "$event"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Testing Ephemeral Event Broadcast ==="
+subscription='["REQ","test_sub",{"kinds":[20000],"limit":10}]'
+echo "Subscription Filter:"
+echo "$subscription"
+echo ""
+
+event_msg='["EVENT",'"$event"']'
+echo "Event Message:"
+echo "$event_msg"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Relay Responses ==="
+(
+    # Send subscription
+    printf "%s\n" "$subscription"
+    # Wait for subscription to establish
+    sleep 1
+    # Send ephemeral event on same connection
+    printf "%s\n" "$event_msg"
+    # Wait for responses
+    sleep 2
+) | timeout 5 websocat ws://127.0.0.1:8888
+
+echo ""
+echo "Test complete!"