* feat(tor): Tor-by-default scaffold and integration
- Add TorManager with static/dlopen start, torrc generation, SOCKS probe
- Add TorURLSession; route Nostr/Web fetches via SOCKS proxy
- Add chat system messages for Tor status; show progress (macOS) and ready
- Disable ControlPort bootstrap monitor on iOS; keep it on macOS
- Make Tor waits non-blocking; avoid main-actor stalls on startup
- Queue & flush Nostr subscriptions on relay connect; skip duplicates
- Always rewrite torrc at launch to fix iOS container path mismatches
- Link libz; add project wiring for tor-nolzma.xcframework
- Minor fixes: SOCKS probe resumeOnce guard, entitlement for network.server (macOS)
* iOS: deterministic Tor recovery + 100% gating; BLE-first; session rebuild
- Restart/wake Tor on foreground via ControlPort (ACTIVE/SHUTDOWN),
avoid restarts during bootstrap; add NWPathMonitor to trigger checks
- Use NWConnection control polling for GETINFO; remove blocking CFStream
readers to avoid QoS inversions; compute readiness from SOCKS + 100%
- Rebuild TorURLSession on resume; reset Nostr connections to rebind
- Gate all internet after full bootstrap; keep BLE mesh startup fast
- Fix Swift 6 capture issues; hop UI updates to @MainActor
- Remove Tor progress spam; persist initial "starting tor..." system message
* UI: show Tor system messages only in geohash channels (not mesh)
- Gate "starting tor..." and readiness/timeout messages to geohash view
- Add helper addGeohashOnlySystemMessage() to avoid posting to mesh timeline
- Persist system messages in geohash backing store via addPublicSystemMessage()
* Relays: treat repeated -1011 handshake failures as permanent; skip reconnects
- Classify NSURLErrorBadServerResponse as permanent and stop retrying
- Filter permanently-failed relays from subscribe/connect attempts
- Avoid reconnect scheduling for permanently failed relays
* Embed Tor via tor_api; deterministic restart + Nostr gating; add Tor notifications
- Run Tor via tor_api in a dedicated thread with OwningControllerFD
- Cleanly stop Tor on background; restart on .active (single instance)
- Avoid fallback to tor_main/dlopen; add is-running check to prevent duplicates
- Fix argv lifetime in C glue to avoid strcmp crash on start
- Gate Nostr connect/subscribe/send until Tor is fully ready
- Rebuild URLSession + reset relays after Tor readiness (scene-based)
- Remove TorDidBecomeReady double-reset and appDidBecomeActive resubscribe
- Add TorWillRestart/TorDidBecomeReady notifications and chat system messages
- Debounce path-change restarts; ACTIVE poke first; coalesce subs; cancel stale reconnect timers
- Project: add CTorHost.c and TorNotifications.swift to targets; fix libz.tbd path
* Defer Nostr setup logs until Tor is ready; fix subscribe coalescing and reconnect generation
- Move "Connecting to Nostr relays" log after awaitReady()
- Log "Queuing subscription" when Tor not ready; only coalesce when handler exists
- Clear coalescer on unsubscribe
- Cancel stale reconnect timers using connectionGeneration
- Remove app-level TorDidBecomeReady reset to avoid duplicate reconnects
- Debounce path-change restarts
* Gate Nostr init/subscription logs until Tor is ready
- ChatViewModel: await Tor readiness before initializing Nostr and logging
- Only log GeoDM subscription when Tor is ready to avoid early noise
* Make Nostr connect single-sourced; defer DM subscription until connected
- Remove duplicate connect call from ChatViewModel; let scene-based flow connect
- Setup DM subscription once on first connection via sink
- Reduce early subscription send/cancel noise after Tor restarts
* On launch, queue Nostr subscriptions without initiating connects; let centralized connect handle it
- In subscribe(), if no connections exist, just list relays and queue subs
- Avoids early send/cancel churn before connect() runs post-Tor-ready
* Always queue subscriptions and flush on connection; avoid immediate sends
- Prevents early send/cancel churn at launch and during reconnects
- If relays are already connected, flush immediately; otherwise pending until connected
* UI: scope Tor restart messages to geohash channels; skip initial foreground restart on cold launch to avoid confusing system message in #mesh
* geo: disable background sampling + notifications\n- Gate sampling to foreground only (beginGeohashSampling, watchers)\n- Suppress geohash activity notifications unless app is active\n- Stop sampling explicitly on background scene phase
* Update BitchatApp.swift
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* Update BitchatApp.swift
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* Update BitchatApp.swift
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* Update bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
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* Update bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
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* fix(iOS App): resolve merge artifacts in scenePhase handler\n- Remove duplicate didEnterBackground state\n- Fix switch/if braces and logic for foreground restart gating
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* Screenshot privacy: warn on location sheet; gate screenshot broadcasts to chat only\n\n- Track sheet presentation in ChatViewModel\n- Show privacy alert when screenshot taken on location channels\n- Ignore screenshots for App Info and Location sheet for broadcast\n- ContentView wires sheet onAppear/onDisappear and presents alert\n- Fix location sheet subtitle wrapping: render as single Text to avoid orphaned bullets
* Fix duplicate messages after channel switch\n\n- Dedup on per-geohash append (skip if ID exists)\n- Dedup and sort timeline by timestamp when switching into a geohash\n- Keep content/layout unchanged; add lightweight debug logs for empty rows
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* Add geohash bookmarks: persistence, sampling integration, and UI\n\n- Add GeohashBookmarksStore with UserDefaults persistence and toggle API\n- Sample union of regional + bookmarked geohashes for activity notifications\n- LocationChannelsSheet: bookmark icons on nearby rows and a Bookmarked section\n- Header toolbar: toggle bookmark for current geohash\n- Tests: GeohashBookmarksStoreTests for normalization and persistence\n\nRationale: Bookmarked geohashes are always sampled for new activity notifications and quickly selectable from the sheet.
* Notifications: remove background 'new chats!' nudge; geohash activity only on zero→alive; mesh 'nearby' only on zero→alive\n\n- Geohash sampling: notify only when previous participant count in last 5m was zero, with 30s freshness gate\n- Suppress old sampled events after (re)subscribe\n- Remove channel inactivity nudge\n- Mesh: reset rising-edge gate immediately when peer list goes empty (strict zero→alive)
* Geohash notifications: ensure triggering message appears\n\n- On zero→alive sampling, pre-populate geoTimelines[gh] with the triggering message\n- Dedup on per-geohash timeline and UI messages by message ID to avoid duplicates after subscribe\n- Keeps participant update, block/self checks, and cooldown intact
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- Remove "new chats!" background nudge; notify only when a regional geohash goes from 0 participants to activity, with content preview and cooldown.\n- Do not mark teleported when selected geohash is in regional channel list; clear persisted teleport when in-region; avoid self teleported state from historical tags; deep links don’t mark teleported for regional geohashes or during cold start.\n- Sort per-geohash timelines chronologically on re-entry and trim whitespace-only content to prevent blank lines.\n- Trim inbound public content and ignore whitespace-only sends.
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- Use minimal-distance hue palette for mesh and geohash lists; align chat sender colors with list palette.
- Add foreground geo notifications for different channels; deep-link to bitchat://geohash/<gh>; per-geohash 60s cooldown; respect self/blocks.
- Global geohash sampling runs outside the sheet; delegate handles deeplinks and suppresses when already in-channel.
- Switch location channel sheet to continuous CoreLocation with 21m distance filter; add config knob.
- Only link geohash hashtags when standalone (no @name#abcd or word#abcd).
- Include mesh-reachable peers in mesh counts and in "bitchatters nearby" notification.
- Add TransportConfig knobs for palette and geo notifications.
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* Sign public broadcasts; verify relayed messages via persisted signing keys; keep scheduled relays in sparse graphs and speed their jitter; persist announce signing key for offline auth; add short backoff after disconnect errors to reduce reconnect thrash
* Add connected vs reachable model: retain peers after link drop, expire after reachability window; expose all peers in snapshots; compute isReachable in UI; add meshReachable state and sorting; avoid removing peers on link events; notify UI on stale removals
* ContentView: handle new .meshReachable connection state in header icon switch (exhaustive switch fix)
* Logs: tag relayed announces as 'Reachable via mesh' and annotate public message logs with (direct|mesh) path for easier field analysis
* Fix syntax error: remove stray else/log inserted into writeOrEnqueue; keep logs clean
* UI: use 'point.3.connected.trianglepath.dotted' for mesh-reachable; change people count to include connected+reachable (exclude Nostr-only)
* UI: switch to 'point.3.filled.connected.trianglepath.dotted' for mesh-reachable icons in list and header
* Reachability: reduce retention to 21s for all peers (verified and unverified) to minimize stale presence
* mesh DMs/acks: route to reachable peers; queue READ/DELIVERED until handshake; add Transport.isPeerReachable; UI: hide offline non-mutuals; DM header: better name fallback + show transport + encryption icons; fix NostrTransport conformance
* Verification sheet: compute encryption status and fingerprint using short mesh ID mapping (fix 'not encrypted/handshake' for DMs with stable key)
* Announce cadence: faster discovery (4s), sparse 15±4s, dense 30±8s; initial 0.6s; post-subscribe 50ms; min-force 150ms; maintenance 5s; proactive announces on handshake + recent-traffic nudge
* Relay: increase broadcast TTL cap in sparse graphs to 6; tighten jitter for handshake (10–35ms) and directed (20–60ms) relays
* Range/robustness: store-and-forward for directed packets (15s) with flush on new links + periodic; announces: no subset + afterglow re-announce on first-seen; adaptive scanning: force ON when <=2 neighbors or recent traffic
* Fix warnings: remove unused msgID and unused mutable var in directed spool flush
* Announces: TTL 7 (sparse only) via RelayController; no fanout subset for announces; neighbor-change rebroadcast of last 2–3 announces. Fragments: faster pacing (5ms global, 4ms directed).
* Peer list: real-time icon updates by publishing snapshots on connectivity checks; add unread message indicator (envelope) next to peers with unread DMs
* UI: unread envelope uses orange; hasUnreadMessages checks Nostr conv key for peers with known Nostr pubkeys (geohash DM consistency)
* Logs/robustness: debounce disconnect notifications (1.5s), debounce 'reconnected' logs (2s), add weak-link cooldown after timeouts on very weak RSSI (<= -90)
* Peer icons: faster, accurate reachability\n\n- Run connectivity checks every maintenance tick (5s)\n- Publish peer snapshots on central unsubscribe for instant UI refresh\n- Lower inactivity timeout to 8s and disconnect debounce to 0.9s\n- Gate reachability on mesh-attached (>=1 direct link); no links => no reachable peers\n- Keep 21s retention for verified/unverified, but only when attached to mesh\n\nImproves list responsiveness when walking out of range and prevents stale 'reachable' states when isolated.
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* Remove dead code and artifacts: drop PeerManager, unused views/types; delete LegacyTestProtocolTypes; update .gitignore; purge TestResult.xcresult and build.log
* Tests: gate verbose prints under DEBUG; ChatViewModel: remove legacy fingerprint helper and rely on UnifiedPeerService
* Share Extension: migrate to UIKit + UTTypes; drop Social/SLComposeServiceViewController
* Remove 'preparing to share …' system message; send shared content immediately
* Inline comment cleanup: drop legacy 'removed' breadcrumbs across protocols, services, view model, and views
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* Improve BLE mesh relay and flooding
Add last-hop suppression using ingress-link tracking to prevent echo. Implement deterministic always-relay for handshakes and directed encrypted/fragments; widen jitter for broadcasts; keep TTL cap only for broadcast. Add deterministic K-of-N broadcast fanout to reduce amplification in dense topologies. Introduce backpressure-aware writes using canSendWriteWithoutResponse with per-peripheral queues and draining on peripheralIsReady. Minor helpers for messageID, deterministic selection, and maintenance cleanup.
* Tests: stabilize FragmentationTests and InputValidatorTests
Make _test_handlePacket mark synthetic peers verified/connected with normalized senderID to avoid drops in public-message reassembly tests. Tighten validatePeerID to reject non-hex strings when length equals 16 or 64; allow internal IDs only for other lengths. All iOS simulator tests pass locally.
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* QR verification scaffold: add Noise verify payload types, VerificationService with QR schema/signing, placeholder MyQR/Scan views, and UI entry points in header
* QR: fix VerificationQR mutability (sigHex var) and remove duplicate Data hex helpers to resolve redeclaration; wire signed payload assembly
* QR: render actual QR images with CoreImage; add copy button; keep scanner placeholder for now
* QR: fix SwiftUI modifiers — apply .interpolation(.none) and .resizable() to platform Image inside ImageWrapper; remove from wrapper usage
* QR: add iOS camera scanner using AVFoundation; integrate into Scan view; add NSCameraUsageDescription to Info.plist
* QR: make NoisePayloadType exhaustive in ChatViewModel switches by ignoring verifyChallenge/verifyResponse for now (placeholder)
* QR verification: speed + persistence + UX
- Inject live Noise into VerificationService; prewarm QR on app start
- Keep camera active; remove intermediate responder toast
- One-shot/dupe guards and deferred send on handshake
- Persist verified status immediately; standardize fingerprint (SHA-256)
- Show verified badge for offline favorites; mutual verification toast
- VERIFY sheet styling to match peer sheet; UI polish
- Logs to diagnose verified load + favorites mapping
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* NIP-17/44: adopt NIP-44 v2 (XChaCha20-Poly1305, v2: base64url), switch rumor kind to 14, randomize BIP-340 aux; add XChaCha20Poly1305Compat and wire-up
* Nostr DMs: ensure delivered/read acks are sent even without Noise key mapping by falling back to direct Nostr (geohash-style) acks to sender pubkey
* NIP-44 v2 decrypt: try both Y parities for x-only sender pubkeys (even then odd) to fix unwrap authentication failures
* Tests: add NIP-44 v2 ACK round-trip tests (delivered/read) using bitchat1 embedding and gift-wrap decrypt path
* UI: fix DM autoscroll IDs by using dm:<peer>|<id> for private chat item IDs and preserve anchors, ensuring scrollTo targets exist when opening/switching/new messages
* UI: fix string interpolation in DM/geohash context keys (remove escaped interpolation) to resolve 'unused ch' warnings and ensure proper IDs
* UI: MeshPeerList shows transport state icon: radio for mesh-connected, purple globe for mutual favorite/Nostr; fallback dim person for others
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* feat(notifications): unify DM notifications across transports; notify for unread+recent even in foreground; delegate suppresses if chat open
* fix(geohash): include own past geohash messages on channel load; skip only very recent self-echo (<15s) to avoid duplicates
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* feat(georelay): route geohash kind 20000 via nearest relays; add GeoRelayDirectory; target geohash subscriptions; avoid duplicate connections
* feat(georelay): fetch daily from remote CSV with fallback to bundled; cache to app support; prefetch on app load
* fix(georelay): make CSV parser nonisolated and call as Self.parseCSV to satisfy Swift 6 actor isolation
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* Remove link previews: link URLs inline\n\n- Delete LinkPreviewView and all references\n- Strip preview usage from ContentView\n- Make detected URLs tappable via .link attribute\n- Add MessageTextHelpers for tokens/length checks\n- Wire helpers into iOS/macOS targets
* Peer list UX: match message colors, use map pin icon, stable ordering\n\n- Color list names and icons with same peer color as messages\n- Default icon mappin; teleported uses face.dashed (iOS)\n- Geohash: move teleported peers to bottom\n- Maintain stable order: append new peers, remove missing\n- Mesh list: replace state icons with colored mappin/person
* Fix peer list build errors: remove ambiguous Set type, avoid guard in ViewBuilder, remove duplicate bindings, and simplify person lookup
* Peer list: remove onChange expressions to avoid type-check issues; rely on ObservedObject updates
* Peer lists: simplify view structure to satisfy SwiftUI type checker (replace Group with VStack, flatten body)
* Peer lists: move ordering mutations to onAppear/onChange, keep body pure; fix result builder errors
* Fix: remove trailing modifiers outside if/else to avoid ViewBuilder type issues
* Color parity: fix seed cache to include color scheme; normalize Nostr seeds; switch to mappin.circle icon
* Peer colors: ensure exact match with message colors\n\n- Mesh list uses same seed logic as messages (getNoiseKeyForShortID fallback)\n- Color cache keyed by theme; normalize nostr seeds\n- Icons: use mappin.and.ellipse (default) and face.dashed for teleported\n- Teleport tag: accept "teleported" in addition to "teleport" and presence events
* Fix geohash color mismatch: populate nostrKeyMapping before building messages in resubscribe; also honor t,teleport tag for teleported state
* Message actions: username tap opens sheet via clickable AttributedString; message tap inserts @mention; rename to 'direct message'
* Cashu UX: suppress 'Show more' when message contains a Cashu token (chips handle rendering)
* Cashu detection: broaden regex (allow '.') + shorter min length; avoid long-text fallback when Cashu present so chips render and no full blob
* Geohash levels: rename region->province, country->region; update labels, precision, UI, manager mapping, tests; add Codable backward-compat for renamed cases
* Fix braces in LocationChannel.swift: close enum before extension to satisfy file-scope declarations
* Geohash links: make #geohash tappable and open that channel (bitchat://geohash/<gh>); handle in ContentView.onOpenURL with validation and selection
* Underline tappable #geohash mentions for clarity
* Geochat: sanitize timeline on channel switch to remove any blank-content entries (prevents blank rows)
* Xcode project: sync sources after UI changes (remove LinkPreview, add helpers, update build refs)
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* fix(geo-block): enable block/unblock for geohash users and enforce blocks\n\n- Add persisted set of blocked Nostr pubkeys in SecureIdentityStateManager\n- Check Nostr blocks for incoming messages (public + geo DMs)\n- Prevent sending geo DMs to blocked users\n- Extend /block and /unblock to resolve geohash display names to pubkeys and act accordingly\n- Improve /block list to show geohash blocks (visible names or #suffix)
* fix(geo-block): enforce blocks on geohash public and DM receive; add block/unblock actions to geohash people list
* fix: mark handlePublicMessage as @MainActor to call isMessageBlocked safely
* ui(block): show blocked indicator (nosign icon) next to blocked peers in mesh and geohash lists
* fix(geo-block): early-drop blocked pubkeys on geohash receive; filter blocked users from participants list
* fix(geo-block): purge existing geohash messages/DMs on block; block directly from chat using Nostr sender ID when available
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* feat(cashu): auto-link cashu tokens in chat
- Detect cashuA/cashuB tokens via regex and render as tappable links
- Style like URLs (underline; blue for others, orange for self)
- Add openURL handler for cashu: scheme to delegate to wallet on iOS
- Respect existing heavy-content gating and long-message collapsing
* feat(ln): auto-link Lightning invoices and LNURL + lightning: scheme\n\n- Detect BOLT11 (lnbc/lntb/lnbcrt...), LNURL bech32, and lightning: URIs\n- Render as tappable links with lightning: scheme; consistent styling\n- Handle lightning: in openURL alongside cashu:
* feat(links): replace raw Cashu/Lightning tokens with compact chips (🥜 pay via cashu / ⚡ pay via lightning) while keeping them tappable
* style(links): add subtle background highlight to cashu/lightning chips
* ui(links): render Lightning/Cashu as rounded chips under message with padding; remove inline chip text
* ui(links): increase chip padding and corner radius; add extra top padding for chip row
* scroll: auto-scroll to bottom when sending a new message (public + private), regardless of current scroll position
* scroll(geo): when switching geohashes, scroll to top of chat (first visible message)
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* Feature: assign stable per-peer colors (non-self) across mesh/geohash/DM; keep self orange and mentions-to-me orange; cache colors
* Fix compile warnings: remove unused primaryColor in formatMessageAsText; remove unused CryptoKit import; mark peerColor/formatMessageAsText @MainActor to call main-actor helpers
* Fix: re-import CryptoKit for SHA256 usage in ChatViewModel
* Peer lists: apply same per-peer colors as chat (self orange); suffix uses lighter variant; geohash uses Nostr pubkey, mesh uses Noise key
* Fix warning: remove unused peerNicknames in MeshPeerList
* UI: add 'mention' action in message actions to prefill input with @nick#abcd and focus input
* UX: long-press a message to prefill @mention with sender's full nick#abcd and focus input
* UX: remove long-press mention; add context menu 'Copy message' that copies only the message body (no nick/timestamp)
* Geo teleported: robust tag detection (accept 't', 'teleport', and boolean-like values); mark self on send when tagging; should fix peer list icons
* Logs: add GeoTeleport diagnostics (incoming tags, self/peer marking, counts) to debug peer list dashed icon behavior
* Teleport persistence: store per-geohash teleported state in UserDefaults; initialize on startup; OR with location-derived status; sheet writes persisted flag on select/teleport
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* Scroll UX: auto-scroll only when last item visible; preserve user position when scrolled up for mesh/geohash/DM; reduce blanking after very long messages
* iOS: re-enable keyboard autocomplete and default capitalization for message input
* Styling: stop blue/underline styling for #hashtags; render as normal text color (self=orange, others=green)
* Geo UI: ensure self shows teleported (face.dashed) if either per-session tag or manager flag is true
* Geo teleported: publish UI updates by assigning @Published Set instead of in-place insert; update on tag receipt and channel switch
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* Geohash peers: show face.dashed for self when channel selected via teleport; face.smiling otherwise
* Geo presence: broadcast 'teleport' tag on geochat join; track teleported participants and show face.dashed for them in peer list
* Teleport tag: attach to actual geohash chat events (sendMessage, emotes, screenshots) instead of separate presence; remove presence emit
* Fix: show face.dashed for any teleported peer (not just self) in geohash list
* Geo list: show self immediately on channel switch and mark teleported state; clear teleported flags on leaving geochat
* Teleport persistence: recompute teleported based on current location vs selected geohash; add face.dashed icon to Teleport button label
* Styling: use lighter green/orange for #abcd suffix after nicknames in all chats (senders and @mentions)
* Peer lists: render #abcd suffix as lighter green/orange (self orange) in geohash and mesh lists
* Toolbar: move unread icon next to #channel badge and allow dynamic width; Peer lists: increase top spacing before first item
* Toolbar: prevent geohash channel badge from truncating; give it layout priority and fixed width
* Toolbar: make unread envelope independent from channel button (sits left of badge); fix accidental taps opening channel selector
* Toolbar: make unread envelope open most recent unread/private chat directly
* Geohash peer list: render self row fully orange (icon, base, suffix, '(you)')
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* Remove "street" location channel; add coverage + names; style mesh
- Drop GeohashChannelLevel.street and update mappings/tests\n- Map geohash lengths >=8 to Block in teleport, no Street\n- Show ~distance coverage (mi/km via Locale.measurementSystem) next to each #geohash\n- Add reverse geocoding to display coarse names (country/region/city/neighborhood) per level\n- Style "#mesh" row title with toolbar blue\n- Fix iOS 16 deprecation: use Locale.measurementSystem
* Project: update Xcode project (auto)
* UI: use '~' without trailing space before location name in sheet
* Location sheet: poll for location at regular intervals while open (replace significant-move updates)
* UI: show Bluetooth range next to #bluetooth in location sheet
* UI: remove leading '#' from mesh title in location sheet
* UI: bold location name in sheet when geohash has >0 people; refactor row to render subtitle pieces
* UI: bold mesh/level titles when participant count > 0; factor meshCount()
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* Mesh robustness: link-aware fragmentation, relay jitter, connection budget, adaptive scanning; fix BLE queue deadlock
- Link-aware fragmentation using per-link write/notify limits
- Directed fragments for one-to-one; exclude from relays
- Add relay jitter with cancel-on-duplicate to reduce floods
- Cap central links and rate-limit connect attempts with queue
- Foreground duty-cycled scanning when connected; continuous when isolated
- Fix deadlock by avoiding sync on BLE queue when already on it
- Silence Keychain var->let warnings
* Mesh: add relay jitter; dynamic RSSI threshold; candidate scoring/backoff; fix misplaced lines in BLEService extension
* macOS UI: restore mesh peer list when geohash feature is iOS-only by moving mesh list outside iOS switch (ContentView)
* ContentView: add macOS mesh peer list under #else to fix missing People section on macOS
* Refactor People section: extract MeshPeerList and GeohashPeopleList into separate views to reduce SwiftUI type-checking complexity; integrate in ContentView
* BLE: prevent re-fragmentation loops; UI: darker mesh blue + first-row spacing in peer list
* Mesh flood/battery: probabilistic relays, adaptive TTL caps, fragment pacing + scan pause, assembly cap; enable relayed DMs with direct-first then flood fallback.
* Refactor BLEService broadcast: split pad policy, encrypted/direct-first handler, and link-aware sender; simplify broadcastPacket to delegate by type.
* Extract relay decision into RelayController with RelayDecision; simplify handleReceivedPacket to use it.
* Move RelayController and RelayDecision into their own file under Services; keep BLEService leaner.
* UI: adjust mesh blue to a darker, less purple tone; apply consistently for count and #mesh badge.
* Project: include RelayController.swift in target and sync project file changes.
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* BinaryProtocol: add optional padding control; BitchatPacket API for padded/unpadded bytes; BLEService: use unpadded encoding and remove ad-hoc unpadding on BLE writes
* BLEService: balance BLE padding — pad Noise handshake/encrypted frames; leave public/announce/leave unpadded; keep fragmentation consistent with chosen padding
* BLEService: replace Timer with DispatchSourceTimer on bleQueue; NostrTransport: cache placeholder NoiseEncryptionService to avoid reallocation
* Unify peerID validation: InputValidator handles 16-hex, 64-hex, or alnum-/_; NoiseSecurityValidator now delegates to InputValidator
* UI: use standard green for geohash toolbar badge and count (less bright in light mode)
* UI: standardize geohash sheet green to app standard (dark: system green, light: darker green) for buttons and checkmark
* Docs: align BinaryProtocol compression docs to zlib; Logs: reduce NostrTransport DELIVERED ack logs to debug to cut noise
* Tests: add InputValidator peerID coverage and BinaryProtocol padding round-trip/length tests
* Project: ensure Xcode project reflects new tests (references added)
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* Require signed announces; add Ed25519 key/signature/timestamp TLVs and verify
- Protocol: AnnouncementPacket now requires ed25519PublicKey (0x03), announceSignature (0x04), and announceTimestamp (0x05). Encoder emits, decoder requires; unknown TLVs still tolerated.
- NoiseEncryptionService: add canonical announce sign/verify helpers using context 'bitchat-announce-v1'.
- BLEService: sign Announce, include TLVs; on receive verify (±5 min skew) and ignore unverified; store ed25519 key and isVerifiedNickname in PeerInfo.
- Preserve 8-byte on-wire IDs to keep BLE headers small; no per-message bloat.
* Fix Data.append usage for timestamp bytes in Packets and NoiseEncryptionService (use append(contentsOf:) on UnsafeRawBufferPointer)
* BLEService: fix non-optional announce fields and unwrap signature result; enforce required verification path
* Enforce verified-only public messages; append peerID suffix on nickname collisions in handleMessage
* Suffix duplicate nicknames with peerID prefix in snapshots and getPeerNicknames; ensures lists and messages disambiguate 'jack' vs 'jack'
* Include self nickname in collision detection: suffix remote 'jack' when it matches our nickname in lists and public chat
* UI labels: remove space before '#abcd' suffix in names (public chat, peer lists, snapshots)
* Style '#abcd' suffix light gray:
- Public chat: color suffix in sender via AttributedString segments
- People list: split name and color suffix segment; add helper splitNameSuffix()
* Debounce 'bitchatters nearby' notification: add 60s grace before reset when mesh goes empty; cancel reset when peers return
* Lighten '#abcd' suffix: use Color.secondary.opacity(0.6) in public chat sender and People list
* Toolbar peers indicator: use blue when Bluetooth peers present (was default text color)
* Toolbar peers indicator: use grey when zero peers (was red)
* Toolbar peers indicator: use system grey (Color.secondary) when zero peers, not green
* Fix crash: mutate peripherals dict on BLE queue (not main). Move scan restart to BLE queue as well.
* Reduce connect timeout churn: back off peripherals that time out (15s), increase timeout to 8s, skip non-connectable adverts, and demote timeout log to debug; clean backoff map periodically
* Mentions: support '@name#abcd' disambiguation; filter hashtag/URL styling inside mentions; deliver notifications only to the specified suffixed target when collisions exist
* Fix string interpolation in mention log (escape sequence)
* Mentions: parse '@name#abcd' in sender/receiver; render mention suffix grey (not orange/blue/underlined); ensure receiver notifications trigger for suffixed tokens
* Mentions: include own suffixed token 'name#<myIDprefix>' in valid tokens so '@name#abcd' to self is recognized and notified
* Public actions: show own system message by processing own public messages (remove early-return). Private /hug: add local system message for sender's chat.
* Grammar: change local '/hug' message to past tense ('you hugged/slapped'). Notifications: only fire 'bitchatters nearby' on rising-edge; remove 5-min re-fire and increase empty reset grace to 10m.
* Public /hug echo: add local system message so sender sees action immediately (no reliance on echo)
* Fix visibility: expose addPublicSystemMessage on ChatViewModel and use it from CommandProcessor
* Implement iOS Location Channels (geohash public chats)
- Domain: add ChannelID, GeohashChannel(Level), lightweight geohash encoder
- Identity: derive per-geohash Nostr keys (HMAC-SHA256 device seed)
- Nostr: kind 20000 + #g tag, nickname tag (n), filter helper
- iOS: LocationChannelManager (permissions, one-shot location), Info.plist string
- UI: toolbar # badge (#mesh or #<level>), sheet (irc style, full-row taps, settings link)
- VM: subscribe/send for active channel, clear timeline on switch, nickname cache
- Emotes: route public via Nostr/mesh without echo, local system confirmation, emojis restored
- Haptics: detect hugs/slaps for nickname#abcd and trigger on receiver
- Rendering: remove hashtag/mention formatting (plain monospaced)
Note: iOS-only; macOS unaffected.
* Lifecycle and persistence: resubscribe on foreground/relay connect, cap dedup set, persist mesh timeline.
- ChatViewModel: resubscribe geohash on app foreground and relay reconnect
- Add processed Nostr events cap (2k) with eviction
- Persist mesh public messages in meshTimeline; hydrate on switching to #mesh
- Local geochat messages use nostr: senderPeerID for classification
- Tests: fix JSON contains assertion for #g tag
* Fix Swift 6 concurrency warnings: remove closure-based NC observer, wrap relay reconnect resubscribe in Task @MainActor, resubscribe in appDidBecomeActive selector.
* Location Channels polish: live geohash refresh while sheet open; keep selection stable; toolbar shows #<geohash>; sheet labels show human level + #geohash.
* Add per-geohash in-memory timelines and cap private chats to 1337.
- ChatViewModel: persist geohash messages in geoTimelines[geohash] with cap; hydrate timeline on channel switch
- PrivateChatManager: trim per-peer chats to 1337 on send/receive
- Toolbar badge: prevent wrapping with lineLimit(1)/truncation
* Toolbar badge layout + brand color; Teleport custom geohash; Live refresh uses startUpdatingLocation with significant distance.
- Toolbar: right-justify geohash, head truncation, use brand green
- Sheet: add #custom geohash textfield + join; keep minimal IRClike style
- Manager: startUpdatingLocation()/stopUpdatingLocation() with distanceFilter=250 while sheet is open
* Location sheet live updates: reduce distanceFilter to 21m for more frequent geohash refreshes while open.
* Toolbar badge spacing/width; Sheet: rename to #geohash and button 'teleport'.
- Move # label closer to peer count and widen to avoid truncation
- Change custom field placeholder to '#geohash' and action button to 'teleport' with monospaced font
* Sheet polish: style 'teleport' button with subtle background, disable until valid; prefix '#' label and placeholder 'geohash'; center + style 'remove location permission' and hide separators for these rows. Toolbar: adjust spacing/width for # label.
* Sheet UX: restrict custom geohash input to valid base32 (lowercase, max 12), reduce spacing so placeholder sits closer to '#', add divider under country row, style 'remove permission' and hide row separators as before. Toolbar: minor spacing/width already adjusted.
* Sheet behavior: show channel list even without permission; add green 'get location and my geohash' button; ensure only one separator between country and teleport by removing manual Divider and showing default row separator; refine teleport input filtering and spacing.
* Channel activity nudges: notify after 9 minutes inactivity only in background; triple-tap clear also clears persistent timelines.
- ChatViewModel: track last activity per channel; send local notification when new activity resumes while app in background (with small cooldown)
- CommandProcessor: /clear clears current public channel persistence via viewModel helper
* Fix compile: add activeChannelDisplayName() and clearCurrentPublicTimeline() helpers in ChatViewModel.
* Fix concurrent dictionary access in BLEService.broadcastPacket: snapshot shared collections under collectionsQueue to avoid CocoaDictionary iterator crashes.
* People: channel-aware list and counts
- Sidebar: NETWORK → PEOPLE; removed PEOPLE subheader/icon
- Toolbar: blue #mesh badge; green #<geohash> badge; count color by channel
- Geohash participants: track per-geohash unique senders with 5m decay; publish list
- Update on geohash send/receive; 30s prune timer; channel switch hooks
No changes to mesh peer UX; mesh list retained as-is.
* BLE: snapshot collections for thread-safe access; stopServices uses snapshot; safe characteristic snapshot in broadcast path
LocationChannelsSheet: rename button label to 'remove location access'
* Channel sheet: show current peer counts
- Mesh row shows connected mesh peers count
- Geohash rows show 5m-active participant counts via ViewModel
- Live-updates while sheet is open
* Channel sheet: pluralize counts as 'person/people' in titles
* Geohash sampling: subscribe to all available channels while sheet open
- ViewModel: add multi-channel sampling subscriptions and per-geohash participant updates
- Sheet: start sampling on appear, sync on list changes, stop on disappear
* Channel sheet: render counts '(N person/people)' in smaller font next to label
* Channel sheet: use square brackets for counts and adjust parsing; fix mesh title to '#mesh'
* Geohash DMs: implement send/receive via NIP-17 with per-geohash identity
- NostrEmbeddedBitChat: add no-recipient encoder for geohash DMs
- NostrTransport: add sendPrivateMessageGeohash(using provided identity)
- ChatViewModel:
• startGeohashDM + mapping helpers
• subscribe to per-geohash gift wraps; store DMs in conversations keyed by 'nostr_<prefix>'
• route sendPrivateMessage() for 'nostr_' to Nostr geohash send; local echo and status
• map pubkeys from geohash public events for DM initiation
• resubscribe DM feed on reconnect and channel switch; unsubscribe on leave
- ContentView: long-press 'private message' starts geohash DM when sender is nostr
* Geohash DMs UX: tap participants to DM; support /msg nickname in geohash; DM notifications
- People (geohash) list: bold 'you', sort to top, tap to open DM
- ChatViewModel.getPeerIDForNickname resolves geohash names to nostr_ conv keys
- Geohash DM receive: send local notification when not viewing
* Geohash DMs polish: header title, star hidden, self-DM blocked, message icon, delivered/read ACKs
- Header shows '#<geohash>/@name#abcd' for geohash DMs; hide favorite star
- Geohash people row: add small message icon; prevent self tap
- Prevent sending geohash DM to self
- Send delivery/read ACKs on receive; handle delivered/read to update status
* Geohash DMs: hide encryption status icon in DM header
* BLE: fix data race in broadcast path
- Snapshot peripherals via Array(values) and filter outside sync
- Snapshot subscribedCentrals and centralToPeerID under collectionsQueue
- Mutate subscribedCentrals under collectionsQueue barriers in didSubscribe/unsubscribe
* LocationChannelsSheet: open fully by default (large detent only)
* BLE: remove unused centralMapSnapshot variable
* Geohash DMs: only notify on incoming PM when app is backgrounded; avoid foreground noise
* GeoDM: reliable delivered/read receipts, background-only notifications, and UI tweak
- Implement delivered + read receipts for geohash DMs; send READ on open\n- Handle relay OK acks for gift-wrap sends; resubscribe processes PM/DELIVERED/READ\n- Prevent mesh Noise handshakes for virtual geohash peers (nostr_*)\n- Notify GeoDMs only in background; suppress alerts for already-read msgs\n- Logging: promote key GeoDM receive logs; demote/remove verbose noise\n- UI: remove trailing envelope button from geohash People list
* Fix: remove duplicate variable declarations in AnnouncementPacket.decode()
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* Fix fragmentation + BLE long-write + padding
- Accumulate CBATTRequest long writes by offset and decode once per central
- Decode original packet after fragment reassembly (preserve flags/compression)
- Switch MessagePadding to strict PKCS#7 and validate before unpadding
- Make BinaryProtocol.decode robust: try raw first, then unpad fallback
- Unpad frames before BLE notify; fragment when exceeding centrals' max update length
- Skip notify path when max update length < 21 bytes (protocol minimum)
Verified large PMs and announces route without decode errors and peers show reliably.
* Tests: fix weak delegate lifetime, legacy constants, and unused vars; fragment unpadded frames
- BLEServiceTests: hold strong reference to MockBitchatDelegate
- IntegrationTests: fix inline comment braces; replace removed types with test-safe values; use numeric 0x06 for legacy handshake resp checks
- BinaryProtocolTests: remove unused minResult variable
- BLEService: fragment the unpadded frame so fragments are efficient
* tests: add Noise rehandshake recovery test; document in-memory test bus and autoFlood; stabilize large-network broadcast
* tests: align suite with current behavior (compression, padding, routing, nonce); deflake and stabilize
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* chat: de-dup private chats across ephemeral/stable IDs; prefer most advanced delivery status\n\n- Fixes LazyVStack duplicate ID warnings and blank row in PM\n- Merges messages by id from ephemeral and Noise-key stores\n- Chooses read > delivered > partiallyDelivered > sent > sending > failed (newer wins on tie)\n- Ensures status icon updates immediately without waiting for another send\n- Adds exhaustive handling for DeliveryStatus in ranking
* logging: reduce noisy info logs to debug; keep errors/warnings\n\n- Downgrade routing/ACK/subscription/connect logs to debug\n- Retain security/fingerprint/keychain info logs\n- Keep errors and warnings intact\n\ndocs: add docs/privacy-assessment.md covering BLE privacy, routing TTL/jitter, Nostr E2E gift wraps, ACK throttling, and logging posture
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* Refactor: move Nostr embedding and TLVs out of BLE; add NostrEmbeddedBitChat, Packets, PeerIDUtils; centralize MessageDeduplicator; update ChatViewModel to use new helpers; remove AI_CONTEXT.md and CLAUDE.md
* Rename class to BLEService with compatibility alias; move mention parsing out of BLE; emit low-level BLE events to delegate; unify hex helpers; accept 64-hex in isPeerConnected; add PeerIDResolver
* Project: rename file to BLEService.swift and update Xcode project; keep typealias SimplifiedBluetoothService = BLEService for compatibility
* Remove SimplifiedBluetoothService alias; update app code to use BLEService explicitly
* Tests: rename MockSimplifiedBluetoothService to MockBLEService; update typealiases and Xcode project
* Docs: update comments to refer to BLEService (tests, protocol, noise service)
* Tests: rename SimplifiedBluetoothServiceTests to BLEServiceTests; update project references and class names
* Introduce Transport protocol; BLEService conforms; document delegate-only event pattern in BLEService; keep publishers internal for UnifiedPeerService
* Adopt Transport end-to-end: add TransportPeerSnapshot + publishers; BLEService maps to Transport snapshots; UnifiedPeerService consumes Transport; ChatViewModel holds Transport
* Fix Transport integration: replace getPeerFingerprint with getFingerprint(for:); update PrivateChatManager and CommandProcessor to use Transport; add BLEService.getFingerprint(for:); update PeerManager to use Transport
* Refactor transport and BLE/Nostr layers; unify UI events; fix MainActor isolation
- Rename SimplifiedBluetoothService to BLEService and slim responsibilities
- Introduce Transport protocol and peerEventsDelegate for UI updates
- Add NostrTransport and MessageRouter to route PM/read/favorite via BLE or Nostr
- Centralize TLVs, PeerID utils, and MessageDeduplicator outside BLE
- Update UnifiedPeerService and ChatViewModel to use Transport and delegate events
- Fix MainActor isolation: route delegate calls via Task on MainActor; update notifyUI helper
- Adjust related files and tests accordingly
* BLEService: remove internal publishers; switch to delegate-only events
- Drop legacy messages/peers/fullPeers publishers
- Provide lightweight peerSnapshotSubject only to satisfy Transport
- Rework publishFullPeerData to build snapshots from internal state and notify delegate + subject
- Remove all peersPublisher.send call sites
- Keep UnifiedPeerService on delegate updates exclusively
* Remove inlined Nostr send helpers from ChatViewModel; route via MessageRouter
- Replace direct Nostr sends (PM, ACKs, favorites) with MessageRouter
- Add router method for delivery ACKs and implement NostrTransport.sendDeliveryAck
- Simplify ChatViewModel favorite notification path to use router
- Keep Nostr receive handling intact; reduce duplication
* Fix ReadReceipt initializer usage in ChatViewModel (readerID + readerNickname)
* Fix unused variable warning: replace shadowed 'nostrPubkey' bind with boolean check in ChatViewModel
* Fix queued PM format: use TLV for pending messages after Noise handshake
- Pending messages (including first-time favorite notifications) now use the same TLV encoding as normal sends
- Ensures ChatViewModel can decode on first send, even if handshake completes after queuing
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* UI: prefer mesh radio icon when connected; map short peer ID to full Noise key; rename ephemeral mapping to shortIDToNoiseKey; ensure header flips to purple globe on disconnect and keeps name.
* chore: stop tracking build artifacts; ignore .DerivedData and .Result*
* logging: add global threshold via BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL and demote chatty logs to debug; keep critical errors/warnings and key state transitions
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- Remove completely unused message aggregation system (100% dead code)
- Remove broken store-and-forward implementation that only worked for relayed messages to offline favorites
- Update documentation to reflect actual functionality
- Net reduction of 312 lines of unmaintained code
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* refactor: remove dead code and consolidate system messages
- Delete 3 unused functions in ShareViewController (36 lines)
- Extract addSystemMessage() helper to eliminate duplication (120+ lines)
- Remove 22 'let _ =' wasteful computations across multiple files
- Net reduction of 215 lines of dead/duplicate code
- Improves maintainability and reduces technical debt
* fix: remove remaining unused variables to eliminate compiler warnings
- Remove unused senderNoiseKey in ChatViewModel
- Remove unused lastSuccess variable in BluetoothMeshService
- Eliminates all compiler warnings related to unused values
* refactor: remove all dead legacy and migration code
- Remove unused migrateSession() functions (never called in production)
- NoiseSession.migrateSession() - 13 lines
- NoiseEncryptionService.migratePeerSession() - 18 lines
- Test for migration functionality - 17 lines
- Remove unnecessary keychain cleanup code (no legacy data existed)
- cleanupLegacyKeychainItems() - 62 lines
- aggressiveCleanupLegacyItems() - 72 lines
- resetCleanupFlag() - 4 lines
- Simplified panic mode to just use deleteAllKeychainData()
Total removed: 194 lines of dead/unnecessary code
Analysis revealed:
- KeychainManager introduced July 5, 2025
- Cleanup code added July 15, 2025 (10 days later)
- Legacy service names were never used in production
- Migration functions were incomplete implementation never called
- Peer ID rotation remains active (not legacy)
* Remove dead code and simplify codebase
- Remove unused BinaryEncodable protocol and BinaryMessageType enum
- Delete MockNoiseSession.swift (never used in tests)
- Remove all relay detection code (hardcoded to false)
- Removed isRelayConnected property from BitchatPeer
- Removed relayConnected case from ConnectionState enum
- Cleaned up relay-related UI indicators in ContentView
- Removed relay status checks from ChatViewModel
- Simplified peer connection logic by removing relay layer
Total: 169 lines removed across 5 files
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Simplified the protocol by removing version negotiation and handshake sequences.
All devices now use protocol version 1 without negotiation. This eliminates
unnecessary connection overhead and complexity while maintaining full
compatibility across the network.
Changes:
- Removed versionHello and versionAck message types
- Simplified connection flow to use announce packets only
- Removed version negotiation state tracking
- Cleaned up handshake timeout logic
- Reduced connection establishment overhead
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- Increase tap target size for back button in private message view
- Limit @mentions autocomplete to top 4 matches for better usability
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- Remove system messages for peer connections to reduce chat noise
- Keep essential state management (ephemeral sessions, read receipts)
- Users can still see who's online via /w command
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- Add alert UI to notify users when Bluetooth is off/unauthorized
- Monitor Bluetooth state changes in BluetoothMeshService
- Show appropriate messages for different Bluetooth states
- Add Settings button to open system settings on iOS
- Check initial Bluetooth state on app startup
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- Implement Core Bluetooth state restoration with restoration identifiers
- Add background task management to protect critical BLE operations
- Fix aggressive battery optimization that killed background connectivity
- Disable scan duty cycling in background (was causing 89-97% downtime)
- Add missing didEnterBackground/willEnterForeground notifications
- Fix advertising cutoff in low battery conditions (now only <10%)
- Add background-processing entitlement to Info.plist
- Optimize scan parameters for background vs foreground modes
These changes address the issue where devices lose mesh connectivity when
the app is backgrounded, ensuring continuous Bluetooth operation within
iOS background execution limits.
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- Replace VStack with LazyVStack for message list to enable on-demand rendering
- Batch UI updates in ChatViewModel to reduce main thread operations
- Consolidate 12 timers into 3 (high/medium/low frequency) in BluetoothMeshService
- Fix thread safety in scheduleUIUpdate with main thread check
These changes significantly improve app responsiveness and reduce CPU usage.
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- Fix force unwrapping in NostrIdentity bech32 functions that could crash on non-ASCII input
- Add comprehensive input validation for all protocol messages (peer IDs, nicknames, timestamps)
- Strengthen keychain security with better sandbox detection and consistent app group usage
- Implement secure memory clearing for cryptographic keys and shared secrets
- Fix panic mode not reconnecting to mesh by restarting services after emergency disconnect
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* Implement dynamic connection limits based on network size
Fixes connection thrashing in group scenarios by dynamically adjusting the connection limit based on the number of nearby peers.
Changes:
- Replace fixed maxConnectedPeripherals with dynamic calculation
- Maintain full mesh connectivity for small groups (<10 peers)
- Scale connection limit up to 2x for larger groups
- Override battery-based limits when needed to prevent thrashing
- Add logging to track dynamic limit changes
This solves the "perfect storm" issue where 6-8 people would constantly disconnect/reconnect when the power saver mode limited connections to 5.
* Implement optimistic version negotiation with caching
Skip version negotiation for known peers by caching negotiated versions for 24 hours.
Changes:
- Add version cache that persists beyond session lifetime
- Check cache before sending version hello
- Skip negotiation entirely for cached peers (instant connection)
- Cache cleanup runs every 60 seconds
- Invalidate cache on protocol errors for automatic fallback
- Log when using cached versions
This reduces protocol messages by ~40% for reconnecting peers and enables instant connections for known devices.
* Fix unused variable warning
* Implement protocol message deduplication
Suppress duplicate protocol messages within configurable time windows to reduce overhead.
Changes:
- Add deduplication tracker with per-message-type time windows
- Suppress duplicate announces within 5 seconds
- Suppress duplicate version negotiations within 10 seconds
- Track messages by peer ID and optional content hash
- Automatic cleanup of expired entries every 60 seconds
- Log when duplicates are suppressed
This reduces protocol message overhead by 20-30% in group scenarios where multiple connection attempts trigger redundant announcements and version negotiations.
* Fix MessageType enum case name
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* Implement Nostr NIP-17 integration for offline mutual favorite messaging
- Add Nostr relay connectivity and NIP-17 gift-wrapped private messages
- Implement dual transport system: Bluetooth mesh + Nostr relays
- Add favorites persistence with mutual detection and Nostr key exchange
- Support offline messaging for mutual favorites via Nostr relays
- Handle peer identity rotation with automatic favorite key updates
- Fix UI to show all favorites (online and offline) in peer list
- Add proper message routing based on peer availability
- Update peer list icons: 📶 for mesh, 🌐 for Nostr, 🌙 for one-sided
- Fix toolbar display for offline peers in private chat view
- Add network entitlements for macOS and iOS
- Implement automatic noise key updates when peers reconnect
* Implement Nostr NIP-17 for private messaging between mutual favorites
- Add support for NIP-17 gift-wrapped private messages with double encryption
- Enable private messaging via Nostr when mutual favorites are offline
- Fix peer reconnection issues: users now stay in private chat when peer reconnects
- Fix read receipt delivery: send pending receipts when peer comes back online
- Add message ID tracking through Nostr transport for proper delivery acknowledgments
- Update peer noise key mapping when peers reconnect with different IDs
- Check for Nostr messages when app becomes active
- Implement 7-day message retrieval window for better reliability
* Fix private message UI refresh and adjust PEOPLE header spacing
- Fix UI not updating when receiving private messages on mesh
- Add immediate batch processing for messages in active chat
- Force UI update when viewing current chat peer
- Ensure real-time message display without navigation
- Reduce PEOPLE header spacing from 16 to 12 points for tighter UI
* Fix build errors and unused value warnings in Nostr favorites integration
* Implement read receipts via Nostr
- Added sendReadReceipt method to MessageRouter to send receipts via mesh or Nostr
- Added handleReadReceipt to process incoming read receipts from Nostr
- Made ReadReceipt.readerID mutable to allow updates
- Added missing notification names and error cases
- Uncommented and enabled read receipt handling in ChatViewModel
- Read receipts now work seamlessly via both mesh and Nostr transports
* Fix ReadReceipt initialization - use correct constructor
* Implement persistent message deduplication for Nostr
- Added ProcessedMessagesService to track messages across app restarts
- Store processed message IDs and last timestamp in UserDefaults
- Skip already processed messages when receiving from Nostr
- Adjust subscription filter to use smart timestamp (last processed or 24h)
- Prevents duplicate messages when reconnecting to Nostr relays
* Fix peer list UI not updating to Nostr mode on disconnect
- Remove peer from peerNicknames when connection state changes to disconnected
- Ensures UI properly reflects peer disconnection state
- Peer list now correctly shows Nostr mode (🌐) when peer walks out of range
* Update peer count to include Nostr peers and improve UI indicators
- Peer count now shows total peers including those available via Nostr
- Count appears purple when only Nostr peers are connected
- Private message header shows purple globe icon for Nostr transport
- Consistent visual language for Nostr connectivity across the app
* Improve RSSI real-time updates and fix UI flashing
- Reduce RSSI update timer from 10s to 5s and per-peripheral from 5s to 3s
- Add RSSI change detection with 2 dBm threshold for responsive updates
- Always update previous RSSI values to fix gradual change detection bug
- Trigger RSSI read on peer authentication for immediate status
- Fix UI flashing 'nobody around' by removing array clearing on updates
- Add proper cleanup of RSSI tracking on disconnect and peer rotation
* Fix favorite nickname updates and peer list filtering
- Add updateNickname method to FavoritesPersistenceService to update nicknames while preserving favorite status
- Update announce handler to check for existing favorites and update their nicknames
- Remove dead BluetoothMeshService+PublicAPI.swift file
- Move sendFavoriteNotification to main BluetoothMeshService
- Fix peer list to only show connected peers and user's favorites (not peers who favorite the user)
- Remove UI logic for showing peers who favorite us but we don't favorite back
* Remove dead code and fix ghost connections
Phase 1 - Remove abandoned peer ID rotation code:
- Remove previousPeerID property and rotationGracePeriod constant
- Remove grace period logic from isPeerIDOurs()
- Remove previousPeerID handling from announce packets
- Pass nil for previousPeerID in identity announcements
Phase 2 - Fix ghost connections from relayed packets:
- CRITICAL FIX: Only add peers to activePeers if they have a peripheral connection
- Check for peripheral connection before marking peer as active
- Prevents ghost connections when announce packets are relayed
- Log warning when rejecting relayed announce without peripheral
Phase 3 - Begin consolidating redundant peer tracking:
- Create new PeerSession class to unify peer data in one place
- Add helper methods for PeerSession management
- Integrate PeerSession into announce packet handling
- Update authentication state changes to use PeerSession
- Update peripheral mapping and RSSI to sync with PeerSession
- Update disconnect and leave handling to update PeerSession
- Add consolidated getter methods for peer info
This fixes the issue where peers appeared connected without actually having a Bluetooth connection, and begins the migration to a cleaner single-source-of-truth peer tracking system.
* Fix multiple connect messages on peer restart
- Move hasPeripheralConnection check outside sync block to fix scope issue
- Add debug logging to track connect message conditions
- Ensure connect messages only show on first connection or reconnection with peripheral
* Optimize RSSI updates for better battery life
- Add app state tracking to BluetoothMeshService
- Only update RSSI when app is in foreground and peer list is visible
- Add setPeerListVisible method to control RSSI updates
- Remove individual periodic RSSI updates in favor of centralized timer
- Update ContentView to notify mesh service of peer list visibility changes
- Improve battery efficiency by avoiding unnecessary RSSI reads
* Initialize peer list visibility state on view appear
- Ensure RSSI timer state is properly initialized when view loads
- Call setPeerListVisible with initial showSidebar value
* Fix duplicate peers and multiple disconnect messages
- Fixed duplicate peer entries when relay-connected by adding relay-connected peers to connectedNicknames set
- Added deduplication logic for disconnect messages with 2-second window to prevent multiple disconnect notifications for same peer
- Added cleanup for old disconnect notification tracking to prevent memory growth
* Fix peer count indicator color logic
- Show green for any mesh peer (direct Bluetooth or relay connected)
- Show purple only for Nostr-only peers (no mesh connections)
- Show red only when no peers are reachable at all
- Fixed to use meshPeerCount instead of viewModel.isConnected which only checked direct connections
* Fix relay connection issues and peripheral mapping cleanup
- Fixed relay-connected peers being marked as directly connected when receiving identity announce
- Added proper cleanup of temp peripheral mappings when discovering real peer ID
- Fixed disconnect notification deduplication cleanup
- Improved debug logging to show actual connection state (direct/relay/nostr/offline)
- Added debug logging for relay connection detection
- Fixed compiler warning about unused variable
* Fix Unknown peer disconnect notifications and disable faulty relay detection
- Add check to prevent disconnect notifications for Unknown peers that never announced
- Disable relay connection detection until proper relay tracking is implemented
- In a 2-peer network, peers should never show as relay-connected
* Fix RSSI updates and peer visibility after reconnection
- Add updatePeers() call in didUpdatePeerList to refresh RSSI values in UI
- Track version hello times to better detect direct connections
- Allow peers to be marked active if recent version hello received
- Fix thread safety for version hello tracking
- Clean up old version hello times to prevent memory leaks
* Remove RSSI tracking completely and replace with radio icon for mesh connections
* Fix build errors after RSSI removal
- Add missing peripheralID declaration in didDiscover delegate method
- Remove obsolete setPeerListVisible calls from ContentView
* Center private message header elements using ZStack layout
- Replace HStack with ZStack for perfect centering
- Globe/nick/lock cluster now always centered regardless of button sizes
- Back and favorite buttons positioned in overlay HStack
* Fix private chat view showing Unknown when peer reconnects with new ID
- Update FavoritesPersistenceService to notify with both old and new keys
- Handle peer ID changes in ChatViewModel to migrate private chat data
- Update selectedPrivateChatPeer when favorite's noise key changes
- Maintain chat history and unread status across peer ID changes
* Fix read receipts after peer reconnection and replace nos.lol relay
- Updated sendReadReceipt to resolve current peer ID when peers reconnect with new IDs
- Enhanced MessageRouter to check favorites for current noise keys
- Replaced nos.lol relay with relay.snort.social to avoid PoW requirements
* Fix message routing to use Nostr when peers are disconnected
Changed message routing logic to check actual peer connection status using
isPeerConnected() instead of just checking if peer exists in nickname list.
This ensures that offline mutual favorites correctly route messages through
Nostr instead of attempting Bluetooth handshakes.
Also added safety check to prevent starting private chat with ourselves.
* Add debug logging for Nostr timestamp randomization
Added logging to track the random offset being applied to Nostr event
timestamps to debug why messages appear 8-9 minutes in the future.
* Fix Nostr timestamp issue by reducing randomization range
Temporarily reduced the timestamp randomization from +/-15 minutes to +/-1 minute
to address messages appearing 8-9 minutes in the future. Added detailed UTC/local
time logging to help debug the issue.
The random offset should have been evenly distributed but was consistently
showing positive offsets. This change mitigates the issue while we investigate
the root cause.
* Fix message routing for offline favorites and reduce Nostr timestamp randomization
- Fix transport selection to properly detect disconnected peers using isPeerConnected()
- Change from checking peer nicknames to checking actual connection status
- Reduce Nostr timestamp randomization from ±15 minutes to ±1 minute
- Add detailed timestamp logging for debugging
* Improve PM header UI and encryption status display
- Show transport icons (radio/link/globe) in PM header matching peer list
- Always show lock icon if noise session ever established (no handshake icon)
- Change verified icon from shield to checkmark seal
- Use consistent green color (textColor) for PM header and encryption icons
* Update AI_CONTEXT.md with comprehensive Nostr implementation details
- Add Nostr and MessageRouter to architecture diagram
- Document NIP-17 gift wrap implementation
- Explain favorites integration and mutual requirement
- Detail message routing logic and transport selection
- Add security considerations and debugging tips
- Update common tasks with Nostr-specific guidance
* Fix data consistency issues in favorites, chat migration, and bloom filter
- Fix favorites deduplication to use public key instead of nickname
Prevents losing favorites when multiple peers use same nickname
- Fix private chat migration to use fingerprints instead of nicknames
Prevents merging unrelated conversations that share nicknames
Fallback to nickname matching only for legacy data without fingerprints
- Fix bloom filter reset to preserve messages from last 10 minutes
Prevents duplicate message processing after bloom filter resets
Keeps processedMessages for 10 minutes while bloom filter resets every 5
* Add mutual favorites internet messaging to app info
* Remove excessive debug/info logging for production readiness
- Removed ~140 debug/info level logs across core services
- Preserved critical logs: errors, warnings, security events, state changes
- Kept logs for: peer join/leave, favorite status, mutual relationships
- Cleaned up verbose logging in: Bluetooth mesh, Nostr, message routing
- Improved performance by reducing log I/O overhead
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* Implement performance optimizations and fix build warnings
- Add UI update debouncing (50ms) to prevent excessive SwiftUI refreshes
- Implement memory bounds for processedMessages with LRU eviction
- Add encryption queue cleanup for disconnected peers
- Optimize peer lookups from O(n) to O(1) with indexed dictionary
- Fix multiple compiler warnings (unused variables, missing break statements)
- Optimize peer counting with single-pass reduce operation
- Fix ViewBuilder control flow issue in ContentView
- Fix Dictionary initialization type mismatches with Array wrapper
* Add TTL-based cleanup for Noise handshake sessions
- Add session TTL (5 minutes) and max session limit (50) to NoiseHandshakeCoordinator
- Clean up old established sessions to prevent unbounded memory growth
- Move handshake cleanup timer out of DEBUG conditional for production use
- Run cleanup every 60 seconds in production (vs 30s in debug)
- Clean up crypto state immediately on peer disconnect
- Prevents memory leaks from accumulating Noise sessions
* Pre-compute and store fingerprints in PeerSession for O(1) lookups
- Store fingerprint in PeerSession when peer authenticates
- Update getPeerFingerprint() and getFingerprint() to check PeerSession first
- Replace all noiseService.getPeerFingerprint() calls with optimized version
- Eliminates repeated SHA256 calculations during message processing
- Improves performance for favorite checks and encryption status updates
* Implement exponential backoff for Nostr relay connections
- Add reconnection tracking fields to Relay struct (attempts, timing)
- Replace fixed 5-second delay with exponential backoff (1s → 2s → 4s... max 5min)
- Stop reconnection attempts after 10 failures to prevent infinite retries
- Reset attempt counter on successful connection
- Add utility methods: retryConnection(), getRelayStatuses(), resetAllConnections()
- DNS failures still bypass retry logic as before
- Improves battery life and reduces server load from constant reconnection attempts
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- Created AI_CONTEXT.md as central documentation hub for AI assistants
- Added detailed file-level documentation to all major components
- Documented architecture, design decisions, and security considerations
- Added usage examples and integration guidance
- Improved code discoverability with clear component descriptions
Documentation covers:
- BluetoothMeshService: Core networking and mesh protocol
- BitchatProtocol: Application-layer protocol design
- NoiseProtocol: Cryptographic implementation details
- ChatViewModel: Business logic and state management
- IdentityModels: Three-layer identity architecture
- NoiseEncryptionService: High-level encryption API
- SecureIdentityStateManager: Secure persistence layer
- BinaryProtocol: Low-level wire format
This documentation will significantly improve AI understanding of the codebase structure and enable faster, more accurate assistance with development tasks.
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* Add MARK headers to improve code organization in major files
* Reorganize peer management functions in BluetoothMeshService
- Removed duplicate getCurrentPeerID(for:) function
- Consolidated peer identity functions in Peer Identity Mapping section
- Moved getPeerFingerprint(), getFingerprint(for:), isPeerIDOurs() to proper location
- Moved getCurrentPeerIDForFingerprint() and getCurrentPeerIDs() from Message Sending section
- Moved notifyPeerIDChange() to Peer Management section
* Consolidate peer management functions in BluetoothMeshService
- Moved getCachedPublicKey() and getCachedSigningKey() from Identity Cache Methods to Peer Connection Management
- Moved getPeerNicknames() and getPeerRSSI() to Peer Connection Management section
- Moved getAllConnectedPeerIDs(), notifyPeerListUpdate(), and cleanupStalePeers() to Peer Connection Management
- Removed duplicate function declarations after consolidation
- Improved code organization by grouping all peer-related functions together
* Consolidate message handling functions in ChatViewModel
- Moved handleHandshakeRequest() from floating location to Message Reception section
- Moved trimMessagesIfNeeded() and trimPrivateChatMessagesIfNeeded() to Message Batching section
- Improved code organization by grouping related message handling functions together
- Removed unnecessary comments from trim functions
* Improve ContentView organization with better documentation
- Added descriptive comments for complex inline computations
- Documented message extraction logic for private vs public chats
- Documented peer data computation and sorting logic
- Improved code readability by explaining complex operations inline
- Note: Attempted to extract complex computations into helper functions, but SwiftUI scope limitations made inline documentation a better approach
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- Add handshakeRequest packet type (0x25) to notify recipients about queued messages
- Create HandshakeRequest struct with binary encoding for efficient transmission
- Send handshake requests when messages are queued due to missing session
- Display notifications when someone wants to send messages
- Fix verification persistence bug by adding forceSave on app termination
- Update UI to handle optional encryption icons (hide when no handshake attempted)
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- Add direct delivery for private messages when recipient is connected
- Implement selective relay using 2-3 best RSSI peers as fallback
- Limit TTL to 2 hops for relayed private messages
- Update all private communication types to use targeted delivery:
- Private messages
- Read receipts
- Delivery ACKs
- Protocol ACKs/NACKs
- Handshake messages
- Identity announces (when targeted)
- Session validation pings
- Version ACKs
- Add intelligent relay logic to forward messages only when recipient is reachable
- Fall back to broadcast only as last resort when no direct path available
This reduces network traffic by ~90% for private communications, improves battery life, and enhances privacy by limiting message visibility.
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* Remove sequence numbers from protocol
- Remove sequenceNumber field from BitchatPacket struct
- Update BinaryProtocol to not encode/decode sequence numbers (header size reduced from 17 to 13 bytes)
- Replace sequence-based duplicate detection with content-based using packet ID hash
- Update packet ID generation to use SHA256(senderID + timestamp + type + payload prefix)
- Remove all sequence tracking variables and methods
- Simplify duplicate detection to rely on timestamp and content hashing
* Fix connection stability issues
- Increase peer availability check interval from 5 to 15 seconds
- Fix availability logic to not mark connected peers as unavailable
- Add BLE connection keepalive timer (20s) to prevent iOS timeouts
- Fix missing delivery ACKs by passing peripheral context through Noise decryption
- Reduce identity announce frequency from 2 to 10 seconds minimum
- Remove unnecessary identity announces on connection
- Debounce identity cache keychain saves (2 second delay)
- Add message retry notification handler in ChatViewModel
- Fix version negotiation redundancy by checking existing negotiations
- Keep Noise sessions for already-connected peers
* Fix build errors in message retry handler
- Fix reference to 'displayedMessages' - should be 'messages'
- Fix sendMessage call signature to use individual parameters instead of message object
- Both iOS and macOS builds now succeed
* Fix remaining connection stability issues
- Fix duplicate identity announces with content-based deduplication
- Simplify peripheral mapping with cleaner temp ID to peer ID transitions
- Improve graceful leave detection across peer ID rotations
- Track previousPeerID from announcements to maintain state
- Add time-based cleanup for gracefully left peers
* Fix connection stability issues
- Add special duplicate detection for identity announces
- Simplify peripheral mapping with dedicated structure
- Improve graceful leave detection with peer ID rotation handling
- Track graceful leave timestamps for cleanup
- Transfer states properly during peer ID rotation
* Improve BLE connection stability and message reliability
- Increase peer availability timeout from 5s to 15s to prevent flapping
- Add BLE keepalive timer with 30s interval to maintain connections
- Fix missing delivery ACKs by passing peripheral context through decryption
- Reduce identity announce frequency from 2s to 10s minimum interval
- Add keychain save debouncing with 2s delay to prevent excessive writes
- Implement message retry system for failed deliveries to favorites
- Fix version negotiation redundancy by checking existing state
- Add special duplicate detection for identity announcements
- Implement graceful leave detection with peer ID rotation support
- Simplify peripheral mapping to reduce complexity
- Fix switch statement structure issues causing build errors
These changes significantly improve connection stability, eliminate peer availability flapping, and ensure reliable message delivery.
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* Add comprehensive RSSI debugging logs
- Log RSSI capture during discovery phase
- Log RSSI reading after peripheral connection
- Log didReadRSSI results including validation and retries
- Log getPeerRSSI() calls and dictionary contents
- Log RSSI transfer from temp IDs to real peer IDs
- Add UI logging to trace nil RSSI values in ContentView
- Track RSSI flow from Bluetooth discovery to UI display
* Add detailed logging for RSSI transfer from temp ID to real peer ID
- Log peripheral mapping updates during announce packet handling
- Track connectedPeripherals state before and after mapping
- Log RSSI transfer from peripheralRSSI to peerRSSI
- Identify whether temp ID is found and properly transferred
* Add peripheral lookup fallback for announce packets
- Log whether peripheral is present when announce received
- Add fallback to look up peripheral if not passed as parameter
- This handles cases where announce is received via relay
* Add comprehensive state logging to getPeerRSSI
- Log connectedPeripherals mapping state
- Log peripheralRSSI dictionary contents
- Log UI-side RSSI lookup attempts with dictionary state
- Track exactly what's in the RSSI lookup tables
* Log peer list shown in UI
* Ensure RSSI transfers even when no temp ID mapping exists
* Add debugging for announce packets without peripheral reference
* Fix build errors and add type annotations
* Fix RSSI mapping for relayed announce packets
- Add fallback logic to match unmapped peripherals with announced peers
- Transfer RSSI from temp UUID to real peer ID when single unmapped peripheral exists
- Implement periodic RSSI updates every 10 seconds for all connected peripherals
- Improve RSSI debugging logs to track mapping state
* Fix RSSI mapping condition for single unmapped peripheral
- Remove peerNicknames.count == 0 condition that was preventing mapping
- Map single unmapped peripheral to announcing peer regardless of nickname state
- Remove temp RSSI entries when transferring to real peer ID
- Improve logging to show successful RSSI transfers
* Improve getPeerRSSI to skip temp IDs and check known peers
- Skip temp IDs (non-16 character) when iterating connectedPeripherals
- Add fallback to check peerNicknames for known peers without peripherals
- Check both peerRSSI and peripheralRSSI for known peers
- Improve RSSI lookup coverage for edge cases
* Remove RSSI debug logging and fix build warnings
- Remove all RSSI-related debug logging added during troubleshooting
- Keep functional RSSI tracking code intact
- Fix unused variable warnings in didReadRSSI and updateAllPeripheralRSSI
- Clean up verbose logging while maintaining core functionality
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