src/controllers/MetadataController.ts

@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ import {
   findRelayListAndUpdateCache,
   findRelayListInCache,
   getDefaultRelaySet,
-  getMostPopularRelays,
   getUserRelaySet,
-  isOlderThanOneWeek,
+  isOlderThanOneDay,
   unixNow
 } from '../utils'
+import { DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST } from '../utils/const'
 
 export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
   private nostrController: NostrController
   private specialMetadataRelay = 'wss://purplepag.es'
+  private pendingFetches = new Map<string, Promise<Event | null>>() // Track pending fetches
 
   constructor() {
     super()
@@ -42,70 +43,55 @@ export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
     hexKey: string,
     currentEvent: Event | null
   ): Promise<Event | null> {
-    // Define the event filter to only include metadata events authored by the given key
+    // Return the ongoing fetch promise if one exists for the same hexKey
-    const eventFilter: Filter = {
+    if (this.pendingFetches.has(hexKey)) {
-      kinds: [kinds.Metadata], // Only metadata events
+      return this.pendingFetches.get(hexKey)!
-      authors: [hexKey] // Authored by the specified key
     }
 
-    // Try to get the metadata event from a special relay (wss://purplepag.es)
+    // Define the event filter to only include metadata events authored by the given key
-    const metadataEvent = await relayController
+    const eventFilter: Filter = {
-      .fetchEvent(eventFilter, [this.specialMetadataRelay])
+      kinds: [kinds.Metadata],
+      authors: [hexKey]
+    }
+
+    const fetchPromise = relayController
+      .fetchEvent(eventFilter, DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST)
       .catch((err) => {
-        console.error(err) // Log any errors
+        console.error(err)
-        return null // Return null if an error occurs
+        return null
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        this.pendingFetches.delete(hexKey)
       })
 
-    // If a valid metadata event is found from the special relay
+    this.pendingFetches.set(hexKey, fetchPromise)
+
+    const metadataEvent = await fetchPromise
+
     if (
       metadataEvent &&
-      validateEvent(metadataEvent) && // Validate the event
+      validateEvent(metadataEvent) &&
-      verifyEvent(metadataEvent) // Verify the event's authenticity
+      verifyEvent(metadataEvent)
     ) {
-      // If there's no current event or the new metadata event is more recent
       if (
         !currentEvent ||
         metadataEvent.created_at >= currentEvent.created_at
       ) {
-        // Handle the new metadata event
         this.handleNewMetadataEvent(metadataEvent)
       }
-
       return metadataEvent
     }
 
-    // If no valid metadata event is found from the special relay, get the most popular relays
+    // todo/implement: if no valid metadata event is found in DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST
-    const mostPopularRelays = await getMostPopularRelays()
+    // try to query user relay list
 
-    // Query the most popular relays for metadata events
+    // if current event is null we should cache empty metadata event for provided hexKey
-
+    if (!currentEvent) {
-    const events = await relayController
+      const emptyMetadata = this.getEmptyMetadataEvent(hexKey)
-      .fetchEvents(eventFilter, mostPopularRelays)
+      this.handleNewMetadataEvent(emptyMetadata as VerifiedEvent)
-      .catch((err) => {
-        console.error(err) // Log any errors
-        return null // Return null if an error occurs
-      })
-
-    // If events are found from the popular relays
-    if (events && events.length) {
-      events.sort((a, b) => b.created_at - a.created_at) // Sort events by creation date (descending)
-
-      // Iterate through the events
-      for (const event of events) {
-        // If the event is valid, authentic, and more recent than the current event
-        if (
-          validateEvent(event) &&
-          verifyEvent(event) &&
-          (!currentEvent || event.created_at > currentEvent.created_at)
-        ) {
-          // Handle the new metadata event
-          this.handleNewMetadataEvent(event)
-          return event
-        }
-      }
     }
 
-    return currentEvent // Return the current event if no newer event is found
+    return currentEvent
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,7 +117,7 @@ export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
     // If cached metadata is found, check its validity
     if (cachedMetadataEvent) {
       // Check if the cached metadata is older than one week
-      if (isOlderThanOneWeek(cachedMetadataEvent.cachedAt)) {
+      if (isOlderThanOneDay(cachedMetadataEvent.cachedAt)) {
         // If older than one week, find the metadata from relays in background
 
         this.checkForMoreRecentMetadata(hexKey, cachedMetadataEvent.event)
@@ -161,11 +147,7 @@ export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
   public findRelayListMetadata = async (hexKey: string): Promise<RelaySet> => {
     const relayEvent =
       (await findRelayListInCache(hexKey)) ||
-      (await findRelayListAndUpdateCache(
+      (await findRelayListAndUpdateCache(DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST, hexKey))
-        [this.specialMetadataRelay],
-        hexKey
-      )) ||
-      (await findRelayListAndUpdateCache(await getMostPopularRelays(), hexKey))
 
     return relayEvent ? getUserRelaySet(relayEvent.tags) : getDefaultRelaySet()
   }
@@ -216,13 +198,13 @@ export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
 
   public validate = (event: Event) => validateEvent(event) && verifyEvent(event)
 
-  public getEmptyMetadataEvent = (): Event => {
+  public getEmptyMetadataEvent = (pubkey?: string): Event => {
     return {
       content: '',
       created_at: new Date().valueOf(),
       id: '',
       kind: 0,
-      pubkey: '',
+      pubkey: pubkey || '',
       sig: '',
       tags: []
     }

src/controllers/RelayController.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SIGIT_RELAY } from '../utils/const'
  */
 export class RelayController {
   private static instance: RelayController
+  private pendingConnections = new Map<string, Promise<Relay | null>>() // Track pending connections
   public connectedRelays = new Map<string, Relay>()
 
   private constructor() {}
@@ -35,23 +36,26 @@ export class RelayController {
    * @returns  A promise that resolves to the connected relay object if successful, or `null` if the connection fails.
    */
   public connectRelay = async (relayUrl: string): Promise<Relay | null> => {
-    // Check if a relay with the same URL is already connected
     const normalizedWebSocketURL = normalizeWebSocketURL(relayUrl)
     const relay = this.connectedRelays.get(normalizedWebSocketURL)
 
     if (relay) {
-      // If a relay is found in connectedRelay map and is connected, just return it
       if (relay.connected) return relay
 
       // If relay is found in connectedRelay map but not connected,
       // remove it from map and call connectRelay method again
       this.connectedRelays.delete(relayUrl)
-
       return this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
     }
 
-    // Attempt to connect to the relay using the provided URL
+    // Check if there's already a pending connection for this relay URL
-    const newRelay = await Relay.connect(relayUrl)
+    if (this.pendingConnections.has(relayUrl)) {
+      // Return the existing promise to avoid making another connection
+      return this.pendingConnections.get(relayUrl)!
+    }
+
+    // Create a new connection promise and store it in pendingConnections
+    const connectionPromise = Relay.connect(relayUrl)
       .then((relay) => {
         if (relay.connected) {
           // Add the newly connected relay to the connected relays map
@@ -70,8 +74,13 @@ export class RelayController {
         // Return null to indicate connection failure
         return null
       })
+      .finally(() => {
+        // Remove the connection from pendingConnections once it settles
+        this.pendingConnections.delete(relayUrl)
+      })
 
-    return newRelay
+    this.pendingConnections.set(relayUrl, connectionPromise)
+    return connectionPromise
   }
 
   /**
@@ -86,8 +95,13 @@ export class RelayController {
     filter: Filter,
     relayUrls: string[] = []
   ): Promise<Event[]> => {
-    // Add app relay to relays array and connect to all specified relays
+    if (!relayUrls.includes(SIGIT_RELAY)) {
-    const relayPromises = [...relayUrls, SIGIT_RELAY].map((relayUrl) =>
+      // Add app relay to relays array if not exists already
+      relayUrls.push(SIGIT_RELAY)
+    }
+
+    // connect to all specified relays
+    const relayPromises = relayUrls.map((relayUrl) =>
       this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
     )
 
@@ -201,11 +215,15 @@ export class RelayController {
     relayUrls: string[] = [],
     eventHandler: (event: Event) => void
   ) => {
-    // Add app relay to relays array and connect to all specified relays
+    if (!relayUrls.includes(SIGIT_RELAY)) {
+      // Add app relay to relays array if not exists already
+      relayUrls.push(SIGIT_RELAY)
+    }
 
-    const relayPromises = [...relayUrls, SIGIT_RELAY].map((relayUrl) =>
+    // connect to all specified relays
-      this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
+    const relayPromises = relayUrls.map((relayUrl) => {
-    )
+      return this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
+    })
 
     // Use Promise.allSettled to wait for all promises to settle
     const results = await Promise.allSettled(relayPromises)
@@ -258,11 +276,16 @@ export class RelayController {
     event: Event,
     relayUrls: string[] = []
   ): Promise<string[]> => {
-    // Add app relay to relays array and connect to all specified relays
+    if (!relayUrls.includes(SIGIT_RELAY)) {
+      // Add app relay to relays array if not exists already
+      relayUrls.push(SIGIT_RELAY)
+    }
 
-    const relayPromises = [...relayUrls, SIGIT_RELAY].map((relayUrl) =>
+    // connect to all specified relays
-      this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
+    const relayPromises = relayUrls.map((relayUrl) => {
-    )
+      console.log('being called from publish events')
+      return this.connectRelay(relayUrl)
+    })
 
     // Use Promise.allSettled to wait for all promises to settle
     const results = await Promise.allSettled(relayPromises)

src/store/actionTypes.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export const SET_USER_ROBOT_IMAGE = 'SET_USER_ROBOT_IMAGE'
 export const SET_RELAY_MAP = 'SET_RELAY_MAP'
 export const SET_RELAY_INFO = 'SET_RELAY_INFO'
 export const SET_RELAY_MAP_UPDATED = 'SET_RELAY_MAP_UPDATED'
-export const SET_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS = 'SET_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS'
 
 export const UPDATE_USER_APP_DATA = 'UPDATE_USER_APP_DATA'
 export const UPDATE_PROCESSED_GIFT_WRAPS = 'UPDATE_PROCESSED_GIFT_WRAPS'

src/store/relays/action.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as ActionTypes from '../actionTypes'
 import {
   SetRelayMapAction,
-  SetMostPopularRelaysAction,
   SetRelayInfoAction,
   SetRelayMapUpdatedAction
 } from './types'
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@ export const setRelayInfoAction = (
   payload
 })
 
-export const setMostPopularRelaysAction = (
-  payload: string[]
-): SetMostPopularRelaysAction => ({
-  type: ActionTypes.SET_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS,
-  payload
-})
-
 export const setRelayMapUpdatedAction = (): SetRelayMapUpdatedAction => ({
   type: ActionTypes.SET_RELAY_MAP_UPDATED
 })

src/store/relays/reducer.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { RelaysDispatchTypes, RelaysState } from './types'
 const initialState: RelaysState = {
   map: undefined,
   mapUpdated: undefined,
-  mostPopular: undefined,
   info: undefined
 }
 
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ const reducer = (
         info: { ...state.info, ...action.payload }
       }
 
-    case ActionTypes.SET_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS:
-      return { ...state, mostPopular: [...action.payload] }
-
     case ActionTypes.RESTORE_STATE:
       return action.payload.relays
 

src/store/relays/types.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { RelayMap, RelayInfoObject } from '../../types'
 export type RelaysState = {
   map?: RelayMap
   mapUpdated?: number
-  mostPopular?: string[]
   info?: RelayInfoObject
 }
 
@@ -14,11 +13,6 @@ export interface SetRelayMapAction {
   payload: RelayMap
 }
 
-export interface SetMostPopularRelaysAction {
-  type: typeof ActionTypes.SET_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS
-  payload: string[]
-}
-
 export interface SetRelayInfoAction {
   type: typeof ActionTypes.SET_RELAY_INFO
   payload: RelayInfoObject
@@ -32,5 +26,4 @@ export type RelaysDispatchTypes =
   | SetRelayMapAction
   | SetRelayInfoAction
   | SetRelayMapUpdatedAction
-  | SetMostPopularRelaysAction
   | RestoreState

src/utils/const.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,18 @@ export const DEFLATE = 'DEFLATE'
 
 /**
  * Number of milliseconds in one week.
- * Calc based on: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
  */
-export const ONE_WEEK_IN_MS: number = 604800000
+export const ONE_WEEK_IN_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-export const SIGIT_RELAY: string = 'wss://relay.sigit.io'
+
+/**
+ * Number of milliseconds in one day.
+ */
+export const ONE_DAY_IN_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
+
+export const SIGIT_RELAY = 'wss://relay.sigit.io'
+
+export const DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST = [
+  SIGIT_RELAY,
+  'wss://user.kindpag.es',
+  'wss://purplepag.es'
+]

src/utils/relays.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import axios from 'axios'
 import { Event, Filter, kinds, UnsignedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { RelayList } from 'nostr-tools/kinds'
 import { getRelayInfo, unixNow } from '.'
 import { NostrController, relayController } from '../controllers'
 import { localCache } from '../services'
-import { setMostPopularRelaysAction } from '../store/actions'
+import { RelayMap, RelaySet } from '../types'
-import store from '../store/store'
+import {
-import { RelayMap, RelayReadStats, RelaySet, RelayStats } from '../types'
+  DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST,
-import { ONE_WEEK_IN_MS, SIGIT_RELAY } from './const'
+  ONE_WEEK_IN_MS,
+  SIGIT_RELAY
+} from './const'
 
 const READ_MARKER = 'read'
 const WRITE_MARKER = 'write'
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const findRelayListAndUpdateCache = async (
       authors: [hexKey]
     }
 
+    console.count('findRelayListAndUpdateCache')
     const event = await relayController.fetchEvent(eventFilter, lookUpRelays)
     if (event) {
       await localCache.addUserRelayListMetadata(event)
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ const isOlderThanOneWeek = (cachedAt: number) => {
   return Date.now() - cachedAt < ONE_WEEK_IN_MS
 }
 
+const isOlderThanOneDay = (cachedAt: number) => {
+  return Date.now() - cachedAt < ONE_WEEK_IN_MS
+}
+
 const isRelayTag = (tag: string[]): boolean => tag[0] === 'r'
 
 const toRelaySet = (obj: RelaySet, tag: string[]): RelaySet => {
@@ -110,51 +116,6 @@ const toRelaySet = (obj: RelaySet, tag: string[]): RelaySet => {
   return obj
 }
 
-/**
- * Provides most popular relays.
- * @param numberOfTopRelays - number representing how many most popular relays to provide
- * @returns - promise that resolves into an array of most popular relays
- */
-const getMostPopularRelays = async (
-  numberOfTopRelays: number = 30
-): Promise<string[]> => {
-  const mostPopularRelaysState = store.getState().relays?.mostPopular
-
-  // return most popular relays from app state if present
-  if (mostPopularRelaysState) return mostPopularRelaysState
-
-  // relays in env
-  const { VITE_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS } = import.meta.env
-  const hardcodedPopularRelays = (VITE_MOST_POPULAR_RELAYS || '').split(' ')
-  const url = `https://stats.nostr.band/stats_api?method=stats`
-
-  const response = await axios.get<RelayStats>(url).catch(() => undefined)
-
-  if (!response) {
-    return hardcodedPopularRelays //return hardcoded relay list
-  }
-
-  const data = response.data
-
-  if (!data) {
-    return hardcodedPopularRelays //return hardcoded relay list
-  }
-
-  const apiTopRelays = data.relay_stats.user_picks.read_relays
-    .slice(0, numberOfTopRelays)
-    .map((relay: RelayReadStats) => relay.d)
-
-  if (!apiTopRelays.length) {
-    return Promise.reject(`Couldn't fetch popular relays.`)
-  }
-
-  if (store.getState().auth?.loggedIn) {
-    store.dispatch(setMostPopularRelaysAction(apiTopRelays))
-  }
-
-  return apiTopRelays
-}
-
 /**
  * Provides relay map.
  * @param npub - user's npub
@@ -163,16 +124,15 @@ const getMostPopularRelays = async (
 const getRelayMap = async (
   npub: string
 ): Promise<{ map: RelayMap; mapUpdated?: number }> => {
-  const mostPopularRelays = await getMostPopularRelays()
-
   // More info about this kind of event available https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/65.md
   const eventFilter: Filter = {
     kinds: [kinds.RelayList],
     authors: [npub]
   }
 
+  console.count('getRelayMap')
   const event = await relayController
-    .fetchEvent(eventFilter, mostPopularRelays)
+    .fetchEvent(eventFilter, DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST)
     .catch((err) => {
       return Promise.reject(err)
     })
@@ -196,6 +156,7 @@ const getRelayMap = async (
     })
 
     Object.keys(relaysMap).forEach((relayUrl) => {
+      console.log('being called from getRelayMap')
       relayController.connectRelay(relayUrl)
     })
 
@@ -255,9 +216,8 @@ const publishRelayMap = async (
 
   // If relay map is empty, use most popular relay URIs
   if (!relaysToPublish.length) {
-    relaysToPublish = await getMostPopularRelays()
+    relaysToPublish = DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST
   }
-
   const publishResult = await relayController.publish(
     signedEvent,
     relaysToPublish
@@ -277,9 +237,9 @@ export {
   findRelayListInCache,
   getDefaultRelayMap,
   getDefaultRelaySet,
-  getMostPopularRelays,
   getRelayMap,
-  publishRelayMap,
   getUserRelaySet,
-  isOlderThanOneWeek
+  isOlderThanOneDay,
+  isOlderThanOneWeek,
+  publishRelayMap
 }