skywatch.blue
A tool for tailing a labelers' firehose, rehydrating, and storing records for future analysis of moderation decisions.
feat: Phase 2 - Firehose connection and label capture
Implements complete firehose subscription pipeline:
- WebSocket subscriber with exponential backoff reconnection
- DAG-CBOR decoding for label events
- Label filtering with configurable allow-list
- Cursor persistence for resume capability (cursor.txt)
- Integration with database repositories
- Graceful error handling and logging
Key features:
- Automatic reconnection with 1s-30s backoff
- Filter labels via CAPTURE_LABELS env var
- Stores cursor to resume from last processed event
- Validates all label events before processing
- Complete unit test coverage (14 new tests)
All Phase 2 deliverables complete and tested (23 tests passing).
🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"dependencies": {
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"@atcute/cbor": "^2.2.4",
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src/firehose/decoder.ts
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src/firehose/decoder.ts
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import { decode as decodeCBOR } from "@atcute/cbor";
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import { logger } from "../logger/index.js";
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export interface LabelEvent {
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ver?: number;
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src: string;
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uri: string;
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cid?: string;
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val: string;
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neg?: boolean;
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cts: string;
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exp?: string;
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sig?: Uint8Array;
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}
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export interface FirehoseMessage {
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op: number;
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t?: string;
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[key: string]: any;
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}
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export function decodeFirehoseMessage(data: Buffer): FirehoseMessage | null {
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try {
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const decoded = decodeCBOR(data);
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return decoded as FirehoseMessage;
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} catch (error) {
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logger.error({ error }, "Failed to decode CBOR message");
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return null;
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}
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}
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export function extractLabelFromMessage(message: FirehoseMessage): LabelEvent | null {
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if (!message || message.op !== 1) {
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return null;
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}
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if (message.t !== "#labels") {
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return null;
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}
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const labels = message.labels;
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if (!Array.isArray(labels) || labels.length === 0) {
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return null;
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}
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return labels[0] as LabelEvent;
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}
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export function validateLabel(label: LabelEvent): boolean {
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if (!label.src || !label.uri || !label.val || !label.cts) {
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logger.warn({ label }, "Invalid label: missing required fields");
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return false;
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}
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return true;
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}
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src/firehose/filter.ts
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import { LabelEvent } from "./decoder.js";
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import { config } from "../config/index.js";
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import { logger } from "../logger/index.js";
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export class LabelFilter {
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private allowedLabels: Set<string> | null;
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constructor(allowedLabels?: string[]) {
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const labels = allowedLabels ?? config.filtering.captureLabels;
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if (labels && labels.length > 0) {
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this.allowedLabels = new Set(labels);
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logger.info(
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{ labels: Array.from(this.allowedLabels) },
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"Label filtering enabled"
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);
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} else {
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this.allowedLabels = null;
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logger.info("Label filtering disabled - capturing all labels");
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}
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}
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shouldCapture(label: LabelEvent): boolean {
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if (this.allowedLabels === null) {
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return true;
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}
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const shouldCapture = this.allowedLabels.has(label.val);
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if (!shouldCapture) {
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logger.debug({ val: label.val }, "Label filtered out");
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}
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return shouldCapture;
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}
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getFilteredLabels(): string[] | null {
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}
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}
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src/firehose/subscriber.ts
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src/firehose/subscriber.ts
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import WebSocket from "ws";
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import { EventEmitter } from "events";
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import { config } from "../config/index.js";
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import { logger } from "../logger/index.js";
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import {
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decodeFirehoseMessage,
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extractLabelFromMessage,
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validateLabel,
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LabelEvent,
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} from "./decoder.js";
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import { LabelFilter } from "./filter.js";
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import * as fs from "fs/promises";
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import * as path from "path";
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const CURSOR_FILE = path.join(config.database.path, "..", "cursor.txt");
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export interface SubscriberEvents {
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label: (label: LabelEvent) => void;
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error: (error: Error) => void;
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connected: () => void;
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disconnected: () => void;
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}
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export class FirehoseSubscriber extends EventEmitter {
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private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
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private filter: LabelFilter;
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private reconnectAttempts = 0;
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private maxReconnectDelay = 30000;
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private baseReconnectDelay = 1000;
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private shouldReconnect = true;
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private cursor: number | null = null;
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constructor() {
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super();
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this.filter = new LabelFilter();
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}
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async start(): Promise<void> {
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await this.loadCursor();
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this.connect();
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}
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private async loadCursor(): Promise<void> {
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try {
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const data = await fs.readFile(CURSOR_FILE, "utf-8");
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this.cursor = parseInt(data.trim(), 10);
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logger.info({ cursor: this.cursor }, "Loaded cursor from file");
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} catch (error) {
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logger.info("No existing cursor found, starting from beginning");
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this.cursor = null;
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}
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}
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private async saveCursor(cursor: number): Promise<void> {
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try {
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await fs.writeFile(CURSOR_FILE, cursor.toString(), "utf-8");
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this.cursor = cursor;
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} catch (error) {
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logger.error({ error }, "Failed to save cursor");
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}
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}
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private connect(): void {
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const url = new URL(config.labeler.wssUrl);
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if (this.cursor !== null) {
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url.searchParams.set("cursor", this.cursor.toString());
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}
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logger.info({ url: url.toString() }, "Connecting to firehose");
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this.ws = new WebSocket(url.toString());
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this.ws.on("open", () => {
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logger.info("Connected to firehose");
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this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
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this.emit("connected");
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});
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this.ws.on("message", async (data: Buffer) => {
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try {
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const message = decodeFirehoseMessage(data);
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if (!message) return;
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if (message.t === "#info") {
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logger.debug({ message }, "Received info message");
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return;
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}
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const label = extractLabelFromMessage(message);
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if (!label) return;
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if (!validateLabel(label)) return;
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if (!this.filter.shouldCapture(label)) return;
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this.emit("label", label);
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if (message.seq) {
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await this.saveCursor(message.seq);
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}
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} catch (error) {
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logger.error({ error }, "Error processing message");
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}
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});
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this.ws.on("error", (error) => {
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logger.error({ error }, "WebSocket error");
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this.emit("error", error);
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});
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this.ws.on("close", (code, reason) => {
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logger.warn({ code, reason: reason.toString() }, "WebSocket closed");
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this.ws = null;
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this.emit("disconnected");
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if (this.shouldReconnect) {
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this.scheduleReconnect();
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}
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});
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}
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private scheduleReconnect(): void {
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const delay = Math.min(
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this.baseReconnectDelay * Math.pow(2, this.reconnectAttempts),
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this.maxReconnectDelay
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);
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this.reconnectAttempts++;
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logger.info(
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{ delay, attempt: this.reconnectAttempts },
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"Scheduling reconnection"
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);
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setTimeout(() => {
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if (this.shouldReconnect) {
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this.connect();
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}
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}, delay);
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}
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stop(): void {
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this.shouldReconnect = false;
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if (this.ws) {
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this.ws.close();
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this.ws = null;
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}
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logger.info("Firehose subscriber stopped");
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}
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}
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src/index.ts
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src/index.ts
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import { config } from "./config/index.js";
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import { logger } from "./logger/index.js";
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import { initializeDatabase, closeDatabase } from "./database/connection.js";
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import { initializeDatabase, closeDatabase, getDatabase } from "./database/connection.js";
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import { initializeSchema } from "./database/schema.js";
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import { LabelsRepository } from "./database/labels.repository.js";
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import { FirehoseSubscriber } from "./firehose/subscriber.js";
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async function main() {
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logger.info("Starting Skywatch Tail...");
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await initializeDatabase();
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await initializeSchema();
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logger.info("Initialization complete. Application ready.");
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const db = getDatabase();
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const labelsRepo = new LabelsRepository(db);
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const subscriber = new FirehoseSubscriber();
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subscriber.on("label", async (label) => {
21
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try {
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logger.info({ uri: label.uri, val: label.val }, "Received label");
23
+
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await labelsRepo.insert({
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uri: label.uri,
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cid: label.cid,
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val: label.val,
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neg: label.neg || false,
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cts: label.cts,
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exp: label.exp,
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src: label.src,
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});
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logger.debug({ uri: label.uri }, "Label stored");
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} catch (error) {
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logger.error({ error, label }, "Failed to store label");
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}
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});
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subscriber.on("error", (error) => {
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logger.error({ error }, "Firehose error");
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});
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subscriber.on("connected", () => {
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logger.info("Firehose connected");
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});
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subscriber.on("disconnected", () => {
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logger.warn("Firehose disconnected");
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});
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await subscriber.start();
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logger.info("Application ready and subscribed to firehose");
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process.on("SIGINT", async () => {
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logger.info("Shutting down gracefully...");
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subscriber.stop();
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await closeDatabase();
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process.exit(0);
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});
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process.on("SIGTERM", async () => {
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logger.info("Shutting down gracefully...");
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subscriber.stop();
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await closeDatabase();
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process.exit(0);
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});
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tests/unit/decoder.test.ts
+126
tests/unit/decoder.test.ts
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import { describe, test, expect } from "bun:test";
2
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import {
3
+
extractLabelFromMessage,
4
+
validateLabel,
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+
LabelEvent,
6
+
} from "../../src/firehose/decoder.js";
7
+
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+
describe("Firehose Decoder", () => {
9
+
describe("extractLabelFromMessage", () => {
10
+
test("should extract label from valid message", () => {
11
+
const message = {
12
+
op: 1,
13
+
t: "#labels",
14
+
labels: [
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{
16
+
src: "did:plc:labeler",
17
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uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
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val: "spam",
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cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
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+
},
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+
],
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+
};
23
+
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+
const label = extractLabelFromMessage(message);
25
+
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+
expect(label).not.toBeNull();
27
+
expect(label?.val).toBe("spam");
28
+
expect(label?.src).toBe("did:plc:labeler");
29
+
});
30
+
31
+
test("should return null for non-label messages", () => {
32
+
const message = {
33
+
op: 1,
34
+
t: "#info",
35
+
};
36
+
37
+
const label = extractLabelFromMessage(message);
38
+
39
+
expect(label).toBeNull();
40
+
});
41
+
42
+
test("should return null for messages with wrong op", () => {
43
+
const message = {
44
+
op: 0,
45
+
t: "#labels",
46
+
labels: [
47
+
{
48
+
src: "did:plc:labeler",
49
+
uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
50
+
val: "spam",
51
+
cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
52
+
},
53
+
],
54
+
};
55
+
56
+
const label = extractLabelFromMessage(message);
57
+
58
+
expect(label).toBeNull();
59
+
});
60
+
61
+
test("should return null for messages with empty labels array", () => {
62
+
const message = {
63
+
op: 1,
64
+
t: "#labels",
65
+
labels: [],
66
+
};
67
+
68
+
const label = extractLabelFromMessage(message);
69
+
70
+
expect(label).toBeNull();
71
+
});
72
+
});
73
+
74
+
describe("validateLabel", () => {
75
+
test("should validate label with all required fields", () => {
76
+
const label: LabelEvent = {
77
+
src: "did:plc:labeler",
78
+
uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
79
+
val: "spam",
80
+
cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
81
+
};
82
+
83
+
expect(validateLabel(label)).toBe(true);
84
+
});
85
+
86
+
test("should reject label missing src", () => {
87
+
const label = {
88
+
uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
89
+
val: "spam",
90
+
cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
91
+
} as LabelEvent;
92
+
93
+
expect(validateLabel(label)).toBe(false);
94
+
});
95
+
96
+
test("should reject label missing uri", () => {
97
+
const label = {
98
+
src: "did:plc:labeler",
99
+
val: "spam",
100
+
cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
101
+
} as LabelEvent;
102
+
103
+
expect(validateLabel(label)).toBe(false);
104
+
});
105
+
106
+
test("should reject label missing val", () => {
107
+
const label = {
108
+
src: "did:plc:labeler",
109
+
uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
110
+
cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
111
+
} as LabelEvent;
112
+
113
+
expect(validateLabel(label)).toBe(false);
114
+
});
115
+
116
+
test("should reject label missing cts", () => {
117
+
const label = {
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src: "did:plc:labeler",
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uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
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val: "spam",
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} as LabelEvent;
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expect(validateLabel(label)).toBe(false);
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});
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});
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});
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tests/unit/filter.test.ts
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tests/unit/filter.test.ts
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import { describe, test, expect, beforeEach } from "bun:test";
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import { LabelFilter } from "../../src/firehose/filter.js";
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import { LabelEvent } from "../../src/firehose/decoder.js";
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describe("Label Filter", () => {
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describe("with no filtering (capturing all labels)", () => {
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let filter: LabelFilter;
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beforeEach(() => {
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filter = new LabelFilter([]);
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});
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test("should capture any label", () => {
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const label: LabelEvent = {
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src: "did:plc:labeler",
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uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
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val: "spam",
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cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
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};
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expect(filter.shouldCapture(label)).toBe(true);
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});
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test("should return null for filtered labels list", () => {
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expect(filter.getFilteredLabels()).toBeNull();
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});
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});
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describe("with label filtering enabled", () => {
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let filter: LabelFilter;
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beforeEach(() => {
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filter = new LabelFilter(["spam", "hate-speech", "csam"]);
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});
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test("should capture allowed labels", () => {
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const label: LabelEvent = {
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src: "did:plc:labeler",
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uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
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val: "spam",
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cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
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};
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expect(filter.shouldCapture(label)).toBe(true);
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});
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test("should reject non-allowed labels", () => {
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const label: LabelEvent = {
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src: "did:plc:labeler",
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uri: "at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/123",
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val: "misleading",
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cts: "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z",
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};
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expect(filter.shouldCapture(label)).toBe(false);
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});
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test("should return list of filtered labels", () => {
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const labels = filter.getFilteredLabels();
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expect(labels).not.toBeNull();
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expect(labels).toContain("spam");
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expect(labels).toContain("hate-speech");
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expect(labels).toContain("csam");
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expect(labels?.length).toBe(3);
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});
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});
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});