Fix write-check by disabling verification by default, since it isn't working yet. Also add tests

.env.example

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export LOG_LEVEL=info
 
 # Optional write confirmation probe settings:
 export WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED=true
+# false = consider publish OK sufficient; true = require read-after-write confirmation
+export WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ=false
 export WRITE_CHECK_KIND=30078
 # WRITE_CHECK_PRIVKEY accepts either:
 # - nsec1... string

README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Production-oriented Prometheus exporter for monitoring a fixed set of Nostr rela
 - Probes each configured relay either on an interval, or on-demand when `/metrics` is scraped.
 - Uses `@nostrwatch/nocap` for `open` + `read` checks.
 - Optionally performs a low-noise write confirmation check (kind `30078` by default) using deterministic `d` tags.
+- By default, treats relay `OK` for publish as success; optional read-after-write verification can be enabled.
 - Exposes:
   - `/metrics` for Prometheus scraping
   - `/healthz` for process and probe-loop health
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ Environment variables:
 - `PORT` (default: `9464`)
 - `LOG_LEVEL` (default: `info`; one of `debug|info|warn|error`)
 - `WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED` (default: `true`)
+- `WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ` (default: `false`; when `true`, require event read-back after publish)
 - `WRITE_CHECK_KIND` (default: `30078`)
 - `WRITE_CHECK_PRIVKEY` (optional; supports `nsec1...` or 64-char hex)
 
@@ -79,6 +81,34 @@ Run tests:
 pnpm test
 ```
 
+Run the live write-confirm diagnostic for `offchain.pub` (opt-in):
+
+```bash
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_OFFCHAIN=1 \
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS="wss://offchain.pub" \
+pnpm test test/live.offchain.test.ts
+```
+
+Full example with write verification enabled:
+
+```bash
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_OFFCHAIN=1 \
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS="wss://offchain.pub" \
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_WRITE_VERIFY_READ=1 \
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=8 \
+LIVE_RELAY_TEST_EXPECT_NO_FAILURES=1 \
+pnpm test test/live.offchain.test.ts
+```
+
+Optional knobs:
+
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_SAMPLES` (default `12`)
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_SCRAPE_EVERY_MS` (default `1500`)
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` (default `8`)
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS` (default `"wss://offchain.pub"`; comma-separated relay list)
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_WRITE_VERIFY_READ=1` to enable read-after-write verification (disabled by default)
+- `LIVE_RELAY_TEST_EXPECT_NO_FAILURES=1` to make the test fail on any write-confirm/probe failures
+
 ## Exposed metrics
 
 Relay-level labels use `{relay}` unless stated:

package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
-    "test": "tsx --test test/config.test.ts test/smoke.test.ts"
+    "test": "tsx --test test/config.test.ts test/smoke.test.ts test/live.offchain.test.ts"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "nostr",

src/config.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface RelayTarget {
 
 export interface WriteCheckConfig {
   enabled: boolean;
+  verifyRead: boolean;
   kind: number;
   privkey?: string;
 }
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const DEFAULT_LISTEN_ADDR = "0.0.0.0";
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 9464;
 const DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL: LogLevel = "info";
 const DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
+const DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ = false;
 const DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_KIND = 30078;
 
 const MIN_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 1;
@@ -170,6 +172,10 @@ export function loadConfig(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AppConfig {
   }
 
   const writeEnabledFlag = parseBoolean(env.WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED, DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED);
+  const writeVerifyReadFlag = parseBoolean(
+    env.WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ,
+    DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ,
+  );
   const writeCheckKind = parseInteger(
     env.WRITE_CHECK_KIND,
     DEFAULT_WRITE_CHECK_KIND,
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ export function loadConfig(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AppConfig {
   const staleAfterMs = probeIntervalMs + probeTimeoutMs + 5_000;
   const writeCheck: WriteCheckConfig = {
     enabled: writeEnabledFlag,
+    verifyRead: writeVerifyReadFlag,
     kind: writeCheckKind,
     ...(resolvedWritePrivkey ? { privkey: resolvedWritePrivkey } : {}),
   };

src/prober.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface RelayCheckNode {
 interface NocapResult {
   open?: RelayCheckNode;
   read?: RelayCheckNode;
+  write?: RelayCheckNode;
 }
 
 interface RelayProbeState {
@@ -192,8 +193,13 @@ export class RelayProber {
       const adapters = Object.values(NocapEveryAdapterDefault);
       await nocap.useAdapters(adapters);
 
+      const checks: string[] =
+        this.config.writeCheck.enabled && !this.config.writeCheck.verifyRead
+          ? ["open", "read", "write"]
+          : ["open", "read"];
+
       const result = (await withTimeout(
-        nocap.check(["open", "read"], true) as Promise<NocapResult>,
+        nocap.check(checks, true) as Promise<NocapResult>,
         this.config.probeTimeoutMs * 2,
         "nocap open/read",
       )) as NocapResult;
@@ -211,27 +217,49 @@ export class RelayProber {
       }
 
       if (this.config.writeCheck.enabled) {
-        const privkey = this.config.writeCheck.privkey;
-        if (!privkey) {
-          writeConfirmOk = false;
-          this.metrics.incProbeError(relayLabel, "write_confirm");
-        } else {
-          const writeResult = await runWriteConfirm({
-            relay: relay.relay,
-            host: relay.host,
-            kind: this.config.writeCheck.kind,
-            privkey,
-            timeoutMs: this.config.probeTimeoutMs,
-          });
-          writeConfirmOk = writeResult.ok;
-          writeDurationMs = durationOrDefault(writeResult.durationMs);
-          if (!writeResult.ok) {
+        if (!this.config.writeCheck.verifyRead) {
+          // Match nocap behavior: use websocket write check in the same nocap session.
+          const writeNode = result.write;
+          writeConfirmOk =
+            writeNode !== undefined &&
+            writeNode.status !== "error" &&
+            writeNode.data !== false;
+          writeDurationMs = durationOrDefault(result.write?.duration);
+          if (!writeConfirmOk) {
             this.metrics.incProbeError(relayLabel, "write_confirm");
             this.logger.warn(
-              { relay: relayLabel, check: "write_confirm", reason: writeResult.reason },
+              {
+                relay: relayLabel,
+                check: "write_confirm",
+                reason: result.write?.message ?? "nocap write check failed",
+              },
               "write confirmation failed",
             );
           }
+        } else {
+          const privkey = this.config.writeCheck.privkey;
+          if (!privkey) {
+            writeConfirmOk = false;
+            this.metrics.incProbeError(relayLabel, "write_confirm");
+          } else {
+            const writeResult = await runWriteConfirm({
+              relay: relay.relay,
+              host: relay.host,
+              kind: this.config.writeCheck.kind,
+              privkey,
+              verifyRead: this.config.writeCheck.verifyRead,
+              timeoutMs: this.config.probeTimeoutMs,
+            });
+            writeConfirmOk = writeResult.ok;
+            writeDurationMs = durationOrDefault(writeResult.durationMs);
+            if (!writeResult.ok) {
+              this.metrics.incProbeError(relayLabel, "write_confirm");
+              this.logger.warn(
+                { relay: relayLabel, check: "write_confirm", reason: writeResult.reason },
+                "write confirmation failed",
+              );
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
 

src/writeConfirm.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface WriteConfirmInput {
   host: string;
   kind: number;
   privkey: string;
+  verifyRead: boolean;
   timeoutMs: number;
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,13 @@ export async function runWriteConfirm(input: WriteConfirmInput): Promise<WriteCo
 
     await withTimeout(relay.publish(event), input.timeoutMs, "relay publish");
 
+    if (!input.verifyRead) {
+      return {
+        ok: true,
+        durationMs: Math.round(performance.now() - startedAt),
+      };
+    }
+
     const elapsedMs = performance.now() - startedAt;
     const remainingMs = Math.max(1, input.timeoutMs - Math.floor(elapsedMs));
 

test/config.test.ts

@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 
 import { loadConfig } from "../src/config.js";
 
-test("loadConfig parses valid relays and ignores invalid entries", () => {
+test("loadConfig parses relay input and ignores invalid entries", () => {
   const config = loadConfig({
-    RELAYS: "wss://relay.damus.io,not-a-url,wss://nos.lol",
+    RELAYS: "wss://offchain.pub,not-a-url,wss://offchain.pub",
     WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED: "false",
   });
 
-  assert.equal(config.relays.length, 2);
-  assert.equal(config.relays[0]?.relay, "wss://relay.damus.io/");
-  assert.equal(config.relays[1]?.relay, "wss://nos.lol/");
+  assert.equal(config.relays.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(config.relays[0]?.relay, "wss://offchain.pub/");
   assert.equal(config.writeCheck.enabled, false);
   assert.equal(config.probeIntervalMs, 0);
   assert.ok(config.warnings.some((w) => w.includes("Ignoring invalid relay URL")));
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ test("loadConfig parses valid relays and ignores invalid entries", () => {
 
 test("loadConfig generates write-check private key when missing", () => {
   const config = loadConfig({
-    RELAYS: "wss://relay.damus.io",
+    RELAYS: "wss://offchain.pub",
     WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED: "true",
   });
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ test("loadConfig generates write-check private key when missing", () => {
 
 test("loadConfig generates write-check private key when configured key is invalid", () => {
   const config = loadConfig({
-    RELAYS: "wss://relay.damus.io",
+    RELAYS: "wss://offchain.pub",
     WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED: "true",
     WRITE_CHECK_PRIVKEY: "not-a-valid-key",
   });
@@ -46,3 +45,16 @@ test("loadConfig generates write-check private key when configured key is invali
     "expected warning about invalid configured key",
   );
 });
+
+test("loadConfig sets write-check read verification flag", () => {
+  const defaultConfig = loadConfig({
+    RELAYS: "wss://offchain.pub",
+  });
+  assert.equal(defaultConfig.writeCheck.verifyRead, false);
+
+  const verifyConfig = loadConfig({
+    RELAYS: "wss://offchain.pub",
+    WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ: "true",
+  });
+  assert.equal(verifyConfig.writeCheck.verifyRead, true);
+});

test/live.offchain.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawn, type ChildProcessByStdio } from "node:child_process";
+import http from "node:http";
+import type { Readable } from "node:stream";
+import { setTimeout as sleep } from "node:timers/promises";
+
+const ENABLED = process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_OFFCHAIN === "1";
+const SCRAPE_SAMPLES = Number.parseInt(process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_SAMPLES ?? "12", 10);
+const SCRAPE_EVERY_MS = Number.parseInt(process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_SCRAPE_EVERY_MS ?? "1500", 10);
+const PROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = Number.parseInt(process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS ?? "8", 10);
+const WRITE_VERIFY_READ = process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_WRITE_VERIFY_READ === "1";
+const ENFORCE_NO_WRITE_CONFIRM_FAILURES = process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_EXPECT_NO_FAILURES === "1";
+
+function randomPort(): number {
+  return 20_000 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 10_000);
+}
+
+function httpGet(
+  port: number,
+  path: string,
+): Promise<{ statusCode: number; body: string; headers: http.IncomingHttpHeaders }> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const req = http.request(
+      {
+        hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+        port,
+        path,
+        method: "GET",
+        timeout: 5_000,
+      },
+      (res) => {
+        const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+        res.on("data", (chunk) => {
+          chunks.push(Buffer.isBuffer(chunk) ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk));
+        });
+        res.on("end", () => {
+          resolve({
+            statusCode: res.statusCode ?? 0,
+            body: Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf8"),
+            headers: res.headers,
+          });
+        });
+      },
+    );
+    req.on("timeout", () => {
+      req.destroy(new Error(`timeout GET ${path}`));
+    });
+    req.on("error", reject);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+type ExporterChild = ChildProcessByStdio<null, Readable, Readable>;
+
+async function waitForStartup(child: ExporterChild, port: number, timeoutMs: number): Promise<void> {
+  const started = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - started < timeoutMs) {
+    if (child.exitCode !== null) {
+      throw new Error(`exporter exited early with code ${child.exitCode}`);
+    }
+    try {
+      const res = await httpGet(port, "/healthz");
+      if ([200, 503].includes(res.statusCode)) return;
+    } catch {
+      // server not up yet
+    }
+    await sleep(150);
+  }
+  throw new Error("timeout waiting for exporter startup");
+}
+
+function metricValue(metrics: string, name: string, labels: Record<string, string>): number | null {
+  const entries = Object.entries(labels);
+  const labelsPattern = entries
+    .map(([k, v]) => `${k}="${v.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")}"`)
+    .join(",");
+  const linePattern = new RegExp(`^${name}\\{${labelsPattern}\\} (-?\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?)$`, "m");
+  const match = metrics.match(linePattern);
+  if (!match?.[1]) return null;
+  const parsed = Number.parseFloat(match[1]);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+}
+
+test(
+  "live exporter probe diagnostic against offchain.pub",
+  { skip: !ENABLED },
+  async (t) => {
+    const relayInput = process.env.LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS ?? "wss://offchain.pub";
+    const relays = relayInput
+      .split(",")
+      .map((v) => v.trim())
+      .filter((v) => v.length > 0);
+    assert.ok(relays.length > 0, "LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS must include at least one relay");
+
+    let relayLabel: string;
+    try {
+      relayLabel = new URL(relays[0]).toString();
+    } catch {
+      assert.fail(`invalid first relay URL in LIVE_RELAY_TEST_RELAYS: ${relays[0]}`);
+    }
+
+    const port = randomPort();
+    const child = spawn("pnpm", ["exec", "tsx", "src/index.ts"], {
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        RELAYS: relays.join(","),
+        PROBE_INTERVAL_SECONDS: "1",
+        PROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: String(PROBE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS),
+        WRITE_CHECK_ENABLED: "true",
+        WRITE_CHECK_VERIFY_READ: WRITE_VERIFY_READ ? "true" : "false",
+        PORT: String(port),
+        LOG_LEVEL: "error",
+      },
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    });
+
+    let stderr = "";
+    child.stderr.on("data", (d: Buffer) => {
+      stderr += d.toString("utf8");
+    });
+
+    t.after(() => {
+      if (child.exitCode === null) {
+        child.kill("SIGTERM");
+      }
+    });
+
+    await waitForStartup(child, port, 10_000);
+
+    let lastMetrics = "";
+    for (let i = 0; i < SCRAPE_SAMPLES; i += 1) {
+      const metrics = await httpGet(port, "/metrics");
+      assert.equal(metrics.statusCode, 200);
+      lastMetrics = metrics.body;
+      await sleep(SCRAPE_EVERY_MS);
+    }
+
+    const writeConfirmOk = metricValue(lastMetrics, "nostr_relay_write_confirm_ok", { relay: relayLabel });
+    const writeConfirmErrors = metricValue(lastMetrics, "nostr_relay_probe_errors_total", {
+      relay: relayLabel,
+      check: "write_confirm",
+    });
+    const successRuns = metricValue(lastMetrics, "nostr_relay_probe_runs_total", {
+      relay: relayLabel,
+      result: "success",
+    });
+    const failureRuns = metricValue(lastMetrics, "nostr_relay_probe_runs_total", {
+      relay: relayLabel,
+      result: "failure",
+    });
+
+    const diagnostic = {
+      relay: relayLabel,
+      relays,
+      scrapeSamples: SCRAPE_SAMPLES,
+      scrapeEveryMs: SCRAPE_EVERY_MS,
+      writeVerifyRead: WRITE_VERIFY_READ,
+      writeConfirmOk,
+      writeConfirmErrors,
+      successRuns,
+      failureRuns,
+      crashed: child.exitCode !== null,
+    };
+    console.log("[live-offchain-exporter]", JSON.stringify(diagnostic));
+
+    assert.equal(child.exitCode, null, `exporter crashed unexpectedly: ${stderr}`);
+    assert.notEqual(writeConfirmOk, null, "missing nostr_relay_write_confirm_ok metric");
+    assert.ok(
+      successRuns !== null || failureRuns !== null,
+      "missing nostr_relay_probe_runs_total metrics",
+    );
+
+    if (ENFORCE_NO_WRITE_CONFIRM_FAILURES) {
+      assert.equal(writeConfirmErrors ?? 0, 0, `write_confirm failures seen: ${JSON.stringify(diagnostic)}`);
+      assert.equal(failureRuns ?? 0, 0, `probe failures seen: ${JSON.stringify(diagnostic)}`);
+    }
+  },
+);