New primitive: `VisibilityIntent::Announcement`, a public post whose
author MUST be the hardcoded bootstrap anchor posting identity
(`DEFAULT_ANCHOR_POSTING_ID`) and whose content carries an ed25519
signature by that key. Forged announcements (any other author, or
bad signature) are rejected by `control::receive_post` before storage
— they never enter the DB and never propagate via neighbor-manifest
diffs. Only the real anchor can publish announcements, and it does so
sparingly as part of the release deploy flow.
Uses release announcements to drive an in-app upgrade banner:
- Anchor publishes a signed `{category:release, version, channel,
download_url, ...}` post during every deploy.
- Clients receive it via the normal CDN; `apply_announcement_if_applicable`
stores the latest-per-category/channel in the settings kv, keyed
e.g. `announcement:release:stable`.
- Welcome screen checks storage on startup; if the stored release
version > CARGO_PKG_VERSION on the user's selected channel, a banner
appears with a Download button that opens the system browser.
- Settings gets "Updates" section with Stable / Beta radio + Check-now
button + current status line.
Core:
- `DEFAULT_ANCHOR_POSTING_ID: NodeId` constant (32 bytes, the anchor's
current posting id — `17af141956ae...`).
- New `VisibilityIntent::Announcement` variant; feed filters in all 6
`get_feed*` / `list_posts*` query sites updated to also exclude the
new intent AND the pre-existing `GroupKeyDistribute` intent.
- `types::AnnouncementContent` + `ReleaseAnnouncement` structs.
- `crypto::{sign,verify}_announcement` — length-prefixed field digest
with a "has release" 1-byte flag.
- New `announcement` module with `verify_announcement_post`,
`apply_announcement_if_applicable`, `latest_release`,
`build_announcement_post`, and a `StoredAnnouncement` envelope saved
to settings so the UI can render without a full post scan.
- `Node::publish_announcement` refuses to run unless the default posting
id equals the anchor constant — accidental use on client installs
fails loud.
Wire / receive:
- `control::receive_post` verifies announcement signatures upfront
alongside Control and Profile. Same pattern; same guarantees.
CLI one-shots (no daemon):
- `itsgoin <data_dir> --print-identity` — prints network_id +
default_posting_id, exits.
- `itsgoin <data_dir> --announce --ann-category release
--ann-channel stable --ann-version X --ann-title ... --ann-body ...
--ann-url https://itsgoin.com/download.html` — builds + stores +
propagates the signed post, exits.
deploy.sh:
- Now runs the announce one-shot inside the anchor-restart window
(after binary swap, before start). The DB is free during that gap,
so the one-shot can write without conflicting with the running
daemon. The restarted daemon loads all storage on boot and serves
the new announcement to pulling peers.
Tauri IPC:
- `check_release_announcement(channel)` → Option<ReleaseAnnouncementDto>
— returns None when up-to-date.
- `get_update_channel` / `set_update_channel(channel)` — persists in
settings kv key `ui_update_channel`; defaults to stable.
- `open_url_external(url)` — desktop-only (xdg-open / open / cmd start);
refuses non-http(s) URLs. Android needs the opener plugin — TODO.
Frontend:
- Upgrade banner on the welcome screen, populated by
`loadUpgradeBanner()`. Hidden when no newer release is known.
- Settings → Updates section with Stable/Beta radio + Check-now button
+ current status line.
Tests: announcement signature roundtrip; non-anchor author rejection;
non-announcement intent is a no-op. 124 / 124 core tests pass.
- bundleMediaFramework: true — bundles full GStreamer plugin set in AppImage.
Fixes WebKit hang on video/audio (missing appsink/autoaudiosink plugins).
MSDK/VA plugins removed post-build to avoid Ubuntu DMA assertion crash.
- Import creates complete posts: BlobHeader, VisibilityIntent, pinned blobs,
self-follow. Imported posts now indistinguishable from locally created ones.
- First-run chooser: Start Fresh or Import Identity on fresh install only.
Profile setup shown for existing identities without display name.
- File pickers: native Browse buttons on export (folder) and import (ZIP)
via tauri-plugin-dialog.
- Export path: relative paths resolved against home dir.
- Lightbox close: only on overlay/image click, not inner form content.
- Growth loop skips self as N2 candidate.
- Node shutdown on identity switch (prevents zombie background tasks).
- media-src CSP includes asset protocol.
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Comment edit & delete:
- EditComment/DeleteComment BlobHeaderDiffOps with upstream+downstream propagation
- Trust-based: comment author can edit/delete, post author can delete
- Storage: edit_comment(), delete_comment() methods
- Frontend: inline edit (Enter/Escape), delete with confirm
Native notifications:
- tauri-plugin-notification for system notifications on all platforms
- Triggers for messages, new posts, reactions, and comments
- notif_reacts setting added, button-group toggles replace dropdowns
- _notifReady flag prevents startup spam
Protocol hardening:
- BlobHeaderDiffOp::Unknown variant with #[serde(other)] for forward compatibility
- Old nodes silently skip unknown ops instead of crashing
UI fixes:
- Self removed from Following list
- Offline follows in lightbox popup (auto-show if no one online)
- Sent DMs filtered from My Posts
- Comment threading scoped to closest .post (fixes duplicate ID issue)
- Select dropdown text legible in WebKitGTK (black on white options)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
