Awesome
alphaama is just aa nostr fucking client
dat:
- tries to be fun and weird.
- let's you interact with nostr exposing the protocol instead of abstracting it.
- tries to be minimalistic, flexible and powerful.
- doesn't do it all yet, soon™.
- is not for everyone.
- keeps changing in breaking ways.
- has bugs and bad decisions.
- is a learning tool.
- is written in vanilla js, html and css.
- is public domain, free and open-source.
- you can do whatever the fuck you want with it.
source code:
nostr:
work in progress dev deployment:
stable deployment:
UI/UX
- alphaama doesn't do much on it's own, it takes commands given by the user and executes them
- it has a single input field for interaction like a Command Line Interface (CLI) wrapped in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that can be interacted with
- commands are given by prefixing the input with a value (default is ".aa")
- this value also acts as a delimiter for running multiple commands (similar to &&)
- can be used to create any event type and autofills the missing required fields (raw JSON)
- you can use multiple tabs with different requests
- to reset everything, type:
.aa zzz
- some commands can be repeated using
,
as a separator (ex:.aa o add trust 4, theme light, pagination 500, ns gm
) - some commands may be piped using
|
(o) OPTIONS
- to add an option, type:
.aa o add
followed bykey
andvalue
- to delete options, type
.aa o del
followed bykey
, if left empty deletes all and defaults are reset
example of how to switch theme from dark to light and then setting trust
to 4
so it loads stuff from your fellas:
https://v.nostr.build/w5smDlU8vMRQ1r4N.mp4
(r) RELAYS
- relays are kept locally and are separate from your published relays
- relays can be added to sets
- default relay set for reading is "read"
- default relay set for writing is "write"
- default relay set for disabled is "off"
- relay sets (relset) can be used in requests or to create a list (kind:10002)
- depending from where relays were imported, some sets are added automatically (ext, k3, k10002, hint)
to add a relay, type: .aa r add <url> <set_1> <set_2>
url
is a valid full URLset
is a relay set (a-z_0-9)- example command for adding multiple relays:
.aa r add wss://relay1.com read write, wss://relay2.org read, wss://relay3.net write
- to remove a set from a relay, type:
.aa r setrm <url> <set>
(u) USER
- you can use alphaama without logging in because you can read from Nostr without having to sign anything
- to sign notes, you need a signer already configured with a key (NIP7 enabled browser extension)
- make sure your signer extension is active on the current tab
- you have the option to set a mode on login, either easy or hard
- easy mode adds useful filter queries
- hard mode prevents any external connections
example for easy login type: .aa u login easy
https://v.nostr.build/OXw18vj2M8h1Mei0.mp4
(q) REQUESTS
to receive events from relays, you send them requests containing filters
- relays will start sending events one by one that match the request filters
- relays will keep relaying new events as they receive them until the request is closed
to send a request, type: .aa q req <relset> <JSON_filter>
relset
is either a single relay URL or a relay set idJSON_filter
is a single Nostr request filter in raw JSON- you can add an extra value in the filter to close the request after all stored events have been sent:
"eose":"close"
the following variables can be used in filters as values:
"n_number"
: converts to a timestamp fromnumber
of days ago. ex: "n_1" converts to 1 day ago"d_date_string"
: converts to a timestamp ofdate_string
. ex: "d_2024-08-21""now"
: converts to the timestamp of now"u"
: converts to your pubkey (if logged in)"k3"
: converts to a list of pubkeys you follow (if logged in)
you can store requests so it's easier to run them
to store a request, type: .aa q add <fid> <JSON_filter>
fid
is a filter identifier with the following allowed characters:a-z_0-9
JSON_filter
is explained above
to run a request on specific relays, type: .aa q run <fid> <relset>
fid
is explained aboverelset
is a single relay url or relay set; by leaving it empty, it defaults to yourread
relay set
to query outbox relays, type: .aa q out <fid>
fid
is explained aboverelset
is a single relay url or relay set; by leaving it empty, it defaults to yourread
relay set
to close a request, type: .aa q close <fid>
- if
fid
is omitted all opened requests will be closed instead
example of running the request a
https://v.nostr.build/hzQufBzjStD8L8j6.mp4
example: .aa q run f, u, n
(p) INTERACTING WITH PUBKEYS
soon™
the WoT score system used here is very primitive and consists of 2 integer values:
- a value that you can set manually (default is 0, 9 for the logged-in pubkey and 5 for it's follows) and has influence in displaying content (renders image, video, etc). this value relates to the
trust
option - a generated value from the number of followers a pubkey has that you also follow. this is only used as a visual hint
(e) INTERACTING WITH EVENTS
soon™
(d) decentipedia
a decent centipededadedidodude soon™
(db) STORED EVENTS
soon™
(w) walLNut
a walLNut is a nip60 enabled cashu wallet still work in progress, don't be dumb. help yourself
(?) MAKE YOUR OWN AA MOD
soon™
(am) anon & mato
a game of re_quests. soon™