gladly ... and i'm even happy to share the first half of it here ... so we can all build faster better for the nostr ecosystem. ... in this case I'm working on a magiclink utility ... so some of it is relevant to that... but much of the first 1/3 of it is an evolved rehash of checklists ive been making as i widdle through my feature/function list that i'm trying to bake into that MaiQR project of mine.

(a text version of the CHECKLIST.md will be in the next message)

no need to hide it ... may all us script kiddies become more empowered by this docu-hack

// ------- CHECKLIST.md -----------

# Development Standards Checklist

## Core Philosophy

- [x] Keep it simple: avoid heavy frameworks

- [x] Use specialized nostr utilities over general-purpose frameworks

- Use `nostr-crypto-utils` for core Nostr functionality

- Use `nostr-nsec-seedphrase` for key management

- Use `nostr-websocket-utils` for WebSocket handling (if needed)

- Use `fastify` for HTTPS serving (if needed)

- Use TypeScript for type safety

- [x] Manage dependencies manually - no dependency injection frameworks

- [x] Prefer pure TypeScript solutions

- [x] Only add complexity when absolutely necessary

## Core Requirements

### Module System

- [x] Use ESModules by default

- [ ] Use CommonJS only when absolutely necessary (document why in code comments)

- [x] All new modules must use `import/export` syntax

- [ ] Update existing modules to ESM when touching them

### Code Structure

### Core (/src)

- [x] `/services` - Core Nostr services

- [x] `/nips` - NIP implementations

- [x] `/utils` - Shared utilities

- [ ] `/types` - Core type definitions

### Features

- [ ] Each NIP implementation should be independent

- [ ] Communication via service layer only

- [ ] Self-contained business logic

- [ ] Clear separation between NIPs and services

## Nostr Implementation Requirements

- [ ] Use `nostr-tools` for all Nostr operations

- [ ] Event creation and signing

- [ ] Relay connections

- [ ] Key management

- [ ] Message encryption/decryption

- [ ] Never store raw private keys in code

- [ ] Implement proper key validation

- [ ] Secure relay communications

## Security Requirements

- [ ] All direct messages MUST be encrypted

- [ ] Validate all public keys before use

- [ ] No sensitive data in logs or error messages

- [ ] Implement proper error handling for all Nostr operations

- [ ] Rate limiting for relay connections

- [ ] Proper cleanup of relay connections

## TypeScript Standards

- [ ] Strict type checking enabled

- [ ] No `any` types unless absolutely necessary

- [ ] Interface definitions for all Nostr events

- [ ] Proper error types

- [ ] Type guards where necessary

- [ ] Documentation for public APIs

## Testing Strategy

- [ ] Unit tests for all services

- [ ] Integration tests for Nostr operations

- [ ] Mock relay for testing

- [ ] Test encryption/decryption specifically

- [ ] Test error cases

- [ ] Test relay connection handling

## Implementation Priorities

1. Core Nostr functionality

2. Direct message handling

3. Key management

4. Relay connection management

5. Error handling

6. Testing

## Performance & Reliability

- [ ] Implement connection pooling

- [ ] Handle relay disconnections gracefully

- [ ] Implement retry mechanisms

- [ ] Monitor relay performance

- [ ] Handle concurrent messages

## Documentation

- [ ] API documentation

- [ ] Usage examples

- [ ] Error handling guide

- [ ] Security considerations

- [ ] Implementation notes for each NIP

## Environment Variables

### Development

- [ ] `RELAY_URL` - Nostr relay URL

- [ ] `NODE_ENV=development`

- [ ] `LOG_LEVEL` - Logging verbosity

### Production

- [ ] `RELAY_URL` - Production relay URL

- [ ] `NODE_ENV=production`

- [ ] `LOG_LEVEL=info`