Merge pull request #167 from PR0M3TH3AN/codex/add-exported-constants-to-instance-config

Document watch history configuration defaults

config/instance-config.js

@@ -44,3 +44,42 @@ export const ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid_admin_whitelist_mode";
  * default state when no preference has been stored in localStorage yet.
  */
 export const DEFAULT_WHITELIST_MODE_ENABLED = true;
+
+/**
+ * Nostr kind used when persisting watch history events.
+ *
+ * BitVid’s roadmap standardizes on kind 30078 so that watch events, view logs,
+ * and media metadata stay in the same family of documents. Operators that want
+ * to experiment with a separate list kind (for example, a NIP-51 collection)
+ * can flip this number so long as their relays accept the chosen kind.
+ */
+export const WATCH_HISTORY_KIND = 30078;
+
+/**
+ * Identifier applied to the watch-history list when storing it on relays.
+ *
+ * This becomes the value of the `d` tag so clients can find the correct list
+ * without guessing. Customize the slug if you need isolation between multiple
+ * BitVid deployments that share relays, but keep it stable once clients begin
+ * syncing history.
+ */
+export const WATCH_HISTORY_LIST_IDENTIFIER = "watch-history";
+
+/**
+ * Maximum number of watch-history entries to retain per user.
+ *
+ * The roadmap targets a rolling window of 1,500 items so the UI can highlight
+ * recently played videos without ballooning relay storage. Adjust this cap up
+ * or down depending on your retention and privacy policies; smaller values
+ * reduce storage pressure while larger ones surface a deeper backlog.
+ */
+export const WATCH_HISTORY_MAX_ITEMS = 1500;
+
+/**
+ * Whether clients should resolve watch-history entries in batches.
+ *
+ * When enabled, BitVid fetches video metadata in grouped queries instead of
+ * issuing one request per entry. Operators with relays that struggle under
+ * bursty loads can disable batching at the cost of additional round trips.
+ */
+export const WATCH_HISTORY_BATCH_RESOLVE = true;

js/config.js

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import {
   ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB,
   ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY,
   DEFAULT_WHITELIST_MODE_ENABLED,
+  WATCH_HISTORY_KIND,
+  WATCH_HISTORY_LIST_IDENTIFIER,
+  WATCH_HISTORY_MAX_ITEMS,
+  WATCH_HISTORY_BATCH_RESOLVE,
 } from "../config/instance-config.js";
 
 export const isDevMode = true; // Set to false for production
@@ -42,3 +46,12 @@ export function setWhitelistMode(enabled) {
 }
 
 export { ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY };
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Watch history — roadmap defaults balance retention with relay load
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export { WATCH_HISTORY_KIND };
+export { WATCH_HISTORY_LIST_IDENTIFIER };
+export { WATCH_HISTORY_MAX_ITEMS };
+export { WATCH_HISTORY_BATCH_RESOLVE };