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- Added JSDoc to ModerationService class and methods.
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# Context: Documentation of js/services/moderationService.js
## Selection
- **File**: `js/services/moderationService.js`
- **Line Count**: ~1350 lines
- **Reason**: This is a critical Trust & Safety module implementing the "Web of Trust" model. It is large, complex, and central to the user experience (filtering, blurring). It lacks comprehensive high-level documentation and detailed JSDoc for its public API.
- **Goal**: Analyze the file, add in-code JSDoc, and create a `docs/moderationService-overview.md` to explain the trust graph and report aggregation logic.
## Analysis Plan
1. **High-level summary**: Web of Trust implementation using NIP-56 (Reports) and NIP-51 (Mutes), filtered by the user's social graph (Kind 3 contacts).
2. **Public Surface**: `ModerationService` class, `submitReport`, `recomputeSummaryForEvent`, `refreshViewerFromClient`, `setViewerPubkey`.
3. **Key Flows**:
- **Initialization**: `setViewerPubkey` -> `fetchTrustedContacts` -> `rebuildTrustedContacts`.
- **Reporting**: `submitReport` -> sign -> publish -> ingest.
- **Aggregation**: `subscribeToReports` -> `ingestReportEvent` -> `recomputeSummaryForEvent` (checks trust).
4. **Invariants**:
- Reports are only counted if the reporter is in `trustedContacts` (or whitelist).
- Admin actions (blacklist/whitelist) override the trust graph.
- Viewer mutes are synchronized with `userBlocks`.
## Tasks
- [ ] Add file-header JSDoc explaining the module.
- [ ] Add JSDoc to `ModerationService` methods (`constructor`, `setViewerPubkey`, `submitReport`, etc.).
- [ ] Create `docs/moderationService-overview.md` with architecture diagrams (text) and usage examples.
- [ ] Verify with `npm run lint` and `npm run test:unit`.
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# Agent Task Log: docs-code-investigator
- **Status**: Completed
- **Agent**: docs-code-investigator
- **Date**: 2026-02-16
- **Target**: `js/services/moderationService.js`
## Summary
Analyzed and documented `js/services/moderationService.js`, the core Trust & Safety module implementing the "Web of Trust" model. Added JSDoc to the class and public methods, and created a high-level overview document.
## Actions
- Analyzed `js/services/moderationService.js` (2560 lines).
- Added JSDoc for `ModerationService` class and methods: `constructor`, `setViewerPubkey`, `subscribeToReports`, `getTrustedReportSummary`, `refreshViewerFromClient`.
- Added file-level architectural summary.
- Created `docs/moderationService-overview.md` with usage examples and data flow description.
- Verified with `npm run lint` and `tests/moderation-service.test.mjs` + `tests/moderation/*.test.mjs`.
## Artifacts
- `js/services/moderationService.js` (modified)
- `docs/moderationService-overview.md` (created)
- `context/CONTEXT_2026-02-16_docs-code-investigator.md` (created)
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# Moderation Service Overview
**File**: `js/services/moderationService.js`
## Purpose
The `ModerationService` implements the decentralized Trust & Safety model for bitvid. It filters content based on a "Web of Trust" derived from the current user's social graph (NIP-02 Contact List, Kind 3) and administrative overrides.
Instead of a central authority deciding what is "safe," the service aggregates reports (NIP-56) only from users the viewer follows (their "trusted contacts"). This creates a personalized moderation layer where spam and abuse are filtered by community consensus within the user's network.
## Key Concepts
### Web of Trust
- **Viewer Context**: The service tracks the currently logged-in user (`viewerPubkey`).
- **Trusted Contacts**: The set of pubkeys the viewer follows (from their Kind 3 event).
- **Trust Score**: The number of unique trusted users who have reported a specific piece of content.
- **Thresholds**: Actions (e.g., blurring, disabling autoplay) are triggered when the Trust Score exceeds defined limits (`AUTOPLAY_TRUST_THRESHOLD`, `BLUR_TRUST_THRESHOLD`).
### NIP-56 Reports (Kind 1984)
- Users can report content for reasons like `nudity`, `spam`, `illegal`, etc.
- Reports are public events signed by the reporter.
- The service subscribes to reports for active content and aggregates them locally.
- **Crucially**: Reports from users *outside* the trusted contact list are ignored (unless whitelisted by admin).
### NIP-51 Mutes (Kind 10000)
- Users can mute other users to hide their content entirely.
- The service syncs with `UserBlocks` to enforce mutes.
- It also supports "Trusted Mutes" where mutes from trusted contacts can influence visibility (though this feature is evolving).
### Admin Overrides
- The service integrates with `AccessControl` to respect an instance-wide **Blacklist** (always hidden) and **Whitelist** (always trusted).
## Architecture & Data Flow
### 1. Initialization (Setting the Viewer)
When a user logs in, `setViewerPubkey(pubkey)` is called:
1. The service fetches the user's latest Kind 3 Contact List.
2. It extracts all followed pubkeys into `trustedContacts`.
3. It merges any admin-defined "Trust Seeds" (default trusted users).
4. It recomputes trust scores for all currently loaded content based on the new graph.
### 2. Report Aggregation
When viewing a video, the app calls `subscribeToReports(eventId)`:
1. The service subscribes to Kind 1984 events referencing the video ID.
2. Incoming reports are ingested via `ingestReportEvent`.
3. `recomputeSummaryForEvent` checks if the reporter is in `trustedContacts`.
4. If trusted, the report increments the score for its category.
5. If the score crosses a threshold, the service emits a `summary` event, updating the UI (e.g., to blur the video).
## Usage Example
```javascript
import moderationService from './services/moderationService.js';
// 1. Initialize with the logged-in user
await moderationService.setViewerPubkey(myPubkey);
// 2. Subscribe to reports for a video
await moderationService.subscribeToReports(videoEventId);
// 3. Listen for trust score updates
const unsubscribe = moderationService.on('summary', ({ eventId, summary }) => {
if (summary.totalTrusted >= 1) {
console.log(`Video ${eventId} is flagged by trusted users!`);
// UI logic: blur thumbnail, show warning
}
});
// 4. Submit a report (as the viewer)
await moderationService.submitReport({
eventId: videoEventId,
type: 'nudity',
targetPubkey: videoAuthorPubkey,
content: 'Contains explicit content'
});
```
## Public API Summary
| Method | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| `setViewerPubkey(pubkey)` | Sets the active user and rebuilds the trust graph from their contacts. |
| `subscribeToReports(eventId)` | Starts listening for NIP-56 reports for the given event ID. |
| `submitReport(params)` | Publishes a signed Kind 1984 report event to relays. |
| `getTrustedReportSummary(eventId)` | Returns the current aggregated trust score and report types. |
| `isPubkeyBlockedByViewer(pubkey)` | Checks if the author is blocked/muted by the viewer. |
| `refreshViewerFromClient()` | Helper to sync the viewer with the active Nostr client state. |
## Invariants
- **Trust is Subjective**: A report only counts if the *viewer* follows the reporter. Changing the viewer changes all trust scores immediately.
- **Admin Trumps Trust**: Blacklisted users are ignored even if followed. Whitelisted users are trusted even if not followed.
- **Reactive**: The service emits events (`summary`, `contacts`, `user-blocks`) to drive UI updates; it does not directly manipulate the DOM.
## When to Change
- **Refactoring**: Logic for "Trusted Mutes" (NIP-51 lists from others) is complex and partially deprecated/evolved. This area may need cleanup.
- **Performance**: If the number of reports or contacts grows large, the in-memory aggregation (`reportEvents` map) might need optimization or worker offloading.
- **Protocol Updates**: Changes to NIP-56 or NIP-51 should be reflected here.
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/**
* @fileoverview
* Moderation Service - Decentralized Trust & Safety.
*
* Implements a "Web of Trust" model where content visibility and safety actions (blur, hide)
* are determined by aggregating reports (NIP-56) and mutes (NIP-51) from the user's
* trusted social graph (follows).
*
* Flow:
* 1. setViewerPubkey(pubkey) loads the user's Kind 3 contacts -> trustedContacts.
* 2. subscribeToReports(eventId) listens for Kind 1984 reports.
* 3. ingestReportEvent(event) stores reports in memory.
* 4. recomputeSummaryForEvent(eventId) checks if reporter is in trustedContacts.
* 5. If trusted reports > threshold, emits 'summary' event to update UI.
*/
import {
getActiveSigner,
nostrClient,
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* Implements a "Web of Trust" model where content visibility and safety actions (blur, hide)
* are determined by aggregating reports (NIP-56) and mutes (NIP-51) from the user's
* trusted social graph (follows).
*
* Architecture:
* - **Viewer Context**: Tracks the currently logged-in user and their Kind 3 Contact List.
* - **Trust Graph**: Combines contacts + admin seeds + whitelists.
* - **Report Aggregation**: Counts reports only from trusted users.
* - **Thresholds**: Triggers actions (blur, block autoplay) when trusted report counts exceed limits.
*/
export class ModerationService {
/**
* @param {object} options
* @param {object} [options.nostrClient] - The Nostr client instance (dependency injection).
* @param {object} [options.logger] - System logger.
* @param {object} [options.userBlocks] - User block manager instance.
* @param {object} [options.accessControl] - Admin whitelist/blacklist controller.
* @param {object} [options.userLogger] - User-facing logger for notifications.
* @param {function} [options.requestExtensionPermissions] - Helper to request NIP-07 permissions.
* @param {object} [options.nostrClient] Nostr client.
* @param {object} [options.logger] System logger.
* @param {object} [options.userBlocks] User block manager.
* @param {object} [options.accessControl] Admin access control.
* @param {object} [options.userLogger] User-facing logger.
* @param {function} [options.requestExtensionPermissions] NIP-07 helper.
*/
constructor({
nostrClient: client = null,
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throw new Error("Mute list management is delegated to userBlocks.");
}
/**
* Checks if an author is muted by any of the trusted contacts.
*
* @param {string} pubkey - The author's pubkey.
* @returns {boolean} True if at least one trusted contact mutes this author.
*/
isAuthorMutedByTrusted(pubkey) {
const muters = this.getActiveTrustedMutersForAuthor(pubkey);
return muters.length > 0;
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return this.getActiveTrustedMutersForAuthor(pubkey);
}
/**
* Checks if a pubkey is blocked or muted by the current viewer.
* Delegates to the UserBlocks manager.
*
* @param {string} pubkey - The pubkey to check.
* @returns {boolean} True if blocked or muted by viewer.
*/
isPubkeyBlockedByViewer(pubkey) {
if (!this.userBlocks || typeof this.userBlocks.isBlocked !== "function") {
return false;
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return this.nostrClient.ensurePool();
}
/**
* Checks the current Nostr client state and updates the viewer if changed.
* Useful when the user logs in or switches accounts externally.
*
* @returns {Promise<string>} The active viewer pubkey.
*/
async refreshViewerFromClient() {
const clientPubkey = normalizeHex(
this.nostrClient?.pubkey || this.nostrClient?.sessionActor?.pubkey,
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this.activeSubscriptions.delete(normalized);
}
/**
* Subscribes to Kind 1984 reports for a specific event.
*
* This fetches recent history (backfill) and opens a live subscription.
* Reports are ingested and trigger summary recomputation.
*
* @param {string} eventId - The ID of the event to monitor.
* @returns {Promise<void>}
*/
async subscribeToReports(eventId) {
const normalized = normalizeEventId(eventId);
if (!normalized) {
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this.emit("summary", { eventId: normalized, summary: cloneSummary(summary) });
}
/**
* Retrieves the current aggregated trust score for an event.
*
* @param {string} eventId - The event ID.
* @returns {object} The summary object ({ totalTrusted, types, ... }).
*/
getTrustedReportSummary(eventId) {
const normalized = normalizeEventId(eventId);
if (!normalized) {