Clarify legacy handling comment

js/channelProfile.js

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import { app } from "./app.js";
 import { subscriptions } from "./subscriptions.js"; // <-- NEW import
 import { initialBlacklist, initialWhitelist } from "./lists.js";
 import { isWhitelistEnabled } from "./config.js";
-import { parseVideoEventPayload } from "./videoEventUtils.js";
+import {
+  deriveTitleFromEvent,
+  parseVideoEventPayload,
+} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * Initialize the channel profile view.
@@ -473,26 +476,57 @@ function dedupeToNewestByRoot(videos) {
  * Convert raw event => "video" object.
  */
 function localConvertEventToVideo(event) {
-  const { parsedContent, parseError, title, url, magnet, version } =
-    parseVideoEventPayload(event);
+  const {
+    parsedContent,
+    parseError,
+    title,
+    url,
+    magnet,
+    infoHash,
+    version,
+  } = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
 
-  if (!title) {
-    const reason = parseError ? "missing title (json parse error)" : "missing title";
-    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
+  const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
+  const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
+  const trimmedInfoHash = typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
+  const playbackMagnet = trimmedMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
+  const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(version) ? version : 0;
+
+  const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
+  if (!hasPlayableSource) {
+    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason: "missing playable source" };
   }
 
-  if (!url && !magnet) {
-    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason: "missing playable source" };
+  const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
+    parsedContent,
+    tags: event.tags,
+    primaryTitle: title,
+  });
+
+  let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
+  if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
+    resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
+      ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
+      : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
+  }
+
+  if (!resolvedTitle) {
+    const reason = parseError
+      ? "missing title (json parse error)"
+      : "missing title";
+    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
   }
 
   return {
     id: event.id,
     videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || event.id,
-    version,
+    version: numericVersion,
     isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
-    title,
-    url,
-    magnet,
+    title: resolvedTitle,
+    url: trimmedUrl,
+    magnet: playbackMagnet,
+    rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet,
+    infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,
     thumbnail: parsedContent.thumbnail ?? "",
     description: parsedContent.description ?? "",
     mode: parsedContent.mode ?? "live",

js/magnetUtils.js

@@ -205,7 +205,16 @@ export function normalizeAndAugmentMagnet(
     }
   }
 
-  const finalMagnet = parsed.toString();
+  let finalMagnet = parsed.toString();
+  const decodedFinalMagnet = finalMagnet.replace(
+    ENCODED_BTih_PATTERN,
+    (_, hash) => `xt=${BTIH_PREFIX}${hash}`
+  );
+  if (decodedFinalMagnet !== finalMagnet) {
+    finalMagnet = decodedFinalMagnet;
+    didMutate = true;
+  }
+
   return {
     magnet: finalMagnet,
     didChange: didMutate || finalMagnet !== initial,

js/nostr.js

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import { isDevMode } from "./config.js";
 import { accessControl } from "./accessControl.js";
-import { parseVideoEventPayload } from "./videoEventUtils.js";
+import {
+  deriveTitleFromEvent,
+  parseVideoEventPayload,
+} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * The usual relays
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ function inferMimeTypeFromUrl(url) {
 
 /**
  * Convert a raw Nostr event => your "video" object.
- * CHANGED: skip if version <2
+ * Accepts legacy (<2) payloads when they expose a usable magnet/info hash.
  */
 function convertEventToVideo(event) {
   const {
@@ -101,16 +104,15 @@ function convertEventToVideo(event) {
     version,
   } = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
 
-  if (!title) {
-    const reason = parseError ? "missing title (json parse error)" : "missing title";
-    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
-  }
-
+  const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
   const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
   const trimmedInfoHash = typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
   const playbackMagnet = trimmedMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
 
-  if (!url && !playbackMagnet) {
+  const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(version) ? version : 0;
+  const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
+
+  if (!hasPlayableSource) {
     return {
       id: event.id,
       invalid: true,
@@ -118,13 +120,33 @@ function convertEventToVideo(event) {
     };
   }
 
+  const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
+    parsedContent,
+    tags: event.tags,
+    primaryTitle: title,
+  });
+
+  let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
+  if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
+    resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
+      ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
+      : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
+  }
+
+  if (!resolvedTitle) {
+    const reason = parseError
+      ? "missing title (json parse error)"
+      : "missing title";
+    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
+  }
+
   return {
     id: event.id,
     videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || event.id,
-    version,
+    version: numericVersion,
     isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
-    title,
-    url,
+    title: resolvedTitle,
+    url: trimmedUrl,
     magnet: playbackMagnet,
     rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet,
     infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,

js/subscriptions.js

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // js/subscriptions.js
 import { nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
-import { parseVideoEventPayload } from "./videoEventUtils.js";
+import {
+  deriveTitleFromEvent,
+  parseVideoEventPayload,
+} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * Manages the user's subscription list (kind=30002) *privately*,
@@ -501,18 +504,24 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
   }
 
   convertEventToVideo(evt) {
-    const { parsedContent, parseError, title, url, magnet, version } =
-      parseVideoEventPayload(evt);
+    const {
+      parsedContent,
+      parseError,
+      title,
+      url,
+      magnet,
+      infoHash,
+      version,
+    } = parseVideoEventPayload(evt);
 
-    if (!title) {
-      return {
-        id: evt.id,
-        invalid: true,
-        reason: parseError ? "missing title (json parse error)" : "missing title",
-      };
-    }
+    const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
+    const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
+    const trimmedInfoHash = typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
+    const playbackMagnet = trimmedMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
+    const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(version) ? version : 0;
 
-    if (!url && !magnet) {
+    const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
+    if (!hasPlayableSource) {
       return {
         id: evt.id,
         invalid: true,
@@ -520,17 +529,42 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       };
     }
 
+    const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
+      parsedContent,
+      tags: evt.tags,
+      primaryTitle: title,
+    });
+
+    let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
+    if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
+      resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
+        ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
+        : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
+    }
+
+    if (!resolvedTitle) {
+      return {
+        id: evt.id,
+        invalid: true,
+        reason: parseError
+          ? "missing title (json parse error)"
+          : "missing title",
+      };
+    }
+
     return {
       id: evt.id,
       pubkey: evt.pubkey,
       created_at: evt.created_at,
       videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || evt.id,
-      version,
+      version: numericVersion,
       deleted: parsedContent.deleted === true,
       isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
-      title,
-      url,
-      magnet,
+      title: resolvedTitle,
+      url: trimmedUrl,
+      magnet: playbackMagnet,
+      rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet,
+      infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,
       thumbnail: parsedContent.thumbnail ?? "",
       description: parsedContent.description ?? "",
       mode: parsedContent.mode ?? "live",

js/videoEventUtils.js

@@ -7,6 +7,73 @@
 const MAGNET_URI_PATTERN = /^magnet:\?/i;
 const HEX_INFO_HASH_PATTERN = /\b[0-9a-f]{40}\b/gi;
 
+function safeTrim(value) {
+  return typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
+}
+
+function pickFirstString(values = []) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  for (const value of values) {
+    const trimmed = safeTrim(value);
+    if (trimmed) {
+      return trimmed;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return "";
+}
+
+export function deriveTitleFromEvent({
+  parsedContent = {},
+  tags = [],
+  primaryTitle = "",
+} = {}) {
+  const initial = safeTrim(primaryTitle);
+  if (initial) {
+    return initial;
+  }
+
+  const directCandidates = pickFirstString([
+    parsedContent?.title,
+    parsedContent?.name,
+    parsedContent?.filename,
+    parsedContent?.fileName,
+    parsedContent?.subject,
+    parsedContent?.caption,
+  ]);
+  if (directCandidates) {
+    return directCandidates;
+  }
+
+  const metaTitle = safeTrim(parsedContent?.meta?.title);
+  if (metaTitle) {
+    return metaTitle;
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(tags)) {
+    for (const tag of tags) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const key = safeTrim(tag[0]).toLowerCase();
+      if (!key) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (["title", "subject", "caption", "name"].includes(key)) {
+        const candidate = safeTrim(tag[1]);
+        if (candidate) {
+          return candidate;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return "";
+}
+
 function extractInfoHashesFromString(value, pushInfoHash) {
   if (typeof value !== "string") {
     return;

tests/legacy-infohash.test.mjs

@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ const LEGACY_INFO_HASH = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567";
   assert.equal(video.rawMagnet, "");
 })();
 
+(function testLegacyEventWithoutTitleStillLoads() {
+  const event = {
+    id: "evt-no-title",
+    pubkey: "pk2",
+    created_at: 2,
+    tags: [],
+    content: JSON.stringify({
+      version: 1,
+      magnet: `magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${LEGACY_INFO_HASH}`,
+    }),
+  };
+
+  const video = convertEventToVideo(event);
+  assert.equal(video.invalid, false, "Legacy events without title should fallback");
+  assert.ok(video.title && video.title.length > 0, "Fallback title should be provided");
+})();
+
 (function testPlaybackConfigNormalizesInfoHash() {
   const result = deriveTorrentPlaybackConfig({
     magnet: "",