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Kpa-clawbot 45f30fcadc feat(repeater): liveness detection — distinguish actively relaying from advert-only (#662) (#1073)
## Summary

Implements repeater liveness detection per #662 — distinguishes a
repeater that is **actively relaying traffic** from one that is **alive
but idle** (only sending its own adverts).

## Approach

The backend already maintains a `byPathHop` index keyed by lowercase
hop/pubkey for every transmission. Decode-window writes also key it by
**resolved pubkey** for relay hops. We just weren't surfacing it.

`GetRepeaterRelayInfo(pubkey, windowHours)`:
- Reads `byPathHop[pubkey]`.
- Skips packets whose `payload_type == 4` (advert) — a self-advert
proves liveness, not relaying.
- Returns the most recent `FirstSeen` as `lastRelayed`, plus
`relayActive` (within window) and the `windowHours` actually used.

## Three states (per issue)

| State | Indicator | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Relaying | green | `last_relayed` within `relayActiveHours` |
| 🟡 Alive (idle) | yellow | repeater is in the DB but
`relay_active=false` (no recent path-hop appearance, or none ever) |
|  Stale | existing | falls out of the existing `getNodeStatus` logic |

## API

- `GET /api/nodes` — repeater/room rows now include `last_relayed`
(omitted if never observed) and `relay_active`.
- `GET /api/nodes/{pubkey}` — same fields plus `relay_window_hours`.

## Config

New optional field under `healthThresholds`:

```json
"healthThresholds": {
  ...,
  "relayActiveHours": 24
}
```

Default 24h. Documented in `config.example.json`.

## Frontend

Node detail page gains a **Last Relayed** row for repeaters/rooms with
the 🟢/🟡 state badge. Tooltip explains the distinction from "Last Heard".

## TDD

- **Red commit** `4445f91`: `repeater_liveness_test.go` + stub
`GetRepeaterRelayInfo` returning zero. Active and Stale tests fail on
assertion (LastRelayed empty / mismatched). Idle and IgnoresAdverts
already match the desired behavior under the stub. Compiles, runs, fails
on assertions — not on imports.
- **Green commit** `5fcfb57`: Implementation. All four tests pass. Full
`cmd/server` suite green (~22s).

## Performance

`O(N)` over `byPathHop[pubkey]` per call. The index is bounded by store
eviction; a single repeater has at most a few hundred entries on real
data. The `/api/nodes` loop adds one map read + scan per repeater row —
negligible against the existing enrichment work.

## Limitations (per issue body)

1. Observer coverage gaps — if no observer hears a repeater's relay,
it'll show as idle even when actively relaying. This is inherent to
passive observation.
2. Low-traffic networks — a repeater in a quiet area legitimately shows
idle. The 🟡 indicator copy makes that explicit ("alive (idle)").
3. Hash collisions are mitigated by the existing `resolveWithContext`
path before pubkeys land in `byPathHop`.

Fixes #662

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Co-authored-by: clawbot <bot@corescope.local>
2026-05-05 01:17:52 -07:00
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