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Kpa-clawbot 26daa760cd fix(channels): live PSK decrypt for user-added channels (#1029 follow-up) (#1031)
## Problem

PR #1030 added live PSK decrypt for GRP_TXT WS packets, but in
production it still didn't work for **user-added** PSK channels. New
messages never appeared in real time on a channel added via the sidebar
key form — users had to refresh the page to see them via the REST fetch
path (regression #1029).

## Root cause

`decryptLivePSKBatch` rewrites the payload with the raw channel name:

```js
payload.channel = dec.channelName;   // e.g. "medusa"
```

But user-added channels live in `channels[]` under the key produced by
`addUserChannel`:

```js
hash: 'user:' + name,                // e.g. "user:medusa"
```

`selectedHash` also uses the `user:`-prefixed key while a user-added
channel is open. Downstream in `processWSBatch`:

| Line | Check | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 962 | `c.hash === channelName` | `"medusa" !== "user:medusa"` → user
channel never matched |
| 982 | `channelName === selectedHash` | `"medusa" !== "user:medusa"` →
message never appended to open chat |
| 974 | `channels.push({ hash: channelName, ... })` | duplicate plain
`"medusa"` entry pushed into sidebar |

The unread bumper (`channels.js:1086`) compared `chName === prior` with
the same mismatch, so it bumped an unread badge on the channel currently
being viewed.

Verified end to end against staging WS traffic (live `decryption_status:
"decrypted"` packets observed; user-added channel never updated,
duplicate entry created).

## Fix

`decryptLivePSKBatch` now also stamps a canonical sidebar key on the
payload:

```js
payload.channelKey = hasUserCh ? ('user:' + dec.channelName) : dec.channelName;
```

`processWSBatch` and the unread bumper route on `payload.channelKey`
(falling back to `payload.channel` for server-known CHAN packets — no
behavior change there).

After the fix:
-  live message appends to the open user-added chat
-  sidebar row's `lastMessage` / `messageCount` / `lastActivityMs`
update
-  no duplicate non-prefixed sidebar entry
-  unread bumped only on channels NOT being viewed

## TDD

Red commit `f1719a8` — `test-channel-live-decrypt-userprefix.js`, fails
6/9 on assertions (NOT build error) on pristine `channels.js`.
Green commit `da87018` — minimal fix in `channels.js`, all 9/9 pass.

Verified red gates the change: stashed `public/channels.js`, re-ran test
on red commit alone → 6 assertion failures (open channel got 0 messages,
duplicate sidebar entry, unread bumped on viewed channel).

## Files changed

- `public/channels.js` — stamp/route on `channelKey`
- `test-channel-live-decrypt-userprefix.js` (new) — red-then-green
regression test

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Co-authored-by: corescope-bot <bot@corescope>
2026-05-04 16:44:35 -07:00
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