feat(social): add real-time direct messaging system (closes #214)

.env.example

@@ -36,9 +36,22 @@ SENDLIB_API_URL=https://sendlib.samueltuoyo.com/api/send
 # SendLib. Prefer a Workspace address on your own domain (e.g. no-reply@deenbridge.app).
 EMAIL_FROM=no-reply@deenbridge.com
 
-# Stellar blockchain network (testnet or mainnet)
+# Stellar blockchain network (testnet or mainnet; "public" is accepted as an
+# alias for mainnet). Validated fail-fast at boot — a mainnet flag paired
+# with a testnet Horizon URL or USDC issuer aborts startup with the exact
+# problem named. See docs/MAINNET.md for the full mainnet switch checklist.
 STELLAR_NETWORK=testnet
 
+# Soroban loyalty points program (contracts/loyalty-points). The contract id
+# (C…55-char StrKey) of the deployed program; the backend only builds
+# unsigned XDR and reads state, so no secret keys belong here.
+LOYALTY_CONTRACT_ID=
+
+# Public Soroban RPC endpoint for contract queries/simulation. Optional —
+# falls back to https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org on testnet; REQUIRED on
+# mainnet where no public default exists.
+# SOROBAN_RPC_URL=https://soroban-testnet.stellar.org
+
 # Resilient Horizon Client Configuration (Optional)
 # HORIZON_URLS=https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org,https://horizon-testnet.stellar.org (Comma-separated list of Horizon endpoints)
 # HORIZON_TIMEOUT_MS=10000 (Request timeout in milliseconds)
@@ -53,6 +66,27 @@ DONATION_WALLET_PUBLIC_KEY=GXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 PLATFORM_FEE_PERCENT=0
 PLATFORM_WALLET_PUBLIC_KEY=GXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
+# ── Fee-bump sponsorship (#30) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# The platform can pay a user's Stellar network fee by wrapping their signed
+# transaction in a fee-bump. A user holding USDC but ~no XLM can then transact.
+# All of these are OPTIONAL: with FEE_SPONSOR_ENABLED unset/false (the default)
+# the feature is completely inert and the payment/donation flow is unchanged.
+#
+# Master switch. Leave false to disable sponsorship entirely.
+FEE_SPONSOR_ENABLED=false
+# DEDICATED fee-source secret (S…) for an account holding a small XLM float used
+# ONLY to pay network fees. It MUST NOT be the donation or platform receiving
+# wallet, and can never move user funds — it only signs the fee-bump wrapper.
+# Required (and validated at boot) when FEE_SPONSOR_ENABLED=true. Never commit a
+# real secret; keep it out of source control like the donation secret.
+FEE_SPONSOR_SECRET=
+# Per-transaction fee ceiling in stroops (default 1000000 = 0.1 XLM).
+FEE_SPONSOR_MAX_FEE_STROOPS=1000000
+# Total XLM-fee spend allowed per UTC day, in stroops (default 100000000 = 10 XLM).
+FEE_SPONSOR_DAILY_CAP_STROOPS=100000000
+# Max sponsored transactions per user per UTC day (default 10).
+FEE_SPONSOR_PER_USER_DAILY_LIMIT=10
+
 # SEP-1 stellar.toml (/.well-known/stellar.toml) — optional, omitted when blank
 STELLAR_PLATFORM_PUBLIC_KEY=
 ORG_NAME=
@@ -84,6 +118,31 @@ GIVING_ESCROW_CONTRACT_ID=
 ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL=15m
 REFRESH_TOKEN_TTL=30d
 
+# ── Authentication abuse hardening (issue #89) ──────────────────────────────
+# Progressive per-account login lockout. After LOGIN_MAX_ATTEMPTS consecutive
+# failures the account is locked for an escalating backoff (base * 2^(excess)),
+# capped at LOGIN_LOCKOUT_MAX_MS. Clears automatically on success/backoff.
+LOGIN_MAX_ATTEMPTS=5
+LOGIN_LOCKOUT_BASE_MS=60000
+LOGIN_LOCKOUT_MAX_MS=86400000
+
+# Breached-password check (HaveIBeenPwned range API). Only the 5-char SHA-1
+# prefix is sent; fails OPEN on outage so signups/resets never break.
+# HIBP_RANGE_URL=https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/
+# HIBP_TIMEOUT_MS=2000
+
+# Per-email signup / verification-resend throttle (survives IP rotation).
+RATE_LIMIT_EMAIL_AUTH_MAX=20
+RATE_LIMIT_EMAIL_AUTH_WINDOW_MS=900000
+# RATE_LIMIT_EMAIL_AUTH_DISABLE=true
+
+# Optional captcha gate for /register and /resend-verification. No-op when
+# unset; fails OPEN on provider outage. Supports hCaptcha (default) and
+# Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 via CAPTCHA_VERIFY_URL override.
+# CAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY=
+# CAPTCHA_VERIFY_URL=https://hcaptcha.com/siteverify
+# CAPTCHA_TIMEOUT_MS=5000
+
 # Redis Configuration (optional - app works without Redis but with reduced performance)
 # Option 1: Use REDIS_URL for full connection string (recommended for cloud services)
 # REDIS_URL=redis://username:password@host:port
@@ -106,3 +165,31 @@ JOBS_ENABLED=true
 QUEUE_DRIVER=mongo
 JOBS_DASHBOARD_TOKEN=replace_with_a_long_random_token
 
+# Service-to-service auth for the AI service (dnb-ai). A JSON array of signed,
+# scoped, rotatable keys keyed by `kid`. REQUIRED in production (boot fails
+# fast if missing); optional in dev/test. Keep >=1 entry active; to rotate,
+# add a new active kid, deploy, switch dnb-ai over, then set the old kid
+# "active": false. See docs/service-to-service-auth.md.
+# AI_SERVICE_KEYS=[{"kid":"k1","secret":"replace_with_a_long_random_secret","scopes":["ai:read-content"],"active":true}]
+
+
+# ── Outbound webhooks (issue #45) ────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Webhook signing secrets are stored ENCRYPTED at rest (AES-256-GCM). This key
+# derives the encryption key (SHA-256). REQUIRED in production (boot fails fast
+# if missing); a fixed dev fallback is used in development/test. Rotating this
+# invalidates all stored secrets — rotate per-endpoint secrets via the API.
+# WEBHOOK_SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY=replace_with_a_long_random_value
+# Enable the interval delivery worker on this process (like INGESTION_WORKER_ENABLED).
+WEBHOOK_WORKER_ENABLED=false
+# Delivery loop poll interval (ms).
+WEBHOOK_POLL_INTERVAL_MS=5000
+# Total attempts before a delivery is dead-lettered.
+WEBHOOK_MAX_ATTEMPTS=6
+# Consecutive dead deliveries that auto-disable an endpoint.
+WEBHOOK_AUTO_DISABLE_THRESHOLD=5
+# Max random jitter (ms) added to each backoff delay.
+WEBHOOK_BACKOFF_JITTER_MS=30000
+# Per-request HTTP timeout for delivery POSTs (ms).
+WEBHOOK_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS=10000
+# Payload envelope version advertised to consumers.
+WEBHOOK_API_VERSION=2025-01-01

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:7
+        image: mongo:6.0
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
 
@@ -24,12 +24,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '22'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: Wait for MongoDB
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if nc -z localhost 27017 2>/dev/null || (exec 6<>/dev/tcp/localhost/27017) 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "MongoDB is listening on port 27017"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Waiting for MongoDB..."
+            sleep 1
+          done
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: npm test
         env:
@@ -41,16 +52,19 @@ jobs:
           CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME: ci_test_cloud
           CLOUDINARY_API_KEY: ci_test_key
           CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET: ci_test_secret_that_should_not_leak
-
   build:
     name: Syntax and Boot Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     services:
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:7
+        image: mongo:6.0
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
+      redis:
+        image: redis:7
+        ports:
+          - 6379:6379
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -59,12 +73,34 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: '22'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: Wait for MongoDB
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if nc -z localhost 27017 2>/dev/null || (exec 6<>/dev/tcp/localhost/27017) 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "MongoDB is listening on port 27017"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Waiting for MongoDB..."
+            sleep 1
+          done
+
+      - name: Wait for Redis
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if nc -z localhost 6379 2>/dev/null || (exec 6<>/dev/tcp/localhost/6379) 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "Redis is listening on port 6379"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Waiting for Redis..."
+            sleep 1
+          done
+
       - name: Check syntax of all source files
         run: |
           find . -name "*.js" -not -path "./node_modules/*" -print0 \
@@ -94,3 +130,4 @@ jobs:
           CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME: ci_test_cloud
           CLOUDINARY_API_KEY: ci_test_key
           CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET: ci_test_secret_that_should_not_leak
+          REDIS_URL: redis://localhost:6379

.github/workflows/contracts.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Contracts CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, dev]
+    paths:
+      - "contracts/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/contracts.yml"
+  push:
+    branches: [main, dev]
+    paths:
+      - "contracts/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/contracts.yml"
+
+jobs:
+  rust:
+    name: Rust contract checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: wasm32v1-none
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: cargo fmt --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml -- --check
+
+      - name: Run clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Run contract tests
+        run: cargo test --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The platform is composed of three services:
 - 🎓 **Course Management** — create, enroll, review, and track courses
 - 📚 **Digital Library** — upload, purchase, and read Islamic books
 - ⭐ **Stellar Payments** — USDC payment initialize → sign → submit → on-chain verify flow
+- ⛽ **Fee Sponsorship** — optional platform-paid network fees via fee-bump, with a structural whitelist and spend caps ([docs](docs/fee-sponsorship.md))
 - 👛 **Wallet Management** — connect Freighter, xBull, or Albedo; balance and trustline checks
 - 💬 **Real-time** — Socket.io messaging and notifications
 - ☁️ **Media** — Cloudinary uploads for avatars, covers, books, and reels
@@ -76,12 +77,14 @@ The API runs at `http://localhost:5000`.
 | `PORT` | Server port (default `5000`) |
 | `MONGO_URI` | MongoDB connection string |
 | `JWT_SECRET` | Secret for signing tokens (32+ chars) |
-| `STELLAR_NETWORK` | `testnet` or `mainnet` |
+| `STELLAR_NETWORK` | `testnet` or `mainnet` (`public` accepted; validated at boot) |
+| — | **Switching to mainnet? See [docs/MAINNET.md](docs/MAINNET.md)** — env changes, creator trustlines, smoke-test checklist |
 | `CLOUDINARY_*` | Cloudinary credentials for media uploads |
 | `QUEUE_DRIVER` | `mongo` (durable production default) or `inline` (tests/CI) |
 | `JOBS_ENABLED` | Start background workers; defaults to `true` |
 | `JOBS_DASHBOARD_TOKEN` | Bearer token protecting `/admin/jobs` |
 | `STELLAR_PLATFORM_PUBLIC_KEY` | Public key published in `stellar.toml` `ACCOUNTS[]` |
+| `FEE_SPONSOR_ENABLED` | Turn on platform-paid network fees (fee-bump). Off by default; when on, `FEE_SPONSOR_SECRET` is validated at boot ([docs](docs/fee-sponsorship.md)) |
 
 See `.env.example` for the full list.
 
@@ -142,3 +145,6 @@ Read **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)** for the full workflow, coding standa
 - 🌐 Website: [dnb-frontend.vercel.app](https://dnb-frontend.vercel.app)
 - 🐦 X/Twitter: [@deen_bridge](https://x.com/deen_bridge)
 - 🏢 Organization: [github.com/Deen-Bridge](https://github.com/Deen-Bridge)
+# Course categories
+
+Seed the curated Islamic-discipline taxonomy with `npm run seed:categories`. Existing free-text course and book categories can be linked without removing their legacy string values by running `npm run migrate:categories`. Both commands are idempotent and require `MONGO_URI`.