lnbits-legend/lnbits/extensions/market/README.md
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## Nostr Diagon Alley protocol (for resilient marketplaces)
#### Original protocol https://github.com/lnbits/Diagon-Alley
> The concepts around resilience in Diagon Alley helped influence the creation of the NOSTR protocol, now we get to build Diagon Alley on NOSTR!
In Diagon Alley, `merchant` and `customer` communicate via NOSTR relays, so loss of money, product information, and reputation become far less likely if attacked.
A `merchant` and `customer` both have a NOSTR key-pair that are used to sign notes and subscribe to events.
#### For further information about NOSTR, see https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr
## Terms
* `merchant` - seller of products with NOSTR key-pair
* `customer` - buyer of products with NOSTR key-pair
* `product` - item for sale by the `merchhant`
* `stall` - list of products controlled by `merchant`
* `marketplace` - clientside software for searching `stalls` an buying `products`
## Diagon Alley Clients
### Merchant admin
Where the `merchant` creates, updates and deletes `stalls` and `products`, as well as where they manage sales, payments and communication with `customers`.
The `merchant` admin software can be purely clientside, but for `convenience` and uptime, implementations will likely have a server listening for NOSTR events.
### Marketplace
`Marketplace` software should be entirely clientside, either as a stand-alone app, or as a purely frontend webpage. A `customer` subscribes to different merchant NOSTR public keys, and those `merchants` `stalls` and `products` become listed and searchable. The marketplace client is like any other ecommerce site, with basket and checkout. `Marketplaces` may also wish to include a `customer` support area for direct message communication with `merchants`.
## `Merchant` publishing/updating products (event)
NIP-01 https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/01.md uses the basic NOSTR event type.
The `merchant` event that publishes and updates product lists
ALL fields are optional apart from the `timestamp`. Data from newer events should replace data from older events.
`action` types (used to indicate changes):
* `update` element has chnaged
* `delete` element should be deleted
* `suspend` element is suspended
* `unsuspend` element is unsuspended
```
{
"name": <String, name of merchant>,
"description": <String, description of merchant>,
"timestamp": <String, unix timestamp>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
"stalls": [
{
"id": <UUID dervied from merchant public-key>,
"name": <String, stall name>,
"description": <String, stall description>,
"categories": <String, CSV of voluntary categories>,
"currency": <Str, currency used>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
"products": [
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from stall ID>,
"name": <String, name of product>,
"description": <String, product description>,
"categories": <String, CSV of voluntary categories>,
"amount": <Int, number of units>,
"price": <Int, cost per unit>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
},
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from stall ID>,
"name": <String, name of product>,
"description": <String, product description>,
"categories": <String, CSV of voluntary categories>,
"amount": <Int, number of units>,
"price": <Int, cost per unit>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
},
]
},
{
"id": <UUID dervied from merchant public_key>,
"name": <String, stall name>,
"description": <String, stall description>,
"categories": <String, CSV of voluntary categories>,
"currency": <Str, currency used>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
"products": [
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from stall ID>,
"name": <String, name of product>,
"categories": <String, CSV of voluntary categories>,
"amount": <Int, number of units>,
"price": <Int, cost per unit>,
"action": <String, optional action>,
}
]
}
]
}
```
## Checkout events
NIP-04 https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md, all checkout events are encrypted
### Step 1: `customer` order (event)
ALL fields are optional apart from `timestamp`.
```
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from sum of product ids + timestamp>,
"name": <String, name of customer>,
"description": <String, description of customer>,
"address": <String, postal address>,
"message": <String, special request>,
"timestamp": <String, unix timestamp>,
"contact": [
"nostr": <String, NOSTR pubkey>,
"phone": <String, phone number>,
"email": <String, email address>
],
"items": [
{
"id": <String, product ID>,
"quantity": <String, stall name>,
"message": <String, special request>
},
{
"id": <String, product ID>,
"quantity": <String, stall name>,
"message": <String, special request>
},
{
"id": <String, product ID>,
"quantity": <String, stall name>,
"message": <String, special request>
}
}
```
Merchant should verify the sum of product ids + timestamp.
### Step 2: `merchant` request payment (event)
Sent back from the merchant for payment. Any payment option is valid that the merchant can check.
`payment_options`/`type` include:
* `url` URL to a payment page, stripe, paypal, btcpayserver, etc
* `btc` onchain bitcoin address
* `ln` bitcoin lightning invoice
* `lnurl` bitcoin lnurl-pay
```
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from sum of product ids + timestamp>,
"message": <String, message to customer>,
"timestamp": <String, unix timestamp>,
"payment_options": [
{
"type": <String, option type>,
"link": <String, url, btc adress, ln invoice, etc>
},
{
"type": <String, option type>,
"link": <String, url, btc adress, ln invoice, etc>
},
{
"type": <String, option type>,
"link": <String, url, btc adress, ln invoice, etc>
}
}
```
### Step 3: `merchant` verify payment/shipped (event)
Once payment has been received and processed.
```
{
"id": <String, UUID derived from sum of product ids + timestamp>,
"message": <String, message to customer>,
"paid": <Bool, true/false has received payment>,
"shipped": <Bool, true/false has been shipped>,
}
```
## Customer support events
Customer support is handle over whatever communication method was specified. If communicationg via nostr, NIP-04 is used https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md.