NOSTR Core Library — Rust

A Rust implementation of the NOSTR protocol library, ported from the C nostr_core_lib project.

📋 NIP Implementation Status

Core Protocol NIPs

• NIP-01 — Basic protocol flow — event creation, signing, and validation
• NIP-02 — Contact List and Petnames
• NIP-03 — OpenTimestamps Attestations for Events
• NIP-04 — Encrypted Direct Messages (legacy)
• NIP-05 — Mapping Nostr keys to DNS-based internet identifiers
• NIP-06 — Basic key derivation from mnemonic seed phrase
• NIP-07 — window.nostr capability for web browsers
• NIP-08 — Handling Mentions
• NIP-09 — Event Deletion
• NIP-10 — Conventions for clients' use of e and p tags in text events
• NIP-11 — Relay Information Document
• NIP-12 — Generic Tag Queries
• NIP-13 — Proof of Work
• NIP-14 — Subject tag in text events
• NIP-15 — Nostr Marketplace
• NIP-16 — Event Treatment
• NIP-17 — Private Direct Messages
• NIP-18 — Reposts
• NIP-19 — bech32-encoded entities
• NIP-20 — Command Results
• NIP-21 — nostr: URI scheme
• NIP-22 — Event created_at Limits
• NIP-23 — Long-form Content
• NIP-24 — Extra metadata fields and tags
• NIP-25 — Reactions
• NIP-26 — Delegated Event Signing
• NIP-27 — Text Note References
• NIP-28 — Public Chat
• NIP-29 — Relay-based Groups
• NIP-30 — Custom Emoji
• NIP-31 — Dealing with Unknown Events
• NIP-32 — Labeling
• NIP-33 — Parameterized Replaceable Events
• NIP-34 — git stuff
• NIP-35 — Torrents
• NIP-36 — Sensitive Content
• NIP-37 — Draft Events
• NIP-38 — User Statuses
• NIP-39 — External Identities in Profiles
• NIP-40 — Expiration Timestamp
• NIP-42 — Authentication of clients to relays
• NIP-44 — Versioned Encryption
• NIP-45 — Counting results
• NIP-46 — Nostr Remote Signing
• NIP-47 — Wallet Connect
• NIP-48 — Proxy Tags
• NIP-49 — Private Key Encryption
• NIP-50 — Search Capability
• NIP-51 — Lists
• NIP-52 — Calendar Events
• NIP-53 — Live Activities
• NIP-54 — Wiki
• NIP-55 — Android Signer Application
• NIP-56 — Reporting
• NIP-57 — Lightning Zaps
• NIP-58 — Badges
• NIP-59 — Gift Wrap
• NIP-60 — Cashu Wallet
• NIP-61 — Nutzaps
• NIP-62 — Log events
• NIP-64 — Chess (PGN)
• NIP-65 — Relay List Metadata
• NIP-66 — Relay Monitor
• NIP-68 — Web badges
• NIP-69 — Peer-to-peer Order events
• NIP-70 — Protected Events
• NIP-71 — Video Events
• NIP-72 — Moderated Communities
• NIP-73 — External Content IDs
• NIP-75 — Zap Goals
• NIP-77 — Arbitrary custom app data
• NIP-78 — Application-specific data
• NIP-84 — Highlights
• NIP-86 — Relay Management API
• NIP-87 — Relay List Recommendations
• NIP-88 — Stella: A Stellar Relay
• NIP-89 — Recommended Application Handlers
• NIP-90 — Data Vending Machines
• NIP-92 — Media Attachments
• NIP-94 — File Metadata
• NIP-96 — HTTP File Storage Integration
• NIP-98 — HTTP Auth
• NIP-99 — Classified Listings

Legend: ✅ Implemented | ❌ Not Implemented

Implementation Summary: 14 of 96+ NIPs fully implemented (14.6%)

Workspace Structure

nostr_core_lib_rust/
├── core/              # Core types, errors, crypto, utilities
├── relay/             # WebSocket, HTTP, relay pool
├── nips/              # All NIP implementations
├── signer/            # Signer trait, local + nsigner remote
├── services/          # Request validator, Blossom, Cashu
├── nostr-core/        # Umbrella re-export crate
├── examples/          # Example programs
│   ├── keypair_generator/  # Generate Nostr keypairs
│   └── event_signer/       # Create and sign events
└── tests/             # Integration tests (ported from C)

Building

# Build all crates
cargo build

# Build release binaries
cargo build --release

# Run all tests (202 total)
cargo test --workspace

Usage

Generate a keypair

cargo run -p keypair-generator

Sign a text note

cargo run -p event-signer -- nsec1... "Hello, Nostr!"

Use as a library dependency

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
nostr-core = { git = "ssh://git@laantungir.net:2222/laantungir/nostr_core_lib_rust.git" }

Test Summary

Crate	Tests	Description
nostr-core	34	Types, errors, crypto, utilities
nostr-nips	68	All 14 NIP implementations
nostr-relay	8	WebSocket, HTTP, relay pool
nostr-signer	23	Signer trait, local + nsigner
nostr-services	31	Validator, Blossom, Cashu
integration-tests	38	Ported from C test suite
Total	202

Versioning

This project uses Semantic Versioning with a single source of truth in the VERSION file. The workspace version in Cargo.toml and the badge in README.md are kept in sync by the increment_and_push.sh script.

Releasing a new version

# Patch bump (bug fixes): 0.2.0 → 0.2.1
./increment_and_push.sh patch

# Minor bump (new features): 0.2.0 → 0.3.0
./increment_and_push.sh minor

# Major bump (breaking changes): 0.2.0 → 1.0.0
./increment_and_push.sh major

# Prerelease bump: 0.2.0 → 0.2.0-pre.1
./increment_and_push.sh prerelease

# Set an explicit version
./increment_and_push.sh 1.2.3

# Preview without modifying files or git
./increment_and_push.sh minor --dry-run

# Bump without pushing to origin
./increment_and_push.sh patch no-push

The script:

1. Reads the current version from VERSION.
2. Computes the next version per the requested bump type.
3. Updates VERSION, the workspace version in Cargo.toml, and the badge in README.md.
4. Moves the [Unreleased] section in CHANGELOG.md to the new version with today's date.
5. Verifies the workspace still builds with cargo build --workspace.
6. Creates a [release] vX.Y.Z commit and an annotated vX.Y.Z git tag.
7. Pushes the branch and tag to origin (unless no-push).

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a record of notable changes per release. Follow the Keep a Changelog format when adding entries under [Unreleased].

License

MIT