web/src/app.jsx

@@ -8,6 +8,56 @@ const MEMBER_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 10000;
 const ACTION_PREFIX = "\x01ACTION ";
 const ACTION_SUFFIX = "\x01";
 
+// Hashcash proof-of-work helpers using Web Crypto API.
+
+function checkLeadingZeros(hashBytes, bits) {
+  let count = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < hashBytes.length; i++) {
+    if (hashBytes[i] === 0) {
+      count += 8;
+      continue;
+    }
+    let b = hashBytes[i];
+    while ((b & 0x80) === 0) {
+      count++;
+      b <<= 1;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  return count >= bits;
+}
+
+async function mintHashcash(bits, resource) {
+  const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+  const now = new Date();
+  const date =
+    String(now.getUTCFullYear()).slice(2) +
+    String(now.getUTCMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0") +
+    String(now.getUTCDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const prefix = `1:${bits}:${date}:${resource}::`;
+  let nonce = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x100000);
+  const batchSize = 1024;
+
+  for (;;) {
+    const stamps = [];
+    const hashPromises = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < batchSize; i++) {
+      const stamp = prefix + (nonce + i).toString(16);
+      stamps.push(stamp);
+      hashPromises.push(
+        crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", encoder.encode(stamp)),
+      );
+    }
+    const hashes = await Promise.all(hashPromises);
+    for (let i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
+      if (checkLeadingZeros(new Uint8Array(hashes[i]), bits)) {
+        return stamps[i];
+      }
+    }
+    nonce += batchSize;
+  }
+}
+
 function api(path, opts = {}) {
   const token = localStorage.getItem("neoirc_token");
   const headers = {
@@ -60,12 +110,16 @@ function LoginScreen({ onLogin }) {
   const [motd, setMotd] = useState("");
   const [serverName, setServerName] = useState("NeoIRC");
   const inputRef = useRef();
+  const hashcashBitsRef = useRef(0);
+  const hashcashResourceRef = useRef("neoirc");
 
   useEffect(() => {
     api("/server")
       .then((s) => {
         if (s.name) setServerName(s.name);
         if (s.motd) setMotd(s.motd);
+        hashcashBitsRef.current = s.hashcash_bits || 0;
+        if (s.name) hashcashResourceRef.current = s.name;
       })
       .catch(() => {});
     const saved = localStorage.getItem("neoirc_token");
@@ -81,9 +135,20 @@ function LoginScreen({ onLogin }) {
     e.preventDefault();
     setError("");
     try {
+      const extraHeaders = {};
+      if (hashcashBitsRef.current > 0) {
+        setError("Computing proof-of-work...");
+        const stamp = await mintHashcash(
+          hashcashBitsRef.current,
+          hashcashResourceRef.current,
+        );
+        extraHeaders["X-Hashcash"] = stamp;
+        setError("");
+      }
       const res = await api("/session", {
         method: "POST",
         body: JSON.stringify({ nick: nick.trim() }),
+        headers: extraHeaders,
       });
       localStorage.setItem("neoirc_token", res.token);
       onLogin(res.nick);