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Summary

In sunset mode the bot no longer trades: it only replies to every update with the service-discontinued notice pointing users to Mostro. Startup was still gated on the MongoDB open event, so once the database is decommissioned the bot could not start at all and users got no notice.

Now SUNSET_MODE=true starts the bot without touching MongoDB.

Changes

  • app.ts: when SUNSET_MODE is on, launch the bot directly — no Mongo connection, no index creation, no image cache, no LN resubscription, no monitoring. Telegram options building was extracted into buildBotOptions() so both paths share it.
  • db_connect.ts: the connection URI is now resolved lazily inside connect() (and the "You must provide a MongoDB URI" check is real), so DB_* / MONGO_URI are only required when a connection is actually made.
  • bot/start.ts: sunsetMiddleware looks up the stored user language only when Mongo is connected, and falls back to the Telegram client language on any query failure — so the notice is always delivered instead of buffering against a dead connection.
  • .env-sample: documents that DB variables are optional in sunset mode.

Test plan

  • npm test — 238 passing (5 new tests: no-DB language fallback, failing query fallback, isSunsetMode, lazy URI building)
  • npm run lint and Prettier clean
  • Manual smoke test: env -i SUNSET_MODE=true BOT_TOKEN=... node ./dist/app with no DB variables at all — bot starts, no Mongo connection attempted
  • Verify on staging with the database stopped that incoming messages get the sunset notice

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  • New Features

    • Sunset mode now starts without connecting to MongoDB, the Lightning node, or monitoring services.
    • Sunset-mode responses can use a user’s Telegram language when account data is unavailable.
    • MongoDB connections can use MONGO_URI directly, with fallback support for individual database settings.
  • Documentation

    • Updated sample configuration to clarify that database settings are optional when sunset mode is enabled.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved startup reliability when the database is disconnected or user lookups fail.

In sunset mode the bot no longer trades: it only answers every update with
the service-discontinued notice. Until now startup was still gated on the
MongoDB connection ('open' event), so the notice could not be served once
the database was decommissioned.

- app.ts: when SUNSET_MODE is on, launch the bot directly without connecting
  to Mongo, creating indexes or initializing the image cache. The bot options
  building was extracted so both paths share it.
- db_connect.ts: resolve the connection URI lazily inside connect(), so the
  DB_* / MONGO_URI variables are only required when a connection is made.
- bot/start.ts: the sunset middleware looks up the stored user language only
  when Mongo is connected, and falls back to the Telegram client language on
  any query failure, so a reply is always sent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GBuhef1wR1Ers3D7oFrjWt
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Sunset mode startup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Split sunset and normal startup
app.ts, .env-sample
Startup options are centralized. Sunset mode starts without MongoDB, LN, or monitoring setup. Normal startup retains database, invoice, and monitoring initialization. The configuration comment documents that database variables are optional in sunset mode.
Lazy MongoDB URI resolution
db_connect.ts
MongoDB URI construction is deferred until connect() runs. MONGO_URI takes precedence over DB_* variables.
Database-independent sunset middleware
bot/start.ts, tests/bot/sunset.spec.ts
Sunset middleware skips user queries when MongoDB is disconnected and falls back to Telegram language when queries fail. Tests cover sunset mode detection, middleware fallback, and URI construction.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d6f3d

Proxy credentials may be written to application logs when URL userinfo is configured. The fix is localized, and no broader startup regression was established.

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db_connect.ts (1)

23-23: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use camelCase for the local URI variable.

The checked-in project guidance requires camelCase for variables. ESLint disables the camelcase rule, so this is a maintainability refactor and does not cause a lint failure.

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-  const MONGO_URI = buildMongoUri();
+  const mongoUri = buildMongoUri();
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In `@db_connect.ts` at line 23, Rename the local URI variable MONGO_URI to
camelCase, such as mongoUri, and update all references within the surrounding
connection code to use the new name.
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Inline comments:
In `@app.ts`:
- Line 25: Update the SOCKS proxy log in the startup flow to avoid interpolating
proxyUrl, since it may contain username and password userinfo; log only that the
SOCKS proxy is enabled.

In `@db_connect.ts`:
- Line 17: Update the MongoDB URI construction in the DB_* fallback to require
TLS with certificate validation for remote DB_HOST connections. Preserve the
existing credentials, host, port, database, and authSource parameters while
adding the appropriate secure transport option.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@db_connect.ts`:
- Line 23: Rename the local URI variable MONGO_URI to camelCase, such as
mongoUri, and update all references within the surrounding connection code to
use the new name.

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Comment thread app.ts
const proxyUrl = /^socks[45]?:\/\//i.test(socksProxyHost)
? socksProxyHost
: `socks5://${socksProxyHost}`;
logger.info(`Using SOCKS proxy for Telegram API: ${proxyUrl}`);

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Analyzed with Security Review | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- app.ts ---'
cat -n app.ts | sed -n '1,80p'
printf '%s\n' '--- logger.ts ---'
cat -n logger.ts | sed -n '1,90p'
printf '%s\n' '--- proxy references ---'
rg -n -C 4 'SOCKS_PROXY_HOST|proxyUrl|Socks|socks5' app.ts

Repository: lnp2pBot/bot

Length of output: 6414


Sensitive Data Exposure

Reachability: Internal
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Do not log SOCKS proxy credentials.

If SOCKS_PROXY_HOST contains URL userinfo, Line 25 logs the proxy username and password. Log only that a SOCKS proxy is enabled.

Proposed fix
-        logger.info(`Using SOCKS proxy for Telegram API: ${proxyUrl}`);
+        logger.info('Using configured SOCKS proxy for Telegram API');
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logger.info(`Using SOCKS proxy for Telegram API: ${proxyUrl}`);
logger.info('Using configured SOCKS proxy for Telegram API');
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In `@app.ts` at line 25, Update the SOCKS proxy log in the startup flow to avoid
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Comment thread db_connect.ts
? `${process.env.DB_USER}:${process.env.DB_PASS}@`
: '';

return `mongodb://${credentials}${process.env.DB_HOST}:${process.env.DB_PORT}/${process.env.DB_NAME}?authSource=admin`;

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🌐 Web query:

MongoDB official documentation connection string mongodb:// tls default disabled tls=true

💡 Result:

In MongoDB connection strings, the default behavior for TLS depends on the format of the connection string used [1][2][3]. For the standard connection string format (starting with mongodb://), the default value for the tls option is false, meaning TLS is disabled by default [1][2][3][4]. To enable TLS in this format, you must explicitly set tls=true in the connection string [1][2]. For the SRV connection string format (starting with mongodb+srv://), the tls option is set to true by default [1][2][5][6]. Key points regarding TLS/SSL options: - The tls option is used to enable or disable TLS/SSL for the connection [1][2]. - The ssl option is an equivalent alias for the tls option [1][2][4]. - You can override the default behavior of an SRV connection string by explicitly setting tls=false or ssl=false in the connection query string [5][6].

Citations:


Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: Internal
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Require TLS for the DB_* fallback.

When DB_HOST points to a remote MongoDB, this URI does not enable TLS. Require TLS with certificate validation, or enforce a trusted encrypted transport for this path.

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In `@db_connect.ts` at line 17, Update the MongoDB URI construction in the DB_*
fallback to require TLS with certificate validation for remote DB_HOST
connections. Preserve the existing credentials, host, port, database, and
authSource parameters while adding the appropriate secure transport option.

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