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fix: HTML-escape IRC username in Owncast chat, fix WebSocket auth, fix echo suppression

- Escape angle brackets around IRC username so Owncast doesn't swallow
  them as HTML tags (&lt;nick&gt; instead of <nick>)
- Register a chat user via POST /api/chat/register to obtain an
  accessToken, then pass it as a query param when connecting to /ws
  (Owncast closes the WebSocket immediately without one)
- Cache the access token across reconnections; re-register only on
  rejection
- Add ws_display_name config option (default "IRC Bridge")
- Fix echo suppression: record_sent and is_echo now both compare
  raw body instead of mismatched formatted/raw values

Made-with: Cursor

2026-03-12 14:06:41 -04:00

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Fix IRC-Owncast Bridge Issues

Task

Fix three issues: IRC username stripped in Owncast chat, WebSocket connection always failing, and echo suppression bug.

Changes Made

1. HTML-escape username in IRC->Owncast messages (`src/router.rs`)

Changed <username> to <username> in the formatted message sent to Owncast's chat API
Owncast renders chat as HTML, so bare angle brackets were being interpreted as HTML tags and swallowed

2. Fix WebSocket authentication (`src/websocket.rs`, `src/owncast_api.rs`, `src/main.rs`)

Root cause: Owncast's /ws endpoint requires an accessToken query parameter from a registered chat user. The bridge was connecting without one.
Added register_chat_user() to OwncastApiClient -- calls POST /api/chat/register to get a user-level access token
Updated run_websocket_task to register a chat user, cache the token, and pass it as ?accessToken= in the WebSocket URL
Token is cached across reconnections; re-registration happens only if rejected
Added base_url() accessor to OwncastApiClient

3. Add `ws_display_name` config field (`src/config.rs`, `config.toml`, `config.example.toml`)

New ws_display_name field on OwncastConfig (default: "IRC Bridge") controls the display name of the WebSocket chat user in Owncast

4. Fix echo suppression bug (`src/router.rs`)

record_sent was storing the full formatted string ([IRC] <nick> body) but is_echo compared against raw body -- they never matched
Changed record_sent to store the raw body so echo suppression actually works
Moved the is_echo check before formatting in the Owncast->IRC path to avoid unnecessary work

Follow-up Items

Owncast admin still needs to configure webhook URL pointing to the bridge's port 9078
The bridge's WebSocket user will appear as "IRC Bridge" in Owncast's connected users list

1.8 KiB Raw Blame History

Fix IRC-Owncast Bridge Issues

Task

Changes Made

1. HTML-escape username in IRC->Owncast messages (src/router.rs)

2. Fix WebSocket authentication (src/websocket.rs, src/owncast_api.rs, src/main.rs)

3. Add ws_display_name config field (src/config.rs, config.toml, config.example.toml)

4. Fix echo suppression bug (src/router.rs)

Follow-up Items

1.8 KiB

Raw Blame History

1. HTML-escape username in IRC->Owncast messages (`src/router.rs`)

2. Fix WebSocket authentication (`src/websocket.rs`, `src/owncast_api.rs`, `src/main.rs`)

3. Add `ws_display_name` config field (`src/config.rs`, `config.toml`, `config.example.toml`)

4. Fix echo suppression bug (`src/router.rs`)