nips/15.md

NIP-15
======

Nostr Marketplace
-----------------

`draft` `optional`

Based on https://github.com/lnbits/Diagon-Alley.

Implemented in [NostrMarket](https://github.com/lnbits/nostrmarket) and [Plebeian Market](https://github.com/PlebeianTech/plebeian-market).

## Terms

- `merchant` - seller of products with NOSTR key-pair
- `customer` - buyer of products with NOSTR key-pair
- `product` - item for sale by the `merchant`
- `stall` - list of products controlled by `merchant` (a `merchant` can have multiple stalls)
- `marketplace` - clientside software for searching `stalls` and purchasing `products`

## Nostr Marketplace 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 client 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)

A merchant can publish these events:
| Kind      |                    | Description                                                                                                     |
| --------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `0`       | `set_meta`         | The merchant description (similar with any `nostr` public key).                                                 |
| `30017`   | `set_stall`        | Create or update a stall.                                                                                       |
| `30018`   | `set_product`      | Create or update a product.                                                                                     |
| `4`       | `direct_message`   | Communicate with the customer. The messages can be plain-text or JSON.                                          |
| `5`       | `delete`           | Delete a product or a stall.                                                                                    |

### Event `30017`: Create or update a stall.

**Event Content**

```json
{
  "id": <string, id generated by the merchant. Sequential IDs (`0`, `1`, `2`...) are discouraged>,
  "name": <string, stall name>,
  "description": <string (optional), stall description>,
  "currency": <string, currency used>,
  "shipping": [
    {
      "id": <string, id of the shipping zone, generated by the merchant>,
      "name": <string (optional), zone name>,
      "cost": <float, base cost for shipping. The currency is defined at the stall level>,
      "regions": [<string, regions included in this zone>]
    }
  ]
}
```

Fields that are not self-explanatory:
 - `shipping`:
   - an array with possible shipping zones for this stall.
   - the customer MUST choose exactly one of those shipping zones.
   - shipping to different zones can have different costs. For some goods (digital for example) the cost can be zero.
   - the `id` is an internal value used by the merchant. This value must be sent back as the customer selection.
   - each shipping zone contains the base cost for orders made to that shipping zone, but a specific shipping cost per
   product can also be specified if the shipping cost for that product is higher than what's specified by the base cost.

**Event Tags**

```json
{
  "tags": [["d", <string, id of stall]],
  ...
}
```
 - the `d` tag is required, its value MUST be the same as the stall `id`.

### Event `30018`: Create or update a product

**Event Content**

```json
{
  "id": <string, id generated by the merchant (sequential ids are discouraged)>,
  "stall_id": <string, id of the stall to which this product belong to>,
  "name": <string, product name>,
  "description": <string (optional), product description>,
  "images": <[string], array of image URLs, optional>,
  "currency": <string, currency used>,
  "price": <float, cost of product>,
  "quantity": <int or null, available items>,
  "specs": [
    [<string, spec key>, <string, spec value>]
  ],
  "shipping": [
    {
      "id": <string, id of the shipping zone (must match one of the zones defined for the stall)>,
      "cost": <float, extra cost for shipping. The currency is defined at the stall level>
    }
  ]
}
```

Fields that are not self-explanatory:
 - `quantity` can be null in the case of items with unlimited availability, like digital items, or services
 - `specs`:
   - an optional array of key pair values. It allows for the Customer UI to present product specifications in a structure mode. It also allows comparison between products
   - eg: `[["operating_system", "Android 12.0"], ["screen_size", "6.4 inches"], ["connector_type", "USB Type C"]]`

    _Open_: better to move `spec` in the `tags` section of the event?

- `shipping`:
   - an _optional_ array of extra costs to be used per shipping zone, only for products that require special shipping costs to be added to the base shipping cost defined in the stall
   - the `id` should match the id of the shipping zone, as defined in the `shipping` field of the stall
   - to calculate the total cost of shipping for an order, the user will choose a shipping option during checkout, and then the client must consider this costs:
     - the `base cost from the stall` for the chosen shipping option
     - the result of multiplying the product units by the `shipping costs specified in the product`, if any.

**Event Tags**

```json
  "tags": [
    ["d", <string, id of product],
    ["t", <string (optional), product category],
    ["t", <string (optional), product category],
    ...
  ],
  ...
```

 - the `d` tag is required, its value MUST be the same as the product `id`.
 - the `t` tag is as searchable tag, it represents different categories that the product can be part of (`food`, `fruits`). Multiple `t` tags can be present.

## Checkout events

All checkout events are sent as JSON strings using ([NIP-04](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md)).

The `merchant` and the `customer` can exchange JSON messages that represent different actions. Each `JSON` message `MUST` have a `type` field indicating the what the JSON represents. Possible types:

| Message Type | Sent By  | Description         |
|--------------|----------|---------------------|
| 0            | Customer | New Order           |
| 1            | Merchant | Payment Request     |
| 2            | Merchant | Order Status Update |

### Step 1: `customer` order (event)
The below JSON goes in content of [NIP-04](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md).

```json
{
  "id": <string, id generated by the customer>,
  "type": 0,
  "name": <string (optional), ???>,
  "address": <string (optional), for physical goods an address should be provided>,
  "message": "<string (optional), message for merchant>,
  "contact": {
    "nostr": <32-bytes hex of a pubkey>,
    "phone": <string (optional), if the customer wants to be contacted by phone>,
    "email": <string (optional), if the customer wants to be contacted by email>
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": <string, id of the product>,
      "quantity": <int, how many products the customer is ordering>
    }
  ],
  "shipping_id": <string, id of the shipping zone>
}

```

_Open_: is `contact.nostr` required?


### Step 2: `merchant` request payment (event)

Sent back from the merchant for payment. Any payment option is valid that the merchant can check.

The below JSON goes in `content` of [NIP-04](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md).

`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

```json
{
  "id": <string, id of the order>,
  "type": 1,
  "message": <string, message to customer, optional>,
  "payment_options": [
    {
      "type": <string, option type>,
      "link": <string, url, btc address, ln invoice, etc>
    },
    {
      "type": <string, option type>,
      "link": <string, url, btc address, ln invoice, etc>
    },
    {
      "type": <string, option type>,
      "link": <string, url, btc address, ln invoice, etc>
    }
  ]
}
```

### Step 3: `merchant` verify payment/shipped (event)

Once payment has been received and processed.

The below JSON goes in `content` of [NIP-04](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md).

```json
{
  "id": <string, id of the order>,
  "type": 2,
  "message": <string, message to customer>,
  "paid": <bool: has received payment>,
  "shipped": <bool: has been shipped>,
}
```

## Customize Marketplace

Create a customized user experience using the `naddr` from [NIP-19](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/19.md#shareable-identifiers-with-extra-metadata). The use of `naddr` enables easy sharing of marketplace events while incorporating a rich set of metadata. This metadata can include relays, merchant profiles, and more. Subsequently, it allows merchants to be grouped into a market, empowering the market creator to configure the marketplace's user interface and user experience, and share that marketplace. This customization can encompass elements such as market name, description, logo, banner, themes, and even color schemes, offering a tailored and unique marketplace experience.

### Event `30019`: Create or update marketplace UI/UX

**Event Content**

```json
{
  "name": <string (optional), market name>,
  "about": <string (optional), market description>,
  "ui": {
    "picture": <string (optional), market logo image URL>,
    "banner": <string (optional), market logo banner URL>,
    "theme": <string (optional), market theme>,
    "darkMode": <bool, true/false>
  },
  "merchants": [array of pubkeys (optional)],
  ...
}
```

This event leverages naddr to enable comprehensive customization and sharing of marketplace configurations, fostering a unique and engaging marketplace environment.

## Auctions

### Event `30020`: Create or update a product sold as an auction

**Event Content**:
```json
{
    "id": <String, UUID generated by the merchant. Sequential IDs (`0`, `1`, `2`...) are discouraged>,
    "stall_id": <String, UUID of the stall to which this product belong to>,
    "name": <String, product name>,
    "description": <String (optional), product description>,
    "images": <[String], array of image URLs, optional>,
    "starting_bid": <int>,
    "start_date": <int (optional) UNIX timestamp, date the auction started / will start>,
    "duration": <int, number of seconds the auction will run for, excluding eventual time extensions that might happen>,
    "specs": [
        [<String, spec key>, <String, spec value>]
    ],
    "shipping": [
        {
            "id": <String, UUID of the shipping zone. Must match one of the zones defined for the stall>,
            "cost": <float, extra cost for shipping. The currency is defined at the stall level>
        }
    ]
}
```

> [!NOTE]
> Items sold as an auction are very similar in structure to fixed-price items, with some important differences worth noting.

* The `start_date` can be set to a date in the future if the auction is scheduled to start on that date, or can be omitted if the start date is unknown/hidden. If the start date is not specified, the auction will have to be edited later to set an actual date.

* The auction runs for an initial number of seconds after the `start_date`, specified by `duration`.

### Event `1021`: Bid

```json
{
    "content": <int, amount of sats>,
    "tags": [["e", <event ID of the auction to bid on>]],
}
```

Bids are simply events of kind `1021` with a `content` field specifying the amount, in the currency of the auction. Bids must reference an auction.

> [!NOTE]
> Auctions can be edited as many times as desired (they are "tagged-replaceable events") by the author - even after the start_date, but they cannot be edited after they have received the first bid! This is enforced by the fact that bids reference the event ID of the auction (rather than the product UUID), which changes with every new version of the auctioned product. So a bid is always attached to one "version". Editing the auction after a bid would result in the new product losing the bid!

### Event `1022`: Bid confirmation

**Event Content**:

```json
{
    "status": <String, "accepted" | "rejected" | "pending" | "winner">,
    "message": <String (optional)>,
    "duration_extended": <int (optional), number of seconds>
}
```

**Event Tags**:
```json
  "tags": [["e" <event ID of the bid being confirmed>], ["e", <event ID of the auction>]],
```

Bids should be confirmed by the merchant before being considered as valid by other clients. So clients should subscribe to *bid confirmation* events (kind `1022`) for every auction that they follow, in addition to the actual bids and should check that the pubkey of the bid confirmation matches the pubkey of the merchant (in addition to checking the signature).

The `content` field is a JSON which includes *at least* a `status`. `winner` is how the *winning bid* is replied to after the auction ends and the winning bid is picked by the merchant.

The reasons for which a bid can be marked as `rejected` or `pending` are up to the merchant's implementation and configuration - they could be anything from basic validation errors (amount too low) to the bidder being blacklisted or to the bidder lacking sufficient *trust*, which could lead to the bid being marked as `pending` until sufficient verification is performed. The difference between the two is that `pending` bids *might* get approved after additional steps are taken by the bidder, whereas `rejected` bids can not be later approved.

An additional `message` field can appear in the `content` JSON to give further context as of why a bid is `rejected` or `pending`.

Another thing that can happen is - if bids happen very close to the end date of the auction - for the merchant to decide to extend the auction duration for a few more minutes. This is done by passing a `duration_extended` field as part of a bid confirmation, which would contain a number of seconds by which the initial duration is extended. So the actual end date of an auction is always `start_date + duration + (SUM(c.duration_extended) FOR c in all confirmations`.

## Customer support events

Customer support is handled over whatever communication method was specified. If communicating via nostr, NIP-04 is used https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md.

## Additional

Standard data models can be found <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lnbits/nostrmarket/main/models.py">here</a>