From e73f5ce70eb0eb6a47b25a18a07cf260ed6ce9ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Terry Yiu <git@tyiu.xyz>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:55:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Do not send notifications for future notes

Changelog-Fixed: Do not send notifications for future notes

Closes: https://github.com/damus-io/damus/issues/2949
Signed-off-by: Terry Yiu <git@tyiu.xyz>
---
 src/notification_manager/mod.rs | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/notification_manager/mod.rs b/src/notification_manager/mod.rs
index e5d9600..cda2099 100644
--- a/src/notification_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src/notification_manager/mod.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,13 @@ impl NotificationManager {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
+        // Allow notes that are created no more than 3 seconds in the future
+        // to account for natural clock skew between sender and receiver.
+        if event.created_at > Timestamp::now() + 3 {
+            log::debug!("Event was scheduled for the future, not sending notifications");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         if !Self::is_event_kind_supported(event.kind) {
             log::debug!("Event kind is not supported, not sending notifications");
             return Ok(());