refactor: remove dbus C dep

Signed-off-by: Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Check the nip07 signer in `CliOptions::ensure_signer` - by Awiteb
 - Required the `applied_commits` - by Awiteb
 
+### Refactor
+
+- Remove `dbus` C dep - by Awiteb
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2025-08-08
 
 ### Added

Cargo.toml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ categories    = ["command-line-utilities"]
 rust-version  = "1.88.0"
 
 [dependencies]
+async-utility = "0.3.1"
 chrono                     = "0.4.41"
 convert_case               = "0.8.0"
 dirs                       = "6.0.0"
@@ -28,6 +29,16 @@ toml                       = "0.9.4"
 tracing                    = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber         = "0.3.19"
 
+  [dependencies.keyring]
+  features = [
+    "apple-native",
+    "windows-native",
+    "async-secret-service",
+    "tokio",
+    "crypto-rust",
+  ]
+  version = "3.6.3"
+
   [dependencies.clap]
   features = ["derive"]
   version  = "4.5.42"
@@ -46,10 +57,6 @@ tracing-subscriber         = "0.3.19"
   default-features = false
   version          = "0.43.0"
 
-  [dependencies.nostr-keyring]
-  default-features = false
-  version          = "0.43.0"
-
   [dependencies.nostr-sdk]
   default-features = false
   version          = "0.43.0"

flake.nix

@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@
         # n34 development environment
         devShells.default = mkShell {
           packages = [
-            dbus
             git-cliff
             mdbook
             nushell
-            pkg-config
             taplo
           ];
 
@@ -50,14 +48,6 @@
             cargoLock.lockFile = ./Cargo.lock;
             src = lib.cleanSource ./.;
 
-            nativeBuildInputs = [
-              pkg-config
-            ];
-
-            buildInputs = [
-              dbus
-            ];
-
             meta = {
               inherit (manifest) description homepage;
               license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;

src/cli/commands/config/keyring.rs

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 use clap::{ArgGroup, Args};
 
 use crate::{
-    cli::{Cli, CliOptions, traits::CommandRunner},
+    cli::{CliOptions, traits::CommandRunner},
     error::N34Result,
+    nostr_keyring,
 };
 
 #[derive(Args, Debug)]
@@ -46,8 +47,6 @@ impl CommandRunner for KeyringArgs {
     const NEED_SIGNER: bool = false;
 
     async fn run(self, mut options: CliOptions) -> N34Result<()> {
-        let keyring = nostr_keyring::NostrKeyring::new(Cli::N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME);
-
         if self.enable {
             options.config.keyring_secret_key = true;
         } else if self.disable {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ impl CommandRunner for KeyringArgs {
         }
 
         if self.reset || self.disable {
-            let _ = keyring.delete(Cli::USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY);
+            let _ = nostr_keyring::user::delete().await;
         }
 
         options.config.dump()

src/cli/commands/mod.rs

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl CliOptions {
         if let Some(ref bunker_url) = self.bunker_url {
             let mut nostrconnect = NostrConnect::new(
                 bunker_url.clone(),
-                Cli::n34_keypair()?,
+                Cli::n34_keypair().await?,
                 BUNKER_TIMEOUT,
                 None,
             )

src/cli/mod.rs

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ use nostr::key::Keys;
 use nostr::key::SecretKey;
 use nostr_browser_signer_proxy::BrowserSignerProxy;
 use nostr_browser_signer_proxy::BrowserSignerProxyOptions;
-use nostr_keyring::KeyringError;
-use nostr_keyring::NostrKeyring;
 use types::RelayOrSet;
 
 pub use self::commands::*;
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ use self::traits::CommandRunner;
 use crate::cli::options_state::BROWSER_SIGNER_PROXY_TIMEOUT;
 use crate::error::N34Error;
 use crate::error::N34Result;
-use crate::nostr_utils::traits::NostrKeyringErrorUtils;
+use crate::nostr_keyring;
 
 /// Header message, used in the help message
 const HEADER: &str = r#"Copyright (C) 2025 Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>
@@ -86,13 +84,6 @@ pub struct Cli {
 
 
 impl Cli {
-    /// Keyring service name of n34
-    pub const N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME: &str = "n34";
-    /// Keyring entry name of the n34 keypair
-    pub const N34_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY: &str = "n34_keypair";
-    /// Keyring entry name of the user secret key
-    pub const USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY: &str = "user_keypair";
-
     /// Executes the command
     pub async fn run(self) -> N34Result<()> {
         self.command.run(self.options).await
@@ -100,33 +91,30 @@ impl Cli {
 
     /// Gets the n34 keypair from the keyring or generates and stores a new one
     /// if none exists.
-    pub fn n34_keypair() -> N34Result<Keys> {
-        let keyring = NostrKeyring::new(Self::N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME);
-
-        match keyring.get(Self::N34_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY) {
+    pub async fn n34_keypair() -> N34Result<Keys> {
+        match nostr_keyring::n34::get().await {
             Ok(keys) => Ok(keys),
-            Err(nostr_keyring::Error::Keyring(KeyringError::NoEntry)) => {
+            Err(N34Error::Keyring(keyring::Error::NoEntry)) => {
                 let new_keys = Keys::generate();
-                keyring.set(Self::N34_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY, &new_keys)?;
+                nostr_keyring::n34::set(&new_keys).await?;
                 Ok(new_keys)
             }
-            Err(err) => Err(N34Error::Keyring(err)),
+            Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
 
     /// Retrieves the user's keypair from the keyring. If no key exists and one
     /// is provided, stores and returns it. If no key exists and none is
     /// provided, returns an error.
-    pub fn user_keypair(secret_key: Option<SecretKey>) -> N34Result<Keys> {
-        let keyring = NostrKeyring::new(Self::N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME);
-        let keyring_key = keyring.get(Self::USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY);
+    pub async fn user_keypair(secret_key: Option<SecretKey>) -> N34Result<Keys> {
+        let keyring_key = nostr_keyring::user::get().await;
 
         if let Err(ref err) = keyring_key
             && err.is_keyring_no_entry()
             && let Some(secret_key) = secret_key
         {
             let keypair = Keys::new(secret_key);
-            keyring.set(Self::USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY, &keypair)?;
+            nostr_keyring::user::set(&keypair).await?;
             return Ok(keypair);
         }
 
@@ -134,7 +122,7 @@ impl Cli {
             if err.is_keyring_no_entry() {
                 N34Error::SecretKeyKeyringWithoutEntry
             } else {
-                N34Error::Keyring(err)
+                err
             }
         })
     }
@@ -142,7 +130,7 @@ impl Cli {
 
 /// Processes the CLI configuration by applying fallback values from config if
 /// needed. Returns the processed Cli configuration if successful.
-pub fn post_cli(mut cli: Cli) -> N34Result<Cli> {
+pub async fn post_cli(mut cli: Cli) -> N34Result<Cli> {
     cli.options.pow = cli.options.pow.or(cli.options.config.pow);
 
     if cli.options.relays.is_empty()
@@ -169,7 +157,8 @@ pub fn post_cli(mut cli: Cli) -> N34Result<Cli> {
             cli.options.bunker_url = Some(bunker_url.clone());
         } else if cli.options.config.keyring_secret_key {
             cli.options.secret_key = Some(
-                Cli::user_keypair(cli.options.secret_key)?
+                Cli::user_keypair(cli.options.secret_key)
+                    .await?
                     .secret_key()
                     .clone(),
             );

src/error.rs

@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ pub enum N34Error {
     Addr(#[from] AddrParseError),
     #[error("Browser Signer Proxy Error: {0}")]
     BrowserSignerProxy(#[from] nostr_browser_signer_proxy::Error),
+    #[error("Keys error: {0}")]
+    Keys(#[from] nostr::key::Error),
     #[error("Keyring error: {0}")]
-    Keyring(#[from] nostr_keyring::Error),
+    Keyring(#[from] keyring::Error),
+    #[error("Join error: {0}")]
+    Join(#[from] tokio::task::JoinError),
     #[error("{0}")]
     Config(#[from] ConfigError),
     #[error(
@@ -187,4 +191,10 @@ impl N34Error {
             _ => ExitCode::FAILURE,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Checks if the error indicates a missing keyring entry.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_keyring_no_entry(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Keyring(keyring::Error::NoEntry))
+    }
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 pub mod cli;
 /// N34 errors
 pub mod error;
+/// Nostr keyring
+pub mod nostr_keyring;
 /// Nostr utils module
 pub mod nostr_utils;
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ async fn try_main() -> error::N34Result<()> {
     let guard =
         tracing::subscriber::set_default(tracing_subscriber::registry().with(stderr_log_layer()));
 
-    let cli = cli::post_cli(Cli::parse())?;
+    let cli = cli::post_cli(Cli::parse()).await?;
     let logs_file = cli::utils::logs_file()?;
 
     // Replace the thread-local subscriber with a global default subscriber based on

src/nostr_keyring.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// n34 - A CLI to interact with NIP-34 and other stuff related to codes in nostr
+// Copyright (C) 2025 Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>.
+
+use async_utility::task;
+use keyring::Entry;
+use nostr::key::{Keys, SecretKey};
+
+use crate::error::{N34Error, N34Result};
+
+/// Keyring service name of n34
+const N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME: &str = "n34";
+/// Keyring entry name of the n34 keypair
+const N34_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY: &str = "n34_keypair";
+/// Keyring entry name of the user secret key
+const USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY: &str = "user_keypair";
+
+/// Retrieves the keypair entry for `n34`.
+#[inline]
+fn n34_entry() -> keyring::Result<Entry> {
+    Entry::new(N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME, N34_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY)
+}
+
+/// Retrieves the keypair entry for the user.
+#[inline]
+fn user_entry() -> keyring::Result<Entry> {
+    Entry::new(N34_KEYRING_SERVICE_NAME, USER_KEY_PAIR_ENTRY)
+}
+
+pub mod user {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// Stores the user's keypair in the system.
+    pub async fn set(key: &Keys) -> N34Result<()> {
+        let private_key = key.secret_key().to_secret_bytes();
+
+        task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            user_entry()?
+                .set_secret(&private_key)
+                .map_err(N34Error::from)
+        })
+        .await?
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieves the user's keypair from the system.
+    pub async fn get() -> N34Result<Keys> {
+        task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            Ok(Keys::new(SecretKey::from_slice(
+                &user_entry()?.get_secret()?,
+            )?))
+        })
+        .await?
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the user's keypair from the system.
+    pub async fn delete() -> N34Result<()> {
+        task::spawn_blocking(move || user_entry()?.delete_credential().map_err(N34Error::from))
+            .await?
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod n34 {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// Stores the `n34` client's keypair in the system.
+    pub async fn set(key: &Keys) -> N34Result<()> {
+        let private_key = key.secret_key().to_secret_bytes();
+
+        task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            n34_entry()?
+                .set_secret(&private_key)
+                .map_err(N34Error::from)
+        })
+        .await?
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieves the `n34` client's keypair from the system.
+    pub async fn get() -> N34Result<Keys> {
+        task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            Ok(Keys::new(SecretKey::from_slice(
+                &n34_entry()?.get_secret()?,
+            )?))
+        })
+        .await?
+    }
+}

src/nostr_utils/traits.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use nostr::{
     parser::Token,
     types::{RelayUrl, Url},
 };
-use nostr_keyring::KeyringError;
 
 use crate::cli::issue::ISSUE_ALT_PREFIX;
 use crate::cli::patch::{
@@ -378,15 +377,6 @@ impl Event {
     }
 }
 
-#[easy_ext::ext(NostrKeyringErrorUtils)]
-impl nostr_keyring::Error {
-    /// Checks if the error indicates a missing keyring entry.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn is_keyring_no_entry(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, nostr_keyring::Error::Keyring(KeyringError::NoEntry))
-    }
-}
-
 #[easy_ext::ext(KindExt)]
 impl Kind {
     /// Checks if the kind is a root kind, such as GitIssue, GitPatch, GitPr or