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+# websocket.py
+# MicroPython WebSocketApp implementation for python-nostr port
+# Compatible with websocket-client's WebSocketApp API, using MicroPython aiohttp
+
+import uasyncio as asyncio
+import _thread
+import time
+import ucollections
+import aiohttp
+from aiohttp import WSMsgType, ClientWebSocketResponse
+
+# Simplified logging for MicroPython
+def _log_debug(msg):
+    print(f"DEBUG: {msg}")
+
+def _log_error(msg):
+    print(f"ERROR: {msg}")
+
+# Simplified ABNF for opcode compatibility
+class ABNF:
+    OPCODE_TEXT = 1
+    OPCODE_BINARY = 2
+    OPCODE_CLOSE = 8
+    OPCODE_PING = 9
+    OPCODE_PONG = 10
+
+# Exceptions
+class WebSocketException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class WebSocketConnectionClosedException(WebSocketException):
+    pass
+
+class WebSocketTimeoutException(WebSocketException):
+    pass
+
+# Queue for cross-thread callback dispatching
+_callback_queue = ucollections.deque((), 100)  # Empty tuple, maxlen=100
+
+def _run_callback(callback, *args):
+    """Add callback to queue for main thread execution."""
+    try:
+        _callback_queue.append((callback, args))
+    except IndexError:
+        _log_error("Callback queue full, dropping callback")
+
+def _process_callbacks():
+    """Process queued callbacks in the main thread."""
+    while _callback_queue:
+        try:
+            callback, args = _callback_queue.popleft()
+            if callback is not None:
+                try:
+                    callback(*args)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    _log_error(f"Error in callback {callback}: {e}")
+            else:
+                print("Not calling None callback")
+        except IndexError:
+            break  # Queue is empty
+
+class WebSocketApp:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        url,
+        header=None,
+        on_open=None,
+        on_reconnect=None,
+        on_message=None,
+        on_error=None,
+        on_close=None,
+        on_ping=None,
+        on_pong=None,
+        on_cont_message=None,
+        keep_running=True,  # Ignored for compatibility
+        get_mask_key=None,
+        cookie=None,
+        subprotocols=None,
+        on_data=None,
+        socket=None,
+    ):
+        self.url = url
+        self.header = header if header is not None else {}
+        self.cookie = cookie
+        self.on_open = on_open
+        self.on_reconnect = on_reconnect
+        self.on_message = on_message
+        self.on_data = on_data
+        self.on_error = on_error
+        self.on_close = on_close
+        self.on_ping = on_ping
+        self.on_pong = on_pong
+        self.on_cont_message = on_cont_message
+        self.get_mask_key = get_mask_key
+        self.subprotocols = subprotocols
+        self.prepared_socket = socket  # Ignored, not supported
+        self.ws = None
+        self.session = None
+        self.running = False
+        self.thread = None
+        self.ping_interval = 0
+        self.ping_timeout = None
+        self.ping_payload = ""
+        self.last_ping_tm = 0
+        self.last_pong_tm = 0
+        self.has_errored = False
+
+    def send(self, data, opcode=ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT):
+        """Send a message."""
+        if not self.ws or not self.running:
+            raise WebSocketConnectionClosedException("Connection is already closed.")
+        # Schedule send in async loop
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self._send_async(data, opcode), loop)
+
+    def send_text(self, text_data):
+        """Send UTF-8 text."""
+        self.send(text_data, ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT)
+
+    def send_bytes(self, data):
+        """Send binary data."""
+        self.send(data, ABNF.OPCODE_BINARY)
+
+    def close(self, **kwargs):
+        """Close the WebSocket connection."""
+        self.running = False
+        if self.ws:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.ws.close(), loop)
+        if self.session:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.session.__aexit__(None, None, None), loop)
+
+    def _start_ping_thread(self):
+        """Simulate ping/pong in async loop."""
+        if self.ping_interval:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self._send_ping_async(), loop)
+
+    def _stop_ping_thread(self):
+        """No-op, ping handled in async loop."""
+        pass
+
+    async def _send_ping_async(self):
+        """Send periodic pings."""
+        while self.running and self.ping_interval:
+            self.last_ping_tm = time.time()
+            try:
+                await self.ws.send_bytes(self.ping_payload.encode() if isinstance(self.ping_payload, str) else self.ping_payload)
+                _log_debug("Sending ping")
+            except Exception as e:
+                _log_debug(f"Failed to send ping: {e}")
+            await asyncio.sleep(self.ping_interval)
+
+    def ready(self):
+        """Check if connection is active."""
+        return self.ws is not None and self.running
+
+    def run_forever(
+        self,
+        sockopt=None,
+        sslopt=None,
+        ping_interval=0,
+        ping_timeout=None,
+        ping_payload="",
+        http_proxy_host=None,
+        http_proxy_port=None,
+        http_no_proxy=None,
+        http_proxy_auth=None,
+        http_proxy_timeout=None,
+        skip_utf8_validation=False,
+        host=None,
+        origin=None,
+        dispatcher=None,
+        suppress_origin=False,
+        proxy_type=None,
+        reconnect=None,
+    ):
+        """Run the WebSocket event loop."""
+        if sockopt or http_proxy_host or http_proxy_port or http_no_proxy or http_proxy_auth or proxy_type:
+            raise WebSocketException("Proxy and sockopt not supported in MicroPython")
+        if dispatcher:
+            raise WebSocketException("Custom dispatcher not supported")
+        if ping_timeout is not None and ping_timeout <= 0:
+            raise WebSocketException("Ensure ping_timeout > 0")
+        if ping_interval is not None and ping_interval < 0:
+            raise WebSocketException("Ensure ping_interval >= 0")
+        if ping_timeout and ping_interval and ping_interval <= ping_timeout:
+            raise WebSocketException("Ensure ping_interval > ping_timeout")
+
+        self.ping_interval = ping_interval
+        self.ping_timeout = ping_timeout
+        self.ping_payload = ping_payload
+        self.running = True
+
+        # Start async event loop in a separate thread
+        self.thread = _thread.start_new_thread(self._run_async_loop, ())
+
+        # Main thread processes callbacks
+        try:
+            while self.running:
+                _process_callbacks()
+                time.sleep(0.01)  # Yield to other tasks
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.close()
+            return False
+        return self.has_errored
+
+    def _run_async_loop(self):
+        """Run uasyncio event loop in a separate thread."""
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop.run_until_complete(self._async_main())
+        loop.run_forever()
+
+    async def _async_main(self):
+        """Main async loop for WebSocket handling."""
+        reconnect = 0  # Default, as RECONNECT may not be defined
+        try:
+            from websocket import RECONNECT
+            reconnect = RECONNECT
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        if reconnect is not None:
+            reconnect = reconnect
+
+        while self.running:
+            try:
+                await self._connect_and_run()
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"_async_main got exception {e}")
+                self.has_errored = True
+                _run_callback(self.on_error, self, e)
+                if not reconnect:
+                    break
+                _log_debug(f"Reconnecting after error: {e}")
+                await asyncio.sleep(reconnect)
+                if self.on_reconnect:
+                    _run_callback(self.on_reconnect, self)
+
+        # Cleanup
+        self.running = False
+        if self.ws:
+            print("websocket.py: closing...")
+            await self.ws.close()
+        if self.session:
+            await self.session.__aexit__(None, None, None)
+        _run_callback(self.on_close, self, None, None)
+
+    async def _connect_and_run(self):
+        """Connect and handle WebSocket messages."""
+        ssl_context = None
+        if self.url.startswith("wss://"):
+            import ssl
+            ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+            ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+
+        self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=self.header)
+        async with self.session.ws_connect(self.url, ssl=ssl_context) as ws:
+            self.ws = ws
+            _run_callback(self.on_open, self)
+            self._start_ping_thread()
+
+            async for msg in ws:
+                if not self.running:
+                    break
+
+                # Handle ping/pong timeout
+                if self.ping_timeout and self.last_ping_tm:
+                    if time.time() - self.last_ping_tm > self.ping_timeout:
+                        raise WebSocketTimeoutException("ping/pong timed out")
+
+                # Process message
+                if msg.type == WSMsgType.TEXT:
+                    data = msg.data
+                    _run_callback(self.on_data, self, data, ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT, True)
+                    _run_callback(self.on_message, self, data)
+                elif msg.type == WSMsgType.BINARY:
+                    data = msg.data
+                    _run_callback(self.on_data, self, data, ABNF.OPCODE_BINARY, True)
+                    _run_callback(self.on_message, self, data)
+                elif msg.type == WSMsgType.ERROR or ws.ws.closed:
+                    raise WebSocketConnectionClosedException("WebSocket closed")
+
+    async def _send_async(self, data, opcode):
+        """Async send implementation."""
+        try:
+            if opcode == ABNF.OPCODE_TEXT:
+                await self.ws.send_str(data)
+            elif opcode == ABNF.OPCODE_BINARY:
+                await self.ws.send_bytes(data)
+            else:
+                raise WebSocketException(f"Unsupported opcode: {opcode}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            _run_callback(self.on_error, self, e)
+
+    def _callback(self, callback, *args):
+        """Compatibility wrapper for callback execution."""
+        _run_callback(callback, self, *args)
+
+    def _get_close_args(self, close_frame):
+        """Extract close code and reason (simplified)."""
+        return [None, None]  # aiohttp doesn't provide close frame details
+
+    def create_dispatcher(self, ping_timeout, dispatcher, is_ssl, handleDisconnect):
+        """Not supported."""
+        raise WebSocketException("Custom dispatcher not supported")