Mantequilla-Soft – Weekly Progress Report #2

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This second week focused heavily on stability, reliability, security, and ecosystem expansion across multiple Hive-based applications. From critical security fixes to new platform integrations, the team made steady progress toward a more robust and scalable open-source stack.

Note: You can preview the new changes for 3Speak at https://preview.3speak.tv/

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@meno

Critical Bug Fix & Security Enforcement

Fixed a critical security issue that allowed uploads without proper posting authority on the new 3Speak frontend.
The system now forces users to explicitly grant posting authority, preventing unauthorized or malformed uploads.
Resolved a database issue that previously prevented faulty encoding nodes from being properly banned.
Reinforced authentication and authorization checks across the upload pipeline.

Impact:
Stronger platform security, improved trust in the upload flow, and better governance for encoding nodes.

Video Embed Worker Service (Production Deployment)

Developed and deployed a background worker service that enriches video embed records using Hive blockchain data.
Automatically detects where videos are embedded (posts, snaps, waves, comments) and links them with permalinks and titles.
Built using TypeScript, MongoDB, HAFSQL, and systemd for production reliability.
Fully resume-safe, configurable, and resilient to network or database failures.
Deployed as a hardened system service with proper security constraints.

Impact:
Enables accurate video analytics, usage tracking, and content mapping across Hive with zero manual intervention.

Shorts API Endpoint Enhancement

Enhanced the /shorts endpoint to return:
- Thumbnail URL
- Embed URL
- Embed title
Added filtering so only fully processed and playable videos are returned.

Impact:
Improves frontend performance, prevents incomplete content from appearing, and reduces unnecessary API calls.

Infrastructure Resilience (Gateway & Encoding)

Added explicit handling for HTTP 503 / 504 gateway timeouts, marking them as retryable.
Implemented a Gateway Aid rescue fallback when primary gateway completion fails.
Ensures videos that were successfully encoded are not lost due to temporary gateway issues.

Impact:
Significantly improves reliability for community encoders and prevents failed jobs when videos are already processed correctly.

@kesolink

Frontend & UX Improvements (3Speak)

Added consistent loading states and error handling across:
- User profiles
- Followers
- Blogs
- Comments
- Video pages
Prevented redundant data fetching and improved polling logic for in-progress uploads.
Improved performance using memoization and optimized React hooks.
Added browser polyfills to ensure compatibility when using Node.js modules in frontend builds.
Refactored feed and config usage for better maintainability.

Impact:
Smoother user experience, fewer UI glitches, better performance, and more predictable data loading.

3Speak Shorts Feature (Web)

3Speak Shorts is now ~95% complete on 3Speak.tv.
The only remaining task is adapting the time-frame logic.
A detailed breakdown will be published in a separate post by @kesolink.

Watch the development overview at minute 1:06:00 of the video (timestamp to be added).

Impact:
Brings TikTok-style short-form video consumption to Hive, opening new engagement and discovery flows.

@tibfox

3Speak App for Samsung TV

Developed a Samsung TV application for 3Speak, allowing users to watch Hive videos directly on their TVs.
Expands 3Speak’s reach beyond desktop and mobile into the living room.