feat: allow users to choose digest schedule (hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone)

Add DB migration (hour, minute, day_of_week, timezone columns) with
idempotent ALTER TABLE upgrade path for existing databases.

Extend getCronExpression with optional dayOfWeek parameter; weekly
defaults to Monday (1) when not specified.

Worker createJob now passes stored schedule fields to cron expression
and uses the subscription's IANA timezone instead of hardcoded 'UTC'.

PUT /subscription/email accepts optional hour (0-23), minute (0-59),
dayOfWeek (1-7, only for weekly), timezone (IANA). GET response
includes the new fields. Omitted fields fall back to defaults (17:00
UTC).

Closes mailship-200

README.md

@@ -51,15 +51,30 @@ Flotilla ──HTTP──▶ Mailship (PUT /subscription/email)
 ### PUT /subscription/email
 Idempotently register or update an email subscription. Re-sends the confirmation
 email only when the subscription is new or the email address changed; a frequency
-change keeps the existing confirmation. The pubkey is extracted from the NIP-98
+or schedule change keeps the existing confirmation. The pubkey is extracted from
-Authorization header — the body does not include a `pubkey` field.
+the NIP-98 Authorization header — the body does not include a `pubkey` field.
 
 ```
-Body: { email, frequency }
+Body: { email, frequency, hour?, minute?, dayOfWeek?, timezone? }
 Auth: NIP-98 (Nostr <base64> Authorization header)
 Response: { key, callback }
 ```
 
+**Optional schedule fields (defaults: `hour=17`, `minute=0`, `timezone="UTC"`):**
+
+| Field | Type | Constraints | Default |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `hour` | integer | 0–23 | `17` |
+| `minute` | integer | 0–59 | `0` |
+| `dayOfWeek` | integer | 1=Mon … 7=Sun (0 also accepted as Sun); only valid when `frequency="weekly"` | `1` (Monday) for weekly, omitted for daily |
+| `timezone` | string | IANA timezone name, e.g. `"America/New_York"` | `"UTC"` |
+
+When omitted, each field falls back to its default. `dayOfWeek` is silently
+ignored for daily frequency (the stored value is `NULL`).
+
+**DOW convention:** `dayOfWeek` follows cron: 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday, …, 7=Sunday.
+`0` is also accepted as Sunday (standard cron alias).
+
 ### GET /subscription/email
 Look up an existing subscription for the authenticated pubkey, so clients can
 avoid re-registering (and re-confirming) when settings haven't changed.
@@ -67,7 +82,7 @@ Returns 404 if none exists.
 
 ```
 Auth: NIP-98 (Nostr <base64> Authorization header)
-Response: { key, callback, email, frequency, confirmed }
+Response: { key, callback, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone, confirmed }
 ```
 
 ### DELETE /subscription/:key

src/actions.ts

@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ export type RegisterSubscriptionParams = {
   pubkey: string
   email: string
   frequency: string
+  hour?: number
+  minute?: number
+  dayOfWeek?: number
+  timezone?: string
 }
 
 export const registerSubscription = instrument(
   'actions.registerSubscription',
-  async ({ pubkey, email, frequency }: RegisterSubscriptionParams) => {
+  async ({ pubkey, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone }: RegisterSubscriptionParams) => {
-    const sub = await db.insertSubscription(pubkey, email, frequency)
+    const sub = await db.insertSubscription(pubkey, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone)
     const callback = `${process.env.BASE_URL}/notify/${sub.id}`
 
     if (!sub.confirmed_at) {

src/alert.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ export type Subscription = {
   pubkey: string
   email: string
   frequency: string
+  hour: number
+  minute: number
+  day_of_week?: number
+  timezone: string
   created_at: number
   confirmed_at?: number
   unsubscribed_at?: number
@@ -19,14 +23,39 @@ export const getSubscriptionError = (sub: Subscription) => {
     return 'Frequency must be "daily" or "weekly"'
   }
 
-  // Daily: fire at 17:00 UTC. Weekly: fire Monday at 17:00 UTC.
+  if (sub.hour < 0 || sub.hour > 23 || !Number.isInteger(sub.hour)) {
-  // Validation: just ensure frequency is valid, cron is generated internally.
+    return 'Hour must be an integer between 0 and 23'
+  }
+
+  if (sub.minute < 0 || sub.minute > 59 || !Number.isInteger(sub.minute)) {
+    return 'Minute must be an integer between 0 and 59'
+  }
+
+  if (sub.frequency === 'weekly') {
+    if (sub.day_of_week === undefined || sub.day_of_week === null) {
+      return 'dayOfWeek is required for weekly frequency'
+    }
+    const dow = sub.day_of_week
+    if (dow < 0 || dow > 7 || !Number.isInteger(dow)) {
+      return 'dayOfWeek must be an integer between 0 and 7 (1=Mon, 7=Sun, 0=Sun)'
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!sub.timezone || typeof sub.timezone !== 'string') {
+    return 'A valid IANA timezone is required'
+  }
+
+  try {
+    Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZone: sub.timezone })
+  } catch {
+    return `"${sub.timezone}" is not a valid IANA timezone`
+  }
 }
 
-export const getCronExpression = (frequency: string, hour = 17, minute = 0) => {
+export const getCronExpression = (frequency: string, hour = 17, minute = 0, dayOfWeek?: number) => {
   if (frequency === 'daily') {
     return `0 ${minute} ${hour} * * *`
   }
-  // Weekly on Monday
+  // Weekly: default to Monday (1) when not specified
-  return `0 ${minute} ${hour} * * 1`
+  return `0 ${minute} ${hour} * * ${dayOfWeek ?? 1}`
 }

src/database.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { Subscription } from './alert.js'
 const DATA_DIR = process.env.DATA_DIR || '.'
 const db = new sqlite3.Database(DATA_DIR + '/mailship.db')
 
-type Param = number | string | boolean
+type Param = number | string | boolean | null | undefined
 
 type Row = Record<string, any>
 
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export const migrate = () =>
             pubkey TEXT NOT NULL,
             email TEXT NOT NULL,
             frequency TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'daily',
+            hour INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 17,
+            minute INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+            day_of_week INTEGER,
+            timezone TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'UTC',
             created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
             confirmed_at INTEGER,
             unsubscribed_at INTEGER,
@@ -108,6 +112,20 @@ export const migrate = () =>
             WHERE unsubscribed_at IS NULL
         `
         )
+
+        // Idempotent migration: add schedule columns to existing databases.
+        // ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN fails if the column already exists, so we
+        // run each one and ignore "duplicate column" errors.
+        const addCol = (colDef: string) =>
+          run(`ALTER TABLE subscriptions ADD COLUMN ${colDef}`).catch((err: any) => {
+            if (!err?.message?.includes('duplicate column')) throw err
+          })
+
+        await addCol('hour INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 17')
+        await addCol('minute INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0')
+        await addCol('day_of_week INTEGER')
+        await addCol("timezone TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'UTC'")
+
         resolve()
       })
     } catch (err) {
@@ -125,28 +143,39 @@ const parseSubscription = (row: any): Subscription | undefined => {
 
 export const updateSubscription = instrument(
   'database.updateSubscription',
-  async (existing: Subscription, email: string, frequency: string) => {
+  async (existing: Subscription, email: string, frequency: string, hour?: number, minute?: number, dayOfWeek?: number, timezone?: string) => {
-    if (existing.email === email && existing.frequency === frequency) {
+    const scheduleChanged =
+      (hour !== undefined && hour !== existing.hour) ||
+      (minute !== undefined && minute !== existing.minute) ||
+      (dayOfWeek !== undefined && dayOfWeek !== existing.day_of_week) ||
+      (timezone !== undefined && timezone !== existing.timezone)
+
+    if (existing.email === email && existing.frequency === frequency && !scheduleChanged) {
       return existing
     }
 
+    const hr = hour ?? existing.hour
+    const mn = minute ?? existing.minute
+    const dow = dayOfWeek ?? existing.day_of_week
+    const tz = timezone ?? existing.timezone
+
     // Update by id, not pubkey, so tombstoned rows for the same account are never
     // re-activated alongside this one (the unique index would reject that anyway).
     if (existing.email === email) {
       return parseSubscription(
         await get(
-          `UPDATE subscriptions SET frequency = ?, unsubscribed_at = NULL
+          `UPDATE subscriptions SET frequency = ?, hour = ?, minute = ?, day_of_week = ?, timezone = ?, unsubscribed_at = NULL
            WHERE id = ? RETURNING *`,
-          [frequency, existing.id]
+          [frequency, hr, mn, dow, tz, existing.id]
         )
       )
     }
 
     return parseSubscription(
       await get(
-        `UPDATE subscriptions SET email = ?, frequency = ?, confirmed_at = NULL, unsubscribed_at = NULL
+        `UPDATE subscriptions SET email = ?, frequency = ?, hour = ?, minute = ?, day_of_week = ?, timezone = ?, confirmed_at = NULL, unsubscribed_at = NULL
          WHERE id = ? RETURNING *`,
-        [email, frequency, existing.id]
+        [email, frequency, hr, mn, dow, tz, existing.id]
       )
     )
   }
@@ -154,25 +183,29 @@ export const updateSubscription = instrument(
 
 export const insertSubscription = instrument(
   'database.insertSubscription',
-  async (pubkey: string, email: string, frequency: string) => {
+  async (pubkey: string, email: string, frequency: string, hour?: number, minute?: number, dayOfWeek?: number, timezone?: string) => {
     const existing = await getSubscriptionByPubkey(pubkey)
 
     if (existing) {
-      return assertResult(await updateSubscription(existing, email, frequency))
+      return assertResult(await updateSubscription(existing, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone))
     }
 
     try {
       return assertResult(
         parseSubscription(
           await get(
-            `INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, key, pubkey, email, frequency, created_at)
+            `INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, key, pubkey, email, frequency, hour, minute, day_of_week, timezone, created_at)
-             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) RETURNING *`,
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) RETURNING *`,
             [
               crypto.randomUUID(),
               crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex'),
               pubkey,
               email,
               frequency,
+              hour ?? 17,
+              minute ?? 0,
+              dayOfWeek ?? null,
+              timezone ?? 'UTC',
               now(),
             ]
           )
@@ -186,7 +219,7 @@ export const insertSubscription = instrument(
         const concurrent = await getSubscriptionByPubkey(pubkey)
 
         if (concurrent) {
-          return assertResult(await updateSubscription(concurrent, email, frequency))
+          return assertResult(await updateSubscription(concurrent, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone))
         }
       }
 

src/server.ts

@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ addRoute('get', '/subscription/email', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     callback,
     email: sub.email,
     frequency: sub.frequency,
+    hour: sub.hour,
+    minute: sub.minute,
+    dayOfWeek: sub.day_of_week,
+    timezone: sub.timezone,
     confirmed: Boolean(sub.confirmed_at),
   })
 })
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ addRoute('get', '/subscription/email', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 // auth proving the caller controls the pubkey — the pubkey is extracted from
 // the auth event, not from the request body.
 addRoute('put', '/subscription/email', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  const { email, frequency } = req.body
+  const { email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone } = req.body
 
   const pubkey = await verifyNip98Auth(req)
 
@@ -210,8 +214,38 @@ addRoute('put', '/subscription/email', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Frequency must be "daily" or "weekly"' })
   }
 
+  // Validate optional schedule fields
+  if (hour !== undefined) {
+    if (!Number.isInteger(hour) || hour < 0 || hour > 23) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Hour must be an integer between 0 and 23' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (minute !== undefined) {
+    if (!Number.isInteger(minute) || minute < 0 || minute > 59) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Minute must be an integer between 0 and 59' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (dayOfWeek !== undefined) {
+    if (frequency !== 'weekly') {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'dayOfWeek is only valid for weekly frequency' })
+    }
+    if (!Number.isInteger(dayOfWeek) || dayOfWeek < 0 || dayOfWeek > 7) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'dayOfWeek must be an integer between 0 and 7 (1=Mon, 7=Sun, 0=Sun)' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (timezone !== undefined) {
     try {
-    const result = await registerSubscription({ pubkey, email, frequency })
+      Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZone: timezone })
+    } catch {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: `"${timezone}" is not a valid IANA timezone` })
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const result = await registerSubscription({ pubkey, email, frequency, hour, minute, dayOfWeek, timezone })
     res.json(result)
   } catch (error: any) {
     // The subscription was still created, but sending the confirmation email

src/worker/email.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const runJob = async (sub: Subscription) => {
 }
 
 const createJob = (sub: Subscription) => {
-  const cron = getCronExpression(sub.frequency)
+  const cron = getCronExpression(sub.frequency, sub.hour, sub.minute, sub.day_of_week)
 
   const run = async () => {
     // Re-fetch the subscription to pick up the latest last_digest_at.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const createJob = (sub: Subscription) => {
     cronTime: cron,
     onTick: run,
     start: true,
-    timeZone: 'UTC',
+    timeZone: sub.timezone ?? 'UTC',
   })
 }
 

test/schedule-fields.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest'
+import * as db from '../src/database.js'
+import { registerSubscription } from '../src/actions.js'
+import { getCronExpression } from '../src/alert.js'
+import { getJobCronSource, removeJob } from '../src/worker/email.js'
+import { registerSubscription as regSub } from '../src/worker/index.js'
+
+const pubkey = 'schedule-test-' + Date.now()
+const email = 'schedule-test-' + Date.now() + '@example.com'
+let sub: any = null
+
+describe('Schedule fields', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await db.migrate()
+  })
+
+  it('inserts subscription with custom hour/minute/timezone', async () => {
+    const s = await db.insertSubscription(pubkey, email, 'daily', 7, 30, undefined, 'America/New_York')
+    expect(s).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(s!.hour).toBe(7)
+    expect(s!.minute).toBe(30)
+    expect(s!.timezone).toBe('America/New_York')
+    expect(s!.day_of_week).toBeNull()
+    sub = s
+  })
+
+  it('inserts subscription with custom weekly dayOfWeek', async () => {
+    const pk2 = 'schedule-test-weekly-' + Date.now()
+    const em2 = pk2 + '@example.com'
+    const s = await db.insertSubscription(pk2, em2, 'weekly', 9, 0, 6, 'UTC')
+    expect(s).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(s!.hour).toBe(9)
+    expect(s!.minute).toBe(0)
+    expect(s!.day_of_week).toBe(6)
+    expect(s!.timezone).toBe('UTC')
+  })
+
+  it('inserts subscription with defaults when schedule omitted', async () => {
+    const pk3 = 'schedule-test-defaults-' + Date.now()
+    const em3 = pk3 + '@example.com'
+    const s = await db.insertSubscription(pk3, em3, 'daily')
+    expect(s).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(s!.hour).toBe(17)
+    expect(s!.minute).toBe(0)
+    expect(s!.timezone).toBe('UTC')
+    expect(s!.day_of_week).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('getCronExpression returns daily with custom hour/minute', () => {
+    expect(getCronExpression('daily', 7, 30)).toBe('0 30 7 * * *')
+  })
+
+  it('getCronExpression returns weekly with custom dayOfWeek', () => {
+    expect(getCronExpression('weekly', 9, 0, 6)).toBe('0 0 9 * * 6')
+  })
+
+  it('getCronExpression defaults to Monday for weekly', () => {
+    expect(getCronExpression('weekly', 17, 0)).toBe('0 0 17 * * 1')
+  })
+
+  it('confirms and registers job with custom schedule', async () => {
+    // Confirm the daily subscription created above
+    const confirmed = await db.confirmSubscription(sub.key)
+    expect(confirmed).toBeTruthy()
+    sub = confirmed!.sub
+
+    regSub(sub)
+    const dailySource = getJobCronSource(sub.id)
+    // Expect 0 30 7 * * * (from custom hour=7, minute=30)
+    expect(dailySource).toBe('0 30 7 * * *')
+  })
+
+  it('updateSubscription preserves schedule fields through frequency change', async () => {
+    const updated = await db.updateSubscription(sub, email, 'weekly', undefined, undefined, 2, undefined)
+    expect(updated).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(updated!.frequency).toBe('weekly')
+    // hour/minute should keep the previously set values (7/30) since we passed undefined
+    expect(updated!.hour).toBe(7)
+    expect(updated!.minute).toBe(30)
+    expect(updated!.day_of_week).toBe(2)
+    expect(updated!.timezone).toBe('America/New_York')
+  })
+
+  it('registerSubscription preserves schedule fields', async () => {
+    await registerSubscription({ pubkey, email, frequency: 'daily', hour: 10, minute: 15, timezone: 'Europe/London' })
+    const reloaded = await db.getSubscriptionByPubkey(pubkey)
+    expect(reloaded).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(reloaded!.hour).toBe(10)
+    expect(reloaded!.minute).toBe(15)
+    expect(reloaded!.timezone).toBe('Europe/London')
+  })
+})
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  const updated = await db.getSubscriptionByPubkey(pubkey)
+  if (updated) removeJob(updated)
+})