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fix: resolve usernames by document id, not by display name - #36

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Transferring a username containing l, i or o failed with Username "…" was not found. Reported from bridge.thepasta.org on testfjdksla234123.dash, reproduced on testnet, fixed and re-verified live.

Cause

The owned-names list came from dpns.usernames(), which builds its strings from the raw label. The transfer then resolved that string back to a document with dpns.getUsernameByName(), which matches on normalizedLabel — homograph-folded, so l/i1 and o0.

Those two are not the same string, so the round trip could not round-trip:

label (listed) normalizedLabel (indexed) getUsernameByName(label)
testfjdksla234123 testfjdks1a234123 undefined
pastafaucettesting1234 pastafaucettest1ng1234 undefined
xfertest7pasta xfertest7pasta found

The last row is why this was not caught earlier: the name used in the original live test contains no l, i or o, so it round-tripped by luck.

Fix

Stop resolving names by display form at all. listOwnedUsernames now queries the DPNS domain documents directly and returns {username, documentId, ownerId}; transferUsername takes the documentId and fetches the document. The fragile lookup is deleted rather than patched.

It still queries by records.identity$ownerId is not indexed on the domain type and Drive rejects a where clause on it. The document's ownerId is re-checked before signing regardless.

Also in this PR

Discovery no longer stops at the first identity a seed matches. One seed commonly controls several, and the first is not necessarily the one holding the name — the earlier report showed the flow locked to an identity owning nothing while the name sat on another. It now scans all of them and prefers one that owns a username, and when an identity genuinely owns none, the screen says so plainly instead of leaving a grey line under a permanently disabled Continue.

Verification

Registered xferlive7test.dash on testnet specifically to reproduce: label = xferlive7test, normalizedLabel = xfer11ve7test, getUsernameByName on the display form returns undefined — this transfer fails on main.

With the fix it succeeded, confirmed on-chain independently of the UI: ownerId and records.identity both moved to the destination, $revision 1 → 2, and the name moved out of the source's list into the destination's.

Regression cover: a unit test pins the label/normalizedLabel divergence for all three reported names, and the mock usernames now contain an l, so mock runs exercise this class from here on. 111 unit tests, 8 Playwright, build and artifact check all green.

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  • New Features
    • Username transfers now support accounts controlling multiple identities.
    • Displays other available identities when no usernames are found.
    • Transfer selections use verified username ownership details for improved reliability.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevents transfers when a selected username is no longer owned.
    • Improves key-selection feedback when unlocking transfer credentials.
    • Enhances detection of visually similar usernames by normalizing certain letters.

A transfer of any username containing l, i or o failed with 'was not found'. The name list is built from the raw label property, but dpns.getUsernameByName matches on normalizedLabel, which is homograph-folded (l and i to 1, o to 0). So "testfjdksla234123.dash" listed correctly and then resolved to nothing.

listOwnedUsernames now queries the DPNS domain documents directly and returns the document id alongside the display name, and transferUsername takes that id instead of looking the name up again. The round trip that could not round-trip is gone rather than patched.

Discovery also no longer stops at the first identity a seed matches. One seed commonly controls several, and the first is not necessarily the one holding the name; it now scans all of them and prefers one that owns a username. The empty case is a clear callout instead of a grey line under a permanently disabled button.

Verified live on testnet: registered xferlive7test.dash (normalizedLabel xfer11ve7test, which reproduces the failure on main) and transferred it — ownerId and records.identity both moved, revision 1 to 2. The mock usernames now contain an l so this class stays covered.

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The username-transfer flow now tracks DPNS document IDs and owner IDs with each username. Seed unlock evaluates multiple identities, selects an identity with owned usernames, stores other identities, and transfers the selected document directly.

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Username Transfer Flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Owned username contract and validation
src/types.ts, src/main.ts, src/platform/dpns-utils.test.ts
OwnedUsername records now contain username, documentId, and ownerId. Bridge state stores these records. DPNS homograph conversion tests cover l, i, and o folding.
Identity discovery and document-backed transfer
src/platform/username-transfer.ts
Identity discovery returns all unique matches. Username listing queries DPNS documents and returns structured records. Transfers fetch and verify the supplied document ID.
Multi-identity unlock and transfer state
src/main.ts, src/ui/state.ts, src/ui/components.ts
Seed unlock evaluates each discovered identity and prefers one with owned usernames. State stores other identities. The UI renders structured usernames and reports when other identities control names.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to fcebd

The PR correctly transfers usernames by document ID and searches across more identities, but the current flow can still miss an owning identity and can report an irreversible transfer as failed or completed before ownership is conclusively known. These bounded correctness and recovery risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant startXferUnlockFromSeed
  participant discoverIdentitiesFromCandidates
  participant loadTransferContext
  participant transferState
  participant startUsernameTransfer
  participant transferUsername
  participant DPNSDocuments

  User->>startXferUnlockFromSeed: provide seed phrase
  startXferUnlockFromSeed->>discoverIdentitiesFromCandidates: scan candidate keys
  discoverIdentitiesFromCandidates-->>startXferUnlockFromSeed: return discovered identities
  startXferUnlockFromSeed->>loadTransferContext: load each identity
  loadTransferContext->>DPNSDocuments: query owned usernames
  DPNSDocuments-->>loadTransferContext: return OwnedUsername records
  loadTransferContext-->>startXferUnlockFromSeed: return identity data
  startXferUnlockFromSeed->>transferState: store selected identity and other identities
  User->>startUsernameTransfer: select username
  startUsernameTransfer->>transferUsername: pass username and documentId
  transferUsername->>DPNSDocuments: fetch document by documentId
  DPNSDocuments-->>transferUsername: return DPNS document
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Scanning every candidate instead of stopping at the first hit made a fixed cost of up to nine lookups per unlock -- eighteen on a full miss, since each falls back to the non-unique key index. Running them four at a time recovers the latency the full scan cost: a live testnet unlock and transfer went from 22.2s back to 15.8s.

Results are folded in candidate order afterwards, so the identity reached by the earliest derivation path still wins regardless of which lookup resolved first.

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Re-verified after the batching commit, with a name containing all three folded characters: xferlive7oil → normalizedLabel xfer11ve7011.

Transferred successfully and confirmed on-chain: dpns.resolveName("xferlive7oil.dash") returns the destination, and the name moved out of the source's list into the destination's.

The full scan added latency (a fixed 9 lookups per unlock, 18 on a miss since each falls back to the non-unique key index). Running them four at a time brings a live unlock + transfer back to 15.8s from 22.2s, with results folded in candidate order so the earliest derivation path still wins.


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57-59: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Return every non-unique identity

byNonUniquePublicKeyHash() returns Identity[], but findIdentityIdByPublicKeyHash keeps only identities[0]. The discovery flow can miss a later identity that owns the username. Preserve every returned identity ID with its candidate public-key hash, and add a regression test with two results.

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In `@src/platform/username-transfer.ts` around lines 57 - 59, Update
findIdentityIdByPublicKeyHash to retain every identity returned by
byNonUniquePublicKeyHash instead of returning only identities[0], associating
each identity ID with the candidate public-key hash for discovery. Add a
regression test covering two returned identities and verify both candidates are
preserved.
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In `@src/platform/username-transfer.ts`:
- Around line 57-59: Update findIdentityIdByPublicKeyHash to retain every
identity returned by byNonUniquePublicKeyHash instead of returning only
identities[0], associating each identity ID with the candidate public-key hash
for discovery. Add a regression test covering two returned identities and verify
both candidates are preserved.

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