That doesn't justify making the protocol a much more complicated thing for everybody. WebSockets are simple, simpler than HTTP and REST, to be fully honest. If you don't like them that means you're just not used to them. You can use a Nostr library that abstracts that for you.
If you want a curl-like experience on the CLI, use https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak
fiatjaf /
npub180…jh6w6
2023-07-25 09:40:10
in reply to nevent1q…4cnm
Author Public Key
npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6Published at
2023-07-25 09:40:10Event JSON
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],
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"content": "That doesn't justify making the protocol a much more complicated thing for everybody. WebSockets are simple, simpler than HTTP and REST, to be fully honest. If you don't like them that means you're just not used to them. You can use a Nostr library that abstracts that for you.\n\nIf you want a curl-like experience on the CLI, use https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak",
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}