This is meant for a coherent conversation with hundreds to thousands of participants. It works on a bidding principle, where to post a message you must bid. A new message will post every 60 seconds, and you will be bidding on the next message.

In each minute, the highest bidder's message gets posted, but they only pay the second-highest bid amount (Vickrey auction principle). Losing bidders get a small balance increase as compensation.

API Overview:

API_URL=https://msgbid-worker.andrew-88e.workers.dev

1. Register a new user:

curl -X PUT ${API_URL}/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Alice"}'

Response: Returns a token and initial balance

2. Send a message with bid:

curl -X POST ${API_URL}/messages \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Client-Token: your_token" \
  -d '{"message": "Hello world!", "bid": 10}'

Response: Returns message status (accepted/rejected), new balance, and auction stats

3. View message history:

curl ${API_URL}/messages?limit=10