ActivityPub client developer experience is something like this.
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ActivityPub client developer experience is something like this.
Building a coherent feed with stateful objects requires comparing an Activity from the inbox, with what’s in your outbox.
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ActivityPub client developer experience is something like this.
Building a coherent feed with stateful objects requires comparing an Activity from the inbox, with what’s in your outbox.
Of course implementations may vary but the spec isn’t clear, so let’s improve this, yeah! https://github.com/swicg/activitypub-api/issues/52
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Of course implementations may vary but the spec isn’t clear, so let’s improve this, yeah! https://github.com/swicg/activitypub-api/issues/52
There isn’t anything that says my server should return the latest known state of a post, including my interactions with it.
And sure, I can refetch any activity from the inbox via proxyUrl (except non-public), but nothing guarantees my server will add the current remote state of a post to its internal representation and return this.
So this forces a thick client situation, to have what should be fairly standard User Experience.
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There isn’t anything that says my server should return the latest known state of a post, including my interactions with it.
And sure, I can refetch any activity from the inbox via proxyUrl (except non-public), but nothing guarantees my server will add the current remote state of a post to its internal representation and return this.
So this forces a thick client situation, to have what should be fairly standard User Experience.
> There isn’t anything that says my server should return the latest known state of a post, including my interactions with it.
@django yes there is. When a client fetches the ID of an object, be it activity or regular Note/Article/Image/etc you receive the "canonical version" of that object. All the interactions that were ever operated on that object should be reflected on its representation. I think you're overcomplicating things...
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> There isn’t anything that says my server should return the latest known state of a post, including my interactions with it.
@django yes there is. When a client fetches the ID of an object, be it activity or regular Note/Article/Image/etc you receive the "canonical version" of that object. All the interactions that were ever operated on that object should be reflected on its representation. I think you're overcomplicating things...
@mariusor ok, and what if the remote server doesn’t expose a likes endpoint? (the server may just not support, or the actor hides it)
Or even if it does, you have to get the collection page to find your actor. And that’s just likes, now add Announces, Bookmarks, and the whole context and reply chain.
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I love it! I also believe in the power of the alternatives and collaboration, the more open alternatives the merrier.
I would also need a very specific activitypub integration to allow to among other things show badges. As far as I understand Linkstack does not have an activitypub implementation? Maybe I am wrong.
I also love PHP, but I wanted to host it in other stack, so that is why to build the alternative.
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@mapache @badgefed Yes, I am interested to test. For functionality, and even accessibility - but isn't there Linkstack already?
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@mapache@hachyderm.io .... okay I'm game. What do I do?
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I’m building a new tool and looking for volunteers to test it! A #fediverse linktree.
It’s designed for two types of people:
Normies / newcomers – Think of it like a free, privacy-respecting Linktree. No trackers, no ads. But here's the cool par: it's a Trojan horse for the fediverse. Your profile link is itself an ActivityPub actor. That means people can interact with it directly in the fediverse, and it encourages exploration of open platforms.
Fediverse users, If you have multiple accounts (#Mastodon, #Pixelfed, Loops, a federated blog…), you know the struggle: sometimes you just want one persona to follow. This tool gives you that. It doesn’t post on its own (read-only), but it boosts all your other accounts and even has its own #ActivityPub inbox. PLUS it can receive and show your badges issued by @badgefed !
Interested in testing? Reply here.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@aslakr/116137066809450697
@Edent See also a new TR 58 from Unicode
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@raphael @mariusor @steve @evan Your example is incorrect because activity types are not like HTTP verbs. Like and EmojiReact are part of the same protocol, both are widely used in Fediverse. Not sure what is the point of twisting the meaning of words to make limitations of certain software appear as non-limitations.
