From a5d3aa488b21579d458473d33cbed124df22391a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: silverpill <silverpill@firemail.cc>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:16:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Require replies to non-public posts to have direct visibility

---
 src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
index 8446ebe..d8800a5 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ async fn create_status(
             },
             Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
         };
-        if post_data.visibility != Visibility::Direct && post_data.visibility != in_reply_to.visibility {
-            return Err(ValidationError("post visibility doesn't match the parent").into());
+        if in_reply_to.visibility != Visibility::Public &&
+                post_data.visibility != Visibility::Direct {
+            return Err(ValidationError("reply must have direct visibility").into());
         };
         if post_data.visibility != Visibility::Public {
             let mut in_reply_to_audience: Vec<_> = in_reply_to.mentions.iter()