User origin ids for books and authors

bookwyrm/activitypub/base_activity.py

@@ -222,14 +222,18 @@ class ActivityObject:
 
 def resolve_remote_id(model, remote_id, refresh=False):
     ''' look up the remote_id in the database or load it remotely '''
-    result = model.objects
+    objects = model.objects
     if hasattr(model.objects, 'select_subclasses'):
-        result = result.select_subclasses()
+        objects = objects.select_subclasses()
 
     # first, check for an existing copy in the database
-    result = result.filter(
+    result = objects.filter(
         remote_id=remote_id
     ).first()
+    if not result and hasattr(model, 'origin_id'):
+        result = objects.filter(
+            origin_id=remote_id
+        ).first()
     if result and not refresh:
         return result
 

bookwyrm/models/author.py

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 ''' database schema for info about authors '''
+from uuid import uuid4
+import re
+
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from bookwyrm import activitypub
+from bookwyrm.settings import DOMAIN
 from bookwyrm.utils.fields import ArrayField
 
 from .base_model import ActivitypubMixin, ActivityMapping, BookWyrmModel
@@ -27,6 +31,25 @@ class Author(ActivitypubMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     )
     bio = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        ''' can't be abstract for query reasons, but you shouldn't USE it '''
+        if self.id and not self.remote_id:
+            self.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
+
+        if not self.id:
+            # force set the remote id to a local version
+            self.origin_id = self.remote_id
+            self.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
+        return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_remote_id(self):
+        ''' editions and works both use "book" instead of model_name '''
+        uuid = str(uuid4())[:8]
+        # in Book, the title is used to make the url more readable, but
+        # since an author's name can change, I didn't want to lock in a
+        # potential deadname (or maiden name) in the urk.
+        return 'https://%s/author/%s' % (DOMAIN, uuid)
+
     @property
     def display_name(self):
         ''' Helper to return a displayable name'''

bookwyrm/models/book.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ''' database schema for books and shelves '''
+from uuid import uuid4
 import re
 
 from django.db import models
@@ -100,14 +101,14 @@ class Book(ActivitypubMixin, BookWyrmModel):
         if not self.id:
             # force set the remote id to a local version
             self.origin_id = self.remote_id
-            saved = super().save(*args, **kwargs)
-            saved.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
-            return saved.save()
+            self.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
         return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_remote_id(self):
         ''' editions and works both use "book" instead of model_name '''
-        return 'https://%s/book/%d' % (DOMAIN, self.id)
+        uuid = str(uuid4())[:8]
+        clean_title = re.sub(r'[\W-]', '', self.title.replace(' ', '-')).lower()
+        return 'https://%s/author/%s-%s' % (DOMAIN, clean_title, uuid)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<{} key={!r} title={!r}>".format(