[feature] More consistent API error handling (#637)

* update templates

* start reworking api error handling

* update template

* return AP status at web endpoint if negotiated

* start making api error handling much more consistent

* update account endpoints to new error handling

* use new api error handling in admin endpoints

* go fmt ./...

* use api error logic in app

* use generic error handling in auth

* don't export generic error handler

* don't defer clearing session

* user nicer error handling on oidc callback handler

* tidy up the sign in handler

* tidy up the token handler

* use nicer error handling in blocksget

* auth emojis endpoint

* fix up remaining api endpoints

* fix whoopsie during login flow

* regenerate swagger docs

* change http error logging to debug

cmd/gotosocial/action/server/server.go

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var Start action.GTSAction = func(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// build client api modules
-	authModule := auth.New(dbService, oauthServer, idp)
+	authModule := auth.New(dbService, oauthServer, idp, processor)
 	accountModule := account.New(processor)
 	instanceModule := instance.New(processor)
 	appsModule := app.New(processor)

cmd/gotosocial/action/testrig/testrig.go

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ var Start action.GTSAction = func(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// build client api modules
-	authModule := auth.New(dbService, oauthServer, idp)
+	authModule := auth.New(dbService, oauthServer, idp, processor)
 	accountModule := account.New(processor)
 	instanceModule := instance.New(processor)
 	appsModule := app.New(processor)

docs/api/swagger.yaml

@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ definitions:
       text_url:
         description: |-
           A shorter URL for the attachment.
-          Not currently used.
+          In our case, we just give the URL again since we don't create smaller URLs.
         type: string
         x-go-name: TextURL
       type:
@@ -1894,8 +1894,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
-          description: internal error
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Application:
         - write:accounts
@@ -1924,6 +1926,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -1952,6 +1958,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:blocks
@@ -1999,6 +2009,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:follows
@@ -2029,6 +2043,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -2059,6 +2077,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -2134,6 +2156,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -2162,6 +2188,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:blocks
@@ -2190,6 +2220,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:follows
@@ -2215,6 +2249,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:accounts
@@ -2247,6 +2287,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -2313,6 +2357,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:accounts
@@ -2335,6 +2385,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -2372,6 +2426,12 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2406,10 +2466,18 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/emoji'
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "409":
           description: conflict -- domain/shortcode combo for emoji already exists
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2439,10 +2507,16 @@ paths:
             type: array
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2511,8 +2585,16 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/domainBlock'
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2537,10 +2619,16 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/domainBlock'
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2564,10 +2652,16 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/domainBlock'
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2599,8 +2693,16 @@ paths:
             asynchronously after the request completes.
         "400":
           description: bad request
+        "401":
+          description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2660,10 +2762,14 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "422":
+        "403":
-          description: unprocessable
+          description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
-          description: internal error
+          description: internal server error
       summary: Register a new application on this instance.
       tags:
       - apps
@@ -2714,6 +2820,10 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:blocks
@@ -2753,10 +2863,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
-          description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:follows
@@ -2785,10 +2897,10 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
-          description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
           description: internal server error
       security:
@@ -2817,10 +2929,10 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
-          description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
           description: internal server error
       security:
@@ -2843,6 +2955,8 @@ paths:
           description: Instance information.
           schema:
             $ref: '#/definitions/instance'
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
           description: internal error
       summary: View instance information.
@@ -2909,6 +3023,14 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "403":
+          description: forbidden
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - admin
@@ -2952,10 +3074,10 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
-          description: forbidden
         "422":
           description: unprocessable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:media
@@ -2982,10 +3104,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
+        "404":
-          description: forbidden
+          description: not found
-        "422":
+        "406":
-          description: unprocessable
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:media
@@ -3036,10 +3160,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
-        "403":
+        "404":
-          description: forbidden
+          description: not found
-        "422":
+        "406":
-          description: unprocessable
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:media
@@ -3141,6 +3267,12 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "404":
+          description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:search
@@ -3226,10 +3358,14 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "403":
+          description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
-          description: internal error
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3263,6 +3399,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3288,10 +3428,14 @@ paths:
           description: bad request
         "401":
           description: unauthorized
+        "403":
+          description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
-          description: internal error
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:statuses
@@ -3324,6 +3468,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:statuses
@@ -3354,6 +3502,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3386,6 +3538,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - read:accounts
@@ -3419,6 +3575,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3481,6 +3641,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3511,6 +3675,10 @@ paths:
           description: forbidden
         "404":
           description: not found
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
+        "500":
+          description: internal server error
       security:
       - OAuth2 Bearer:
         - write:statuses
@@ -3778,6 +3946,8 @@ paths:
           description: unauthorized
         "403":
           description: forbidden
+        "406":
+          description: not acceptable
         "500":
           description: internal error
       security:

internal/api/client/account/accountcreate.go

@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
@@ -61,58 +60,51 @@ import (
 //     description: "An OAuth2 access token for the newly-created account."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/oauthToken"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
-//      description: internal error
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "accountCreatePOSTHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Trace("parsing request form")
 	form := &model.AccountCreateRequest{}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil || form == nil {
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "missing one or more required form values"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
 	if err := validateCreateAccount(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	clientIP := c.ClientIP()
-	l.Tracef("attempting to parse client ip address %s", clientIP)
 	signUpIP := net.ParseIP(clientIP)
 	if signUpIP == nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating sign up ip address %s", clientIP)
+		err := errors.New("ip address could not be parsed from request")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "ip address could not be parsed from request"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-
 	form.IP = signUpIP
 
-	ti, err := m.processor.AccountCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+	ti, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Errorf("internal server error while creating new account: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -122,6 +114,10 @@ func (m *Module) AccountCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // validateCreateAccount checks through all the necessary prerequisites for creating a new account,
 // according to the provided account create request. If the account isn't eligible, an error will be returned.
 func validateCreateAccount(form *model.AccountCreateRequest) error {
+	if form == nil {
+		return errors.New("form was nil")
+	}
+
 	if !config.GetAccountsRegistrationOpen() {
 		return errors.New("registration is not open for this server")
 	}

internal/api/client/account/accountdelete.go

@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -57,32 +58,35 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountDeletePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AccountDeletePOSTHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("retrieved account %+v", authed.Account.ID)
 
 	form := &model.AccountDeleteRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if form.Password == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no password provided in account delete request"})
+		err = errors.New("no password provided in account delete request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	form.DeleteOriginID = authed.Account.ID
 
 	if errWithCode := m.processor.AccountDeleteLocal(c.Request.Context(), authed, form); errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not delete account: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/accountget.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -53,34 +54,38 @@ import (
 //   '200':
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	acctInfo, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		logrus.Debug(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/accountupdate.go

@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -98,68 +98,67 @@ import (
 //     description: "The newly updated account."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "accountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("retrieved account %+v", authed.Account.ID)
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	form, err := parseUpdateAccountForm(c)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// if everything on the form is nil, then nothing has been set and we shouldn't continue
+	acctSensitive, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountUpdate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-	if form.Discoverable == nil &&
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		form.Bot == nil &&
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		form.DisplayName == nil &&
-		form.Note == nil &&
-		form.Avatar == nil &&
-		form.Header == nil &&
-		form.Locked == nil &&
-		form.Source.Privacy == nil &&
-		form.Source.Sensitive == nil &&
-		form.Source.Language == nil &&
-		form.FieldsAttributes == nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "empty form submitted"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	acctSensitive, err := m.processor.AccountUpdate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not update account: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-		return
-	}
-
-	l.Tracef("conversion successful, returning OK and apisensitive account %+v", acctSensitive)
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, acctSensitive)
 }
 
 func parseUpdateAccountForm(c *gin.Context) (*model.UpdateCredentialsRequest, error) {
-	// parse main fields from request
 	form := &model.UpdateCredentialsRequest{
 		Source: &model.UpdateSource{},
 	}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil || form == nil {
+
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if form == nil ||
+		(form.Discoverable == nil &&
+			form.Bot == nil &&
+			form.DisplayName == nil &&
+			form.Note == nil &&
+			form.Avatar == nil &&
+			form.Header == nil &&
+			form.Locked == nil &&
+			form.Source.Privacy == nil &&
+			form.Source.Sensitive == nil &&
+			form.Source.Language == nil &&
+			form.FieldsAttributes == nil) {
+		return nil, errors.New("empty form submitted")
+	}
+
 	// parse source field-by-field
 	sourceMap := c.PostFormMap("source")
 

internal/api/client/account/accountupdate_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/account"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandler()
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerUnl
 
 	// check the response
 	b1, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result1.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount1 := &apimodel.Account{}
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerGet
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerTwo
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerWit
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
@@ -313,8 +312,8 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerEmp
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"empty form submitted"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: empty form submitted"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerUpdateSource() {
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateCredentialsPATCHHandlerUpd
 
 	// check the response
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}

internal/api/client/account/accountverify.go

@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ package account
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -47,30 +46,31 @@ import (
 //   '200':
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountVerifyGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "accountVerifyGETHandler")
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, false, false, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	acctSensitive, err := m.processor.AccountGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, authed.Account.ID)
+	acctSensitive, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, authed.Account.ID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error getting account from processor: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "internal server error"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/block.go

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -54,33 +56,38 @@ import (
 //     description: Your relationship to this account.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/accountRelationship"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountBlockPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountBlockCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/follow.go

@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -75,39 +77,45 @@ import (
 //     description: Your relationship to this account.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/accountRelationship"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountFollowPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
+
 	form := &model.AccountFollowRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 	form.ID = targetAcctID
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountFollowCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/followers.go

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -56,33 +58,38 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountFollowersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	followers, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountFollowersGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/following.go

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -56,33 +58,38 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountFollowingGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	following, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountFollowingGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/relationships.go

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -43,24 +43,25 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/accountRelationship"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountRelationshipsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AccountRelationshipsGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountRelationshipsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		// check fallback -- let's be generous and see if maybe it's just set as 'id'?
 		id := c.Query("id")
 		if id == "" {
-			l.Debug("no account id specified in query")
+			err = errors.New("no account id(s) specified in query")
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		targetAccountIDs = append(targetAccountIDs, id)
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountRelationshipsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	for _, targetAccountID := range targetAccountIDs {
 		r, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountRelationshipGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAccountID)
-		if err != nil {
+		if errWithCode != nil {
-			c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		relationships = append(relationships, *r)

internal/api/client/account/statuses.go

@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -110,31 +111,32 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/status"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AccountStatusesGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, false, false, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		l.Debug("no account id specified in query")
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -143,8 +145,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -155,8 +157,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if excludeRepliesString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(excludeRepliesString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing exclude replies string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ExcludeRepliesKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse exclude replies query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		excludeReplies = i
@@ -167,8 +169,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if excludeReblogsString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(excludeReblogsString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing exclude reblogs string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ExcludeReblogsKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse exclude reblogs query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		excludeReblogs = i
@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if pinnedString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(pinnedString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing pinned string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", PinnedKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse pinned query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		pinnedOnly = i
@@ -203,8 +205,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if mediaOnlyString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(mediaOnlyString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing media only string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", OnlyMediaKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse media only query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		mediaOnly = i
@@ -215,8 +217,8 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if publicOnlyString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(publicOnlyString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing public only string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", OnlyPublicKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse public only query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		publicOnly = i
@@ -224,8 +226,7 @@ func (m *Module) AccountStatusesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountStatusesGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID, limit, excludeReplies, excludeReblogs, maxID, minID, pinnedOnly, mediaOnly, publicOnly)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error from processor account statuses get: %s", errWithCode)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/unblock.go

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -54,33 +56,38 @@ import (
 //     description: Your relationship to this account.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/accountRelationship"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountUnblockPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountBlockRemove(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/account/unfollow.go

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 package account
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -56,37 +56,38 @@ import (
 //     description: Your relationship to this account.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/accountRelationship"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountUnfollowPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AccountUnfollowPOSTHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug(err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		l.Debug(err)
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.AccountFollowRemove(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetAcctID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debug(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/admin/accountaction.go

@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -72,53 +74,47 @@ import (
 //      description: unauthorized
 //   '403':
 //      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AccountActionPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "AccountActionPOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed...
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// with an admin account
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// extract the form from the request context
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %+v", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.AdminAccountActionRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error parsing form %+v: %s", c.Request.Form, err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("could not parse form: %s", err)})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if form.Type == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no type specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no type specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetAcctID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetAcctID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no account id specified"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 	form.TargetAccountID = targetAcctID
 
 	if errWithCode := m.processor.AdminAccountAction(c.Request.Context(), authed, form); errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error performing account action: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/admin/domainblockcreate.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -86,33 +86,33 @@ import (
 //       Note that if a list has been imported, then an `array` of newly created domain blocks will be returned instead.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/domainBlock"
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) DomainBlocksPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "DomainBlocksPOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed with an admin account
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -121,49 +121,43 @@ func (m *Module) DomainBlocksPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if importString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(importString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing import string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ImportQueryKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse import query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		imp = i
 	}
 
-	// extract the media create form from the request context
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %+v", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.DomainBlockCreateRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error parsing form %+v: %s", c.Request.Form, err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("could not parse form: %s", err)})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Give the fields on the request form a first pass to make sure the request is superficially valid.
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
 	if err := validateCreateDomainBlock(form, imp); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error validating form: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if imp {
 		// we're importing multiple blocks
-		domainBlocks, err := m.processor.AdminDomainBlocksImport(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+		domainBlocks, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminDomainBlocksImport(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-		if err != nil {
+		if errWithCode != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error importing domain blocks: %s", err)
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 			return
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, domainBlocks)
-	} else {
+		return
-		// we're just creating one block
-		domainBlock, err := m.processor.AdminDomainBlockCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error creating domain block: %s", err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-			return
-		}
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, domainBlock)
 	}
+
+	// we're just creating one block
+	domainBlock, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminDomainBlockCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, domainBlock)
 }
 
 func validateCreateDomainBlock(form *model.DomainBlockCreateRequest, imp bool) error {

internal/api/client/admin/domainblockdelete.go

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -36,48 +38,46 @@ import (
 //     description: The domain block that was just deleted.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/domainBlock"
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) DomainBlockDELETEHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "DomainBlockDELETEHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed with an admin account
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	domainBlockID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if domainBlockID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no domain block id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no domain block id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	domainBlock, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminDomainBlockDelete(c.Request.Context(), authed, domainBlockID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error deleting domain block: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/admin/domainblockget.go

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -37,41 +39,40 @@ import (
 //     description: The requested domain block.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/domainBlock"
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) DomainBlockGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "DomainBlockGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed with an admin account
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	domainBlockID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if domainBlockID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no domain block id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no domain block id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -80,17 +81,16 @@ func (m *Module) DomainBlockGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if exportString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(exportString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing export string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ExportQueryKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse export query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		export = i
 	}
 
-	domainBlock, err := m.processor.AdminDomainBlockGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, domainBlockID, export)
+	domainBlock, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminDomainBlockGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, domainBlockID, export)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error getting domain block: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/admin/domainblocksget.go

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -43,35 +45,40 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/domainBlock"
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) DomainBlocksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "DomainBlocksGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed with an admin account
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	domainBlockID := c.Param(IDKey)
+	if domainBlockID == "" {
+		err := errors.New("no domain block id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -80,17 +87,16 @@ func (m *Module) DomainBlocksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if exportString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(exportString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing export string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ExportQueryKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse export query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		export = i
 	}
 
-	domainBlocks, err := m.processor.AdminDomainBlocksGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, export)
+	domainBlocks, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminDomainBlocksGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, export)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error getting domain blocks: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/admin/emojicreate.go

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
@@ -69,59 +69,52 @@ import (
 //     description: The newly-created emoji.
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/emoji"
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '409':
 //      description: conflict -- domain/shortcode combo for emoji already exists
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) EmojiCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-		"func":        "emojiCreatePOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed with an admin account
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true) // posting a status is serious business so we want *everything*
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// extract the media create form from the request context
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %+v", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.EmojiCreateRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error parsing form %+v: %s", c.Request.Form, err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("could not parse form: %s", err)})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Give the fields on the request form a first pass to make sure the request is superficially valid.
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
 	if err := validateCreateEmoji(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	apiEmoji, errWithCode := m.processor.AdminEmojiCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error creating emoji: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -129,7 +122,6 @@ func (m *Module) EmojiCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func validateCreateEmoji(form *model.EmojiCreateRequest) error {
-	// check there actually is an image attached and it's not size 0
 	if form.Image == nil || form.Image.Size == 0 {
 		return errors.New("no emoji given")
 	}

internal/api/client/admin/emojicreate_test.go

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (suite *EmojiCreateTestSuite) TestEmojiCreateAlreadyExists() {
 	suite.NoError(err)
 	suite.NotEmpty(b)
 
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"conflict: emoji with shortcode rainbow already exists"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Conflict: emoji with shortcode rainbow already exists"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func TestEmojiCreateTestSuite(t *testing.T) {

internal/api/client/admin/mediacleanup.go

@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -54,39 +55,34 @@ import (
 //   '200':
 //     description: |-
 //      Echos the number of days requested. The cleanup is performed asynchronously after the request completes.
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) MediaCleanupPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "MediaCleanupPOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-
-	// make sure we're authed...
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// with an admin account
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debugf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", authed.User.ID)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// extract the form from the request context
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %+v", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.MediaCleanupRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error parsing form %+v: %s", c.Request.Form, err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("could not parse form: %s", err)})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -101,8 +97,7 @@ func (m *Module) MediaCleanupPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if errWithCode := m.processor.AdminMediaPrune(c.Request.Context(), remoteCacheDays); errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error starting prune of remote media: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/app/appcreate.go

@@ -22,18 +22,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
+// these consts are used to ensure users can't spam huge entries into our database
 const (
-	// permitted length for most fields
+	formFieldLen    = 64
-	formFieldLen = 64
-	// redirect can be a bit bigger because we probably need to encode data in the redirect uri
 	formRedirectLen = 512
 )
 
@@ -64,56 +62,63 @@ const (
 //     description: "The newly-created application."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/application"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
-//   '422':
+//   '401':
-//      description: unprocessable
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
-//      description: internal error
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) AppsPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AppsPOSTHandler")
-	l.Trace("entering AppsPOSTHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, false, false, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	form := &model.ApplicationCreateRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// check lengths of fields before proceeding so the user can't spam huge entries into the database
 	if len(form.ClientName) > formFieldLen {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("client_name must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("client_name must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)
-		return
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	}
-	if len(form.Website) > formFieldLen {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("website must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)})
-		return
-	}
-	if len(form.RedirectURIs) > formRedirectLen {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("redirect_uris must be less than %d bytes", formRedirectLen)})
-		return
-	}
-	if len(form.Scopes) > formFieldLen {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("scopes must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)})
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiApp, err := m.processor.AppCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+	if len(form.RedirectURIs) > formRedirectLen {
-	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("redirect_uris must be less than %d bytes", formRedirectLen)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(form.Scopes) > formFieldLen {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("scopes must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(form.Website) > formFieldLen {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("website must be less than %d bytes", formFieldLen)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiApp, errWithCode := m.processor.AppCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/auth/auth.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oidc"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/processing"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/router"
 )
 
@@ -66,17 +67,19 @@ const (
 
 // Module implements the ClientAPIModule interface for
 type Module struct {
-	db     db.DB
+	db        db.DB
-	server oauth.Server
+	server    oauth.Server
-	idp    oidc.IDP
+	idp       oidc.IDP
+	processor processing.Processor
 }
 
 // New returns a new auth module
-func New(db db.DB, server oauth.Server, idp oidc.IDP) api.ClientModule {
+func New(db db.DB, server oauth.Server, idp oidc.IDP, processor processing.Processor) api.ClientModule {
 	return &Module{
-		db:     db,
+		db:        db,
-		server: server,
+		server:    server,
-		idp:    idp,
+		idp:       idp,
+		processor: processor,
 	}
 }
 

internal/api/client/auth/auth_test.go

@@ -23,25 +23,37 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 
+	"codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/kv"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions/memstore"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/auth"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/concurrency"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/email"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/federation"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/media"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/messages"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oidc"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/processing"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/router"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
 )
 
 type AuthStandardTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
-	db          db.DB
+	db           db.DB
-	idp         oidc.IDP
+	storage      *kv.KVStore
-	oauthServer oauth.Server
+	mediaManager media.Manager
+	federator    federation.Federator
+	processor    processing.Processor
+	emailSender  email.Sender
+	idp          oidc.IDP
+	oauthServer  oauth.Server
 
 	// standard suite models
 	testTokens       map[string]*gtsmodel.Token
@@ -69,17 +81,26 @@ func (suite *AuthStandardTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 
 func (suite *AuthStandardTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	testrig.InitTestConfig()
-	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
 	testrig.InitTestLog()
 
+	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
+	clientWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromClientAPI](-1, -1)
+
+	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.storage = testrig.NewTestStorage()
+	suite.mediaManager = testrig.NewTestMediaManager(suite.db, suite.storage)
+	suite.federator = testrig.NewTestFederator(suite.db, testrig.NewTestTransportController(testrig.NewMockHTTPClient(nil), suite.db, fedWorker), suite.storage, suite.mediaManager, fedWorker)
+	suite.emailSender = testrig.NewEmailSender("../../../../web/template/", nil)
+	suite.processor = testrig.NewTestProcessor(suite.db, suite.storage, suite.federator, suite.emailSender, suite.mediaManager, clientWorker, fedWorker)
+
 	suite.oauthServer = testrig.NewTestOauthServer(suite.db)
 	var err error
 	suite.idp, err = oidc.NewIDP(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	suite.authModule = auth.New(suite.db, suite.oauthServer, suite.idp).(*auth.Module)
+	suite.authModule = auth.New(suite.db, suite.oauthServer, suite.idp, suite.processor).(*auth.Module)
-	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, nil)
+	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, suite.testAccounts)
 }
 
 func (suite *AuthStandardTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
@@ -92,7 +113,7 @@ func (suite *AuthStandardTestSuite) newContext(requestMethod string, requestPath
 	ctx, engine := gin.CreateTestContext(recorder)
 
 	// load templates into the engine
-	testrig.ConfigureTemplatesWithGin(engine)
+	testrig.ConfigureTemplatesWithGin(engine, "../../../../web/template")
 
 	// create the request
 	protocol := config.GetProtocol()

internal/api/client/auth/authorize.go

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -33,18 +30,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 )
 
+// helpfulAdvice is a handy hint to users;
+// particularly important during the login flow
+var helpfulAdvice = "If you arrived at this error during a login/oauth flow, please try clearing your session cookies and logging in again; if problems persist, make sure you're using the correct credentials"
+
 // AuthorizeGETHandler should be served as GET at https://example.org/oauth/authorize
 // The idea here is to present an oauth authorize page to the user, with a button
 // that they have to click to accept.
 func (m *Module) AuthorizeGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AuthorizeGETHandler")
 	s := sessions.Default(c)
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.HTML(http.StatusNotAcceptable, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -52,56 +53,75 @@ func (m *Module) AuthorizeGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	// If it's not set, then we don't know yet who the user is, so we need to redirect them to the sign in page.
 	userID, ok := s.Get(sessionUserID).(string)
 	if !ok || userID == "" {
-		l.Trace("userid was empty, parsing form then redirecting to sign in page")
 		form := &model.OAuthAuthorize{}
-		if err := c.Bind(form); err != nil {
+		if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("invalid auth form: %s", err)
 			m.clearSession(s)
-			c.HTML(http.StatusBadRequest, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
-		l.Debugf("parsed auth form: %+v", form)
 
-		if err := extractAuthForm(s, form); err != nil {
+		if errWithCode := saveAuthFormToSession(s, form); errWithCode != nil {
-			l.Debugf(fmt.Sprintf("error parsing form at /oauth/authorize: %s", err))
 			m.clearSession(s)
-			c.HTML(http.StatusBadRequest, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
+
 		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, AuthSignInPath)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// We can use the client_id on the session to retrieve info about the app associated with the client_id
+	// use session information to validate app, user, and account for this request
 	clientID, ok := s.Get(sessionClientID).(string)
 	if !ok || clientID == "" {
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": "no client_id found in session"})
-		return
-	}
-	app := &gtsmodel.Application{}
-	if err := m.db.GetWhere(c.Request.Context(), []db.Where{{Key: sessionClientID, Value: clientID}}, app); err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionClientID)
-			"error": fmt.Sprintf("no application found for client id %s", clientID),
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	app := &gtsmodel.Application{}
+	if err := m.db.GetWhere(c.Request.Context(), []db.Where{{Key: sessionClientID, Value: clientID}}, app); err != nil {
+		m.clearSession(s)
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("application for %s %s could not be retrieved", sessionClientID, clientID)
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// redirect the user if they have not confirmed their email yet, thier account has not been approved yet,
-	// or thier account has been disabled.
 	user := &gtsmodel.User{}
 	if err := m.db.GetByID(c.Request.Context(), userID, user); err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("user with id %s could not be retrieved", userID)
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
+
 	acct, err := m.db.GetAccountByID(c.Request.Context(), user.AccountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("account with id %s could not be retrieved", user.AccountID)
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	if !ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(c, user, acct) {
+
+	if ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(c, user, acct) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -109,25 +129,27 @@ func (m *Module) AuthorizeGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	redirect, ok := s.Get(sessionRedirectURI).(string)
 	if !ok || redirect == "" {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": "no redirect_uri found in session"})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionRedirectURI)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
+
 	scope, ok := s.Get(sessionScope).(string)
 	if !ok || scope == "" {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": "no scope found in session"})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionScope)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// the authorize template will display a form to the user where they can get some information
 	// about the app that's trying to authorize, and the scope of the request.
 	// They can then approve it if it looks OK to them, which will POST to the AuthorizePOSTHandler
-	l.Trace("serving authorize html")
 	c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "authorize.tmpl", gin.H{
 		"appname":    app.Name,
 		"appwebsite": app.Website,
 		"redirect":   redirect,
-		sessionScope: scope,
+		"scope":      scope,
 		"user":       acct.Username,
 	})
 }
@@ -136,13 +158,10 @@ func (m *Module) AuthorizeGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // At this point we assume that the user has A) logged in and B) accepted that the app should act for them,
 // so we should proceed with the authentication flow and generate an oauth token for them if we can.
 func (m *Module) AuthorizePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AuthorizePOSTHandler")
 	s := sessions.Default(c)
 
 	// We need to retrieve the original form submitted to the authorizeGEThandler, and
 	// recreate it on the request so that it can be used further by the oauth2 library.
-	// So first fetch all the values from the session.
-
 	errs := []string{}
 
 	forceLogin, ok := s.Get(sessionForceLogin).(string)
@@ -152,77 +171,107 @@ func (m *Module) AuthorizePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	responseType, ok := s.Get(sessionResponseType).(string)
 	if !ok || responseType == "" {
-		errs = append(errs, "session missing response_type")
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("key %s was not found in session", sessionResponseType))
 	}
 
 	clientID, ok := s.Get(sessionClientID).(string)
 	if !ok || clientID == "" {
-		errs = append(errs, "session missing client_id")
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("key %s was not found in session", sessionClientID))
 	}
 
 	redirectURI, ok := s.Get(sessionRedirectURI).(string)
 	if !ok || redirectURI == "" {
-		errs = append(errs, "session missing redirect_uri")
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("key %s was not found in session", sessionRedirectURI))
 	}
 
 	scope, ok := s.Get(sessionScope).(string)
 	if !ok {
-		errs = append(errs, "session missing scope")
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("key %s was not found in session", sessionScope))
 	}
 
 	userID, ok := s.Get(sessionUserID).(string)
 	if !ok {
-		errs = append(errs, "session missing userid")
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("key %s was not found in session", sessionUserID))
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, helpfulAdvice)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(errors.New("one or more missing keys on session during AuthorizePOSTHandler"), errs...), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
 	}
 
-	// redirect the user if they have not confirmed their email yet, thier account has not been approved yet,
-	// or thier account has been disabled.
 	user := &gtsmodel.User{}
 	if err := m.db.GetByID(c.Request.Context(), userID, user); err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("user with id %s could not be retrieved", userID)
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
+
 	acct, err := m.db.GetAccountByID(c.Request.Context(), user.AccountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.HTML(http.StatusInternalServerError, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("account with id %s could not be retrieved", user.AccountID)
-		return
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
-	}
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
-	if !ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(c, user, acct) {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
+	if ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(c, user, acct) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// we're done with the session now, so just clear it out
 	m.clearSession(s)
 
-	if len(errs) != 0 {
+	// we have to set the values on the request form
-		c.HTML(http.StatusBadRequest, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": strings.Join(errs, ": ")})
+	// so that they're picked up by the oauth server
-		return
+	c.Request.Form = url.Values{
+		sessionForceLogin:   {forceLogin},
+		sessionResponseType: {responseType},
+		sessionClientID:     {clientID},
+		sessionRedirectURI:  {redirectURI},
+		sessionScope:        {scope},
+		sessionUserID:       {userID},
 	}
 
-	// now set the values on the request
-	values := url.Values{}
-	values.Set(sessionForceLogin, forceLogin)
-	values.Set(sessionResponseType, responseType)
-	values.Set(sessionClientID, clientID)
-	values.Set(sessionRedirectURI, redirectURI)
-	values.Set(sessionScope, scope)
-	values.Set(sessionUserID, userID)
-	c.Request.Form = values
-	l.Tracef("values on request set to %+v", c.Request.Form)
-
-	// and proceed with authorization using the oauth2 library
 	if err := m.server.HandleAuthorizeRequest(c.Writer, c.Request); err != nil {
-		c.HTML(http.StatusBadRequest, "error.tmpl", gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error(), helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 	}
 }
 
-// extractAuthForm checks the given OAuthAuthorize form, and stores
+// saveAuthFormToSession checks the given OAuthAuthorize form,
-// the values in the form into the session.
+// and stores the values in the form into the session.
-func extractAuthForm(s sessions.Session, form *model.OAuthAuthorize) error {
+func saveAuthFormToSession(s sessions.Session, form *model.OAuthAuthorize) gtserror.WithCode {
-	// these fields are *required* so check 'em
+	if form == nil {
-	if form.ResponseType == "" || form.ClientID == "" || form.RedirectURI == "" {
+		err := errors.New("OAuthAuthorize form was nil")
-		return errors.New("missing one of: response_type, client_id or redirect_uri")
+		return gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error(), helpfulAdvice)
+	}
+
+	if form.ResponseType == "" {
+		err := errors.New("field response_type was not set on OAuthAuthorize form")
+		return gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error(), helpfulAdvice)
+	}
+
+	if form.ClientID == "" {
+		err := errors.New("field client_id was not set on OAuthAuthorize form")
+		return gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error(), helpfulAdvice)
+	}
+
+	if form.RedirectURI == "" {
+		err := errors.New("field redirect_uri was not set on OAuthAuthorize form")
+		return gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error(), helpfulAdvice)
 	}
 
 	// set default scope to read
@@ -237,29 +286,33 @@ func extractAuthForm(s sessions.Session, form *model.OAuthAuthorize) error {
 	s.Set(sessionRedirectURI, form.RedirectURI)
 	s.Set(sessionScope, form.Scope)
 	s.Set(sessionState, uuid.NewString())
-	return s.Save()
+
+	if err := s.Save(); err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error saving form values onto session: %s", err)
+		return gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, helpfulAdvice)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-func ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(ctx *gin.Context, user *gtsmodel.User, account *gtsmodel.Account) bool {
+func ensureUserIsAuthorizedOrRedirect(ctx *gin.Context, user *gtsmodel.User, account *gtsmodel.Account) (redirected bool) {
 	if user.ConfirmedAt.IsZero() {
 		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, CheckYourEmailPath)
-		return false
+		redirected = true
+		return
 	}
 
 	if !user.Approved {
 		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, WaitForApprovalPath)
-		return false
+		redirected = true
+		return
 	}
 
-	if user.Disabled {
+	if user.Disabled || !account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
 		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, AccountDisabledPath)
-		return false
+		redirected = true
+		return
 	}
 
-	if !account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
+	return
-		ctx.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, AccountDisabledPath)
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
 }

internal/api/client/auth/callback.go

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oidc"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
@@ -40,11 +42,14 @@ import (
 func (m *Module) CallbackGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	s := sessions.Default(c)
 
-	// first make sure the state set in the cookie is the same as the state returned from the external provider
+	// check the query vs session state parameter to mitigate csrf
+	// https://auth0.com/docs/secure/attack-protection/state-parameters
+
 	state := c.Query(callbackStateParam)
 	if state == "" {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "state query not found on callback"})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("%s parameter not found on callback query", callbackStateParam)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -52,84 +57,104 @@ func (m *Module) CallbackGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	savedState, ok := savedStateI.(string)
 	if !ok {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "state not found in session"})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionState)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if state != savedState {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "state mismatch"})
+		err := errors.New("mismatch between query state and session state")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// retrieve stored claims using code
 	code := c.Query(callbackCodeParam)
-
+	if code == "" {
-	claims, err := m.idp.HandleCallback(c.Request.Context(), code)
-	if err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("%s parameter not found on callback query", callbackCodeParam)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// We can use the client_id on the session to retrieve info about the app associated with the client_id
+	claims, errWithCode := m.idp.HandleCallback(c.Request.Context(), code)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		m.clearSession(s)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// We can use the client_id on the session to retrieve
+	// info about the app associated with the client_id
 	clientID, ok := s.Get(sessionClientID).(string)
 	if !ok || clientID == "" {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "no client_id found in session during callback"})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionClientID)
-		return
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	}
-	app := &gtsmodel.Application{}
-	if err := m.db.GetWhere(c.Request.Context(), []db.Where{{Key: sessionClientID, Value: clientID}}, app); err != nil {
-		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("no application found for client id %s", clientID)})
 		return
 	}
 
-	user, err := m.parseUserFromClaims(c.Request.Context(), claims, net.IP(c.ClientIP()), app.ID)
+	app := &gtsmodel.Application{}
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := m.db.GetWhere(c.Request.Context(), []db.Where{{Key: sessionClientID, Value: clientID}}, app); err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		safe := fmt.Sprintf("application for %s %s could not be retrieved", sessionClientID, clientID)
+		var errWithCode gtserror.WithCode
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		} else {
+			errWithCode = gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, safe, helpfulAdvice)
+		}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	user, errWithCode := m.parseUserFromClaims(c.Request.Context(), claims, net.IP(c.ClientIP()), app.ID)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		m.clearSession(s)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	s.Set(sessionUserID, user.ID)
 	if err := s.Save(); err != nil {
 		m.clearSession(s)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, OauthAuthorizePath)
 }
 
-func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, ip net.IP, appID string) (*gtsmodel.User, error) {
+func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, ip net.IP, appID string) (*gtsmodel.User, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	if claims.Email == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("no email returned in claims")
+		err := errors.New("no email returned in claims")
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// see if we already have a user for this email address
+	// if so, we don't need to continue + create one
 	user := &gtsmodel.User{}
 	err := m.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "email", Value: claims.Email}}, user)
 	if err == nil {
-		// we do! so we can just return it
 		return user, nil
 	}
 
 	if err != db.ErrNoEntries {
-		// we have an actual error in the database
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error checking database for email %s: %s", claims.Email, err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error checking database for email %s: %s", claims.Email, err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	// maybe we have an unconfirmed user
 	err = m.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "unconfirmed_email", Value: claims.Email}}, user)
 	if err == nil {
-		// user is unconfirmed so return an error
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user with email address %s is unconfirmed", claims.Email)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user with email address %s is unconfirmed", claims.Email)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	if err != db.ErrNoEntries {
-		// we have an actual error in the database
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error checking database for email %s: %s", claims.Email, err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error checking database for email %s: %s", claims.Email, err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	// we don't have a confirmed or unconfirmed user with the claimed email address
@@ -138,10 +163,10 @@ func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, i
 	// check if the email address is available for use; if it's not there's nothing we can so
 	emailAvailable, err := m.db.IsEmailAvailable(ctx, claims.Email)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("email %s not available: %s", claims.Email, err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 	}
 	if !emailAvailable {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("email %s in use", claims.Email)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorConflict(fmt.Errorf("email address %s is not available", claims.Email))
 	}
 
 	// now we need a username
@@ -149,12 +174,12 @@ func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, i
 
 	// make sure claims.Name is defined since we'll be using that for the username
 	if claims.Name == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("no name returned in claims")
+		err := errors.New("no name returned in claims")
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// check if we can just use claims.Name as-is
-	err = validate.Username(claims.Name)
+	if err = validate.Username(claims.Name); err == nil {
-	if err == nil {
 		// the name we have on the claims is already a valid username
 		username = claims.Name
 	} else {
@@ -166,12 +191,12 @@ func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, i
 		// lowercase the whole thing
 		lower := strings.ToLower(underscored)
 		// see if this is valid....
-		if err := validate.Username(lower); err == nil {
+		if err := validate.Username(lower); err != nil {
-			// we managed to get a valid username
+			err := fmt.Errorf("couldn't parse a valid username from claims.Name value of %s: %s", claims.Name, err)
-			username = lower
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
-		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't parse a valid username from claims.Name value of %s", claims.Name)
 		}
+		// we managed to get a valid username
+		username = lower
 	}
 
 	var iString string
@@ -185,7 +210,7 @@ func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, i
 	for i := 1; !found; i++ {
 		usernameAvailable, err := m.db.IsUsernameAvailable(ctx, username+iString)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 		}
 		if usernameAvailable {
 			// no error so we've found a username that works
@@ -223,7 +248,7 @@ func (m *Module) parseUserFromClaims(ctx context.Context, claims *oidc.Claims, i
 	// create the user! this will also create an account and store it in the database so we don't need to do that here
 	user, err = m.db.NewSignup(ctx, username, "", requireApproval, claims.Email, password, ip, "", appID, emailVerified, admin)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating user: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	return user, nil

internal/api/client/auth/signin.go

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
@@ -41,64 +41,62 @@ type login struct {
 
 // SignInGETHandler should be served at https://example.org/auth/sign_in.
 // The idea is to present a sign in page to the user, where they can enter their username and password.
-// The form will then POST to the sign in page, which will be handled by SignInPOSTHandler
+// The form will then POST to the sign in page, which will be handled by SignInPOSTHandler.
+// If an idp provider is set, then the user will be redirected to that to do their sign in.
 func (m *Module) SignInGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "SignInGETHandler")
-	l.Trace("entering sign in handler")
-
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if m.idp != nil {
+	if m.idp == nil {
-		s := sessions.Default(c)
+		// no idp provider, use our own funky little sign in page
-
+		c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "sign-in.tmpl", gin.H{})
-		stateI := s.Get(sessionState)
-		state, ok := stateI.(string)
-		if !ok {
-			m.clearSession(s)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "state not found in session"})
-			return
-		}
-
-		redirect := m.idp.AuthCodeURL(state)
-		l.Debugf("redirecting to external idp at %s", redirect)
-		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, redirect)
 		return
 	}
-	c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "sign-in.tmpl", gin.H{})
+
+	// idp provider is in use, so redirect to it
+	s := sessions.Default(c)
+
+	stateI := s.Get(sessionState)
+	state, ok := stateI.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		m.clearSession(s)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("key %s was not found in session", sessionState)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, m.idp.AuthCodeURL(state))
 }
 
 // SignInPOSTHandler should be served at https://example.org/auth/sign_in.
 // The idea is to present a sign in page to the user, where they can enter their username and password.
 // The handler will then redirect to the auth handler served at /auth
 func (m *Module) SignInPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "SignInPOSTHandler")
 	s := sessions.Default(c)
+
 	form := &login{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		m.clearSession(s)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("parsed form: %+v", form)
 
-	userid, err := m.ValidatePassword(c.Request.Context(), form.Email, form.Password)
+	userid, errWithCode := m.ValidatePassword(c.Request.Context(), form.Email, form.Password)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.String(http.StatusForbidden, err.Error())
+		// don't clear session here, so the user can just press back and try again
-		m.clearSession(s)
+		// if they accidentally gave the wrong password or something
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	s.Set(sessionUserID, userid)
 	if err := s.Save(); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error saving user id onto session: %s", err)
-		m.clearSession(s)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		return
 	}
 
-	l.Trace("redirecting to auth page")
 	c.Redirect(http.StatusFound, OauthAuthorizePath)
 }
 
@@ -106,42 +104,34 @@ func (m *Module) SignInPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // The goal is to authenticate the password against the one for that email
 // address stored in the database. If OK, we return the userid (a ulid) for that user,
 // so that it can be used in further Oauth flows to generate a token/retreieve an oauth client from the db.
-func (m *Module) ValidatePassword(ctx context.Context, email string, password string) (userid string, err error) {
+func (m *Module) ValidatePassword(ctx context.Context, email string, password string) (string, gtserror.WithCode) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "ValidatePassword")
-
-	// make sure an email/password was provided and bail if not
 	if email == "" || password == "" {
-		l.Debug("email or password was not provided")
+		err := errors.New("email or password was not provided")
-		return incorrectPassword()
+		return incorrectPassword(err)
 	}
 
-	// first we select the user from the database based on email address, bail if no user found for that email
+	user := &gtsmodel.User{}
-	gtsUser := &gtsmodel.User{}
+	if err := m.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "email", Value: email}}, user); err != nil {
-
+		err := fmt.Errorf("user %s was not retrievable from db during oauth authorization attempt: %s", email, err)
-	if err := m.db.GetWhere(ctx, []db.Where{{Key: "email", Value: email}}, gtsUser); err != nil {
+		return incorrectPassword(err)
-		l.Debugf("user %s was not retrievable from db during oauth authorization attempt: %s", email, err)
-		return incorrectPassword()
 	}
 
-	// make sure a password is actually set and bail if not
+	if user.EncryptedPassword == "" {
-	if gtsUser.EncryptedPassword == "" {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("encrypted password for user %s was empty for some reason", user.Email)
-		l.Warnf("encrypted password for user %s was empty for some reason", gtsUser.Email)
+		return incorrectPassword(err)
-		return incorrectPassword()
 	}
 
-	// compare the provided password with the encrypted one from the db, bail if they don't match
+	if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.EncryptedPassword), []byte(password)); err != nil {
-	if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(gtsUser.EncryptedPassword), []byte(password)); err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("password hash didn't match for user %s during login attempt: %s", user.Email, err)
-		l.Debugf("password hash didn't match for user %s during login attempt: %s", gtsUser.Email, err)
+		return incorrectPassword(err)
-		return incorrectPassword()
 	}
 
-	// If we've made it this far the email/password is correct, so we can just return the id of the user.
+	return user.ID, nil
-	userid = gtsUser.ID
-	l.Tracef("returning (%s, %s)", userid, err)
-	return
 }
 
-// incorrectPassword is just a little helper function to use in the ValidatePassword function
+// incorrectPassword wraps the given error in a gtserror.WithCode, and returns
-func incorrectPassword() (string, error) {
+// only a generic 'safe' error message to the user, to not give any info away.
-	return "", errors.New("password/email combination was incorrect")
+func incorrectPassword(err error) (string, gtserror.WithCode) {
+	safeErr := fmt.Errorf("password/email combination was incorrect")
+	return "", gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, safeErr.Error(), helpfulAdvice)
 }

internal/api/client/auth/token.go

@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -40,38 +39,40 @@ type tokenBody struct {
 // TokenPOSTHandler should be served as a POST at https://example.org/oauth/token
 // The idea here is to serve an oauth access token to a user, which can be used for authorizing against non-public APIs.
 func (m *Module) TokenPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "TokenPOSTHandler")
-	l.Trace("entered TokenPOSTHandler")
-
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	form := &tokenBody{}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err == nil {
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		c.Request.Form = url.Values{}
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		if form.ClientID != nil {
+		return
-			c.Request.Form.Set("client_id", *form.ClientID)
-		}
-		if form.ClientSecret != nil {
-			c.Request.Form.Set("client_secret", *form.ClientSecret)
-		}
-		if form.Code != nil {
-			c.Request.Form.Set("code", *form.Code)
-		}
-		if form.GrantType != nil {
-			c.Request.Form.Set("grant_type", *form.GrantType)
-		}
-		if form.RedirectURI != nil {
-			c.Request.Form.Set("redirect_uri", *form.RedirectURI)
-		}
-		if form.Scope != nil {
-			c.Request.Form.Set("scope", *form.Scope)
-		}
 	}
 
+	c.Request.Form = url.Values{}
+	if form.ClientID != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("client_id", *form.ClientID)
+	}
+	if form.ClientSecret != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("client_secret", *form.ClientSecret)
+	}
+	if form.Code != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("code", *form.Code)
+	}
+	if form.GrantType != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("grant_type", *form.GrantType)
+	}
+	if form.RedirectURI != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("redirect_uri", *form.RedirectURI)
+	}
+	if form.Scope != nil {
+		c.Request.Form.Set("scope", *form.Scope)
+	}
+
+	// pass the writer and request into the oauth server handler, which will
+	// take care of writing the oauth token into the response etc
 	if err := m.server.HandleTokenRequest(c.Writer, c.Request); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, helpfulAdvice), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 	}
 }

internal/api/client/blocks/blocksget.go

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 package blocks
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -80,24 +80,25 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/account"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) BlocksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "PublicTimelineGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -118,8 +119,8 @@ func (m *Module) BlocksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -127,8 +128,7 @@ func (m *Module) BlocksGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.BlocksGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, maxID, sinceID, limit)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error from processor BlocksGet: %s", errWithCode)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/emoji/emojisget.go

@@ -5,18 +5,25 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 // EmojisGETHandler returns a list of custom emojis enabled on the instance
 func (m *Module) EmojisGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	if _, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	emojis, errWithCode := m.processor.CustomEmojisGet(c)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/favourites/favouritesget.go

@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
 package favourites
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 // FavouritesGETHandler handles GETting favourites.
 func (m *Module) FavouritesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "PublicTimelineGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -44,8 +41,8 @@ func (m *Module) FavouritesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -53,8 +50,7 @@ func (m *Module) FavouritesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.FavedTimelineGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, maxID, minID, limit)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error from processor FavedTimelineGet: %s", errWithCode)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/fileserver/servefile.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package fileserver
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -34,17 +36,9 @@ import (
 // Note: to mitigate scraping attempts, no information should be given out on a bad request except "404 page not found".
 // Don't give away account ids or media ids or anything like that; callers shouldn't be able to infer anything.
 func (m *FileServer) ServeFile(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "ServeFile",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Trace("received request")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, false, false, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "404 page not found")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -53,29 +47,29 @@ func (m *FileServer) ServeFile(c *gin.Context) {
 	// "FILE_NAME" consists of two parts, the attachment's database id, a period, and the file extension.
 	accountID := c.Param(AccountIDKey)
 	if accountID == "" {
-		l.Debug("missing accountID from request")
+		err := fmt.Errorf("missing %s from request", AccountIDKey)
-		c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "404 page not found")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	mediaType := c.Param(MediaTypeKey)
 	if mediaType == "" {
-		l.Debug("missing mediaType from request")
+		err := fmt.Errorf("missing %s from request", MediaTypeKey)
-		c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "404 page not found")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	mediaSize := c.Param(MediaSizeKey)
 	if mediaSize == "" {
-		l.Debug("missing mediaSize from request")
+		err := fmt.Errorf("missing %s from request", MediaSizeKey)
-		c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "404 page not found")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	fileName := c.Param(FileNameKey)
 	if fileName == "" {
-		l.Debug("missing fileName from request")
+		err := fmt.Errorf("missing %s from request", FileNameKey)
-		c.String(http.StatusNotFound, "404 page not found")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotFound(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -86,8 +80,7 @@ func (m *FileServer) ServeFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		FileName:  fileName,
 	})
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Errorf(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -95,7 +88,7 @@ func (m *FileServer) ServeFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		// if the content is a ReadCloser, close it when we're done
 		if closer, ok := content.Content.(io.ReadCloser); ok {
 			if err := closer.Close(); err != nil {
-				l.Errorf("error closing readcloser: %s", err)
+				logrus.Errorf("ServeFile: error closing readcloser: %s", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -103,9 +96,9 @@ func (m *FileServer) ServeFile(c *gin.Context) {
 	// TODO: if the requester only accepts text/html we should try to serve them *something*.
 	// This is mostly needed because when sharing a link to a gts-hosted file on something like mastodon, the masto servers will
 	// attempt to look up the content to provide a preview of the link, and they ask for text/html.
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.Offer(content.ContentType))
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.MIME(content.ContentType))
-	if errWithCode != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/filter/filtersget.go

@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 // FiltersGETHandler returns a list of filters set by/for the authed account
 func (m *Module) FiltersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	if _, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/followrequest/authorize.go

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 package followrequest
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -62,43 +62,34 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
 //      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) FollowRequestAuthorizePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "FollowRequestAuthorizePOSTHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if authed.User.Disabled || !authed.User.Approved || !authed.Account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "account is disabled, not yet approved, or suspended"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	originAccountID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if originAccountID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no follow request origin account id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.FollowRequestAccept(c.Request.Context(), authed, originAccountID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debug(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/followrequest/authorize_test.go

@@ -82,6 +82,34 @@ func (suite *AuthorizeTestSuite) TestAuthorize() {
 	suite.Equal(`{"id":"01FHMQX3GAABWSM0S2VZEC2SWC","following":false,"showing_reblogs":false,"notifying":false,"followed_by":true,"blocking":false,"blocked_by":false,"muting":false,"muting_notifications":false,"requested":false,"domain_blocking":false,"endorsed":false,"note":""}`, string(b))
 }
 
+func (suite *AuthorizeTestSuite) TestAuthorizeNoFR() {
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["remote_account_2"]
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := suite.newContext(recorder, http.MethodPost, []byte{}, fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/follow_requests/%s/authorize", requestingAccount.ID), "")
+
+	ctx.Params = gin.Params{
+		gin.Param{
+			Key:   followrequest.IDKey,
+			Value: requestingAccount.ID,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// call the handler
+	suite.followRequestModule.FollowRequestAuthorizePOSTHandler(ctx)
+
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusNotFound, recorder.Code)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+
+	// check the response
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Not Found"}`, string(b))
+}
+
 func TestAuthorizeTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, &AuthorizeTestSuite{})
 }

internal/api/client/followrequest/get.go

@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ package followrequest
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -71,34 +70,27 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) FollowRequestGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "FollowRequestGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if authed.User.Disabled || !authed.User.Approved || !authed.Account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "account is disabled, not yet approved, or suspended"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	accts, errWithCode := m.processor.FollowRequestsGet(c.Request.Context(), authed)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/followrequest/reject.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package followrequest
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -59,43 +60,34 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
 //      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) FollowRequestRejectPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "FollowRequestRejectPOSTHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if authed.User.Disabled || !authed.User.Approved || !authed.Account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "account is disabled, not yet approved, or suspended"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	originAccountID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if originAccountID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no follow request origin account id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no account id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	relationship, errWithCode := m.processor.FollowRequestReject(c.Request.Context(), authed, originAccountID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debug(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/instance/instanceget.go

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package instance
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -30,22 +30,19 @@ import (
 //     description: "Instance information."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/instance"
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
 //      description: internal error
 func (m *Module) InstanceInformationGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "InstanceInformationGETHandler")
-
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	host := config.GetHost()
+	instance, errWithCode := m.processor.InstanceGet(c.Request.Context(), config.GetHost())
-
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-	instance, err := m.processor.InstanceGet(c.Request.Context(), host)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error getting instance from processor: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "internal server error"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch.go

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package instance
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -82,52 +82,51 @@ import (
 //     description: "The newly updated instance."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/instance"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) InstanceUpdatePATCHHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "InstanceUpdatePATCHHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// only admins can update instance settings
 	if !authed.User.Admin {
-		l.Debug("user is not an admin so cannot update instance settings")
+		err := errors.New("user is not an admin so cannot update instance settings")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not an admin"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorForbidden(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Debug("parsing request form")
 	form := &model.InstanceSettingsUpdateRequest{}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil || form == nil {
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Debugf("parsed form: %+v", form)
-
-	// if everything on the form is nil, then nothing has been set and we shouldn't continue
 	if form.Title == nil && form.ContactUsername == nil && form.ContactEmail == nil && form.ShortDescription == nil && form.Description == nil && form.Terms == nil && form.Avatar == nil && form.Header == nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request")
+		err := errors.New("empty form submitted")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "empty form submitted"})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	i, errWithCode := m.processor.InstancePatch(c.Request.Context(), form)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error with instance patch request: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/instance"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
 )
 
@@ -125,6 +126,67 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch3() {
 	suite.Equal(`{"uri":"http://localhost:8080","title":"localhost:8080","description":"","short_description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is some html, which is \u003cem\u003eallowed\u003c/em\u003e in short descriptions.\u003c/p\u003e","email":"","version":"","registrations":true,"approval_required":true,"invites_enabled":false,"urls":{"streaming_api":"wss://localhost:8080"},"stats":{"domain_count":0,"status_count":16,"user_count":4},"thumbnail":"","max_toot_chars":5000}`, string(b))
 }
 
+func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch4() {
+	requestBody, w, err := testrig.CreateMultipartFormData(
+		"", "",
+		map[string]string{})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	bodyBytes := requestBody.Bytes()
+
+	// set up the request
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := suite.newContext(recorder, http.MethodPatch, bodyBytes, instance.InstanceInformationPath, w.FormDataContentType())
+
+	// call the handler
+	suite.instanceModule.InstanceUpdatePATCHHandler(ctx)
+
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: empty form submitted"}`, string(b))
+}
+
+func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch5() {
+	requestBody, w, err := testrig.CreateMultipartFormData(
+		"", "",
+		map[string]string{
+			"short_description": "<p>This is some html, which is <em>allowed</em> in short descriptions.</p>",
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	bodyBytes := requestBody.Bytes()
+
+	// set up the request
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := suite.newContext(recorder, http.MethodPatch, bodyBytes, instance.InstanceInformationPath, w.FormDataContentType())
+
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauth.DBTokenToToken(suite.testTokens["local_account_1"]))
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedApplication, suite.testApplications["application_1"])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
+
+	// call the handler
+	suite.instanceModule.InstanceUpdatePATCHHandler(ctx)
+
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code)
+
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Forbidden: user is not an admin so cannot update instance settings"}`, string(b))
+}
+
 func TestInstancePatchTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, &InstancePatchTestSuite{})
 }

internal/api/client/list/listsgets.go

@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 // ListsGETHandler returns a list of lists created by/for the authed account
 func (m *Module) ListsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	if _, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true); err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/media/mediacreate.go

@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -80,46 +79,36 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
-//      description: forbidden
 //   '422':
 //      description: unprocessable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) MediaCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "statusCreatePOSTHandler")
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true) // posting new media is serious business so we want *everything*
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// extract the media create form from the request context
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %s", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.AttachmentRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error parsing form: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Errorf("could not parse form: %s", err)})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Give the fields on the request form a first pass to make sure the request is superficially valid.
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
 	if err := validateCreateMedia(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	l.Debug("calling processor media create func")
+	apiAttachment, errWithCode := m.processor.MediaCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-	apiAttachment, err := m.processor.MediaCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error creating attachment: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -143,6 +132,7 @@ func validateCreateMedia(form *model.AttachmentRequest) error {
 	if maxImageSize > maxSize {
 		maxSize = maxImageSize
 	}
+
 	if form.File.Size > int64(maxSize) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("file size limit exceeded: limit is %d bytes but attachment was %d bytes", maxSize, form.File.Size)
 	}

internal/api/client/media/mediacreate_test.go

@@ -247,15 +247,14 @@ func (suite *MediaCreateTestSuite) TestMediaCreateLongDescription() {
 	suite.mediaModule.MediaCreatePOSTHandler(ctx)
 
 	// check response
-	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, recorder.Code)
+	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
 
 	result := recorder.Result()
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	suite.NoError(err)
 
-	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(`{"error":"image description length must be between 0 and 500 characters (inclusive), but provided image description was %d chars"}`, len(description))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: image description length must be between 0 and 500 characters (inclusive), but provided image description was 6667 chars"}`, string(b))
-	suite.Equal(expectedErr, string(b))
 }
 
 func (suite *MediaCreateTestSuite) TestMediaCreateTooShortDescription() {

internal/api/client/media/mediaget.go

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 package media
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -59,33 +59,34 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
+//   '404':
-//      description: forbidden
+//      description: not found
-//   '422':
+//   '406':
-//      description: unprocessable
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) MediaGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "MediaGETHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	attachmentID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if attachmentID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no attachment ID given in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no attachment id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	attachment, errWithCode := m.processor.MediaGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, attachmentID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/media/mediaupdate.go

@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -89,50 +88,45 @@ import (
 //      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
-//   '403':
+//   '404':
-//      description: forbidden
+//      description: not found
-//   '422':
+//   '406':
-//      description: unprocessable
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) MediaPUTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "MediaGETHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	attachmentID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if attachmentID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no attachment ID given in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no attachment id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// extract the media update form from the request context
+	form := &model.AttachmentUpdateRequest{}
-	l.Tracef("parsing request form: %s", c.Request.Form)
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-	var form model.AttachmentUpdateRequest
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(&form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "missing one or more required form values"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Give the fields on the request form a first pass to make sure the request is superficially valid.
+	if err := validateUpdateMedia(form); err != nil {
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	if err := validateUpdateMedia(&form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	attachment, errWithCode := m.processor.MediaUpdate(c.Request.Context(), authed, attachmentID, &form)
+	attachment, errWithCode := m.processor.MediaUpdate(c.Request.Context(), authed, attachmentID, form)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/media/mediaupdate_test.go

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (suite *MediaUpdateTestSuite) TestUpdateImageShortDescription() {
 	suite.NoError(err)
 
 	// reply should be an error message
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"image description length must be between 50 and 500 characters (inclusive), but provided image description was 16 chars"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: image description length must be between 50 and 500 characters (inclusive), but provided image description was 16 chars"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func TestMediaUpdateTestSuite(t *testing.T) {

internal/api/client/notification/notificationsget.go

@@ -19,34 +19,26 @@
 package notification
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 // NotificationsGETHandler serves a list of notifications to the caller, with the desired query parameters
 func (m *Module) NotificationsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-		"func":        "NotificationsGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true) // we don't really need an app here but we want everything else
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("error authing status faved by request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "not authed"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -55,8 +47,8 @@ func (m *Module) NotificationsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -76,8 +68,7 @@ func (m *Module) NotificationsGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.NotificationsGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, limit, maxID, sinceID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing notifications get: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/search/searchget.go

@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@
 package search
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -52,50 +53,44 @@ import (
 //       type: array
 //       items:
 //         "$ref": "#/definitions/searchResult"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '404':
+//      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) SearchGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-		"func":        "SearchGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true) // we don't really need an app here but we want everything else
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("error authing search request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "not authed"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	accountID := c.Query(AccountIDKey)
-	maxID := c.Query(MaxIDKey)
-	minID := c.Query(MinIDKey)
-	searchType := c.Query(TypeKey)
-
 	excludeUnreviewed := false
 	excludeUnreviewedString := c.Query(ExcludeUnreviewedKey)
 	if excludeUnreviewedString != "" {
 		var err error
 		excludeUnreviewed, err = strconv.ParseBool(excludeUnreviewedString)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("couldn't parse param %s: %s", excludeUnreviewedString, err)})
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ExcludeUnreviewedKey, err)
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	query := c.Query(QueryKey)
 	if query == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "query parameter q was empty"})
+		err := errors.New("query parameter q was empty")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -105,18 +100,19 @@ func (m *Module) SearchGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		var err error
 		resolve, err = strconv.ParseBool(resolveString)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("couldn't parse param %s: %s", resolveString, err)})
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", ResolveKey, err)
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	limit := 20
+	limit := 2
 	limitString := c.Query(LimitKey)
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -133,18 +129,12 @@ func (m *Module) SearchGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if offsetString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(offsetString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing offset string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", OffsetKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse offset query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		offset = int(i)
 	}
-	if limit > 40 {
-		limit = 40
-	}
-	if limit < 1 {
-		limit = 1
-	}
 
 	following := false
 	followingString := c.Query(FollowingKey)
@@ -152,16 +142,17 @@ func (m *Module) SearchGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		var err error
 		following, err = strconv.ParseBool(followingString)
 		if err != nil {
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("couldn't parse param %s: %s", followingString, err)})
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", FollowingKey, err)
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	searchQuery := &model.SearchQuery{
-		AccountID:         accountID,
+		AccountID:         c.Query(AccountIDKey),
-		MaxID:             maxID,
+		MaxID:             c.Query(MaxIDKey),
-		MinID:             minID,
+		MinID:             c.Query(MinIDKey),
-		Type:              searchType,
+		Type:              c.Query(TypeKey),
 		ExcludeUnreviewed: excludeUnreviewed,
 		Query:             query,
 		Resolve:           resolve,
@@ -172,8 +163,7 @@ func (m *Module) SearchGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	results, errWithCode := m.processor.SearchGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, searchQuery)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error searching: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusboost.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -66,37 +67,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusBoostPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusBoostPOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug("not authed so can't boost status")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not authorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusBoost(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status boost: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusboost_test.go

@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ func (suite *StatusBoostTestSuite) TestPostUnboostable() {
 	suite.statusModule.StatusBoostPOSTHandler(ctx)
 
 	// check response
-	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code) // we 403 unboostable statuses
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code) // we 403 unboostable statuses
 
 	result := recorder.Result()
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
-	assert.Equal(suite.T(), `{"error":"forbidden"}`, string(b))
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), `{"error":"Forbidden"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 // try to boost a status that's not visible to the user
@@ -177,13 +177,7 @@ func (suite *StatusBoostTestSuite) TestPostNotVisible() {
 	suite.statusModule.StatusBoostPOSTHandler(ctx)
 
 	// check response
-	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusNotFound, recorder.Code) // we 404 statuses that aren't visible
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusNotFound, recorder.Code) // we 404 statuses that aren't visible
-
-	result := recorder.Result()
-	defer result.Body.Close()
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
-	assert.Equal(suite.T(), `{"error":"404 not found"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func TestStatusBoostTestSuite(t *testing.T) {

internal/api/client/status/statusboostedby.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -84,10 +85,9 @@ func (m *Module) StatusBoostedByGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiAccounts, err := m.processor.StatusBoostedBy(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiAccounts, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusBoostedBy(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status boosted by request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statuscontext.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -65,37 +66,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusContextGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusContextGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("error authing status context request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "not authed"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	statusContext, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusGetContext(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error getting status context: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statuscreate.go

@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
@@ -61,58 +60,44 @@ import (
 //     description: "The newly created status."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/status"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
-//      description: internal error
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "statusCreatePOSTHandler")
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// First check this user/account is permitted to post new statuses.
-	// There's no point continuing otherwise.
-	if authed.User.Disabled || !authed.User.Approved || !authed.Account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "account is disabled, not yet approved, or suspended"})
-		return
-	}
-
-	// extract the status create form from the request context
-	l.Debugf("parsing request form: %s", c.Request.Form)
 	form := &model.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil || form == nil {
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "missing one or more required form values"})
 		return
 	}
-	l.Debugf("handling status request form: %+v", form)
 
-	// Give the fields on the request form a first pass to make sure the request is superficially valid.
-	l.Tracef("validating form %+v", form)
 	if err := validateCreateStatus(form); err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error validating form: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiStatus, err := m.processor.StatusCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusCreate(c.Request.Context(), authed, form)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status create: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -120,7 +105,6 @@ func (m *Module) StatusCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func validateCreateStatus(form *model.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) error {
-	// validate that, structurally, we have a valid status/post
 	if form.Status == "" && form.MediaIDs == nil && form.Poll == nil {
 		return errors.New("no status, media, or poll provided")
 	}
@@ -135,19 +119,16 @@ func validateCreateStatus(form *model.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) error {
 	maxPollChars := config.GetStatusesPollOptionMaxChars()
 	maxCwChars := config.GetStatusesCWMaxChars()
 
-	// validate status
 	if form.Status != "" {
 		if len(form.Status) > maxChars {
 			return fmt.Errorf("status too long, %d characters provided but limit is %d", len(form.Status), maxChars)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// validate media attachments
 	if len(form.MediaIDs) > maxMediaFiles {
 		return fmt.Errorf("too many media files attached to status, %d attached but limit is %d", len(form.MediaIDs), maxMediaFiles)
 	}
 
-	// validate poll
 	if form.Poll != nil {
 		if form.Poll.Options == nil {
 			return errors.New("poll with no options")
@@ -162,14 +143,12 @@ func validateCreateStatus(form *model.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// validate spoiler text/cw
 	if form.SpoilerText != "" {
 		if len(form.SpoilerText) > maxCwChars {
 			return fmt.Errorf("content-warning/spoilertext too long, %d characters provided but limit is %d", len(form.SpoilerText), maxCwChars)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// validate post language
 	if form.Language != "" {
 		if err := validate.Language(form.Language); err != nil {
 			return err

internal/api/client/status/statuscreate_test.go

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestReplyToNonexistentStatus() {
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"bad request"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: status with id 3759e7ef-8ee1-4c0c-86f6-8b70b9ad3d50 not replyable because it doesn't exist"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 // Post a reply to the status of a local user that allows replies.

internal/api/client/status/statusdelete.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -65,43 +66,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusDELETEHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusDELETEHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug("not authed so can't delete status")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not authorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiStatus, err := m.processor.StatusDelete(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusDelete(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status delete: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
-		return
-	}
-
-	// the status was already gone/never existed
-	if apiStatus == nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Record not found"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusfave.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -62,37 +63,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusFavePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusFavePOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug("not authed so can't fave status")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not authorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiStatus, err := m.processor.StatusFave(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusFave(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status fave: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusfave_test.go

@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ func (suite *StatusFaveTestSuite) TestPostUnfaveable() {
 	suite.statusModule.StatusFavePOSTHandler(ctx)
 
 	// check response
-	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
+	suite.EqualValues(http.StatusForbidden, recorder.Code)
 
 	result := recorder.Result()
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
-	assert.Equal(suite.T(), `{"error":"bad request"}`, string(b))
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), `{"error":"Forbidden"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func TestStatusFaveTestSuite(t *testing.T) {

internal/api/client/status/statusfavedby.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -63,37 +64,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusFavedByGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-		"func":        "statusGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true) // we don't really need an app here but we want everything else
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("error authing status faved by request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "not authed"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiAccounts, err := m.processor.StatusFavedBy(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiAccounts, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusFavedBy(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status faved by request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusget.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -54,45 +55,40 @@ import (
 //     description: "The requested created status."
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/status"
-//   '401':
-//      description: unauthorized
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
+//   '401':
+//      description: unauthorized
+//   '403':
+//      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
-//      description: internal error
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
-		"func":        "statusGETHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
-	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, false, false, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Errorf("error authing status faved by request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "not authed"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiStatus, err := m.processor.StatusGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status get: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusunboost.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -63,37 +64,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusUnboostPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusUnboostPOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug("not authed so can't unboost status")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not authorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusUnboost(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status unboost: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/status/statusunfave.go

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 package status
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -62,37 +63,32 @@ import (
 //      description: forbidden
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
+//   '406':
+//      description: not acceptable
+//   '500':
+//      description: internal server error
 func (m *Module) StatusUnfavePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":        "StatusUnfavePOSTHandler",
-		"request_uri": c.Request.RequestURI,
-		"user_agent":  c.Request.UserAgent(),
-		"origin_ip":   c.ClientIP(),
-	})
-	l.Debugf("entering function")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debug("not authed so can't unfave status")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "not authorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	targetStatusID := c.Param(IDKey)
 	if targetStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id provided"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiStatus, err := m.processor.StatusUnfave(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
+	apiStatus, errWithCode := m.processor.StatusUnfave(c.Request.Context(), authed, targetStatusID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error processing status unfave: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "bad request"})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/streaming/stream.go

@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@ package streaming
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 )
 
+var wsUpgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
+	ReadBufferSize:  1024,
+	WriteBufferSize: 1024,
+	// we expect cors requests (via eg., pinafore.social) so be lenient
+	CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool { return true },
+}
+
 // StreamGETHandler swagger:operation GET /api/v1/streaming streamGet
 //
 // Initiate a websocket connection for live streaming of statuses and notifications.
@@ -108,79 +118,78 @@ import (
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
 func (m *Module) StreamGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "StreamGETHandler")
-
 	streamType := c.Query(StreamQueryKey)
 	if streamType == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("no stream type provided under query key %s", StreamQueryKey)})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("no stream type provided under query key %s", StreamQueryKey)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	accessToken := c.Query(AccessTokenQueryKey)
 	if accessToken == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("no access token provided under query key %s", AccessTokenQueryKey)})
+		err := fmt.Errorf("no access token provided under query key %s", AccessTokenQueryKey)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// make sure a valid token has been provided and obtain the associated account
+	account, errWithCode := m.processor.AuthorizeStreamingRequest(c.Request.Context(), accessToken)
-	account, err := m.processor.AuthorizeStreamingRequest(c.Request.Context(), accessToken)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "could not authorize with given token"})
-		return
-	}
-
-	// prepare to upgrade the connection to a websocket connection
-	upgrader := websocket.Upgrader{
-		ReadBufferSize:  1024,
-		WriteBufferSize: 1024,
-		CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool {
-			// we fully expect cors requests (via something like pinafore.social) so we should be lenient here
-			return true
-		},
-	}
-
-	// do the actual upgrade here
-	conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(c.Writer, c.Request, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		l.Infof("error upgrading websocket connection: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer conn.Close() // whatever happens, when we leave this function we want to close the websocket connection
-
-	// inform the processor that we have a new connection and want a s for it
-	s, errWithCode := m.processor.OpenStreamForAccount(c.Request.Context(), account, streamType)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), errWithCode.Safe())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	defer close(s.Hangup) // closing stream.Hangup indicates that we've finished with the connection (the client has gone), so we want to do this on exiting this handler
 
-	// spawn a new ticker for pinging the connection periodically
+	stream, errWithCode := m.processor.OpenStreamForAccount(c.Request.Context(), account, streamType)
-	t := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
 
-	// we want to stay in the sendloop as long as possible while the client is connected -- the only thing that should break the loop is if the client leaves or something else goes wrong
+	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-sendLoop:
+		"account":    account.Username,
+		"path":       BasePath,
+		"streamID":   stream.ID,
+		"streamType": streamType,
+	})
+
+	wsConn, err := wsUpgrader.Upgrade(c.Writer, c.Request, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If the upgrade fails, then Upgrade replies to the client with an HTTP error response.
+		// Because websocket issues are a pretty common source of headaches, we should also log
+		// this at Error to make this plenty visible and help admins out a bit.
+		l.Errorf("error upgrading websocket connection: %s", err)
+		close(stream.Hangup)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		// cleanup
+		wsConn.Close()
+		close(stream.Hangup)
+	}()
+
+	streamTicker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+
+	// We want to stay in the loop as long as possible while the client is connected.
+	// The only thing that should break the loop is if the client leaves or the connection becomes unhealthy.
+	//
+	// If the loop does break, we expect the client to reattempt connection, so it's cheap to leave + try again
+wsLoop:
 	for {
 		select {
-		case m := <-s.Messages:
+		case m := <-stream.Messages:
-			// we've got a streaming message!!
 			l.Trace("received message from stream")
-			if err := conn.WriteJSON(m); err != nil {
+			if err := wsConn.WriteJSON(m); err != nil {
-				l.Debugf("error writing json to websocket connection: %s", err)
+				l.Debugf("error writing json to websocket connection; breaking off: %s", err)
-				// if something is wrong we want to bail and drop the connection -- the client will create a new one
+				break wsLoop
-				break sendLoop
 			}
 			l.Trace("wrote message into websocket connection")
-		case <-t.C:
+		case <-streamTicker.C:
 			l.Trace("received TICK from ticker")
-			if err := conn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, []byte(": ping")); err != nil {
+			if err := wsConn.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, []byte(": ping")); err != nil {
-				l.Debugf("error writing ping to websocket connection: %s", err)
+				l.Debugf("error writing ping to websocket connection; breaking off: %s", err)
-				// if something is wrong we want to bail and drop the connection -- the client will create a new one
+				break wsLoop
-				break sendLoop
 			}
 			l.Trace("wrote ping message into websocket connection")
 		}
 	}
-
-	l.Trace("leaving StreamGETHandler")
 }

internal/api/client/timeline/home.go

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 package timeline
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -105,17 +105,14 @@ import (
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
 func (m *Module) HomeTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "HomeTimelineGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -142,8 +139,8 @@ func (m *Module) HomeTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -154,8 +151,8 @@ func (m *Module) HomeTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if localString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(localString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing local string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LocalKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse local query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		local = i
@@ -163,8 +160,7 @@ func (m *Module) HomeTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.HomeTimelineGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, maxID, sinceID, minID, limit, local)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error from processor HomeTimelineGet: %s", errWithCode)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/timeline/public.go

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 package timeline
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -105,17 +105,14 @@ import (
 //   '400':
 //      description: bad request
 func (m *Module) PublicTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "PublicTimelineGETHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -142,8 +139,8 @@ func (m *Module) PublicTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if limitString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(limitString, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing limit string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LimitKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse limit query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		limit = int(i)
@@ -154,8 +151,8 @@ func (m *Module) PublicTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if localString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(localString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing local string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", LocalKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse local query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		local = i
@@ -163,8 +160,7 @@ func (m *Module) PublicTimelineGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.PublicTimelineGet(c.Request.Context(), authed, maxID, sinceID, minID, limit, local)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error from processor PublicTimelineGet: %s", errWithCode)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/user/passwordchange.go

@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 package user
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
@@ -54,48 +55,48 @@ import (
 // responses:
 //   '200':
 //     description: Change successful
+//   '400':
+//      description: bad request
 //   '401':
 //      description: unauthorized
 //   '403':
 //      description: forbidden
-//   '400':
+//   '406':
-//      description: bad request
+//      description: not acceptable
 //   '500':
-//      description: "internal error"
+//      description: internal error
 func (m *Module) PasswordChangePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithField("func", "PasswordChangePOSTHandler")
-
 	authed, err := oauth.Authed(c, true, true, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error authing: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "unauthorized"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// First check this user/account is active.
-	if authed.User.Disabled || !authed.User.Approved || !authed.Account.SuspendedAt.IsZero() {
-		l.Debugf("couldn't auth: %s", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "account is disabled, not yet approved, or suspended"})
 		return
 	}
 
 	form := &model.PasswordChangeRequest{}
-	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil || form == nil || form.NewPassword == "" || form.OldPassword == "" {
+	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
-		if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-			l.Debugf("could not parse form from request: %s", err)
+		return
-		}
+	}
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "missing one or more required form values"})
+
+	if form.OldPassword == "" {
+		err := errors.New("password change request missing field old_password")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if form.NewPassword == "" {
+		err := errors.New("password change request missing field new_password")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if errWithCode := m.processor.UserChangePassword(c.Request.Context(), authed, form); errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error changing user password: %s", errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/client/user/passwordchange_test.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordChangePOST() {
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
-	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080/%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
 	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
 	ctx.Request.Form = url.Values{
 		"old_password": {"password"},
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordMissingOldPassword() {
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
-	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080/%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
 	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
 	ctx.Request.Form = url.Values{
 		"new_password": {"peepeepoopoopassword"},
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordMissingOldPassword() {
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"missing one or more required form values"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: password change request missing field old_password"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordIncorrectOldPassword() {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordIncorrectOldPassword() {
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
-	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080/%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
 	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
 	ctx.Request.Form = url.Values{
 		"old_password": {"notright"},
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordIncorrectOldPassword() {
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"bad request: old password did not match"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: old password did not match"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordWeakNewPassword() {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordWeakNewPassword() {
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauthToken)
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers["local_account_1"])
 	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"])
-	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080/%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8080%s", user.PasswordChangePath), nil)
 	ctx.Request.Header.Set("accept", "application/json")
 	ctx.Request.Form = url.Values{
 		"old_password": {"password"},
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (suite *PasswordChangeTestSuite) TestPasswordWeakNewPassword() {
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(`{"error":"bad request: password is 94% strength, try including more special characters, using uppercase letters, using numbers or using a longer password"}`, string(b))
+	suite.Equal(`{"error":"Bad Request: password is 94% strength, try including more special characters, using uppercase letters, using numbers or using a longer password"}`, string(b))
 }
 
 func TestPasswordChangeTestSuite(t *testing.T) {

internal/api/client/user/user_test.go

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ type UserStandardTestSuite struct {
 }
 
 func (suite *UserStandardTestSuite) SetupTest() {
-	testrig.InitTestLog()
 	testrig.InitTestConfig()
+	testrig.InitTestLog()
 	fedWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromFederator](-1, -1)
 	clientWorker := concurrency.NewWorkerPool[messages.FromClientAPI](-1, -1)
 	suite.testTokens = testrig.NewTestTokens()

internal/api/errorhandling.go

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
+)
+
+// TODO: add more templated html pages here for different error types
+
+// NotFoundHandler serves a 404 html page through the provided gin context,
+// if accept is 'text/html', or just returns a json error if 'accept' is empty
+// or application/json.
+//
+// When serving html, NotFoundHandler calls the provided InstanceGet function
+// to fetch the apimodel representation of the instance, for serving in the
+// 404 header and footer.
+//
+// If an error is returned by InstanceGet, the function will panic.
+func NotFoundHandler(c *gin.Context, instanceGet func(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*apimodel.Instance, gtserror.WithCode), accept string) {
+	switch accept {
+	case string(TextHTML):
+		host := config.GetHost()
+		instance, err := instanceGet(c.Request.Context(), host)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		c.HTML(http.StatusNotFound, "404.tmpl", gin.H{
+			"instance": instance,
+		})
+	default:
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound)})
+	}
+}
+
+// genericErrorHandler is a more general version of the NotFoundHandler, which can
+// be used for serving either generic error pages with some rendered help text,
+// or just some error json if the caller prefers (or has no preference).
+func genericErrorHandler(c *gin.Context, instanceGet func(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*apimodel.Instance, gtserror.WithCode), accept string, errWithCode gtserror.WithCode) {
+	switch accept {
+	case string(TextHTML):
+		host := config.GetHost()
+		instance, err := instanceGet(c.Request.Context(), host)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		c.HTML(errWithCode.Code(), "error.tmpl", gin.H{
+			"instance": instance,
+			"code":     errWithCode.Code(),
+			"error":    errWithCode.Safe(),
+		})
+	default:
+		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+	}
+}
+
+// ErrorHandler takes the provided gin context and errWithCode and tries to serve
+// a helpful error to the caller. It will do content negotiation to figure out if
+// the caller prefers to see an html page with the error rendered there. If not, or
+// if something goes wrong during the function, it will recover and just try to serve
+// an appropriate application/json content-type error.
+func ErrorHandler(c *gin.Context, errWithCode gtserror.WithCode, instanceGet func(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*apimodel.Instance, gtserror.WithCode)) {
+	path := c.Request.URL.Path
+	if raw := c.Request.URL.RawQuery; raw != "" {
+		path = path + "?" + raw
+	}
+
+	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"path":  path,
+		"error": errWithCode.Error(),
+	})
+
+	statusCode := errWithCode.Code()
+
+	if statusCode == http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		l.Error("Internal Server Error")
+	} else {
+		l.Debug("handling error")
+	}
+
+	// if we panic for any reason during error handling,
+	// we should still try to return a basic code
+	defer func() {
+		if p := recover(); p != nil {
+			l.Warnf("recovered from panic: %s", p)
+			c.JSON(statusCode, gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// discover if we're allowed to serve a nice html error page,
+	// or if we should just use a json. Normally we would want to
+	// check for a returned error, but if an error occurs here we
+	// can just fall back to default behavior (serve json error).
+	accept, _ := NegotiateAccept(c, HTMLOrJSONAcceptHeaders...)
+
+	if statusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		// use our special not found handler with useful status text
+		NotFoundHandler(c, instanceGet, accept)
+	} else {
+		genericErrorHandler(c, instanceGet, accept, errWithCode)
+	}
+}

internal/api/mime.go

@@ -16,4 +16,19 @@
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-package gtserror
+package api
+
+// MIME represents a mime-type.
+type MIME string
+
+// MIME type
+const (
+	AppJSON           MIME = `application/json`
+	AppXML            MIME = `application/xml`
+	AppActivityJSON   MIME = `application/activity+json`
+	AppActivityLDJSON MIME = `application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"`
+	AppForm           MIME = `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
+	MultipartForm     MIME = `multipart/form-data`
+	TextXML           MIME = `text/xml`
+	TextHTML          MIME = `text/html`
+)

internal/api/negotiate.go

@@ -25,33 +25,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-// Offer represents an offered mime-type.
-type Offer string
-
-const (
-	AppJSON           Offer = `application/json`                                                     // AppJSON is the mime type for 'application/json'.
-	AppActivityJSON   Offer = `application/activity+json`                                            // AppActivityJSON is the mime type for 'application/activity+json'.
-	AppActivityLDJSON Offer = `application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"` // AppActivityLDJSON is the mime type for 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'
-	TextHTML          Offer = `text/html`                                                            // TextHTML is the mime type for 'text/html'.
-)
-
 // ActivityPubAcceptHeaders represents the Accept headers mentioned here:
-// https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#retrieving-objects
+//
-var ActivityPubAcceptHeaders = []Offer{
+var ActivityPubAcceptHeaders = []MIME{
 	AppActivityJSON,
 	AppActivityLDJSON,
 }
 
 // JSONAcceptHeaders is a slice of offers that just contains application/json types.
-var JSONAcceptHeaders = []Offer{
+var JSONAcceptHeaders = []MIME{
+	AppJSON,
+}
+
+// HTMLOrJSONAcceptHeaders is a slice of offers that prefers TextHTML and will
+// fall back to JSON if necessary. This is useful for error handling, since it can
+// be used to serve a nice HTML page if the caller accepts that, or just JSON if not.
+var HTMLOrJSONAcceptHeaders = []MIME{
+	TextHTML,
 	AppJSON,
 }
 
 // HTMLAcceptHeaders is a slice of offers that just contains text/html types.
-var HTMLAcceptHeaders = []Offer{
+var HTMLAcceptHeaders = []MIME{
 	TextHTML,
 }
 
+// HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders matches text/html first, then activitypub types.
+// This is useful for user URLs that a user might go to in their browser.
+// https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#retrieving-objects
+var HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders = []MIME{
+	TextHTML,
+	AppActivityJSON,
+	AppActivityLDJSON,
+}
+
 // NegotiateAccept takes the *gin.Context from an incoming request, and a
 // slice of Offers, and performs content negotiation for the given request
 // with the given content-type offers. It will return a string representation
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ var HTMLAcceptHeaders = []Offer{
 // often-used Accept types.
 //
 // See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Content_negotiation#server-driven_content_negotiation
-func NegotiateAccept(c *gin.Context, offers ...Offer) (string, error) {
+func NegotiateAccept(c *gin.Context, offers ...MIME) (string, error) {
 	if len(offers) == 0 {
 		return "", errors.New("no format offered")
 	}

internal/api/s2s/nodeinfo/nodeinfoget.go

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // NodeInfoGETHandler swagger:operation GET /nodeinfo/2.0 nodeInfoGet
@@ -45,27 +45,22 @@ import (
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/nodeinfo"
 func (m *Module) NodeInfoGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func":       "NodeInfoGETHandler",
-		"user-agent": c.Request.UserAgent(),
-	})
-
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	ni, err := m.processor.GetNodeInfo(c.Request.Context(), c.Request)
+	ni, errWithCode := m.processor.GetNodeInfo(c.Request.Context(), c.Request)
+	if errWithCode != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.Marshal(ni)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error with get node info request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(err.Code(), err.Safe())
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, jsonErr := json.Marshal(ni)
-	if jsonErr != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": jsonErr.Error()})
-	}
-
 	c.Data(http.StatusOK, `application/json; profile="http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.0#"`, b)
 }

internal/api/s2s/nodeinfo/wellknownget.go

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // NodeInfoWellKnownGETHandler swagger:operation GET /.well-known/nodeinfo nodeInfoWellKnownGet
@@ -45,19 +45,14 @@ import (
 //     schema:
 //       "$ref": "#/definitions/wellKnownResponse"
 func (m *Module) NodeInfoWellKnownGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func": "NodeInfoWellKnownGETHandler",
-	})
-
 	if _, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.JSONAcceptHeaders...); err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	niRel, err := m.processor.GetNodeInfoRel(c.Request.Context(), c.Request)
+	niRel, errWithCode := m.processor.GetNodeInfoRel(c.Request.Context(), c.Request)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("error with get node info rel request: %s", err)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(err.Code(), err.Safe())
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/followers.go

@@ -20,48 +20,45 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // FollowersGETHandler returns a collection of URIs for followers of the target user, formatted so that other AP servers can understand it.
 func (m *Module) FollowersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "FollowersGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the user's profile
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername)
+	}
 
-	followers, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediFollowers(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediFollowers(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(followers)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/following.go

@@ -20,48 +20,45 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // FollowingGETHandler returns a collection of URIs for accounts that the target user follows, formatted so that other AP servers can understand it.
 func (m *Module) FollowingGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "FollowingGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the user's profile
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername)
+	}
 
-	following, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediFollowing(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediFollowing(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(following)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/inboxpost.go

@@ -19,43 +19,33 @@
 package user
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror" //nolint:typecheck
 )
 
 // InboxPOSTHandler deals with incoming POST requests to an actor's inbox.
 // Eg., POST to https://example.org/users/whatever/inbox.
 func (m *Module) InboxPOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "InboxPOSTHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if posted, err := m.processor.InboxPost(transferContext(c), c.Writer, c.Request); err != nil {
-
-	posted, err := m.processor.InboxPost(ctx, c.Writer, c.Request)
-	if err != nil {
 		if withCode, ok := err.(gtserror.WithCode); ok {
-			l.Debugf("InboxPOSTHandler: %s", withCode.Error())
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, withCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-			c.JSON(withCode.Code(), withCode.Safe())
+		} else {
-			return
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		}
-		l.Debugf("InboxPOSTHandler: error processing request: %s", err)
+	} else if !posted {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "unable to process request"})
+		err := errors.New("unable to process request")
-		return
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-	}
-
-	if !posted {
-		l.Debugf("InboxPOSTHandler: request could not be handled as an AP request; headers were: %+v", c.Request.Header)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "unable to process request"})
 	}
 }

internal/api/s2s/user/outboxget.go

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // OutboxGETHandler swagger:operation GET /users/{username}/outbox s2sOutboxGet
@@ -80,23 +82,31 @@ import (
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
 func (m *Module) OutboxGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "OutboxGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the user's profile
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername)
+	}
+
 	var page bool
 	if pageString := c.Query(PageKey); pageString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(pageString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing page string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", PageKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse page query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		page = i
@@ -114,27 +124,15 @@ func (m *Module) OutboxGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		maxID = maxIDString
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediOutbox(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, page, maxID, minID, c.Request.URL)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-		return
-	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
-
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
-
-	outbox, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediOutbox(ctx, requestedUsername, page, maxID, minID, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(outbox)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/publickeyget.go

@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // PublicKeyGETHandler should be served at eg https://example.org/users/:username/main-key.
@@ -34,38 +35,34 @@ import (
 // in the form of a vocab.ActivityStreamsPerson. The account will only contain the id,
 // public key, username, and type of the account.
 func (m *Module) PublicKeyGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "PublicKeyGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the user's profile
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername)
+	}
 
-	user, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediUser(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediUser(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(user)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/repliesget.go

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // StatusRepliesGETHandler swagger:operation GET /users/{username}/statuses/{status}/replies s2sRepliesGet
@@ -86,29 +88,39 @@ import (
 //   '404':
 //      description: not found
 func (m *Module) StatusRepliesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "StatusRepliesGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	requestedStatusID := c.Param(StatusIDKey)
+	// status IDs on our instance are always uppercase
+	requestedStatusID := strings.ToUpper(c.Param(StatusIDKey))
 	if requestedStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the status
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername+"/statuses/"+requestedStatusID)
+	}
+
 	var page bool
 	if pageString := c.Query(PageKey); pageString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(pageString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing page string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", PageKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse page query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		page = i
@@ -119,8 +131,8 @@ func (m *Module) StatusRepliesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	if onlyOtherAccountsString != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseBool(onlyOtherAccountsString)
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Debugf("error parsing only_other_accounts string: %s", err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %s: %s", OnlyOtherAccountsKey, err)
-			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "couldn't parse only_other_accounts query param"})
+			api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 			return
 		}
 		onlyOtherAccounts = i
@@ -132,27 +144,15 @@ func (m *Module) StatusRepliesGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		minID = minIDString
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediStatusReplies(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, requestedStatusID, page, onlyOtherAccounts, minID, c.Request.URL)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-		return
-	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
-
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
-
-	replies, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediStatusReplies(ctx, requestedUsername, requestedStatusID, page, onlyOtherAccounts, minID, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(replies)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/statusget.go

@@ -20,57 +20,53 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // StatusGETHandler serves the target status as an activitystreams NOTE so that other AP servers can parse it.
 func (m *Module) StatusGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func": "StatusGETHandler",
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
 	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
 	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// status IDs on our instance are always uppercase
 	requestedStatusID := strings.ToUpper(c.Param(StatusIDKey))
 	if requestedStatusID == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no status id specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no status id specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the status
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername+"/statuses/"+requestedStatusID)
+	}
 
-	status, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediStatus(ctx, requestedUsername, requestedStatusID, c.Request.URL)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediStatus(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, requestedStatusID, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(status)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/user/userget.go

@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
 // UsersGETHandler should be served at https://example.org/users/:username.
@@ -38,38 +39,34 @@ import (
 // And of course, the request should be refused if the account or server making the
 // request is blocked.
 func (m *Module) UsersGETHandler(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+	// usernames on our instance are always lowercase
-		"func": "UsersGETHandler",
+	requestedUsername := strings.ToLower(c.Param(UsernameKey))
-		"url":  c.Request.RequestURI,
-	})
-
-	requestedUsername := c.Param(UsernameKey)
 	if requestedUsername == "" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "no username specified in request"})
+		err := errors.New("no username specified in request")
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
 
-	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.ActivityPubAcceptHeaders...)
+	format, err := api.NegotiateAccept(c, api.HTMLOrActivityPubHeaders...)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotAcceptable, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorNotAcceptable(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGet)
 		return
 	}
-	l.Tracef("negotiated format: %s", format)
 
-	ctx := transferContext(c)
+	if format == string(api.TextHTML) {
+		// redirect to the user's profile
+		c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/@"+requestedUsername)
+	}
 
-	user, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediUser(ctx, requestedUsername, c.Request.URL) // GetFediUser handles auth as well
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetFediUser(transferContext(c), requestedUsername, c.Request.URL)
 	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Info(errWithCode.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(errWithCode.Code(), gin.H{"error": errWithCode.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	b, mErr := json.Marshal(user)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(resp)
-	if mErr != nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("could not marshal json: %s", mErr)
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err), m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		l.Error(err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/s2s/webfinger/webfingerget.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 )
 
@@ -105,10 +106,9 @@ func (m *Module) WebfingerGETRequest(c *gin.Context) {
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier, verifier)
 	}
 
-	resp, err := m.processor.GetWebfingerAccount(ctx, username)
+	resp, errWithCode := m.processor.GetWebfingerAccount(ctx, username)
-	if err != nil {
+	if errWithCode != nil {
-		l.Debugf("aborting request with an error: %s", err.Error())
+		api.ErrorHandler(c, errWithCode, m.processor.InstanceGet)
-		c.JSON(err.Code(), gin.H{"error": err.Safe()})
 		return
 	}
 

internal/api/security/extraheaders.go

@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
 package security
 
 import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

internal/api/security/useragentblock.go

@@ -19,21 +19,17 @@
 package security
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// UserAgentBlock blocks requests with undesired, empty, or invalid user-agent strings.
+// UserAgentBlock aborts requests with empty user agent strings.
 func (m *Module) UserAgentBlock(c *gin.Context) {
-	l := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"func": "UserAgentBlock",
-	})
-
 	if ua := c.Request.UserAgent(); ua == "" {
-		l.Debug("aborting request because there's no user-agent set")
+		code := http.StatusTeapot
-		c.AbortWithStatus(http.StatusTeapot)
+		err := errors.New(http.StatusText(code) + ": no user-agent sent with request")
-		return
+		c.AbortWithStatusJSON(code, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 	}
 }

internal/federation/authenticate.go

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 	vi := ctx.Value(ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeyVerifier)
 	if vi == nil {
 		err := errors.New("http request wasn't signed or http signature was invalid")
-		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(err, err.Error())
+		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error())
 		l.Debug(errWithCode)
 		return nil, errWithCode
 	}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 	verifier, ok := vi.(httpsig.Verifier)
 	if !ok {
 		err := errors.New("http request wasn't signed or http signature was invalid")
-		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(err, err.Error())
+		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error())
 		l.Debug(errWithCode)
 		return nil, errWithCode
 	}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 	si := ctx.Value(ap.ContextRequestingPublicKeySignature)
 	if si == nil {
 		err := errors.New("http request wasn't signed or http signature was invalid")
-		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(err, err.Error())
+		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error())
 		l.Debug(errWithCode)
 		return nil, errWithCode
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 	signature, ok := si.(string)
 	if !ok {
 		err := errors.New("http request wasn't signed or http signature was invalid")
-		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(err, err.Error())
+		errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error())
 		l.Debug(errWithCode)
 		return nil, errWithCode
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		// The actual http call to the remote server is made right here in the Dereference function.
 		b, err := transport.Dereference(ctx, requestingPublicKeyID)
 		if err != nil {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("error dereferencing public key %s: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("error dereferencing public key %s: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		// if the key isn't in the response, we can't authenticate the request
 		requestingPublicKey, err := getPublicKeyFromResponse(ctx, b, requestingPublicKeyID)
 		if err != nil {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("error parsing public key %s: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("error parsing public key %s: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		// we should be able to get the actual key embedded in the vocab.W3IDSecurityV1PublicKey
 		pkPemProp := requestingPublicKey.GetW3IDSecurityV1PublicKeyPem()
 		if pkPemProp == nil || !pkPemProp.IsXMLSchemaString() {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(errors.New("publicKeyPem property is not provided or it is not embedded as a value"))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(errors.New("publicKeyPem property is not provided or it is not embedded as a value"))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
@@ -234,14 +234,14 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		pubKeyPem := pkPemProp.Get()
 		block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(pubKeyPem))
 		if block == nil || block.Type != "PUBLIC KEY" {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(errors.New("could not decode publicKeyPem to PUBLIC KEY pem block type"))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(errors.New("could not decode publicKeyPem to PUBLIC KEY pem block type"))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
 
 		publicKey, err = x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes)
 		if err != nil {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("could not parse public key %s from block bytes: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("could not parse public key %s from block bytes: %s", requestingPublicKeyID, err))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		// all good! we just need the URI of the key owner to return
 		pkOwnerProp := requestingPublicKey.GetW3IDSecurityV1Owner()
 		if pkOwnerProp == nil || !pkOwnerProp.IsIRI() {
-			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(errors.New("publicKeyOwner property is not provided or it is not embedded as a value"))
+			errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(errors.New("publicKeyOwner property is not provided or it is not embedded as a value"))
 			l.Debug(errWithCode)
 			return nil, errWithCode
 		}
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticateFederatedRequest(ctx context.Context, requestedU
 		l.Tracef("authentication for %s NOT PASSED with algorithm %s: %s", pkOwnerURI, algo, err)
 	}
 
-	errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("authentication not passed for public key owner %s; signature value was '%s'", pkOwnerURI, signature))
+	errWithCode := gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("authentication not passed for public key owner %s; signature value was '%s'", pkOwnerURI, signature))
 	l.Debug(errWithCode)
 	return nil, errWithCode
 }

internal/gtserror/withcode.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (e withCode) Code() int {
 
 // NewErrorBadRequest returns an ErrorWithCode 400 with the given original error and optional help text.
 func NewErrorBadRequest(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "bad request"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func NewErrorBadRequest(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 	}
 }
 
-// NewErrorNotAuthorized returns an ErrorWithCode 401 with the given original error and optional help text.
+// NewErrorUnauthorized returns an ErrorWithCode 401 with the given original error and optional help text.
-func NewErrorNotAuthorized(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
+func NewErrorUnauthorized(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "not authorized"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewErrorNotAuthorized(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 
 // NewErrorForbidden returns an ErrorWithCode 403 with the given original error and optional help text.
 func NewErrorForbidden(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "forbidden"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusForbidden)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NewErrorForbidden(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 
 // NewErrorNotFound returns an ErrorWithCode 404 with the given original error and optional help text.
 func NewErrorNotFound(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "404 not found"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func NewErrorNotFound(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 
 // NewErrorInternalError returns an ErrorWithCode 500 with the given original error and optional help text.
 func NewErrorInternalError(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "internal server error"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func NewErrorInternalError(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 
 // NewErrorConflict returns an ErrorWithCode 409 with the given original error and optional help text.
 func NewErrorConflict(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
-	safe := "conflict"
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusConflict)
 	if helpText != nil {
 		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
 	}
@@ -135,3 +135,29 @@ func NewErrorConflict(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
 		code:     http.StatusConflict,
 	}
 }
+
+// NewErrorNotAcceptable returns an ErrorWithCode 406 with the given original error and optional help text.
+func NewErrorNotAcceptable(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusNotAcceptable)
+	if helpText != nil {
+		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
+	}
+	return withCode{
+		original: original,
+		safe:     errors.New(safe),
+		code:     http.StatusNotAcceptable,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewErrorUnprocessableEntity returns an ErrorWithCode 422 with the given original error and optional help text.
+func NewErrorUnprocessableEntity(original error, helpText ...string) WithCode {
+	safe := http.StatusText(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+	if helpText != nil {
+		safe = safe + ": " + strings.Join(helpText, ": ")
+	}
+	return withCode{
+		original: original,
+		safe:     errors.New(safe),
+		code:     http.StatusUnprocessableEntity,
+	}
+}

internal/oidc/handlecallback.go

@@ -24,24 +24,28 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 )
 
-func (i *idp) HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code string) (*Claims, error) {
+func (i *idp) HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code string) (*Claims, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	l := logrus.WithField("func", "HandleCallback")
 	if code == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("code was empty string")
+		err := errors.New("code was empty string")
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	l.Debug("exchanging code for oauth2token")
 	oauth2Token, err := i.oauth2Config.Exchange(ctx, code)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error exchanging code for oauth2token: %s", err)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error exchanging code for oauth2token: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	l.Debug("extracting id_token")
 	rawIDToken, ok := oauth2Token.Extra("id_token").(string)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("no id_token in oauth2token")
+		err := errors.New("no id_token in oauth2token")
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error())
 	}
 	l.Debugf("raw id token: %s", rawIDToken)
 
@@ -50,13 +54,15 @@ func (i *idp) HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code string) (*Claims, error)
 	idTokenVerifier := i.provider.Verifier(i.oidcConf)
 	idToken, err := idTokenVerifier.Verify(ctx, rawIDToken)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not verify id token: %s", err)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("could not verify id token: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	l.Debug("extracting claims from id_token")
 	claims := &Claims{}
 	if err := idToken.Claims(claims); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse claims from idToken: %s", err)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("could not parse claims from idToken: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	return claims, nil

internal/oidc/idp.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type IDP interface {
 	// with a set of claims.
 	//
 	// Note that this function *does not* verify state. That should be handled by the caller *before* this function is called.
-	HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code string) (*Claims, error)
+	HandleCallback(ctx context.Context, code string) (*Claims, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// AuthCodeURL returns the proper redirect URL for this IDP, for redirecting requesters to the correct OIDC endpoint.
 	AuthCodeURL(state string) string
 }

internal/processing/account.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
-func (p *processor) AccountCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, error) {
+func (p *processor) AccountCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	return p.accountProcessor.Create(ctx, authed.Token, authed.Application, form)
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (p *processor) AccountGetLocalByUsername(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth
 	return p.accountProcessor.GetLocalByUsername(ctx, authed.Account, username)
 }
 
-func (p *processor) AccountUpdate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, error) {
+func (p *processor) AccountUpdate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	return p.accountProcessor.Update(ctx, authed.Account, form)
 }
 

internal/processing/account/account.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 // Processor wraps a bunch of functions for processing account actions.
 type Processor interface {
 	// Create processes the given form for creating a new account, returning an oauth token for that account if successful.
-	Create(ctx context.Context, applicationToken oauth2.TokenInfo, application *gtsmodel.Application, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, error)
+	Create(ctx context.Context, applicationToken oauth2.TokenInfo, application *gtsmodel.Application, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// Delete deletes an account, and all of that account's statuses, media, follows, notifications, etc etc etc.
 	// The origin passed here should be either the ID of the account doing the delete (can be itself), or the ID of a domain block.
 	Delete(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, origin string) gtserror.WithCode
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// GetLocalByUsername processes the given request for account information targeting a local account by username.
 	GetLocalByUsername(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, username string) (*apimodel.Account, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// Update processes the update of an account with the given form
-	Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, error)
+	Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, gtserror.WithCode)
 	// StatusesGet fetches a number of statuses (in time descending order) from the given account, filtered by visibility for
 	// the account given in authed.
 	StatusesGet(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetAccountID string, limit int, excludeReplies bool, excludeReblogs bool, maxID string, minID string, pinned bool, mediaOnly bool, publicOnly bool) (*apimodel.TimelineResponse, gtserror.WithCode)

internal/processing/account/create.go

@@ -27,29 +27,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/messages"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/text"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/oauth2/v4"
 )
 
-func (p *processor) Create(ctx context.Context, applicationToken oauth2.TokenInfo, application *gtsmodel.Application, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, error) {
+func (p *processor) Create(ctx context.Context, applicationToken oauth2.TokenInfo, application *gtsmodel.Application, form *apimodel.AccountCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Token, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	l := logrus.WithField("func", "accountCreate")
 
 	emailAvailable, err := p.db.IsEmailAvailable(ctx, form.Email)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 	}
 	if !emailAvailable {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("email address %s in use", form.Email)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorConflict(fmt.Errorf("email address %s is not available", form.Email))
 	}
 
 	usernameAvailable, err := p.db.IsUsernameAvailable(ctx, form.Username)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 	}
 	if !usernameAvailable {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("username %s in use", form.Username)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorConflict(fmt.Errorf("username %s in use", form.Username))
 	}
 
 	reasonRequired := config.GetAccountsReasonRequired()
@@ -64,19 +65,19 @@ func (p *processor) Create(ctx context.Context, applicationToken oauth2.TokenInf
 	l.Trace("creating new username and account")
 	user, err := p.db.NewSignup(ctx, form.Username, text.SanitizePlaintext(reason), approvalRequired, form.Email, form.Password, form.IP, form.Locale, application.ID, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating new signup in the database: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error creating new signup in the database: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	l.Tracef("generating a token for user %s with account %s and application %s", user.ID, user.AccountID, application.ID)
 	accessToken, err := p.oauthServer.GenerateUserAccessToken(ctx, applicationToken, application.ClientSecret, user.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating new access token for user %s: %s", user.ID, err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error creating new access token for user %s: %s", user.ID, err))
 	}
 
 	if user.Account == nil {
 		a, err := p.db.GetAccountByID(ctx, user.AccountID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting new account from the database: %s", err)
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error getting new account from the database: %s", err))
 		}
 		user.Account = a
 	}

internal/processing/account/get.go

@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ func (p *processor) getAccountFor(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmod
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("error converting account: %s", err))
 	}
+
 	return apiAccount, nil
 }

internal/processing/account/update.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/media"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/messages"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
 
-func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, error) {
+func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form *apimodel.UpdateCredentialsRequest) (*apimodel.Account, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	l := logrus.WithField("func", "AccountUpdate")
 
 	if form.Discoverable != nil {
@@ -50,14 +51,14 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 
 	if form.DisplayName != nil {
 		if err := validate.DisplayName(*form.DisplayName); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 		}
 		account.DisplayName = text.SanitizePlaintext(*form.DisplayName)
 	}
 
 	if form.Note != nil {
 		if err := validate.Note(*form.Note); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 		}
 
 		// Set the raw note before processing
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 		// Process note to generate a valid HTML representation
 		note, err := p.processNote(ctx, *form.Note, account.ID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 		}
 
 		// Set updated HTML-ified note
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 	if form.Avatar != nil && form.Avatar.Size != 0 {
 		avatarInfo, err := p.UpdateAvatar(ctx, form.Avatar, account.ID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 		}
 		account.AvatarMediaAttachmentID = avatarInfo.ID
 		account.AvatarMediaAttachment = avatarInfo
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 	if form.Header != nil && form.Header.Size != 0 {
 		headerInfo, err := p.UpdateHeader(ctx, form.Header, account.ID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 		}
 		account.HeaderMediaAttachmentID = headerInfo.ID
 		account.HeaderMediaAttachment = headerInfo
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 	if form.Source != nil {
 		if form.Source.Language != nil {
 			if err := validate.Language(*form.Source.Language); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 			}
 			account.Language = *form.Source.Language
 		}
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 
 		if form.Source.Privacy != nil {
 			if err := validate.Privacy(*form.Source.Privacy); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err)
 			}
 			privacy := p.tc.APIVisToVis(apimodel.Visibility(*form.Source.Privacy))
 			account.Privacy = privacy
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 
 	updatedAccount, err := p.db.UpdateAccount(ctx, account)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not update account %s: %s", account.ID, err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("could not update account %s: %s", account.ID, err))
 	}
 
 	p.clientWorker.Queue(messages.FromClientAPI{
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func (p *processor) Update(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, form
 
 	acctSensitive, err := p.tc.AccountToAPIAccountSensitive(ctx, updatedAccount)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert account into apisensitive account: %s", err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(fmt.Errorf("could not convert account into apisensitive account: %s", err))
 	}
 	return acctSensitive, nil
 }

internal/processing/account/update_test.go

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (suite *AccountUpdateTestSuite) TestAccountUpdateSimple() {
 	}
 
 	// should get no error from the update function, and an api model account returned
-	apiAccount, err := suite.accountProcessor.Update(context.Background(), testAccount, form)
+	apiAccount, errWithCode := suite.accountProcessor.Update(context.Background(), testAccount, form)
-	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NoError(errWithCode)
 	suite.NotNil(apiAccount)
 
 	// fields on the profile should be updated
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ go check out @1happyturtle, they have a cool account!
 	}
 
 	// should get no error from the update function, and an api model account returned
-	apiAccount, err := suite.accountProcessor.Update(context.Background(), testAccount, form)
+	apiAccount, errWithCode := suite.accountProcessor.Update(context.Background(), testAccount, form)
-	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.NoError(errWithCode)
 	suite.NotNil(apiAccount)
 
 	// fields on the profile should be updated

internal/processing/admin/emoji.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 func (p *processor) EmojiCreate(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account, user *gtsmodel.User, form *apimodel.EmojiCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Emoji, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	if !user.Admin {
-		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", user.ID), "user is not an admin")
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("user %s not an admin", user.ID), "user is not an admin")
 	}
 
 	data := func(innerCtx context.Context) (io.Reader, int, error) {

internal/processing/app.go

@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
-func (p *processor) AppCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.ApplicationCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Application, error) {
+func (p *processor) AppCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.ApplicationCreateRequest) (*apimodel.Application, gtserror.WithCode) {
 	// set default 'read' for scopes if it's not set
 	var scopes string
 	if form.Scopes == "" {
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ func (p *processor) AppCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *api
 	// generate new IDs for this application and its associated client
 	clientID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 	clientSecret := uuid.NewString()
 
 	appID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	// generate the application to put in the database
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func (p *processor) AppCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *api
 
 	// chuck it in the db
 	if err := p.db.Put(ctx, app); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	// now we need to model an oauth client from the application that the oauth library can use
@@ -70,17 +71,18 @@ func (p *processor) AppCreate(ctx context.Context, authed *oauth.Auth, form *api
 		ID:     clientID,
 		Secret: clientSecret,
 		Domain: form.RedirectURIs,
-		UserID: "", // This client isn't yet associated with a specific user,  it's just an app client right now
+		// This client isn't yet associated with a specific user,  it's just an app client right now
+		UserID: "",
 	}
 
 	// chuck it in the db
 	if err := p.db.Put(ctx, oc); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	apiApp, err := p.tc.AppToAPIAppSensitive(ctx, app)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 	}
 
 	return apiApp, nil

internal/processing/federation/getfollowers.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (p *processor) GetFollowers(ctx context.Context, requestedUsername string,
 
 	requestingAccount, err := p.federator.GetRemoteAccount(ctx, requestedUsername, requestingAccountURI, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(err)
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(err)
 	}
 
 	blocked, err := p.db.IsBlocked(ctx, requestedAccount.ID, requestingAccount.ID, true)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (p *processor) GetFollowers(ctx context.Context, requestedUsername string,
 	}
 
 	if blocked {
-		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorNotAuthorized(fmt.Errorf("block exists between accounts %s and %s", requestedAccount.ID, requestingAccount.ID))
+		return nil, gtserror.NewErrorUnauthorized(fmt.Errorf("block exists between accounts %s and %s", requestedAccount.ID, requestingAccount.ID))
 	}
 
 	requestedAccountURI, err := url.Parse(requestedAccount.URI)