Initial outline of activitypub API

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# API
- Start with the [reddit API](https://www.reddit.com/dev/api), and find [Activitypub vocab](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/) to match it.
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- [Actors](#actors)
* [User / [Person](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-person)](#user--personhttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-person)
* [Community / [Group](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-group)](#community--grouphttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-group)
- [Objects](#objects)
* [Post / [Page](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-page)](#post--pagehttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-page)
* [Post Listings / [Ordered CollectionPage](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-orderedcollectionpage)](#post-listings--ordered-collectionpagehttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-orderedcollectionpage)
* [Comment / [Note](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-note)](#comment--notehttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-note)
* [Comment Listings / [Ordered CollectionPage](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-orderedcollectionpage)](#comment-listings--ordered-collectionpagehttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-orderedcollectionpage)
* [Deleted thing / [Tombstone](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-tombstone)](#deleted-thing--tombstonehttpswwww3orgtractivitystreams-vocabulary%23dfn-tombstone)
- [Actions](#actions)
* [Comments](#comments)
+ [Create](#create)
+ [Delete](#delete)
+ [Update](#update)
+ [Read](#read)
+ [Like](#like)
+ [Dislike](#dislike)
* [Posts](#posts)
+ [Create](#create-1)
+ [Delete](#delete-1)
+ [Update](#update-1)
+ [Read](#read-1)
* [Communities](#communities)
+ [Create](#create-2)
+ [Delete](#delete-2)
+ [Update](#update-2)
+ [Join](#join)
+ [Leave](#leave)
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## Actors
### User / [Person](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-person)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Person",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/user/sally_smith",
"name": "Sally Smith", // Their chosen alias
"icon"?: {
"type": "Image",
"name": "User icon",
"url": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/user/sally_smith/icon.png",
"width": 32,
"height": 32
},
"startTime": "2014-12-31T23:00:00-08:00",
"summary"?: "This is sally's profile."
}
```
### Community / [Group](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-group)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Group",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/community/today_i_learned",
"name": "today_i_learned"
"attributedTo": [ // The moderators
"http://joe.example.org",
],
"startTime": "2014-12-31T23:00:00-08:00",
"summary"?: "The group's tagline",
"attachment: [{}] // TBD, these would be where strong types for custom styles, and images would work.
}
```
## Objects
### Post / [Page](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-page)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Page",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/post/1",
"name": "The title of a post, maybe a link to imgur",
"url": "https://news.blah.com"
"attributedTo": "http://joe.example.org", // The poster
"startTime": "2014-12-31T23:00:00-08:00",
}
```
### Post Listings / [Ordered CollectionPage](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-orderedcollectionpage)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Page 1 of Sally's front page",
"type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/posts?type={all, best, front}&sort={}&page=1,
"partOf": "http://example.org/foo",
"orderedItems": [Posts]
}
```
### Comment / [Note](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-note)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"type": "Note",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/comment/1",
"name": "A note",
"content": "Looks like it is going to rain today. Bring an umbrella!"
"attributedTo": "http://sally.example.org",
"inReplyTo": "comment or post id",
"startTime": "2014-12-31T23:00:00-08:00",
"updated"?: "2014-12-12T12:12:12Z"
"replies" // TODO, not sure if these objects should embed all replies in them or not.
}
```
### Comment Listings / [Ordered CollectionPage](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-orderedcollectionpage)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Page 1 of comments for",
"type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
"id": "https://rust-reddit-fediverse/api/v1/comments?type={all,user,community,post,parent_comment}&id=1&page=1,
"partOf": "http://example.org/foo",
"orderedItems": [Comments]
}
```
### Deleted thing / [Tombstone](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-tombstone)
```
{
"type": "Tombstone",
"formerType": "Note / Post",
"id": note / post_id,
"deleted": "2016-03-17T00:00:00Z"
}
```
## Actions
### Comments
#### [Create](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-create)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a note",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": comment_id, or post_id
}
```
#### [Delete](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-delete)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally deleted a note",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": id,
"object": comment_id, or post_id
}
```
#### [Update](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-update)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a note",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": comment_id, or post_id
"content": "New comment",
"updated": "New Date"
}
```
#### [Read](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-read)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally read a comment",
"type": "Read",
"actor": user_id
"object": comment_id
}
```
#### [Like](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-like)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally liked a comment",
"type": "Like",
"actor": user_id
"object": comment_id
// TODO different types of reactions, or no?
}
```
#### [Dislike](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-dislike)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally disliked a comment",
"type": "Dislike",
"actor": user_id
"object": comment_id
// TODO different types of reactions, or no?
}
```
### Posts
#### [Create](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-create)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a post",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": post_id
}
```
#### [Delete](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-delete)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally deleted a post",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": id,
"object": comment_id, or post_id
}
```
#### [Update](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-update)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a post",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": comment_id, or post_id
TODO fields.
}
```
#### [Read](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-read)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally read a post",
"type": "Read",
"actor": user_id
"object": post_id
}
```
### Communities
#### [Create](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-create)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a community",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": community_id
}
```
#### [Delete](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-delete)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally deleted a community",
"type": "Delete",
"actor": id,
"object": community_id
}
```
#### [Update](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-update)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally created a community",
"type": "Create",
"actor": id,
"object": community_id
TODO fields.
}
```
#### [Join](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-join)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally joined a community",
"type": "Join",
"actor": user_id,
"object": community_id
}
```
#### [Leave](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary#dfn-leave)
```
{
"@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
"summary": "Sally left a community",
"type": "Leave",
"actor": user_id,
"object": community_id
}
```
TODO - Moderator actions

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[Matrix Chatroom](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#rust-reddit-fediverse:matrix.org)
## TODOs
- Use the [activitypub crate.](https://docs.rs/activitypub/0.1.4/activitypub/)
- https://docs.rs/activitypub/0.1.4/activitypub/
- [Activitypub vocab.](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/)
- Create a markdown doc of actions, matching up to things in that vocab.
- Create a markdown doc for ActivityPub actions: [API.md](API.md)
## Goals
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- Frontend: inferno, typescript and bootstrap for now.
- Should it allow bots?
- Should the comments / votes be static, or feel like a chat, like [flowchat?](https://flow-chat.com).
## Resources / Potential Libraries
- Use the [activitypub crate.](https://docs.rs/activitypub/0.1.4/activitypub/)
- https://docs.rs/activitypub/0.1.4/activitypub/
- [Activitypub vocab.](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/)