Implement fake status submit

lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex

@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
 
   def decrease_replies_count_if_reply(_object), do: :noop
 
-  def insert(map, local \\ true) when is_map(map) do
+  def insert(map, local \\ true, fake \\ false) when is_map(map) do
     with nil <- Activity.normalize(map),
          map <- lazy_put_activity_defaults(map),
          :ok <- check_actor_is_active(map["actor"]),
          {_, true} <- {:remote_limit_error, check_remote_limit(map)},
          {:ok, map} <- MRF.filter(map),
+         {recipients, _, _} = get_recipients(map),
+         {:fake, false, map, recipients} <- {:fake, fake, map, recipients},
          {:ok, object} <- insert_full_object(map) do
-      {recipients, _, _} = get_recipients(map)
-
       {:ok, activity} =
         Repo.insert(%Activity{
           data: map,
@@ -146,8 +146,21 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
       stream_out(activity)
       {:ok, activity}
     else
-      %Activity{} = activity -> {:ok, activity}
+      %Activity{} = activity ->
-      error -> {:error, error}
+        {:ok, activity}
+
+      {:fake, true, map, recipients} ->
+        {:ok,
+         %Activity{
+           data: map,
+           local: local,
+           actor: map["actor"],
+           recipients: recipients,
+           id: "pleroma:fakeid"
+         }}
+
+      error ->
+        {:error, error}
     end
   end
 
@@ -190,7 +203,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     end
   end
 
-  def create(%{to: to, actor: actor, context: context, object: object} = params) do
+  def create(%{to: to, actor: actor, context: context, object: object} = params, fake \\ false) do
     additional = params[:additional] || %{}
     # only accept false as false value
     local = !(params[:local] == false)
@@ -201,13 +214,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
              %{to: to, actor: actor, published: published, context: context, object: object},
              additional
            ),
-         {:ok, activity} <- insert(create_data, local),
+         {:ok, activity} <- insert(create_data, local, fake),
+         {:fake, false, activity} <- {:fake, fake, activity},
          _ <- increase_replies_count_if_reply(create_data),
          # Changing note count prior to enqueuing federation task in order to avoid
          # race conditions on updating user.info
          {:ok, _actor} <- increase_note_count_if_public(actor, activity),
          :ok <- maybe_federate(activity) do
       {:ok, activity}
+    else
+      {:fake, true, activity} ->
+        {:ok, activity}
     end
   end
 

lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex

@@ -172,13 +172,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
              end)
            ) do
       res =
-        ActivityPub.create(%{
+        ActivityPub.create(
+          %{
             to: to,
             actor: user,
             context: context,
             object: object,
             additional: %{"cc" => cc, "directMessage" => visibility == "direct"}
-        })
+          },
+          data["fake"] || false
+        )
 
       res
     end

test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs

@@ -143,6 +143,48 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
     assert Repo.get(Activity, id)
   end
 
+  test "posting a fake status", %{conn: conn} do
+    user = insert(:user)
+
+    real_conn =
+      conn
+      |> assign(:user, user)
+      |> post("/api/v1/statuses", %{
+        "status" =>
+          "\"Tenshi Eating a Corndog\" is a much discussed concept on /jp/. The significance of it is disputed, so I will focus on one core concept: the symbolism behind it"
+      })
+
+    real_status =
+      json_response(real_conn, 200)
+      |> Map.put("id", nil)
+      |> Map.put("url", nil)
+      |> Map.put("uri", nil)
+      |> Map.put("created_at", nil)
+      |> Kernel.put_in(["pleroma", "conversation_id"], nil)
+
+    assert real_status
+
+    fake_conn =
+      conn
+      |> assign(:user, user)
+      |> post("/api/v1/statuses", %{
+        "status" =>
+          "\"Tenshi Eating a Corndog\" is a much discussed concept on /jp/. The significance of it is disputed, so I will focus on one core concept: the symbolism behind it",
+        "fake" => true
+      })
+
+    fake_status =
+      json_response(fake_conn, 200)
+      |> Map.put("id", nil)
+      |> Map.put("url", nil)
+      |> Map.put("uri", nil)
+      |> Map.put("created_at", nil)
+      |> Kernel.put_in(["pleroma", "conversation_id"], nil)
+
+    assert fake_status
+    assert real_status == fake_status
+  end
+
   test "posting a status with OGP link preview", %{conn: conn} do
     Pleroma.Config.put([:rich_media, :enabled], true)
     user = insert(:user)