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.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 config.json
+/friend

handlers.go

@@ -7,38 +7,99 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 )
 
+type APIError struct {
+	Error string `json:"error"`
+}
+
+// since we only have the single username to worry about, we just wrap everything up here
+func UserExistsMiddleware(user string, h http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		userID := chi.URLParam(r, "user")
+		if userID != user {
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: "account not found"}, http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+func RespondJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, content any, statuscode int) {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(content)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(statuscode)
+	w.Write(b)
+}
+
 func WebFingerHandler(wf *Webfinger) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		requestedResource := r.URL.Query().Get("resource")
 		res, err := wf.FingerResource(requestedResource)
 		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: "account not found"}, http.StatusNotFound)
-			w.Write([]byte(`{"error": "account not found"}`))
 			return
 		}
-		b, err := json.Marshal(res)
+		RespondJSON(w, res, http.StatusOK)
-		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		w.Write(b)
 	}
 }
 
 func ProfileHandler(pp *ProfileProvider) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		userID := chi.URLParam(r, "user")
+		res, err := pp.Get()
-		res, err := pp.Get(userID)
 		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: "account not found"}, http.StatusNotFound)
-			w.Write([]byte(`{"error": "account not found"}`))
 			return
 		}
-		b, err := json.Marshal(res)
+		RespondJSON(w, res, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+// client retrieves messages for user
+func GetInboxHandler(streams *InMemoryStreams) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		stream, err := streams.GetActivitiesToUser()
 		if err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: err.Error()}, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			return
 		}
-		w.Write(b)
+		RespondJSON(w, stream, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+// handle incoming activities for user
+func PostInboxHandler(streams *InMemoryStreams) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		err := streams.AddActivityToUser()
+		if err != nil {
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: err.Error()}, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		RespondJSON(w, nil, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+// other servers/clients read a user's activities
+func GetOutboxHandler(streams *InMemoryStreams) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		stream, err := streams.GetActivitiesFromUser()
+		if err != nil {
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: err.Error()}, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		RespondJSON(w, stream, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+// client adds new activity for user
+func PostOutboxHandler(streams *InMemoryStreams) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		err := streams.AddActivityFromUser()
+		if err != nil {
+			RespondJSON(w, APIError{Error: err.Error()}, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+		RespondJSON(w, nil, http.StatusOK)
 	}
 }

main.go

@@ -8,18 +8,28 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	wf, err := NewWebfinger("dma", "hello.yetaga.in")
+	// this will be configurable in the future obviously
+	username := "dma"
+	domain := "hello.yetaga.in"
+
+	wf, err := NewWebfinger(username, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
-	pp, err := NewProfileProvider("hello.yetaga.in")
+	pp, err := NewProfileProvider(username, domain)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
+	st := &InMemoryStreams{}
 
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 	r.Get("/.well-known/webfinger", WebFingerHandler(wf))
-	r.Get("/users/{user}", ProfileHandler(pp))
+	r.Get("/users/{user}", UserExistsMiddleware(username, ProfileHandler(pp)))
+	r.Get("/users/{user}/inbox", UserExistsMiddleware(username, GetInboxHandler(st)))
+	r.Post("/users/{user}/inbox", UserExistsMiddleware(username, PostInboxHandler(st)))
+	r.Get("/users/{user}/outbox", UserExistsMiddleware(username, GetOutboxHandler(st)))
+	r.Post("/users/{user}/outbox", UserExistsMiddleware(username, PostOutboxHandler(st)))
+	r.Post("/inbox", PostInboxHandler(st)) // "shared" inbox
 
 	log.Println("listening on http://0.0.0.0:8008")
 	err = http.ListenAndServe(":8008", r)

profile.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Actor struct {
 	PublicKey PublicKey `json:"publicKey,omitempty"`
 
 	Inbox     string `json:"inbox,omitempty"`
-	Outbox    string `json:"outbo,omitempty"`
+	Outbox    string `json:"outbox,omitempty"`
 	Followers string `json:"followers,omitempty"`
 	Following string `json:"following,omitempty"`
 
@@ -36,22 +36,24 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 }
 
 type ProfileProvider struct {
+	username string
 	domain   string
 }
 
-func NewProfileProvider(domain string) (*ProfileProvider, error) {
+func NewProfileProvider(username, domain string) (*ProfileProvider, error) {
 	return &ProfileProvider{
+		username: username,
 		domain:   domain,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (pp *ProfileProvider) Get(userID string) (*Actor, error) {
+func (pp *ProfileProvider) Get() (*Actor, error) {
-	userRoot := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/users/%s", pp.domain, userID)
+	userRoot := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/users/%s", pp.domain, pp.username)
 	return &Actor{
 		ID:        userRoot,
 		Type:      "Person",
-		URL:       fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/@%s", pp.domain, userID),
+		URL:       fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/@%s", pp.domain, pp.username),
-		Name:      userID,
+		Name:      pp.username,
 		Inbox:     userRoot + "/inbox",
 		Outbox:    userRoot + "/outbox",
 		Followers: userRoot + "/followers",

streams.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
 
 type Stream struct {
 	Context    string     `json:"@context"`
@@ -27,12 +30,33 @@ type Object struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 }
 
-type Streams struct{}
+type InMemoryStreams struct {
+}
 
-func (s *Streams) Inbox()
+// view activities from other people directed to out user
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) GetActivitiesToUser() (*Stream, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
 
-func (s *Streams) Outbox()
+// view activities created by our user
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) GetActivitiesFromUser() (*Stream, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
 
-func (s *Streams) Followers()
+// insert activities from other people directed to our user
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) AddActivityToUser() error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
 
-func (s *Streams) Followed()
+// insert activities from our user to be dispatched
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) AddActivityFromUser() error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) Followers() (*Stream, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (s *InMemoryStreams) Followed() (*Stream, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+}