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# Validation/Import of remote events
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This document gives an overview how remote `Event` objects are treated by common Fediverse applications.
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## Mastodon
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**Last updated**: 2024-10-20
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Mastodon does not have support or events, but an `Event` object is in the [list of converted object types](https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/12637/commits/0428c00e30abcb0580558f9bdca672abc8b68f81).
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It neglets all event related fields but `title`, `summary` and `url` which it uses to create a Mastodon status (toot) representation of the event.
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## Mobilizon
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**Last uptaded**: 2024-01-20
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**Information sources**:
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- [Mobilizon ActivityStreams converter for Event](https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon/-/blob/main/lib/federation/activity_stream/converter/event.ex?ref_type=heads)
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- [Mobilizon Database schema for Event](https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon/-/blob/main/lib/mobilizon/event.ex?ref_type=heads)
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### Required
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- [`attributedTo`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-attributedTo) or [`actor`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-actor): Mobilizon uses actor for the user profile and attributedTo for the group. But as `actor` being part of an object is not part of the ActivityPub spec, solely using `attributedTo` might preferred if they are similar.
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- `id`: This is also used for the `url`.
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- [`name`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-name): The events title.
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### Optional
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- [`attachment`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-attachment) How they are used
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- [`anonymousparticipationenabled`](https://docs.joinmobilizon.org/contribute/activity_pub/#anonymousparticipationenabled)
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- `category`: default list of categories can be found [in the source code](https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon/-/blob/main/lib/mobilizon/events/categories.ex?ref_type=heads#L28), but it can be extended via environment variables. Note that the source code shows them in lowercase, but they have to be passed as uppercase, e.g. `MOVEMENTS_POLITICS`.
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- [`commentsEnabled`](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api/activitypub)
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- `contacts`: a list of contacts: each item might be just the `id`/`url` or an `Actor` object.
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- [`content`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-content): `contentMap` is currently not supported by Mobilizon.
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- [`endTime`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-endTime)
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- `externalParticipationUrl`: Only used if `joinMode` is set to `external`.
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- `is_online`: Boolean indicating whether the Event is online.
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- [`joinMode`](https://docs.joinmobilizon.org/contribute/activity_pub/#joinmode): `[free, restricted, invite, external]` default is `free`.
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- [`location`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-location): The subkey [`address`](https://schema.org/address) is accepted, both as [`PostalAddress`](https://schema.org/PostalAddress) and pure text.
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- [`maximumAttendeeCapacity`](https://docs.joinmobilizon.org/contribute/activity_pub/#maximumattendeecapacity)
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- [`mentions`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-mentions)
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- `metadata`: This is a list that can contain items. TODO.
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- `participantCount`: [Not parsed at the moment](https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon/-/issues/1412)
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- [`repliesModerationOption`](https://docs.joinmobilizon.org/contribute/activity_pub/#repliesModerationOption)
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- `remainingAttendeeCapacity`: [Not parsed at the moment](https://framagit.org/framasoft/mobilizon/-/issues/1412)
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- [`startTime`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-startTime)
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- [`tag`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-tag)
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- `timezone`
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- `url`: [Documentation](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-url) - Note: `url` was added to the list as it was referenced in the text but not explicitly listed in the initial set.
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### Not used
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- [`url`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-url): internally Mobilizon uses the `id` as URL.
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### To Test:
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### Handling of visibility, comments and discoverability
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- If `https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public` is not in `to` it will be treated as `unlisted`, else as `public`. This are the only options for remote events, even though internally Mobilizon supports `[public, unlisted, restricted, private]`.
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- For comments to be enabled within Mobilizon either [`commentsEnabled`](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api/activitypub) must be `true` or `repliesModerationOption` must be set to `allow_all`. `repliesModerationOption` is more important. If none is of both is passed replies will be disabled.
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- When the `attributedTo` (or if `attributedTo` is not set, but `actor` is set) contains an `Actor` of type `Person` the remote `Event` will not be listed and searchable.
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- If `timezone` is not defined Mobilizon might calculate the timezone via the `location`.
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### Attachment/Banner-image handling
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Mobilizon currently expects all images to by within `attachment` and to be an `Object` of type `Document`. It first looks for an object where the `name` is equal to `Banner`. If that is not found it uses ´attachment[0]`.
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## Gancio
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**Last uptaded**: 2024-01-20
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### Required
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- `id`: even though Gancio currently does not [list it as required in its source code](https://framagit.org/les/gancio/-/blob/master/server/federation/events.js?ref_type=heads#L19), there will be an error without out it.
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- [`name`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-name): The events title.
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- [`startTime`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-startTime)
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### Optional
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- [`attachment`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-attachment) Only the first one is used as a banner image, all others are ignored, see below.
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- [`content`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-content) `contentMap` is currently not supported by Gancio.
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- [`endTime`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-endTime)
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- [`location`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-location): The subkey [`address`](https://schema.org/address) is accepted, both as [`PostalAddress`](https://schema.org/PostalAddress) and pure text. For `PostalAddress` only `streetAddress`, `addressLocality`, and `addressCountry` are used.
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- [`summary`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-summary) The summary is only used when no content is supplied.
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### Not used
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- `attributedTo`/`actor`: Gancio does not support fetching event other than by receiving a `Create` or `Update` activity (TODO: what about `Announce`), the actor is always just fetched from the activity, not the object within.
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### Handling of visibility
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Currently Gancio does not seem to handle any visibility or replies-policy options. It sets all remote events it received to the internal `is_visible` to `true`.
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### Banner image
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Gancio takes the first `attachment` of the `Event` object as the banner image of the event. It optionally supports [`name`](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#dfn-name) as the alternative text and [`focalPoint`](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/spec/activitypub/#focalPoint).
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