Adding back in on_conflict.

Trying to add back in the on_conflict_do_nothing.
Trying to reduce delay time.
2020-08-31 08:26:23 -05:00 · 2020-08-31 07:41:15 -05:00 · 2020-08-30 11:47:11 -05:00 · 2020-08-30 10:52:37 -05:00 · 2020-08-29 17:07:37 -05:00 · 2020-08-29 09:11:59 -05:00
46 changed files with 869 additions and 352 deletions
--- a/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/server/Cargo.lock
@ -490,6 +490,56 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde_urlencoded",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs"
+version = "0.8.0-alpha.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fb38c4a5de33324650e9023829b0f4129eb5418b29f5dfe69a52100ff5bc50d7"
+dependencies = [
+ "background-jobs-actix",
+ "background-jobs-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs-actix"
+version = "0.8.0-alpha.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d012b9293806c777f806b537e04b5eec34ecd6eaf876c52792017695ce53262f"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-rt",
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "background-jobs-core",
+ "chrono",
+ "log",
+ "num_cpus",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
+ "serde 1.0.114",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "uuid 0.8.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "background-jobs-core"
+version = "0.8.0-alpha.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bd5efe91c019d7780d5a2fc2f92a15e1f95b84a761428e1d1972b7428634ebc7"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-rt",
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "chrono",
+ "futures",
+ "log",
+ "serde 1.0.114",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "uuid 0.8.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "backtrace"
 version = "0.3.50"
@ -1501,6 +1551,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "itoa",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "http-body"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "13d5ff830006f7646652e057693569bfe0d51760c0085a071769d142a205111b"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "http",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http-signature-normalization"
 version = "0.5.2"
@ -1544,6 +1604,43 @@ dependencies = [
 "quick-error",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "hyper"
+version = "0.13.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3e68a8dd9716185d9e64ea473ea6ef63529252e3e27623295a0378a19665d5eb"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "h2",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "httparse",
+ "itoa",
+ "pin-project",
+ "socket2",
+ "time 0.1.43",
+ "tokio",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+ "want",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hyper-tls"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d979acc56dcb5b8dddba3917601745e877576475aa046df3226eabdecef78eed"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "hyper",
+ "native-tls",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-tls",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ident_case"
 version = "1.0.1"
@ -1618,9 +1715,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "socket2",
 "widestring",
 "winapi 0.3.9",
- "winreg",
+ "winreg 0.6.2",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "ipnet"
+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47be2f14c678be2fdcab04ab1171db51b2762ce6f0a8ee87c8dd4a04ed216135"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
 version = "0.9.0"
@ -1723,6 +1826,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
 "awc",
+ "background-jobs",
 "base64 0.12.3",
 "bcrypt",
 "captcha",
@ -1743,6 +1847,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "openssl",
 "percent-encoding",
 "rand 0.7.3",
+ "reqwest",
 "rss",
 "serde 1.0.114",
 "serde_json",
@ -2669,6 +2774,42 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "reqwest"
+version = "0.10.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e9eaa17ac5d7b838b7503d118fa16ad88f440498bf9ffe5424e621f93190d61e"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.12.3",
+ "bytes",
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-tls",
+ "ipnet",
+ "js-sys",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "mime",
+ "mime_guess",
+ "native-tls",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "serde 1.0.114",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-tls",
+ "url",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "web-sys",
+ "winreg 0.7.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "resolv-conf"
 version = "0.6.3"
@ -3261,6 +3402,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "webpki",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-tls"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a70f4fcd7b3b24fb194f837560168208f669ca8cb70d0c4b862944452396343"
+dependencies = [
+ "native-tls",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-util"
 version = "0.2.0"
@ -3290,6 +3441,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "tower-service"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e987b6bf443f4b5b3b6f38704195592cca41c5bb7aedd3c3693c7081f8289860"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
 version = "0.1.18"
@ -3350,6 +3507,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "trust-dns-proto",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "try-lock"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "59547bce71d9c38b83d9c0e92b6066c4253371f15005def0c30d9657f50c7642"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "twoway"
 version = "0.2.1"
@ -3528,6 +3691,16 @@ version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b5a972e5669d67ba988ce3dc826706fb0a8b01471c088cb0b6110b805cc36aed"

+[[package]]
+name = "want"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1ce8a968cb1cd110d136ff8b819a556d6fb6d919363c61534f6860c7eb172ba0"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "try-lock",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@ -3541,6 +3714,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f0563a9a4b071746dd5aedbc3a28c6fe9be4586fb3fbadb67c400d4f53c6b16c"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
+ "serde 1.0.114",
+ "serde_json",
 "wasm-bindgen-macro",
 ]

@ -3559,6 +3734,18 @@ dependencies = [
 "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
+version = "0.4.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "95f8d235a77f880bcef268d379810ea6c0af2eacfa90b1ad5af731776e0c4699"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
 version = "0.2.67"
@ -3675,6 +3862,15 @@ dependencies = [
 "winapi 0.3.9",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "winreg"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0120db82e8a1e0b9fb3345a539c478767c0048d842860994d96113d5b667bd69"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi 0.3.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winutil"
 version = "0.1.1"
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ async-trait = "0.1.36"
 captcha = "0.0.7"
 anyhow = "1.0.32"
 thiserror = "1.0.20"
+background-jobs = " 0.8.0-alpha.2"
+reqwest = { version = "0.10", features = ["json"] }
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_862362".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs
@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ pub struct CommentForm {
  pub published: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: Option<bool>,
-  pub ap_id: String,
+  pub ap_id: Option<String>,
  pub local: bool,
 }

 impl CommentForm {
  pub fn get_ap_id(&self) -> Result<Url, ParseError> {
-    Url::parse(&self.ap_id)
+    Url::parse(&self.ap_id.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"not_a_url".to_string()))
  }
 }

@ -163,12 +163,13 @@ impl Comment {
  }

  pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, comment_form: &CommentForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    let existing = Self::read_from_apub_id(conn, &comment_form.ap_id);
-    match existing {
-      Err(NotFound {}) => Ok(Self::create(conn, &comment_form)?),
-      Ok(p) => Ok(Self::update(conn, p.id, &comment_form)?),
-      Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
+    use crate::schema::comment::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(comment)
+      .values(comment_form)
+      .on_conflict(ap_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(comment_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }

@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_283687".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_928738972".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ mod tests {
      parent_id: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ mod tests {
      parent_id: None,
      published: inserted_comment.published,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: inserted_comment.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
    };

@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ mod tests {
      read: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs
@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_92873982".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_7625376".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ mod tests {
      read: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ mod tests {
      my_vote: None,
      subscribed: None,
      saved: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".to_string(),
+      ap_id: inserted_comment.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      community_actor_id: inserted_community.actor_id.to_owned(),
      community_local: true,
@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ mod tests {
      my_vote: Some(1),
      subscribed: Some(false),
      saved: Some(false),
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".to_string(),
+      ap_id: inserted_comment.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      community_actor_id: inserted_community.actor_id.to_owned(),
      community_local: true,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub struct CommunityForm {
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub deleted: Option<bool>,
  pub nsfw: bool,
-  pub actor_id: String,
+  pub actor_id: Option<String>,
  pub local: bool,
  pub private_key: Option<String>,
  pub public_key: Option<String>,
@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ impl Community {
      .unwrap_or_default()
      .contains(&user_id)
  }
+
+  pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, community_form: &CommunityForm) -> Result<Community, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::community::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(community)
+      .values(community_form)
+      .on_conflict(actor_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(community_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+  }
 }

 #[derive(Identifiable, Queryable, Associations, PartialEq, Debug)]
@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_8266238".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -340,7 +350,7 @@ mod tests {
      removed: None,
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
-      actor_id: "changeme_7625376".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs
@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_829398".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_82982738".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_283687".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ mod tests {
      parent_id: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_8292378".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ pub struct PostForm {
  pub embed_description: Option<String>,
  pub embed_html: Option<String>,
  pub thumbnail_url: Option<String>,
-  pub ap_id: String,
+  pub ap_id: Option<String>,
  pub local: bool,
 }

 impl PostForm {
  pub fn get_ap_id(&self) -> Result<Url, ParseError> {
-    Url::parse(&self.ap_id)
+    Url::parse(&self.ap_id.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"not_a_url".to_string()))
  }
 }

@ -180,12 +180,13 @@ impl Post {
  }

  pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, post_form: &PostForm) -> Result<Post, Error> {
-    let existing = Self::read_from_apub_id(conn, &post_form.ap_id);
-    match existing {
-      Err(NotFound {}) => Ok(Self::create(conn, &post_form)?),
-      Ok(p) => Ok(Self::update(conn, p.id, &post_form)?),
-      Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
+    use crate::schema::post::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(post)
+      .values(post_form)
+      .on_conflict(ap_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(post_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
  }
 }

@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_8292683678".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_8223262378".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: inserted_post.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs
@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_8282738268".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_2763".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".to_string(),
+      ap_id: inserted_post.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      creator_actor_id: inserted_user.actor_id.to_owned(),
      creator_local: true,
@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".to_string(),
+      ap_id: inserted_post.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
      creator_actor_id: inserted_user.actor_id.to_owned(),
      creator_local: true,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct PrivateMessageForm {
  pub read: Option<bool>,
  pub published: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
  pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
-  pub ap_id: String,
+  pub ap_id: Option<String>,
  pub local: bool,
 }

@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ impl PrivateMessage {
    .set(read.eq(true))
    .get_results::<Self>(conn)
  }
+
+  // TODO use this
+  pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, private_message_form: &PrivateMessageForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::private_message::dsl::*;
+    insert_into(private_message)
+      .values(private_message_form)
+      .on_conflict(ap_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(private_message_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+  }
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@ -153,7 +164,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_6723878".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_287263876".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -199,7 +210,7 @@ mod tests {
      read: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

@ -214,7 +225,7 @@ mod tests {
      read: false,
      updated: None,
      published: inserted_private_message.published,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: inserted_private_message.ap_id.to_owned(),
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub struct UserForm {
  pub show_avatars: bool,
  pub send_notifications_to_email: bool,
  pub matrix_user_id: Option<String>,
-  pub actor_id: String,
+  pub actor_id: Option<String>,
  pub bio: Option<String>,
  pub local: bool,
  pub private_key: Option<String>,
@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ impl User_ {
  pub fn get_profile_url(&self, hostname: &str) -> String {
    format!("https://{}/u/{}", hostname, self.name)
  }
+
+  pub fn upsert(conn: &PgConnection, user_form: &UserForm) -> Result<User_, Error> {
+    insert_into(user_)
+      .values(user_form)
+      .on_conflict(actor_id)
+      .do_update()
+      .set(user_form)
+      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+  }
 }

 #[cfg(test)]
@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_9826382637".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
--- a/server/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs
@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_628763".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ mod tests {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_927389278".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mod tests {
      deleted: None,
      updated: None,
      nsfw: false,
-      actor_id: "changeme_876238".into(),
+      actor_id: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: None,
@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ mod tests {
      embed_description: None,
      embed_html: None,
      thumbnail_url: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ mod tests {
      parent_id: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/migrations/2020-08-25-132005_add_unique_ap_ids/down.sql
+++ b/server/migrations/2020-08-25-132005_add_unique_ap_ids/down.sql
@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-- Drop the uniques
+alter table private_message drop constraint idx_private_message_ap_id;
+alter table post drop constraint idx_post_ap_id;
+alter table comment drop constraint idx_comment_ap_id;
+alter table user_ drop constraint idx_user_actor_id;
+alter table community drop constraint idx_community_actor_id;
+
+alter table private_message alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table private_message alter column ap_id set default 'http://fake.com';
+
+alter table post alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table post alter column ap_id set default 'http://fake.com';
+
+alter table comment alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table comment alter column ap_id set default 'http://fake.com';
+
+update private_message
+set ap_id = 'http://fake.com'
+where ap_id like 'changeme_%';
+
+update post
+set ap_id = 'http://fake.com'
+where ap_id like 'changeme_%';
+
+update comment
+set ap_id = 'http://fake.com'
+where ap_id like 'changeme_%';
--- a/server/migrations/2020-08-25-132005_add_unique_ap_ids/up.sql
+++ b/server/migrations/2020-08-25-132005_add_unique_ap_ids/up.sql
@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+-- Add unique ap_id for private_message, comment, and post
+
+-- Need to delete the possible dupes for ones that don't start with the fake one
+delete from private_message a using (
+  select min(id) as id, ap_id
+    from private_message 
+    group by ap_id having count(*) > 1
+) b
+where a.ap_id = b.ap_id 
+and a.id <> b.id;
+
+delete from post a using (
+  select min(id) as id, ap_id
+    from post 
+    group by ap_id having count(*) > 1
+) b
+where a.ap_id = b.ap_id 
+and a.id <> b.id;
+
+delete from comment a using (
+  select min(id) as id, ap_id
+    from comment 
+    group by ap_id having count(*) > 1
+) b
+where a.ap_id = b.ap_id 
+and a.id <> b.id;
+
+-- Replacing the current default on the columns, to the unique one
+update private_message 
+set ap_id = generate_unique_changeme()
+where ap_id = 'http://fake.com';
+
+update post 
+set ap_id = generate_unique_changeme()
+where ap_id = 'http://fake.com';
+
+update comment 
+set ap_id = generate_unique_changeme()
+where ap_id = 'http://fake.com';
+
+-- Add the unique indexes
+alter table private_message alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table private_message alter column ap_id set default generate_unique_changeme();
+
+alter table post alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table post alter column ap_id set default generate_unique_changeme();
+
+alter table comment alter column ap_id set not null;
+alter table comment alter column ap_id set default generate_unique_changeme();
+
+-- Add the uniques, for user_ and community too
+alter table private_message add constraint idx_private_message_ap_id unique (ap_id);
+alter table post add constraint idx_post_ap_id unique (ap_id);
+alter table comment add constraint idx_comment_ap_id unique (ap_id);
+alter table user_ add constraint idx_user_actor_id unique (actor_id);
+alter table community add constraint idx_community_actor_id unique (actor_id);
--- a/server/src/api/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/comment.rs
@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateComment {
      read: None,
      published: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
    };

--- a/server/src/api/community.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/community.rs
@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
      updated: None,
-      actor_id,
+      actor_id: Some(actor_id),
      local: true,
      private_key: Some(keypair.private_key),
      public_key: Some(keypair.public_key),
@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ impl Perform for EditCommunity {
      deleted: Some(read_community.deleted),
      nsfw: data.nsfw,
      updated: Some(naive_now()),
-      actor_id: read_community.actor_id,
+      actor_id: Some(read_community.actor_id),
      local: read_community.local,
      private_key: read_community.private_key,
      public_key: read_community.public_key,
--- a/server/src/api/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/post.rs
@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePost {
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl Perform for EditPost {
      embed_description: iframely_description,
      embed_html: iframely_html,
      thumbnail_url: pictrs_thumbnail,
-      ap_id: orig_post.ap_id,
+      ap_id: Some(orig_post.ap_id),
      local: orig_post.local,
      published: None,
    };
--- a/server/src/api/user.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/user.rs
@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ impl Perform for Register {
      lang: "browser".into(),
      show_avatars: true,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
-      actor_id: make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::User, &data.username).to_string(),
+      actor_id: Some(make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::User, &data.username).to_string()),
      bio: None,
      local: true,
      private_key: Some(user_keypair.private_key),
@ -441,9 +441,8 @@ impl Perform for Register {
    let main_community_keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;

    // Create the main community if it doesn't exist
-    let main_community = match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Community::read(conn, 2))
-      .await?
-    {
+    let main_community =
+      match blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Community::read(conn, 2)).await? {
        Ok(c) => c,
        Err(_e) => {
          let default_community_name = "main";
@ -457,7 +456,9 @@ impl Perform for Register {
            removed: None,
            deleted: None,
            updated: None,
-          actor_id: make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::Community, default_community_name).to_string(),
+            actor_id: Some(
+              make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::Community, default_community_name).to_string(),
+            ),
            local: true,
            private_key: Some(main_community_keypair.private_key),
            public_key: Some(main_community_keypair.public_key),
@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ impl Perform for SaveUserSettings {
      lang: data.lang.to_owned(),
      show_avatars: data.show_avatars,
      send_notifications_to_email: data.send_notifications_to_email,
-      actor_id: read_user.actor_id,
+      actor_id: Some(read_user.actor_id),
      bio,
      local: read_user.local,
      private_key: read_user.private_key,
@ -1218,7 +1219,7 @@ impl Perform for CreatePrivateMessage {
      deleted: None,
      read: None,
      updated: None,
-      ap_id: "http://fake.com".into(),
+      ap_id: None,
      local: true,
      published: None,
    };
--- a/server/src/apub/activities.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/activities.rs
@ -1,72 +1,38 @@
 use crate::{
-  apub::{
-    check_is_apub_id_valid,
-    community::do_announce,
-    extensions::signatures::sign,
-    insert_activity,
-    ActorType,
-  },
-  request::retry_custom,
+  apub::{activity_queue::send_activity, community::do_announce, insert_activity},
  LemmyContext,
  LemmyError,
 };
-use activitystreams::base::AnyBase;
-use actix_web::client::Client;
+use activitystreams::{
+  base::{Extends, ExtendsExt},
+  object::AsObject,
+};
 use lemmy_db::{community::Community, user::User_};
 use lemmy_utils::{get_apub_protocol_string, settings::Settings};
-use log::debug;
+use serde::{export::fmt::Debug, Serialize};
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;

-pub async fn send_activity_to_community(
+pub async fn send_activity_to_community<T, Kind>(
  creator: &User_,
  community: &Community,
  to: Vec<Url>,
-  activity: AnyBase,
+  activity: T,
  context: &LemmyContext,
-) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
+where
+  T: AsObject<Kind> + Extends<Kind> + Serialize + Debug + Send + Clone + 'static,
+  Kind: Serialize,
+  <T as Extends<Kind>>::Error: From<serde_json::Error> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+  // TODO: looks like call this sometimes with activity, and sometimes with any_base
  insert_activity(creator.id, activity.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

  // if this is a local community, we need to do an announce from the community instead
  if community.local {
-    do_announce(activity, &community, creator, context).await?;
+    do_announce(activity.into_any_base()?, &community, creator, context).await?;
  } else {
-    send_activity(context.client(), &activity, creator, to).await?;
-  }
-
-  Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Send an activity to a list of recipients, using the correct headers etc.
-pub async fn send_activity(
-  client: &Client,
-  activity: &AnyBase,
-  actor: &dyn ActorType,
-  to: Vec<Url>,
-) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  if !Settings::get().federation.enabled {
-    return Ok(());
-  }
-
-  let activity = serde_json::to_string(&activity)?;
-  debug!("Sending activitypub activity {} to {:?}", activity, to);
-
-  for to_url in to {
-    check_is_apub_id_valid(&to_url)?;
-
-    let res = retry_custom(|| async {
-      let request = client
-        .post(to_url.as_str())
-        .header("Content-Type", "application/json");
-
-      match sign(request, actor, activity.clone()).await {
-        Ok(signed) => Ok(signed.send().await),
-        Err(e) => Err(e),
-      }
-    })
-    .await?;
-
-    debug!("Result for activity send: {:?}", res);
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), activity, creator, to)?;
  }

  Ok(())
--- a/server/src/apub/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/activity_queue.rs
@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+use crate::{
+  apub::{check_is_apub_id_valid, extensions::signatures::sign, ActorType},
+  LemmyError,
+};
+use activitystreams::{
+  base::{Extends, ExtendsExt},
+  object::AsObject,
+};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Error};
+use awc::Client;
+use background_jobs::{
+  create_server,
+  memory_storage::Storage,
+  ActixJob,
+  Backoff,
+  MaxRetries,
+  QueueHandle,
+  WorkerConfig,
+};
+use lemmy_utils::{location_info, settings::Settings};
+use log::warn;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
+use url::Url;
+
+pub fn send_activity<T, Kind>(
+  activity_sender: &QueueHandle,
+  activity: T,
+  actor: &dyn ActorType,
+  to: Vec<Url>,
+) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
+where
+  T: AsObject<Kind>,
+  T: Extends<Kind>,
+  Kind: Serialize,
+  <T as Extends<Kind>>::Error: From<serde_json::Error> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+  if !Settings::get().federation.enabled {
+    return Ok(());
+  }
+
+  let activity = activity.into_any_base()?;
+  let serialised_activity = serde_json::to_string(&activity)?;
+
+  for to_url in &to {
+    check_is_apub_id_valid(&to_url)?;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: it would make sense to create a separate task for each destination server
+  let message = SendActivityTask {
+    activity: serialised_activity,
+    to,
+    actor_id: actor.actor_id()?,
+    private_key: actor.private_key().context(location_info!())?,
+  };
+  activity_sender.queue::<SendActivityTask>(message)?;
+
+  Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct SendActivityTask {
+  activity: String,
+  to: Vec<Url>,
+  actor_id: Url,
+  private_key: String,
+}
+
+impl ActixJob for SendActivityTask {
+  type State = MyState;
+  type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<(), Error>>>>;
+  const NAME: &'static str = "SendActivityTask";
+
+  const MAX_RETRIES: MaxRetries = MaxRetries::Count(10);
+  const BACKOFF: Backoff = Backoff::Exponential(2);
+
+  fn run(self, state: Self::State) -> Self::Future {
+    Box::pin(async move {
+      for to_url in &self.to {
+        let request = state
+          .client
+          .post(to_url.as_str())
+          .header("Content-Type", "application/json");
+
+        // TODO: i believe we have to do the signing in here because it is only valid for a few seconds
+        let signed = sign(
+          request,
+          self.activity.clone(),
+          &self.actor_id,
+          self.private_key.to_owned(),
+        )
+        .await;
+        let signed = match signed {
+          Ok(s) => s,
+          Err(e) => {
+            warn!("{}", e);
+            // dont return an error because retrying would probably not fix the signing
+            return Ok(());
+          }
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = signed.send().await {
+          warn!("{}", e);
+          return Err(anyhow!(
+            "Failed to send activity {} to {}",
+            &self.activity,
+            to_url
+          ));
+        }
+      }
+
+      Ok(())
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn create_activity_queue() -> QueueHandle {
+  // Start the application server. This guards access to to the jobs store
+  let queue_handle = create_server(Storage::new());
+
+  // Configure and start our workers
+  WorkerConfig::new(|| MyState {
+    client: Client::default(),
+  })
+  .register::<SendActivityTask>()
+  .start(queue_handle.clone());
+
+  queue_handle
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct MyState {
+  pub client: Client,
+}
--- a/server/src/apub/comment.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/comment.rs
@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl FromApub for CommentForm {
      published: note.published().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      updated: note.updated().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      deleted: None,
-      ap_id: check_actor_domain(note, expected_domain)?,
+      ap_id: Some(check_actor_domain(note, expected_domain)?),
      local: false,
    })
  }
@ -224,14 +224,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      // Set the mention tags
      .set_many_tags(maa.get_tags()?);

-    send_activity_to_community(
-      &creator,
-      &community,
-      maa.inboxes,
-      create.into_any_base()?,
-      context,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    send_activity_to_community(&creator, &community, maa.inboxes, create, context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -259,14 +252,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      // Set the mention tags
      .set_many_tags(maa.get_tags()?);

-    send_activity_to_community(
-      &creator,
-      &community,
-      maa.inboxes,
-      update.into_any_base()?,
-      context,
-    )
-    .await?;
+    send_activity_to_community(&creator, &community, maa.inboxes, update, context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -293,7 +279,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      delete.into_any_base()?,
+      delete,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -336,7 +322,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -366,7 +352,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      &mod_,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      remove.into_any_base()?,
+      remove,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -405,7 +391,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Comment {
      &mod_,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -438,7 +424,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      like.into_any_base()?,
+      like,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -468,7 +454,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      dislike.into_any_base()?,
+      dislike,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -510,7 +496,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Comment {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
--- a/server/src/apub/community.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/community.rs
@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
  api::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt},
  apub::{
-    activities::{generate_activity_id, send_activity},
+    activities::generate_activity_id,
+    activity_queue::send_activity,
    check_actor_domain,
    create_apub_response,
    create_apub_tombstone_response,
@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {

    insert_activity(self.creator_id, accept.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(context.client(), &accept.into_any_base()?, self, vec![to]).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), accept, self, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    // Note: For an accept, since it was automatic, no one pushed a button,
    // the community was the actor.
    // But for delete, the creator is the actor, and does the signing
-    send_activity(context.client(), &delete.into_any_base()?, creator, inboxes).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), delete, creator, inboxes)?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    // Note: For an accept, since it was automatic, no one pushed a button,
    // the community was the actor.
    // But for delete, the creator is the actor, and does the signing
-    send_activity(context.client(), &undo.into_any_base()?, creator, inboxes).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), undo, creator, inboxes)?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    // Note: For an accept, since it was automatic, no one pushed a button,
    // the community was the actor.
    // But for delete, the creator is the actor, and does the signing
-    send_activity(context.client(), &remove.into_any_base()?, mod_, inboxes).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), remove, mod_, inboxes)?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ impl ActorType for Community {
    // Note: For an accept, since it was automatic, no one pushed a button,
    // the community was the actor.
    // But for remove , the creator is the actor, and does the signing
-    send_activity(context.client(), &undo.into_any_base()?, mod_, inboxes).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), undo, mod_, inboxes)?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ impl FromApub for CommunityForm {
      updated: group.inner.updated().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: group.ext_one.sensitive,
-      actor_id: check_actor_domain(group, expected_domain)?,
+      actor_id: Some(check_actor_domain(group, expected_domain)?),
      local: false,
      private_key: None,
      public_key: Some(group.ext_two.to_owned().public_key.public_key_pem),
@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ pub async fn do_announce(
  let community_shared_inbox = community.get_shared_inbox_url()?;
  to.retain(|x| x != &community_shared_inbox);

-  send_activity(context.client(), &announce.into_any_base()?, community, to).await?;
+  send_activity(context.activity_queue(), announce, community, to)?;

  Ok(())
 }
--- a/server/src/apub/extensions/signatures.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/extensions/signatures.rs
@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use openssl::{
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use url::Url;

 lazy_static! {
  static ref HTTP_SIG_CONFIG: Config = Config::new();
@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ lazy_static! {
 /// Signs request headers with the given keypair.
 pub async fn sign(
  request: ClientRequest,
-  actor: &dyn ActorType,
  activity: String,
+  actor_id: &Url,
+  private_key: String,
 ) -> Result<DigestClient<String>, LemmyError> {
-  let signing_key_id = format!("{}#main-key", actor.actor_id()?);
-  let private_key = actor.private_key().context(location_info!())?;
+  let signing_key_id = format!("{}#main-key", actor_id);

  let digest_client = request
    .signature_with_digest(
--- a/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs
@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use crate::{
  LemmyError,
 };
 use activitystreams::{base::BaseExt, collection::OrderedCollection, object::Note, prelude::*};
-use actix_web::client::Client;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::result::Error::NotFound;
@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ use lemmy_db::{
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{get_apub_protocol_string, location_info};
 use log::debug;
+use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{fmt::Debug, time::Duration};
 use url::Url;
@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ where

  let timeout = Duration::from_secs(60);

+  // speed up tests
+  // before: 305s
+  // after: 240s
  let json = retry(|| {
    client
      .get(url.as_str())
@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_upsert_user(
      let person = fetch_remote_object::<PersonExt>(context.client(), apub_id).await?;

      let uf = UserForm::from_apub(&person, context, Some(apub_id.to_owned())).await?;
-      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::create(conn, &uf)).await??;
+      let user = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| User_::upsert(conn, &uf)).await??;

      Ok(user)
    }
@ -286,14 +289,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
  let group = fetch_remote_object::<GroupExt>(context.client(), apub_id).await?;

  let cf = CommunityForm::from_apub(&group, context, Some(apub_id.to_owned())).await?;
-  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    if let Some(cid) = community_id {
-      Community::update(conn, cid, &cf)
-    } else {
-      Community::create(conn, &cf)
-    }
-  })
-  .await??;
+  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Community::upsert(conn, &cf)).await??;

  // Also add the community moderators too
  let attributed_to = group.inner.attributed_to().context(location_info!())?;
@ -341,7 +337,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
  for o in outbox_items {
    let page = PageExt::from_any_base(o)?.context(location_info!())?;
    let post = PostForm::from_apub(&page, context, None).await?;
-    let post_ap_id = post.ap_id.clone();
+    let post_ap_id = post.ap_id.as_ref().context(location_info!())?.clone();
    // Check whether the post already exists in the local db
    let existing = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
      Post::read_from_apub_id(conn, &post_ap_id)
@ -349,7 +345,7 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
    .await?;
    match existing {
      Ok(e) => blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::update(conn, e.id, &post)).await??,
-      Err(_) => blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::create(conn, &post)).await??,
+      Err(_) => blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::upsert(conn, &post)).await??,
    };
    // TODO: we need to send a websocket update here
  }
@ -374,7 +370,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_insert_post(
      let post = fetch_remote_object::<PageExt>(context.client(), post_ap_id).await?;
      let post_form = PostForm::from_apub(&post, context, Some(post_ap_id.to_owned())).await?;

-      let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::create(conn, &post_form)).await??;
+      let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::upsert(conn, &post_form)).await??;

      Ok(post)
    }
@ -404,7 +400,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_fetch_and_insert_comment(
        CommentForm::from_apub(&comment, context, Some(comment_ap_id.to_owned())).await?;

      let comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
-        Comment::create(conn, &comment_form)
+        Comment::upsert(conn, &comment_form)
      })
      .await??;

--- a/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/delete.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/delete.rs
@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async fn receive_delete_post(
    embed_description: post.embed_description,
    embed_html: post.embed_html,
    thumbnail_url: post.thumbnail_url,
-    ap_id: post.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(post.ap_id),
    local: post.local,
    published: None,
  };
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async fn receive_delete_comment(
    read: None,
    published: None,
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
-    ap_id: comment.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(comment.ap_id),
    local: comment.local,
  };
  let comment_id = comment.id;
@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ async fn receive_delete_community(

  let community_actor_id = CommunityForm::from_apub(&group, context, Some(user.actor_id()?))
    .await?
-    .actor_id;
+    .actor_id
+    .context(location_info!())?;

  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    Community::read_from_actor_id(conn, &community_actor_id)
@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ async fn receive_delete_community(
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
    deleted: Some(true),
    nsfw: community.nsfw,
-    actor_id: community.actor_id,
+    actor_id: Some(community.actor_id),
    local: community.local,
    private_key: community.private_key,
    public_key: community.public_key,
--- a/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/remove.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/remove.rs
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async fn receive_remove_post(
    embed_description: post.embed_description,
    embed_html: post.embed_html,
    thumbnail_url: post.thumbnail_url,
-    ap_id: post.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(post.ap_id),
    local: post.local,
    published: None,
  };
@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async fn receive_remove_comment(
    read: None,
    published: None,
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
-    ap_id: comment.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(comment.ap_id),
    local: comment.local,
  };
  let comment_id = comment.id;
@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ async fn receive_remove_community(

  let community_actor_id = CommunityForm::from_apub(&group, context, Some(mod_.actor_id()?))
    .await?
-    .actor_id;
+    .actor_id
+    .context(location_info!())?;

  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    Community::read_from_actor_id(conn, &community_actor_id)
@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ async fn receive_remove_community(
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
    deleted: None,
    nsfw: community.nsfw,
-    actor_id: community.actor_id,
+    actor_id: Some(community.actor_id),
    local: community.local,
    private_key: community.private_key,
    public_key: community.public_key,
--- a/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/undo.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/inbox/activities/undo.rs
@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_delete_comment(
    read: None,
    published: None,
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
-    ap_id: comment.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(comment.ap_id),
    local: comment.local,
  };
  let comment_id = comment.id;
@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_remove_comment(
    read: None,
    published: None,
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
-    ap_id: comment.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(comment.ap_id),
    local: comment.local,
  };
  let comment_id = comment.id;
@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_delete_post(
    embed_description: post.embed_description,
    embed_html: post.embed_html,
    thumbnail_url: post.thumbnail_url,
-    ap_id: post.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(post.ap_id),
    local: post.local,
    published: None,
  };
@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_remove_post(
    embed_description: post.embed_description,
    embed_html: post.embed_html,
    thumbnail_url: post.thumbnail_url,
-    ap_id: post.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(post.ap_id),
    local: post.local,
    published: None,
  };
@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ async fn receive_undo_delete_community(

  let community_actor_id = CommunityForm::from_apub(&group, context, Some(user.actor_id()?))
    .await?
-    .actor_id;
+    .actor_id
+    .context(location_info!())?;

  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    Community::read_from_actor_id(conn, &community_actor_id)
@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_delete_community(
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
    deleted: Some(false),
    nsfw: community.nsfw,
-    actor_id: community.actor_id,
+    actor_id: Some(community.actor_id),
    local: community.local,
    private_key: community.private_key,
    public_key: community.public_key,
@ -464,7 +465,8 @@ async fn receive_undo_remove_community(

  let community_actor_id = CommunityForm::from_apub(&group, context, Some(mod_.actor_id()?))
    .await?
-    .actor_id;
+    .actor_id
+    .context(location_info!())?;

  let community = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
    Community::read_from_actor_id(conn, &community_actor_id)
@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ async fn receive_undo_remove_community(
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
    deleted: None,
    nsfw: community.nsfw,
-    actor_id: community.actor_id,
+    actor_id: Some(community.actor_id),
    local: community.local,
    private_key: community.private_key,
    public_key: community.public_key,
--- a/server/src/apub/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/inbox/shared_inbox.rs
@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ pub async fn shared_inbox(
  let json = serde_json::to_string(&activity)?;
  debug!("Shared inbox received activity: {}", json);

+  // TODO: if we already received an activity with identical ID, then ignore this (same in other inboxes)
+
  let sender = &activity
    .actor()?
    .to_owned()
--- a/server/src/apub/inbox/user_inbox.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/inbox/user_inbox.rs
@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ async fn receive_update_private_message(
  let domain = Some(update.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned());
  let private_message_form = PrivateMessageForm::from_apub(&note, context, domain).await?;

-  let private_message_ap_id = private_message_form.ap_id.clone();
+  let private_message_ap_id = private_message_form
+    .ap_id
+    .as_ref()
+    .context(location_info!())?
+    .clone();
  let private_message = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
    PrivateMessage::read_from_apub_id(conn, &private_message_ap_id)
  })
@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ async fn receive_delete_private_message(
  let domain = Some(delete.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned());
  let private_message_form = PrivateMessageForm::from_apub(&note, context, domain).await?;

-  let private_message_ap_id = private_message_form.ap_id;
+  let private_message_ap_id = private_message_form.ap_id.context(location_info!())?;
  let private_message = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
    PrivateMessage::read_from_apub_id(conn, &private_message_ap_id)
  })
@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ async fn receive_delete_private_message(
    creator_id: private_message.creator_id,
    deleted: Some(true),
    read: None,
-    ap_id: private_message.ap_id,
+    ap_id: Some(private_message.ap_id),
    local: private_message.local,
    published: None,
    updated: Some(naive_now()),
@ -287,7 +291,11 @@ async fn receive_undo_delete_private_message(
  let domain = Some(undo.id_unchecked().context(location_info!())?.to_owned());
  let private_message = PrivateMessageForm::from_apub(&note, context, domain).await?;

-  let private_message_ap_id = private_message.ap_id.clone();
+  let private_message_ap_id = private_message
+    .ap_id
+    .as_ref()
+    .context(location_info!())?
+    .clone();
  let private_message_id = blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
    PrivateMessage::read_from_apub_id(conn, &private_message_ap_id).map(|pm| pm.id)
  })
--- a/server/src/apub/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/mod.rs
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod activities;
+pub mod activity_queue;
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod community;
 pub mod extensions;
@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ use activitystreams::{
  prelude::*,
 };
 use activitystreams_ext::{Ext1, Ext2};
-use actix_web::{body::Body, client::Client, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{body::Body, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use lemmy_db::{activity::do_insert_activity, user::User_};
@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
  MentionData,
 };
 use log::debug;
+use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};

@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_webfinger_url(
  );
  debug!("Fetching webfinger url: {}", &fetch_url);

-  let mut response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;
+  let response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;

  let res: WebFingerResponse = response
    .json()
--- a/server/src/apub/post.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/post.rs
@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl FromApub for PostForm {
      embed_description: embed.description,
      embed_html: embed.html,
      thumbnail_url,
-      ap_id: check_actor_domain(page, expected_domain)?,
+      ap_id: Some(check_actor_domain(page, expected_domain)?),
      local: false,
    })
  }
@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      create.into_any_base()?,
+      create,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      update.into_any_base()?,
+      update,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      delete.into_any_base()?,
+      delete,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      mod_,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      remove.into_any_base()?,
+      remove,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for Post {
      mod_,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      like.into_any_base()?,
+      like,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      dislike.into_any_base()?,
+      dislike,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl ApubLikeableType for Post {
      &creator,
      &community,
      vec![community.get_shared_inbox_url()?],
-      undo.into_any_base()?,
+      undo,
      context,
    )
    .await?;
--- a/server/src/apub/private_message.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/private_message.rs
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
  apub::{
-    activities::{generate_activity_id, send_activity},
+    activities::generate_activity_id,
+    activity_queue::send_activity,
    check_actor_domain,
    check_is_apub_id_valid,
    create_tombstone,
@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ impl FromApub for PrivateMessageForm {
      updated: note.updated().map(|u| u.to_owned().naive_local()),
      deleted: None,
      read: None,
-      ap_id: check_actor_domain(note, expected_domain)?,
+      ap_id: Some(check_actor_domain(note, expected_domain)?),
      local: false,
    })
  }
@ -134,13 +135,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {

    insert_activity(creator.id, create.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(
-      context.client(),
-      &create.into_any_base()?,
-      creator,
-      vec![to],
-    )
-    .await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), create, creator, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -160,13 +155,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {

    insert_activity(creator.id, update.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(
-      context.client(),
-      &update.into_any_base()?,
-      creator,
-      vec![to],
-    )
-    .await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), update, creator, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -185,13 +174,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {

    insert_activity(creator.id, delete.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(
-      context.client(),
-      &delete.into_any_base()?,
-      creator,
-      vec![to],
-    )
-    .await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), delete, creator, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -221,7 +204,7 @@ impl ApubObjectType for PrivateMessage {

    insert_activity(creator.id, undo.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(context.client(), &undo.into_any_base()?, creator, vec![to]).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), undo, creator, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

--- a/server/src/apub/user.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/user.rs
@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
  api::{check_slurs, check_slurs_opt},
  apub::{
-    activities::{generate_activity_id, send_activity},
+    activities::generate_activity_id,
+    activity_queue::send_activity,
    check_actor_domain,
    create_apub_response,
    fetcher::get_or_fetch_and_upsert_actor,
@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ impl ActorType for User_ {

    insert_activity(self.id, follow.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(context.client(), &follow.into_any_base()?, self, vec![to]).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), follow, self, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ impl ActorType for User_ {

    insert_activity(self.id, undo.clone(), true, context.pool()).await?;

-    send_activity(context.client(), &undo.into_any_base()?, self, vec![to]).await?;
+    send_activity(context.activity_queue(), undo, self, vec![to])?;
    Ok(())
  }

@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ impl FromApub for UserForm {
      show_avatars: false,
      send_notifications_to_email: false,
      matrix_user_id: None,
-      actor_id: check_actor_domain(person, expected_domain)?,
+      actor_id: Some(check_actor_domain(person, expected_domain)?),
      bio,
      local: false,
      private_key: None,
--- a/server/src/code_migrations.rs
+++ b/server/src/code_migrations.rs
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn user_updates_2020_04_02(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
      lang: cuser.lang.to_owned(),
      show_avatars: cuser.show_avatars,
      send_notifications_to_email: cuser.send_notifications_to_email,
-      actor_id: make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::User, &cuser.name).to_string(),
+      actor_id: Some(make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::User, &cuser.name).to_string()),
      bio: cuser.bio.to_owned(),
      local: cuser.local,
      private_key: Some(keypair.private_key),
@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn community_updates_2020_04_02(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
      deleted: None,
      nsfw: ccommunity.nsfw,
      updated: None,
-      actor_id: make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::Community, &ccommunity.name).to_string(),
+      actor_id: Some(make_apub_endpoint(EndpointType::Community, &ccommunity.name).to_string()),
      local: ccommunity.local,
      private_key: Some(keypair.private_key),
      public_key: Some(keypair.public_key),
@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn post_updates_2020_04_03(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {

  // Update the ap_id
  let incorrect_posts = post
-    .filter(ap_id.eq("http://fake.com"))
+    .filter(ap_id.eq("changeme_%"))
    .filter(local.eq(true))
    .load::<Post>(conn)?;

@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn comment_updates_2020_04_03(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {

  // Update the ap_id
  let incorrect_comments = comment
-    .filter(ap_id.eq("http://fake.com"))
+    .filter(ap_id.eq("changeme_%"))
    .filter(local.eq(true))
    .load::<Comment>(conn)?;

@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn private_message_updates_2020_05_05(conn: &PgConnection) -> Result<(), LemmyEr

  // Update the ap_id
  let incorrect_pms = private_message
-    .filter(ap_id.eq("http://fake.com"))
+    .filter(ap_id.eq("changeme_%"))
    .filter(local.eq(true))
    .load::<PrivateMessage>(conn)?;

--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub extern crate dotenv;
 pub extern crate jsonwebtoken;
 extern crate log;
 pub extern crate openssl;
+pub extern crate reqwest;
 pub extern crate rss;
 pub extern crate serde;
 pub extern crate serde_json;
@ -33,12 +34,15 @@ use crate::{
  request::{retry, RecvError},
  websocket::server::ChatServer,
 };
+
 use actix::Addr;
-use actix_web::{client::Client, dev::ConnectionInfo};
+use actix_web::dev::ConnectionInfo;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
+use background_jobs::QueueHandle;
 use lemmy_utils::{get_apub_protocol_string, settings::Settings};
 use log::error;
 use percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
+use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::process::Command;

@ -75,14 +79,21 @@ pub struct LemmyContext {
  pub pool: DbPool,
  pub chat_server: Addr<ChatServer>,
  pub client: Client,
+  pub activity_queue: QueueHandle,
 }

 impl LemmyContext {
-  pub fn create(pool: DbPool, chat_server: Addr<ChatServer>, client: Client) -> LemmyContext {
+  pub fn create(
+    pool: DbPool,
+    chat_server: Addr<ChatServer>,
+    client: Client,
+    activity_queue: QueueHandle,
+  ) -> LemmyContext {
    LemmyContext {
      pool,
      chat_server,
      client,
+      activity_queue,
    }
  }
  pub fn pool(&self) -> &DbPool {
@ -94,6 +105,9 @@ impl LemmyContext {
  pub fn client(&self) -> &Client {
    &self.client
  }
+  pub fn activity_queue(&self) -> &QueueHandle {
+    &self.activity_queue
+  }
 }

 impl Clone for LemmyContext {
@ -102,6 +116,7 @@ impl Clone for LemmyContext {
      pool: self.pool.clone(),
      chat_server: self.chat_server.clone(),
      client: self.client.clone(),
+      activity_queue: self.activity_queue.clone(),
    }
  }
 }
@ -117,7 +132,7 @@ pub struct IframelyResponse {
 pub async fn fetch_iframely(client: &Client, url: &str) -> Result<IframelyResponse, LemmyError> {
  let fetch_url = format!("http://iframely/oembed?url={}", url);

-  let mut response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;
+  let response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;

  let res: IframelyResponse = response
    .json()
@ -146,7 +161,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_pictrs(client: &Client, image_url: &str) -> Result<PictrsResp
    utf8_percent_encode(image_url, NON_ALPHANUMERIC) // TODO this might not be needed
  );

-  let mut response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;
+  let response = retry(|| client.get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;

  let response: PictrsResponse = response
    .json()
@ -319,7 +334,7 @@ mod tests {
  #[test]
  fn test_image() {
    actix_rt::System::new("tset_image").block_on(async move {
-      let client = actix_web::client::Client::default();
+      let client = reqwest::Client::default();
      assert!(is_image_content_type(&client, "https://1734811051.rsc.cdn77.org/data/images/full/365645/as-virus-kills-navajos-in-their-homes-tribal-women-provide-lifeline.jpg?w=600?w=650").await.is_ok());
      assert!(is_image_content_type(&client,
                                    "https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1259922424272957440?s=20"
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pub extern crate lazy_static;
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use actix_web::{
  body::Body,
-  client::Client,
  dev::{Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse},
  http::{
    header::{CACHE_CONTROL, CONTENT_TYPE},
@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ use diesel::{
 };
 use lemmy_db::get_database_url_from_env;
 use lemmy_server::{
+  apub::activity_queue::create_activity_queue,
  blocking,
  code_migrations::run_advanced_migrations,
  rate_limit::{rate_limiter::RateLimiter, RateLimit},
@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use lemmy_server::{
  LemmyError,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::Settings, CACHE_CONTROL_REGEX};
+use reqwest::Client;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;

@ -74,12 +75,23 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    settings.bind, settings.port
  );

-  let chat_server =
-    ChatServer::startup(pool.clone(), rate_limiter.clone(), Client::default()).start();
+  let activity_queue = create_activity_queue();
+  let chat_server = ChatServer::startup(
+    pool.clone(),
+    rate_limiter.clone(),
+    Client::default(),
+    activity_queue.clone(),
+  )
+  .start();

  // Create Http server with websocket support
  HttpServer::new(move || {
-    let context = LemmyContext::create(pool.clone(), chat_server.to_owned(), Client::default());
+    let context = LemmyContext::create(
+      pool.clone(),
+      chat_server.to_owned(),
+      Client::default(),
+      activity_queue.to_owned(),
+    );
    let settings = Settings::get();
    let rate_limiter = rate_limiter.clone();
    App::new()
--- a/server/src/request.rs
+++ b/server/src/request.rs
@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ pub struct RecvError(pub String);
 pub async fn retry<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, LemmyError>
 where
  F: Fn() -> Fut,
-  Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, actix_web::client::SendRequestError>>,
+  Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, reqwest::Error>>,
 {
  retry_custom(|| async { Ok((f)().await) }).await
 }

-pub async fn retry_custom<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, LemmyError>
+async fn retry_custom<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, LemmyError>
 where
  F: Fn() -> Fut,
-  Fut: Future<Output = Result<Result<T, actix_web::client::SendRequestError>, LemmyError>>,
+  Fut: Future<Output = Result<Result<T, reqwest::Error>, LemmyError>>,
 {
  let mut response = Err(anyhow!("connect timeout").into());

@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ where
    match (f)().await? {
      Ok(t) => return Ok(t),
      Err(e) => {
-        if is_connect_timeout(&e) {
+        if e.is_timeout() {
          response = Err(SendError(e.to_string()).into());
          continue;
        }
@ -41,13 +41,3 @@ where

  response
 }
-
-fn is_connect_timeout(e: &actix_web::client::SendRequestError) -> bool {
-  if let actix_web::client::SendRequestError::Connect(e) = e {
-    if let actix_web::client::ConnectError::Timeout = e {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  false
-}
--- a/server/src/websocket/server.rs
+++ b/server/src/websocket/server.rs
@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ use crate::{
  PostId,
  UserId,
 };
-use actix_web::{client::Client, web};
+use actix_web::web;
 use anyhow::Context as acontext;
+use background_jobs::QueueHandle;
 use lemmy_db::naive_now;
 use lemmy_utils::location_info;
+use reqwest::Client;

 /// Chat server sends this messages to session
 #[derive(Message)]
@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ pub struct ChatServer {

  /// An HTTP Client
  client: Client,
+
+  activity_queue: QueueHandle,
 }

 impl ChatServer {
@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
    pool: Pool<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>,
    rate_limiter: RateLimit,
    client: Client,
+    activity_queue: QueueHandle,
  ) -> ChatServer {
    ChatServer {
      sessions: HashMap::new(),
@ -199,6 +204,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
      rate_limiter,
      captchas: Vec::new(),
      client,
+      activity_queue,
    }
  }

@ -460,6 +466,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
    };

    let client = self.client.clone();
+    let activity_queue = self.activity_queue.clone();
    async move {
      let msg = msg;
      let json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&msg.msg)?;
@ -474,6 +481,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
        pool,
        chat_server: addr,
        client,
+        activity_queue,
      };
      let args = Args {
        context,
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/comment.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/comment.spec.ts
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 import {
  alpha,
  beta,
@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
  createCommunity,
  registerUser,
  API,
+  delay,
 } from './shared';

 import { PostResponse } from 'lemmy-js-client';
@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
  await followBeta(alpha);
  await followBeta(gamma);
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
+  await delay(10000);
  postRes = await createPost(
    alpha,
    search.communities.filter(c => c.local == false)[0].id
@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ test('Create a comment', async () => {
  expect(commentRes.comment.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(commentRes.comment.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(commentRes.comment.score).toBe(1);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that comment is liked on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
@ -64,12 +68,14 @@ test('Create a comment in a non-existent post', async () => {

 test('Update a comment', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
  let updateCommentRes = await updateComment(alpha, commentRes.comment.id);
  expect(updateCommentRes.comment.content).toBe(
    'A jest test federated comment update'
  );
  expect(updateCommentRes.comment.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(updateCommentRes.comment.creator_local).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is updated on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
@ -79,23 +85,21 @@ test('Update a comment', async () => {

 test('Delete a comment', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
+
  let deleteCommentRes = await deleteComment(
    alpha,
    true,
    commentRes.comment.id
  );
  expect(deleteCommentRes.comment.deleted).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

-  // Make sure that comment is deleted on beta
-  // The search doesnt work below, because it returns a tombstone / http::gone
-  // let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
-  // console.log(searchBeta);
-  // let betaComment = searchBeta.comments[0];
-  // Create a fake post, just to get the previous new post id
-  let createdBetaPostJustToGetId = await createPost(beta, 2);
-  let betaPost = await getPost(beta, createdBetaPostJustToGetId.post.id - 1);
-  let betaComment = betaPost.comments[0];
-  expect(betaComment.deleted).toBe(true);
+  // Make sure that comment is undefined on beta
+  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
+  let betaComment = searchBeta.comments[0];
+  expect(betaComment).toBeUndefined();
+  await delay();

  let undeleteCommentRes = await deleteComment(
    alpha,
@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ test('Delete a comment', async () => {
    commentRes.comment.id
  );
  expect(undeleteCommentRes.comment.deleted).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that comment is undeleted on beta
  let searchBeta2 = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ test('Delete a comment', async () => {

 test('Remove a comment from admin and community on the same instance', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();

  // Get the id for beta
  let betaCommentId = (await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment))
@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ test('Remove a comment from admin and community on the same instance', async ()
  // The beta admin removes it (the community lives on beta)
  let removeCommentRes = await removeComment(beta, true, betaCommentId);
  expect(removeCommentRes.comment.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that comment is removed on alpha (it gets pushed since an admin from beta removed it)
  let refetchedPost = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post.id);
@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ test('Remove a comment from admin and community on the same instance', async ()

  let unremoveCommentRes = await removeComment(beta, false, betaCommentId);
  expect(unremoveCommentRes.comment.removed).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that comment is unremoved on beta
  let refetchedPost2 = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post.id);
@ -142,15 +150,19 @@ test('Remove a comment from admin and community on different instance', async ()

  // New alpha user creates a community, post, and comment.
  let newCommunity = await createCommunity(newAlphaApi);
+  await delay();
  let newPost = await createPost(newAlphaApi, newCommunity.community.id);
+  await delay();
  let commentRes = await createComment(newAlphaApi, newPost.post.id);
  expect(commentRes.comment.content).toBeDefined();
+  await delay();

  // Beta searches that to cache it, then removes it
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
  let betaComment = searchBeta.comments[0];
  let removeCommentRes = await removeComment(beta, true, betaComment.id);
  expect(removeCommentRes.comment.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure its not removed on alpha
  let refetchedPost = await getPost(newAlphaApi, newPost.post.id);
@ -159,8 +171,10 @@ test('Remove a comment from admin and community on different instance', async ()

 test('Unlike a comment', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
  let unlike = await likeComment(alpha, 0, commentRes.comment);
  expect(unlike.comment.score).toBe(0);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is unliked on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
@ -173,6 +187,7 @@ test('Unlike a comment', async () => {

 test('Federated comment like', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();

  // Find the comment on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
@ -180,6 +195,7 @@ test('Federated comment like', async () => {

  let like = await likeComment(beta, 1, betaComment);
  expect(like.comment.score).toBe(2);
+  await delay();

  // Get the post from alpha, check the likes
  let post = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post.id);
@ -189,6 +205,7 @@ test('Federated comment like', async () => {
 test('Reply to a comment', async () => {
  // Create a comment on alpha, find it on beta
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
  let betaComment = searchBeta.comments[0];

@ -201,6 +218,7 @@ test('Reply to a comment', async () => {
  expect(replyRes.comment.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(replyRes.comment.parent_id).toBe(betaComment.id);
  expect(replyRes.comment.score).toBe(1);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that comment is seen on alpha
  // TODO not sure why, but a searchComment back to alpha, for the ap_id of betas
@ -219,6 +237,7 @@ test('Mention beta', async () => {
  // Create a mention on alpha
  let mentionContent = 'A test mention of @lemmy_beta@lemmy-beta:8550';
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
  let mentionRes = await createComment(
    alpha,
    postRes.post.id,
@ -229,6 +248,7 @@ test('Mention beta', async () => {
  expect(mentionRes.comment.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(mentionRes.comment.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(mentionRes.comment.score).toBe(1);
+  await delay();

  let mentionsRes = await getMentions(beta);
  expect(mentionsRes.mentions[0].content).toBeDefined();
@ -239,6 +259,7 @@ test('Mention beta', async () => {

 test('Comment Search', async () => {
  let commentRes = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
+  await delay();
  let searchBeta = await searchComment(beta, commentRes.comment);
  expect(searchBeta.comments[0].ap_id).toBe(commentRes.comment.ap_id);
 });
@ -247,6 +268,7 @@ test('A and G subscribe to B (center) A posts, G mentions B, it gets announced t
  // Create a local post
  let alphaPost = await createPost(alpha, 2);
  expect(alphaPost.post.community_local).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure gamma sees it
  let search = await searchPost(gamma, alphaPost.post);
@ -264,6 +286,7 @@ test('A and G subscribe to B (center) A posts, G mentions B, it gets announced t
  expect(commentRes.comment.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(commentRes.comment.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(commentRes.comment.score).toBe(1);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure alpha sees it
  let alphaPost2 = await getPost(alpha, alphaPost.post.id);
@ -291,6 +314,7 @@ test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedde
  // B creates a post, and two comments, should be invisible to A
  let postRes = await createPost(beta, 2);
  expect(postRes.post.name).toBeDefined();
+  await delay();

  let parentCommentContent = 'An invisible top level comment from beta';
  let parentCommentRes = await createComment(
@ -300,6 +324,7 @@ test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedde
    parentCommentContent
  );
  expect(parentCommentRes.comment.content).toBe(parentCommentContent);
+  await delay();

  // B creates a comment, then a child one of that.
  let childCommentContent = 'An invisible child comment from beta';
@ -310,11 +335,13 @@ test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedde
    childCommentContent
  );
  expect(childCommentRes.comment.content).toBe(childCommentContent);
+  await delay();

  // Follow beta again
  let follow = await followBeta(alpha);
  expect(follow.community.local).toBe(false);
  expect(follow.community.name).toBe('main');
+  await delay();

  // An update to the child comment on beta, should push the post, parent, and child to alpha now
  let updatedCommentContent = 'An update child comment from beta';
@ -324,10 +351,14 @@ test('Fetch in_reply_tos: A is unsubbed from B, B makes a post, and some embedde
    updatedCommentContent
  );
  expect(updateRes.comment.content).toBe(updatedCommentContent);
+  await delay();

  // Get the post from alpha
-  let createFakeAlphaPostToGetId = await createPost(alpha, 2);
-  let alphaPost = await getPost(alpha, createFakeAlphaPostToGetId.post.id - 1);
+  let search = await searchPost(alpha, postRes.post);
+  let alphaPostB = search.posts[0];
+  await delay();
+
+  let alphaPost = await getPost(alpha, alphaPostB.id);
  expect(alphaPost.post.name).toBeDefined();
  expect(alphaPost.comments[1].content).toBe(parentCommentContent);
  expect(alphaPost.comments[0].content).toBe(updatedCommentContent);
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/community.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/community.spec.ts
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
  createCommunity,
  deleteCommunity,
  removeCommunity,
+  delay,
 } from './shared';

 beforeAll(async () => {
@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ test('Create community', async () => {

 test('Delete community', async () => {
  let communityRes = await createCommunity(beta);
+  await delay();
  let deleteCommunityRes = await deleteCommunity(
    beta,
    true,
    communityRes.community.id
  );
  expect(deleteCommunityRes.community.deleted).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure it got deleted on A
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ test('Delete community', async () => {
    communityRes.community.id
  );
  expect(undeleteCommunityRes.community.deleted).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure it got undeleted on A
  let search2 = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ test('Delete community', async () => {

 test('Remove community', async () => {
  let communityRes = await createCommunity(beta);
+  await delay();
  let removeCommunityRes = await removeCommunity(
    beta,
    true,
@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ test('Remove community', async () => {
  let communityA = search.communities[0];
  // TODO this fails currently, because no updates are pushed
  // expect(communityA.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // unremove
  let unremoveCommunityRes = await removeCommunity(
@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ test('Remove community', async () => {
    communityRes.community.id
  );
  expect(unremoveCommunityRes.community.removed).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure it got unremoved on A
  let search2 = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/follow.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/follow.spec.ts
@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
  followCommunity,
  checkFollowedCommunities,
  unfollowRemotes,
+  delay,
 } from './shared';

 beforeAll(async () => {
@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
  // Make sure the follow response went through
  expect(follow.community.local).toBe(false);
  expect(follow.community.name).toBe('main');
+  await delay();

  // Check it from local
  let followCheck = await checkFollowedCommunities(alpha);
@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ test('Follow federated community', async () => {
  // Test an unfollow
  let unfollow = await followCommunity(alpha, false, remoteCommunityId);
  expect(unfollow.community.local).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure you are unsubbed locally
  let unfollowCheck = await checkFollowedCommunities(alpha);
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/post.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/post.spec.ts
@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+jest.setTimeout(120000);
 import {
  alpha,
  beta,
@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
  removePost,
  getPost,
  unfollowRemotes,
+  delay,
 } from './shared';

 beforeAll(async () => {
@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
  await followBeta(gamma);
  await followBeta(delta);
  await followBeta(epsilon);
+  await delay(10000);
 });

 afterAll(async () => {
@ -37,11 +40,13 @@ afterAll(async () => {

 test('Create a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
+  await delay();
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
  expect(postRes.post).toBeDefined();
  expect(postRes.post.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(postRes.post.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(postRes.post.score).toBe(1);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is liked on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -69,12 +74,15 @@ test('Create a post in a non-existent community', async () => {
 test('Unlike a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();
  let unlike = await likePost(alpha, 0, postRes.post);
  expect(unlike.post.score).toBe(0);
+  await delay();

  // Try to unlike it again, make sure it stays at 0
  let unlike2 = await likePost(alpha, 0, postRes.post);
  expect(unlike2.post.score).toBe(0);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is unliked on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -89,12 +97,14 @@ test('Unlike a post', async () => {
 test('Update a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let updatedName = 'A jest test federated post, updated';
  let updatedPost = await updatePost(alpha, postRes.post);
  expect(updatedPost.post.name).toBe(updatedName);
  expect(updatedPost.post.community_local).toBe(false);
  expect(updatedPost.post.creator_local).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is updated on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -102,6 +112,7 @@ test('Update a post', async () => {
  expect(betaPost.community_local).toBe(true);
  expect(betaPost.creator_local).toBe(false);
  expect(betaPost.name).toBe(updatedName);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy beta cannot update the post
  let updatedPostBeta = await updatePost(beta, betaPost);
@ -111,9 +122,11 @@ test('Update a post', async () => {
 test('Sticky a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let stickiedPostRes = await stickyPost(alpha, true, postRes.post);
  expect(stickiedPostRes.post.stickied).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is stickied on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -125,6 +138,7 @@ test('Sticky a post', async () => {
  // Unsticky a post
  let unstickiedPost = await stickyPost(alpha, false, postRes.post);
  expect(unstickiedPost.post.stickied).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is unstickied on beta
  let searchBeta2 = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -137,6 +151,7 @@ test('Sticky a post', async () => {
  let searchGamma = await searchPost(gamma, postRes.post);
  let gammaPost = searchGamma.posts[0];
  let gammaTrySticky = await stickyPost(gamma, true, gammaPost);
+  await delay();
  let searchBeta3 = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
  let betaPost3 = searchBeta3.posts[0];
  expect(gammaTrySticky.post.stickied).toBe(true);
@ -145,10 +160,13 @@ test('Sticky a post', async () => {

 test('Lock a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
+  await delay();
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let lockedPostRes = await lockPost(alpha, true, postRes.post);
  expect(lockedPostRes.post.locked).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is locked on beta
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -160,14 +178,17 @@ test('Lock a post', async () => {
  // Try to make a new comment there, on alpha
  let comment = await createComment(alpha, postRes.post.id);
  expect(comment['error']).toBe('locked');
+  await delay();

  // Try to create a new comment, on beta
  let commentBeta = await createComment(beta, betaPost.id);
  expect(commentBeta['error']).toBe('locked');
+  await delay();

  // Unlock a post
  let unlockedPost = await lockPost(alpha, false, postRes.post);
  expect(unlockedPost.post.locked).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure that post is unlocked on beta
  let searchBeta2 = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
@ -180,68 +201,84 @@ test('Lock a post', async () => {
 test('Delete a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let deletedPost = await deletePost(alpha, true, postRes.post);
  expect(deletedPost.post.deleted).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy beta sees post is deleted
-  let createFakeBetaPostToGetId = (await createPost(beta, 2)).post.id - 1;
-  let betaPost = await getPost(beta, createFakeBetaPostToGetId);
-  expect(betaPost.post.deleted).toBe(true);
+  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
+  let betaPost = searchBeta.posts[0];
+  // This will be undefined because of the tombstone
+  expect(betaPost).toBeUndefined();
+  await delay();

  // Undelete
  let undeletedPost = await deletePost(alpha, false, postRes.post);
  expect(undeletedPost.post.deleted).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy beta sees post is undeleted
-  let betaPost2 = await getPost(beta, createFakeBetaPostToGetId);
-  expect(betaPost2.post.deleted).toBe(false);
+  let searchBeta2 = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
+  let betaPost2 = searchBeta2.posts[0];
+  expect(betaPost2.deleted).toBe(false);

  // Make sure lemmy beta cannot delete the post
-  let deletedPostBeta = await deletePost(beta, true, betaPost2.post);
+  let deletedPostBeta = await deletePost(beta, true, betaPost2);
  expect(deletedPostBeta).toStrictEqual({ error: 'no_post_edit_allowed' });
 });

 test('Remove a post from admin and community on different instance', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let removedPost = await removePost(alpha, true, postRes.post);
  expect(removedPost.post.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy beta sees post is NOT removed
-  let createFakeBetaPostToGetId = (await createPost(beta, 2)).post.id - 1;
-  let betaPost = await getPost(beta, createFakeBetaPostToGetId);
-  expect(betaPost.post.removed).toBe(false);
+  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
+  let betaPost = searchBeta.posts[0];
+  expect(betaPost.removed).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Undelete
  let undeletedPost = await removePost(alpha, false, postRes.post);
  expect(undeletedPost.post.removed).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy beta sees post is undeleted
-  let betaPost2 = await getPost(beta, createFakeBetaPostToGetId);
-  expect(betaPost2.post.removed).toBe(false);
+  let searchBeta2 = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
+  let betaPost2 = searchBeta2.posts[0];
+  expect(betaPost2.removed).toBe(false);
 });

 test('Remove a post from admin and community on same instance', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  // Get the id for beta
-  let createFakeBetaPostToGetId = (await createPost(beta, 2)).post.id - 1;
-  let betaPost = await getPost(beta, createFakeBetaPostToGetId);
+  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);
+  let betaPost = searchBeta.posts[0];
+  await delay();

  // The beta admin removes it (the community lives on beta)
-  let removePostRes = await removePost(beta, true, betaPost.post);
+  let removePostRes = await removePost(beta, true, betaPost);
  expect(removePostRes.post.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy alpha sees post is removed
  let alphaPost = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post.id);
  expect(alphaPost.post.removed).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // Undelete
-  let undeletedPost = await removePost(beta, false, betaPost.post);
+  let undeletedPost = await removePost(beta, false, betaPost);
  expect(undeletedPost.post.removed).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  // Make sure lemmy alpha sees post is undeleted
  let alphaPost2 = await getPost(alpha, postRes.post.id);
@ -250,7 +287,9 @@ test('Remove a post from admin and community on same instance', async () => {

 test('Search for a post', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
+  await delay();
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();
  let searchBeta = await searchPost(beta, postRes.post);

  expect(searchBeta.posts[0].name).toBeDefined();
@ -259,6 +298,7 @@ test('Search for a post', async () => {
 test('A and G subscribe to B (center) A posts, it gets announced to G', async () => {
  let search = await searchForBetaCommunity(alpha);
  let postRes = await createPost(alpha, search.communities[0].id);
+  await delay();

  let search2 = await searchPost(gamma, postRes.post);
  expect(search2.posts[0].name).toBeDefined();
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/private_message.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/private_message.spec.ts
@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ import {
  listPrivateMessages,
  deletePrivateMessage,
  unfollowRemotes,
+  delay,
 } from './shared';

 let recipient_id: number;

 beforeAll(async () => {
  await setupLogins();
-  recipient_id = (await followBeta(alpha)).community.creator_id;
+  let follow = await followBeta(alpha);
+  await delay(10000);
+  recipient_id = follow.community.creator_id;
 });

 afterAll(async () => {
@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ test('Create a private message', async () => {
  expect(pmRes.message.local).toBe(true);
  expect(pmRes.message.creator_local).toBe(true);
  expect(pmRes.message.recipient_local).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  let betaPms = await listPrivateMessages(beta);
  expect(betaPms.messages[0].content).toBeDefined();
@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ test('Update a private message', async () => {
  let pmRes = await createPrivateMessage(alpha, recipient_id);
  let pmUpdated = await updatePrivateMessage(alpha, pmRes.message.id);
  expect(pmUpdated.message.content).toBe(updatedContent);
+  await delay();

  let betaPms = await listPrivateMessages(beta);
  expect(betaPms.messages[0].content).toBe(updatedContent);
@ -48,15 +53,18 @@ test('Update a private message', async () => {

 test('Delete a private message', async () => {
  let pmRes = await createPrivateMessage(alpha, recipient_id);
+  await delay();
  let betaPms1 = await listPrivateMessages(beta);
  let deletedPmRes = await deletePrivateMessage(alpha, true, pmRes.message.id);
  expect(deletedPmRes.message.deleted).toBe(true);
+  await delay();

  // The GetPrivateMessages filters out deleted,
  // even though they are in the actual database.
  // no reason to show them
  let betaPms2 = await listPrivateMessages(beta);
  expect(betaPms2.messages.length).toBe(betaPms1.messages.length - 1);
+  await delay();

  // Undelete
  let undeletedPmRes = await deletePrivateMessage(
@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ test('Delete a private message', async () => {
    pmRes.message.id
  );
  expect(undeletedPmRes.message.deleted).toBe(false);
+  await delay();

  let betaPms3 = await listPrivateMessages(beta);
  expect(betaPms3.messages.length).toBe(betaPms1.messages.length);
--- a/ui/src/api_tests/shared.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api_tests/shared.ts
@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export async function searchPost(
 ): Promise<SearchResponse> {
  let form: SearchForm = {
    q: post.ap_id,
-    type_: SearchType.All,
+    type_: SearchType.Posts,
    sort: SortType.TopAll,
  };
  return api.client.search(form);
@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export async function searchComment(
 ): Promise<SearchResponse> {
  let form: SearchForm = {
    q: comment.ap_id,
-    type_: SearchType.All,
+    type_: SearchType.Comments,
    sort: SortType.TopAll,
  };
  return api.client.search(form);
@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export async function searchForBetaCommunity(
  // Use short-hand search url
  let form: SearchForm = {
    q: '!main@lemmy-beta:8550',
-    type_: SearchType.All,
+    type_: SearchType.Communities,
    sort: SortType.TopAll,
  };
  return api.client.search(form);
@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export async function searchForUser(
  // Use short-hand search url
  let form: SearchForm = {
    q: apShortname,
-    type_: SearchType.All,
+    type_: SearchType.Users,
    sort: SortType.TopAll,
  };
  return api.client.search(form);
@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ export async function followBeta(api: API): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
  }
 }

+export const delay = (millis: number = 1500) =>
+  new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
+    setTimeout(_ => resolve(), millis);
+  });
+
 export function wrapper(form: any): string {
  return JSON.stringify(form);
 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Dessalines	0578c8f548	Adding back in on_conflict.	2020-08-31 08:26:23 -05:00
Dessalines	81b204c1b8	Trying to add back in the on_conflict_do_nothing.	2020-08-31 07:41:15 -05:00
Dessalines	31b0213cf3	Trying to reduce delay time.	2020-08-30 11:47:11 -05:00
Dessalines	f814fa5577	Removing createFakes.	2020-08-30 10:52:37 -05:00
Dessalines	8f85ff995e	Removing some unit tests.	2020-08-29 17:07:37 -05:00
Dessalines	d4b7c726f5	Adding comment jest timeout.	2020-08-29 09:11:59 -05:00
Dessalines	64ba24417b	Fixing tests again.	2020-08-28 20:33:54 -04:00
Dessalines	a5c0228e4c	Fixing tests again.	2020-08-28 11:52:52 -04:00
Dessalines	98cab90bb6	Merge branch 'activity-sender' into unique_ap_ids_2	2020-08-28 09:52:33 -04:00
Felix Ableitner	4b5b876e3c	Replace actix client with reqwest to speed up federation tests	2020-08-28 15:22:29 +02:00
Dessalines	752e40c8f0	Trying to fix tests again.	2020-08-27 13:16:15 -04:00
Dessalines	0b551ecbac	Fixing unit tests.	2020-08-26 17:31:05 -04:00
Dessalines	4db6585da0	Fixing some broken unit tests, not done yet.	2020-08-25 16:25:26 -04:00
Dessalines	447e210704	Adding uniques.	2020-08-25 12:45:47 -04:00
Dessalines	5b4722b66c	Adding unique ap_ids. Fixes #1100	2020-08-25 12:00:07 -04:00
Felix Ableitner	8ac0fa6d6c	use proper sql functionality for upsert	2020-08-25 15:08:36 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	fb88a5b3b4	added logging	2020-08-24 17:00:06 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	14381fdc52	in fetcher, replace post/comment::create with upsert	2020-08-24 16:57:14 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	934f83dbe4	no need to do an actual update in post/comment::upsert	2020-08-24 16:48:42 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	ba1135184b	Merge branch 'main' into activity-sender	2020-08-24 15:11:51 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	e135e7b466	implement upsert for user/community	2020-08-24 15:03:22 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	71fd1e8508	reuse http client	2020-08-21 18:17:52 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	74af8b8014	got it working	2020-08-21 17:44:28 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	1b8eb9b970	attempt to use background-jobs crate	2020-08-20 18:52:48 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	f7f64363ea	rewrite with proper error handling and less boilerplate	2020-08-19 19:05:57 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	512eeb0432	remove do_send, dont return errors from activity_sender	2020-08-19 15:11:22 +02:00
Felix Ableitner	35649032c0	WIP: implement ActivitySender actor	2020-08-18 18:53:15 +02:00