instance in db compiling but tests failing

Cargo.lock

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ version = 3
 [[package]]
 name = "activitypub_federation"
 version = "0.5.0-beta.5"
-source = "git+https://github.com/LemmyNet/activitypub-federation-rust.git?branch=diesel-feature#ca42d891b10888c0dcc666140385d380c664a978"
 dependencies = [
  "activitystreams-kinds",
  "async-trait",
@@ -488,6 +487,7 @@ checksum = "62c6fcf842f17f8c78ecf7c81d75c5ce84436b41ee07e03f490fbb5f5a8731d8"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.1",
  "byteorder",
+ "chrono",
  "diesel_derives",
  "itoa",
  "pq-sys",

Cargo.toml

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-activitypub_federation = { git = "https://github.com/LemmyNet/activitypub-federation-rust.git", branch = "diesel-feature", features = ["axum", "diesel"], default-features = false }
+activitypub_federation = { path = "../lemmy/activitypub-federation-rust", features = ["axum", "diesel"], default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
 axum = "0.6.20"
 axum-macros = "0.3.8"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["serde"] }
-diesel = {version = "2.1.4", features = ["postgres"] }
+diesel = {version = "2.1.4", features = ["postgres", "chrono"] }
 diesel-derive-newtype = "2.1.0"
 diesel_migrations = "2.1.0"
 diffy = "0.3.0"

migrations/2023-11-28-150402_article/down.sql

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 drop table edit;
-drop table article;
+drop table article;
+drop table instance_follow;
+drop table instance;

migrations/2023-11-28-150402_article/up.sql

@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
+create table instance (
+    id serial primary key,
+    ap_id varchar(255) not null unique,
+    inbox_url text not null,
+    articles_url varchar(255) not null unique,
+    public_key text not null,
+    private_key text,
+    last_refreshed_at timestamptz not null default now(),
+    local bool not null
+);
+
+create table instance_follow (
+    id serial primary key,
+    follower_id int REFERENCES instance ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
+    followed_id int REFERENCES instance ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
+    pending boolean not null
+
+);
 create table article (
     id serial primary key,
     title text not null,
     text text not null,
     ap_id varchar(255) not null unique,
-    instance_id varchar(255) not null,
+    instance_id int REFERENCES instance ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE NOT NULL,
     local bool not null
 );
 

src/api.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use crate::database::article::{ArticleView, DbArticle, DbArticleForm};
 use crate::database::edit::{DbEdit, EditVersion};
+use crate::database::instance::{DbInstance, InstanceView};
 use crate::database::{DbConflict, MyDataHandle};
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::activities::create_article::CreateArticle;
+use crate::federation::activities::follow::Follow;
 use crate::federation::activities::submit_article_update;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_article_version;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
@@ -45,23 +46,18 @@ async fn create_article(
     data: Data<MyDataHandle>,
     Form(create_article): Form<CreateArticleData>,
 ) -> MyResult<Json<ArticleView>> {
-    let existing_article = DbArticle::read_local_title(&create_article.title, &data.db_connection);
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-    if existing_article.is_ok() {
-        return Err(anyhow!("A local article with this title already exists").into());
-    }
-
-    let instance_id = data.local_instance().ap_id;
     let ap_id = ObjectId::parse(&format!(
         "http://{}:{}/article/{}",
-        instance_id.inner().domain().unwrap(),
+        local_instance.ap_id.inner().domain().unwrap(),
-        instance_id.inner().port().unwrap(),
+        local_instance.ap_id.inner().port().unwrap(),
         create_article.title
     ))?;
     let form = DbArticleForm {
         title: create_article.title,
         text: String::new(),
         ap_id,
-        instance_id,
+        instance_id: local_instance.id,
         local: true,
     };
     let article = DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
@@ -201,13 +197,14 @@ async fn resolve_article(
 
 /// Retrieve the local instance info.
 #[debug_handler]
-async fn get_local_instance(data: Data<MyDataHandle>) -> MyResult<Json<DbInstance>> {
+async fn get_local_instance(data: Data<MyDataHandle>) -> MyResult<Json<InstanceView>> {
-    Ok(Json(data.local_instance()))
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_view(&data.db_connection)?;
+    Ok(Json(local_instance))
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
 pub struct FollowInstance {
-    pub instance_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
+    pub id: i32,
 }
 
 /// Make the local instance follow a given remote instance, to receive activities about new and
@@ -217,8 +214,12 @@ async fn follow_instance(
     data: Data<MyDataHandle>,
     Form(query): Form<FollowInstance>,
 ) -> MyResult<()> {
-    let instance = query.instance_id.dereference(&data).await?;
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-    data.local_instance().follow(&instance, &data).await?;
+    let target = DbInstance::read(query.id, &data.db_connection)?;
+    let pending = !target.local;
+    DbInstance::follow(local_instance.id, target.id, pending, &data)?;
+    let instance = DbInstance::read(query.id, &data.db_connection)?;
+    Follow::send(local_instance, instance, &data).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -274,29 +275,25 @@ async fn fork_article(
 ) -> MyResult<Json<ArticleView>> {
     // TODO: lots of code duplicated from create_article(), can move it into helper
     let original_article = DbArticle::read(fork_form.article_id, &data.db_connection)?;
-    let existing_article =
-        DbArticle::read_local_title(&original_article.title, &data.db_connection);
-    if existing_article.is_ok() {
-        return Err(anyhow!("A local article with this title already exists").into());
-    }
 
-    let instance_id = data.local_instance().ap_id;
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
     let ap_id = ObjectId::parse(&format!(
         "http://{}:{}/article/{}",
-        instance_id.inner().domain().unwrap(),
+        local_instance.ap_id.inner().domain().unwrap(),
-        instance_id.inner().port().unwrap(),
+        local_instance.ap_id.inner().port().unwrap(),
         original_article.title
     ))?;
     let form = DbArticleForm {
         title: original_article.title.clone(),
         text: original_article.text.clone(),
         ap_id,
-        instance_id,
+        instance_id: local_instance.id,
         local: true,
     };
     let article = DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
 
     // copy edits to new article
+    // TODO: convert to sql
     let edits = DbEdit::for_article(&original_article, &data.db_connection)?;
     for e in edits {
         let form = e.copy_to_local_fork(&article)?;

src/database/article.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::database::edit::{DbEdit, EditVersion};
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::schema::article;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::edits_collection::DbEditCollection;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
 use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ use std::ops::DerefMut;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Queryable, Selectable, Identifiable)]
-#[diesel(table_name = article, check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+#[diesel(table_name = article, check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg), belongs_to(DbInstance, foreign_key = instance_id))]
 pub struct DbArticle {
     pub id: i32,
     pub title: String,
     pub text: String,
     pub ap_id: ObjectId<DbArticle>,
-    pub instance_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
+    pub instance_id: i32,
     pub local: bool,
 }
 
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ pub struct DbArticleForm {
     pub title: String,
     pub text: String,
     pub ap_id: ObjectId<DbArticle>,
-    // TODO: change to foreign key
+    pub instance_id: i32,
-    pub instance_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
     pub local: bool,
 }
 

src/database/instance.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
+use crate::database::schema::{instance, instance_follow};
+use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
+use crate::error::{Error, MyResult};
+use crate::federation::activities::follow::Follow;
+use crate::federation::objects::articles_collection::DbArticleCollection;
+use activitypub_federation::activity_sending::SendActivityTask;
+use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
+use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
+use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
+use activitypub_federation::protocol::context::WithContext;
+use activitypub_federation::traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use diesel::ExpressionMethods;
+use diesel::{
+    insert_into, update, AsChangeset, Identifiable, Insertable, JoinOnDsl, PgConnection, QueryDsl,
+    Queryable, RunQueryDsl, Selectable,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::ops::DerefMut;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+use tracing::warn;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Queryable, Selectable, Identifiable)]
+#[diesel(table_name = instance, check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+pub struct DbInstance {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub ap_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
+    pub articles_url: CollectionId<DbArticleCollection>,
+    pub inbox_url: String,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) public_key: String,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) private_key: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) last_refreshed_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub local: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Insertable, AsChangeset)]
+#[diesel(table_name = instance, check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+pub struct DbInstanceForm {
+    pub ap_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
+    pub articles_url: CollectionId<DbArticleCollection>,
+    pub inbox_url: String,
+    pub(crate) public_key: String,
+    pub(crate) private_key: Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) last_refreshed_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub local: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Queryable)]
+#[diesel(table_name = article, check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+pub struct InstanceView {
+    pub instance: DbInstance,
+    pub followers: Vec<DbInstance>,
+    pub followed: Vec<DbInstance>,
+}
+
+impl DbInstance {
+    pub fn followers_url(&self) -> MyResult<Url> {
+        Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/followers", self.ap_id.inner()))?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn follower_ids(&self, data: &Data<MyDataHandle>) -> MyResult<Vec<Url>> {
+        Ok(DbInstance::read_followers(self.id, &data.db_connection)?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|f| f.ap_id.into())
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send_to_followers<Activity>(
+        &self,
+        activity: Activity,
+        extra_recipients: Vec<DbInstance>,
+        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
+    ) -> Result<(), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
+    where
+        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug + Send + Sync,
+        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<activitypub_federation::error::Error>,
+        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<Error>,
+    {
+        let mut inboxes: Vec<_> = DbInstance::read_followers(self.id, &data.db_connection)?
+            .iter()
+            .map(|f| Url::parse(&f.inbox_url).unwrap())
+            .collect();
+        inboxes.extend(
+            extra_recipients
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|i| Url::parse(&i.inbox_url).unwrap()),
+        );
+        self.send(activity, inboxes, data).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send<Activity>(
+        &self,
+        activity: Activity,
+        recipients: Vec<Url>,
+        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
+    ) -> Result<(), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
+    where
+        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug + Send + Sync,
+        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<activitypub_federation::error::Error>,
+    {
+        let activity = WithContext::new_default(activity);
+        let sends = SendActivityTask::prepare(&activity, self, recipients, data).await?;
+        for send in sends {
+            let send = send.sign_and_send(data).await;
+            if let Err(e) = send {
+                warn!("Failed to send activity {:?}: {e}", activity);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn create(form: &DbInstanceForm, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Self> {
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(insert_into(instance::table)
+            .values(form)
+            .on_conflict(instance::dsl::ap_id)
+            .do_update()
+            .set(form)
+            .get_result(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(id: i32, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Self> {
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(instance::table.find(id).get_result(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_from_ap_id(
+        ap_id: &ObjectId<DbInstance>,
+        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
+    ) -> MyResult<DbInstance> {
+        let mut conn = data.db_connection.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(instance::table
+            .filter(instance::dsl::ap_id.eq(ap_id))
+            .get_result(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_local_instance(conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Self> {
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(instance::table
+            .filter(instance::dsl::local.eq(true))
+            .get_result(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_local_view(conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<InstanceView> {
+        let instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(conn)?;
+        let followers = DbInstance::read_followers(instance.id, conn)?;
+        let followed = DbInstance::read_followed(instance.id, conn)?;
+
+        Ok(InstanceView {
+            instance,
+            followers,
+            followed,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn follow(
+        follower_id_: i32,
+        followed_id_: i32,
+        pending_: bool,
+        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
+    ) -> MyResult<()> {
+        use instance_follow::dsl::{followed_id, follower_id, pending};
+        let mut conn = data.db_connection.lock().unwrap();
+        insert_into(instance_follow::table)
+            .values((
+                follower_id.eq(follower_id_),
+                followed_id.eq(followed_id_),
+                pending.eq(pending_),
+            ))
+            .execute(conn.deref_mut())?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_followers(id_: i32, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Vec<Self>> {
+        use instance_follow::dsl::{followed_id, id};
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(instance_follow::table
+            .inner_join(instance::table.on(id.eq(instance::dsl::id)))
+            .filter(followed_id.eq(id_))
+            .select(instance::all_columns)
+            .get_results(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_followed(id_: i32, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Vec<Self>> {
+        // TODO: is this correct?
+        use instance_follow::dsl::{follower_id, id};
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(instance_follow::table
+            .inner_join(instance::table.on(id.eq(instance::dsl::id)))
+            .filter(follower_id.eq(id_))
+            .select(instance::all_columns)
+            .get_results(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+}

src/database/mod.rs

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
 use crate::database::edit::DbEdit;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::activities::submit_article_update;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_article_version;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use diffy::{apply, merge, Patch};
 use edit::EditVersion;
+use instance::DbInstance;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use url::Url;
 
 pub mod article;
 pub mod edit;
+pub mod instance;
 mod schema;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -35,17 +36,9 @@ impl Deref for MyData {
 pub type MyDataHandle = MyData;
 
 pub struct FakeDatabase {
-    pub instances: Mutex<HashMap<Url, DbInstance>>,
     pub conflicts: Mutex<Vec<DbConflict>>,
 }
 
-impl FakeDatabase {
-    pub fn local_instance(&self) -> DbInstance {
-        let lock = self.instances.lock().unwrap();
-        lock.iter().find(|i| i.1.local).unwrap().1.clone()
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DbConflict {
     pub id: i32,

src/database/schema.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         text -> Text,
         #[max_length = 255]
         ap_id -> Varchar,
-        #[max_length = 255]
+        instance_id -> Int4,
-        instance_id -> Varchar,
         local -> Bool,
     }
 }
@@ -25,6 +24,31 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
+diesel::table! {
+    instance (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        #[max_length = 255]
+        ap_id -> Varchar,
+        inbox_url -> Text,
+        #[max_length = 255]
+        articles_url -> Varchar,
+        public_key -> Text,
+        private_key -> Nullable<Text>,
+        last_refreshed_at -> Timestamptz,
+        local -> Bool,
+    }
+}
+
+diesel::table! {
+    instance_follow (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        follower_id -> Int4,
+        followed_id -> Int4,
+        pending -> Bool,
+    }
+}
+
+diesel::joinable!(article -> instance (instance_id));
 diesel::joinable!(edit -> article (article_id));
 
-diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(article, edit,);
+diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(article, edit, instance, instance_follow,);

src/federation/activities/accept.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use crate::{database::MyDataHandle, federation::activities::follow::Follow};
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Accept {
 
     async fn receive(self, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         // add to follows
-        let mut lock = data.instances.lock().unwrap();
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-        let local_instance = lock.iter_mut().find(|i| i.1.local).unwrap().1;
+        let actor = self.actor.dereference(data).await?;
-        local_instance.follows.push(self.actor.inner().clone());
+        DbInstance::follow(local_instance.id, actor.id, false, &data)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }

src/federation/activities/create_article.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::{article::DbArticle, MyDataHandle};
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::article::ApubArticle;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::activity::CreateType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ pub struct CreateArticle {
 
 impl CreateArticle {
     pub async fn send_to_followers(article: DbArticle, data: &Data<MyDataHandle>) -> MyResult<()> {
-        let local_instance = data.local_instance();
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let object = article.clone().into_json(data).await?;
         let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
+        let to = local_instance.follower_ids(&data)?;
         let create = CreateArticle {
             actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
-            to: local_instance.follower_ids(),
+            to,
             object,
             kind: Default::default(),
             id,
@@ -63,9 +64,8 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateArticle {
     async fn receive(self, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let article = DbArticle::from_json(self.object.clone(), data).await?;
         if article.local {
-            data.local_instance()
+            let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-                .send_to_followers(self, vec![], data)
+            local_instance.send_to_followers(self, vec![], data).await?;
-                .await?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }

src/federation/activities/follow.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::{database::MyDataHandle, federation::activities::accept::Accept, generate_activity_id};
 use activitypub_federation::{
     config::Data,
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@ pub struct Follow {
 }
 
 impl Follow {
-    pub fn new(actor: ObjectId<DbInstance>, object: ObjectId<DbInstance>) -> MyResult<Follow> {
+    pub async fn send(
-        let id = generate_activity_id(actor.inner())?;
+        local_instance: DbInstance,
-        Ok(Follow {
+        to: DbInstance,
-            actor,
+        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
-            object,
+    ) -> MyResult<()> {
+        let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
+        let follow = Follow {
+            actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
+            object: to.ap_id.clone(),
             kind: Default::default(),
             id,
-        })
+        };
+        local_instance
+            .send(follow, vec![to.shared_inbox_or_inbox()], data)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,13 +59,8 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Follow {
 
     async fn receive(self, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let actor = self.actor.dereference(data).await?;
-        // add to followers
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-        let local_instance = {
+        DbInstance::follow(actor.id, local_instance.id, false, &data)?;
-            let mut lock = data.instances.lock().unwrap();
-            let local_instance = lock.iter_mut().find(|i| i.1.local).unwrap().1;
-            local_instance.followers.push(actor);
-            local_instance.clone()
-        };
 
         // send back an accept
         let follower = self.actor.dereference(data).await?;

src/federation/activities/mod.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
 use crate::database::edit::{DbEdit, DbEditForm, EditVersion};
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::federation::activities::update_local_article::UpdateLocalArticle;
 use crate::federation::activities::update_remote_article::UpdateRemoteArticle;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 
 pub mod accept;
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ pub async fn submit_article_update(
             version: form.version,
             previous_version: form.previous_version,
         };
-        let instance: DbInstance = original_article
+        let instance = DbInstance::read(original_article.instance_id, &data.db_connection)?;
-            .instance_id
-            .clone()
-            .dereference(data)
-            .await?;
         UpdateRemoteArticle::send(edit, instance, data).await?;
     }
     Ok(())

src/federation/activities/reject.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::edit::ApubEdit;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::activity::RejectType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl RejectEdit {
         user_instance: DbInstance,
         data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
     ) -> MyResult<()> {
-        let local_instance = data.local_instance();
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
         let reject = RejectEdit {
             actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl RejectEdit {
             id,
         };
         local_instance
-            .send(reject, vec![user_instance.inbox], data)
+            .send(reject, vec![Url::parse(&user_instance.inbox_url)?], data)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }

src/federation/activities/update_local_article.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::database::{article::DbArticle, MyDataHandle};
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::article::ApubArticle;
 
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::activity::UpdateType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ impl UpdateLocalArticle {
         data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
     ) -> MyResult<()> {
         debug_assert!(article.local);
-        let local_instance = data.local_instance();
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
-        let mut to = local_instance.follower_ids();
+        let mut to = local_instance.follower_ids(&data)?;
         to.extend(extra_recipients.iter().map(|i| i.ap_id.inner().clone()));
         let update = UpdateLocalArticle {
             actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),

src/federation/activities/update_remote_article.rs

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use crate::error::MyResult;
 
 use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
 use crate::database::edit::DbEdit;
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::federation::activities::reject::RejectEdit;
 use crate::federation::activities::update_local_article::UpdateLocalArticle;
 use crate::federation::objects::edit::ApubEdit;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::activity::UpdateType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl UpdateRemoteArticle {
         article_instance: DbInstance,
         data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
     ) -> MyResult<()> {
-        let local_instance = data.local_instance();
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let id = generate_activity_id(local_instance.ap_id.inner())?;
         let update = UpdateRemoteArticle {
             actor: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl UpdateRemoteArticle {
         //       or put previous_version in DbEdit
         dbg!(&update.object.previous_version);
         local_instance
-            .send(update, vec![article_instance.inbox], data)
+            .send(update, vec![Url::parse(&article_instance.inbox_url)?], data)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }

src/federation/mod.rs

@@ -1,39 +1,3 @@
-use crate::database::FakeDatabase;
-use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
-use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
-use activitypub_federation::http_signatures::generate_actor_keypair;
-use chrono::Local;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use url::Url;
-
 pub mod activities;
 pub mod objects;
 pub mod routes;
-
-pub async fn create_fake_db(hostname: &str) -> Result<Arc<FakeDatabase>, Error> {
-    let ap_id = Url::parse(&format!("http://{}", hostname))?;
-    let articles_id = CollectionId::parse(&format!("http://{}/all_articles", hostname))?;
-    let inbox = Url::parse(&format!("http://{}/inbox", hostname))?;
-    let keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;
-    let local_instance = DbInstance {
-        ap_id: ap_id.into(),
-        articles_id,
-        inbox,
-        public_key: keypair.public_key,
-        private_key: Some(keypair.private_key),
-        last_refreshed_at: Local::now().into(),
-        followers: vec![],
-        follows: vec![],
-        local: true,
-    };
-    let fake_db = Arc::new(FakeDatabase {
-        instances: Mutex::new(HashMap::from([(
-            local_instance.ap_id.inner().clone(),
-            local_instance,
-        )])),
-        conflicts: Mutex::new(vec![]),
-    });
-    Ok(fake_db)
-}

src/federation/objects/article.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::database::article::DbArticleForm;
 use crate::database::edit::EditVersion;
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::{article::DbArticle, MyDataHandle};
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::federation::objects::edits_collection::DbEditCollection;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::object::ArticleType;
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ impl Object for DbArticle {
     }
 
     async fn into_json(self, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<Self::Kind, Self::Error> {
-        let instance: DbInstance = self.instance_id.clone().dereference_local(data).await?;
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         Ok(ApubArticle {
             kind: Default::default(),
             id: self.ap_id.clone(),
-            attributed_to: instance.ap_id.clone(),
+            attributed_to: local_instance.ap_id.clone(),
-            to: vec![public(), instance.followers_url()?],
+            to: vec![public(), local_instance.followers_url()?],
             edits: self.edits_id()?,
             latest_version: self.latest_edit_version(&data.db_connection)?,
             content: self.text,
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ impl Object for DbArticle {
     }
 
     async fn from_json(json: Self::Kind, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let instance = json.attributed_to.dereference(data).await?;
         let form = DbArticleForm {
             title: json.name,
             text: json.content,
             ap_id: json.id,
             local: false,
-            instance_id: json.attributed_to,
+            instance_id: instance.id,
         };
         let article = DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
 

src/federation/objects/articles_collection.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::{article::DbArticle, MyDataHandle};
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::federation::objects::article::ApubArticle;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::collection::CollectionType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Collection for DbArticleCollection {
     type Error = Error;
 
     async fn read_local(
-        _owner: &Self::Owner,
+        owner: &Self::Owner,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Self::Kind, Self::Error> {
         let local_articles = DbArticle::read_all_local(&data.db_connection)?;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Collection for DbArticleCollection {
         .await?;
         let collection = ArticleCollection {
             r#type: Default::default(),
-            id: data.local_instance().articles_id.into(),
+            id: owner.articles_url.clone().into(),
             total_items: articles.len() as i32,
             items: articles,
         };

src/federation/objects/edits_collection.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
+use crate::database::article::{ArticleView, DbArticle};
 use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::federation::objects::edit::ApubEdit;
 
 use crate::database::edit::DbEdit;
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::collection::OrderedCollectionType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
     config::Data,
@@ -37,19 +38,20 @@ impl Collection for DbEditCollection {
         owner: &Self::Owner,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Self::Kind, Self::Error> {
-        let edits = DbEditCollection(DbEdit::for_article(owner, &data.db_connection)?);
+        let article = DbArticle::read_view(owner.id, &data.db_connection)?;
 
         let edits = future::try_join_all(
-            edits
+            article
-                .0
+                .edits
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|a| a.into_json(data))
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         )
         .await?;
+        let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
         let collection = ApubEditCollection {
             r#type: Default::default(),
-            id: Url::from(data.local_instance().articles_id),
+            id: Url::from(local_instance.articles_url),
             total_items: edits.len() as i32,
             items: edits,
         };

src/federation/objects/instance.rs

@@ -1,36 +1,19 @@
-use crate::error::{Error, MyResult};
+use crate::database::instance::{DbInstance, DbInstanceForm};
+use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
+use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::federation::objects::articles_collection::DbArticleCollection;
-use crate::{database::MyDataHandle, federation::activities::follow::Follow};
-use activitypub_federation::activity_sending::SendActivityTask;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::actor::ServiceType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
     config::Data,
     fetch::object_id::ObjectId,
-    protocol::{context::WithContext, public_key::PublicKey, verification::verify_domains_match},
+    protocol::{public_key::PublicKey, verification::verify_domains_match},
     traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor, Object},
 };
 use chrono::{DateTime, Local, Utc};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
-use tracing::warn;
+use url::{ParseError, Url};
-use url::Url;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct DbInstance {
-    pub ap_id: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
-    pub articles_id: CollectionId<DbArticleCollection>,
-    pub inbox: Url,
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub(crate) public_key: String,
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub(crate) private_key: Option<String>,
-    #[serde(skip)]
-    pub(crate) last_refreshed_at: DateTime<Utc>,
-    pub followers: Vec<DbInstance>,
-    pub follows: Vec<Url>,
-    pub local: bool,
-}
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -43,68 +26,6 @@ pub struct ApubInstance {
     public_key: PublicKey,
 }
 
-impl DbInstance {
-    pub fn followers_url(&self) -> MyResult<Url> {
-        Ok(Url::parse(&format!("{}/followers", self.ap_id.inner()))?)
-    }
-
-    pub fn follower_ids(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
-        self.followers
-            .iter()
-            .map(|f| f.ap_id.inner().clone())
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    pub async fn follow(&self, other: &DbInstance, data: &Data<MyDataHandle>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let follow = Follow::new(self.ap_id.clone(), other.ap_id.clone())?;
-        self.send(follow, vec![other.shared_inbox_or_inbox()], data)
-            .await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn send_to_followers<Activity>(
-        &self,
-        activity: Activity,
-        extra_recipients: Vec<DbInstance>,
-        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
-    ) -> Result<(), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
-    where
-        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug + Send + Sync,
-        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<activitypub_federation::error::Error>,
-    {
-        let local_instance = data.local_instance();
-        let mut inboxes: Vec<_> = local_instance
-            .followers
-            .iter()
-            .map(|f| f.inbox.clone())
-            .collect();
-        inboxes.extend(extra_recipients.into_iter().map(|i| i.inbox));
-        local_instance.send(activity, inboxes, data).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub async fn send<Activity>(
-        &self,
-        activity: Activity,
-        recipients: Vec<Url>,
-        data: &Data<MyDataHandle>,
-    ) -> Result<(), <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error>
-    where
-        Activity: ActivityHandler + Serialize + Debug + Send + Sync,
-        <Activity as ActivityHandler>::Error: From<activitypub_federation::error::Error>,
-    {
-        let activity = WithContext::new_default(activity);
-        let sends = SendActivityTask::prepare(&activity, self, recipients, data).await?;
-        for send in sends {
-            let send = send.sign_and_send(data).await;
-            if let Err(e) = send {
-                warn!("Failed to send activity {:?}: {e}", activity);
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl Object for DbInstance {
     type DataType = MyDataHandle;
@@ -119,21 +40,15 @@ impl Object for DbInstance {
         object_id: Url,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Option<Self>, Self::Error> {
-        let users = data.instances.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(DbInstance::read_from_ap_id(&object_id.into(), &data).ok())
-        let res = users
-            .clone()
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|u| u.1)
-            .find(|u| u.ap_id.inner() == &object_id);
-        Ok(res)
     }
 
     async fn into_json(self, _data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<Self::Kind, Self::Error> {
         Ok(ApubInstance {
             kind: Default::default(),
             id: self.ap_id.clone(),
-            articles: self.articles_id.clone(),
+            articles: self.articles_url.clone(),
-            inbox: self.inbox.clone(),
+            inbox: Url::parse(&self.inbox_url)?,
             public_key: self.public_key(),
         })
     }
@@ -148,21 +63,18 @@ impl Object for DbInstance {
     }
 
     async fn from_json(json: Self::Kind, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let instance = DbInstance {
+        let form = DbInstanceForm {
             ap_id: json.id,
-            articles_id: json.articles,
+            articles_url: json.articles,
-            inbox: json.inbox,
+            inbox_url: json.inbox.to_string(),
             public_key: json.public_key.public_key_pem,
             private_key: None,
             last_refreshed_at: Local::now().into(),
-            followers: vec![],
-            follows: vec![],
             local: false,
         };
+        let instance = DbInstance::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
         // TODO: very inefficient to sync all articles every time
-        instance.articles_id.dereference(&instance, data).await?;
+        instance.articles_url.dereference(&instance, data).await?;
-        let mut mutex = data.instances.lock().unwrap();
-        mutex.insert(instance.ap_id.inner().clone(), instance.clone());
         Ok(instance)
     }
 }
@@ -181,6 +93,6 @@ impl Actor for DbInstance {
     }
 
     fn inbox(&self) -> Url {
-        self.inbox.clone()
+        Url::parse(&self.inbox_url).unwrap()
     }
 }

src/federation/routes.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
+use crate::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use crate::database::MyDataHandle;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::activities::accept::Accept;
+use crate::federation::activities::create_article::CreateArticle;
 use crate::federation::activities::follow::Follow;
-use crate::federation::objects::instance::{ApubInstance, DbInstance};
+use crate::federation::activities::reject::RejectEdit;
-
+use crate::federation::activities::update_local_article::UpdateLocalArticle;
+use crate::federation::activities::update_remote_article::UpdateRemoteArticle;
+use crate::federation::objects::article::ApubArticle;
+use crate::federation::objects::articles_collection::{ArticleCollection, DbArticleCollection};
+use crate::federation::objects::edits_collection::{ApubEditCollection, DbEditCollection};
+use crate::federation::objects::instance::ApubInstance;
 use activitypub_federation::axum::inbox::{receive_activity, ActivityData};
 use activitypub_federation::axum::json::FederationJson;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
@@ -11,15 +19,6 @@ use activitypub_federation::protocol::context::WithContext;
 use activitypub_federation::traits::Object;
 use activitypub_federation::traits::{ActivityHandler, Collection};
 use axum::extract::Path;
-
-use crate::database::article::DbArticle;
-use crate::federation::activities::create_article::CreateArticle;
-use crate::federation::activities::reject::RejectEdit;
-use crate::federation::activities::update_local_article::UpdateLocalArticle;
-use crate::federation::activities::update_remote_article::UpdateRemoteArticle;
-use crate::federation::objects::article::ApubArticle;
-use crate::federation::objects::articles_collection::{ArticleCollection, DbArticleCollection};
-use crate::federation::objects::edits_collection::{ApubEditCollection, DbEditCollection};
 use axum::response::IntoResponse;
 use axum::routing::{get, post};
 use axum::Router;
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ pub fn federation_routes() -> Router {
 async fn http_get_instance(
     data: Data<MyDataHandle>,
 ) -> MyResult<FederationJson<WithContext<ApubInstance>>> {
-    let db_instance = data.local_instance();
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
-    let json_instance = db_instance.into_json(&data).await?;
+    let json_instance = local_instance.into_json(&data).await?;
     Ok(FederationJson(WithContext::new_default(json_instance)))
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ async fn http_get_instance(
 async fn http_get_all_articles(
     data: Data<MyDataHandle>,
 ) -> MyResult<FederationJson<WithContext<ArticleCollection>>> {
-    let collection = DbArticleCollection::read_local(&data.local_instance(), &data).await?;
+    let local_instance = DbInstance::read_local_instance(&data.db_connection)?;
+    let collection = DbArticleCollection::read_local(&local_instance, &data).await?;
     Ok(FederationJson(WithContext::new_default(collection)))
 }
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 use crate::api::api_routes;
-use crate::database::MyData;
+use crate::database::instance::{DbInstance, DbInstanceForm};
+use crate::database::{FakeDatabase, MyData};
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::routes::federation_routes;
 use crate::utils::generate_activity_id;
 use activitypub_federation::config::{FederationConfig, FederationMiddleware};
+use activitypub_federation::fetch::collection_id::CollectionId;
+use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
+use activitypub_federation::http_signatures::generate_actor_keypair;
 use axum::{Router, Server};
+use chrono::Local;
 use diesel::Connection;
 use diesel::PgConnection;
 use diesel_migrations::embed_migrations;
 use diesel_migrations::EmbeddedMigrations;
 use diesel_migrations::MigrationHarness;
-use federation::create_fake_db;
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use tracing::info;
+use url::Url;
 
 pub mod api;
 pub mod database;
@@ -24,7 +29,9 @@ mod utils;
 const MIGRATIONS: EmbeddedMigrations = embed_migrations!("migrations");
 
 pub async fn start(hostname: &str, database_url: &str) -> MyResult<()> {
-    let fake_db = create_fake_db(hostname).await?;
+    let fake_db = Arc::new(FakeDatabase {
+        conflicts: Mutex::new(vec![]),
+    });
 
     let db_connection = Arc::new(Mutex::new(PgConnection::establish(database_url)?));
     db_connection
@@ -44,6 +51,22 @@ pub async fn start(hostname: &str, database_url: &str) -> MyResult<()> {
         .build()
         .await?;
 
+    // TODO: Move this into setup api call
+    let ap_id = ObjectId::parse(&format!("http://{}", hostname))?;
+    let articles_url = CollectionId::parse(&format!("http://{}/all_articles", hostname))?;
+    let inbox_url = format!("http://{}/inbox", hostname);
+    let keypair = generate_actor_keypair()?;
+    let form = DbInstanceForm {
+        ap_id,
+        articles_url,
+        inbox_url,
+        public_key: keypair.public_key,
+        private_key: Some(keypair.private_key),
+        last_refreshed_at: Local::now().into(),
+        local: true,
+    };
+    DbInstance::create(&form, &config.db_connection)?;
+
     info!("Listening with axum on {hostname}");
     let config = config.clone();
     let app = Router::new()

tests/common.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use fediwiki::api::{
     ApiConflict, CreateArticleData, EditArticleData, FollowInstance, GetArticleData, ResolveObject,
 };
 use fediwiki::database::article::ArticleView;
+use fediwiki::database::instance::DbInstance;
 use fediwiki::error::MyResult;
-use fediwiki::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use fediwiki::start;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use reqwest::Client;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub async fn follow_instance(follow_instance: &str, followed_instance: &str) ->
 
     // send follow
     let follow_form = FollowInstance {
-        instance_id: instance_resolved.ap_id,
+        id: instance_resolved.id,
     };
     // cant use post helper because follow doesnt return json
     CLIENT

tests/test.rs

@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ use fediwiki::api::{
 use fediwiki::database::article::{ArticleView, DbArticle};
 use fediwiki::error::MyResult;
 
-use fediwiki::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
+use fediwiki::database::instance::{DbInstance, InstanceView};
 use pretty_assertions::{assert_eq, assert_ne};
 use url::Url;
 
+// TODO: can run tests in parallel if we use different ports
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_create_read_and_edit_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     let data = TestData::start();
@@ -80,19 +81,21 @@ async fn test_follow_instance() -> MyResult<()> {
     let data = TestData::start();
 
     // check initial state
-    let alpha_instance: DbInstance = get(&data.alpha.hostname, "instance").await?;
+    let alpha_instance: InstanceView = get(&data.alpha.hostname, "instance").await?;
-    assert_eq!(0, alpha_instance.follows.len());
+    assert_eq!(0, alpha_instance.followers.len());
-    let beta_instance: DbInstance = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
+    assert_eq!(0, alpha_instance.followed.len());
+    let beta_instance: InstanceView = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
     assert_eq!(0, beta_instance.followers.len());
+    assert_eq!(0, beta_instance.followed.len());
 
     follow_instance(&data.alpha.hostname, &data.beta.hostname).await?;
 
     // check that follow was federated
-    let beta_instance: DbInstance = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
+    let beta_instance: InstanceView = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
     assert_eq!(1, beta_instance.followers.len());
 
-    let alpha_instance: DbInstance = get(&data.alpha.hostname, "instance").await?;
+    let alpha_instance: InstanceView = get(&data.alpha.hostname, "instance").await?;
-    assert_eq!(1, alpha_instance.follows.len());
+    assert_eq!(1, alpha_instance.followed.len());
 
     data.stop()
 }
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ async fn test_edit_local_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     let create_res = create_article(&data.beta.hostname, title.clone()).await?;
     assert_eq!(title, create_res.article.title);
     assert!(create_res.article.local);
+    dbg!(1);
 
     // article should be federated to alpha
     let get_res = get_article(&data.alpha.hostname, create_res.article.id).await?;
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ async fn test_edit_local_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     assert_eq!(1, get_res.edits.len());
     assert!(!get_res.article.local);
     assert_eq!(create_res.article.text, get_res.article.text);
+    dbg!(2);
 
     // edit the article
     let edit_form = EditArticleData {
@@ -170,6 +175,7 @@ async fn test_edit_local_article() -> MyResult<()> {
         resolve_conflict_id: None,
     };
     let edit_res = edit_article(&data.beta.hostname, &edit_form).await?;
+    dbg!(3);
     assert_eq!(edit_res.article.text, edit_form.new_text);
     assert_eq!(edit_res.edits.len(), 2);
     assert!(edit_res.edits[0]
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@ async fn test_edit_local_article() -> MyResult<()> {
 
     // edit should be federated to alpha
     let get_res = get_article(&data.alpha.hostname, edit_res.article.id).await?;
+    dbg!(4);
     assert_eq!(edit_res.article.title, get_res.article.title);
     assert_eq!(edit_res.edits.len(), 2);
     assert_eq!(edit_res.article.text, get_res.article.text);
@@ -446,8 +453,8 @@ async fn test_fork_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     assert_ne!(resolved_article.ap_id, forked_article.ap_id);
     assert!(forked_article.local);
 
-    let beta_instance: DbInstance = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
+    let beta_instance: InstanceView = get(&data.beta.hostname, "instance").await?;
-    assert_eq!(forked_article.instance_id, beta_instance.ap_id);
+    assert_eq!(forked_article.instance_id, beta_instance.instance.id);
 
     // now search returns two articles for this title (original and forked)
     let search_form = SearchArticleData {