Public addressing¶
Public addressing is discussed here. The essential point here is that
Public, as:Public, and https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public
are equivalent as JSON-LD and thus should be treated in the same way
by Fediverse applications.
Examples¶
Example 1¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/39bSRbenRjE",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:23Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_g-wYOMf3ko",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:23Z",
"content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JM4Q0YD8AME65RTACPAVK0FJ",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:41.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/3ApCgZg_rQo",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/3ApCgZg_rQo",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JM4Q0JSSGZ5ZVQKH9ZP4S8D8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:29.127Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 20,
"last_status_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:41.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01D7RQJ29VBSRM705B1DQFH2BK",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
mitra
{
"id": "01950978-75ea-19cb-dc1a-f65a3ddf1db3",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_g-wYOMf3ko",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_g-wYOMf3ko",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:57:23Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01950978-00ec-3a83-cf0d-d27b51b74e38",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:56:54.380308Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 20,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01950976-b161-9017-c1f2-e3ad9ff7e58f",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": false
},
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 2¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/p3a_tgHK4y8",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:24Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/52oZhXzo15A",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:24Z",
"content": "as:Public"
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JM4Q0ZCGB3CJW0F6B9A7DRHV",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:42.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/U9Ei39pMaJg",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/U9Ei39pMaJg",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "as:Public",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JM4Q0JSSGZ5ZVQKH9ZP4S8D8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:29.127Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon5.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 21,
"last_status_at": "2025-02-15T11:48:42.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01D7RQJ29VBSRM705B1DQFH2BK",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
mitra
{
"id": "01950978-7bc5-0594-64d0-7260ccb2d80d",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/52oZhXzo15A",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/52oZhXzo15A",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:57:24Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01950978-00ec-3a83-cf0d-d27b51b74e38",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:56:54.380308Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 21,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "as:Public",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01950976-b161-9017-c1f2-e3ad9ff7e58f",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": false
},
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 3¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/bUQjrc2XC2s",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:25Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ILxnsek-6Vs",
"published": "2025-02-15T11:57:25Z",
"content": "Public"
}
}
no result
mitra
{
"id": "01950978-81a2-e498-7460-a3ab4f0dcd85",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ILxnsek-6Vs",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ILxnsek-6Vs",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:57:25Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "01950978-00ec-3a83-cf0d-d27b51b74e38",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-02-15T11:56:54.380308Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 22,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "Public",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01950976-b161-9017-c1f2-e3ad9ff7e58f",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": false
},
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}