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Attribution Format

attributedTo is defined here in the ActivityStreams Vocabulary. It allows us to tell, who authored / owns the object.

This test explores what is allowed in the field.

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://mbin/u/oscar",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/NApr13Iegug",
  "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:30Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mbin/u/oscar"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YyuN4oGwP8M",
    "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:30Z",
    "cc": [],
    "content": "single element"
  }
}
mbin
{
  "content": "<div class=\"content\">\n<p>single element</p>\n</div>",
  "html": "<blockquote class=\"section post subject\" data-action=\"notifications:Notification@window-&gt;subject#notification\" data-controller=\"post subject mentions\" id=\"post-54\">\n<header>\n<a class=\"user-inline\" data-action=\"mouseover-&gt;mentions#user_popup mouseout-&gt;mentions#user_popup_out\" data-mentions-username-param=\"@actor@pasture-one-actor\" href=\"/u/@actor@pasture-one-actor\" title=\"@actor@pasture-one-actor\">\n        actor                <i aria-description=\"This user is new (active for less than 30 days)\" class=\"fa-solid fa-leaf new-user-icon\" title=\"This user is new (active for less than 30 days)\"></i>\n</a>\n<span>, </span>\n<a class=\"link-muted\" href=\"/m/random/p/54/single-element\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2024-10-29T14:27:30+00:00\" title=\"2024-10-29T14:27:30+00:00\">now   \n</time></a>\n</header>\n<figure>\n<a data-action=\"mouseover-&gt;mentions#user_popup mouseout-&gt;mentions#user_popup_out\" data-mentions-username-param=\"actor@pasture-one-actor\" href=\"/u/@actor@pasture-one-actor\">\n<div class=\"no-avatar\"></div>\n</a>\n</figure>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>single element</p>\n</div>\n<aside class=\"vote\">\n<form action=\"/pf/54?choice=0\" class=\"vote__up\" method=\"post\">\n<button aria-label=\"Favorite\" data-action=\"subject#vote\" title=\"Favorite\" type=\"submit\">\n<span data-subject-target=\"favCounter\">0</span> <span><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up\"></i></span>\n</button>\n</form>\n</aside>\n<footer>\n<menu>\n<li>\n<a class=\"stretched-link\" data-action=\"subject#getForm\" href=\"/m/random/p/54/single-element/reply\">Reply</a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<form action=\"/pb/54\" method=\"post\">\n<button class=\"boost-link stretched-link\" data-action=\"subject#favourite\" type=\"submit\">\n        Boost <span class=\"hidden\" data-subject-target=\"upvoteCounter\">(0)</span>\n</button>\n</form>\n</li>\n<li class=\"dropdown\">\n<button class=\"stretched-link\" data-subject-target=\"more\">More</button>\n<ul class=\"dropdown__menu\" data-controller=\"clipboard\">\n<li>\n<a class=\"\" data-action=\"subject#getForm\" href=\"/pr/54\">\n                Report\n            </a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"/m/random/p/54/single-element/votes?type=up\">\n                Activity\n            </a>\n</li>\n<li class=\"dropdown__separator\"></li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YyuN4oGwP8M\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\n                Open original URL\n            </a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<a data-action=\"clipboard#copy\" href=\"http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YyuN4oGwP8M\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\n                Copy original URL\n            </a>\n</li>\n<li>\n<a data-action=\"clipboard#copy\" href=\"/m/random/p/54/single-element\">\n                Copy Mbin URL\n            </a>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li data-subject-target=\"loader\" style=\"display:none\">\n<div class=\"loader\" role=\"status\">\n<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Loading...</span>\n</div>\n</li>\n</menu>\n<div class=\"js-container\" data-subject-target=\"container\">\n</div>\n</footer>\n</blockquote>"
}

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": [
    "http://mbin/u/oscar",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/6U5o7oyeWtw",
  "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:30Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mbin/u/oscar"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/5sV5i13pEHI",
    "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:30Z",
    "cc": [],
    "content": "single element as list"
  }
}

no result

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": [
    "http://mbin/u/oscar",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/AqAAZL42QGw",
  "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:45Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "http://pasture-one-actor/second"
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mbin/u/oscar"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/FyH4ffasGsg",
    "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:45Z",
    "cc": [],
    "content": "two elements as list"
  }
}

no result

Example 4

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://mbin/u/oscar",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ZrrGAIjOfMo",
  "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:59Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": {
      "type": "Person",
      "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
    },
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mbin/u/oscar"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/0xjZ9D5vuc8",
    "published": "2024-10-29T14:27:59Z",
    "cc": [],
    "content": "a dictionary"
  }
}

no result

Example 5

activity
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://mbin/u/oscar",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/lKBJp7C2L4M",
  "published": "2024-10-29T14:28:13Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      {
        "type": "Person",
        "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
      }
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mbin/u/oscar"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/zggKP0KGorg",
    "published": "2024-10-29T14:28:13Z",
    "cc": [],
    "content": "a dictionary"
  }
}

no result