package controllers
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"strings"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/webfinger"
"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
)
// RemoteFollow handles a request to begin the remote follow redirect flow.
func RemoteFollow(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
type followRequest struct {
Account string `json:"account"`
}
type followResponse struct {
RedirectURL string `json:"redirectUrl"`
var request followRequest
decoder := json.NewDecoder(r.Body)
if err := decoder.Decode(&request); err != nil {
WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, "unable to parse request")
return
if request.Account == "" {
WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, "Remote Fediverse account is required to follow.")
localActorPath, _ := url.Parse(data.GetServerURL())
localActorPath.Path = fmt.Sprintf("/federation/user/%s", data.GetDefaultFederationUsername())
var template string
links, err := webfinger.GetWebfingerLinks(request.Account)
if err != nil {
WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, err.Error())
// Acquire the remote follow redirect template.
for _, link := range links {
for k, v := range link {
if k == "rel" && v == "http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/subscribe" && link["template"] != nil {
template = link["template"].(string)
if localActorPath.String() == "" || template == "" {
WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, "unable to determine remote follow information for "+request.Account)
redirectURL := strings.Replace(template, "{uri}", localActorPath.String(), 1)
response := followResponse{
RedirectURL: redirectURL,
WriteResponse(w, response)