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GitHub - MaddyUnderStars/shoot: ActivityPub federated instant messaging server

Apparently there is an attempt for a federated alternative to Discord.

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GitHub - MaddyUnderStars/shoot: ActivityPub federated instant messaging server

ActivityPub federated instant messaging server. Contribute to MaddyUnderStars/shoot development by creating an account on GitHub.
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hendrik
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hendrik
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Is there some documentation / specification for the ActivityPub part of it? I’d like to see how these messages, channels and groups get exchanged from a programmer’s / protocol perspective.
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Teknevra
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I don't think that they are federated yet.

I found this under the "Panned" section

It's the link labeled "Federation with other fediverse software"

Although I'm not sure how Discord style it will be if there is federation between Shoot instances

better compatibility with non-Shoot software

Mastodon/Mitra/etc do not understand Shoot channels. Would it be a good idea to somehow detect if the remote supports groups, and if not then fall back to sending a normal DM? Or is there a way to ...
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hendrik
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Thanks, yeah seems they in fact have the boilerplate code there to handle the basics of ActivityPub. But all the complicated and difficult stuff is missing. And that'd be the majority of the effort.
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