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+__filename__ = "acceptreject.py"
+__author__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__license__ = "AGPL3+"
+__version__ = "0.0.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
+__status__ = "Production"
+
+import json
+import commentjson
+from utils import getStatusNumber
+from utils import createOutboxDir
+from utils import urlPermitted
+
+def createAcceptReject(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int,toUrl: str,ccUrl: str,https: bool,objectUrl: str,acceptType: str) -> {}:
+    """Accepts or rejects something (eg. a follow request)
+    Typically toUrl will be https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public
+    and ccUrl might be a specific person favorited or repeated and the followers url
+    objectUrl is typically the url of the message, corresponding to url or atomUri in createPostBase
+    """
+    if not urlPermitted(objectUrl,federationList):
+        return None
+
+    prefix='https'
+    if not https:
+        prefix='http'
+
+    if port!=80 and port!=443:
+        domain=domain+':'+str(port)
+
+    newAccept = {
+        'type': acceptType,
+        'actor': prefix+'://'+domain+'/users/'+username,
+        'to': [toUrl],
+        'cc': [],
+        'object': objectUrl,
+        'published': published
+    }
+    if ccUrl:
+        if len(ccUrl)>0:
+            newAccept['cc']=ccUrl
+    return newAccept
+
+def createAccept(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int,toUrl: str,ccUrl: str,https: bool,objectUrl: str) -> {}:
+    return createAcceptReject(baseDir,federationList,username,domain,port,toUrl,ccUrl,https,objectUrl,'Accept')
+
+def createReject(baseDir: str,federationList: [],username: str,domain: str,port: int,toUrl: str,ccUrl: str,https: bool,objectUrl: str) -> {}:
+    return createAcceptReject(baseDir,federationList,username,domain,port,toUrl,ccUrl,https,objectUrl,'Reject')