Mastodon Id is a number

daemon.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from webfinger import webfingerNodeInfo
 from webfinger import webfingerLookup
 from webfinger import webfingerUpdate
 from mastoapiv1 import getMastoApiV1Account
+from mastoapiv1 import getMastApiV1Id
+from mastoapiv1 import getNicknameFromMastoApiV1Id
 from metadata import metaDataInstance
 from metadata import metaDataNodeInfo
 from pgp import getEmailAddress
@@ -805,22 +807,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 sendJsonStr = 'masto API account sent for ' + nickname
 
         # Parts of the api which don't need authorization
-        idStr = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + '/users/'
+        mastoId = getMastApiV1Id(path)
-        idPath = '/api/v1/accounts/:' + idStr
+        if mastoId is not None:
-        pathNickname = None
+            pathNickname = getNicknameFromMastoApiV1Id(mastoId)
-        if path.startswith(idPath):
+            if pathNickname:
-            pathNickname = path.replace(idPath, '')
-            if '/' in pathNickname:
-                pathNickname = pathNickname.split('/')[0]
-            if '?' in pathNickname:
-                pathNickname = pathNickname.split('?')[0]
                 sendJson = getMastoApiV1Account(baseDir, pathNickname, domain)
                 sendJsonStr = 'masto API account sent for ' + nickname
-        if nickname:
-            if path.startswith(idPath) or \
-               path == '/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials':
-                sendJson = getMastoApiV1Account(baseDir, nickname, domain)
-                sendJsonStr = 'masto API account sent for ' + nickname
 
         adminNickname = getConfigParam(self.server.baseDir, 'admin')
         if adminNickname and path == '/api/v1/instance':

mastoapiv1.py

@@ -10,6 +10,42 @@ import os
 from utils import loadJson
 
 
+def getMastApiV1Id(path: str) -> int:
+    """Extracts the mastodon Id number from the given path
+    """
+    mastoId = None
+    idPath = '/api/v1/accounts/:'
+    if not path.startswith(idPath):
+        return None
+    mastoIdStr = path.replace(idPath, '')
+    if '/' in mastoIdStr:
+        mastoIdStr = mastoIdStr.split('/')[0]
+    if mastoIdStr.isdigit():
+        mastoId = int(mastoIdStr)
+        return mastoId
+    return None
+
+
+def getMastoApiV1IdFromNickname(nickname: str) -> int:
+    """Given an account nickname return the corresponding mastodon id
+    """
+    return int.from_bytes(nickname.encode('utf-8'), 'little')
+
+
+def _intToBytes(num: int) -> str:
+    if num == 0:
+        return b""
+    else:
+        return _intToBytes(num // 256) + bytes([num % 256])
+
+
+def getNicknameFromMastoApiV1Id(mastoId: int) -> str:
+    """Given the mastodon Id return the nickname
+    """
+    nickname = _intToBytes(mastoId).decode()
+    return nickname[::-1]
+
+
 def getMastoApiV1Account(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> {}:
     """See https://github.com/McKael/mastodon-documentation/
     blob/master/Using-the-API/API.md#account
@@ -23,7 +59,7 @@ def getMastoApiV1Account(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> {}:
     if not accountJson:
         return {}
     mastoAccountJson = {
-        "id": accountJson['id'],
+        "id": getMastoApiV1IdFromNickname(nickname),
         "username": nickname,
         "acct": nickname,
         "display_name": accountJson['preferredUsername'],

tests.py

@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ from newsdaemon import hashtagRuleTree
 from newsdaemon import hashtagRuleResolve
 from newswire import getNewswireTags
 from newswire import parseFeedDate
+from mastoapiv1 import getMastoApiV1IdFromNickname
+from mastoapiv1 import getNicknameFromMastoApiV1Id
 
 testServerAliceRunning = False
 testServerBobRunning = False
@@ -3046,9 +3048,21 @@ def testLinksWithinPost() -> None:
     assert postJsonObject['object']['content'] == content
 
 
+def testMastoApi():
+    print('testMastoApi')
+    nickname = 'ThisIsATestNickname'
+    mastoId = getMastoApiV1IdFromNickname(nickname)
+    assert(mastoId)
+    nickname2 = getNicknameFromMastoApiV1Id(mastoId)
+    if nickname2 != nickname:
+        print(nickname + ' != ' + nickname2)
+    assert nickname2 == nickname
+
+
 def runAllTests():
     print('Running tests...')
     testFunctions()
+    testMastoApi()
     testLinksWithinPost()
     testReplyToPublicPost()
     testGetMentionedPeople()