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+__filename__ = "conversation.py"
+__author__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__license__ = "AGPL3+"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
+__maintainer__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
+__status__ = "Production"
+__module_group__ = "Timeline"
+
+import os
+from utils import hasObjectDict
+from utils import acctDir
+
+
+def updateConversation(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                       postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
+    """Ads a post to a conversation index in the /conversation subdirectory
+    """
+    if not hasObjectDict(postJsonObject):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('conversation'):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('id'):
+        return False
+    conversationDir = acctDir(baseDir, nickname, domain) + '/conversation'
+    if not os.path.isdir(conversationDir):
+        os.mkdir(conversationDir)
+    conversationId = postJsonObject['object']['conversation']
+    conversationId = conversationId.replace('/', '#')
+    postId = postJsonObject['object']['id']
+    conversationFilename = conversationDir + '/' + conversationId
+    if not os.path.isfile(conversationFilename):
+        try:
+            with open(conversationFilename, 'w+') as fp:
+                fp.write(postId + '\n')
+                return True
+        except BaseException:
+            pass
+    elif postId + '\n' not in open(conversationFilename).read():
+        try:
+            with open(conversationFilename, 'a+') as fp:
+                fp.write(postId + '\n')
+                return True
+        except BaseException:
+            pass
+    return False
+
+
+def muteConversation(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                     conversationId: str) -> None:
+    """Mutes the given conversation
+    """
+    conversationDir = acctDir(baseDir, nickname, domain) + '/conversation'
+    conversationFilename = \
+        conversationDir + '/' + conversationId.replace('/', '#')
+    if not os.path.isfile(conversationFilename):
+        return
+    if os.path.isfile(conversationFilename + '.muted'):
+        return
+    with open(conversationFilename + '.muted') as fp:
+        fp.write('\n')
+
+
+def unmuteConversation(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                       conversationId: str) -> None:
+    """Unmutes the given conversation
+    """
+    conversationDir = acctDir(baseDir, nickname, domain) + '/conversation'
+    conversationFilename = \
+        conversationDir + '/' + conversationId.replace('/', '#')
+    if not os.path.isfile(conversationFilename):
+        return
+    if not os.path.isfile(conversationFilename + '.muted'):
+        return
+    try:
+        os.remove(conversationFilename + '.muted')
+    except BaseException:
+        pass