Check post recency before creating speaker endpoint

inbox.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os
 import datetime
 import time
 from linked_data_sig import verifyJsonSignature
+from utils import isRecentPost
 from utils import getConfigParam
 from utils import hasUsersPath
 from utils import validPostDate
@@ -1404,6 +1405,7 @@ def _receiveAnnounce(recentPostsCache: {},
                 if '/statuses/' in lookupActor:
                     lookupActor = lookupActor.split('/statuses/')[0]
 
+                if isRecentPost(postJsonObject):
                     if not os.path.isfile(postFilename + '.tts'):
                         updateSpeaker(baseDir, nickname, domain,
                                       postJsonObject, personCache,
@@ -2481,6 +2483,7 @@ def _inboxAfterInitial(recentPostsCache: {}, maxRecentPosts: int,
                     print('ERROR: unable to update ' + boxname + ' index')
                 else:
                     if boxname == 'inbox':
+                        if isRecentPost(postJsonObject):
                             updateSpeaker(baseDir, nickname, domain,
                                           postJsonObject, personCache,
                                           translate, None)

utils.py

@@ -1990,3 +1990,33 @@ def mediaFileMimeType(filename: str) -> str:
     if not extensions.get(fileExt):
         return 'image/png'
     return extensions[fileExt]
+
+
+def isRecentPost(postJsonObject: {}, maxDays=3) -> bool:
+    """ Is the given post recent?
+    """
+    if not postJsonObject.get('object'):
+        return False
+    if not isinstance(postJsonObject['object'], dict):
+        return False
+    if not postJsonObject['object'].get('published'):
+        return False
+    if not isinstance(postJsonObject['object']['published'], str):
+        return False
+    currTime = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+    daysSinceEpoch = (currTime - datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)).days
+    recently = daysSinceEpoch - maxDays
+
+    publishedDateStr = postJsonObject['object']['published']
+    try:
+        publishedDate = \
+            datetime.datetime.strptime(publishedDateStr,
+                                       "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    except BaseException:
+        return False
+
+    publishedDaysSinceEpoch = \
+        (publishedDate - datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1)).days
+    if publishedDaysSinceEpoch < recently:
+        return False
+    return True

webapp_post.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from posts import getPersonBox
 from posts import isDM
 from posts import downloadAnnounce
 from posts import populateRepliesJson
+from utils import isRecentPost
 from utils import getConfigParam
 from utils import getFullDomain
 from utils import isEditor
@@ -1292,8 +1293,10 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
             return ''
         postJsonObject = postJsonAnnounce
 
+        if isRecentPost(postJsonObject):
             announceFilename = \
-            locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain, postJsonObject['id'])
+                locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain,
+                           postJsonObject['id'])
             if announceFilename and postJsonObject.get('actor'):
                 if not os.path.isfile(announceFilename + '.tts'):
                     updateSpeaker(baseDir, nickname, domain,