Fedify 0.10.0

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Released on June 18, 2024.

Starting with this release, Fedify, previously distributed under AGPL 3.0, is now distributed under the MIT License to encourage wider adoption.

• Besides RSA-PKCS#1-v1.5, Fedify now supports Ed25519 for signing and verifying the activities. [#55]

  • Added an optional parameter to generateCryptoKeyPair() function, algorithm, which can be either "RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5" or "Ed25519".
  • The importJwk() function now accepts Ed25519 keys.
  • The exportJwk() function now exports Ed25519 keys.
  • The importSpki() function now accepts Ed25519 keys.
  • The exportJwk() function now exports Ed25519 keys.

• Now multiple key pairs can be registered for an actor. [FEP-521a, #55]

  • Added Context.getActorKeyPairs() method.
  • Deprecated Context.getActorKey() method. Use Context.getActorKeyPairs() method instead.
  • Added ActorKeyPair interface.
  • Added ActorCallbackSetters.setKeyPairsDispatcher() method.
  • Added ActorKeyPairsDispatcher type.
  • Deprecated ActorCallbackSetters.setKeyPairDispatcher() method.
  • Deprecated ActorKeyPairDispatcher type.
  • Deprecated the third parameter of the ActorDispatcher callback type. Use Context.getActorKeyPairs() method instead.

• Added Multikey class to Activity Vocabulary API. [FEP-521a, #55]

  • Added importMultibaseKey() function.
  • Added exportMultibaseKey() function.

• Added assertionMethod property to the Actor types in the Activity Vocabulary API. [FEP-521a, #55]

  • Added Application.getAssertionMethod() method.
  • Added Application.getAssertionMethods() method.
  • new Application() constructor now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • new Application() constructor now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Application.clone() method now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • Application.clone() method now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Added Group.getAssertionMethod() method.
  • Added Group.getAssertionMethods() method.
  • new Group() constructor now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • new Group() constructor now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Group.clone() method now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • Group.clone() method now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Added Organization.getAssertionMethod() method.
  • Added Organization.getAssertionMethods() method.
  • new Organization() constructor now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • new Organization() constructor now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Organization.clone() method now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • Organization.clone() method now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Added Person.getAssertionMethod() method.
  • Added Person.getAssertionMethods() method.
  • new Person() constructor now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • new Person() constructor now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Person.clone() method now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • Person.clone() method now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Added Service.getAssertionMethod() method.
  • Added Service.getAssertionMethods() method.
  • new Service() constructor now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • new Service() constructor now accepts assertionMethods option.
  • Service.clone() method now accepts assertionMethod option.
  • Service.clone() method now accepts assertionMethods option.

• Added DataIntegrityProof class to Activity Vocabulary API. [FEP-8b32, #54]

• Added proof property to the Object class in the Activity Vocabulary API. [FEP-8b32, #54]

  • Added Object.getProof() method.
  • Added Object.getProofs() method.
  • new Object() constructor now accepts proof option.
  • new Object() constructor now accepts proofs option.
  • Object.clone() method now accepts proof option.
  • Object.clone() method now accepts proofs option.

• Implemented Object Integrity Proofs. [FEP-8b32, #54]

  • If there are any Ed25519 key pairs, the Context.sendActivity() and Federation.sendActivity() methods now make Object Integrity Proofs for the activity to be sent.
  • If the incoming activity has Object Integrity Proofs, the inbox listener now verifies them and ignores HTTP Signatures (if any).
  • Added signObject() function.
  • Added SignObjectOptions interface.
  • Added createProof() function.
  • Added CreateProofOptions interface.
  • Added verifyObject() function.
  • Added VerifyObjectOptions interface.
  • Added verifyProof() function.
  • Added VerifyProofOptions interface.
  • Added fetchKey() function.
  • Added FetchKeyOptions interface.
  • Added SenderKeyPair interface.
  • The type of Federation.sendActivity() method's first parameter became SenderKeyPair[] (was { keyId: URL; privateKey: CryptoKey }).
  • The Context.sendActivity() method's first parameter now accepts SenderKeyPair[] as well.

• In the future, Federation class will become an interface. For the forward compatibility, the following changes are made:

  • Added createFederation() function.
  • Added CreateFederationOptions interface.
  • Deprecated new Federation() constructor. Use createFederation() function instead.
  • Deprecated FederationParameters interface.

• Added Arrive class to Activity Vocabulary API. [#65, #68 by Randy Wressell]

• Added Question class to Activity Vocabulary API.

• Added context option to Object.toJsonLd() method. This applies to any subclasses of the Object class too.

• Deprecated treatHttps option in FederationParameters interface. Instead, use the x-forwarded-fetch library to recognize the X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Proto headers.

• Removed the Federation.handle() method which was deprecated in version 0.6.0.

• Removed the integrateHandlerOptions() function from @fedify/fedify/x/fresh which was deprecated in version 0.6.0.

• Ephemeral actors and inboxes that the fedify inbox command spawns are now more interoperable with other ActivityPub implementations.

  • Ephemeral actors now have the following properties: summary, following, followers, outbox, manuallyApprovesFollowers, and url.
  • Improved the compatibility of the fedify inbox command with Misskey and Mitra.

• Added more log messages using the LogTape library. Currently the below logger categories are used:

  • ["fedify", "sig", "proof"]
  • ["fedify", "sig", "key"]
  • ["fedify", "vocab", "lookup"]
  • ["fedify", "webfinger", "lookup"]

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This discussion was created from the release Fedify 0.10.0.