fix: remote categories should not show up in a user's follow lists

test/activitypub/actors.js

@@ -334,6 +334,21 @@ describe('as:Group', () => {
 				assert.strictEqual(activity.type, 'Follow');
 				assert.strictEqual(activity.object, cid);
 			});
+
+			it.only('should not show up in the user\'s following list', async () => {
+				await user.setCategoryWatchState(uid, cid, categories.watchStates.watching);
+
+				// Trigger inbox accept
+				const { activity: body } = helpers.mocks.accept(cid, {
+					type: 'Follow',
+					actor: `${nconf.get('url')}/uid/${uid}`,
+				});
+				await activitypub.inbox.accept({ body });
+
+				const following = await user.getFollowing(uid, 0, 1);
+				assert(Array.isArray(following));
+				assert.strictEqual(following.length, 0);
+			});
 		});
 
 		describe('user already following', () => {

test/activitypub/helpers.js

@@ -106,3 +106,20 @@ Helpers.mocks.create = (object) => {
 
 	return { id, activity };
 };
+
+Helpers.mocks.accept = (actor, object) => {
+	const baseUrl = 'https://example.org';
+	const uuid = utils.generateUUID();
+	const id = `${baseUrl}/activity/${uuid}`;
+
+	const activity = {
+		'@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+		id,
+		type: 'Accept',
+		to: ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'],
+		actor,
+		object,
+	};
+
+	return { activity };
+}