From 96db519b799a3dd435eb53ba2bdc96ba66c2168e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 12:37:57 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: on post delete, federate out an Update(Tombstone)

---
 src/api/activitypub.js | 2 +-
 src/api/posts.js       | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/api/activitypub.js b/src/api/activitypub.js
index 7bbff96920..0cadad9cbe 100644
--- a/src/api/activitypub.js
+++ b/src/api/activitypub.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ activitypubApi.update.note = enabledCheck(async (caller, { post }) => {
 	}
 
 	const payload = {
-		id: `${object.id}#activity/update/${post.edited}`,
+		id: `${object.id}#activity/update/${post.edited || Date.now()}`,
 		type: 'Update',
 		to: object.to,
 		cc: object.cc,
diff --git a/src/api/posts.js b/src/api/posts.js
index 741846f73a..bd165d3c7d 100644
--- a/src/api/posts.js
+++ b/src/api/posts.js
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ async function deleteOrRestore(caller, data, params) {
 		tid: postData.tid,
 		ip: caller.ip,
 	});
+
+	// Explicitly non-awaited
+	posts.getPostSummaryByPids([data.pid], caller.uid, {}).then(([post]) => {
+		require('.').activitypub.update.note(caller, { post });
+	});
 }
 
 async function deleteOrRestoreTopicOf(command, pid, caller) {