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Chris Trottier

@jan You can't exactly de-couple the Mastodon API from ActivityPub protocol.

No matter, the Mastodon API is also open source.

Other apps, like Pixelfed, use the Mastodon API.

18 Jan 2023 at 20:25 | Open on mastodon.social
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Jan

@atomicpoet You can use the Mastodon API without knowing anything about the ActivityPub protocol. That makes life easy for all developers.

No, Pixelfed uses the ActivityPub protocol, not the Mastodon API :)

18 Jan 2023 at 20:29 | Open on toot.io
Chris Trottier

@jan Pixelfed uses both ActivityPub protocol and Mastodon's API -- although it has recently diverged.

See attached screenshot.
18 Jan 2023 at 20:36 | Open on mastodon.social
Jan

@atomicpoet Where can I find the source code of the Pixelfed app? The Pixelfed repo on Github uses the AP protocol.

18 Jan 2023 at 21:06 | Open on toot.io
Kelson's Sorta Old Account

@atomicpoet @jan there are plenty of platforms that use ActivityPub but not the Mastodon API.

AcrivityPub is how all the servers talk to each other.

The Mastodon API is one of many ways they can talk to client-side apps.

18 Jan 2023 at 20:40 | Open on wandering.shop
Chris Trottier

@KelsonV @jan Yes, I'm aware of that.

What I'm saying is that you can't exactly use Mastodon's API without ActivityPub.

I mean, maybe someone can go ahead and do it. For what reason, I don't know.

18 Jan 2023 at 20:44 | Open on mastodon.social
Jan

@atomicpoet @KelsonV The purpose of an API is to abstract complexity like ActivityPub. You can use the Mastodon API without knowing anything about ActivityPub:

docs.joinmastodon.org/client/i

For what reason? Simple to publish posts, to read your timeline, etc.

18 Jan 2023 at 21:02 | Open on toot.io
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