Soapbox is now built with Vite instead of Webpack.

Devserver takes 10 seconds instead of 60 seconds.
Build takes 20 seconds instead of 60 seconds.
CI takes 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes.

Major win. https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox/-/merge_requests/2666

This is the most fun file in Ditto: the pipeline. Events we encounter, for any reason, get pushed through the pipeline. Then the pipeline decides where to delegate them. Events from the relay, events created through Mastodon API. and events queried through the relay pool simply get pushed through the pipeline without any other state. Then subscriptions in various parts of the app receive the events they want.

It's a Pleoma-inspired design. I'm taking some of the best things I've learned over the years to apply them here.

https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/ditto/-/blob/develop/src/pipeline.ts

Now that Ditto is a reality, I call upon @p to release Revolver.

I deployed my project in a half-finished state. It sucks, really, but it will get good fast, especially now that you guys are trying it and giving feedback. It takes bravery to do this, and now I want to see Pete be brave.

RT: https://gleasonator.com/objects/21080314-e06d-4c9b-919f-3ab692a48b7e

On this evening of September 11, I am pleased to announce that I have tagged a Ditto alpha1 release and deployed it to https://gleasonator.dev

Ditto LIVES. Here's what you need to know:

- It's Soapbox on Nostr.
- Ditto pretends to be a Mastodon server while using the Nostr protocol.
- You can use Mastodon apps other than Soapbox (but you need to obtain a Nostr private key first).
- ActivityPub is not supported yet, but it will be. It's part of what makes Ditto, Ditto.
- Ditto is about building communities on Nostr, similar to ActivityPub.
- Nostr uses private keys. There is still a lot of work to do in Soapbox to improve this experience.
- This is not optimized. Please excuse any slowness or glitches. If something isn't working, try refreshing the page. I will improve this.
- It's still a demo. This is just for poking around, so don't get too attached.

This is just the beginning. alpha1 is just BARELY usable. But I want to get the ball rolling. Things are going to change a lot in both Soapbox and Ditto. These things take time, but we will win. Thank you all for your patience, enthusiasm, and support!

Follow along with #ditto here: https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/ditto/-/issues

Enjoy!