Merge branch 'upstream/mrf-followbot' into 'develop'

Upstream/mrf followbot

See merge request pleroma/pleroma!3060

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Ability to define custom HTTP headers per each frontend
 - MRF (`NoEmptyPolicy`): New MRF Policy which will deny empty statuses or statuses of only mentions from being created by local users
 - New users will receive a simple email confirming their registration if no other emails will be dispatched. (e.g., Welcome, Confirmation, or Approval Required)
+- MRF (`FollowBotPolicy`): New MRF Policy which makes a designated local Bot account attempt to follow all users in public Notes received by your instance. Users who require approving follower requests or have #nobot in their profile are excluded.
 
 <details>
   <summary>API Changes</summary>

config/config.exs

@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ config :pleroma, :mrf_object_age,
   threshold: 604_800,
   actions: [:delist, :strip_followers]
 
+config :pleroma, :mrf_follow_bot, follower_nickname: nil
+
 config :pleroma, :rich_media,
   enabled: true,
   ignore_hosts: [],

config/description.exs

@@ -2942,6 +2942,23 @@ config :pleroma, :config_description, [
       }
     ]
   },
+  %{
+    group: :pleroma,
+    key: :mrf_follow_bot,
+    tab: :mrf,
+    related_policy: "Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.FollowBotPolicy",
+    label: "MRF FollowBot Policy",
+    type: :group,
+    description: "Automatically follows newly discovered accounts.",
+    children: [
+      %{
+        key: :follower_nickname,
+        type: :string,
+        description: "The name of the bot account to use for following newly discovered users.",
+        suggestions: ["followbot"]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   %{
     group: :pleroma,
     key: :modules,

docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ To add configuration to your config file, you can copy it from the base config.
     * `Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ObjectAgePolicy`: Rejects or delists posts based on their age when received. (See [`:mrf_object_age`](#mrf_object_age)).
     * `Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicy`: Sets a default expiration on all posts made by users of the local instance. Requires `Pleroma.Workers.PurgeExpiredActivity` to be enabled for processing the scheduled delections.
     * `Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ForceBotUnlistedPolicy`: Makes all bot posts to disappear from public timelines.
+    * `Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.FollowBotPolicy`: Automatically follows newly discovered users from the specified bot account. Local accounts, locked accounts, and users with "#nobot" in their bio are respected and excluded from being followed.
 * `transparency`: Make the content of your Message Rewrite Facility settings public (via nodeinfo).
 * `transparency_exclusions`: Exclude specific instance names from MRF transparency.  The use of the exclusions feature will be disclosed in nodeinfo as a boolean value.
 
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@ Notes:
 - The hashtags in the configuration do not have a leading `#`.
 - This MRF Policy is always enabled, if you want to disable it you have to set empty lists
 
+#### :mrf_follow_bot
+
+* `follower_nickname`: The name of the bot account to use for following newly discovered users. Using `followbot` or similar is strongly suggested.
+
+
 ### :activitypub
 * `unfollow_blocked`: Whether blocks result in people getting unfollowed
 * `outgoing_blocks`: Whether to federate blocks to other instances

lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/follow_bot_policy.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.FollowBotPolicy do
+  @behaviour Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF
+  alias Pleroma.Config
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @impl true
+  def filter(message) do
+    with follower_nickname <- Config.get([:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname]),
+         %User{actor_type: "Service"} = follower <-
+           User.get_cached_by_nickname(follower_nickname),
+         %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"type" => "Note"}} <- message do
+      try_follow(follower, message)
+    else
+      nil ->
+        Logger.warn(
+          "#{__MODULE__} skipped because of missing `:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname` configuration, the :follower_nickname
+            account does not exist, or the account is not correctly configured as a bot."
+        )
+
+        {:ok, message}
+
+      _ ->
+        {:ok, message}
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp try_follow(follower, message) do
+    to = Map.get(message, "to", [])
+    cc = Map.get(message, "cc", [])
+    actor = [message["actor"]]
+
+    Enum.concat([to, cc, actor])
+    |> List.flatten()
+    |> Enum.uniq()
+    |> User.get_all_by_ap_id()
+    |> Enum.each(fn user ->
+      with false <- user.local,
+           false <- User.following?(follower, user),
+           false <- User.locked?(user),
+           false <- (user.bio || "") |> String.downcase() |> String.contains?("nobot") do
+        Logger.debug(
+          "#{__MODULE__}: Follow request from #{follower.nickname} to #{user.nickname}"
+        )
+
+        CommonAPI.follow(follower, user)
+      end
+    end)
+
+    {:ok, message}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def describe do
+    {:ok, %{}}
+  end
+end

test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/follow_bot_policy_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2021 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.FollowBotPolicyTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+
+  alias Pleroma.User
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.FollowBotPolicy
+
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+
+  describe "FollowBotPolicy" do
+    test "follows remote users" do
+      bot = insert(:user, actor_type: "Service")
+      remote_user = insert(:user, local: false)
+      clear_config([:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname], bot.nickname)
+
+      message = %{
+        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "to" => [remote_user.follower_address],
+        "cc" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+        "type" => "Create",
+        "object" => %{
+          "content" => "Test post",
+          "type" => "Note",
+          "attributedTo" => remote_user.ap_id,
+          "inReplyTo" => nil
+        },
+        "actor" => remote_user.ap_id
+      }
+
+      refute User.following?(bot, remote_user)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 0
+
+      FollowBotPolicy.filter(message)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 1
+    end
+
+    test "does not follow users with #nobot in bio" do
+      bot = insert(:user, actor_type: "Service")
+      remote_user = insert(:user, %{local: false, bio: "go away bots! #nobot"})
+      clear_config([:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname], bot.nickname)
+
+      message = %{
+        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "to" => [remote_user.follower_address],
+        "cc" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+        "type" => "Create",
+        "object" => %{
+          "content" => "I don't like follow bots",
+          "type" => "Note",
+          "attributedTo" => remote_user.ap_id,
+          "inReplyTo" => nil
+        },
+        "actor" => remote_user.ap_id
+      }
+
+      refute User.following?(bot, remote_user)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 0
+
+      FollowBotPolicy.filter(message)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 0
+    end
+
+    test "does not follow local users" do
+      bot = insert(:user, actor_type: "Service")
+      local_user = insert(:user, local: true)
+      clear_config([:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname], bot.nickname)
+
+      message = %{
+        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "to" => [local_user.follower_address],
+        "cc" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+        "type" => "Create",
+        "object" => %{
+          "content" => "Hi I'm a local user",
+          "type" => "Note",
+          "attributedTo" => local_user.ap_id,
+          "inReplyTo" => nil
+        },
+        "actor" => local_user.ap_id
+      }
+
+      refute User.following?(bot, local_user)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(local_user) |> length == 0
+
+      FollowBotPolicy.filter(message)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(local_user) |> length == 0
+    end
+
+    test "does not follow users requiring follower approval" do
+      bot = insert(:user, actor_type: "Service")
+      remote_user = insert(:user, %{local: false, is_locked: true})
+      clear_config([:mrf_follow_bot, :follower_nickname], bot.nickname)
+
+      message = %{
+        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "to" => [remote_user.follower_address],
+        "cc" => ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],
+        "type" => "Create",
+        "object" => %{
+          "content" => "I don't like randos following me",
+          "type" => "Note",
+          "attributedTo" => remote_user.ap_id,
+          "inReplyTo" => nil
+        },
+        "actor" => remote_user.ap_id
+      }
+
+      refute User.following?(bot, remote_user)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 0
+
+      FollowBotPolicy.filter(message)
+
+      assert User.get_follow_requests(remote_user) |> length == 0
+    end
+  end
+end