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ActivityPub protocol scheme (web+ap link) support #3

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TheEssem opened this issue Sep 22, 2023 · 1 comment
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ActivityPub protocol scheme (web+ap link) support #3

TheEssem opened this issue Sep 22, 2023 · 1 comment
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TheEssem commented Sep 22, 2023

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There should be a way to handle direct links to a post or user without having to go through the user's home instance, in such a way that the link directly opens the web client of your instance. This can be done using web protocol handlers for web frontends and through other methods for native apps.
As of right now, there's no standardized way to handle this; however, some implementations and the Fedi Links project have settled on using the web+ap scheme. Other potential schemes worth looking into could be fedi, apub, or activitypub (or any of these with web+ appended to the beginning).
See the following links for further discussion and info regarding this:

This commit could be a potential base for the implementation: arachnist@161a19f

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This could potentially reduce confusion with new users regarding posts on other instances, especially when those instances are using different software.

@TheEssem TheEssem added the enhancement New feature or request label Sep 22, 2023
@TheEssem TheEssem changed the title ActivityPub protocol scheme (web+ap) support ActivityPub protocol scheme (web+ap link) support Sep 22, 2023
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Waiting until browsers can allow multiple sites to register themselves as handlers for a single protocol.

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