fix(activitypub): populate in_reply_to_id in Mastodon status serializer

- status.js: in_reply_to_id was always null (both branches of ternary
  returned null — TODO left unfilled). Changed to item.inReplyToId || null.
- statuses.js POST handler: timeline insert now stores inReplyToId from
  the in_reply_to_id cursor the client already sent, so own replies are
  threaded correctly in Phanpy/Elk.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

package.json

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "node scripts/setup-gitea-url-rewrite.mjs",
-    "postinstall": "xattr -w com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P 1 node_modules 2>/dev/null || true && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-conversations-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-contributions-log.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-error-message.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-update-fallback.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-gitea-methods.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-content-type.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-source-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-force-checked-default.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-normalize-syndication-array.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-fetch-diagnostic.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-fetch-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-session-token.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-endpoint-urls-protocol.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-hentry-syntax.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-retry.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-livefetch.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-empty-details.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-media-type-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-skip-draft-syndication.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-og-image.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-webfinger-before-auth.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-federation-bridge-base-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-compose-default-checked.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-reply-threading.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-status-id.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-interactions-send-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-dedup.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-delete-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-gitea-dispatch-conditional.mjs",
-    "serve": "export NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-production} INDIEKIT_DEBUG=${INDIEKIT_DEBUG:-0} && node scripts/preflight-production-security.mjs && node scripts/preflight-mongo-connection.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-rsa-key.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-profile-urls.mjs && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-conversations-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-contributions-log.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-error-message.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-update-fallback.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-gitea-methods.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-content-type.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-compose-draft-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-source-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-force-checked-default.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-normalize-syndication-array.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-fetch-diagnostic.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-fetch-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-session-token.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-endpoint-urls-protocol.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-hentry-syntax.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-retry.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-livefetch.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-empty-details.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-media-type-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-skip-draft-syndication.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-og-image.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-webfinger-before-auth.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-federation-bridge-base-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-compose-default-checked.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-reply-threading.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-status-id.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-interactions-send-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-dedup.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-delete-fix.mjs && node --require ./metrics-shim.cjs node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/bin/cli.js serve --config indiekit.config.mjs",
+    "postinstall": "xattr -w com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P 1 node_modules 2>/dev/null || true && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-conversations-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-contributions-log.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-error-message.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-update-fallback.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-gitea-methods.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-content-type.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-source-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-force-checked-default.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-normalize-syndication-array.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-fetch-diagnostic.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-fetch-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-session-token.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-endpoint-urls-protocol.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-hentry-syntax.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-retry.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-livefetch.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-empty-details.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-media-type-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-skip-draft-syndication.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-og-image.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-webfinger-before-auth.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-federation-bridge-base-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-compose-default-checked.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-reply-threading.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-status-id.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-interactions-send-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-dedup.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-delete-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-status-reply-id.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-gitea-dispatch-conditional.mjs",
+    "serve": "export NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-production} INDIEKIT_DEBUG=${INDIEKIT_DEBUG:-0} && node scripts/preflight-production-security.mjs && node scripts/preflight-mongo-connection.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-rsa-key.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-profile-urls.mjs && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-conversations-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-contributions-log.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-error-message.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-update-fallback.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-gitea-methods.mjs && node scripts/patch-store-github-content-type.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-compose-draft-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-source-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-force-checked-default.mjs && node scripts/patch-syndicate-normalize-syndication-array.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-fetch-diagnostic.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-fetch-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-session-token.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-endpoint-urls-protocol.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-hentry-syntax.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-retry.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-livefetch.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-empty-details.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-internal-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-bluesky-syndicator-media-type-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-skip-draft-syndication.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-og-image.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-webfinger-before-auth.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-federation-bridge-base-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-compose-default-checked.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-reply-threading.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-status-id.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-interactions-send-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-syndicate-dedup.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-mastodon-delete-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-ap-status-reply-id.mjs && node --require ./metrics-shim.cjs node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/bin/cli.js serve --config indiekit.config.mjs",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],

scripts/patch-ap-status-reply-id.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/**
+ * Patch: fix in_reply_to_id always being null in Mastodon status serializer.
+ *
+ * Bug:
+ *   status.js line 207:
+ *     in_reply_to_id: item.inReplyTo ? null : null, // TODO: resolve to local ID
+ *
+ *   Both branches of the ternary return null, so in_reply_to_id is ALWAYS null.
+ *   Mastodon clients (Phanpy, Elk) use this field to display reply threading —
+ *   without it, replies appear as standalone posts with no thread context.
+ *
+ * Fix (two changes):
+ *
+ *   A) status.js — use item.inReplyToId (the encoded cursor of the parent post)
+ *      instead of the tautological null.
+ *
+ *   B) statuses.js POST /api/v1/statuses handler — when pre-inserting own posts
+ *      into ap_timeline (reply-threading patch), also store
+ *      inReplyToId: inReplyToId || null
+ *      (inReplyToId is already in scope as the raw in_reply_to_id param from the
+ *      client, which IS a valid encodeCursor value.)
+ *
+ * Note: inbound AP replies from remote servers will still have inReplyToId = null
+ * until a separate patch populates it from ap_timeline lookups. Own replies via
+ * the Mastodon client API are fully fixed by this patch.
+ */
+
+import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+
+const MARKER = "// [patch] ap-status-reply-id";
+
+// ── Change A: fix tautological null in status.js ──────────────────────────────
+
+const statusEntityCandidates = [
+  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/entities/status.js",
+  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/entities/status.js",
+];
+
+const OLD_TAUTOLOGY = `    in_reply_to_id: item.inReplyTo ? null : null, // TODO: resolve to local ID`;
+const NEW_REPLY_ID  = `    in_reply_to_id: item.inReplyToId || null, ${MARKER}`;
+
+// ── Change B: store inReplyToId in the Mastodon API timeline insert ───────────
+
+const statusesRouteCandidates = [
+  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
+  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/mastodon/routes/statuses.js",
+];
+
+const OLD_REPLY_INSERT = `        inReplyTo: inReplyTo || null, // [patch] ap-mastodon-reply-threading`;
+const NEW_REPLY_INSERT = `        inReplyTo: inReplyTo || null, // [patch] ap-mastodon-reply-threading
+        inReplyToId: inReplyToId || null, ${MARKER}`;
+
+async function exists(p) {
+  try { await access(p); return true; } catch { return false; }
+}
+
+async function applyPatch(candidates, oldSnippet, newSnippet, label) {
+  let checked = 0;
+  let patched = 0;
+
+  for (const filePath of candidates) {
+    if (!(await exists(filePath))) continue;
+    checked++;
+
+    const source = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
+    if (source.includes(MARKER)) {
+      console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-status-reply-id: ${label} already applied to ${filePath}`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!source.includes(oldSnippet)) {
+      console.warn(`[postinstall] patch-ap-status-reply-id: ${label} snippet not found in ${filePath}`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    await writeFile(filePath, source.replace(oldSnippet, newSnippet), "utf8");
+    patched++;
+    console.log(`[postinstall] Applied patch-ap-status-reply-id (${label}) to ${filePath}`);
+  }
+
+  return { checked, patched };
+}
+
+const a = await applyPatch(statusEntityCandidates, OLD_TAUTOLOGY, NEW_REPLY_ID, "status entity");
+const b = await applyPatch(statusesRouteCandidates, OLD_REPLY_INSERT, NEW_REPLY_INSERT, "timeline insert");
+
+const totalChecked = a.checked + b.checked;
+const totalPatched = a.patched + b.patched;
+
+if (totalChecked === 0) {
+  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-status-reply-id: no target files found");
+} else if (totalPatched === 0) {
+  console.log("[postinstall] patch-ap-status-reply-id: already up to date");
+} else {
+  console.log(`[postinstall] patch-ap-status-reply-id: patched ${totalPatched} file(s)`);
+}