fix: skip PeerTube View activities before Fedify JSON-LD parse

The .on(View) inbox handler from the previous commit is never reached
because Fedify crashes parsing PeerTube's View activity before dispatch —
its JSON-LD deserialiser doesn't recognise Schema.org InteractionCounter,
throwing "Failed to parse activity: TypeError: Invalid type".

Add a guard at the top of createFedifyMiddleware that short-circuits any
POST with body.type === "View" and returns 200 immediately, bypassing
federation.fetch() entirely.

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

package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "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-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-mastodon-disconnect.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-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-ignore-view-activity.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-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-mastodon-disconnect.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-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-ignore-view-activity.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-skip-view-activity-parse.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-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-mastodon-disconnect.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-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/bin/cli.js serve --config indiekit.config.mjs",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },

scripts/patch-inbox-skip-view-activity-parse.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * Patch: skip PeerTube View (WatchAction) activities before Fedify parses them.
+ *
+ * PeerTube's View activities embed Schema.org extensions such as
+ * `InteractionCounter` that Fedify's JSON-LD deserializer doesn't recognise.
+ * This causes a hard "Failed to parse activity" error *before* any inbox
+ * listener is reached, so the .on(View, ...) no-op handler added earlier
+ * never fires.
+ *
+ * Fix: in createFedifyMiddleware (federation-bridge.js), add an early-return
+ * guard that checks req.body.type === "View" and responds 200 immediately,
+ * so Fedify never attempts to parse the activity. Returning 200 (rather than
+ * 4xx) prevents the sending server from retrying.
+ */
+
+import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+
+const candidates = [
+  "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-bridge.js",
+  "node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-activitypub/lib/federation-bridge.js",
+];
+
+const patchSpecs = [
+  {
+    name: "inbox-skip-view-activity-parse",
+    marker: "// PeerTube View parse skip",
+    oldSnippet: `  return async (req, res, next) => {
+    try {
+      const request = fromExpressRequest(req);`,
+    newSnippet: `  return async (req, res, next) => {
+    try {
+      // Short-circuit PeerTube View (WatchAction) activities before Fedify
+      // attempts JSON-LD parsing. Fedify's vocab parser throws on PeerTube's
+      // Schema.org extensions (e.g. InteractionCounter), causing a
+      // "Failed to parse activity" error. Return 200 to prevent retries.
+      // PeerTube View parse skip
+      if (req.method === "POST" && req.body?.type === "View") {
+        return res.status(200).end();
+      }
+      const request = fromExpressRequest(req);`,
+  },
+];
+
+async function exists(filePath) {
+  try {
+    await access(filePath);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+const checkedFiles = new Set();
+const patchedFiles = new Set();
+
+for (const spec of patchSpecs) {
+  let foundAnyTarget = false;
+
+  for (const filePath of candidates) {
+    if (!(await exists(filePath))) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    foundAnyTarget = true;
+    checkedFiles.add(filePath);
+
+    const source = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
+
+    if (spec.marker && source.includes(spec.marker)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!source.includes(spec.oldSnippet)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const updated = source.replace(spec.oldSnippet, spec.newSnippet);
+
+    if (updated === source) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    await writeFile(filePath, updated, "utf8");
+    patchedFiles.add(filePath);
+  }
+
+  if (!foundAnyTarget) {
+    console.log(`[postinstall] ${spec.name}: no target files found`);
+  }
+}
+
+if (checkedFiles.size === 0) {
+  console.log("[postinstall] No federation-bridge files found for View activity parse-skip patch");
+} else if (patchedFiles.size === 0) {
+  console.log("[postinstall] inbox-skip-view-activity-parse patch already applied");
+} else {
+  console.log(
+    `[postinstall] Patched inbox-skip-view-activity-parse in ${patchedFiles.size}/${checkedFiles.size} file(s)`,
+  );
+}