ActivityPub Fuzzer: Improving Testing in the Fediverse
3 days ago
- #Developer Tools
- #ActivityPub
- #Fediverse
- Release of the ActivityPub Fuzzer to help developers build Fediverse-compatible social media software.
- The Fuzzer emulates known Fediverse software to test compatibility without manual effort.
- The Fediverse is a decentralized network of social media sites using the ActivityPub protocol.
- ActivityPub allows cross-service interactions like subscribing, replying, and liking posts.
- Different Fediverse services use their own 'dialects' of ActivityPub, leading to compatibility challenges.
- The Fediverse Schema Observatory has identified 70 software projects with 663 different ActivityPub dialects.
- The Fuzzer uses data from the Fediverse Schema Observatory to emulate various software versions.
- Developers can test their software locally without connecting to public servers.
- The Fuzzer helps solve the 'empty room' problem by ensuring broad compatibility.
- Safety considerations ensure the Fuzzer doesn't increase spam or DDOS risks.
- The Fuzzer is open-source and runs locally to prevent abuse as an online service.
- Installation involves cloning the Fuzzer, downloading the latest schema database, and setting up a reverse proxy.