From ba144da14c089fc7a84314ea7f161c558ced087b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: svemagie <869694+svemagie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:26:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: store outbound DMs in ap_notifications for threading;
 redirect to ?tab=mention

---
 lib/controllers/compose.js | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/controllers/compose.js b/lib/controllers/compose.js
index 73dcbe1..ab319d9 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/compose.js
+++ b/lib/controllers/compose.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { Create, Note, Mention } from "@fedify/fedify/vocab";
 import { getToken, validateToken } from "../csrf.js";
 import { sanitizeContent } from "../timeline-store.js";
+import { addNotification } from "../storage/notifications.js";
 
 function createPublicationAwareDocumentLoader(documentLoader, publicationUrl) {
   if (typeof documentLoader !== "function") {
@@ -286,7 +287,33 @@ export function submitComposeController(mountPath, plugin) {
           });
           console.info(`[ActivityPub] Sent direct AP reply to ${senderActorUrl}`);
 
-          return response.redirect(`${mountPath}/admin/reader/notifications`);
+          // Store outbound DM so it appears in the thread view
+          try {
+            const ap_notifications = application?.collections?.get("ap_notifications");
+            if (ap_notifications) {
+              const hostname = new URL(plugin._publicationUrl).hostname;
+              await addNotification({ ap_notifications }, {
+                uid: noteId.href,
+                url: noteId.href,
+                type: "mention",
+                isDirect: true,
+                direction: "outbound",
+                senderActorUrl,
+                actorUrl: actorUri.href,
+                actorName: plugin.options?.actor?.name || handle,
+                actorPhoto: plugin.options?.actor?.icon || "",
+                actorHandle: `@${handle}@${hostname}`,
+                inReplyTo: inReplyTo || null,
+                content: { text: content.trim(), html: content.trim() },
+                published: new Date().toISOString(),
+                createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+              });
+            }
+          } catch (storeError) {
+            console.warn("[ActivityPub] Failed to store outbound DM:", storeError.message);
+          }
+
+          return response.redirect(`${mountPath}/admin/reader/notifications?tab=mention`);
         } catch (error) {
           console.error("[ActivityPub] Native AP DM reply failed:", error.message);
           return response.status(500).render("error", {