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mod_pubsub_post/README: Mention use as a webhook receiver
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2 summary: Publish to PubSub nodes from via HTTP POST/WebHooks
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5 # Introduction
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7 This module is a fairly generic WebHook receiver that lets you easily
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8 publish data to PubSub using a HTTP POST request. The payload can be
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9 Atom feeds, arbitrary XML, or arbitrary JSON. The type should be
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10 indicated via the `Content-Type` header.
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12 ``` {.bash}
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13 curl http://localhost:5280/pubsub_post/princely_musings \
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14 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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15 --data-binary '{"musing":"To be, or not to be: that is the question"}'
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16 ```
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18 - JSON data is wrapped in a [XEP-0335] container.
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19 - An Atom feed may have many `<entry>` and each one is published as
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20 its own PubSub item.
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21 - Other XML is simply published to a randomly named item as-is.
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23 # Configuration
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25 All settings are optional.
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27 ## Actor identification
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29 First we have to figure out who is making the request.
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30 This is configured on a per-node basis like this:
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32 ``` {.lua}
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33 -- Per node secrets
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34 pubsub_post_actors = {
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35 princely_musings = "hamlet@denmark.lit"
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36 }
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37 pubsub_post_default_actor = "nobody@nowhere.invalid"
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38 ```
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40 `pubsub_post_default_actor` is used when trying to publish to a node
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41 that is not listed in `pubsub_post_actors`. Otherwise the IP address
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42 of the connection is used.
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43
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44 ## Authentication
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46 [WebSub](https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/REC-websub-20180123/) [Authenticated
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47 Content
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48 Distribution](https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/REC-websub-20180123/#authenticated-content-distribution)
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49 authentication is used.
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50
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51 ``` {.lua}
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52 pubsub_post_secrets = {
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53 princely_musings = "shared secret"
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54 }
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55 pubsub_post_default_secret = "default secret"
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56 ```
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58 `pubsub_post_default_secret` is used when trying to publish to a node
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59 that is not listed in `pubsub_post_secrets`. Otherwise the request
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60 proceeds with the previously identified actor.
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61
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62 ::: {.alert .alert-danger}
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63 If configured without a secret and a default actor that has permission
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64 to create nodes the service becomes wide open.
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65 :::
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67 ## Authorization
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69 Authorization is handled via pubsub affiliations. Publishing requires an
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70 affiliation with the _publish_ capability, usually `"publisher"`.
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71
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72 ### Setting up affiliations
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74 Prosodys PubSub module supports [setting affiliations via
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75 XMPP](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html#owner-affiliations), in
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76 trunk since [revision
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77 384ef9732b81](https://hg.prosody.im/trunk/rev/384ef9732b81), so
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78 affiliations can be configured with a capable client.
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80 It can however be done from another plugin:
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82 ``` {.lua}
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83 local mod_pubsub = module:depends("pubsub");
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84 local pubsub = mod_pubsub.service;
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86 pubsub:create("princely_musings", true);
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87 pubsub:set_affiliation("princely_musings", true, "127.0.0.1", "publisher");
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88 ```