[feature] Use local_only field, deprecate federated field (#3222)

* [feature] Use `local_only` field, deprecate `federated` field

* use `deprecated` comment for form.Federated

* nolint

docs/api/swagger.yaml

@@ -2635,6 +2635,10 @@ definitions:
                 example: en
                 type: string
                 x-go-name: Language
+            local_only:
+                description: Set to "true" if status is not federated, ie., a "local only" status; omitted from response otherwise.
+                type: boolean
+                x-go-name: LocalOnly
             media_attachments:
                 description: Media that is attached to this status.
                 items:
@@ -2828,6 +2832,10 @@ definitions:
                 example: en
                 type: string
                 x-go-name: Language
+            local_only:
+                description: Set to "true" if status is not federated, ie., a "local only" status; omitted from response otherwise.
+                type: boolean
+                x-go-name: LocalOnly
             media_attachments:
                 description: Media that is attached to this status.
                 items:
@@ -8654,6 +8662,17 @@ paths:
                   name: visibility
                   type: string
                   x-go-name: Visibility
+                - default: false
+                  description: If set to true, this status will be "local only" and will NOT be federated beyond the local timeline(s). If set to false (default), this status will be federated to your followers beyond the local timeline(s).
+                  in: formData
+                  name: local_only
+                  type: boolean
+                  x-go-name: LocalOnly
+                - description: '***DEPRECATED***. Included for back compat only. Only used if set and local_only is not yet. If set to true, this status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s). If set to false, this status will NOT be federated beyond the local timeline(s).'
+                  in: formData
+                  name: federated
+                  type: boolean
+                  x-go-name: Federated
                 - description: |-
                     ISO 8601 Datetime at which to schedule a status.
                     Providing this parameter will cause ScheduledStatus to be returned instead of Status.
@@ -8677,11 +8696,6 @@ paths:
                   name: content_type
                   type: string
                   x-go-name: ContentType
-                - description: This status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
-                  in: formData
-                  name: federated
-                  type: boolean
-                  x-go-name: Federated
             produces:
                 - application/json
             responses:

internal/api/client/statuses/statuscreate.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/validate"
 )
 
@@ -137,6 +138,24 @@ import (
 //			- direct
 //		in: formData
 //	-
+//		name: local_only
+//		x-go-name: LocalOnly
+//		description: >-
+//			If set to true, this status will be "local only" and will NOT be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
+//			If set to false (default), this status will be federated to your followers beyond the local timeline(s).
+//		type: boolean
+//		in: formData
+//		default: false
+//	-
+//		name: federated
+//		x-go-name: Federated
+//		description: >-
+//			***DEPRECATED***. Included for back compat only. Only used if set and local_only is not yet.
+//			If set to true, this status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
+//			If set to false, this status will NOT be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
+//		in: formData
+//		type: boolean
+//	-
 //		name: scheduled_at
 //		x-go-name: ScheduledAt
 //		description: |-
@@ -162,12 +181,6 @@ import (
 //			- text/plain
 //			- text/markdown
 //		in: formData
-//	-
-//		name: federated
-//		x-go-name: Federated
-//		description: This status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
-//		in: formData
-//		type: boolean
 //
 //	produces:
 //	- application/json
@@ -210,7 +223,7 @@ func (m *Module) StatusCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	form := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{}
+	form := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{}
 	if err := c.ShouldBind(form); err != nil {
 		apiutil.ErrorHandler(c, gtserror.NewErrorBadRequest(err, err.Error()), m.processor.InstanceGetV1)
 		return
@@ -249,7 +262,7 @@ func (m *Module) StatusCreatePOSTHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // overlength inputs.
 //
 // Side effect: normalizes the post's language tag.
-func validateNormalizeCreateStatus(form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) error {
+func validateNormalizeCreateStatus(form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest) error {
 	hasStatus := form.Status != ""
 	hasMedia := len(form.MediaIDs) != 0
 	hasPoll := form.Poll != nil
@@ -286,10 +299,16 @@ func validateNormalizeCreateStatus(form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) erro
 		form.Language = language
 	}
 
+	// Check if the deprecated "federated" field was
+	// set in lieu of "local_only", and use it if so.
+	if form.LocalOnly == nil && form.Federated != nil { // nolint:staticcheck
+		form.LocalOnly = util.Ptr(!*form.Federated) // nolint:staticcheck
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateNormalizeCreatePoll(form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm) error {
+func validateNormalizeCreatePoll(form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest) error {
 	maxPollOptions := config.GetStatusesPollMaxOptions()
 	maxPollChars := config.GetStatusesPollOptionMaxChars()
 

internal/api/model/status.go

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ type Status struct {
 	// Visibility of this status.
 	// example: unlisted
 	Visibility Visibility `json:"visibility"`
+	// Set to "true" if status is not federated, ie., a "local only" status; omitted from response otherwise.
+	LocalOnly bool `json:"local_only,omitempty"`
 	// Primary language of this status (ISO 639 Part 1 two-letter language code).
 	// Will be null if language is not known.
 	// example: en
@@ -209,6 +211,10 @@ type StatusCreateRequest struct {
 	SpoilerText string `form:"spoiler_text" json:"spoiler_text" xml:"spoiler_text"`
 	// Visibility of the posted status.
 	Visibility Visibility `form:"visibility" json:"visibility" xml:"visibility"`
+	// Set to "true" if this status should not be federated, ie. it should be a "local only" status.
+	LocalOnly *bool `form:"local_only"`
+	// Deprecated: Only used if LocalOnly is not set.
+	Federated *bool `form:"federated"`
 	// ISO 8601 Datetime at which to schedule a status.
 	// Providing this parameter will cause ScheduledStatus to be returned instead of Status.
 	// Must be at least 5 minutes in the future.
@@ -238,24 +244,6 @@ const (
 	VisibilityDirect Visibility = "direct"
 )
 
-// AdvancedStatusCreateForm wraps the mastodon-compatible status create form along with the GTS advanced
-// visibility settings.
-//
-// swagger:ignore
-type AdvancedStatusCreateForm struct {
-	StatusCreateRequest
-	AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm
-}
-
-// AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm allows a few more advanced flags to be set on new statuses, in addition
-// to the standard mastodon-compatible ones.
-//
-// swagger:ignore
-type AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm struct {
-	// This status will be federated beyond the local timeline(s).
-	Federated *bool `form:"federated" json:"federated" xml:"federated"`
-}
-
 // StatusContentType is the content type with which to parse the submitted status.
 // Can be either text/plain or text/markdown. Empty will default to text/plain.
 //

internal/db/bundb/account_test.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestGetAccountStatusesExcludeRepliesAndReblogs()
 func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestGetAccountStatusesExcludeRepliesAndReblogsPublicOnly() {
 	statuses, err := suite.db.GetAccountStatuses(context.Background(), suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"].ID, 20, true, true, "", "", false, true)
 	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Len(statuses, 2)
+	suite.Len(statuses, 3)
 }
 
 // populateTestStatus adds mandatory fields to a partially populated status.

internal/filter/visibility/status.go

@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ func (f *Filter) isStatusVisible(
 	}
 
 	// Check whether status accounts are visible to the requester.
-	visible, err := f.areStatusAccountsVisible(ctx, requester, status)
+	acctsVisible, err := f.areStatusAccountsVisible(ctx, requester, status)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, gtserror.Newf("error checking status %s account visibility: %w", status.ID, err)
-	} else if !visible {
+	} else if !acctsVisible {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
@@ -112,22 +112,34 @@ func (f *Filter) isStatusVisible(
 		)
 	}
 
-	if status.Visibility == gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic {
-		// This status will be visible to all.
-		return true, nil
+	if requester == nil {
+		// The request is unauthed. Only federated, Public statuses are visible without auth.
+		visibleUnauthed := !status.IsLocalOnly() && status.Visibility == gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic
+		return visibleUnauthed, nil
 	}
 
-	if requester == nil {
-		// This request is WITHOUT auth, and status is NOT public.
-		log.Trace(ctx, "unauthorized request to non-public status")
+	/*
+		From this point down we know the request is authed.
+	*/
+
+	if requester.IsRemote() && status.IsLocalOnly() {
+		// Remote accounts can't see local-only
+		// posts regardless of their visibility.
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	if status.Visibility == gtsmodel.VisibilityUnlocked {
-		// This status is visible to all auth'd accounts.
+	if status.Visibility == gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic ||
+		status.Visibility == gtsmodel.VisibilityUnlocked {
+		// This status is visible to all auth'd accounts
+		// (pending blocks, which we already checked above).
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	/*
+		From this point down we know the request
+		is of visibility followers-only or below.
+	*/
+
 	if requester.ID == status.AccountID {
 		// Author can always see their own status.
 		return true, nil

internal/filter/visibility/status_test.go

@@ -200,6 +200,43 @@ func (suite *StatusVisibleTestSuite) TestVisiblePending() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (suite *StatusVisibleTestSuite) TestVisibleLocalOnly() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Local-only, Public status.
+	testStatus := suite.testStatuses["local_account_2_status_4"]
+
+	for _, testCase := range []struct {
+		acct    *gtsmodel.Account
+		visible bool
+	}{
+		{
+			acct:    suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"],
+			visible: true, // Own status, always visible.
+		},
+		{
+			acct:    nil,
+			visible: false, // No auth, should not be visible..
+		},
+		{
+			acct:    suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"],
+			visible: true, // Local account, should be visible.
+		},
+		{
+			acct:    suite.testAccounts["remote_account_1"],
+			visible: false, // Blocked account, should not be visible.
+		},
+		{
+			acct:    suite.testAccounts["remote_account_2"],
+			visible: false, // Remote account, should not be visible.
+		},
+	} {
+		visible, err := suite.filter.StatusVisible(ctx, testCase.acct, testStatus)
+		suite.NoError(err)
+		suite.Equal(testCase.visible, visible)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStatusVisibleTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(StatusVisibleTestSuite))
 }

internal/gtsmodel/status.go

@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ func (s *Status) IsLocal() bool {
 	return s.Local != nil && *s.Local
 }
 
+// IsLocalOnly returns true if this status
+// is "local-only" ie., unfederated.
+func (s *Status) IsLocalOnly() bool {
+	return s.Federated == nil || !*s.Federated
+}
+
 // StatusToTag is an intermediate struct to facilitate the many2many relationship between a status and one or more tags.
 type StatusToTag struct {
 	StatusID string  `bun:"type:CHAR(26),unique:statustag,nullzero,notnull"`

internal/processing/fedi/collections.go

@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ func (p *Processor) OutboxGet(
 			hi = statuses[0].ID
 		}
 
+		// Reslice statuses dropping all those invisible to requester
+		// (eg., local-only statuses, if the requester is remote).
+		statuses, err = p.visFilter.StatusesVisible(
+			ctx,
+			auth.requestingAcct,
+			statuses,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			err := gtserror.Newf("error filtering statuses: %w", err)
+			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
+		}
+
 		// Start building AS collection page params.
 		params.Total = util.Ptr(*receivingAcct.Stats.StatusesCount)
 		var pageParams ap.CollectionPageParams

internal/processing/status/create.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (p *Processor) Create(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	requester *gtsmodel.Account,
 	application *gtsmodel.Application,
-	form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm,
+	form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest,
 ) (
 	*apimodel.Status,
 	gtserror.WithCode,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (p *Processor) processThreadID(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Processor) processMediaIDs(ctx context.Context, form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm, thisAccountID string, status *gtsmodel.Status) gtserror.WithCode {
+func (p *Processor) processMediaIDs(ctx context.Context, form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest, thisAccountID string, status *gtsmodel.Status) gtserror.WithCode {
 	if form.MediaIDs == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (p *Processor) processMediaIDs(ctx context.Context, form *apimodel.Advanced
 }
 
 func processVisibility(
-	form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm,
+	form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest,
 	accountDefaultVis gtsmodel.Visibility,
 	status *gtsmodel.Status,
 ) error {
@@ -356,16 +356,16 @@ func processVisibility(
 		status.Visibility = gtsmodel.VisibilityDefault
 	}
 
-	// Set federated flag to form value
-	// if provided, or default to true.
-	federated := util.PtrOrValue(form.Federated, true)
-	status.Federated = &federated
+	// Set federated according to "local_only" field,
+	// assuming federated (ie., not local-only) by default.
+	localOnly := util.PtrOrValue(form.LocalOnly, false)
+	status.Federated = util.Ptr(!localOnly)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func processInteractionPolicy(
-	_ *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm,
+	_ *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest,
 	settings *gtsmodel.AccountSettings,
 	status *gtsmodel.Status,
 ) error {
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ func processInteractionPolicy(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func processLanguage(form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm, accountDefaultLanguage string, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
+func processLanguage(form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest, accountDefaultLanguage string, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	if form.Language != "" {
 		status.Language = form.Language
 	} else {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func processLanguage(form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm, accountDefaultLang
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Processor) processContent(ctx context.Context, parseMention gtsmodel.ParseMentionFunc, form *apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
+func (p *Processor) processContent(ctx context.Context, parseMention gtsmodel.ParseMentionFunc, form *apimodel.StatusCreateRequest, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	if form.ContentType == "" {
 		// If content type wasn't specified, use the author's preferred content-type.
 		contentType := apimodel.StatusContentType(status.Account.Settings.StatusContentType)

internal/processing/status/create_test.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
 )
 
 type StatusCreateTestSuite struct {
@@ -38,22 +39,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessContentWarningWithQuotationMarks(
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "poopoo peepee",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			SpoilerText: "\"test\"", // these should not be html-escaped when the final text is rendered
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "poopoo peepee",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		SpoilerText: "\"test\"", // these should not be html-escaped when the final text is rendered
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -69,22 +66,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessContentWarningWithHTMLEscapedQuot
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "poopoo peepee",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			SpoilerText: "&#34test&#34", // the html-escaped quotation marks should appear as normal quotation marks in the finished text
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "poopoo peepee",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		SpoilerText: "&#34test&#34", // the html-escaped quotation marks should appear as normal quotation marks in the finished text
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -105,21 +98,17 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessStatusMarkdownWithUnderscoreEmoji
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "poopoo peepee :_rainbow_:",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "poopoo peepee :_rainbow_:",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -135,22 +124,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessStatusMarkdownWithSpoilerTextEmoj
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "poopoo peepee",
-			SpoilerText: "testing something :rainbow:",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "poopoo peepee",
+		SpoilerText: "testing something :rainbow:",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypeMarkdown,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -170,22 +155,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessMediaDescriptionTooShort() {
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "poopoo peepee",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{suite.testAttachments["local_account_1_unattached_1"].ID},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			SpoilerText: "",
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "poopoo peepee",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{suite.testAttachments["local_account_1_unattached_1"].ID},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		SpoilerText: "",
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -199,22 +180,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessLanguageWithScriptPart() {
 	creatingAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
 	creatingApplication := suite.testApplications["application_1"]
 
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "你好世界", // hello world
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: "",
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			SpoilerText: "",
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "zh-Hans",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "你好世界", // hello world
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: "",
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		SpoilerText: "",
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "zh-Hans",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)
@@ -233,22 +210,18 @@ func (suite *StatusCreateTestSuite) TestProcessReplyToUnthreadedRemoteStatus() {
 
 	// Reply to a remote status that
 	// doesn't have a threadID set on it.
-	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.AdvancedStatusCreateForm{
-		StatusCreateRequest: apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
-			Status:      "boobies",
-			MediaIDs:    []string{},
-			Poll:        nil,
-			InReplyToID: inReplyTo.ID,
-			Sensitive:   false,
-			SpoilerText: "this is a reply",
-			Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
-			ScheduledAt: "",
-			Language:    "en",
-			ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
-		},
-		AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm: apimodel.AdvancedVisibilityFlagsForm{
-			Federated: nil,
-		},
+	statusCreateForm := &apimodel.StatusCreateRequest{
+		Status:      "boobies",
+		MediaIDs:    []string{},
+		Poll:        nil,
+		InReplyToID: inReplyTo.ID,
+		Sensitive:   false,
+		SpoilerText: "this is a reply",
+		Visibility:  apimodel.VisibilityPublic,
+		LocalOnly:   util.Ptr(false),
+		ScheduledAt: "",
+		Language:    "en",
+		ContentType: apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain,
 	}
 
 	apiStatus, err := suite.status.Create(ctx, creatingAccount, creatingApplication, statusCreateForm)

internal/processing/workers/federate.go

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (f *federate) DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account)
 func (f *federate) CreateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	// Do nothing if the status
 	// shouldn't be federated.
-	if !*status.Federated {
+	if status.IsLocalOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (f *federate) CreatePollVote(ctx context.Context, poll *gtsmodel.Poll, vote
 
 	// Do nothing if the status
 	// shouldn't be federated.
-	if !*status.Federated {
+	if status.IsLocalOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (f *federate) CreatePollVote(ctx context.Context, poll *gtsmodel.Poll, vote
 func (f *federate) DeleteStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	// Do nothing if the status
 	// shouldn't be federated.
-	if !*status.Federated {
+	if status.IsLocalOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (f *federate) DeleteStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) er
 func (f *federate) UpdateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
 	// Do nothing if the status
 	// shouldn't be federated.
-	if !*status.Federated {
+	if status.IsLocalOnly() {
 		return nil
 	}
 

internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go

@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ func (c *Converter) baseStatusToFrontend(
 		Sensitive:          *s.Sensitive,
 		SpoilerText:        s.ContentWarning,
 		Visibility:         c.VisToAPIVis(ctx, s.Visibility),
+		LocalOnly:          s.IsLocalOnly(),
 		Language:           nil, // Set below.
 		URI:                s.URI,
 		URL:                s.URL,

testrig/testmodels.go

@@ -1536,8 +1536,8 @@ func NewTestStatuses() map[string]*gtsmodel.Status {
 			ID:                       "01F8MHAYFKS4KMXF8K5Y1C0KRN",
 			URI:                      "http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAYFKS4KMXF8K5Y1C0KRN",
 			URL:                      "http://localhost:8080/@the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAYFKS4KMXF8K5Y1C0KRN",
-			Content:                  "this is an unlocked local-only post that shouldn't federate, but it's still boostable, replyable, and likeable",
-			Text:                     "this is an unlocked local-only post that shouldn't federate, but it's still boostable, replyable, and likeable",
+			Content:                  "this is a Public local-only post that shouldn't federate, but it's still boostable, replyable, and likeable",
+			Text:                     "this is a Public local-only post that shouldn't federate, but it's still boostable, replyable, and likeable",
 			CreatedAt:                TimeMustParse("2021-10-20T12:40:37+02:00"),
 			UpdatedAt:                TimeMustParse("2021-10-20T12:40:37+02:00"),
 			Local:                    util.Ptr(true),
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ func NewTestStatuses() map[string]*gtsmodel.Status {
 			BoostOfID:                "",
 			ThreadID:                 "01HCWDVTW3HQWSX66VJQ91Z1RH",
 			ContentWarning:           "",
-			Visibility:               gtsmodel.VisibilityUnlocked,
+			Visibility:               gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic,
 			Sensitive:                util.Ptr(false),
 			Language:                 "en",
 			CreatedWithApplicationID: "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG",