Allow to disable webmentions via config

README.md

@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@
    - with dark and light version
  - IndieWeb citizen
    - Microformats aware (exports `h-feed`, `h-entry`, `h-cards`, ...)
-   - Exports RSS/Atom/[JSON](https://jsonfeed.org/) feeds
-    - You stream/timeline is also available in an (authenticated) JSON feed
    - Implements [IndieAuth](https://indieauth.spec.indieweb.org/) endpoints (authorization and token endpoint)
      - U2F support
      - You can use your ActivityPub identity to login to other websites/app
+   - Send [Webmentions](https://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/) (only for public notes)
+   - Exports RSS/Atom/[JSON](https://jsonfeed.org/) feeds
+    - You stream/timeline is also available in an (authenticated) JSON feed
   - Comes with a tiny HTTP API to help posting new content and and read your inbox/notifications
  - Deployable with Docker (Docker compose for everything: dev, test and deployment)
  - Focused on testing

config.py

@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ if conf.get("emoji_tpl"):
 # Hosts blacklist
 BLACKLIST = conf.get("blacklist", [])
 
+DISABLE_WEBMENTIONS = conf.get("disable_webmentions", False)
+
 # By default, we keep 14 of inbox data ; outbox is kept forever (along with bookmarked stuff, outbox replies, liked...)
 DAYS_TO_KEEP = 14
 

core/tasks.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from little_boxes import activitypub as ap
 from poussetaches import PousseTaches
 
 from config import MEDIA_CACHE
+from config import DISABLE_WEBMENTIONS
 from utils import parse_datetime
 
 p = PousseTaches(
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ class Tasks:
 
     @staticmethod
     def send_webmentions(activity: ap.Create, links: Set[str]) -> None:
+        if DISABLE_WEBMENTIONS:
+            return None
+
         for link in links:
             p.push(
                 {