Merge branch 'following-relationships-optimizations' into 'develop'

FollowingRelationship storage & performance optimizations

See merge request pleroma/pleroma!2332

lib/pleroma/ecto_enums.ex

@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@
 
 import EctoEnum
 
-defenum(UserRelationshipTypeEnum,
+defenum(Pleroma.UserRelationship.Type,
   block: 1,
   mute: 2,
   reblog_mute: 3,
   notification_mute: 4,
   inverse_subscription: 5
 )
+
+defenum(Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.State,
+  follow_pending: 1,
+  follow_accept: 2,
+  follow_reject: 3
+)

lib/pleroma/following_relationship.ex

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.FollowingRelationship do
   import Ecto.Changeset
   import Ecto.Query
 
+  alias Ecto.Changeset
   alias FlakeId.Ecto.CompatType
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
 
   schema "following_relationships" do
-    field(:state, :string, default: "accept")
+    field(:state, Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.State, default: :follow_pending)
 
     belongs_to(:follower, User, type: CompatType)
     belongs_to(:following, User, type: CompatType)
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ def changeset(%__MODULE__{} = following_relationship, attrs) do
     |> put_assoc(:follower, attrs.follower)
     |> put_assoc(:following, attrs.following)
     |> validate_required([:state, :follower, :following])
+    |> unique_constraint(:follower_id,
+      name: :following_relationships_follower_id_following_id_index
+    )
+    |> validate_not_self_relationship()
+  end
+
+  def state_to_enum(state) when state in ["pending", "accept", "reject"] do
+    String.to_existing_atom("follow_#{state}")
+  end
+
+  def state_to_enum(state) do
+    raise "State is not convertible to Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.State: #{state}"
   end
 
   def get(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following) do
@@ -35,7 +48,7 @@ def get(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following) do
     |> Repo.one()
   end
 
-  def update(follower, following, "reject"), do: unfollow(follower, following)
+  def update(follower, following, :follow_reject), do: unfollow(follower, following)
 
   def update(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following, state) do
     case get(follower, following) do
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ def update(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following, state) do
     end
   end
 
-  def follow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following, state \\ "accept") do
+  def follow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following, state \\ :follow_accept) do
     %__MODULE__{}
     |> changeset(%{follower: follower, following: following, state: state})
     |> Repo.insert(on_conflict: :nothing)
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ def following_count(%User{} = user) do
   def get_follow_requests(%User{id: id}) do
     __MODULE__
     |> join(:inner, [r], f in assoc(r, :follower))
-    |> where([r], r.state == "pending")
+    |> where([r], r.state == ^:follow_pending)
     |> where([r], r.following_id == ^id)
     |> select([r, f], f)
     |> Repo.all()
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ def get_follow_requests(%User{id: id}) do
 
   def following?(%User{id: follower_id}, %User{id: followed_id}) do
     __MODULE__
-    |> where(follower_id: ^follower_id, following_id: ^followed_id, state: "accept")
+    |> where(follower_id: ^follower_id, following_id: ^followed_id, state: ^:follow_accept)
     |> Repo.exists?()
   end
 
@@ -97,7 +110,7 @@ def following(%User{} = user) do
       __MODULE__
       |> join(:inner, [r], u in User, on: r.following_id == u.id)
       |> where([r], r.follower_id == ^user.id)
-      |> where([r], r.state == "accept")
+      |> where([r], r.state == ^:follow_accept)
       |> select([r, u], u.follower_address)
       |> Repo.all()
 
@@ -157,4 +170,30 @@ def find(following_relationships, follower, following) do
       fr -> fr.follower_id == follower.id and fr.following_id == following.id
     end)
   end
+
+  defp validate_not_self_relationship(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
+    changeset
+    |> validate_follower_id_following_id_inequality()
+    |> validate_following_id_follower_id_inequality()
+  end
+
+  defp validate_follower_id_following_id_inequality(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
+    validate_change(changeset, :follower_id, fn _, follower_id ->
+      if follower_id == get_field(changeset, :following_id) do
+        [source_id: "can't be equal to following_id"]
+      else
+        []
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp validate_following_id_follower_id_inequality(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
+    validate_change(changeset, :following_id, fn _, following_id ->
+      if following_id == get_field(changeset, :follower_id) do
+        [target_id: "can't be equal to follower_id"]
+      else
+        []
+      end
+    end)
+  end
 end

lib/pleroma/user.ex

@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ def needs_update?(_), do: true
 
   @spec maybe_direct_follow(User.t(), User.t()) :: {:ok, User.t()} | {:error, String.t()}
   def maybe_direct_follow(%User{} = follower, %User{local: true, locked: true} = followed) do
-    follow(follower, followed, "pending")
+    follow(follower, followed, :follow_pending)
   end
 
   def maybe_direct_follow(%User{} = follower, %User{local: true} = followed) do
@@ -720,14 +720,14 @@ def maybe_direct_follow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = followed) do
   def follow_all(follower, followeds) do
     followeds
     |> Enum.reject(fn followed -> blocks?(follower, followed) || blocks?(followed, follower) end)
-    |> Enum.each(&follow(follower, &1, "accept"))
+    |> Enum.each(&follow(follower, &1, :follow_accept))
 
     set_cache(follower)
   end
 
   defdelegate following(user), to: FollowingRelationship
 
-  def follow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = followed, state \\ "accept") do
+  def follow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = followed, state \\ :follow_accept) do
     deny_follow_blocked = Pleroma.Config.get([:user, :deny_follow_blocked])
 
     cond do
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ def unfollow(%User{ap_id: ap_id}, %User{ap_id: ap_id}) do
 
   def unfollow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = followed) do
     case get_follow_state(follower, followed) do
-      state when state in ["accept", "pending"] ->
+      state when state in [:follow_pending, :follow_accept] ->
         FollowingRelationship.unfollow(follower, followed)
         {:ok, followed} = update_follower_count(followed)
 
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ def unfollow(%User{} = follower, %User{} = followed) do
 
   defdelegate following?(follower, followed), to: FollowingRelationship
 
+  @doc "Returns follow state as Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.State value"
   def get_follow_state(%User{} = follower, %User{} = following) do
     following_relationship = FollowingRelationship.get(follower, following)
     get_follow_state(follower, following, following_relationship)
@@ -785,8 +786,11 @@ def get_follow_state(
     case {following_relationship, following.local} do
       {nil, false} ->
         case Utils.fetch_latest_follow(follower, following) do
-          %{data: %{"state" => state}} when state in ["pending", "accept"] -> state
+          %Activity{data: %{"state" => state}} when state in ["pending", "accept"] ->
-          _ -> nil
+            FollowingRelationship.state_to_enum(state)
+
+          _ ->
+            nil
         end
 
       {%{state: state}, _} ->
@@ -1285,7 +1289,7 @@ def blocks?(nil, _), do: false
 
   def blocks?(%User{} = user, %User{} = target) do
     blocks_user?(user, target) ||
-      (!User.following?(user, target) && blocks_domain?(user, target))
+      (blocks_domain?(user, target) and not User.following?(user, target))
   end
 
   def blocks_user?(%User{} = user, %User{} = target) do

lib/pleroma/user/query.ex

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ defp compose_query({:followers, %User{id: id}}, query) do
       as: :relationships,
       on: r.following_id == ^id and r.follower_id == u.id
     )
-    |> where([relationships: r], r.state == "accept")
+    |> where([relationships: r], r.state == ^:follow_accept)
   end
 
   defp compose_query({:friends, %User{id: id}}, query) do
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ defp compose_query({:friends, %User{id: id}}, query) do
       as: :relationships,
       on: r.following_id == u.id and r.follower_id == ^id
     )
-    |> where([relationships: r], r.state == "accept")
+    |> where([relationships: r], r.state == ^:follow_accept)
   end
 
   defp compose_query({:recipients_from_activity, to}, query) do
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ defp compose_query({:recipients_from_activity, to}, query) do
     )
     |> where(
       [u, following: f, relationships: r],
-      u.ap_id in ^to or (f.follower_address in ^to and r.state == "accept")
+      u.ap_id in ^to or (f.follower_address in ^to and r.state == ^:follow_accept)
     )
     |> distinct(true)
   end

lib/pleroma/user_relationship.ex

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserRelationship do
   import Ecto.Changeset
   import Ecto.Query
 
+  alias Ecto.Changeset
   alias Pleroma.FollowingRelationship
   alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.User
@@ -16,12 +17,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserRelationship do
   schema "user_relationships" do
     belongs_to(:source, User, type: FlakeId.Ecto.CompatType)
     belongs_to(:target, User, type: FlakeId.Ecto.CompatType)
-    field(:relationship_type, UserRelationshipTypeEnum)
+    field(:relationship_type, Pleroma.UserRelationship.Type)
 
     timestamps(updated_at: false)
   end
 
-  for relationship_type <- Keyword.keys(UserRelationshipTypeEnum.__enum_map__()) do
+  for relationship_type <- Keyword.keys(Pleroma.UserRelationship.Type.__enum_map__()) do
     # `def create_block/2`, `def create_mute/2`, `def create_reblog_mute/2`,
     #   `def create_notification_mute/2`, `def create_inverse_subscription/2`
     def unquote(:"create_#{relationship_type}")(source, target),
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def unquote(:"#{relationship_type}_exists?")(source, target),
 
   def user_relationship_types, do: Keyword.keys(user_relationship_mappings())
 
-  def user_relationship_mappings, do: UserRelationshipTypeEnum.__enum_map__()
+  def user_relationship_mappings, do: Pleroma.UserRelationship.Type.__enum_map__()
 
   def changeset(%UserRelationship{} = user_relationship, params \\ %{}) do
     user_relationship
@@ -147,16 +148,14 @@ def view_relationships_option(%User{} = reading_user, actors) do
     %{user_relationships: user_relationships, following_relationships: following_relationships}
   end
 
-  defp validate_not_self_relationship(%Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset) do
+  defp validate_not_self_relationship(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
     changeset
-    |> validate_change(:target_id, fn _, target_id ->
+    |> validate_source_id_target_id_inequality()
-      if target_id == get_field(changeset, :source_id) do
+    |> validate_target_id_source_id_inequality()
-        [target_id: "can't be equal to source_id"]
+  end
-      else
+
-        []
+  defp validate_source_id_target_id_inequality(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
-      end
+    validate_change(changeset, :source_id, fn _, source_id ->
-    end)
-    |> validate_change(:source_id, fn _, source_id ->
       if source_id == get_field(changeset, :target_id) do
         [source_id: "can't be equal to target_id"]
       else
@@ -164,4 +163,14 @@ defp validate_not_self_relationship(%Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset) do
       end
     end)
   end
+
+  defp validate_target_id_source_id_inequality(%Changeset{} = changeset) do
+    validate_change(changeset, :target_id, fn _, target_id ->
+      if target_id == get_field(changeset, :source_id) do
+        [target_id: "can't be equal to source_id"]
+      else
+        []
+      end
+    end)
+  end
 end

lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex

@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ def handle_incoming(
            {_, {:ok, follower}} <- {:follow, User.follow(follower, followed)},
            {_, {:ok, _}} <-
              {:follow_state_update, Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(activity, "accept")},
-           {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "accept") do
+           {:ok, _relationship} <-
+             FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_accept) do
         ActivityPub.accept(%{
           to: [follower.ap_id],
           actor: followed,
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
       else
         {:user_blocked, true} ->
           {:ok, _} = Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(activity, "reject")
-          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "reject")
+          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_reject)
 
           ActivityPub.reject(%{
             to: [follower.ap_id],
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
 
         {:follow, {:error, _}} ->
           {:ok, _} = Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(activity, "reject")
-          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "reject")
+          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_reject)
 
           ActivityPub.reject(%{
             to: [follower.ap_id],
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
           })
 
         {:user_locked, true} ->
-          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "pending")
+          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_pending)
           :noop
       end
 
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- get_follow_activity(follow_object, followed),
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(follow_activity, "accept"),
          %User{local: true} = follower <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(follow_activity.data["actor"]),
-         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "accept") do
+         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_accept) do
       ActivityPub.accept(%{
         to: follow_activity.data["to"],
         type: "Accept",
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- get_follow_activity(follow_object, followed),
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(follow_activity, "reject"),
          %User{local: true} = follower <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(follow_activity.data["actor"]),
-         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "reject"),
+         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_reject),
          {:ok, activity} <-
            ActivityPub.reject(%{
              to: follow_activity.data["to"],

lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def accept_follow_request(follower, followed) do
     with {:ok, follower} <- User.follow(follower, followed),
          %Activity{} = follow_activity <- Utils.fetch_latest_follow(follower, followed),
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(follow_activity, "accept"),
-         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "accept"),
+         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_accept),
          {:ok, _activity} <-
            ActivityPub.accept(%{
              to: [follower.ap_id],
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def accept_follow_request(follower, followed) do
   def reject_follow_request(follower, followed) do
     with %Activity{} = follow_activity <- Utils.fetch_latest_follow(follower, followed),
          {:ok, follow_activity} <- Utils.update_follow_state_for_all(follow_activity, "reject"),
-         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "reject"),
+         {:ok, _relationship} <- FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, :follow_reject),
          {:ok, _activity} <-
            ActivityPub.reject(%{
              to: [follower.ap_id],

lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def render(
     followed_by =
       if following_relationships do
         case FollowingRelationship.find(following_relationships, target, reading_user) do
-          %{state: "accept"} -> true
+          %{state: :follow_accept} -> true
           _ -> false
         end
       else
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def render(
     # NOTE: adjust UserRelationship.view_relationships_option/2 on new relation-related flags
     %{
       id: to_string(target.id),
-      following: follow_state == "accept",
+      following: follow_state == :follow_accept,
       followed_by: followed_by,
       blocking:
         UserRelationship.exists?(
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def render(
           reading_user,
           &User.subscribed_to?(&2, &1)
         ),
-      requested: follow_state == "pending",
+      requested: follow_state == :follow_pending,
       domain_blocking: User.blocks_domain?(reading_user, target),
       showing_reblogs:
         not UserRelationship.exists?(

priv/repo/migrations/20200328124805_change_following_relationships_state_to_integer.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.ChangeFollowingRelationshipsStateToInteger do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  @alter_following_relationship_state "ALTER TABLE following_relationships ALTER COLUMN state"
+
+  def up do
+    execute("""
+    #{@alter_following_relationship_state} TYPE integer USING
+    CASE
+      WHEN state = 'pending' THEN 1
+      WHEN state = 'accept' THEN 2
+      WHEN state = 'reject' THEN 3
+      ELSE 0
+    END;
+    """)
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    execute("""
+    #{@alter_following_relationship_state} TYPE varchar(255) USING
+    CASE
+      WHEN state = 1 THEN 'pending'
+      WHEN state = 2 THEN 'accept'
+      WHEN state = 3 THEN 'reject'
+      ELSE ''
+    END;
+    """)
+  end
+end

priv/repo/migrations/20200328130139_add_following_relationships_following_id_index.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.AddFollowingRelationshipsFollowingIdIndex do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  # [:follower_index] index is useless because of [:follower_id, :following_id] index
+  # [:following_id] index makes sense because of user's followers-targeted queries
+  def change do
+    drop_if_exists(index(:following_relationships, [:follower_id]))
+
+    create_if_not_exists(index(:following_relationships, [:following_id]))
+  end
+end

test/following_relationship_test.exs

@@ -15,28 +15,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.FollowingRelationshipTest do
     test "returns following addresses without internal.fetch" do
       user = insert(:user)
       fetch_actor = InternalFetchActor.get_actor()
-      FollowingRelationship.follow(fetch_actor, user, "accept")
+      FollowingRelationship.follow(fetch_actor, user, :follow_accept)
       assert FollowingRelationship.following(fetch_actor) == [user.follower_address]
     end
 
     test "returns following addresses without relay" do
       user = insert(:user)
       relay_actor = Relay.get_actor()
-      FollowingRelationship.follow(relay_actor, user, "accept")
+      FollowingRelationship.follow(relay_actor, user, :follow_accept)
       assert FollowingRelationship.following(relay_actor) == [user.follower_address]
     end
 
     test "returns following addresses without remote user" do
       user = insert(:user)
       actor = insert(:user, local: false)
-      FollowingRelationship.follow(actor, user, "accept")
+      FollowingRelationship.follow(actor, user, :follow_accept)
       assert FollowingRelationship.following(actor) == [user.follower_address]
     end
 
     test "returns following addresses with local user" do
       user = insert(:user)
       actor = insert(:user, local: true)
-      FollowingRelationship.follow(actor, user, "accept")
+      FollowingRelationship.follow(actor, user, :follow_accept)
 
       assert FollowingRelationship.following(actor) == [
                actor.follower_address,

test/tasks/user_test.exs

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ test "no user to toggle" do
     test "user is unsubscribed" do
       followed = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
-      User.follow(user, followed, "accept")
+      User.follow(user, followed, :follow_accept)
 
       Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.User.run(["unsubscribe", user.nickname])
 

test/user_test.exs

@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ test "doesn't return already accepted or duplicate follow requests" do
     CommonAPI.follow(pending_follower, locked)
     CommonAPI.follow(pending_follower, locked)
     CommonAPI.follow(accepted_follower, locked)
-    Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.update(accepted_follower, locked, "accept")
+
+    Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.update(accepted_follower, locked, :follow_accept)
 
     assert [^pending_follower] = User.get_follow_requests(locked)
   end
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ test "unfollow with syncronizes external user" do
           following_address: "http://localhost:4001/users/fuser2/following"
         })
 
-      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed, "accept")
+      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed, :follow_accept)
 
       {:ok, user, _activity} = User.unfollow(user, followed)
 
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ test "unfollow takes a user and another user" do
       followed = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
 
-      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed, "accept")
+      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed, :follow_accept)
 
       assert User.following(user) == [user.follower_address, followed.follower_address]
 
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ test "unfollow doesn't unfollow yourself" do
   test "test if a user is following another user" do
     followed = insert(:user)
     user = insert(:user)
-    User.follow(user, followed, "accept")
+    User.follow(user, followed, :follow_accept)
 
     assert User.following?(user, followed)
     refute User.following?(followed, user)

test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs

@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ test "it upgrades a user to activitypub" do
         })
 
       user_two = insert(:user)
-      Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.follow(user_two, user, "accept")
+      Pleroma.FollowingRelationship.follow(user_two, user, :follow_accept)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{"status" => "test"})
       {:ok, unrelated_activity} = CommonAPI.post(user_two, %{"status" => "test"})

test/web/common_api/common_api_test.exs

@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ test "cancels a pending follow for a local user" do
       assert {:ok, follower, followed, %{id: activity_id, data: %{"state" => "pending"}}} =
                CommonAPI.follow(follower, followed)
 
-      assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == "pending"
+      assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == :follow_pending
       assert {:ok, follower} = CommonAPI.unfollow(follower, followed)
       assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == nil
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ test "cancels a pending follow for a remote user" do
       assert {:ok, follower, followed, %{id: activity_id, data: %{"state" => "pending"}}} =
                CommonAPI.follow(follower, followed)
 
-      assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == "pending"
+      assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == :follow_pending
       assert {:ok, follower} = CommonAPI.unfollow(follower, followed)
       assert User.get_follow_state(follower, followed) == nil
 

test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/follow_request_controller_test.exs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test "/api/v1/follow_requests works", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, _activity} = ActivityPub.follow(other_user, user)
-      {:ok, other_user} = User.follow(other_user, user, "pending")
+      {:ok, other_user} = User.follow(other_user, user, :follow_pending)
 
       assert User.following?(other_user, user) == false
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test "/api/v1/follow_requests/:id/authorize works", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
       other_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, _activity} = ActivityPub.follow(other_user, user)
-      {:ok, other_user} = User.follow(other_user, user, "pending")
+      {:ok, other_user} = User.follow(other_user, user, :follow_pending)
 
       user = User.get_cached_by_id(user.id)
       other_user = User.get_cached_by_id(other_user.id)

test/web/streamer/streamer_test.exs

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ test "it doesn't send to user if recipients invalid and thread containment is en
       Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :skip_thread_containment], false)
       author = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
-      User.follow(user, author, "accept")
+      User.follow(user, author, :follow_accept)
 
       activity =
         insert(:note_activity,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ test "it sends message if recipients invalid and thread containment is disabled"
       Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :skip_thread_containment], true)
       author = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user)
-      User.follow(user, author, "accept")
+      User.follow(user, author, :follow_accept)
 
       activity =
         insert(:note_activity,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ test "it sends message if recipients invalid and thread containment is enabled b
       Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :skip_thread_containment], false)
       author = insert(:user)
       user = insert(:user, skip_thread_containment: true)
-      User.follow(user, author, "accept")
+      User.follow(user, author, :follow_accept)
 
       activity =
         insert(:note_activity,