Start big cleanup

app_utils.py

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+from flask_wtf.csrf import CSRFProtect
+from little_boxes import activitypub as ap
+
+import activitypub
+from activitypub import Box
+from config import me
+from tasks import Tasks
+
+csrf = CSRFProtect()
+
+
+back = activitypub.MicroblogPubBackend()
+ap.use_backend(back)
+
+MY_PERSON = ap.Person(**ME)
+
+
+def post_to_outbox(activity: ap.BaseActivity) -> str:
+    if activity.has_type(ap.CREATE_TYPES):
+        activity = activity.build_create()
+
+    # Assign create a random ID
+    obj_id = back.random_object_id()
+
+    activity.set_id(back.activity_url(obj_id), obj_id)
+
+    back.save(Box.OUTBOX, activity)
+    Tasks.cache_actor(activity.id)
+    Tasks.finish_post_to_outbox(activity.id)
+    return activity.id