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given: "Alice" created an actor on "abel" called "Alice"

send.Alice.request.create_actor

{
  "base_url": "http://abel",
  "preferred_username": "Alice",
  "profile": {},
  "automatically_accept_followers": null,
  "name": null
}

receive.Alice.response.create_actor

{
  "attachment": null,
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "https://w3id.org/security/v1"
  ],
  "publicKey": {
    "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA#legacy-key-1",
    "owner": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
    "publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA02FmlY8uJDfy89YlRHhU\n4MrsTB4Fg2PN1O6+71XdWx3rlHm1TEftq2B1yRILUlB0mPV1hLc7pPnwhJ3Lpwak\nguZVMBOXzh7YO6f+JN8V5/7DiAOtksf9c2ct7SrQXREk7PLziq6OUpoXRMHG2Cgc\n8E83zoQafbeyXAxE7IT2aThMVSlPkwOe/Y8EYaOuOr/t4eCX7zLwWqPeNyOx2IVR\nkxK9ImWOYX0dYNArixho3bbahuBO4jD980r+qTn7IpGU8v/yFpN4MCGQVuXSEJkX\ncfBUi3B+nR/00ohhnb4mg55tFo/KCcbzX5DsYcqWkh/vi0hW2O8W7ofDV6uFZIzz\nYwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
  },
  "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
  "type": "Person",
  "inbox": "http://abel/inbox/bvpEvWv7HHbOhs1Vs4luHw",
  "outbox": "http://abel/outbox/wfKbWu6pwmEYkpkQSOHa6w",
  "followers": "http://abel/followers/6zT3fly_CPg7BZYL3o4x_g",
  "following": "http://abel/following/R4xaCB2E2hwfVzV7XhRm9Q",
  "preferredUsername": "Alice",
  "name": "Alice",
  "identifiers": [
    "acct:Alice@abel",
    "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA"
  ],
  "endpoints": {
    "sharedInbox": "http://abel/shared_inbox"
  }
}

given: "bob" created an actor on "banach" called "bob"

send.bob.request.create_actor

{
  "base_url": "http://banach",
  "preferred_username": "bob",
  "profile": {},
  "automatically_accept_followers": null,
  "name": null
}

receive.bob.response.create_actor

{
  "attachment": null,
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "https://w3id.org/security/v1"
  ],
  "publicKey": {
    "id": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w#legacy-key-1",
    "owner": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w",
    "publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAnTWpSkWBcV/HPdSwiDph\nXTV9pbf0zFeQ+VJOdjCK5koQKq/Dc2fCbgLxhqd4fy63aGf+5iw7D6tA6+JiHi48\nziDLdwEaWpWALzvs4xK2JWTXGsYGEc/jI4sInvoYM8kIUZ7k5Xi5n6ezbPaC55dR\nlB8BSdp2QoWb1Ao3Kyn6D7A8Qt3SGVOva73jJAWxv9rM/ehH/wDvPNjLKT+q9a65\nKspfxeiu5MuMqfX7nPEgvTlsBAVIGeIggxIoOimDfvcKDFoFEFaMK48pAOAlExKd\nBCMBfXFnS7CmK6G+mKQwKFpWXs64t5o7pGxIuKY22FqfGGnfuOVLR6+iYP+TPLB7\nOQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
  },
  "id": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w",
  "type": "Person",
  "inbox": "http://banach/inbox/edaNbqckUp0UcgtrjsDoZw",
  "outbox": "http://banach/outbox/KT0CgvQ3GHTfMMd99ANWRQ",
  "followers": "http://banach/followers/qNIy6sMaO8sTte0hs1r8Yw",
  "following": "http://banach/following/FOxLOQfEDewUSCT2iAmXZA",
  "preferredUsername": "bob",
  "name": "bob",
  "identifiers": [
    "acct:bob@banach",
    "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
  ],
  "endpoints": {
    "sharedInbox": "http://banach/shared_inbox"
  }
}

when: "Alice" sends "bob" a message saying "You stole my milk!"

send.Alice.trigger.send_message

{
  "actor": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
  "data": {
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "type": "Create",
    "actor": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
    "to": [
      "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
    ],
    "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/23d3267abe504c20",
    "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
    "object": {
      "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "type": "Note",
      "attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
      "to": [
        "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
      ],
      "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd",
      "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
      "content": "You stole my milk!"
    }
  }
}

receive.Alice.outgoing

{
  "actor": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
  "event_type": "outgoing",
  "data": {
    "raw": {
      "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "type": "Create",
      "actor": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
      "to": [
        "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
      ],
      "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/23d3267abe504c20",
      "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
      "object": {
        "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
        "type": "Note",
        "attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
        "to": [
          "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
        ],
        "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd",
        "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
        "content": "You stole my milk!"
      }
    },
    "recipients": {
      "recipients": [
        "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
      ],
      "public": false
    }
  }
}

receive.bob.incoming

{
  "actor": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w",
  "event_type": "incoming",
  "data": {
    "raw": {
      "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
      "type": "Create",
      "actor": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
      "to": [
        "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
      ],
      "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/23d3267abe504c20",
      "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
      "object": {
        "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
        "type": "Note",
        "attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
        "to": [
          "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
        ],
        "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd",
        "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
        "content": "You stole my milk!"
      }
    },
    "recipients": {
      "recipients": [
        "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
      ],
      "public": false
    }
  }
}

then: "bob" receives a message saying "You stole my milk!"

then: "bob" can lookup this message by id

send.bob.request.fetch

{
  "actor": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w",
  "uri": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd"
}

receive.bob.response.fetch

{
  "actor": "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w",
  "uri": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd",
  "data": {
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA",
    "to": [
      "http://banach/actor/uJcamtxWf6z54MWhiEmC4w"
    ],
    "id": "http://abel/actor/us6_kX9fYjIOds1wwG2xlA/f15de987d69738cd",
    "published": "2025-02-23T08:45:35Z",
    "content": "You stole my milk!"
  }
}