1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/util.go b/internal/typeutils/util.go
index bd6c33ee1..0100200dc 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/util.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/util.go
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ package typeutils
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/regexes"
 )
@@ -82,3 +84,19 @@ func misskeyReportInlineURLs(content string) []*url.URL {
 	}
 	return urls
 }
+
+// getURI is a shortcut/util function for extracting
+// the JSONLDId URI of an Activity or Object.
+func getURI(withID ap.WithJSONLDId) (*url.URL, string, error) {
+	idProp := withID.GetJSONLDId()
+	if idProp == nil {
+		return nil, "", errors.New("id prop was nil")
+	}
+
+	if !idProp.IsIRI() {
+		return nil, "", errors.New("id prop was not an IRI")
+	}
+
+	id := idProp.Get()
+	return id, id.String(), nil
+}