We're excited to announce the release of BotKit 0.3.0! This release marks a significant milestone as #BotKit now supports #Node.js alongside #Deno, making it accessible to a wider audience. The minimum required Node.js version is 22.0.0. This dual-runtime support means you can now choose your preferred #JavaScript runtime while building #ActivityPub #bots with the same powerful BotKit APIs.

One of the most requested features has landed: poll support! You can now create interactive polls in your #bot messages, allowing followers to vote on questions with single or multiple-choice options. Polls are represented as ActivityPub Question objects with proper expiration times, and your bot can react to votes through the new onVote event handler. This feature enhances engagement possibilities and brings BotKit to feature parity with major #fediverse platforms like Mastodon and Misskey.

// Create a poll with multiple choicesawait session.publish(textWhat&#39;s your favorite programming language?, { class: Question, poll: { multiple: true, // Allow multiple selections options: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Python", "Rust"], endTime: Temporal.Now.instant().add({ hours: 24 }), },});// Handle votesbot.onVote = async (session, vote) => { console.log(</span><span>${</span><span>vote</span><span>.</span><span>actor</span><span>}</span><span> voted for &quot;</span><span>${</span><span>vote</span><span>.</span><span>option</span><span>}</span><span>&quot;);};

The web frontend has been enhanced with a new followers page, thanks to the contribution from Hyeonseo Kim (@gaebalgom)! The /followers route now displays a paginated list of your bot's followers, and the follower count on the main profile page is now clickable, providing better visibility into your bot's audience. This improvement makes the web interface more complete and user-friendly.

For developers looking for alternative storage backends, we've introduced the SqliteRepository through the new @fedify/botkit-sqlite package. This provides a production-ready SQLite-based storage solution with ACID compliance, write-ahead logging (WAL) for optimal performance, and proper indexing. Additionally, the new @fedify/botkit/repository module offers MemoryCachedRepository for adding an in-memory cache layer on top of any repository implementation, improving read performance for frequently accessed data.

This release also includes an important security update: we've upgraded to #Fedify 1.8.8, ensuring your bots stay secure and compatible with the latest ActivityPub standards. The repository pattern has been expanded with new interfaces and types like RepositoryGetMessagesOptions, RepositoryGetFollowersOptions, and proper support for polls storage through the KvStoreRepositoryPrefixes.polls option, providing more flexibility for custom implementations.

#fedidev

We're excited to announce the release of BotKit 0.3.0! This release marks a significant milestone as #BotKit now supports #Node.js alongside #Deno, making it accessible to a wider audience. The minimum required Node.js version is 22.0.0. This dual-runtime support means you can now choose your preferred #JavaScript runtime while building #ActivityPub #bots with the same powerful BotKit APIs.

One of the most requested features has landed: poll support! You can now create interactive polls in your #bot messages, allowing followers to vote on questions with single or multiple-choice options. Polls are represented as ActivityPub Question objects with proper expiration times, and your bot can react to votes through the new onVote event handler. This feature enhances engagement possibilities and brings BotKit to feature parity with major #fediverse platforms like Mastodon and Misskey.

// Create a poll with multiple choicesawait session.publish(textWhat&#39;s your favorite programming language?, { class: Question, poll: { multiple: true, // Allow multiple selections options: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Python", "Rust"], endTime: Temporal.Now.instant().add({ hours: 24 }), },});// Handle votesbot.onVote = async (session, vote) => { console.log(</span><span>${</span><span>vote</span><span>.</span><span>actor</span><span>}</span><span> voted for &quot;</span><span>${</span><span>vote</span><span>.</span><span>option</span><span>}</span><span>&quot;);};

The web frontend has been enhanced with a new followers page, thanks to the contribution from Hyeonseo Kim (@gaebalgom)! The /followers route now displays a paginated list of your bot's followers, and the follower count on the main profile page is now clickable, providing better visibility into your bot's audience. This improvement makes the web interface more complete and user-friendly.

For developers looking for alternative storage backends, we've introduced the SqliteRepository through the new @fedify/botkit-sqlite package. This provides a production-ready SQLite-based storage solution with ACID compliance, write-ahead logging (WAL) for optimal performance, and proper indexing. Additionally, the new @fedify/botkit/repository module offers MemoryCachedRepository for adding an in-memory cache layer on top of any repository implementation, improving read performance for frequently accessed data.

This release also includes an important security update: we've upgraded to #Fedify 1.8.8, ensuring your bots stay secure and compatible with the latest ActivityPub standards. The repository pattern has been expanded with new interfaces and types like RepositoryGetMessagesOptions, RepositoryGetFollowersOptions, and proper support for polls storage through the KvStoreRepositoryPrefixes.polls option, providing more flexibility for custom implementations.

#fedidev

Introducing #Upyo!

A simple, cross-runtime email library that works seamlessly on #Deno, #Node.js, #Bun, and edge functions. Zero dependencies, unified API, and excellent testability with built-in mock transport.

Switch between #SMTP, #Mailgun, #SendGrid without changing your code. Available on #JSR & #npm!

https://upyo.org/

Introducing #Upyo!

A simple, cross-runtime email library that works seamlessly on #Deno, #Node.js, #Bun, and edge functions. Zero dependencies, unified API, and excellent testability with built-in mock transport.

Switch between #SMTP, #Mailgun, #SendGrid without changing your code. Available on #JSR & #npm!

https://upyo.org/

Today it crossed my mind for the first time that, after all, I don't need #typescript at all.
Some months ago, after some months spent with #rust I got to a compromise idea that I should use #rust for "serious" tasks, and #javascript for quick modelling. The idea evolved quickly into it's same form, but with #typescript in place of JS.
Two months later I'm failing to get #deno run my software because the network layer won't work if I import some .ts file of mine; if only I knew which one.

We're pleased to announce that #Node.js support has been merged and will be available in #BotKit 0.3.0.

Now you can build your #ActivityPub bots with both #Deno and Node.js, giving you more flexibility in choosing your preferred runtime environment.

Stay tuned for BotKit 0.3.0!

#fedidev #fediverse

We're pleased to announce that #Node.js support has been merged and will be available in #BotKit 0.3.0.

Now you can build your #ActivityPub bots with both #Deno and Node.js, giving you more flexibility in choosing your preferred runtime environment.

Stay tuned for BotKit 0.3.0!

#fedidev #fediverse

Today it crossed my mind for the first time that, after all, I don't need #typescript at all.
Some months ago, after some months spent with #rust I got to a compromise idea that I should use #rust for "serious" tasks, and #javascript for quick modelling. The idea evolved quickly into it's same form, but with #typescript in place of JS.
Two months later I'm failing to get #deno run my software because the network layer won't work if I import some .ts file of mine; if only I knew which one.