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schedule.lemmings.world

I’ve made an app that makes it possible to schedule a post in Lemmy at an arbitrary time. It’s available at https://schedule.lemmings.world and can be used by people from any instance.

Let me know what you think!

P.S. This post is made using the app!

Edit: And it’s open source!

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      I don’t store your password if that’s what you’re asking! I’m planning to make it open source once I make sure I didn’t accidentally leave any production secrets in the code.

      Anyway, here’s how it works:

      • You log in using your account, the site checks whether it’s a valid account using api and if it is, it creates a JWT token that’s used to authenticate you against Lemmy. At this point your password is already forgotten and the site has no way of getting it.
        • The JWT token is effectively the same as having your password - it allows you to do the same things you could if you have logged in normally.
      • The JWT token is not stored on the server, it’s only in a cookie in your browser.
      • When you schedule a post, the post details, your instance, your username and your JWT token are stored in a job that gets scheduled to run later. This is the only part where any sensitive information (JWT) about you are stored somewhere else than your computer.
      • After the scheduled job is triggered, it authenticates as you and creates the post as if it were you, immediately afterwards the job config is deleted, meaning the JWT is no longer stored.
      • The JWT is stored in every scheduled post you make, meaning as long as you have any scheduled post, the JWT is stored somewhere. When all scheduled posts are posted, your JWT is no longer present anywhere on the backend.
      • Note that due to current technical limitations, even if you cancel a scheduled job, its config (including the JWT) is stored until the original scheduled time. This will be (probably) fixed in future versions when I have some time to work on it.

      Hope it clarifies it, let me know if you don’t understand any part of it!

        • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
          10·
          1 year ago

          Yup, that’s right. I don’t do that, though. Which obviously you’ll have to trust me on (or don’t and don’t use it). It has been open sourced now, but that still doesn’t solve it and I’m obviously not gonna go and give people production access to my AWS account.

          I’m not saying you must use it, I’m just giving it here in case anyone wants to.

            • Fluba@lemdro.idEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Do you have a recommendation for how OP can change things so you’re satisfied with your privacy?

                • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  Dude, I literally develop stuff all the time and have dozens of open source projects. Why the hell do you think I have the need for collecting your credentials? Use a fake account for all I care, the code is open source and you can read it.

      • Durotar@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        JWT token is not stored on the server

        JWT token are stored in a job that gets scheduled to run later

        Where’s the job stored?

        • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          In a scheduling system. Probably bad wording on my part, sorry. I meant that it’s not stored anywhere for just logging in, though it’s stored as part of every scheduling job in the scheduling system.

        • Durotar@lemmy.mlEnglish
          8·
          1 year ago

          With a mobile client, for example, you can check if it sends your password somewhere else, there are tools. If you use an open-source client then it’s even easier. Major clients have something that you could call reputation, though I wouldn’t put too much trust into it.

          Here I know for a fact that my password goes to a third-party:

        • Durotar@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I would if it was a bot instead of an obscure service that collects my credentials.