Merge branch 'develop' into 'nondiscoverable-user-metadata'

# Conflicts:
#   CHANGELOG.md

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index 500c3883e..a8c83bc8f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -550,4 +550,21 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI do
   def show_reblogs(%User{} = user, %User{} = target) do
     UserRelationship.delete_reblog_mute(user, target)
   end
+
+  def get_user(ap_id, fake_record_fallback \\ true) do
+    cond do
+      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id) ->
+        user
+
+      user = User.get_by_guessed_nickname(ap_id) ->
+        user
+
+      fake_record_fallback ->
+        # TODO: refactor (fake records is never a good idea)
+        User.error_user(ap_id)
+
+      true ->
+        nil
+    end
+  end
 end