@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ )
 
 type Adapter interface {
 	Init(Settings, chan SocketData) error
+	Name() string
 	Subscribe(string) []error
-	Fetch(string) error
+	Fetch(string, string) error
 	Do(string) error
 	DefaultSubscriptionFilter() string
 }

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ }
 
 var scopes = []string{"read", "write", "follow"}
 
+func (self *MastoAdapter) Name() string {
+  return self.nickname
+}
+
+
 func (self *MastoAdapter) Init(settings Settings, data chan SocketData) error {
 	self.nickname = settings.Nickname
 	self.server = *settings.Server
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ // the stopCh will be closed by a subsequent call to subscribe
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *MastoAdapter) Fetch(query string) error {
+func (self *MastoAdapter) Fetch(etype string, id string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey"
 	mkcore "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey/core"
 	mkm "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey/models"
 	n "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey/services/notes"
+	users "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey/services/users"
 	tl "github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey/services/notes/timeline"
-	_ "strings"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@
 	cache map[string]time.Time
 
 	stop chan bool
+}
+
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Name() string {
+  return self.nickname
 }
 
 func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Init(settings Settings, data chan SocketData) error {
@@ -121,13 +126,13 @@ // check the cache for everything we just collected
 					// if anything is newer or as of yet not in the cache, add it
 					// and convert it to a SocketData implementation before sending on data channel
 					for _, n := range notes {
-						msg := self.cacheAndConvert(n)
+						msg := self.toMessageIfNew(n)
 						if msg != nil {
 							self.data <- msg
 						}
 					}
 					for _, n := range mentions {
-						msg := self.cacheAndConvert(n)
+						msg := self.toMessageIfNew(n)
 						if msg != nil {
 							self.data <- msg
 						}
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ if err != nil {
 							fmt.Println(err.Error())
 						}
 						for _, n := range notes {
-							msg := self.cacheAndConvert(n)
+							msg := self.toMessageIfNew(n)
 							if msg == nil {
 								latest = &probenote[0].CreatedAt
 								break
@@ -171,9 +176,21 @@ timestamp, exists := self.cache[n.ID]
 	return !exists || timestamp.Before(n.CreatedAt)
 }
 
-func (self *MisskeyAdapter) cacheAndConvert(n mkm.Note) *Message {
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toMessageIfNew(n mkm.Note) *Message {
+  return self.toMessage(n, false);
+}
+
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toMessage(n mkm.Note, bustCache bool) *Message {
 	timestamp, exists := self.cache[n.ID]
-	if !exists || timestamp.Before(n.CreatedAt) {
+	if bustCache || !exists || timestamp.Before(n.CreatedAt) {
+	  host := mkcore.StringValue(n.User.Host)
+	  authorId := ""
+	  if host != "" {
+	    authorId = fmt.Sprintf("@%s@%s", n.User.Username, host)
+	  } else {
+	    authorId = fmt.Sprintf("@%s", n.User.Username)
+	  }
+	 
 		self.cache[n.ID] = n.CreatedAt
 		msg := Message{
 			Datagram: Datagram{
@@ -186,7 +203,7 @@ },
 
 			Created: n.CreatedAt,
 
-			Author:      fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", n.User.Username, mkcore.StringValue(n.User.Host)),
+			Author:      authorId,
 			Content:     n.Text,
 			Attachments: []Attachment{},
 			Visibility:  n.Visibility,
@@ -209,7 +226,103 @@ }
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(query string) error {
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toAuthor(usr mkm.User) *Author {
+  fmt.Println("converting author: " + usr.ID)
+  host := mkcore.StringValue(usr.Host)
+	authorId := ""
+	if host != "" {
+	 authorId = fmt.Sprintf("@%s@%s", usr.Username, host)
+	} else {
+	 authorId = fmt.Sprintf("@%s", usr.Username)
+	}
+  
+  author := Author{
+    Datagram: Datagram {
+      Id: authorId,
+      Uri: mkcore.StringValue(usr.URL),
+      Protocol: "misskey",
+      Adapter: self.nickname,
+      Type: "author",
+    },
+    Name: usr.Name,
+    ProfilePic: usr.AvatarURL,
+    ProfileData: usr.Description,
+  }
+  
+  return &author
+}
+
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(etype, id string) error {
+  switch (etype) {
+    case "message":
+      data, err := self.mk.Notes().Show(id)
+      if err != nil {
+        return err
+      } else {
+        msg := self.toMessage(data, true)
+        if msg != nil {
+          self.data <- msg
+        }
+      }
+    case "children":
+      data, err := self.mk.Notes().Children(n.ChildrenRequest{
+        NoteID: id,
+        Limit: 100,
+      })
+      if err != nil {
+        return err
+      } else {
+        for _, n := range data {
+          msg := self.toMessage(n, true)
+          if msg != nil {
+            self.data <- msg
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    case "convoy":
+      data, err := self.mk.Notes().Conversation(n.ConversationRequest{
+        NoteID: id,
+        Limit: 100,
+      })
+      if err != nil {
+        return err
+      } else {
+        for _, n := range data {
+          msg := self.toMessage(n, true)
+          if msg != nil{
+            self.data <- msg
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    case "author":
+      user := ""
+      host := ""
+      idParts := strings.Split(id, "@")
+      user = idParts[0]
+      if len(idParts) == 2 {
+        host = idParts[1]
+      }
+
+        var hostPtr *string = nil
+        if len(host) > 0 {
+          hostPtr = &host
+        }
+      
+        // fmt.Printf("attempting user resolution: @%s@%s\n", user, host)
+        data, err := self.mk.Users().Show(users.ShowRequest{
+          Username: &user,
+          Host: hostPtr,
+        })
+        if err != nil {
+          return err
+        } else {
+          a := self.toAuthor(data)
+          if a != nil {
+            self.data <- a
+          }
+        }
+
+  }
 	return nil
 }
 

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ privkey  string
 	relays   []*nostr.Relay
 }
 
+func (self *NostrAdapter) Name() string {
+  return self.nickname
+}
+
 func (self *NostrAdapter) Init(settings Settings, data chan SocketData) error {
 	self.nickname = settings.Nickname
 	self.privkey = *settings.PrivKey
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ fmt.Println("subscription operation completed without errors")
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *NostrAdapter) Fetch(query string) error {
+func (self *NostrAdapter) Fetch(etype, id string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 

@@ -55,3 +55,11 @@ panic(err.Error())
 	}
 	return data
 }
+
+func (self Author) ToDatagram() []byte {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(self)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err.Error())
+	}
+	return data
+}

@@ -147,17 +147,44 @@ return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		authHeader := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
 		if strings.HasPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ") {
 			subscriberKey := strings.Split(authHeader, "Bearer ")[1]
-			for s, _ := range subscribers {
-				if s.key == subscriberKey {
-					next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-					return
-				}
+			if getSubscriberByKey(subscriberKey, subscribers) != nil {
+			  next.ServeHTTP(w, req);
+			  return
 			}
 		}
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 	})
 }
 
+func apiAdapterFetch(next http.Handler, subscribers map[*Subscriber][]adapter.Adapter) http.Handler {
+  return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+    authHeader := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		if strings.HasPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ") {
+			subscriberKey := strings.Split(authHeader, "Bearer ")[1]
+			s := getSubscriberByKey(subscriberKey, subscribers)
+			if s != nil {
+			  apiParams := req.Context().Value("params").(map[string]string)
+			  queryParams := req.URL.Query()
+			  for _, a := range subscribers[s] {
+			    if a.Name() == apiParams["adapter_id"] {
+			      err := a.Fetch(queryParams["entity_type"][0], queryParams["entity_id"][0])
+			      if err != nil {
+			        fmt.Println(err.Error())
+			        w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			      } else {
+			        w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+			      }
+			      next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+			      return
+			    }
+			  }
+			}
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	})
+}
+
+
 func (self *BBSServer) apiMux() http.Handler {
 	errTemplate, err := template.New("err").Parse("{{ $params := (.Context).Value \"params\" }}<html><body><h1>ERROR {{ $params.ErrorCode }}</h1><p class='error'>{{ $params.ErrorMessage }}</p></body></html>")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -181,6 +208,11 @@ // adapters/:name/subscribe
 	rtr.Post(`/adapters/(?P<id>\S+)/subscribe`, ProtectWithSubscriberKey(
 		apiAdapterSubscribe(renderer.JSON("data")),
 		self.subscribers,
+	))
+	
+	rtr.Get(`/adapters/(?P<adapter_id>\S+)/fetch`, ProtectWithSubscriberKey(
+	  apiAdapterFetch(renderer.JSON("data"), self.subscribers),
+	  self.subscribers,
 	))
 
 	return http.HandlerFunc(rtr.ServeHTTP)

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ srvr.serveMux.Handle("/api/", http.StripPrefix("/api", srvr.apiMux()))
 
 	// websocket
 	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/subscribe", srvr.subscribeHandler)
-	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/publish", srvr.publishHandler)
+	// publish is unused currently, we just use the API and send data back on the websocket
+	// srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/publish", srvr.publishHandler)
 
 	return srvr
 }

@@ -213,7 +213,14 @@
     // otherwise we can orphan it and try to fill it in later
     if (this._orphans.filter(o=>o.id == msg.id).length == 0) {
       this._orphans.push(msg);
-      // TODO: request the parent's data
+      if (msg.replyTo) {
+        // request the parent's data, which will try to adopt this orphan when it comes in
+        util.authorizedFetch(
+          "GET", 
+          `/api/adapters/${this._name}/fetch?entity_type=message&entity_id=${msg.replyTo}`,
+          null);
+      }
+
     }
     return null;
   }

@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ threadText.innerHTML = this._msg.content;
         }
         let author = datastore.profileCache.get(this._msg.author);
         if (!author) {
-          // request it!
+          util.authorizedFetch(
+            "GET", 
+            `/api/adapters/${this._adapter}/fetch?entity_type=author&entity_id=${this._msg.author}`, 
+            null);
         }
         this._author = author || <Author>{ id: this._msg.author };
         const threadAuthor = this.querySelector(".thread_author");