Please add kbin.social support for Jerboa!

  • derived_allegory@beehaw.org
    10·
    3 年前

    Lemmy and kbin communicate using activity hub protocol, that doesn’t mean they communicate with app using the same protocol (AKA API).

    So it is not necessarily trivial to let a Lemmy app support kbin.

    • simple@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 年前

      Exactly this, they don’t use the same API. It would be a pretty big effort to get Kbin working on Jerboa, it’s likely that mobile apps specific to that will pop up soonish.

      • The Cuuuuube@beehaw.org
        6·
        3 年前

        API support in KBin is currently on the roadmap but disabled (for now). Hopefully once there’s a working API for KBin, an app will materialize. I have my suspicions that there still won’t be interop (you can use a Lemmy app for KBin or a KBin app for Lemmy) for a long time, but I definitely think it will make KBin instances a more attractive link aggregation community solution

          • EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee
            3·
            3 年前

            The discussion is about API access to KBin from an app, which is totally different from federation between instances and services.

            • flamingarms@beehaw.org
              2·
              3 年前

              Because KBin had more features than just what’s available with federation because it’s a separate codebase than Lemmy. I’m starting to get it now, thanks for the help!

          • The Cuuuuube@beehaw.org
            1·
            3 年前

            KBin federates with Lemmy nicely. Meaning you can, while logged in to a Lemmy instance, subscribe to a KBin magazine. However, you cannot log in to a KBin instance directly

            • flamingarms@beehaw.org
              0·
              3 年前

              Hmm. Which could give me access to other Kbin features, like the microblogging the other commenter mentioned to me?

  • Julian@lemm.ee
    1·
    3 年前

    If you’re subscribed to a kbin community, you can browse it in jerboa.

    • CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi
      1·
      3 年前

      I think OP meant using a kbin account on Jerboa. That’s one thing preventing me from using kbin as my main instance - I’m usually on mobile so being browser-only limjts my kbin usage.

    • Cyder@lemmy.one
      0·
      3 年前

      This is correct. As I understand it, Jerboa is just connecting to your Lemmy instance. So anything you can subscribe to through that instance, whether it be another Lemmy instance’s community or a kbin magazine, will also appear in Jerboa. I’m not sure how easy it is to find a kbin magazine in Jerboa since it seems kind of hit or miss even in the web interface.

      • Julian@lemm.ee
        1·
        3 年前

        I’ve had luck in the web interface by pasting links. Have tried that many though.