From 578b18bba53cc953f6b66c0241753c91a3c6c6ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tiago Carreira <tiago.g.carreira+git@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:17:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: support mastodon alt text

---
 .../integrations/social/mastodon.provider.ts  | 40 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/integrations/social/mastodon.provider.ts b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/integrations/social/mastodon.provider.ts
index 72957765e..d6871636c 100644
--- a/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/integrations/social/mastodon.provider.ts
+++ b/libraries/nestjs-libraries/src/integrations/social/mastodon.provider.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,20 @@ export class MastodonProvider extends SocialAbstract implements SocialProvider {
         body: form,
       })
     ).json();
-    return media.id;
+    return media;
+  }
+
+  async updateMediaDescription(instanceUrl: string, mediaId: string, accessToken: string, description: string) {
+    const form = new FormData();
+    form.append('description', description);
+
+    await this.fetch(`${instanceUrl}/api/v1/media/${mediaId}`, {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+      },
+      body: form,
+    });
   }
 
   async dynamicPost(
@@ -133,21 +146,38 @@ export class MastodonProvider extends SocialAbstract implements SocialProvider {
     let loadId = '';
     const ids = [] as string[];
     for (const getPost of postDetails) {
-      const uploadFiles = await Promise.all(
+      // Upload media files and get media objects
+      const uploadedMedia = await Promise.all(
         getPost?.media?.map((media) =>
           this.uploadFile(url, media.path, accessToken)
         ) || []
       );
 
+      // Update media descriptions (alt text) if provided
+      if (getPost?.media) {
+        await Promise.all(
+          getPost.media.map(async (media, index) => {
+            if (media.alt && uploadedMedia[index]) {
+              await this.updateMediaDescription(
+                url,
+                uploadedMedia[index].id,
+                accessToken,
+                media.alt
+              );
+            }
+          })
+        );
+      }
+
       const form = new FormData();
       form.append('status', getPost.message);
       form.append('visibility', 'public');
       if (loadId) {
         form.append('in_reply_to_id', loadId);
       }
-      if (uploadFiles.length) {
-        for (const file of uploadFiles) {
-          form.append('media_ids[]', file);
+      if (uploadedMedia.length) {
+        for (const media of uploadedMedia) {
+          form.append('media_ids[]', media.id);
         }
       }