Send a simple POST request for federation

Signed-off-by: Keshav Priyadarshi <git@keshav.space>

Author: keshav-space

fedcode/management/commands/federate.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from traceback import format_exc as traceback_format_exc
 
+import requests
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 
 from fedcode.models import FederateRequest
@@ -17,19 +18,17 @@
 
 
 def send_fed_req_task():
-    """
-    send_fed_req_task is a task to send the http signed request to the target and save the status of the request
-    """
+    """Send activity request to the target and save the status."""
+
     for rq in FederateRequest.objects.all().order_by("created_at"):
         if not rq.done:
             try:
-                HttpSignature.signed_request(
-                    rq.target, rq.body, FEDERATEDCODE_PRIVATE_KEY, rq.key_id
-                )
+                headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+                requests.post(rq.target, json=rq.body, headers=headers)
                 rq.done = True
                 rq.save()
             except Exception as e:
-                rq.error_message = e
+                rq.error_message = f"Failed to federate {rq!r} {e!r} \n {traceback_format_exc()}"
             finally:
                 rq.save()