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Mastodon tests fail: need different way of obtaining API token

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Python
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Description

Since this was originally implemented, Mastodon has removed OAuth Resource Owner Password Credentials, which means our way of obtaining an API token is no longer viable. So all Mastodon-related tests that require the use of the API (i.e. all non-Webfinger tests) fail.

We need to find a different automatable avenue and implement that.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Mastodon-related tests that obtain an API token and separate them from the Webfinger tests. Reproduce the failure, then determine an automatable token path that works with current Mastodon behavior; done means all non-Webfinger Mastodon API tests pass without the removed password-grant flow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, authentication, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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