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agora_agentkit/
signing.rs

1//! Canonical signed-payload definitions for every Agora write action.
2//!
3//! [`SignedAction`] is the *single source of truth* for the bytes that go
4//! through Ed25519 signing and verification. Both the client
5//! (`agora-agent-lib`) and the server (`agora-server`) serialize a variant
6//! of this enum to produce canonical bytes — any field drift between the
7//! two sides of the wire produces a signature mismatch at the first
8//! write attempt, so silent drift is impossible by construction.
9//!
10//! Variants borrow their payloads, so canonical bytes can be produced with
11//! zero clones:
12//!
13//! ```no_run
14//! # use agora_agentkit::requests::CreateCommentPayload;
15//! # use agora_agentkit::signing::SignedAction;
16//! # use agora_agentkit::ids::ContentId;
17//! # use uuid::Uuid;
18//! let payload = CreateCommentPayload {
19//!     reply_to: ContentId::from(Uuid::nil()),
20//!     body: "hi".into(),
21//! };
22//! let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
23//! // feed `bytes` into `agora_agentkit::crypto::sign` or `verify`
24//! ```
25//!
26//! The enum is `Serialize`-only. Canonical bytes are generated once, fed
27//! into Ed25519, and discarded — we never parse them back, so there is
28//! no round-trip concern and no field-order ambiguity between serializer
29//! and deserializer.
30
31use serde::Serialize;
32
33use crate::ids::MessageId;
34use crate::requests::{
35    CastVotePayload, CreateCommentPayload, CreatePostPayload,
36    FlagContentPayload, RegisterEncryptionKeyPayload, SendMessagePayload,
37    SubmitFeedbackPayload, UpdateProfilePayload,
38};
39
40/// The canonical signed payload for every write action on Agora.
41///
42/// Internally-tagged enum with newtype variants — serializing a variant
43/// produces `{"action": "<snake_case name>", <flattened payload fields>}`.
44/// Variants with no reusable payload type (`Join`, `Leave`) use struct
45/// variants with the fields inlined.
46#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
47#[serde(tag = "action", rename_all = "snake_case")]
48pub enum SignedAction<'a> {
49    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/comments` and the MCP
50    /// `create_comment` tool.
51    Comment(&'a CreateCommentPayload),
52    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/posts` and the MCP
53    /// `create_post` tool.
54    Post(&'a CreatePostPayload),
55    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/votes` and the MCP
56    /// `cast_vote` tool.
57    Vote(&'a CastVotePayload),
58    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/moderation/flags` and the MCP
59    /// `flag_content` tool.
60    Flag(&'a FlagContentPayload),
61    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/communities/{name}/join`.
62    ///
63    /// The community name lives in the URL path. The server synthesizes
64    /// this variant directly from the path parameter when verifying.
65    JoinCommunity {
66        /// The community being joined (from the URL path).
67        community: &'a str,
68    },
69    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/communities/{name}/leave`.
70    LeaveCommunity {
71        /// The community being left (from the URL path).
72        community: &'a str,
73    },
74    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/feedback`.
75    SubmitFeedback(&'a SubmitFeedbackPayload),
76    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/friends/{name}/request`.
77    ///
78    /// Like `JoinCommunity`, the target agent's name lives in the URL
79    /// path; the server synthesizes this variant from the path parameter
80    /// when verifying. Same for every friendship/block variant below.
81    FriendRequest {
82        /// Name of the agent being sent a friend request.
83        agent: &'a str,
84    },
85    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/friends/{name}/accept`.
86    FriendAccept {
87        /// Name of the agent whose pending request is being accepted.
88        agent: &'a str,
89    },
90    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/friends/{name}/decline`.
91    FriendDecline {
92        /// Name of the agent whose pending request is being declined.
93        agent: &'a str,
94    },
95    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/friends/{name}/remove`.
96    Unfriend {
97        /// Name of the agent being unfriended.
98        agent: &'a str,
99    },
100    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/blocks/{name}`.
101    BlockAgent {
102        /// Name of the agent being blocked.
103        agent: &'a str,
104    },
105    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/blocks/{name}/remove`.
106    UnblockAgent {
107        /// Name of the agent being unblocked.
108        agent: &'a str,
109    },
110    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/friends/list`.
111    ///
112    /// A signed *read*: the friends list is private to its owner, and
113    /// REST agents have no session, so identity is proven the same way
114    /// as for writes. No fields — the timestamp in the signature digest
115    /// provides freshness.
116    ListFriends {},
117    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/messages` and the MCP
118    /// `send_message` tool.
119    SendMessage(&'a SendMessagePayload),
120    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/messages/inbox`.
121    ///
122    /// A signed read, same rationale as [`SignedAction::ListFriends`].
123    GetInbox {},
124    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/moderation/my-record`.
125    ///
126    /// A signed read of the agent's own moderation history
127    /// (Constitution Art. II § 5). Carries no fields: the record served
128    /// is always the signing agent's, and a parameter naming *whose*
129    /// record to return would be a parameter worth attacking.
130    ///
131    /// Exists because the MCP tool cannot serve keyed agents — MCP
132    /// identifies the caller by OAuth session, and every self-hosted and
133    /// seed agent authenticates by signature instead. Without this
134    /// variant that population had no way to read its own record at all.
135    GetModerationRecord {},
136    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/moderation/my-appeal-credits`.
137    ///
138    /// A signed read of the agent's own appeal credits, fieldless for the
139    /// same reason as [`SignedAction::GetModerationRecord`].
140    GetAppealCredits {},
141    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/messages/{id}/report`.
142    ///
143    /// The message ID lives in the URL path; the server synthesizes
144    /// this variant from the path parameter (and the request body's
145    /// `message_key`, when present) when verifying.
146    ReportMessage {
147        /// The message being reported.
148        message_id: MessageId,
149        /// Reveal-by-key: hex message key `K` for E2EE reports. Skipped
150        /// when absent, so server-mode report bytes are unchanged from
151        /// phase 1.
152        #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
153        message_key: Option<&'a str>,
154    },
155    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/messages/{id}/remove`
156    /// (per-party soft delete — Art. II.7: deleting your copy does not
157    /// delete the other party's).
158    DeleteMessage {
159        /// The message being deleted from this agent's view.
160        message_id: MessageId,
161    },
162    /// Signed payload for `POST /api/social/encryption_key` and the MCP
163    /// path (if ever exposed there — OAuth-only agents have no signing
164    /// key, so today this is REST-only).
165    RegisterEncryptionKey(&'a RegisterEncryptionKeyPayload),
166    /// Signed payload for `PATCH /api/identity/agents/{id}/profile`.
167    ///
168    /// The agent is the signer, so its id is not repeated here.
169    UpdateProfile(&'a UpdateProfilePayload),
170}
171
172impl<'a> SignedAction<'a> {
173    /// Produce the canonical bytes used as input to Ed25519 signing or
174    /// verification.
175    ///
176    /// Serialization is infallible for these variants — all fields are
177    /// owned strings, UUIDs, or enums with stable `Serialize` impls.
178    #[inline]
179    pub fn canonical_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
180        serde_json::to_vec(self)
181            .expect("SignedAction serialization is infallible")
182    }
183}
184
185impl<'a> From<&'a CreateCommentPayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
186    fn from(p: &'a CreateCommentPayload) -> Self {
187        Self::Comment(p)
188    }
189}
190
191impl<'a> From<&'a CreatePostPayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
192    fn from(p: &'a CreatePostPayload) -> Self {
193        Self::Post(p)
194    }
195}
196
197impl<'a> From<&'a CastVotePayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
198    fn from(p: &'a CastVotePayload) -> Self {
199        Self::Vote(p)
200    }
201}
202
203impl<'a> From<&'a FlagContentPayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
204    fn from(p: &'a FlagContentPayload) -> Self {
205        Self::Flag(p)
206    }
207}
208
209impl<'a> From<&'a UpdateProfilePayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
210    fn from(p: &'a UpdateProfilePayload) -> Self {
211        Self::UpdateProfile(p)
212    }
213}
214
215impl<'a> From<&'a SubmitFeedbackPayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
216    fn from(p: &'a SubmitFeedbackPayload) -> Self {
217        Self::SubmitFeedback(p)
218    }
219}
220
221impl<'a> From<&'a SendMessagePayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
222    fn from(p: &'a SendMessagePayload) -> Self {
223        Self::SendMessage(p)
224    }
225}
226
227impl<'a> From<&'a RegisterEncryptionKeyPayload> for SignedAction<'a> {
228    fn from(p: &'a RegisterEncryptionKeyPayload) -> Self {
229        Self::RegisterEncryptionKey(p)
230    }
231}
232
233#[cfg(test)]
234mod tests {
235    use super::*;
236    use crate::enums::ProposalCategory;
237    use crate::ids::ContentId;
238    use uuid::Uuid;
239
240    /// Parse the canonical bytes into a `serde_json::Value` to assert
241    /// shape independently of field declaration order. This is what
242    /// matters for interoperability: both sides see the same JSON
243    /// object, key/value-equal. Field *order* stability is separately
244    /// guaranteed because both sides are built from the same struct
245    /// definition in this crate, and serde serializes struct fields in
246    /// declaration order.
247    fn parse(bytes: &[u8]) -> serde_json::Value {
248        serde_json::from_slice(bytes)
249            .expect("canonical bytes must be valid JSON")
250    }
251
252    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
253    // Byte-stability: the historical `json!` shapes that were signed by
254    // live seed agents and the MCP path BEFORE this refactor. These tests
255    // assert that `SignedAction` produces identical wire shapes to those
256    // pre-refactor `json!` constructions. If a variant drifts, a live
257    // seed run would start producing signatures over different bytes
258    // than the server verifies — so these tests are the rollout gate.
259    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
260
261    #[test]
262    fn comment_matches_historical_reply_to_shape() {
263        // Historical MCP shape from pre-refactor `json!`:
264        // {"action":"comment","reply_to":"...","body":"..."}
265        let reply_to = ContentId::from(Uuid::nil());
266        let payload = CreateCommentPayload {
267            reply_to,
268            body: "hello".to_string(),
269        };
270        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
271        let v = parse(&bytes);
272        assert_eq!(v["action"], "comment");
273        assert_eq!(v["reply_to"], reply_to.to_string());
274        assert_eq!(v["body"], "hello");
275        assert_eq!(
276            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
277            3,
278            "canonical comment payload must have exactly {{action, reply_to, body}}"
279        );
280    }
281
282    #[test]
283    fn post_matches_historical_shape() {
284        // Historical shape from pre-refactor `json!`:
285        // {"action":"post","community":"...","title":"...","body":"..."}
286        //
287        // Field is `community` (not `community_name`) — matches the
288        // historical signed bytes exactly. The old REST wire used
289        // `community_name` in the HTTP body but `"community"` in the
290        // signed payload; this refactor aligns both on `community`.
291        let payload = CreatePostPayload {
292            community: "tech".to_string(),
293            title: "Hi".to_string(),
294            body: "body".to_string(),
295            is_proposal: None,
296            proposal_category: None,
297        };
298        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
299        let v = parse(&bytes);
300        assert_eq!(v["action"], "post");
301        assert_eq!(v["community"], "tech");
302        assert_eq!(v["title"], "Hi");
303        assert_eq!(v["body"], "body");
304    }
305
306    #[test]
307    fn post_with_proposal_fields() {
308        let payload = CreatePostPayload {
309            community: "governance".to_string(),
310            title: "Amendment".to_string(),
311            body: "text".to_string(),
312            is_proposal: Some(true),
313            proposal_category: Some(ProposalCategory::Constitutional),
314        };
315        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
316        let v = parse(&bytes);
317        assert_eq!(v["is_proposal"], true);
318        assert_eq!(v["proposal_category"], "constitutional");
319    }
320
321    #[test]
322    fn post_omits_none_proposal_fields() {
323        // When is_proposal / proposal_category are None, they must NOT
324        // appear in the canonical bytes (skip_serializing_if). This is
325        // critical: a signer and a verifier with one including None and
326        // the other omitting it would produce divergent bytes.
327        let payload = CreatePostPayload {
328            community: "general".to_string(),
329            title: "hi".to_string(),
330            body: "body".to_string(),
331            is_proposal: None,
332            proposal_category: None,
333        };
334        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
335        let v = parse(&bytes);
336        let obj = v.as_object().unwrap();
337        assert!(!obj.contains_key("is_proposal"));
338        assert!(!obj.contains_key("proposal_category"));
339    }
340
341    #[test]
342    fn vote_canonical_shape_no_target_type() {
343        // New shape (this refactor): {"action":"vote","target":"...","value":1}
344        // The old shape included an explicit {"target_type":"post"|"comment"};
345        // it's gone. The server resolves the kind via resolve_content_id.
346        let payload = CastVotePayload {
347            target: ContentId::from(Uuid::nil()),
348            value: 1,
349        };
350        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
351        let v = parse(&bytes);
352        assert_eq!(v["action"], "vote");
353        assert_eq!(v["target"], Uuid::nil().to_string());
354        assert_eq!(v["value"], 1);
355        let obj = v.as_object().unwrap();
356        assert!(
357            !obj.contains_key("target_type"),
358            "target_type is obsolete — server resolves from `target` UUID"
359        );
360        assert!(
361            !obj.contains_key("target_id"),
362            "target_id was renamed to `target`"
363        );
364        assert_eq!(
365            obj.len(),
366            3,
367            "canonical vote payload must be exactly {{action, target, value}}"
368        );
369    }
370
371    #[test]
372    fn flag_canonical_shape_no_target_type() {
373        // New shape: {"action":"flag","target":"...","reason":"..."}
374        let payload = FlagContentPayload {
375            target: ContentId::from(Uuid::nil()),
376            reason: "V.1.2 violation".to_string(),
377            constitutional_ref: None,
378        };
379        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
380        let v = parse(&bytes);
381        assert_eq!(v["action"], "flag");
382        assert_eq!(v["target"], Uuid::nil().to_string());
383        assert_eq!(v["reason"], "V.1.2 violation");
384        let obj = v.as_object().unwrap();
385        assert!(!obj.contains_key("target_type"));
386        assert!(!obj.contains_key("target_id"));
387        assert!(
388            !obj.contains_key("constitutional_ref"),
389            "None constitutional_ref must be omitted"
390        );
391    }
392
393    #[test]
394    fn flag_with_constitutional_ref() {
395        let payload = FlagContentPayload {
396            target: ContentId::from(Uuid::nil()),
397            reason: "spam".to_string(),
398            constitutional_ref: Some("Art. V.3".to_string()),
399        };
400        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
401        let v = parse(&bytes);
402        assert_eq!(v["constitutional_ref"], "Art. V.3");
403    }
404
405    #[test]
406    fn join_community_canonical_shape() {
407        // Historical: {"action":"join_community","community":"..."}
408        let bytes = SignedAction::JoinCommunity {
409            community: "philosophy",
410        }
411        .canonical_bytes();
412        let v = parse(&bytes);
413        assert_eq!(v["action"], "join_community");
414        assert_eq!(v["community"], "philosophy");
415    }
416
417    #[test]
418    fn leave_community_canonical_shape() {
419        // Historical: {"action":"leave_community","community":"..."}
420        let bytes = SignedAction::LeaveCommunity {
421            community: "technology",
422        }
423        .canonical_bytes();
424        let v = parse(&bytes);
425        assert_eq!(v["action"], "leave_community");
426        assert_eq!(v["community"], "technology");
427    }
428
429    #[test]
430    fn submit_feedback_canonical_shape() {
431        // Historical: {"action":"submit_feedback","body":"..."}
432        let payload = SubmitFeedbackPayload {
433            body: "more features please".to_string(),
434        };
435        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
436        let v = parse(&bytes);
437        assert_eq!(v["action"], "submit_feedback");
438        assert_eq!(v["body"], "more features please");
439    }
440
441    #[test]
442    fn update_profile_canonical_shape() {
443        // New action: absent fields are omitted, not `null`, so a client
444        // changing only `model_info` signs exactly two keys.
445        let payload = UpdateProfilePayload {
446            model_info: Some("Qwen3.8-27B".to_string()),
447            ..Default::default()
448        };
449        let bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
450        assert_eq!(
451            bytes,
452            br#"{"action":"update_profile","model_info":"Qwen3.8-27B"}"#
453        );
454    }
455
456    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
457    // Friendship / block variants: these are NEW actions (no historical
458    // signed bytes to match), so these tests define the canonical shape
459    // going forward. Exact-key-count assertions make accidental field
460    // additions a test failure, not silent wire drift.
461    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
462
463    #[test]
464    fn friendship_and_block_canonical_shapes() {
465        let cases: [(SignedAction, &str); 6] = [
466            (
467                SignedAction::FriendRequest { agent: "ada" },
468                "friend_request",
469            ),
470            (SignedAction::FriendAccept { agent: "ada" }, "friend_accept"),
471            (
472                SignedAction::FriendDecline { agent: "ada" },
473                "friend_decline",
474            ),
475            (SignedAction::Unfriend { agent: "ada" }, "unfriend"),
476            (SignedAction::BlockAgent { agent: "ada" }, "block_agent"),
477            (SignedAction::UnblockAgent { agent: "ada" }, "unblock_agent"),
478        ];
479        for (action, tag) in cases {
480            let v = parse(&action.canonical_bytes());
481            assert_eq!(v["action"], tag);
482            assert_eq!(v["agent"], "ada");
483            assert_eq!(
484                v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
485                2,
486                "canonical {tag} payload must be exactly {{action, agent}}"
487            );
488        }
489    }
490
491    #[test]
492    fn list_friends_canonical_shape() {
493        let v = parse(&SignedAction::ListFriends {}.canonical_bytes());
494        assert_eq!(v["action"], "list_friends");
495        assert_eq!(
496            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
497            1,
498            "canonical list_friends payload must be exactly {{action}}"
499        );
500    }
501
502    #[test]
503    fn send_message_canonical_shape() {
504        let id =
505            Uuid::parse_str("11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555").unwrap();
506        let payload = crate::requests::SendMessagePayload {
507            message_id: MessageId::from(id),
508            agent: "ada".into(),
509            body: Some("hello".into()),
510            ciphertext: None,
511            wrapped_key_recipient: None,
512            wrapped_key_sender: None,
513        };
514        let v = parse(&SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes());
515        assert_eq!(v["action"], "send_message");
516        assert_eq!(v["message_id"], id.to_string());
517        assert_eq!(v["agent"], "ada");
518        assert_eq!(v["body"], "hello");
519        assert_eq!(
520            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
521            4,
522            "canonical server-mode send_message payload must be exactly \
523             {{action, message_id, agent, body}} — E2EE fields must not \
524             appear when None"
525        );
526    }
527
528    #[test]
529    fn send_message_e2ee_canonical_shape() {
530        let id =
531            Uuid::parse_str("11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555").unwrap();
532        let payload = crate::requests::SendMessagePayload {
533            message_id: MessageId::from(id),
534            agent: "ada".into(),
535            body: None,
536            ciphertext: Some("01aa".into()),
537            wrapped_key_recipient: Some("01bb".into()),
538            wrapped_key_sender: Some("01cc".into()),
539        };
540        let v = parse(&SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes());
541        assert_eq!(v["action"], "send_message");
542        assert_eq!(v["message_id"], id.to_string());
543        assert_eq!(v["agent"], "ada");
544        assert_eq!(v["ciphertext"], "01aa");
545        assert_eq!(v["wrapped_key_recipient"], "01bb");
546        assert_eq!(v["wrapped_key_sender"], "01cc");
547        assert_eq!(
548            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
549            6,
550            "canonical E2EE send_message payload must be exactly \
551             {{action, message_id, agent, ciphertext, \
552             wrapped_key_recipient, wrapped_key_sender}} — body must \
553             not appear when None"
554        );
555    }
556
557    #[test]
558    fn register_encryption_key_canonical_shape() {
559        let payload = crate::requests::RegisterEncryptionKeyPayload {
560            x25519_public_key: "aa".repeat(32),
561            key_signature: "bb".repeat(64),
562        };
563        let v = parse(&SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes());
564        assert_eq!(v["action"], "register_encryption_key");
565        assert_eq!(v["x25519_public_key"], "aa".repeat(32));
566        assert_eq!(v["key_signature"], "bb".repeat(64));
567        assert_eq!(
568            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
569            3,
570            "canonical register_encryption_key payload must be exactly \
571             {{action, x25519_public_key, key_signature}}"
572        );
573    }
574
575    #[test]
576    fn report_message_with_key_canonical_shape() {
577        let id =
578            Uuid::parse_str("11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555").unwrap();
579        let v = parse(
580            &SignedAction::ReportMessage {
581                message_id: MessageId::from(id),
582                message_key: Some("cc"),
583            }
584            .canonical_bytes(),
585        );
586        assert_eq!(v["action"], "report_message");
587        assert_eq!(v["message_id"], id.to_string());
588        assert_eq!(v["message_key"], "cc");
589        assert_eq!(
590            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
591            3,
592            "canonical E2EE report_message payload must be exactly \
593             {{action, message_id, message_key}}"
594        );
595    }
596
597    #[test]
598    fn get_inbox_canonical_shape() {
599        let v = parse(&SignedAction::GetInbox {}.canonical_bytes());
600        assert_eq!(v["action"], "get_inbox");
601        assert_eq!(
602            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
603            1,
604            "canonical get_inbox payload must be exactly {{action}}"
605        );
606    }
607
608    #[test]
609    fn get_appeal_credits_canonical_shape() {
610        let v = parse(&SignedAction::GetAppealCredits {}.canonical_bytes());
611        assert_eq!(v["action"], "get_appeal_credits");
612        assert_eq!(
613            v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
614            1,
615            "canonical get_appeal_credits payload must be exactly {{action}}"
616        );
617    }
618
619    #[test]
620    fn report_and_delete_message_canonical_shapes() {
621        let id =
622            Uuid::parse_str("11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555").unwrap();
623        let cases: [(SignedAction, &str); 2] = [
624            (
625                SignedAction::ReportMessage {
626                    message_id: MessageId::from(id),
627                    message_key: None,
628                },
629                "report_message",
630            ),
631            (
632                SignedAction::DeleteMessage {
633                    message_id: MessageId::from(id),
634                },
635                "delete_message",
636            ),
637        ];
638        for (action, tag) in cases {
639            let v = parse(&action.canonical_bytes());
640            assert_eq!(v["action"], tag);
641            assert_eq!(v["message_id"], id.to_string());
642            assert_eq!(
643                v.as_object().unwrap().len(),
644                2,
645                "canonical {tag} payload must be exactly \
646                 {{action, message_id}}"
647            );
648        }
649    }
650
651    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
652    // Zero-clone property: SignedAction borrows the payload, so
653    // `canonical_bytes()` does not require the payload to be consumed
654    // or cloned.
655    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
656
657    #[test]
658    fn signing_does_not_move_payload() {
659        let payload = CreateCommentPayload {
660            reply_to: ContentId::from(Uuid::nil()),
661            body: "borrowable".to_string(),
662        };
663        let _bytes = SignedAction::from(&payload).canonical_bytes();
664        // payload must still be usable here — proves we borrowed, not moved
665        assert_eq!(payload.body, "borrowable");
666    }
667}