SM MS improve relayable semantics

lib/diaspora/relayable.rb

@@ -37,28 +37,30 @@ module Diaspora
 
     def receive(user, person)
       self.class.transaction do
-        object = self.class.where(:guid => self.guid).first || self
+        comment_or_like = self.class.where(:guid => self.guid).first || self
 
-        unless object.parent.author == user.person || object.verify_parent_author_signature
+        #check to make sure the signature of the comment or like comes from the person claiming to authoring said comment or like
+        unless comment_or_like.parent.author == user.person || comment_or_like.verify_parent_author_signature
           Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=abort reason='object signature not valid' recipient=#{user.diaspora_handle} sender=#{self.parent.author.diaspora_handle} payload_type=#{self.class} parent_id=#{self.parent.id}")
           return
         end
 
-        #sign object as the parent creator if you've been hit UPSTREAM
-        if user.owns? object.parent
-          object.parent_author_signature = object.sign_with_key(user.encryption_key)
-          object.save!
+        #as the owner of the post being liked or commented on, you need to add your own signature in order to pass it to the people who received your original post
+        if user.owns? comment_or_like.parent
+          comment_or_like.parent_author_signature = comment_or_like.sign_with_key(user.encryption_key)
+
+          comment_or_like.save!
         end
 
         #dispatch object DOWNSTREAM, received it via UPSTREAM
-        unless user.owns?(object)
-          object.save 
-          Postzord::Dispatch.new(user, object).post
+        unless user.owns?(comment_or_like)
+          comment_or_like.save 
+          Postzord::Dispatch.new(user, comment_or_like).post
         end
 
-        object.socket_to_user(user) if object.respond_to? :socket_to_user
-        if object.after_receive(user, person)
-          object
+        comment_or_like.socket_to_user(user) if comment_or_like.respond_to? :socket_to_user
+        if comment_or_like.after_receive(user, person)
+          comment_or_like 
         end
       end
     end