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index 0dbe9ecde5f45568492382bdc6dcf1d822af5592..5f89b7ecf8dbf0ffbcbc58c4c08e3c591c2682c8 100644 (file)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function api_call(App $a, App\Arguments $args = null)
 
                                $called_api = explode("/", $p);
 
-                               if (!empty($info['auth']) && api_user() === false) {
+                               if (!empty($info['auth']) && BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() === false) {
                                        BasicAuth::getCurrentUserID(true);
                                        Logger::info(API_LOG_PREFIX . 'nickname {nickname}', ['module' => 'api', 'action' => 'call', 'nickname' => $a->getLoggedInUserNickname()]);
                                }
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ function api_call(App $a, App\Arguments $args = null)
 function api_rss_extra($arr, $user_info)
 {
        if (is_null($user_info)) {
-               $uid = api_user();
+               $uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
                if (empty($uid)) {
                        throw new ForbiddenException();
                }
-               
+
                $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId($uid)->toArray();
        }
 
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
                $user = Strings::normaliseLink($contact_id);
                $url = $user;
                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nurl` = ? ";
-               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(api_user());
+               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                }
        }
 
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
 
                $url = $user;
                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nurl` = ? ";
-               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(api_user());
+               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                }
        }
 
@@ -397,23 +397,23 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
 
                $url = $user;
                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nurl` = ? ";
-               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(api_user());
+               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                }
        }
        if (is_null($user) && !empty($_GET['screen_name'])) {
                $user = $_GET['screen_name'];
                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nick` = ? ";
-               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=".intval(api_user());
+               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=".intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                }
        }
 
        if (is_null($user) && !empty($_GET['profileurl'])) {
                $user = Strings::normaliseLink($_GET['profileurl']);
                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nurl` = ? ";
-               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=".intval(api_user());
+               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=".intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                }
        }
 
@@ -432,14 +432,14 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
                        if ($user != "") {
                                $url = $user;
                                $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nurl` = ? ";
-                               if (api_user() !== false) {
-                                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(api_user());
+                               if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                                       $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                                }
                        }
                } else {
                        $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`nick` = ? ";
-                       if (api_user() !== false) {
-                               $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(api_user());
+                       if (BaseApi::getCurrentUserID() !== false) {
+                               $extra_query .= "AND `contact`.`uid`=" . intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                        }
                }
        }
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
        Logger::info(API_LOG_PREFIX . 'getting user {user}', ['module' => 'api', 'action' => 'get_user', 'user' => $user]);
 
        if (!$user) {
-               if (api_user() === false) {
+               if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
                        BasicAuth::getCurrentUserID(true);
                        return false;
                } else {
-                       $user = api_user();
+                       $user = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
                        $extra_query = "AND `contact`.`uid` = ? AND `contact`.`self` ";
                }
        }
@@ -498,14 +498,20 @@ function api_get_user($contact_id = null)
  */
 function api_item_get_user(App $a, $item)
 {
-       $status_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['author-id'] ?? 0, api_user())->toArray();
+       if (empty($item['author-id'])) {
+               $item['author-id'] = Contact::getPublicIdByUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
+       }
+       $status_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['author-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $author_user = $status_user;
 
        $status_user["protected"] = isset($item['private']) && ($item['private'] == Item::PRIVATE);
 
        if (($item['thr-parent'] ?? '') == ($item['uri'] ?? '')) {
-               $owner_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['owner-id'] ?? 0, api_user())->toArray();
+               if (empty($item['owner-id'])) {
+                       $item['owner-id'] = Contact::getPublicIdByUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
+               }
+               $owner_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['owner-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        } else {
                $owner_user = $author_user;
        }
@@ -533,6 +539,9 @@ function api_item_get_user(App $a, $item)
  */
 function api_account_verify_credentials($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
        unset($_REQUEST["user_id"]);
@@ -543,7 +552,7 @@ function api_account_verify_credentials($type)
 
        $skip_status = $_REQUEST['skip_status'] ?? false;
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        // "verified" isn't used here in the standard
        unset($user_info["verified"]);
@@ -599,11 +608,15 @@ function api_statuses_mediap($type)
 {
        $a = DI::app();
 
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
-       
-       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = api_user();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
+
+       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
        $_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
        $txt = requestdata('status') ?? '';
        /// @TODO old-lost code?
@@ -651,6 +664,10 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
 {
        $a = DI::app();
 
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // convert $_POST array items to the form we use for web posts.
@@ -689,7 +706,7 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
        if (requestdata('lat') && requestdata('long')) {
                $_REQUEST['coord'] = sprintf("%s %s", requestdata('lat'), requestdata('long'));
        }
-       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = api_user();
+       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
        if (!$parent) {
                // Check for throttling (maximum posts per day, week and month)
@@ -697,11 +714,11 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
                if ($throttle_day > 0) {
                        $datefrom = date(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL, time() - 24*60*60);
 
-                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, api_user(), $datefrom];
+                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $datefrom];
                        $posts_day = Post::count($condition);
 
                        if ($posts_day > $throttle_day) {
-                               logger::info('Daily posting limit reached for user '.api_user());
+                               logger::info('Daily posting limit reached for user '.BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                                // die(api_error($type, DI::l10n()->t("Daily posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_day));
                                throw new TooManyRequestsException(DI::l10n()->tt("Daily posting limit of %d post reached. The post was rejected.", "Daily posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_day));
                        }
@@ -711,11 +728,11 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
                if ($throttle_week > 0) {
                        $datefrom = date(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL, time() - 24*60*60*7);
 
-                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, api_user(), $datefrom];
+                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $datefrom];
                        $posts_week = Post::count($condition);
 
                        if ($posts_week > $throttle_week) {
-                               logger::info('Weekly posting limit reached for user '.api_user());
+                               logger::info('Weekly posting limit reached for user '.BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                                // die(api_error($type, DI::l10n()->t("Weekly posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_week)));
                                throw new TooManyRequestsException(DI::l10n()->tt("Weekly posting limit of %d post reached. The post was rejected.", "Weekly posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_week));
                        }
@@ -725,11 +742,11 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
                if ($throttle_month > 0) {
                        $datefrom = date(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL, time() - 24*60*60*30);
 
-                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, api_user(), $datefrom];
+                       $condition = ["`gravity` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `wall` AND `received` > ?", GRAVITY_PARENT, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $datefrom];
                        $posts_month = Post::count($condition);
 
                        if ($posts_month > $throttle_month) {
-                               logger::info('Monthly posting limit reached for user '.api_user());
+                               logger::info('Monthly posting limit reached for user '.BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                                // die(api_error($type, DI::l10n()->t("Monthly posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_month));
                                throw new TooManyRequestsException(DI::l10n()->t("Monthly posting limit of %d post reached. The post was rejected.", "Monthly posting limit of %d posts reached. The post was rejected.", $throttle_month));
                        }
@@ -754,7 +771,7 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
                        $media = DBA::toArray(DBA::p("SELECT `resource-id`, `scale`, `nickname`, `type`, `desc`, `filename`, `datasize`, `width`, `height` FROM `photo`
                                        INNER JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `photo`.`uid` WHERE `resource-id` IN
                                                (SELECT `resource-id` FROM `photo` WHERE `id` = ?) AND `photo`.`uid` = ?
-                                       ORDER BY `photo`.`width` DESC LIMIT 2", $id, api_user()));
+                                       ORDER BY `photo`.`width` DESC LIMIT 2", $id, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()));
 
                        if (!empty($media)) {
                                $ressources[] = $media[0]['resource-id'];
@@ -802,7 +819,7 @@ function api_statuses_update($type)
        if (!empty($ressources) && !empty($item_id)) {
                $item = Post::selectFirst(['uri-id', 'allow_cid', 'allow_gid', 'deny_cid', 'deny_gid'], ['id' => $item_id]);
                foreach ($ressources as $ressource) {
-                       Photo::setPermissionForRessource($ressource, api_user(), $item['allow_cid'], $item['allow_gid'], $item['deny_cid'], $item['deny_gid']);
+                       Photo::setPermissionForRessource($ressource, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $item['allow_cid'], $item['allow_gid'], $item['deny_cid'], $item['deny_gid']);
                }
        }
 
@@ -829,6 +846,10 @@ function api_media_upload()
 {
        $a = DI::app();
 
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        if (empty($_FILES['media'])) {
@@ -900,7 +921,7 @@ function api_media_metadata_create($type)
 
        Logger::info('Updating metadata', ['media_id' => $data['media_id']]);
 
-       $condition =  ['id' => $data['media_id'], 'uid' => api_user()];
+       $condition =  ['id' => $data['media_id'], 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()];
        $photo = DBA::selectFirst('photo', ['resource-id'], $condition);
        if (!DBA::isResult($photo)) {
                throw new BadRequestException("Metadata not found.");
@@ -985,7 +1006,7 @@ function api_users_show($type)
 {
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $item = api_get_last_status($user_info['pid'], $user_info['uid']);
        if (!empty($item)) {
@@ -1034,7 +1055,7 @@ function api_users_search($type)
                if (DBA::isResult($contacts)) {
                        $k = 0;
                        foreach ($contacts as $contact) {
-                               $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($contact['id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($contact['id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
                                if ($type == 'xml') {
                                        $userlist[$k++ . ':user'] = $user_info;
@@ -1108,9 +1129,12 @@ api_register_func('api/users/lookup', 'api_users_lookup', true);
  */
 function api_search($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        if (empty($_REQUEST['q'])) {
                throw new BadRequestException('q parameter is required.');
@@ -1160,7 +1184,7 @@ function api_search($type)
                        " . ($exclude_replies ? " AND `gravity` = " . GRAVITY_PARENT : ' ') . "
                        AND (`uid` = 0 OR (`uid` = ? AND NOT `global`))
                        AND `body` LIKE CONCAT('%',?,'%')",
-                       $since_id, api_user(), $_REQUEST['q']];
+                       $since_id, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $_REQUEST['q']];
                if ($max_id > 0) {
                        $condition[0] .= ' AND `id` <= ?';
                        $condition[] = $max_id;
@@ -1170,7 +1194,7 @@ function api_search($type)
        $statuses = [];
 
        if (parse_url($searchTerm, PHP_URL_SCHEME) != '') {
-               $id = Item::fetchByLink($searchTerm, api_user());
+               $id = Item::fetchByLink($searchTerm, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
                if (!$id) {
                        // Public post
                        $id = Item::fetchByLink($searchTerm);
@@ -1181,7 +1205,7 @@ function api_search($type)
                }
        }
 
-       $statuses = $statuses ?: Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = $statuses ?: Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        $data['status'] = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info);
 
@@ -1212,9 +1236,12 @@ api_register_func('api/search', 'api_search', true);
  */
 function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
-       
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        unset($_REQUEST["user_id"]);
        unset($_GET["user_id"]);
@@ -1235,7 +1262,7 @@ function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
        $start = max(0, ($page - 1) * $count);
 
        $condition = ["`uid` = ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?) AND `id` > ?",
-               api_user(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
 
        if ($max_id > 0) {
                $condition[0] .= " AND `id` <= ?";
@@ -1251,7 +1278,7 @@ function api_statuses_home_timeline($type)
        }
 
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        $items = Post::toArray($statuses);
 
@@ -1303,9 +1330,12 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/friends_timeline', 'api_statuses_home_timeline',
  */
 function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        // get last network messages
 
@@ -1329,7 +1359,7 @@ function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
                }
 
                $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
                $r = Post::toArray($statuses);
        } else {
@@ -1346,7 +1376,7 @@ function api_statuses_public_timeline($type)
                }
 
                $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
                $r = Post::toArray($statuses);
        }
@@ -1383,9 +1413,12 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/public_timeline', 'api_statuses_public_timeline'
  */
 function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $since_id        = $_REQUEST['since_id'] ?? 0;
        $max_id          = $_REQUEST['max_id'] ?? 0;
@@ -1405,7 +1438,7 @@ function api_statuses_networkpublic_timeline($type)
        }
 
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::toArray(Post::selectForUser(api_user(), Item::DISPLAY_FIELDLIST, $condition, $params));
+       $statuses = Post::toArray(Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), Item::DISPLAY_FIELDLIST, $condition, $params));
 
        $ret = api_format_items($statuses, $user_info, false, $type);
 
@@ -1441,9 +1474,12 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/networkpublic_timeline', 'api_statuses_networkpu
  */
 function api_statuses_show($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        // params
        $id = intval(DI::args()->getArgv()[3] ?? 0);
@@ -1467,7 +1503,7 @@ function api_statuses_show($type)
                throw new BadRequestException(sprintf("There is no status with the id %d", $id));
        }
 
-       $item = Post::selectFirst(['id'], ['uri-id' => $uri_item['uri-id'], 'uid' => [0, api_user()]], ['order' => ['uid' => true]]);
+       $item = Post::selectFirst(['id'], ['uri-id' => $uri_item['uri-id'], 'uid' => [0, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()]], ['order' => ['uid' => true]]);
        if (!DBA::isResult($item)) {
                throw new BadRequestException(sprintf("There is no status with the uri-id %d for the given user.", $uri_item['uri-id']));
        }
@@ -1482,7 +1518,7 @@ function api_statuses_show($type)
                $params = [];
        }
 
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        /// @TODO How about copying this to above methods which don't check $r ?
        if (!DBA::isResult($statuses)) {
@@ -1517,9 +1553,12 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/show', 'api_statuses_show', true);
  */
 function api_conversation_show($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        // params
        $id       = intval(DI::args()->getArgv()[3]           ?? 0);
@@ -1547,7 +1586,7 @@ function api_conversation_show($type)
                throw new BadRequestException("There is no status with the id $id.");
        }
 
-       $parent = Post::selectFirst(['id'], ['uri-id' => $item['parent-uri-id'], 'uid' => [0, api_user()]], ['order' => ['uid' => true]]);
+       $parent = Post::selectFirst(['id'], ['uri-id' => $item['parent-uri-id'], 'uid' => [0, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()]], ['order' => ['uid' => true]]);
        if (!DBA::isResult($parent)) {
                throw new BadRequestException("There is no status with this id.");
        }
@@ -1555,7 +1594,7 @@ function api_conversation_show($type)
        $id = $parent['id'];
 
        $condition = ["`parent` = ? AND `uid` IN (0, ?) AND `gravity` IN (?, ?) AND `id` > ?",
-               $id, api_user(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
+               $id, BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
 
        if ($max_id > 0) {
                $condition[0] .= " AND `id` <= ?";
@@ -1563,7 +1602,7 @@ function api_conversation_show($type)
        }
 
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        if (!DBA::isResult($statuses)) {
                throw new BadRequestException("There is no status with id $id.");
@@ -1598,6 +1637,10 @@ function api_statuses_repeat($type)
 
        $a = DI::app();
 
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
@@ -1639,7 +1682,7 @@ function api_statuses_repeat($type)
                                $post .= "[/share]";
                        }
                        $_REQUEST['body'] = $post;
-                       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = api_user();
+                       $_REQUEST['profile_uid'] = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
                        $_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
 
                        if (empty($_REQUEST['source'])) {
@@ -1675,6 +1718,10 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/retweet', 'api_statuses_repeat', true, API_METHO
  */
 function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
@@ -1693,7 +1740,7 @@ function api_statuses_destroy($type)
 
        $ret = api_statuses_show($type);
 
-       Item::deleteForUser(['id' => $id], api_user());
+       Item::deleteForUser(['id' => $id], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
 
        return $ret;
 }
@@ -1716,9 +1763,12 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/destroy', 'api_statuses_destroy', true, API_METH
  */
 function api_statuses_mentions($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        unset($_REQUEST["user_id"]);
        unset($_GET["user_id"]);
@@ -1742,11 +1792,11 @@ function api_statuses_mentions($type)
 
        $condition = [
                GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT,
-               api_user(),
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(),
                Post\UserNotification::TYPE_EXPLICIT_TAGGED | Post\UserNotification::TYPE_IMPLICIT_TAGGED |
                Post\UserNotification::TYPE_THREAD_COMMENT | Post\UserNotification::TYPE_DIRECT_COMMENT |
                Post\UserNotification::TYPE_DIRECT_THREAD_COMMENT,
-               api_user(), $since_id,
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), $since_id,
        ];
 
        if ($max_id > 0) {
@@ -1757,7 +1807,7 @@ function api_statuses_mentions($type)
        array_unshift($condition, $query);
 
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        $ret = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, false, $type);
 
@@ -1791,11 +1841,14 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/replies', 'api_statuses_mentions', true);
  */
 function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
-       Logger::info('api_statuses_user_timeline', ['api_user' => api_user(), 'user_info' => $user_info, '_REQUEST' => $_REQUEST]);
+       Logger::info('api_statuses_user_timeline', ['api_user' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'user_info' => $user_info, '_REQUEST' => $_REQUEST]);
 
        $since_id        = $_REQUEST['since_id'] ?? 0;
        $max_id          = $_REQUEST['max_id'] ?? 0;
@@ -1809,7 +1862,7 @@ function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
        $start = max(0, ($page - 1) * $count);
 
        $condition = ["`uid` = ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?) AND `id` > ? AND `contact-id` = ?",
-               api_user(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id, $user_info['cid']];
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id, $user_info['cid']];
 
        if ($user_info['self'] == 1) {
                $condition[0] .= ' AND `wall` ';
@@ -1830,7 +1883,7 @@ function api_statuses_user_timeline($type)
                $condition[] = $max_id;
        }
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        $ret = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, true, $type);
 
@@ -1867,6 +1920,10 @@ api_register_func('api/statuses/user_timeline', 'api_statuses_user_timeline', tr
  */
 function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // for versioned api.
@@ -1886,7 +1943,7 @@ function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
                $itemid = intval($_REQUEST['id'] ?? 0);
        }
 
-       $item = Post::selectFirstForUser(api_user(), [], ['id' => $itemid, 'uid' => api_user()]);
+       $item = Post::selectFirstForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], ['id' => $itemid, 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()]);
 
        if (!DBA::isResult($item)) {
                throw new BadRequestException("Invalid item.");
@@ -1909,7 +1966,7 @@ function api_favorites_create_destroy($type)
                throw new InternalServerErrorException("DB error");
        }
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $rets = api_format_items([$item], $user_info, false, $type);
        $ret = $rets[0];
 
@@ -1945,9 +2002,12 @@ function api_favorites($type)
 {
        global $called_api;
 
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $called_api = [];
 
@@ -1967,7 +2027,7 @@ function api_favorites($type)
                $start = max(0, ($page - 1) * $count);
 
                $condition = ["`uid` = ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?) AND `id` > ? AND `starred`",
-                       api_user(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
+                       BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT, $since_id];
 
                $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
 
@@ -1976,7 +2036,7 @@ function api_favorites($type)
                        $condition[] = $max_id;
                }
 
-               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+               $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
                $ret = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, false, $type);
        }
@@ -2431,7 +2491,7 @@ function api_format_items_activities($item, $type = "json")
                //builtin_activity_puller($i, $activities);
 
                // get user data and add it to the array of the activity
-               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($parent_item['author-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($parent_item['author-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                switch ($parent_item['verb']) {
                        case Activity::LIKE:
                                $activities['like'][] = $user;
@@ -2595,7 +2655,7 @@ function api_format_item($item, $type = "json", $status_user = null, $author_use
                if (!empty($announce)) {
                        $retweeted_item = $item;
                        $item = $announce;
-                       $status['friendica_owner'] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($announce['author-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                       $status['friendica_owner'] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($announce['author-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                }
        }
 
@@ -2614,7 +2674,7 @@ function api_format_item($item, $type = "json", $status_user = null, $author_use
                        $quoted_status['text'] = $conv_quoted['text'];
                        $quoted_status['statusnet_html'] = $conv_quoted['html'];
                        try {
-                               $quoted_status["user"] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($quoted_item['author-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $quoted_status["user"] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($quoted_item['author-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                        } catch (BadRequestException $e) {
                                // user not found. should be found?
                                /// @todo check if the user should be always found
@@ -2636,7 +2696,7 @@ function api_format_item($item, $type = "json", $status_user = null, $author_use
                unset($retweeted_status['statusnet_conversation_id']);
                $status['user'] = $status['friendica_owner'];
                try {
-                       $retweeted_status["user"] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($retweeted_item['author-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                       $retweeted_status["user"] = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($retweeted_item['author-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                } catch (BadRequestException $e) {
                        // user not found. should be found?
                        /// @todo check if the user should be always found
@@ -2718,10 +2778,13 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/subscriptions', 'api_lists_list', true);
  */
 function api_lists_ownerships($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
 
        $groups = DBA::select('group', [], ['deleted' => 0, 'uid' => $uid]);
@@ -2763,9 +2826,12 @@ api_register_func('api/lists/ownerships', 'api_lists_ownerships', true);
  */
 function api_lists_statuses($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        unset($_REQUEST["user_id"]);
        unset($_GET["user_id"]);
@@ -2789,7 +2855,7 @@ function api_lists_statuses($type)
 
        $groups = DBA::selectToArray('group_member', ['contact-id'], ['gid' => 1]);
        $gids = array_column($groups, 'contact-id');
-       $condition = ['uid' => api_user(), 'gravity' => [GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT], 'group-id' => $gids];
+       $condition = ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'gravity' => [GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT], 'group-id' => $gids];
        $condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["`id` > ?", $since_id]);
 
        if ($max_id > 0) {
@@ -2806,7 +2872,7 @@ function api_lists_statuses($type)
        }
 
        $params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => [$start, $count]];
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition, $params);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition, $params);
 
        $items = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, false, $type);
 
@@ -2849,7 +2915,7 @@ function api_statuses_f($qtype)
 
        $start = max(0, ($page - 1) * $count);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        if (!empty($_GET['cursor']) && $_GET['cursor'] == 'undefined') {
                /* this is to stop Hotot to load friends multiple times
@@ -2892,14 +2958,14 @@ function api_statuses_f($qtype)
                $sql_extra
                ORDER BY `nick`
                LIMIT ?, ?",
-               api_user(),
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(),
                $start,
                $count
        ));
 
        $ret = [];
        foreach ($r as $cid) {
-               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($cid['id'], api_user())->toArray();
+               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($cid['id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                // "uid" and "self" are only needed for some internal stuff, so remove it from here
                unset($user["uid"]);
                unset($user["self"]);
@@ -3023,13 +3089,17 @@ api_register_func('api/friendships/incoming', 'api_friendships_incoming', true);
  */
 function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
-       $uid = api_user();
+       $uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
        if (empty($uid)) {
                throw new ForbiddenException();
        }
-       
+
        if (empty($_POST["text"]) || empty($_POST["screen_name"]) && empty($_POST["user_id"])) {
                return;
        }
@@ -3038,7 +3108,7 @@ function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 
        $recipient = null;
        if (!empty($_POST['screen_name'])) {
-               $contacts = Contact::selectToArray(['id', 'nurl', 'network'], ['uid' => api_user(), 'nick' => $_POST['screen_name']]);
+               $contacts = Contact::selectToArray(['id', 'nurl', 'network'], ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'nick' => $_POST['screen_name']]);
                if (DBA::isResult($contacts)) {
                        // Selecting the id by priority, friendica first
                        api_best_nickname($contacts);
@@ -3055,7 +3125,7 @@ function api_direct_messages_new($type)
 
        $replyto = '';
        if (!empty($_REQUEST['replyto'])) {
-               $mail = DBA::selectFirst('mail', ['parent-uri', 'title'], ['uid' => api_user(), 'id' => $_REQUEST['replyto']]);
+               $mail = DBA::selectFirst('mail', ['parent-uri', 'title'], ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'id' => $_REQUEST['replyto']]);
                $replyto = $mail['parent-uri'];
                $sub     = $mail['title'];
        } else {
@@ -3105,10 +3175,14 @@ api_register_func('api/direct_messages/new', 'api_direct_messages_new', true, AP
  */
 function api_direct_messages_destroy($type)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
+
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        //required
        $id = $_REQUEST['id'] ?? 0;
        // optional
@@ -3174,7 +3248,7 @@ api_register_func('api/direct_messages/destroy', 'api_direct_messages_destroy',
  */
 function api_friendships_destroy($type)
 {
-       $uid = api_user();
+       $uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
        if ($uid === false) {
                throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException();
@@ -3256,6 +3330,9 @@ api_register_func('api/friendships/destroy', 'api_friendships_destroy', true, AP
  */
 function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
 {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
+               throw new ForbiddenException();
+       }
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
        // params
@@ -3275,7 +3352,7 @@ function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
        unset($_REQUEST["screen_name"]);
        unset($_GET["screen_name"]);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $profile_url = $user_info["url"];
 
@@ -3307,7 +3384,7 @@ function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
 
        $r = DBA::toArray(DBA::p(
                "SELECT `mail`.*, `contact`.`nurl` AS `contact-url` FROM `mail`,`contact` WHERE `mail`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id` AND `mail`.`uid` = ? AND $sql_extra AND `mail`.`id` > ? ORDER BY `mail`.`id` DESC LIMIT ?,?",
-               api_user(),
+               BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(),
                $since_id,
                $start,
                $count
@@ -3321,9 +3398,9 @@ function api_direct_messages_box($type, $box, $verbose)
        foreach ($r as $item) {
                if ($box == "inbox" || $item['from-url'] != $profile_url) {
                        $recipient = $user_info;
-                       $sender = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                       $sender = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                } elseif ($box == "sentbox" || $item['from-url'] == $profile_url) {
-                       $recipient = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                       $recipient = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                        $sender = $user_info;
                }
 
@@ -3421,7 +3498,7 @@ api_register_func('api/direct_messages', 'api_direct_messages_inbox', true);
  */
 function api_fr_photos_list($type)
 {
-       if (api_user() === false) {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
                throw new ForbiddenException();
        }
        $r = DBA::toArray(DBA::p(
@@ -3472,7 +3549,7 @@ function api_fr_photos_list($type)
  */
 function api_fr_photo_create_update($type)
 {
-       if (api_user() === false) {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
                throw new ForbiddenException();
        }
        // input params
@@ -3507,7 +3584,7 @@ function api_fr_photo_create_update($type)
                $mode = "update";
 
                // check if photo is existing in databasei
-               if (!Photo::exists(['resource-id' => $photo_id, 'uid' => api_user(), 'album' => $album])) {
+               if (!Photo::exists(['resource-id' => $photo_id, 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'album' => $album])) {
                        throw new BadRequestException("photo not available");
                }
        }
@@ -3569,7 +3646,7 @@ function api_fr_photo_create_update($type)
                $result = false;
                if (count($updated_fields) > 0) {
                        $nothingtodo = false;
-                       $result = Photo::update($updated_fields, ['uid' => api_user(), 'resource-id' => $photo_id, 'album' => $album]);
+                       $result = Photo::update($updated_fields, ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'resource-id' => $photo_id, 'album' => $album]);
                } else {
                        $nothingtodo = true;
                }
@@ -3610,7 +3687,7 @@ function api_fr_photo_create_update($type)
  */
 function api_fr_photo_detail($type)
 {
-       if (api_user() === false) {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
                throw new ForbiddenException();
        }
        if (empty($_REQUEST['photo_id'])) {
@@ -3642,7 +3719,7 @@ function api_fr_photo_detail($type)
  */
 function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 {
-       if (api_user() === false) {
+       if (empty(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())) {
                throw new ForbiddenException();
        }
        // input params
@@ -3655,7 +3732,7 @@ function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 
        // check if specified profile id is valid
        if ($profile_id != 0) {
-               $profile = DBA::selectFirst('profile', ['is-default'], ['uid' => api_user(), 'id' => $profile_id]);
+               $profile = DBA::selectFirst('profile', ['is-default'], ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'id' => $profile_id]);
                // error message if specified profile id is not in database
                if (!DBA::isResult($profile)) {
                        throw new BadRequestException("profile_id not available");
@@ -3691,18 +3768,18 @@ function api_account_update_profile_image($type)
 
        // change specified profile or all profiles to the new resource-id
        if ($is_default_profile) {
-               $condition = ["`profile` AND `resource-id` != ? AND `uid` = ?", $data['photo']['id'], api_user()];
+               $condition = ["`profile` AND `resource-id` != ? AND `uid` = ?", $data['photo']['id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()];
                Photo::update(['profile' => false, 'photo-type' => Photo::DEFAULT], $condition);
        } else {
                $fields = ['photo' => DI::baseUrl() . '/photo/' . $data['photo']['id'] . '-4.' . $fileext,
                        'thumb' => DI::baseUrl() . '/photo/' . $data['photo']['id'] . '-5.' . $fileext];
-               DBA::update('profile', $fields, ['id' => $_REQUEST['profile'], 'uid' => api_user()]);
+               DBA::update('profile', $fields, ['id' => $_REQUEST['profile'], 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()]);
        }
 
-       Contact::updateSelfFromUserID(api_user(), true);
+       Contact::updateSelfFromUserID(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), true);
 
        // Update global directory in background
-       Profile::publishUpdate(api_user());
+       Profile::publishUpdate(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
 
        // output for client
        if ($data) {
@@ -3736,9 +3813,9 @@ function api_account_update_profile($type)
 {
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
-       $local_user = api_user();
+       $local_user = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
-       $api_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $api_user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        if (!empty($_POST['name'])) {
                DBA::update('profile', ['name' => $_POST['name']], ['uid' => $local_user]);
@@ -3783,7 +3860,7 @@ function check_acl_input($acl_string)
        foreach ($cid_array as $cid) {
                $cid = str_replace("<", "", $cid);
                $cid = str_replace(">", "", $cid);
-               $condition = ['id' => $cid, 'uid' => api_user()];
+               $condition = ['id' => $cid, 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()];
                $contact_not_found |= !DBA::exists('contact', $condition);
        }
        return $contact_not_found;
@@ -3962,12 +4039,12 @@ function save_media_to_database($mediatype, $media, $type, $album, $allow_cid, $
 function post_photo_item($hash, $allow_cid, $deny_cid, $allow_gid, $deny_gid, $filetype, $visibility = false)
 {
        // get data about the api authenticated user
-       $uri = Item::newURI(intval(api_user()));
-       $owner_record = DBA::selectFirst('contact', [], ['uid' => api_user(), 'self' => true]);
+       $uri = Item::newURI(intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()));
+       $owner_record = DBA::selectFirst('contact', [], ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'self' => true]);
 
        $arr = [];
        $arr['guid']          = System::createUUID();
-       $arr['uid']           = intval(api_user());
+       $arr['uid']           = intval(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID());
        $arr['uri']           = $uri;
        $arr['type']          = 'photo';
        $arr['wall']          = 1;
@@ -4020,7 +4097,7 @@ function prepare_photo_data($type, $scale, $photo_id)
 {
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        $scale_sql = ($scale === false ? "" : sprintf("AND scale=%d", intval($scale)));
        $data_sql = ($scale === false ? "" : "data, ");
@@ -4077,7 +4154,7 @@ function prepare_photo_data($type, $scale, $photo_id)
        }
 
        // retrieve item element for getting activities (like, dislike etc.) related to photo
-       $condition = ['uid' => api_user(), 'resource-id' => $photo_id];
+       $condition = ['uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), 'resource-id' => $photo_id];
        $item = Post::selectFirst(['id', 'uid', 'uri', 'parent', 'allow_cid', 'deny_cid', 'allow_gid', 'deny_gid'], $condition);
        if (!DBA::isResult($item)) {
                throw new NotFoundException('Photo-related item not found.');
@@ -4087,9 +4164,9 @@ function prepare_photo_data($type, $scale, $photo_id)
 
        // retrieve comments on photo
        $condition = ["`parent` = ? AND `uid` = ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?)",
-               $item['parent'], api_user(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT];
+               $item['parent'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), GRAVITY_PARENT, GRAVITY_COMMENT];
 
-       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(api_user(), [], $condition);
+       $statuses = Post::selectForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], $condition);
 
        // prepare output of comments
        $commentData = api_format_items(Post::toArray($statuses), $user_info, false, $type);
@@ -4312,7 +4389,7 @@ function api_friendica_group_show($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $gid = $_REQUEST['gid'] ?? 0;
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
 
@@ -4338,13 +4415,13 @@ function api_friendica_group_show($type)
                        $user_element = "users";
                        $k = 0;
                        foreach ($members as $member) {
-                               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($member['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($member['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                                $users[$k++.":user"] = $user;
                        }
                } else {
                        $user_element = "user";
                        foreach ($members as $member) {
-                               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($member['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $user = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($member['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                                $users[] = $user;
                        }
                }
@@ -4373,7 +4450,7 @@ function api_lists_destroy($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $gid = $_REQUEST['list_id'] ?? 0;
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
 
@@ -4474,7 +4551,7 @@ function api_friendica_group_create($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
        $json = json_decode($_POST['json'], true);
@@ -4505,7 +4582,7 @@ function api_lists_create($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
 
@@ -4541,7 +4618,7 @@ function api_friendica_group_update($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
        $gid = $_REQUEST['gid'] ?? 0;
        $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
@@ -4611,7 +4688,7 @@ function api_lists_update($type)
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $gid = $_REQUEST['list_id'] ?? 0;
        $name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
@@ -4659,7 +4736,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification_seen($type)
 {
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
 
        if (DI::args()->getArgc() !== 4) {
                throw new BadRequestException('Invalid argument count');
@@ -4669,7 +4746,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification_seen($type)
 
        try {
                $Notify = DI::notify()->selectOneById($id);
-               if ($Notify->uid !== api_user()) {
+               if ($Notify->uid !== BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()) {
                        throw new NotFoundException();
                }
 
@@ -4681,7 +4758,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification_seen($type)
                DI::notify()->save($Notify);
 
                if ($Notify->otype === Notification\ObjectType::ITEM) {
-                       $item = Post::selectFirstForUser(api_user(), [], ['id' => $Notify->iid, 'uid' => api_user()]);
+                       $item = Post::selectFirstForUser(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID(), [], ['id' => $Notify->iid, 'uid' => BaseApi::getCurrentUserID()]);
                        if (DBA::isResult($item)) {
                                // we found the item, return it to the user
                                $ret  = api_format_items([$item], $user_info, false, $type);
@@ -4721,7 +4798,7 @@ function api_friendica_direct_messages_search($type, $box = "")
        BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 
        // params
-       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(api_user())->toArray();
+       $user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId(BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
        $searchstring = $_REQUEST['searchstring'] ?? '';
        $uid = $user_info['uid'];
 
@@ -4750,9 +4827,9 @@ function api_friendica_direct_messages_search($type, $box = "")
                foreach ($r as $item) {
                        if ($box == "inbox" || $item['from-url'] != $profile_url) {
                                $recipient = $user_info;
-                               $sender = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $sender = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                        } elseif ($box == "sentbox" || $item['from-url'] == $profile_url) {
-                               $recipient = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], api_user())->toArray();
+                               $recipient = DI::twitterUser()->createFromContactId($item['contact-id'], BaseApi::getCurrentUserID())->toArray();
                                $sender = $user_info;
                        }