3 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/archive/base_archive.h b/src/archive/base_archive.h
index a6bf98f..7d52cd5 100644
--- a/src/archive/base_archive.h
+++ b/src/archive/base_archive.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public:
         JsonNotActivityStream // for ActivityPub archives
     };
 
+    typedef int ArchiveItemRef;
+
     struct Hinting_t {
         StatusType status_type = UNKNOWN;
     };
@@ -32,9 +34,8 @@ public:
     static Archive* create_archive(ArchiveType archive_type, const QString& main_filename);
 
     virtual void update_status_list(ViewStatusTypes allowed_types, QListWidget *parent) = 0;
-    // TODO: use a index type instead of a bare int as the former can be extended
-    virtual APActivity* get_activity(int index, Hinting_t hinting) = 0;
-    virtual const QString get_html_status_text(int status_index) = 0;
+    virtual APActivity* get_activity(ArchiveItemRef index, Hinting_t hinting) = 0;
+    virtual const QString get_html_status_text(ArchiveItemRef status_index) = 0;
     virtual const QString get_instance_address();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/archive/mastodon.cpp b/src/archive/mastodon.cpp
index 238b861..50253c6 100644
--- a/src/archive/mastodon.cpp
+++ b/src/archive/mastodon.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ std::vector<APAttachmentFields> MastodonArchive::get_status_attachments_list(QJs
     return list;
 }
 
-APActivity* MastodonArchive::get_activity(int status_index, Hinting_t hinting) {
+APActivity* MastodonArchive::get_activity(ArchiveItemRef index, Hinting_t hinting) {
     // the JSON AP Activity
-    QJsonObject activity = outbox_items->at(status_index).toObject();
+    QJsonObject activity = outbox_items->at(index).toObject();
 
     APActivityFields act_fields = {
         .visibility = hinting.status_type
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ APActivity* MastodonArchive::get_activity(int status_index, Hinting_t hinting) {
 }
 
 // TODO: make this use an APActivity object that will be present as an StatusListItem member.
-const QString MastodonArchive::get_html_status_text(int status_index) {
+const QString MastodonArchive::get_html_status_text(ArchiveItemRef index) {
     QString text("");
-    QJsonObject obj = outbox_items->at(status_index).toObject();
+    QJsonObject obj = outbox_items->at(index).toObject();
 
     if (obj["object"].isObject()) {
         QJsonObject activity = obj["object"].toObject();
diff --git a/src/archive/mastodon.h b/src/archive/mastodon.h
index bc9da3e..0d57d7a 100644
--- a/src/archive/mastodon.h
+++ b/src/archive/mastodon.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public:
     std::variant<QString, InitError> init();
 
     void update_status_list(ViewStatusTypes allowed_types, QListWidget *parent);
-    APActivity* get_activity(int index, Hinting_t hinting = {});
-    const QString get_html_status_text(int status_index);
+    APActivity* get_activity(ArchiveItemRef index, Hinting_t hinting = {});
+    const QString get_html_status_text(ArchiveItemRef status_index);
     const QString get_instance_address();
 private:
     QDir archive_root_dir;