4 files changed, 20 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/net/instance.cpp b/src/net/instance.cpp
index 6982f64..8b2ad2d 100644
--- a/src/net/instance.cpp
+++ b/src/net/instance.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 #endif
 #include "src/settings_interface.h"
 
-Instance* Instance::create_instance() {
+InstancePtr Instance::create_instance() {
     return create_instance(SettingsInterface::quick_read_setting<AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType>("net/instance/type"));
 }
 
-Instance* Instance::create_instance(AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType type) {
+InstancePtr Instance::create_instance(AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType type) {
     switch (type) {
 #ifdef MASTODONPP_BUILD
         case AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType::MASTODON:
-            return new MastodonInstance;
+            return std::make_shared<MastodonInstance>();
 #endif
         default:
             return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/net/instance.h b/src/net/instance.h
index 2b7eec7..79c0b12 100644
--- a/src/net/instance.h
+++ b/src/net/instance.h
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "src/activitypub/appost.h"
 #include "src/settings_interface.h"
+#include <QMetaType>
+#include <memory>
+
+class Instance;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Instance> InstancePtr;
 
 class Instance {
 public:
@@ -10,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     virtual ~Instance() {};
-    virtual APPost* get_post_from_url(const QString &url) = 0;
+    virtual APPostPtr get_post_from_url(const QString &url) = 0;
     // Returns the URI the user has to visit in their browser
     virtual QString oauth2_step1();
     // auth_code is the code given by the user through the URI
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ public:
     virtual OAuth2Step2 oauth2_step2(const QString &auth_code);
     bool supports_oauth2 = false;
     // Creates an instance by reading the type from settings
-    static Instance* create_instance();
+    static InstancePtr create_instance();
     // Creates a specific type of instance, for use with SettingsDialog
-    static Instance* create_instance(AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType type);
+    static InstancePtr create_instance(AppSettingsTypes::InstanceType type);
 };
diff --git a/src/net/mastodon_instance.cpp b/src/net/mastodon_instance.cpp
index 8b88221..17d23ca 100644
--- a/src/net/mastodon_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/net/mastodon_instance.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "mastodon_instance.h"
 #include "src/activitypub/appost.h"
 #include "src/activitypub/apquestion.h"
+#include "src/activitypub/fields.h"
 #include "src/settings_interface.h"
 #include "src/types.h"
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDebug>
 
-APPost* post_from_json(const QJsonObject &status);
+APPostPtr post_from_json(const QJsonObject &status);
 
 MastodonInstance::MastodonInstance() : instance(SettingsInterface::quick_read_setting<QString>("net/instance/address").toStdString(), SettingsInterface::quick_read_setting<QString>("net/instance/token").toStdString()), connection(instance) {
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ Instance::OAuth2Step2 MastodonInstance::oauth2_step2(const QString &auth_code) {
     return {(bool)answer, token};
 }
 
-APPost* MastodonInstance::get_post_from_url(const QString &url) {
+APPostPtr MastodonInstance::get_post_from_url(const QString &url) {
     auto answer{connection.get(mastodonpp::API::v2::search, {
         {"q", QUrl::toPercentEncoding(url).toStdString()},
         {"type", "statuses"},
@@ -57,18 +58,18 @@ APPost* MastodonInstance::get_post_from_url(const QString &url) {
         qDebug() << doc;
         if (obj.contains("statuses")) {
             QJsonObject status = obj["statuses"].toArray().first().toObject();
-            if (status.isEmpty()) return new APPost({.content="invalid"}); // Invalid
+            if (status.isEmpty()) return std::make_shared<APPost>(APObjectFields {.content="invalid"}); // Invalid post
             return post_from_json(status);
         }
     }
 
-    return new APPost({.content="connection error"});
+    return std::make_shared<APPost>(APObjectFields {.content="connection error"});
 }
 
 // Create a filled APPost object from a Status entity (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Status/)
 // We have to return a pointer as else I can't get derived classes of APPost to render properly: the additional methods are ignored.
 // Furthermore, using pointers removes unecessary copying, even if that can be reduced by return value optimization.
-APPost* post_from_json(const QJsonObject &status) {
+APPostPtr post_from_json(const QJsonObject &status) {
     APObjectFields fields;
     bool is_question = status.contains("poll");
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ APPost* post_from_json(const QJsonObject &status) {
     }
 
     if (is_question)
-        return new APQuestion(fields);
+        return std::make_shared<APQuestion>(fields);
     else
-        return new APPost(fields);
+        return std::make_shared<APPost>(fields);
 }
diff --git a/src/net/mastodon_instance.h b/src/net/mastodon_instance.h
index 983bef6..7f9b058 100644
--- a/src/net/mastodon_instance.h
+++ b/src/net/mastodon_instance.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class MastodonInstance : public Instance {
 public:
     MastodonInstance();
     ~MastodonInstance();
-    APPost* get_post_from_url(const QString &url);
+    APPostPtr get_post_from_url(const QString &url);
     QString oauth2_step1();
     OAuth2Step2 oauth2_step2(const QString &auth_code);
     bool supports_oauth2 = true;