Limit attachments to `MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT` when returning posts through the API (#30932)

app/models/status.rb

@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
     else
       map = media_attachments.index_by(&:id)
       ordered_media_attachment_ids.filter_map { |media_attachment_id| map[media_attachment_id] }
-    end
+    end.take(MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT)
   end
 
   def replies_count

app/models/status_edit.rb

@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ class StatusEdit < ApplicationRecord
   def ordered_media_attachments
     return @ordered_media_attachments if defined?(@ordered_media_attachments)
 
-    @ordered_media_attachments = if ordered_media_attachment_ids.nil?
-                                   []
-                                 else
-                                   map = status.media_attachments.index_by(&:id)
-                                   ordered_media_attachment_ids.map.with_index { |media_attachment_id, index| PreservedMediaAttachment.new(media_attachment: map[media_attachment_id], description: media_descriptions[index]) }
-                                 end
+    @ordered_media_attachments = begin
+      if ordered_media_attachment_ids.nil?
+        []
+      else
+        map = status.media_attachments.index_by(&:id)
+        ordered_media_attachment_ids.map.with_index { |media_attachment_id, index| PreservedMediaAttachment.new(media_attachment: map[media_attachment_id], description: media_descriptions[index]) }
+      end
+    end.take(Status::MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT)
   end
 
   def proper

spec/models/status_spec.rb

@@ -247,6 +247,41 @@ RSpec.describe Status do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#ordered_media_attachments' do
+    let(:status) { Fabricate(:status) }
+
+    let(:first_attachment) { Fabricate(:media_attachment) }
+    let(:second_attachment) { Fabricate(:media_attachment) }
+    let(:last_attachment) { Fabricate(:media_attachment) }
+    let(:extra_attachment) { Fabricate(:media_attachment) }
+
+    before do
+      stub_const('Status::MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT', 3)
+
+      # Add attachments out of order
+      status.media_attachments << second_attachment
+      status.media_attachments << last_attachment
+      status.media_attachments << extra_attachment
+      status.media_attachments << first_attachment
+    end
+
+    context 'when ordered_media_attachment_ids is not set' do
+      it 'returns up to MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT attachments' do
+        expect(status.ordered_media_attachments.size).to eq Status::MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when ordered_media_attachment_ids is set' do
+      before do
+        status.update!(ordered_media_attachment_ids: [first_attachment.id, second_attachment.id, last_attachment.id, extra_attachment.id])
+      end
+
+      it 'returns up to MEDIA_ATTACHMENTS_LIMIT attachments in the expected order' do
+        expect(status.ordered_media_attachments).to eq [first_attachment, second_attachment, last_attachment]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '.mutes_map' do
     subject { described_class.mutes_map([status.conversation.id], account) }