2 files changed, 61 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index e2751ec2d..e88e2960c 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ require_once('include/text.php');
 require_once('include/datetime.php');
 require_once('include/language.php');
 require_once('include/nav.php');
+require_once('include/observer.php');
 require_once('include/permissions.php');
 require_once('include/features.php');
 require_once('include/taxonomy.php');
@@ -2151,57 +2152,6 @@ function dba_timer() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the unique hash identifying the current observer.
- *
- * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
- *
- * @return string Unique hash of observer, otherwise empty string if no
- *		observer
- */
-function get_observer_hash() {
-	$observer = App::get_observer();
-	if (is_array($observer)) {
-		return $observer['xchan_hash'];
-	}
-
-	return '';
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the guid of the current observer.
- *
- * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
- *
- * @return string The GUID of the observer, otherwise empty string if no
- *		observer
- */
-function get_observer_guid() {
-	$observer = App::get_observer();
-	if (is_array($observer)) {
-		return $observer['xchan_guid'];
-	}
-
-	return '';
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the name of the current observer.
- *
- * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
- *
- * @return string The name of the observer, otherwise empty string if no
- *		observer
- */
-function get_observer_name() {
-	$observer = App::get_observer();
-	if (is_array($observer)) {
-		return $observer['xchan_name'];
-	}
-
-	return '';
-}
-
-/**
  * @brief Returns the complete URL of the current page, e.g.: http(s)://something.com/network
  *
  * Taken from http://webcheatsheet.com/php/get_current_page_url.php
diff --git a/include/observer.php b/include/observer.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98c5002f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/observer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Helper functions for getting info about the observer.
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Hubzilla Community
+ * SPDX-FileContributor: Harald Eilertsen <haraldei@anduin.net>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Get the unique hash identifying the current observer.
+ *
+ * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
+ *
+ * @return string Unique hash of observer, otherwise empty string if no
+ *		observer
+ */
+function get_observer_hash() {
+	$observer = App::get_observer();
+	if (is_array($observer)) {
+		return $observer['xchan_hash'];
+	}
+
+	return '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the guid of the current observer.
+ *
+ * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
+ *
+ * @return string The GUID of the observer, otherwise empty string if no
+ *		observer
+ */
+function get_observer_guid() {
+	$observer = App::get_observer();
+	if (is_array($observer)) {
+		return $observer['xchan_guid'];
+	}
+
+	return '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the name of the current observer.
+ *
+ * Observer can be a local or remote channel.
+ *
+ * @return string The name of the observer, otherwise empty string if no
+ *		observer
+ */
+function get_observer_name() {
+	$observer = App::get_observer();
+	if (is_array($observer)) {
+		return $observer['xchan_name'];
+	}
+
+	return '';
+}