cleanup(probeservices): short-circuit check_report_id

Originally included in #997.

Reference issue: ooni/probe#2380.

internal/engine/probeservices/checkreportid.go

@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
 package probeservices
 
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/httpx"
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
-)
+import "context"
 
 // CheckReportID checks whether the given ReportID exists.
 func (c Client) CheckReportID(ctx context.Context, reportID string) (bool, error) {
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Add("report_id", reportID)
-	var response model.OOAPICheckReportIDResponse
-	err := (&httpx.APIClientTemplate{
-		BaseURL:    c.BaseURL,
-		HTTPClient: c.HTTPClient,
-		Logger:     c.Logger,
-		UserAgent:  c.UserAgent,
-	}).WithBodyLogging().Build().GetJSONWithQuery(ctx, "/api/_/check_report_id", query, &response)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return response.Found, nil
+	// The API has been returning true for some time now. So, it does not make
+	// sense for us to actually issue the API call. Let's short circuit it.
+	//
+	// See https://github.com/ooni/api/blob/80913ffd446e7a46761c4c8fdf3e42174f0ce645/newapi/ooniapi/private.py#L208
+	//
+	// TODO(https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues/2389): remove this code.
+	return true, nil
 }

internal/engine/probeservices/checkreportid_test.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package probeservices
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -37,27 +36,3 @@ func TestCheckReportIDWorkingAsIntended(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("unexpected found value")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestCheckReportIDWorkingWithCancelledContext(t *testing.T) {
-	client := Client{
-		APIClientTemplate: httpx.APIClientTemplate{
-			BaseURL:    "https://api.ooni.io/",
-			HTTPClient: http.DefaultClient,
-			Logger:     log.Log,
-			UserAgent:  "miniooni/0.1.0-dev",
-		},
-		LoginCalls:    &atomicx.Int64{},
-		RegisterCalls: &atomicx.Int64{},
-		StateFile:     NewStateFile(&kvstore.Memory{}),
-	}
-	reportID := `20201209T052225Z_urlgetter_IT_30722_n1_E1VUhMz08SEkgYFU`
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	cancel() // fail immediately
-	found, err := client.CheckReportID(ctx, reportID)
-	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-		t.Fatalf("not the error we expected: %+v", err)
-	}
-	if found != false {
-		t.Fatal("unexpected found value")
-	}
-}