lint, but mypy sad

will sytest spot bugs?

.ci/patch_for_twisted_trunk.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# replaces the dependency on Twisted in `python_dependencies` with trunk.
+
+set -e
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"/..
+
+sed -i -e 's#"Twisted.*"#"Twisted @ git+https://github.com/twisted/twisted"#' synapse/python_dependencies.py

.ci/scripts/test_export_data_command.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Test for the export-data admin command against sqlite and postgres
+
+set -xe
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
+
+echo "--- Install dependencies"
+
+# Install dependencies for this test.
+pip install psycopg2
+
+# Install Synapse itself. This won't update any libraries.
+pip install -e .
+
+echo "--- Generate the signing key"
+
+# Generate the server's signing key.
+python -m synapse.app.homeserver --generate-keys -c .ci/sqlite-config.yaml
+
+echo "--- Prepare test database"
+
+# Make sure the SQLite3 database is using the latest schema and has no pending background update.
+scripts/update_synapse_database --database-config .ci/sqlite-config.yaml --run-background-updates
+
+# Run the export-data command on the sqlite test database
+python -m synapse.app.admin_cmd -c .ci/sqlite-config.yaml  export-data @anon-20191002_181700-832:localhost:8800 \
+--output-directory /tmp/export_data
+
+# Test that the output directory exists and contains the rooms directory
+dir="/tmp/export_data/rooms"
+if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+  echo "Command successful, this test passes"
+else
+  echo "No output directories found, the command fails against a sqlite database."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create the PostgreSQL database.
+.ci/scripts/postgres_exec.py "CREATE DATABASE synapse"
+
+# Port the SQLite databse to postgres so we can check command works against postgres
+echo "+++ Port SQLite3 databse to postgres"
+scripts/synapse_port_db --sqlite-database .ci/test_db.db --postgres-config .ci/postgres-config.yaml
+
+# Run the export-data command on postgres database
+python -m synapse.app.admin_cmd -c .ci/postgres-config.yaml  export-data @anon-20191002_181700-832:localhost:8800 \
+--output-directory /tmp/export_data2
+
+# Test that the output directory exists and contains the rooms directory
+dir2="/tmp/export_data2/rooms"
+if [ -d "$dir2" ]; then
+  echo "Command successful, this test passes"
+else
+  echo "No output directories found, the command fails against a postgres database."
+  exit 1
+fi

.ci/scripts/test_synapse_port_db.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 set -xe
-cd `dirname $0`/../..
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
 
 echo "--- Install dependencies"
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ python -m synapse.app.homeserver --generate-keys -c .ci/sqlite-config.yaml
 echo "--- Prepare test database"
 
 # Make sure the SQLite3 database is using the latest schema and has no pending background update.
-scripts-dev/update_database --database-config .ci/sqlite-config.yaml
+scripts/update_synapse_database --database-config .ci/sqlite-config.yaml --run-background-updates
 
 # Create the PostgreSQL database.
 .ci/scripts/postgres_exec.py "CREATE DATABASE synapse"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ echo "--- Prepare empty SQLite database"
 # we do this by deleting the sqlite db, and then doing the same again.
 rm .ci/test_db.db
 
-scripts-dev/update_database --database-config .ci/sqlite-config.yaml
+scripts/update_synapse_database --database-config .ci/sqlite-config.yaml --run-background-updates
 
 # re-create the PostgreSQL database.
 .ci/scripts/postgres_exec.py \

.ci/twisted_trunk_build_failed_issue_template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: CI run against Twisted trunk is failing
+---
+See https://github.com/{{env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY}}/actions/runs/{{env.GITHUB_RUN_ID}}

.ci/worker-blacklist

@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
 # This file serves as a blacklist for SyTest tests that we expect will fail in
 # Synapse when run under worker mode. For more details, see sytest-blacklist.
-
-Can re-join room if re-invited
-
-# new failures as of https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/pull/732
-Device list doesn't change if remote server is down
-
-# https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse/builds/6134#6f67bf47-e234-474d-80e8-c6e1868b15c5
-Server correctly handles incoming m.device_list_update

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Automatically request reviews from the synapse-core team when a pull request comes in.
+* @matrix-org/synapse-core

.github/workflows/docs.yaml

@@ -61,6 +61,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@068dc23d9710f1ba62e86896f84735d869951305 # v3.8.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          keep_files: true
           publish_dir: ./book
           destination_dir: ./${{ steps.vars.outputs.branch-version }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -76,22 +76,25 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
         database: ["sqlite"]
+        toxenv: ["py"]
         include:
           # Newest Python without optional deps
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            toxenv: "py-noextras,combine"
+          - python-version: "3.10"
+            toxenv: "py-noextras"
 
           # Oldest Python with PostgreSQL
           - python-version: "3.6"
             database: "postgres"
             postgres-version: "9.6"
+            toxenv: "py"
 
-          # Newest Python with PostgreSQL
-          - python-version: "3.9"
+          # Newest Python with newest PostgreSQL
+          - python-version: "3.10"
             database: "postgres"
-            postgres-version: "13"
+            postgres-version: "14"
+            toxenv: "py"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.postgres-version }}
         timeout-minutes: 2
         run: until pg_isready -h localhost; do sleep 1; done
-      - run: tox -e py,combine
+      - run: tox -e ${{ matrix.toxenv }}
         env:
           TRIAL_FLAGS: "--jobs=2"
           SYNAPSE_POSTGRES: ${{ matrix.database == 'postgres' || '' }}
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ jobs:
           SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
       - name: Dump logs
+        # Logs are most useful when the command fails, always include them.
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         # Note: Dumps to workflow logs instead of using actions/upload-artifact
         #       This keeps logs colocated with failing jobs
         #       It also ignores find's exit code; this is a best effort affair
@@ -143,6 +148,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRIAL_FLAGS: "--jobs=2"
       - name: Dump logs
+        # Logs are most useful when the command fails, always include them.
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         # Note: Dumps to workflow logs instead of using actions/upload-artifact
         #       This keeps logs colocated with failing jobs
         #       It also ignores find's exit code; this is a best effort affair
@@ -169,10 +176,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - run: pip install tox
-      - run: tox -e py,combine
+      - run: tox -e py
         env:
           TRIAL_FLAGS: "--jobs=2"
       - name: Dump logs
+        # Logs are most useful when the command fails, always include them.
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         # Note: Dumps to workflow logs instead of using actions/upload-artifact
         #       This keeps logs colocated with failing jobs
         #       It also ignores find's exit code; this is a best effort affair
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ jobs:
       volumes:
         - ${{ github.workspace }}:/src
       env:
+        SYTEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
         POSTGRES: ${{ matrix.postgres && 1}}
         MULTI_POSTGRES: ${{ (matrix.postgres == 'multi-postgres') && 1}}
         WORKERS: ${{ matrix.workers && 1 }}
@@ -243,6 +253,35 @@ jobs:
             /logs/results.tap
             /logs/**/*.log*
 
+  export-data:
+    if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }} # Allow previous steps to be skipped, but not fail
+    needs: [linting-done, portdb]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TOP: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "postgres"
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--lc-collate C --lc-ctype C --encoding UTF8"
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: sudo apt-get -qq install xmlsec1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.9"
+      - run: .ci/scripts/test_export_data_command.sh
+
   portdb:
     if: ${{ !failure() && !cancelled() }} # Allow previous steps to be skipped, but not fail
     needs: linting-done
@@ -255,8 +294,8 @@ jobs:
           - python-version: "3.6"
             postgres-version: "9.6"
 
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            postgres-version: "13"
+          - python-version: "3.10"
+            postgres-version: "14"
 
     services:
       postgres:

.github/workflows/twisted_trunk.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Twisted Trunk
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: 0 8 * * *
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  mypy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - run: .ci/patch_for_twisted_trunk.sh
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e mypy
+
+  trial:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: sudo apt-get -qq install xmlsec1
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.6
+      - run: .ci/patch_for_twisted_trunk.sh
+      - run: pip install tox
+      - run: tox -e py
+        env:
+          TRIAL_FLAGS: "--jobs=2"
+
+      - name: Dump logs
+        # Logs are most useful when the command fails, always include them.
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        # Note: Dumps to workflow logs instead of using actions/upload-artifact
+        #       This keeps logs colocated with failing jobs
+        #       It also ignores find's exit code; this is a best effort affair
+        run: >-
+          find _trial_temp -name '*.log'
+          -exec echo "::group::{}" \;
+          -exec cat {} \;
+          -exec echo "::endgroup::" \;
+          || true
+
+  sytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapse:buster
+      volumes:
+        - ${{ github.workspace }}:/src
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Patch dependencies
+        run: .ci/patch_for_twisted_trunk.sh
+        working-directory: /src
+      - name: Run SyTest
+        run: /bootstrap.sh synapse
+        working-directory: /src
+      - name: Summarise results.tap
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: /sytest/scripts/tap_to_gha.pl /logs/results.tap
+      - name: Upload SyTest logs
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        with:
+          name: Sytest Logs - ${{ job.status }} - (${{ join(matrix.*, ', ') }})
+          path: |
+            /logs/results.tap
+            /logs/**/*.log*
+
+  # open an issue if the build fails, so we know about it.
+  open-issue:
+    if: failure()
+    needs:
+      - mypy
+      - trial
+      - sytest
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: JasonEtco/create-an-issue@5d9504915f79f9cc6d791934b8ef34f2353dd74d # v2.5.0, 2020-12-06
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          update_existing: true
+          filename: .ci/twisted_trunk_build_failed_issue_template.md

.gitignore

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ __pycache__/
 /.coverage*
 /.mypy_cache/
 /.tox
+/.tox-pg-container
 /build/
 /coverage.*
 /dist/

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,491 @@
+Synapse 1.46.0rc1 (2021-10-27)
+==============================
+
+The cause of the [performance regression affecting Synapse 1.44](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11049) has been identified and fixed. ([\#11177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11177))
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add support for Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri". ([\#11024](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11024))
+- Port the Password Auth Providers module interface to the new generic interface. ([\#10548](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10548), [\#11180](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11180))
+- Experimental support for the thread relation defined in [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440). ([\#11088](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11088), [\#11181](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11181), [\#11192](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11192))
+- Users admin API can now also modify user type in addition to allowing it to be set on user creation. ([\#11174](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11174))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Newly-created public rooms are now only assigned an alias if the room's creation has not been blocked by permission settings. Contributed by @AndrewFerr. ([\#10930](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10930))
+- Fix a long-standing bug which meant that events received over federation were sometimes incorrectly accepted into the room state. ([\#11001](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11001), [\#11009](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11009), [\#11012](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11012))
+- Fix 500 error on `/messages` when the server accumulates more than 5 backwards extremities at a given depth for a room. ([\#11027](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11027))
+- Fix a bug where setting a user's `external_id` via the admin API returns 500 and deletes user's existing external mappings if that external ID is already mapped. ([\#11051](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11051))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where users excluded from the user directory were added into the directory if they belonged to a room which became public or private. ([\#11075](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11075))
+- Fix a long-standing bug when attempting to preview URLs which are in the `windows-1252` character encoding. ([\#11077](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11077), [\#11089](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11089))
+- Fix broken export-data admin command and add test script checking the command to CI. ([\#11078](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11078))
+- Show an error when timestamp in seconds is provided to the `/purge_media_cache` Admin API. ([\#11101](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11101))
+- Fix local users who left all their rooms being removed from the user directory, even if the `search_all_users` config option was enabled. ([\#11103](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11103))
+- Fix a bug which caused the module API's `get_user_ip_and_agents` function to always fail on workers. `get_user_ip_and_agents` was introduced in 1.44.0 and did not function correctly on worker processes at the time. ([\#11112](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11112))
+- Identity server connection is no longer ignoring `ip_range_whitelist`. ([\#11120](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11120))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.45.0 breaking the configuration file parsing script. ([\#11145](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11145))
+- Fix a performance regression introduced in 1.44.0 which could cause client requests to time out when making large numbers of outbound requests. ([\#11177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11177), [\#11190](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11190))
+- Resolve and share `state_groups` for all [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) historical events in batch. ([\#10975](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10975))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Fix broken links relating to module API deprecation in the upgrade notes. ([\#11069](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11069))
+- Add more information about what happens when a user is deactivated. ([\#11083](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11083))
+- Clarify the the sample log config can be copied from the documentation without issue. ([\#11092](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11092))
+- Update the admin API documentation with an updated list of the characters allowed in registration tokens. ([\#11093](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11093))
+- Document Synapse's behaviour when dealing with multiple modules registering the same callbacks and/or handlers for the same HTTP endpoints. ([\#11096](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11096))
+- Fix instances of `[example]{.title-ref}` in the upgrade documentation as a result of prior RST to Markdown conversion. ([\#11118](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11118))
+- Document the version of Synapse each module callback was introduced in. ([\#11132](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11132))
+- Document the version of Synapse that introduced each module API method. ([\#11183](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11183))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+- Fix spurious warnings about losing the logging context on the `ReplicationCommandHandler` when losing the replication connection. ([\#10984](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10984))
+- Include rejected status when we log events. ([\#11008](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11008))
+- Add some extra logging to the event persistence code. ([\#11014](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11014))
+- Rearrange the internal workings of the incremental user directory updates. ([\#11035](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11035))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where users excluded from the directory could still be added to the `users_who_share_private_rooms` table after a regular user joins a private room. ([\#11143](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11143))
+- Add and improve type hints. ([\#10972](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10972), [\#11055](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11055), [\#11066](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11066), [\#11076](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11076), [\#11095](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11095), [\#11109](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11109), [\#11121](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11121), [\#11146](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11146))
+- Mark the Synapse package as containing type annotations and fix export declarations so that Synapse pluggable modules may be type checked against Synapse. ([\#11054](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11054))
+- Remove dead code from `MediaFilePaths`. ([\#11056](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11056))
+- Be more lenient when parsing oEmbed response versions. ([\#11065](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11065))
+- Create a separate module for the retention configuration. ([\#11070](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11070))
+- Clean up some of the federation event authentication code for clarity. ([\#11115](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11115), [\#11116](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11116), [\#11122](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11122))
+- Add docstrings and comments to the application service ephemeral event sending code. ([\#11138](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11138))
+- Update the `sign_json` script to support inline configuration of the signing key. ([\#11139](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11139))
+- Fix broken link in the docker image README. ([\#11144](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11144))
+- Always dump logs from unit tests during CI runs. ([\#11068](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11068))
+- Add tests for `MediaFilePaths` class. ([\#11057](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11057))
+- Simplify the user admin API tests. ([\#11048](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11048))
+- Add a test for the workaround introduced in [\#11042](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/11042) concerning the behaviour of third-party rule modules and `SynapseError`s. ([\#11071](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11071))
+
+
+Synapse 1.45.1 (2021-10-20)
+===========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Revert change to counting of deactivated users towards the monthly active users limit, introduced in 1.45.0rc1. ([\#11127](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11127))
+
+
+Synapse 1.45.0 (2021-10-19)
+===========================
+
+No functional changes since Synapse 1.45.0rc2.
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- A suspected [performance regression](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11049) which was first reported after the release of 1.44.0 remains unresolved.
+
+  We have not been able to identify a probable cause. Affected users report that setting up a federation sender worker appears to alleviate symptoms of the regression.
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Reword changelog to clarify concerns about a suspected performance regression in 1.44.0. ([\#11117](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11117))
+
+
+Synapse 1.45.0rc2 (2021-10-14)
+==============================
+
+This release candidate [fixes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11053) a user directory [bug](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11025) present in 1.45.0rc1.
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- A suspected [performance regression](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11049) which was first reported after the release of 1.44.0 remains unresolved.
+
+  We have not been able to identify a probable cause. Affected users report that setting up a federation sender worker appears to alleviate symptoms of the regression.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a long-standing bug when using multiple event persister workers where events were not correctly sent down `/sync` due to a race. ([\#11045](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11045))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.45.0rc1 where the user directory would stop updating if it processed an event from a
+  user not in the `users` table. ([\#11053](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11053))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.44.0 when logging errors during oEmbed processing. ([\#11061](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11061))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add an 'approximate difference' method to `StateFilter`. ([\#10825](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10825))
+- Fix inconsistent behavior of `get_last_client_by_ip` when reporting data that has not been stored in the database yet. ([\#10970](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10970))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.21.0 that causes opentracing and Prometheus metrics for replication requests to be measured incorrectly. ([\#10996](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10996))
+- Ensure that cache config tests do not share state. ([\#11036](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11036))
+
+
+Synapse 1.45.0rc1 (2021-10-12)
+==============================
+
+**Note:** Media storage providers module that read from Synapse's configuration need changes as of this version, see the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#upgrading-to-v1450) for more information.
+
+Known Issues
+------------
+
+- We are investigating [a performance issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11049) which was reported after the release of 1.44.0.
+- We are aware of [a bug](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11025) with the user directory when using application services. A second release candidate is expected which will resolve this.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add [MSC3069](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3069) support to `/account/whoami`. ([\#9655](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9655))
+- Support autodiscovery of oEmbed previews. ([\#10822](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10822))
+- Add a `user_may_send_3pid_invite` spam checker callback for modules to allow or deny 3PID invites. ([\#10894](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10894))
+- Add a spam checker callback to allow or deny room joins. ([\#10910](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10910))
+- Include an `update_synapse_database` script in the distribution. Contributed by @Fizzadar at Beeper. ([\#10954](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10954))
+- Include exception information in JSON logging output. Contributed by @Fizzadar at Beeper. ([\#11028](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11028))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a minor bug in the response to `/_matrix/client/r0/voip/turnServer`. Contributed by @lukaslihotzki. ([\#10922](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10922))
+- Fix a bug where empty `yyyy-mm-dd/` directories would be left behind in the media store's `url_cache_thumbnails/` directory. ([\#10924](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10924))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.40.0 where the signature checks for room version 8 and 9 could be applied to earlier room versions in some situations. ([\#10927](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10927))
+- Fix a long-standing bug wherein deactivated users still count towards the monthly active users limit. ([\#10947](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10947))
+- Fix a long-standing bug which meant that events received over federation were sometimes incorrectly accepted into the room state. ([\#10956](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10956))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where rebuilding the user directory wouldn't exclude support and deactivated users. ([\#10960](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10960))
+- Fix [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` endpoint rejecting subsequent batches with unknown batch ID error in existing room versions from the room creator. ([\#10962](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10962))
+- Fix a bug that could leak local users' per-room nicknames and avatars when the user directory is rebuilt. ([\#10981](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10981))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where the remainder of a batch of user directory changes would be silently dropped if the server left a room early in the batch. ([\#10982](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10982))
+- Correct a bugfix introduced in Synapse v1.44.0 that would catch the wrong error if a connection is lost before a response could be written to it. ([\#10995](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10995))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where local users' per-room nicknames/avatars were visible to anyone who could see you in the user directory. ([\#11002](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11002))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where a user's per-room nickname/avatar would overwrite their profile in the user directory when a room was made public. ([\#11003](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11003))
+- Work around a regression, introduced in Synapse v1.39.0, that caused `SynapseError`s raised by the experimental third-party rules module callback `check_event_allowed` to be ignored. ([\#11042](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11042))
+- Fix a bug in [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) insertion events in rooms that could cause cross-talk/conflicts between batches. ([\#10877](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10877))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Change wording ("reference homeserver") in Synapse repository documentation. Contributed by @maxkratz. ([\#10971](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10971))
+- Fix a dead URL in development documentation (SAML) and change wording from "Riot" to "Element". Contributed by @maxkratz. ([\#10973](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10973))
+- Add additional content to the Welcome and Overview page of the documentation. ([\#10990](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10990))
+- Update links to MSCs in documentation. Contributed by @dklimpel. ([\#10991](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10991))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Improve type hinting in `synapse.util`. ([\#10888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10888))
+- Add further type hints to `synapse.storage.util`. ([\#10892](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10892))
+- Fix type hints to be compatible with an upcoming change to Twisted. ([\#10895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10895))
+- Update utility code to handle C implementations of frozendict. ([\#10902](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10902))
+- Drop old functionality which maintained database compatibility with Synapse versions before v1.31. ([\#10903](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10903))
+- Clean-up configuration helper classes for the `ServerConfig` class. ([\#10915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10915))
+- Use direct references to config flags. ([\#10916](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10916), [\#10959](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10959), [\#10985](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10985))
+- Clean up some of the federation event authentication code for clarity. ([\#10926](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10926), [\#10940](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10940), [\#10986](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10986), [\#10987](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10987), [\#10988](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10988), [\#11010](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11010), [\#11011](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11011))
+- Refactor various parts of the codebase to use `RoomVersion` objects instead of room version identifier strings. ([\#10934](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10934))
+- Refactor user directory tests in preparation for upcoming changes. ([\#10935](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10935))
+- Include the event id in the logcontext when handling PDUs received over federation. ([\#10936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10936))
+- Fix logged errors in unit tests. ([\#10939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10939))
+- Fix a broken test to ensure that consent configuration works during registration. ([\#10945](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10945))
+- Add type hints to filtering classes. ([\#10958](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10958))
+- Add type-hint to `HomeserverTestcase.setup_test_homeserver`. ([\#10961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10961))
+- Fix the test utility function `create_room_as` so that `is_public=True` will explicitly set the `visibility` parameter of room creation requests to `public`. Contributed by @AndrewFerr. ([\#10963](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10963))
+- Make the release script more robust and transparent. ([\#10966](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10966))
+- Refactor [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` mega function into smaller handler functions. ([\#10974](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10974))
+- Log stack traces when a missing opentracing span is detected. ([\#10983](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10983))
+- Update GHA config to run tests against Python 3.10 and PostgreSQL 14. ([\#10992](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10992))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where `ReadWriteLock`s could drop logging contexts on exit. ([\#10993](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10993))
+- Add a `CODEOWNERS` file to automatically request reviews from the `@matrix-org/synapse-core` team on new pull requests. ([\#10994](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10994))
+- Add further type hints to `synapse.state`. ([\#11004](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11004))
+- Remove the deprecated `BaseHandler` object. ([\#11005](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11005))
+- Bump mypy version for CI to 0.910, and pull in new type stubs for dependencies. ([\#11006](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11006))
+- Fix CI to run the unit tests without optional deps. ([\#11017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11017))
+- Ensure that cache config tests do not share state. ([\#11019](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11019))
+- Add additional type hints to `synapse.server_notices`. ([\#11021](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11021))
+- Add additional type hints for `synapse.push`. ([\#11023](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11023))
+- When installing the optional developer dependencies, also include the dependencies needed for type-checking and unit testing. ([\#11034](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11034))
+- Remove unnecessary list comprehension from `synapse_port_db` to satisfy code style requirements. ([\#11043](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11043))
+
+
+Synapse 1.44.0 (2021-10-05)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.44.0rc3.
+
+
+Synapse 1.44.0rc3 (2021-10-04)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.40.0 where changing a user's display name or avatar in a restricted room would cause an authentication error. ([\#10933](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10933))
+- Fix `/admin/whois/{user_id}` endpoint, which was broken in v1.44.0rc1. ([\#10968](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10968))
+
+
+Synapse 1.44.0rc2 (2021-09-30)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug introduced in v1.44.0rc1 which caused the experimental [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` endpoint to return a 500 error. ([\#10938](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10938))
+- Fix a bug introduced in v1.44.0rc1 which prevented sending presence events to application services. ([\#10944](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10944))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Minor updates to the installation instructions. ([\#10919](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10919))
+
+
+Synapse 1.44.0rc1 (2021-09-29)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Only allow the [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send?chunk_id=xxx` endpoint to connect to an already existing insertion event. ([\#10776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10776))
+- Improve oEmbed URL previews by processing the author name, photo, and video information. ([\#10814](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10814), [\#10819](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10819))
+- Speed up responding with large JSON objects to requests. ([\#10868](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10868), [\#10905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10905))
+- Add a `user_may_create_room_with_invites` spam checker callback to allow modules to allow or deny a room creation request based on the invites and/or 3PID invites it includes. ([\#10898](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10898))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a long-standing bug that caused an `AssertionError` when purging history in certain rooms. Contributed by @Kokokokoka. ([\#10690](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10690))
+- Fix a long-standing bug which caused deactivated users that were later reactivated to be missing from the user directory. ([\#10782](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10782))
+- Fix a long-standing bug that caused unbanning a user by sending a membership event to fail. Contributed by @aaronraimist. ([\#10807](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10807))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where logging contexts would go missing when federation requests time out. ([\#10810](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10810))
+- Fix a long-standing bug causing an error in the deprecated `/initialSync` endpoint when using the undocumented `from` and `to` parameters. ([\#10827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10827))
+- Fix a bug causing the `remove_stale_pushers` background job to repeatedly fail and log errors. This bug affected Synapse servers that had been upgraded from version 1.28 or older and are using SQLite. ([\#10843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10843))
+- Fix a long-standing bug in Unicode support of the room search admin API breaking search for rooms with non-ASCII characters. ([\#10859](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10859))
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.37.0 which caused `knock` membership events which we sent to remote servers to be incorrectly stored in the local database. ([\#10873](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10873))
+- Fix invalidating one-time key count cache after claiming keys. The bug was introduced in Synapse v1.41.0. Contributed by Tulir at Beeper. ([\#10875](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10875))
+- Fix a long-standing bug causing application service users to be subject to MAU blocking if the MAU limit had been reached, even if configured not to be blocked. ([\#10881](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10881))
+- Fix a long-standing bug which could cause events pulled over federation to be incorrectly rejected. ([\#10907](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10907))
+- Fix a long-standing bug causing URL cache files to be stored in storage providers. Server admins may safely delete the `url_cache/` and `url_cache_thumbnails/` directories from any configured storage providers to reclaim space. ([\#10911](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10911))
+- Fix a long-standing bug leading to race conditions when creating media store and config directories. ([\#10913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10913))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Fix some crashes in the Module API example code, by adding JSON encoding/decoding. ([\#10845](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10845))
+- Add developer documentation about experimental configuration flags. ([\#10865](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10865))
+- Properly remove deleted files from GitHub pages when generating the documentation. ([\#10869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10869))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Fix GitHub Actions config so we can run sytest on synapse from parallel branches. ([\#10659](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10659))
+- Split out [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) meta events to their own fields in the `/batch_send` response. ([\#10777](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10777))
+- Add missing type hints to REST servlets. ([\#10785](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10785), [\#10817](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10817))
+- Simplify the internal logic which maintains the user directory database tables. ([\#10796](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10796))
+- Use direct references to config flags. ([\#10812](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10812), [\#10885](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10885), [\#10893](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10893), [\#10897](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10897))
+- Specify the type of token in generic "Invalid token" error messages. ([\#10815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10815))
+- Make `StateFilter` frozen so it is hashable. ([\#10816](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10816))
+- Fix a long-standing bug where an `m.room.message` event containing a null byte would cause an internal server error. ([\#10820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10820))
+- Add type hints to the state database. ([\#10823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10823))
+- Opt out of cache expiry for `get_users_who_share_room_with_user`, to hopefully improve `/sync` performance when you
+  haven't synced recently. ([\#10826](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10826))
+- Track cache eviction rates more finely in Prometheus's monitoring. ([\#10829](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10829))
+- Add missing type hints to `synapse.handlers`. ([\#10831](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10831), [\#10856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10856))
+- Extend the Module API to let plug-ins check whether an ID is local and to access IP + User Agent data. ([\#10833](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10833))
+- Factor out PNG image data to a constant to be used in several tests. ([\#10834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10834))
+- Add a test to ensure state events sent by modules get persisted correctly. ([\#10835](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10835))
+- Rename [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) fields and event types from `chunk` to `batch` to match the `/batch_send` endpoint. ([\#10838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10838))
+- Rename [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` query parameter from `?prev_event` to more obvious usage with `?prev_event_id`. ([\#10839](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10839))
+- Add type hints to `synapse.http.site`. ([\#10867](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10867))
+- Include outlier status when we log V2 or V3 events. ([\#10879](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10879))
+- Break down Grafana's cache expiry time series based on reason for eviction, c.f. [\#10829](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10829). ([\#10880](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10880))
+- Clean up some of the federation event authentication code for clarity. ([\#10883](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10883), [\#10884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10884), [\#10896](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10896), [\#10901](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10901))
+- Allow the `.` and `~` characters when creating registration tokens as per the change to [MSC3231](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3231). ([\#10887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10887))
+- Clean up some unnecessary parentheses in places around the codebase. ([\#10889](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10889))
+- Improve type hinting in the user directory code. ([\#10891](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10891))
+- Update development testing script `test_postgresql.sh` to use a supported Python version and make re-runs quicker. ([\#10906](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10906))
+- Document and summarize changes in schema version `61` – `64`. ([\#10917](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10917))
+- Update release script to sign the newly created git tags. ([\#10925](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10925))
+- Fix Debian builds due to `dh-virtualenv` no longer being able to build their docs. ([\#10931](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10931))
+
+
+Synapse 1.43.0 (2021-09-21)
+===========================
+
+This release drops support for the deprecated, unstable API for [MSC2858 (Multiple SSO Identity Providers)](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/proposals/2858-Multiple-SSO-Identity-Providers.md#unstable-prefix), as well as the undocumented `experimental.msc2858_enabled` config option. Client authors should update their clients to use the stable API, available since Synapse 1.30.
+
+The documentation has been updated with configuration for routing `/spaces`, `/hierarchy` and `/summary` to workers. See [the upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/release-v1.43/docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v1430) for more details.
+
+No significant changes since 1.43.0rc2.
+
+Synapse 1.43.0rc2 (2021-09-17)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Added opentracing logging to help debug [\#9424](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9424). ([\#10828](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10828))
+
+
+Synapse 1.43.0rc1 (2021-09-14)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Allow room creators to send historical events specified by [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) in existing room versions. ([\#10566](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10566))
+- Add config option to use non-default manhole password and keys. ([\#10643](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10643))
+- Skip final GC at shutdown to improve restart performance. ([\#10712](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10712))
+- Allow configuration of the oEmbed URLs used for URL previews. ([\#10714](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10714), [\#10759](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10759))
+- Prefer [room version 9](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3375) for restricted rooms per the [room version capabilities](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3244) API. ([\#10772](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10772))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a long-standing bug where room avatars were not included in email notifications. ([\#10658](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10658))
+- Fix a bug where the ordering algorithm was skipping the `origin_server_ts` step in the spaces summary resulting in unstable room orderings. ([\#10730](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10730))
+- Fix edge case when persisting events into a room where there are multiple events we previously hadn't calculated auth chains for (and hadn't marked as needing to be calculated). ([\#10743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10743))
+- Fix a bug which prevented calls to `/createRoom` that included the `room_alias_name` parameter from being handled by worker processes. ([\#10757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10757))
+- Fix a bug which prevented user registration via SSO to require consent tracking for SSO mapping providers that don't prompt for Matrix ID selection. Contributed by @AndrewFerr. ([\#10733](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10733))
+- Only return the stripped state events for the `m.space.child` events in a room for the spaces summary from [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946). ([\#10760](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10760))
+- Properly handle room upgrades of spaces. ([\#10774](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10774))
+- Fix a bug which generated invalid homeserver config when the `frontend_proxy` worker type was passed to the Synapse Worker-based Complement image. ([\#10783](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10783))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Minor fix to the `media_repository` developer documentation. Contributed by @cuttingedge1109. ([\#10556](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10556))
+- Update the documentation to note that the `/spaces` and `/hierarchy` endpoints can be routed to workers. ([\#10648](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10648))
+- Clarify admin API documentation on undoing room deletions. ([\#10735](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10735))
+- Split up the modules documentation and add examples for module developers. ([\#10758](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10758))
+- Correct 2 typographical errors in the [Log Contexts documentation](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/log_contexts.html). ([\#10795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10795))
+- Fix a wording mistake in the sample configuration. Contributed by @bramvdnheuvel:nltrix.net. ([\#10804](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10804))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove the [unstable MSC2858 API](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/proposals/2858-Multiple-SSO-Identity-Providers.md#unstable-prefix), including the undocumented `experimental.msc2858_enabled` config option. The unstable API has been deprecated since Synapse 1.35. Client authors should update their clients to use the stable API introduced in Synapse 1.30 if they have not already done so. ([\#10693](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10693))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add OpenTracing logging to help debug stuck messages (as described by issue [#9424](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9424)). ([\#10704](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10704))
+- Add type annotations to the `synapse.util` package. ([\#10601](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10601))
+- Ensure `rooms.creator` field is always populated for easy lookup in [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) usage later. ([\#10697](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10697))
+- Add missing type hints to REST servlets. ([\#10707](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10707), [\#10728](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10728), [\#10736](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10736))
+- Do not include rooms with unknown room versions in the spaces summary results. ([\#10727](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10727))
+- Additional error checking for the `preset` field when creating a room. ([\#10738](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10738))
+- Clean up some of the federation event authentication code for clarity. ([\#10744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10744), [\#10745](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10745), [\#10746](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10746), [\#10771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10771), [\#10773](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10773), [\#10781](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10781))
+- Add an index to `presence_stream` to hopefully speed up startups a little. ([\#10748](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10748))
+- Refactor event size checking code to simplify searching the codebase for the origins of certain error strings that are occasionally emitted. ([\#10750](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10750))
+- Move tests relating to rooms having encryption out of the user directory tests. ([\#10752](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10752))
+- Use `attrs` internally for the URL preview code & update documentation. ([\#10753](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10753))
+- Minor speed ups when joining large rooms over federation. ([\#10754](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10754), [\#10755](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10755), [\#10756](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10756), [\#10780](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10780), [\#10784](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10784))
+- Add a constant for `m.federate`. ([\#10775](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10775))
+- Add a script to update the Debian changelog in a Docker container for systems that are not Debian-based. ([\#10778](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10778))
+- Change the format of authenticated users in logs when a user is being puppeted by and admin user. ([\#10779](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10779))
+- Remove fixed and flakey tests from the Sytest blacklist. ([\#10788](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10788))
+- Improve internal details of the user directory code. ([\#10789](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10789))
+- Use direct references to config flags. ([\#10798](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10798))
+- Ensure the Rust reporter passes type checking with jaeger-client 4.7's type annotations. ([\#10799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10799))
+
+
+Synapse 1.42.0 (2021-09-07)
+===========================
+
+This version of Synapse removes deprecated room-management admin APIs, removes out-of-date email pushers, and improves error handling for fallback templates for user-interactive authentication. For more information on these points, server administrators are encouraged to read [the upgrade notes](docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v1420).
+
+No significant changes since 1.42.0rc2.
+
+
+Synapse 1.42.0rc2 (2021-09-06)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Support room version 9 from [MSC3375](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3375). ([\#10747](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10747))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Print a warning when using one of the deprecated `template_dir` settings. ([\#10768](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10768))
+
+
+Synapse 1.42.0rc1 (2021-09-01)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add support for [MSC3231](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3231): Token authenticated registration. Users can be required to submit a token during registration to authenticate themselves. Contributed by Callum Brown. ([\#10142](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10142))
+- Add support for [MSC3283](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3283): Expose `enable_set_displayname` in capabilities. ([\#10452](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10452))
+- Port the `PresenceRouter` module interface to the new generic interface. ([\#10524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10524))
+- Add pagination to the spaces summary based on updates to [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946). ([\#10613](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10613), [\#10725](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10725))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Validate new `m.room.power_levels` events. Contributed by @aaronraimist. ([\#10232](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10232))
+- Display an error on User-Interactive Authentication fallback pages when authentication fails. Contributed by Callum Brown. ([\#10561](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10561))
+- Remove pushers when deleting an e-mail address from an account. Pushers for old unlinked emails will also be deleted. ([\#10581](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10581), [\#10734](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10734))
+- Reject Client-Server `/keys/query` requests which provide `device_ids` incorrectly. ([\#10593](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10593))
+- Rooms with unsupported room versions are no longer returned via `/sync`. ([\#10644](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10644))
+- Enforce the maximum length for per-room display names and avatar URLs. ([\#10654](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10654))
+- Fix a bug which caused the `synapse_user_logins_total` Prometheus metric not to be correctly initialised on restart. ([\#10677](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10677))
+- Improve `ServerNoticeServlet` to avoid duplicate requests and add unit tests. ([\#10679](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10679))
+- Fix long-standing issue which caused an error when a thumbnail is requested and there are multiple thumbnails with the same quality rating. ([\#10684](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10684))
+- Fix a regression introduced in v1.41.0 which affected the performance of concurrent fetches of large sets of events, in extreme cases causing the process to hang. ([\#10703](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10703))
+- Fix a regression introduced in Synapse 1.41 which broke email transmission on Systems using older versions of the Twisted library. ([\#10713](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10713))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add documentation on how to connect Django with Synapse using OpenID Connect and django-oauth-toolkit. Contributed by @HugoDelval. ([\#10192](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10192))
+- Advertise https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse documentation in the `README` and `CONTRIBUTING` files. ([\#10595](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10595))
+- Fix some of the titles not rendering in the OpenID Connect documentation. ([\#10639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10639))
+- Minor clarifications to the documentation for reverse proxies. ([\#10708](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10708))
+- Remove table of contents from the top of installation and contributing documentation pages. ([\#10711](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10711))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove deprecated Shutdown Room and Purge Room Admin API. ([\#8830](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8830))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Improve type hints for the proxy agent and SRV resolver modules. Contributed by @dklimpel. ([\#10608](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10608))
+- Clean up some of the federation event authentication code for clarity. ([\#10614](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10614), [\#10615](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10615), [\#10624](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10624), [\#10640](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10640))
+- Add a comment asking developers to leave a reason when bumping the database schema version. ([\#10621](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10621))
+- Remove not needed database updates in modify user admin API. ([\#10627](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10627))
+- Convert room member storage tuples to `attrs` classes. ([\#10629](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10629), [\#10642](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10642))
+- Use auto-attribs for the attrs classes used in sync. ([\#10630](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10630))
+- Make `backfill` and `get_missing_events` use the same codepath. ([\#10645](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10645))
+- Improve the performance of the `/hierarchy` API (from [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946)) by caching responses received over federation. ([\#10647](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10647))
+- Run a nightly CI build against Twisted trunk. ([\#10651](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10651), [\#10672](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10672))
+- Do not print out stack traces for network errors when fetching data over federation. ([\#10662](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10662))
+- Simplify tests for device admin rest API. ([\#10664](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10664))
+- Add missing type hints to REST servlets. ([\#10665](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10665), [\#10666](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10666), [\#10674](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10674))
+- Flatten the `tests.synapse.rests` package by moving the contents of `v1` and `v2_alpha` into the parent. ([\#10667](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10667))
+- Update `complement.sh` to rebuild the base Docker image when run with workers. ([\#10686](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10686))
+- Split the event-processing methods in `FederationHandler` into a separate `FederationEventHandler`. ([\#10692](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10692))
+- Remove unused `compare_digest` function. ([\#10706](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10706))
+
+
 Synapse 1.41.1 (2021-08-31)
 ===========================
 
@@ -29,7 +517,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 - Fix a regression introduced in Synapse 1.41 which broke email transmission on systems using older versions of the Twisted library. ([\#10713](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10713))
 
-
 Synapse 1.41.0 (2021-08-24)
 ===========================
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,443 +1,3 @@
-Welcome to Synapse
+# Welcome to Synapse
 
-This document aims to get you started with contributing to this repo! 
-
-- [1. Who can contribute to Synapse?](#1-who-can-contribute-to-synapse)
-- [2. What do I need?](#2-what-do-i-need)
-- [3. Get the source.](#3-get-the-source)
-- [4. Install the dependencies](#4-install-the-dependencies)
-  * [Under Unix (macOS, Linux, BSD, ...)](#under-unix-macos-linux-bsd-)
-  * [Under Windows](#under-windows)
-- [5. Get in touch.](#5-get-in-touch)
-- [6. Pick an issue.](#6-pick-an-issue)
-- [7. Turn coffee and documentation into code and documentation!](#7-turn-coffee-and-documentation-into-code-and-documentation)
-- [8. Test, test, test!](#8-test-test-test)
-  * [Run the linters.](#run-the-linters)
-  * [Run the unit tests.](#run-the-unit-tests-twisted-trial)
-  * [Run the integration tests (SyTest).](#run-the-integration-tests-sytest)
-  * [Run the integration tests (Complement).](#run-the-integration-tests-complement)
-- [9. Submit your patch.](#9-submit-your-patch)
-  * [Changelog](#changelog)
-    + [How do I know what to call the changelog file before I create the PR?](#how-do-i-know-what-to-call-the-changelog-file-before-i-create-the-pr)
-    + [Debian changelog](#debian-changelog)
-  * [Sign off](#sign-off)
-- [10. Turn feedback into better code.](#10-turn-feedback-into-better-code)
-- [11. Find a new issue.](#11-find-a-new-issue)
-- [Notes for maintainers on merging PRs etc](#notes-for-maintainers-on-merging-prs-etc)
-- [Conclusion](#conclusion)
-
-# 1. Who can contribute to Synapse?
-
-Everyone is welcome to contribute code to [matrix.org
-projects](https://github.com/matrix-org), provided that they are willing to
-license their contributions under the same license as the project itself. We
-follow a simple 'inbound=outbound' model for contributions: the act of
-submitting an 'inbound' contribution means that the contributor agrees to
-license the code under the same terms as the project's overall 'outbound'
-license - in our case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see
-[LICENSE](LICENSE)).
-
-# 2. What do I need?
-
-The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download).
-
-The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
-
-For some tests, you will need [a recent version of Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).
-
-
-# 3. Get the source.
-
-The preferred and easiest way to contribute changes is to fork the relevant
-project on GitHub, and then [create a pull request](
-https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) to ask us to pull your
-changes into our repo.
-
-Please base your changes on the `develop` branch.
-
-```sh
-git clone git@github.com:YOUR_GITHUB_USER_NAME/synapse.git
-git checkout develop
-```
-
-If you need help getting started with git, this is beyond the scope of the document, but you
-can find many good git tutorials on the web.
-
-# 4. Install the dependencies
-
-## Under Unix (macOS, Linux, BSD, ...)
-
-Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and
-setup a *virtualenv*, as follows:
-
-```sh
-cd path/where/you/have/cloned/the/repository
-python3 -m venv ./env
-source ./env/bin/activate
-pip install -e ".[all,lint,mypy,test]"
-pip install tox
-```
-
-This will install the developer dependencies for the project.
-
-## Under Windows
-
-TBD
-
-
-# 5. Get in touch.
-
-Join our developer community on Matrix: #synapse-dev:matrix.org !
-
-
-# 6. Pick an issue.
-
-Fix your favorite problem or perhaps find a [Good First Issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Good+First+Issue%22)
-to work on.
-
-
-# 7. Turn coffee and documentation into code and documentation!
-
-Synapse's code style is documented [here](docs/code_style.md). Please follow
-it, including the conventions for the [sample configuration
-file](docs/code_style.md#configuration-file-format).
-
-There is a growing amount of documentation located in the [docs](docs)
-directory. This documentation is intended primarily for sysadmins running their
-own Synapse instance, as well as developers interacting externally with
-Synapse. [docs/dev](docs/dev) exists primarily to house documentation for
-Synapse developers. [docs/admin_api](docs/admin_api) houses documentation
-regarding Synapse's Admin API, which is used mostly by sysadmins and external
-service developers.
-
-If you add new files added to either of these folders, please use [GitHub-Flavoured
-Markdown](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/).
-
-Some documentation also exists in [Synapse's GitHub
-Wiki](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/wiki), although this is primarily
-contributed to by community authors.
-
-
-# 8. Test, test, test!
-<a name="test-test-test"></a>
-
-While you're developing and before submitting a patch, you'll
-want to test your code.
-
-## Run the linters.
-
-The linters look at your code and do two things:
-
-- ensure that your code follows the coding style adopted by the project;
-- catch a number of errors in your code.
-
-They're pretty fast, don't hesitate!
-
-```sh
-source ./env/bin/activate
-./scripts-dev/lint.sh
-```
-
-Note that this script *will modify your files* to fix styling errors.
-Make sure that you have saved all your files.
-
-If you wish to restrict the linters to only the files changed since the last commit
-(much faster!), you can instead run:
-
-```sh
-source ./env/bin/activate
-./scripts-dev/lint.sh -d
-```
-
-Or if you know exactly which files you wish to lint, you can instead run:
-
-```sh
-source ./env/bin/activate
-./scripts-dev/lint.sh path/to/file1.py path/to/file2.py path/to/folder
-```
-
-## Run the unit tests (Twisted trial).
-
-The unit tests run parts of Synapse, including your changes, to see if anything
-was broken. They are slower than the linters but will typically catch more errors.
-
-```sh
-source ./env/bin/activate
-trial tests
-```
-
-If you wish to only run *some* unit tests, you may specify
-another module instead of `tests` - or a test class or a method:
-
-```sh
-source ./env/bin/activate
-trial tests.rest.admin.test_room tests.handlers.test_admin.ExfiltrateData.test_invite
-```
-
-If your tests fail, you may wish to look at the logs (the default log level is `ERROR`):
-
-```sh
-less _trial_temp/test.log
-```
-
-To increase the log level for the tests, set `SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL`:
-
-```sh
-SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG trial tests
-```
-
-
-## Run the integration tests ([Sytest](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest)).
-
-The integration tests are a more comprehensive suite of tests. They
-run a full version of Synapse, including your changes, to check if
-anything was broken. They are slower than the unit tests but will
-typically catch more errors.
-
-The following command will let you run the integration test with the most common
-configuration:
-
-```sh
-$ docker run --rm -it -v /path/where/you/have/cloned/the/repository\:/src:ro -v /path/to/where/you/want/logs\:/logs matrixdotorg/sytest-synapse:buster
-```
-
-This configuration should generally cover  your needs. For more details about other configurations, see [documentation in the SyTest repo](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/blob/develop/docker/README.md).
-
-
-## Run the integration tests ([Complement](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement)).
-
-[Complement](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) is a suite of black box tests that can be run on any homeserver implementation. It can also be thought of as end-to-end (e2e) tests.
-
-It's often nice to develop on Synapse and write Complement tests at the same time.
-Here is how to run your local Synapse checkout against your local Complement checkout.
-
-(checkout [`complement`](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) alongside your `synapse` checkout)
-```sh
-COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh
-```
-
-To run a specific test file, you can pass the test name at the end of the command. The name passed comes from the naming structure in your Complement tests. If you're unsure of the name, you can do a full run and copy it from the test output:
-
-```sh
-COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh TestBackfillingHistory
-```
-
-To run a specific test, you can specify the whole name structure:
-
-```sh
-COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh TestBackfillingHistory/parallel/Backfilled_historical_events_resolve_with_proper_state_in_correct_order
-```
-
-
-### Access database for homeserver after Complement test runs.
-
-If you're curious what the database looks like after you run some tests, here are some steps to get you going in Synapse:
-
- 1. In your Complement test comment out `defer deployment.Destroy(t)` and replace with `defer time.Sleep(2 * time.Hour)` to keep the homeserver running after the tests complete
- 1. Start the Complement tests
- 1. Find the name of the container, `docker ps -f name=complement_` (this will filter for just the Compelement related Docker containers)
- 1. Access the container replacing the name with what you found in the previous step: `docker exec -it complement_1_hs_with_application_service.hs1_2 /bin/bash`
- 1. Install sqlite (database driver), `apt-get update && apt-get install -y sqlite3`
- 1. Then run `sqlite3` and open the database `.open /conf/homeserver.db` (this db path comes from the Synapse homeserver.yaml)
-
-
-# 9. Submit your patch.
-
-Once you're happy with your patch, it's time to prepare a Pull Request.
-
-To prepare a Pull Request, please:
-
-1. verify that [all the tests pass](#test-test-test), including the coding style;
-2. [sign off](#sign-off) your contribution;
-3. `git push` your commit to your fork of Synapse;
-4. on GitHub, [create the Pull Request](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request);
-5. add a [changelog entry](#changelog) and push it to your Pull Request;
-6. for most contributors, that's all - however, if you are a member of the organization `matrix-org`, on GitHub, please request a review from `matrix.org / Synapse Core`.
-7. if you need to update your PR, please avoid rebasing and just add new commits to your branch.
-
-
-## Changelog
-
-All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog / newsfragment
-entry. These are managed by [Towncrier](https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
-
-To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the `changelog.d` directory named
-in the format of `PRnumber.type`. The type can be one of the following:
-
-* `feature`
-* `bugfix`
-* `docker` (for updates to the Docker image)
-* `doc` (for updates to the documentation)
-* `removal` (also used for deprecations)
-* `misc` (for internal-only changes)
-
-This file will become part of our [changelog](
-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CHANGES.md) at the next
-release, so the content of the file should be a short description of your
-change in the same style as the rest of the changelog. The file can contain Markdown
-formatting, and should end with a full stop (.) or an exclamation mark (!) for
-consistency.
-
-Adding credits to the changelog is encouraged, we value your
-contributions and would like to have you shouted out in the release notes!
-
-For example, a fix in PR #1234 would have its changelog entry in
-`changelog.d/1234.bugfix`, and contain content like:
-
-> The security levels of Florbs are now validated when received
-> via the `/federation/florb` endpoint. Contributed by Jane Matrix.
-
-If there are multiple pull requests involved in a single bugfix/feature/etc,
-then the content for each `changelog.d` file should be the same. Towncrier will
-merge the matching files together into a single changelog entry when we come to
-release.
-
-### How do I know what to call the changelog file before I create the PR?
-
-Obviously, you don't know if you should call your newsfile
-`1234.bugfix` or `5678.bugfix` until you create the PR, which leads to a
-chicken-and-egg problem.
-
-There are two options for solving this:
-
- 1. Open the PR without a changelog file, see what number you got, and *then*
-    add the changelog file to your branch (see [Updating your pull
-    request](#updating-your-pull-request)), or:
-
- 1. Look at the [list of all
-    issues/PRs](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=), add one to the
-    highest number you see, and quickly open the PR before somebody else claims
-    your number.
-
-    [This
-    script](https://github.com/richvdh/scripts/blob/master/next_github_number.sh)
-    might be helpful if you find yourself doing this a lot.
-
-Sorry, we know it's a bit fiddly, but it's *really* helpful for us when we come
-to put together a release!
-
-### Debian changelog
-
-Changes which affect the debian packaging files (in `debian`) are an
-exception to the rule that all changes require a `changelog.d` file.
-
-In this case, you will need to add an entry to the debian changelog for the
-next release. For this, run the following command:
-
-```
-dch
-```
-
-This will make up a new version number (if there isn't already an unreleased
-version in flight), and open an editor where you can add a new changelog entry.
-(Our release process will ensure that the version number and maintainer name is
-corrected for the release.)
-
-If your change affects both the debian packaging *and* files outside the debian
-directory, you will need both a regular newsfragment *and* an entry in the
-debian changelog. (Though typically such changes should be submitted as two
-separate pull requests.)
-
-## Sign off
-
-In order to have a concrete record that your contribution is intentional
-and you agree to license it under the same terms as the project's license, we've adopted the
-same lightweight approach that the Linux Kernel
-[submitting patches process](
-https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin>),
-[Docker](https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), and many other
-projects use: the DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin:
-http://developercertificate.org/). This is a simple declaration that you wrote
-the contribution or otherwise have the right to contribute it to Matrix:
-
-```
-Developer Certificate of Origin
-Version 1.1
-
-Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
-660 York Street, Suite 102,
-San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
-
-Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
-license document, but changing it is not allowed.
-
-Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
-
-By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
-
-(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
-    have the right to submit it under the open source license
-    indicated in the file; or
-
-(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
-    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
-    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
-    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
-    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
-    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
-    in the file; or
-
-(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
-    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
-    it.
-
-(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
-    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
-    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
-    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
-    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
-```
-
-If you agree to this for your contribution, then all that's needed is to
-include the line in your commit or pull request comment:
-
-```
-Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
-```
-
-We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as
-your name on government documentation or common-law names (names
-claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot
-accept anonymous contributions at this time.
-
-Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s`
-flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your
-`user.name` and `user.email` git configs.
-
-
-# 10. Turn feedback into better code.
-
-Once the Pull Request is opened, you will see a few things:
-
-1. our automated CI (Continuous Integration) pipeline will run (again) the linters, the unit tests, the integration tests and more;
-2. one or more of the developers will take a look at your Pull Request and offer feedback.
-
-From this point, you should:
-
-1. Look at the results of the CI pipeline.
-   - If there is any error, fix the error.
-2. If a developer has requested changes, make these changes and let us know if it is ready for a developer to review again.
-3. Create a new commit with the changes.
-   - Please do NOT overwrite the history. New commits make the reviewer's life easier.
-   - Push this commits to your Pull Request.
-4. Back to 1.
-
-Once both the CI and the developers are happy, the patch will be merged into Synapse and released shortly!
-
-# 11. Find a new issue.
-
-By now, you know the drill!
-
-# Notes for maintainers on merging PRs etc
-
-There are some notes for those with commit access to the project on how we
-manage git [here](docs/development/git.md).
-
-# Conclusion
-
-That's it! Matrix is a very open and collaborative project as you might expect
-given our obsession with open communication. If we're going to successfully
-matrix together all the fragmented communication technologies out there we are
-reliant on contributions and collaboration from the community to do so. So
-please get involved - and we hope you have as much fun hacking on Matrix as we
-do!
+Please see the [contributors' guide](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/contributing_guide.html) in our rendered documentation.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include demo/demo.tls.dh
 include demo/*.py
 include demo/*.sh
 
+include synapse/py.typed
 recursive-include synapse/storage *.sql
 recursive-include synapse/storage *.sql.postgres
 recursive-include synapse/storage *.sql.sqlite

README.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-=========================================================
-Synapse |support| |development| |license| |pypi| |python|
-=========================================================
+=========================================================================
+Synapse |support| |development| |documentation| |license| |pypi| |python|
+=========================================================================
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -55,11 +55,8 @@ solutions. The hope is for Matrix to act as the building blocks for a new
 generation of fully open and interoperable messaging and VoIP apps for the
 internet.
 
-Synapse is a reference "homeserver" implementation of Matrix from the core
-development team at matrix.org, written in Python/Twisted.  It is intended to
-showcase the concept of Matrix and let folks see the spec in the context of a
-codebase and let you run your own homeserver and generally help bootstrap the
-ecosystem.
+Synapse is a Matrix "homeserver" implementation developed by the matrix.org core 
+team, written in Python 3/Twisted.
 
 In Matrix, every user runs one or more Matrix clients, which connect through to
 a Matrix homeserver. The homeserver stores all their personal chat history and
@@ -85,9 +82,14 @@ For support installing or managing Synapse, please join |room|_ (from a matrix.o
 account if necessary) and ask questions there. We do not use GitHub issues for
 support requests, only for bug reports and feature requests.
 
+Synapse's documentation is `nicely rendered on GitHub Pages <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse>`_,
+with its source available in |docs|_.
+
 .. |room| replace:: ``#synapse:matrix.org``
 .. _room: https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org
 
+.. |docs| replace:: ``docs``
+.. _docs: docs
 
 Synapse Installation
 ====================
@@ -263,11 +265,27 @@ Then update the ``users`` table in the database::
 Synapse Development
 ===================
 
-Join our developer community on Matrix: `#synapse-dev:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org>`_
+The best place to get started is our
+`guide for contributors <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/contributing_guide.html>`_.
+This is part of our larger `documentation <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest>`_, which includes
+information for synapse developers as well as synapse administrators.
+
+Developers might be particularly interested in:
+
+* `Synapse's database schema <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/database_schema.html>`_,
+* `notes on Synapse's implementation details <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/internal_documentation/index.html>`_, and
+* `how we use git <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/development/git.html>`_.
+
+Alongside all that, join our developer community on Matrix:
+`#synapse-dev:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org>`_, featuring real humans!
+
+
+Quick start
+-----------
 
 Before setting up a development environment for synapse, make sure you have the
 system dependencies (such as the python header files) installed - see
-`Installing from source <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source>`_.
+`Platform-specific prerequisites <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#platform-specific-prerequisites>`_.
 
 To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
 directory of your choice::
@@ -280,7 +298,7 @@ to install using pip and a virtualenv::
 
     python3 -m venv ./env
     source ./env/bin/activate
-    pip install -e ".[all,test]"
+    pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
 
 This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed
 dependencies into a virtual env. If any dependencies fail to install,
@@ -308,7 +326,7 @@ If you just want to start a single instance of the app and run it directly::
 
 
 Running the unit tests
-======================
+----------------------
 
 After getting up and running, you may wish to run Synapse's unit tests to
 check that everything is installed correctly::
@@ -327,7 +345,7 @@ to see the logging output, see the `CONTRIBUTING doc <CONTRIBUTING.md#run-the-un
 
 
 Running the Integration Tests
-=============================
+-----------------------------
 
 Synapse is accompanied by `SyTest <https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest>`_,
 a Matrix homeserver integration testing suite, which uses HTTP requests to
@@ -445,6 +463,10 @@ This is normally caused by a misconfiguration in your reverse-proxy. See
   :alt: (discuss development on #synapse-dev:matrix.org)
   :target: https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org
 
+.. |documentation| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/documentation-%E2%9C%93-success
+  :alt: (Rendered documentation on GitHub Pages)
+  :target: https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/
+
 .. |license| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/matrix-org/synapse
   :alt: (check license in LICENSE file)
   :target: LICENSE

changelog.d/10097.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a long-standing bug which allowed hidden devices to receive to-device messages, resulting in unnecessary database bloat.

changelog.d/10713.bugfix

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix a regression introduced in Synapse 1.41 which broke email transmission on Systems using older versions of the Twisted library.

changelog.d/10723.bugfix

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix unauthorised exposure of room metadata to communities.

changelog.d/10943.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add type annotations for the `log_function` decorator.

changelog.d/10969.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a long-standing bug where messages in the `device_inbox` table for deleted devices would persist indefinitely. Contributed by @dklimpel and @JohannesKleine.

changelog.d/11033.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not accept events if a third-party rule module API callback raises an exception.

changelog.d/11097.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Advertise support for Client-Server API r0.6.1.

changelog.d/11126.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add an `on_new_event` third-party rules callback to allow Synapse modules to act after an event has been sent into a room.

changelog.d/11128.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve example HAProxy config in the docs to properly handle host headers with port information. This is required for federation over port 443 to work correctly.

changelog.d/11129.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix long-standing bug where verification requests could fail in certain cases if whitelist was in place but did not include your own homeserver.

changelog.d/11147.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a module API method to update a user's membership in a room.

changelog.d/11151.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add documentation for using Authentik as an OpenID Connect Identity Provider. Contributed by @samip5.

changelog.d/11164.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add type hints so that `synapse.http` passes `mypy` checks.

changelog.d/11166.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update scripts to pass Shellcheck lints.

changelog.d/11171.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add knock information in admin export. Contributed by Rafael Gonçalves.

changelog.d/11178.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add metrics for thread pool usage.

changelog.d/11179.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add tests to check that `ClientIpStore.get_last_client_ip_by_device` and `get_user_ip_and_agents` combine database and in-memory data correctly.

changelog.d/11187.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support the stable room type field for [MSC3288](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3288).

changelog.d/11191.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.45.0 which prevented the `synapse_review_recent_signups` script from running. Contributed by @samuel-p.

changelog.d/11194.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Refactor `Filter` to check different fields depending on the data type.

changelog.d/11198.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify lack of support for Windows.

changelog.d/11204.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a module API method to retrieve the current state of a room.

changelog.d/11205.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve type hints for the relations datastore.

changelog.d/11206.removal

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The `user_may_create_room_with_invites` module callback is now deprecated. Please refer to the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#upgrading-to-v1470) for more information.

changelog.d/11209.docker

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Avoid changing userid when started as a non-root user, and no explicit `UID` is set.

changelog.d/11211.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for serving `/.well-known/matrix/server` files, to redirect federation traffic to port 443.

changelog.d/11212.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a long-standing bug where messages in the `device_inbox` table for deleted devices would persist indefinitely. Contributed by @dklimpel and @JohannesKleine.

changelog.d/11213.removal

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove deprecated admin API to delete rooms (`POST /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/<room_id>/delete`).

changelog.d/11221.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs. Contributed by @sumnerevans at Beeper.

changelog.d/11226.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a bug in unit test `test_block_room_and_not_purge`.

changelog.d/11232.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TODO: write a proper changelog.

contrib/grafana/synapse.json

@@ -6785,7 +6785,7 @@
               "expr": "rate(synapse_util_caches_cache:evicted_size{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}[$bucket_size])",
               "format": "time_series",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
-              "legendFormat": "{{name}} {{job}}-{{index}}",
+              "legendFormat": "{{name}} ({{reason}}) {{job}}-{{index}}",
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
@@ -10888,5 +10888,5 @@
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Synapse",
   "uid": "000000012",
-  "version": 99
+  "version": 100
 }

contrib/purge_api/purge_history.sh

@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ AUTH="Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
 ###################################################################################################
 # finally start pruning the room:
 ###################################################################################################
-POSTDATA='{"delete_local_events":"true"}' # this will really delete local events, so the messages in the room really disappear unless they are restored by remote federation
+# this will really delete local events, so the messages in the room really
+# disappear unless they are restored by remote federation. This is because
+# we pass {"delete_local_events":true} to the curl invocation below.
 
 for ROOM in "${ROOMS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
     echo "########################################### $(date) ################# "
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ for ROOM in "${ROOMS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
       SLEEP=2
       set -x
       # call purge
-      OUT=$(curl --header "$AUTH" -s -d $POSTDATA POST "$API_URL/admin/purge_history/$ROOM/$EVENT_ID")
+      OUT=$(curl --header "$AUTH" -s -d '{"delete_local_events":true}' POST "$API_URL/admin/purge_history/$ROOM/$EVENT_ID")
       PURGE_ID=$(echo "$OUT" |grep purge_id|cut -d'"' -f4 )
       if [ "$PURGE_ID" == "" ]; then
         # probably the history purge is already in progress for $ROOM

debian/build_virtualenv

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export DH_VIRTUALENV_INSTALL_ROOT=/opt/venvs
 # python won't look in the right directory. At least this way, the error will
 # be a *bit* more obvious.
 #
-SNAKE=`readlink -e /usr/bin/python3`
+SNAKE=$(readlink -e /usr/bin/python3)
 
 # try to set the CFLAGS so any compiled C extensions are compiled with the most
 # generic as possible x64 instructions, so that compiling it on a new Intel chip
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SNAKE=`readlink -e /usr/bin/python3`
 # TODO: add similar things for non-amd64, or figure out a more generic way to
 # do this.
 
-case `dpkg-architecture -q DEB_HOST_ARCH` in
+case $(dpkg-architecture -q DEB_HOST_ARCH) in
     amd64)
         export CFLAGS=-march=x86-64
         ;;
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ case "$DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS" in
     *)
         # Copy tests to a temporary directory so that we can put them on the
         # PYTHONPATH without putting the uninstalled synapse on the pythonpath.
-        tmpdir=`mktemp -d`
-        trap "rm -r $tmpdir" EXIT
+        tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+        trap 'rm -r $tmpdir' EXIT
 
         cp -r tests "$tmpdir"
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ esac
         --output-file="${PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR}/etc/matrix-synapse/log.yaml"
 
 # add a dependency on the right version of python to substvars.
-PYPKG=`basename $SNAKE`
+PYPKG=$(basename "$SNAKE")
 echo "synapse:pydepends=$PYPKG" >> debian/matrix-synapse-py3.substvars
 
 

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,103 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.47.0+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Update scripts to pass Shellcheck lints.
+
+ -- root <root@cae79a6e79d7>  Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:20:31 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.46.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.46.0~rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:04:04 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.45.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.45.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:58:27 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.45.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.45.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:18:53 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.45.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.45.0~rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:58:24 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.45.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Nick @ Beeper ]
+  * Include an `update_synapse_database` script in the distribution.
+
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 1.45.0~rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:46:27 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.44.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:43:57 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0~rc3) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.44.0~rc3.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:57:22 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.44.0~rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:39:10 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.44.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.44.0~rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:41:28 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.43.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.43.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:49:05 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.43.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.43.0~rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:43:21 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.43.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.43.0~rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:39:46 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.42.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.42.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:19:09 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.42.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.42.0~rc2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:25:13 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.42.0~rc1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.42.0rc1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:37:48 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.41.1) stable; urgency=high
 
   * New synapse release 1.41.1.

debian/matrix-synapse-py3.config

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
 # try to update the debconf db according to whatever is in the config files

debian/matrix-synapse-py3.links

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/register_new_matrix_user usr/bin/register_new_matri
 opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/synapse_port_db usr/bin/synapse_port_db
 opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/synapse_review_recent_signups usr/bin/synapse_review_recent_signups
 opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/synctl usr/bin/synctl
+opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/update_synapse_database usr/bin/update_synapse_database

debian/matrix-synapse-py3.postinst

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
 CONFIGFILE_SERVERNAME="/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/server_name.yaml"

debian/test/provision.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set -e
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y lsb-release
 
-deb=`ls /debs/matrix-synapse-py3_*+$(lsb_release -cs)*.deb | sort | tail -n1`
+deb=$(find /debs -name "matrix-synapse-py3_*+$(lsb_release -cs)*.deb" | sort | tail -n1)
 
 debconf-set-selections <<EOF
 matrix-synapse matrix-synapse/report-stats boolean false
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ EOF
 
 dpkg -i "$deb"
 
-sed -i -e '/port: 8...$/{s/8448/18448/; s/8008/18008/}' -e '$aregistration_shared_secret: secret' /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
+sed -i -e 's/port: 8448$/port: 18448/; s/port: 8008$/port: 18008' /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
+echo 'registration_shared_secret: secret' >> /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
 systemctl restart matrix-synapse

demo/clean.sh

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
 PID_FILE="$DIR/servers.pid"
 
-if [ -f $PID_FILE ]; then
+if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
     echo "servers.pid exists!"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
-    rm -rf $DIR/$port
-    rm -rf $DIR/media_store.$port
+    rm -rf "${DIR:?}/$port"
+    rm -rf "$DIR/media_store.$port"
 done
 
-rm -rf $DIR/etc
+rm -rf "${DIR:?}/etc"

demo/start.sh

@@ -4,21 +4,22 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
 CWD=$(pwd)
 
-cd "$DIR/.."
+cd "$DIR/.." || exit
 
 mkdir -p demo/etc
 
-export PYTHONPATH=$(readlink -f $(pwd))
+PYTHONPATH=$(readlink -f "$(pwd)")
+export PYTHONPATH
 
 
-echo $PYTHONPATH
+echo "$PYTHONPATH"
 
 for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
     echo "Starting server on port $port... "
 
     https_port=$((port + 400))
     mkdir -p demo/$port
-    pushd demo/$port
+    pushd demo/$port || exit
 
     #rm $DIR/etc/$port.config
     python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver \
@@ -27,75 +28,78 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
         --config-path "$DIR/etc/$port.config" \
         --report-stats no
 
-    if ! grep -F "Customisation made by demo/start.sh" -q  $DIR/etc/$port.config; then
-        printf '\n\n# Customisation made by demo/start.sh\n' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
-        echo "public_baseurl: http://localhost:$port/" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
-        echo 'enable_registration: true' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
-        # Warning, this heredoc depends on the interaction of tabs and spaces. Please don't
-        # accidentaly bork me with your fancy settings.
-		listeners=$(cat <<-PORTLISTENERS
-		# Configure server to listen on both $https_port and $port
-		# This overides some of the default settings above
-		listeners:
-		  - port: $https_port
-		    type: http
-		    tls: true
-		    resources:
-		      - names: [client, federation]
-
-		  - port: $port
-		    tls: false
-		    bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1']
-		    type: http
-		    x_forwarded: true
-		    resources:
-		      - names: [client, federation]
-		        compress: false
-		PORTLISTENERS
-		)
-        echo "${listeners}" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
-        # Disable tls for the servers
-        printf '\n\n# Disable tls on the servers.' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo '# DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo 'use_insecure_ssl_client_just_for_testing_do_not_use: true' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo 'federation_verify_certificates: false' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
-        # Set tls paths
-        echo "tls_certificate_path: \"$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.crt\"" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo "tls_private_key_path: \"$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.key\"" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-
+    if ! grep -F "Customisation made by demo/start.sh" -q "$DIR/etc/$port.config"; then
         # Generate tls keys
-        openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout $DIR/etc/localhost\:$https_port.tls.key -out $DIR/etc/localhost\:$https_port.tls.crt -days 365 -nodes -subj "/O=matrix"
+        openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout "$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.key" -out "$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.crt" -days 365 -nodes -subj "/O=matrix"
 
-        # Ignore keys from the trusted keys server
-        echo '# Ignore keys from the trusted keys server' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo 'trusted_key_servers:' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo '  - server_name: "matrix.org"' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
-        echo '    accept_keys_insecurely: true' >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
+        # Regenerate configuration
+        {
+            printf '\n\n# Customisation made by demo/start.sh\n'
+            echo "public_baseurl: http://localhost:$port/"
+            echo 'enable_registration: true'
 
-        # Reduce the blacklist
-        blacklist=$(cat <<-BLACK
-		# Set the blacklist so that it doesn't include 127.0.0.1, ::1
-		federation_ip_range_blacklist:
-		  - '10.0.0.0/8'
-		  - '172.16.0.0/12'
-		  - '192.168.0.0/16'
-		  - '100.64.0.0/10'
-		  - '169.254.0.0/16'
-		  - 'fe80::/64'
-		  - 'fc00::/7'
-		BLACK
-		)
-        echo "${blacklist}" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
+			# Warning, this heredoc depends on the interaction of tabs and spaces.
+			# Please don't accidentaly bork me with your fancy settings.
+			listeners=$(cat <<-PORTLISTENERS
+			# Configure server to listen on both $https_port and $port
+			# This overides some of the default settings above
+			listeners:
+			  - port: $https_port
+			    type: http
+			    tls: true
+			    resources:
+			      - names: [client, federation]
+
+			  - port: $port
+			    tls: false
+			    bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1']
+			    type: http
+			    x_forwarded: true
+			    resources:
+			      - names: [client, federation]
+			        compress: false
+			PORTLISTENERS
+			)
+
+            echo "${listeners}"
+
+            # Disable tls for the servers
+            printf '\n\n# Disable tls on the servers.'
+            echo '# DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION'
+            echo 'use_insecure_ssl_client_just_for_testing_do_not_use: true'
+            echo 'federation_verify_certificates: false'
+
+            # Set tls paths
+            echo "tls_certificate_path: \"$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.crt\""
+            echo "tls_private_key_path: \"$DIR/etc/localhost:$https_port.tls.key\""
+
+            # Ignore keys from the trusted keys server
+            echo '# Ignore keys from the trusted keys server'
+            echo 'trusted_key_servers:'
+            echo '  - server_name: "matrix.org"'
+            echo '    accept_keys_insecurely: true'
+
+			# Reduce the blacklist
+			blacklist=$(cat <<-BLACK
+			# Set the blacklist so that it doesn't include 127.0.0.1, ::1
+			federation_ip_range_blacklist:
+			  - '10.0.0.0/8'
+			  - '172.16.0.0/12'
+			  - '192.168.0.0/16'
+			  - '100.64.0.0/10'
+			  - '169.254.0.0/16'
+			  - 'fe80::/64'
+			  - 'fc00::/7'
+			BLACK
+			)
+
+            echo "${blacklist}"
+        } >> "$DIR/etc/$port.config"
     fi
 
     # Check script parameters
     if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
-        if [ $1 = "--no-rate-limit" ]; then
+        if [ "$1" = "--no-rate-limit" ]; then
 
             # Disable any rate limiting
             ratelimiting=$(cat <<-RC
@@ -137,22 +141,22 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
 			    burst_count: 1000
 			RC
 			)
-            echo "${ratelimiting}" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
+            echo "${ratelimiting}" >> "$DIR/etc/$port.config"
         fi
     fi
 
-    if ! grep -F "full_twisted_stacktraces" -q  $DIR/etc/$port.config; then
-        echo "full_twisted_stacktraces: true" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
+    if ! grep -F "full_twisted_stacktraces" -q  "$DIR/etc/$port.config"; then
+        echo "full_twisted_stacktraces: true" >> "$DIR/etc/$port.config"
     fi
-    if ! grep -F "report_stats" -q  $DIR/etc/$port.config ; then
-        echo "report_stats: false" >> $DIR/etc/$port.config
+    if ! grep -F "report_stats" -q  "$DIR/etc/$port.config" ; then
+        echo "report_stats: false" >> "$DIR/etc/$port.config"
     fi
 
     python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver \
         --config-path "$DIR/etc/$port.config" \
         -D \
 
-    popd
+    popd || exit
 done
 
-cd "$CWD"
+cd "$CWD" || exit

demo/stop.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ for pid_file in $FILES; do
     pid=$(cat "$pid_file")
     if [[ $pid ]]; then
         echo "Killing $pid_file with $pid"
-        kill $pid
+        kill "$pid"
     fi
 done
 

docker/Dockerfile-dhvirtualenv

@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq -o Acquire::Languages=none \
     && cd /dh-virtualenv \
     && env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive mk-build-deps -ri -t "apt-get -y --no-install-recommends"
 
-# build it
-RUN cd /dh-virtualenv && dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
+# Build it. Note that building the docs doesn't work due to differences in
+# Sphinx APIs across versions/distros.
+RUN cd /dh-virtualenv && DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nodoc dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
 
 ###
 ### Stage 1

docker/Dockerfile-pgtests

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use the Sytest image that comes with a lot of the build dependencies
 # pre-installed
-FROM matrixdotorg/sytest:latest
+FROM matrixdotorg/sytest:bionic
 
 # The Sytest image doesn't come with python, so install that
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -qq install -y python3 python3-dev python3-pip
@@ -8,5 +8,23 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -qq install -y python3 python3-dev python3-pip
 # We need tox to run the tests in run_pg_tests.sh
 RUN python3 -m pip install tox
 
-ADD run_pg_tests.sh /pg_tests.sh
-ENTRYPOINT /pg_tests.sh
+# Initialise the db
+RUN su -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/data -E "UTF-8" --lc-collate="C.UTF-8" --lc-ctype="C.UTF-8" --username=postgres' postgres
+
+# Add a user with our UID and GID so that files get created on the host owned
+# by us, not root.
+ARG UID
+ARG GID
+RUN groupadd --gid $GID user
+RUN useradd --uid $UID --gid $GID --groups sudo --no-create-home user
+
+# Ensure we can start postgres by sudo-ing as the postgres user.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -qq install -y sudo
+RUN echo "user ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+ADD run_pg_tests.sh /run_pg_tests.sh
+# Use the "exec form" of ENTRYPOINT (https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint)
+# so that we can `docker run` this container and pass arguments to pg_tests.sh
+ENTRYPOINT ["/run_pg_tests.sh"]
+
+USER user

docker/README.md

@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ The following environment variables are supported in `generate` mode:
 * `SYNAPSE_DATA_DIR`: where the generated config will put persistent data
   such as the database and media store. Defaults to `/data`.
 * `UID`, `GID`: the user id and group id to use for creating the data
-  directories. Defaults to `991`, `991`.
+  directories. If unset, and no user is set via `docker run --user`, defaults
+  to `991`, `991`.
 
 ## Running synapse
 
@@ -97,7 +98,9 @@ The following environment variables are supported in `run` mode:
   `<SYNAPSE_CONFIG_DIR>/homeserver.yaml`.
 * `SYNAPSE_WORKER`: module to execute, used when running synapse with workers.
    Defaults to `synapse.app.homeserver`, which is suitable for non-worker mode.
-* `UID`, `GID`: the user and group id to run Synapse as. Defaults to `991`, `991`.
+* `UID`, `GID`: the user and group id to run Synapse as. If unset, and no user
+  is set via `docker run --user`, defaults to `991`, `991`. Note that this user
+  must have permission to read the config files, and write to the data directories.
 * `TZ`: the [timezone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) the container will run with. Defaults to `UTC`.
 
 For more complex setups (e.g. for workers) you can also pass your args directly to synapse using `run` mode. For example like this:
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ point to another Dockerfile.
 ## Disabling the healthcheck
 
 If you are using a non-standard port or tls inside docker you can disable the healthcheck
-whilst running the above `docker run` commands. 
+whilst running the above `docker run` commands.
 
 ```
    --no-healthcheck
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ If you wish to point the healthcheck at a different port with docker command, ad
 ## Setting the healthcheck in docker-compose file
 
 You can add the following to set a custom healthcheck in a docker compose file.
-You will need docker-compose version >2.1 for this to work. 
+You will need docker-compose version >2.1 for this to work.
 
 ```
 healthcheck:
@@ -226,4 +229,5 @@ healthcheck:
 ## Using jemalloc
 
 Jemalloc is embedded in the image and will be used instead of the default allocator.
-You can read about jemalloc by reading the Synapse [README](../README.rst).
+You can read about jemalloc by reading the Synapse
+[README](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/HEAD/README.rst#help-synapse-is-slow-and-eats-all-my-ram-cpu).

docker/build_debian.sh

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 set -ex
 
 # Get the codename from distro env
-DIST=`cut -d ':' -f2 <<< $distro`
+DIST=$(cut -d ':' -f2 <<< "${distro:?}")
 
 # we get a read-only copy of the source: make a writeable copy
 cp -aT /synapse/source /synapse/build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ cd /synapse/build
 # Section to determine which "component" it should go into (see
 # https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/reprepro/reprepro.1.en.html#GUESSING)
 
-DEB_VERSION=`dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion`
+DEB_VERSION=$(dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion)
 case $DEB_VERSION in
     *~rc*|*~a*|*~b*|*~c*)
         sed -ie '/^Section:/c\Section: prerelease' debian/control

docker/configure_workers_and_start.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ WORKERS_CONFIG = {
         "shared_extra_conf": {},
         "worker_extra_conf": (
             "worker_main_http_uri: http://127.0.0.1:%d"
-            % (MAIN_PROCESS_HTTP_LISTENER_PORT,),
+            % (MAIN_PROCESS_HTTP_LISTENER_PORT,)
         ),
     },
 }

docker/run_pg_tests.sh

@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ set -e
 # Set PGUSER so Synapse's tests know what user to connect to the database with
 export PGUSER=postgres
 
-# Initialise & start the database
-su -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/data -E "UTF-8" --lc-collate="en_US.UTF-8" --lc-ctype="en_US.UTF-8" --username=postgres' postgres
-su -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin/pg_ctl -w -D /var/lib/postgresql/data start' postgres
+# Start the database
+sudo -u postgres /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin/pg_ctl -w -D /var/lib/postgresql/data start
 
 # Run the tests
 cd /src
 export TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 4"
-tox --workdir=/tmp -e py35-postgres
+tox --workdir=./.tox-pg-container -e py36-postgres "$@"

docker/start.py

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def generate_config_from_template(config_dir, config_path, environ, ownership):
     ]
 
     if ownership is not None:
+        log(f"Setting ownership on /data to {ownership}")
         subprocess.check_output(["chown", "-R", ownership, "/data"])
         args = ["gosu", ownership] + args
 
@@ -144,12 +145,18 @@ def run_generate_config(environ, ownership):
     config_path = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH", config_dir + "/homeserver.yaml")
     data_dir = environ.get("SYNAPSE_DATA_DIR", "/data")
 
+    if ownership is not None:
+        # make sure that synapse has perms to write to the data dir.
+        log(f"Setting ownership on {data_dir} to {ownership}")
+        subprocess.check_output(["chown", ownership, data_dir])
+
     # create a suitable log config from our template
     log_config_file = "%s/%s.log.config" % (config_dir, server_name)
     if not os.path.exists(log_config_file):
         log("Creating log config %s" % (log_config_file,))
         convert("/conf/log.config", log_config_file, environ)
 
+    # generate the main config file, and a signing key.
     args = [
         "python",
         "-m",
@@ -168,29 +175,23 @@ def run_generate_config(environ, ownership):
         "--open-private-ports",
     ]
     # log("running %s" % (args, ))
-
-    if ownership is not None:
-        # make sure that synapse has perms to write to the data dir.
-        subprocess.check_output(["chown", ownership, data_dir])
-
-        args = ["gosu", ownership] + args
-        os.execv("/usr/sbin/gosu", args)
-    else:
-        os.execv("/usr/local/bin/python", args)
+    os.execv("/usr/local/bin/python", args)
 
 
 def main(args, environ):
     mode = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else "run"
-    desired_uid = int(environ.get("UID", "991"))
-    desired_gid = int(environ.get("GID", "991"))
-    synapse_worker = environ.get("SYNAPSE_WORKER", "synapse.app.homeserver")
-    if (desired_uid == os.getuid()) and (desired_gid == os.getgid()):
-        ownership = None
-    else:
-        ownership = "{}:{}".format(desired_uid, desired_gid)
 
-    if ownership is None:
-        log("Will not perform chmod/gosu as UserID already matches request")
+    # if we were given an explicit user to switch to, do so
+    ownership = None
+    if "UID" in environ:
+        desired_uid = int(environ["UID"])
+        desired_gid = int(environ.get("GID", "991"))
+        ownership = f"{desired_uid}:{desired_gid}"
+    elif os.getuid() == 0:
+        # otherwise, if we are running as root, use user 991
+        ownership = "991:991"
+
+    synapse_worker = environ.get("SYNAPSE_WORKER", "synapse.app.homeserver")
 
     # In generate mode, generate a configuration and missing keys, then exit
     if mode == "generate":

docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ in `homeserver.yaml`, to the list of authorized domains. If you have not set
 1. Agree to the terms of service and submit.
 1. Copy your site key and secret key and add them to your `homeserver.yaml`
 configuration file
-    ```
+    ```yaml
     recaptcha_public_key: YOUR_SITE_KEY
     recaptcha_private_key: YOUR_SECRET_KEY
     ```
 1. Enable the CAPTCHA for new registrations
-    ```
+    ```yaml
     enable_registration_captcha: true
     ```
 1. Go to the settings page for the CAPTCHA you just created

docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Historical Note
 This document was originally written to guide server admins through the upgrade
 path towards Synapse 1.0. Specifically,
-[MSC1711](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/proposals/1711-x509-for-federation.md)
+[MSC1711](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/1711-x509-for-federation.md)
 required that all servers present valid TLS certificates on their federation
 API. Admins were encouraged to achieve compliance from version 0.99.0 (released
 in February 2019) ahead of version 1.0 (released June 2019) enforcing the
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ coffin of the Perspectives project (which was already pretty dead). So, the
 Spec Core Team decided that a better approach would be to mandate valid TLS
 certificates for federation alongside the rest of the Web. More details can be
 found in
-[MSC1711](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/proposals/1711-x509-for-federation.md#background-the-failure-of-the-perspectives-approach).
+[MSC1711](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/1711-x509-for-federation.md#background-the-failure-of-the-perspectives-approach).
 
 This results in a breaking change, which is disruptive, but absolutely critical
 for the security model. However, the existence of Let's Encrypt as a trivial

docs/README.md

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Please update any links to point to the new website instead.
 ## About
 
 This directory currently holds a series of markdown files documenting how to install, use
-and develop Synapse, the reference Matrix homeserver. The documentation is readable directly
-from this repository, but it is recommended to instead browse through the
-[website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse) for easier discoverability.
+and develop Synapse. The documentation is readable directly from this repository, but it is 
+recommended to instead browse through the [website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse) for 
+easier discoverability.
 
 ## Adding to the documentation
 

docs/SUMMARY.md

@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@
     - [Application Services](application_services.md)
     - [Server Notices](server_notices.md)
     - [Consent Tracking](consent_tracking.md)
-    - [URL Previews](url_previews.md)
+    - [URL Previews](development/url_previews.md)
     - [User Directory](user_directory.md)
     - [Message Retention Policies](message_retention_policies.md)
-    - [Pluggable Modules](modules.md)
-      - [Third Party Rules]()
-      - [Spam Checker](spam_checker.md)
-      - [Presence Router](presence_router_module.md)
-      - [Media Storage Providers]()
+    - [Pluggable Modules](modules/index.md)
+      - [Writing a module](modules/writing_a_module.md)
+        - [Spam checker callbacks](modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md)
+        - [Third-party rules callbacks](modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md)
+        - [Presence router callbacks](modules/presence_router_callbacks.md)
+        - [Account validity callbacks](modules/account_validity_callbacks.md)
+        - [Password auth provider callbacks](modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md)
+        - [Porting a legacy module to the new interface](modules/porting_legacy_module.md)
     - [Workers](workers.md)
       - [Using `synctl` with Workers](synctl_workers.md)
       - [Systemd](systemd-with-workers/README.md)
@@ -52,12 +55,11 @@
       - [Event Reports](admin_api/event_reports.md)
       - [Media](admin_api/media_admin_api.md)
       - [Purge History](admin_api/purge_history_api.md)
-      - [Purge Rooms](admin_api/purge_room.md)
       - [Register Users](admin_api/register_api.md)
+      - [Registration Tokens](usage/administration/admin_api/registration_tokens.md)
       - [Manipulate Room Membership](admin_api/room_membership.md)
       - [Rooms](admin_api/rooms.md)
       - [Server Notices](admin_api/server_notices.md)
-      - [Shutdown Room](admin_api/shutdown_room.md)
       - [Statistics](admin_api/statistics.md)
       - [Users](admin_api/user_admin_api.md)
       - [Server Version](admin_api/version_api.md)
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
   - [Testing]()
   - [OpenTracing](opentracing.md)
   - [Database Schemas](development/database_schema.md)
+  - [Experimental features](development/experimental_features.md)
   - [Synapse Architecture]()
     - [Log Contexts](log_contexts.md)
     - [Replication](replication.md)

docs/admin_api/event_reports.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
     "event_id": "$bNUFCwGzWca1meCGkjp-zwslF-GfVcXukvRLI1_FaVY",
     "event_json": {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
         },
         "type": "m.room.message",
         "unsigned": {
-            "age_ts": 1592291711430,
+            "age_ts": 1592291711430
         }
     },
     "id": <report_id>,

docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md

@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/media/<server_name>/delete?before_ts=<before_ts>
 URL Parameters
 
 * `server_name`: string - The name of your local server (e.g `matrix.org`).
-* `before_ts`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in ms.
+* `before_ts`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in milliseconds.
 Files that were last used before this timestamp will be deleted. It is the timestamp of
-last access and not the timestamp creation.
+last access, not the timestamp when the file was created.
 * `size_gt`: Optional - string representing a positive integer - Size of the media in bytes.
 Files that are larger will be deleted. Defaults to `0`.
 * `keep_profiles`: Optional - string representing a boolean - Switch to also delete files
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_media_cache?before_ts=<unix_timestamp_in_ms>
 
 URL Parameters
 
-* `unix_timestamp_in_ms`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in ms.
+* `unix_timestamp_in_ms`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in milliseconds.
 All cached media that was last accessed before this timestamp will be removed.
 
 Response:

docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Room state data (such as joins, leaves, topic) is always preserved.
 
 To delete local message events as well, set `delete_local_events` in the body:
 
-```
+```json
 {
    "delete_local_events": true
 }

docs/admin_api/purge_room.md

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-Deprecated: Purge room API
-==========================
-
-**The old Purge room API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
-See the new [Delete Room API](rooms.md#delete-room-api) for more details.**
-
-This API will remove all trace of a room from your database.
-
-All local users must have left the room before it can be removed.
-
-The API is:
-
-```
-POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_room
-
-{
-    "room_id": "!room:id"
-}
-```
-
-You must authenticate using the access token of an admin user.

docs/admin_api/room_membership.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 Response:
 
-```
+```json
 {
   "room_id": "!636q39766251:server.com"
 }

docs/admin_api/rooms.md

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ A response body like the following is returned:
     }
   ],
   "offset": 0,
-  "total_rooms": 150
+  "total_rooms": 150,
   "next_token": 100
 }
 ```
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size&from=100
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -481,42 +481,44 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 * `new_room_id` - A string representing the room ID of the new room.
 
 
-## Undoing room shutdowns
+## Undoing room deletions
 
-*Note*: This guide may be outdated by the time you read it. By nature of room shutdowns being performed at the database level,
+*Note*: This guide may be outdated by the time you read it. By nature of room deletions being performed at the database level,
 the structure can and does change without notice.
 
-First, it's important to understand that a room shutdown is very destructive. Undoing a shutdown is not as simple as pretending it
+First, it's important to understand that a room deletion is very destructive. Undoing a deletion is not as simple as pretending it
 never happened - work has to be done to move forward instead of resetting the past. In fact, in some cases it might not be possible
 to recover at all:
 
 * If the room was invite-only, your users will need to be re-invited.
 * If the room no longer has any members at all, it'll be impossible to rejoin.
-* The first user to rejoin will have to do so via an alias on a different server.
+* The first user to rejoin will have to do so via an alias on a different
+  server (or receive an invite from a user on a different server).
 
 With all that being said, if you still want to try and recover the room:
 
-1. For safety reasons, shut down Synapse.
-2. In the database, run `DELETE FROM blocked_rooms WHERE room_id = '!example:example.org';`
-   * For caution: it's recommended to run this in a transaction: `BEGIN; DELETE ...;`, verify you got 1 result, then `COMMIT;`.
-   * The room ID is the same one supplied to the shutdown room API, not the Content Violation room.
-3. Restart Synapse.
+1. If the room was `block`ed, you must unblock it on your server. This can be
+   accomplished as follows:
 
-You will have to manually handle, if you so choose, the following:
+   1. For safety reasons, shut down Synapse.
+   2. In the database, run `DELETE FROM blocked_rooms WHERE room_id = '!example:example.org';`
+      * For caution: it's recommended to run this in a transaction: `BEGIN; DELETE ...;`, verify you got 1 result, then `COMMIT;`.
+      * The room ID is the same one supplied to the delete room API, not the Content Violation room.
+   3. Restart Synapse.
 
-* Aliases that would have been redirected to the Content Violation room.
-* Users that would have been booted from the room (and will have been force-joined to the Content Violation room).
-* Removal of the Content Violation room if desired.
+   This step is unnecessary if `block` was not set.
 
-## Deprecated endpoint
+2. Any room aliases on your server that pointed to the deleted room may have
+   been deleted, or redirected to the Content Violation room. These will need
+   to be restored manually.
 
-The previous deprecated API will be removed in a future release, it was:
+3. Users on your server that were in the deleted room will have been kicked
+   from the room. Consider whether you want to update their membership
+   (possibly via the [Edit Room Membership API](room_membership.md)) or let
+   them handle rejoining themselves.
 
-```
-POST /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/<room_id>/delete
-```
-
-It behaves the same way than the current endpoint except the path and the method.
+4. If `new_room_user_id` was given, a 'Content Violation' will have been
+   created. Consider whether you want to delete that roomm.
 
 # Make Room Admin API
 
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/<room_id_or_alias>/make_room_admin
 # Forward Extremities Admin API
 
 Enables querying and deleting forward extremities from rooms. When a lot of forward
-extremities accumulate in a room, performance can become degraded. For details, see 
+extremities accumulate in a room, performance can become degraded. For details, see
 [#1760](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1760).
 
 ## Check for forward extremities
@@ -565,7 +567,7 @@ A response as follows will be returned:
 
 ## Deleting forward extremities
 
-**WARNING**: Please ensure you know what you're doing and have read 
+**WARNING**: Please ensure you know what you're doing and have read
 the related issue [#1760](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1760).
 Under no situations should this API be executed as an automated maintenance task!
 

docs/admin_api/shutdown_room.md

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# Deprecated: Shutdown room API
-
-**The old Shutdown room API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
-See the new [Delete Room API](rooms.md#delete-room-api) for more details.**
-
-Shuts down a room, preventing new joins and moves local users and room aliases automatically
-to a new room. The new room will be created with the user specified by the
-`new_room_user_id` parameter as room administrator and will contain a message
-explaining what happened. Users invited to the new room will have power level
--10 by default, and thus be unable to speak. The old room's power levels will be changed to
-disallow any further invites or joins.
-
-The local server will only have the power to move local user and room aliases to
-the new room. Users on other servers will be unaffected.
-
-## API
-
-You will need to authenticate with an access token for an admin user.
-
-### URL
-
-`POST /_synapse/admin/v1/shutdown_room/{room_id}`
-
-### URL Parameters
-
-* `room_id` - The ID of the room (e.g `!someroom:example.com`)
-
-### JSON Body Parameters
-
-* `new_room_user_id` - Required. A string representing the user ID of the user that will admin
-                       the new room that all users in the old room will be moved to.
-* `room_name` - Optional. A string representing the name of the room that new users will be
-                invited to.
-* `message` - Optional. A string containing the first message that will be sent as
-              `new_room_user_id` in the new room. Ideally this will clearly convey why the
-               original room was shut down.
-
-If not specified, the default value of `room_name` is "Content Violation
-Notification". The default value of `message` is "Sharing illegal content on
-othis server is not permitted and rooms in violation will be blocked."
-
-### Response Parameters
-
-* `kicked_users` - An integer number representing the number of users that
-                   were kicked.
-* `failed_to_kick_users` - An integer number representing the number of users
-                           that were not kicked.
-* `local_aliases` - An array of strings representing the local aliases that were migrated from
-                    the old room to the new.
-* `new_room_id` - A string representing the room ID of the new room.
-
-## Example
-
-Request:
-
-```
-POST /_synapse/admin/v1/shutdown_room/!somebadroom%3Aexample.com
-
-{
-    "new_room_user_id": "@someuser:example.com",
-    "room_name": "Content Violation Notification",
-    "message": "Bad Room has been shutdown due to content violations on this server. Please review our Terms of Service."
-}
-```
-
-Response:
-
-```
-{
-    "kicked_users": 5,
-    "failed_to_kick_users": 0,
-    "local_aliases": ["#badroom:example.com", "#evilsaloon:example.com],
-    "new_room_id": "!newroomid:example.com",
-},
-```
-
-## Undoing room shutdowns
-
-*Note*: This guide may be outdated by the time you read it. By nature of room shutdowns being performed at the database level,
-the structure can and does change without notice.
-
-First, it's important to understand that a room shutdown is very destructive. Undoing a shutdown is not as simple as pretending it
-never happened - work has to be done to move forward instead of resetting the past. In fact, in some cases it might not be possible
-to recover at all:
-
-* If the room was invite-only, your users will need to be re-invited.
-* If the room no longer has any members at all, it'll be impossible to rejoin.
-* The first user to rejoin will have to do so via an alias on a different server.
-
-With all that being said, if you still want to try and recover the room:
-
-1. For safety reasons, shut down Synapse.
-2. In the database, run `DELETE FROM blocked_rooms WHERE room_id = '!example:example.org';`
-   * For caution: it's recommended to run this in a transaction: `BEGIN; DELETE ...;`, verify you got 1 result, then `COMMIT;`.
-   * The room ID is the same one supplied to the shutdown room API, not the Content Violation room.
-3. Restart Synapse.
-
-You will have to manually handle, if you so choose, the following:
-
-* Aliases that would have been redirected to the Content Violation room.
-* Users that would have been booted from the room (and will have been force-joined to the Content Violation room).
-* Removal of the Content Violation room if desired.

docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md

@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
     "threepids": [
         {
             "medium": "email",
-            "address": "<user_mail_1>"
+            "address": "<user_mail_1>",
+            "added_at": 1586458409743,
+            "validated_at": 1586458409743
         },
         {
             "medium": "email",
-            "address": "<user_mail_2>"
+            "address": "<user_mail_2>",
+            "added_at": 1586458409743,
+            "validated_at": 1586458409743
         }
     ],
     "avatar_url": "<avatar_url>",
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
             "auth_provider": "<provider2>",
             "external_id": "<user_id_provider_2>"
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "user_type": null
 }
 ```
 
@@ -93,7 +98,8 @@ with a body of:
     ],
     "avatar_url": "<avatar_url>",
     "admin": false,
-    "deactivated": false
+    "deactivated": false,
+    "user_type": null
 }
 ```
 
@@ -131,6 +137,9 @@ Body parameters:
   unchanged on existing accounts and set to `false` for new accounts.
   A user cannot be erased by deactivating with this API. For details on
   deactivating users see [Deactivate Account](#deactivate-account).
+- `user_type` - string or null, optional. If provided, the user type will be
+  adjusted. If `null` given, the user type will be cleared. Other 
+  allowed options are: `bot` and `support`.
 
 If the user already exists then optional parameters default to the current value.
 
@@ -337,6 +346,7 @@ The following actions are performed when deactivating an user:
 - Remove all 3PIDs from the homeserver
 - Delete all devices and E2EE keys
 - Delete all access tokens
+- Delete all pushers
 - Delete the password hash
 - Removal from all rooms the user is a member of
 - Remove the user from the user directory
@@ -350,6 +360,15 @@ is set to `true`:
 - Remove the user's avatar URL
 - Mark the user as erased
 
+The following actions are **NOT** performed. The list may be incomplete.
+
+- Remove mappings of SSO IDs
+- [Delete media uploaded](#delete-media-uploaded-by-a-user) by user (included avatar images)
+- Delete sent and received messages
+- Delete E2E cross-signing keys
+- Remove the user's creation (registration) timestamp
+- [Remove rate limit overrides](#override-ratelimiting-for-users)
+- Remove from monthly active users
 
 ## Reset password
 

docs/code_style.md

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ The necessary tools are detailed below.
 
 First install them with:
 
-    pip install -e ".[lint,mypy]"
+```sh
+pip install -e ".[lint,mypy]"
+```
 
 -   **black**
 
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ First install them with:
     Have `black` auto-format your code (it shouldn't change any
     functionality) with:
 
-        black . --exclude="\.tox|build|env"
+    ```sh
+    black . --exclude="\.tox|build|env"
+    ```
 
 -   **flake8**
 
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ First install them with:
 
     Check all application and test code with:
 
-        flake8 synapse tests
+    ```sh
+    flake8 synapse tests
+    ```
 
 -   **isort**
 
@@ -39,7 +45,9 @@ First install them with:
 
     Auto-fix imports with:
 
-        isort -rc synapse tests
+    ```sh
+    isort -rc synapse tests
+    ```
 
     `-rc` means to recursively search the given directories.
 
@@ -66,15 +74,19 @@ save as it takes a while and is very resource intensive.
 
         Example:
 
-            from synapse.types import UserID
-            ...
-            user_id = UserID(local, server)
+        ```python
+        from synapse.types import UserID
+        ...
+        user_id = UserID(local, server)
+        ```
 
         is preferred over:
 
-            from synapse import types
-            ...
-            user_id = types.UserID(local, server)
+        ```python
+        from synapse import types
+        ...
+        user_id = types.UserID(local, server)
+        ```
 
         (or any other variant).
 
@@ -134,28 +146,30 @@ Some guidelines follow:
 
 Example:
 
-    ## Frobnication ##
+```yaml
+## Frobnication ##
 
-    # The frobnicator will ensure that all requests are fully frobnicated.
-    # To enable it, uncomment the following.
-    #
-    #frobnicator_enabled: true
+# The frobnicator will ensure that all requests are fully frobnicated.
+# To enable it, uncomment the following.
+#
+#frobnicator_enabled: true
 
-    # By default, the frobnicator will frobnicate with the default frobber.
-    # The following will make it use an alternative frobber.
-    #
-    #frobincator_frobber: special_frobber
+# By default, the frobnicator will frobnicate with the default frobber.
+# The following will make it use an alternative frobber.
+#
+#frobincator_frobber: special_frobber
 
-    # Settings for the frobber
-    #
-    frobber:
-      # frobbing speed. Defaults to 1.
-      #
-      #speed: 10
+# Settings for the frobber
+#
+frobber:
+  # frobbing speed. Defaults to 1.
+  #
+  #speed: 10
 
-      # frobbing distance. Defaults to 1000.
-      #
-      #distance: 100
+  # frobbing distance. Defaults to 1000.
+  #
+  #distance: 100
+```
 
 Note that the sample configuration is generated from the synapse code
 and is maintained by a script, `scripts-dev/generate_sample_config`.

docs/consent_tracking.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ construct URIs where users can give their consent.
    see if an unauthenticated user is viewing the page. This is typically
    wrapped around the form that would be used to actually agree to the document:
 
-   ```
+   ```html
    {% if not public_version %}
      <!-- The variables used here are only provided when the 'u' param is given to the homeserver -->
      <form method="post" action="consent">

docs/delegate.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Delegation
+# Delegation of incoming federation traffic
+
+In the following documentation, we use the term `server_name` to refer to that setting
+in your homeserver configuration file. It appears at the ends of user ids, and tells
+other homeservers where they can find your server.
 
 By default, other homeservers will expect to be able to reach yours via
 your `server_name`, on port 8448. For example, if you set your `server_name`
@@ -12,13 +16,21 @@ to a different server and/or port (e.g. `synapse.example.com:443`).
 
 ## .well-known delegation
 
-To use this method, you need to be able to alter the
-`server_name` 's https server to serve the `/.well-known/matrix/server`
-URL. Having an active server (with a valid TLS certificate) serving your
-`server_name` domain is out of the scope of this documentation.
+To use this method, you need to be able to configure the server at
+`https://<server_name>` to serve a file at
+`https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server`.  There are two ways to do this, shown below.
 
-The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` should
-return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like so:
+Note that the `.well-known` file is hosted on the default port for `https` (port 443).
+
+### External server
+
+For maximum flexibility, you need to configure an external server such as nginx, Apache
+or HAProxy to serve the `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` file. Setting
+up such a server is out of the scope of this documentation, but note that it is often
+possible to configure your [reverse proxy](reverse_proxy.md) for this.
+
+The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` should be configured
+return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like this:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -26,8 +38,9 @@ return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like so:
 }
 ```
 
-In our example, this would mean that URL `https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server`
-should return:
+In our example (where we want federation traffic to be routed to
+`https://synapse.example.com`, on port 443), this would mean that
+`https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server` should return:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -38,16 +51,29 @@ should return:
 Note, specifying a port is optional. If no port is specified, then it defaults
 to 8448.
 
-With .well-known delegation, federating servers will check for a valid TLS
-certificate for the delegated hostname (in our example: `synapse.example.com`).
+### Serving a `.well-known/matrix/server` file with Synapse
+
+If you are able to set up your domain so that `https://<server_name>` is routed to
+Synapse (i.e., the only change needed is to direct federation traffic to port 443
+instead of port 8448), then it is possible to configure Synapse to serve a suitable
+`.well-known/matrix/server` file. To do so, add the following to your `homeserver.yaml`
+file:
+
+```yaml
+serve_server_wellknown: true
+```
+
+**Note**: this *only* works if `https://<server_name>` is routed to Synapse, so is
+generally not suitable if Synapse is hosted at a subdomain such as
+`https://synapse.example.com`.
 
 ## SRV DNS record delegation
 
-It is also possible to do delegation using a SRV DNS record. However, that is
-considered an advanced topic since it's a bit complex to set up, and `.well-known`
-delegation is already enough in most cases.
+It is also possible to do delegation using a SRV DNS record. However, that is generally
+not recommended, as it can be difficult to configure the TLS certificates correctly in
+this case, and it offers little advantage over `.well-known` delegation.
 
-However, if you really need it, you can find some documentation on how such a
+However, if you really need it, you can find some documentation on what such a
 record should look like and how Synapse will use it in [the Matrix
 specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest#resolving-server-names).
 
@@ -68,27 +94,9 @@ wouldn't need any delegation set up.
 domain `server_name` points to, you will need to let other servers know how to
 find it using delegation.
 
-### Do you still recommend against using a reverse proxy on the federation port?
+### Should I use a reverse proxy for federation traffic?
 
-We no longer actively recommend against using a reverse proxy. Many admins will
-find it easier to direct federation traffic to a reverse proxy and manage their
-own TLS certificates, and this is a supported configuration.
-
-See [the reverse proxy documentation](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
+Generally, using a reverse proxy for both the federation and client traffic is a good
+idea, since it saves handling TLS traffic in Synapse. See
+[the reverse proxy documentation](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
 reverse proxy.
-
-### Do I still need to give my TLS certificates to Synapse if I am using a reverse proxy?
-
-This is no longer necessary. If you are using a reverse proxy for all of your
-TLS traffic, then you can set `no_tls: True` in the Synapse config.
-
-In that case, the only reason Synapse needs the certificate is to populate a legacy
-`tls_fingerprints` field in the federation API. This is ignored by Synapse 0.99.0
-and later, and the only time pre-0.99 Synapses will check it is when attempting to
-fetch the server keys - and generally this is delegated via `matrix.org`, which
-is running a modern version of Synapse.
-
-### Do I need the same certificate for the client and federation port?
-
-No. There is nothing stopping you from using different certificates,
-particularly if you are using a reverse proxy.

docs/development/cas.md

@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ easy to run CAS implementation built on top of Django.
 1. Create a new virtualenv: `python3 -m venv <your virtualenv>`
 2. Activate your virtualenv: `source /path/to/your/virtualenv/bin/activate`
 3. Install Django and django-mama-cas:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python -m pip install "django<3" "django-mama-cas==2.4.0"
    ```
 4. Create a Django project in the current directory:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    django-admin startproject cas_test .
    ```
 5. Follow the [install directions](https://django-mama-cas.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#configuring) for django-mama-cas
 6. Setup the SQLite database: `python manage.py migrate`
 7. Create a user:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python manage.py createsuperuser
    ```
    1. Use whatever you want as the username and password.
    2. Leave the other fields blank.
 8. Use the built-in Django test server to serve the CAS endpoints on port 8000:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python manage.py runserver
    ```
 

docs/development/contributing_guide.md

@@ -1,7 +1,473 @@
-<!--
-  Include the contents of CONTRIBUTING.md from the project root (where GitHub likes it 
-  to be)
--->
 # Contributing
 
-{{#include ../../CONTRIBUTING.md}}
+This document aims to get you started with contributing to Synapse!
+
+# 1. Who can contribute to Synapse?
+
+Everyone is welcome to contribute code to [matrix.org
+projects](https://github.com/matrix-org), provided that they are willing to
+license their contributions under the same license as the project itself. We
+follow a simple 'inbound=outbound' model for contributions: the act of
+submitting an 'inbound' contribution means that the contributor agrees to
+license the code under the same terms as the project's overall 'outbound'
+license - in our case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see
+[LICENSE](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/LICENSE)).
+
+# 2. What do I need?
+
+If you are running Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is strongly
+recommended for development. More information about WSL can be found at
+<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install>. Running Synapse natively
+on Windows is not officially supported.
+
+The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download).
+
+The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
+
+For some tests, you will need [a recent version of Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/).
+
+
+# 3. Get the source.
+
+The preferred and easiest way to contribute changes is to fork the relevant
+project on GitHub, and then [create a pull request](
+https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) to ask us to pull your
+changes into our repo.
+
+Please base your changes on the `develop` branch.
+
+```sh
+git clone git@github.com:YOUR_GITHUB_USER_NAME/synapse.git
+git checkout develop
+```
+
+If you need help getting started with git, this is beyond the scope of the document, but you
+can find many good git tutorials on the web.
+
+# 4. Install the dependencies
+
+Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and
+setup a *virtualenv*, as follows:
+
+```sh
+cd path/where/you/have/cloned/the/repository
+python3 -m venv ./env
+source ./env/bin/activate
+pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
+pip install tox
+```
+
+This will install the developer dependencies for the project.
+
+
+# 5. Get in touch.
+
+Join our developer community on Matrix: [#synapse-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org)!
+
+
+# 6. Pick an issue.
+
+Fix your favorite problem or perhaps find a [Good First Issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Good+First+Issue%22)
+to work on.
+
+
+# 7. Turn coffee into code and documentation!
+
+There is a growing amount of documentation located in the
+[`docs`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs)
+directory, with a rendered version [available online](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse).
+This documentation is intended primarily for sysadmins running their
+own Synapse instance, as well as developers interacting externally with
+Synapse.
+[`docs/development`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs/development)
+exists primarily to house documentation for
+Synapse developers.
+[`docs/admin_api`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs/admin_api) houses documentation
+regarding Synapse's Admin API, which is used mostly by sysadmins and external
+service developers.
+
+Synapse's code style is documented [here](../code_style.md). Please follow
+it, including the conventions for the [sample configuration
+file](../code_style.md#configuration-file-format).
+
+We welcome improvements and additions to our documentation itself! When
+writing new pages, please
+[build `docs` to a book](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs#adding-to-the-documentation)
+to check that your contributions render correctly. The docs are written in
+[GitHub-Flavoured Markdown](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/).
+
+Some documentation also exists in [Synapse's GitHub
+Wiki](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/wiki), although this is primarily
+contributed to by community authors.
+
+
+# 8. Test, test, test!
+<a name="test-test-test"></a>
+
+While you're developing and before submitting a patch, you'll
+want to test your code.
+
+## Run the linters.
+
+The linters look at your code and do two things:
+
+- ensure that your code follows the coding style adopted by the project;
+- catch a number of errors in your code.
+
+They're pretty fast, don't hesitate!
+
+```sh
+source ./env/bin/activate
+./scripts-dev/lint.sh
+```
+
+Note that this script *will modify your files* to fix styling errors.
+Make sure that you have saved all your files.
+
+If you wish to restrict the linters to only the files changed since the last commit
+(much faster!), you can instead run:
+
+```sh
+source ./env/bin/activate
+./scripts-dev/lint.sh -d
+```
+
+Or if you know exactly which files you wish to lint, you can instead run:
+
+```sh
+source ./env/bin/activate
+./scripts-dev/lint.sh path/to/file1.py path/to/file2.py path/to/folder
+```
+
+## Run the unit tests (Twisted trial).
+
+The unit tests run parts of Synapse, including your changes, to see if anything
+was broken. They are slower than the linters but will typically catch more errors.
+
+```sh
+source ./env/bin/activate
+trial tests
+```
+
+If you wish to only run *some* unit tests, you may specify
+another module instead of `tests` - or a test class or a method:
+
+```sh
+source ./env/bin/activate
+trial tests.rest.admin.test_room tests.handlers.test_admin.ExfiltrateData.test_invite
+```
+
+If your tests fail, you may wish to look at the logs (the default log level is `ERROR`):
+
+```sh
+less _trial_temp/test.log
+```
+
+To increase the log level for the tests, set `SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL`:
+
+```sh
+SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG trial tests
+```
+
+### Running tests under PostgreSQL
+
+Invoking `trial` as above will use an in-memory SQLite database. This is great for
+quick development and testing. However, we recommend using a PostgreSQL database
+in production (and indeed, we have some code paths specific to each database).
+This means that we need to run our unit tests against PostgreSQL too. Our CI does
+this automatically for pull requests and release candidates, but it's sometimes
+useful to reproduce this locally.
+
+To do so, [configure Postgres](../postgres.md) and run `trial` with the
+following environment variables matching your configuration:
+
+- `SYNAPSE_POSTGRES` to anything nonempty
+- `SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_HOST`
+- `SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER`
+- `SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD`
+
+For example:
+
+```shell
+export SYNAPSE_POSTGRES=1
+export SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
+export SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+export SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mydevenvpassword
+trial
+```
+
+#### Prebuilt container
+
+Since configuring PostgreSQL can be fiddly, we can make use of a pre-made
+Docker container to set up PostgreSQL and run our tests for us. To do so, run
+
+```shell
+scripts-dev/test_postgresql.sh
+```
+
+Any extra arguments to the script will be passed to `tox` and then to `trial`,
+so we can run a specific test in this container with e.g.
+
+```shell
+scripts-dev/test_postgresql.sh tests.replication.test_sharded_event_persister.EventPersisterShardTestCase
+```
+
+The container creates a folder in your Synapse checkout called
+`.tox-pg-container` and uses this as a tox environment. The output of any
+`trial` runs goes into `_trial_temp` in your synapse source directory — the same
+as running `trial` directly on your host machine.
+
+## Run the integration tests ([Sytest](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest)).
+
+The integration tests are a more comprehensive suite of tests. They
+run a full version of Synapse, including your changes, to check if
+anything was broken. They are slower than the unit tests but will
+typically catch more errors.
+
+The following command will let you run the integration test with the most common
+configuration:
+
+```sh
+$ docker run --rm -it -v /path/where/you/have/cloned/the/repository\:/src:ro -v /path/to/where/you/want/logs\:/logs matrixdotorg/sytest-synapse:buster
+```
+
+This configuration should generally cover  your needs. For more details about other configurations, see [documentation in the SyTest repo](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/blob/develop/docker/README.md).
+
+
+## Run the integration tests ([Complement](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement)).
+
+[Complement](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) is a suite of black box tests that can be run on any homeserver implementation. It can also be thought of as end-to-end (e2e) tests.
+
+It's often nice to develop on Synapse and write Complement tests at the same time.
+Here is how to run your local Synapse checkout against your local Complement checkout.
+
+(checkout [`complement`](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) alongside your `synapse` checkout)
+```sh
+COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh
+```
+
+To run a specific test file, you can pass the test name at the end of the command. The name passed comes from the naming structure in your Complement tests. If you're unsure of the name, you can do a full run and copy it from the test output:
+
+```sh
+COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh TestBackfillingHistory
+```
+
+To run a specific test, you can specify the whole name structure:
+
+```sh
+COMPLEMENT_DIR=../complement ./scripts-dev/complement.sh TestBackfillingHistory/parallel/Backfilled_historical_events_resolve_with_proper_state_in_correct_order
+```
+
+
+### Access database for homeserver after Complement test runs.
+
+If you're curious what the database looks like after you run some tests, here are some steps to get you going in Synapse:
+
+1. In your Complement test comment out `defer deployment.Destroy(t)` and replace with `defer time.Sleep(2 * time.Hour)` to keep the homeserver running after the tests complete
+1. Start the Complement tests
+1. Find the name of the container, `docker ps -f name=complement_` (this will filter for just the Compelement related Docker containers)
+1. Access the container replacing the name with what you found in the previous step: `docker exec -it complement_1_hs_with_application_service.hs1_2 /bin/bash`
+1. Install sqlite (database driver), `apt-get update && apt-get install -y sqlite3`
+1. Then run `sqlite3` and open the database `.open /conf/homeserver.db` (this db path comes from the Synapse homeserver.yaml)
+
+
+# 9. Submit your patch.
+
+Once you're happy with your patch, it's time to prepare a Pull Request.
+
+To prepare a Pull Request, please:
+
+1. verify that [all the tests pass](#test-test-test), including the coding style;
+2. [sign off](#sign-off) your contribution;
+3. `git push` your commit to your fork of Synapse;
+4. on GitHub, [create the Pull Request](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request);
+5. add a [changelog entry](#changelog) and push it to your Pull Request;
+6. for most contributors, that's all - however, if you are a member of the organization `matrix-org`, on GitHub, please request a review from `matrix.org / Synapse Core`.
+7. if you need to update your PR, please avoid rebasing and just add new commits to your branch.
+
+
+## Changelog
+
+All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog / newsfragment
+entry. These are managed by [Towncrier](https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
+
+To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the `changelog.d` directory named
+in the format of `PRnumber.type`. The type can be one of the following:
+
+* `feature`
+* `bugfix`
+* `docker` (for updates to the Docker image)
+* `doc` (for updates to the documentation)
+* `removal` (also used for deprecations)
+* `misc` (for internal-only changes)
+
+This file will become part of our [changelog](
+https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CHANGES.md) at the next
+release, so the content of the file should be a short description of your
+change in the same style as the rest of the changelog. The file can contain Markdown
+formatting, and should end with a full stop (.) or an exclamation mark (!) for
+consistency.
+
+Adding credits to the changelog is encouraged, we value your
+contributions and would like to have you shouted out in the release notes!
+
+For example, a fix in PR #1234 would have its changelog entry in
+`changelog.d/1234.bugfix`, and contain content like:
+
+> The security levels of Florbs are now validated when received
+> via the `/federation/florb` endpoint. Contributed by Jane Matrix.
+
+If there are multiple pull requests involved in a single bugfix/feature/etc,
+then the content for each `changelog.d` file should be the same. Towncrier will
+merge the matching files together into a single changelog entry when we come to
+release.
+
+### How do I know what to call the changelog file before I create the PR?
+
+Obviously, you don't know if you should call your newsfile
+`1234.bugfix` or `5678.bugfix` until you create the PR, which leads to a
+chicken-and-egg problem.
+
+There are two options for solving this:
+
+1. Open the PR without a changelog file, see what number you got, and *then*
+   add the changelog file to your branch (see [Updating your pull
+   request](#updating-your-pull-request)), or:
+
+1. Look at the [list of all
+   issues/PRs](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=), add one to the
+   highest number you see, and quickly open the PR before somebody else claims
+   your number.
+
+   [This
+   script](https://github.com/richvdh/scripts/blob/master/next_github_number.sh)
+   might be helpful if you find yourself doing this a lot.
+
+Sorry, we know it's a bit fiddly, but it's *really* helpful for us when we come
+to put together a release!
+
+### Debian changelog
+
+Changes which affect the debian packaging files (in `debian`) are an
+exception to the rule that all changes require a `changelog.d` file.
+
+In this case, you will need to add an entry to the debian changelog for the
+next release. For this, run the following command:
+
+```
+dch
+```
+
+This will make up a new version number (if there isn't already an unreleased
+version in flight), and open an editor where you can add a new changelog entry.
+(Our release process will ensure that the version number and maintainer name is
+corrected for the release.)
+
+If your change affects both the debian packaging *and* files outside the debian
+directory, you will need both a regular newsfragment *and* an entry in the
+debian changelog. (Though typically such changes should be submitted as two
+separate pull requests.)
+
+## Sign off
+
+In order to have a concrete record that your contribution is intentional
+and you agree to license it under the same terms as the project's license, we've adopted the
+same lightweight approach that the Linux Kernel
+[submitting patches process](
+https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin>),
+[Docker](https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), and many other
+projects use: the DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin:
+http://developercertificate.org/). This is a simple declaration that you wrote
+the contribution or otherwise have the right to contribute it to Matrix:
+
+```
+Developer Certificate of Origin
+Version 1.1
+
+Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 The Linux Foundation and its contributors.
+660 York Street, Suite 102,
+San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
+
+Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
+license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+
+Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
+
+By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
+
+(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
+    have the right to submit it under the open source license
+    indicated in the file; or
+
+(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
+    of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
+    license and I have the right under that license to submit that
+    work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
+    by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
+    permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
+    in the file; or
+
+(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
+    person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
+    it.
+
+(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
+    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
+    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
+    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
+    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
+```
+
+If you agree to this for your contribution, then all that's needed is to
+include the line in your commit or pull request comment:
+
+```
+Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
+```
+
+We accept contributions under a legally identifiable name, such as
+your name on government documentation or common-law names (names
+claimed by legitimate usage or repute). Unfortunately, we cannot
+accept anonymous contributions at this time.
+
+Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s`
+flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your
+`user.name` and `user.email` git configs.
+
+
+# 10. Turn feedback into better code.
+
+Once the Pull Request is opened, you will see a few things:
+
+1. our automated CI (Continuous Integration) pipeline will run (again) the linters, the unit tests, the integration tests and more;
+2. one or more of the developers will take a look at your Pull Request and offer feedback.
+
+From this point, you should:
+
+1. Look at the results of the CI pipeline.
+    - If there is any error, fix the error.
+2. If a developer has requested changes, make these changes and let us know if it is ready for a developer to review again.
+3. Create a new commit with the changes.
+    - Please do NOT overwrite the history. New commits make the reviewer's life easier.
+    - Push this commits to your Pull Request.
+4. Back to 1.
+
+Once both the CI and the developers are happy, the patch will be merged into Synapse and released shortly!
+
+# 11. Find a new issue.
+
+By now, you know the drill!
+
+# Notes for maintainers on merging PRs etc
+
+There are some notes for those with commit access to the project on how we
+manage git [here](git.md).
+
+# Conclusion
+
+That's it! Matrix is a very open and collaborative project as you might expect
+given our obsession with open communication. If we're going to successfully
+matrix together all the fragmented communication technologies out there we are
+reliant on contributions and collaboration from the community to do so. So
+please get involved - and we hope you have as much fun hacking on Matrix as we
+do!

docs/development/database_schema.md

@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ To do so, use `scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh`. This will produce new
 
 Ensure postgres is installed, then run:
 
-    ./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/
+```sh
+./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/
+```
 
 NB at the time of writing, this script predates the split into separate `state`/`main`
 databases so will require updates to handle that correctly.

docs/development/experimental_features.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Implementing experimental features in Synapse
+
+It can be desirable to implement "experimental" features which are disabled by
+default and must be explicitly enabled via the Synapse configuration. This is
+applicable for features which:
+
+* Are unstable in the Matrix spec (e.g. those defined by an MSC that has not yet been merged).
+* Developers are not confident in their use by general Synapse administrators/users
+  (e.g. a feature is incomplete, buggy, performs poorly, or needs further testing).
+
+Note that this only really applies to features which are expected to be desirable
+to a broad audience. The [module infrastructure](../modules/index.md) should
+instead be investigated for non-standard features.
+
+Guarding experimental features behind configuration flags should help with some
+of the following scenarios:
+
+* Ensure that clients do not assume that unstable features exist (failing
+  gracefully if they do not).
+* Unstable features do not become de-facto standards and can be removed
+  aggressively (since only those who have opted-in will be affected).
+* Ease finding the implementation of unstable features in Synapse (for future
+  removal or stabilization).
+* Ease testing a feature (or removal of feature) due to enabling/disabling without
+  code changes. It also becomes possible to ask for wider testing, if desired.
+
+Experimental configuration flags should be disabled by default (requiring Synapse
+administrators to explicitly opt-in), although there are situations where it makes
+sense (from a product point-of-view) to enable features by default. This is
+expected and not an issue.
+
+It is not a requirement for experimental features to be behind a configuration flag,
+but one should be used if unsure.
+
+New experimental configuration flags should be added under the `experimental`
+configuration key (see the `synapse.config.experimental` file) and either explain
+(briefly) what is being enabled, or include the MSC number.

docs/development/saml.md

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # How to test SAML as a developer without a server
 
-https://capriza.github.io/samling/samling.html (https://github.com/capriza/samling) is a great
-resource for being able to tinker with the SAML options within Synapse without needing to
-deploy and configure a complicated software stack.
+https://fujifish.github.io/samling/samling.html (https://github.com/fujifish/samling) is a great resource for being able to tinker with the 
+SAML options within Synapse without needing to deploy and configure a complicated software stack.
 
-To make Synapse (and therefore Riot) use it:
+To make Synapse (and therefore Element) use it:
 
 1. Use the samling.html URL above or deploy your own and visit the IdP Metadata tab.
 2. Copy the XML to your clipboard.
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ To make Synapse (and therefore Riot) use it:
      sp_config:
        allow_unknown_attributes: true  # Works around a bug with AVA Hashes: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/issues/388
        metadata:
-         local: ["samling.xml"]   
+         local: ["samling.xml"]
    ```
 5. Ensure that your `homeserver.yaml` has a setting for `public_baseurl`:
    ```yaml
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ To make Synapse (and therefore Riot) use it:
    the dependencies are installed and ready to go.
 7. Restart Synapse.
 
-Then in Riot:
+Then in Element:
 
-1. Visit the login page with a Riot pointing at your homeserver.
+1. Visit the login page and point Element towards your homeserver using the `public_baseurl` above.
 2. Click the Single Sign-On button.
 3. On the samling page, enter a Name Identifier and add a SAML Attribute for `uid=your_localpart`.
    The response must also be signed.

docs/development/url_previews.md

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+URL Previews
+============
+
+The `GET /_matrix/media/r0/preview_url` endpoint provides a generic preview API
+for URLs which outputs [Open Graph](https://ogp.me/) responses (with some Matrix
+specific additions).
+
+This does have trade-offs compared to other designs:
+
+* Pros:
+  * Simple and flexible; can be used by any clients at any point
+* Cons:
+  * If each homeserver provides one of these independently, all the HSes in a
+    room may needlessly DoS the target URI
+  * The URL metadata must be stored somewhere, rather than just using Matrix
+    itself to store the media.
+  * Matrix cannot be used to distribute the metadata between homeservers.
+
+When Synapse is asked to preview a URL it does the following:
+
+1. Checks against a URL blacklist (defined as `url_preview_url_blacklist` in the
+   config).
+2. Checks the in-memory cache by URLs and returns the result if it exists. (This
+   is also used to de-duplicate processing of multiple in-flight requests at once.)
+3. Kicks off a background process to generate a preview:
+   1. Checks the database cache by URL and timestamp and returns the result if it
+      has not expired and was successful (a 2xx return code).
+   2. Checks if the URL matches an [oEmbed](https://oembed.com/) pattern. If it
+      does, update the URL to download.
+   3. Downloads the URL and stores it into a file via the media storage provider
+      and saves the local media metadata.
+   4. If the media is an image:
+      1. Generates thumbnails.
+      2. Generates an Open Graph response based on image properties.
+   5. If the media is HTML:
+      1. Decodes the HTML via the stored file.
+      2. Generates an Open Graph response from the HTML.
+      3. If an image exists in the Open Graph response:
+         1. Downloads the URL and stores it into a file via the media storage
+            provider and saves the local media metadata.
+         2. Generates thumbnails.
+         3. Updates the Open Graph response based on image properties.
+   6. If the media is JSON and an oEmbed URL was found:
+      1. Convert the oEmbed response to an Open Graph response.
+      2. If a thumbnail or image is in the oEmbed response:
+         1. Downloads the URL and stores it into a file via the media storage
+            provider and saves the local media metadata.
+         2. Generates thumbnails.
+         3. Updates the Open Graph response based on image properties.
+   7. Stores the result in the database cache.
+4. Returns the result.
+
+The in-memory cache expires after 1 hour.
+
+Expired entries in the database cache (and their associated media files) are
+deleted every 10 seconds. The default expiration time is 1 hour from download.

docs/log_contexts.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Logcontexts are also used for CPU and database accounting, so that we
 can track which requests were responsible for high CPU use or database
 activity.
 
-The `synapse.logging.context` module provides a facilities for managing
+The `synapse.logging.context` module provides facilities for managing
 the current log context (as well as providing the `LoggingContextFilter`
 class).
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ and the awaitable chain is now orphaned, and will be garbage-collected at
 some point. Note that `await_something_interesting` is a coroutine, 
 which Python implements as a generator function.  When Python
 garbage-collects generator functions, it gives them a chance to 
-clean up by making the `async` (or `yield`) raise a `GeneratorExit`
+clean up by making the `await` (or `yield`) raise a `GeneratorExit`
 exception. In our case, that means that the `__exit__` handler of
 `PreserveLoggingContext` will carefully restore the request context, but
 there is now nothing waiting for its return, so the request context is

docs/manhole.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Note that this will give administrative access to synapse to **all users** with
 shell access to the server. It should therefore **not** be enabled in
 environments where untrusted users have shell access.
 
-***
+## Configuring the manhole
 
 To enable it, first uncomment the `manhole` listener configuration in
 `homeserver.yaml`. The configuration is slightly different if you're using docker.
@@ -52,16 +52,37 @@ listeners:
     type: manhole
 ```
 
-#### Accessing synapse manhole
+### Security settings
+
+The following config options are available:
+
+- `username` - The username for the manhole (defaults to `matrix`)
+- `password` - The password for the manhole (defaults to `rabbithole`)
+- `ssh_priv_key` - The path to a private SSH key (defaults to a hardcoded value)
+- `ssh_pub_key` - The path to a public SSH key (defaults to a hardcoded value)
+
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+manhole_settings:
+  username: manhole
+  password: mypassword
+  ssh_priv_key: "/home/synapse/manhole_keys/id_rsa"
+  ssh_pub_key: "/home/synapse/manhole_keys/id_rsa.pub"
+```
+
+
+## Accessing synapse manhole
 
 Then restart synapse, and point an ssh client at port 9000 on localhost, using
-the username `matrix`:
+the username and password configured in `homeserver.yaml` - with the default 
+configuration, this would be:
 
 ```bash
 ssh -p9000 matrix@localhost
 ```
 
-The password is `rabbithole`.
+Then enter the password when prompted (the default is `rabbithole`).
 
 This gives a Python REPL in which `hs` gives access to the
 `synapse.server.HomeServer` object - which in turn gives access to many other

docs/media_repository.md

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ Remote content is cached under `"remote_content"` directory. Each item of
 remote content is assigned a local `"filesystem_id"` to ensure that the
 directory structure `"remote_content/server_name/aa/bb/ccccccccdddddddddddd"`
 is appropriate. Thumbnails for remote content are stored under
-`"remote_thumbnails/server_name/..."`
+`"remote_thumbnail/server_name/..."`

docs/message_retention_policies.md

@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ A default policy can be defined as such, in the `retention` section of
 the configuration file:
 
 ```yaml
-  default_policy:
-    min_lifetime: 1d
-    max_lifetime: 1y
+default_policy:
+  min_lifetime: 1d
+  max_lifetime: 1y
 ```
 
 Here, `min_lifetime` and `max_lifetime` have the same meaning and level
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ depending on an event's room's policy. This can be done by setting the
 file. An example of such configuration could be:
 
 ```yaml
-  purge_jobs:
-    - longest_max_lifetime: 3d
-      interval: 12h
-    - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d
-      longest_max_lifetime: 1w
-      interval: 1d
-    - shortest_max_lifetime: 1w
-      interval: 2d
+purge_jobs:
+  - longest_max_lifetime: 3d
+    interval: 12h
+  - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d
+    longest_max_lifetime: 1w
+    interval: 1d
+  - shortest_max_lifetime: 1w
+    interval: 2d
 ```
 
 In this example, we define three jobs:
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ purging old events in a room. These limits can be defined as such in the
 `retention` section of the configuration file:
 
 ```yaml
-  allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
-  allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
+allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
+allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
 ```
 
 The limits are considered when running purge jobs. If necessary, the

docs/modules.md

@@ -1,353 +0,0 @@
-# Modules
-
-Synapse supports extending its functionality by configuring external modules.
-
-## Using modules
-
-To use a module on Synapse, add it to the `modules` section of the configuration file:
-
-```yaml
-modules:
-  - module: my_super_module.MySuperClass
-    config:
-      do_thing: true
-  - module: my_other_super_module.SomeClass
-    config: {}
-```
-
-Each module is defined by a path to a Python class as well as a configuration. This
-information for a given module should be available in the module's own documentation.
-
-**Note**: When using third-party modules, you effectively allow someone else to run
-custom code on your Synapse homeserver. Server admins are encouraged to verify the
-provenance of the modules they use on their homeserver and make sure the modules aren't
-running malicious code on their instance.
-
-Also note that we are currently in the process of migrating module interfaces to this
-system. While some interfaces might be compatible with it, others still require
-configuring modules in another part of Synapse's configuration file. Currently, only the
-spam checker interface is compatible with this new system.
-
-## Writing a module
-
-A module is a Python class that uses Synapse's module API to interact with the
-homeserver. It can register callbacks that Synapse will call on specific operations, as
-well as web resources to attach to Synapse's web server.
-
-When instantiated, a module is given its parsed configuration as well as an instance of
-the `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` class. The configuration is a dictionary, and is
-either the output of the module's `parse_config` static method (see below), or the
-configuration associated with the module in Synapse's configuration file.
-
-See the documentation for the `ModuleApi` class
-[here](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/synapse/module_api/__init__.py).
-
-### Handling the module's configuration
-
-A module can implement the following static method:
-
-```python
-@staticmethod
-def parse_config(config: dict) -> dict
-```
-
-This method is given a dictionary resulting from parsing the YAML configuration for the
-module. It may modify it (for example by parsing durations expressed as strings (e.g.
-"5d") into milliseconds, etc.), and return the modified dictionary. It may also verify
-that the configuration is correct, and raise an instance of
-`synapse.module_api.errors.ConfigError` if not.
-
-### Registering a web resource
-
-Modules can register web resources onto Synapse's web server using the following module
-API method:
-
-```python
-def ModuleApi.register_web_resource(path: str, resource: IResource) -> None
-```
-
-The path is the full absolute path to register the resource at. For example, if you
-register a resource for the path `/_synapse/client/my_super_module/say_hello`, Synapse
-will serve it at `http(s)://[HS_URL]/_synapse/client/my_super_module/say_hello`. Note
-that Synapse does not allow registering resources for several sub-paths in the `/_matrix`
-namespace (such as anything under `/_matrix/client` for example). It is strongly
-recommended that modules register their web resources under the `/_synapse/client`
-namespace.
-
-The provided resource is a Python class that implements Twisted's [IResource](https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.web.resource.IResource.html)
-interface (such as [Resource](https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.web.resource.Resource.html)).
-
-Only one resource can be registered for a given path. If several modules attempt to
-register a resource for the same path, the module that appears first in Synapse's
-configuration file takes priority.
-
-Modules **must** register their web resources in their `__init__` method.
-
-### Registering a callback
-
-Modules can use Synapse's module API to register callbacks. Callbacks are functions that
-Synapse will call when performing specific actions. Callbacks must be asynchronous, and
-are split in categories. A single module may implement callbacks from multiple categories,
-and is under no obligation to implement all callbacks from the categories it registers
-callbacks for.
-
-Modules can register callbacks using one of the module API's `register_[...]_callbacks`
-methods. The callback functions are passed to these methods as keyword arguments, with
-the callback name as the argument name and the function as its value. This is demonstrated
-in the example below. A `register_[...]_callbacks` method exists for each module type
-documented in this section.
-
-#### Spam checker callbacks
-
-Spam checker callbacks allow module developers to implement spam mitigation actions for
-Synapse instances. Spam checker callbacks can be registered using the module API's
-`register_spam_checker_callbacks` method.
-
-The available spam checker callbacks are:
-
-```python
-async def check_event_for_spam(event: "synapse.events.EventBase") -> Union[bool, str]
-```
-
-Called when receiving an event from a client or via federation. The module can return
-either a `bool` to indicate whether the event must be rejected because of spam, or a `str`
-to indicate the event must be rejected because of spam and to give a rejection reason to
-forward to clients.
-
-```python
-async def user_may_invite(inviter: str, invitee: str, room_id: str) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when processing an invitation. The module must return a `bool` indicating whether
-the inviter can invite the invitee to the given room. Both inviter and invitee are
-represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g. `@alice:example.com`).
-
-```python
-async def user_may_create_room(user: str) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when processing a room creation request. The module must return a `bool` indicating
-whether the given user (represented by their Matrix user ID) is allowed to create a room.
-
-```python
-async def user_may_create_room_alias(user: str, room_alias: "synapse.types.RoomAlias") -> bool
-```
-
-Called when trying to associate an alias with an existing room. The module must return a
-`bool` indicating whether the given user (represented by their Matrix user ID) is allowed
-to set the given alias.
-
-```python
-async def user_may_publish_room(user: str, room_id: str) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when trying to publish a room to the homeserver's public rooms directory. The
-module must return a `bool` indicating whether the given user (represented by their
-Matrix user ID) is allowed to publish the given room.
-
-```python
-async def check_username_for_spam(user_profile: Dict[str, str]) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when computing search results in the user directory. The module must return a
-`bool` indicating whether the given user profile can appear in search results. The profile
-is represented as a dictionary with the following keys:
-
-* `user_id`: The Matrix ID for this user.
-* `display_name`: The user's display name.
-* `avatar_url`: The `mxc://` URL to the user's avatar.
-
-The module is given a copy of the original dictionary, so modifying it from within the
-module cannot modify a user's profile when included in user directory search results.
-
-```python
-async def check_registration_for_spam(
-    email_threepid: Optional[dict],
-    username: Optional[str],
-    request_info: Collection[Tuple[str, str]],
-    auth_provider_id: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> "synapse.spam_checker_api.RegistrationBehaviour"
-```
-
-Called when registering a new user. The module must return a `RegistrationBehaviour`
-indicating whether the registration can go through or must be denied, or whether the user
-may be allowed to register but will be shadow banned.
-
-The arguments passed to this callback are:
-
-* `email_threepid`: The email address used for registering, if any.
-* `username`: The username the user would like to register. Can be `None`, meaning that
-  Synapse will generate one later.
-* `request_info`: A collection of tuples, which first item is a user agent, and which
-  second item is an IP address. These user agents and IP addresses are the ones that were
-  used during the registration process.
-* `auth_provider_id`: The identifier of the SSO authentication provider, if any.
-
-```python
-async def check_media_file_for_spam(
-    file_wrapper: "synapse.rest.media.v1.media_storage.ReadableFileWrapper",
-    file_info: "synapse.rest.media.v1._base.FileInfo",
-) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when storing a local or remote file. The module must return a boolean indicating
-whether the given file can be stored in the homeserver's media store.
-
-#### Account validity callbacks
-
-Account validity callbacks allow module developers to add extra steps to verify the
-validity on an account, i.e. see if a user can be granted access to their account on the
-Synapse instance. Account validity callbacks can be registered using the module API's
-`register_account_validity_callbacks` method.
-
-The available account validity callbacks are:
-
-```python
-async def is_user_expired(user: str) -> Optional[bool]
-```
-
-Called when processing any authenticated request (except for logout requests). The module
-can return a `bool` to indicate whether the user has expired and should be locked out of
-their account, or `None` if the module wasn't able to figure it out. The user is
-represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g. `@alice:example.com`).
-
-If the module returns `True`, the current request will be denied with the error code
-`ORG_MATRIX_EXPIRED_ACCOUNT` and the HTTP status code 403. Note that this doesn't
-invalidate the user's access token.
-
-```python
-async def on_user_registration(user: str) -> None
-```
-
-Called after successfully registering a user, in case the module needs to perform extra
-operations to keep track of them. (e.g. add them to a database table). The user is
-represented by their Matrix user ID.
-
-#### Third party rules callbacks
-
-Third party rules callbacks allow module developers to add extra checks to verify the
-validity of incoming events. Third party event rules callbacks can be registered using
-the module API's `register_third_party_rules_callbacks` method.
-
-The available third party rules callbacks are:
-
-```python
-async def check_event_allowed(
-    event: "synapse.events.EventBase",
-    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
-) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[dict]]
-```
-
-**<span style="color:red">
-This callback is very experimental and can and will break without notice. Module developers
-are encouraged to implement `check_event_for_spam` from the spam checker category instead.
-</span>**
-
-Called when processing any incoming event, with the event and a `StateMap`
-representing the current state of the room the event is being sent into. A `StateMap` is
-a dictionary that maps tuples containing an event type and a state key to the
-corresponding state event. For example retrieving the room's `m.room.create` event from
-the `state_events` argument would look like this: `state_events.get(("m.room.create", ""))`.
-The module must return a boolean indicating whether the event can be allowed.
-
-Note that this callback function processes incoming events coming via federation
-traffic (on top of client traffic). This means denying an event might cause the local
-copy of the room's history to diverge from that of remote servers. This may cause
-federation issues in the room. It is strongly recommended to only deny events using this
-callback function if the sender is a local user, or in a private federation in which all
-servers are using the same module, with the same configuration.
-
-If the boolean returned by the module is `True`, it may also tell Synapse to replace the
-event with new data by returning the new event's data as a dictionary. In order to do
-that, it is recommended the module calls `event.get_dict()` to get the current event as a
-dictionary, and modify the returned dictionary accordingly.
-
-Note that replacing the event only works for events sent by local users, not for events
-received over federation.
-
-```python
-async def on_create_room(
-    requester: "synapse.types.Requester",
-    request_content: dict,
-    is_requester_admin: bool,
-) -> None
-```
-
-Called when processing a room creation request, with the `Requester` object for the user
-performing the request, a dictionary representing the room creation request's JSON body
-(see [the spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom)
-for a list of possible parameters), and a boolean indicating whether the user performing
-the request is a server admin.
-
-Modules can modify the `request_content` (by e.g. adding events to its `initial_state`),
-or deny the room's creation by raising a `module_api.errors.SynapseError`.
-
-
-### Porting an existing module that uses the old interface
-
-In order to port a module that uses Synapse's old module interface, its author needs to:
-
-* ensure the module's callbacks are all asynchronous.
-* register their callbacks using one or more of the `register_[...]_callbacks` methods
-  from the `ModuleApi` class in the module's `__init__` method (see [this section](#registering-a-callback)
-  for more info).
-
-Additionally, if the module is packaged with an additional web resource, the module
-should register this resource in its `__init__` method using the `register_web_resource`
-method from the `ModuleApi` class (see [this section](#registering-a-web-resource) for
-more info).
-
-The module's author should also update any example in the module's configuration to only
-use the new `modules` section in Synapse's configuration file (see [this section](#using-modules)
-for more info).
-
-### Example
-
-The example below is a module that implements the spam checker callback
-`user_may_create_room` to deny room creation to user `@evilguy:example.com`, and registers
-a web resource to the path `/_synapse/client/demo/hello` that returns a JSON object.
-
-```python
-import json
-
-from twisted.web.resource import Resource
-from twisted.web.server import Request
-
-from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
-
-
-class DemoResource(Resource):
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        super(DemoResource, self).__init__()
-        self.config = config
-
-    def render_GET(self, request: Request):
-        name = request.args.get(b"name")[0]
-        request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"application/json")
-        return json.dumps({"hello": name})
-
-
-class DemoModule:
-    def __init__(self, config: dict, api: ModuleApi):
-        self.config = config
-        self.api = api
-
-        self.api.register_web_resource(
-            path="/_synapse/client/demo/hello",
-            resource=DemoResource(self.config),
-        )
-
-        self.api.register_spam_checker_callbacks(
-            user_may_create_room=self.user_may_create_room,
-        )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def parse_config(config):
-        return config
-
-    async def user_may_create_room(self, user: str) -> bool:
-        if user == "@evilguy:example.com":
-            return False
-
-        return True
-```

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+# Account validity callbacks
+
+Account validity callbacks allow module developers to add extra steps to verify the
+validity on an account, i.e. see if a user can be granted access to their account on the
+Synapse instance. Account validity callbacks can be registered using the module API's
+`register_account_validity_callbacks` method.
+
+The available account validity callbacks are:
+
+### `is_user_expired`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def is_user_expired(user: str) -> Optional[bool]
+```
+
+Called when processing any authenticated request (except for logout requests). The module
+can return a `bool` to indicate whether the user has expired and should be locked out of
+their account, or `None` if the module wasn't able to figure it out. The user is
+represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g. `@alice:example.com`).
+
+If the module returns `True`, the current request will be denied with the error code
+`ORG_MATRIX_EXPIRED_ACCOUNT` and the HTTP status code 403. Note that this doesn't
+invalidate the user's access token.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `None`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `None` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `on_user_registration`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def on_user_registration(user: str) -> None
+```
+
+Called after successfully registering a user, in case the module needs to perform extra
+operations to keep track of them. (e.g. add them to a database table). The user is
+represented by their Matrix user ID.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, Synapse runs them all in order.

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+# Modules
+
+Synapse supports extending its functionality by configuring external modules.
+
+**Note**: When using third-party modules, you effectively allow someone else to run
+custom code on your Synapse homeserver. Server admins are encouraged to verify the
+provenance of the modules they use on their homeserver and make sure the modules aren't
+running malicious code on their instance.
+
+## Using modules
+
+To use a module on Synapse, add it to the `modules` section of the configuration file:
+
+```yaml
+modules:
+  - module: my_super_module.MySuperClass
+    config:
+      do_thing: true
+  - module: my_other_super_module.SomeClass
+    config: {}
+```
+
+Each module is defined by a path to a Python class as well as a configuration. This
+information for a given module should be available in the module's own documentation.
+
+## Using multiple modules
+
+The order in which modules are listed in this section is important. When processing an
+action that can be handled by several modules, Synapse will always prioritise the module
+that appears first (i.e. is the highest in the list). This means:
+
+* If several modules register the same callback, the callback registered by the module
+  that appears first is used.
+* If several modules try to register a handler for the same HTTP path, only the handler
+  registered by the module that appears first is used. Handlers registered by the other
+  module(s) are ignored and Synapse will log a warning message about them.
+
+Note that Synapse doesn't allow multiple modules implementing authentication checkers via
+the password auth provider feature for the same login type with different fields. If this
+happens, Synapse will refuse to start.
+
+## Current status
+
+We are currently in the process of migrating module interfaces to this system. While some
+interfaces might be compatible with it, others still require configuring modules in
+another part of Synapse's configuration file.
+
+Currently, only the following pre-existing interfaces are compatible with this new system:
+
+* spam checker
+* third-party rules
+* presence router
+* password auth providers

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+# Password auth provider callbacks
+
+Password auth providers offer a way for server administrators to integrate
+their Synapse installation with an external authentication system. The callbacks can be
+registered by using the Module API's `register_password_auth_provider_callbacks` method.
+
+## Callbacks
+
+### `auth_checkers`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.46.0_
+
+```python
+ auth_checkers: Dict[Tuple[str,Tuple], Callable]
+```
+
+A dict mapping from tuples of a login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) and a
+tuple of field names (such as `("password", "secret_thing")`) to authentication checking
+callbacks, which should be of the following form:
+
+```python
+async def check_auth(
+    user: str,
+    login_type: str,
+    login_dict: "synapse.module_api.JsonDict",
+) -> Optional[
+    Tuple[
+        str, 
+        Optional[Callable[["synapse.module_api.LoginResponse"], Awaitable[None]]]
+    ]
+]
+```
+
+The login type and field names should be provided by the user in the
+request to the `/login` API. [The Matrix specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#authentication-types)
+defines some types, however user defined ones are also allowed.
+
+The callback is passed the `user` field provided by the client (which might not be in
+`@username:server` form), the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by
+the client.
+
+If the authentication is successful, the module must return the user's Matrix ID (e.g. 
+`@alice:example.com`) and optionally a callback to be called with the response to the
+`/login` request. If the module doesn't wish to return a callback, it must return `None`
+instead.
+
+If the authentication is unsuccessful, the module must return `None`.
+
+If multiple modules register an auth checker for the same login type but with different
+fields, Synapse will refuse to start.
+
+If multiple modules register an auth checker for the same login type with the same fields,
+then the callbacks will be executed in order, until one returns a Matrix User ID (and
+optionally a callback). In that case, the return value of that callback will be accepted
+and subsequent callbacks will not be fired. If every callback returns `None`, then the
+authentication fails.
+
+### `check_3pid_auth`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.46.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_3pid_auth(
+    medium: str, 
+    address: str,
+    password: str,
+) -> Optional[
+    Tuple[
+        str, 
+        Optional[Callable[["synapse.module_api.LoginResponse"], Awaitable[None]]]
+    ]
+]
+```
+
+Called when a user attempts to register or log in with a third party identifier,
+such as email. It is passed the medium (eg. `email`), an address (eg. `jdoe@example.com`)
+and the user's password.
+
+If the authentication is successful, the module must return the user's Matrix ID (e.g. 
+`@alice:example.com`) and optionally a callback to be called with the response to the `/login` request.
+If the module doesn't wish to return a callback, it must return None instead.
+
+If the authentication is unsuccessful, the module must return `None`.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `None`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `None` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback. If every callback return `None`,
+the authentication is denied.
+
+### `on_logged_out`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.46.0_
+
+```python
+async def on_logged_out(
+    user_id: str,
+    device_id: Optional[str],
+    access_token: str
+) -> None
+``` 
+Called during a logout request for a user. It is passed the qualified user ID, the ID of the
+deactivated device (if any: access tokens are occasionally created without an associated
+device ID), and the (now deactivated) access token.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, Synapse runs them all in order.
+
+## Example
+
+The example module below implements authentication checkers for two different login types: 
+-  `my.login.type` 
+    - Expects a `my_field` field to be sent to `/login`
+    - Is checked by the method: `self.check_my_login`
+- `m.login.password` (defined in [the spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#password-based))
+    - Expects a `password` field to be sent to `/login`
+    - Is checked by the method: `self.check_pass` 
+
+
+```python
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Optional, Tuple
+
+import synapse
+from synapse import module_api
+
+
+class MyAuthProvider:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, api: module_api):
+
+        self.api = api
+
+        self.credentials = {
+            "bob": "building",
+            "@scoop:matrix.org": "digging",
+        }
+
+        api.register_password_auth_provider_callbacks(
+            auth_checkers={
+                ("my.login_type", ("my_field",)): self.check_my_login,
+                ("m.login.password", ("password",)): self.check_pass,
+            },
+        )
+
+    async def check_my_login(
+        self,
+        username: str,
+        login_type: str,
+        login_dict: "synapse.module_api.JsonDict",
+    ) -> Optional[
+        Tuple[
+            str,
+            Optional[Callable[["synapse.module_api.LoginResponse"], Awaitable[None]]],
+        ]
+    ]:
+        if login_type != "my.login_type":
+            return None
+
+        if self.credentials.get(username) == login_dict.get("my_field"):
+            return self.api.get_qualified_user_id(username)
+
+    async def check_pass(
+        self,
+        username: str,
+        login_type: str,
+        login_dict: "synapse.module_api.JsonDict",
+    ) -> Optional[
+        Tuple[
+            str,
+            Optional[Callable[["synapse.module_api.LoginResponse"], Awaitable[None]]],
+        ]
+    ]:
+        if login_type != "m.login.password":
+            return None
+
+        if self.credentials.get(username) == login_dict.get("password"):
+            return self.api.get_qualified_user_id(username)
+```

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+# Porting an existing module that uses the old interface
+
+In order to port a module that uses Synapse's old module interface, its author needs to:
+
+* ensure the module's callbacks are all asynchronous.
+* register their callbacks using one or more of the `register_[...]_callbacks` methods
+  from the `ModuleApi` class in the module's `__init__` method (see [this section](writing_a_module.html#registering-a-callback)
+  for more info).
+
+Additionally, if the module is packaged with an additional web resource, the module
+should register this resource in its `__init__` method using the `register_web_resource`
+method from the `ModuleApi` class (see [this section](writing_a_module.html#registering-a-web-resource) for
+more info).
+
+There is no longer a `get_db_schema_files` callback provided for password auth provider modules. Any
+changes to the database should now be made by the module using the module API class.
+
+The module's author should also update any example in the module's configuration to only
+use the new `modules` section in Synapse's configuration file (see [this section](index.html#using-modules)
+for more info).

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+# Presence router callbacks
+
+Presence router callbacks allow module developers to specify additional users (local or remote)
+to receive certain presence updates from local users. Presence router callbacks can be 
+registered using the module API's `register_presence_router_callbacks` method.
+
+## Callbacks
+
+The available presence router callbacks are:
+
+### `get_users_for_states`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.42.0_
+
+```python 
+async def get_users_for_states(
+    state_updates: Iterable["synapse.api.UserPresenceState"],
+) -> Dict[str, Set["synapse.api.UserPresenceState"]]
+```
+**Requires** `get_interested_users` to also be registered
+
+Called when processing updates to the presence state of one or more users. This callback can
+be used to instruct the server to forward that presence state to specific users. The module
+must return a dictionary that maps from Matrix user IDs (which can be local or remote) to the
+`UserPresenceState` changes that they should be forwarded.
+
+Synapse will then attempt to send the specified presence updates to each user when possible.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, Synapse merges all the dictionaries returned
+by the callbacks. If multiple callbacks return a dictionary containing the same key,
+Synapse concatenates the sets associated with this key from each dictionary. 
+
+### `get_interested_users`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.42.0_
+
+```python
+async def get_interested_users(
+    user_id: str
+) -> Union[Set[str], "synapse.module_api.PRESENCE_ALL_USERS"]
+```
+**Requires** `get_users_for_states` to also be registered
+
+Called when determining which users someone should be able to see the presence state of. This
+callback should return complementary results to `get_users_for_state` or the presence information 
+may not be properly forwarded.
+
+The callback is given the Matrix user ID for a local user that is requesting presence data and
+should return the Matrix user IDs of the users whose presence state they are allowed to
+query. The returned users can be local or remote. 
+
+Alternatively the callback can return `synapse.module_api.PRESENCE_ALL_USERS`
+to indicate that the user should receive updates from all known users.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. Synapse
+calls each callback one by one, and use a concatenation of all the `set`s returned by the
+callbacks. If one callback returns `synapse.module_api.PRESENCE_ALL_USERS`, Synapse uses
+this value instead. If this happens, Synapse does not call any of the subsequent
+implementations of this callback.
+
+## Example
+
+The example below is a module that implements both presence router callbacks, and ensures
+that `@alice:example.org` receives all presence updates from `@bob:example.com` and
+`@charlie:somewhere.org`, regardless of whether Alice shares a room with any of them.
+
+```python
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, Set, Union
+
+from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
+
+
+class CustomPresenceRouter:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, api: ModuleApi):
+        self.api = api
+
+        self.api.register_presence_router_callbacks(
+            get_users_for_states=self.get_users_for_states,
+            get_interested_users=self.get_interested_users,
+        )
+
+    async def get_users_for_states(
+        self,
+        state_updates: Iterable["synapse.api.UserPresenceState"],
+    ) -> Dict[str, Set["synapse.api.UserPresenceState"]]:
+        res = {}
+        for update in state_updates:
+            if (
+                update.user_id == "@bob:example.com"
+                or update.user_id == "@charlie:somewhere.org"
+            ):
+                res.setdefault("@alice:example.com", set()).add(update)
+
+        return res
+
+    async def get_interested_users(
+        self,
+        user_id: str,
+    ) -> Union[Set[str], "synapse.module_api.PRESENCE_ALL_USERS"]:
+        if user_id == "@alice:example.com":
+            return {"@bob:example.com", "@charlie:somewhere.org"}
+
+        return set()
+```

docs/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md

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+# Spam checker callbacks
+
+Spam checker callbacks allow module developers to implement spam mitigation actions for
+Synapse instances. Spam checker callbacks can be registered using the module API's
+`register_spam_checker_callbacks` method.
+
+## Callbacks
+
+The available spam checker callbacks are:
+
+### `check_event_for_spam`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_event_for_spam(event: "synapse.events.EventBase") -> Union[bool, str]
+```
+
+Called when receiving an event from a client or via federation. The module can return
+either a `bool` to indicate whether the event must be rejected because of spam, or a `str`
+to indicate the event must be rejected because of spam and to give a rejection reason to
+forward to clients.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `False`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `False` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_join_room`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_join_room(user: str, room: str, is_invited: bool) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when a user is trying to join a room. The module must return a `bool` to indicate
+whether the user can join the room. The user is represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g.
+`@alice:example.com`) and the room is represented by its Matrix ID (e.g.
+`!room:example.com`). The module is also given a boolean to indicate whether the user
+currently has a pending invite in the room.
+
+This callback isn't called if the join is performed by a server administrator, or in the
+context of a room creation.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_invite`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_invite(inviter: str, invitee: str, room_id: str) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when processing an invitation. The module must return a `bool` indicating whether
+the inviter can invite the invitee to the given room. Both inviter and invitee are
+represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g. `@alice:example.com`).
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_send_3pid_invite`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.45.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_send_3pid_invite(
+    inviter: str,
+    medium: str,
+    address: str,
+    room_id: str,
+) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when processing an invitation using a third-party identifier (also called a 3PID,
+e.g. an email address or a phone number). The module must return a `bool` indicating
+whether the inviter can invite the invitee to the given room.
+
+The inviter is represented by their Matrix user ID (e.g. `@alice:example.com`), and the
+invitee is represented by its medium (e.g. "email") and its address
+(e.g. `alice@example.com`). See [the Matrix specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/appendices#pid-types)
+for more information regarding third-party identifiers.
+
+For example, a call to this callback to send an invitation to the email address
+`alice@example.com` would look like this:
+
+```python
+await user_may_send_3pid_invite(
+    "@bob:example.com",  # The inviter's user ID
+    "email",  # The medium of the 3PID to invite
+    "alice@example.com",  # The address of the 3PID to invite
+    "!some_room:example.com",  # The ID of the room to send the invite into
+)
+```
+
+**Note**: If the third-party identifier is already associated with a matrix user ID,
+[`user_may_invite`](#user_may_invite) will be used instead.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_create_room`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_create_room(user: str) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when processing a room creation request. The module must return a `bool` indicating
+whether the given user (represented by their Matrix user ID) is allowed to create a room.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_create_room_alias`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_create_room_alias(user: str, room_alias: "synapse.types.RoomAlias") -> bool
+```
+
+Called when trying to associate an alias with an existing room. The module must return a
+`bool` indicating whether the given user (represented by their Matrix user ID) is allowed
+to set the given alias.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `user_may_publish_room`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def user_may_publish_room(user: str, room_id: str) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when trying to publish a room to the homeserver's public rooms directory. The
+module must return a `bool` indicating whether the given user (represented by their
+Matrix user ID) is allowed to publish the given room.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `check_username_for_spam`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_username_for_spam(user_profile: Dict[str, str]) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when computing search results in the user directory. The module must return a
+`bool` indicating whether the given user profile can appear in search results. The profile
+is represented as a dictionary with the following keys:
+
+* `user_id`: The Matrix ID for this user.
+* `display_name`: The user's display name.
+* `avatar_url`: The `mxc://` URL to the user's avatar.
+
+The module is given a copy of the original dictionary, so modifying it from within the
+module cannot modify a user's profile when included in user directory search results.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `False`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `False` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `check_registration_for_spam`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_registration_for_spam(
+    email_threepid: Optional[dict],
+    username: Optional[str],
+    request_info: Collection[Tuple[str, str]],
+    auth_provider_id: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> "synapse.spam_checker_api.RegistrationBehaviour"
+```
+
+Called when registering a new user. The module must return a `RegistrationBehaviour`
+indicating whether the registration can go through or must be denied, or whether the user
+may be allowed to register but will be shadow banned.
+
+The arguments passed to this callback are:
+
+* `email_threepid`: The email address used for registering, if any.
+* `username`: The username the user would like to register. Can be `None`, meaning that
+  Synapse will generate one later.
+* `request_info`: A collection of tuples, which first item is a user agent, and which
+  second item is an IP address. These user agents and IP addresses are the ones that were
+  used during the registration process.
+* `auth_provider_id`: The identifier of the SSO authentication provider, if any.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `RegistrationBehaviour.ALLOW`, Synapse falls through to the next one.
+The value of the first callback that does not return `RegistrationBehaviour.ALLOW` will
+be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call any of the subsequent implementations of
+this callback.
+
+### `check_media_file_for_spam`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_media_file_for_spam(
+    file_wrapper: "synapse.rest.media.v1.media_storage.ReadableFileWrapper",
+    file_info: "synapse.rest.media.v1._base.FileInfo",
+) -> bool
+```
+
+Called when storing a local or remote file. The module must return a boolean indicating
+whether the given file can be stored in the homeserver's media store.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `False`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `False` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+## Example
+
+The example below is a module that implements the spam checker callback
+`check_event_for_spam` to deny any message sent by users whose Matrix user IDs are
+mentioned in a configured list, and registers a web resource to the path
+`/_synapse/client/list_spam_checker/is_evil` that returns a JSON object indicating
+whether the provided user appears in that list.
+
+```python
+import json
+from typing import Union
+
+from twisted.web.resource import Resource
+from twisted.web.server import Request
+
+from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
+
+
+class IsUserEvilResource(Resource):
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        super(IsUserEvilResource, self).__init__()
+        self.evil_users = config.get("evil_users") or []
+
+    def render_GET(self, request: Request):
+        user = request.args.get(b"user")[0].decode()
+        request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"application/json")
+        return json.dumps({"evil": user in self.evil_users}).encode()
+
+
+class ListSpamChecker:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, api: ModuleApi):
+        self.api = api
+        self.evil_users = config.get("evil_users") or []
+
+        self.api.register_spam_checker_callbacks(
+            check_event_for_spam=self.check_event_for_spam,
+        )
+
+        self.api.register_web_resource(
+            path="/_synapse/client/list_spam_checker/is_evil",
+            resource=IsUserEvilResource(config),
+        )
+
+    async def check_event_for_spam(self, event: "synapse.events.EventBase") -> Union[bool, str]:
+        return event.sender not in self.evil_users
+```

docs/modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# Third party rules callbacks
+
+Third party rules callbacks allow module developers to add extra checks to verify the
+validity of incoming events. Third party event rules callbacks can be registered using
+the module API's `register_third_party_rules_callbacks` method.
+
+## Callbacks
+
+The available third party rules callbacks are:
+
+### `check_event_allowed`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_event_allowed(
+    event: "synapse.events.EventBase",
+    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[dict]]
+```
+
+**<span style="color:red">
+This callback is very experimental and can and will break without notice. Module developers
+are encouraged to implement `check_event_for_spam` from the spam checker category instead.
+</span>**
+
+Called when processing any incoming event, with the event and a `StateMap`
+representing the current state of the room the event is being sent into. A `StateMap` is
+a dictionary that maps tuples containing an event type and a state key to the
+corresponding state event. For example retrieving the room's `m.room.create` event from
+the `state_events` argument would look like this: `state_events.get(("m.room.create", ""))`.
+The module must return a boolean indicating whether the event can be allowed.
+
+Note that this callback function processes incoming events coming via federation
+traffic (on top of client traffic). This means denying an event might cause the local
+copy of the room's history to diverge from that of remote servers. This may cause
+federation issues in the room. It is strongly recommended to only deny events using this
+callback function if the sender is a local user, or in a private federation in which all
+servers are using the same module, with the same configuration.
+
+If the boolean returned by the module is `True`, it may also tell Synapse to replace the
+event with new data by returning the new event's data as a dictionary. In order to do
+that, it is recommended the module calls `event.get_dict()` to get the current event as a
+dictionary, and modify the returned dictionary accordingly.
+
+If `check_event_allowed` raises an exception, the module is assumed to have failed.
+The event will not be accepted but is not treated as explicitly rejected, either.
+An HTTP request causing the module check will likely result in a 500 Internal
+Server Error.
+
+When the boolean returned by the module is `False`, the event is rejected.
+(Module developers should not use exceptions for rejection.)
+
+Note that replacing the event only works for events sent by local users, not for events
+received over federation.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `on_create_room`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def on_create_room(
+    requester: "synapse.types.Requester",
+    request_content: dict,
+    is_requester_admin: bool,
+) -> None
+```
+
+Called when processing a room creation request, with the `Requester` object for the user
+performing the request, a dictionary representing the room creation request's JSON body
+(see [the spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#post-matrix-client-r0-createroom)
+for a list of possible parameters), and a boolean indicating whether the user performing
+the request is a server admin.
+
+Modules can modify the `request_content` (by e.g. adding events to its `initial_state`),
+or deny the room's creation by raising a `module_api.errors.SynapseError`.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns without raising an exception, Synapse falls through to the next one. The
+room creation will be forbidden as soon as one of the callbacks raises an exception. If
+this happens, Synapse will not call any of the subsequent implementations of this
+callback.
+
+### `check_threepid_can_be_invited`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_threepid_can_be_invited(
+    medium: str,
+    address: str,
+    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+) -> bool:
+```
+
+Called when processing an invite via a third-party identifier (i.e. email or phone number).
+The module must return a boolean indicating whether the invite can go through.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `check_visibility_can_be_modified`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.39.0_
+
+```python
+async def check_visibility_can_be_modified(
+    room_id: str,
+    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+    new_visibility: str,
+) -> bool:
+```
+
+Called when changing the visibility of a room in the local public room directory. The
+visibility is a string that's either "public" or "private". The module must return a
+boolean indicating whether the change can go through.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
+callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
+callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
+any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
+
+### `on_new_event`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.47.0_
+
+```python
+async def on_new_event(
+    event: "synapse.events.EventBase",
+    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+) -> None:
+```
+
+Called after sending an event into a room. The module is passed the event, as well
+as the state of the room _after_ the event. This means that if the event is a state event,
+it will be included in this state.
+
+Note that this callback is called when the event has already been processed and stored
+into the room, which means this callback cannot be used to deny persisting the event. To
+deny an incoming event, see [`check_event_for_spam`](spam_checker_callbacks.md#check_event_for_spam) instead.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, Synapse runs them all in order.
+
+## Example
+
+The example below is a module that implements the third-party rules callback
+`check_event_allowed` to censor incoming messages as dictated by a third-party service.
+
+```python
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
+
+_DEFAULT_CENSOR_ENDPOINT = "https://my-internal-service.local/censor-event"
+
+class EventCensorer:
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, api: ModuleApi):
+        self.api = api
+        self._endpoint = config.get("endpoint", _DEFAULT_CENSOR_ENDPOINT)
+
+        self.api.register_third_party_rules_callbacks(
+            check_event_allowed=self.check_event_allowed,
+        )
+
+    async def check_event_allowed(
+        self,
+        event: "synapse.events.EventBase",
+        state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+    ) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[dict]]:
+        event_dict = event.get_dict()
+        new_event_content = await self.api.http_client.post_json_get_json(
+            uri=self._endpoint, post_json=event_dict,
+        )
+        event_dict["content"] = new_event_content
+        return event_dict
+```

docs/modules/writing_a_module.md

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Writing a module
+
+A module is a Python class that uses Synapse's module API to interact with the
+homeserver. It can register callbacks that Synapse will call on specific operations, as
+well as web resources to attach to Synapse's web server.
+
+When instantiated, a module is given its parsed configuration as well as an instance of
+the `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` class. The configuration is a dictionary, and is
+either the output of the module's `parse_config` static method (see below), or the
+configuration associated with the module in Synapse's configuration file.
+
+See the documentation for the `ModuleApi` class
+[here](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/synapse/module_api/__init__.py).
+
+## When Synapse runs with several modules configured
+
+If Synapse is running with other modules configured, the order each module appears in
+within the `modules` section of the Synapse configuration file might restrict what it can
+or cannot register. See [this section](index.html#using-multiple-modules) for more
+information.
+
+On top of the rules listed in the link above, if a callback returns a value that should
+cause the current operation to fail (e.g. if a callback checking an event returns with a
+value that should cause the event to be denied), Synapse will fail the operation and
+ignore any subsequent callbacks that should have been run after this one.
+
+The documentation for each callback mentions how Synapse behaves when
+multiple modules implement it.
+
+## Handling the module's configuration
+
+A module can implement the following static method:
+
+```python
+@staticmethod
+def parse_config(config: dict) -> dict
+```
+
+This method is given a dictionary resulting from parsing the YAML configuration for the
+module. It may modify it (for example by parsing durations expressed as strings (e.g.
+"5d") into milliseconds, etc.), and return the modified dictionary. It may also verify
+that the configuration is correct, and raise an instance of
+`synapse.module_api.errors.ConfigError` if not.
+
+## Registering a web resource
+
+Modules can register web resources onto Synapse's web server using the following module
+API method:
+
+```python
+def ModuleApi.register_web_resource(path: str, resource: IResource) -> None
+```
+
+The path is the full absolute path to register the resource at. For example, if you
+register a resource for the path `/_synapse/client/my_super_module/say_hello`, Synapse
+will serve it at `http(s)://[HS_URL]/_synapse/client/my_super_module/say_hello`. Note
+that Synapse does not allow registering resources for several sub-paths in the `/_matrix`
+namespace (such as anything under `/_matrix/client` for example). It is strongly
+recommended that modules register their web resources under the `/_synapse/client`
+namespace.
+
+The provided resource is a Python class that implements Twisted's [IResource](https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.web.resource.IResource.html)
+interface (such as [Resource](https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.web.resource.Resource.html)).
+
+Only one resource can be registered for a given path. If several modules attempt to
+register a resource for the same path, the module that appears first in Synapse's
+configuration file takes priority.
+
+Modules **must** register their web resources in their `__init__` method.
+
+## Registering a callback
+
+Modules can use Synapse's module API to register callbacks. Callbacks are functions that
+Synapse will call when performing specific actions. Callbacks must be asynchronous, and
+are split in categories. A single module may implement callbacks from multiple categories,
+and is under no obligation to implement all callbacks from the categories it registers
+callbacks for.
+
+Modules can register callbacks using one of the module API's `register_[...]_callbacks`
+methods. The callback functions are passed to these methods as keyword arguments, with
+the callback name as the argument name and the function as its value. This is demonstrated
+in the example below. A `register_[...]_callbacks` method exists for each category.
+
+Callbacks for each category can be found on their respective page of the
+[Synapse documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse).

docs/openid.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ such as [Github][github-idp].
 
 [google-idp]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/openid-connect
 [auth0]: https://auth0.com/
+[authentik]: https://goauthentik.io/
 [okta]: https://www.okta.com/
 [dex-idp]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex
 [keycloak-idp]: https://www.keycloak.org/docs/latest/server_admin/#sso-protocols
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ oidc_providers:
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}"
 ```
 
-### [Dex][dex-idp]
+### Dex
 
 [Dex][dex-idp] is a simple, open-source, certified OpenID Connect Provider.
 Although it is designed to help building a full-blown provider with an
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ oidc_providers:
         localpart_template: "{{ user.name }}"
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name|capitalize }}"
 ```
-### [Keycloak][keycloak-idp]
+### Keycloak
 
 [Keycloak][keycloak-idp] is an opensource IdP maintained by Red Hat.
 
@@ -166,7 +167,9 @@ oidc_providers:
         localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}"
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}"
 ```
-### [Auth0][auth0]
+### Auth0
+
+[Auth0][auth0] is a hosted SaaS IdP solution.
 
 1. Create a regular web application for Synapse
 2. Set the Allowed Callback URLs to `[synapse public baseurl]/_synapse/client/oidc/callback`
@@ -207,9 +210,42 @@ oidc_providers:
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}"
 ```
 
+### Authentik
+
+[Authentik][authentik] is an open-source IdP solution.
+
+1. Create a provider in Authentik, with type OAuth2/OpenID.
+2. The parameters are:
+- Client Type: Confidential
+- JWT Algorithm: RS256
+- Scopes: OpenID, Email and Profile
+- RSA Key: Select any available key
+- Redirect URIs: `[synapse public baseurl]/_synapse/client/oidc/callback`
+3. Create an application for synapse in Authentik and link it to the provider.
+4. Note the slug of your application, Client ID and Client Secret.
+
+Synapse config:
+```yaml
+oidc_providers:
+  - idp_id: authentik
+    idp_name: authentik
+    discover: true
+    issuer: "https://your.authentik.example.org/application/o/your-app-slug/" # TO BE FILLED: domain and slug
+    client_id: "your client id" # TO BE FILLED
+    client_secret: "your client secret" # TO BE FILLED
+    scopes:
+      - "openid"
+      - "profile"
+      - "email"
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      config:
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}}"
+        display_name_template: "{{ user.preferred_username|capitalize }}" # TO BE FILLED: If your users have names in Authentik and you want those in Synapse, this should be replaced with user.name|capitalize.
+```
+
 ### GitHub
 
-GitHub is a bit special as it is not an OpenID Connect compliant provider, but
+[GitHub][github-idp] is a bit special as it is not an OpenID Connect compliant provider, but
 just a regular OAuth2 provider.
 
 The [`/user` API endpoint](https://developer.github.com/v3/users/#get-the-authenticated-user)
@@ -242,11 +278,13 @@ oidc_providers:
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}"
 ```
 
-### [Google][google-idp]
+### Google
+
+[Google][google-idp] is an OpenID certified authentication and authorisation provider.
 
 1. Set up a project in the Google API Console (see
    https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/openid-connect#appsetup).
-2. add an "OAuth Client ID" for a Web Application under "Credentials".
+2. Add an "OAuth Client ID" for a Web Application under "Credentials".
 3. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret, and add the following to your synapse config:
    ```yaml
    oidc_providers:
@@ -446,3 +484,51 @@ The synapse config will look like this:
       config:
         email_template: "{{ user.email }}"
 ```
+
+## Django OAuth Toolkit
+
+[django-oauth-toolkit](https://github.com/jazzband/django-oauth-toolkit) is a
+Django application providing out of the box all the endpoints, data and logic
+needed to add OAuth2 capabilities to your Django projects. It supports
+[OpenID Connect too](https://django-oauth-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oidc.html).
+
+Configuration on Django's side:
+
+1. Add an application: https://example.com/admin/oauth2_provider/application/add/ and choose parameters like this:
+* `Redirect uris`: https://synapse.example.com/_synapse/client/oidc/callback
+* `Client type`: `Confidential`
+* `Authorization grant type`: `Authorization code`
+* `Algorithm`: `HMAC with SHA-2 256`
+2. You can [customize the claims](https://django-oauth-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oidc.html#customizing-the-oidc-responses) Django gives to synapse (optional):
+   <details>
+    <summary>Code sample</summary>
+
+    ```python
+    class CustomOAuth2Validator(OAuth2Validator):
+
+        def get_additional_claims(self, request):
+            return {
+                "sub": request.user.email,
+                "email": request.user.email,
+                "first_name": request.user.first_name,
+                "last_name": request.user.last_name,
+            }
+    ```
+   </details>
+Your synapse config is then:
+
+```yaml
+oidc_providers:
+  - idp_id: django_example
+    idp_name: "Django Example"
+    issuer: "https://example.com/o/"
+    client_id: "your-client-id"  # CHANGE ME
+    client_secret: "your-client-secret"  # CHANGE ME
+    scopes: ["openid"]
+    user_profile_method: "userinfo_endpoint"  # needed because oauth-toolkit does not include user information in the authorization response
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      config:
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.email.split('@')[0] }}"
+        display_name_template: "{{ user.first_name }} {{ user.last_name }}"
+        email_template: "{{ user.email }}"
+```

docs/password_auth_providers.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<h2 style="color:red">
+This page of the Synapse documentation is now deprecated. For up to date
+documentation on setting up or writing a password auth provider module, please see
+<a href="modules.md">this page</a>.
+</h2>
+
 # Password auth provider modules
 
 Password auth providers offer a way for server administrators to

docs/postgres.md

@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ connect to a postgres database.
 
 Assuming your PostgreSQL database user is called `postgres`, first authenticate as the database user with:
 
-    su - postgres
-    # Or, if your system uses sudo to get administrative rights
-    sudo -u postgres bash
+```sh
+su - postgres
+# Or, if your system uses sudo to get administrative rights
+sudo -u postgres bash
+```
 
 Then, create a postgres user and a database with:
 
-    # this will prompt for a password for the new user
-    createuser --pwprompt synapse_user
+```sh
+# this will prompt for a password for the new user
+createuser --pwprompt synapse_user
 
-    createdb --encoding=UTF8 --locale=C --template=template0 --owner=synapse_user synapse
+createdb --encoding=UTF8 --locale=C --template=template0 --owner=synapse_user synapse
+```
 
 The above will create a user called `synapse_user`, and a database called
 `synapse`.
@@ -145,20 +149,26 @@ Firstly, shut down the currently running synapse server and copy its
 database file (typically `homeserver.db`) to another location. Once the
 copy is complete, restart synapse. For instance:
 
-    ./synctl stop
-    cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot
-    ./synctl start
+```sh
+./synctl stop
+cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot
+./synctl start
+```
 
 Copy the old config file into a new config file:
 
-    cp homeserver.yaml homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+cp homeserver.yaml homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 Edit the database section as described in the section *Synapse config*
 above and with the SQLite snapshot located at `homeserver.db.snapshot`
 simply run:
 
-    synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db.snapshot \
-        --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db.snapshot \
+    --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 The flag `--curses` displays a coloured curses progress UI.
 
@@ -170,16 +180,20 @@ To complete the conversion shut down the synapse server and run the port
 script one last time, e.g. if the SQLite database is at `homeserver.db`
 run:
 
-    synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db \
-        --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db \
+    --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 Once that has completed, change the synapse config to point at the
 PostgreSQL database configuration file `homeserver-postgres.yaml`:
 
-    ./synctl stop
-    mv homeserver.yaml homeserver-old-sqlite.yaml
-    mv homeserver-postgres.yaml homeserver.yaml
-    ./synctl start
+```sh
+./synctl stop
+mv homeserver.yaml homeserver-old-sqlite.yaml
+mv homeserver-postgres.yaml homeserver.yaml
+./synctl start
+```
 
 Synapse should now be running against PostgreSQL.