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How to use the client-server API
================================
TODO(kegan): Tweak joinalias API keys/path? Event stream historical > live needs
a token (currently doesn't). im/sync responses include outdated event formats
(room membership change messages). Room config (specifically: message history,
public rooms)
public rooms). /register seems super simplistic compared to /login, maybe it
would be better if /register used the same technique as /login?
If you haven't already, get a home server up and running on localhost:8080.
How to use the client-server API
================================
This guide focuses on how the client-server APIs *provided by the reference
home server* can be used. Since this is specific to a home server
implementation, there may be variations in relation to registering/logging in
which are not covered in extensive detail in this guide.
If you haven't already, get a home server up and running on
``http://localhost:8080``.
Accounts
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you do not specify a password, you will be unable to login to the account if you
forget the access token.
Implementation note: The matrix specification does not enforce how users
register with a server. It just specifies the URL path and absolute minimum
keys. The reference home server uses a username/password to authenticate user,
but other home servers may use different methods.
Login
-----
The aim of login is to get an access token for your existing user ID::
@ -50,11 +62,13 @@ The aim of login is to get an access token for your existing user ID::
"user_id": "@example:localhost"
}
NB: Different home servers may implement different methods for logging in to an
existing account. In order to check that you know how to login to this home
server, you must perform a GET first and make sure you recognise the type. If
you do not know how to login, you can GET /login/fallback which will return a
basic webpage which you can use to login.
Implementation note: Different home servers may implement different methods for
logging in to an existing account. In order to check that you know how to login
to this home server, you must perform a ``GET`` first and make sure you
recognise the login type. If you do not know how to login, you can
``GET /login/fallback`` which will return a basic webpage which you can use to
login. The reference home server implementation support username/password login,
but other home servers may support different login methods (e.g. OAuth2).
Communicating
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curl -XPUT -d '{"msgtype":"m.text", "body":"hello"}' "http://localhost:8080/matrix/client/api/v1/rooms/%21CvcvRuDYDzTOzfKKgh:localhost/messages/%40example%3Alocalhost/msgid1?access_token=QGV4YW1wbGU6bG9jYWxob3N0.vRDLTgxefmKWQEtgGd"
NB: There are no limitations to the types of messages which can be exchanged.
The only requirement is that 'msgtype' is specified.
The only requirement is that ``'msgtype'`` is specified.
NB: Depending on the room config, users who join the room may be able to see
message history from before they joined.
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curl -XPUT -d '{"membership":"invite"}' "http://localhost:8080/matrix/client/api/v1/rooms/%21CvcvRuDYDzTOzfKKgh:localhost/members/%40myfriend%3Alocalhost/state?access_token=QGV4YW1wbGU6bG9jYWxob3N0.vRDLTgxefmKWQEtgGd"
This informs @myfriend:localhost of the room ID !CvcvRuDYDzTOzfKKgh:localhost
and allows them to join the room.
This informs ``@myfriend:localhost`` of the room ID
``!CvcvRuDYDzTOzfKKgh:localhost`` and allows them to join the room.
Joining a room via an invite
----------------------------
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curl -XPUT -d '{"membership":"join"}' "http://localhost:8080/matrix/client/api/v1/rooms/%21CvcvRuDYDzTOzfKKgh:localhost/members/%40myfriend%3Alocalhost/state?access_token=QG15ZnJpZW5kOmxvY2FsaG9zdA...XKuGdVsovHmwMyDDvK"
NB: Only the person invited (@myfriend:localhost) can change the membership
state to 'join'.
NB: Only the person invited (``@myfriend:localhost``) can change the membership
state to ``'join'``.
Joining a room via an alias
---------------------------
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}
This will block waiting for an incoming event, timing out after several seconds.
A client should repeatedly make requests with the "from" query parameter with
the value of "end" (in this case "215"). This value should be stored so when the
client reopens your app after a period of inactivity, you can resume from where
you got up to in the event stream. If it has been a long period of inactivity,
there may be LOTS of events waiting for you. In this case, you may wish to get
all state instead and then resume getting live state from a newer end token.
A client should repeatedly make requests with the ``from`` query parameter with
the value of ``end`` (in this case ``215``). This value should be stored so when
the client reopens your app after a period of inactivity, you can resume from
where you got up to in the event stream. If it has been a long period of
inactivity, there may be LOTS of events waiting for you. In this case, you may
wish to get all state instead and then resume getting live state from a newer
end token.
NB: The timeout can be changed by adding a "timeout" query parameter, which is
NB: The timeout can be changed by adding a ``timeout`` query parameter, which is
in milliseconds. A timeout of 0 will not block.