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