Add information about the initialSync API.
Outline and describe the keys from the initial sync API. Hide room-scoped initial sync API for now as it is not implemented and needs more thought before it can be specced.
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joined. These rooms may also have a list of events associated with them. The
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joined. These rooms may also have a list of events associated with them. The
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purpose of 'syncing' is to present the current room and event information in a
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purpose of 'syncing' is to present the current room and event information in a
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convenient, compact manner. The events returned are not limited to room events;
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convenient, compact manner. The events returned are not limited to room events;
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presence events will also be returned. There are two APIs provided:
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presence events will also be returned. A single syncing API is provided:
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- |initialSync|_ : A global sync which will present room and event information
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- |initialSync|_ : A global sync which will present room and event information
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for all rooms the user has joined.
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for all rooms the user has joined.
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.. TODO-spec room-scoped initial sync
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- |/rooms/<room_id>/initialSync|_ : A sync scoped to a single room. Presents
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- |/rooms/<room_id>/initialSync|_ : A sync scoped to a single room. Presents
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room and event information for this room only.
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room and event information for this room only.
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.. TODO-doc kegan
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- TODO: JSON response format for both types
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- TODO: when would you use global? when would you use scoped?
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- Room-scoped initial sync is Very Tricky because typically people would
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- Room-scoped initial sync is Very Tricky because typically people would
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want to sync the room then listen for any new content from that point
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want to sync the room then listen for any new content from that point
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onwards. The event stream cannot do this for a single room currently.
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onwards. The event stream cannot do this for a single room currently.
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Not sure if room-scoped initial sync should be included at this time.
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As a result, commenting room-scoped initial sync at this time.
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The |initialSync|_ API contains the following keys:
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``presence``
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Description:
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Contains a list of presence information for users the client is interested
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in.
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Format:
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A JSON array of ``m.presence`` events.
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``end``
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Description:
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Contains an event stream token which can be used with the `Event Stream`_.
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Format:
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A string containing the event stream token.
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``rooms``
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Description:
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Contains a list of room information for all rooms the client has joined,
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and limited room information on rooms the client has been invited to.
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Format:
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A JSON array containing Room Information JSON objects.
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Room Information:
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Contains all state events for the room, along with a limited amount of
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the most recent non-state events, configured via the ``limit`` query
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parameter. Also contains additional keys with room metadata, such as the
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``room_id`` and the client's ``membership`` to the room.
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Format:
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A JSON object with the following keys:
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``room_id``
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A string containing the ID of the room being described.
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``membership``
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A string representing the client's membership status in this room.
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``messages``
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An event stream JSON object containing a ``chunk`` of recent non-state
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events, along with an ``end`` token. *NB: The name of this key will be
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changed in a later version.*
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``state``
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A JSON array containing all the current state events for this room.
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Getting events for a room
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Getting events for a room
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