Synapse 1.22.0rc1 (2020-10-22)
==============================

Features
--------

- Add a configuration option for always using the "userinfo endpoint" for OpenID Connect. This fixes support for some identity providers, e.g. GitLab. Contributed by Benjamin Koch. ([\#7658](#7658))
- Add ability for `ThirdPartyEventRules` modules to query and manipulate whether a room is in the public rooms directory. ([\#8292](#8292), [\#8467](#8467))
- Add support for olm fallback keys ([MSC2732](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2732)). ([\#8312](#8312), [\#8501](#8501))
- Add support for running background tasks in a separate worker process. ([\#8369](#8369), [\#8458](#8458), [\#8489](#8489), [\#8513](#8513), [\#8544](#8544), [\#8599](#8599))
- Add support for device dehydration ([MSC2697](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2697)). ([\#8380](#8380))
- Add support for [MSC2409](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2409), which allows sending typing, read receipts, and presence events to appservices. ([\#8437](#8437), [\#8590](#8590))
- Change default room version to "6", per [MSC2788](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2788). ([\#8461](#8461))
- Add the ability to send non-membership events into a room via the `ModuleApi`. ([\#8479](#8479))
- Increase default upload size limit from 10M to 50M. Contributed by @Akkowicz. ([\#8502](#8502))
- Add support for modifying event content in `ThirdPartyRules` modules. ([\#8535](#8535), [\#8564](#8564))

Bugfixes
--------

- Fix a longstanding bug where invalid ignored users in account data could break clients. ([\#8454](#8454))
- Fix a bug where backfilling a room with an event that was missing the `redacts` field would break. ([\#8457](#8457))
- Don't attempt to respond to some requests if the client has already disconnected. ([\#8465](#8465))
- Fix message duplication if something goes wrong after persisting the event. ([\#8476](#8476))
- Fix incremental sync returning an incorrect `prev_batch` token in timeline section, which when used to paginate returned events that were included in the incremental sync. Broken since v0.16.0. ([\#8486](#8486))
- Expose the `uk.half-shot.msc2778.login.application_service` to clients from the login API. This feature was added in v1.21.0, but was not exposed as a potential login flow. ([\#8504](#8504))
- Fix error code for `/profile/{userId}/displayname` to be `M_BAD_JSON`. ([\#8517](#8517))
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.7.0 that could cause Synapse to insert values from non-state `m.room.retention` events into the `room_retention` database table. ([\#8527](#8527))
- Fix not sending events over federation when using sharded event writers. ([\#8536](#8536))
- Fix a long standing bug where email notifications for encrypted messages were blank. ([\#8545](#8545))
- Fix increase in the number of `There was no active span...` errors logged when using OpenTracing. ([\#8567](#8567))
- Fix a bug that prevented errors encountered during execution of the `synapse_port_db` from being correctly printed. ([\#8585](#8585))
- Fix appservice transactions to only include a maximum of 100 persistent and 100 ephemeral events. ([\#8606](#8606))

Updates to the Docker image
---------------------------

- Added multi-arch support (arm64,arm/v7) for the docker images. Contributed by @maquis196. ([\#7921](#7921))
- Add support for passing commandline args to the synapse process. Contributed by @samuel-p. ([\#8390](#8390))

Improved Documentation
----------------------

- Update the directions for using the manhole with coroutines. ([\#8462](#8462))
- Improve readme by adding new shield.io badges. ([\#8493](#8493))
- Added note about docker in manhole.md regarding which ip address to bind to. Contributed by @maquis196. ([\#8526](#8526))
- Document the new behaviour of the `allowed_lifetime_min` and `allowed_lifetime_max` settings in the room retention configuration. ([\#8529](#8529))

Deprecations and Removals
-------------------------

- Drop unused `device_max_stream_id` table. ([\#8589](#8589))

Internal Changes
----------------

- Check for unreachable code with mypy. ([\#8432](#8432))
- Add unit test for event persister sharding. ([\#8433](#8433))
- Allow events to be sent to clients sooner when using sharded event persisters. ([\#8439](#8439), [\#8488](#8488), [\#8496](#8496), [\#8499](#8499))
- Configure `public_baseurl` when using demo scripts. ([\#8443](#8443))
- Add SQL logging on queries that happen during startup. ([\#8448](#8448))
- Speed up unit tests when using PostgreSQL. ([\#8450](#8450))
- Remove redundant database loads of stream_ordering for events we already have. ([\#8452](#8452))
- Reduce inconsistencies between codepaths for membership and non-membership events. ([\#8463](#8463))
- Combine `SpamCheckerApi` with the more generic `ModuleApi`. ([\#8464](#8464))
- Additional testing for `ThirdPartyEventRules`. ([\#8468](#8468))
- Add `-d` option to `./scripts-dev/lint.sh` to lint files that have changed since the last git commit. ([\#8472](#8472))
- Unblacklist some sytests. ([\#8474](#8474))
- Include the log level in the phone home stats. ([\#8477](#8477))
- Remove outdated sphinx documentation, scripts and configuration. ([\#8480](#8480))
- Clarify error message when plugin config parsers raise an error. ([\#8492](#8492))
- Remove the deprecated `Handlers` object. ([\#8494](#8494))
- Fix a threadsafety bug in unit tests. ([\#8497](#8497))
- Add user agent to user_daily_visits table. ([\#8503](#8503))
- Add type hints to various parts of the code base. ([\#8407](#8407), [\#8505](#8505), [\#8507](#8507), [\#8547](#8547), [\#8562](#8562), [\#8609](#8609))
- Remove unused code from the test framework. ([\#8514](#8514))
- Apply some internal fixes to the `HomeServer` class to make its code more idiomatic and statically-verifiable. ([\#8515](#8515))
- Factor out common code between `RoomMemberHandler._locally_reject_invite` and `EventCreationHandler.create_event`. ([\#8537](#8537))
- Improve database performance by executing more queries without starting transactions. ([\#8542](#8542))
- Rename `Cache` to `DeferredCache`, to better reflect its purpose. ([\#8548](#8548))
- Move metric registration code down into `LruCache`. ([\#8561](#8561), [\#8591](#8591))
- Replace `DeferredCache` with the lighter-weight `LruCache` where possible. ([\#8563](#8563))
- Add virtualenv-generated folders to `.gitignore`. ([\#8566](#8566))
- Add `get_immediate` method to `DeferredCache`. ([\#8568](#8568))
- Fix mypy not properly checking across the codebase, additionally, fix a typing assertion error in `handlers/auth.py`. ([\#8569](#8569))
- Fix `synmark` benchmark runner. ([\#8571](#8571))
- Modify `DeferredCache.get()` to return `Deferred`s instead of `ObservableDeferred`s. ([\#8572](#8572))
- Adjust a protocol-type definition to fit `sqlite3` assertions. ([\#8577](#8577))
- Support macOS on the `synmark` benchmark runner. ([\#8578](#8578))
- Update `mypy` static type checker to 0.790. ([\#8583](#8583), [\#8600](#8600))
- Re-organize the structured logging code to separate the TCP transport handling from the JSON formatting. ([\#8587](#8587))
- Remove extraneous unittest logging decorators from unit tests. ([\#8592](#8592))
- Minor optimisations in caching code. ([\#8593](#8593), [\#8594](#8594))

Synapse 1.22.0 (2020-10-27)
===========================

No significant changes.


Synapse 1.22.0rc2 (2020-10-26)
==============================

Bugfixes
--------

- Fix bugs where ephemeral events were not sent to appservices. Broke in v1.22.0rc1. ([\#8648](matrix-org/synapse#8648), [\#8656](matrix-org/synapse#8656))
- Fix `user_daily_visits` table to not have duplicate rows per user/device due to multiple user agents. Broke in v1.22.0rc1. ([\#8654](matrix-org/synapse#8654))

Synapse 1.22.0rc1 (2020-10-22)
==============================

Features
--------

- Add a configuration option for always using the "userinfo endpoint" for OpenID Connect. This fixes support for some identity providers, e.g. GitLab. Contributed by Benjamin Koch. ([\#7658](matrix-org/synapse#7658))
- Add ability for `ThirdPartyEventRules` modules to query and manipulate whether a room is in the public rooms directory. ([\#8292](matrix-org/synapse#8292), [\#8467](matrix-org/synapse#8467))
- Add support for olm fallback keys ([MSC2732](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2732)). ([\#8312](matrix-org/synapse#8312), [\#8501](matrix-org/synapse#8501))
- Add support for running background tasks in a separate worker process. ([\#8369](matrix-org/synapse#8369), [\#8458](matrix-org/synapse#8458), [\#8489](matrix-org/synapse#8489), [\#8513](matrix-org/synapse#8513), [\#8544](matrix-org/synapse#8544), [\#8599](matrix-org/synapse#8599))
- Add support for device dehydration ([MSC2697](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2697)). ([\#8380](matrix-org/synapse#8380))
- Add support for [MSC2409](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2409), which allows sending typing, read receipts, and presence events to appservices. ([\#8437](matrix-org/synapse#8437), [\#8590](matrix-org/synapse#8590))
- Change default room version to "6", per [MSC2788](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2788). ([\#8461](matrix-org/synapse#8461))
- Add the ability to send non-membership events into a room via the `ModuleApi`. ([\#8479](matrix-org/synapse#8479))
- Increase default upload size limit from 10M to 50M. Contributed by @Akkowicz. ([\#8502](matrix-org/synapse#8502))
- Add support for modifying event content in `ThirdPartyRules` modules. ([\#8535](matrix-org/synapse#8535), [\#8564](matrix-org/synapse#8564))


Bugfixes
--------

- Fix a longstanding bug where invalid ignored users in account data could break clients. ([\#8454](matrix-org/synapse#8454))
- Fix a bug where backfilling a room with an event that was missing the `redacts` field would break. ([\#8457](matrix-org/synapse#8457))
- Don't attempt to respond to some requests if the client has already disconnected. ([\#8465](matrix-org/synapse#8465))
- Fix message duplication if something goes wrong after persisting the event. ([\#8476](matrix-org/synapse#8476))
- Fix incremental sync returning an incorrect `prev_batch` token in timeline section, which when used to paginate returned events that were included in the incremental sync. Broken since v0.16.0. ([\#8486](matrix-org/synapse#8486))
- Expose the `uk.half-shot.msc2778.login.application_service` to clients from the login API. This feature was added in v1.21.0, but was not exposed as a potential login flow. ([\#8504](matrix-org/synapse#8504))
- Fix error code for `/profile/{userId}/displayname` to be `M_BAD_JSON`. ([\#8517](matrix-org/synapse#8517))
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.7.0 that could cause Synapse to insert values from non-state `m.room.retention` events into the `room_retention` database table. ([\#8527](matrix-org/synapse#8527))
- Fix not sending events over federation when using sharded event writers. ([\#8536](matrix-org/synapse#8536))
- Fix a long standing bug where email notifications for encrypted messages were blank. ([\#8545](matrix-org/synapse#8545))
- Fix increase in the number of `There was no active span...` errors logged when using OpenTracing. ([\#8567](matrix-org/synapse#8567))
- Fix a bug that prevented errors encountered during execution of the `synapse_port_db` from being correctly printed. ([\#8585](matrix-org/synapse#8585))
- Fix appservice transactions to only include a maximum of 100 persistent and 100 ephemeral events. ([\#8606](matrix-org/synapse#8606))


Updates to the Docker image
---------------------------

- Added multi-arch support (arm64,arm/v7) for the docker images. Contributed by @maquis196. ([\#7921](matrix-org/synapse#7921))
- Add support for passing commandline args to the synapse process. Contributed by @samuel-p. ([\#8390](matrix-org/synapse#8390))


Improved Documentation
----------------------

- Update the directions for using the manhole with coroutines. ([\#8462](matrix-org/synapse#8462))
- Improve readme by adding new shield.io badges. ([\#8493](matrix-org/synapse#8493))
- Added note about docker in manhole.md regarding which ip address to bind to. Contributed by @maquis196. ([\#8526](matrix-org/synapse#8526))
- Document the new behaviour of the `allowed_lifetime_min` and `allowed_lifetime_max` settings in the room retention configuration. ([\#8529](matrix-org/synapse#8529))


Deprecations and Removals
-------------------------

- Drop unused `device_max_stream_id` table. ([\#8589](matrix-org/synapse#8589))


Internal Changes
----------------

- Check for unreachable code with mypy. ([\#8432](matrix-org/synapse#8432))
- Add unit test for event persister sharding. ([\#8433](matrix-org/synapse#8433))
- Allow events to be sent to clients sooner when using sharded event persisters. ([\#8439](matrix-org/synapse#8439), [\#8488](matrix-org/synapse#8488), [\#8496](matrix-org/synapse#8496), [\#8499](matrix-org/synapse#8499))
- Configure `public_baseurl` when using demo scripts. ([\#8443](matrix-org/synapse#8443))
- Add SQL logging on queries that happen during startup. ([\#8448](matrix-org/synapse#8448))
- Speed up unit tests when using PostgreSQL. ([\#8450](matrix-org/synapse#8450))
- Remove redundant database loads of stream_ordering for events we already have. ([\#8452](matrix-org/synapse#8452))
- Reduce inconsistencies between codepaths for membership and non-membership events. ([\#8463](matrix-org/synapse#8463))
- Combine `SpamCheckerApi` with the more generic `ModuleApi`. ([\#8464](matrix-org/synapse#8464))
- Additional testing for `ThirdPartyEventRules`. ([\#8468](matrix-org/synapse#8468))
- Add `-d` option to `./scripts-dev/lint.sh` to lint files that have changed since the last git commit. ([\#8472](matrix-org/synapse#8472))
- Unblacklist some sytests. ([\#8474](matrix-org/synapse#8474))
- Include the log level in the phone home stats. ([\#8477](matrix-org/synapse#8477))
- Remove outdated sphinx documentation, scripts and configuration. ([\#8480](matrix-org/synapse#8480))
- Clarify error message when plugin config parsers raise an error. ([\#8492](matrix-org/synapse#8492))
- Remove the deprecated `Handlers` object. ([\#8494](matrix-org/synapse#8494))
- Fix a threadsafety bug in unit tests. ([\#8497](matrix-org/synapse#8497))
- Add user agent to user_daily_visits table. ([\#8503](matrix-org/synapse#8503))
- Add type hints to various parts of the code base. ([\#8407](matrix-org/synapse#8407), [\#8505](matrix-org/synapse#8505), [\#8507](matrix-org/synapse#8507), [\#8547](matrix-org/synapse#8547), [\#8562](matrix-org/synapse#8562), [\#8609](matrix-org/synapse#8609))
- Remove unused code from the test framework. ([\#8514](matrix-org/synapse#8514))
- Apply some internal fixes to the `HomeServer` class to make its code more idiomatic and statically-verifiable. ([\#8515](matrix-org/synapse#8515))
- Factor out common code between `RoomMemberHandler._locally_reject_invite` and `EventCreationHandler.create_event`. ([\#8537](matrix-org/synapse#8537))
- Improve database performance by executing more queries without starting transactions. ([\#8542](matrix-org/synapse#8542))
- Rename `Cache` to `DeferredCache`, to better reflect its purpose. ([\#8548](matrix-org/synapse#8548))
- Move metric registration code down into `LruCache`. ([\#8561](matrix-org/synapse#8561), [\#8591](matrix-org/synapse#8591))
- Replace `DeferredCache` with the lighter-weight `LruCache` where possible. ([\#8563](matrix-org/synapse#8563))
- Add virtualenv-generated folders to `.gitignore`. ([\#8566](matrix-org/synapse#8566))
- Add `get_immediate` method to `DeferredCache`. ([\#8568](matrix-org/synapse#8568))
- Fix mypy not properly checking across the codebase, additionally, fix a typing assertion error in `handlers/auth.py`. ([\#8569](matrix-org/synapse#8569))
- Fix `synmark` benchmark runner. ([\#8571](matrix-org/synapse#8571))
- Modify `DeferredCache.get()` to return `Deferred`s instead of `ObservableDeferred`s. ([\#8572](matrix-org/synapse#8572))
- Adjust a protocol-type definition to fit `sqlite3` assertions. ([\#8577](matrix-org/synapse#8577))
- Support macOS on the `synmark` benchmark runner. ([\#8578](matrix-org/synapse#8578))
- Update `mypy` static type checker to 0.790. ([\#8583](matrix-org/synapse#8583), [\#8600](matrix-org/synapse#8600))
- Re-organize the structured logging code to separate the TCP transport handling from the JSON formatting. ([\#8587](matrix-org/synapse#8587))
- Remove extraneous unittest logging decorators from unit tests. ([\#8592](matrix-org/synapse#8592))
- Minor optimisations in caching code. ([\#8593](matrix-org/synapse#8593), [\#8594](matrix-org/synapse#8594))