Move MSC2654 support behind an experimental configuration flag. (#12295)

To match the current thinking on disabling experimental features by default.

changelog.d/12295.misc

+Move [MSC2654](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2654) support behind an experimental configuration flag.

synapse/config/experimental.py

@@ -78,3 +78,6 @@ class ExperimentalConfig(Config):
 
         # The deprecated groups feature.
         self.groups_enabled: bool = experimental.get("groups_enabled", True)
+
+        # MSC2654: Unread counts
+        self.msc2654_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc2654_enabled", False)

synapse/rest/client/sync.py

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self._server_notices_sender = hs.get_server_notices_sender()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
+        self._msc2654_enabled = hs.config.experimental.msc2654_enabled
 
     async def on_GET(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
         # This will always be set by the time Twisted calls us.
@@ -521,7 +522,8 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             result["ephemeral"] = {"events": ephemeral_events}
             result["unread_notifications"] = room.unread_notifications
             result["summary"] = room.summary
-            result["org.matrix.msc2654.unread_count"] = room.unread_count
+            if self._msc2654_enabled:
+                result["org.matrix.msc2654.unread_count"] = room.unread_count
 
         return result
 

tests/rest/client/test_sync.py

@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ class UnreadMessagesTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         receipts.register_servlets,
     ]
 
+    def default_config(self) -> JsonDict:
+        config = super().default_config()
+        config["experimental_features"] = {"msc2654_enabled": True}
+        return config
+
     def prepare(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock, hs: HomeServer) -> None:
         self.url = "/sync?since=%s"
         self.next_batch = "s0"