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  • v1.55.0
    Synapse 1.55.0 (2022-03-22)
    ===========================
    
    This release removes a workaround introduced in Synapse 1.50.0 for Mjolnir compatibility. **This breaks compatibility with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier. ([\#11700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11700))**; Mjolnir users should upgrade Mjolnir before upgrading Synapse to this version.
    
    This release also moves the location of the `synctl` script; see the [upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/upgrade.md#synctl-script-has-been-moved) for more details.
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Tweak copy for default Single Sign-On account details template to better adhere to mobile app store guidelines. ([\#12265](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12265), [\#12260](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12260))
    
    Synapse 1.55.0rc1 (2022-03-15)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add third-party rules callbacks `check_can_shutdown_room` and `check_can_deactivate_user`. ([\#12028](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12028))
    - Improve performance of logging in for large accounts. ([\#12132](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12132))
    - Add experimental env var `SYNAPSE_ASYNC_IO_REACTOR` that causes Synapse to use the asyncio reactor for Twisted. ([\#12135](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12135))
    - Support the stable identifiers from [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440): threads. ([\#12151](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12151))
    - Add a new Jinja2 template filter to extract the local part of an email address. ([\#12212](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12212))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Use the proper serialization format for bundled thread aggregations. The bug has existed since Synapse v1.48.0. ([\#12090](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12090))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when redacting events with relations. ([\#12113](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12113), [\#12121](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12121), [\#12130](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12130), [\#12189](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12189))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.7.2 whereby background updates are never run with the default background batch size. ([\#12157](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12157))
    - Fix a bug where non-standard information was returned from the `/hierarchy` API. Introduced in Synapse v1.41.0. ([\#12175](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12175))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.54.0 that broke background updates on sqlite homeservers while search was disabled. ([\#12215](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12215))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when a `filter` argument with `event_fields` which did not include the `unsigned` field could result in a 500 error on `/sync`. ([\#12234](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12234))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Fix complexity checking config example in [Resource Constrained Devices](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.54/other/running_synapse_on_single_board_computers.html) docs page. ([\#11998](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11998))
    - Improve documentation for demo scripts. ([\#12143](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12143))
    - Updates to the Room DAG concepts development document. ([\#12179](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12179))
    - Document that the `typing`, `to_device`, `account_data`, `receipts`, and `presence` stream writer can only be used on a single worker. ([\#12196](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12196))
    - Document that contributors can sign off privately by email. ([\#12204](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12204))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - **Remove workaround introduced in Synapse 1.50.0 for Mjolnir compatibility. Breaks compatibility with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier. ([\#11700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11700))**
    - **`synctl` has been moved into into `synapse._scripts` and is exposed as an entry point; see [upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/upgrade.md#synctl-script-has-been-moved). ([\#12140](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12140))
    - Remove backwards compatibilty with pagination tokens from the `/relations` and `/aggregations` endpoints generated from Synapse < v1.52.0. ([\#12138](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12138))
    - The groups/communities feature in Synapse has been deprecated. ([\#12200](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12200))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Simplify the `ApplicationService` class' set of public methods related to interest checking. ([\#11915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11915))
    - Add config settings for background update parameters. ([\#11980](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11980))
    - Correct type hints for txredis. ([\#12042](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12042))
    - Limit the size of `aggregation_key` on annotations. ([\#12101](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12101))
    - Add type hints to tests files. ([\#12108](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12108), [\#12146](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12146), [\#12207](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12207), [\#12208](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12208))
    - Move scripts to Synapse package and expose as setuptools entry points. ([\#12118](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12118))
    - Add support for cancellation to `ReadWriteLock`. ([\#12120](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12120))
    - Fix data validation to compare to lists, not sequences. ([\#12128](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12128))
    - Fix CI not attaching source distributions and wheels to the GitHub releases. ([\#12131](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12131))
    - Remove unused mocks from `test_typing`. ([\#12136](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12136))
    - Give `scripts-dev` scripts suffixes for neater CI config. ([\#12137](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12137))
    - Move the snapcraft configuration file to `contrib`. ([\#12142](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12142))
    - Enable [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) Complement tests in CI. ([\#12144](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12144))
    - Enable [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) Complement tests in CI. ([\#12145](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12145))
    - Add test for `ObservableDeferred`'s cancellation behaviour. ([\#12149](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12149))
    - Use `ParamSpec` in type hints for `synapse.logging.context`. ([\#12150](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12150))
    - Prune unused jobs from `tox` config. ([\#12152](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12152))
    - Move CI checks out of tox, to facilitate a move to using poetry. ([\#12153](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12153))
    - Avoid generating state groups for local out-of-band leaves. ([\#12154](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12154))
    - Avoid trying to calculate the state at outlier events. ([\#12155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12155), [\#12173](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12173), [\#12202](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12202))
    - Fix some type annotations. ([\#12156](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12156))
    - Add type hints for `ObservableDeferred` attributes. ([\#12159](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12159))
    - Use a prebuilt Action for the `tests-done` CI job. ([\#12161](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12161))
    - Reduce number of DB queries made during processing of `/sync`. ([\#12163](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12163))
    - Add `delay_cancellation` utility function, which behaves like `stop_cancellation` but waits until the original `Deferred` resolves before raising a `CancelledError`. ([\#12180](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12180))
    - Retry HTTP replication failures, this should prevent 502's when restarting stateful workers (main, event persisters, stream writers). Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12182](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12182))
    - Add cancellation support to `@cached` and `@cachedList` decorators. ([\#12183](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12183))
    - Remove unused variables. ([\#12187](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12187))
    - Add combined test for HTTP pusher and push rule. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12188](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12188))
    - Rename `HomeServer.get_tcp_replication` to `get_replication_command_handler`. ([\#12192](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12192))
    - Remove some dead code. ([\#12197](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12197))
    - Fix a misleading comment in the function `check_event_for_spam`. ([\#12203](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12203))
    - Remove unnecessary `pass` statements. ([\#12206](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12206))
    - Update the SSO username picker template to comply with SIWA guidelines. ([\#12210](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12210))
    - Improve code documentation for the typing stream over replication. ([\#12211](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12211))
    
    
  • v1.55.0rc1
    f70afbd5 · Re-generate changelog. ·
    Synapse 1.55.0rc1 (2022-03-15)
    ==============================
    
    This release removes a workaround introduced in Synapse 1.50.0 for Mjolnir compatibility. **This breaks compatibility with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier. ([\#11700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11700))**; Mjolnir users should upgrade Mjolnir before upgrading Synapse to this version.
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add third-party rules callbacks `check_can_shutdown_room` and `check_can_deactivate_user`. ([\#12028](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12028))
    - Improve performance of logging in for large accounts. ([\#12132](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12132))
    - Add experimental env var `SYNAPSE_ASYNC_IO_REACTOR` that causes Synapse to use the asyncio reactor for Twisted. ([\#12135](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12135))
    - Support the stable identifiers from [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440): threads. ([\#12151](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12151))
    - Add a new Jinja2 template filter to extract the local part of an email address. ([\#12212](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12212))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Use the proper serialization format for bundled thread aggregations. The bug has existed since Synapse v1.48.0. ([\#12090](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12090))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when redacting events with relations. ([\#12113](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12113), [\#12121](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12121), [\#12130](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12130), [\#12189](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12189))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.7.2 whereby background updates are never run with the default background batch size. ([\#12157](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12157))
    - Fix a bug where non-standard information was returned from the `/hierarchy` API. Introduced in Synapse v1.41.0. ([\#12175](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12175))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.54.0 that broke background updates on sqlite homeservers while search was disabled. ([\#12215](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12215))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when a `filter` argument with `event_fields` which did not include the `unsigned` field could result in a 500 error on `/sync`. ([\#12234](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12234))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Fix complexity checking config example in [Resource Constrained Devices](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.54/other/running_synapse_on_single_board_computers.html) docs page. ([\#11998](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11998))
    - Improve documentation for demo scripts. ([\#12143](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12143))
    - Updates to the Room DAG concepts development document. ([\#12179](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12179))
    - Document that the `typing`, `to_device`, `account_data`, `receipts`, and `presence` stream writer can only be used on a single worker. ([\#12196](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12196))
    - Document that contributors can sign off privately by email. ([\#12204](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12204))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - **Remove workaround introduced in Synapse 1.50.0 for Mjolnir compatibility. Breaks compatibility with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier. ([\#11700](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11700))**
    - Remove backwards compatibilty with pagination tokens from the `/relations` and `/aggregations` endpoints generated from Synapse < v1.52.0. ([\#12138](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12138))
    - The groups/communities feature in Synapse has been deprecated. ([\#12200](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12200))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Simplify the `ApplicationService` class' set of public methods related to interest checking. ([\#11915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11915))
    - Add config settings for background update parameters. ([\#11980](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11980))
    - Correct type hints for txredis. ([\#12042](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12042))
    - Limit the size of `aggregation_key` on annotations. ([\#12101](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12101))
    - Add type hints to tests files. ([\#12108](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12108), [\#12146](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12146), [\#12207](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12207), [\#12208](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12208))
    - Move scripts to Synapse package and expose as setuptools entry points. ([\#12118](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12118))
    - Add support for cancellation to `ReadWriteLock`. ([\#12120](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12120))
    - Fix data validation to compare to lists, not sequences. ([\#12128](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12128))
    - Fix CI not attaching source distributions and wheels to the GitHub releases. ([\#12131](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12131))
    - Remove unused mocks from `test_typing`. ([\#12136](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12136))
    - Give `scripts-dev` scripts suffixes for neater CI config. ([\#12137](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12137))
    - Move `synctl` into `synapse._scripts` and expose as an entry point. ([\#12140](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12140))
    - Move the snapcraft configuration file to `contrib`. ([\#12142](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12142))
    - Enable [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) Complement tests in CI. ([\#12144](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12144))
    - Enable [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) Complement tests in CI. ([\#12145](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12145))
    - Add test for `ObservableDeferred`'s cancellation behaviour. ([\#12149](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12149))
    - Use `ParamSpec` in type hints for `synapse.logging.context`. ([\#12150](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12150))
    - Prune unused jobs from `tox` config. ([\#12152](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12152))
    - Move CI checks out of tox, to facilitate a move to using poetry. ([\#12153](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12153))
    - Avoid generating state groups for local out-of-band leaves. ([\#12154](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12154))
    - Avoid trying to calculate the state at outlier events. ([\#12155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12155), [\#12173](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12173), [\#12202](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12202))
    - Fix some type annotations. ([\#12156](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12156))
    - Add type hints for `ObservableDeferred` attributes. ([\#12159](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12159))
    - Use a prebuilt Action for the `tests-done` CI job. ([\#12161](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12161))
    - Reduce number of DB queries made during processing of `/sync`. ([\#12163](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12163))
    - Add `delay_cancellation` utility function, which behaves like `stop_cancellation` but waits until the original `Deferred` resolves before raising a `CancelledError`. ([\#12180](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12180))
    - Retry HTTP replication failures, this should prevent 502's when restarting stateful workers (main, event persisters, stream writers). Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12182](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12182))
    - Add cancellation support to `@cached` and `@cachedList` decorators. ([\#12183](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12183))
    - Remove unused variables. ([\#12187](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12187))
    - Add combined test for HTTP pusher and push rule. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12188](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12188))
    - Rename `HomeServer.get_tcp_replication` to `get_replication_command_handler`. ([\#12192](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12192))
    - Remove some dead code. ([\#12197](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12197))
    - Fix a misleading comment in the function `check_event_for_spam`. ([\#12203](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12203))
    - Remove unnecessary `pass` statements. ([\#12206](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12206))
    - Update the SSO username picker template to comply with SIWA guidelines. ([\#12210](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12210))
    - Improve code documentation for the typing stream over replication. ([\#12211](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12211))
    
  • v1.54.0
    b1989ced · Fix silly markdown typo ·
    Synapse 1.54.0 (2022-03-08)
    ===========================
    
    Please note that this will be the last release of Synapse that is compatible with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier.
    Administrators of servers which have the Mjolnir module installed are advised to upgrade Mjolnir to version 1.3.2 or later.
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.54.0rc1 preventing the new module callbacks introduced in this release from being registered by modules. ([\#12141](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12141))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.54.0rc1 where runtime dependency version checks would mistakenly check development dependencies if they were present and would not accept pre-release versions of dependencies. ([\#12129](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12129), [\#12177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12177))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Update release script to insert the previous version when writing "No significant changes" line in the changelog. ([\#12127](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12127))
    - Relax the version guard for "packaging" added in [\#12088](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12088). ([\#12166](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12166))
    
    Synapse 1.54.0rc1 (2022-03-02)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add support for [MSC3202](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3202): sending one-time key counts and fallback key usage states to Application Services. ([\#11617](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11617))
    - Improve the generated URL previews for some web pages. Contributed by @AndrewRyanChama. ([\#11985](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11985))
    - Track cache invalidations in Prometheus metrics, as already happens for cache eviction based on size or time. ([\#12000](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12000))
    - Implement experimental support for [MSC3720](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3720) (account status endpoints). ([\#12001](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12001), [\#12067](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12067))
    - Enable modules to set a custom display name when registering a user. ([\#12009](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12009))
    - Advertise Matrix 1.1 and 1.2 support on `/_matrix/client/versions`. ([\#12020](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12020), ([\#12022](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12022))
    - Support only the stable identifier for [MSC3069](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3069)'s `is_guest` on `/_matrix/client/v3/account/whoami`. ([\#12021](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12021))
    - Use room version 9 as the default room version (per [MSC3589](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3589)). ([\#12058](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12058))
    - Add module callbacks to react to user deactivation status changes (i.e. deactivations and reactivations) and profile updates. ([\#12062](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12062))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.48.0 where an edit of the latest event in a thread would not be properly applied to the thread summary. ([\#11992](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11992))
    - Fix long-standing bug where the `get_rooms_for_user` cache was not correctly invalidated for remote users when the server left a room. ([\#11999](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11999))
    - Fix a 500 error with Postgres when looking backwards with the [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) `/timestamp_to_event?dir=b` endpoint. ([\#12024](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12024))
    - Properly fix a long-standing bug where wrong data could be inserted into the `event_search` table when using SQLite. This could block running `synapse_port_db` with an `argument of type 'int' is not iterable` error. This bug was partially fixed by a change in Synapse 1.44.0. ([\#12037](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12037))
    - Fix slow performance of `/logout` in some cases where refresh tokens are in use. The slowness existed since the initial implementation of refresh tokens in version 1.38.0. ([\#12056](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12056))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse would make additional failing requests over federation for missing data. ([\#12077](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12077))
    - Fix occasional `Unhandled error in Deferred` error message. ([\#12089](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12089))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.51.0 where incoming federation transactions containing at least one EDU would be dropped if debug logging was enabled for `synapse.8631_debug`. ([\#12098](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12098))
    - Fix a long-standing bug which could cause push notifications to malfunction if `use_frozen_dicts` was set in the configuration. ([\#12100](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12100))
    - Fix an extremely rare, long-standing bug in `ReadWriteLock` that would cause an error when a newly unblocked writer completes instantly. ([\#12105](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12105))
    - Make a `POST` to `/rooms/<room_id>/receipt/m.read/<event_id>` only trigger a push notification if the count of unread messages is different to the one in the last successfully sent push. This reduces server load and load on the receiving device. ([\#11835](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11835))
    
    Updates to the Docker image
    ---------------------------
    
    - The Docker image no longer automatically creates a temporary volume at `/data`. This is not expected to affect normal usage. ([\#11997](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11997))
    - Use Python 3.9 in Docker images by default. ([\#12112](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12112))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Document support for the `to_device`, `account_data`, `receipts`, and `presence` stream writers for workers. ([\#11599](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11599))
    - Explain the meaning of spam checker callbacks' return values. ([\#12003](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12003))
    - Clarify information about external Identity Provider IDs. ([\#12004](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12004))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Deprecate using `synctl` with the config option `synctl_cache_factor` and print a warning if a user still uses this option. ([\#11865](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11865))
    - Remove support for the legacy structured logging configuration (please see the the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#legacy-structured-logging-configuration-removal) if you are using `structured: true` in the Synapse configuration). ([\#12008](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12008))
    - Drop support for [MSC3283](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3283) unstable flags now that the stable flags are supported. ([\#12018](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12018))
    - Remove the unstable `/spaces` endpoint from [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946). ([\#12073](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12073))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Make the `get_room_version` method use `get_room_version_id` to benefit from caching. ([\#11808](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11808))
    - Remove unnecessary condition on knock -> leave auth rule check. ([\#11900](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11900))
    - Add tests for device list changes between local users. ([\#11972](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11972))
    - Optimise calculating `device_list` changes in `/sync`. ([\#11974](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11974))
    - Add missing type hints to storage classes. ([\#11984](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11984))
    - Refactor the search code for improved readability. ([\#11991](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11991))
    - Move common deduplication code down into `_auth_and_persist_outliers`. ([\#11994](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11994))
    - Limit concurrent joins from applications services. ([\#11996](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11996))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: when parsing the `send_join` response, get the `m.room.create` event from `state`, not `auth_chain`. ([\#12005](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12005), [\#12039](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12039))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: parse MSC3706 fields in send_join response. ([\#12011](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12011))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: persist information on which events and rooms have partial state to the database. ([\#12012](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12012))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: Support for calling `/federation/v1/state` on a remote server. ([\#12013](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12013))
    - Configure `tox` to use `venv` rather than `virtualenv`. ([\#12015](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12015))
    - Fix bug in `StateFilter.return_expanded()` and add some tests. ([\#12016](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12016))
    - Use Matrix v1.1 endpoints (`/_matrix/client/v3/auth/...`) in fallback auth HTML forms. ([\#12019](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12019))
    - Update the `olddeps` CI job to use an old version of `markupsafe`. ([\#12025](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12025))
    - Upgrade Mypy to version 0.931. ([\#12030](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12030))
    - Remove legacy `HomeServer.get_datastore()`. ([\#12031](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12031), [\#12070](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12070))
    - Minor typing fixes. ([\#12034](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12034), [\#12069](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12069))
    - After joining a room, create a dedicated logcontext to process the queued events. ([\#12041](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12041))
    - Tidy up GitHub Actions config which builds distributions for PyPI. ([\#12051](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12051))
    - Move configuration out of `setup.cfg`. ([\#12052](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12052), [\#12059](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12059))
    - Fix error message when a worker process fails to talk to another worker process. ([\#12060](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12060))
    - Fix using the `complement.sh` script without specifying a directory or a branch. Contributed by Nico on behalf of Famedly. ([\#12063](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12063))
    - Add type hints to `tests/rest/client`. ([\#12066](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12066), [\#12072](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12072), [\#12084](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12084), [\#12094](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12094))
    - Add some logging to `/sync` to try and track down #11916. ([\#12068](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12068))
    - Inspect application dependencies using `importlib.metadata` or its backport. ([\#12088](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12088))
    - Use `assertEqual` instead of the deprecated `assertEquals` in test code. ([\#12092](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12092))
    - Move experimental support for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440) to `/versions`. ([\#12099](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12099))
    - Add `stop_cancellation` utility function to stop `Deferred`s from being cancelled. ([\#12106](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12106))
    - Improve exception handling for concurrent execution. ([\#12109](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12109))
    - Advertise support for Python 3.10 in packaging files. ([\#12111](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12111))
    - Move CI checks out of tox, to facilitate a move to using poetry. ([\#12119](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12119))
    
    
  • v1.54.0rc1
    Synapse 1.54.0rc1 (2022-03-02)
    ==============================
    
    Please note that this will be the last release of Synapse that is compatible with Mjolnir 1.3.1 and earlier.
    Administrators of servers which have the Mjolnir module installed are advised to upgrade Mjolnir to version 1.3.2 or later.
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add support for [MSC3202](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3202): sending one-time key counts and fallback key usage states to Application Services. ([\#11617](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11617))
    - Improve the generated URL previews for some web pages. Contributed by @AndrewRyanChama. ([\#11985](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11985))
    - Track cache invalidations in Prometheus metrics, as already happens for cache eviction based on size or time. ([\#12000](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12000))
    - Implement experimental support for [MSC3720](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3720) (account status endpoints). ([\#12001](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12001), [\#12067](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12067))
    - Enable modules to set a custom display name when registering a user. ([\#12009](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12009))
    - Advertise Matrix 1.1 and 1.2 support on `/_matrix/client/versions`. ([\#12020](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12020), ([\#12022](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12022))
    - Support only the stable identifier for [MSC3069](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3069)'s `is_guest` on `/_matrix/client/v3/account/whoami`. ([\#12021](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12021))
    - Use room version 9 as the default room version (per [MSC3589](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3589)). ([\#12058](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12058))
    - Add module callbacks to react to user deactivation status changes (i.e. deactivations and reactivations) and profile updates. ([\#12062](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12062))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.48.0 where an edit of the latest event in a thread would not be properly applied to the thread summary. ([\#11992](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11992))
    - Fix long-standing bug where the `get_rooms_for_user` cache was not correctly invalidated for remote users when the server left a room. ([\#11999](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11999))
    - Fix a 500 error with Postgres when looking backwards with the [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) `/timestamp_to_event?dir=b` endpoint. ([\#12024](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12024))
    - Properly fix a long-standing bug where wrong data could be inserted into the `event_search` table when using SQLite. This could block running `synapse_port_db` with an `argument of type 'int' is not iterable` error. This bug was partially fixed by a change in Synapse 1.44.0. ([\#12037](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12037))
    - Fix slow performance of `/logout` in some cases where refresh tokens are in use. The slowness existed since the initial implementation of refresh tokens in version 1.38.0. ([\#12056](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12056))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse would make additional failing requests over federation for missing data. ([\#12077](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12077))
    - Fix occasional `Unhandled error in Deferred` error message. ([\#12089](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12089))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.51.0 where incoming federation transactions containing at least one EDU would be dropped if debug logging was enabled for `synapse.8631_debug`. ([\#12098](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12098))
    - Fix a long-standing bug which could cause push notifications to malfunction if `use_frozen_dicts` was set in the configuration. ([\#12100](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12100))
    - Fix an extremely rare, long-standing bug in `ReadWriteLock` that would cause an error when a newly unblocked writer completes instantly. ([\#12105](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12105))
    - Make a `POST` to `/rooms/<room_id>/receipt/m.read/<event_id>` only trigger a push notification if the count of unread messages is different to the one in the last successfully sent push. This reduces server load and load on the receiving device. ([\#11835](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11835))
    
    Updates to the Docker image
    ---------------------------
    
    - The Docker image no longer automatically creates a temporary volume at `/data`. This is not expected to affect normal usage. ([\#11997](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11997))
    - Use Python 3.9 in Docker images by default. ([\#12112](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12112))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Document support for the `to_device`, `account_data`, `receipts`, and `presence` stream writers for workers. ([\#11599](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11599))
    - Explain the meaning of spam checker callbacks' return values. ([\#12003](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12003))
    - Clarify information about external Identity Provider IDs. ([\#12004](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12004))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Deprecate using `synctl` with the config option `synctl_cache_factor` and print a warning if a user still uses this option. ([\#11865](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11865))
    - Remove support for the legacy structured logging configuration (please see the the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#legacy-structured-logging-configuration-removal) if you are using `structured: true` in the Synapse configuration). ([\#12008](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12008))
    - Drop support for [MSC3283](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3283) unstable flags now that the stable flags are supported. ([\#12018](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12018))
    - Remove the unstable `/spaces` endpoint from [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946). ([\#12073](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12073))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Make the `get_room_version` method use `get_room_version_id` to benefit from caching. ([\#11808](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11808))
    - Remove unnecessary condition on knock -> leave auth rule check. ([\#11900](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11900))
    - Add tests for device list changes between local users. ([\#11972](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11972))
    - Optimise calculating `device_list` changes in `/sync`. ([\#11974](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11974))
    - Add missing type hints to storage classes. ([\#11984](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11984))
    - Refactor the search code for improved readability. ([\#11991](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11991))
    - Move common deduplication code down into `_auth_and_persist_outliers`. ([\#11994](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11994))
    - Limit concurrent joins from applications services. ([\#11996](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11996))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: when parsing the `send_join` response, get the `m.room.create` event from `state`, not `auth_chain`. ([\#12005](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12005), [\#12039](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12039))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: parse MSC3706 fields in send_join response. ([\#12011](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12011))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: persist information on which events and rooms have partial state to the database. ([\#12012](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12012))
    - Preparation for faster-room-join work: Support for calling `/federation/v1/state` on a remote server. ([\#12013](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12013))
    - Configure `tox` to use `venv` rather than `virtualenv`. ([\#12015](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12015))
    - Fix bug in `StateFilter.return_expanded()` and add some tests. ([\#12016](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12016))
    - Use Matrix v1.1 endpoints (`/_matrix/client/v3/auth/...`) in fallback auth HTML forms. ([\#12019](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12019))
    - Update the `olddeps` CI job to use an old version of `markupsafe`. ([\#12025](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12025))
    - Upgrade Mypy to version 0.931. ([\#12030](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12030))
    - Remove legacy `HomeServer.get_datastore()`. ([\#12031](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12031), [\#12070](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12070))
    - Minor typing fixes. ([\#12034](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12034), [\#12069](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12069))
    - After joining a room, create a dedicated logcontext to process the queued events. ([\#12041](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12041))
    - Tidy up GitHub Actions config which builds distributions for PyPI. ([\#12051](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12051))
    - Move configuration out of `setup.cfg`. ([\#12052](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12052), [\#12059](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12059))
    - Fix error message when a worker process fails to talk to another worker process. ([\#12060](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12060))
    - Fix using the `complement.sh` script without specifying a directory or a branch. Contributed by Nico on behalf of Famedly. ([\#12063](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12063))
    - Add type hints to `tests/rest/client`. ([\#12066](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12066), [\#12072](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12072), [\#12084](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12084), [\#12094](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12094))
    - Add some logging to `/sync` to try and track down #11916. ([\#12068](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12068))
    - Inspect application dependencies using `importlib.metadata` or its backport. ([\#12088](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12088))
    - Use `assertEqual` instead of the deprecated `assertEquals` in test code. ([\#12092](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12092))
    - Move experimental support for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440) to `/versions`. ([\#12099](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12099))
    - Add `stop_cancellation` utility function to stop `Deferred`s from being cancelled. ([\#12106](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12106))
    - Improve exception handling for concurrent execution. ([\#12109](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12109))
    - Advertise support for Python 3.10 in packaging files. ([\#12111](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12111))
    - Move CI checks out of tox, to facilitate a move to using poetry. ([\#12119](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/12119))
    
    
  • v1.53.0
    551dd8c9 · 1.53.0 ·
    Synapse 1.53.0 (2022-02-22)
    ===========================
    
    No significant changes.
    
    Synapse 1.53.0rc1 (2022-02-15)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add experimental support for sending to-device messages to application services, as specified by [MSC2409](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2409). ([\#11215](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11215), [\#11966](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11966))
    - Remove account data (including client config, push rules and ignored users) upon user deactivation. ([\#11655](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11655))
    - Experimental support for [MSC3666](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3666): including bundled aggregations in server side search results. ([\#11837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11837))
    - Enable cache time-based expiry by default. The `expiry_time` config flag has been superseded by `expire_caches` and `cache_entry_ttl`. ([\#11849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11849))
    - Add a callback to allow modules to allow or forbid a 3PID (email address, phone number) from being associated to a local account. ([\#11854](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11854))
    - Stabilize support and remove unstable endpoints for [MSC3231](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3231). Clients must switch to the stable identifier and endpoint. See the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#stablisation-of-msc3231) for more information. ([\#11867](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11867))
    - Allow modules to retrieve the current instance's server name and worker name. ([\#11868](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11868))
    - Use a dedicated configurable rate limiter for 3PID invites. ([\#11892](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11892))
    - Support the stable API endpoint for [MSC3283](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3283): new settings in `/capabilities` endpoint. ([\#11933](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11933), [\#11989](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11989))
    - Support the `dir` parameter on the `/relations` endpoint, per [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715). ([\#11941](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11941))
    - Experimental implementation of [MSC3706](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3706): extensions to `/send_join` to support reduced response size. ([\#11967](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11967))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) historical messages backfilling in random order on remote homeservers. ([\#11114](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11114))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.51.0 where incoming federation transactions containing at least one EDU would be dropped if debug logging was enabled for `synapse.8631_debug`. ([\#11890](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11890))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where some unknown endpoints would return HTML error pages instead of JSON `M_UNRECOGNIZED` errors. ([\#11930](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11930))
    - Implement an allow list of content types for which we will attempt to preview a URL. This prevents Synapse from making useless longer-lived connections to streaming media servers. ([\#11936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11936))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where pagination tokens from `/sync` and `/messages` could not be provided to the `/relations` API. ([\#11952](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11952))
    - Require that modules register their callbacks using keyword arguments. ([\#11975](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11975))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where `M_WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION` errors would not include the specced `current_version` field. ([\#11988](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11988))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Fix typo in User Admin API: unpind -> unbind. ([\#11859](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11859))
    - Document images returned by the User List Media Admin API can include those generated by URL previews. ([\#11862](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11862))
    - Remove outdated MSC1711 FAQ document. ([\#11907](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11907))
    - Correct the structured logging configuration example. Contributed by Brad Jones. ([\#11946](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11946))
    - Add information on the Synapse release cycle. ([\#11954](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11954))
    - Fix broken link in the README to the admin API for password reset. ([\#11955](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11955))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Drop support for `webclient` listeners and configuring `web_client_location` to a non-HTTP(S) URL. Deprecated configurations are a configuration error. ([\#11895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11895))
    - Remove deprecated `user_may_create_room_with_invites` spam checker callback. See the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/upgrade.html#removal-of-user_may_create_room_with_invites) for more information. ([\#11950](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11950))
    - No longer build `.deb` packages for Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo, which has now EOLed. ([\#11961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11961))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Enhance user registration test helpers to make them more useful for tests involving application services and devices. ([\#11615](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11615), [\#11616](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11616))
    - Improve performance when fetching bundled aggregations for multiple events. ([\#11660](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11660), [\#11752](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11752))
    - Fix type errors introduced by new annotations in the Prometheus Client library. ([\#11832](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11832))
    - Add missing type hints to replication code. ([\#11856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11856), [\#11938](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11938))
    - Ensure that `opentracing` scopes are activated and closed at the right time. ([\#11869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11869))
    - Improve opentracing for incoming federation requests. ([\#11870](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11870))
    - Improve internal docstrings in `synapse.util.caches`. ([\#11876](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11876))
    - Do not needlessly clear the `get_users_in_room` and `get_users_in_room_with_profiles` caches when any room state changes. ([\#11878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11878))
    - Convert `ApplicationServiceTestCase` to use `simple_async_mock`. ([\#11880](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11880))
    - Remove experimental changes to the default push rules which were introduced in Synapse 1.19.0 but never enabled. ([\#11884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11884))
    - Disable coverage calculation for olddeps build. ([\#11888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11888))
    - Preparation to support sending device list updates to application services. ([\#11905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11905))
    - Add a test that checks users receive their own device list updates down `/sync`. ([\#11909](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11909))
    - Run Complement tests sequentially. ([\#11910](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11910))
    - Various refactors to the application service notifier code. ([\#11911](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11911), [\#11912](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11912))
    - Tests: replace mocked `Authenticator` with the real thing. ([\#11913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11913))
    - Various refactors to the typing notifications code. ([\#11914](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11914))
    - Use the proper type for the `Content-Length` header in the `UploadResource`. ([\#11927](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11927))
    - Remove an unnecessary ignoring of type hints due to fixes in upstream packages. ([\#11939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11939))
    - Add missing type hints. ([\#11953](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11953))
    - Fix an import cycle in `synapse.event_auth`. ([\#11965](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11965))
    - Unpin `frozendict` but exclude the known bad version 2.1.2. ([\#11969](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11969))
    - Prepare for rename of default Complement branch. ([\#11971](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11971))
    - Fetch Synapse's version using a helper from `matrix-common`. ([\#11979](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11979))
    
  • v1.53.0rc1
    f66997f2 · Update CHANGES.md ·
    Synapse 1.53.0rc1 (2022-02-15)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add experimental support for sending to-device messages to application services, as specified by [MSC2409](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2409). ([\#11215](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11215), [\#11966](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11966))
    - Remove account data (including client config, push rules and ignored users) upon user deactivation. ([\#11655](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11655))
    - Experimental support for [MSC3666](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3666): including bundled aggregations in server side search results. ([\#11837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11837))
    - Enable cache time-based expiry by default. The `expiry_time` config flag has been superseded by `expire_caches` and `cache_entry_ttl`. ([\#11849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11849))
    - Add a callback to allow modules to allow or forbid a 3PID (email address, phone number) from being associated to a local account. ([\#11854](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11854))
    - Stabilize support and remove unstable endpoints for [MSC3231](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3231). Clients must switch to the stable identifier and endpoint. See the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade#stablisation-of-msc3231) for more information. ([\#11867](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11867))
    - Allow modules to retrieve the current instance's server name and worker name. ([\#11868](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11868))
    - Use a dedicated configurable rate limiter for 3PID invites. ([\#11892](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11892))
    - Support the stable API endpoint for [MSC3283](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3283): new settings in `/capabilities` endpoint. ([\#11933](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11933), [\#11989](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11989))
    - Support the `dir` parameter on the `/relations` endpoint, per [MSC3715](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3715). ([\#11941](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11941))
    - Experimental implementation of [MSC3706](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3706): extensions to `/send_join` to support reduced response size. ([\#11967](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11967))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) historical messages backfilling in random order on remote homeservers. ([\#11114](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11114))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.51.0 where incoming federation transactions containing at least one EDU would be dropped if debug logging was enabled for `synapse.8631_debug`. ([\#11890](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11890))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where some unknown endpoints would return HTML error pages instead of JSON `M_UNRECOGNIZED` errors. ([\#11930](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11930))
    - Implement an allow list of content types for which we will attempt to preview a URL. This prevents Synapse from making useless longer-lived connections to streaming media servers. ([\#11936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11936))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where pagination tokens from `/sync` and `/messages` could not be provided to the `/relations` API. ([\#11952](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11952))
    - Require that modules register their callbacks using keyword arguments. ([\#11975](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11975))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where `M_WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION` errors would not include the specced `current_version` field. ([\#11988](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11988))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Fix typo in User Admin API: unpind -> unbind. ([\#11859](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11859))
    - Document images returned by the User List Media Admin API can include those generated by URL previews. ([\#11862](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11862))
    - Remove outdated MSC1711 FAQ document. ([\#11907](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11907))
    - Correct the structured logging configuration example. Contributed by Brad Jones. ([\#11946](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11946))
    - Add information on the Synapse release cycle. ([\#11954](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11954))
    - Fix broken link in the README to the admin API for password reset. ([\#11955](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11955))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Drop support for `webclient` listeners and configuring `web_client_location` to a non-HTTP(S) URL. Deprecated configurations are a configuration error. ([\#11895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11895))
    - Remove deprecated `user_may_create_room_with_invites` spam checker callback. See the [upgrade notes](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/upgrade.html#removal-of-user_may_create_room_with_invites) for more information. ([\#11950](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11950))
    - No longer build `.deb` packages for Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo, which has now EOLed. ([\#11961](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11961))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Enhance user registration test helpers to make them more useful for tests involving application services and devices. ([\#11615](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11615), [\#11616](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11616))
    - Improve performance when fetching bundled aggregations for multiple events. ([\#11660](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11660), [\#11752](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11752))
    - Fix type errors introduced by new annotations in the Prometheus Client library. ([\#11832](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11832))
    - Add missing type hints to replication code. ([\#11856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11856), [\#11938](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11938))
    - Ensure that `opentracing` scopes are activated and closed at the right time. ([\#11869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11869))
    - Improve opentracing for incoming federation requests. ([\#11870](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11870))
    - Improve internal docstrings in `synapse.util.caches`. ([\#11876](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11876))
    - Do not needlessly clear the `get_users_in_room` and `get_users_in_room_with_profiles` caches when any room state changes. ([\#11878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11878))
    - Convert `ApplicationServiceTestCase` to use `simple_async_mock`. ([\#11880](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11880))
    - Remove experimental changes to the default push rules which were introduced in Synapse 1.19.0 but never enabled. ([\#11884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11884))
    - Disable coverage calculation for olddeps build. ([\#11888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11888))
    - Preparation to support sending device list updates to application services. ([\#11905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11905))
    - Add a test that checks users receive their own device list updates down `/sync`. ([\#11909](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11909))
    - Run Complement tests sequentially. ([\#11910](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11910))
    - Various refactors to the application service notifier code. ([\#11911](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11911), [\#11912](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11912))
    - Tests: replace mocked `Authenticator` with the real thing. ([\#11913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11913))
    - Various refactors to the typing notifications code. ([\#11914](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11914))
    - Use the proper type for the `Content-Length` header in the `UploadResource`. ([\#11927](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11927))
    - Remove an unnecessary ignoring of type hints due to fixes in upstream packages. ([\#11939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11939))
    - Add missing type hints. ([\#11953](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11953))
    - Fix an import cycle in `synapse.event_auth`. ([\#11965](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11965))
    - Unpin `frozendict` but exclude the known bad version 2.1.2. ([\#11969](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11969))
    - Prepare for rename of default Complement branch. ([\#11971](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11971))
    - Fetch Synapse's version using a helper from `matrix-common`. ([\#11979](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11979))
    
  • v1.52.0
    Synapse 1.52.0 (2022-02-08)
    ===========================
    
    No significant changes since 1.52.0rc1.
    
    During the making of this release, the developers of Twisted have released
    [Twisted 22.1.0](https://github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-22.1.0), which
    fixes [a security issue](https://github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-92x2-jw7w-xvvx)
    within Twisted. We do not believe Synapse to be vulnerable to any security problem caused
    by this issue, though we advise server administrators to update their local version of
    Twisted if they can.
    
    Synapse 1.52.0rc1 (2022-02-01)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Remove account data (including client config, push rules and ignored users) upon user deactivation. ([\#11621](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11621), [\#11788](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11788), [\#11789](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11789))
    - Add an admin API to reset connection timeouts for remote server. ([\#11639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11639))
    - Add an admin API to get a list of rooms that federate with a given remote homeserver. ([\#11658](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11658))
    - Add a config flag to inhibit `M_USER_IN_USE` during registration. ([\#11743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11743))
    - Add a module callback to set username at registration. ([\#11790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11790))
    - Allow configuring a maximum file size as well as a list of allowed content types for avatars. ([\#11846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11846))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Include the bundled aggregations in the `/sync` response, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11612](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11612))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when previewing Reddit URLs which do not contain an image. ([\#11767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11767))
    - Fix a long-standing bug that media streams could cause long-lived connections when generating URL previews. ([\#11784](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11784))
    - Include a `prev_content` field in state events sent to Application Services. Contributed by @totallynotvaishnav. ([\#11798](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11798))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 0.33.3 causing requests to sometimes log strings such as `HTTPStatus.OK` instead of integer status codes. ([\#11827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11827))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update pypi installation docs to indicate that we now support Python 3.10. ([\#11820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11820))
    - Add missing steps to the contribution submission process in the documentation.  Contributed by @sequentialread. ([\#11821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11821))
    - Remove not needed old table of contents in documentation. ([\#11860](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11860))
    - Consolidate the `access_token` information at the top of each relevant page in the Admin API documentation. ([\#11861](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11861))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Drop support for Python 3.6, which is EOL. ([\#11683](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11683))
    - Remove the `experimental_msc1849_support_enabled` flag as the features are now stable. ([\#11843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11843))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: add `state_key` and `rejection_reason` columns to `events` table. ([\#11792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11792))
    - Add `FrozenEvent.get_state_key` and use it in a couple of places. ([\#11793](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11793))
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: stop reading from `event_reference_hashes`. ([\#11794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11794))
    - Drop unused table `public_room_list_stream`. ([\#11795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11795))
    - Preparation for reducing Postgres serialization errors: allow setting transaction isolation level. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#11799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11799), [\#11847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11847))
    - Docker: skip the initial amd64-only build and go straight to multiarch. ([\#11810](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11810))
    - Run Complement on the Github Actions VM and not inside a Docker container. ([\#11811](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11811))
    - Log module names at startup. ([\#11813](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11813))
    - Improve type safety of bundled aggregations code. ([\#11815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11815))
    - Correct a type annotation in the event validation logic. ([\#11817](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11817), [\#11830](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11830))
    - Minor updates and documentation for database schema delta files. ([\#11823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11823))
    - Workaround a type annotation problem in `prometheus_client` 0.13.0. ([\#11834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11834))
    - Minor performance improvement in room state lookup. ([\#11836](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11836))
    - Fix some indentation inconsistencies in the sample config. ([\#11838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11838))
    - Add type hints to `tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11851](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11851))
    
  • v1.52.0rc1
    Synapse 1.52.0rc1 (2022-02-01)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Remove account data (including client config, push rules and ignored users) upon user deactivation. ([\#11621](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11621), [\#11788](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11788), [\#11789](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11789))
    - Add an admin API to reset connection timeouts for remote server. ([\#11639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11639))
    - Add an admin API to get a list of rooms that federate with a given remote homeserver. ([\#11658](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11658))
    - Add a config flag to inhibit M_USER_IN_USE during registration. ([\#11743](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11743))
    - Add a module callback to set username at registration. ([\#11790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11790))
    - Allow configuring a maximum file size as well as a list of allowed content types for avatars. ([\#11846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11846))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Include the bundled aggregations in the `/sync` response, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11612](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11612))
    - Fix a long-standing bug when previewing Reddit URLs which do not contain an image. ([\#11767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11767))
    - Fix a long-standing bug that media streams could cause long-lived connections when generating URL previews. ([\#11784](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11784))
    - Include a `prev_content` field in state events sent to Application Services. Contributed by @totallynotvaishnav. ([\#11798](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11798))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 0.33.3 causing requests to sometimes log strings such as `HTTPStatus.OK` instead of integer status codes. ([\#11827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11827))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update pypi installation docs to indicate that we now support Python 3.10. ([\#11820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11820))
    - Add missing steps to the contribution submission process in the documentation.  Contributed by @sequentialread. ([\#11821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11821))
    - Remove not needed old table of contents in documentation. ([\#11860](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11860))
    - Consolidate the `access_token` information at the top of each relevant page in the Admin API documentation. ([\#11861](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11861))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Drop support for Python 3.6, which is EOL. ([\#11683](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11683))
    - Remove the `experimental_msc1849_support_enabled` flag as the features are now stable. ([\#11843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11843))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: add `state_key` and `rejection_reason` columns to `events` table. ([\#11792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11792))
    - Add `FrozenEvent.get_state_key` and use it in a couple of places. ([\#11793](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11793))
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: stop reading from `event_reference_hashes`. ([\#11794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11794))
    - Drop unused table `public_room_list_stream`. ([\#11795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11795))
    - Preparation for reducing Postgres serialization errors: allow setting transaction isolation level. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#11799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11799), [\#11847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11847))
    - Docker: skip the initial amd64-only build and go straight to multiarch. ([\#11810](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11810))
    - Run Complement on the Github Actions VM and not inside a Docker container. ([\#11811](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11811))
    - Log module names at startup. ([\#11813](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11813))
    - Improve type safety of bundled aggregations code. ([\#11815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11815))
    - Correct a type annotation in the event validation logic. ([\#11817](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11817), [\#11830](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11830))
    - Minor updates and documentation for database schema delta files. ([\#11823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11823))
    - Workaround a type annotation problem in `prometheus_client` 0.13.0. ([\#11834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11834))
    - Minor performance improvement in room state lookup. ([\#11836](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11836))
    - Fix some indentation inconsistencies in the sample config. ([\#11838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11838))
    - Add type hints to `tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11851](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11851))
    
  • v1.51.0
    343d4f13 · Correct version number ·
    Synapse 1.51.0 (2022-01-25)
    ===========================
    
    No significant changes since 1.51.0rc2.
    
    Synapse 1.51.0 deprecates `webclient` listeners and non-HTTP(S) `web_client_location`s. Support for these will be removed in Synapse 1.53.0, at which point Synapse will not be capable of directly serving a web client for Matrix.
    
    Synapse 1.51.0rc2 (2022-01-24)
    ==============================
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.40.0 that caused Synapse to fail to process incoming federation traffic after handling a large amount of events in a v1 room. ([\#11806](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11806))
    
    Synapse 1.51.0rc1 (2022-01-21)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add `track_puppeted_user_ips` config flag to record client IP addresses against puppeted users, and include the puppeted users in monthly active user counts. ([\#11561](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11561), [\#11749](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11749), [\#11757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11757))
    - Include whether the requesting user has participated in a thread when generating a summary for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440). ([\#11577](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11577))
    - Return an `M_FORBIDDEN` error code instead of `M_UNKNOWN` when a spam checker module prevents a user from creating a room. ([\#11672](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11672))
    - Add a flag to the `synapse_review_recent_signups` script to ignore and filter appservice users. ([\#11675](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11675), [\#11770](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11770))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a long-standing issue which could cause Synapse to incorrectly accept data in the unsigned field of events
      received over federation. ([\#11530](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11530))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse wouldn't cache a response indicating that a remote user has no devices. ([\#11587](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11587))
    - Fix an error that occurs whilst trying to get the federation status of a destination server that was working normally. This admin API was newly introduced in Synapse v1.49.0. ([\#11593](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11593))
    - Fix bundled aggregations not being included in the `/sync` response, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11612](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11612), [\#11659](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11659), [\#11791](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11791))
    - Fix the `/_matrix/client/v1/room/{roomId}/hierarchy` endpoint returning incorrect fields which have been present since Synapse 1.49.0. ([\#11667](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11667))
    - Fix preview of some GIF URLs (like tenor.com). Contributed by Philippe Daouadi. ([\#11669](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11669))
    - Fix a bug where only the first 50 rooms from a space were returned from the `/hierarchy` API. This has existed since the introduction of the API in Synapse v1.41.0. ([\#11695](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11695))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.18.0 where password reset and address validation emails would not be sent if their subject was configured to use the 'app' template variable. Contributed by @br4nnigan. ([\#11710](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11710), [\#11745](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11745))
    - Make the 'List Rooms' Admin API sort stable. Contributed by Daniël Sonck. ([\#11737](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11737))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where space hierarchy over federation would only work correctly some of the time. ([\#11775](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11775))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.46.0 that prevented `on_logged_out` module callbacks from being correctly awaited by Synapse. ([\#11786](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11786))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Warn against using a Let's Encrypt certificate for TLS/DTLS TURN server client connections, and suggest using ZeroSSL certificate instead. This works around client-side connectivity errors caused by WebRTC libraries that reject Let's Encrypt certificates. Contibuted by @AndrewFerr. ([\#11686](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11686))
    - Document the new `SYNAPSE_TEST_PERSIST_SQLITE_DB` environment variable in the contributing guide. ([\#11715](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11715))
    - Document that the minimum supported PostgreSQL version is now 10. ([\#11725](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11725))
    - Fix typo in demo docs: differnt. ([\#11735](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11735))
    - Update room spec URL in config files. ([\#11739](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11739))
    - Mention `python3-venv` and `libpq-dev` dependencies in the contribution guide. ([\#11740](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11740))
    - Update documentation for configuring login with Facebook. ([\#11755](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11755))
    - Update installation instructions to note that Python 3.6 is no longer supported. ([\#11781](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11781))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Remove the unstable `/send_relation` endpoint. ([\#11682](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11682))
    - Remove `python_twisted_reactor_pending_calls` Prometheus metric. ([\#11724](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11724))
    - Remove the `password_hash` field from the response dictionaries of the [Users Admin API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html). ([\#11576](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11576))
    - **Deprecate support for `webclient` listeners and non-HTTP(S) `web_client_location` configuration. ([\#11774](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11774), [\#11783](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11783))**
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Run `pyupgrade --py37-plus --keep-percent-format` on Synapse. ([\#11685](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11685))
    - Use buildkit's cache feature to speed up docker builds. ([\#11691](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11691))
    - Use `auto_attribs` and native type hints for attrs classes. ([\#11692](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11692), [\#11768](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11768))
    - Remove debug logging for #4422, which has been closed since Synapse 0.99. ([\#11693](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11693))
    - Remove fallback code for Python 2. ([\#11699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11699))
    - Add a test for [an edge case](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/11532#discussion_r769104461) in the `/sync` logic. ([\#11701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11701))
    - Add the option to write SQLite test dbs to disk when running tests. ([\#11702](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11702))
    - Improve Complement test output for Gitub Actions. ([\#11707](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11707))
    - Fix docstring on `add_account_data_for_user`. ([\#11716](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11716))
    - Complement environment variable name change and update `.gitignore`. ([\#11718](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11718))
    - Simplify calculation of Prometheus metrics for garbage collection. ([\#11723](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11723))
    - Improve accuracy of `python_twisted_reactor_tick_time` Prometheus metric. ([\#11724](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11724), [\#11771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11771))
    - Minor efficiency improvements when inserting many values into the database. ([\#11742](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11742))
    - Invite PR authors to give themselves credit in the changelog. ([\#11744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11744))
    - Add optional debugging to investigate [issue 8631](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8631). ([\#11760](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11760))
    - Remove `log_function` utility function and its uses. ([\#11761](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11761))
    - Add a unit test that checks both `client` and `webclient` resources will function when simultaneously enabled. ([\#11765](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11765))
    - Allow overriding complement commit using `COMPLEMENT_REF`. ([\#11766](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11766))
    - Add some comments and type annotations for `_update_outliers_txn`. ([\#11776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11776))
    
  • v1.50.2
    36f37acf · 1.50.2 ·
    Synapse 1.50.2 (2022-01-24)
    ===========================
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.40.0 that caused Synapse to fail to process incoming federation traffic after handling a large amount of events in a v1 room. ([\#11806](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11806))
    
  • v1.51.0rc2
    14b45b25 · 1.51.0rc2 ·
    Synapse 1.51.0rc2 (2022-01-24)
    ==============================
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.40.0 that caused Synapse to fail to process incoming federation traffic after handling a large amount of events in a v1 room. ([\#11806](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11806))
    
  • v1.51.0rc1
    Synapse 1.51.0rc1 (2022-01-21)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add `track_puppeted_user_ips` config flag to record client IP addresses against puppeted users, and include the puppeted users in monthly active user counts. ([\#11561](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11561), [\#11749](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11749), [\#11757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11757))
    - Include whether the requesting user has participated in a thread when generating a summary for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440). ([\#11577](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11577))
    - Return an `M_FORBIDDEN` error code instead of `M_UNKNOWN` when a spam checker module prevents a user from creating a room. ([\#11672](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11672))
    - Add a flag to the `synapse_review_recent_signups` script to ignore and filter appservice users. ([\#11675](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11675), [\#11770](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11770))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a long-standing issue which could cause Synapse to incorrectly accept data in the unsigned field of events
      received over federation. ([\#11530](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11530))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse wouldn't cache a response indicating that a remote user has no devices. ([\#11587](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11587))
    - Fix an error that occurs whilst trying to get the federation status of a destination server that was working normally. This admin API was newly introduced in Synapse v1.49.0. ([\#11593](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11593))
    - Fix bundled aggregations not being included in the `/sync` response, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11612](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11612), [\#11659](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11659), [\#11791](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11791))
    - Fix the `/_matrix/client/v1/room/{roomId}/hierarchy` endpoint returning incorrect fields which have been present since Synapse 1.49.0. ([\#11667](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11667))
    - Fix preview of some GIF URLs (like tenor.com). Contributed by Philippe Daouadi. ([\#11669](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11669))
    - Fix a bug where only the first 50 rooms from a space were returned from the `/hierarchy` API. This has existed since the introduction of the API in Synapse v1.41.0. ([\#11695](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11695))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.18.0 where password reset and address validation emails would not be sent if their subject was configured to use the 'app' template variable. Contributed by @br4nnigan. ([\#11710](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11710), [\#11745](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11745))
    - Make the 'List Rooms' Admin API sort stable. Contributed by Daniël Sonck. ([\#11737](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11737))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where space hierarchy over federation would only work correctly some of the time. ([\#11775](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11775))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.46.0 that prevented `on_logged_out` module callbacks from being correctly awaited by Synapse. ([\#11786](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11786))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Warn against using a Let's Encrypt certificate for TLS/DTLS TURN server client connections, and suggest using ZeroSSL certificate instead. This works around client-side connectivity errors caused by WebRTC libraries that reject Let's Encrypt certificates. Contibuted by @AndrewFerr. ([\#11686](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11686))
    - Document the new `SYNAPSE_TEST_PERSIST_SQLITE_DB` environment variable in the contributing guide. ([\#11715](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11715))
    - Document that the minimum supported PostgreSQL version is now 10. ([\#11725](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11725))
    - Fix typo in demo docs: differnt. ([\#11735](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11735))
    - Update room spec URL in config files. ([\#11739](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11739))
    - Mention `python3-venv` and `libpq-dev` dependencies in the contribution guide. ([\#11740](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11740))
    - Update documentation for configuring login with Facebook. ([\#11755](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11755))
    - Update installation instructions to note that Python 3.6 is no longer supported. ([\#11781](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11781))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Remove the unstable `/send_relation` endpoint. ([\#11682](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11682))
    - Remove `python_twisted_reactor_pending_calls` Prometheus metric. ([\#11724](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11724))
    - Remove the `password_hash` field from the response dictionaries of the [Users Admin API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/user_admin_api.html). ([\#11576](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11576))
    - Deprecate support for `webclient` listeners and non-HTTP(S) `web_client_location` configuration. ([\#11774](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11774), [\#11783](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11783))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Run `pyupgrade --py37-plus --keep-percent-format` on Synapse. ([\#11685](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11685))
    - Use buildkit's cache feature to speed up docker builds. ([\#11691](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11691))
    - Use `auto_attribs` and native type hints for attrs classes. ([\#11692](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11692), [\#11768](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11768))
    - Remove debug logging for #4422, which has been closed since Synapse 0.99. ([\#11693](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11693))
    - Remove fallback code for Python 2. ([\#11699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11699))
    - Add a test for [an edge case](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/11532#discussion_r769104461) in the `/sync` logic. ([\#11701](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11701))
    - Add the option to write SQLite test dbs to disk when running tests. ([\#11702](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11702))
    - Improve Complement test output for Gitub Actions. ([\#11707](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11707))
    - Fix docstring on `add_account_data_for_user`. ([\#11716](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11716))
    - Complement environment variable name change and update `.gitignore`. ([\#11718](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11718))
    - Simplify calculation of Prometheus metrics for garbage collection. ([\#11723](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11723))
    - Improve accuracy of `python_twisted_reactor_tick_time` Prometheus metric. ([\#11724](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11724), [\#11771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11771))
    - Minor efficiency improvements when inserting many values into the database. ([\#11742](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11742))
    - Invite PR authors to give themselves credit in the changelog. ([\#11744](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11744))
    - Add optional debugging to investigate [issue 8631](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8631). ([\#11760](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11760))
    - Remove `log_function` utility function and its uses. ([\#11761](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11761))
    - Add a unit test that checks both `client` and `webclient` resources will function when simultaneously enabled. ([\#11765](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11765))
    - Allow overriding complement commit using `COMPLEMENT_REF`. ([\#11766](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11766))
    - Add some comments and type annotations for `_update_outliers_txn`. ([\#11776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11776))
    
  • v1.50.1
    Synapse 1.50.1 (2022-01-18)
    ===========================
    
    This release fixes a bug in Synapse 1.50.0 that could prevent clients from being able to connect to Synapse if the `webclient` resource was enabled. Further details are available in [this issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11763).
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.50.0rc1 that could cause Matrix clients to be unable to connect to Synapse instances with the `webclient` resource enabled. ([\#11764](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11764))
    
  • v1.50.0
    Synapse 1.50.0 (2022-01-18)
    ===========================
    
    Please note that we now only support Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10+ (if applicable), because Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6 have reached end-of-life.
    
    No significant changes since 1.50.0rc2.
    
    Synapse 1.50.0rc2 (2022-01-14)
    ==============================
    
    This release candidate fixes a federation-breaking regression introduced in Synapse 1.50.0rc1.
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.0.0 whereby some device list updates would not be sent to remote homeservers if there were too many to send at once. ([\#11729](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11729))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.50.0rc1 whereby outbound federation could fail because too many EDUs were produced for device updates. ([\#11730](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11730))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Document that now the minimum supported PostgreSQL version is 10. ([\#11725](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11725))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Fix a typechecker problem related to our (ab)use of `nacl.signing.SigningKey`s. ([\#11714](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11714))
    
    Synapse 1.50.0rc1 (2022-01-05)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Allow guests to send state events per [MSC3419](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3419). ([\#11378](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11378))
    - Add experimental support for part of [MSC3202](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3202): allowing application services to masquerade as specific devices. ([\#11538](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11538))
    - Add admin API to get users' account data. ([\#11664](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11664))
    - Include the room topic in the stripped state included with invites and knocking. ([\#11666](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11666))
    - Send and handle cross-signing messages using the stable prefix. ([\#10520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10520))
    - Support unprefixed versions of fallback key property names. ([\#11541](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11541))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a long-standing bug where relations from other rooms could be included in the bundled aggregations of an event. ([\#11516](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11516))
    - Fix a long-standing bug which could cause `AssertionError`s to be written to the log when Synapse was restarted after purging events from the database. ([\#11536](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11536), [\#11642](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11642))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.17.0 where a pusher created for an email with capital letters would fail to be created. ([\#11547](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11547))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where responses included bundled aggregations when they should not, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11592](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11592), [\#11623](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11623))
    - Fix a long-standing bug that some unknown endpoints would return HTML error pages instead of JSON `M_UNRECOGNIZED` errors. ([\#11602](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11602))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.19.3 which could sometimes cause `AssertionError`s when backfilling rooms over federation. ([\#11632](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11632))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update Synapse install command for FreeBSD as the package is now prefixed with `py38`. Contributed by @itchychips. ([\#11267](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11267))
    - Document the usage of refresh tokens. ([\#11427](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11427))
    - Add details for how to configure a TURN server when behind a NAT. Contibuted by @AndrewFerr. ([\#11553](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11553))
    - Add references for using Postgres to the Docker documentation. ([\#11640](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11640))
    - Fix the documentation link in newly-generated configuration files. ([\#11678](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11678))
    - Correct the documentation for `nginx` to use a case-sensitive url pattern. Fixes an error introduced in v1.21.0. ([\#11680](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11680))
    - Clarify SSO mapping provider documentation by writing `def` or `async def` before the names of methods, as appropriate. ([\#11681](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11681))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Replace `mock` package by its standard library version. ([\#11588](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11588))
    - Drop support for Python 3.6 and Ubuntu 18.04. ([\#11633](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11633))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Allow specific, experimental events to be created without `prev_events`. Used by [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716). ([\#11243](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11243))
    - A test helper (`wait_for_background_updates`) no longer depends on classes defining a `store` property. ([\#11331](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11331))
    - Add type hints to `synapse.appservice`. ([\#11360](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11360))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.config` module. ([\#11480](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11480))
    - Add test to ensure we share the same `state_group` across the whole historical batch when using the [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` endpoint. ([\#11487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11487))
    - Refactor `tests.util.setup_test_homeserver` and `tests.server.setup_test_homeserver`. ([\#11503](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11503))
    - Move `glob_to_regex` and `re_word_boundary` to `matrix-python-common`. ([\#11505](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11505), [\#11687](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11687))
    - Use `HTTPStatus` constants in place of literals in `tests.rest.client.test_auth`. ([\#11520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11520))
    - Add a receipt types constant for `m.read`. ([\#11531](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11531))
    - Clean up `synapse.rest.admin`. ([\#11535](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11535))
    - Add missing `errcode` to `parse_string` and `parse_boolean`. ([\#11542](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11542))
    - Use `HTTPStatus` constants in place of literals in `synapse.http`. ([\#11543](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11543))
    - Add missing type hints to storage classes. ([\#11546](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11546), [\#11549](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11549), [\#11551](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11551), [\#11555](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11555), [\#11575](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11575), [\#11589](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11589), [\#11594](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11594), [\#11652](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11652), [\#11653](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11653), [\#11654](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11654), [\#11657](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11657))
    - Fix an inaccurate and misleading comment in the `/sync` code. ([\#11550](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11550))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.logging.context`. ([\#11556](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11556))
    - Stop populating unused database column `state_events.prev_state`. ([\#11558](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11558))
    - Minor efficiency improvements in event persistence. ([\#11560](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11560))
    - Add some safety checks that storage functions are used correctly. ([\#11564](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11564), [\#11580](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11580))
    - Make `get_device` return `None` if the device doesn't exist rather than raising an exception. ([\#11565](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11565))
    - Split the HTML parsing code from the URL preview resource code. ([\#11566](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11566))
    - Remove redundant `COALESCE()`s around `COUNT()`s in database queries. ([\#11570](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11570))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.http`. ([\#11571](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11571))
    - Add [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) and [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) to `/versions` -> `unstable_features` to detect server support. ([\#11582](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11582))
    - Add type hints to `synapse/tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11590](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11590))
    - Drop end-of-life Python 3.6 and Postgres 9.6 from CI. ([\#11595](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11595))
    - Update black version and run it on all the files. ([\#11596](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11596))
    - Add opentracing type stubs and fix associated mypy errors. ([\#11603](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11603), [\#11622](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11622))
    - Improve OpenTracing support for requests which use a `ResponseCache`. ([\#11607](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11607))
    - Improve OpenTracing support for incoming HTTP requests. ([\#11618](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11618))
    - A number of improvements to opentracing support. ([\#11619](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11619))
    - Refactor the way that the `outlier` flag is set on events received over federation. ([\#11634](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11634))
    - Improve the error messages from  `get_create_event_for_room`. ([\#11638](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11638))
    - Remove redundant `get_current_events_token` method. ([\#11643](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11643))
    - Convert `namedtuples` to `attrs`. ([\#11665](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11665), [\#11574](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11574))
    - Update the `/capabilities` response to include whether support for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440) is available. ([\#11690](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11690))
    - Send the `Accept` header in HTTP requests made using `SimpleHttpClient.get_json`. ([\#11677](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11677))
    - Work around Mjolnir compatibility issue by adding an import for `glob_to_regex` in `synapse.util`, where it moved from. ([\#11696](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11696))
    
    
  • v1.50.0rc2
    Synapse 1.50.0rc2 (2022-01-14)
    ==============================
    
    This release candidate fixes a federation-breaking regression introduced in Synapse 1.50.0rc1.
    
    Please note that we now only support Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10+ (if applicable), because Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6 have reached end-of-life.
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.0.0 whereby some device list updates would not be sent to remote homeservers if there were too many to send at once. ([\#11729](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11729))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse v1.50.0rc1 whereby outbound federation could fail because too many EDUs were produced for device updates. ([\#11730](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11730))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Document that now the minimum supported PostgreSQL version is 10. ([\#11725](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11725))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Fix a typechecker problem related to our (ab)use of `nacl.signing.SigningKey`s. ([\#11714](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11714))
    
  • v1.50.0rc1
    Synapse 1.50.0rc1 (2022-01-05)
    ==============================
    
    Please note that we now only support Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10+ (if applicable), because Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6 have reached end-of-life.
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Allow guests to send state events per [MSC3419](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3419). ([\#11378](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11378))
    - Add experimental support for part of [MSC3202](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3202): allowing application services to masquerade as specific devices. ([\#11538](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11538))
    - Add admin API to get users' account data. ([\#11664](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11664))
    - Include the room topic in the stripped state included with invites and knocking. ([\#11666](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11666))
    - Send and handle cross-signing messages using the stable prefix. ([\#10520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/10520))
    - Support unprefixed versions of fallback key property names. ([\#11541](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11541))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a long-standing bug where relations from other rooms could be included in the bundled aggregations of an event. ([\#11516](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11516))
    - Fix a long-standing bug which could cause `AssertionError`s to be written to the log when Synapse was restarted after purging events from the database. ([\#11536](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11536), [\#11642](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11642))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.17.0 where a pusher created for an email with capital letters would fail to be created. ([\#11547](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11547))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where responses included bundled aggregations when they should not, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11592](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11592), [\#11623](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11623))
    - Fix a long-standing bug that some unknown endpoints would return HTML error pages instead of JSON `M_UNRECOGNIZED` errors. ([\#11602](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11602))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.19.3 which could sometimes cause `AssertionError`s when backfilling rooms over federation. ([\#11632](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11632))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update Synapse install command for FreeBSD as the package is now prefixed with `py38`. Contributed by @itchychips. ([\#11267](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11267))
    - Document the usage of refresh tokens. ([\#11427](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11427))
    - Add details for how to configure a TURN server when behind a NAT. Contibuted by @AndrewFerr. ([\#11553](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11553))
    - Add references for using Postgres to the Docker documentation. ([\#11640](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11640))
    - Fix the documentation link in newly-generated configuration files. ([\#11678](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11678))
    - Correct the documentation for `nginx` to use a case-sensitive url pattern. Fixes an error introduced in v1.21.0. ([\#11680](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11680))
    - Clarify SSO mapping provider documentation by writing `def` or `async def` before the names of methods, as appropriate. ([\#11681](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11681))
    
    Deprecations and Removals
    -------------------------
    
    - Replace `mock` package by its standard library version. ([\#11588](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11588))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Allow specific, experimental events to be created without `prev_events`. Used by [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716). ([\#11243](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11243))
    - A test helper (`wait_for_background_updates`) no longer depends on classes defining a `store` property. ([\#11331](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11331))
    - Add type hints to `synapse.appservice`. ([\#11360](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11360))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.config` module. ([\#11480](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11480))
    - Add test to ensure we share the same `state_group` across the whole historical batch when using the [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) `/batch_send` endpoint. ([\#11487](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11487))
    - Refactor `tests.util.setup_test_homeserver` and `tests.server.setup_test_homeserver`. ([\#11503](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11503))
    - Move `glob_to_regex` and `re_word_boundary` to `matrix-python-common`. ([\#11505](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11505), [\#11687](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11687))
    - Use `HTTPStatus` constants in place of literals in `tests.rest.client.test_auth`. ([\#11520](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11520))
    - Add a receipt types constant for `m.read`. ([\#11531](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11531))
    - Clean up `synapse.rest.admin`. ([\#11535](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11535))
    - Add missing `errcode` to `parse_string` and `parse_boolean`. ([\#11542](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11542))
    - Use `HTTPStatus` constants in place of literals in `synapse.http`. ([\#11543](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11543))
    - Add missing type hints to storage classes. ([\#11546](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11546), [\#11549](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11549), [\#11551](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11551), [\#11555](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11555), [\#11575](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11575), [\#11589](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11589), [\#11594](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11594), [\#11652](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11652), [\#11653](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11653), [\#11654](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11654), [\#11657](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11657))
    - Fix an inaccurate and misleading comment in the `/sync` code. ([\#11550](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11550))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.logging.context`. ([\#11556](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11556))
    - Stop populating unused database column `state_events.prev_state`. ([\#11558](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11558))
    - Minor efficiency improvements in event persistence. ([\#11560](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11560))
    - Add some safety checks that storage functions are used correctly. ([\#11564](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11564), [\#11580](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11580))
    - Make `get_device` return `None` if the device doesn't exist rather than raising an exception. ([\#11565](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11565))
    - Split the HTML parsing code from the URL preview resource code. ([\#11566](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11566))
    - Remove redundant `COALESCE()`s around `COUNT()`s in database queries. ([\#11570](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11570))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.http`. ([\#11571](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11571))
    - Add [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) and [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) to `/versions` -> `unstable_features` to detect server support. ([\#11582](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11582))
    - Add type hints to `synapse/tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11590](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11590))
    - Drop end-of-life Python 3.6 and Postgres 9.6 from CI. ([\#11595](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11595))
    - Update black version and run it on all the files. ([\#11596](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11596))
    - Add opentracing type stubs and fix associated mypy errors. ([\#11603](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11603), [\#11622](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11622))
    - Improve OpenTracing support for requests which use a `ResponseCache`. ([\#11607](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11607))
    - Improve OpenTracing support for incoming HTTP requests. ([\#11618](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11618))
    - A number of improvements to opentracing support. ([\#11619](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11619))
    - Drop support for Python 3.6 and Ubuntu 18.04. ([\#11633](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11633))
    - Refactor the way that the `outlier` flag is set on events received over federation. ([\#11634](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11634))
    - Improve the error messages from  `get_create_event_for_room`. ([\#11638](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11638))
    - Remove redundant `get_current_events_token` method. ([\#11643](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11643))
    - Convert `namedtuples` to `attrs`. ([\#11665](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11665), [\#11574](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11574))
    - Update the `/capabilities` response to include whether support for [MSC3440](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3440) is available. ([\#11690](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11690))
    - Send the `Accept` header in HTTP requests made using `SimpleHttpClient.get_json`. ([\#11677](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11677))
    - Work around Mjolnir compatibility issue by adding an import for `glob_to_regex` in `synapse.util`, where it moved from. ([\#11696](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11696))
    
    
  • v1.49.2
    6b6dcdc3 · update changelog ·
    Synapse 1.49.2 (2021-12-21)
    ===========================
    
    This release fixes a regression introduced in Synapse 1.49.0 which could cause `/sync` requests to take significantly longer. This would particularly affect "initial" syncs for users participating in a large number of rooms, and in extreme cases, could make it impossible for such users to log in on a new client.
    
    **Note:** in line with our [deprecation policy](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/deprecation_policy.html) for platform dependencies, this will be the last release to support Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6, both of which have now reached upstream end-of-life. Synapse will require Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10+.
    
    **Note:** We will also stop producing packages for Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) after this release, as it uses Python 3.6.
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a performance regression in `/sync` handling, introduced in 1.49.0. ([\#11583](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11583))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Work around a build problem on Debian Buster. ([\#11625](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11625))
    
  • v1.49.1
    Synapse 1.49.1 (2021-12-21)
    ===========================
    
    This release fixes a regression introduced in Synapse 1.49.0 which could cause `/sync` requests to take significantly longer. This would particularly affect "initial" syncs for users participating in a large number of rooms, and in extreme cases, could make it impossible for such users to log in on a new client.
    
    **Note:** in line with our [deprecation policy](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/deprecation_policy.html) for platform dependencies, this will be the last release to support Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6, both of which have now reached upstream end-of-life. Synapse will require Python 3.7+ and PostgreSQL 10.
    
    **Note:** We will also stop producing packages for Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) after this release, as it uses Python 3.6.
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix a performance regression in `/sync` handling, introduced in 1.49.0. ([\#11583](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11583))
    
  • v1.49.0
    92906e1b · Restructure changelog ·
    Synapse 1.49.0 (2021-12-14)
    ===========================
    
    No significant changes since version 1.49.0rc1.
    
    Support for Ubuntu 21.04 ends next month on the 20th of January
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    
    For users of Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo), please be aware that [upstream support for this version of Ubuntu will end next month][Ubuntu2104EOL].
    We will stop producing packages for Ubuntu 21.04 after upstream support ends.
    
    [Ubuntu2104EOL]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2021-December/000275.html
    
    The wiki has been migrated to the documentation website
    -------------------------------------------------------
    
    We've decided to move the existing, somewhat stagnant pages from the GitHub wiki
    to the [documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/).
    
    This was done for two reasons. The first was to ensure that changes are checked by
    multiple authors before being committed (everyone makes mistakes!) and the second
    was visibility of the documentation. Not everyone knows that Synapse has some very
    useful information hidden away in its GitHub wiki pages. Bringing them to the
    documentation website should help with visibility, as well as keep all Synapse documentation
    in one, easily-searchable location.
    
    Note that contributions to the documentation website happen through [GitHub pull
    requests](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pulls). Please visit [#synapse-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org)
    if you need help with the process!
    
    Synapse 1.49.0rc1 (2021-12-07)
    ==============================
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) experimental client and federation API endpoints to get the closest event to a given timestamp. ([\#9445](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9445))
    - Include bundled relation aggregations during a limited `/sync` request and `/relations` request, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11284](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11284), [\#11478](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11478))
    - Add plugin support for controlling database background updates. ([\#11306](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11306), [\#11475](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11475), [\#11479](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11479))
    - Support the stable API endpoints for [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946): the room `/hierarchy` endpoint. ([\#11329](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11329))
    - Add admin API to get some information about federation status with remote servers. ([\#11407](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11407))
    - Support expiry of refresh tokens and expiry of the overall session when refresh tokens are in use. ([\#11425](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11425))
    - Stabilise support for [MSC2918](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/2918-refreshtokens.md#msc2918-refresh-tokens) refresh tokens as they have now been merged into the Matrix specification. ([\#11435](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11435), [\#11522](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11522))
    - Update [MSC2918 refresh token](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/2918-refreshtokens.md#msc2918-refresh-tokens) support to confirm with the latest revision: accept the `refresh_tokens` parameter in the request body rather than in the URL parameters. ([\#11430](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11430))
    - Support configuring the lifetime of non-refreshable access tokens separately to refreshable access tokens. ([\#11445](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11445))
    - Expose `synapse_homeserver` and `synapse_worker` commands as entry points to run Synapse's main process and worker processes, respectively. Contributed by @Ma27. ([\#11449](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11449))
    - `synctl stop` will now wait for Synapse to exit before returning. ([\#11459](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11459), [\#11490](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11490))
    - Extend the "delete room" admin api to work correctly on rooms which have previously been partially deleted. ([\#11523](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11523))
    - Add support for the `/_matrix/client/v3/login/sso/redirect/{idpId}` API from Matrix v1.1. This endpoint was overlooked when support for v3 endpoints was added in Synapse 1.48.0rc1. ([\#11451](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11451))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix using [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) batch sending in combination with event persistence workers. Contributed by @tulir at Beeper. ([\#11220](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11220))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where all requests that read events from the database could get stuck as a result of losing the database connection, properly this time. Also fix a race condition introduced in the previous insufficient fix in Synapse 1.47.0. ([\#11376](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11376))
    - The `/send_join` response now includes the stable `event` field instead of the unstable field from [MSC3083](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3083). ([\#11413](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11413))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.47.0 where `send_join` could fail due to an outdated `ijson` version. ([\#11439](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11439), [\#11441](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11441), [\#11460](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11460))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.36.0 which could cause problems fetching event-signing keys from trusted key servers. ([\#11440](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11440))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.47.1 where the media repository would fail to work if the media store path contained any symbolic links. ([\#11446](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11446))
    - Fix an `LruCache` corruption bug, introduced in Synapse 1.38.0, that would cause certain requests to fail until the next Synapse restart. ([\#11454](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11454))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where invites from ignored users were included in incremental syncs. ([\#11511](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11511))
    - Fix a regression in Synapse 1.48.0 where presence workers would not clear their presence updates over replication on shutdown. ([\#11518](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11518))
    - Fix a regression in Synapse 1.48.0 where the module API's `looping_background_call` method would spam errors to the logs when given a non-async function. ([\#11524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11524))
    
    Updates to the Docker image
    ---------------------------
    
    - Update `Dockerfile-workers` to healthcheck all workers in the container. ([\#11429](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11429))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update the media repository documentation. ([\#11415](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11415))
    - Update section about backward extremities in the room DAG concepts doc to correct the misconception about backward extremities indicating whether we have fetched an events' `prev_events`. ([\#11469](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11469))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Add `Final` annotation to string constants in `synapse.api.constants` so that they get typed as `Literal`s. ([\#11356](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11356))
    - Add a check to ensure that users cannot start the Synapse master process when `worker_app` is set. ([\#11416](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11416))
    - Add a note about postgres memory management and hugepages to postgres doc. ([\#11467](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11467))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.config` module. ([\#11465](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11465))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.federation`. ([\#11483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11483))
    - Add type annotations to `tests.storage.test_appservice`. ([\#11488](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11488), [\#11492](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11492))
    - Add type annotations to some of the configuration surrounding refresh tokens. ([\#11428](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11428))
    - Add type hints to `synapse/tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11501](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11501))
    - Add type hints to storage classes. ([\#11411](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11411))
    - Add wiki pages to documentation website. ([\#11402](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11402))
    - Clean up `tests.storage.test_main` to remove use of legacy code. ([\#11493](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11493))
    - Clean up `tests.test_visibility` to remove legacy code. ([\#11495](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11495))
    - Convert status codes to `HTTPStatus` in `synapse.rest.admin`. ([\#11452](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11452), [\#11455](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11455))
    - Extend the `scripts-dev/sign_json` script to support signing events. ([\#11486](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11486))
    - Improve internal types in push code. ([\#11409](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11409))
    - Improve type annotations in `synapse.module_api`. ([\#11029](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11029))
    - Improve type hints for `LruCache`. ([\#11453](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11453))
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: disambiguate queries on `state_key`. ([\#11497](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11497))
    - Refactor `backfilled` into specific behavior function arguments (`_persist_events_and_state_updates` and downstream calls). ([\#11417](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11417))
    - Refactor `get_version_string` to fix-up types and duplicated code. ([\#11468](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11468))
    - Refactor various parts of the `/sync` handler. ([\#11494](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11494), [\#11515](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11515))
    - Remove unnecessary `json.dumps` from `tests.rest.admin`. ([\#11461](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11461))
    - Save the OpenID Connect session ID on login. ([\#11482](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11482))
    - Update and clean up recently ported documentation pages. ([\#11466](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11466))
    
    
  • v1.49.0rc1
    Synapse 1.49.0rc1 (2021-12-07)
    ==============================
    
    We've decided to move the existing, somewhat stagnant pages from the GitHub wiki
    to the [documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/).
    
    This was done for two reasons. The first was to ensure that changes are checked by
    multiple authors before being committed (everyone makes mistakes!) and the second
    was visibility of the documentation. Not everyone knows that Synapse has some very
    useful information hidden away in its GitHub wiki pages. Bringing them to the
    documentation website should help with visibility, as well as keep all Synapse documentation
    in one, easily-searchable location.
    
    Note that contributions to the documentation website happen through [GitHub pull
    requests](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pulls). Please visit [#synapse-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse-dev:matrix.org)
    if you need help with the process!
    
    Features
    --------
    
    - Add [MSC3030](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3030) experimental client and federation API endpoints to get the closest event to a given timestamp. ([\#9445](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9445))
    - Include bundled relation aggregations during a limited `/sync` request and `/relations` request, per [MSC2675](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2675). ([\#11284](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11284), [\#11478](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11478))
    - Add plugin support for controlling database background updates. ([\#11306](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11306), [\#11475](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11475), [\#11479](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11479))
    - Support the stable API endpoints for [MSC2946](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2946): the room `/hierarchy` endpoint. ([\#11329](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11329))
    - Add admin API to get some information about federation status with remote servers. ([\#11407](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11407))
    - Support expiry of refresh tokens and expiry of the overall session when refresh tokens are in use. ([\#11425](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11425))
    - Stabilise support for [MSC2918](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/2918-refreshtokens.md#msc2918-refresh-tokens) refresh tokens as they have now been merged into the Matrix specification. ([\#11435](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11435), [\#11522](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11522))
    - Update [MSC2918 refresh token](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/main/proposals/2918-refreshtokens.md#msc2918-refresh-tokens) support to confirm with the latest revision: accept the `refresh_tokens` parameter in the request body rather than in the URL parameters. ([\#11430](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11430))
    - Support configuring the lifetime of non-refreshable access tokens separately to refreshable access tokens. ([\#11445](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11445))
    - Expose `synapse_homeserver` and `synapse_worker` commands as entry points to run Synapse's main process and worker processes, respectively. Contributed by @Ma27. ([\#11449](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11449))
    - `synctl stop` will now wait for Synapse to exit before returning. ([\#11459](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11459), [\#11490](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11490))
    - Extend the "delete room" admin api to work correctly on rooms which have previously been partially deleted. ([\#11523](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11523))
    - Add support for the `/_matrix/client/v3/login/sso/redirect/{idpId}` API from Matrix v1.1. This endpoint was overlooked when support for v3 endpoints was added in Synapse 1.48.0rc1. ([\#11451](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11451))
    
    Bugfixes
    --------
    
    - Fix using [MSC2716](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2716) batch sending in combination with event persistence workers. Contributed by @tulir at Beeper. ([\#11220](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11220))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where all requests that read events from the database could get stuck as a result of losing the database connection, properly this time. Also fix a race condition introduced in the previous insufficient fix in Synapse 1.47.0. ([\#11376](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11376))
    - The `/send_join` response now includes the stable `event` field instead of the unstable field from [MSC3083](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3083). ([\#11413](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11413))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.47.0 where `send_join` could fail due to an outdated `ijson` version. ([\#11439](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11439), [\#11441](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11441), [\#11460](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11460))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.36.0 which could cause problems fetching event-signing keys from trusted key servers. ([\#11440](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11440))
    - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.47.1 where the media repository would fail to work if the media store path contained any symbolic links. ([\#11446](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11446))
    - Fix an `LruCache` corruption bug, introduced in Synapse 1.38.0, that would cause certain requests to fail until the next Synapse restart. ([\#11454](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11454))
    - Fix a long-standing bug where invites from ignored users were included in incremental syncs. ([\#11511](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11511))
    - Fix a regression in Synapse 1.48.0 where presence workers would not clear their presence updates over replication on shutdown. ([\#11518](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11518))
    - Fix a regression in Synapse 1.48.0 where the module API's `looping_background_call` method would spam errors to the logs when given a non-async function. ([\#11524](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11524))
    
    Updates to the Docker image
    ---------------------------
    
    - Update `Dockerfile-workers` to healthcheck all workers in the container. ([\#11429](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11429))
    
    Improved Documentation
    ----------------------
    
    - Update the media repository documentation. ([\#11415](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11415))
    - Update section about backward extremities in the room DAG concepts doc to correct the misconception about backward extremities indicating whether we have fetched an events' `prev_events`. ([\#11469](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11469))
    
    Internal Changes
    ----------------
    
    - Add `Final` annotation to string constants in `synapse.api.constants` so that they get typed as `Literal`s. ([\#11356](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11356))
    - Add a check to ensure that users cannot start the Synapse master process when `worker_app` is set. ([\#11416](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11416))
    - Add a note about postgres memory management and hugepages to postgres doc. ([\#11467](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11467))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.config` module. ([\#11465](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11465))
    - Add missing type hints to `synapse.federation`. ([\#11483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11483))
    - Add type annotations to `tests.storage.test_appservice`. ([\#11488](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11488), [\#11492](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11492))
    - Add type annotations to some of the configuration surrounding refresh tokens. ([\#11428](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11428))
    - Add type hints to `synapse/tests/rest/admin`. ([\#11501](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11501))
    - Add type hints to storage classes. ([\#11411](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11411))
    - Add wiki pages to documentation website. ([\#11402](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11402))
    - Clean up `tests.storage.test_main` to remove use of legacy code. ([\#11493](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11493))
    - Clean up `tests.test_visibility` to remove legacy code. ([\#11495](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11495))
    - Convert status codes to `HTTPStatus` in `synapse.rest.admin`. ([\#11452](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11452), [\#11455](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11455))
    - Extend the `scripts-dev/sign_json` script to support signing events. ([\#11486](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11486))
    - Improve internal types in push code. ([\#11409](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11409))
    - Improve type annotations in `synapse.module_api`. ([\#11029](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11029))
    - Improve type hints for `LruCache`. ([\#11453](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11453))
    - Preparation for database schema simplifications: disambiguate queries on `state_key`. ([\#11497](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11497))
    - Refactor `backfilled` into specific behavior function arguments (`_persist_events_and_state_updates` and downstream calls). ([\#11417](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11417))
    - Refactor `get_version_string` to fix-up types and duplicated code. ([\#11468](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11468))
    - Refactor various parts of the `/sync` handler. ([\#11494](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11494), [\#11515](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11515))
    - Remove unnecessary `json.dumps` from `tests.rest.admin`. ([\#11461](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11461))
    - Save the OpenID Connect session ID on login. ([\#11482](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11482))
    - Update and clean up recently ported documentation pages. ([\#11466](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/11466))