Support multiple login flows when deciding how to login. Updated cmdclient and spec. Webclient doesn't need updating for this.

3 files changed, 23 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/cmdclient/console.py b/cmdclient/console.py

index a4d8145d72..7bda4000fc 100755
--- a/cmdclient/console.py
+++ b/cmdclient/console.py
@@ -225,8 +225,13 @@ class SynapseCmd(cmd.Cmd):
         json_res = yield self.http_client.do_request("GET", url)
         print json_res
 
-        if ("type" not in json_res or "m.login.password" != json_res["type"] or
-                "stages" in json_res):
+        if "flows" not in json_res:
+            print "Failed to find any login flows."
+            defer.returnValue(False)
+
+        flow = json_res["flows"][0] # assume first is the one we want.
+        if ("type" not in flow or "m.login.password" != flow["type"] or
+                "stages" in flow):
             fallback_url = self._url() + "/login/fallback"
             print ("Unable to login via the command line client. Please visit "
                 "%s to login." % fallback_url)
diff --git a/docs/specification.rst b/docs/specification.rst

index 8df5d478a1..30e4a7a3fb 100644
--- a/docs/specification.rst
+++ b/docs/specification.rst
@@ -230,19 +230,21 @@ with all the valid login flows when requested::
   The client can login via 3 paths: 1a and 1b, 2a and 2b, or 3. The client should
   select one of these paths.
   
-  [
-    {
-      "type": "<login type1a>",
-      "stages": [ "<login type 1a>", "<login type 1b>" ]
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "<login type2a>",
-      "stages": [ "<login type 2a>", "<login type 2b>" ]
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "<login type3>"
-    }
-  ]
+  {
+    "flows": [
+      {
+        "type": "<login type1a>",
+        "stages": [ "<login type 1a>", "<login type 1b>" ]
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "<login type2a>",
+        "stages": [ "<login type 2a>", "<login type 2b>" ]
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "<login type3>"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
 
 After the login is completed, the client's fully-qualified user ID and a new access 
 token MUST be returned::
diff --git a/synapse/rest/login.py b/synapse/rest/login.py

index bcf63fd2ab..99e4f10aac 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/login.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PASS_TYPE = "m.login.password"
 
     def on_GET(self, request):
-        return (200, {"type": LoginRestServlet.PASS_TYPE})
+        return (200, {"flows": [{"type": LoginRestServlet.PASS_TYPE}]})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request):
         return (200, {})