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-Password auth provider modules
-==============================
-
-Password auth providers offer a way for server administrators to integrate
-their Synapse installation with an existing authentication system.
-
-A password auth provider is a Python class which is dynamically loaded into
-Synapse, and provides a number of methods by which it can integrate with the
-authentication system.
-
-This document serves as a reference for those looking to implement their own
-password auth providers.
-
-Required methods
-----------------
-
-Password auth provider classes must provide the following methods:
-
-*class* ``SomeProvider.parse_config``\(*config*)
-
-    This method is passed the ``config`` object for this module from the
-    homeserver configuration file.
-
-    It should perform any appropriate sanity checks on the provided
-    configuration, and return an object which is then passed into ``__init__``.
-
-*class* ``SomeProvider``\(*config*, *account_handler*)
-
-    The constructor is passed the config object returned by ``parse_config``,
-    and a ``synapse.module_api.ModuleApi`` object which allows the
-    password provider to check if accounts exist and/or create new ones.
-
-Optional methods
-----------------
-
-Password auth provider classes may optionally provide the following methods.
-
-*class* ``SomeProvider.get_db_schema_files``\()
-
-    This method, if implemented, should return an Iterable of ``(name,
-    stream)`` pairs of database schema files. Each file is applied in turn at
-    initialisation, and a record is then made in the database so that it is
-    not re-applied on the next start.
-
-``someprovider.get_supported_login_types``\()
-
-    This method, if implemented, should return a ``dict`` mapping from a login
-    type identifier (such as ``m.login.password``) to an iterable giving the
-    fields which must be provided by the user in the submission to the
-    ``/login`` api. These fields are passed in the ``login_dict`` dictionary
-    to ``check_auth``.
-
-    For example, if a password auth provider wants to implement a custom login
-    type of ``com.example.custom_login``, where the client is expected to pass
-    the fields ``secret1`` and ``secret2``, the provider should implement this
-    method and return the following dict::
-
-      {"com.example.custom_login": ("secret1", "secret2")}
-
-``someprovider.check_auth``\(*username*, *login_type*, *login_dict*)
-
-    This method is the one that does the real work. If implemented, it will be
-    called for each login attempt where the login type matches one of the keys
-    returned by ``get_supported_login_types``.
-
-    It is passed the (possibly UNqualified) ``user`` provided by the client,
-    the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by the client.
-
-    The method should return a Twisted ``Deferred`` object, which resolves to
-    the canonical ``@localpart:domain`` user id if authentication is successful,
-    and ``None`` if not.
-
-    Alternatively, the ``Deferred`` can resolve to a ``(str, func)`` tuple, in
-    which case the second field is a callback which will be called with the
-    result from the ``/login`` call (including ``access_token``, ``device_id``,
-    etc.)
-
-``someprovider.check_3pid_auth``\(*medium*, *address*, *password*)
-
-    This method, if implemented, is called when a user attempts to register or
-    log in with a third party identifier, such as email. It is passed the
-    medium (ex. "email"), an address (ex. "jdoe@example.com") and the user's
-    password.
-
-    The method should return a Twisted ``Deferred`` object, which resolves to
-    a ``str`` containing the user's (canonical) User ID if authentication was
-    successful, and ``None`` if not.
-
-    As with ``check_auth``, the ``Deferred`` may alternatively resolve to a
-    ``(user_id, callback)`` tuple.
-
-``someprovider.check_password``\(*user_id*, *password*)
-
-    This method provides a simpler interface than ``get_supported_login_types``
-    and ``check_auth`` for password auth providers that just want to provide a
-    mechanism for validating ``m.login.password`` logins.
-
-    Iif implemented, it will be called to check logins with an
-    ``m.login.password`` login type. It is passed a qualified
-    ``@localpart:domain`` user id, and the password provided by the user.
-
-    The method should return a Twisted ``Deferred`` object, which resolves to
-    ``True`` if authentication is successful, and ``False`` if not.
-
-``someprovider.on_logged_out``\(*user_id*, *device_id*, *access_token*)
-
-    This method, if implemented, is called when a user logs out. It is passed
-    the qualified user ID, the ID of the deactivated device (if any: access
-    tokens are occasionally created without an associated device ID), and the
-    (now deactivated) access token.
-
-    It may return a Twisted ``Deferred`` object; the logout request will wait
-    for the deferred to complete but the result is ignored.