diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 7a95e31cbe..11af30eee7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
-"""Contains functions for performing events on rooms."""
-
+"""Contains functions for performing actions on rooms."""
import itertools
import logging
import math
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@ from typing import (
Tuple,
)
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+
from synapse.api.constants import (
EventContentFields,
EventTypes,
@@ -1277,6 +1278,13 @@ class RoomEventSource(EventSource[RoomStreamToken, EventBase]):
return self.store.get_room_events_max_id(room_id)
+class ShutdownRoomResponse(TypedDict):
+ kicked_users: List[str]
+ failed_to_kick_users: List[str]
+ local_aliases: List[str]
+ new_room_id: Optional[str]
+
+
class RoomShutdownHandler:
DEFAULT_MESSAGE = (
@@ -1302,7 +1310,7 @@ class RoomShutdownHandler:
new_room_name: Optional[str] = None,
message: Optional[str] = None,
block: bool = False,
- ) -> dict:
+ ) -> ShutdownRoomResponse:
"""
Shuts down a room. Moves all local users and room aliases automatically
to a new room if `new_room_user_id` is set. Otherwise local users only
@@ -1336,8 +1344,13 @@ class RoomShutdownHandler:
Defaults to `Sharing illegal content on this server is not
permitted and rooms in violation will be blocked.`
block:
- If set to `true`, this room will be added to a blocking list,
- preventing future attempts to join the room. Defaults to `false`.
+ If set to `True`, users will be prevented from joining the old
+ room. This option can also be used to pre-emptively block a room,
+ even if it's unknown to this homeserver. In this case, the room
+ will be blocked, and no further action will be taken. If `False`,
+ attempting to delete an unknown room is invalid.
+
+ Defaults to `False`.
Returns: a dict containing the following keys:
kicked_users: An array of users (`user_id`) that were kicked.
@@ -1346,7 +1359,9 @@ class RoomShutdownHandler:
local_aliases:
An array of strings representing the local aliases that were
migrated from the old room to the new.
- new_room_id: A string representing the room ID of the new room.
+ new_room_id:
+ A string representing the room ID of the new room, or None if
+ no such room was created.
"""
if not new_room_name:
@@ -1357,14 +1372,28 @@ class RoomShutdownHandler:
if not RoomID.is_valid(room_id):
raise SynapseError(400, "%s is not a legal room ID" % (room_id,))
- if not await self.store.get_room(room_id):
- raise NotFoundError("Unknown room id %s" % (room_id,))
-
- # This will work even if the room is already blocked, but that is
- # desirable in case the first attempt at blocking the room failed below.
+ # Action the block first (even if the room doesn't exist yet)
if block:
+ # This will work even if the room is already blocked, but that is
+ # desirable in case the first attempt at blocking the room failed below.
await self.store.block_room(room_id, requester_user_id)
+ if not await self.store.get_room(room_id):
+ if block:
+ # We allow you to block an unknown room.
+ return {
+ "kicked_users": [],
+ "failed_to_kick_users": [],
+ "local_aliases": [],
+ "new_room_id": None,
+ }
+ else:
+ # But if you don't want to preventatively block another room,
+ # this function can't do anything useful.
+ raise NotFoundError(
+ "Cannot shut down room: unknown room id %s" % (room_id,)
+ )
+
if new_room_user_id is not None:
if not self.hs.is_mine_id(new_room_user_id):
raise SynapseError(
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