diff --git a/synapse/config/room.py b/synapse/config/room.py
index e18a87ea37..462d85ac1d 100644
--- a/synapse/config/room.py
+++ b/synapse/config/room.py
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ class RoomConfig(Config):
"Invalid value for encryption_enabled_by_default_for_room_type"
)
+ self.default_power_level_content_override = config.get(
+ "default_power_level_content_override",
+ None,
+ )
+ if self.default_power_level_content_override is not None:
+ for preset in self.default_power_level_content_override:
+ if preset not in vars(RoomCreationPreset).values():
+ raise ConfigError(
+ "Unrecognised room preset %s in default_power_level_content_override"
+ % preset
+ )
+ # We validate the actual overrides when we try to apply them.
+
def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
return """\
## Rooms ##
@@ -83,4 +96,38 @@ class RoomConfig(Config):
# will also not affect rooms created by other servers.
#
#encryption_enabled_by_default_for_room_type: invite
+
+ # Override the default power levels for rooms created on this server, per
+ # room creation preset.
+ #
+ # The appropriate dictionary for the room preset will be applied on top
+ # of the existing power levels content.
+ #
+ # Useful if you know that your users need special permissions in rooms
+ # that they create (e.g. to send particular types of state events without
+ # needing an elevated power level). This takes the same shape as the
+ # `power_level_content_override` parameter in the /createRoom API, but
+ # is applied before that parameter.
+ #
+ # Valid keys are some or all of `private_chat`, `trusted_private_chat`
+ # and `public_chat`. Inside each of those should be any of the
+ # properties allowed in `power_level_content_override` in the
+ # /createRoom API. If any property is missing, its default value will
+ # continue to be used. If any property is present, it will overwrite
+ # the existing default completely (so if the `events` property exists,
+ # the default event power levels will be ignored).
+ #
+ #default_power_level_content_override:
+ # private_chat:
+ # "events":
+ # "com.example.myeventtype" : 0
+ # "m.room.avatar": 50
+ # "m.room.canonical_alias": 50
+ # "m.room.encryption": 100
+ # "m.room.history_visibility": 100
+ # "m.room.name": 50
+ # "m.room.power_levels": 100
+ # "m.room.server_acl": 100
+ # "m.room.tombstone": 100
+ # "events_default": 1
"""
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 604eb6ec15..e71c78adad 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ class RoomCreationHandler:
)
preset_config["encrypted"] = encrypted
+ self._default_power_level_content_override = (
+ self.config.room.default_power_level_content_override
+ )
+
self._replication = hs.get_replication_data_handler()
# linearizer to stop two upgrades happening at once
@@ -1042,9 +1046,19 @@ class RoomCreationHandler:
for invitee in invite_list:
power_level_content["users"][invitee] = 100
- # Power levels overrides are defined per chat preset
+ # If the user supplied a preset name e.g. "private_chat",
+ # we apply that preset
power_level_content.update(config["power_level_content_override"])
+ # If the server config contains default_power_level_content_override,
+ # and that contains information for this room preset, apply it.
+ if self._default_power_level_content_override:
+ override = self._default_power_level_content_override.get(preset_config)
+ if override is not None:
+ power_level_content.update(override)
+
+ # Finally, if the user supplied specific permissions for this room,
+ # apply those.
if power_level_content_override:
power_level_content.update(power_level_content_override)
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