diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 7156ee4e7d..60a0d336da 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class EventTypes(object):
Feedback = "m.room.message.feedback"
RoomHistoryVisibility = "m.room.history_visibility"
+ CanonicalAlias = "m.room.canonical_alias"
# These are used for validation
Message = "m.room.message"
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index d6c064b398..e91f1129db 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
from synapse.api.errors import LimitExceededError, SynapseError
from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
from synapse.api.constants import Membership, EventTypes
-from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, RoomAlias
from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
returned_invite.signatures
)
+ if event.type == EventTypes.CanonicalAlias:
+ # Check the alias is acually valid (at this time at least)
+ room_alias_str = event.content.get("alias", None)
+ if room_alias_str:
+ room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_alias_str)
+ directory_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().directory_handler
+ mapping = yield directory_handler.get_association(room_alias)
+
+ if mapping["room_id"] != event.room_id:
+ raise SynapseError(
+ 400,
+ "Room alias %s does not point to the room" % (
+ room_alias_str,
+ )
+ )
+
destinations = set(extra_destinations)
for k, s in context.current_state.items():
try:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 82c16013a3..8108c2763d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
EventTypes.Name: 100,
EventTypes.PowerLevels: 100,
EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility: 100,
+ EventTypes.CanonicalAlias: 100,
},
"events_default": 0,
"state_default": 50,
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