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diff --git a/docs/specification.rst b/docs/specification.rst index 9a494a4c0f..51c34772ff 100644 --- a/docs/specification.rst +++ b/docs/specification.rst @@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ State events can be sent by ``PUT`` ing to ``/rooms/<room id>/state/<event type> These events will be overwritten if ``<room id>``, ``<event type>`` and ``<state key>`` all match. If the state event has no ``state_key``, it can be omitted from the path. These requests **cannot use transaction IDs** like other ``PUT`` paths because they cannot be differentiated -from the ``state key``. Furthermore, ``POST`` is unsupported on state paths. Valid requests +from the ``state_key``. Furthermore, ``POST`` is unsupported on state paths. Valid requests look like:: PUT /rooms/!roomid:domain/state/m.example.event @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ Care should be taken to avoid setting the wrong ``state key``:: { "key" : "with '11' as the state key, but was probably intended to be a txnId" } The ``state_key`` is often used to store state about individual users, by using the user ID as the -value. For example:: +``state_key`` value. For example:: PUT /rooms/!roomid:domain/state/m.favorite.animal.event/%40my_user%3Adomain.com { "animal" : "cat", "reason": "fluffy" } @@ -493,24 +493,106 @@ Room Events This specification outlines several standard event types, all of which are prefixed with ``m.`` -State messages --------------- -- m.room.name -- m.room.topic -- m.room.member -- m.room.config -- m.room.invite_join +``m.room.name`` + Summary: + Set the human-readable name for the room. + Type: + State event + JSON format: + ``{ "name" : "string" }`` + Example: + ``{ "name" : "My Room" }`` + Description: + A room has an opaque room ID which is not human-friendly to read. A room alias is + human-friendly, but not all rooms have room aliases. The room name is a human-friendly + string designed to be displayed to the end-user. The room name is not *unique*, as + multiple rooms can have the same room name set. The room name can also be set when + creating a room using ``/createRoom`` with the ``name`` key. + +``m.room.topic`` + Summary: + Set a topic for the room. + Type: + State event + JSON format: + ``{ "topic" : "string" }`` + Example: + ``{ "topic" : "Welcome to the real world." }`` + Description: + A topic is a short message detailing what is currently being discussed in the room. + It can also be used as a way to display extra information about the room, which may + not be suitable for the room name. -What are they, when are they used, what do they contain, how should they be used. -Link back to explanatory sections (e.g. invite/join/leave sections for m.room.member) +``m.room.member`` + Summary: + The current membership state of a user in the room. + Type: + State event + JSON format: + ``{ "membership" : "enum[ invite|join|leave|ban ]" }`` + Example: + ``{ "membership" : "join" }`` + Description: + The membership state of a user is automatically set when using the membership APIs: + ``/rooms/<room id>/invite``, ``/rooms/<room id>/join`` and ``/rooms/<room id>/leave``. + See the "Rooms" section for how to use those APIs. -Non-state messages ------------------- -- m.room.message -- m.room.message.feedback (and compressed format) -- voip? +``m.room.config`` + Summary: + The room config. + Type: + State event + JSON format: + TODO + Example: + TODO + Description: + TODO -What are they, when are they used, what do they contain, how should they be used +``m.room.invite_join`` + Summary: + TODO. + Type: + State event + JSON format: + TODO + Example: + TODO + Description: + TODO + +``m.room.message`` + Summary: + A message. + Type: + Non-state event + JSON format: + ``{ "msgtype": "string" }`` + Example: + ``{ "msgtype": "m.text", "body": "Testing" }`` + Description: + This event is used when sending messages in a room. Messages are not limited to be text. + The ``msgtype`` key outlines the type of message, e.g. text, audio, image, video, etc. + Whilst not required, the ``body`` key SHOULD be used with every kind of ``msgtype`` as + a fallback mechanism when a client cannot render the message. For more information on + the types of messages which can be sent, see "m.room.message msgtypes". + +``m.room.message.feedback`` + Summary: + A receipt for a message. + Type: + Non-state event + JSON format: + ``{ "type": "enum [ delivered|read ]", "target_event_id": "string" }`` + Example: + ``{ "type": "delivered", "target_event_id": "e3b2icys" }`` + Description: + Feedback events are events sent to acknowledge a message in some way. There are two + supported acknowledgements: ``delivered`` (sent when the event has been received) and + ``read`` (sent when the event has been observed by the end-user). The ``target_event_id`` + should reference the ``m.room.message`` event being acknowledged. + +- voip? m.room.message msgtypes ----------------------- |