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diff --git a/docs/user_directory.md b/docs/user_directory.md index d4f38d2cf1..07fe954891 100644 --- a/docs/user_directory.md +++ b/docs/user_directory.md @@ -10,3 +10,40 @@ DB corruption) get stale or out of sync. If this happens, for now the solution to fix it is to execute the SQL [here](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/synapse/storage/schema/main/delta/53/user_dir_populate.sql) and then restart synapse. This should then start a background task to flush the current tables and regenerate the directory. + +Data model +---------- + +There are five relevant tables that collectively form the "user directory". +Three of them track a master list of all the users we could search for. +The last two (collectively called the "search tables") track who can +see who. + +From all of these tables we exclude three types of local user: + - support users + - appservice users + - deactivated users + +* `user_directory`. This contains the user_id, display name and avatar we'll + return when you search the directory. + - Because there's only one directory entry per user, it's important that we only + ever put publicly visible names here. Otherwise we might leak a private + nickname or avatar used in a private room. + - Indexed on rooms. Indexed on users. + +* `user_directory_search`. To be joined to `user_directory`. It contains an extra + column that enables full text search based on user ids and display names. + Different schemas for SQLite and Postgres with different code paths to match. + - Indexed on the full text search data. Indexed on users. + +* `user_directory_stream_pos`. When the initial background update to populate + the directory is complete, we record a stream position here. This indicates + that synapse should now listen for room changes and incrementally update + the directory where necessary. + +* `users_in_public_rooms`. Contains associations between users and the public rooms they're in. + Used to determine which users are in public rooms and should be publicly visible in the directory. + +* `users_who_share_private_rooms`. Rows are triples `(L, M, room id)` where `L` + is a local user and `M` is a local or remote user. `L` and `M` should be + different, but this isn't enforced by a constraint. |