2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 4df930c8d1..b0da506f6d 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 # Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,3 +95,11 @@ class RoomCreationPreset(object):
 class ThirdPartyEntityKind(object):
     USER = "user"
     LOCATION = "location"
+
+
+# the version we will give rooms which are created on this server
+DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = "1"
+
+# vdh-test-version is a placeholder to get room versioning support working and tested
+# until we have a working v2.
+KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS = {"1", "vdh-test-version"}
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index 466240248a..69e6ffb5a3 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ class Codes(object):
     CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM = "M_CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM"
     MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED = "M_MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED"
     HS_DISABLED = "M_HS_DISABLED"
+    UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION = "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION"
+    INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION"
+
 
 
 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
@@ -286,6 +290,27 @@ class LimitExceededError(SynapseError):
         )
 
 
+class IncompatibleRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
+    """A server is trying to join a room whose version it does not support."""
+
+    def __init__(self, room_version):
+        super(IncompatibleRoomVersionError, self).__init__(
+            code=400,
+            msg="Your homeserver does not support the features required to "
+                "join this room",
+            errcode=Codes.INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION,
+        )
+
+        self._room_version = room_version
+
+    def error_dict(self):
+        return cs_error(
+            self.msg,
+            self.errcode,
+            room_version=self._room_version,
+        )
+
+
 def cs_error(msg, code=Codes.UNKNOWN, **kwargs):
     """ Utility method for constructing an error response for client-server
     interactions.