3 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 6502a6be7b..4ca40a0f71 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -783,10 +783,16 @@ class Auth(object):
             user_id(str|None): If present, checks for presence against existing
             MAU cohort
         """
+
+        # Never fail an auth check for the server notices users
+        # This can be a problem where event creation is prohibited due to blocking
+        if user_id == self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid:
+            return
+
         if self.hs.config.hs_disabled:
             raise ResourceLimitError(
                 403, self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message,
-                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEED,
+                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
                 admin_uri=self.hs.config.admin_uri,
                 limit_type=self.hs.config.hs_disabled_limit_type
             )
@@ -803,6 +809,6 @@ class Auth(object):
                     403, "Monthly Active User Limit Exceeded",
 
                     admin_uri=self.hs.config.admin_uri,
-                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEED,
+                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
                     limit_type="monthly_active_user"
                 )
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index b0da506f6d..c2630c4c64 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class EventTypes(object):
     Name = "m.room.name"
 
     ServerACL = "m.room.server_acl"
+    Pinned = "m.room.pinned_events"
 
 
 class RejectedReason(object):
@@ -97,9 +98,17 @@ class ThirdPartyEntityKind(object):
     LOCATION = "location"
 
 
+class RoomVersions(object):
+    V1 = "1"
+    VDH_TEST = "vdh-test-version"
+
+
 # the version we will give rooms which are created on this server
-DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = "1"
+DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = RoomVersions.V1
 
 # 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"}
+KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS = {RoomVersions.V1, RoomVersions.VDH_TEST}
+
+ServerNoticeMsgType = "m.server_notice"
+ServerNoticeLimitReached = "m.server_notice.usage_limit_reached"
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index e26001ab12..c4ddba9889 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Codes(object):
     SERVER_NOT_TRUSTED = "M_SERVER_NOT_TRUSTED"
     CONSENT_NOT_GIVEN = "M_CONSENT_NOT_GIVEN"
     CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM = "M_CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM"
-    RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEED = "M_RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEED"
+    RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED = "M_RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED"
     UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION = "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION"
     INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION"
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class ResourceLimitError(SynapseError):
     """
     def __init__(
         self, code, msg,
-        errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEED,
+        errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
         admin_uri=None,
         limit_type=None,
     ):