1 files changed, 31 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index b12bc4c9a3..308e38edea 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -1542,6 +1542,17 @@ class AuthHandler:
     async def add_threepid(
         self, user_id: str, medium: str, address: str, validated_at: int
     ) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds an association between a user's Matrix ID and a third-party ID (email,
+        phone number).
+
+        Args:
+            user_id: The ID of the user to associate.
+            medium: The medium of the third-party ID (email, msisdn).
+            address: The address of the third-party ID (i.e. an email address).
+            validated_at: The timestamp in ms of when the validation that the user owns
+                this third-party ID occurred.
+        """
         # check if medium has a valid value
         if medium not in ["email", "msisdn"]:
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -1566,42 +1577,44 @@ class AuthHandler:
             user_id, medium, address, validated_at, self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
         )
 
+        # Inform Synapse modules that a 3PID association has been created.
+        await self._third_party_rules.on_add_user_third_party_identifier(
+            user_id, medium, address
+        )
+
+        # Deprecated method for informing Synapse modules that a 3PID association
+        # has successfully been created.
         await self._third_party_rules.on_threepid_bind(user_id, medium, address)
 
-    async def delete_threepid(
-        self, user_id: str, medium: str, address: str, id_server: Optional[str] = None
-    ) -> bool:
-        """Attempts to unbind the 3pid on the identity servers and deletes it
-        from the local database.
+    async def delete_local_threepid(
+        self, user_id: str, medium: str, address: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Deletes an association between a third-party ID and a user ID from the local
+        database. This method does not unbind the association from any identity servers.
+
+        If `medium` is 'email' and a pusher is associated with this third-party ID, the
+        pusher will also be deleted.
 
         Args:
             user_id: ID of user to remove the 3pid from.
             medium: The medium of the 3pid being removed: "email" or "msisdn".
             address: The 3pid address to remove.
-            id_server: Use the given identity server when unbinding
-                any threepids. If None then will attempt to unbind using the
-                identity server specified when binding (if known).
-
-        Returns:
-            Returns True if successfully unbound the 3pid on
-            the identity server, False if identity server doesn't support the
-            unbind API.
         """
-
         # 'Canonicalise' email addresses as per above
         if medium == "email":
             address = canonicalise_email(address)
 
-        result = await self.hs.get_identity_handler().try_unbind_threepid(
-            user_id, medium, address, id_server
+        await self.store.user_delete_threepid(user_id, medium, address)
+
+        # Inform Synapse modules that a 3PID association has been deleted.
+        await self._third_party_rules.on_remove_user_third_party_identifier(
+            user_id, medium, address
         )
 
-        await self.store.user_delete_threepid(user_id, medium, address)
         if medium == "email":
             await self.store.delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey_user_id(
                 app_id="m.email", pushkey=address, user_id=user_id
             )
-        return result
 
     async def hash(self, password: str) -> str:
         """Computes a secure hash of password.