diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 3981fe69ce..9b41c7b205 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -243,12 +243,19 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
- if self.config.block_events_without_consent_error is not None:
+ self._block_events_without_consent_error = (
+ self.config.block_events_without_consent_error
+ )
+
+ # we need to construct a ConsentURIBuilder here, as it checks that the necessary
+ # config options, but *only* if we have a configuration for which we are
+ # going to need it.
+ if self._block_events_without_consent_error:
self._consent_uri_builder = ConsentURIBuilder(self.config)
@defer.inlineCallbacks
def create_event(self, requester, event_dict, token_id=None, txn_id=None,
- prev_events_and_hashes=None):
+ prev_events_and_hashes=None, require_consent=True):
"""
Given a dict from a client, create a new event.
@@ -269,6 +276,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
where *hashes* is a map from algorithm to hash.
If None, they will be requested from the database.
+
+ require_consent (bool): Whether to check if the requester has
+ consented to privacy policy.
Raises:
ResourceLimitError if server is blocked to some resource being
exceeded
@@ -310,7 +320,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
)
is_exempt = yield self._is_exempt_from_privacy_policy(builder, requester)
- if not is_exempt:
+ if require_consent and not is_exempt:
yield self.assert_accepted_privacy_policy(requester)
if token_id is not None:
@@ -378,7 +388,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
Raises:
ConsentNotGivenError: if the user has not given consent yet
"""
- if self.config.block_events_without_consent_error is None:
+ if self._block_events_without_consent_error is None:
return
# exempt AS users from needing consent
@@ -405,7 +415,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
consent_uri = self._consent_uri_builder.build_user_consent_uri(
requester.user.localpart,
)
- msg = self.config.block_events_without_consent_error % {
+ msg = self._block_events_without_consent_error % {
'consent_uri': consent_uri,
}
raise ConsentNotGivenError(
@@ -436,10 +446,11 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
if event.is_state():
prev_state = yield self.deduplicate_state_event(event, context)
- logger.info(
- "Not bothering to persist duplicate state event %s", event.event_id,
- )
if prev_state is not None:
+ logger.info(
+ "Not bothering to persist state event %s duplicated by %s",
+ event.event_id, prev_state.event_id,
+ )
defer.returnValue(prev_state)
yield self.handle_new_client_event(
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