diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 17628e2684..74793bab33 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules, RoomCreationPreset
from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, StoreError, SynapseError
-from synapse.api.room_versions import DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION, KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
+from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
from synapse.types import RoomAlias, RoomID, RoomStreamToken, StreamToken, UserID
from synapse.util import stringutils
@@ -70,10 +70,15 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+ self.config = hs.config
# linearizer to stop two upgrades happening at once
self._upgrade_linearizer = Linearizer("room_upgrade_linearizer")
+ self._server_notices_mxid = hs.config.server_notices_mxid
+
+ self.third_party_event_rules = hs.get_third_party_event_rules()
+
@defer.inlineCallbacks
def upgrade_room(self, requester, old_room_id, new_version):
"""Replace a room with a new room with a different version
@@ -402,7 +407,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
yield directory_handler.create_association(
requester, RoomAlias.from_string(alias),
new_room_id, servers=(self.hs.hostname, ),
- send_event=False,
+ send_event=False, check_membership=False,
)
logger.info("Moved alias %s to new room", alias)
except SynapseError as e:
@@ -469,13 +474,36 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user_id)
- if not self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room(user_id):
+ if (self._server_notices_mxid is not None and
+ requester.user.to_string() == self._server_notices_mxid):
+ # allow the server notices mxid to create rooms
+ is_requester_admin = True
+ else:
+ is_requester_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(
+ requester.user,
+ )
+
+ # Check whether the third party rules allows/changes the room create
+ # request.
+ yield self.third_party_event_rules.on_create_room(
+ requester,
+ config,
+ is_requester_admin=is_requester_admin,
+ )
+
+ if not is_requester_admin and not self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room(
+ user_id,
+ ):
raise SynapseError(403, "You are not permitted to create rooms")
if ratelimit:
yield self.ratelimit(requester)
- room_version = config.get("room_version", DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION.identifier)
+ room_version = config.get(
+ "room_version",
+ self.config.default_room_version.identifier,
+ )
+
if not isinstance(room_version, string_types):
raise SynapseError(
400,
@@ -538,6 +566,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
room_alias=room_alias,
servers=[self.hs.hostname],
send_event=False,
+ check_membership=False,
)
preset_config = config.get(
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