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-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py43
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/errors.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/urls.py1
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/appservice/__init__.py147
-rw-r--r--synapse/appservice/api.py108
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/__init__.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py211
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/directory.py96
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/login.py33
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py95
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py67
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/appservice/__init__.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/appservice/v1/__init__.py29
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/appservice/v1/base.py48
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/appservice/v1/register.py121
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py60
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py24
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/__init__.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/appservice.py244
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/application_services.sql34
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/v14.sql34
25 files changed, 1360 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 0054745363..b176db8ce1 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -306,6 +306,34 @@ class Auth(object):
         # Can optionally look elsewhere in the request (e.g. headers)
         try:
             access_token = request.args["access_token"][0]
+
+            # Check for application service tokens with a user_id override
+            try:
+                app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+                    access_token
+                )
+                if not app_service:
+                    raise KeyError
+
+                user_id = app_service.sender
+                if "user_id" in request.args:
+                    user_id = request.args["user_id"][0]
+                    if not app_service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
+                        raise AuthError(
+                            403,
+                            "Application service cannot masquerade as this user."
+                        )
+
+                if not user_id:
+                    raise KeyError
+
+                defer.returnValue(
+                    (UserID.from_string(user_id), ClientInfo("", ""))
+                )
+                return
+            except KeyError:
+                pass  # normal users won't have this query parameter set
+
             user_info = yield self.get_user_by_token(access_token)
             user = user_info["user"]
             device_id = user_info["device_id"]
@@ -344,8 +372,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         try:
             ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(token=token)
             if not ret:
-                raise StoreError()
-
+                raise StoreError(400, "Unknown token")
             user_info = {
                 "admin": bool(ret.get("admin", False)),
                 "device_id": ret.get("device_id"),
@@ -358,6 +385,18 @@ class Auth(object):
             raise AuthError(403, "Unrecognised access token.",
                             errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_appservice_by_req(self, request):
+        try:
+            token = request.args["access_token"][0]
+            service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
+            if not service:
+                raise AuthError(403, "Unrecognised access token.",
+                                errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN)
+            defer.returnValue(service)
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AuthError(403, "Missing access token.")
+
     def is_server_admin(self, user):
         return self.store.is_server_admin(user)
 
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 0d3fc629af..420f963d91 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class LoginType(object):
     EMAIL_URL = u"m.login.email.url"
     EMAIL_IDENTITY = u"m.login.email.identity"
     RECAPTCHA = u"m.login.recaptcha"
+    APPLICATION_SERVICE = u"m.login.application_service"
 
 
 class EventTypes(object):
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index 5041828f18..eddd889778 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class Codes(object):
     CAPTCHA_NEEDED = "M_CAPTCHA_NEEDED"
     CAPTCHA_INVALID = "M_CAPTCHA_INVALID"
     MISSING_PARAM = "M_MISSING_PARAM",
-    TOO_LARGE = "M_TOO_LARGE"
+    TOO_LARGE = "M_TOO_LARGE",
+    EXCLUSIVE = "M_EXCLUSIVE"
 
 
 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
diff --git a/synapse/api/urls.py b/synapse/api/urls.py
index 693c0efda6..9485719332 100644
--- a/synapse/api/urls.py
+++ b/synapse/api/urls.py
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client"
 CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX = "/_matrix/content"
 SERVER_KEY_PREFIX = "/_matrix/key/v1"
 MEDIA_PREFIX = "/_matrix/media/v1"
+APP_SERVICE_PREFIX = "/_matrix/appservice/v1"
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index ff6680e7da..ff29d785db 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.static import File
 from twisted.web.server import Site
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource, RootRedirect
+from synapse.rest.appservice.v1 import AppServiceRestResource
 from synapse.rest.media.v0.content_repository import ContentRepoResource
 from synapse.rest.media.v1.media_repository import MediaRepositoryResource
 from synapse.http.server_key_resource import LocalKey
 from synapse.http.matrixfederationclient import MatrixFederationHttpClient
 from synapse.api.urls import (
     CLIENT_PREFIX, FEDERATION_PREFIX, WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX, CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX,
-    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, MEDIA_PREFIX, CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX,
+    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, MEDIA_PREFIX, CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, APP_SERVICE_PREFIX
 )
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 from synapse.crypto import context_factory
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
     def build_resource_for_federation(self):
         return JsonResource(self)
 
+    def build_resource_for_app_services(self):
+        return AppServiceRestResource(self)
+
     def build_resource_for_web_client(self):
         syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
         webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             (CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_content_repo()),
             (SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_server_key()),
             (MEDIA_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_media_repository()),
+            (APP_SERVICE_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_app_services()),
         ]
         if web_client:
             logger.info("Adding the web client.")
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/__init__.py b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..381b4cfc4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/appservice/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
+
+import logging
+import re
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ApplicationService(object):
+    """Defines an application service. This definition is mostly what is
+    provided to the /register AS API.
+
+    Provides methods to check if this service is "interested" in events.
+    """
+    NS_USERS = "users"
+    NS_ALIASES = "aliases"
+    NS_ROOMS = "rooms"
+    # The ordering here is important as it is used to map database values (which
+    # are stored as ints representing the position in this list) to namespace
+    # values.
+    NS_LIST = [NS_USERS, NS_ALIASES, NS_ROOMS]
+
+    def __init__(self, token, url=None, namespaces=None, hs_token=None,
+                 sender=None, txn_id=None):
+        self.token = token
+        self.url = url
+        self.hs_token = hs_token
+        self.sender = sender
+        self.namespaces = self._check_namespaces(namespaces)
+        self.txn_id = txn_id
+
+    def _check_namespaces(self, namespaces):
+        # Sanity check that it is of the form:
+        # {
+        #   users: ["regex",...],
+        #   aliases: ["regex",...],
+        #   rooms: ["regex",...],
+        # }
+        if not namespaces:
+            return None
+
+        for ns in ApplicationService.NS_LIST:
+            if type(namespaces[ns]) != list:
+                raise ValueError("Bad namespace value for '%s'", ns)
+            for regex in namespaces[ns]:
+                if not isinstance(regex, basestring):
+                    raise ValueError("Expected string regex for ns '%s'", ns)
+        return namespaces
+
+    def _matches_regex(self, test_string, namespace_key):
+        if not isinstance(test_string, basestring):
+            logger.error(
+                "Expected a string to test regex against, but got %s",
+                test_string
+            )
+            return False
+
+        for regex in self.namespaces[namespace_key]:
+            if re.match(regex, test_string):
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _matches_user(self, event, member_list):
+        if (hasattr(event, "sender") and
+                self.is_interested_in_user(event.sender)):
+            return True
+        # also check m.room.member state key
+        if (hasattr(event, "type") and event.type == EventTypes.Member
+                and hasattr(event, "state_key")
+                and self.is_interested_in_user(event.state_key)):
+            return True
+        # check joined member events
+        for member in member_list:
+            if self.is_interested_in_user(member.state_key):
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _matches_room_id(self, event):
+        if hasattr(event, "room_id"):
+            return self.is_interested_in_room(event.room_id)
+        return False
+
+    def _matches_aliases(self, event, alias_list):
+        for alias in alias_list:
+            if self.is_interested_in_alias(alias):
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def is_interested(self, event, restrict_to=None, aliases_for_event=None,
+                      member_list=None):
+        """Check if this service is interested in this event.
+
+        Args:
+            event(Event): The event to check.
+            restrict_to(str): The namespace to restrict regex tests to.
+            aliases_for_event(list): A list of all the known room aliases for
+            this event.
+            member_list(list): A list of all joined room members in this room.
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if this service would like to know about this event.
+        """
+        if aliases_for_event is None:
+            aliases_for_event = []
+        if member_list is None:
+            member_list = []
+
+        if restrict_to and restrict_to not in ApplicationService.NS_LIST:
+            # this is a programming error, so fail early and raise a general
+            # exception
+            raise Exception("Unexpected restrict_to value: %s". restrict_to)
+
+        if not restrict_to:
+            return (self._matches_user(event, member_list)
+                    or self._matches_aliases(event, aliases_for_event)
+                    or self._matches_room_id(event))
+        elif restrict_to == ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES:
+            return self._matches_aliases(event, aliases_for_event)
+        elif restrict_to == ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS:
+            return self._matches_room_id(event)
+        elif restrict_to == ApplicationService.NS_USERS:
+            return self._matches_user(event, member_list)
+
+    def is_interested_in_user(self, user_id):
+        return self._matches_regex(user_id, ApplicationService.NS_USERS)
+
+    def is_interested_in_alias(self, alias):
+        return self._matches_regex(alias, ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES)
+
+    def is_interested_in_room(self, room_id):
+        return self._matches_regex(room_id, ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "ApplicationService: %s" % (self.__dict__,)
diff --git a/synapse/appservice/api.py b/synapse/appservice/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2179f8d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/appservice/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException
+from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
+from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
+
+import logging
+import urllib
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ApplicationServiceApi(SimpleHttpClient):
+    """This class manages HS -> AS communications, including querying and
+    pushing.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self,  hs):
+        super(ApplicationServiceApi, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def query_user(self, service, user_id):
+        uri = service.url + ("/users/%s" % urllib.quote(user_id))
+        response = None
+        try:
+            response = yield self.get_json(uri, {
+                "access_token": service.hs_token
+            })
+            if response is not None:  # just an empty json object
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            if e.code == 404:
+                defer.returnValue(False)
+                return
+            logger.warning("query_user to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logger.warning("query_user to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
+        defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def query_alias(self, service, alias):
+        uri = service.url + ("/rooms/%s" % urllib.quote(alias))
+        response = None
+        try:
+            response = yield self.get_json(uri, {
+                "access_token": service.hs_token
+            })
+            if response is not None:  # just an empty json object
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            logger.warning("query_alias to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
+            if e.code == 404:
+                defer.returnValue(False)
+                return
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logger.warning("query_alias to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
+        defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def push_bulk(self, service, events):
+        events = self._serialize(events)
+
+        uri = service.url + ("/transactions/%s" %
+                             urllib.quote(str(0)))  # TODO txn_ids
+        response = None
+        try:
+            response = yield self.put_json(
+                uri=uri,
+                json_body={
+                    "events": events
+                },
+                args={
+                    "access_token": service.hs_token
+                })
+            if response:  # just an empty json object
+                # TODO: Mark txn as sent successfully
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            logger.warning("push_bulk to %s received %s", uri, e.code)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logger.warning("push_bulk to %s threw exception %s", uri, ex)
+        defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def push(self, service, event):
+        response = yield self.push_bulk(service, [event])
+        defer.returnValue(response)
+
+    def _serialize(self, events):
+        time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
+        return [
+            serialize_event(e, time_now, as_client_event=True) for e in events
+        ]
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
index a32eab9316..8d345bf936 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from synapse.appservice.api import ApplicationServiceApi
 from .register import RegistrationHandler
 from .room import (
     RoomCreationHandler, RoomMemberHandler, RoomListHandler
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ from .presence import PresenceHandler
 from .directory import DirectoryHandler
 from .typing import TypingNotificationHandler
 from .admin import AdminHandler
+from .appservice import ApplicationServicesHandler
 from .sync import SyncHandler
 
 
@@ -52,4 +54,7 @@ class Handlers(object):
         self.directory_handler = DirectoryHandler(hs)
         self.typing_notification_handler = TypingNotificationHandler(hs)
         self.admin_handler = AdminHandler(hs)
+        self.appservice_handler = ApplicationServicesHandler(
+            hs, ApplicationServiceApi(hs)
+        )
         self.sync_handler = SyncHandler(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c488a46f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
+from synapse.appservice import ApplicationService
+from synapse.types import UserID
+import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# NB: Purposefully not inheriting BaseHandler since that contains way too much
+# setup code which this handler does not need or use. This makes testing a lot
+# easier.
+class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, hs, appservice_api):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.appservice_api = appservice_api
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def register(self, app_service):
+        logger.info("Register -> %s", app_service)
+        # check the token is recognised
+        try:
+            stored_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+                app_service.token
+            )
+            if not stored_service:
+                raise StoreError(404, "Application service not found")
+        except StoreError:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                403, "Unrecognised application services token. "
+                "Consult the home server admin.",
+                errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+        app_service.hs_token = self._generate_hs_token()
+
+        # create a sender for this application service which is used when
+        # creating rooms, etc..
+        account = yield self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler.register()
+        app_service.sender = account[0]
+
+        yield self.store.update_app_service(app_service)
+        defer.returnValue(app_service)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def unregister(self, token):
+        logger.info("Unregister as_token=%s", token)
+        yield self.store.unregister_app_service(token)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def notify_interested_services(self, event):
+        """Notifies (pushes) all application services interested in this event.
+
+        Pushing is done asynchronously, so this method won't block for any
+        prolonged length of time.
+
+        Args:
+            event(Event): The event to push out to interested services.
+        """
+        # Gather interested services
+        services = yield self._get_services_for_event(event)
+        if len(services) == 0:
+            return  # no services need notifying
+
+        # Do we know this user exists? If not, poke the user query API for
+        # all services which match that user regex. This needs to block as these
+        # user queries need to be made BEFORE pushing the event.
+        yield self._check_user_exists(event.sender)
+        if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
+            yield self._check_user_exists(event.state_key)
+
+        # Fork off pushes to these services - XXX First cut, best effort
+        for service in services:
+            self.appservice_api.push(service, event)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def query_user_exists(self, user_id):
+        """Check if any application service knows this user_id exists.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to query if they exist on any AS.
+        Returns:
+            True if this user exists on at least one application service.
+        """
+        user_query_services = yield self._get_services_for_user(
+            user_id=user_id
+        )
+        for user_service in user_query_services:
+            is_known_user = yield self.appservice_api.query_user(
+                user_service, user_id
+            )
+            if is_known_user:
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+        defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def query_room_alias_exists(self, room_alias):
+        """Check if an application service knows this room alias exists.
+
+        Args:
+            room_alias(RoomAlias): The room alias to query.
+        Returns:
+            namedtuple: with keys "room_id" and "servers" or None if no
+            association can be found.
+        """
+        room_alias_str = room_alias.to_string()
+        alias_query_services = yield self._get_services_for_event(
+            event=None,
+            restrict_to=ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES,
+            alias_list=[room_alias_str]
+        )
+        for alias_service in alias_query_services:
+            is_known_alias = yield self.appservice_api.query_alias(
+                alias_service, room_alias_str
+            )
+            if is_known_alias:
+                # the alias exists now so don't query more ASes.
+                result = yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(
+                    room_alias
+                )
+                defer.returnValue(result)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_services_for_event(self, event, restrict_to="", alias_list=None):
+        """Retrieve a list of application services interested in this event.
+
+        Args:
+            event(Event): The event to check. Can be None if alias_list is not.
+            restrict_to(str): The namespace to restrict regex tests to.
+            alias_list: A list of aliases to get services for. If None, this
+            list is obtained from the database.
+        Returns:
+            list<ApplicationService>: A list of services interested in this
+            event based on the service regex.
+        """
+        member_list = None
+        if hasattr(event, "room_id"):
+            # We need to know the aliases associated with this event.room_id,
+            # if any.
+            if not alias_list:
+                alias_list = yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(
+                    event.room_id
+                )
+            # We need to know the members associated with this event.room_id,
+            # if any.
+            member_list = yield self.store.get_room_members(
+                room_id=event.room_id,
+                membership=Membership.JOIN
+            )
+
+        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        interested_list = [
+            s for s in services if (
+                s.is_interested(event, restrict_to, alias_list, member_list)
+            )
+        ]
+        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_services_for_user(self, user_id):
+        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        interested_list = [
+            s for s in services if (
+                s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
+            )
+        ]
+        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _is_unknown_user(self, user_id):
+        user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        if not self.hs.is_mine(user):
+            # we don't know if they are unknown or not since it isn't one of our
+            # users. We can't poke ASes.
+            defer.returnValue(False)
+            return
+
+        user_info = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
+        defer.returnValue(len(user_info) == 0)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_user_exists(self, user_id):
+        unknown_user = yield self._is_unknown_user(user_id)
+        if unknown_user:
+            exists = yield self.query_user_exists(user_id)
+            defer.returnValue(exists)
+        defer.returnValue(True)
+
+    def _generate_hs_token(self):
+        return stringutils.random_string(24)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 7b60921040..20ab9e269c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -37,18 +37,15 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def create_association(self, user_id, room_alias, room_id, servers=None):
-
-        # TODO(erikj): Do auth.
+    def _create_association(self, room_alias, room_id, servers=None):
+        # general association creation for both human users and app services
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(room_alias):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Room alias must be local")
             # TODO(erikj): Change this.
 
         # TODO(erikj): Add transactions.
-
         # TODO(erikj): Check if there is a current association.
-
         if not servers:
             servers = yield self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(room_id)
 
@@ -62,22 +59,77 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def create_association(self, user_id, room_alias, room_id, servers=None):
+        # association creation for human users
+        # TODO(erikj): Do user auth.
+
+        can_create = yield self.can_modify_alias(
+            room_alias,
+            user_id=user_id
+        )
+        if not can_create:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "This alias is reserved by an application service.",
+                errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+        yield self._create_association(room_alias, room_id, servers)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def create_appservice_association(self, service, room_alias, room_id,
+                                      servers=None):
+        if not service.is_interested_in_alias(room_alias.to_string()):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "This application service has not reserved"
+                " this kind of alias.", errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+
+        # association creation for app services
+        yield self._create_association(room_alias, room_id, servers)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def delete_association(self, user_id, room_alias):
+        # association deletion for human users
+
         # TODO Check if server admin
 
+        can_delete = yield self.can_modify_alias(
+            room_alias,
+            user_id=user_id
+        )
+        if not can_delete:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "This alias is reserved by an application service.",
+                errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+
+        yield self._delete_association(room_alias)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def delete_appservice_association(self, service, room_alias):
+        if not service.is_interested_in_alias(room_alias.to_string()):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "This application service has not reserved this kind of alias",
+                errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+        yield self._delete_association(room_alias)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _delete_association(self, room_alias):
         if not self.hs.is_mine(room_alias):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Room alias must be local")
 
-        room_id = yield self.store.delete_room_alias(room_alias)
+        yield self.store.delete_room_alias(room_alias)
 
-        if room_id:
-            yield self._update_room_alias_events(user_id, room_id)
+        # TODO - Looks like _update_room_alias_event has never been implemented
+        # if room_id:
+        #    yield self._update_room_alias_events(user_id, room_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_association(self, room_alias):
         room_id = None
         if self.hs.is_mine(room_alias):
-            result = yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(
+            result = yield self.get_association_from_room_alias(
                 room_alias
             )
 
@@ -138,7 +190,7 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
                 400, "Room Alias is not hosted on this Home Server"
             )
 
-        result = yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(
+        result = yield self.get_association_from_room_alias(
             room_alias
         )
 
@@ -166,3 +218,27 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
             "sender": user_id,
             "content": {"aliases": aliases},
         }, ratelimit=False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_association_from_room_alias(self, room_alias):
+        result = yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(
+            room_alias
+        )
+        if not result:
+            # Query AS to see if it exists
+            as_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().appservice_handler
+            result = yield as_handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
+        defer.returnValue(result)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def can_modify_alias(self, alias, user_id=None):
+        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        interested_services = [
+            s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_alias(alias.to_string())
+        ]
+        for service in interested_services:
+            if user_id == service.sender:
+                # this user IS the app service
+                defer.returnValue(True)
+                return
+        defer.returnValue(len(interested_services) == 0)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/login.py b/synapse/handlers/login.py
index d297d71c03..7447800460 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/login.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/login.py
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
-from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes
+from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes, CodeMessageException
 from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
 from synapse.util.emailutils import EmailException
 import synapse.util.emailutils as emailutils
 
 import bcrypt
+import json
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -96,16 +97,20 @@ class LoginHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _query_email(self, email):
-        httpCli = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
-        data = yield httpCli.get_json(
-            # TODO FIXME This should be configurable.
-            # XXX: ID servers need to use HTTPS
-            "http://%s%s" % (
-                "matrix.org:8090", "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/lookup"
-            ),
-            {
-                'medium': 'email',
-                'address': email
-            }
-        )
-        defer.returnValue(data)
+        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        try:
+            data = yield http_client.get_json(
+                # TODO FIXME This should be configurable.
+                # XXX: ID servers need to use HTTPS
+                "http://%s%s" % (
+                    "matrix.org:8090", "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/lookup"
+                ),
+                {
+                    'medium': 'email',
+                    'address': email
+                }
+            )
+            defer.returnValue(data)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            data = json.loads(e.msg)
+            defer.returnValue(data)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 0247327eb9..516a936cee 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.api.errors import (
-    SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError
+    AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError,
+    CodeMessageException
 )
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ from synapse.http.client import CaptchaServerHttpClient
 
 import base64
 import bcrypt
+import json
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
             user_id = user.to_string()
 
+            yield self.check_user_id_is_valid(user_id)
+
             token = self._generate_token(user_id)
             yield self.store.register(
                 user_id=user_id,
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     localpart = self._generate_user_id()
                     user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
                     user_id = user.to_string()
+                    yield self.check_user_id_is_valid(user_id)
 
                     token = self._generate_token(user_id)
                     yield self.store.register(
@@ -122,6 +127,27 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def appservice_register(self, user_localpart, as_token):
+        user = UserID(user_localpart, self.hs.hostname)
+        user_id = user.to_string()
+        service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
+        if not service:
+            raise AuthError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
+        if not service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Invalid user localpart for this application service.",
+                errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+        token = self._generate_token(user_id)
+        yield self.store.register(
+            user_id=user_id,
+            token=token,
+            password_hash=""
+        )
+        self.distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+        defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_recaptcha(self, ip, private_key, challenge, response):
         """Checks a recaptcha is correct."""
 
@@ -167,6 +193,20 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             # XXX: This should be a deferred list, shouldn't it?
             yield self._bind_threepid(c, user_id)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_user_id_is_valid(self, user_id):
+        # valid user IDs must not clash with any user ID namespaces claimed by
+        # application services.
+        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        interested_services = [
+            s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
+        ]
+        if len(interested_services) > 0:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "This user ID is reserved by an application service.",
+                errcode=Codes.EXCLUSIVE
+            )
+
     def _generate_token(self, user_id):
         # urlsafe variant uses _ and - so use . as the separator and replace
         # all =s with .s so http clients don't quote =s when it is used as
@@ -181,21 +221,26 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def _threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
         # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
         # each request
-        httpCli = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
         # XXX: make this configurable!
         trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org:8090', 'matrix.org']
         if not creds['idServer'] in trustedIdServers:
             logger.warn('%s is not a trusted ID server: rejecting 3pid ' +
                         'credentials', creds['idServer'])
             defer.returnValue(None)
-        data = yield httpCli.get_json(
-            # XXX: This should be HTTPS
-            "http://%s%s" % (
-                creds['idServer'],
-                "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
-            ),
-            {'sid': creds['sid'], 'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret']}
-        )
+
+        data = {}
+        try:
+            data = yield http_client.get_json(
+                # XXX: This should be HTTPS
+                "http://%s%s" % (
+                    creds['idServer'],
+                    "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
+                ),
+                {'sid': creds['sid'], 'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret']}
+            )
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            data = json.loads(e.msg)
 
         if 'medium' in data:
             defer.returnValue(data)
@@ -205,19 +250,23 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def _bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
         yield
         logger.debug("binding threepid")
-        httpCli = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
-        data = yield httpCli.post_urlencoded_get_json(
-            # XXX: Change when ID servers are all HTTPS
-            "http://%s%s" % (
-                creds['idServer'], "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind"
-            ),
-            {
-                'sid': creds['sid'],
-                'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret'],
-                'mxid': mxid,
-            }
-        )
-        logger.debug("bound threepid")
+        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        data = None
+        try:
+            data = yield http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+                # XXX: Change when ID servers are all HTTPS
+                "http://%s%s" % (
+                    creds['idServer'], "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind"
+                ),
+                {
+                    'sid': creds['sid'],
+                    'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret'],
+                    'mxid': mxid,
+                }
+            )
+            logger.debug("bound threepid")
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            data = json.loads(e.msg)
         defer.returnValue(data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 198f575cfa..7b23116556 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-
+from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException
 from synapse.http.agent_name import AGENT_NAME
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.web.client import (
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_json(self, uri, args={}):
-        """ Get's some json from the given host and path
+        """ Gets some json from the given URI.
 
         Args:
             uri (str): The URI to request, not including query parameters
@@ -91,15 +91,13 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
                 None.
                 **Note**: The value of each key is assumed to be an iterable
                 and *not* a string.
-
         Returns:
-            Deferred: Succeeds when we get *any* HTTP response.
-
-            The result of the deferred is a tuple of `(code, response)`,
-            where `response` is a dict representing the decoded JSON body.
+            Deferred: Succeeds when we get *any* 2xx HTTP response, with the
+            HTTP body as JSON.
+        Raises:
+            On a non-2xx HTTP response. The response body will be used as the
+            error message.
         """
-
-        yield
         if len(args):
             query_bytes = urllib.urlencode(args, True)
             uri = "%s?%s" % (uri, query_bytes)
@@ -114,7 +112,56 @@ class SimpleHttpClient(object):
 
         body = yield readBody(response)
 
-        defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+        if 200 <= response.code < 300:
+            defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+        else:
+            # NB: This is explicitly not json.loads(body)'d because the contract
+            # of CodeMessageException is a *string* message. Callers can always
+            # load it into JSON if they want.
+            raise CodeMessageException(response.code, body)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def put_json(self, uri, json_body, args={}):
+        """ Puts some json to the given URI.
+
+        Args:
+            uri (str): The URI to request, not including query parameters
+            json_body (dict): The JSON to put in the HTTP body,
+            args (dict): A dictionary used to create query strings, defaults to
+                None.
+                **Note**: The value of each key is assumed to be an iterable
+                and *not* a string.
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: Succeeds when we get *any* 2xx HTTP response, with the
+            HTTP body as JSON.
+        Raises:
+            On a non-2xx HTTP response.
+        """
+        if len(args):
+            query_bytes = urllib.urlencode(args, True)
+            uri = "%s?%s" % (uri, query_bytes)
+
+        json_str = json.dumps(json_body)
+
+        response = yield self.agent.request(
+            "PUT",
+            uri.encode("ascii"),
+            headers=Headers({
+                b"User-Agent": [AGENT_NAME],
+                "Content-Type": ["application/json"]
+            }),
+            bodyProducer=FileBodyProducer(StringIO(json_str))
+        )
+
+        body = yield readBody(response)
+
+        if 200 <= response.code < 300:
+            defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
+        else:
+            # NB: This is explicitly not json.loads(body)'d because the contract
+            # of CodeMessageException is a *string* message. Callers can always
+            # load it into JSON if they want.
+            raise CodeMessageException(response.code, body)
 
 
 class CaptchaServerHttpClient(SimpleHttpClient):
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index e3b6ead620..c7f75ab801 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class Notifier(object):
         `extra_users` param.
         """
         yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        # poke any interested application service.
+        self.hs.get_handlers().appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(
+            event
+        )
+
         room_id = event.room_id
 
         room_source = self.event_sources.sources["room"]
diff --git a/synapse/rest/appservice/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/appservice/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a84d94cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/appservice/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7877609ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from . import register
+
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+
+
+class AppServiceRestResource(JsonResource):
+    """A resource for version 1 of the matrix application service API."""
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs)
+        self.register_servlets(self, hs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def register_servlets(appservice_resource, hs):
+        register.register_servlets(hs, appservice_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/base.py b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d5bcf9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""This module contains base REST classes for constructing client v1 servlets.
+"""
+
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.api.urls import APP_SERVICE_PREFIX
+import re
+
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def as_path_pattern(path_regex):
+    """Creates a regex compiled appservice path with the correct path
+    prefix.
+
+    Args:
+        path_regex (str): The regex string to match. This should NOT have a ^
+        as this will be prefixed.
+    Returns:
+        SRE_Pattern
+    """
+    return re.compile("^" + APP_SERVICE_PREFIX + path_regex)
+
+
+class AppServiceRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """A base Synapse REST Servlet for the application services version 1 API.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.handler = hs.get_handlers().appservice_handler
diff --git a/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/register.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bd0c1220c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/appservice/v1/register.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""This module contains REST servlets to do with registration: /register"""
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from base import AppServiceRestServlet, as_path_pattern
+from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException, SynapseError
+from synapse.storage.appservice import ApplicationService
+
+import json
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class RegisterRestServlet(AppServiceRestServlet):
+    """Handles AS registration with the home server.
+    """
+
+    PATTERN = as_path_pattern("/register$")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        params = _parse_json(request)
+
+        # sanity check required params
+        try:
+            as_token = params["as_token"]
+            as_url = params["url"]
+            if (not isinstance(as_token, basestring) or
+                    not isinstance(as_url, basestring)):
+                raise ValueError
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Missed required keys: as_token(str) / url(str)."
+            )
+
+        namespaces = {
+            "users": [],
+            "rooms": [],
+            "aliases": []
+        }
+
+        if "namespaces" in params:
+            self._parse_namespace(namespaces, params["namespaces"], "users")
+            self._parse_namespace(namespaces, params["namespaces"], "rooms")
+            self._parse_namespace(namespaces, params["namespaces"], "aliases")
+
+        app_service = ApplicationService(as_token, as_url, namespaces)
+
+        app_service = yield self.handler.register(app_service)
+        hs_token = app_service.hs_token
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {
+            "hs_token": hs_token
+        }))
+
+    def _parse_namespace(self, target_ns, origin_ns, ns):
+        if ns not in target_ns or ns not in origin_ns:
+            return  # nothing to parse / map through to.
+
+        possible_regex_list = origin_ns[ns]
+        if not type(possible_regex_list) == list:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Namespace %s isn't an array." % ns)
+
+        for regex in possible_regex_list:
+            if not isinstance(regex, basestring):
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400, "Regex '%s' isn't a string in namespace %s" %
+                    (regex, ns)
+                )
+
+        target_ns[ns] = origin_ns[ns]
+
+
+class UnregisterRestServlet(AppServiceRestServlet):
+    """Handles AS registration with the home server.
+    """
+
+    PATTERN = as_path_pattern("/unregister$")
+
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        params = _parse_json(request)
+        try:
+            as_token = params["as_token"]
+            if not isinstance(as_token, basestring):
+                raise ValueError
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Missing required key: as_token(str)")
+
+        yield self.handler.unregister(as_token)
+
+        raise CodeMessageException(500, "Not implemented")
+
+
+def _parse_json(request):
+    try:
+        content = json.loads(request.content.read())
+        if type(content) != dict:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Content must be a JSON object.")
+        return content
+    except ValueError:
+        raise SynapseError(400, "Content not JSON.")
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    RegisterRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    UnregisterRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 8ed7e2d669..f126798597 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_alias):
-        user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-
         content = _parse_json(request)
         if "room_id" not in content:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Missing room_id key",
@@ -70,34 +68,70 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
         dir_handler = self.handlers.directory_handler
 
         try:
-            user_id = user.to_string()
-            yield dir_handler.create_association(
-                user_id, room_alias, room_id, servers
+            # try to auth as a user
+            user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            try:
+                user_id = user.to_string()
+                yield dir_handler.create_association(
+                    user_id, room_alias, room_id, servers
+                )
+                yield dir_handler.send_room_alias_update_event(user_id, room_id)
+            except SynapseError as e:
+                raise e
+            except:
+                logger.exception("Failed to create association")
+                raise
+        except AuthError:
+            # try to auth as an application service
+            service = yield self.auth.get_appservice_by_req(request)
+            yield dir_handler.create_appservice_association(
+                service, room_alias, room_id, servers
+            )
+            logger.info(
+                "Application service at %s created alias %s pointing to %s",
+                service.url,
+                room_alias.to_string(),
+                room_id
             )
-            yield dir_handler.send_room_alias_update_event(user_id, room_id)
-        except SynapseError as e:
-            raise e
-        except:
-            logger.exception("Failed to create association")
-            raise
 
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_DELETE(self, request, room_alias):
+        dir_handler = self.handlers.directory_handler
+
+        try:
+            service = yield self.auth.get_appservice_by_req(request)
+            room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_alias)
+            yield dir_handler.delete_appservice_association(
+                service, room_alias
+            )
+            logger.info(
+                "Application service at %s deleted alias %s",
+                service.url,
+                room_alias.to_string()
+            )
+            defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+        except AuthError:
+            # fallback to default user behaviour if they aren't an AS
+            pass
+
         user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(user)
         if not is_admin:
             raise AuthError(403, "You need to be a server admin")
 
-        dir_handler = self.handlers.directory_handler
-
         room_alias = RoomAlias.from_string(room_alias)
 
         yield dir_handler.delete_association(
             user.to_string(), room_alias
         )
+        logger.info(
+            "User %s deleted alias %s",
+            user.to_string(),
+            room_alias.to_string()
+        )
 
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index c0423c2d45..1ab32b53ea 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             stages = {
                 LoginType.RECAPTCHA: self._do_recaptcha,
                 LoginType.PASSWORD: self._do_password,
-                LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY: self._do_email_identity
+                LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY: self._do_email_identity,
+                LoginType.APPLICATION_SERVICE: self._do_app_service
             }
 
             session_info = self._get_session_info(request, session)
@@ -276,6 +277,27 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self._remove_session(session)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _do_app_service(self, request, register_json, session):
+        if "access_token" not in request.args:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Expected application service token.")
+        if "user" not in register_json:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Expected 'user' key.")
+
+        as_token = request.args["access_token"][0]
+        user_localpart = register_json["user"].encode("utf-8")
+
+        handler = self.handlers.registration_handler
+        (user_id, token) = yield handler.appservice_register(
+            user_localpart, as_token
+        )
+        self._remove_session(session)
+        defer.returnValue({
+            "user_id": user_id,
+            "access_token": token,
+            "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
+        })
+
 
 def _parse_json(request):
     try:
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 23bdad0c7c..ba2b2593f1 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class BaseHomeServer(object):
         'resource_for_content_repo',
         'resource_for_server_key',
         'resource_for_media_repository',
+        'resource_for_app_services',
         'event_sources',
         'ratelimiter',
         'keyring',
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index a33e2298f6..4b618e0c65 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 
+from .appservice import ApplicationServiceStore
 from .directory import DirectoryStore
 from .feedback import FeedbackStore
 from .presence import PresenceStore
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ SCHEMAS = [
     "event_signatures",
     "pusher",
     "media_repository",
+    "application_services",
     "filtering",
     "rejections",
 ]
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                 RegistrationStore, StreamStore, ProfileStore, FeedbackStore,
                 PresenceStore, TransactionStore,
                 DirectoryStore, KeyStore, StateStore, SignatureStore,
+                ApplicationServiceStore,
                 EventFederationStore,
                 MediaRepositoryStore,
                 RejectionsStore,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d941b1f387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import logging
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
+from synapse.appservice import ApplicationService
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ApplicationServiceCache(object):
+    """Caches ApplicationServices and provides utility functions on top.
+
+    This class is designed to be invoked on incoming events in order to avoid
+    hammering the database every time to extract a list of application service
+    regexes.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.services = []
+
+
+class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ApplicationServiceStore, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.cache = ApplicationServiceCache()
+        self.cache_defer = self._populate_cache()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def unregister_app_service(self, token):
+        """Unregisters this service.
+
+        This removes all AS specific regex and the base URL. The token is the
+        only thing preserved for future registration attempts.
+        """
+        yield self.cache_defer  # make sure the cache is ready
+        yield self.runInteraction(
+            "unregister_app_service",
+            self._unregister_app_service_txn,
+            token,
+        )
+        # update cache TODO: Should this be in the txn?
+        for service in self.cache.services:
+            if service.token == token:
+                service.url = None
+                service.namespaces = None
+                service.hs_token = None
+
+    def _unregister_app_service_txn(self, txn, token):
+        # kill the url to prevent pushes
+        txn.execute(
+            "UPDATE application_services SET url=NULL WHERE token=?",
+            (token,)
+        )
+
+        # cleanup regex
+        as_id = self._get_as_id_txn(txn, token)
+        if not as_id:
+            logger.warning(
+                "unregister_app_service_txn: Failed to find as_id for token=",
+                token
+            )
+            return False
+
+        txn.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM application_services_regex WHERE as_id=?",
+            (as_id,)
+        )
+        return True
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def update_app_service(self, service):
+        """Update an application service, clobbering what was previously there.
+
+        Args:
+            service(ApplicationService): The updated service.
+        """
+        yield self.cache_defer  # make sure the cache is ready
+
+        # NB: There is no "insert" since we provide no public-facing API to
+        # allocate new ASes. It relies on the server admin inserting the AS
+        # token into the database manually.
+
+        if not service.token or not service.url:
+            raise StoreError(400, "Token and url must be specified.")
+
+        if not service.hs_token:
+            raise StoreError(500, "No HS token")
+
+        yield self.runInteraction(
+            "update_app_service",
+            self._update_app_service_txn,
+            service
+        )
+
+        # update cache TODO: Should this be in the txn?
+        for (index, cache_service) in enumerate(self.cache.services):
+            if service.token == cache_service.token:
+                self.cache.services[index] = service
+                logger.info("Updated: %s", service)
+                return
+        # new entry
+        self.cache.services.append(service)
+        logger.info("Updated(new): %s", service)
+
+    def _update_app_service_txn(self, txn, service):
+        as_id = self._get_as_id_txn(txn, service.token)
+        if not as_id:
+            logger.warning(
+                "update_app_service_txn: Failed to find as_id for token=",
+                service.token
+            )
+            return False
+
+        txn.execute(
+            "UPDATE application_services SET url=?, hs_token=?, sender=? "
+            "WHERE id=?",
+            (service.url, service.hs_token, service.sender, as_id,)
+        )
+        # cleanup regex
+        txn.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM application_services_regex WHERE as_id=?",
+            (as_id,)
+        )
+        for (ns_int, ns_str) in enumerate(ApplicationService.NS_LIST):
+            if ns_str in service.namespaces:
+                for regex in service.namespaces[ns_str]:
+                    txn.execute(
+                        "INSERT INTO application_services_regex("
+                        "as_id, namespace, regex) values(?,?,?)",
+                        (as_id, ns_int, regex)
+                    )
+        return True
+
+    def _get_as_id_txn(self, txn, token):
+        cursor = txn.execute(
+            "SELECT id FROM application_services WHERE token=?",
+            (token,)
+        )
+        res = cursor.fetchone()
+        if res:
+            return res[0]
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_app_services(self):
+        yield self.cache_defer  # make sure the cache is ready
+        defer.returnValue(self.cache.services)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_app_service_by_token(self, token, from_cache=True):
+        """Get the application service with the given token.
+
+        Args:
+            token (str): The application service token.
+            from_cache (bool): True to get this service from the cache, False to
+                               check the database.
+        Raises:
+            StoreError if there was a problem retrieving this service.
+        """
+        yield self.cache_defer  # make sure the cache is ready
+
+        if from_cache:
+            for service in self.cache.services:
+                if service.token == token:
+                    defer.returnValue(service)
+                    return
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+
+        # TODO: The from_cache=False impl
+        # TODO: This should be JOINed with the application_services_regex table.
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _populate_cache(self):
+        """Populates the ApplicationServiceCache from the database."""
+        sql = ("SELECT * FROM application_services LEFT JOIN "
+               "application_services_regex ON application_services.id = "
+               "application_services_regex.as_id")
+        # SQL results in the form:
+        # [
+        #   {
+        #     'regex': "something",
+        #     'url': "something",
+        #     'namespace': enum,
+        #     'as_id': 0,
+        #     'token': "something",
+        #     'hs_token': "otherthing",
+        #     'id': 0
+        #   }
+        # ]
+        services = {}
+        results = yield self._execute_and_decode(sql)
+        for res in results:
+            as_token = res["token"]
+            if as_token not in services:
+                # add the service
+                services[as_token] = {
+                    "url": res["url"],
+                    "token": as_token,
+                    "hs_token": res["hs_token"],
+                    "sender": res["sender"],
+                    "namespaces": {
+                        ApplicationService.NS_USERS: [],
+                        ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES: [],
+                        ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS: []
+                    }
+                }
+            # add the namespace regex if one exists
+            ns_int = res["namespace"]
+            if ns_int is None:
+                continue
+            try:
+                services[as_token]["namespaces"][
+                    ApplicationService.NS_LIST[ns_int]].append(
+                    res["regex"]
+                )
+            except IndexError:
+                logger.error("Bad namespace enum '%s'. %s", ns_int, res)
+
+        # TODO get last successful txn id f.e. service
+        for service in services.values():
+            logger.info("Found application service: %s", service)
+            self.cache.services.append(ApplicationService(
+                token=service["token"],
+                url=service["url"],
+                namespaces=service["namespaces"],
+                hs_token=service["hs_token"],
+                sender=service["sender"]
+            ))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/application_services.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/application_services.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e491ad5aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/application_services.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services(
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    url TEXT,
+    token TEXT,
+    hs_token TEXT,
+    sender TEXT,
+    UNIQUE(token) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_regex(
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    as_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    namespace INTEGER,  /* enum[room_id|room_alias|user_id] */
+    regex TEXT,
+    FOREIGN KEY(as_id) REFERENCES application_services(id)
+);
+
+
+
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/v14.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/v14.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e491ad5aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/v14.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services(
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    url TEXT,
+    token TEXT,
+    hs_token TEXT,
+    sender TEXT,
+    UNIQUE(token) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_regex(
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    as_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    namespace INTEGER,  /* enum[room_id|room_alias|user_id] */
+    regex TEXT,
+    FOREIGN KEY(as_id) REFERENCES application_services(id)
+);
+
+
+