From 265735db9d7b0698a511fc9389db4d6f104f1aa8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Cloke <clokep@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:27:55 -0500
Subject: Use an enum for direction. (#14927)

For better type safety we  use an enum instead of strings to
configure direction (backwards or forwards).
---
 synapse/api/constants.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

(limited to 'synapse/api')

diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 6432d32d83..6f9239d21c 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 """Contains constants from the specification."""
 
+import enum
+
 from typing_extensions import Final
 
 # the max size of a (canonical-json-encoded) event
@@ -290,3 +292,8 @@ class ApprovalNoticeMedium:
 
     NONE = "org.matrix.msc3866.none"
     EMAIL = "org.matrix.msc3866.email"
+
+
+class Direction(enum.Enum):
+    BACKWARDS = "b"
+    FORWARDS = "f"
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