Merge 7b3083885b into 7470c72d94

Relates to: #633

Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>

changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2109.clarification

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Spaces are subject to the same access mechanisms as rooms.

changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/2125.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `/_matrix/client/v1/room_summary/{roomIdOrAlias}` and extend `/_matrix/client/v1/rooms/{roomId}/hierarchy` with the new optional properties `allowed_room_ids`, `encryption` and `room_version` as per [MSC3266](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3266).

changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/2125.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Extend `/_matrix/federation/v1/hierarchy/{roomId}` with the new optional properties `encryption` and `room_version` as per [MSC3266](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3266).

content/client-server-api/_index.md

@@ -2878,6 +2878,10 @@ that are not `world_readable` regardless of their visibility.
 
 {{% http-api spec="client-server" api="list_public_rooms" %}}
 
+### Room Summaries
+
+{{% http-api spec="client-server" api="room_summary" %}}
+
 ## User Data
 
 ### User Directory

content/client-server-api/modules/spaces.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 {{% added-in v="1.2" %}}
 
-Often used to group rooms of similar subject matter (such as a public "Official
-matrix.org rooms" space or personal "Work stuff" space), spaces are a way to
+Often used to group rooms of similar subject matter (such as an "Official
+matrix.org rooms" space or a "Work stuff" space), spaces are a way to
 organise rooms while being represented as rooms themselves.
 
 A space is defined by the [`m.space` room type](#types), making it known as a
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ In the default power level structure, this would be `100`. Clients might wish to
 go a step further and explicitly ignore notification counts on space-rooms.
 
 Membership of a space is defined and controlled by the existing mechanisms which
-govern a room: [`m.room.member`](#mroommember), [`m.room.history_visibility`](#mroomhistory_visibility),
-and [`m.room.join_rules`](#mroomjoin_rules). Public spaces are encouraged to have
-a similar setup to public rooms: `world_readable` history visibility, published
-canonical alias, and suitably public `join_rule`. Invites, including third-party
-invites, still work just as they do in normal rooms as well.
+govern a room: [`m.room.member`](/client-server-api#mroommember), [`m.room.history_visibility`](/client-server-api#mroomhistory_visibility),
+and [`m.room.join_rules`](/client-server-api#mroomjoin_rules). Canonical aliases and invites, including
+third-party invites, still work just as they do in normal rooms as well. Furthermore,
+spaces can also be published in the [room directory](/client-server-api#published-room-directory) to make them
+discoverable.
 
 All other aspects of regular rooms are additionally carried over, such as the
 ability to set arbitrary state events, hold room account data, etc. Spaces are
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ the state of `#space:example.org` would consist of:
 }
 ```
 
-No state events in the child rooms themselves would be required (though they
-can also be present). This allows for users
-to define personal/private spaces to organise their own rooms without needing explicit
-permission from the room moderators/admins.
+No state events in the child rooms themselves would be required (though they can also
+be present). This allows for users to define spaces without needing explicit permission
+from the room moderators/admins.
 
 Child rooms can be removed from a space by omitting the `via` key of `content` on the
 relevant state event, such as through redaction or otherwise clearing the `content`.

data/api/client-server/definitions/room_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Copyright 2025 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# 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.
+
+type: object
+title: RoomSummary
+allOf:
+  - $ref: public_rooms_chunk.yaml
+  - type: object
+    properties:
+      room_type:
+        type: string
+        description: The `type` of room (from
+          [`m.room.create`](/client-server-api/#mroomcreate)),
+          if any.
+      allowed_room_ids:
+        type: array
+        items:
+          type: string
+        description: |-
+          If the room is a [restricted room](/server-server-api/#restricted-rooms), these are the room IDs which
+          are specified by the join rules. Empty or omitted otherwise.
+      encryption:
+        type: string
+        enum:
+          - "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2"
+        description: |-
+          The encryption algorithm to be used to encrypt messages sent in the
+          room.
+      room_version:
+        description: The version of the room.
+        type: string
+
+required:
+  - room_id
+  - num_joined_members
+  - world_readable
+  - guest_can_join

data/api/client-server/room_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# Copyright 2025 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# 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.
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Matrix Client-Server Room Summary API
+  version: 1.0.0
+paths:
+  "/room_summary/{roomIdOrAlias}":
+    get:
+      x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15"
+      summary: Retrieves a summary for a room.
+      description: |-
+        Retrieves a summary for a room.
+
+        Clients should note that requests for rooms where the user's membership
+        is `invite` or `knock` might yield outdated, partial or even no data
+        since the server may not have access to the current state of the room.
+
+        Servers MAY allow unauthenticated access to this API if at least one of
+        the following conditions holds true:
+
+        - The room has a [join rule](#mroomjoin_rules) of `public`, `knock` or
+          `knock_restricted`.
+        - The room has a `world_readable` [history visibility](#room-history-visibility).
+
+        Servers should consider rate limiting federation requests more heavily,
+        if the client is unauthenticated.
+      operationId: getRoomSummary
+      security:
+        - signedRequest: []
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: roomIdOrAlias
+          description: The room identifier or alias to summarise.
+          required: true
+          example: "#monkeys:matrix.org"
+          schema:
+            type: string
+        - in: query
+          name: via
+          description: |-
+            The servers to attempt to request the summary from when
+            the local server cannot generate it (for instance, because
+            it has no local user in the room).
+          example:
+            - matrix.org
+            - elsewhere.ca
+          schema:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: A summary of the room.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                description: A summary of the room.
+                allOf:
+                  - $ref: ../client-server/definitions/room_summary.yaml
+                  - type: object
+                    properties:
+                      room_type:
+                        x-addedInMatrixVersion: # Overrides room_summary.yaml
+                      membership:
+                        description: |-
+                          The membership state of the user if the user is joined to the room. Absent
+                          if the API was called unauthenticated.
+                        enum:
+                          - invite
+                          - join
+                          - knock
+                          - leave
+                          - ban
+                        type: string
+                required:
+                  - guest_can_join
+                  - num_joined_members
+                  - room_id
+                  - world_readable
+              examples:
+                response:
+                  value: {
+                    room_id: "!ol19s:bleecker.street",
+                    avatar_url: "mxc://bleecker.street/CHEDDARandBRIE",
+                    guest_can_join: false,
+                    name: "CHEESE",
+                    num_joined_members: 37,
+                    topic: "Tasty tasty cheese",
+                    world_readable: true,
+                    join_rule: "public",
+                    room_type: "m.space",
+                    membership: "invite",
+                    encryption: "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
+                    room_version: "9001",
+                  }
+        "404":
+          description: |-
+            The room could not be found.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: ../client-server/definitions/errors/error.yaml
+              examples:
+                response:
+                  value: {
+                    "errcode": "M_NOT_FOUND",
+                    "error": "Room not found."
+                  }
+servers:
+  - url: "{protocol}://{hostname}{basePath}"
+    variables:
+      protocol:
+        enum:
+          - http
+          - https
+        default: https
+      hostname:
+        default: localhost:8008
+      basePath:
+        default: /_matrix/client/v1
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    accessTokenQuery:
+      $ref: definitions/security.yaml#/accessTokenQuery
+    accessTokenBearer:
+      $ref: definitions/security.yaml#/accessTokenBearer

data/api/client-server/space_hierarchy.yaml

@@ -102,15 +102,10 @@ paths:
                        * The room's [`m.room.history_visibility`](#room-history-visibility) is set to `world_readable`.
                     items:
                       allOf:
-                        - $ref: definitions/public_rooms_chunk.yaml
+                        - $ref: definitions/room_summary.yaml
                         - type: object
                           title: SpaceHierarchyRoomsChunk
                           properties:
-                            room_type:
-                              type: string
-                              description: The `type` of room (from
-                                [`m.room.create`](/client-server-api/#mroomcreate)),
-                                if any.
                             children_state:
                               type: array
                               description: |-
@@ -130,6 +125,12 @@ paths:
                                         description: The `origin_server_ts` for the event.
                                     required:
                                       - origin_server_ts
+                            allowed_room_ids:
+                              x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
+                            encryption:
+                              x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
+                            room_version:
+                              x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
                           required:
                             - children_state
                   next_batch:

data/api/server-server/space_hierarchy.yaml

@@ -61,22 +61,10 @@ paths:
                   room:
                     description: A summary of the room requested.
                     allOf:
-                      - $ref: ../client-server/definitions/public_rooms_chunk.yaml
+                      - $ref: ../client-server/definitions/room_summary.yaml
                       - type: object
                         title: SpaceHierarchyParentRoom
                         properties:
-                          room_type:
-                            type: string
-                            description: The `type` of room (from
-                              [`m.room.create`](/client-server-api/#mroomcreate)),
-                              if any.
-                          allowed_room_ids:
-                            type: array
-                            items:
-                              type: string
-                            description: |-
-                              If the room is a [restricted room](/server-server-api/#restricted-rooms), these are the room IDs which
-                              are specified by the join rules. Empty or omitted otherwise.
                           children_state:
                             type: array
                             description: |-
@@ -96,6 +84,10 @@ paths:
                                       description: The `origin_server_ts` for the event.
                                   required:
                                     - origin_server_ts
+                          encryption:
+                            x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
+                          room_version:
+                            x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
                         required:
                           - children_state
                   children:
@@ -105,22 +97,14 @@ paths:
                       be excluded.
                     items:
                       allOf:
-                        - $ref: ../client-server/definitions/public_rooms_chunk.yaml
+                        - $ref: ../client-server/definitions/room_summary.yaml
                         - type: object
                           title: SpaceHierarchyChildRoomsChunk
                           properties:
-                            room_type:
-                              type: string
-                              description: The `type` of room (from
-                                [`m.room.create`](/client-server-api/#mroomcreate)),
-                                if any.
-                            allowed_room_ids:
-                              type: array
-                              items:
-                                type: string
-                              description: |-
-                                If the room is a [restricted room](/server-server-api/#restricted-rooms), these are the room IDs which
-                                are specified by the join rules. Empty or omitted otherwise.
+                            encryption:
+                              x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
+                            room_version:
+                              x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.15" # Extends room_summary.yaml
                   inaccessible_children:
                     type: array
                     items: