Synapse 1.108.0rc1 (2024-05-21)

Features

• Add a feature that allows clients to query the configured federation whitelist. Disabled by default. (#16848, #17199)
• Add the ability to allow numeric user IDs with a specific prefix when in the CAS flow. Contributed by Aurélien Grimpard. (#17098)

Bugfixes

• Fix bug where push rules would be empty in /sync for some accounts. Introduced in v1.93.0. (#17142)
• Add support for optional whitespace around the Federation API's Authorization header's parameter commas. (#17145)
• Fix bug where disabling room publication prevented public rooms being created on workers. (#17177, #17184)

Improved Documentation

• Document /v1/make_knock and /v1/send_knock/ federation endpoints as worker-compatible. (#17058)
• Update User Admin API with note about prefixing OIDC external_id providers. (#17139)
• Clarify the state of the created room when using the autocreate_auto_join_room_preset config option. (#17150)
• Update the Admin FAQ with the current libjemalloc version for latest Debian stable. Additionally update the name of the "push_rules" stream in the Workers documentation. (#17171)

Internal Changes

• Add note to reflect that MSC3886 is closed but will remain supported for some time. (#17151)
• Update dependency PyO3 to 0.21. (#17162)
• Fixes linter errors found in PR #17147. (#17166)
• Bump black from 24.2.0 to 24.4.2. (#17170)
• Cache literal sync filter validation for performance. (#17186)
• Improve performance by fixing a reactor pause. (#17192)
• Route /make_knock and /send_knock federation APIs to the federation reader worker in Complement test runs. (#17195)
• Prepare sync handler to be able to return different sync responses (SyncVersion). (#17200)
• Organize the sync cache key parameter outside of the sync config (separate concerns). (#17201)
• Refactor SyncResultBuilder assembly to its own function. (#17202)
• Rename to be obvious: joined_rooms -> joined_room_ids. (#17203, #17208)
• Add a short pause when rate-limiting a request. (#17210)

Updates to locked dependencies

• Bump cryptography from 42.0.5 to 42.0.7. (#17180)
• Bump gitpython from 3.1.41 to 3.1.43. (#17181)
• Bump immutabledict from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0. (#17179)
• Bump sentry-sdk from 1.40.3 to 2.1.1. (#17178)
• Bump serde from 1.0.200 to 1.0.201. (#17183)
• Bump serde_json from 1.0.116 to 1.0.117. (#17182)