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Make room creations denied by user_may_create_room cause an M_FORBIDDEN error to be returned, not M_UNKNOWN #11672

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions changelog.d/11672.feature
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Return an `M_FORBIDDEN` error code instead of `M_UNKNOWN` when a spam checker module prevents a user from creating a room.
8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions synapse/handlers/room.py
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Expand Up @@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ async def clone_existing_room(
user_id = requester.user.to_string()

if not await self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room(user_id):
raise SynapseError(403, "You are not permitted to create rooms")
raise SynapseError(
403, "You are not permitted to create rooms", Codes.FORBIDDEN
)

creation_content: JsonDict = {
"room_version": new_room_version.identifier,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -685,7 +687,9 @@ async def create_room(
invite_3pid_list,
)
):
raise SynapseError(403, "You are not permitted to create rooms")
raise SynapseError(
403, "You are not permitted to create rooms", Codes.FORBIDDEN
)

if ratelimit:
await self.request_ratelimiter.ratelimit(requester)
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