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Add 3pid unbind callback to module API #13227

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Currently we have a module interface that can react on a 3pid bind action, but it doesn't exist for unbind.

We rely on the fact that the identity server where we want to unbind should be stored in user_threepid_id_server table.
Unfortunately the info there doesn't include the scheme, hence a bind to http://localhost:7777 will fail on unbind because https://localhost:7777 is called instead.

To overcome that this PR introduces a similar callback for 3pid unbind, so we can also override the identity server URL there for example.

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MatMaul commented Jul 12, 2022

This is now tested alongside matrix-org/synapse-bind-sydent#2, and tests seems to pass outside of an unrelated (flaky ?) one I think.

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Sorry about the delay on this one!

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Mostly changes for documentation (but also a bit about the logic around the return value). I haven't looked at the test yet, since I assume it might change as a result of discussions around some of the comments I've made.

A module can hence do its own custom unbinding, if for example it did also registered a custom
binding logic with `on_threepid_bind`.

It should return a tuple of 2 booleans:
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It should return a tuple of 2 booleans:
The module must return a tuple of 2 booleans, which indicate respectively:

The main thing here is replacing "should" by "must": "should" implies the module is strongly encouraged to do something but there isn't a strict obligation. "must" implies there's a strict obligation, rather than a strong encouragement (which is the case here - Synapse won't be able to process any other type of return value).

) -> Tuple[bool, bool]:
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Called before a threepid association is removed.
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Called before a threepid association is removed.
Called before the association between a local user and a third-party identifier
(email address, phone number) is removed.

I wouldn't expect users who aren't deeply familiar with Matrix's concepts to know what a "threepid" is.

as well as the medium (`email` or `msisdn`), address of the third-party identifier and
the identity server where the threepid was successfully registered.

A module can hence do its own custom unbinding, if for example it did also registered a custom
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A module can hence do its own custom unbinding, if for example it did also registered a custom
A module can hence implement its own custom unbinding, if for example it also implemented a custom

(changed, stop) = await callback(
user_id, medium, address, identity_server
)
global_changed |= changed
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Shouldn't we rather indicate whether all callbacks succeeded, rather than just one of them?

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- first one should be `True` on a success calling the identity server, otherwise `False` if
the identity server doesn't support unbinding (or no identity server found to contact).
- second one should be `True` if unbind needs to stop there. In this case no other module
unbind will be called, and the default unbind made to the IS that was used on bind will also be
skipped. In any case the mapping will be removed from the Synapse 3pid remote table,
except if an Exception was raised at some point.
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- first one should be `True` on a success calling the identity server, otherwise `False` if
the identity server doesn't support unbinding (or no identity server found to contact).
- second one should be `True` if unbind needs to stop there. In this case no other module
unbind will be called, and the default unbind made to the IS that was used on bind will also be
skipped. In any case the mapping will be removed from the Synapse 3pid remote table,
except if an Exception was raised at some point.
- whether the unbind was successful (`True` in this case, `False` otherwise).
- whether Synapse should stop the unbinding process there (`True` in this case, `False` otherwise). In
this case, Synapse will also remove any local record of an association between the local user and the
third-party identifier on a remote identity server.
If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. Unless the return value of
a callback indicates to stop the unbinding process, Synapse falls through to the next one. Otherwise,
Synapse will not call any subsequent implementation of this callback.

We should also add to the last paragraph a mention of how the first boolean is processed once we have resolved this question in a previous thread.

A few things this suggestion changes:

  • I don't believe it is safe to assume all modules will do their binding/unbinding against an identity server, so it might not make sense to tie the definition of return values to the existence of an identity server.
  • The bit about exceptions don't feel right to me: first, looking at the code it doesn't look correct; second the way it's phrased makes it sound like modules should use exceptions to define whether Synapse should delete the remote record, and using exceptions as a control method is something we actively try to discourage.
  • Also some clarity and consistency on how Synapse handles multiple modules implementing this callback.

url_bytes=url_bytes,
content=content,
destination_is=id_server.encode("ascii"),
(changed, stop,) = await self.hs.get_third_party_event_rules().unbind_threepid(
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(changed, stop,) = await self.hs.get_third_party_event_rules().unbind_threepid(
changed, stop = await self.hs.get_third_party_event_rules().unbind_threepid(

await self.blacklisting_http_client.post_json_get_json(
url, content, headers
# If a module wants to take over unbind it will return stop = True,
# in this case we should just purge the table from the 3pid record
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# in this case we should just purge the table from the 3pid record
# in this case we should just remove the entry from the 3pid remote records table

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Note that this callback is called before an association is deleted on the
local homeserver.
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This feels a bit superfluous with the line above?

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A tuple of 2 booleans reporting if a changed happened for the first, and if unbind
needs to stop there for the second (True value). In this case no other module unbind will be
called, and the default unbind made to the IS that was used on bind will also be skipped.
In any case the mapping will be removed from the Synapse 3pid remote table, except if an Exception
was raised at some point.
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A tuple of 2 booleans reporting if a changed happened for the first, and if unbind
needs to stop there for the second (True value). In this case no other module unbind will be
called, and the default unbind made to the IS that was used on bind will also be skipped.
In any case the mapping will be removed from the Synapse 3pid remote table, except if an Exception
was raised at some point.
A tuple of 2 booleans reporting, respectively, if the unbind was successful, and if the unbind process
should stop there.

The bit about what happens if the second bool is True is only relevant to module callbacks, not to the interface.

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Currently we have a module interface that can react on a 3pid bind action, but it doesn't exist for unbind.

Not quite I'm afraid. Currently we have a on_threepid_bind method which has nothing to do with identity servers association bindings. It is called when a local association is made on the homeserver. The method proposed in this PR would only be tangentially related to the existing method (and it would be confusing if they were given similar names). I've outlined this problem in more detail at #14955.

Additionally in the same issue, I've tweaked the design of the module callback method proposed by this PR: #14955 (comment). The tweaked design only returns a single boolean while still fitting the use case of synapse-bind-sydent.

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This PR has been superseded by #15044.

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