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@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ The proposed generic Matrix URI syntax is a subset of the generic
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URI syntax
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[defined by RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3):
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```text
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MatrixURI = “matrix:” hier-part [ “?” query ] [ “#” fragment ]
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hier-part = [ “//” authority “/” ] path
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MatrixURI = "matrix:" hier-part [ "?" query ] [ "#" fragment ]
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hier-part = [ "//" authority "/" ] path
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```
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As mentioned above, this MSC assumes client-side URI processing
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(i.e. mapping to Matrix identifiers and CS API requests).
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@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ resource (such as a room or a user) specifically through a given server,
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addressing a case described in
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[matrix-org/matrix-doc#2309](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2309).
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```text
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authority = host [ “:” port ]
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authority = host [ ":" port ]
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```
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Here's an example of a Matrix URI with an authority part
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@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ to a simple pattern that allows to easily reconstruct a Matrix identifier or
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a chain of identifiers and also to locate a certain sub-resource in the scope
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of a given Matrix entity:
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```text
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path = entity-descriptor [“/” entity-descriptor]
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path = entity-descriptor ["/" entity-descriptor]
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entity-descriptor = nonid-segment / type-qualifier id-without-sigil
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non-id-segment = segment-nz ; as defined in RFC 3986, see also below
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type-qualifier = segment-nz “/” ; as defined in RFC3986, see also below
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type-qualifier = segment-nz "/" ; as defined in RFC 3986, see also below
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id-without-sigil = string ; as defined in Matrix identifier spec, see below
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```
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The path component consists of 1 or more descriptors separated by a slash
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Matrix URI can optionally have
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[the query part](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.4).
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This MSC defines only two specific forms for the query; further MSCs
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may add to this as long as RFC 3986 is followed.
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This MSC defines the general form for the query and two "standard" query items;
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further MSCs may add to this as long as RFC 3986 is followed.
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```text
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query = query-element *( “&” query-element )
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query = query-element *( "&" query-element )
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query-element = action / routing
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action = “action=" ( "join" / "chat" )
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routing = “via=” authority
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action = "action=" ( "join" / "chat" )
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routing = "via=” authority
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```
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The `action` query item is used in contexts where, on top of identifying
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SHOULD open the canonical direct chat.
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For both actions, where applicable, client applications SHOULD ask for user
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confirmation or at least make the user aware if the action leads
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to joining or creating a new room rather than to opening a room that the user
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already has in the room list.
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confirmation or at least notify the user before joining or creating a new room.
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Conversely, no additional confirmation/notification is necessary when
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the action leads to opening a room the user is already a member of.
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The routing query (`via=`) indicates servers that are likely involved in
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the room (see also
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option was considered. However, Matrix already uses colon (`:`) as
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a delimiter of id parts and, as can be seen above, reversing the parts
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to meet the URN's hierarchical order would look confusing for Matrix
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users.
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users (as in example above - is `room` a part of the identifier or
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the type signifier?).
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### "Full REST"
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### Minimal syntax
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One early but still viable proposal was to simply prepend `matrix:` to
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a Matrix identifier (without encoding it), assuming that it will only be
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processed on the client side. The massive downside of this option is that
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such strings are not actual URIs even though they look like ones: most
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URI parsers won't handle them correctly. Bare Matrix identifiers have
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the same applicable range without deceptive looks.
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One early proposal was to simply prepend `matrix:` to a Matrix identifier
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(without encoding it), assuming that it will only be processed on the client
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side. The massive downside of this option is that such strings are not actual
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URIs even though they look like ones: most URI parsers won't handle them
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correctly. As laid out in the beginning of this proposal, Matrix URIs are
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not striving to preempt Matrix identifiers; instead of trying to produce
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an equally readable string, one should just use identifiers where they work.
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### Minimal syntax based on path and percent-encoding
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user profiles or a notifications feed for the room - and also, if ever needed,
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as an escape hatch to a bigger namespace if we hit shortage of sigils.
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The current proposal is also flexible enough to even incorporate the minimal
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The current proposal is also flexible enough to incorporate the minimal
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syntax of this option as an alternative to its own notation - e.g., a further
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MSC could enable `matrix:id/%23matrix:matrix.org` as a synonym for
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`matrix:room/matrix:matrix.org`.
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