@ -467,48 +467,23 @@ Examples of valid room versions are:
* `` 1.2-beta ``
* `` com.example.version ``
Recommended room versions
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There are varying degrees of what "recommended" means for a given room version.
Currently, this is split into 5 categories:
* * *Development* *: This is the default state for all room versions. When in this
state, a room version is documented but not recommended for use outside of a
development environment. These versions are not production-ready and servers
are not required to implement these versions.
* * *Beta* *: Versions in this state are not intended for wide-spread usage but
should be stable enough if a room requires the feature(s) introduced within.
Rooms may opt-in to these versions on their own, but should not be asked to
upgrade automatically. Servers do not have to implement these versions.
* * *Default* *: Exactly 1 room version will be in this category. The version under
this category should be used when creating rooms (unless another version is
requested by the user). Servers may wish to advertise that rooms opt-in to this
version.
* * *Recommended* *: Exactly 1 room version will be in this category as well. Servers
should advertise as strongly as possible for rooms to opt-in to upgrade to this
version. This version is often going to be the same as the Default version.
* * *Mandatory* *: Servers are required to implement versions in this category,
regardless as to how they are otherwise categorized. This allows for a Beta room
version to be mandatorily implemented by all servers in extremely rare circumstances,
as an example. Being a Mandatory room version does not imply that it is Recommended
or a Default version, just that the server needs to support it. Additional rules
may apply to room versions which are Mandatory, such as forcing servers to upgrade
all known rooms to a particular version where possible.
With the above categories, the following applies:
* Servers MUST have Room Version 1 as the Default room version.
* Servers MUST have Room Version 1 as the Recommended room version.
* Servers MUST implement Room Version 1 as a Mandatory room version.
Complete list of room versions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Room versions are divided into two distinct groups: stable and unstable. Stable
room versions may be used by rooms safely. Unstable room versions are everything
else which is either not listed in the specification or flagged as unstable for
some other reason. Versions can switch between stable and unstable periodically
for a variety of reasons, including discovered security vulnerabilites and age.
Clients should not ask room administrators to upgrade their rooms if the room is
running a stable version. Servers SHOULD use room version 1 as the default room
version when creating new rooms.
The available room versions are:
* `Version 1 <rooms/v1.html> `_ - The current version of most rooms.
* `Version 2 <rooms/v2.html>`_ - * *Beta* *. Implements State Resolution Version 2.
* `Version 1 <rooms/v1.html>`_ - * *Stable* *. The current version of most rooms.
* `Version 2 <rooms/v2.html>`_ - * *Stable* *. Implements State Resolution Version 2.
Specification Versions
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Travis Ralston
6 years ago