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date
2023-05-25T09:47:21-06:00

v1.7

Git commit	https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/tree/v1.7
Release date	May 25, 2023

New Endpoints

Backwards Compatible Changes

Changes to the server-side aggregation of m.replace (edit) events, as per MSC3925. (#1440, #1525)
Add new push rule conditions event_property_is and event_property_contains, as per MSC3758 and MSC3966. (#1464)
Add m.annotation relations (reactions), as per MSC2677. (#1475, #1531)
Support asynchronous media uploads, as per MSC2246. (#1499, #1510)
Document the m.mentions property; the .m.rule.is_user_mention and .m.rule.is_room_mention push rules; and other notification behaviour, as per MSC3952. (#1508)
Improve VoIP signaling, as per MSC2746. (#1511, #1540)
Update the scope of transaction IDs, as per MSC3970. (#1526)
Add an ability to redirect media downloads, as per MSC3860. (#1529)
Add an ability to use an existing session to log in another, as per MSC3882. (#1530)

Spec Clarifications

Clarify the sections of the specification concerning aggregation of child events. (#1424)
Fix various typos throughout the specification. (#1432, #1442, #1447, #1455, #1465, #1500, #1509)
Clarify that reply chain fallback for threads might not be present. (#1439)
Clarify what event property the content-specific push rules match against. (#1441)
Clarify the semantics that make requests idempotent. (#1449)
Improve documentation of how clients use push rules. (#1461)
Clarify that servers should enforce a default limit on a filter if one is not specified. (#1463)
Disambiguate using property names with dots in them during push rule processing, as per MSC3873 and MSC3980. (#1464)
Fix phrasing & typography in the registration endpoint description. Contributed by @HarHarLinks. (#1474)
Remove outdated text saying that state_default is 0 if there is no m.room.power_levels event in a room. (#1479)
Remove fictitious token parameter on /keys/query endpoint. (#1485)
Fix rendering of properties with a list of types. (#1487)
Clarify parts of the cross-signing signature upload request. (#1495)
Remove the dont_notify and coalesce push rule actions, as per MSC3987. (#1501)
Clarify m.location scheme by partially reverting f1f32d3. Contributed by @HarHarLinks. (#1507)
Add missing knock_restricted join rule to the m.room.join_rules schema. (#1535)

Spec Clarifications

Fix various typos throughout the specification. (#1431, #1447, #1466, #1518)
Fix PDU examples by removing invalid OpenAPI reference to examples/minimal_pdu.json. (#1454)
Remove leftover {key_id} from /_matrix/key/v2/server/. (#1473)
Remove extraneous age_ts field from the reference hash calculation section. (#1536)

New Endpoints

Backwards Compatible Changes

Add homeserver->appservice ping mechanism, as per MSC2659. Contributed by @tulir at @beeper. (#1516, #1541)

Spec Clarifications

Spec Clarifications

Corrections to the response format of /_matrix/identity/v2/store-invite. (#1486)

No significant changes.

Spec Clarifications

Spec Clarifications

Clarify that the term "Canonical JSON" is a specific thing within the Matrix specification. (#1468)
Remove references to groups. (#1483)
Clarifications of event ID formats in early room versions. (#1484)

Spec Clarifications

Update references to Inter font. (#1444)
Endpoint disclosures now hide everything but the URL. (#1446)
Wrap $ref in allOf where other attributes are present, to improve OpenAPI compliance. (#1457)
Minor cleanups to the GitHub Actions workflows (#1476)
Fix generation of anchors for additional properties. (#1488)
Fix various typos throughout the specification. (#1534)
Document more of the spec release timeline/process. (#1538)