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Feature Profiles
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.. sect:feature-profiles:
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Matrix supports many different kinds of clients: from embedded IoT devices to
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desktop clients. Not all clients can provide the same feature sets as other
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clients e.g. due to lack of physical hardware such as not having a screen.
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Clients can fall into one of several profiles and each profile contains a set
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of features that the client MUST support. This section details a set of
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"feature profiles". Clients are expected to implement a profile in its entirety
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in order for it to be classified as that profile.
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Summary
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===================================== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
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Module / Profile Web Mobile Desktop CLI Embedded
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`Instant Messaging`_ Required Required Required Required Optional
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`Presence`_ Required Required Required Required Optional
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`Push Notifications`_ Optional Required Optional Optional Optional
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`Receipts`_ Required Required Required Required Optional
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`Typing Notifications`_ Required Required Required Required Optional
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`VoIP`_ Required Required Required Optional Optional
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`Content Repository`_ Required Required Required Optional Optional
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`Managing History Visibility`_ Required Required Required Required Optional
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`End-to-End Encryption`_ Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
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===================================== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
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*Please see each module for more details on what clients need to implement.*
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.. _End-to-End Encryption: `module:e2e`_
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.. _Instant Messaging: `module:im`_
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.. _Presence: `module:presence`_
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.. _Push Notifications: `module:push`_
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.. _Receipts: `module:receipts`_
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.. _Typing Notifications: `module:typing`_
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.. _VoIP: `module:voip`_
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.. _Content Repository: `module:content`_
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.. _Managing History Visibility: `module:history-visibility`_
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Clients
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Stand-alone web (``Web``)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a web page which heavily uses Matrix for communication. Single-page web
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apps would be classified as a stand-alone web client, as would multi-page web
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apps which use Matrix on nearly every page.
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Mobile (``Mobile``)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a Matrix client specifically designed for consumption on mobile devices.
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This is typically a mobile app but need not be so provided the feature set can
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be reached (e.g. if a mobile site could display push notifications it could be
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classified as a mobile client).
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Desktop (``Desktop``)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a native GUI application which can run in its own environment outside a
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browser.
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Command Line Interface (``CLI``)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a client which is used via a text-based terminal.
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Embedded (``Embedded``)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a client which is embedded into another application or an embedded
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device.
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Application
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+++++++++++
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This is a Matrix client which is embedded in another website, e.g. using
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iframes. These embedded clients are typically for a single purpose
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related to the website in question, and are not intended to be fully-fledged
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communication apps.
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Device
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++++++
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This is a client which is typically running on an embedded device such as a
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kettle, fridge or car. These clients tend to perform a few operations and run
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in a resource constrained environment. Like embedded applications, they are
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not intended to be fully-fledged communication systems.
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