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That's some impressive work, thanks Shay!
Some drive-by comments having a very quick look at it:
- I think it'd be very useful to be able to link to specific configuration settings, so maybe consider making their names titles
- the page needs to be added to
SUMMARY.md
so it can appear on the configuration website
(plus the two I've added on the diff)
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this is fantastic, thank you so much!
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I would love the ability to be able to link to specific config options, rather than only section headers. To do this, we'd need to create a header for each config option, something like:
#### Config option: `log_config`
While this works, it unfortunately will result in adding every config option to the table of contents sidebar, which makes it less useful.
Creating a method of marking headers in our documentation as "do not add this to the table of contents" would be worthwhile in a few cases, and something I can add to the table of contents code. We could then later apply it to this document to allow granular linking.
Co-authored-by: Richard van der Hoff <[email protected]>
…g/synapse into shay/add_config_manual
Would something like adding a custom html tag to each option be an acceptable solution? I.e.:
The tags aren't visible when it's rendered, but linking still works (I built the book locally to verify that), and we could add a little line in here that says something like "skip me if I'm an H7"? |
Synapse 1.58.0rc1 (2022-04-26) ============================== As of this release, the groups/communities feature in Synapse is now disabled by default. See [\#11584](matrix-org/synapse#11584) for details. As mentioned in [the upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v1580), this feature will be removed in Synapse 1.61. Features -------- - Implement [MSC3383](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3383) for including the destination in server-to-server authentication headers. Contributed by @Bubu and @jcgruenhage for Famedly. ([\#11398](matrix-org/synapse#11398)) - Docker images and Debian packages from matrix.org now contain a locked set of Python dependencies, greatly improving build reproducibility. ([Board](https://github.com/orgs/matrix-org/projects/54), [\#11537](matrix-org/synapse#11537)) - Enable processing of device list updates asynchronously. ([\#12365](matrix-org/synapse#12365), [\#12465](matrix-org/synapse#12465)) - Implement [MSC2815](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2815) to allow room moderators to view redacted event content. Contributed by @tulir. ([\#12427](matrix-org/synapse#12427)) - Build Debian packages for Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish". ([\#12543](matrix-org/synapse#12543)) Bugfixes -------- - Prevent a sync request from removing a user's busy presence status. ([\#12213](matrix-org/synapse#12213)) - Fix bug with incremental sync missing events when rejoining/backfilling. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12319](matrix-org/synapse#12319)) - Fix a long-standing bug which incorrectly caused `GET /_matrix/client/v3/rooms/{roomId}/event/{eventId}` to return edited events rather than the original. ([\#12476](matrix-org/synapse#12476)) - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.27.0 where the admin API for [deleting forward extremities](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/erikj/fix_delete_event_response_count/docs/admin_api/rooms.md#deleting-forward-extremities) would always return a count of 1, no matter how many extremities were deleted. ([\#12496](matrix-org/synapse#12496)) - Fix a long-standing bug where the image thumbnails embedded into email notifications were broken. ([\#12510](matrix-org/synapse#12510)) - Fix a bug in the implementation of [MSC3202](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3202) where Synapse would use the field name `device_unused_fallback_keys`, rather than `device_unused_fallback_key_types`. ([\#12520](matrix-org/synapse#12520)) - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 0.99.3 which could cause Synapse to consume large amounts of RAM when back-paginating in a large room. ([\#12522](matrix-org/synapse#12522)) Improved Documentation ---------------------- - Fix rendering of the documentation site when using the 'print' feature. ([\#12340](matrix-org/synapse#12340)) - Add a manual documenting config file options. ([\#12368](matrix-org/synapse#12368), [\#12527](matrix-org/synapse#12527)) - Update documentation to reflect that both the `run_background_tasks_on` option and the options for moving stream writers off of the main process are no longer experimental. ([\#12451](matrix-org/synapse#12451)) - Update worker documentation and replace old `federation_reader` with `generic_worker`. ([\#12457](matrix-org/synapse#12457)) - Strongly recommend [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) for development. ([\#12475](matrix-org/synapse#12475)) - Add some example configurations for workers and update architectural diagram. ([\#12492](matrix-org/synapse#12492)) - Fix a broken link in `README.rst`. ([\#12495](matrix-org/synapse#12495)) - Add HAProxy delegation example with CORS headers to docs. ([\#12501](matrix-org/synapse#12501)) - Remove extraneous comma in User Admin API's device deletion section so that the example JSON is actually valid and works. Contributed by @olmari. ([\#12533](matrix-org/synapse#12533)) Deprecations and Removals ------------------------- - The groups/communities feature in Synapse is now disabled by default. ([\#12344](matrix-org/synapse#12344)) - Remove unstable identifiers from [MSC3440](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3440). ([\#12382](matrix-org/synapse#12382)) Internal Changes ---------------- - Preparation for faster-room-join work: start a background process to resynchronise the room state after a room join. ([\#12394](matrix-org/synapse#12394)) - Preparation for faster-room-join work: Implement a tracking mechanism to allow functions to wait for full room state to arrive. ([\#12399](matrix-org/synapse#12399)) - Remove an unstable identifier from [MSC3083](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3083). ([\#12395](matrix-org/synapse#12395)) - Run CI in the locked [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) environment, and remove corresponding `tox` jobs. ([\#12425](matrix-org/synapse#12425), [\#12434](matrix-org/synapse#12434), [\#12438](matrix-org/synapse#12438), [\#12441](matrix-org/synapse#12441), [\#12449](matrix-org/synapse#12449), [\#12478](matrix-org/synapse#12478), [\#12514](matrix-org/synapse#12514), [\#12472](matrix-org/synapse#12472)) - Change Mutual Rooms' `unstable_features` flag to `uk.half-shot.msc2666.mutual_rooms` which matches the current iteration of [MSC2666](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2666). ([\#12445](matrix-org/synapse#12445)) - Fix typo in the release script help string. ([\#12450](matrix-org/synapse#12450)) - Fix a minor typo in the Debian changelogs generated by the release script. ([\#12497](matrix-org/synapse#12497)) - Reintroduce the list of targets to the linter script, to avoid linting unwanted local-only directories during development. ([\#12455](matrix-org/synapse#12455)) - Limit length of `device_id` to less than 512 characters. ([\#12454](matrix-org/synapse#12454)) - Dockerfile-workers: reduce the amount we install in the image. ([\#12464](matrix-org/synapse#12464)) - Dockerfile-workers: give the master its own log config. ([\#12466](matrix-org/synapse#12466)) - complement-synapse-workers: factor out separate entry point script. ([\#12467](matrix-org/synapse#12467)) - Back out experimental implementation of [MSC2314](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2314). ([\#12474](matrix-org/synapse#12474)) - Fix grammatical error in federation error response when the room version of a room is unknown. ([\#12483](matrix-org/synapse#12483)) - Remove unnecessary configuration overrides in tests. ([\#12511](matrix-org/synapse#12511)) - Refactor the relations code for clarity. ([\#12519](matrix-org/synapse#12519)) - Add type hints so `docker` and `stubs` directories pass `mypy --disallow-untyped-defs`. ([\#12528](matrix-org/synapse#12528)) - Update `delay_cancellation` to accept any awaitable, rather than just `Deferred`s. ([\#12468](matrix-org/synapse#12468)) - Handle cancellation in `EventsWorkerStore._get_events_from_cache_or_db`. ([\#12529](matrix-org/synapse#12529))
Synapse 1.58.0 (2022-05-03) =========================== As of this release, the groups/communities feature in Synapse is now disabled by default. See [\#11584](matrix-org/synapse#11584) for details. As mentioned in [the upgrade notes](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/upgrade.md#upgrading-to-v1580), this feature will be removed in Synapse 1.61. No significant changes since 1.58.0rc2. Synapse 1.58.0rc2 (2022-04-26) ============================== This release candidate fixes bugs related to Synapse 1.58.0rc1's logic for handling device list updates. Bugfixes -------- - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.58.0rc1 where the main process could consume excessive amounts of CPU and memory while handling sentry logging failures. ([\#12554](matrix-org/synapse#12554)) - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.58.0rc1 where opentracing contexts were not correctly sent to whitelisted remote servers with device lists updates. ([\#12555](matrix-org/synapse#12555)) Internal Changes ---------------- - Reduce unnecessary work when handling remote device list updates. ([\#12557](matrix-org/synapse#12557)) Synapse 1.58.0rc1 (2022-04-26) ============================== Features -------- - Implement [MSC3383](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3383) for including the destination in server-to-server authentication headers. Contributed by @Bubu and @jcgruenhage for Famedly. ([\#11398](matrix-org/synapse#11398)) - Docker images and Debian packages from matrix.org now contain a locked set of Python dependencies, greatly improving build reproducibility. ([Board](https://github.com/orgs/matrix-org/projects/54), [\#11537](matrix-org/synapse#11537)) - Enable processing of device list updates asynchronously. ([\#12365](matrix-org/synapse#12365), [\#12465](matrix-org/synapse#12465)) - Implement [MSC2815](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2815) to allow room moderators to view redacted event content. Contributed by @tulir @ Beeper. ([\#12427](matrix-org/synapse#12427)) - Build Debian packages for Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish". ([\#12543](matrix-org/synapse#12543)) Bugfixes -------- - Prevent a sync request from removing a user's busy presence status. ([\#12213](matrix-org/synapse#12213)) - Fix bug with incremental sync missing events when rejoining/backfilling. Contributed by Nick @ Beeper. ([\#12319](matrix-org/synapse#12319)) - Fix a long-standing bug which incorrectly caused `GET /_matrix/client/v3/rooms/{roomId}/event/{eventId}` to return edited events rather than the original. ([\#12476](matrix-org/synapse#12476)) - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.27.0 where the admin API for [deleting forward extremities](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/erikj/fix_delete_event_response_count/docs/admin_api/rooms.md#deleting-forward-extremities) would always return a count of 1, no matter how many extremities were deleted. ([\#12496](matrix-org/synapse#12496)) - Fix a long-standing bug where the image thumbnails embedded into email notifications were broken. ([\#12510](matrix-org/synapse#12510)) - Fix a bug in the implementation of [MSC3202](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3202) where Synapse would use the field name `device_unused_fallback_keys`, rather than `device_unused_fallback_key_types`. ([\#12520](matrix-org/synapse#12520)) - Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 0.99.3 which could cause Synapse to consume large amounts of RAM when back-paginating in a large room. ([\#12522](matrix-org/synapse#12522)) Improved Documentation ---------------------- - Fix rendering of the documentation site when using the 'print' feature. ([\#12340](matrix-org/synapse#12340)) - Add a manual documenting config file options. ([\#12368](matrix-org/synapse#12368), [\#12527](matrix-org/synapse#12527)) - Update documentation to reflect that both the `run_background_tasks_on` option and the options for moving stream writers off of the main process are no longer experimental. ([\#12451](matrix-org/synapse#12451)) - Update worker documentation and replace old `federation_reader` with `generic_worker`. ([\#12457](matrix-org/synapse#12457)) - Strongly recommend [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) for development. ([\#12475](matrix-org/synapse#12475)) - Add some example configurations for workers and update architectural diagram. ([\#12492](matrix-org/synapse#12492)) - Fix a broken link in `README.rst`. ([\#12495](matrix-org/synapse#12495)) - Add HAProxy delegation example with CORS headers to docs. ([\#12501](matrix-org/synapse#12501)) - Remove extraneous comma in User Admin API's device deletion section so that the example JSON is actually valid and works. Contributed by @olmari. ([\#12533](matrix-org/synapse#12533)) Deprecations and Removals ------------------------- - The groups/communities feature in Synapse is now disabled by default. ([\#12344](matrix-org/synapse#12344)) - Remove unstable identifiers from [MSC3440](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3440). ([\#12382](matrix-org/synapse#12382)) Internal Changes ---------------- - Preparation for faster-room-join work: start a background process to resynchronise the room state after a room join. ([\#12394](matrix-org/synapse#12394)) - Preparation for faster-room-join work: Implement a tracking mechanism to allow functions to wait for full room state to arrive. ([\#12399](matrix-org/synapse#12399)) - Remove an unstable identifier from [MSC3083](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#3083). ([\#12395](matrix-org/synapse#12395)) - Run CI in the locked [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) environment, and remove corresponding `tox` jobs. ([\#12425](matrix-org/synapse#12425), [\#12434](matrix-org/synapse#12434), [\#12438](matrix-org/synapse#12438), [\#12441](matrix-org/synapse#12441), [\#12449](matrix-org/synapse#12449), [\#12478](matrix-org/synapse#12478), [\#12514](matrix-org/synapse#12514), [\#12472](matrix-org/synapse#12472)) - Change Mutual Rooms' `unstable_features` flag to `uk.half-shot.msc2666.mutual_rooms` which matches the current iteration of [MSC2666](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2666). ([\#12445](matrix-org/synapse#12445)) - Fix typo in the release script help string. ([\#12450](matrix-org/synapse#12450)) - Fix a minor typo in the Debian changelogs generated by the release script. ([\#12497](matrix-org/synapse#12497)) - Reintroduce the list of targets to the linter script, to avoid linting unwanted local-only directories during development. ([\#12455](matrix-org/synapse#12455)) - Limit length of `device_id` to less than 512 characters. ([\#12454](matrix-org/synapse#12454)) - Dockerfile-workers: reduce the amount we install in the image. ([\#12464](matrix-org/synapse#12464)) - Dockerfile-workers: give the master its own log config. ([\#12466](matrix-org/synapse#12466)) - complement-synapse-workers: factor out separate entry point script. ([\#12467](matrix-org/synapse#12467)) - Back out experimental implementation of [MSC2314](matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2314). ([\#12474](matrix-org/synapse#12474)) - Fix grammatical error in federation error response when the room version of a room is unknown. ([\#12483](matrix-org/synapse#12483)) - Remove unnecessary configuration overrides in tests. ([\#12511](matrix-org/synapse#12511)) - Refactor the relations code for clarity. ([\#12519](matrix-org/synapse#12519)) - Add type hints so `docker` and `stubs` directories pass `mypy --disallow-untyped-defs`. ([\#12528](matrix-org/synapse#12528)) - Update `delay_cancellation` to accept any awaitable, rather than just `Deferred`s. ([\#12468](matrix-org/synapse#12468)) - Handle cancellation in `EventsWorkerStore._get_events_from_cache_or_db`. ([\#12529](matrix-org/synapse#12529))
This is the first step to fixing #8159. Once this documentation is approved, I can move forward with pulling out all the redundant documentation from the configuration file itself.
A few things:
-For the most part the description of each config setting is pulled directly from the comments in the original document, I tried not change it too much, most of the changes I made were to add context or to clarify the documentation in a different context. If you see anything that is unclear please flag it and I can change it.
-The document is huge. It probably makes sense to have people only review a section at a time (there is an index of sections at the beginning of the file). If you review a section, please note in the comment section below which section you looked at, so others don't duplicate your work.
-I've been staring at this document for far too long and I am sure I have missed spelling/grammar errors or urls which should be converted to links. Please keep an eye out for them!