Merge commit '56efa9ec7' into anoa/dinsic_release_1_21_x

* commit '56efa9ec7': (22 commits)
  Fix rate limiting unit tests. (#8167)
  Add functions to `MultiWriterIdGen` used by events stream (#8164)
  Do not allow send_nonmember_event to be called with shadow-banned users. (#8158)
  Changelog fixes
  Make StreamIdGen `get_next` and `get_next_mult` async  (#8161)
  Wording fixes to 'name' user admin api filter (#8163)
  Fix missing double-backtick in RST document
  Search in columns 'name' and 'displayname' in the admin users endpoint (#7377)
  Add type hints for state. (#8140)
  Stop shadow-banned users from sending non-member events. (#8142)
  Allow capping a room's retention policy (#8104)
  Add healthcheck for default localhost 8008 port on /health endpoint. (#8147)
  Fix flaky shadow-ban tests. (#8152)
  Don't fail /submit_token requests on incorrect session ID if request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors is turned on (#7991)
  Do not apply ratelimiting on joins to appservices (#8139)
  Micro-optimisations to get_auth_chain_ids (#8132)
  Allow denying or shadow banning registrations via the spam checker (#8034)
  Stop shadow-banned users from sending invites. (#8095)
  Be more tolerant of membership events in unknown rooms (#8110)
  Improve the error code when trying to register using a name reserved for guests. (#8135)
  ...

docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ The api is::
 
     GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false
 
-To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
 server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
 
 The parameter ``from`` is optional but used for pagination, denoting the
@@ -119,8 +119,11 @@ from a previous call.
 The parameter ``limit`` is optional but is used for pagination, denoting the
 maximum number of items to return in this call. Defaults to ``100``.
 
-The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and filters to only users with user IDs
-that contain this value.
+The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and filters to only return users with user IDs
+that contain this value. This parameter is ignored when using the ``name`` parameter.
+
+The parameter ``name`` is optional and filters to only return users with user ID localparts
+**or** displaynames that contain this value.
 
 The parameter ``guests`` is optional and if ``false`` will **exclude** guest users.
 Defaults to ``true`` to include guest users.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -446,11 +446,10 @@ retention:
   #  min_lifetime: 1d
   #  max_lifetime: 1y
 
-  # Retention policy limits. If set, a user won't be able to send a
-  # 'm.room.retention' event which features a 'min_lifetime' or a 'max_lifetime'
-  # that's not within this range. This is especially useful in closed federations,
-  # in which server admins can make sure every federating server applies the same
-  # rules.
+  # Retention policy limits. If set, and the state of a room contains a
+  # 'm.room.retention' event in its state which contains a 'min_lifetime' or a
+  # 'max_lifetime' that's out of these bounds, Synapse will cap the room's policy
+  # to these limits when running purge jobs.
   #
   #allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
   #allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
@@ -476,12 +475,19 @@ retention:
   # (e.g. every 12h), but not want that purge to be performed by a job that's
   # iterating over every room it knows, which could be heavy on the server.
   #
+  # If any purge job is configured, it is strongly recommended to have at least
+  # a single job with neither 'shortest_max_lifetime' nor 'longest_max_lifetime'
+  # set, or one job without 'shortest_max_lifetime' and one job without
+  # 'longest_max_lifetime' set. Otherwise some rooms might be ignored, even if
+  # 'allowed_lifetime_min' and 'allowed_lifetime_max' are set, because capping a
+  # room's policy to these values is done after the policies are retrieved from
+  # Synapse's database (which is done using the range specified in a purge job's
+  # configuration).
+  #
   #purge_jobs:
-  #  - shortest_max_lifetime: 1d
-  #    longest_max_lifetime: 3d
+  #  - longest_max_lifetime: 3d
   #    interval: 12h
   #  - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d
-  #    longest_max_lifetime: 1y
   #    interval: 1d
 
 # Inhibits the /requestToken endpoints from returning an error that might leak