Add new module API for adding custom fields to events unsigned section (#16549)

docs/SUMMARY.md

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 # Usage
   - [Federation](federate.md)
   - [Configuration](usage/configuration/README.md)
-    - [Configuration Manual](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md) 
+    - [Configuration Manual](usage/configuration/config_documentation.md)
     - [Homeserver Sample Config File](usage/configuration/homeserver_sample_config.md)
     - [Logging Sample Config File](usage/configuration/logging_sample_config.md)
     - [Structured Logging](structured_logging.md)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         - [Password auth provider callbacks](modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md)
         - [Background update controller callbacks](modules/background_update_controller_callbacks.md)
         - [Account data callbacks](modules/account_data_callbacks.md)
+        - [Add extra fields to client events unsigned section callbacks](modules/add_extra_fields_to_client_events_unsigned.md)
         - [Porting a legacy module to the new interface](modules/porting_legacy_module.md)
     - [Workers](workers.md)
       - [Using `synctl` with Workers](synctl_workers.md)

docs/modules/add_extra_fields_to_client_events_unsigned.md

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+# Add extra fields to client events unsigned section callbacks
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.96.0_
+
+This callback allows modules to add extra fields to the unsigned section of
+events when they get sent down to clients.
+
+These get called *every* time an event is to be sent to clients, so care should
+be taken to ensure with respect to performance.
+
+### API
+
+To register the callback, use
+`register_add_extra_fields_to_unsigned_client_event_callbacks` on the
+`ModuleApi`.
+
+The callback should be of the form
+
+```python
+async def add_field_to_unsigned(
+    event: EventBase,
+) -> JsonDict:
+```
+
+where the extra fields to add to the event's unsigned section is returned.
+(Modules must not attempt to modify the `event` directly).
+
+This cannot be used to alter the "core" fields in the unsigned section emitted
+by Synapse itself.
+
+If multiple such callbacks try to add the same field to an event's unsigned
+section, the last-registered callback wins.