* 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)
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* commit 'c9c544cda':
Remove `ChainedIdGenerator`. (#8123)
Switch the JSON byte producer from a pull to a push producer. (#8116)
Updated docs: Added note about missing 308 redirect support. (#8120)
Be stricter about JSON that is accepted by Synapse (#8106)
Convert runWithConnection to async. (#8121)
Remove the unused inlineCallbacks code-paths in the caching code (#8119)
Separate `get_current_token` into two. (#8113)
Convert events worker database to async/await. (#8071)
Add a link to the matrix-synapse-rest-password-provider. (#8111)
* commit '3c01724b3':
Fix the return type of send_nonmember_events. (#8112)
Remove : from allowed client_secret chars (#8101)
Rename changelog from bugfix to misc.
Iteratively encode JSON responses to avoid blocking the reactor. (#8013)
Return the previous stream token if a non-member event is a duplicate. (#8093)
* commit 'e04e465b4':
Use the default templates when a custom template file cannot be found (#8037)
Changelog changes
Convert stream database to async/await. (#8074)
Add a shadow-banned flag to users. (#8092)
Convert pusher databases to async/await. (#8075)
Convert receipts and events databases to async/await. (#8076)
* commit 'dc22090a6':
Add type hints to synapse.handlers.room (#8090)
Remove some unused database functions. (#8085)
Convert misc database code to async (#8087)
Remove a space at the start of a changelog entry.
* commit '9d1e4942a':
Fix typing for notifier (#8064)
Add comment explaining cast
Handle optional dependencies for Oidc and Saml
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Change HomeServer definition to work with typing.
* commit 'db131b6b2':
Change the default log config to reduce disk I/O and storage (#8040)
Implement login blocking based on SAML attributes (#8052)
Add an assertion on prev_events in create_new_client_event (#8041)
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Fix PUT /pushrules to use the right rule IDs
Back out the database hack and replace it with a temporary config setting
Fix cache name
Fix cache invalidation calls
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Implement new experimental push rules with a database hack to enable them
