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@@ -19,102 +19,103 @@ password auth provider module implementations:
Password auth provider classes must provide the following methods:
-*class* `SomeProvider.parse_config`(*config*)
+* `parse_config(config)`
+ This method is passed the `config` object for this module from the
+ homeserver configuration file.
-> This method is passed the `config` object for this module from the
-> homeserver configuration file.
->
-> It should perform any appropriate sanity checks on the provided
-> configuration, and return an object which is then passed into
-> `__init__`.
+ It should perform any appropriate sanity checks on the provided
+ configuration, and return an object which is then passed into
-*class* `SomeProvider`(*config*, *account_handler*)
+ This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
-> The constructor is passed the config object returned by
-> `parse_config`, and a `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` object which
-> allows the password provider to check if accounts exist and/or create
-> new ones.
+* `__init__(self, config, account_handler)`
+
+ The constructor is passed the config object returned by
+ `parse_config`, and a `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` object which
+ allows the password provider to check if accounts exist and/or create
+ new ones.
## Optional methods
-Password auth provider classes may optionally provide the following
-methods.
-
-*class* `SomeProvider.get_db_schema_files`()
-
-> This method, if implemented, should return an Iterable of
-> `(name, stream)` pairs of database schema files. Each file is applied
-> in turn at initialisation, and a record is then made in the database
-> so that it is not re-applied on the next start.
-
-`someprovider.get_supported_login_types`()
-
-> This method, if implemented, should return a `dict` mapping from a
-> login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) to an iterable
-> giving the fields which must be provided by the user in the submission
-> to the `/login` api. These fields are passed in the `login_dict`
-> dictionary to `check_auth`.
->
-> For example, if a password auth provider wants to implement a custom
-> login type of `com.example.custom_login`, where the client is expected
-> to pass the fields `secret1` and `secret2`, the provider should
-> implement this method and return the following dict:
->
-> {"com.example.custom_login": ("secret1", "secret2")}
-
-`someprovider.check_auth`(*username*, *login_type*, *login_dict*)
-
-> This method is the one that does the real work. If implemented, it
-> will be called for each login attempt where the login type matches one
-> of the keys returned by `get_supported_login_types`.
->
-> It is passed the (possibly UNqualified) `user` provided by the client,
-> the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by the
-> client.
->
-> The method should return a Twisted `Deferred` object, which resolves
-> to the canonical `@localpart:domain` user id if authentication is
-> successful, and `None` if not.
->
-> Alternatively, the `Deferred` can resolve to a `(str, func)` tuple, in
-> which case the second field is a callback which will be called with
-> the result from the `/login` call (including `access_token`,
-> `device_id`, etc.)
-
-`someprovider.check_3pid_auth`(*medium*, *address*, *password*)
-
-> This method, if implemented, is called when a user attempts to
-> register or log in with a third party identifier, such as email. It is
-> passed the medium (ex. "email"), an address (ex.
-> "<jdoe@example.com>") and the user's password.
->
-> The method should return a Twisted `Deferred` object, which resolves
-> to a `str` containing the user's (canonical) User ID if
-> authentication was successful, and `None` if not.
->
-> As with `check_auth`, the `Deferred` may alternatively resolve to a
-> `(user_id, callback)` tuple.
-
-`someprovider.check_password`(*user_id*, *password*)
-
-> This method provides a simpler interface than
-> `get_supported_login_types` and `check_auth` for password auth
-> providers that just want to provide a mechanism for validating
-> `m.login.password` logins.
->
-> Iif implemented, it will be called to check logins with an
-> `m.login.password` login type. It is passed a qualified
-> `@localpart:domain` user id, and the password provided by the user.
->
-> The method should return a Twisted `Deferred` object, which resolves
-> to `True` if authentication is successful, and `False` if not.
-
-`someprovider.on_logged_out`(*user_id*, *device_id*, *access_token*)
-
-> This method, if implemented, is called when a user logs out. It is
-> passed the qualified user ID, the ID of the deactivated device (if
-> any: access tokens are occasionally created without an associated
-> device ID), and the (now deactivated) access token.
->
-> It may return a Twisted `Deferred` object; the logout request will
-> wait for the deferred to complete but the result is ignored.
+Password auth provider classes may optionally provide the following methods:
+
+* `get_db_schema_files(self)`
+
+ This method, if implemented, should return an Iterable of
+ `(name, stream)` pairs of database schema files. Each file is applied
+ in turn at initialisation, and a record is then made in the database
+ so that it is not re-applied on the next start.
+
+* `get_supported_login_types(self)`
+
+ This method, if implemented, should return a `dict` mapping from a
+ login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) to an iterable
+ giving the fields which must be provided by the user in the submission
+ to [the `/login` API](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#post-matrix-client-r0-login).
+ These fields are passed in the `login_dict` dictionary to `check_auth`.
+
+ For example, if a password auth provider wants to implement a custom
+ login type of `com.example.custom_login`, where the client is expected
+ to pass the fields `secret1` and `secret2`, the provider should
+ implement this method and return the following dict:
+
+ ```python
+ {"com.example.custom_login": ("secret1", "secret2")}
+ ```
+
+* `check_auth(self, username, login_type, login_dict)`
+
+ This method does the real work. If implemented, it
+ will be called for each login attempt where the login type matches one
+ of the keys returned by `get_supported_login_types`.
+
+ It is passed the (possibly unqualified) `user` field provided by the client,
+ the login type, and a dictionary of login secrets passed by the
+ client.
+
+ The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
+ to the canonical `@localpart:domain` user ID if authentication is
+ successful, and `None` if not.
+
+ Alternatively, the `Awaitable` can resolve to a `(str, func)` tuple, in
+ which case the second field is a callback which will be called with
+ the result from the `/login` call (including `access_token`,
+ `device_id`, etc.)
+
+* `check_3pid_auth(self, medium, address, password)`
+
+ This method, if implemented, is called when a user attempts to
+ register or log in with a third party identifier, such as email. It is
+ passed the medium (ex. "email"), an address (ex.
+ "<jdoe@example.com>") and the user's password.
+
+ The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
+ to a `str` containing the user's (canonical) User id if
+ authentication was successful, and `None` if not.
+
+ As with `check_auth`, the `Awaitable` may alternatively resolve to a
+ `(user_id, callback)` tuple.
+
+* `check_password(self, user_id, password)`
+
+ This method provides a simpler interface than
+ `get_supported_login_types` and `check_auth` for password auth
+ providers that just want to provide a mechanism for validating
+ `m.login.password` logins.
+
+ If implemented, it will be called to check logins with an
+ `m.login.password` login type. It is passed a qualified
+ `@localpart:domain` user id, and the password provided by the user.
+
+ The method should return an `Awaitable` object, which resolves
+ to `True` if authentication is successful, and `False` if not.
+
+* `on_logged_out(self, user_id, device_id, access_token)`
+
+ This method, if implemented, is called when a user logs out. It is
+ passed the qualified user ID, the ID of the deactivated device (if
+ any: access tokens are occasionally created without an associated
+ device ID), and the (now deactivated) access token.
+
+ It may return an `Awaitable` object; the logout request will
+ wait for the `Awaitable` to complete, but the result is ignored.