Merge branch 'rav/default_public_base_url' into rav/idp_icon

Author: richvdh

changelog.d/9159.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Give the `public_baseurl` a default value, if it is not explicitly set in the configuration file.

docs/sample_config.yaml

@@ -67,11 +67,16 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 #web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/
 
-# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS
-# (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would
-# enter into the 'custom HS URL' field on their client. If you
-# use synapse with a reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach
-# synapse via the proxy.
+# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this Homeserver (not
+# including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user might enter into the
+# 'Custom Homeserver URL' field on their client. If you use Synapse with a
+# reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach Synapse via the proxy.
+# Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
+# 'listeners' below).
+#
+# If this is left unset, it defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'. (Note that
+# that will not work unless you configure Synapse or a reverse-proxy to listen
+# on port 443.)
 #
 #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
@@ -1150,8 +1155,9 @@ account_validity:
   # send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link. By
   # default, no such emails are sent.
   #
-  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email' and
-  # 'public_baseurl' configuration sections.
+  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email'
+  # configuration section. You should also check that 'public_baseurl' is set
+  # correctly.
   #
   #renew_at: 1w
 
@@ -1242,8 +1248,7 @@ account_validity:
 # The identity server which we suggest that clients should use when users log
 # in on this server.
 #
-# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.
-# This setting is ignored unless public_baseurl is also set.)
+# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.)
 #
 #default_identity_server: https://matrix.org
 
@@ -1268,8 +1273,6 @@ account_validity:
 # by the Matrix Identity Service API specification:
 # https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/latest
 #
-# If a delegate is specified, the config option public_baseurl must also be filled out.
-#
 account_threepid_delegates:
     #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
     #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process
@@ -1905,9 +1908,9 @@ sso:
     # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
     # hostname: "https://my.client/".
     #
-    # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
-    # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
-    # addition to any URLs in this list.
+    # The login fallback page (used by clients that don't natively support the
+    # required login flows) is automatically whitelisted in addition to any URLs
+    # in this list.
     #
     # By default, this list is empty.
     #

synapse/api/urls.py

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ def __init__(self, hs_config):
         """
         if hs_config.form_secret is None:
             raise ConfigError("form_secret not set in config")
-        if hs_config.public_baseurl is None:
-            raise ConfigError("public_baseurl not set in config")
 
         self._hmac_secret = hs_config.form_secret.encode("utf-8")
         self._public_baseurl = hs_config.public_baseurl

synapse/config/_base.py

@@ -252,11 +252,12 @@ def read_templates(
         env = jinja2.Environment(loader=loader, autoescape=autoescape)
 
         # Update the environment with our custom filters
-        env.filters.update({"format_ts": _format_ts_filter})
-        if self.public_baseurl:
-            env.filters.update(
-                {"mxc_to_http": _create_mxc_to_http_filter(self.public_baseurl)}
-            )
+        env.filters.update(
+            {
+                "format_ts": _format_ts_filter,
+                "mxc_to_http": _create_mxc_to_http_filter(self.public_baseurl),
+            }
+        )
 
         for filename in filenames:
             # Load the template

synapse/config/emailconfig.py

@@ -166,11 +166,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             if not self.email_notif_from:
                 missing.append("email.notif_from")
 
-            # public_baseurl is required to build password reset and validation links that
-            # will be emailed to users
-            if config.get("public_baseurl") is None:
-                missing.append("public_baseurl")
-
             if missing:
                 raise ConfigError(
                     MISSING_PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIG_ERROR % (", ".join(missing),)
@@ -269,9 +264,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             if not self.email_notif_from:
                 missing.append("email.notif_from")
 
-            if config.get("public_baseurl") is None:
-                missing.append("public_baseurl")
-
             if missing:
                 raise ConfigError(
                     "email.enable_notifs is True but required keys are missing: %s"

synapse/config/oidc_config.py

@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
             raise ConfigError(e.message) from e
 
         public_baseurl = self.public_baseurl
-        if public_baseurl is None:
-            raise ConfigError("oidc_config requires a public_baseurl to be set")
         self.oidc_callback_url = public_baseurl + "_synapse/oidc/callback"
 
     @property

synapse/config/registration.py

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ def __init__(self, config, synapse_config):
 
             self.startup_job_max_delta = self.period * 10.0 / 100.0
 
-        if self.renew_by_email_enabled:
-            if "public_baseurl" not in synapse_config:
-                raise ConfigError("Can't send renewal emails without 'public_baseurl'")
-
         template_dir = config.get("template_dir")
 
         if not template_dir:
@@ -109,13 +105,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         account_threepid_delegates = config.get("account_threepid_delegates") or {}
         self.account_threepid_delegate_email = account_threepid_delegates.get("email")
         self.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn = account_threepid_delegates.get("msisdn")
-        if self.account_threepid_delegate_msisdn and not self.public_baseurl:
-            raise ConfigError(
-                "The configuration option `public_baseurl` is required if "
-                "`account_threepid_delegate.msisdn` is set, such that "
-                "clients know where to submit validation tokens to. Please "
-                "configure `public_baseurl`."
-            )
 
         self.default_identity_server = config.get("default_identity_server")
         self.allow_guest_access = config.get("allow_guest_access", False)
@@ -240,8 +229,9 @@ def generate_config_section(self, generate_secrets=False, **kwargs):
           # send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link. By
           # default, no such emails are sent.
           #
-          # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email' and
-          # 'public_baseurl' configuration sections.
+          # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email'
+          # configuration section. You should also check that 'public_baseurl' is set
+          # correctly.
           #
           #renew_at: 1w
 
@@ -332,8 +322,7 @@ def generate_config_section(self, generate_secrets=False, **kwargs):
         # The identity server which we suggest that clients should use when users log
         # in on this server.
         #
-        # (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.
-        # This setting is ignored unless public_baseurl is also set.)
+        # (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.)
         #
         #default_identity_server: https://matrix.org
 
@@ -358,8 +347,6 @@ def generate_config_section(self, generate_secrets=False, **kwargs):
         # by the Matrix Identity Service API specification:
         # https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/latest
         #
-        # If a delegate is specified, the config option public_baseurl must also be filled out.
-        #
         account_threepid_delegates:
             #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
             #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process

synapse/config/saml2_config.py

@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ def _default_saml_config_dict(
         import saml2
 
         public_baseurl = self.public_baseurl
-        if public_baseurl is None:
-            raise ConfigError("saml2_config requires a public_baseurl to be set")
 
         if self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute:
             optional_attributes.add(self.saml2_grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute)

synapse/config/server.py

@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         self.print_pidfile = config.get("print_pidfile")
         self.user_agent_suffix = config.get("user_agent_suffix")
         self.use_frozen_dicts = config.get("use_frozen_dicts", False)
-        self.public_baseurl = config.get("public_baseurl")
+        self.public_baseurl = config.get("public_baseurl") or "https://%s/" % (
+            self.server_name,
+        )
+        if self.public_baseurl[-1] != "/":
+            self.public_baseurl += "/"
 
         # Whether to enable user presence.
         self.use_presence = config.get("use_presence", True)
@@ -317,9 +321,6 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         # Always blacklist 0.0.0.0, ::
         self.federation_ip_range_blacklist.update(["0.0.0.0", "::"])
 
-        if self.public_baseurl is not None:
-            if self.public_baseurl[-1] != "/":
-                self.public_baseurl += "/"
         self.start_pushers = config.get("start_pushers", True)
 
         # (undocumented) option for torturing the worker-mode replication a bit,
@@ -740,11 +741,16 @@ def generate_config_section(
         #
         #web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/
 
-        # The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS
-        # (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would
-        # enter into the 'custom HS URL' field on their client. If you
-        # use synapse with a reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach
-        # synapse via the proxy.
+        # The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this Homeserver (not
+        # including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user might enter into the
+        # 'Custom Homeserver URL' field on their client. If you use Synapse with a
+        # reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach Synapse via the proxy.
+        # Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
+        # 'listeners' below).
+        #
+        # If this is left unset, it defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'. (Note that
+        # that will not work unless you configure Synapse or a reverse-proxy to listen
+        # on port 443.)
         #
         #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 

synapse/config/sso.py

@@ -64,11 +64,8 @@ def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
         # gracefully to the client). This would make it pointless to ask the user for
         # confirmation, since the URL the confirmation page would be showing wouldn't be
         # the client's.
-        # public_baseurl is an optional setting, so we only add the fallback's URL to the
-        # list if it's provided (because we can't figure out what that URL is otherwise).
-        if self.public_baseurl:
-            login_fallback_url = self.public_baseurl + "_matrix/static/client/login"
-            self.sso_client_whitelist.append(login_fallback_url)
+        login_fallback_url = self.public_baseurl + "_matrix/static/client/login"
+        self.sso_client_whitelist.append(login_fallback_url)
 
     def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
         return """\
@@ -86,9 +83,9 @@ def generate_config_section(self, **kwargs):
             # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
             # hostname: "https://my.client/".
             #
-            # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
-            # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
-            # addition to any URLs in this list.
+            # The login fallback page (used by clients that don't natively support the
+            # required login flows) is automatically whitelisted in addition to any URLs
+            # in this list.
             #
             # By default, this list is empty.
             #