element-hq / element-hq/dendrite

Special case /register for application services

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C-App-Services C-Client-API good first issue spec-compliance T-Enhancement
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Description

*This issue was originally created by [**@babolivier**](https://github.com/babolivier) at .*

- [ ] Allow an application service to register usernames starting with underscores if its configuration file allows it.
- [ ] Support non-exclusive namespaces.

The latter means we shouldn't respond with `Only 1 match allowed`-like errors if a user ID provided during registration from an appservice matches more than one namespace and none of these namespaces is defined as exclusive. This requires checking whether a namespace is exclusive during registration.

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Research direction

Trace the application-service registration handling and the namespace checks described in the issue, starting with the configuration that controls username namespaces. Verify the underscore allowance and how overlapping exclusive and non-exclusive namespaces are evaluated. Done means both checklist items work without incorrectly returning a single-match error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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