matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-python-sdk
Disambiguate user display names
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Client layer
enhancement
good first issue
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 266
- Forks
- 118
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.4.0.html#calculating-the-display-name-for-a-user
Step 4. is currently not implemented.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the linked Matrix Client-Server specification, focusing on the display-name calculation's step 4, then locate the corresponding display-name implementation in the SDK. The work is done when step 4 is implemented and the resulting user display names follow the specification.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100