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Search all the rooms

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Client layer enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Add a way to search for rooms.

Right now with the API and the client you can only look for rooms the user is subscribed for or one which we already know the address or the alias, but there is no way to search the list of all rooms.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names the API and client but no files or tests. Start by tracing the existing room lookup methods in both layers and check whether Matrix exposes a suitable all-room search operation. Done means users can search rooms beyond their subscriptions or already-known addresses and aliases, with coverage for the new behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, search
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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