matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-spec
Provide an error code field to failed PDUs in federation `/send` similar to http apis
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Description
The proposal should include a standard set of codes added with MSC describing common reasons that implementations have failed to process a given PDU
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
Start by reviewing the federation /send behavior and how failed PDUs are currently represented. Compare it with the referenced HTTP APIs, then define the standard error-code set and document it through an MSC; completion means the proposal specifies common failure reasons and how implementations expose them.
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Assessment
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100