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Push notification rules should make sure to skip reply part of message
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Description
ATM it's not specified and synapse sends notifications If someone was tagged inside message, that's being replied.
Example:
At the screenshot both messages tagged me, when only first should.
This is part of this related issue:
https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/14943
Another part is matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2735
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the current Matrix push notification rules and the related Element issue 14943 and Matrix proposal 2735 linked in the report. Determine how reply content is treated when evaluating mentions; done means the specification clearly excludes reply portions from triggering notifications while preserving direct tags in the main message.
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Assessment
- Domain
- backend-api-design, documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100