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Might be interesting to have a way to restrict a room to particular types of events (SPEC-171)

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Description

Someone asked for this on #matrix:matrix.org - to constrain a room so that it can only be used for certain data types.

(Imported from https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SPEC-171)

(Reported by @ara4n)

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Research direction

The issue provides no file, test, or implementation entry point; begin by reading the Matrix protocol specification and the original SPEC-171 request. Define which event types a room may permit and how that restriction should be represented and enforced before identifying the affected specification sections and tests.

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Assessment

Domain
backend-api-design, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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