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MSC3895: Federation API Behaviour of Partial-State Resident Servers #3895

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This MSC is currently considered a draft

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@reivilibre reivilibre changed the title . MSC3895: Federation API Behaviour of Partial-State Resident Servers Sep 22, 2022
@turt2live turt2live added proposal A matrix spec change proposal s2s Server-to-Server API (federation) kind:maintenance MSC which clarifies/updates existing spec needs-implementation This MSC does not have a qualifying implementation for the SCT to review. The MSC cannot enter FCP. labels Sep 22, 2022

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This appendix to [MSC3706] suggests adding an error code (`M_UNABLE_DUE_TO_PARTIAL_STATE`) to the Server-Server API.
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It's really not an appendix to MSC3706. That's specific to /send_join, whereas this covers other federation APIs.


This appendix to [MSC3706] suggests adding an error code (`M_UNABLE_DUE_TO_PARTIAL_STATE`) to the Server-Server API.

This error can be returned by a server when it is unable to answer a query whilst it is undergoing an MSC3706 partial state join, for example because:
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Which APIs are allowed to return this error code?


This appendix to [MSC3706] suggests adding an error code (`M_UNABLE_DUE_TO_PARTIAL_STATE`) to the Server-Server API.

This error can be returned by a server when it is unable to answer a query whilst it is undergoing an MSC3706 partial state join, for example because:
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If I receive this error code as a homeserver, how should I behave differently?

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