config: add option for max pending media uploads

Signed-off-by: Sumner Evans <[email protected]>

docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md

@@ -1764,6 +1764,17 @@ Example configuration:
 media_store_path: "DATADIR/media_store"
 ```
 ---
+### `max_pending_media_uploads`
+
+How many *pending media uploads* can a given user have? A pending media upload
+is a created MXC URI that (a) is not expired (the `unused_expires_at` timestamp
+has not passed) and (b) the media has not yet been uploaded for. Defaults to 5.
+
+Example configuration:
+```yaml
+max_pending_media_uploads: 5
+```
+---
 ### `unused_expiration_time`
 
 How long to wait in milliseconds before expiring created media IDs. Defaults to

synapse/config/repository.py

@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ def read_config(self, config: JsonDict, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             config.get("unused_expiration_time", "24h")
         )
 
+        self.max_pending_media_uploads = config.get("max_pending_media_uploads", 5)
+
         self.media_store_path = self.ensure_directory(
             config.get("media_store_path", "media_store")
         )