MSC2834: Media IDs as hashes #2834
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| `via` specifies which homeserver to fetch the media from, and should be specified at least once. | ||
| `viaroom` specifices which room the media is and may be specified at least once. | ||
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| For example, when uploading a file, the mxc URI returned by the server should look like the following: `mxc:m.sha256:9834876dcfb05cb167a5c24953eba58c4ac89b1adf57f28f2f9d09af107ee8f0?via=blob.cat`. |
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isn't returning via kinda unneeded here? The client can just add their own server.
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This is mainly for backwards compatibility in bots / lazy clients.
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| Since secure hashing algorithms will create hashes that are unique across the Matrix network, homeservers are no longer part of the `mxc`. | ||
| To allow routing, two parameters are added to the `mxc` URI, and therefore also supported by all endpoints for fetching media and media thumbnails: `via` and `viaroom`. | ||
| `via` specifies which homeserver to fetch the media from, and should be specified at least once. |
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A mxc uri might make sense without any via at all, just with viaroom. If an m.image is sent in a room a client could easily construct a viaroom based on the room id and a via based on the senders domain. Though in the future the later might go away 🤔 Just not sure if mandating at least once via to be present being a good idea
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I think it's generally good to include it. A client might choose to not add on anything (even though they should), and we should expect that. And only a viaroom could lead to potential recursion issues.
| `via` specifies which homeserver to fetch the media from, and should be specified at least once. | ||
| `viaroom` specifices which room the media is and may be specified at least once. | ||
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| For example, when uploading a file, the mxc URI returned by the server should look like the following: `mxc:m.sha256:9834876dcfb05cb167a5c24953eba58c4ac89b1adf57f28f2f9d09af107ee8f0?via=blob.cat`. |
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While you use plural forms further below, maybe state explicitly that multiple via's and multiple viaroom's are allowed, giving an example, too? mxc:m.sha256:9834876dcfb05cb167a5c24953eba58c4ac89b1adf57f28f2f9d09af107ee8f0?via=blob.cat&via=matrix.org&viaroom=!someroom&viaroom=!someotherroom
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