fix(pdu): Exempt m.room.create from auth_events check #1987

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nex merged 1 commit from eleboucher/continuwuity:fix/pdu-room-create into main 2026-07-14 17:38:35 +00:00
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This pull request exempts the m.room.create event from the PDU validation checks that mandate or forbid referencing a room creation event within auth_events.

During incoming federation invites, the homeserver validates the incoming stripped state events, which includes the room's m.room.create event. Because the creation event is the absolute genesis event of a room, its auth_events list is empty by definition.

Previously, the codebase applied the room version rules strictly to every single event. This created a logical paradox for the creation event, causing federation invites to fail with a 400 MINVALIDPARAM error: BadJson: PDU does not reference the room create event.

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Good catch, I forgot this can happen

Good catch, I forgot this can happen
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.get("state_key")
.and_then(CanonicalJsonValue::as_str);
let is_create_event = event_type == Some("m.room.create") && state_key == Some("");
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type is an expected field, so if it's None, BadJson("PDU is missing a type") should be returned, rather than allowing it to be null

`type` is an expected field, so if it's None, `BadJson("PDU is missing a type")` should be returned, rather than allowing it to be null
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tested with a friend facing the problem when join a space and after the fix we could invite him fine

tested with a friend facing the problem when join a space and after the fix we could invite him fine
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```bash
# Install prek using cargo-binstall
cargo binstall prek
cargo install prek
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Ok so i know its merged already, but this seems wrong? Comment says "install with binstall", but this changes it to install?

Ok so i know its merged already, but this seems wrong? Comment says "install with binstall", but this changes it to `install`?
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idk I used install myself, idk what binstall even is

idk I used `install` myself, idk what `binstall` even is
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Binstall provides a low-complexity mechanism for installing Rust binaries as an alternative to building from source (via cargo install) or manually downloading packages. This is intended to work with existing CI artifacts and infrastructure, and with minimal overhead for package maintainers.

Binstall works by fetching the crate information from crates.io and searching the linked repository for matching releases and artifacts, falling back to the quickinstall third-party artifact host, to alternate targets as supported, and finally to cargo install as a last resort.

Binary install i guess

> Binstall provides a low-complexity mechanism for installing Rust binaries as an alternative to building from source (via cargo install) or manually downloading packages. This is intended to work with existing CI artifacts and infrastructure, and with minimal overhead for package maintainers. > > Binstall works by fetching the crate information from crates.io and searching the linked repository for matching releases and artifacts, falling back to the quickinstall third-party artifact host, to alternate targets as supported, and finally to cargo install as a last resort. Binary install i guess
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it's actually a deps https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall my bad i didn't read above

it's actually a deps https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall my bad i didn't read above
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will fix it there #1988

will fix it there https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/pulls/1988
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