Move size limits for user, room and event IDs into the appendix and clarify that the length is to be measured in bytes #1850
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…larify that the length is to be measured in bytes Fixes: matrix-org#1826 Relates to: matrix-org#1001 Signed-off-by: Johannes Marbach <n0-0ne+github@mailbox.org>
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| @@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ The `domain` of a user ID is the [server name](#server-name) of the | |||
| homeserver which allocated the account. | |||
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| The length of a user ID, including the `@` sigil and the domain, MUST | |||
| NOT exceed 255 characters. | |||
| NOT exceed 255 bytes. | |||
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For future reference: this restriction comes from the fact that a user ID must fit inside a state key (in the m.room.member event), and state keys have always been limited to 255 bytes (since 6a0595b)
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Do you think this and #1850 (comment) should also go into the spec?
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no, that's fine. I just wanted to make a record so that when, in a few months, we come to look at this PR, we remember the thought process.
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| The length of a room ID, including the `!` sigil and the domain, MUST | ||
| NOT exceed 255 bytes. |
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This was also previously specified in the C-S API, also going back to 6a0595b.
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Co-authored-by: Richard van der Hoff <1389908+richvdh@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fixes: #1826
Relates to: #1001
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