Re-introduce federation /download endpoint (#17350)

changelog.d/17350.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Support [MSC3916](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/rav/authentication-for-media/proposals/3916-authentication-for-media.md)
+by adding a federation /download endpoint.

synapse/federation/transport/server/__init__.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     FEDERATION_SERVLET_CLASSES,
     FederationAccountStatusServlet,
     FederationUnstableClientKeysClaimServlet,
+    FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet,
 )
 from synapse.http.server import HttpServer, JsonResource
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
@@ -315,6 +316,13 @@ def register_servlets(
             ):
                 continue
 
+            if servletclass == FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet:
+                if (
+                    not hs.config.server.enable_media_repo
+                    or not hs.config.experimental.msc3916_authenticated_media_enabled
+                ):
+                    continue
+
             servletclass(
                 hs=hs,
                 authenticator=authenticator,

synapse/federation/transport/server/_base.py

@@ -360,13 +360,29 @@ async def new_func(
                                     "request"
                                 )
                                 return None
+                            if (
+                                func.__self__.__class__.__name__  # type: ignore
+                                == "FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet"
+                            ):
+                                response = await func(
+                                    origin, content, request, *args, **kwargs
+                                )
+                            else:
+                                response = await func(
+                                    origin, content, request.args, *args, **kwargs
+                                )
+                    else:
+                        if (
+                            func.__self__.__class__.__name__  # type: ignore
+                            == "FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet"
+                        ):
+                            response = await func(
+                                origin, content, request, *args, **kwargs
+                            )
+                        else:
                             response = await func(
                                 origin, content, request.args, *args, **kwargs
                             )
-                    else:
-                        response = await func(
-                            origin, content, request.args, *args, **kwargs
-                        )
             finally:
                 # if we used the origin's context as the parent, add a new span using
                 # the servlet span as a parent, so that we have a link

synapse/federation/transport/server/federation.py

@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@
 )
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_boolean_from_args,
+    parse_integer,
     parse_integer_from_args,
     parse_string_from_args,
     parse_strings_from_args,
 )
+from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
+from synapse.media._base import DEFAULT_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
 from synapse.types import JsonDict
 from synapse.util import SYNAPSE_VERSION
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
@@ -787,6 +790,43 @@ async def on_POST(
         return 200, {"account_statuses": statuses, "failures": failures}
 
 
+class FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet(BaseFederationServerServlet):
+    """
+    Implementation of new federation media `/download` endpoint outlined in MSC3916. Returns
+    a multipart/mixed response consisting of a JSON object and the requested media
+    item. This endpoint only returns local media.
+    """
+
+    PATH = "/media/download/(?P<media_id>[^/]*)"
+    PREFIX = FEDERATION_UNSTABLE_PREFIX + "/org.matrix.msc3916"
+    RATELIMIT = True
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        hs: "HomeServer",
+        ratelimiter: FederationRateLimiter,
+        authenticator: Authenticator,
+        server_name: str,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(hs, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name)
+        self.media_repo = self.hs.get_media_repository()
+
+    async def on_GET(
+        self,
+        origin: Optional[str],
+        content: Literal[None],
+        request: SynapseRequest,
+        media_id: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        max_timeout_ms = parse_integer(
+            request, "timeout_ms", default=DEFAULT_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
+        )
+        max_timeout_ms = min(max_timeout_ms, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS)
+        await self.media_repo.get_local_media(
+            request, media_id, None, max_timeout_ms, federation=True
+        )
+
+
 FEDERATION_SERVLET_CLASSES: Tuple[Type[BaseFederationServlet], ...] = (
     FederationSendServlet,
     FederationEventServlet,
@@ -818,4 +858,5 @@ async def on_POST(
     FederationV1SendKnockServlet,
     FederationMakeKnockServlet,
     FederationAccountStatusServlet,
+    FederationUnstableMediaDownloadServlet,
 )

synapse/media/_base.py

@@ -25,7 +25,16 @@
 import urllib
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from types import TracebackType
-from typing import Awaitable, Dict, Generator, List, Optional, Tuple, Type
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Awaitable,
+    Dict,
+    Generator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+)
 
 import attr
 
@@ -37,8 +46,13 @@
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request, respond_with_json
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable
+from synapse.util import Clock
 from synapse.util.stringutils import is_ascii
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from synapse.storage.databases.main.media_repository import LocalMedia
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # list all text content types that will have the charset default to UTF-8 when
@@ -260,6 +274,68 @@ def _can_encode_filename_as_token(x: str) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
+async def respond_with_multipart_responder(
+    clock: Clock,
+    request: SynapseRequest,
+    responder: "Optional[Responder]",
+    media_info: "LocalMedia",
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Responds to requests originating from the federation media `/download` endpoint by
+    streaming a multipart/mixed response
+
+    Args:
+        clock:
+        request: the federation request to respond to
+        responder: the responder which will send the response
+        media_info: metadata about the media item
+    """
+    if not responder:
+        respond_404(request)
+        return
+
+    # If we have a responder we *must* use it as a context manager.
+    with responder:
+        if request._disconnected:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Not sending response to request %s, already disconnected.", request
+            )
+            return
+
+        from synapse.media.media_storage import MultipartFileConsumer
+
+        # note that currently the json_object is just {}, this will change when linked media
+        # is implemented
+        multipart_consumer = MultipartFileConsumer(
+            clock, request, media_info.media_type, {}, media_info.media_length
+        )
+
+        logger.debug("Responding to media request with responder %s", responder)
+        if media_info.media_length is not None:
+            content_length = multipart_consumer.content_length()
+            assert content_length is not None
+            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (content_length,))
+
+        request.setHeader(
+            b"Content-Type",
+            b"multipart/mixed; boundary=%s" % multipart_consumer.boundary,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            await responder.write_to_consumer(multipart_consumer)
+        except Exception as e:
+            # The majority of the time this will be due to the client having gone
+            # away. Unfortunately, Twisted simply throws a generic exception at us
+            # in that case.
+            logger.warning("Failed to write to consumer: %s %s", type(e), e)
+
+            # Unregister the producer, if it has one, so Twisted doesn't complain
+            if request.producer:
+                request.unregisterProducer()
+
+    finish_request(request)
+
+
 async def respond_with_responder(
     request: SynapseRequest,
     responder: "Optional[Responder]",

synapse/media/media_repository.py

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     ThumbnailInfo,
     get_filename_from_headers,
     respond_404,
+    respond_with_multipart_responder,
     respond_with_responder,
 )
 from synapse.media.filepath import MediaFilePaths
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ async def get_local_media(
         media_id: str,
         name: Optional[str],
         max_timeout_ms: int,
+        federation: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         """Responds to requests for local media, if exists, or returns 404.
 
@@ -440,6 +442,7 @@ async def get_local_media(
                 the filename in the Content-Disposition header of the response.
             max_timeout_ms: the maximum number of milliseconds to wait for the
                 media to be uploaded.
+            federation: whether the local media being fetched is for a federation request
 
         Returns:
             Resolves once a response has successfully been written to request
@@ -460,9 +463,14 @@ async def get_local_media(
         file_info = FileInfo(None, media_id, url_cache=bool(url_cache))
 
         responder = await self.media_storage.fetch_media(file_info)
-        await respond_with_responder(
-            request, responder, media_type, media_length, upload_name
-        )
+        if federation:
+            await respond_with_multipart_responder(
+                self.clock, request, responder, media_info
+            )
+        else:
+            await respond_with_responder(
+                request, responder, media_type, media_length, upload_name
+            )
 
     async def get_remote_media(
         self,