Add flag in /versions for whether clients should send id_server params

changelog.d/5868.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `m.require_identity_server` key to `/versions`'s `unstable_features` section.

synapse/rest/client/versions.py

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 class VersionsRestServlet(RestServlet):
     PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_matrix/client/versions$")]
 
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(VersionsRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.config = hs.config
+
     def on_GET(self, request):
         return (
             200,
@@ -44,10 +48,24 @@ def on_GET(self, request):
                     "r0.5.0",
                 ],
                 # as per MSC1497:
-                "unstable_features": {"m.lazy_load_members": True},
+                "unstable_features": {
+                    "m.lazy_load_members": True,
+                    # Advertise to clients whether they need not include an `id_server`
+                    # parameter during registration or password reset, as Synapse now decides
+                    # itself which identity server to use (or none at all).
+                    #
+                    # This is also used by a client when they wish to bind a 3PID to their
+                    # account, but not bind it to an identity server, the endpoint for which
+                    # also requires `id_server`. If the homeserver is handling 3PID
+                    # verification itself, there is no need to ask the user for `id_server` to
+                    # be supplied.
+                    "m.require_identity_server": (
+                        self.config.account_threepid_delegate is None
+                    ),
+                },
             },
         )
 
 
-def register_servlets(http_server):
-    VersionsRestServlet().register(http_server)
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    VersionsRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)