Sliding Sync: Add typing notification extension (MSC3961) (#17505)

[MSC3961](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3961): Sliding Sync Extension: Typing Notifications

Based on
[MSC3575](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3575):
Sliding Sync

changelog.d/17505.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add typing notification extension support to experimental [MSC3575](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3575) Sliding Sync `/sync` endpoint.

synapse/handlers/receipts.py

@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ class ReceiptEventSource(EventSource[MultiWriterStreamToken, JsonMapping]):
         explicit_room_id: Optional[str] = None,
         to_key: Optional[MultiWriterStreamToken] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[List[JsonMapping], MultiWriterStreamToken]:
+        """
+        Find read receipts for given rooms (> `from_token` and <= `to_token`)
+        """
+
         if to_key is None:
             to_key = self.get_current_key()
 

synapse/handlers/sliding_sync.py

@@ -2284,11 +2284,24 @@ class SlidingSyncHandler:
                 from_token=from_token,
             )
 
+        typing_response = None
+        if sync_config.extensions.typing is not None:
+            typing_response = await self.get_typing_extension_response(
+                sync_config=sync_config,
+                actual_lists=actual_lists,
+                actual_room_ids=actual_room_ids,
+                actual_room_response_map=actual_room_response_map,
+                typing_request=sync_config.extensions.typing,
+                to_token=to_token,
+                from_token=from_token,
+            )
+
         return SlidingSyncResult.Extensions(
             to_device=to_device_response,
             e2ee=e2ee_response,
             account_data=account_data_response,
             receipts=receipts_response,
+            typing=typing_response,
         )
 
     def find_relevant_room_ids_for_extension(
@@ -2615,6 +2628,8 @@ class SlidingSyncHandler:
 
         room_id_to_receipt_map: Dict[str, JsonMapping] = {}
         if len(relevant_room_ids) > 0:
+            # TODO: Take connection tracking into account so that when a room comes back
+            # into range we can send the receipts that were missed.
             receipt_source = self.event_sources.sources.receipt
             receipts, _ = await receipt_source.get_new_events(
                 user=sync_config.user,
@@ -2636,6 +2651,8 @@ class SlidingSyncHandler:
                 type = receipt["type"]
                 content = receipt["content"]
 
+                # For `inital: True` rooms, we only want to include receipts for events
+                # in the timeline.
                 room_result = actual_room_response_map.get(room_id)
                 if room_result is not None:
                     if room_result.initial:
@@ -2659,6 +2676,70 @@ class SlidingSyncHandler:
             room_id_to_receipt_map=room_id_to_receipt_map,
         )
 
+    async def get_typing_extension_response(
+        self,
+        sync_config: SlidingSyncConfig,
+        actual_lists: Dict[str, SlidingSyncResult.SlidingWindowList],
+        actual_room_ids: Set[str],
+        actual_room_response_map: Dict[str, SlidingSyncResult.RoomResult],
+        typing_request: SlidingSyncConfig.Extensions.TypingExtension,
+        to_token: StreamToken,
+        from_token: Optional[SlidingSyncStreamToken],
+    ) -> Optional[SlidingSyncResult.Extensions.TypingExtension]:
+        """Handle Typing Notification extension (MSC3961)
+
+        Args:
+            sync_config: Sync configuration
+            actual_lists: Sliding window API. A map of list key to list results in the
+                Sliding Sync response.
+            actual_room_ids: The actual room IDs in the the Sliding Sync response.
+            actual_room_response_map: A map of room ID to room results in the the
+                Sliding Sync response.
+            account_data_request: The account_data extension from the request
+            to_token: The point in the stream to sync up to.
+            from_token: The point in the stream to sync from.
+        """
+        # Skip if the extension is not enabled
+        if not typing_request.enabled:
+            return None
+
+        relevant_room_ids = self.find_relevant_room_ids_for_extension(
+            requested_lists=typing_request.lists,
+            requested_room_ids=typing_request.rooms,
+            actual_lists=actual_lists,
+            actual_room_ids=actual_room_ids,
+        )
+
+        room_id_to_typing_map: Dict[str, JsonMapping] = {}
+        if len(relevant_room_ids) > 0:
+            # Note: We don't need to take connection tracking into account for typing
+            # notifications because they'll get anything still relevant and hasn't timed
+            # out when the room comes into range. We consider the gap where the room
+            # fell out of range, as long enough for any typing notifications to have
+            # timed out (it's not worth the 30 seconds of data we may have missed).
+            typing_source = self.event_sources.sources.typing
+            typing_notifications, _ = await typing_source.get_new_events(
+                user=sync_config.user,
+                from_key=(from_token.stream_token.typing_key if from_token else 0),
+                to_key=to_token.typing_key,
+                # This is a dummy value and isn't used in the function
+                limit=0,
+                room_ids=relevant_room_ids,
+                is_guest=False,
+            )
+
+            for typing_notification in typing_notifications:
+                # These fields should exist for every typing notification
+                room_id = typing_notification["room_id"]
+                type = typing_notification["type"]
+                content = typing_notification["content"]
+
+                room_id_to_typing_map[room_id] = {"type": type, "content": content}
+
+        return SlidingSyncResult.Extensions.TypingExtension(
+            room_id_to_typing_map=room_id_to_typing_map,
+        )
+
 
 class HaveSentRoomFlag(Enum):
     """Flag for whether we have sent the room down a sliding sync connection.

synapse/handlers/typing.py

@@ -565,7 +565,12 @@ class TypingNotificationEventSource(EventSource[int, JsonMapping]):
         room_ids: Iterable[str],
         is_guest: bool,
         explicit_room_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        to_key: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Tuple[List[JsonMapping], int]:
+        """
+        Find typing notifications for given rooms (> `from_token` and <= `to_token`)
+        """
+
         with Measure(self.clock, "typing.get_new_events"):
             from_key = int(from_key)
             handler = self.get_typing_handler()
@@ -574,7 +579,9 @@ class TypingNotificationEventSource(EventSource[int, JsonMapping]):
             for room_id in room_ids:
                 if room_id not in handler._room_serials:
                     continue
-                if handler._room_serials[room_id] <= from_key:
+                if handler._room_serials[room_id] <= from_key or (
+                    to_key is not None and handler._room_serials[room_id] > to_key
+                ):
                     continue
 
                 events.append(self._make_event_for(room_id))

synapse/rest/client/sync.py

@@ -1152,10 +1152,14 @@ class SlidingSyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         if extensions.receipts is not None:
             serialized_extensions["receipts"] = {
-                # Same as the the top-level `account_data.events` field in Sync v2.
                 "rooms": extensions.receipts.room_id_to_receipt_map,
             }
 
+        if extensions.typing is not None:
+            serialized_extensions["typing"] = {
+                "rooms": extensions.typing.room_id_to_typing_map,
+            }
+
         return serialized_extensions
 
 

synapse/types/handlers/__init__.py

@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ class SlidingSyncResult:
             """The Receipts extension (MSC3960)
 
             Attributes:
-                room_id_to_receipt_map: Mapping from room_id to `m.receipt` event (type, content)
+                room_id_to_receipt_map: Mapping from room_id to `m.receipt` ephemeral
+                    event (type, content)
             """
 
             room_id_to_receipt_map: Mapping[str, JsonMapping]
@@ -374,14 +375,33 @@ class SlidingSyncResult:
             def __bool__(self) -> bool:
                 return bool(self.room_id_to_receipt_map)
 
+        @attr.s(slots=True, frozen=True, auto_attribs=True)
+        class TypingExtension:
+            """The Typing Notification extension (MSC3961)
+
+            Attributes:
+                room_id_to_typing_map: Mapping from room_id to `m.typing` ephemeral
+                    event (type, content)
+            """
+
+            room_id_to_typing_map: Mapping[str, JsonMapping]
+
+            def __bool__(self) -> bool:
+                return bool(self.room_id_to_typing_map)
+
         to_device: Optional[ToDeviceExtension] = None
         e2ee: Optional[E2eeExtension] = None
         account_data: Optional[AccountDataExtension] = None
         receipts: Optional[ReceiptsExtension] = None
+        typing: Optional[TypingExtension] = None
 
         def __bool__(self) -> bool:
             return bool(
-                self.to_device or self.e2ee or self.account_data or self.receipts
+                self.to_device
+                or self.e2ee
+                or self.account_data
+                or self.receipts
+                or self.typing
             )
 
     next_pos: SlidingSyncStreamToken

synapse/types/rest/client/__init__.py

@@ -359,10 +359,28 @@ class SlidingSyncBody(RequestBodyModel):
             # Process all room subscriptions defined in the Room Subscription API. (This is the default.)
             rooms: Optional[List[StrictStr]] = ["*"]
 
+        class TypingExtension(RequestBodyModel):
+            """The Typing Notification extension (MSC3961)
+
+            Attributes:
+                enabled
+                lists: List of list keys (from the Sliding Window API) to apply this
+                    extension to.
+                rooms: List of room IDs (from the Room Subscription API) to apply this
+                    extension to.
+            """
+
+            enabled: Optional[StrictBool] = False
+            # Process all lists defined in the Sliding Window API. (This is the default.)
+            lists: Optional[List[StrictStr]] = ["*"]
+            # Process all room subscriptions defined in the Room Subscription API. (This is the default.)
+            rooms: Optional[List[StrictStr]] = ["*"]
+
         to_device: Optional[ToDeviceExtension] = None
         e2ee: Optional[E2eeExtension] = None
         account_data: Optional[AccountDataExtension] = None
         receipts: Optional[ReceiptsExtension] = None
+        typing: Optional[TypingExtension] = None
 
     conn_id: Optional[str]
 

tests/rest/client/sliding_sync/test_extension_typing.py

@@ -0,0 +1,482 @@
+#
+# This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License (AGPL) version 3.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2024 New Vector, Ltd
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details:
+# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>.
+#
+import logging
+
+from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
+
+import synapse.rest.admin
+from synapse.api.constants import EduTypes
+from synapse.rest.client import login, room, sync
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.types import StreamKeyType
+from synapse.util import Clock
+
+from tests.rest.client.sliding_sync.test_sliding_sync import SlidingSyncBase
+from tests.server import TimedOutException
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SlidingSyncTypingExtensionTestCase(SlidingSyncBase):
+    """Tests for the typing notification sliding sync extension"""
+
+    servlets = [
+        synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets,
+        login.register_servlets,
+        room.register_servlets,
+        sync.register_servlets,
+    ]
+
+    def prepare(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock, hs: HomeServer) -> None:
+        self.store = hs.get_datastores().main
+
+    def test_no_data_initial_sync(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Test that enabling the typing extension works during an intitial sync,
+        even if there is no-data.
+        """
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+
+        # Make an initial Sliding Sync request with the typing extension enabled
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        response_body, _ = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"].get("rooms").keys(),
+            set(),
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_no_data_incremental_sync(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Test that enabling typing extension works during an incremental sync, even
+        if there is no-data.
+        """
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        _, from_token = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Make an incremental Sliding Sync request with the typing extension enabled
+        response_body, _ = self.do_sync(sync_body, since=from_token, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"].get("rooms").keys(),
+            set(),
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_typing_initial_sync(self) -> None:
+        """
+        On initial sync, we return all typing notifications for rooms that we request
+        and are being returned in the Sliding Sync response.
+        """
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+        user2_id = self.register_user("user2", "pass")
+        user2_tok = self.login(user2_id, "pass")
+        user3_id = self.register_user("user3", "pass")
+        user3_tok = self.login(user3_id, "pass")
+        user4_id = self.register_user("user4", "pass")
+        user4_tok = self.login(user4_id, "pass")
+
+        # Create a room
+        room_id1 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id1, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id1, user3_id, tok=user3_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id1, user4_id, tok=user4_tok)
+        # User1 starts typing in room1
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id1}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+        # User2 starts typing in room1
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id1}/typing/{user2_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user2_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Create another room
+        room_id2 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id2, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id2, user3_id, tok=user3_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id2, user4_id, tok=user4_tok)
+        # User1 starts typing in room2
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id2}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+        # User2 starts typing in room2
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id2}/typing/{user2_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user2_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Make an initial Sliding Sync request with the typing extension enabled
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "room_subscriptions": {
+                room_id1: {
+                    "required_state": [],
+                    "timeline_limit": 0,
+                }
+            },
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "rooms": [room_id1, room_id2],
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        response_body, _ = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Even though we requested room2, we only expect room1 to show up because that's
+        # the only room in the Sliding Sync response (room2 is not one of our room
+        # subscriptions or in a sliding window list).
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"].get("rooms").keys(),
+            {room_id1},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+        # Sanity check that it's the correct ephemeral event type
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id1]["type"],
+            EduTypes.TYPING,
+        )
+        # We can see user1 and user2 typing
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            set(
+                response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id1]["content"][
+                    "user_ids"
+                ]
+            ),
+            {user1_id, user2_id},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_typing_incremental_sync(self) -> None:
+        """
+        On incremental sync, we return all typing notifications in the token range for a
+        given room but only for rooms that we request and are being returned in the
+        Sliding Sync response.
+        """
+
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+        user2_id = self.register_user("user2", "pass")
+        user2_tok = self.login(user2_id, "pass")
+        user3_id = self.register_user("user3", "pass")
+        user3_tok = self.login(user3_id, "pass")
+
+        # Create room1
+        room_id1 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id1, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id1, user3_id, tok=user3_tok)
+        # User2 starts typing in room1
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id1}/typing/{user2_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user2_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Create room2
+        room_id2 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id2, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        # User1 starts typing in room2 (before the `from_token`)
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id2}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Create room3
+        room_id3 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id3, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id3, user3_id, tok=user3_tok)
+
+        # Create room4
+        room_id4 = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id4, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id4, user3_id, tok=user3_tok)
+        # User1 starts typing in room4 (before the `from_token`)
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id4}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # Advance time so all of the typing notifications timeout before we make our
+        # Sliding Sync requests. Even though these are sent before the `from_token`, the
+        # typing code only keeps track of stream position of the latest typing
+        # notification so "old" typing notifications that are still "alive" (haven't
+        # timed out) can appear in the response.
+        self.reactor.advance(36)
+
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "room_subscriptions": {
+                room_id1: {
+                    "required_state": [],
+                    "timeline_limit": 0,
+                },
+                room_id3: {
+                    "required_state": [],
+                    "timeline_limit": 0,
+                },
+                room_id4: {
+                    "required_state": [],
+                    "timeline_limit": 0,
+                },
+            },
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "rooms": [room_id1, room_id2, room_id3, room_id4],
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        _, from_token = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Add some more typing notifications after the `from_token`
+        #
+        # User1 starts typing in room1
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id1}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+        # User1 starts typing in room2
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id2}/typing/{user1_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+        # User3 starts typing in room3
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id3}/typing/{user3_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user3_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+        # No activity for room4 after the `from_token`
+
+        # Make an incremental Sliding Sync request with the typing extension enabled
+        response_body, _ = self.do_sync(sync_body, since=from_token, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Even though we requested room2, we only expect rooms to show up if they are
+        # already in the Sliding Sync response. room4 doesn't show up because there is
+        # no activity after the `from_token`.
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"].get("rooms").keys(),
+            {room_id1, room_id3},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+        # Check room1:
+        #
+        # Sanity check that it's the correct ephemeral event type
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id1]["type"],
+            EduTypes.TYPING,
+        )
+        # We only see that user1 is typing in room1 since the `from_token`
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            set(
+                response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id1]["content"][
+                    "user_ids"
+                ]
+            ),
+            {user1_id},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+        # Check room3:
+        #
+        # Sanity check that it's the correct ephemeral event type
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id3]["type"],
+            EduTypes.TYPING,
+        )
+        # We only see that user3 is typing in room1 since the `from_token`
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            set(
+                response_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id3]["content"][
+                    "user_ids"
+                ]
+            ),
+            {user3_id},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_wait_for_new_data(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Test to make sure that the Sliding Sync request waits for new data to arrive.
+
+        (Only applies to incremental syncs with a `timeout` specified)
+        """
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+        user2_id = self.register_user("user2", "pass")
+        user2_tok = self.login(user2_id, "pass")
+
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(user2_id, tok=user2_tok)
+        self.helper.join(room_id, user1_id, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "room_subscriptions": {
+                room_id: {
+                    "required_state": [],
+                    "timeline_limit": 0,
+                },
+            },
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "rooms": [room_id],
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        _, from_token = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Make an incremental Sliding Sync request with the typing extension enabled
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "POST",
+            self.sync_endpoint + f"?timeout=10000&pos={from_token}",
+            content=sync_body,
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+            await_result=False,
+        )
+        # Block for 5 seconds to make sure we are `notifier.wait_for_events(...)`
+        with self.assertRaises(TimedOutException):
+            channel.await_result(timeout_ms=5000)
+        # Bump the typing status to trigger new results
+        typing_channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            f"/rooms/{room_id}/typing/{user2_id}",
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+            access_token=user2_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(typing_channel.code, 200, typing_channel.json_body)
+        # Should respond before the 10 second timeout
+        channel.await_result(timeout_ms=3000)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        # We should see the new typing notification
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            channel.json_body.get("extensions", {})
+            .get("typing", {})
+            .get("rooms", {})
+            .keys(),
+            {room_id},
+            exact=True,
+            message=str(channel.json_body),
+        )
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            set(
+                channel.json_body["extensions"]["typing"]["rooms"][room_id]["content"][
+                    "user_ids"
+                ]
+            ),
+            {user2_id},
+            exact=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_wait_for_new_data_timeout(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Test to make sure that the Sliding Sync request waits for new data to arrive but
+        no data ever arrives so we timeout. We're also making sure that the default data
+        from the typing extension doesn't trigger a false-positive for new data.
+        """
+        user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
+        user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
+
+        sync_body = {
+            "lists": {},
+            "extensions": {
+                "typing": {
+                    "enabled": True,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+        _, from_token = self.do_sync(sync_body, tok=user1_tok)
+
+        # Make the Sliding Sync request
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "POST",
+            self.sync_endpoint + f"?timeout=10000&pos={from_token}",
+            content=sync_body,
+            access_token=user1_tok,
+            await_result=False,
+        )
+        # Block for 5 seconds to make sure we are `notifier.wait_for_events(...)`
+        with self.assertRaises(TimedOutException):
+            channel.await_result(timeout_ms=5000)
+        # Wake-up `notifier.wait_for_events(...)` that will cause us test
+        # `SlidingSyncResult.__bool__` for new results.
+        self._bump_notifier_wait_for_events(
+            user1_id, wake_stream_key=StreamKeyType.ACCOUNT_DATA
+        )
+        # Block for a little bit more to ensure we don't see any new results.
+        with self.assertRaises(TimedOutException):
+            channel.await_result(timeout_ms=4000)
+        # Wait for the sync to complete (wait for the rest of the 10 second timeout,
+        # 5000 + 4000 + 1200 > 10000)
+        channel.await_result(timeout_ms=1200)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+
+        self.assertIncludes(
+            channel.json_body["extensions"]["typing"].get("rooms").keys(),
+            set(),
+            exact=True,
+        )

tests/rest/client/sliding_sync/test_extensions.py

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 # <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>.
 #
 import logging
+from typing import Literal
 
 from parameterized import parameterized
+from typing_extensions import assert_never
 
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
 
@@ -48,11 +50,16 @@ class SlidingSyncExtensionsTestCase(SlidingSyncBase):
         self.account_data_handler = hs.get_account_data_handler()
 
     # Any extensions that use `lists`/`rooms` should be tested here
-    @parameterized.expand([("account_data",), ("receipts",)])
-    def test_extensions_lists_rooms_relevant_rooms(self, extension_name: str) -> None:
+    @parameterized.expand([("account_data",), ("receipts",), ("typing",)])
+    def test_extensions_lists_rooms_relevant_rooms(
+        self,
+        extension_name: Literal["account_data", "receipts", "typing"],
+    ) -> None:
         """
         With various extensions, test out requesting different variations of
         `lists`/`rooms`.
+
+        Stresses `SlidingSyncHandler.find_relevant_room_ids_for_extension(...)`
         """
         user1_id = self.register_user("user1", "pass")
         user1_tok = self.login(user1_id, "pass")
@@ -95,8 +102,17 @@ class SlidingSyncExtensionsTestCase(SlidingSyncBase):
                     access_token=user1_tok,
                 )
                 self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
+            elif extension_name == "typing":
+                # Start a typing notification
+                channel = self.make_request(
+                    "PUT",
+                    f"/rooms/{room_id}/typing/{user1_id}",
+                    b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
+                    access_token=user1_tok,
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.json_body)
             else:
-                raise AssertionError(f"Unknown extension name: {extension_name}")
+                assert_never(extension_name)
 
         main_sync_body = {
             "lists": {