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mod_muc_markers: Prevent any markers from reaching the archive, even if untracked Original intention was to leave alone things that this module isn't handling. However markers in archives are just problematic without more advanced logic about what is markable and what is not. It also requires a more advanced query in mod_muc_rai to determine the latest markable message instead of the latest archived message. I'd rather keep the "is archivable" and "is markable" definition the same for simplicity. I don't want to introduce yet another set of rules for no reason. No markers in MAM.
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:55:02 +0000
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---
labels:
- 'Stage-Alpha'
summary: 'Experimental module to add metadata to media in MUCs'
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# Introduction

This module adds additional metadata to media shared in a MUC. This can help clients
make decisions and provide better UI and enhanced privacy, by knowing things like file
size without needing to make external network requests.

::: {.alert .alert-danger}
**NOTE:** This is an experimental module. It is not supported by any
clients, and therefore is mainly of interest to client developers who
wish to explore the idea.
:::

# Configuring

## Enabling

``` {.lua}
Component "rooms.example.net" "muc"
modules_enabled = {
    "muc_media_metadata";
}
```

## Settings

There are no configuration options for this module.

# Developers

## Example stanzas

A normal message in a chatroom containing an image:

```
<message from="test@rooms.example.com/matthew" id="9f45a784-5e5b-4db5-a9b3-8ea1d7c1162d" type="groupchat">
  <body>https://matthewwild.co.uk/share.php/70334772-ff74-439b-8173-a71e40ca28db/mam-flow.png</body>
  <x xmlns="jabber:x:oob">
    <url>https://matthewwild.co.uk/share.php/70334772-ff74-439b-8173-a71e40ca28db/mam-flow.png</url>
  </x>
</message>
```

The same stanza with this module loaded now contains additional metadata added by the server:

```
<message from="test@rooms.example.com/matthew" id="9f45a784-5e5b-4db5-a9b3-8ea1d7c1162d" type="groupchat">
  <body>https://matthewwild.co.uk/share.php/70334772-ff74-439b-8173-a71e40ca28db/mam-flow.png</body>
  <x xmlns="jabber:x:oob">
    <url>https://matthewwild.co.uk/share.php/70334772-ff74-439b-8173-a71e40ca28db/mam-flow.png</url>
    <metadata xmlns="xmpp:prosody.im/protocol/media-metadata#0">
      <bytes>15690</bytes>
      <type>image/png</type>
      <blurhash>LEHV6nWB2yk8pyo0adR*.7kCMdnj</blurhash>
    </metadata>
  </x>
</message>
```