Improvement: add the ability to limit certain tags for users

[lamoboos223]

In current matrix synapse you can set as many tags as you want, but I’m proposing to add an attribute in homeserver.yaml to restrict applying some tags to specific max amount. For example: a user can add the tag u.pin to 3 rooms only if these directive exist in homeserver.yaml

tags:
- name: u.pin
max: 3

[sandhose]

The API for setting new tags only specifies a 200 OK status: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.12/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3useruseridroomsroomidtagstag

I feel like this would require a spec change to add possible error messages to tell the client that they can't set more tags, or even an API for the client to discover the limit

[lamoboos223]

I can do the logic and the error as PR, but I have no clue how to add discovery to let clients know about tags restrictions. Can you elaborate?

@sandhose

[sandhose]

What I mean is that to do this change properly, so that clients can properly react to this change, you'd need to propose a spec change through the Matrix Spec Change process outlined here: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals?tab=readme-ov-file#summary-of-the-process

[lamoboos223]

Hi @sandhose
They said they think this change should be "implementation detail" not coupled to the specs
matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#4216

do we need to make it a specs to add such change to synapse server?