Respond with proper error responses on unknown paths. (#14621)

Returns a proper 404 with an errcode of M_RECOGNIZED for
unknown endpoints per MSC3743.

changelog.d/14621.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Return spec-compliant JSON errors when unknown endpoints are requested.

synapse/api/errors.py

@@ -300,10 +300,8 @@ def __init__(self, session_id: str, result: "JsonDict"):
 class UnrecognizedRequestError(SynapseError):
     """An error indicating we don't understand the request you're trying to make"""
 
-    def __init__(
-        self, msg: str = "Unrecognized request", errcode: str = Codes.UNRECOGNIZED
-    ):
-        super().__init__(400, msg, errcode)
+    def __init__(self, msg: str = "Unrecognized request", code: int = 400):
+        super().__init__(code, msg, Codes.UNRECOGNIZED)
 
 
 class NotFoundError(SynapseError):

synapse/http/server.py

@@ -577,7 +577,24 @@ def _unrecognised_request_handler(request: Request) -> NoReturn:
     Args:
         request: Unused, but passed in to match the signature of ServletCallback.
     """
-    raise UnrecognizedRequestError()
+    raise UnrecognizedRequestError(code=404)
+
+
+class UnrecognizedRequestResource(resource.Resource):
+    """
+    Similar to twisted.web.resource.NoResource, but returns a JSON 404 with an
+    errcode of M_UNRECOGNIZED.
+    """
+
+    def render(self, request: SynapseRequest) -> int:
+        f = failure.Failure(UnrecognizedRequestError(code=404))
+        return_json_error(f, request, None)
+        # A response has already been sent but Twisted requires either NOT_DONE_YET
+        # or the response bytes as a return value.
+        return NOT_DONE_YET
+
+    def getChild(self, name: str, request: Request) -> resource.Resource:
+        return self
 
 
 class RootRedirect(resource.Resource):

synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import twisted.internet.error
 import twisted.web.http
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
-from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     FederationDeniedError,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 )
 from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
 from synapse.config.repository import ThumbnailRequirement
+from synapse.http.server import UnrecognizedRequestResource
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
 from synapse.logging.context import defer_to_thread
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ async def _remove_local_media_from_disk(
         return removed_media, len(removed_media)
 
 
-class MediaRepositoryResource(Resource):
+class MediaRepositoryResource(UnrecognizedRequestResource):
     """File uploading and downloading.
 
     Uploads are POSTed to a resource which returns a token which is used to GET

synapse/util/httpresourcetree.py

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Dict
 
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource, Resource
+from twisted.web.resource import Resource
+
+from synapse.http.server import UnrecognizedRequestResource
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ def create_resource_tree(
         for path_seg in full_path.split(b"/")[1:-1]:
             if path_seg not in last_resource.listNames():
                 # resource doesn't exist, so make a "dummy resource"
-                child_resource: Resource = NoResource()
+                child_resource: Resource = UnrecognizedRequestResource()
                 last_resource.putChild(path_seg, child_resource)
                 res_id = _resource_id(last_resource, path_seg)
                 resource_mappings[res_id] = child_resource

tests/rest/admin/test_user.py

@@ -3994,7 +3994,7 @@ def test_user_is_not_local(self, method: str) -> None:
         """
         Tests that shadow-banning for a user that is not a local returns a 400
         """
-        url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/whois/@unknown_person:unknown_domain"
+        url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@unknown_person:unknown_domain/shadow_ban"
 
         channel = self.make_request(method, url, access_token=self.admin_user_tok)
         self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)

tests/rest/client/test_login_token_request.py

@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ def prepare(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock, hs: HomeServer) -> None:
 
     def test_disabled(self) -> None:
         channel = self.make_request("POST", endpoint, {}, access_token=None)
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 404)
 
         self.register_user(self.user, self.password)
         token = self.login(self.user, self.password)
 
         channel = self.make_request("POST", endpoint, {}, access_token=token)
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 404)
 
     @override_config({"experimental_features": {"msc3882_enabled": True}})
     def test_require_auth(self) -> None:

tests/rest/client/test_rendezvous.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def make_homeserver(self, reactor: MemoryReactor, clock: Clock) -> HomeServer:
 
     def test_disabled(self) -> None:
         channel = self.make_request("POST", endpoint, {}, access_token=None)
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 404)
 
     @override_config({"experimental_features": {"msc3886_endpoint": "/asd"}})
     def test_redirect(self) -> None:

tests/test_server.py

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def _callback(request: SynapseRequest, **kwargs: object) -> None:
             self.reactor, FakeSite(res, self.reactor), b"GET", b"/_matrix/foobar"
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 404)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["error"], "Unrecognized request")
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")