example_persist_session/

main.rs

use std::{
    io::{self, Write},
    path::{Path, PathBuf},
};

use matrix_sdk::{
    Client, Error, LoopCtrl, Room, RoomState,
    authentication::matrix::MatrixSession,
    config::SyncSettings,
    ruma::{
        api::client::filter::FilterDefinition,
        events::room::message::{MessageType, OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent},
    },
};
use rand::{Rng, distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use tokio::fs;

/// The data needed to re-build a client.
#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct ClientSession {
    /// The URL of the homeserver of the user.
    homeserver: String,

    /// The path of the database.
    db_path: PathBuf,

    /// The passphrase of the database.
    passphrase: String,
}

/// The full session to persist.
#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct FullSession {
    /// The data to re-build the client.
    client_session: ClientSession,

    /// The Matrix user session.
    user_session: MatrixSession,

    /// The latest sync token.
    ///
    /// It is only needed to persist it when using `Client::sync_once()` and we
    /// want to make our syncs faster by not receiving all the initial sync
    /// again.
    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
    sync_token: Option<String>,
}

/// A simple example to show how to persist a client's data to be able to
/// restore it.
///
/// Restoring a session with encryption without having a persisted store
/// will break the encryption setup and the client will not be able to send or
/// receive encrypted messages, hence the need to persist the session.
///
/// To use this, just run `cargo run -p example-persist-session`, and everything
/// is interactive after that. You might want to set the `RUST_LOG` environment
/// variable to `warn` to reduce the noise in the logs. The program exits
/// whenever an unexpected error occurs.
///
/// To reset the login, simply delete the folder containing the session
/// file, the location is shown in the logs. Note that the database must be
/// deleted too as it can't be reused.
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();

    // The folder containing this example's data.
    let data_dir = dirs::data_dir().expect("no data_dir directory found").join("persist_session");
    // The file where the session is persisted.
    let session_file = data_dir.join("session");

    let (client, sync_token) = if session_file.exists() {
        restore_session(&session_file).await?
    } else {
        (login(&data_dir, &session_file).await?, None)
    };

    sync(client, sync_token, &session_file).await
}

/// Restore a previous session.
async fn restore_session(session_file: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<(Client, Option<String>)> {
    println!("Previous session found in '{}'", session_file.to_string_lossy());

    // The session was serialized as JSON in a file.
    let serialized_session = fs::read_to_string(session_file).await?;
    let FullSession { client_session, user_session, sync_token } =
        serde_json::from_str(&serialized_session)?;

    // Build the client with the previous settings from the session.
    let client = Client::builder()
        .homeserver_url(client_session.homeserver)
        .sqlite_store(client_session.db_path, Some(&client_session.passphrase))
        .build()
        .await?;

    println!("Restoring session for {}…", user_session.meta.user_id);

    // Restore the Matrix user session.
    client.restore_session(user_session).await?;

    Ok((client, sync_token))
}

/// Login with a new device.
async fn login(data_dir: &Path, session_file: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Client> {
    println!("No previous session found, logging in…");

    let (client, client_session) = build_client(data_dir).await?;
    let matrix_auth = client.matrix_auth();

    loop {
        print!("\nUsername: ");
        io::stdout().flush().expect("Unable to write to stdout");
        let mut username = String::new();
        io::stdin().read_line(&mut username).expect("Unable to read user input");
        username = username.trim().to_owned();

        print!("Password: ");
        io::stdout().flush().expect("Unable to write to stdout");
        let mut password = String::new();
        io::stdin().read_line(&mut password).expect("Unable to read user input");
        password = password.trim().to_owned();

        match matrix_auth
            .login_username(&username, &password)
            .initial_device_display_name("persist-session client")
            .await
        {
            Ok(_) => {
                println!("Logged in as {username}");
                break;
            }
            Err(error) => {
                println!("Error logging in: {error}");
                println!("Please try again\n");
            }
        }
    }

    // Persist the session to reuse it later.
    // This is not very secure, for simplicity. If the system provides a way of
    // storing secrets securely, it should be used instead.
    // Note that we could also build the user session from the login response.
    let user_session = matrix_auth.session().expect("A logged-in client should have a session");
    let serialized_session =
        serde_json::to_string(&FullSession { client_session, user_session, sync_token: None })?;
    fs::write(session_file, serialized_session).await?;

    println!("Session persisted in {}", session_file.to_string_lossy());

    // After logging in, you might want to verify this session with another one (see
    // the `emoji_verification` example), or bootstrap cross-signing if this is your
    // first session with encryption, or if you need to reset cross-signing because
    // you don't have access to your old sessions (see the
    // `cross_signing_bootstrap` example).

    Ok(client)
}

/// Build a new client.
async fn build_client(data_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<(Client, ClientSession)> {
    let mut rng = thread_rng();

    // Generating a subfolder for the database is not mandatory, but it is useful if
    // you allow several clients to run at the same time. Each one must have a
    // separate database, which is a different folder with the SQLite store.
    let db_subfolder: String =
        (&mut rng).sample_iter(Alphanumeric).take(7).map(char::from).collect();
    let db_path = data_dir.join(db_subfolder);

    // Generate a random passphrase.
    let passphrase: String =
        (&mut rng).sample_iter(Alphanumeric).take(32).map(char::from).collect();

    // We create a loop here so the user can retry if an error happens.
    loop {
        let mut homeserver = String::new();

        print!("Homeserver URL: ");
        io::stdout().flush().expect("Unable to write to stdout");
        io::stdin().read_line(&mut homeserver).expect("Unable to read user input");

        println!("\nChecking homeserver…");

        match Client::builder()
            .homeserver_url(&homeserver)
            // We use the SQLite store, which is enabled by default. This is the crucial part to
            // persist the encryption setup.
            // Note that other store backends are available and you can even implement your own.
            .sqlite_store(&db_path, Some(&passphrase))
            .build()
            .await
        {
            Ok(client) => return Ok((client, ClientSession { homeserver, db_path, passphrase })),
            Err(error) => match &error {
                matrix_sdk::ClientBuildError::AutoDiscovery(_)
                | matrix_sdk::ClientBuildError::Url(_)
                | matrix_sdk::ClientBuildError::Http(_) => {
                    println!("Error checking the homeserver: {error}");
                    println!("Please try again\n");
                }
                _ => {
                    // Forward other errors, it's unlikely we can retry with a different outcome.
                    return Err(error.into());
                }
            },
        }
    }
}

/// Setup the client to listen to new messages.
async fn sync(
    client: Client,
    initial_sync_token: Option<String>,
    session_file: &Path,
) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    println!("Launching a first sync to ignore past messages…");

    // Enable room members lazy-loading, it will speed up the initial sync a lot
    // with accounts in lots of rooms.
    // See <https://spec.matrix.org/v1.6/client-server-api/#lazy-loading-room-members>.
    let filter = FilterDefinition::with_lazy_loading();

    let mut sync_settings = SyncSettings::default().filter(filter.into());

    // We restore the sync where we left.
    // This is not necessary when not using `sync_once`. The other sync methods get
    // the sync token from the store.
    if let Some(sync_token) = initial_sync_token {
        sync_settings = sync_settings.token(sync_token);
    }

    // Let's ignore messages before the program was launched.
    // This is a loop in case the initial sync is longer than our timeout. The
    // server should cache the response and it will ultimately take less time to
    // receive.
    loop {
        match client.sync_once(sync_settings.clone()).await {
            Ok(response) => {
                // This is the last time we need to provide this token, the sync method after
                // will handle it on its own.
                sync_settings = sync_settings.token(response.next_batch.clone());
                persist_sync_token(session_file, response.next_batch).await?;
                break;
            }
            Err(error) => {
                println!("An error occurred during initial sync: {error}");
                println!("Trying again…");
            }
        }
    }

    println!("The client is ready! Listening to new messages…");

    // Now that we've synced, let's attach a handler for incoming room messages.
    client.add_event_handler(on_room_message);

    // This loops until we kill the program or an error happens.
    client
        .sync_with_result_callback(sync_settings, |sync_result| async move {
            let response = sync_result?;

            // We persist the token each time to be able to restore our session
            persist_sync_token(session_file, response.next_batch)
                .await
                .map_err(|err| Error::UnknownError(err.into()))?;

            Ok(LoopCtrl::Continue)
        })
        .await?;

    Ok(())
}

/// Persist the sync token for a future session.
/// Note that this is needed only when using `sync_once`. Other sync methods get
/// the sync token from the store.
async fn persist_sync_token(session_file: &Path, sync_token: String) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let serialized_session = fs::read_to_string(session_file).await?;
    let mut full_session: FullSession = serde_json::from_str(&serialized_session)?;

    full_session.sync_token = Some(sync_token);
    let serialized_session = serde_json::to_string(&full_session)?;
    fs::write(session_file, serialized_session).await?;

    Ok(())
}

/// Handle room messages.
async fn on_room_message(event: OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent, room: Room) {
    // We only want to log text messages in joined rooms.
    if room.state() != RoomState::Joined {
        return;
    }
    let MessageType::Text(text_content) = &event.content.msgtype else { return };

    let room_name = match room.display_name().await {
        Ok(room_name) => room_name.to_string(),
        Err(error) => {
            println!("Error getting room display name: {error}");
            // Let's fallback to the room ID.
            room.room_id().to_string()
        }
    };

    println!("[{room_name}] {}: {}", event.sender, text_content.body)
}