synapse-product/synapse/events/spamcheck.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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class SpamChecker(object):
    def __init__(self, hs):
        self.spam_checker = None

        module = None
        config = None
        try:
            module, config = hs.config.spam_checker
        except:
            pass

        if module is not None:
            self.spam_checker = module(config=config)

    def check_event_for_spam(self, event):
        """Checks if a given event is considered "spammy" by this server.

        If the server considers an event spammy, then it will be rejected if
        sent by a local user. If it is sent by a user on another server, then
        users receive a blank event.

        Args:
            event (synapse.events.EventBase): the event to be checked

        Returns:
            bool: True if the event is spammy.
        """
        if self.spam_checker is None:
            return False

        return self.spam_checker.check_event_for_spam(event)