refactor: address code review feedback for auth and pagination improvements

- Extract duplicated thread/message pagination functions to shared utils module
- Refactor pagination token parsing to use Option combinators instead of defaults
- Split access token generation from assignment for clearer error handling
- Add appservice token collision detection at startup and registration
- Allow appservice re-registration with same token (for config updates)
- Simplify thread relation chunk building using iterator chaining
- Fix saturating_inc edge case in relation queries with explicit filtering
- Add concise comments explaining non-obvious behaviour choices

src/api/client/message.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use conduwuit::{
 	ref_at,
 	utils::{
 		IterStream, ReadyExt,
-		result::{FlatOk, LogErr},
+		result::LogErr,
 		stream::{BroadbandExt, TryIgnore, WidebandExt},
 	},
 };
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use ruma::{
 };
 use tracing::warn;
 
+use super::utils::{count_to_token, parse_pagination_token as parse_token};
 use crate::Ruma;
 
 /// list of safe and common non-state events to ignore if the user is ignored
@@ -84,14 +85,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_message_events_route(
 	let from: PduCount = body
 		.from
 		.as_deref()
-		.map(str::parse)
+		.map(parse_token)
 		.transpose()?
 		.unwrap_or_else(|| match body.dir {
 			| Direction::Forward => PduCount::min(),
 			| Direction::Backward => PduCount::max(),
 		});
 
-	let to: Option<PduCount> = body.to.as_deref().map(str::parse).flat_ok();
+	let to: Option<PduCount> = body.to.as_deref().map(parse_token).transpose()?;
 
 	let limit: usize = body
 		.limit
@@ -180,8 +181,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_message_events_route(
 		.collect();
 
 	Ok(get_message_events::v3::Response {
-		start: from.to_string(),
+		start: count_to_token(from),
-		end: next_token.as_ref().map(ToString::to_string),
+		end: next_token.map(count_to_token),
 		chunk,
 		state,
 	})

src/api/client/mod.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub(super) mod typing;
 pub(super) mod unstable;
 pub(super) mod unversioned;
 pub(super) mod user_directory;
+pub(super) mod utils;
 pub(super) mod voip;
 pub(super) mod well_known;
 

src/api/client/relations.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use ruma::{
 	events::{TimelineEventType, relation::RelationType},
 };
 
+use super::utils::{count_to_token, parse_pagination_token as parse_token};
 use crate::Ruma;
 
 /// # `GET /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/relations/{eventId}/{relType}/{eventType}`
@@ -110,14 +111,14 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 	dir: Direction,
 ) -> Result<get_relating_events::v1::Response> {
 	let start: PduCount = from
-		.map(str::parse)
+		.map(parse_token)
 		.transpose()?
 		.unwrap_or_else(|| match dir {
 			| Direction::Forward => PduCount::min(),
 			| Direction::Backward => PduCount::max(),
 		});
 
-	let to: Option<PduCount> = to.map(str::parse).flat_ok();
+	let to: Option<PduCount> = to.map(parse_token).transpose()?;
 
 	// Use limit or else 30, with maximum 100
 	let limit: usize = limit
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 	// Spec (v1.10) recommends depth of at least 3
 	let depth: u8 = if recurse { 3 } else { 1 };
 
+	// Check if this is a thread request
+	let is_thread = filter_rel_type
+		.as_ref()
+		.is_some_and(|rel| *rel == RelationType::Thread);
+
 	let events: Vec<_> = services
 		.rooms
 		.pdu_metadata
@@ -152,23 +158,58 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 		.collect()
 		.await;
 
-	let next_batch = match dir {
+	// For threads, check if we should include the root event
+	let mut root_event = None;
+	if is_thread && dir == Direction::Backward {
+		// Check if we've reached the beginning of the thread
+		// (fewer events than requested means we've exhausted the thread)
+		if events.len() < limit {
+			// Try to get the thread root event
+			if let Ok(root_pdu) = services.rooms.timeline.get_pdu(target).await {
+				// Check visibility
+				if services
+					.rooms
+					.state_accessor
+					.user_can_see_event(sender_user, room_id, target)
+					.await
+				{
+					// Store the root event to add to the response
+					root_event = Some(root_pdu);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Determine if there are more events to fetch
+	let has_more = if root_event.is_some() {
+		false // We've included the root, no more events
+	} else {
+		// Check if we got a full page of results (might be more)
+		events.len() >= limit
+	};
+
+	let next_batch = if has_more {
+		match dir {
 			| Direction::Forward => events.last(),
 			| Direction::Backward => events.first(),
 		}
-	.map(at!(0))
+		.map(|(count, _)| count_to_token(*count))
-	.as_ref()
+	} else {
-	.map(ToString::to_string);
+		None
+	};
+
+	// Build the response chunk with thread root if needed
+	let chunk: Vec<_> = root_event
+		.into_iter()
+		.map(Event::into_format)
+		.chain(events.into_iter().map(at!(1)).map(Event::into_format))
+		.collect();
 
 	Ok(get_relating_events::v1::Response {
 		next_batch,
 		prev_batch: from.map(Into::into),
 		recursion_depth: recurse.then_some(depth.into()),
-		chunk: events
+		chunk,
-			.into_iter()
-			.map(at!(1))
-			.map(Event::into_format)
-			.collect(),
 	})
 }
 

src/api/client/session.rs

@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn login_route(
 		.clone()
 		.unwrap_or_else(|| utils::random_string(DEVICE_ID_LENGTH).into());
 
-	// Generate a new token for the device
+	// Generate a new token for the device (ensuring no collisions)
-	let token = utils::random_string(TOKEN_LENGTH);
+	let token = services.users.generate_unique_token().await;
 
 	// Determine if device_id was provided and exists in the db for this user
 	let device_exists = if body.device_id.is_some() {

src/api/client/utils.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use conduwuit::{
+	Result, err,
+	matrix::pdu::{PduCount, ShortEventId},
+};
+
+/// Parse a pagination token, trying ShortEventId first, then falling back to
+/// PduCount
+pub(crate) fn parse_pagination_token(token: &str) -> Result<PduCount> {
+	// Try parsing as ShortEventId first
+	if let Ok(shorteventid) = token.parse::<ShortEventId>() {
+		// ShortEventId maps directly to a PduCount in our database
+		Ok(PduCount::Normal(shorteventid))
+	} else if let Ok(count) = token.parse::<u64>() {
+		// Fallback to PduCount for backwards compatibility
+		Ok(PduCount::Normal(count))
+	} else if let Ok(count) = token.parse::<i64>() {
+		// Also handle negative counts for backfilled events
+		Ok(PduCount::from_signed(count))
+	} else {
+		Err(err!(Request(InvalidParam("Invalid pagination token"))))
+	}
+}
+
+/// Convert a PduCount to a token string (using the underlying ShortEventId)
+pub(crate) fn count_to_token(count: PduCount) -> String {
+	// The PduCount's unsigned value IS the ShortEventId
+	count.into_unsigned().to_string()
+}

src/api/router/auth.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ use axum_extra::{
 	typed_header::TypedHeaderRejectionReason,
 };
 use conduwuit::{Err, Error, Result, debug_error, err, warn};
+use futures::{
+	TryFutureExt,
+	future::{
+		Either::{Left, Right},
+		select_ok,
+	},
+	pin_mut,
+};
 use ruma::{
 	CanonicalJsonObject, CanonicalJsonValue, OwnedDeviceId, OwnedServerName, OwnedUserId, UserId,
 	api::{
@@ -54,17 +62,7 @@ pub(super) async fn auth(
 		| None => request.query.access_token.as_deref(),
 	};
 
-	let token = if let Some(token) = token {
+	let token = find_token(services, token).await?;
-		match services.appservice.find_from_token(token).await {
-			| Some(reg_info) => Token::Appservice(Box::new(reg_info)),
-			| _ => match services.users.find_from_token(token).await {
-				| Ok((user_id, device_id)) => Token::User((user_id, device_id)),
-				| _ => Token::Invalid,
-			},
-		}
-	} else {
-		Token::None
-	};
 
 	if metadata.authentication == AuthScheme::None {
 		match metadata {
@@ -342,3 +340,25 @@ async fn parse_x_matrix(request: &mut Request) -> Result<XMatrix> {
 
 	Ok(x_matrix)
 }
+
+async fn find_token(services: &Services, token: Option<&str>) -> Result<Token> {
+	let Some(token) = token else {
+		return Ok(Token::None);
+	};
+
+	let user_token = services.users.find_from_token(token).map_ok(Token::User);
+
+	let appservice_token = services
+		.appservice
+		.find_from_token(token)
+		.map_ok(Box::new)
+		.map_ok(Token::Appservice);
+
+	pin_mut!(user_token, appservice_token);
+	// Returns Ok if either token type succeeds, Err only if both fail
+	match select_ok([Left(user_token), Right(appservice_token)]).await {
+		| Err(e) if !e.is_not_found() => Err(e),
+		| Ok((token, _)) => Ok(token),
+		| _ => Ok(Token::Invalid),
+	}
+}

src/service/appservice/mod.rs

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ mod registration_info;
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, iter::IntoIterator, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use conduwuit::{Result, err, utils::stream::IterStream};
+use conduwuit::{Err, Result, err, utils::stream::IterStream};
 use database::Map;
 use futures::{Future, FutureExt, Stream, TryStreamExt};
 use ruma::{RoomAliasId, RoomId, UserId, api::appservice::Registration};
 use tokio::sync::{RwLock, RwLockReadGuard};
 
 pub use self::{namespace_regex::NamespaceRegex, registration_info::RegistrationInfo};
-use crate::{Dep, sending};
+use crate::{Dep, globals, sending, users};
 
 pub struct Service {
 	registration_info: RwLock<Registrations>,
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ pub struct Service {
 }
 
 struct Services {
+	globals: Dep<globals::Service>,
 	sending: Dep<sending::Service>,
+	users: Dep<users::Service>,
 }
 
 struct Data {
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 		Ok(Arc::new(Self {
 			registration_info: RwLock::new(BTreeMap::new()),
 			services: Services {
+				globals: args.depend::<globals::Service>("globals"),
 				sending: args.depend::<sending::Service>("sending"),
+				users: args.depend::<users::Service>("users"),
 			},
 			db: Data {
 				id_appserviceregistrations: args.db["id_appserviceregistrations"].clone(),
@@ -44,23 +48,89 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 	}
 
 	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result {
-		// Inserting registrations into cache
+		// First, collect all appservices to check for token conflicts
-		self.iter_db_ids()
+		let appservices: Vec<(String, Registration)> = self.iter_db_ids().try_collect().await?;
-			.try_for_each(async |appservice| {
+
-				self.registration_info
+		// Check for appservice-to-appservice token conflicts
-					.write()
+		for i in 0..appservices.len() {
+			for j in i.saturating_add(1)..appservices.len() {
+				if appservices[i].1.as_token == appservices[j].1.as_token {
+					return Err!(Database(error!(
+						"Token collision detected: Appservices '{}' and '{}' have the same token",
+						appservices[i].0, appservices[j].0
+					)));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Process each appservice
+		for (id, registration) in appservices {
+			// During startup, resolve any token collisions in favour of appservices
+			// by logging out conflicting user devices
+			if let Ok((user_id, device_id)) = self
+				.services
+				.users
+				.find_from_token(&registration.as_token)
 				.await
-					.insert(appservice.0, appservice.1.try_into()?);
+			{
+				conduwuit::warn!(
+					"Token collision detected during startup: Appservice '{}' token was also \
+					 used by user '{}' device '{}'. Logging out the user device to resolve \
+					 conflict.",
+					id,
+					user_id.localpart(),
+					device_id
+				);
+
+				self.services
+					.users
+					.remove_device(&user_id, &device_id)
+					.await;
+			}
+
+			self.start_appservice(id, registration).await?;
+		}
 
 		Ok(())
-			})
-			.await
 	}
 
 	fn name(&self) -> &str { crate::service::make_name(std::module_path!()) }
 }
 
 impl Service {
+	/// Starts an appservice, ensuring its sender_localpart user exists and is
+	/// active. Creates the user if it doesn't exist, or reactivates it if it
+	/// was deactivated. Then registers the appservice in memory for request
+	/// handling.
+	async fn start_appservice(&self, id: String, registration: Registration) -> Result {
+		let appservice_user_id = UserId::parse_with_server_name(
+			registration.sender_localpart.as_str(),
+			self.services.globals.server_name(),
+		)?;
+
+		if !self.services.users.exists(&appservice_user_id).await {
+			self.services.users.create(&appservice_user_id, None)?;
+		} else if self
+			.services
+			.users
+			.is_deactivated(&appservice_user_id)
+			.await
+			.unwrap_or(false)
+		{
+			// Reactivate the appservice user if it was accidentally deactivated
+			self.services
+				.users
+				.set_password(&appservice_user_id, None)?;
+		}
+
+		self.registration_info
+			.write()
+			.await
+			.insert(id, registration.try_into()?);
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	/// Registers an appservice and returns the ID to the caller
 	pub async fn register_appservice(
 		&self,
@@ -68,15 +138,40 @@ impl Service {
 		appservice_config_body: &str,
 	) -> Result {
 		//TODO: Check for collisions between exclusive appservice namespaces
-		self.registration_info
+
-			.write()
+		// Check for token collision with other appservices (allow re-registration of
+		// same appservice)
+		if let Ok(existing) = self.find_from_token(&registration.as_token).await {
+			if existing.registration.id != registration.id {
+				return Err(err!(Request(InvalidParam(
+					"Cannot register appservice: Token is already used by appservice '{}'. \
+					 Please generate a different token.",
+					existing.registration.id
+				))));
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Prevent token collision with existing user tokens
+		if self
+			.services
+			.users
+			.find_from_token(&registration.as_token)
 			.await
-			.insert(registration.id.clone(), registration.clone().try_into()?);
+			.is_ok()
+		{
+			return Err(err!(Request(InvalidParam(
+				"Cannot register appservice: The provided token is already in use by a user \
+				 device. Please generate a different token for the appservice."
+			))));
+		}
 
 		self.db
 			.id_appserviceregistrations
 			.insert(&registration.id, appservice_config_body);
 
+		self.start_appservice(registration.id.clone(), registration.clone())
+			.await?;
+
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
@@ -113,12 +208,14 @@ impl Service {
 			.map(|info| info.registration)
 	}
 
-	pub async fn find_from_token(&self, token: &str) -> Option<RegistrationInfo> {
+	/// Returns Result to match users::find_from_token for select_ok usage
+	pub async fn find_from_token(&self, token: &str) -> Result<RegistrationInfo> {
 		self.read()
 			.await
 			.values()
 			.find(|info| info.registration.as_token == token)
 			.cloned()
+			.ok_or_else(|| err!(Request(NotFound("Appservice token not found"))))
 	}
 
 	/// Checks if a given user id matches any exclusive appservice regex

src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/data.rs

@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ impl Data {
 		from: PduCount,
 		dir: Direction,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = (PduCount, impl Event)> + Send + '_ {
+		// Query from exact position then filter excludes it (saturating_inc could skip
+		// events at min/max boundaries)
+		let from_unsigned = from.into_unsigned();
 		let mut current = ArrayVec::<u8, 16>::new();
 		current.extend(target.to_be_bytes());
-		current.extend(from.saturating_inc(dir).into_unsigned().to_be_bytes());
+		current.extend(from_unsigned.to_be_bytes());
 		let current = current.as_slice();
 		match dir {
 			| Direction::Forward => self.tofrom_relation.raw_keys_from(current).boxed(),
@@ -73,6 +76,17 @@ impl Data {
 		.ready_take_while(move |key| key.starts_with(&target.to_be_bytes()))
 		.map(|to_from| u64_from_u8(&to_from[8..16]))
 		.map(PduCount::from_unsigned)
+		.ready_filter(move |count| {
+			if from == PduCount::min() || from == PduCount::max() {
+				true
+			} else {
+				let count_unsigned = count.into_unsigned();
+				match dir {
+					| Direction::Forward => count_unsigned > from_unsigned,
+					| Direction::Backward => count_unsigned < from_unsigned,
+				}
+			}
+		})
 		.wide_filter_map(move |shorteventid| async move {
 			let pdu_id: RawPduId = PduId { shortroomid, shorteventid }.into();
 

src/service/users/mod.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use ruma::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::{Dep, account_data, admin, globals, rooms};
+use crate::{Dep, account_data, admin, appservice, globals, rooms};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct UserSuspension {
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct Services {
 	server: Arc<Server>,
 	account_data: Dep<account_data::Service>,
 	admin: Dep<admin::Service>,
+	appservice: Dep<appservice::Service>,
 	globals: Dep<globals::Service>,
 	state_accessor: Dep<rooms::state_accessor::Service>,
 	state_cache: Dep<rooms::state_cache::Service>,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ impl crate::Service for Service {
 				server: args.server.clone(),
 				account_data: args.depend::<account_data::Service>("account_data"),
 				admin: args.depend::<admin::Service>("admin"),
+				appservice: args.depend::<appservice::Service>("appservice"),
 				globals: args.depend::<globals::Service>("globals"),
 				state_accessor: args
 					.depend::<rooms::state_accessor::Service>("rooms::state_accessor"),
@@ -391,6 +393,31 @@ impl Service {
 		self.db.userdeviceid_token.qry(&key).await.deserialized()
 	}
 
+	/// Generate a unique access token that doesn't collide with existing tokens
+	pub async fn generate_unique_token(&self) -> String {
+		loop {
+			let token = utils::random_string(32);
+
+			// Check for collision with appservice tokens
+			if self
+				.services
+				.appservice
+				.find_from_token(&token)
+				.await
+				.is_ok()
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// Check for collision with user tokens
+			if self.db.token_userdeviceid.get(&token).await.is_ok() {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			return token;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/// Replaces the access token of one device.
 	pub async fn set_token(
 		&self,
@@ -407,6 +434,19 @@ impl Service {
 			)));
 		}
 
+		// Check for token collision with appservices
+		if self
+			.services
+			.appservice
+			.find_from_token(token)
+			.await
+			.is_ok()
+		{
+			return Err!(Request(InvalidParam(
+				"Token conflicts with an existing appservice token"
+			)));
+		}
+
 		// Remove old token
 		if let Ok(old_token) = self.db.userdeviceid_token.qry(&key).await {
 			self.db.token_userdeviceid.remove(&old_token);