Merge branch 'vector-im:master' into restore_last

.ts-eslintrc.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     ],
     rules: {
         "@typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises": 2,
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises": 2
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises": 2,
+        "semi": ["error", "always"]
     }
 };

src/domain/LogoutViewModel.ts

@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import {Options, ViewModel} from "./ViewModel";
+import {Options as BaseOptions, ViewModel} from "./ViewModel";
 import {Client} from "../matrix/Client.js";
 
-type LogoutOptions = { sessionId: string; } & Options;
+type Options = { sessionId: string; } & BaseOptions;
 
-export class LogoutViewModel extends ViewModel<LogoutOptions> {
+export class LogoutViewModel extends ViewModel<Options> {
     private _sessionId: string;
     private _busy: boolean;
     private _showConfirm: boolean;
     private _error?: Error;
 
-    constructor(options: LogoutOptions) {
+    constructor(options: Options) {
         super(options);
         this._sessionId = options.sessionId;
         this._busy = false;

src/domain/RootViewModel.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import {Client} from "../matrix/Client.js";
 import {SessionViewModel} from "./session/SessionViewModel.js";
 import {SessionLoadViewModel} from "./SessionLoadViewModel.js";
-import {LoginViewModel} from "./login/LoginViewModel.js";
+import {LoginViewModel} from "./login/LoginViewModel";
 import {LogoutViewModel} from "./LogoutViewModel";
 import {SessionPickerViewModel} from "./SessionPickerViewModel.js";
 import {ViewModel} from "./ViewModel";
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class RootViewModel extends ViewModel {
                     // but we also want the change of screen to go through the navigation
                     // so we store the session container in a temporary variable that will be
                     // consumed by _applyNavigation, triggered by the navigation change
-                    // 
+                    //
                     // Also, we should not call _setSection before the navigation is in the correct state,
                     // as url creation (e.g. in RoomTileViewModel)
                     // won't be using the correct navigation base path.

src/domain/ViewModel.ts

@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ export class ViewModel<O extends Options = Options> extends EventEmitter<{change
         return this._options[name];
     }
 
-    observeNavigation(type: string, onChange: (value: string | true | undefined, type: string) => void) {
+    observeNavigation(type: string, onChange: (value: string | true | undefined, type: string) => void): void {
       const segmentObservable = this.navigation.observe(type);
       const unsubscribe = segmentObservable.subscribe((value: string | true | undefined) => {
         onChange(value, type);
-      })
+      });
       this.track(unsubscribe);
     }
 
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ export class ViewModel<O extends Options = Options> extends EventEmitter<{change
 
     // TODO: this will need to support binding
     // if any of the expr is a function, assume the function is a binding, and return a binding function ourselves
-    // 
+    //
     // translated string should probably always be bindings, unless we're fine with a refresh when changing the language?
     // we probably are, if we're using routing with a url, we could just refresh.
-    i18n(parts: TemplateStringsArray, ...expr: any[]) {
+    i18n(parts: TemplateStringsArray, ...expr: any[]): string {
         // just concat for now
         let result = "";
         for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; ++i) {

src/domain/login/LoginViewModel.ts

@@ -15,101 +15,143 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import {Client} from "../../matrix/Client.js";
-import {ViewModel} from "../ViewModel";
+import {Options as BaseOptions, ViewModel} from "../ViewModel";
 import {PasswordLoginViewModel} from "./PasswordLoginViewModel.js";
 import {StartSSOLoginViewModel} from "./StartSSOLoginViewModel.js";
 import {CompleteSSOLoginViewModel} from "./CompleteSSOLoginViewModel.js";
 import {LoadStatus} from "../../matrix/Client.js";
 import {SessionLoadViewModel} from "../SessionLoadViewModel.js";
+import type {PasswordLoginMethod, SSOLoginHelper, TokenLoginMethod, ILoginMethod} from "../../matrix/login";
 
-export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
-    constructor(options) {
+type Options = {
+    defaultHomeserver: string;
+    ready: ReadyFn;
+    loginToken?: string;
+} & BaseOptions;
+
+export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel<Options> {
+    private _ready: ReadyFn;
+    private _loginToken?: string;
+    private _client: Client;
+    private _loginOptions?: LoginOptions;
+    private _passwordLoginViewModel?: PasswordLoginViewModel;
+    private _startSSOLoginViewModel?: StartSSOLoginViewModel;
+    private _completeSSOLoginViewModel?: CompleteSSOLoginViewModel;
+    private _loadViewModel?: SessionLoadViewModel;
+    private _loadViewModelSubscription?: () => void;
+    private _homeserver: string;
+    private _queriedHomeserver?: string;
+    private _abortHomeserverQueryTimeout?: () => void;
+    private _abortQueryOperation?: () => void;
+
+    private _hideHomeserver: boolean = false;
+    private _isBusy: boolean = false;
+    private _errorMessage: string = "";
+
+    constructor(options: Readonly<Options>) {
         super(options);
         const {ready, defaultHomeserver, loginToken} = options;
         this._ready = ready;
         this._loginToken = loginToken;
         this._client = new Client(this.platform);
-        this._loginOptions = null;
-        this._passwordLoginViewModel = null;
-        this._startSSOLoginViewModel = null;
-        this._completeSSOLoginViewModel = null;
-        this._loadViewModel = null;
-        this._loadViewModelSubscription = null;
         this._homeserver = defaultHomeserver;
-        this._queriedHomeserver = null;
-        this._errorMessage = "";
-        this._hideHomeserver = false;
-        this._isBusy = false;
-        this._abortHomeserverQueryTimeout = null;
-        this._abortQueryOperation = null;
         this._initViewModels();
     }
 
-    get passwordLoginViewModel() { return this._passwordLoginViewModel; }
-    get startSSOLoginViewModel() { return this._startSSOLoginViewModel; }
-    get completeSSOLoginViewModel(){ return this._completeSSOLoginViewModel; }
-    get homeserver() { return this._homeserver; }
-    get resolvedHomeserver() { return this._loginOptions?.homeserver; }
-    get errorMessage() { return this._errorMessage; }
-    get showHomeserver() { return !this._hideHomeserver; }
-    get loadViewModel() {return this._loadViewModel; }
-    get isBusy() { return this._isBusy; }
-    get isFetchingLoginOptions() { return !!this._abortQueryOperation; }
+    get passwordLoginViewModel(): PasswordLoginViewModel {
+        return this._passwordLoginViewModel;
+    }
 
-    goBack() {
+    get startSSOLoginViewModel(): StartSSOLoginViewModel {
+        return this._startSSOLoginViewModel;
+    }
+
+    get completeSSOLoginViewModel(): CompleteSSOLoginViewModel {
+        return this._completeSSOLoginViewModel;
+    }
+
+    get homeserver(): string {
+        return this._homeserver;
+    }
+
+    get resolvedHomeserver(): string | undefined {
+        return this._loginOptions?.homeserver;
+    }
+
+    get errorMessage(): string {
+        return this._errorMessage;
+    }
+
+    get showHomeserver(): boolean {
+        return !this._hideHomeserver;
+    }
+
+    get loadViewModel(): SessionLoadViewModel {
+        return this._loadViewModel;
+    }
+
+    get isBusy(): boolean {
+        return this._isBusy;
+    }
+
+    get isFetchingLoginOptions(): boolean {
+        return !!this._abortQueryOperation;
+    }
+
+    goBack(): void {
         this.navigation.push("session");
     }
 
-    async _initViewModels() {
+    private _initViewModels(): void {
         if (this._loginToken) {
             this._hideHomeserver = true;
             this._completeSSOLoginViewModel = this.track(new CompleteSSOLoginViewModel(
                 this.childOptions(
                     {
                         client: this._client,
-                        attemptLogin: loginMethod => this.attemptLogin(loginMethod),
+                        attemptLogin: (loginMethod: TokenLoginMethod) => this.attemptLogin(loginMethod),
                         loginToken: this._loginToken
                     })));
             this.emitChange("completeSSOLoginViewModel");
         }
         else {
-            await this.queryHomeserver();
+            void this.queryHomeserver();
         }
     }
 
-    _showPasswordLogin() {
+    private _showPasswordLogin(): void {
         this._passwordLoginViewModel = this.track(new PasswordLoginViewModel(
             this.childOptions({
                 loginOptions: this._loginOptions,
-                attemptLogin: loginMethod => this.attemptLogin(loginMethod)
+                attemptLogin: (loginMethod: PasswordLoginMethod) => this.attemptLogin(loginMethod)
         })));
         this.emitChange("passwordLoginViewModel");
     }
 
-    _showSSOLogin() {
+    private _showSSOLogin(): void {
         this._startSSOLoginViewModel = this.track(
             new StartSSOLoginViewModel(this.childOptions({loginOptions: this._loginOptions}))
         );
         this.emitChange("startSSOLoginViewModel");
     }
 
-    _showError(message) {
+    private _showError(message: string): void {
         this._errorMessage = message;
         this.emitChange("errorMessage");
     }
 
-    _setBusy(status) {
+    private _setBusy(status: boolean): void {
         this._isBusy = status;
         this._passwordLoginViewModel?.setBusy(status);
         this._startSSOLoginViewModel?.setBusy(status);
         this.emitChange("isBusy");
     }
 
-    async attemptLogin(loginMethod) {
+    async attemptLogin(loginMethod: ILoginMethod): Promise<null> {
         this._setBusy(true);
-        this._client.startWithLogin(loginMethod, {inspectAccountSetup: true});
+        void this._client.startWithLogin(loginMethod, {inspectAccountSetup: true});
         const loadStatus = this._client.loadStatus;
-        const handle = loadStatus.waitFor(status => status !== LoadStatus.Login);
+        const handle = loadStatus.waitFor((status: LoadStatus) => status !== LoadStatus.Login);
         await handle.promise;
         this._setBusy(false);
         const status = loadStatus.get();
@@ -119,11 +161,11 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this._hideHomeserver = true;
         this.emitChange("hideHomeserver");
         this._disposeViewModels();
-        this._createLoadViewModel();
+        void this._createLoadViewModel();
         return null;
     }
 
-    _createLoadViewModel() {
+    private _createLoadViewModel(): void {
         this._loadViewModelSubscription = this.disposeTracked(this._loadViewModelSubscription);
         this._loadViewModel = this.disposeTracked(this._loadViewModel);
         this._loadViewModel = this.track(
@@ -139,7 +181,7 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
                 })
             )
         );
-        this._loadViewModel.start();
+        void this._loadViewModel.start();
         this.emitChange("loadViewModel");
         this._loadViewModelSubscription = this.track(
             this._loadViewModel.disposableOn("change", () => {
@@ -151,22 +193,22 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
         );
     }
 
-    _disposeViewModels() {
-        this._startSSOLoginViewModel = this.disposeTracked(this._ssoLoginViewModel);
+    private _disposeViewModels(): void {
+        this._startSSOLoginViewModel = this.disposeTracked(this._startSSOLoginViewModel);
         this._passwordLoginViewModel = this.disposeTracked(this._passwordLoginViewModel);
         this._completeSSOLoginViewModel = this.disposeTracked(this._completeSSOLoginViewModel);
         this.emitChange("disposeViewModels");
     }
 
-    async setHomeserver(newHomeserver) {
+    async setHomeserver(newHomeserver: string): Promise<void> {
         this._homeserver = newHomeserver;
         // clear everything set by queryHomeserver
-        this._loginOptions = null;
-        this._queriedHomeserver = null;
+        this._loginOptions = undefined;
+        this._queriedHomeserver = undefined;
         this._showError("");
         this._disposeViewModels();
         this._abortQueryOperation = this.disposeTracked(this._abortQueryOperation);
-        this.emitChange(); // multiple fields changing
+        this.emitChange("loginViewModels"); // multiple fields changing
         // also clear the timeout if it is still running
         this.disposeTracked(this._abortHomeserverQueryTimeout);
         const timeout = this.clock.createTimeout(1000);
@@ -181,10 +223,10 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
             }
         }
         this._abortHomeserverQueryTimeout = this.disposeTracked(this._abortHomeserverQueryTimeout);
-        this.queryHomeserver();
+        void this.queryHomeserver();
     }
-    
-    async queryHomeserver() {
+
+    async queryHomeserver(): Promise<void> {
         // don't repeat a query we've just done
         if (this._homeserver === this._queriedHomeserver || this._homeserver === "") {
             return;
@@ -210,7 +252,7 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
             if (e.name === "AbortError") {
                 return; //aborted, bail out
             } else {
-                this._loginOptions = null;
+                this._loginOptions = undefined;
             }
         } finally {
             this._abortQueryOperation = this.disposeTracked(this._abortQueryOperation);
@@ -221,19 +263,29 @@ export class LoginViewModel extends ViewModel {
             if (this._loginOptions.password) { this._showPasswordLogin(); }
             if (!this._loginOptions.sso && !this._loginOptions.password) {
                 this._showError("This homeserver supports neither SSO nor password based login flows");
-            } 
+            }
         }
         else {
             this._showError(`Could not query login methods supported by ${this.homeserver}`);
         }
     }
 
-    dispose() {
+    dispose(): void {
         super.dispose();
         if (this._client) {
             // if we move away before we're done with initial sync
             // delete the session
-            this._client.deleteSession();
+            void this._client.deleteSession();
         }
     }
 }
+
+type ReadyFn = (client: Client) => void;
+
+// TODO: move to Client.js when its converted to typescript.
+type LoginOptions = {
+    homeserver: string;
+    password?: (username: string, password: string) => PasswordLoginMethod;
+    sso?: SSOLoginHelper;
+    token?: (loginToken: string) => TokenLoginMethod;
+};

src/domain/session/room/RoomViewModel.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {imageToInfo} from "../common.js";
 // TODO: remove fallback so default isn't included in bundle for SDK users that have their custom tileClassForEntry
 // this is a breaking SDK change though to make this option mandatory
 import {tileClassForEntry as defaultTileClassForEntry} from "./timeline/tiles/index";
+import {RoomStatus} from "../../../matrix/room/common";
 
 export class RoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
     constructor(options) {
@@ -197,18 +198,89 @@ export class RoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
         }
     }
     
+    async _processCommandJoin(roomName) {
+        try {
+            const roomId = await this._options.client.session.joinRoom(roomName);
+            const roomStatusObserver = await this._options.client.session.observeRoomStatus(roomId);
+            await roomStatusObserver.waitFor(status => status === RoomStatus.Joined);
+            this.navigation.push("room", roomId);
+        } catch (err) {
+            let exc;
+            if ((err.statusCode ?? err.status) === 400) {
+                exc = new Error(`/join : '${roomName}' was not legal room ID or room alias`);
+            } else if ((err.statusCode ?? err.status) === 404 || (err.statusCode ?? err.status) === 502 || err.message == "Internal Server Error") {
+                exc = new Error(`/join : room '${roomName}' not found`);
+            } else if ((err.statusCode ?? err.status) === 403) {
+                exc = new Error(`/join : you're not invited to join '${roomName}'`);
+            } else {
+                exc = err;
+            }
+            this._sendError = exc;
+            this._timelineError = null;
+            this.emitChange("error");
+        }
+    } 
+
+    async _processCommand (message) {
+        let msgtype;
+        const [commandName, ...args] = message.substring(1).split(" ");
+        switch (commandName) {
+            case "me":
+                message = args.join(" ");
+                msgtype = "m.emote";
+                break;
+            case "join":
+                if (args.length === 1) {
+                    const roomName = args[0];
+                    await this._processCommandJoin(roomName);
+                } else {
+                    this._sendError = new Error("join syntax: /join <room-id>");
+                    this._timelineError = null;
+                    this.emitChange("error");
+                }
+                break;
+            case "shrug":
+                message = "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ " + args.join(" ");
+                msgtype = "m.text";
+                break;
+            case "tableflip":
+                message = "(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ " + args.join(" ");
+                msgtype = "m.text";
+                break;
+            case "unflip":
+                message = "┬──┬ ノ( ゜-゜ノ) " + args.join(" ");
+                msgtype = "m.text";
+                break;
+            case "lenny":
+                message = "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) " + args.join(" ");
+                msgtype = "m.text";
+                break;
+            default:
+                this._sendError = new Error(`no command name "${commandName}". To send the message instead of executing, please type "/${message}"`);
+                this._timelineError = null;
+                this.emitChange("error");
+                message = undefined;
+       }
+       return {type: msgtype, message: message};
+   }
+    
     async _sendMessage(message, replyingTo) {
         if (!this._room.isArchived && message) {
+            let messinfo = {type : "m.text", message : message};
+            if (message.startsWith("//")) {
+                messinfo.message = message.substring(1).trim();
+            } else if (message.startsWith("/")) {
+                messinfo = await this._processCommand(message);
+            }
             try {
-                let msgtype = "m.text";
-                if (message.startsWith("/me ")) {
-                    message = message.substr(4).trim();
-                    msgtype = "m.emote";
-                }
-                if (replyingTo) {
-                    await replyingTo.reply(msgtype, message);
-                } else {
-                    await this._room.sendEvent("m.room.message", {msgtype, body: message});
+                const msgtype = messinfo.type;
+                const message = messinfo.message;
+                if (msgtype && message) {
+                    if (replyingTo) {
+                        await replyingTo.reply(msgtype, message);
+                    } else {
+                        await this._room.sendEvent("m.room.message", {msgtype, body: message});
+                    }
                 }
             } catch (err) {
                 console.error(`room.sendMessage(): ${err.message}:\n${err.stack}`);
@@ -353,6 +425,11 @@ export class RoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
             this._composerVM.setReplyingTo(entry);
         }
     }
+    
+    dismissError(evt) {
+        this._sendError = null;
+        this.emitChange("error");
+    }
 }
 
 function videoToInfo(video) {

src/matrix/Client.js

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export class Client {
         });
     }
 
+    // TODO: When converted to typescript this should return the same type
+    // as this._loginOptions is in LoginViewModel.ts (LoginOptions).
     _parseLoginOptions(options, homeserver) {
         /*
         Take server response and return new object which has two props password and sso which
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ export class Client {
         const request = this._platform.request;
         const hsApi = new HomeServerApi({homeserver, request});
         const registration = new Registration(hsApi, {
-            username, 
+            username,
             password,
             initialDeviceDisplayName,
         },
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ export class Client {
                     sessionInfo.deviceId = dehydratedDevice.deviceId;
                 }
             }
-            await this._platform.sessionInfoStorage.add(sessionInfo);            
+            await this._platform.sessionInfoStorage.add(sessionInfo);
             // loading the session can only lead to
             // LoadStatus.Error in case of an error,
             // so separate try/catch
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ export class Client {
             this._status.set(LoadStatus.SessionSetup);
             await log.wrap("createIdentity", log => this._session.createIdentity(log));
         }
-        
+
         this._sync = new Sync({hsApi: this._requestScheduler.hsApi, storage: this._storage, session: this._session, logger: this._platform.logger});
         // notify sync and session when back online
         this._reconnectSubscription = this._reconnector.connectionStatus.subscribe(state => {
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ export class Client {
         this._waitForFirstSyncHandle = this._sync.status.waitFor(s => {
             if (s === SyncStatus.Stopped) {
                 // keep waiting if there is a ConnectionError
-                // as the reconnector above will call 
+                // as the reconnector above will call
                 // sync.start again to retry in this case
                 return this._sync.error?.name !== "ConnectionError";
             }

src/matrix/login/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {ILoginMethod} from "./LoginMethod";
+import {PasswordLoginMethod} from "./PasswordLoginMethod";
+import {SSOLoginHelper} from "./SSOLoginHelper";
+import {TokenLoginMethod} from "./TokenLoginMethod";
+
+
+export {PasswordLoginMethod, SSOLoginHelper, TokenLoginMethod, ILoginMethod};

src/matrix/storage/idb/StorageFactory.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ async function requestPersistedStorage(): Promise<boolean> {
             await glob.document.requestStorageAccess();
             return true;
         } catch (err) {
+            console.warn("requestStorageAccess threw an error:", err);
             return false;
         }
     } else {

src/platform/types/config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+export type Config = {
+    /**
+     * The default homeserver used by Hydrogen; auto filled in the login UI.
+     * eg: https://matrix.org
+     * REQUIRED
+     */
+    defaultHomeServer: string;
+    /**
+     * The submit endpoint for your preferred rageshake server.
+     * eg: https://element.io/bugreports/submit
+     * Read more about rageshake at https://github.com/matrix-org/rageshake
+     * OPTIONAL
+     */
+    bugReportEndpointUrl?: string;
+    /**
+     * Paths to theme-manifests
+     * eg: ["assets/theme-element.json", "assets/theme-awesome.json"]
+     * REQUIRED
+     */
+    themeManifests: string[];
+    /**
+     * This configures the default theme(s) used by Hydrogen.
+     * These themes appear as "Default" option in the theme chooser UI and are also
+     * used as a fallback when other themes fail to load.
+     * Whether the dark or light variant is used depends on the system preference.
+     * OPTIONAL
+     */
+    defaultTheme?: {
+        // id of light theme
+        light: string;
+        // id of dark theme
+        dark: string;
+    };
+    /**
+     * Configuration for push notifications.
+     * See https://spec.matrix.org/latest/client-server-api/#post_matrixclientv3pushersset
+     * and https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal/blob/main/docs/applications.md#webpush
+     * OPTIONAL
+     */
+    push?: {
+        // See app_id in the request body in above link
+        appId: string;
+        // The host used for pushing notification
+        gatewayUrl: string;
+        // See pushkey in above link
+        applicationServerKey: string;
+    };
+};

src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/theme.css

@@ -521,6 +521,62 @@ a {
 
 .RoomView_error {
     color: var(--error-color);
+    background : #efefef;
+    height : 0px;
+    font-weight : bold;
+    transition : 0.25s all ease-out;
+    padding-right : 20px;
+    padding-left : 20px;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error div{
+    overflow : hidden;
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+    position : relative;
+    display : flex;
+    align-items : center;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error:not(:empty) {
+    height : auto;
+    padding-top : 20px;
+    padding-bottom : 20px;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error p {
+    position : relative;
+    display : block;
+    width : 100%;
+    height : auto;
+    margin : 0;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error button {
+    width : 40px;
+    padding-top : 20px;
+    padding-bottom : 20px;
+    background : none;
+    border : none;
+    position : relative;
+    border-radius : 5px;
+    transition: 0.1s all ease-out;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error button:hover {
+    background : #cfcfcf;
+}
+
+.RoomView_error button:before {
+    content:"\274c";
+    position : absolute;
+    top : 15px;
+    left: 9px;
+    width : 20px;
+    height : 10px;
+    font-size : 10px;
+    align-self : middle;
 }
 
 .MessageComposer_replyPreview .Timeline_message {

src/platform/web/ui/session/room/RoomView.js

@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ export class RoomView extends TemplateView {
                 })
             ]),
             t.div({className: "RoomView_body"}, [
-                t.div({className: "RoomView_error"}, vm => vm.error),
+                t.div({className: "RoomView_error"}, [
+                    t.if(vm => vm.error, t => t.div( 
+                        [
+                            t.p({}, vm => vm.error),
+                            t.button({ className: "RoomView_error_closerButton", onClick: evt => vm.dismissError(evt) })
+                        ])
+                )]),
                 t.mapView(vm => vm.timelineViewModel, timelineViewModel => {
                     return timelineViewModel ?
                         new TimelineView(timelineViewModel, this._viewClassForTile) :
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ export class RoomView extends TemplateView {
             ])
         ]);
     }
-
+    
     _toggleOptionsMenu(evt) {
         if (this._optionsPopup && this._optionsPopup.isOpen) {
             this._optionsPopup.close();