From 3ecffd64cf521526711333cf18185b2a8b04d312 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Till Faelligen <2353100+S7evinK@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:08:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Ignore e.g. displayname changes

---
 syncapi/streams/stream_presence.go | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/syncapi/streams/stream_presence.go b/syncapi/streams/stream_presence.go
index 877bcf141..15db4d30e 100644
--- a/syncapi/streams/stream_presence.go
+++ b/syncapi/streams/stream_presence.go
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/notifier"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi/types"
-	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
 type PresenceStreamProvider struct {
@@ -175,6 +177,10 @@ func membershipEventPresent(events []gomatrixserverlib.ClientEvent, userID strin
 		// it's enough to know that we have our member event here, don't need to check membership content
 		// as it's implied by being in the respective section of the sync response.
 		if ev.Type == gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember && ev.StateKey != nil && *ev.StateKey == userID {
+			// ignore e.g. join -> join changes
+			if gjson.GetBytes(ev.Unsigned, "prev_content.membership").Str == gjson.GetBytes(ev.Content, "membership").Str {
+				continue
+			}
 			return true
 		}
 	}