Confusing "invite to space by email" behaviour when no identity server set

[afranke]

Steps to reproduce

In a public space which I created, I click the Invite button, then type in an email address.

What happened?

I got the following error:

Operating system

Fedora 34

Browser information

Firefox 92

URL for webapp

app.element.io

Homeserver

matrix.org

Have you submitted a rageshake?

No

[kittykat]

Apparently updated templates for sydent were deployed earlier today (invites over email should now note whether you were invited to a room or a space) so probably related

[clokep]

@kittykat @afranke Could you try this again? A couple members of the backend team looked into this and it seems everything is working from our side (and our tests worked fine).

[afranke]

Retried, got the same error as above.

[afranke]

When retrying again after I cleared the cache, I actually took the time to read the UI and

tells me I need an identity server (and I don’t have one for this account). So that’s fair… but it should be more obvious that it won’t work.

Please:

• prevent me from “sending invites” if it’s not actually going to send invites
• make the “identity server” words a link to an explanation of what it is and a way to add one.

[BillCarsonFr]

For reference element-hq/element-android#3976

[t3chguy]

This dialog is for both spaces and rooms so not Spaces-specific.

[reivilibre]

When I typed in an e-mail address in EleWeb to invite, as soon as I finished typing the domain name, it seemed to realise it was an e-mail address and then popped up the Identity server consent form.

Did you also see this?

(I notice if I disconnect from an identity server, then try again, this form doesn't pop up. Perhaps that's what you've done? I guess I must have had the identity server configured before and that was the first time I used it?)

[afranke]

As soon as I start typing something, a message appears below the entry.

So there is the link I was asking for (and it was actually already visible in my previous screenshot). However, it appears regardless of what I type, so even if the messages states it’s for email, it’s not obvious. The message also doesn’t tell me that I don’t have one configured and that the invite won’t work. It just tells me that one is required.

No consent dialog popped up. I never set up any identity server. It is possible though that I was asked for consent in the past and didn’t approve.

[t3chguy]

As soon as I entered an e-mail address into the invite modal I was prompted to agree to use the default IS: