Relocate Element Web features & element_call configuration to Element role, instead of ugly patching from the Element Call role

group_vars/matrix_servers

@@ -4498,6 +4498,14 @@ matrix_client_element_enable_presence_by_hs_url: |-
 
 matrix_client_element_jitsi_preferred_domain: "{{ matrix_server_fqn_jitsi if jitsi_enabled else '' }}"
 
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_video_rooms: "{{ matrix_element_call_enabled }}"
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_group_calls: "{{ matrix_element_call_enabled }}"
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_element_call_video_rooms: "{{ matrix_element_call_enabled }}"
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_oidc_native_flow: "{{ matrix_authentication_service_enabled }}"
+
+matrix_client_element_element_call_enabled: "{{ matrix_element_call_enabled }}"
+matrix_client_element_element_call_url: "{{ matrix_element_call_public_url if matrix_element_call_enabled else '' }}"
+
 ######################################################################
 #
 # /matrix-client-element

roles/custom/matrix-client-element/defaults/main.yml

@@ -180,6 +180,67 @@ matrix_client_element_branding_auth_header_logo_url: "{{ matrix_client_element_w
 # URL to Wallpaper, shown in background of welcome page
 matrix_client_element_branding_welcome_background_url: ~  # noqa var-naming
 
+# Controls the `features` section of the Element Web configuration.
+matrix_client_element_features: "{{ matrix_client_element_features_default | combine(matrix_client_element_features_auto, recursive=True) | combine(matrix_client_element_features_custom, recursive=True) }}"
+matrix_client_element_features_default: |-
+  {{
+    {}
+
+    | combine(
+      {'feature_video_rooms': true} if matrix_client_element_features_feature_video_rooms else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'feature_group_calls': true} if matrix_client_element_features_feature_group_calls else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'feature_element_call_video_rooms': true} if matrix_client_element_features_feature_element_call_video_rooms else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'feature_oidc_native_flow': true} if matrix_client_element_features_feature_oidc_native_flow else {}
+    )
+  }}
+
+matrix_client_element_features_auto: {}
+matrix_client_element_features_custom: {}
+
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_video_rooms: false
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_group_calls: false
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_element_call_video_rooms: false
+matrix_client_element_features_feature_oidc_native_flow: false
+
+matrix_client_element_element_call_enabled: false
+matrix_client_element_element_call: "{{ matrix_client_element_element_call_default | combine(matrix_client_element_element_call_auto, recursive=True) | combine(matrix_client_element_element_call_custom, recursive=True) }}"
+matrix_client_element_element_call_default: |-
+  {{
+    {}
+    | combine(
+      {'url': matrix_client_element_element_call_url} if matrix_client_element_element_call_url else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'participant_limit': matrix_client_element_element_call_participant_limit} if matrix_client_element_element_call_participant_limit else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'brand': matrix_client_element_element_call_brand} if matrix_client_element_element_call_brand else {}
+    )
+    | combine(
+      {'use_exclusively': matrix_client_element_element_call_use_exclusively} if matrix_client_element_element_call_use_exclusively else {}
+    )
+  }}
+matrix_client_element_element_call_auto: {}
+matrix_client_element_element_call_custom: {}
+
+# Controls the `element_call.url` setting in the Element Web configuration.
+matrix_client_element_element_call_url: ''
+
+# Controls the `element_call.participant_limit` setting in the Element Web configuration.
+matrix_client_element_element_call_participant_limit: 8
+
+# Controls the `element_call.brand` setting in the Element Web configuration.
+matrix_client_element_element_call_brand: "Element Call"
+
+# Controls the `element_call.use_exclusively` setting in the Element Web configuration.
+matrix_client_element_element_call_use_exclusively: true
+
 matrix_client_element_page_template_welcome_path: "{{ role_path }}/templates/welcome.html.j2"
 
 # By default, there's no Element Web homepage (when logged in). If you wish to have one,

roles/custom/matrix-client-element/templates/config.json.j2

@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@
 		"auth_footer_links": {{ matrix_client_element_branding_auth_footer_links | to_json }},
 		"auth_header_logo_url": {{ matrix_client_element_branding_auth_header_logo_url | to_json }},
 		"welcome_background_url": {{ matrix_client_element_branding_welcome_background_url | to_json }}
-	}
+	},
+	"features": {{ matrix_client_element_features | to_json }},
+	"element_call": {{ (matrix_client_element_element_call if matrix_client_element_element_call_enabled else {}) | to_json }}
 }

roles/custom/matrix-element-call/defaults/main.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 # Enable or disable matrix-element-call deployment
 matrix_element_call_enabled: false
 
+matrix_element_call_scheme: https
+matrix_element_call_hostname: "call.{{ matrix_domain }}"
+
 # Base path configuration
 matrix_element_call_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/element-call"
 matrix_homeserver_config_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/synapse/config/homeserver.yaml"
-element_web_config_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/client-element/config.json"
 
 # Docker network configuration
 matrix_element_call_container_network: ''
@@ -18,16 +20,10 @@ matrix_element_call_image: "ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:latest"
 # Ports
 matrix_element_call_port: "8093"
 
-# Well-known paths and domains (derived from matrix_domain)
-matrix_element_call_domain: "call.{{ matrix_domain }}"
-matrix_element_call_well_known_client_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/static-files/public/.well-known/matrix/client"
-matrix_element_call_well_known_element_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/static-files/public/.well-known/element/element.json"
-matrix_element_call_base_url: "https://{{ matrix_element_call_domain }}"
-
 # Traefik Configuration for Element Call
 matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_enabled: true
 matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_docker_network: "{{ matrix_element_call_container_network }}"
-matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_hostname: "{{ matrix_element_call_domain }}"
+matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_hostname: "{{ matrix_element_call_hostname }}"
 # The path prefix must either be `/` or not end with a slash (e.g. `/element`).
 matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_path_prefix: "{{ matrix_element_call_path_prefix }}"
 matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_rule: "Host(`{{ matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_hostname }}`){% if matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_path_prefix != '/' %} && PathPrefix(`{{ matrix_element_call_container_labels_traefik_path_prefix }}`){% endif %}"
@@ -122,4 +118,4 @@ matrix_element_call_hsts_preload_enabled: false
 
 # Enable or disable metrics collection
 matrix_element_call_metrics_enabled: false
-matrix_element_call_metrics_port: 2112
+matrix_element_call_metrics_port: 2112

roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/install.yml

@@ -86,8 +86,3 @@
     mode: '0644'
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
-
-# Update Element Web config.json with Element Call settings
-- name: Update Element Web config.json
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "tasks/update_element_web_config.yml"
-  when: matrix_element_call_enabled | bool

roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/update_element_web_config.yml

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-- name: Read Element Web config.json
-  ansible.builtin.slurp:
-    src: "{{ element_web_config_path }}"
-  register: element_web_config_content
-
-- name: Load JSON data from config.json
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    element_web_config: "{{ element_web_config_content['content'] | b64decode | from_json }}"
-
-- name: Update Element Call configuration in config.json
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    updated_element_call_config: >
-      {{
-        {
-          "element_call": {
-            "url": "https://{{ matrix_element_call_domain }}",
-            "participant_limit": 8,
-            "brand": "Element Call",
-            "use_exclusively": true
-          },
-          "features": {
-            "feature_video_rooms": true,
-            "feature_new_room_decoration_ui": true,
-            "feature_group_calls": true,
-            "feature_element_call_video_rooms": true
-          }
-        }
-      }}
-      
-- name: Merge updated Element Call configuration with existing config.json
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    element_web_config: "{{ element_web_config | combine(updated_element_call_config, recursive=True) }}"
-
-- name: Write updated Element Web config.json
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    content: "{{ element_web_config | to_nice_json }}"
-    dest: "{{ element_web_config_path }}"
-    mode: '0644'
-    owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
-    group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"

roles/custom/matrix-element-call/templates/well_known_element.json.j2

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "call": {
-    "widget_url": "https://{{ matrix_element_call_domain }}"
+    "widget_url": "https://{{ matrix_element_call_hostname }}"
   }
-}
+}

roles/custom/matrix-element-call/vars/main.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ---
-# roles/custom/matrix-element-call/vars/main.yml
 
-# Variables specific to matrix-element-call, like service configurations, can go here.
-# Any environment-specific values can be overridden here.
+matrix_element_call_public_url: "{{ matrix_element_call_scheme }}://{{ matrix_element_call_hostname }}"