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This change introduces native `matrix:` URI-based rendering for `{user}` and `{room}` placeholders,
replacing previous plaintext and matrix.to-based links. Users and rooms are now rendered as clickable
pills in supporting clients, with a clean display using display names and room names (no @/# prefixes).

Reporting, moderation, and auto-redaction messages have been updated to use the same rendering logic.
Inspect and event links now also use native `matrix:` URIs for direct in-client navigation.

Internally, URI generation and rendering logic have been unified via central helper functions,
ensuring consistent handling of user IDs, room IDs, aliases, and event IDs.

This commit also includes a broader refactor of the codebase:
- decomposed complex flows (e.g. join handling) into smaller helpers
- moved mutable class-level state to instance-level
- reduced duplicate API calls and redundant logic
- improved overall structure and maintainability

Test coverage has been extended for URI helpers and rendering logic to prevent regressions.

No breaking changes to existing template parameters like `{user_link}` or `{room_link}`.

README.md

@@ -1,251 +1,183 @@
-# Community Bot
+<p align="center">
-[![Chat on Matrix](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat_on_matrix-%23dev:mssj.me-green)](https://matrix.to/#/#dev:mssj.me)
+  <a href="https://ztfr.eu/matrix">
+    <img src="assets/community-badge.png" alt="Join Zeitfresser Matrix Community" height="70" />
+  </a>
+</p>
 
-a maubot plugin that helps administrators of communities on matrix, based on the concept of a matrix space. you may want
+<h1 align="center">
-to leverage [join](https://github.com/williamkray/maubot-join) to ensure your bot doesn't end up somewhere it's not
+Advanced Community Bot
-supposed to be.
+</span>
+<h4 align="center">
+<span style="display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;">
+Advanced Community Bot is a Maubot Bot Plugin to manage Matrix servers.
+</span>
+<p>
 
-# important upgrade notes
+<h6 align="center">
+  <a href="https://ztfr.eu">🏰 Website</a>
+  ·
+  <a href="https://ztfr.eu/matrix">📰 Zeitfresser Matrix Community</a>
+  ·
+  <a href="https://social.ztfr.eu/@dome">🐘 Mastodon</a> 
+  ·
+  <a href="https://look.ztfr.eu/#/#support:ztfr.eu">💬 Supportchat</a> 
+</h6>
+<br>
 
-## v0.4.1
+## ✨ Introduction
 
-📢 Reaction-Based Reporting: Community members can now flag suspicious messages or spam by simply reacting with specific emojis (default: 🚩 or ⚠️). The bot immediately alerts moderators in their private channel with a direct link to the incident.
+Advanced Community Bot is a powerful Maubot plugin designed to help you manage Matrix communities that are structured around Spaces. It combines moderation tools, automation, and community-driven workflows into a single, opinionated solution that focuses on simplicity, reliability, and clean integration with modern Matrix clients.
 
-⚖️ Majority-Based Auto-Redaction: For the first time, the bot can act on community consensus. If more than 50% of the human members in a room flag a message, the bot will automatically redact it. This is a game-changer for handling overnight spam attacks when moderators are asleep.
+The plugin is particularly well suited for communities that want strong control over membership, clear moderation flows, and a balance between automation and human oversight.
 
-🛡️ Sync-Retry Safeguards: We've implemented advanced event tracking to prevent "ghost notifications" caused by Matrix sync retries. This ensures that each report is processed exactly once.
+It was originally created as Community Bot by <a href="https://github.com/williamkray/maubot-communitybot">William Kray</a>. This fork uses his bases and adds additional features and refinments to the bot.
 
-🧹 Code Refinement: Under the hood, we’ve cleaned up the codebase, fixed indentation issues, and optimized member synchronization performance for larger spaces.
+## 🛠 What this bot is for
 
-🔗 You can now use the new {room_link} variable in your configuration to display a clickable room link, while the existing {room} variable remains fully backward compatible for plain text names.
+Advanced Community Bot is not meant to replace large-scale moderation frameworks like Draupnir or Mjolnir. Instead, it focuses on providing a cohesive set of tools for managing structured communities with minimal overhead.
 
-## v0.3
+It is a strong fit if you:
 
-New functionality to support room v12 and newer has been added, as well as some significant restructuring of the code
+- already run Maubot or prefer lightweight, Python-based tooling  
-and commands! v0.3.0 is potentially a breaking change, please make a backup of your old bot configuration and database
+- manage a space-centric community with multiple rooms  
-as necessary before updating in case anything goes horribly wrong. i take no responsibility.
+- want simple but effective moderation and automation features  
+- prefer an opinionated setup over highly complex configuration  
 
-commands are now broken up into more logical groupings, so instead of `!community createroom` it's `!community room
+Communities that benefit most from this plugin typically follow a structure where a central Space controls access to multiple rooms, often with a mix of private and public entry points.
-create`, etc. helpful usage messages are usually passed if you do things wrong so this shouldn't be too complicated but
-i'm too lazy to update the below readme to reflect the new command structures. use your brain.
 
-## v0.2
+## 🚀 Core Features
 
-if you are upgrading from an earlier version to v0.2.0, please note that the user permission model has changed to be easier to manage, but will require some intervention.
+### Community initialization
 
-statically defined `admins` and `moderators` in the config will no longer be used. instead, user permissions in rooms will be inherited from the parent space or room, and changes will cascade to all child rooms.
+The bot can bootstrap an entire community structure from scratch using a single command. It creates a Space, sets up initial rooms, assigns permissions, and prepares a working moderation environment.
 
-to migrate, ensure your bot is an admin of the parent space and use the `!community sync` command to make users in your admin and moderator lists appropriately leveled in that parent space. this will also clear out these lists to prepare for deprecation in a later version. you may want to run `!community setpower` to update your child rooms if there are significant changes.
+This allows you to go from zero to a fully structured community in minutes, following best practices for access control and moderation.
 
-# should i use this?
+### Greetings and join notifications
 
-why does this exist? there are some great tools out there already that do probably a much better job at combatting spam
+The bot can greet users when they join rooms and optionally notify moderators or administrators about new arrivals.
-and abuse on matrix, like [Draupnir](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir). this plugin might make sense for
-you if:
 
-- you're more interested in basic community management tools (like room creation, user activity tracking, etc)
+Messages support templating and make use of native Matrix pills for users and rooms, resulting in clean, readable, and interactive notifications.
-- you already are running Maubot, or plan to
-- you're afraid of mjolnir/draupnir for some reason
-- you just really love python and want to contribute to this project
 
-my opinion is that your community should probably be configured with the following restrictions to best align
+### Activity tracking and pruning
-with this plugin's capabilities:
 
-- your Space is invite-only
+User activity is tracked across rooms, allowing you to generate reports on inactive members and take action where needed.
-- most rooms are join-restricted to only allow members of your space
-- you have a smaller subset of rooms which are publicly facing, where users can join freely and ask admins to be added
-  to the space
 
-by following this structure, you reduce the amount of surface area you have to spend time defending against spam and
+You can:
-implementing censorship rules. the handy `!community initialize <some name for your community>` command will get you
+- identify inactive users  
-from zero to an opinionated community structured this way quickly and easily.
+- exclude specific accounts from pruning  
+- remove inactive members from your community  
 
-if that doesn't sound like how you want to structure your online community, you might be better off using something like
+This is especially useful for keeping invite-only communities clean and manageable over time.
-Draupnir, Meowlnir, or Mjolnir.
 
-# features
+### User management
 
-please read through the comments in the `base-config.yaml` for more thorough explanations, but this covers the high
+Advanced Community Bot provides a full set of tools for managing users across your entire space:
-points.
 
-## initialize a community from scratch
+- kick users from all rooms  
+- ban and unban users globally  
+- optionally redact recent messages when banning  
+- prevent unauthorized invitations via power level control  
 
-just installed the plugin for the first time, and want to get started on the right foot? start a DM with your bot and run:
+All actions are applied consistently across your space and its child rooms.
 
-`!community initialize <your community name>`
+### Crowd moderation
 
-this will perform several actions on your behalf:
+The bot includes a lightweight, community-driven moderation system.
 
-1. create a space named for your community, with an appropriate alias on the homeserver, and save the config with this parent room ID
+Users can report problematic messages by reacting with configured emojis. Reports are aggregated and forwarded to a moderation room, including direct links to the affected content.
-2. add you to the "invitee" list in the config to be invited to all new rooms
-3. set the bot's power level to 1000, and invite you as an administrator with power level 100
-4. create a room within the space for admins/moderators to execute bot commands, this room is invite only
-5. create a publicly facing room called the waiting room to allow newcomers to join and ask for invitation to your space
-6. enable basic keyword and file upload censorship only on the waiting room
-7. all rooms will require moderator permissions to invite additional users, to prevent rogue invitations or unexpected guests
 
-once these actions have been taken, you can manage moderators, change room avatars, etc as you like, and add more rooms with
+If enabled, the bot can automatically redact messages once a majority of users in a room have reported them. This allows communities to react quickly to spam or abuse, even when moderators are not immediately available.
-other commands. happy community-managing!
 
-attempts to run this command once a parent room has been set will fail. 
+### Moderation workflows
 
-## greet new users on joining a room
+Moderation messages, reports, and redactions are designed to be easy to read and interact with.
 
-configure your bot to send a custom greeting to users whenever they join a room! configuration file provides a greeting
+All relevant entities—users, rooms, and events—are linked using native Matrix URIs, allowing moderators to jump directly to the relevant context inside their client.
-map (define multiple greetings each with an identifier) and then a configuration of which rooms to greet users in, and
-which greeting message the bot should send them.
 
-Configure a `notification_room` to receive messages when someone joins one of the greeting rooms. If you just want
+This significantly improves the speed and usability of moderation workflows.
-notifications (perhaps when someone joins the space, where the bot likely cannot send a greeting anyway) set the
-greeting name to `'none'` in the greeting map, and the bot will skip the greeting and send a notification to your
-notification room.
 
-## activity tracking and reporting
+### Room management
 
-tracks the last message timestamp of a user across any room that the bot is in, and generates a simple report. intended
+The bot simplifies working with rooms inside a space:
-to be used to boot people from a matrix space and all space rooms after a period of inactivity (prune inactive users)
-with the `purge` subcommand.
 
-supports simple threshold configuration and the option to also track "reaction" activity. 
+- create rooms with consistent settings and permissions  
+- enforce join restrictions based on space membership  
+- automatically invite configured users  
+- manage encryption settings during creation  
 
-you can also exempt users from showing as "inactive" in the report by setting their ignore status with the `ignore` and
+Room creation follows a predictable pattern, ensuring consistency across your community.
-`unignore` subcommands, e.g. `!community ignore @takinabreak:fromthis.group`. this is helpful to avoid accidentally
-purging admin accounts, backup accounts, rarely used bots, etc.
 
-`sync` subcommand will actively sync your space member list with the database to track active members properly. new
+### Room archival and replacement
-members to the space automatically trigger a sync, as do most other commands. this command is mostly deprecated but you
-may want to run it just to see what it does.
 
-generate a report with the `report` subcommand (i.e. `!community report`) to see your inactive users. you can also
+Rooms can be archived or replaced when necessary.
-generate more specific reports using the `inactive`, `purgable`, and `ignored` commands to see users in those specific
-categories.
 
-## user management
+Archiving removes a room from active use while preserving its history. Replacement allows you to create a fresh room while retaining names and aliases, which is useful when permissions become inconsistent or settings need to be reset.
 
-prevent people from inviting randos to your community rooms and bypassing space membership requirements by setting the
+### Public banlist support
-`invite_power_level` value in your config. this is used for all room creation commands.
 
-purge inactive users with the `purge` subcommand (i.e. `!community purge`).
+The bot can consume external banlists in read-only mode. When users join, they are checked against these lists and automatically banned if necessary.
 
-kick an individual user from your space and all child rooms, regardless of activity status, with the `kick` subcommand
+This allows you to integrate with broader moderation ecosystems without managing policies yourself.
-(e.g. `!community kick @malicious:user.here`). this is useful in communities built on the concept of private (invite
-only) matrix spaces.
 
-if you want more sever action, use the `ban` and `unban` subcommands to ban users from all rooms in the space (this action
+### Message redaction and filtering
-will automatically kick them from those rooms as well). if you've made a mistake, use the unban option, but they will
-need to rejoin all rooms themselves or be re-invited.
 
-if configured with the `redact_on_ban` setting, banning a user from your space will also queue up to their last 100 messages in each room for redaction. if not, you can redact their messages in each individual room using the `!community redact` command.
+Basic content moderation features are included:
 
-use the `guests` subcommand to see who is in a room but NOT a member of the parent space (invited guests) e.g.
+- automatic redaction of messages based on keywords  
-`!community guests #myroom:alias.here`.
+- optional blocking/redaction of file uploads  
+- configurable scope (global or per room)  
 
-## public banlist support
+These tools are intentionally simple and best used in combination with a well-structured community setup.
 
-initial support for public banlists (as used by other tools like mjolnir/draupnir) is here! this bot leverages
+### User verification
-banlists in read-only mode, just have your bot join one of these banlist rooms, and it will cross reference new room
-members against these lists and immediately ban offenders. there is no intention to add new policy creation features
-to this bot, as those concepts are probably best left to more featureful tools.
 
-## crowd moderation
+Optional verification flows can be enabled for specific rooms.
 
-The bot includes a community-driven reporting system that allows users to flag problematic content without needing direct moderator intervention for every incident.
+New users are required to complete a simple challenge via direct message before being allowed to participate. This can help reduce spam in publicly accessible entry rooms.
 
-### how it works
+## 🧠 Design Philosophy
-1. **Reporting**: When a user reacts to a message with a configured emoji (e.g., 🚩 or ⚠️), the bot sends a notification to the `notification_room` containing a link to the message and the room name.
-2. **Auto-Redaction**: If `auto_redact_majority` is enabled, the bot tracks unique reporters per message. If the number of reports exceeds 50% of the human members in that room, the bot automatically redacts the message to prevent further harm.
-3. **Transparency**: An automated notice is sent to the notification room whenever a message is auto-redacted, citing the community vote as the reason.
 
-## admin/moderator management
+Advanced Community Bot follows a few key principles:
 
-set consistent power levels across all your rooms for your community administrators! user powerlevels will be
+- **Keep things simple** – avoid unnecessary configuration complexity  
-cascaded to all rooms when changed in your parent space. running the setpower subcommand (i.e.
+- **Leverage Matrix-native features** – rely on client capabilities where possible  
-`!community setpower`) will roll through all rooms in the space and attempt to true-up user
+- **Be opinionated** – provide sensible defaults instead of endless options  
-permissions to match. it will skip rooms that you have enabled verification flows on, unless you pass the room-id
+- **Stay maintainable** – prioritize clean structure and predictable behavior  
-as an argument to the command. this ensures you don't accidentally un-verify everyone unless you mean to.
 
-if you are running legacy rooms not managed by the bot, and the bot does not have permission to
+The codebase has been continuously refactored to support these goals, with a strong focus on reducing duplication, improving structure, and making future changes easier.
-send power-level state events to the room, it will return a list for you to handle manually.
 
-## room creation
+## ✨ Modern Matrix-Native Experience
 
-use the `createroom` subcommand to create a new room according to your preferences, and join it into the parent space.
+One of the core goals of this project is to align closely with how modern Matrix clients behave.
-include the `--encrypt` flag in your command to encrypt the room even if the default configuration is to create rooms
-unencrypted.
 
-will attempt to sanitize the room name and assign a room alias automatically. the bot user will be assigned very high
+User and room references throughout the bot are rendered using native `matrix:` URIs instead of legacy `matrix.to` links. This means that interactions happen directly inside the client, without external redirects, resulting in a faster and more seamless experience.
-power level (1000) and set permissions based on the parent space user power-levels. this ensures that the
-bot is still able to manage room admins. the bot will also invite other users to these new rooms as configured in the
-`invitees` list. populate this list with your space admins, other bots, or any other account you want to make sure gets
-invited to the new room!
 
-rooms created by the bot will have join restriction limited to members of the space.
+At the same time, the visual representation has been intentionally simplified. Instead of exposing raw Matrix identifiers, the bot displays clean, human-readable names such as display names and room names. In supporting clients, these elements appear as clickable pills, combining clarity with interactivity.
 
-## room archival and replacement
+## ⚙️ Configuration
 
-use the `archive` subcommand to archive a room. this will remove the room from the parent space, remove all room aliases, and add a tombstone event to indicate the room is archived
+Configuration is handled via `base-config.yaml`.
 
-use the `replaceroom` subcommand to replace an existing room with a new one. this is useful when:
+Templates support placeholders such as `{user}`, `{room}`, `{user_id}`, and `{room_link}`. The `{user}` and `{room}` placeholders render as clickable elements using native Matrix URIs, while link-specific placeholders retain their original behavior.
-- room members have power levels that cannot be corrected, or room members you cannot kick out
-- you need to revert encryption settings
-- you want to start fresh with a new room while preserving the old room's name and aliases
 
-the replacement process will create a new room with the same name and avatar, transfer all room aliases to the new room, and archive the old room with a pointer to the new room. the new room will have standard join rules that restrict membership to space members. this logic is a little clunky, but it seems to work.
+The configuration surface is intentionally kept minimal. Advanced customization can still be achieved by adjusting internal constants if needed.
 
-replacement will also prompt the bot to review its config, and rotate instances of the old room-id with the new room id to retain
+## 📦 Installation
-functionality where necessary.
 
-## get room ID
+Install the plugin like any other Maubot plugin:
 
-sometimes you need to know a rooms identifier, but if the room has an alias associated with it not all clients make it
+- package it using `mbc build` or use the pre ompiled .mbp file in the release section.
-easy (or possible) to find. this subcommand (`!community roomid`) can be used to return the room id that a room alias
+- upload it via the Maubot web interface  
-points to. with no argument passed, it will return the current room's ID, or you can pass it an alias (e.g. `!community
-roomid #whatisthisroom:myserver.tld`).
 
-## message redaction
+Make sure the bot has sufficient permissions in your rooms (especially for kicking, banning, and redacting messages), otherwise some features will not function correctly.
 
-the bot can be configured to redact messages automatically to protect your users. set `censor` to either `true`,
+## 🛠 Development & Support
-`false`, or a list of room IDs to enable censorship in.
 
-set `censor_files` to have the bot immediately redact file uploads in any censored rooms. define trigger words in
+If you need to get support or want to participate in the active development of this software, you can <a href="https://ztfr.eu/matrix">join our Zeitfresser Matrix Community</a> or the <a href="https://look.ztfr.eu/#/#support:ztfr.eu">Development & Support Channel</a> on Matrix.
-`censor_wordlist` to flag messages for automatic redaction.
 
-please keep in mind that wordlist-based censorship is problematic and may redact false positives. writing a matching
+## 🧭 Final Notes
-algorithm that is perfect is impossible. consider configuring your community such that censorship need only be applied
-in a limited subset of rooms.
 
-## user verification
+Advanced Community Bot aims to strike a balance between usability and control. It provides the tools needed to manage a structured Matrix community effectively, without overwhelming administrators with complexity.
 
-configure your rooms (all, or a list of room-ids) to use the `check_if_human` setting. use this in conjunction with a room power-level configuration that
+If your use case requires highly advanced policy management or federation-wide moderation, you may want to look at tools like Draupnir. For most community-centric setups, however, this bot offers a practical and efficient solution.
-requires elevated permission to send messages. for example, a "waiting-room"
-with a default power level of -1 for new users, while the power-level required
-to send messages in that room remains 0.
-
-enabling this and associated configuration will perform the following
-validation:
-
-1. when a user joins one of these rooms, the bot will check to see if they have
-   permission to send messages.
-2. if not, the bot will start a DM with that user and ask them to repeat a phrase,
-   randomly chosen from your list of verification phrases. they have three tries.
-3. when they send the matching verification phrase, the bot will bump their power
-   level up to that required to send messages in your room, and leave the DM.
-
-not the most user-friendly experience, but may help cut down if you are experiencing
-significant spam in your rooms. every permitted user goes in the state event, so this
-will become problematic and expensive for very large rooms... strong recommend not to
-use this if you expect to have thousands of room members.
-
-if you enable user verification in an existing room, but you don't want to disrupt the
-current users' ability to send messages, you can use the `!community verify-migrate`
-command to set permissions correctly. **DO NOT DO THIS IN LARGE ROOMS**. if you have more
-than a handful of people, consider how many of them actually say anything in a given day
-and whether or not it's worth filling your state event with them. consider alternative
-options.
-
-# installation
-
-install this like any other maubot plugin: zip the contents of this repo into a file and upload via the web interface,
-or use the `mbc` utility to package and upload to your maubot server. 
-
-be sure to give your bot permission to kick people from all rooms, otherwise management features will not work!

base-config.yaml

@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ invitees: []
 # set to {} if you don't care about greetings
 greetings:
   generic: |
-    Welcome {user_id}! Please be sure to read the topic for helpful links and information.
+    Welcome {user}! Please be sure to read the topic for helpful links and information.
     Use <a href="https://google.com">Google</a> for all other queries ;)
   encrypted: |
-    welcome {user_id}, this is an encrypted room, so you may not be able to see messages previously sent here. don't be
+    welcome {user}, this is an encrypted room, so you may not be able to see messages previously sent here. don't be
     alarmed.
 
 # which of the above greetings should be used in which rooms? use the exact name of each greeting
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ notification_room:
 # - {room_link}: clickable matrix.to-compatible link to the room
 # - {room_id}: raw room ID
 join_notification_message: |
-  {user_link} ({user_id}) has joined {room_link}.
+  {user} has joined {room}.
 
 # whether to censor files/messages
 # can be boolean (true/false) for all-or-nothing behavior,
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ verification_message: |
 
   Please send a message to this chat with the content: "{phrase}"
 
-
 # Base URL for Matrix permalink generation.
 # This is used for placeholders such as {user_link} and {room_link}.
 # Set this to your own matrix.to-compatible instance if you do not want to use https://matrix.to.

community/bot.py

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 # kickbot - a maubot plugin to track user activity and remove inactive users from rooms/spaces.
 
-from typing import Awaitable, Type, Optional, Tuple, Dict
+from typing import Awaitable, Type, Optional, Tuple, Dict, Any
 import json
 import time
 import re
 import fnmatch
 import asyncio
 from html import escape
+from urllib.parse import quote
 import random
 import asyncpg.exceptions
 from datetime import datetime
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+DEFAULT_USER_PILL_PREFIX = ""
+DEFAULT_ROOM_PILL_PREFIX = ""
 
 from mautrix.client import (
     Client,
@@ -66,6 +71,15 @@ from .helpers import (
 )
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RenderContext:
+    user_id: str
+    user_display: str
+    room_id: Optional[str] = None
+    room_text: Optional[str] = None
+    event_id: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class Config(BaseProxyConfig):
     def do_update(self, helper: ConfigUpdateHelper) -> None:
         helper.copy("sleep")
@@ -107,11 +121,6 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
         return str(self.config.get("matrix_to_base_url", "https://matrix.to")).rstrip("/")
 
 
-    _redaction_tasks: asyncio.Task = None
-    _verification_states: Dict[str, Dict] = {}
-    _report_counts: Dict[str, set] = {}
-
-
     def _matrix_to_url(self, target: str) -> str:
         base_url = self._get_matrix_to_base_url()
         return f"{base_url}/#/{target}"
@@ -120,6 +129,22 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
     def _render_html_link(self, target: str, label: str) -> str:
         return f"<a href='{escape(self._matrix_to_url(target), quote=True)}'>{escape(label)}</a>"
 
+
+    def _encode_matrix_uri_part(self, value: str, sigils: str = "@!#$") -> str:
+        """Encode an MXID-like identifier for safe use inside a matrix: URI path."""
+        return quote(str(value).lstrip(sigils), safe=":.=_+-")
+
+    def _matrix_uri_user(self, user_id: str) -> str:
+        return f"matrix:u/{self._encode_matrix_uri_part(user_id, '@')}?action=chat"
+
+    def _matrix_uri_room(self, room_id: str) -> str:
+        return f"matrix:roomid/{self._encode_matrix_uri_part(room_id, '!')}"
+
+    def _matrix_uri_event(self, room_id: str, event_id: str) -> str:
+        encoded_room_id = self._encode_matrix_uri_part(room_id, "!")
+        encoded_event_id = self._encode_matrix_uri_part(event_id, "$")
+        return f"matrix:roomid/{encoded_room_id}/e/{encoded_event_id}"
+
     async def _get_user_display_name(self, room_id: RoomID, user_id: str) -> str:
         try:
             member_state = await self.client.get_state_event(
@@ -130,14 +155,278 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
             displayname = getattr(member_state, "displayname", None)
             if displayname:
                 return str(displayname)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as e:
-            pass
+            self.log.debug(f"Failed to fetch display name for {user_id} in {room_id}: {e}")
 
         try:
             return self.client.parse_user_id(user_id)[0]
         except Exception:
             return user_id
 
+
+    def _matrix_user_uri(self, user_id: str) -> str:
+        """Build a Matrix URI for a user."""
+        return self._matrix_uri_user(user_id)
+
+    def _matrix_room_uri(self, room_id: str, room_alias: str | None = None) -> str:
+        """Build a Matrix URI for a room, preferring canonical alias when available."""
+        if room_alias:
+            return f"matrix:r/{self._encode_matrix_uri_part(room_alias, '#')}"
+        return self._matrix_uri_room(room_id)
+
+    def _matrix_event_uri(self, room_id: str, event_id: str) -> str:
+        """Build a Matrix URI for an event inside a room."""
+        return self._matrix_uri_event(room_id, event_id)
+
+
+    async def _get_room_display_text(self, room_id: RoomID) -> str:
+        """Return a human-friendly room name, falling back to the room ID."""
+        try:
+            room_name_event = await self.client.get_state_event(room_id, EventType.ROOM_NAME)
+            room_name = getattr(room_name_event, "name", None)
+            if room_name:
+                return str(room_name)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.debug(f"Failed to fetch room name for {room_id}: {e}")
+        return str(room_id)
+
+    async def _build_render_context(self, room_id: RoomID, user_id: str) -> RenderContext:
+        """Fetch the values needed for template rendering once per join event."""
+        user_display = await self._get_user_display_name(room_id, user_id)
+        room_text = await self._get_room_display_text(room_id)
+        return RenderContext(
+            user_id=str(user_id),
+            user_display=user_display,
+            room_id=str(room_id),
+            room_text=room_text,
+        )
+
+    async def _send_rendered_notice(
+        self,
+        target_room_id: RoomID,
+        template: str,
+        context: RenderContext,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Render a template once and send plaintext + HTML variants."""
+        plain_text, html_message = self._render_message_template(
+            template,
+            context.user_id,
+            context.user_display,
+            context.room_id,
+            context.room_text,
+        )
+        await self.client.send_notice(target_room_id, plain_text, html=html_message)
+
+    async def _handle_join_notifications(self, evt: StateEvent) -> None:
+        """Send configured greetings and join notifications for a new member."""
+        room_id = str(evt.room_id)
+        if room_id not in self.config["greeting_rooms"]:
+            return
+
+        greeting_name = self.config["greeting_rooms"][room_id]
+        context = await self._build_render_context(evt.room_id, evt.sender)
+
+        if greeting_name != "none":
+            greeting_map = self.config["greetings"]
+            await self._sleep_if_configured(self.config["welcome_sleep"])
+            await self._send_rendered_notice(evt.room_id, greeting_map[greeting_name], context)
+
+        if self.config["notification_room"]:
+            await self._send_rendered_notice(
+                self.config["notification_room"],
+                self.config["join_notification_message"],
+                context,
+            )
+
+    def _is_human_verification_enabled_for_room(self, room_id: RoomID) -> bool:
+        configured = self.config["check_if_human"]
+        if isinstance(configured, bool):
+            return configured
+        if isinstance(configured, list):
+            return room_id in configured
+        return False
+
+    async def _user_requires_human_verification(
+        self, user_id: UserID, room_id: RoomID
+    ) -> Optional[int]:
+        """Return the required message power level if verification should proceed."""
+        if await self.user_has_unlimited_power(user_id, room_id):
+            self.log.debug(
+                f"User {user_id} has unlimited power in {room_id}, skipping verification"
+            )
+            return None
+
+        power_levels = await self.client.get_state_event(room_id, EventType.ROOM_POWER_LEVELS)
+        user_level = power_levels.get_user_level(user_id)
+        required_level = power_levels.events.get(
+            str(EventType.ROOM_MESSAGE), power_levels.events_default
+        )
+        self.log.debug(
+            f"User {user_id} has power level {user_level}, required level is {required_level}"
+        )
+        if user_level >= required_level:
+            self.log.debug(
+                f"User {user_id} already has sufficient power level ({user_level} >= {required_level})"
+            )
+            return None
+        return required_level
+
+    async def _create_verification_dm(
+        self, user_id: UserID, roomname: str
+    ) -> Optional[RoomID]:
+        """Create a DM room for human verification with bounded retries."""
+        max_retries = 3
+        retry_delay = 1
+
+        for attempt in range(max_retries):
+            try:
+                dm_room = await self.client.create_room(
+                    preset=RoomCreatePreset.PRIVATE,
+                    invitees=[user_id],
+                    is_direct=True,
+                    initial_state=[
+                        {
+                            "type": str(EventType.ROOM_NAME),
+                            "content": {"name": f"[{roomname}] join verification"},
+                        }
+                    ],
+                )
+                self.log.info(f"Created DM room {dm_room} for {user_id}")
+                return dm_room
+            except Exception as e:
+                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        f"Failed to create DM room (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}"
+                    )
+                    await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
+                else:
+                    self.log.error(
+                        f"Failed to initiate verification process after {max_retries} attempts: {e}"
+                    )
+        return None
+
+    async def _maybe_start_human_verification(
+        self, evt: StateEvent, room_label: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Run the human verification flow for a newly joined member when configured."""
+        if not (self.config["check_if_human"] and self.config["verification_phrases"]):
+            return
+
+        verification_enabled = self._is_human_verification_enabled_for_room(evt.room_id)
+        self.log.debug(
+            f"Verification enabled for room {evt.room_id}: {verification_enabled}"
+        )
+        if not verification_enabled:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            required_level = await self._user_requires_human_verification(
+                evt.sender, evt.room_id
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.error(f"Failed to check user power level: {e}")
+            return
+
+        if required_level is None:
+            return
+
+        dm_room = await self._create_verification_dm(evt.sender, room_label)
+        if not dm_room:
+            return
+
+        verification_phrase = random.choice(self.config["verification_phrases"])
+        verification_state = {
+            "user": evt.sender,
+            "target_room": evt.room_id,
+            "phrase": verification_phrase,
+            "attempts": self.config["verification_attempts"],
+            "required_level": required_level,
+        }
+        await self.store_verification_state(dm_room, verification_state)
+
+        greeting = self.config["verification_message"].format(
+            room=room_label, phrase=verification_phrase
+        )
+        await self.client.send_notice(dm_room, html=greeting)
+        self.log.info(
+            f"Started verification process for {evt.sender} in room {evt.room_id} for room {room_label}"
+        )
+
+    async def _resolve_room_identifier(self, room: str) -> str:
+        """Resolve either a room alias or a room ID into a room ID."""
+        if room.startswith("#"):
+            resolved = await self.client.resolve_room_alias(room)
+            room_id = resolved["room_id"]
+            self.log.info(f"Resolved alias '{room}' to room ID: {room_id}")
+            return room_id
+        self.log.info(f"Using direct room ID: {room}")
+        return room
+
+    async def _get_room_metadata(self, room_id: str) -> Dict[str, Optional[str]]:
+        """Fetch the room name and topic once for room replacement flows."""
+        metadata: Dict[str, Optional[str]] = {"room_name": None, "room_topic": None}
+        try:
+            room_name_event = await self.client.get_state_event(room_id, EventType.ROOM_NAME)
+            metadata["room_name"] = getattr(room_name_event, "name", None)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.warning(f"Failed to get room name: {e}")
+
+        try:
+            room_topic_event = await self.client.get_state_event(room_id, EventType.ROOM_TOPIC)
+            metadata["room_topic"] = getattr(room_topic_event, "topic", None)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.warning(f"Failed to get room topic: {e}")
+
+        return metadata
+
+    async def _detect_space_type(self, room_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Return True when the target room is a space."""
+        try:
+            state_events = await self.client.get_state(room_id)
+            for state_event in state_events:
+                if str(state_event.type) != "m.room.create":
+                    continue
+                space_type = state_event.content.get("type")
+                is_space = space_type == "m.space"
+                self.log.info(f"Detected room type {space_type!r} for {room_id}")
+                return is_space
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.error(f"Failed to detect room type for {room_id}: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+    def _format_user_pill(
+        self,
+        user_id: str,
+        user_display: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        """Return plaintext and HTML variants for the {user} placeholder."""
+        safe_user_display = user_display or user_id
+        prefix = DEFAULT_USER_PILL_PREFIX
+        label = f"{prefix}{safe_user_display}"
+        href = self._matrix_uri_user(str(user_id))
+
+        return label, f"<a href='{href}'>{escape(label)}</a>"
+
+    def _format_room_pill(
+        self,
+        room_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        room_text: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        """Return plaintext and HTML variants for the {room} placeholder."""
+        safe_room_id = str(room_id or "")
+        safe_room_text = room_text or safe_room_id
+        prefix = DEFAULT_ROOM_PILL_PREFIX
+        label = f"{prefix}{safe_room_text}"
+
+        if safe_room_id:
+            href = self._matrix_uri_room(safe_room_id)
+            html = f"<a href='{href}'>{escape(label)}</a>"
+        else:
+            html = escape(label)
+
+        return label, html
+
     def _render_message_template(
         self,
         template: str,
@@ -151,21 +440,23 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
         safe_room_id = room_id or ""
         safe_room_text = room_text or safe_room_id
         room_url = self._matrix_to_url(safe_room_id) if safe_room_id else ""
+        user_plain, user_html = self._format_user_pill(user_id, safe_user_display)
+        room_plain, room_html = self._format_room_pill(safe_room_id, safe_room_text)
 
         plain_text = template.format(
-            user=safe_user_display,
+            user=user_plain,
             user_id=user_id,
             user_link=user_url,
-            room=safe_room_text,
+            room=room_plain,
             room_link=room_url,
             room_id=safe_room_id,
         )
 
         html_message = template.format(
-            user=escape(safe_user_display),
+            user=user_html,
             user_id=escape(user_id),
             user_link=f"<a href='{user_url}'>{escape(safe_user_display)}</a>",
-            room=escape(safe_room_text),
+            room=room_html,
             room_link=(
                 f"<a href='{room_url}'>{escape(safe_room_text)}</a>"
                 if room_url
@@ -181,14 +472,14 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
         self.config.load_and_update()
         self.config_manager = config_manager.ConfigManager(self.config)
         self.client.add_dispatcher(MembershipEventDispatcher)
-        # Start background redaction task
+        self._redaction_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        self._redaction_tasks = asyncio.create_task(self._redaction_loop())
+        self._report_counts: Dict[str, set[str]] = {}
-        # Clean up stale verification states
+        self._redaction_task = asyncio.create_task(self._redaction_loop())
         await self.cleanup_stale_verification_states()
 
     async def stop(self) -> None:
-        if self._redaction_tasks:
+        if self._redaction_task:
-            self._redaction_tasks.cancel()
+            self._redaction_task.cancel()
         await super().stop()
 
     async def _sleep_if_configured(self, delay: float) -> None:
@@ -1055,212 +1346,35 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
     async def newjoin(self, evt: StateEvent) -> None:
         if evt.source & SyncStream.STATE:
             return
-        else:
-            # we only care about join events in rooms in the space
-            # this avoids trying to verify users in other rooms the bot might be in,
-            # such as public banlist policy rooms
-            space_rooms = await self.get_space_roomlist()
-            if evt.room_id not in space_rooms:
-                return
 
-            try:
+        space_rooms = await self.get_space_roomlist()
-                on_banlist = await self.check_if_banned(evt.sender)
+        if evt.room_id not in space_rooms:
-            except Exception as e:
+            return
-                self.log.error(f"Failed to check if {evt.sender} is banned: {e}")
-                on_banlist = False
-            if on_banlist:
-                await self.ban_this_user(evt.sender)
-                return
-            # passive sync of tracking db
-            if evt.room_id == self.config["parent_room"]:
-                await self.do_sync()
-            # greeting activities
-            room_id = str(evt.room_id)
-            self.log.debug(f"New join in room {room_id} by {evt.sender}")
-            self.log.debug(f"Greeting rooms config: {self.config['greeting_rooms']}")
-            self.log.debug(f"Check if human config: {self.config['check_if_human']}")
-            self.log.debug(
-                f"Verification phrases config: {self.config['verification_phrases']}"
-            )
 
-            if room_id in self.config["greeting_rooms"]:
+        try:
-                if on_banlist:
+            on_banlist = await self.check_if_banned(evt.sender)
-                    return
+        except Exception as e:
-                greeting_map = self.config["greetings"]
+            self.log.error(f"Failed to check if {evt.sender} is banned: {e}")
-                greeting_name = self.config["greeting_rooms"][room_id]
+            on_banlist = False
-                user_display = await self._get_user_display_name(evt.room_id, evt.sender)
-                try:
-                    roomnamestate = await self.client.get_state_event(
-                        evt.room_id, "m.room.name"
-                    )
-                    room_text = getattr(roomnamestate, "name", str(evt.room_id))
-                except Exception:
-                    room_text = str(evt.room_id)
 
-                if greeting_name != "none":
+        if on_banlist:
-                    greeting_text, greeting_html = self._render_message_template(
+            await self.ban_this_user(evt.sender)
-                        greeting_map[greeting_name],
+            return
-                        evt.sender,
-                        user_display,
-                        evt.room_id,
-                        room_text,
-                    )
-                    await self._sleep_if_configured(self.config["welcome_sleep"])
-                    await self.client.send_notice(
-                        evt.room_id,
-                        greeting_text,
-                        html=greeting_html,
-                    )
-                else:
-                    pass
 
-                if self.config["notification_room"]:
+        if evt.room_id == self.config["parent_room"]:
-                    try:
+            await self.do_sync()
-                        roomnamestate = await self.client.get_state_event(
-                            evt.room_id, "m.room.name"
-                        )
 
-                        room_text = getattr(roomnamestate, "name", str(evt.room_id))
+        self.log.debug(f"New join in room {evt.room_id} by {evt.sender}")
-                    except Exception:
+        await self._handle_join_notifications(evt)
-                        room_text = str(evt.room_id)
 
-                    user_display = await self._get_user_display_name(evt.room_id, evt.sender)
+        if not (self.config["check_if_human"] and self.config["verification_phrases"]):
-                    notification_text, notification_html = self._render_message_template(
+            return
-                        self.config["join_notification_message"],
-                        evt.sender,
-                        user_display,
-                        evt.room_id,
-                        room_text,
-                    )
-                    await self.client.send_notice(
-                        self.config["notification_room"],
-                        notification_text,
-                        html=notification_html,
-                    )
 
-            # Human verification logic
+        try:
-            if self.config["check_if_human"] and self.config["verification_phrases"]:
+            room_label = await common_utils.get_room_name(self.client, evt.room_id, self.log)
-                try:
+            await self._maybe_start_human_verification(evt, room_label)
-                    # Check if verification is enabled for this room
+        except Exception as e:
-                    verification_enabled = False
+            self.log.error(f"Failed to start verification process: {e}")
-                    if isinstance(self.config["check_if_human"], bool):
-                        verification_enabled = self.config["check_if_human"]
-                    elif isinstance(self.config["check_if_human"], list):
-                        verification_enabled = (
-                            evt.room_id in self.config["check_if_human"]
-                        )
-
-                    self.log.debug(
-                        f"Verification enabled for room {room_id}: {verification_enabled}"
-                    )
-
-                    if not verification_enabled:
-                        return
-
-                    # Get room name for greeting
-                    roomname = "this room"
-                    roomname = await common_utils.get_room_name(
-                        self.client, evt.room_id, self.log
-                    )
-
-                    # Check if user already has sufficient power level or unlimited power
-                    try:
-                        # First check if user has unlimited power (creator in modern room versions)
-                        if await self.user_has_unlimited_power(evt.sender, evt.room_id):
-                            self.log.debug(
-                                f"User {evt.sender} has unlimited power in {evt.room_id}, skipping verification"
-                            )
-                            return
-
-                        power_levels = await self.client.get_state_event(
-                            evt.room_id, EventType.ROOM_POWER_LEVELS
-                        )
-                        user_level = power_levels.get_user_level(evt.sender)
-                        events_default = power_levels.events_default
-                        events = power_levels.events
-
-                        # Get the required power level for sending messages
-                        required_level = events.get(
-                            str(EventType.ROOM_MESSAGE), events_default
-                        )
-
-                        self.log.debug(
-                            f"User {evt.sender} has power level {user_level}, required level is {required_level}"
-                        )
-
-                        # If user already has sufficient power level, skip verification
-                        if user_level >= required_level:
-                            self.log.debug(
-                                f"User {evt.sender} already has sufficient power level ({user_level} >= {required_level})"
-                            )
-                            return
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        self.log.error(f"Failed to check user power level: {e}")
-                        return
-
-                    # Create DM room with name
-                    max_retries = 3
-                    retry_delay = 1  # seconds
-                    last_error = None
-
-                    for attempt in range(max_retries):
-                        try:
-                            dm_room = await self.client.create_room(
-                                preset=RoomCreatePreset.PRIVATE,
-                                invitees=[evt.sender],
-                                is_direct=True,
-                                initial_state=[
-                                    {
-                                        "type": str(EventType.ROOM_NAME),
-                                        "content": {
-                                            "name": f"[{roomname}] join verification"
-                                        },
-                                    }
-                                ],
-                            )
-                            self.log.info(f"Created DM room {dm_room} for {evt.sender}")
-                            break
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            last_error = e
-                            if (
-                                attempt < max_retries - 1
-                            ):  # Don't sleep on the last attempt
-                                self.log.warning(
-                                    f"Failed to create DM room (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}"
-                                )
-                                await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
-                            else:
-                                self.log.error(
-                                    f"Failed to initiate verification process after {max_retries} attempts: {e}"
-                                )
-                                return
-
-                    # Select random verification phrase
-                    verification_phrase = random.choice(
-                        self.config["verification_phrases"]
-                    )
-
-                    # Store verification state
-                    verification_state = {
-                        "user": evt.sender,
-                        "target_room": evt.room_id,
-                        "phrase": verification_phrase,
-                        "attempts": self.config["verification_attempts"],
-                        "required_level": required_level,
-                    }
-                    await self.store_verification_state(dm_room, verification_state)
-
-                    # Send greeting
-                    greeting = self.config["verification_message"].format(
-                        room=roomname, phrase=verification_phrase
-                    )
-                    await self.client.send_notice(dm_room, html=greeting)
-                    self.log.info(
-                        f"Started verification process for {evt.sender} in room {room_id} for room {roomname}"
-                    )
-
-                except Exception as e:
-                    self.log.error(f"Failed to start verification process: {e}")
 
     @event.on(EventType.ROOM_MESSAGE)
     async def handle_verification(self, evt: MessageEvent) -> None:
@@ -1447,11 +1561,10 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
                 room_text = str(evt.room_id)
 
             reporter_display = await self._get_user_display_name(evt.room_id, evt.sender)
-            room_url = self._matrix_to_url(evt.room_id)
+            room_plain, room_link_html = self._format_room_pill(str(evt.room_id), room_text)
-            message_url = self._matrix_to_url(f"{evt.room_id}/{target_event_id}")
+            reporter_plain, reporter_link_html = self._format_user_pill(str(evt.sender), reporter_display)
-
+            room_url = room_plain
-            room_link_html = self._render_html_link(evt.room_id, room_text)
+            message_url = self._matrix_uri_event(str(evt.room_id), str(target_event_id))
-            reporter_link_html = self._render_html_link(evt.sender, reporter_display)
             message_link_html = f"<a href='{escape(message_url, quote=True)}'>Original Event Link</a>"
 
             if self.config.get("auto_redact_majority", False):
@@ -1468,13 +1581,13 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
                         )
 
                         notification_text = (
-                            "Message Auto-Redacted 🗑️\n"
+                            "🗑️ Message Auto-Redacted\n"
                             f"Room: {room_url}\n"
                             f"Reason: Community majority vote reached ({current_reports} out of {human_count} members).\n"
                             f"Context: {message_url}"
                         )
                         notification_html = (
-                            f"<b>Message Auto-Redacted</b> 🗑️<br>"
+                            f"🗑️ <b>Message Auto-Redacted</b><br>"
                             f"<b>Room:</b> {room_link_html}<br>"
                             f"<b>Reason:</b> Community majority vote reached ({current_reports} out of {human_count} members).<br>"
                             f"<b>Context:</b> {message_link_html}"
@@ -1492,14 +1605,14 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
 
             if current_reports == 1:
                 notification_text = (
-                    "Message Reported 🚨\n"
+                    "🚨 Message Reported\n"
-                    f"First Reporter: {reporter_display} ({evt.sender})\n"
+                    f"First Reporter: {reporter_plain}\n"
                     f"Room: {room_url}\n"
                     f"Action: {message_url}"
                 )
                 notification_html = (
-                    f"<b>Message Reported</b> 🚨<br>"
+                    f"🚨 <b>Message Reported</b><br>"
-                    f"<b>First Reporter:</b> {reporter_link_html} ({escape(evt.sender)})<br>"
+                    f"<b>First Reporter:</b> {reporter_link_html}<br>"
                     f"<b>Room:</b> {room_link_html}<br>"
                     f"<b>Action:</b> <a href='{escape(message_url, quote=True)}'>Click here to inspect and moderate</a>"
                 )
@@ -2159,176 +2272,40 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
     @decorators.require_parent_room
     @decorators.require_permission(min_level=100)
     async def room_replace(self, evt: MessageEvent, room: str) -> None:
-        self.log.info(f"=== REPLACEROOM COMMAND STARTED ===")
-        self.log.info(f"Command arguments: room='{room}', evt.room_id='{evt.room_id}'")
-
         await evt.mark_read()
 
         if not room:
             room = evt.room_id
-        # first we need to get relevant room state of the room we want to replace
-        # this includes the room name, alias, and join rules
-        if room.startswith("#"):
-            room_id = await self.client.resolve_room_alias(room)
-            room_id = room_id["room_id"]
-            self.log.info(f"Resolved alias '{room}' to room ID: {room_id}")
-        else:
-            room_id = room
-            self.log.info(f"Using direct room ID: {room_id}")
 
-        # Check bot permissions in the old room
+        room_id = await self._resolve_room_identifier(room)
-        self.log.info(f"=== CHECKING BOT PERMISSIONS ===")
+
         has_perms, error_msg, _ = await self.check_bot_permissions(
             room_id, evt, ["state", "tombstone", "power_levels"]
         )
-        self.log.info(
-            f"Bot permissions check result: has_perms={has_perms}, error_msg='{error_msg}'"
-        )
         if not has_perms:
             await evt.respond(f"Cannot replace room: {error_msg}")
-            self.log.info("Bot permissions check failed, returning")
             return
 
-        # Get the room name from the state event
+        metadata = await self._get_room_metadata(room_id)
-        room_name = None
+        room_name = metadata["room_name"]
-        try:
+        room_topic = metadata["room_topic"]
-            room_name_event = await self.client.get_state_event(
+        is_space = await self._detect_space_type(room_id)
-                room_id, EventType.ROOM_NAME
-            )
-            room_name = room_name_event.name
-            self.log.info(f"Retrieved room name: '{room_name}'")
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.log.warning(f"Failed to get room name: {e}")
-            # room_name remains None
-
-        # get the room topic from the state event
-        room_topic = None
-        try:
-            room_topic_event = await self.client.get_state_event(
-                room_id, EventType.ROOM_TOPIC
-            )
-            room_topic = room_topic_event.topic
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.log.warning(f"Failed to get room topic: {e}")
-            # room_topic remains None
-
-        # Check if the room being replaced is a space
-        is_space = False
-        self.log.info(f"=== ABOUT TO START SPACE DETECTION ===")
-        self.log.info(f"=== SPACE DETECTION DEBUG START ===")
-        self.log.info(f"Room ID being checked: {room_id}")
-        self.log.info(f"EventType module: {EventType}")
-        self.log.info(
-            f"EventType.ROOM_CREATE exists: {hasattr(EventType, 'ROOM_CREATE')}"
-        )
-        if hasattr(EventType, "ROOM_CREATE"):
-            self.log.info(
-                f"EventType.ROOM_CREATE value: {getattr(EventType, 'ROOM_CREATE')}"
-            )
-        else:
-            self.log.warning("EventType.ROOM_CREATE does not exist!")
-
-        try:
-            # Get the room creation event to check if it's a space
-            state_events = await self.client.get_state(room_id)
-            self.log.info(
-                f"Retrieved {len(state_events)} state events for space detection"
-            )
-
-            # Log all event types for debugging
-            event_types = [event.type for event in state_events]
-            self.log.info(f"Event types found: {event_types}")
-
-            # Debug EventType.ROOM_CREATE constant
-            self.log.info(f"EventType.ROOM_CREATE value: {EventType.ROOM_CREATE}")
-            self.log.info(f"EventType.ROOM_CREATE type: {type(EventType.ROOM_CREATE)}")
-
-            # Also try string comparison as fallback
-            room_create_string = "m.room.create"
-            self.log.info(f"String comparison value: {room_create_string}")
-
-            # Try to find the room creation event using multiple methods
-            room_create_event = None
-
-            for i, event in enumerate(state_events):
-                self.log.info(
-                    f"Event {i}: type={event.type} (type: {type(event.type)})"
-                )
-
-                # Try multiple comparison methods
-                if (
-                    hasattr(EventType, "ROOM_CREATE")
-                    and event.type == EventType.ROOM_CREATE
-                ):
-                    self.log.info(f"✓ Matched EventType.ROOM_CREATE")
-                    room_create_event = event
-                    break
-                elif str(event.type) == room_create_string:
-                    self.log.info(f"✓ Matched string comparison 'm.room.create'")
-                    room_create_event = event
-                    break
-                elif event.type == "m.room.create":
-                    self.log.info(f"✓ Matched direct string comparison")
-                    room_create_event = event
-                    break
-                else:
-                    self.log.info(f"✗ No match for event {i}")
-
-            # Now process the room creation event if found
-            if room_create_event:
-                space_type = room_create_event.content.get("type")
-                self.log.info(f"Found ROOM_CREATE event with type: {space_type}")
-                self.log.info(f"Full ROOM_CREATE content: {room_create_event.content}")
-                is_space = space_type == "m.space"
-                self.log.info(f"Space detection result: {is_space}")
-            else:
-                self.log.warning("No ROOM_CREATE event found using any method")
-
-            if is_space:
-                self.log.info(
-                    f"✓ FINAL RESULT: Room {room_id} IS a space - will create new space"
-                )
-            else:
-                self.log.info(
-                    f"✗ FINAL RESULT: Room {room_id} is NOT a space - will create regular room"
-                )
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.log.error(f"❌ ERROR during space detection: {e}")
-            import traceback
-
-            self.log.error(f"Traceback: {traceback.format_exc()}")
-            # Assume it's not a space if we can't determine
-            is_space = False
-
-        self.log.info(f"=== SPACE DETECTION DEBUG END - is_space={is_space} ===")
-
-        # Get list of aliases to transfer while removing them from the old room
         aliases_to_transfer = await self.remove_room_aliases(room_id, evt)
 
-        # Check if community slug is configured
         if self.config["use_community_slug"] and not self.config["community_slug"]:
             await evt.respond(
                 "No community slug configured. Please run initialize command first."
             )
             return
 
-        # Inform user about what type of room is being replaced
         if not room_name:
-            room_name = f"Room {room_id[:8]}..."  # Fallback name
+            room_name = f"Room {room_id[:8]}..."
             self.log.warning(f"Using fallback room name: {room_name}")
 
-        self.log.info(
-            f"Final decision - is_space: {is_space}, room_name: '{room_name}'"
-        )
-        self.log.info(f"About to send user message - is_space: {is_space}")
-
         if is_space:
             await evt.respond(f"Replacing space '{room_name}' with a new space...")
-            self.log.info(f"✓ Sent 'Replacing space' message to user")
         else:
             await evt.respond(f"Replacing room '{room_name}' with a new room...")
-            self.log.info(f"✗ Sent 'Replacing room' message to user")
 
         # Validate that the new room alias is available
         is_valid, conflicting_aliases = await self.validate_room_aliases(

example-standalone-config.yaml

@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ plugin_config:
     # set to {} if you don't care about greetings
     greetings:
       generic: |
-        Welcome {user_link}! Please be sure to read the topic for helpful links and information.
+        Welcome {user}! Please be sure to read the topic for helpful links and information.
         Use <a href="https://google.com">Google</a> for all other queries ;)
       encrypted: |
-        welcome {user_link}, this is an encrypted room, so you may not be able to see messages previously sent here. don't be
+        welcome {user}, this is an encrypted room, so you may not be able to see messages previously sent here. don't be
         alarmed.
 
     # which of the above greetings should be used in which rooms? use the exact name of each greeting
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ plugin_config:
 
     # message to send to the notification room when someone joins one of the above rooms:
     join_notification_message: |
-      {user_link} has joined {room_link} ({user_id}).
+      {user} has joined {room}.
 
-    # Base URL for Matrix permalink generation.
+# Base URL for Matrix permalink generation.
     # This is used for placeholders such as {user_link} and {room_link}.
     # Set this to your own matrix.to-compatible instance if you do not want to use https://matrix.to.
     matrix_to_base_url: "https://matrix.to"

maubot.yaml

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 maubot: 0.1.0
-id: org.jobmachine.communitybot
+id: advanced-community-bot
-version: 0.5.0
+name: Advanced Community Bot
+description: Advanced Community Bot is a Maubot Bot Plugin to manage Matrix servers. 
+version: 1.0.0
 license: MIT
+
 modules:
   - community
+
 main_class: CommunityBot
+
 extra_files:
   - base-config.yaml
+
 database: true
 database_type: asyncpg

tests/test_matrix_uri_helpers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import html
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+from community.bot import CommunityBot, DEFAULT_ROOM_PILL_PREFIX, DEFAULT_USER_PILL_PREFIX
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def bot() -> CommunityBot:
+    plugin = CommunityBot.__new__(CommunityBot)
+    plugin.config = {}
+    return plugin
+
+
+def test_user_uri_helper_strips_at_and_uses_chat_action(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    assert bot._matrix_user_uri("@alice:example.org") == "matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat"
+
+
+def test_room_uri_helper_prefers_alias(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org", "#general:example.org") == "matrix:r/general:example.org"
+
+
+def test_room_uri_helper_falls_back_to_room_id_without_bang(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org", None) == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org"
+
+
+def test_event_uri_helper_strips_prefixes(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    assert bot._matrix_event_uri("!roomid:example.org", "$eventid") == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org/e/eventid"
+
+
+def test_format_user_pill_uses_clean_default_prefix(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    plain, formatted = bot._format_user_pill("@alice:example.org", "Alice")
+    assert plain == f"{DEFAULT_USER_PILL_PREFIX}Alice"
+    assert 'href="matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat"' in formatted
+    assert ">Alice<" in formatted
+
+
+def test_format_room_pill_uses_alias_when_available(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    plain, formatted = bot._format_room_pill("!roomid:example.org", "General", "#general:example.org")
+    assert plain == f"{DEFAULT_ROOM_PILL_PREFIX}General"
+    assert formatted == '<a href="matrix:r/general:example.org">General</a>'
+
+
+def test_format_room_pill_falls_back_to_room_id(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    plain, formatted = bot._format_room_pill("!roomid:example.org", "General", None)
+    assert plain == f"{DEFAULT_ROOM_PILL_PREFIX}General"
+    assert formatted == '<a href="matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org">General</a>'
+
+
+def test_format_user_pill_escapes_displayname(bot: CommunityBot) -> None:
+    plain, formatted = bot._format_user_pill("@alice:example.org", '<Admin & Ops>')
+    assert plain == f"{DEFAULT_USER_PILL_PREFIX}<Admin & Ops>"
+    # Keep this broad enough to avoid coupling to quote style.
+    assert "matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat" in formatted
+    assert html.escape('<Admin & Ops>') in formatted

tests/test_quality_regressions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from community.bot import CommunityBot
+
+
+def test_matrix_uri_wrappers_delegate_to_canonical_helpers() -> None:
+    bot = CommunityBot.__new__(CommunityBot)
+    bot.config = {}
+    assert bot._matrix_user_uri("@alice:example.org") == "matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat"
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org") == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org"
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org", "#general:example.org") == "matrix:r/general:example.org"
+    assert bot._matrix_event_uri("!roomid:example.org", "$eventid") == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org/e/eventid"

tests/test_template_rendering.py

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ from community.bot import CommunityBot
 def bot():
     bot = CommunityBot.__new__(CommunityBot)
     bot.client = Mock()
-    bot.config = {"matrix_to_base_url": "https://matrix.to"}
+    bot.config = {
+        "matrix_to_base_url": "https://matrix.to",
+        "user_pill_prefix": "@",
+        "room_pill_prefix": "#",
+    }
     return bot
 
 
@@ -51,7 +55,50 @@ def test_render_message_template_supports_user_id_and_user_link(bot):
         "General",
     )
 
-    assert plain == "Alice / @alice:example.org / https://matrix.to/#/@alice:example.org"
+    assert plain == "@Alice / @alice:example.org / https://matrix.to/#/@alice:example.org"
-    assert "Alice / @alice:example.org / " in html
+    assert "@Alice / @alice:example.org / " in html
     assert '<a href=' in html
     assert '>Alice</a>' in html
+
+
+def test_render_message_template_uses_configurable_user_and_room_pill_prefixes(bot):
+    bot.config["user_pill_prefix"] = ""
+    bot.config["room_pill_prefix"] = ""
+
+    plain, html = bot._render_message_template(
+        "{user} has joined {room}.",
+        "@alice:example.org",
+        "Alice",
+        "!room:example.org",
+        "General",
+    )
+
+    assert plain == "Alice has joined General."
+    assert "<a href='matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat'>Alice</a>" in html
+    assert "<a href='matrix:roomid/room:example.org'>General</a>" in html
+
+
+def test_render_message_template_defaults_to_prefixed_user_and_room_pills(bot):
+    plain, html = bot._render_message_template(
+        "{user} has joined {room}.",
+        "@alice:example.org",
+        "Alice",
+        "!room:example.org",
+        "General",
+    )
+
+    assert plain == "@Alice has joined #General."
+    assert "<a href='matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat'>@Alice</a>" in html
+    assert "<a href='matrix:roomid/room:example.org'>#General</a>" in html
+
+
+def test_matrix_uri_helpers_are_consistent():
+    from community.bot import CommunityBot
+
+    bot = CommunityBot.__new__(CommunityBot)
+    bot.config = {}
+
+    assert bot._matrix_user_uri("@alice:example.org") == "matrix:u/alice:example.org?action=chat"
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org", "#general:example.org") == "matrix:r/general:example.org"
+    assert bot._matrix_room_uri("!roomid:example.org", None) == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org"
+    assert bot._matrix_event_uri("!roomid:example.org", "$eventid") == "matrix:roomid/roomid:example.org/e/eventid"