client-api: Use generics for content in send_{message,state}_event::Request::new

crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/message/send_message_event.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 //! [PUT /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/send/{eventType}/{txnId}](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#put-matrix-client-r0-rooms-roomid-send-eventtype-txnid)
 
 use ruma_api::ruma_api;
-use ruma_events::{AnyMessageEventContent, EventContent as _};
+use ruma_events::{AnyMessageEventContent, MessageEventContent};
 use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId};
 use ruma_serde::Raw;
+use serde_json::value::to_raw_value as to_raw_json_value;
 
 ruma_api! {
     metadata: {
@@ -47,8 +48,22 @@ ruma_api! {
 
 impl<'a> Request<'a> {
     /// Creates a new `Request` with the given room id, transaction id and event content.
-    pub fn new(room_id: &'a RoomId, txn_id: &'a str, content: &'a AnyMessageEventContent) -> Self {
+    ///
-        Self { room_id, txn_id, event_type: content.event_type(), body: content.into() }
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Since `Request` stores the request body in serialized form, this function can fail if `T`s
+    /// [`Serialize`][serde::Serialize] implementation can fail.
+    pub fn new<T: MessageEventContent>(
+        room_id: &'a RoomId,
+        txn_id: &'a str,
+        content: &'a T,
+    ) -> serde_json::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            room_id,
+            txn_id,
+            event_type: content.event_type(),
+            body: Raw::from_json(to_raw_json_value(content)?),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Creates a new `Request` with the given room id, transaction id, event type and raw event

crates/ruma-client-api/src/r0/state/send_state_event.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 //! [PUT /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/state/{eventType}/{stateKey}](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#put-matrix-client-r0-rooms-roomid-state-eventtype-statekey)
 
 use ruma_api::ruma_api;
-use ruma_events::{AnyStateEventContent, EventContent as _};
+use ruma_events::{AnyStateEventContent, StateEventContent};
 use ruma_identifiers::{EventId, RoomId};
 use ruma_serde::{Outgoing, Raw};
+use serde_json::value::to_raw_value as to_raw_json_value;
 
 ruma_api! {
     metadata: {
@@ -45,8 +46,22 @@ pub struct Request<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Request<'a> {
     /// Creates a new `Request` with the given room id, state key and event content.
-    pub fn new(room_id: &'a RoomId, state_key: &'a str, content: &'a AnyStateEventContent) -> Self {
+    ///
-        Self { room_id, event_type: content.event_type(), body: content.into(), state_key }
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Since `Request` stores the request body in serialized form, this function can fail if `T`s
+    /// [`Serialize`][serde::Serialize] implementation can fail.
+    pub fn new<T: StateEventContent>(
+        room_id: &'a RoomId,
+        state_key: &'a str,
+        content: &'a T,
+    ) -> serde_json::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            room_id,
+            state_key,
+            event_type: content.event_type(),
+            body: Raw::from_json(to_raw_json_value(content)?),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Creates a new `Request` with the given room id, event type, state key and raw event content.

crates/ruma/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # [unreleased]
 
+Breaking changes:
+
+* Update `send_{message,state}_event::Request::new`'s `content` parameters to be
+  generic, such that custom events can easily be sent
+  * To migrate, simply stop wrapping content structs in `AnyMessageEventContent`
+    before passing them to those constructors
+
 # 0.4.0
 
 Breaking changes:

crates/ruma/examples/hello_isahc.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{convert::TryFrom, env, process::exit};
 
 use ruma::{
     api::client::r0::{alias::get_alias, membership::join_room_by_id, message::send_message_event},
-    events::{room::message::MessageEventContent, AnyMessageEventContent},
+    events::room::message::MessageEventContent,
     RoomAliasId,
 };
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ async fn hello_world(
         .send_request(send_message_event::Request::new(
             &room_id,
             "1",
-            &AnyMessageEventContent::RoomMessage(MessageEventContent::text_plain("Hello World!")),
+            &MessageEventContent::text_plain("Hello World!"),
-        ))
+        )?)
         .await?;
 
     Ok(())

crates/ruma/examples/hello_world.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{convert::TryFrom, env, process::exit};
 
 use ruma::{
     api::client::r0::{alias::get_alias, membership::join_room_by_id, message::send_message_event},
-    events::{room::message::MessageEventContent, AnyMessageEventContent},
+    events::room::message::MessageEventContent,
     RoomAliasId,
 };
 
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ async fn hello_world(
         .send_request(send_message_event::Request::new(
             &room_id,
             "1",
-            &AnyMessageEventContent::RoomMessage(MessageEventContent::text_plain("Hello World!")),
+            &MessageEventContent::text_plain("Hello World!"),
-        ))
+        )?)
         .await?;
 
     Ok(())