actually filter /messages

lib/client.js

@@ -1743,6 +1743,13 @@ MatrixClient.prototype.paginateEventTimeline = function(eventTimeline, opts) {
         dir: dir
     };
 
+    var filter = eventTimeline.getFilter();
+    if (filter) {
+        // XXX: it's horrific that /messages' filter parameter doesn't match
+        // /sync's one - see https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SPEC-451
+        params.filter = JSON.stringify(filter.getRoomTimelineFilterComponent());
+    }
+
     var self = this;
 
     var promise =

lib/filter.js

@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ function Filter(userId, filterId) {
     this.definition = {};
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the ID of this filter on your homeserver (if known)
+ * @return {?Number} The filter ID
+ */
+Filter.prototype.getFilterId = function() {
+    return this.filterId;
+};
+
 /**
  * Get the JSON body of the filter.
  * @return {Object} The filter definition
@@ -126,6 +134,14 @@ Filter.prototype.setDefinition = function(definition) {
     // this._account_data_filter = new FilterComponent(definition.account_data || {});
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the room.timeline filter component of the filter
+ * @return {FilterComponent} room timeline filter component
+ */
+Filter.prototype.getRoomTimelineFilterComponent = function() {
+    return this._room_timeline_filter;
+};
+
 /**
  * Filter the list of events based on whether they are allowed in a timeline
  * based on this filter