From ecf8e8c869e6bb0edbe5cdd22958978956d44399 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 12:05:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Comment why type_

---
 rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs b/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
index c5998fd1d1..9215bf51c5 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/formats/mod.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ pub struct EventCommonFields {
     pub sender: Box<str>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub state_key: Option<Box<str>>,
+
+    /// The `type` field of the event (we use `type_` in Rust to avoid the
+    /// reserved keyword).
     #[serde(rename = "type")]
     pub type_: Box<str>,