Implement MSC2815: allow room moderators to view redacted event content (#12427)

Implements matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals#2815

Signed-off-by: Tulir Asokan <tulir@maunium.net>

6 files changed, 99 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index e92db29f6d..cb3b7323d5 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class Codes:
     UNABLE_AUTHORISE_JOIN = "M_UNABLE_TO_AUTHORISE_JOIN"
     UNABLE_TO_GRANT_JOIN = "M_UNABLE_TO_GRANT_JOIN"
 
+    UNREDACTED_CONTENT_DELETED = "FI.MAU.MSC2815_UNREDACTED_CONTENT_DELETED"
+
 
 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
     """An exception with integer code and message string attributes.
@@ -483,6 +485,22 @@ class RequestSendFailed(RuntimeError):
         self.can_retry = can_retry
 
 
+class UnredactedContentDeletedError(SynapseError):
+    def __init__(self, content_keep_ms: Optional[int] = None):
+        super().__init__(
+            404,
+            "The content for that event has already been erased from the database",
+            errcode=Codes.UNREDACTED_CONTENT_DELETED,
+        )
+        self.content_keep_ms = content_keep_ms
+
+    def error_dict(self) -> "JsonDict":
+        extra = {}
+        if self.content_keep_ms is not None:
+            extra = {"fi.mau.msc2815.content_keep_ms": self.content_keep_ms}
+        return cs_error(self.msg, self.errcode, **extra)
+
+
 def cs_error(msg: str, code: str = Codes.UNKNOWN, **kwargs: Any) -> "JsonDict":
     """Utility method for constructing an error response for client-server
     interactions.
diff --git a/synapse/config/experimental.py b/synapse/config/experimental.py
index 979059e723..421ed7481b 100644
--- a/synapse/config/experimental.py
+++ b/synapse/config/experimental.py
@@ -78,3 +78,6 @@ class ExperimentalConfig(Config):
 
         # MSC2654: Unread counts
         self.msc2654_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc2654_enabled", False)
+
+        # MSC2815 (allow room moderators to view redacted event content)
+        self.msc2815_enabled: bool = experimental.get("msc2815_enabled", False)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index e89c4df314..5b94b00bc3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.events.utils import SerializeEventConfig
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
+from synapse.storage.databases.main.events_worker import EventRedactBehaviour
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, UserID
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
@@ -141,7 +142,11 @@ class EventHandler:
         self.storage = hs.get_storage()
 
     async def get_event(
-        self, user: UserID, room_id: Optional[str], event_id: str
+        self,
+        user: UserID,
+        room_id: Optional[str],
+        event_id: str,
+        show_redacted: bool = False,
     ) -> Optional[EventBase]:
         """Retrieve a single specified event.
 
@@ -150,6 +155,7 @@ class EventHandler:
             room_id: The expected room id. We'll return None if the
                 event's room does not match.
             event_id: The event ID to obtain.
+            show_redacted: Should the full content of redacted events be returned?
         Returns:
             An event, or None if there is no event matching this ID.
         Raises:
@@ -157,7 +163,12 @@ class EventHandler:
             AuthError if the user does not have the rights to inspect this
             event.
         """
-        event = await self.store.get_event(event_id, check_room_id=room_id)
+        redact_behaviour = (
+            EventRedactBehaviour.AS_IS if show_redacted else EventRedactBehaviour.REDACT
+        )
+        event = await self.store.get_event(
+            event_id, check_room_id=room_id, redact_behaviour=redact_behaviour
+        )
 
         if not event:
             return None
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/room.py
index 937c323176..906fe09e97 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/room.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from twisted.web.server import Request
 
+from synapse import event_auth
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     MissingClientTokenError,
     ShadowBanError,
     SynapseError,
+    UnredactedContentDeletedError,
 )
 from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
 from synapse.events.utils import format_event_for_client_v2
@@ -643,18 +645,55 @@ class RoomEventServlet(RestServlet):
         super().__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self._store = hs.get_datastores().main
+        self._state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
         self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
         self._relations_handler = hs.get_relations_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.content_keep_ms = hs.config.server.redaction_retention_period
+        self.msc2815_enabled = hs.config.experimental.msc2815_enabled
 
     async def on_GET(
         self, request: SynapseRequest, room_id: str, event_id: str
     ) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
         requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+
+        include_unredacted_content = self.msc2815_enabled and (
+            parse_string(
+                request,
+                "fi.mau.msc2815.include_unredacted_content",
+                allowed_values=("true", "false"),
+            )
+            == "true"
+        )
+        if include_unredacted_content and not await self.auth.is_server_admin(
+            requester.user
+        ):
+            power_level_event = await self._state.get_current_state(
+                room_id, EventTypes.PowerLevels, ""
+            )
+
+            auth_events = {}
+            if power_level_event:
+                auth_events[(EventTypes.PowerLevels, "")] = power_level_event
+
+            redact_level = event_auth.get_named_level(auth_events, "redact", 50)
+            user_level = event_auth.get_user_power_level(
+                requester.user.to_string(), auth_events
+            )
+            if user_level < redact_level:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    403,
+                    "You don't have permission to view redacted events in this room.",
+                    errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN,
+                )
+
         try:
             event = await self.event_handler.get_event(
-                requester.user, room_id, event_id
+                requester.user,
+                room_id,
+                event_id,
+                show_redacted=include_unredacted_content,
             )
         except AuthError:
             # This endpoint is supposed to return a 404 when the requester does
@@ -663,6 +702,11 @@ class RoomEventServlet(RestServlet):
             raise SynapseError(404, "Event not found.", errcode=Codes.NOT_FOUND)
 
         if event:
+            if include_unredacted_content and await self._store.have_censored_event(
+                event_id
+            ):
+                raise UnredactedContentDeletedError(self.content_keep_ms)
+
             # Ensure there are bundled aggregations available.
             aggregations = await self._relations_handler.get_bundled_aggregations(
                 [event], requester.user.to_string()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
index 7b29026381..bfc1d4ee08 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/versions.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class VersionsRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     "org.matrix.msc3030": self.config.experimental.msc3030_enabled,
                     # Adds support for thread relations, per MSC3440.
                     "org.matrix.msc3440.stable": True,  # TODO: remove when "v1.3" is added above
+                    # Allows moderators to fetch redacted event content as described in MSC2815
+                    "fi.mau.msc2815": self.config.experimental.msc2815_enabled,
                 },
             },
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
index 5288cdba03..60876204bd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/events_worker.py
@@ -303,6 +303,24 @@ class EventsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             desc="get_received_ts",
         )
 
+    async def have_censored_event(self, event_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if an event has been censored, i.e. if the content of the event has been erased
+        from the database due to a redaction.
+
+        Args:
+            event_id: The event ID that was redacted.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the event has been censored, False otherwise.
+        """
+        censored_redactions_list = await self.db_pool.simple_select_onecol(
+            table="redactions",
+            keyvalues={"redacts": event_id},
+            retcol="have_censored",
+            desc="get_have_censored",
+        )
+        return any(censored_redactions_list)
+
     # Inform mypy that if allow_none is False (the default) then get_event
     # always returns an EventBase.
     @overload