diff --git a/changelog.d/5420.feature b/changelog.d/5420.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..745864b903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5420.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add configuration option to hide new users from the user directory.
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 2997685ad6..d4ff533443 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ listeners:
#
#allow_per_room_profiles: false
+# Whether to show the users on this homeserver in the user directory. Defaults to
+# 'true'.
+#
+#show_users_in_user_directory: false
+
## TLS ##
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 7d56e2d141..f8ab47198e 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
# events with profile information that differ from the target's global profile.
self.allow_per_room_profiles = config.get("allow_per_room_profiles", True)
+ # Whether to show the users on this homeserver in the user directory. Defaults to
+ # True.
+ self.show_users_in_user_directory = config.get(
+ "show_users_in_user_directory", True,
+ )
+
self.listeners = []
for listener in config.get("listeners", []):
if not isinstance(listener.get("port", None), int):
@@ -631,6 +637,11 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
# Defaults to 'true'.
#
#allow_per_room_profiles: false
+
+ # Whether to show the users on this homeserver in the user directory. Defaults to
+ # 'true'.
+ #
+ #show_users_in_user_directory: false
""" % locals()
def read_arguments(self, args):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index a50e82566c..7747964352 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
)
self._server_notices_mxid = hs.config.server_notices_mxid
+ self._show_in_user_directory = self.hs.config.show_users_in_user_directory
+
if hs.config.worker_app:
self._register_client = ReplicationRegisterServlet.make_client(hs)
self._register_device_client = (
@@ -298,6 +300,14 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
user_id, threepid_dict, None, False,
)
+ # Prevent the new user from showing up in the user directory if the server
+ # mandates it.
+ if not self._show_in_user_directory:
+ yield self.store.add_account_data_for_user(
+ user_id, "im.vector.hide_profile", {'hide_profile': True},
+ )
+ yield self.profile_handler.set_active(user, False, True)
+
defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
@defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index 8536e6777a..d09b286c95 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ import datetime
import json
import os
+from mock import Mock
+
import pkg_resources
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
import synapse.rest.admin
from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
from synapse.api.errors import Codes
@@ -200,6 +204,53 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
+class RegisterHideProfileTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+
+ servlets = [
+ synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
+ ]
+
+ def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+
+ self.url = b"/_matrix/client/r0/register"
+
+ config = self.default_config()
+ config["enable_registration"] = True
+ config["show_users_in_user_directory"] = False
+ config["replicate_user_profiles_to"] = ["fakeserver"]
+
+ mock_http_client = Mock(spec=[
+ "get_json",
+ "post_json_get_json",
+ ])
+ mock_http_client.post_json_get_json.return_value = defer.succeed((200, "{}"))
+
+ self.hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
+ config=config,
+ simple_http_client=mock_http_client,
+ )
+
+ return self.hs
+
+ def test_profile_hidden(self):
+ user_id = self.register_user("kermit", "monkey")
+
+ post_json = self.hs.get_simple_http_client().post_json_get_json
+
+ # We expect post_json_get_json to have been called twice: once with the original
+ # profile and once with the None profile resulting from the request to hide it
+ # from the user directory.
+ self.assertEqual(post_json.call_count, 2, post_json.call_args_list)
+
+ # Get the args (and not kwargs) passed to post_json.
+ args = post_json.call_args[0]
+ # Make sure the last call was attempting to replicate profiles.
+ split_uri = args[0].split("/")
+ self.assertEqual(split_uri[len(split_uri) - 1], "replicate_profiles", args[0])
+ # Make sure the last profile update was overriding the user's profile to None.
+ self.assertEqual(args[1]["batch"][user_id], None, args[1])
+
+
class AccountValidityTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
servlets = [
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