Filter the results of user directory searching via the spam checker (#6888)

Add a method to the spam checker to filter the user directory results.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
index 81aa58dc8c..722760c59d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/user_directory.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class UserDirectoryHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
         self.update_user_directory = hs.config.update_user_directory
         self.search_all_users = hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users
+        self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
         # The current position in the current_state_delta stream
         self.pos = None
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class UserDirectoryHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
             # we start populating the user directory
             self.clock.call_later(0, self.notify_new_event)
 
-    def search_users(self, user_id, search_term, limit):
+    async def search_users(self, user_id, search_term, limit):
         """Searches for users in directory
 
         Returns:
@@ -82,7 +83,16 @@ class UserDirectoryHandler(StateDeltasHandler):
                     ]
                 }
         """
-        return self.store.search_user_dir(user_id, search_term, limit)
+        results = await self.store.search_user_dir(user_id, search_term, limit)
+
+        # Remove any spammy users from the results.
+        results["results"] = [
+            user
+            for user in results["results"]
+            if not self.spam_checker.check_username_for_spam(user)
+        ]
+
+        return results
 
     def notify_new_event(self):
         """Called when there may be more deltas to process