diff --git a/changelog.d/9691.feature b/changelog.d/9691.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c711db4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9691.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `order_by` to the admin API `GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users`. Contributed by @dklimpel.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
index 8d4ec5a6f9..a8a5a2628c 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
@@ -111,35 +111,16 @@ List Accounts
=============
This API returns all local user accounts.
+By default, the response is ordered by ascending user ID.
-The api is::
+The API is::
GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false
To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an ``access_token`` for a
server admin: see `README.rst <README.rst>`_.
-The parameter ``from`` is optional but used for pagination, denoting the
-offset in the returned results. This should be treated as an opaque value and
-not explicitly set to anything other than the return value of ``next_token``
-from a previous call.
-
-The parameter ``limit`` is optional but is used for pagination, denoting the
-maximum number of items to return in this call. Defaults to ``100``.
-
-The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and filters to only return users with user IDs
-that contain this value. This parameter is ignored when using the ``name`` parameter.
-
-The parameter ``name`` is optional and filters to only return users with user ID localparts
-**or** displaynames that contain this value.
-
-The parameter ``guests`` is optional and if ``false`` will **exclude** guest users.
-Defaults to ``true`` to include guest users.
-
-The parameter ``deactivated`` is optional and if ``true`` will **include** deactivated users.
-Defaults to ``false`` to exclude deactivated users.
-
-A JSON body is returned with the following shape:
+A response body like the following is returned:
.. code:: json
@@ -175,6 +156,66 @@ with ``from`` set to the value of ``next_token``. This will return a new page.
If the endpoint does not return a ``next_token`` then there are no more users
to paginate through.
+**Parameters**
+
+The following parameters should be set in the URL:
+
+- ``user_id`` - Is optional and filters to only return users with user IDs
+ that contain this value. This parameter is ignored when using the ``name`` parameter.
+- ``name`` - Is optional and filters to only return users with user ID localparts
+ **or** displaynames that contain this value.
+- ``guests`` - string representing a bool - Is optional and if ``false`` will **exclude** guest users.
+ Defaults to ``true`` to include guest users.
+- ``deactivated`` - string representing a bool - Is optional and if ``true`` will **include** deactivated users.
+ Defaults to ``false`` to exclude deactivated users.
+- ``limit`` - string representing a positive integer - Is optional but is used for pagination,
+ denoting the maximum number of items to return in this call. Defaults to ``100``.
+- ``from`` - string representing a positive integer - Is optional but used for pagination,
+ denoting the offset in the returned results. This should be treated as an opaque value and
+ not explicitly set to anything other than the return value of ``next_token`` from a previous call.
+ Defaults to ``0``.
+- ``order_by`` - The method by which to sort the returned list of users.
+ If the ordered field has duplicates, the second order is always by ascending ``name``,
+ which guarantees a stable ordering. Valid values are:
+
+ - ``name`` - Users are ordered alphabetically by ``name``. This is the default.
+ - ``is_guest`` - Users are ordered by ``is_guest`` status.
+ - ``admin`` - Users are ordered by ``admin`` status.
+ - ``user_type`` - Users are ordered alphabetically by ``user_type``.
+ - ``deactivated`` - Users are ordered by ``deactivated`` status.
+ - ``shadow_banned`` - Users are ordered by ``shadow_banned`` status.
+ - ``displayname`` - Users are ordered alphabetically by ``displayname``.
+ - ``avatar_url`` - Users are ordered alphabetically by avatar URL.
+
+- ``dir`` - Direction of media order. Either ``f`` for forwards or ``b`` for backwards.
+ Setting this value to ``b`` will reverse the above sort order. Defaults to ``f``.
+
+Caution. The database only has indexes on the columns ``name`` and ``created_ts``.
+This means that if a different sort order is used (``is_guest``, ``admin``,
+``user_type``, ``deactivated``, ``shadow_banned``, ``avatar_url`` or ``displayname``),
+this can cause a large load on the database, especially for large environments.
+
+**Response**
+
+The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
+
+- ``users`` - An array of objects, each containing information about an user.
+ User objects contain the following fields:
+
+ - ``name`` - string - Fully-qualified user ID (ex. `@user:server.com`).
+ - ``is_guest`` - bool - Status if that user is a guest account.
+ - ``admin`` - bool - Status if that user is a server administrator.
+ - ``user_type`` - string - Type of the user. Normal users are type ``None``.
+ This allows user type specific behaviour. There are also types ``support`` and ``bot``.
+ - ``deactivated`` - bool - Status if that user has been marked as deactivated.
+ - ``shadow_banned`` - bool - Status if that user has been marked as shadow banned.
+ - ``displayname`` - string - The user's display name if they have set one.
+ - ``avatar_url`` - string - The user's avatar URL if they have set one.
+
+- ``next_token``: string representing a positive integer - Indication for pagination. See above.
+- ``total`` - integer - Total number of media.
+
+
Query current sessions for a user
=================================
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index 309bd2771b..fa7804583a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from synapse.rest.admin._base import (
)
from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
from synapse.storage.databases.main.media_repository import MediaSortOrder
+from synapse.storage.databases.main.stats import UserSortOrder
from synapse.types import JsonDict, UserID
if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -117,8 +118,26 @@ class UsersRestServletV2(RestServlet):
guests = parse_boolean(request, "guests", default=True)
deactivated = parse_boolean(request, "deactivated", default=False)
+ order_by = parse_string(
+ request,
+ "order_by",
+ default=UserSortOrder.NAME.value,
+ allowed_values=(
+ UserSortOrder.NAME.value,
+ UserSortOrder.DISPLAYNAME.value,
+ UserSortOrder.GUEST.value,
+ UserSortOrder.ADMIN.value,
+ UserSortOrder.DEACTIVATED.value,
+ UserSortOrder.USER_TYPE.value,
+ UserSortOrder.AVATAR_URL.value,
+ UserSortOrder.SHADOW_BANNED.value,
+ ),
+ )
+
+ direction = parse_string(request, "dir", default="f", allowed_values=("f", "b"))
+
users, total = await self.store.get_users_paginate(
- start, limit, user_id, name, guests, deactivated
+ start, limit, user_id, name, guests, deactivated, order_by, direction
)
ret = {"users": users, "total": total}
if (start + limit) < total:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 1d44c3aa2c..b3d16ca7ac 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
from synapse.api.constants import PresenceState
from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
from synapse.storage.database import DatabasePool
+from synapse.storage.databases.main.stats import UserSortOrder
from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
from synapse.storage.util.id_generators import (
IdGenerator,
@@ -292,6 +293,8 @@ class DataStore(
name: Optional[str] = None,
guests: bool = True,
deactivated: bool = False,
+ order_by: UserSortOrder = UserSortOrder.USER_ID.value,
+ direction: str = "f",
) -> Tuple[List[JsonDict], int]:
"""Function to retrieve a paginated list of users from
users list. This will return a json list of users and the
@@ -304,6 +307,8 @@ class DataStore(
name: search for local part of user_id or display name
guests: whether to in include guest users
deactivated: whether to include deactivated users
+ order_by: the sort order of the returned list
+ direction: sort ascending or descending
Returns:
A tuple of a list of mappings from user to information and a count of total users.
"""
@@ -312,6 +317,14 @@ class DataStore(
filters = []
args = [self.hs.config.server_name]
+ # Set ordering
+ order_by_column = UserSortOrder(order_by).value
+
+ if direction == "b":
+ order = "DESC"
+ else:
+ order = "ASC"
+
# `name` is in database already in lower case
if name:
filters.append("(name LIKE ? OR LOWER(displayname) LIKE ?)")
@@ -339,10 +352,15 @@ class DataStore(
txn.execute(sql, args)
count = txn.fetchone()[0]
- sql = (
- "SELECT name, user_type, is_guest, admin, deactivated, shadow_banned, displayname, avatar_url "
- + sql_base
- + " ORDER BY u.name LIMIT ? OFFSET ?"
+ sql = """
+ SELECT name, user_type, is_guest, admin, deactivated, shadow_banned, displayname, avatar_url
+ {sql_base}
+ ORDER BY {order_by_column} {order}, u.name ASC
+ LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+ """.format(
+ sql_base=sql_base,
+ order_by_column=order_by_column,
+ order=order,
)
args += [limit, start]
txn.execute(sql, args)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
index 1c99393c65..bce8946c21 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/stats.py
@@ -66,18 +66,37 @@ TYPE_TO_ORIGIN_TABLE = {"room": ("rooms", "room_id"), "user": ("users", "name")}
class UserSortOrder(Enum):
"""
Enum to define the sorting method used when returning users
- with get_users_media_usage_paginate
+ with get_users_paginate in __init__.py
+ and get_users_media_usage_paginate in stats.py
- MEDIA_LENGTH = ordered by size of uploaded media. Smallest to largest.
- MEDIA_COUNT = ordered by number of uploaded media. Smallest to largest.
+ When moves this to __init__.py gets `builtins.ImportError` with
+ `most likely due to a circular import`
+
+ MEDIA_LENGTH = ordered by size of uploaded media.
+ MEDIA_COUNT = ordered by number of uploaded media.
USER_ID = ordered alphabetically by `user_id`.
+ NAME = ordered alphabetically by `user_id`. This is for compatibility reasons,
+ as the user_id is returned in the name field in the response in list users admin API.
DISPLAYNAME = ordered alphabetically by `displayname`
+ GUEST = ordered by `is_guest`
+ ADMIN = ordered by `admin`
+ DEACTIVATED = ordered by `deactivated`
+ USER_TYPE = ordered alphabetically by `user_type`
+ AVATAR_URL = ordered alphabetically by `avatar_url`
+ SHADOW_BANNED = ordered by `shadow_banned`
"""
MEDIA_LENGTH = "media_length"
MEDIA_COUNT = "media_count"
USER_ID = "user_id"
+ NAME = "name"
DISPLAYNAME = "displayname"
+ GUEST = "is_guest"
+ ADMIN = "admin"
+ DEACTIVATED = "deactivated"
+ USER_TYPE = "user_type"
+ AVATAR_URL = "avatar_url"
+ SHADOW_BANNED = "shadow_banned"
class StatsStore(StateDeltasStore):
diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
index cf61f284cb..0c9ec133c2 100644
--- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, ResourceLimitError
from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, logout, profile, room
from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import devices, sync
-from synapse.types import JsonDict
+from synapse.types import JsonDict, UserID
from tests import unittest
from tests.server import FakeSite, make_request
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ class UsersListTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
url = "/_synapse/admin/v2/users"
def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
+ self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
self.admin_user = self.register_user("admin", "pass", admin=True)
self.admin_user_tok = self.login("admin", "pass")
@@ -634,6 +636,26 @@ class UsersListTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
+ # unkown order_by
+ channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET",
+ self.url + "?order_by=bar",
+ access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+ )
+
+ self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+ self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
+
+ # invalid search order
+ channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET",
+ self.url + "?dir=bar",
+ access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+ )
+
+ self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+ self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
+
def test_limit(self):
"""
Testing list of users with limit
@@ -759,6 +781,103 @@ class UsersListTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["users"]), 1)
self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
+ def test_order_by(self):
+ """
+ Testing order list with parameter `order_by`
+ """
+
+ user1 = self.register_user("user1", "pass1", admin=False, displayname="Name Z")
+ user2 = self.register_user("user2", "pass2", admin=False, displayname="Name Y")
+
+ # Modify user
+ self.get_success(self.store.set_user_deactivated_status(user1, True))
+ self.get_success(self.store.set_shadow_banned(UserID.from_string(user1), True))
+
+ # Set avatar URL to all users, that no user has a NULL value to avoid
+ # different sort order between SQlite and PostreSQL
+ self.get_success(self.store.set_profile_avatar_url("user1", "mxc://url3"))
+ self.get_success(self.store.set_profile_avatar_url("user2", "mxc://url2"))
+ self.get_success(self.store.set_profile_avatar_url("admin", "mxc://url1"))
+
+ # order by default (name)
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], None)
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], None, "f")
+ self._order_test([user2, user1, self.admin_user], None, "b")
+
+ # order by name
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "name")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "name", "f")
+ self._order_test([user2, user1, self.admin_user], "name", "b")
+
+ # order by displayname
+ self._order_test([user2, user1, self.admin_user], "displayname")
+ self._order_test([user2, user1, self.admin_user], "displayname", "f")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "displayname", "b")
+
+ # order by is_guest
+ # like sort by ascending name, as no guest user here
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "is_guest")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "is_guest", "f")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "is_guest", "b")
+
+ # order by admin
+ self._order_test([user1, user2, self.admin_user], "admin")
+ self._order_test([user1, user2, self.admin_user], "admin", "f")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "admin", "b")
+
+ # order by deactivated
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "deactivated")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "deactivated", "f")
+ self._order_test([user1, self.admin_user, user2], "deactivated", "b")
+
+ # order by user_type
+ # like sort by ascending name, as no special user type here
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "user_type")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "user_type", "f")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user1, user2], "is_guest", "b")
+
+ # order by shadow_banned
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "shadow_banned")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "shadow_banned", "f")
+ self._order_test([user1, self.admin_user, user2], "shadow_banned", "b")
+
+ # order by avatar_url
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "avatar_url")
+ self._order_test([self.admin_user, user2, user1], "avatar_url", "f")
+ self._order_test([user1, user2, self.admin_user], "avatar_url", "b")
+
+ def _order_test(
+ self,
+ expected_user_list: List[str],
+ order_by: Optional[str],
+ dir: Optional[str] = None,
+ ):
+ """Request the list of users in a certain order. Assert that order is what
+ we expect
+ Args:
+ expected_user_list: The list of user_id in the order we expect to get
+ back from the server
+ order_by: The type of ordering to give the server
+ dir: The direction of ordering to give the server
+ """
+
+ url = self.url + "?deactivated=true&"
+ if order_by is not None:
+ url += "order_by=%s&" % (order_by,)
+ if dir is not None and dir in ("b", "f"):
+ url += "dir=%s" % (dir,)
+ channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET",
+ url.encode("ascii"),
+ access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+ )
+ self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+ self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], len(expected_user_list))
+
+ returned_order = [row["name"] for row in channel.json_body["users"]]
+ self.assertEqual(expected_user_list, returned_order)
+ self._check_fields(channel.json_body["users"])
+
def _check_fields(self, content: JsonDict):
"""Checks that the expected user attributes are present in content
Args:
|