1 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_room.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_room.py
index a0f32c5512..7e89eb4793 100644
--- a/tests/rest/admin/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_room.py
@@ -1430,6 +1430,54 @@ class JoinAliasRoomTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
         self.assertEqual(private_room_id, channel.json_body["joined_rooms"][0])
 
+    def test_context(self):
+        """
+        Test that, as admin, we can find the context of an event without having joined the room.
+        """
+
+        # Create a room. We're not part of it.
+        user_id = self.register_user("test", "test")
+        user_tok = self.login("test", "test")
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(user_id, tok=user_tok)
+
+        # Populate the room with events.
+        events = []
+        for i in range(30):
+            events.append(
+                self.helper.send_event(
+                    room_id, "com.example.test", content={"index": i}, tok=user_tok
+                )
+            )
+
+        # Now let's fetch the context for this room.
+        midway = (len(events) - 1) // 2
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET",
+            "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/%s/context/%s"
+            % (room_id, events[midway]["event_id"]),
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEquals(
+            channel.json_body["event"]["event_id"], events[midway]["event_id"]
+        )
+
+        for i, found_event in enumerate(channel.json_body["events_before"]):
+            for j, posted_event in enumerate(events):
+                if found_event["event_id"] == posted_event["event_id"]:
+                    self.assertTrue(j < midway)
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.fail("Event %s from events_before not found" % j)
+
+        for i, found_event in enumerate(channel.json_body["events_after"]):
+            for j, posted_event in enumerate(events):
+                if found_event["event_id"] == posted_event["event_id"]:
+                    self.assertTrue(j > midway)
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.fail("Event %s from events_after not found" % j)
+
 
 class MakeRoomAdminTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     servlets = [