User directory

clientapi/auth/authtypes/profile.go

@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@ package authtypes
 
 // Profile represents the profile for a Matrix account.
 type Profile struct {
-	Localpart   string
+	Localpart   string `json:"local_part"`
-	DisplayName string
+	DisplayName string `json:"display_name"`
-	AvatarURL   string
+	AvatarURL   string `json:"avatar_url"`
+}
+
+// FullyQualifiedProfile represents the profile for a Matrix account.
+type FullyQualifiedProfile struct {
+	UserID      string `json:"user_id"`
+	DisplayName string `json:"display_name"`
+	AvatarURL   string `json:"avatar_url"`
 }

clientapi/routing/routing.go

@@ -574,6 +574,26 @@ func Setup(
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 
+	r0mux.Handle("/user_directory/search",
+		httputil.MakeAuthAPI("userdirectory_search", userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
+			postContent := struct {
+				SearchString string `json:"search_term"`
+				Limit        int    `json:"limit"`
+			}{}
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&postContent); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return *SearchUserDirectory(
+				req.Context(),
+				userAPI,
+				stateAPI,
+				cfg.Matrix.ServerName,
+				postContent.SearchString,
+				postContent.Limit,
+			)
+		}),
+	).Methods(http.MethodPost, http.MethodOptions)
+
 	r0mux.Handle("/rooms/{roomID}/members",
 		httputil.MakeAuthAPI("rooms_members", userAPI, func(req *http.Request, device *userapi.Device) util.JSONResponse {
 			vars, err := httputil.URLDecodeMapValues(mux.Vars(req))

clientapi/routing/userdirectory.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package routing
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
+	currentstateAPI "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
+	userapi "github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/userapi/api"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+type UserDirectoryResponse struct {
+	Results []authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile `json:"results"`
+	Limited bool                              `json:"limited"`
+}
+
+func SearchUserDirectory(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	userAPI userapi.UserInternalAPI,
+	stateAPI currentstateAPI.CurrentStateInternalAPI,
+	serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
+	searchString string,
+	limit int,
+) *util.JSONResponse {
+	if limit < 10 {
+		limit = 10
+	}
+
+	results := map[string]authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile{}
+	response := &UserDirectoryResponse{
+		Results: []authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile{},
+		Limited: false,
+	}
+
+	// First start searching local users.
+
+	userReq := &userapi.QuerySearchProfilesRequest{
+		SearchString: searchString,
+		Limit:        limit,
+	}
+	userRes := &userapi.QuerySearchProfilesResponse{}
+	if err := userAPI.QuerySearchProfiles(ctx, userReq, userRes); err != nil {
+		errRes := util.ErrorResponse(fmt.Errorf("userAPI.QuerySearchProfiles: %w", err))
+		return &errRes
+	}
+
+	for _, user := range userRes.Profiles {
+		if len(results) == limit {
+			response.Limited = true
+			break
+		}
+
+		userID := fmt.Sprintf("@%s:%s", user.Localpart, serverName)
+		if _, ok := results[userID]; !ok {
+			results[userID] = authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile{
+				UserID:      userID,
+				DisplayName: user.DisplayName,
+				AvatarURL:   user.AvatarURL,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Then, if we have enough room left in the response,
+	// start searching for known users from joined rooms.
+
+	if len(results) <= limit {
+		stateReq := &currentstateAPI.QueryKnownUsersRequest{
+			SearchString: searchString,
+			Limit:        limit - len(results),
+		}
+		stateRes := &currentstateAPI.QueryKnownUsersResponse{}
+		if err := stateAPI.QueryKnownUsers(ctx, stateReq, stateRes); err != nil {
+			errRes := util.ErrorResponse(fmt.Errorf("stateAPI.QueryKnownUsers: %w", err))
+			return &errRes
+		}
+
+		for _, user := range stateRes.Users {
+			if len(results) == limit {
+				response.Limited = true
+				break
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := results[user.UserID]; !ok {
+				results[user.UserID] = user
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, result := range results {
+		response.Results = append(response.Results, result)
+	}
+
+	return &util.JSONResponse{
+		Code: 200,
+		JSON: response,
+	}
+}

currentstateserver/api/api.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ type CurrentStateInternalAPI interface {
 	QueryBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, req *QueryBulkStateContentRequest, res *QueryBulkStateContentResponse) error
 	// QuerySharedUsers returns a list of users who share at least 1 room in common with the given user.
 	QuerySharedUsers(ctx context.Context, req *QuerySharedUsersRequest, res *QuerySharedUsersResponse) error
+	// QueryKnownUsers returns a list of users that we know about from our joined rooms.
+	QueryKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, req *QueryKnownUsersRequest, res *QueryKnownUsersResponse) error
 }
 
 type QuerySharedUsersRequest struct {
@@ -88,6 +91,15 @@ type QueryCurrentStateResponse struct {
 	StateEvents map[gomatrixserverlib.StateKeyTuple]*gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent
 }
 
+type QueryKnownUsersRequest struct {
+	SearchString string `json:"search_string"`
+	Limit        int    `json:"limit"`
+}
+
+type QueryKnownUsersResponse struct {
+	Users []authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile `json:"profiles"`
+}
+
 // MarshalJSON stringifies the StateKeyTuple keys so they can be sent over the wire in HTTP API mode.
 func (r *QueryCurrentStateResponse) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	se := make(map[string]*gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent, len(r.StateEvents))

currentstateserver/internal/api.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@ func (a *CurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryRoomsForUser(ctx context.Context, req *ap
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *CurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryKnownUsersRequest, res *api.QueryKnownUsersResponse) error {
+	users, err := a.DB.GetKnownUsers(ctx, req.SearchString, req.Limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, user := range users {
+		res.Users = append(res.Users, authtypes.FullyQualifiedProfile{
+			UserID: user,
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (a *CurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryBulkStateContent(ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryBulkStateContentRequest, res *api.QueryBulkStateContentResponse) error {
 	events, err := a.DB.GetBulkStateContent(ctx, req.RoomIDs, req.StateTuples, req.AllowWildcards)
 	if err != nil {

currentstateserver/inthttp/client.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	QueryRoomsForUserPath     = "/currentstateserver/queryRoomsForUser"
 	QueryBulkStateContentPath = "/currentstateserver/queryBulkStateContent"
 	QuerySharedUsersPath      = "/currentstateserver/querySharedUsers"
+	QueryKnownUsersPath       = "/currentstateserver/queryKnownUsers"
 )
 
 // NewCurrentStateAPIClient creates a CurrentStateInternalAPI implemented by talking to a HTTP POST API.
@@ -97,3 +98,13 @@ func (h *httpCurrentStateInternalAPI) QuerySharedUsers(
 	apiURL := h.apiURL + QuerySharedUsersPath
 	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, req, res)
 }
+
+func (h *httpCurrentStateInternalAPI) QueryKnownUsers(
+	ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryKnownUsersRequest, res *api.QueryKnownUsersResponse,
+) error {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "QueryKnownUsers")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.apiURL + QueryKnownUsersPath
+	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, req, res)
+}

currentstateserver/inthttp/server.go

@@ -77,4 +77,17 @@ func AddRoutes(internalAPIMux *mux.Router, intAPI api.CurrentStateInternalAPI) {
 			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
 		}),
 	)
+	internalAPIMux.Handle(QuerySharedUsersPath,
+		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("queryKnownUsers", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			request := api.QueryKnownUsersRequest{}
+			response := api.QueryKnownUsersResponse{}
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return util.MessageResponse(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+			}
+			if err := intAPI.QueryKnownUsers(req.Context(), &request, &response); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
+		}),
+	)
 }

currentstateserver/storage/interface.go

@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ type Database interface {
 	RedactEvent(ctx context.Context, redactedEventID string, redactedBecause gomatrixserverlib.HeaderedEvent) error
 	// JoinedUsersSetInRooms returns all joined users in the rooms given, along with the count of how many times they appear.
 	JoinedUsersSetInRooms(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string) (map[string]int, error)
+	// GetKnownUsers searches all users that we know about.
+	GetKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]string, error)
 }

currentstateserver/storage/postgres/current_room_state_table.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage/tables"
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ const selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT state_key, COUNT(room_id) FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id = ANY($1) AND" +
 	" type = 'm.room.member' and content_value = 'join' GROUP BY state_key"
 
+const selectKnownUsersSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT DISTINCT state_key FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key LIKE $1 LIMIT $2"
+
 type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 	upsertRoomStateStmt              *sql.Stmt
 	deleteRoomStateByEventIDStmt     *sql.Stmt
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 	selectBulkStateContentStmt       *sql.Stmt
 	selectBulkStateContentWildStmt   *sql.Stmt
 	selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsStmt *sql.Stmt
+	selectKnownUsersStmt             *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func NewPostgresCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, error) {
@@ -122,6 +127,9 @@ func NewPostgresCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, erro
 	if s.selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsSQL); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if s.selectKnownUsersStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectKnownUsersSQL); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -295,3 +303,22 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectBulkStateContent(
 	}
 	return strippedEvents, rows.Err()
 }
+
+func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := s.selectKnownUsersStmt.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", searchString), limit)
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	result := []string{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var userID string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&userID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		result = append(result, userID)
+	}
+	return result, rows.Err()
+}

currentstateserver/storage/shared/storage.go

@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ func (d *Database) GetRoomsByMembership(ctx context.Context, userID, membership
 func (d *Database) JoinedUsersSetInRooms(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string) (map[string]int, error) {
 	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectJoinedUsersSetForRooms(ctx, roomIDs)
 }
+
+func (d *Database) GetKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
+	return d.CurrentRoomState.SelectKnownUsers(ctx, searchString, limit)
+}

currentstateserver/storage/sqlite3/current_room_state_table.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/currentstateserver/storage/tables"
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ const selectBulkStateContentWildSQL = "" +
 const selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsSQL = "" +
 	"SELECT state_key, COUNT(room_id) FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE room_id IN ($1) AND type = 'm.room.member' and content_value = 'join' GROUP BY state_key"
 
+const selectKnownUsersSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT DISTINCT state_key FROM currentstate_current_room_state WHERE type = 'm.room.member' AND state_key LIKE $1 LIMIT $2"
+
 type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 	db                               *sql.DB
 	writer                           *sqlutil.TransactionWriter
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ type currentRoomStateStatements struct {
 	selectRoomIDsWithMembershipStmt  *sql.Stmt
 	selectStateEventStmt             *sql.Stmt
 	selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsStmt *sql.Stmt
+	selectKnownUsersStmt             *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func NewSqliteCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, error) {
@@ -103,6 +108,9 @@ func NewSqliteCurrentRoomStateTable(db *sql.DB) (tables.CurrentRoomState, error)
 	if s.selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectJoinedUsersSetForRoomsSQL); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if s.selectKnownUsersStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectKnownUsersSQL); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return s, nil
 }
 
@@ -315,3 +323,22 @@ func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectBulkStateContent(
 	}
 	return strippedEvents, rows.Err()
 }
+
+func (s *currentRoomStateStatements) SelectKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := s.selectKnownUsersStmt.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", searchString), limit)
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	result := []string{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var userID string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&userID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		result = append(result, userID)
+	}
+	return result, rows.Err()
+}

currentstateserver/storage/tables/interface.go

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type CurrentRoomState interface {
 	// SelectJoinedUsersSetForRooms returns the set of all users in the rooms who are joined to any of these rooms, along with the
 	// counts of how many rooms they are joined.
 	SelectJoinedUsersSetForRooms(ctx context.Context, roomIDs []string) (map[string]int, error)
+	// SelectKnownUsers searches all users that we know about.
+	SelectKnownUsers(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 // StrippedEvent represents a stripped event for returning extracted content values.

userapi/api/api.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 )
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type UserInternalAPI interface {
 	QueryDevices(ctx context.Context, req *QueryDevicesRequest, res *QueryDevicesResponse) error
 	QueryAccountData(ctx context.Context, req *QueryAccountDataRequest, res *QueryAccountDataResponse) error
 	QueryDeviceInfos(ctx context.Context, req *QueryDeviceInfosRequest, res *QueryDeviceInfosResponse) error
+	QuerySearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, req *QuerySearchProfilesRequest, res *QuerySearchProfilesResponse) error
 }
 
 // InputAccountDataRequest is the request for InputAccountData
@@ -112,6 +114,20 @@ type QueryProfileResponse struct {
 	AvatarURL string
 }
 
+// QuerySearchProfilesRequest is the request for QueryProfile
+type QuerySearchProfilesRequest struct {
+	// The search string to match
+	SearchString string
+	// How many results to return
+	Limit int
+}
+
+// QuerySearchProfilesResponse is the response for QuerySearchProfilesRequest
+type QuerySearchProfilesResponse struct {
+	// Profiles matching the search
+	Profiles []authtypes.Profile
+}
+
 // PerformAccountCreationRequest is the request for PerformAccountCreation
 type PerformAccountCreationRequest struct {
 	AccountType AccountType // Required: whether this is a guest or user account

userapi/internal/api.go

@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ func (a *UserInternalAPI) QueryProfile(ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryProfil
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *UserInternalAPI) QuerySearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, req *api.QuerySearchProfilesRequest, res *api.QuerySearchProfilesResponse) error {
+	profiles, err := a.AccountDB.SearchProfiles(ctx, req.SearchString, req.Limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	res.Profiles = profiles
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (a *UserInternalAPI) QueryDeviceInfos(ctx context.Context, req *api.QueryDeviceInfosRequest, res *api.QueryDeviceInfosResponse) error {
 	devices, err := a.DeviceDB.GetDevicesByID(ctx, req.DeviceIDs)
 	if err != nil {

userapi/inthttp/client.go

@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ const (
 	PerformDeviceCreationPath  = "/userapi/performDeviceCreation"
 	PerformAccountCreationPath = "/userapi/performAccountCreation"
 
-	QueryProfilePath     = "/userapi/queryProfile"
+	QueryProfilePath        = "/userapi/queryProfile"
-	QueryAccessTokenPath = "/userapi/queryAccessToken"
+	QueryAccessTokenPath    = "/userapi/queryAccessToken"
-	QueryDevicesPath     = "/userapi/queryDevices"
+	QueryDevicesPath        = "/userapi/queryDevices"
-	QueryAccountDataPath = "/userapi/queryAccountData"
+	QueryAccountDataPath    = "/userapi/queryAccountData"
-	QueryDeviceInfosPath = "/userapi/queryDeviceInfos"
+	QueryDeviceInfosPath    = "/userapi/queryDeviceInfos"
+	QuerySearchProfilesPath = "/userapi/querySearchProfiles"
 )
 
 // NewUserAPIClient creates a UserInternalAPI implemented by talking to a HTTP POST API.
@@ -141,3 +142,11 @@ func (h *httpUserInternalAPI) QueryAccountData(ctx context.Context, req *api.Que
 	apiURL := h.apiURL + QueryAccountDataPath
 	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, req, res)
 }
+
+func (h *httpUserInternalAPI) QuerySearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, req *api.QuerySearchProfilesRequest, res *api.QuerySearchProfilesResponse) error {
+	span, ctx := opentracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "QuerySearchProfiles")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	apiURL := h.apiURL + QuerySearchProfilesPath
+	return httputil.PostJSON(ctx, span, h.httpClient, apiURL, req, res)
+}

userapi/inthttp/server.go

@@ -117,4 +117,17 @@ func AddRoutes(internalAPIMux *mux.Router, s api.UserInternalAPI) {
 			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
 		}),
 	)
+	internalAPIMux.Handle(QueryDeviceInfosPath,
+		httputil.MakeInternalAPI("querySearchProfiles", func(req *http.Request) util.JSONResponse {
+			request := api.QuerySearchProfilesRequest{}
+			response := api.QuerySearchProfilesResponse{}
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return util.MessageResponse(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+			}
+			if err := s.QuerySearchProfiles(req.Context(), &request, &response); err != nil {
+				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
+			}
+			return util.JSONResponse{Code: http.StatusOK, JSON: &response}
+		}),
+	)
 }

userapi/storage/accounts/interface.go

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetThreePIDsForLocalpart(ctx context.Context, localpart string) (threepids []authtypes.ThreePID, err error)
 	CheckAccountAvailability(ctx context.Context, localpart string) (bool, error)
 	GetAccountByLocalpart(ctx context.Context, localpart string) (*api.Account, error)
+	SearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int) ([]authtypes.Profile, error)
 }
 
 // Err3PIDInUse is the error returned when trying to save an association involving

userapi/storage/accounts/postgres/profile_table.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package postgres
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 )
@@ -45,11 +46,15 @@ const setAvatarURLSQL = "" +
 const setDisplayNameSQL = "" +
 	"UPDATE account_profiles SET display_name = $1 WHERE localpart = $2"
 
+const selectProfilesBySearchSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT localpart, display_name, avatar_url FROM account_profiles WHERE localpart LIKE $1 OR display_name LIKE $1 LIMIT $2"
+
 type profilesStatements struct {
 	insertProfileStmt            *sql.Stmt
 	selectProfileByLocalpartStmt *sql.Stmt
 	setAvatarURLStmt             *sql.Stmt
 	setDisplayNameStmt           *sql.Stmt
+	selectProfilesBySearchStmt   *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func (s *profilesStatements) prepare(db *sql.DB) (err error) {
@@ -69,6 +74,9 @@ func (s *profilesStatements) prepare(db *sql.DB) (err error) {
 	if s.setDisplayNameStmt, err = db.Prepare(setDisplayNameSQL); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	if s.selectProfilesBySearchStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectProfilesBySearchSQL); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -105,3 +113,21 @@ func (s *profilesStatements) setDisplayName(
 	_, err = s.setDisplayNameStmt.ExecContext(ctx, displayName, localpart)
 	return
 }
+
+func (s *profilesStatements) selectProfilesBySearch(
+	ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int,
+) ([]authtypes.Profile, error) {
+	var profiles []authtypes.Profile
+	rows, err := s.selectProfilesBySearchStmt.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", searchString), limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var profile authtypes.Profile
+		if err := rows.Scan(&profile.Localpart, &profile.DisplayName, &profile.AvatarURL); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		profiles = append(profiles, profile)
+	}
+	return profiles, nil
+}

userapi/storage/accounts/postgres/storage.go

@@ -298,3 +298,10 @@ func (d *Database) GetAccountByLocalpart(ctx context.Context, localpart string,
 ) (*api.Account, error) {
 	return d.accounts.selectAccountByLocalpart(ctx, localpart)
 }
+
+// SearchProfiles returns all profiles where the provided localpart or display name
+// match any part of the profiles in the database.
+func (d *Database) SearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int,
+) ([]authtypes.Profile, error) {
+	return d.profiles.selectProfilesBySearch(ctx, searchString, limit)
+}

userapi/storage/accounts/sqlite3/profile_table.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package sqlite3
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ const setAvatarURLSQL = "" +
 const setDisplayNameSQL = "" +
 	"UPDATE account_profiles SET display_name = $1 WHERE localpart = $2"
 
+const selectProfilesBySearchSQL = "" +
+	"SELECT localpart, display_name, avatar_url FROM account_profiles WHERE localpart LIKE $1 OR display_name LIKE $1 LIMIT $2"
+
 type profilesStatements struct {
 	db                           *sql.DB
 	writer                       *sqlutil.TransactionWriter
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ type profilesStatements struct {
 	selectProfileByLocalpartStmt *sql.Stmt
 	setAvatarURLStmt             *sql.Stmt
 	setDisplayNameStmt           *sql.Stmt
+	selectProfilesBySearchStmt   *sql.Stmt
 }
 
 func (s *profilesStatements) prepare(db *sql.DB) (err error) {
@@ -74,6 +79,9 @@ func (s *profilesStatements) prepare(db *sql.DB) (err error) {
 	if s.setDisplayNameStmt, err = db.Prepare(setDisplayNameSQL); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	if s.selectProfilesBySearchStmt, err = db.Prepare(selectProfilesBySearchSQL); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -112,3 +120,21 @@ func (s *profilesStatements) setDisplayName(
 	_, err = s.setDisplayNameStmt.ExecContext(ctx, displayName, localpart)
 	return
 }
+
+func (s *profilesStatements) selectProfilesBySearch(
+	ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int,
+) ([]authtypes.Profile, error) {
+	var profiles []authtypes.Profile
+	rows, err := s.selectProfilesBySearchStmt.QueryContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", searchString), limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var profile authtypes.Profile
+		if err := rows.Scan(&profile.Localpart, &profile.DisplayName, &profile.AvatarURL); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		profiles = append(profiles, profile)
+	}
+	return profiles, nil
+}

userapi/storage/accounts/sqlite3/storage.go

@@ -343,3 +343,10 @@ func (d *Database) GetAccountByLocalpart(ctx context.Context, localpart string,
 ) (*api.Account, error) {
 	return d.accounts.selectAccountByLocalpart(ctx, localpart)
 }
+
+// SearchProfiles returns all profiles where the provided localpart or display name
+// match any part of the profiles in the database.
+func (d *Database) SearchProfiles(ctx context.Context, searchString string, limit int,
+) ([]authtypes.Profile, error) {
+	return d.profiles.selectProfilesBySearch(ctx, searchString, limit)
+}