feat: Add chat.getURLPreview endpoint

.changeset/lucky-bikes-enjoy.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@rocket.chat/meteor": patch
+"@rocket.chat/core-typings": patch
+"@rocket.chat/rest-typings": patch
+---
+
+Added `chat.getURLPreview` endpoint to enable users to retrieve previews for URL (ready to be provided in message send/update)

apps/meteor/app/api/server/v1/chat.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { deleteMessageValidatingPermission } from '../../../lib/server/functions
 import { processWebhookMessage } from '../../../lib/server/functions/processWebhookMessage';
 import { executeSendMessage } from '../../../lib/server/methods/sendMessage';
 import { executeUpdateMessage } from '../../../lib/server/methods/updateMessage';
+import { OEmbed } from '../../../oembed/server/server';
 import { executeSetReaction } from '../../../reactions/server/setReaction';
 import { settings } from '../../../settings/server';
 import { normalizeMessagesForUser } from '../../../utils/server/lib/normalizeMessagesForUser';
@@ -822,3 +823,30 @@ API.v1.addRoute(
 		},
 	},
 );
+
+API.v1.addRoute(
+	'chat.getURLPreview',
+	{ authRequired: true },
+	{
+		async get() {
+			const { roomId, url } = this.queryParams;
+
+			if (!roomId) {
+				throw new Meteor.Error('error-roomId-param-not-provided', 'The required "roomId" query param is missing.');
+			}
+
+			if (!url) {
+				throw new Meteor.Error('error-url-param-not-provided', 'The required "url" query param is missing.');
+			}
+
+			if (!(await canAccessRoomIdAsync(roomId, this.userId))) {
+				throw new Meteor.Error('error-not-allowed', 'Not allowed');
+			}
+
+			const { urlPreview } = await OEmbed.parseUrl(url);
+			urlPreview.ignoreParse = true;
+
+			return API.v1.success({ urlPreview });
+		},
+	},
+);

apps/meteor/app/oembed/server/server.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-import type { OEmbedUrlContentResult, OEmbedUrlWithMetadata, IMessage, MessageAttachment, OEmbedMeta } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
-import { isOEmbedUrlContentResult, isOEmbedUrlWithMetadata } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
+import type {
+	OEmbedUrlContentResult,
+	OEmbedUrlWithMetadata,
+	IMessage,
+	MessageAttachment,
+	OEmbedMeta,
+	MessageUrl,
+} from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
+import { isOEmbedUrlWithMetadata } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
 import { Logger } from '@rocket.chat/logger';
 import { Messages, OEmbedCache } from '@rocket.chat/models';
 import { serverFetch as fetch } from '@rocket.chat/server-fetch';
@@ -128,6 +135,36 @@ const getUrlContent = async (urlObj: URL, redirectCount = 5): Promise<OEmbedUrlC
 	};
 };
 
+const parseUrl = async function (url: string): Promise<{ urlPreview: MessageUrl; foundMeta: boolean }> {
+	const parsedUrlObject: MessageUrl = { url, meta: {} };
+	let foundMeta = false;
+	if (!isURL(url)) {
+		return { urlPreview: parsedUrlObject, foundMeta };
+	}
+
+	const data = await getUrlMetaWithCache(url);
+
+	if (data) {
+		if (isOEmbedUrlWithMetadata(data) && data.meta) {
+			parsedUrlObject.meta = getRelevantMetaTags(data.meta) || {};
+			if (parsedUrlObject.meta?.oembedHtml) {
+				parsedUrlObject.meta.oembedHtml = insertMaxWidthInOembedHtml(parsedUrlObject.meta.oembedHtml) || '';
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (data.headers?.contentLength) {
+			parsedUrlObject.headers = { ...parsedUrlObject.headers, contentLength: data.headers.contentLength };
+		}
+
+		if (data.headers?.contentType) {
+			parsedUrlObject.headers = { ...parsedUrlObject.headers, contentType: data.headers.contentType };
+		}
+		foundMeta = true;
+	}
+
+	return { urlPreview: parsedUrlObject, foundMeta };
+};
+
 const getUrlMeta = async function (
 	url: string,
 	withFragment?: boolean,
@@ -151,10 +188,6 @@ const getUrlMeta = async function (
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (content.attachments) {
-		return content;
-	}
-
 	log.debug('Parsing metadata for URL', url);
 	const metas: { [k: string]: string } = {};
 
@@ -273,37 +306,10 @@ const rocketUrlParser = async function (message: IMessage): Promise<IMessage> {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!isURL(item.url)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		const data = await getUrlMetaWithCache(item.url);
-
-		if (!data) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (isOEmbedUrlContentResult(data) && data.attachments) {
-			attachments.push(...data.attachments);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (isOEmbedUrlWithMetadata(data) && data.meta) {
-			item.meta = getRelevantMetaTags(data.meta) || {};
-			if (item.meta?.oembedHtml) {
-				item.meta.oembedHtml = insertMaxWidthInOembedHtml(item.meta.oembedHtml) || '';
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (data.headers?.contentLength) {
-			item.headers = { ...item.headers, contentLength: data.headers.contentLength };
-		}
-
-		if (data.headers?.contentType) {
-			item.headers = { ...item.headers, contentType: data.headers.contentType };
-		}
+		const { urlPreview, foundMeta } = await parseUrl(item.url);
 
-		changed = true;
+		Object.assign(item, foundMeta ? urlPreview : {});
+		changed = changed || foundMeta;
 	}
 
 	if (attachments.length) {
@@ -321,10 +327,12 @@ const OEmbed: {
 	getUrlMeta: (url: string, withFragment?: boolean) => Promise<OEmbedUrlWithMetadata | undefined | OEmbedUrlContentResult>;
 	getUrlMetaWithCache: (url: string, withFragment?: boolean) => Promise<OEmbedUrlWithMetadata | OEmbedUrlContentResult | undefined>;
 	rocketUrlParser: (message: IMessage) => Promise<IMessage>;
+	parseUrl: (url: string) => Promise<{ urlPreview: MessageUrl; foundMeta: boolean }>;
 } = {
 	rocketUrlParser,
 	getUrlMetaWithCache,
 	getUrlMeta,
+	parseUrl,
 };
 
 settings.watch('API_Embed', (value) => {

apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/05-chat.js

@@ -3105,4 +3105,71 @@ describe('Threads', () => {
 			});
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('[/chat.getURLPreview]', () => {
+		const url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no050HN4ojo';
+		it('should return the URL preview with metadata and headers', async () => {
+			await request
+				.get(api('chat.getURLPreview'))
+				.set(credentials)
+				.query({
+					roomId: 'GENERAL',
+					url,
+				})
+				.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+				.expect(200)
+				.expect((res) => {
+					expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', true);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.property('urlPreview').and.to.be.an('object').that.is.not.empty;
+					expect(res.body.urlPreview).to.have.property('url', url);
+					expect(res.body.urlPreview).to.have.property('headers').and.to.be.an('object').that.is.not.empty;
+				});
+		});
+
+		describe('when an error occurs', () => {
+			it('should return statusCode 400 and an error when "roomId" is not provided', async () => {
+				await request
+					.get(api('chat.getURLPreview'))
+					.set(credentials)
+					.query({
+						url,
+					})
+					.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+					.expect(400)
+					.expect((res) => {
+						expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', false);
+						expect(res.body.errorType).to.be.equal('error-roomId-param-not-provided');
+					});
+			});
+			it('should return statusCode 400 and an error when "url" is not provided', async () => {
+				await request
+					.get(api('chat.getURLPreview'))
+					.set(credentials)
+					.query({
+						roomId: 'GENERAL',
+					})
+					.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+					.expect(400)
+					.expect((res) => {
+						expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', false);
+						expect(res.body.errorType).to.be.equal('error-url-param-not-provided');
+					});
+			});
+			it('should return statusCode 400 and an error when "roomId" is provided but user is not in the room', async () => {
+				await request
+					.get(api('chat.getURLPreview'))
+					.set(credentials)
+					.query({
+						roomId: 'undefined',
+						url,
+					})
+					.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+					.expect(400)
+					.expect((res) => {
+						expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', false);
+						expect(res.body.errorType).to.be.equal('error-not-allowed');
+					});
+			});
+		});
+	});
 });

packages/core-typings/src/IMessage/IMessage.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type { MessageAttachment } from './MessageAttachment/MessageAttachment';
 
 type MentionType = 'user' | 'team';
 
-type MessageUrl = {
+export type MessageUrl = {
 	url: string;
 	source?: string;
 	meta: Record<string, string>;

packages/rest-typings/src/v1/chat.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { IMessage, IRoom, MessageAttachment, ReadReceipt, OtrSystemMessages } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
+import type { IMessage, IRoom, MessageAttachment, ReadReceipt, OtrSystemMessages, MessageUrl } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
 import Ajv from 'ajv';
 
 import type { PaginatedRequest } from '../helpers/PaginatedRequest';
@@ -773,6 +773,27 @@ const ChatPostMessageSchema = {
 
 export const isChatPostMessageProps = ajv.compile<ChatPostMessage>(ChatPostMessageSchema);
 
+type ChatGetURLPreview = {
+	roomId: IRoom['_id'];
+	url: string;
+};
+
+const ChatGetURLPreviewSchema = {
+	type: 'object',
+	properties: {
+		roomId: {
+			type: 'string',
+		},
+		url: {
+			type: 'string',
+		},
+	},
+	required: ['roomId', 'url'],
+	additionalProperties: false,
+};
+
+export const isChatGetURLPreviewProps = ajv.compile<ChatGetURLPreview>(ChatGetURLPreviewSchema);
+
 export type ChatEndpoints = {
 	'/v1/chat.sendMessage': {
 		POST: (params: ChatSendMessage) => {
@@ -919,4 +940,7 @@ export type ChatEndpoints = {
 	'/v1/chat.otr': {
 		POST: (params: { roomId: string; type: OtrSystemMessages }) => void;
 	};
+	'/v1/chat.getURLPreview': {
+		GET: (params: ChatGetURLPreview) => { urlPreview: MessageUrl };
+	};
 };