FEATURE: Allow users to DM groups in chat (#25189)

Allows users to create DMs by selecting groups as a target. It also allows adding user groups to an existing chat

- When creating the channel, it expands the user group and adds all its members with chat enabled to the channel.
- After creation, there's no difference between adding a group or adding its members individually.
- Users can add multiple groups and users simultaneously.
- There are UI validations; the member count preview updates according to the member count of added groups, and it does not allow users to add more members than SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users."

plugins/chat/app/services/chat/add_users_to_channel.rb

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module Chat
     #   @param [Integer] id of the channel
     #   @param [Hash] params_to_create
     #   @option params_to_create [Array<String>] usernames
+    #   @option params_to_create [Array<String>] groups
     #   @return [Service::Base::Context]
     contract
     model :channel
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ module Chat
     model :users, optional: true
 
     transaction do
+      step :validate_user_count
       step :upsert_memberships
       step :recompute_users_count
       step :notice_channel
@@ -35,20 +37,15 @@ module Chat
     # @!visibility private
     class Contract
       attribute :usernames, :array
-      validates :usernames, presence: true
+      attribute :groups, :array
 
       attribute :channel_id, :integer
       validates :channel_id, presence: true
 
-      validate :usernames_length
+      validate :target_presence
 
-      def usernames_length
-        if usernames && usernames.length > SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users + 1 # 1 for current user
-          errors.add(
-            :usernames,
-            "should have less than #{SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users} elements",
-          )
-        end
+      def target_presence
+        usernames.present? || groups.present?
       end
     end
 
@@ -60,17 +57,23 @@ module Chat
     end
 
     def fetch_users(contract:, channel:, **)
-      ::User.where(
-        "username IN (?) AND id NOT IN (?)",
-        [*contract.usernames],
-        channel.chatable.direct_message_users.select(:user_id),
-      ).to_a
+      ::Chat::UsersFromUsernamesAndGroupsQuery.call(
+        usernames: contract.usernames,
+        groups: contract.groups,
+        excluded_user_ids: channel.chatable.direct_message_users.pluck(:user_id),
+      )
     end
 
     def fetch_channel(contract:, **)
       ::Chat::Channel.includes(:chatable).find_by(id: contract.channel_id)
     end
 
+    def validate_user_count(channel:, users:, **)
+      if channel.user_count + users.length > SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users
+        fail!("should have less than #{SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users} elements")
+      end
+    end
+
     def upsert_memberships(channel:, users:, **)
       always_level = ::Chat::UserChatChannelMembership::NOTIFICATION_LEVELS[:always]
 

plugins/chat/app/services/chat/create_direct_message_channel.rb

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module Chat
     #   @param [Guardian] guardian
     #   @param [Hash] params_to_create
     #   @option params_to_create [Array<String>] target_usernames
+    #   @option params_to_create [Array<String>] target_groups
     #   @return [Service::Base::Context]
 
     policy :can_create_direct_message
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ module Chat
            class_name: Chat::DirectMessageChannel::CanCommunicateAllPartiesPolicy
     model :direct_message, :fetch_or_create_direct_message
     model :channel, :fetch_or_create_channel
+    step :validate_user_count
     step :set_optional_name
     step :update_memberships
     step :recompute_users_count
@@ -40,7 +42,13 @@ module Chat
     class Contract
       attribute :name, :string
       attribute :target_usernames, :array
-      validates :target_usernames, presence: true
+      attribute :target_groups, :array
+
+      validate :target_presence
+
+      def target_presence
+        target_usernames.present? || target_groups.present?
+      end
     end
 
     private
@@ -50,13 +58,22 @@ module Chat
     end
 
     def fetch_target_users(guardian:, contract:, **)
-      User.where(username: [guardian.user.username, *contract.target_usernames]).to_a
+      ::Chat::UsersFromUsernamesAndGroupsQuery.call(
+        usernames: [*contract.target_usernames, guardian.user.username],
+        groups: contract.target_groups,
+      )
     end
 
     def fetch_user_comm_screener(target_users:, guardian:, **)
       UserCommScreener.new(acting_user: guardian.user, target_user_ids: target_users.map(&:id))
     end
 
+    def validate_user_count(target_users:, **)
+      if target_users.length > SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users
+        fail!("should have less than #{SiteSetting.chat_max_direct_message_users} elements")
+      end
+    end
+
     def actor_allows_dms(user_comm_screener:, **)
       !user_comm_screener.actor_disallowing_all_pms?
     end

plugins/chat/app/services/chat/search_chatable.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Chat
-  # Returns a list of chatables (users, category channels, direct message channels) that can be chatted with.
+  # Returns a list of chatables (users, groups ,category channels, direct message channels) that can be chatted with.
   #
   # @example
   #  Chat::SearchChatable.call(term: "@bob", guardian: guardian)
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module Chat
     step :clean_term
     model :memberships, optional: true
     model :users, optional: true
+    model :groups, optional: true
     model :category_channels, optional: true
     model :direct_message_channels, optional: true
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ module Chat
     class Contract
       attribute :term, :string, default: ""
       attribute :include_users, :boolean, default: true
+      attribute :include_groups, :boolean, default: true
       attribute :include_category_channels, :boolean, default: true
       attribute :include_direct_message_channels, :boolean, default: true
       attribute :excluded_memberships_channel_id, :integer
@@ -46,6 +48,12 @@ module Chat
       search_users(context, guardian, contract)
     end
 
+    def fetch_groups(guardian:, contract:, **)
+      return unless contract.include_groups
+      return unless guardian.can_create_direct_message?
+      search_groups(context, guardian, contract)
+    end
+
     def fetch_category_channels(guardian:, contract:, **)
       return unless contract.include_category_channels
       return if !SiteSetting.enable_public_channels
@@ -109,5 +117,15 @@ module Chat
 
       user_search
     end
+
+    def search_groups(context, guardian, contract)
+      Group
+        .visible_groups(guardian.user)
+        .includes(users: :user_option)
+        .where(
+          "groups.name ILIKE :term_like OR groups.full_name ILIKE :term_like",
+          term_like: "%#{context.term}%",
+        )
+    end
   end
 end