Convert stringy power levels to integers on room upgrade (#12657)

changelog.d/12657.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a long-standing bug where rooms containing power levels with string values could not be upgraded.

synapse/events/utils.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from typing import (
     Iterable,
     List,
     Mapping,
+    MutableMapping,
     Optional,
     Union,
 )
@@ -580,10 +581,20 @@ class EventClientSerializer:
         ]
 
 
-def copy_power_levels_contents(
+_PowerLevel = Union[str, int]
-    old_power_levels: Mapping[str, Union[int, Mapping[str, int]]]
+
+
+def copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(
+    old_power_levels: Mapping[str, Union[_PowerLevel, Mapping[str, _PowerLevel]]]
 ) -> Dict[str, Union[int, Dict[str, int]]]:
-    """Copy the content of a power_levels event, unfreezing frozendicts along the way
+    """Copy the content of a power_levels event, unfreezing frozendicts along the way.
+
+    We accept as input power level values which are strings, provided they represent an
+    integer, e.g. `"`100"` instead of 100. Such strings are converted to integers
+    in the returned dictionary (hence "fixup" in the function name).
+
+    Note that future room versions will outlaw such stringy power levels (see
+    https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/issues/853).
 
     Raises:
         TypeError if the input does not look like a valid power levels event content
@@ -592,29 +603,47 @@ def copy_power_levels_contents(
         raise TypeError("Not a valid power-levels content: %r" % (old_power_levels,))
 
     power_levels: Dict[str, Union[int, Dict[str, int]]] = {}
+
     for k, v in old_power_levels.items():
-
-        if isinstance(v, int):
-            power_levels[k] = v
-            continue
-
         if isinstance(v, collections.abc.Mapping):
             h: Dict[str, int] = {}
             power_levels[k] = h
             for k1, v1 in v.items():
-                # we should only have one level of nesting
+                _copy_power_level_value_as_integer(v1, h, k1)
-                if not isinstance(v1, int):
-                    raise TypeError(
-                        "Invalid power_levels value for %s.%s: %r" % (k, k1, v1)
-                    )
-                h[k1] = v1
-            continue
 
-        raise TypeError("Invalid power_levels value for %s: %r" % (k, v))
+        else:
+            _copy_power_level_value_as_integer(v, power_levels, k)
 
     return power_levels
 
 
+def _copy_power_level_value_as_integer(
+    old_value: object,
+    power_levels: MutableMapping[str, Any],
+    key: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Set `power_levels[key]` to the integer represented by `old_value`.
+
+    :raises TypeError: if `old_value` is not an integer, nor a base-10 string
+        representation of an integer.
+    """
+    if isinstance(old_value, int):
+        power_levels[key] = old_value
+        return
+
+    if isinstance(old_value, str):
+        try:
+            parsed_value = int(old_value, base=10)
+        except ValueError:
+            # Fall through to the final TypeError.
+            pass
+        else:
+            power_levels[key] = parsed_value
+            return
+
+    raise TypeError(f"Invalid power_levels value for {key}: {old_value}")
+
+
 def validate_canonicaljson(value: Any) -> None:
     """
     Ensure that the JSON object is valid according to the rules of canonical JSON.

synapse/handlers/room.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
 from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, RoomVersion
 from synapse.event_auth import validate_event_for_room_version
 from synapse.events import EventBase
-from synapse.events.utils import copy_power_levels_contents
+from synapse.events.utils import copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents
 from synapse.federation.federation_client import InvalidResponseError
 from synapse.handlers.federation import get_domains_from_state
 from synapse.handlers.relations import BundledAggregations
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ class RoomCreationHandler:
         # 50, but if the default PL in a room is 50 or more, then we set the
         # required PL above that.
 
-        pl_content = dict(old_room_pl_state.content)
+        pl_content = copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(old_room_pl_state.content)
-        users_default = int(pl_content.get("users_default", 0))
+        users_default: int = pl_content.get("users_default", 0)  # type: ignore[assignment]
         restricted_level = max(users_default + 1, 50)
 
         updated = False
         for v in ("invite", "events_default"):
-            current = int(pl_content.get(v, 0))
+            current: int = pl_content.get(v, 0)  # type: ignore[assignment]
             if current < restricted_level:
                 logger.debug(
                     "Setting level for %s in %s to %i (was %i)",
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ class RoomCreationHandler:
                 "state_key": "",
                 "room_id": new_room_id,
                 "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
-                "content": old_room_pl_state.content,
+                "content": copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(
+                    old_room_pl_state.content
+                ),
             },
             ratelimit=False,
         )
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler:
         # dict so we can't just copy.deepcopy it.
         initial_state[
             (EventTypes.PowerLevels, "")
-        ] = power_levels = copy_power_levels_contents(
+        ] = power_levels = copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(
             initial_state[(EventTypes.PowerLevels, "")]
         )
 

tests/events/test_utils.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
 from synapse.events import make_event_from_dict
 from synapse.events.utils import (
     SerializeEventConfig,
-    copy_power_levels_contents,
+    copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents,
     prune_event,
     serialize_event,
 )
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ class CopyPowerLevelsContentTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
     def _test(self, input):
-        a = copy_power_levels_contents(input)
+        a = copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(input)
 
         self.assertEqual(a["ban"], 50)
         self.assertEqual(a["events"]["m.room.name"], 100)
@@ -547,3 +547,40 @@ class CopyPowerLevelsContentTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_frozen(self):
         input = freeze(self.test_content)
         self._test(input)
+
+    def test_stringy_integers(self):
+        """String representations of decimal integers are converted to integers."""
+        input = {
+            "a": "100",
+            "b": {
+                "foo": 99,
+                "bar": "-98",
+            },
+            "d": "0999",
+        }
+        output = copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents(input)
+        expected_output = {
+            "a": 100,
+            "b": {
+                "foo": 99,
+                "bar": -98,
+            },
+            "d": 999,
+        }
+
+        self.assertEqual(output, expected_output)
+
+    def test_strings_that_dont_represent_decimal_integers(self) -> None:
+        """Should raise when given inputs `s` for which `int(s, base=10)` raises."""
+        for invalid_string in ["0x123", "123.0", "123.45", "hello", "0b1", "0o777"]:
+            with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+                copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents({"a": invalid_string})
+
+    def test_invalid_types_raise_type_error(self) -> None:
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents({"a": ["hello", "grandma"]})  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents({"a": None})  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    def test_invalid_nesting_raises_type_error(self) -> None:
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            copy_and_fixup_power_levels_contents({"a": {"b": {"c": 1}}})

tests/rest/client/test_upgrade_room.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 from typing import Optional
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
 
@@ -167,6 +168,49 @@ class UpgradeRoomTest(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         )
         self.assertNotIn(self.other, power_levels["users"])
 
+    def test_stringy_power_levels(self) -> None:
+        """The room upgrade converts stringy power levels to proper integers."""
+        # Retrieve the room's current power levels.
+        power_levels = self.helper.get_state(
+            self.room_id,
+            "m.room.power_levels",
+            tok=self.creator_token,
+        )
+
+        # Set creator's power level to the string "100" instead of the integer `100`.
+        power_levels["users"][self.creator] = "100"
+
+        # Synapse refuses to accept new stringy power level events. Bypass this by
+        # neutering the validation.
+        with patch("synapse.events.validator.jsonschema.validate"):
+            # Note: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/issues/853 plans to forbid
+            # string power levels in new rooms. For this test to have a clean
+            # conscience, we ought to ensure it's upgrading from a sufficiently old
+            # version of room.
+            self.helper.send_state(
+                self.room_id,
+                "m.room.power_levels",
+                body=power_levels,
+                tok=self.creator_token,
+            )
+
+        # Upgrade the room. Check the homeserver reports success.
+        channel = self._upgrade_room()
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, channel.result)
+
+        # Extract the new room ID.
+        new_room_id = channel.json_body["replacement_room"]
+
+        # Fetch the new room's power level event.
+        new_power_levels = self.helper.get_state(
+            new_room_id,
+            "m.room.power_levels",
+            tok=self.creator_token,
+        )
+
+        # We should now have an integer power level.
+        self.assertEqual(new_power_levels["users"][self.creator], 100, new_power_levels)
+
     def test_space(self) -> None:
         """Test upgrading a space."""