Admin API to list, filter and sort rooms (#6720)

changelog.d/6720.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a new admin API to list and filter rooms on the server.

docs/admin_api/rooms.md

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# List Room API
+
+The List Room admin API allows server admins to get a list of rooms on their
+server. There are various parameters available that allow for filtering and
+sorting the returned list. This API supports pagination.
+
+## Parameters
+
+The following query parameters are available:
+
+* `from` - Offset in the returned list. Defaults to `0`.
+* `limit` - Maximum amount of rooms to return. Defaults to `100`.
+* `order_by` - The method in which to sort the returned list of rooms. Valid values are:
+  - `alphabetical` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by room name. This is the default.
+  - `size` - Rooms are ordered by the number of members. Largest to smallest.
+* `dir` - Direction of room order. Either `f` for forwards or `b` for backwards. Setting
+          this value to `b` will reverse the above sort order. Defaults to `f`.
+* `search_term` - Filter rooms by their room name. Search term can be contained in any
+                  part of the room name. Defaults to no filtering.
+
+The following fields are possible in the JSON response body:
+
+* `rooms` - An array of objects, each containing information about a room.
+  - Room objects contain the following fields:
+    - `room_id` - The ID of the room.
+    - `name` - The name of the room.
+    - `canonical_alias` - The canonical (main) alias address of the room.
+    - `joined_members` - How many users are currently in the room.
+* `offset` - The current pagination offset in rooms. This parameter should be
+             used instead of `next_token` for room offset as `next_token` is
+             not intended to be parsed.
+* `total_rooms` - The total number of rooms this query can return. Using this
+                  and `offset`, you have enough information to know the current
+                  progression through the list.
+* `next_batch` - If this field is present, we know that there are potentially
+                 more rooms on the server that did not all fit into this response.
+                 We can use `next_batch` to get the "next page" of results. To do
+                 so, simply repeat your request, setting the `from` parameter to
+                 the value of `next_batch`.
+* `prev_batch` - If this field is present, it is possible to paginate backwards.
+                 Use `prev_batch` for the `from` value in the next request to
+                 get the "previous page" of results.
+
+## Usage
+
+A standard request with no filtering:
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/rooms
+
+{}
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "rooms": [
+    {
+      "room_id": "!OGEhHVWSdvArJzumhm:matrix.org",
+      "name": "Matrix HQ",
+      "canonical_alias": "#matrix:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 8326
+    },
+    ... (8 hidden items) ...
+    {
+      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
+      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
+      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 314
+    }
+  ],
+  "offset": 0,
+  "total_rooms": 10
+}
+```
+
+Filtering by room name:
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/rooms?search_term=TWIM
+
+{}
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "rooms": [
+    {
+      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
+      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
+      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 314
+    }
+  ],
+  "offset": 0,
+  "total_rooms": 1
+}
+```
+
+Paginating through a list of rooms:
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/rooms?order_by=size
+
+{}
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "rooms": [
+    {
+      "room_id": "!OGEhHVWSdvArJzumhm:matrix.org",
+      "name": "Matrix HQ",
+      "canonical_alias": "#matrix:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 8326
+    },
+    ... (98 hidden items) ...
+    {
+      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
+      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
+      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 314
+    }
+  ],
+  "offset": 0,
+  "total_rooms": 150
+  "next_token": 100
+}
+```
+
+The presence of the `next_token` parameter tells us that there are more rooms
+than returned in this request, and we need to make another request to get them.
+To get the next batch of room results, we repeat our request, setting the `from`
+parameter to the value of `next_token`.
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/rooms?order_by=size&from=100
+
+{}
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "rooms": [
+    {
+      "room_id": "!mscvqgqpHYjBGDxNym:matrix.org",
+      "name": "Music Theory",
+      "canonical_alias": "#musictheory:matrix.org",
+      "joined_members": 127
+    },
+    ... (48 hidden items) ...
+    {
+      "room_id": "!twcBhHVdZlQWuuxBhN:termina.org.uk",
+      "name": "weechat-matrix",
+      "canonical_alias": "#weechat-matrix:termina.org.uk",
+      "joined_members": 137
+    }
+  ],
+  "offset": 100,
+  "prev_batch": 0,
+  "total_rooms": 150
+}
+```
+
+Once the `next_token` parameter is no longer present, we know we've reached the
+end of the list.

synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from synapse.rest.admin._base import (
 from synapse.rest.admin.groups import DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.admin.media import ListMediaInRoom, register_servlets_for_media_repo
 from synapse.rest.admin.purge_room_servlet import PurgeRoomServlet
-from synapse.rest.admin.rooms import ShutdownRoomRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.admin.rooms import ListRoomRestServlet, ShutdownRoomRestServlet
 from synapse.rest.admin.server_notice_servlet import SendServerNoticeServlet
 from synapse.rest.admin.users import (
     AccountValidityRenewServlet,
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     Register all the admin servlets.
     """
     register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, http_server)
+    ListRoomRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PurgeRoomServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     SendServerNoticeServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     VersionServlet(hs).register(http_server)

synapse/rest/admin/_base.py

@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ def historical_admin_path_patterns(path_regex):
     )
 
 
+def admin_patterns(path_regex: str):
+    """Returns the list of patterns for an admin endpoint
+
+    Args:
+        path_regex: The regex string to match. This should NOT have a ^
+            as this will be prefixed.
+
+    Returns:
+        A list of regex patterns.
+    """
+    admin_prefix = "^/_synapse/admin/v1"
+    patterns = [re.compile(admin_prefix + path_regex)]
+    return patterns
+
+
 async def assert_requester_is_admin(auth, request):
     """Verify that the requester is an admin user
 

synapse/rest/admin/rooms.py

@@ -15,15 +15,20 @@
 import logging
 
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
     assert_params_in_dict,
+    parse_integer,
     parse_json_object_from_request,
+    parse_string,
 )
 from synapse.rest.admin._base import (
+    admin_patterns,
     assert_user_is_admin,
     historical_admin_path_patterns,
 )
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.room import RoomSortOrder
 from synapse.types import create_requester
 from synapse.util.async_helpers import maybe_awaitable
 
@@ -155,3 +160,80 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 "new_room_id": new_room_id,
             },
         )
+
+
+class ListRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    List all rooms that are known to the homeserver. Results are returned
+    in a dictionary containing room information. Supports pagination.
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = admin_patterns("/rooms")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.admin_handler = hs.get_handlers().admin_handler
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        await assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
+
+        # Extract query parameters
+        start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0)
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100)
+        order_by = parse_string(request, "order_by", default="alphabetical")
+        if order_by not in (
+            RoomSortOrder.ALPHABETICAL.value,
+            RoomSortOrder.SIZE.value,
+        ):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Unknown value for order_by: %s" % (order_by,),
+                errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+            )
+
+        search_term = parse_string(request, "search_term")
+        if search_term == "":
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "search_term cannot be an empty string",
+                errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+            )
+
+        direction = parse_string(request, "dir", default="f")
+        if direction not in ("f", "b"):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Unknown direction: %s" % (direction,), errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM
+            )
+
+        reverse_order = True if direction == "b" else False
+
+        # Return list of rooms according to parameters
+        rooms, total_rooms = await self.store.get_rooms_paginate(
+            start, limit, order_by, reverse_order, search_term
+        )
+        response = {
+            # next_token should be opaque, so return a value the client can parse
+            "offset": start,
+            "rooms": rooms,
+            "total_rooms": total_rooms,
+        }
+
+        # Are there more rooms to paginate through after this?
+        if (start + limit) < total_rooms:
+            # There are. Calculate where the query should start from next time
+            # to get the next part of the list
+            response["next_batch"] = start + limit
+
+        # Is it possible to paginate backwards? Check if we currently have an
+        # offset
+        if start > 0:
+            if start > limit:
+                # Going back one iteration won't take us to the start.
+                # Calculate new offset
+                response["prev_batch"] = start - limit
+            else:
+                response["prev_batch"] = 0
+
+        return 200, response

synapse/storage/data_stores/main/room.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import collections
 import logging
 import re
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from six import integer_types
 
@@ -46,6 +47,18 @@ RatelimitOverride = collections.namedtuple(
 )
 
 
+class RoomSortOrder(Enum):
+    """
+    Enum to define the sorting method used when returning rooms with get_rooms_paginate
+
+    ALPHABETICAL = sort rooms alphabetically by name
+    SIZE = sort rooms by membership size, highest to lowest
+    """
+
+    ALPHABETICAL = "alphabetical"
+    SIZE = "size"
+
+
 class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, database: Database, db_conn, hs):
         super(RoomWorkerStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
@@ -281,6 +294,116 @@ class RoomWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             desc="is_room_blocked",
         )
 
+    async def get_rooms_paginate(
+        self,
+        start: int,
+        limit: int,
+        order_by: RoomSortOrder,
+        reverse_order: bool,
+        search_term: Optional[str],
+    ) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], int]:
+        """Function to retrieve a paginated list of rooms as json.
+
+        Args:
+            start: offset in the list
+            limit: maximum amount of rooms to retrieve
+            order_by: the sort order of the returned list
+            reverse_order: whether to reverse the room list
+            search_term: a string to filter room names by
+        Returns:
+            A list of room dicts and an integer representing the total number of
+            rooms that exist given this query
+        """
+        # Filter room names by a string
+        where_statement = ""
+        if search_term:
+            where_statement = "WHERE state.name LIKE ?"
+
+            # Our postgres db driver converts ? -> %s in SQL strings as that's the
+            # placeholder for postgres.
+            # HOWEVER, if you put a % into your SQL then everything goes wibbly.
+            # To get around this, we're going to surround search_term with %'s
+            # before giving it to the database in python instead
+            search_term = "%" + search_term + "%"
+
+        # Set ordering
+        if RoomSortOrder(order_by) == RoomSortOrder.SIZE:
+            order_by_column = "curr.joined_members"
+            order_by_asc = False
+        elif RoomSortOrder(order_by) == RoomSortOrder.ALPHABETICAL:
+            # Sort alphabetically
+            order_by_column = "state.name"
+            order_by_asc = True
+        else:
+            raise StoreError(
+                500, "Incorrect value for order_by provided: %s" % order_by
+            )
+
+        # Whether to return the list in reverse order
+        if reverse_order:
+            # Flip the boolean
+            order_by_asc = not order_by_asc
+
+        # Create one query for getting the limited number of events that the user asked
+        # for, and another query for getting the total number of events that could be
+        # returned. Thus allowing us to see if there are more events to paginate through
+        info_sql = """
+            SELECT state.room_id, state.name, state.canonical_alias, curr.joined_members
+            FROM room_stats_state state
+            INNER JOIN room_stats_current curr USING (room_id)
+            %s
+            ORDER BY %s %s
+            LIMIT ?
+            OFFSET ?
+        """ % (
+            where_statement,
+            order_by_column,
+            "ASC" if order_by_asc else "DESC",
+        )
+
+        # Use a nested SELECT statement as SQL can't count(*) with an OFFSET
+        count_sql = """
+            SELECT count(*) FROM (
+              SELECT room_id FROM room_stats_state state
+              %s
+            ) AS get_room_ids
+        """ % (
+            where_statement,
+        )
+
+        def _get_rooms_paginate_txn(txn):
+            # Execute the data query
+            sql_values = (limit, start)
+            if search_term:
+                # Add the search term into the WHERE clause
+                sql_values = (search_term,) + sql_values
+            txn.execute(info_sql, sql_values)
+
+            # Refactor room query data into a structured dictionary
+            rooms = []
+            for room in txn:
+                rooms.append(
+                    {
+                        "room_id": room[0],
+                        "name": room[1],
+                        "canonical_alias": room[2],
+                        "joined_members": room[3],
+                    }
+                )
+
+            # Execute the count query
+
+            # Add the search term into the WHERE clause if present
+            sql_values = (search_term,) if search_term else ()
+            txn.execute(count_sql, sql_values)
+
+            room_count = txn.fetchone()
+            return rooms, room_count[0]
+
+        return await self.db.runInteraction(
+            "get_rooms_paginate", _get_rooms_paginate_txn,
+        )
+
     @cachedInlineCallbacks(max_entries=10000)
     def get_ratelimit_for_user(self, user_id):
         """Check if there are any overrides for ratelimiting for the given

tests/rest/admin/test_admin.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import urllib.parse
 from binascii import unhexlify
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from mock import Mock
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import synapse.rest.admin
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
 from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.rest.admin import VersionServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events, login, room
+from synapse.rest.client.v1 import directory, events, login, room
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import groups
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -468,9 +469,7 @@ class QuarantineMediaTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         )
 
         # Extract media ID from the response
-        server_name_and_media_id = response["content_uri"][
+        server_name_and_media_id = response["content_uri"][6:]  # Cut off 'mxc://'
-            6:
-        ]  # Cut off the 'mxc://' bit
         server_name, media_id = server_name_and_media_id.split("/")
 
         # Attempt to access the media
@@ -692,3 +691,389 @@ class QuarantineMediaTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
                 % server_and_media_id_2
             ),
         )
+
+
+class RoomTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+    """Test /room admin API.
+    """
+
+    servlets = [
+        synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets,
+        login.register_servlets,
+        room.register_servlets,
+        directory.register_servlets,
+    ]
+
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+        # Create user
+        self.admin_user = self.register_user("admin", "pass", admin=True)
+        self.admin_user_tok = self.login("admin", "pass")
+
+    def test_list_rooms(self):
+        """Test that we can list rooms"""
+        # Create 3 test rooms
+        total_rooms = 3
+        room_ids = []
+        for x in range(total_rooms):
+            room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(
+                self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok
+            )
+            room_ids.append(room_id)
+
+        # Request the list of rooms
+        url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms"
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+
+        # Check request completed successfully
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.code), msg=channel.json_body)
+
+        # Check that response json body contains a "rooms" key
+        self.assertTrue(
+            "rooms" in channel.json_body,
+            msg="Response body does not " "contain a 'rooms' key",
+        )
+
+        # Check that 3 rooms were returned
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(channel.json_body["rooms"]), msg=channel.json_body)
+
+        # Check their room_ids match
+        returned_room_ids = [room["room_id"] for room in channel.json_body["rooms"]]
+        self.assertEqual(room_ids, returned_room_ids)
+
+        # Check that all fields are available
+        for r in channel.json_body["rooms"]:
+            self.assertIn("name", r)
+            self.assertIn("canonical_alias", r)
+            self.assertIn("joined_members", r)
+
+        # Check that the correct number of total rooms was returned
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total_rooms"], total_rooms)
+
+        # Check that the offset is correct
+        # Should be 0 as we aren't paginating
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["offset"], 0)
+
+        # Check that the prev_batch parameter is not present
+        self.assertNotIn("prev_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+        # We shouldn't receive a next token here as there's no further rooms to show
+        self.assertNotIn("next_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+    def test_list_rooms_pagination(self):
+        """Test that we can get a full list of rooms through pagination"""
+        # Create 5 test rooms
+        total_rooms = 5
+        room_ids = []
+        for x in range(total_rooms):
+            room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(
+                self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok
+            )
+            room_ids.append(room_id)
+
+        # Set the name of the rooms so we get a consistent returned ordering
+        for idx, room_id in enumerate(room_ids):
+            self.helper.send_state(
+                room_id, "m.room.name", {"name": str(idx)}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+            )
+
+        # Request the list of rooms
+        returned_room_ids = []
+        start = 0
+        limit = 2
+
+        run_count = 0
+        should_repeat = True
+        while should_repeat:
+            run_count += 1
+
+            url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?from=%d&limit=%d&order_by=%s" % (
+                start,
+                limit,
+                "alphabetical",
+            )
+            request, channel = self.make_request(
+                "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            )
+            self.render(request)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"]
+            )
+
+            self.assertTrue("rooms" in channel.json_body)
+            for r in channel.json_body["rooms"]:
+                returned_room_ids.append(r["room_id"])
+
+            # Check that the correct number of total rooms was returned
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total_rooms"], total_rooms)
+
+            # Check that the offset is correct
+            # We're only getting 2 rooms each page, so should be 2 * last run_count
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["offset"], 2 * (run_count - 1))
+
+            if run_count > 1:
+                # Check the value of prev_batch is correct
+                self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["prev_batch"], 2 * (run_count - 2))
+
+            if "next_batch" not in channel.json_body:
+                # We have reached the end of the list
+                should_repeat = False
+            else:
+                # Make another query with an updated start value
+                start = channel.json_body["next_batch"]
+
+        # We should've queried the endpoint 3 times
+        self.assertEqual(
+            run_count,
+            3,
+            msg="Should've queried 3 times for 5 rooms with limit 2 per query",
+        )
+
+        # Check that we received all of the room ids
+        self.assertEqual(room_ids, returned_room_ids)
+
+        url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?from=%d&limit=%d" % (start, limit)
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+    def test_correct_room_attributes(self):
+        """Test the correct attributes for a room are returned"""
+        # Create a test room
+        room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+
+        test_alias = "#test:test"
+        test_room_name = "something"
+
+        # Have another user join the room
+        user_2 = self.register_user("user4", "pass")
+        user_tok_2 = self.login("user4", "pass")
+        self.helper.join(room_id, user_2, tok=user_tok_2)
+
+        # Create a new alias to this room
+        url = "/_matrix/client/r0/directory/room/%s" % (urllib.parse.quote(test_alias),)
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            url.encode("ascii"),
+            {"room_id": room_id},
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+        # Set this new alias as the canonical alias for this room
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id,
+            "m.room.aliases",
+            {"aliases": [test_alias]},
+            tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+            state_key="test",
+        )
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id,
+            "m.room.canonical_alias",
+            {"alias": test_alias},
+            tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        # Set a name for the room
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id, "m.room.name", {"name": test_room_name}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        # Request the list of rooms
+        url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms"
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+
+        # Check that rooms were returned
+        self.assertTrue("rooms" in channel.json_body)
+        rooms = channel.json_body["rooms"]
+
+        # Check that only one room was returned
+        self.assertEqual(len(rooms), 1)
+
+        # And that the value of the total_rooms key was correct
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total_rooms"], 1)
+
+        # Check that the offset is correct
+        # We're not paginating, so should be 0
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["offset"], 0)
+
+        # Check that there is no `prev_batch`
+        self.assertNotIn("prev_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+        # Check that there is no `next_batch`
+        self.assertNotIn("next_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+        # Check that all provided attributes are set
+        r = rooms[0]
+        self.assertEqual(room_id, r["room_id"])
+        self.assertEqual(test_room_name, r["name"])
+        self.assertEqual(test_alias, r["canonical_alias"])
+
+    def test_room_list_sort_order(self):
+        """Test room list sort ordering. alphabetical versus number of members,
+        reversing the order, etc.
+        """
+        # Create 3 test rooms
+        room_id_1 = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+        room_id_2 = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+        room_id_3 = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+
+        # Set room names in alphabetical order. room 1 -> A, 2 -> B, 3 -> C
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id_1, "m.room.name", {"name": "A"}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id_2, "m.room.name", {"name": "B"}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id_3, "m.room.name", {"name": "C"}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        # Set room member size in the reverse order. room 1 -> 1 member, 2 -> 2, 3 -> 3
+        user_1 = self.register_user("bob1", "pass")
+        user_1_tok = self.login("bob1", "pass")
+        self.helper.join(room_id_2, user_1, tok=user_1_tok)
+
+        user_2 = self.register_user("bob2", "pass")
+        user_2_tok = self.login("bob2", "pass")
+        self.helper.join(room_id_3, user_2, tok=user_2_tok)
+
+        user_3 = self.register_user("bob3", "pass")
+        user_3_tok = self.login("bob3", "pass")
+        self.helper.join(room_id_3, user_3, tok=user_3_tok)
+
+        def _order_test(
+            order_type: str, expected_room_list: List[str], reverse: bool = False,
+        ):
+            """Request the list of rooms in a certain order. Assert that order is what
+            we expect
+
+            Args:
+                order_type: The type of ordering to give the server
+                expected_room_list: The list of room_ids in the order we expect to get
+                    back from the server
+            """
+            # Request the list of rooms in the given order
+            url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=%s" % (order_type,)
+            if reverse:
+                url += "&dir=b"
+            request, channel = self.make_request(
+                "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            )
+            self.render(request)
+            self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+
+            # Check that rooms were returned
+            self.assertTrue("rooms" in channel.json_body)
+            rooms = channel.json_body["rooms"]
+
+            # Check for the correct total_rooms value
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total_rooms"], 3)
+
+            # Check that the offset is correct
+            # We're not paginating, so should be 0
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["offset"], 0)
+
+            # Check that there is no `prev_batch`
+            self.assertNotIn("prev_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+            # Check that there is no `next_batch`
+            self.assertNotIn("next_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+            # Check that rooms were returned in alphabetical order
+            returned_order = [r["room_id"] for r in rooms]
+            self.assertListEqual(expected_room_list, returned_order)  # order is checked
+
+        # Test different sort orders, with forward and reverse directions
+        _order_test("alphabetical", [room_id_1, room_id_2, room_id_3])
+        _order_test("alphabetical", [room_id_3, room_id_2, room_id_1], reverse=True)
+
+        _order_test("size", [room_id_3, room_id_2, room_id_1])
+        _order_test("size", [room_id_1, room_id_2, room_id_3], reverse=True)
+
+    def test_search_term(self):
+        """Test that searching for a room works correctly"""
+        # Create two test rooms
+        room_id_1 = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+        room_id_2 = self.helper.create_room_as(self.admin_user, tok=self.admin_user_tok)
+
+        room_name_1 = "something"
+        room_name_2 = "else"
+
+        # Set the name for each room
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id_1, "m.room.name", {"name": room_name_1}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+        self.helper.send_state(
+            room_id_2, "m.room.name", {"name": room_name_2}, tok=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        def _search_test(
+            expected_room_id: Optional[str],
+            search_term: str,
+            expected_http_code: int = 200,
+        ):
+            """Search for a room and check that the returned room's id is a match
+
+            Args:
+                expected_room_id: The room_id expected to be returned by the API. Set
+                    to None to expect zero results for the search
+                search_term: The term to search for room names with
+                expected_http_code: The expected http code for the request
+            """
+            url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?search_term=%s" % (search_term,)
+            request, channel = self.make_request(
+                "GET", url.encode("ascii"), access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+            )
+            self.render(request)
+            self.assertEqual(expected_http_code, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+
+            if expected_http_code != 200:
+                return
+
+            # Check that rooms were returned
+            self.assertTrue("rooms" in channel.json_body)
+            rooms = channel.json_body["rooms"]
+
+            # Check that the expected number of rooms were returned
+            expected_room_count = 1 if expected_room_id else 0
+            self.assertEqual(len(rooms), expected_room_count)
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total_rooms"], expected_room_count)
+
+            # Check that the offset is correct
+            # We're not paginating, so should be 0
+            self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["offset"], 0)
+
+            # Check that there is no `prev_batch`
+            self.assertNotIn("prev_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+            # Check that there is no `next_batch`
+            self.assertNotIn("next_batch", channel.json_body)
+
+            if expected_room_id:
+                # Check that the first returned room id is correct
+                r = rooms[0]
+                self.assertEqual(expected_room_id, r["room_id"])
+
+        # Perform search tests
+        _search_test(room_id_1, "something")
+        _search_test(room_id_1, "thing")
+
+        _search_test(room_id_2, "else")
+        _search_test(room_id_2, "se")
+
+        _search_test(None, "foo")
+        _search_test(None, "bar")
+        _search_test(None, "", expected_http_code=400)