Allow disabling private messages. Fixes #3640

crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ pub async fn save_user_settings(
     post_listing_mode: data.post_listing_mode,
     enable_keyboard_navigation: data.enable_keyboard_navigation,
     enable_animated_images: data.enable_animated_images,
+    enable_private_messages: data.enable_private_messages,
     collapse_bot_comments: data.collapse_bot_comments,
     ..Default::default()
   };

crates/api_common/src/person.rs

@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ pub struct SaveUserSettings {
   /// should be paused
   #[cfg_attr(feature = "full", ts(optional))]
   pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
+  /// Whether a user can send / receive private messages
+  pub enable_private_messages: Option<bool>,
   /// Whether to auto-collapse bot comments.
   #[cfg_attr(feature = "full", ts(optional))]
   pub collapse_bot_comments: Option<bool>,

crates/api_common/src/utils.rs

@@ -357,6 +357,16 @@ pub fn check_private_instance(
   }
 }
 
+/// If private messages are disabled, dont allow them to be sent / received
+#[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+pub fn check_private_messages_enabled(local_user_view: &LocalUserView) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  if !local_user_view.local_user.enable_private_messages {
+    Err(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePrivateMessage)?
+  } else {
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
+
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 pub async fn build_federated_instances(
   local_site: &LocalSite,

crates/api_crud/src/private_message/create.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   private_message::{CreatePrivateMessage, PrivateMessageResponse},
   send_activity::{ActivityChannel, SendActivityData},
   utils::{
+    check_private_messages_enabled,
     get_interface_language,
     get_url_blocklist,
     local_site_to_slur_regex,
@@ -46,6 +47,16 @@ pub async fn create_private_message(
   )
   .await?;
 
+  check_private_messages_enabled(&local_user_view)?;
+
+  // Don't allow local sends to people who have private messages disabled
+  let recipient_local_user_opt = LocalUserView::read_person(&mut context.pool(), data.recipient_id)
+    .await
+    .ok();
+  if let Some(recipient_local_user) = recipient_local_user_opt {
+    check_private_messages_enabled(&recipient_local_user)?;
+  }
+
   let private_message_form = PrivateMessageInsertForm::new(
     local_user_view.person.id,
     data.recipient_id,

crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
-  utils::{get_url_blocklist, local_site_opt_to_slur_regex, process_markdown},
+  utils::{
+    check_private_messages_enabled,
+    get_url_blocklist,
+    local_site_opt_to_slur_regex,
+    process_markdown,
+  },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
   source::{
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
   traits::Crud,
   utils::naive_now,
 };
+use lemmy_db_views::structs::LocalUserView;
 use lemmy_utils::{
   error::{FederationError, LemmyError, LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult},
   utils::markdown::markdown_to_html,
@@ -130,9 +136,16 @@ impl Object for ApubPrivateMessage {
     let recipient = note.to[0].dereference(context).await?;
     PersonBlock::read(&mut context.pool(), recipient.id, creator.id).await?;
 
+    // Check that they can receive private messages
+    if let Ok(recipient_local_user) =
+      LocalUserView::read_person(&mut context.pool(), recipient.id).await
+    {
+      check_private_messages_enabled(&recipient_local_user)?;
+    }
     let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool()).await.ok();
     let slur_regex = &local_site_opt_to_slur_regex(&local_site);
     let url_blocklist = get_url_blocklist(context).await?;
+
     let content = read_from_string_or_source(&note.content, &None, &note.source);
     let content = process_markdown(&content, slur_regex, &url_blocklist, context).await?;
     let content = markdown_rewrite_remote_links(content, context).await;

crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs

@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         totp_2fa_enabled -> Bool,
         enable_keyboard_navigation -> Bool,
         enable_animated_images -> Bool,
+        enable_private_messages -> Bool,
         collapse_bot_comments -> Bool,
         default_comment_sort_type -> CommentSortTypeEnum,
     }

crates/db_schema/src/source/local_user.rs

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ pub struct LocalUser {
   /// Whether user avatars and inline images in the UI that are gifs should be allowed to play or
   /// should be paused
   pub enable_animated_images: bool,
+  /// Whether a user can send / receive private messages
+  pub enable_private_messages: bool,
   /// Whether to auto-collapse bot comments.
   pub collapse_bot_comments: bool,
   pub default_comment_sort_type: CommentSortType,
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ pub struct LocalUserInsertForm {
   #[new(default)]
   pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
   #[new(default)]
+  pub enable_private_messages: Option<bool>,
+  #[new(default)]
   pub collapse_bot_comments: Option<bool>,
   #[new(default)]
   pub default_comment_sort_type: Option<CommentSortType>,
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ pub struct LocalUserUpdateForm {
   pub totp_2fa_enabled: Option<bool>,
   pub enable_keyboard_navigation: Option<bool>,
   pub enable_animated_images: Option<bool>,
+  pub enable_private_messages: Option<bool>,
   pub collapse_bot_comments: Option<bool>,
   pub default_comment_sort_type: Option<CommentSortType>,
 }

crates/db_views/src/registration_application_view.rs

@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ mod tests {
         totp_2fa_enabled: inserted_sara_local_user.totp_2fa_enabled,
         enable_keyboard_navigation: inserted_sara_local_user.enable_keyboard_navigation,
         enable_animated_images: inserted_sara_local_user.enable_animated_images,
+        enable_private_messages: inserted_sara_local_user.enable_private_messages,
         collapse_bot_comments: inserted_sara_local_user.collapse_bot_comments,
       },
       creator: Person {

migrations/2023-10-24-140438_enable_private_messages/down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE local_user
+    DROP COLUMN enable_private_messages;
+

migrations/2023-10-24-140438_enable_private_messages/up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE local_user
+    ADD COLUMN enable_private_messages boolean DEFAULT TRUE NOT NULL;
+