Allow anonymous use of the chat

client/startup/requestGuestAccount.js

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Meteor.startup(function() {
+	Tracker.autorun(function() {
+		if (!Session.get('no-guest')) {
+			if (!Meteor.userId()
+				&& RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_AllowGuestAccess')
+				&& RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_AutomaticallyLoginAsGuest')) {
+				Meteor.call('getGuestAccount', function(error, user) {
+					if (error) {
+						console.log (error);
+						return;
+					}
+					Meteor.loginWithPassword(user, '');
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	});
+});

packages/rocketchat-i18n/i18n/en.i18n.json

@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@
   "Accounts_AllowedDomainsList": "Allowed Domains List",
   "Accounts_AllowedDomainsList_Description": "Comma-separated list of allowed domains",
   "Accounts_AllowEmailChange": "Allow Email Change",
+  "Accounts_AllowGuestAccess": "Allow anonymous/guest access",
+  "Accounts_GuestNamePostfix": "Guest name postfix",
+  "Accounts_GuestNamePrefix": "Guest name prefix",
+  "Accounts_AllowGuestToChooseName": "Allow guests to choose name",
   "Accounts_AllowPasswordChange": "Allow Password Change",
   "Accounts_AllowUserAvatarChange": "Allow User Avatar Change",
   "Accounts_AllowUsernameChange": "Allow Username Change",
   "Accounts_AllowUserProfileChange": "Allow User Profile Change",
+  "Accounts_AutomaticallyLoginAsGuest": "Automatically login as guest",
   "Accounts_AvatarResize": "Resize Avatars",
   "Accounts_AvatarSize": "Avatar Size",
   "Accounts_AvatarStorePath": "Avatar Storage Path",
@@ -897,6 +902,8 @@
   "Log_View_Limit": "Log View Limit",
   "Logged_out_of_other_clients_successfully": "Logged out of other clients successfully",
   "Login": "Login",
+  "Login_As_Guest": "Login as Guest",
+  "Login_Or_Register_Message_Box": "Login or Register to send messages",
   "Login_with": "Login with %s",
   "Logout": "Logout",
   "Logout_Others": "Logout From Other Logged In Locations",

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/functions/sendMessage.coffee

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 RocketChat.sendMessage = (user, message, room, upsert = false) ->
-	if not user or not message or not room._id
+	if not user or not message or not room._id or user.guestId
 		return false
 
 	unless message.ts?

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/methods/sendMessage.coffee

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Meteor.methods
 		if not Meteor.userId()
 			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', "Invalid user", { method: 'sendMessage' })
 
+		if Meteor.user().guestId
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', "Guests cannot send messages", { method: 'sendMessage' })
+
 		if message.ts
 			tsDiff = Math.abs(moment(message.ts).diff())
 			if tsDiff > 60000

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/methods/setUsername.js

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ Meteor.methods({
 			throw new Meteor.Error('username-invalid', `${_.escape(username)} is not a valid username, use only letters, numbers, dots, hyphens and underscores`);
 		}
 
+		const guestPrefix = RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_GuestNamePrefix');
+		const guestPostfix = RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_GuestNamePostfix');
+
+		if (user.guestId) {
+			username = guestPrefix + username + guestPostfix;
+		}
+
 		if (user.username !== undefined) {
 			if (!username.toLowerCase() === user.username.toLowerCase()) {
 				if (!RocketChat.checkUsernameAvailability(username)) {

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Messages.coffee

@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ RocketChat.models.Messages = new class extends RocketChat.models._Base
 
 	# INSERT
 	createWithTypeRoomIdMessageAndUser: (type, roomId, message, user, extraData) ->
+		if user.guestId
+			return
 		room = RocketChat.models.Rooms.findOneById roomId, { fields: { sysMes: 1 }}
 		if room?.sysMes is false
 			return

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/models/Users.coffee

@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class ModelUsers extends RocketChat.models._Base
 				username: {
 					$nin: exceptions
 				}
-			}]
+			}],
+			guestId: { $exists: false }
 		}
 
 		return @find query, options
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ class ModelUsers extends RocketChat.models._Base
 				{
 					username: { $nin: exceptions }
 				}
-			]
+			],
+			guestId: { $exists: false }
 
 		return @find query, options
 
@@ -247,6 +249,13 @@ class ModelUsers extends RocketChat.models._Base
 
 		return @update _id, update
 
+	setGuestId: (_id, guestId) ->
+		update =
+			$set:
+				guestId: guestId
+
+		return @update _id, update
+
 	setCustomFields: (_id, fields) ->
 		values = {}
 		for key, value of fields

packages/rocketchat-lib/server/startup/settings.coffee

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ RocketChat.settings.add('uniqueID', process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ID or Random.id(), {
 # When you define a setting and want to add a description, you don't need to automatically define the i18nDescription
 # if you add a node to the i18n.json with the same setting name but with `_Description` it will automatically work.
 RocketChat.settings.addGroup 'Accounts', ->
+	@add 'Accounts_AllowGuestAccess', false, { type: 'boolean', public: true}
+	@add 'Accounts_GuestNamePrefix', 'anonymous-', { type: 'string', public: true, enableQuery: { _id: 'Accounts_AllowGuestAccess', value: true } }
+	@add 'Accounts_GuestNamePostfix', '', { type: 'string', public: true, enableQuery: { _id: 'Accounts_AllowGuestAccess', value: true } }
+	@add 'Accounts_AllowGuestToChooseName', true, { type: 'boolean', public: true, enableQuery: { _id: 'Accounts_AllowGuestAccess', value: true } }
+	@add 'Accounts_AutomaticallyLoginAsGuest', true, { type: 'boolean', public: true, enableQuery: { _id: 'Accounts_AllowGuestAccess', value: true } }
 	@add 'Accounts_AllowDeleteOwnAccount', false, { type: 'boolean', public: true, enableQuery: { _id: 'Accounts_AllowUserProfileChange', value: true } }
 	@add 'Accounts_AllowUserProfileChange', true, { type: 'boolean', public: true }
 	@add 'Accounts_AllowUserAvatarChange', true, { type: 'boolean', public: true }

packages/rocketchat-livechat/client/views/app/tabbar/visitorInfo.html

@@ -8,23 +8,25 @@
 		{{/if}}
 		<div class="user-view {{showDetail}}">
 			<div class="about clearfix">
-				{{#with user}}
-					<div class="info">
-						<h3 title="{{username}}"><i class="status-{{status}}"></i> {{username}}</h3>
-						<p class="secondary-font-color">{{name}}</p>
+				{{#unless isGuest}}
+					{{#with user}}
+						<div class="info">
+							<h3 title="{{username}}"><i class="status-{{status}}"></i> {{username}}</h3>
+							<p class="secondary-font-color">{{name}}</p>
 
-						<ul>
-							{{#if utc}}<li><i class="icon-clock"></i>{{userTime}} (UTC {{utc}})</li>{{/if}}
-							{{#each visitorEmails}} <li><i class="icon-mail"></i> {{address}}{{#if verified}}&nbsp;<i class="icon-ok success-color"></i>{{/if}}</li> {{/each}}
-							{{#each phone}} <li><i class="icon-phone"></i> {{phoneNumber}}</li> {{/each}}
-							{{#if lastLogin}} <li><i class="icon-calendar"></i> {{_ "Created_at"}}: {{createdAt}}</li> {{/if}}
-							{{#if lastLogin}} <li><i class="icon-calendar"></i> {{_ "Last_login"}}: {{lastLogin}}</li> {{/if}}
-							{{#if ip}}<li><i class="icon-laptop"></i><span>{{ip}}</span></li>{{/if}}
-							{{#if os}}<li><i class="{{osIcon}}"></i><span>{{os}}</span></li>{{/if}}
-							{{#if browser}}<li><i class="{{browserIcon}}"></i><span>{{browser}}</span></li>{{/if}}
-						</ul>
-					</div>
-				{{/with}}
+							<ul>
+								{{#if utc}}<li><i class="icon-clock"></i>{{userTime}} (UTC {{utc}})</li>{{/if}}
+								{{#each visitorEmails}} <li><i class="icon-mail"></i> {{address}}{{#if verified}}&nbsp;<i class="icon-ok success-color"></i>{{/if}}</li> {{/each}}
+								{{#each phone}} <li><i class="icon-phone"></i> {{phoneNumber}}</li> {{/each}}
+								{{#if lastLogin}} <li><i class="icon-calendar"></i> {{_ "Created_at"}}: {{createdAt}}</li> {{/if}}
+								{{#if lastLogin}} <li><i class="icon-calendar"></i> {{_ "Last_login"}}: {{lastLogin}}</li> {{/if}}
+								{{#if ip}}<li><i class="icon-laptop"></i><span>{{ip}}</span></li>{{/if}}
+								{{#if os}}<li><i class="{{osIcon}}"></i><span>{{os}}</span></li>{{/if}}
+								{{#if browser}}<li><i class="{{browserIcon}}"></i><span>{{browser}}</span></li>{{/if}}
+							</ul>
+						</div>
+					{{/with}}
+				{{/unless}}
 
 				{{#with room}}
 					<div class="info">

packages/rocketchat-livechat/client/views/app/tabbar/visitorInfo.js

@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ Template.visitorInfo.helpers({
 		return this.tags && this.tags.join(', ');
 	},
 
+	isGuest() {
+		const user = Template.instance().user.get();
+		if (user) {
+			return user.guestId || Meteor.user().guestId;
+		}
+		return false;
+	},
+
 	customFields() {
 		const fields = [];
 		let livechatData = {};

packages/rocketchat-theme/client/imports/base.less

@@ -4001,6 +4001,7 @@ body:not(.is-cordova) {
 	.submit,
 	.register,
 	.forgot-password,
+	.login-as-guest,
 	.back-to-login {
 		margin-top: 12px;
 	}

packages/rocketchat-ui-flextab/flex-tab/tabs/userInfo.coffee

@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Template.userInfo.helpers
 		user = Template.instance().user.get()
 		return user.username
 
+	isGuest: ->
+		user = Template.instance().user.get()
+		if user
+			return user.guestId or Meteor.user().guestId
+		return false
+
 	email: ->
 		user = Template.instance().user.get()
 		return user.emails?[0]?.address

packages/rocketchat-ui-flextab/flex-tab/tabs/userInfo.html

@@ -41,69 +41,70 @@ <h3 title="{{username}}"><i class="status-{{status}}"></i> {{username}}</h3>
 			</div>
 			{{/with}}
 			<nav>
-				{{#if user.active}}
-					{{> videoButtons}}
-				{{/if}}
-				{{#if isDirect}}
-					{{#if isBlocker}}
-						<button class='button button-block tertiary unblock-user'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Unblock_User"}}</span></button>
-					{{else}}
-						<button class='button button-block danger block-user'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Block_User"}}</span></button>
+				{{#unless isGuest}}
+					{{#if user.active}}
+						{{> videoButtons}}
 					{{/if}}
-				{{/if}}
-
-				{{#if showAll}}
-					{{#if canDirectMessage user.username}}
-						<button class='button button-block primary pvt-msg'><span><i class='icon-chat'></i> {{_ "Conversation"}}</span></button> {{/if}}
-					{{#if canSetOwner}}
-						{{#if isOwner}}
-							<button class="button button-block danger unset-owner"><span>{{_ "Remove_as_owner"}}</span></button>
+					{{#if isDirect}}
+						{{#if isBlocker}}
+							<button class='button button-block tertiary unblock-user'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Unblock_User"}}</span></button>
 						{{else}}
-							<button class="button button-block tertiary set-owner"><span>{{_ "Set_as_owner"}}</span></button>
+							<button class='button button-block danger block-user'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Block_User"}}</span></button>
 						{{/if}}
 					{{/if}}
-					{{#if canSetModerator}}
-						{{#if isModerator}}
-							<button class="button button-block danger unset-moderator"><span>{{_ "Remove_as_moderator"}}</span></button>
-						{{else}}
-							<button class="button button-block tertiary set-moderator"><span>{{_ "Set_as_moderator"}}</span></button>
+
+					{{#if showAll}}
+						{{#if canDirectMessage user.username}}
+							<button class='button button-block primary pvt-msg'><span><i class='icon-chat'></i> {{_ "Conversation"}}</span></button> {{/if}}
+						{{#if canSetOwner}}
+							{{#if isOwner}}
+								<button class="button button-block danger unset-owner"><span>{{_ "Remove_as_owner"}}</span></button>
+							{{else}}
+								<button class="button button-block tertiary set-owner"><span>{{_ "Set_as_owner"}}</span></button>
+							{{/if}}
 						{{/if}}
-					{{/if}}
-					{{#if canMuteUser}}
-						{{#if userMuted}}
-							<button class="button button-block secondary unmute-user primary"><span>{{_ "Unmute_user"}}</span></button>
-						{{else}}
-							<button class="button button-block danger mute-user"><span>{{_ "Mute_user"}}</span></button>
+						{{#if canSetModerator}}
+							{{#if isModerator}}
+								<button class="button button-block danger unset-moderator"><span>{{_ "Remove_as_moderator"}}</span></button>
+							{{else}}
+								<button class="button button-block tertiary set-moderator"><span>{{_ "Set_as_moderator"}}</span></button>
+							{{/if}}
+						{{/if}}
+						{{#if canMuteUser}}
+							{{#if userMuted}}
+								<button class="button button-block secondary unmute-user primary"><span>{{_ "Unmute_user"}}</span></button>
+							{{else}}
+								<button class="button button-block danger mute-user"><span>{{_ "Mute_user"}}</span></button>
+							{{/if}}
+						{{/if}}
+						{{#if canRemoveUser}}
+							<button class="button button-block danger remove-user"><span>{{_ "Remove_from_room"}}</span></button>
 						{{/if}}
 					{{/if}}
-					{{#if canRemoveUser}}
-						<button class="button button-block danger remove-user"><span>{{_ "Remove_from_room"}}</span></button>
-					{{/if}}
-				{{/if}}
 
-				{{#unless hideAdminControls}}
-					{{#if hasPermission 'edit-other-user-info'}}
-					<button class='button button-block primary edit-user'><span><i class='icon-edit'></i> {{_ "Edit"}}</span></button>
-					{{/if}}
-					{{#if hasPermission 'assign-admin-role'}}
-						{{#if hasAdminRole}}
-						<button class='button button-block danger remove-admin'><span><i class='icon-shield'></i> {{_ "Remove_Admin"}}</span></button>
-						{{else}}
-						<button class='button button-block secondary make-admin'><span><i class='icon-shield'></i> {{_ "Make_Admin"}}</span></button>
+					{{#unless hideAdminControls}}
+						{{#if hasPermission 'edit-other-user-info'}}
+						<button class='button button-block primary edit-user'><span><i class='icon-edit'></i> {{_ "Edit"}}</span></button>
 						{{/if}}
-					{{/if}}
-					{{#if hasPermission 'edit-other-user-active-status'}}
-						{{#if active}}
-						<button class='button button-block danger deactivate'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Deactivate"}}</span></button>
-						{{else}}
-						<button class='button button-block secondary activate'><span><i class='icon-ok-circled'></i> {{_ "Activate"}}</span></button>
+						{{#if hasPermission 'assign-admin-role'}}
+							{{#if hasAdminRole}}
+							<button class='button button-block danger remove-admin'><span><i class='icon-shield'></i> {{_ "Remove_Admin"}}</span></button>
+							{{else}}
+							<button class='button button-block secondary make-admin'><span><i class='icon-shield'></i> {{_ "Make_Admin"}}</span></button>
+							{{/if}}
 						{{/if}}
-					{{/if}}
-					{{#if hasPermission 'delete-user'}}
-					<button class='button button-block danger delete'><span><i class='icon-trash'></i> {{_ "Delete"}}</span></button>
-					{{/if}}
+						{{#if hasPermission 'edit-other-user-active-status'}}
+							{{#if active}}
+							<button class='button button-block danger deactivate'><span><i class='icon-block'></i> {{_ "Deactivate"}}</span></button>
+							{{else}}
+							<button class='button button-block secondary activate'><span><i class='icon-ok-circled'></i> {{_ "Activate"}}</span></button>
+							{{/if}}
+						{{/if}}
+						{{#if hasPermission 'delete-user'}}
+						<button class='button button-block danger delete'><span><i class='icon-trash'></i> {{_ "Delete"}}</span></button>
+						{{/if}}
+					{{/unless}}
 				{{/unless}}
-
 				{{#if showAll}}
 					<button class='button back'><span>{{_ "View_All"}} <i class='icon-angle-right'></i></span></button>
 				{{/if}}

packages/rocketchat-ui-login/client/login/form.coffee

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Template.loginForm.helpers
 	registrationAllowed: ->
 		return RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_RegistrationForm') is 'Public' or Template.instance().validSecretURL?.get()
 
+	guestLoginAllowed: ->
+		return RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_AllowGuestAccess')
+
 	linkReplacementText: ->
 		return RocketChat.settings.get('Accounts_RegistrationForm_LinkReplacementText')
 
@@ -128,6 +131,14 @@ Template.loginForm.events
 		Template.instance().state.set 'forgot-password'
 		RocketChat.callbacks.run('loginPageStateChange', Template.instance().state.get());
 
+	'click .login-as-guest': ->
+		Meteor.call 'getGuestAccount', (error, email) ->
+			if error
+				console.log error
+				return
+			Meteor.loginWithPassword email, '', (error) ->
+				console.log error
+
 	'click .one-passsword': ->
 		if not OnePassword?.findLoginForUrl?
 			return

packages/rocketchat-ui-login/client/login/form.html

@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ <h2>{{{_ "Registration_Succeeded"}}}</h2>
 								<button type="button" class="forgot-password">{{_ 'Forgot_password'}}</button>
 							</div>
 						{{/if}}
+						{{#if guestLoginAllowed}}
+							<div>
+								<button type="button" class="login-as-guest">{{_ 'Login_As_Guest'}}</button>
+							</div>
+						{{/if}}
 					{{/if}}
 				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}

packages/rocketchat-ui-login/client/username/username.coffee

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ Template.username.onCreated ->
 	self = this
 	self.username = new ReactiveVar
 
-	Meteor.call 'getUsernameSuggestion', (error, username) ->
+	if Meteor.user().guestId
 		self.username.set
 			ready: true
-			username: username
-		Meteor.defer ->
-			self.find('input').focus()
+			username: ''
+	else
+		Meteor.call 'getUsernameSuggestion', (error, username) ->
+			self.username.set
+				ready: true
+				username: username
+			Meteor.defer ->
+				self.find('input').focus()
 
 Template.username.helpers
 	username: ->