Add bypass_for_users config

README.md

@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ modules:
         # Identity server to use when checking the homeserver an email address belongs to
         # using the /info endpoint. Required.
         id_server: "vector.im"
+        # Disable access rules for this list of users
+        bypass_for_users: []
 ```
 
 ## Development and Testing

room_access_rules/__init__.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class AccessRules:
 @attr.s(frozen=True, auto_attribs=True)
 class RoomAccessRulesConfig:
     id_server: str
+    bypass_for_users: List[str] = []
     domains_forbidden_when_restricted: List[str] = []
     fix_admins_for_dm_power_levels: bool = False
     add_live_location_power_levels: bool = False
@@ -306,6 +307,12 @@ async def on_create_room(
         access_rule = None
         join_rule = None
 
+        if (
+            is_requester_admin
+            or requester.user.to_string() in self.config.bypass_for_users
+        ):
+            return True
+
         # If there's a rules event in the initial state, check if it complies with the
         # spec for im.vector.room.access_rules and deny the request if not.
         for event in config.get("initial_state", []):
@@ -486,6 +493,14 @@ async def check_threepid_can_be_invited(
 
         return True
 
+    async def _user_can_bypass_rules(self, user_id: str) -> bool:
+        if (
+            user_id in self.config.bypass_for_users
+            or await self.module_api.is_user_admin(user_id)
+        ):
+            return True
+        return False
+
     async def check_event_allowed(
         self,
         event: EventBase,
@@ -504,6 +519,9 @@ async def check_event_allowed(
             allowed, False if it should be rejected. The second entry is always
             None because this module doesn't replace event contents.
         """
+        if await self._user_can_bypass_rules(event.sender):
+            return True, None
+
         # We check the rules when altering the state of the room, so only go further if
         # the event is a state event.
         if event.is_state():
@@ -643,6 +661,18 @@ async def _on_membership_or_invite(
         Returns:
             A boolean indicating whether the event is allowed.
         """
+
+        # Let's ignore rules if the user is accepting an invite coming from
+        # an user in the bypass list or an admin
+        if event.type == EventTypes.Member and event.membership == Membership.JOIN:
+            previous_membership = state_events.get((EventTypes.Member, event.state_key))
+            if (
+                previous_membership
+                and previous_membership.membership == Membership.INVITE
+            ):
+                if await self._user_can_bypass_rules(previous_membership.sender):
+                    return True
+
         if rule == AccessRules.RESTRICTED:
             ret = self._on_membership_or_invite_restricted(event)
         elif rule == AccessRules.UNRESTRICTED:

tests/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
-from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock
 
 import attr
 from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi, UserID
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def create_module(
     module_api.http_client = MockHttpClient()
     module_api.public_room_list_manager = MockPublicRoomListManager()
     module_api._hs = MockHomeserver()
+    module_api.is_user_admin = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
 
     if config_override is None:
         config_override = {}