Create links to users profile in chat messages

website/server/controllers/api-v3/chat.js

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import guildsAllowingBannedWords from '../../libs/guildsAllowingBannedWords';
 import { getMatchesByWordArray } from '../../libs/stringUtils';
 import bannedSlurs from '../../libs/bannedSlurs';
 import apiError from '../../libs/apiError';
+import {highlightMentions} from '../../libs/highlightMentions';
 
 const FLAG_REPORT_EMAILS = nconf.get('FLAG_REPORT_EMAIL').split(',').map((email) => {
   return { email, canSend: true };
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ api.postChat = {
       throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('messageGroupChatSpam'));
     }
 
-    const newChatMessage = group.sendChat(req.body.message, user);
+    const message = await highlightMentions(req.body.message);
+    const newChatMessage = group.sendChat(message, user);
     let toSave = [newChatMessage.save()];
 
     if (group.type === 'party') {

website/server/controllers/api-v3/members.js

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../libs/email';
 import { sendNotification as sendPushNotification } from '../../libs/pushNotifications';
 import { achievements } from '../../../../website/common/';
+import {highlightMentions} from '../../libs/highlightMentions';
 
 let api = {};
 
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ api.sendPrivateMessage = {
     if (validationErrors) throw validationErrors;
 
     const sender = res.locals.user;
-    const message = req.body.message;
+    const message = await highlightMentions(req.body.message);
     const receiver = await User.findById(req.body.toUserId).exec();
     if (!receiver) throw new NotFound(res.t('userNotFound'));
     if (!receiver.flags.verifiedUsername) delete receiver.auth.local.username;

website/server/libs/highlightMentions.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {model as User} from '../models/user';
+
+const mentionRegex = new RegExp('\\B@[-\\w]+', 'g');
+
+export async function highlightMentions (text) {
+  const mentions = text.match(mentionRegex);
+  if (mentions !== null && mentions.length <= 5) {
+    const usernames = mentions.map((mention) => {
+      return mention.substr(1);
+    });
+    let members = await User
+      .find({'auth.local.username': {$in: usernames}, 'flags.verifiedUsername': true})
+      .select(['auth.local.username', '_id'])
+      .lean()
+      .exec();
+    members.forEach((member) => {
+      const username = member.auth.local.username;
+      text = text.replace(new RegExp(`@${username}\\b`, 'g'), `[@${username}](https://habitica.com/members/${member._id})`);
+    });
+  }
+  return text;
+}