Abstract getting by remote user ID.

synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py

@@ -864,20 +864,14 @@ class OidcHandler(BaseHandler):
         # to be strings.
         remote_user_id = str(remote_user_id)
 
-        logger.info(
-            "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
-            self._auth_provider_id,
-            remote_user_id,
-        )
-
-        registered_user_id = await self.store.get_user_by_external_id(
+        # first of all, check if we already have a mapping for this user
+        registered_user_id = await self._sso_handler.get_sso_user_by_remote_user_id(
             self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id,
         )
-
-        if registered_user_id is not None:
-            logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+        if registered_user_id:
             return registered_user_id
 
+        # Otherwise, generate a new user.
         try:
             attributes = await self._user_mapping_provider.map_user_attributes(
                 userinfo, token

synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py

@@ -250,16 +250,10 @@ class SamlHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         with (await self._mapping_lock.queue(self._auth_provider_id)):
             # first of all, check if we already have a mapping for this user
-            logger.info(
-                "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
-                self._auth_provider_id,
-                remote_user_id,
+            registered_user_id = await self._sso_handler.get_sso_user_by_remote_user_id(
+                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id,
             )
-            registered_user_id = await self.store.get_user_by_external_id(
-                self._auth_provider_id, remote_user_id
-            )
-            if registered_user_id is not None:
-                logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+            if registered_user_id:
                 return registered_user_id
 
             # backwards-compatibility hack: see if there is an existing user with a

synapse/handlers/sso.py

@@ -52,3 +52,39 @@ class SsoHandler(BaseHandler):
             error=error, error_description=error_description
         )
         respond_with_html(request, 400, html)
+
+    async def get_sso_user_by_remote_user_id(
+        self, auth_provider_id: str, remote_user_id: str
+    ) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Maps the user ID of a remote IdP to a mxid for a previously seen user.
+
+        If the user has not been seen yet, this will return None.
+
+        Args:
+            auth_provider_id: A unique identifier for this SSO provider, e.g.
+                "oidc" or "saml".
+            remote_user_id: The user ID according to the remote IdP. This might
+                be an e-mail address, a GUID, or some other form. It must be
+                unique and immutable.
+
+        Returns:
+            The mxid of a previously seen user.
+        """
+        # Check if we already have a mapping for this user.
+        logger.info(
+            "Looking for existing mapping for user %s:%s",
+            auth_provider_id,
+            remote_user_id,
+        )
+        registered_user_id = await self.store.get_user_by_external_id(
+            auth_provider_id, remote_user_id,
+        )
+
+        # A match was found, return the user ID.
+        if registered_user_id is not None:
+            logger.info("Found existing mapping %s", registered_user_id)
+            return registered_user_id
+
+        # No match.
+        return None