Allow toggling room privacy after creation (#48)

is_private was previously only settable at room creation. RoomUpdate now
accepts it, update_room() applies it, and PATCH /api/rooms/{id} allows a
site admin to make the change even for a room they haven't joined (in
addition to the existing room owner/admin gate) -- require_room_role
normally 403s a non-member before the role check ever runs, so this is a
deliberate bypass for site admins specifically.

Flipping the flag has no effect on existing members either direction
(confirmed is_private is only ever checked at self-serve join time) --
it purely controls Browse Rooms visibility and future self-joins.

Frontend: RoomInfoPanel's "Room settings" section is now visible to room
owner, room admin, or site admin (was owner-only), with a privacy toggle
reusing NewRoomModal's existing toggle-switch UI. "Delete room" stays
owner-only, now nested inside that wider section rather than gating the
whole thing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/app/routers/rooms.py

@@ -156,7 +156,12 @@ async def update_room_endpoint(
 ):
     try:
         room = await get_room(db, room_id)
-        await require_room_role(room_id, current_user, db, RoomRole.admin)
+        # Room owner/admin (the pre-existing gate for name/description) or a
+        # site admin regardless of membership -- #48 explicitly wants site
+        # admins able to toggle is_private even for rooms they haven't
+        # joined, unlike require_room_role's normal membership requirement.
+        if not current_user.is_site_admin:
+            await require_room_role(room_id, current_user, db, RoomRole.admin)
         return await update_room(db, room, data)
     except RoomNotFoundError:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Room not found")

backend/app/schemas/room.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class RoomCreate(BaseModel):
 class RoomUpdate(BaseModel):
     name: str | None = Field(default=None, min_length=1, max_length=100)
     description: str | None = Field(default=None, max_length=2000)
+    is_private: bool | None = None
 
 
 class RoomRead(BaseModel):

backend/app/services/room_service.py

@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ async def update_room(db: AsyncSession, room: Room, data: RoomUpdate) -> Room:
         room.name = data.name
     if data.description is not None:
         room.description = data.description
+    if data.is_private is not None:
+        room.is_private = data.is_private
     try:
         await db.commit()
     except IntegrityError as exc:

backend/tests/test_rooms.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import uuid
 
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
-from app.models import Room, RoomMembership, RoomRole
+from app.models import Room, RoomMembership, RoomRole, User
 from tests.conftest import login_as, register_and_login
 
 
@@ -132,6 +132,62 @@ async def test_update_room_requires_admin(client, db_session):
     assert resp.json()["description"] == "updated"
 
 
+async def test_update_room_is_private_toggles_open_room_visibility(client, db_session):
+    # #48: owner can flip an already-created room's privacy after the fact.
+    await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="alice")
+    room_id = (await client.post("/api/rooms", json={"name": "general"})).json()["id"]
+    assert "general" in {r["name"] for r in (await client.get("/api/rooms")).json()}
+
+    resp = await client.patch(f"/api/rooms/{room_id}", json={"is_private": True})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["is_private"] is True
+    assert "general" not in {r["name"] for r in (await client.get("/api/rooms")).json()}
+
+    resp = await client.patch(f"/api/rooms/{room_id}", json={"is_private": False})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["is_private"] is False
+    assert "general" in {r["name"] for r in (await client.get("/api/rooms")).json()}
+
+
+async def test_update_room_is_private_allowed_for_room_admin_not_just_owner(client, db_session):
+    alice = await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="alice")
+    room_id = (await client.post("/api/rooms", json={"name": "general"})).json()["id"]
+
+    await client.post("/api/auth/logout")
+    bob = await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="bob")
+    await client.post(f"/api/rooms/{room_id}/join")
+
+    await client.post("/api/auth/logout")
+    await login_as(client, "alice")
+    resp = await client.patch(
+        f"/api/rooms/{room_id}/members/{bob['id']}", json={"role": "admin"}
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    await client.post("/api/auth/logout")
+    await login_as(client, "bob")
+    resp = await client.patch(f"/api/rooms/{room_id}", json={"is_private": True})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["is_private"] is True
+
+
+async def test_update_room_is_private_allowed_for_site_admin_non_member(client, db_session):
+    await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="alice")
+    room_id = (await client.post("/api/rooms", json={"name": "general"})).json()["id"]
+
+    await client.post("/api/auth/logout")
+    admin = await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="carol")
+    user = await db_session.get(User, uuid.UUID(admin["id"]))
+    user.is_site_admin = True
+    await db_session.commit()
+
+    # Never joined "general" -- ordinarily require_room_role would 403 this
+    # as "Not a member of this room" before even checking role.
+    resp = await client.patch(f"/api/rooms/{room_id}", json={"is_private": True})
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["is_private"] is True
+
+
 async def test_delete_room_owner_only(client, db_session):
     await register_and_login(client, db_session, username="alice")
     room_id = (await client.post("/api/rooms", json={"name": "general"})).json()["id"]

frontend/src/api/rooms.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function createRoom(
 
 export function updateRoom(
   roomId: string,
-  data: { name?: string; description?: string },
+  data: { name?: string; description?: string; is_private?: boolean },
 ): Promise<Room> {
   return apiFetch<Room>(`/api/rooms/${roomId}`, {
     method: 'PATCH',

frontend/src/components/RoomInfoPanel.tsx

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { FileAttachmentIcon } from './MessageList'
 import { RoomAvatar } from './RoomAvatar'
 import { UserAvatar } from './UserAvatar'
 import { UserPicker } from './UserPicker'
+import './Modal.css'
 import './RoomInfoPanel.css'
 
 const EVENT_TYPES: EventType[] = ['message.created', 'message.updated']
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
   const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false)
   const [nameDraft, setNameDraft] = useState(room.name)
   const [descDraft, setDescDraft] = useState(room.description ?? '')
+  const [isPrivateDraft, setIsPrivateDraft] = useState(room.is_private)
   const [roomError, setRoomError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   const [integrationsOpen, setIntegrationsOpen] = useState(false)
@@ -99,10 +101,15 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
   const [integrationsError, setIntegrationsError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   const canManage = myRole === 'admin' || myRole === 'owner'
+  // #48: room owner, room admin, or site admin (regardless of their role in
+  // *this* room) can edit room settings, including privacy -- matches the
+  // backend PATCH /api/rooms/{id} gate exactly (see rooms.py).
+  const canEditSettings = canManage || !!user?.is_site_admin
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setNameDraft(room.name)
     setDescDraft(room.description ?? '')
+    setIsPrivateDraft(room.is_private)
     if (canManage) {
       listIncomingWebhooks(room.id).then(setIncomingWebhooks).catch(() => setIncomingWebhooks([]))
       listEventSubscriptions(room.id).then(setEventSubscriptions).catch(() => setEventSubscriptions([]))
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
       setEventSubscriptions([])
       setDirectoryUsers([])
     }
-  }, [room.id, room.name, room.description, canManage])
+  }, [room.id, room.name, room.description, room.is_private, canManage])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Fetched lazily (only once expanded), not alongside the section above
@@ -246,7 +253,11 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
     e.preventDefault()
     setRoomError(null)
     try {
-      await updateRoom(room.id, { name: nameDraft.trim(), description: descDraft.trim() })
+      await updateRoom(room.id, {
+        name: nameDraft.trim(),
+        description: descDraft.trim(),
+        is_private: isPrivateDraft,
+      })
       onRoomUpdated()
     } catch (err) {
       setRoomError(err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : String(err))
@@ -500,7 +511,7 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {myRole === 'owner' && (
+      {canEditSettings && (
         <div className="room-info-section">
           <button
             type="button"
@@ -519,13 +530,29 @@ export function RoomInfoPanel({
                 Description
                 <textarea value={descDraft} onChange={(e) => setDescDraft(e.target.value)} rows={2} />
               </label>
+              <div className="toggle-row">
+                <div className="toggle-label">
+                  <span className="t">Private room</span>
+                  <span className="d">Joinable by invite only</span>
+                </div>
+                <label className="switch">
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={isPrivateDraft}
+                    onChange={(e) => setIsPrivateDraft(e.target.checked)}
+                  />
+                  <span className="track" />
+                </label>
+              </div>
               {roomError && <p className="room-info-error">{roomError}</p>}
               <button type="submit" className="btn-secondary">
                 Save
               </button>
-              <button type="button" className="room-info-danger-link" onClick={handleDelete}>
+              {myRole === 'owner' && (
-                Delete room
+                <button type="button" className="room-info-danger-link" onClick={handleDelete}>
-              </button>
+                  Delete room
+                </button>
+              )}
             </form>
           )}
         </div>