Implement GET `/users/username/{username}` endpoint for APIv4 (#5310)

* added get user by username endpoint

* added get user by username unit test and driver

* changed username length to 22 characters max

* changed Params to UserName to Username

* reorganized get user by username and get user by email formatting in model/client4

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/api4/user.go b/api4/user.go
index 348ccf46c..d8d071cd2 100644
--- a/api4/user.go
+++ b/api4/user.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func InitUser() {
 	BaseRoutes.Users.Handle("/login", ApiHandler(login)).Methods("POST")
 	BaseRoutes.Users.Handle("/logout", ApiHandler(logout)).Methods("POST")
 
+	BaseRoutes.UserByUsername.Handle("", ApiSessionRequired(getUserByUsername)).Methods("GET")
 	BaseRoutes.UserByEmail.Handle("", ApiSessionRequired(getUserByEmail)).Methods("GET")
 
 }
@@ -93,6 +94,34 @@ func getUser(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+func getUserByUsername(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c.RequireUsername()
+	if c.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// No permission check required
+
+	var user *model.User
+	var err *model.AppError
+
+	if user, err = app.GetUserByUsername(c.Params.Username); err != nil {
+		c.Err = err
+		return
+	}
+
+	etag := user.Etag(utils.Cfg.PrivacySettings.ShowFullName, utils.Cfg.PrivacySettings.ShowEmailAddress)
+
+	if HandleEtag(etag, "Get User", w, r) {
+		return
+	} else {
+		app.SanitizeProfile(user, c.IsSystemAdmin())
+		w.Header().Set(model.HEADER_ETAG_SERVER, etag)
+		w.Write([]byte(user.ToJson()))
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func getUserByEmail(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c.RequireEmail()
 	if c.Err != nil {