Allow users to filter message searches by channel sender in groups

Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/peers/add_participants_box.cpp

@@ -415,8 +415,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<PeerListRow> AddSpecialBoxController::createSearchRow(
 	if (_excludeSelf && peer->isSelf()) {
 		return nullptr;
 	}
-	if (const auto user = peer->asUser()) {
-		return createRow(user);
+	if (_excludeBroadcasts && peer->isBroadcast())
+	{
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	if (peer->asUser() || peer->asBroadcast()) {
+		return createRow(peer);
 	}
 	return nullptr;
 }
@@ -1118,9 +1123,48 @@ void AddSpecialBoxSearchController::searchGlobalDone(
 			}
 		}
 	};
+
+	const auto feedListChannels = [&](const MTPVector<MTPChat>& list) {
+		// skip this step in groups which are not eligible for masquerading.
+		if (const auto megagroup = _peer->asMegagroup()) {
+			if (!megagroup->hasUsername() && !megagroup->linkedChat()) {
+				return;
+			}
+		} else {
+			return;
+		}
+		for (const auto& mtpChat : list.v) {
+			const auto peerId = mtpChat.match([](const MTPDchannel& data) {
+					return peerFromChannel(data.vid().v);
+				}, [](const MTPDchat& data) {
+					return peerFromChat(data.vid().v);
+				}, [](auto&&) {
+					return PeerId();
+				});
+			if (const auto peer = _peer->owner().peerLoaded(peerId)) {
+				bool isBroadcastMasqueradable = false;
+				if (const auto broadcast = peer->asBroadcast()) {
+					// to reduce clutter, only allow exact username matches.
+					if (broadcast->hasUsername() &&
+						broadcast->username.compare(_query.startsWith('@') ?
+							QString(_query).remove('@') :
+							_query, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+						isBroadcastMasqueradable = true;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (isBroadcastMasqueradable) {
+					_additional->checkForLoaded(peer);
+					delegate()->peerListSearchAddRow(peer);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
 	if (_requestId == requestId) {
 		_requestId = 0;
 		_globalLoaded = true;
+		feedListChannels(found.vchats());
 		feedList(found.vmy_results());
 		feedList(found.vresults());
 		delegate()->peerListSearchRefreshRows();

Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/peers/add_participants_box.h

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class AddSpecialBoxController
 
 protected:
 	bool _excludeSelf = true;
+	bool _excludeBroadcasts = true;
 
 };
 

Telegram/SourceFiles/dialogs/dialogs_search_from_controllers.cpp

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ SearchFromController::SearchFromController(
 	BannedDoneCallback())
 , _callback(std::move(callback)) {
 	_excludeSelf = false;
+	_excludeBroadcasts = false;
 }
 
 void SearchFromController::prepare() {