[GH-3074] Fix issues with media permissions on Linux and Jitsi Meet in embedded mode on all platforms

src/main/permissionsManager.test.js

@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@ jest.mock('main/windows/mainWindow', () => ({
 
 describe('main/PermissionsManager', () => {
     describe('setForServer', () => {
-        it('should ask for media permission when is not granted but the user explicitly granted it', () => {
-            systemPreferences.getMediaAccessStatus.mockReturnValue('denied');
-            const permissionsManager = new PermissionsManager('anyfile.json');
-            permissionsManager.setForServer({url: new URL('http://anyurl.com')}, {media: {allowed: true}});
-            expect(systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'microphone');
-            expect(systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'camera');
-        });
+        if (process.platform !== 'linux') {
+            it('should ask for media permission when is not granted but the user explicitly granted it', () => {
+                systemPreferences.getMediaAccessStatus.mockReturnValue('denied');
+                const permissionsManager = new PermissionsManager('anyfile.json');
+                permissionsManager.setForServer({url: new URL('http://anyurl.com')}, {media: {allowed: true}});
+                expect(systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'microphone');
+                expect(systemPreferences.askForMediaAccess).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'camera');
+            });
+        }
     });
 
     describe('handlePermissionRequest', () => {

src/main/permissionsManager.ts

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class PermissionsManager extends JsonFileManager<PermissionsByOrigin> {
     };
 
     setForServer = (server: MattermostServer, permissions: Permissions) => {
-        if (permissions.media?.allowed) {
+        if (permissions.media?.allowed && (process.platform === 'win32' || process.platform === 'darwin')) {
             this.checkMediaAccess('microphone');
             this.checkMediaAccess('camera');
         }
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ export class PermissionsManager extends JsonFileManager<PermissionsByOrigin> {
             url = details.securityOrigin;
         }
 
-        const parsedURL = parseURL(url);
-        if (!parsedURL) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         let serverURL: URL | undefined;
         if (CallsWidgetWindow.isCallsWidget(webContentsId)) {
             serverURL = CallsWidgetWindow.getViewURL();
@@ -159,6 +154,28 @@ export class PermissionsManager extends JsonFileManager<PermissionsByOrigin> {
             return true;
         }
 
+        const preparsedURL = parseURL(url);
+
+        if (!preparsedURL) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const preparsedHostChunks = preparsedURL.host.split('.').reverse();
+        const serverHostChunks = serverURL.host.split('.').reverse();
+
+        if (
+            preparsedHostChunks.length >= 3 && serverHostChunks.length >= 3 &&
+            preparsedHostChunks[0] === serverHostChunks[0] &&
+            preparsedHostChunks[1] === serverHostChunks[1]
+        ) {
+            url = serverURL.href;
+        }
+
+        const parsedURL = parseURL(url);
+        if (!parsedURL) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Exception for embedded videos such as YouTube
         // We still want to ask permission to do this though
         const isExternalFullscreen = permission === 'fullscreen' && parsedURL.origin !== serverURL.origin;