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+-- provides an http endpoint at /room-census that reports list of rooms with the
+-- number of members and created date in this JSON format:
+--
+--     {
+--         "room_census": [
+--             {
+--                 "room_name": "<muc name>",
+--                 "participants": <# participants>,
+--                 "created_time": <unix timestamp>,
+--             },
+--             ...
+--         ]
+--     }
+-- 
+-- to activate, add "muc_census" to the modules_enabled table in prosody.cfg.lua
+-- 
+-- warning: this module is unprotected and intended for server admin use only.
+-- when enabled, make sure to secure the endpoint at the web server or via
+-- network filters
+
+local jid = require "util.jid";
+local json = require "util.json";
+local iterators = require "util.iterators";
+local util = module:require "util";
+local is_healthcheck_room = util.is_healthcheck_room;
+
+local have_async = pcall(require, "util.async");
+if not have_async then
+    module:log("error", "requires a version of Prosody with util.async");
+    return;
+end
+
+local async_handler_wrapper = module:require "util".async_handler_wrapper;
+
+local tostring = tostring;
+
+-- required parameter for custom muc component prefix, defaults to "conference"
+local muc_domain_prefix = module:get_option_string("muc_mapper_domain_prefix", "conference");
+
+--- handles request to get number of participants in all rooms
+-- @return GET response
+function handle_get_room_census(event)
+    local host_session = prosody.hosts[muc_domain_prefix .. "." .. tostring(module.host)]
+    if not host_session or not host_session.modules.muc then
+        return { status_code = 400; }
+    end
+
+    room_data = {}
+    for room in host_session.modules.muc.each_room() do
+        if not is_healthcheck_room(room.jid) then
+            local occupants = room._occupants;
+            if occupants then
+                participant_count = iterators.count(room:each_occupant()) - 1; -- subtract focus
+            else
+                participant_count = 0
+            end
+            table.insert(room_data, {
+                room_name = room.jid;
+                participants = participant_count;
+                created_time = room.created_timestamp;
+            });
+        end
+    end
+
+    census_resp = json.encode({
+        room_census = room_data;
+    });
+    return { status_code = 200; body = census_resp }
+end
+
+function module.load()
+    module:depends("http");
+        module:provides("http", {
+                default_path = "/";
+                route = {
+                        ["GET room-census"] = function (event) return async_handler_wrapper(event,handle_get_room_census) end;
+                };
+        });
+end