adding admin level export as well

app/templates/user/show_profile.html

@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@
                             </div>
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
+                    <div class="row">
+                        {% if user_access('manage users', current_user.id) %}
+                            <div class="col-4">
+                                <a class="w-100 btn btn-primary confirm_first" href="/u/{{ user.link() }}/export_settings">{{ _('Export Settings') }}</a>
+                            </div>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         {% endif %}

app/user/routes.py

@@ -212,6 +212,71 @@ def remove_cover():
             cache.delete_memoized(User.cover_image, current_user)
     return '<div> ' + _('Banner removed!') + '</div>'
 
+# export settings function. used in the /user/settings for a user to export their own settings
+# used in the admin moderation /u/<actor>/export_settings call to let admins
+# export the user settings plus admin relevant settings
+def export_user_settings(user, admin_request=False):
+        # make the empty dict
+        user_dict = {}
+
+        # take the current_user already found
+        # add user's settings to the dict for output
+        user_dict['user_name'] = user.user_name
+        user_dict['alt_user_name'] = user.alt_user_name
+        user_dict['title'] = user.title
+        user_dict['email'] = user.email
+        user_dict['about'] = user.about
+        user_dict['about_html'] = user.about_html
+        user_dict['keywords'] = user.keywords
+        user_dict['matrix_user_id'] = user.matrix_user_id
+        user_dict['hide_nsfw'] = user.hide_nsfw
+        user_dict['hide_nsfl'] = user.hide_nsfl
+        user_dict['receive_message_mode'] = user.receive_message_mode
+        user_dict['bot'] = user.bot
+        user_dict['ignore_bots'] = user.ignore_bots
+        user_dict['default_sort'] = user.default_sort
+        user_dict['default_filter'] = user.default_filter
+        user_dict['theme'] = user.theme
+        user_dict['markdown_editor'] = user.markdown_editor
+        user_dict['interface_language'] = user.interface_language
+        user_dict['reply_collapse_threshold'] = user.reply_collapse_threshold
+
+        # lemmy output compatibility
+        user_dict['display_name'] = user.user_name
+        user_dict['bio'] = user.about
+        user_dict['matrix_id'] = user.matrix_user_id
+        user_dict['bot_account'] = user.bot
+        user_dict['settings'] = {
+            "email": f"{user.email}",
+            "show_nsfw": user.hide_nsfw,
+            "theme": user.theme,
+            "default_sort_type": user.default_sort,
+            "default_listing_type": user.default_filter,
+            "interface_language": user.interface_language
+        }
+
+        # get the user subscribed communities' ap_profile_id
+        user_subscribed_communities = []
+        for c in user.communities():
+            if c.ap_profile_id is None:
+                continue
+            else:
+                user_subscribed_communities.append(c.ap_profile_id)
+        user_dict['followed_communities'] = user_subscribed_communities
+
+        # if this is an admin level export request
+        if admin_request:
+            user_dict['public_key'] = user.public_key
+            user_dict['private_key'] = user.private_key
+
+        # setup the BytesIO buffer
+        buffer = BytesIO()
+        buffer.write(str(python_json.dumps(user_dict)).encode('utf-8'))
+        buffer.seek(0)
+        
+        # pass the buffer back to the calling function, so it can be given to the 
+        # user for downloading
+        return buffer
 
 @bp.route('/user/settings', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 @login_required
@@ -231,50 +296,10 @@ def change_settings():
     ]
     # seperate if to handle just the 'Export' button being clicked
     if form.export_settings.data and form.validate():
-        # make the empty dict
+        # get the user settings for this user
-        user_dict = {}
+        buffer = export_user_settings(user, admin_request=False)
-
-        # take the current_user already found
-        # add user's settings to the dict for output
-        user_dict['user_name'] = user.user_name
-        user_dict['alt_user_name'] = user.alt_user_name
-        user_dict['title'] = user.title
-        user_dict['email'] = user.email
-        user_dict['about'] = user.about
-        # user_dict['about_html'] = user.about_html
-        user_dict['keywords'] = user.keywords
-        user_dict['matrix_user_id'] = user.matrix_user_id
-        user_dict['hide_nsfw'] = user.hide_nsfw
-        user_dict['hide_nsfl'] = user.hide_nsfl
-        # user_dict['public_key'] = user.public_key
-        # user_dict['private_key'] = user.private_key
-        user_dict['receive_message_mode'] = user.receive_message_mode
-        user_dict['bot'] = user.bot
-        user_dict['ignore_bots'] = user.ignore_bots
-        user_dict['default_sort'] = user.default_sort
-        user_dict['default_filter'] = user.default_filter
-        user_dict['theme'] = user.theme
-        user_dict['markdown_editor'] = user.markdown_editor
-        user_dict['interface_language'] = user.interface_language
-        user_dict['reply_collapse_threshold'] = user.reply_collapse_threshold
-        # user_dict['roles'] = user.roles
-        # user_dict['vote_privately'] = user.vote_privately
-
-        # get the user subscribed communities' ap_profile_id
-        user_subscribed_communities = []
-        for c in user.communities():
-            if c.ap_profile_id is None:
-                continue
-            else:
-                user_subscribed_communities.append(c.ap_profile_id)
-        user_dict['followed_communities'] = user_subscribed_communities
-
-        # setup the BytesIO buffer
-        buffer = BytesIO()
-        buffer.write(str(python_json.dumps(user_dict)).encode('utf-8'))
-        buffer.seek(0)
         
-        # confirmation displated to user when the page loads up again
+        # confirmation displayed to user when the page loads up again
         flash(_l('Export Complete.'))
 
         # send the file to the user as a download
@@ -563,6 +588,35 @@ def delete_profile(actor):
     goto = request.args.get('redirect') if 'redirect' in request.args else f'/u/{actor}'
     return redirect(goto)
 
+@bp.route('/u/<actor>/export_settings', methods=['GET'])
+@login_required
+def export_settings(actor):
+    if user_access('manage users', current_user.id):
+        actor = actor.strip()
+        user:User = User.query.filter_by(user_name=actor, deleted=False).first()
+        if user is None:
+            user = User.query.filter_by(ap_id=actor, deleted=False).first()
+            if user is None:
+                abort(404)
+        # get the user settings for this user
+        buffer = export_user_settings(user, admin_request=True)
+        
+        # send the file to the user as a download
+        # the as_attachment=True results in flask
+        # redirecting to the current page, so no
+        # url_for needed here
+        return send_file(
+            buffer, 
+            download_name=f'{user.user_name}_piefed_settings.json', 
+            as_attachment=True, 
+            mimetype='application/json'
+        )
+
+    else:
+        abort(401)
+
+    goto = request.args.get('redirect') if 'redirect' in request.args else f'/u/{actor}'
+    return redirect(goto)
 
 @bp.route('/instance/<int:instance_id>/unblock', methods=['GET'])
 @login_required