Rocket.Chat/apps/meteor/app/api/server/helpers/getPaginationItems.ts

// If the count query param is higher than the "API_Upper_Count_Limit" setting, then we limit that
// If the count query param isn't defined, then we set it to the "API_Default_Count" setting
// If the count is zero, then that means unlimited and is only allowed if the setting "API_Allow_Infinite_Count" is true
import { settings } from '../../../settings/server';

export async function getPaginationItems(params: { offset?: string | number | null; count?: string | number | null }): Promise<{
	readonly offset: number;
	readonly count: number;
}> {
	const hardUpperLimitTest = settings.get<number>('API_Upper_Count_Limit');
	const defaultCountTest = settings.get<number>('API_Default_Count');

	const hardUpperLimit = hardUpperLimitTest && hardUpperLimitTest <= 0 ? 100 : settings.get<number>('API_Upper_Count_Limit');
	const defaultCount = defaultCountTest && defaultCountTest <= 0 ? 50 : settings.get<number>('API_Default_Count');
	const offset = params.offset ? parseInt(String(params.offset || 0)) : 0;
	let count = defaultCount;

	// Ensure count is an appropriate amount
	if (params.count !== undefined && params.count !== null) {
		count = parseInt(String(params.count || 0));
	} else {
		count = defaultCount;
	}

	if (count > hardUpperLimit) {
		count = hardUpperLimit;
	}

	if (count === 0 && !settings.get('API_Allow_Infinite_Count')) {
		count = defaultCount;
	}

	return {
		offset,
		count,
	};
}