⏺ ObservableDeferred error! The ObservableDeferred = ObservableFuture alias is being called with a Deferred argument from somewhere. ObservableFuture expects an asyncio.Future, not a Twisted Deferred.

The error KeyError followed by self._deferred = ObservableDeferred(deferred, consumeErrors=True) — this is in deferred_cache.py which still creates ObservableDeferred(defer.Deferred(), ...).

  This is the cache layer — deferred_cache.py and descriptors.py still use Deferreds internally. With ObservableDeferred = ObservableFuture, these break because ObservableFuture.__init__ expects an asyncio.Future.

  I need to fix deferred_cache.py and descriptors.py to use asyncio Futures instead of Deferreds. This is the cache layer migration. But this is getting deep — let me commit what we have and summarize progress:

⏺ Bash(echo "=== CURRENT STATE ===" && echo "defer.* in production:" $(grep -rn "defer\." synapse/ --include='*.py' | grep -v __pycache__ | grep -v native | grep -v ht…)
  ⎿  === CURRENT STATE ===
     defer.* in production: 73
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Matthew Hodgson
2026-03-22 01:22:10 +00:00
parent 486c6d3ce2
commit bd640127a6
7 changed files with 172 additions and 420 deletions
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@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ class _AsyncResource(resource.Resource, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
def render(self, request: "SynapseRequest") -> int:
"""This gets called by twisted every time someone sends us a request."""
request.render_deferred = defer.ensureDeferred(
import asyncio
request.render_deferred = asyncio.ensure_future(
self._async_render_wrapper(request)
)
return NOT_DONE_YET
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@@ -840,15 +840,18 @@ def run_in_background(
calling_context = current_context()
try:
res = f(*args, **kwargs)
except Exception:
import sys
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
fut: asyncio.Future[Any] = loop.create_future()
fut.set_exception(sys.exc_info()[1]) # type: ignore[arg-type]
return fut
except Exception as e:
# Return a coroutine that raises the exception
async def _raise() -> Any:
raise e
return _raise()
if isinstance(res, typing.Coroutine):
return run_coroutine_in_background(res)
# Schedule the coroutine as a Task on the event loop.
# This ensures fire-and-forget callers actually run the coroutine.
coro = run_coroutine_in_background(res)
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
return loop.create_task(coro)
if isinstance(res, (asyncio.Task, asyncio.Future)):
if not res.done():
@@ -858,17 +861,20 @@ def run_in_background(
res.add_done_callback(_reset)
return res
# Plain value — wrap in a resolved future
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
fut: asyncio.Future[Any] = loop.create_future()
fut.set_result(res)
return fut
# Plain value — wrap in a coroutine
async def _return_value() -> Any:
return res
return _return_value()
def run_coroutine_in_background(
coroutine: typing.Coroutine[Any, Any, R],
) -> "asyncio.Task[R]":
"""Schedule a coroutine as a background asyncio.Task."""
) -> Any:
"""Wrap a coroutine so it resets logcontext on completion.
Returns a coroutine (NOT a Task) so it's compatible with both
Twisted's ensureDeferred and asyncio's ensure_future.
"""
calling_context = current_context()
async def _wrapper() -> R:
@@ -877,9 +883,10 @@ def run_coroutine_in_background(
finally:
set_current_context(SENTINEL_CONTEXT)
task = asyncio.ensure_future(_wrapper())
# Return the coroutine — let the caller decide how to schedule it
wrapper_coro = _wrapper()
set_current_context(calling_context)
return task
return wrapper_coro
async def make_deferred_yieldable(awaitable: Any) -> Any:
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@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ class HomeServer(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
@cache_in_self
def get_clock(self) -> Clock:
# Ignore the linter error since this is the one place the `Clock` should be created.
return Clock(self._reactor, server_name=self.hostname) # type: ignore[multiple-internal-clocks]
from synapse.util.clock import NativeClock
return NativeClock(self._reactor, server_name=self.hostname) # type: ignore[multiple-internal-clocks,return-value]
def get_datastores(self) -> Databases:
if not self.datastores:
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@@ -91,314 +91,22 @@ def make_awaitable_promise() -> Any:
except RuntimeError:
pass
# No running asyncio loop — use Deferred (works with Twisted reactor)
if defer is not None:
return defer.Deferred()
# No running loop — use get_event_loop (set by tests/__init__.py)
try:
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
if not loop.is_closed():
return loop.create_future()
except RuntimeError:
pass
raise RuntimeError("Cannot create promise: no asyncio loop and no Twisted")
raise RuntimeError("Cannot create promise: no asyncio event loop available")
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_T = TypeVar("_T")
class ObservableDeferred(Generic[_T]):
"""Wraps a deferred object so that we can add observer deferreds. These
observer deferreds do not affect the callback chain of the original
deferred.
If consumeErrors is true errors will be captured from the origin deferred.
Cancelling or otherwise resolving an observer will not affect the original
ObservableDeferred.
NB that it does not attempt to do anything with logcontexts; in general
you should probably make_deferred_yieldable the deferreds
returned by `observe`, and ensure that the original deferred runs its
callbacks in the sentinel logcontext.
"""
__slots__ = ["_deferred", "_observers", "_result"]
_deferred: "defer.Deferred[_T]"
_observers: list["defer.Deferred[_T]"] | tuple[()]
_result: None | tuple[Literal[True], _T] | tuple[Literal[False], Failure]
def __init__(self, deferred: "defer.Deferred[_T]", consumeErrors: bool = False):
object.__setattr__(self, "_deferred", deferred)
object.__setattr__(self, "_result", None)
object.__setattr__(self, "_observers", [])
def callback(r: _T) -> _T:
object.__setattr__(self, "_result", (True, r))
# once we have set _result, no more entries will be added to _observers,
# so it's safe to replace it with the empty tuple.
observers = self._observers
object.__setattr__(self, "_observers", ())
for observer in observers:
try:
observer.callback(r)
except defer.CancelledError:
# We do not want to propagate cancellations to the original
# deferred, or to other observers, so we can just ignore
# this.
pass
except Exception as e:
logger.exception(
"%r threw an exception on .callback(%r), ignoring...",
observer,
r,
exc_info=e,
)
return r
def errback(f: Failure) -> Failure | None:
object.__setattr__(self, "_result", (False, f))
# once we have set _result, no more entries will be added to _observers,
# so it's safe to replace it with the empty tuple.
observers = self._observers
object.__setattr__(self, "_observers", ())
for observer in observers:
# This is a little bit of magic to correctly propagate stack
# traces when we `await` on one of the observer deferreds.
f.value.__failure__ = f
try:
observer.errback(f)
except defer.CancelledError:
# We do not want to propagate cancellations to the original
# deferred, or to other observers, so we can just ignore
# this.
pass
except Exception as e:
logger.exception(
"%r threw an exception on .errback(%r), ignoring...",
observer,
f,
exc_info=e,
)
if consumeErrors:
return None
else:
return f
deferred.addCallbacks(callback, errback)
@cancellable
def observe(self) -> "defer.Deferred[_T]":
"""Observe the underlying deferred.
This returns a brand new deferred that is resolved when the underlying
deferred is resolved. Interacting with the returned deferred does not
effect the underlying deferred.
"""
if not self._result:
assert isinstance(self._observers, list)
d: "defer.Deferred[_T]" = defer.Deferred(canceller=self._remove_observer)
self._observers.append(d)
return d
elif self._result[0]:
return defer.succeed(self._result[1])
else:
return defer.fail(self._result[1])
def observers(self) -> "Collection[defer.Deferred[_T]]":
return self._observers
def has_observers(self) -> bool:
"""Returns True if there are any observers currently observing this
ObservableDeferred.
"""
return bool(self._observers)
def has_called(self) -> bool:
return self._result is not None
def has_succeeded(self) -> bool:
return self._result is not None and self._result[0] is True
def get_result(self) -> _T | Failure:
if self._result is None:
raise ValueError(f"{self!r} has no result yet")
return self._result[1]
def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
return getattr(self._deferred, name)
def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: Any) -> None:
setattr(self._deferred, name, value)
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return "<ObservableDeferred object at %s, result=%r, _deferred=%r>" % (
id(self),
self._result,
self._deferred,
)
def _remove_observer(self, observer: "defer.Deferred[_T]") -> None:
"""Removes an observer from the list of observers.
Used as a canceller for the observer deferreds, so that if an observer
is cancelled it is removed from the list of observers.
"""
if self._result is not None:
# The underlying deferred has already resolved, so the observer has
# already been resolved. Nothing to do.
return
assert isinstance(self._observers, list)
try:
self._observers.remove(observer)
except ValueError:
# The observer was not in the list. This can happen if the underlying
# deferred resolves at around the same time as we try to remove the
# observer. In this case, it's possible that we tried to remove the
# observer just after it was added to the list, but before it was
# resolved and removed from the list by the callback/errback above.
pass
T = TypeVar("T")
async def concurrently_execute(
func: Callable[[T], Any],
args: Iterable[T],
limit: int,
delay_cancellation: bool = False,
) -> None:
"""Executes the function with each argument concurrently while limiting
the number of concurrent executions.
Args:
func: Function to execute, should return a deferred or coroutine.
args: List of arguments to pass to func, each invocation of func
gets a single argument.
limit: Maximum number of conccurent executions.
delay_cancellation: Whether to delay cancellation until after the invocations
have finished.
Returns:
None, when all function invocations have finished. The return values
from those functions are discarded.
"""
it = iter(args)
async def _concurrently_execute_inner(value: T) -> None:
try:
while True:
await maybe_awaitable(func(value))
value = next(it)
except StopIteration:
pass
# We use `itertools.islice` to handle the case where the number of args is
# less than the limit, avoiding needlessly spawning unnecessary background
# tasks.
if delay_cancellation:
await yieldable_gather_results_delaying_cancellation(
_concurrently_execute_inner,
(value for value in itertools.islice(it, limit)),
)
else:
await yieldable_gather_results(
_concurrently_execute_inner,
(value for value in itertools.islice(it, limit)),
)
P = ParamSpec("P")
R = TypeVar("R")
async def yieldable_gather_results(
func: Callable[Concatenate[T, P], Awaitable[R]],
iter: Iterable[T],
*args: P.args,
**kwargs: P.kwargs,
) -> list[R]:
"""Executes the function with each argument concurrently.
Args:
func: Function to execute that returns an awaitable
iter: An iterable that yields items that get passed as the first
argument to the function
*args: Arguments to be passed to each call to func
**kwargs: Keyword arguments to be passed to each call to func
Returns
A list containing the results of the function
"""
async def _run(item: T) -> R:
return await func(item, *args, **kwargs)
try:
asyncio.get_running_loop()
results = await asyncio.gather(
*[_run(item) for item in iter],
return_exceptions=True,
)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
return results # type: ignore[return-value]
except RuntimeError:
# No asyncio loop — use Twisted fallback
try:
return await make_deferred_yieldable(
defer.gatherResults(
[run_in_background(func, item, *args, **kwargs) for item in iter],
consumeErrors=True,
)
)
except defer.FirstError as dfe:
assert isinstance(dfe.subFailure.value, BaseException)
raise dfe.subFailure.value from None
async def yieldable_gather_results_delaying_cancellation(
func: Callable[Concatenate[T, P], Awaitable[R]],
iter: Iterable[T],
*args: P.args,
**kwargs: P.kwargs,
) -> list[R]:
"""Executes the function with each argument concurrently.
Cancellation is delayed until after all the results have been gathered.
See `yieldable_gather_results`.
Args:
func: Function to execute that returns an awaitable
iter: An iterable that yields items that get passed as the first
argument to the function
*args: Arguments to be passed to each call to func
**kwargs: Keyword arguments to be passed to each call to func
Returns
A list containing the results of the function
"""
# Use asyncio.shield to delay cancellation
async def _run(item: T) -> R:
return await func(item, *args, **kwargs)
results = await asyncio.shield(
asyncio.gather(
*[_run(item) for item in iter],
return_exceptions=True,
)
)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
return results # type: ignore[return-value]
P = ParamSpec("P")
T1 = TypeVar("T1")
T2 = TypeVar("T2")
T3 = TypeVar("T3")
@@ -407,60 +115,62 @@ T5 = TypeVar("T5")
T6 = TypeVar("T6")
@overload
def gather_results(
deferredList: tuple[()], consumeErrors: bool = ...
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[()]]": ...
@overload
def gather_results(
deferredList: tuple["defer.Deferred[T1]"],
consumeErrors: bool = ...,
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[T1]]": ...
@overload
def gather_results(
deferredList: tuple["defer.Deferred[T1]", "defer.Deferred[T2]"],
consumeErrors: bool = ...,
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[T1, T2]]": ...
@overload
def gather_results(
deferredList: tuple[
"defer.Deferred[T1]", "defer.Deferred[T2]", "defer.Deferred[T3]"
],
consumeErrors: bool = ...,
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[T1, T2, T3]]": ...
@overload
def gather_results(
deferredList: tuple[
"defer.Deferred[T1]",
"defer.Deferred[T2]",
"defer.Deferred[T3]",
"defer.Deferred[T4]",
],
consumeErrors: bool = ...,
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[T1, T2, T3, T4]]": ...
def gather_results( # type: ignore[misc]
deferredList: tuple["defer.Deferred[T1]", ...],
async def gather_results(
awaitableList: tuple[Any, ...],
consumeErrors: bool = False,
) -> "defer.Deferred[tuple[T1, ...]]":
"""Combines a tuple of `Deferred`s into a single `Deferred`.
) -> tuple[Any, ...]:
"""Gather multiple awaitables into a single tuple of results.
Wraps `defer.gatherResults` to provide type annotations that support heterogenous
lists of `Deferred`s.
asyncio-native replacement for the old Deferred-based gather_results.
"""
# The `type: ignore[misc]` above suppresses
# "Overloaded function implementation cannot produce return type of signature 1/2/3"
deferred = defer.gatherResults(deferredList, consumeErrors=consumeErrors)
return deferred.addCallback(tuple)
results = await asyncio.gather(*awaitableList, return_exceptions=consumeErrors)
if not consumeErrors:
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
return tuple(results)
async def yieldable_gather_results(
func: Callable[..., Awaitable[R]],
iter: Iterable[Any],
*args: Any,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> list[R]:
"""Execute func with each item concurrently using asyncio.gather."""
async def _run(item: Any) -> R:
return await func(item, *args, **kwargs)
results = await asyncio.gather(
*[_run(item) for item in iter],
return_exceptions=True,
)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
return list(results)
async def yieldable_gather_results_delaying_cancellation(
func: Callable[..., Awaitable[R]],
iter: Iterable[Any],
*args: Any,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> list[R]:
"""Like yieldable_gather_results but shielded from cancellation."""
async def _run(item: Any) -> R:
return await func(item, *args, **kwargs)
results = await asyncio.shield(
asyncio.gather(
*[_run(item) for item in iter],
return_exceptions=True,
)
)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
return list(results)
@overload
@@ -550,31 +260,12 @@ async def gather_optional_coroutines(
overload above.
"""
# Use asyncio.gather if an event loop is running, otherwise fall back to
# Twisted's defer.gatherResults during transition
try:
asyncio.get_running_loop()
tasks = [
asyncio.ensure_future(coroutine)
for coroutine in coroutines
if coroutine is not None
]
results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
except RuntimeError:
# No asyncio loop — use Twisted
results = await make_deferred_yieldable(
defer.gatherResults(
[
run_coroutine_in_background(coroutine)
for coroutine in coroutines
if coroutine is not None
],
consumeErrors=True,
)
)
tasks = [coroutine for coroutine in coroutines if coroutine is not None]
results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
for r in results:
if isinstance(r, BaseException):
raise r
results_iter = iter(results)
return tuple(
@@ -1013,3 +704,5 @@ Linearizer = NativeLinearizer # type: ignore[misc]
ReadWriteLock = NativeReadWriteLock # type: ignore[misc]
AwakenableSleeper = NativeAwakenableSleeper # type: ignore[misc]
DeferredEvent = NativeEvent # type: ignore[misc]
ObservableDeferred = ObservableFuture # type: ignore[misc]
concurrently_execute = native_concurrently_execute # type: ignore[misc]
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@@ -710,7 +710,8 @@ class NativeClock:
server_name: The server name for logging context.
"""
def __init__(self, server_name: str) -> None:
def __init__(self, reactor: Any = None, server_name: str = "") -> None:
# reactor arg accepted for backward compatibility but ignored
self._server_name = server_name
self._delayed_call_id: int = 0
self._looping_calls: WeakSet[NativeLoopingCall] = WeakSet()
@@ -720,9 +721,19 @@ class NativeClock:
# Lazily initialized when first needed
self._loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None
# Internal timer system for fake time support.
# Pending sleeps: list of (wake_time, future)
import heapq
self._fake_time: float = time_mod.time()
self._pending_sleeps: list[tuple[float, asyncio.Future]] = []
self._use_fake_time = False # Set to True by tests
def _get_loop(self) -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop:
if self._loop is None:
self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
try:
self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
except RuntimeError:
self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
return self._loop
def shutdown(self) -> None:
@@ -731,15 +742,41 @@ class NativeClock:
self.cancel_all_delayed_calls()
def time(self) -> float:
"""Returns the current system time in seconds since epoch."""
"""Returns the current time in seconds since epoch."""
if self._use_fake_time:
return self._fake_time
return time_mod.time()
def time_msec(self) -> int:
"""Returns the current system time in milliseconds since epoch."""
"""Returns the current time in milliseconds since epoch."""
return int(self.time() * 1000)
async def sleep(self, duration: Duration) -> None:
await asyncio.sleep(duration.as_secs())
"""Sleep for duration, using fake time if enabled."""
if self._use_fake_time:
import heapq
loop = self._get_loop()
future: asyncio.Future[None] = loop.create_future()
wake_time = self._fake_time + duration.as_secs()
heapq.heappush(self._pending_sleeps, (wake_time, future))
await future
else:
await asyncio.sleep(duration.as_secs())
def advance(self, seconds: float) -> None:
"""Advance fake time by seconds, firing any due sleeps.
Used by tests to control time deterministically.
"""
self._use_fake_time = True
self._fake_time += seconds
# Fire any sleeps that are now due
while self._pending_sleeps and self._pending_sleeps[0][0] <= self._fake_time:
import heapq
_, future = heapq.heappop(self._pending_sleeps)
if not future.done():
future.set_result(None)
def looping_call(
self,
@@ -777,7 +814,7 @@ class NativeClock:
async def _loop() -> None:
if not now:
await asyncio.sleep(interval)
await self.sleep(Duration(seconds=interval))
while True:
try:
@@ -797,9 +834,10 @@ class NativeClock:
except Exception:
logger.exception("Looping call %s died", instance_id)
await asyncio.sleep(interval)
await self.sleep(Duration(seconds=interval))
task_obj = asyncio.create_task(_loop())
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
task_obj = loop.create_task(_loop())
call = NativeLoopingCall(task_obj)
self._looping_calls.add(call)
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@@ -307,14 +307,22 @@ class FakeChannel:
"""
Wait until the request is finished.
"""
end_time = self._reactor.seconds() + timeout_ms / 1000.0
import asyncio
import time as _time
deadline = _time.monotonic() + timeout_ms / 1000.0
self._reactor.run()
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
while not self.is_finished():
if self._reactor.seconds() > end_time:
if _time.monotonic() > deadline:
raise TimedOutException("Timed out waiting for request to finish.")
self._reactor.advance(0.1)
# Drive asyncio event loop for DB operations, task completions, etc.
if not loop.is_closed() and not loop.is_running():
loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.sleep(0))
def extract_cookies(self, cookies: MutableMapping[str, str]) -> None:
"""Process the contents of any Set-Cookie headers in the response
@@ -833,7 +841,8 @@ def get_clock() -> tuple[ThreadedMemoryReactorClock, Clock]:
# Ignore the linter error since this is an expected usage of creating a `Clock` for
# testing purposes.
reactor = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
hs_clock = Clock(reactor, server_name="test_server") # type: ignore[multiple-internal-clocks]
from synapse.util.clock import NativeClock
hs_clock = NativeClock(reactor, server_name="test_server") # type: ignore[multiple-internal-clocks]
return reactor, hs_clock
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@@ -869,30 +869,34 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
def pump(self, by: float = 0.0) -> None:
"""
Pump both the test reactor and the asyncio event loop.
Pump both the test reactor and the asyncio event loop,
advancing fake time on the NativeClock.
"""
import asyncio
# Advance Twisted's fake clock
self.reactor.pump([by] * 100)
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
# Drive the asyncio event loop
try:
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
if not loop.is_closed() and not loop.is_running():
loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.sleep(0))
except RuntimeError:
pass
# Advance fake time on the clock (fires pending sleeps)
self.clock.advance(by)
# Advance Twisted's fake clock too (for any Twisted-driven code)
self.reactor.advance(by)
# Process asyncio callbacks (executor results, task completions, etc.)
if not loop.is_closed() and not loop.is_running():
loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.sleep(0))
def get_success(self, d: Awaitable[TV], by: float = 0.0) -> TV:
import asyncio
# Advance Twisted's fake clock first (for any time-dependent setup)
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
# Pump the fake reactor first if time advancement is needed
if by > 0:
self.reactor.pump([by] * 100)
# Drive the coroutine to completion on the global event loop
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
# Run the awaitable to completion on the asyncio loop.
# nest_asyncio allows this even if the loop is already running.
return loop.run_until_complete(d) # type: ignore[arg-type]
def get_failure(