Convert additional database methods to async (select list, search, insert_many, delete_*) (#8168)

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 8b9b6eb472..70cf15dd7f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import calendar
 import logging
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from synapse.api.constants import PresenceState
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
@@ -559,17 +559,17 @@ class DataStore(
             "get_users_paginate_txn", get_users_paginate_txn
         )
 
-    def search_users(self, term):
+    async def search_users(self, term: str) -> Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         """Function to search users list for one or more users with
         the matched term.
 
         Args:
-            term (str): search term
-            col (str): column to query term should be matched to
+            term: search term
+
         Returns:
-            defer.Deferred: resolves to list[dict[str, Any]]
+            A list of dictionaries or None.
         """
-        return self.db_pool.simple_search_list(
+        return await self.db_pool.simple_search_list(
             table="users",
             term=term,
             col="name",