Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into mysql

37 files changed, 542 insertions, 145 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f89542a2bb..da31af9606 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.8.1 (2015-03-18)
+======================================
+
+* Disable registration by default. New users can be added using the command
+  ``register_new_matrix_user`` or by enabling registration in the config.
+* Add metrics to synapse. To enable metrics use config options
+  ``enable_metrics`` and ``metrics_port``.
+* Fix bug where banning only kicked the user.
+
 Changes in synapse v0.8.0 (2015-03-06)
 ======================================
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e4664ea768..874753762d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ To set up your homeserver, run (in your virtualenv, as before)::
 
 Substituting your host and domain name as appropriate.
 
+By default, registration of new users is disabled. You can either enable
+registration in the config (it is then recommended to also set up CAPTCHA), or
+you can use the command line to register new users::
+
+    $ source ~/.synapse/bin/activate
+    $ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml https://localhost:8448
+    New user localpart: erikj
+    Password:
+    Confirm password:
+    Success!
+
 For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure
 a TURN server.  See docs/turn-howto.rst for details.
 
diff --git a/register_new_matrix_user b/register_new_matrix_user
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..daddadc302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/register_new_matrix_user
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import argparse
+import getpass
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import json
+import sys
+import urllib2
+import yaml
+
+
+def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
+    mac = hmac.new(
+        key=shared_secret,
+        msg=user,
+        digestmod=hashlib.sha1,
+    ).hexdigest()
+
+    data = {
+        "user": user,
+        "password": password,
+        "mac": mac,
+        "type": "org.matrix.login.shared_secret",
+    }
+
+    server_location = server_location.rstrip("/")
+
+    print "Sending registration request..."
+
+    req = urllib2.Request(
+        "%s/_matrix/client/api/v1/register" % (server_location,),
+        data=json.dumps(data),
+        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    )
+    try:
+        f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
+        f.read()
+        f.close()
+        print "Success."
+    except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
+        print "ERROR! Received %d %s" % (e.code, e.reason,)
+        if 400 <= e.code < 500:
+            if e.info().type == "application/json":
+                resp = json.load(e)
+                if "error" in resp:
+                    print resp["error"]
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
+    if not user:
+        try:
+            default_user = getpass.getuser()
+        except:
+            default_user = None
+
+        if default_user:
+            user = raw_input("New user localpart [%s]: " % (default_user,))
+            if not user:
+                user = default_user
+        else:
+            user = raw_input("New user localpart: ")
+
+    if not user:
+        print "Invalid user name"
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not password:
+        password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
+
+        if not password:
+            print "Password cannot be blank."
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        confirm_password = getpass.getpass("Confirm password: ")
+
+        if password != confirm_password:
+            print "Passwords do not match"
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Used to register new users with a given home server when"
+                    " registration has been disabled. The home server must be"
+                    " configured with the 'registration_shared_secret' option"
+                    " set.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-u", "--user",
+        default=None,
+        help="Local part of the new user. Will prompt if omitted.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--password",
+        default=None,
+        help="New password for user. Will prompt if omitted.",
+    )
+
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    group.add_argument(
+        "-c", "--config",
+        type=argparse.FileType('r'),
+        help="Path to server config file. Used to read in shared secret.",
+    )
+
+    group.add_argument(
+        "-k", "--shared-secret",
+        help="Shared secret as defined in server config file.",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "server_url",
+        default="https://localhost:8448",
+        nargs='?',
+        help="URL to use to talk to the home server. Defaults to "
+             " 'https://localhost:8448'.",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if "config" in args and args.config:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(args.config)
+        secret = config.get("registration_shared_secret", None)
+        if not secret:
+            print "No 'registration_shared_secret' defined in config."
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        secret = args.shared_secret
+
+    register_new_user(args.user, args.password, args.server_url, secret)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2d812fa389..ab24159be7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ setup(
     version=version,
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*"]),
     description="Reference Synapse Home Server",
-    install_requires=dependencies["REQUIREMENTS"].keys(),
+    install_requires=dependencies['requirements'](include_conditional=True).keys(),
     setup_requires=[
         "Twisted==14.0.2", # Here to override setuptools_trial's dependency on Twisted>=2.4.0
         "setuptools_trial",
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
     long_description=long_description,
-    scripts=["synctl"],
+    scripts=["synctl", "register_new_matrix_user"],
 )
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index f46a6df1fb..749a60329c 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1-r2"
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 90f9eb6847..64f605b962 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class Auth(object):
             AuthError if no user by that token exists or the token is invalid.
         """
         try:
-            ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(token=token)
+            ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(token)
             if not ret:
                 raise StoreError(400, "Unknown token")
             user_info = {
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 420f963d91..b16bf4247d 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class LoginType(object):
     EMAIL_IDENTITY = u"m.login.email.identity"
     RECAPTCHA = u"m.login.recaptcha"
     APPLICATION_SERVICE = u"m.login.application_service"
+    SHARED_SECRET = u"org.matrix.login.shared_secret"
 
 
 class EventTypes(object):
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index a2fca2e024..394e93e6c2 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ import re
 import resource
 import subprocess
 import sqlite3
-import syweb
 import yaml
 
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         return AppServiceRestResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_web_client(self):
+        import syweb
         syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
         webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
         return File(webclient_path)  # TODO configurable?
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             True.
         """
         config = self.get_config()
-        web_client = config.webclient
+        web_client = config.web_client
 
         # list containing (path_str, Resource) e.g:
         # [ ("/aaa/bbb/cc", Resource1), ("/aaa/dummy", Resource2) ]
@@ -344,7 +345,8 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     config.setup_logging()
 
-    check_requirements()
+    # check any extra requirements we have now we have a config
+    check_requirements(config)
 
     version_string = get_version_string()
 
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ def run(hs):
 
 def main():
     with LoggingContext("main"):
+        # check base requirements
         check_requirements()
         hs = setup(sys.argv[1:])
         run(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index cca8ab5676..4401e774d1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -15,19 +15,46 @@
 
 from ._base import Config
 
+from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string_with_symbols
+
+import distutils.util
+
 
 class RegistrationConfig(Config):
 
     def __init__(self, args):
         super(RegistrationConfig, self).__init__(args)
-        self.disable_registration = args.disable_registration
+
+        # `args.disable_registration` may either be a bool or a string depending
+        # on if the option was given a value (e.g. --disable-registration=false
+        # would set `args.disable_registration` to "false" not False.)
+        self.disable_registration = bool(
+            distutils.util.strtobool(str(args.disable_registration))
+        )
+        self.registration_shared_secret = args.registration_shared_secret
 
     @classmethod
     def add_arguments(cls, parser):
         super(RegistrationConfig, cls).add_arguments(parser)
         reg_group = parser.add_argument_group("registration")
+
         reg_group.add_argument(
             "--disable-registration",
-            action='store_true',
-            help="Disable registration of new users."
+            const=True,
+            default=True,
+            nargs='?',
+            help="Disable registration of new users.",
         )
+        reg_group.add_argument(
+            "--registration-shared-secret", type=str,
+            help="If set, allows registration by anyone who also has the shared"
+                 " secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.",
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def generate_config(cls, args, config_dir_path):
+        if args.disable_registration is None:
+            args.disable_registration = True
+
+        if args.registration_shared_secret is None:
+            args.registration_shared_secret = random_string_with_symbols(50)
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index b042d4eed9..58a828cc4c 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         self.unsecure_port = args.unsecure_port
         self.daemonize = args.daemonize
         self.pid_file = self.abspath(args.pid_file)
-        self.webclient = True
+        self.web_client = args.web_client
         self.manhole = args.manhole
         self.soft_file_limit = args.soft_file_limit
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         server_group.add_argument('--pid-file', default="homeserver.pid",
                                   help="When running as a daemon, the file to"
                                   " store the pid in")
+        server_group.add_argument('--web_client', default=True, type=bool,
+                                  help="Whether or not to serve a web client")
         server_group.add_argument("--manhole", metavar="PORT", dest="manhole",
                                   type=int,
                                   help="Turn on the twisted telnet manhole"
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 7838a81362..2bfe0f3c9b 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -361,4 +361,5 @@ SERVLET_CLASSES = (
     FederationInviteServlet,
     FederationQueryAuthServlet,
     FederationGetMissingEventsServlet,
+    FederationEventAuthServlet,
 )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 65cfacba2e..15ba417e06 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         logger.debug("Joining %s to %s", joinee, room_id)
 
+        yield self.store.clean_room_for_join(room_id)
+
         origin, pdu = yield self.replication_layer.make_join(
             target_hosts,
             room_id,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index cda4a8502a..c25e321099 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import base64
 import bcrypt
 import json
 import logging
+import urllib
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             password_hash = bcrypt.hashpw(password, bcrypt.gensalt())
 
         if localpart:
+            if localpart and urllib.quote(localpart) != localpart:
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    400,
+                    "User ID must only contain characters which do not"
+                    " require URL encoding."
+                )
+
             user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
             user_id = user.to_string()
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/servlet.py b/synapse/http/servlet.py
index a4eb6c817c..265559a3ea 100644
--- a/synapse/http/servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/http/servlet.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class RestServlet(object):
             pattern = self.PATTERN
 
             for method in ("GET", "PUT", "POST", "OPTIONS", "DELETE"):
-                if hasattr(self, "on_%s" % (method)):
-                    method_handler = getattr(self, "on_%s" % (method))
+                if hasattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,)):
+                    method_handler = getattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,))
                     http_server.register_path(method, pattern, method_handler)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError("RestServlet must register something.")
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 8a5849d960..6b6d5508b8 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 REQUIREMENTS = {
     "syutil>=0.0.3": ["syutil"],
-    "matrix_angular_sdk>=0.6.5": ["syweb>=0.6.5"],
     "Twisted==14.0.2": ["twisted==14.0.2"],
     "service_identity>=1.0.0": ["service_identity>=1.0.0"],
     "pyopenssl>=0.14": ["OpenSSL>=0.14"],
@@ -18,6 +17,19 @@ REQUIREMENTS = {
     "pillow": ["PIL"],
     "pydenticon": ["pydenticon"],
 }
+CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
+    "web_client": {
+        "matrix_angular_sdk>=0.6.5": ["syweb>=0.6.5"],
+    }
+}
+
+
+def requirements(config=None, include_conditional=False):
+    reqs = REQUIREMENTS.copy()
+    for key, req in CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS.items():
+        if (config and getattr(config, key)) or include_conditional:
+            reqs.update(req)
+    return reqs
 
 
 def github_link(project, version, egg):
@@ -46,10 +58,11 @@ class MissingRequirementError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-def check_requirements():
+def check_requirements(config=None):
     """Checks that all the modules needed by synapse have been correctly
     installed and are at the correct version"""
-    for dependency, module_requirements in REQUIREMENTS.items():
+    for dependency, module_requirements in (
+            requirements(config, include_conditional=False).items()):
         for module_requirement in module_requirements:
             if ">=" in module_requirement:
                 module_name, required_version = module_requirement.split(">=")
@@ -110,7 +123,7 @@ def list_requirements():
         egg = link.split("#egg=")[1]
         linked.append(egg.split('-')[0])
         result.append(link)
-    for requirement in REQUIREMENTS:
+    for requirement in requirements(include_conditional=True):
         is_linked = False
         for link in linked:
             if requirement.replace('-', '_').startswith(link):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index f5acfb945f..a56834e365 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from hashlib import sha1
 import hmac
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
-import urllib
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -110,14 +109,22 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             login_type = register_json["type"]
 
             is_application_server = login_type == LoginType.APPLICATION_SERVICE
-            if self.disable_registration and not is_application_server:
+            is_using_shared_secret = login_type == LoginType.SHARED_SECRET
+
+            can_register = (
+                not self.disable_registration
+                or is_application_server
+                or is_using_shared_secret
+            )
+            if not can_register:
                 raise SynapseError(403, "Registration has been disabled")
 
             stages = {
                 LoginType.RECAPTCHA: self._do_recaptcha,
                 LoginType.PASSWORD: self._do_password,
                 LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY: self._do_email_identity,
-                LoginType.APPLICATION_SERVICE: self._do_app_service
+                LoginType.APPLICATION_SERVICE: self._do_app_service,
+                LoginType.SHARED_SECRET: self._do_shared_secret,
             }
 
             session_info = self._get_session_info(request, session)
@@ -255,14 +262,11 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             )
 
         password = register_json["password"].encode("utf-8")
-        desired_user_id = (register_json["user"].encode("utf-8")
-                           if "user" in register_json else None)
-        if (desired_user_id
-                and urllib.quote(desired_user_id) != desired_user_id):
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400,
-                "User ID must only contain characters which do not " +
-                "require URL encoding.")
+        desired_user_id = (
+            register_json["user"].encode("utf-8")
+            if "user" in register_json else None
+        )
+
         handler = self.handlers.registration_handler
         (user_id, token) = yield handler.register(
             localpart=desired_user_id,
@@ -304,6 +308,51 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
         })
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _do_shared_secret(self, request, register_json, session):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        if not isinstance(register_json.get("mac", None), basestring):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Expected mac.")
+        if not isinstance(register_json.get("user", None), basestring):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Expected 'user' key.")
+        if not isinstance(register_json.get("password", None), basestring):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Expected 'password' key.")
+
+        if not self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Shared secret registration is not enabled")
+
+        user = register_json["user"].encode("utf-8")
+
+        # str() because otherwise hmac complains that 'unicode' does not
+        # have the buffer interface
+        got_mac = str(register_json["mac"])
+
+        want_mac = hmac.new(
+            key=self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret,
+            msg=user,
+            digestmod=sha1,
+        ).hexdigest()
+
+        password = register_json["password"].encode("utf-8")
+
+        if compare_digest(want_mac, got_mac):
+            handler = self.handlers.registration_handler
+            user_id, token = yield handler.register(
+                localpart=user,
+                password=password,
+            )
+            self._remove_session(session)
+            defer.returnValue({
+                "user_id": user_id,
+                "access_token": token,
+                "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
+            })
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                403, "HMAC incorrect",
+            )
+
 
 def _parse_json(request):
     try:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 8604746fb9..4877f45dce 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                 "user_agent": user_agent,
                 "last_seen": int(self._clock.time_msec()),
             },
-            or_replace=True,
+            desc="insert_client_ip",
         )
 
     def get_user_ip_and_agents(self, user):
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
             retcols=[
                 "device_id", "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "last_seen"
             ],
+            desc="get_user_ip_and_agents",
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 37bb28e6cf..d038c55092 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import synapse.metrics
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from collections import namedtuple, OrderedDict
+import functools
 import simplejson as json
 import sys
 import time
@@ -53,13 +54,12 @@ cache_counter = metrics.register_cache(
 
 
 # TODO(paul):
-#  * more generic key management
 #  * consider other eviction strategies - LRU?
-def cached(max_entries=1000):
+def cached(max_entries=1000, num_args=1):
     """ A method decorator that applies a memoizing cache around the function.
 
-    The function is presumed to take one additional argument, which is used as
-    the key for the cache. Cache hits are served directly from the cache;
+    The function is presumed to take zero or more arguments, which are used in
+    a tuple as the key for the cache. Hits are served directly from the cache;
     misses use the function body to generate the value.
 
     The wrapped function has an additional member, a callable called
@@ -75,25 +75,41 @@ def cached(max_entries=1000):
 
         caches_by_name[name] = cache
 
-        def prefill(key, value):
+        def prefill(*args):  # because I can't  *keyargs, value
+            keyargs = args[:-1]
+            value = args[-1]
+
+            if len(keyargs) != num_args:
+                raise ValueError("Expected a call to have %d arguments", num_args)
+
             while len(cache) > max_entries:
                 cache.popitem(last=False)
 
-            cache[key] = value
+            cache[keyargs] = value
 
+        @functools.wraps(orig)
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
-        def wrapped(self, key):
-            if key in cache:
+        def wrapped(self, *keyargs):
+            if len(keyargs) != num_args:
+                raise ValueError("Expected a call to have %d arguments", num_args)
+
+            if keyargs in cache:
                 cache_counter.inc_hits(name)
-                defer.returnValue(cache[key])
+                defer.returnValue(cache[keyargs])
 
             cache_counter.inc_misses(name)
-            ret = yield orig(self, key)
-            prefill(key, ret)
+            ret = yield orig(self, *keyargs)
+
+            prefill_args = keyargs + (ret,)
+            prefill(*prefill_args)
+
             defer.returnValue(ret)
 
-        def invalidate(key):
-            cache.pop(key, None)
+        def invalidate(*keyargs):
+            if len(keyargs) != num_args:
+                raise ValueError("Expected a call to have %d arguments", num_args)
+
+            cache.pop(keyargs, None)
 
         wrapped.invalidate = invalidate
         wrapped.prefill = prefill
@@ -325,7 +341,8 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
     # "Simple" SQL API methods that operate on a single table with no JOINs,
     # no complex WHERE clauses, just a dict of values for columns.
 
-    def _simple_insert(self, table, values, or_replace=False, or_ignore=False):
+    def _simple_insert(self, table, values, or_replace=False, or_ignore=False,
+                       desc="_simple_insert"):
         """Executes an INSERT query on the named table.
 
         Args:
@@ -334,7 +351,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             or_replace : bool; if True performs an INSERT OR REPLACE
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "_simple_insert",
+            desc,
             self._simple_insert_txn, table, values, or_replace=or_replace,
             or_ignore=or_ignore,
         )
@@ -357,7 +374,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         txn.execute(sql, values.values())
         return txn.lastrowid
 
-    def _simple_upsert(self, table, keyvalues, values):
+    def _simple_upsert(self, table, keyvalues, values, desc="_simple_upsert"):
         """
         Args:
             table (str): The table to upsert into
@@ -366,7 +383,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         Returns: A deferred
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "_simple_upsert",
+            desc,
             self._simple_upsert_txn, table, keyvalues, values
         )
 
@@ -402,7 +419,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             txn.execute(sql, allvalues.values())
 
     def _simple_select_one(self, table, keyvalues, retcols,
-                           allow_none=False):
+                           allow_none=False, desc="_simple_select_one"):
         """Executes a SELECT query on the named table, which is expected to
         return a single row, returning a single column from it.
 
@@ -414,12 +431,15 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             allow_none : If true, return None instead of failing if the SELECT
               statement returns no rows
         """
-        return self._simple_selectupdate_one(
-            table, keyvalues, retcols=retcols, allow_none=allow_none
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            desc,
+            self._simple_select_one_txn,
+            table, keyvalues, retcols, allow_none,
         )
 
     def _simple_select_one_onecol(self, table, keyvalues, retcol,
-                                  allow_none=False):
+                                  allow_none=False,
+                                  desc="_simple_select_one_onecol"):
         """Executes a SELECT query on the named table, which is expected to
         return a single row, returning a single column from it."
 
@@ -429,7 +449,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             retcol : string giving the name of the column to return
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "_simple_select_one_onecol",
+            desc,
             self._simple_select_one_onecol_txn,
             table, keyvalues, retcol, allow_none=allow_none,
         )
@@ -464,7 +484,8 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
         return [r[0] for r in txn.fetchall()]
 
-    def _simple_select_onecol(self, table, keyvalues, retcol):
+    def _simple_select_onecol(self, table, keyvalues, retcol,
+                              desc="_simple_select_onecol"):
         """Executes a SELECT query on the named table, which returns a list
         comprising of the values of the named column from the selected rows.
 
@@ -477,12 +498,13 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             Deferred: Results in a list
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "_simple_select_onecol",
+            desc,
             self._simple_select_onecol_txn,
             table, keyvalues, retcol
         )
 
-    def _simple_select_list(self, table, keyvalues, retcols):
+    def _simple_select_list(self, table, keyvalues, retcols,
+                            desc="_simple_select_list"):
         """Executes a SELECT query on the named table, which may return zero or
         more rows, returning the result as a list of dicts.
 
@@ -493,7 +515,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             retcols : list of strings giving the names of the columns to return
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "_simple_select_list",
+            desc,
             self._simple_select_list_txn,
             table, keyvalues, retcols
         )
@@ -525,7 +547,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         return self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
     def _simple_update_one(self, table, keyvalues, updatevalues,
-                           retcols=None):
+                           desc="_simple_update_one"):
         """Executes an UPDATE query on the named table, setting new values for
         columns in a row matching the key values.
 
@@ -543,45 +565,70 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         get-and-set.  This can be used to implement compare-and-set by putting
         the update column in the 'keyvalues' dict as well.
         """
-        return self._simple_selectupdate_one(table, keyvalues, updatevalues,
-                                             retcols=retcols)
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            desc,
+            self._simple_update_one_txn,
+            table, keyvalues, updatevalues,
+        )
 
-    def _simple_selectupdate_one(self, table, keyvalues, updatevalues=None,
-                                 retcols=None, allow_none=False):
-        """ Combined SELECT then UPDATE."""
-        if retcols:
-            select_sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s" % (
-                ", ".join(retcols),
-                table,
-                " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k) for k in keyvalues)
-            )
+    def _simple_update_one_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, updatevalues):
+        update_sql = "UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s" % (
+            table,
+            ", ".join("%s = ?" % (k,) for k in updatevalues),
+            " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k,) for k in keyvalues)
+        )
 
-        if updatevalues:
-            update_sql = "UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s" % (
-                table,
-                ", ".join("%s = ?" % (k,) for k in updatevalues),
-                " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k,) for k in keyvalues)
-            )
+        txn.execute(
+            update_sql,
+            updatevalues.values() + keyvalues.values()
+        )
+
+        if txn.rowcount == 0:
+            raise StoreError(404, "No row found")
+        if txn.rowcount > 1:
+            raise StoreError(500, "More than one row matched")
+
+    def _simple_select_one_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, retcols,
+                               allow_none=False):
+        select_sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s ORDER BY rowid asc" % (
+            ", ".join(retcols),
+            table,
+            " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k) for k in keyvalues)
+        )
+
+        txn.execute(select_sql, keyvalues.values())
+
+        row = txn.fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            if allow_none:
+                return None
+            raise StoreError(404, "No row found")
+        if txn.rowcount > 1:
+            raise StoreError(500, "More than one row matched")
+
+        return dict(zip(retcols, row))
 
+    def _simple_selectupdate_one(self, table, keyvalues, updatevalues=None,
+                                 retcols=None, allow_none=False,
+                                 desc="_simple_selectupdate_one"):
+        """ Combined SELECT then UPDATE."""
         def func(txn):
             ret = None
             if retcols:
-                txn.execute(select_sql, keyvalues.values())
-
-                row = txn.fetchone()
-                if not row:
-                    if allow_none:
-                        return None
-                    raise StoreError(404, "No row found")
-                if txn.rowcount > 1:
-                    raise StoreError(500, "More than one row matched")
-
-                ret = dict(zip(retcols, row))
+                ret = self._simple_select_one_txn(
+                    txn,
+                    table=table,
+                    keyvalues=keyvalues,
+                    retcols=retcols,
+                    allow_none=allow_none,
+                )
 
             if updatevalues:
-                txn.execute(
-                    update_sql,
-                    updatevalues.values() + keyvalues.values()
+                self._simple_update_one_txn(
+                    txn,
+                    table=table,
+                    keyvalues=keyvalues,
+                    updatevalues=updatevalues,
                 )
 
                 # if txn.rowcount == 0:
@@ -590,9 +637,9 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                     raise StoreError(500, "More than one row matched")
 
             return ret
-        return self.runInteraction("_simple_selectupdate_one", func)
+        return self.runInteraction(desc, func)
 
-    def _simple_delete_one(self, table, keyvalues):
+    def _simple_delete_one(self, table, keyvalues, desc="_simple_delete_one"):
         """Executes a DELETE query on the named table, expecting to delete a
         single row.
 
@@ -611,9 +658,9 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                 raise StoreError(404, "No row found")
             if txn.rowcount > 1:
                 raise StoreError(500, "more than one row matched")
-        return self.runInteraction("_simple_delete_one", func)
+        return self.runInteraction(desc, func)
 
-    def _simple_delete(self, table, keyvalues):
+    def _simple_delete(self, table, keyvalues, desc="_simple_delete"):
         """Executes a DELETE query on the named table.
 
         Args:
@@ -621,7 +668,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             keyvalues : dict of column names and values to select the row with
         """
 
-        return self.runInteraction("_simple_delete", self._simple_delete_txn)
+        return self.runInteraction(desc, self._simple_delete_txn)
 
     def _simple_delete_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues):
         sql = "DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s" % (
diff --git a/synapse/storage/directory.py b/synapse/storage/directory.py
index 0c2adffbbe..e31e10186a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/directory.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             {"room_alias": room_alias.to_string()},
             "room_id",
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_association_from_room_alias",
         )
 
         if not room_id:
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "room_alias_servers",
             {"room_alias": room_alias.to_string()},
             "server",
+            desc="get_association_from_room_alias",
         )
 
         if not servers:
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "room_alias": room_alias.to_string(),
                     "room_id": room_id,
                 },
+                desc="create_room_alias_association",
             )
         except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
             raise SynapseError(
@@ -100,7 +103,8 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 {
                     "room_alias": room_alias.to_string(),
                     "server": server,
-                }
+                },
+                desc="create_room_alias_association",
             )
 
     def delete_room_alias(self, room_alias):
@@ -139,4 +143,5 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "room_aliases",
             {"room_id": room_id},
             "room_alias",
+            desc="get_aliases_for_room",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
index 5d66b2f24c..79ad5ddc9c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
@@ -426,3 +426,15 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
         return events[:limit]
+
+    def clean_room_for_join(self, room_id):
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "clean_room_for_join",
+            self._clean_room_for_join_txn,
+            room_id,
+        )
+
+    def _clean_room_for_join_txn(self, txn, room_id):
+        query = "DELETE FROM event_forward_extremities WHERE room_id = ?"
+
+        txn.execute(query, (room_id,))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index b222dfb4aa..542559c59f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 is_new_state=is_new_state,
                 current_state=current_state,
             )
+            self.get_room_events_max_id.invalidate()
         except _RollbackButIsFineException:
             pass
 
@@ -242,7 +243,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         if stream_ordering is None:
             stream_ordering = self.get_next_stream_id()
 
-
         unrec = {
             k: v
             for k, v in event.get_dict().items()
diff --git a/synapse/storage/filtering.py b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
index 457a11fd02..8800116570 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/filtering.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class FilteringStore(SQLBaseStore):
             },
             retcol="filter_json",
             allow_none=False,
+            desc="get_user_filter",
         )
 
         defer.returnValue(json.loads(def_json))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/media_repository.py b/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
index 7101d2beec..7bf57234f6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/media_repository.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             {"media_id": media_id},
             ("media_type", "media_length", "upload_name", "created_ts"),
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_local_media",
         )
 
     def store_local_media(self, media_id, media_type, time_now_ms, upload_name,
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "upload_name": upload_name,
                 "media_length": media_length,
                 "user_id": user_id.to_string(),
-            }
+            },
+            desc="store_local_media",
         )
 
     def get_local_media_thumbnails(self, media_id):
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             (
                 "thumbnail_width", "thumbnail_height", "thumbnail_method",
                 "thumbnail_type", "thumbnail_length",
-            )
+            ),
+            desc="get_local_media_thumbnails",
         )
 
     def store_local_thumbnail(self, media_id, thumbnail_width,
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "thumbnail_method": thumbnail_method,
                 "thumbnail_type": thumbnail_type,
                 "thumbnail_length": thumbnail_length,
-            }
+            },
+            desc="store_local_thumbnail",
         )
 
     def get_cached_remote_media(self, origin, media_id):
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "filesystem_id",
             ),
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_cached_remote_media",
         )
 
     def store_cached_remote_media(self, origin, media_id, media_type,
@@ -97,7 +102,8 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "created_ts": time_now_ms,
                 "upload_name": upload_name,
                 "filesystem_id": filesystem_id,
-            }
+            },
+            desc="store_cached_remote_media",
         )
 
     def get_remote_media_thumbnails(self, origin, media_id):
@@ -107,7 +113,8 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
             (
                 "thumbnail_width", "thumbnail_height", "thumbnail_method",
                 "thumbnail_type", "thumbnail_length", "filesystem_id",
-            )
+            ),
+            desc="get_remote_media_thumbnails",
         )
 
     def store_remote_media_thumbnail(self, origin, media_id, filesystem_id,
@@ -125,5 +132,6 @@ class MediaRepositoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "thumbnail_type": thumbnail_type,
                 "thumbnail_length": thumbnail_length,
                 "filesystem_id": filesystem_id,
-            }
+            },
+            desc="store_remote_media_thumbnail",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/presence.py b/synapse/storage/presence.py
index 0084d67e5b..87fba55439 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/presence.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         return self._simple_insert(
             table="presence",
             values={"user_id": user_localpart},
+            desc="create_presence",
         )
 
     def has_presence_state(self, user_localpart):
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             retcols=["user_id"],
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="has_presence_state",
         )
 
     def get_presence_state(self, user_localpart):
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="presence",
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             retcols=["state", "status_msg", "mtime"],
+            desc="get_presence_state",
         )
 
     def set_presence_state(self, user_localpart, new_state):
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             updatevalues={"state": new_state["state"],
                           "status_msg": new_state["status_msg"],
                           "mtime": self._clock.time_msec()},
+            desc="set_presence_state",
         )
 
     def allow_presence_visible(self, observed_localpart, observer_userid):
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="presence_allow_inbound",
             values={"observed_user_id": observed_localpart,
                     "observer_user_id": observer_userid},
+            desc="allow_presence_visible",
         )
 
     def disallow_presence_visible(self, observed_localpart, observer_userid):
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="presence_allow_inbound",
             keyvalues={"observed_user_id": observed_localpart,
                        "observer_user_id": observer_userid},
+            desc="disallow_presence_visible",
         )
 
     def is_presence_visible(self, observed_localpart, observer_userid):
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
                        "observer_user_id": observer_userid},
             retcols=["observed_user_id"],
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="is_presence_visible",
         )
 
     def add_presence_list_pending(self, observer_localpart, observed_userid):
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             values={"user_id": observer_localpart,
                     "observed_user_id": observed_userid,
                     "accepted": False},
+            desc="add_presence_list_pending",
         )
 
     def set_presence_list_accepted(self, observer_localpart, observed_userid):
@@ -84,6 +92,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             keyvalues={"user_id": observer_localpart,
                        "observed_user_id": observed_userid},
             updatevalues={"accepted": True},
+            desc="set_presence_list_accepted",
         )
 
     def get_presence_list(self, observer_localpart, accepted=None):
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="presence_list",
             keyvalues=keyvalues,
             retcols=["observed_user_id", "accepted"],
+            desc="get_presence_list",
         )
 
     def del_presence_list(self, observer_localpart, observed_userid):
@@ -102,4 +112,5 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="presence_list",
             keyvalues={"user_id": observer_localpart,
                        "observed_user_id": observed_userid},
+            desc="del_presence_list",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/profile.py b/synapse/storage/profile.py
index 153c7ad027..a6e52cb248 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/profile.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class ProfileStore(SQLBaseStore):
         return self._simple_insert(
             table="profiles",
             values={"user_id": user_localpart},
+            desc="create_profile",
         )
 
     def get_profile_displayname(self, user_localpart):
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class ProfileStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="profiles",
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             retcol="displayname",
+            desc="get_profile_displayname",
         )
 
     def set_profile_displayname(self, user_localpart, new_displayname):
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class ProfileStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="profiles",
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             updatevalues={"displayname": new_displayname},
+            desc="set_profile_displayname",
         )
 
     def get_profile_avatar_url(self, user_localpart):
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ class ProfileStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="profiles",
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             retcol="avatar_url",
+            desc="get_profile_avatar_url",
         )
 
     def set_profile_avatar_url(self, user_localpart, new_avatar_url):
@@ -49,4 +53,5 @@ class ProfileStore(SQLBaseStore):
             table="profiles",
             keyvalues={"user_id": user_localpart},
             updatevalues={"avatar_url": new_avatar_url},
+            desc="set_profile_avatar_url",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
index 27a0716323..ee7718d5ed 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class PushRuleStore(SQLBaseStore):
         results = yield self._simple_select_list(
             PushRuleEnableTable.table_name,
             {'user_name': user_name},
-            PushRuleEnableTable.fields
+            PushRuleEnableTable.fields,
+            desc="get_push_rules_enabled_for_user",
         )
         defer.returnValue(
             {r['rule_id']: False if r['enabled'] == 0 else True for r in results}
@@ -201,7 +202,8 @@ class PushRuleStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         yield self._simple_delete_one(
             PushRuleTable.table_name,
-            {'user_name': user_name, 'rule_id': rule_id}
+            {'user_name': user_name, 'rule_id': rule_id},
+            desc="delete_push_rule",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -209,7 +211,8 @@ class PushRuleStore(SQLBaseStore):
         yield self._simple_upsert(
             PushRuleEnableTable.table_name,
             {'user_name': user_name, 'rule_id': rule_id},
-            {'enabled': enabled}
+            {'enabled': enabled},
+            desc="set_push_rule_enabled",
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
index 587dada68f..000502b4ff 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     ts=pushkey_ts,
                     lang=lang,
                     data=data
-                ))
+                ),
+                desc="add_pusher",
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("create_pusher with failed: %s", e)
             raise StoreError(500, "Problem creating pusher.")
@@ -123,7 +125,8 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey(self, app_id, pushkey):
         yield self._simple_delete_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
-            dict(app_id=app_id, pushkey=pushkey)
+            {"app_id": app_id, "pushkey": pushkey},
+            desc="delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
             {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
-            {'last_token': last_token}
+            {'last_token': last_token},
+            desc="update_pusher_last_token",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -140,7 +144,8 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
             {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
-            {'last_token': last_token, 'last_success': last_success}
+            {'last_token': last_token, 'last_success': last_success},
+            desc="update_pusher_last_token_and_success",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -148,7 +153,8 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
             {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
-            {'failing_since': failing_since}
+            {'failing_since': failing_since},
+            desc="update_pusher_failing_since",
         )
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index 344dd3aaac..fe26d6d62f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from sqlite3 import IntegrityError
 
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError, Codes
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore, cached
 
 
 class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             {
                 "user_id": user_id,
                 "token": token
-            }
+            },
+            desc="add_access_token_to_user",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "get_user_by_id", self.cursor_to_dict, query, user_id
         )
 
+    @cached()
+    # TODO(paul): Currently there's no code to invalidate this cache. That
+    #   means if/when we ever add internal ways to invalidate access tokens or
+    #   change whether a user is a server admin, those will need to invoke
+    #      store.get_user_by_token.invalidate(token)
     def get_user_by_token(self, token):
         """Get a user from the given access token.
 
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             keyvalues={"name": user.to_string()},
             retcol="admin",
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="is_server_admin",
         )
 
         defer.returnValue(res if res else False)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/rejections.py b/synapse/storage/rejections.py
index 4e1a9a2783..0838eb3d12 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/rejections.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/rejections.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RejectionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "event_id": event_id,
                 "reason": reason,
                 "last_check": self._clock.time_msec(),
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def get_rejection_reason(self, event_id):
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ class RejectionsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "event_id": event_id,
             },
             allow_none=True,
+            desc="get_rejection_reason",
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index c64f8f53ac..8641033327 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from sqlite3 import IntegrityError
-
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore, Table
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 
 import collections
 import logging
@@ -27,8 +25,9 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-OpsLevel = collections.namedtuple("OpsLevel", (
-    "ban_level", "kick_level", "redact_level")
+OpsLevel = collections.namedtuple(
+    "OpsLevel",
+    ("ban_level", "kick_level", "redact_level",)
 )
 
 
@@ -47,13 +46,15 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
             StoreError if the room could not be stored.
         """
         try:
-            yield self._simple_insert(RoomsTable.table_name, dict(
-                room_id=room_id,
-                creator=room_creator_user_id,
-                is_public=is_public
-            ))
-        except IntegrityError:
-            raise StoreError(409, "Room ID in use.")
+            yield self._simple_insert(
+                RoomsTable.table_name,
+                {
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                    "creator": room_creator_user_id,
+                    "is_public": is_public,
+                },
+                desc="store_room",
+            )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("store_room with room_id=%s failed: %s", room_id, e)
             raise StoreError(500, "Problem creating room.")
@@ -66,12 +67,11 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
         Returns:
             A namedtuple containing the room information, or an empty list.
         """
-        query = RoomsTable.select_statement("room_id=?")
-        return self._execute(
-            "get_room",
-            lambda txn: RoomsTable.decode_single_result(txn.fetchall()),
-            query,
-            room_id,
+        return self._simple_select_one(
+            table=RoomsTable.table_name,
+            keyvalues={"room_id": room_id},
+            retcols=RoomsTable.fields,
+            desc="get_room",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "event_id": event.event_id,
                     "room_id": event.room_id,
                     "topic": event.content["topic"],
-                }
+                },
             )
 
     def _store_room_name_txn(self, txn, event):
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
         defer.returnValue((name, aliases))
 
 
-class RoomsTable(Table):
+class RoomsTable(object):
     table_name = "rooms"
 
     fields = [
@@ -207,5 +207,3 @@ class RoomsTable(Table):
         "is_public",
         "creator"
     ]
-
-    EntryType = collections.namedtuple("RoomEntry", fields)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index e8ede14cd7..17ee4bb9ec 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         return self._simple_select_onecol(
             "room_hosts",
             {"room_id": room_id},
-            "host"
+            "host",
+            desc="get_joined_hosts_for_room",
         )
 
     def _get_members_by_dict(self, where_dict):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py
index 012144302d..721f2862c4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -160,3 +160,4 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 def _make_group_id(clock):
     return str(int(clock.time_msec())) + random_string(5)
+
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stream.py b/synapse/storage/stream.py
index 9565fc77c5..3a310cd003 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stream.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stream.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ what sort order was used:
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore, cached
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "get_recent_events_for_room", get_recent_events_for_room_txn
         )
 
+    @cached(num_args=0)
     def get_room_events_max_id(self):
         return self.runInteraction(
             "get_room_events_max_id",
diff --git a/synapse/storage/transactions.py b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
index 08e481a36f..7d22392444 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
@@ -46,15 +46,19 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
     def _get_received_txn_response(self, txn, transaction_id, origin):
-        where_clause = "transaction_id = ? AND origin = ?"
-        query = ReceivedTransactionsTable.select_statement(where_clause)
-
-        txn.execute(query, (transaction_id, origin))
-
-        results = ReceivedTransactionsTable.decode_results(txn.fetchall())
+        result = self._simple_select_one_txn(
+            txn,
+            table=ReceivedTransactionsTable.table_name,
+            keyvalues={
+                "transaction_id": transaction_id,
+                "origin": origin,
+            },
+            retcols=ReceivedTransactionsTable.fields,
+            allow_none=True,
+        )
 
-        if results and results[0].response_code:
-            return (results[0].response_code, results[0].response_json)
+        if result and result.response_code:
+            return result["response_code"], result["response_json"]
         else:
             return None
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/stringutils.py b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
index ea53a8085c..52e66beaee 100644
--- a/synapse/util/stringutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 import random
 import string
 
+_string_with_symbols = (
+    string.digits + string.ascii_letters + ".,;:^&*-_+=#~@"
+)
+
 
 def origin_from_ucid(ucid):
     return ucid.split("@", 1)[1]
@@ -23,3 +27,9 @@ def origin_from_ucid(ucid):
 
 def random_string(length):
     return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_letters) for _ in xrange(length))
+
+
+def random_string_with_symbols(length):
+    return ''.join(
+        random.choice(_string_with_symbols) for _ in xrange(length)
+    )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_base.py b/tests/storage/test_base.py
index 55fbffa7a2..7f5845cf0c 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_base.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 1
         self.mock_txn.fetchone.return_value = ("Old Value",)
 
-        ret = yield self.datastore._simple_update_one(
+        ret = yield self.datastore._simple_selectupdate_one(
                 table="tablename",
                 keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
                 updatevalues={"columname": "New Value"},
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_room.py b/tests/storage/test_room.py
index c88dd446fb..ab7625a3ca 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_room.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_room(self):
-        self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
             {"room_id": self.room.to_string(),
              "creator": self.u_creator.to_string(),
              "is_public": True},