Merge pull request #2847 from matrix-org/erikj/separate_event_creation

 Split event creation into a separate handler

10 files changed, 217 insertions, 196 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index a0464ae5c0..8580ada60a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
         self.federation = hs.get_replication_layer()
         self.federation.register_query_handler(
@@ -249,8 +250,7 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
     def send_room_alias_update_event(self, requester, user_id, room_id):
         aliases = yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(room_id)
 
-        msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
             {
                 "type": EventTypes.Aliases,
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         if not alias_event or alias_event.content.get("alias", "") != alias_str:
             return
 
-        msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
             {
                 "type": EventTypes.CanonicalAlias,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 643e813b1f..46bcf8b081 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
         self.pusher_pool = hs.get_pusherpool()
         self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
         self.replication_layer.set_handler(self)
 
@@ -1007,8 +1009,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         })
 
         try:
-            message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-            event, context = yield message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+            event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
                 builder=builder,
             )
         except AuthError as e:
@@ -1248,8 +1249,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             "state_key": user_id,
         })
 
-        message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        event, context = yield message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder=builder,
         )
 
@@ -2130,8 +2130,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if (yield self.auth.check_host_in_room(room_id, self.hs.hostname)):
             builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(event_dict)
             EventValidator().validate_new(builder)
-            message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-            event, context = yield message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+            event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
                 builder=builder
             )
 
@@ -2169,8 +2168,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(event_dict)
 
-        message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        event, context = yield message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder=builder,
         )
 
@@ -2220,8 +2218,9 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(event_dict)
         EventValidator().validate_new(builder)
-        message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        event, context = yield message_handler._create_new_client_event(builder=builder)
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
+            builder=builder,
+        )
         defer.returnValue((event, context))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 21f1717dd2..1540721815 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014 - 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-# Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
+# Copyright 2017 - 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -47,21 +47,9 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         self.hs = hs
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self.validator = EventValidator()
-        self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
 
         self.pagination_lock = ReadWriteLock()
 
-        self.pusher_pool = hs.get_pusherpool()
-
-        # We arbitrarily limit concurrent event creation for a room to 5.
-        # This is to stop us from diverging history *too* much.
-        self.limiter = Limiter(max_count=5)
-
-        self.action_generator = hs.get_action_generator()
-
-        self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def purge_history(self, room_id, event_id):
         event = yield self.store.get_event(event_id)
@@ -183,6 +171,162 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue(chunk)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_room_data(self, user_id=None, room_id=None,
+                      event_type=None, state_key="", is_guest=False):
+        """ Get data from a room.
+
+        Args:
+            event : The room path event
+        Returns:
+            The path data content.
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError if something went wrong.
+        """
+        membership, membership_event_id = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, user_id
+        )
+
+        if membership == Membership.JOIN:
+            data = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
+                room_id, event_type, state_key
+            )
+        elif membership == Membership.LEAVE:
+            key = (event_type, state_key)
+            room_state = yield self.store.get_state_for_events(
+                [membership_event_id], [key]
+            )
+            data = room_state[membership_event_id].get(key)
+
+        defer.returnValue(data)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
+        try:
+            # check_user_was_in_room will return the most recent membership
+            # event for the user if:
+            #  * The user is a non-guest user, and was ever in the room
+            #  * The user is a guest user, and has joined the room
+            # else it will throw.
+            member_event = yield self.auth.check_user_was_in_room(room_id, user_id)
+            defer.returnValue((member_event.membership, member_event.event_id))
+            return
+        except AuthError:
+            visibility = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
+                room_id, EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""
+            )
+            if (
+                visibility and
+                visibility.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable"
+            ):
+                defer.returnValue((Membership.JOIN, None))
+                return
+            raise AuthError(
+                403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
+            )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_state_events(self, user_id, room_id, is_guest=False):
+        """Retrieve all state events for a given room. If the user is
+        joined to the room then return the current state. If the user has
+        left the room return the state events from when they left.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user requesting state events.
+            room_id(str): The room ID to get all state events from.
+        Returns:
+            A list of dicts representing state events. [{}, {}, {}]
+        """
+        membership, membership_event_id = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, user_id
+        )
+
+        if membership == Membership.JOIN:
+            room_state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(room_id)
+        elif membership == Membership.LEAVE:
+            room_state = yield self.store.get_state_for_events(
+                [membership_event_id], None
+            )
+            room_state = room_state[membership_event_id]
+
+        now = self.clock.time_msec()
+        defer.returnValue(
+            [serialize_event(c, now) for c in room_state.values()]
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_joined_members(self, requester, room_id):
+        """Get all the joined members in the room and their profile information.
+
+        If the user has left the room return the state events from when they left.
+
+        Args:
+            requester(Requester): The user requesting state events.
+            room_id(str): The room ID to get all state events from.
+        Returns:
+            A dict of user_id to profile info
+        """
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+        if not requester.app_service:
+            # We check AS auth after fetching the room membership, as it
+            # requires us to pull out all joined members anyway.
+            membership, _ = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+                room_id, user_id
+            )
+            if membership != Membership.JOIN:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "Getting joined members after leaving is not implemented"
+                )
+
+        users_with_profile = yield self.state.get_current_user_in_room(room_id)
+
+        # If this is an AS, double check that they are allowed to see the members.
+        # This can either be because the AS user is in the room or becuase there
+        # is a user in the room that the AS is "interested in"
+        if requester.app_service and user_id not in users_with_profile:
+            for uid in users_with_profile:
+                if requester.app_service.is_interested_in_user(uid):
+                    break
+            else:
+                # Loop fell through, AS has no interested users in room
+                raise AuthError(403, "Appservice not in room")
+
+        defer.returnValue({
+            user_id: {
+                "avatar_url": profile.avatar_url,
+                "display_name": profile.display_name,
+            }
+            for user_id, profile in users_with_profile.iteritems()
+        })
+
+
+class EventCreationHandler(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.validator = EventValidator()
+        self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
+        self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
+        self.server_name = hs.hostname
+        self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
+        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+
+        # This is only used to get at ratelimit function, and maybe_kick_guest_users
+        self.base_handler = BaseHandler(hs)
+
+        self.pusher_pool = hs.get_pusherpool()
+
+        # We arbitrarily limit concurrent event creation for a room to 5.
+        # This is to stop us from diverging history *too* much.
+        self.limiter = Limiter(max_count=5)
+
+        self.action_generator = hs.get_action_generator()
+
+        self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_event(self, requester, event_dict, token_id=None, txn_id=None,
                      prev_event_ids=None):
         """
@@ -234,7 +378,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             if txn_id is not None:
                 builder.internal_metadata.txn_id = txn_id
 
-            event, context = yield self._create_new_client_event(
+            event, context = yield self.create_new_client_event(
                 builder=builder,
                 requester=requester,
                 prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
@@ -262,7 +406,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         # We check here if we are currently being rate limited, so that we
         # don't do unnecessary work. We check again just before we actually
         # send the event.
-        yield self.ratelimit(requester, update=False)
+        yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester, update=False)
 
         user = UserID.from_string(event.sender)
 
@@ -342,137 +486,9 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
         defer.returnValue(event)
 
+    @measure_func("create_new_client_event")
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_room_data(self, user_id=None, room_id=None,
-                      event_type=None, state_key="", is_guest=False):
-        """ Get data from a room.
-
-        Args:
-            event : The room path event
-        Returns:
-            The path data content.
-        Raises:
-            SynapseError if something went wrong.
-        """
-        membership, membership_event_id = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-            room_id, user_id
-        )
-
-        if membership == Membership.JOIN:
-            data = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
-                room_id, event_type, state_key
-            )
-        elif membership == Membership.LEAVE:
-            key = (event_type, state_key)
-            room_state = yield self.store.get_state_for_events(
-                [membership_event_id], [key]
-            )
-            data = room_state[membership_event_id].get(key)
-
-        defer.returnValue(data)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
-        try:
-            # check_user_was_in_room will return the most recent membership
-            # event for the user if:
-            #  * The user is a non-guest user, and was ever in the room
-            #  * The user is a guest user, and has joined the room
-            # else it will throw.
-            member_event = yield self.auth.check_user_was_in_room(room_id, user_id)
-            defer.returnValue((member_event.membership, member_event.event_id))
-            return
-        except AuthError:
-            visibility = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
-                room_id, EventTypes.RoomHistoryVisibility, ""
-            )
-            if (
-                visibility and
-                visibility.content["history_visibility"] == "world_readable"
-            ):
-                defer.returnValue((Membership.JOIN, None))
-                return
-            raise AuthError(
-                403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
-            )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_state_events(self, user_id, room_id, is_guest=False):
-        """Retrieve all state events for a given room. If the user is
-        joined to the room then return the current state. If the user has
-        left the room return the state events from when they left.
-
-        Args:
-            user_id(str): The user requesting state events.
-            room_id(str): The room ID to get all state events from.
-        Returns:
-            A list of dicts representing state events. [{}, {}, {}]
-        """
-        membership, membership_event_id = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-            room_id, user_id
-        )
-
-        if membership == Membership.JOIN:
-            room_state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(room_id)
-        elif membership == Membership.LEAVE:
-            room_state = yield self.store.get_state_for_events(
-                [membership_event_id], None
-            )
-            room_state = room_state[membership_event_id]
-
-        now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue(
-            [serialize_event(c, now) for c in room_state.values()]
-        )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_joined_members(self, requester, room_id):
-        """Get all the joined members in the room and their profile information.
-
-        If the user has left the room return the state events from when they left.
-
-        Args:
-            requester(Requester): The user requesting state events.
-            room_id(str): The room ID to get all state events from.
-        Returns:
-            A dict of user_id to profile info
-        """
-        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
-        if not requester.app_service:
-            # We check AS auth after fetching the room membership, as it
-            # requires us to pull out all joined members anyway.
-            membership, _ = yield self._check_in_room_or_world_readable(
-                room_id, user_id
-            )
-            if membership != Membership.JOIN:
-                raise NotImplementedError(
-                    "Getting joined members after leaving is not implemented"
-                )
-
-        users_with_profile = yield self.state.get_current_user_in_room(room_id)
-
-        # If this is an AS, double check that they are allowed to see the members.
-        # This can either be because the AS user is in the room or becuase there
-        # is a user in the room that the AS is "interested in"
-        if requester.app_service and user_id not in users_with_profile:
-            for uid in users_with_profile:
-                if requester.app_service.is_interested_in_user(uid):
-                    break
-            else:
-                # Loop fell through, AS has no interested users in room
-                raise AuthError(403, "Appservice not in room")
-
-        defer.returnValue({
-            user_id: {
-                "avatar_url": profile.avatar_url,
-                "display_name": profile.display_name,
-            }
-            for user_id, profile in users_with_profile.iteritems()
-        })
-
-    @measure_func("_create_new_client_event")
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _create_new_client_event(self, builder, requester=None, prev_event_ids=None):
+    def create_new_client_event(self, builder, requester=None, prev_event_ids=None):
         if prev_event_ids:
             prev_events = yield self.store.add_event_hashes(prev_event_ids)
             prev_max_depth = yield self.store.get_max_depth_of_events(prev_event_ids)
@@ -509,9 +525,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         builder.prev_events = prev_events
         builder.depth = depth
 
-        state_handler = self.state_handler
-
-        context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(builder)
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(builder)
         if requester:
             context.app_service = requester.app_service
 
@@ -551,7 +565,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         # We now need to go and hit out to wherever we need to hit out to.
 
         if ratelimit:
-            yield self.ratelimit(requester)
+            yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester)
 
         try:
             yield self.auth.check_from_context(event, context)
@@ -567,7 +581,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             logger.exception("Failed to encode content: %r", event.content)
             raise
 
-        yield self.maybe_kick_guest_users(event, context)
+        yield self.base_handler.maybe_kick_guest_users(event, context)
 
         if event.type == EventTypes.CanonicalAlias:
             # Check the alias is acually valid (at this time at least)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index d1cc87a016..6ab020bf41 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014 - 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         super(RoomCreationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.spam_checker = hs.get_spam_checker()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def create_room(self, requester, config, ratelimit=True):
@@ -163,13 +165,11 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         creation_content = config.get("creation_content", {})
 
-        msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
         room_member_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
 
         yield self._send_events_for_new_room(
             requester,
             room_id,
-            msg_handler,
             room_member_handler,
             preset_config=preset_config,
             invite_list=invite_list,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         if "name" in config:
             name = config["name"]
-            yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+            yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
                 requester,
                 {
                     "type": EventTypes.Name,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         if "topic" in config:
             topic = config["topic"]
-            yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+            yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
                 requester,
                 {
                     "type": EventTypes.Topic,
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
             self,
             creator,  # A Requester object.
             room_id,
-            msg_handler,
             room_member_handler,
             preset_config,
             invite_list,
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def send(etype, content, **kwargs):
             event = create(etype, content, **kwargs)
-            yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+            yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
                 creator,
                 event,
                 ratelimit=False
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 7e6467cd1d..37dc5e99ab 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         super(RoomMemberHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
+        self.event_creation_hander = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
         self.member_linearizer = Linearizer(name="member")
 
@@ -66,13 +68,12 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
     ):
         if content is None:
             content = {}
-        msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
 
         content["membership"] = membership
         if requester.is_guest:
             content["kind"] = "guest"
 
-        event, context = yield msg_handler.create_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_hander.create_event(
             requester,
             {
                 "type": EventTypes.Member,
@@ -90,12 +91,14 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
 
         # Check if this event matches the previous membership event for the user.
-        duplicate = yield msg_handler.deduplicate_state_event(event, context)
+        duplicate = yield self.event_creation_hander.deduplicate_state_event(
+            event, context,
+        )
         if duplicate is not None:
             # Discard the new event since this membership change is a no-op.
             defer.returnValue(duplicate)
 
-        yield msg_handler.handle_new_client_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_hander.handle_new_client_event(
             requester,
             event,
             context,
@@ -394,8 +397,9 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         else:
             requester = synapse.types.create_requester(target_user)
 
-        message_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        prev_event = yield message_handler.deduplicate_state_event(event, context)
+        prev_event = yield self.event_creation_hander.deduplicate_state_event(
+            event, context,
+        )
         if prev_event is not None:
             return
 
@@ -412,7 +416,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
             if is_blocked:
                 raise SynapseError(403, "This room has been blocked on this server")
 
-        yield message_handler.handle_new_client_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_hander.handle_new_client_event(
             requester,
             event,
             context,
@@ -644,8 +648,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
             )
         )
 
-        msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
-        yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_hander.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
             {
                 "type": EventTypes.ThirdPartyInvite,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
index 0615e5d807..20c5c66632 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
@@ -203,8 +205,7 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         )
         new_room_id = info["room_id"]
 
-        msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
-        yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             room_creator_requester,
             {
                 "type": "m.room.message",
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 867ec8602c..fbb2fc36e4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomStateEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.event_creation_hander = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /room/$roomid/state/$eventtype
@@ -162,15 +164,16 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 content=content,
             )
         else:
-            msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
-            event, context = yield msg_handler.create_event(
+            event, context = yield self.event_creation_hander.create_event(
                 requester,
                 event_dict,
                 token_id=requester.access_token_id,
                 txn_id=txn_id,
             )
 
-            yield msg_handler.send_nonmember_event(requester, event, context)
+            yield self.event_creation_hander.send_nonmember_event(
+                requester, event, context,
+            )
 
         ret = {}
         if event:
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.event_creation_hander = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/send/$event_type[/$txn_id]
@@ -205,8 +209,7 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         if 'ts' in request.args and requester.app_service:
             event_dict['origin_server_ts'] = parse_integer(request, "ts", 0)
 
-        msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
-        event = yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        event = yield self.event_creation_hander.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
             event_dict,
             txn_id=txn_id,
@@ -670,6 +673,7 @@ class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomRedactEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/redact/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)")
@@ -680,8 +684,7 @@ class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
-        msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
-        event = yield msg_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+        event = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
             requester,
             {
                 "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 3173aed1d0..fbd602d40e 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.read_marker import ReadMarkerHandler
 from synapse.handlers.user_directory import UserDirectoryHandler
 from synapse.handlers.groups_local import GroupsLocalHandler
 from synapse.handlers.profile import ProfileHandler
+from synapse.handlers.message import EventCreationHandler
 from synapse.groups.groups_server import GroupsServerHandler
 from synapse.groups.attestations import GroupAttestionRenewer, GroupAttestationSigning
 from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient, InsecureInterceptableContextFactory
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         'application_service_handler',
         'device_message_handler',
         'profile_handler',
+        'event_creation_handler',
         'deactivate_account_handler',
         'set_password_handler',
         'notifier',
@@ -276,6 +278,9 @@ class HomeServer(object):
     def build_profile_handler(self):
         return ProfileHandler(self)
 
+    def build_event_creation_handler(self):
+        return EventCreationHandler(self)
+
     def build_deactivate_account_handler(self):
         return DeactivateAccountHandler(self)
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index 6afaca3a61..888ddfaddd 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
-        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
-        self.message_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
         self.u_alice = UserID.from_string("@alice:test")
         self.u_bob = UserID.from_string("@bob:test")
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "content": content,
         })
 
-        event, context = yield self.message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
         )
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "content": {"body": body, "msgtype": u"message"},
         })
 
-        event, context = yield self.message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
         )
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "redacts": event_id,
         })
 
-        event, context = yield self.message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 1be7d932f6..657b279e5d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # storage logic
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
-        self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
-        self.message_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
 
         self.u_alice = UserID.from_string("@alice:test")
         self.u_bob = UserID.from_string("@bob:test")
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "content": {"membership": membership},
         })
 
-        event, context = yield self.message_handler._create_new_client_event(
+        event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
         )