diff --git a/changelog.d/8614.misc b/changelog.d/8614.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bf9ea08f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/8614.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't instansiate Requester directly.
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_cleanup_extrems.py b/tests/storage/test_cleanup_extrems.py
index 080761d1d2..5a1e5c4e66 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_cleanup_extrems.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_cleanup_extrems.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import synapse.rest.admin
from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
from synapse.storage import prepare_database
-from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CleanupExtremBackgroundUpdateStoreTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
# Create a test user and room
self.user = UserID("alice", "test")
- self.requester = Requester(self.user, None, False, False, None, None)
+ self.requester = create_requester(self.user)
info, _ = self.get_success(self.room_creator.create_room(self.requester, {}))
self.room_id = info["room_id"]
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class CleanupExtremDummyEventsTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
# Create a test user and room
self.user = UserID.from_string(self.register_user("user1", "password"))
self.token1 = self.login("user1", "password")
- self.requester = Requester(self.user, None, False, False, None, None)
+ self.requester = create_requester(self.user)
info, _ = self.get_success(self.room_creator.create_room(self.requester, {}))
self.room_id = info["room_id"]
self.event_creator = homeserver.get_event_creation_handler()
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_metrics.py b/tests/storage/test_event_metrics.py
index 3957471f3f..7691f2d790 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_metrics.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
# limitations under the License.
from synapse.metrics import REGISTRY, generate_latest
-from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ExtremStatisticsTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
room_creator = self.hs.get_room_creation_handler()
user = UserID("alice", "test")
- requester = Requester(user, None, False, False, None, None)
+ requester = create_requester(user)
# Real events, forward extremities
events = [(3, 2), (6, 2), (4, 6)]
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 12ccc1f53e..ff972daeaa 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from unittest.mock import Mock
from synapse.api.constants import Membership
from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource
from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
-from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
from tests import unittest
from tests.test_utils import event_injection
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class CurrentStateMembershipUpdateTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
# Now let's create a room, which will insert a membership
user = UserID("alice", "test")
- requester = Requester(user, None, False, False, None, None)
+ requester = create_requester(user)
self.get_success(self.room_creator.create_room(requester, {}))
# Register the background update to run again.
diff --git a/tests/test_federation.py b/tests/test_federation.py
index d39e792580..1ce4ea3a01 100644
--- a/tests/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/test_federation.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet.defer import succeed
from synapse.api.errors import FederationError
from synapse.events import make_event_from_dict
from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
from synapse.util import Clock
from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class MessageAcceptTests(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
)
user_id = UserID("us", "test")
- our_user = Requester(user_id, None, False, False, None, None)
+ our_user = create_requester(user_id)
room_creator = self.homeserver.get_room_creation_handler()
self.room_id = self.get_success(
room_creator.create_room(
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index 040b126a27..257f465897 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from synapse.logging.context import (
set_current_context,
)
from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.types import Requester, UserID, create_requester
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
from tests.server import (
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
"""
event_creator = self.hs.get_event_creation_handler()
secrets = self.hs.get_secrets()
- requester = Requester(user, None, False, False, None, None)
+ requester = create_requester(user)
event, context = self.get_success(
event_creator.create_event(
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