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

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/config/redis.py b/synapse/config/redis.py
index d5d3ca1c9e..1373302335 100644
--- a/synapse/config/redis.py
+++ b/synapse/config/redis.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class RedisConfig(Config):
     section = "redis"
 
     def read_config(self, config, **kwargs):
-        redis_config = config.get("redis", {})
+        redis_config = config.get("redis") or {}
         self.redis_enabled = redis_config.get("enabled", False)
 
         if not self.redis_enabled:
@@ -32,3 +32,24 @@ class RedisConfig(Config):
         self.redis_host = redis_config.get("host", "localhost")
         self.redis_port = redis_config.get("port", 6379)
         self.redis_password = redis_config.get("password")
+
+    def generate_config_section(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        # Configuration for Redis when using workers. This *must* be enabled when
+        # using workers (unless using old style direct TCP configuration).
+        #
+        redis:
+          # Uncomment the below to enable Redis support.
+          #
+          #enabled: true
+
+          # Optional host and port to use to connect to redis. Defaults to
+          # localhost and 6379
+          #
+          #host: localhost
+          #port: 6379
+
+          # Optional password if configured on the Redis instance
+          #
+          #password: <secret_password>
+        """