Merge pull request #156 from matrix-org/erikj/join_perf

Make joining #matrix:matrix.org over federation quicker

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py

index 80d03012b7..610a4c3163 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         )
 
     @log_function
-    def get_event(self, destination, event_id):
+    def get_event(self, destination, event_id, timeout=None):
         """ Requests the pdu with give id and origin from the given server.
 
         Args:
             destination (str): The host name of the remote home server we want
                 to get the state from.
             event_id (str): The id of the event being requested.
+            timeout (int): How long to try (in ms) the destination for before
+                giving up. None indicates no timeout.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Results in a dict received from the remote homeserver.
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
                      destination, event_id)
 
         path = PREFIX + "/event/%s/" % (event_id, )
-        return self.client.get_json(destination, path=path)
+        return self.client.get_json(destination, path=path, timeout=timeout)
 
     @log_function
     def backfill(self, destination, room_id, event_tuples, limit):