Allow spam-checker modules to be provide async methods. (#8890)

Spam checker modules can now provide async methods. This is implemented
in a backwards-compatible manner.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 62f98dabc0..8deec4cd0c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # 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 inspect
 import logging
 import time
 import unicodedata
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.module_api import ModuleApi
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, Requester, UserID
 from synapse.util import stringutils as stringutils
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import maybe_awaitable
 from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
 from synapse.util.threepids import canonicalise_email
 
@@ -1639,6 +1639,6 @@ class PasswordProvider:
 
         # This might return an awaitable, if it does block the log out
         # until it completes.
-        result = g(user_id=user_id, device_id=device_id, access_token=access_token,)
-        if inspect.isawaitable(result):
-            await result
+        await maybe_awaitable(
+            g(user_id=user_id, device_id=device_id, access_token=access_token,)
+        )