diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 48b0fc7279..f242d3c6ac 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -667,14 +667,14 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
assert self.hs.is_mine(user), "User must be our own: %s" % (user,)
if event.is_state():
- prev_state = await self.deduplicate_state_event(event, context)
- if prev_state is not None:
+ prev_event = await self.deduplicate_state_event(event, context)
+ if prev_event is not None:
logger.info(
"Not bothering to persist state event %s duplicated by %s",
event.event_id,
- prev_state.event_id,
+ prev_event.event_id,
)
- return prev_state
+ return await self.store.get_stream_token_for_event(prev_event.event_id)
return await self.handle_new_client_event(
requester=requester, event=event, context=context, ratelimit=ratelimit
@@ -682,27 +682,32 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
async def deduplicate_state_event(
self, event: EventBase, context: EventContext
- ) -> None:
+ ) -> Optional[EventBase]:
"""
Checks whether event is in the latest resolved state in context.
- If so, returns the version of the event in context.
- Otherwise, returns None.
+ Args:
+ event: The event to check for duplication.
+ context: The event context.
+
+ Returns:
+ The previous verion of the event is returned, if it is found in the
+ event context. Otherwise, None is returned.
"""
prev_state_ids = await context.get_prev_state_ids()
prev_event_id = prev_state_ids.get((event.type, event.state_key))
if not prev_event_id:
- return
+ return None
prev_event = await self.store.get_event(prev_event_id, allow_none=True)
if not prev_event:
- return
+ return None
if prev_event and event.user_id == prev_event.user_id:
prev_content = encode_canonical_json(prev_event.content)
next_content = encode_canonical_json(event.content)
if prev_content == next_content:
return prev_event
- return
+ return None
async def create_and_send_nonmember_event(
self,
|