Add option to move event persistence off master (#7517)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py

index f445e2aa2a..ea25f0515a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -366,10 +366,11 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
         self.config = hs.config
         self.require_membership_for_aliases = hs.config.require_membership_for_aliases
+        self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
 
         self.room_invite_state_types = self.hs.config.room_invite_state_types
 
-        self.send_event_to_master = ReplicationSendEventRestServlet.make_client(hs)
+        self.send_event = ReplicationSendEventRestServlet.make_client(hs)
 
         # This is only used to get at ratelimit function, and maybe_kick_guest_users
         self.base_handler = BaseHandler(hs)
@@ -835,8 +836,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         success = False
         try:
             # If we're a worker we need to hit out to the master.
-            if self.config.worker_app:
-                result = await self.send_event_to_master(
+            if self.config.worker.writers.events != self._instance_name:
+                result = await self.send_event(
+                    instance_name=self.config.worker.writers.events,
                     event_id=event.event_id,
                     store=self.store,
                     requester=requester,
@@ -902,9 +904,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         """Called when we have fully built the event, have already
         calculated the push actions for the event, and checked auth.
 
-        This should only be run on master.
+        This should only be run on the instance in charge of persisting events.
         """
-        assert not self.config.worker_app
+        assert self.config.worker.writers.events == self._instance_name
 
         if ratelimit:
             # We check if this is a room admin redacting an event so that we