Merge branch 'release-v0.18.2' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse v0.18.2

10 files changed, 185 insertions, 368 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index e58735294e..90f96209f8 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -55,8 +55,20 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
     def ratelimit(self, requester):
         time_now = self.clock.time()
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+
+        # The AS user itself is never rate limited.
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        if app_service is not None:
+            return  # do not ratelimit app service senders
+
+        # Disable rate limiting of users belonging to any AS that is configured
+        # not to be rate limited in its registration file (rate_limited: true|false).
+        if requester.app_service and not requester.app_service.is_rate_limited():
+            return
+
         allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.send_message(
-            requester.user.to_string(), time_now,
+            user_id, time_now,
             msg_rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_messages_per_second,
             burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_message_burst_count,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 88fa0bb2e4..05af54d31b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         Args:
             current_id(int): The current maximum ID.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         if not services or not self.notify_appservices:
             return
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             association can be found.
         """
         room_alias_str = room_alias.to_string()
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         alias_query_services = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_alias(room_alias_str)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_3pe_protocols(self, only_protocol=None):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         protocols = {}
 
         # Collect up all the individual protocol responses out of the ASes
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             list<ApplicationService>: A list of services interested in this
             event based on the service regex.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 yield s.is_interested(event, self.store)
@@ -232,23 +232,21 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         ]
         defer.returnValue(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_user(self, user_id):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
             )
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_3pn(self, protocol):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_protocol(protocol)
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_unknown_user(self, user_id):
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             return
 
         # user not found; could be the AS though, so check.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         service_list = [s for s in services if s.sender == user_id]
         defer.returnValue(len(service_list) == 0)
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 3933ce171a..3635521230 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, LoginError, Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
-from synapse.config.ldap import LDAPMode
 
 from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
 
@@ -29,13 +28,6 @@ import bcrypt
 import pymacaroons
 import simplejson
 
-try:
-    import ldap3
-    import ldap3.core.exceptions
-except ImportError:
-    ldap3 = None
-    pass
-
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 
 
@@ -59,23 +51,15 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         }
         self.bcrypt_rounds = hs.config.bcrypt_rounds
         self.sessions = {}
-        self.INVALID_TOKEN_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
-        self.ldap_enabled = hs.config.ldap_enabled
-        if self.ldap_enabled:
-            if not ldap3:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    'Missing ldap3 library. This is required for LDAP Authentication.'
-                )
-            self.ldap_mode = hs.config.ldap_mode
-            self.ldap_uri = hs.config.ldap_uri
-            self.ldap_start_tls = hs.config.ldap_start_tls
-            self.ldap_base = hs.config.ldap_base
-            self.ldap_attributes = hs.config.ldap_attributes
-            if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
-                self.ldap_bind_dn = hs.config.ldap_bind_dn
-                self.ldap_bind_password = hs.config.ldap_bind_password
-                self.ldap_filter = hs.config.ldap_filter
+        account_handler = _AccountHandler(
+            hs, check_user_exists=self.check_user_exists
+        )
+
+        self.password_providers = [
+            module(config=config, account_handler=account_handler)
+            for module, config in hs.config.password_providers
+        ]
 
         self.hs = hs  # FIXME better possibility to access registrationHandler later?
         self.device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
@@ -149,13 +133,30 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         creds = session['creds']
 
         # check auth type currently being presented
+        errordict = {}
         if 'type' in authdict:
-            if authdict['type'] not in self.checkers:
+            login_type = authdict['type']
+            if login_type not in self.checkers:
                 raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.UNRECOGNIZED)
-            result = yield self.checkers[authdict['type']](authdict, clientip)
-            if result:
-                creds[authdict['type']] = result
-                self._save_session(session)
+            try:
+                result = yield self.checkers[login_type](authdict, clientip)
+                if result:
+                    creds[login_type] = result
+                    self._save_session(session)
+            except LoginError, e:
+                if login_type == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY:
+                    # riot used to have a bug where it would request a new
+                    # validation token (thus sending a new email) each time it
+                    # got a 401 with a 'flows' field.
+                    # (https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/issues/2447).
+                    #
+                    # Grandfather in the old behaviour for now to avoid
+                    # breaking old riot deployments.
+                    raise e
+
+                # this step failed. Merge the error dict into the response
+                # so that the client can have another go.
+                errordict = e.error_dict()
 
         for f in flows:
             if len(set(f) - set(creds.keys())) == 0:
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session)
         ret['completed'] = creds.keys()
+        ret.update(errordict)
         defer.returnValue((False, ret, clientdict, session['id']))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -431,37 +433,40 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.Deferred: (str) canonical_user_id, or None if zero or
             multiple matches
         """
-        try:
-            res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if res is not None:
             defer.returnValue(res[0])
-        except LoginError:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+        defer.returnValue(None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(self, user_id):
         """Checks to see if a user with the given id exists. Will check case
-        insensitively, but will throw if there are multiple inexact matches.
+        insensitively, but will return None if there are multiple inexact
+        matches.
 
         Returns:
             tuple: A 2-tuple of `(canonical_user_id, password_hash)`
+            None: if there is not exactly one match
         """
         user_infos = yield self.store.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id)
+
+        result = None
         if not user_infos:
             logger.warn("Attempted to login as %s but they do not exist", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-        if len(user_infos) > 1:
-            if user_id not in user_infos:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
-                    "inexactly: %r",
-                    user_id, user_infos.keys()
-                )
-                raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-            defer.returnValue((user_id, user_infos[user_id]))
+        elif len(user_infos) == 1:
+            # a single match (possibly not exact)
+            result = user_infos.popitem()
+        elif user_id in user_infos:
+            # multiple matches, but one is exact
+            result = (user_id, user_infos[user_id])
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(user_infos.popitem())
+            # multiple matches, none of them exact
+            logger.warn(
+                "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
+                "inexactly: %r",
+                user_id, user_infos.keys()
+            )
+        defer.returnValue(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_password(self, user_id, password):
@@ -475,305 +480,48 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         Returns:
             (str) the canonical_user_id
         Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            LoginError if login fails
         """
-        valid_ldap = yield self._check_ldap_password(user_id, password)
-        if valid_ldap:
-            defer.returnValue(user_id)
-
-        result = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        for provider in self.password_providers:
+            is_valid = yield provider.check_password(user_id, password)
+            if is_valid:
+                defer.returnValue(user_id)
+
+        canonical_user_id = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
+
+        if canonical_user_id:
+            defer.returnValue(canonical_user_id)
+
+        # unknown username or invalid password. We raise a 403 here, but note
+        # that if we're doing user-interactive login, it turns all LoginErrors
+        # into a 401 anyway.
+        raise LoginError(
+            403, "Invalid password",
+            errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
         """Authenticate a user against the local password database.
 
-        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will throw if there are
+        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will return None if there are
         multiple inexact matches.
 
         Args:
             user_id (str): complete @user:id
         Returns:
-            (str) the canonical_user_id
-        Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            (str) the canonical_user_id, or None if unknown user / bad password
         """
-        user_id, password_hash = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        lookupres = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if not lookupres:
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+        (user_id, password_hash) = lookupres
         result = self.validate_hash(password, password_hash)
         if not result:
             logger.warn("Failed password login for user %s", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
+            defer.returnValue(None)
         defer.returnValue(user_id)
 
-    def _ldap_simple_bind(self, server, localpart, password):
-        """ Attempt a simple bind with the credentials
-            given by the user against the LDAP server.
-
-            Returns True, LDAP3Connection
-                if the bind was successful
-            Returns False, None
-                if an error occured
-        """
-
-        try:
-            # bind with the the local users ldap credentials
-            bind_dn = "{prop}={value},{base}".format(
-                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                value=localpart,
-                base=self.ldap_base
-            )
-            conn = ldap3.Connection(server, bind_dn, password)
-            logger.debug(
-                "Established LDAP connection in simple bind mode: %s",
-                conn
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_start_tls:
-                conn.start_tls()
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in simple bind mode through StartTLS: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-
-            if conn.bind():
-                # GOOD: bind okay
-                logger.debug("LDAP Bind successful in simple bind mode.")
-                return True, conn
-
-            # BAD: bind failed
-            logger.info(
-                "Binding against LDAP failed for '%s' failed: %s",
-                localpart, conn.result['description']
-            )
-            conn.unbind()
-            return False, None
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
-            return False, None
-
-    def _ldap_authenticated_search(self, server, localpart, password):
-        """ Attempt to login with the preconfigured bind_dn
-            and then continue searching and filtering within
-            the base_dn
-
-            Returns (True, LDAP3Connection)
-                if a single matching DN within the base was found
-                that matched the filter expression, and with which
-                a successful bind was achieved
-
-                The LDAP3Connection returned is the instance that was used to
-                verify the password not the one using the configured bind_dn.
-            Returns (False, None)
-                if an error occured
-        """
-
-        try:
-            conn = ldap3.Connection(
-                server,
-                self.ldap_bind_dn,
-                self.ldap_bind_password
-            )
-            logger.debug(
-                "Established LDAP connection in search mode: %s",
-                conn
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_start_tls:
-                conn.start_tls()
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Upgraded LDAP connection in search mode through StartTLS: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-
-            if not conn.bind():
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Binding against LDAP with `bind_dn` failed: %s",
-                    conn.result['description']
-                )
-                conn.unbind()
-                return False, None
-
-            # construct search_filter like (uid=localpart)
-            query = "({prop}={value})".format(
-                prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                value=localpart
-            )
-            if self.ldap_filter:
-                # combine with the AND expression
-                query = "(&{query}{filter})".format(
-                    query=query,
-                    filter=self.ldap_filter
-                )
-            logger.debug(
-                "LDAP search filter: %s",
-                query
-            )
-            conn.search(
-                search_base=self.ldap_base,
-                search_filter=query
-            )
-
-            if len(conn.response) == 1:
-                # GOOD: found exactly one result
-                user_dn = conn.response[0]['dn']
-                logger.debug('LDAP search found dn: %s', user_dn)
-
-                # unbind and simple bind with user_dn to verify the password
-                # Note: do not use rebind(), for some reason it did not verify
-                #       the password for me!
-                conn.unbind()
-                return self._ldap_simple_bind(server, localpart, password)
-            else:
-                # BAD: found 0 or > 1 results, abort!
-                if len(conn.response) == 0:
-                    logger.info(
-                        "LDAP search returned no results for '%s'",
-                        localpart
-                    )
-                else:
-                    logger.info(
-                        "LDAP search returned too many (%s) results for '%s'",
-                        len(conn.response), localpart
-                    )
-                conn.unbind()
-                return False, None
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during LDAP authentication: %s", e)
-            return False, None
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_ldap_password(self, user_id, password):
-        """ Attempt to authenticate a user against an LDAP Server
-            and register an account if none exists.
-
-            Returns:
-                True if authentication against LDAP was successful
-        """
-
-        if not ldap3 or not self.ldap_enabled:
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
-        localpart = UserID.from_string(user_id).localpart
-
-        try:
-            server = ldap3.Server(self.ldap_uri)
-            logger.debug(
-                "Attempting LDAP connection with %s",
-                self.ldap_uri
-            )
-
-            if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SIMPLE:
-                result, conn = self._ldap_simple_bind(
-                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
-                )
-                logger.debug(
-                    'LDAP authentication method simple bind returned: %s (conn: %s)',
-                    result,
-                    conn
-                )
-                if not result:
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-            elif self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH:
-                result, conn = self._ldap_authenticated_search(
-                    server=server, localpart=localpart, password=password
-                )
-                logger.debug(
-                    'LDAP auth method authenticated search returned: %s (conn: %s)',
-                    result,
-                    conn
-                )
-                if not result:
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-            else:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    'Invalid LDAP mode specified: {mode}'.format(
-                        mode=self.ldap_mode
-                    )
-                )
-
-            try:
-                logger.info(
-                    "User authenticated against LDAP server: %s",
-                    conn
-                )
-            except NameError:
-                logger.warn("Authentication method yielded no LDAP connection, aborting!")
-                defer.returnValue(False)
-
-            # check if user with user_id exists
-            if (yield self.check_user_exists(user_id)):
-                # exists, authentication complete
-                conn.unbind()
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-
-            else:
-                # does not exist, fetch metadata for account creation from
-                # existing ldap connection
-                query = "({prop}={value})".format(
-                    prop=self.ldap_attributes['uid'],
-                    value=localpart
-                )
-
-                if self.ldap_mode == LDAPMode.SEARCH and self.ldap_filter:
-                    query = "(&{filter}{user_filter})".format(
-                        filter=query,
-                        user_filter=self.ldap_filter
-                    )
-                logger.debug(
-                    "ldap registration filter: %s",
-                    query
-                )
-
-                conn.search(
-                    search_base=self.ldap_base,
-                    search_filter=query,
-                    attributes=[
-                        self.ldap_attributes['name'],
-                        self.ldap_attributes['mail']
-                    ]
-                )
-
-                if len(conn.response) == 1:
-                    attrs = conn.response[0]['attributes']
-                    mail = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['mail']][0]
-                    name = attrs[self.ldap_attributes['name']][0]
-
-                    # create account
-                    registration_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
-                    user_id, access_token = (
-                        yield registration_handler.register(localpart=localpart)
-                    )
-
-                    # TODO: bind email, set displayname with data from ldap directory
-
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Registration based on LDAP data was successful: %d: %s (%s, %)",
-                        user_id,
-                        localpart,
-                        name,
-                        mail
-                    )
-
-                    defer.returnValue(True)
-                else:
-                    if len(conn.response) == 0:
-                        logger.warn("LDAP registration failed, no result.")
-                    else:
-                        logger.warn(
-                            "LDAP registration failed, too many results (%s)",
-                            len(conn.response)
-                        )
-
-                    defer.returnValue(False)
-
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
-        except ldap3.core.exceptions.LDAPException as e:
-            logger.warn("Error during ldap authentication: %s", e)
-            defer.returnValue(False)
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def issue_access_token(self, user_id, device_id=None):
         access_token = self.generate_access_token(user_id)
@@ -863,6 +611,18 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def add_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address, validated_at):
+        # 'Canonicalise' email addresses down to lower case.
+        # We've now moving towards the Home Server being the entity that
+        # is responsible for validating threepids used for resetting passwords
+        # on accounts, so in future Synapse will gain knowledge of specific
+        # types (mediums) of threepid. For now, we still use the existing
+        # infrastructure, but this is the start of synapse gaining knowledge
+        # of specific types of threepid (and fixes the fact that checking
+        # for the presenc eof an email address during password reset was
+        # case sensitive).
+        if medium == 'email':
+            address = address.lower()
+
         yield self.store.user_add_threepid(
             user_id, medium, address, validated_at,
             self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
@@ -911,3 +671,30 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                                  stored_hash.encode('utf-8')) == stored_hash
         else:
             return False
+
+
+class _AccountHandler(object):
+    """A proxy object that gets passed to password auth providers so they
+    can register new users etc if necessary.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, hs, check_user_exists):
+        self.hs = hs
+
+        self._check_user_exists = check_user_exists
+
+    def check_user_exists(self, user_id):
+        """Check if user exissts.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred(bool)
+        """
+        return self._check_user_exists(user_id)
+
+    def register(self, localpart):
+        """Registers a new user with given localpart
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred: a 2-tuple of (user_id, access_token)
+        """
+        reg = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        return reg.register(localpart=localpart)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 14352985e2..c00274afc3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -288,13 +288,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
             result = yield as_handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def can_modify_alias(self, alias, user_id=None):
         # Any application service "interested" in an alias they are regexing on
         # can modify the alias.
         # Users can only modify the alias if ALL the interested services have
         # non-exclusive locks on the alias (or there are no interested services)
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_alias(alias.to_string())
         ]
@@ -302,14 +301,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         for service in interested_services:
             if user_id == service.sender:
                 # this user IS the app service so they can do whatever they like
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(True)
             elif service.is_exclusive_alias(alias.to_string()):
                 # another service has an exclusive lock on this alias.
-                defer.returnValue(False)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(False)
         # either no interested services, or no service with an exclusive lock
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return defer.succeed(True)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _user_can_delete_alias(self, alias, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 30ea9630f7..abfa8c65a4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, LimitExceededError
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             room_token = pagin_config.from_token.room_key
         else:
             pagin_config.from_token = (
-                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token(
-                    direction='b'
+                yield self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token_for_room(
+                    room_id=room_id
                 )
             )
             room_token = pagin_config.from_token.room_key
@@ -239,6 +239,21 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "Tried to send member event through non-member codepath"
             )
 
+        # We check here if we are currently being rate limited, so that we
+        # don't do unnecessary work. We check again just before we actually
+        # send the event.
+        time_now = self.clock.time()
+        allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.send_message(
+            event.sender, time_now,
+            msg_rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_messages_per_second,
+            burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_message_burst_count,
+            update=False,
+        )
+        if not allowed:
+            raise LimitExceededError(
+                retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now)),
+            )
+
         user = UserID.from_string(event.sender)
 
         assert self.hs.is_mine(user), "User must be our own: %s" % (user,)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index d9ac09078d..87f74dfb8e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                 defer.returnValue(result["displayname"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname):
+    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose displayname is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's displayname")
 
         if new_displayname == '':
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.returnValue(result["avatar_url"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url):
+    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose avatar_url is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's avatar_url")
 
         yield self.store.set_profile_avatar_url(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index dd75c4fecf..7e119f13b1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import urllib
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError
 )
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def appservice_register(self, user_localpart, as_token):
         user = UserID(user_localpart, self.hs.hostname)
         user_id = user.to_string()
-        service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
+        service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
         if not service:
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
         if not service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
@@ -305,11 +304,10 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             # XXX: This should be a deferred list, shouldn't it?
             yield identity_handler.bind_threepid(c, user_id)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_id_not_appservice_exclusive(self, user_id, allowed_appservice=None):
         # valid user IDs must not clash with any user ID namespaces claimed by
         # application services.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services
             if s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue(data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_or_create_user(self, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
+    def get_or_create_user(self, requester, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
                            password_hash=None):
         """Creates a new user if the user does not exist,
         else revokes all previous access tokens and generates a new one.
@@ -418,9 +416,8 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if displayname is not None:
             logger.info("setting user display name: %s -> %s", user_id, displayname)
             profile_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().profile_handler
-            requester = synapse.types.create_requester(user)
             yield profile_handler.set_displayname(
-                user, requester, displayname
+                user, requester, displayname, by_admin=True,
             )
 
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index cbd26f8f95..59e4d1cd15 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class RoomEventSource(object):
             logger.warn("Stream has topological part!!!! %r", from_key)
             from_key = "s%s" % (from_token.stream,)
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
             user.to_string()
         )
         if app_service:
@@ -475,8 +475,11 @@ class RoomEventSource(object):
 
         defer.returnValue((events, end_key))
 
-    def get_current_key(self, direction='f'):
-        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id(direction)
+    def get_current_key(self):
+        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id()
+
+    def get_current_key_for_room(self, room_id):
+        return self.store.get_room_events_max_id(room_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_pagination_rows(self, user, config, key):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index b5962f4f5a..1f910ff814 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         assert since_token
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
         if app_service:
             rooms = yield self.store.get_app_service_rooms(app_service)
             joined_room_ids = set(r.room_id for r in rooms)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index 08313417b2..27ee715ff0 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TypingHandler(object):
                 continue
 
             until = self._member_typing_until.get(member, None)
-            if not until or until < now:
+            if not until or until <= now:
                 logger.info("Timing out typing for: %s", member.user_id)
                 preserve_fn(self._stopped_typing)(member)
                 continue
@@ -97,12 +97,20 @@ class TypingHandler(object):
             # user.
             if self.hs.is_mine_id(member.user_id):
                 last_fed_poke = self._member_last_federation_poke.get(member, None)
-                if not last_fed_poke or last_fed_poke + FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL < now:
+                if not last_fed_poke or last_fed_poke + FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL <= now:
                     preserve_fn(self._push_remote)(
                         member=member,
                         typing=True
                     )
 
+            # Add a paranoia timer to ensure that we always have a timer for
+            # each person typing.
+            self.wheel_timer.insert(
+                now=now,
+                obj=member,
+                then=now + 60 * 1000,
+            )
+
     def is_typing(self, member):
         return member.user_id in self._room_typing.get(member.room_id, [])