Merge pull request #3127 from matrix-org/rav/deferred_timeout

Use deferred.addTimeout instead of time_bound_deferred

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/http/__init__.py b/synapse/http/__init__.py
index bfebb0f644..0d47ccdb59 100644
--- a/synapse/http/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/http/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,3 +13,24 @@
 # 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.
+from twisted.internet.defer import CancelledError
+from twisted.python import failure
+
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+
+
+class RequestTimedOutError(SynapseError):
+    """Exception representing timeout of an outbound request"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(RequestTimedOutError, self).__init__(504, "Timed out")
+
+
+def cancelled_to_request_timed_out_error(value):
+    """Turns CancelledErrors into RequestTimedOutErrors.
+
+    For use with async.add_timeout_to_deferred
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, failure.Failure):
+        value.trap(CancelledError)
+        raise RequestTimedOutError()
+    return value