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authorAmber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>2019-03-13 01:17:51 +1100
committerAmber Brown <hawkowl@atleastfornow.net>2019-03-13 01:17:51 +1100
commit797b6a63fc5f8cb70d15ca0b98e871a57e712f0c (patch)
tree6828454eb6ac3ba39e606c9b930be8285143e54c /synapse/server.py
parentfixup (diff)
downloadsynapse-797b6a63fc5f8cb70d15ca0b98e871a57e712f0c.tar.xz
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diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index c992bbaa5f..b9549dd042 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         logger.info("Finished setting up.")
 
     def setup_master(self):
+        """
+        Some handlers have side effects on instantiation (like registering
+        background updates). This function causes them to be fetched, and
+        therefore instantiated, to run those side effects.
+        """
         for i in self.REQUIRED_ON_MASTER_STARTUP:
             getattr(self, "get_" + i)()