Make @cached cache deferreds rather than the deferreds' values

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/util/async.py b/synapse/util/async.py

index 5a1d545c96..7bf2d38bb8 100644
--- a/synapse/util/async.py
+++ b/synapse/util/async.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
         object.__setattr__(self, "_observers", set())
 
         def callback(r):
-            self._result = (True, r)
+            object.__setattr__(self, "_result", (True, r))
             while self._observers:
                 try:
                     self._observers.pop().callback(r)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
             return r
 
         def errback(f):
-            self._result = (False, f)
+            object.__setattr__(self, "_result", (False, f))
             while self._observers:
                 try:
                     self._observers.pop().errback(f)
@@ -97,3 +97,8 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
 
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         setattr(self._deferred, name, value)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<ObservableDeferred object at %s, result=%r, _deferred=%r>" % (
+            id(self), self._result, self._deferred,
+        )