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authorHubert Chathi <hubert@uhoreg.ca>2018-08-24 11:44:26 -0400
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2018-08-24 11:44:26 -0400
commit83caead95a921b0977164468a52c5c0b6e9eee5a (patch)
treee87ae6c5d439de1e1dfd7598cab35a14e320ef59 /tests
parentallow session_data to be any JSON instead of just a string (diff)
parentMerge pull request #3755 from matrix-org/erikj/fix_server_notice_tags (diff)
downloadsynapse-83caead95a921b0977164468a52c5c0b6e9eee5a.tar.xz
Merge branch 'develop' into e2e_backups
Diffstat (limited to 'tests')
-rw-r--r--tests/__init__.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_auth.py126
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_filtering.py358
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/app/__init__.py0
-rw-r--r--tests/app/test_frontend_proxy.py88
-rw-r--r--tests/appservice/test_appservice.py86
-rw-r--r--tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py28
-rw-r--r--tests/config/test_generate.py38
-rw-r--r--tests/config/test_load.py38
-rw-r--r--tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py19
-rw-r--r--tests/crypto/test_keyring.py49
-rw-r--r--tests/events/test_utils.py135
-rw-r--r--tests/federation/test_federation_server.py26
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_appservice.py39
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_auth.py70
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_device.py100
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_directory.py23
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py99
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_presence.py216
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_profile.py30
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_register.py105
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_sync.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_typing.py230
-rw-r--r--tests/http/test_endpoint.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py14
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py108
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py34
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py15
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py34
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py72
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py43
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py10
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py100
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py84
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py47
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py51
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py80
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/server.py70
-rw-r--r--tests/server_notices/__init__.py0
-rw-r--r--tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py212
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test__base.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test__init__.py65
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_appservice.py175
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_background_update.py21
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_base.py46
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_client_ips.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_devices.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_directory.py24
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py64
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_event_federation.py41
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py80
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_keys.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py131
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_presence.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_profile.py20
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_redaction.py74
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_registration.py41
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_room.py51
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_roommember.py35
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_state.py342
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_user_directory.py42
-rw-r--r--tests/test_distributor.py10
-rw-r--r--tests/test_dns.py22
-rw-r--r--tests/test_event_auth.py98
-rw-r--r--tests/test_federation.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_mau.py217
-rw-r--r--tests/test_preview.py55
-rw-r--r--tests/test_server.py30
-rw-r--r--tests/test_state.py248
-rw-r--r--tests/test_test_utils.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_types.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_visibility.py151
-rw-r--r--tests/unittest.py157
-rw-r--r--tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py46
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_dict_cache.py19
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_file_consumer.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_linearizer.py9
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_logcontext.py14
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_lrucache.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_rwlock.py11
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/utils.py260
89 files changed, 3251 insertions, 2601 deletions
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 24006c949e..9d9ca22829 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
 
 from twisted.trial import util
 
+from tests import utils
+
 util.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 10
+utils.setupdb()
diff --git a/tests/api/test_auth.py b/tests/api/test_auth.py
index a82d737e71..ed960090c4 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_auth.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import synapse.handlers.auth
 from synapse.api.auth import Auth
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, ResourceLimitError
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ class TestHandlers(object):
 
 
 class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.state_handler = Mock()
         self.store = Mock()
 
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(handlers=None)
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, handlers=None)
         self.hs.get_datastore = Mock(return_value=self.store)
         self.hs.handlers = TestHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth = Auth(self.hs)
@@ -53,11 +52,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_user_valid_token(self):
-        user_info = {
-            "name": self.test_user,
-            "token_id": "ditto",
-            "device_id": "device",
-        }
+        user_info = {"name": self.test_user, "token_id": "ditto", "device_id": "device"}
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=user_info)
 
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -76,10 +71,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.failureResultOf(d, AuthError)
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_user_missing_token(self):
-        user_info = {
-            "name": self.test_user,
-            "token_id": "ditto",
-        }
+        user_info = {"name": self.test_user, "token_id": "ditto"}
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=user_info)
 
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -90,8 +82,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token(self):
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=None)
@@ -106,8 +97,11 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_good_ip(self):
         from netaddr import IPSet
+
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
+            token="foobar",
+            url="a_url",
+            sender=self.test_user,
             ip_range_whitelist=IPSet(["192.168/16"]),
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -122,8 +116,11 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_bad_ip(self):
         from netaddr import IPSet
+
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
+            token="foobar",
+            url="a_url",
+            sender=self.test_user,
             ip_range_whitelist=IPSet(["192.168/16"]),
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -160,8 +157,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_valid_user_id(self):
         masquerading_user_id = b"@doppelganger:matrix.org"
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         app_service.is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=True)
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -174,15 +170,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders = mock_getRawHeaders()
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         self.assertEquals(
-            requester.user.to_string(),
-            masquerading_user_id.decode('utf8')
+            requester.user.to_string(), masquerading_user_id.decode('utf8')
         )
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_bad_user_id(self):
         masquerading_user_id = b"@doppelganger:matrix.org"
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         app_service.is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=False)
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -201,17 +195,15 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # TODO(danielwh): Remove this mock when we remove the
         # get_user_by_access_token fallback.
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(
-            return_value={
-                "name": "@baldrick:matrix.org",
-                "device_id": "device",
-            }
+            return_value={"name": "@baldrick:matrix.org", "device_id": "device"}
         )
 
         user_id = "@baldrick:matrix.org"
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -225,15 +217,14 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_guest_user_from_macaroon(self):
-        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "is_guest": True,
-        })
+        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"is_guest": True})
 
         user_id = "@baldrick:matrix.org"
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -257,7 +248,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -277,7 +269,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
 
@@ -298,7 +291,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key + "wrong")
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key + "wrong",
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -320,7 +314,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -347,7 +342,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -380,7 +376,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -401,9 +398,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         token = yield self.hs.handlers.auth_handler.issue_access_token(
             USER_ID, "DEVICE"
         )
-        self.store.add_access_token_to_user.assert_called_with(
-            USER_ID, token, "DEVICE"
-        )
+        self.store.add_access_token_to_user.assert_called_with(USER_ID, token, "DEVICE")
 
         def get_user(tok):
             if token != tok:
@@ -414,10 +409,9 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "token_id": 1234,
                 "device_id": "DEVICE",
             }
+
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = get_user
-        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "is_guest": False,
-        })
+        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"is_guest": False})
 
         # check the token works
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -444,3 +438,49 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("Guest access token used for regular user", cm.exception.msg)
 
         self.store.get_user_by_id.assert_called_with(USER_ID)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_blocking_mau(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        lots_of_users = 100
+        small_number_of_users = 1
+
+        # Ensure no error thrown
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users)
+        )
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
+            yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.admin_uri, self.hs.config.admin_uri)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.code, 403)
+
+        # Ensure does not throw an error
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(small_number_of_users)
+        )
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_hs_disabled(self):
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
+            yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.admin_uri, self.hs.config.admin_uri)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.code, 403)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_server_notices_mxid_special_cased(self):
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        user = "@user:server"
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = user
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_filtering.py b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
index 836a23fb54..48b2d3d663 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_filtering.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def MockEvent(**kwargs):
 
 
 class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.mock_federation_resource = MockHttpResource()
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_http_client.put_json = DeferredMockCallable()
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             handlers=None,
             http_client=self.mock_http_client,
             keyring=Mock(),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {"room": {"timeline": {"limit": 0}, "state": {"not_bars": ["*"]}}},
             {"event_format": "other"},
             {"room": {"not_rooms": ["#foo:pik-test"]}},
-            {"presence": {"senders": ["@bar;pik.test.com"]}}
+            {"presence": {"senders": ["@bar;pik.test.com"]}},
         ]
         for filter in invalid_filters:
             with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as check_filter_error:
@@ -81,34 +81,34 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     "include_leave": False,
                     "rooms": ["!dee:pik-test"],
                     "not_rooms": ["!gee:pik-test"],
-                    "account_data": {"limit": 0, "types": ["*"]}
+                    "account_data": {"limit": 0, "types": ["*"]},
                 }
             },
             {
                 "room": {
                     "state": {
                         "types": ["m.room.*"],
-                        "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"]
+                        "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
                     },
                     "timeline": {
                         "limit": 10,
                         "types": ["m.room.message"],
                         "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
-                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"]
+                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"],
                     },
                     "ephemeral": {
                         "types": ["m.receipt", "m.typing"],
                         "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
-                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"]
-                    }
+                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"],
+                    },
                 },
                 "presence": {
                     "types": ["m.presence"],
-                    "not_senders": ["@alice:example.com"]
+                    "not_senders": ["@alice:example.com"],
                 },
                 "event_format": "client",
-                "event_fields": ["type", "content", "sender"]
-            }
+                "event_fields": ["type", "content", "sender"],
+            },
         ]
         for filter in valid_filters:
             try:
@@ -121,229 +121,131 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         pass
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        definition = {"types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_wildcards(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.*", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"types": ["m.*", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
+        definition = {"types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="now.for.something.completely.different",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!foo:bar",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_wildcards(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.*"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.*"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="org.matrix.custom.event",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="org.matrix.custom.event", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_takes_priority_over_types(self):
         definition = {
             "not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"],
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "m.room.topic"]
+            "types": ["m.room.message", "m.room.topic"],
         }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_senders_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@flibble:wibble",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@flibble:wibble", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_senders_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@challenger:appears",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@challenger:appears", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@flibble:wibble",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@flibble:wibble", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@challenger:appears",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@challenger:appears", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_takes_priority_over_senders(self):
         definition = {
             "not_senders": ["@misspiggy:muppets"],
-            "senders": ["@kermit:muppets", "@misspiggy:muppets"]
+            "senders": ["@kermit:muppets", "@misspiggy:muppets"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@misspiggy:muppets",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@misspiggy:muppets", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_rooms_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_rooms_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_rooms": ["!anothersecretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_rooms": ["!anothersecretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_takes_priority_over_rooms(self):
         definition = {
             "not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"],
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
+            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event(self):
         definition = {
@@ -352,16 +254,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_sender(self):
         definition = {
@@ -370,16 +270,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@misspiggy:muppets",  # nope
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_room(self):
         definition = {
@@ -388,16 +286,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!piggyshouse:muppets"  # nope
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!piggyshouse:muppets",  # nope
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_type(self):
         definition = {
@@ -406,37 +302,26 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="muppets.misspiggy.kisses",  # nope
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_presence_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "presence": {
-                "types": ["m.*"]
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"presence": {"types": ["m.*"]}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
-        )
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.profile",
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.profile")
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_presence(events=events)
@@ -444,15 +329,10 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_presence_no_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "presence": {
-                "types": ["m.*"]
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"presence": {"types": ["m.*"]}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2",
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2", user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
         event = MockEvent(
             event_id="$asdasd:localhost",
@@ -462,8 +342,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2",
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2", filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_presence(events=events)
@@ -471,27 +350,15 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_room_state_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
-        )
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar")
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_room_state(events=events)
@@ -499,27 +366,17 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_room_state_no_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="org.matrix.custom.event",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="org.matrix.custom.event", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_room_state(events)
@@ -543,45 +400,32 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_add_filter(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.filtering.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(filter_id, 0)
-        self.assertEquals(user_filter_json, (
-            yield self.datastore.get_user_filter(
-                user_localpart=user_localpart,
-                filter_id=0,
-            )
-        ))
+        self.assertEquals(
+            user_filter_json,
+            (
+                yield self.datastore.get_user_filter(
+                    user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=0
+                )
+            ),
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_filter(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
 
         filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(filter.get_filter_json(), user_filter_json)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py b/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
index c45b59b36c..8933fe3b72 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class TestRatelimiter(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_allowed(self):
         limiter = Ratelimiter()
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
         self.assertTrue(allowed)
         self.assertEquals(10., time_allowed)
 
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=5, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=5, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
         self.assertFalse(allowed)
         self.assertEquals(10., time_allowed)
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class TestRatelimiter(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_pruning(self):
         limiter = Ratelimiter()
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id_1", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id_1", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
 
         self.assertIn("test_id_1", limiter.message_counts)
diff --git a/tests/app/__init__.py b/tests/app/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/app/test_frontend_proxy.py b/tests/app/test_frontend_proxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76b5090fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/test_frontend_proxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 synapse.app.frontend_proxy import FrontendProxyServer
+
+from tests.unittest import HomeserverTestCase
+
+
+class FrontendProxyTests(HomeserverTestCase):
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            http_client=None, homeserverToUse=FrontendProxyServer
+        )
+
+        return hs
+
+    def test_listen_http_with_presence_enabled(self):
+        """
+        When presence is on, the stub servlet will not register.
+        """
+        # Presence is on
+        self.hs.config.use_presence = True
+
+        config = {
+            "port": 8080,
+            "bind_addresses": ["0.0.0.0"],
+            "resources": [{"names": ["client"]}],
+        }
+
+        # Listen with the config
+        self.hs._listen_http(config)
+
+        # Grab the resource from the site that was told to listen
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.reactor.tcpServers), 1)
+        site = self.reactor.tcpServers[0][1]
+        self.resource = (
+            site.resource.children["_matrix"].children["client"].children["r0"]
+        )
+
+        request, channel = self.make_request("PUT", "presence/a/status")
+        self.render(request)
+
+        # 400 + unrecognised, because nothing is registered
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")
+
+    def test_listen_http_with_presence_disabled(self):
+        """
+        When presence is on, the stub servlet will register.
+        """
+        # Presence is off
+        self.hs.config.use_presence = False
+
+        config = {
+            "port": 8080,
+            "bind_addresses": ["0.0.0.0"],
+            "resources": [{"names": ["client"]}],
+        }
+
+        # Listen with the config
+        self.hs._listen_http(config)
+
+        # Grab the resource from the site that was told to listen
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.reactor.tcpServers), 1)
+        site = self.reactor.tcpServers[0][1]
+        self.resource = (
+            site.resource.children["_matrix"].children["client"].children["r0"]
+        )
+
+        request, channel = self.make_request("PUT", "presence/a/status")
+        self.render(request)
+
+        # 401, because the stub servlet still checks authentication
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 401)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_MISSING_TOKEN")
diff --git a/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py b/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
index 891e0cc973..4003869ed6 100644
--- a/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 def _regex(regex, exclusive=True):
-    return {
-        "regex": re.compile(regex),
-        "exclusive": exclusive
-    }
+    return {"regex": re.compile(regex), "exclusive": exclusive}
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.service = ApplicationService(
             id="unique_identifier",
@@ -41,8 +37,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             namespaces={
                 ApplicationService.NS_USERS: [],
                 ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS: [],
-                ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES: []
-            }
+                ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES: [],
+            },
         )
         self.event = Mock(
             type="m.something", room_id="!foo:bar", sender="@someone:somewhere"
@@ -52,25 +48,19 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_user_id_prefix_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
         self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_user_id_prefix_no_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@someone_else:matrix.org"
         self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_room_member_is_checked(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@someone_else:matrix.org"
         self.event.type = "m.room.member"
         self.event.state_key = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
@@ -98,60 +88,47 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = [
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org", "#athing:matrix.org"
+            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org",
+            "#athing:matrix.org",
         ]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_alias(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_alias(
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_alias("#irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_room(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS].append(
             _regex("!irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_room(
-            "!irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_room("!irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_user(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
             _regex("@irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_user(
-            "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_user("@irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_alias(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_alias(
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_alias("#irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_user(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
             _regex("@irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_user(
-            "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_user("@irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_room(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS].append(
             _regex("!irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_room(
-            "!irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_room("!irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_alias_no_match(self):
@@ -159,47 +136,36 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = [
-            "#xmpp_foobar:matrix.org", "#athing:matrix.org"
+            "#xmpp_foobar:matrix.org",
+            "#athing:matrix.org",
         ]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_multiple_matches(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = ["#irc_barfoo:matrix.org"]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_interested_in_self(self):
         # make sure invites get through
         self.service.sender = "@appservice:name"
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.type = "m.room.member"
-        self.event.content = {
-            "membership": "invite"
-        }
+        self.event.content = {"membership": "invite"}
         self.event.state_key = self.service.sender
         self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_member_list_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = [
             "@alice:here",
             "@irc_fo:here",  # AS user
@@ -208,6 +174,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = []
 
         self.event.sender = "@xmpp_foobar:matrix.org"
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            event=self.event, store=self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            (yield self.service.is_interested(event=self.event, store=self.store))
+        )
diff --git a/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py b/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
index b9f4863e9a..db9f86bdac 100644
--- a/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from ..utils import MockClock
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.store = Mock()
@@ -38,8 +37,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.recoverer = Mock()
         self.recoverer_fn = Mock(return_value=self.recoverer)
         self.txnctrl = _TransactionController(
-            clock=self.clock, store=self.store, as_api=self.as_api,
-            recoverer_fn=self.recoverer_fn
+            clock=self.clock,
+            store=self.store,
+            as_api=self.as_api,
+            recoverer_fn=self.recoverer_fn,
         )
 
     def test_single_service_up_txn_sent(self):
@@ -54,9 +55,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             return_value=defer.succeed(ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         )
         txn.send = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(True))
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -77,9 +76,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_appservice_state = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         )
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -104,9 +101,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         self.store.set_appservice_state = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(True))
         txn.send = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(False))  # fails to send
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -124,7 +119,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.as_api = Mock()
@@ -146,6 +140,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def take_txn(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(txns.pop(0))
+
         self.store.get_oldest_unsent_txn = Mock(side_effect=take_txn)
 
         self.recoverer.recover()
@@ -171,6 +166,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 return defer.succeed(txns.pop(0))
             else:
                 return defer.succeed(txn)
+
         self.store.get_oldest_unsent_txn = Mock(side_effect=take_txn)
 
         self.recoverer.recover()
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.txn_ctrl = Mock()
         self.queuer = _ServiceQueuer(self.txn_ctrl, MockClock())
@@ -211,9 +206,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_send_single_event_with_queue(self):
         d = defer.Deferred()
-        self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(
-            side_effect=lambda x, y: make_deferred_yieldable(d),
-        )
+        self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(side_effect=lambda x, y: make_deferred_yieldable(d))
         service = Mock(id=4)
         event = Mock(event_id="first")
         event2 = Mock(event_id="second")
@@ -247,6 +240,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def do_send(x, y):
             return make_deferred_yieldable(send_return_list.pop(0))
+
         self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(side_effect=do_send)
 
         # send events for different ASes and make sure they are sent
diff --git a/tests/config/test_generate.py b/tests/config/test_generate.py
index eb7f0ab12a..f88d28a19d 100644
--- a/tests/config/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/config/test_generate.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ConfigGenerationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.file = os.path.join(self.dir, "homeserver.yaml")
@@ -33,23 +32,30 @@ class ConfigGenerationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.rmtree(self.dir)
 
     def test_generate_config_generates_files(self):
-        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "--generate-config",
-            "-c", self.file,
-            "--report-stats=yes",
-            "-H", "lemurs.win"
-        ])
+        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "",
+            [
+                "--generate-config",
+                "-c",
+                self.file,
+                "--report-stats=yes",
+                "-H",
+                "lemurs.win",
+            ],
+        )
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            set([
-                "homeserver.yaml",
-                "lemurs.win.log.config",
-                "lemurs.win.signing.key",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.crt",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.dh",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.key",
-            ]),
-            set(os.listdir(self.dir))
+            set(
+                [
+                    "homeserver.yaml",
+                    "lemurs.win.log.config",
+                    "lemurs.win.signing.key",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.crt",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.dh",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.key",
+                ]
+            ),
+            set(os.listdir(self.dir)),
         )
 
         self.assert_log_filename_is(
diff --git a/tests/config/test_load.py b/tests/config/test_load.py
index 5c422eff38..d5f1777093 100644
--- a/tests/config/test_load.py
+++ b/tests/config/test_load.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         print(self.dir)
@@ -43,15 +42,14 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_generates_and_loads_macaroon_secret_key(self):
         self.generate_config()
 
-        with open(self.file,
-                  "r") as f:
+        with open(self.file, "r") as f:
             raw = yaml.load(f)
         self.assertIn("macaroon_secret_key", raw)
 
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertTrue(
             hasattr(config, "macaroon_secret_key"),
-            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key"
+            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key",
         )
         if len(config.macaroon_secret_key) < 5:
             self.fail(
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertTrue(
             hasattr(config, "macaroon_secret_key"),
-            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key"
+            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key",
         )
         if len(config.macaroon_secret_key) < 5:
             self.fail(
@@ -80,10 +78,9 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_disable_registration(self):
         self.generate_config()
-        self.add_lines_to_config([
-            "enable_registration: true",
-            "disable_registration: true",
-        ])
+        self.add_lines_to_config(
+            ["enable_registration: true", "disable_registration: true"]
+        )
         # Check that disable_registration clobbers enable_registration.
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertFalse(config.enable_registration)
@@ -92,18 +89,23 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(config.enable_registration)
 
         # Check that either config value is clobbered by the command line.
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "-c", self.file, "--enable-registration"
-        ])
+        config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "", ["-c", self.file, "--enable-registration"]
+        )
         self.assertTrue(config.enable_registration)
 
     def generate_config(self):
-        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "--generate-config",
-            "-c", self.file,
-            "--report-stats=yes",
-            "-H", "lemurs.win"
-        ])
+        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "",
+            [
+                "--generate-config",
+                "-c",
+                self.file,
+                "--report-stats=yes",
+                "-H",
+                "lemurs.win",
+            ],
+        )
 
     def generate_config_and_remove_lines_containing(self, needle):
         self.generate_config()
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py b/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
index cd11871b80..b2536c1e69 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 # Perform these tests using given secret key so we get entirely deterministic
 # signatures output that we can test against.
-SIGNING_KEY_SEED = decode_base64(
-    "YJDBA9Xnr2sVqXD9Vj7XVUnmFZcZrlw8Md7kMW+3XA1"
-)
+SIGNING_KEY_SEED = decode_base64("YJDBA9Xnr2sVqXD9Vj7XVUnmFZcZrlw8Md7kMW+3XA1")
 
 KEY_ALG = "ed25519"
 KEY_VER = 1
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ HOSTNAME = "domain"
 
 
 class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.signing_key = nacl.signing.SigningKey(SIGNING_KEY_SEED)
         self.signing_key.alg = KEY_ALG
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'signatures': {},
                 'type': "X",
                 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 1000000},
-            },
+            }
         )
 
         add_hashes_and_signatures(builder, HOSTNAME, self.signing_key)
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'hashes'))
         self.assertIn('sha256', event.hashes)
         self.assertEquals(
-            event.hashes['sha256'],
-            "6tJjLpXtggfke8UxFhAKg82QVkJzvKOVOOSjUDK4ZSI",
+            event.hashes['sha256'], "6tJjLpXtggfke8UxFhAKg82QVkJzvKOVOOSjUDK4ZSI"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'signatures'))
@@ -77,9 +73,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_sign_message(self):
         builder = EventBuilder(
             {
-                'content': {
-                    'body': "Here is the message content",
-                },
+                'content': {'body': "Here is the message content"},
                 'event_id': "$0:domain",
                 'origin': "domain",
                 'origin_server_ts': 1000000,
@@ -98,8 +92,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'hashes'))
         self.assertIn('sha256', event.hashes)
         self.assertEquals(
-            event.hashes['sha256'],
-            "onLKD1bGljeBWQhWZ1kaP9SorVmRQNdN5aM2JYU2n/g",
+            event.hashes['sha256'], "onLKD1bGljeBWQhWZ1kaP9SorVmRQNdN5aM2JYU2n/g"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'signatures'))
@@ -108,5 +101,5 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(
             event.signatures[HOSTNAME][KEY_NAME],
             "Wm+VzmOUOz08Ds+0NTWb1d4CZrVsJSikkeRxh6aCcUw"
-            "u6pNC78FunoD7KNWzqFn241eYHYMGCA5McEiVPdhzBA"
+            "u6pNC78FunoD7KNWzqFn241eYHYMGCA5McEiVPdhzBA",
         )
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
index a9d37fe084..8299dc72c8 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ class MockPerspectiveServer(object):
 
     def get_verify_keys(self):
         vk = signedjson.key.get_verify_key(self.key)
-        return {
-            "%s:%s" % (vk.alg, vk.version): vk,
-        }
+        return {"%s:%s" % (vk.alg, vk.version): vk}
 
     def get_signed_key(self, server_name, verify_key):
         key_id = "%s:%s" % (verify_key.alg, verify_key.version)
@@ -47,10 +45,8 @@ class MockPerspectiveServer(object):
             "old_verify_keys": {},
             "valid_until_ts": time.time() * 1000 + 3600,
             "verify_keys": {
-                key_id: {
-                    "key": signedjson.key.encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key)
-                }
-            }
+                key_id: {"key": signedjson.key.encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key)}
+            },
         }
         signedjson.sign.sign_json(res, self.server_name, self.key)
         return res
@@ -62,18 +58,14 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_perspective_server = MockPerspectiveServer()
         self.http_client = Mock()
         self.hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(
-            handlers=None,
-            http_client=self.http_client,
+            self.addCleanup, handlers=None, http_client=self.http_client
         )
-        self.hs.config.perspectives = {
-            self.mock_perspective_server.server_name:
-                self.mock_perspective_server.get_verify_keys()
-        }
+        keys = self.mock_perspective_server.get_verify_keys()
+        self.hs.config.perspectives = {self.mock_perspective_server.server_name: keys}
 
     def check_context(self, _, expected):
         self.assertEquals(
-            getattr(LoggingContext.current_context(), "request", None),
-            expected
+            getattr(LoggingContext.current_context(), "request", None), expected
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -89,8 +81,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             context_one.request = "one"
 
             wait_1_deferred = kr.wait_for_previous_lookups(
-                ["server1"],
-                {"server1": lookup_1_deferred},
+                ["server1"], {"server1": lookup_1_deferred}
             )
 
             # there were no previous lookups, so the deferred should be ready
@@ -105,8 +96,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # set off another wait. It should block because the first lookup
             # hasn't yet completed.
             wait_2_deferred = kr.wait_for_previous_lookups(
-                ["server1"],
-                {"server1": lookup_2_deferred},
+                ["server1"], {"server1": lookup_2_deferred}
             )
             self.assertFalse(wait_2_deferred.called)
             # ... so we should have reset the LoggingContext.
@@ -132,21 +122,19 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         persp_resp = {
             "server_keys": [
                 self.mock_perspective_server.get_signed_key(
-                    "server10",
-                    signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
-                ),
+                    "server10", signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
+                )
             ]
         }
         persp_deferred = defer.Deferred()
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def get_perspectives(**kwargs):
-            self.assertEquals(
-                LoggingContext.current_context().request, "11",
-            )
+            self.assertEquals(LoggingContext.current_context().request, "11")
             with logcontext.PreserveLoggingContext():
                 yield persp_deferred
             defer.returnValue(persp_resp)
+
         self.http_client.post_json.side_effect = get_perspectives
 
         with LoggingContext("11") as context_11:
@@ -154,9 +142,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # start off a first set of lookups
             res_deferreds = kr.verify_json_objects_for_server(
-                [("server10", json1),
-                 ("server11", {})
-                 ]
+                [("server10", json1), ("server11", {})]
             )
 
             # the unsigned json should be rejected pretty quickly
@@ -172,7 +158,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # wait a tick for it to send the request to the perspectives server
             # (it first tries the datastore)
-            yield clock.sleep(1)   # XXX find out why this takes so long!
+            yield clock.sleep(1)  # XXX find out why this takes so long!
             self.http_client.post_json.assert_called_once()
 
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), context_11)
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.http_client.post_json.return_value = defer.Deferred()
 
                 res_deferreds_2 = kr.verify_json_objects_for_server(
-                    [("server10", json1)],
+                    [("server10", json1)]
                 )
                 yield clock.sleep(1)
                 self.http_client.post_json.assert_not_called()
@@ -207,8 +193,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         key1 = signedjson.key.generate_signing_key(1)
         yield self.hs.datastore.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server9", "", time.time() * 1000,
-            signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1),
+            "server9", "", time.time() * 1000, signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
         )
         json1 = {}
         signedjson.sign.sign_json(json1, "server9", key1)
diff --git a/tests/events/test_utils.py b/tests/events/test_utils.py
index f51d99419e..ff217ca8b9 100644
--- a/tests/events/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/events/test_utils.py
@@ -31,25 +31,20 @@ def MockEvent(**kwargs):
 class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """ Asserts that a new event constructed with `evdict` will look like
     `matchdict` when it is redacted. """
+
     def run_test(self, evdict, matchdict):
-        self.assertEquals(
-            prune_event(FrozenEvent(evdict)).get_dict(),
-            matchdict
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(prune_event(FrozenEvent(evdict)).get_dict(), matchdict)
 
     def test_minimal(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'A',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-            },
+            {'type': 'A', 'event_id': '$test:domain'},
             {
                 'type': 'A',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_basic_keys(self):
@@ -70,23 +65,19 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_unsigned_age_ts(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'B',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-                'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20},
-            },
+            {'type': 'B', 'event_id': '$test:domain', 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20}},
             {
                 'type': 'B',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
         self.run_test(
@@ -101,23 +92,19 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_content(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'C',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-                'content': {'things': 'here'},
-            },
+            {'type': 'C', 'event_id': '$test:domain', 'content': {'things': 'here'}},
             {
                 'type': 'C',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
         self.run_test(
@@ -132,27 +119,20 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {'creator': '@2:domain'},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
 
 class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def serialize(self, ev, fields):
         return serialize_event(ev, 1479807801915, only_event_fields=fields)
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_keys(self):
         self.assertEquals(
             self.serialize(
-                MockEvent(
-                    sender="@alice:localhost",
-                    room_id="!foo:bar"
-                ),
-                ["room_id"]
+                MockEvent(sender="@alice:localhost", room_id="!foo:bar"), ["room_id"]
             ),
-            {
-                "room_id": "!foo:bar",
-            }
+            {"room_id": "!foo:bar"},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_nested_keys(self):
@@ -161,17 +141,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "body": "A message",
-                    },
+                    content={"body": "A message"},
                 ),
-                ["content.body"]
+                ["content.body"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "body": "A message",
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"body": "A message"}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_dot_keys(self):
@@ -180,17 +154,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "key.with.dots": {},
-                    },
+                    content={"key.with.dots": {}},
                 ),
-                ["content.key\.with\.dots"]
+                ["content.key\.with\.dots"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "key.with.dots": {},
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"key.with.dots": {}}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_nested_dot_keys(self):
@@ -201,21 +169,12 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
                     content={
                         "not_me": 1,
-                        "nested.dot.key": {
-                            "leaf.key": 42,
-                            "not_me_either": 1,
-                        },
+                        "nested.dot.key": {"leaf.key": 42, "not_me_either": 1},
                     },
                 ),
-                ["content.nested\.dot\.key.leaf\.key"]
+                ["content.nested\.dot\.key.leaf\.key"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "nested.dot.key": {
-                        "leaf.key": 42,
-                    },
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"nested.dot.key": {"leaf.key": 42}}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_unknown_keys(self):
@@ -224,17 +183,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": "bar"},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo", "content.notexists"]
+                ["content.foo", "content.notexists"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "foo": "bar",
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"foo": "bar"}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_non_dict_keys(self):
@@ -243,13 +196,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"],
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"]},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo.am"]
+                ["content.foo.am"],
             ),
-            {}
+            {},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_array_keys(self):
@@ -258,13 +209,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"],
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"]},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo.1"]
+                ["content.foo.1"],
             ),
-            {}
+            {},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_all_fields_if_empty(self):
@@ -274,31 +223,21 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     type="foo",
                     event_id="test",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": "bar"},
                 ),
-                []
+                [],
             ),
             {
                 "type": "foo",
                 "event_id": "test",
                 "room_id": "!foo:bar",
-                "content": {
-                    "foo": "bar",
-                },
-                "unsigned": {}
-            }
+                "content": {"foo": "bar"},
+                "unsigned": {},
+            },
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_fail_if_fields_not_str(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             self.serialize(
-                MockEvent(
-                    room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
-                ),
-                ["room_id", 4]
+                MockEvent(room_id="!foo:bar", content={"foo": "bar"}), ["room_id", 4]
             )
diff --git a/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py b/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
index c91e25f54f..af15f4cc5a 100644
--- a/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
+++ b/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ from tests import unittest
 @unittest.DEBUG
 class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_blacklisted_server(self):
-        e = _create_acl_event({
-            "allow": ["*"],
-            "deny": ["evil.com"],
-        })
+        e = _create_acl_event({"allow": ["*"], "deny": ["evil.com"]})
         logging.info("ACL event: %s", e.content)
 
         self.assertFalse(server_matches_acl_event("evil.com", e))
@@ -36,10 +33,7 @@ class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(server_matches_acl_event("honestly.not.evil.com", e))
 
     def test_block_ip_literals(self):
-        e = _create_acl_event({
-            "allow_ip_literals": False,
-            "allow": ["*"],
-        })
+        e = _create_acl_event({"allow_ip_literals": False, "allow": ["*"]})
         logging.info("ACL event: %s", e.content)
 
         self.assertFalse(server_matches_acl_event("1.2.3.4", e))
@@ -49,10 +43,12 @@ class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 def _create_acl_event(content):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": "!a:b",
-        "event_id": "$a:b",
-        "type": "m.room.server_acls",
-        "sender": "@a:b",
-        "content": content
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": "!a:b",
+            "event_id": "$a:b",
+            "type": "m.room.server_acls",
+            "sender": "@a:b",
+            "content": content,
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py b/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
index 57c0771cf3..ba7148ec01 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
@@ -45,20 +45,18 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [
             self._mkservice(is_interested=False),
             interested_service,
-            self._mkservice(is_interested=False)
+            self._mkservice(is_interested=False),
         ]
 
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
         self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value=[])
 
         event = Mock(
-            sender="@someone:anywhere",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            sender="@someone:anywhere", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
@@ -74,21 +72,15 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
         self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value=None)
 
-        event = Mock(
-            sender=user_id,
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        event = Mock(sender=user_id, type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         self.mock_as_api.query_user = Mock()
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
-        self.mock_as_api.query_user.assert_called_once_with(
-            services[0], user_id
-        )
+        self.mock_as_api.query_user.assert_called_once_with(services[0], user_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_query_user_exists_known_user(self):
@@ -96,25 +88,19 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [self._mkservice(is_interested=True)]
         services[0].is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=True)
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
-        self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "name": user_id
-        })
+        self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"name": user_id})
 
-        event = Mock(
-            sender=user_id,
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        event = Mock(sender=user_id, type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         self.mock_as_api.query_user = Mock()
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
         self.assertFalse(
             self.mock_as_api.query_user.called,
-            "query_user called when it shouldn't have been."
+            "query_user called when it shouldn't have been.",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -129,7 +115,7 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [
             self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False),
             interested_service,
-            self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False)
+            self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False),
         ]
 
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
@@ -140,8 +126,7 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         result = yield self.handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
 
         self.mock_as_api.query_alias.assert_called_once_with(
-            interested_service,
-            room_alias_str
+            interested_service, room_alias_str
         )
         self.assertEquals(result.room_id, room_id)
         self.assertEquals(result.servers, servers)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
index 55eab9e9cf..1e39fe0ec2 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import synapse
 import synapse.api.errors
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+from synapse.api.errors import ResourceLimitError
 from synapse.handlers.auth import AuthHandler
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AuthHandlers(object):
 class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(handlers=None)
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, handlers=None)
         self.hs.handlers = AuthHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth_handler = self.hs.handlers.auth_handler
         self.macaroon_generator = self.hs.get_macaroon_generator()
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_short_term_login_token_gives_user_id(self):
         self.hs.clock.now = 1000
 
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "a_user", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("a_user", 5000)
         user_id = yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
             token
         )
@@ -98,17 +96,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_short_term_login_token_cannot_replace_user_id(self):
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "a_user", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("a_user", 5000)
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
 
         user_id = yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
             macaroon.serialize()
         )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            "a_user", user_id
-        )
+        self.assertEqual("a_user", user_id)
 
         # add another "user_id" caveat, which might allow us to override the
         # user_id.
@@ -130,34 +124,70 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def test_mau_limits_exceeded(self):
+    def test_mau_limits_exceeded_large(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.large_number_of_users)
         )
 
-        with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
             yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.large_number_of_users)
         )
-        with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
+                self._get_macaroon().serialize()
+            )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_mau_limits_parity(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+
+        # If not in monthly active cohort
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
+
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
             yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
                 self._get_macaroon().serialize()
             )
+        # If in monthly active cohort
+        self.hs.get_datastore().user_last_seen_monthly_active = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
+        )
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
+        self.hs.get_datastore().user_last_seen_monthly_active = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
+        )
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
+            self._get_macaroon().serialize()
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_not_exceeded(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
         )
         # Ensure does not raise exception
         yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
         )
         yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
@@ -165,7 +195,5 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
     def _get_macaroon(self):
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "user_a", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("user_a", 5000)
         return pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_device.py b/tests/handlers/test_device.py
index 633a0b7f36..56e7acd37c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_device.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_device.py
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ user2 = "@theresa:bbb"
 class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(DeviceTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.store = None    # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
+        self.store = None  # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.device.DeviceHandler
-        self.clock = None    # type: utils.MockClock
+        self.clock = None  # type: utils.MockClock
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.handler = hs.get_device_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         res = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res, "fco")
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         res1 = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res1, "fco")
 
         res2 = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="new display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="new display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res2, "fco")
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@theresa:foo",
             device_id=None,
-            initial_device_display_name="display"
+            initial_device_display_name="display",
         )
 
         dev = yield self.handler.store.get_device("@theresa:foo", device_id)
@@ -87,43 +87,53 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = yield self.handler.get_devices_by_user(user1)
         self.assertEqual(3, len(res))
-        device_map = {
-            d["device_id"]: d for d in res
-        }
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "xyz",
-            "display_name": "display 0",
-            "last_seen_ip": None,
-            "last_seen_ts": None,
-        }, device_map["xyz"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "fco",
-            "display_name": "display 1",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip1",
-            "last_seen_ts": 1000000,
-        }, device_map["fco"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "abc",
-            "display_name": "display 2",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
-            "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
-        }, device_map["abc"])
+        device_map = {d["device_id"]: d for d in res}
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "xyz",
+                "display_name": "display 0",
+                "last_seen_ip": None,
+                "last_seen_ts": None,
+            },
+            device_map["xyz"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "fco",
+                "display_name": "display 1",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip1",
+                "last_seen_ts": 1000000,
+            },
+            device_map["fco"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "abc",
+                "display_name": "display 2",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
+                "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
+            },
+            device_map["abc"],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_device(self):
         yield self._record_users()
 
         res = yield self.handler.get_device(user1, "abc")
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "abc",
-            "display_name": "display 2",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
-            "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
-        }, res)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "abc",
+                "display_name": "display 2",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
+                "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
+            },
+            res,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_delete_device(self):
@@ -153,8 +163,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_update_unknown_device(self):
         update = {"display_name": "new_display"}
         with self.assertRaises(synapse.api.errors.NotFoundError):
-            yield self.handler.update_device("user_id", "unknown_device_id",
-                                             update)
+            yield self.handler.update_device("user_id", "unknown_device_id", update)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _record_users(self):
@@ -168,16 +177,17 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self._record_user(user2, "def", "dispkay", "token4", "ip4")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _record_user(self, user_id, device_id, display_name,
-                     access_token=None, ip=None):
+    def _record_user(
+        self, user_id, device_id, display_name, access_token=None, ip=None
+    ):
         device_id = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id=user_id,
             device_id=device_id,
-            initial_device_display_name=display_name
+            initial_device_display_name=display_name,
         )
 
         if ip is not None:
             yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
-                user_id,
-                access_token, ip, "user_agent", device_id)
+                user_id, access_token, ip, "user_agent", device_id
+            )
             self.clock.advance_time(1000)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
index a353070316..ec7355688b 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def register_query_handler(query_type, handler):
             self.query_handlers[query_type] = handler
+
         self.mock_registry.register_query_handler = register_query_handler
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
@@ -68,10 +70,7 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         result = yield self.handler.get_association(self.my_room)
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765qwer:test",
-            "servers": ["test"],
-        }, result)
+        self.assertEquals({"room_id": "!8765qwer:test", "servers": ["test"]}, result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_remote_association(self):
@@ -81,16 +80,13 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         result = yield self.handler.get_association(self.remote_room)
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765qwer:test",
-            "servers": ["test", "remote"],
-        }, result)
+        self.assertEquals(
+            {"room_id": "!8765qwer:test", "servers": ["test", "remote"]}, result
+        )
         self.mock_federation.make_query.assert_called_with(
             destination="remote",
             query_type="directory",
-            args={
-                "room_alias": "#another:remote",
-            },
+            args={"room_alias": "#another:remote"},
             retry_on_dns_fail=False,
             ignore_backoff=True,
         )
@@ -105,7 +101,4 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {"room_alias": "#your-room:test"}
         )
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765asdf:test",
-            "servers": ["test"],
-        }, response)
+        self.assertEquals({"room_id": "!8765asdf:test", "servers": ["test"]}, response)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
index ca1542236d..8dccc6826e 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ from tests import unittest, utils
 class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(E2eKeysHandlerTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.hs = None       # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
+        self.hs = None  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eKeysHandler
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(
-            handlers=None,
-            federation_client=mock.Mock(),
+            self.addCleanup, handlers=None, federation_client=mock.Mock()
         )
         self.handler = synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eKeysHandler(self.hs)
 
@@ -54,30 +53,21 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = "xyz"
         keys = {
             "alg1:k1": "key1",
-            "alg2:k2": {
-                "key": "key2",
-                "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}
-            },
-            "alg2:k3": {
-                "key": "key3",
-            },
+            "alg2:k2": {"key": "key2", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}},
+            "alg2:k3": {"key": "key3"},
         }
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
         # we should be able to change the signature without a problem
         keys["alg2:k2"]["signatures"]["k1"] = "sig2"
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_change_one_time_keys(self):
@@ -87,25 +77,18 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = "xyz"
         keys = {
             "alg1:k1": "key1",
-            "alg2:k2": {
-                "key": "key2",
-                "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}
-            },
-            "alg2:k3": {
-                "key": "key3",
-            },
+            "alg2:k2": {"key": "key2", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}},
+            "alg2:k3": {"key": "key3"},
         }
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": "key2"}},
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": "key2"}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when changing string key")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -113,7 +96,7 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg2:k3": "key2"}},
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg2:k3": "key2"}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing dict key with string")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -121,9 +104,7 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {
-                    "one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": {"key": "key"}}
-                },
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": {"key": "key"}}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing string key with dict")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -131,13 +112,12 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {
+                local_user,
+                device_id,
+                {
                     "one_time_keys": {
-                        "alg2:k2": {
-                            "key": "key3",
-                            "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"},
-                        }
-                    },
+                        "alg2:k2": {"key": "key3", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}}
+                    }
                 },
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing dict key")
@@ -148,31 +128,20 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_claim_one_time_key(self):
         local_user = "@boris:" + self.hs.hostname
         device_id = "xyz"
-        keys = {
-            "alg1:k1": "key1",
-        }
+        keys = {"alg1:k1": "key1"}
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1}})
+
+        res2 = yield self.handler.claim_one_time_keys(
+            {"one_time_keys": {local_user: {device_id: "alg1"}}}, timeout=None
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res2,
+            {
+                "failures": {},
+                "one_time_keys": {local_user: {device_id: {"alg1:k1": "key1"}}},
+            },
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1}
-        })
-
-        res2 = yield self.handler.claim_one_time_keys({
-            "one_time_keys": {
-                local_user: {
-                    device_id: "alg1"
-                }
-            }
-        }, timeout=None)
-        self.assertEqual(res2, {
-            "failures": {},
-            "one_time_keys": {
-                local_user: {
-                    device_id: {
-                        "alg1:k1": "key1"
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        })
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
index 121ce78634..fc2b646ba2 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -54,23 +53,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -79,14 +77,11 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -101,23 +96,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online_last_active_noop(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -132,8 +126,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -148,23 +141,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online_last_active(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -178,9 +170,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             currently_active=True,
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.ONLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -193,18 +183,17 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 2)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            )
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_remote_ping_timer(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -213,13 +202,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.ONLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=False, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -232,13 +218,16 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(new_state.status_msg, state.status_msg)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 1)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_federation_update_ts + FEDERATION_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_federation_update_ts + FEDERATION_TIMEOUT,
+                )
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_offline(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -247,14 +236,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.OFFLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.OFFLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -273,14 +258,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -293,13 +274,16 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(new_state.status_msg, state.status_msg)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 1)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            )
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                )
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
 
 class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -314,9 +298,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_user_sync_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state.state, PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE)
@@ -332,9 +314,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_user_sync_ts=now - SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT - 1,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state.state, PresenceState.OFFLINE)
@@ -369,9 +349,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now - FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL - 1,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state, new_state)
@@ -388,9 +366,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNone(new_state)
 
@@ -425,9 +401,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(state, new_state)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
index dc17918a3d..80da1c8954 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
-from synapse.handlers.profile import ProfileHandler
+from synapse.handlers.profile import MasterProfileHandler
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 class ProfileHandlers(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.profile_handler = ProfileHandler(hs)
+        self.profile_handler = MasterProfileHandler(hs)
 
 
 class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_registry.register_query_handler = register_query_handler
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             handlers=None,
             resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
             federation_server=Mock(),
             federation_registry=self.mock_registry,
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ])
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
 
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
@@ -74,9 +73,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_my_name(self):
-        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(
-            self.frank.localpart, "Frank"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(self.frank.localpart, "Frank")
 
         displayname = yield self.handler.get_displayname(self.frank)
 
@@ -85,22 +82,18 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_name(self):
         yield self.handler.set_displayname(
-            self.frank,
-            synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank), "Frank Jr."
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.frank.localpart)),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            "Frank Jr.",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_name_noauth(self):
         d = self.handler.set_displayname(
-            self.frank,
-            synapse.types.create_requester(self.bob),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.bob), "Frank Jr."
         )
 
         yield self.assertFailure(d, AuthError)
@@ -145,11 +138,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_avatar(self):
         yield self.handler.set_avatar_url(
-            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
-            "http://my.server/pic.gif"
+            self.frank,
+            synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
+            "http://my.server/pic.gif",
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.frank.localpart)),
-            "http://my.server/pic.gif"
+            "http://my.server/pic.gif",
         )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
index 0937d71cf6..7b4ade3dfb 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from mock import Mock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.errors import RegistrationError
+from synapse.api.errors import ResourceLimitError
 from synapse.handlers.register import RegistrationHandler
 from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
 
@@ -40,16 +40,22 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_distributor.declare("registered_user")
         self.mock_captcha_client = Mock()
         self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             handlers=None,
             http_client=None,
             expire_access_token=True,
             profile_handler=Mock(),
         )
         self.macaroon_generator = Mock(
-            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value='secret'))
+            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value='secret')
+        )
         self.hs.get_macaroon_generator = Mock(return_value=self.macaroon_generator)
         self.hs.handlers = RegistrationHandlers(self.hs)
         self.handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        self.lots_of_users = 100
+        self.small_number_of_users = 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_user_is_created_and_logged_in_if_doesnt_exist(self):
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         user_id = "@someone:test"
         requester = create_requester("@as:test")
         result_user_id, result_token = yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(
-            requester, local_part, display_name)
+            requester, local_part, display_name
+        )
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
 
@@ -69,62 +76,74 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield store.register(
             user_id=frank.to_string(),
             token="jkv;g498752-43gj['eamb!-5",
-            password_hash=None)
+            password_hash=None,
+        )
         local_part = "frank"
         display_name = "Frank"
         user_id = "@frank:test"
         requester = create_requester("@as:test")
         result_user_id, result_token = yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(
-            requester, local_part, display_name)
+            requester, local_part, display_name
+        )
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def test_cannot_register_when_mau_limits_exceeded(self):
-        local_part = "someone"
-        display_name = "someone"
-        requester = create_requester("@as:test")
-        store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+    def test_mau_limits_when_disabled(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
-        lots_of_users = 100
-        small_number_users = 1
-
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
-
         # Ensure does not throw exception
-        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(requester, 'a', display_name)
+        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("requester", 'a', "display_name")
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_get_or_create_user_mau_not_blocked(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-
-        with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(requester, 'b', display_name)
-
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(small_number_users))
-
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another_secret")
-
+        self.store.count_monthly_users = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value - 1)
+        )
         # Ensure does not throw exception
-        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("@neil:matrix.org", 'c', "Neil")
+        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("@user:server", 'c', "User")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_get_or_create_user_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("requester", 'b', "display_name")
 
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another another secret")
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("requester", 'b', "display_name")
 
-        with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.register(localpart=local_part)
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_register_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.register(localpart="local_part")
 
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another another secret")
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.register(localpart="local_part")
 
-        with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.register_saml2(local_part)
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_register_saml2_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.register_saml2(localpart="local_part")
 
-    def _macaroon_mock_generator(self, secret):
-        """
-        Reset macaroon generator in the case where the test creates multiple users
-        """
-        macaroon_generator = Mock(
-            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value=secret))
-        self.hs.get_macaroon_generator = Mock(return_value=macaroon_generator)
-        self.hs.handlers = RegistrationHandlers(self.hs)
-        self.handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError):
+            yield self.handler.register_saml2(localpart="local_part")
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_sync.py b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31f54bbd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, ResourceLimitError
+from synapse.api.filtering import DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION
+from synapse.handlers.sync import SyncConfig, SyncHandler
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+import tests.unittest
+import tests.utils
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+
+
+class SyncTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
+    """ Tests Sync Handler. """
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.sync_handler = SyncHandler(self.hs)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_wait_for_sync_for_user_auth_blocking(self):
+
+        user_id1 = "@user1:server"
+        user_id2 = "@user2:server"
+        sync_config = self._generate_sync_config(user_id1)
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 1
+
+        # Check that the happy case does not throw errors
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id1)
+        yield self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(sync_config)
+
+        # Test that global lock works
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
+            yield self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(sync_config)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
+
+        sync_config = self._generate_sync_config(user_id2)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ResourceLimitError) as e:
+            yield self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(sync_config)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+    def _generate_sync_config(self, user_id):
+        return SyncConfig(
+            user=UserID(user_id.split(":")[0][1:], user_id.split(":")[1]),
+            filter_collection=DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION,
+            is_guest=False,
+            request_key="request_key",
+            device_id="device_id",
+        )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
index 2c263af1a3..ad58073a14 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
@@ -38,21 +38,19 @@ def _expect_edu(destination, edu_type, content, origin="test"):
         "origin": origin,
         "origin_server_ts": 1000000,
         "pdus": [],
-        "edus": [
-            {
-                "edu_type": edu_type,
-                "content": content,
-            }
-        ],
+        "edus": [{"edu_type": edu_type, "content": content}],
     }
 
 
 def _make_edu_json(origin, edu_type, content):
-    return json.dumps(_expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin))
+    return json.dumps(_expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin)).encode(
+        'utf8'
+    )
 
 
 class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests typing notifications to rooms."""
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
@@ -69,21 +67,24 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.state_handler = Mock()
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "test",
             auth=self.auth,
             clock=self.clock,
-            datastore=Mock(spec=[
-                # Bits that Federation needs
-                "prep_send_transaction",
-                "delivered_txn",
-                "get_received_txn_response",
-                "set_received_txn_response",
-                "get_destination_retry_timings",
-                "get_devices_by_remote",
-                # Bits that user_directory needs
-                "get_user_directory_stream_pos",
-                "get_current_state_deltas",
-            ]),
+            datastore=Mock(
+                spec=[
+                    # Bits that Federation needs
+                    "prep_send_transaction",
+                    "delivered_txn",
+                    "get_received_txn_response",
+                    "set_received_txn_response",
+                    "get_destination_retry_timings",
+                    "get_devices_by_remote",
+                    # Bits that user_directory needs
+                    "get_user_directory_stream_pos",
+                    "get_current_state_deltas",
+                ]
+            ),
             state_handler=self.state_handler,
             handlers=Mock(),
             notifier=mock_notifier,
@@ -98,19 +99,16 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.event_source = hs.get_event_sources().sources["typing"]
 
         self.datastore = hs.get_datastore()
-        retry_timings_res = {
-            "destination": "",
-            "retry_last_ts": 0,
-            "retry_interval": 0,
-        }
-        self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
-            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
+        retry_timings_res = {"destination": "", "retry_last_ts": 0, "retry_interval": 0}
+        self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = defer.succeed(
+            retry_timings_res
         )
 
         self.datastore.get_devices_by_remote.return_value = (0, [])
 
         def get_received_txn_response(*args):
             return defer.succeed(None)
+
         self.datastore.get_received_txn_response = get_received_txn_response
 
         self.room_id = "a-room"
@@ -123,10 +121,12 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def get_joined_hosts_for_room(room_id):
             return set(member.domain for member in self.room_members)
+
         self.datastore.get_joined_hosts_for_room = get_joined_hosts_for_room
 
         def get_current_user_in_room(room_id):
             return set(str(u) for u in self.room_members)
+
         self.state_handler.get_current_user_in_room = get_current_user_in_room
 
         self.datastore.get_user_directory_stream_pos.return_value = (
@@ -134,19 +134,13 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             defer.succeed(1)
         )
 
-        self.datastore.get_current_state_deltas.return_value = (
-            None
-        )
+        self.datastore.get_current_state_deltas.return_value = None
 
         self.auth.check_joined_room = check_joined_room
 
         self.datastore.get_to_device_stream_token = lambda: 0
-        self.datastore.get_new_device_msgs_for_remote = (
-            lambda *args, **kargs: ([], 0)
-        )
-        self.datastore.delete_device_msgs_for_remote = (
-            lambda *args, **kargs: None
-        )
+        self.datastore.get_new_device_msgs_for_remote = lambda *args, **kargs: ([], 0)
+        self.datastore.delete_device_msgs_for_remote = lambda *args, **kargs: None
 
         # Some local users to test with
         self.u_apple = UserID.from_string("@apple:test")
@@ -168,24 +162,23 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=20000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             events[0],
             [
-                {"type": "m.typing",
-                 "room_id": self.room_id,
-                 "content": {
-                     "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-                 }},
-            ]
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -204,13 +197,13 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                         "room_id": self.room_id,
                         "user_id": self.u_apple.to_string(),
                         "typing": True,
-                    }
+                    },
                 ),
                 json_data_callback=ANY,
                 long_retries=True,
                 backoff_on_404=True,
             ),
-            defer.succeed((200, "OK"))
+            defer.succeed((200, "OK")),
         )
 
         yield self.handler.started_typing(
@@ -238,27 +231,29 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     "room_id": self.room_id,
                     "user_id": self.u_onion.to_string(),
                     "typing": True,
-                }
+                },
             ),
             federation_auth=True,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_onion.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_onion.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_stopped_typing(self):
@@ -276,17 +271,18 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                         "room_id": self.room_id,
                         "user_id": self.u_apple.to_string(),
                         "typing": False,
-                    }
+                    },
                 ),
                 json_data_callback=ANY,
                 long_retries=True,
                 backoff_on_404=True,
             ),
-            defer.succeed((200, "OK"))
+            defer.succeed((200, "OK")),
         )
 
         # Gut-wrenching
         from synapse.handlers.typing import RoomMember
+
         member = RoomMember(self.room_id, self.u_apple.to_string())
         self.handler._member_typing_until[member] = 1002000
         self.handler._room_typing[self.room_id] = set([self.u_apple.to_string()])
@@ -294,29 +290,29 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 0)
 
         yield self.handler.stopped_typing(
-            target_user=self.u_apple,
-            auth_user=self.u_apple,
-            room_id=self.room_id,
+            target_user=self.u_apple, auth_user=self.u_apple, room_id=self.room_id
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         yield put_json.await_calls()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": []},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [],
-            },
-        }])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_typing_timeout(self):
@@ -331,42 +327,46 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=10000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
         self.on_new_event.reset_mock()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
 
         self.clock.advance_time(16)
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 2, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 2, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 2)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=1,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=1
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": []},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [],
-            },
-        }])
 
         # SYN-230 - see if we can still set after timeout
 
@@ -377,20 +377,22 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=10000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 3, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 3, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
         self.on_new_event.reset_mock()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 3)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
diff --git a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
index 60e6a75953..3b0155ed03 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ class ServerNameTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "[1234",
             "underscore_.com",
             "percent%65.com",
-            "1234:5678:80",   # too many colons
+            "1234:5678:80",  # too many colons
         ]
         for i in test_data:
             try:
                 parse_and_validate_server_name(i)
                 self.fail(
-                    "Expected parse_and_validate_server_name('%s') to throw" % (
-                        i,
-                    ),
+                    "Expected parse_and_validate_server_name('%s') to throw" % (i,)
                 )
             except ValueError:
                 pass
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
index a103e7be80..65df116efc 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 class TestReplicationClientHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
     """Overrides on_rdata so that we can wait for it to happen"""
+
     def __init__(self, store):
         super(TestReplicationClientHandler, self).__init__(store)
         self._rdata_awaiters = []
@@ -53,12 +54,11 @@ class BaseSlavedStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "blue",
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
         self.hs.get_ratelimiter().send_message.return_value = (True, 0)
 
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
index adf226404e..87cc2b2fba 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
@@ -29,20 +29,14 @@ class SlavedAccountDataStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_user_account_data(self):
-        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(
-            USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 1}
-        )
+        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 1})
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
-            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user",
-            [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 1}
+            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user", [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 1}
         )
 
-        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(
-            USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 2}
-        )
+        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 2})
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
-            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user",
-            [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 2}
+            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user", [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 2}
         )
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
index f5b47f5ec0..2ba80ccdcf 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def patch__eq__(cls):
     def unpatch():
         if eq is not None:
             cls.__eq__ = eq
+
     return unpatch
 
 
@@ -48,10 +49,7 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Patch up the equality operator for events so that we can check
         # whether lists of events match using assertEquals
-        self.unpatches = [
-            patch__eq__(_EventInternalMetadata),
-            patch__eq__(FrozenEvent),
-        ]
+        self.unpatches = [patch__eq__(_EventInternalMetadata), patch__eq__(FrozenEvent)]
         return super(SlavedEventStoreTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -61,33 +59,27 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
     def test_get_latest_event_ids_in_room(self):
         create = yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check(
-            "get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [create.event_id]
-        )
+        yield self.check("get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [create.event_id])
 
         join = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join",
+            type="m.room.member",
+            key=USER_ID,
+            membership="join",
             prev_events=[(create.event_id, {})],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check(
-            "get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [join.event_id]
-        )
+        yield self.check("get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [join.event_id])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redactions(self):
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join")
 
-        msg = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello"
-        )
+        msg = yield self.persist(type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello")
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check("get_event", [msg.event_id], msg)
 
-        redaction = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.redaction", redacts=msg.event_id
-        )
+        redaction = yield self.persist(type="m.room.redaction", redacts=msg.event_id)
         yield self.replicate()
 
         msg_dict = msg.get_dict()
@@ -102,9 +94,7 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join")
 
-        msg = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello"
-        )
+        msg = yield self.persist(type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello")
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check("get_event", [msg.event_id], msg)
 
@@ -122,19 +112,29 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_invites(self):
+        yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.check("get_invited_rooms_for_user", [USER_ID_2], [])
         event = yield self.persist(
             type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID_2, membership="invite"
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check("get_invited_rooms_for_user", [USER_ID_2], [RoomsForUser(
-            ROOM_ID, USER_ID, "invite", event.event_id,
-            event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering
-        )])
+        yield self.check(
+            "get_invited_rooms_for_user",
+            [USER_ID_2],
+            [
+                RoomsForUser(
+                    ROOM_ID,
+                    USER_ID,
+                    "invite",
+                    event.event_id,
+                    event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
+                )
+            ],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_push_actions_for_user(self):
-        yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", creator=USER_ID)
+        yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.join", key=USER_ID, membership="join")
         yield self.persist(
             type="m.room.join", sender=USER_ID, key=USER_ID_2, membership="join"
@@ -146,40 +146,55 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 0}
+            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 0},
         )
 
         yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="world",
+            type="m.room.message",
+            msgtype="m.text",
+            body="world",
             push_actions=[(USER_ID_2, ["notify"])],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 1}
+            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 1},
         )
 
         yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="world",
-            push_actions=[(USER_ID_2, [
-                "notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": True}
-            ])],
+            type="m.room.message",
+            msgtype="m.text",
+            body="world",
+            push_actions=[
+                (USER_ID_2, ["notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": True}])
+            ],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 1, "notify_count": 2}
+            {"highlight_count": 1, "notify_count": 2},
         )
 
     event_id = 0
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def persist(
-        self, sender=USER_ID, room_id=ROOM_ID, type={}, key=None, internal={},
-        state=None, reset_state=False, backfill=False,
-        depth=None, prev_events=[], auth_events=[], prev_state=[], redacts=None,
+        self,
+        sender=USER_ID,
+        room_id=ROOM_ID,
+        type={},
+        key=None,
+        internal={},
+        state=None,
+        reset_state=False,
+        backfill=False,
+        depth=None,
+        prev_events=[],
+        auth_events=[],
+        prev_state=[],
+        redacts=None,
         push_actions=[],
         **content
     ):
@@ -219,34 +234,23 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         self.event_id += 1
 
         if state is not None:
-            state_ids = {
-                key: e.event_id for key, e in state.items()
-            }
+            state_ids = {key: e.event_id for key, e in state.items()}
             context = EventContext.with_state(
-                state_group=None,
-                current_state_ids=state_ids,
-                prev_state_ids=state_ids
+                state_group=None, current_state_ids=state_ids, prev_state_ids=state_ids
             )
         else:
             state_handler = self.hs.get_state_handler()
             context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
 
         yield self.master_store.add_push_actions_to_staging(
-            event.event_id, {
-                user_id: actions
-                for user_id, actions in push_actions
-            },
+            event.event_id, {user_id: actions for user_id, actions in push_actions}
         )
 
         ordering = None
         if backfill:
-            yield self.master_store.persist_events(
-                [(event, context)], backfilled=True
-            )
+            yield self.master_store.persist_events([(event, context)], backfilled=True)
         else:
-            ordering, _ = yield self.master_store.persist_event(
-                event, context,
-            )
+            ordering, _ = yield self.master_store.persist_event(event, context)
 
         if ordering:
             event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering = ordering
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
index e6d670cc1f..ae1adeded1 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ class SlavedReceiptTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
             ROOM_ID, "m.read", USER_ID, [EVENT_ID], {}
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check("get_receipts_for_user", [USER_ID, "m.read"], {
-            ROOM_ID: EVENT_ID
-        })
+        yield self.check(
+            "get_receipts_for_user", [USER_ID, "m.read"], {ROOM_ID: EVENT_ID}
+        )
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
index 34e68ae82f..708dc26e61 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock
 
 
 class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.hs = Mock()
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_executes_given_function(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
         res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
             self.mock_key, cb, "some_arg", keyword="arg"
         )
@@ -35,9 +32,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_deduplicates_based_on_key(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
         for i in range(3):  # invoke multiple times
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
                 self.mock_key, cb, "some_arg", keyword="arg", changing_args=i
@@ -85,7 +80,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             try:
                 yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.assertEqual(e.message, "boo")
+                self.assertEqual(e.args[0], "boo")
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), test_context)
 
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             try:
                 yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.assertEqual(e.message, "boo")
+                self.assertEqual(e.args[0], "boo")
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), test_context)
 
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
@@ -120,29 +115,18 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_cleans_up(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # should NOT have cleaned up yet
         self.clock.advance_time_msec(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS / 2)
 
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # still using cache
         cb.assert_called_once_with("an arg")
 
         self.clock.advance_time_msec(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS)
 
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # no longer using cache
         self.assertEqual(cb.call_count, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            cb.call_args_list,
-            [call("an arg",), call("an arg",)]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(cb.call_args_list, [call("an arg"), call("an arg")])
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
index 8c90145601..1a553fa3f9 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.secrets = Mock()
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
 
         self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret = u"shared"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mac.  Admin is optional.  Additional checks are done for length and
         type.
         """
+
         def nonce():
             request, channel = make_request("GET", self.url)
             render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('Invalid username', channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
-        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": b"abcd\x00"})
+        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": u"abcd\u0000"})
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -289,7 +290,9 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('Invalid password', channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
-        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": b"abcd\x00"})
+        body = json.dumps(
+            {"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": u"abcd\u0000"}
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
index 50418153fa..956f7fc4c4 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         self.mock_resource = MockHttpResource(prefix=PATH_PREFIX)
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
         self.ratelimiter.send_message.return_value = (True, 0)
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         # behaviour is used instead to be consistent with the r0 spec.
         # see issue #2602
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger_get(
-            "/events?access_token=%s" % ("invalid" + self.token, )
+            "/events?access_token=%s" % ("invalid" + self.token,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(401, code, msg=str(response))
 
@@ -98,18 +97,12 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_stream_room_permissions(self):
-        room_id = yield self.create_room_as(
-            self.other_user,
-            tok=self.other_token
-        )
+        room_id = yield self.create_room_as(self.other_user, tok=self.other_token)
         yield self.send(room_id, tok=self.other_token)
 
         # invited to room (expect no content for room)
         yield self.invite(
-            room_id,
-            src=self.other_user,
-            targ=self.user_id,
-            tok=self.other_token
+            room_id, src=self.other_user, targ=self.user_id, tok=self.other_token
         )
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger_get(
@@ -120,13 +113,16 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         # We may get a presence event for ourselves down
         self.assertEquals(
             0,
-            len([
-                c for c in response["chunk"]
-                if not (
-                    c.get("type") == "m.presence"
-                    and c["content"].get("user_id") == self.user_id
-                )
-            ])
+            len(
+                [
+                    c
+                    for c in response["chunk"]
+                    if not (
+                        c.get("type") == "m.presence"
+                        and c["content"].get("user_id") == self.user_id
+                    )
+                ]
+            ),
         )
 
         # joined room (expect all content for room)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66c2b68707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 mock import Mock
+
+from synapse.rest.client.v1 import presence
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+from tests import unittest
+
+
+class PresenceTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+    """ Tests presence REST API. """
+
+    user_id = "@sid:red"
+
+    user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+    servlets = [presence.register_servlets]
+
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            "red", http_client=None, federation_client=Mock()
+        )
+
+        hs.presence_handler = Mock()
+
+        return hs
+
+    def test_put_presence(self):
+        """
+        PUT to the status endpoint with use_presence enabled will call
+        set_state on the presence handler.
+        """
+        self.hs.config.use_presence = True
+
+        body = {"presence": "here", "status_msg": "beep boop"}
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT", "/presence/%s/status" % (self.user_id,), body
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(self.hs.presence_handler.set_state.call_count, 1)
+
+    def test_put_presence_disabled(self):
+        """
+        PUT to the status endpoint with use_presence disbled will NOT call
+        set_state on the presence handler.
+        """
+        self.hs.config.use_presence = False
+
+        body = {"presence": "here", "status_msg": "beep boop"}
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT", "/presence/%s/status" % (self.user_id,), body
+        )
+        self.render(request)
+
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(self.hs.presence_handler.set_state.call_count, 0)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
index d71cc8e0db..1eab9c3bdb 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
@@ -36,20 +36,23 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.mock_resource = MockHttpResource(prefix=PATH_PREFIX)
-        self.mock_handler = Mock(spec=[
-            "get_displayname",
-            "set_displayname",
-            "get_avatar_url",
-            "set_avatar_url",
-        ])
+        self.mock_handler = Mock(
+            spec=[
+                "get_displayname",
+                "set_displayname",
+                "get_avatar_url",
+                "set_avatar_url",
+            ]
+        )
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "test",
             http_client=None,
             resource_for_client=self.mock_resource,
             federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            profile_handler=self.mock_handler
+            profile_handler=self.mock_handler,
         )
 
         def _get_user_by_req(request=None, allow_guest=False):
@@ -78,9 +81,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.return_value = defer.succeed(())
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT",
-            "/profile/%s/displayname" % (myid),
-            '{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
+            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % (myid), b'{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
@@ -94,14 +95,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.side_effect = AuthError(400, "message")
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@4567:test"),
-            '{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@4567:test"),
+            b'{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}',
         )
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            400 <= code < 499,
-            msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(400 <= code < 499, msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_other_name(self):
@@ -121,14 +120,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.side_effect = SynapseError(400, "message")
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@opaque:elsewhere"),
-            '{"displayname":"bob"}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@opaque:elsewhere"),
+            b'{"displayname":"bob"}',
         )
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            400 <= code <= 499,
-            msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(400 <= code <= 499, msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_my_avatar(self):
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "PUT",
             "/profile/%s/avatar_url" % (myid),
-            '{"avatar_url": "http://my.server/pic.gif"}'
+            b'{"avatar_url": "http://my.server/pic.gif"}',
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
index 83a23cd8fe..6b7ff813d5 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v1_only.register import register_servlets
 from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.server import make_request, setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.server import make_request, render, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Tests for CreateUserRestServlet.
     """
+
     if PY3:
         skip = "Not ported to Python 3."
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
         self.hs.get_datastore = Mock(return_value=self.datastore)
         self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=handlers)
@@ -76,10 +77,7 @@ class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", url, request_data)
-        request.render(res)
-
-        # Advance the clock because it waits
-        self.clock.advance(1)
+        render(request, res, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200")
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
index 00fc796787..9fe0760496 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class RoomBase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "red",
             http_client=None,
             clock=self.hs_clock,
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
index bddb3302e4..0ad814c5e5 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,41 +18,32 @@
 
 from mock import Mock, NonCallableMock
 
-# twisted imports
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-import synapse.rest.client.v1.room
+from synapse.rest.client.v1 import room
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from ....utils import MockClock, MockHttpResource, setup_test_homeserver
-from .utils import RestTestCase
+from tests import unittest
 
 PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/api/v1"
 
 
-class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
+class RoomTypingTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     """ Tests /rooms/$room_id/typing/$user_id REST API. """
+
     user_id = "@sid:red"
 
     user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+    servlets = [room.register_servlets]
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.clock = MockClock()
-
-        self.mock_resource = MockHttpResource(prefix=PATH_PREFIX)
-        self.auth_user_id = self.user_id
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
 
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
             "red",
-            clock=self.clock,
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
-        self.hs = hs
 
         self.event_source = hs.get_event_sources().sources["typing"]
 
@@ -71,6 +63,7 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
+
         hs.get_datastore().insert_client_ip = _insert_client_ip
 
         def get_room_members(room_id):
@@ -94,63 +87,70 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 else:
                     if remotedomains is not None:
                         remotedomains.add(member.domain)
+
         hs.get_room_member_handler().fetch_room_distributions_into = (
             fetch_room_distributions_into
         )
 
-        synapse.rest.client.v1.room.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
+        return hs
 
-        self.room_id = yield self.create_room_as(self.user_id)
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
+        self.room_id = self.helper.create_room_as(self.user_id)
         # Need another user to make notifications actually work
-        yield self.join(self.room_id, user="@jim:red")
+        self.helper.join(self.room_id, user="@jim:red")
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_typing(self):
-        (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEquals(200, channel.code)
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
-        events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            from_key=0,
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
+        events = self.event_source.get_new_events(from_key=0, room_ids=[self.room_id])
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.user_id]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.user_id],
-            }
-        }])
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_not_typing(self):
-        (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": false}'
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            b'{"typing": false}',
         )
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEquals(200, channel.code)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_typing_timeout(self):
-        (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEquals(200, channel.code)
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
 
-        self.clock.advance_time(36)
+        self.reactor.advance(36)
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 2)
 
-        (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+        request, channel = self.make_request(
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            b'{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+        self.render(request)
+        self.assertEquals(200, channel.code)
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 3)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
index 41de8e0762..40dc4ea256 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.server import make_request, wait_until_result
+from tests.server import make_request, render
 
 
 class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -55,25 +55,39 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def invite(self, room=None, src=None, targ=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=src, targ=targ, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.INVITE,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=src,
+            targ=targ,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.INVITE,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def join(self, room=None, user=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=user, targ=user, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=user,
+            targ=user,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.JOIN,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def leave(self, room=None, user=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=user, targ=user, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.LEAVE,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=user,
+            targ=user,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.LEAVE,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def change_membership(self, room, src, targ, membership, tok=None,
-                          expect_code=200):
+    def change_membership(self, room, src, targ, membership, tok=None, expect_code=200):
         temp_id = self.auth_user_id
         self.auth_user_id = src
 
@@ -81,16 +95,15 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if tok:
             path = path + "?access_token=%s" % tok
 
-        data = {
-            "membership": membership
-        }
+        data = {"membership": membership}
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "PUT", path, json.dumps(data)
         )
         self.assertEquals(
-            expect_code, code,
-            msg="Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r" % (expect_code, code, response)
+            expect_code,
+            code,
+            msg="Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r" % (expect_code, code, response),
         )
 
         self.auth_user_id = temp_id
@@ -100,17 +113,15 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "POST",
             "/register",
-            json.dumps({
-                "user": user_id,
-                "password": "test",
-                "type": "m.login.password"
-            }))
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+            json.dumps(
+                {"user": user_id, "password": "test", "type": "m.login.password"}
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(200, code, msg=response)
         defer.returnValue(response)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def send(self, room_id, body=None, txn_id=None, tok=None,
-             expect_code=200):
+    def send(self, room_id, body=None, txn_id=None, tok=None, expect_code=200):
         if txn_id is None:
             txn_id = "m%s" % (str(time.time()))
         if body is None:
@@ -132,8 +143,9 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             actual (dict): The test result. Extra keys will not be checked.
         """
         for key in required:
-            self.assertEquals(required[key], actual[key],
-                              msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual))
+            self.assertEquals(
+                required[key], actual[key], msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual)
+            )
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -149,16 +161,17 @@ class RestHelper(object):
     def create_room_as(self, room_creator, is_public=True, tok=None):
         temp_id = self.auth_user_id
         self.auth_user_id = room_creator
-        path = b"/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom"
+        path = "/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom"
         content = {}
         if not is_public:
             content["visibility"] = "private"
         if tok:
-            path = path + b"?access_token=%s" % tok.encode('ascii')
+            path = path + "?access_token=%s" % tok
 
-        request, channel = make_request(b"POST", path, json.dumps(content).encode('utf8'))
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.hs.get_reactor(), channel)
+        request, channel = make_request(
+            "POST", path, json.dumps(content).encode('utf8')
+        )
+        render(request, self.resource, self.hs.get_reactor())
 
         assert channel.result["code"] == b"200", channel.result
         self.auth_user_id = temp_id
@@ -204,12 +217,9 @@ class RestHelper(object):
 
         data = {"membership": membership}
 
-        request, channel = make_request(
-            b"PUT", path.encode('ascii'), json.dumps(data).encode('utf8')
-        )
+        request, channel = make_request("PUT", path, json.dumps(data).encode('utf8'))
 
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.hs.get_reactor(), channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.hs.get_reactor())
 
         assert int(channel.result["code"]) == expect_code, (
             "Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r"
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
index e890f0feac..6a886ee3b8 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ from tests import unittest
 from tests.server import (
     ThreadedMemoryReactorClock as MemoryReactorClock,
     make_request,
+    render,
     setup_test_homeserver,
-    wait_until_result,
 )
 
 PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha"
 
 class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    USER_ID = b"@apple:test"
+    USER_ID = "@apple:test"
     EXAMPLE_FILTER = {"room": {"timeline": {"types": ["m.room.message"]}}}
     EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON = b'{"room": {"timeline": {"types": ["m.room.message"]}}}'
     TO_REGISTER = [filter]
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
 
         self.auth = self.hs.get_auth()
@@ -72,12 +72,11 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_add_filter(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"200")
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body, {"filter_id": "0"})
@@ -87,12 +86,11 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_add_filter_for_other_user(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (b"@watermelon:test"),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % ("@watermelon:test"),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"403")
         self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["errcode"], Codes.FORBIDDEN)
@@ -101,12 +99,11 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         _is_mine = self.hs.is_mine
         self.hs.is_mine = lambda target_user: False
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.hs.is_mine = _is_mine
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"403")
@@ -119,20 +116,18 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.clock.advance(1)
         filter_id = filter_id.result
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/%s" % (self.USER_ID, filter_id)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/%s" % (self.USER_ID, filter_id)
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"200")
         self.assertEquals(channel.json_body, self.EXAMPLE_FILTER)
 
     def test_get_filter_non_existant(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/12382148321" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/12382148321" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"400")
         self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["errcode"], Codes.NOT_FOUND)
@@ -141,19 +136,17 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     # in errors.py
     def test_get_filter_invalid_id(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/foobar" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/foobar" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"400")
 
     # No ID also returns an invalid_id error
     def test_get_filter_no_id(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"400")
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index e004d8fc73..1c128e81f5 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import register_servlets
 from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.server import make_request, setup_test_homeserver, wait_until_result
+from tests.server import make_request, render, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             login_handler=self.login_handler,
         )
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
         self.hs.get_auth = Mock(return_value=self.auth)
         self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=self.handlers)
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         request, channel = make_request(
             b"POST", self.url + b"?access_token=i_am_an_app_service", request_data
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
         det_data = {
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "access_token": token,
             "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
         }
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
 
     def test_POST_appservice_registration_invalid(self):
         self.appservice = None  # no application service exists
@@ -89,32 +88,25 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         request, channel = make_request(
             b"POST", self.url + b"?access_token=i_am_an_app_service", request_data
         )
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"401", channel.result)
 
     def test_POST_bad_password(self):
         request_data = json.dumps({"username": "kermit", "password": 666})
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url, request_data)
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"400", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Invalid password"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Invalid password")
 
     def test_POST_bad_username(self):
         request_data = json.dumps({"username": 777, "password": "monkey"})
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url, request_data)
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"400", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Invalid username"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Invalid username")
 
     def test_POST_user_valid(self):
         user_id = "@kermit:muppet"
@@ -130,8 +122,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.device_handler.check_device_registered = Mock(return_value=device_id)
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url, request_data)
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         det_data = {
             "user_id": user_id,
@@ -140,7 +131,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "device_id": device_id,
         }
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
         self.auth_handler.get_login_tuple_for_user_id(
             user_id, device_id=device_id, initial_device_display_name=None
         )
@@ -153,14 +144,10 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.registration_handler.register = Mock(return_value=("@user:id", "t"))
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url, request_data)
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"403", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"],
-            "Registration has been disabled",
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Registration has been disabled")
 
     def test_POST_guest_registration(self):
         user_id = "a@b"
@@ -169,8 +156,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.registration_handler.register = Mock(return_value=(user_id, None))
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url + b"?kind=guest", b"{}")
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         det_data = {
             "user_id": user_id,
@@ -178,16 +164,13 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "device_id": "guest_device",
         }
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
 
     def test_POST_disabled_guest_registration(self):
         self.hs.config.allow_guest_access = False
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"POST", self.url + b"?kind=guest", b"{}")
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"403", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Guest access is disabled"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Guest access is disabled")
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
index 03ec3993b2..560b1fba96 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
@@ -13,72 +13,58 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import synapse.types
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+from mock import Mock
+
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import sync
-from synapse.types import UserID
-from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.server import (
-    ThreadedMemoryReactorClock as MemoryReactorClock,
-    make_request,
-    setup_test_homeserver,
-    wait_until_result,
-)
-
-PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha"
 
 
-class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class FilterTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
-    USER_ID = b"@apple:test"
-    TO_REGISTER = [sync]
+    user_id = "@apple:test"
+    servlets = [sync.register_servlets]
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.clock = MemoryReactorClock()
-        self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
 
-        self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+        hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(
+            "red", http_client=None, federation_client=Mock()
         )
+        return hs
 
-        self.auth = self.hs.get_auth()
-
-        def get_user_by_access_token(token=None, allow_guest=False):
-            return {
-                "user": UserID.from_string(self.USER_ID),
-                "token_id": 1,
-                "is_guest": False,
-            }
-
-        def get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False, rights="access"):
-            return synapse.types.create_requester(
-                UserID.from_string(self.USER_ID), 1, False, None
-            )
-
-        self.auth.get_user_by_access_token = get_user_by_access_token
-        self.auth.get_user_by_req = get_user_by_req
+    def test_sync_argless(self):
+        request, channel = self.make_request("GET", "/sync")
+        self.render(request)
 
-        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
-        self.filtering = self.hs.get_filtering()
-        self.resource = JsonResource(self.hs)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            set(
+                [
+                    "next_batch",
+                    "rooms",
+                    "presence",
+                    "account_data",
+                    "to_device",
+                    "device_lists",
+                ]
+            ).issubset(set(channel.json_body.keys()))
+        )
 
-        for r in self.TO_REGISTER:
-            r.register_servlets(self.hs, self.resource)
+    def test_sync_presence_disabled(self):
+        """
+        When presence is disabled, the key does not appear in /sync.
+        """
+        self.hs.config.use_presence = False
 
-    def test_sync_argless(self):
-        request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/client/r0/sync")
-        request.render(self.resource)
-        wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
+        request, channel = self.make_request("GET", "/sync")
+        self.render(request)
 
-        self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b"200")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200)
         self.assertTrue(
             set(
                 [
                     "next_batch",
                     "rooms",
-                    "presence",
                     "account_data",
                     "to_device",
                     "device_lists",
diff --git a/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py b/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
index bf254a260d..a86901c2d8 100644
--- a/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
+++ b/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ class MediaStorageTests(unittest.TestCase):
         hs.get_reactor = Mock(return_value=reactor)
         hs.config.media_store_path = self.primary_base_path
 
-        storage_providers = [FileStorageProviderBackend(
-            hs, self.secondary_base_path
-        )]
+        storage_providers = [FileStorageProviderBackend(hs, self.secondary_base_path)]
 
         self.filepaths = MediaFilePaths(self.primary_base_path)
         self.media_storage = MediaStorage(
-            hs, self.primary_base_path, self.filepaths, storage_providers,
+            hs, self.primary_base_path, self.filepaths, storage_providers
         )
 
     def tearDown(self):
diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index c611dd6059..7dbdb7f8ea 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ from six import text_type
 
 import attr
 
-from twisted.internet import threads
+from twisted.internet import address, threads
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactorClock
 
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
+from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver as _sth
 
@@ -23,12 +24,19 @@ class FakeChannel(object):
     """
 
     result = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(dict))
+    _producer = None
 
     @property
     def json_body(self):
         if not self.result:
             raise Exception("No result yet.")
-        return json.loads(self.result["body"])
+        return json.loads(self.result["body"].decode('utf8'))
+
+    @property
+    def code(self):
+        if not self.result:
+            raise Exception("No result yet.")
+        return int(self.result["code"])
 
     def writeHeaders(self, version, code, reason, headers):
         self.result["version"] = version
@@ -42,11 +50,22 @@ class FakeChannel(object):
 
         self.result["body"] += content
 
+    def registerProducer(self, producer, streaming):
+        self._producer = producer
+
+    def unregisterProducer(self):
+        if self._producer is None:
+            return
+
+        self._producer = None
+
     def requestDone(self, _self):
         self.result["done"] = True
 
     def getPeer(self):
-        return None
+        # We give an address so that getClientIP returns a non null entry,
+        # causing us to record the MAU
+        return address.IPv4Address(b"TCP", "127.0.0.1", 3423)
 
     def getHost(self):
         return None
@@ -74,16 +93,21 @@ class FakeSite:
         return FakeLogger()
 
 
-def make_request(method, path, content=b""):
+def make_request(method, path, content=b"", access_token=None):
     """
     Make a web request using the given method and path, feed it the
     content, and return the Request and the Channel underneath.
     """
+    if not isinstance(method, bytes):
+        method = method.encode('ascii')
+
+    if not isinstance(path, bytes):
+        path = path.encode('ascii')
 
     # Decorate it to be the full path
     if not path.startswith(b"/_matrix"):
         path = b"/_matrix/client/r0/" + path
-        path = path.replace("//", "/")
+        path = path.replace(b"//", b"/")
 
     if isinstance(content, text_type):
         content = content.encode('utf8')
@@ -94,19 +118,29 @@ def make_request(method, path, content=b""):
     req = SynapseRequest(site, channel)
     req.process = lambda: b""
     req.content = BytesIO(content)
+
+    if access_token:
+        req.requestHeaders.addRawHeader(b"Authorization", b"Bearer " + access_token)
+
+    req.requestHeaders.addRawHeader(b"X-Forwarded-For", b"127.0.0.1")
     req.requestReceived(method, path, b"1.1")
 
     return req, channel
 
 
-def wait_until_result(clock, channel, timeout=100):
+def wait_until_result(clock, request, timeout=100):
     """
-    Wait until the channel has a result.
+    Wait until the request is finished.
     """
     clock.run()
     x = 0
 
-    while not channel.result:
+    while not request.finished:
+
+        # If there's a producer, tell it to resume producing so we get content
+        if request._channel._producer:
+            request._channel._producer.resumeProducing()
+
         x += 1
 
         if x > timeout:
@@ -117,13 +151,14 @@ def wait_until_result(clock, channel, timeout=100):
 
 def render(request, resource, clock):
     request.render(resource)
-    wait_until_result(clock, request._channel)
+    wait_until_result(clock, request)
 
 
 class ThreadedMemoryReactorClock(MemoryReactorClock):
     """
     A MemoryReactorClock that supports callFromThread.
     """
+
     def callFromThread(self, callback, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Make the callback fire in the next reactor iteration.
@@ -134,12 +169,15 @@ class ThreadedMemoryReactorClock(MemoryReactorClock):
         return d
 
 
-def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
+def setup_test_homeserver(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Set up a synchronous test server, driven by the reactor used by
     the homeserver.
     """
-    d = _sth(*args, **kwargs).result
+    d = _sth(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs).result
+
+    if isinstance(d, Failure):
+        d.raiseException()
 
     # Make the thread pool synchronous.
     clock = d.get_clock()
@@ -172,9 +210,13 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Threadless thread pool.
         """
+
         def start(self):
             pass
 
+        def stop(self):
+            pass
+
         def callInThreadWithCallback(self, onResult, function, *args, **kwargs):
             def _(res):
                 if isinstance(res, Failure):
@@ -191,3 +233,9 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
     clock.threadpool = ThreadPool()
     pool.threadpool = ThreadPool()
     return d
+
+
+def get_clock():
+    clock = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
+    hs_clock = Clock(clock)
+    return (clock, hs_clock)
diff --git a/tests/server_notices/__init__.py b/tests/server_notices/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/server_notices/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fede3f52a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/server_notices/test_resource_limits_server_notices.py
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+from mock import Mock
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, ServerNoticeMsgType
+from synapse.api.errors import ResourceLimitError
+from synapse.handlers.auth import AuthHandler
+from synapse.server_notices.resource_limits_server_notices import (
+    ResourceLimitsServerNotices,
+)
+
+from tests import unittest
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+
+
+class AuthHandlers(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.auth_handler = AuthHandler(hs)
+
+
+class TestResourceLimitsServerNotices(unittest.TestCase):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, handlers=None)
+        self.hs.handlers = AuthHandlers(self.hs)
+        self.auth_handler = self.hs.handlers.auth_handler
+        self.server_notices_sender = self.hs.get_server_notices_sender()
+
+        # relying on [1] is far from ideal, but the only case where
+        # ResourceLimitsServerNotices class needs to be isolated is this test,
+        # general code should never have a reason to do so ...
+        self._rlsn = self.server_notices_sender._server_notices[1]
+        if not isinstance(self._rlsn, ResourceLimitsServerNotices):
+            raise Exception("Failed to find reference to ResourceLimitsServerNotices")
+
+        self._rlsn._store.user_last_seen_monthly_active = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(1000)
+        )
+        self._send_notice = self._rlsn._server_notices_manager.send_notice
+        self._rlsn._server_notices_manager.send_notice = Mock()
+        self._rlsn._state.get_current_state = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(None))
+        self._rlsn._store.get_events = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed({}))
+
+        self._send_notice = self._rlsn._server_notices_manager.send_notice
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.user_id = "@user_id:test"
+
+        # self.server_notices_mxid = "@server:test"
+        # self.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
+        # self.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
+        # self.server_notices_room_name = "Server Notices"
+
+        self._rlsn._server_notices_manager.get_notice_room_for_user = Mock(
+            returnValue=""
+        )
+        self._rlsn._store.add_tag_to_room = Mock()
+        self.hs.config.admin_uri = "mailto:user@test.com"
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_flag_off(self):
+        """Tests cases where the flags indicate nothing to do"""
+        # test hs disabled case
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        self._send_notice.assert_not_called()
+        # Test when mau limiting disabled
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
+        self.hs.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        self._send_notice.assert_not_called()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_remove_blocked_notice(self):
+        """Test when user has blocked notice, but should have it removed"""
+
+        self._rlsn._auth.check_auth_blocking = Mock()
+        mock_event = Mock(
+            type=EventTypes.Message,
+            content={"msgtype": ServerNoticeMsgType},
+        )
+        self._rlsn._store.get_events = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(
+            {"123": mock_event}
+        ))
+
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+        # Would be better to check the content, but once == remove blocking event
+        self._send_notice.assert_called_once()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_remove_blocked_notice_noop(self):
+        """Test when user has blocked notice, but notice ought to be there (NOOP)"""
+        self._rlsn._auth.check_auth_blocking = Mock(
+            side_effect=ResourceLimitError(403, 'foo')
+        )
+
+        mock_event = Mock(
+            type=EventTypes.Message,
+            content={"msgtype": ServerNoticeMsgType},
+        )
+        self._rlsn._store.get_events = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(
+            {"123": mock_event}
+        ))
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        self._send_notice.assert_not_called()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_add_blocked_notice(self):
+        """Test when user does not have blocked notice, but should have one"""
+
+        self._rlsn._auth.check_auth_blocking = Mock(
+            side_effect=ResourceLimitError(403, 'foo')
+        )
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        # Would be better to check contents, but 2 calls == set blocking event
+        self.assertTrue(self._send_notice.call_count == 2)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_add_blocked_notice_noop(self):
+        """Test when user does not have blocked notice, nor should they (NOOP)"""
+
+        self._rlsn._auth.check_auth_blocking = Mock()
+
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        self._send_notice.assert_not_called()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_maybe_send_server_notice_to_user_not_in_mau_cohort(self):
+
+        """Test when user is not part of the MAU cohort - this should not ever
+        happen - but ...
+        """
+
+        self._rlsn._auth.check_auth_blocking = Mock()
+        self._rlsn._store.user_last_seen_monthly_active = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(None)
+        )
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        self._send_notice.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestResourceLimitsServerNoticesWithRealRooms(unittest.TestCase):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.server_notices_sender = self.hs.get_server_notices_sender()
+        self.server_notices_manager = self.hs.get_server_notices_manager()
+        self.event_source = self.hs.get_event_sources()
+
+        # relying on [1] is far from ideal, but the only case where
+        # ResourceLimitsServerNotices class needs to be isolated is this test,
+        # general code should never have a reason to do so ...
+        self._rlsn = self.server_notices_sender._server_notices[1]
+        if not isinstance(self._rlsn, ResourceLimitsServerNotices):
+            raise Exception("Failed to find reference to ResourceLimitsServerNotices")
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 5
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = "@server:test"
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_room_name = "Test Server Notice Room"
+
+        self.user_id = "@user_id:test"
+
+        self.hs.config.admin_uri = "mailto:user@test.com"
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_server_notice_only_sent_once(self):
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=1000,
+        )
+
+        self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active = Mock(
+            return_value=1000,
+        )
+
+        # Call the function multiple times to ensure we only send the notice once
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+        yield self._rlsn.maybe_send_server_notice_to_user(self.user_id)
+
+        # Now lets get the last load of messages in the service notice room and
+        # check that there is only one server notice
+        room_id = yield self.server_notices_manager.get_notice_room_for_user(
+            self.user_id,
+        )
+
+        token = yield self.event_source.get_current_token()
+        events, _ = yield self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
+            room_id, limit=100, end_token=token.room_key,
+        )
+
+        count = 0
+        for event in events:
+            if event.type != EventTypes.Message:
+                continue
+            if event.content.get("msgtype") != ServerNoticeMsgType:
+                continue
+
+            count += 1
+
+        self.assertEqual(count, 1)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test__base.py b/tests/storage/test__base.py
index 6d6f00c5c5..52eb05bfbf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test__base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test__base.py
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ from mock import Mock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import Cache, cached
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = Cache("test")
 
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class CacheDecoratorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_passthrough(self):
         class A(object):
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ class CacheDecoratorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             yield a.func(k)
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            callcount[0] >= 14,
-            msg="Expected callcount >= 14, got %d" % (callcount[0])
+            callcount[0] >= 14, msg="Expected callcount >= 14, got %d" % (callcount[0])
         )
 
     def test_prefill(self):
diff --git a/tests/storage/test__init__.py b/tests/storage/test__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f19cb1265c..0000000000
--- a/tests/storage/test__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# 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.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# 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 import defer
-
-import tests.utils
-
-
-class InitTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(InitTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.store = None  # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-
-        hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
-        hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def test_count_monthly_users(self):
-        count = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-        self.assertEqual(0, count)
-
-        yield self._insert_user_ips("@user:server1")
-        yield self._insert_user_ips("@user:server2")
-
-        count = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-        self.assertEqual(2, count)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _insert_user_ips(self, user):
-        """
-        Helper function to populate user_ips without using batch insertion infra
-        args:
-            user (str):  specify username i.e. @user:server.com
-        """
-        yield self.store._simple_upsert(
-            table="user_ips",
-            keyvalues={
-                "user_id": user,
-                "access_token": "access_token",
-                "ip": "ip",
-                "user_agent": "user_agent",
-                "device_id": "device_id",
-            },
-            values={
-                "last_seen": self.clock.time_msec(),
-            }
-        )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
index 099861b27c..c893990454 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             password_providers=[],
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             federation_sender=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.as_url = "some_url"
         self.as_id = "as1"
         self._add_appservice(
-            self.as_token,
-            self.as_id,
-            self.as_url,
-            "some_hs_token",
-            "bob"
+            self.as_token, self.as_id, self.as_url, "some_hs_token", "bob"
         )
         self._add_appservice("token2", "as2", "some_url", "some_hs_token", "bob")
         self._add_appservice("token3", "as3", "some_url", "some_hs_token", "bob")
@@ -73,8 +69,14 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 pass
 
     def _add_appservice(self, as_token, id, url, hs_token, sender):
-        as_yaml = dict(url=url, as_token=as_token, hs_token=hs_token,
-                       id=id, sender_localpart=sender, namespaces={})
+        as_yaml = dict(
+            url=url,
+            as_token=as_token,
+            hs_token=hs_token,
+            id=id,
+            sender_localpart=sender,
+            namespaces={},
+        )
         # use the token as the filename
         with open(as_token, 'w') as outfile:
             outfile.write(yaml.dump(as_yaml))
@@ -85,24 +87,13 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(service, None)
 
     def test_retrieval_of_service(self):
-        stored_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
-            self.as_token
-        )
+        stored_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(self.as_token)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.token, self.as_token)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.id, self.as_id)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.url, self.as_url)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES],
-            []
-        )
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS],
-            []
-        )
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS],
-            []
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES], [])
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS], [])
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS], [])
 
     def test_retrieval_of_all_services(self):
         services = self.store.get_app_services()
@@ -110,7 +101,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
@@ -121,6 +111,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             password_providers=[],
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             federation_sender=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
@@ -128,26 +119,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.db_pool = hs.get_db_pool()
 
         self.as_list = [
-            {
-                "token": "token1",
-                "url": "https://matrix-as.org",
-                "id": "id_1"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "alpha_tok",
-                "url": "https://alpha.com",
-                "id": "id_alpha"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "beta_tok",
-                "url": "https://beta.com",
-                "id": "id_beta"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "gamma_tok",
-                "url": "https://gamma.com",
-                "id": "id_gamma"
-            },
+            {"token": "token1", "url": "https://matrix-as.org", "id": "id_1"},
+            {"token": "alpha_tok", "url": "https://alpha.com", "id": "id_alpha"},
+            {"token": "beta_tok", "url": "https://beta.com", "id": "id_beta"},
+            {"token": "gamma_tok", "url": "https://gamma.com", "id": "id_gamma"},
         ]
         for s in self.as_list:
             yield self._add_service(s["url"], s["token"], s["id"])
@@ -157,8 +132,14 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store = TestTransactionStore(None, hs)
 
     def _add_service(self, url, as_token, id):
-        as_yaml = dict(url=url, as_token=as_token, hs_token="something",
-                       id=id, sender_localpart="a_sender", namespaces={})
+        as_yaml = dict(
+            url=url,
+            as_token=as_token,
+            hs_token="something",
+            id=id,
+            sender_localpart="a_sender",
+            namespaces={},
+        )
         # use the token as the filename
         with open(as_token, 'w') as outfile:
             outfile.write(yaml.dump(as_yaml))
@@ -168,21 +149,21 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_state(as_id, state, last_txn) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (id, state, txn)
+            (id, state, txn),
         )
 
     def _insert_txn(self, as_id, txn_id, events):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_txns(as_id, txn_id, event_ids) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (as_id, txn_id, json.dumps([e.event_id for e in events]))
+            (as_id, txn_id, json.dumps([e.event_id for e in events])),
         )
 
     def _set_last_txn(self, as_id, txn_id):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_state(as_id, last_txn, state) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (as_id, txn_id, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+            (as_id, txn_id, ApplicationServiceState.UP),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -193,24 +174,16 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservice_state_up(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[0]["id"])
         state = yield self.store.get_appservice_state(service)
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.UP, state)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservice_state_down(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
         state = yield self.store.get_appservice_state(service)
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.DOWN, state)
@@ -225,34 +198,22 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_appservices_state_down(self):
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         rows = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT as_id FROM application_services_state WHERE state=?",
-            (ApplicationServiceState.DOWN,)
+            (ApplicationServiceState.DOWN,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(service.id, rows[0][0])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_appservices_state_multiple_up(self):
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         rows = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT as_id FROM application_services_state WHERE state=?",
-            (ApplicationServiceState.UP,)
+            (ApplicationServiceState.UP,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(service.id, rows[0][0])
 
@@ -319,14 +280,13 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT last_txn FROM application_services_state WHERE as_id=?",
-            (service.id,)
+            (service.id,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
         self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?",
-            (txn_id,)
+            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?", (txn_id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(0, len(res))
 
@@ -340,17 +300,15 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.complete_appservice_txn(txn_id=txn_id, service=service)
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT last_txn, state FROM application_services_state WHERE "
-            "as_id=?",
-            (service.id,)
+            "SELECT last_txn, state FROM application_services_state WHERE " "as_id=?",
+            (service.id,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
         self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.UP, res[0][1])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?",
-            (txn_id,)
+            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?", (txn_id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(0, len(res))
 
@@ -382,12 +340,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservices_by_state_single(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
 
         services = yield self.store.get_appservices_by_state(
             ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
@@ -397,18 +351,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservices_by_state_multiple(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[3]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[3]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
 
         services = yield self.store.get_appservices_by_state(
             ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
@@ -416,20 +362,17 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(2, len(services))
         self.assertEquals(
             set([self.as_list[2]["id"], self.as_list[0]["id"]]),
-            set([services[0].id, services[1].id])
+            set([services[0].id, services[1].id]),
         )
 
 
 # required for ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase tests
-class TestTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionStore,
-                           ApplicationServiceStore):
-
+class TestTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionStore, ApplicationServiceStore):
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
         super(TestTransactionStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _write_config(self, suffix, **kwargs):
         vals = {
             "id": "id" + suffix,
@@ -452,10 +395,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
@@ -470,10 +413,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(id="id", suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
@@ -494,10 +437,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(as_token="as_token", suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
index ab1f310572..81403727c5 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup
+        )  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.start_background_update("test_update", {"my_key": 1})
 
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result)
         self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with(
             {"my_key": 1}, self.store.DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_BATCH_SIZE
@@ -67,18 +66,12 @@ class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.update_handler.side_effect = update
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result)
-        self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-            {"my_key": 2}, desired_count
-        )
+        self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with({"my_key": 2}, desired_count)
 
         # third step: we don't expect to be called any more
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNone(result)
         self.assertFalse(self.update_handler.called)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_base.py b/tests/storage/test_base.py
index 1d1234ee39..7cb5f0e4cf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_base.py
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def runInteraction(func, *args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_txn, *args, **kwargs))
+
         self.db_pool.runInteraction = runInteraction
 
         def runWithConnection(func, *args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_conn, *args, **kwargs))
+
         self.db_pool.runWithConnection = runWithConnection
 
         config = Mock()
@@ -63,8 +65,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 1
 
         yield self.datastore._simple_insert(
-            table="tablename",
-            values={"columname": "Value"}
+            table="tablename", values={"columname": "Value"}
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
@@ -78,12 +79,11 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_insert(
             table="tablename",
             # Use OrderedDict() so we can assert on the SQL generated
-            values=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2), ("colC", 3)])
+            values=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2), ("colC", 3)]),
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "INSERT INTO tablename (colA, colB, colC) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
-            (1, 2, 3,)
+            "INSERT INTO tablename (colA, colB, colC) VALUES(?, ?, ?)", (1, 2, 3)
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.__iter__ = Mock(return_value=iter([("Value",)]))
 
         value = yield self.datastore._simple_select_one_onecol(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            retcol="retcol"
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"}, retcol="retcol"
         )
 
         self.assertEquals("Value", value)
@@ -110,13 +108,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ret = yield self.datastore._simple_select_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            retcols=["colA", "colB", "colC"]
+            retcols=["colA", "colB", "colC"],
         )
 
         self.assertEquals({"colA": 1, "colB": 2, "colC": 3}, ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["TheKey"]
+            "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?", ["TheKey"]
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "Not here"},
             retcols=["colA"],
-            allow_none=True
+            allow_none=True,
         )
 
         self.assertFalse(ret)
@@ -137,20 +134,15 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_select_list(self):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 3
         self.mock_txn.__iter__ = Mock(return_value=iter([(1,), (2,), (3,)]))
-        self.mock_txn.description = (
-            ("colA", None, None, None, None, None, None),
-        )
+        self.mock_txn.description = (("colA", None, None, None, None, None, None),)
 
         ret = yield self.datastore._simple_select_list(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "A set"},
-            retcols=["colA"],
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "A set"}, retcols=["colA"]
         )
 
         self.assertEquals([{"colA": 1}, {"colA": 2}, {"colA": 3}], ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["A set"]
+            "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?", ["A set"]
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -160,12 +152,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_update_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            updatevalues={"columnname": "New Value"}
+            updatevalues={"columnname": "New Value"},
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
             "UPDATE tablename SET columnname = ? WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["New Value", "TheKey"]
+            ["New Value", "TheKey"],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -175,13 +167,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_update_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2)]),
-            updatevalues=OrderedDict([("colC", 3), ("colD", 4)])
+            updatevalues=OrderedDict([("colC", 3), ("colD", 4)]),
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "UPDATE tablename SET colC = ?, colD = ? WHERE"
-            " colA = ? AND colB = ?",
-            [3, 4, 1, 2]
+            "UPDATE tablename SET colC = ?, colD = ? WHERE" " colA = ? AND colB = ?",
+            [3, 4, 1, 2],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -189,8 +180,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 1
 
         yield self.datastore._simple_delete_one(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "Go away"},
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "Go away"}
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py b/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
index bd6fda6cb1..c2e88bdbaf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # 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 mock import Mock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
@@ -27,17 +28,16 @@ class ClientIpStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.clock = self.hs.get_clock()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_insert_new_client_ip(self):
         self.clock.now = 12345678
         user_id = "@user:id"
         yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
-            user_id,
-            "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id",
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
         )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_last_client_ip_by_device(user_id, "device_id")
@@ -52,5 +52,64 @@ class ClientIpStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
                 "user_agent": "user_agent",
                 "last_seen": 12345678000,
             },
-            r
+            r,
         )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_disabled_monthly_active_user(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_adding_monthly_active_user_when_full(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        lots_of_users = 100
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users)
+        )
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_adding_monthly_active_user_when_space(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertTrue(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_updating_monthly_active_user_when_space(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertTrue(active)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_devices.py b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
index a54cc6bc32..aef4dfaf57 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_devices.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
@@ -28,68 +28,64 @@ class DeviceStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_store_new_device(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id", "display_name"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device_id", "display_name")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device_id",
-            "display_name": "display_name",
-        }, res)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device_id",
+                "display_name": "display_name",
+            },
+            res,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_devices_by_user(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device1", "display_name 1"
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device2", "display_name 2"
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id2", "device3", "display_name 3"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device1", "display_name 1")
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device2", "display_name 2")
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id2", "device3", "display_name 3")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_devices_by_user("user_id")
         self.assertEqual(2, len(res.keys()))
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device1",
-            "display_name": "display_name 1",
-        }, res["device1"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device2",
-            "display_name": "display_name 2",
-        }, res["device2"])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device1",
+                "display_name": "display_name 1",
+            },
+            res["device1"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device2",
+                "display_name": "display_name 2",
+            },
+            res["device2"],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_update_device(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id", "display_name 1"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device_id", "display_name 1")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
         self.assertEqual("display_name 1", res["display_name"])
 
         # do a no-op first
-        yield self.store.update_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id",
-        )
+        yield self.store.update_device("user_id", "device_id")
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
         self.assertEqual("display_name 1", res["display_name"])
 
         # do the update
         yield self.store.update_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id",
-            new_display_name="display_name 2",
+            "user_id", "device_id", new_display_name="display_name 2"
         )
 
         # check it worked
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ class DeviceStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def test_update_unknown_device(self):
         with self.assertRaises(synapse.api.errors.StoreError) as cm:
             yield self.store.update_device(
-                "user_id", "unknown_device_id",
-                new_display_name="display_name 2",
+                "user_id", "unknown_device_id", new_display_name="display_name 2"
             )
         self.assertEqual(404, cm.exception.code)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_directory.py b/tests/storage/test_directory.py
index 129ebaf343..b4510c1c8d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_directory.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class DirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = DirectoryStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -37,38 +36,29 @@ class DirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_room_to_alias(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             ["#my-room:test"],
-            (yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(self.room.to_string()))
+            (yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(self.room.to_string())),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_alias_to_room(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {
-                "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-                "servers": ["test"],
-            },
-            (yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias))
+            {"room_id": self.room.to_string(), "servers": ["test"]},
+            (yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias)),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_delete_alias(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         room_id = yield self.store.delete_room_alias(self.alias)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py b/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
index 84ce492a2c..8f0aaece40 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class EndToEndKeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -35,70 +34,49 @@ class EndToEndKeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         now = 1470174257070
         json = {"key": "value"}
 
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user", "device", None
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user", "device", None)
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user", "device", now, json)
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user", "device", now, json)
 
         res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user", "device"),))
         self.assertIn("user", res)
         self.assertIn("device", res["user"])
         dev = res["user"]["device"]
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "keys": json,
-            "device_display_name": None,
-        }, dev)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset({"keys": json, "device_display_name": None}, dev)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_key_with_device_name(self):
         now = 1470174257070
         json = {"key": "value"}
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user", "device", now, json)
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user", "device", "display_name"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user", "device", now, json)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user", "device", "display_name")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user", "device"),))
         self.assertIn("user", res)
         self.assertIn("device", res["user"])
         dev = res["user"]["device"]
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "keys": json,
-            "device_display_name": "display_name",
-        }, dev)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {"keys": json, "device_display_name": "display_name"}, dev
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_multiple_devices(self):
         now = 1470174257070
 
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user1", "device1", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user1", "device2", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user2", "device1", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user2", "device2", None
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user1", "device1", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user1", "device2", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user2", "device1", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user2", "device2", None)
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user1", "device1", now, 'json11')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user1", "device2", now, 'json12')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user2", "device1", now, 'json21')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user2", "device2", now, 'json22')
-
-        res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user1", "device1"),
-                                                    ("user2", "device2")))
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user1", "device1", now, 'json11')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user1", "device2", now, 'json12')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user2", "device1", now, 'json21')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user2", "device2", now, 'json22')
+
+        res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys(
+            (("user1", "device1"), ("user2", "device2"))
+        )
         self.assertIn("user1", res)
         self.assertIn("device1", res["user1"])
         self.assertNotIn("device2", res["user1"])
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
index 30683e7888..2fdf34fdf6 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import tests.utils
 class EventFederationWorkerStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -33,23 +33,32 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         def insert_event(txn, i):
             event_id = '$event_%i:local' % i
 
-            txn.execute((
-                "INSERT INTO events ("
-                "   room_id, event_id, type, depth, topological_ordering,"
-                "   content, processed, outlier) "
-                "VALUES (?, ?, 'm.test', ?, ?, 'test', ?, ?)"
-            ), (room_id, event_id, i, i, True, False))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    "INSERT INTO events ("
+                    "   room_id, event_id, type, depth, topological_ordering,"
+                    "   content, processed, outlier) "
+                    "VALUES (?, ?, 'm.test', ?, ?, 'test', ?, ?)"
+                ),
+                (room_id, event_id, i, i, True, False),
+            )
 
-            txn.execute((
-                'INSERT INTO event_forward_extremities (room_id, event_id) '
-                'VALUES (?, ?)'
-            ), (room_id, event_id))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    'INSERT INTO event_forward_extremities (room_id, event_id) '
+                    'VALUES (?, ?)'
+                ),
+                (room_id, event_id),
+            )
 
-            txn.execute((
-                'INSERT INTO event_reference_hashes '
-                '(event_id, algorithm, hash) '
-                "VALUES (?, 'sha256', ?)"
-            ), (event_id, 'ffff'))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    'INSERT INTO event_reference_hashes '
+                    '(event_id, algorithm, hash) '
+                    "VALUES (?, 'sha256', ?)"
+                ),
+                (event_id, b'ffff'),
+            )
 
         for i in range(0, 11):
             yield self.store.runInteraction("insert", insert_event, i)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py b/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
index 8430fc7ba6..b114c6fb1d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ USER_ID = "@user:example.com"
 
 PlAIN_NOTIF = ["notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": False}]
 HIGHLIGHT = [
-    "notify", {"set_tweak": "sound", "value": "default"}, {"set_tweak": "highlight"}
+    "notify",
+    {"set_tweak": "sound", "value": "default"},
+    {"set_tweak": "highlight"},
 ]
 
 
 class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -55,12 +56,11 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def _assert_counts(noitf_count, highlight_count):
             counts = yield self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._get_unread_counts_by_pos_txn,
-                room_id, user_id, 0
+                "", self.store._get_unread_counts_by_pos_txn, room_id, user_id, 0
             )
             self.assertEquals(
                 counts,
-                {"notify_count": noitf_count, "highlight_count": highlight_count}
+                {"notify_count": noitf_count, "highlight_count": highlight_count},
             )
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
             event.depth = stream
 
             yield self.store.add_push_actions_to_staging(
-                event.event_id, {user_id: action},
+                event.event_id, {user_id: action}
             )
             yield self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._set_push_actions_for_event_and_users_txn,
-                [(event, None)], [(event, None)],
+                "",
+                self.store._set_push_actions_for_event_and_users_txn,
+                [(event, None)],
+                [(event, None)],
             )
 
         def _rotate(stream):
@@ -86,8 +88,11 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _mark_read(stream, depth):
             return self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._remove_old_push_actions_before_txn,
-                room_id, user_id, stream
+                "",
+                self.store._remove_old_push_actions_before_txn,
+                room_id,
+                user_id,
+                stream,
             )
 
         yield _assert_counts(0, 0)
@@ -112,9 +117,7 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         yield _rotate(7)
 
         yield self.store._simple_delete(
-            table="event_push_actions",
-            keyvalues={"1": 1},
-            desc="",
+            table="event_push_actions", keyvalues={"1": 1}, desc=""
         )
 
         yield _assert_counts(1, 0)
@@ -132,18 +135,21 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(self):
         def add_event(so, ts):
-            return self.store._simple_insert("events", {
-                "stream_ordering": so,
-                "received_ts": ts,
-                "event_id": "event%i" % so,
-                "type": "",
-                "room_id": "",
-                "content": "",
-                "processed": True,
-                "outlier": False,
-                "topological_ordering": 0,
-                "depth": 0,
-            })
+            return self.store._simple_insert(
+                "events",
+                {
+                    "stream_ordering": so,
+                    "received_ts": ts,
+                    "event_id": "event%i" % so,
+                    "type": "",
+                    "room_id": "",
+                    "content": "",
+                    "processed": True,
+                    "outlier": False,
+                    "topological_ordering": 0,
+                    "depth": 0,
+                },
+            )
 
         # start with the base case where there are no events in the table
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(11)
@@ -160,31 +166,27 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         # add a bunch of dummy events to the events table
         for (stream_ordering, ts) in (
-                (3, 110),
-                (4, 120),
-                (5, 120),
-                (10, 130),
-                (20, 140),
+            (3, 110),
+            (4, 120),
+            (5, 120),
+            (10, 130),
+            (20, 140),
         ):
             yield add_event(stream_ordering, ts)
 
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(110)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 3,
-                         "First event after 110ms should be 3, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 3, "First event after 110ms should be 3, was %i" % r)
 
         # 4 and 5 are both after 120: we want 4 rather than 5
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(120)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 4,
-                         "First event after 120ms should be 4, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 4, "First event after 120ms should be 4, was %i" % r)
 
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(129)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 10,
-                         "First event after 129ms should be 10, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 10, "First event after 129ms should be 10, was %i" % r)
 
         # check we can get the last event
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(140)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 20,
-                         "First event after 14ms should be 20, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 20, "First event after 14ms should be 20, was %i" % r)
 
         # off the end
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(160)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_keys.py b/tests/storage/test_keys.py
index 3a3d002782..47f4a8ceac 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_keys.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class KeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -39,15 +39,12 @@ class KeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         key2 = signedjson.key.decode_verify_key_base64(
             "ed25519", "key2", "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
         )
-        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server1", "from_server", 0, key1
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server1", "from_server", 0, key2
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key("server1", "from_server", 0, key1)
+        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key("server1", "from_server", 0, key2)
 
         res = yield self.store.get_server_verify_keys(
-            "server1", ["ed25519:key1", "ed25519:key2", "ed25519:key3"])
+            "server1", ["ed25519:key1", "ed25519:key2", "ed25519:key3"]
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(len(res.keys()), 2)
         self.assertEqual(res["ed25519:key1"].version, "key1")
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py b/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2ed866ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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 import defer
+
+import tests.unittest
+import tests.utils
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+
+FORTY_DAYS = 40 * 24 * 60 * 60
+
+
+class MonthlyActiveUsersTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(MonthlyActiveUsersTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_initialise_reserved_users(self):
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 5
+        user1 = "@user1:server"
+        user1_email = "user1@matrix.org"
+        user2 = "@user2:server"
+        user2_email = "user2@matrix.org"
+        threepids = [
+            {'medium': 'email', 'address': user1_email},
+            {'medium': 'email', 'address': user2_email},
+        ]
+        user_num = len(threepids)
+
+        yield self.store.register(user_id=user1, token="123", password_hash=None)
+
+        yield self.store.register(user_id=user2, token="456", password_hash=None)
+
+        now = int(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
+        yield self.store.user_add_threepid(user1, "email", user1_email, now, now)
+        yield self.store.user_add_threepid(user2, "email", user2_email, now, now)
+        yield self.store.initialise_reserved_users(threepids)
+
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+
+        # Test total counts
+        self.assertEquals(active_count, user_num)
+
+        # Test user is marked as active
+
+        timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user1)
+        self.assertTrue(timestamp)
+        timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user2)
+        self.assertTrue(timestamp)
+
+        # Test that users are never removed from the db.
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 0
+
+        self.hs.get_clock().advance_time(FORTY_DAYS)
+
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(active_count, user_num)
+
+        # Test that regalar users are removed from the db
+        ru_count = 2
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@ru1:server")
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@ru2:server")
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+
+        self.assertEqual(active_count, user_num + ru_count)
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = user_num
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(active_count, user_num)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_can_insert_and_count_mau(self):
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEqual(0, count)
+
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@user:server")
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, count)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_user_last_seen_monthly_active(self):
+        user_id1 = "@user1:server"
+        user_id2 = "@user2:server"
+        user_id3 = "@user3:server"
+
+        result = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id1)
+        self.assertFalse(result == 0)
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id1)
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id2)
+        result = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id1)
+        self.assertTrue(result > 0)
+        result = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id3)
+        self.assertFalse(result == 0)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_reap_monthly_active_users(self):
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 5
+        initial_users = 10
+        for i in range(initial_users):
+            yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@user%d:server" % i)
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertTrue(count, initial_users)
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(count, initial_users - self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+
+        self.hs.get_clock().advance_time(FORTY_DAYS)
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(count, 0)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_presence.py b/tests/storage/test_presence.py
index 3276b39504..b5b58ff660 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_presence.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(clock=MockClock())
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, clock=MockClock())
 
         self.store = PresenceStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -38,16 +37,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_presence_list(self):
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.add_presence_list_pending(
@@ -57,16 +59,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 0}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.set_presence_list_accepted(
@@ -76,16 +81,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 1}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 1}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.del_presence_list(
@@ -95,14 +103,17 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_profile.py b/tests/storage/test_profile.py
index 2c95e5e95a..a1f6618bf9 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_profile.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = ProfileStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -35,24 +34,17 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_displayname(self):
-        yield self.store.create_profile(
-            self.u_frank.localpart
-        )
+        yield self.store.create_profile(self.u_frank.localpart)
 
-        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(
-            self.u_frank.localpart, "Frank"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart, "Frank")
 
         self.assertEquals(
-            "Frank",
-            (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart))
+            "Frank", (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart))
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_avatar_url(self):
-        yield self.store.create_profile(
-            self.u_frank.localpart
-        )
+        yield self.store.create_profile(self.u_frank.localpart)
 
         yield self.store.set_profile_avatar_url(
             self.u_frank.localpart, "http://my.site/here"
@@ -60,5 +52,5 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             "http://my.site/here",
-            (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart))
+            (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart)),
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index 475ec900c4..02bf975fbf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.utils import create_room, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
-            http_client=None,
+            self.addCleanup, resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
         )
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -43,20 +41,25 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.room1 = RoomID.from_string("!abc123:test")
 
+        yield create_room(hs, self.room1.to_string(), self.u_alice.to_string())
+
         self.depth = 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def inject_room_member(self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None,
-                           extra_content={}):
+    def inject_room_member(
+        self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None, extra_content={}
+    ):
         content = {"membership": membership}
         content.update(extra_content)
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Member,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -70,13 +73,15 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
         self.depth += 1
 
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Message,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"body": body, "msgtype": u"message"},
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Message,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"body": body, "msgtype": u"message"},
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -88,14 +93,16 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_redaction(self, room, event_id, user, reason):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"reason": reason},
-            "redacts": event_id,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"reason": reason},
+                "redacts": event_id,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -105,9 +112,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN
-        )
+        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
 
         msg_event = yield self.inject_message(self.room1, self.u_alice, u"t")
 
@@ -157,13 +162,10 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact_join(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN
-        )
+        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
 
         msg_event = yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN,
-            extra_content={"blue": "red"},
+            self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN, extra_content={"blue": "red"}
         )
 
         event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_registration.py b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
index 7821ea3fa3..3dfb7b903a 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_registration.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
@@ -21,19 +21,15 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.db_pool = hs.get_db_pool()
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
         self.user_id = "@my-user:test"
-        self.tokens = [
-            "AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz",
-            "BcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZa"
-        ]
+        self.tokens = ["AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz", "BcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZa"]
         self.pwhash = "{xx1}123456789"
         self.device_id = "akgjhdjklgshg"
 
@@ -50,35 +46,28 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "consent_version": None,
                 "consent_server_notice_sent": None,
                 "appservice_id": None,
+                "creation_ts": 1000,
             },
-            (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(self.user_id))
+            (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(self.user_id)),
         )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[0])
 
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
-            {
-                "name": self.user_id,
-            },
-            result
-        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset({"name": self.user_id}, result)
 
         self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_add_tokens(self):
         yield self.store.register(self.user_id, self.tokens[0], self.pwhash)
-        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(self.user_id, self.tokens[1],
-                                                  self.device_id)
+        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(
+            self.user_id, self.tokens[1], self.device_id
+        )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[1])
 
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(
-            {
-                "name": self.user_id,
-                "device_id": self.device_id,
-            },
-            result
+            {"name": self.user_id, "device_id": self.device_id}, result
         )
 
         self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
@@ -87,12 +76,13 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_user_delete_access_tokens(self):
         # add some tokens
         yield self.store.register(self.user_id, self.tokens[0], self.pwhash)
-        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(self.user_id, self.tokens[1],
-                                                  self.device_id)
+        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(
+            self.user_id, self.tokens[1], self.device_id
+        )
 
         # now delete some
         yield self.store.user_delete_access_tokens(
-            self.user_id, device_id=self.device_id,
+            self.user_id, device_id=self.device_id
         )
 
         # check they were deleted
@@ -107,8 +97,7 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.user_delete_access_tokens(self.user_id)
 
         user = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[0])
-        self.assertIsNone(user,
-                          "access token was not deleted without device_id")
+        self.assertIsNone(user, "access token was not deleted without device_id")
 
 
 class TokenGenerator:
@@ -117,4 +106,4 @@ class TokenGenerator:
 
     def generate(self, user_id):
         self._last_issued_token += 1
-        return u"%s-%d" % (user_id, self._last_issued_token,)
+        return u"%s-%d" % (user_id, self._last_issued_token)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_room.py b/tests/storage/test_room.py
index ae8ae94b6d..a1ea23b068 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_room.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         # We can't test RoomStore on its own without the DirectoryStore, for
         # management of the 'room_aliases' table
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.store_room(
             self.room.to_string(),
             room_creator_user_id=self.u_creator.to_string(),
-            is_public=True
+            is_public=True,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -49,17 +48,16 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {
                 "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
                 "creator": self.u_creator.to_string(),
-                "is_public": True
+                "is_public": True,
             },
-            (yield self.store.get_room(self.room.to_string()))
+            (yield self.store.get_room(self.room.to_string())),
         )
 
 
 class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         # Room events need the full datastore, for persist_event() and
         # get_room_state()
@@ -69,18 +67,13 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.room = RoomID.from_string("!abcde:test")
 
         yield self.store.store_room(
-            self.room.to_string(),
-            room_creator_user_id="@creator:text",
-            is_public=True
+            self.room.to_string(), room_creator_user_id="@creator:text", is_public=True
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_event(self, **kwargs):
         yield self.store.persist_event(
-            self.event_factory.create_event(
-                room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-                **kwargs
-            )
+            self.event_factory.create_event(room_id=self.room.to_string(), **kwargs)
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -88,22 +81,15 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         name = u"A-Room-Name"
 
         yield self.inject_room_event(
-            etype=EventTypes.Name,
-            name=name,
-            content={"name": name},
-            depth=1,
+            etype=EventTypes.Name, name=name, content={"name": name}, depth=1
         )
 
-        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(
-            room_id=self.room.to_string()
-        )
+        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(room_id=self.room.to_string())
 
         self.assertEquals(1, len(state))
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {"type": "m.room.name",
-             "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-             "name": name},
-            state[0]
+            {"type": "m.room.name", "room_id": self.room.to_string(), "name": name},
+            state[0],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -111,22 +97,15 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         topic = u"A place for things"
 
         yield self.inject_room_event(
-            etype=EventTypes.Topic,
-            topic=topic,
-            content={"topic": topic},
-            depth=1,
+            etype=EventTypes.Topic, topic=topic, content={"topic": topic}, depth=1
         )
 
-        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(
-            room_id=self.room.to_string()
-        )
+        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(room_id=self.room.to_string())
 
         self.assertEquals(1, len(state))
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {"type": "m.room.topic",
-             "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-             "topic": topic},
-            state[0]
+            {"type": "m.room.topic", "room_id": self.room.to_string(), "topic": topic},
+            state[0],
         )
 
     # Not testing the various 'level' methods for now because there's lots
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index c5fd54f67e..978c66133d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.utils import create_room, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
-            http_client=None,
+            self.addCleanup, resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
         )
         # We can't test the RoomMemberStore on its own without the other event
         # storage logic
@@ -47,15 +45,19 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.room = RoomID.from_string("!abc123:test")
 
+        yield create_room(hs, self.room.to_string(), self.u_alice.to_string())
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_member(self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Member,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"membership": membership},
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"membership": membership},
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -71,9 +73,12 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [self.room.to_string()],
-            [m.room_id for m in (
-                yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
-                    self.u_alice.to_string(), [Membership.JOIN]
+            [
+                m.room_id
+                for m in (
+                    yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
+                        self.u_alice.to_string(), [Membership.JOIN]
+                    )
                 )
-            )]
+            ],
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_state.py b/tests/storage/test_state.py
index 7a76d67b8c..d717b9f94e 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_state.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
@@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         self.room = RoomID.from_string("!abc123:test")
 
         yield self.store.store_room(
-            self.room.to_string(),
-            room_creator_user_id="@creator:text",
-            is_public=True
+            self.room.to_string(), room_creator_user_id="@creator:text", is_public=True
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_state_event(self, room, sender, typ, state_key, content):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": typ,
-            "sender": sender.to_string(),
-            "state_key": state_key,
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": typ,
+                "sender": sender.to_string(),
+                "state_key": state_key,
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -80,27 +80,31 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         # this defaults to a linear DAG as each new injection defaults to whatever
         # forward extremities are currently in the DB for this room.
         e1 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Create, '', {},
+            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Create, '', {}
         )
         e2 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Name, '', {
-                "name": "test room"
-            },
+            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Name, '', {"name": "test room"}
         )
         e3 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_alice,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_alice.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
         e4 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_bob, EventTypes.Member, self.u_bob.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_bob,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_bob.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
         e5 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_bob, EventTypes.Member, self.u_bob.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.LEAVE
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_bob,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_bob.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.LEAVE},
         )
 
         # check we get the full state as of the final event
@@ -110,65 +114,66 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(e4)
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
+            },
+            state,
+        )
 
         # check we can filter to the m.room.name event (with a '' state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Name, '')], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual({(e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state)
 
         # check we can filter to the m.room.name event (with a wildcard None state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Name, None)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual({(e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state)
 
         # check we can grab the m.room.member events (with a wildcard None state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {(e3.type, e3.state_key): e3, (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5}, state
+        )
 
-        # check we can use filter_types to grab a specific room member
+        # check we can use filtered_types to grab a specific room member
         # without filtering out the other event types
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
-            e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string())],
+            e5.event_id,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string())],
             filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
+            },
+            state,
+        )
 
         # check that types=[], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         # doesn't return all members
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
-            e5.event_id, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
+            e5.event_id, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {(e1.type, e1.state_key): e1, (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state
+        )
 
         #######################################################
         # _get_some_state_from_cache tests against a full cache
@@ -176,70 +181,122 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         room_id = self.room.to_string()
         group_ids = yield self.store.get_state_groups_ids(room_id, [e5.event_id])
-        group = group_ids.keys()[0]
+        group = list(group_ids.keys())[0]
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters out members with types=[]
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
             group, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
+            group, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {},
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with wildcard types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
+            group, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
             group, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
-            group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         # and no filtered_types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
             group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual({(e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id}, state_dict)
 
         #######################################################
         # deliberately remove e2 (room name) from the _state_group_cache
 
-        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(group)
+        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(
+            group
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
         self.assertEqual(known_absent, set())
-        self.assertDictEqual(state_dict_ids, {
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            state_dict_ids,
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+            },
+        )
 
         state_dict_ids.pop((e2.type, e2.state_key))
         self.store._state_group_cache.invalidate(group)
@@ -250,24 +307,28 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
             # list fetched keys so it knows it's partial
             fetched_keys=(
                 (e1.type, e1.state_key),
-                (e3.type, e3.state_key),
-                (e5.type, e5.state_key),
-            )
+            ),
         )
 
-        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(group)
+        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(
+            group
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertEqual(known_absent, set([
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key),
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key),
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key),
-        ]))
-        self.assertDictEqual(state_dict_ids, {
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            known_absent,
+            set(
+                [
+                    (e1.type, e1.state_key),
+                ]
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            state_dict_ids,
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+            },
+        )
 
         ############################################
         # test that things work with a partial cache
@@ -275,45 +336,100 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters out members with types=[]
         room_id = self.room.to_string()
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
             group, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual({(e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id}, state_dict)
+
+        room_id = self.room.to_string()
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
+            group, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual({}, state_dict)
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members wildcard types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
             group, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
+            group, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
-            group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         # and no filtered_types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_cache,
+            group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
+        self.assertDictEqual({}, state_dict)
+
+        (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
+            self.store._state_group_members_cache,
             group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py b/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
index 23fad12bca..b46e0ea7e2 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BOBBY = "@bobby:a"
 class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = UserDirectoryStore(None, self.hs)
 
         # alice and bob are both in !room_id. bobby is not but shares
@@ -39,20 +39,12 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {
                 ALICE: ProfileInfo(None, "alice"),
                 BOB: ProfileInfo(None, "bob"),
-                BOBBY: ProfileInfo(None, "bobby")
+                BOBBY: ProfileInfo(None, "bobby"),
             },
         )
-        yield self.store.add_users_to_public_room(
-            "!room:id",
-            [ALICE, BOB],
-        )
+        yield self.store.add_users_to_public_room("!room:id", [ALICE, BOB])
         yield self.store.add_users_who_share_room(
-            "!room:id",
-            False,
-            (
-                (ALICE, BOB),
-                (BOB, ALICE),
-            ),
+            "!room:id", False, ((ALICE, BOB), (BOB, ALICE))
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -62,11 +54,9 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         r = yield self.store.search_user_dir(ALICE, "bob", 10)
         self.assertFalse(r["limited"])
         self.assertEqual(1, len(r["results"]))
-        self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][0], {
-            "user_id": BOB,
-            "display_name": "bob",
-            "avatar_url": None,
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            r["results"][0], {"user_id": BOB, "display_name": "bob", "avatar_url": None}
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_search_user_dir_all_users(self):
@@ -75,15 +65,13 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             r = yield self.store.search_user_dir(ALICE, "bob", 10)
             self.assertFalse(r["limited"])
             self.assertEqual(2, len(r["results"]))
-            self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][0], {
-                "user_id": BOB,
-                "display_name": "bob",
-                "avatar_url": None,
-            })
-            self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][1], {
-                "user_id": BOBBY,
-                "display_name": "bobby",
-                "avatar_url": None,
-            })
+            self.assertDictEqual(
+                r["results"][0],
+                {"user_id": BOB, "display_name": "bob", "avatar_url": None},
+            )
+            self.assertDictEqual(
+                r["results"][1],
+                {"user_id": BOBBY, "display_name": "bobby", "avatar_url": None},
+            )
         finally:
             self.hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users = False
diff --git a/tests/test_distributor.py b/tests/test_distributor.py
index 71d11cda77..b57f36e6ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_distributor.py
+++ b/tests/test_distributor.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 
 class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dist = Distributor()
 
@@ -44,18 +43,14 @@ class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         observers[0].side_effect = Exception("Awoogah!")
 
-        with patch(
-            "synapse.util.distributor.logger", spec=["warning"]
-        ) as mock_logger:
+        with patch("synapse.util.distributor.logger", spec=["warning"]) as mock_logger:
             self.dist.fire("alarm", "Go")
 
             observers[0].assert_called_once_with("Go")
             observers[1].assert_called_once_with("Go")
 
             self.assertEquals(mock_logger.warning.call_count, 1)
-            self.assertIsInstance(
-                mock_logger.warning.call_args[0][0], str
-            )
+            self.assertIsInstance(mock_logger.warning.call_args[0][0], str)
 
     def test_signal_prereg(self):
         observer = Mock()
@@ -69,4 +64,5 @@ class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_signal_undeclared(self):
         def code():
             self.dist.fire("notification")
+
         self.assertRaises(KeyError, code)
diff --git a/tests/test_dns.py b/tests/test_dns.py
index b647d92697..90bd34be34 100644
--- a/tests/test_dns.py
+++ b/tests/test_dns.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 @unittest.DEBUG
 class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_resolve(self):
         dns_client_mock = Mock()
@@ -36,14 +35,11 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         host_name = "example.com"
 
         answer_srv = dns.RRHeader(
-            type=dns.SRV,
-            payload=dns.Record_SRV(
-                target=host_name,
-            )
+            type=dns.SRV, payload=dns.Record_SRV(target=host_name)
         )
 
         dns_client_mock.lookupService.return_value = defer.succeed(
-            ([answer_srv], None, None),
+            ([answer_srv], None, None)
         )
 
         cache = {}
@@ -68,9 +64,7 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         entry = Mock(spec_set=["expires"])
         entry.expires = 0
 
-        cache = {
-            service_name: [entry]
-        }
+        cache = {service_name: [entry]}
 
         servers = yield resolve_service(
             service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache
@@ -93,12 +87,10 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         entry = Mock(spec_set=["expires"])
         entry.expires = 999999999
 
-        cache = {
-            service_name: [entry]
-        }
+        cache = {service_name: [entry]}
 
         servers = yield resolve_service(
-            service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache, clock=clock,
+            service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache, clock=clock
         )
 
         self.assertFalse(dns_client_mock.lookupService.called)
@@ -117,9 +109,7 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         cache = {}
 
         with self.assertRaises(error.DNSServerError):
-            yield resolve_service(
-                service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache
-            )
+            yield resolve_service(service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_name_error(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_event_auth.py b/tests/test_event_auth.py
index 06112430e5..411b4a9f86 100644
--- a/tests/test_event_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_event_auth.py
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         # creator should be able to send state
-        event_auth.check(
-            _random_state_event(creator), auth_events,
-            do_sig_check=False,
-        )
+        event_auth.check(_random_state_event(creator), auth_events, do_sig_check=False)
 
         # joiner should not be able to send state
         self.assertRaises(
@@ -61,13 +58,9 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         auth_events = {
             ("m.room.create", ""): _create_event(creator),
             ("m.room.member", creator): _join_event(creator),
-            ("m.room.power_levels", ""): _power_levels_event(creator, {
-                "state_default": "30",
-                "users": {
-                    pleb: "29",
-                    king: "30",
-                },
-            }),
+            ("m.room.power_levels", ""): _power_levels_event(
+                creator, {"state_default": "30", "users": {pleb: "29", king: "30"}}
+            ),
             ("m.room.member", pleb): _join_event(pleb),
             ("m.room.member", king): _join_event(king),
         }
@@ -82,10 +75,7 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ),
 
         # king should be able to send state
-        event_auth.check(
-            _random_state_event(king), auth_events,
-            do_sig_check=False,
-        )
+        event_auth.check(_random_state_event(king), auth_events, do_sig_check=False)
 
 
 # helpers for making events
@@ -94,52 +84,54 @@ TEST_ROOM_ID = "!test:room"
 
 
 def _create_event(user_id):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.create",
-        "sender": user_id,
-        "content": {
-            "creator": user_id,
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.create",
+            "sender": user_id,
+            "content": {"creator": user_id},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _join_event(user_id):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.member",
-        "sender": user_id,
-        "state_key": user_id,
-        "content": {
-            "membership": "join",
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.member",
+            "sender": user_id,
+            "state_key": user_id,
+            "content": {"membership": "join"},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _power_levels_event(sender, content):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.power_levels",
-        "sender": sender,
-        "state_key": "",
-        "content": content,
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.power_levels",
+            "sender": sender,
+            "state_key": "",
+            "content": content,
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _random_state_event(sender):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "test.state",
-        "sender": sender,
-        "state_key": "",
-        "content": {
-            "membership": "join",
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "test.state",
+            "sender": sender,
+            "state_key": "",
+            "content": {"membership": "join"},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 event_count = 0
@@ -149,4 +141,4 @@ def _get_event_id():
     global event_count
     c = event_count
     event_count += 1
-    return "!%i:example.com" % (c, )
+    return "!%i:example.com" % (c,)
diff --git a/tests/test_federation.py b/tests/test_federation.py
index f40ff29b52..2540604fcc 100644
--- a/tests/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/test_federation.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ class MessageAcceptTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.reactor = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.reactor)
         self.homeserver = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=self.http_client, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
+            self.addCleanup,
+            http_client=self.http_client,
+            clock=self.hs_clock,
+            reactor=self.reactor,
         )
 
         user_id = UserID("us", "test")
diff --git a/tests/test_mau.py b/tests/test_mau.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0732615447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mau.py
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# 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.
+
+"""Tests REST events for /rooms paths."""
+
+import json
+
+from mock import Mock, NonCallableMock
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import register, sync
+from synapse.util import Clock
+
+from tests import unittest
+from tests.server import (
+    ThreadedMemoryReactorClock,
+    make_request,
+    render,
+    setup_test_homeserver,
+)
+
+
+class TestMauLimit(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.reactor = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
+        self.clock = Clock(self.reactor)
+
+        self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
+            "red",
+            http_client=None,
+            clock=self.clock,
+            reactor=self.reactor,
+            federation_client=Mock(),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
+        )
+
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+
+        self.hs.config.registrations_require_3pid = []
+        self.hs.config.enable_registration_captcha = False
+        self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key = []
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 2
+        self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 0
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid = "@server:red"
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_display_name = None
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid_avatar_url = None
+        self.hs.config.server_notices_room_name = "Test Server Notice Room"
+
+        self.resource = JsonResource(self.hs)
+        register.register_servlets(self.hs, self.resource)
+        sync.register_servlets(self.hs, self.resource)
+
+    def test_simple_deny_mau(self):
+        # Create and sync so that the MAU counts get updated
+        token1 = self.create_user("kermit1")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        token2 = self.create_user("kermit2")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+
+        # We've created and activated two users, we shouldn't be able to
+        # register new users
+        with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as cm:
+            self.create_user("kermit3")
+
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+    def test_allowed_after_a_month_mau(self):
+        # Create and sync so that the MAU counts get updated
+        token1 = self.create_user("kermit1")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        token2 = self.create_user("kermit2")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+
+        # Advance time by 31 days
+        self.reactor.advance(31 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+
+        self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+
+        self.reactor.advance(0)
+
+        # We should be able to register more users
+        token3 = self.create_user("kermit3")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token3)
+
+    def test_trial_delay(self):
+        self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 1
+
+        # We should be able to register more than the limit initially
+        token1 = self.create_user("kermit1")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        token2 = self.create_user("kermit2")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+        token3 = self.create_user("kermit3")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token3)
+
+        # Advance time by 2 days
+        self.reactor.advance(2 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+
+        # Two users should be able to sync
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+
+        # But the third should fail
+        with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as cm:
+            self.do_sync_for_user(token3)
+
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+        # And new registrations are now denied too
+        with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as cm:
+            self.create_user("kermit4")
+
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+    def test_trial_users_cant_come_back(self):
+        self.hs.config.mau_trial_days = 1
+
+        # We should be able to register more than the limit initially
+        token1 = self.create_user("kermit1")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        token2 = self.create_user("kermit2")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+        token3 = self.create_user("kermit3")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token3)
+
+        # Advance time by 2 days
+        self.reactor.advance(2 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+
+        # Two users should be able to sync
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+
+        # Advance by 2 months so everyone falls out of MAU
+        self.reactor.advance(60 * 24 * 60 * 60)
+        self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+        self.reactor.advance(0)
+
+        # We can create as many new users as we want
+        token4 = self.create_user("kermit4")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token4)
+        token5 = self.create_user("kermit5")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token5)
+        token6 = self.create_user("kermit6")
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token6)
+
+        # users 2 and 3 can come back to bring us back up to MAU limit
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token2)
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token3)
+
+        # New trial users can still sync
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token4)
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token5)
+        self.do_sync_for_user(token6)
+
+        # But old user cant
+        with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as cm:
+            self.do_sync_for_user(token1)
+
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(e.errcode, Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED)
+
+    def create_user(self, localpart):
+        request_data = json.dumps({
+            "username": localpart,
+            "password": "monkey",
+            "auth": {"type": LoginType.DUMMY},
+        })
+
+        request, channel = make_request(b"POST", b"/register", request_data)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.reactor)
+
+        if channel.result["code"] != b"200":
+            raise HttpResponseException(
+                int(channel.result["code"]),
+                channel.result["reason"],
+                channel.result["body"],
+            ).to_synapse_error()
+
+        access_token = channel.json_body["access_token"]
+
+        return access_token
+
+    def do_sync_for_user(self, token):
+        request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/sync", access_token=token)
+        render(request, self.resource, self.reactor)
+
+        if channel.result["code"] != b"200":
+            raise HttpResponseException(
+                int(channel.result["code"]),
+                channel.result["reason"],
+                channel.result["body"],
+            ).to_synapse_error()
diff --git a/tests/test_preview.py b/tests/test_preview.py
index 446843367e..84ef5e5ba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_preview.py
+++ b/tests/test_preview.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 
 class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_long_summarize(self):
         example_paras = [
             u"""Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             alternative spellings of the city.Tromsø is considered the northernmost
             city in the world with a population above 50,000. The most populous town
             north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013).""",
-
             u"""Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of
             (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000
             most of the year. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             Sandnessund Bridge. Tromsø Airport connects the city to many destinations
             in Europe. The city is warmer than most other places located on the same
             latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream.""",
-
             u"""The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number of old wooden
             houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The Arctic
             Cathedral, a modern church from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" the city of Tromsø. Outside of Norway, Tromso and Tromsö are"
             u" alternative spellings of the city.Tromsø is considered the northernmost"
             u" city in the world with a population above 50,000. The most populous town"
-            u" north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013)."
+            u" north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013).",
         )
 
         desc = summarize_paragraphs(example_paras[1:], min_size=200, max_size=500)
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" third largest north of the Arctic Circle (following Murmansk and Norilsk)."
             u" Most of Tromsø, including the city centre, is located on the island of"
             u" Tromsøya, 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. In 2012,"
-            u" Tromsøya had a population of 36,088. Substantial parts of the urban…"
+            u" Tromsøya had a population of 36,088. Substantial parts of the urban…",
         )
 
     def test_short_summarize(self):
@@ -88,11 +85,9 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:"
             u" Romsa; Finnish: Tromssa[2] Kven: Tromssa) is a city and municipality in"
             u" Troms county, Norway.",
-
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year.",
-
             u"The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number of old wooden"
             u" houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The Arctic"
             u" Cathedral, a modern church from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark"
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"\n"
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
-            u" most of the year."
+            u" most of the year.",
         )
 
     def test_small_then_large_summarize(self):
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:"
             u" Romsa; Finnish: Tromssa[2] Kven: Tromssa) is a city and municipality in"
             u" Troms county, Norway.",
-
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year."
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year. The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number"
             u" of old wooden houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from"
-            u" 1789. The Arctic Cathedral, a modern church from…"
+            u" 1789. The Arctic Cathedral, a modern church from…",
         )
 
 
@@ -155,10 +149,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_comment(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -173,10 +164,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_comment2(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -194,10 +182,13 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text.\n\nSome more text.\n\nText\n\nMore text"
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(
+            og,
+            {
+                u"og:title": u"Foo",
+                u"og:description": u"Some text.\n\nSome more text.\n\nText\n\nMore text",
+            },
+        )
 
     def test_script(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -212,10 +203,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_missing_title(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -228,10 +216,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": None,
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": None, u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_h1_as_title(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -245,10 +230,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Title",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Title", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_missing_title_and_broken_h1(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -262,7 +244,4 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": None,
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": None, u"og:description": u"Some text."})
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 7e063c0290..ef74544e93 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import json
 import re
 
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
 from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests import unittest
-from tests.server import make_request, setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.server import make_request, render, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.reactor = MemoryReactorClock()
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.reactor)
         self.homeserver = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
         )
 
     def test_handler_for_request(self):
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo/%E2%98%83?a=%E2%98%83")
-        request.render(res)
+        render(request, res, self.reactor)
 
         self.assertEqual(request.args, {b'a': [u"\N{SNOWMAN}".encode('utf8')]})
         self.assertEqual(got_kwargs, {u"room_id": u"\N{SNOWMAN}"})
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
-        request.render(res)
+        render(request, res, self.reactor)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'500')
 
@@ -79,13 +78,8 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
-        request.render(res)
+        render(request, res, self.reactor)
 
-        # No error has been raised yet
-        self.assertTrue("code" not in channel.result)
-
-        # Advance time, now there's an error
-        self.reactor.advance(1)
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'500')
 
     def test_callback_synapseerror(self):
@@ -101,12 +95,11 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/foo")
-        request.render(res)
+        render(request, res, self.reactor)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'403')
-        reply_body = json.loads(channel.result["body"])
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["error"], "Forbidden!!one!")
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["errcode"], "M_FORBIDDEN")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["error"], "Forbidden!!one!")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_FORBIDDEN")
 
     def test_no_handler(self):
         """
@@ -123,9 +116,8 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         res.register_paths("GET", [re.compile("^/_matrix/foo$")], _callback)
 
         request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/foobar")
-        request.render(res)
+        render(request, res, self.reactor)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'400')
-        reply_body = json.loads(channel.result["body"])
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["error"], "Unrecognized request")
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["error"], "Unrecognized request")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")
diff --git a/tests/test_state.py b/tests/test_state.py
index 429a18cbf7..452a123c3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_state.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from mock import Mock
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.auth import Auth
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership, RoomVersions
 from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 from synapse.state import StateHandler, StateResolutionHandler
 
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ from .utils import MockClock
 _next_event_id = 1000
 
 
-def create_event(name=None, type=None, state_key=None, depth=2, event_id=None,
-                 prev_events=[], **kwargs):
+def create_event(
+    name=None,
+    type=None,
+    state_key=None,
+    depth=2,
+    event_id=None,
+    prev_events=[],
+    **kwargs
+):
     global _next_event_id
 
     if not event_id:
@@ -39,9 +46,9 @@ def create_event(name=None, type=None, state_key=None, depth=2, event_id=None,
 
     if not name:
         if state_key is not None:
-            name = "<%s-%s, %s>" % (type, state_key, event_id,)
+            name = "<%s-%s, %s>" % (type, state_key, event_id)
         else:
-            name = "<%s, %s>" % (type, event_id,)
+            name = "<%s, %s>" % (type, event_id)
 
     d = {
         "event_id": event_id,
@@ -80,8 +87,9 @@ class StateGroupStore(object):
 
         return defer.succeed(groups)
 
-    def store_state_group(self, event_id, room_id, prev_group, delta_ids,
-                          current_state_ids):
+    def store_state_group(
+        self, event_id, room_id, prev_group, delta_ids, current_state_ids
+    ):
         state_group = self._next_group
         self._next_group += 1
 
@@ -91,7 +99,8 @@ class StateGroupStore(object):
 
     def get_events(self, event_ids, **kwargs):
         return {
-            e_id: self._event_id_to_event[e_id] for e_id in event_ids
+            e_id: self._event_id_to_event[e_id]
+            for e_id in event_ids
             if e_id in self._event_id_to_event
         }
 
@@ -108,6 +117,9 @@ class StateGroupStore(object):
     def register_event_id_state_group(self, event_id, state_group):
         self._event_to_state_group[event_id] = state_group
 
+    def get_room_version(self, room_id):
+        return RoomVersions.V1
+
 
 class DictObj(dict):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -129,9 +141,7 @@ class Graph(object):
                 prev_events = []
 
             events[event_id] = create_event(
-                event_id=event_id,
-                prev_events=prev_events,
-                **fields
+                event_id=event_id, prev_events=prev_events, **fields
             )
 
         self._leaves = clobbered
@@ -147,10 +157,15 @@ class Graph(object):
 class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.store = StateGroupStore()
-        hs = Mock(spec_set=[
-            "get_datastore", "get_auth", "get_state_handler", "get_clock",
-            "get_state_resolution_handler",
-        ])
+        hs = Mock(
+            spec_set=[
+                "get_datastore",
+                "get_auth",
+                "get_state_handler",
+                "get_clock",
+                "get_state_resolution_handler",
+            ]
+        )
         hs.get_datastore.return_value = self.store
         hs.get_state_handler.return_value = None
         hs.get_clock.return_value = MockClock()
@@ -165,34 +180,14 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         graph = Graph(
             nodes={
                 "START": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Create,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=1,
-                ),
-                "A": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=2,
-                ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "C": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "D": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=4,
+                    type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="", content={}, depth=1,
                 ),
+                "A": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=2),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=3),
+                "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
+                "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=4),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["A"],
-                "D": ["B", "C"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["A"], "D": ["B", "C"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -224,27 +219,11 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
                     depth=2,
                 ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "C": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=4,
-                ),
-                "D": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=5,
-                ),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
+                "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=4),
+                "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=5),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["A"],
-                "D": ["B", "C"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["A"], "D": ["B", "C"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -259,8 +238,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["D"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"START", "A", "C"},
-            {e_id for e_id in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"START", "A", "C"}, {e_id for e_id in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -280,11 +258,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
                     depth=2,
                 ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
                 "C": DictObj(
                     type=EventTypes.Member,
                     state_key="@user_id_2:example.com",
@@ -298,18 +272,9 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     depth=4,
                     sender="@user_id_2:example.com",
                 ),
-                "E": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=5,
-                ),
+                "E": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=5),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["B"],
-                "D": ["B"],
-                "E": ["C", "D"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["B"], "D": ["B"], "E": ["C", "D"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -324,8 +289,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["E"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"START", "A", "B", "C"},
-            {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"START", "A", "B", "C"}, {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -357,30 +321,17 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 state_key="",
                 content={
                     "events": {"m.room.name": 50},
-                    "users": {userid1: 100,
-                              userid2: 60},
+                    "users": {userid1: 100, userid2: 60},
                 },
             ),
-            "A5": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Name,
-                state_key="",
-            ),
+            "A5": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key=""),
             "B": DictObj(
                 type=EventTypes.PowerLevels,
                 state_key="",
-                content={
-                    "events": {"m.room.name": 50},
-                    "users": {userid2: 30},
-                },
-            ),
-            "C": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Name,
-                state_key="",
-                sender=userid2,
-            ),
-            "D": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Message,
+                content={"events": {"m.room.name": 50}, "users": {userid2: 30}},
             ),
+            "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", sender=userid2),
+            "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message),
         }
         edges = {
             "A2": ["A1"],
@@ -389,7 +340,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "A5": ["A4"],
             "B": ["A5"],
             "C": ["A5"],
-            "D": ["B", "C"]
+            "D": ["B", "C"],
         }
         self._add_depths(nodes, edges)
         graph = Graph(nodes, edges)
@@ -406,8 +357,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["D"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"A1", "A2", "A3", "A5", "B"},
-            {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"A1", "A2", "A3", "A5", "B"}, {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     def _add_depths(self, nodes, edges):
@@ -432,9 +382,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             create_event(type="test2", state_key=""),
         ]
 
-        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(
-            event, old_state=old_state
-        )
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(event, old_state=old_state)
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
@@ -454,9 +402,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             create_event(type="test2", state_key=""),
         ]
 
-        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(
-            event, old_state=old_state
-        )
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(event, old_state=old_state)
 
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
@@ -468,8 +414,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_trivial_annotate_message(self):
         prev_event_id = "prev_event_id"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test_message", name="event2",
-            prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})],
+            type="test_message", name="event2", prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})]
         )
 
         old_state = [
@@ -479,7 +424,10 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
 
         group_name = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id, group_name)
@@ -489,8 +437,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]),
-            set(current_state_ids.values())
+            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]), set(current_state_ids.values())
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(group_name, context.state_group)
@@ -499,8 +446,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_trivial_annotate_state(self):
         prev_event_id = "prev_event_id"
         event = create_event(
-            type="state", state_key="", name="event2",
-            prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})],
+            type="state", state_key="", name="event2", prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})]
         )
 
         old_state = [
@@ -510,7 +456,10 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
 
         group_name = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id, group_name)
@@ -520,8 +469,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]),
-            set(prev_state_ids.values())
+            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]), set(prev_state_ids.values())
         )
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(context.state_group)
@@ -531,13 +479,12 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test_message", name="event3",
+            type="test_message",
+            name="event3",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
-        creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key=""
-        )
+        creation = create_event(type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="")
 
         old_state_1 = [
             creation,
@@ -557,7 +504,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.register_events(old_state_2)
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
@@ -571,13 +518,13 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test4", state_key="", name="event",
+            type="test4",
+            state_key="",
+            name="event",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
-        creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key=""
-        )
+        creation = create_event(type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="")
 
         old_state_1 = [
             creation,
@@ -599,7 +546,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_events = store.get_events
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
@@ -613,29 +560,25 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test4", name="event",
+            type="test4",
+            name="event",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
         member_event = create_event(
             type=EventTypes.Member,
             state_key="@user_id:example.com",
-            content={
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN,
-            }
+            content={"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
 
         power_levels = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.PowerLevels, state_key="",
-            content={"users": {
-                "@foo:bar": "100",
-                "@user_id:example.com": "100",
-            }}
+            type=EventTypes.PowerLevels,
+            state_key="",
+            content={"users": {"@foo:bar": "100", "@user_id:example.com": "100"}},
         )
 
         creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="",
-            content={"creator": "@foo:bar"}
+            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="", content={"creator": "@foo:bar"}
         )
 
         old_state_1 = [
@@ -658,14 +601,12 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_events = store.get_events
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            old_state_2[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(old_state_2[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")])
 
         # Reverse the depth to make sure we are actually using the depths
         # during state resolution.
@@ -688,25 +629,30 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         store.register_events(old_state_2)
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            old_state_1[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(old_state_1[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")])
 
-    def _get_context(self, event, prev_event_id_1, old_state_1, prev_event_id_2,
-                     old_state_2):
+    def _get_context(
+        self, event, prev_event_id_1, old_state_1, prev_event_id_2, old_state_2
+    ):
         sg1 = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id_1, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id_1,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state_1},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id_1, sg1)
 
         sg2 = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id_2, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id_2,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state_2},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id_2, sg2)
diff --git a/tests/test_test_utils.py b/tests/test_test_utils.py
index bc97c12245..b921ac52c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_test_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock
 
 
 class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
 
@@ -34,10 +33,12 @@ class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _cb0():
             invoked[0] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(10, _cb0)
 
         def _cb1():
             invoked[1] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(20, _cb1)
 
         self.assertFalse(invoked[0])
@@ -56,10 +57,12 @@ class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _cb0():
             invoked[0] = 1
+
         t0 = self.clock.call_later(10, _cb0)
 
         def _cb1():
             invoked[1] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(20, _cb1)
 
         self.clock.cancel_call_later(t0)
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index 729bd676c1..be072d402b 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ class GroupIDTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("my.domain", group_id.domain)
 
     def test_validate(self):
-        bad_ids = [
-            "$badsigil:domain",
-            "+:empty",
-        ] + [
+        bad_ids = ["$badsigil:domain", "+:empty"] + [
             "+group" + c + ":domain" for c in "A%?æ£"
         ]
         for id_string in bad_ids:
diff --git a/tests/test_visibility.py b/tests/test_visibility.py
index 0dc1a924d3..8d8ce0cab9 100644
--- a/tests/test_visibility.py
+++ b/tests/test_visibility.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_server
 
 import tests.unittest
-from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+from tests.utils import create_room, setup_test_homeserver
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ TEST_ROOM_ID = "!TEST:ROOM"
 class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.event_creation_handler = self.hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.event_builder_factory = self.hs.get_event_builder_factory()
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
 
+        yield create_room(self.hs, TEST_ROOM_ID, "@someone:ROOM")
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filtering(self):
         #
@@ -54,14 +56,12 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         events_to_filter = []
 
         for i in range(0, 10):
-            user = "@user%i:%s" % (
-                i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server"
-            )
+            user = "@user%i:%s" % (i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server")
             evt = yield self.inject_room_member(user, extra_content={"a": "b"})
             events_to_filter.append(evt)
 
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
 
         # the result should be 5 redacted events, and 5 unredacted events.
@@ -100,19 +100,21 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         # ... and the filtering happens.
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
 
         for i in range(0, len(events_to_filter)):
             self.assertEqual(
-                events_to_filter[i].event_id, filtered[i].event_id,
-                "Unexpected event at result position %i" % (i, )
+                events_to_filter[i].event_id,
+                filtered[i].event_id,
+                "Unexpected event at result position %i" % (i,),
             )
 
         for i in (0, 3):
             self.assertEqual(
-                events_to_filter[i].content["body"], filtered[i].content["body"],
-                "Unexpected event content at result position %i" % (i,)
+                events_to_filter[i].content["body"],
+                filtered[i].content["body"],
+                "Unexpected event content at result position %i" % (i,),
             )
 
         for i in (1, 4):
@@ -121,13 +123,15 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_visibility(self, user_id, visibility):
         content = {"history_visibility": visibility}
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "state_key": "",
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "state_key": "",
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -139,13 +143,15 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_room_member(self, user_id, membership="join", extra_content={}):
         content = {"membership": membership}
         content.update(extra_content)
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.member",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "state_key": user_id,
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.member",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "state_key": user_id,
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -158,12 +164,14 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_message(self, user_id, content=None):
         if content is None:
             content = {"body": "testytest"}
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.message",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.message",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -192,56 +200,54 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         # history_visibility event.
         room_state = []
 
-        history_visibility_evt = FrozenEvent({
-            "event_id": "$history_vis",
-            "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
-            "sender": "@resident_user_0:test.com",
-            "state_key": "",
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": {"history_visibility": "joined"},
-        })
+        history_visibility_evt = FrozenEvent(
+            {
+                "event_id": "$history_vis",
+                "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
+                "sender": "@resident_user_0:test.com",
+                "state_key": "",
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": {"history_visibility": "joined"},
+            }
+        )
         room_state.append(history_visibility_evt)
         test_store.add_event(history_visibility_evt)
 
         for i in range(0, 100000):
-            user = "@resident_user_%i:test.com" % (i, )
-            evt = FrozenEvent({
-                "event_id": "$res_event_%i" % (i, ),
-                "type": "m.room.member",
-                "state_key": user,
-                "sender": user,
-                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-                "content": {
-                    "membership": "join",
-                    "extra": "zzz,"
-                },
-            })
+            user = "@resident_user_%i:test.com" % (i,)
+            evt = FrozenEvent(
+                {
+                    "event_id": "$res_event_%i" % (i,),
+                    "type": "m.room.member",
+                    "state_key": user,
+                    "sender": user,
+                    "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                    "content": {"membership": "join", "extra": "zzz,"},
+                }
+            )
             room_state.append(evt)
             test_store.add_event(evt)
 
         events_to_filter = []
         for i in range(0, 10):
-            user = "@user%i:%s" % (
-                i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server"
+            user = "@user%i:%s" % (i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server")
+            evt = FrozenEvent(
+                {
+                    "event_id": "$evt%i" % (i,),
+                    "type": "m.room.member",
+                    "state_key": user,
+                    "sender": user,
+                    "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                    "content": {"membership": "join", "extra": "zzz"},
+                }
             )
-            evt = FrozenEvent({
-                "event_id": "$evt%i" % (i, ),
-                "type": "m.room.member",
-                "state_key": user,
-                "sender": user,
-                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-                "content": {
-                    "membership": "join",
-                    "extra": "zzz",
-                },
-            })
             events_to_filter.append(evt)
             room_state.append(evt)
 
             test_store.add_event(evt)
-            test_store.set_state_ids_for_event(evt, {
-                (e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in room_state
-            })
+            test_store.set_state_ids_for_event(
+                evt, {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in room_state}
+            )
 
         pr = cProfile.Profile()
         pr.enable()
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         logger.info("Starting filtering")
         start = time.time()
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            test_store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            test_store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
         logger.info("Filtering took %f seconds", time.time() - start)
 
@@ -275,6 +281,7 @@ class _TestStore(object):
     filter_events_for_server
 
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         # data for get_events: a map from event_id to event
         self.events = {}
@@ -298,8 +305,8 @@ class _TestStore(object):
                 continue
             if type != "m.room.member" or state_key is not None:
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    "Unimplemented: get_state_ids with type (%s, %s)" %
-                    (type, state_key),
+                    "Unimplemented: get_state_ids with type (%s, %s)"
+                    % (type, state_key)
                 )
             include_memberships = True
 
@@ -316,9 +323,7 @@ class _TestStore(object):
         return succeed(res)
 
     def get_events(self, events):
-        return succeed({
-            event_id: self.events[event_id] for event_id in events
-        })
+        return succeed({event_id: self.events[event_id] for event_id in events})
 
     def are_users_erased(self, users):
         return succeed({u: False for u in users})
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index b15b06726b..d852e2465a 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,12 +16,21 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from mock import Mock
+
+from canonicaljson import json
+
 import twisted
 import twisted.logger
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContextFilter
 
+from tests.server import get_clock, make_request, render, setup_test_homeserver
+
 # Set up putting Synapse's logs into Trial's.
 rootLogger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ def around(target):
     def method_name(orig, *args, **kwargs):
         return orig(*args, **kwargs)
     """
+
     def _around(code):
         name = code.__name__
         orig = getattr(target, name)
@@ -89,6 +100,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             old_level = logging.getLogger().level
 
             if old_level != level:
+
                 @around(self)
                 def tearDown(orig):
                     ret = orig()
@@ -117,8 +129,9 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             actual (dict): The test result. Extra keys will not be checked.
         """
         for key in required:
-            self.assertEquals(required[key], actual[key],
-                              msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual))
+            self.assertEquals(
+                required[key], actual[key], msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual)
+            )
 
 
 def DEBUG(target):
@@ -126,3 +139,143 @@ def DEBUG(target):
     Can apply to either a TestCase or an individual test method."""
     target.loglevel = logging.DEBUG
     return target
+
+
+class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
+    """
+    A base TestCase that reduces boilerplate for HomeServer-using test cases.
+
+    Attributes:
+        servlets (list[function]): List of servlet registration function.
+        user_id (str): The user ID to assume if auth is hijacked.
+        hijack_auth (bool): Whether to hijack auth to return the user specified
+        in user_id.
+    """
+    servlets = []
+    hijack_auth = True
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Set up the TestCase by calling the homeserver constructor, optionally
+        hijacking the authentication system to return a fixed user, and then
+        calling the prepare function.
+        """
+        self.reactor, self.clock = get_clock()
+        self._hs_args = {"clock": self.clock, "reactor": self.reactor}
+        self.hs = self.make_homeserver(self.reactor, self.clock)
+
+        if self.hs is None:
+            raise Exception("No homeserver returned from make_homeserver.")
+
+        if not isinstance(self.hs, HomeServer):
+            raise Exception("A homeserver wasn't returned, but %r" % (self.hs,))
+
+        # Register the resources
+        self.resource = JsonResource(self.hs)
+
+        for servlet in self.servlets:
+            servlet(self.hs, self.resource)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "user_id"):
+            from tests.rest.client.v1.utils import RestHelper
+
+            self.helper = RestHelper(self.hs, self.resource, self.user_id)
+
+            if self.hijack_auth:
+
+                def get_user_by_access_token(token=None, allow_guest=False):
+                    return {
+                        "user": UserID.from_string(self.helper.auth_user_id),
+                        "token_id": 1,
+                        "is_guest": False,
+                    }
+
+                def get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=False, rights="access"):
+                    return create_requester(
+                        UserID.from_string(self.helper.auth_user_id), 1, False, None
+                    )
+
+                self.hs.get_auth().get_user_by_req = get_user_by_req
+                self.hs.get_auth().get_user_by_access_token = get_user_by_access_token
+                self.hs.get_auth().get_access_token_from_request = Mock(
+                    return_value="1234"
+                )
+
+        if hasattr(self, "prepare"):
+            self.prepare(self.reactor, self.clock, self.hs)
+
+    def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+        """
+        Make and return a homeserver.
+
+        Args:
+            reactor: A Twisted Reactor, or something that pretends to be one.
+            clock (synapse.util.Clock): The Clock, associated with the reactor.
+
+        Returns:
+            A homeserver (synapse.server.HomeServer) suitable for testing.
+
+        Function to be overridden in subclasses.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def prepare(self, reactor, clock, homeserver):
+        """
+        Prepare for the test.  This involves things like mocking out parts of
+        the homeserver, or building test data common across the whole test
+        suite.
+
+        Args:
+            reactor: A Twisted Reactor, or something that pretends to be one.
+            clock (synapse.util.Clock): The Clock, associated with the reactor.
+            homeserver (synapse.server.HomeServer): The HomeServer to test
+            against.
+
+        Function to optionally be overridden in subclasses.
+        """
+
+    def make_request(self, method, path, content=b""):
+        """
+        Create a SynapseRequest at the path using the method and containing the
+        given content.
+
+        Args:
+            method (bytes/unicode): The HTTP request method ("verb").
+            path (bytes/unicode): The HTTP path, suitably URL encoded (e.g.
+            escaped UTF-8 & spaces and such).
+            content (bytes or dict): The body of the request. JSON-encoded, if
+            a dict.
+
+        Returns:
+            A synapse.http.site.SynapseRequest.
+        """
+        if isinstance(content, dict):
+            content = json.dumps(content).encode('utf8')
+
+        return make_request(method, path, content)
+
+    def render(self, request):
+        """
+        Render a request against the resources registered by the test class's
+        servlets.
+
+        Args:
+            request (synapse.http.site.SynapseRequest): The request to render.
+        """
+        render(request, self.resource, self.reactor)
+
+    def setup_test_homeserver(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Set up the test homeserver, meant to be called by the overridable
+        make_homeserver. It automatically passes through the test class's
+        clock & reactor.
+
+        Args:
+            See tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver.
+
+        Returns:
+            synapse.server.HomeServer
+        """
+        kwargs = dict(kwargs)
+        kwargs.update(self._hs_args)
+        return setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
index ca8a7c907f..463a737efa 100644
--- a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
+++ b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(cache.get("key2", None))
 
         # both callbacks should have been callbacked
-        self.assertTrue(
-            callback_record[0], "Invalidation callback for key1 not called",
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            callback_record[1], "Invalidation callback for key2 not called",
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(callback_record[0], "Invalidation callback for key1 not called")
+        self.assertTrue(callback_record[1], "Invalidation callback for key2 not called")
 
         # letting the other lookup complete should do nothing
         d1.callback("result1")
@@ -168,8 +164,7 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             with logcontext.LoggingContext() as c1:
                 c1.name = "c1"
                 r = yield obj.fn(1)
-                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                                 c1)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
             defer.returnValue(r)
 
         def check_result(r):
@@ -179,14 +174,18 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # set off a deferred which will do a cache lookup
         d1 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
         d1.addCallback(check_result)
 
         # and another
         d2 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
         d2.addCallback(check_result)
 
         # let the lookup complete
@@ -224,15 +223,16 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 except SynapseError:
                     pass
 
-                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                                 c1)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
 
         obj = Cls()
 
         # set off a deferred which will do a cache lookup
         d1 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
 
         return d1
 
@@ -288,14 +288,10 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             @descriptors.cachedList("fn", "args1", inlineCallbacks=True)
             def list_fn(self, args1, arg2):
-                assert (
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
-                )
+                assert logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
                 # we want this to behave like an asynchronous function
                 yield run_on_reactor()
-                assert (
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
-                )
+                assert logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
                 defer.returnValue(self.mock(args1, arg2))
 
         with logcontext.LoggingContext() as c1:
@@ -308,10 +304,7 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
             )
             r = yield d1
-            self.assertEqual(
-                logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                c1
-            )
+            self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
             obj.mock.assert_called_once_with([10, 20], 2)
             self.assertEqual(r, {10: 'fish', 20: 'chips'})
             obj.mock.reset_mock()
@@ -337,6 +330,7 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_invalidate(self):
         """Make sure that invalidation callbacks are called."""
+
         class Cls(object):
             def __init__(self):
                 self.mock = mock.Mock()
diff --git a/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py b/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
index 26f2fa5800..34fdc9a43a 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = DictionaryCache("foobar")
 
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"
-        }
+        test_value = {"test": "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value)
 
         c = self.cache.get(key, ["test"])
@@ -53,9 +50,7 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"
-        }
+        test_value = {"test": "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value)
 
         c = self.cache.get(key, ["test2"])
@@ -79,15 +74,11 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value_1 = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial",
-        }
+        test_value_1 = {"test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value_1, fetched_keys=set("test"))
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value_2 = {
-            "test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2",
-        }
+        test_value_2 = {"test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value_2, fetched_keys=set("test2"))
 
         c = self.cache.get(key)
@@ -96,5 +87,5 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial",
                 "test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2",
             },
-            c.value
+            c.value,
         )
diff --git a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
index d12b5e838b..5cbada4eda 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class ExpiringCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_get_set(self):
         clock = MockClock()
         cache = ExpiringCache("test", clock, max_len=1)
diff --git a/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py b/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
index 7ce5f8c258..e90e08d1c0 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class FileConsumerTests(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_pull_consumer(self):
         string_file = StringIO()
@@ -87,7 +86,9 @@ class FileConsumerTests(unittest.TestCase):
             producer = NonCallableMock(spec_set=["pauseProducing", "resumeProducing"])
 
             resume_deferred = defer.Deferred()
-            producer.resumeProducing.side_effect = lambda: resume_deferred.callback(None)
+            producer.resumeProducing.side_effect = lambda: resume_deferred.callback(
+                None
+            )
 
             consumer.registerProducer(producer, True)
 
diff --git a/tests/util/test_linearizer.py b/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
index 4729bd5a0a..61a55b461b 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.internet.defer import CancelledError
 
 from synapse.util import Clock, logcontext
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class LinearizerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_linearizer(self):
         linearizer = Linearizer()
@@ -54,13 +53,11 @@ class LinearizerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         def func(i, sleep=False):
             with logcontext.LoggingContext("func(%s)" % i) as lc:
                 with (yield linearizer.queue("")):
-                    self.assertEqual(
-                        logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
+                    self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
                     if sleep:
                         yield Clock(reactor).sleep(0)
 
-                self.assertEqual(
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
 
         func(0, sleep=True)
         for i in range(1, 100):
diff --git a/tests/util/test_logcontext.py b/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
index c54001f7a4..4633db77b3 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _check_test_key(self, value):
-        self.assertEquals(
-            LoggingContext.current_context().request, value
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(LoggingContext.current_context().request, value)
 
     def test_with_context(self):
         with LoggingContext() as context_one:
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 self._check_test_key("one")
                 callback_completed[0] = True
                 return res
+
             d.addCallback(cb)
 
             return d
@@ -74,8 +72,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # make sure that the context was reset before it got thrown back
             # into the reactor
             try:
-                self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                              sentinel_context)
+                self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), sentinel_context)
                 d2.callback(None)
             except BaseException:
                 d2.errback(twisted.python.failure.Failure())
@@ -104,9 +101,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # a function which returns a deferred which looks like it has been
         # called, but is actually paused
         def testfunc():
-            return logcontext.make_deferred_yieldable(
-                _chained_deferred_function()
-            )
+            return logcontext.make_deferred_yieldable(_chained_deferred_function())
 
         return self._test_run_in_background(testfunc)
 
@@ -175,5 +170,6 @@ def _chained_deferred_function():
         d2 = defer.Deferred()
         reactor.callLater(0, d2.callback, res)
         return d2
+
     d.addCallback(cb)
     return d
diff --git a/tests/util/test_lrucache.py b/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
index 9b36ef4482..786947375d 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class LruCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_get_set(self):
         cache = LruCache(1)
         cache["key"] = "value"
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ class LruCacheCallbacksTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class LruCacheSizedTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_evict(self):
         cache = LruCache(5, size_callback=len)
         cache["key1"] = [0]
diff --git a/tests/util/test_rwlock.py b/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
index 24194e3b25..bd32e2cee7 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
-from synapse.util.async import ReadWriteLock
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ReadWriteLock
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ReadWriteLockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _assert_called_before_not_after(self, lst, first_false):
         for i, d in enumerate(lst[:first_false]):
             self.assertTrue(d.called, msg="%d was unexpectedly false" % i)
@@ -36,12 +35,12 @@ class ReadWriteLockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = object()
 
         ds = [
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 0
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 1
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 0
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 1
             rwlock.write(key),  # 2
             rwlock.write(key),  # 3
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 4
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 5
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 4
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 5
             rwlock.write(key),  # 6
         ]
 
diff --git a/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py b/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
index 0f5b32fcc0..1a44f72425 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class SnapshotCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = SnapshotCache()
         self.cache.DURATION_MS = 1
diff --git a/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py b/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
index 65b0f2e6fb..f2be63706b 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
@@ -181,17 +181,8 @@ class StreamChangeCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # Query a subset of the entries mid-way through the stream. We should
         # only get back the subset.
         self.assertEqual(
-            cache.get_entities_changed(
-                [
-                    "bar@baz.net",
-                ],
-                stream_pos=2,
-            ),
-            set(
-                [
-                    "bar@baz.net",
-                ]
-            ),
+            cache.get_entities_changed(["bar@baz.net"], stream_pos=2),
+            set(["bar@baz.net"]),
         )
 
     def test_max_pos(self):
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 9bff3ff3b9..9f7ff94575 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import atexit
 import hashlib
+import os
+import uuid
 from inspect import getcallargs
 
 from mock import Mock, patch
@@ -21,28 +24,88 @@ from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException, cs_error
 from synapse.federation.transport import server
 from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage import PostgresEngine
 from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import (
+    _get_or_create_schema_state,
+    _setup_new_database,
+    prepare_database,
+)
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
 
 # set this to True to run the tests against postgres instead of sqlite.
-# It requires you to have a local postgres database called synapse_test, within
-# which ALL TABLES WILL BE DROPPED
-USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS = False
+USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS = os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_POSTGRES", False)
+POSTGRES_USER = os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER", "postgres")
+POSTGRES_BASE_DB = "_synapse_unit_tests_base_%s" % (os.getpid(),)
+
+
+def setupdb():
+
+    # If we're using PostgreSQL, set up the db once
+    if USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS:
+        pgconfig = {
+            "name": "psycopg2",
+            "args": {
+                "database": POSTGRES_BASE_DB,
+                "user": POSTGRES_USER,
+                "cp_min": 1,
+                "cp_max": 5,
+            },
+        }
+        config = Mock()
+        config.password_providers = []
+        config.database_config = pgconfig
+        db_engine = create_engine(pgconfig)
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(user=POSTGRES_USER)
+        db_conn.autocommit = True
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+        cur.execute("CREATE DATABASE %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
+        # Set up in the db
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+            database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+        )
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        _get_or_create_schema_state(cur, db_engine)
+        _setup_new_database(cur, db_engine)
+        db_conn.commit()
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
+        def _cleanup():
+            db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(user=POSTGRES_USER)
+            db_conn.autocommit = True
+            cur = db_conn.cursor()
+            cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+            cur.close()
+            db_conn.close()
+
+        atexit.register(_cleanup)
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
-def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None,
-                          **kargs):
-    """Setup a homeserver suitable for running tests against. Keyword arguments
-    are passed to the Homeserver constructor. If no datastore is supplied a
-    datastore backed by an in-memory sqlite db will be given to the HS.
+def setup_test_homeserver(
+    cleanup_func, name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None,
+    homeserverToUse=HomeServer, **kargs
+):
+    """
+    Setup a homeserver suitable for running tests against.  Keyword arguments
+    are passed to the Homeserver constructor.
+
+    If no datastore is supplied, one is created and given to the homeserver.
+
+    Args:
+        cleanup_func : The function used to register a cleanup routine for
+                       after the test.
     """
     if reactor is None:
         from twisted.internet import reactor
@@ -73,6 +136,17 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
         config.block_events_without_consent_error = None
         config.media_storage_providers = []
         config.auto_join_rooms = []
+        config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        config.hs_disabled = False
+        config.hs_disabled_message = ""
+        config.hs_disabled_limit_type = ""
+        config.max_mau_value = 50
+        config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids = []
+        config.admin_uri = None
+
+        # we need a sane default_room_version, otherwise attempts to create rooms will
+        # fail.
+        config.default_room_version = "1"
 
         # disable user directory updates, because they get done in the
         # background, which upsets the test runner.
@@ -85,59 +159,94 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
         kargs["clock"] = MockClock()
 
     if USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS:
+        test_db = "synapse_test_%s" % uuid.uuid4().hex
+
         config.database_config = {
             "name": "psycopg2",
-            "args": {
-                "database": "synapse_test",
-                "cp_min": 1,
-                "cp_max": 5,
-            },
+            "args": {"database": test_db, "cp_min": 1, "cp_max": 5},
         }
     else:
         config.database_config = {
             "name": "sqlite3",
-            "args": {
-                "database": ":memory:",
-                "cp_min": 1,
-                "cp_max": 1,
-            },
+            "args": {"database": ":memory:", "cp_min": 1, "cp_max": 1},
         }
 
     db_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
+    # Create the database before we actually try and connect to it, based off
+    # the template database we generate in setupdb()
+    if datastore is None and isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+            database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+        )
+        db_conn.autocommit = True
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (test_db,))
+        cur.execute(
+            "CREATE DATABASE %s WITH TEMPLATE %s;" % (test_db, POSTGRES_BASE_DB)
+        )
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
     # we need to configure the connection pool to run the on_new_connection
     # function, so that we can test code that uses custom sqlite functions
     # (like rank).
     config.database_config["args"]["cp_openfun"] = db_engine.on_new_connection
 
     if datastore is None:
-        hs = HomeServer(
-            name, config=config,
+        hs = homeserverToUse(
+            name,
+            config=config,
             db_config=config.database_config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
             database_engine=db_engine,
             room_list_handler=object(),
             tls_server_context_factory=Mock(),
+            tls_client_options_factory=Mock(),
             reactor=reactor,
             **kargs
         )
-        db_conn = hs.get_db_conn()
-        # make sure that the database is empty
-        if isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
-            cur = db_conn.cursor()
-            cur.execute("SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables where schemaname='public'")
-            rows = cur.fetchall()
-            for r in rows:
-                cur.execute("DROP TABLE %s CASCADE" % r[0])
-        yield prepare_database(db_conn, db_engine, config)
+
+        # Prepare the DB on SQLite -- PostgreSQL is a copy of an already up to
+        # date db
+        if not isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
+            db_conn = hs.get_db_conn()
+            yield prepare_database(db_conn, db_engine, config)
+            db_conn.commit()
+            db_conn.close()
+
+        else:
+            # We need to do cleanup on PostgreSQL
+            def cleanup():
+                # Close all the db pools
+                hs.get_db_pool().close()
+
+                # Drop the test database
+                db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+                    database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+                )
+                db_conn.autocommit = True
+                cur = db_conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (test_db,))
+                db_conn.commit()
+                cur.close()
+                db_conn.close()
+
+            # Register the cleanup hook
+            cleanup_func(cleanup)
+
         hs.setup()
     else:
-        hs = HomeServer(
-            name, db_pool=None, datastore=datastore, config=config,
+        hs = homeserverToUse(
+            name,
+            db_pool=None,
+            datastore=datastore,
+            config=config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
             database_engine=db_engine,
             room_list_handler=object(),
             tls_server_context_factory=Mock(),
+            tls_client_options_factory=Mock(),
             reactor=reactor,
             **kargs
         )
@@ -146,8 +255,10 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
     # Need to let the HS build an auth handler and then mess with it
     # because AuthHandler's constructor requires the HS, so we can't make one
     # beforehand and pass it in to the HS's constructor (chicken / egg)
-    hs.get_auth_handler().hash = lambda p: hashlib.md5(p).hexdigest()
-    hs.get_auth_handler().validate_hash = lambda p, h: hashlib.md5(p).hexdigest() == h
+    hs.get_auth_handler().hash = lambda p: hashlib.md5(p.encode('utf8')).hexdigest()
+    hs.get_auth_handler().validate_hash = (
+        lambda p, h: hashlib.md5(p.encode('utf8')).hexdigest() == h
+    )
 
     fed = kargs.get("resource_for_federation", None)
     if fed:
@@ -161,7 +272,7 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
                 sleep_limit=hs.config.federation_rc_sleep_limit,
                 sleep_msec=hs.config.federation_rc_sleep_delay,
                 reject_limit=hs.config.federation_rc_reject_limit,
-                concurrent_requests=hs.config.federation_rc_concurrent
+                concurrent_requests=hs.config.federation_rc_concurrent,
             ),
         )
 
@@ -187,7 +298,6 @@ def mock_getRawHeaders(headers=None):
 
 # This is a mock /resource/ not an entire server
 class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
-
     def __init__(self, prefix=""):
         self.callbacks = []  # 3-tuple of method/pattern/function
         self.prefix = prefix
@@ -220,8 +330,8 @@ class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
         mock_content.configure_mock(**config)
         mock_request.content = mock_content
 
-        mock_request.method = http_method
-        mock_request.uri = path
+        mock_request.method = http_method.encode('ascii')
+        mock_request.uri = path.encode('ascii')
 
         mock_request.getClientIP.return_value = "-"
 
@@ -251,15 +361,9 @@ class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
             matcher = pattern.match(path)
             if matcher:
                 try:
-                    args = [
-                        urlparse.unquote(u)
-                        for u in matcher.groups()
-                    ]
-
-                    (code, response) = yield func(
-                        mock_request,
-                        *args
-                    )
+                    args = [urlparse.unquote(u) for u in matcher.groups()]
+
+                    (code, response) = yield func(mock_request, *args)
                     defer.returnValue((code, response))
                 except CodeMessageException as e:
                     defer.returnValue((e.code, cs_error(e.msg, code=e.errcode)))
@@ -360,8 +464,7 @@ class MockClock(object):
 
 def _format_call(args, kwargs):
     return ", ".join(
-        ["%r" % (a) for a in args] +
-        ["%s=%r" % (k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()]
+        ["%r" % (a) for a in args] + ["%s=%r" % (k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()]
     )
 
 
@@ -379,8 +482,9 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
         self.calls.append((args, kwargs))
 
         if not self.expectations:
-            raise ValueError("%r has no pending calls to handle call(%s)" % (
-                self, _format_call(args, kwargs))
+            raise ValueError(
+                "%r has no pending calls to handle call(%s)"
+                % (self, _format_call(args, kwargs))
             )
 
         for (call, result, d) in self.expectations:
@@ -388,9 +492,9 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
                 d.callback(None)
                 return result
 
-        failure = AssertionError("Was not expecting call(%s)" % (
-            _format_call(args, kwargs)
-        ))
+        failure = AssertionError(
+            "Was not expecting call(%s)" % (_format_call(args, kwargs))
+        )
 
         for _, _, d in self.expectations:
             try:
@@ -406,17 +510,19 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def await_calls(self, timeout=1000):
         deferred = defer.DeferredList(
-            [d for _, _, d in self.expectations],
-            fireOnOneErrback=True
+            [d for _, _, d in self.expectations], fireOnOneErrback=True
         )
 
         timer = reactor.callLater(
             timeout / 1000,
             deferred.errback,
-            AssertionError("%d pending calls left: %s" % (
-                len([e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]),
-                [e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]
-            ))
+            AssertionError(
+                "%d pending calls left: %s"
+                % (
+                    len([e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]),
+                    [e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called],
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield deferred
@@ -431,7 +537,35 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
             self.calls = []
 
             raise AssertionError(
-                "Expected not to received any calls, got:\n" + "\n".join([
-                    "call(%s)" % _format_call(c[0], c[1]) for c in calls
-                ])
+                "Expected not to received any calls, got:\n"
+                + "\n".join(["call(%s)" % _format_call(c[0], c[1]) for c in calls])
             )
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def create_room(hs, room_id, creator_id):
+    """Creates and persist a creation event for the given room
+
+    Args:
+        hs
+        room_id (str)
+        creator_id (str)
+    """
+
+    store = hs.get_datastore()
+    event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
+    event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
+
+    builder = event_builder_factory.new({
+        "type": EventTypes.Create,
+        "state_key": "",
+        "sender": creator_id,
+        "room_id": room_id,
+        "content": {},
+    })
+
+    event, context = yield event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
+        builder
+    )
+
+    yield store.persist_event(event, context)