summary refs log tree commit diff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--.gitignore8
-rw-r--r--CHANGES.rst29
-rw-r--r--res/templates/notif_mail.html4
-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/pusher.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/_base.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py97
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/directory.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/profile.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/resource.py137
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/appservice.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/room.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_register.py8
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/test_resource.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py30
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_appservice.py9
25 files changed, 278 insertions, 167 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8c4000134..491047c352 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ homeserver*.yaml
 .coverage
 htmlcov
 
-demo/*.db
-demo/*.log
-demo/*.log.*
-demo/*.pid
+demo/*/*.db
+demo/*/*.log
+demo/*/*.log.*
+demo/*/*.pid
 demo/media_store.*
 demo/etc
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 69640801d2..12abd6cfc4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.18.1 (2016-10-0)
+======================================
+
+No changes since v0.18.1-rc1
+
+
+Changes in synapse v0.18.1-rc1 (2016-09-30)
+===========================================
+
+Features:
+
+* Add total_room_count_estimate to ``/publicRooms`` (PR #1133)
+
+
+Changes:
+
+* Time out typing over federation (PR #1140)
+* Restructure LDAP authentication (PR #1153)
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Fix 3pid invites when server is already in the room (PR #1136)
+* Fix upgrading with SQLite taking lots of CPU for a few days
+  after upgrade (PR #1144)
+* Fix upgrading from very old database versions (PR #1145)
+* Fix port script to work with recently added tables (PR #1146)
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.18.0 (2016-09-19)
 =======================================
 
diff --git a/res/templates/notif_mail.html b/res/templates/notif_mail.html
index 535bea764d..fcdb3109fe 100644
--- a/res/templates/notif_mail.html
+++ b/res/templates/notif_mail.html
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
                                 <div class="summarytext">{{ summary_text }}</div>
                             </td>
                             <td class="logo">
-                                {% if app_name == "Vector" %}
+                                {% if app_name == "Riot" %}
+                                    <img src="http://matrix.org/img/riot-logo-email.png" width="83" height="83" alt="[Riot]"/>
+                                {% elif app_name == "Vector" %}
                                     <img src="http://matrix.org/img/vector-logo-email.png" width="64" height="83" alt="[Vector]"/>
                                 {% else %}
                                     <img src="http://matrix.org/img/matrix-120x51.png" width="120" height="51" alt="[matrix]"/>
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 41745170a1..6dbe8fc7e7 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.18.0"
+__version__ = "0.18.1"
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index e75fd518be..1b3b55d517 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class Auth(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_appservice_user_id(self, request):
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
             get_access_token_from_request(
                 request, self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS
             )
@@ -855,13 +855,12 @@ class Auth(object):
         }
         defer.returnValue(user_info)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_appservice_by_req(self, request):
         try:
             token = get_access_token_from_request(
                 request, self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS
             )
-            service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
+            service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
             if not service:
                 logger.warn("Unrecognised appservice access token: %s" % (token,))
                 raise AuthError(
@@ -870,7 +869,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                     errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
                 )
             request.authenticated_entity = service.sender
-            defer.returnValue(service)
+            return defer.succeed(service)
         except KeyError:
             raise AuthError(
                 self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Missing access token."
@@ -1002,16 +1001,6 @@ class Auth(object):
                         403,
                         "You are not allowed to set others state"
                     )
-                else:
-                    sender_domain = UserID.from_string(
-                        event.user_id
-                    ).domain
-
-                    if sender_domain != event.state_key:
-                        raise AuthError(
-                            403,
-                            "You are not allowed to set others state"
-                        )
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index d59f4a571c..1a6f5507a9 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class PusherServer(HomeServer):
                     yield start_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey)
 
             stream = results.get("events")
-            if stream:
+            if stream and stream["rows"]:
                 min_stream_id = stream["rows"][0][0]
                 max_stream_id = stream["position"]
                 preserve_fn(pusher_pool.on_new_notifications)(
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class PusherServer(HomeServer):
                 )
 
             stream = results.get("receipts")
-            if stream:
+            if stream and stream["rows"]:
                 rows = stream["rows"]
                 affected_room_ids = set(row[1] for row in rows)
                 min_stream_id = rows[0][0]
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index e58735294e..4981643166 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -55,8 +55,14 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
     def ratelimit(self, requester):
         time_now = self.clock.time()
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        if app_service is not None:
+            return  # do not ratelimit app service senders
+
         allowed, time_allowed = self.ratelimiter.send_message(
-            requester.user.to_string(), time_now,
+            user_id, time_now,
             msg_rate_hz=self.hs.config.rc_messages_per_second,
             burst_count=self.hs.config.rc_message_burst_count,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index 88fa0bb2e4..05af54d31b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         Args:
             current_id(int): The current maximum ID.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         if not services or not self.notify_appservices:
             return
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             association can be found.
         """
         room_alias_str = room_alias.to_string()
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         alias_query_services = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_alias(room_alias_str)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_3pe_protocols(self, only_protocol=None):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         protocols = {}
 
         # Collect up all the individual protocol responses out of the ASes
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             list<ApplicationService>: A list of services interested in this
             event based on the service regex.
         """
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 yield s.is_interested(event, self.store)
@@ -232,23 +232,21 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
         ]
         defer.returnValue(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_user(self, user_id):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if (
                 s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
             )
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_services_for_3pn(self, protocol):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_list = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_protocol(protocol)
         ]
-        defer.returnValue(interested_list)
+        return defer.succeed(interested_list)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _is_unknown_user(self, user_id):
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
             return
 
         # user not found; could be the AS though, so check.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         service_list = [s for s in services if s.sender == user_id]
         defer.returnValue(len(service_list) == 0)
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 9583ae1e93..dc0fe60e1b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         }
         self.bcrypt_rounds = hs.config.bcrypt_rounds
         self.sessions = {}
-        self.INVALID_TOKEN_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
         account_handler = _AccountHandler(
             hs, check_user_exists=self.check_user_exists
@@ -134,13 +133,30 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         creds = session['creds']
 
         # check auth type currently being presented
+        errordict = {}
         if 'type' in authdict:
-            if authdict['type'] not in self.checkers:
+            login_type = authdict['type']
+            if login_type not in self.checkers:
                 raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.UNRECOGNIZED)
-            result = yield self.checkers[authdict['type']](authdict, clientip)
-            if result:
-                creds[authdict['type']] = result
-                self._save_session(session)
+            try:
+                result = yield self.checkers[login_type](authdict, clientip)
+                if result:
+                    creds[login_type] = result
+                    self._save_session(session)
+            except LoginError, e:
+                if login_type == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY:
+                    # riot used to have a bug where it would request a new
+                    # validation token (thus sending a new email) each time it
+                    # got a 401 with a 'flows' field.
+                    # (https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/issues/2447).
+                    #
+                    # Grandfather in the old behaviour for now to avoid
+                    # breaking old riot deployments.
+                    raise e
+
+                # this step failed. Merge the error dict into the response
+                # so that the client can have another go.
+                errordict = e.error_dict()
 
         for f in flows:
             if len(set(f) - set(creds.keys())) == 0:
@@ -149,6 +165,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, session)
         ret['completed'] = creds.keys()
+        ret.update(errordict)
         defer.returnValue((False, ret, clientdict, session['id']))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -416,37 +433,40 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.Deferred: (str) canonical_user_id, or None if zero or
             multiple matches
         """
-        try:
-            res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        res = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if res is not None:
             defer.returnValue(res[0])
-        except LoginError:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+        defer.returnValue(None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(self, user_id):
         """Checks to see if a user with the given id exists. Will check case
-        insensitively, but will throw if there are multiple inexact matches.
+        insensitively, but will return None if there are multiple inexact
+        matches.
 
         Returns:
             tuple: A 2-tuple of `(canonical_user_id, password_hash)`
+            None: if there is not exactly one match
         """
         user_infos = yield self.store.get_users_by_id_case_insensitive(user_id)
+
+        result = None
         if not user_infos:
             logger.warn("Attempted to login as %s but they do not exist", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-        if len(user_infos) > 1:
-            if user_id not in user_infos:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
-                    "inexactly: %r",
-                    user_id, user_infos.keys()
-                )
-                raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
-
-            defer.returnValue((user_id, user_infos[user_id]))
+        elif len(user_infos) == 1:
+            # a single match (possibly not exact)
+            result = user_infos.popitem()
+        elif user_id in user_infos:
+            # multiple matches, but one is exact
+            result = (user_id, user_infos[user_id])
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(user_infos.popitem())
+            # multiple matches, none of them exact
+            logger.warn(
+                "Attempted to login as %s but it matches more than one user "
+                "inexactly: %r",
+                user_id, user_infos.keys()
+            )
+        defer.returnValue(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_password(self, user_id, password):
@@ -460,35 +480,46 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         Returns:
             (str) the canonical_user_id
         Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            LoginError if login fails
         """
         for provider in self.password_providers:
             is_valid = yield provider.check_password(user_id, password)
             if is_valid:
                 defer.returnValue(user_id)
 
-        result = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
-        defer.returnValue(result)
+        canonical_user_id = yield self._check_local_password(user_id, password)
+
+        if canonical_user_id:
+            defer.returnValue(canonical_user_id)
+
+        # unknown username or invalid password. We raise a 403 here, but note
+        # that if we're doing user-interactive login, it turns all LoginErrors
+        # into a 401 anyway.
+        raise LoginError(
+            403, "Invalid password",
+            errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_local_password(self, user_id, password):
         """Authenticate a user against the local password database.
 
-        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will throw if there are
+        user_id is checked case insensitively, but will return None if there are
         multiple inexact matches.
 
         Args:
             user_id (str): complete @user:id
         Returns:
-            (str) the canonical_user_id
-        Raises:
-            LoginError if the password was incorrect
+            (str) the canonical_user_id, or None if unknown user / bad password
         """
-        user_id, password_hash = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        lookupres = yield self._find_user_id_and_pwd_hash(user_id)
+        if not lookupres:
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+        (user_id, password_hash) = lookupres
         result = self.validate_hash(password, password_hash)
         if not result:
             logger.warn("Failed password login for user %s", user_id)
-            raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
+            defer.returnValue(None)
         defer.returnValue(user_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/directory.py b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
index 14352985e2..c00274afc3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/directory.py
@@ -288,13 +288,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
             result = yield as_handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def can_modify_alias(self, alias, user_id=None):
         # Any application service "interested" in an alias they are regexing on
         # can modify the alias.
         # Users can only modify the alias if ALL the interested services have
         # non-exclusive locks on the alias (or there are no interested services)
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services if s.is_interested_in_alias(alias.to_string())
         ]
@@ -302,14 +301,12 @@ class DirectoryHandler(BaseHandler):
         for service in interested_services:
             if user_id == service.sender:
                 # this user IS the app service so they can do whatever they like
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(True)
             elif service.is_exclusive_alias(alias.to_string()):
                 # another service has an exclusive lock on this alias.
-                defer.returnValue(False)
-                return
+                return defer.succeed(False)
         # either no interested services, or no service with an exclusive lock
-        defer.returnValue(True)
+        return defer.succeed(True)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _user_can_delete_alias(self, alias, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index d9ac09078d..87f74dfb8e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                 defer.returnValue(result["displayname"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname):
+    def set_displayname(self, target_user, requester, new_displayname, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose displayname is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's displayname")
 
         if new_displayname == '':
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
             defer.returnValue(result["avatar_url"])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url):
+    def set_avatar_url(self, target_user, requester, new_avatar_url, by_admin=False):
         """target_user is the user whose avatar_url is to be changed;
         auth_user is the user attempting to make this change."""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
 
-        if target_user != requester.user:
+        if not by_admin and target_user != requester.user:
             raise AuthError(400, "Cannot set another user's avatar_url")
 
         yield self.store.set_profile_avatar_url(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index dd75c4fecf..7e119f13b1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import urllib
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError
 )
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
     def appservice_register(self, user_localpart, as_token):
         user = UserID(user_localpart, self.hs.hostname)
         user_id = user.to_string()
-        service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
+        service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(as_token)
         if not service:
             raise AuthError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
         if not service.is_interested_in_user(user_id):
@@ -305,11 +304,10 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             # XXX: This should be a deferred list, shouldn't it?
             yield identity_handler.bind_threepid(c, user_id)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_id_not_appservice_exclusive(self, user_id, allowed_appservice=None):
         # valid user IDs must not clash with any user ID namespaces claimed by
         # application services.
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         interested_services = [
             s for s in services
             if s.is_interested_in_user(user_id)
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue(data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_or_create_user(self, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
+    def get_or_create_user(self, requester, localpart, displayname, duration_in_ms,
                            password_hash=None):
         """Creates a new user if the user does not exist,
         else revokes all previous access tokens and generates a new one.
@@ -418,9 +416,8 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if displayname is not None:
             logger.info("setting user display name: %s -> %s", user_id, displayname)
             profile_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().profile_handler
-            requester = synapse.types.create_requester(user)
             yield profile_handler.set_displayname(
-                user, requester, displayname
+                user, requester, displayname, by_admin=True,
             )
 
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index cbd26f8f95..a7f533f7be 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ class RoomEventSource(object):
             logger.warn("Stream has topological part!!!! %r", from_key)
             from_key = "s%s" % (from_token.stream,)
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(
             user.to_string()
         )
         if app_service:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index b5962f4f5a..1f910ff814 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         assert since_token
 
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user_id)
         if app_service:
             rooms = yield self.store.get_app_service_rooms(app_service)
             joined_room_ids = set(r.room_id for r in rooms)
diff --git a/synapse/replication/resource.py b/synapse/replication/resource.py
index 9aab3ce23c..5a14c51d23 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/resource.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_string
 from synapse.http.server import request_handler, finish_request
 from synapse.replication.pusher_resource import PusherResource
 from synapse.replication.presence_resource import PresenceResource
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.server import NOT_DONE_YET
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         def replicate():
             return self.replicate(request_streams, limit)
 
-        result = yield self.notifier.wait_for_replication(replicate, timeout)
+        writer = yield self.notifier.wait_for_replication(replicate, timeout)
+        result = writer.finish()
 
         for stream_name, stream_content in result.items():
             logger.info(
@@ -186,6 +188,9 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         current_token = yield self.current_replication_token()
         logger.debug("Replicating up to %r", current_token)
 
+        if limit == 0:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Limit cannot be 0")
+
         yield self.account_data(writer, current_token, limit, request_streams)
         yield self.events(writer, current_token, limit, request_streams)
         # TODO: implement limit
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
         self.streams(writer, current_token, request_streams)
 
         logger.debug("Replicated %d rows", writer.total)
-        defer.returnValue(writer.finish())
+        defer.returnValue(writer)
 
     def streams(self, writer, current_token, request_streams):
         request_token = request_streams.get("streams")
@@ -237,27 +242,48 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
                 request_events = current_token.events
             if request_backfill is None:
                 request_backfill = current_token.backfill
+
+            no_new_tokens = (
+                request_events == current_token.events
+                and request_backfill == current_token.backfill
+            )
+            if no_new_tokens:
+                return
+
             res = yield self.store.get_all_new_events(
                 request_backfill, request_events,
                 current_token.backfill, current_token.events,
                 limit
             )
-            writer.write_header_and_rows("events", res.new_forward_events, (
-                "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
-            ))
-            writer.write_header_and_rows("backfill", res.new_backfill_events, (
-                "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
-            ))
+
+            upto_events_token = _position_from_rows(
+                res.new_forward_events, current_token.events
+            )
+
+            upto_backfill_token = _position_from_rows(
+                res.new_backfill_events, current_token.backfill
+            )
+
+            if request_events != upto_events_token:
+                writer.write_header_and_rows("events", res.new_forward_events, (
+                    "position", "internal", "json", "state_group"
+                ), position=upto_events_token)
+
+            if request_backfill != upto_backfill_token:
+                writer.write_header_and_rows("backfill", res.new_backfill_events, (
+                    "position", "internal", "json", "state_group",
+                ), position=upto_backfill_token)
+
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
                 "forward_ex_outliers", res.forward_ex_outliers,
-                ("position", "event_id", "state_group")
+                ("position", "event_id", "state_group"),
             )
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
                 "backward_ex_outliers", res.backward_ex_outliers,
-                ("position", "event_id", "state_group")
+                ("position", "event_id", "state_group"),
             )
             writer.write_header_and_rows(
-                "state_resets", res.state_resets, ("position",)
+                "state_resets", res.state_resets, ("position",),
             )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -266,15 +292,16 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_presence = request_streams.get("presence")
 
-        if request_presence is not None:
+        if request_presence is not None and request_presence != current_position:
             presence_rows = yield self.presence_handler.get_all_presence_updates(
                 request_presence, current_position
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(presence_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("presence", presence_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "state", "last_active_ts",
                 "last_federation_update_ts", "last_user_sync_ts",
                 "status_msg", "currently_active",
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def typing(self, writer, current_token, request_streams):
@@ -282,7 +309,7 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_typing = request_streams.get("typing")
 
-        if request_typing is not None:
+        if request_typing is not None and request_typing != current_position:
             # If they have a higher token than current max, we can assume that
             # they had been talking to a previous instance of the master. Since
             # we reset the token on restart, the best (but hacky) thing we can
@@ -293,9 +320,10 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
             typing_rows = yield self.typing_handler.get_all_typing_updates(
                 request_typing, current_position
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(typing_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("typing", typing_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "typing"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def receipts(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -303,13 +331,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         request_receipts = request_streams.get("receipts")
 
-        if request_receipts is not None:
+        if request_receipts is not None and request_receipts != current_position:
             receipts_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_receipts(
                 request_receipts, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(receipts_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("receipts", receipts_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "receipt_type", "user_id", "event_id", "data"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def account_data(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -324,23 +353,36 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
                 user_account_data = current_position
             if room_account_data is None:
                 room_account_data = current_position
+
+            no_new_tokens = (
+                user_account_data == current_position
+                and room_account_data == current_position
+            )
+            if no_new_tokens:
+                return
+
             user_rows, room_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_account_data(
                 user_account_data, room_account_data, current_position, limit
             )
+
+            upto_users_token = _position_from_rows(user_rows, current_position)
+            upto_rooms_token = _position_from_rows(room_rows, current_position)
+
             writer.write_header_and_rows("user_account_data", user_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "type", "content"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_users_token)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("room_account_data", room_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "room_id", "type", "content"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_rooms_token)
 
         if tag_account_data is not None:
             tag_rows = yield self.store.get_all_updated_tags(
                 tag_account_data, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_tag_token = _position_from_rows(tag_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("tag_account_data", tag_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "room_id", "tags"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_tag_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def push_rules(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -348,14 +390,15 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         push_rules = request_streams.get("push_rules")
 
-        if push_rules is not None:
+        if push_rules is not None and push_rules != current_position:
             rows = yield self.store.get_all_push_rule_updates(
                 push_rules, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("push_rules", rows, (
                 "position", "event_stream_ordering", "user_id", "rule_id", "op",
                 "priority_class", "priority", "conditions", "actions"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def pushers(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -363,18 +406,19 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         pushers = request_streams.get("pushers")
 
-        if pushers is not None:
+        if pushers is not None and pushers != current_position:
             updated, deleted = yield self.store.get_all_updated_pushers(
                 pushers, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(updated, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("pushers", updated, (
                 "position", "user_id", "access_token", "profile_tag", "kind",
                 "app_id", "app_display_name", "device_display_name", "pushkey",
                 "ts", "lang", "data"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("deleted_pushers", deleted, (
                 "position", "user_id", "app_id", "pushkey"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def caches(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -382,13 +426,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         caches = request_streams.get("caches")
 
-        if caches is not None:
+        if caches is not None and caches != current_position:
             updated_caches = yield self.store.get_all_updated_caches(
                 caches, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(updated_caches, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("caches", updated_caches, (
                 "position", "cache_func", "keys", "invalidation_ts"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def to_device(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -396,13 +441,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         to_device = request_streams.get("to_device")
 
-        if to_device is not None:
+        if to_device is not None and to_device != current_position:
             to_device_rows = yield self.store.get_all_new_device_messages(
                 to_device, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(to_device_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("to_device", to_device_rows, (
                 "position", "user_id", "device_id", "message_json"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def public_rooms(self, writer, current_token, limit, request_streams):
@@ -410,13 +456,14 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
 
         public_rooms = request_streams.get("public_rooms")
 
-        if public_rooms is not None:
+        if public_rooms is not None and public_rooms != current_position:
             public_rooms_rows = yield self.store.get_all_new_public_rooms(
                 public_rooms, current_position, limit
             )
+            upto_token = _position_from_rows(public_rooms_rows, current_position)
             writer.write_header_and_rows("public_rooms", public_rooms_rows, (
                 "position", "room_id", "visibility"
-            ))
+            ), position=upto_token)
 
 
 class _Writer(object):
@@ -426,11 +473,11 @@ class _Writer(object):
         self.total = 0
 
     def write_header_and_rows(self, name, rows, fields, position=None):
-        if not rows:
-            return
-
         if position is None:
-            position = rows[-1][0]
+            if rows:
+                position = rows[-1][0]
+            else:
+                return
 
         self.streams[name] = {
             "position": position if type(position) is int else str(position),
@@ -440,6 +487,9 @@ class _Writer(object):
 
         self.total += len(rows)
 
+    def __nonzero__(self):
+        return bool(self.total)
+
     def finish(self):
         return self.streams
 
@@ -461,3 +511,20 @@ class _ReplicationToken(collections.namedtuple("_ReplicationToken", (
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "_".join(str(value) for value in self)
+
+
+def _position_from_rows(rows, current_position):
+    """Calculates a position to return for a stream. Ideally we want to return the
+    position of the last row, as that will be the most correct. However, if there
+    are no rows we fall back to using the current position to stop us from
+    repeatedly hitting the storage layer unncessarily thinking there are updates.
+    (Not all advances of the token correspond to an actual update)
+
+    We can't just always return the current position, as we often limit the
+    number of rows we replicate, and so the stream may lag. The assumption is
+    that if the storage layer returns no new rows then we are not lagging and
+    we are at the `current_position`.
+    """
+    if rows:
+        return rows[-1][0]
+    return current_position
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index 3046da7aec..b5a76fefac 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from synapse.api.auth import get_access_token_from_request
 from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.types import create_requester
 
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 
@@ -391,15 +392,16 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         user_json = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         access_token = get_access_token_from_request(request)
-        app_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+        app_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
             access_token
         )
         if not app_service:
             raise SynapseError(403, "Invalid application service token.")
 
-        logger.debug("creating user: %s", user_json)
+        requester = create_requester(app_service.sender)
 
-        response = yield self._do_create(user_json)
+        logger.debug("creating user: %s", user_json)
+        response = yield self._do_create(requester, user_json)
 
         defer.returnValue((200, response))
 
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return 403, {}
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _do_create(self, user_json):
+    def _do_create(self, requester, user_json):
         yield run_on_reactor()
 
         if "localpart" not in user_json:
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ class CreateUserRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         handler = self.handlers.registration_handler
         user_id, token = yield handler.get_or_create_user(
+            requester=requester,
             localpart=localpart,
             displayname=displayname,
             duration_in_ms=(duration_seconds * 1000),
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 58d3cad6a1..8e5577148f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ SUCCESS_TEMPLATE = """
     user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/_matrix/static/client/register/style.css">
 <script>
-if (window.onAuthDone != undefined) {
+if (window.onAuthDone) {
     window.onAuthDone();
+} else if (window.opener && window.opener.postMessage) {
+     window.opener.postMessage("authDone", "*");
 }
 </script>
 </head>
diff --git a/synapse/storage/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
index a854a87eab..3d5994a580 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         )
 
     def get_app_services(self):
-        return defer.succeed(self.services_cache)
+        return self.services_cache
 
     def get_app_service_by_user_id(self, user_id):
         """Retrieve an application service from their user ID.
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         for service in self.services_cache:
             if service.sender == user_id:
-                return defer.succeed(service)
-        return defer.succeed(None)
+                return service
+        return None
 
     def get_app_service_by_token(self, token):
         """Get the application service with the given appservice token.
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         for service in self.services_cache:
             if service.token == token:
-                return defer.succeed(service)
-        return defer.succeed(None)
+                return service
+        return None
 
     def get_app_service_rooms(self, service):
         """Get a list of RoomsForUser for this application service.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             ["as_id"]
         )
         # NB: This assumes this class is linked with ApplicationServiceStore
-        as_list = yield self.get_app_services()
+        as_list = self.get_app_services()
         services = []
 
         for res in results:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index 2ef13d7403..11813b44f6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
             txn.execute(sql, (prev_id, current_id, limit,))
             return txn.fetchall()
 
+        if prev_id == current_id:
+            return defer.succeed([])
+
         return self.runInteraction(
             "get_all_new_public_rooms", get_all_new_public_rooms
         )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
index a7de3c7c17..9c9d144690 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from .. import unittest
 
 from synapse.handlers.register import RegistrationHandler
-from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
 
 from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         local_part = "someone"
         display_name = "someone"
         user_id = "@someone:test"
+        requester = create_requester("@as:test")
         result_user_id, result_token = yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(
-            local_part, display_name, duration_ms)
+            requester, local_part, display_name, duration_ms)
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
 
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         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(
-            local_part, display_name, duration_ms)
+            requester, local_part, display_name, duration_ms)
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
index 1f13cd0bc0..b82868054d 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class BaseSlavedStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def replicate(self):
         streams = self.slaved_store.stream_positions()
-        result = yield self.replication.replicate(streams, 100)
+        writer = yield self.replication.replicate(streams, 100)
+        result = writer.finish()
         yield self.slaved_store.process_replication(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/tests/replication/test_resource.py b/tests/replication/test_resource.py
index b69832cc1b..f406934a62 100644
--- a/tests/replication/test_resource.py
+++ b/tests/replication/test_resource.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ReplicationResourceCase(unittest.TestCase):
             self.hs.clock.advance_time_msec(1)
             code, body = yield get
             self.assertEquals(code, 200)
-            self.assertEquals(body, {})
+            self.assertEquals(body.get("rows", []), [])
         test_timeout.__name__ = "test_timeout_%s" % (stream)
         return test_timeout
 
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ class ReplicationResourceCase(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertIn("field_names", stream)
             field_names = stream["field_names"]
             self.assertIn("rows", stream)
-            self.assertTrue(stream["rows"])
             for row in stream["rows"]:
                 self.assertEquals(
                     len(row), len(field_names),
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
index 4a898a034f..44ba9ff58f 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
@@ -31,33 +31,21 @@ class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         self.request.args = {}
 
-        self.appservice = None
-        self.auth = Mock(get_appservice_by_req=Mock(
-            side_effect=lambda x: defer.succeed(self.appservice))
-        )
+        self.registration_handler = Mock()
 
-        self.auth_result = (False, None, None, None)
-        self.auth_handler = Mock(
-            check_auth=Mock(side_effect=lambda x, y, z: self.auth_result),
-            get_session_data=Mock(return_value=None)
+        self.appservice = Mock(sender="@as:test")
+        self.datastore = Mock(
+            get_app_service_by_token=Mock(return_value=self.appservice)
         )
-        self.registration_handler = Mock()
-        self.identity_handler = Mock()
-        self.login_handler = Mock()
 
-        # do the dance to hook it up to the hs global
-        self.handlers = Mock(
-            auth_handler=self.auth_handler,
+        # do the dance to hook things up to the hs global
+        handlers = Mock(
             registration_handler=self.registration_handler,
-            identity_handler=self.identity_handler,
-            login_handler=self.login_handler
         )
         self.hs = Mock()
-        self.hs.hostname = "supergbig~testing~thing.com"
-        self.hs.get_auth = Mock(return_value=self.auth)
-        self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=self.handlers)
-        self.hs.config.enable_registration = True
-        # init the thing we're testing
+        self.hs.hostname = "superbig~testing~thing.com"
+        self.hs.get_datastore = Mock(return_value=self.datastore)
+        self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=handlers)
         self.servlet = CreateUserRestServlet(self.hs)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index 8ac56a1fb2..e9cb416e4b 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.appservice = None
         self.auth = Mock(get_appservice_by_req=Mock(
-            side_effect=lambda x: defer.succeed(self.appservice))
+            side_effect=lambda x: self.appservice)
         )
 
         self.auth_result = (False, None, None, None)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
index dfe2338554..02a67b733d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             outfile.write(yaml.dump(as_yaml))
             self.as_yaml_files.append(as_token)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_retrieve_unknown_service_token(self):
-        service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token("invalid_token")
+        service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token("invalid_token")
         self.assertEquals(service, None)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_retrieval_of_service(self):
-        stored_service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
+        stored_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
             self.as_token
         )
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.token, self.as_token)
@@ -98,9 +96,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             []
         )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_retrieval_of_all_services(self):
-        services = yield self.store.get_app_services()
+        services = self.store.get_app_services()
         self.assertEquals(len(services), 3)