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-rw-r--r--scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py5
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/keyring.py56
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/_base.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py25
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/typing.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py329
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/types.py36
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_federation.py4
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_room.py8
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_typing.py12
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py16
-rw-r--r--tests/utils.py5
16 files changed, 338 insertions, 186 deletions
diff --git a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
index 024ddcdbd0..a1ee39059c 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ def convert_v1_to_v2(server_name, valid_until, keys, certificate):
     return {
         "old_verify_keys": {},
         "server_name": server_name,
-        "verify_keys": keys,
+        "verify_keys": {
+            key_id: {"key": key}
+            for key_id, key in keys.items()
+        },
         "valid_until_ts": valid_until,
         "tls_fingerprints": [fingerprint(certificate)],
     }
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index dfb5314ff7..fa43211415 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         import syweb
         syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
         webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
-        return GzipFile(webclient_path)  # TODO configurable?
+        # GZip is disabled here due to
+        # https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7678
+        # (It can stay enabled for the API resources: they call
+        # write() with the whole body and then finish() straight
+        # after and so do not trigger the bug.
+        # return GzipFile(webclient_path)  # TODO configurable?
+        return File(webclient_path)  # TODO configurable?
 
     def build_resource_for_static_content(self):
         # This is old and should go away: not going to bother adding gzip
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index a859872ce2..aff69c5f83 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -129,23 +129,24 @@ class Keyring(object):
     def _get_server_verify_key_impl(self, server_name, key_ids):
         keys = None
 
-        perspective_results = []
-        for perspective_name, perspective_keys in self.perspective_servers.items():
-            @defer.inlineCallbacks
-            def get_key():
-                try:
-                    result = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(
-                        server_name, key_ids, perspective_name, perspective_keys
-                    )
-                    defer.returnValue(result)
-                except:
-                    logging.info(
-                        "Unable to getting key %r for %r from %r",
-                        key_ids, server_name, perspective_name,
-                    )
-            perspective_results.append(get_key())
+        @defer.inlineCallbacks
+        def get_key(perspective_name, perspective_keys):
+            try:
+                result = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(
+                    server_name, key_ids, perspective_name, perspective_keys
+                )
+                defer.returnValue(result)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.info(
+                    "Unable to getting key %r for %r from %r: %s %s",
+                    key_ids, server_name, perspective_name,
+                    type(e).__name__, str(e.message),
+                )
 
-        perspective_results = yield defer.gatherResults(perspective_results)
+        perspective_results = yield defer.gatherResults([
+            get_key(p_name, p_keys)
+            for p_name, p_keys in self.perspective_servers.items()
+        ])
 
         for results in perspective_results:
             if results is not None:
@@ -158,17 +159,22 @@ class Keyring(object):
         )
 
         with limiter:
-            if keys is None:
+            if not keys:
                 try:
                     keys = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v2_direct(
                         server_name, key_ids
                     )
-                except:
-                    pass
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.info(
+                        "Unable to getting key %r for %r directly: %s %s",
+                        key_ids, server_name,
+                        type(e).__name__, str(e.message),
+                    )
 
-            keys = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v1_direct(
-                server_name, key_ids
-            )
+            if not keys:
+                keys = yield self.get_server_verify_key_v1_direct(
+                    server_name, key_ids
+                )
 
         for key_id in key_ids:
             if key_id in keys:
@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ class Keyring(object):
             # TODO(mark): Set the minimum_valid_until_ts to that needed by
             # the events being validated or the current time if validating
             # an incoming request.
-            responses = yield self.client.post_json(
+            query_response = yield self.client.post_json(
                 destination=perspective_name,
                 path=b"/_matrix/key/v2/query",
                 data={
@@ -204,6 +210,8 @@ class Keyring(object):
 
         keys = {}
 
+        responses = query_response["server_keys"]
+
         for response in responses:
             if (u"signatures" not in response
                     or perspective_name not in response[u"signatures"]):
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@ class Keyring(object):
                 verify_key.time_added = time_now_ms
                 old_verify_keys[key_id] = verify_key
 
-        for key_id in response_json["signatures"][server_name]:
+        for key_id in response_json["signatures"].get(server_name, {}):
             if key_id not in response_json["verify_keys"]:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Key response must include verification keys for all"
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index ddc5c21e7d..833ff41377 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         if not suppress_auth:
             self.auth.check(event, auth_events=context.current_state)
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(event, context=context)
+        (event_stream_id, max_stream_id) = yield self.store.persist_event(
+            event, context=context
+        )
 
         federation_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
 
@@ -142,7 +144,8 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             # Don't block waiting on waking up all the listeners.
             notify_d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                event, extra_users=extra_users
+                event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id,
+                extra_users=extra_users
             )
 
         def log_failure(f):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 880cbd77e7..d35d9f603c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     )
 
         try:
-            yield self._handle_new_event(
+            _, event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self._handle_new_event(
                 origin,
                 event,
                 state=state,
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             with PreserveLoggingContext():
                 d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                    event, extra_users=extra_users
+                    event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id,
+                    extra_users=extra_users
                 )
 
             def log_failure(f):
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 if e.event_id in auth_ids
             }
 
-            yield self._handle_new_event(
+            _, event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self._handle_new_event(
                 origin,
                 new_event,
                 state=state,
@@ -573,7 +574,8 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             with PreserveLoggingContext():
                 d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                    new_event, extra_users=[joinee]
+                    new_event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id,
+                    extra_users=[joinee]
                 )
 
             def log_failure(f):
@@ -639,7 +641,9 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         event.internal_metadata.outlier = False
 
-        context = yield self._handle_new_event(origin, event)
+        context, event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self._handle_new_event(
+            origin, event
+        )
 
         logger.debug(
             "on_send_join_request: After _handle_new_event: %s, sigs: %s",
@@ -655,7 +659,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                event, extra_users=extra_users
+                event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id, extra_users=extra_users
             )
 
         def log_failure(f):
@@ -729,7 +733,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         context = yield self.state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(
+        event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self.store.persist_event(
             event,
             context=context,
             backfilled=False,
@@ -738,7 +742,8 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                event, extra_users=[target_user],
+                event, event_stream_id, max_stream_id,
+                extra_users=[target_user],
             )
 
         def log_failure(f):
@@ -916,7 +921,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             )
             raise
 
-        yield self.store.persist_event(
+        event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self.store.persist_event(
             event,
             context=context,
             backfilled=backfilled,
@@ -924,7 +929,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             current_state=current_state,
         )
 
-        defer.returnValue(context)
+        defer.returnValue((context, event_stream_id, max_stream_id))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_query_auth(self, origin, event_id, remote_auth_chain, rejects,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index a01020e202..40794187b1 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
         curr_users = yield rm_handler.get_room_members(room_id)
 
         for local_user in [c for c in curr_users if self.hs.is_mine(c)]:
+            statuscache = self._get_or_offline_usercache(local_user)
+            statuscache.update({}, serial=self._user_cachemap_latest_serial)
             self.push_update_to_local_and_remote(
                 observed_user=local_user,
                 users_to_push=[user],
@@ -936,6 +938,8 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
             self.notifier.on_new_user_event(
+                "presence_key",
+                self._user_cachemap_latest_serial,
                 users_to_push,
                 room_ids,
             )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 35a62fda47..bd8c603681 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             result = yield self.current_sync_for_user(sync_config, since_token)
             defer.returnValue(result)
         else:
-            def current_sync_callback():
+            def current_sync_callback(before_token, after_token):
                 return self.current_sync_for_user(sync_config, since_token)
 
             rm_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/typing.py b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
index 64fe51aa3e..a9895292c2 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/typing.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/typing.py
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ class TypingNotificationHandler(BaseHandler):
         self._room_serials[room_id] = self._latest_room_serial
 
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
-            self.notifier.on_new_user_event(rooms=[room_id])
+            self.notifier.on_new_user_event(
+                "typing_key", self._latest_room_serial, rooms=[room_id]
+            )
 
 
 class TypingNotificationEventSource(object):
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index 4ebe1d66de..1e73d52c4d 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -42,56 +42,78 @@ def count(func, l):
 
 class _NotificationListener(object):
     """ This represents a single client connection to the events stream.
-
     The events stream handler will have yielded to the deferred, so to
     notify the handler it is sufficient to resolve the deferred.
-
-    This listener will also keep track of which rooms it is listening in
-    so that it can remove itself from the indexes in the Notifier class.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, user, rooms, deferred, appservice=None):
-        self.user = user
-        self.appservice = appservice
+    def __init__(self, deferred):
         self.deferred = deferred
-        self.rooms = rooms
-        self.timer = None
 
     def notified(self):
         return self.deferred.called
 
-    def notify(self, notifier):
-        """ Inform whoever is listening about the new events. This will
-        also remove this listener from all the indexes in the Notifier
-        it knows about.
+    def notify(self, token):
+        """ Inform whoever is listening about the new events.
         """
-
         try:
-            self.deferred.callback(None)
+            self.deferred.callback(token)
         except defer.AlreadyCalledError:
             pass
 
-        # Should the following be done be using intrusively linked lists?
-        # -- erikj
+
+class _NotifierUserStream(object):
+    """This represents a user connected to the event stream.
+    It tracks the most recent stream token for that user.
+    At a given point a user may have a number of streams listening for
+    events.
+
+    This listener will also keep track of which rooms it is listening in
+    so that it can remove itself from the indexes in the Notifier class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, user, rooms, current_token, time_now_ms,
+                 appservice=None):
+        self.user = str(user)
+        self.appservice = appservice
+        self.listeners = set()
+        self.rooms = set(rooms)
+        self.current_token = current_token
+        self.last_notified_ms = time_now_ms
+
+    def notify(self, stream_key, stream_id, time_now_ms):
+        """Notify any listeners for this user of a new event from an
+        event source.
+        Args:
+            stream_key(str): The stream the event came from.
+            stream_id(str): The new id for the stream the event came from.
+            time_now_ms(int): The current time in milliseconds.
+        """
+        self.current_token = self.current_token.copy_and_advance(
+            stream_key, stream_id
+        )
+        if self.listeners:
+            self.last_notified_ms = time_now_ms
+            listeners = self.listeners
+            self.listeners = set()
+            for listener in listeners:
+                listener.notify(self.current_token)
+
+    def remove(self, notifier):
+        """ Remove this listener from all the indexes in the Notifier
+        it knows about.
+        """
 
         for room in self.rooms:
-            lst = notifier.room_to_listeners.get(room, set())
+            lst = notifier.room_to_user_streams.get(room, set())
             lst.discard(self)
 
-        notifier.user_to_listeners.get(self.user, set()).discard(self)
+        notifier.user_to_user_stream.pop(self.user)
 
         if self.appservice:
-            notifier.appservice_to_listeners.get(
+            notifier.appservice_to_user_streams.get(
                 self.appservice, set()
             ).discard(self)
 
-        # Cancel the timeout for this notifer if one exists.
-        if self.timer is not None:
-            try:
-                notifier.clock.cancel_call_later(self.timer)
-            except:
-                logger.warn("Failed to cancel notifier timer")
-
 
 class Notifier(object):
     """ This class is responsible for notifying any listeners when there are
@@ -100,14 +122,18 @@ class Notifier(object):
     Primarily used from the /events stream.
     """
 
+    UNUSED_STREAM_EXPIRY_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000
+
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
 
-        self.room_to_listeners = {}
-        self.user_to_listeners = {}
-        self.appservice_to_listeners = {}
+        self.user_to_user_stream = {}
+        self.room_to_user_streams = {}
+        self.appservice_to_user_streams = {}
 
         self.event_sources = hs.get_event_sources()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.pending_new_room_events = []
 
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
@@ -115,46 +141,80 @@ class Notifier(object):
             "user_joined_room", self._user_joined_room
         )
 
+        self.clock.looping_call(
+            self.remove_expired_streams, self.UNUSED_STREAM_EXPIRY_MS
+        )
+
         # This is not a very cheap test to perform, but it's only executed
         # when rendering the metrics page, which is likely once per minute at
         # most when scraping it.
         def count_listeners():
-            all_listeners = set()
+            all_user_streams = set()
 
-            for x in self.room_to_listeners.values():
-                all_listeners |= x
-            for x in self.user_to_listeners.values():
-                all_listeners |= x
-            for x in self.appservice_to_listeners.values():
-                all_listeners |= x
+            for x in self.room_to_user_streams.values():
+                all_user_streams |= x
+            for x in self.user_to_user_stream:
+                all_user_streams.add(x)
+            for x in self.appservice_to_user_streams.values():
+                all_user_streams |= x
 
-            return len(all_listeners)
+            return sum(len(stream.listeners) for stream in all_user_streams)
         metrics.register_callback("listeners", count_listeners)
 
         metrics.register_callback(
             "rooms",
-            lambda: count(bool, self.room_to_listeners.values()),
+            lambda: count(bool, self.room_to_user_streams.values()),
         )
         metrics.register_callback(
             "users",
-            lambda: count(bool, self.user_to_listeners.values()),
+            lambda: len(self.user_to_user_stream),
         )
         metrics.register_callback(
             "appservices",
-            lambda: count(bool, self.appservice_to_listeners.values()),
+            lambda: count(bool, self.appservice_to_user_streams.values()),
         )
 
     @log_function
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_new_room_event(self, event, extra_users=[]):
+    def on_new_room_event(self, event, room_stream_id, max_room_stream_id,
+                          extra_users=[]):
         """ Used by handlers to inform the notifier something has happened
         in the room, room event wise.
 
         This triggers the notifier to wake up any listeners that are
         listening to the room, and any listeners for the users in the
         `extra_users` param.
+
+        The events can be peristed out of order. The notifier will wait
+        until all previous events have been persisted before notifying
+        the client streams.
         """
         yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        self.pending_new_room_events.append((
+            room_stream_id, event, extra_users
+        ))
+        self._notify_pending_new_room_events(max_room_stream_id)
+
+    def _notify_pending_new_room_events(self, max_room_stream_id):
+        """Notify for the room events that were queued waiting for a previous
+        event to be persisted.
+        Args:
+            max_room_stream_id(int): The highest stream_id below which all
+                events have been persisted.
+        """
+        pending = self.pending_new_room_events
+        self.pending_new_room_events = []
+        for room_stream_id, event, extra_users in pending:
+            if room_stream_id > max_room_stream_id:
+                self.pending_new_room_events.append((
+                    room_stream_id, event, extra_users
+                ))
+            else:
+                self._on_new_room_event(event, room_stream_id, extra_users)
+
+    def _on_new_room_event(self, event, room_stream_id, extra_users=[]):
+        """Notify any user streams that are interested in this room event"""
         # poke any interested application service.
         self.hs.get_handlers().appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(
             event
@@ -162,70 +222,61 @@ class Notifier(object):
 
         room_id = event.room_id
 
-        room_listeners = self.room_to_listeners.get(room_id, set())
+        room_user_streams = self.room_to_user_streams.get(room_id, set())
 
-        _discard_if_notified(room_listeners)
-
-        listeners = room_listeners.copy()
+        user_streams = room_user_streams.copy()
 
         for user in extra_users:
-            user_listeners = self.user_to_listeners.get(user, set())
-
-            _discard_if_notified(user_listeners)
+            user_stream = self.user_to_user_stream.get(str(user))
+            if user_stream is not None:
+                user_streams.add(user_stream)
 
-            listeners |= user_listeners
-
-        for appservice in self.appservice_to_listeners:
+        for appservice in self.appservice_to_user_streams:
             # TODO (kegan): Redundant appservice listener checks?
-            # App services will already be in the room_to_listeners set, but
+            # App services will already be in the room_to_user_streams set, but
             # that isn't enough. They need to be checked here in order to
             # receive *invites* for users they are interested in. Does this
-            # make the room_to_listeners check somewhat obselete?
+            # make the room_to_user_streams check somewhat obselete?
             if appservice.is_interested(event):
-                app_listeners = self.appservice_to_listeners.get(
+                app_user_streams = self.appservice_to_user_streams.get(
                     appservice, set()
                 )
+                user_streams |= app_user_streams
 
-                _discard_if_notified(app_listeners)
-
-                listeners |= app_listeners
-
-        logger.debug("on_new_room_event listeners %s", listeners)
+        logger.debug("on_new_room_event listeners %s", user_streams)
 
-        for listener in listeners:
+        time_now_ms = self.clock.time_msec()
+        for user_stream in user_streams:
             try:
-                listener.notify(self)
+                user_stream.notify(
+                    "room_key", "s%d" % (room_stream_id,), time_now_ms
+                )
             except:
                 logger.exception("Failed to notify listener")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
-    def on_new_user_event(self, users=[], rooms=[]):
+    def on_new_user_event(self, stream_key, new_token, users=[], rooms=[]):
         """ Used to inform listeners that something has happend
         presence/user event wise.
 
         Will wake up all listeners for the given users and rooms.
         """
         yield run_on_reactor()
-        listeners = set()
+        user_streams = set()
 
         for user in users:
-            user_listeners = self.user_to_listeners.get(user, set())
-
-            _discard_if_notified(user_listeners)
-
-            listeners |= user_listeners
+            user_stream = self.user_to_user_stream.get(str(user))
+            if user_stream is not None:
+                user_streams.add(user_stream)
 
         for room in rooms:
-            room_listeners = self.room_to_listeners.get(room, set())
+            user_streams |= self.room_to_user_streams.get(room, set())
 
-            _discard_if_notified(room_listeners)
-
-            listeners |= room_listeners
-
-        for listener in listeners:
+        time_now_ms = self.clock.time_msec()
+        for user_stream in user_streams:
             try:
-                listener.notify(self)
+                user_stream.notify(stream_key, new_token, time_now_ms)
             except:
                 logger.exception("Failed to notify listener")
 
@@ -237,46 +288,62 @@ class Notifier(object):
         """
 
         deferred = defer.Deferred()
-        appservice = yield self.hs.get_datastore().get_app_service_by_user_id(
-            user.to_string()
-        )
+        time_now_ms = self.clock.time_msec()
+
+        user = str(user)
+        user_stream = self.user_to_user_stream.get(user)
+        if user_stream is None:
+            appservice = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_user_id(user)
+            current_token = yield self.event_sources.get_current_token()
+            rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(user)
+            user_stream = _NotifierUserStream(
+                user=user,
+                rooms=rooms,
+                appservice=appservice,
+                current_token=current_token,
+                time_now_ms=time_now_ms,
+            )
+            self._register_with_keys(user_stream)
+        else:
+            current_token = user_stream.current_token
+
+        listener = [_NotificationListener(deferred)]
+
+        if timeout and not current_token.is_after(from_token):
+            user_stream.listeners.add(listener[0])
+
+        if current_token.is_after(from_token):
+            result = yield callback(from_token, current_token)
+        else:
+            result = None
 
-        listener = [_NotificationListener(
-            user=user,
-            rooms=rooms,
-            deferred=deferred,
-            appservice=appservice,
-        )]
-
-        if timeout:
-            self._register_with_keys(listener[0])
-
-        result = yield callback()
         timer = [None]
 
+        if result:
+            user_stream.listeners.discard(listener[0])
+            defer.returnValue(result)
+            return
+
         if timeout:
             timed_out = [False]
 
             def _timeout_listener():
                 timed_out[0] = True
                 timer[0] = None
-                listener[0].notify(self)
+                user_stream.listeners.discard(listener[0])
+                listener[0].notify(current_token)
 
             # We create multiple notification listeners so we have to manage
             # canceling the timeout ourselves.
             timer[0] = self.clock.call_later(timeout/1000., _timeout_listener)
 
             while not result and not timed_out[0]:
-                yield deferred
+                new_token = yield deferred
                 deferred = defer.Deferred()
-                listener[0] = _NotificationListener(
-                    user=user,
-                    rooms=rooms,
-                    deferred=deferred,
-                    appservice=appservice,
-                )
-                self._register_with_keys(listener[0])
-                result = yield callback()
+                listener[0] = _NotificationListener(deferred)
+                user_stream.listeners.add(listener[0])
+                result = yield callback(current_token, new_token)
+                current_token = new_token
 
         if timer[0] is not None:
             try:
@@ -299,11 +366,15 @@ class Notifier(object):
         limit = pagination_config.limit
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
-        def check_for_updates():
+        def check_for_updates(before_token, after_token):
             events = []
             end_token = from_token
             for name, source in self.event_sources.sources.items():
                 keyname = "%s_key" % name
+                before_id = getattr(before_token, keyname)
+                after_id = getattr(after_token, keyname)
+                if before_id == after_id:
+                    continue
                 stuff, new_key = yield source.get_new_events_for_user(
                     user, getattr(from_token, keyname), limit,
                 )
@@ -325,34 +396,36 @@ class Notifier(object):
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
     @log_function
-    def _register_with_keys(self, listener):
-        for room in listener.rooms:
-            s = self.room_to_listeners.setdefault(room, set())
-            s.add(listener)
-
-        self.user_to_listeners.setdefault(listener.user, set()).add(listener)
-
-        if listener.appservice:
-            self.appservice_to_listeners.setdefault(
-                listener.appservice, set()
-            ).add(listener)
+    def remove_expired_streams(self):
+        time_now_ms = self.clock.time_msec()
+        expired_streams = []
+        expire_before_ts = time_now_ms - self.UNUSED_STREAM_EXPIRY_MS
+        for stream in self.user_to_user_stream.values():
+            if stream.listeners:
+                continue
+            if stream.last_notified_ms < expire_before_ts:
+                expired_streams.append(stream)
+
+        for expired_stream in expired_streams:
+            expired_stream.remove(self)
 
-    def _user_joined_room(self, user, room_id):
-        new_listeners = self.user_to_listeners.get(user, set())
-
-        listeners = self.room_to_listeners.setdefault(room_id, set())
-        listeners |= new_listeners
-
-        for l in new_listeners:
-            l.rooms.add(room_id)
+    @log_function
+    def _register_with_keys(self, user_stream):
+        self.user_to_user_stream[user_stream.user] = user_stream
 
+        for room in user_stream.rooms:
+            s = self.room_to_user_streams.setdefault(room, set())
+            s.add(user_stream)
 
-def _discard_if_notified(listener_set):
-    """Remove any 'stale' listeners from the given set.
-    """
-    to_discard = set()
-    for l in listener_set:
-        if l.notified():
-            to_discard.add(l)
+        if user_stream.appservice:
+            self.appservice_to_user_stream.setdefault(
+                user_stream.appservice, set()
+            ).add(user_stream)
 
-    listener_set -= to_discard
+    def _user_joined_room(self, user, room_id):
+        user = str(user)
+        new_user_stream = self.user_to_user_stream.get(user)
+        if new_user_stream is not None:
+            room_streams = self.room_to_user_streams.setdefault(room_id, set())
+            room_streams.add(new_user_stream)
+            new_user_stream.rooms.add(room_id)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 74946eac3e..b262035fac 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         except _RollbackButIsFineException:
             pass
 
+        max_persisted_id = yield self._stream_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        defer.returnValue((stream_ordering, max_persisted_id))
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_event(self, event_id, check_redacted=True,
                   get_prev_content=False, allow_rejected=False,
diff --git a/synapse/types.py b/synapse/types.py
index 0f16867d75..1b21160c57 100644
--- a/synapse/types.py
+++ b/synapse/types.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class DomainSpecificString(
         """Return a string encoding the fields of the structure object."""
         return "%s%s:%s" % (self.SIGIL, self.localpart, self.domain)
 
+    __str__ = to_string
+
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, localpart, domain,):
         return cls(localpart=localpart, domain=domain)
@@ -107,7 +109,6 @@ class StreamToken(
     def from_string(cls, string):
         try:
             keys = string.split(cls._SEPARATOR)
-
             return cls(*keys)
         except:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid Token")
@@ -115,6 +116,39 @@ class StreamToken(
     def to_string(self):
         return self._SEPARATOR.join([str(k) for k in self])
 
+    @property
+    def room_stream_id(self):
+        # TODO(markjh): Awful hack to work around hacks in the presence tests
+        # which assume that the keys are integers.
+        if type(self.room_key) is int:
+            return self.room_key
+        else:
+            return int(self.room_key[1:].split("-")[-1])
+
+    def is_after(self, other_token):
+        """Does this token contain events that the other doesn't?"""
+        return (
+            (other_token.room_stream_id < self.room_stream_id)
+            or (int(other_token.presence_key) < int(self.presence_key))
+            or (int(other_token.typing_key) < int(self.typing_key))
+        )
+
+    def copy_and_advance(self, key, new_value):
+        """Advance the given key in the token to a new value if and only if the
+        new value is after the old value.
+        """
+        new_token = self.copy_and_replace(key, new_value)
+        if key == "room_key":
+            new_id = new_token.room_stream_id
+            old_id = self.room_stream_id
+        else:
+            new_id = int(getattr(new_token, key))
+            old_id = int(getattr(self, key))
+        if old_id < new_id:
+            return new_token
+        else:
+            return self
+
     def copy_and_replace(self, key, new_value):
         d = self._asdict()
         d[key] = new_value
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_federation.py b/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
index 08d2404b6c..f3821242bc 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class FederationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "hashes": {"sha256":"AcLrgtUIqqwaGoHhrEvYG1YLDIsVPYJdSRGhkp3jJp8"},
         })
 
-        self.datastore.persist_event.return_value = defer.succeed(None)
+        self.datastore.persist_event.return_value = defer.succeed((1,1))
         self.datastore.get_room.return_value = defer.succeed(True)
         self.auth.check_host_in_room.return_value = defer.succeed(True)
 
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ class FederationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.auth.check.assert_called_once_with(ANY, auth_events={})
 
         self.notifier.on_new_room_event.assert_called_once_with(
-            ANY, extra_users=[]
+            ANY, 1, 1, extra_users=[]
         )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_room.py b/tests/handlers/test_room.py
index 6417f73309..a2d7635995 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_room.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class RoomMemberHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
         self.ratelimiter.send_message.return_value = (True, 0)
 
+        self.datastore.persist_event.return_value = (1,1)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_invite(self):
         room_id = "!foo:red"
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             event, context=context,
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_room_event.assert_called_once_with(
-            event, extra_users=[UserID.from_string(target_user_id)]
+            event, 1, 1, extra_users=[UserID.from_string(target_user_id)]
         )
         self.assertFalse(self.datastore.get_room.called)
         self.assertFalse(self.datastore.store_room.called)
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             event, context=context
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_room_event.assert_called_once_with(
-            event, extra_users=[user]
+            event, 1, 1, extra_users=[user]
         )
 
         join_signal_observer.assert_called_with(
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             event, context=context
         )
         self.notifier.on_new_room_event.assert_called_once_with(
-            event, extra_users=[user]
+            event, 1, 1, extra_users=[user]
         )
 
         leave_signal_observer.assert_called_with(
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
index b318d4944a..7ccbe2ea9c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
 
         yield put_json.await_calls()
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
         self.on_new_user_event.reset_mock()
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.clock.advance_time(11)
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 2, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 2)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.on_new_user_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call(rooms=[self.room_id]),
+            call('typing_key', 3, rooms=[self.room_id]),
         ])
         self.on_new_user_event.reset_mock()
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
index 8e0c5fa630..29c0038f06 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.presence import PresenceHandler
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import presence
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events
 from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 
 
 OFFLINE = PresenceState.OFFLINE
@@ -264,11 +265,13 @@ class PresenceEventStreamTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             datastore=Mock(spec=[
                 "set_presence_state",
                 "get_presence_list",
+                "get_rooms_for_user",
             ]),
             clock=Mock(spec=[
                 "call_later",
                 "cancel_call_later",
                 "time_msec",
+                "looping_call",
             ]),
         )
 
@@ -298,6 +301,9 @@ class PresenceEventStreamTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_datastore.get_app_service_by_user_id = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(None)
         )
+        self.mock_datastore.get_rooms_for_user = (
+            lambda u: get_rooms_for_user(UserID.from_string(u))
+        )
 
         def get_profile_displayname(user_id):
             return defer.succeed("Frank")
@@ -350,19 +356,19 @@ class PresenceEventStreamTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_datastore.set_presence_state.return_value = defer.succeed(
             {"state": ONLINE}
         )
-        self.mock_datastore.get_presence_list.return_value = defer.succeed(
-            []
-        )
+        self.mock_datastore.get_presence_list.return_value = defer.succeed([])
 
         yield self.presence.set_state(self.u_banana, self.u_banana,
             state={"presence": ONLINE}
         )
 
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger("GET",
-                "/events?from=0_1_0&timeout=0", None)
+                "/events?from=s0_1_0&timeout=0", None)
 
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
-        self.assertEquals({"start": "0_1_0", "end": "0_2_0", "chunk": [
+        self.assertEquals({"start": "s0_1_0", "end": "s0_2_0", "chunk": [
             {"type": "m.presence",
              "content": {
                  "user_id": "@banana:test",
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index cc038fecf1..3b5c335911 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ class MockClock(object):
 
         return t
 
+    def looping_call(self, function, interval):
+        pass
+
     def cancel_call_later(self, timer):
         if timer[2]:
             raise Exception("Cannot cancel an expired timer")
@@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ class MemoryDataStore(object):
         return []
 
     def get_room_events_max_id(self):
-        return 0  # TODO (erikj)
+        return "s0"  # TODO (erikj)
 
     def get_send_event_level(self, room_id):
         return defer.succeed(0)