3 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index ecb6dbd770..3249060bcf 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             outlier (bool): Indicates whether the PDU is an `outlier`, i.e. if
                 it's from an arbitary point in the context as opposed to part
                 of the current block of PDUs. Defaults to `False`
+            timeout (int): How long to try (in ms) each destination for before
+                moving to the next destination. None indicates no timeout.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Results in the requested PDU.
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index c2b53b78b2..610a4c3163 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             destination (str): The host name of the remote home server we want
                 to get the state from.
             event_id (str): The id of the event being requested.
+            timeout (int): How long to try (in ms) the destination for before
+                giving up. None indicates no timeout.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Results in a dict received from the remote homeserver.
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index 312bbcc6b8..6f976d5ce8 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
             path (str): The HTTP path.
             args (dict): A dictionary used to create query strings, defaults to
                 None.
+            timeout (int): How long to try (in ms) the destination for before
+                giving up. None indicates no timeout and that the request will
+                be retried.
         Returns:
             Deferred: Succeeds when we get *any* HTTP response.