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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+class SpamChecker(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.spam_checker = None
+
+        module = None
+        config = None
+        try:
+            module, config = hs.config.spam_checker
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        if module is not None:
+            self.spam_checker = module(config=config)
+
+    def check_event_for_spam(self, event):
+        """Checks if a given event is considered "spammy" by this server.
+
+        If the server considers an event spammy, then it will be rejected if
+        sent by a local user. If it is sent by a user on another server, then
+        users receive a blank event.
+
+        Args:
+            event (synapse.events.EventBase): the event to be checked
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the event is spammy.
+        """
+        if self.spam_checker is None:
+            return False
+
+        return self.spam_checker.check_event_for_spam(event)
+
+    def user_may_invite(self, inviter_userid, invitee_userid, room_id):
+        """Checks if a given user may send an invite
+
+        If this method returns false, the invite will be rejected.
+
+        Args:
+            userid (string): The sender's user ID
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the user may send an invite, otherwise False
+        """
+        if self.spam_checker is None:
+            return True
+
+        return self.spam_checker.user_may_invite(inviter_userid, invitee_userid, room_id)
+
+    def user_may_create_room(self, userid):
+        """Checks if a given user may create a room
+
+        If this method returns false, the creation request will be rejected.
+
+        Args:
+            userid (string): The sender's user ID
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the user may create a room, otherwise False
+        """
+        if self.spam_checker is None:
+            return True
+
+        return self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room(userid)
+
+    def user_may_create_room_alias(self, userid, room_alias):
+        """Checks if a given user may create a room alias
+
+        If this method returns false, the association request will be rejected.
+
+        Args:
+            userid (string): The sender's user ID
+            room_alias (string): The alias to be created
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the user may create a room alias, otherwise False
+        """
+        if self.spam_checker is None:
+            return True
+
+        return self.spam_checker.user_may_create_room_alias(userid, room_alias)
+
+    def user_may_publish_room(self, userid, room_id):
+        """Checks if a given user may publish a room to the directory
+
+        If this method returns false, the publish request will be rejected.
+
+        Args:
+            userid (string): The sender's user ID
+            room_id (string): The ID of the room that would be published
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the user may publish the room, otherwise False
+        """
+        if self.spam_checker is None:
+            return True
+
+        return self.spam_checker.user_may_publish_room(userid, room_id)