diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index b960e18c4c..e06655f3d4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
+ historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
+ back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
+ a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
based on the prev_events.
@@ -772,6 +775,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
txn_id: Optional[str] = None,
ignore_shadow_ban: bool = False,
outlier: bool = False,
+ historical: bool = False,
depth: Optional[int] = None,
) -> Tuple[EventBase, int]:
"""
@@ -799,6 +803,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
outlier: Indicates whether the event is an `outlier`, i.e. if
it's from an arbitrary point and floating in the DAG as
opposed to being inline with the current DAG.
+ historical: Indicates whether the message is being inserted
+ back in time around some existing events. This is used to skip
+ a few checks and mark the event as backfilled.
depth: Override the depth used to order the event in the DAG.
Should normally be set to None, which will cause the depth to be calculated
based on the prev_events.
@@ -847,6 +854,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler:
prev_event_ids=prev_event_ids,
auth_event_ids=auth_event_ids,
outlier=outlier,
+ historical=historical,
depth=depth,
)
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