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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 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.
+
+import logging
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.replication.http._base import ReplicationEndpoint
+from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ReplicationHandleProfileChangeRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
+ NAME = "profile_changed"
+ PATH_ARGS = ("user_id",)
+ POST = True
+
+ def __init__(self, hs):
+ super(ReplicationHandleProfileChangeRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+
+ self.user_directory_handler = hs.get_user_directory_handler()
+ self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+ self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+
+ @staticmethod
+ def _serialize_payload(requester, user_id):
+ """
+ Args:
+ requester (Requester)
+ user_id (str)
+ """
+
+ return {
+ "requester": requester.serialize(),
+ }
+
+ @defer.inlineCallbacks
+ def _handle_request(self, request, user_id):
+ content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+ requester = Requester.deserialize(self.store, content["requester"])
+
+ if requester.user:
+ request.authenticated_entity = requester.user.to_string()
+
+ target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
+
+ profile = yield self.store.get_profileinfo(target_user.localpart)
+ yield self.user_directory_handler.handle_local_profile_change(
+ user_id, profile
+ )
+
+ defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+ ReplicationHandleProfileChangeRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
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