1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
index e558f90e1a..206dc3b397 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/tcp/client.py
@@ -103,10 +103,19 @@ class ReplicationClientHandler(object):
         hs.get_reactor().connectTCP(host, port, self.factory)
 
     def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        """Called when we get new replication data. By default this just pokes
-        the slave store.
+        """Called to handle a batch of replication data with a given stream token.
 
-        Can be overriden in subclasses to handle more.
+        By default this just pokes the slave store. Can be overridden in subclasses to
+        handle more.
+
+        Args:
+            stream_name (str): name of the replication stream for this batch of rows
+            token (int): stream token for this batch of rows
+            rows (list): a list of Stream.ROW_TYPE objects as returned by
+                Stream.parse_row.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred|None
         """
         logger.debug("Received rdata %s -> %s", stream_name, token)
         return self.store.process_replication_rows(stream_name, token, rows)