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-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/__init__.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py (renamed from synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py)265
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/_base.py59
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py100
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py65
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py24
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py44
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py69
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py21
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py174
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py50
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py95
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py338
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py66
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/storage_provider.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnailer.py35
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/well_known.py2
49 files changed, 1155 insertions, 586 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
index a66885d349..e6110ad9b1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 # 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 synapse.rest.admin
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
 from synapse.rest.client import versions
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import (
-    admin,
     directory,
     events,
     initial_sync,
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import (
     read_marker,
     receipts,
     register,
+    relations,
     report_event,
     room_keys,
     room_upgrade_rest_servlet,
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import (
 
 
 class ClientRestResource(JsonResource):
-    """A resource for version 1 of the matrix client API."""
+    """Matrix Client API REST resource.
 
+    This gets mounted at various points under /_matrix/client, including:
+       * /_matrix/client/r0
+       * /_matrix/client/api/v1
+       * /_matrix/client/unstable
+       * etc
+    """
     def __init__(self, hs):
         JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
         self.register_servlets(self, hs)
@@ -82,7 +88,6 @@ class ClientRestResource(JsonResource):
         presence.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         directory.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         voip.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        admin.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         pusher.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         push_rule.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         logout.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
@@ -111,3 +116,9 @@ class ClientRestResource(JsonResource):
         room_upgrade_rest_servlet.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         capabilities.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         account_validity.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        relations.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+
+        # moving to /_synapse/admin
+        synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(
+            hs, client_resource
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
index 0a1e233b23..d6c4dcdb18 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
-# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+# Copyright 2018-2019 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.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import hashlib
 import hmac
 import logging
 import platform
+import re
 
 from six import text_type
 from six.moves import http_client
@@ -27,39 +28,56 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 import synapse
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership, UserTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
     assert_params_in_dict,
     parse_integer,
     parse_json_object_from_request,
     parse_string,
 )
+from synapse.rest.admin._base import assert_requester_is_admin, assert_user_is_admin
+from synapse.rest.admin.server_notice_servlet import SendServerNoticeServlet
 from synapse.types import UserID, create_requester
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class UsersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/users/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+def historical_admin_path_patterns(path_regex):
+    """Returns the list of patterns for an admin endpoint, including historical ones
+
+    This is a backwards-compatibility hack. Previously, the Admin API was exposed at
+    various paths under /_matrix/client. This function returns a list of patterns
+    matching those paths (as well as the new one), so that existing scripts which rely
+    on the endpoints being available there are not broken.
+
+    Note that this should only be used for existing endpoints: new ones should just
+    register for the /_synapse/admin path.
+    """
+    return list(
+        re.compile(prefix + path_regex)
+        for prefix in (
+            "^/_synapse/admin/v1",
+            "^/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin",
+            "^/_matrix/client/unstable/admin",
+            "^/_matrix/client/r0/admin"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+class UsersRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/users/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(UsersRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
-
-        # To allow all users to get the users list
-        # if not is_admin and target_user != auth_user:
-        #     raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can only users a local user")
@@ -69,37 +87,30 @@ class UsersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class VersionServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/server_version")
+class VersionServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = (re.compile("^/_synapse/admin/v1/server_version$"), )
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
-
-        ret = {
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.res = {
             'server_version': get_version_string(synapse),
             'python_version': platform.python_version(),
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue((200, ret))
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        return 200, self.res
 
 
-class UserRegisterServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class UserRegisterServlet(RestServlet):
     """
     Attributes:
          NONCE_TIMEOUT (int): Seconds until a generated nonce won't be accepted
          nonces (dict[str, int]): The nonces that we will accept. A dict of
              nonce to the time it was generated, in int seconds.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/register")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/register")
     NONCE_TIMEOUT = 60
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(UserRegisterServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.reactor = hs.get_reactor()
         self.nonces = {}
@@ -226,11 +237,12 @@ class UserRegisterServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, result))
 
 
-class WhoisRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+class WhoisRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(WhoisRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -238,10 +250,9 @@ class WhoisRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         auth_user = requester.user
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
 
-        if not is_admin and target_user != auth_user:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        if target_user != auth_user:
+            yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, auth_user)
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can only whois a local user")
@@ -251,20 +262,16 @@ class WhoisRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/purge_media_cache")
+class PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/purge_media_cache")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.media_repository = hs.get_media_repository()
-        super(PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         before_ts = parse_integer(request, "before_ts", required=True)
         logger.info("before_ts: %r", before_ts)
@@ -274,9 +281,9 @@ class PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/admin/purge_history/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)(/(?P<event_id>[^/]+))?"
+class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns(
+        "/purge_history/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)(/(?P<event_id>[^/]+))?"
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -285,17 +292,13 @@ class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer)
         """
-        super(PurgeHistoryRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=True)
 
@@ -371,9 +374,9 @@ class PurgeHistoryRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         }))
 
 
-class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/admin/purge_history_status/(?P<purge_id>[^/]+)"
+class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns(
+        "/purge_history_status/(?P<purge_id>[^/]+)"
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -382,16 +385,12 @@ class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer)
         """
-        super(PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, purge_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         purge_status = self.pagination_handler.get_purge_status(purge_id)
         if purge_status is None:
@@ -400,15 +399,16 @@ class PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, purge_status.asdict()))
 
 
-class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/deactivate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/deactivate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeactivateAccountRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self._deactivate_account_handler = hs.get_deactivate_account_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, target_user_id):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request, allow_empty_body=True)
         erase = body.get("erase", False)
         if not isinstance(erase, bool):
@@ -419,11 +419,6 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             )
 
         UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
 
         result = yield self._deactivate_account_handler.deactivate_account(
             target_user_id, erase,
@@ -438,13 +433,13 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         }))
 
 
-class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """Shuts down a room by removing all local users from the room and blocking
     all future invites and joins to the room. Any local aliases will be repointed
     to a new room created by `new_room_user_id` and kicked users will be auto
     joined to the new room.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/shutdown_room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/shutdown_room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
 
     DEFAULT_MESSAGE = (
         "Sharing illegal content on this server is not permitted and rooms in"
@@ -452,19 +447,18 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ShutdownRoomRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.hs = hs
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
         self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
 
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(content, ["new_room_user_id"])
@@ -564,22 +558,20 @@ class ShutdownRoomRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         }))
 
 
-class QuarantineMediaInRoom(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class QuarantineMediaInRoom(RestServlet):
     """Quarantines all media in a room so that no one can download it via
     this server.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/quarantine_media/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/quarantine_media/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(QuarantineMediaInRoom, self).__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
 
         num_quarantined = yield self.store.quarantine_media_ids_in_room(
             room_id, requester.user.to_string(),
@@ -588,13 +580,12 @@ class QuarantineMediaInRoom(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {"num_quarantined": num_quarantined}))
 
 
-class ListMediaInRoom(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class ListMediaInRoom(RestServlet):
     """Lists all of the media in a given room.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)/media")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]+)/media")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ListMediaInRoom, self).__init__(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -609,11 +600,11 @@ class ListMediaInRoom(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {"local": local_mxcs, "remote": remote_mxcs}))
 
 
-class ResetPasswordRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class ResetPasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """Post request to allow an administrator reset password for a user.
     This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         Example:
-            http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin/reset_password/
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/reset_password/
             @user:to_reset_password?access_token=admin_access_token
         JsonBodyToSend:
             {
@@ -622,11 +613,10 @@ class ResetPasswordRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         Returns:
             200 OK with empty object if success otherwise an error.
         """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/reset_password/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/reset_password/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        super(ResetPasswordRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._set_password_handler = hs.get_set_password_handler()
@@ -636,12 +626,10 @@ class ResetPasswordRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         """Post request to allow an administrator reset password for a user.
         This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         """
-        UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
 
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
 
         params = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         assert_params_in_dict(params, ["new_password"])
@@ -653,20 +641,19 @@ class ResetPasswordRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get request to get specific number of users from Synapse.
     This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         Example:
-            http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin/users_paginate/
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users_paginate/
             @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token&start=0&limit=10
         Returns:
             200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
         """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/users_paginate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/users_paginate/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        super(GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
@@ -676,16 +663,9 @@ class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         """Get request to get specific number of users from Synapse.
         This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         """
-        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
-        # To allow all users to get the users list
-        # if not is_admin and target_user != auth_user:
-        #     raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can only users a local user")
@@ -706,7 +686,7 @@ class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         """Post request to get specific number of users from Synapse..
         This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         Example:
-            http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin/users_paginate/
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users_paginate/
             @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token
         JsonBodyToSend:
             {
@@ -716,12 +696,8 @@ class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         Returns:
             200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
         """
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
         UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
 
         order = "name"  # order by name in user table
         params = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
@@ -736,21 +712,20 @@ class GetUsersPaginatedRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class SearchUsersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class SearchUsersRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get request to search user table for specific users according to
     search term.
     This needs user to have administrator access in Synapse.
         Example:
-            http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/admin/search_users/
+            http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/search_users/
             @admin:user?access_token=admin_access_token&term=alice
         Returns:
             200 OK with json object {list[dict[str, Any]], count} or empty object.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/search_users/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/search_users/(?P<target_user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        super(SearchUsersRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.hs = hs
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
@@ -761,12 +736,9 @@ class SearchUsersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         search term.
         This needs user to have a administrator access in Synapse.
         """
-        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        target_user = UserID.from_string(target_user_id)
 
         # To allow all users to get the users list
         # if not is_admin and target_user != auth_user:
@@ -784,23 +756,20 @@ class SearchUsersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """Allows deleting of local groups
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/delete_group/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/delete_group/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.group_server = hs.get_groups_server_handler()
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, group_id):
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_user_is_admin(self.auth, requester.user)
 
         if not self.is_mine_id(group_id):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Can only delete local groups")
@@ -809,27 +778,21 @@ class DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class AccountValidityRenewServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/account_validity/validity$")
+class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = historical_admin_path_patterns("/account_validity/validity$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
         """
-        super(AccountValidityRenewServlet, self).__init__(hs)
-
         self.hs = hs
         self.account_activity_handler = hs.get_account_validity_handler()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        is_admin = yield self.auth.is_server_admin(requester.user)
-
-        if not is_admin:
-            raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
@@ -846,8 +809,33 @@ class AccountValidityRenewServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         }
         defer.returnValue((200, res))
 
+########################################################################################
+#
+# please don't add more servlets here: this file is already long and unwieldy. Put
+# them in separate files within the 'admin' package.
+#
+########################################################################################
+
+
+class AdminRestResource(JsonResource):
+    """The REST resource which gets mounted at /_synapse/admin"""
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
+        register_servlets(hs, self)
+
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    """
+    Register all the admin servlets.
+    """
+    register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, http_server)
+    SendServerNoticeServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    VersionServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+
+
+def register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, http_server):
+    """Register only the servlets which need to be exposed on /_matrix/client/xxx"""
     WhoisRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PurgeMediaCacheRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PurgeHistoryStatusRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
@@ -861,6 +849,7 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     QuarantineMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
     ListMediaInRoom(hs).register(http_server)
     UserRegisterServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    VersionServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     DeleteGroupAdminRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     AccountValidityRenewServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    # don't add more things here: new servlets should only be exposed on
+    # /_synapse/admin so should not go here. Instead register them in AdminRestResource.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py b/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..881d67b89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 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.
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def assert_requester_is_admin(auth, request):
+    """Verify that the requester is an admin user
+
+    WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU YIELD ON THE RESULT!
+
+    Args:
+        auth (synapse.api.auth.Auth):
+        request (twisted.web.server.Request): incoming request
+
+    Returns:
+        Deferred
+
+    Raises:
+        AuthError if the requester is not an admin
+    """
+    requester = yield auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+    yield assert_user_is_admin(auth, requester.user)
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def assert_user_is_admin(auth, user_id):
+    """Verify that the given user is an admin user
+
+    WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU YIELD ON THE RESULT!
+
+    Args:
+        auth (synapse.api.auth.Auth):
+        user_id (UserID):
+
+    Returns:
+        Deferred
+
+    Raises:
+        AuthError if the user is not an admin
+    """
+
+    is_admin = yield auth.is_server_admin(user_id)
+    if not is_admin:
+        raise AuthError(403, "You are not a server admin")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae5aca9dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/server_notice_servlet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 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 re
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
+    assert_params_in_dict,
+    parse_json_object_from_request,
+)
+from synapse.rest.admin import assert_requester_is_admin
+from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+
+class SendServerNoticeServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Servlet which will send a server notice to a given user
+
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice
+    {
+        "user_id": "@target_user:server_name",
+        "content": {
+            "msgtype": "m.text",
+            "body": "This is my message"
+        }
+    }
+
+    returns:
+
+    {
+        "event_id": "$1895723857jgskldgujpious"
+    }
+    """
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
+        self.snm = hs.get_server_notices_manager()
+
+    def register(self, json_resource):
+        PATTERN = "^/_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice"
+        json_resource.register_paths(
+            "POST",
+            (re.compile(PATTERN + "$"), ),
+            self.on_POST,
+        )
+        json_resource.register_paths(
+            "PUT",
+            (re.compile(PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$",), ),
+            self.on_PUT,
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, txn_id=None):
+        yield assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        assert_params_in_dict(body, ("user_id", "content"))
+        event_type = body.get("type", EventTypes.Message)
+        state_key = body.get("state_key")
+
+        if not self.snm.is_enabled():
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Server notices are not enabled on this server")
+
+        user_id = body["user_id"]
+        UserID.from_string(user_id)
+        if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Server notices can only be sent to local users")
+
+        event = yield self.snm.send_notice(
+            user_id=body["user_id"],
+            type=event_type,
+            state_key=state_key,
+            event_content=body["content"],
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+
+    def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
+        return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
+            request, self.on_POST, request, txn_id,
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c77d7aba68..0000000000
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket 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.
-
-"""This module contains base REST classes for constructing client v1 servlets.
-"""
-
-import logging
-import re
-
-from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_PREFIX
-from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def client_path_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,), include_in_unstable=True):
-    """Creates a regex compiled client path with the correct client path
-    prefix.
-
-    Args:
-        path_regex (str): The regex string to match. This should NOT have a ^
-        as this will be prefixed.
-    Returns:
-        SRE_Pattern
-    """
-    patterns = [re.compile("^" + CLIENT_PREFIX + path_regex)]
-    if include_in_unstable:
-        unstable_prefix = CLIENT_PREFIX.replace("/api/v1", "/unstable")
-        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + unstable_prefix + path_regex))
-    for release in releases:
-        new_prefix = CLIENT_PREFIX.replace("/api/v1", "/r%d" % release)
-        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + new_prefix + path_regex))
-    return patterns
-
-
-class ClientV1RestServlet(RestServlet):
-    """A base Synapse REST Servlet for the client version 1 API.
-    """
-
-    # This subclass was presumably created to allow the auth for the v1
-    # protocol version to be different, however this behaviour was removed.
-    # it may no longer be necessary
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        """
-        Args:
-            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
-        """
-        self.hs = hs
-        self.builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 0220acf644..0035182bb9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ import logging
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
-from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -33,13 +32,14 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer(hs).register(http_server)
 
 
-class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$")
+class ClientDirectoryServer(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientDirectoryServer, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ClientDirectoryServer, self).__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_alias):
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class ClientDirectoryListServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/directory/list/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$")
+class ClientDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/directory/list/room/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientDirectoryListServer, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ClientDirectoryListServer, self).__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -162,15 +163,16 @@ class ClientDirectoryListServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/directory/list/appservice/(?P<network_id>[^/]*)/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$"
+class ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/directory/list/appservice/(?P<network_id>[^/]*)/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ClientAppserviceDirectoryListServer, self).__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, network_id, room_id):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
index cd9b3bdbd1..84ca36270b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ import logging
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
-from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class EventStreamRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/events$")
+class EventStreamRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/events$", v1=True)
 
     DEFAULT_LONGPOLL_TIME_MS = 30000
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EventStreamRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(EventStreamRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.event_stream_handler = hs.get_event_stream_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ class EventStreamRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Unit test gets, with and without auth, with different kinds of events.
-class EventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$")
+class EventRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(EventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(EventRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, event_id):
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class EventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
         if event:
-            defer.returnValue((200, serialize_event(event, time_now)))
+            event = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(event, time_now)
+            defer.returnValue((200, event))
         else:
             defer.returnValue((404, "Event not found."))
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
index 3ead75cb77..0fe5f2d79b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.http.servlet import parse_boolean
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_boolean
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class InitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/initialSync$")
+class InitialSyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/initialSync$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(InitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(InitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.initial_sync_handler = hs.get_initial_sync_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index 5180e9eaf1..3b60728628 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_json_object_from_request,
     parse_string,
 )
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.rest.well_known import WellKnownBuilder
 from synapse.types import UserID, map_username_to_mxid_localpart
 from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -81,15 +80,16 @@ def login_id_thirdparty_from_phone(identifier):
     }
 
 
-class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login$")
+class LoginRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/login$", v1=True)
     CAS_TYPE = "m.login.cas"
     SSO_TYPE = "m.login.sso"
     TOKEN_TYPE = "m.login.token"
     JWT_TYPE = "m.login.jwt"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LoginRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(LoginRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.jwt_enabled = hs.config.jwt_enabled
         self.jwt_secret = hs.config.jwt_secret
         self.jwt_algorithm = hs.config.jwt_algorithm
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class CasRedirectServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/(cas|sso)/redirect")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/login/(cas|sso)/redirect", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(CasRedirectServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class CasRedirectServlet(RestServlet):
             b"redirectUrl": args[b"redirectUrl"][0]
         }).encode('ascii')
         hs_redirect_url = (self.cas_service_url +
-                           b"/_matrix/client/api/v1/login/cas/ticket")
+                           b"/_matrix/client/r0/login/cas/ticket")
         service_param = urllib.parse.urlencode({
             b"service": b"%s?%s" % (hs_redirect_url, client_redirect_url_param)
         }).encode('ascii')
@@ -394,27 +394,27 @@ class CasRedirectServlet(RestServlet):
         finish_request(request)
 
 
-class CasTicketServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/cas/ticket", releases=())
+class CasTicketServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/login/cas/ticket", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(CasTicketServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(CasTicketServlet, self).__init__()
         self.cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
         self.cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
         self.cas_required_attributes = hs.config.cas_required_attributes
         self._sso_auth_handler = SSOAuthHandler(hs)
+        self._http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
         client_redirect_url = parse_string(request, "redirectUrl", required=True)
-        http_client = self.hs.get_simple_http_client()
         uri = self.cas_server_url + "/proxyValidate"
         args = {
             "ticket": parse_string(request, "ticket", required=True),
             "service": self.cas_service_url
         }
         try:
-            body = yield http_client.get_raw(uri, args)
+            body = yield self._http_client.get_raw(uri, args)
         except PartialDownloadError as pde:
             # Twisted raises this error if the connection is closed,
             # even if that's being used old-http style to signal end-of-data
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
index 430c692336..b8064f261e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/logout.py
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
-
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class LogoutRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/logout$")
+class LogoutRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/logout$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LogoutRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
-        self._auth = hs.get_auth()
+        super(LogoutRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
 
@@ -38,32 +37,25 @@ class LogoutRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
-        try:
-            requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        except AuthError:
-            # this implies the access token has already been deleted.
-            defer.returnValue((401, {
-                "errcode": "M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN",
-                "error": "Access Token unknown or expired"
-            }))
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+
+        if requester.device_id is None:
+            # the acccess token wasn't associated with a device.
+            # Just delete the access token
+            access_token = self.auth.get_access_token_from_request(request)
+            yield self._auth_handler.delete_access_token(access_token)
         else:
-            if requester.device_id is None:
-                # the acccess token wasn't associated with a device.
-                # Just delete the access token
-                access_token = self._auth.get_access_token_from_request(request)
-                yield self._auth_handler.delete_access_token(access_token)
-            else:
-                yield self._device_handler.delete_device(
-                    requester.user.to_string(), requester.device_id)
+            yield self._device_handler.delete_device(
+                requester.user.to_string(), requester.device_id)
 
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class LogoutAllRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/logout/all$")
+class LogoutAllRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/logout/all$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(LogoutAllRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(LogoutAllRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self._auth_handler = hs.get_auth_handler()
         self._device_handler = hs.get_device_handler()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
index 045d5a20ac..e263da3cb7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
@@ -23,21 +23,22 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
-from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class PresenceStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
+class PresenceStatusRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PresenceStatusRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(PresenceStatusRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index a23edd8fe5..e15d9d82a6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -16,26 +16,33 @@
 """ This module contains REST servlets to do with profile: /profile/<paths> """
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
-
-class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname")
+class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        requester_user = None
+
+        if self.hs.config.require_auth_for_profile_requests:
+            requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            requester_user = requester.user
+
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
 
-        displayname = yield self.profile_handler.get_displayname(
-            user,
-        )
+        yield self.profile_handler.check_profile_query_allowed(user, requester_user)
+
+        displayname = yield self.profile_handler.get_displayname(user)
 
         ret = {}
         if displayname is not None:
@@ -65,20 +72,28 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return (200, {})
 
 
-class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url")
+class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        requester_user = None
+
+        if self.hs.config.require_auth_for_profile_requests:
+            requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            requester_user = requester.user
+
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
 
-        avatar_url = yield self.profile_handler.get_avatar_url(
-            user,
-        )
+        yield self.profile_handler.check_profile_query_allowed(user, requester_user)
+
+        avatar_url = yield self.profile_handler.get_avatar_url(user)
 
         ret = {}
         if avatar_url is not None:
@@ -107,23 +122,29 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return (200, {})
 
 
-class ProfileRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+class ProfileRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ProfileRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(ProfileRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
         self.profile_handler = hs.get_profile_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        requester_user = None
+
+        if self.hs.config.require_auth_for_profile_requests:
+            requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            requester_user = requester.user
+
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
 
-        displayname = yield self.profile_handler.get_displayname(
-            user,
-        )
-        avatar_url = yield self.profile_handler.get_avatar_url(
-            user,
-        )
+        yield self.profile_handler.check_profile_query_allowed(user, requester_user)
+
+        displayname = yield self.profile_handler.get_displayname(user)
+        avatar_url = yield self.profile_handler.get_avatar_url(user)
 
         ret = {}
         if displayname is not None:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
index 506ec95ddd..3d6326fe2f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     SynapseError,
     UnrecognizedRequestError,
 )
-from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_value_from_request, parse_string
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_value_from_request, parse_string
 from synapse.push.baserules import BASE_RULE_IDS
 from synapse.push.clientformat import format_push_rules_for_user
 from synapse.push.rulekinds import PRIORITY_CLASS_MAP
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.storage.push_rule import InconsistentRuleException, RuleNotFoundException
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
-
-class PushRuleRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/(?P<path>pushrules/.*)$")
+class PushRuleRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/(?P<path>pushrules/.*)$", v1=True)
     SLIGHTLY_PEDANTIC_TRAILING_SLASH_ERROR = (
         "Unrecognised request: You probably wanted a trailing slash")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushRuleRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(PushRuleRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
         self._is_worker = hs.config.worker_app is not None
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index 4c07ae7f45..15d860db37 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -26,17 +26,18 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_string,
 )
 from synapse.push import PusherConfigException
-
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class PushersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/pushers$")
+class PushersRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/pushers$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushersRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(PushersRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -69,11 +70,13 @@ class PushersRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return 200, {}
 
 
-class PushersSetRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/pushers/set$")
+class PushersSetRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/pushers/set$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PushersSetRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(PushersSetRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
         self.pusher_pool = self.hs.get_pusherpool()
 
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ class PushersRemoveRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """
     To allow pusher to be delete by clicking a link (ie. GET request)
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/pushers/remove$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/pushers/remove$", v1=True)
     SUCCESS_HTML = b"<html><body>You have been unsubscribed</body><html>"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 48da4d557f..e8f672c4ba 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -26,39 +26,47 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
-from synapse.events.utils import format_event_for_client_v2, serialize_event
+from synapse.events.utils import format_event_for_client_v2
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
     assert_params_in_dict,
     parse_integer,
     parse_json_object_from_request,
     parse_string,
 )
+from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 from synapse.storage.state import StateFilter
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias, RoomID, StreamToken, ThirdPartyInstanceID, UserID
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class TransactionRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(TransactionRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
+
+
+class RoomCreateRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     # No PATTERN; we have custom dispatch rules here
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomCreateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self._room_creation_handler = hs.get_room_creation_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = "/createRoom"
         register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
         # define CORS for all of /rooms in RoomCreateRestServlet for simplicity
         http_server.register_paths("OPTIONS",
-                                   client_path_patterns("/rooms(?:/.*)?$"),
+                                   client_patterns("/rooms(?:/.*)?$", v1=True),
                                    self.on_OPTIONS)
         # define CORS for /createRoom[/txnid]
         http_server.register_paths("OPTIONS",
-                                   client_path_patterns("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$"),
+                                   client_patterns("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$", v1=True),
                                    self.on_OPTIONS)
 
     def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
@@ -85,13 +93,14 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events
-class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class RoomStateEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomStateEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /room/$roomid/state/$eventtype
@@ -102,16 +111,16 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                      "(?P<event_type>[^/]*)/(?P<state_key>[^/]*)$")
 
         http_server.register_paths("GET",
-                                   client_path_patterns(state_key),
+                                   client_patterns(state_key, v1=True),
                                    self.on_GET)
         http_server.register_paths("PUT",
-                                   client_path_patterns(state_key),
+                                   client_patterns(state_key, v1=True),
                                    self.on_PUT)
         http_server.register_paths("GET",
-                                   client_path_patterns(no_state_key),
+                                   client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True),
                                    self.on_GET_no_state_key)
         http_server.register_paths("PUT",
-                                   client_path_patterns(no_state_key),
+                                   client_patterns(no_state_key, v1=True),
                                    self.on_PUT_no_state_key)
 
     def on_GET_no_state_key(self, request, room_id, event_type):
@@ -185,11 +194,12 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for generic events + feedback
-class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class RoomSendEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/send/$event_type[/$txn_id]
@@ -229,10 +239,11 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing for room ID + alias joins
-class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class JoinRoomAliasServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(JoinRoomAliasServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /join/$room_identifier[/$txn_id]
@@ -291,8 +302,13 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/publicRooms$")
+class PublicRoomListRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/publicRooms$", v1=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(PublicRoomListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -301,6 +317,12 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         try:
             yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
         except AuthError as e:
+            # Option to allow servers to require auth when accessing
+            # /publicRooms via CS API. This is especially helpful in private
+            # federations.
+            if self.hs.config.restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users:
+                raise
+
             # We allow people to not be authed if they're just looking at our
             # room list, but require auth when we proxy the request.
             # In both cases we call the auth function, as that has the side
@@ -376,12 +398,13 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$")
+class RoomMemberListRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -430,12 +453,13 @@ class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # deprecated in favour of /members?membership=join?
 # except it does custom AS logic and has a simpler return format
-class JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/joined_members$")
+class JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/joined_members$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -451,12 +475,13 @@ class JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs better unit testing
-class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$")
+class RoomMessageListRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomMessageListRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomMessageListRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.pagination_handler = hs.get_pagination_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -469,6 +494,8 @@ class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         if filter_bytes:
             filter_json = urlparse.unquote(filter_bytes.decode("UTF-8"))
             event_filter = Filter(json.loads(filter_json))
+            if event_filter.filter_json.get("event_format", "client") == "federation":
+                as_client_event = False
         else:
             event_filter = None
         msgs = yield self.pagination_handler.get_messages(
@@ -483,12 +510,13 @@ class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$")
+class RoomStateRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomStateRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomStateRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.message_handler = hs.get_message_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -503,12 +531,13 @@ class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$")
+class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomInitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomInitialSyncRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.initial_sync_handler = hs.get_initial_sync_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -522,15 +551,17 @@ class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, content))
 
 
-class RoomEventServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/event/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
+class RoomEventServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/event/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomEventServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomEventServlet, self).__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_id):
@@ -539,20 +570,23 @@ class RoomEventServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
         if event:
-            defer.returnValue((200, serialize_event(event, time_now)))
+            event = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(event, time_now)
+            defer.returnValue((200, event))
         else:
             defer.returnValue((404, "Event not found."))
 
 
-class RoomEventContextServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/context/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
+class RoomEventContextServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/context/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomEventContextServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomEventContextServlet, self).__init__()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.room_context_handler = hs.get_room_context_handler()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id, event_id):
@@ -582,24 +616,27 @@ class RoomEventContextServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             )
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        results["events_before"] = [
-            serialize_event(event, time_now) for event in results["events_before"]
-        ]
-        results["event"] = serialize_event(results["event"], time_now)
-        results["events_after"] = [
-            serialize_event(event, time_now) for event in results["events_after"]
-        ]
-        results["state"] = [
-            serialize_event(event, time_now) for event in results["state"]
-        ]
+        results["events_before"] = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+            results["events_before"], time_now,
+        )
+        results["event"] = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
+            results["event"], time_now,
+        )
+        results["events_after"] = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+            results["events_after"], time_now,
+        )
+        results["state"] = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+            results["state"], time_now,
+        )
 
         defer.returnValue((200, results))
 
 
-class RoomForgetRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class RoomForgetRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomForgetRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/forget")
@@ -626,11 +663,12 @@ class RoomForgetRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
-class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class RoomMembershipRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomMembershipRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.room_member_handler = hs.get_room_member_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/[invite|join|leave]
@@ -709,11 +747,12 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         )
 
 
-class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(TransactionRestServlet):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RoomRedactEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/redact/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)")
@@ -744,15 +783,16 @@ class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         )
 
 
-class RoomTypingRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/typing/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
+class RoomTypingRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/typing/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomTypingRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(RoomTypingRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self.typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, room_id, user_id):
@@ -785,14 +825,13 @@ class RoomTypingRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class SearchRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
-        "/search$"
-    )
+class SearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/search$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SearchRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(SearchRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
@@ -810,12 +849,13 @@ class SearchRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, results))
 
 
-class JoinedRoomsRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/joined_rooms$")
+class JoinedRoomsRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/joined_rooms$", v1=True)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(JoinedRoomsRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        super(JoinedRoomsRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -840,18 +880,18 @@ def register_txn_path(servlet, regex_string, http_server, with_get=False):
     """
     http_server.register_paths(
         "POST",
-        client_path_patterns(regex_string + "$"),
+        client_patterns(regex_string + "$", v1=True),
         servlet.on_POST
     )
     http_server.register_paths(
         "PUT",
-        client_path_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
+        client_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True),
         servlet.on_PUT
     )
     if with_get:
         http_server.register_paths(
             "GET",
-            client_path_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
+            client_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", v1=True),
             servlet.on_GET
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
index 53da905eea..6381049210 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ import hmac
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
 
 
-class VoipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/voip/turnServer$")
+class VoipRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/voip/turnServer$", v1=True)
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(VoipRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
index 77434937ff..5236d5d566 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ import re
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import InteractiveAuthIncompleteError
-from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX
+from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_API_PREFIX
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def client_v2_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,),
-                       v2_alpha=True,
-                       unstable=True):
+def client_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,), unstable=True, v1=False):
     """Creates a regex compiled client path with the correct client path
     prefix.
 
@@ -39,13 +37,14 @@ def client_v2_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,),
         SRE_Pattern
     """
     patterns = []
-    if v2_alpha:
-        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX + path_regex))
     if unstable:
-        unstable_prefix = CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX.replace("/v2_alpha", "/unstable")
+        unstable_prefix = CLIENT_API_PREFIX + "/unstable"
         patterns.append(re.compile("^" + unstable_prefix + path_regex))
+    if v1:
+        v1_prefix = CLIENT_API_PREFIX + "/api/v1"
+        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + v1_prefix + path_regex))
     for release in releases:
-        new_prefix = CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX.replace("/v2_alpha", "/r%d" % release)
+        new_prefix = CLIENT_API_PREFIX + "/r%d" % (release,)
         patterns.append(re.compile("^" + new_prefix + path_regex))
     return patterns
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index ee069179f0..ca35dc3c83 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
+from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/password/email/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password/email/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class EmailPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/password/msisdn/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password/msisdn/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class MsisdnPasswordRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/password$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/password$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(PasswordRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/deactivate$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/deactivate$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(DeactivateAccountRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class DeactivateAccountRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/3pid/email/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/email/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class EmailThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/3pid/msisdn/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/msisdn/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.hs = hs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class MsisdnThreepidRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/3pid$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThreepidRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/3pid/delete$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/3pid/delete$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThreepidDeleteRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class ThreepidDeleteRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class WhoamiRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/whoami$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account/whoami$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(WhoamiRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
index f171b8d626..574a6298ce 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, NotFoundError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
     PUT /user/{user_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
     GET /user/{user_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/account_data/(?P<account_data_type>[^/]*)"
     )
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
     PUT /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
     GET /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)"
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)"
         "/account_data/(?P<account_data_type>[^/]*)"
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
index fc8dbeb617..55c4ed5660 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_validity.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account_validity/renew$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account_validity/renew$")
     SUCCESS_HTML = b"<html><body>Your account has been successfully renewed.</body><html>"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class AccountValidityRenewServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class AccountValiditySendMailServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account_validity/send_mail$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/account_validity/send_mail$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index ac035c7735..8dfe5cba02 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
-from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX
+from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_API_PREFIX
 from synapse.http.server import finish_request
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_string
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
     cannot be handled in the normal flow (with requests to the same endpoint).
     Current use is for web fallback auth.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(r"/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(r"/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(AuthRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if stagetype == LoginType.RECAPTCHA:
             html = RECAPTCHA_TEMPLATE % {
                 'session': session,
-                'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
-                    CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
+                'myurl': "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                    CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
                 ),
                 'sitekey': self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
             }
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     self.hs.config.public_baseurl,
                     self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                 ),
-                'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
-                    CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS
+                'myurl': "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                    CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS
                 ),
             }
             html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
             else:
                 html = RECAPTCHA_TEMPLATE % {
                     'session': session,
-                    'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
-                        CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
+                    'myurl': "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                        CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
                     ),
                     'sitekey': self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
                 }
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
                         self.hs.config.public_baseurl,
                         self.hs.config.user_consent_version,
                     ),
-                    'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
-                        CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS
+                    'myurl': "%s/r0/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                        CLIENT_API_PREFIX, LoginType.TERMS
                     ),
                 }
             html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
index a868d06098..fc7e2f4dd5 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/capabilities.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.room_versions import DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION, KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
+from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class CapabilitiesRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """End point to expose the capabilities of the server."""
 
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/capabilities$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/capabilities$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CapabilitiesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         super(CapabilitiesRestServlet, self).__init__()
         self.hs = hs
+        self.config = hs.config
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class CapabilitiesRestServlet(RestServlet):
         response = {
             "capabilities": {
                 "m.room_versions": {
-                    "default": DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION.identifier,
+                    "default": self.config.default_room_version.identifier,
                     "available": {
                         v.identifier: v.disposition
                         for v in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS.values()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
index 9b75bb1377..78665304a5 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/devices.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_json_object_from_request,
 )
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
+from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class DevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/devices$", v2_alpha=False)
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/devices$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
     API for bulk deletion of devices. Accepts a JSON object with a devices
     key which lists the device_ids to delete. Requires user interactive auth.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/delete_devices", v2_alpha=False)
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/delete_devices")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(DeleteDevicesRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DeleteDevicesRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class DeviceRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/devices/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)$", v2_alpha=False)
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/devices/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index ae86728879..65db48c3cc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns, set_timeline_upper_limit
+from ._base import client_patterns, set_timeline_upper_limit
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter/(?P<filter_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter/(?P<filter_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GetFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(CreateFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
index 21e02c07c0..d082385ec7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/groups.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.types import GroupID
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class GroupServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get the group profile
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/profile$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/profile$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class GroupServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSummaryServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get the full group summary
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/summary$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/summary$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupSummaryServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
         - /groups/:group/summary/rooms/:room_id
         - /groups/:group/summary/categories/:category/rooms/:room_id
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/summary"
         "(/categories/(?P<category_id>[^/]+))?"
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class GroupSummaryRoomsCatServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupCategoryServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get/add/update/delete a group category
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/categories/(?P<category_id>[^/]+)$"
     )
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class GroupCategoryServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupCategoriesServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get all group categories
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/categories/$"
     )
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class GroupCategoriesServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupRoleServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get/add/update/delete a group role
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/roles/(?P<role_id>[^/]+)$"
     )
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class GroupRoleServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupRolesServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get all group roles
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/roles/$"
     )
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
         - /groups/:group/summary/users/:room_id
         - /groups/:group/summary/roles/:role/users/:user_id
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/summary"
         "(/roles/(?P<role_id>[^/]+))?"
         "/users/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class GroupSummaryUsersRoleServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupRoomServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get all rooms in a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/rooms$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/rooms$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupRoomServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class GroupRoomServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get all users in a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/users$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/users$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupUsersServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class GroupUsersServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupInvitedUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get users invited to a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/invited_users$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/invited_users$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupInvitedUsersServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class GroupInvitedUsersServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
     """Set group join policy
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/settings/m.join_policy$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/settings/m.join_policy$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class GroupSettingJoinPolicyServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
     """Create a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/create_group$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/create_group$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GroupCreateServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class GroupCreateServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupAdminRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
     """Add a room to the group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/admin/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet(RestServlet):
     """Update the config of a room in a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/admin/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)"
         "/config/(?P<config_key>[^/]*)$"
     )
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class GroupAdminRoomsConfigServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet(RestServlet):
     """Invite a user to the group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/admin/users/invite/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class GroupAdminUsersInviteServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupAdminUsersKickServlet(RestServlet):
     """Kick a user from the group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/admin/users/remove/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class GroupAdminUsersKickServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSelfLeaveServlet(RestServlet):
     """Leave a joined group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/leave$"
     )
 
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class GroupSelfLeaveServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSelfJoinServlet(RestServlet):
     """Attempt to join a group, or knock
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/join$"
     )
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class GroupSelfJoinServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet(RestServlet):
     """Accept a group invite
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/accept_invite$"
     )
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class GroupSelfAcceptInviteServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet(RestServlet):
     """Update whether we publicise a users membership of a group
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/groups/(?P<group_id>[^/]*)/self/update_publicity$"
     )
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class GroupSelfUpdatePublicityServlet(RestServlet):
 class PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get the list of groups a user is advertising
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/publicised_groups/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
 class PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get the list of groups a user is advertising
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/publicised_groups$"
     )
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ class PublicisedGroupsForUsersServlet(RestServlet):
 class GroupsForUserServlet(RestServlet):
     """Get all groups the logged in user is joined to
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/joined_groups$"
     )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 8486086b51..4cbfbf5631 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
 )
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
       },
     }
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/keys/upload(/(?P<device_id>[^/]+))?$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/upload(/(?P<device_id>[^/]+))?$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
     } } } } } }
     """
 
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/keys/query$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/query$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class KeyChangesServlet(RestServlet):
         200 OK
         { "changed": ["@foo:example.com"] }
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/keys/changes$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/changes$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class OneTimeKeyServlet(RestServlet):
     } } } }
 
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/keys/claim$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/claim$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(OneTimeKeyServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
index 2a6ea3df5f..53e666989b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/notifications.py
@@ -17,25 +17,23 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.events.utils import (
-    format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
-    serialize_event,
-)
+from synapse.events.utils import format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_integer, parse_string
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/notifications$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/notifications$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(NotificationsServlet, self).__init__()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -69,11 +67,11 @@ class NotificationsServlet(RestServlet):
                 "profile_tag": pa["profile_tag"],
                 "actions": pa["actions"],
                 "ts": pa["received_ts"],
-                "event": serialize_event(
+                "event": (yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
                     notif_events[pa["event_id"]],
                     self.clock.time_msec(),
                     event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
-                ),
+                )),
             }
 
             if pa["room_id"] not in receipts_by_room:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
index 01c90aa2a3..bb927d9f9d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/openid.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class IdTokenServlet(RestServlet):
         "expires_in": 3600,
     }
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/openid/request_token"
     )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
index a6e582a5ae..f4bd0d077f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/read_marker.py
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ReadMarkerRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/read_markers$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/read_markers$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ReadMarkerRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index de370cac45..fa12ac3e4d 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ReceiptRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)"
         "/receipt/(?P<receipt_type>[^/]*)"
         "/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index dc3e265bcd..79c085408b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     SynapseError,
     UnrecognizedRequestError,
 )
+from synapse.config.ratelimiting import FederationRateLimitConfig
 from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
 from synapse.http.servlet import (
     RestServlet,
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ from synapse.util.msisdn import phone_number_to_msisdn
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
+from ._base import client_patterns, interactive_auth_handler
 
 # We ought to be using hmac.compare_digest() but on older pythons it doesn't
 # exist. It's a _really minor_ security flaw to use plain string comparison
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/register/email/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/register/email/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class EmailRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/register/msisdn/requestToken$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/register/msisdn/requestToken$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class MsisdnRegisterRequestTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/register/available")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/register/available")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -153,16 +154,18 @@ class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.registration_handler = hs.get_registration_handler()
         self.ratelimiter = FederationRateLimiter(
             hs.get_clock(),
-            # Time window of 2s
-            window_size=2000,
-            # Artificially delay requests if rate > sleep_limit/window_size
-            sleep_limit=1,
-            # Amount of artificial delay to apply
-            sleep_msec=1000,
-            # Error with 429 if more than reject_limit requests are queued
-            reject_limit=1,
-            # Allow 1 request at a time
-            concurrent_requests=1,
+            FederationRateLimitConfig(
+                # Time window of 2s
+                window_size=2000,
+                # Artificially delay requests if rate > sleep_limit/window_size
+                sleep_limit=1,
+                # Amount of artificial delay to apply
+                sleep_msec=1000,
+                # Error with 429 if more than reject_limit requests are queued
+                reject_limit=1,
+                # Allow 1 request at a time
+                concurrent_requests=1,
+            )
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ class UsernameAvailabilityRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/register$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/register$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
@@ -345,18 +348,22 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if self.hs.config.enable_registration_captcha:
             # only support 3PIDless registration if no 3PIDs are required
             if not require_email and not require_msisdn:
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA]])
+                # Also add a dummy flow here, otherwise if a client completes
+                # recaptcha first we'll assume they were going for this flow
+                # and complete the request, when they could have been trying to
+                # complete one of the flows with email/msisdn auth.
+                flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.DUMMY]])
             # only support the email-only flow if we don't require MSISDN 3PIDs
             if not require_msisdn:
-                flows.extend([[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY, LoginType.RECAPTCHA]])
+                flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]])
 
             if show_msisdn:
                 # only support the MSISDN-only flow if we don't require email 3PIDs
                 if not require_email:
-                    flows.extend([[LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.RECAPTCHA]])
+                    flows.extend([[LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.MSISDN]])
                 # always let users provide both MSISDN & email
                 flows.extend([
-                    [LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY, LoginType.RECAPTCHA],
+                    [LoginType.RECAPTCHA, LoginType.MSISDN, LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY],
                 ])
         else:
             # only support 3PIDless registration if no 3PIDs are required
@@ -379,7 +386,15 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         if self.hs.config.user_consent_at_registration:
             new_flows = []
             for flow in flows:
-                flow.append(LoginType.TERMS)
+                inserted = False
+                # m.login.terms should go near the end but before msisdn or email auth
+                for i, stage in enumerate(flow):
+                    if stage == LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY or stage == LoginType.MSISDN:
+                        flow.insert(i, LoginType.TERMS)
+                        inserted = True
+                        break
+                if not inserted:
+                    flow.append(LoginType.TERMS)
             flows.extend(new_flows)
 
         auth_result, params, session_id = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth(
@@ -391,13 +406,6 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         # the user-facing checks will probably already have happened in
         # /register/email/requestToken when we requested a 3pid, but that's not
         # guaranteed.
-        #
-        # Also check that we're not trying to register a 3pid that's already
-        # been registered.
-        #
-        # This has probably happened in /register/email/requestToken as well,
-        # but if a user hits this endpoint twice then clicks on each link from
-        # the two activation emails, they would register the same 3pid twice.
 
         if auth_result:
             for login_type in [LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY, LoginType.MSISDN]:
@@ -413,17 +421,6 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
                             Codes.THREEPID_DENIED,
                         )
 
-                    existingUid = yield self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
-                        medium, address,
-                    )
-
-                    if existingUid is not None:
-                        raise SynapseError(
-                            400,
-                            "%s is already in use" % medium,
-                            Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE,
-                        )
-
         if registered_user_id is not None:
             logger.info(
                 "Already registered user ID %r for this session",
@@ -446,6 +443,28 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
             if auth_result:
                 threepid = auth_result.get(LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY)
 
+                # Also check that we're not trying to register a 3pid that's already
+                # been registered.
+                #
+                # This has probably happened in /register/email/requestToken as well,
+                # but if a user hits this endpoint twice then clicks on each link from
+                # the two activation emails, they would register the same 3pid twice.
+                for login_type in [LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY, LoginType.MSISDN]:
+                    if login_type in auth_result:
+                        medium = auth_result[login_type]['medium']
+                        address = auth_result[login_type]['address']
+
+                        existingUid = yield self.store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
+                            medium, address,
+                        )
+
+                        if existingUid is not None:
+                            raise SynapseError(
+                                400,
+                                "%s is already in use" % medium,
+                                Codes.THREEPID_IN_USE,
+                            )
+
             (registered_user_id, _) = yield self.registration_handler.register(
                 localpart=desired_username,
                 password=new_password,
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8f8742bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/relations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2019 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.
+
+"""This class implements the proposed relation APIs from MSC 1849.
+
+Since the MSC has not been approved all APIs here are unstable and may change at
+any time to reflect changes in the MSC.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, RelationTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.http.servlet import (
+    RestServlet,
+    parse_integer,
+    parse_json_object_from_request,
+    parse_string,
+)
+from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
+from synapse.storage.relations import AggregationPaginationToken, RelationPaginationToken
+
+from ._base import client_patterns
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class RelationSendServlet(RestServlet):
+    """Helper API for sending events that have relation data.
+
+    Example API shape to send a 👍 reaction to a room:
+
+        POST /rooms/!foo/send_relation/$bar/m.annotation/m.reaction?key=%F0%9F%91%8D
+        {}
+
+        {
+            "event_id": "$foobar"
+        }
+    """
+
+    PATTERN = (
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/send_relation"
+        "/(?P<parent_id>[^/]*)/(?P<relation_type>[^/]*)/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RelationSendServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
+        self.txns = HttpTransactionCache(hs)
+
+    def register(self, http_server):
+        http_server.register_paths(
+            "POST",
+            client_patterns(self.PATTERN + "$", releases=()),
+            self.on_PUT_or_POST,
+        )
+        http_server.register_paths(
+            "PUT",
+            client_patterns(self.PATTERN + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$", releases=()),
+            self.on_PUT,
+        )
+
+    def on_PUT(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.txns.fetch_or_execute_request(
+            request, self.on_PUT_or_POST, request, *args, **kwargs
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_PUT_or_POST(
+        self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, txn_id=None
+    ):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+
+        if event_type == EventTypes.Member:
+            # Add relations to a membership is meaningless, so we just deny it
+            # at the CS API rather than trying to handle it correctly.
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Cannot send member events with relations")
+
+        content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        aggregation_key = parse_string(request, "key", encoding="utf-8")
+
+        content["m.relates_to"] = {
+            "event_id": parent_id,
+            "key": aggregation_key,
+            "rel_type": relation_type,
+        }
+
+        event_dict = {
+            "type": event_type,
+            "content": content,
+            "room_id": room_id,
+            "sender": requester.user.to_string(),
+        }
+
+        event = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_and_send_nonmember_event(
+            requester, event_dict=event_dict, txn_id=txn_id
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {"event_id": event.event_id}))
+
+
+class RelationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
+    """API to paginate relations on an event by topological ordering, optionally
+    filtered by relation type and event type.
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/relations/(?P<parent_id>[^/]*)"
+        "(/(?P<relation_type>[^/]*)(/(?P<event_type>[^/]*))?)?$",
+        releases=(),
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RelationPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
+        self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+
+        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        )
+
+        # This checks that a) the event exists and b) the user is allowed to
+        # view it.
+        yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=5)
+        from_token = parse_string(request, "from")
+        to_token = parse_string(request, "to")
+
+        if from_token:
+            from_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(from_token)
+
+        if to_token:
+            to_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
+
+        result = yield self.store.get_relations_for_event(
+            event_id=parent_id,
+            relation_type=relation_type,
+            event_type=event_type,
+            limit=limit,
+            from_token=from_token,
+            to_token=to_token,
+        )
+
+        events = yield self.store.get_events_as_list(
+            [c["event_id"] for c in result.chunk]
+        )
+
+        now = self.clock.time_msec()
+        events = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(events, now)
+
+        return_value = result.to_dict()
+        return_value["chunk"] = events
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, return_value))
+
+
+class RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
+    """API to paginate aggregation groups of relations, e.g. paginate the
+    types and counts of the reactions on the events.
+
+    Example request and response:
+
+        GET /rooms/{room_id}/aggregations/{parent_id}
+
+        {
+            chunk: [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.reaction",
+                    "key": "👍",
+                    "count": 3
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/aggregations/(?P<parent_id>[^/]*)"
+        "(/(?P<relation_type>[^/]*)(/(?P<event_type>[^/]*))?)?$",
+        releases=(),
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RelationAggregationPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type=None, event_type=None):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+
+        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        )
+
+        # This checks that a) the event exists and b) the user is allowed to
+        # view it.
+        yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+
+        if relation_type not in (RelationTypes.ANNOTATION, None):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Relation type must be 'annotation'")
+
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=5)
+        from_token = parse_string(request, "from")
+        to_token = parse_string(request, "to")
+
+        if from_token:
+            from_token = AggregationPaginationToken.from_string(from_token)
+
+        if to_token:
+            to_token = AggregationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
+
+        res = yield self.store.get_aggregation_groups_for_event(
+            event_id=parent_id,
+            event_type=event_type,
+            limit=limit,
+            from_token=from_token,
+            to_token=to_token,
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, res.to_dict()))
+
+
+class RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(RestServlet):
+    """API to paginate within an aggregation group of relations, e.g. paginate
+    all the 👍 reactions on an event.
+
+    Example request and response:
+
+        GET /rooms/{room_id}/aggregations/{parent_id}/m.annotation/m.reaction/👍
+
+        {
+            chunk: [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.reaction",
+                    "content": {
+                        "m.relates_to": {
+                            "rel_type": "m.annotation",
+                            "key": "👍"
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                ...
+            ]
+        }
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/aggregations/(?P<parent_id>[^/]*)"
+        "/(?P<relation_type>[^/]*)/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)/(?P<key>[^/]*)$",
+        releases=(),
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
+        self.event_handler = hs.get_event_handler()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, room_id, parent_id, relation_type, event_type, key):
+        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+
+        yield self.auth.check_in_room_or_world_readable(
+            room_id, requester.user.to_string()
+        )
+
+        # This checks that a) the event exists and b) the user is allowed to
+        # view it.
+        yield self.event_handler.get_event(requester.user, room_id, parent_id)
+
+        if relation_type != RelationTypes.ANNOTATION:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Relation type must be 'annotation'")
+
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=5)
+        from_token = parse_string(request, "from")
+        to_token = parse_string(request, "to")
+
+        if from_token:
+            from_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(from_token)
+
+        if to_token:
+            to_token = RelationPaginationToken.from_string(to_token)
+
+        result = yield self.store.get_relations_for_event(
+            event_id=parent_id,
+            relation_type=relation_type,
+            event_type=event_type,
+            aggregation_key=key,
+            limit=limit,
+            from_token=from_token,
+            to_token=to_token,
+        )
+
+        events = yield self.store.get_events_as_list(
+            [c["event_id"] for c in result.chunk]
+        )
+
+        now = self.clock.time_msec()
+        events = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_events(events, now)
+
+        return_value = result.to_dict()
+        return_value["chunk"] = events
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, return_value))
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    RelationSendServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RelationPaginationServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RelationAggregationPaginationServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RelationAggregationGroupPaginationServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
index 95d2a71ec2..10198662a9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/report_event.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_json_object_from_request,
 )
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/report/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
index 220a0de30b..87779645f9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_keys.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_string,
 )
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/room_keys/keys(/(?P<room_id>[^/]+))?(/(?P<session_id>[^/]+))?$"
     )
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class RoomKeysServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/room_keys/version$"
     )
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class RoomKeysNewVersionServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class RoomKeysVersionServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/room_keys/version(/(?P<version>[^/]+))?$"
     )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
index 3db7ff8d1b..c621a90fba 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/room_upgrade_rest_servlet.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from synapse.http.servlet import (
     parse_json_object_from_request,
 )
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ class RoomUpgradeRestServlet(RestServlet):
     Args:
         hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         # /rooms/$roomid/upgrade
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/upgrade$",
-        v2_alpha=False,
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
index a9e9a47a0b..120a713361 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sendtodevice.py
@@ -21,15 +21,14 @@ from synapse.http import servlet
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.rest.client.transactions import HttpTransactionCache
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SendToDeviceRestServlet(servlet.RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/sendToDevice/(?P<message_type>[^/]*)/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$",
-        v2_alpha=False
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index 39d157a44b..148fc6c985 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ from synapse.api.filtering import DEFAULT_FILTER_COLLECTION, FilterCollection
 from synapse.events.utils import (
     format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
     format_event_raw,
-    serialize_event,
 )
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
 from synapse.handlers.sync import SyncConfig
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_boolean, parse_integer, parse_string
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns, set_timeline_upper_limit
+from ._base import client_patterns, set_timeline_upper_limit
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         }
     """
 
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/sync$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/sync$")
     ALLOWED_PRESENCE = set(["online", "offline", "unavailable"])
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.filtering = hs.get_filtering()
         self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
         self._server_notices_sender = hs.get_server_notices_sender()
+        self._event_serializer = hs.get_event_client_serializer()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
 
         time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        response_content = self.encode_response(
+        response_content = yield self.encode_response(
             time_now, sync_result, requester.access_token_id, filter
         )
 
         defer.returnValue((200, response_content))
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def encode_response(time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def encode_response(self, time_now, sync_result, access_token_id, filter):
         if filter.event_format == 'client':
             event_formatter = format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id
         elif filter.event_format == 'federation':
@@ -183,24 +183,24 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         else:
             raise Exception("Unknown event format %s" % (filter.event_format, ))
 
-        joined = SyncRestServlet.encode_joined(
+        joined = yield self.encode_joined(
             sync_result.joined, time_now, access_token_id,
             filter.event_fields,
             event_formatter,
         )
 
-        invited = SyncRestServlet.encode_invited(
+        invited = yield self.encode_invited(
             sync_result.invited, time_now, access_token_id,
             event_formatter,
         )
 
-        archived = SyncRestServlet.encode_archived(
+        archived = yield self.encode_archived(
             sync_result.archived, time_now, access_token_id,
             filter.event_fields,
             event_formatter,
         )
 
-        return {
+        defer.returnValue({
             "account_data": {"events": sync_result.account_data},
             "to_device": {"events": sync_result.to_device},
             "device_lists": {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             },
             "device_one_time_keys_count": sync_result.device_one_time_keys_count,
             "next_batch": sync_result.next_batch.to_string(),
-        }
+        })
 
     @staticmethod
     def encode_presence(events, time_now):
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             ]
         }
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def encode_joined(rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def encode_joined(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
         """
         Encode the joined rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -261,15 +261,15 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         joined = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            joined[room.room_id] = SyncRestServlet.encode_room(
+            joined[room.room_id] = yield self.encode_room(
                 room, time_now, token_id, joined=True, only_fields=event_fields,
                 event_formatter=event_formatter,
             )
 
-        return joined
+        defer.returnValue(joined)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def encode_invited(rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def encode_invited(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_formatter):
         """
         Encode the invited rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         invited = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            invite = serialize_event(
+            invite = yield self._event_serializer.serialize_event(
                 room.invite, time_now, token_id=token_id,
                 event_format=event_formatter,
                 is_invite=True,
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 "invite_state": {"events": invited_state}
             }
 
-        return invited
+        defer.returnValue(invited)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def encode_archived(rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def encode_archived(self, rooms, time_now, token_id, event_fields, event_formatter):
         """
         Encode the archived rooms in a sync result
 
@@ -326,17 +326,17 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         """
         joined = {}
         for room in rooms:
-            joined[room.room_id] = SyncRestServlet.encode_room(
+            joined[room.room_id] = yield self.encode_room(
                 room, time_now, token_id, joined=False,
                 only_fields=event_fields,
                 event_formatter=event_formatter,
             )
 
-        return joined
+        defer.returnValue(joined)
 
-    @staticmethod
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def encode_room(
-            room, time_now, token_id, joined,
+            self, room, time_now, token_id, joined,
             only_fields, event_formatter,
     ):
         """
@@ -355,9 +355,13 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         Returns:
             dict[str, object]: the room, encoded in our response format
         """
-        def serialize(event):
-            return serialize_event(
-                event, time_now, token_id=token_id,
+        def serialize(events):
+            return self._event_serializer.serialize_events(
+                events, time_now=time_now,
+                # We don't bundle "live" events, as otherwise clients
+                # will end up double counting annotations.
+                bundle_aggregations=False,
+                token_id=token_id,
                 event_format=event_formatter,
                 only_event_fields=only_fields,
             )
@@ -376,8 +380,8 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     event.event_id, room.room_id, event.room_id,
                 )
 
-        serialized_state = [serialize(e) for e in state_events]
-        serialized_timeline = [serialize(e) for e in timeline_events]
+        serialized_state = yield serialize(state_events)
+        serialized_timeline = yield serialize(timeline_events)
 
         account_data = room.account_data
 
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             result["unread_notifications"] = room.unread_notifications
             result["summary"] = room.summary
 
-        return result
+        defer.returnValue(result)
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
index 4fea614e95..ebff7cff45 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TagListServlet(RestServlet):
     """
     GET /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/tags"
     )
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
     PUT /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags/{tag} HTTP/1.1
     DELETE /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags/{tag} HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/tags/(?P<tag>[^/]*)"
     )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
index b9b5d07677..e7a987466a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/thirdparty.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import ThirdPartyEntityKind
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/thirdparty/protocols")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/protocols")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolsServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThirdPartyProtocolServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/thirdparty/protocol/(?P<protocol>[^/]+)$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/protocol/(?P<protocol>[^/]+)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThirdPartyProtocolServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ThirdPartyProtocolServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThirdPartyUserServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/thirdparty/user(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/user(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThirdPartyUserServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ThirdPartyUserServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThirdPartyLocationServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/thirdparty/location(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/thirdparty/location(/(?P<protocol>[^/]+))?$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThirdPartyLocationServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
index 6e76b9e9c2..6c366142e1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 
 class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
     Exchanges refresh tokens for a pair of an access token and a new refresh
     token.
     """
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/tokenrefresh")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/tokenrefresh")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(TokenRefreshRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
index 36b02de37f..69e4efc47a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
 
-from ._base import client_v2_patterns
+from ._base import client_patterns
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/user_directory/search$")
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/user_directory/search$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         """
diff --git a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
index eb8782aa6e..8a730bbc35 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.server import NOT_DONE_YET
 
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, SynapseError
-from synapse.crypto.keyring import KeyLookupError
+from synapse.crypto.keyring import ServerKeyFetcher
 from synapse.http.server import respond_with_json_bytes, wrap_json_request_handler
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_json_object_from_request
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class RemoteKey(Resource):
     isLeaf = True
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.keyring = hs.get_keyring()
+        self.fetcher = ServerKeyFetcher(hs)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.federation_domain_whitelist = hs.config.federation_domain_whitelist
@@ -215,15 +215,7 @@ class RemoteKey(Resource):
                     json_results.add(bytes(result["key_json"]))
 
         if cache_misses and query_remote_on_cache_miss:
-            for server_name, key_ids in cache_misses.items():
-                try:
-                    yield self.keyring.get_server_verify_key_v2_direct(
-                        server_name, key_ids
-                    )
-                except KeyLookupError as e:
-                    logger.info("Failed to fetch key: %s", e)
-                except Exception:
-                    logger.exception("Failed to get key for %r", server_name)
+            yield self.fetcher.get_keys(cache_misses)
             yield self.query_keys(
                 request, query, query_remote_on_cache_miss=False
             )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
index e2b5df701d..2dcc8f74d6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ def respond_with_responder(request, responder, media_type, file_size, upload_nam
         # in that case.
         logger.warning("Failed to write to consumer: %s %s", type(e), e)
 
+        # Unregister the producer, if it has one, so Twisted doesn't complain
+        if request.producer:
+            request.unregisterProducer()
+
     finish_request(request)
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index bdffa97805..8569677355 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
             )
             return
 
+        if thumbnailer.transpose_method is not None:
+            m_width, m_height = thumbnailer.transpose()
+
         if t_method == "crop":
             t_byte_source = thumbnailer.crop(t_width, t_height, t_type)
         elif t_method == "scale":
@@ -578,6 +581,12 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
             )
             return
 
+        if thumbnailer.transpose_method is not None:
+            m_width, m_height = yield logcontext.defer_to_thread(
+                self.hs.get_reactor(),
+                thumbnailer.transpose
+            )
+
         # We deduplicate the thumbnail sizes by ignoring the cropped versions if
         # they have the same dimensions of a scaled one.
         thumbnails = {}
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index ba3ab1d37d..acf87709f2 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from six.moves import urllib_parse as urlparse
 from canonicaljson import json
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.internet.error import DNSLookupError
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.server import NOT_DONE_YET
 
@@ -328,9 +329,18 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
                 # handler will return a SynapseError to the client instead of
                 # blank data or a 500.
                 raise
+            except DNSLookupError:
+                # DNS lookup returned no results
+                # Note: This will also be the case if one of the resolved IP
+                # addresses is blacklisted
+                raise SynapseError(
+                    502, "DNS resolution failure during URL preview generation",
+                    Codes.UNKNOWN
+                )
             except Exception as e:
                 # FIXME: pass through 404s and other error messages nicely
                 logger.warn("Error downloading %s: %r", url, e)
+
                 raise SynapseError(
                     500, "Failed to download content: %s" % (
                         traceback.format_exception_only(sys.exc_info()[0], e),
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/storage_provider.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/storage_provider.py
index 5aa03031f6..d90cbfb56a 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/storage_provider.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/storage_provider.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class FileStorageProviderBackend(StorageProvider):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, hs, config):
+        self.hs = hs
         self.cache_directory = hs.config.media_store_path
         self.base_directory = config
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
index 5305e9175f..35a750923b 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnail_resource.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class ThumbnailResource(Resource):
     def _async_render_GET(self, request):
         set_cors_headers(request)
         server_name, media_id, _ = parse_media_id(request)
-        width = parse_integer(request, "width")
-        height = parse_integer(request, "height")
+        width = parse_integer(request, "width", required=True)
+        height = parse_integer(request, "height", required=True)
         method = parse_string(request, "method", "scale")
         m_type = parse_string(request, "type", "image/png")
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnailer.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnailer.py
index a4b26c2587..3efd0d80fc 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnailer.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/thumbnailer.py
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ import PIL.Image as Image
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+EXIF_ORIENTATION_TAG = 0x0112
+EXIF_TRANSPOSE_MAPPINGS = {
+    2: Image.FLIP_LEFT_RIGHT,
+    3: Image.ROTATE_180,
+    4: Image.FLIP_TOP_BOTTOM,
+    5: Image.TRANSPOSE,
+    6: Image.ROTATE_270,
+    7: Image.TRANSVERSE,
+    8: Image.ROTATE_90
+}
+
 
 class Thumbnailer(object):
 
@@ -31,6 +42,30 @@ class Thumbnailer(object):
     def __init__(self, input_path):
         self.image = Image.open(input_path)
         self.width, self.height = self.image.size
+        self.transpose_method = None
+        try:
+            # We don't use ImageOps.exif_transpose since it crashes with big EXIF
+            image_exif = self.image._getexif()
+            if image_exif is not None:
+                image_orientation = image_exif.get(EXIF_ORIENTATION_TAG)
+                self.transpose_method = EXIF_TRANSPOSE_MAPPINGS.get(image_orientation)
+        except Exception as e:
+            # A lot of parsing errors can happen when parsing EXIF
+            logger.info("Error parsing image EXIF information: %s", e)
+
+    def transpose(self):
+        """Transpose the image using its EXIF Orientation tag
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple[int, int]: (width, height) containing the new image size in pixels.
+        """
+        if self.transpose_method is not None:
+            self.image = self.image.transpose(self.transpose_method)
+            self.width, self.height = self.image.size
+            self.transpose_method = None
+            # We don't need EXIF any more
+            self.image.info["exif"] = None
+        return self.image.size
 
     def aspect(self, max_width, max_height):
         """Calculate the largest size that preserves aspect ratio which
diff --git a/synapse/rest/well_known.py b/synapse/rest/well_known.py
index ab901e63f2..a7fa4f39af 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/well_known.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/well_known.py
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ class WellKnownResource(Resource):
             request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/plain")
             return b'.well-known not available'
 
-        logger.error("returning: %s", r)
+        logger.debug("returning: %s", r)
         request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"application/json")
         return json.dumps(r).encode("utf-8")