1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 0211972d05..96830a88b1 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from synapse.handlers import Handlers
 from synapse.rest import RestServletFactory
 from synapse.state import StateHandler
 from synapse.storage import DataStore
-from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.types import UserID, RoomAlias
 from synapse.util import Clock
 from synapse.util.distributor import Distributor
 from synapse.util.lockutils import LockManager
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ class BaseHomeServer(object):
         object."""
         return UserID.from_string(s, hs=self)
 
+    def parse_roomalias(self, s):
+        """Parse the string given by 's' as a Room Alias and return a RoomAlias
+        object."""
+        return RoomAlias.from_string(s, hs=self)
+
 # Build magic accessors for every dependency
 for depname in BaseHomeServer.DEPENDENCIES:
     BaseHomeServer._make_dependency_method(depname)