1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/spam_checker_api/__init__.py b/synapse/spam_checker_api/__init__.py
index 73018f2d00..95132c80b7 100644
--- a/synapse/spam_checker_api/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/spam_checker_api/__init__.py
@@ -12,13 +12,38 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 from enum import Enum
+from typing import Union
+
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes
 
 
 class RegistrationBehaviour(Enum):
     """
-    Enum to define whether a registration request should allowed, denied, or shadow-banned.
+    Enum to define whether a registration request should be allowed, denied, or shadow-banned.
     """
 
     ALLOW = "allow"
     SHADOW_BAN = "shadow_ban"
     DENY = "deny"
+
+
+# We define the following singleton enum rather than a string to be able to
+# write `Union[Allow, ..., str]` in some of the callbacks for the spam-checker
+# API, where the `str` is required to maintain backwards compatibility with
+# previous versions of the API.
+class Allow(Enum):
+    """
+    Singleton to allow events to pass through in SpamChecker APIs.
+    """
+
+    ALLOW = "allow"
+
+
+Decision = Union[Allow, Codes]
+"""
+Union to define whether a request should be allowed or rejected.
+
+To accept a request, return `ALLOW`.
+
+To reject a request without any specific information, use `Codes.FORBIDDEN`.
+"""