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diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py index 2f29c4a112..a249ecd219 100644 --- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py +++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py @@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. +""" +The storage layer is split up into multiple parts to allow Synapse to run +against different configurations of databases (e.g. single or multiple +databases). The `data_stores` are classes that talk directly to a single +database and have associated schemas, background updates, etc. On top of those +there are (or will be) classes that provide high level interfaces that combine +calls to multiple `data_stores`. + +There are also schemas that get applied to every database, regardless of the +data stores associated with them (e.g. the schema version tables), which are +stored in `synapse.storage.schema`. +""" from synapse.storage.data_stores.main import DataStore # noqa: F401 |