1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 5a80eef211..190be34fb1 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -1596,6 +1596,14 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
         return cls.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
+    @property
+    def database_engine_name(self):
+        return self.database_engine.module.__name__
+
+    def get_server_version(self):
+        """Returns a string describing the server version number"""
+        return self.database_engine.server_version
+
 
 class _RollbackButIsFineException(Exception):
     """ This exception is used to rollback a transaction without implying