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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 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.
+
+from synapse.storage import prepare_database
+
+
+class PostgresEngine(object):
+ def __init__(self, database_module):
+ self.module = database_module
+ self.module.extensions.register_type(self.module.extensions.UNICODE)
+
+ def convert_param_style(self, sql):
+ return sql.replace("?", "%s")
+
+ def encode_parameter(self, param):
+ return param
+
+ def on_new_connection(self, db_conn):
+ db_conn.set_isolation_level(
+ self.module.extensions.ISOLATION_LEVEL_REPEATABLE_READ
+ )
+
+ def prepare_database(self, db_conn):
+ prepare_database(db_conn, self)
+
+ def is_deadlock(self, error):
+ if isinstance(error, self.module.DatabaseError):
+ return error.pgcode in ["40001", "40P01"]
+ return False
+
+ def is_connection_closed(self, conn):
+ return bool(conn)
+
+ def lock_table(self, txn, table):
+ txn.execute("LOCK TABLE %s in EXCLUSIVE MODE" % (table,))
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