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diff --git a/synapse/util/__init__.py b/synapse/util/__init__.py index 7ea0c4c36b..9f3b8741c1 100644 --- a/synapse/util/__init__.py +++ b/synapse/util/__init__.py @@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ class Clock: Waits `msec` initially before calling `f` for the first time. + If the function given to `looping_call` returns an awaitable/deferred, the next + call isn't scheduled until after the returned awaitable has finished. We get + this functionality thanks to this function being a thin wrapper around + `twisted.internet.task.LoopingCall`. + Note that the function will be called with no logcontext, so if it is anything other than trivial, you probably want to wrap it in run_as_background_process. |