2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/async.py b/synapse/util/async.py
index 647ea6142c..bf578f8bfb 100644
--- a/synapse/util/async.py
+++ b/synapse/util/async.py
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ def sleep(seconds):
     d = defer.Deferred()
     reactor.callLater(seconds, d.callback, seconds)
     return d
+
+
+def run_on_reactor():
+    """ This will cause the rest of the function to be invoked upon the next
+    iteration of the main loop
+    """
+    return sleep(0)
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diff --git a/synapse/util/jsonobject.py b/synapse/util/jsonobject.py
index c91eb897a8..e79b68f661 100644
--- a/synapse/util/jsonobject.py
+++ b/synapse/util/jsonobject.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class JsonEncodedObject(object):
 
     def get_full_dict(self):
         d = {
-            k: v for (k, v) in self.__dict__.items()
+            k: _encode(v) for (k, v) in self.__dict__.items()
             if k in self.valid_keys or k in self.internal_keys
         }
         d.update(self.unrecognized_keys)