1 files changed, 45 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
index 00af539880..066fa423fd 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.caches import metrics as cache_metrics
 
 
 class ResponseCache(object):
@@ -24,20 +25,63 @@ class ResponseCache(object):
     used rather than trying to compute a new response.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, hs, timeout_ms=0):
+    def __init__(self, hs, name, timeout_ms=0):
         self.pending_result_cache = {}  # Requests that haven't finished yet.
 
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.timeout_sec = timeout_ms / 1000.
 
+        self._metrics = cache_metrics.register_cache(
+            "response_cache",
+            size_callback=lambda: self.size(),
+            cache_name=name,
+        )
+
+    def size(self):
+        return len(self.pending_result_cache)
+
     def get(self, key):
+        """Look up the given key.
+
+        Returns a deferred which doesn't follow the synapse logcontext rules,
+        so you'll probably want to make_deferred_yieldable it.
+
+        Args:
+            key (str):
+
+        Returns:
+            twisted.internet.defer.Deferred|None: None if there is no entry
+            for this key; otherwise a deferred result.
+        """
         result = self.pending_result_cache.get(key)
         if result is not None:
+            self._metrics.inc_hits()
             return result.observe()
         else:
+            self._metrics.inc_misses()
             return None
 
     def set(self, key, deferred):
+        """Set the entry for the given key to the given deferred.
+
+        *deferred* should run its callbacks in the sentinel logcontext (ie,
+        you should wrap normal synapse deferreds with
+        logcontext.run_in_background).
+
+        Returns a new Deferred which also doesn't follow the synapse logcontext
+        rules, so you will want to make_deferred_yieldable it
+
+        (TODO: before using this more widely, it might make sense to refactor
+        it and get() so that they do the necessary wrapping rather than having
+        to do it everywhere ResponseCache is used.)
+
+        Args:
+            key (str):
+            deferred (twisted.internet.defer.Deferred):
+
+        Returns:
+            twisted.internet.defer.Deferred
+        """
         result = ObservableDeferred(deferred, consumeErrors=True)
         self.pending_result_cache[key] = result