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-rw-r--r--synapse/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py34
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/filtering.py23
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py45
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.py44
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/cas.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/keyring.py38
-rw-r--r--synapse/events/utils.py19
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/client.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/server.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/_base.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/account_data.py (renamed from synapse/handlers/private_user_data.py)27
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/admin.py33
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py37
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/events.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/identity.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py87
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/profile.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py18
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room.py34
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/search.py210
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py102
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py35
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py45
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/servlet.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/__init__.py195
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/baserules.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/httppusher.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py224
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/__init__.py68
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/__init__.py30
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py166
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py124
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py34
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py111
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py87
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/static/client/login/js/login.js38
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/__init__.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/account_data.py211
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py79
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/prepare_database.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/roommember.py66
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql23
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/25/fts.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/26/account_data.sql17
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/account_data.sql36
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/forgotten_memberships.sql26
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/ts.py57
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/search.py195
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/tags.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/streams/events.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/types.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/__init__.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/debug.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/logcontext.py117
80 files changed, 2210 insertions, 862 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index f68a15bb85..3e7e26bf60 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.11.0-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.11.1"
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 3e891a6193..b9c3e6d2c4 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ class Auth(object):
                 user_id, room_id
             ))
 
+        if membership == Membership.LEAVE:
+            forgot = yield self.store.did_forget(user_id, room_id)
+            if forgot:
+                raise AuthError(403, "User %s not in room %s" % (
+                    user_id, room_id
+                ))
+
         defer.returnValue(member)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -587,7 +594,7 @@ class Auth(object):
     def _get_user_from_macaroon(self, macaroon_str):
         try:
             macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(macaroon_str)
-            self._validate_macaroon(macaroon)
+            self.validate_macaroon(macaroon, "access", False)
 
             user_prefix = "user_id = "
             user = None
@@ -635,13 +642,27 @@ class Auth(object):
                 errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
             )
 
-    def _validate_macaroon(self, macaroon):
+    def validate_macaroon(self, macaroon, type_string, verify_expiry):
+        """
+        validate that a Macaroon is understood by and was signed by this server.
+
+        Args:
+            macaroon(pymacaroons.Macaroon): The macaroon to validate
+            type_string(str): The kind of token this is (e.g. "access", "refresh")
+            verify_expiry(bool): Whether to verify whether the macaroon has expired.
+                This should really always be True, but no clients currently implement
+                token refresh, so we can't enforce expiry yet.
+        """
         v = pymacaroons.Verifier()
         v.satisfy_exact("gen = 1")
-        v.satisfy_exact("type = access")
+        v.satisfy_exact("type = " + type_string)
         v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("user_id = "))
-        v.satisfy_general(self._verify_expiry)
         v.satisfy_exact("guest = true")
+        if verify_expiry:
+            v.satisfy_general(self._verify_expiry)
+        else:
+            v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("time < "))
+
         v.verify(macaroon, self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
 
         v = pymacaroons.Verifier()
@@ -652,9 +673,6 @@ class Auth(object):
         prefix = "time < "
         if not caveat.startswith(prefix):
             return False
-        # TODO(daniel): Enable expiry check when clients actually know how to
-        # refresh tokens. (And remember to enable the tests)
-        return True
         expiry = int(caveat[len(prefix):])
         now = self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
         return now < expiry
@@ -842,7 +860,7 @@ class Auth(object):
 
         redact_level = self._get_named_level(auth_events, "redact", 50)
 
-        if user_level > redact_level:
+        if user_level >= redact_level:
             return False
 
         redacter_domain = EventID.from_string(event.event_id).domain
diff --git a/synapse/api/filtering.py b/synapse/api/filtering.py
index aaa2433cae..bc03d6c287 100644
--- a/synapse/api/filtering.py
+++ b/synapse/api/filtering.py
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ class Filtering(object):
         # many definitions.
 
         top_level_definitions = [
-            "presence"
+            "presence", "account_data"
         ]
 
         room_level_definitions = [
-            "state", "timeline", "ephemeral", "private_user_data"
+            "state", "timeline", "ephemeral", "account_data"
         ]
 
         for key in top_level_definitions:
@@ -131,14 +131,22 @@ class FilterCollection(object):
             self.filter_json.get("room", {}).get("ephemeral", {})
         )
 
-        self.room_private_user_data = Filter(
-            self.filter_json.get("room", {}).get("private_user_data", {})
+        self.room_account_data = Filter(
+            self.filter_json.get("room", {}).get("account_data", {})
         )
 
         self.presence_filter = Filter(
             self.filter_json.get("presence", {})
         )
 
+        self.account_data = Filter(
+            self.filter_json.get("account_data", {})
+        )
+
+        self.include_leave = self.filter_json.get("room", {}).get(
+            "include_leave", False
+        )
+
     def timeline_limit(self):
         return self.room_timeline_filter.limit()
 
@@ -151,6 +159,9 @@ class FilterCollection(object):
     def filter_presence(self, events):
         return self.presence_filter.filter(events)
 
+    def filter_account_data(self, events):
+        return self.account_data.filter(events)
+
     def filter_room_state(self, events):
         return self.room_state_filter.filter(events)
 
@@ -160,8 +171,8 @@ class FilterCollection(object):
     def filter_room_ephemeral(self, events):
         return self.room_ephemeral_filter.filter(events)
 
-    def filter_room_private_user_data(self, events):
-        return self.room_private_user_data.filter(events)
+    def filter_room_account_data(self, events):
+        return self.room_account_data.filter(events)
 
 
 class Filter(object):
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index cd7a52ec07..0807def6ca 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import sys
+from synapse.rest import ClientRestResource
+
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
 from synapse.python_dependencies import (
     check_requirements, DEPENDENCY_LINKS, MissingRequirementError
@@ -53,15 +55,13 @@ from synapse.rest.key.v1.server_key_resource import LocalKey
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
 from synapse.http.matrixfederationclient import MatrixFederationHttpClient
 from synapse.api.urls import (
-    CLIENT_PREFIX, FEDERATION_PREFIX, WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX, CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX,
-    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, MEDIA_PREFIX, CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, STATIC_PREFIX,
+    FEDERATION_PREFIX, WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX, CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX,
+    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, MEDIA_PREFIX, STATIC_PREFIX,
     SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX,
 )
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 from synapse.crypto import context_factory
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
-from synapse.rest.client.v1 import ClientV1RestResource
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import ClientV2AlphaRestResource
 from synapse.metrics.resource import MetricsResource, METRICS_PREFIX
 
 from synapse import events
@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
     def build_http_client(self):
         return MatrixFederationHttpClient(self)
 
-    def build_resource_for_client(self):
-        return ClientV1RestResource(self)
-
-    def build_resource_for_client_v2_alpha(self):
-        return ClientV2AlphaRestResource(self)
+    def build_client_resource(self):
+        return ClientRestResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_federation(self):
         return JsonResource(self)
@@ -179,16 +176,15 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         for res in listener_config["resources"]:
             for name in res["names"]:
                 if name == "client":
+                    client_resource = self.get_client_resource()
                     if res["compress"]:
-                        client_v1 = gz_wrap(self.get_resource_for_client())
-                        client_v2 = gz_wrap(self.get_resource_for_client_v2_alpha())
-                    else:
-                        client_v1 = self.get_resource_for_client()
-                        client_v2 = self.get_resource_for_client_v2_alpha()
+                        client_resource = gz_wrap(client_resource)
 
                     resources.update({
-                        CLIENT_PREFIX: client_v1,
-                        CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX: client_v2,
+                        "/_matrix/client/api/v1": client_resource,
+                        "/_matrix/client/r0": client_resource,
+                        "/_matrix/client/unstable": client_resource,
+                        "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": client_resource,
                     })
 
                 if name == "federation":
@@ -499,13 +495,28 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
         self.start_time = int(time.time() * 1000)
 
     def finished_processing(self):
+
+        try:
+            context = LoggingContext.current_context()
+            ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
+            db_txn_count = context.db_txn_count
+            db_txn_duration = context.db_txn_duration
+        except:
+            ru_utime, ru_stime = (0, 0)
+            db_txn_count, db_txn_duration = (0, 0)
+
         self.site.access_logger.info(
             "%s - %s - {%s}"
-            " Processed request: %dms %sB %s \"%s %s %s\" \"%s\"",
+            " Processed request: %dms (%dms, %dms) (%dms/%d)"
+            " %sB %s \"%s %s %s\" \"%s\"",
             self.getClientIP(),
             self.site.site_tag,
             self.authenticated_entity,
             int(time.time() * 1000) - self.start_time,
+            int(ru_utime * 1000),
+            int(ru_stime * 1000),
+            int(db_txn_duration * 1000),
+            int(db_txn_count),
             self.sentLength,
             self.code,
             self.method,
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index c18e0bdbb8..d0c9972445 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -25,18 +25,29 @@ class ConfigError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class Config(object):
+# We split these messages out to allow packages to override with package
+# specific instructions.
+MISSING_REPORT_STATS_CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS = """\
+Please opt in or out of reporting anonymized homeserver usage statistics, by
+setting the `report_stats` key in your config file to either True or False.
+"""
+
+MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL = """\
+We would really appreciate it if you could help our project out by reporting
+anonymized usage statistics from your homeserver. Only very basic aggregate
+data (e.g. number of users) will be reported, but it helps us to track the
+growth of the Matrix community, and helps us to make Matrix a success, as well
+as to convince other networks that they should peer with us.
+
+Thank you.
+"""
+
+MISSING_SERVER_NAME = """\
+Missing mandatory `server_name` config option.
+"""
 
-    stats_reporting_begging_spiel = (
-        "We would really appreciate it if you could help our project out by"
-        " reporting anonymized usage statistics from your homeserver. Only very"
-        " basic aggregate data (e.g. number of users) will be reported, but it"
-        " helps us to track the growth of the Matrix community, and helps us to"
-        " make Matrix a success, as well as to convince other networks that they"
-        " should peer with us."
-        "\nThank you."
-    )
 
+class Config(object):
     @staticmethod
     def parse_size(value):
         if isinstance(value, int) or isinstance(value, long):
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ class Config(object):
             if config_args.report_stats is None:
                 config_parser.error(
                     "Please specify either --report-stats=yes or --report-stats=no\n\n" +
-                    cls.stats_reporting_begging_spiel
+                    MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL
                 )
             if not config_files:
                 config_parser.error(
@@ -290,6 +301,10 @@ class Config(object):
             yaml_config = cls.read_config_file(config_file)
             specified_config.update(yaml_config)
 
+        if "server_name" not in specified_config:
+            sys.stderr.write("\n" + MISSING_SERVER_NAME + "\n")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
         server_name = specified_config["server_name"]
         _, config = obj.generate_config(
             config_dir_path=config_dir_path,
@@ -299,11 +314,8 @@ class Config(object):
         config.update(specified_config)
         if "report_stats" not in config:
             sys.stderr.write(
-                "Please opt in or out of reporting anonymized homeserver usage "
-                "statistics, by setting the report_stats key in your config file "
-                " ( " + config_path + " ) " +
-                "to either True or False.\n\n" +
-                Config.stats_reporting_begging_spiel + "\n")
+                "\n" + MISSING_REPORT_STATS_CONFIG_INSTRUCTIONS + "\n" +
+                MISSING_REPORT_STATS_SPIEL + "\n")
             sys.exit(1)
 
         if generate_keys:
diff --git a/synapse/config/cas.py b/synapse/config/cas.py
index a337ae6ca0..326e405841 100644
--- a/synapse/config/cas.py
+++ b/synapse/config/cas.py
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ class CasConfig(Config):
         if cas_config:
             self.cas_enabled = cas_config.get("enabled", True)
             self.cas_server_url = cas_config["server_url"]
+            self.cas_service_url = cas_config["service_url"]
             self.cas_required_attributes = cas_config.get("required_attributes", {})
         else:
             self.cas_enabled = False
             self.cas_server_url = None
+            self.cas_service_url = None
             self.cas_required_attributes = {}
 
     def default_config(self, config_dir_path, server_name, **kwargs):
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class CasConfig(Config):
         #cas_config:
         #   enabled: true
         #   server_url: "https://cas-server.com"
+        #   service_url: "https://homesever.domain.com:8448"
         #   #required_attributes:
         #   #    name: value
         """
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 5c2d6bfeab..187edd516b 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # The domain name of the server, with optional explicit port.
         # This is used by remote servers to connect to this server,
         # e.g. matrix.org, localhost:8080, etc.
+        # This is also the last part of your UserID.
         server_name: "%(server_name)s"
 
         # When running as a daemon, the file to store the pid in
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index 8b6a59866f..bc5bb5cdb1 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -381,28 +381,24 @@ class Keyring(object):
     def get_server_verify_key_v2_indirect(self, server_names_and_key_ids,
                                           perspective_name,
                                           perspective_keys):
-        limiter = yield get_retry_limiter(
-            perspective_name, self.clock, self.store
-        )
-
-        with limiter:
-            # TODO(mark): Set the minimum_valid_until_ts to that needed by
-            # the events being validated or the current time if validating
-            # an incoming request.
-            query_response = yield self.client.post_json(
-                destination=perspective_name,
-                path=b"/_matrix/key/v2/query",
-                data={
-                    u"server_keys": {
-                        server_name: {
-                            key_id: {
-                                u"minimum_valid_until_ts": 0
-                            } for key_id in key_ids
-                        }
-                        for server_name, key_ids in server_names_and_key_ids
+        # TODO(mark): Set the minimum_valid_until_ts to that needed by
+        # the events being validated or the current time if validating
+        # an incoming request.
+        query_response = yield self.client.post_json(
+            destination=perspective_name,
+            path=b"/_matrix/key/v2/query",
+            data={
+                u"server_keys": {
+                    server_name: {
+                        key_id: {
+                            u"minimum_valid_until_ts": 0
+                        } for key_id in key_ids
                     }
-                },
-            )
+                    for server_name, key_ids in server_names_and_key_ids
+                }
+            },
+            long_retries=True,
+        )
 
         keys = {}
 
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 9989b76591..e634b149ba 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -100,22 +100,20 @@ def format_event_raw(d):
 
 
 def format_event_for_client_v1(d):
-    d["user_id"] = d.pop("sender", None)
+    d = format_event_for_client_v2(d)
+
+    sender = d.get("sender")
+    if sender is not None:
+        d["user_id"] = sender
 
-    move_keys = (
+    copy_keys = (
         "age", "redacted_because", "replaces_state", "prev_content",
         "invite_room_state",
     )
-    for key in move_keys:
+    for key in copy_keys:
         if key in d["unsigned"]:
             d[key] = d["unsigned"][key]
 
-    drop_keys = (
-        "auth_events", "prev_events", "hashes", "signatures", "depth",
-        "unsigned", "origin", "prev_state"
-    )
-    for key in drop_keys:
-        d.pop(key, None)
     return d
 
 
@@ -129,10 +127,9 @@ def format_event_for_client_v2(d):
     return d
 
 
-def format_event_for_client_v2_without_event_id(d):
+def format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id(d):
     d = format_event_for_client_v2(d)
     d.pop("room_id", None)
-    d.pop("event_id", None)
     return d
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 3d59e1c650..0e0cb7ebc6 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             path=PREFIX + "/send/%s/" % transaction.transaction_id,
             data=json_data,
             json_data_callback=json_data_callback,
+            long_retries=True,
         )
 
         logger.debug(
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index 127b4da4f8..6b164fd2d1 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class BaseFederationServlet(object):
             if code is None:
                 continue
 
-            server.register_path(method, pattern, self._wrap(code))
+            server.register_paths(method, (pattern,), self._wrap(code))
 
 
 class FederationSendServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index 6519f183df..5fd20285d2 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -92,7 +92,15 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
             membership_event = state.get((EventTypes.Member, user_id), None)
             if membership_event:
-                membership = membership_event.membership
+                was_forgotten_at_event = yield self.store.was_forgotten_at(
+                    membership_event.state_key,
+                    membership_event.room_id,
+                    membership_event.event_id
+                )
+                if was_forgotten_at_event:
+                    membership = None
+                else:
+                    membership = membership_event.membership
             else:
                 membership = None
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/private_user_data.py b/synapse/handlers/account_data.py
index 1abe45ed7b..fe773bee9b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/private_user_data.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/account_data.py
@@ -16,22 +16,23 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 
-class PrivateUserDataEventSource(object):
+class AccountDataEventSource(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     def get_current_key(self, direction='f'):
-        return self.store.get_max_private_user_data_stream_id()
+        return self.store.get_max_account_data_stream_id()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_new_events(self, user, from_key, **kwargs):
         user_id = user.to_string()
         last_stream_id = from_key
 
-        current_stream_id = yield self.store.get_max_private_user_data_stream_id()
-        tags = yield self.store.get_updated_tags(user_id, last_stream_id)
+        current_stream_id = yield self.store.get_max_account_data_stream_id()
 
         results = []
+        tags = yield self.store.get_updated_tags(user_id, last_stream_id)
+
         for room_id, room_tags in tags.items():
             results.append({
                 "type": "m.tag",
@@ -39,6 +40,24 @@ class PrivateUserDataEventSource(object):
                 "room_id": room_id,
             })
 
+        account_data, room_account_data = (
+            yield self.store.get_updated_account_data_for_user(user_id, last_stream_id)
+        )
+
+        for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+            results.append({
+                "type": account_data_type,
+                "content": content,
+            })
+
+        for room_id, account_data in room_account_data.items():
+            for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+                results.append({
+                    "type": account_data_type,
+                    "content": content,
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                })
+
         defer.returnValue((results, current_stream_id))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/admin.py b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
index d852a18555..04fa58df65 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/admin.py
@@ -30,34 +30,27 @@ class AdminHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_whois(self, user):
-        res = yield self.store.get_user_ip_and_agents(user)
-
-        d = {}
-        for r in res:
-            # Note that device_id is always None
-            device = d.setdefault(r["device_id"], {})
-            session = device.setdefault(r["access_token"], [])
-            session.append({
-                "ip": r["ip"],
-                "user_agent": r["user_agent"],
-                "last_seen": r["last_seen"],
+        connections = []
+
+        sessions = yield self.store.get_user_ip_and_agents(user)
+        for session in sessions:
+            connections.append({
+                "ip": session["ip"],
+                "last_seen": session["last_seen"],
+                "user_agent": session["user_agent"],
             })
 
         ret = {
             "user_id": user.to_string(),
-            "devices": [
-                {
-                    "device_id": k,
+            "devices": {
+                "": {
                     "sessions": [
                         {
-                            # "access_token": x, TODO (erikj)
-                            "connections": y,
+                            "connections": connections,
                         }
-                        for x, y in v.items()
                     ]
-                }
-                for k, v in d.items()
-            ],
+                },
+            },
         }
 
         defer.returnValue(ret)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 1b11dbdffd..e64b67cdfd 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.types import UserID
-from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, LoginError, Codes
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 
 from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         }
         self.bcrypt_rounds = hs.config.bcrypt_rounds
         self.sessions = {}
+        self.INVALID_TOKEN_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip):
@@ -297,10 +298,11 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue((user_id, access_token, refresh_token))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def login_with_cas_user_id(self, user_id):
+    def get_login_tuple_for_user_id(self, user_id):
         """
-        Authenticates the user with the given user ID,
-        intended to have been captured from a CAS response
+        Gets login tuple for the user with the given user ID.
+        The user is assumed to have been authenticated by some other
+        machanism (e.g. CAS)
 
         Args:
             user_id (str): User ID
@@ -393,6 +395,23 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         ))
         return m.serialize()
 
+    def generate_short_term_login_token(self, user_id):
+        macaroon = self._generate_base_macaroon(user_id)
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = login")
+        now = self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
+        expiry = now + (2 * 60 * 1000)
+        macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("time < %d" % (expiry,))
+        return macaroon.serialize()
+
+    def validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(self, login_token):
+        try:
+            macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(login_token)
+            auth_api = self.hs.get_auth()
+            auth_api.validate_macaroon(macaroon, "login", True)
+            return self._get_user_from_macaroon(macaroon)
+        except (pymacaroons.exceptions.MacaroonException, TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise AuthError(401, "Invalid token", errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN)
+
     def _generate_base_macaroon(self, user_id):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
@@ -402,6 +421,16 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
         return macaroon
 
+    def _get_user_from_macaroon(self, macaroon):
+        user_prefix = "user_id = "
+        for caveat in macaroon.caveats:
+            if caveat.caveat_id.startswith(user_prefix):
+                return caveat.caveat_id[len(user_prefix):]
+        raise AuthError(
+            self.INVALID_TOKEN_HTTP_STATUS, "No user_id found in token",
+            errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def set_password(self, user_id, newpassword):
         password_hash = self.hash(newpassword)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/events.py b/synapse/handlers/events.py
index 0e4c0d4d06..fe300433e6 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/events.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/events.py
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ import random
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def started_user_eventstream(distributor, user):
+    return distributor.fire("started_user_eventstream", user)
+
+
+def stopped_user_eventstream(distributor, user):
+    return distributor.fire("stopped_user_eventstream", user)
+
+
+def user_joined_room(distributor, user, room_id):
+    return distributor.fire("user_joined_room", user, room_id)
+
+
 class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
                 except:
                     logger.exception("Failed to cancel event timer")
             else:
-                yield self.distributor.fire("started_user_eventstream", user)
+                yield started_user_eventstream(self.distributor, user)
 
         self._streams_per_user[user] += 1
 
@@ -89,7 +101,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
 
                 self._stop_timer_per_user.pop(user, None)
 
-                return self.distributor.fire("stopped_user_eventstream", user)
+                return stopped_user_eventstream(self.distributor, user)
 
             logger.debug("Scheduling _later: for %s", user)
             self._stop_timer_per_user[user] = (
@@ -120,9 +132,7 @@ class EventStreamHandler(BaseHandler):
                 timeout = random.randint(int(timeout*0.9), int(timeout*1.1))
 
             if is_guest:
-                yield self.distributor.fire(
-                    "user_joined_room", user=auth_user, room_id=room_id
-                )
+                yield user_joined_room(self.distributor, auth_user, room_id)
 
             events, tokens = yield self.notifier.get_events_for(
                 auth_user, pagin_config, timeout,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index c1bce07e31..2855f2d7c3 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def user_joined_room(distributor, user, room_id):
+    return distributor.fire("user_joined_room", user, room_id)
+
+
 class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
     """Handles events that originated from federation.
         Responsible for:
@@ -60,10 +64,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         self.hs = hs
 
-        self.distributor.observe(
-            "user_joined_room",
-            self._on_user_joined
-        )
+        self.distributor.observe("user_joined_room", self.user_joined_room)
 
         self.waiting_for_join_list = {}
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 )
 
             try:
-                _, event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self._handle_new_event(
+                context, event_stream_id, max_stream_id = yield self._handle_new_event(
                     origin,
                     event,
                     state=state,
@@ -233,10 +234,13 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
             if event.membership == Membership.JOIN:
-                user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
-                yield self.distributor.fire(
-                    "user_joined_room", user=user, room_id=event.room_id
-                )
+                prev_state = context.current_state.get((event.type, event.state_key))
+                if not prev_state or prev_state.membership != Membership.JOIN:
+                    # Only fire user_joined_room if the user has acutally
+                    # joined the room. Don't bother if the user is just
+                    # changing their profile info.
+                    user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
+                    yield user_joined_room(self.distributor, user, event.room_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _filter_events_for_server(self, server_name, room_id, events):
@@ -733,9 +737,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
             if event.content["membership"] == Membership.JOIN:
                 user = UserID.from_string(event.state_key)
-                yield self.distributor.fire(
-                    "user_joined_room", user=user, room_id=event.room_id
-                )
+                yield user_joined_room(self.distributor, user, event.room_id)
 
         new_pdu = event
 
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         return self.store.get_min_depth(context)
 
     @log_function
-    def _on_user_joined(self, user, room_id):
+    def user_joined_room(self, user, room_id):
         waiters = self.waiting_for_join_list.get(
             (user.to_string(), room_id),
             []
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/identity.py b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
index 2a99921d5f..f1fa562fff 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/identity.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
     CodeMessageException
 )
 from ._base import BaseHandler
-from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 
@@ -35,13 +34,12 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(IdentityHandler, self).__init__(hs)
 
+        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
         yield run_on_reactor()
 
-        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
-        # each request
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
         # XXX: make this configurable!
         # trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org', 'localhost:8090']
         trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org', 'vector.im']
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         data = {}
         try:
-            data = yield http_client.get_json(
+            data = yield self.http_client.get_json(
                 "https://%s%s" % (
                     id_server,
                     "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
     def bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
         yield run_on_reactor()
         logger.debug("binding threepid %r to %s", creds, mxid)
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
         data = None
 
         if 'id_server' in creds:
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
             raise SynapseError(400, "No client_secret in creds")
 
         try:
-            data = yield http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+            data = yield self.http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
                 "https://%s%s" % (
                     id_server, "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind"
                 ),
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def requestEmailToken(self, id_server, email, client_secret, send_attempt, **kwargs):
         yield run_on_reactor()
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
 
         params = {
             'email': email,
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
         params.update(kwargs)
 
         try:
-            data = yield http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+            data = yield self.http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
                 "https://%s%s" % (
                     id_server,
                     "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/validate/email/requestToken"
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 14051aee99..ccdd3d8473 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ from synapse.types import UserID, RoomStreamToken, StreamToken
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
+from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
+
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def collect_presencelike_data(distributor, user, content):
+    return distributor.fire("collect_presencelike_data", user, content)
+
+
 class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -195,10 +201,8 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             if membership == Membership.JOIN:
                 joinee = UserID.from_string(builder.state_key)
                 # If event doesn't include a display name, add one.
-                yield self.distributor.fire(
-                    "collect_presencelike_data",
-                    joinee,
-                    builder.content
+                yield collect_presencelike_data(
+                    self.distributor, joinee, builder.content
                 )
 
         if token_id is not None:
@@ -211,6 +215,16 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             builder=builder,
         )
 
+        if event.is_state():
+            prev_state = context.current_state.get((event.type, event.state_key))
+            if prev_state and event.user_id == prev_state.user_id:
+                prev_content = encode_canonical_json(prev_state.content)
+                next_content = encode_canonical_json(event.content)
+                if prev_content == next_content:
+                    # Duplicate suppression for state updates with same sender
+                    # and content.
+                    defer.returnValue(prev_state)
+
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
             member_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().room_member_handler
             yield member_handler.change_membership(event, context, is_guest=is_guest)
@@ -359,6 +373,10 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         tags_by_room = yield self.store.get_tags_for_user(user_id)
 
+        account_data, account_data_by_room = (
+            yield self.store.get_account_data_for_user(user_id)
+        )
+
         public_room_ids = yield self.store.get_public_room_ids()
 
         limit = pagin_config.limit
@@ -436,14 +454,22 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                     for c in current_state.values()
                 ]
 
-                private_user_data = []
+                account_data_events = []
                 tags = tags_by_room.get(event.room_id)
                 if tags:
-                    private_user_data.append({
+                    account_data_events.append({
                         "type": "m.tag",
                         "content": {"tags": tags},
                     })
-                d["private_user_data"] = private_user_data
+
+                account_data = account_data_by_room.get(event.room_id, {})
+                for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+                    account_data_events.append({
+                        "type": account_data_type,
+                        "content": content,
+                    })
+
+                d["account_data"] = account_data_events
             except:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get snapshot")
 
@@ -456,9 +482,17 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                 consumeErrors=True
             ).addErrback(unwrapFirstError)
 
+        account_data_events = []
+        for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+            account_data_events.append({
+                "type": account_data_type,
+                "content": content,
+            })
+
         ret = {
             "rooms": rooms_ret,
             "presence": presence,
+            "account_data": account_data_events,
             "receipts": receipt,
             "end": now_token.to_string(),
         }
@@ -498,14 +532,22 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                 user_id, room_id, pagin_config, membership, member_event_id, is_guest
             )
 
-        private_user_data = []
+        account_data_events = []
         tags = yield self.store.get_tags_for_room(user_id, room_id)
         if tags:
-            private_user_data.append({
+            account_data_events.append({
                 "type": "m.tag",
                 "content": {"tags": tags},
             })
-        result["private_user_data"] = private_user_data
+
+        account_data = yield self.store.get_account_data_for_room(user_id, room_id)
+        for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+            account_data_events.append({
+                "type": account_data_type,
+                "content": content,
+            })
+
+        result["account_data"] = account_data_events
 
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
@@ -588,23 +630,28 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def get_presence():
-            states = {}
-            if not is_guest:
-                states = yield presence_handler.get_states(
-                    target_users=[UserID.from_string(m.user_id) for m in room_members],
-                    auth_user=auth_user,
-                    as_event=True,
-                    check_auth=False,
-                )
+            states = yield presence_handler.get_states(
+                target_users=[UserID.from_string(m.user_id) for m in room_members],
+                auth_user=auth_user,
+                as_event=True,
+                check_auth=False,
+            )
 
             defer.returnValue(states.values())
 
-        receipts_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().receipts_handler
+        @defer.inlineCallbacks
+        def get_receipts():
+            receipts_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().receipts_handler
+            receipts = yield receipts_handler.get_receipts_for_room(
+                room_id,
+                now_token.receipt_key
+            )
+            defer.returnValue(receipts)
 
         presence, receipts, (messages, token) = yield defer.gatherResults(
             [
                 get_presence(),
-                receipts_handler.get_receipts_for_room(room_id, now_token.receipt_key),
+                get_receipts(),
                 self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
                     room_id,
                     limit=limit,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index aca65096fc..63d6f30a7b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ def partitionbool(l, func):
     return ret.get(True, []), ret.get(False, [])
 
 
+def user_presence_changed(distributor, user, statuscache):
+    return distributor.fire("user_presence_changed", user, statuscache)
+
+
+def collect_presencelike_data(distributor, user, content):
+    return distributor.fire("collect_presencelike_data", user, content)
+
+
 class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     STATE_LEVELS = {
@@ -361,9 +369,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
         yield self.store.set_presence_state(
             target_user.localpart, state_to_store
         )
-        yield self.distributor.fire(
-            "collect_presencelike_data", target_user, state
-        )
+        yield collect_presencelike_data(self.distributor, target_user, state)
 
         if now_level > was_level:
             state["last_active"] = self.clock.time_msec()
@@ -467,7 +473,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
             )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def send_invite(self, observer_user, observed_user):
+    def send_presence_invite(self, observer_user, observed_user):
         """Request the presence of a local or remote user for a local user"""
         if not self.hs.is_mine(observer_user):
             raise SynapseError(400, "User is not hosted on this Home Server")
@@ -878,7 +884,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
             room_ids=room_ids,
             statuscache=statuscache,
         )
-        yield self.distributor.fire("user_presence_changed", user, statuscache)
+        yield user_presence_changed(self.distributor, user, statuscache)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def incoming_presence(self, origin, content):
@@ -1116,9 +1122,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(BaseHandler):
                     self._user_cachemap[user].get_state()["last_active"]
                 )
 
-            yield self.distributor.fire(
-                "collect_presencelike_data", user, state
-            )
+            yield collect_presencelike_data(self.distributor, user, state)
 
         if "last_active" in state:
             state = dict(state)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index 799faffe53..576c6f09b4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def changed_presencelike_data(distributor, user, state):
+    return distributor.fire("changed_presencelike_data", user, state)
+
+
+def collect_presencelike_data(distributor, user, content):
+    return distributor.fire("collect_presencelike_data", user, content)
+
+
 class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -95,11 +103,9 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
             target_user.localpart, new_displayname
         )
 
-        yield self.distributor.fire(
-            "changed_presencelike_data", target_user, {
-                "displayname": new_displayname,
-            }
-        )
+        yield changed_presencelike_data(self.distributor, target_user, {
+            "displayname": new_displayname,
+        })
 
         yield self._update_join_states(target_user)
 
@@ -144,11 +150,9 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
             target_user.localpart, new_avatar_url
         )
 
-        yield self.distributor.fire(
-            "changed_presencelike_data", target_user, {
-                "avatar_url": new_avatar_url,
-            }
-        )
+        yield changed_presencelike_data(self.distributor, target_user, {
+            "avatar_url": new_avatar_url,
+        })
 
         yield self._update_join_states(target_user)
 
@@ -208,9 +212,7 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "membership": Membership.JOIN,
             }
 
-            yield self.distributor.fire(
-                "collect_presencelike_data", user, content
-            )
+            yield collect_presencelike_data(self.distributor, user, content)
 
             msg_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().message_handler
             try:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 493a087031..a037da0f70 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ import urllib
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def registered_user(distributor, user):
+    return distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+
+
 class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         self.distributor = hs.get_distributor()
         self.distributor.declare("registered_user")
+        self.captch_client = CaptchaServerHttpClient(hs)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_username(self, localpart):
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 password_hash=password_hash
             )
 
-            yield self.distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+            yield registered_user(self.distributor, user)
         else:
             # autogen a random user ID
             attempts = 0
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                         token=token,
                         password_hash=password_hash)
 
-                    self.distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+                    yield registered_user(self.distributor, user)
                 except SynapseError:
                     # if user id is taken, just generate another
                     user_id = None
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             token=token,
             password_hash=""
         )
-        self.distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+        registered_user(self.distributor, user)
         defer.returnValue((user_id, token))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 token=token,
                 password_hash=None
             )
-            yield self.distributor.fire("registered_user", user)
+            yield registered_user(self.distributor, user)
         except Exception, e:
             yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(user_id, token)
             # Ignore Registration errors
@@ -302,10 +307,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         Used only by c/s api v1
         """
-        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
-        # each request
-        client = CaptchaServerHttpClient(self.hs)
-        data = yield client.post_urlencoded_get_raw(
+        data = yield self.captcha_client.post_urlencoded_get_raw(
             "http://www.google.com:80/recaptcha/api/verify",
             args={
                 'privatekey': private_key,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 3f04752581..116a998c42 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 id_server_scheme = "https://"
 
 
+def collect_presencelike_data(distributor, user, content):
+    return distributor.fire("collect_presencelike_data", user, content)
+
+
+def user_left_room(distributor, user, room_id):
+    return distributor.fire("user_left_room", user=user, room_id=room_id)
+
+
+def user_joined_room(distributor, user, room_id):
+    return distributor.fire("user_joined_room", user=user, room_id=room_id)
+
+
 class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     PRESETS_DICT = {
@@ -438,9 +450,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
 
             if prev_state and prev_state.membership == Membership.JOIN:
                 user = UserID.from_string(event.user_id)
-                self.distributor.fire(
-                    "user_left_room", user=user, room_id=event.room_id
-                )
+                user_left_room(self.distributor, user, event.room_id)
 
         defer.returnValue({"room_id": room_id})
 
@@ -458,9 +468,7 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
             raise SynapseError(404, "No known servers")
 
         # If event doesn't include a display name, add one.
-        yield self.distributor.fire(
-            "collect_presencelike_data", joinee, content
-        )
+        yield collect_presencelike_data(self.distributor, joinee, content)
 
         content.update({"membership": Membership.JOIN})
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
@@ -517,10 +525,13 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
                 do_auth=do_auth,
             )
 
-        user = UserID.from_string(event.user_id)
-        yield self.distributor.fire(
-            "user_joined_room", user=user, room_id=room_id
-        )
+        prev_state = context.current_state.get((event.type, event.state_key))
+        if not prev_state or prev_state.membership != Membership.JOIN:
+            # Only fire user_joined_room if the user has acutally joined the
+            # room. Don't bother if the user is just changing their profile
+            # info.
+            user = UserID.from_string(event.user_id)
+            yield user_joined_room(self.distributor, user, room_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_inviter(self, event):
@@ -743,6 +754,9 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         )
         defer.returnValue((token, public_key, key_validity_url, display_name))
 
+    def forget(self, user, room_id):
+        self.store.forget(user.to_string(), room_id)
+
 
 class RoomListHandler(BaseHandler):
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/search.py b/synapse/handlers/search.py
index b7545c111f..bc79564287 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/search.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/search.py
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
-from synapse.api.constants import Membership
+from synapse.api.constants import Membership, EventTypes
 from synapse.api.filtering import Filter
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 
 from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64, encode_base64
 
+import itertools
 import logging
 
 
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
             # What to order results by (impacts whether pagination can be doen)
             order_by = room_cat.get("order_by", "rank")
 
+            # Return the current state of the rooms?
+            include_state = room_cat.get("include_state", False)
+
             # Include context around each event?
             event_context = room_cat.get(
                 "event_context", None
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
                 after_limit = int(event_context.get(
                     "after_limit", 5
                 ))
+
+                # Return the historic display name and avatar for the senders
+                # of the events?
+                include_profile = bool(event_context.get("include_profile", False))
         except KeyError:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid search query")
 
@@ -123,6 +131,17 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
         if batch_group == "room_id":
             room_ids.intersection_update({batch_group_key})
 
+        if not room_ids:
+            defer.returnValue({
+                "search_categories": {
+                    "room_events": {
+                        "results": [],
+                        "count": 0,
+                        "highlights": [],
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+
         rank_map = {}  # event_id -> rank of event
         allowed_events = []
         room_groups = {}  # Holds result of grouping by room, if applicable
@@ -131,11 +150,18 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
         # Holds the next_batch for the entire result set if one of those exists
         global_next_batch = None
 
+        highlights = set()
+
         if order_by == "rank":
-            results = yield self.store.search_msgs(
+            search_result = yield self.store.search_msgs(
                 room_ids, search_term, keys
             )
 
+            if search_result["highlights"]:
+                highlights.update(search_result["highlights"])
+
+            results = search_result["results"]
+
             results_map = {r["event"].event_id: r for r in results}
 
             rank_map.update({r["event"].event_id: r["rank"] for r in results})
@@ -163,80 +189,76 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
                 s["results"].append(e.event_id)
 
         elif order_by == "recent":
-            # In this case we specifically loop through each room as the given
-            # limit applies to each room, rather than a global list.
-            # This is not necessarilly a good idea.
-            for room_id in room_ids:
-                room_events = []
-                if batch_group == "room_id" and batch_group_key == room_id:
-                    pagination_token = batch_token
-                else:
-                    pagination_token = None
-                i = 0
-
-                # We keep looping and we keep filtering until we reach the limit
-                # or we run out of things.
-                # But only go around 5 times since otherwise synapse will be sad.
-                while len(room_events) < search_filter.limit() and i < 5:
-                    i += 1
-                    results = yield self.store.search_room(
-                        room_id, search_term, keys, search_filter.limit() * 2,
-                        pagination_token=pagination_token,
-                    )
+            room_events = []
+            i = 0
+
+            pagination_token = batch_token
+
+            # We keep looping and we keep filtering until we reach the limit
+            # or we run out of things.
+            # But only go around 5 times since otherwise synapse will be sad.
+            while len(room_events) < search_filter.limit() and i < 5:
+                i += 1
+                search_result = yield self.store.search_rooms(
+                    room_ids, search_term, keys, search_filter.limit() * 2,
+                    pagination_token=pagination_token,
+                )
 
-                    results_map = {r["event"].event_id: r for r in results}
+                if search_result["highlights"]:
+                    highlights.update(search_result["highlights"])
 
-                    rank_map.update({r["event"].event_id: r["rank"] for r in results})
+                results = search_result["results"]
 
-                    filtered_events = search_filter.filter([
-                        r["event"] for r in results
-                    ])
+                results_map = {r["event"].event_id: r for r in results}
 
-                    events = yield self._filter_events_for_client(
-                        user.to_string(), filtered_events
-                    )
+                rank_map.update({r["event"].event_id: r["rank"] for r in results})
 
-                    room_events.extend(events)
-                    room_events = room_events[:search_filter.limit()]
+                filtered_events = search_filter.filter([
+                    r["event"] for r in results
+                ])
 
-                    if len(results) < search_filter.limit() * 2:
-                        pagination_token = None
-                        break
-                    else:
-                        pagination_token = results[-1]["pagination_token"]
-
-                if room_events:
-                    res = results_map[room_events[-1].event_id]
-                    pagination_token = res["pagination_token"]
-
-                    group = room_groups.setdefault(room_id, {})
-                    if pagination_token:
-                        next_batch = encode_base64("%s\n%s\n%s" % (
-                            "room_id", room_id, pagination_token
-                        ))
-                        group["next_batch"] = next_batch
-
-                        if batch_token:
-                            global_next_batch = next_batch
-
-                    group["results"] = [e.event_id for e in room_events]
-                    group["order"] = max(
-                        e.origin_server_ts/1000 for e in room_events
-                        if hasattr(e, "origin_server_ts")
-                    )
+                events = yield self._filter_events_for_client(
+                    user.to_string(), filtered_events
+                )
 
-                allowed_events.extend(room_events)
+                room_events.extend(events)
+                room_events = room_events[:search_filter.limit()]
 
-            # Normalize the group orders
-            if room_groups:
-                if len(room_groups) > 1:
-                    mx = max(g["order"] for g in room_groups.values())
-                    mn = min(g["order"] for g in room_groups.values())
+                if len(results) < search_filter.limit() * 2:
+                    pagination_token = None
+                    break
+                else:
+                    pagination_token = results[-1]["pagination_token"]
 
-                    for g in room_groups.values():
-                        g["order"] = (g["order"] - mn) * 1.0 / (mx - mn)
+            for event in room_events:
+                group = room_groups.setdefault(event.room_id, {
+                    "results": [],
+                })
+                group["results"].append(event.event_id)
+
+            if room_events and len(room_events) >= search_filter.limit():
+                last_event_id = room_events[-1].event_id
+                pagination_token = results_map[last_event_id]["pagination_token"]
+
+                # We want to respect the given batch group and group keys so
+                # that if people blindly use the top level `next_batch` token
+                # it returns more from the same group (if applicable) rather
+                # than reverting to searching all results again.
+                if batch_group and batch_group_key:
+                    global_next_batch = encode_base64("%s\n%s\n%s" % (
+                        batch_group, batch_group_key, pagination_token
+                    ))
                 else:
-                    room_groups.values()[0]["order"] = 1
+                    global_next_batch = encode_base64("%s\n%s\n%s" % (
+                        "all", "", pagination_token
+                    ))
+
+                for room_id, group in room_groups.items():
+                    group["next_batch"] = encode_base64("%s\n%s\n%s" % (
+                        "room_id", room_id, pagination_token
+                    ))
+
+            allowed_events.extend(room_events)
 
         else:
             # We should never get here due to the guard earlier.
@@ -269,6 +291,33 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
                     "room_key", res["end"]
                 ).to_string()
 
+                if include_profile:
+                    senders = set(
+                        ev.sender
+                        for ev in itertools.chain(
+                            res["events_before"], [event], res["events_after"]
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                    if res["events_after"]:
+                        last_event_id = res["events_after"][-1].event_id
+                    else:
+                        last_event_id = event.event_id
+
+                    state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
+                        last_event_id,
+                        types=[(EventTypes.Member, sender) for sender in senders]
+                    )
+
+                    res["profile_info"] = {
+                        s.state_key: {
+                            "displayname": s.content.get("displayname", None),
+                            "avatar_url": s.content.get("avatar_url", None),
+                        }
+                        for s in state.values()
+                        if s.type == EventTypes.Member and s.state_key in senders
+                    }
+
                 contexts[event.event_id] = res
         else:
             contexts = {}
@@ -287,22 +336,39 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
                 for e in context["events_after"]
             ]
 
-        results = {
-            e.event_id: {
+        state_results = {}
+        if include_state:
+            rooms = set(e.room_id for e in allowed_events)
+            for room_id in rooms:
+                state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(room_id)
+                state_results[room_id] = state.values()
+
+            state_results.values()
+
+        # We're now about to serialize the events. We should not make any
+        # blocking calls after this. Otherwise the 'age' will be wrong
+
+        results = [
+            {
                 "rank": rank_map[e.event_id],
                 "result": serialize_event(e, time_now),
                 "context": contexts.get(e.event_id, {}),
             }
             for e in allowed_events
-        }
-
-        logger.info("Found %d results", len(results))
+        ]
 
         rooms_cat_res = {
             "results": results,
-            "count": len(results)
+            "count": len(results),
+            "highlights": list(highlights),
         }
 
+        if state_results:
+            rooms_cat_res["state"] = {
+                room_id: [serialize_event(e, time_now) for e in state]
+                for room_id, state in state_results.items()
+            }
+
         if room_groups and "room_id" in group_keys:
             rooms_cat_res.setdefault("groups", {})["room_id"] = room_groups
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index 6dc9d0fb92..24c2b2fad6 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class JoinedSyncResult(collections.namedtuple("JoinedSyncResult", [
     "timeline",          # TimelineBatch
     "state",             # dict[(str, str), FrozenEvent]
     "ephemeral",
-    "private_user_data",
+    "account_data",
 ])):
     __slots__ = []
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class JoinedSyncResult(collections.namedtuple("JoinedSyncResult", [
             self.timeline
             or self.state
             or self.ephemeral
-            or self.private_user_data
+            or self.account_data
         )
 
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ArchivedSyncResult(collections.namedtuple("JoinedSyncResult", [
     "room_id",            # str
     "timeline",           # TimelineBatch
     "state",              # dict[(str, str), FrozenEvent]
-    "private_user_data",
+    "account_data",
 ])):
     __slots__ = []
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ArchivedSyncResult(collections.namedtuple("JoinedSyncResult", [
         return bool(
             self.timeline
             or self.state
-            or self.private_user_data
+            or self.account_data
         )
 
 
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class InvitedSyncResult(collections.namedtuple("InvitedSyncResult", [
 class SyncResult(collections.namedtuple("SyncResult", [
     "next_batch",  # Token for the next sync
     "presence",  # List of presence events for the user.
+    "account_data",  # List of account_data events for the user.
     "joined",  # JoinedSyncResult for each joined room.
     "invited",  # InvitedSyncResult for each invited room.
     "archived",  # ArchivedSyncResult for each archived room.
@@ -185,13 +186,19 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             pagination_config=pagination_config.get_source_config("presence"),
             key=None
         )
+
+        membership_list = (Membership.INVITE, Membership.JOIN)
+        if sync_config.filter.include_leave:
+            membership_list += (Membership.LEAVE, Membership.BAN)
+
         room_list = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
             user_id=sync_config.user.to_string(),
-            membership_list=(
-                Membership.INVITE,
-                Membership.JOIN,
-                Membership.LEAVE,
-                Membership.BAN
+            membership_list=membership_list
+        )
+
+        account_data, account_data_by_room = (
+            yield self.store.get_account_data_for_user(
+                sync_config.user.to_string()
             )
         )
 
@@ -211,6 +218,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
                     timeline_since_token=timeline_since_token,
                     ephemeral_by_room=ephemeral_by_room,
                     tags_by_room=tags_by_room,
+                    account_data_by_room=account_data_by_room,
                 )
                 joined.append(room_sync)
             elif event.membership == Membership.INVITE:
@@ -230,11 +238,13 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
                     leave_token=leave_token,
                     timeline_since_token=timeline_since_token,
                     tags_by_room=tags_by_room,
+                    account_data_by_room=account_data_by_room,
                 )
                 archived.append(room_sync)
 
         defer.returnValue(SyncResult(
             presence=presence,
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_user(account_data),
             joined=joined,
             invited=invited,
             archived=archived,
@@ -244,7 +254,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def full_state_sync_for_joined_room(self, room_id, sync_config,
                                         now_token, timeline_since_token,
-                                        ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room):
+                                        ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room,
+                                        account_data_by_room):
         """Sync a room for a client which is starting without any state
         Returns:
             A Deferred JoinedSyncResult.
@@ -261,20 +272,39 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             timeline=batch,
             state=current_state,
             ephemeral=ephemeral_by_room.get(room_id, []),
-            private_user_data=self.private_user_data_for_room(
-                room_id, tags_by_room
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_room(
+                room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
             ),
         ))
 
-    def private_user_data_for_room(self, room_id, tags_by_room):
-        private_user_data = []
+    def account_data_for_user(self, account_data):
+        account_data_events = []
+
+        for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+            account_data_events.append({
+                "type": account_data_type,
+                "content": content,
+            })
+
+        return account_data_events
+
+    def account_data_for_room(self, room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room):
+        account_data_events = []
         tags = tags_by_room.get(room_id)
         if tags is not None:
-            private_user_data.append({
+            account_data_events.append({
                 "type": "m.tag",
                 "content": {"tags": tags},
             })
-        return private_user_data
+
+        account_data = account_data_by_room.get(room_id, {})
+        for account_data_type, content in account_data.items():
+            account_data_events.append({
+                "type": account_data_type,
+                "content": content,
+            })
+
+        return account_data_events
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def ephemeral_by_room(self, sync_config, now_token, since_token=None):
@@ -341,7 +371,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def full_state_sync_for_archived_room(self, room_id, sync_config,
                                           leave_event_id, leave_token,
-                                          timeline_since_token, tags_by_room):
+                                          timeline_since_token, tags_by_room,
+                                          account_data_by_room):
         """Sync a room for a client which is starting without any state
         Returns:
             A Deferred JoinedSyncResult.
@@ -357,8 +388,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             room_id=room_id,
             timeline=batch,
             state=leave_state,
-            private_user_data=self.private_user_data_for_room(
-                room_id, tags_by_room
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_room(
+                room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
             ),
         ))
 
@@ -412,7 +443,14 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         tags_by_room = yield self.store.get_updated_tags(
             sync_config.user.to_string(),
-            since_token.private_user_data_key,
+            since_token.account_data_key,
+        )
+
+        account_data, account_data_by_room = (
+            yield self.store.get_updated_account_data_for_user(
+                sync_config.user.to_string(),
+                since_token.account_data_key,
+            )
         )
 
         joined = []
@@ -468,8 +506,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
                     ),
                     state=state,
                     ephemeral=ephemeral_by_room.get(room_id, []),
-                    private_user_data=self.private_user_data_for_room(
-                        room_id, tags_by_room
+                    account_data=self.account_data_for_room(
+                        room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
                     ),
                 )
                 logger.debug("Result for room %s: %r", room_id, room_sync)
@@ -492,14 +530,15 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             for room_id in joined_room_ids:
                 room_sync = yield self.incremental_sync_with_gap_for_room(
                     room_id, sync_config, since_token, now_token,
-                    ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room
+                    ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
                 )
                 if room_sync:
                     joined.append(room_sync)
 
         for leave_event in leave_events:
             room_sync = yield self.incremental_sync_for_archived_room(
-                sync_config, leave_event, since_token, tags_by_room
+                sync_config, leave_event, since_token, tags_by_room,
+                account_data_by_room
             )
             archived.append(room_sync)
 
@@ -510,6 +549,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         defer.returnValue(SyncResult(
             presence=presence,
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_user(account_data),
             joined=joined,
             invited=invited,
             archived=archived,
@@ -566,7 +606,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def incremental_sync_with_gap_for_room(self, room_id, sync_config,
                                            since_token, now_token,
-                                           ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room):
+                                           ephemeral_by_room, tags_by_room,
+                                           account_data_by_room):
         """ Get the incremental delta needed to bring the client up to date for
         the room. Gives the client the most recent events and the changes to
         state.
@@ -605,8 +646,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             timeline=batch,
             state=state,
             ephemeral=ephemeral_by_room.get(room_id, []),
-            private_user_data=self.private_user_data_for_room(
-                room_id, tags_by_room
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_room(
+                room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
             ),
         )
 
@@ -616,7 +657,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def incremental_sync_for_archived_room(self, sync_config, leave_event,
-                                           since_token, tags_by_room):
+                                           since_token, tags_by_room,
+                                           account_data_by_room):
         """ Get the incremental delta needed to bring the client up to date for
         the archived room.
         Returns:
@@ -653,8 +695,8 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
             room_id=leave_event.room_id,
             timeline=batch,
             state=state_events_delta,
-            private_user_data=self.private_user_data_for_room(
-                leave_event.room_id, tags_by_room
+            account_data=self.account_data_for_room(
+                leave_event.room_id, tags_by_room, account_data_by_room
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index 6e53538a52..b7b7c2cce8 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ incoming_responses_counter = metrics.register_counter(
 )
 
 
-MAX_RETRIES = 4
+MAX_LONG_RETRIES = 10
+MAX_SHORT_RETRIES = 3
 
 
 class MatrixFederationEndpointFactory(object):
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
     def _create_request(self, destination, method, path_bytes,
                         body_callback, headers_dict={}, param_bytes=b"",
                         query_bytes=b"", retry_on_dns_fail=True,
-                        timeout=None):
+                        timeout=None, long_retries=False):
         """ Creates and sends a request to the given url
         """
         headers_dict[b"User-Agent"] = [self.version_string]
@@ -123,7 +124,10 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
 
         # XXX: Would be much nicer to retry only at the transaction-layer
         # (once we have reliable transactions in place)
-        retries_left = MAX_RETRIES
+        if long_retries:
+            retries_left = MAX_LONG_RETRIES
+        else:
+            retries_left = MAX_SHORT_RETRIES
 
         http_url_bytes = urlparse.urlunparse(
             ("", "", path_bytes, param_bytes, query_bytes, "")
@@ -184,8 +188,15 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
                     )
 
                     if retries_left and not timeout:
-                        delay = 5 ** (MAX_RETRIES + 1 - retries_left)
-                        delay *= random.uniform(0.8, 1.4)
+                        if long_retries:
+                            delay = 4 ** (MAX_LONG_RETRIES + 1 - retries_left)
+                            delay = min(delay, 60)
+                            delay *= random.uniform(0.8, 1.4)
+                        else:
+                            delay = 0.5 * 2 ** (MAX_SHORT_RETRIES - retries_left)
+                            delay = min(delay, 2)
+                            delay *= random.uniform(0.8, 1.4)
+
                         yield sleep(delay)
                         retries_left -= 1
                     else:
@@ -236,7 +247,8 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
         headers_dict[b"Authorization"] = auth_headers
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def put_json(self, destination, path, data={}, json_data_callback=None):
+    def put_json(self, destination, path, data={}, json_data_callback=None,
+                 long_retries=False):
         """ Sends the specifed json data using PUT
 
         Args:
@@ -247,6 +259,8 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
                 the request body. This will be encoded as JSON.
             json_data_callback (callable): A callable returning the dict to
                 use as the request body.
+            long_retries (bool): A boolean that indicates whether we should
+                retry for a short or long time.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Succeeds when we get a 2xx HTTP response. The result
@@ -272,6 +286,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
             path.encode("ascii"),
             body_callback=body_callback,
             headers_dict={"Content-Type": ["application/json"]},
+            long_retries=long_retries,
         )
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
@@ -287,7 +302,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
         defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def post_json(self, destination, path, data={}):
+    def post_json(self, destination, path, data={}, long_retries=True):
         """ Sends the specifed json data using POST
 
         Args:
@@ -296,6 +311,8 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
             path (str): The HTTP path.
             data (dict): A dict containing the data that will be used as
                 the request body. This will be encoded as JSON.
+            long_retries (bool): A boolean that indicates whether we should
+                retry for a short or long time.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Succeeds when we get a 2xx HTTP response. The result
@@ -315,6 +332,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
             path.encode("ascii"),
             body_callback=body_callback,
             headers_dict={"Content-Type": ["application/json"]},
+            long_retries=True,
         )
 
         if 200 <= response.code < 300:
@@ -490,6 +508,9 @@ class _JsonProducer(object):
     def stopProducing(self):
         pass
 
+    def resumeProducing(self):
+        pass
+
 
 def _flatten_response_never_received(e):
     if hasattr(e, "reasons"):
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index 50feea6f1c..c44bdfc888 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ response_timer = metrics.register_distribution(
     labels=["method", "servlet"]
 )
 
+response_ru_utime = metrics.register_distribution(
+    "response_ru_utime", labels=["method", "servlet"]
+)
+
+response_ru_stime = metrics.register_distribution(
+    "response_ru_stime", labels=["method", "servlet"]
+)
+
+response_db_txn_count = metrics.register_distribution(
+    "response_db_txn_count", labels=["method", "servlet"]
+)
+
+response_db_txn_duration = metrics.register_distribution(
+    "response_db_txn_duration", labels=["method", "servlet"]
+)
+
+
 _next_request_id = 0
 
 
@@ -120,7 +137,7 @@ class HttpServer(object):
     """ Interface for registering callbacks on a HTTP server
     """
 
-    def register_path(self, method, path_pattern, callback):
+    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback):
         """ Register a callback that gets fired if we receive a http request
         with the given method for a path that matches the given regex.
 
@@ -129,7 +146,7 @@ class HttpServer(object):
 
         Args:
             method (str): The method to listen to.
-            path_pattern (str): The regex used to match requests.
+            path_patterns (list<SRE_Pattern>): The regex used to match requests.
             callback (function): The function to fire if we receive a matched
                 request. The first argument will be the request object and
                 subsequent arguments will be any matched groups from the regex.
@@ -165,10 +182,11 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
         self.version_string = hs.version_string
         self.hs = hs
 
-    def register_path(self, method, path_pattern, callback):
-        self.path_regexs.setdefault(method, []).append(
-            self._PathEntry(path_pattern, callback)
-        )
+    def register_paths(self, method, path_patterns, callback):
+        for path_pattern in path_patterns:
+            self.path_regexs.setdefault(method, []).append(
+                self._PathEntry(path_pattern, callback)
+            )
 
     def render(self, request):
         """ This gets called by twisted every time someone sends us a request.
@@ -220,6 +238,21 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
                 self.clock.time_msec() - start, request.method, servlet_classname
             )
 
+            try:
+                context = LoggingContext.current_context()
+                ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
+
+                response_ru_utime.inc_by(ru_utime, request.method, servlet_classname)
+                response_ru_stime.inc_by(ru_stime, request.method, servlet_classname)
+                response_db_txn_count.inc_by(
+                    context.db_txn_count, request.method, servlet_classname
+                )
+                response_db_txn_duration.inc_by(
+                    context.db_txn_duration, request.method, servlet_classname
+                )
+            except:
+                pass
+
             return
 
         # Huh. No one wanted to handle that? Fiiiiiine. Send 400.
diff --git a/synapse/http/servlet.py b/synapse/http/servlet.py
index 9cda17fcf8..32b6d6cd72 100644
--- a/synapse/http/servlet.py
+++ b/synapse/http/servlet.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 
 import logging
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -102,12 +101,13 @@ class RestServlet(object):
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         """ Register this servlet with the given HTTP server. """
-        if hasattr(self, "PATTERN"):
-            pattern = self.PATTERN
+        if hasattr(self, "PATTERNS"):
+            patterns = self.PATTERNS
 
             for method in ("GET", "PUT", "POST", "OPTIONS", "DELETE"):
                 if hasattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,)):
                     method_handler = getattr(self, "on_%s" % (method,))
-                    http_server.register_path(method, pattern, method_handler)
+                    http_server.register_paths(method, patterns, method_handler)
+
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError("RestServlet must register something.")
diff --git a/synapse/push/__init__.py b/synapse/push/__init__.py
index 0e0c61dec8..e7c964bcd2 100644
--- a/synapse/push/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/push/__init__.py
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
-from synapse.types import StreamToken, UserID
+from synapse.types import StreamToken
 
 import synapse.util.async
-import baserules
+import push_rule_evaluator as push_rule_evaluator
 
 import logging
-import simplejson as json
-import re
 import random
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ class Pusher(object):
     INITIAL_BACKOFF = 1000
     MAX_BACKOFF = 60 * 60 * 1000
     GIVE_UP_AFTER = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-    DEFAULT_ACTIONS = ['dont_notify']
-
-    INEQUALITY_EXPR = re.compile("^([=<>]*)([0-9]*)$")
 
     def __init__(self, _hs, profile_tag, user_name, app_id,
                  app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, pushkey_ts,
@@ -63,161 +58,6 @@ class Pusher(object):
         self.has_unread = True
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _actions_for_event(self, ev):
-        """
-        This should take into account notification settings that the user
-        has configured both globally and per-room when we have the ability
-        to do such things.
-        """
-        if ev['user_id'] == self.user_name:
-            # let's assume you probably know about messages you sent yourself
-            defer.returnValue(['dont_notify'])
-
-        rawrules = yield self.store.get_push_rules_for_user(self.user_name)
-
-        rules = []
-        for rawrule in rawrules:
-            rule = dict(rawrule)
-            rule['conditions'] = json.loads(rawrule['conditions'])
-            rule['actions'] = json.loads(rawrule['actions'])
-            rules.append(rule)
-
-        enabled_map = yield self.store.get_push_rules_enabled_for_user(self.user_name)
-
-        user = UserID.from_string(self.user_name)
-
-        rules = baserules.list_with_base_rules(rules, user)
-
-        room_id = ev['room_id']
-
-        # get *our* member event for display name matching
-        my_display_name = None
-        our_member_event = yield self.store.get_current_state(
-            room_id=room_id,
-            event_type='m.room.member',
-            state_key=self.user_name,
-        )
-        if our_member_event:
-            my_display_name = our_member_event[0].content.get("displayname")
-
-        room_members = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id)
-        room_member_count = len(room_members)
-
-        for r in rules:
-            if r['rule_id'] in enabled_map:
-                r['enabled'] = enabled_map[r['rule_id']]
-            elif 'enabled' not in r:
-                r['enabled'] = True
-            if not r['enabled']:
-                continue
-            matches = True
-
-            conditions = r['conditions']
-            actions = r['actions']
-
-            for c in conditions:
-                matches &= self._event_fulfills_condition(
-                    ev, c, display_name=my_display_name,
-                    room_member_count=room_member_count
-                )
-            logger.debug(
-                "Rule %s %s",
-                r['rule_id'], "matches" if matches else "doesn't match"
-            )
-            # ignore rules with no actions (we have an explict 'dont_notify')
-            if len(actions) == 0:
-                logger.warn(
-                    "Ignoring rule id %s with no actions for user %s",
-                    r['rule_id'], self.user_name
-                )
-                continue
-            if matches:
-                logger.info(
-                    "%s matches for user %s, event %s",
-                    r['rule_id'], self.user_name, ev['event_id']
-                )
-                defer.returnValue(actions)
-
-        logger.info(
-            "No rules match for user %s, event %s",
-            self.user_name, ev['event_id']
-        )
-        defer.returnValue(Pusher.DEFAULT_ACTIONS)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _glob_to_regexp(glob):
-        r = re.escape(glob)
-        r = re.sub(r'\\\*', r'.*?', r)
-        r = re.sub(r'\\\?', r'.', r)
-
-        # handle [abc], [a-z] and [!a-z] style ranges.
-        r = re.sub(r'\\\[(\\\!|)(.*)\\\]',
-                   lambda x: ('[%s%s]' % (x.group(1) and '^' or '',
-                                          re.sub(r'\\\-', '-', x.group(2)))), r)
-        return r
-
-    def _event_fulfills_condition(self, ev, condition, display_name, room_member_count):
-        if condition['kind'] == 'event_match':
-            if 'pattern' not in condition:
-                logger.warn("event_match condition with no pattern")
-                return False
-            # XXX: optimisation: cache our pattern regexps
-            if condition['key'] == 'content.body':
-                r = r'\b%s\b' % self._glob_to_regexp(condition['pattern'])
-            else:
-                r = r'^%s$' % self._glob_to_regexp(condition['pattern'])
-            val = _value_for_dotted_key(condition['key'], ev)
-            if val is None:
-                return False
-            return re.search(r, val, flags=re.IGNORECASE) is not None
-
-        elif condition['kind'] == 'device':
-            if 'profile_tag' not in condition:
-                return True
-            return condition['profile_tag'] == self.profile_tag
-
-        elif condition['kind'] == 'contains_display_name':
-            # This is special because display names can be different
-            # between rooms and so you can't really hard code it in a rule.
-            # Optimisation: we should cache these names and update them from
-            # the event stream.
-            if 'content' not in ev or 'body' not in ev['content']:
-                return False
-            if not display_name:
-                return False
-            return re.search(
-                r"\b%s\b" % re.escape(display_name), ev['content']['body'],
-                flags=re.IGNORECASE
-            ) is not None
-
-        elif condition['kind'] == 'room_member_count':
-            if 'is' not in condition:
-                return False
-            m = Pusher.INEQUALITY_EXPR.match(condition['is'])
-            if not m:
-                return False
-            ineq = m.group(1)
-            rhs = m.group(2)
-            if not rhs.isdigit():
-                return False
-            rhs = int(rhs)
-
-            if ineq == '' or ineq == '==':
-                return room_member_count == rhs
-            elif ineq == '<':
-                return room_member_count < rhs
-            elif ineq == '>':
-                return room_member_count > rhs
-            elif ineq == '>=':
-                return room_member_count >= rhs
-            elif ineq == '<=':
-                return room_member_count <= rhs
-            else:
-                return False
-        else:
-            return True
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_context_for_event(self, ev):
         name_aliases = yield self.store.get_room_name_and_aliases(
             ev['room_id']
@@ -308,8 +148,14 @@ class Pusher(object):
             return
 
         processed = False
-        actions = yield self._actions_for_event(single_event)
-        tweaks = _tweaks_for_actions(actions)
+
+        rule_evaluator = yield \
+            push_rule_evaluator.evaluator_for_user_name_and_profile_tag(
+                self.user_name, self.profile_tag, single_event['room_id'], self.store
+            )
+
+        actions = yield rule_evaluator.actions_for_event(single_event)
+        tweaks = rule_evaluator.tweaks_for_actions(actions)
 
         if len(actions) == 0:
             logger.warn("Empty actions! Using default action.")
@@ -448,27 +294,6 @@ class Pusher(object):
                     self.has_unread = False
 
 
-def _value_for_dotted_key(dotted_key, event):
-    parts = dotted_key.split(".")
-    val = event
-    while len(parts) > 0:
-        if parts[0] not in val:
-            return None
-        val = val[parts[0]]
-        parts = parts[1:]
-    return val
-
-
-def _tweaks_for_actions(actions):
-    tweaks = {}
-    for a in actions:
-        if not isinstance(a, dict):
-            continue
-        if 'set_tweak' in a and 'value' in a:
-            tweaks[a['set_tweak']] = a['value']
-    return tweaks
-
-
 class PusherConfigException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, msg):
         super(PusherConfigException, self).__init__(msg)
diff --git a/synapse/push/baserules.py b/synapse/push/baserules.py
index 1f015a7f2e..7f76382a17 100644
--- a/synapse/push/baserules.py
+++ b/synapse/push/baserules.py
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ def make_base_append_underride_rules(user):
         },
         {
             'rule_id': 'global/underride/.m.rule.message',
+            'enabled': False,
             'conditions': [
                 {
                     'kind': 'event_match',
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index a02fed57b4..5160775e59 100644
--- a/synapse/push/httppusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from synapse.push import Pusher, PusherConfigException
-from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class HttpPusher(Pusher):
                 "'url' required in data for HTTP pusher"
             )
         self.url = data['url']
-        self.httpCli = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        self.http_client = _hs.get_simple_http_client()
         self.data_minus_url = {}
         self.data_minus_url.update(self.data)
         del self.data_minus_url['url']
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ class HttpPusher(Pusher):
         if not notification_dict:
             defer.returnValue([])
         try:
-            resp = yield self.httpCli.post_json_get_json(self.url, notification_dict)
+            resp = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(self.url, notification_dict)
         except:
             logger.warn("Failed to push %s ", self.url)
             defer.returnValue(False)
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ class HttpPusher(Pusher):
             }
         }
         try:
-            resp = yield self.httpCli.post_json_get_json(self.url, d)
+            resp = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(self.url, d)
         except:
             logger.exception("Failed to push %s ", self.url)
             defer.returnValue(False)
diff --git a/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92c7fd048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/push/push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+# -*- 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 twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.types import UserID
+
+import baserules
+
+import logging
+import simplejson as json
+import re
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def evaluator_for_user_name_and_profile_tag(user_name, profile_tag, room_id, store):
+    rawrules = yield store.get_push_rules_for_user(user_name)
+    enabled_map = yield store.get_push_rules_enabled_for_user(user_name)
+    our_member_event = yield store.get_current_state(
+        room_id=room_id,
+        event_type='m.room.member',
+        state_key=user_name,
+    )
+
+    defer.returnValue(PushRuleEvaluator(
+        user_name, profile_tag, rawrules, enabled_map,
+        room_id, our_member_event, store
+    ))
+
+
+class PushRuleEvaluator:
+    DEFAULT_ACTIONS = ['dont_notify']
+    INEQUALITY_EXPR = re.compile("^([=<>]*)([0-9]*)$")
+
+    def __init__(self, user_name, profile_tag, raw_rules, enabled_map, room_id,
+                 our_member_event, store):
+        self.user_name = user_name
+        self.profile_tag = profile_tag
+        self.room_id = room_id
+        self.our_member_event = our_member_event
+        self.store = store
+
+        rules = []
+        for raw_rule in raw_rules:
+            rule = dict(raw_rule)
+            rule['conditions'] = json.loads(raw_rule['conditions'])
+            rule['actions'] = json.loads(raw_rule['actions'])
+            rules.append(rule)
+
+        user = UserID.from_string(self.user_name)
+        self.rules = baserules.list_with_base_rules(rules, user)
+
+        self.enabled_map = enabled_map
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def tweaks_for_actions(actions):
+        tweaks = {}
+        for a in actions:
+            if not isinstance(a, dict):
+                continue
+            if 'set_tweak' in a and 'value' in a:
+                tweaks[a['set_tweak']] = a['value']
+        return tweaks
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def actions_for_event(self, ev):
+        """
+        This should take into account notification settings that the user
+        has configured both globally and per-room when we have the ability
+        to do such things.
+        """
+        if ev['user_id'] == self.user_name:
+            # let's assume you probably know about messages you sent yourself
+            defer.returnValue(['dont_notify'])
+
+        room_id = ev['room_id']
+
+        # get *our* member event for display name matching
+        my_display_name = None
+
+        if self.our_member_event:
+            my_display_name = self.our_member_event[0].content.get("displayname")
+
+        room_members = yield self.store.get_users_in_room(room_id)
+        room_member_count = len(room_members)
+
+        for r in self.rules:
+            if r['rule_id'] in self.enabled_map:
+                r['enabled'] = self.enabled_map[r['rule_id']]
+            elif 'enabled' not in r:
+                r['enabled'] = True
+            if not r['enabled']:
+                continue
+            matches = True
+
+            conditions = r['conditions']
+            actions = r['actions']
+
+            for c in conditions:
+                matches &= self._event_fulfills_condition(
+                    ev, c, display_name=my_display_name,
+                    room_member_count=room_member_count
+                )
+            logger.debug(
+                "Rule %s %s",
+                r['rule_id'], "matches" if matches else "doesn't match"
+            )
+            # ignore rules with no actions (we have an explict 'dont_notify')
+            if len(actions) == 0:
+                logger.warn(
+                    "Ignoring rule id %s with no actions for user %s",
+                    r['rule_id'], self.user_name
+                )
+                continue
+            if matches:
+                logger.info(
+                    "%s matches for user %s, event %s",
+                    r['rule_id'], self.user_name, ev['event_id']
+                )
+                defer.returnValue(actions)
+
+        logger.info(
+            "No rules match for user %s, event %s",
+            self.user_name, ev['event_id']
+        )
+        defer.returnValue(PushRuleEvaluator.DEFAULT_ACTIONS)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _glob_to_regexp(glob):
+        r = re.escape(glob)
+        r = re.sub(r'\\\*', r'.*?', r)
+        r = re.sub(r'\\\?', r'.', r)
+
+        # handle [abc], [a-z] and [!a-z] style ranges.
+        r = re.sub(r'\\\[(\\\!|)(.*)\\\]',
+                   lambda x: ('[%s%s]' % (x.group(1) and '^' or '',
+                                          re.sub(r'\\\-', '-', x.group(2)))), r)
+        return r
+
+    def _event_fulfills_condition(self, ev, condition, display_name, room_member_count):
+        if condition['kind'] == 'event_match':
+            if 'pattern' not in condition:
+                logger.warn("event_match condition with no pattern")
+                return False
+            # XXX: optimisation: cache our pattern regexps
+            if condition['key'] == 'content.body':
+                r = r'\b%s\b' % self._glob_to_regexp(condition['pattern'])
+            else:
+                r = r'^%s$' % self._glob_to_regexp(condition['pattern'])
+            val = _value_for_dotted_key(condition['key'], ev)
+            if val is None:
+                return False
+            return re.search(r, val, flags=re.IGNORECASE) is not None
+
+        elif condition['kind'] == 'device':
+            if 'profile_tag' not in condition:
+                return True
+            return condition['profile_tag'] == self.profile_tag
+
+        elif condition['kind'] == 'contains_display_name':
+            # This is special because display names can be different
+            # between rooms and so you can't really hard code it in a rule.
+            # Optimisation: we should cache these names and update them from
+            # the event stream.
+            if 'content' not in ev or 'body' not in ev['content']:
+                return False
+            if not display_name:
+                return False
+            return re.search(
+                r"\b%s\b" % re.escape(display_name), ev['content']['body'],
+                flags=re.IGNORECASE
+            ) is not None
+
+        elif condition['kind'] == 'room_member_count':
+            if 'is' not in condition:
+                return False
+            m = PushRuleEvaluator.INEQUALITY_EXPR.match(condition['is'])
+            if not m:
+                return False
+            ineq = m.group(1)
+            rhs = m.group(2)
+            if not rhs.isdigit():
+                return False
+            rhs = int(rhs)
+
+            if ineq == '' or ineq == '==':
+                return room_member_count == rhs
+            elif ineq == '<':
+                return room_member_count < rhs
+            elif ineq == '>':
+                return room_member_count > rhs
+            elif ineq == '>=':
+                return room_member_count >= rhs
+            elif ineq == '<=':
+                return room_member_count <= rhs
+            else:
+                return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+
+def _value_for_dotted_key(dotted_key, event):
+    parts = dotted_key.split(".")
+    val = event
+    while len(parts) > 0:
+        if parts[0] not in val:
+            return None
+        val = val[parts[0]]
+        parts = parts[1:]
+    return val
diff --git a/synapse/rest/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
index 1a84d94cd9..7b67e96204 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2014, 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.
@@ -12,3 +12,69 @@
 # 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.rest.client.v1 import (
+    room,
+    events,
+    profile,
+    presence,
+    initial_sync,
+    directory,
+    voip,
+    admin,
+    pusher,
+    push_rule,
+    register as v1_register,
+    login as v1_login,
+)
+
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import (
+    sync,
+    filter,
+    account,
+    register,
+    auth,
+    receipts,
+    keys,
+    tokenrefresh,
+    tags,
+    account_data,
+)
+
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+
+
+class ClientRestResource(JsonResource):
+    """A resource for version 1 of the matrix client API."""
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
+        self.register_servlets(self, hs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def register_servlets(client_resource, hs):
+        # "v1"
+        room.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        events.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        v1_register.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        v1_login.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        profile.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        presence.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        initial_sync.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        directory.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        voip.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        admin.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        pusher.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        push_rule.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+
+        # "v2"
+        sync.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        filter.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        account.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        register.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        auth.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        receipts.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        keys.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        tokenrefresh.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        tags.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        account_data.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/__init__.py
index cc9b49d539..c488b10d3c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/__init__.py
@@ -12,33 +12,3 @@
 # 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 . import (
-    room, events, register, login, profile, presence, initial_sync, directory,
-    voip, admin, pusher, push_rule
-)
-
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-
-
-class ClientV1RestResource(JsonResource):
-    """A resource for version 1 of the matrix client API."""
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
-        self.register_servlets(self, hs)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def register_servlets(client_resource, hs):
-        room.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        events.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        register.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        login.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        profile.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        presence.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        initial_sync.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        directory.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        voip.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        admin.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        pusher.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        push_rule.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
index bdde43864c..886199a6da 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 import logging
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class WhoisRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/admin/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/admin/whois/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
index 504a5e432f..6273ce0795 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def client_path_pattern(path_regex):
+def client_path_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,), include_in_unstable=True):
     """Creates a regex compiled client path with the correct client path
     prefix.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ def client_path_pattern(path_regex):
     Returns:
         SRE_Pattern
     """
-    return re.compile("^" + CLIENT_PREFIX + path_regex)
+    patterns = [re.compile("^" + CLIENT_PREFIX + path_regex)]
+    if include_in_unstable:
+        unstable_prefix = CLIENT_PREFIX.replace("/api/v1", "/unstable")
+        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + unstable_prefix + path_regex))
+    for release in releases:
+        new_prefix = CLIENT_PREFIX.replace("/api/v1", "/r%d" % release)
+        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + new_prefix + path_regex))
+    return patterns
 
 
 class ClientV1RestServlet(RestServlet):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
index 240eedac75..f488e2dd41 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError, Codes
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
 
 
 class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/directory/room/(?P<room_alias>[^/]*)$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_alias):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
index 3e1750d1a1..41b97e7d15 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/events.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 
 import logging
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class EventStreamRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/events$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/events$")
 
     DEFAULT_LONGPOLL_TIME_MS = 30000
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class EventStreamRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Unit test gets, with and without auth, with different kinds of events.
 class EventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/events/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(EventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
index 856a70f297..9ad3df8a9f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/initial_sync.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class InitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/initialSync$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/initialSync$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
index 4ea06c1434..776e1667c1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/login.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, LoginError, Codes
-from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
 from synapse.types import UserID
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
 import urllib
+import urlparse
 
 import logging
 from saml2 import BINDING_HTTP_POST
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/login$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login$", releases=(), include_in_unstable=False)
     PASS_TYPE = "m.login.password"
     SAML2_TYPE = "m.login.saml2"
     CAS_TYPE = "m.login.cas"
+    TOKEN_TYPE = "m.login.token"
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(LoginRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         self.cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
         self.cas_required_attributes = hs.config.cas_required_attributes
         self.servername = hs.config.server_name
+        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
 
     def on_GET(self, request):
         flows = []
@@ -56,8 +58,18 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.SAML2_TYPE})
         if self.cas_enabled:
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.CAS_TYPE})
+
+            # While its valid for us to advertise this login type generally,
+            # synapse currently only gives out these tokens as part of the
+            # CAS login flow.
+            # Generally we don't want to advertise login flows that clients
+            # don't know how to implement, since they (currently) will always
+            # fall back to the fallback API if they don't understand one of the
+            # login flow types returned.
+            flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.TOKEN_TYPE})
         if self.password_enabled:
             flows.append({"type": LoginRestServlet.PASS_TYPE})
+
         return (200, {"flows": flows})
 
     def on_OPTIONS(self, request):
@@ -83,19 +95,20 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                     "uri": "%s%s" % (self.idp_redirect_url, relay_state)
                 }
                 defer.returnValue((200, result))
+            # TODO Delete this after all CAS clients switch to token login instead
             elif self.cas_enabled and (login_submission["type"] ==
                                        LoginRestServlet.CAS_TYPE):
-                # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
-                # each request
-                http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
                 uri = "%s/proxyValidate" % (self.cas_server_url,)
                 args = {
                     "ticket": login_submission["ticket"],
                     "service": login_submission["service"]
                 }
-                body = yield http_client.get_raw(uri, args)
+                body = yield self.http_client.get_raw(uri, args)
                 result = yield self.do_cas_login(body)
                 defer.returnValue(result)
+            elif login_submission["type"] == LoginRestServlet.TOKEN_TYPE:
+                result = yield self.do_token_login(login_submission)
+                defer.returnValue(result)
             else:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Bad login type.")
         except KeyError:
@@ -132,6 +145,26 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, result))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def do_token_login(self, login_submission):
+        token = login_submission['token']
+        auth_handler = self.handlers.auth_handler
+        user_id = (
+            yield auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(token)
+        )
+        user_id, access_token, refresh_token = (
+            yield auth_handler.get_login_tuple_for_user_id(user_id)
+        )
+        result = {
+            "user_id": user_id,  # may have changed
+            "access_token": access_token,
+            "refresh_token": refresh_token,
+            "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
+        }
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+
+    # TODO Delete this after all CAS clients switch to token login instead
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_cas_login(self, cas_response_body):
         user, attributes = self.parse_cas_response(cas_response_body)
 
@@ -152,7 +185,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         user_exists = yield auth_handler.does_user_exist(user_id)
         if user_exists:
             user_id, access_token, refresh_token = (
-                yield auth_handler.login_with_cas_user_id(user_id)
+                yield auth_handler.get_login_tuple_for_user_id(user_id)
             )
             result = {
                 "user_id": user_id,  # may have changed
@@ -173,6 +206,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         defer.returnValue((200, result))
 
+    # TODO Delete this after all CAS clients switch to token login instead
     def parse_cas_response(self, cas_response_body):
         root = ET.fromstring(cas_response_body)
         if not root.tag.endswith("serviceResponse"):
@@ -201,7 +235,7 @@ class LoginRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class SAML2RestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/login/saml2")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/saml2", releases=())
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(SAML2RestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
@@ -243,8 +277,9 @@ class SAML2RestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {"status": "not_authenticated"}))
 
 
+# TODO Delete this after all CAS clients switch to token login instead
 class CasRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/login/cas")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/cas", releases=())
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(CasRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
@@ -254,6 +289,115 @@ class CasRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         return (200, {"serverUrl": self.cas_server_url})
 
 
+class CasRedirectServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/cas/redirect", releases=())
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(CasRedirectServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
+        self.cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
+
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        args = request.args
+        if "redirectUrl" not in args:
+            return (400, "Redirect URL not specified for CAS auth")
+        client_redirect_url_param = urllib.urlencode({
+            "redirectUrl": args["redirectUrl"][0]
+        })
+        hs_redirect_url = self.cas_service_url + "/_matrix/client/api/v1/login/cas/ticket"
+        service_param = urllib.urlencode({
+            "service": "%s?%s" % (hs_redirect_url, client_redirect_url_param)
+        })
+        request.redirect("%s?%s" % (self.cas_server_url, service_param))
+        request.finish()
+
+
+class CasTicketServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/login/cas/ticket", releases=())
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(CasTicketServlet, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.cas_server_url = hs.config.cas_server_url
+        self.cas_service_url = hs.config.cas_service_url
+        self.cas_required_attributes = hs.config.cas_required_attributes
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        client_redirect_url = request.args["redirectUrl"][0]
+        http_client = self.hs.get_simple_http_client()
+        uri = self.cas_server_url + "/proxyValidate"
+        args = {
+            "ticket": request.args["ticket"],
+            "service": self.cas_service_url
+        }
+        body = yield http_client.get_raw(uri, args)
+        result = yield self.handle_cas_response(request, body, client_redirect_url)
+        defer.returnValue(result)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def handle_cas_response(self, request, cas_response_body, client_redirect_url):
+        user, attributes = self.parse_cas_response(cas_response_body)
+
+        for required_attribute, required_value in self.cas_required_attributes.items():
+            # If required attribute was not in CAS Response - Forbidden
+            if required_attribute not in attributes:
+                raise LoginError(401, "Unauthorized", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+            # Also need to check value
+            if required_value is not None:
+                actual_value = attributes[required_attribute]
+                # If required attribute value does not match expected - Forbidden
+                if required_value != actual_value:
+                    raise LoginError(401, "Unauthorized", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+        user_id = UserID.create(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
+        auth_handler = self.handlers.auth_handler
+        user_exists = yield auth_handler.does_user_exist(user_id)
+        if not user_exists:
+            user_id, _ = (
+                yield self.handlers.registration_handler.register(localpart=user)
+            )
+
+        login_token = auth_handler.generate_short_term_login_token(user_id)
+        redirect_url = self.add_login_token_to_redirect_url(client_redirect_url,
+                                                            login_token)
+        request.redirect(redirect_url)
+        request.finish()
+
+    def add_login_token_to_redirect_url(self, url, token):
+        url_parts = list(urlparse.urlparse(url))
+        query = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(url_parts[4]))
+        query.update({"loginToken": token})
+        url_parts[4] = urllib.urlencode(query)
+        return urlparse.urlunparse(url_parts)
+
+    def parse_cas_response(self, cas_response_body):
+        root = ET.fromstring(cas_response_body)
+        if not root.tag.endswith("serviceResponse"):
+            raise LoginError(401, "Invalid CAS response", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+        if not root[0].tag.endswith("authenticationSuccess"):
+            raise LoginError(401, "Unsuccessful CAS response", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+        for child in root[0]:
+            if child.tag.endswith("user"):
+                user = child.text
+            if child.tag.endswith("attributes"):
+                attributes = {}
+                for attribute in child:
+                    # ElementTree library expands the namespace in attribute tags
+                    # to the full URL of the namespace.
+                    # See (https://docs.python.org/2/library/xml.etree.elementtree.html)
+                    # We don't care about namespace here and it will always be encased in
+                    # curly braces, so we remove them.
+                    if "}" in attribute.tag:
+                        attributes[attribute.tag.split("}")[1]] = attribute.text
+                    else:
+                        attributes[attribute.tag] = attribute.text
+        if user is None or attributes is None:
+            raise LoginError(401, "Invalid CAS response", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+        return (user, attributes)
+
+
 def _parse_json(request):
     try:
         content = json.loads(request.content.read())
@@ -269,5 +413,7 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     if hs.config.saml2_enabled:
         SAML2RestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     if hs.config.cas_enabled:
+        CasRedirectServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+        CasTicketServlet(hs).register(http_server)
         CasRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     # TODO PasswordResetRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
index 6fe5d19a22..e0949fe4bb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.types import UserID
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class PresenceStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class PresenceStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class PresenceListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/presence/list/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/presence/list/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class PresenceListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 if len(u) == 0:
                     continue
                 invited_user = UserID.from_string(u)
-                yield self.handlers.presence_handler.send_invite(
+                yield self.handlers.presence_handler.send_presence_invite(
                     observer_user=user, observed_user=invited_user
                 )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
index 3218e47025..e6c6e5d024 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 """ This module contains REST servlets to do with profile: /profile/<paths> """
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
 import simplejson as json
 
 
 class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/displayname")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/avatar_url")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class ProfileRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/profile/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
index b0870db1ac..9270bdd079 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/push_rule.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     SynapseError, Codes, UnrecognizedRequestError, NotFoundError, StoreError
 )
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 from synapse.storage.push_rule import (
     InconsistentRuleException, RuleNotFoundException
 )
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import simplejson as json
 
 
 class PushRuleRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/pushrules/.*$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/pushrules/.*$")
     SLIGHTLY_PEDANTIC_TRAILING_SLASH_ERROR = (
         "Unrecognised request: You probably wanted a trailing slash")
 
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ class PushRuleRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     def set_rule_attr(self, user_name, spec, val):
         if spec['attr'] == 'enabled':
+            if isinstance(val, dict) and "enabled" in val:
+                val = val["enabled"]
             if not isinstance(val, bool):
+                # Legacy fallback
+                # This should *actually* take a dict, but many clients pass
+                # bools directly, so let's not break them.
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Value for 'enabled' must be boolean")
             namespaced_rule_id = _namespaced_rule_id_from_spec(spec)
             self.hs.get_datastore().set_push_rule_enabled(
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index a110c0a4f0..d6d1ad528e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes
 from synapse.push import PusherConfigException
-from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from .base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class PusherRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/pushers/set$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/pushers/set$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ class PusherRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Missing parameters: "+','.join(missing),
                                errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
 
+        logger.debug("set pushkey %s to kind %s", content['pushkey'], content['kind'])
+        logger.debug("Got pushers request with body: %r", content)
+
         append = False
         if 'append' in content:
             append = content['append']
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
index a56834e365..4b02311e05 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/register.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes
 from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     handler doesn't have a concept of multi-stages or sessions.
     """
 
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/register$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/register$", releases=(), include_in_unstable=False)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RegisterRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
index 139dac1cc3..53cc29becb 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 """ This module contains REST servlets to do with rooms: /rooms/<paths> """
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes, AuthError
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ class RoomCreateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     # No PATTERN; we have custom dispatch rules here
 
     def register(self, http_server):
-        PATTERN = "/createRoom"
-        register_txn_path(self, PATTERN, http_server)
+        PATTERNS = "/createRoom"
+        register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
         # define CORS for all of /rooms in RoomCreateRestServlet for simplicity
-        http_server.register_path("OPTIONS",
-                                  client_path_pattern("/rooms(?:/.*)?$"),
-                                  self.on_OPTIONS)
+        http_server.register_paths("OPTIONS",
+                                   client_path_patterns("/rooms(?:/.*)?$"),
+                                   self.on_OPTIONS)
         # define CORS for /createRoom[/txnid]
-        http_server.register_path("OPTIONS",
-                                  client_path_pattern("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$"),
-                                  self.on_OPTIONS)
+        http_server.register_paths("OPTIONS",
+                                   client_path_patterns("/createRoom(?:/.*)?$"),
+                                   self.on_OPTIONS)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_PUT(self, request, txn_id):
@@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ class RoomStateEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         state_key = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state/"
                      "(?P<event_type>[^/]*)/(?P<state_key>[^/]*)$")
 
-        http_server.register_path("GET",
-                                  client_path_pattern(state_key),
-                                  self.on_GET)
-        http_server.register_path("PUT",
-                                  client_path_pattern(state_key),
-                                  self.on_PUT)
-        http_server.register_path("GET",
-                                  client_path_pattern(no_state_key),
-                                  self.on_GET_no_state_key)
-        http_server.register_path("PUT",
-                                  client_path_pattern(no_state_key),
-                                  self.on_PUT_no_state_key)
+        http_server.register_paths("GET",
+                                   client_path_patterns(state_key),
+                                   self.on_GET)
+        http_server.register_paths("PUT",
+                                   client_path_patterns(state_key),
+                                   self.on_PUT)
+        http_server.register_paths("GET",
+                                   client_path_patterns(no_state_key),
+                                   self.on_GET_no_state_key)
+        http_server.register_paths("PUT",
+                                   client_path_patterns(no_state_key),
+                                   self.on_PUT_no_state_key)
 
     def on_GET_no_state_key(self, request, room_id, event_type):
         return self.on_GET(request, room_id, event_type, "")
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ class RoomSendEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/send/$event_type[/$txn_id]
-        PATTERN = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/send/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)")
-        register_txn_path(self, PATTERN, http_server, with_get=True)
+        PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/send/(?P<event_type>[^/]*)")
+        register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server, with_get=True)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_type, txn_id=None):
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /join/$room_identifier[/$txn_id]
-        PATTERN = ("/join/(?P<room_identifier>[^/]*)")
-        register_txn_path(self, PATTERN, http_server)
+        PATTERNS = ("/join/(?P<room_identifier>[^/]*)")
+        register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_identifier, txn_id=None):
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/publicRooms$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/publicRooms$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class PublicRoomListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/members$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class RoomMemberListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs better unit testing
 class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/messages$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class RoomMessageListRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/state$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class RoomStateRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 # TODO: Needs unit testing
 class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/initialSync$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
@@ -383,32 +383,8 @@ class RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, content))
 
 
-class RoomTriggerBackfill(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/backfill$")
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(RoomTriggerBackfill, self).__init__(hs)
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, room_id):
-        remote_server = urllib.unquote(
-            request.args["remote"][0]
-        ).decode("UTF-8")
-
-        limit = int(request.args["limit"][0])
-
-        handler = self.handlers.federation_handler
-        events = yield handler.backfill(remote_server, room_id, limit)
-
-        time_now = self.clock.time_msec()
-
-        res = [serialize_event(event, time_now) for event in events]
-        defer.returnValue((200, res))
-
-
 class RoomEventContext(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/context/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -447,9 +423,9 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     def register(self, http_server):
         # /rooms/$roomid/[invite|join|leave]
-        PATTERN = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/"
-                   "(?P<membership_action>join|invite|leave|ban|kick)")
-        register_txn_path(self, PATTERN, http_server)
+        PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/"
+                    "(?P<membership_action>join|invite|leave|ban|kick|forget)")
+        register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id, membership_action, txn_id=None):
@@ -458,6 +434,8 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             allow_guest=True
         )
 
+        effective_membership_action = membership_action
+
         if is_guest and membership_action not in {Membership.JOIN, Membership.LEAVE}:
             raise AuthError(403, "Guest access not allowed")
 
@@ -488,11 +466,13 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             UserID.from_string(state_key)
 
             if membership_action == "kick":
-                membership_action = "leave"
+                effective_membership_action = "leave"
+        elif membership_action == "forget":
+            effective_membership_action = "leave"
 
         msg_handler = self.handlers.message_handler
 
-        content = {"membership": unicode(membership_action)}
+        content = {"membership": unicode(effective_membership_action)}
         if is_guest:
             content["kind"] = "guest"
 
@@ -509,6 +489,9 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             is_guest=is_guest,
         )
 
+        if membership_action == "forget":
+            self.handlers.room_member_handler.forget(user, room_id)
+
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
     def _has_3pid_invite_keys(self, content):
@@ -536,8 +519,8 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
     def register(self, http_server):
-        PATTERN = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/redact/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)")
-        register_txn_path(self, PATTERN, http_server)
+        PATTERNS = ("/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/redact/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)")
+        register_txn_path(self, PATTERNS, http_server)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request, room_id, event_id, txn_id=None):
@@ -575,7 +558,7 @@ class RoomRedactEventRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class RoomTypingRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/typing/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)$"
     )
 
@@ -608,7 +591,7 @@ class RoomTypingRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
 
 class SearchRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns(
         "/search$"
     )
 
@@ -648,20 +631,20 @@ def register_txn_path(servlet, regex_string, http_server, with_get=False):
         http_server : The http_server to register paths with.
         with_get: True to also register respective GET paths for the PUTs.
     """
-    http_server.register_path(
+    http_server.register_paths(
         "POST",
-        client_path_pattern(regex_string + "$"),
+        client_path_patterns(regex_string + "$"),
         servlet.on_POST
     )
-    http_server.register_path(
+    http_server.register_paths(
         "PUT",
-        client_path_pattern(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
+        client_path_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
         servlet.on_PUT
     )
     if with_get:
-        http_server.register_path(
+        http_server.register_paths(
             "GET",
-            client_path_pattern(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
+            client_path_patterns(regex_string + "/(?P<txn_id>[^/]*)$"),
             servlet.on_GET
         )
 
@@ -672,7 +655,6 @@ def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
     RoomMemberListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomMessageListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     JoinRoomAliasServlet(hs).register(http_server)
-    RoomTriggerBackfill(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomMembershipRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     RoomSendEventRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
     PublicRoomListRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
index eb7c57cade..1567a03c89 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/voip.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_pattern
+from base import ClientV1RestServlet, client_path_patterns
 
 
 import hmac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import base64
 
 
 class VoipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_path_pattern("/voip/turnServer$")
+    PATTERNS = client_path_patterns("/voip/turnServer$")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_GET(self, request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
index a108132346..c488b10d3c 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
@@ -12,37 +12,3 @@
 # 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 . import (
-    sync,
-    filter,
-    account,
-    register,
-    auth,
-    receipts,
-    keys,
-    tokenrefresh,
-    tags,
-)
-
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-
-
-class ClientV2AlphaRestResource(JsonResource):
-    """A resource for version 2 alpha of the matrix client API."""
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        JsonResource.__init__(self, hs, canonical_json=False)
-        self.register_servlets(self, hs)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def register_servlets(client_resource, hs):
-        sync.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        filter.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        account.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        register.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        auth.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        receipts.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        keys.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        tokenrefresh.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
-        tags.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
index 4540e8dcf7..7b8b879c03 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import simplejson
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def client_v2_pattern(path_regex):
+def client_v2_patterns(path_regex, releases=(0,)):
     """Creates a regex compiled client path with the correct client path
     prefix.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ def client_v2_pattern(path_regex):
     Returns:
         SRE_Pattern
     """
-    return re.compile("^" + CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX + path_regex)
+    patterns = [re.compile("^" + CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX + path_regex)]
+    unstable_prefix = CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX.replace("/v2_alpha", "/unstable")
+    patterns.append(re.compile("^" + unstable_prefix + path_regex))
+    for release in releases:
+        new_prefix = CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX.replace("/v2_alpha", "/r%d" % release)
+        patterns.append(re.compile("^" + new_prefix + path_regex))
+    return patterns
 
 
 def parse_request_allow_empty(request):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
index 1970ad3458..3e1459d5b9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, SynapseError, Codes
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern, parse_json_dict_from_request
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns, parse_json_dict_from_request
 
 import logging
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/account/password")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/password")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(PasswordRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/account/3pid")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/account/3pid")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(ThreepidRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b8f454bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# -*- 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 ._base import client_v2_patterns
+
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+import logging
+
+import simplejson as json
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    PUT /user/{user_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
+    """
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+        "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/account_data/(?P<account_data_type>[^/]*)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(AccountDataServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, account_data_type):
+        auth_user, _, _ = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        if user_id != auth_user.to_string():
+            raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add account data for other users.")
+
+        try:
+            content_bytes = request.content.read()
+            body = json.loads(content_bytes)
+        except:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid JSON")
+
+        max_id = yield self.store.add_account_data_for_user(
+            user_id, account_data_type, body
+        )
+
+        yield self.notifier.on_new_event(
+            "account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+class RoomAccountDataServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    PUT /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/account_data/{account_dataType} HTTP/1.1
+    """
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
+        "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)"
+        "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)"
+        "/account_data/(?P<account_data_type>[^/]*)"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomAccountDataServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id, room_id, account_data_type):
+        auth_user, _, _ = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        if user_id != auth_user.to_string():
+            raise AuthError(403, "Cannot add account data for other users.")
+
+        try:
+            content_bytes = request.content.read()
+            body = json.loads(content_bytes)
+        except:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid JSON")
+
+        if not isinstance(body, dict):
+            raise ValueError("Expected a JSON object")
+
+        max_id = yield self.store.add_account_data_to_room(
+            user_id, room_id, account_data_type, body
+        )
+
+        yield self.notifier.on_new_event(
+            "account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    AccountDataServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    RoomAccountDataServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
index 4c726f05f5..fb5947a141 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 import logging
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
     cannot be handled in the normal flow (with requests to the same endpoint).
     Current use is for web fallback auth.
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(AuthRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
index 97956a4b91..3cd0364b56 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter/(?P<filter_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter/(?P<filter_id>[^/]*)")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(GetFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
 
 class CreateFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/filter")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(CreateFilterRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
index 820d33336f..753f2988a1 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/keys.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from synapse.types import UserID
 
 from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 import simplejson as json
 import logging
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
       },
     }
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/keys/upload/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/keys/upload/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)", releases=())
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(KeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ class KeyQueryServlet(RestServlet):
     } } } } } }
     """
 
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
         "/keys/query(?:"
         "/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)(?:"
         "/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)"
         ")?"
-        ")?"
+        ")?",
+        releases=()
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -245,10 +246,11 @@ class OneTimeKeyServlet(RestServlet):
     } } } }
 
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
         "/keys/claim(?:/?|(?:/"
         "(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/(?P<device_id>[^/]*)/(?P<algorithm>[^/]*)"
-        ")?)"
+        ")?)",
+        releases=()
     )
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
index 788acd4adb..aa214e13b6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/receipts.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 import logging
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ReceiptRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
         "/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)"
         "/receipt/(?P<receipt_type>[^/]*)"
         "/(?P<event_id>[^/]*)$"
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
index f899376311..b2b89652c6 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes, UnrecognizedRequestError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern, parse_json_dict_from_request
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns, parse_json_dict_from_request
 
 import logging
 import hmac
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/register")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/register")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(RegisterRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
index efd8281558..f0a637a6da 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ from synapse.handlers.sync import SyncConfig
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
 from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 from synapse.events.utils import (
-    serialize_event, format_event_for_client_v2_without_event_id,
+    serialize_event, format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
 )
 from synapse.api.filtering import FilterCollection
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 import copy
 import logging
 
+import ujson as json
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
           "next_batch": // batch token for the next /sync
           "presence": // presence data for the user.
           "rooms": {
-            "joined": { // Joined rooms being updated.
+            "join": { // Joined rooms being updated.
               "${room_id}": { // Id of the room being updated
                 "event_map": // Map of EventID -> event JSON.
                 "timeline": { // The recent events in the room if gap is "true"
@@ -63,13 +66,13 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                 "ephemeral": {"events": []} // list of event objects
               }
             },
-            "invited": {}, // Invited rooms being updated.
-            "archived": {} // Archived rooms being updated.
+            "invite": {}, // Invited rooms being updated.
+            "leave": {} // Archived rooms being updated.
           }
         }
     """
 
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/sync$")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/sync$")
     ALLOWED_PRESENCE = set(["online", "offline"])
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -100,12 +103,21 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             )
         )
 
-        try:
-            filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-                user.localpart, filter_id
-            )
-        except:
-            filter = FilterCollection({})
+        if filter_id and filter_id.startswith('{'):
+            logging.error("MJH %r", filter_id)
+            try:
+                filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
+            except:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter JSON")
+            self.filtering._check_valid_filter(filter_object)
+            filter = FilterCollection(filter_object)
+        else:
+            try:
+                filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
+                    user.localpart, filter_id
+                )
+            except:
+                filter = FilterCollection({})
 
         sync_config = SyncConfig(
             user=user,
@@ -144,13 +156,16 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         )
 
         response_content = {
+            "account_data": self.encode_account_data(
+                sync_result.account_data, filter, time_now
+            ),
             "presence": self.encode_presence(
                 sync_result.presence, filter, time_now
             ),
             "rooms": {
-                "joined": joined,
-                "invited": invited,
-                "archived": archived,
+                "join": joined,
+                "invite": invited,
+                "leave": archived,
             },
             "next_batch": sync_result.next_batch.to_string(),
         }
@@ -165,6 +180,9 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             formatted.append(event)
         return {"events": filter.filter_presence(formatted)}
 
+    def encode_account_data(self, events, filter, time_now):
+        return {"events": filter.filter_account_data(events)}
+
     def encode_joined(self, rooms, filter, time_now, token_id):
         """
         Encode the joined rooms in a sync result
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         for room in rooms:
             invite = serialize_event(
                 room.invite, time_now, token_id=token_id,
-                event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_event_id,
+                event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
             )
             invited_state = invite.get("unsigned", {}).pop("invite_room_state", [])
             invited_state.append(invite)
@@ -256,7 +274,13 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
         :return: the room, encoded in our response format
         :rtype: dict[str, object]
         """
-        event_map = {}
+        def serialize(event):
+            # TODO(mjark): Respect formatting requirements in the filter.
+            return serialize_event(
+                event, time_now, token_id=token_id,
+                event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_room_id,
+            )
+
         state_dict = room.state
         timeline_events = filter.filter_room_timeline(room.timeline.events)
 
@@ -264,37 +288,22 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
             state_dict, timeline_events)
 
         state_events = filter.filter_room_state(state_dict.values())
-        state_event_ids = []
-        for event in state_events:
-            # TODO(mjark): Respect formatting requirements in the filter.
-            event_map[event.event_id] = serialize_event(
-                event, time_now, token_id=token_id,
-                event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_event_id,
-            )
-            state_event_ids.append(event.event_id)
 
-        timeline_event_ids = []
-        for event in timeline_events:
-            # TODO(mjark): Respect formatting requirements in the filter.
-            event_map[event.event_id] = serialize_event(
-                event, time_now, token_id=token_id,
-                event_format=format_event_for_client_v2_without_event_id,
-            )
-            timeline_event_ids.append(event.event_id)
+        serialized_state = [serialize(e) for e in state_events]
+        serialized_timeline = [serialize(e) for e in timeline_events]
 
-        private_user_data = filter.filter_room_private_user_data(
-            room.private_user_data
+        account_data = filter.filter_room_account_data(
+            room.account_data
         )
 
         result = {
-            "event_map": event_map,
             "timeline": {
-                "events": timeline_event_ids,
+                "events": serialized_timeline,
                 "prev_batch": room.timeline.prev_batch.to_string(),
                 "limited": room.timeline.limited,
             },
-            "state": {"events": state_event_ids},
-            "private_user_data": {"events": private_user_data},
+            "state": {"events": serialized_state},
+            "account_data": {"events": account_data},
         }
 
         if joined:
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
index 35482ae6a6..b5d0db5569 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tags.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns
 
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, SynapseError
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TagListServlet(RestServlet):
     """
     GET /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/tags"
     )
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
     PUT /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags/{tag} HTTP/1.1
     DELETE /user/{user_id}/rooms/{room_id}/tags/{tag} HTTP/1.1
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern(
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns(
         "/user/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/rooms/(?P<room_id>[^/]*)/tags/(?P<tag>[^/]*)"
     )
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
         max_id = yield self.store.add_tag_to_room(user_id, room_id, tag, body)
 
         yield self.notifier.on_new_event(
-            "private_user_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
+            "account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
         )
 
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class TagServlet(RestServlet):
         max_id = yield self.store.remove_tag_from_room(user_id, room_id, tag)
 
         yield self.notifier.on_new_event(
-            "private_user_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
+            "account_data_key", max_id, users=[user_id]
         )
 
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
index 901e777983..5a63afd51e 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/tokenrefresh.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
 
-from ._base import client_v2_pattern, parse_json_dict_from_request
+from ._base import client_v2_patterns, parse_json_dict_from_request
 
 
 class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TokenRefreshRestServlet(RestServlet):
     Exchanges refresh tokens for a pair of an access token and a new refresh
     token.
     """
-    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/tokenrefresh")
+    PATTERNS = client_v2_patterns("/tokenrefresh")
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(TokenRefreshRestServlet, self).__init__()
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index f75d5358b2..f5c8329873 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ class BaseHomeServer(object):
         'state_handler',
         'notifier',
         'distributor',
-        'resource_for_client',
-        'resource_for_client_v2_alpha',
+        'client_resource',
         'resource_for_federation',
         'resource_for_static_content',
         'resource_for_web_client',
diff --git a/synapse/static/client/login/js/login.js b/synapse/static/client/login/js/login.js
index ab8b4d44ea..bfb7386035 100644
--- a/synapse/static/client/login/js/login.js
+++ b/synapse/static/client/login/js/login.js
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ var submitPassword = function(user, pwd) {
     }).error(errorFunc);
 };
 
-var submitCas = function(ticket, service) {
-    console.log("Logging in with cas...");
+var submitToken = function(loginToken) {
+    console.log("Logging in with login token...");
     var data = {
-        type: "m.login.cas",
-        ticket: ticket,
-        service: service,
+        type: "m.login.token",
+        token: loginToken
     };
     $.post(matrixLogin.endpoint, JSON.stringify(data), function(response) {
         show_login();
@@ -41,23 +40,10 @@ var errorFunc = function(err) {
     }
 };
 
-var getCasURL = function(cb) {
-    $.get(matrixLogin.endpoint + "/cas", function(response) {
-        var cas_url = response.serverUrl;
-
-        cb(cas_url);
-    }).error(errorFunc);
-};
-
-
 var gotoCas = function() {
-    getCasURL(function(cas_url) {
-        var this_page = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
-
-        var redirect_url = cas_url + "/login?service=" + encodeURIComponent(this_page);
-
-        window.location.replace(redirect_url);
-    });
+    var this_page = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
+    var redirect_url = matrixLogin.endpoint + "/cas/redirect?redirectUrl=" + encodeURIComponent(this_page);
+    window.location.replace(redirect_url);
 }
 
 var setFeedbackString = function(text) {
@@ -111,7 +97,7 @@ var fetch_info = function(cb) {
 
 matrixLogin.onLoad = function() {
     fetch_info(function() {
-        if (!try_cas()) {
+        if (!try_token()) {
             show_login();
         }
     });
@@ -148,20 +134,20 @@ var parseQsFromUrl = function(query) {
     return result;
 };
 
-var try_cas = function() {
+var try_token = function() {
     var pos = window.location.href.indexOf("?");
     if (pos == -1) {
         return false;
     }
     var qs = parseQsFromUrl(window.location.href.substr(pos+1));
 
-    var ticket = qs.ticket;
+    var loginToken = qs.loginToken;
 
-    if (!ticket) {
+    if (!loginToken) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    submitCas(ticket, location.origin);
+    submitToken(loginToken);
 
     return true;
 };
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index e7443f2838..c46b653f11 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from .end_to_end_keys import EndToEndKeyStore
 from .receipts import ReceiptsStore
 from .search import SearchStore
 from .tags import TagsStore
+from .account_data import AccountDataStore
 
 
 import logging
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                 EndToEndKeyStore,
                 SearchStore,
                 TagsStore,
+                AccountDataStore,
                 ):
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index 218e708054..17a14e001c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
         self._clock.looping_call(loop, 10000)
 
-    def _new_transaction(self, conn, desc, after_callbacks, func, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _new_transaction(self, conn, desc, after_callbacks, logging_context,
+                         func, *args, **kwargs):
         start = time.time() * 1000
         txn_id = self._TXN_ID
 
@@ -277,6 +278,9 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             end = time.time() * 1000
             duration = end - start
 
+            if logging_context is not None:
+                logging_context.add_database_transaction(duration)
+
             transaction_logger.debug("[TXN END] {%s} %f", name, duration)
 
             self._current_txn_total_time += duration
@@ -302,7 +306,8 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
                 current_context.copy_to(context)
                 return self._new_transaction(
-                    conn, desc, after_callbacks, func, *args, **kwargs
+                    conn, desc, after_callbacks, current_context,
+                    func, *args, **kwargs
                 )
 
         result = yield preserve_context_over_fn(
diff --git a/synapse/storage/account_data.py b/synapse/storage/account_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1829f84e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/account_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014, 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 ._base import SQLBaseStore
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+import ujson as json
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AccountDataStore(SQLBaseStore):
+
+    def get_account_data_for_user(self, user_id):
+        """Get all the client account_data for a user.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to get the account_data for.
+        Returns:
+            A deferred pair of a dict of global account_data and a dict
+            mapping from room_id string to per room account_data dicts.
+        """
+
+        def get_account_data_for_user_txn(txn):
+            rows = self._simple_select_list_txn(
+                txn, "account_data", {"user_id": user_id},
+                ["account_data_type", "content"]
+            )
+
+            global_account_data = {
+                row["account_data_type"]: json.loads(row["content"]) for row in rows
+            }
+
+            rows = self._simple_select_list_txn(
+                txn, "room_account_data", {"user_id": user_id},
+                ["room_id", "account_data_type", "content"]
+            )
+
+            by_room = {}
+            for row in rows:
+                room_data = by_room.setdefault(row["room_id"], {})
+                room_data[row["account_data_type"]] = json.loads(row["content"])
+
+            return (global_account_data, by_room)
+
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "get_account_data_for_user", get_account_data_for_user_txn
+        )
+
+    def get_account_data_for_room(self, user_id, room_id):
+        """Get all the client account_data for a user for a room.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to get the account_data for.
+            room_id(str): The room to get the account_data for.
+        Returns:
+            A deferred dict of the room account_data
+        """
+        def get_account_data_for_room_txn(txn):
+            rows = self._simple_select_list_txn(
+                txn, "room_account_data", {"user_id": user_id, "room_id": room_id},
+                ["account_data_type", "content"]
+            )
+
+            return {
+                row["account_data_type"]: json.loads(row["content"]) for row in rows
+            }
+
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "get_account_data_for_room", get_account_data_for_room_txn
+        )
+
+    def get_updated_account_data_for_user(self, user_id, stream_id):
+        """Get all the client account_data for a that's changed.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to get the account_data for.
+            stream_id(int): The point in the stream since which to get updates
+        Returns:
+            A deferred pair of a dict of global account_data and a dict
+            mapping from room_id string to per room account_data dicts.
+        """
+
+        def get_updated_account_data_for_user_txn(txn):
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT account_data_type, content FROM account_data"
+                " WHERE user_id = ? AND stream_id > ?"
+            )
+
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, stream_id))
+
+            global_account_data = {
+                row[0]: json.loads(row[1]) for row in txn.fetchall()
+            }
+
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT room_id, account_data_type, content FROM room_account_data"
+                " WHERE user_id = ? AND stream_id > ?"
+            )
+
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, stream_id))
+
+            account_data_by_room = {}
+            for row in txn.fetchall():
+                room_account_data = account_data_by_room.setdefault(row[0], {})
+                room_account_data[row[1]] = json.loads(row[2])
+
+            return (global_account_data, account_data_by_room)
+
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "get_updated_account_data_for_user", get_updated_account_data_for_user_txn
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def add_account_data_to_room(self, user_id, room_id, account_data_type, content):
+        """Add some account_data to a room for a user.
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to add a tag for.
+            room_id(str): The room to add a tag for.
+            account_data_type(str): The type of account_data to add.
+            content(dict): A json object to associate with the tag.
+        Returns:
+            A deferred that completes once the account_data has been added.
+        """
+        content_json = json.dumps(content)
+
+        def add_account_data_txn(txn, next_id):
+            self._simple_upsert_txn(
+                txn,
+                table="room_account_data",
+                keyvalues={
+                    "user_id": user_id,
+                    "room_id": room_id,
+                    "account_data_type": account_data_type,
+                },
+                values={
+                    "stream_id": next_id,
+                    "content": content_json,
+                }
+            )
+            self._update_max_stream_id(txn, next_id)
+
+        with (yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
+            yield self.runInteraction(
+                "add_room_account_data", add_account_data_txn, next_id
+            )
+
+        result = yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        defer.returnValue(result)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def add_account_data_for_user(self, user_id, account_data_type, content):
+        """Add some account_data to a room for a user.
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): The user to add a tag for.
+            account_data_type(str): The type of account_data to add.
+            content(dict): A json object to associate with the tag.
+        Returns:
+            A deferred that completes once the account_data has been added.
+        """
+        content_json = json.dumps(content)
+
+        def add_account_data_txn(txn, next_id):
+            self._simple_upsert_txn(
+                txn,
+                table="account_data",
+                keyvalues={
+                    "user_id": user_id,
+                    "account_data_type": account_data_type,
+                },
+                values={
+                    "stream_id": next_id,
+                    "content": content_json,
+                }
+            )
+            self._update_max_stream_id(txn, next_id)
+
+        with (yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
+            yield self.runInteraction(
+                "add_user_account_data", add_account_data_txn, next_id
+            )
+
+        result = yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        defer.returnValue(result)
+
+    def _update_max_stream_id(self, txn, next_id):
+        """Update the max stream_id
+
+        Args:
+            txn: The database cursor
+            next_id(int): The the revision to advance to.
+        """
+        update_max_id_sql = (
+            "UPDATE account_data_max_stream_id"
+            " SET stream_id = ?"
+            " WHERE stream_id < ?"
+        )
+        txn.execute(update_max_id_sql, (next_id, next_id))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 5d35ca90b9..fc5725097c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ EVENT_QUEUE_TIMEOUT_S = 0.1  # Timeout when waiting for requests for events
 
 
 class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
+    EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME = "event_origin_server_ts"
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(EventsStore, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.register_background_update_handler(
+            self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME, self._background_reindex_origin_server_ts
+        )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def persist_events(self, events_and_contexts, backfilled=False,
                        is_new_state=True):
@@ -365,6 +373,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "processed": True,
                     "outlier": event.internal_metadata.is_outlier(),
                     "content": encode_json(event.content).decode("UTF-8"),
+                    "origin_server_ts": int(event.origin_server_ts),
                 }
                 for event, _ in events_and_contexts
             ],
@@ -640,7 +649,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 ]
 
                 rows = self._new_transaction(
-                    conn, "do_fetch", [], self._fetch_event_rows, event_ids
+                    conn, "do_fetch", [], None, self._fetch_event_rows, event_ids
                 )
 
                 row_dict = {
@@ -964,3 +973,71 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         ret = yield self.runInteraction("count_messages", _count_messages)
         defer.returnValue(ret)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _background_reindex_origin_server_ts(self, progress, batch_size):
+        target_min_stream_id = progress["target_min_stream_id_inclusive"]
+        max_stream_id = progress["max_stream_id_exclusive"]
+        rows_inserted = progress.get("rows_inserted", 0)
+
+        INSERT_CLUMP_SIZE = 1000
+
+        def reindex_search_txn(txn):
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT stream_ordering, event_id FROM events"
+                " WHERE ? <= stream_ordering AND stream_ordering < ?"
+                " ORDER BY stream_ordering DESC"
+                " LIMIT ?"
+            )
+
+            txn.execute(sql, (target_min_stream_id, max_stream_id, batch_size))
+
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+            if not rows:
+                return 0
+
+            min_stream_id = rows[-1][0]
+            event_ids = [row[1] for row in rows]
+
+            events = self._get_events_txn(txn, event_ids)
+
+            rows = []
+            for event in events:
+                try:
+                    event_id = event.event_id
+                    origin_server_ts = event.origin_server_ts
+                except (KeyError, AttributeError):
+                    # If the event is missing a necessary field then
+                    # skip over it.
+                    continue
+
+                rows.append((origin_server_ts, event_id))
+
+            sql = (
+                "UPDATE events SET origin_server_ts = ? WHERE event_id = ?"
+            )
+
+            for index in range(0, len(rows), INSERT_CLUMP_SIZE):
+                clump = rows[index:index + INSERT_CLUMP_SIZE]
+                txn.executemany(sql, clump)
+
+            progress = {
+                "target_min_stream_id_inclusive": target_min_stream_id,
+                "max_stream_id_exclusive": min_stream_id,
+                "rows_inserted": rows_inserted + len(rows)
+            }
+
+            self._background_update_progress_txn(
+                txn, self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME, progress
+            )
+
+            return len(rows)
+
+        result = yield self.runInteraction(
+            self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME, reindex_search_txn
+        )
+
+        if not result:
+            yield self._end_background_update(self.EVENT_ORIGIN_SERVER_TS_NAME)
+
+        defer.returnValue(result)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index 1a74d6e360..16eff62544 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Remember to update this number every time a change is made to database
 # schema files, so the users will be informed on server restarts.
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 25
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 27
 
 dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index ae1ad56d9a..69398b7c8e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
     def _get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is_txn(self, txn, user_id,
                                                     membership_list):
-        where_clause = "user_id = ? AND (%s)" % (
+        where_clause = "user_id = ? AND (%s) AND forgotten = 0" % (
             " OR ".join(["membership = ?" for _ in membership_list]),
         )
 
@@ -269,3 +269,67 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         ret = len(room_id_lists.pop(0).intersection(*room_id_lists)) > 0
 
         defer.returnValue(ret)
+
+    def forget(self, user_id, room_id):
+        """Indicate that user_id wishes to discard history for room_id."""
+        def f(txn):
+            sql = (
+                "UPDATE"
+                "  room_memberships"
+                " SET"
+                "  forgotten = 1"
+                " WHERE"
+                "  user_id = ?"
+                " AND"
+                "  room_id = ?"
+            )
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id))
+        self.runInteraction("forget_membership", f)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def did_forget(self, user_id, room_id):
+        """Returns whether user_id has elected to discard history for room_id.
+
+        Returns False if they have since re-joined."""
+        def f(txn):
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT"
+                "  COUNT(*)"
+                " FROM"
+                "  room_memberships"
+                " WHERE"
+                "  user_id = ?"
+                " AND"
+                "  room_id = ?"
+                " AND"
+                "  forgotten = 0"
+            )
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id))
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+            return rows[0][0]
+        count = yield self.runInteraction("did_forget_membership", f)
+        defer.returnValue(count == 0)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def was_forgotten_at(self, user_id, room_id, event_id):
+        """Returns whether user_id has elected to discard history for room_id at event_id.
+
+        event_id must be a membership event."""
+        def f(txn):
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT"
+                "  forgotten"
+                " FROM"
+                "  room_memberships"
+                " WHERE"
+                "  user_id = ?"
+                " AND"
+                "  room_id = ?"
+                " AND"
+                "  event_id = ?"
+            )
+            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id, event_id))
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+            return rows[0][0]
+        forgot = yield self.runInteraction("did_forget_membership_at", f)
+        defer.returnValue(forgot == 1)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql
index f5b2a08ca4..9523d2bcc3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 -- Drop, copy & recreate pushers table to change unique key
 -- Also add access_token column at the same time
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pushers2 (
-  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
   user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-  access_token INTEGER DEFAULT NULL,
-  profile_tag varchar(32) NOT NULL,
-  kind varchar(8) NOT NULL,
-  app_id varchar(64) NOT NULL,
-  app_display_name varchar(64) NOT NULL,
-  device_display_name varchar(128) NOT NULL,
-  pushkey blob NOT NULL,
+  access_token BIGINT DEFAULT NULL,
+  profile_tag VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+  kind VARCHAR(8) NOT NULL,
+  app_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  app_display_name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  device_display_name VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+  pushkey bytea NOT NULL,
   ts BIGINT NOT NULL,
-  lang varchar(8),
-  data blob,
+  lang VARCHAR(8),
+  data bytea,
   last_token TEXT,
   last_success BIGINT,
   failing_since BIGINT,
-  FOREIGN KEY(user_name) REFERENCES users(name),
-  UNIQUE (app_id, pushkey, user_name)
+  UNIQUE (app_id, pushkey)
 );
 INSERT INTO pushers2 (id, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id, app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, lang, data, last_token, last_success, failing_since)
   SELECT id, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id, app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, lang, data, last_token, last_success, failing_since FROM pushers;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/25/fts.py b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/25/fts.py
index 5239d69073..ba48e43792 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/25/fts.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/25/fts.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CREATE INDEX event_search_ev_ridx ON event_search(room_id);
 
 
 SQLITE_TABLE = (
-    "CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_search"
+    "CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE event_search"
     " USING fts4 ( event_id, room_id, sender, key, value )"
 )
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/26/account_data.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/26/account_data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3198a0d29c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/26/account_data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* 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.
+ */
+
+
+ALTER TABLE private_user_data_max_stream_id RENAME TO account_data_max_stream_id;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/account_data.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/account_data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f25416005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/account_data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* 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.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS account_data(
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    account_data_type TEXT NOT NULL, -- The type of the account_data.
+    stream_id BIGINT NOT NULL, -- The version of the account_data.
+    content TEXT NOT NULL,  -- The JSON content of the account_data
+    CONSTRAINT account_data_uniqueness UNIQUE (user_id, account_data_type)
+);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_account_data(
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    account_data_type TEXT NOT NULL, -- The type of the account_data.
+    stream_id BIGINT NOT NULL, -- The version of the account_data.
+    content TEXT NOT NULL,  -- The JSON content of the account_data
+    CONSTRAINT room_account_data_uniqueness UNIQUE (user_id, room_id, account_data_type)
+);
+
+
+CREATE INDEX account_data_stream_id on account_data(user_id, stream_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_account_data_stream_id on room_account_data(user_id, stream_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/forgotten_memberships.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/forgotten_memberships.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..beeb8a288b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/forgotten_memberships.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Keeps track of what rooms users have left and don't want to be able to
+ * access again.
+ *
+ * If all users on this server have left a room, we can delete the room
+ * entirely.
+ *
+ * This column should always contain either 0 or 1.
+ */
+
+ ALTER TABLE room_memberships ADD COLUMN forgotten INTEGER DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/ts.py b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/ts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d4a981975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/27/ts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# 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.
+
+import logging
+
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import get_statements
+
+import ujson
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+ALTER_TABLE = (
+    "ALTER TABLE events ADD COLUMN origin_server_ts BIGINT;"
+    "CREATE INDEX events_ts ON events(origin_server_ts, stream_ordering);"
+)
+
+
+def run_upgrade(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
+    for statement in get_statements(ALTER_TABLE.splitlines()):
+        cur.execute(statement)
+
+    cur.execute("SELECT MIN(stream_ordering) FROM events")
+    rows = cur.fetchall()
+    min_stream_id = rows[0][0]
+
+    cur.execute("SELECT MAX(stream_ordering) FROM events")
+    rows = cur.fetchall()
+    max_stream_id = rows[0][0]
+
+    if min_stream_id is not None and max_stream_id is not None:
+        progress = {
+            "target_min_stream_id_inclusive": min_stream_id,
+            "max_stream_id_exclusive": max_stream_id + 1,
+            "rows_inserted": 0,
+        }
+        progress_json = ujson.dumps(progress)
+
+        sql = (
+            "INSERT into background_updates (update_name, progress_json)"
+            " VALUES (?, ?)"
+        )
+
+        sql = database_engine.convert_param_style(sql)
+
+        cur.execute(sql, ("event_origin_server_ts", progress_json))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/search.py b/synapse/storage/search.py
index 380270b009..39f600f53c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/search.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/search.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine, Sqlite3Engine
 
 import logging
+import re
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -139,7 +140,10 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             list of dicts
         """
         clauses = []
-        args = []
+
+        search_query = search_query = _parse_query(self.database_engine, search_term)
+
+        args = [search_query]
 
         # Make sure we don't explode because the person is in too many rooms.
         # We filter the results below regardless.
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
         if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT ts_rank_cd(vector, query) AS rank, room_id, event_id"
-                " FROM plainto_tsquery('english', ?) as query, event_search"
+                " FROM to_tsquery('english', ?) as query, event_search"
                 " WHERE vector @@ query"
             )
         elif isinstance(self.database_engine, Sqlite3Engine):
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
         sql += " ORDER BY rank DESC LIMIT 500"
 
         results = yield self._execute(
-            "search_msgs", self.cursor_to_dict, sql, *([search_term] + args)
+            "search_msgs", self.cursor_to_dict, sql, *args
         )
 
         results = filter(lambda row: row["room_id"] in room_ids, results)
@@ -194,21 +198,28 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             for ev in events
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue([
-            {
-                "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
-                "rank": r["rank"],
-            }
-            for r in results
-            if r["event_id"] in event_map
-        ])
+        highlights = None
+        if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+            highlights = yield self._find_highlights_in_postgres(search_query, events)
+
+        defer.returnValue({
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
+                    "rank": r["rank"],
+                }
+                for r in results
+                if r["event_id"] in event_map
+            ],
+            "highlights": highlights,
+        })
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def search_room(self, room_id, search_term, keys, limit, pagination_token=None):
+    def search_rooms(self, room_ids, search_term, keys, limit, pagination_token=None):
         """Performs a full text search over events with given keys.
 
         Args:
-            room_id (str): The room_id to search in
+            room_id (list): The room_ids to search in
             search_term (str): Search term to search for
             keys (list): List of keys to search in, currently supports
                 "content.body", "content.name", "content.topic"
@@ -218,7 +229,18 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             list of dicts
         """
         clauses = []
-        args = [search_term, room_id]
+
+        search_query = search_query = _parse_query(self.database_engine, search_term)
+
+        args = [search_query]
+
+        # Make sure we don't explode because the person is in too many rooms.
+        # We filter the results below regardless.
+        if len(room_ids) < 500:
+            clauses.append(
+                "room_id IN (%s)" % (",".join(["?"] * len(room_ids)),)
+            )
+            args.extend(room_ids)
 
         local_clauses = []
         for key in keys:
@@ -231,25 +253,25 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
 
         if pagination_token:
             try:
-                topo, stream = pagination_token.split(",")
-                topo = int(topo)
+                origin_server_ts, stream = pagination_token.split(",")
+                origin_server_ts = int(origin_server_ts)
                 stream = int(stream)
             except:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid pagination token")
 
             clauses.append(
-                "(topological_ordering < ?"
-                " OR (topological_ordering = ? AND stream_ordering < ?))"
+                "(origin_server_ts < ?"
+                " OR (origin_server_ts = ? AND stream_ordering < ?))"
             )
-            args.extend([topo, topo, stream])
+            args.extend([origin_server_ts, origin_server_ts, stream])
 
         if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT ts_rank_cd(vector, query) as rank,"
-                " topological_ordering, stream_ordering, room_id, event_id"
-                " FROM plainto_tsquery('english', ?) as query, event_search"
+                " origin_server_ts, stream_ordering, room_id, event_id"
+                " FROM to_tsquery('english', ?) as query, event_search"
                 " NATURAL JOIN events"
-                " WHERE vector @@ query AND room_id = ?"
+                " WHERE vector @@ query AND "
             )
         elif isinstance(self.database_engine, Sqlite3Engine):
             # We use CROSS JOIN here to ensure we use the right indexes.
@@ -262,24 +284,23 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             # MATCH unless it uses the full text search index
             sql = (
                 "SELECT rank(matchinfo) as rank, room_id, event_id,"
-                " topological_ordering, stream_ordering"
+                " origin_server_ts, stream_ordering"
                 " FROM (SELECT key, event_id, matchinfo(event_search) as matchinfo"
                 " FROM event_search"
                 " WHERE value MATCH ?"
                 " )"
                 " CROSS JOIN events USING (event_id)"
-                " WHERE room_id = ?"
+                " WHERE "
             )
         else:
             # This should be unreachable.
             raise Exception("Unrecognized database engine")
 
-        for clause in clauses:
-            sql += " AND " + clause
+        sql += " AND ".join(clauses)
 
         # We add an arbitrary limit here to ensure we don't try to pull the
         # entire table from the database.
-        sql += " ORDER BY topological_ordering DESC, stream_ordering DESC LIMIT ?"
+        sql += " ORDER BY origin_server_ts DESC, stream_ordering DESC LIMIT ?"
 
         args.append(limit)
 
@@ -287,6 +308,8 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             "search_rooms", self.cursor_to_dict, sql, *args
         )
 
+        results = filter(lambda row: row["room_id"] in room_ids, results)
+
         events = yield self._get_events([r["event_id"] for r in results])
 
         event_map = {
@@ -294,14 +317,110 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
             for ev in events
         }
 
-        defer.returnValue([
-            {
-                "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
-                "rank": r["rank"],
-                "pagination_token": "%s,%s" % (
-                    r["topological_ordering"], r["stream_ordering"]
-                ),
-            }
-            for r in results
-            if r["event_id"] in event_map
-        ])
+        highlights = None
+        if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+            highlights = yield self._find_highlights_in_postgres(search_query, events)
+
+        defer.returnValue({
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "event": event_map[r["event_id"]],
+                    "rank": r["rank"],
+                    "pagination_token": "%s,%s" % (
+                        r["origin_server_ts"], r["stream_ordering"]
+                    ),
+                }
+                for r in results
+                if r["event_id"] in event_map
+            ],
+            "highlights": highlights,
+        })
+
+    def _find_highlights_in_postgres(self, search_query, events):
+        """Given a list of events and a search term, return a list of words
+        that match from the content of the event.
+
+        This is used to give a list of words that clients can match against to
+        highlight the matching parts.
+
+        Args:
+            search_query (str)
+            events (list): A list of events
+
+        Returns:
+            deferred : A set of strings.
+        """
+        def f(txn):
+            highlight_words = set()
+            for event in events:
+                # As a hack we simply join values of all possible keys. This is
+                # fine since we're only using them to find possible highlights.
+                values = []
+                for key in ("body", "name", "topic"):
+                    v = event.content.get(key, None)
+                    if v:
+                        values.append(v)
+
+                if not values:
+                    continue
+
+                value = " ".join(values)
+
+                # We need to find some values for StartSel and StopSel that
+                # aren't in the value so that we can pick results out.
+                start_sel = "<"
+                stop_sel = ">"
+
+                while start_sel in value:
+                    start_sel += "<"
+                while stop_sel in value:
+                    stop_sel += ">"
+
+                query = "SELECT ts_headline(?, to_tsquery('english', ?), %s)" % (
+                    _to_postgres_options({
+                        "StartSel": start_sel,
+                        "StopSel": stop_sel,
+                        "MaxFragments": "50",
+                    })
+                )
+                txn.execute(query, (value, search_query,))
+                headline, = txn.fetchall()[0]
+
+                # Now we need to pick the possible highlights out of the haedline
+                # result.
+                matcher_regex = "%s(.*?)%s" % (
+                    re.escape(start_sel),
+                    re.escape(stop_sel),
+                )
+
+                res = re.findall(matcher_regex, headline)
+                highlight_words.update([r.lower() for r in res])
+
+            return highlight_words
+
+        return self.runInteraction("_find_highlights", f)
+
+
+def _to_postgres_options(options_dict):
+    return "'%s'" % (
+        ",".join("%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in options_dict.items()),
+    )
+
+
+def _parse_query(database_engine, search_term):
+    """Takes a plain unicode string from the user and converts it into a form
+    that can be passed to database.
+    We use this so that we can add prefix matching, which isn't something
+    that is supported by default.
+    """
+
+    # Pull out the individual words, discarding any non-word characters.
+    results = re.findall(r"([\w\-]+)", search_term, re.UNICODE)
+
+    if isinstance(database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+        return " & ".join(result + ":*" for result in results)
+    elif isinstance(database_engine, Sqlite3Engine):
+        return " & ".join(result + "*" for result in results)
+    else:
+        # This should be unreachable.
+        raise Exception("Unrecognized database engine")
diff --git a/synapse/storage/tags.py b/synapse/storage/tags.py
index bf695b7800..f520f60c6c 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/tags.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/tags.py
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ class TagsStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, hs):
         super(TagsStore, self).__init__(hs)
 
-        self._private_user_data_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
-            "private_user_data_max_stream_id", "stream_id"
+        self._account_data_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
+            "account_data_max_stream_id", "stream_id"
         )
 
-    def get_max_private_user_data_stream_id(self):
+    def get_max_account_data_stream_id(self):
         """Get the current max stream id for the private user data stream
 
         Returns:
             A deferred int.
         """
-        return self._private_user_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        return self._account_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
 
     @cached()
     def get_tags_for_user(self, user_id):
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class TagsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         Args:
             user_id(str): The user to get the tags for.
         Returns:
-            A deferred dict mapping from room_id strings to lists of tag
-            strings.
+            A deferred dict mapping from room_id strings to dicts mapping from
+            tag strings to tag content.
         """
 
         deferred = self._simple_select_list(
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ class TagsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             )
             self._update_revision_txn(txn, user_id, room_id, next_id)
 
-        with (yield self._private_user_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
+        with (yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
             yield self.runInteraction("add_tag", add_tag_txn, next_id)
 
         self.get_tags_for_user.invalidate((user_id,))
 
-        result = yield self._private_user_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        result = yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ class TagsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id, tag))
             self._update_revision_txn(txn, user_id, room_id, next_id)
 
-        with (yield self._private_user_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
+        with (yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_next(self)) as next_id:
             yield self.runInteraction("remove_tag", remove_tag_txn, next_id)
 
         self.get_tags_for_user.invalidate((user_id,))
 
-        result = yield self._private_user_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        result = yield self._account_data_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
         defer.returnValue(result)
 
     def _update_revision_txn(self, txn, user_id, room_id, next_id):
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class TagsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
 
         update_max_id_sql = (
-            "UPDATE private_user_data_max_stream_id"
+            "UPDATE account_data_max_stream_id"
             " SET stream_id = ?"
             " WHERE stream_id < ?"
         )
diff --git a/synapse/streams/events.py b/synapse/streams/events.py
index f0d68b5bf2..cfa7d30fa5 100644
--- a/synapse/streams/events.py
+++ b/synapse/streams/events.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.presence import PresenceEventSource
 from synapse.handlers.room import RoomEventSource
 from synapse.handlers.typing import TypingNotificationEventSource
 from synapse.handlers.receipts import ReceiptEventSource
-from synapse.handlers.private_user_data import PrivateUserDataEventSource
+from synapse.handlers.account_data import AccountDataEventSource
 
 
 class EventSources(object):
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class EventSources(object):
         "presence": PresenceEventSource,
         "typing": TypingNotificationEventSource,
         "receipt": ReceiptEventSource,
-        "private_user_data": PrivateUserDataEventSource,
+        "account_data": AccountDataEventSource,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class EventSources(object):
             receipt_key=(
                 yield self.sources["receipt"].get_current_key()
             ),
-            private_user_data_key=(
-                yield self.sources["private_user_data"].get_current_key()
+            account_data_key=(
+                yield self.sources["account_data"].get_current_key()
             ),
         )
         defer.returnValue(token)
diff --git a/synapse/types.py b/synapse/types.py
index 28344d8b36..af1d76ab46 100644
--- a/synapse/types.py
+++ b/synapse/types.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class StreamToken(
         "presence_key",
         "typing_key",
         "receipt_key",
-        "private_user_data_key",
+        "account_data_key",
     ))
 ):
     _SEPARATOR = "_"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class StreamToken(
             or (int(other.presence_key) < int(self.presence_key))
             or (int(other.typing_key) < int(self.typing_key))
             or (int(other.receipt_key) < int(self.receipt_key))
-            or (int(other.private_user_data_key) < int(self.private_user_data_key))
+            or (int(other.account_data_key) < int(self.account_data_key))
         )
 
     def copy_and_advance(self, key, new_value):
diff --git a/synapse/util/__init__.py b/synapse/util/__init__.py
index d69c7cb991..2170746025 100644
--- a/synapse/util/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/util/__init__.py
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ class Clock(object):
         current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
         def wrapped_callback(*args, **kwargs):
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                LoggingContext.thread_local.current_context = current_context
+            with PreserveLoggingContext(current_context):
                 callback(*args, **kwargs)
 
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
diff --git a/synapse/util/debug.py b/synapse/util/debug.py
index f6a5a841a4..b2bee7958f 100644
--- a/synapse/util/debug.py
+++ b/synapse/util/debug.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ def debug_deferreds():
         context = LoggingContext.current_context()
 
         def restore_context_callback(x):
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                LoggingContext.thread_local.current_context = context
+            with PreserveLoggingContext(context):
                 return fn(x)
 
         return restore_context_callback
diff --git a/synapse/util/logcontext.py b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
index 7e6062c1b8..d528ced55a 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logcontext.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+try:
+    import resource
+
+    # Python doesn't ship with a definition of RUSAGE_THREAD but it's defined
+    # to be 1 on linux so we hard code it.
+    RUSAGE_THREAD = 1
+
+    # If the system doesn't support RUSAGE_THREAD then this should throw an
+    # exception.
+    resource.getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD)
+
+    def get_thread_resource_usage():
+        return resource.getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD)
+except:
+    # If the system doesn't support resource.getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD) then we
+    # won't track resource usage by returning None.
+    def get_thread_resource_usage():
+        return None
+
 
 class LoggingContext(object):
     """Additional context for log formatting. Contexts are scoped within a
@@ -27,7 +46,9 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         name (str): Name for the context for debugging.
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ["parent_context", "name", "__dict__"]
+    __slots__ = [
+        "parent_context", "name", "usage_start", "usage_end", "main_thread", "__dict__"
+    ]
 
     thread_local = threading.local()
 
@@ -42,11 +63,26 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         def copy_to(self, record):
             pass
 
+        def start(self):
+            pass
+
+        def stop(self):
+            pass
+
+        def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
+            pass
+
     sentinel = Sentinel()
 
     def __init__(self, name=None):
         self.parent_context = None
         self.name = name
+        self.ru_stime = 0.
+        self.ru_utime = 0.
+        self.db_txn_count = 0
+        self.db_txn_duration = 0.
+        self.usage_start = None
+        self.main_thread = threading.current_thread()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "%s@%x" % (self.name, id(self))
@@ -56,12 +92,26 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         """Get the current logging context from thread local storage"""
         return getattr(cls.thread_local, "current_context", cls.sentinel)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def set_current_context(cls, context):
+        """Set the current logging context in thread local storage
+        Args:
+            context(LoggingContext): The context to activate.
+        Returns:
+            The context that was previously active
+        """
+        current = cls.current_context()
+        if current is not context:
+            current.stop()
+            cls.thread_local.current_context = context
+            context.start()
+        return current
+
     def __enter__(self):
         """Enters this logging context into thread local storage"""
         if self.parent_context is not None:
             raise Exception("Attempt to enter logging context multiple times")
-        self.parent_context = self.current_context()
-        self.thread_local.current_context = self
+        self.parent_context = self.set_current_context(self)
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
@@ -70,16 +120,16 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         Returns:
             None to avoid suppressing any exeptions that were thrown.
         """
-        if self.thread_local.current_context is not self:
-            if self.thread_local.current_context is self.sentinel:
+        current = self.set_current_context(self.parent_context)
+        if current is not self:
+            if current is self.sentinel:
                 logger.debug("Expected logging context %s has been lost", self)
             else:
                 logger.warn(
                     "Current logging context %s is not expected context %s",
-                    self.thread_local.current_context,
+                    current,
                     self
                 )
-        self.thread_local.current_context = self.parent_context
         self.parent_context = None
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
@@ -93,6 +143,43 @@ class LoggingContext(object):
         for key, value in self.__dict__.items():
             setattr(record, key, value)
 
+        record.ru_utime, record.ru_stime = self.get_resource_usage()
+
+    def start(self):
+        if threading.current_thread() is not self.main_thread:
+            return
+
+        if self.usage_start and self.usage_end:
+            self.ru_utime += self.usage_end.ru_utime - self.usage_start.ru_utime
+            self.ru_stime += self.usage_end.ru_stime - self.usage_start.ru_stime
+            self.usage_start = None
+            self.usage_end = None
+
+        if not self.usage_start:
+            self.usage_start = get_thread_resource_usage()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if threading.current_thread() is not self.main_thread:
+            return
+
+        if self.usage_start:
+            self.usage_end = get_thread_resource_usage()
+
+    def get_resource_usage(self):
+        ru_utime = self.ru_utime
+        ru_stime = self.ru_stime
+
+        if self.usage_start and threading.current_thread() is self.main_thread:
+            current = get_thread_resource_usage()
+            ru_utime += current.ru_utime - self.usage_start.ru_utime
+            ru_stime += current.ru_stime - self.usage_start.ru_stime
+
+        return ru_utime, ru_stime
+
+    def add_database_transaction(self, duration_ms):
+        self.db_txn_count += 1
+        self.db_txn_duration += duration_ms / 1000.
+
 
 class LoggingContextFilter(logging.Filter):
     """Logging filter that adds values from the current logging context to each
@@ -121,17 +208,20 @@ class PreserveLoggingContext(object):
     exited. Used to restore the context after a function using
     @defer.inlineCallbacks is resumed by a callback from the reactor."""
 
-    __slots__ = ["current_context"]
+    __slots__ = ["current_context", "new_context"]
+
+    def __init__(self, new_context=LoggingContext.sentinel):
+        self.new_context = new_context
 
     def __enter__(self):
         """Captures the current logging context"""
-        self.current_context = LoggingContext.current_context()
-        LoggingContext.thread_local.current_context = LoggingContext.sentinel
+        self.current_context = LoggingContext.set_current_context(
+            self.new_context
+        )
 
     def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
         """Restores the current logging context"""
-        LoggingContext.thread_local.current_context = self.current_context
-
+        LoggingContext.set_current_context(self.current_context)
         if self.current_context is not LoggingContext.sentinel:
             if self.current_context.parent_context is None:
                 logger.warn(
@@ -164,8 +254,7 @@ class _PreservingContextDeferred(defer.Deferred):
 
     def _wrap_callback(self, f):
         def g(res, *args, **kwargs):
-            with PreserveLoggingContext():
-                LoggingContext.thread_local.current_context = self._log_context
+            with PreserveLoggingContext(self._log_context):
                 res = f(res, *args, **kwargs)
             return res
         return g