diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index bbe50c3851..e654c0442d 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
# 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 gc
import hashlib
import hmac
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ from mock import Mock, patch
from canonicaljson import json
from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred, ensureDeferred, succeed
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
from twisted.python.threadpool import ThreadPool
from twisted.trial import unittest
@@ -476,6 +476,35 @@ class HomeserverTestCase(TestCase):
self.pump()
return self.failureResultOf(d, exc)
+ def get_success_or_raise(self, d, by=0.0):
+ """Drive deferred to completion and return result or raise exception
+ on failure.
+ """
+
+ if inspect.isawaitable(d):
+ deferred = ensureDeferred(d)
+ if not isinstance(deferred, Deferred):
+ return d
+
+ results = [] # type: list
+ deferred.addBoth(results.append)
+
+ self.pump(by=by)
+
+ if not results:
+ self.fail(
+ "Success result expected on {!r}, found no result instead".format(
+ deferred
+ )
+ )
+
+ result = results[0]
+
+ if isinstance(result, Failure):
+ result.raiseException()
+
+ return result
+
def register_user(self, username, password, admin=False):
"""
Register a user. Requires the Admin API be registered.
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