Refactor _get_events

synapse/util/__init__.py

@@ -29,6 +29,34 @@ def unwrapFirstError(failure):
     return failure.value.subFailure
 
 
+def unwrap_deferred(d):
+    """Given a deferred that we know has completed, return its value or raise
+    the failure as an exception
+    """
+    if not d.called:
+        raise RuntimeError("deferred has not finished")
+
+    res = []
+
+    def f(r):
+        res.append(r)
+        return r
+    d.addCallback(f)
+
+    if res:
+        return res[0]
+
+    def f(r):
+        res.append(r)
+        return r
+    d.addErrback(f)
+
+    if res:
+        res[0].raiseException()
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError("deferred did not call callbacks")
+
+
 class Clock(object):
     """A small utility that obtains current time-of-day so that time may be
     mocked during unit-tests.