Parallelize calls to fetch bundled aggregations.

changelog.d/14510.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Reduce database load of [Client-Server endpoints](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.4/client-server-api/#aggregations) which return bundled aggregations.

synapse/handlers/relations.py

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, RelationTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.events import EventBase, relation_from_event
+from synapse.logging.context import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.logging.opentracing import trace
 from synapse.storage.databases.main.relations import ThreadsNextBatch, _RelatedEvent
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, Requester, UserID
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import gather_results
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -525,39 +527,56 @@ async def get_bundled_aggregations(
                 # (as that is what makes it part of the thread).
                 relations_by_id[latest_thread_event.event_id] = RelationTypes.THREAD
 
-        # Fetch any annotations (ie, reactions) to bundle with this event.
-        annotations_by_event_id = await self.get_annotations_for_events(
-            events_by_id.keys(), ignored_users=ignored_users
-        )
-        for event_id, annotations in annotations_by_event_id.items():
-            if annotations:
-                results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).annotations = {
-                    "chunk": annotations
-                }
-
-        # Fetch any references to bundle with this event.
-        references_by_event_id = await self.get_references_for_events(
-            events_by_id.keys(), ignored_users=ignored_users
-        )
-        for event_id, references in references_by_event_id.items():
-            if references:
-                results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).references = {
-                    "chunk": [{"event_id": ev.event_id} for ev in references]
-                }
-
-        # Fetch any edits (but not for redacted events).
-        #
-        # Note that there is no use in limiting edits by ignored users since the
-        # parent event should be ignored in the first place if the user is ignored.
-        edits = await self._main_store.get_applicable_edits(
-            [
-                event_id
-                for event_id, event in events_by_id.items()
-                if not event.internal_metadata.is_redacted()
-            ]
+        async def _fetch_annotations() -> None:
+            """Fetch any annotations (ie, reactions) to bundle with this event."""
+            annotations_by_event_id = await self.get_annotations_for_events(
+                events_by_id.keys(), ignored_users=ignored_users
+            )
+            for event_id, annotations in annotations_by_event_id.items():
+                if annotations:
+                    results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).annotations = {
+                        "chunk": annotations
+                    }
+
+        async def _fetch_references() -> None:
+            """Fetch any references to bundle with this event."""
+            references_by_event_id = await self.get_references_for_events(
+                events_by_id.keys(), ignored_users=ignored_users
+            )
+            for event_id, references in references_by_event_id.items():
+                if references:
+                    results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).references = {
+                        "chunk": [{"event_id": ev.event_id} for ev in references]
+                    }
+
+        async def _fetch_edits() -> None:
+            """
+            Fetch any edits (but not for redacted events).
+
+            Note that there is no use in limiting edits by ignored users since the
+            parent event should be ignored in the first place if the user is ignored.
+            """
+            edits = await self._main_store.get_applicable_edits(
+                [
+                    event_id
+                    for event_id, event in events_by_id.items()
+                    if not event.internal_metadata.is_redacted()
+                ]
+            )
+            for event_id, edit in edits.items():
+                results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).replace = edit
+
+        # Parallelize the calls for annotations, references, and edits since they
+        # are unrelated.
+        await make_deferred_yieldable(
+            gather_results(
+                (
+                    run_in_background(_fetch_annotations),
+                    run_in_background(_fetch_references),
+                    run_in_background(_fetch_edits),
+                )
+            )
         )
-        for event_id, edit in edits.items():
-            results.setdefault(event_id, BundledAggregations()).replace = edit
 
         return results