More precise type for LoggingTransaction.execute

changelog.d/15432.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve type hints.

synapse/storage/database.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.storage.background_updates import BackgroundUpdater
 from synapse.storage.engines import BaseDatabaseEngine, PostgresEngine, Sqlite3Engine
-from synapse.storage.types import Connection, Cursor
+from synapse.storage.types import Connection, Cursor, _Parameters
 from synapse.util.async_helpers import delay_cancellation
 from synapse.util.iterutils import batch_iter
 
@@ -371,10 +371,18 @@ def execute_batch(self, sql: str, args: Iterable[Iterable[Any]]) -> None:
         if isinstance(self.database_engine, PostgresEngine):
             from psycopg2.extras import execute_batch
 
+            # TODO: is it safe for values to be Iterable[Iterable[Any]] here?
+            # https://www.psycopg.org/docs/extras.html?highlight=execute_batch#psycopg2.extras.execute_batch
+            # suggests each arg in args should be a sequence or mapping
             self._do_execute(
                 lambda the_sql: execute_batch(self.txn, the_sql, args), sql
             )
         else:
+            # TODO: is it safe for values to be Iterable[Iterable[Any]] here?
+            # https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html?highlight=sqlite3#sqlite3.Cursor.executemany
+            # suggests that the outer collection may be iterable, but
+            # https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html?highlight=sqlite3#how-to-use-placeholders-to-bind-values-in-sql-queries
+            # suggests that the inner collection should be a sequence or dict.
             self.executemany(sql, args)
 
     def execute_values(
@@ -390,14 +398,20 @@ def execute_values(
         from psycopg2.extras import execute_values
 
         return self._do_execute(
+            # TODO: is it safe for values to be Iterable[Iterable[Any]] here?
+            # https://www.psycopg.org/docs/extras.html?highlight=execute_batch#psycopg2.extras.execute_values says values should be Sequence[Sequence]
             lambda the_sql: execute_values(self.txn, the_sql, values, fetch=fetch),
             sql,
         )
 
-    def execute(self, sql: str, *args: Any) -> None:
-        self._do_execute(self.txn.execute, sql, *args)
+    def execute(self, sql: str, parameters: _Parameters = ()) -> None:
+        self._do_execute(self.txn.execute, sql, parameters)
 
     def executemany(self, sql: str, *args: Any) -> None:
+        # TODO: we should add a type for *args here. Looking at Cursor.executemany
+        # and DBAPI2 it ought to be Sequence[_Parameter], but we pass in
+        # Iterable[Iterable[Any]] in execute_batch and execute_values above, which mypy
+        # complains about.
         self._do_execute(self.txn.executemany, sql, *args)
 
     def executescript(self, sql: str) -> None:

synapse/storage/databases/main/event_federation.py

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ def __init__(self, room_id: str):
 
 
 class EventFederationWorkerStore(SignatureWorkerStore, EventsWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
+    # TODO: this attribute comes from EventPushActionWorkerStore. Should we inherit from
+    # that store so that mypy can deduce this for itself?
+    stream_ordering_month_ago: Optional[int]
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         database: DatabasePool,
@@ -1182,8 +1186,8 @@ async def have_room_forward_extremities_changed_since(
         Throws a StoreError if we have since purged the index for
         stream_orderings from that point.
         """
-
-        if stream_ordering <= self.stream_ordering_month_ago:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert self.stream_ordering_month_ago is not None
+        if stream_ordering <= self.stream_ordering_month_ago:
             raise StoreError(400, f"stream_ordering too old {stream_ordering}")
 
         sql = """
@@ -1231,7 +1235,8 @@ async def get_forward_extremities_for_room_at_stream_ordering(
 
         # provided the last_change is recent enough, we now clamp the requested
         # stream_ordering to it.
-        if last_change > self.stream_ordering_month_ago:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert self.stream_ordering_month_ago is not None
+        if last_change > self.stream_ordering_month_ago:
             stream_ordering = min(last_change, stream_ordering)
 
         return await self._get_forward_extremeties_for_room(room_id, stream_ordering)
@@ -1246,8 +1251,8 @@ async def _get_forward_extremeties_for_room(
         Throws a StoreError if we have since purged the index for
         stream_orderings from that point.
         """
-
-        if stream_ordering <= self.stream_ordering_month_ago:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        assert self.stream_ordering_month_ago is not None
+        if stream_ordering <= self.stream_ordering_month_ago:
             raise StoreError(400, "stream_ordering too old %s" % (stream_ordering,))
 
         sql = """
@@ -1707,9 +1712,7 @@ def _delete_old_forward_extrem_cache_txn(txn: LoggingTransaction) -> None:
                 DELETE FROM stream_ordering_to_exterm
                 WHERE stream_ordering < ?
             """
-            txn.execute(
-                sql, (self.stream_ordering_month_ago,)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-            )
+            txn.execute(sql, (self.stream_ordering_month_ago,))
 
         await self.db_pool.runInteraction(
             "_delete_old_forward_extrem_cache",