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synapse/util/async.py

@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
         deferred.addCallbacks(callback, errback)
 
     def observe(self):
+        """Observe the underlying deferred.
+
+        Can return either a deferred if the underlying deferred is still pending
+        (or has failed), or the actual value. Callers may need to use maybeDeferred.
+        """
         if not self._result:
             d = defer.Deferred()