Package rpki.async

Classes

class  gc_summary
class  iterator
class  sync_wrapper
class  timer

Functions

def _raiseExitNow
def defer
def event_loop
def exit_event_loop
def run_deferred

Variables

list deferred_queue = []
 List to hold deferred actions.
 ExitNow = asyncore.ExitNow

Detailed Description

Utilities for event-driven programming.

$Id: async.py 2926 2010-01-04 22:28:34Z sra $

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Function Documentation

def rpki.async._raiseExitNow (   signum,
  frame 
) [private]
Signal handler for event_loop().

Definition at line 264 of file async.py.

def rpki.async.defer (   thunk  ) 
Defer an action until the next pass through the event loop.

Definition at line 245 of file async.py.

def rpki.async.event_loop (   catch_signals = (signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM  ) 
Replacement for asyncore.loop(), adding timer and signal support.

Definition at line 268 of file async.py.

def rpki.async.exit_event_loop (  ) 
Force exit from event_loop().

Definition at line 343 of file async.py.

def rpki.async.run_deferred (  ) 
Run deferred actions.

Definition at line 251 of file async.py.


Variable Documentation

List to hold deferred actions.

We used to do this with the timer queue, but that appears to confuse the garbage collector, and is overengineering for simple deferred actions in any case.

Definition at line 243 of file async.py.

rpki::async.ExitNow = asyncore.ExitNow

Definition at line 24 of file async.py.


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