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"""Interface documentation.
API Stability: stable, other than IReactorUDP (semi-stable) and
IReactorMulticast (unstable).
Maintainer: U{Itamar Shtull-Trauring<mailto:twisted@itamarst.org>}
"""
from twisted.python.components import Interface
class IAddress(Interface):
"""An address, e.g. a TCP (host, port).
Default implementations are in twisted.internet.address.
"""
### Reactor Interfaces
class IConnector(Interface):
"""Object used to interface between connections and protocols.
Each IConnector manages one connection.
"""
def stopConnecting(self):
"""Stop attempting to connect."""
def disconnect(self):
"""Disconnect regardless of the connection state.
If we are connected, disconnect, if we are trying to connect,
stop trying.
"""
def connect(self):
"""Try to connect to remote address."""
def getDestination(self):
"""Return destination this will try to connect to.
This will be an IAddress implementing object.
"""
class IResolverSimple(Interface):
def getHostByName(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Resolve the domain name C{name} into an IP address.
@type name: C{str}
@type timeout: C{int}
@rtype: L{twisted.internet.defer.Deferred}
@return: The callback of the Deferred that is returned will be
passed a string that represents the IP address of the specified
name, or the errback will be called if the lookup times out. If
multiple types of address records are associated with the name,
A6 records will be returned in preference to AAAA records, which
will be returned in preference to A records. If there are multiple
records of the type to be returned, one will be selected at random.
@raise twisted.internet.defer.TimeoutError: Raised (asynchronously)
if the name cannot be resolved within the specified timeout period.
"""
class IResolver(IResolverSimple):
def lookupRecord(self, name, cls, type, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the records associated with the given name
that are of the given type and in the given class.
"""
def query(self, query, timeout = 10):
"""Interpret and dispatch a query object to the appropriate
lookup* method.
"""
def lookupAddress(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the A records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupAddress6(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup all the A6 records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupIPV6Address(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup all the AAAA records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupMailExchange(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the MX records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupNameservers(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the the NS records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupCanonicalName(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the CNAME records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupMailBox(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the MB records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupMailGroup(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the MG records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupMailRename(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the MR records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupPointer(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the PTR records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupAuthority(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the SOA records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupNull(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the NULL records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupWellKnownServices(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the WKS records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupHostInfo(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the HINFO records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupMailboxInfo(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the MINFO records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupText(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the TXT records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupResponsibility(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the RP records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupAFSDatabase(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the AFSDB records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupService(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup the SRV records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupAllRecords(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Lookup all records associated with C{name}."""
def lookupZone(self, name, timeout = 10):
"""Perform a zone transfer for the given C{name}."""
class IReactorArbitrary(Interface):
def listenWith(self, portType, *args, **kw):
"""Start an instance of the given C{portType} listening.
@type portType: type which implements L{IListeningPort}
@param portType: The object given by C{portType(*args, **kw)}
will be started listening.
"""
def connectWith(self, connectorType, *args, **kw):
"""
Start an instance of the given C{connectorType} connecting.
@type connectorType: type which implements L{IConnector}
@param connectorType: The object given by C{connectorType(*args, **kw)}
will be started connecting.
"""
class IReactorTCP(Interface):
def listenTCP(self, port, factory, backlog=5, interface=''):
"""Connects a given protocol factory to the given numeric TCP/IP port.
@param port: a port number on which to listen
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ServerFactory} instance
@param backlog: size of the listen queue
@param interface: the hostname to bind to, defaults to '' (all)
@returns: an object that satisfies the IListeningPort interface
@raise CannotListenError: as defined here L{twisted.internet.error.CannotListenError}, if it
cannot listen on this port (e.g., it cannot bind to the required port
number)
"""
def connectTCP(self, host, port, factory, timeout=30, bindAddress=None):
"""Connect a TCP client.
@param host: a host name
@param port: a port number
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ClientFactory} instance
@param timeout: number of seconds to wait before assuming the
connection has failed.
@param bindAddress: a (host, port) tuple of local address to bind
to, or None.
@returns: An object implementing L{IConnector}. This connector will call
various callbacks on the factory when a connection is made,
failed, or lost - see L{ClientFactory<twisted.internet.protocol.ServerFactory>} docs for details.
"""
class IReactorSSL(Interface):
def connectSSL(self, host, port, factory, contextFactory, timeout=30, bindAddress=None):
"""Connect a client Protocol to a remote SSL socket.
@param host: a host name
@param port: a port number
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ClientFactory} instance
@param contextFactory: a L{twisted.internet.ssl.ClientContextFactory} object.
@param timeout: number of seconds to wait before assuming the connection
has failed.
@param bindAddress: a (host, port) tuple of local address to bind to, or
C{None}.
@returns: an L{IConnector}.
"""
def listenSSL(self, port, factory, contextFactory, backlog=5, interface=''):
"""
Connects a given protocol factory to the given numeric TCP/IP port.
The connection is a SSL one, using contexts created by the context
factory.
@param port: a port number on which to listen
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ServerFactory} instance
@param contextFactory: a L{twisted.internet.ssl.ContextFactory} instance
@param backlog: size of the listen queue
@param interface: the hostname to bind to, defaults to '' (all)
"""
class IReactorUNIX(Interface):
"""UNIX socket methods."""
def connectUNIX(self, address, factory, timeout=30, checkPID=0):
"""Connect a client protocol to a UNIX socket.
@param address: a path to a unix socket on the filesystem.
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ClientFactory} instance
@param timeout: number of seconds to wait before assuming the connection
has failed.
@param checkPID: if True, check for a pid file to verify that a server
is listening.
@returns: an L{IConnector}.
"""
def listenUNIX(self, address, factory, backlog=5, mode=0666, wantPID=0):
"""Listen on a UNIX socket.
@param address: a path to a unix socket on the filesystem.
@param factory: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.Factory} instance.
@param backlog: number of connections to allow in backlog.
@param mode: mode to set on the unix socket.
@param wantPID: if True, create a pidfile for the socket.
"""
class IReactorUNIXDatagram(Interface):
"""datagram UNIX socket methods."""
def connectUNIXDatagram(self, address, protocol, maxPacketSize=8192, mode=0666, bindAddress=None):
"""Connect a client protocol to a datagram UNIX socket.
@param address: a path to a unix socket on the filesystem.
@param protocol: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ConnectedDatagramProtocol} instance
@param maxPacketSize: maximum packet size to accept
@param mode: mode to set on the unix socket.
@param bindAddress: address to bind to
"""
def listenUNIXDatagram(self, address, protocol, maxPacketSize=8192, mode=0666):
"""Listen on a datagram UNIX socket.
@param address: a path to a unix socket on the filesystem.
@param protocol: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.DatagramProtocol} instance.
@param maxPacketSize: maximum packet size to accept
@param mode: mode to set on the unix socket.
@returns: an L{IListeningPort}.
"""
class IReactorUDP(Interface):
"""UDP socket methods.
IMPORTANT: This is an experimental new interface. It may change
without backwards compatability. Suggestions are welcome.
"""
def listenUDP(self, port, protocol, interface='', maxPacketSize=8192):
"""Connects a given DatagramProtocol to the given numeric UDP port.
@returns: object conforming to L{IListeningPort}.
"""
def connectUDP(self, remotehost, remoteport, protocol, localport=0,
interface='', maxPacketSize=8192):
"""DEPRECATED.
Connects a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ConnectedDatagramProtocol} instance to a UDP port.
"""
class IReactorMulticast(Interface):
"""UDP socket methods that support multicast.
IMPORTANT: This is an experimental new interface. It may change
without backwards compatability. Suggestions are welcome.
"""
def listenMulticast(self, port, protocol, interface='', maxPacketSize=8192):
"""Connects a given L{DatagramProtocol<twisted.internet.protocol.DatagramProtocol>} to the given numeric UDP port.
@returns: object conforming to L{IListeningPort}.
"""
class IReactorProcess(Interface):
def spawnProcess(self, processProtocol, executable, args=(), env={}, path=None, uid=None, gid=None, usePTY=0):
"""Spawn a process, with a process protocol.
@param processProtocol: a L{twisted.internet.protocol.ProcessProtocol} instance
@param executable: the file name to spawn - the full path should be
used.
@param args: the command line arguments to pass to the process; a
sequence of strings. The first string should be the
executable's name.
@param env: the environment variables to pass to the processs; a
dictionary of strings. If 'None', use os.environ.
@param path: the path to run the subprocess in - defaults to the
current directory.
@param uid: user ID to run the subprocess as. (Only available on
POSIX systems.)
@param gid: group ID to run the subprocess as. (Only available on
POSIX systems.)
@param usePTY: if true, run this process in a pseudo-terminal.
optionally a tuple of (masterfd, slavefd, ttyname),
in which case use those file descriptors.
(Not available on all systems.)
@see: L{twisted.internet.protocol.ProcessProtocol}
"""
class IReactorTime(Interface):
"""Time methods that a Reactor should implement.
"""
def callLater(self, delay, callable, *args, **kw):
"""Call a function later.
@type delay: C{float}
@param delay: the number of seconds to wait.
@param callable: the callable object to call later.
@param args: the arguments to call it with.
@param kw: the keyword arguments to call it with.
@returns: An L{IDelayedCall} object that can be used to cancel
the scheduled call, by calling its C{cancel()} method.
It also may be rescheduled by calling its C{delay()}
or C{reset()} methods.
"""
def cancelCallLater(self, callID):
"""This method is deprecated.
Cancel a call that would happen later.
@param callID: this is an opaque identifier returned from C{callLater}
that will be used to cancel a specific call.
@raise ValueError: if the callID is not recognized.
"""
def getDelayedCalls(self):
"""Retrieve a list of all delayed calls.
@returns: A tuple of all L{IDelayedCall} objects that are currently
scheduled. This is everything that has been returned by
C{callLater} but not yet called or canceled.
"""
class IDelayedCall(Interface):
"""A scheduled call.
There are probably other useful methods we can add to this interface;
suggestions are welcome.
"""
def getTime(self):
"""Get time when delayed call will happen.
@returns: time in seconds since epoch (a float).
"""
def cancel(self):
"""Cancel the scheduled call.
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled: if the call has already
happened.
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled: if the call has already
been cancelled.
"""
def delay(self, secondsLater):
"""Delay the scheduled call.
@param secondsLater: how many seconds from its current firing time to delay
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled: if the call has already
happened.
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled: if the call has already
been cancelled.
"""
def reset(self, secondsFromNow):
"""Reset the scheduled call's timer.
@param secondsFromNow: how many seconds from now it should fire,
equivalent to C{self.cancel()} and then doing another
C{reactor.callLater(secondsLater, ...)}
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCalled: if the call has already
happened.
@raises twisted.internet.error.AlreadyCancelled: if the call has already
been cancelled.
"""
def active(self):
"""
@returns: A bool representing whether or not this call has been called
or cancelled. (True == This DelayedCall has not been called or
cancelled. False, otherwise).
"""
class IReactorThreads(Interface):
"""Dispatch methods to be run in threads.
Internally, this should use a thread pool and dispatch methods to them.
"""
def callInThread(self, callable, *args, **kwargs):
"""Run the callable object in a separate thread.
"""
def callFromThread(self, callable, *args, **kw):
"""Call a function from within another (i.e. non-reactor) thread.
Use this method when you want to run a function in the reactor's thread
from another thread. Calling callFromThread should wake up the main
thread (where reactor.run() is executing) and run the given callable in
that thread.
Obviously, the callable must be thread safe. (If you want to call a
function in the next mainloop iteration, but you're in the same thread,
use callLater with a delay of 0.)
"""
def suggestThreadPoolSize(self, size):
"""Suggest the size of the thread pool.
"""
class IReactorCore(Interface):
"""Core methods that a Reactor must implement.
"""
def resolve(self, name, timeout=10):
"""Return a L{twisted.internet.defer.Deferred} that will resolve a hostname.
"""
def run(self):
"""Fire 'startup' System Events, move the reactor to the 'running'
state, then run the main loop until it is stopped with stop() or
crash().
"""
def stop(self):
"""Fire 'shutdown' System Events, which will move the reactor to the
'stopped' state and cause reactor.run() to exit. """
def crash(self):
"""Stop the main loop *immediately*, without firing any system events.
This is named as it is because this is an extremely "rude" thing to do;
it is possible to lose data and put your system in an inconsistent
state by calling this. However, it is necessary, as sometimes a system
can become wedged in a pre-shutdown call.
"""
def iterate(self, delay=0):
"""Run the main loop's I/O polling function for a period of time.
This is most useful in applications where the UI is being drawn "as
fast as possible", such as games. All pending L{IDelayedCall}s will
be called.
"""
def fireSystemEvent(self, eventType):
"""Fire a system-wide event.
System-wide events are things like 'startup', 'shutdown', and
'persist'.
"""
def addSystemEventTrigger(self, phase, eventType, callable, *args, **kw):
"""Add a function to be called when a system event occurs.
Each "system event" in Twisted, such as 'startup', 'shutdown', and
'persist', has 3 phases: 'before', 'during', and 'after' (in that
order, of course). These events will be fired internally by the
Reactor.
An implementor of this interface must only implement those events
described here.
Callbacks registered for the "before" phase may return either None or a
Deferred. The "during" phase will not execute until all of the
Deferreds from the "before" phase have fired.
Once the "during" phase is running, all of the remaining triggers must
execute; their return values must be ignored.
@param phase: a time to call the event -- either the string 'before',
'after', or 'during', describing when to call it
relative to the event's execution.
@param eventType: this is a string describing the type of event.
@param callable: the object to call before shutdown.
@param args: the arguments to call it with.
@param kw: the keyword arguments to call it with.
@returns: an ID that can be used to remove this call with
removeSystemEventTrigger.
"""
def removeSystemEventTrigger(self, triggerID):
"""Removes a trigger added with addSystemEventTrigger.
@param triggerID: a value returned from addSystemEventTrigger.
"""
def callWhenRunning(self, callable, *args, **kw):
"""Call a function when the reactor is running.
If the reactor has not started, the callable will be scheduled
to run when it does start. Otherwise, the callable will be invoked
immediately.
@param callable: the callable object to call later.
@param args: the arguments to call it with.
@param kw: the keyword arguments to call it with.
@returns: None if the callable was invoked, otherwise a system
event id for the scheduled call.
"""
class IReactorPluggableResolver(Interface):
"""A reactor with a pluggable name resolver interface.
"""
def installResolver(self, resolver):
"""Set the internal resolver to use to for name lookups.
@type resolver: An object implementing the L{IResolverSimple} interface
@param resolver: The new resolver to use.
"""
class IReactorFDSet(Interface):
"""Implement me to be able to use L{FileDescriptor<twisted.internet.abstract.FileDescriptor>} type resources.
This assumes that your main-loop uses UNIX-style numeric file descriptors
(or at least similarly opaque IDs returned from a .fileno() method)
"""
def addReader(self, reader):
"""I add reader to the set of file descriptors to get read events for.
@param reader: An L{IReadDescriptor} that will be checked for read events
until it is removed from the reactor with L{removeReader}.
@returns: C{None}.
"""
def addWriter(self, writer):
"""I add writer to the set of file descriptors to get write events for.
@param writer: An L{IWriteDescriptor} that will be checked for read events
until it is removed from the reactor with L{removeWriter}.
@returns: C{None}.
"""
def removeReader(self, reader):
"""Removes an L{IReadDescriptor} added with L{addReader}.
@returns: C{None}.
"""
def removeWriter(self, writer):
"""Removes an L{IWriteDescriptor} added with L{addWriter}.
@returns: C{None}.
"""
class IListeningPort(Interface):
"""A listening port.
"""
def startListening(self):
"""Start listening on this port.
@raise CannotListenError: as defined here L{twisted.internet.error.CannotListenError},
if it cannot listen on this port (e.g.,
it is a TCP port and it cannot bind to
the required port number)
"""
def stopListening(self):
"""Stop listening on this port.
If it does not complete immediately, will return Deferred that fires
upon completion.
"""
def getHost(self):
"""Get the host that this port is listening for.
@returns: a IAddress.
"""
class IFileDescriptor(Interface):
"""A file descriptor.
"""
def fileno(self):
"""fileno() -> int
Returns: the platform-specified representation of a file-descriptor
number.
"""
class IReadDescriptor(IFileDescriptor):
def doRead(self):
"""Some data is available for reading on your descriptor.
"""
class IWriteDescriptor(IFileDescriptor):
def doWrite(self):
"""Some data is available for reading on your descriptor.
"""
class IReadWriteDescriptor(IReadDescriptor, IWriteDescriptor):
"""I am a L{FileDescriptor<twisted.internet.abstract.FileDescriptor>} that can both read and write.
"""
class ISystemHandle(Interface):
"""An object that wraps a networking OS-specific handle."""
def getHandle(self):
"""Return a system- and reactor-specific handle.
This might be a socket.socket() object, or some other type of
object, depending on which reactor is being used. Use and
manipulate at your own risk.
This might be used in cases where you want to set specific
options not exposed by the Twisted APIs.
"""
class IConsumer(Interface):
"""A consumer consumes data from a producer."""
def registerProducer(self, producer, streaming):
"""Register to receive data from a producer.
This sets self to be a consumer for a producer. When this object
runs out of data on a write() call, it will ask the producer
to resumeProducing(). A producer should implement the L{IProducer}
interface. A push producer which is unable to pause or stop
need not register or unregister.
"""
def unregisterProducer(self):
"""Stop consuming data from a producer, without disconnecting.
"""
def write(self, data):
"""The producer will write data by calling this method."""
class IFinishableConsumer(IConsumer):
"""A Consumer for producers that finish.
This interface is semi-stable.
"""
def finish(self):
"""The producer has finished producing."""
class IProducer(Interface):
"""A producer produces data for a consumer.
Typically producing is done by calling the write method of an
object implementing L{IConsumer}.
"""
def stopProducing(self):
"""Stop producing data.
This tells a producer that its consumer has died, so it must stop
producing data for good.
"""
class IPushProducer(IProducer):
"""
A push producer, also known as a streaming producer is expected to
produce (write to this consumer) data on a continous basis, unless
it has been paused. A paused push producer will resume producing
after its resumeProducing() method is called. For a push producer
which is not pauseable, these functions may be noops.
This interface is semi-stable.
"""
def pauseProducing(self):
"""Pause producing data.
Tells a producer that it has produced too much data to process for
the time being, and to stop until resumeProducing() is called.
"""
def resumeProducing(self):
"""Resume producing data.
This tells a producer to re-add itself to the main loop and produce
more data for its consumer.
"""
class IPullProducer(IProducer):
"""
A pull producer, also known as a non-streaming producer, is
expected to produce data each time resumeProducing() is called.
This interface is semi-stable.
"""
def resumeProducing(self):
"""Produce data for the consumer a single time.
This tells a producer to produce data for the consumer once
(not repeatedly, once only). Typically this will be done
by calling the consumer's write() method a single time with
produced data.
"""
class IProtocol(Interface):
def dataReceived(self, data):
"""Called whenever data is received.
Use this method to translate to a higher-level message. Usually, some
callback will be made upon the receipt of each complete protocol
message.
@param data: a string of indeterminate length. Please keep in mind
that you will probably need to buffer some data, as partial
(or multiple) protocol messages may be received! I recommend
that unit tests for protocols call through to this method with
differing chunk sizes, down to one byte at a time.
"""
def connectionLost(self, reason):
"""Called when the connection is shut down.
Clear any circular references here, and any external references
to this Protocol. The connection has been closed. The reason
Failure wraps a L{twisted.internet.error.ConnectionDone} or
L{twisted.internet.error.ConnectionLost} instance (or a subclass
of one of those).
@type reason: L{twisted.python.failure.Failure}
"""
def makeConnection(self, transport):
"""Make a connection to a transport and a server.
"""
def connectionMade(self):
"""Called when a connection is made.
This may be considered the initializer of the protocol, because
it is called when the connection is completed. For clients,
this is called once the connection to the server has been
established; for servers, this is called after an accept() call
stops blocking and a socket has been received. If you need to
send any greeting or initial message, do it here.
"""
class IProtocolFactory(Interface):
"""Interface for protocol factories.
"""
def buildProtocol(self, addr):
"""Return an object implementing L{IProtocol}, or None.
This method will be called when a connection has been established
to addr.
If None is returned, the connection is assumed to have been refused,
and the Port will close the connection.
TODO:
- Document 'addr' argument -- what format is it in?
- Is the phrase \"incoming server connection\" correct when Factory
is a ClientFactory?
"""
def doStart(self):
"""Called every time this is connected to a Port or Connector."""
def doStop(self):
"""Called every time this is unconnected from a Port or Connector."""
class ITransport(Interface):
"""I am a transport for bytes.
I represent (and wrap) the physical connection and synchronicity
of the framework which is talking to the network. I make no
representations about whether calls to me will happen immediately
or require returning to a control loop, or whether they will happen
in the same or another thread. Consider methods of this class
(aside from getPeer) to be 'thrown over the wall', to happen at some
indeterminate time.
"""
def write(self, data):
"""Write some data to the physical connection, in sequence.
If possible, make sure that it is all written. No data will
ever be lost, although (obviously) the connection may be closed
before it all gets through.
"""
def writeSequence(self, data):
"""Write a list of strings to the physical connection.
If possible, make sure that all of the data is written to
the socket at once, without first copying it all into a
single string.
"""
def loseConnection(self):
"""Close my connection, after writing all pending data.
"""
def getPeer(self):
'''Return an L{IAddress}.
Treat this method with caution. It is the unfortunate
result of the CGI and Jabber standards, but should not
be considered reliable for the usual host of reasons;
port forwarding, proxying, firewalls, IP masquerading,
etcetera.
'''
def getHost(self):
"""
Similar to getPeer, but returns an address describing this side of the
connection.
"""
class ITCPTransport(ITransport):
"""A TCP based transport."""
def getTcpNoDelay(self):
"""Return if TCP_NODELAY is enabled."""
def setTcpNoDelay(self, enabled):
"""Enable/disable TCP_NODELAY.
Enabling TCP_NODELAY turns off Nagle's algorithm. Small packets are
sent sooner, possibly at the expense of overall throughput."""
def getTcpKeepAlive(self):
"""Return if SO_KEEPALIVE enabled."""
def setTcpKeepAlive(self, enabled):
"""Enable/disable SO_KEEPALIVE.
Enabling SO_KEEPALIVE sends packets periodically when the connection
is otherwise idle, usually once every two hours. They are intended
to allow detection of lost peers in a non-infinite amount of time."""
def getHost(self):
"""Returns IPv4Address."""
def getPeer(self):
"""Returns IPv4Address."""
class ITLSTransport(ITCPTransport):
"""A TCP transport that supports switching to TLS midstream.
Once TLS mode is started the transport will implement L{ISSLTransport}.
"""
def startTLS(self, contextFactory):
"""Initiate TLS negotiation.
@param contextFactory: A context factory (see L{ssl.py<twisted.internet.ssl>})
"""
class ISSLTransport(ITCPTransport):
"""A SSL/TLS based transport."""
def getPeerCertificate(self):
"""Return an object with the peer's certificate info."""
class IProcessTransport(ITransport):
"""A process transport."""
def closeStdin(self):
"""Close stdin after all data has been written out."""
def closeStdout(self):
"""Close stdout."""
def closeStderr(self):
"""Close stderr."""
def loseConnection(self):
"""Close stdin, stderr and stdout."""
def signalProcess(self, signalID):
"""Send a signal to the process.
@param signalID: can be
- one of C{\"HUP\"}, C{\"KILL\"}, C{\"STOP\"}, or C{\"INT\"}.
These will be implemented in a
cross-platform manner, and so should be used
if possible.
- an integer, where it represents a POSIX
signal ID.
"""
class IServiceCollection(Interface):
"""An object which provides access to a collection of services."""
def getServiceNamed(self, serviceName):
"""Retrieve the named service from this application.
Raise a KeyError if there is no such service name.
"""
def addService(self, service):
"""Add a service to this collection.
"""
def removeService(self, service):
"""Remove a service from this collection."""
class IUDPTransport(Interface):
"""Transport for UDP DatagramProtocols."""
def write(self, packet, addr=None):
"""Write packet to given address.
@param addr: a tuple of (ip, port). For connected transports must
be the address the transport is connected to, or None.
In non-connected mode this is mandatory.
@raise L{MessageLengthError<twisted.internet.error.MessageLengthError>}
"""
def connect(self, host, port):
"""Connect the transport to an address.
This changes it to connected mode. Datagrams can only be sent to
this address, and will only be received from this address. In addition
the protocol's connectionRefused method might get called if destination
is not receiving datagrams.
@param host: an IP address, not a domain name ('127.0.0.1', not 'localhost')
@param port: port to connect to.
"""
def getHost(self):
"""Returns IPv4Address."""
class IUDPConnectedTransport(Interface):
"""DEPRECATED. Transport for UDP ConnectedPacketProtocols."""
def write(self, packet):
"""Write packet to address we are connected to."""
def getHost(self):
"""Returns UNIXAddress."""
class IUNIXDatagramTransport(Interface):
"""Transport for UDP PacketProtocols."""
def write(self, packet, address):
"""Write packet to given address."""
def getHost(self):
"""Returns UNIXAddress."""
class IUNIXDatagramConnectedTransport(Interface):
"""Transport for UDP ConnectedPacketProtocols."""
def write(self, packet):
"""Write packet to address we are connected to."""
def getHost(self):
"""Returns UNIXAddress."""
def getPeer(self):
"""Returns UNIXAddress."""
class IMulticastTransport(Interface):
"""Additional functionality for multicast UDP."""
def getOutgoingInterface(self):
"""Return interface of outgoing multicast packets."""
def setOutgoingInterface(self, addr):
"""Set interface for outgoing multicast packets.
Returns Deferred of success.
"""
def getLoopbackMode(self):
"""Return if loopback mode is enabled."""
def setLoopbackMode(self, mode):
"""Set if loopback mode is enabled."""
def getTTL(self):
"""Get time to live for multicast packets."""
def setTTL(self, ttl):
"""Set time to live on multicast packets."""
def joinGroup(self, addr, interface=""):
"""Join a multicast group. Returns Deferred of success."""
def leaveGroup(self, addr, interface=""):
"""Leave multicast group, return Deferred of success."""
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