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A threaded select() based reactor - runs on all POSIX platforms and on Win32.

Method __init__ Undocumented
Method addReader Add a FileDescriptor for notification of data available to read.
Method addWriter Add a FileDescriptor for notification of data available to write.
Method callLater See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorTime.callLater.
Method doThreadIteration Undocumented
Method ensureWorkerThread Undocumented
Method getReaders Return the list of file descriptors currently monitored for input events by the reactor.
Method getWriters Return the list file descriptors currently monitored for output events by the reactor.
Method interleave interleave(waker) interleaves this reactor with the current application by moving the blocking parts of the reactor (select() in this case) to a separate thread. This is typically useful for integration with GUI applications which have their own event loop already running.
Method mainLoop Undocumented
Method removeAll Remove all readers and writers.
Method removeReader Remove a Selectable for notification of data available to read.
Method removeWriter Remove a Selectable for notification of data available to write.
Method run Fire 'startup' System Events, move the reactor to the 'running' state, then run the main loop until it is stopped with stop() or crash().
Method stop Extend the base stop implementation to also wake up the select thread so that runUntilCurrent notices the reactor should stop.
Method wakeUp Wake up the event loop.
Instance Variable mainWaker Undocumented
Instance Variable reads Undocumented
Instance Variable toMainThread Undocumented
Instance Variable toThreadQueue Undocumented
Instance Variable workerThread Undocumented
Instance Variable writes Undocumented
Method _doReadOrWrite Undocumented
Method _doSelectInThread Run one iteration of the I/O monitor loop.
Method _interleave Undocumented
Method _mainLoopShutdown Undocumented
Method _preenDescriptorsInThread Undocumented
Method _process_Failure Undocumented
Method _process_Notify Undocumented
Method _sendToMain Undocumented
Method _sendToThread Undocumented
Method _workerInThread Undocumented

Inherited from PosixReactorBase:

Method adoptDatagramPort Add an existing listening SOCK_DGRAM socket to the reactor to monitor for read and write readiness.
Method adoptStreamConnection No summary
Method adoptStreamPort Create a new IListeningPort from an already-initialized socket.
Method connectSSL Connect a client Protocol to a remote SSL socket.
Method connectTCP Connect a TCP client.
Method connectUNIX Connect a client protocol to a UNIX socket.
Method connectUNIXDatagram Connects a ConnectedDatagramProtocol instance to a path.
Method installWaker Install a `waker' to allow threads and signals to wake up the IO thread.
Method listenMulticast Connects a given DatagramProtocol to the given numeric UDP port.
Method listenSSL 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.
Method listenTCP Connects a given protocol factory to the given numeric TCP/IP port.
Method listenUDP Connects a given DatagramProtocol to the given numeric UDP port.
Method listenUNIX Listen on a UNIX socket.
Method listenUNIXDatagram Connects a given DatagramProtocol to the given path.
Method spawnProcess Spawn a process, with a process protocol.
Instance Variable waker Undocumented
Method _removeAll Remove all readers and writers, and list of removed IReadDescriptors and IWriteDescriptors.
Method _signalsFactory Customize reactor signal handling to support child processes on POSIX platforms.
Method _wakerFactory Undocumented
Class Variable _supportedAddressFamilies Undocumented
Instance Variable _childWaker None or a reference to the _SIGCHLDWaker which is used to properly notice child process termination.

Inherited from _DisconnectSelectableMixin (via PosixReactorBase):

Method _disconnectSelectable Utility function for disconnecting a selectable.

Inherited from ReactorBase (via PosixReactorBase, _DisconnectSelectableMixin):

Method addSystemEventTrigger See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.addSystemEventTrigger.
Method callFromThread See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorFromThreads.callFromThread.
Method callInThread See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorInThreads.callInThread.
Method callWhenRunning See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.callWhenRunning.
Method crash See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.crash.
Method disconnectAll Disconnect every reader, and writer in the system.
Method doIteration Do one iteration over the readers and writers which have been added.
Method fireSystemEvent See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.fireSystemEvent.
Method getDelayedCalls See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorTime.getDelayedCalls
Method getThreadPool See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorThreads.getThreadPool.
Method iterate See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.iterate.
Method removeSystemEventTrigger See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorCore.removeSystemEventTrigger.
Method resolve Return a Deferred that will resolve a hostname.
Method runUntilCurrent Run all pending timed calls.
Method sigBreak Handle a SIGBREAK interrupt.
Method sigInt Handle a SIGINT interrupt.
Method sigTerm Handle a SIGTERM interrupt.
Method startRunning Method called when reactor starts: do some initialization and fire startup events.
Method suggestThreadPoolSize See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorThreads.suggestThreadPoolSize.
Method timeout Determine the longest time the reactor may sleep (waiting on I/O notification, perhaps) before it must wake up to service a time-related event.
Class Variable __name__ Undocumented
Class Variable installed Undocumented
Class Variable seconds Get the current time in seconds.
Instance Variable running See IReactorCore.running
Instance Variable threadCallQueue Undocumented
Instance Variable threadpool Undocumented
Instance Variable threadpoolShutdownID Undocumented
Instance Variable usingThreads Undocumented
Method _addInternalReader Add a read descriptor which is part of the implementation of the reactor itself.
Method _cancelCallLater Undocumented
Method _initThreadPool Create the threadpool accessible with callFromThread.
Method _initThreads Undocumented
Method _insertNewDelayedCalls Undocumented
Method _makeSignalHandling Get an appropriate signal handling object.
Method _moveCallLaterSooner Undocumented
Method _reallyStartRunning Method called to transition to the running state. This should happen in the during startup event trigger phase.
Method _removeInternalReader Remove a read descriptor which is part of the implementation of the reactor itself.
Method _stopThreadPool Stop the reactor threadpool. This method is only valid if there is currently a threadpool (created by _initThreadPool). It is not intended to be called directly; instead, it will be called by a shutdown trigger created in ...
Method _uninstallHandler Undocumented
Class Variable _lock Undocumented
Instance Variable _cancellations Undocumented
Instance Variable _eventTriggers Undocumented
Instance Variable _exitSignal See _ISupportsExitSignalCapturing._exitSignal
Instance Variable _installSignalHandlers A flag which indicates whether any signal handlers will be installed during startup. This includes handlers for SIGCHLD to monitor child processes, and SIGINT, SIGTERM, and SIGBREAK
Instance Variable _internalReaders Undocumented
Instance Variable _justStopped A flag which is true between the time reactor.stop is called and the time the shutdown system event is fired. This is used to determine whether that event should be fired after each iteration through the mainloop...
Instance Variable _newTimedCalls Undocumented
Instance Variable _pendingTimedCalls Undocumented
Instance Variable _registerAsIOThread A flag controlling whether the reactor will register the thread it is running in as the I/O thread when it starts. If True, registration will be done, otherwise it will not be.
Instance Variable _signals An object which knows how to install and uninstall the reactor's signal-handling behavior.
Instance Variable _started A flag which is true from the time reactor.run is called until the time reactor.run returns. This is used to prevent calls to reactor.run on a running reactor. This should be replaced with an explicit state machine.
Instance Variable _startedBefore Undocumented
Instance Variable _stopped A flag which is true between paired calls to reactor.run and reactor.stop. This should be replaced with an explicit state machine.
Instance Variable _threadpoolStartupID Undocumented

Inherited from PluggableResolverMixin (via PosixReactorBase, _DisconnectSelectableMixin, ReactorBase):

Method installNameResolver See IReactorPluggableNameResolver.
Method installResolver See IReactorPluggableResolver.
Instance Variable resolver The installed IResolverSimple.
Property nameResolver Implementation of read-only IReactorPluggableNameResolver.nameResolver.
Instance Variable _nameResolver The installed IHostnameResolver.
def __init__(self): (source)
def addReader(self, reader): (source)

Add a FileDescriptor for notification of data available to read.

def addWriter(self, writer): (source)

Add a FileDescriptor for notification of data available to write.

def callLater(self, *args, **kw): (source)

See twisted.internet.interfaces.IReactorTime.callLater.

def doThreadIteration(self, timeout): (source)

Undocumented

def ensureWorkerThread(self): (source)

Undocumented

def getReaders(self): (source)

Return the list of file descriptors currently monitored for input events by the reactor.

Returns
the list of file descriptors monitored for input events.
def getWriters(self): (source)

Return the list file descriptors currently monitored for output events by the reactor.

Returns
the list of file descriptors monitored for output events.
def interleave(self, waker, *args, **kw): (source)

interleave(waker) interleaves this reactor with the current application by moving the blocking parts of the reactor (select() in this case) to a separate thread. This is typically useful for integration with GUI applications which have their own event loop already running.

See the module docstring for more information.

def mainLoop(self): (source)
def removeAll(self): (source)

Remove all readers and writers.

Should not remove reactor internal reactor connections (like a waker).

Returns
A list of IReadDescriptor and IWriteDescriptor providers which were removed.
def removeReader(self, reader): (source)

Remove a Selectable for notification of data available to read.

def removeWriter(self, writer): (source)

Remove a Selectable for notification of data available to write.

def run(self, installSignalHandlers=True): (source)

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): (source)

Extend the base stop implementation to also wake up the select thread so that runUntilCurrent notices the reactor should stop.

def wakeUp(self): (source)

Wake up the event loop.

mainWaker = (source)

Undocumented

Undocumented

toMainThread = (source)

Undocumented

toThreadQueue = (source)

Undocumented

workerThread = (source)

Undocumented

Undocumented

def _doReadOrWrite(self, selectable, method, dict): (source)

Undocumented

def _doSelectInThread(self, timeout): (source)

Run one iteration of the I/O monitor loop.

This will run all selectables who had input or output readiness waiting for them.

def _interleave(self): (source)

Undocumented

def _mainLoopShutdown(self): (source)

Undocumented

def _preenDescriptorsInThread(self): (source)

Undocumented

def _process_Failure(self, f): (source)

Undocumented

def _process_Notify(self, r, w): (source)

Undocumented

def _sendToMain(self, msg, *args): (source)

Undocumented

def _sendToThread(self, fn, *args): (source)

Undocumented

def _workerInThread(self): (source)

Undocumented