def at(command, when, queue = 'a'):
""" Execute command at when.
command may be anything interpreble by /bin/sh. If you need features
specific to another shell, create a script and then make the command
<path to shell> <path to script>.
when may be a datetime.timedelta, a datetime.datetime or a timespec str.
If a string is provided, it is assumed that it's a valid timespec. See
`timespec` doc in `at`'s documentation. """
posix_time = False
if isinstance(when, datetime.datetime):
timespec = convert_datetime(when)
posix_time = True
elif isinstance(when, datetime.timedelta):
timespec = convert_timedelta(when)
elif isinstance(when, basestring):
timespec = when # TODO: Validate timespec?
else:
raise NotImplementedError('I don\'t support the class you pass'+
'ed to schedule(). Try the builtin datetime.')
# Build our `at` command line arguments...
atargs = list([config.at_binary])
queue = _validate_queue(queue)
if posix_time:
atargs.append('-t')
atargs.extend(timespec.split(" "))
if config.always_send_mail:
atargs.append('-m')
elif config.never_send_mail:
atargs.append('-M')
# Prevent creation of a needless subprocess by using a temporary file.
# StringIO cannot be used due to Popen's use of fileno().
at_stdin = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
at_stdin.write(command)
at_stdin.seek(0)
# Build our Popen keyword arguments...
atkwargs = dict(stdin=at_stdin, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
if not config.inherit_env:
atkwargs['env'] = config.atjob_environment
sp = Popen(atargs, **atkwargs)
(at_stdout, at_stderr) = sp.communicate()
at_stdin.close()
atjob = AtJob()
atjob.from_at_stderr(at_stderr)
atjob.command = command
atjob.when = when
atjob.who = os.getenv("LOGNAME")
return atjob
def at(command, when, queue = 'a'):
""" Execute command at when.
command may be anything interpreble by /bin/sh. If you need features
specific to another shell, create a script and then make the command
<path to shell> <path to script>.
when may be a datetime.timedelta, a datetime.datetime or a timespec str.
If a string is provided, it is assumed that it's a valid timespec. See
`timespec` doc in `at`'s documentation.
python-atd also has good support for named queues. Both GNU and BSD at
support the concept of named queues, which allow you to easily separate
different types of jobs based on type. For example, if you owned a bank,
you'd have different types of jobs. Check clearing might go in queue "c"
24 hours after request, while international wire clearing would go in
queue "i" 48 hours after request. An unfortunate limitation of `at` is
that all jobs can only be one letter, A-Z or a-z. This means there are
only 52 available queues in both BSD at and GNU at. """
# First build our timespec for `at`...
posix_time = False
# Since timespecs aren't validated/parsed, we can only easily check datetime
check_past = False
if isinstance(when, datetime.datetime):
timespec = convert_datetime(when)
posix_time = True
check_past = True
elif isinstance(when, datetime.timedelta):
timespec = convert_timedelta(when)
when = datetime.datetime.now() + when
check_past = True
elif isinstance(when, str):
timespec = when # TODO: Validate timespec?
else:
raise NotImplementedError('I don\'t support the class you pass'+
'ed to schedule(). Try the builtin datetime.')
if check_past:
if (when < datetime.datetime.now()):
raise ValueError('`when` must be at a time in the future, never in'+
' the past')
# Build our `at` command line arguments...
atargs = list([config.at_binary])
queue = _validate_queue(queue)
if posix_time:
atargs.append('-t')
atargs.extend(timespec.split(" "))
if config.always_send_mail:
atargs.append('-m')
elif config.never_send_mail:
atargs.append('-M')
atargs.append('-q')
atargs.append(queue)
# Prevent creation of a needless subprocess by using a temporary file.
# StringIO cannot be used due to Popen's use of fileno().
at_stdin = tempfile.TemporaryFile('w')
at_stdin.write(command)
at_stdin.seek(0)
# Build our Popen keyword arguments...
atkwargs = dict(stdin=at_stdin, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
if not config.inherit_env:
atkwargs['env'] = config.atjob_environment
sp = Popen(atargs, **atkwargs)
(at_stdout, at_stderr) = sp.communicate()
at_stdin.close()
# Build our AtJob object for user consumption...
atjob = AtJob()
atjob.from_at_stderr(at_stderr)
atjob.command = command
atjob.when = when
atjob.queue = queue
atjob.who = os.getenv("LOGNAME")
return atjob
def at(command, when, queue = 'a'):
""" Execute command at when.
command may be anything interpreble by /bin/sh. If you need features
specific to another shell, create a script and then make the command
<path to shell> <path to script>.
when may be a datetime.timedelta, a datetime.datetime or a timespec str.
If a string is provided, it is assumed that it's a valid timespec. See
`timespec` doc in `at`'s documentation.
python-atd also has good support for named queues. Both GNU and BSD at
support the concept of named queues, which allow you to easily separate
different types of jobs based on type. For example, if you owned a bank,
you'd have different types of jobs. Check clearing might go in queue "c"
24 hours after request, while international wire clearing would go in
queue "i" 48 hours after request. An unfortunate limitation of `at` is
that all jobs can only be one letter, A-Z or a-z. This means there are
only 52 available queues in both BSD at and GNU at. """
# First build our timespec for `at`...
posix_time = False
# Since timespecs aren't validated/parsed, we can only easily check datetime
check_past = False
if isinstance(when, datetime.datetime):
timespec = convert_datetime(when)
posix_time = True
check_past = True
elif isinstance(when, datetime.timedelta):
timespec = convert_timedelta(when)
when = datetime.datetime.now() + when
check_past = True
elif isinstance(when, basestring):
timespec = when # TODO: Validate timespec?
else:
raise NotImplementedError('I don\'t support the class you pass'+
'ed to schedule(). Try the builtin datetime.')
if check_past:
if (when < datetime.datetime.now()):
raise ValueError('`when` must be at a time in the future, never in'+
' the past')
# Build our `at` command line arguments...
atargs = list([config.at_binary])
queue = _validate_queue(queue)
if posix_time:
atargs.append('-t')
atargs.extend(timespec.split(" "))
if config.always_send_mail:
atargs.append('-m')
elif config.never_send_mail:
atargs.append('-M')
atargs.append('-q')
atargs.append(queue)
# Prevent creation of a needless subprocess by using a temporary file.
# StringIO cannot be used due to Popen's use of fileno().
at_stdin = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
at_stdin.write(command)
at_stdin.seek(0)
# Build our Popen keyword arguments...
atkwargs = dict(stdin=at_stdin, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
if not config.inherit_env:
atkwargs['env'] = config.atjob_environment
sp = Popen(atargs, **atkwargs)
(at_stdout, at_stderr) = sp.communicate()
at_stdin.close()
# Build our AtJob object for user consumption...
atjob = AtJob()
atjob.from_at_stderr(at_stderr)
atjob.command = command
atjob.when = when
atjob.queue = queue
atjob.who = os.getenv("LOGNAME")
return atjob