def __init__(self, master, client):
Thread.__init__(self)
Object.__init__(self)
self._dead = False
self._master = master
# wrap the client (which is a socket())
# in a RequestSocket.
self._socket = RequestSocket(client)
self._clientName = self._socket.getSockName()
self.finished = False
self.setName(str(self))
def ask(self, what, data=None):
"""
what should already be a list with message and params
"""
self._lock.acquire()
try:
if not self._connected:
# TODO: move this to a method
# stablish connecton
self._socket = RequestSocket(None)
self.debug(2, "urlParams: %s %s" % self._url.getParams())
self._socket.connect(self._url.getParams())
self.debug(
1, "created Client socket w/ fd %d to %s" %
(self._socket.fileno(), self._url))
# throw away the greeting
ans = self.read()
self._connected = True
# identify ourselves so the server knows what are we.
self.ident()
if not type(what) == ListType:
self.debug(1, "what's not a list!: %s" % str(what))
self.write(what, data)
data = self.read()
self._lock.release()
if not data == None:
return data
else:
self.debug(1, "dead!: closed")
self._dead = True
self.close()
raise UmbDead
# other errors?
except (ValueError, IOError, error), e:
self.debug(1, "dead!: %s" % e)
self._dead = True
self._lock.release()
self.close()
raise UmbDead
