def __init__(self, streamer_name, namespace='/chat'):
self._streamer_name = streamer_name
self.namespace = namespace
self._website_url = 'http://www.watchpeoplecode.com/socket.io/1/'
key, heartbeat = self._connect_to_server_helper()
self._heartbeat = heartbeat/2
# alters URL to be more websocket...ie
self._website_socket = self._website_url.replace('http', 'ws') + 'websocket/'
super(ReadOnlyWebSocket, self).__init__(
self._website_socket + key,
on_open=self.on_open, on_close=self.on_close,
on_message=self.on_message,
on_error=self.on_error)
# start a thread and set the socket to run forever
self._thread = Thread(target=self.run_forever)
self._thread.setDaemon(True)
self._thread.start()
# use the trivial instance `_messager` to get around multiple inheritance
# problems with PyQt
self._messager = Messager()
# Duck type the `chat_signal` onto the `Socket` instance/class
self.chat_signal = self._messager.chat_signal
