def receive(self, timeout=None):
''' Synchronously wait `timeout` seconds for a message. If a message
arrives by then, return it, otherwise, raise a `Timeout`.
'''
promise = get_pool().apply_async(self._receive)
try:
data = promise.get(timeout)
except multiprocessing.TimeoutError:
raise Timeout()
else:
return data
def send(self, recipient, message):
''' Asynchronously send `message` to `recipient`
'''
get_pool().apply_async(self._send, (recipient, message))
