daphne/channels/channel.py
2015-07-12 21:25:53 -05:00

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Python

import random
import string
from channels import channel_backends, DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BACKEND
class Channel(object):
"""
Public interaction class for the channel layer.
This is separate to the backends so we can:
a) Hide receive_many from end-users, as it is only for interface servers
b) Keep a stable-ish backend interface for third parties
You can pass an alternate Channel Layer alias in, but it will use the
"default" one by default.
"""
def __init__(self, name, alias=DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BACKEND, channel_backend=None):
"""
Create an instance for the channel named "name"
"""
self.name = name
if channel_backend:
self.channel_backend = channel_backend
else:
self.channel_backend = channel_backends[alias]
def send(self, **kwargs):
"""
Send a message over the channel, taken from the kwargs.
"""
self.channel_backend.send(self.name, kwargs)
@classmethod
def new_name(self, prefix):
"""
Returns a new channel name that's unique and not closed
with the given prefix. Does not need to be called before sending
on a channel name - just provides a way to avoid clashing for
response channels.
"""
return "%s.%s" % (prefix, "".join(random.choice(string.ascii_letters) for i in range(32)))
def as_view(self):
"""
Returns a view version of this channel - one that takes
the request passed in and dispatches it to our channel,
serialized.
"""
from channels.adapters import view_producer
return view_producer(self.name)
class Group(object):
"""
A group of channels that can be messaged at once, and that expire out
of the group after an expiry time (keep re-adding to keep them in).
"""
def __init__(self, alias=DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BACKEND, channel_backend=None):
self.name = name
if channel_backend:
self.channel_backend = channel_backend
else:
self.channel_backend = channel_backends[alias]
def add(self, channel):
self.channel_backend.add(self.name, channel)
def discard(self, channel):
self.channel_backend.discard(self.name, channel)
def channels(self):
self.channel_backend.channels(self.name)
def send(self, **kwargs):
self.channel_backend.send_group(self, self.name, kwargs)