#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# © Copyright 2021-2022, Scott Gasch
+
"""Several helpers to keep track of internal state via periodic
-polling. StateTracker expects to be invoked periodically to maintain
-state whereas the others automatically update themselves and,
-optionally, expose an event for client code to wait on state changes."""
+polling. :class:`StateTracker` expects to be invoked periodically to
+maintain state whereas the others (:class:`AutomaticStateTracker` and
+:class:`WaitableAutomaticStateTracker`) automatically update themselves
+and, optionally, expose an event for client code to wait on state
+changes.
+"""
import datetime
import logging
invoked via the heartbeat() method. This method, in turn, invokes
update() with update_ids according to a schedule / periodicity
provided to the c'tor.
-
"""
def __init__(self, update_ids_to_update_secs: Dict[str, float]) -> None:
update types (unique update_ids) and the periodicity(ies), in
seconds, at which it/they should be invoked.
- Note that, when more than one update is overdue, they will be
- invoked in order by their update_ids so care in choosing these
- identifiers may be in order.
+ .. note::
+ When more than one update is overdue, they will be
+ invoked in order by their update_ids so care in choosing these
+ identifiers may be in order.
+
+ Args:
+ update_ids_to_update_secs: a dict mapping a user-defined
+ update_id into a period (number of seconds) with which
+ we would like this update performed. e.g.::
+
+ update_ids_to_update_secs = {
+ 'refresh_local_state': 10.0,
+ 'refresh_remote_state': 60.0,
+ }
+ This would indicate that every 10s we would like to
+ refresh local state whereas every 60s we'd like to
+ refresh remote state.
"""
self.update_ids_to_update_secs = update_ids_to_update_secs
self.last_reminder_ts: Dict[str, Optional[datetime.datetime]] = {}
now: datetime.datetime,
last_invocation: Optional[datetime.datetime],
) -> None:
- """Put whatever you want here. The update_id will be the string
- passed to the c'tor as a key in the Dict. It will only be
- tapped on the shoulder, at most, every update_secs seconds.
- The now param is the approximate current timestamp and the
- last_invocation param is the last time you were invoked (or
- None on the first invocation)
+ """Put whatever you want here to perform your state updates.
+ Args:
+ update_id: the string you passed to the c'tor as a key in
+ the update_ids_to_update_secs dict. :meth:`update` will
+ only be invoked on the shoulder, at most, every update_secs
+ seconds.
+
+ now: the approximate current timestamp at invocation time.
+
+ last_invocation: the last time this operation was invoked
+ (or None on the first invocation).
"""
pass
def heartbeat(self, *, force_all_updates_to_run: bool = False) -> None:
"""Invoke this method to cause the StateTracker instance to identify
and invoke any overdue updates based on the schedule passed to
- the c'tor. In the base StateTracker class, this method must
- be invoked manually with a thread from external code.
+ the c'tor. In the base :class:`StateTracker` class, this method must
+ be invoked manually by a thread from external code. Other subclasses
+ are available that create their own updater threads (see below).
If more than one type of update (update_id) are overdue,
they will be invoked in order based on their update_ids.
Setting force_all_updates_to_run will invoke all updates
(ordered by update_id) immediately ignoring whether or not
they are due.
-
"""
+
self.now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=pytz.timezone("US/Pacific"))
for update_id in sorted(self.last_reminder_ts.keys()):
if force_all_updates_to_run:
class AutomaticStateTracker(StateTracker):
- """Just like HeartbeatCurrentState but you don't need to pump the
- heartbeat; it runs on a background thread. Call .shutdown() to
- terminate the updates.
-
+ """Just like :class:`StateTracker` but you don't need to pump the
+ :meth:`heartbeat` method periodically because we create a background
+ thread that manages periodic calling. You must call :meth:`shutdown`,
+ though, in order to terminate the update thread.
"""
@background_thread
- def pace_maker(self, should_terminate) -> None:
- """Entry point for a background thread to own calling heartbeat()
- at regular intervals so that the main thread doesn't need to do
- so.
-
+ def pace_maker(self, should_terminate: threading.Event) -> None:
+ """Entry point for a background thread to own calling :meth:`heartbeat`
+ at regular intervals so that the main thread doesn't need to
+ do so.
"""
while True:
if should_terminate.is_set():
*,
override_sleep_delay: Optional[float] = None,
) -> None:
+ """Construct an AutomaticStateTracker.
+
+ Args:
+ update_ids_to_update_secs: a dict mapping a user-defined
+ update_id into a period (number of seconds) with which
+ we would like this update performed. e.g.::
+
+ update_ids_to_update_secs = {
+ 'refresh_local_state': 10.0,
+ 'refresh_remote_state': 60.0,
+ }
+
+ This would indicate that every 10s we would like to
+ refresh local state whereas every 60s we'd like to
+ refresh remote state.
+
+ override_sleep_delay: By default, this class determines
+ how long the background thread should sleep between
+ automatic invocations to :meth:`heartbeat` based on the
+ period of each update type in update_ids_to_update_secs.
+ If this argument is non-None, it overrides this computation
+ and uses this period as the sleep in the background thread.
+ """
import math_utils
super().__init__(update_ids_to_update_secs)
def shutdown(self):
"""Terminates the background thread and waits for it to tear down.
This may block for as long as self.sleep_delay.
-
"""
logger.debug('Setting shutdown event and waiting for background thread.')
self.should_terminate.set()
simply timed out. If the return value is true, the instance
should be reset() before wait is called again.
- Example usage:
+ Example usage::
detector = waitable_presence.WaitableAutomaticStateSubclass()
while True:
else:
# Just a timeout; no need to reset. Maybe do something
# else before looping up into wait again.
-
"""
def __init__(
*,
override_sleep_delay: Optional[float] = None,
) -> None:
+ """Construct an WaitableAutomaticStateTracker.
+
+ Args:
+ update_ids_to_update_secs: a dict mapping a user-defined
+ update_id into a period (number of seconds) with which
+ we would like this update performed. e.g.::
+
+ update_ids_to_update_secs = {
+ 'refresh_local_state': 10.0,
+ 'refresh_remote_state': 60.0,
+ }
+
+ This would indicate that every 10s we would like to
+ refresh local state whereas every 60s we'd like to
+ refresh remote state.
+
+ override_sleep_delay: By default, this class determines
+ how long the background thread should sleep between
+ automatic invocations to :meth:`heartbeat` based on the
+ period of each update type in update_ids_to_update_secs.
+ If this argument is non-None, it overrides this computation
+ and uses this period as the sleep in the background thread.
+ """
self._something_changed = threading.Event()
super().__init__(update_ids_to_update_secs, override_sleep_delay=override_sleep_delay)
def something_changed(self):
+ """Indicate that something has changed."""
self._something_changed.set()
def did_something_change(self) -> bool:
+ """Indicate whether some state has changed in the background."""
return self._something_changed.is_set()
def reset(self):
+ """Call to clear the 'something changed' bit. See usage above."""
self._something_changed.clear()
def wait(self, *, timeout=None):
+ """Wait for something to change or a timeout to lapse.
+
+ Args:
+ timeout: maximum amount of time to wait. If None, wait
+ forever (until something changes).
+ """
return self._something_changed.wait(timeout=timeout)
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