X-Git-Url: https://wannabe.guru.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=state_tracker.py;h=0476d1a65a7eeebac6f5d4ab8ee89af6467be029;hb=2a6d7810f85b88fb89d11d3e6be64f974ab77f97;hp=62eb183dba7bfc90a4bbbff73b4401f2d747231b;hpb=532df2c5b57c7517dfb3dddd8c1358fbadf8baf3;p=python_utils.git diff --git a/state_tracker.py b/state_tracker.py index 62eb183..0476d1a 100644 --- a/state_tracker.py +++ b/state_tracker.py @@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ # © 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 @@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ class StateTracker(ABC): 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: @@ -37,10 +37,24 @@ class StateTracker(ABC): 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]] = {} @@ -55,21 +69,27 @@ class StateTracker(ABC): 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. @@ -77,8 +97,8 @@ class StateTracker(ABC): 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: @@ -106,18 +126,17 @@ class StateTracker(ABC): 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: threading.Event) -> 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. - + """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(): @@ -133,6 +152,29 @@ class AutomaticStateTracker(StateTracker): *, 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) @@ -150,7 +192,6 @@ class AutomaticStateTracker(StateTracker): 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() @@ -166,7 +207,7 @@ class WaitableAutomaticStateTracker(AutomaticStateTracker): 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: @@ -177,7 +218,6 @@ class WaitableAutomaticStateTracker(AutomaticStateTracker): else: # Just a timeout; no need to reset. Maybe do something # else before looping up into wait again. - """ def __init__( @@ -186,17 +226,49 @@ class WaitableAutomaticStateTracker(AutomaticStateTracker): *, 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)