Package twisted :: Package protocols :: Module policies :: Class TimeoutProtocol
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Class TimeoutProtocol

BaseProtocol --+        
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        Protocol --+    
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     ProtocolWrapper --+
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                      TimeoutProtocol


Protocol that automatically disconnects when the connection is idle.

Stability: Unstable
Method Summary
  __init__(self, factory, wrappedProtocol, timeoutPeriod)
Constructor.
  cancelTimeout(self)
Cancel the timeout.
  connectionFailed(self)
(Deprecated) (inherited from Protocol)
  connectionLost(self, reason)
Called when the connection is shut down.
  connectionMade(self)
Called when a connection is made. (inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  dataReceived(self, data)
Called whenever data is received.
  getHost(self)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  getPeer(self)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  loseConnection(self)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  makeConnection(self, transport)
Make a connection to a transport and a server. (inherited from BaseProtocol)
  registerProducer(self, producer, streaming)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  resetTimeout(self)
Reset the timeout, usually because some activity just happened.
  setTimeout(self, timeoutPeriod)
Set a timeout.
  stopConsuming(self)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  timeoutFunc(self)
This method is called when the timeout is triggered.
  unregisterProducer(self)
(inherited from ProtocolWrapper)
  write(self, data)
  writeSequence(self, seq)

Method Details

__init__(self, factory, wrappedProtocol, timeoutPeriod)
(Constructor)

Constructor.
Parameters:
factory - An IFactory.
wrappedProtocol - A Protocol to wrapp.
timeoutPeriod - Number of seconds to wait for activity before timing out.

cancelTimeout(self)

Cancel the timeout.

If the timeout was already cancelled, this does nothing.

connectionLost(self, reason)

Called when the connection is shut down.

Clear any circular references here, and any external references to this Protocol. The connection has been closed.
Parameters:
reason
           (type=twisted.python.failure.Failure)
Overrides:
twisted.protocols.policies.ProtocolWrapper.connectionLost (inherited documentation)

dataReceived(self, data)

Called whenever data is received.

Use this method to translate to a higher-level message. Usually, some callback will be made upon the receipt of each complete protocol message.
Parameters:
data - a string of indeterminate length. Please keep in mind that you will probably need to buffer some data, as partial (or multiple) protocol messages may be received! I recommend that unit tests for protocols call through to this method with differing chunk sizes, down to one byte at a time.
Overrides:
twisted.protocols.policies.ProtocolWrapper.dataReceived (inherited documentation)

resetTimeout(self)

Reset the timeout, usually because some activity just happened.

setTimeout(self, timeoutPeriod=None)

Set a timeout.

This will cancel any existing timeouts.
Parameters:
timeoutPeriod - If not None, change the timeout period. Otherwise, use the existing value.

timeoutFunc(self)

This method is called when the timeout is triggered.

By default it calls loseConnection. Override this if you want something else to happen.

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