diff -r 000000000000 -r 11f0f97d508f src/pyams_zmq/process.py
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+++ b/src/pyams_zmq/process.py	Wed Mar 04 22:40:07 2015 +0100
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2015 Thierry Florac <tflorac AT ulthar.net>
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext'
+
+
+# import standard library
+import multiprocessing
+import signal
+import sys
+import zmq
+from zmq.eventloop import ioloop, zmqstream
+
+# import interfaces
+from pyams_zmq.interfaces import IZMQProcess
+
+# import packages
+from zope.interface import implementer
+
+
+@implementer(IZMQProcess)
+class ZMQProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
+    """
+    This is the base for all processes and offers utility methods
+    for setup and creating new streams.
+    """
+
+    socket_type = zmq.REP
+
+    def __init__(self, bind_addr, handler):
+        super(ZMQProcess, self).__init__()
+
+        self.context = None
+        """The ØMQ :class:`~zmq.Context` instance."""
+
+        self.loop = None
+        """PyZMQ's event loop (:class:`~zmq.eventloop.ioloop.IOLoop`)."""
+
+        self.bind_addr = bind_addr
+        self.rep_stream = None
+        self.handler = handler
+
+    def setup(self):
+        """Creates a :attr:`context` and an event :attr:`loop` for the process."""
+        self.context = zmq.Context()
+        self.loop = ioloop.IOLoop.instance()
+        self.rep_stream, _ = self.stream(self.socket_type, self.bind_addr, bind=True)
+        self.initStream()
+
+    def initStream(self):
+        """Initialize response stream"""
+        self.rep_stream.on_recv(self.handler(self, self.rep_stream, self.stop))
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Sets up everything and starts the event loop."""
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.exit)
+        self.setup()
+        self.loop.start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stops the event loop."""
+        if self.loop is not None:
+            self.loop.stop()
+            self.loop = None
+
+    def exit(self, num, frame):
+        self.stop()
+        sys.exit()
+
+    def stream(self, sock_type, addr, bind, callback=None, subscribe=b''):
+        """
+        Creates a :class:`~zmq.eventloop.zmqstream.ZMQStream`.
+
+        :param sock_type: The ØMQ socket type (e.g. ``zmq.REQ``)
+        :param addr: Address to bind or connect to formatted as *host:port*,
+                *(host, port)* or *host* (bind to random port).
+                If *bind* is ``True``, *host* may be:
+
+                - the wild-card ``*``, meaning all available interfaces,
+                - the primary IPv4 address assigned to the interface, in its
+                numeric representation or
+                - the interface name as defined by the operating system.
+
+                If *bind* is ``False``, *host* may be:
+
+                - the DNS name of the peer or
+                - the IPv4 address of the peer, in its numeric representation.
+
+                If *addr* is just a host name without a port and *bind* is
+                ``True``, the socket will be bound to a random port.
+        :param bind: Binds to *addr* if ``True`` or tries to connect to it
+                otherwise.
+        :param callback: A callback for
+                :meth:`~zmq.eventloop.zmqstream.ZMQStream.on_recv`, optional
+        :param subscribe: Subscription pattern for *SUB* sockets, optional,
+                defaults to ``b''``.
+        :returns: A tuple containg the stream and the port number.
+
+        """
+        sock = self.context.socket(sock_type)
+
+        # addr may be 'host:port' or ('host', port)
+        if isinstance(addr, str):
+            addr = addr.split(':')
+        host, port = addr if len(addr) == 2 else (addr[0], None)
+
+        # Bind/connect the socket
+        if bind:
+            if port:
+                sock.bind('tcp://%s:%s' % (host, port))
+            else:
+                port = sock.bind_to_random_port('tcp://%s' % host)
+        else:
+            sock.connect('tcp://%s:%s' % (host, port))
+
+        # Add a default subscription for SUB sockets
+        if sock_type == zmq.SUB:
+            sock.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, subscribe)
+
+        # Create the stream and add the callback
+        stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(sock, self.loop)
+        if callback:
+            stream.on_recv(callback)
+
+        return stream, int(port)
+
+
+def process_exit_func(process=None):
+    if process is not None:
+        if process.is_alive():
+            process.terminate()
+        process.join()