39 lines
962 B
Python
39 lines
962 B
Python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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"""
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pyjeeves.utils
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Utils to improve usablity
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"""
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import threading
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class TaskThread(threading.Thread):
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"""Thread that executes a task every N seconds
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http://code.activestate.com/recipes/65222/ """
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def __init__(self):
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threading.Thread.__init__(self)
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self._finished = threading.Event()
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self._interval = 15.0
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def setInterval(self, interval):
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"""Set the number of seconds we sleep between executing our task"""
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self._interval = interval
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def shutdown(self):
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"""Stop this thread"""
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self._finished.set()
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def run(self):
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while 1:
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if self._finished.isSet():
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return
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self.task()
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# sleep for interval or until shutdown
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self._finished.wait(self._interval)
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def task(self):
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"""The task done by this thread - override in subclasses"""
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pass
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