[Twisted-Python] PullProducer appreciation, lack thereof.
Itamar Shtull-Trauring
itamar at itamarst.org
Wed Apr 2 12:56:00 EST 2003
On 02 Apr 2003 09:25:04 -0800
Kevin Turner <acapnotic at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 14:29, radix CVS wrote:
> > class IPullProducer(IProducer):
> > """A pull producer, also known as a non-streaming producer, is
> > expected to produce data each time resumeProducing() is called.
> > """
> > def resumeProducing(self):
> > """Resume producing data.
> > This tells a producer to re-add itself to the main loop and
> > produce more data for its consumer."""
>
> Usage and behaviour of a PullProducer isn't clear to me. Does
> PullProducer.resumeProducing mean that it should call consumer.write
> exactly once?
Yes.
> If it is a different interface, can we give the method a different
> name? I think it strange that you call "resume" on these when
> producing has never been "paused". And that "resume" in this case
> does not signal a return to an ongoing process from which it has been
> interrupted, but is a single request for a discrete amount of data.
> A name beginning with "get" or "next" seems more fitting.
Yes, but it's there for historical reasons...
Idon't think the two interfaces should be merged - they are different in
intent and usage.
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