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# vim: set fileencoding=utf-8 :
"""provide a trivial way to send messages between processes
messages are being sent as files to an inbox, which is a path of a directory,
using a filename as a marker
recv_all() is delivering all messages, which are newer than the marker file
after completion reading is touching the marker file
to re-read messages touch the marker file with an older timestamp or just
delete the marker file to re-read all messages
"""
# Minimail 1.2
# Copyleft 2019, 2020, p≡p foundation
# this file is under GNU General Public License 3.0
import os
from secrets import token_urlsafe
from time import sleep
from random import random
# set timing to None for random timing
timing = None
def snooze():
if timing is None:
sleep(random()/2)
else:
sleep(timing)
def unlock(inbox):
"clear the inbox from lockfile"
lockfile = inbox / "lock"
try:
lockfile.unlink()
except:
pass
class Lock:
"lock inbox context to be used by with statement"
def __init__(self, inbox):
self.inbox = inbox
def __exit__(self, *exc):
unlock(self.inbox)
def __enter__(self):
lockfile = self.inbox / "lock"
while lockfile.is_file():
snooze()
lockfile.touch()
def send(inbox, msg, marker):
"send msg to inbox in MIME format"
snooze()
with Lock(inbox):
name = marker + "_" + token_urlsafe(16) + ".eml"
with open(inbox / name, "wb") as f:
f.write(str(msg).encode())
def newer(file, stamp):
"return True if file is newer than timestamp stamp"
if not file.is_file():
return False
if stamp is None:
return True
stat = file.stat()
return stat.st_mtime > stamp.st_mtime
def recv_all(inbox, marker):
"""receive a list of new MIME messages from inbox, which are newer than the
marker file"""
r = []
while not r:
with Lock(inbox):
try:
stamp = (inbox / marker).stat()
except:
stamp = None
l = [ path for path in inbox.glob("*.eml") ]
(inbox / marker).touch(exist_ok=True)
for p in reversed(l):
if newer(p, stamp):
with open(p, "rb") as f:
txt = f.read(-1)
r.append((p, txt))
if not r:
snooze()
return r