'''This is like pexpect, but it will work with any file descriptor that you pass it. You are reponsible for opening and close the file descriptor. This allows you to use Pexpect with sockets and named pipes (FIFOs). PEXPECT LICENSE This license is approved by the OSI and FSF as GPL-compatible. http://opensource.org/licenses/isc-license.txt Copyright (c) 2012, Noah Spurrier PERMISSION TO USE, COPY, MODIFY, AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE WITH OR WITHOUT FEE IS HEREBY GRANTED, PROVIDED THAT THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE APPEAR IN ALL COPIES. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ''' from .spawnbase import SpawnBase from .exceptions import ExceptionPexpect import os __all__ = ['fdspawn'] class fdspawn(SpawnBase): '''This is like pexpect.spawn but allows you to supply your own open file descriptor. For example, you could use it to read through a file looking for patterns, or to control a modem or serial device. ''' def __init__ (self, fd, args=None, timeout=30, maxread=2000, searchwindowsize=None, logfile=None): '''This takes a file descriptor (an int) or an object that support the fileno() method (returning an int). All Python file-like objects support fileno(). ''' if type(fd) != type(0) and hasattr(fd, 'fileno'): fd = fd.fileno() if type(fd) != type(0): raise ExceptionPexpect('The fd argument is not an int. If this is a command string then maybe you want to use pexpect.spawn.') try: # make sure fd is a valid file descriptor os.fstat(fd) except OSError: raise ExceptionPexpect('The fd argument is not a valid file descriptor.') self.args = None self.command = None SpawnBase.__init__(self, timeout, maxread, searchwindowsize, logfile) self.child_fd = fd self.own_fd = False self.closed = False self.name = '' % fd def close (self): """Close the file descriptor. Calling this method a second time does nothing, but if the file descriptor was closed elsewhere, :class:`OSError` will be raised. """ if self.child_fd == -1: return self.flush() os.close(self.child_fd) self.child_fd = -1 self.closed = True def isalive (self): '''This checks if the file descriptor is still valid. If :func:`os.fstat` does not raise an exception then we assume it is alive. ''' if self.child_fd == -1: return False try: os.fstat(self.child_fd) return True except: return False def terminate (self, force=False): # pragma: no cover raise ExceptionPexpect('This method is not valid for file descriptors.')