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"""This is like pexpect, but will work on any file descriptor that you pass it.
You are reponsible for opening and close the file descriptor.

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 <noah@noah.org>
    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 pexpect import *
import os

__all__ = ['fdspawn']

class fdspawn (spawn):

    """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=[], 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(). """

        ### TODO: Add better handling of trying to use fdspawn in place of spawn
        ### TODO: (overload to allow fdspawn to also handle commands as spawn does.

        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
        spawn.__init__(self, None, args, timeout, maxread, searchwindowsize, logfile)
        self.child_fd = fd
        self.own_fd = False
        self.closed = False
        self.name = '<file descriptor %d>' % fd

    def __del__ (self):

        return

    def close (self):

        if self.child_fd == -1:
            return
        if self.own_fd:
            self.close (self)
        else:
            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 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):

        raise ExceptionPexpect ('This method is not valid for file descriptors.')

    def kill (self, sig):

        return