SocketServer.BaseServer

Module SocketServer :: Class BaseServer

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Class BaseServer

Known Subclasses:: TCPServer

Base class for server classes.

Methods for the caller:

- __init__(server_address, RequestHandlerClass)
- serve_forever()
- handle_request()  # if you do not use serve_forever()
- fileno() -> int   # for select()

Methods that may be overridden:

- server_bind()
- server_activate()
- get_request() -> request, client_address
- verify_request(request, client_address)
- server_close()
- process_request(request, client_address)
- close_request(request)
- handle_error()

Methods for derived classes:

- finish_request(request, client_address)

Class variables that may be overridden by derived classes or
instances:

- address_family
- socket_type
- allow_reuse_address

Instance variables:

- RequestHandlerClass
- socket

Method Summary
	`__init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass)` Constructor.
	`close_request(self, request)` Called to clean up an individual request.
	`finish_request(self, request, client_address)` Finish one request by instantiating RequestHandlerClass.
	`handle_error(self, request, client_address)` Handle an error gracefully.
	`handle_request(self)` Handle one request, possibly blocking.
	`process_request(self, request, client_address)` Call finish_request.
	`serve_forever(self)` Handle one request at a time until doomsday.
	`server_activate(self)` Called by constructor to activate the server.
	`server_close(self)` Called to clean-up the server.
	`verify_request(self, request, client_address)` Verify the request.

Method Details

init(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass)
(Constructor)

Constructor. May be extended, do not override.

close_request(self, request)

Called to clean up an individual request.

finish_request(self, request, client_address)

Finish one request by instantiating RequestHandlerClass.

handle_error(self, request, client_address)

Handle an error gracefully. May be overridden.

The default is to print a traceback and continue.

handle_request(self)

Handle one request, possibly blocking.

process_request(self, request, client_address)

Call finish_request.

Overridden by ForkingMixIn and ThreadingMixIn.

serve_forever(self)

Handle one request at a time until doomsday.

server_activate(self)

Called by constructor to activate the server.

May be overridden.

server_close(self)

Called to clean-up the server.

May be overridden.

verify_request(self, request, client_address)

Verify the request. May be overridden.

Return True if we should proceed with this request.

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