SAMPIntegratedClient

class astropy.samp.SAMPIntegratedClient(name=None, description=None, metadata=None, addr=None, port=0, callable=True)

Bases: object

A Simple SAMP client.

This class is meant to simplify the client usage providing a proxy class that merges the SAMPClient and SAMPHubProxy functionalities in a simplified API.

Parameters

namestr, optional

Client name (corresponding to samp.name metadata keyword).

descriptionstr, optional

Client description (corresponding to samp.description.text metadata keyword).

metadatadict, optional

Client application metadata in the standard SAMP format.

addrstr, optional

Listening address (or IP). This defaults to 127.0.0.1 if the internet is not reachable, otherwise it defaults to the host name.

portint, optional

Listening XML-RPC server socket port. If left set to 0 (the default), the operating system will select a free port.

callablebool, optional

Whether the client can receive calls and notifications. If set to False, then the client can send notifications and calls, but can not receive any.

Attributes Summary

is_connected

Testing method to verify the client connection with a running Hub.

Methods Summary

bind_receive_call(mtype, function[, …])	Bind a specific MType call to a function or class method.
bind_receive_message(mtype, function[, …])	Bind a specific MType to a function or class method, being intended for a call or a notification.
bind_receive_notification(mtype, function[, …])	Bind a specific MType notification to a function or class method.
bind_receive_response(msg_tag, function)	Bind a specific msg-tag response to a function or class method.
call(recipient_id, msg_tag, message)	Proxy to call SAMP Hub method.
call_all(msg_tag, message)	Proxy to callAll SAMP Hub method.
call_and_wait(recipient_id, message, timeout)	Proxy to callAndWait SAMP Hub method.
connect([hub, hub_params, pool_size])	Connect with the current or specified SAMP Hub, start and register the client.
declare_metadata(metadata)	Proxy to declareMetadata SAMP Hub method.
declare_subscriptions([subscriptions])	Declares the MTypes the client wishes to subscribe to, implicitly defined with the MType binding methods bind_receive_notification() and bind_receive_call().
disconnect()	Unregister the client from the current SAMP Hub, stop the client and disconnect from the Hub.
ecall(recipient_id, msg_tag, mtype, **params)	Easy to use version of call().
ecall_all(msg_tag, mtype, **params)	Easy to use version of call_all().
ecall_and_wait(recipient_id, mtype, timeout, …)	Easy to use version of call_and_wait().
enotify(recipient_id, mtype, **params)	Easy to use version of notify().
enotify_all(mtype, **params)	Easy to use version of notify_all().
ereply(msg_id, status[, result, error])	Easy to use version of reply().
get_metadata(client_id)	Proxy to getMetadata SAMP Hub method.
get_private_key()	Return the client private key used for the Standard Profile communications obtained at registration time (samp.private-key).
get_public_id()	Return public client ID obtained at registration time (samp.self-id).
get_registered_clients()	Proxy to getRegisteredClients SAMP Hub method.
get_subscribed_clients(mtype)	Proxy to getSubscribedClients SAMP Hub method.
get_subscriptions(client_id)	Proxy to getSubscriptions SAMP Hub method.
notify(recipient_id, message)	Proxy to notify SAMP Hub method.
notify_all(message)	Proxy to notifyAll SAMP Hub method.
ping()	Proxy to ping SAMP Hub method (Standard Profile only).
receive_call(private_key, sender_id, msg_id, …)	Standard callable client receive_call method.
receive_notification(private_key, sender_id, …)	Standard callable client receive_notification method.
receive_response(private_key, responder_id, …)	Standard callable client receive_response method.
reply(msg_id, response)	Proxy to reply SAMP Hub method.
unbind_receive_call(mtype[, declare])	Remove from the calls binding table the specified MType and unsubscribe the client from it (if required).
unbind_receive_notification(mtype[, declare])	Remove from the notifications binding table the specified MType and unsubscribe the client from it (if required).
unbind_receive_response(msg_tag)	Remove from the responses binding table the specified message-tag.

Attributes Documentation

is_connected

Testing method to verify the client connection with a running Hub.

Returns

is_connectedbool

True if the client is connected to a Hub, False otherwise.

Methods Documentation

bind_receive_call(mtype, function, declare=True, metadata=None)

Bind a specific MType call to a function or class method.

The function must be of the form:

def my_function_or_method(<self,> private_key, sender_id, msg_id,
                          mtype, params, extra)

where private_key is the client private-key, sender_id is the notification sender ID, msg_id is the Hub message-id, mtype is the message MType, params is the message parameter set (content of "samp.params") and extra is a dictionary containing any extra message map entry. The client is automatically declared subscribed to the MType by default.

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be caught.

functioncallable

Application function to be used when mtype is received.

declarebool, optional

Specify whether the client must be automatically declared as subscribed to the MType (see also declare_subscriptions()).

metadatadict, optional

Dictionary containing additional metadata to declare associated with the MType subscribed to (see also declare_subscriptions()).

bind_receive_message(mtype, function, declare=True, metadata=None)

Bind a specific MType to a function or class method, being intended for a call or a notification.

The function must be of the form:

def my_function_or_method(<self,> private_key, sender_id, msg_id,
                          mtype, params, extra)

where private_key is the client private-key, sender_id is the notification sender ID, msg_id is the Hub message-id (calls only, otherwise is None), mtype is the message MType, params is the message parameter set (content of "samp.params") and extra is a dictionary containing any extra message map entry. The client is automatically declared subscribed to the MType by default.

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be caught.

functioncallable

Application function to be used when mtype is received.

declarebool, optional

Specify whether the client must be automatically declared as subscribed to the MType (see also declare_subscriptions()).

metadatadict, optional

Dictionary containing additional metadata to declare associated with the MType subscribed to (see also declare_subscriptions()).

bind_receive_notification(mtype, function, declare=True, metadata=None)

Bind a specific MType notification to a function or class method.

The function must be of the form:

def my_function_or_method(<self,> private_key, sender_id, mtype,
                          params, extra)

where private_key is the client private-key, sender_id is the notification sender ID, mtype is the message MType, params is the notified message parameter set (content of "samp.params") and extra is a dictionary containing any extra message map entry. The client is automatically declared subscribed to the MType by default.

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be caught.

functioncallable

Application function to be used when mtype is received.

declarebool, optional

Specify whether the client must be automatically declared as subscribed to the MType (see also declare_subscriptions()).

metadatadict, optional

Dictionary containing additional metadata to declare associated with the MType subscribed to (see also declare_subscriptions()).

bind_receive_response(msg_tag, function)

Bind a specific msg-tag response to a function or class method.

The function must be of the form:

def my_function_or_method(<self,> private_key, responder_id,
                          msg_tag, response)

where private_key is the client private-key, responder_id is the message responder ID, msg_tag is the message-tag provided at call time and response is the response received.

Parameters

msg_tagstr

Message-tag to be caught.

functioncallable

Application function to be used when msg_tag is received.

call(recipient_id, msg_tag, message)

Proxy to call SAMP Hub method.

call_all(msg_tag, message)

Proxy to callAll SAMP Hub method.

call_and_wait(recipient_id, message, timeout)

Proxy to callAndWait SAMP Hub method.

connect(hub=None, hub_params=None, pool_size=20)

Connect with the current or specified SAMP Hub, start and register the client.

Parameters

hubSAMPHubServer, optional

The hub to connect to.

hub_paramsdict, optional

Optional dictionary containing the lock-file content of the Hub with which to connect. This dictionary has the form {<token-name>: <token-string>, ...}.

pool_sizeint, optional

The number of socket connections opened to communicate with the Hub.

declare_metadata(metadata)

Proxy to declareMetadata SAMP Hub method.

declare_subscriptions(subscriptions=None)

Declares the MTypes the client wishes to subscribe to, implicitly defined with the MType binding methods bind_receive_notification() and bind_receive_call().

An optional subscriptions map can be added to the final map passed to the declare_subscriptions() method.

Parameters

subscriptionsdict, optional

Dictionary containing the list of MTypes to subscribe to, with the same format of the subscriptions map passed to the declare_subscriptions() method.

disconnect()

Unregister the client from the current SAMP Hub, stop the client and disconnect from the Hub.

ecall(recipient_id, msg_tag, mtype, **params)

Easy to use version of call().

This is a proxy to call method that allows to send a call message in a simplified way.

Note that reserved extra_kws keyword is a dictionary with the special meaning of being used to add extra keywords, in addition to the standard samp.mtype and samp.params, to the message sent.

Parameters

recipient_idstr

Recipient ID

msg_tagstr

Message tag to use

mtypestr

MType to be sent

paramsdict of set of keywords

Variable keyword set which contains the list of parameters for the specified MType.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> msgid = cli.ecall("abc", "xyz", "samp.msg.progress",
...                   txt = "initialization", percent = "10",
...                   extra_kws = {"my.extra.info": "just an example"})

ecall_all(msg_tag, mtype, **params)

Easy to use version of call_all().

This is a proxy to callAll method that allows to send the call message in a simplified way.

Note that reserved extra_kws keyword is a dictionary with the special meaning of being used to add extra keywords, in addition to the standard samp.mtype and samp.params, to the message sent.

Parameters

msg_tagstr

Message tag to use

mtypestr

MType to be sent

paramsdict of set of keywords

Variable keyword set which contains the list of parameters for the specified MType.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> msgid = cli.ecall_all("xyz", "samp.msg.progress",
...                       txt = "initialization", percent = "10",
...                       extra_kws = {"my.extra.info": "just an example"})

ecall_and_wait(recipient_id, mtype, timeout, **params)

Easy to use version of call_and_wait().

This is a proxy to callAndWait method that allows to send the call message in a simplified way.

Note that reserved extra_kws keyword is a dictionary with the special meaning of being used to add extra keywords, in addition to the standard samp.mtype and samp.params, to the message sent.

Parameters

recipient_idstr

Recipient ID

mtypestr

MType to be sent

timeoutstr

Call timeout in seconds

paramsdict of set of keywords

Variable keyword set which contains the list of parameters for the specified MType.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> cli.ecall_and_wait("xyz", "samp.msg.progress", "5",
...                    txt = "initialization", percent = "10",
...                    extra_kws = {"my.extra.info": "just an example"})

enotify(recipient_id, mtype, **params)

Easy to use version of notify().

This is a proxy to notify method that allows to send the notification message in a simplified way.

Note that reserved extra_kws keyword is a dictionary with the special meaning of being used to add extra keywords, in addition to the standard samp.mtype and samp.params, to the message sent.

Parameters

recipient_idstr

Recipient ID

mtypestr

the MType to be notified

paramsdict or set of keywords

Variable keyword set which contains the list of parameters for the specified MType.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> cli.enotify("samp.msg.progress", msgid = "xyz", txt = "initialization",
...             percent = "10", extra_kws = {"my.extra.info": "just an example"})

enotify_all(mtype, **params)

Easy to use version of notify_all().

This is a proxy to notifyAll method that allows to send the notification message in a simplified way.

Note that reserved extra_kws keyword is a dictionary with the special meaning of being used to add extra keywords, in addition to the standard samp.mtype and samp.params, to the message sent.

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be notified.

paramsdict or set of keywords

Variable keyword set which contains the list of parameters for the specified MType.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> cli.enotify_all("samp.msg.progress", txt = "initialization",
...                 percent = "10",
...                 extra_kws = {"my.extra.info": "just an example"})

ereply(msg_id, status, result=None, error=None)

Easy to use version of reply().

This is a proxy to reply method that allows to send a reply message in a simplified way.

Parameters

msg_idstr

Message ID to which reply.

statusstr

Content of the samp.status response keyword.

resultdict

Content of the samp.result response keyword.

errordict

Content of the samp.error response keyword.

Examples

>>> from astropy.samp import SAMPIntegratedClient, SAMP_STATUS_ERROR
>>> cli = SAMPIntegratedClient()
>>> ...
>>> cli.ereply("abd", SAMP_STATUS_ERROR, result={},
...            error={"samp.errortxt": "Test error message"})

get_metadata(client_id)

Proxy to getMetadata SAMP Hub method.

get_private_key()

Return the client private key used for the Standard Profile communications obtained at registration time (samp.private-key).

Returns

keystr

Client private key.

get_public_id()

Return public client ID obtained at registration time (samp.self-id).

Returns

idstr

Client public ID.

get_registered_clients()

Proxy to getRegisteredClients SAMP Hub method.

This returns all the registered clients, excluding the current client.

get_subscribed_clients(mtype)

Proxy to getSubscribedClients SAMP Hub method.

get_subscriptions(client_id)

Proxy to getSubscriptions SAMP Hub method.

notify(recipient_id, message)

Proxy to notify SAMP Hub method.

notify_all(message)

Proxy to notifyAll SAMP Hub method.

ping()

Proxy to ping SAMP Hub method (Standard Profile only).

receive_call(private_key, sender_id, msg_id, message)

Standard callable client receive_call method.

This method is automatically handled when the bind_receive_call() method is used to bind distinct operations to MTypes. In case of a customized callable client implementation that inherits from the SAMPClient class this method should be overwritten.

Note

When overwritten, this method must always return a string result (even empty).

Parameters

private_keystr

Client private key.

sender_idstr

Sender public ID.

msg_idstr

Message ID received.

messagedict

Received message.

Returns

confirmationstr

Any confirmation string.

receive_notification(private_key, sender_id, message)

Standard callable client receive_notification method.

This method is automatically handled when the bind_receive_notification() method is used to bind distinct operations to MTypes. In case of a customized callable client implementation that inherits from the SAMPClient class this method should be overwritten.

Note

When overwritten, this method must always return a string result (even empty).

Parameters

private_keystr

Client private key.

sender_idstr

Sender public ID.

messagedict

Received message.

Returns

confirmationstr

Any confirmation string.

receive_response(private_key, responder_id, msg_tag, response)

Standard callable client receive_response method.

This method is automatically handled when the bind_receive_response() method is used to bind distinct operations to MTypes. In case of a customized callable client implementation that inherits from the SAMPClient class this method should be overwritten.

Note

When overwritten, this method must always return a string result (even empty).

Parameters

private_keystr

Client private key.

responder_idstr

Responder public ID.

msg_tagstr

Response message tag.

responsedict

Received response.

Returns

confirmationstr

Any confirmation string.

reply(msg_id, response)

Proxy to reply SAMP Hub method.

unbind_receive_call(mtype, declare=True)

Remove from the calls binding table the specified MType and unsubscribe the client from it (if required).

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be removed.

declarebool

Specify whether the client must be automatically declared as unsubscribed from the MType (see also declare_subscriptions()).

unbind_receive_notification(mtype, declare=True)

Remove from the notifications binding table the specified MType and unsubscribe the client from it (if required).

Parameters

mtypestr

MType to be removed.

declarebool

Specify whether the client must be automatically declared as unsubscribed from the MType (see also declare_subscriptions()).

unbind_receive_response(msg_tag)

Remove from the responses binding table the specified message-tag.

Parameters

msg_tagstr

Message-tag to be removed.