diff -r 000000000000 -r e9f209a24d53 Python/asynchatPing.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Python/asynchatPing.py	Tue Jun 23 12:46:40 2009 -0700
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+# asynchatPing
+# Uses asynchat
+# Not related to BLIP - just to aid in my understanding of what's going on
+# Sends "Ping", waits for "Pong"
+
+import socket
+import asyncore
+import asynchat
+
+kNumPings = 10
+
+class asynchatPing(asynchat.async_chat):
+    def __init__(self, address):
+        asynchat.async_chat.__init__(self)
+        self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.connect(address)
+        self.set_terminator("Pong")
+        self.pingsSent = self.pongsGot = 0
+        self.donePing = self.donePong = False
+    
+    def handle_connect(self):
+        print "Connected"
+    
+    def handle_close(self):
+        print "Closed"
+        asynchat.async_chat.handle_close(self)
+    
+    def collect_incoming_data(self, data):
+        """discard data"""
+        pass
+    
+    def found_terminator(self):
+        """when we get a Pong"""
+        print "Received 'Pong'"
+        self.pongsGot += 1
+        if self.pongsGot == kNumPings:
+            print "Done ponging"
+            self.donePong = True
+            self.close_when_done()
+    
+    def ping(self):
+        if not self.donePing:
+            self.push("Ping")
+            print "Sent 'Ping'"
+            self.pingsSent += 1
+            if self.pingsSent == kNumPings:
+                print "Done pinging"
+                self.donePing = True
+    
+    def run(self):
+        timeout = 0
+        while not self.donePing:
+            self.ping()
+            asyncore.loop(timeout=timeout, count=1)
+        asyncore.loop()
+        print "Done!"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ping = asynchatPing( ('localhost', 1337) )
+    ping.run()