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Kamaelia.Protocol.HTTP.HTTPClient.SingleShotHTTPClient

For examples and more explanations, see the module level docs.


class SingleShotHTTPClient(Axon.Component.component)

SingleShotHTTPClient() -> component that can download a file using HTTP by URL

Arguments: - starturl -- the URL of the file to download - [postbody] -- data to POST to that URL - if set to None becomes an empty body in to a POST (of PUT) request - [connectionclass] -- specify a class other than TCPClient to connect with - [method] -- the HTTP method for the request (default to GET normally or POST if postbody != ""

Inboxes

  • control : UNUSED
  • _parserinbox : Data from HTTP parser
  • _parsercontrol : Signals from HTTP parser
  • _tcpcontrol : Signals from TCP client
  • inbox : UNUSED

Outboxes

  • signal : UNUSED
  • _parsersignal : Signals for HTTP parser
  • _tcpoutbox : Send over TCP connection
  • debug : Output to aid debugging
  • outbox : Requested file
  • _tcpsignal : Signals shutdown of TCP connection

Methods defined here

formRequest(self, url)

Craft a HTTP request string for the supplied url

handleRedirect(self, header)

Check for a redirect response and queue the fetching the page it points to if it is such a response. Returns true if it was a redirect page and false otherwise.

main(self)

Main loop.

mainBody(self)

Called repeatedly by main loop. Checks inboxes and processes messages received. Start the fetching of the new page if the current one is a redirect and has been completely fetched.

makeRequest(self, request)

Connect to the remote HTTP server and send request

shutdownKids(self)

Close TCP connection and HTTP parser

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