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1 files changed, 41 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp.py b/python/qemu/qmp.py
index 8c6c9847d0..f4e04a6683 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# QEMU Monitor Protocol Python class
-#
+""" QEMU Monitor Protocol Python class """
# Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Red Hat Inc.
#
# Authors:
@@ -15,22 +14,34 @@ import logging
class QMPError(Exception):
- pass
+ """
+ QMP base exception
+ """
class QMPConnectError(QMPError):
- pass
+ """
+ QMP connection exception
+ """
class QMPCapabilitiesError(QMPError):
- pass
+ """
+ QMP negotiate capabilities exception
+ """
class QMPTimeoutError(QMPError):
- pass
+ """
+ QMP timeout exception
+ """
-class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
+class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
+ """
+ Provide an API to connect to QEMU via QEMU Monitor Protocol (QMP) and then
+ allow to handle commands and events.
+ """
#: Logger object for debugging messages
logger = logging.getLogger('QMP')
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
while True:
data = self.__sockfile.readline()
if not data:
- return
+ return None
resp = json.loads(data)
if 'event' in resp:
self.logger.debug("<<< %s", resp)
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
"""
Connect to the QMP Monitor and perform capabilities negotiation.
- @return QMP greeting dict
+ @return QMP greeting dict, or None if negotiate is false
@raise OSError on socket connection errors
@raise QMPConnectError if the greeting is not received
@raise QMPCapabilitiesError if fails to negotiate capabilities
@@ -141,6 +152,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
self.__sockfile = self.__sock.makefile()
if negotiate:
return self.__negotiate_capabilities()
+ return None
def accept(self):
"""
@@ -169,7 +181,7 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
self.__sock.sendall(json.dumps(qmp_cmd).encode('utf-8'))
except OSError as err:
if err.errno == errno.EPIPE:
- return
+ return None
raise err
resp = self.__json_read()
self.logger.debug("<<< %s", resp)
@@ -243,14 +255,33 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol(object):
self.__events = []
def close(self):
+ """
+ Close the socket and socket file.
+ """
self.__sock.close()
self.__sockfile.close()
def settimeout(self, timeout):
+ """
+ Set the socket timeout.
+
+ @param timeout (float): timeout in seconds, or None.
+ @note This is a wrap around socket.settimeout
+ """
self.__sock.settimeout(timeout)
def get_sock_fd(self):
+ """
+ Get the socket file descriptor.
+
+ @return The file descriptor number.
+ """
return self.__sock.fileno()
def is_scm_available(self):
+ """
+ Check if the socket allows for SCM_RIGHTS.
+
+ @return True if SCM_RIGHTS is available, otherwise False.
+ """
return self.__sock.family == socket.AF_UNIX