zen_utils.py

#Listing 7.1
#Foundations of Python Network Programming
# Contants and routines for supporting a certain network conversation

import argparse, socket, time

aphorisms = {b'Beautiful is better than?': b'Ugly.',
             b'Explicit is better than?': b'Implicit.',
             b'Simple is better than?': b'Complex'}

def get_answer(aphorism):
    """Return the string response to a Particular Zen-of-Python aphorism."""
    time.sleep(0.0) #increase to simulate an expansive opration
    return aphorisms.get(aphorism, b'Error: unknown aphorism.')

def parse_command_line(description):
    """Parse command line and return a socket address"""
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
    parser.add_argument('host', help='IP or hostname')
    parser.add_argument('-p', metavar='port', type=int, default=1060,
                        help='TCP port (default 1060)')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    address = (args.host, args.p)
    return address

def create_srv_socket(address):
    """Build and return a listening server socket."""
    listener = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    listener.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    listener.bind(address)
    listener.listen(64)
    print('Listening at {}'.format(address))
    return listener

def accept_connections_forever(listener):
    """Forever answer incoming connections on a listening socket"""
    while True:
        sock, address = listener.accept()
        print('Accepted connection from {}'.format(address))
        handle_conversation(sock, address)

def handle_conversation(sock, address):
    """Converse with a client over `sock` until they are done talking."""
    try:
        while True:
            handle_request(sock)
    except EOFError:
        print('Client socket to {} has closed'.format(address))
    except Exception as e:
        print('CLient {} error: {}'.format(address, e))
    finally:
        sock.close()

def handle_request(sock):
    """Receive a single client request on `sock` and send the answer."""
    aphorism = recv_until(sock, b'?')
    answer = get_answer(aphorism)
    sock.sendall(answer)

def recv_until(sock, suffix):
    """Receive bytes over socket `sock` until we receive the `suffix`."""
    message = sock.recv(4096)
    if not message:
        raise EOFError('socket closed')
    while not message.endswith(suffix):
        data = sock.recv(4096)
        if not data:
            raise IOError('received {!r} then socket closed'.format(message))
        message += data
    return message