[issue2006] asyncore loop lacks timers and work tasks

[Bill Janssen]

Bill Janssen added the comment:

Sorry, I meant to say, "so things without input FDs can make progress".

On Feb 6, 2008 8:08 PM, Bill Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Yes, that's it exactly.  So things without work tasks can still get done.
>
> But timers are the important thing.  With timers you can always implement
> work tasks by yourself.
>
>
> On Feb 6, 2008 12:49 PM, Giampaolo Rodola' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >
> > Giampaolo Rodola' added the comment:
> >
> > I still don't get it.  Maybe you're talking about something like "call a
> > function at the next select() loop" which in Twisted is equal to:
> > >>> reactor.callLater(0, something)
> >
> > By using my patched asyncore you can do the same with:
> > >>> self.call_later(0, something)
> >
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Sorry, I meant to say, &quot;so things without input FDs can make 
progress&quot;.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 6, 2008 8:08 PM, Bill 
Janssen &lt;<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; 
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Yes, that&#39;s it 
exactly.&nbsp; So things without work tasks can still get done.<br><br>But 
timers are the important thing.&nbsp; With timers you can always implement work 
tasks by yourself.<div>
<div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 6, 2008 
12:49 PM, Giampaolo Rodola&#39; &lt;<a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 
target="_blank">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><br>Giampaolo 
Rodola&#39; added the comment:<br><br></div>I still don&#39;t get it. 
&nbsp;Maybe you&#39;re talking about something like &quot;call a<br>

function at the next select() loop&quot; which in Twisted is equal 
to:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; reactor.callLater(0, something)<br><br>By using my patched 
asyncore you can do the same with:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; self.call_later(0, 
something)<br>

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