twisted.mail.maildir._MaildirMailboxAppendMessageTask : API documentation

A task which adds a message to a maildir mailbox.

Instance Variable	mbox	See `__init__`.
Instance Variable	defer	A deferred which fires when the task has completed. (type: `Deferred` which successfully returns `NoneType`)
Instance Variable	opencall	A scheduled call to `prodProducer`. (type: `IDelayedCall` provider or `NoneType`)
Instance Variable	msg	The message to add. (type: file-like object)
Instance Variable	tmpname	The pathname of the temporary file holding the message while it is being transferred. (type: `bytes`)
Instance Variable	fh	The new maildir file. (type: file)
Instance Variable	filesender	A file sender which sends the message. (type: `FileSender`)
Instance Variable	myproducer	The registered producer. (type: `IProducer`)
Instance Variable	streaming	Indicates whether the registered producer provides a streaming interface. (type: `bool`)
Method	__init__
Method	startUp	Start transferring the message to the mailbox.
Method	registerProducer	Register a producer and start asking it for data if it is non-streaming.
Method	prodProducer	Repeatedly prod a non-streaming producer to produce data.
Method	unregisterProducer	Finish transferring the message to the mailbox.
Method	write	Write data to the maildir file.
Method	fail	Fire the deferred to indicate the task completed with a failure.
Method	moveFileToNew	Place the message in the new/ directory, add it to the mailbox and fire the deferred to indicate that the task has completed successfully.
Method	createTempFile	Create a temporary file to hold the message as it is being transferred.

mbox =

See __init__.

defer =

A deferred which fires when the task has completed. (type: Deferred which successfully returns NoneType)

opencall =

A scheduled call to prodProducer. (type: IDelayedCall provider or NoneType)

msg =

The message to add. (type: file-like object)

tmpname =

The pathname of the temporary file holding the message while it is being transferred. (type: bytes)

fh =

The new maildir file. (type: file)

filesender =

A file sender which sends the message. (type: FileSender)

myproducer =

The registered producer. (type: IProducer)

streaming =

Indicates whether the registered producer provides a streaming interface. (type: bool)

def __init__(self, mbox, msg): (source)

Parameters	mbox	A maildir mailbox. (type: `MaildirMailbox`)
	msg	The message to add. (type: `bytes` or file-like object)

def startUp(self): (source)

Start transferring the message to the mailbox.

def registerProducer(self, producer, streaming): (source)

Parameters	producer	A producer. (type: `IProducer`)
	streaming	A flag indicating whether the producer provides a streaming interface. (type: `bool`)

def prodProducer(self): (source)

Repeatedly prod a non-streaming producer to produce data.

def unregisterProducer(self): (source)

Finish transferring the message to the mailbox.

def write(self, data): (source)

Write data to the maildir file.

Parameters data Data to be written to the file. (type: bytes)

def fail(self, err=None): (source)

Fire the deferred to indicate the task completed with a failure.

Parameters err The error that occurred. (type: Failure)

def moveFileToNew(self): (source)

Place the message in the new/ directory, add it to the mailbox and fire the deferred to indicate that the task has completed successfully.

def createTempFile(self): (source)

Create a temporary file to hold the message as it is being transferred.

API Documentation for Twisted, generated by pydoctor at 2016-04-04 15:02:49.

twisted.mail.maildir._MaildirMailboxAppendMessageTask class documentation