twisted.mail.alias.AddressAlias : API documentation

Instance Variable	alias	The destination address.
Method	__init__
Method	__str__	Build a string representation of this `AddressAlias` instance.
Method	createMessageReceiver	Create a message receiver which delivers a message to the destination address.
Method	resolve	Map this alias to its ultimate destination.

Inherited from AliasBase:

Instance Variable	domains	See `__init__`.
Instance Variable	original	The original address being aliased.
Method	domain	Return the domain associated with original address.

The destination address.

(type: Address)

def __init__(self, alias, *args): (source)

Parameters	alias	The destination address. (type: `Address`, `User`, `bytes` or object which can be converted into `bytes`)
	args	Arguments for `AliasBase.__init__`. (type: 2-`tuple` of (0) `dict` mapping `bytes` to `IDomain` provider, (1) `bytes`)

def __str__(self): (source)

Build a string representation of this AddressAlias instance.

Returns A string containing the destination address. (type: bytes)

def createMessageReceiver(self): (source)

Create a message receiver which delivers a message to the destination address.

Returns A message receiver. (type: IMessage provider)

def resolve(self, aliasmap, memo=None): (source)

Map this alias to its ultimate destination.

Parameters	aliasmap	A mapping of username to alias or group of aliases. (type: `dict` mapping `bytes` to `AliasBase`)
	memo	A record of the aliases already considered in the resolution process. If provided, `memo` is modified to include this alias. (type: `None` or `dict` of `AliasBase`)
Returns	A message receiver for the ultimate destination or None for an invalid destination. (type: `IMessage` or `None`)