[Twisted-Python] [Conch] anyone using twisted.conch.ssh.session.SSHSession directly?

Paul Swartz paulswartz at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 16:59:53 EDT 2007


On 6/29/07, glyph at divmod.com <glyph at divmod.com> wrote:
>
> On 07:25 pm, itamar at itamarst.org wrote:
> >> I'm working on tests for t.c.s.session.SSHSession, and it's difficult
> >> because of the terrible API SSHSession currently has.  I've tried a
> >> rewrite in branches/session-2710, but I wanted to know if anyone was
> >> actually using that class directly?  The typical use case is writing
> >> an Avatar->ISession adapter, and if you're doing it that way nothing
> >> should change for you even with this update.
> >
> >Rather than removing it, you could e.g. deprecate the old class and then
> >write a new one (using test-driven development) to ensure a decent API and
> >good test coverage.
>
> I tried a while ago to document some parts of the unspoken idioms around
> compatibility:
>
>     http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/CompatibilityPolicy
>
> It's still not done, but hey, as long as we're talking about it, Paul, have
> a look at the number of entries Conch has in that list near the bottom. ;-)

Oh, I know.  My goal is to have the SoC branches take over testing for
Conch, so I can just scrub those old deprecated ones.

-p
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