[Twisted-web] LineReceiver Protocol

[orbitz]

Just use reactor.callLater to have your idle check code be scheduled to 
be called to see if the conn has been idle for too long

Michael Mata wrote:

> Is there a way to extend the LineReceiver protocol to take action on a 
> continued, periodic basis?  Currently, the protocol only does work 
> when a line is received.  However, there are times when we the script 
> to take action even without waiting to receive a line.
>
> For example, suppose a connection should be closed if it has been idle 
> for more than X minutes.  However, if connection is idle, it will not 
> be sending commands.  If no commands are sent, then no lines are 
> received, which means there is no way to close the connection.
>
> Another example might be a global message that needs to be sent to all 
> connections.  The message would have to be stored in  message queue 
> and sent only when lineReceived is called.  It would be nice if the 
> message could instead be sent imediately even if the connection was 
> currently idle.
>
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