speedy 0.22

Speedy - A Fast RPC System for Python
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A fast non-blocking RPC library for Python.

Installation
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pip install [--user] speedy

or

easy_install speedy

Usage
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##### Imports

import speedy
from speedy import zeromq

##### Server

class MyServer(speedy.Server):
def foo(self, handle, request):
handle.done(do_something(request.foo, request.bar))
server = MyServer(zeromq.server_socket(('127.0.0.1', port)))
# or use -1 to have the server grab an open port
# server = MyServer(zeromq.server_socket(('127.0.0.1', -1)))
server.serve() # blocks until server exits

##### Client

client = speedy.Client(zeromq.client_socket(('127.0.0.1', server_port)))

# requests are arbitrary python objects
request = { 'foo' : 123, 'bar' : 456 }

future = client.foo(request)

# Wait for the result. If the server encountered an error,
# an speedy.RemoteException will be thrown.
result = future.wait()

Feedback
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Questions, comments: <power@cs.nyu.edu>