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# Copyright 2009 Shikhar Bhushan
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#
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# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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# You may obtain a copy of the License at
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#
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#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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#
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# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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# limitations under the License.
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from threading import Event, Lock
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from uuid import uuid1
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from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
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from ncclient import content
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from ncclient.transport import SessionListener
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from errors import OperationError, TimeoutExpiredError, MissingCapabilityError
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import logging
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logger = logging.getLogger('ncclient.operations.rpc')
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class RPCReply:
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    """Represents an *<rpc-reply>*. Only concerns itself with whether the
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    operation was successful.
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    .. note::
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        If the reply has not yet been parsed there is an implicit, one-time
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        parsing overhead to accessing the attributes defined by this class and
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        any subclasses.
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    """
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    def __init__(self, raw):
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        self._raw = raw
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        self._parsed = False
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        self._root = None
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        self._errors = []
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    def __repr__(self):
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        return self._raw
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    def _parsing_hook(self, root):
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        """Subclass can implement.
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        :type root: :class:`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element`
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        """
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        pass
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    def parse(self):
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        """Parse the *<rpc-reply>*"""
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        if self._parsed:
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            return
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        root = self._root = content.xml2ele(self._raw) # <rpc-reply> element
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        # per rfc 4741 an <ok/> tag is sent when there are no errors or warnings
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        ok = content.find(root, 'data', nslist=[content.BASE_NS, content.CISCO_BS])
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        if ok is not None:
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            logger.debug('parsed [%s]' % ok.tag)
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        else: # create RPCError objects from <rpc-error> elements
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            error = content.find(root, 'data', nslist=[content.BASE_NS, content.CISCO_BS])
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            if error is not None:
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                logger.debug('parsed [%s]' % error.tag)
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                for err in root.getiterator(error.tag):
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                    # process a particular <rpc-error>
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                    d = {}
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                    for err_detail in err.getchildren(): # <error-type> etc..
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                        tag = content.unqualify(err_detail.tag)
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                        if tag != 'error-info':
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                            d[tag] = err_detail.text.strip()
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                        else:
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                            d[tag] = content.ele2xml(err_detail)
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                    self._errors.append(RPCError(d))
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        self._parsing_hook(root)
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        self._parsed = True
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    @property
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    def xml(self):
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        "*<rpc-reply>* as returned"
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        return self._raw
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    @property
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    def ok(self):
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        "Boolean value indicating if there were no errors."
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        if not self._parsed:
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            self.parse()
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        return not self._errors # empty list => false
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    @property
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    def error(self):
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        """Short for :attr:`errors` [0]; :const:`None` if there were no errors.
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        """
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        if not self._parsed:
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            self.parse()
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        if self._errors:
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            return self._errors[0]
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        else:
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            return None
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    @property
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    def errors(self):
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        """`list` of :class:`RPCError` objects. Will be empty if there were no
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        *<rpc-error>* elements in reply.
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        """
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        if not self._parsed:
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            self.parse()
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        return self._errors
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class RPCError(OperationError): # raise it if you like
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    """Represents an *<rpc-error>*. It is an instance of :exc:`OperationError`
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    so it can be raised like any other exception."""
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    def __init__(self, err_dict):
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        self._dict = err_dict
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        if self.message is not None:
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            OperationError.__init__(self, self.message)
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        else:
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            OperationError.__init__(self)
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    @property
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    def type(self):
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        "`string` represeting *error-type* element"
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        return self.get('error-type', None)
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    @property
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    def severity(self):
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        "`string` represeting *error-severity* element"
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        return self.get('error-severity', None)
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    @property
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    def tag(self):
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        "`string` represeting *error-tag* element"
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        return self.get('error-tag', None)
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    @property
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    def path(self):
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        "`string` or :const:`None`; represeting *error-path* element"
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        return self.get('error-path', None)
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    @property
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    def message(self):
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        "`string` or :const:`None`; represeting *error-message* element"
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        return self.get('error-message', None)
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    @property
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    def info(self):
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        "`string` or :const:`None`, represeting *error-info* element"
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        return self.get('error-info', None)
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    ## dictionary interface
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    __getitem__ = lambda self, key: self._dict.__getitem__(key)
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    __iter__ = lambda self: self._dict.__iter__()
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    __contains__ = lambda self, key: self._dict.__contains__(key)
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    keys = lambda self: self._dict.keys()
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    get = lambda self, key, default: self._dict.get(key, default)
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    iteritems = lambda self: self._dict.iteritems()
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    iterkeys = lambda self: self._dict.iterkeys()
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    itervalues = lambda self: self._dict.itervalues()
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    values = lambda self: self._dict.values()
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    items = lambda self: self._dict.items()
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    __repr__ = lambda self: repr(self._dict)
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class RPCReplyListener(SessionListener):
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    # internal use
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    # one instance per session
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    def __new__(cls, session):
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        instance = session.get_listener_instance(cls)
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        if instance is None:
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            instance = object.__new__(cls)
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            instance._lock = Lock()
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            instance._id2rpc = WeakValueDictionary()
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            instance._pipelined = session.can_pipeline
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            session.add_listener(instance)
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        return instance
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    def register(self, id, rpc):
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        with self._lock:
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            self._id2rpc[id] = rpc
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    def callback(self, root, raw):
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        tag, attrs = root
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        if content.unqualify(tag) != 'rpc-reply':
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            return
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        rpc = None
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        for key in attrs:
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            if content.unqualify(key) == 'message-id':
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                id = attrs[key]
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                try:
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                    with self._lock:
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                        rpc = self._id2rpc.pop(id)
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                except KeyError:
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                    logger.warning('no object registered for message-id: [%s]' % id)
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                except Exception as e:
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                    logger.debug('error - %r' % e)
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                break
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        else:
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            if not self._pipelined:
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                with self._lock:
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                    assert(len(self._id2rpc) == 1)
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                    rpc = self._id2rpc.values()[0]
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                    self._id2rpc.clear()
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            else:
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                logger.warning('<rpc-reply> without message-id received: %s' % raw)
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        logger.debug('delivering to %r' % rpc)
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        rpc.deliver_reply(raw)
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    def errback(self, err):
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        for rpc in self._id2rpc.values():
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            rpc.deliver_error(err)
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class RPC(object):
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    """Base class for all operations.
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    Directly corresponds to *<rpc>* requests. Handles making the request, and
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    taking delivery of the reply.
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    """
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    # : Subclasses can specify their dependencies on capabilities. List of URI's
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    # or abbreviated names, e.g. ':writable-running'. These are verified at the
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    # time of object creation. If the capability is not available, a
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    # :exc:`MissingCapabilityError` is raised.
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    DEPENDS = []
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    # : Subclasses can specify a different reply class, but it must be a
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    # subclass of :class:`RPCReply`.
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    REPLY_CLS = RPCReply
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    def __init__(self, session, async=False, timeout=None):
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        self._session = session
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        try:
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            for cap in self.DEPENDS:
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                self._assert(cap)
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        except AttributeError:
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            pass
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        self._async = async
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        self._timeout = timeout
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        # keeps things simple instead of having a class attr that has to be locked
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        self._id = uuid1().urn
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        # RPCReplyListener itself makes sure there isn't more than one instance -- i.e. multiton
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        self._listener = RPCReplyListener(session)
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        self._listener.register(self._id, self)
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        self._reply = None
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        self._error = None
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        self._event = Event()
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    def _build(self, opspec):
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        # internal
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        spec = {
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            'tag': content.qualify('rpc'),
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            'attrib': {'message-id': self._id},
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            'subtree': [ opspec ]
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            }
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        return content.dtree2xml(spec)
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    def _request(self, op):
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        """Subclasses call this method to make the RPC request.
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        In asynchronous mode, returns an :class:`~threading.Event` which is set
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        when the reply has been received or an error occured. It is prudent,
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        therefore, to check the :attr:`error` attribute before accesing
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        :attr:`reply`.
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        Otherwise, waits until the reply is received and returns
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        :class:`RPCReply`.
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        :arg opspec: :ref:`dtree` for the operation
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        :type opspec: :obj:`dict` or :obj:`string` or :class:`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element`
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        :rtype: :class:`~threading.Event` or :class:`RPCReply`
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        """
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        req = self._build(op)
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        self._session.send(req)
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        if self._async:
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            return self._event
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        else:
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            self._event.wait(self._timeout)
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            if self._event.isSet():
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                if self._error:
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                    raise self._error
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                self._reply.parse()
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                return self._reply
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            else:
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                raise TimeoutExpiredError
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    def request(self, *args, **kwds):
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        """Subclasses implement this method. Here, the operation is constructed
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        in :ref:`dtree`, and the result of :meth:`_request` returned."""
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        raise NotImplementedError
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    def _delivery_hook(self):
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        """Subclasses can implement this method. Will be called after
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        initialising the :attr:`reply` or :attr:`error` attribute and before
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        setting the :attr:`event`"""
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        pass
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    def _assert(self, capability):
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        """Subclasses can use this method to verify that a capability is available
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        with the NETCONF server, before making a request that requires it. A
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        :exc:`MissingCapabilityError` will be raised if the capability is not
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        available."""
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        if capability not in self._session.server_capabilities:
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            raise MissingCapabilityError('Server does not support [%s]' % cap)
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    def deliver_reply(self, raw):
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        # internal use
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        self._reply = self.REPLY_CLS(raw)
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        self._delivery_hook()
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        self._event.set()
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    def deliver_error(self, err):
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        # internal use
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        self._error = err
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        self._delivery_hook()
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        self._event.set()
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    @property
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    def reply(self):
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        ":class:`RPCReply` element if reply has been received or :const:`None`"
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        return self._reply
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    @property
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    def error(self):
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        """:exc:`Exception` type if an error occured or :const:`None`.
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        This attribute should be checked if the request was made asynchronously,
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        so that it can be determined if :attr:`event` being set is because of a
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        reply or error.
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        .. note::
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            This represents an error which prevented a reply from being
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            received. An *<rpc-error>* does not fall in that category -- see
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            :class:`RPCReply` for that.
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        """
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        return self._error
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    @property
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    def id(self):
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        "The *message-id* for this RPC"
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        return self._id
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    @property
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    def session(self):
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        """The :class:`~ncclient.transport.Session` object associated with this
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        RPC"""
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        return self._session
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    @property
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    def event(self):
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        """:class:`~threading.Event` that is set when reply has been received or
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        error occured."""
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        return self._event
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    def set_async(self, async=True):
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        """Set asynchronous mode for this RPC."""
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        self._async = async
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        if async and not session.can_pipeline:
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            raise UserWarning('Asynchronous mode not supported for this device/session')
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    def set_timeout(self, timeout):
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        """Set the timeout for synchronous waiting defining how long the RPC
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        request will block on a reply before raising an error."""
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        self._timeout = timeout
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    #: Whether this RPC is asynchronous
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    async = property(fget=lambda self: self._async, fset=set_async)
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    #: Timeout for synchronous waiting
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    timeout = property(fget=lambda self: self._timeout, fset=set_timeout)