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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 ncclient.xml_ import *
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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 = to_ele(self._raw) # The <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 = root.find(qualify("ok"))
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        if ok is None:
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            # Create RPCError objects from <rpc-error> elements
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            error = root.find(qualify("rpc-error"))
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            if error is not None:
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                for err in root.getiterator(error.tag):
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                    # Process a particular <rpc-error>
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                    self._errors.append(RPCError(err))
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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):
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    """Represents an *<rpc-error>*. It is a type of :exc:`OperationError`
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    and can be raised like any other exception."""
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    def __init__(self, err):
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        self._type = None
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        self._severity = None
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        self._info = None
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        self._tag = None
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        self._path = None
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        self._message = None
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        for subele in err:
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            if subele.tag == qualify("error-type"):
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                self._type = subele.text
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            elif subele.tag == qualify("error-tag"):
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                self._tag = subele.text
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            elif subele.tag == qualify("error-severity"):
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                self._severity = subele.text
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            elif subele.tag == qualify("error-info"):
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                self._info = subele.text
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            elif subele.tag == qualify("error-path"):
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                self._path = subele.text
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            elif subele.tag == qualify("error-message"):
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                self._message = subele.text
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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, self.to_dict())
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    def to_dict(self):
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        return {
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            'type': self.type,
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            'tag': self.severity,
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            'path': self.path,
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            'message': self.message,
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            'info': self.info
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        }
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    @property
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    def type(self):
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        "`string` representing text of *error-type* element"
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        return self._type
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    @property
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    def severity(self):
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        "`string` representing text of *error-severity* element"
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        return self._severity
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    @property
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    def tag(self):
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        "`string` representing text of *error-tag* element"
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        return self._tag
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    @property
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    def path(self):
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        "`string` or :const:`None`; representing text of *error-path* element"
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        return self._path
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    @property
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    def message(self):
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        "`string` or :const:`None`; representing text of *error-message* element"
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        return self._message
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    @property
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    def info(self):
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        "`string` (XML) or :const:`None`, representing *error-info* element"
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        return self._info
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class RPCReplyListener(SessionListener):
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    # internal use
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    # one instance per session -- maybe there is a better way??
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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 = {}
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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 tag != qualify("rpc-reply"):
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            return
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        for key in attrs: # in the <rpc-reply> attributes
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            if key == "message-id": # if we found msgid attr
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                id = attrs[key] # get the msgid
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                with self._lock:
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                    try:                    
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                        rpc = self._id2rpc[id] # the corresponding rpc
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                        logger.debug("Delivering to %r" % rpc)
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                        rpc.deliver_reply(raw)
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                    except KeyError:
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                        raise OperationError("Unknown message-id: %s", id)
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                    # no catching other exceptions, fail loudly if must
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                    else:
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                        # if no error delivering, can del the reference to the RPC
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                        del self._id2rpc[id]
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                        break
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        else:
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            raise OperationError("Could not find 'message-id' attribute in <rpc-reply>")
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    def errback(self, err):
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        try:
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            for rpc in self._id2rpc.values():
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                rpc.deliver_error(err)
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        finally:
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            self._id2rpc.clear()
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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, raise_mode="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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        self._raise_mode = raise_mode
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        self._id = uuid1().urn # Keeps things simple instead of having a class attr that has to be locked
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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, subele):
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        # internal
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        ele = new_ele("rpc", {"message-id": self._id}, xmlns=BASE_NS_1_0)
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        ele.append(subele)
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        return to_xml(ele)
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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 synchronous mode, waits until the reply is received and returns
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        :class:`RPCReply`.
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        In asynchronous mode, returns immediately, returning a reference to this
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        object. The :attr:`event` attribute will be set when the reply has been
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        received (see :attr:`reply`) or an error occured (see :attr:`error`).
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        :type opspec: :obj:`dict` or :obj:`string` or :class:`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element`
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        :rtype: :class:`RPCReply` (sync) or :class:`RPC` (async)
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        """
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        logger.info('Requesting %r' % self.__class__.__name__)
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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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            logger.debug('Async request, returning %r', self)
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            return self
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        else:
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            logger.debug('Sync request, will wait for timeout=%r' %
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                         self._timeout)
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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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                    # Error that prevented reply delivery
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                    raise self._error
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                self._reply.parse()
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                if self._reply.error is not None:
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                    # <rpc-error>'s [ RPCError ]
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                    if self._raise_mode == "all":
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                        raise self._reply.error
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                    elif (self._raise_mode == "errors" and
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                          self._reply.error.type == "error"):
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                        raise self._reply.error
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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."
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        return self._request(self.SPEC)
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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]' %
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                                         capability)
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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._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._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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        .. 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_raise_mode(self, mode):
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        assert(choice in ("all", "errors", "none"))
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        self._raise_mode = mode
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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. Irrelevant for
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        asynchronous usage."""
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        self._timeout = timeout
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    #: Whether this RPC is asynchronous
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    is_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)