WIP docstrings for drivers

chainsyncer/driver/base.py

@@ -19,16 +19,41 @@ logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def noop_callback(block, tx):
+    """Logger-only callback for pre- and post processing.
+
+    :param block: Block object
+    :type block: chainlib.block.Block
+    :param tx: Transaction object
+    :type tx: chainlib.tx.Tx
+    """
     logg.debug('noop callback ({},{})'.format(block, tx))
 
 
 class Syncer:
+    """Base class for syncer implementations.
+
+    :param backend: Syncer state backend
+    :type backend: chainsyncer.backend.base.Backend implementation
+    :param chain_interface: Chain interface implementation 
+    :type chain_interface: chainlib.interface.ChainInterface implementation
+    :param pre_callback: Function to call before polling. Function will receive no arguments.
+    :type pre_callback: function 
+    :param block_callback: Function to call before processing txs in a retrieved block. Function should have signature as chainsyncer.driver.base.noop_callback
+    :type block_callback: function
+    :param post_callback: Function to call after polling. Function will receive no arguments.
+    :type post_callback: function 
+    """
 
     running_global = True
+    """If set to false syncer will terminate polling loop."""
     yield_delay=0.005
+    """Delay between each processed block."""
     signal_request = [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]
+    """Signals to catch to request shutdown."""
     signal_set = False
+    """Whether shutdown signal has been received."""
     name = 'base'
+    """Syncer name, to be overriden for each extended implementation."""
 
     def __init__(self, backend, chain_interface, pre_callback=None, block_callback=None, post_callback=None):
         self.chain_interface = chain_interface
@@ -51,21 +76,49 @@ class Syncer:
 
 
     def terminate(self):
+        """Set syncer to terminate as soon as possible.
+        """
         logg.info('termination requested!')
         Syncer.running_global = False
-        Syncer.running = False
+        self.running = False
 
 
     def add_filter(self, f):
+        """Add filter to be processed for each transaction.
+
+        :param f: Filter
+        :type f: Object instance implementing signature as in chainsyncer.filter.NoopFilter.filter
+        """
         self.filter.add(f)
         self.backend.register_filter(str(f))
 
 
     def process_single(self, conn, block, tx):
+        """Set syncer backend cursor to the given transaction index and block height, and apply all registered filters on transaction.
+
+        :param conn: RPC connection instance
+        :type conn: chainlib.connection.RPCConnection
+        :param block: Block object
+        :type block: chainlib.block.Block
+        :param block: Transaction object
+        :type block: chainlib.tx.Tx
+        """
         self.backend.set(block.number, tx.index)
         self.filter.apply(conn, block, tx)
 
-    
+
+    def loop(self, interval, conn):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+  
+
+    def process(self, conn, block):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
+    def get(self, conn)
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+
     def __str__(self):
         return 'syncer "{}" {}'.format(
                 self.name,

chainsyncer/driver/head.py

@@ -8,15 +8,29 @@ from .poll import BlockPollSyncer
 logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class HeadSyncer(BlockPollSyncer):
+    """Extends the block poller, implementing an open-ended syncer.
+    """
 
     name = 'head'
 
     def process(self, conn, block):
+        """Process a single block using the given RPC connection.
+
+        Processing means that all filters are executed on all transactions in the block.
+
+        If the block object does not contain the transaction details, the details will be retrieved from the network (incurring the corresponding performance penalty).
+
+        :param conn: RPC connection
+        :type conn: chainlib.connection.RPCConnection
+        :param block: Block object
+        :type block: chainlib.block.Block
+        """
         (pair, fltr) = self.backend.get()
         logg.debug('process block {} (backend {}:{})'.format(block, pair, fltr))
         i = pair[1] # set tx index from previous
         tx = None
         while True:
+            # handle block objects regardless of whether the tx data is embedded or not
             try:
                 tx = block.tx(i)
             except AttributeError:
@@ -27,7 +41,6 @@ class HeadSyncer(BlockPollSyncer):
             #    logg.debug('index error syncer tx get {}'.format(e))
             #    break
 
-            # TODO: Move specifics to eth subpackage, receipts are not a global concept
             rcpt = conn.do(self.chain_interface.tx_receipt(tx.hash))
             if rcpt != None:
                 tx.apply_receipt(self.chain_interface.src_normalize(rcpt))
@@ -39,11 +52,22 @@ class HeadSyncer(BlockPollSyncer):
         
 
     def get(self, conn):
+        """Retrieve the block currently defined by the syncer cursor from the RPC provider.
+
+        :param conn: RPC connection
+        :type conn: chainlib.connectin.RPCConnection
+        :raises NoBlockForYou: Block at the given height does not exist
+        :rtype: chainlib.block.Block
+        :returns: Block object
+        """
         (height, flags) = self.backend.get()
         block_number = height[0]
         block_hash = []
         o = self.chain_interface.block_by_number(block_number)
-        r = conn.do(o)
+        try:
+            r = conn.do(o)
+        except RPCException:
+            r = None
         if r == None:
             raise NoBlockForYou()
         b = self.chain_interface.block_from_src(r)

chainsyncer/driver/history.py

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class HistorySyncer(HeadSyncer):
+    """Bounded syncer implementation of the block poller. Reuses the head syncer process method implementation.
 
+
+    """
     name = 'history'
 
     def __init__(self, backend, chain_interface, pre_callback=None, block_callback=None, post_callback=None):
@@ -27,6 +30,15 @@ class HistorySyncer(HeadSyncer):
 
 
     def get(self, conn):
+        """Retrieve the block currently defined by the syncer cursor from the RPC provider.
+
+        :param conn: RPC connection
+        :type conn: chainlib.connectin.RPCConnection
+        :raises SyncDone: Block target reached (at which point the syncer should terminate).
+        :rtype: chainlib.block.Block
+        :returns: Block object
+        :todo: DRY against HeadSyncer
+        """
         (height, flags) = self.backend.get()
         if self.block_target < height[0]:
             raise SyncDone(self.block_target)
@@ -39,7 +51,7 @@ class HistorySyncer(HeadSyncer):
         except RPCException:
             r = None
         if r == None:
-            raise SyncDone() #NoBlockForYou()
+            raise SyncDone()
         b = self.chain_interface.block_from_src(r)
 
         return b

chainsyncer/driver/poll.py

@@ -14,21 +14,29 @@ logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class BlockPollSyncer(Syncer):
+    """Syncer driver implementation of chainsyncer.driver.base.Syncer that retrieves new blocks through polling.
+    """
 
     name = 'blockpoll'
 
-    def __init__(self, backend, chain_interface, pre_callback=None, block_callback=None, post_callback=None):
-        super(BlockPollSyncer, self).__init__(backend, chain_interface, pre_callback, block_callback, post_callback)
-
-
     def loop(self, interval, conn):
+        """Indefinite loop polling the given RPC connection for new blocks in the given interval.
+
+        :param interval: Seconds to wait for next poll after processing of previous poll has been completed.
+        :type interval: int
+        :param conn: RPC connection
+        :type conn: chainlib.connection.RPCConnection
+        :rtype: tuple
+        :returns: See chainsyncer.backend.base.Backend.get
+        """
         (pair, fltr) = self.backend.get()
         start_tx = pair[1]
 
         while self.running and Syncer.running_global:
             if self.pre_callback != None:
                 self.pre_callback()
-            while True and Syncer.running_global:
+            #while True and Syncer.running_global:
+            while True and self.running:
                 if start_tx > 0:
                     start_tx -= 1
                     continue

chainsyncer/filter.py

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class NoopFilter:
         :type block: chainlib.block.Block
         :param tx: Transaction object
         :type tx: chainlib.tx.Tx
-        :param db_session: Backend sesssion object
+        :param db_session: Backend session object
         :type db_session: varies
         """
         logg.debug('noop filter :received\n{} {} {}'.format(block, tx, id(db_session)))