Doc/includes/mp_newtype.py
#
# This module shows how to use arbitrary callables with a subclass of
# `BaseManager`.
#
# Copyright (c) 2006-2008, R Oudkerk
# All rights reserved.
#

from multiprocessing import freeze_support
from multiprocessing.managers import BaseManager, BaseProxy
import operator

##

class Foo(object):
    def f(self):
        print 'you called Foo.f()'
    def g(self):
        print 'you called Foo.g()'
    def _h(self):
        print 'you called Foo._h()'

# A simple generator function
def baz():
    for i in xrange(10):
        yield i*i

# Proxy type for generator objects
class GeneratorProxy(BaseProxy):
    _exposed_ = ('next', '__next__')
    def __iter__(self):
        return self
    def next(self):
        return self._callmethod('next')
    def __next__(self):
        return self._callmethod('__next__')

# Function to return the operator module
def get_operator_module():
    return operator

##

class MyManager(BaseManager):
    pass

# register the Foo class; make `f()` and `g()` accessible via proxy
MyManager.register('Foo1', Foo)

# register the Foo class; make `g()` and `_h()` accessible via proxy
MyManager.register('Foo2', Foo, exposed=('g', '_h'))

# register the generator function baz; use `GeneratorProxy` to make proxies
MyManager.register('baz', baz, proxytype=GeneratorProxy)

# register get_operator_module(); make public functions accessible via proxy
MyManager.register('operator', get_operator_module)

##

def test():
    manager = MyManager()
    manager.start()

    print '-' * 20

    f1 = manager.Foo1()
    f1.f()
    f1.g()
    assert not hasattr(f1, '_h')
    assert sorted(f1._exposed_) == sorted(['f', 'g'])

    print '-' * 20

    f2 = manager.Foo2()
    f2.g()
    f2._h()
    assert not hasattr(f2, 'f')
    assert sorted(f2._exposed_) == sorted(['g', '_h'])

    print '-' * 20

    it = manager.baz()
    for i in it:
        print '<%d>' % i,
    print

    print '-' * 20

    op = manager.operator()
    print 'op.add(23, 45) =', op.add(23, 45)
    print 'op.pow(2, 94) =', op.pow(2, 94)
    print 'op.getslice(range(10), 2, 6) =', op.getslice(range(10), 2, 6)
    print 'op.repeat(range(5), 3) =', op.repeat(range(5), 3)
    print 'op._exposed_ =', op._exposed_

##

if __name__ == '__main__':
    freeze_support()
    test()