[issue2006] asyncore loop lacks timers and work tasks

[Bill Janssen]

Bill Janssen added the comment:

Yes, that's it exactly.  So things without work tasks can still get done.

But timers are the important thing.  With timers you can always implement
work tasks by yourself.

On Feb 6, 2008 12:49 PM, Giampaolo Rodola' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> Giampaolo Rodola' added the comment:
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> I still don't get it.  Maybe you're talking about something like "call a
> function at the next select() loop" which in Twisted is equal to:
> >>> reactor.callLater(0, something)
>
> By using my patched asyncore you can do the same with:
> >>> self.call_later(0, something)
>
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Yes, that&#39;s it exactly.&nbsp; So things without work tasks can still get 
done.<br><br>But timers are the important thing.&nbsp; With timers you can 
always implement work tasks by yourself.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 
6, 2008 12:49 PM, Giampaolo Rodola&#39; &lt;<a href="mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div 
class="Ih2E3d"><br>Giampaolo Rodola&#39; added the comment:<br><br></div>I 
still don&#39;t get it. &nbsp;Maybe you&#39;re talking about something like 
&quot;call a<br>
function at the next select() loop&quot; which in Twisted is equal 
to:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; reactor.callLater(0, something)<br><br>By using my patched 
asyncore you can do the same with:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; self.call_later(0, 
something)<br>
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