twisted.protocols.policies.TimeoutMixin

Package twisted :: Package protocols :: Module policies :: Class TimeoutMixin

Class TimeoutMixin

Known Subclasses:: FTP, HTTPChannel, IMAP4Server, POP3, PostfixTCPMapServer, SMTP

Mixin for protocols which wish to timeout connections

Method Summary
	`__timedOut(self)`
	`resetTimeout(self)` Reset the timeout count down
	`setTimeout(self, period)` Change the timeout period
	`timeoutConnection(self)` Called when the connection times out.

Class Variable Summary
`NoneType`	`_TimeoutMixin__lastReceived` = None
`NoneType`	`_TimeoutMixin__timeoutCall` = None
`NoneType`	`timeOut`: The number of seconds after which to timeout the connection.

Method Details

Reset the timeout count down

Change the timeout period

Parameters:: period - The period, in seconds, to change the timeout to, or None to disable the timeout.
(type=int or NoneType)

Called when the connection times out. Override to define behavior other than dropping the connection.

Class Variable Details

The number of seconds after which to timeout the connection.

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