Package twisted :: Package web :: Module twcgi :: Class CGIScript
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Class CGIScript

Resource --+
           |
          CGIScript

Known Subclasses:
FilteredScript

I represent a CGI script.

My implementation is complex due to the fact that it requires asynchronous IPC with an external process with an unpleasant protocol.
Method Summary
  __init__(self, filename, registry)
Initialize, with the name of a CGI script file.
  render(self, request)
Do various things to conform to the CGI specification.
  runProcess(self, env, request, qargs)
    Inherited from Resource
  delEntity(self, name)
  getChild(self, path, request)
Retrieve a 'child' resource from me.
  getChildForRequest(self, request)
  getChildWithDefault(self, path, request)
Retrieve a static or dynamically generated child resource from me.
  getDynamicEntity(self, name, request)
  getStaticEntity(self, name)
  listDynamicEntities(self, request)
  listDynamicNames(self)
  listEntities(self)
  listNames(self)
  listStaticEntities(self)
  listStaticNames(self)
  putChild(self, path, child)
Register a static child.
  reallyPutEntity(self, name, entity)
  render_HEAD(self, request)
Default handling of HEAD method.

Class Variable Summary
int isLeaf = 1                                                                     
    Inherited from Resource
tuple __implements__ = (<class twisted.web.resource.IResource ...
NoneType server = None                                                                  

Method Details

__init__(self, filename, registry=None)
(Constructor)

Initialize, with the name of a CGI script file.
Overrides:
twisted.web.resource.Resource.__init__

render(self, request)

Do various things to conform to the CGI specification.

I will set up the usual slew of environment variables, then spin off a process.
Overrides:
twisted.web.resource.Resource.render

Class Variable Details

isLeaf

Type:
int
Value:
1                                                                     

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