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-rw-r--r--sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py20
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 15bbe655..41c53a3e 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
self.send_queue.put(data)
return True
- def process(self, threaded=True):
+ def process(self, **kwargs):
"""
Initialize the XML streams and begin processing events.
@@ -839,14 +839,28 @@ class XMLStream(object):
by HANDLER_THREADS.
Arguments:
+ block -- If block=False then event dispatcher will run
+ in a separate thread, allowing for the stream to be
+ used in the background for another application.
+ Otherwise, process(block=True) blocks the current thread.
+ Defaults to False.
+
+ **threaded is deprecated and included for API compatibility**
threaded -- If threaded=True then event dispatcher will run
in a separate thread, allowing for the stream to be
used in the background for another application.
Defaults to True.
- Event handlers and the send queue will be threaded
- regardless of this parameter's value.
+ Event handlers and the send queue will be threaded
+ regardless of these parameters.
"""
+ if kwargs.has_key('threaded') and kwargs.has_key('block'):
+ raise ValueError("process() called with both block and threaded arguments")
+ elif kwargs.has_key('block'):
+ threaded = not(kwargs.get('block', False))
+ else:
+ threaded = kwargs.get('threaded', True)
+
self.scheduler.process(threaded=True)
def start_thread(name, target):