This module provides a way to install callbacks to be notified when

the asyncore main loop starts. This is necessary for applications, like
ZEO, that need to be able to change their behavior depending on whether the
main loop is running or not.

lib/python/ThreadedAsync.py

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+"""Utility module to help manage the asyncore mainloop in a multi-threaded app
+"""
+__version__='$Revision: 1.1 $'[11:-2]
+
+import thread
+import asyncore
+
+_loop_lock=thread.allocate_lock()
+_looping=0
+_loop_callbacks=[]
+
+def register_loop_callback(callback, args=(), kw=None):
+    _loop_lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        if _looping: apply(cb, (map,)+args, kw or {})
+        else: _loop_callbacks.append((callback, args, kw))
+    finally: _loop_lock.release()
+
+def _start_loop(map):
+    _loop_lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        global _looping
+        _looping=1
+	while _loop_callbacks:
+            cb, args, kw = _loop_callbacks.pop()
+            apply(cb, (map,)+args, kw or {})
+
+    finally: _loop_lock.release()
+
+def _stop_loop():
+    _loop_lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        global _looping
+        _looping=0
+    finally: _loop_lock.release()
+
+def loop (timeout=30.0, use_poll=0, map=None):
+
+    if use_poll: poll_fun = asyncore.poll2
+    else:        poll_fun = asyncore.poll
+
+    if map is None: map=asyncore.socket_map
+
+    _start_loop(map)
+    while map: poll_fun (timeout, map)
+    _stop_loop()
+
+# Woo hoo!
+asyncore.loop=loop
+
+# What the heck did we just do?
+# 
+# Well, the thing is, we want to work with other asyncore aware
+# code. In particular, we don't necessarily want to make someone
+# import this module just to start or loop.
+#