signalr-client-threads 0.0.8

signalr-client-threads
=================

Python client proxy for `SignalR <http://signalr.net/>`_.


Requirements
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Install requirements by running::

pip install -r requirements


Fork of SignalR client for Python based on threads instead of gevent.


Compatibility
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Compatible with Python 2 and 3.


Usage
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Here is sample usage::

from requests import Session
from signalr import Connection

with Session() as session:
#create a connection
connection = Connection("http://localhost:5000/signalr", session)

#get chat hub
chat = connection.register_hub('chat')

#start a connection
connection.start()

#create new chat message handler
def print_received_message(data):
print('received: ', data)

#create new chat topic handler
def print_topic(topic, user):
print('topic: ', topic, user)

#create error handler
def print_error(error):
print('error: ', error)

#receive new chat messages from the hub
chat.client.on('newMessageReceived', print_received_message)

#change chat topic
chat.client.on('topicChanged', print_topic)

#process errors
connection.error += print_error

#start connection, optionally can be connection.start()
with connection:

#post new message
chat.server.invoke('send', 'Python is here')

#change chat topic
chat.server.invoke('setTopic', 'Welcome python!')

#invoke server method that throws error
chat.server.invoke('requestError')

#post another message
chat.server.invoke('send', 'Bye-bye!')

#wait a second before exit
connection.wait(1)