sonicprobe
A collection of Python infrastructure utilities used by dwho, HTTPdis, Covenant and Auton. The name belongs to this ecosystem's Doctor Who theme. Independent software; not affiliated with the television series.
What is here?
| Area | Modules |
|---|---|
| Background execution | workerpool, TCP/UDP threaded servers |
| Configuration and data | YAML helpers, xys, URI and network validation |
| Databases | anysql, SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL adapters |
| System utilities | files, base64, daemonization, keystore and locks |
| Specialized integrations | certificates, OpenVPN, serial, xbstream, email logging |
The value is shared behavior for existing services. This is a broad toolkit, not a standalone monitoring product. Import only the functionality you need.
Install
python -m pip install sonicprobe
Python 2.7 and Python 3.5+ remain declared for compatibility. Use maintained
Python for new deployments; older interpreters need older dependency versions.
Native integrations may require libcurl, libmagic and system development headers.
MySQL, PostgreSQL and serial integrations need their respective optional drivers
(mysqlclient, psycopg2, pyserial, xmodem). CI covers core regressions; it does
not run real database servers, serial hardware, OpenVPN or certificate authorities.
Worker pool
import threading
from sonicprobe.libs.workerpool import WorkerPool
finished = threading.Event()
result = []
pool = WorkerPool(max_workers=2, name='example')
pool.run_args(lambda value: value * 2, 21,
_callback_=result.append,
_complete_=lambda value: finished.set())
if not finished.wait(10):
raise RuntimeError('Task did not finish')
pool.killall(2)
assert result == [42]
run reserves callback, name, complete and qpriority; run_args reserves
_callback_, _name_, _complete_ and _qpriority_. Other arguments reach the
callable. Completion runs even when the task fails. Callback errors are logged.
Workers wait on the queue rather than spinning. max_tasks and life_time
control recycling. With a PriorityQueue, lower priorities run first and equal
priorities preserve submission order. Submit priority tasks through the pool API.
killall(wait) rejects further submissions, cancels queued work and waits up to
wait seconds for active workers (None waits indefinitely). It does not forcibly
interrupt running Python functions. killable() reports a momentary idle state,
not a synchronization barrier. tasks.join() waits for submitted queue work.
The concurrency changes in 0.3.53 and their consumer tests are described in the September 23 concurrency review. These primitives coordinate threads within one process; create fresh workers and locks after process creation. When combining explicit Keystore locks, acquire the global lock before section locks and release them in reverse order. Do not fork a process while its application threads are using these objects.
Files and SQL
from sonicprobe import helpers
encoded = helpers.base64_encode_file('/tmp/input.bin')
# Output can instead be streamed to a destination filename with dst=...
File helpers close their input streams, including streams passed by the caller.
Base64 decoding accepts wrapped input. Invalid tiny chunk sizes raise ValueError
instead of silently returning truncated results. In-memory file accumulation uses
chunk lists to avoid repeated copying of a growing byte string.
from sonicprobe.libs import anysql
connection = anysql.connect_by_uri('sqlite3::memory:?timeout_ms=250')
try:
cursor = connection.cursor()
cursor.query('SELECT 1')
print(cursor.fetchone())
finally:
connection.close()
SQLite's timeout_ms is interpreted in milliseconds. Values should be bound via
query parameters; do not concatenate untrusted SQL fragments.
Certificates
GenCert now defaults to SHA-256, exports PEM bytes correctly and issues X.509 v3
certificates. The legacy OpenSSL object API is preserved by requiring
pyOpenSSL<26.2 (26.2 removed its extension API). Applications should explicitly
review CSR extensions when issuing certificates. A future API migration to
cryptography.x509 is needed to remove this compatibility cap.
Compatibility boundaries
The historical sonicprobe.libs.http_json_server re-exports HTTPdis. Consequently
sonicprobe and HTTPdis still depend on each other. This release retains that
installation behavior; a future major version can separate the HTTP compatibility
module and reduce mandatory dependencies. The broad public surface is a maintenance
cost: tested core behavior should not be confused with universal backend coverage.
Tests and release
python -m pip install -e . mock
python -m unittest discover -s tests -v
python -m pip install build twine
python -m build
python -m twine check --strict dist/*
CI tests core workers, helpers, SQL and local server behavior on the configured
interpreter matrix. PyPI publishing is gated by these tests and artifact validation.
Update VERSION, RELEASE and setup.yml together. Merging to master creates a
new vX.Y.Z tag and publishes via Trusted Publishing (decryptus/sonicprobe,
workflow pypi.yml, environment pypi). Existing tags are never overwritten.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later; original module copyrights remain in the source.
See the September 2026 code and architecture review (French).
Embedded PID-file locking and launcher compatibility
sonicprobe.libs.daemonize.lock_pidfile(path) claims a PID file and returns the
current PID. It raises PidfileLockError when the lock cannot be claimed and
propagates filesystem exceptions. It does not call sys.exit() or fork. Temporary
PID files are cleaned after write or permission failures. Existing Linux /proc
stale-file detection, file permissions and atomic hard-link acquisition remain.
As before, this is a process lock, not a lock for threads within one process.
It requires /proc to expose the same PID namespace as the caller.
For embedded applications, use the context manager to release your own PID file on normal completion or an exception:
from sonicprobe.libs.daemonize import locked_pidfile, PidfileLockError
try:
with locked_pidfile('/run/example.pid') as pid:
run_application()
except PidfileLockError:
handle_already_running()
Existing launchers keep their contracts: lock_pidfile_or_die(path) returns the
PID on success and exits with status 1 on failure; pidfile_context(path, foreground=False) keeps its daemonization, exit and cleanup behavior. The explicit
double fork in daemonize() is unchanged. Embedded applications must choose the
new primitive/context explicitly rather than the launcher helpers.
sonicprobe.libs.http_json_server remains a compatibility re-export with the same
HTTPdis objects. New HTTP consumers should import httpdis.ext.httpdis_json
directly. Generic utilities do not import the shim; tests exercise helpers,
schemas, locks, worker execution/shutdown and PID lifecycle with HTTPdis, DWho and
CLI imports blocked. The declared HTTPdis installation dependency is retained in
this release to avoid breaking consumers that rely on the historical shim.
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