TCPChan

TCPChan is a TCP connection multiplexing library that enables working with multiple channels in a single TCP connection. TCPChan can boost the efficiency of the short-lived connections by eliminating the overhead of connection setup, especially in high-latency links (e.g. cross-continental links).

The core part of the library is decoupled from I/O libraries so it's possible to bring your own I/O library. For convenience, an Asyncio-based protocol implementation is provided for easy integration with Asyncio applications.

Warning: TCPChan is built for fun and educational purpose, it is not fully tested, and neither is it widely deployed. Use it at your own risk.

Guide

WIP

Installation

Install via Pip

pip install tcpchan

Install latest version from GitHub

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frankurcrazy/tcpchan
cd tcpchan; python setup.py install

Dependencies

1. python >= 3.7
2. fpack >= 1.0.0

Usage

WIP

Channel

Inherit tcpchan.core.chan.Channel and implements data_received callback.

from tcpchan.core.chan import Channel

class CustomChannel(Channel):
    def data_received(self, data):
        # Do stuff upon data reception

Connection

Create ServerConnection or ClientConnection instance upon connection establishment in server/client. And pass the channel factory to the Connection.

Server connection creation

from tcpchan.core.conn import ServerConnection

conn = ServerConnection(lambda: CustomChannel())

Client connection creation

from tcpchan.core.conn import ClientConnection

conn = ClientConnection(lambda: CustomChannel())

Events

from tcpchan.core import (
    HandshakeSuccess, DataTransmit,
    ChannelCreated, ChannelClosed
)

Asyncio

TCPChan provides an Asyncio-based protocol implementation so that one can easily integrate TCPChan in their Asyncio applications.

For server-side application, TCPChanServerProtocol can be used, likewise, for client-side application, TCPChanClientProtocol can be used.

import asyncio
from tcpchan.aio import TCPChanServerProtocol
from tcpchan.core.chan import Channel


class CustomChannel(Channel):
    def data_received(self, data):
        # Do stuff upon data reception
        ...


class MyProtocol(TCPChanServerProtocol):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self._channels = {}  # Mapping for channels

    def handshake_success(self):
        # Do something on handshake success
        ...

    def handshake_failed(self, reason):
        # Do something on handshake failure
        ...

    def channel_created(self, channel):
        # Do something on channel creation
        self._channels[channel.channel_id] = channel

    def channel_closed(self, channel_id):
        # Do something when a channel is closed
        del self._channels[channel_id]


loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()


# To initialize `Protocol`, channel factory function is required.
server = await loop.create_server(
    lambda: MyProtocol(lambda: CustomChannel()),
    host="localhost",
    port=9487,
    start_serving=True,
)
loop.run_forever()

LICENSE

BSD