Add docstrings to some methods

Add some docstrings to some methods in the collector
service code to make it easier to understand what they
do.

Change-Id: I67204936dc1373dc73effdbe9a36754e3c952e38
This commit is contained in:
Doug Hellmann 2013-09-11 17:35:36 -04:00
parent f505ae11b7
commit b3c2fcfef5

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@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ class CollectorService(rpc_service.Service):
)
def _setup_subscription(self, ext, *args, **kwds):
"""Connect to message bus to get notifications
Configure the RPC connection to listen for messages on the
right exchanges and topics so we receive all of the
notifications.
Use a connection pool so that multiple collector instances can
run in parallel to share load and without competing with each
other for incoming messages.
"""
handler = ext.obj
ack_on_error = cfg.CONF.collector.ack_on_event_error
LOG.debug('Event types from %s: %s (ack_on_error=%s)',
@ -188,12 +198,22 @@ class CollectorService(rpc_service.Service):
(topic, exchange_topic.exchange))
def record_metering_data(self, context, data):
"""RPC endpoint for messages we send to ourself
When the notification messages are re-published through the
RPC publisher, this method receives them for processing.
"""
self.dispatcher_manager.map(self._record_metering_data_for_ext,
context=context,
data=data)
def process_notification(self, notification):
"""Make a notification processed by an handler."""
"""RPC endpoint for notification messages
When another service sends a notification over the message
bus, this method receives it. See _setup_subscription().
"""
LOG.debug('notification %r', notification.get('event_type'))
self.notification_manager.map(self._process_notification_for_ext,
notification=notification)
@ -250,9 +270,22 @@ class CollectorService(rpc_service.Service):
@staticmethod
def _record_metering_data_for_ext(ext, context, data):
"""Wrapper for calling dispatcher plugin when a sample arrives
When a message is received by record_metering_data(), it calls
this method with each plugin to allow it to process the data.
"""
ext.obj.record_metering_data(context, data)
def _process_notification_for_ext(self, ext, notification):
"""Wrapper for calling pipelines when a notification arrives
When a message is received by process_notification(), it calls
this method with each notification plugin to allow all the
plugins process the notification.
"""
with self.pipeline_manager.publisher(context.get_admin_context()) as p:
# FIXME(dhellmann): Spawn green thread?
p(list(ext.obj.to_samples(notification)))