Twisted JSON-RPC TCP Proxy and Server

twisted :: python :: internet

Yesterday I finished the Twisted JSON-RPC server and proxy for TCP. I
decided to go with the
Netstring protocol
for its simplicity and the security of declaring and limiting string
length.

Usage is very simple and almost identical to the HTTP-based Twisted
JSON-RPC usage. Here is some server code:

from twisted.application import service, internet
from adytum.twisted import jsonrpc
class Example(jsonrpc.JSONRPC):
   """An example object to be published."""
     def jsonrpc_echo(self, x):
       """Return all passed args."""
       return x
factory = jsonrpc.RPCFactory(Example)
application = service.Application("Example JSON-RPC Server")
jsonrpcServer = internet.TCPServer(7080, factory)
jsonrpcServer.setServiceParent(application)

And for the client:

from twisted.internet import reactor
from twisted.internet import defer
from adytum.twisted.jsonrpc import Proxy
def printValue(value):
   print "Result: %s" % str(value)
def printError(error):
   print 'error', error
def shutDown(data):
   print "Shutting down reactor..."
   reactor.stop()
print "Making remote calls..."
proxy = Proxy('127.0.0.1', 7080)
d = proxy.callRemote('echo', 'hey!')
d.addCallbacks(printValue, printError)
d.addCallback(shutDown)
reactor.run()

For a slightly more complex example (with subhandlers and
introspection) see:
the wiki.

Next on the list? For a truly secure solution, I am exploring the use
of the
Twisted
Perspective Broker for JSON-RPC.

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