First preparations for moving webserver to Server process.

src/utils/dbserialize.py

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from src.utils.utils import to_str, uses_database
 from src.utils import logger
 
-
-
-
-
 __all__ = ("to_pickle", "from_pickle", "do_pickle", "do_unpickle")
 
 PICKLE_PROTOCOL = 2
@@ -47,13 +43,21 @@ _FROM_MODEL_MAP = None
 _TO_MODEL_MAP = None
 _TO_TYPECLASS = lambda o: hasattr(o, 'typeclass') and o.typeclass or o
 _IS_PACKED_DBOBJ = lambda o: type(o) == tuple and len(o) == 4 and o[0] == '__packed_dbobj__'
-_TO_DATESTRING = lambda o: _GA(o, "db_date_created").strftime("%Y:%m:%d-%H:%M:%S:%f")
+if uses_database("mysql") and ServerConfig.objects.get_mysql_db_version() < '5.6.4':
-if uses_database("mysql"):
-    from src.server.models import ServerConfig
-    mysql_version = ServerConfig.objects.get_mysql_db_version()
-    if mysql_version < '5.6.4':
     # mysql <5.6.4 don't support millisecond precision
-        _TO_DATESTRING = lambda o: _GA(o, "db_date_created").strftime("%Y:%m:%d-%H:%M:%S:000000")
+    _DATESTRING = "%Y:%m:%d-%H:%M:%S:000000"
+else:
+    _DATESTRING = "%Y:%m:%d-%H:%M:%S:%f"
+
+def _TO_DATESTRING(obj):
+    "this will only be called with valid database objects. Returns datestring on correct form."
+    try:
+        return _GA(obj, "db_date_created").strftime(_DATESTRING)
+    except AttributeError:
+        # this can happen if object is not yet saved - no datestring is then set
+        obj.save()
+        return _GA(obj, "db_date_created").strftime(_DATESTRING)
+
 
 def _init_globals():
     "Lazy importing to avoid circular import issues"

src/utils/idmapper/base.py

@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ leave caching unexpectedly (no use if WeakRefs).
 Also adds cache_size() for monitoring the size of the cache.
 """
 
-import os
+import os, threading
+from twisted.internet import reactor
+from twisted.internet.reactor import callFromThread
+from twisted.internet.threads import blockingCallFromThread
 from django.db.models.base import Model, ModelBase
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_delete, \
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_delete, post_syncdb
-  post_syncdb
 
 from manager import SharedMemoryManager
 
@@ -37,11 +39,19 @@ def _get_pids():
     if server_pid and portal_pid:
         return int(server_pid), int(portal_pid)
     return None, None
-_SELF_PID = os.getpid()
-_SERVER_PID = None
-_PORTAL_PID = None
-_IS_SUBPROCESS = False
 
+# get info about the current process and thread
+
+_SELF_PID = os.getpid()
+_SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID = _get_pids()
+_IS_SUBPROCESS = (_SERVER_PID and _PORTAL_PID) and not _SELF_PID in (_SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID)
+_IS_MAIN_THREAD = threading.currentThread().getName() == "MainThread"
+
+#_SERVER_PID = None
+#_PORTAL_PID = None
+#        #global _SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID, _IS_SUBPROCESS, _SELF_PID
+#        if not _SERVER_PID and not _PORTAL_PID:
+#            _IS_SUBPROCESS = (_SERVER_PID and _PORTAL_PID) and not _SELF_PID in (_SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID)
 
 class SharedMemoryModelBase(ModelBase):
     # CL: upstream had a __new__ method that skipped ModelBase's __new__ if
@@ -158,15 +168,22 @@ class SharedMemoryModel(Model):
     flush_instance_cache = classmethod(flush_instance_cache)
 
     def save(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        "overload spot for saving"
+        "save tracking process/thread issues"
-        global _SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID, _IS_SUBPROCESS, _SELF_PID
+
-        if not _SERVER_PID and not _PORTAL_PID:
-            _SERVER_PID, _PORTAL_PID = _get_pids()
-            _IS_SUBPROCESS = (_SERVER_PID and _PORTAL_PID) and (_SERVER_PID != _SELF_PID) and (_PORTAL_PID != _SELF_PID)
         if _IS_SUBPROCESS:
-            #print "storing in PROC_MODIFIED_OBJS:", cls.db_key, cls.id
+            # we keep a store of objects modified in subprocesses so
+            # we know to update their caches in the central process
             PROC_MODIFIED_OBJS.append(cls)
+
+        if _IS_MAIN_THREAD:
+            # in main thread - normal operation
             super(SharedMemoryModel, cls).save(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            # in another thread; make sure to save in reactor thread
+            def _save_callback(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+                super(SharedMemoryModel, cls).save(*args, **kwargs)
+            blockingCallFromThread(reactor, _save_callback, cls, *args, **kwargs)
+            #callFromThread(_save_callback, cls, *args, **kwargs)
 
 # Use a signal so we make sure to catch cascades.
 def flush_cache(**kwargs):

src/utils/utils.py

@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ def delay(delay=2, retval=None, callback=None):
     """
     Delay the return of a value.
     Inputs:
-      to_return (any) - this will be returned by this function after a delay
       delay (int) - the delay in seconds
-      callback (func(r)) - if given, this will be called with the to_return after delay seconds
+      retval (any) - this will be returned by this function after a delay
+      callback (func(retval)) - if given, this will be called with retval after delay seconds
     Returns:
       deferred that will fire with to_return after delay seconds
     """