decorator.py

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__all__ = ['buffered']

from Queue import Queue
from threading import Thread


def buffered(reader, size):
    """Creates a buffered data reader.

    The buffered data reader will read and save data entries into a buffer.
    Reading from the buffered data reader will proceed as long as the buffer
    is not empty.
    
    Args:
        reader: the data reader to read from.
        size: max buffer size.
    
    Returns:
        The buffered data reader.
    """

    class EndSignal():
        pass

    end = EndSignal()

    def read_worker(r, q):
        for d in r:
            q.put(d)
        q.put(end)

    def create_reader():
        r = reader()
        q = Queue(maxsize=size)
        t = Thread(
            target=read_worker, args=(
                r,
                q, ))
        t.daemon = True
        t.start()
        e = q.get()
        while e != end:
            yield e
            e = q.get()

    return create_reader