Doc updates

nilmdb/client/client.py

@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class Client(object):
         return self.http.get("dbinfo")
 
     def stream_list(self, path = None, layout = None, extended = False):
+        """Return a sorted list of [path, layout] lists.  If 'path' or
+        'layout' are specified, only return streams that match those
+        exact values.  If 'extended' is True, the returned lists have
+        extended info, e.g.: [path, layout, extent_min, extent_max,
+        total_rows, total_seconds."""
         params = {}
         if path is not None:
             params["path"] = path
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ class Client(object):
         return nilmdb.utils.sort.sort_human(streams, key = lambda s: s[0])
 
     def stream_get_metadata(self, path, keys = None):
+        """Get stream metadata"""
         params = { "path": path }
         if keys is not None:
             params["key"] = keys

nilmdb/utils/serializer.py

@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@ def serializer_proxy(obj_or_type):
             r = SerializerCallProxy(self.__call_queue, attr, self)
             return r
 
+        # For an interable object, on __iter__(), save the object's
+        # iterator and return this proxy.  On next(), call the object's
+        # iterator through this proxy.
+        def __iter__(self):
+            attr = getattr(self.__object, "__iter__")
+            self.__iter = SerializerCallProxy(self.__call_queue, attr, self)()
+            return self
+        def next(self):
+            return SerializerCallProxy(self.__call_queue,
+                                       self.__iter.next, self)()
+
+        def __getitem__(self, key):
+            return self.__getattr__("__getitem__")(key)
+
         def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             """Call this to instantiate the type, if a type was passed
             to serializer_proxy.  Otherwise, pass the call through."""

nilmdb/utils/time.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def rate_to_period(hz, cycles = 1):
 def parse_time(toparse):
     """
     Parse a free-form time string and return a nilmdb timestamp
-    (integer seconds since epoch).  If the string doesn't contain a
+    (integer microseconds since epoch).  If the string doesn't contain a
     timestamp, the current local timezone is assumed (e.g. from the TZ
     env var).
     """

tests/test_serializer.py

@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ class Base(object):
         eq_(self.foo.val, 20)
         eq_(self.foo.init_thread, self.foo.test_thread)
 
+class ListLike(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.thread = threading.current_thread().name
+        self.foo = 0
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        eq_(threading.current_thread().name, self.thread)
+        self.foo = 0
+        return self
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        eq_(threading.current_thread().name, self.thread)
+        return key
+
+    def next(self):
+        eq_(threading.current_thread().name, self.thread)
+        if self.foo < 5:
+            self.foo += 1
+            return self.foo
+        else:
+            raise StopIteration
+
 class TestUnserialized(Base):
     def setUp(self):
         self.foo = Foo()
@@ -84,3 +106,10 @@ class TestSerializer(Base):
         sp(sp(Foo("x"))).t()
         sp(sp(Foo)("x")).t()
         sp(sp(Foo))("x").t()
+
+    def test_iter(self):
+        sp = nilmdb.utils.serializer_proxy
+        i = sp(ListLike)()
+        print iter(i)
+        eq_(list(i), [1,2,3,4,5])
+        eq_(i[3], 3)