Source code for kazoo.recipe.election

"""ZooKeeper Leader Elections

:Maintainer: None
:Status: Unknown

"""
from kazoo.exceptions import CancelledError


[docs]class Election(object): """Kazoo Basic Leader Election Example usage with a :class:`~kazoo.client.KazooClient` instance:: zk = KazooClient() election = zk.Election("/electionpath", "my-identifier") # blocks until the election is won, then calls # my_leader_function() election.run(my_leader_function) """
[docs] def __init__(self, client, path, identifier=None): """Create a Kazoo Leader Election :param client: A :class:`~kazoo.client.KazooClient` instance. :param path: The election path to use. :param identifier: Name to use for this lock contender. This can be useful for querying to see who the current lock contenders are. """ self.lock = client.Lock(path, identifier)
[docs] def run(self, func, *args, **kwargs): """Contend for the leadership This call will block until either this contender is cancelled or this contender wins the election and the provided leadership function subsequently returns or fails. :param func: A function to be called if/when the election is won. :param args: Arguments to leadership function. :param kwargs: Keyword arguments to leadership function. """ if not callable(func): raise ValueError("leader function is not callable") try: with self.lock: func(*args, **kwargs) except CancelledError: pass
[docs] def cancel(self): """Cancel participation in the election .. note:: If this contender has already been elected leader, this method will not interrupt the leadership function. """ self.lock.cancel()
[docs] def contenders(self): """Return an ordered list of the current contenders in the election .. note:: If the contenders did not set an identifier, it will appear as a blank string. """ return self.lock.contenders()