implement a better remote events system

deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all/Deluge.Events.js

@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ Copyright:
 			Events.superclass.addListener.call(this, eventName, fn, scope, o);
 		},
 	
-		poll: function() {
+		getEvents: function() {
 			Deluge.Client.web.get_events({
-				success: this.onPollSuccess,
+				success: this.onGetEventsSuccess,
+				failure: this.onGetEventsFailure,
 				scope: this
 			});
 		},
@@ -74,18 +75,15 @@ Copyright:
 			Ext.each(this.toRegister, function(eventName) {
 				Deluge.Client.web.register_event_listener(eventName);
 			});
-			this.poll = this.poll.createDelegate(this);
+			this.running = true;
-			this.running = setInterval(this.poll, 2000);
+			this.getEvents();
-			this.poll();
 		},
 	
 		/**
 		 * Stops the EventsManager checking for events.
 		 */
 		stop: function() {
-			if (this.running) {
+			this.running = false;
-				clearInterval(this.running); 
-			}
 		},
 
 		// private
@@ -95,14 +93,21 @@ Copyright:
 			this.on('PluginDisabledEvent', this.onPluginDisabled, this);
 		},
 
-		// private
+		onGetEventsSuccess: function(events) {
-		onPollSuccess: function(events) {
 			if (!events) return;
 			Ext.each(events, function(event) {
 				var name = event[0], args = event[1];
 				args.splice(0, 0, name);
 				this.fireEvent.apply(this, args);
 			}, this);
+			if (this.running) this.getEvents();
+		},
+	
+		// private
+		onGetEventsFailure: function(events) {
+			// the request timed out so we just want to open up another
+			// one.
+			if (this.running) this.getEvents();
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -113,7 +118,8 @@ Copyright:
 	Events.prototype.on = Events.prototype.addListener
 
 	/**
-	 * Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the event name).
+	 * Fires the specified event with the passed parameters (minus the
+	 * event name).
 	 * @method 
 	 */
 	Events.prototype.fire = Events.prototype.fireEvent

deluge/ui/web/json_api.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import hashlib
 import tempfile
 
 from types import FunctionType
+from twisted.internet import reactor
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred, DeferredList
 from twisted.web import http, resource, server
 
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ class EventQueue(object):
         self.__events = {}
         self.__handlers = {}
         self.__queue = {}
+        self.__loopers = {}
 
     def add_listener(self, listener_id, event):
         """
@@ -359,11 +361,25 @@ class EventQueue(object):
         :param listener_id: A unique id for the listener
         :type listener_id: string
 	    """
+
+        # Check to see if we have anything to return immediately
         if listener_id in self.__queue:
             queue = self.__queue[listener_id]
             del self.__queue[listener_id]
             return queue
-        return None
+
+        # Create a deferred to and check again in 100ms
+        d = Deferred()
+        reactor.callLater(0.5, self._get_events, listener_id, d)
+        return d
+
+    def _get_events(self, listener_id, d):
+        if listener_id in self.__queue:
+            queue = self.__queue[listener_id]
+            del self.__queue[listener_id]
+            d.callback(queue)
+        else:
+            reactor.callLater(0.1, self._get_events, listener_id, d)
 
     def remove_listener(self, listener_id, event):
         """