[tests] Tidy up mininode

Add docstrings and renames some methods.
Also removes the redundant NodeConn.readable() method override.

Author: jnewbery

test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     # Message receiving methods
 
-    def deliver(self, conn, message):
+    def on_message(self, conn, message):
         """Receive message and dispatch message to appropriate callback.
 
         We keep a count of how many of each message type has been received
@@ -233,12 +233,14 @@ def __init__(self, dstaddr, dstport, callback, net="regtest", services=NODE_NETW
     # Connection and disconnection methods
 
     def handle_connect(self):
+        """asyncore callback when a connection is opened."""
         if self.state != "connected":
             logger.debug("Connected & Listening: %s:%d" % (self.dstaddr, self.dstport))
             self.state = "connected"
             self.cb.on_open(self)
 
     def handle_close(self):
+        """asyncore callback when a connection is closed."""
         logger.debug("Closing connection to: %s:%d" % (self.dstaddr, self.dstport))
         self.state = "closed"
         self.recvbuf = b""
@@ -250,24 +252,27 @@ def handle_close(self):
         self.cb.on_close(self)
 
     def disconnect_node(self):
-        """ Disconnect the p2p connection.
+        """Disconnect the p2p connection.
 
         Called by the test logic thread. Causes the p2p connection
         to be disconnected on the next iteration of the asyncore loop."""
         self.disconnect = True
 
     # Socket read methods
 
-    def readable(self):
-        return True
-
     def handle_read(self):
+        """asyncore callback when data is read from the socket."""
         t = self.recv(8192)
         if len(t) > 0:
             self.recvbuf += t
-            self.got_data()
+            self._on_data()
+
+    def _on_data(self):
+        """Try to read P2P messages from the recv buffer.
 
-    def got_data(self):
+        This method reads data from the buffer in a loop. It deserializes,
+        parses and verifies the P2P header, then passes the P2P payload to
+        the on_message callback for processing."""
         try:
             while True:
                 if len(self.recvbuf) < 4:
@@ -292,24 +297,27 @@ def got_data(self):
                 f = BytesIO(msg)
                 t = MESSAGEMAP[command]()
                 t.deserialize(f)
-                self.got_message(t)
+                self._log_message("receive", t)
+                self.on_message(t)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception('Error reading message:', repr(e))
             raise
 
-    def got_message(self, message):
-        self._log_message("receive", message)
-        self.cb.deliver(self, message)
+    def on_message(self, message):
+        """Callback for processing a P2P payload. Calls into NodeConnCB."""
+        self.cb.on_message(self, message)
 
     # Socket write methods
 
     def writable(self):
+        """asyncore method to determine whether the handle_write() callback should be called on the next loop."""
         with mininode_lock:
             pre_connection = self.state == "connecting"
             length = len(self.sendbuf)
         return (length > 0 or pre_connection)
 
     def handle_write(self):
+        """asyncore callback when data should be written to the socket."""
         with mininode_lock:
             # asyncore does not expose socket connection, only the first read/write
             # event, thus we must check connection manually here to know when we
@@ -327,6 +335,10 @@ def handle_write(self):
             self.sendbuf = self.sendbuf[sent:]
 
     def send_message(self, message, pushbuf=False):
+        """Send a P2P message over the socket.
+
+        This method takes a P2P payload, builds the P2P header and adds
+        the message to the send buffer to be sent over the socket."""
         if self.state != "connected" and not pushbuf:
             raise IOError('Not connected, no pushbuf')
         self._log_message("send", message)
@@ -353,6 +365,7 @@ def send_message(self, message, pushbuf=False):
     # Class utility methods
 
     def _log_message(self, direction, msg):
+        """Logs a message being sent or received over the connection."""
         if direction == "send":
             log_message = "Send message to "
         elif direction == "receive":