selectpoll.py

from select import select, error
from time import sleep
from types import IntType
from bisect import bisect
POLLIN = 1
POLLOUT = 2
POLLERR = 8
POLLHUP = 16

class poll:
    def __init__(self):
        self.rlist = []
        self.wlist = []

    def register(self, f, t):
        if type(f) != IntType:
            f = f.fileno()
        if (t & POLLIN):
            insert(self.rlist, f)
        else:
            remove(self.rlist, f)
        if (t & POLLOUT):
            insert(self.wlist, f)
        else:
            remove(self.wlist, f)

    def unregister(self, f):
        if type(f) != IntType:
            f = f.fileno()
        remove(self.rlist, f)
        remove(self.wlist, f)

    def poll(self, timeout = None):
        if self.rlist or self.wlist:
            try:
                r, w, e = select(self.rlist, self.wlist, [], timeout)
            except ValueError:
                return None
        else:
            sleep(timeout)
            return []
        result = []
        for s in r:
            result.append((s, POLLIN))
        for s in w:
            result.append((s, POLLOUT))
        return result

def remove(list, item):
    i = bisect(list, item)
    if i > 0 and list[i-1] == item:
        del list[i-1]

def insert(list, item):
    i = bisect(list, item)
    if i == 0 or list[i-1] != item:
        list.insert(i, item)