AccessGrid.Config.SystemConfig

Package AccessGrid :: Module Config :: Class SystemConfig

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Class SystemConfig

Known Subclasses:: SystemConfig

The SystemConfig object encapsulates all system dependent configuration data, it should be extended to retrieve and store additional information as necessary.

Method Summary
	`__init__(self)`
	`__str__(self)`
	`_repr_(self)`
	`AppFirewallConfig(self, path, enableFlag)` This call enables or disables an applications access via a firewall.
	`CheckClock(self, limit)` Retrieve the SNTP time and compare this clock against it.
	`EnumerateInterfaces(self)` Enumerate network interfaces
	`GetFileSystemFreeSpace(self, path)` Retrieve the amount of free space on the file system the path is housed on.
	`GetHostname(self)` Retrieve the local hostname.
	`GetLocalIPAddress(self)`
	`GetProxySettings(self)` Retrieve local HTTP proxy settings.
	`GetTempDir(self)` Get the path to the system temp directory.
	`GetUsername(self)` Get the name of the user
	`_GetSNTPTime(self, server, timeout)` Retrieve the time from the given time server, with a timeout.

Instance Variable Summary
string	`tempDir`: the system temp directory.

Method Details

AppFirewallConfig(self, path, enableFlag)

This call enables or disables an applications access via a firewall.

CheckClock(self, limit=10)

Retrieve the SNTP time and compare this clock against it.

EnumerateInterfaces(self)

Enumerate network interfaces

GetFileSystemFreeSpace(self, path)

Retrieve the amount of free space on the file system the path is housed on.

GetHostname(self)

Retrieve the local hostname.

GetProxySettings(self)

Retrieve local HTTP proxy settings.

GetTempDir(self)

Get the path to the system temp directory.

GetUsername(self)

Get the name of the user

_GetSNTPTime(self, server, timeout=0.29999999999999999)

Retrieve the time from the given time server, with a timeout.

Parameters:: server - Hostname or IP address of the time server.; timeout - Timeout for the request, in seconds (fractions allowed).

Returns:: Time from that server, in seconds-since-1970, or None if the request failed for any reason.
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Instance Variable Details

tempDir

the system temp directory.

Type:: string

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