diff --git a/docs/api/index.rst b/docs/api/index.rst
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index 00000000..aefa0f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+API Reference
+-------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 3
+
+ clientxmpp
+ componentxmpp
+ basexmpp
+ exceptions
+ xmlstream/jid
+ xmlstream/stanzabase
+ xmlstream/handler
+ xmlstream/matcher
+ xmlstream/xmlstream
+ xmlstream/tostring
diff --git a/docs/api/stanza/index.rst b/docs/api/stanza/index.rst
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+++ b/docs/api/stanza/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+Core Stanzas
+------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ rootstanza
+ message
+ presence
+ iq
diff --git a/docs/getting_started/index.rst b/docs/getting_started/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97c34a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/getting_started/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Getting Started (with examples)
+-------------------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 3
+
+ echobot
+ sendlogout
+ component
+ presence
+ muc
+ proxy
+ scheduler
+ iq
+
diff --git a/docs/getting_started/iq.rst b/docs/getting_started/iq.rst
index be15e170..aac75712 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/iq.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/iq.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Send/Receive IQ Stanzas
Unlike :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.message.Message` and
:class:`~slixmpp.stanza.presence.Presence` stanzas which only use
-text data for basic usage, :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` stanzas
+text data for basic usage, :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` stanzas
require using XML payloads, and generally entail creating a new
Slixmpp plugin to provide the necessary convenience methods to
make working with them easier.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ make working with them easier.
Basic Use
---------
-XMPP's use of :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` stanzas is built around
+XMPP's use of :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` stanzas is built around
namespaced ```` elements. For clients, just sending the
empty ```` element will suffice for retrieving information. For
example, a very basic implementation of service discovery would just
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ need to be able to send:
Creating Iq Stanzas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Slixmpp provides built-in support for creating basic :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq`
+Slixmpp provides built-in support for creating basic :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq`
stanzas this way. The relevant methods are:
* :meth:`~slixmpp.basexmpp.BaseXMPP.make_iq`
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stanzas this way. The relevant methods are:
* :meth:`~slixmpp.basexmpp.BaseXMPP.make_iq_query`
These methods all follow the same pattern: create or modify an existing
-:class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` stanza, set the ``'type'`` value based
+:class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` stanza, set the ``'type'`` value based
on the method name, and finally add a ```` element with the given
namespace. For example, to produce the query above, you would use:
@@ -50,19 +50,17 @@ namespace. For example, to produce the query above, you would use:
Sending Iq Stanzas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Once an :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` stanza is created, sending it
-over the wire is done using its :meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq.send()`
+Once an :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` stanza is created, sending it
+over the wire is done using its :meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq.send()`
method, like any other stanza object. However, there are a few extra
-options to control how to wait for the query's response.
+options to control how to wait for the query's response, as well as
+how to handle the result.
+
+:meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq.send()` returns an :class:`~asyncio.Future`
+object, which can be awaited on until a ``result`` is received.
These options are:
-* ``block``: The default behaviour is that :meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq.send()`
- will block until a response is received and the response stanza will be the
- return value. Setting ``block`` to ``False`` will cause the call to return
- immediately. In which case, you will need to arrange some way to capture
- the response stanza if you need it.
-
* ``timeout``: When using the blocking behaviour, the call will eventually
timeout with an error. The default timeout is 30 seconds, but this may
be overidden two ways. To change the timeout globally, set:
@@ -79,28 +77,33 @@ These options are:
* ``callback``: When not using a blocking call, using the ``callback``
argument is a simple way to register a handler that will execute
- whenever a response is finally received. Using this method, there
- is no timeout limit. In case you need to remove the callback, the
- name of the newly created callback is returned.
+ whenever a response is finally received.
.. code-block:: python
- cb_name = iq.send(callback=self.a_callback)
+ iq.send(callback=self.a_callback)
- # ... later if we need to cancel
- self.remove_handler(cb_name)
+* ``timeout_callback``: A callback to execute when the provided
+ ``timeout`` is reached before an answer is received.
-Properly working with :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` stanzas requires
+
+.. note::
+
+ Both ``callback`` and ``timeout_callback`` can be effectively
+ replaced using ``await``, and standard exception handling
+ (see below), which provide a more linear and readable workflow.
+
+Properly working with :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` stanzas requires
handling the intended, normal flow, error responses, and timed out
requests. To make this easier, two exceptions may be thrown by
-:meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq.send()`: :exc:`~slixmpp.exceptions.IqError`
+:meth:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq.send()`: :exc:`~slixmpp.exceptions.IqError`
and :exc:`~slixmpp.exceptions.IqTimeout`. These exceptions only
apply to the default, blocking calls.
.. code-block:: python
try:
- resp = iq.send()
+ resp = await iq.send()
# ... do stuff with expected Iq result
except IqError as e:
err_resp = e.iq
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ exception:
.. code-block:: python
try:
- resp = iq.send()
+ resp = await iq.send()
except XMPPError:
# ... Don't care about the response
pass
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ Advanced Use
Going beyond the basics provided by Slixmpp requires building at least a
rudimentary Slixmpp plugin to create a :term:`stanza object` for
-interfacting with the :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` payload.
+interfacting with the :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` payload.
.. seealso::
@@ -135,13 +138,13 @@ interfacting with the :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` payload.
* :ref:`using-handlers-matchers`
-The typical way to respond to :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` requests is
+The typical way to respond to :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` requests is
to register stream handlers. As an example, suppose we create a stanza class
named ``CustomXEP`` which uses the XML element ````,
and has a :attr:`~slixmpp.xmlstream.stanzabase.ElementBase.plugin_attrib` value
of ``custom_xep``.
-There are two types of incoming :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.iq.Iq` requests:
+There are two types of incoming :class:`~slixmpp.stanza.Iq` requests:
``get`` and ``set``. You can register a handler that will accept both and then
filter by type as needed, as so:
diff --git a/docs/create_plugin.rst b/docs/howto/create_plugin.rst
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rename from docs/create_plugin.rst
rename to docs/howto/create_plugin.rst
diff --git a/docs/features.rst b/docs/howto/features.rst
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rename from docs/features.rst
rename to docs/howto/features.rst
diff --git a/docs/guide_xep_0030.rst b/docs/howto/guide_xep_0030.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/guide_xep_0030.rst
rename to docs/howto/guide_xep_0030.rst
diff --git a/docs/handlersmatchers.rst b/docs/howto/handlersmatchers.rst
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rename from docs/handlersmatchers.rst
rename to docs/howto/handlersmatchers.rst
diff --git a/docs/howto/index.rst b/docs/howto/index.rst
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/howto/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Tutorials, FAQs, and How To Guides
+----------------------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ stanzas
+ create_plugin
+ features
+ sasl
+ handlersmatchers
+ guide_xep_0030
+ xmpp_tdg
diff --git a/docs/sasl.rst b/docs/howto/sasl.rst
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rename from docs/sasl.rst
rename to docs/howto/sasl.rst
diff --git a/docs/xeps.rst b/docs/howto/xeps.rst
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rename from docs/xeps.rst
rename to docs/howto/xeps.rst
diff --git a/docs/xmpp_tdg.rst b/docs/howto/xmpp_tdg.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/xmpp_tdg.rst
rename to docs/howto/xmpp_tdg.rst
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index a01109cd..d088e015 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ Slixmpp
**Reporting bugs**
You can report bugs at http://lab.louiz.org/poezio/slixmpp/issues.
-.. note::
- slixmpp is a friendly fork of `SleekXMPP `_
- which goal is to use asyncio instead of threads to handle networking. See
- :ref:`differences`.
-
Slixmpp is an :ref:`MIT licensed ` XMPP library for Python 3.7+,
Slixmpp's design goals and philosphy are:
@@ -98,94 +93,27 @@ Here's your first Slixmpp Bot:
xmpp.process()
-To read if you come from SleekXMPP
-----------------------------------
+Documentation Index
+-------------------
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
-
- differences
- using_asyncio
-
-
-Getting Started (with Examples)
--------------------------------
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
-
- getting_started/echobot
- getting_started/sendlogout
- getting_started/component
- getting_started/presence
- getting_started/muc
- getting_started/proxy
- getting_started/scheduler
- getting_started/iq
-
-
-Tutorials, FAQs, and How To Guides
-----------------------------------
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
-
- xeps
- xmpp_tdg
- howto/stanzas
- create_plugin
- features
- sasl
- handlersmatchers
-
-Plugin Guides
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
-
- guide_xep_0030
-
-Slixmpp Architecture and Design
----------------------------------
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 3
-
- architecture
- plugin_arch
-
-API Reference
--------------
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ getting_started/index
+ howto/index
+ api/index
+ api/stanza/index
event_index
- api/clientxmpp
- api/componentxmpp
- api/basexmpp
- api/exceptions
- api/xmlstream/jid
- api/xmlstream/stanzabase
- api/xmlstream/handler
- api/xmlstream/matcher
- api/xmlstream/xmlstream
- api/xmlstream/tostring
+ sleekxmpp
+ architecture
Plugins
~~~~~~~
-
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
api/plugins/index
-Core Stanzas
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 2
-
- api/stanza/rootstanza
- api/stanza/message
- api/stanza/presence
- api/stanza/iq
-
Additional Info
---------------
.. toctree::
@@ -200,9 +128,30 @@ Additional Info
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`
+
+Slixmpp Credits
+---------------
+
+**Maintainers:**
+ - Florent Le Coz (`louiz@louiz.org `_),
+ - Mathieu Pasquet (`mathieui@mathieui.net `_),
+ - Emmanuel Gil Peyrot (`Link mauve `_)
+ - Maxime Buquet (`pep `_)
+
+**Contributors:**
+ - Sam Whited (`Sam Whited `_)
+ - Dan Sully (`Dan Sully `_)
+ - Gasper Zejn (`Gasper Zejn `_)
+ - Krzysztof Kotlenga (`Krzysztof Kotlenga `_)
+ - Tsukasa Hiiragi (`Tsukasa Hiiragi `_)
+
SleekXMPP Credits
-----------------
+Slixmpp is a friendly fork of `SleekXMPP `_
+which goal is to use asyncio instead of threads to handle networking. See
+:ref:`differences`. We are crediting SleekXMPP Authors here.
+
.. note::
Those people made SleekXMPP, so you should not bother them if
you have an issue with slixmpp. But it’s still fair to credit
diff --git a/docs/plugin_arch.rst b/docs/plugin_arch.rst
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--- a/docs/plugin_arch.rst
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Plugin Architecture
-===================
diff --git a/docs/sleekxmpp.rst b/docs/sleekxmpp.rst
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+++ b/docs/sleekxmpp.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Coming from SleekXMPP
+---------------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ differences
+ using_asyncio