Duplicated code from SocketServer.py to make sure shutdown works on py >=2.6

hyde/server.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Contains classes and utilities for serving a site
 generated from hyde.
 """
 import os
+import select
+import threading
 import urlparse
 import urllib
 from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
@@ -132,8 +134,46 @@ class HydeWebServer(HTTPServer):
         self.generator = Generator(self.site)
         self.request_time = datetime.strptime('1-1-1999', '%m-%d-%Y')
         self.regeneration_time = datetime.strptime('1-1-1998', '%m-%d-%Y')
+        self.__is_shut_down = threading.Event()
+        self.__shutdown_request = False
         HTTPServer.__init__(self, (address, port),
                                             HydeRequestHandler)
+####### Code from python 2.7.1: Socket server
+####### Duplicated to make sure shutdown works in Python v > 2.6
+#######
+
+    def serve_forever(self, poll_interval=0.5):
+        """Handle one request at a time until shutdown.
+
+        Polls for shutdown every poll_interval seconds. Ignores
+        self.timeout. If you need to do periodic tasks, do them in
+        another thread.
+        """
+        self.__is_shut_down.clear()
+        try:
+          while not self.__shutdown_request:
+              # XXX: Consider using another file descriptor or
+              # connecting to the socket to wake this up instead of
+              # polling. Polling reduces our responsiveness to a
+              # shutdown request and wastes cpu at all other times.
+              r, w, e = select.select([self], [], [], poll_interval)
+              if self in r:
+                  self._handle_request_noblock()
+        finally:
+          self.__shutdown_request = False
+          self.__is_shut_down.set()
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """Stops the serve_forever loop.
+
+        Blocks until the loop has finished. This must be called while
+        serve_forever() is running in another thread, or it will
+        deadlock.
+        """
+        self.__shutdown_request = True
+        self.__is_shut_down.wait()
+
+############## Duplication End.
 
     def regenerate(self):
         """