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-rw-r--r--src/python-systemd/_reader.c54
-rw-r--r--src/python-systemd/id128.c8
-rw-r--r--src/python-systemd/journal.py71
3 files changed, 76 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/src/python-systemd/_reader.c b/src/python-systemd/_reader.c
index 1bca1160f3..207b9e76cb 100644
--- a/src/python-systemd/_reader.c
+++ b/src/python-systemd/_reader.c
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ static void Journal_dealloc(Journal* self)
}
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal__doc__,
- "Journal([flags][,path]) -> ...\n"
- "Journal instance\n\n"
- "Returns instance of Journal, which allows filtering and return\n"
- "of journal entries.\n"
+ "Journal([flags][,path]) -> ...\n\n"
+ "Journal allows filtering and retrieval of Journal entries.\n"
"Argument `flags` sets open flags of the journal, which can be one\n"
"of, or ORed combination of constants: LOCAL_ONLY (default) opens\n"
"journal on local machine only; RUNTIME_ONLY opens only\n"
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal__doc__,
"journal files of system services and the kernel.\n"
"Argument `path` is the directory of journal files. Note that\n"
"currently flags are ignored when `path` is present as they are\n"
- " not relevant.");
+ "not relevant.");
static int Journal_init(Journal *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds)
{
int flags = SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY, r;
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ static int Journal_init(Journal *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_get_next__doc__,
"get_next([skip]) -> dict\n\n"
"Return dictionary of the next log entry. Optional skip value will\n"
- "return the `skip`th log entry.");
+ "return the `skip`\\-th log entry.");
static PyObject* Journal_get_next(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
PyObject *dict;
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ static PyObject* Journal_get_next(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_get_previous__doc__,
"get_previous([skip]) -> dict\n\n"
"Return dictionary of the previous log entry. Optional skip value\n"
- "will return the -`skip`th log entry. Equivalent to get_next(-skip).");
+ "will return the -`skip`\\-th log entry. Equivalent to get_next(-skip).");
static PyObject* Journal_get_previous(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
int64_t skip = 1LL;
@@ -222,8 +220,8 @@ static PyObject* Journal_get_previous(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_add_match__doc__,
"add_match(match) -> None\n\n"
"Add a match to filter journal log entries. All matches of different\n"
- "fields are combined in logical AND, and matches of the same field\n"
- "are automatically combined in logical OR.\n"
+ "fields are combined with logical AND, and matches of the same field\n"
+ "are automatically combined with logical OR.\n"
"Match is a string of the form \"FIELD=value\".");
static PyObject* Journal_add_match(Journal *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds)
{
@@ -242,8 +240,7 @@ static PyObject* Journal_add_match(Journal *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keyw
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_add_disjunction__doc__,
"add_disjunction() -> None\n\n"
- "Once called, all matches before and after are combined in logical\n"
- "OR.");
+ "Inserts a logical OR between matches added before and afterwards.");
static PyObject* Journal_add_disjunction(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
int r;
@@ -256,7 +253,7 @@ static PyObject* Journal_add_disjunction(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_flush_matches__doc__,
"flush_matches() -> None\n\n"
- "Clears all current match filters.");
+ "Clear all current match filters.");
static PyObject* Journal_flush_matches(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
sd_journal_flush_matches(self->j);
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ static PyObject* Journal_flush_matches(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_seek__doc__,
"seek(offset[, whence]) -> None\n\n"
- "Seek through journal by `offset` number of entries. Argument\n"
+ "Jump `offset` entries in the journal. Argument\n"
"`whence` defines what the offset is relative to:\n"
"os.SEEK_SET (default) from first match in journal;\n"
"os.SEEK_CUR from current position in journal;\n"
@@ -393,11 +390,11 @@ static PyObject* Journal_seek_monotonic(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
}
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_wait__doc__,
- "wait([timeout]) -> Change state (integer)\n\n"
- "Waits until there is a change in the journal. Argument `timeout`\n"
- "is the maximum number of seconds to wait before returning\n"
- "regardless if journal has changed. If `timeout` is not given or is\n"
- "0, then it will block forever.\n"
+ "wait([timeout]) -> state change (integer)\n\n"
+ "Wait for a change in the journal. Argument `timeout` specifies\n"
+ "the maximum number of seconds to wait before returning\n"
+ "regardless of wheter the journal has changed. If `timeout` is not given\n"
+ "or is 0, then block forever.\n"
"Will return constants: NOP if no change; APPEND if new\n"
"entries have been added to the end of the journal; and\n"
"INVALIDATE if journal files have been added or removed.");
@@ -420,7 +417,7 @@ static PyObject* Journal_wait(Journal *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_seek_cursor__doc__,
"seek_cursor(cursor) -> None\n\n"
- "Seeks to journal entry by given unique reference `cursor`.");
+ "Seek to journal entry by given unique reference `cursor`.");
static PyObject* Journal_seek_cursor(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
const char *cursor;
@@ -463,8 +460,8 @@ static PyObject* Journal_iternext(PyObject *self)
PyDoc_STRVAR(Journal_query_unique__doc__,
"query_unique(field) -> a set of values\n\n"
- "Returns a set of unique values in journal for given `field`.\n"
- "Note this does not respect any journal matches.");
+ "Return a set of unique values appearing in journal for the\n"
+ "given `field`. Note this does not respect any journal matches.");
static PyObject* Journal_query_unique(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
{
char *query;
@@ -497,6 +494,11 @@ static PyObject* Journal_query_unique(Journal *self, PyObject *args)
return value_set;
}
+PyDoc_STRVAR(data_threshold__doc__,
+ "Threshold for field size truncation.\n\n"
+ "Fields longer than this will be truncated to the threshold size.\n"
+ "Defaults to 64Kb.");
+
static PyObject* Journal_get_data_threshold(Journal *self, void *closure)
{
size_t cvalue;
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef Journal_getseters[] = {
{(char*) "data_threshold",
(getter)Journal_get_data_threshold,
(setter)Journal_set_data_threshold,
- (char*) "data threshold",
+ (char*) data_threshold__doc__,
NULL},
{NULL}
};
@@ -600,11 +602,14 @@ static PyTypeObject JournalType = {
PyType_GenericNew, /* tp_new */
};
+#define SUMMARY \
+ "Module that reads the systemd journal similar to journalctl."
+
#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
static PyModuleDef _reader_module = {
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
"_reader",
- "Module that reads systemd journal similar to journalctl.",
+ SUMMARY,
-1,
NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL
};
@@ -636,8 +641,7 @@ init_reader(void)
if (m == NULL)
return NULL;
#else
- m = Py_InitModule3("_reader", NULL,
- "Module that reads systemd journal similar to journalctl.");
+ m = Py_InitModule3("_reader", NULL, SUMMARY);
if (m == NULL)
return;
#endif
diff --git a/src/python-systemd/id128.c b/src/python-systemd/id128.c
index f82b0afb99..04db786b66 100644
--- a/src/python-systemd/id128.c
+++ b/src/python-systemd/id128.c
@@ -35,24 +35,24 @@ static void cleanup_Py_DECREFp(PyObject **p) {
PyDoc_STRVAR(module__doc__,
"Python interface to the libsystemd-id128 library.\n\n"
"Provides SD_MESSAGE_* constants and functions to query and generate\n"
- "128bit unique identifiers."
+ "128-bit unique identifiers."
);
PyDoc_STRVAR(randomize__doc__,
"randomize() -> UUID\n\n"
- "Return a new random 128bit unique identifier.\n"
+ "Return a new random 128-bit unique identifier.\n"
"Wraps sd_id128_randomize(3)."
);
PyDoc_STRVAR(get_machine__doc__,
"get_machine() -> UUID\n\n"
- "Return a 128bit unique identifier for this machine.\n"
+ "Return a 128-bit unique identifier for this machine.\n"
"Wraps sd_id128_get_machine(3)."
);
PyDoc_STRVAR(get_boot__doc__,
"get_boot() -> UUID\n\n"
- "Return a 128bit unique identifier for this boot.\n"
+ "Return a 128-bit unique identifier for this boot.\n"
"Wraps sd_id128_get_boot(3)."
);
diff --git a/src/python-systemd/journal.py b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
index d63722b91d..892a56ff23 100644
--- a/src/python-systemd/journal.py
+++ b/src/python-systemd/journal.py
@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
>>> myjournal.add_boot_match(journal.CURRENT_BOOT)
>>> myjournal.add_loglevel_matches(journal.LOG_ERR)
>>> myjournal.add_match(_SYSTEMD_UNIT="systemd-udevd.service")
- >>> from __future__ import print_function
>>> for entry in myjournal:
... print(entry['MESSAGE'])
- See man page "systemd.journal-fields" for more info on
- typical fields found in the journal.
+ See systemd.journal-fields(7) for more info on typical fields
+ found in the journal.
"""
def __init__(self, converters=None, flags=LOCAL_ONLY, path=None):
"""Creates instance of Journal, which allows filtering and
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
self.converters.update(converters)
def _convert_field(self, key, value):
- """ Convert value based on callable from self.converters
+ """Convert value based on callable from self.converters
based of field/key"""
try:
result = self.converters[key](value)
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
return result
def _convert_entry(self, entry):
- """ Convert entire journal entry utilising _covert_field"""
+ """Convert entire journal entry utilising _covert_field"""
result = {}
for key, value in entry.items():
if isinstance(value, list):
@@ -149,44 +148,56 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
def add_match(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Add one or more matches to the filter journal log entries.
All matches of different field are combined in a logical AND,
- and matches of the smae field are automatically combined in a
+ and matches of the same field are automatically combined in a
logical OR.
- Matches can be passed as strings of form "field=value", or
- keyword arguments field="value"."""
+ Matches can be passed as strings of form "FIELD=value", or
+ keyword arguments FIELD="value".
+ """
args = list(args)
args.extend(_make_line(key, val) for key, val in kwargs.items())
for arg in args:
super(Journal, self).add_match(arg)
def get_next(self, skip=1):
- """Return dictionary of the next log entry. Optional skip value
- will return the `skip`th log entry.
- Returned will be journal entry dictionary processed with
- converters."""
+ """Return the next log entry as a dictionary of fields.
+
+ Optional skip value will return the `skip`\-th log entry.
+
+ Entries will be processed with converters specified during
+ Journal creation.
+ """
return self._convert_entry(
super(Journal, self).get_next(skip))
def query_unique(self, field):
- """Returns a set of unique values in journal for given `field`,
- processed with converters.
- Note this does not respect any journal matches."""
+ """Return unique values appearing in the Journal for given `field`.
+
+ Note this does not respect any journal matches.
+
+ Entries will be processed with converters specified during
+ Journal creation.
+ """
return set(self._convert_field(field, value)
for value in super(Journal, self).query_unique(field))
def seek_realtime(self, realtime):
- """Seek to nearest matching journal entry to `realtime`.
- Argument `realtime` can must be either an integer unix timestamp
- or datetime.datetime instance."""
+ """Seek to a matching journal entry nearest to `realtime` time.
+
+ Argument `realtime` must be either an integer unix timestamp
+ or datetime.datetime instance.
+ """
if isinstance(realtime, _datetime.datetime):
realtime = float(realtime.strftime("%s.%f"))
return super(Journal, self).seek_realtime(realtime)
def seek_monotonic(self, monotonic, bootid=None):
- """Seek to nearest matching journal entry to `monotonic`.
- Argument `monotonic` is a timestamp from boot in either seconds
- or a datetime.timedelta instance.
- Argument `bootid` is a string or UUID representing which boot the
- monotonic time is reference to. Defaults to current bootid."""
+ """Seek to a matching journal entry nearest to `monotonic` time.
+
+ Argument `monotonic` is a timestamp from boot in either
+ seconds or a datetime.timedelta instance. Argument `bootid`
+ is a string or UUID representing which boot the monotonic time
+ is reference to. Defaults to current bootid.
+ """
if isinstance(monotonic, _datetime.timedelta):
monotonic = monotonic.totalseconds()
if isinstance(bootid, _uuid.UUID):
@@ -194,7 +205,8 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
return super(Journal, self).seek_monotonic(monotonic, bootid)
def log_level(self, level):
- """Sets maximum log `level` by setting matches for PRIORITY."""
+ """Set maximum log `level` by setting matches for PRIORITY.
+ """
if 0 <= level <= 7:
for i in range(level+1):
self.add_match(PRIORITY="%s" % i)
@@ -202,10 +214,13 @@ class Journal(_Journal):
raise ValueError("Log level must be 0 <= level <= 7")
def messageid_match(self, messageid):
- """Sets match filter for log entries for specified `messageid`.
- `messageid` can be string or UUID instance.
- Standard message IDs can be found in systemd.id128
- Equivalent to add_match(MESSAGE_ID=`messageid`)."""
+ """Add match for log entries with specified `messageid`.
+
+ `messageid` can be string of hexadicimal digits or a UUID
+ instance. Standard message IDs can be found in systemd.id128.
+
+ Equivalent to add_match(MESSAGE_ID=`messageid`).
+ """
if isinstance(messageid, _uuid.UUID):
messageid = messageid.get_hex()
self.add_match(MESSAGE_ID=messageid)