"""An NNTP client class based on RFC 977: Network News Transfer Protocol. Example: >>> from nntplib import NNTP >>> s = NNTP('news') >>> resp, count, first, last, name = s.group('comp.lang.python') >>> print 'Group', name, 'has', count, 'articles, range', first, 'to', last Group comp.lang.python has 51 articles, range 5770 to 5821 >>> resp, subs = s.xhdr('subject', first + '-' + last) >>> resp = s.quit() >>> Here 'resp' is the server response line. Error responses are turned into exceptions. To post an article from a file: >>> f = open(filename, 'r') # file containing article, including header >>> resp = s.post(f) >>> For descriptions of all methods, read the comments in the code below. Note that all arguments and return values representing article numbers are strings, not numbers, since they are rarely used for calculations. """ # RFC 977 by Brian Kantor and Phil Lapsley. # xover, xgtitle, xpath, date methods by Kevan Heydon # Imports import re import socket import string # Exception raised when an error or invalid response is received error_reply = 'nntplib.error_reply' # unexpected [123]xx reply error_temp = 'nntplib.error_temp' # 4xx errors error_perm = 'nntplib.error_perm' # 5xx errors error_proto = 'nntplib.error_proto' # response does not begin with [1-5] error_data = 'nntplib.error_data' # error in response data # Standard port used by NNTP servers NNTP_PORT = 119 # Response numbers that are followed by additional text (e.g. article) LONGRESP = ['100', '215', '220', '221', '222', '224', '230', '231', '282'] # Line terminators (we always output CRLF, but accept any of CRLF, CR, LF) CRLF = '\r\n' # The class itself class NNTP: def __init__(self, host, port = NNTP_PORT, user=None, password=None): """Initialize an instance. Arguments: - host: hostname to connect to - port: port to connect to (default the standard NNTP port)""" self.host = host self.port = port self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) self.sock.connect(self.host, self.port) self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb') self.debugging = 0 self.welcome = self.getresp() if user: resp = self.shortcmd('authinfo user '+user) if resp[:3] == '381': if not password: raise error_reply, resp else: resp = self.shortcmd( 'authinfo pass '+password) if resp[:3] != '281': raise error_perm, resp def getwelcome(self): """Get the welcome message from the server (this is read and squirreled away by __init__()). If the response code is 200, posting is allowed; if it 201, posting is not allowed.""" if self.debugging: print '*welcome*', `self.welcome` return self.welcome def set_debuglevel(self, level): """Set the debugging level. Argument 'level' means: 0: no debugging output (default) 1: print commands and responses but not body text etc. 2: also print raw lines read and sent before stripping CR/LF""" self.debugging = level debug = set_debuglevel def putline(self, line): """Internal: send one line to the server, appending CRLF.""" line = line + CRLF if self.debugging > 1: print '*put*', `line` self.sock.send(line) def putcmd(self, line): """Internal: send one command to the server (through putline()).""" if self.debugging: print '*cmd*', `line` self.putline(line) def getline(self): """Internal: return one line from the server, stripping CRLF. Raise EOFError if the connection is closed.""" line = self.file.readline() if self.debugging > 1: print '*get*', `line` if not line: raise EOFError if line[-2:] == CRLF: line = line[:-2] elif line[-1:] in CRLF: line = line[:-1] return line def getresp(self): """Internal: get a response from the server. Raise various errors if the response indicates an error.""" resp = self.getline() if self.debugging: print '*resp*', `resp` c = resp[:1] if c == '4': raise error_temp, resp if c == '5': raise error_perm, resp if c not in '123': raise error_proto, resp return resp def getlongresp(self): """Internal: get a response plus following text from the server. Raise various errors if the response indicates an error.""" resp = self.getresp() if resp[:3] not in LONGRESP: raise error_reply, resp list = [] while 1: line = self.getline() if line == '.': break if line[:2] == '..': line = line[1:] list.append(line) return resp, list def shortcmd(self, line): """Internal: send a command and get the response.""" self.putcmd(line) return self.getresp() def longcmd(self, line): """Internal: send a command and get the response plus following text.""" self.putcmd(line) return self.getlongresp() def newgroups(self, date, time): """Process a NEWGROUPS command. Arguments: - date: string 'yymmdd' indicating the date - time: string 'hhmmss' indicating the time Return: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of newsgroup names""" return self.longcmd('NEWGROUPS ' + date + ' ' + time) def newnews(self, group, date, time): """Process a NEWNEWS command. Arguments: - group: group name or '*' - date: string 'yymmdd' indicating the date - time: string 'hhmmss' indicating the time Return: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of article ids""" cmd = 'NEWNEWS ' + group + ' ' + date + ' ' + time return self.longcmd(cmd) def list(self): """Process a LIST command. Return: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of (group, last, first, flag) (strings)""" resp, list = self.longcmd('LIST') for i in range(len(list)): # Parse lines into "group last first flag" list[i] = tuple(string.split(list[i])) return resp, list def group(self, name): """Process a GROUP command. Argument: - group: the group name Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - count: number of articles (string) - first: first article number (string) - last: last article number (string) - name: the group name""" resp = self.shortcmd('GROUP ' + name) if resp[:3] <> '211': raise error_reply, resp words = string.split(resp) count = first = last = 0 n = len(words) if n > 1: count = words[1] if n > 2: first = words[2] if n > 3: last = words[3] if n > 4: name = string.lower(words[4]) return resp, count, first, last, name def help(self): """Process a HELP command. Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of strings""" return self.longcmd('HELP') def statparse(self, resp): """Internal: parse the response of a STAT, NEXT or LAST command.""" if resp[:2] <> '22': raise error_reply, resp words = string.split(resp) nr = 0 id = '' n = len(words) if n > 1: nr = words[1] if n > 2: id = words[2] return resp, nr, id def statcmd(self, line): """Internal: process a STAT, NEXT or LAST command.""" resp = self.shortcmd(line) return self.statparse(resp) def stat(self, id): """Process a STAT command. Argument: - id: article number or message id Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - nr: the article number - id: the article id""" return self.statcmd('STAT ' + id) def next(self): """Process a NEXT command. No arguments. Return as for STAT.""" return self.statcmd('NEXT') def last(self): """Process a LAST command. No arguments. Return as for STAT.""" return self.statcmd('LAST') def artcmd(self, line): """Internal: process a HEAD, BODY or ARTICLE command.""" resp, list = self.longcmd(line) resp, nr, id = self.statparse(resp) return resp, nr, id, list def head(self, id): """Process a HEAD command. Argument: - id: article number or message id Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - nr: article number - id: message id - list: the lines of the article's header""" return self.artcmd('HEAD ' + id) def body(self, id): """Process a BODY command. Argument: - id: article number or message id Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - nr: article number - id: message id - list: the lines of the article's body""" return self.artcmd('BODY ' + id) def article(self, id): """Process an ARTICLE command. Argument: - id: article number or message id Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - nr: article number - id: message id - list: the lines of the article""" return self.artcmd('ARTICLE ' + id) def slave(self): """Process a SLAVE command. Returns: - resp: server response if succesful""" return self.shortcmd('SLAVE') def xhdr(self, hdr, str): """Process an XHDR command (optional server extension). Arguments: - hdr: the header type (e.g. 'subject') - str: an article nr, a message id, or a range nr1-nr2 Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of (nr, value) strings""" pat = re.compile('^([0-9]+) ?(.*)\n?') resp, lines = self.longcmd('XHDR ' + hdr + ' ' + str) for i in range(len(lines)): line = lines[i] m = pat.match(line) if m: lines[i] = m.group(1, 2) return resp, lines def xover(self,start,end): """Process an XOVER command (optional server extension) Arguments: - start: start of range - end: end of range Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of (art-nr, subject, poster, date, id, references, size, lines)""" resp, lines = self.longcmd('XOVER ' + start + '-' + end) xover_lines = [] for line in lines: elem = string.splitfields(line,"\t") try: xover_lines.append((elem[0], elem[1], elem[2], elem[3], elem[4], string.split(elem[5]), elem[6], elem[7])) except IndexError: raise error_data,line return resp,xover_lines def xgtitle(self, group): """Process an XGTITLE command (optional server extension) Arguments: - group: group name wildcard (i.e. news.*) Returns: - resp: server response if succesful - list: list of (name,title) strings""" line_pat = re.compile("^([^ \t]+)[ \t]+(.*)$") resp, raw_lines = self.longcmd('XGTITLE ' + group) lines = [] for raw_line in raw_lines: match = line_pat.search(string.strip(raw_line)) if match: lines.append(match.group(1, 2)) return resp, lines def xpath(self,id): """Process an XPATH command (optional server extension) Arguments: - id: Message id of article Returns: resp: server response if succesful path: directory path to article""" resp = self.shortcmd("XPATH " + id) if resp[:3] <> '223': raise error_reply, resp try: [resp_num, path] = string.split(resp) except ValueError: raise error_reply, resp else: return resp, path def date (self): """Process the DATE command. Arguments: None Returns: resp: server response if succesful date: Date suitable for newnews/newgroups commands etc. time: Time suitable for newnews/newgroups commands etc.""" resp = self.shortcmd("DATE") if resp[:3] <> '111': raise error_reply, resp elem = string.split(resp) if len(elem) != 2: raise error_data, resp date = elem[1][2:8] time = elem[1][-6:] if len(date) != 6 or len(time) != 6: raise error_data, resp return resp, date, time def post(self, f): """Process a POST command. Arguments: - f: file containing the article Returns: - resp: server response if succesful""" resp = self.shortcmd('POST') # Raises error_??? if posting is not allowed if resp[0] <> '3': raise error_reply, resp while 1: line = f.readline() if not line: break if line[-1] == '\n': line = line[:-1] if line[:1] == '.': line = '.' + line self.putline(line) self.putline('.') return self.getresp() def ihave(self, id, f): """Process an IHAVE command. Arguments: - id: message-id of the article - f: file containing the article Returns: - resp: server response if succesful Note that if the server refuses the article an exception is raised.""" resp = self.shortcmd('IHAVE ' + id) # Raises error_??? if the server already has it if resp[0] <> '3': raise error_reply, resp while 1: line = f.readline() if not line: break if line[-1] == '\n': line = line[:-1] if line[:1] == '.': line = '.' + line self.putline(line) self.putline('.') return self.getresp() def quit(self): """Process a QUIT command and close the socket. Returns: - resp: server response if succesful""" resp = self.shortcmd('QUIT') self.file.close() self.sock.close() del self.file, self.sock return resp def _test(): """Minimal test function.""" s = NNTP('news') resp, count, first, last, name = s.group('comp.lang.python') print resp print 'Group', name, 'has', count, 'articles, range', first, 'to', last resp, subs = s.xhdr('subject', first + '-' + last) print resp for item in subs: print "%7s %s" % item resp = s.quit() print resp # Run the test when run as a script if __name__ == '__main__': _test()