Client.py – Client

Client module that sends reuqests and notifications to servers.

Classes

Client

class Client.Client(config, q, writer, serverQueues, stopQueue, counter, attackers, verbose=False)

Initialization of the client class.

Parameters:

• config – Own client configuration.
• q – Own queue for receiving messages from servers.
• writer – Queue for writing out a packet.
• serverQueues – Queues of all available servers.
• stopQueues – A DONE is sent to this queue if on q a DONE is received.
• counter – Number of times all configured sending methods are used.
• attackers – Attacker Queue as the attacker is implemented as MitM.
• verbose – If set to True, more output is printed, default=False

setName(name)

Setter for client name.

Functions

client

Client.client(c)

worker function, that initializes the client and sends the configured number of packets, for each sent REQUEST state generated

getCurrentSessionID

Client.getCurrentSessionID(key, sharedDict, sessionIDInit)

returns the session ID for a specific server, method, service pair, initializes the session id if not available in the state, yet

deleteUsedSessionID

Client.deleteUsedSessionID(sharedDict, server, service, method, session, c)

Deletes the state and the session id, in case a response was received.

checkForResponse

Client.checkForResponse(server, service, method, session, state, message, ts, c)

checks whether or not the incomming message is of type RESPONSE, in case an ERROR was received the message is resend

waitForIncomming

Client.waitForIncomming(c, sharedDict, state, lock)

own thread waiting for incomming messages (responses or errors) while the main thread is sending more packets