Kamaelia.Util.RateFilter.MessageRateLimit

class MessageRateLimit(Axon.Component.component)

MessageRateLimit(messages_per_second[, buffer]) -> new MessageRateLimit component.

Buffers messages and outputs them at a rate limited by the specified rate once the buffer is full.

Keyword arguments: - messages_per_second -- maximum output rate - buffer -- size of buffer (0 or greater) (default=60)

Inboxes

control : NOT USED
inbox : Incoming items/messages

Outboxes

outbox : Items/messages limited to specified maximum output rate
signal : NOT USED

Methods defined here

Warning!

You should be using the inbox/outbox interface, not these methods (except construction). This documentation is designed as a roadmap as to their functionalilty for maintainers and new component developers.

init(self, messages_per_second, buffer)

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

main(self)

Main loop.

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