Handy new class PrintError

Saves adding "def print_error" to endless classes.

lib/blockchain.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import util
 from bitcoin import *
 
 
-class Blockchain():
+class Blockchain(util.PrintError):
     '''Manages blockchain headers and their verification'''
     def __init__(self, config, network):
         self.config = config
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class Blockchain():
         self.local_height = 0
         self.set_local_height()
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        util.print_error("[blockchain]", *msg)
-
     def height(self):
         return self.local_height
 

lib/interface.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def Connection(server, queue, config_path):
     c.start()
     return c
 
-class TcpConnection(threading.Thread):
+class TcpConnection(threading.Thread, util.PrintError):
 
     def __init__(self, server, queue, config_path):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class TcpConnection(threading.Thread):
         self.port = int(self.port)
         self.use_ssl = (self.protocol == 's')
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        util.print_error("[%s]" % self.host, *msg)
+    def diagnostic_name(self):
+        return self.host
 
     def check_host_name(self, peercert, name):
         """Simple certificate/host name checker.  Returns True if the
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class TcpConnection(threading.Thread):
             self.print_error("connected")
         self.queue.put((self.server, socket))
 
-class Interface:
+class Interface(util.PrintError):
     """The Interface class handles a socket connected to a single remote
     electrum server.  It's exposed API is:
 
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ class Interface:
         self.last_ping = 0
         self.closed_remotely = False
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        util.print_error("[%s]" % self.host, *msg)
+    def diagnostic_name(self):
+        return self.host
 
     def fileno(self):
         # Needed for select

lib/plugins.py

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import pkgutil
 
 from util import *
 from i18n import _
-from util import print_error, profiler
+from util import profiler, PrintError
 
-class Plugins:
+class Plugins(PrintError):
 
     @profiler
     def __init__(self, config, is_local, gui_name):
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ class Plugins:
             if config.get('use_' + name):
                 self.load_plugin(config, name)
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        print_error("[%s]" % self.__class__.__name__, *msg)
-
     def get(self, name):
         return self.plugins.get(name)
 
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ def _run_hook(name, always, *args):
         return results[0]
 
 
-class BasePlugin:
+class BasePlugin(PrintError):
 
     def __init__(self, parent, config, name):
         self.parent = parent  # The plugins object
@@ -198,6 +195,9 @@ class BasePlugin:
                 l.append((self, getattr(self, k)))
                 hooks[k] = l
 
+    def diagnostic_name(self):
+        return self.name
+
     def close(self):
         # remove self from hooks
         for k in dir(self):
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ class BasePlugin:
                 hooks[k] = l
         self.parent.close_plugin(self)
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        print_error("[%s]"%self.name, *msg)
-
     def requires_settings(self):
         return False
 

lib/util.py

@@ -25,22 +25,27 @@ class MyEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
             return obj.as_dict()
         return super(MyEncoder, self).default(obj)
 
-class ThreadJob:
-    """A job that is run periodically from a thread's main loop.  run() is
-    called from that thread's context.
-    """
+class PrintError:
+    '''A handy base class'''
+    def diagnostic_name(self):
+        return self.__class__.__name__
 
     def print_error(self, *msg):
-        print_error("[%s]" % self.__class__.__name__, *msg)
+        print_error("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
 
     def print_msg(self, *msg):
-        print_msg("[%s]" % self.__class__.__name__, *msg)
+        print_msg("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
+
+class ThreadJob(PrintError):
+    """A job that is run periodically from a thread's main loop.  run() is
+    called from that thread's context.
+    """
 
     def run(self):
         """Called periodically from the thread"""
         pass
 
-class DaemonThread(threading.Thread):
+class DaemonThread(threading.Thread, PrintError):
     """ daemon thread that terminates cleanly """
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -84,12 +89,6 @@ class DaemonThread(threading.Thread):
         with self.running_lock:
             self.running = False
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        print_error("[%s]" % self.__class__.__name__, *msg)
-
-    def print_msg(self, *msg):
-        print_msg("[%s]" % self.__class__.__name__, *msg)
-
 
 
 is_verbose = False

plugins/exchange_rate.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from electrum.bitcoin import COIN
 from electrum.plugins import BasePlugin, hook
 from electrum.i18n import _
-from electrum.util import print_error, ThreadJob, timestamp_to_datetime
+from electrum.util import PrintError, ThreadJob, timestamp_to_datetime
 from electrum.util import format_satoshis
 from electrum_gui.qt.util import *
 from electrum_gui.qt.amountedit import AmountEdit
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CCY_PRECISIONS = {'BHD': 3, 'BIF': 0, 'BYR': 0, 'CLF': 4, 'CLP': 0,
                   'VUV': 0, 'XAF': 0, 'XAG': 2, 'XAU': 4, 'XOF': 0,
                   'XPF': 0}
 
-class ExchangeBase:
+class ExchangeBase(PrintError):
     def __init__(self, sig):
         self.history = {}
         self.quotes = {}
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class ExchangeBase:
                                     headers={'User-Agent' : 'Electrum'})
         return response.json()
 
-    def print_error(self, *msg):
-        print_error("[%s]" % self.name(), *msg)
-
     def name(self):
         return self.__class__.__name__
 
@@ -114,11 +111,14 @@ class BitPay(ExchangeBase):
         json = self.get_json('bitpay.com', '/api/rates')
         return dict([(r['code'], Decimal(r['rate'])) for r in json])
 
-class Blockchain(ExchangeBase):
+class BlockchainInfo(ExchangeBase):
     def get_rates(self, ccy):
         json = self.get_json('blockchain.info', '/ticker')
         return dict([(r, Decimal(json[r]['15m'])) for r in json])
 
+    def name(self):
+        return "Blockchain"
+
 class BTCChina(ExchangeBase):
     def get_rates(self, ccy):
         json = self.get_json('data.btcchina.com', '/data/ticker')