Framework overview

The whole framework is broken down into following submodules:

pyzenkit.utils
Module containing various useful utilities.
pyzenkit.jsonconf
Module for handling JSON based configuration files and directories.
pyzenkit.daemonizer
Module for taking care of all process daemonization tasks.
pyzenkit.baseapp
Module for writing generic console applications.
pyzenkit.zenscript
Module for writing generic console scripts with built-in support for repeated executions (for example by cron-like service).
pyzenkit.zendaemon
Module for writing generic system services (daemons).

Application types

Base application

The base application implemented in pyzenkit.baseapp.BaseApp provides features usefull for every application including (but not limited to) the following:

  • Application configuration service
  • Logging service
  • Persistent state service
  • Application runlog service
  • Plugin system
  • Application actions

Please see the documentation for pyzenkit.baseapp in API section for more in-depth details.

Please see the source code for an example implementation of demo application in pyzenkit.baseapp.DemoBaseApp class.

Script

The script application implemented in pyzenkit.zenscript.ZenScript provides the base implementation of generic one-time execution script. It may be used to implement large variety of applications like backup scripts, control scripts, etc. These applications are intended to be executed either by user from terminal, or periodically via cron-like service.

The implementation is based on pyzenkit.baseapp.BaseApp class, so it includes all of its features. On top of that there are following additional features:

  • Support for executing multiple different commands within one executable.
  • Support for multiple execution modes (regular, shell).
  • Support for regular executions with defined time intervals.

Please see the documentation for pyzenkit.zenscript in API section for more in-depth details.

Please see the source code for an example implementation of demo application in pyzenkit.zenscript.DemoZenScript class.

Daemon

The daemon application implemented in pyzenkit.zendaemon.ZenDaemon provides the base implementation of generic daemon.

The implementation is based on pyzenkit.baseapp.BaseApp class, so it includes all of its features. On top of that there are following additional features:

  • Fully automated daemonization process (detaching, PID files, …)
  • Event driven design.
  • Support for arbitrary signal handling.
  • Support for modularity and reusability with daemon components.

Please see the documentation for pyzenkit.zendaemon in API section for more in-depth details.

Please see the source code for an example implementation of demo application in pyzenkit.zendaemon.DemoZenDaemon class.