6.5. boing.net — Networking and encoding tools

The module boing.net provides classes and methods to ease the usage of sockets and networking encodings, like for example JSON, OSC, SLIP, etc.

class boing.net.Encoder

The Encoder class is the abstract base class for implementing the encoders of all the different encodings.

class boing.net.Decoder

The Decoder class is the abstract base class for implementing the decoders of all the different encodings.

The Decoder class implements the composite pattern. Many decoders can be put in sequence into a single composed decoder using the sum operator.

Each encoding has been implemented in a different submodule:

• 6.5.1. boing.net.bytes — UNICODE encoding
• 6.5.2. boing.net.slip — SLIP encoding
• 6.5.3. boing.net.json — JSON encoding
• 6.5.4. boing.net.osc — OSC encoding
• 6.5.5. boing.net.pickle — Python pickle encoding

Common networking utilities:

• 6.5.6. boing.net.ip — IP utilities
• 6.5.7. boing.net.tcp — TCP utilities
• 6.5.8. boing.net.udp — UDP utilities
• 6.5.9. boing.net.ntp — NTP utilities