[Spread-users] Spread python poll() taking almost 100% CPU

[Baillargeon, Sonny]

Hello,

I am a noob to spread but find it works great.  I am using the python
module 1.4 with spread 3.17.2 and python 2.3.4 on Solaris 8.

I wrote a quick little spread listner.  I run 2 spread servers per
segment and currently I am testing with 2 segments.

The problem is the spread listener is taking up close to 100% CPU when I
run the listener.  The python code is:
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#!/usr/bin/env python

# Spread server proof of concept

import spread
import time
from time import strftime
import string


SPREADSERVICETYPE = spread.AGREED_MESS
spreadport = '7777'
spreadserver = '@host2'
group = 'spread777'
spreadName = spreadport + spreadserver

mbox = spread.connect(spreadName, group, 0, 1)
mbox.join(group)

while 1:
    if mbox.poll():
        msg = mbox.receive()
        if type(msg) == spread.RegularMsgType:
            message = msg.message
            now = strftime('%a %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S', time.localtime())
            print 'MESSAGE(' + now +'): %s' % message
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Is there a better way of listen for spread messages?  Is the poll()
causing my cpu issue?

Thanks,
Sonny


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