Keep Track of Active Notifiers. Make Notifier usable as ContextManager.

can/notifier.py

@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Iterable, List, Optional, Union
+from contextlib import AbstractContextManager
+from types import TracebackType
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Awaitable,
+    Callable,
+    Final,
+    Iterable,
+    List,
+    NamedTuple,
+    Optional,
+    Type,
+    Union,
+)
 
 from can.bus import BusABC
 from can.listener import Listener
@@ -18,7 +31,85 @@
 MessageRecipient = Union[Listener, Callable[[Message], Union[Awaitable[None], None]]]
 
 
-class Notifier:
+class _BusNotifierPair(NamedTuple):
+    bus: "BusABC"
+    notifier: "Notifier"
+
+
+class _NotifierRegistry:
+    """A registry to manage the association between CAN buses and Notifiers.
+
+    This class ensures that a bus is not added to multiple active Notifiers.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the registry with an empty list of bus-notifier pairs and a threading lock."""
+        self.pairs: List[_BusNotifierPair] = []
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def register(self, bus: BusABC, notifier: "Notifier") -> None:
+        """Register a bus and its associated notifier.
+
+        Ensures that a bus is not added to multiple active :class:`~can.Notifier` instances.
+
+        :param bus:
+            The CAN bus to register.
+        :param notifier:
+            The :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with the bus.
+        :raises ValueError:
+            If the bus is already assigned to an active Notifier.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            for pair in self.pairs:
+                if bus is pair.bus and not pair.notifier.stopped:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "A bus can not be added to multiple active Notifier instances."
+                    )
+            self.pairs.append(_BusNotifierPair(bus, notifier))
+
+    def unregister(self, bus: BusABC, notifier: "Notifier") -> None:
+        """Unregister a bus and its associated notifier.
+
+        Removes the bus-notifier pair from the registry.
+
+        :param bus:
+            The CAN bus to unregister.
+        :param notifier:
+            The :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with the bus.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            registered_pairs_to_remove: List[_BusNotifierPair] = []
+            for pair in self.pairs:
+                if pair.bus is bus and pair.notifier is notifier:
+                    registered_pairs_to_remove.append(pair)
+            for pair in registered_pairs_to_remove:
+                self.pairs.remove(pair)
+
+    def find_instance(self, bus: BusABC) -> Optional["Notifier"]:
+        """Find the :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with a given CAN bus.
+
+        This method searches the registry for the :class:`~can.Notifier`
+        that is linked to the specified bus. If the bus is found, the
+        corresponding :class:`~can.Notifier` instance is returned. If the bus is not
+        found in the registry, `None` is returned.
+
+        :param bus:
+            The CAN bus for which to find the associated :class:`~can.Notifier` .
+        :return:
+            The :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with the given bus,
+            or `None` if no such association exists.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            for pair in self.pairs:
+                if bus is pair.bus:
+                    return pair.notifier
+        return None
+
+
+class Notifier(AbstractContextManager):
+
+    _registry: Final = _NotifierRegistry()
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         bus: Union[BusABC, List[BusABC]],
@@ -32,16 +123,21 @@ def __init__(
 
         .. Note::
 
-            Remember to call `stop()` after all messages are received as
+            Remember to call :meth:`~can.Notifier.stop` after all messages are received as
             many listeners carry out flush operations to persist data.
 
 
-        :param bus: A :ref:`bus` or a list of buses to listen to.
+        :param bus:
+            A :ref:`bus` or a list of buses to listen to.
         :param listeners:
             An iterable of :class:`~can.Listener` or callables that receive a :class:`~can.Message`
             and return nothing.
-        :param timeout: An optional maximum number of seconds to wait for any :class:`~can.Message`.
-        :param loop: An :mod:`asyncio` event loop to schedule the ``listeners`` in.
+        :param timeout:
+            An optional maximum number of seconds to wait for any :class:`~can.Message`.
+        :param loop:
+            An :mod:`asyncio` event loop to schedule the ``listeners`` in.
+        :raises ValueError:
+            If the *bus* is already assigned to an active :class:`~can.Notifier`.
         """
         self.listeners: List[MessageRecipient] = list(listeners)
         self.bus = bus
@@ -51,31 +147,36 @@ def __init__(
         #: Exception raised in thread
         self.exception: Optional[Exception] = None
 
-        self._running = True
+        self._stopped = False
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
 
         self._readers: List[Union[int, threading.Thread]] = []
-        buses = self.bus if isinstance(self.bus, list) else [self.bus]
-        for each_bus in buses:
+        self._bus_list = self.bus if isinstance(self.bus, list) else [self.bus]
+        for each_bus in self._bus_list:
             self.add_bus(each_bus)
 
     def add_bus(self, bus: BusABC) -> None:
         """Add a bus for notification.
 
         :param bus:
             CAN bus instance.
+        :raises ValueError:
+            If the *bus* is already assigned to an active :class:`~can.Notifier`.
         """
-        reader: int = -1
+        # add bus to notifier registry
+        self._registry.register(bus, self)
+
+        file_descriptor: int = -1
         try:
-            reader = bus.fileno()
+            file_descriptor = bus.fileno()
         except NotImplementedError:
             # Bus doesn't support fileno, we fall back to thread based reader
             pass
 
-        if self._loop is not None and reader >= 0:
+        if self._loop is not None and file_descriptor >= 0:
             # Use bus file descriptor to watch for messages
-            self._loop.add_reader(reader, self._on_message_available, bus)
-            self._readers.append(reader)
+            self._loop.add_reader(file_descriptor, self._on_message_available, bus)
+            self._readers.append(file_descriptor)
         else:
             reader_thread = threading.Thread(
                 target=self._rx_thread,
@@ -86,15 +187,15 @@ def add_bus(self, bus: BusABC) -> None:
             reader_thread.start()
             self._readers.append(reader_thread)
 
-    def stop(self, timeout: float = 5) -> None:
+    def stop(self, timeout: float = 5.0) -> None:
         """Stop notifying Listeners when new :class:`~can.Message` objects arrive
         and call :meth:`~can.Listener.stop` on each Listener.
 
         :param timeout:
             Max time in seconds to wait for receive threads to finish.
             Should be longer than timeout given at instantiation.
         """
-        self._running = False
+        self._stopped = True
         end_time = time.time() + timeout
         for reader in self._readers:
             if isinstance(reader, threading.Thread):
@@ -108,6 +209,10 @@ def stop(self, timeout: float = 5) -> None:
             if hasattr(listener, "stop"):
                 listener.stop()
 
+        # remove bus from registry
+        for bus in self._bus_list:
+            self._registry.unregister(bus, self)
+
     def _rx_thread(self, bus: BusABC) -> None:
         # determine message handling callable early, not inside while loop
         if self._loop:
@@ -118,7 +223,7 @@ def _rx_thread(self, bus: BusABC) -> None:
         else:
             handle_message = self._on_message_received
 
-        while self._running:
+        while not self._stopped:
             try:
                 if msg := bus.recv(self.timeout):
                     with self._lock:
@@ -183,3 +288,34 @@ def remove_listener(self, listener: MessageRecipient) -> None:
         :raises ValueError: if `listener` was never added to this notifier
         """
         self.listeners.remove(listener)
+
+    @property
+    def stopped(self) -> bool:
+        """Return ``True``, if Notifier was properly shut down with :meth:`~can.Notifier.stop`."""
+        return self._stopped
+
+    @classmethod
+    def find_instance(cls, bus: BusABC) -> Optional["Notifier"]:
+        """Find the :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with a given CAN bus.
+
+        This method searches the registry for the :class:`~can.Notifier`
+        that is linked to the specified bus. If the bus is found, the
+        corresponding :class:`~can.Notifier` instance is returned. If the bus is not
+        found in the registry, `None` is returned.
+
+        :param bus:
+            The CAN bus for which to find the associated :class:`~can.Notifier` .
+        :return:
+            The :class:`~can.Notifier` instance associated with the given bus,
+            or `None` if no such association exists.
+        """
+        return cls._registry.find_instance(bus)
+
+    def __exit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
+        exc_value: Optional[BaseException],
+        traceback: Optional[TracebackType],
+    ) -> None:
+        if not self._stopped:
+            self.stop()

examples/asyncio_demo.py

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 """
 
 import asyncio
-from typing import List
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List
 
 import can
-from can.notifier import MessageRecipient
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from can.notifier import MessageRecipient
 
 
 def print_message(msg: can.Message) -> None:
@@ -31,26 +33,22 @@ async def main() -> None:
             logger,  # Regular Listener object
         ]
         # Create Notifier with an explicit loop to use for scheduling of callbacks
-        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        notifier = can.Notifier(bus, listeners, loop=loop)
-        # Start sending first message
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=0))
-
-        print("Bouncing 10 messages...")
-        for _ in range(10):
-            # Wait for next message from AsyncBufferedReader
-            msg = await reader.get_message()
-            # Delay response
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
-            msg.arbitration_id += 1
-            bus.send(msg)
-
-        # Wait for last message to arrive
-        await reader.get_message()
-        print("Done!")
-
-        # Clean-up
-        notifier.stop()
+        with can.Notifier(bus, listeners, loop=asyncio.get_running_loop()):
+            # Start sending first message
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=0))
+
+            print("Bouncing 10 messages...")
+            for _ in range(10):
+                # Wait for next message from AsyncBufferedReader
+                msg = await reader.get_message()
+                # Delay response
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+                msg.arbitration_id += 1
+                bus.send(msg)
+
+            # Wait for last message to arrive
+            await reader.get_message()
+            print("Done!")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

examples/cyclic_checksum.py

@@ -59,6 +59,5 @@ def compute_xbr_checksum(message: can.Message, counter: int) -> int:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with can.Bus(channel=0, interface="virtual", receive_own_messages=True) as _bus:
-        notifier = can.Notifier(bus=_bus, listeners=[print])
-        cyclic_checksum_send(_bus)
-        notifier.stop()
+        with can.Notifier(bus=_bus, listeners=[print]):
+            cyclic_checksum_send(_bus)

examples/print_notifier.py

@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 def main():
     with can.Bus(interface="virtual", receive_own_messages=True) as bus:
         print_listener = can.Printer()
-        notifier = can.Notifier(bus, [print_listener])
-
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=True))
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=2, is_extended_id=True))
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=False))
-
-        time.sleep(1.0)
-        notifier.stop()
+        with can.Notifier(bus, listeners=[print_listener]):
+            # using Notifier as a context manager automatically calls `Notifier.stop()`
+            # at the end of the `with` block
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=True))
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=2, is_extended_id=True))
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=False))
+            time.sleep(1.0)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

examples/send_multiple.py

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 This demo creates multiple processes of producers to spam a socketcan bus.
 """
 
-from time import sleep
 from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
+from time import sleep
 
 import can
 

examples/serial_com.py

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
         com0com: http://com0com.sourceforge.net/
 """
 
-import time
 import threading
+import time
 
 import can
 

examples/vcan_filtered.py

@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ def main():
         # print all incoming messages, which includes the ones sent,
         # since we set receive_own_messages to True
         # assign to some variable so it does not garbage collected
-        notifier = can.Notifier(bus, [can.Printer()])  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
-
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=True))
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=2, is_extended_id=True))
-        bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=False))
-
-        time.sleep(1.0)
-        notifier.stop()
+        with can.Notifier(bus, [can.Printer()]):  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=True))
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=2, is_extended_id=True))
+            bus.send(can.Message(arbitration_id=1, is_extended_id=False))
+            time.sleep(1.0)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

pyproject.toml

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ ignore = [
 ]
 "can/logger.py" = ["T20"]  # flake8-print
 "can/player.py" = ["T20"]  # flake8-print
+"examples/*" = ["T20"]  # flake8-print
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 known-first-party = ["can"]