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# This file is part of Fail2Ban.
#
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# Author: Cyril Jaquier
# 

__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier"
__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
__license__ = "GPL"

from threading import Thread
from abc import abstractproperty, abstractmethod

class JailThread(Thread):
	"""Abstract class for threading elements in Fail2Ban.

	Attributes
	----------
	daemon
	ident
	name
	status
	active : bool
		Control the state of the thread.
	idle : bool
		Control the idle state of the thread.
	sleeptime : int
		The time the thread sleeps for in the loop.
	"""

	def __init__(self):
		super(JailThread, self).__init__()
		## Control the state of the thread.
		self.active = False
		## Control the idle state of the thread.
		self.idle = False
		## The time the thread sleeps in the loop.
		self.sleeptime = 1

	@abstractproperty
	def status(self): # pragma: no cover - abstract
		"""Abstract - Should provide status information.
		"""
		pass

	def start(self):
		"""Sets active flag and starts thread.
		"""
		self.active = True
		super(JailThread, self).start()

	def stop(self):
		"""Sets `active` property to False, to flag run method to return.
		"""
		self.active = False

	@abstractmethod
	def run(self): # pragma: no cover - absract
		"""Abstract - Called when thread starts, thread stops when returns.
		"""
		pass
