Method call

src/socketio/async_simple_client.py:138–169

Emit an event to the server and wait for a response. This method issues an emit and waits for the server to provide a response or acknowledgement. If the response does not arrive before the timeout, then a ``TimeoutError`` exception is raised. :param event: The even

(self, event, data=None, timeout=60)

                pass

    async def call(self, event, data=None, timeout=60):
        """Emit an event to the server and wait for a response.

        This method issues an emit and waits for the server to provide a
        response or acknowledgement. If the response does not arrive before the
        timeout, then a ``TimeoutError`` exception is raised.

        :param event: The event name. It can be any string. The event names
                      ``'connect'``, ``'message'`` and ``'disconnect'`` are
                      reserved and should not be used.
        :param data: The data to send to the server. Data can be of
                     type ``str``, ``bytes``, ``list`` or ``dict``. To send
                     multiple arguments, use a tuple where each element is of
                     one of the types indicated above.
        :param timeout: The waiting timeout. If the timeout is reached before
                        the server acknowledges the event, then a
                        ``TimeoutError`` exception is raised.

        Note: this method is a coroutine.
        """
        while True:
            await self.connected_event.wait()
            if not self.connected:
                raise DisconnectedError()
            try:
                return await self.client.call(event, data,
                                              namespace=self.namespace,
                                              timeout=timeout)
            except TimeoutError:
                raise
            except SocketIOError:
                pass

    async def receive(self, timeout=None):
        """Wait for an event from the server.