Method emit

src/socketio/simple_client.py:108–131

Emit an event to the server. :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 b

(self, event, data=None)

        return self.client.transport() if self.client else ''

    def emit(self, event, data=None):
        """Emit an event to the server.

        :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.

        This method schedules the event to be sent out and returns, without
        actually waiting for its delivery. In cases where the client needs to
        ensure that the event was received, :func:`socketio.SimpleClient.call`
        should be used instead.
        """
        while True:
            self.connected_event.wait()
            if not self.connected:
                raise DisconnectedError()
            try:
                return self.client.emit(event, data, namespace=self.namespace)
            except SocketIOError:
                pass

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