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WebSocketGateway class

This is the reference for the WebSocketGateway that contains all the parameters, attributes and functions.

How to import

from esmerald import WebSocketGateway

esmerald.WebSocketGateway

WebSocketGateway(path=None, *, handler, name=None, parent=None, dependencies=None, middleware=None, interceptors=None, permissions=None, exception_handlers=None, before_request=None, after_request=None, is_from_router=False)

Bases: WebSocketPath, Dispatcher, BaseMiddleware

WebSocketGateway object class used by Esmerald routes.

The WebSocketGateway act as a brigde between the router handlers and the main Esmerald routing system.

Read more about WebSocketGateway and how to use it.

Example

from esmerald import Esmerald. websocket

@websocket()
async def world_socket(socket: Websocket) -> None:
    await socket.accept()
    msg = await socket.receive_json()
    assert msg
    assert socket
    await socket.close()

WebSocketGateway(path="/ws", handler=home)
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
path

Relative path of the WebSocketGateway. The path can contain parameters in a dictionary like format and if the path is not provided, it will default to /.

Example

WebSocketGateway()

Example with parameters

WebSocketGateway(path="/{age: int}")

TYPE: Optional[str] DEFAULT: None

handler

An instance of handler.

TYPE: Union[WebSocketHandler, View]

name

The name for the Gateway. The name can be reversed by path_for().

TYPE: Optional[str] DEFAULT: None

parent

Who owns the Gateway. If not specified, the application automatically it assign it.

This is directly related with the application levels.

TYPE: Optional[ParentType] DEFAULT: None

dependencies

A dictionary of string and Inject instances enable application level dependency injection.

TYPE: Optional[Dependencies] DEFAULT: None

middleware

A list of middleware to run for every request. The middlewares of a Gateway will be checked from top-down or Lilya Middleware as they are both converted internally. Read more about Python Protocols.

TYPE: Optional[List[Middleware]] DEFAULT: None

interceptors

A list of interceptors to serve the application incoming requests (HTTP and Websockets).

TYPE: Optional[Sequence[Interceptor]] DEFAULT: None

permissions

A list of permissions to serve the application incoming requests (HTTP and Websockets).

TYPE: Optional[Sequence[Permission]] DEFAULT: None

exception_handlers

A dictionary of exception types (or custom exceptions) and the handler functions on an application top level. Exception handler callables should be of the form of handler(request, exc) -> response and may be be either standard functions, or async functions.

TYPE: Optional[ExceptionHandlerMap] DEFAULT: None

before_request

A list of events that are trigger after the application processes the request.

Read more about the events.

TYPE: Union[Sequence[Callable[[], Any]], None] DEFAULT: None

after_request

A list of events that are trigger after the application processes the request.

Read more about the events.

TYPE: Union[Sequence[Callable[[], Any]], None] DEFAULT: None

is_from_router

Used by the .add_router() function of the Esmerald class indicating if the Gateway is coming from a router.

TYPE: bool DEFAULT: False

Source code in esmerald/routing/gateways.py
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def __init__(
    self,
    path: Annotated[
        Optional[str],
        Doc(
            """
            Relative path of the `WebSocketGateway`.
            The path can contain parameters in a dictionary like format
            and if the path is not provided, it will default to `/`.

            **Example**

            ```python
            WebSocketGateway()
            ```

            **Example with parameters**

            ```python
            WebSocketGateway(path="/{age: int}")
            ```
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    *,
    handler: Annotated[
        Union["WebSocketHandler", View],
        Doc(
            """
        An instance of [handler](https://esmerald.dev/routing/handlers/#websocket-handler).
        """
        ),
    ],
    name: Annotated[
        Optional[str],
        Doc(
            """
            The name for the Gateway. The name can be reversed by `path_for()`.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    parent: Annotated[
        Optional["ParentType"],
        Doc(
            """
            Who owns the Gateway. If not specified, the application automatically it assign it.

            This is directly related with the [application levels](https://esmerald.dev/application/levels/).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    dependencies: Annotated[
        Optional["Dependencies"],
        Doc(
            """
            A dictionary of string and [Inject](https://esmerald.dev/dependencies/) instances enable application level dependency injection.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    middleware: Annotated[
        Optional[List["Middleware"]],
        Doc(
            """
            A list of middleware to run for every request. The middlewares of a Gateway will be checked from top-down or [Lilya Middleware](https://www.lilya.dev/middleware/) as they are both converted internally. Read more about [Python Protocols](https://peps.python.org/pep-0544/).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    interceptors: Annotated[
        Optional[Sequence["Interceptor"]],
        Doc(
            """
            A list of [interceptors](https://esmerald.dev/interceptors/) to serve the application incoming requests (HTTP and Websockets).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    permissions: Annotated[
        Optional[Sequence["Permission"]],
        Doc(
            """
            A list of [permissions](https://esmerald.dev/permissions/) to serve the application incoming requests (HTTP and Websockets).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    exception_handlers: Annotated[
        Optional["ExceptionHandlerMap"],
        Doc(
            """
            A dictionary of [exception types](https://esmerald.dev/exceptions/) (or custom exceptions) and the handler functions on an application top level. Exception handler callables should be of the form of `handler(request, exc) -> response` and may be be either standard functions, or async functions.
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    before_request: Annotated[
        Union[Sequence[Callable[[], Any]], None],
        Doc(
            """
            A `list` of events that are trigger after the application
            processes the request.

            Read more about the [events](https://lilya.dev/lifespan/).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    after_request: Annotated[
        Union[Sequence[Callable[[], Any]], None],
        Doc(
            """
            A `list` of events that are trigger after the application
            processes the request.

            Read more about the [events](https://lilya.dev/lifespan/).
            """
        ),
    ] = None,
    is_from_router: Annotated[
        bool,
        Doc(
            """
            Used by the `.add_router()` function of the `Esmerald` class indicating if the
            Gateway is coming from a router.
            """
        ),
    ] = False,
) -> None:
    if not path:
        path = "/"
    if is_class_and_subclass(handler, View):
        handler = handler(parent=self)  # type: ignore

    if not is_from_router:
        self.path = clean_path(path + handler.path)
    else:
        self.path = clean_path(path)

    if not name:
        if not isinstance(handler, View):
            name = handler.name or clean_string(handler.fn.__name__)
        else:
            name = clean_string(handler.__class__.__name__)

    else:
        route_name_list = [name]
        if not isinstance(handler, View) and handler.name:
            route_name_list.append(handler.name)
            name = ":".join(route_name_list)

    # Handle middleware
    self.middleware = middleware or []
    self._middleware: List["Middleware"] = self.handle_middleware(
        handler=handler, base_middleware=self.middleware
    )
    self.is_middleware: bool = False

    self.__base_permissions__ = permissions or []
    self.__lilya_permissions__ = [
        wrap_permission(permission)
        for permission in self.__base_permissions__ or []
        if not is_esmerald_permission(permission)
    ]
    super().__init__(
        path=self.path,
        handler=cast("Callable", handler),
        name=name,
        middleware=self._middleware,
        exception_handlers=exception_handlers,
        permissions=self.__lilya_permissions__,  # type: ignore
        before_request=before_request,
        after_request=after_request,
    )
    """
    A "bridge" to a handler and router mapping functionality.
    Since the default Lilya Route handler does not understand the Esmerald handlers,
    the Gateway bridges both functionalities and adds an extra "flair" to be compliant with both class based views and decorated function views.
    """
    self.before_request = before_request if before_request is not None else []
    self.after_request = after_request if after_request is not None else []

    if self.before_request:
        if handler.before_request is None:
            handler.before_request = []

        for before in self.before_request:
            handler.before_request.insert(0, before)

    if self.after_request:
        if handler.after_request is None:
            handler.after_request = []

        for after in self.after_request:
            handler.after_request.append(after)

    self._interceptors: Union[List["Interceptor"], "VoidType"] = Void
    self.handler = cast("Callable", handler)
    self.dependencies = dependencies or {}
    self.interceptors = interceptors or []

    self.permissions: Sequence[Permission] = [
        permission
        for permission in self.__base_permissions__ or []
        if is_esmerald_permission(permission)
    ]  # type: ignore

    self.include_in_schema = False
    self.parent = parent
    (handler.path_regex, handler.path_format, handler.param_convertors, _) = compile_path(
        self.path
    )

path instance-attribute

path = clean_path(path + path)

handler instance-attribute

handler = cast('Callable', handler)

parent instance-attribute

parent = parent

dependencies instance-attribute

dependencies = dependencies or {}

middleware instance-attribute

middleware = middleware or []

interceptors instance-attribute

interceptors = interceptors or []

permissions instance-attribute

permissions = [permission for permission in __base_permissions__ or [] if is_esmerald_permission(permission)]

exception_handlers instance-attribute

exception_handlers = {} if exception_handlers is None else dict(exception_handlers)