qemu-e2k/python/qemu/aqmp/protocol.py
John Snow 762bd4d7a7 python/aqmp: add AsyncProtocol._readline() method
This is added as a courtesy: many protocols are line-based, including
QMP. Putting it in AsyncProtocol lets us keep the QMP class
implementation just a pinch more abstract.

(And, if we decide to add a QTEST implementation later, it will need
this, too. (Yes, I have a QTEST implementation.))

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20210915162955.333025-13-jsnow@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
2021-09-27 12:10:29 -04:00

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"""
Generic Asynchronous Message-based Protocol Support
This module provides a generic framework for sending and receiving
messages over an asyncio stream. `AsyncProtocol` is an abstract class
that implements the core mechanisms of a simple send/receive protocol,
and is designed to be extended.
In this package, it is used as the implementation for the `QMPClient`
class.
"""
import asyncio
from asyncio import StreamReader, StreamWriter
from enum import Enum
from functools import wraps
import logging
from ssl import SSLContext
from typing import (
Any,
Awaitable,
Callable,
Generic,
List,
Optional,
Tuple,
TypeVar,
Union,
cast,
)
from .error import AQMPError
from .util import (
bottom_half,
create_task,
exception_summary,
flush,
is_closing,
pretty_traceback,
upper_half,
wait_closed,
)
T = TypeVar('T')
_TaskFN = Callable[[], Awaitable[None]] # aka ``async def func() -> None``
_FutureT = TypeVar('_FutureT', bound=Optional['asyncio.Future[Any]'])
class Runstate(Enum):
"""Protocol session runstate."""
#: Fully quiesced and disconnected.
IDLE = 0
#: In the process of connecting or establishing a session.
CONNECTING = 1
#: Fully connected and active session.
RUNNING = 2
#: In the process of disconnecting.
#: Runstate may be returned to `IDLE` by calling `disconnect()`.
DISCONNECTING = 3
class ConnectError(AQMPError):
"""
Raised when the initial connection process has failed.
This Exception always wraps a "root cause" exception that can be
interrogated for additional information.
:param error_message: Human-readable string describing the error.
:param exc: The root-cause exception.
"""
def __init__(self, error_message: str, exc: Exception):
super().__init__(error_message)
#: Human-readable error string
self.error_message: str = error_message
#: Wrapped root cause exception
self.exc: Exception = exc
def __str__(self) -> str:
return f"{self.error_message}: {self.exc!s}"
class StateError(AQMPError):
"""
An API command (connect, execute, etc) was issued at an inappropriate time.
This error is raised when a command like
:py:meth:`~AsyncProtocol.connect()` is issued at an inappropriate
time.
:param error_message: Human-readable string describing the state violation.
:param state: The actual `Runstate` seen at the time of the violation.
:param required: The `Runstate` required to process this command.
"""
def __init__(self, error_message: str,
state: Runstate, required: Runstate):
super().__init__(error_message)
self.error_message = error_message
self.state = state
self.required = required
F = TypeVar('F', bound=Callable[..., Any]) # pylint: disable=invalid-name
# Don't Panic.
def require(required_state: Runstate) -> Callable[[F], F]:
"""
Decorator: protect a method so it can only be run in a certain `Runstate`.
:param required_state: The `Runstate` required to invoke this method.
:raise StateError: When the required `Runstate` is not met.
"""
def _decorator(func: F) -> F:
# _decorator is the decorator that is built by calling the
# require() decorator factory; e.g.:
#
# @require(Runstate.IDLE) def foo(): ...
# will replace 'foo' with the result of '_decorator(foo)'.
@wraps(func)
def _wrapper(proto: 'AsyncProtocol[Any]',
*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
# _wrapper is the function that gets executed prior to the
# decorated method.
name = type(proto).__name__
if proto.runstate != required_state:
if proto.runstate == Runstate.CONNECTING:
emsg = f"{name} is currently connecting."
elif proto.runstate == Runstate.DISCONNECTING:
emsg = (f"{name} is disconnecting."
" Call disconnect() to return to IDLE state.")
elif proto.runstate == Runstate.RUNNING:
emsg = f"{name} is already connected and running."
elif proto.runstate == Runstate.IDLE:
emsg = f"{name} is disconnected and idle."
else:
assert False
raise StateError(emsg, proto.runstate, required_state)
# No StateError, so call the wrapped method.
return func(proto, *args, **kwargs)
# Return the decorated method;
# Transforming Func to Decorated[Func].
return cast(F, _wrapper)
# Return the decorator instance from the decorator factory. Phew!
return _decorator
class AsyncProtocol(Generic[T]):
"""
AsyncProtocol implements a generic async message-based protocol.
This protocol assumes the basic unit of information transfer between
client and server is a "message", the details of which are left up
to the implementation. It assumes the sending and receiving of these
messages is full-duplex and not necessarily correlated; i.e. it
supports asynchronous inbound messages.
It is designed to be extended by a specific protocol which provides
the implementations for how to read and send messages. These must be
defined in `_do_recv()` and `_do_send()`, respectively.
Other callbacks have a default implementation, but are intended to be
either extended or overridden:
- `_establish_session`:
The base implementation starts the reader/writer tasks.
A protocol implementation can override this call, inserting
actions to be taken prior to starting the reader/writer tasks
before the super() call; actions needing to occur afterwards
can be written after the super() call.
- `_on_message`:
Actions to be performed when a message is received.
- `_cb_outbound`:
Logging/Filtering hook for all outbound messages.
- `_cb_inbound`:
Logging/Filtering hook for all inbound messages.
This hook runs *before* `_on_message()`.
:param name:
Name used for logging messages, if any. By default, messages
will log to 'qemu.aqmp.protocol', but each individual connection
can be given its own logger by giving it a name; messages will
then log to 'qemu.aqmp.protocol.${name}'.
"""
# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
#: Logger object for debugging messages from this connection.
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Maximum allowable size of read buffer
_limit = (64 * 1024)
# -------------------------
# Section: Public interface
# -------------------------
def __init__(self, name: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
#: The nickname for this connection, if any.
self.name: Optional[str] = name
if self.name is not None:
self.logger = self.logger.getChild(self.name)
# stream I/O
self._reader: Optional[StreamReader] = None
self._writer: Optional[StreamWriter] = None
# Outbound Message queue
self._outgoing: asyncio.Queue[T]
# Special, long-running tasks:
self._reader_task: Optional[asyncio.Future[None]] = None
self._writer_task: Optional[asyncio.Future[None]] = None
# Aggregate of the above two tasks, used for Exception management.
self._bh_tasks: Optional[asyncio.Future[Tuple[None, None]]] = None
#: Disconnect task. The disconnect implementation runs in a task
#: so that asynchronous disconnects (initiated by the
#: reader/writer) are allowed to wait for the reader/writers to
#: exit.
self._dc_task: Optional[asyncio.Future[None]] = None
self._runstate = Runstate.IDLE
self._runstate_changed: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None
def __repr__(self) -> str:
cls_name = type(self).__name__
tokens = []
if self.name is not None:
tokens.append(f"name={self.name!r}")
tokens.append(f"runstate={self.runstate.name}")
return f"<{cls_name} {' '.join(tokens)}>"
@property # @upper_half
def runstate(self) -> Runstate:
"""The current `Runstate` of the connection."""
return self._runstate
@upper_half
async def runstate_changed(self) -> Runstate:
"""
Wait for the `runstate` to change, then return that runstate.
"""
await self._runstate_event.wait()
return self.runstate
@upper_half
@require(Runstate.IDLE)
async def accept(self, address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None) -> None:
"""
Accept a connection and begin processing message queues.
If this call fails, `runstate` is guaranteed to be set back to `IDLE`.
:param address:
Address to listen to; UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:raise StateError: When the `Runstate` is not `IDLE`.
:raise ConnectError: If a connection could not be accepted.
"""
await self._new_session(address, ssl, accept=True)
@upper_half
@require(Runstate.IDLE)
async def connect(self, address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None) -> None:
"""
Connect to the server and begin processing message queues.
If this call fails, `runstate` is guaranteed to be set back to `IDLE`.
:param address:
Address to connect to; UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:raise StateError: When the `Runstate` is not `IDLE`.
:raise ConnectError: If a connection cannot be made to the server.
"""
await self._new_session(address, ssl)
@upper_half
async def disconnect(self) -> None:
"""
Disconnect and wait for all tasks to fully stop.
If there was an exception that caused the reader/writers to
terminate prematurely, it will be raised here.
:raise Exception: When the reader or writer terminate unexpectedly.
"""
self.logger.debug("disconnect() called.")
self._schedule_disconnect()
await self._wait_disconnect()
# --------------------------
# Section: Session machinery
# --------------------------
@property
def _runstate_event(self) -> asyncio.Event:
# asyncio.Event() objects should not be created prior to entrance into
# an event loop, so we can ensure we create it in the correct context.
# Create it on-demand *only* at the behest of an 'async def' method.
if not self._runstate_changed:
self._runstate_changed = asyncio.Event()
return self._runstate_changed
@upper_half
@bottom_half
def _set_state(self, state: Runstate) -> None:
"""
Change the `Runstate` of the protocol connection.
Signals the `runstate_changed` event.
"""
if state == self._runstate:
return
self.logger.debug("Transitioning from '%s' to '%s'.",
str(self._runstate), str(state))
self._runstate = state
self._runstate_event.set()
self._runstate_event.clear()
@upper_half
async def _new_session(self,
address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None,
accept: bool = False) -> None:
"""
Establish a new connection and initialize the session.
Connect or accept a new connection, then begin the protocol
session machinery. If this call fails, `runstate` is guaranteed
to be set back to `IDLE`.
:param address:
Address to connect to/listen on;
UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:param accept: Accept a connection instead of connecting when `True`.
:raise ConnectError:
When a connection or session cannot be established.
This exception will wrap a more concrete one. In most cases,
the wrapped exception will be `OSError` or `EOFError`. If a
protocol-level failure occurs while establishing a new
session, the wrapped error may also be an `AQMPError`.
"""
assert self.runstate == Runstate.IDLE
try:
phase = "connection"
await self._establish_connection(address, ssl, accept)
phase = "session"
await self._establish_session()
except BaseException as err:
emsg = f"Failed to establish {phase}"
self.logger.error("%s: %s", emsg, exception_summary(err))
self.logger.debug("%s:\n%s\n", emsg, pretty_traceback())
try:
# Reset from CONNECTING back to IDLE.
await self.disconnect()
except:
emsg = "Unexpected bottom half exception"
self.logger.critical("%s:\n%s\n", emsg, pretty_traceback())
raise
# NB: CancelledError is not a BaseException before Python 3.8
if isinstance(err, asyncio.CancelledError):
raise
if isinstance(err, Exception):
raise ConnectError(emsg, err) from err
# Raise BaseExceptions un-wrapped, they're more important.
raise
assert self.runstate == Runstate.RUNNING
@upper_half
async def _establish_connection(
self,
address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None,
accept: bool = False
) -> None:
"""
Establish a new connection.
:param address:
Address to connect to/listen on;
UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:param accept: Accept a connection instead of connecting when `True`.
"""
assert self.runstate == Runstate.IDLE
self._set_state(Runstate.CONNECTING)
# Allow runstate watchers to witness 'CONNECTING' state; some
# failures in the streaming layer are synchronous and will not
# otherwise yield.
await asyncio.sleep(0)
if accept:
await self._do_accept(address, ssl)
else:
await self._do_connect(address, ssl)
@upper_half
async def _do_accept(self, address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None) -> None:
"""
Acting as the transport server, accept a single connection.
:param address:
Address to listen on; UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:raise OSError: For stream-related errors.
"""
self.logger.debug("Awaiting connection on %s ...", address)
connected = asyncio.Event()
server: Optional[asyncio.AbstractServer] = None
async def _client_connected_cb(reader: asyncio.StreamReader,
writer: asyncio.StreamWriter) -> None:
"""Used to accept a single incoming connection, see below."""
nonlocal server
nonlocal connected
# A connection has been accepted; stop listening for new ones.
assert server is not None
server.close()
await server.wait_closed()
server = None
# Register this client as being connected
self._reader, self._writer = (reader, writer)
# Signal back: We've accepted a client!
connected.set()
if isinstance(address, tuple):
coro = asyncio.start_server(
_client_connected_cb,
host=address[0],
port=address[1],
ssl=ssl,
backlog=1,
limit=self._limit,
)
else:
coro = asyncio.start_unix_server(
_client_connected_cb,
path=address,
ssl=ssl,
backlog=1,
limit=self._limit,
)
server = await coro # Starts listening
await connected.wait() # Waits for the callback to fire (and finish)
assert server is None
self.logger.debug("Connection accepted.")
@upper_half
async def _do_connect(self, address: Union[str, Tuple[str, int]],
ssl: Optional[SSLContext] = None) -> None:
"""
Acting as the transport client, initiate a connection to a server.
:param address:
Address to connect to; UNIX socket path or TCP address/port.
:param ssl: SSL context to use, if any.
:raise OSError: For stream-related errors.
"""
self.logger.debug("Connecting to %s ...", address)
if isinstance(address, tuple):
connect = asyncio.open_connection(
address[0],
address[1],
ssl=ssl,
limit=self._limit,
)
else:
connect = asyncio.open_unix_connection(
path=address,
ssl=ssl,
limit=self._limit,
)
self._reader, self._writer = await connect
self.logger.debug("Connected.")
@upper_half
async def _establish_session(self) -> None:
"""
Establish a new session.
Starts the readers/writer tasks; subclasses may perform their
own negotiations here. The Runstate will be RUNNING upon
successful conclusion.
"""
assert self.runstate == Runstate.CONNECTING
self._outgoing = asyncio.Queue()
reader_coro = self._bh_loop_forever(self._bh_recv_message, 'Reader')
writer_coro = self._bh_loop_forever(self._bh_send_message, 'Writer')
self._reader_task = create_task(reader_coro)
self._writer_task = create_task(writer_coro)
self._bh_tasks = asyncio.gather(
self._reader_task,
self._writer_task,
)
self._set_state(Runstate.RUNNING)
await asyncio.sleep(0) # Allow runstate_event to process
@upper_half
@bottom_half
def _schedule_disconnect(self) -> None:
"""
Initiate a disconnect; idempotent.
This method is used both in the upper-half as a direct
consequence of `disconnect()`, and in the bottom-half in the
case of unhandled exceptions in the reader/writer tasks.
It can be invoked no matter what the `runstate` is.
"""
if not self._dc_task:
self._set_state(Runstate.DISCONNECTING)
self.logger.debug("Scheduling disconnect.")
self._dc_task = create_task(self._bh_disconnect())
@upper_half
async def _wait_disconnect(self) -> None:
"""
Waits for a previously scheduled disconnect to finish.
This method will gather any bottom half exceptions and re-raise
the one that occurred first; presuming it to be the root cause
of any subsequent Exceptions. It is intended to be used in the
upper half of the call chain.
:raise Exception:
Arbitrary exception re-raised on behalf of the reader/writer.
"""
assert self.runstate == Runstate.DISCONNECTING
assert self._dc_task
aws: List[Awaitable[object]] = [self._dc_task]
if self._bh_tasks:
aws.insert(0, self._bh_tasks)
all_defined_tasks = asyncio.gather(*aws)
# Ensure disconnect is done; Exception (if any) is not raised here:
await asyncio.wait((self._dc_task,))
try:
await all_defined_tasks # Raise Exceptions from the bottom half.
finally:
self._cleanup()
self._set_state(Runstate.IDLE)
@upper_half
def _cleanup(self) -> None:
"""
Fully reset this object to a clean state and return to `IDLE`.
"""
def _paranoid_task_erase(task: _FutureT) -> Optional[_FutureT]:
# Help to erase a task, ENSURING it is fully quiesced first.
assert (task is None) or task.done()
return None if (task and task.done()) else task
assert self.runstate == Runstate.DISCONNECTING
self._dc_task = _paranoid_task_erase(self._dc_task)
self._reader_task = _paranoid_task_erase(self._reader_task)
self._writer_task = _paranoid_task_erase(self._writer_task)
self._bh_tasks = _paranoid_task_erase(self._bh_tasks)
self._reader = None
self._writer = None
# NB: _runstate_changed cannot be cleared because we still need it to
# send the final runstate changed event ...!
# ----------------------------
# Section: Bottom Half methods
# ----------------------------
@bottom_half
async def _bh_disconnect(self) -> None:
"""
Disconnect and cancel all outstanding tasks.
It is designed to be called from its task context,
:py:obj:`~AsyncProtocol._dc_task`. By running in its own task,
it is free to wait on any pending actions that may still need to
occur in either the reader or writer tasks.
"""
assert self.runstate == Runstate.DISCONNECTING
def _done(task: Optional['asyncio.Future[Any]']) -> bool:
return task is not None and task.done()
# NB: We can't rely on _bh_tasks being done() here, it may not
# yet have had a chance to run and gather itself.
tasks = tuple(filter(None, (self._writer_task, self._reader_task)))
error_pathway = _done(self._reader_task) or _done(self._writer_task)
try:
# Try to flush the writer, if possible:
if not error_pathway:
await self._bh_flush_writer()
except BaseException as err:
error_pathway = True
emsg = "Failed to flush the writer"
self.logger.error("%s: %s", emsg, exception_summary(err))
self.logger.debug("%s:\n%s\n", emsg, pretty_traceback())
raise
finally:
# Cancel any still-running tasks:
if self._writer_task is not None and not self._writer_task.done():
self.logger.debug("Cancelling writer task.")
self._writer_task.cancel()
if self._reader_task is not None and not self._reader_task.done():
self.logger.debug("Cancelling reader task.")
self._reader_task.cancel()
# Close out the tasks entirely (Won't raise):
if tasks:
self.logger.debug("Waiting for tasks to complete ...")
await asyncio.wait(tasks)
# Lastly, close the stream itself. (May raise):
await self._bh_close_stream(error_pathway)
self.logger.debug("Disconnected.")
@bottom_half
async def _bh_flush_writer(self) -> None:
if not self._writer_task:
return
self.logger.debug("Draining the outbound queue ...")
await self._outgoing.join()
if self._writer is not None:
self.logger.debug("Flushing the StreamWriter ...")
await flush(self._writer)
@bottom_half
async def _bh_close_stream(self, error_pathway: bool = False) -> None:
# NB: Closing the writer also implcitly closes the reader.
if not self._writer:
return
if not is_closing(self._writer):
self.logger.debug("Closing StreamWriter.")
self._writer.close()
self.logger.debug("Waiting for StreamWriter to close ...")
try:
await wait_closed(self._writer)
except Exception: # pylint: disable=broad-except
# It's hard to tell if the Stream is already closed or
# not. Even if one of the tasks has failed, it may have
# failed for a higher-layered protocol reason. The
# stream could still be open and perfectly fine.
# I don't know how to discern its health here.
if error_pathway:
# We already know that *something* went wrong. Let's
# just trust that the Exception we already have is the
# better one to present to the user, even if we don't
# genuinely *know* the relationship between the two.
self.logger.debug(
"Discarding Exception from wait_closed:\n%s\n",
pretty_traceback(),
)
else:
# Oops, this is a brand-new error!
raise
finally:
self.logger.debug("StreamWriter closed.")
@bottom_half
async def _bh_loop_forever(self, async_fn: _TaskFN, name: str) -> None:
"""
Run one of the bottom-half methods in a loop forever.
If the bottom half ever raises any exception, schedule a
disconnect that will terminate the entire loop.
:param async_fn: The bottom-half method to run in a loop.
:param name: The name of this task, used for logging.
"""
try:
while True:
await async_fn()
except asyncio.CancelledError:
# We have been cancelled by _bh_disconnect, exit gracefully.
self.logger.debug("Task.%s: cancelled.", name)
return
except BaseException as err:
self.logger.error("Task.%s: %s",
name, exception_summary(err))
self.logger.debug("Task.%s: failure:\n%s\n",
name, pretty_traceback())
self._schedule_disconnect()
raise
finally:
self.logger.debug("Task.%s: exiting.", name)
@bottom_half
async def _bh_send_message(self) -> None:
"""
Wait for an outgoing message, then send it.
Designed to be run in `_bh_loop_forever()`.
"""
msg = await self._outgoing.get()
try:
await self._send(msg)
finally:
self._outgoing.task_done()
@bottom_half
async def _bh_recv_message(self) -> None:
"""
Wait for an incoming message and call `_on_message` to route it.
Designed to be run in `_bh_loop_forever()`.
"""
msg = await self._recv()
await self._on_message(msg)
# --------------------
# Section: Message I/O
# --------------------
@upper_half
@bottom_half
def _cb_outbound(self, msg: T) -> T:
"""
Callback: outbound message hook.
This is intended for subclasses to be able to add arbitrary
hooks to filter or manipulate outgoing messages. The base
implementation does nothing but log the message without any
manipulation of the message.
:param msg: raw outbound message
:return: final outbound message
"""
self.logger.debug("--> %s", str(msg))
return msg
@upper_half
@bottom_half
def _cb_inbound(self, msg: T) -> T:
"""
Callback: inbound message hook.
This is intended for subclasses to be able to add arbitrary
hooks to filter or manipulate incoming messages. The base
implementation does nothing but log the message without any
manipulation of the message.
This method does not "handle" incoming messages; it is a filter.
The actual "endpoint" for incoming messages is `_on_message()`.
:param msg: raw inbound message
:return: processed inbound message
"""
self.logger.debug("<-- %s", str(msg))
return msg
@upper_half
@bottom_half
async def _readline(self) -> bytes:
"""
Wait for a newline from the incoming reader.
This method is provided as a convenience for upper-layer
protocols, as many are line-based.
This method *may* return a sequence of bytes without a trailing
newline if EOF occurs, but *some* bytes were received. In this
case, the next call will raise `EOFError`. It is assumed that
the layer 5 protocol will decide if there is anything meaningful
to be done with a partial message.
:raise OSError: For stream-related errors.
:raise EOFError:
If the reader stream is at EOF and there are no bytes to return.
:return: bytes, including the newline.
"""
assert self._reader is not None
msg_bytes = await self._reader.readline()
if not msg_bytes:
if self._reader.at_eof():
raise EOFError
return msg_bytes
@upper_half
@bottom_half
async def _do_recv(self) -> T:
"""
Abstract: Read from the stream and return a message.
Very low-level; intended to only be called by `_recv()`.
"""
raise NotImplementedError
@upper_half
@bottom_half
async def _recv(self) -> T:
"""
Read an arbitrary protocol message.
.. warning::
This method is intended primarily for `_bh_recv_message()`
to use in an asynchronous task loop. Using it outside of
this loop will "steal" messages from the normal routing
mechanism. It is safe to use prior to `_establish_session()`,
but should not be used otherwise.
This method uses `_do_recv()` to retrieve the raw message, and
then transforms it using `_cb_inbound()`.
:return: A single (filtered, processed) protocol message.
"""
message = await self._do_recv()
return self._cb_inbound(message)
@upper_half
@bottom_half
def _do_send(self, msg: T) -> None:
"""
Abstract: Write a message to the stream.
Very low-level; intended to only be called by `_send()`.
"""
raise NotImplementedError
@upper_half
@bottom_half
async def _send(self, msg: T) -> None:
"""
Send an arbitrary protocol message.
This method will transform any outgoing messages according to
`_cb_outbound()`.
.. warning::
Like `_recv()`, this method is intended to be called by
the writer task loop that processes outgoing
messages. Calling it directly may circumvent logic
implemented by the caller meant to correlate outgoing and
incoming messages.
:raise OSError: For problems with the underlying stream.
"""
msg = self._cb_outbound(msg)
self._do_send(msg)
@bottom_half
async def _on_message(self, msg: T) -> None:
"""
Called to handle the receipt of a new message.
.. caution::
This is executed from within the reader loop, so be advised
that waiting on either the reader or writer task will lead
to deadlock. Additionally, any unhandled exceptions will
directly cause the loop to halt, so logic may be best-kept
to a minimum if at all possible.
:param msg: The incoming message, already logged/filtered.
"""
# Nothing to do in the abstract case.