# File: asyncore-example-1.py

import asyncore
import socket, time

# reference time (in seconds since 1900-01-01 00:00:00)
TIME1970 = 2208988800L # 1970-01-01 00:00:00

class TimeRequest(asyncore.dispatcher):
    # time requestor (as defined in RFC 868)

    def __init__(self, host, port=37):
        asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self)
        self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        self.connect((host, port))

    def writable(self):
        return 0 # don't have anything to write

    def handle_connect(self):
        pass # connection succeeded

    def handle_expt(self):
        self.close() # connection failed, shutdown

    def handle_read(self):
        # get local time
        here = int(time.time()) + TIME1970

        # get and unpack server time
        s = self.recv(4)
        there = ord(s[3]) + (ord(s[2])<<8) + (ord(s[1])<<16) + (ord(s[0])<<24L)

        self.adjust_time(int(here - there))

        self.handle_close() # we don't expect more data

    def handle_close(self):
        self.close()

    def adjust_time(self, delta):
        # override this method!
        print "time difference is", delta

#
# try it out

request = TimeRequest("www.python.org")

asyncore.loop()

## log: adding channel <TimeRequest  at 8cbe90>
## time difference is 28
## log: closing channel 192:<TimeRequest connected at 8cbe90>