Remove invalid path detection for leading slash, updated examples, ad…

…d srpc alias for rpc + .get()

examples/rpc_calling_styles.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from __future__ import print_function
+import mrpc
+import time
+
+MRPC = mrpc.MRPC(broadcast = "192.168.1.255")
+
+# RPC style
+print(MRPC.rpc("LivingRoom.relay").get())
+print(MRPC.srpc("LivingRoom.relay")) # Alias to call .get()
+
+# Async RPC style
+MRPC.rpc("LivingRoom.relay").when(lambda value: print(value))
+
+# Proxy style
+LivingRoom = MRPC.Proxy("LivingRoom")
+print(LivingRoom.relay().get())
+
+# Async proxy style
+LivingRoom.relay().when(lambda value: print(value))
+
+# Argument conversions
+LED = MRPC.Proxy("LED")
+LED.color(255, 255, 255)                # Same as LED.color([255, 255, 255])
+LED.color(r = 255, g = 255, b = 255)    # Same as LED.color({r: 255, g: 255, b: 255})

mrpc/MRPC.py

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def event(self, delay, callback):
         self.events.append((time.time() + delay, callback))
         self.events = sorted(self.events)
 
-    def rpc(self, path, value = None, sync = True, timeout = 3, resend_delay = 0.5):
+    def rpc(self, path, value = None, timeout = 3, resend_delay = 0.5):
         msg = Message(
             id = self.request_id(),
             src = self.guid.hex,
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ def rpc(self, path, value = None, sync = True, timeout = 3, resend_delay = 0.5):
         output.send()
         self.path_cache[path].on_send()
         self.requests[msg.id] = output
-        if sync:
-            return output.get()
         return output
 
+    def srpc(self, path, value = None, timeout = 3, resend_delay = 0.5):
+        return self.rpc(path, value, timeout, resend_delay).get()
+
     def close(self):
         self.transport.close()
         for service in self.services.values():

mrpc/path.py

@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ def __init__(self, path):
                 self.is_wildcard = self.name == "*"
             else:
                 self.name = self.path
+            # Ignore leading slashes for backwards compatibility
             if self.name[0] == '/':
                 self.name = self.name[1:]
-            elif (not self.name == "*") and (not self.guid):
-                raise InvalidPath("Invalid path: " + path)
         else:
             raise InvalidPath("Invalid path: " + path)