docs: docstrings for pods and peas

jina/flow/builder.py

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def _optimize_two_connections(flow: 'Flow', start_node_name: str, end_node_name:
                 if flow.args.optimize_level > FlowOptimizeLevel.IGNORE_GATEWAY and end_node.is_head_router:
                     flow.logger.info(
                         f'Node {end_node_name} connects to tail of {start_node_name}')
-                    end_node.connect_to_tail_of(start_node)
+                    end_node.optimize_connect_to_tail_of(start_node)
             elif end_node.role == PodRoleType.GATEWAY:
                 # TODO: this part of the code is never executed given the current optimization level. Never tested.
                 if flow.args.optimize_level > FlowOptimizeLevel.IGNORE_GATEWAY and \
@@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ def _optimize_two_connections(flow: 'Flow', start_node_name: str, end_node_name:
                     # as gateway can not block & reduce message
                     flow.logger.info(
                         f'Node {start_node_name} connects to head of {end_node_name}')
-                    start_node.connect_to_head_of(end_node)
+                    start_node.optimize_connect_to_head_of(end_node)
             else:
                 if end_node.is_head_router and not start_node.is_tail_router:
                     flow.logger.info(
                         f'Node {end_node_name} connects to tail of {start_node_name}')
-                    end_node.connect_to_tail_of(start_node)
+                    end_node.optimize_connect_to_tail_of(start_node)
                 elif start_node.is_tail_router and start_node.tail_args.num_part <= 1:
                     flow.logger.info(
                         f'Node {start_node_name} connects to head of {end_node_name}')
-                    start_node.connect_to_head_of(end_node)
+                    start_node.optimize_connect_to_head_of(end_node)
 
     if op_flow.args.optimize_level > FlowOptimizeLevel.NONE:
         return _traverse_graph(op_flow, outgoing_map, _optimize_two_connections)

jina/peapods/peas/__init__.py

@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ def start(self):
         return self
 
     def close(self) -> None:
-        # wait 1s for the process/thread to end naturally, in this case no "cancel" is required this is required for
+        """ Close the Pea
+
+        This method makes sure that the `Process/thread` is properly finished and its resources properly released
+        """
+        # wait 0.1s for the process/thread to end naturally, in this case no "cancel" is required this is required for
         # the is case where in subprocess, runtime.setup() fails and _finally() is not yet executed, BUT close() in the
         # main process is calling runtime.cancel(), which is completely unnecessary as runtime.run_forever() is not
         # started yet.

jina/peapods/pods/__init__.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, args: Union['argparse.Namespace', Dict], needs: Set[str] = No
 
     @property
     def role(self) -> 'PodRoleType':
+        """Return the role of this :class:`BasePod`."""
         return self.args.pod_role
 
     @property
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ def tail_args(self):
 
     @tail_args.setter
     def tail_args(self, args):
-        """Get the arguments for the `tail` of this BasePod. """
+        """Set the arguments for the `tail` of this BasePod. """
         if self.is_tail_router and self.peas_args['tail']:
             self.peas_args['tail'] = args
         elif not self.is_tail_router and len(self.peas_args['peas']) == 1:
@@ -188,14 +189,12 @@ def __eq__(self, other: 'BasePod'):
         return self.num_peas == other.num_peas and self.name == other.name
 
     def start(self) -> 'BasePod':
-        """Start to run all Peas in this BasePod.
-
-        Remember to close the BasePod with :meth:`close`.
+        """Start to run all :class:`BasePea` in this BasePod.
 
-        Note that this method has a timeout of ``timeout_ready`` set in CLI,
-        which is inherited from :class:`jina.peapods.peas.BasePea`
+        .. note::
+            If one of the :class:`BasePea` fails to start, make sure that all of them
+            are properly closed.
         """
-        # start head and tail
         try:
             for _args in self.all_args:
                 self._enter_pea(BasePea(_args))
@@ -233,40 +232,52 @@ def _set_conditional_args(args):
             else:
                 args.runtime_cls = 'GRPCRuntime'
 
-    def connect_to_tail_of(self, pod: 'BasePod'):
-        """Eliminate the head node by connecting prev_args node directly to peas """
+    def optimize_connect_to_tail_of(self, incoming_pod: 'BasePod'):
+        """Removes the `head` arguments to make sure that the Peas are connected directly to the
+        `tail` of the incoming pod.
+
+        :param incoming_pod: :class:`BasePod` that connects its tail to this :class:`BasePod` head
+        """
         if self.args.parallel > 1 and self.is_head_router:
             # keep the port_in and socket_in of prev_args
             # only reset its output
-            pod.tail_args = _copy_to_head_args(pod.tail_args, self.args.polling.is_push, as_router=False)
+            incoming_pod.tail_args = _copy_to_head_args(incoming_pod.tail_args, self.args.polling.is_push,
+                                                        as_router=False)
             # update peas to receive from it
-            self.peas_args['peas'] = _set_peas_args(self.args, pod.tail_args, self.tail_args)
+            self.peas_args['peas'] = _set_peas_args(self.args, incoming_pod.tail_args, self.tail_args)
             # remove the head node
             self.peas_args['head'] = None
             # head is no longer a router anymore
             self.is_head_router = False
-            self.deducted_head = pod.tail_args
+            self.deducted_head = incoming_pod.tail_args
         else:
             raise ValueError('the current pod has no head router, deducting the head is confusing')
 
-    def connect_to_head_of(self, pod: 'BasePod'):
-        """Eliminate the tail node by connecting next_args node directly to peas """
+    def optimize_connect_to_head_of(self, outgoing_pod: 'BasePod'):
+        """Removes the `tail` arguments to make sure that the Peas are connected directly to the
+        `head` of the outgoing pod.
+
+        :param outgoing_pod: :class:`BasePod` that this :class:`BasePod` tries to send data to
+        """
         if self.args.parallel > 1 and self.is_tail_router:
             # keep the port_out and socket_out of next_arts
             # only reset its input
-            pod.head_args = _copy_to_tail_args(pod.head_args,
-                                               as_router=False)
+            outgoing_pod.head_args = _copy_to_tail_args(outgoing_pod.head_args,
+                                                        as_router=False)
             # update peas to receive from it
-            self.peas_args['peas'] = _set_peas_args(self.args, self.head_args, pod.head_args)
+            self.peas_args['peas'] = _set_peas_args(self.args, self.head_args, outgoing_pod.head_args)
             # remove the tail node
             self.peas_args['tail'] = None
             # tail is no longer a router anymore
             self.is_tail_router = False
-            self.deducted_tail = pod.head_args
+            self.deducted_tail = outgoing_pod.head_args
         else:
             raise ValueError('the current pod has no tail router, deducting the tail is confusing')
 
     @property
     def is_ready(self) -> bool:
-        """A Pod is ready when all the Peas it contains are ready"""
+        """Checks if Pod is read.
+        .. note::
+            A Pod is ready when all the Peas it contains are ready
+        """
         return all(p.is_ready.is_set() for p in self.peas)