SQL operations asserts and code quality

- complain if trying to execute SQL statements without a running
  `.threads.sqlThread`. This is to give better test feedback if used
  incorrectly
- refactor `.helper_sql.sql_ready` as a `threading.Event`
- code quality

src/class_singleWorker.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import defaults
 import helper_inbox
 import helper_msgcoding
 import helper_random
+import helper_sql
 import highlevelcrypto
 import l10n
 import proofofwork
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ class singleWorker(StoppableThread):
     def run(self):
         # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
 
-        while not state.sqlReady and state.shutdown == 0:
-            self.stop.wait(2)
+        while not helper_sql.sql_ready.wait(1.0) and state.shutdown == 0:
+            self.stop.wait(1.0)
         if state.shutdown > 0:
             return
 

src/class_sqlThread.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
 
     def run(self):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-branches, too-many-statements
         """Process SQL queries from `.helper_sql.sqlSubmitQueue`"""
+        helper_sql.sql_available = True
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(state.appdata + 'messages.dat')
         self.conn.text_factory = str
         self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
                 parameters = (int(time.time()),)
                 self.cur.execute(item, parameters)
 
-        state.sqlReady = True
+        helper_sql.sql_ready.set()
 
         while True:
             item = helper_sql.sqlSubmitQueue.get()

src/helper_sql.py

@@ -23,19 +23,27 @@ sqlSubmitQueue = Queue.Queue()
 """the queue for SQL"""
 sqlReturnQueue = Queue.Queue()
 """the queue for results"""
-sqlLock = threading.Lock()
+sql_lock = threading.Lock()
+""" lock to prevent queueing a new request until the previous response
+    is available """
+sql_available = False
+"""set to True by `.threads.sqlThread` immediately upon start"""
+sql_ready = threading.Event()
+"""set by `.threads.sqlThread` when ready for processing (after
+   initialization is done)"""
 
 
-def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
+def sqlQuery(sql_statement, *args):
     """
     Query sqlite and return results
 
-    :param str sqlStatement: SQL statement string
+    :param str sql_statement: SQL statement string
     :param list args: SQL query parameters
     :rtype: list
     """
-    sqlLock.acquire()
-    sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
+    assert sql_available
+    sql_lock.acquire()
+    sqlSubmitQueue.put(sql_statement)
 
     if args == ():
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('')
@@ -44,46 +52,48 @@ def sqlQuery(sqlStatement, *args):
     else:
         sqlSubmitQueue.put(args)
     queryreturn, _ = sqlReturnQueue.get()
-    sqlLock.release()
+    sql_lock.release()
 
     return queryreturn
 
 
-def sqlExecuteChunked(sqlStatement, idCount, *args):
+def sqlExecuteChunked(sql_statement, idCount, *args):
     """Execute chunked SQL statement to avoid argument limit"""
     # SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER,
     # unfortunately getting/setting isn't exposed to python
+    assert sql_available
     sqlExecuteChunked.chunkSize = 999
 
     if idCount == 0 or idCount > len(args):
         return 0
 
-    totalRowCount = 0
-    with sqlLock:
+    total_row_count = 0
+    with sql_lock:
         for i in range(
-            len(args) - idCount, len(args),
-            sqlExecuteChunked.chunkSize - (len(args) - idCount)
+                len(args) - idCount, len(args),
+                sqlExecuteChunked.chunkSize - (len(args) - idCount)
         ):
             chunk_slice = args[
                 i:i + sqlExecuteChunked.chunkSize - (len(args) - idCount)
             ]
             sqlSubmitQueue.put(
-                sqlStatement.format(','.join('?' * len(chunk_slice)))
+                sql_statement.format(','.join('?' * len(chunk_slice)))
             )
             # first static args, and then iterative chunk
             sqlSubmitQueue.put(
                 args[0:len(args) - idCount] + chunk_slice
             )
-            retVal = sqlReturnQueue.get()
-            totalRowCount += retVal[1]
+            ret_val = sqlReturnQueue.get()
+            total_row_count += ret_val[1]
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
-    return totalRowCount
+    return total_row_count
 
 
-def sqlExecute(sqlStatement, *args):
+def sqlExecute(sql_statement, *args):
     """Execute SQL statement (optionally with arguments)"""
-    sqlLock.acquire()
-    sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
+    assert sql_available
+    sql_lock.acquire()
+    sqlSubmitQueue.put(sql_statement)
 
     if args == ():
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('')
@@ -91,32 +101,34 @@ def sqlExecute(sqlStatement, *args):
         sqlSubmitQueue.put(args)
     _, rowcount = sqlReturnQueue.get()
     sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
-    sqlLock.release()
+    sql_lock.release()
     return rowcount
 
 
 def sqlStoredProcedure(procName):
     """Schedule procName to be run"""
-    sqlLock.acquire()
+    assert sql_available
+    sql_lock.acquire()
     sqlSubmitQueue.put(procName)
-    sqlLock.release()
+    sql_lock.release()
 
 
 class SqlBulkExecute(object):
     """This is used when you have to execute the same statement in a cycle."""
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        sqlLock.acquire()
+        sql_lock.acquire()
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, value, traceback):
         sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
-        sqlLock.release()
+        sql_lock.release()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def execute(sqlStatement, *args):
+    def execute(sql_statement, *args):
         """Used for statements that do not return results."""
-        sqlSubmitQueue.put(sqlStatement)
+        assert sql_available
+        sqlSubmitQueue.put(sql_statement)
 
         if args == ():
             sqlSubmitQueue.put('')

src/state.py

@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ enableSTDIO = False
 """enable STDIO threads"""
 curses = False
 
-sqlReady = False
-"""set to true by `.threads.sqlThread` when ready for processing"""
-
 maximumNumberOfHalfOpenConnections = 0
 
 maximumLengthOfTimeToBotherResendingMessages = 0