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import socket
import gobject

import Connection

class MsnConnection(Connection.Connection):
    '''a connection with a MSN server'''

    def __init__(self, host, port):
        '''object contructor'''
        Connection.Connection.__init__(self)

        self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        gobject.io_add_watch(self.socket, gobject.IO_IN, 
                                self.on_data_readable)
        gobject.io_add_watch(self.socket, gobject.IO_OUT, 
                                self.on_data_writable)
        gobject.io_add_watch(self.socket, gobject.IO_ERR | gobject.IO_HUP, 
                                self.on_connection_error)

        self.host, self.port = host, port
        self.tid = 1
        
        self.socket.connect((self.host, self.port))

    def _read(self):
        '''read data available on the socket and add it to self.out_msgs'''
        buf = ''

        c = self.socket.recv(1)
        
        while c != '\n' and c != '':
            buf += c
            c = self.socket.recv(1)

        buf += '\n'
        self.out_msgs.append(buf)
        self.emit('data-received', buf)
        
        return True

    def _write(self):
        '''write data available to the socket, remove it from self.in_msgs
        '''

        while self.in_msgs:
            msg = self.in_msgs.pop()
            self.socket.send(msg)
            self.emit('data-sent', msg)

        return True
    
    def send_command(self, command, params='', payload=''):
        if type(payload) == unicode:
            payload = str(payload.encode('utf-8'))

        if payload:
            if not params:
                text = '%s %s %s\r\n%s' % (
                command, self.tid, len(payload), 
                payload)
            else:
                text = '%s %s %s %s\r\n%s' % (
                command, self.tid, params, len(payload), 
                payload)
        else:
            if not params:
                text = '%s %s\r\n' % (command, self.tid)
            else:
                text = '%s %s %s\r\n' % (command, self.tid, params)

        self.tid += 1
        self.in_msgs.append(text)

gobject.type_register(MsnConnection)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    s = MsnConnection('messenger.hotmail.com', 1863)

    count = 0
    def read(connection, data):
        global count, s
        print 'data received:', repr(data)
        connection.out_msgs.pop()
        
        count += 1
        if count == 1:
            s.send_command('CVR', 
                '0x0c0a winnt 5.1 i386 MSNMSGR 8.0.0792 msmsgs %s' % (
                    'xmxsxn@gmail.com'))

    def sent(connection, data):
        print 'data sent:', repr(data)

    def error(connection):
        print 'error'

    s.connect('data-received', read)
    s.connect('data-sent', sent)
    s.connect('connection-error', error)
    s.send_command('VER', 'MSNP13 CVR0')
    gobject.MainLoop().run()