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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-04 17:41:08 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/api/dns.rst b/docs/api/dns.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..186bde3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/api/dns.rst @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +`_dns` -- DNS resolution utilities +================================== + +.. module:: psycopg._dns + +This module contains a few experimental utilities to interact with the DNS +server before performing a connection. + +.. warning:: + This module is experimental and its interface could change in the future, + without warning or respect for the version scheme. It is provided here to + allow experimentation before making it more stable. + +.. warning:: + This module depends on the `dnspython`_ package. The package is currently + not installed automatically as a Psycopg dependency and must be installed + manually: + + .. code:: sh + + $ pip install "dnspython >= 2.1" + + .. _dnspython: https://dnspython.readthedocs.io/ + + +.. function:: resolve_srv(params) + + Apply SRV DNS lookup as defined in :RFC:`2782`. + + :param params: The input parameters, for instance as returned by + `~psycopg.conninfo.conninfo_to_dict()`. + :type params: `!dict` + :return: An updated list of connection parameters. + + For every host defined in the ``params["host"]`` list (comma-separated), + perform SRV lookup if the host is in the form ``_Service._Proto.Target``. + If lookup is successful, return a params dict with hosts and ports replaced + with the looked-up entries. + + Raise `~psycopg.OperationalError` if no lookup is successful and no host + (looked up or unchanged) could be returned. + + In addition to the rules defined by RFC 2782 about the host name pattern, + perform SRV lookup also if the the port is the string ``SRV`` (case + insensitive). + + .. warning:: + This is an experimental functionality. + + .. note:: + One possible way to use this function automatically is to subclass + `~psycopg.Connection`, extending the + `~psycopg.Connection._get_connection_params()` method:: + + import psycopg._dns # not imported automatically + + class SrvCognizantConnection(psycopg.Connection): + @classmethod + def _get_connection_params(cls, conninfo, **kwargs): + params = super()._get_connection_params(conninfo, **kwargs) + params = psycopg._dns.resolve_srv(params) + return params + + # The name will be resolved to db1.example.com + cnn = SrvCognizantConnection.connect("host=_postgres._tcp.db.psycopg.org") + + +.. function:: resolve_srv_async(params) + :async: + + Async equivalent of `resolve_srv()`. + + +.. automethod:: psycopg.Connection._get_connection_params + + .. warning:: + This is an experimental method. + + This method is a subclass hook allowing to manipulate the connection + parameters before performing the connection. Make sure to call the + `!super()` implementation before further manipulation of the arguments:: + + @classmethod + def _get_connection_params(cls, conninfo, **kwargs): + params = super()._get_connection_params(conninfo, **kwargs) + # do something with the params + return params + + +.. automethod:: psycopg.AsyncConnection._get_connection_params + + .. warning:: + This is an experimental method. + + +.. function:: resolve_hostaddr_async(params) + :async: + + Perform async DNS lookup of the hosts and return a new params dict. + + .. deprecated:: 3.1 + The use of this function is not necessary anymore, because + `psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect()` performs non-blocking name + resolution automatically. + + :param params: The input parameters, for instance as returned by + `~psycopg.conninfo.conninfo_to_dict()`. + :type params: `!dict` + + If a ``host`` param is present but not ``hostname``, resolve the host + addresses dynamically. + + The function may change the input ``host``, ``hostname``, ``port`` to allow + connecting without further DNS lookups, eventually removing hosts that are + not resolved, keeping the lists of hosts and ports consistent. + + Raise `~psycopg.OperationalError` if connection is not possible (e.g. no + host resolve, inconsistent lists length). + + See `the PostgreSQL docs`__ for explanation of how these params are used, + and how they support multiple entries. + + .. __: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html + #LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS + + .. warning:: + Before psycopg 3.1, this function doesn't handle the ``/etc/hosts`` file. + + .. note:: + Starting from psycopg 3.1, a similar operation is performed + automatically by `!AsyncConnection._get_connection_params()`, so this + function is unneeded. + + In psycopg 3.0, one possible way to use this function automatically is + to subclass `~psycopg.AsyncConnection`, extending the + `~psycopg.AsyncConnection._get_connection_params()` method:: + + import psycopg._dns # not imported automatically + + class AsyncDnsConnection(psycopg.AsyncConnection): + @classmethod + async def _get_connection_params(cls, conninfo, **kwargs): + params = await super()._get_connection_params(conninfo, **kwargs) + params = await psycopg._dns.resolve_hostaddr_async(params) + return params |