full unit test coverage and docstrings for session module

making use of `ArgumentParser` for client commands;
new `ControlSession` object instantiated upon connection

.coveragerc

@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ omit =
 fail_under = 100
 show_missing = True
 skip_covered = False
+exclude_lines =
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    if __name__ == ['"]__main__['"]:
 omit =
     tests/*

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you need control over a task pool at runtime, you can launch an asynchronous
 
 ## Usage
 
-Generally speaking, a task is added to a pool by providing it with a coroutine function reference as well as the arguments for that function. Here is what that could look like:
+Generally speaking, a task is added to a pool by providing it with a coroutine function reference as well as the arguments for that function. Here is what that could look like in the most simplified form:
 ```python
 from asyncio_taskpool import SimpleTaskPool
 ...

setup.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = asyncio-taskpool
-version = 0.2.1
+version = 0.3.3
 author = Daniil Fajnberg
 author_email = mail@daniil.fajnberg.de
 description = Dynamically manage pools of asyncio tasks

src/asyncio_taskpool/client.py

@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@ Classes of control clients for a simply interface to a task pool control server.
 """
 
 
+import json
+import shutil
 import sys
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from asyncio.streams import StreamReader, StreamWriter, open_unix_connection
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from asyncio_taskpool import constants
-from asyncio_taskpool.types import ClientConnT
+from .constants import CLIENT_EXIT, CLIENT_INFO, SESSION_MSG_BYTES
+from .types import ClientConnT
 
 
 class ControlClient(ABC):
@@ -34,19 +36,29 @@ class ControlClient(ABC):
     async def open_connection(self, **kwargs) -> ClientConnT:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def client_info() -> dict:
+        return {CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH: shutil.get_terminal_size().columns}
+
     def __init__(self, **conn_kwargs) -> None:
         self._conn_kwargs = conn_kwargs
         self._connected: bool = False
 
+    async def _server_handshake(self, reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
+        self._connected = True
+        writer.write(json.dumps(self.client_info()).encode())
+        await writer.drain()
+        print("Connected to", (await reader.read(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)).decode())
+
     async def _interact(self, reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
         try:
             msg = input("> ").strip().lower()
         except EOFError:
-            msg = constants.CLIENT_EXIT
+            msg = CLIENT_EXIT
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             print()
             return
-        if msg == constants.CLIENT_EXIT:
+        if msg == CLIENT_EXIT:
             writer.close()
             self._connected = False
             return
@@ -57,15 +69,14 @@ class ControlClient(ABC):
             self._connected = False
             print(e, file=sys.stderr)
             return
-        print((await reader.read(constants.MSG_BYTES)).decode())
+        print((await reader.read(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)).decode())
 
     async def start(self):
         reader, writer = await self.open_connection(**self._conn_kwargs)
         if reader is None:
             print("Failed to connect.", file=sys.stderr)
             return
-        self._connected = True
-        print("Connected to", (await reader.read(constants.MSG_BYTES)).decode())
+        await self._server_handshake(reader, writer)
         while self._connected:
             await self._interact(reader, writer)
         print("Disconnected from control server.")

src/asyncio_taskpool/constants.py

@@ -20,10 +20,25 @@ Constants used by more than one module in the package.
 
 
 PACKAGE_NAME = 'asyncio_taskpool'
-MSG_BYTES = 1024
-CMD_START = 'start'
-CMD_STOP = 'stop'
-CMD_STOP_ALL = 'stop_all'
-CMD_NUM_RUNNING = 'num_running'
-CMD_FUNC = 'func'
+
 CLIENT_EXIT = 'exit'
+
+SESSION_MSG_BYTES = 1024 * 100
+SESSION_PARSER_WRITER = 'session_writer'
+
+
+class CLIENT_INFO:
+    __slots__ = ()
+    TERMINAL_WIDTH = 'terminal_width'
+
+
+class CMD:
+    __slots__ = ()
+    CMD = 'command'
+    NAME = 'name'
+    POOL_SIZE = 'pool-size'
+    NUM_RUNNING = 'num-running'
+    START = 'start'
+    STOP = 'stop'
+    STOP_ALL = 'stop-all'
+    FUNC_NAME = 'func-name'

src/asyncio_taskpool/exceptions.py

@@ -49,3 +49,19 @@ class PoolStillUnlocked(PoolException):
 
 class NotCoroutine(PoolException):
     pass
+
+
+class ServerException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class UnknownTaskPoolClass(ServerException):
+    pass
+
+
+class NotATaskPool(ServerException):
+    pass
+
+
+class HelpRequested(ServerException):
+    pass

src/asyncio_taskpool/helpers.py

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Miscellaneous helper functions.
 
 from asyncio.coroutines import iscoroutinefunction
 from asyncio.queues import Queue
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from inspect import getdoc
+from typing import Any, Optional, Union
 
 from .types import T, AnyCallableT, ArgsT, KwArgsT
 
@@ -48,3 +49,21 @@ def star_function(function: AnyCallableT, arg: Any, arg_stars: int = 0) -> T:
 
 async def join_queue(q: Queue) -> None:
     await q.join()
+
+
+def tasks_str(num: int) -> str:
+    return "tasks" if num != 1 else "task"
+
+
+def get_first_doc_line(obj: object) -> str:
+    return getdoc(obj).strip().split("\n", 1)[0].strip()
+
+
+async def return_or_exception(_function_to_execute: AnyCallableT, *args, **kwargs) -> Union[T, Exception]:
+    try:
+        if iscoroutinefunction(_function_to_execute):
+            return await _function_to_execute(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            return _function_to_execute(*args, **kwargs)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return e

src/asyncio_taskpool/pool.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class BaseTaskPool:
         log.debug("%s initialized", str(self))
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the task pool."""
         return f'{self.__class__.__name__}-{self._name or self._idx}'
 
     @property

src/asyncio_taskpool/server.py

@@ -26,126 +26,126 @@ from asyncio.exceptions import CancelledError
 from asyncio.streams import StreamReader, StreamWriter, start_unix_server
 from asyncio.tasks import Task, create_task
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Tuple, Union, Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
-from . import constants
-from .pool import SimpleTaskPool
 from .client import ControlClient, UnixControlClient
+from .pool import TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool
+from .session import ControlSession
+from .types import ConnectedCallbackT
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def tasks_str(num: int) -> str:
-    return "tasks" if num != 1 else "task"
-
-
-def get_cmd_arg(msg: str) -> Union[Tuple[str, Optional[int]], Tuple[None, None]]:
-    cmd = msg.strip().split(' ', 1)
-    if len(cmd) > 1:
-        try:
-            return cmd[0], int(cmd[1])
-        except ValueError:
-            return None, None
-    return cmd[0], None
-
-
 class ControlServer(ABC):  # TODO: Implement interface for normal TaskPool instances, not just SimpleTaskPool
-    client_class = ControlClient
+    """
+    Abstract base class for a task pool control server.
+
+    This class acts as a wrapper around an async server instance and initializes a `ControlSession` upon a client
+    connecting to it. The entire interface is defined within that session class.
+    """
+    _client_class = ControlClient
+
+    @classmethod
+    @property
+    def client_class_name(cls) -> str:
+        """Returns the name of the control client class matching the server class."""
+        return cls._client_class.__name__
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def get_server_instance(self, client_connected_cb, **kwargs) -> AbstractServer:
+    async def _get_server_instance(self, client_connected_cb: ConnectedCallbackT, **kwargs) -> AbstractServer:
+        """
+        Initializes, starts, and returns an async server instance (Unix or TCP type).
+
+        Args:
+            client_connected_cb:
+                The callback for when a client connects to the server (as per `asyncio.start_server` or
+                `asyncio.start_unix_server`); will always be the internal `_client_connected_cb` method.
+            **kwargs (optional):
+                Keyword arguments to pass into the function that starts the server.
+
+        Returns:
+            The running server object (a type of `asyncio.Server`).
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def final_callback(self) -> None:
+    def _final_callback(self) -> None:
+        """The method to run after the server's `serve_forever` methods ends for whatever reason."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def __init__(self, pool: SimpleTaskPool, **server_kwargs) -> None:
-        self._pool: SimpleTaskPool = pool
+    def __init__(self, pool: Union[TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool], **server_kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Initializes by merely saving the internal attributes, but without starting the server yet.
+        The task pool must be passed here and can not be set/changed afterwards. This means a control server is always
+        tied to one specific task pool.
+
+        Args:
+            pool:
+                An instance of a `BaseTaskPool` subclass to tie the server to.
+            **server_kwargs (optional):
+                Keyword arguments that will be passed into the function that starts the server.
+        """
+        self._pool: Union[TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool] = pool
         self._server_kwargs = server_kwargs
         self._server: Optional[AbstractServer] = None
 
-    async def _start_tasks(self, writer: StreamWriter, num: int = None) -> None:
-        if num is None:
-            num = 1
-        log.debug("%s requests starting %s %s", self.client_class.__name__, num, tasks_str(num))
-        writer.write(str(await self._pool.start(num)).encode())
+    @property
+    def pool(self) -> Union[TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool]:
+        """Read-only property for accessing the task pool instance controlled by the server."""
+        return self._pool
 
-    def _stop_tasks(self, writer: StreamWriter, num: int = None) -> None:
-        if num is None:
-            num = 1
-        log.debug("%s requests stopping %s %s", self.client_class.__name__, num, tasks_str(num))
-        # the requested number may be greater than the total number of running tasks
-        writer.write(str(self._pool.stop(num)).encode())
-
-    def _stop_all_tasks(self, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
-        log.debug("%s requests stopping all tasks", self.client_class.__name__)
-        writer.write(str(self._pool.stop_all()).encode())
-
-    def _pool_size(self, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
-        log.debug("%s requests number of running tasks", self.client_class.__name__)
-        writer.write(str(self._pool.num_running).encode())
-
-    def _pool_func(self, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
-        log.debug("%s requests pool function", self.client_class.__name__)
-        writer.write(self._pool.func_name.encode())
-
-    async def _listen(self, reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
-        while self._server.is_serving():
-            msg = (await reader.read(constants.MSG_BYTES)).decode().strip()
-            if not msg:
-                log.debug("%s disconnected", self.client_class.__name__)
-                break
-            cmd, arg = get_cmd_arg(msg)
-            if cmd == constants.CMD_START:
-                await self._start_tasks(writer, arg)
-            elif cmd == constants.CMD_STOP:
-                self._stop_tasks(writer, arg)
-            elif cmd == constants.CMD_STOP_ALL:
-                self._stop_all_tasks(writer)
-            elif cmd == constants.CMD_NUM_RUNNING:
-                self._pool_size(writer)
-            elif cmd == constants.CMD_FUNC:
-                self._pool_func(writer)
-            else:
-                log.debug("%s sent invalid command: %s", self.client_class.__name__, msg)
-                writer.write(b"Invalid command!")
-            await writer.drain()
+    def is_serving(self) -> bool:
+        """Wrapper around the `asyncio.Server.is_serving` method."""
+        return self._server.is_serving()
 
     async def _client_connected_cb(self, reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
-        log.debug("%s connected", self.client_class.__name__)
-        writer.write(str(self._pool).encode())
-        await writer.drain()
-        await self._listen(reader, writer)
+        """
+        The universal client callback that will be passed into the `_get_server_instance` method.
+        Instantiates a control session, performs the client handshake, and enters the session's `listen` loop.
+        """
+        session = ControlSession(self, reader, writer)
+        await session.client_handshake()
+        await session.listen()
 
     async def _serve_forever(self) -> None:
+        """
+        To be run as an `asyncio.Task` by the following method.
+        Serves as a wrapper around the the `asyncio.Server.serve_forever` method that ensures that the `_final_callback`
+        method is called, when the former method ends for whatever reason.
+        """
         try:
             async with self._server:
                 await self._server.serve_forever()
         except CancelledError:
             log.debug("%s stopped", self.__class__.__name__)
         finally:
-            self.final_callback()
+            self._final_callback()
 
     async def serve_forever(self) -> Task:
+        """
+        This method actually starts the server and begins listening to client connections on the specified interface.
+        It should never block because the serving will be performed in a separate task.
+        """
         log.debug("Starting %s...", self.__class__.__name__)
-        self._server = await self.get_server_instance(self._client_connected_cb, **self._server_kwargs)
+        self._server = await self._get_server_instance(self._client_connected_cb, **self._server_kwargs)
         return create_task(self._serve_forever())
 
 
 class UnixControlServer(ControlServer):
-    client_class = UnixControlClient
+    """Task pool control server class that exposes a unix socket for control clients to connect to."""
+    _client_class = UnixControlClient
 
     def __init__(self, pool: SimpleTaskPool, **server_kwargs) -> None:
         self._socket_path = Path(server_kwargs.pop('path'))
         super().__init__(pool, **server_kwargs)
 
-    async def get_server_instance(self, client_connected_cb, **kwargs) -> AbstractServer:
-        srv = await start_unix_server(client_connected_cb, self._socket_path, **kwargs)
+    async def _get_server_instance(self, client_connected_cb: ConnectedCallbackT, **kwargs) -> AbstractServer:
+        server = await start_unix_server(client_connected_cb, self._socket_path, **kwargs)
         log.debug("Opened socket '%s'", str(self._socket_path))
-        return srv
+        return server
 
-    def final_callback(self) -> None:
+    def _final_callback(self) -> None:
+        """Removes the unix socket on which the server was listening."""
         self._socket_path.unlink()
         log.debug("Removed socket '%s'", str(self._socket_path))

src/asyncio_taskpool/session.py

@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+__author__ = "Daniil Fajnberg"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © 2022 Daniil Fajnberg"
+__license__ = """GNU LGPLv3.0
+
+This file is part of asyncio-taskpool.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
+version 3.0 of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
+See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with asyncio-taskpool. 
+If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>."""
+
+__doc__ = """
+This module contains the the definition of the control session class used by the control server.
+"""
+
+
+import logging
+import json
+from argparse import ArgumentError, HelpFormatter
+from asyncio.streams import StreamReader, StreamWriter
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from .constants import CMD, SESSION_PARSER_WRITER, SESSION_MSG_BYTES, CLIENT_INFO
+from .exceptions import HelpRequested, NotATaskPool, UnknownTaskPoolClass
+from .helpers import get_first_doc_line, return_or_exception, tasks_str
+from .pool import BaseTaskPool, TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool
+from .session_parser import CommandParser, NUM
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .server import ControlServer
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ControlSession:
+    """
+    This class defines the API for controlling a task pool instance from the outside.
+
+    The commands received from a connected client are translated into method calls on the task pool instance.
+    A subclass of the standard `argparse.ArgumentParser` is used to handle the input read from the stream.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, server: 'ControlServer', reader: StreamReader, writer: StreamWriter) -> None:
+        """
+        Instantiation should happen once a client connection to the control server has already been established.
+
+        For more convenient/efficient access, some of the server's properties are saved in separate attributes.
+        The argument parser is _not_ instantiated in the constructor. It requires a bit of client information during
+        initialization, which is obtained in the `client_handshake` method; only there is the parser fully configured.
+
+        Args:
+            server:
+                The instance of a `ControlServer` subclass starting the session.
+            reader:
+                The `asyncio.StreamReader` created when a client connected to the server.
+            writer:
+                The `asyncio.StreamWriter` created when a client connected to the server.
+        """
+        self._control_server: 'ControlServer' = server
+        self._pool: Union[TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool] = server.pool
+        self._client_class_name = server.client_class_name
+        self._reader: StreamReader = reader
+        self._writer: StreamWriter = writer
+        self._parser: Optional[CommandParser] = None
+        self._subparsers = None
+
+    def _add_command(self, name: str, prog: str = None, short_help: str = None, long_help: str = None,
+                     **kwargs) -> CommandParser:
+        """
+        Convenience method for adding a subparser (i.e. another command) to the main `CommandParser` instance.
+
+        Will always pass the session's main `CommandParser` instance as the `parent` keyword-argument.
+
+        Args:
+            name:
+                The command name; passed directly into the `add_parser` method.
+            prog (optional):
+                Also passed into the `add_parser` method as the corresponding keyword-argument. By default, is set
+                equal to the `name` argument.
+            short_help (optional):
+                Passed into the `add_parser` method as the `help` keyword-argument, unless it is left empty and the
+                `long_help` argument is present; in that case the `long_help` argument is passed as `help`.
+            long_help (optional):
+                Passed into the `add_parser` method as the `description` keyword-argument, unless it is left empty and
+                the `short_help` argument is present; in that case the `short_help` argument is passed as `description`.
+            **kwargs (optional):
+                Any keyword-arguments to directly pass into the `add_parser` method.
+
+        Returns:
+            An instance of the `CommandParser` class representing the newly added control command.
+        """
+        if prog is None:
+            prog = name
+        kwargs.setdefault('help', short_help or long_help)
+        kwargs.setdefault('description', long_help or short_help)
+        return self._subparsers.add_parser(name, prog=prog, parent=self._parser, **kwargs)
+
+    def _add_base_commands(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the commands that are supported regardless of the specific subclass of `BaseTaskPool` controlled.
+
+        These include commands mapping to the following pool methods:
+            - __str__
+            - pool_size (get/set property)
+            - num_running
+        """
+        self._add_command(CMD.NAME, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.__str__))
+        self._add_command(
+            CMD.POOL_SIZE, 
+            short_help="Get/set the maximum number of tasks in the pool.", 
+            formatter_class=HelpFormatter
+        ).add_optional_num_argument(
+            default=None,
+            help=f"If passed a number: {get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.pool_size.fset)} "
+                 f"If omitted: {get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.pool_size.fget)}"
+        )
+        self._add_command(CMD.NUM_RUNNING, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.num_running.fget))
+
+    def _add_simple_commands(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the commands that are only supported, if a `SimpleTaskPool` object is controlled.
+
+        These include commands mapping to the following pool methods:
+            - start
+            - stop
+            - stop_all
+            - func_name
+        """
+        self._add_command(
+            CMD.START, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.start)
+        ).add_optional_num_argument(
+            help="Number of tasks to start."
+        )
+        self._add_command(
+            CMD.STOP, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.stop)
+        ).add_optional_num_argument(
+            help="Number of tasks to stop."
+        )
+        self._add_command(CMD.STOP_ALL, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.stop_all))
+        self._add_command(CMD.FUNC_NAME, short_help=get_first_doc_line(self._pool.__class__.func_name.fget))
+
+    def _add_advanced_commands(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the commands that are only supported, if a `TaskPool` object is controlled.
+
+        These include commands mapping to the following pool methods:
+            - ...
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _init_parser(self, client_terminal_width: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Initializes and fully configures the `CommandParser` responsible for handling the input.
+
+        Depending on what specific task pool class is controlled by the server, different commands are added.
+
+        Args:
+            client_terminal_width:
+                The number of columns of the client's terminal to be able to nicely format messages from the parser.
+        """
+        parser_kwargs = {
+            'prog': '',
+            SESSION_PARSER_WRITER: self._writer,
+            CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH: client_terminal_width,
+        }
+        self._parser = CommandParser(**parser_kwargs)
+        self._subparsers = self._parser.add_subparsers(title="Commands", dest=CMD.CMD)
+        self._add_base_commands()
+        if isinstance(self._pool, TaskPool):
+            self._add_advanced_commands()
+        elif isinstance(self._pool, SimpleTaskPool):
+            self._add_simple_commands()
+        elif isinstance(self._pool, BaseTaskPool):
+            raise UnknownTaskPoolClass(f"No interface defined for {self._pool.__class__.__name__}")
+        else:
+            raise NotATaskPool(f"Not a task pool instance: {self._pool}")
+
+    async def client_handshake(self) -> None:
+        """
+        This method must be invoked before starting any other client interaction.
+
+        Client info is retrieved, server info is sent back, and the `CommandParser` is initialized and configured.
+        """
+        client_info = json.loads((await self._reader.read(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)).decode().strip())
+        log.debug("%s connected", self._client_class_name)
+        self._init_parser(client_info[CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH])
+        self._writer.write(str(self._pool).encode())
+        await self._writer.drain()
+
+    async def _write_function_output(self, func: Callable, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Acts as a wrapper around a call to a specific task pool method.
+
+        The method is called and any exception is caught and saved. If there is no output and no exception caught, a
+        generic confirmation message is sent back to the client. Otherwise the output or a string representation of
+        the exception caught is sent back.
+
+        Args:
+            func:
+                Reference to the task pool method.
+            *args (optional):
+                Any positional arguments to call the method with.
+            *+kwargs (optional):
+                Any keyword-arguments to call the method with.
+        """
+        output = await return_or_exception(func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self._writer.write(b"ok" if output is None else str(output).encode())
+
+    async def _cmd_name(self, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `__str__` method of any task pool class."""
+        log.debug("%s requests task pool name", self._client_class_name)
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.__class__.__str__, self._pool)
+
+    async def _cmd_pool_size(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `pool_size` property of any task pool class."""
+        num = kwargs.get(NUM)
+        if num is None:
+            log.debug("%s requests pool size", self._client_class_name)
+            await self._write_function_output(self._pool.__class__.pool_size.fget, self._pool)
+        else:
+            log.debug("%s requests setting pool size to %s", self._client_class_name, num)
+            await self._write_function_output(self._pool.__class__.pool_size.fset, self._pool, num)
+
+    async def _cmd_num_running(self, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `num_running` property of any task pool class."""
+        log.debug("%s requests number of running tasks", self._client_class_name)
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.__class__.num_running.fget, self._pool)
+
+    async def _cmd_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `start` method of the `SimpleTaskPool` class."""
+        num = kwargs[NUM]
+        log.debug("%s requests starting %s %s", self._client_class_name, num, tasks_str(num))
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.start, num)
+
+    async def _cmd_stop(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `stop` method of the `SimpleTaskPool` class."""
+        num = kwargs[NUM]
+        log.debug("%s requests stopping %s %s", self._client_class_name, num, tasks_str(num))
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.stop, num)
+
+    async def _cmd_stop_all(self, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `stop_all` method of the `SimpleTaskPool` class."""
+        log.debug("%s requests stopping all tasks", self._client_class_name)
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.stop_all)
+
+    async def _cmd_func_name(self, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        """Maps to the `func_name` method of the `SimpleTaskPool` class."""
+        log.debug("%s requests pool function name", self._client_class_name)
+        await self._write_function_output(self._pool.__class__.func_name.fget, self._pool)
+
+    async def _execute_command(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Dynamically gets the correct `_cmd_...` method depending on the name of the command passed and executes it.
+
+        Args:
+            **kwargs:
+                Must include the `CMD.CMD` key mapping the the command name. The rest of the keyword-arguments is
+                simply passed into the method determined from the command name.
+        """
+        method = getattr(self, f'_cmd_{kwargs.pop(CMD.CMD).replace("-", "_")}')
+        await method(**kwargs)
+
+    async def _parse_command(self, msg: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Takes a message from the client and attempts to parse it.
+
+        If a parsing error occurs, it is returned to the client. If the `HelpRequested` exception was raised by the
+        `CommandParser`, nothing else happens. Otherwise, the `_execute_command` method is called with the entire
+        dictionary of keyword-arguments returned by the `CommandParser` passed into it.
+
+        Args:
+            msg:
+                The non-empty string read from the client stream.
+        """
+        try:
+            kwargs = vars(self._parser.parse_args(msg.split(' ')))
+        except ArgumentError as e:
+            self._writer.write(str(e).encode())
+            return
+        except HelpRequested:
+            return
+        await self._execute_command(**kwargs)
+
+    async def listen(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Enters the main control loop that only ends if either the server or the client disconnect.
+
+        Messages from the client are read and passed into the `_parse_command` method, which handles the rest.
+        This method should be called, when the client connection was established and the handshake was successful.
+        It will obviously block indefinitely.
+        """
+        while self._control_server.is_serving():
+            msg = (await self._reader.read(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)).decode().strip()
+            if not msg:
+                log.debug("%s disconnected", self._client_class_name)
+                break
+            await self._parse_command(msg)
+            await self._writer.drain()

src/asyncio_taskpool/session_parser.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from argparse import Action, ArgumentParser, ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter, HelpFormatter
+from asyncio.streams import StreamWriter
+from typing import Type, TypeVar
+
+from .constants import SESSION_PARSER_WRITER, CLIENT_INFO
+from .exceptions import HelpRequested
+
+
+FmtCls = TypeVar('FmtCls', bound=Type[HelpFormatter])
+FORMATTER_CLASS = 'formatter_class'
+NUM = 'num'
+
+
+class CommandParser(ArgumentParser):
+    @staticmethod
+    def help_formatter_factory(terminal_width: int, base_cls: FmtCls = None) -> FmtCls:
+        if base_cls is None:
+            base_cls = ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter
+
+        class ClientHelpFormatter(base_cls):
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+                kwargs['width'] = terminal_width
+                super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        return ClientHelpFormatter
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        parent: CommandParser = kwargs.pop('parent', None)
+        self._stream_writer: StreamWriter = parent.stream_writer if parent else kwargs.pop(SESSION_PARSER_WRITER)
+        self._terminal_width: int = parent.terminal_width if parent else kwargs.pop(CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH)
+        kwargs[FORMATTER_CLASS] = self.help_formatter_factory(self._terminal_width, kwargs.get(FORMATTER_CLASS))
+        kwargs.setdefault('exit_on_error', False)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @property
+    def stream_writer(self) -> StreamWriter:
+        return self._stream_writer
+
+    @property
+    def terminal_width(self) -> int:
+        return self._terminal_width
+
+    def _print_message(self, message: str, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        if message:
+            self.stream_writer.write(message.encode())
+
+    def exit(self, status: int = 0, message: str = None) -> None:
+        if message:
+            self._print_message(message)
+
+    def print_help(self, file=None) -> None:
+        super().print_help(file)
+        raise HelpRequested
+
+    def add_optional_num_argument(self, *name_or_flags: str, **kwargs) -> Action:
+        if not name_or_flags:
+            name_or_flags = (NUM, )
+        kwargs.setdefault('nargs', '?')
+        kwargs.setdefault('default', 1)
+        kwargs.setdefault('type', int)
+        return self.add_argument(*name_or_flags, **kwargs)

src/asyncio_taskpool/types.py

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ T = TypeVar('T')
 ArgsT = Iterable[Any]
 KwArgsT = Mapping[str, Any]
 
-AnyCallableT = Callable[[...], Union[Awaitable[T], T]]
+AnyCallableT = Callable[[...], Union[T, Awaitable[T]]]
 CoroutineFunc = Callable[[...], Awaitable[Any]]
 
 EndCallbackT = Callable
 CancelCallbackT = Callable
 
+ConnectedCallbackT = Callable[[StreamReader, StreamWriter], Awaitable[None]]
 ClientConnT = Union[Tuple[StreamReader, StreamWriter], Tuple[None, None]]

tests/test_helpers.py

@@ -86,3 +86,43 @@ class HelpersTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         mock_queue = MagicMock(join=mock_join)
         self.assertIsNone(await helpers.join_queue(mock_queue))
         mock_join.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+    def test_task_str(self):
+        self.assertEqual("task", helpers.tasks_str(1))
+        self.assertEqual("tasks", helpers.tasks_str(0))
+        self.assertEqual("tasks", helpers.tasks_str(-1))
+        self.assertEqual("tasks", helpers.tasks_str(2))
+        self.assertEqual("tasks", helpers.tasks_str(-10))
+        self.assertEqual("tasks", helpers.tasks_str(42))
+
+    def test_get_first_doc_line(self):
+        expected_output = 'foo bar baz'
+        mock_obj = MagicMock(__doc__=f"""{expected_output} 
+        something else
+        
+        even more
+        """)
+        output = helpers.get_first_doc_line(mock_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+
+    async def test_return_or_exception(self):
+        expected_output = '420'
+        mock_func = AsyncMock(return_value=expected_output)
+        args = (1, 3, 5)
+        kwargs = {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 'foo'}
+        output = await helpers.return_or_exception(mock_func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_func.assert_awaited_once_with(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        mock_func = MagicMock(return_value=expected_output)
+        output = await helpers.return_or_exception(mock_func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_func.assert_called_once_with(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        class TestException(Exception):
+            pass
+        test_exception = TestException()
+        mock_func = MagicMock(side_effect=test_exception)
+        output = await helpers.return_or_exception(mock_func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(test_exception, output)
+        mock_func.assert_called_once_with(*args, **kwargs)

tests/test_server.py

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+__author__ = "Daniil Fajnberg"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © 2022 Daniil Fajnberg"
+__license__ = """GNU LGPLv3.0
+
+This file is part of asyncio-taskpool.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
+version 3.0 of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
+See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with asyncio-taskpool. 
+If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>."""
+
+__doc__ = """
+Unittests for the `asyncio_taskpool.server` module.
+"""
+
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+from asyncio_taskpool import server
+from asyncio_taskpool.client import ControlClient, UnixControlClient
+
+
+FOO, BAR = 'foo', 'bar'
+
+
+class ControlServerTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    log_lvl: int
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        cls.log_lvl = server.log.level
+        server.log.setLevel(999)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
+        server.log.setLevel(cls.log_lvl)
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.abstract_patcher = patch('asyncio_taskpool.server.ControlServer.__abstractmethods__', set())
+        self.mock_abstract_methods = self.abstract_patcher.start()
+        self.mock_pool = MagicMock()
+        self.kwargs = {FOO: 123, BAR: 456}
+        self.server = server.ControlServer(pool=self.mock_pool, **self.kwargs)
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.abstract_patcher.stop()
+
+    def test_client_class_name(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ControlClient.__name__, server.ControlServer.client_class_name)
+
+    async def test_abstract(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            args = [AsyncMock()]
+            await self.server._get_server_instance(*args)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.server._final_callback()
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_pool, self.server._pool)
+        self.assertEqual(self.kwargs, self.server._server_kwargs)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.server._server)
+
+    def test_pool(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_pool, self.server.pool)
+
+    def test_is_serving(self):
+        self.server._server = MagicMock(is_serving=MagicMock(return_value=FOO + BAR))
+        self.assertEqual(FOO + BAR, self.server.is_serving())
+
+    @patch.object(server, 'ControlSession')
+    async def test__client_connected_cb(self, mock_client_session_cls: MagicMock):
+        mock_client_handshake, mock_listen = AsyncMock(), AsyncMock()
+        mock_client_session_cls.return_value = MagicMock(client_handshake=mock_client_handshake, listen=mock_listen)
+        mock_reader, mock_writer = MagicMock(), MagicMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.server._client_connected_cb(mock_reader, mock_writer))
+        mock_client_session_cls.assert_called_once_with(self.server, mock_reader, mock_writer)
+        mock_client_handshake.assert_awaited_once_with()
+        mock_listen.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+    @patch.object(server.ControlServer, '_final_callback')
+    async def test__serve_forever(self, mock__final_callback: MagicMock):
+        mock_aenter, mock_serve_forever = AsyncMock(), AsyncMock(side_effect=asyncio.CancelledError)
+        self.server._server = MagicMock(__aenter__=mock_aenter, serve_forever=mock_serve_forever)
+        with self.assertLogs(server.log, logging.DEBUG):
+            self.assertIsNone(await self.server._serve_forever())
+        mock_aenter.assert_awaited_once_with()
+        mock_serve_forever.assert_awaited_once_with()
+        mock__final_callback.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        mock_aenter.reset_mock()
+        mock_serve_forever.reset_mock(side_effect=True)
+        mock__final_callback.reset_mock()
+
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.server._serve_forever())
+        mock_aenter.assert_awaited_once_with()
+        mock_serve_forever.assert_awaited_once_with()
+        mock__final_callback.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    @patch.object(server, 'create_task')
+    @patch.object(server.ControlServer, '_serve_forever', new_callable=MagicMock())
+    @patch.object(server.ControlServer, '_get_server_instance')
+    async def test_serve_forever(self, mock__get_server_instance: AsyncMock, mock__serve_forever: MagicMock,
+                                 mock_create_task: MagicMock):
+        mock__serve_forever.return_value = mock_awaitable = 'some_coroutine'
+        mock_create_task.return_value = expected_output = 12345
+        output = await self.server.serve_forever()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock__get_server_instance.assert_awaited_once_with(self.server._client_connected_cb, **self.kwargs)
+        mock__serve_forever.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock_create_task.assert_called_once_with(mock_awaitable)
+
+
+class UnixControlServerTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    log_lvl: int
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        cls.log_lvl = server.log.level
+        server.log.setLevel(999)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
+        server.log.setLevel(cls.log_lvl)
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.base_init_patcher = patch.object(server.ControlServer, '__init__')
+        self.mock_base_init = self.base_init_patcher.start()
+        self.mock_pool = MagicMock()
+        self.path = '/tmp/asyncio_taskpool'
+        self.kwargs = {FOO: 123, BAR: 456}
+        self.server = server.UnixControlServer(pool=self.mock_pool, path=self.path, **self.kwargs)
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self.base_init_patcher.stop()
+
+    def test__client_class(self):
+        self.assertEqual(UnixControlClient, self.server._client_class)
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        self.assertEqual(Path(self.path), self.server._socket_path)
+        self.mock_base_init.assert_called_once_with(self.mock_pool, **self.kwargs)
+
+    @patch.object(server, 'start_unix_server')
+    async def test__get_server_instance(self, mock_start_unix_server: AsyncMock):
+        mock_start_unix_server.return_value = expected_output = 'totally_a_server'
+        mock_callback, mock_kwargs = MagicMock(), {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+        args = [mock_callback]
+        output = await self.server._get_server_instance(*args, **mock_kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_start_unix_server.assert_called_once_with(mock_callback, Path(self.path), **mock_kwargs)
+
+    def test__final_callback(self):
+        self.server._socket_path = MagicMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(self.server._final_callback())
+        self.server._socket_path.unlink.assert_called_once_with()

tests/test_session.py

@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+__author__ = "Daniil Fajnberg"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © 2022 Daniil Fajnberg"
+__license__ = """GNU LGPLv3.0
+
+This file is part of asyncio-taskpool.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
+version 3.0 of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+asyncio-taskpool is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
+See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with asyncio-taskpool. 
+If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>."""
+
+__doc__ = """
+Unittests for the `asyncio_taskpool.session` module.
+"""
+
+
+import json
+from argparse import ArgumentError, Namespace
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch, call
+
+from asyncio_taskpool import session
+from asyncio_taskpool.constants import CLIENT_INFO, CMD, SESSION_MSG_BYTES, SESSION_PARSER_WRITER
+from asyncio_taskpool.exceptions import HelpRequested, NotATaskPool, UnknownTaskPoolClass
+from asyncio_taskpool.pool import BaseTaskPool, TaskPool, SimpleTaskPool
+
+
+FOO, BAR = 'foo', 'bar'
+
+
+class ControlServerTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    log_lvl: int
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        cls.log_lvl = session.log.level
+        session.log.setLevel(999)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
+        session.log.setLevel(cls.log_lvl)
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.mock_pool = MagicMock(spec=SimpleTaskPool(AsyncMock()))
+        self.mock_client_class_name = FOO + BAR
+        self.mock_server = MagicMock(pool=self.mock_pool,
+                                     client_class_name=self.mock_client_class_name)
+        self.mock_reader = MagicMock()
+        self.mock_writer = MagicMock()
+        self.session = session.ControlSession(self.mock_server, self.mock_reader, self.mock_writer)
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_server, self.session._control_server)
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_pool, self.session._pool)
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_client_class_name, self.session._client_class_name)
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_reader, self.session._reader)
+        self.assertEqual(self.mock_writer, self.session._writer)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._parser)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._subparsers)
+
+    def test__add_command(self):
+        expected_output = 123456
+        mock_add_parser = MagicMock(return_value=expected_output)
+        self.session._subparsers = MagicMock(add_parser=mock_add_parser)
+        self.session._parser = MagicMock()
+        name, prog, short_help, long_help = 'abc', None, 'short123', None
+        kwargs = {'x': 1, 'y': 2}
+        output = self.session._add_command(name, prog, short_help, long_help, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_add_parser.assert_called_once_with(name, prog=name, help=short_help, description=short_help,
+                                                parent=self.session._parser, **kwargs)
+
+        mock_add_parser.reset_mock()
+
+        prog, long_help = 'ffffff', 'so long, wow'
+        output = self.session._add_command(name, prog, short_help, long_help, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_add_parser.assert_called_once_with(name, prog=prog, help=short_help, description=long_help,
+                                                parent=self.session._parser, **kwargs)
+
+        mock_add_parser.reset_mock()
+
+        short_help = None
+        output = self.session._add_command(name, prog, short_help, long_help, **kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+        mock_add_parser.assert_called_once_with(name, prog=prog, help=long_help, description=long_help,
+                                                parent=self.session._parser, **kwargs)
+
+    @patch.object(session, 'get_first_doc_line')
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_add_command')
+    def test__adding_commands(self, mock__add_command: MagicMock, mock_get_first_doc_line: MagicMock):
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._add_base_commands())
+        mock__add_command.assert_called()
+        mock_get_first_doc_line.assert_called()
+
+        mock__add_command.reset_mock()
+        mock_get_first_doc_line.reset_mock()
+
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._add_simple_commands())
+        mock__add_command.assert_called()
+        mock_get_first_doc_line.assert_called()
+
+        with self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError):
+            self.session._add_advanced_commands()
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_add_simple_commands')
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_add_advanced_commands')
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_add_base_commands')
+    @patch.object(session, 'CommandParser')
+    def test__init_parser(self, mock_command_parser_cls: MagicMock, mock__add_base_commands: MagicMock,
+                          mock__add_advanced_commands: MagicMock, mock__add_simple_commands: MagicMock):
+        mock_command_parser_cls.return_value = mock_parser = MagicMock()
+        self.session._pool = TaskPool()
+        width = 1234
+        expected_parser_kwargs = {
+            'prog': '',
+            SESSION_PARSER_WRITER: self.mock_writer,
+            CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH: width,
+        }
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._init_parser(width))
+        mock_command_parser_cls.assert_called_once_with(**expected_parser_kwargs)
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.assert_called_once_with(title="Commands", dest=CMD.CMD)
+        mock__add_base_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.assert_not_called()
+
+        mock_command_parser_cls.reset_mock()
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_base_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.reset_mock()
+
+        async def fake_coroutine(): pass
+
+        self.session._pool = SimpleTaskPool(fake_coroutine)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.session._init_parser(width))
+        mock_command_parser_cls.assert_called_once_with(**expected_parser_kwargs)
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.assert_called_once_with(title="Commands", dest=CMD.CMD)
+        mock__add_base_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.assert_not_called()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        mock_command_parser_cls.reset_mock()
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_base_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.reset_mock()
+
+        class FakeTaskPool(BaseTaskPool):
+            pass
+
+        self.session._pool = FakeTaskPool()
+        with self.assertRaises(UnknownTaskPoolClass):
+            self.session._init_parser(width)
+        mock_command_parser_cls.assert_called_once_with(**expected_parser_kwargs)
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.assert_called_once_with(title="Commands", dest=CMD.CMD)
+        mock__add_base_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.assert_not_called()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.assert_not_called()
+
+        mock_command_parser_cls.reset_mock()
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_base_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.reset_mock()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.reset_mock()
+
+        self.session._pool = MagicMock()
+        with self.assertRaises(NotATaskPool):
+            self.session._init_parser(width)
+        mock_command_parser_cls.assert_called_once_with(**expected_parser_kwargs)
+        mock_parser.add_subparsers.assert_called_once_with(title="Commands", dest=CMD.CMD)
+        mock__add_base_commands.assert_called_once_with()
+        mock__add_advanced_commands.assert_not_called()
+        mock__add_simple_commands.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_init_parser')
+    async def test_client_handshake(self, mock__init_parser: MagicMock):
+        width = 5678
+        msg = ' ' + json.dumps({CLIENT_INFO.TERMINAL_WIDTH: width, FOO: BAR}) + '  '
+        mock_read = AsyncMock(return_value=msg.encode())
+        self.mock_reader.read = mock_read
+        self.mock_writer.drain = AsyncMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session.client_handshake())
+        mock_read.assert_awaited_once_with(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)
+        mock__init_parser.assert_called_once_with(width)
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_called_once_with(str(self.mock_pool).encode())
+        self.mock_writer.drain.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+    @patch.object(session, 'return_or_exception')
+    async def test__write_function_output(self, mock_return_or_exception: MagicMock):
+        self.mock_writer.write = MagicMock()
+        mock_return_or_exception.return_value = None
+        func, args, kwargs = MagicMock(), (1, 2, 3), {'a': 'A', 'b': 'B'}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._write_function_output(func, *args, **kwargs))
+        mock_return_or_exception.assert_called_once_with(func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_called_once_with(b"ok")
+
+        mock_return_or_exception.reset_mock()
+        self.mock_writer.write.reset_mock()
+
+        mock_return_or_exception.return_value = output = MagicMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._write_function_output(func, *args, **kwargs))
+        mock_return_or_exception.assert_called_once_with(func, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_called_once_with(str(output).encode())
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_name(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_name())
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(self.mock_pool.__class__.__str__, self.session._pool)
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_pool_size(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        num = 12345
+        kwargs = {session.NUM: num, FOO: BAR}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_pool_size(**kwargs))
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.mock_pool.__class__.pool_size.fset, self.session._pool, num
+        )
+
+        mock__write_function_output.reset_mock()
+
+        kwargs.pop(session.NUM)
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_pool_size(**kwargs))
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.mock_pool.__class__.pool_size.fget, self.session._pool
+        )
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_num_running(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_num_running())
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.mock_pool.__class__.num_running.fget, self.session._pool
+        )
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_start(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        num = 12345
+        kwargs = {session.NUM: num, FOO: BAR}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_start(**kwargs))
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(self.mock_pool.start, num)
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_stop(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        num = 12345
+        kwargs = {session.NUM: num, FOO: BAR}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_stop(**kwargs))
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(self.mock_pool.stop, num)
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_stop_all(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_stop_all())
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(self.mock_pool.stop_all)
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_write_function_output')
+    async def test__cmd_func_name(self, mock__write_function_output: AsyncMock):
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._cmd_func_name())
+        mock__write_function_output.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            self.mock_pool.__class__.func_name.fget, self.session._pool
+        )
+
+    async def test__execute_command(self):
+        mock_method = AsyncMock()
+        cmd = 'this-is-a-test'
+        setattr(self.session, '_cmd_' + cmd.replace('-', '_'), mock_method)
+        kwargs = {FOO: BAR, 'hello': 'python'}
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._execute_command(**{CMD.CMD: cmd}, **kwargs))
+        mock_method.assert_awaited_once_with(**kwargs)
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_execute_command')
+    async def test__parse_command(self, mock__execute_command: AsyncMock):
+        msg = 'asdf asd as a'
+        kwargs = {FOO: BAR, 'hello': 'python'}
+        mock_parse_args = MagicMock(return_value=Namespace(**kwargs))
+        self.session._parser = MagicMock(parse_args=mock_parse_args)
+        self.mock_writer.write = MagicMock()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._parse_command(msg))
+        mock_parse_args.assert_called_once_with(msg.split(' '))
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_not_called()
+        mock__execute_command.assert_awaited_once_with(**kwargs)
+
+        mock__execute_command.reset_mock()
+        mock_parse_args.reset_mock()
+
+        mock_parse_args.side_effect = exc = ArgumentError(MagicMock(), "oops")
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._parse_command(msg))
+        mock_parse_args.assert_called_once_with(msg.split(' '))
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_called_once_with(str(exc).encode())
+        mock__execute_command.assert_not_awaited()
+
+        self.mock_writer.write.reset_mock()
+        mock_parse_args.reset_mock()
+
+        mock_parse_args.side_effect = HelpRequested()
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session._parse_command(msg))
+        mock_parse_args.assert_called_once_with(msg.split(' '))
+        self.mock_writer.write.assert_not_called()
+        mock__execute_command.assert_not_awaited()
+
+    @patch.object(session.ControlSession, '_parse_command')
+    async def test_listen(self, mock__parse_command: AsyncMock):
+        def make_reader_return_empty():
+            self.mock_reader.read.return_value = b''
+        self.mock_writer.drain = AsyncMock(side_effect=make_reader_return_empty)
+        msg = "fascinating"
+        self.mock_reader.read = AsyncMock(return_value=f' {msg} '.encode())
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session.listen())
+        self.mock_reader.read.assert_has_awaits([call(SESSION_MSG_BYTES), call(SESSION_MSG_BYTES)])
+        mock__parse_command.assert_awaited_once_with(msg)
+        self.mock_writer.drain.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+        self.mock_reader.read.reset_mock()
+        mock__parse_command.reset_mock()
+        self.mock_writer.drain.reset_mock()
+
+        self.mock_server.is_serving = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+        self.assertIsNone(await self.session.listen())
+        self.mock_reader.read.assert_not_awaited()
+        mock__parse_command.assert_not_awaited()
+        self.mock_writer.drain.assert_not_awaited()