# ``twisted`.`internet`.`posixbase`.`_IWaker``

interface documentation

`class _IWaker(Interface): (source)`

Known implementations: `twisted.internet.posixbase._SocketWaker`, `twisted.internet.posixbase._UnixWaker`

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Interface to wake up the event loop based on the self-pipe trick.

The self-pipe trick, used to wake up the main loop from another thread or a signal handler. This is why we have wakeUp together with doRead

This is used by threads or signals to wake up the event loop.

Method | `connectionLost` | Called when connection was closed and the pipes.
Method | `doRead` | Read some data from my connection and discard it.
Method | `wakeUp` | Called when the event should be wake up.
Attribute | `disconnected` | Undocumented

def connectionLost(reason): (source)
Called when connection was closed and the pipes.

Parameters
reason:`failure.Failure` | Undocumented

def doRead(): (source)
Read some data from my connection and discard it.
def wakeUp(): (source)
Called when the event should be wake up.
disconnected = (source)

Undocumented