bpo-36889: Document Stream class and add docstrings (GH-14488)

* This just copies the docs from `StreamWriter` and `StreamReader`.
* Add docstring for asyncio functions.


https://bugs.python.org/issue36889



Automerge-Triggered-By: @asvetlov

Author: tirkarthi

Doc/library/asyncio-api-index.rst

@@ -132,23 +132,47 @@ High-level APIs to work with network IO.
     :widths: 50 50
     :class: full-width-table
 
+    * - ``await`` :func:`connect`
+      -  Establish a TCP connection to send and receive data.
+
     * - ``await`` :func:`open_connection`
-      -  Establish a TCP connection.
+      -  Establish a TCP connection. (Deprecated in favor of :func:`connect`)
+
+    * - ``await`` :func:`connect_unix`
+      -  Establish a Unix socket connection to send and receive data.
 
     * - ``await`` :func:`open_unix_connection`
-      -  Establish a Unix socket connection.
+      -  Establish a Unix socket connection. (Deprecated in favor of :func:`connect_unix`)
 
-    * - ``await`` :func:`start_server`
+    * - :class:`StreamServer`
       - Start a TCP server.
 
-    * - ``await`` :func:`start_unix_server`
+    * - ``await`` :func:`start_server`
+      - Start a TCP server. (Deprecated in favor of :class:`StreamServer`)
+
+    * - :class:`UnixStreamServer`
       - Start a Unix socket server.
 
+    * - ``await`` :func:`start_unix_server`
+      - Start a Unix socket server. (Deprecated in favor of :class:`UnixStreamServer`)
+
+    * - :func:`connect_read_pipe`
+      - Establish a connection to :term:`file-like object <file object>` *pipe*
+        to receive data.
+
+    * - :func:`connect_write_pipe`
+      - Establish a connection to :term:`file-like object <file object>` *pipe*
+        to send data.
+
+    * - :class:`Stream`
+      - Stream is a single object combining APIs of :class:`StreamReader` and
+        :class:`StreamWriter`.
+
     * - :class:`StreamReader`
-      - High-level async/await object to receive network data.
+      - High-level async/await object to receive network data. (Deprecated in favor of :class:`Stream`)
 
     * - :class:`StreamWriter`
-      - High-level async/await object to send network data.
+      - High-level async/await object to send network data. (Deprecated in favor of :class:`Stream`)
 
 
 .. rubric:: Examples

Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ and work with streams:
    Connect to TCP socket on *host* : *port* address and return a :class:`Stream`
    object of mode :attr:`StreamMode.READWRITE`.
 
-
    *limit* determines the buffer size limit used by the returned :class:`Stream`
    instance. By default the *limit* is set to 64 KiB.
 
@@ -367,13 +366,184 @@ Stream
 
    Represents a Stream object that provides APIs to read and write data
    to the IO stream . It includes the API provided by :class:`StreamReader`
-   and :class:`StreamWriter`.
+   and :class:`StreamWriter`. It can also be used as :term:`asynchronous iterator`
+   where :meth:`readline` is used. It raises :exc:`StopAsyncIteration` when
+   :meth:`readline` returns empty data.
 
    Do not instantiate *Stream* objects directly; use API like :func:`connect`
    and :class:`StreamServer` instead.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
+   .. attribute:: mode
+
+      Returns the mode of the stream which is a :class:`StreamMode` value. It could
+      be one of the below:
+
+      * :attr:`StreamMode.READ` - Connection can receive data.
+      * :attr:`StreamMode.WRITE` - Connection can send data.
+      * :attr:`StreamMode.READWRITE` - Connection can send and receive data.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: abort()
+
+      Aborts the connection immediately, without waiting for the send buffer to drain.
+
+   .. method:: at_eof()
+
+      Return ``True`` if the buffer is empty.
+
+   .. method:: can_write_eof()
+
+      Return *True* if the underlying transport supports
+      the :meth:`write_eof` method, *False* otherwise.
+
+   .. method:: close()
+
+      The method closes the stream and the underlying socket.
+
+      It is possible to directly await on the `close()` method::
+
+         await stream.close()
+
+      The ``await`` pauses the current coroutine until the stream and the underlying
+      socket are closed (and SSL shutdown is performed for a secure connection).
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: drain()
+
+      Wait until it is appropriate to resume writing to the stream.
+      Example::
+
+          stream.write(data)
+          await stream.drain()
+
+      This is a flow control method that interacts with the underlying
+      IO write buffer.  When the size of the buffer reaches
+      the high watermark, *drain()* blocks until the size of the
+      buffer is drained down to the low watermark and writing can
+      be resumed.  When there is nothing to wait for, the :meth:`drain`
+      returns immediately.
+
+      .. deprecated:: 3.8
+
+      It is recommended to directly await on the `write()` method instead::
+
+         await stream.write(data)
+
+   .. method:: get_extra_info(name, default=None)
+
+      Access optional transport information; see
+      :meth:`BaseTransport.get_extra_info` for details.
+
+   .. method:: is_closing()
+
+      Return ``True`` if the stream is closed or in the process of
+      being closed.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: read(n=-1)
+
+      Read up to *n* bytes.  If *n* is not provided, or set to ``-1``,
+      read until EOF and return all read bytes.
+
+      If EOF was received and the internal buffer is empty,
+      return an empty ``bytes`` object.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: readexactly(n)
+
+      Read exactly *n* bytes.
+
+      Raise an :exc:`IncompleteReadError` if EOF is reached before *n*
+      can be read.  Use the :attr:`IncompleteReadError.partial`
+      attribute to get the partially read data.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: readline()
+
+      Read one line, where "line" is a sequence of bytes
+      ending with ``\n``.
+
+      If EOF is received and ``\n`` was not found, the method
+      returns partially read data.
+
+      If EOF is received and the internal buffer is empty,
+      return an empty ``bytes`` object.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: readuntil(separator=b'\\n')
+
+      Read data from the stream until *separator* is found.
+
+      On success, the data and separator will be removed from the
+      internal buffer (consumed). Returned data will include the
+      separator at the end.
+
+      If the amount of data read exceeds the configured stream limit, a
+      :exc:`LimitOverrunError` exception is raised, and the data
+      is left in the internal buffer and can be read again.
+
+      If EOF is reached before the complete separator is found,
+      an :exc:`IncompleteReadError` exception is raised, and the internal
+      buffer is reset.  The :attr:`IncompleteReadError.partial` attribute
+      may contain a portion of the separator.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: sendfile(file, offset=0, count=None, *, fallback=True)
+
+      Sends a *file* over the stream using an optimized syscall if available.
+
+      For other parameters meaning please see :meth:`AbstractEventloop.sendfile`.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: start_tls(sslcontext, *, server_hostname=None, \
+                                  ssl_handshake_timeout=None)
+
+      Upgrades the existing transport-based connection to TLS.
+
+      For other parameters meaning please see :meth:`AbstractEventloop.start_tls`.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: wait_closed()
+
+      Wait until the stream is closed.
+
+      Should be called after :meth:`close` to wait until the underlying
+      connection is closed.
+
+   .. coroutinemethod:: write(data)
+
+      Write *data* to the underlying socket; wait until the data is sent, e.g.::
+
+         await stream.write(data)
+
+   .. method:: write(data)
+
+      The method attempts to write the *data* to the underlying socket immediately.
+      If that fails, the data is queued in an internal write buffer until it can be
+      sent. :meth:`drain` can be used to flush the underlying buffer once writing is
+      available::
+
+         stream.write(data)
+         await stream.drain()
+
+      .. deprecated:: 3.8
+
+      It is recommended to directly await on the `write()` method instead::
+
+          await stream.write(data)
+
+   .. method:: writelines(data)
+
+      The method writes a list (or any iterable) of bytes to the underlying socket
+      immediately.
+      If that fails, the data is queued in an internal write buffer until it can be
+      sent.
+
+      It is possible to directly await on the `writelines()` method::
+
+         await stream.writelines(lines)
+
+      The ``await`` pauses the current coroutine until the data is written to the
+      socket.
+
+   .. method:: write_eof()
+
+      Close the write end of the stream after the buffered write
+      data is flushed.
+
 
 StreamMode
 ==========
@@ -459,8 +629,7 @@ StreamReader
 
    .. method:: at_eof()
 
-      Return ``True`` if the buffer is empty and :meth:`feed_eof`
-      was called.
+      Return ``True`` if the buffer is empty.
 
 
 StreamWriter
@@ -504,7 +673,7 @@ StreamWriter
       If that fails, the data is queued in an internal write buffer until it can be
       sent.
 
-      Starting with Python 3.8, it is possible to directly await on the `write()`
+      Starting with Python 3.8, it is possible to directly await on the `writelines()`
       method::
 
          await stream.writelines(lines)

Lib/asyncio/streams.py

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ def connect(host=None, port=None, *,
             server_hostname=None,
             ssl_handshake_timeout=None,
             happy_eyeballs_delay=None, interleave=None):
+    """Connect to TCP socket on *host* : *port* address to send and receive data.
+
+    *limit* determines the buffer size limit used by the returned `Stream`
+    instance. By default the *limit* is set to 64 KiB.
+
+    The rest of the arguments are passed directly to `loop.create_connection()`.
+    """
     # Design note:
     # Don't use decorator approach but explicit non-async
     # function to fail fast and explicitly
@@ -108,6 +115,13 @@ async def _connect(host, port,
 
 
 def connect_read_pipe(pipe, *, limit=_DEFAULT_LIMIT):
+    """Establish a connection to a file-like object *pipe* to receive data.
+
+    Takes a file-like object *pipe* to return a Stream object of the mode
+    StreamMode.READ that has similar API of StreamReader. It can also be used
+    as an async context manager.
+    """
+
     # Design note:
     # Don't use decorator approach but explicit non-async
     # function to fail fast and explicitly
@@ -129,6 +143,13 @@ async def _connect_read_pipe(pipe, limit):
 
 
 def connect_write_pipe(pipe, *, limit=_DEFAULT_LIMIT):
+    """Establish a connection to a file-like object *pipe* to send data.
+
+    Takes a file-like object *pipe* to return a Stream object of the mode
+    StreamMode.WRITE that has similar API of StreamWriter. It can also be used
+    as an async context manager.
+    """
+
     # Design note:
     # Don't use decorator approach but explicit non-async
     # function to fail fast and explicitly