python bert-rpc client and service to demonstrate data being truncated on large responses

client.py

import bertrpc
service = bertrpc.Service('localhost', 9999)

def get_data(how_much=100):
    return service.request('call').data.lots(how_much)

ernie.conf

[{module, data},
 {type, external},
 {command, "python ./service.py"},
 {count, 1}].

service.py

from ernie import mod, start

def data_lots(size):
    return [{'foo':'bar'} for x in range(size)]
mod('data').fun('lots', data_lots)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    start()

usage.txt

~/Desktop/python-libs$ ernie -p 9999 -c ernie.conf -d
erl -boot start_sasl -detached +Bc +K true -smp enable -pz /Users/jordan/.rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2010.02/gems/ernie-2.5.2/bin/../ebin \
 -ernie_server_app port 9999 -ernie_server_app config '"ernie.conf"' -ernie_server_app log_level 2 -run ernie_server_app boot 
~/Desktop/python-libs$ python -i client.py 
>>> r = get_data(100)
>>> r[0]
{'foo': 'bar'}
>>> r[99]
{'foo': 'bar'}
>>> len(r)
100
>>> r = get_data(100000)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "client.py", line 9, in get_data
    return service.request('call').data.lots(how_much)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 50, in callable
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 58, in method_missing
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 76, in execute
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 118, in decode
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bert/__init__.py", line 13, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bert/codec.py", line 30, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 28, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 68, in decode_h
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 106, in decode_l
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 68, in decode_h
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 106, in decode_l
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 68, in decode_h
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 116, in decode_m
struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 4
>>> r = get_data(1000000) # warning, this takes awhile (~1 min) to run 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "client.py", line 9, in get_data
    return service.request('call').data.lots(how_much)
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 50, in callable
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 58, in method_missing
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 76, in execute
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bertrpc/client.py", line 118, in decode
    
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bert/__init__.py", line 13, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/bert/codec.py", line 30, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 28, in decode
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 68, in decode_h
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 106, in decode_l
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 68, in decode_h
  File "build/bdist.macosx-10.6-universal/egg/erlastic/codec.py", line 31, in decode_part
IndexError: string index out of range