# Module `onionr.utils.definewait`

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

Waits for a key to become set in a dictionary, even to None, 0 or empty string

Source code

    '''
        Onionr - Private P2P Communication

        Waits for a key to become set in a dictionary, even to None, 0 or empty string
    '''
    '''
        This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
        the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
        (at your option) any later version.

        This program 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 General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
    '''
    import time
    def define_wait(dictionary, key, delay: int = 0):
        while True:
            try:
                return dictionary[key]
            except KeyError:
                pass
            if delay > 0:
                time.sleep(delay)

## Functions

`def define_wait(dictionary, key, delay=0)`
  Source code

      def define_wait(dictionary, key, delay: int = 0):
          while True:
              try:
                  return dictionary[key]
              except KeyError:
                  pass
              if delay > 0:
                  time.sleep(delay)