# Module `onionr.communicator.onlinepeers.pickonlinepeers`

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

pick online peers in a communicator instance

Source code

    '''
        Onionr - Private P2P Communication

        pick online peers in a communicator instance
    '''
    '''
        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 secrets
    def pick_online_peer(comm_inst):
        '''randomly picks peer from pool without bias (using secrets module)'''
        ret_data = ''
        while True:
            peer_length = len(comm_inst.onlinePeers)
            if peer_length <= 0:
                break
            try:
                # get a random online peer, securely. May get stuck in loop if network is lost or if all peers in pool magically disconnect at once
                ret_data = comm_inst.onlinePeers[secrets.randbelow(peer_length)]
            except IndexError:
                pass
            else:
                break
        return ret_data

## Functions

`def pick_online_peer(comm_inst)`

  randomly picks peer from pool without bias (using secrets module)

  Source code

      def pick_online_peer(comm_inst):
          '''randomly picks peer from pool without bias (using secrets module)'''
          ret_data = ''
          while True:
              peer_length = len(comm_inst.onlinePeers)
              if peer_length <= 0:
                  break
              try:
                  # get a random online peer, securely. May get stuck in loop if network is lost or if all peers in pool magically disconnect at once
                  ret_data = comm_inst.onlinePeers[secrets.randbelow(peer_length)]
              except IndexError:
                  pass
              else:
                  break
          return ret_data