App registry

docs/sanic/getting_started.rst

@@ -60,3 +60,21 @@ Open the address `http://0.0.0.0:8000 <http://0.0.0.0:8000>`_ in your web browse
 the message *Hello world!*.
 
 You now have a working Sanic server!
+
+5. Application registry
+-----------------------
+
+When you instantiate a Sanic instance, that can be retrieved at a later time from the Sanic app registry. This can be useful, for example, if you need to access your Sanic instance from a location where it is not otherwise accessible.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    # ./path/to/server.py
+    from sanic import Sanic
+
+    app = Sanic("my_awesome_server")
+
+    # ./path/to/somewhere_else.py
+    from sanic import Sanic
+
+    app = Sanic.get_app("my_awesome_server")
+

sanic/app.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from asyncio import CancelledError, Protocol, ensure_future, get_event_loop
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from functools import partial
-from inspect import getmodulename, isawaitable, signature, stack
+from inspect import isawaitable, signature
 from socket import socket
 from ssl import Purpose, SSLContext, create_default_context
 from traceback import format_exc
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 
 
 class Sanic:
+    _app_registry: Dict[str, "Sanic"] = {}
+    test_mode = False
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         name=None,
@@ -52,15 +55,10 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Get name from previous stack frame
         if name is None:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "Sanic(name=None) is deprecated and None value support "
-                "for `name` will be removed in the next release. "
+            raise SanicException(
+                "Sanic instance cannot be unnamed. "
                 "Please use Sanic(name='your_application_name') instead.",
-                DeprecationWarning,
-                stacklevel=2,
             )
-            frame_records = stack()[1]
-            name = getmodulename(frame_records[1])
 
         # logging
         if configure_logging:
@@ -90,7 +88,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.named_response_middleware = {}
         # Register alternative method names
         self.go_fast = self.run
-        self.test_mode = False
+
+        self.__class__.register_app(self)
 
     @property
     def loop(self):
@@ -1453,9 +1452,34 @@ async def __call__(self, scope, receive, send):
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #
     # Configuration
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
     def update_config(self, config: Union[bytes, str, dict, Any]):
         """Update app.config.
 
         Please refer to config.py::Config.update_config for documentation."""
 
         self.config.update_config(config)
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+    # Class methods
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register_app(cls, app: "Sanic") -> None:
+        """Register a Sanic instance"""
+        if not isinstance(app, cls):
+            raise SanicException("Registered app must be an instance of Sanic")
+
+        name = app.name
+        if name in cls._app_registry and not cls.test_mode:
+            raise SanicException(f'Sanic app name "{name}" already in use.')
+
+        cls._app_registry[name] = app
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_app(cls, name: str) -> "Sanic":
+        """Retrieve an instantiated Sanic instance"""
+        try:
+            return cls._app_registry[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise SanicException(f'Sanic app name "{name}" not found.')

tests/conftest.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 
 random.seed("Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.")
+Sanic.test_mode = True
 
 if sys.platform in ["win32", "cygwin"]:
     collect_ignore = ["test_worker.py"]

tests/test_app.py

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def handler(request):
 
 
 def test_app_name_required():
-    with pytest.deprecated_call():
+    with pytest.raises(SanicException):
         Sanic()
 
 
@@ -274,14 +274,24 @@ def handler(request):
     assert response.status == 200
 
 
-# @pytest.mark.asyncio
-# async def test_app_has_test_mode_async():
-#     app = Sanic("test")
+def test_app_registry():
+    instance = Sanic("test")
+    assert Sanic._app_registry["test"] is instance
 
-#     @app.get("/")
-#     async def handler(request):
-#         assert request.app.test_mode
-#         return text("test")
 
-#     _, response = await app.asgi_client.get("/")
-#     assert response.status == 200
+def test_app_registry_wrong_type():
+    with pytest.raises(SanicException):
+        Sanic.register_app(1)
+
+
+def test_app_registry_name_reuse():
+    Sanic("test")
+    Sanic.test_mode = False
+    with pytest.raises(SanicException):
+        Sanic("test")
+    Sanic.test_mode = True
+
+
+def test_app_registry_retrieval():
+    instance = Sanic("test")
+    assert Sanic.get_app("test") is instance