The Library =========== Baseplate also provides a collection of "extra batteries". These independent modules provide commonly needed functionality to applications. They can be used separately from the rest of Baseplate. .. toctree:: :titlesonly: baseplate.lib.config: Configuration parsing baseplate.lib.crypto: Cryptographic Primitives baseplate.lib.datetime: Extensions to the standard library's datetime module baseplate.lib.edgecontext: Information about the original request from the client baseplate.lib.events: Events for the data pipeline baseplate.lib.experiments: Experiments framework baseplate.lib.file_watcher: Read files from disk as they change baseplate.lib.live_data: Tools for centralized data that updates near instantly baseplate.lib.message_queue: POSIX IPC Message Queues baseplate.lib.metrics: Counters, timers, gauges, and histograms for statsd baseplate.lib.random: Extensions to the standard library's random module baseplate.lib.ratelimit: Ratelimit counters in memcached or redis baseplate.lib.retry: Policies for retrying operations baseplate.lib.secrets: Secure storage and access to secret tokens and credentials baseplate.lib.thrift_pool: A Thrift client connection pool baseplate.lib.service_discovery: Integration with Synapse service discovery