[PATCH RFC 27/32] python//machine.py: Add _qmp access shim

[John Snow]

Like many other Optional[] types, it's not always a given that this
object will be set. Wrap it in a type-shim that raises a meaningful
error and will always return a concrete type.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <address@hidden>
---
 python/qemu/lib/machine.py | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/qemu/lib/machine.py b/python/qemu/lib/machine.py
index 34e6b6f9e9..dfa8449b62 100644
--- a/python/qemu/lib/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/lib/machine.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def __init__(self, binary, args=None, wrapper=None, 
name=None,
         self._events = []
         self._iolog = None
         self._qmp_set = True   # Enable QMP monitor by default.
-        self._qmp = None
+        self._qmp_connection: Optional[qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol] = None
         self._qemu_full_args = None
         self._temp_dir = None
         self._launched = False
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def _pre_launch(self):
             if self._remove_monitor_sockfile:
                 assert isinstance(self._monitor_address, str)
                 self._remove_files.append(self._monitor_address)
-            self._qmp = qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol(
+            self._qmp_connection = qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol(
                 self._monitor_address,
                 server=True,
                 nickname=self._name
@@ -416,7 +416,13 @@ def set_qmp_monitor(self, enabled=True):
             self._qmp_set = True
         else:
             self._qmp_set = False
-            self._qmp = None
+            self._qmp_connection = None
+
+    @property
+    def _qmp(self) -> qmp.QEMUMonitorProtocol:
+        if self._qmp_connection is None:
+            raise QEMUMachineError("Attempt to access QMP with no connection")
+        return self._qmp_connection
 
     @classmethod
     def _qmp_args(cls, _conv_keys: bool = True, **args: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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