diff -r f99d60d6b59b -r 2602857055c5 eric6/Helpviewer/Network/EmptyNetworkReply.py
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/eric6/Helpviewer/Network/EmptyNetworkReply.py Sun Apr 14 15:09:21 2019 +0200
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2012 - 2019 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module implementing a network reply class for an empty reply
+(i.e. request was handle other way).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer
+from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkReply, QNetworkAccessManager
+
+
+class EmptyNetworkReply(QNetworkReply):
+ """
+ Class implementing an empty network reply.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, parent=None):
+ """
+ Constructor
+
+ @param parent reference to the parent object (QObject)
+ """
+ super(EmptyNetworkReply, self).__init__(parent)
+
+ self.setOperation(QNetworkAccessManager.GetOperation)
+ self.setError(QNetworkReply.OperationCanceledError, "eric6:No Error")
+
+ QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: self.finished.emit())
+
+ def abort(self):
+ """
+ Public slot to abort the operation.
+ """
+ # do nothing
+ pass
+
+ def readData(self, maxlen):
+ """
+ Public method to retrieve data from the reply object.
+
+ @param maxlen maximum number of bytes to read (integer)
+ @return string containing the data (bytes)
+ """
+ return bytes()
