util/jsoncomm: add send_and_recv helper

Often, a message is being sent and followed by a call to `recv`
to wait for a reply. Create a simple helper `send_and_recv` that
does both in one method.
Add a simple check for that helper to the tests.

osbuild/util/jsoncomm.py

@@ -393,3 +393,13 @@ class Socket(contextlib.AbstractContextManager):
 
         n = self._socket.sendmsg([serialized], cmsg, 0)
         assert n == len(serialized)
+
+    def send_and_recv(self, payload: object, *, fds: Optional[list] = None):
+        """Send a message and wait for a reply
+
+        This is a convenience helper that combines `send` and `recv`.
+        See the individual methods for details about the parameters.
+        """
+
+        self.send(payload, fds=fds)
+        return self.recv()

test/mod/test_util_jsoncomm.py

@@ -203,3 +203,16 @@ class TestUtilJsonComm(unittest.TestCase):
         a.send(ping)
         pong, _, _ = b.recv()
         self.assertEqual(ping, pong)
+
+    def test_send_and_recv(self):
+        #
+        # Test for the send and receive helper method
+
+        a, b = jsoncomm.Socket.new_pair()
+
+        ping = {"osbuild": "yes"}
+        a.send(ping)
+        pong, _, _ = b.send_and_recv(ping)
+        self.assertEqual(ping, pong)
+        pong, _, _ = a.recv()
+        self.assertEqual(ping, pong)