As always, Optional[T] causes problems with unchecked access. Add a
helper that asserts the pipe is present before we attempt to talk with
it.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20201006235817.3280413-9-jsnow@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>