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Hello, I need to write a server program that performs the following
tasks:

1) Listens on TCP port 5555 for a connection
2) When client connects, launches application (for example, vi), then
closes connection with client
3) Goes back to listening on TCP port 5555 for an incoming connection

The main thing I need to make sure of is that when the server program
closes, that the applications that were launched remain running (i.e. I
would need to launch them independently of the server program). Any
help as to how to do this would be greatly appreciated!

 

[D]

Thanks, Jean-Paul - is there any way to do it without using Twisted,
since I am not very familiar with it? (i.e. just using the os library)
Thanks.

Hello, I need to write a server program that performs the following
tasks:

1) Listens on TCP port 5555 for a connection
2) When client connects, launches application (for example, vi), then
closes connection with client
3) Goes back to listening on TCP port 5555 for an incoming connection

Untested:

from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor

class ViRunner(protocol.Protocol):
def connectionMade(self):
reactor.spawnProcess(
None,
'/usr/bin/setsid',
['setsid', '/usr/bin/vi'])
self.transport.loseConnection()

f = protocol.ServerFactory()
f.protocol = ViRunner
reactor.listenTCP(5555, f)
reactor.run()

Jean-Paul

 

[Carl]

Thanks, Jean-Paul - is there any way to do it without using Twisted,
since I am not very familiar with it? (i.e. just using the os library)
Thanks.

Hello, I need to write a server program that performs the following
tasks:

1) Listens on TCP port 5555 for a connection
2) When client connects, launches application (for example, vi), then
closes connection with client
3) Goes back to listening on TCP port 5555 for an incoming connection

Untested:

from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor

class ViRunner(protocol.Protocol):
def connectionMade(self):
reactor.spawnProcess(
None,
'/usr/bin/setsid',
['setsid', '/usr/bin/vi'])
self.transport.loseConnection()

f = protocol.ServerFactory()
f.protocol = ViRunner
reactor.listenTCP(5555, f)
reactor.run()

Jean-Paul

Use import socket ifyou don't want to use twisted (which is incredibly
good). Google for "+socket +python +server" and you will find what you are
looking for.

See, for example,
http://floppsie.comp.glam.ac.uk/Glamorgan/gaius/wireless/5.html

Carl

 

[D]

Sorry, I should've specified - I'm familiar with sockets, but I was
referring to spawning a 'vi' process independent of my Python app..

Thanks, Jean-Paul - is there any way to do it without using Twisted,
since I am not very familiar with it? (i.e. just using the os library)
Thanks.

Hello, I need to write a server program that performs the following
tasks:

1) Listens on TCP port 5555 for a connection
2) When client connects, launches application (for example, vi), then
closes connection with client
3) Goes back to listening on TCP port 5555 for an incoming connection

Untested:

from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor

class ViRunner(protocol.Protocol):
def connectionMade(self):
reactor.spawnProcess(
None,
'/usr/bin/setsid',
['setsid', '/usr/bin/vi'])
self.transport.loseConnection()

f = protocol.ServerFactory()
f.protocol = ViRunner
reactor.listenTCP(5555, f)
reactor.run()

Jean-Paul

Use import socket ifyou don't want to use twisted (which is incredibly
good). Google for "+socket +python +server" and you will find what you are
looking for.

See, for example,
http://floppsie.comp.glam.ac.uk/Glamorgan/gaius/wireless/5.html

Carl

 

[D]

Sorry to bring it back up, but is there a way to spawn the process
without Twisted?