added start_xmlrpc_server() which is used to start a standalone xmlrpc server alterna...

diff --git a/qaapi/qa/PLCs.py b/qaapi/qa/PLCs.py
index e16aaa7..ff0d506 100644 (file)
--- a/qaapi/qa/PLCs.py
+++ b/qaapi/qa/PLCs.py
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ class PLC(dict, Remote):
        self.config = config
        self.config.update_api(self)
 
+    def start_xmlrpc_server(self):
+       """
+       PLCAPI comes with a SimpleServer script that allows you to run a 
+       standalone http server that listens on the specified port.
+       This is useful for running multiple api servers on the same machine.
+       """
+       if 'host' in self and not host in ['localhost', None]:
+           server_script = "/usr/share/plc_api/Server.py" 
+           self.commands("%s -p %s" % (server_script, self['port']))    
+ 
+
 class PLCs(list, Table):
 
     def __init__(self, config, plcs):