def setup_mock_web_api_server(test: TestCase):
if get_mock_server_mode() == "threading":
test.server_started = threading.Event()
test.thread = MockServerThread(test)
test.thread.start()
test.server_started.wait()
else:
# start a mock server as another process
target = MockServerProcessTarget()
test.server_url = "http://localhost:8888"
test.host, test.port = "localhost", 8888
test.process = Process(target=target.run, daemon=True)
test.process.start()
time.sleep(0.1)
# start a thread in the current process
# this thread fetches mock_received_requests from the remote process
test.monitor_thread = MonitorThread(test)
test.monitor_thread.start()
count = 0
# wait until the first successful data retrieval
while test.mock_received_requests is None:
time.sleep(0.01)
count += 1
if count >= 100:
raise Exception("The mock server is not yet running!")
