def startserv(config):
"""
starts the web server
"""
# create the web app
app = web.webinit()
# set the root static directory
conf = { '/' : {'tools.staticdir.root': config.root}}
# set each music folder to be a static directory
for folder in config.musicFolders:
base = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(folder))
conf.update({ '/static/' + base: {'tools.staticdir.on': True,
'tools.staticdir.dir': folder}
})
# merge the app configuration file with the dictionary one that
# was created
app.merge(conf)
# create the configuration for the web server
cherrypy.config.update(conf)
cherrypy.config.update('data/cherrypy.config')
if hasattr(cherrypy.engine, "signal_handler"):
cherrypy.engine.signal_handler.subscribe()
if hasattr(cherrypy.engine, "console_control_handler"):
cherrypy.engine.console_control_handler.subscribe()
cherrypy.engine.start()
cherrypy.engine.block()
#cherrypy.quickstart(root=app, config='data/cherrypy.config')