def lightning_proxy(args=None, datadir=DEFAULT_DATADIR, conf="lightning.conf"):
"""Return a lightning proxy pointing to the config."""
lightning_conf = lightning_config(args, datadir, conf)
return jsonrpcproxy.AuthProxy(
'http://localhost:%d/local/' % lightning_conf.getint('port'),
(lightning_conf.get('rpcuser'),
lightning_conf.get('rpcpassword')))
def is_alive(self):
"""Check if the node is alive."""
try:
return self.proxy.alive()
except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
pass
# Reinitialize proxy
self.proxy = jsonrpcproxy.AuthProxy(
'http://localhost:%d/local/' % self.port, ('rt', 'rt'))
return False
def start(self):
"""Start the node."""
self.logfile = open(os.path.join(self.datadir, 'lightning.log'), 'w')
self.process = subprocess.Popen(
[LIGHTNINGD, '-datadir=%s' % self.datadir, '-nodebug'],
stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
stdout=self.logfile,
stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
self.proxy = jsonrpcproxy.AuthProxy(
'http://localhost:%d/local/' % self.port, ('rt', 'rt'))