def node_setup():
# Make socket
transport = TSocket.TSocket('127.0.0.1', 9091)
# Buffering is critical. Raw sockets are very slow
transport = TTransport.TBufferedTransport(transport)
# Wrap in a protocol'
protocol = TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocol(transport)
# Create a client to use the protocol encoder
client = API.Client(protocol)
# Connect!
transport.open()
return client
