def run_client(**kwargs):
"""Run the simulation client manager."""
save = kwargs.get("save", False)
timeout = kwargs.get("timeout", 310)
address = kwargs.get("address", ("127.0.0.1", 50000))
authkey = kwargs.get("authkey", None)
n_procs = kwargs.get("n_procs", mp.cpu_count())
max_tries = kwargs.get("max_tries", 3)
# Job-specific parameters.
kwargs = dict(save=save)
# Connect to the server manager
ServerManager.register_shared(with_callable=False)
mgr = ServerManager(address=address, authkey=authkey)
mgr.connect()
# create a lock for printing information
info_lock = mp.Lock()
# Set up params and task parameters.
worker_kwargs = {'timeout': timeout, 'save': save, 'max_tries': max_tries}
logger.info("Starting processes...")
threads = []
for ithread in xrange(n_procs):
thread = Thread(name="Thread_%02d" % ithread,
target=worker_thread,
args=(mgr, info_lock),
kwargs=worker_kwargs)
threads.append(thread)
thread.start()
thread.join(timeout=0.2)
for thread in threads:
thread.join()
logger.info("Jobs complete.")
sys.exit(0)
