def started(self):
"""
Return True if the server is started, False otherwise.
"""
client = None
try:
client = TimblClient(port=self.port)
except (ConnectionError, socket.error):
del client
return False
return True
def __init__(self, host, port, settings, **kwargs):
"""
Initializes a MBClassifier, sets up a L{TimblServer}
and connects to this server via an instance of L{TimblClient}.
Args:
- host (str): Host specifies the server address (localhost by default)
- port (int): Port specifies the server tcp communicating port.
- settings (dict): the settings used by Timbl (see :mod:`config`)
"""
self.server = TimblServer(
host=host,
port=port,
features=settings,
classifier=self.__class__.__name__,
)
self.server.run()
self.client = TimblClient(host=host, port=port)
# register the kill method to make sure the timblserver is killed
# at exiting the interactive shell
atexit.register(self.kill)
