initial attempt to add a remote interface to mininet
diff --git a/dockernetrpc/rpc.py b/dockernetrpc/rpc.py
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+# We need a properly installed Dockernet
+from mininet.net import Mininet
+from mininet.node import Controller, Docker, OVSSwitch
+from mininet.cli import CLI
+import mininet.log
+import logging
+import os
+import Pyro4
+
+
+class RemoteMininetNetwork(object):
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ mininet.log.setLogLevel( 'debug' )
+ self.net = Mininet( controller=Controller )
+ self.net.addController( 'c0' )
+
+ def start(self):
+ self.net.start()
+
+ def stop(self):
+ CLI(self.net)
+ self.net.stop()
+
+ def addHost(self, name, cls=None, **params):
+ return str(self.net.addHost(name, cls=cls, **params))
+
+ def addDocker(self, name, **params):
+ return str(self.net.addDocker(name, **params))
+
+ def addSwitch(self, name, cls=None, **params):
+ return str(self.net.addSwitch(name, cls=cls, **params))
+
+ def addLink(self, node1, node2, port1=None, port2=None,
+ cls=None, **params):
+ return str(self.net.addLink(node1, node2,
+ port1, port2, cls=cls, **params))
+
+
+def start_server():
+ daemon = Pyro4.Daemon()
+ # ATTENTION:
+ # we need a PyroNS instance to be running: pyro4-ns (in new terminal)
+ ns = Pyro4.locateNS()
+ uri = daemon.register(RemoteMininetNetwork())
+ # map object URI to a nice name
+ ns.register("remote.mininet", uri)
+
+ logging.info("Server URI is: %s", uri)
+
+ # Start the server...
+ daemon.requestLoop()