The Beacon Server

Configuration

Launch and Connect

beacon.launch(autoshutdown=False, verbose='none')

Lauch a beacon server and connect to it. Returns InProgress.

Parameters:

• autoshutdown – shutdown server when no client is connected anymore
• verbose – verbose level for the server log

beacon.connect()

Connect to the beacon. A beacon server must be running. This function will raise an exception if the client is not connected and the server is not running for a connect. Returns InProgress.

beacon.VERSION

exception beacon.ConnectError

Beacon Clients

• beacon-search
• beacon-mount