processes.start_container

processes.start_container(
    module_name,
    ip,
    port,
    loglevel=10,
    modules_root_path=Path('.'),
    start_kwargs={},
)

Start a container for a given module.

This function creates a subprocess to run a specified module using the provided configurations. It supports starting Python modules and can be extended to support other types of containers in the future.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
module_name	str	The name of the module to start.	required
ip	str	The IP address on which the module should run.	required
port	int	The port number on which the module should run.	required
loglevel	int	The logging level for the module, by default 10 (DEBUG).	10
modules_root_path	Path	The root path where the modules are located, by default Path(“.”).	Path('.')
start_kwargs	dict	Additional keyword arguments to pass to the module, by default {}.	{}

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	subprocess.Popen	A Popen object representing the started subprocess.

Raises

Name	Type	Description
	AssertionError	If the specified module path does not exist.