#!/usr/bin/python """ Create a network and run an xterm (connected via screen(1) ) on each host. Requires xterm(1) and GNU screen(1). """ import os from subprocess import Popen from mininet import init, TreeNet, Cli, quietRun def makeXterm( node, title ): "Run screen on a node, and hook up an xterm." node.cmdPrint( 'screen -dmS ' + node.name ) title += ': ' + node.name if not node.inNamespace: title += ' (root ns)' cmd = [ 'xterm', '-title', title ] cmd += [ '-e', 'screen', '-D', '-RR', '-S', node.name ] return Popen( cmd ) def cleanUpScreens(): "Remove moldy old screen sessions." # XXX We need to implement this - otherwise those darned # screen sessions will just accumulate pass def makeXterms( nodes, title ): terms = [] for node in nodes: if not node.execed: terms += [ makeXterm( node, title ) ] return terms def xterms( controllers, switches, hosts ): terms = [] terms += makeXterms( controllers, 'controller' ) terms += makeXterms( switches, 'switch' ) terms += makeXterms( hosts, 'host' ) # Wait for xterms to exit for term in terms: os.waitpid( term.pid, 0 ) if __name__ == '__main__': init() print "Running xterms on", os.environ[ 'DISPLAY' ] cleanUpScreens() network = TreeNet( depth=2, fanout=2, kernel=True ) network.run( xterms ) cleanUpScreens()