Override remote controller check to ensure that remote controller is contactable

2012-08-06 03:08:41 -07:00
parent 9b11238467
commit 2b35a2caeb
1 changed files with 9 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -1073,3 +1073,12 @@ class RemoteController( Controller ):
    def stop( self ):
        "Overridden to do nothing."
        return
+
+    def checkListening( self ):
+        "Ensure that the remote controller is accessible"
+        listening = self.cmd( "echo A | telnet -e A %s %d" %
+                              ( self.ip, self.port ) )
+        if 'Unable' in listening:
+            raise Exception( "Unable to contact the remote controller"
+                             " at %s:%d\n" % (self.ip, self.port))
+