#!/usr/bin/python "Create a network and run an xterm (connected via screen) on each host." 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 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 completion for term in terms: os.waitpid( term.pid, 0 ) def treeXterms(): print "Running xterms on", os.environ[ 'DISPLAY' ] network = TreeNet( depth=2, fanout=2, kernel=True ) network.run( xterms ) if __name__ == '__main__': init() treeXterms()