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Internet Protocols and Support</a> »</li> </ul> </div> <div class="document"> <div class="documentwrapper"> <div class="bodywrapper"> <div class="body"> <div class="section" id="module-DocXMLRPCServer"> <span id="docxmlrpcserver-self-documenting-xml-rpc-server"></span><h1>20.25. <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> — Self-documenting XML-RPC server<a class="headerlink" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> module has been merged into <tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">xmlrpc.server</span></tt> in Python 3. The <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-to3"><em class="xref std std-term">2to3</em></a> tool will automatically adapt imports when converting your sources to Python 3.</p> </div> <p class="versionadded"> <span class="versionmodified">New in version 2.3.</span></p> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> module extends the classes found in <a class="reference internal" href="simplexmlrpcserver.html#module-SimpleXMLRPCServer" title="SimpleXMLRPCServer: Basic XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">SimpleXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> to serve HTML documentation in response to HTTP GET requests. Servers can either be free standing, using <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a>, or embedded in a CGI environment, using <a class="reference internal" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler</span></tt></a>.</p> <dl class="class"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">DocXMLRPCServer</tt><big>(</big><em>addr</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>requestHandler</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>logRequests</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>allow_none</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>encoding</em><span class="optional">[</span>, <em>bind_and_activate</em><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><span class="optional">]</span><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Create a new server instance. All parameters have the same meaning as for <a class="reference internal" href="simplexmlrpcserver.html#SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer" title="SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a>; <em>requestHandler</em> defaults to <a class="reference internal" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCRequestHandler"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCRequestHandler</span></tt></a>.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="class"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler</tt><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Create a new instance to handle XML-RPC requests in a CGI environment.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="class"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCRequestHandler"> <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">DocXMLRPCRequestHandler</tt><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Create a new request handler instance. This request handler supports XML-RPC POST requests, documentation GET requests, and modifies logging so that the <em>logRequests</em> parameter to the <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> constructor parameter is honored.</p> </dd></dl> <div class="section" id="docxmlrpcserver-objects"> <span id="doc-xmlrpc-servers"></span><h2>20.25.1. DocXMLRPCServer Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#docxmlrpcserver-objects" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-DocXMLRPCServer" title="DocXMLRPCServer: Self-documenting XML-RPC server implementation."><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> class is derived from <a class="reference internal" href="simplexmlrpcserver.html#SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer" title="SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer</span></tt></a> and provides a means of creating self-documenting, stand alone XML-RPC servers. HTTP POST requests are handled as XML-RPC method calls. HTTP GET requests are handled by generating pydoc-style HTML documentation. This allows a server to provide its own web-based documentation.</p> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_title"> <tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_title</tt><big>(</big><em>server_title</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_title" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the title used in the generated HTML documentation. This title will be used inside the HTML “title” element.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_name"> <tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_name</tt><big>(</big><em>server_name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_name" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the name used in the generated HTML documentation. This name will appear at the top of the generated documentation inside a “h1” element.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_documentation"> <tt class="descclassname">DocXMLRPCServer.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_documentation</tt><big>(</big><em>server_documentation</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocXMLRPCServer.set_server_documentation" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the description used in the generated HTML documentation. This description will appear as a paragraph, below the server name, in the documentation.</p> </dd></dl> </div> <div class="section" id="doccgixmlrpcrequesthandler"> <h2>20.25.2. DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler<a class="headerlink" href="#doccgixmlrpcrequesthandler" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler</span></tt></a> class is derived from <a class="reference internal" href="simplexmlrpcserver.html#SimpleXMLRPCServer.CGIXMLRPCRequestHandler" title="SimpleXMLRPCServer.CGIXMLRPCRequestHandler"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">SimpleXMLRPCServer.CGIXMLRPCRequestHandler</span></tt></a> and provides a means of creating self-documenting, XML-RPC CGI scripts. HTTP POST requests are handled as XML-RPC method calls. HTTP GET requests are handled by generating pydoc-style HTML documentation. This allows a server to provide its own web-based documentation.</p> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_title"> <tt class="descclassname">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_title</tt><big>(</big><em>server_title</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_title" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the title used in the generated HTML documentation. This title will be used inside the HTML “title” element.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_name"> <tt class="descclassname">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_name</tt><big>(</big><em>server_name</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_name" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the name used in the generated HTML documentation. This name will appear at the top of the generated documentation inside a “h1” element.</p> </dd></dl> <dl class="method"> <dt id="DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_documentation"> <tt class="descclassname">DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.</tt><tt class="descname">set_server_documentation</tt><big>(</big><em>server_documentation</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#DocXMLRPCServer.DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler.set_server_documentation" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt> <dd><p>Set the description used in the generated HTML documentation. This description will appear as a paragraph, below the server name, in the documentation.</p> </dd></dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sphinxsidebar"> <div class="sphinxsidebarwrapper"> <h3><a href="../contents.html">Table Of Contents</a></h3> <ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">20.25. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">DocXMLRPCServer</span></tt> — Self-documenting XML-RPC server</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#docxmlrpcserver-objects">20.25.1. DocXMLRPCServer Objects</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#doccgixmlrpcrequesthandler">20.25.2. DocCGIXMLRPCRequestHandler</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>Previous topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="simplexmlrpcserver.html" title="previous chapter">20.24. <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">SimpleXMLRPCServer</span></tt> — Basic XML-RPC server</a></p> <h4>Next topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="mm.html" title="next chapter">21. 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