client3.py

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# Test client - client3.py                                          #
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# Tested with Python 2.7.9 & Python 3.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 & Mac OS X  #
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import argparse
import errno
import os
import socket


SERVER_ADDRESS = 'localhost', 8888
REQUEST = b"""\
GET /hello HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:8888

"""


def main(max_clients, max_conns):
    socks = []
    for client_num in range(max_clients):
        pid = os.fork()
        if pid == 0:
            for connection_num in range(max_conns):
                sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
                sock.connect(SERVER_ADDRESS)
                sock.sendall(REQUEST)
                socks.append(sock)
                print(connection_num)
                os._exit(0)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Test client for LSBAWS.',
        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        '--max-conns',
        type=int,
        default=1024,
        help='Maximum number of connections per client.'
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        '--max-clients',
        type=int,
        default=1,
        help='Maximum number of clients.'
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()
    main(args.max_clients, args.max_conns)