Merge pull request #81 from psteniusubi/fix-improve-accept-error-message

improve startup error message when bind on http port fails
WebOfTrust · Nov 22, 2023 · 3bf34e2 · 3bf34e2
2 parents ed98231 + 113c1bd
commit 3bf34e2
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diff --git a/src/vlei/server.py b/src/vlei/server.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 def launch(args):
     app = falcon.App()
     server = http.Server(port=int(args.http), app=app)
+    if not server.reopen():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"cannot create http server on port {int(args.http)}")
     httpServerDoer = http.ServerDoer(server=server)
 
     serving.loadEnds(app, schemaDir=args.schemaDir, credDir=args.credDir, oobiDir=args.oobiDir)