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NEST Server -- A Python-based API server for the NEST Simulator
This repository contains a REST-based interface to talk to the NEST Simulator.
Quick start
Install NEST Server with pip
pip install nest-server
Start NEST Server
nest-server start
Command options
Entering nest-server without sub-command prints the documentation:
NEST Server
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Usage: nest-server log|status|start|stop|restart [-d] [-h <HOST>] [-o] [-p <PORT>] [-t <TIMEOUT>] [-w <WORKERS>]
Commands:
log display the server output log
status display the status of all server instances
start start a server instance on <HOST>:<PORT>
stop stop a server instance on <HOST>:<PORT>
restart restart (i.e. stop and start) a server instance on <HOST>:<PORT>
Options:
-d daemonize the server process
-h <HOST> use hostname/IP address <HOST> for the server [default: 127.0.0.1]
-o print NEST outputs to the console
-p <PORT> use port <PORT> for opening the socket [default: 52425]
-t <TIMEOUT> workers silent for more than this many seconds are killed and restarted [default: 30]
-w <WORKERS> the number of worker processes for handling requests [default: 1]
Default environment variables
# nest-server
NEST_SERVER_DAEMON=0
NEST_SERVER_HOST="127.0.0.1"
NEST_SERVER_LOGFILE="/tmp/nest-server.log"
NEST_SERVER_PORT=52425
NEST_SERVER_STDOUT=0
NEST_SERVER_TIMEOUT=30
NEST_SERVER_WORKERS=1
# main.py
NEST_SERVER_ACCESS_TOKEN=""
NEST_SERVER_DISABLE_AUTH=0
NEST_SERVER_DISABLE_RESTRICTION=0
NEST_SERVER_CORS_ORIGINS="http://localhost:*,http://127.0.0.1:*"
NEST_SERVER_ENABLE_EXEC_CALL=0
NEST_SERVER_MODULES="import nest"
Development mode
We recommend to use virtual environment with uv:
Install dependencies
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
Install nest-server as an editable package
uv pip install -e .
Run nest-server
uv run nest-server start
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