pce_server/1

pce_server(+Address)

Create a socket-based server. This predicate is in library(pce_server). It creates a server-socket object at the specified address which other processes can connect to in order to give Prolog commands to this XPCE image.

pce_server/1 implements a simple generic server. Its sources may be used as a starting point to write dedicated servers. The Unix command xpce-client may be used to connect to XPCE sockets. Below is an example of using this library:

% xpce
<banner>
?- pce_server(gnat).
yes

% on another terminal on the same machine
% xpce-client gnat
(pce) send(new(P, picture), open).
P = @364728
(pce) exit
%

The reserved command exit closes the server socket -- only this connection.