Server

class discord.ext.ipc.Server(bot, host='127.0.0.1', secret_key=None, standard_port=1025, multicast_port=20000, do_multicast=True, logger=None)

Bases: object

The inter-process communication server attached to the bot.

Parameters:

• bot (Bot) – The bot instance.

• host (str) – The server address (defaults to 127.0.0.1).

• secret_key (str | None) – The authentication key required from clients.

• standard_port (int) – The port for the standard server (defaults to 1025).

• multicast_port (int) – The port for the multicast server (defaults to 20000).

• do_multicast (bool) – Whether multicasting is allowed (enabled by default).

• logger (logging.Logger | None) – The logger used by the library.

classmethod route(name=None, multicast=True)

Register a coroutine as an endpoint.

Parameters:

• name (str | None) – The endpoint name. Defaults to the function name.

• multicast (bool) – Whether the endpoint is available over multicast connections.

Return type:

Callable[[Callable[..., Awaitable[Any]]], Callable[..., Awaitable[Any]]]

async start()

Start the standard (and, if enabled, multicast) servers.

Return type:

None

async stop()

Shut down all running servers.

Return type:

None