UDS_server_changed_path.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Unix Domain Socket Server

import socket
import os
import time

SERVER_PATH = "/tmp/UDS_server"

def run_unix_domain_socket_server():
    if os.path.exists(SERVER_PATH):
        os.remove(SERVER_PATH)

    print "starting unix domain socket server."
    server = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
    server.bind(SERVER_PATH)

    print "Listening on path: %s" %SERVER_PATH
    while True:
        datagram = server.recv(1024)
        if not datagram:
            break
        else:
            print "-" * 20
            print datagram
        if "DONE" == datagram:
            break

    print "-" * 20
    print "Server is shutting down now..."
    server.close()
    os.remove(SERVER_PATH)
    print  "Server shutdown and path removed."

if __name__ == '__main__':
    run_unix_domain_socket_server()