src/bitmessageapi.py

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012 Jonathan Warren
-# Copyright (c) 2012 The Bitmessage developers
-# Moved  API stuff from main program to here /EM
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Jonathan Warren
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2014 The Bitmessage developers
+
+comment= """
+This is not what you run to run the Bitmessage API. Instead, enable daemon mode
+( https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Daemon ) then run bitmessagemain.py. 
+"""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print comment
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(0)
 
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler
 import json

src/bitmessagemain.py

@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ import signal  # Used to capture a Ctrl-C keypress so that Bitmessage can shutdo
 import singleton
 import os
 
-
-# OSX python version check
-import sys
-if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    if float("{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)) < 7.5:
-        msg = "You should use python 2.7.5 or greater. Your version: %s", "{0}.{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)
-        logger.critical(msg)
-        print msg
-        sys.exit(0)
-
 from SimpleXMLRPCServer import SimpleXMLRPCServer
 from bitmessageapi import MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler        
 
@@ -31,7 +21,6 @@ import shared
 from helper_sql import sqlQuery
 import threading
 
-
 # Classes
 #from helper_sql import *
 #from class_sqlThread import *
@@ -49,11 +38,19 @@ from debug import logger
 # Helper Functions
 import helper_bootstrap
 import helper_generic
-#import proofofwork
 
 from subprocess import call
 import time
 
+# OSX python version check
+import sys
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    if float("{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)) < 7.5:
+        msg = "You should use python 2.7.5 or greater. Your version: %s", "{0}.{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)
+        logger.critical(msg)
+        print msg
+        sys.exit(0)
+
 def connectToStream(streamNumber):
     shared.streamsInWhichIAmParticipating[streamNumber] = 'no data'
     selfInitiatedConnections[streamNumber] = {}
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ class singleAPI(threading.Thread):
 # This is a list of current connections (the thread pointers at least)
 selfInitiatedConnections = {}
 
-
 if shared.useVeryEasyProofOfWorkForTesting:
     shared.networkDefaultProofOfWorkNonceTrialsPerByte = int(
         shared.networkDefaultProofOfWorkNonceTrialsPerByte / 16)