host and port options that can be overridden

modpypes/client.py

@@ -67,8 +67,17 @@ class ConsoleClient(ConsoleCmd, Client):
             print("address, unit and register required")
             return
 
-        # get the address and unit
+        # get the address and unit, and register
         addr, unitID, register = args[:3]
+
+        # address might have a port
+        if ':' in addr:
+            addr, port = addr.split(':')
+            server_address = (addr, int(port))
+        else:
+            server_address = (addr, 502)
+
+        # unit identifier
         unitID = int(unitID)
         if _debug: ConsoleClient._debug("    - addr, unitID: %r, %r", addr, unitID)
 
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ class ConsoleClient(ConsoleCmd, Client):
             return
 
         # set the destination
-        req.pduDestination = (addr, 502)
+        req.pduDestination = server_address
         req.mpduUnitID = unitID
         if _debug: ConsoleClient._debug("    - req: %r", req)
 

modpypes/server.py

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-Server
-======
-
 This executable module is a console application for presenting itself as a
 MODBUS server accepting read and write MODBUS PDUs.
 """
 
+import os
 import math
 
 from bacpypes.debugging import bacpypes_debugging, ModuleLogger
@@ -29,6 +27,9 @@ from .app import ModbusServer, ModbusException
 _debug = 0
 _log = ModuleLogger(globals())
 
+# settings
+SERVER_HOST = os.getenv("SERVER_HOST", "")
+SERVER_PORT = int(os.getenv("SERVER_PORT", 502))
 
 #
 #   ConsoleServer
@@ -53,15 +54,23 @@ class ConsoleServer(ConsoleCmd, Client):
 def main():
     # parse the command line arguments
     parser = ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
-
-    # now parse the arguments
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--host", type=str,
+        help="address of host (default {!r})".format(SERVER_HOST),
+        default=SERVER_HOST,
+        )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--port", type=int,
+        help="server port (default {!r})".format(SERVER_PORT),
+        default=SERVER_PORT,
+        )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if _debug: _log.debug("initialization")
     if _debug: _log.debug("    - args: %r", args)
 
     # local IO functions
-    bind(ConsoleServer(), ModbusServer())
+    bind(ConsoleServer(), ModbusServer(port=args.port))
 
     _log.debug("running")