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        <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Loading_the_Webservices_Embedded_Package"><SPAN
        class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Loading the Webservices
        Embedded
        <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Listen"><SPAN
        class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Specify a Port to Receive Request
        <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Start"><SPAN
        class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Start Listening for
        <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Stop"><SPAN
        class=tocnumber>4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Stop Listening for
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<A name=Loading_the_Webservices_Embedded_Package></A>
<H2>Loading the Webservices Server Package </H2>

<P>To load the webservices server package, do: </P><PRE> package require WS::Embedded
</PRE>
<P>This command will only load the server the first time it is used, so it
causes no ill effects to put this in each file declaring a service or service
procedure. </P>

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<A name=Listen></A>
<H2>Specify a Port to Receive Request on</H2>

<P><B>Procedure Name&nbsp;: </P>
<P><B>Description</B>&nbsp;: Instruct the module to listen on a Port, security information.
<P><B>Arguments</B>&nbsp;: this procedure uses position dependent arguments,
they are: </P>
<PRE>
     <I>port    </I> -- Port number to listen on.
     <I>certfile</I> -- Name of the certificate file. Defaults to {}.
     <I>keyfile </I> -- Name of the key file. Defaults to {}.
     <I>userpwds</I> -- A list of username and passwords. Defaults to {}.
     <I>realm   </I> -- The seucrity realm. Defaults to {}.
     <I>logger  </I> -- A logging routines for errors. Defaults to ::WS::Embeded::logger.
</PRE>
<P><B>Returns</B>&nbsp;: Handle of socket </P>
<P><B>Side-Effects</B>&nbsp;: None </P>
<P><B>Exception Conditions</B>&nbsp;: &nbsp;: None </P>
<P><B>Pre-requisite Conditions</B>&nbsp;: None </P>
<HR>

<A name=Start></A>
<H2>Start Listening for Requests</H2>
<P><B>Procedure Name&nbsp;: </P>
<P><B>Description</B>&nbsp;: Start listening on all ports (i.e. enter the event loop). </P>
<P><B>Arguments</B>&nbsp;: None</P>
<P><B>Returns</B>&nbsp;: Value that event loop was exited with. </P>
<P><B>Side-Effects</B>&nbsp;: Nothing</P>
<P><B>Exception Conditions</B>&nbsp;: None </P>
<P><B>Pre-requisite
<ul>
<p>::WS::Embeded::Listen should have been called for one or more port.</p>
</ul>

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<A name=Stop></A>
<H2>Stop Listening for Requests</H2>
<P><B>Procedure Name&nbsp;: </P>
<P><B>Description</B>&nbsp;: Stop listening on all ports (i.e. enter the event loop). </P>

<PRE>
    value -- Value that ::WS::Embedded::Start should return
</PRE>
<P><B>Returns</B>&nbsp;: Nothing </P>
<P><B>Side-Effects</B>&nbsp;: Nothing</P>
<P><B>Exception Conditions</B>&nbsp;: None </P>
<P><B>Pre-requisite
<ul>
<p>::WS::Embeded::Start should have been called.</p>
</ul>