mvrun.py changes

mvrun.py

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+import argparse
+import threading
+import subprocess
+
+# Run python in subprocess
+def run_script(script_name, *args):
+    try:
+        # Path to the Python interpreter inside the virtual environment
+        python_executable = './env/bin/python'
+
+        # Combine the script name and arguments
+        command = [python_executable, script_name] + list(args)
+
+        # Run the subprocess and report errors
+        subprocess.run(command, check=True)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error running {script_name}: {e}")
+
+# Parse runtime argument (--config) and start subprocess threads
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Helper script to run the datbase and web frontend in separate threads.")
+
+    # Add --config runtime argument
+    parser.add_argument('--config', help="Path to the configuration file.", default='config.ini')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Database Thread
+    dbthrd = threading.Thread(target=run_script, args=('startdb.py', '--config', args.config))
+
+    # Web server thread
+    webthrd = threading.Thread(target=run_script, args=('main.py', '--config', args.config))
+
+    # Start Meshview subprocess threads
+    dbthrd.start()
+    webthrd.start()
+
+    dbthrd.join()
+    webthrd.join()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()