diff -r e12589f1d408 -r a663a8be64da src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py
--- a/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py Tue Nov 22 16:33:30 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Utilities/BackgroundService.py Wed Nov 23 10:48:46 2022 +0100
@@ -56,18 +56,27 @@
self.services = {}
networkInterface = Preferences.getDebugger("NetworkInterface")
- if networkInterface == "all" or "." in networkInterface:
- self.hostAddress = "127.0.0.1"
+ if networkInterface in ("allv4", "localv4") or "." in networkInterface:
+ # IPv4
+ self.__hostAddress = "127.0.0.1"
+ elif networkInterface in ("all", "allv6", "localv6"):
+ # IPv6
+ self.__hostAddress = "::1"
else:
- self.hostAddress = "::1"
- self.listen(QHostAddress(self.hostAddress))
+ self.__hostAddress = networkInterface
+ self.listen(QHostAddress(self.__hostAddress))
self.newConnection.connect(self.on_newConnection)
+ ## Note: Need the address and port if started external in debugger:
port = self.serverPort()
- ## Note: Need the port if started external in debugger:
- print("Background Service listening on: {0:d}".format(port))
- # __IGNORE_WARNING__
+ hostAddressStr = (
+ "[{0}]".format(self.__hostAddress)
+ if ":" in self.__hostAddress
+ else self.__hostAddress
+ )
+ print("Background Service listening on: {0}:{1:d}".format(hostAddressStr, port))
+ # __IGNORE_WARNING_M801__
interpreter = self.__getPythonInterpreter()
if interpreter:
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@
proc.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess.ProcessChannelMode.ForwardedChannels)
args = [
backgroundClient,
- self.hostAddress,
+ self.__hostAddress,
str(port),
str(Preferences.getUI("BackgroundServiceProcesses")),
Globals.getPythonLibraryDirectory(),
