## Running the Example

To run this example, execute _Web Integration Service_, _RTI Shapes Demo_, and
the Python client as follows.

### Running Web Integration Service
To run _Web Integration Service_, open a terminal and enter the following
command:

```
$NDDSHOME/bin/rtiwebintegrationservice \
  -cfgFile /path/to/examples/parent/rest/long_polling/long_polling.xml \
  -cfgName longPolling \
  -enableKeepAlive yes
```

Where:

* The ``-cfgFile`` argument loads the appropriate configuration file
into _Web Integration Service_.
* The ``-cfgName`` argument specifies the configuration to be instantiated—in
this case ``longPolling``—which starts the ``ShapesDemoApp``.
This application instantiates a _DomainParticipant_ with _DataReaders_ to read
to Square topics.
* The ``-enablekeepAlive`` argument configures the service to keep open the
underlying TCP connection between client and server between subsequent requests
and responses when possible. You can ensure that the connection survives the
subsequent long-lasting requests by increasing the default value of
``-keepAliveTimeout`` to value greater than the timeout specified in
``long_polling.py``. Note that the ``-keepAliveTimeout`` argument expects a
value in milliseconds.

### Running RTI Shapes Demo
Once you have started _Web Integration Service_, open _RTI Shapes
Demo_ and start publishing Squares of different colors on domain 0.

### Running Python Client Application
To read squares using Long Polling from your Python client application,
open another terminal and enter the following command:

```
python /path/to/examples/parent/rest/long_polling/python/main.py
```

### Note
To run this example you will need to install the *requests* package using
``pip``.

```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```