pyicat_plus.client.bliss.get_icat_client

pyicat_plus.client.bliss.get_icat_client(timeout=None, metadata_urls=None)

Create and return an instance of IcatClient using configuration retrieved from a Beacon server. It is determined from the BEACON_HOST environment variable. If the configuration is unavailable, a RuntimeError is raised. :type timeout: Optional[float] :param timeout: optional timeout for the ICAT client operations. :type metadata_urls: Optional[List[str]] :param metadata_urls: URLs of the ActiveMQ message brokers to be used for creating ICAT datasets from a directory with metadata. If provided, these URLs will override the configuration retrieved from Beacon. :rtype: IcatClient :returns: the ICAT Client.