Allow turning the API server on/off at runtime

common/api/api_server.cpp

@@ -50,12 +50,29 @@ KICAD_API_SERVER::KICAD_API_SERVER() :
         m_token( KIID().AsStdString() ),
         m_readyToReply( false )
 {
+    m_commonHandler = std::make_unique<API_HANDLER_COMMON>();
+    RegisterHandler( m_commonHandler.get() );
+
     if( !Pgm().GetCommonSettings()->m_Api.enable_server )
     {
         wxLogTrace( traceApi, "Server: disabled by user preferences." );
         return;
     }
 
+    Start();
+}
+
+
+KICAD_API_SERVER::~KICAD_API_SERVER()
+{
+}
+
+
+void KICAD_API_SERVER::Start()
+{
+    if( Running() )
+        return;
+
     wxFileName socket;
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
     socket.AssignDir( wxS( "/tmp" ) );
@@ -88,9 +105,6 @@ KICAD_API_SERVER::KICAD_API_SERVER() :
             fmt::format( "ipc://{}", socket.GetFullPath().ToStdString() ) );
     m_server->SetCallback( [&]( std::string* aRequest ) { onApiRequest( aRequest ); } );
 
-    m_commonHandler = std::make_unique<API_HANDLER_COMMON>();
-    RegisterHandler( m_commonHandler.get() );
-
     m_logFilePath.AssignDir( PATHS::GetLogsPath() );
     m_logFilePath.SetName( s_logFileName );
 
@@ -106,8 +120,16 @@ KICAD_API_SERVER::KICAD_API_SERVER() :
 }
 
 
-KICAD_API_SERVER::~KICAD_API_SERVER()
+void KICAD_API_SERVER::Stop()
 {
+    if( !Running() )
+        return;
+
+    wxLogTrace( traceApi, "Stopping server" );
+    Unbind( API_REQUEST_EVENT, &KICAD_API_SERVER::handleApiEvent, this );
+
+    m_server->Stop();
+    m_server.reset( nullptr );
 }
 
 

common/eda_base_frame.cpp

@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <kiface_ids.h>
 
+#ifdef KICAD_IPC_API
+#include <api/api_server.h>
+#endif
+
 
 // Minimum window size
 static const wxSize minSizeLookup( FRAME_T aFrameType, wxWindow* aWindow )
@@ -549,6 +553,15 @@ void EDA_BASE_FRAME::CommonSettingsChanged( bool aEnvVarsChanged, bool aTextVars
 
     COMMON_SETTINGS* settings = Pgm().GetCommonSettings();
 
+#ifdef KICAD_IPC_API
+    bool running = Pgm().GetApiServer().Running();
+
+    if( running && !settings->m_Api.enable_server )
+        Pgm().GetApiServer().Stop();
+    else if( !running && settings->m_Api.enable_server )
+        Pgm().GetApiServer().Start();
+#endif
+
     if( m_fileHistory )
     {
         int historySize = settings->m_System.file_history_size;

include/api/api_server.h

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public:
 
     ~KICAD_API_SERVER();
 
+    void Start();
+
+    void Stop();
+
     bool Running() const;
 
     /**