add a network test

.gitlab-ci.yml

+before_script:
+  - apt-get update -q -y
+  - apt-get install python-dev python-tk -q -y
+  - wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+  - python get-pip.py
+  - python -m pip --version
+  - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+  - python -m pip install -U matplotlib
+
 myplotlib_import_local_latex_tkagg:
   script:
-    - apt-get update -q -y
-    - apt-get install python-dev python-tk -q -y
-    - wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
-    - python get-pip.py
-    - python -m pip --version
-    - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-    - python -m pip install -U matplotlib
     - git name-rev --name-only HEAD
     - ls -l
     - cd test/localhost
     - ./setup_test_folder.sh -r latex-tkagg
     - python import_test.py
     - ./clean_test_folder.sh
+
+myplotlib_import_network_latex_tkagg:
+  script:
+    - git name-rev --name-only HEAD
+    - ls -l
+    - cd test/network
+    - ./setup_test_folder.sh -r latex-tkagg
+    - python test_com_nogl.py
+    - ./clean_test_folder.sh

test/network/test_com_nogl.py

+import threading
+
+from serverside.myIOs import readStupidData
+from serverside.figTest import FigTest as FigTests
+from clientside.figTest import FigTest as FigTestc
+
+SERVER_IOFUNCTIONS = {'readStupidData': readStupidData}
+SERVER_FIGURES = {'FigTest': FigTests}
+
+import serverside.myplotlib as mpl_server
+import clientside.myplotlib as mpl_client
+
+server = mpl_server.MplServer2(port=50803, knownFunctions=SERVER_IOFUNCTIONS, knownFigures=SERVER_FIGURES)
+client = mpl_client.MplClient2()
+
+# Start a thread with the server -- that thread will then start one
+# more thread for each request
+server_thread = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever)
+# Exit the server thread when the main thread terminates
+server_thread.daemon = True
+server_thread.start()
+print "Server loop running in thread:", server_thread.name
+
+client.connect(('', 50803))
+
+client.readData('readStupidData', 'data1')
+fig = client.newSyncFigure(FigTestc, ('data1',))