#!/usr/bin/python2.7

from multiprocessing import Process, Pipe
import BaseHTTPServer
import requests

class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    def do_GET(self):
        self.send_response(200)
        self.send_header("Content-type", 'text/plain')
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write('test')

    def log_request(self, code='-', size='-'):
        pass

def start_server(pipe):
    # start a simple server on any available port
    httpd = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('', 0), RequestHandler)
    pipe.send(httpd.socket.getsockname())
    httpd.handle_request()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parent, child = Pipe()
    p = Process(target=start_server, args=(child,))
    p.daemon = True
    p.start()
    # use the socket address from the test server
    requests.get('http://{}:{}'.format(*parent.recv()))