add methods to show running and connected status

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/web/prop.py

@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ from bpy.props import (
 
 
 class WebProperties(PropertyGroup):
-    webserver_port: IntProperty(name="Webserver Port")
+    webserver_port: IntProperty(name="Webserver Port", min=0, max=65535)
-    show_webserver_running: BoolProperty(name="Show Webserver Running", default=False)
+    is_running: BoolProperty(name="Webserver Running Status", default=False)
+    is_connected: BoolProperty(name="Connection Status", default=False)

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/web/ui.py

@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ class BIM_PT_webui(Panel):
         row = layout.row()
         row.prop(props, "webserver_port", text="Webserver Port")
 
-        if props.show_webserver_running:
+        if props.is_running:
             row = layout.row()
-            row.label(text=f"Web Server running on port {props.webserver_port}")
+            row.label(text=f"Webserver running on port {props.webserver_port}")
 
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator("bim.connect_websocket_server")
 
+        if props.is_connected:
+            row = layout.row()
+            row.label(text=f"Connected to Webserver on port {props.webserver_port}")
+
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator("bim.kill_websocket_server")

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/web.py

@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ def connect_websocket_server(web, port):
     # check if port already has a server listening to it
     if web.is_port_available(port):
         web.start_websocket_server(port)
-        web.show_webserver_running()
+        web.set_is_running(True)
     else:
-        web.hide_webserver_running()
+        web.set_is_running(False)
 
     web.connect_websocket_server(port)
+    web.set_is_connected(True)
 
 
 def kill_websocket_server(web):
+    web.set_is_running(False)
+    web.set_is_connected(False)
     web.kill_websocket_server()
-    web.hide_webserver_running()

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/web.py

@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ class Web(blenderbim.core.tool.Web):
         print("Webserver terminated successfully")
 
     @classmethod
-    def show_webserver_running(cls):
+    def set_is_running(cls, is_running):
-        bpy.context.scene.WebProperties.show_webserver_running = True
+        bpy.context.scene.WebProperties.is_running = is_running
 
     @classmethod
-    def hide_webserver_running(cls):
+    def set_is_connected(cls, is_connected):
-        bpy.context.scene.WebProperties.show_webserver_running = False
+        bpy.context.scene.WebProperties.is_connected = is_connected
 
     @classmethod
     def get_webui_data(cls):