import socket

def test_server(self):
    testServ = Server.CommandServer(localhost, 5000)
    server_thread = threading.Thread(target=testServ.start_listening)
    server_thread.start()

    # On my computer, 0.0000001 is the minimum sleep time or the 
    # client might connect before server thread binds and listens
    # Other computers will differ. I wanted a low number to make tests fast
    time.sleep(0.000001)  

    # This is a fake test client that is just going to attempt a connect and disconnect
    fake_client = socket.socket()
    fake_client.settimeout(1)
    fake_client.connect((localhost, 5000))
    fake_client.close()

    # server thread finishes
    server_thread.join()