Refactored RPC client to utils so it can be reused

ethereal/ethereum.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethrpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethereal/ui"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
@@ -104,12 +102,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if StartRpc {
-		ethereum.RpcServer, err = ethrpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum), RpcPort)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("Could not start RPC interface:", err)
-		} else {
-			go ethereum.RpcServer.Start()
-		}
+		utils.DoRpc(ethereum, RpcPort)
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("Starting Ethereum GUI v%s\n", ethutil.Config.Ver)

ethereum/ethereum.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethrpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/utils"
 	"log"
@@ -139,12 +137,7 @@ func main() {
 		go console.Start()
 	}
 	if StartRpc {
-		ethereum.RpcServer, err = ethrpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum), RpcPort)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Infoln("Could not start RPC interface:", err)
-		} else {
-			go ethereum.RpcServer.Start()
-		}
+		utils.DoRpc(ethereum, RpcPort)
 	}
 
 	RegisterInterrupts(ethereum)

utils/cmd.go

@@ -5,12 +5,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethminer"
-	_ "github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethrpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethrpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"log"
 	"time"
 )
 
+func DoRpc(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, RpcPort int) {
+	var err error
+	ethereum.RpcServer, err = ethrpc.NewJsonRpcServer(ethpub.NewPEthereum(ethereum), RpcPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Could not start RPC interface:", err)
+	} else {
+		go ethereum.RpcServer.Start()
+	}
+}
+
 func DoMining(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) {
 	// Set Mining status
 	ethereum.Mining = true