A potential solution

packages/syft/src/syft/node/server.py

@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ def make_app(name: str, router: APIRouter) -> FastAPI:
 }
 
 
-def run_reloadable_app() -> None:
-    # Read environment variables
-    name = os.getenv("NODE_NAME", "testing-node")
-    processes = int(os.getenv("PROCESSES", "1"))
-    reset = os.getenv("RESET", "False").lower() in ("true")
-    local_db = os.getenv("LOCAL_DB", "True").lower() in ("true")
-    node_type = NodeType(os.getenv("NODE_TYPE", NodeType.DOMAIN))
-    node_side_type = NodeSideType(os.getenv("NODE_SIDE_TYPE", NodeSideType.HIGH_SIDE))
-
+process_list = []
+def create_app(
+    name: str,
+    node_type: NodeType,
+    node_side_type: NodeSideType,
+    processes: int,
+    reset: bool,
+    local_db: bool
+) -> FastAPI:
     # Print variables for debugging
     print("*" * 50)
     print("Starting uvicorn app with the following settings:")
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def run_reloadable_app() -> None:
     print(f"NODE_SIDE_TYPE: {node_side_type}")
     print("*" * 50)
 
-    # Assuming worker_classes, make_routes, and make_app are defined elsewhere
     worker_type = worker_classes[node_type]
     worker = worker_type.named(
         name=name,
@@ -106,6 +105,77 @@ def run_reloadable_app() -> None:
     app = make_app(worker.name, router=router)
     return app
 
+def app_factory():
+    name = os.getenv("NODE_NAME")
+    node_type = NodeType(os.getenv("NODE_TYPE", "domain"))
+    node_side_type = NodeSideType(os.getenv("NODE_SIDE_TYPE", "high"))
+    processes = int(os.getenv("PROCESSES", 1))
+    local_db = os.getenv("LOCAL_DB", "True") == "True"
+    reset = os.getenv("RESET", "False") == "False"
+
+    return create_app(
+        name=name,
+        node_type=node_type,
+        node_side_type=node_side_type,
+        processes=processes,
+        reset=reset,
+        local_db=local_db
+    )
+
+def start_uvicorn_server(
+    name: str = "testing-node",
+    node_type: str = "domain",
+    node_side_type: str = "high",
+    port: int = 9081,
+    processes: int = 1, 
+    local_db: bool = True,
+    reset: bool = False,    
+):
+    os.environ["NODE_NAME"] = name
+    os.environ["NODE_TYPE"] = node_type
+    os.environ["NODE_SIDE_TYPE"] = node_side_type
+    os.environ["PORT"] = str(port)
+    os.environ["PROCESSES"] = str(processes)
+    os.environ["LOCAL_DB"] = str(local_db)
+    os.environ["RESET"] = str(reset)
+
+    command = ["python", "-m", "syft.node.server"]
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command)
+    process_list.append(process)
+    print(f"Uvicorn server running on port {port} with PID: {process.pid}")
+
+    from syft.orchestra import NodeHandle, DeploymentType
+
+    # Return this object: 
+    return NodeHandle(
+        node_type=NodeType(node_type),
+        deployment_type=DeploymentType.PYTHON,
+        name=name,
+        port=port,
+        url="http://localhost",
+        node_side_type=NodeSideType(node_side_type),
+        # shutdown=stop,
+    )
+    # return process
+
+def stop_all_uvicorn_servers():
+    for process in process_list:
+        process.terminate()
+        process.wait()
+    process_list.clear()
+    print("All Uvicorn servers stopped.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    current_file_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    reload_dirs = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(current_file_path, "../../"))
+
+    uvicorn.run("syft.node.server:app_factory", 
+                host="0.0.0.0", 
+                port=int(os.getenv("PORT", 9081)), 
+                reload=True, 
+                factory=True,
+                reload_dirs=[reload_dirs],
+)
 
 def run_uvicorn(
     name: str,