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+++ b/src/Parser/multiner_server.py
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+import subprocess
+import os
+import time
+import requests
+
+def start_multiner_server():
+    current_directory = os.getcwd()
+    working_directory = "../resources/BERN2/scripts/"
+    os.chdir(working_directory)
+    run_path = "run_bern2.sh"
+    stop_path = "stop_bern2.sh"
+    print("Stopping any existing Multi-NER server instance.")
+    stop_process = subprocess.Popen(["bash", stop_path], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    stop_process.wait()
+    print("Activating Mutli-NER Server... This can take approx. 1 minute")
+    try:
+        subprocess.Popen(["bash", run_path], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        timeout = 120  # Adjust this value as needed
+        # Define the server's URL that you want to check
+        server_url = "http://localhost:8888"  # Update with the actual URL
+        # Wait for the server to become available or reach the timeout
+        start_time = time.time()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                # Send a request to the server to check its availability
+                response = requests.get(server_url)
+                response.raise_for_status()  # Raises an exception for non-2xx status codes
+                break  # Server is available, exit the loop
+            except (requests.ConnectionError, requests.HTTPError) as e:
+                if time.time() - start_time >= timeout:
+                    print(f"Server did not become available within {timeout} seconds.")
+                    break  # Timeout reached
+                else:
+                    # Wait for a short time before checking again
+                    time.sleep(1)
+
+        # Continue with other tasks
+        print("Server is now available.")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error executing the script: {e}")
+    os.chdir(current_directory)
+    
+def stop_multiner_server():
+    current_directory = os.getcwd()
+    working_directory = "../resources/BERN2/scripts/"
+    os.chdir(working_directory)
+    stop_path = "stop_bern2.sh"
+    stop_process = subprocess.Popen(["bash", stop_path], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    stop_process.wait()
+    print("Multi-NER server instance terminated.")
+
+