import SimpleXMLRPCServer

me = {'ID':1, 'surname':'Herb', 'firstname':'Horst', 'dob':'24.02.1963'}
somebody_else = {'ID':2, 'surname':'Bloggs', 'firstname':'Joe', 'dob':'01.02.1903'}
database = {'1':me, '2':somebody_else}

class PersonDB:
	
	def __init__(self):
		pass
	
	def SearchID(self, searchstr):
		property,surname = searchstr.split('=')
		if property != 'surname':
			return -2
			
		if surname=='Herb':
			return 1
		elif surname=='Bloggs':
			return 2
		else:
			 return -1
			 
	def GetPerson(self, ID):
		try:
			return database[str(ID)]
		except:
			return {}
			

if __name__ == "__main__":
	print "Server started, listening ..."
	server = SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCServer(("127.0.0.1",8000))
	server.register_instance(PersonDB())
	server.serve_forever()