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+OpenLP API tester.
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+A commandline utility to access a running OpenLP instance via it's API's and test all functionality.
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+It will find OpenLP on the network via ZeroConf and then using the API's build and run a service.
+After each command the results are tested to make sure the WebSockets have changed. 
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