1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py b/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py
index 3a68881da..8de2d2599 100644
--- a/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py
+++ b/extmod/uasyncio/stream.py
@@ -107,15 +107,7 @@ class Server:
     async def wait_closed(self):
         await self.task
 
-    async def _serve(self, cb, host, port, backlog):
-        import usocket as socket
-
-        ai = socket.getaddrinfo(host, port)[0]  # TODO this is blocking!
-        s = socket.socket()
-        s.setblocking(False)
-        s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        s.bind(ai[-1])
-        s.listen(backlog)
+    async def _serve(self, s, cb):
         # Accept incoming connections
         while True:
             try:
@@ -137,9 +129,20 @@ class Server:
 # Helper function to start a TCP stream server, running as a new task
 # TODO could use an accept-callback on socket read activity instead of creating a task
 async def start_server(cb, host, port, backlog=5):
-    s = Server()
-    s.task = core.create_task(s._serve(cb, host, port, backlog))
-    return s
+    import usocket as socket
+
+    # Create and bind server socket.
+    host = socket.getaddrinfo(host, port)[0]  # TODO this is blocking!
+    s = socket.socket()
+    s.setblocking(False)
+    s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+    s.bind(host[-1])
+    s.listen(backlog)
+
+    # Create and return server object and task.
+    srv = Server()
+    srv.task = core.create_task(srv._serve(s, cb))
+    return srv
 
 
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