Backend.xmlrpc and simple-server.py now use the xmlrpc_marshal() and xmlrpc_unmarshal() functions respectively

ipalib/plugins/b_xmlrpc.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Lightwieght XML-RPC client using Python standard library xmlrpclib.
 
 import xmlrpclib
 from ipalib.backend import Backend
+from ipalib.util import xmlrpc_marshal
 from ipalib import api
 
 class xmlrpc(Backend):
@@ -36,4 +37,13 @@ class xmlrpc(Backend):
         # FIXME: The server uri should come from self.api.env.server_uri
         return xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('http://localhost:8080', allow_none=True)
 
+    def forward_call(self, name, *args, **kw):
+        """
+        Forward a call over XML-RPC to an IPA server.
+        """
+        client = self.get_client()
+        command = getattr(client, name)
+        params = xmlrpc_marshal(*args, **kw)
+        return command(*params)
+
 api.register(xmlrpc)