docs: def startIndyPool(**kwargs):
      '''Start the indy_pool docker container iff it is not already running. See
      <indy-sdk>/ci/indy-pool.dockerfile for details. Idempotent. Simply ensures
      that the indy_pool container is up and running.'''
  
      # TODO: Decide if we need a separate docker container for testing and one for
      #       development. The indy_sdk tests setup and teardown "indy_pool" on
      #       ports 9701-9708. Perhaps we need an "indy_dev_pool" on 9709-9716? I'm
      #       not quite sure where all of our dependencies are on port 9701-9708.
      #       If the test harness (mocks) are hardcoding 9701-9708, then an
      #       indy_dev_pool on different ports will not work.
  
      print("Starting indy_pool ...")
  
      # Check if indy_pool is running
      if containerIsRunning("indy_pool"):
          print("... already running")
          exit(0)
      else:
          # If the container already exists and isn't running, force remove it and
          # readd it. This is brute force, but is sufficient and simple.
          container = getContainer("indy_pool")
          if container:
            container.remove(force=True)
  
      # Build and run indy_pool if it is not already running
      # Build the indy_pool image from the dockerfile in:
      #   /vagrant/indy-sdk/ci/indy-pool.dockerfile
      # 
      # In shell using docker cli:
      # cd /vagrant/indy-sdk
      # sudo docker build -f ci/indy-pool.dockerfile -t indy_pool .
      #
      # NOTE: https://jira.hyperledger.org/browse/IS-406 prevents indy_pool from
      #       starting on the `rc` branch. Apply the patch in the Jira issue to
      #       overcome this problem.
  
      try:
        # indy-sdk won't be in /vagrant if the indy-sdk is cloned to a directory outside
        # the Vagrant project. Regardless of where indy-sdk is cloned, it will be found
        # in /src/indy-sdk in the Vagrant VM.
        image = getImage(path="/src/indy-sdk", dockerfile="ci/indy-pool.dockerfile",
          tag="indy_pool")
      except TypeError as exc:
        image = getImage(path="/vagrant/indy-sdk", dockerfile="ci/indy-pool.dockerfile",
          tag="indy_pool")
      except:
        print("Failed to find indy-pool.dockerfile in /vagrant/indy-sdk or /src/indy-sdk")
  
      # Run a container using the image
      #
      # In shell using docker cli:
      # sudo docker run -itd -p 9701-9708:9701-9708 indy_pool
      #
      # NOTE: {'2222/tcp': 3333} is sufficient. A tuple of (address, port) if you
      #       want to specify the host interface. 
      container = runContainer(image, ports={
          '9701/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9701),
          '9702/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9702),
          '9703/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9703),
          '9704/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9704),
          '9705/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9705),
          '9706/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9706),
          '9707/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9707),
          '9708/tcp': ('0.0.0.0', 9708)
        }, detach=True, name="indy_pool"
      )
  
      print("...started")