docs: def connect(self, dests=[], name=None, id='', props={}):
          '''Connect this port to other ports.
  
          After the connection has been made, a delayed reparse of the
          connections for this and the destination port will be triggered.
  
          @param dests A list of the destination Port objects. Must be provided.
          @param name The name of the connection. If None, a suitable default
                      will be created based on the names of the two ports.
          @param id The ID of this connection. If None, one will be generated by
                 the RTC implementation.
          @param props Properties of the connection. Required values depend on
                       the type of the two ports being connected.
          @raises IncompatibleDataPortConnectionPropsError, FailedToConnectError
  
          '''
          with self._mutex:
              if self.porttype == 'DataInPort' or self.porttype == 'DataOutPort':
                  for prop in props:
                      if prop in self.properties:
                          if props[prop] not in [x.strip() for x in self.properties[prop].split(',')] and \
                                  'any' not in self.properties[prop].lower():
                              # Invalid property selected
                              raise exceptions.IncompatibleDataPortConnectionPropsError
                      for d in dests:
                          if prop in d.properties:
                              if props[prop] not in [x.strip() for x in d.properties[prop].split(',')] and \
                                      'any' not in d.properties[prop].lower():
                                  # Invalid property selected
                                  raise exceptions.IncompatibleDataPortConnectionPropsError
              if not name:
                  name = self.name + '_'.join([d.name for d in dests])
              props = utils.dict_to_nvlist(props)
              profile = RTC.ConnectorProfile(name, id,
                      [self._obj] + [d._obj for d in dests], props)
              return_code, profile = self._obj.connect(profile)
              if return_code != RTC.RTC_OK:
                  raise exceptions.FailedToConnectError(return_code)
              self.reparse_connections()
              for d in dests:
                  d.reparse_connections()