I want to develop a web GUI client for Nessus.

Hello,

  I want to write a Nessus Client in Python,  driving a back end CGI.   I'm already aware of "inprotect" written in PHP/MySQL.   I want to write one in Python/PostGreSQL.   

  Because I'm so new to Nessus,  my first task is to learn as much about the Nessus server as I can.   I want to know how hard it is to develop this without a client,   or with a simple test client.

  I'm assuming the nessus server is like any other server.  IE:  it listens for socket connections and accepts packets and interprets them as commands and executes them.   Where can I find a list of commands and socket protocol?   I really don't like to have to dig through tons of C code in the source.   Is there some document that lists these commands?

   Anyway,  if I'm in the wrong list,  let me know,  and I'll get out of here.   Thanx guys....

John