Changes between Version 31 and Version 32 of JobSubmission

Timestamp:

Apr 20, 2014, 11:47:34 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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JobSubmission

@@ -48 +48 @@
  --additional_xml 'x':: This can be used to supply, for example, <credit>12.4</credit>.
 
+=== Remote input files ===
+By default, input files are staged locally on the project server,
+and are identified by their filename.
+
+However, you can also use input files that are remote,
+i.e. on a web server other than the project server.
+In that case you must specify them as
+{{{
+--remote_file filename URL nbytes MD5
+}}}
+
 == From a C++ program == #cpp-workgen
 
@@ -68 +79 @@
 (the latter has priority).
 On a successful return, wu.id contains the database ID of the workunit.
+
+If you want to use remote input files, use the following variant:
+{{{
+int create_work(
+    DB_WORKUNIT& wu,
+    const char* wu_template,                  // contents, not path
+    const char* result_template_filename,     // relative to project root
+    const char* result_template_filepath,     // absolute or relative to current dir
+    vector<INFILE_DESC> infiles,              // list of input file descriptions; see below
+    SCHED_CONFIG&,
+    const char* command_line = NULL,
+    const char* additional_xml = NULL
+);
+
+struct INFILE_DESC {
+    char name[1024];     // physical name
+    bool is_remote;
+    // the following defined if remote
+    double nbytes;
+    char md5[64];
+    char url[1024];
+};
+
+}}}