Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of RemoteInputFiles

Timestamp:

Jan 25, 2017, 4:21:51 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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RemoteInputFiles

@@ -23 +23 @@
  * '''File immutability''': BOINC requires that a file
   of a given name can never be changed.
-  Job submitters can't be expected to obey this rule:
-  they must be able to submit one job with an input file of a given name,
-  and a second job with an input file of the same name but different contents.
  * '''File cleanup''': files on the server must be deleted when they are no longer needed.
  * '''Authorization''': only users authorized to submit jobs
@@ -40 +37 @@
 == Job-based file management ==
 
-In this system, the BOINC name of a file (i.e. its name on the BOINC server)
-includes its hash; thus file immutability is automatic.
+In this system, you must supply physical names of files
+that are globally unique.
+The easiest way to do this is to include a hash of the file contents in the name.
 
 File cleanup is based on file/batch associations.
@@ -75 +73 @@
  * '''project_url''': the project's master URL
  * '''authenticator''': the job submitter's authenticator.
- * '''boinc_names''': a list of the "BOINC names" of the files.
-    Must include the MD5 hash; can have a prefix or suffix if needed.
+ * '''boinc_names''': a duplicate-free list of the BOINC's physical names of the files.
+  These typically will include a hash (e.g. MD5) of the file contents.
  * '''batch_id''': the ID of a batch whose jobs will reference the files
   (these jobs need not exist yet).