Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of RemoteJobs

Timestamp:

Jul 26, 2011, 9:23:19 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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RemoteJobs

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 [[PageOutline]]
-= APIs for remote job submission =
-
-This document describes APIs for remotely submitting jobs to a BOINC server.
+= API for remote job submission =
+
+This document describes an API for remotely submitting jobs to a BOINC server.
 The APIs support the submission of large '''batches''' of jobs,
 such as parameter sweeps.
-The APIs can be used, for example, to create web interfaces for job submission,
+The API can be used, for example, to create web interfaces for job submission,
 such as might be found in a science portal web site:
 
@@ -14 +14 @@
  * All jobs in a batch must use the same application.
  * There can be no dependencies between jobs.
-
-These restrictions may be removed in the future.
 
 BOINC provides a PHP library that implements the API.
@@ -30 +28 @@
 == PHP interface ==
 
-The following functions are provided in the file
+The following functions are provided in the PHP file
 [/trac/browser/trunk/boinc/html/inc/submit.inc submit.inc],
 which is independent of other BOINC code and can be used in the Portal web code.
@@ -36 +34 @@
 === boinc_estimate_batch() ===
 
-This function returns an estimate of the elapsed time
-required to complete a given batch.
+Returns an estimate of the elapsed time required to complete a batch.
 
 Arguments: a "request object" whose fields include
@@ -46 +43 @@
 
 Return value: a 2-element array containing
- * The estimate, in seconds
+ * The elapsed time estimate, in seconds
  * An error message (null if success)
 
@@ -61 +58 @@
 
 for ($i=10; $i<20; $i++) {
-        $job->rsc_fpops_est = $i*1e9;
-        $job->command_line = "--t $i";
-        $req->jobs[] = $job;
+    $job->rsc_fpops_est = $i*1e9;
+    $job->command_line = "--t $i";
+    $req->jobs[] = $job;
 }
 
 list($e, $errmsg) = boinc_estimate_batch($req);
 if ($errmsg) {
-        echo "Error: $errmsg\n";
+    echo "Error: $errmsg\n";
 } else {
-        echo "The batch will take about $e seconds to complete\n";
+    echo "The batch will take about $e seconds to complete\n";
 }
 }}}