Changes between Version 30 and Version 31 of RemoteJobs

Timestamp:

Feb 15, 2013, 1:02:00 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

davea

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RemoteJobs

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 [[PageOutline]]
-= API for remote job submission =
+= Web RPCs for remote job submission =
 
 This document describes an API for remotely submitting jobs to a BOINC server.
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  * There can be no dependencies between jobs.
 
-BOINC provides a PHP library that implements the API.
-The underlying web services are implemented as HTTP/XML RPCs,
-and it is possible to create bindings in other languages.
+The interface is implemented using XML over HTTP.
+BOINC provides a client-side PHP binding;
+it's possible to create bindings in other languages.
 
 == Input and output files ==
 
 Input files can be supplied in any of the following ways:
- * '''local''': the file is resident on the BOINC server, and is specified by its path.
  * '''inline''': the file is included in the job submission request XML message.
    It will be served to clients from BOINC server.
- * '''semilocal''': the file is on a data server other than the BOINC server.
-   It is specified by its URL.
+ * '''sandbox''': the file is in the user's [RemoteInputFiles#Per-userfilesandbox sandbox],
+   and is specified by its name in the sandbox.
+ * '''local''': the file has been staged on the BOINC server, and is specified by its physical filename.
+ * '''semilocal''': the file is on a data server other than the BOINC server;
+   this data server need not be accessible to the outside world.
+   The file is specified by its URL.
    It will be downloaded by the BOINC server during job submission,
    and served to clients from the BOINC server.
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 As jobs are completed, their output files are available to the submitting user via HTTP.
 When a batch is complete, a zipped archive of all its output files is available via HTTP.
+Details are [RemoteOutputFiles here].
 
 == PHP interface ==