Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of RemoteJobs

Timestamp:

Jun 18, 2011, 7:17:23 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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RemoteJobs

@@ -20 +20 @@
 == Describing a batch ==
 
-A single job is described by
+A job is described by
 {{{
 <job>
@@ -28 +28 @@
 </job>
 }}}
-C and F are macro-substituted for sweep variables: see below.
 
 Each input file is specified by either a URL accessible to the server,
 or by a path on the server.
-
-A parameter sweep is described by
-{{{
-<sweep var=foo start=x end=y inc=z>
-   [<job>...<job>] or [<sweep>...<sweep>]
-</sweep>
-}}}
-
-In the body of the sweep,
-the string "foo" is macro-substituted with values from x to y with increment z.
-
-Sweeps may be nested.
 
 A batch of jobs is described by:
@@ -51 +38 @@
    [<input_template>x</input_template>]
    [<output_template>x</output_template>]
-   [<job>...<job>] or [<sweep>...<sweep>]
+   <job>...</job>
+   ... more jobs
 </batch>
 }}}
@@ -160 +148 @@
 }}}
 
+== Example usage ==
+PHP:
+
+{{{
+$ch = curl_init("http://project.edu/job_control.php");
+curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
+curl_setopt($ch, CURL_POSTFIELDS, "
+   <batch_estimate>
+      <batch>
+         <app>myappname</app>
+         <job>
+             <command_line>--t ALPHA</command_line>
+         </job>
+      </batch>
+   </batch_estimate>
+");
+$reply = curl_exec($ch);
+$r = new SimpleXMLElement($reply);
+curl_close($ch);
+
+if ($r->estimate) {
+   echo "Estimate: $r->estimate->seconds seconds\n";
+} else {
+   echo "Error: $r->error->message\n";
+}
+  
+
 == Implementation notes ==