Changes between Version 43 and Version 44 of RemoteJobs

Timestamp:

Oct 15, 2014, 11:31:05 AM (10 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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RemoteJobs

@@ -11 +11 @@
  * There can be no dependencies between jobs.
 
-At the bottom level, the interface uses XML over HTTP.
-At a higher level, BOINC provides client-side bindings in PHP and C++.
+At the bottom level, the interface consists of Web RPCs.
+BOINC provides client-side bindings in PHP and C++.
+These bindings differ slightly; they expose different details of the Web RPCs.
 
 As jobs are completed, their output files are available to the submitting user via HTTP.
@@ -33 +34 @@
  * '''app_name''': the name of the application for which jobs are being submitted
  * '''batch_name''': a symbolic name for the batch.  Need not be unique.
+ * '''workunit_template_file''': an optional [JobTemplates input template file name].
+ * '''result_template_file''': an optional [JobTemplates output template file name].
  * '''jobs''': an array of job descriptors, each of which contains
   * '''rsc_fpops_est''': an estimate of the FLOPs used by the job
@@ -227 +230 @@
 === estimate_batch() ===
 
-Get an estimate of the time to completion of a (potential) batch.
+Get an estimate of the makespan of a (potential) batch.
 
 {{{
@@ -444 +447 @@
 The inputs and outputs of each function are XML documents.
 The format of the request and reply XML documents
-can be inferred from inc/submit.inc and user/submit_rpc_handler.php.
+can be inferred from user/submit_rpc_handler.php.
 
 == Example web interface ==