Web services for remote job submission

job_control.php

Describing a batch

A job is described by

<job>
   [<command_line>C</command_line>]
   [<input_file>F</input_file>]
   ...
</job>

C and F are macro-substituted for sweep variables: see below.

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.

A batch of jobs is described by:

<batch>
   <app>appname</app>
   [<input_template>x</input_template>]
   [<output_template>x</output_template>]
   [<job>...<job>] or [<sweep>...<sweep>]
</batch>

Batch runtime estimation

Estimates the makespan of a batch. Input:

<batch_estimate>
   <authenticator>X</authenticator>
   <batch> ... </batch>
   [<priority>N</priority>]
</batch_estimate>

Output:

<estimate>
   <seconds>X</seconds>
</estimate>

Submitting a batch

Input:

<batch_submit>
   <authenticator>X</authenticator>
   <batch> ... </batch>
   [<priority>N</priority>]
</batch_submit>

Output:

<batch_id>N</batch_id>

Querying jobs

<query_batch>

<batch_id>N</batch_id>

</query_batch>

<batch_status>

<fraction_done>X</fraction_done> <completed_jobs>N</completed_jobs> <remaining_time>X</remaining_time>

</batch_status>

<query_job>

<name>X</name>

</query_job>

<job_status>

<aborted/> or <unsent/> or <sent> <hostid>N</hostid> <userid>M</userid>

</job_status>

Aborting jobs

<abort_batch>

<batch_id>N</batch_id>

</abort_batch>

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