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1 # $Id: AnalysisI.pm,v 1.5.2.1 2003/07/04 02:40:29 shawnh Exp $ | |
2 # | |
3 # BioPerl module for Bio::AnalysisI | |
4 # | |
5 # Cared for by Martin Senger <senger@ebi.ac.uk> | |
6 # For copyright and disclaimer see below. | |
7 # | |
8 | |
9 # POD documentation - main docs before the code | |
10 | |
11 =head1 NAME | |
12 | |
13 Bio::AnalysisI - An interface to any (local or remote) analysis tool | |
14 | |
15 =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
16 | |
17 This is an interface module - you do not instantiate it. | |
18 Use C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis> module: | |
19 | |
20 use Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis; | |
21 my $tool = new Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis (@args); | |
22 | |
23 =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
24 | |
25 This interface contains all public methods for accessing and | |
26 controlling local and remote analysis tools. It is meant to be used on | |
27 the client side. | |
28 | |
29 =head1 FEEDBACK | |
30 | |
31 =head2 Mailing Lists | |
32 | |
33 User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other | |
34 Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to | |
35 the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated. | |
36 | |
37 bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion | |
38 http://bioperl.org/MailList.shtml - About the mailing lists | |
39 | |
40 =head2 Reporting Bugs | |
41 | |
42 Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track | |
43 of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via | |
44 email or the web: | |
45 | |
46 bioperl-bugs@bioperl.org | |
47 http://bioperl.org/bioperl-bugs/ | |
48 | |
49 =head1 AUTHOR | |
50 | |
51 Martin Senger (senger@ebi.ac.uk) | |
52 | |
53 =head1 COPYRIGHT | |
54 | |
55 Copyright (c) 2003, Martin Senger and EMBL-EBI. | |
56 All Rights Reserved. | |
57 | |
58 This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | |
59 it under the same terms as Perl itself. | |
60 | |
61 =head1 DISCLAIMER | |
62 | |
63 This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. | |
64 | |
65 =head1 SEE ALSO | |
66 | |
67 =over | |
68 | |
69 =item * | |
70 | |
71 http://industry.ebi.ac.uk/soaplab/Perl_Client.html | |
72 | |
73 =back | |
74 | |
75 =head1 APPENDIX | |
76 | |
77 This is actually the main documentation... | |
78 | |
79 If you try to call any of these methods directly on this | |
80 C<Bio::AnalysisI> object you will get a I<not implemented> error | |
81 message. You need to call them on a C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis> object instead. | |
82 | |
83 =cut | |
84 | |
85 | |
86 # Let the code begin... | |
87 | |
88 package Bio::AnalysisI; | |
89 use vars qw(@ISA $Revision); | |
90 use strict; | |
91 use Bio::Root::RootI; | |
92 | |
93 @ISA = qw(Bio::Root::RootI); | |
94 | |
95 BEGIN { | |
96 $Revision = q$Id: AnalysisI.pm,v 1.5.2.1 2003/07/04 02:40:29 shawnh Exp $; | |
97 } | |
98 | |
99 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
100 | |
101 =head2 analysis_name | |
102 | |
103 Usage : $tool->analysis_name; | |
104 Returns : a name of this analysis | |
105 Args : none | |
106 | |
107 =cut | |
108 | |
109 sub analysis_name { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
110 | |
111 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
112 | |
113 =head2 analysis_spec | |
114 | |
115 Usage : $tool->analysis_spec; | |
116 Returns : a hash reference describing this analysis | |
117 Args : none | |
118 | |
119 The returned hash reference uses the following keys (not all of them always | |
120 present, perhaps others present as well): C<name>, C<type>, C<version>, | |
121 C<supplier>, C<installation>, C<description>. | |
122 | |
123 Here is an example output: | |
124 | |
125 Analysis 'edit::seqret': | |
126 installation => EMBL-EBI | |
127 description => Reads and writes (returns) sequences | |
128 supplier => EMBOSS | |
129 version => 2.6.0 | |
130 type => edit | |
131 name => seqret | |
132 | |
133 =cut | |
134 | |
135 sub analysis_spec { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
136 | |
137 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
138 | |
139 =head2 describe | |
140 | |
141 Usage : $tool->analysis_spec; | |
142 Returns : an XML detailed description of this analysis | |
143 Args : none | |
144 | |
145 The returned XML string contains metadata describing this analysis | |
146 service. It includes also metadata returned (and easier used) by | |
147 method C<analysis_spec>, C<input_spec> and C<result_spec>. | |
148 | |
149 The DTD used for returned metadata is based on the adopted standard | |
150 (BSA specification for analysis engine): | |
151 | |
152 <!ELEMENT DsLSRAnalysis (analysis)+> | |
153 | |
154 <!ELEMENT analysis (description?, input*, output*, extension?)> | |
155 | |
156 <!ATTLIST analysis | |
157 type CDATA #REQUIRED | |
158 name CDATA #IMPLIED | |
159 version CDATA #IMPLIED | |
160 supplier CDATA #IMPLIED | |
161 installation CDATA #IMPLIED> | |
162 | |
163 <!ELEMENT description ANY> | |
164 <!ELEMENT extension ANY> | |
165 | |
166 <!ELEMENT input (default?, allowed*, extension?)> | |
167 | |
168 <!ATTLIST input | |
169 type CDATA #REQUIRED | |
170 name CDATA #REQUIRED | |
171 mandatory (true|false) "false"> | |
172 | |
173 <!ELEMENT default (#PCDATA)> | |
174 <!ELEMENT allowed (#PCDATA)> | |
175 | |
176 <!ELEMENT output (extension?)> | |
177 | |
178 <!ATTLIST output | |
179 type CDATA #REQUIRED | |
180 name CDATA #REQUIRED> | |
181 | |
182 But the DTD may be extended by provider-specific metadata. For | |
183 example, the EBI experimental SOAP-based service on top of EMBOSS uses | |
184 DTD explained at C<http://industry.ebi.ac.uk/applab>. | |
185 | |
186 =cut | |
187 | |
188 sub describe { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
189 | |
190 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
191 | |
192 =head2 input_spec | |
193 | |
194 Usage : $tool->input_spec; | |
195 Returns : an array reference with hashes as elements | |
196 Args : none | |
197 | |
198 The analysis input data are named, and can be also associated with a | |
199 default value, with allowed values and with few other attributes. The | |
200 names are important for feeding the service with the input data (the | |
201 inputs are given to methods C<create_job>, C<run>, and/or C<wait_for> | |
202 as name/value pairs). | |
203 | |
204 Here is a (slightly shortened) example of an input specification: | |
205 | |
206 $input_spec = [ | |
207 { | |
208 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
209 'type' => 'String', | |
210 'name' => 'sequence_usa' | |
211 }, | |
212 { | |
213 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
214 'type' => 'String', | |
215 'name' => 'sequence_direct_data' | |
216 }, | |
217 { | |
218 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
219 'allowed_values' => [ | |
220 'gcg', | |
221 'gcg8', | |
222 ... | |
223 'raw' | |
224 ], | |
225 'type' => 'String', | |
226 'name' => 'sformat' | |
227 }, | |
228 { | |
229 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
230 'type' => 'String', | |
231 'name' => 'sbegin' | |
232 }, | |
233 { | |
234 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
235 'type' => 'String', | |
236 'name' => 'send' | |
237 }, | |
238 { | |
239 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
240 'type' => 'String', | |
241 'name' => 'sprotein' | |
242 }, | |
243 { | |
244 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
245 'type' => 'String', | |
246 'name' => 'snucleotide' | |
247 }, | |
248 { | |
249 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
250 'type' => 'String', | |
251 'name' => 'sreverse' | |
252 }, | |
253 { | |
254 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
255 'type' => 'String', | |
256 'name' => 'slower' | |
257 }, | |
258 { | |
259 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
260 'type' => 'String', | |
261 'name' => 'supper' | |
262 }, | |
263 { | |
264 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
265 'default' => 'false', | |
266 'type' => 'String', | |
267 'name' => 'firstonly' | |
268 }, | |
269 { | |
270 'mandatory' => 'false', | |
271 'default' => 'fasta', | |
272 'allowed_values' => [ | |
273 'gcg', | |
274 'gcg8', | |
275 'embl', | |
276 ... | |
277 'raw' | |
278 ], | |
279 'type' => 'String', | |
280 'name' => 'osformat' | |
281 } | |
282 ]; | |
283 | |
284 =cut | |
285 | |
286 sub input_spec { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
287 | |
288 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
289 | |
290 =head2 result_spec | |
291 | |
292 Usage : $tool->result_spec; | |
293 Returns : a hash reference with result names as keys | |
294 and result types as values | |
295 Args : none | |
296 | |
297 The analysis results are named and can be retrieved using their names | |
298 by methods C<results> and C<result>. | |
299 | |
300 Here is an example of the result specification (again for the service | |
301 I<edit::seqret>): | |
302 | |
303 $result_spec = { | |
304 'outseq' => 'String', | |
305 'report' => 'String', | |
306 'detailed_status' => 'String' | |
307 }; | |
308 | |
309 =cut | |
310 | |
311 sub result_spec { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
312 | |
313 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
314 | |
315 =head2 create_job | |
316 | |
317 Usage : $tool->create_job ( {'sequence'=>'tatat'} ) | |
318 Returns : Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job | |
319 Args : data and parameters for this execution | |
320 (in various formats) | |
321 | |
322 Create an object representing a single execution of this analysis | |
323 tool. | |
324 | |
325 Call this method if you wish to "stage the scene" - to create a job | |
326 with all input data but without actually running it. This method is | |
327 called automatically from other methods (C<run> and C<wait_for>) so | |
328 usually you do not need to call it directly. | |
329 | |
330 The input data and prameters for this execution can be specified in | |
331 various ways: | |
332 | |
333 =over | |
334 | |
335 =item array reference | |
336 | |
337 The array has scalar elements of the form | |
338 | |
339 name = [[@]value] | |
340 | |
341 where C<name> is the name of an input data or input parameter (see | |
342 method C<input_spec> for finding what names are recognized by this | |
343 analysis) and C<value> is a value for this data/parameter. If C<value> | |
344 is missing a 1 is assumed (which is convenient for the boolean | |
345 options). If C<value> starts with C<@> it is treated as a local | |
346 filename, and its contents is used as the data/parameter value. | |
347 | |
348 =item hash reference | |
349 | |
350 The same as with the array reference but now there is no need to use | |
351 an equal sign. The hash keys are input names and hash values their | |
352 data. The values can again start with a C<@> sign indicating a local | |
353 filename. | |
354 | |
355 =item scalar | |
356 | |
357 In this case, the parameter represents a job ID obtained in some | |
358 previous invocation - such job already exists on the server side, and | |
359 we are just re-creating it here using the same job ID. | |
360 | |
361 I<TBD: here we should allow the same by using a reference to the | |
362 Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job object.> | |
363 | |
364 =item undef | |
365 | |
366 Finally, if the parameter is undefined, ask server to create an empty | |
367 job. The input data may be added later using C<set_data...> | |
368 method(s) - see scripts/papplmaker.PLS for details. | |
369 | |
370 =back | |
371 | |
372 =cut | |
373 | |
374 sub create_job { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
375 | |
376 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
377 | |
378 =head2 run | |
379 | |
380 Usage : $tool->run ( ['sequence=@my.seq', 'osformat=embl'] ) | |
381 Returns : Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job, | |
382 representing started job (an execution) | |
383 Args : the same as for create_job | |
384 | |
385 Create a job and start it, but do not wait for its completion. | |
386 | |
387 =cut | |
388 | |
389 sub run { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
390 | |
391 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
392 | |
393 =head2 wait_for | |
394 | |
395 Usage : $tool->wait_for ( { 'sequence' => '@my,file' } ) | |
396 Returns : Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job, | |
397 representing finished job | |
398 Args : the same as for create_job | |
399 | |
400 Create a job, start it and wait for its completion. | |
401 | |
402 Note that this is a blocking method. It returns only after the | |
403 executed job finishes, either normally or by an error. | |
404 | |
405 Usually, after this call, you ask for results of the finished job: | |
406 | |
407 $analysis->wait_for (...)->results; | |
408 | |
409 =cut | |
410 | |
411 sub wait_for { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
412 | |
413 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
414 # | |
415 # Bio::AnalysisI::JobI | |
416 # | |
417 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
418 | |
419 package Bio::AnalysisI::JobI; | |
420 | |
421 =head1 Module Bio::AnalysisI::JobI | |
422 | |
423 An interface to the public methods provided by C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job> | |
424 objects. | |
425 | |
426 The C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job> objects represent a created, | |
427 running, or finished execution of an analysis tool. | |
428 | |
429 The factory for these objects is module C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis> | |
430 where the following methods return an | |
431 C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Job> object: | |
432 | |
433 create_job (returning a prepared job) | |
434 run (returning a running job) | |
435 wait_for (returning a finished job) | |
436 | |
437 =cut | |
438 | |
439 use vars qw(@ISA); | |
440 use strict; | |
441 use Bio::Root::RootI; | |
442 | |
443 @ISA = qw(Bio::Root::RootI); | |
444 | |
445 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
446 | |
447 =head2 id | |
448 | |
449 Usage : $job->id; | |
450 Returns : this job ID | |
451 Args : none | |
452 | |
453 Each job (an execution) is identifiable by this unique ID which can be | |
454 used later to re-create the same job (in other words: to re-connect to | |
455 the same job). It is useful in cases when a job takes long time to | |
456 finish and your client program does not want to wait for it within the | |
457 same session. | |
458 | |
459 =cut | |
460 | |
461 sub id { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
462 | |
463 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
464 | |
465 =head2 run | |
466 | |
467 Usage : $job->run | |
468 Returns : itself | |
469 Args : none | |
470 | |
471 It starts previously created job. The job already must have all input | |
472 data filled-in. This differs from the method of the same name of the | |
473 C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis> object where the C<run> method creates | |
474 also a new job allowing to set input data. | |
475 | |
476 =cut | |
477 | |
478 sub run { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
479 | |
480 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
481 | |
482 =head2 wait_for | |
483 | |
484 Usage : $job->wait_for | |
485 Returns : itself | |
486 Args : none | |
487 | |
488 It waits until a previously started execution of this job finishes. | |
489 | |
490 =cut | |
491 | |
492 sub wait_for { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
493 | |
494 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
495 | |
496 =head2 terminate | |
497 | |
498 Usage : $job->terminate | |
499 Returns : itself | |
500 Args : none | |
501 | |
502 Stop the currently running job (represented by this object). This is a | |
503 definitive stop, there is no way to resume it later. | |
504 | |
505 =cut | |
506 | |
507 sub terminate { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
508 | |
509 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
510 | |
511 =head2 last_event | |
512 | |
513 Usage : $job->last_event | |
514 Returns : an XML string | |
515 Args : none | |
516 | |
517 It returns a short XML document showing what happened last with this | |
518 job. This is the used DTD: | |
519 | |
520 <!-- place for extensions --> | |
521 <!ENTITY % event_body_template "(state_changed | heartbeat_progress | percent_progress | time_progress | step_progress)"> | |
522 | |
523 <!ELEMENT analysis_event (message?, (%event_body_template;)?)> | |
524 | |
525 <!ATTLIST analysis_event | |
526 timestamp CDATA #IMPLIED> | |
527 | |
528 <!ELEMENT message (#PCDATA)> | |
529 | |
530 <!ELEMENT state_changed EMPTY> | |
531 <!ENTITY % analysis_state "created | running | completed | terminated_by_request | terminated_by_error"> | |
532 <!ATTLIST state_changed | |
533 previous_state (%analysis_state;) "created" | |
534 new_state (%analysis_state;) "created"> | |
535 | |
536 <!ELEMENT heartbeat_progress EMPTY> | |
537 | |
538 <!ELEMENT percent_progress EMPTY> | |
539 <!ATTLIST percent_progress | |
540 percentage CDATA #REQUIRED> | |
541 | |
542 <!ELEMENT time_progress EMPTY> | |
543 <!ATTLIST time_progress | |
544 remaining CDATA #REQUIRED> | |
545 | |
546 <!ELEMENT step_progress EMPTY> | |
547 <!ATTLIST step_progress | |
548 total_steps CDATA #IMPLIED | |
549 steps_completed CDATA #REQUIRED> | |
550 | |
551 Here is an example what is returned after a job was created and | |
552 started, but before it finishes (note that the example uses an | |
553 analysis 'showdb' which does not need any input data): | |
554 | |
555 use Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis; | |
556 print new Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis (-name => 'display::showdb') | |
557 ->run | |
558 ->last_event; | |
559 | |
560 It prints: | |
561 | |
562 <?xml version = "1.0"?> | |
563 <analysis_event> | |
564 <message>Mar 3, 2003 5:14:46 PM (Europe/London)</message> | |
565 <state_changed previous_state="created" new_state="running"/> | |
566 </analysis_event> | |
567 | |
568 The same example but now after it finishes: | |
569 | |
570 use Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis; | |
571 print new Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis (-name => 'display::showdb') | |
572 ->wait_for | |
573 ->last_event; | |
574 | |
575 <?xml version = "1.0"?> | |
576 <analysis_event> | |
577 <message>Mar 3, 2003 5:17:14 PM (Europe/London)</message> | |
578 <state_changed previous_state="running" new_state="completed"/> | |
579 </analysis_event> | |
580 | |
581 =cut | |
582 | |
583 sub last_event { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
584 | |
585 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
586 | |
587 =head2 status | |
588 | |
589 Usage : $job->status | |
590 Returns : string describing the job status | |
591 Args : none | |
592 | |
593 It returns one of the following strings (and perhaps more if a server | |
594 implementation extended possible job states): | |
595 | |
596 CREATED | |
597 RUNNING | |
598 COMPLETED | |
599 TERMINATED_BY_REQUEST | |
600 TERMINATED_BY_ERROR | |
601 | |
602 =cut | |
603 | |
604 sub status { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
605 | |
606 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
607 | |
608 =head2 created | |
609 | |
610 Usage : $job->created (1) | |
611 Returns : time when this job was created | |
612 Args : optional | |
613 | |
614 Without any argument it returns a time of creation of this job in | |
615 seconds, counting from the beginning of the UNIX epoch | |
616 (1.1.1970). With a true argument it returns a formatted time, using | |
617 rules described in C<Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis::Utils::format_time>. | |
618 | |
619 =cut | |
620 | |
621 sub created { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
622 | |
623 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
624 | |
625 =head2 started | |
626 | |
627 Usage : $job->started (1) | |
628 Returns : time when this job was started | |
629 Args : optional | |
630 | |
631 See C<created>. | |
632 | |
633 =cut | |
634 | |
635 sub started { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
636 | |
637 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
638 | |
639 =head2 ended | |
640 | |
641 Usage : $job->ended (1) | |
642 Returns : time when this job was terminated | |
643 Args : optional | |
644 | |
645 See C<created>. | |
646 | |
647 =cut | |
648 | |
649 sub ended { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
650 | |
651 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
652 | |
653 =head2 elapsed | |
654 | |
655 Usage : $job->elapsed | |
656 Returns : elapsed time of the execution of the given job | |
657 (in milliseconds), or 0 of job was not yet started | |
658 Args : none | |
659 | |
660 Note that some server implementations cannot count in millisecond - so | |
661 the returned time may be rounded to seconds. | |
662 | |
663 =cut | |
664 | |
665 sub elapsed { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
666 | |
667 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
668 | |
669 =head2 times | |
670 | |
671 Usage : $job->times ('formatted') | |
672 Returns : a hash refrence with all time characteristics | |
673 Args : optional | |
674 | |
675 It is a convenient method returning a hash reference with the folowing | |
676 keys: | |
677 | |
678 created | |
679 started | |
680 ended | |
681 elapsed | |
682 | |
683 See C<create> for remarks on time formating. | |
684 | |
685 An example - both for unformatted and formatted times: | |
686 | |
687 use Data::Dumper; | |
688 use Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis; | |
689 my $rh = new Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis (-name => 'nucleic_cpg_islands::cpgplot') | |
690 ->wait_for ( { 'sequence_usa' => 'embl:hsu52852' } ) | |
691 ->times (1); | |
692 print Data::Dumper->Dump ( [$rh], ['Times']); | |
693 $rh = new Bio::Tools::Run::Analysis (-name => 'nucleic_cpg_islands::cpgplot') | |
694 ->wait_for ( { 'sequence_usa' => 'embl:AL499624' } ) | |
695 ->times; | |
696 print Data::Dumper->Dump ( [$rh], ['Times']); | |
697 | |
698 $Times = { | |
699 'ended' => 'Mon Mar 3 17:52:06 2003', | |
700 'started' => 'Mon Mar 3 17:52:05 2003', | |
701 'elapsed' => '1000', | |
702 'created' => 'Mon Mar 3 17:52:05 2003' | |
703 }; | |
704 $Times = { | |
705 'ended' => '1046713961', | |
706 'started' => '1046713926', | |
707 'elapsed' => '35000', | |
708 'created' => '1046713926' | |
709 }; | |
710 | |
711 =cut | |
712 | |
713 sub times { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
714 | |
715 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
716 | |
717 =head2 results | |
718 | |
719 Usage : $job->results (...) | |
720 Returns : one or more results created by this job | |
721 Args : various, see belou | |
722 | |
723 This is a complex method trying to make sense for all kinds of | |
724 results. Especially it tries to help to put binary results (such as | |
725 images) into local files. Generally it deals with fhe following facts: | |
726 | |
727 =over | |
728 | |
729 =item * | |
730 | |
731 Each analysis tool may produce more results. | |
732 | |
733 =item * | |
734 | |
735 Some results may contain binary data not suitable for printing into a | |
736 terminal window. | |
737 | |
738 =item * | |
739 | |
740 Some results may be split into variable number of parts (this is | |
741 mainly true for the image results that can consist of more *.png | |
742 files). | |
743 | |
744 =back | |
745 | |
746 Note also that results have names to distinguish if there are more of | |
747 them. The names can be obtained by method C<result_spec>. | |
748 | |
749 Here are the rules how the method works: | |
750 | |
751 Retrieving NAMED results: | |
752 ------------------------- | |
753 results ('name1', ...) => return results as they are, no storing into files | |
754 | |
755 results ( { 'name1' => 'filename', ... } ) => store into 'filename', return 'filename' | |
756 results ( 'name1=filename', ...) => ditto | |
757 | |
758 results ( { 'name1' => '-', ... } ) => send result to the STDOUT, do not return anything | |
759 results ( 'name1=-', ...) => ditto | |
760 | |
761 results ( { 'name1' => '@', ... } ) => store into file whose name is invented by | |
762 this method, perhaps using RESULT_NAME_TEMPLATE env | |
763 results ( 'name1=@', ...) => ditto | |
764 | |
765 results ( { 'name1' => '?', ... } ) => find of what type is this result and then use | |
766 {'name1'=>'@' for binary files, and a regular | |
767 return for non-binary files | |
768 results ( 'name=?', ...) => ditto | |
769 | |
770 Retrieving ALL results: | |
771 ----------------------- | |
772 results() => return all results as they are, no storing into files | |
773 | |
774 results ('@') => return all results, as if each of them given | |
775 as {'name' => '@'} (see above) | |
776 | |
777 results ('?') => return all results, as if each of them given | |
778 as {'name' => '?'} (see above) | |
779 | |
780 Misc: | |
781 ----- | |
782 * any result can be returned as a scalar value, or as an array reference | |
783 (the latter is used for results consisting of more parts, such images); | |
784 this applies regardless whether the returned result is the result itself | |
785 or a filename created for the result | |
786 | |
787 * look in the documentation of the C<panalysis[.PLS]> script for examples | |
788 (especially how to use various templates for inventing file names) | |
789 | |
790 =cut | |
791 | |
792 sub results { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
793 | |
794 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
795 | |
796 =head2 result | |
797 | |
798 Usage : $job->result (...) | |
799 Returns : the first result | |
800 Args : see 'results' | |
801 | |
802 =cut | |
803 | |
804 sub result { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
805 | |
806 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
807 | |
808 =head2 remove | |
809 | |
810 Usage : $job->remove | |
811 Returns : 1 | |
812 Args : none | |
813 | |
814 The job object is not actually removed in this time but it is marked | |
815 (setting 1 to C<_destroy_on_exit> attribute) as ready for deletion when | |
816 the client program ends (including a request to server to forget the job | |
817 mirror object on the server side). | |
818 | |
819 =cut | |
820 | |
821 sub remove { shift->throw_not_implemented(); } | |
822 | |
823 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
824 | |
825 1; | |
826 __END__ | |
827 |