Package org.cytoscape.jobs

Interface CyJobExecutionService

public interface CyJobExecutionService

The CyJobExecutionService is a stateless service that can be used to provide remote job services, including the execution, cancellation, status checking, and retrieval of results. Implementations of this service should also choose the appropriate CyJobDataService to handle marshalling and unmarshalling of data. It is usually the case that the impelementors of the CyJobExecutionService will also provide implementations of CyJob

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CyJobStatus	cancelJob(CyJob job)	Cancel a running job.
CyJobStatus	checkJobStatus(CyJob job)	Check on the status of a running job.
CyJob	createCyJob(String name)	Create an empty (unsubmitted) CyJob
CyJobStatus	executeJob(CyJob job, String basePath, Map<String,Object> configuration, CyJobData inputData)	Submit a CyJob for remote execution.
CyJobStatus	fetchResults(CyJob job, CyJobData data)	After a CyJob status returns CyJobStatus.Status.FINISHED, this method is used to fetch the results from the job execution.
CyJobDataService	getDataService()	Return the CyJobDataService that is used by service to marshall and unmarshall data for the remote service.
String	getServiceName()	The name of the service.
CyJob	restoreJobFromSession(CySession session, File sessionFile)	This is method is called by the CyJobManager to restore the job and reestablish the job with the remote service.
void	saveJobInSession(CyJob job, File sessionFile)	This is method is called by the CyJobManager to save sufficient information as part of the session to be able to restore and reestablish the job with the remote service.

Method Detail

getServiceName

String getServiceName()

The name of the service. This is usually the classname and is the name that should be registered with OSGi.

Returns:

the service name

getDataService

CyJobDataService getDataService()

Return the CyJobDataService that is used by service to marshall and unmarshall data for the remote service.

Returns:

the data service used

createCyJob

CyJob createCyJob(String name)

Create an empty (unsubmitted) CyJob

Parameters:

name - the name of the job

Returns:

the empty (not yet submitted) CyJob

executeJob

CyJobStatus executeJob(CyJob job,
                       String basePath,
                       Map<String,Object> configuration,
                       CyJobData inputData)

Submit a CyJob for remote execution. If provided, basePath will override the path defined by the CyJob. The configuration Map provides any arguments necessary to successfully submit the job with the appropriate inputData.

Parameters:

job - the job to be submitted

basePath - if provided, this will override the path defined by the CyJob.

configuration - a Map with all of the configuration parameters necessary to submit the job

inputData - the data to be sent to the remote service.

Returns:

the CyJobStatus that results from the submission. If everything is successful, this should return CyJobStatus.Status.SUBMITTED. If an error occured, the return status should be CyJobStatus.Status.ERROR and CyJobStatus.getMessage() method will return the error message.

checkJobStatus

CyJobStatus checkJobStatus(CyJob job)

Check on the status of a running job.

Parameters:

job - the submitted job to be checked

Returns:

the CyJobStatus of the running job.

cancelJob

CyJobStatus cancelJob(CyJob job)

Cancel a running job.

Parameters:

job - the submitted job to be cancelled

Returns:

the CyJobStatus of the job after being cancelled. If everything is successful, this should return CyJobStatus.Status#CANCELLED. If an error occured, the return status should be CyJobStatus.Status.ERROR and CyJobStatus.getMessage() method will return the error message.

fetchResults

CyJobStatus fetchResults(CyJob job,
                         CyJobData data)

After a CyJob status returns CyJobStatus.Status.FINISHED, this method is used to fetch the results from the job execution.

Parameters:

job - the completed job

data - an empty CyJobData object that will be filled with the results of the job execution.

Returns:

the status after pulling the data back. If an error occured, the return status should be CyJobStatus.Status.ERROR and CyJobStatus.getMessage() will return the error message.

saveJobInSession

void saveJobInSession(CyJob job,
                      File sessionFile)

This is method is called by the CyJobManager to save sufficient information as part of the session to be able to restore and reestablish the job with the remote service. It should not be called directly by client apps.

Parameters:

job - the job to be saved in the sesion file

sessionFile -

restoreJobFromSession

CyJob restoreJobFromSession(CySession session,
                            File sessionFile)

This is method is called by the CyJobManager to restore the job and reestablish the job with the remote service. It should not be called directly by client apps.

Parameters:

session - the session that is being restored

sessionFile - the File that was written by the saveJobInSession(CyJob, File) method described above.

Returns:

the restored job