ecFlow's documentation is now on readthedocs!

Please go to https://ecflow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

Previous Up Next
There are several ways of defining the suite definition . 
This tutorial will give examples for both the plain text and Python methods.
      

Text Method

The python method is recommended unless you are planning a simple suite.

Create a file called test.def , using your favourite text editor, with the following contents

$HOME/course/test.def
# Definition of the suite test
suite test
   edit ECF_HOME "$HOME/course"  # replace '$HOME' with the path to your home directory
   task t1
endsuite


This file contains the suite definition of a suite called test.
This suite contains a single task called t1.
Let us go through the lines one by one:
  1. This line is a comment line. Any characters between the # and the end of line are ignored
  2. This line defines a new suite by the name of test.
  3. Here we define a ecFlow variable called ECF_HOME.
    This variable defines the directory where all the unix files that will be used by the suite test will reside.
    For the rest of the course all file names will be given relative to this directory.
    Be sure to replace $HOME with the path to your home directory
  4. This defines a task named t1
  5. The endsuite finishes the definition of the suite test 

Python Method

Enter the following python code into a file i.e. test.py :

$HOME/course/test.py
import os
from ecflow import Defs,Suite,Task,Edit
   
print("Creating suite definition")
home = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"),"course")
defs = Defs( 
        Suite('test',
            Edit(ECF_HOME=home),
            Task('t1')))
print(defs)


Then run as a python script:   

python3 test.py
Alternatively add the following as the first line in test.py 
$HOME/course/test.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3            
...
chmod +x test.py
./test.py  # this uses shebang, see below, searches for specified python variant in $PATH

You should see the text "Creating suite definition" and then your definition as your output.

What to do

  1. Initially try both plain text and python examples. Later examples are only in python.
  2. Type in the suite definition file.

  3. Choose python invocation.  i.e.    python3 test.py    |    ./test.py.   

Previous Up Next

2 Comments

  1. Axel Bonet

    Substitution can be done by the shell with the one liner:

    echo -e "# Definition of the suite test\nsuite test\nedit ECF_HOME $HOME/course\ntask t1\nendsuite" > test.def

     

  2. Avi Bahra

    Add node attributes:

    Different ways of adding node attributes
    node.add_variable(home,'COURSE')       # c++ style
node.add(Edit(home=COURSE))            # <node>.add(<attributes>)  
Task('t1',Edit(home=COURSE))           # constructor. Task(name,<attribute>),Family(name,Node | <attributes>), Suite(name,Node|<attributes>)
node += Edit(home=COURSE)              # += to add a single attribute
node += [Edit(home=COURSE),Event('e')] # += with list to add multiple attributes
node + Edit(home=COURSE)               # +, node + <attributes>. A node must appear on the left hand side. Use brackets to control scope.


    Alternative styles

    import os
import ecflow 
   
print("Creating suite  definition")       
home = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"),"course")
defs = ecflow.Defs()
suite = defs.add_suite("test")
suite.add_variable("ECF_HOME",home)
suite.add_task("t1")
print(defs) 

    import os
from ecflow import *
   
print("Creating suite definition")
home=os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"),"course")
with Defs() as defs:  
    defs.add(
        Suite("test",
            Edit(ECF_HOME=home),
            Task("t1")))
print(defs)
    import os
from ecflow import *
   
print("Creating suite definition")
home = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"),"course")
defs = Defs() + (Suite("test") + Edit(ECF_HOME=home))
defs.test += Task("t1")
print(defs)