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Sometimes tasks don't run as expected, and we want to get a notification when this is the case.
For this, we use the late attribute.
A node can only have one late attribute. The late attribute only applies to a task. You can define it on a Suite/Family in which case it will be inherited. Any late defined lower down the hierarchy will override the aspect(submitted, active, complete) defined higher up.
  • -s submitted: The time node can stay submitted (format [+]hh:mm). submitted is always relative, so + is simply ignored, if present. If the node stays submitted longer than the time specified, the late flag is set
  • -a Active:      The time of day the node must have become active (format hh:mm). If the node is still queued or submitted, the late flag is set
  • -c Complete: The time node must become complete (format {+}hh:mm). If relative, time is taken from the time the node became active, otherwise the node must be complete by the time given.


Late example
task t1 
   late -s +00:15 -a 20:00 -c +02:00

This is interpreted as, the node can stay submitted for a maximum of 15 minutes, and it must become active by 20:00 and the runtime must not exceed 2 hours.


For the purposes of this tutorial, we will add a late attribute for the runtime only.

   

Ecf Script

We will add a new task /test/f6/t1.
Create new ecf script file $HOME/course/test/f6/t1.ecf for which we want to be late.


$HOME/course/test/f6/t1.ecf
%include <head.h>
echo "I will now sleep for %SLEEP% seconds"
sleep %SLEEP%
%include <tail.h>

Text

Let us modify the suite definition file again

# Definition of the suite test.
suite test
 edit ECF_INCLUDE "$HOME/course"    # replace $HOME with the path to your home directory
 edit ECF_HOME    "$HOME/course"

 family f6
      edit SLEEP 120
      task t1
           late -c +00:01 # set late flag if task take longer than a minute
 endfamily
endsuite

Python

$HOME/course/test.py
import os
from ecflow import Defs,Suite,Family,Task,Edit,Trigger,Complete,Event,Meter,Time,Day,Date,Label, \
                   RepeatString,RepeatInteger,RepeatDate,InLimit,Limit,Late
        
def create_family_f6():
    return Family("f6",
                Edit(SLEEP=120),
                Task("t1",
                    Late(complete='+00:01'))) # set late flag if task t1 takes longer than a minute

print("Creating suite definition")  
home = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"),"course")
defs = Defs( 
        Suite("test",
            Edit(ECF_INCLUDE=home,ECF_HOME=home),
            create_family_f6()))
print(defs) 

print("Checking job creation: .ecf -> .job0")  
print(defs.check_job_creation())

print("Checking trigger expressions")
assert len(defs.check()) == 0,defs.check() 

print("Saving definition to file 'test.def'")
defs.save_as_defs("test.def")

What to do

  1. Type in the changes
  2. Replace the suite definition
  3. Run the suite, you should see the task late flag set in ecflow_ui
  4. When the job completes, if you re-queue family node f6 or task t1, it will clear the late flag. The late flag can also be cleared manually, select task t1, then with Right Mouse Button, → Special →  Clear late flag


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