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Comment:Added basics of -contour support. db still needed, also some other changes in this commit.
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User & Date: matt on 2017-02-13 23:58:03
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2017-02-14
01:19
Mostly added contour support to db check-in: eeedb3f973 user: matt tags: run-mgr
2017-02-13
23:58
Added basics of -contour support. db still needed, also some other changes in this commit. check-in: 0f4fa8cf1a user: matt tags: run-mgr
22:48
Fixed few problems with actual launching of runs. check-in: 7d33809fbf user: matt tags: run-mgr
Changes

Modified launch.scm from [fb952635f4] to [b091c1ed1c].

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	       (target    (assoc/default 'target    cmdinfo))
	       (itemdat   (assoc/default 'itemdat   cmdinfo))
	       (env-ovrd  (assoc/default 'env-ovrd  cmdinfo))
	       (set-vars  (assoc/default 'set-vars  cmdinfo)) ;; pre-overrides from -setvar
	       (runname   (assoc/default 'runname   cmdinfo))
	       (megatest  (assoc/default 'megatest  cmdinfo))
	       (runtlim   (assoc/default 'runtlim   cmdinfo))

	       (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	       (mt-bindir-path (assoc/default 'mt-bindir-path cmdinfo))
	       (keys      #f)
	       (keyvals   #f)
	       (fullrunscript (if (not runscript)
                                  #f
                                  (if (substring-index "/" runscript)
                                      runscript ;; use unadultered if contains slashes
                                      (let ((fulln (conc testpath "/" runscript)))
	                                  (if (and (file-exists? fulln)
                                                   (file-execute-access? fulln))
                                              fulln
                                              runscript))))) ;; assume it is on the path
	       ) ;; (rollup-status 0)



	  ;; NFS might not have propagated the directory meta data to the run host - give it time if needed
	  (let loop ((count 0))
	    (if (or (file-exists? top-path)
		    (> count 10))
		(change-directory top-path)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Not starting job yet - directory " top-path " not found")







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	       (target    (assoc/default 'target    cmdinfo))
	       (itemdat   (assoc/default 'itemdat   cmdinfo))
	       (env-ovrd  (assoc/default 'env-ovrd  cmdinfo))
	       (set-vars  (assoc/default 'set-vars  cmdinfo)) ;; pre-overrides from -setvar
	       (runname   (assoc/default 'runname   cmdinfo))
	       (megatest  (assoc/default 'megatest  cmdinfo))
	       (runtlim   (assoc/default 'runtlim   cmdinfo))
	       (contour   (assoc/default 'contour   cmdinfo))
	       (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	       (mt-bindir-path (assoc/default 'mt-bindir-path cmdinfo))
	       (keys      #f)
	       (keyvals   #f)
	       (fullrunscript (if (not runscript)
                                  #f
                                  (if (substring-index "/" runscript)
                                      runscript ;; use unadultered if contains slashes
                                      (let ((fulln (conc testpath "/" runscript)))
	                                  (if (and (file-exists? fulln)
                                                   (file-execute-access? fulln))
                                              fulln
                                              runscript))))) ;; assume it is on the path
	       ) ;; (rollup-status 0)

	  (if contour (setenv "MT_CONTOUR" contour))
	  
	  ;; NFS might not have propagated the directory meta data to the run host - give it time if needed
	  (let loop ((count 0))
	    (if (or (file-exists? top-path)
		    (> count 10))
		(change-directory top-path)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Not starting job yet - directory " top-path " not found")
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	res)))

(define (launch:setup-body #!key (force #f))
  (let* ((toppath  (or *toppath* (getenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))) ;; preserve toppath
	 (runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (common:get-linktree))

	 (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	 (mtconfig (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")) ;; allow overriding megatest.config 
	 (rundir   (if (and runname target linktree)(conc linktree "/" target "/" runname) #f))
	 (mtcachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (rccachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (cancreate (and rundir (file-exists? rundir)(file-write-access? rundir)))
         (cxt       (hash-table-ref/default *contexts* toppath #f)))

    ;; create our cxt for this area if it doesn't already exist
    (if (not cxt)(hash-table-set! *contexts* toppath (make-cxt)))







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	res)))

(define (launch:setup-body #!key (force #f))
  (let* ((toppath  (or *toppath* (getenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))) ;; preserve toppath
	 (runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (common:get-linktree))
	 (contour  (args:get-arg "-contour"))
	 (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	 (mtconfig (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")) ;; allow overriding megatest.config 
	 (rundir   (if (and runname target linktree)(conc linktree (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" target "/" runname) #f))
	 (mtcachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (rccachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (cancreate (and rundir (file-exists? rundir)(file-write-access? rundir)))
         (cxt       (hash-table-ref/default *contexts* toppath #f)))

    ;; create our cxt for this area if it doesn't already exist
    (if (not cxt)(hash-table-set! *contexts* toppath (make-cxt)))
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(define (create-work-area run-id run-info keyvals test-id test-src-path disk-path testname itemdat #!key (remtries 2))
  (let* ((item-path (if (string? itemdat) itemdat (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; if pass in string - just use it
	 (runname   (if (string? run-info) ;; if we pass in a string as run-info use it as run-name.
			run-info
			(db:get-value-by-header (db:get-rows run-info)
						(db:get-header run-info)
						"runname")))

	 ;; convert back to db: from rdb: - this is always run at server end
	 (target   (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvals) "/"))

	 (not-iterated  (equal? "" item-path))

	 ;; all tests are found at <rundir>/test-base or <linkdir>/test-base
	 (testtop-base (conc target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (test-base    (conc testtop-base (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))

	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path "/" testtop-base))
	 (test-path    (conc disk-path "/" test-base))

	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
		      (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))

	 (lnkbase   (conc linktree "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath   (conc lnkbase "/" testname))
	 (lnkpathf  (conc lnkpath (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))
	 (lnktarget (conc lnkpath "/" item-path)))

    ;; Update the rundir path in the test record for all, rundir=physical, shortdir=logical
    ;;                                                 rundir   shortdir
    (rmt:general-call 'test-set-rundir-shortdir run-id lnkpathf test-path testname item-path run-id)







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(define (create-work-area run-id run-info keyvals test-id test-src-path disk-path testname itemdat #!key (remtries 2))
  (let* ((item-path (if (string? itemdat) itemdat (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; if pass in string - just use it
	 (runname   (if (string? run-info) ;; if we pass in a string as run-info use it as run-name.
			run-info
			(db:get-value-by-header (db:get-rows run-info)
						(db:get-header run-info)
						"runname")))
	 (contour   (args:get-arg "-contour"))
	 ;; convert back to db: from rdb: - this is always run at server end
	 (target   (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvals) "/"))

	 (not-iterated  (equal? "" item-path))

	 ;; all tests are found at <rundir>/test-base or <linkdir>/test-base
	 (testtop-base (conc target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (test-base    (conc testtop-base (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))

	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" testtop-base))
	 (test-path    (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" test-base))

	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
		      (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))

	 (lnkbase   (conc linktree (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath   (conc lnkbase "/" testname))
	 (lnkpathf  (conc lnkpath (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))
	 (lnktarget (conc lnkpath "/" item-path)))

    ;; Update the rundir path in the test record for all, rundir=physical, shortdir=logical
    ;;                                                 rundir   shortdir
    (rmt:general-call 'test-set-rundir-shortdir run-id lnkpathf test-path testname item-path run-id)
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;; 3. create link from run dir to megatest runs area 
;; 4. remotely run the test on allocated host
;;    - could be ssh to host from hosts table (update regularly with load)
;;    - could be netbatch
;;      (launch-test db (cadr status) test-conf))
(define (launch-test test-id run-id run-info keyvals runname test-conf test-name test-path itemdat params)
  (mutex-lock! *launch-setup-mutex*) ;; setting variables and processing the testconfig is NOT thread-safe, reuse the launch-setup mutex
  (let* ((item-path       (item-list->path itemdat)))

    (let loop ((delta        (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*))
	       (launch-delay (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay") "5"))))
      (if (> launch-delay delta)
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Delaying launch of " test-name " for " (- launch-delay delta) " seconds")
	    (thread-sleep! (- launch-delay delta))
	    (loop (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*) launch-delay))))
    (change-directory *toppath*)
    (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute", *maybe* - the longer they are set the longer each launch takes (must be non-overlapping with the vars)
     (append
      (list
       (list "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
       (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
       (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
       (list "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)

       )
      itemdat))
    (let* ((tregistry       (tests:get-all)) ;; third param (below) is system-allowed
           ;; for tconfig, why do we allow fallback to test-conf?
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tregistry #t force-create: #t)
				(begin
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: falling back to pre-calculated testconfig. This is likely not desired.")







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;; 3. create link from run dir to megatest runs area 
;; 4. remotely run the test on allocated host
;;    - could be ssh to host from hosts table (update regularly with load)
;;    - could be netbatch
;;      (launch-test db (cadr status) test-conf))
(define (launch-test test-id run-id run-info keyvals runname test-conf test-name test-path itemdat params)
  (mutex-lock! *launch-setup-mutex*) ;; setting variables and processing the testconfig is NOT thread-safe, reuse the launch-setup mutex
  (let* ((item-path       (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (contour         (args:get-arg "-contour")))
    (let loop ((delta        (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*))
	       (launch-delay (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay") "5"))))
      (if (> launch-delay delta)
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Delaying launch of " test-name " for " (- launch-delay delta) " seconds")
	    (thread-sleep! (- launch-delay delta))
	    (loop (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*) launch-delay))))
    (change-directory *toppath*)
    (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute", *maybe* - the longer they are set the longer each launch takes (must be non-overlapping with the vars)
     (append
      (list
       (list "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
       (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
       (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
       (list "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
       (list "MT_CONTOUR"   contour)
       )
      itemdat))
    (let* ((tregistry       (tests:get-all)) ;; third param (below) is system-allowed
           ;; for tconfig, why do we allow fallback to test-conf?
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tregistry #t force-create: #t)
				(begin
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: falling back to pre-calculated testconfig. This is likely not desired.")
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					(list 'run-id    run-id   )
					(list 'test-id   test-id  )
					;; (list 'item-path item-path )
					(list 'itemdat   itemdat  )
					(list 'megatest  remote-megatest)
					(list 'ezsteps   ezsteps) 
					(list 'target    mt_target)

					(list 'runtlim   (if run-time-limit (common:hms-string->seconds run-time-limit) #f))
					(list 'env-ovrd  (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())) 
					(list 'set-vars  (if params (hash-table-ref/default params "-setvars" #f)))
					(list 'runname   runname)
					(list 'mt-bindir-path mt-bindir-path))))))))
      
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					(list 'run-id    run-id   )
					(list 'test-id   test-id  )
					;; (list 'item-path item-path )
					(list 'itemdat   itemdat  )
					(list 'megatest  remote-megatest)
					(list 'ezsteps   ezsteps) 
					(list 'target    mt_target)
					(list 'contour   contour)
					(list 'runtlim   (if run-time-limit (common:hms-string->seconds run-time-limit) #f))
					(list 'env-ovrd  (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())) 
					(list 'set-vars  (if params (hash-table-ref/default params "-setvars" #f)))
					(list 'runname   runname)
					(list 'mt-bindir-path mt-bindir-path))))))))
      
      ;; clean out step records from previous run if they exist

Modified margs.scm from [efc59d36dc] to [22bfa302f5].

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(define args:arg-hash (make-hash-table))

(define (args:get-arg arg . default)
  (if (null? default)
      (hash-table-ref/default args:arg-hash arg #f)
      (hash-table-ref/default args:arg-hash arg (car default))))





(define (args:get-arg-from ht arg . default)
  (if (null? default)
      (hash-table-ref/default ht arg #f)
      (hash-table-ref/default ht arg (car default))))

(define (args:usage . args)
  (if (> (length args) 0)







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(define args:arg-hash (make-hash-table))

(define (args:get-arg arg . default)
  (if (null? default)
      (hash-table-ref/default args:arg-hash arg #f)
      (hash-table-ref/default args:arg-hash arg (car default))))

(define (args:any? . args)
  (not (null? (filter (lambda (x) x)
		      (map args:get-arg args)))))

(define (args:get-arg-from ht arg . default)
  (if (null? default)
      (hash-table-ref/default ht arg #f)
      (hash-table-ref/default ht arg (car default))))

(define (args:usage . args)
  (if (> (length args) 0)

Modified megatest.config from [7728a386c3] to [0c969d4a92].

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[setup]
pktsdirs /tmp/pkts /some/other/source

[areas]
#         path-to-area   map-target-script(future, optional)
fullrun   tests/fullrun
ext-tests ext-tests

[contours]
#     mode-patt/tag-expr
quick QUICKPATT/quick
# full  MAXPATT/long QUICKPATT/quick



















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[setup]
pktsdirs /tmp/pkts /some/other/source

[areas]
#         path-to-area   map-target-script(future, optional)
fullrun   tests/fullrun
ext-tests ext-tests

[contours]
#     mode-patt/tag-expr
quick QUICKPATT/quick
# full  MAXPATT/long QUICKPATT/quick

[runtypes]
#runtype areapatt:tag-expr/mode-patt/testpatt apatt2:texpr2/mpatt2/tpatt2
smoke smoke:SMOKEPATT
fast  smoke,fast:SMOKEPATT,FASTPATT
stress %:%

Modified megatest.scm from [328b8da30c] to [24ec8ffa4a].

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  -var varName            : for config and runconfig lookup value for sectionName varName
  -since N                : get list of runs changed since time N (Unix seconds)
  -fields fieldspec       : fields to include in json dump; runs:id,runame+tests:testname+steps
  -sort fieldname         : in -list-runs sort tests by this field

Misc 
  -start-dir path         : switch to this directory before running megatest

  -rebuild-db             : bring the database schema up to date
  -cleanup-db             : remove any orphan records, vacuum the db
  -import-megatest.db     : migrate a database from v1.55 series to v1.60 series
  -sync-to-megatest.db    : migrate data back to megatest.db
  -use-db-cache           : use cached access to db to reduce load
  -update-meta            : update the tests metadata for all tests
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  -var varName            : for config and runconfig lookup value for sectionName varName
  -since N                : get list of runs changed since time N (Unix seconds)
  -fields fieldspec       : fields to include in json dump; runs:id,runame+tests:testname+steps
  -sort fieldname         : in -list-runs sort tests by this field

Misc 
  -start-dir path         : switch to this directory before running megatest
  -contour cname          : add a level of hierarcy to the linktree and run paths
  -rebuild-db             : bring the database schema up to date
  -cleanup-db             : remove any orphan records, vacuum the db
  -import-megatest.db     : migrate a database from v1.55 series to v1.60 series
  -sync-to-megatest.db    : migrate data back to megatest.db
  -use-db-cache           : use cached access to db to reduce load
  -update-meta            : update the tests metadata for all tests
  -setvars VAR1=val1,VAR2=val2 : Add environment variables to a run NB// these are
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			":variable"
			":value"
			":expected"
			":tol"
			":units"
			;; misc
			"-start-dir"

			"-server"
			"-stop-server"
			"-transport"
			"-kill-server"
			"-port"
			"-extract-ods"
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			":variable"
			":value"
			":expected"
			":tol"
			":units"
			;; misc
			"-start-dir"
			"-contour"
			"-server"
			"-stop-server"
			"-transport"
			"-kill-server"
			"-port"
			"-extract-ods"
			"-pathmod"

Modified mtut.scm from [e088c8d9d0] to [2875b68fc1].

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Called as " (string-intersperse (argv) " ") "
Version " megatest-version ", built from " megatest-fossil-hash ))

;; args and pkt key specs
;;
(define *arg-keys*
  '(("-run"        . r)
    ("-area"       . G) ;; maps to group
    ("-target"     . t)
    ("-run-name"   . n)
    ("-state"      . e)
    ("-status"     . s)
    ("-contour"    . c)
    ("-test-patt"  . p)  ;; idea, enhance margs ("-test-patt" "-testpatt") => yields one value in "-test-patt"
    ("-mode-patt"  . o)







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Version " megatest-version ", built from " megatest-fossil-hash ))

;; args and pkt key specs
;;
(define *arg-keys*

  '(("-area"       . G) ;; maps to group
    ("-target"     . t)
    ("-run-name"   . n)
    ("-state"      . e)
    ("-status"     . s)
    ("-contour"    . c)
    ("-test-patt"  . p)  ;; idea, enhance margs ("-test-patt" "-testpatt") => yields one value in "-test-patt"
    ("-mode-patt"  . o)
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(if (and (not (null? remargs))
	 (not (or
	       (args:get-arg "-runstep")
	       (args:get-arg "-envcap")
	       (args:get-arg "-envdelta")
	       )))
    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Unrecognised arguments: " (string-intersperse (if (list? remargs) remargs (argv))  " ")))







;;======================================================================
;; pkts
;;======================================================================

(define (with-queue-db mtconf proc)
  (let* ((pktsdirs (configf:lookup mtconf "setup"  "pktsdirs"))







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(if (and (not (null? remargs))
	 (not (or
	       (args:get-arg "-runstep")
	       (args:get-arg "-envcap")
	       (args:get-arg "-envdelta")
	       )))
    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Unrecognised arguments: " (string-intersperse (if (list? remargs) remargs (argv))  " ")))

(if (or (args:any? "-h" "help" "-help" "--help")
	(member *action* '("-h" "-help" "--help" "help")))
    (begin
      (print help)
      (exit 1)))

;;======================================================================
;; pkts
;;======================================================================

(define (with-queue-db mtconf proc)
  (let* ((pktsdirs (configf:lookup mtconf "setup"  "pktsdirs"))
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	 (mtconf    (if mtconfdat (car mtconfdat) #f)))
    ;; we set some dynamic data in a section called "dyndata"
    (if mtconf
	(begin
	  (configf:section-var-set! mtconf "dyndat" "toppath" start-dir)))
    (print "TOPPATH: " (configf:lookup mtconf "dyndat" "toppath"))
    mtconfdat))





;; make a run request pkt from basic data
;;
(define (create-run-pkt mtconf area runkey runname mode-patt tag-expr pktsdir reason)
  (let ((area-path (configf:lookup mtconf "areas" area)))
    (let-values (((uuid pkt)
		  (command-line->pkt







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	 (mtconf    (if mtconfdat (car mtconfdat) #f)))
    ;; we set some dynamic data in a section called "dyndata"
    (if mtconf
	(begin
	  (configf:section-var-set! mtconf "dyndat" "toppath" start-dir)))
    (print "TOPPATH: " (configf:lookup mtconf "dyndat" "toppath"))
    mtconfdat))


;; NEED TIMESTAMP ON PKTS for efficient loading of packets into db.


;; make a run request pkt from basic data
;;
(define (create-run-pkt mtconf area runkey runname mode-patt tag-expr pktsdir reason)
  (let ((area-path (configf:lookup mtconf "areas" area)))
    (let-values (((uuid pkt)
		  (command-line->pkt