Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of ValidationSimple

Timestamp:

Oct 21, 2014, 11:56:40 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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ValidationSimple

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 To locate and open the result's output files, use
-[wiki:BackendUtilities utility functions] such as '''get_output_file_path()''' and '''try_fopen()'''
+[BackendUtilities utility functions] such as '''get_output_file_path()''' and '''try_fopen()'''
 (see example below).
 
@@ -116 +116 @@
 }}}
 
+== Using scripting languages (Python, Perl) ==
+
+The program '''script_validator''' allows you to write your validation logic
+in your language of choice (Python, Perl, Java, bash).
+'''script_validator''' takes two additional command-line arguments:
+
+ '''--init_script filename''' :: name of "init script" to check a result.
+ '''--compare_script filename''' :: name of script to compare two results.
+
+The init script is called as
+{{{
+filename f1 ... fn
+}}}
+where f1 ... fn are the output files of a job (there may be just one).
+It exits with zero if the files are valid.
+
+The compare script is called as
+{{{
+filename f1 ... fn g1 ... gn
+}}}
+where f1 ... fn are the output files of one job,
+and g1 ... gn are the output files are another job.
+It exits zero if the files are equivalent.
+
+The scripts must be put in your project's bin/ directory.
+
+For applications that don't use replication, the compare script need not be given.
+
 == Testing your validator ==