Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of BossaImplementation


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May 16, 2011, 6:31:17 PM (13 years ago)
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    11= Bossa implementation notes =
    2 
    3 To get work, a user goes to a particular Bossa-supplied page.
    4 There he sees a list of applications for which tasks are available
    5 and for which he is qualified,
    6 and links to courses for other applications.
    7 Online and offline applications are listed separately.
    8 Each application has an estimate of the time or other resources required to complete a job.
    9 
    10 Selecting an online application invokes the Bossa ''scheduler'' script,
    11 which selects a job instance suitable for the user,
    12 and redirects to its instance URL.
    13 
    14 Selecting an offline application invokes the Bossa scheduler,
    15 which selects a job and redirects to its instance-start URL.
    16 
    17 Team administrators are provided with an interface for getting
    18 offline jobs for the team.
    19 The scheduler allows a team to get instances only for applications
    20 for which some team member has the required skill.
    21 
    22 Users and teams are provided with an interface for seeing
    23 a list of pending offline jobs.
    24 They can indicate that one of them is completed;
    25 this takes them to the instance-complete URL for that job.
    262
    273== Database tables ==
     
    8359 '''Bossa'''::
    8460  Utility functions.
    85 
    86 == Creating a Bossa project ==
    87 
    88 First, [ServerIntro set up a BOINC server] and [MakeProject create a project].
    89 You'll need PHP 5.2 or later (for JSON functions).
    90 Say your project is called '''test_project''', your BOINC source directory is '''~/boinc''',
    91 and your BOINC projects directory is '''~/projects'''.
    92 
    93 Create Bossa's database tables as follows:
    94 {{{
    95 cd ~/boinc/db
    96 mysql test_project < bossa_schema.sql
    97 mysql test_project < bossa_constraints.sql
    98 }}}
    99 
    100 Create a Bossa application as follows:
    101 {{{
    102 cd ~/projects/test_project/html/ops
    103 php bossa_setup_example.php
    104 }}}
    105 
    106 bossa_setup_example.php contains:
    107 {{{
    108 $ba = new BossaApp();
    109 $ba->name = 'bossa_test';
    110 $ba->user_friendly_name = 'Simple pattern recognition';
    111 $ba->start_url = 'bossa_example.php';
    112 
    113 if ($ba->insert($ba)) {
    114     echo "Added application '$ba->name'\n";
    115 } else {
    116     echo "Couldn't add '$ba->name': ", mysql_error(), "\n";
    117 }
    118 }}}
    119 You can edit this to change the application name
    120 and front-end script name, if you like.
    121 
    122 == Adding jobs ==
    123 
    124 Typically you'll add jobs using a script.
    125 Here's an example ('''html/ops/bossa_make_jobs_example.php'''):
    126 {{{
    127      1  <?php
    128      2
    129      3  require_once("../inc/bossa_db.inc");
    130      4  require_once("../inc/db.inc");
    131      5
    132      6  db_init();
    133      7
    134      8  function make_jobs() {
    135      9      $appname = 'bossa_test';
    136     10      $app = BossaApp::lookup_name($appname);
    137     11      if (!$app) {
    138     12          echo "Application $appname not found\n";
    139     13          exit(1);
    140     14      }
    141     15      $job = new BossaJob;
    142     16      $job->app_id = $app->id;
    143     17      $job->batch = 0;
    144     18      $job->time_estimate = 30;
    145     19      $job->time_limit = 600;
    146     20      $job->nsuccess_needed = 3;
    147     21      for ($i=0; $i<10; $i++) {
    148     22          $job->name = "job_$i";
    149     23          $info = null;
    150     24          $info->number = $i % 2;
    151     25          $job->info = json_encode($info);
    152     26          if (!$job->insert()) {
    153     27              echo "BossaJob::insert failed: ", mysql_error(), "\n";
    154     28              exit(1);
    155     29          }
    156     30      }
    157     31  }
    158     32
    159     33  make_jobs();
    160     34  echo "All done.\n";
    161     35
    162     36  ?>
    163 }}}
    164 
    165 This creates 10 jobs.
    166 Each job has an ''info'' field consisting of a JSON-encoded structure
    167 consisting of an integer (0 or 1).
    168 
    169 == Front-end scripts ==
    170 
    171 You develop a '''front-end script''' to show a job instance to a user,
    172 and to handle a completed instance.
    173 It's handy to put both of these functions in a single file.
    174 A front-end script is called with the URL parameter '''bji''' set
    175 to a job instance ID.
    176 Here's an example ('''html/user/bossa_example.php'''):
    177 
    178 {{{
    179      1  <?php
    180      2
    181      3  require_once("../inc/bossa.inc");
    182      4
    183      5  echo "foo";
    184      6
    185      7  // Bossa example.
    186      8  // Show the user an image and ask them whether it's a zero or one.
    187      9
    188     10  function show_job($bj, $bji) {
    189     11      if ($bji->finish_time) {
    190     12          error_page("You already finished this job");
    191     13      }
    192     14      $info = json_decode($bj->info);
    193     15      $img_url = "http://boinc.berkeley.edu/images/number_".$info->number.".jpg";
    194     16      echo "
    195     17          <form method=get action=bossa_example.php>
    196     18          <input type=hidden name=bji value=$bji->id>
    197     19          <img src=$img_url>
    198     20          <br>
    199     21          The picture shows a
    200     22          <br><input type=radio name=response value=0> zero
    201     23          <br><input type=radio name=response value=1> one
    202     24          <br><input type=radio name=response value=2 checked> not sure
    203     25          <br><br><input type=submit name=submit value=OK>
    204     26          </form>
    205     27      ";
    206     28  }
    207     29
    208     30  function handle_job_completion($bj, $bji) {
    209     31      $response = null;
    210     32      $response->number = get_int('response');
    211     33      $bji->info = json_encode($response);
    212     34      $bji->completed($bj);
    213     35
    214     36      // show another job immediately
    215     37      //
    216     38      Bossa::show_next_job($bj);
    217     39  }
    218     40
    219     41  Bossa::script_init($user, $bj, $bji);
    220     42
    221     43  if ($_GET['submit']) {
    222     44      handle_job_completion($bj, $bji);
    223     45  } else {
    224     46      show_job($bj, $bji);
    225     47  }
    226     48
    227     49  ?>
    228 }}}
    229 
    230  Line 41::
    231   Call a Bossa utility function to look up the job instance and make sure that it was issued to the logged-in user.  The job instance, job, and user are returned.
    232  Line 43::
    233   Branch according to whether we are showing a job or handling the completion of a job.
    234  Line 14::
    235   If we're showing a job, decode its ''info'' structure to decide whether to show which picture to show.
    236  Lines 17-18::
    237   Task completion will be handled by this script; arrange to pass the job instance ID.
    238  Lines 31-33::
    239   Get the user's response, and encode it in JSON.
    240  Line 34::
    241   Call a utility function that marks the job instance as completed and updates its database record.
    242  Line 38::
    243   Call a utility function that gets another job (if one is available) and shows it to the user.