When all the tasks of the same family share the same variable value,
the value could be defined at the family level.
This is termed variable inheritance
In the examples below the variable could have been defined at the
level of the suite, achieving the same results.
Variables are inherited from the parent node.
If a variable is redefined lower in the tree, it is said to be overridden.
In this case, the new definition is the one being used.
It is possible to override the generated variables.
This is not recommended and you should understand all the consequences
if you decide to do so.
Text
# 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 f1 edit SLEEP 20 task t1 task t2 endfamily endsuite
Python
$HOME/course/test.py
import os from ecflow import Defs,Suite,Family,Task,Edit def create_family_f1(): return Family("f1", Edit(SLEEP=20), Task("t1"), Task("t2")) 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_f1())) print(defs) print("Checking job creation: .ecf -> .job0") print(defs.check_job_creation()) print("Saving definition to file 'test.def'") defs.save_as_defs("test.def")
Quiz
Let us have a quiz. Consider the following suite:
suite test edit SLEEP 100 family f1 edit SLEEP 80 task t1 task t2 edit SLEEP 9 family g1 edit SLEEP 89 task x1 edit SLEEP 10 task x2 endfamily endfamily family f2 task t1 task t2 edit SLEEP 77 family g2 task x1 edit SLEEP 12 task x2 endfamily endfamily endsuite
Here is the value for SLEEP for the above suite. Make sure you understand this.
SLEEP/test/f1/t1 80 /test/f1/t2 9 /test/f1/g1/x1 10 /test/f1/g1/x2 89 /test/f2/t1 100 /test/f2/t2 77 /test/f2/g2/x1 12 /test/f2/g2/x2 100
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