Instead of being a boolean value (on/off), it can take a range of integer values.
Other tasks are then triggered when the meter reaches a certain value.
Ecf Script
We will create new tasks (t5, t6 and t7) that will be triggered
when the meter in task t1 reaches certain values.
To notify ecflow_server, the task ( t1 in the example below) must call
the ecflow_client –meter. This is also one of the child command‘s.
%include <head.h> echo "I will now sleep for %SLEEP% seconds" sleep %SLEEP% n=1 while [[ $n -le 100 ]] # Loop 100 times do sleep 1 # Wait a short time ecflow_client --meter progress $n # Notify ecFlow (( n = $n + 1 )) done %include <tail.h>
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# Definition of the suite test. suite test edit ECF_INCLUDE "$HOME/course" # replace '$HOME' with the path to your home directory edit ECF_HOME "$HOME/course" family f1 edit SLEEP 20 task t1 meter progress 1 100 90 task t2 trigger t1 eq complete event a event b task t3 trigger t2:a task t4 trigger t2 eq complete complete t2:b task t5 trigger t1:progress ge 30 task t6 trigger t1:progress ge 60 task t7 trigger t1:progress ge 90 endfamily endsuite
Python
#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
import os
import ecflow
def create_family_f1():
f1 = ecflow.Family("f1")
f1.add_variable("SLEEP", 20)
f1.add_task("t1").add_meter("progress", 1, 100, 90)
t2 = f1.add_task("t2")
t2.add_trigger("t1 eq complete")
t2.add_event("a")
t2.add_event("b")
f1.add_task("t3").add_trigger("t2:a")
t4 = f1.add_task("t4")
t4.add_trigger("t2 eq complete")
t4.add_complete("t2:b")
f1.add_task("t5").add_trigger("t1:progress ge 30")
f1.add_task("t6").add_trigger("t1:progress ge 60")
f1.add_task("t7").add_trigger("t1:progress ge 90")
return f1
print "Creating suite definition"
defs = ecflow.Defs()
suite = defs.add_suite("test")
suite.add_variable("ECF_INCLUDE", os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), "course"))
suite.add_variable("ECF_HOME", os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), "course"))
suite.add_family( create_family_f1() )
print defs
print "Checking job creation: .ecf -> .job0"
print defs.check_job_creation()
print "Checking trigger expressions"
print defs.check()
print "Saving definition to file 'test.def'"
defs.save_as_defs("test.def")
What to do
- Edit the definition file or python to add the modifications.
- Edit t1.ecf to call ecflow_client –meter
- Copy t4.ecf to t5.ecf, t6.ecf and t7.ecf
- Replace the suite
- Observe the tasks in ecflowview.
- See the triggers by selecting progress and clicking on the Triggers icon.
- Move the mouse pointer over then with the right mouse button, choose Edit...
- Modify the value of the meter and click on the Apply icon