Module: rje_forker Description: Generic RJE Forking Module Version: 0.1.0 Last Edit: 10/12/20

Copyright © 2013 Richard J. Edwards - See source code for GNU License Notice

Imported modules: rje rje_obj

See SLiMSuite Blog for further documentation. See rje for general commands.

Function

The primary function of this module is to provide a generic Forker class that can be used by other objects. This is loosely based on the IRIDIS Class of rje_iridis but with the difference that it does not fork out processes to other host nodes.

Commandline

FORK CONTROL OPTIONS

forkdir=PATH : Alternative directory for forking output. [./]
tofork=LIST : List of system commands to fork out (standalone Forker only) []
iolimit=X : Limit of number of IOErrors before termination [50]
memfree=X : Min. proportion of node memory to be free before spawning new fork [0.1]
noforks=T/F : Whether to avoid forks [False]
forks=X : Number of parallel sequences to process at once [0]
killforks=X : Number of seconds of no activity before killing all remaining forks. [36000]
killmain=T/F : Whether to kill main thread rather than individual forks when killforks reached. [True]
forksleep=X : Sleep time (seconds) between cycles of forking out more process [0]
rjepy=T/F : Whether forked commands are rje Python commands [False]
logfork=T/F : Whether to log forking in main log [True]
resfile=LIST : List of results files (BASEFILE.X) that will need transferring []

See also rje.py generic commandline options.

History Module Version History

    # 0.0.0 - Initial Compilation.
    # 0.0.1 - Tweaked the logfork=F log forking output.
    # 0.0.2 - Fixed formatting for Python 2.6 back compatibility for servers.
    # 0.1.0 - Added killmain=T/F    : Whether to kill main thread rather than individual forks when killforks reached. [True]