def addMkDirJob(workflow=None, mkdir=None, outputDir=None, namespace=None, version=None,\
parentJobLs=None, extraDependentInputLs=None):
"""
2012.10.2, increment workflow.no_of_jobs
2012.9.11
make sure that parentJobLs and extraDependentInputLs are not None.
2012.3.10
add argument parentJobLs, extraDependentInputLs
2011-11-28
get namespace and version from workflow first
2011-9-14
"""
# Add a mkdir job for any directory.
job = Job(namespace=getattr(workflow, 'namespace', namespace), name=mkdir.name, \
version=getattr(workflow, 'version', version))
job.addArguments(outputDir)
job.folder = outputDir #custom attribute
job.output = outputDir #custom attribute
workflow.addJob(job)
if parentJobLs:
for parentJob in parentJobLs:
if parentJob:
workflow.depends(parent=parentJob, child=job)
if extraDependentInputLs:
for input in extraDependentInputLs:
if input is not None:
job.uses(input, transfer=True, register=True, link=Link.INPUT)
if hasattr(workflow, 'no_of_jobs'): #2012.10.2
workflow.no_of_jobs += 1
return job
