def start_engines(jobs):
"""
Starts the engines and performs some checks
jobs: int
"""
global tc_clients
if ipy_version == 0.10:
tc = client.TaskClient()
mec = client.MultiEngineClient()
eng_ids = mec.get_ids()
else:
if tc_clients is None:
tc = client()
eng_ids = tc.ids
tc_clients = tc
else:
tc = tc_clients
eng_ids = tc.ids
#reset engines
#mec.reset()
assert eng_ids > 0, "No engine started"
#assert eng_ids > jobs, "Not enough engines for the number of jobs required"
return tc, eng_ids
def get_task_client(self):
"""Gets a task client for an ipcontroller
Returns None if a valid connection could not be established.
"""
if self.tc is not None:
return self.tc
# Create and return new task client
tc = None
try:
tc = IPclient.TaskClient()
except Exception, e:
self.out('Could not connect to ipcontroller:\n%s: %s' %
(e.__class__.__name__, e.message),
error=True)
