def getFromJobId(cls, jobId):
"""
create a JobFacade to access an existing job.
@param jobId: the job identifier
@type jobId: string
@return: the appropriate job facade
@rtype: JobFacade
"""
jobState = JobState(jobId)
jfargs = {'jobId': jobState.getID(),'programUrl':None,'workflowUrl':None}
if jobState.isWorkflow():
jfargs['workflowUrl'] = jobState.getName()
else:
jfargs['programUrl']= jobState.getName()
# this id is identical to the one in parameter,
# except it has been normalized (may have removed
# trailing index.xml from the id)
if jobState.isLocal():
return(LocalJobFacade(**jfargs))
else:
return(RemoteJobFacade(**jfargs))
