def execute(job_id):
"""Executes a job through the plugin system
Parameters
----------
job_id : str
The id of the job to execute
"""
# Create the new job
job = ProcessingJob(job_id)
job_dir = join(get_work_base_dir(), job.id)
software = job.command.software
plugin_start_script = software.start_script
plugin_env_script = software.environment_script
# Get the command to start the plugin
cmd = '%s "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s" "%s"' % (
qiita_config.plugin_launcher, plugin_env_script, plugin_start_script,
qiita_config.base_url, job.id, job_dir)
# Start the plugin
std_out, std_err, return_value = system_call(cmd)
if return_value != 0:
# Something wrong happened during the plugin start procedure
job.status = 'error'
log = LogEntry.create(
'Runtime',
"Error starting plugin '%s':\nStd output:%s\nStd error:%s"
% (software.name, std_out, std_err))
job.log = log
