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<title>Results</title>
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<h2>Results</h2>
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<p>
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A <b>result</b> describes an instance of a computation, either to be
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performed, in progress, or completed.
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Results are stored in the <b>result</b> table of the BOINC DB.
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The attributes of a result include:
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<li> The name of the result (unique across all results in the project).
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<li> The name of the associated workunit.
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<li> The time when the completed result should be reported to a
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scheduling server.
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This is assigned by the project, and is used by
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clients to prioritize operations and to initiate scheduler RPCs.
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There is no guarantee that the result will actually be reported by this time.
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<li> An XML document listing the names of its output files; see below.
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<li> An XML document giving the sizes and checksums of its output
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files (filled in after the result is completed).
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<li> The stderr output of the result.
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<li> The host that computed the result.
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<li> The times when the result was dispatched and received.
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<li> The exit status of the application.
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<li> The reported CPU time.
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<li> Its <b>state</b>. Values include:
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<li> Inactive (not ready to dispatch)
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<li> Unsent (ready to dispatch, but not dispatched)
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<li> In progress (dispatched, not done)
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<li> Done successfully
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<li> Timed out
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<li> Done with error
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</ul>
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</ul>
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The XML document listing the output files has the form: <pre>
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<file_info>...</file_info>
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[ ... ]
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<result>
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<name>foobar</name>
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<wu_name>blah</wu_name>
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<exit_status>blah</exit_status>
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<file_ref>...</file_ref>
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[ ... ]
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</result>
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</pre>
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The components are:
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<ul>
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<li> The <b><name></b> element is the result name.
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<li> The <b><wu_name></b> element is the workunit name.
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<li> Each <b><file_ref></b> element is an association to an
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output file, described by a corresponding <b><file_info></b> element.
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</ul>
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<p>
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The XML document describing the sizes and checksums of the output
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files is just a list of <b><file_info></b> elements, with the
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<b>nbytes</b> and <b>md5_cksum</b> fields present.
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The project back end
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must parse this field to find the locations and checksums of output files.
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<p>
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Several results may be associated with a single workunit.
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Results
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may be generated in either of two ways (selected as part of the application):
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<ul>
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<li> <b>Advance generation</b> of results.
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One or more result records are stored in the database
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when the workunit is produced.
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The scheduling server dispatches each result to a single participant host.
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When all result records have been dispatched,
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participants hosts are "turned away".
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<li> <b>On-demand generation</b> of results.
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The application specifies a "result template",
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which has place-holder tokens for the output filenames.
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The scheduling server, in response to a host request,
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generates a new result record and sends the result template.
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The host generates unique output filenames,
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and returns them along when it the computation is done.
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