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+<?php
+
+// Given a directory of images, make a batch of jobs
+// Usage:
+// bossa_example_make_jobs.php options
+// --app_name name
+// --dir dir
+// [ --calibration ]
+
+require_once("../inc/bossa.inc");
+
+function make_job($path, $batchid, $appid, $calibration) {
+    $info = null;
+    $info->path = $path;
+
+    // if it's a calibration job, get the answer and store in job record
+    //
+    if ($calibration) {
+        $path2 = str_replace(".png", ".ans", "../user/$path");
+        $info->answer = unserialize(file_get_contents($path2));
+    }
+
+    if (!bossa_job_create($appid, $batchid, $info, $calibration)) {
+        exit("bossa_create_job() failed\n");
+    }
+    echo "created job for $path\n";
+}
+
+function make_jobs($dir, $appid, $calibration) {
+    $batchid = bossa_batch_create($appid, date(DATE_RFC822), $calibration);
+    if (!$batchid) {
+        exit("bossa_create_batch() failed\n");
+    }
+
+    $d = opendir("../user/$dir");
+    while ($file = readdir($d)) {
+        if (!strstr($file, ".png")) continue;
+        make_job("$dir/$file", $batchid, $appid, $calibration);
+    }
+    closedir($d);
+}
+
+function usage() {
+    exit("Usage: bossa_example_make_jobs --app_name x --dir d [--calibration]]\n");
+}
+
+$calibration = false;
+for ($i=1; $i<$argc; $i++) {
+    if ($argv[$i] == '--app_name') $app_name = $argv[++$i];
+    elseif ($argv[$i] == '--dir') $dir = $argv[++$i];
+    elseif ($argv[$i] == '--calibration') $calibration = true;
+    else usage();
+}
+
+if (!$app_name || !$dir) usage();
+$appid = bossa_app_lookup($app_name);
+if (!$appid) {
+    exit("Application '$app_name' not found\n");
+}
+
+if (!is_dir("../user/$dir")) {
+    exit("../user/$dir is not a directory\n");
+}
+
+make_jobs($dir, $appid, $calibration);
+
+?>