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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
| This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
| Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro@cs.depaul.edu>
| License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)

Background processes made simple
---------------------------------
"""

USAGE = """
## Example

For any existing app

Create File: app/models/scheduler.py ======
from gluon.scheduler import Scheduler

def demo1(*args,**vars):
    print 'you passed args=%s and vars=%s' % (args, vars)
    return 'done!'

def demo2():
    1/0

scheduler = Scheduler(db,dict(demo1=demo1,demo2=demo2))
## run worker nodes with:

   cd web2py
   python web2py.py -K myapp
or
   python gluon/scheduler.py -u sqlite://storage.sqlite \
                             -f applications/myapp/databases/ \
                             -t mytasks.py
(-h for info)
python scheduler.py -h

## schedule jobs using
http://127.0.0.1:8000/myapp/appadmin/insert/db/scheduler_task

## monitor scheduled jobs
http://127.0.0.1:8000/myapp/appadmin/select/db?query=db.scheduler_task.id>0

## view completed jobs
http://127.0.0.1:8000/myapp/appadmin/select/db?query=db.scheduler_run.id>0

## view workers
http://127.0.0.1:8000/myapp/appadmin/select/db?query=db.scheduler_worker.id>0

## To install the scheduler as a permanent daemon on Linux (w/ Upstart), put
## the following into /etc/init/web2py-scheduler.conf:
## (This assumes your web2py instance is installed in <user>'s home directory,
## running as <user>, with app <myapp>, on network interface eth0.)

description "web2py task scheduler"
start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE=eth0)
stop on shutdown
respawn limit 8 60 # Give up if restart occurs 8 times in 60 seconds.
exec sudo -u <user> python /home/<user>/web2py/web2py.py -K <myapp>
respawn

## You can then start/stop/restart/check status of the daemon with:
sudo start web2py-scheduler
sudo stop web2py-scheduler
sudo restart web2py-scheduler
sudo status web2py-scheduler
"""

import os
import time
import multiprocessing
import sys
import threading
import traceback
import signal
import socket
import datetime
import logging
import optparse
import types
import Queue

path = os.getcwd()

if 'WEB2PY_PATH' not in os.environ:
    os.environ['WEB2PY_PATH'] = path

try:
    # try external module
    from simplejson import loads, dumps
except ImportError:
    try:
        # try stdlib (Python >= 2.6)
        from json import loads, dumps
    except:
        # fallback to pure-Python module
        from gluon.contrib.simplejson import loads, dumps

IDENTIFIER = "%s#%s" % (socket.gethostname(), os.getpid())

logger = logging.getLogger('web2py.scheduler.%s' % IDENTIFIER)

from gluon import DAL, Field, IS_NOT_EMPTY, IS_IN_SET, IS_NOT_IN_DB
from gluon import IS_INT_IN_RANGE, IS_DATETIME, IS_IN_DB
from gluon.utils import web2py_uuid
from gluon.storage import Storage


QUEUED = 'QUEUED'
ASSIGNED = 'ASSIGNED'
RUNNING = 'RUNNING'
COMPLETED = 'COMPLETED'
FAILED = 'FAILED'
TIMEOUT = 'TIMEOUT'
STOPPED = 'STOPPED'
ACTIVE = 'ACTIVE'
TERMINATE = 'TERMINATE'
DISABLED = 'DISABLED'
KILL = 'KILL'
PICK = 'PICK'
STOP_TASK = 'STOP_TASK'
EXPIRED = 'EXPIRED'
SECONDS = 1
HEARTBEAT = 3 * SECONDS
MAXHIBERNATION = 10
CLEAROUT = '!clear!'

CALLABLETYPES = (types.LambdaType, types.FunctionType,
                 types.BuiltinFunctionType,
                 types.MethodType, types.BuiltinMethodType)


class Task(object):
    """Defines a "task" object that gets passed from the main thread to the
    executor's one
    """
    def __init__(self, app, function, timeout, args='[]', vars='{}', **kwargs):
        logger.debug(' new task allocated: %s.%s', app, function)
        self.app = app
        self.function = function
        self.timeout = timeout
        self.args = args  # json
        self.vars = vars  # json
        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)

    def __str__(self):
        return '<Task: %s>' % self.function


class TaskReport(object):
    """Defines a "task report" object that gets passed from the executor's
    thread to the main one
    """
    def __init__(self, status, result=None, output=None, tb=None):
        logger.debug('    new task report: %s', status)
        if tb:
            logger.debug('   traceback: %s', tb)
        else:
            logger.debug('   result: %s', result)
        self.status = status
        self.result = result
        self.output = output
        self.tb = tb

    def __str__(self):
        return '<TaskReport: %s>' % self.status


class JobGraph(object):
    """Experimental: with JobGraph you can specify
    dependencies amongs tasks"""

    def __init__(self, db, job_name):
        self.job_name = job_name or 'job_0'
        self.db = db

    def add_deps(self, task_parent, task_child):
        """Creates a dependency between task_parent and task_child"""
        self.db.scheduler_task_deps.insert(task_parent=task_parent,
                                           task_child=task_child,
                                           job_name=self.job_name)

    def validate(self, job_name):
        """Validates if all tasks job_name can be completed, i.e. there
        are no mutual dependencies among tasks.
        Commits at the end if successfull, or it rollbacks the entire
        transaction. Handle with care!"""
        db = self.db
        sd = db.scheduler_task_deps
        if job_name:
            q = sd.job_name == job_name
        else:
            q = sd.id > 0

        edges = db(q).select()
        nested_dict = {}
        for row in edges:
            k = row.task_parent
            if k in nested_dict:
                nested_dict[k].add(row.task_child)
            else:
                nested_dict[k] = set((row.task_child,))
        try:
            rtn = []
            for k, v in nested_dict.items():
                v.discard(k)  # Ignore self dependencies
            extra_items_in_deps = reduce(set.union, nested_dict.values()) - set(nested_dict.keys())
            nested_dict.update(dict((item, set()) for item in extra_items_in_deps))
            while True:
                ordered = set(item for item, dep in nested_dict.items() if not dep)
                if not ordered:
                    break
                rtn.append(ordered)
                nested_dict = dict(
                    (item, (dep - ordered)) for item, dep in nested_dict.items()
                    if item not in ordered
                    )
            assert not nested_dict, "A cyclic dependency exists amongst %r" % nested_dict
            db.commit()
            return rtn
        except:
            db.rollback()
            return None


def demo_function(*argv, **kwargs):
    """ test function """
    for i in range(argv[0]):
        print 'click', i
        time.sleep(1)
    return 'done'

# the two functions below deal with simplejson decoding as unicode, esp for the dict decode
# and subsequent usage as function Keyword arguments unicode variable names won't work!
# borrowed from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/956867/how-to-get-string-objects-instead-unicode-ones-from-json-in-python


def _decode_list(lst):
    newlist = []
    for i in lst:
        if isinstance(i, unicode):
            i = i.encode('utf-8')
        elif isinstance(i, list):
            i = _decode_list(i)
        newlist.append(i)
    return newlist


def _decode_dict(dct):
    newdict = {}
    for k, v in dct.iteritems():
        if isinstance(k, unicode):
            k = k.encode('utf-8')
        if isinstance(v, unicode):
            v = v.encode('utf-8')
        elif isinstance(v, list):
            v = _decode_list(v)
        newdict[k] = v
    return newdict


def executor(queue, task, out):
    """The function used to execute tasks in the background process"""
    logger.debug('    task started')

    class LogOutput(object):
        """Facility to log output at intervals"""
        def __init__(self, out_queue):
            self.out_queue = out_queue
            self.stdout = sys.stdout
            sys.stdout = self

        def __del__(self):
            sys.stdout = self.stdout

        def flush(self):
            pass

        def write(self, data):
            self.out_queue.put(data)

    W2P_TASK = Storage({'id': task.task_id, 'uuid': task.uuid})
    stdout = LogOutput(out)
    try:
        if task.app:
            os.chdir(os.environ['WEB2PY_PATH'])
            from gluon.shell import env, parse_path_info
            from gluon import current
            level = logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel()
            logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.WARN)
            # Get controller-specific subdirectory if task.app is of
            # form 'app/controller'
            (a, c, f) = parse_path_info(task.app)
            _env = env(a=a, c=c, import_models=True)
            logging.getLogger().setLevel(level)
            f = task.function
            functions = current._scheduler.tasks
            if not functions:
                #look into env
                _function = _env.get(f)
            else:
                _function = functions.get(f)
            if not isinstance(_function, CALLABLETYPES):
                raise NameError(
                    "name '%s' not found in scheduler's environment" % f)
            # Inject W2P_TASK into environment
            _env.update({'W2P_TASK': W2P_TASK})
            # Inject W2P_TASK into current
            from gluon import current
            current.W2P_TASK = W2P_TASK
            globals().update(_env)
            args = _decode_list(loads(task.args))
            vars = loads(task.vars, object_hook=_decode_dict)
            result = dumps(_function(*args, **vars))
        else:
            ### for testing purpose only
            result = eval(task.function)(
                *loads(task.args, object_hook=_decode_dict),
                **loads(task.vars, object_hook=_decode_dict))
        queue.put(TaskReport('COMPLETED', result=result))
    except BaseException, e:
        tb = traceback.format_exc()
        queue.put(TaskReport('FAILED', tb=tb))
    del stdout


class MetaScheduler(threading.Thread):
    """Base class documenting scheduler's base methods"""

    def __init__(self):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.process = None     # the background process
        self.have_heartbeat = True   # set to False to kill
        self.empty_runs = 0

    def async(self, task):
        """Starts the background process

        Args:
            task : a `Task` object

        Returns:
            tuple: containing::

            ('ok',result,output)
            ('error',exception,None)
            ('timeout',None,None)
            ('terminated',None,None)

        """
        db = self.db
        sr = db.scheduler_run
        out = multiprocessing.Queue()
        queue = multiprocessing.Queue(maxsize=1)
        p = multiprocessing.Process(target=executor, args=(queue, task, out))
        self.process = p
        logger.debug('   task starting')
        p.start()

        task_output = ""
        tout = ""

        try:
            if task.sync_output > 0:
                run_timeout = task.sync_output
            else:
                run_timeout = task.timeout

            start = time.time()

            while p.is_alive() and (not task.timeout or time.time() - start < task.timeout):
                if tout:
                    try:
                        logger.debug(' partial output saved')
                        db(sr.id == task.run_id).update(run_output=task_output)
                        db.commit()
                    except:
                        pass
                p.join(timeout=run_timeout)
                tout = ""
                while not out.empty():
                    tout += out.get()
                if tout:
                    logger.debug(' partial output: "%s"' % str(tout))
                    if CLEAROUT in tout:
                        task_output = tout[
                            tout.rfind(CLEAROUT) + len(CLEAROUT):]
                    else:
                        task_output += tout
        except:
            p.terminate()
            p.join()
            self.have_heartbeat = False
            logger.debug('    task stopped by general exception')
            tr = TaskReport(STOPPED)
        else:
            if p.is_alive():
                p.terminate()
                logger.debug('    task timeout')
                try:
                    # we try to get a traceback here
                    tr = queue.get(timeout=2)
                    tr.status = TIMEOUT
                    tr.output = task_output
                except Queue.Empty:
                    tr = TaskReport(TIMEOUT)
            elif queue.empty():
                self.have_heartbeat = False
                logger.debug('    task stopped')
                tr = TaskReport(STOPPED)
            else:
                logger.debug('  task completed or failed')
                tr = queue.get()
        tr.output = task_output
        return tr

    def die(self):
        """Forces termination of the worker process along with any running
        task"""
        logger.info('die!')
        self.have_heartbeat = False
        self.terminate_process()

    def give_up(self):
        """Waits for any running task to be executed, then exits the worker
        process"""
        logger.info('Giving up as soon as possible!')
        self.have_heartbeat = False

    def terminate_process(self):
        """Terminates any running tasks (internal use only)"""
        try:
            self.process.terminate()
        except:
            pass  # no process to terminate

    def run(self):
        """This is executed by the main thread to send heartbeats"""
        counter = 0
        while self.have_heartbeat:
            self.send_heartbeat(counter)
            counter += 1

    def start_heartbeats(self):
        self.start()

    def send_heartbeat(self, counter):
        print 'thum'
        time.sleep(1)

    def pop_task(self):
        """Fetches a task ready to be executed"""
        return Task(
            app=None,
            function='demo_function',
            timeout=7,
            args='[2]',
            vars='{}')

    def report_task(self, task, task_report):
        """Creates a task report"""
        print 'reporting task'
        pass

    def sleep(self):
        pass

    def loop(self):
        """Main loop, fetching tasks and starting executor's background
        processes"""
        try:
            self.start_heartbeats()
            while True and self.have_heartbeat:
                logger.debug('looping...')
                task = self.pop_task()
                if task:
                    self.empty_runs = 0
                    self.report_task(task, self.async(task))
                else:
                    self.empty_runs += 1
                    logger.debug('sleeping...')
                    if self.max_empty_runs != 0:
                        logger.debug('empty runs %s/%s',
                                     self.empty_runs, self.max_empty_runs)
                        if self.empty_runs >= self.max_empty_runs:
                            logger.info(
                                'empty runs limit reached, killing myself')
                            self.die()
                    self.sleep()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            self.die()


TASK_STATUS = (QUEUED, RUNNING, COMPLETED, FAILED, TIMEOUT, STOPPED, EXPIRED)
RUN_STATUS = (RUNNING, COMPLETED, FAILED, TIMEOUT, STOPPED)
WORKER_STATUS = (ACTIVE, PICK, DISABLED, TERMINATE, KILL, STOP_TASK)


class TYPE(object):
    """
    Validator that checks whether field is valid json and validates its type.
    Used for `args` and `vars` of the scheduler_task table
    """

    def __init__(self, myclass=list, parse=False):
        self.myclass = myclass
        self.parse = parse

    def __call__(self, value):
        from gluon import current
        try:
            obj = loads(value)
        except:
            return (value, current.T('invalid json'))
        else:
            if isinstance(obj, self.myclass):
                if self.parse:
                    return (obj, None)
                else:
                    return (value, None)
            else:
                return (value, current.T('Not of type: %s') % self.myclass)


class Scheduler(MetaScheduler):
    """Scheduler object

    Args:
        db: DAL connection where Scheduler will create its tables
        tasks(dict): either a dict containing name-->func or None.
            If None, functions will be searched in the environment
        migrate(bool): turn migration on/off for the Scheduler's tables
        worker_name(str): force worker_name to identify each process.
            Leave it to None to autoassign a name (hostname#pid)
        group_names(list): process tasks belonging to this group
            defaults to ['main'] if nothing gets passed
        heartbeat(int): how many seconds the worker sleeps between one
            execution and the following one. Indirectly sets how many seconds
            will pass between checks for new tasks
        max_empty_runs(int): how many loops are allowed to pass without
            processing any tasks before exiting the process. 0 to keep always
            the process alive
        discard_results(bool): Scheduler stores executions's details into the
            scheduler_run table. By default, only if there is a result the
            details are kept. Turning this to True means discarding results
            even for tasks that return something
        utc_time(bool): do all datetime calculations assuming UTC as the
            timezone. Remember to pass `start_time` and `stop_time` to tasks
            accordingly

    """

    def __init__(self, db, tasks=None, migrate=True,
                 worker_name=None, group_names=None, heartbeat=HEARTBEAT,
                 max_empty_runs=0, discard_results=False, utc_time=False):

        MetaScheduler.__init__(self)

        self.db = db
        self.db_thread = None
        self.tasks = tasks
        self.group_names = group_names or ['main']
        self.heartbeat = heartbeat
        self.worker_name = worker_name or IDENTIFIER
        self.max_empty_runs = max_empty_runs
        self.discard_results = discard_results
        self.is_a_ticker = False
        self.do_assign_tasks = False
        self.greedy = False
        self.utc_time = utc_time
        self.w_stats = Storage(
            dict(
                status=RUNNING,
                sleep=heartbeat,
                total=0,
                errors=0,
                empty_runs=0,
                queue=0,
                distribution=None,
                workers=0)
        )  # dict holding statistics

        from gluon import current
        current._scheduler = self

        self.define_tables(db, migrate=migrate)

    def __get_migrate(self, tablename, migrate=True):
        if migrate is False:
            return False
        elif migrate is True:
            return True
        elif isinstance(migrate, str):
            return "%s%s.table" % (migrate, tablename)
        return True

    def now(self):
        """Shortcut that fetches current time based on UTC preferences"""
        return self.utc_time and datetime.datetime.utcnow() or datetime.datetime.now()

    def set_requirements(self, scheduler_task):
        """Called to set defaults for lazy_tables connections"""
        from gluon import current
        if hasattr(current, 'request'):
            scheduler_task.application_name.default = '%s/%s' % (
                current.request.application, current.request.controller
            )

    def define_tables(self, db, migrate):
        """Defines Scheduler tables structure"""
        from pydal.base import DEFAULT
        logger.debug('defining tables (migrate=%s)', migrate)
        now = self.now
        db.define_table(
            'scheduler_task',
            Field('application_name', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY(),
                  default=None, writable=False),
            Field('task_name', default=None),
            Field('group_name', default='main'),
            Field('status', requires=IS_IN_SET(TASK_STATUS),
                  default=QUEUED, writable=False),
            Field('function_name',
                  requires=IS_IN_SET(sorted(self.tasks.keys()))
                  if self.tasks else DEFAULT),
            Field('uuid', length=255,
                  requires=IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'scheduler_task.uuid'),
                  unique=True, default=web2py_uuid),
            Field('args', 'text', default='[]', requires=TYPE(list)),
            Field('vars', 'text', default='{}', requires=TYPE(dict)),
            Field('enabled', 'boolean', default=True),
            Field('start_time', 'datetime', default=now,
                  requires=IS_DATETIME()),
            Field('next_run_time', 'datetime', default=now),
            Field('stop_time', 'datetime'),
            Field('repeats', 'integer', default=1, comment="0=unlimited",
                  requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE(0, None)),
            Field('retry_failed', 'integer', default=0, comment="-1=unlimited",
                  requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE(-1, None)),
            Field('period', 'integer', default=60, comment='seconds',
                  requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE(0, None)),
            Field('prevent_drift', 'boolean', default=False,
                  comment='Cron-like start_times between runs'),
            Field('timeout', 'integer', default=60, comment='seconds',
                  requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE(1, None)),
            Field('sync_output', 'integer', default=0,
                  comment="update output every n sec: 0=never",
                  requires=IS_INT_IN_RANGE(0, None)),
            Field('times_run', 'integer', default=0, writable=False),
            Field('times_failed', 'integer', default=0, writable=False),
            Field('last_run_time', 'datetime', writable=False, readable=False),
            Field('assigned_worker_name', default='', writable=False),
            on_define=self.set_requirements,
            migrate=self.__get_migrate('scheduler_task', migrate),
            format='%(task_name)s')

        db.define_table(
            'scheduler_run',
            Field('task_id', 'reference scheduler_task'),
            Field('status', requires=IS_IN_SET(RUN_STATUS)),
            Field('start_time', 'datetime'),
            Field('stop_time', 'datetime'),
            Field('run_output', 'text'),
            Field('run_result', 'text'),
            Field('traceback', 'text'),
            Field('worker_name', default=self.worker_name),
            migrate=self.__get_migrate('scheduler_run', migrate)
            )

        db.define_table(
            'scheduler_worker',
            Field('worker_name', length=255, unique=True),
            Field('first_heartbeat', 'datetime'),
            Field('last_heartbeat', 'datetime'),
            Field('status', requires=IS_IN_SET(WORKER_STATUS)),
            Field('is_ticker', 'boolean', default=False, writable=False),
            Field('group_names', 'list:string', default=self.group_names),
            Field('worker_stats', 'json'),
            migrate=self.__get_migrate('scheduler_worker', migrate)
            )

        db.define_table(
            'scheduler_task_deps',
            Field('job_name', default='job_0'),
            Field('task_parent', 'integer',
                requires=IS_IN_DB(db, 'scheduler_task.id',
                                      '%(task_name)s')
            ),
            Field('task_child', 'reference scheduler_task'),
            Field('can_visit', 'boolean', default=False),
            migrate=self.__get_migrate('scheduler_task_deps', migrate)
            )

        if migrate is not False:
            db.commit()

    def loop(self, worker_name=None):
        """Main loop

        This works basically as a neverending loop that:

        - checks if the worker is ready to process tasks (is not DISABLED)
        - pops a task from the queue
        - if there is a task:

          - spawns the executor background process
          - waits for the process to be finished
          - sleeps `heartbeat` seconds
        - if there is not a task:

          - checks for max_empty_runs
          - sleeps `heartbeat` seconds

        """
        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda signum, stack_frame: sys.exit(1))
        try:
            self.start_heartbeats()
            while True and self.have_heartbeat:
                if self.w_stats.status == DISABLED:
                    logger.debug('Someone stopped me, sleeping until better'
                        ' times come (%s)', self.w_stats.sleep)
                    self.sleep()
                    continue
                logger.debug('looping...')
                task = self.wrapped_pop_task()
                if task:
                    self.w_stats.empty_runs = 0
                    self.w_stats.status = RUNNING
                    self.w_stats.total += 1
                    self.wrapped_report_task(task, self.async(task))
                    if not self.w_stats.status == DISABLED:
                        self.w_stats.status = ACTIVE
                else:
                    self.w_stats.empty_runs += 1
                    logger.debug('sleeping...')
                    if self.max_empty_runs != 0:
                        logger.debug('empty runs %s/%s',
                            self.w_stats.empty_runs, self.max_empty_runs)
                        if self.w_stats.empty_runs >= self.max_empty_runs:
                            logger.info(
                                'empty runs limit reached, killing myself')
                            self.die()
                    self.sleep()
        except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
            logger.info('catched')
            self.die()

    def wrapped_assign_tasks(self, db):
        """Commodity function to call `assign_tasks` and trap exceptions
        If an exception is raised, assume it happened because of database
        contention and retries `assign_task` after 0.5 seconds
        """
        logger.debug('Assigning tasks...')
        db.commit()  # db.commit() only for Mysql
        x = 0
        while x < 10:
            try:
                self.assign_tasks(db)
                db.commit()
                logger.debug('Tasks assigned...')
                break
            except:
                self.w_stats.errors += 1
                db.rollback()
                logger.error('TICKER: error assigning tasks (%s)', x)
                x += 1
                time.sleep(0.5)

    def wrapped_pop_task(self):
        """Commodity function to call `pop_task` and trap exceptions
        If an exception is raised, assume it happened because of database
        contention and retries `pop_task` after 0.5 seconds
        """
        db = self.db
        db.commit()  # another nifty db.commit() only for Mysql
        x = 0
        while x < 10:
            try:
                rtn = self.pop_task(db)
                return rtn
                break
            except:
                self.w_stats.errors += 1
                db.rollback()
                logger.error('    error popping tasks')
                x += 1
                time.sleep(0.5)

    def pop_task(self, db):
        """Grabs a task ready to be executed from the queue"""
        now = self.now()
        st = self.db.scheduler_task
        if self.is_a_ticker and self.do_assign_tasks:
            #I'm a ticker, and 5 loops passed without reassigning tasks,
            #let's do that and loop again
            self.wrapped_assign_tasks(db)
            return None
        # ready to process something
        grabbed = db(
            (st.assigned_worker_name == self.worker_name) &
            (st.status == ASSIGNED)
            )

        task = grabbed.select(limitby=(0, 1), orderby=st.next_run_time).first()
        if task:
            task.update_record(status=RUNNING, last_run_time=now)
            # noone will touch my task!
            db.commit()
            logger.debug('   work to do %s', task.id)
        else:
            if self.is_a_ticker and self.greedy:
                # there are other tasks ready to be assigned
                logger.info('TICKER: greedy loop')
                self.wrapped_assign_tasks(db)
            else:
                logger.info('nothing to do')
            return None
        times_run = task.times_run + 1
        if not task.prevent_drift:
            next_run_time = task.last_run_time + datetime.timedelta(
                seconds=task.period
                )
        else:
            next_run_time = task.start_time + datetime.timedelta(
                seconds=task.period * times_run
            )
        if times_run < task.repeats or task.repeats == 0:
            # need to run (repeating task)
            run_again = True
        else:
            # no need to run again
            run_again = False
        run_id = 0
        while True and not self.discard_results:
            logger.debug('    new scheduler_run record')
            try:
                run_id = db.scheduler_run.insert(
                    task_id=task.id,
                    status=RUNNING,
                    start_time=now,
                    worker_name=self.worker_name)
                db.commit()
                break
            except:
                time.sleep(0.5)
                db.rollback()
        logger.info('new task %(id)s "%(task_name)s"'
            ' %(application_name)s.%(function_name)s' % task)
        return Task(
            app=task.application_name,
            function=task.function_name,
            timeout=task.timeout,
            args=task.args,  # in json
            vars=task.vars,  # in json
            task_id=task.id,
            run_id=run_id,
            run_again=run_again,
            next_run_time=next_run_time,
            times_run=times_run,
            stop_time=task.stop_time,
            retry_failed=task.retry_failed,
            times_failed=task.times_failed,
            sync_output=task.sync_output,
            uuid=task.uuid)

    def wrapped_report_task(self, task, task_report):
        """Commodity function to call `report_task` and trap exceptions
        If an exception is raised, assume it happened because of database
        contention and retries `pop_task` after 0.5 seconds
        """
        db = self.db
        while True:
            try:
                self.report_task(task, task_report)
                db.commit()
                break
            except:
                self.w_stats.errors += 1
                db.rollback()
                logger.error('    error storing result')
                time.sleep(0.5)

    def report_task(self, task, task_report):
        """Takes care of storing the result according to preferences
        and deals with logic for repeating tasks"""
        db = self.db
        now = self.now()
        st = db.scheduler_task
        sr = db.scheduler_run
        if not self.discard_results:
            if task_report.result != 'null' or task_report.tb:
                # result is 'null' as a string if task completed
                # if it's stopped it's None as NoneType, so we record
                # the STOPPED "run" anyway
                logger.debug(' recording task report in db (%s)',
                             task_report.status)
                db(sr.id == task.run_id).update(
                    status=task_report.status,
                    stop_time=now,
                    run_result=task_report.result,
                    run_output=task_report.output,
                    traceback=task_report.tb)
            else:
                logger.debug(' deleting task report in db because of no result')
                db(sr.id == task.run_id).delete()
        # if there is a stop_time and the following run would exceed it
        is_expired = (task.stop_time
                      and task.next_run_time > task.stop_time
                      and True or False)
        status = (task.run_again and is_expired and EXPIRED
                  or task.run_again and not is_expired
                  and QUEUED or COMPLETED)
        if task_report.status == COMPLETED:
            d = dict(status=status,
                     next_run_time=task.next_run_time,
                     times_run=task.times_run,
                     times_failed=0
                     )
            db(st.id == task.task_id).update(**d)
            if status == COMPLETED:
                self.update_dependencies(db, task.task_id)
        else:
            st_mapping = {'FAILED': 'FAILED',
                          'TIMEOUT': 'TIMEOUT',
                          'STOPPED': 'QUEUED'}[task_report.status]
            status = (task.retry_failed
                      and task.times_failed < task.retry_failed
                      and QUEUED or task.retry_failed == -1
                      and QUEUED or st_mapping)
            db(st.id == task.task_id).update(
                times_failed=db.scheduler_task.times_failed + 1,
                next_run_time=task.next_run_time,
                status=status
            )
        logger.info('task completed (%s)', task_report.status)

    def update_dependencies(self, db, task_id):
        db(db.scheduler_task_deps.task_child == task_id).update(can_visit=True)

    def adj_hibernation(self):
        """Used to increase the "sleep" interval for DISABLED workers"""
        if self.w_stats.status == DISABLED:
            wk_st = self.w_stats.sleep
            hibernation = wk_st + HEARTBEAT if wk_st < MAXHIBERNATION else MAXHIBERNATION
            self.w_stats.sleep = hibernation

    def send_heartbeat(self, counter):
        """This function is vital for proper coordination among available
        workers.
        It:

        - sends the heartbeat
        - elects a ticker among available workers (the only process that
            effectively dispatch tasks to workers)
        - deals with worker's statuses
        - does "housecleaning" for dead workers
        - triggers tasks assignment to workers

        """
        if not self.db_thread:
            logger.debug('thread building own DAL object')
            self.db_thread = DAL(
                self.db._uri, folder=self.db._adapter.folder)
            self.define_tables(self.db_thread, migrate=False)
        try:
            db = self.db_thread
            sw, st = db.scheduler_worker, db.scheduler_task
            now = self.now()
            # record heartbeat
            mybackedstatus = db(sw.worker_name == self.worker_name).select().first()
            if not mybackedstatus:
                sw.insert(status=ACTIVE, worker_name=self.worker_name,
                          first_heartbeat=now, last_heartbeat=now,
                          group_names=self.group_names,
                          worker_stats=self.w_stats)
                self.w_stats.status = ACTIVE
                self.w_stats.sleep = self.heartbeat
                mybackedstatus = ACTIVE
            else:
                mybackedstatus = mybackedstatus.status
                if mybackedstatus == DISABLED:
                    # keep sleeping
                    self.w_stats.status = DISABLED
                    logger.debug('........recording heartbeat (%s)',
                        self.w_stats.status)
                    db(sw.worker_name == self.worker_name).update(
                        last_heartbeat=now,
                        worker_stats=self.w_stats)
                elif mybackedstatus == TERMINATE:
                    self.w_stats.status = TERMINATE
                    logger.debug("Waiting to terminate the current task")
                    self.give_up()
                elif mybackedstatus == KILL:
                    self.w_stats.status = KILL
                    self.die()
                    return
                else:
                    if mybackedstatus == STOP_TASK:
                        logger.info('Asked to kill the current task')
                        self.terminate_process()
                    logger.debug('........recording heartbeat (%s)',
                        self.w_stats.status)
                    db(sw.worker_name == self.worker_name).update(
                        last_heartbeat=now, status=ACTIVE,
                        worker_stats=self.w_stats)
                    self.w_stats.sleep = self.heartbeat  # re-activating the process
                    if self.w_stats.status != RUNNING:
                        self.w_stats.status = ACTIVE

            self.do_assign_tasks = False
            if counter % 5 == 0 or mybackedstatus == PICK:
                try:
                    # delete dead workers
                    expiration = now - datetime.timedelta(
                        seconds=self.heartbeat * 3)
                    departure = now - datetime.timedelta(
                        seconds=self.heartbeat * 3 * 15)
                    logger.debug(
                        '    freeing workers that have not sent heartbeat')
                    dead_workers = db(
                        ((sw.last_heartbeat < expiration) & (sw.status == ACTIVE)) |
                        ((sw.last_heartbeat < departure) & (sw.status != ACTIVE))
                    )
                    dead_workers_name = dead_workers._select(sw.worker_name)
                    db(
                        (st.assigned_worker_name.belongs(dead_workers_name)) &
                        (st.status == RUNNING)
                        ).update(assigned_worker_name='', status=QUEUED)
                    dead_workers.delete()
                    try:
                        self.is_a_ticker = self.being_a_ticker()
                    except:
                        logger.error('Error coordinating TICKER')
                    if self.w_stats.status == ACTIVE:
                        self.do_assign_tasks = True
                except:
                    logger.error('Error cleaning up')
            db.commit()
        except:
            logger.error('Error retrieving status')
            db.rollback()
        self.adj_hibernation()
        self.sleep()

    def being_a_ticker(self):
        """Elects a TICKER process that assigns tasks to available workers.
        Does its best to elect a worker that is not busy processing other tasks
        to allow a proper distribution of tasks among all active workers ASAP
        """
        db = self.db_thread
        sw = db.scheduler_worker
        my_name = self.worker_name
        all_active = db(
            (sw.worker_name != my_name) & (sw.status == ACTIVE)
        ).select(sw.is_ticker, sw.worker_name)
        ticker = all_active.find(lambda row: row.is_ticker is True).first()
        not_busy = self.w_stats.status == ACTIVE
        if not ticker:
            # if no other tickers are around
            if not_busy:
                # only if I'm not busy
                db(sw.worker_name == my_name).update(is_ticker=True)
                db(sw.worker_name != my_name).update(is_ticker=False)
                logger.info("TICKER: I'm a ticker")
            else:
                # I'm busy
                if len(all_active) >= 1:
                    # so I'll "downgrade" myself to a "poor worker"
                    db(sw.worker_name == my_name).update(is_ticker=False)
                else:
                    not_busy = True
            db.commit()
            return not_busy
        else:
            logger.info(
                "%s is a ticker, I'm a poor worker" % ticker.worker_name)
            return False

    def assign_tasks(self, db):
        """Assigns task to workers, that can then pop them from the queue

        Deals with group_name(s) logic, in order to assign linearly tasks
        to available workers for those groups
        """
        sw, st, sd = db.scheduler_worker, db.scheduler_task, db.scheduler_task_deps
        now = self.now()
        all_workers = db(sw.status == ACTIVE).select()
        # build workers as dict of groups
        wkgroups = {}
        for w in all_workers:
            if w.worker_stats['status'] == 'RUNNING':
                continue
            group_names = w.group_names
            for gname in group_names:
                if gname not in wkgroups:
                    wkgroups[gname] = dict(
                        workers=[{'name': w.worker_name, 'c': 0}])
                else:
                    wkgroups[gname]['workers'].append(
                        {'name': w.worker_name, 'c': 0})
        # set queued tasks that expired between "runs" (i.e., you turned off
        # the scheduler): then it wasn't expired, but now it is
        db(
            (st.status.belongs((QUEUED, ASSIGNED))) &
            (st.stop_time < now)
        ).update(status=EXPIRED)

        # calculate dependencies
        deps_with_no_deps = db(
            (sd.can_visit == False) &
            (~sd.task_child.belongs(
                db(sd.can_visit == False)._select(sd.task_parent)
                )
            )
            )._select(sd.task_child)
        no_deps = db(
            (st.status.belongs((QUEUED, ASSIGNED))) &
            (
                (sd.id == None) | (st.id.belongs(deps_with_no_deps))

            )
            )._select(st.id, distinct=True, left=sd.on(
                    (st.id == sd.task_parent) &
                    (sd.can_visit == False)
                    )
            )

        all_available = db(
            (st.status.belongs((QUEUED, ASSIGNED))) &
            ((st.times_run < st.repeats) | (st.repeats == 0)) &
            (st.start_time <= now) &
            ((st.stop_time == None) | (st.stop_time > now)) &
            (st.next_run_time <= now) &
            (st.enabled == True) &
            (st.id.belongs(no_deps))
        )


        limit = len(all_workers) * (50 / (len(wkgroups) or 1))
        # if there are a moltitude of tasks, let's figure out a maximum of
        # tasks per worker. This can be further tuned with some added
        # intelligence (like esteeming how many tasks will a worker complete
        # before the ticker reassign them around, but the gain is quite small
        # 50 is a sweet spot also for fast tasks, with sane heartbeat values
        # NB: ticker reassign tasks every 5 cycles, so if a worker completes its
        # 50 tasks in less than heartbeat*5 seconds,
        # it won't pick new tasks until heartbeat*5 seconds pass.

        # If a worker is currently elaborating a long task, its tasks needs to
        # be reassigned to other workers
        # this shuffles up things a bit, in order to give a task equal chances
        # to be executed

        # let's freeze it up
        db.commit()
        x = 0
        for group in wkgroups.keys():
            tasks = all_available(st.group_name == group).select(
                limitby=(0, limit), orderby = st.next_run_time)
            # let's break up the queue evenly among workers
            for task in tasks:
                x += 1
                gname = task.group_name
                ws = wkgroups.get(gname)
                if ws:
                    counter = 0
                    myw = 0
                    for i, w in enumerate(ws['workers']):
                        if w['c'] < counter:
                            myw = i
                        counter = w['c']
                    assigned_wn = wkgroups[gname]['workers'][myw]['name']
                    d = dict(
                        status=ASSIGNED,
                        assigned_worker_name=assigned_wn
                    )
                    if not task.task_name:
                        d['task_name'] = task.function_name
                    db(
                        (st.id == task.id) &
                        (st.status.belongs((QUEUED, ASSIGNED)))
                        ).update(**d)
                    wkgroups[gname]['workers'][myw]['c'] += 1
            db.commit()
        # I didn't report tasks but I'm working nonetheless!!!!
        if x > 0:
            self.w_stats.empty_runs = 0
        self.w_stats.queue = x
        self.w_stats.distribution = wkgroups
        self.w_stats.workers = len(all_workers)
        # I'll be greedy only if tasks assigned are equal to the limit
        # (meaning there could be others ready to be assigned)
        self.greedy = x >= limit
        logger.info('TICKER: workers are %s', len(all_workers))
        logger.info('TICKER: tasks are %s', x)

    def sleep(self):
        """Calculates the number of seconds to sleep according to worker's
        status and `heartbeat` parameter"""
        time.sleep(self.w_stats.sleep)
        # should only sleep until next available task

    def set_worker_status(self, group_names=None, action=ACTIVE,
                          exclude=None, limit=None, worker_name=None):
        """Internal function to set worker's status"""
        ws = self.db.scheduler_worker
        if not group_names:
            group_names = self.group_names
        elif isinstance(group_names, str):
            group_names = [group_names]
        if worker_name:
            self.db(ws.worker_name == worker_name).update(status=action)
            return
        exclusion = exclude and exclude.append(action) or [action]
        if not limit:
            for group in group_names:
                self.db(
                    (ws.group_names.contains(group)) &
                    (~ws.status.belongs(exclusion))
                    ).update(status=action)
        else:
            for group in group_names:
                workers = self.db((ws.group_names.contains(group)) &
                                  (~ws.status.belongs(exclusion))
                                  )._select(ws.id, limitby=(0, limit))
                self.db(ws.id.belongs(workers)).update(status=action)

    def disable(self, group_names=None, limit=None, worker_name=None):
        """Sets DISABLED on the workers processing `group_names` tasks.
        A DISABLED worker will be kept alive but it won't be able to process
        any waiting tasks, essentially putting it to sleep.
        By default, all group_names of Scheduler's instantation are selected"""
        self.set_worker_status(
            group_names=group_names,
            action=DISABLED,
            exclude=[DISABLED, KILL, TERMINATE],
            limit=limit)

    def resume(self, group_names=None, limit=None, worker_name=None):
        """Wakes a worker up (it will be able to process queued tasks)"""
        self.set_worker_status(
            group_names=group_names,
            action=ACTIVE,
            exclude=[KILL, TERMINATE],
            limit=limit)

    def terminate(self, group_names=None, limit=None, worker_name=None):
        """Sets TERMINATE as worker status. The worker will wait for any
        currently running tasks to be executed and then it will exit gracefully
        """
        self.set_worker_status(
            group_names=group_names,
            action=TERMINATE,
            exclude=[KILL],
            limit=limit)

    def kill(self, group_names=None, limit=None, worker_name=None):
        """Sets KILL as worker status. The worker will be killed even if it's
        processing a task."""
        self.set_worker_status(
            group_names=group_names,
            action=KILL,
            limit=limit)

    def queue_task(self, function, pargs=[], pvars={}, **kwargs):
        """
        Queue tasks. This takes care of handling the validation of all
        parameters

        Args:
            function: the function (anything callable with a __name__)
            pargs: "raw" args to be passed to the function. Automatically
                jsonified.
            pvars: "raw" kwargs to be passed to the function. Automatically
                jsonified
            kwargs: all the parameters available (basically, every
                `scheduler_task` column). If args and vars are here, they should
                be jsonified already, and they will override pargs and pvars

        Returns:
            a dict just as a normal validate_and_insert(), plus a uuid key
            holding the uuid of the queued task. If validation is not passed
            ( i.e. some parameters are invalid) both id and uuid will be None,
            and you'll get an "error" dict holding the errors found.
        """
        if hasattr(function, '__name__'):
            function = function.__name__
        targs = 'args' in kwargs and kwargs.pop('args') or dumps(pargs)
        tvars = 'vars' in kwargs and kwargs.pop('vars') or dumps(pvars)
        tuuid = 'uuid' in kwargs and kwargs.pop('uuid') or web2py_uuid()
        tname = 'task_name' in kwargs and kwargs.pop('task_name') or function
        immediate = 'immediate' in kwargs and kwargs.pop('immediate') or None
        rtn = self.db.scheduler_task.validate_and_insert(
            function_name=function,
            task_name=tname,
            args=targs,
            vars=tvars,
            uuid=tuuid,
            **kwargs)
        if not rtn.errors:
            rtn.uuid = tuuid
            if immediate:
                self.db(
                    (self.db.scheduler_worker.is_ticker == True)
                    ).update(status=PICK)
        else:
            rtn.uuid = None
        return rtn

    def task_status(self, ref, output=False):
        """
        Retrieves task status and optionally the result of the task

        Args:
            ref: can be

              - an integer : lookup will be done by scheduler_task.id
              - a string : lookup will be done by scheduler_task.uuid
              - a `Query` : lookup as you wish, e.g. ::

                    db.scheduler_task.task_name == 'test1'

            output(bool): if `True`, fetch also the scheduler_run record

        Returns:
            a single Row object, for the last queued task.
            If output == True, returns also the last scheduler_run record.
            The scheduler_run record is fetched by a left join, so it can
            have all fields == None

        """
        from pydal.objects import Query
        sr, st = self.db.scheduler_run, self.db.scheduler_task
        if isinstance(ref, (int, long)):
            q = st.id == ref
        elif isinstance(ref, str):
            q = st.uuid == ref
        elif isinstance(ref, Query):
            q = ref
        else:
            raise SyntaxError(
                "You can retrieve results only by id, uuid or Query")
        fields = [st.ALL]
        left = False
        orderby = ~st.id
        if output:
            fields = st.ALL, sr.ALL
            left = sr.on(sr.task_id == st.id)
            orderby = ~st.id | ~sr.id
        row = self.db(q).select(
            *fields,
            **dict(orderby=orderby,
                   left=left,
                   limitby=(0, 1))
            ).first()
        if row and output:
            row.result = row.scheduler_run.run_result and \
                loads(row.scheduler_run.run_result,
                      object_hook=_decode_dict) or None
        return row

    def stop_task(self, ref):
        """Shortcut for task termination.

        If the task is RUNNING it will terminate it, meaning that status
        will be set as FAILED.

        If the task is QUEUED, its stop_time will be set as to "now",
            the enabled flag will be set to False, and the status to STOPPED

        Args:
            ref: can be

              - an integer : lookup will be done by scheduler_task.id
              - a string : lookup will be done by scheduler_task.uuid

        Returns:
            - 1 if task was stopped (meaning an update has been done)
            - None if task was not found, or if task was not RUNNING or QUEUED

        Note:
            Experimental
        """
        st, sw = self.db.scheduler_task, self.db.scheduler_worker
        if isinstance(ref, (int, long)):
            q = st.id == ref
        elif isinstance(ref, str):
            q = st.uuid == ref
        else:
            raise SyntaxError(
                "You can retrieve results only by id or uuid")
        task = self.db(q).select(st.id, st.status, st.assigned_worker_name)
        task = task.first()
        rtn = None
        if not task:
            return rtn
        if task.status == 'RUNNING':
            q = sw.worker_name == task.assigned_worker_name
            rtn = self.db(q).update(status=STOP_TASK)
        elif task.status == 'QUEUED':
            rtn = self.db(q).update(
                stop_time=self.now(),
                enabled=False,
                status=STOPPED)
        return rtn

    def get_workers(self, only_ticker=False):
        """ Returns a dict holding `worker_name : {**columns}`
        representing all "registered" workers
        only_ticker returns only the workers running as a TICKER,
        if there are any
        """
        db = self.db
        if only_ticker:
            workers = db(db.scheduler_worker.is_ticker == True).select()
        else:
            workers = db(db.scheduler_worker.id > 0).select()
        all_workers = {}
        for row in workers:
            all_workers[row.worker_name] = Storage(
                status=row.status,
                first_heartbeat=row.first_heartbeat,
                last_heartbeat=row.last_heartbeat,
                group_names=row.group_names,
                is_ticker=row.is_ticker,
                worker_stats=row.worker_stats
            )
        return all_workers


def main():
    """
    allows to run worker without python web2py.py .... by simply::

        python gluon/scheduler.py

    """
    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
    parser.add_option(
        "-w", "--worker_name", dest="worker_name", default=None,
        help="start a worker with name")
    parser.add_option(
        "-b", "--heartbeat", dest="heartbeat", default=10,
        type='int', help="heartbeat time in seconds (default 10)")
    parser.add_option(
        "-L", "--logger_level", dest="logger_level",
        default=30,
        type='int',
        help="set debug output level (0-100, 0 means all, 100 means none;default is 30)")
    parser.add_option("-E", "--empty-runs",
                      dest="max_empty_runs",
                      type='int',
                      default=0,
                      help="max loops with no grabbed tasks permitted (0 for never check)")
    parser.add_option(
        "-g", "--group_names", dest="group_names",
        default='main',
        help="comma separated list of groups to be picked by the worker")
    parser.add_option(
        "-f", "--db_folder", dest="db_folder",
        default='/Users/mdipierro/web2py/applications/scheduler/databases',
        help="location of the dal database folder")
    parser.add_option(
        "-u", "--db_uri", dest="db_uri",
        default='sqlite://storage.sqlite',
        help="database URI string (web2py DAL syntax)")
    parser.add_option(
        "-t", "--tasks", dest="tasks", default=None,
        help="file containing task files, must define" +
        "tasks = {'task_name':(lambda: 'output')} or similar set of tasks")
    parser.add_option(
        "-U", "--utc-time", dest="utc_time", default=False,
        help="work with UTC timestamps"
    )
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
    if not options.tasks or not options.db_uri:
        print USAGE
    if options.tasks:
        path, filename = os.path.split(options.tasks)
        if filename.endswith('.py'):
            filename = filename[:-3]
        sys.path.append(path)
        print 'importing tasks...'
        tasks = __import__(filename, globals(), locals(), [], -1).tasks
        print 'tasks found: ' + ', '.join(tasks.keys())
    else:
        tasks = {}
    group_names = [x.strip() for x in options.group_names.split(',')]

    logging.getLogger().setLevel(options.logger_level)

    print 'groups for this worker: ' + ', '.join(group_names)
    print 'connecting to database in folder: ' + options.db_folder or './'
    print 'using URI: ' + options.db_uri
    db = DAL(options.db_uri, folder=options.db_folder)
    print 'instantiating scheduler...'
    scheduler = Scheduler(db=db,
                          worker_name=options.worker_name,
                          tasks=tasks,
                          migrate=True,
                          group_names=group_names,
                          heartbeat=options.heartbeat,
                          max_empty_runs=options.max_empty_runs,
                          utc_time=options.utc_time)
    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda signum, stack_frame: sys.exit(1))
    print 'starting main worker loop...'
    scheduler.loop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()