[DRMAA-WG] Meeting minutes - Conference call - Aug 25th - 19:00 UTC

[Peter Tröger]

Hi,

>> - Raised new issue: What are the default values for JobTemplate 
>>  atrtributes ?
>>  - So far, DRM system defaults are implicitely used when not setting 
>>    an attribute
>>  - Worked with getter / setter - based attribute change, how to 
>>    realize with JT struct ?
>>     - Two options: Notion of "invalid value", default for all 
>>       attributes OR setting system defaults as struct value defaults
>>     - Second option not implementable in all cases, example working 
>>       directory
> 
> sorry for jumping in sideways again, I did not follow the complete
> discussion I am afraid.  But isn't the first option also very
> difficult to *use*?  Again for example for the working directory: an
> 'invalid value' as default would likely trigger the backend to
> decline the job request.  So, the DRMAA user would need to set all
> required values explicitely.
> 
> So, IMHO, a third option would be to allow for empty values, which
> are then interpreted as 'unspecified', and set by the backend as
> needed (e.g. with the system default working directory).

Our "invalid value" and your "empty value" are the same idea, the wording is a little bit weak. Roger called them "magic number" for the numerical case. Your second paragraph precisely describes our current idea.

/Peter.