mock cross_connect test added to test/core/integration.py
[nepi.git] / src / nepi / core / execute.py
index 5e07746..ca3199b 100644 (file)
@@ -2,37 +2,23 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 from nepi.core.attributes import Attribute, AttributesMap
+from nepi.core.connector import ConnectorTypeBase
 from nepi.util import proxy, validation
-from nepi.util.constants import STATUS_FINISHED
+from nepi.util.constants import STATUS_FINISHED, TIME_NOW
 from nepi.util.parser._xml import XmlExperimentParser
 import sys
 import re
+import threading
+import ConfigParser
+import os
 
 ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_BASE = re.compile(r"\{#\[(?P<label>[-a-zA-Z0-9._]*)\](?P<expr>(?P<component>\.addr\[[0-9]+\]|\.route\[[0-9]+\]|\.trace\[[0-9]+\]|).\[(?P<attribute>[-a-zA-Z0-9._]*)\])#}")
 ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_GUID_SUB = r"{#[%(guid)s]%(expr)s#}"
+COMPONENT_PATTERN = re.compile(r"(?P<kind>[a-z]*)\[(?P<index>.*)\]")
 
-class ConnectorType(object):
+class ConnectorType(ConnectorTypeBase):
     def __init__(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, max = -1, min = 0):
-        super(ConnectorType, self).__init__()
-        if max == -1:
-            max = sys.maxint
-        elif max <= 0:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-             "The maximum number of connections allowed need to be more than 0")
-        if min < 0:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-             "The minimum number of connections allowed needs to be at least 0")
-        # connector_type_id -- univoquely identifies a connector type 
-        # across testbeds
-        self._connector_type_id = (testbed_id.lower(), factory_id.lower(), 
-                name.lower())
-        # name -- display name for the connector type
-        self._name = name
-        # max -- maximum amount of connections that this type support, 
-        # -1 for no limit
-        self._max = max
-        # min -- minimum amount of connections required by this type of connector
-        self._min = min
+        super(ConnectorType, self).__init__(testbed_id, factory_id, name, max, min)
         # from_connections -- connections where the other connector is the "From"
         # to_connections -- connections where the other connector is the "To"
         # keys in the dictionary correspond to the 
@@ -45,65 +31,64 @@ class ConnectorType(object):
         self._from_connections = dict()
         self._to_connections = dict()
 
-    @property
-    def connector_type_id(self):
-        return self._connector_type_id
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        return self._name
-
-    @property
-    def max(self):
-        return self._max
-
-    @property
-    def min(self):
-        return self._min
+    def add_from_connection(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, can_cross, 
+            init_code, compl_code):
+        type_id = self.make_connector_type_id(testbed_id, factory_id, name)
+        self._from_connections[type_id] = (can_cross, init_code, compl_code)
 
-    def add_from_connection(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, can_cross, code):
-        self._from_connections[(testbed_id.lower(), factory_id.lower(),
-            name.lower())] = (can_cross, code)
-
-    def add_to_connection(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, can_cross, code):
-        self._to_connections[(testbed_id.lower(), factory_id.lower(), 
-            name.lower())] = (can_cross, code)
+    def add_to_connection(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, can_cross, 
+            init_code, compl_code):
+        type_id = self.make_connector_type_id(testbed_id, factory_id, name)
+        self._to_connections[type_id] = (can_cross, init_code, compl_code)
 
     def can_connect(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name, count, 
             must_cross = False):
-        connector_type_id = (testbed_id.lower(), factory_id.lower(),
-            name.lower())
-        if connector_type_id in self._from_connections:
-            (can_cross, code) = self._from_connections[connector_type_id]
-        elif connector_type_id in self._to_connections:
-            (can_cross, code) = self._to_connections[connector_type_id]
+        connector_type_id = self.make_connector_type_id(testbed_id, factory_id, name)
+        for lookup_type_id in self._type_resolution_order(connector_type_id):
+            if lookup_type_id in self._from_connections:
+                (can_cross, init_code, compl_code) = self._from_connections[lookup_type_id]
+            elif lookup_type_id in self._to_connections:
+                (can_cross, init_code, compl_code) = self._to_connections[lookup_type_id]
+            else:
+                # keey trying
+                continue
+            return not must_cross or can_cross
         else:
             return False
-        return not must_cross or can_cross
 
-    def code_to_connect(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name):
-        connector_type_id = (testbed_id.lower(), factory_id.lower(), 
-            name.lower())        
-        if not connector_type_id in self._to_connections.keys():
-            return False
-        (can_cross, code) = self._to_connections[connector_type_id]
-        return code
+    def _connect_to_code(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name):
+        connector_type_id = self.make_connector_type_id(testbed_id, factory_id, name)
+        for lookup_type_id in self._type_resolution_order(connector_type_id):
+            if lookup_type_id in self._to_connections:
+                (can_cross, init_code, compl_code) = self._to_connections[lookup_type_id]
+                return (init_code, compl_code)
+        else:
+            return (False, False)
+    
+    def connect_to_init_code(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name):
+        return self._connect_to_code(testbed_id, factory_id, name)[0]
+
+    def connect_to_compl_code(self, testbed_id, factory_id, name):
+        return self._connect_to_code(testbed_id, factory_id, name)[1]
 
-# TODO: create_function, start_function, stop_function, status_function 
-# need a definition!
 class Factory(AttributesMap):
     def __init__(self, factory_id, create_function, start_function, 
-            stop_function, status_function, configure_function,
-            allow_addresses = False, allow_routes = False):
+            stop_function, status_function, 
+            configure_function, preconfigure_function,
+            allow_addresses = False, has_addresses = False,
+            allow_routes = False, has_routes = False):
         super(Factory, self).__init__()
         self._factory_id = factory_id
-        self._allow_addresses = (allow_addresses == True)
-        self._allow_routes = (allow_routes == True)
+        self._allow_addresses = bool(allow_addresses)
+        self._allow_routes = bool(allow_routes)
+        self._has_addresses = bool(has_addresses) or self._allow_addresses
+        self._has_routes = bool(has_routes) or self._allow_routes
         self._create_function = create_function
         self._start_function = start_function
         self._stop_function = stop_function
         self._status_function = status_function
         self._configure_function = configure_function
+        self._preconfigure_function = preconfigure_function
         self._connector_types = dict()
         self._traces = list()
         self._box_attributes = AttributesMap()
@@ -120,6 +105,14 @@ class Factory(AttributesMap):
     def allow_routes(self):
         return self._allow_routes
 
+    @property
+    def has_addresses(self):
+        return self._has_addresses
+
+    @property
+    def has_routes(self):
+        return self._has_routes
+
     @property
     def box_attributes(self):
         return self._box_attributes
@@ -144,6 +137,10 @@ class Factory(AttributesMap):
     def configure_function(self):
         return self._configure_function
 
+    @property
+    def preconfigure_function(self):
+        return self._preconfigure_function
+
     @property
     def traces(self):
         return self._traces
@@ -162,11 +159,19 @@ class Factory(AttributesMap):
         self._box_attributes.add_attribute(name, help, type, value, range, 
                 allowed, flags, validation_function)
 
-class TestbedInstance(object):
+class TestbedController(object):
     def __init__(self, testbed_id, testbed_version):
         self._testbed_id = testbed_id
         self._testbed_version = testbed_version
 
+    @property
+    def testbed_id(self):
+        return self._testbed_id
+
+    @property
+    def testbed_version(self):
+        return self._testbed_version
+
     @property
     def guids(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -223,10 +228,17 @@ class TestbedInstance(object):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def do_connect(self):
+    def do_connect_init(self):
+        """
+        After do_connect_init all internal connections between testbed elements
+        are initiated
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def do_connect_compl(self):
         """
         After do_connect all internal connections between testbed elements
-        are done
+        are completed
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -234,10 +246,17 @@ class TestbedInstance(object):
         """After do_configure elements are configured"""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def do_cross_connect(self):
+    def do_cross_connect_init(self, cross_data):
+        """
+        After do_cross_connect_init initiation of all external connections 
+        between different testbed elements is performed
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def do_cross_connect_compl(self, cross_data):
         """
-        After do_cross_connect all external connections between different testbed 
-        elements are done
+        After do_cross_connect_compl completion of all external connections 
+        between different testbed elements is performed
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -247,10 +266,33 @@ class TestbedInstance(object):
     def stop(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def set(self, time, guid, name, value):
+    def set(self, guid, name, value, time = TIME_NOW):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def get(self, guid, name, time = TIME_NOW):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    
+    def get_route(self, guid, index, attribute):
+        """
+        Params:
+            
+            guid: guid of box to query
+            index: number of routing entry to fetch
+            attribute: one of Destination, NextHop, NetPrefix
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def get_address(self, guid, index, attribute='Address'):
+        """
+        Params:
+            
+            guid: guid of box to query
+            index: number of inteface to select
+            attribute: one of Address, NetPrefix, Broadcast
+        """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def get(self, time, guid, name):
+    def get_attribute_list(self, guid):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def action(self, time, guid, action):
@@ -259,45 +301,155 @@ class TestbedInstance(object):
     def status(self, guid):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def trace(self, guid, trace_id):
+    def trace(self, guid, trace_id, attribute='value'):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def shutdown(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 class ExperimentController(object):
-    def __init__(self, experiment_xml):
+    def __init__(self, experiment_xml, root_dir):
         self._experiment_xml = experiment_xml
         self._testbeds = dict()
         self._access_config = dict()
-        self._label_guids = dict()
+        self._netrefs = dict()
+        self._cross_data = dict()
+        self._root_dir = root_dir
+
+        self.persist_experiment_xml()
 
     @property
     def experiment_xml(self):
         return self._experiment_xml
 
+    def persist_experiment_xml(self):
+        xml_path = os.path.join(self._root_dir, "experiment.xml")
+        f = open(xml_path, "w")
+        f.write(self._experiment_xml)
+        f.close()
+
     def set_access_configuration(self, testbed_guid, access_config):
         self._access_config[testbed_guid] = access_config
 
-    def trace(self, testbed_guid, guid, trace_id):
-        return self._testbeds[testbed_guid].trace(guid, trace_id)
+    def trace(self, testbed_guid, guid, trace_id, attribute='value'):
+        return self._testbeds[testbed_guid].trace(guid, trace_id, attribute)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parallel(callables):
+        threads = [ threading.Thread(target=callable) for callable in callables ]
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.start()
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
 
     def start(self):
-        self._create_testbed_instances()
-        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
-            testbed.do_setup()
-        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
-            testbed.do_create()
-            testbed.do_connect()
-            testbed.do_configure()
-        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
-            testbed.do_cross_connect()
-        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
-            testbed.start()
+        self._init_testbed_controllers()
+        
+        # persist testbed connection data, for potential recovery
+        self._persist_testbed_proxies()
+        
+        # perform setup in parallel for all test beds,
+        # wait for all threads to finish
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_setup 
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+        
+        # perform create-connect in parallel, wait
+        # (internal connections only)
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_create
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_connect_init
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_connect_compl
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_preconfigure
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+        # resolve netrefs
+        self.do_netrefs(fail_if_undefined=True)
+        
+        # perform do_configure in parallel for al testbeds
+        # (it's internal configuration for each)
+        self._parallel([testbed.do_configure
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+        # cross-connect (cannot be done in parallel)
+        for guid, testbed in self._testbeds.iteritems():
+            cross_data = self._get_cross_data(guid)
+            testbed.do_cross_connect_init(cross_data)
+        for guid, testbed in self._testbeds.iteritems():
+            cross_data = self._get_cross_data(guid)
+            testbed.do_cross_connect_compl(cross_data)
+       
+        # start experiment (parallel start on all testbeds)
+        self._parallel([testbed.start
+                        for testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues()])
+
+    def _persist_testbed_proxies(self):
+        TRANSIENT = ('Recover',)
+        
+        # persist access configuration for all testbeds, so that
+        # recovery mode can reconnect to them if it becomes necessary
+        conf = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+        for testbed_guid, testbed_config in self._access_config.iteritems():
+            testbed_guid = str(testbed_guid)
+            conf.add_section(testbed_guid)
+            for attr in testbed_config.attributes_list:
+                if attr not in TRANSIENT:
+                    conf.set(testbed_guid, attr, 
+                        testbed_config.get_attribute_value(attr))
+        
+        f = open(os.path.join(self._root_dir, 'access_config.ini'), 'w')
+        conf.write(f)
+        f.close()
+    
+    def _load_testbed_proxies(self):
+        TYPEMAP = {
+            STRING : 'get',
+            INTEGER : 'getint',
+            FLOAT : 'getfloat',
+            BOOLEAN : 'getboolean',
+        }
+        
+        conf = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+        conf.read(os.path.join(self._root_dir, 'access_config.ini'))
+        for testbed_guid in conf.sections():
+            testbed_config = proxy.AccessConfiguration()
+            for attr in conf.options(testbed_guid):
+                testbed_config.set_attribute_value(attr, 
+                    conf.get(testbed_guid, attr) )
+                
+            testbed_guid = str(testbed_guid)
+            conf.add_section(testbed_guid)
+            for attr in testbed_config.attributes_list:
+                if attr not in TRANSIENT:
+                    getter = getattr(conf, TYPEMAP.get(
+                        testbed_config.get_attribute_type(attr),
+                        'get') )
+                    testbed_config.set_attribute_value(
+                        testbed_guid, attr, getter(attr))
+    
+    def _unpersist_testbed_proxies(self):
+        try:
+            os.remove(os.path.join(self._root_dir, 'access_config.ini'))
+        except:
+            # Just print exceptions, this is just cleanup
+            import traceback
+            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
 
     def stop(self):
        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
            testbed.stop()
+       self._unpersist_testbed_proxies()
+   
+    def recover(self):
+        # reload perviously persisted testbed access configurations
+        self._load_testbed_proxies()
+        
+        # recreate testbed proxies by reconnecting only
+        self._init_testbed_controllers(recover = True)
 
     def is_finished(self, guid):
         for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
@@ -306,26 +458,89 @@ class ExperimentController(object):
                     return testbed.status(guid) == STATUS_FINISHED
         raise RuntimeError("No element exists with guid %d" % guid)    
 
+    def set(self, testbed_guid, guid, name, value, time = TIME_NOW):
+        testbed = self._testbeds[testbed_guid]
+        testbed.set(guid, name, value, time)
+
+    def get(self, testbed_guid, guid, name, time = TIME_NOW):
+        testbed = self._testbeds[testbed_guid]
+        return testbed.get(guid, name, time)
+
     def shutdown(self):
        for testbed in self._testbeds.values():
            testbed.shutdown()
 
-    def _create_testbed_instances(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _netref_component_split(component):
+        match = COMPONENT_PATTERN.match(component)
+        if match:
+            return match.group("kind"), match.group("index")
+        else:
+            return component, None
+
+    def do_netrefs(self, fail_if_undefined = False):
+        COMPONENT_GETTERS = {
+            'addr':
+                lambda testbed, guid, index, name: 
+                    testbed.get_address(guid, index, name),
+            'route' :
+                lambda testbed, guid, index, name: 
+                    testbed.get_route(guid, index, name),
+            'trace' :
+                lambda testbed, guid, index, name: 
+                    testbed.trace(guid, index, name),
+            '' : 
+                lambda testbed, guid, index, name: 
+                    testbed.get(guid, name),
+        }
+        
+        for (testbed_guid, guid), attrs in self._netrefs.iteritems():
+            testbed = self._testbeds[testbed_guid]
+            for name in attrs:
+                value = testbed.get(guid, name)
+                if isinstance(value, basestring):
+                    match = ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_BASE.search(value)
+                    if match:
+                        label = match.group("label")
+                        if label.startswith('GUID-'):
+                            ref_guid = int(label[5:])
+                            if ref_guid:
+                                expr = match.group("expr")
+                                component = match.group("component")[1:] # skip the dot
+                                attribute = match.group("attribute")
+                                
+                                # split compound components into component kind and index
+                                # eg: 'addr[0]' -> ('addr', '0')
+                                component, component_index = self._netref_component_split(component)
+                                
+                                # find object and resolve expression
+                                for ref_testbed in self._testbeds.itervalues():
+                                    if component not in COMPONENT_GETTERS:
+                                        raise ValueError, "Malformed netref: %r - unknown component" % (expr,)
+                                    else:
+                                        ref_value = COMPONENT_GETTERS[component](
+                                            ref_testbed, ref_guid, component_index, attribute)
+                                        if ref_value:
+                                            testbed.set(guid, name, 
+                                                    value.replace(match.group(), ref_value))
+                                            break
+                                else:
+                                    # couldn't find value
+                                    if fail_if_undefined:
+                                        raise ValueError, "Unresolvable GUID: %r, in netref: %r" % (ref_guid, expr)
+
+    def _init_testbed_controllers(self, recover = False):
         parser = XmlExperimentParser()
         data = parser.from_xml_to_data(self._experiment_xml)
         element_guids = list()
         label_guids = dict()
         data_guids = data.guids
+
+        # create testbed controllers
         for guid in data_guids:
             if data.is_testbed_data(guid):
-                (testbed_id, testbed_version) = data.get_testbed_data(guid)
-                access_config = None if guid not in self._access_config else\
-                        self._access_config[guid]
-                testbed = proxy.create_testbed_instance(testbed_id, 
-                        testbed_version, access_config)
-                for (name, value) in data.get_attribute_data(guid):
-                    testbed.defer_configure(name, value)
-                self._testbeds[guid] = testbed
+                self._create_testbed_controller(guid, data, element_guids, 
+                        recover)
             else:
                 element_guids.append(guid)
                 label = data.get_attribute_data(guid, "label")
@@ -333,6 +548,16 @@ class ExperimentController(object):
                     if label in label_guids:
                         raise RuntimeError, "Label %r is not unique" % (label,)
                     label_guids[label] = guid
+
+        # replace references to elements labels for its guid
+        self._resolve_labels(data, data_guids, label_guids)
+    
+        # program testbed controllers
+        if not recover:
+            self._program_testbed_controllers(element_guids, data)
+
+    def _resolve_labels(self, data, data_guids, label_guids):
+        netrefs = self._netrefs
         for guid in data_guids:
             if not data.is_testbed_data(guid):
                 for name, value in data.get_attribute_data(guid):
@@ -340,21 +565,43 @@ class ExperimentController(object):
                         match = ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_BASE.search(value)
                         if match:
                             label = match.group("label")
-                            ref_guid = label_guids.get(label)
-                            if ref_guid is not None:
-                                print "@", guid, ",", ref_guid, "=", label, ": ", value, "->",
-                                value = ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_BASE.sub(
-                                    ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_GUID_SUB % dict(
-                                        guid=ref_guid,
-                                        expr=match.group("expr"),
-                                        label=label), 
-                                    value)
-                                print value
-                                data.set_attribute_data(guid, name, value)
-        self._label_guids = label_guids
-        self._program_testbed_instances(element_guids, data)
-
-    def _program_testbed_instances(self, element_guids, data):
+                            if not label.startswith('GUID-'):
+                                ref_guid = label_guids.get(label)
+                                if ref_guid is not None:
+                                    value = ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_BASE.sub(
+                                        ATTRIBUTE_PATTERN_GUID_SUB % dict(
+                                            guid = 'GUID-%d' % (ref_guid,),
+                                            expr = match.group("expr"),
+                                            label = label), 
+                                        value)
+                                    data.set_attribute_data(guid, name, value)
+                                    
+                                    # memorize which guid-attribute pairs require
+                                    # postprocessing, to avoid excessive controller-testbed
+                                    # communication at configuration time
+                                    # (which could require high-latency network I/O)
+                                    (testbed_guid, factory_id) = data.get_box_data(guid)
+                                    netrefs.setdefault((testbed_guid, guid), set()).add(name)
+
+    def _create_testbed_controller(self, guid, data, element_guids, recover):
+        (testbed_id, testbed_version) = data.get_testbed_data(guid)
+        access_config = None if guid not in self._access_config else\
+                self._access_config[guid]
+        
+        if recover and access_config is None:
+            # need to create one
+            access_config = self._access_config[guid] = proxy.AccessConfiguration()
+        if access_config is not None:
+            # force recovery mode 
+            access_config.set_attribute_value("recover",recover)
+        
+        testbed = proxy.create_testbed_controller(testbed_id, 
+                testbed_version, access_config)
+        for (name, value) in data.get_attribute_data(guid):
+            testbed.defer_configure(name, value)
+        self._testbeds[guid] = testbed
+
+    def _program_testbed_controllers(self, element_guids, data):
         for guid in element_guids:
             (testbed_guid, factory_id) = data.get_box_data(guid)
             testbed = self._testbeds[testbed_guid]
@@ -365,23 +612,54 @@ class ExperimentController(object):
         for guid in element_guids: 
             (testbed_guid, factory_id) = data.get_box_data(guid)
             testbed = self._testbeds[testbed_guid]
-            for (connector_type_name, other_guid, other_connector_type_name) \
+            for (connector_type_name, cross_guid, cross_connector_type_name) \
                     in data.get_connection_data(guid):
                 (testbed_guid, factory_id) = data.get_box_data(guid)
-                (other_testbed_guid, other_factory_id) = data.get_box_data(
-                        other_guid)
-                if testbed_guid == other_testbed_guid:
-                    testbed.defer_connect(guid, connector_type_name, other_guid, 
-                        other_connector_type_name)
-                else:
-                    testbed.defer_cross_connect(guid, connector_type_name, other_guid, 
-                        other_testbed_id, other_factory_id, other_connector_type_name)
+                (cross_testbed_guid, cross_factory_id) = data.get_box_data(
+                        cross_guid)
+                if testbed_guid == cross_testbed_guid:
+                    testbed.defer_connect(guid, connector_type_name, 
+                            cross_guid, cross_connector_type_name)
+                else: 
+                    cross_testbed = self._testbeds[cross_testbed_guid]
+                    cross_testbed_id = cross_testbed.testbed_id
+                    testbed.defer_cross_connect(guid, connector_type_name, cross_guid, 
+                            cross_testbed_guid, cross_testbed_id, cross_factory_id, 
+                            cross_connector_type_name)
+                    # save cross data for later
+                    self._add_crossdata(testbed_guid, guid, cross_testbed_guid,
+                            cross_guid)
             for trace_id in data.get_trace_data(guid):
                 testbed.defer_add_trace(guid, trace_id)
             for (autoconf, address, netprefix, broadcast) in \
                     data.get_address_data(guid):
                 if address != None:
-                    testbed.defer_add_address(guid, address, netprefix, broadcast)
+                    testbed.defer_add_address(guid, address, netprefix, 
+                            broadcast)
             for (destination, netprefix, nexthop) in data.get_route_data(guid):
                 testbed.defer_add_route(guid, destination, netprefix, nexthop)
-
+                
+    def _add_crossdata(self, testbed_guid, guid, cross_testbed_guid, cross_guid):
+        if testbed_guid not in self._cross_data:
+            self._cross_data[testbed_guid] = dict()
+        if cross_testbed_guid not in self._cross_data[testbed_guid]:
+            self._cross_data[testbed_guid][cross_testbed_guid] = set()
+        self._cross_data[testbed_guid][cross_testbed_guid].add(cross_guid)
+
+    def _get_cross_data(self, testbed_guid):
+        cross_data = dict()
+        if not testbed_guid in self._cross_data:
+            return cross_data
+        for cross_testbed_guid, guid_list in \
+                self._cross_data[testbed_guid].iteritems():
+            cross_data[cross_testbed_guid] = dict()
+            cross_testbed = self._testbeds[cross_testbed_guid]
+            for cross_guid in guid_list:
+                elem_cross_data = dict()
+                cross_data[cross_testbed_guid][cross_guid] = elem_cross_data
+                attributes_list = cross_testbed.get_attribute_list(cross_guid)
+                for attr_name in attributes_list:
+                    attr_value = cross_testbed.get(cross_guid, attr_name)
+                    elem_cross_data[attr_name] = attr_value
+        return cross_data
+