# Decorator to invoke class initialization method
@clsinit
class ResourceManager(Logger):
+ """ Base clase for all ResourceManagers.
+
+ A ResourceManger is specific to a resource type (e.g. Node,
+ Switch, Application, etc) on a specific backend (e.g. PlanetLab,
+ OMF, etc).
+
+ The ResourceManager instances are responsible for interacting with
+ and controlling concrete (physical or virtual) resources in the
+ experimental backends.
+
+ """
_rtype = "Resource"
_attributes = None
_traces = None
+ _help = None
+ _backend = None
@classmethod
def _register_attribute(cls, attr):
"""
return copy.deepcopy(cls._traces.values())
+ @classmethod
+ def get_help(cls):
+ """ Returns the description of the type of Resource
+
+ """
+ return cls._help
+
+ @classmethod
+ def get_backend(cls):
+ """ Returns the identified of the backend (i.e. testbed, environment)
+ for the Resource
+
+ """
+ return cls._backend
+
def __init__(self, ec, guid):
super(ResourceManager, self).__init__(self.rtype())
def fail(self):
self.set_failed()
+ self.ec.set_rm_failure()
def set(self, name, value):
""" Set the value of the attribute
self.debug("----- STARTING ---- ")
self.deploy()
-
def connect(self, guid):
""" Performs actions that need to be taken upon associating RMs.
This method should be redefined when necessary in child classes.