{info} Task Manager provides the possibility of scheduling special long-lasting tasks for other web services.
This documentation describes installation, administration and usage of Task Manager.
Task Manager is available in two modes:
In both modes, it has to be connected to one or more managed modules.
Task Manager does not provide chemical functionality on its own, but rather manages other chemical functional modules, so these modules must be running along with Task Manager.
The managed modules you have to start depend on the endpoints of Task Manager that you want to use:
| endpoints | managed module |
|---|---|
| /rest-v1/work-queue/db/* | DB Web Services |
Note: more modules will be supported in the future.
In microservices system mode, Task Manager runs together with the Config, Discovery and Gateway services. These three services are mandatory, and optionally other services can also be part of the system, including the chosen managed modules. All configuration must be done in the Config service.
The default configuration applies to the microservices system mode.
The web application runs on host <server-host> and listens on port <gateway-server-port>.
In microservices system mode, Task Manager and the managed modules connect automatically.
In standalone web application mode, Task Manager and the managed modules run without the Config, Discovery and Gateway services (however, the installer installs them as well).
The default configuration must be changed according to the standalone web application mode; set eureka.client.enabled=false in the application.properties file of Task Manager and the managed modules as well.
The address of the managed modules should be set in <server-host>:<server-port> format in the application.properties file of Task Manager.
| managed module | application.properties | example |
|---|---|---|
| DB Web Services | com.chemaxon.taskmanager.service.jwsdb | http://localhost:8062 |
The managed modules also need access to Task Manager. The com.chemaxon.taskmanager.service property in their application.properties file need to be set in <server-host>:<server-port> format. Example: http://localhost:8068
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Module is installed into folder: jws/jws-taskmanager
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"JChem Microservices DB" license is needed.
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Default configuration:
| application.properties |
|---|
| server.port=8068 |
| logging.file.name=../logs/jws-taskmanager.log |
| eureka.client.enabled=true |
| bootstrap.properties |
|---|
| spring.cloud.config.failFast=true |
| spring.cloud.config.uri=${CONFIG_SERVER_URI:http\://localhost\:8888/} |
| spring.cloud.config.retry.initialInterval=3000 |
| spring.cloud.config.retry.multiplier=1.2 |
| spring.cloud.config.retry.maxInterval=60000 |
| spring.cloud.config.retry.maxAttempts=100 |
For more configuration options, see the Spring documentation page.
Task Manager service has its own database to store added structures and task statuses. H2 and PostgreSQL databases are supported.
Default configuration:
| application.properties | description |
|---|---|
| ${CXN_TASK_JDBC_URL:jdbc:h2:file:./data/task_db} | |
| spring.datasource.driverClassName=${CXN_TASK_DRIVER:org.h2.Driver} | Value is org.postgresql.Driver in PostgreSQL case |
| spring.datasource.username=${CXN_TASK_JDBC_USER:user} | |
| spring.datasource.password=${CXN_TASK_JDBC_PASSWORD:password} | |
| spring.jpa.database-platform=${CXN_TASK_DIALECT:org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect} | Value is org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect in PostgreSQL case |
Task manager can import structures from tables which are exported from DB Web Services. It can be uploaded from file or from an S3 bucket.
AWS credential configuration details can be found here.
Import setup can be configured with below properties.
| application.properties | description |
|---|---|
| com.chemaxon.webservices.db.import.dbImportStrategy=FILE | Specifies whether use FILE based import or S3 based. Default: FILE |
| com.chemaxon.webservices.db.import_export.dir=./data/export | Import file path in FILE based import strategy case |
| com.chemaxon.webservices.db.import.s3BuckeBasetUrl:s3://export-bucket/ | Import S3 bucket in S3 strategy case. |
Below configuration can be added to the DB Web Services application.properties file regarding Task Manager communication.
| application.properties | description |
|---|---|
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.enabled=false | When Task Manager starts a job in DB Web Services, only one DB service instance starts processing, regardless of running instances. If this attribute is true all DB service instances check running task and join processing (e.g. molecule import). If DB Web Service instance is restarted during task is in progress then process continues if this attribute is configured as true. Default value is false. Highly recommended to switch on with task manager usage. |
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.frequency=60000 | DB Web Services tries to join running task with this regularity if com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.enabled=true. It is in milliseconds. |
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.service=http://${TASKMANAGER_SERVICE_URL} | When DB Web services runs in standalone mode it can connect to task manager via this URL. |
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.db.batchSize:5000 | DB Web Services request structure for processing from task manager with this size. |
Task Manager has a retry mechanism implemented in it when it communicates with a managed module. This is adjustable with these two properties in application.properties file in Task Manager:
| application.properties | description |
|---|---|
| com.chemaxon.retrytemplate.backOffPeriod=10000 | The time in milliseconds the service waits between two attempts to send the request to the other service again, if no response was given. |
| com.chemaxon.retrytemplate.maxAttempts=20 | The maximum number of attempts. Note that it also contains the very first call. |
With the above written default values, the service tries to get a response for about 3 minutes.
When a managed module is restarted during task execution, structures can get stuck in IN_PROGRESS state. Task Manager reprocesses these structures according to below configuration.
| application.properties | description |
|---|---|
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.frequency=60000 | Regularity of task manager job which identifies stuck sructures. It is in milliseconds. |
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.timelimit=600000 | Time limit before task manager tries to reprocess stuck structure. |
| com.chemaxon.taskmanager.scheduler.retrylimit=3 | Number of structure process retry |
Running more instances of the task manager service ensures HA and load balancing.
HA mode requires PostgreSQL database. It is not supported with H2 database.
Prerequisites in case of microservices system mode:
Run the service in command line in folder jws/jws-taskmanager:
jws-taskmanager-service start (on Windows)
jws-taskmanager-service start (on Linux)
or
run-jws-taskmanager.exe (on Windows)
run-jws-taskmanager (on Linux)
Find and try out the API on the Swagger UI.
| Mode | URL of Swagger UI | Default URL of Swagger UI |
|---|---|---|
| microservices system | <serverhost>:<gateway-port>/jws-taskmanager/API/ | localhost:8080/jws-taskmanager/API/ |
| standalone web application mode | <serverhost>:<server-port>/API/ | localhost:8068/API/ |
The guidelines on the Swagger UI API documentation of your installed module display the methods and syntax implemented for reaching the functionalities of the Task Manager toolkit.
Task Manager can be used to import structures into an already existing table. The table must be created at the /rest-v1/db/additional/createTable/{tableName} endpoint of DB Web Services.
The structures can be added via a REST endpoint, or can be uploaded from file or from an S3 bucket.
All uploaded structures have an automatically generated, unique key, which is only used by Task Manager and does not affect the behavior of the import. It can be used to query or delete structures.
If the structures have their own ID property, this property can also be set as an identifier in the table. The Add structure endpoint (PUT - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task/{taskId}) has an optional id attribute for this purpose. It is recommended to provide the id property.
Example - Import structure
PUT - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task
{
"params": {
"isDuplicateFiltering": "true",
"tableName": "mytable"
},
"task": "batchInsert"
}PUT - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task/{taskId}
{
"inputFormat": "smiles",
"structures": [
{
"id": 1,
"structure": "O=C1CCCC=C1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"structure": "C1CCCCC1"
}
]
}Note: provided structure ID will be used as the ID in DB Web Services import.
POST - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task/{taskId}/manage
{
"action": "START"
}GET - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task/{taskId}
When task is in progress, the response contains progress information.
{
"status": "IN_PROGRESS",
"processedPercentage": 12
}If import is done, task is placed in READY status.
{
"status": "READY"
}If the task has any issues, the status is updated to ERROR, and the response contains the number of processed and failed inputs.
{
"status": "ERROR",
"processedSuccess": 0,
"processedError": 2
}GET - /rest-v1/work-queue/db/task/{taskId}/results?resultIdType=ALL
When the task has finished, the results can be retrieved.
Example result in case of success:
{
"failedIds": [],
"failedKeys": [],
"duplicatedIds": [],
"duplicatedKeys": [],
"successfulIds": [
1,
2
],
"successfulKeys": [
"s100",
"s105"
]
}Note: if IDs were not provided when the structures were added, the "successfulIds" list will contain the automatically generated IDs.
Example result in case of error:
{
"failedIds": [
1,
2
],
"failedKeys": [
"s100",
"s105"
],
"duplicatedIds": [],
"duplicatedKeys": [],
"successfulIds": [],
"successfulKeys": []
}