Re: pgAgent queries

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:pgadmin@pse-consulting.de]
> Sent: 02 March 2005 09:28
> To: Dave Page
> Subject: Re: pgAgent queries
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > Hi Andreas,
> >
> > I've got a couple of questions on pgAgent if I may...
>
> Sure!
>
> > - In pgAgent.cpp, you run various queries to find and
> cleanup 'orphaned'
> > jobs. It's not entirely obviously what you're trying to do here,
> > especially as the first query seems somewhat bogus:
> >
> >     rc = serviceConn->ExecuteVoid(
> >         "INSERT INTO pga_tmp_zombies (jagpid)\n"
> >         "SELECT jagpid\n"
> >         "  FROM pgadmin.pga_jobagent AG\n"
> >         "  LEFT JOIN pg_stat_activity PA ON jagpid=procpid\n"
> >         " WHERE procpid IS NULL"
> >         );
> >
> > Specifically, you're joining on procpid /and/ requiring it
> to be null,
> > in a case where one would assume that an orphaned job would
> be one where
> > jagpid is definitely not null.
>
> Yes, jagpid not null, but procpid, i.e. job was started on a backend
> that's not there any more!
>
> This is yielding the same sa
> SELECT * from jobagent
>   WHERE jagpid NOT IN (select procpid from pg_stat_activity)

Ahh, yes - I totally failed to grok the fact it was a left join!


> > - Second, schedule representation. The UI doesn't seem to
> even remotely
> > match the table def, so I assume that was basically a WIP when you
> > stopped.
>
> Yes. Major rewrite was intended, I wasn't happy with it.
> What I wanted was a sophisticated scheduling scheme as found
> in backup
> programs:
> - repetitive in known intervals

OK, that's easy.

> - on certain days (weekday, monthday)

Weekday is easy as weeks are all 7 days long. Monthdays start to get
tricky.

> - Exceptions, e.g. "run every mo/tue/wed/thu/fr, but not on
> mar22 this
> year".

Why would you want to do that?


> Do you know TapeWare? See the attached screenshot.

No - but on a completely separate note, the tape drive problem on
dev.pga.org has been tracked back to a, err, 'fix' in the latest linux
kernel.

> Well, it shouldn't be YetAnotherCron... I agree, last day of month is
> really hard. Still, reporting (data warehousing) isn't too exotic.

Hmm, I can think of more uses for last day of month et al. than
exceptions :-(. I might need to consult with Mark some more then - his
is a full featured scheduler....

Cheers, Dave