Execute cmsRun to validate driver parameters

core/controller/relval_controller.py

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def get_editing_info(self, obj):
         editing_info["workflow_id"] = False
         editing_info["workflow_name"] = is_new
         editing_info["steps"] = is_new
+        editing_info["execute_steps"] = True
 
         return editing_info
 

core/model/relval.py

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class RelVal(ModelBase):
         'workflow_name': '',
         # ReqMgr2 names
         'workflows': [],
+        # Execute `cmsRun` when preparing the
+        # configuration file
+        'execute_steps': False,
     }
 
     lambda_checks = {
@@ -323,3 +326,21 @@ def get_campaign(self):
             return f'{cmssw_release}__{batch_name}-{campaign_timestamp}'
 
         return f'{cmssw_release}__{batch_name}'
+
+    def execute_steps_for_configuration(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Determine if the `cmsRun` command should be executed
+        when generating the Python configuration.
+        """
+        execute_steps = None
+        try:
+            execute_steps = self.get('execute_steps')
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error("Unable to retrieve the execute_steps attribute: %s", e)
+
+        self.logger.debug('Execute steps is set: %s', execute_steps)
+        # If the document does not set it
+        if not isinstance(execute_steps, bool):
+            return False
+
+        return execute_steps

core/model/relval_step.py

@@ -321,8 +321,12 @@ def get_command(self, custom_fragment=None, for_submission=False):
         if custom_fragment:
             arguments_dict['fragment_name'] = custom_fragment
 
-        # No execution
-        arguments_dict['no_exec'] = True
+        # Enable the execution of `cmsRun` for a quick
+        # validation
+        execute_cmsrun = self.parent().execute_steps_for_configuration()
+        if not execute_cmsrun:
+            arguments_dict['no_exec'] = True
+
         # Handle input/output file names
         arguments_dict['fileout'] = f'"file:step{index + 1}.root"'
         arguments_dict['python_filename'] = f'{self.get_config_file_name()}.py'

scripts/add_execute_steps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""
+This script sets the new attribute
+`execute_steps` on every `RelVal` object that
+does not include it already.
+"""
+import sys
+import os.path
+import os
+# pylint: disable-next=wrong-import-position
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.pardir))
+from core_lib.database.database import Database
+
+# Configure the database client
+mongo_db_username = os.getenv("MONGO_DB_USERNAME", "")
+mongo_db_password = os.getenv("MONGO_DB_PASSWORD", "")
+mongo_db_host = os.getenv("MONGO_DB_HOST", "")
+mongo_db_port = int(os.getenv("MONGO_DB_PORT", "27017"))
+Database.set_host_port(host=mongo_db_host, port=mongo_db_port)
+Database.set_credentials(username=mongo_db_username, password=mongo_db_password)
+Database.set_database_name('relval')
+
+database = Database('relvals')
+total_entries = database.get_count()
+print('Total entries: %s' % (total_entries))
+
+for index, item in enumerate(database.query(limit=total_entries)):
+    print('Processing entry %s/%s %s' % (index + 1, total_entries, item.get('prepid', '<no-id>')))
+    execute_steps = item.get('execute_steps')
+    if execute_steps is None:
+        item['execute_steps'] = False
+    database.save(item)
+
+print('Done')

vue_frontend/src/components/RelVals.vue

@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export default {
         {'dbName': 'status', 'displayName': 'Status', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},
         {'dbName': 'batch_name', 'displayName': 'Batch Name', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},
         {'dbName': 'cmssw_release', 'displayName': 'CMSSW Release', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},
+        {'dbName': 'execute_steps', 'displayName': 'Execute cmsRun', 'visible': 1},
         {'dbName': 'cpu_cores', 'displayName': 'CPU Cores', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},
         {'dbName': 'matrix', 'displayName': 'Matrix', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},
         {'dbName': 'memory', 'displayName': 'Memory', 'visible': 1, 'sortable': true},

vue_frontend/src/components/RelValsEdit.vue

@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@
             <v-btn small class="mr-1 mb-1 mt-1" color="primary" @click="addStep()">Add step {{listLength(editableObject.steps) + 1}}</v-btn>
           </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>Execute cmsRun for steps</td>
+          <td>
+            <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  title="Execute cmsRun for every step with a few events to cross-check the configuration"
+                  v-model="editableObject.execute_steps" 
+                  :disabled="!editingInfo.execute_steps"
+            />
+          </td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>Time per event</td>
           <td><input type="number" v-model="editableObject.time_per_event" :disabled="!editingInfo.time_per_event">s</td>