*! version 0.2.0 26feb2021
program define parallel_map
* Intercept -clean- option
cap syntax, clean [Verbose]
if !c(rc) {
parallel_map_clean, `verbose'
exit
}
global pids // clean up
cap noi parallel_map_inner `0'
loc rc = c(rc)
foreach pid of global pids {
di as error " - closing process `pid'"
cap noi prockill `pid'
if (c(rc)) di as error " could not close process (already closed?)"
}
error `rc'
end
capture program drop parallel_map_clean
program define parallel_map_clean
syntax, [verbose]
loc verbose = ("`verbose'" != "")
if ("$LAST_PARALLEL_DIR" != "") {
cap noi mata : unlink_folder("${LAST_PARALLEL_DIR}", `verbose')
}
end
cap pr drop parallel_map_inner
program define parallel_map_inner
_on_colon_parse `0'
loc 0 `s(before)'
loc cmd `s(after)'
syntax, VALues(numlist integer min=1 max=1000 >=1 <100000000) ///
[ ///
MAXprocesses(integer 0) ///
COREs_per_process(integer 0) ///
FORCE ///
ID(integer 0) ///
METHOD(string) ///
STATA_path(string) ///
TMP_path(string) ///
PRograms(string) ///
Verbose ///
CLEAN /// Clean-up entire folder at the end (else need to run parallel_map_inner, clean)
noLOGtable /// Show table with links to log-files
]
loc verbose = ("`verbose'" != "")
loc force = ("`force'" != "")
loc clean = ("`clean'" != "")
loc logtable = ("`logtable'" != "nologtable")
loc max_processes `maxprocesses'
if ("`method'" == "") {
if (c(os)=="Windows") {
loc method procexec
}
else {
loc method shell
}
}
_assert inlist("`method'", "shell", "procexec")
loc method = strlower(c(os)) + "-" + "`method'"
tempname f // File handle
cap parallel
_assert _rc!=199, msg(`"-parallel- is not installed; download it from {browse "http://github.com/gvegayon/parallel"}"')
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Parameters
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Delete last parallel instance ran
parallel_map_clean
* How many cores are available in total?
loc total_cores : env SLURM_CPUS_ON_NODE
if ("`total_cores'" == "") {
qui parallel numprocessors
loc total_cores = r(numprocessors)
}
* How many cores for each worker process?
if (`cores_per_process' <= 0) loc cores_per_process = c(processors)
* How many workers?
if (`max_processes' <= 0) {
loc max_processes = max(1, int(`total_cores' / `cores_per_process'))
}
* Adjust to available cores
loc old_max_processes = `max_processes'
if (`total_cores' < `max_processes' * `cores_per_process') & (!`force') {
loc max_processes = max(1, int(`total_cores' / `cores_per_process'))
}
if (`verbose') di as text _n "{bf:Parallel information:}"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Available cores {col 24}: {res}`total_cores'"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Cores per process {col 24}: {res}`cores_per_process'"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Number of processes {col 24}: {res}`max_processes'"
if (`verbose' & `old_max_processes'>`max_processes') di as text " - Reduced from {res}`old_max_processes'{txt} processes as there are not {res}`old_max_processes'*`cores_per_process'{txt} available cores"
if (`verbose' & `old_max_processes'>`max_processes') di as text " - To use more processes, use the {inp}force{txt} option, or adjust the {inp}cores(#){txt} option"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Method {col 24}: {res}`method'"
* Caller ID
loc caller_id `id'
if (`caller_id' <= 0) loc caller_id = runiformint(1, 1e9-1)
loc padded_caller_id = string(`caller_id', "%09.0f")
if (`verbose') di as text " - Caller ID {col 24}: {res}`padded_caller_id'"
* Stata Path
if ("`stata_path'" != "") {
conf file "`stata_path'"
}
else {
qui mata: st_local("error", strofreal(parallel_setstatapath("", 0)))
_assert (!`error'), msg("Can not set Stata directory, try using -statapath()- option") rc(`error')
loc stata_path = $PLL_STATA_PATH
global PLL_STATA_PATH
}
if (`verbose') di as text " - Stata path {col 24}: {res}`stata_path'"
* Temporary path
if ("`tmp_path'" == "") loc tmp_path = c(tmpdir)
* Workaround for inputs that don't end with "/"
loc last_char = substr("`tmp_path'", strlen("`tmp_path'"), 1)
if (!inlist("`last_char'", "/", "\")) loc tmp_path = "`tmp_path'`c(dirsep)'"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Temporary folder {col 24}: {res}`tmp_path'"
mata: st_local("ok", strofreal(direxists("`tmp_path'")))
_assert `ok', msg(`"Temporary folder {res}"`tmp_path'" {txt}does not exist"')
loc parallel_dir = "`tmp_path'PARALLEL_`padded_caller_id'"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Parallel folder {col 24}: {res}`parallel_dir'"
global LAST_PARALLEL_DIR = "`parallel_dir'"
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Export programs
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
if ("`programs'" != "") {
tempfile prog_log prog_include
qui mata: parallel_export_programs("`prog_include'", "`programs'", "`prog_log'")
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Write base files
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Create parallel folder if it doesn't exist
cap mata: mkdir("`parallel_dir'", 1) // 1 makes it readable by everyone with access to the root folder
* Write do-file
qui findfile "parallel_map_template.do.ado"
loc source "`r(fn)'"
loc destination "`parallel_dir'`c(dirsep)'parallel_code.do"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Do-file {col 24}: {res}`destination'"
loc include_programs `""""'
if ("`programs'" != "") loc include_programs `"`"include "`prog_include'" // `programs'"'"'
loc from `"@include_programs @num_processors @working_path @personal @plus @caller_id @parallel_dir @command"'
loc to `"`include_programs' `cores_per_process' "`c(pwd)'" "`c(sysdir_personal)'" "`c(sysdir_plus)'" `padded_caller_id' `parallel_dir' `"`cmd'"'"' // "'
mata: filefilter("`source'", "`destination'", tokens(`"`from'"'), tokens(`"`to'"'))
loc do_file "`destination'"
if ("`method'" == "windows-shell") {
* Write batch file
loc batch_fn "`parallel_dir'`c(dirsep)'parallel_code.bat"
if (`verbose') di as text " - Batch-file {col 24}: {res}`batch_fn'"
qui file open `f' using "`batch_fn'", write text replace
file write `f' `"pushd "`c(pwd)'""' _n
file write `f' `"start /MAX /HIGH set STATATMP=`tmp_path'"' _n
*file write `f' `""`stata_path'" /e /q do "`do_file'" %1 ^&exit "' _n
file write `f' `""`stata_path'" do "`do_file'" %1 ^&exit "' _n
file write `f' `"popd"' _n
file write `f' `"exit"' _n
file close `f'
conf file "`batch_fn'"
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Run processes
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
loc num_active 0 // Number of active worker processes
assert (`num_active' < `max_processes')
* PROCENV:
* procenv get -> list all env vars
* procenv get STATATMP
* procenv set STATATMP=XYZ
if ("`method'" == "windows-procexec") {
scalar PROCEXEC_HIDDEN = 2 // >= 1 : Minimized ; ==2 : Completely hidden
scalar PROCEXEC_ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY = 0
procenv set STATATMP=`tmp_path'
}
global pids
loc num_tasks 0
loc num_done 0
loc global_rc 0
foreach val of local values {
loc ++num_tasks
loc started`val' 0
loc done`val' 0
}
if (`verbose') di as text " - Number of tasks{col 24}: {res}`num_tasks'"
if (`verbose') di as text ""
while (1) {
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Stop when all tasks have been started and completed
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
if (`num_done' == `num_tasks') continue, break
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Launch new processes until num_active==max_processes
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
foreach val of local values {
if (`started`val'') continue
if (`num_active' == `max_processes') continue, break
if (`verbose') di as text "Starting task `val'"
loc started`val' 1
loc ++num_active
loc rc`val' 0 // So it has a default in case it never launches/completes
if ("`method'" == "windows-shell") {
winexec "`batch_fn'" `val'
}
else if ("`method'" == "windows-procexec") {
*di as error `"procexec "`do_file'" `val'"'
*procexec "`do_file'" `val'
procexec "`stata_path'" do "`do_file'" `val'
loc pid`val' = r(pid)
global pids $pids `pid`val''
}
else if ("`method'" == "unix-shell") {
* PROBLEM:
* The first tells Stata to run in batch mode. Stata will execute the commands in filename.do and will automatically save the output in filename.log.
* https://www.stata.com/support/faqs/unix/batch-mode/
shell "`stata_path'" -q do "`do_file'" `val' // & ????
* OR JUST USE XSTATA??
}
else {
di as error "Unsupported method: `method'"
error 1000
}
}
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Check if some processes are done
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
foreach val of local values {
if (!`started`val'' | `done`val'') continue
* Check if the sentinel file exists
loc padded_worker_id = string(`val', "%08.0f")
loc sentinel "`parallel_dir'/`padded_worker_id'.txt"
cap conf file "`sentinel'"
if !c(rc) {
loc ++num_done
loc done`val' 1
file open `f' using "`sentinel'", read text
file read `f' rc`val'
if (`rc`val'') {
di as error " - Task `val' failed (error code `rc`val'')"
loc global_rc `rc`val''
}
else {
if (`verbose') di as text " - Task `val' completed (`num_done'/`num_tasks')"
loc pid `pid`val''
global pids : list global(pids) - local(pid)
}
loc --num_active
file close `f'
cap erase "`sentinel'"
continue
}
* Check if the process is not running anymore
_assert ("`pid`val''" != ""), msg("PID IS EMPTY?")
cap procwait `pid`val'' // returns error if process does not exist
if (!c(rc)) {
* The process does not exist anymore but no sentinel file exists
* Maybe the filesystem just needs a bit of time to update, so we'll give it ten tics
if ("`tics`val''" == "") {
loc tics`val' 20 // 20*50ms = 1sec
}
else if (`tics`val''>0) {
loc --tics`val'
}
else {
assert `tics`val'' == 0
loc ++num_done
loc done`val' 1
di as error " - Task `val' does not exist anymore (process id was `pid`val'')"
loc global_rc 9999
loc --num_active
* TODO: maybe move this to a separate routine/mata program to avoid duplication
* <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
if (`logtable') {
* TODO: Make it a proper table
di as text _n "{hline 64}"
foreach val of local values {
loc padded_worker_id = string(`val', "%08.0f")
loc log "`parallel_dir'/`padded_worker_id'.log"
conf file "`log'"
*ViewLog using "`log'"
loc color = cond(`rc`val'', "err", "txt")
di as text `"`padded_worker_id' | {`color'}`rc`val''{txt} | {stata `"type "`log'""':type log} | {stata `"view "`log'""':view log}"'
}
di as text "{hline 64}" _n
}
* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
error 9999
}
}
}
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Introduce some delay ...
* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
sleep 50
}
* Cleanup
if (`verbose') di as text "All tasks completed"
if ("`method'" == "windows-procexec") {
scalar drop PROCEXEC_HIDDEN
scalar drop PROCEXEC_ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY
procenv set STATATMP=`c(tmpdir)'
}
if (`verbose') di
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Output log
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (`logtable') {
* TODO: Make it a proper table
di as text _n "{hline 64}"
foreach val of local values {
loc padded_worker_id = string(`val', "%08.0f")
loc log "`parallel_dir'/`padded_worker_id'.log"
conf file "`log'"
*ViewLog using "`log'"
loc color = cond(`rc`val'', "err", "txt")
di as text `"`padded_worker_id' | {`color'}`rc`val''{txt} | {stata `"type "`log'""':type log} | {stata `"view "`log'""':view log}"'
}
di as text "{hline 64}" _n
}
if (`clean') {
cap noi mata : unlink_folder("`parallel_dir'", `verbose')
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fail if there was at least one error
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
error `global_rc'
end
capture program drop ViewLog
program define ViewLog
syntax using
di as result "{hline 80}"
di as result %~80s "beginning of file -`using'-"
di as result "{hline 80}"
type `"`using'"'
di as result "{hline 80}"
di as result %~80s "end of file -`using'-"
di as result "{hline 80}"
end
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Mata section
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
include "ftools_type_aliases.mata", adopath
mata:
`Void' filefilter(`String' source, `String' dest, `StringRowVector' from, `StringRowVector' to)
{
`Integer' i, n
`Integer' fh_in, fh_out
`String' line, eol
fh_in = fopen(source, "r")
fh_out = fopen(dest, "w")
eol = ""
n = cols(from)
assert(n==cols(to))
while ( (line = fget(fh_in) ) != J(0, 0, "") ) {
for (i=1; i<=n; i++) {
line = subinstr(line, from[i], to[i])
}
fput(fh_out, line + eol)
}
fclose(fh_out)
fclose(fh_in)
}
end