Request for Opinion - JCL but for Linux??


Any interest in this:

LJL is a job creation language that takes a job file, gathers items mentioned in its various lines and here-documents, and generates a runnable .deck file (short for "deck of cards").

The .deck file is a complex Bash script that creates a log spool and several temporary files in /tmp/. It automatically cleans up scratchable files after the run. The log file contains the output of each step, including any program results.

Any questions about it? Any suggestions?

This entry was edited (3 weeks ago)
in reply to WasPentalive

More Detail:::
What SUBMIT Does with Each LJL Statement:

For every statement, SUBMIT generates corresponding commands in the .deck file.
Below is a step-by-step breakdown:

One //jo line, as many /dd lines as are required, and as many //ex as are required

//jo sumjob owner=me@mail.com log=print class=a

  • Generates a deck command to invoke ifclass a, which checks if the
    job's class allows execution at run time.
  • Generates a deck command to Log "sumjob is starting" to /var/log/JCL/ with a timestamp.
  • Generates a deck command to create /tmp/sumjob
  • Generates a deck command to initializes /tmp/sumjob/jobname.log with a formatted header
    (e.g., via figlet sumjob).

Job Classes:
A = Runs as soon as submitted
B = Runs only if load is low enough
C = Runs in Off-Hours

//dd alias source(here|file=pathandfilename|new) disp(keep|scratch)

  • Note the disp (disposition) if keep the put the file in /home/user/.lcl/jobname as whatever the alias is
    if the disp(scratch) then the file will go into the /tmp/jobname directory as named by the alias.
  • Generate deck commands to

-- if source is here: copy lines from lcl up to '/*' to the deck file as a here document
if source is a file: add commands to copy the file into a working directory either in user's home
or in the tmp directory under the alias.
//dd users source(file=/etc/passwd) disp(keep) ==> copy /etc/passwd to /home/user/.ljl/users

//ex somecommand --options < alias

-Generate doc commands to execute the program as specified and save the output to the logfile
In this case echo (somecommand --options < aliasproperlyexpanded) > logfile

The deck file now forms a fully functional batch file to do the specified computation.

This entry was edited (3 weeks ago)