hpc-interact

Used for scripting file transfer (sftp) and sending commands (ssh) to hpc - a wrapper for expect

Requires expect

If needed, install via:

$ sudo apt install expect

Install

From PyPI:

pip install hpc-interact

Or just clone the repo and use hpc_interact.py directly.

Usage

Instantiate a Scripter object:

>>> # Connect via sftp
>>> from hpc_interact import Scripter
>>> scripter = Scripter(config="./login_config", site='somewhere.uni.edu', mode='sftp')
>>> # NOTE: If "./login_config" doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to create it

Prepare any steps to undertake

>>> outdir = "/Users/me/somedir"
>>> scripter.cwd("/some/remote/directory")
>>> for file in ["file1.txt","file2.txt"]:
...     scripter.get(file,outdir)

To see what steps you've added, run:

>>> scripter.preview_steps()

Output:

Command preview:
(0, 'cd /some/remote/directory\n')
(1, 'mkdir /Users/me/somedir\n')
(2, 'cd /Users/me/somedir\n')
(3, 'put file1.txt \n\n')
(4, 'mkdir /Users/me/somedir\n')
(5, 'cd /Users/me/somedir\n')
(6, 'put file2.txt \n\n')

To run:

>>> scripter.run()

Forgot something but don't want to create a new Scripter object?

>>> scripter.clear()
>>> scripter.put("/Users/me/another-dir/cool_script.sh",outdir="/some/remote/directory",new_name="coolest_script_on_the_hpc.sh")
>>> scripter.run()

Run a script on the cluster

>>> # Connect via ssh
>>> from hpc_interact import cluster.Scripter
>>> scripter = Scripter(config="./login_config", site='somewhere.uni.edu', mode='ssh')
>>> 
>>> # run it
>>> scripter.basic_step("bash","/some/remote/directory/coolest_script_on_the_hpc.sh")
>>> scripter.run()

Started as ssh but want need to transfer files?

>>> scripter.reset_mode("sftp")
>>> add_some_steps(scripter)
>>> scripter.run()