client.run is now like %run, not TaskClient.run

IPython/zmq/parallel/client.py

@@ -1,1275 +1,1281 b''
 """A semi-synchronous Client for the ZMQ controller"""
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2010  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import os
 import time
 from getpass import getpass
 from pprint import pprint
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
 pjoin = os.path.join
 
 import zmq
 from zmq.eventloop import ioloop, zmqstream
 
 from IPython.utils.path import get_ipython_dir
 from IPython.external.decorator import decorator
 from IPython.external.ssh import tunnel
 
 import streamsession as ss
 from clusterdir import ClusterDir, ClusterDirError
 # from remotenamespace import RemoteNamespace
 from view import DirectView, LoadBalancedView
 from dependency import Dependency, depend, require
 import error
 import map as Map
 from asyncresult import AsyncResult, AsyncMapResult
 from remotefunction import remote,parallel,ParallelFunction,RemoteFunction
 from util import ReverseDict, disambiguate_url, validate_url
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # helpers for implementing old MEC API via client.apply
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def _push(ns):
     """helper method for implementing `client.push` via `client.apply`"""
     globals().update(ns)
 
 def _pull(keys):
     """helper method for implementing `client.pull` via `client.apply`"""
     g = globals()
     if isinstance(keys, (list,tuple, set)):
         for key in keys:
             if not g.has_key(key):
                 raise NameError("name '%s' is not defined"%key)
         return map(g.get, keys)
     else:
         if not g.has_key(keys):
             raise NameError("name '%s' is not defined"%keys)
         return g.get(keys)
 
 def _clear():
     """helper method for implementing `client.clear` via `client.apply`"""
     globals().clear()
 
 def _execute(code):
     """helper method for implementing `client.execute` via `client.apply`"""
     exec code in globals()
     
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Decorators for Client methods
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @decorator
 def spinfirst(f, self, *args, **kwargs):
     """Call spin() to sync state prior to calling the method."""
     self.spin()
     return f(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
 @decorator
 def defaultblock(f, self, *args, **kwargs):
     """Default to self.block; preserve self.block."""
     block = kwargs.get('block',None)
     block = self.block if block is None else block
     saveblock = self.block
     self.block = block
     try:
         ret = f(self, *args, **kwargs)
     finally:
         self.block = saveblock
     return ret
 
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Metadata(dict):
     """Subclass of dict for initializing metadata values.
     
     Attribute access works on keys.
     
     These objects have a strict set of keys - errors will raise if you try
     to add new keys.
     """
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         dict.__init__(self)
         md = {'msg_id' : None,
               'submitted' : None,
               'started' : None,
               'completed' : None,
               'received' : None,
               'engine_uuid' : None,
               'engine_id' : None,
               'follow' : None,
               'after' : None,
               'status' : None,
 
               'pyin' : None,
               'pyout' : None,
               'pyerr' : None,
               'stdout' : '',
               'stderr' : '',
             }
         self.update(md)
         self.update(dict(*args, **kwargs))
     
     def __getattr__(self, key):
         """getattr aliased to getitem"""
         if key in self.iterkeys():
             return self[key]
         else:
             raise AttributeError(key)
 
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):
         """setattr aliased to setitem, with strict"""
         if key in self.iterkeys():
             self[key] = value
         else:
             raise AttributeError(key)
     
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         """strict static key enforcement"""
         if key in self.iterkeys():
             dict.__setitem__(self, key, value)
         else:
             raise KeyError(key)
         
 
 class Client(object):
     """A semi-synchronous client to the IPython ZMQ controller
     
     Parameters
     ----------
     
     url_or_file : bytes; zmq url or path to ipcontroller-client.json
         Connection information for the Hub's registration.  If a json connector
         file is given, then likely no further configuration is necessary.
-        [Default: None]
+        [Default: use profile]
+    profile : bytes
+        The name of the Cluster profile to be used to find connector information.
+        [Default: 'default']
     context : zmq.Context
-        Pass an existing zmq.Context instance, otherwise the client will create its own
+        Pass an existing zmq.Context instance, otherwise the client will create its own.
     username : bytes
         set username to be passed to the Session object
     debug : bool
         flag for lots of message printing for debug purposes
  
     #-------------- ssh related args ----------------
     # These are args for configuring the ssh tunnel to be used
     # credentials are used to forward connections over ssh to the Controller
     # Note that the ip given in `addr` needs to be relative to sshserver
     # The most basic case is to leave addr as pointing to localhost (127.0.0.1),
     # and set sshserver as the same machine the Controller is on. However, 
     # the only requirement is that sshserver is able to see the Controller
     # (i.e. is within the same trusted network).
     
     sshserver : str
         A string of the form passed to ssh, i.e. 'server.tld' or '[e-mail]:port'
         If keyfile or password is specified, and this is not, it will default to
         the ip given in addr.
     sshkey : str; path to public ssh key file
         This specifies a key to be used in ssh login, default None.
         Regular default ssh keys will be used without specifying this argument.
     password : str 
         Your ssh password to sshserver. Note that if this is left None,
         you will be prompted for it if passwordless key based login is unavailable.
     paramiko : bool
         flag for whether to use paramiko instead of shell ssh for tunneling.
         [default: True on win32, False else]
     
     #------- exec authentication args -------
     # If even localhost is untrusted, you can have some protection against
     # unauthorized execution by using a key.  Messages are still sent
     # as cleartext, so if someone can snoop your loopback traffic this will
     # not help against malicious attacks.
     
     exec_key : str
         an authentication key or file containing a key
         default: None
     
     
     Attributes
     ----------
     ids : set of int engine IDs
         requesting the ids attribute always synchronizes
         the registration state. To request ids without synchronization,
         use semi-private _ids attributes.
     
     history : list of msg_ids
         a list of msg_ids, keeping track of all the execution
         messages you have submitted in order.
     
     outstanding : set of msg_ids
         a set of msg_ids that have been submitted, but whose
         results have not yet been received.
     
     results : dict
         a dict of all our results, keyed by msg_id
     
     block : bool
         determines default behavior when block not specified
         in execution methods
     
     Methods
     -------
     spin : flushes incoming results and registration state changes
             control methods spin, and requesting `ids` also ensures up to date
             
     barrier : wait on one or more msg_ids
     
     execution methods: apply/apply_bound/apply_to/apply_bound
         legacy: execute, run
     
     query methods: queue_status, get_result, purge
     
     control methods: abort, kill
     
     """
     
     
     _connected=False
     _ssh=False
     _engines=None
     _registration_socket=None
     _query_socket=None
     _control_socket=None
     _iopub_socket=None
     _notification_socket=None
     _mux_socket=None
     _task_socket=None
     block = False
     outstanding=None
     results = None
     history = None
     debug = False
     targets = None
     
     def __init__(self, url_or_file=None, profile='default', cluster_dir=None, ipython_dir=None,
             context=None, username=None, debug=False, exec_key=None,
             sshserver=None, sshkey=None, password=None, paramiko=None,
             ):
         if context is None:
             context = zmq.Context()
         self.context = context
         self.targets = 'all'
         
         self._setup_cluster_dir(profile, cluster_dir, ipython_dir)
         if self._cd is not None:
             if url_or_file is None:
                 url_or_file = pjoin(self._cd.security_dir, 'ipcontroller-client.json')
         assert url_or_file is not None, "I can't find enough information to connect to a controller!"\
             " Please specify at least one of url_or_file or profile."
         
         try:
             validate_url(url_or_file)
         except AssertionError:
             if not os.path.exists(url_or_file):
                 if self._cd:
                     url_or_file = os.path.join(self._cd.security_dir, url_or_file)
                 assert os.path.exists(url_or_file), "Not a valid connection file or url: %r"%url_or_file
             with open(url_or_file) as f:
                 cfg = json.loads(f.read())
         else:
             cfg = {'url':url_or_file}
         
         # sync defaults from args, json:
         if sshserver:
             cfg['ssh'] = sshserver
         if exec_key:
             cfg['exec_key'] = exec_key
         exec_key = cfg['exec_key']
         sshserver=cfg['ssh']
         url = cfg['url']
         location = cfg.setdefault('location', None)
         cfg['url'] = disambiguate_url(cfg['url'], location)
         url = cfg['url']
         
         self._config = cfg
         
         
         self._ssh = bool(sshserver or sshkey or password)
         if self._ssh and sshserver is None:
             # default to ssh via localhost
             sshserver = url.split('://')[1].split(':')[0]
         if self._ssh and password is None:
             if tunnel.try_passwordless_ssh(sshserver, sshkey, paramiko):
                 password=False
             else:
                 password = getpass("SSH Password for %s: "%sshserver)
         ssh_kwargs = dict(keyfile=sshkey, password=password, paramiko=paramiko)
         if exec_key is not None and os.path.isfile(exec_key):
             arg = 'keyfile'
         else:
             arg = 'key'
         key_arg = {arg:exec_key}
         if username is None:
             self.session = ss.StreamSession(**key_arg)
         else:
             self.session = ss.StreamSession(username, **key_arg)
         self._registration_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.XREQ)
         self._registration_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
         if self._ssh:
             tunnel.tunnel_connection(self._registration_socket, url, sshserver, **ssh_kwargs)
         else:
             self._registration_socket.connect(url)
         self._engines = ReverseDict()
         self._ids = set()
         self.outstanding=set()
         self.results = {}
         self.metadata = {}
         self.history = []
         self.debug = debug
         self.session.debug = debug
         
         self._notification_handlers = {'registration_notification' : self._register_engine,
                                     'unregistration_notification' : self._unregister_engine,
                                     }
         self._queue_handlers = {'execute_reply' : self._handle_execute_reply,
                                 'apply_reply' : self._handle_apply_reply}
         self._connect(sshserver, ssh_kwargs)
         
     
     def _setup_cluster_dir(self, profile, cluster_dir, ipython_dir):
         if ipython_dir is None:
             ipython_dir = get_ipython_dir()
         if cluster_dir is not None:
             try:
                 self._cd = ClusterDir.find_cluster_dir(cluster_dir)
             except ClusterDirError:
                 pass
         elif profile is not None:
             try:
                 self._cd = ClusterDir.find_cluster_dir_by_profile(
                     ipython_dir, profile)
             except ClusterDirError:
                 pass
         else:
             self._cd = None
     
     @property
     def ids(self):
         """Always up to date ids property."""
         self._flush_notifications()
         return self._ids
     
     def _update_engines(self, engines):
         """Update our engines dict and _ids from a dict of the form: {id:uuid}."""
         for k,v in engines.iteritems():
             eid = int(k)
             self._engines[eid] = bytes(v) # force not unicode
             self._ids.add(eid)
     
     def _build_targets(self, targets):
         """Turn valid target IDs or 'all' into two lists:
         (int_ids, uuids).
         """
         if targets is None:
             targets = self._ids
         elif isinstance(targets, str):
             if targets.lower() == 'all':
                 targets = self._ids
             else:
                 raise TypeError("%r not valid str target, must be 'all'"%(targets))
         elif isinstance(targets, int):
             targets = [targets]
         return [self._engines[t] for t in targets], list(targets)
     
     def _connect(self, sshserver, ssh_kwargs):
         """setup all our socket connections to the controller. This is called from
         __init__."""
         if self._connected:
             return
         self._connected=True
 
         def connect_socket(s, url):
             url = disambiguate_url(url, self._config['location'])
             if self._ssh:
                 return tunnel.tunnel_connection(s, url, sshserver, **ssh_kwargs)
             else:
                 return s.connect(url)
             
         self.session.send(self._registration_socket, 'connection_request')
         idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._registration_socket,mode=0)
         if self.debug:
             pprint(msg)
         msg = ss.Message(msg)
         content = msg.content
         if content.status == 'ok':
             if content.mux:
                 self._mux_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PAIR)
                 self._mux_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
                 connect_socket(self._mux_socket, content.mux)
             if content.task:
                 self._task_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PAIR)
                 self._task_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
                 connect_socket(self._task_socket, content.task)
             if content.notification:
                 self._notification_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.SUB)
                 connect_socket(self._notification_socket, content.notification)
                 self._notification_socket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "")
             if content.query:
                 self._query_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PAIR)
                 self._query_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
                 connect_socket(self._query_socket, content.query)
             if content.control:
                 self._control_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PAIR)
                 self._control_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
                 connect_socket(self._control_socket, content.control)
             if content.iopub:
                 self._iopub_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.SUB)
                 self._iopub_socket.setsockopt(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, '')
                 self._iopub_socket.setsockopt(zmq.IDENTITY, self.session.session)
                 connect_socket(self._iopub_socket, content.iopub)
             self._update_engines(dict(content.engines))
                 
         else:
             self._connected = False
             raise Exception("Failed to connect!")
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # handlers and callbacks for incoming messages
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def _register_engine(self, msg):
         """Register a new engine, and update our connection info."""
         content = msg['content']
         eid = content['id']
         d = {eid : content['queue']}
         self._update_engines(d)
         self._ids.add(int(eid))
 
     def _unregister_engine(self, msg):
         """Unregister an engine that has died."""
         content = msg['content']
         eid = int(content['id'])
         if eid in self._ids:
             self._ids.remove(eid)
             self._engines.pop(eid)
     
     def _extract_metadata(self, header, parent, content):
         md = {'msg_id' : parent['msg_id'],
               'received' : datetime.now(),
               'engine_uuid' : header.get('engine', None),
               'follow' : parent.get('follow', []),
               'after' : parent.get('after', []),
               'status' : content['status'],
             }
         
         if md['engine_uuid'] is not None:
             md['engine_id'] = self._engines.get(md['engine_uuid'], None)
         
         if 'date' in parent:
             md['submitted'] = datetime.strptime(parent['date'], ss.ISO8601)
         if 'started' in header:
             md['started'] = datetime.strptime(header['started'], ss.ISO8601)
         if 'date' in header:
             md['completed'] = datetime.strptime(header['date'], ss.ISO8601)
         return md
     
     def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):
         """Save the reply to an execute_request into our results.
         
         execute messages are never actually used. apply is used instead.
         """
         
         parent = msg['parent_header']
         msg_id = parent['msg_id']
         if msg_id not in self.outstanding:
             if msg_id in self.history:
                 print ("got stale result: %s"%msg_id)
             else:
                 print ("got unknown result: %s"%msg_id)
         else:
             self.outstanding.remove(msg_id)
         self.results[msg_id] = ss.unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
     
     def _handle_apply_reply(self, msg):
         """Save the reply to an apply_request into our results."""
         parent = msg['parent_header']
         msg_id = parent['msg_id']
         if msg_id not in self.outstanding:
             if msg_id in self.history:
                 print ("got stale result: %s"%msg_id)
                 print self.results[msg_id]
                 print msg
             else:
                 print ("got unknown result: %s"%msg_id)
         else:
             self.outstanding.remove(msg_id)
         content = msg['content']
         header = msg['header']
         
         # construct metadata:
         md = self.metadata.setdefault(msg_id, Metadata())
         md.update(self._extract_metadata(header, parent, content))
         self.metadata[msg_id] = md
         
         # construct result:
         if content['status'] == 'ok':
             self.results[msg_id] = ss.unserialize_object(msg['buffers'])[0]
         elif content['status'] == 'aborted':
             self.results[msg_id] = error.AbortedTask(msg_id)
         elif content['status'] == 'resubmitted':
             # TODO: handle resubmission
             pass
         else:
             e = ss.unwrap_exception(content)
             if e.engine_info:
                 e_uuid = e.engine_info['engineid']
                 eid = self._engines[e_uuid]
                 e.engine_info['engineid'] = eid
             self.results[msg_id] = e
     
     def _flush_notifications(self):
         """Flush notifications of engine registrations waiting
         in ZMQ queue."""
         msg = self.session.recv(self._notification_socket, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
         while msg is not None:
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             msg = msg[-1]
             msg_type = msg['msg_type']
             handler = self._notification_handlers.get(msg_type, None)
             if handler is None:
                 raise Exception("Unhandled message type: %s"%msg.msg_type)
             else:
                 handler(msg)
             msg = self.session.recv(self._notification_socket, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
     
     def _flush_results(self, sock):
         """Flush task or queue results waiting in ZMQ queue."""
         msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
         while msg is not None:
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             msg = msg[-1]
             msg_type = msg['msg_type']
             handler = self._queue_handlers.get(msg_type, None)
             if handler is None:
                 raise Exception("Unhandled message type: %s"%msg.msg_type)
             else:
                 handler(msg)
             msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
     
     def _flush_control(self, sock):
         """Flush replies from the control channel waiting
         in the ZMQ queue.
         
         Currently: ignore them."""
         msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
         while msg is not None:
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
     
     def _flush_iopub(self, sock):
         """Flush replies from the iopub channel waiting
         in the ZMQ queue.
         """
         msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
         while msg is not None:
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             msg = msg[-1]
             parent = msg['parent_header']
             msg_id = parent['msg_id']
             content = msg['content']
             header = msg['header']
             msg_type = msg['msg_type']
             
             # init metadata:
             md = self.metadata.setdefault(msg_id, Metadata())
             
             if msg_type == 'stream':
                 name = content['name']
                 s = md[name] or ''
                 md[name] = s + content['data']
             elif msg_type == 'pyerr':
                 md.update({'pyerr' : ss.unwrap_exception(content)})
             else:
                 md.update({msg_type : content['data']})
             
             self.metadata[msg_id] = md
             
             msg = self.session.recv(sock, mode=zmq.NOBLOCK)
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # getitem
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         """Dict access returns DirectView multiplexer objects or,
         if key is None, a LoadBalancedView."""
         if key is None:
             return LoadBalancedView(self)
         if isinstance(key, int):
             if key not in self.ids:
                 raise IndexError("No such engine: %i"%key)
             return DirectView(self, key)
         
         if isinstance(key, slice):
             indices = range(len(self.ids))[key]
             ids = sorted(self._ids)
             key = [ ids[i] for i in indices ]
             # newkeys = sorted(self._ids)[thekeys[k]]
         
         if isinstance(key, (tuple, list, xrange)):
             _,targets = self._build_targets(list(key))
             return DirectView(self, targets)
         else:
             raise TypeError("key by int/iterable of ints only, not %s"%(type(key)))
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Begin public methods
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @property
     def remote(self):
         """property for convenient RemoteFunction generation.
         
         >>> @client.remote
         ... def f():
                 import os
                 print (os.getpid())
         """
         return remote(self, block=self.block)
     
     def spin(self):
         """Flush any registration notifications and execution results
         waiting in the ZMQ queue.
         """
         if self._notification_socket:
             self._flush_notifications()
         if self._mux_socket:
             self._flush_results(self._mux_socket)
         if self._task_socket:
             self._flush_results(self._task_socket)
         if self._control_socket:
             self._flush_control(self._control_socket)
         if self._iopub_socket:
             self._flush_iopub(self._iopub_socket)
     
     def barrier(self, msg_ids=None, timeout=-1):
         """waits on one or more `msg_ids`, for up to `timeout` seconds.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         msg_ids : int, str, or list of ints and/or strs, or one or more AsyncResult objects
                 ints are indices to self.history
                 strs are msg_ids
                 default: wait on all outstanding messages
         timeout : float
                 a time in seconds, after which to give up.
                 default is -1, which means no timeout
         
         Returns
         -------
         True : when all msg_ids are done
         False : timeout reached, some msg_ids still outstanding
         """
         tic = time.time()
         if msg_ids is None:
             theids = self.outstanding
         else:
             if isinstance(msg_ids, (int, str, AsyncResult)):
                 msg_ids = [msg_ids]
             theids = set()
             for msg_id in msg_ids:
                 if isinstance(msg_id, int):
                     msg_id = self.history[msg_id]
                 elif isinstance(msg_id, AsyncResult):
                     map(theids.add, msg_id.msg_ids)
                     continue
                 theids.add(msg_id)
         if not theids.intersection(self.outstanding):
             return True
         self.spin()
         while theids.intersection(self.outstanding):
             if timeout >= 0 and ( time.time()-tic ) > timeout:
                 break
             time.sleep(1e-3)
             self.spin()
         return len(theids.intersection(self.outstanding)) == 0
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Control methods
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @spinfirst
     @defaultblock
     def clear(self, targets=None, block=None):
         """Clear the namespace in target(s)."""
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[0]
         for t in targets:
             self.session.send(self._control_socket, 'clear_request', content={}, ident=t)
         error = False
         if self.block:
             for i in range(len(targets)):
                 idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._control_socket,0)
                 if self.debug:
                     pprint(msg)
                 if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                     error = ss.unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
         if error:
             return error
         
     
     @spinfirst
     @defaultblock
     def abort(self, msg_ids = None, targets=None, block=None):
         """Abort the execution queues of target(s)."""
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[0]
         if isinstance(msg_ids, basestring):
             msg_ids = [msg_ids]
         content = dict(msg_ids=msg_ids)
         for t in targets:
             self.session.send(self._control_socket, 'abort_request', 
                     content=content, ident=t)
         error = False
         if self.block:
             for i in range(len(targets)):
                 idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._control_socket,0)
                 if self.debug:
                     pprint(msg)
                 if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                     error = ss.unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
         if error:
             return error
     
     @spinfirst
     @defaultblock
     def shutdown(self, targets=None, restart=False, controller=False, block=None):
         """Terminates one or more engine processes, optionally including the controller."""
         if controller:
             targets = 'all'
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[0]
         for t in targets:
             self.session.send(self._control_socket, 'shutdown_request', 
                         content={'restart':restart},ident=t)
         error = False
         if block or controller:
             for i in range(len(targets)):
                 idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._control_socket,0)
                 if self.debug:
                     pprint(msg)
                 if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                     error = ss.unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
         
         if controller:
             time.sleep(0.25)
             self.session.send(self._query_socket, 'shutdown_request')
             idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._query_socket, 0)
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             if msg['content']['status'] != 'ok':
                 error = ss.unwrap_exception(msg['content'])
         
         if error:
             raise error
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Execution methods
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @defaultblock
     def execute(self, code, targets='all', block=None):
         """Executes `code` on `targets` in blocking or nonblocking manner.
         
         ``execute`` is always `bound` (affects engine namespace)
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         code : str
                 the code string to be executed
         targets : int/str/list of ints/strs
                 the engines on which to execute
                 default : all
         block : bool
                 whether or not to wait until done to return
                 default: self.block
         """
         result = self.apply(_execute, (code,), targets=targets, block=self.block, bound=True)
         return result
     
-    def run(self, code, block=None):
-        """Runs `code` on an engine. 
+    def run(self, filename, targets='all', block=None):
+        """Execute contents of `filename` on engine(s). 
         
-        Calls to this are load-balanced.
-        
-        ``run`` is never `bound` (no effect on engine namespace)
+        This simply reads the contents of the file and calls `execute`.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
-        code : str
-                the code string to be executed
+        filename : str
+                The path to the file
+        targets : int/str/list of ints/strs
+                the engines on which to execute
+                default : all
         block : bool
                 whether or not to wait until done
+                default: self.block
         
         """
-        result = self.apply(_execute, (code,), targets=None, block=block, bound=False)
-        return result
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+            code = f.read()
+        return self.execute(code, targets=targets, block=block)
     
     def _maybe_raise(self, result):
         """wrapper for maybe raising an exception if apply failed."""
         if isinstance(result, error.RemoteError):
             raise result
         
         return result
     
     def _build_dependency(self, dep):
         """helper for building jsonable dependencies from various input forms"""
         if isinstance(dep, Dependency):
             return dep.as_dict()
         elif isinstance(dep, AsyncResult):
             return dep.msg_ids
         elif dep is None:
             return []
         elif isinstance(dep, set):
             return list(dep)
         elif isinstance(dep, (list,dict)):
             return dep
         elif isinstance(dep, str):
             return [dep]
         else:
             raise TypeError("Dependency may be: set,list,dict,Dependency or AsyncResult, not %r"%type(dep))
         
     def apply(self, f, args=None, kwargs=None, bound=True, block=None, targets=None,
                         after=None, follow=None, timeout=None):
         """Call `f(*args, **kwargs)` on a remote engine(s), returning the result.
         
         This is the central execution command for the client.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         
         f : function
             The fuction to be called remotely
         args : tuple/list
             The positional arguments passed to `f`
         kwargs : dict
             The keyword arguments passed to `f`
         bound : bool (default: True)
             Whether to execute in the Engine(s) namespace, or in a clean
             namespace not affecting the engine.
         block : bool (default: self.block)
             Whether to wait for the result, or return immediately.
             False:
                 returns msg_id(s)
                 if multiple targets:
                     list of ids
             True:
                 returns actual result(s) of f(*args, **kwargs)
                 if multiple targets:
                     dict of results, by engine ID
         targets : int,list of ints, 'all', None
             Specify the destination of the job.
             if None:
                 Submit via Task queue for load-balancing.
             if 'all':
                 Run on all active engines
             if list:
                 Run on each specified engine
             if int:
                 Run on single engine
             
         after : Dependency or collection of msg_ids
             Only for load-balanced execution (targets=None)
             Specify a list of msg_ids as a time-based dependency.
             This job will only be run *after* the dependencies
             have been met.
             
         follow : Dependency or collection of msg_ids
             Only for load-balanced execution (targets=None)
             Specify a list of msg_ids as a location-based dependency.
             This job will only be run on an engine where this dependency
             is met.
         
         timeout : float or None
             Only for load-balanced execution (targets=None)
             Specify an amount of time (in seconds)
         
         Returns
         -------
         if block is False:
             if single target:
                 return msg_id
             else:
                 return list of msg_ids
                 ? (should this be dict like block=True) ?
         else:
             if single target:
                 return result of f(*args, **kwargs)
             else:
                 return dict of results, keyed by engine
         """
         
         # defaults:
         block = block if block is not None else self.block
         args = args if args is not None else []
         kwargs = kwargs if kwargs is not None else {}
         
         # enforce types of f,args,kwrags
         if not callable(f):
             raise TypeError("f must be callable, not %s"%type(f))
         if not isinstance(args, (tuple, list)):
             raise TypeError("args must be tuple or list, not %s"%type(args))
         if not isinstance(kwargs, dict):
             raise TypeError("kwargs must be dict, not %s"%type(kwargs))
         
         after = self._build_dependency(after)
         follow = self._build_dependency(follow)
         
         options  = dict(bound=bound, block=block)
             
         if targets is None:
             return self._apply_balanced(f, args, kwargs, timeout=timeout, 
                                             after=after, follow=follow, **options)
         else:
             return self._apply_direct(f, args, kwargs, targets=targets, **options)
     
     def _apply_balanced(self, f, args, kwargs, bound=True, block=None,
                             after=None, follow=None, timeout=None):
         """The underlying method for applying functions in a load balanced
         manner, via the task queue."""
         subheader = dict(after=after, follow=follow, timeout=timeout)
         bufs = ss.pack_apply_message(f,args,kwargs)
         content = dict(bound=bound)
         
         msg = self.session.send(self._task_socket, "apply_request", 
                 content=content, buffers=bufs, subheader=subheader)
         msg_id = msg['msg_id']
         self.outstanding.add(msg_id)
         self.history.append(msg_id)
         ar = AsyncResult(self, [msg_id], fname=f.__name__)
         if block:
             return ar.get()
         else:
             return ar
     
     def _apply_direct(self, f, args, kwargs, bound=True, block=None, targets=None):
         """Then underlying method for applying functions to specific engines
         via the MUX queue."""
         
         queues,targets = self._build_targets(targets)
         
         subheader = {}
         content = dict(bound=bound)
         bufs = ss.pack_apply_message(f,args,kwargs)
         
         msg_ids = []
         for queue in queues:
             msg = self.session.send(self._mux_socket, "apply_request", 
                     content=content, buffers=bufs,ident=queue, subheader=subheader)
             msg_id = msg['msg_id']
             self.outstanding.add(msg_id)
             self.history.append(msg_id)
             msg_ids.append(msg_id)
         ar = AsyncResult(self, msg_ids, fname=f.__name__)
         if block:
             return ar.get()
         else:
             return ar
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Map and decorators
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def map(self, f, *sequences):
         """Parallel version of builtin `map`, using all our engines."""
         pf = ParallelFunction(self, f, block=self.block,
                         bound=True, targets='all')
         return pf.map(*sequences)
     
     def parallel(self, bound=True, targets='all', block=True):
         """Decorator for making a ParallelFunction."""
         return parallel(self, bound=bound, targets=targets, block=block)
     
     def remote(self, bound=True, targets='all', block=True):
         """Decorator for making a RemoteFunction."""
         return remote(self, bound=bound, targets=targets, block=block)
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Data movement
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @defaultblock
     def push(self, ns, targets='all', block=None):
         """Push the contents of `ns` into the namespace on `target`"""
         if not isinstance(ns, dict):
             raise TypeError("Must be a dict, not %s"%type(ns))
         result = self.apply(_push, (ns,), targets=targets, block=block, bound=True)
         return result
     
     @defaultblock
     def pull(self, keys, targets='all', block=None):
         """Pull objects from `target`'s namespace by `keys`"""
         if isinstance(keys, str):
             pass
         elif isinstance(keys, (list,tuple,set)):
             for key in keys:
                 if not isinstance(key, str):
                     raise TypeError
         result = self.apply(_pull, (keys,), targets=targets, block=block, bound=True)
         return result
     
     def scatter(self, key, seq, dist='b', flatten=False, targets='all', block=None):
         """
         Partition a Python sequence and send the partitions to a set of engines.
         """
         block = block if block is not None else self.block
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[-1]
         mapObject = Map.dists[dist]()
         nparts = len(targets)
         msg_ids = []
         for index, engineid in enumerate(targets):
             partition = mapObject.getPartition(seq, index, nparts)
             if flatten and len(partition) == 1:
                 r = self.push({key: partition[0]}, targets=engineid, block=False)
             else:
                 r = self.push({key: partition}, targets=engineid, block=False)
             msg_ids.extend(r.msg_ids)
         r = AsyncResult(self, msg_ids, fname='scatter')
         if block:
             return r.get()
         else:
             return r
     
     def gather(self, key, dist='b', targets='all', block=None):
         """
         Gather a partitioned sequence on a set of engines as a single local seq.
         """
         block = block if block is not None else self.block
         
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[-1]
         mapObject = Map.dists[dist]()
         msg_ids = []
         for index, engineid in enumerate(targets):
             msg_ids.extend(self.pull(key, targets=engineid,block=False).msg_ids)
         
         r = AsyncMapResult(self, msg_ids, mapObject, fname='gather')
         if block:
             return r.get()
         else:
             return r
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Query methods
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     @spinfirst
     def get_results(self, msg_ids, status_only=False):
         """Returns the result of the execute or task request with `msg_ids`.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         msg_ids : list of ints or msg_ids
             if int:
                 Passed as index to self.history for convenience.
         status_only : bool (default: False)
             if False:
                 return the actual results
         
         Returns
         -------
         
         results : dict
             There will always be the keys 'pending' and 'completed', which will
             be lists of msg_ids.
         """
         if not isinstance(msg_ids, (list,tuple)):
             msg_ids = [msg_ids]
         theids = []
         for msg_id in msg_ids:
             if isinstance(msg_id, int):
                 msg_id = self.history[msg_id]
             if not isinstance(msg_id, str):
                 raise TypeError("msg_ids must be str, not %r"%msg_id)
             theids.append(msg_id)
         
         completed = []
         local_results = {}
         # temporarily disable local shortcut
         # for msg_id in list(theids):
         #     if msg_id in self.results:
         #         completed.append(msg_id)
         #         local_results[msg_id] = self.results[msg_id]
         #         theids.remove(msg_id)
         
         if theids: # some not locally cached
             content = dict(msg_ids=theids, status_only=status_only)
             msg = self.session.send(self._query_socket, "result_request", content=content)
             zmq.select([self._query_socket], [], [])
             idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._query_socket, zmq.NOBLOCK)
             if self.debug:
                 pprint(msg)
             content = msg['content']
             if content['status'] != 'ok':
                 raise ss.unwrap_exception(content)
             buffers = msg['buffers']
         else:
             content = dict(completed=[],pending=[])
         
         content['completed'].extend(completed)
         
         if status_only:
             return content
         
         failures = []
         # load cached results into result:
         content.update(local_results)
         # update cache with results:
         for msg_id in sorted(theids):
             if msg_id in content['completed']:
                 rec = content[msg_id]
                 parent = rec['header']
                 header = rec['result_header']
                 rcontent = rec['result_content']
                 iodict = rec['io']
                 if isinstance(rcontent, str):
                     rcontent = self.session.unpack(rcontent)
                 
                 md = self.metadata.setdefault(msg_id, Metadata())
                 md.update(self._extract_metadata(header, parent, rcontent))
                 md.update(iodict)
                 
                 if rcontent['status'] == 'ok':
                     res,buffers = ss.unserialize_object(buffers)
                 else:
                     res = ss.unwrap_exception(rcontent)
                     failures.append(res)
                 
                 self.results[msg_id] = res
                 content[msg_id] = res
         
         error.collect_exceptions(failures, "get_results")
         return content
 
     @spinfirst
     def queue_status(self, targets=None, verbose=False):
         """Fetch the status of engine queues.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         targets : int/str/list of ints/strs
                 the engines on which to execute
                 default : all
         verbose : bool
                 Whether to return lengths only, or lists of ids for each element
         """
         targets = self._build_targets(targets)[1]
         content = dict(targets=targets, verbose=verbose)
         self.session.send(self._query_socket, "queue_request", content=content)
         idents,msg = self.session.recv(self._query_socket, 0)
         if self.debug:
             pprint(msg)
         content = msg['content']
         status = content.pop('status')
         if status != 'ok':
             raise ss.unwrap_exception(content)
         return ss.rekey(content)
         
     @spinfirst
     def purge_results(self, msg_ids=[], targets=[]):
         """Tell the controller to forget results.
         
         Individual results can be purged by msg_id, or the entire
         history of specific targets can be purged.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         msg_ids : str or list of strs
                 the msg_ids whose results should be forgotten.
         targets : int/str/list of ints/strs
                 The targets, by uuid or int_id, whose entire history is to be purged.
                 Use `targets='all'` to scrub everything from the controller's memory.
                 
                 default : None
         """
         if not targets and not msg_ids:
             raise ValueError
         if targets:
             targets = self._build_targets(targets)[1]
         content = dict(targets=targets, msg_ids=msg_ids)
         self.session.send(self._query_socket, "purge_request", content=content)
         idents, msg = self.session.recv(self._query_socket, 0)
         if self.debug:
             pprint(msg)
         content = msg['content']
         if content['status'] != 'ok':
             raise ss.unwrap_exception(content)
 
     #----------------------------------------
     # activate for %px,%autopx magics
     #----------------------------------------
     def activate(self):
         """Make this `View` active for parallel magic commands.
         
         IPython has a magic command syntax to work with `MultiEngineClient` objects.
         In a given IPython session there is a single active one.  While
         there can be many `Views` created and used by the user, 
         there is only one active one.  The active `View` is used whenever 
         the magic commands %px and %autopx are used.
         
         The activate() method is called on a given `View` to make it 
         active.  Once this has been done, the magic commands can be used.
         """
         
         try:
             # This is injected into __builtins__.
             ip = get_ipython()
         except NameError:
             print "The IPython parallel magics (%result, %px, %autopx) only work within IPython."
         else:
             pmagic = ip.plugin_manager.get_plugin('parallelmagic')
             if pmagic is not None:
                 pmagic.active_multiengine_client = self
             else:
                 print "You must first load the parallelmagic extension " \
                       "by doing '%load_ext parallelmagic'"
 
 class AsynClient(Client):
     """An Asynchronous client, using the Tornado Event Loop.
     !!!unfinished!!!"""
     io_loop = None
     _queue_stream = None
     _notifier_stream = None
     _task_stream = None
     _control_stream = None
     
     def __init__(self, addr, context=None, username=None, debug=False, io_loop=None):
         Client.__init__(self, addr, context, username, debug)
         if io_loop is None:
             io_loop = ioloop.IOLoop.instance()
         self.io_loop = io_loop
         
         self._queue_stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self._mux_socket, io_loop)
         self._control_stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self._control_socket, io_loop)
         self._task_stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self._task_socket, io_loop)
         self._notification_stream = zmqstream.ZMQStream(self._notification_socket, io_loop)
     
     def spin(self):
         for stream in (self.queue_stream, self.notifier_stream, 
                         self.task_stream, self.control_stream):
             stream.flush()
 
 __all__ = [ 'Client', 
             'depend', 
             'require', 
             'remote',
             'parallel',
             'RemoteFunction',
             'ParallelFunction',
             'DirectView',
             'LoadBalancedView',
             'AsyncResult',
             'AsyncMapResult'
             ]