Automation optimization in a command line interface

• US 9,870,257 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: VCE Company, LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Gong, Changbin, Mantrala, Srinivas
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Ben C
• Application Number:
  US14/536,447
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/314 Parallel programming languages G06F8/313 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/45 Exploiting coarse grain parallelism in compilation, i.e. parallelism between groups of instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45533 Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4881 Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues

Abstract

A method of automation optimization in a command line interface is provided. The method includes receiving a configuration input that includes one or more commands and parsing the configuration input. The method also includes generating a command list that includes one or more tasks, based on the configuration input and populating a queue with the one or more tasks. The method includes executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue, on a command line interface and outputting a result, based on the executing.

Claims

1. A method of automation optimization in a command line interface, comprising:

receiving a configuration input that includes one or more commands to an operating system for an appliance comprising one or more virtual machines implemented by one or more physical machines;

parsing the configuration input;

generating a command list based on the configuration input;

populating a queue, wherein populating the queue comprises placing each of one or more tasks, based on the command list, into the queue, with an indication of the one or more tasks that are executable in parallel and at least another task of the one or more tasks that is executable in sequence;

executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue, through the command line interface by

executing all of a first set of tasks in a first unit in the queue in parallel; and

executing a task in a second unit in the queue, sequenced after the executing all of the first set of tasks in parallel;

outputting a result, based on the executing; and

formatting the result, wherein;

the configuration input includes a file having an indication of format for the result;

the formatting the result is based on the indication of the format; and

the formatted result is compatible with one of displaying the formatted result on a viewscreen, exporting the formatted result into a data structure, exporting the formatted result into a software module, or using the formatted result in software,

wherein the method is performed by a processor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue includes executing each of the one or more tasks in accordance with the indication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein populating the queue further comprises:

placing a plurality of tasks in one of a plurality of units in the queue, wherein all of the plurality of tasks in the one of the plurality of units are arranged to execute in parallel.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

passing a parameter from a first task to a second task.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue further comprises:

monitoring a first task from a first unit of the queue for completion in response to executing the first task through the command line interface; and

executing a second task from a second unit of the queue through the command line interface in response to determining the completion of the first task.

6. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a configuration input that includes one or more commands to an operating system for an appliance comprising one or more virtual machines implemented by one or more physical machines;

parsing the configuration input;

generating a command list based on the configuration input;

populating a queue, wherein populating the queue comprises placing each of one or more tasks, based on the command list, into the queue, with an indication of the one or more tasks that are executable in parallel and at least another task in the one or more tasks that is executable in sequence;

executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue, through a command line interface by

executing all of a first set of tasks in a first unit in the queue in parallel; and

executing a task in a second unit in the queue, sequenced after the executing all of the first set of tasks in parallel;

outputting a result, based on the executing; and

formatting the result, wherein;

the configuration input includes a file having an indication of format for the result;

the formatting the result is based on the indication of the format; and

the formatted result is compatible with one of displaying the formatted result on a viewscreen, exporting the formatted result into a data structure,

exporting the formatted result into a software module, or using the formatted result in software.

7. The computer-readable media of claim 6,

wherein executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue includes executing each of the one or more tasks in accordance with the indication.

8. The computer-readable media of claim 6, wherein populating the queue further comprises:

placing a plurality of tasks in one of a plurality of units in the queue, wherein all of the plurality of tasks in the one of the plurality of units are arranged to execute in parallel.

9. The computer-readable media of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

passing a parameter from a first task to a second task.

10. The computer-readable media of claim 6, wherein executing each of the one or more tasks from the queue further comprises:

monitoring a first task from a first unit of the queue for completion in response to executing the first task through the command line interface; and

executing a second task from a second unit of the queue through the command line interface in response to determining the completion of the first task.

11. A system for automation optimization in a command line interface, comprising:

a computing device having a hardware processor;

a queue, resident in the computing device and configured to receive and release tasks for execution on a command line interface to an operating system for an appliance comprising one or more virtual machines implemented by one or more physical machines;

a command parser module resident in the computing device, the command parser module configured to receive a configuration input that includes one or more commands, the command parser module configured to parse the configuration input and generate a command based on the configuration input;

a command processor module resident in the computing device, the command processor module configured to populate the queue, wherein populating the queue comprises placing each of one or more tasks, based on the command list, into the queue, with an indication of the one or more tasks that are executable in parallel and at least another task in the one or more tasks that is executable in sequence,

execute each of the one or more tasks from the queue, through the command line interface, wherein all of a first set of tasks in a first unit in the queue are executed in parallel, and a task in a second unit in the queue is executed after executing all of the first set of tasks in parallel;

a command output module resident in the computing device, the command output module configured to

output a result, based on execution of the tasks; and

format the result, wherein;

the configuration input includes a file having an indication of format for the result;

the formatting the result is based on the indication of the format; and

the formatted result is compatible with one of displaying the formatted result on a viewscreen, exporting the formatted result into a data structure, exporting the formatted result into a software module, or using the formatted result in software.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

the queue having a plurality of units configured for execution in sequence, each unit of the plurality of units having a plurality of slots configured for execution in parallel, each of the plurality of slots configured to receive a task and provide the task for execution by the processor on the command line interface.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

the command processor module configured to place a plurality of tasks in one of a plurality of units in the queue, wherein all of the plurality of tasks in the one of the plurality of units are arranged to execute in parallel.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

the command processor module configured to pass a parameter from a first task to a second task.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

the command processor module configured to monitor a first task from a first unit of the queue for completion in response to executing the first task through the command line interface and execute a second task from a second unit of the queue through the command line interface in response to determining the completion of the first task.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a formats library resident in the computing device and coupled to or included in the command output module, the formats library configured to include a plurality of formats suitable for formatting the result from execution of the tasks; and

the command output module configured to format the result, wherein;

the configuration input includes a file having an indication of format for the result;

the result is formatted based on the indication of the format and based on the formats library; and

the formatted result is compatible with one of displaying the formatted result on a viewscreen, exporting the formatted result into a data structure, exporting the formatted result into a software module, or using the formatted result in software.