tbb_release_recording.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

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# Release TBB recording on a bunch of stations
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import argparse
import time
import subprocess
import logging

def release_tbb(stations):
    logging.info('Releasing TBB recording')

    relay = ['lcurun', stations]

    cmd = relay + ['/opt/lofar/bin/tbbctl', '--free']
    logging.info('Executing %s' % cmd)
    subprocess.check_call(cmd)

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser("This script will release TBB recording on a bunch of stations.")
    parser.add_argument('-s', '--stations', dest='stations', help="comma-separated list of station LCUs (e.g. cs030c,cs031c; also accepts lcurun aliases like 'today', 'nl', ...)", default='today')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    release_tbb(args.stations)