master: still save results when analyze fails. Closes #684

RELEASE_NOTES.rst

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Release notes
   and ``Comm`` has been renamed ``CommKernel``.
 * The "collision" and "busy" RTIO errors are reported through the log instead of
   raising exceptions.
+* Results are still saved when ``analyze`` raises an exception.
 
 
 2.2

artiq/master/scheduler.py

@@ -305,14 +305,16 @@ class AnalyzeStage(TaskObject):
             run.status = RunStatus.analyzing
             try:
                 await run.analyze()
+            except:
+                logger.error("got worker exception in analyze stage of RID %d."
+                             " Results will still be saved.", run.rid)
+                log_worker_exception()
+            try:
                 await run.write_results()
             except:
-                logger.error("got worker exception in analyze stage, "
-                             "deleting RID %d", run.rid)
+                logger.error("failed to write results of RID %d.", run.rid)
                 log_worker_exception()
-                self.delete_cb(run.rid)
-            else:
-                self.delete_cb(run.rid)
+            self.delete_cb(run.rid)
 
 
 class Pipeline:

artiq/master/worker_impl.py

@@ -196,6 +196,25 @@ def setup_diagnostics(experiment_file, repository_path):
     artiq.coredevice.core._DiagnosticEngine.render_diagnostic = \
         render_diagnostic
 
+def put_exception_report():
+    _, exc, _ = sys.exc_info()
+    # When we get CompileError, a more suitable diagnostic has already
+    # been printed.
+    if not isinstance(exc, CompileError):
+        short_exc_info = type(exc).__name__
+        exc_str = str(exc)
+        if exc_str:
+            short_exc_info += ": " + exc_str.splitlines()[0]
+        lines = ["Terminating with exception ("+short_exc_info+")\n"]
+        if hasattr(exc, "artiq_core_exception"):
+            lines.append(str(exc.artiq_core_exception))
+        if hasattr(exc, "parent_traceback"):
+            lines += exc.parent_traceback
+            lines += traceback.format_exception_only(type(exc), exc)
+        logging.error("".join(lines).rstrip(),
+                      exc_info=not hasattr(exc, "parent_traceback"))
+    put_object({"action": "exception"})
+
 
 def main():
     global ipc
@@ -251,8 +270,14 @@ def main():
                 exp_inst.run()
                 put_object({"action": "completed"})
             elif action == "analyze":
-                exp_inst.analyze()
-                put_object({"action": "completed"})
+                try:
+                    exp_inst.analyze()
+                except:
+                    # make analyze failure non-fatal, as we may still want to
+                    # write results afterwards
+                    put_exception_report()
+                else:
+                    put_object({"action": "completed"})
             elif action == "write_results":
                 filename = "{:09}-{}.h5".format(rid, exp.__name__)
                 with h5py.File(filename, "w") as f:
@@ -267,23 +292,8 @@ def main():
                 put_object({"action": "completed"})
             elif action == "terminate":
                 break
-    except Exception as exc:
-        # When we get CompileError, a more suitable diagnostic has already
-        # been printed.
-        if not isinstance(exc, CompileError):
-            short_exc_info = type(exc).__name__
-            exc_str = str(exc)
-            if exc_str:
-                short_exc_info += ": " + exc_str.splitlines()[0]
-            lines = ["Terminating with exception ("+short_exc_info+")\n"]
-            if hasattr(exc, "artiq_core_exception"):
-                lines.append(str(exc.artiq_core_exception))
-            if hasattr(exc, "parent_traceback"):
-                lines += exc.parent_traceback
-                lines += traceback.format_exception_only(type(exc), exc)
-            logging.error("".join(lines).rstrip(),
-                          exc_info=not hasattr(exc, "parent_traceback"))
-        put_object({"action": "exception"})
+    except:
+        put_exception_report()
     finally:
         device_mgr.close_devices()
         ipc.close()