Batch processing toolset for Linux / Unix.
The batchd is a toolset for batch processing for Linux / Unix operating systems. It enables one to:
Create and manage queues of tasks (batch jobs);
Specify time periods (schedules) when jobs from each queue can be executed;
Run batch jobs on localhost or on several machines one-by-one or in parallel.
The main concern of batchd are batch jobs, which are meant to take some time to execute (minutes to days) and consume a lot of computational power (probably whole power of the machine). Examples of such jobs are:
Scientific calculations (physical modelling or numeric experiments on differential equations, for example);
Building large software products from source code;
Running integration test suites;
Rendering complex 3D scenes or animations;
Executing complex reports on large databases;
Backups;
and so on.
For more complete description, please refer to README and Wiki on GitHub.