source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Hive.Server.Core/3.2/ClientCommunicator.cs @ 2476

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.Contracts.BusinessObjects;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.Contracts.Interfaces;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.Contracts;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.Server.DataAccess;
using System.Resources;
using System.Reflection;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.JobBase;
using HeuristicLab.Hive.Server.Core.InternalInterfaces;
using System.Threading;
using HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure;
using HeuristicLab.DataAccess.Interfaces;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;

namespace HeuristicLab.Hive.Server.Core {
  /// <summary>
  /// The ClientCommunicator manages the whole communication with the client
  /// </summary>
  public class ClientCommunicator: IClientCommunicator, 
    IInternalClientCommunicator{
    private static Dictionary<Guid, DateTime> lastHeartbeats = 
      new Dictionary<Guid,DateTime>();
    private static Dictionary<Guid, int> newAssignedJobs =
      new Dictionary<Guid, int>();
    private static Dictionary<Guid, int> pendingJobs =
      new Dictionary<Guid, int>();

    private static ReaderWriterLockSlim heartbeatLock =
      new ReaderWriterLockSlim(LockRecursionPolicy.SupportsRecursion);

    private ISessionFactory factory;
    private ILifecycleManager lifecycleManager;
    private IInternalJobManager jobManager;
    private IScheduler scheduler;

    private static int PENDING_TIMEOUT = 100;

    /// <summary>
    /// Initialization of the Adapters to the database
    /// Initialization of Eventhandler for the lifecycle management
    /// Initialization of lastHearbeats Dictionary
    /// </summary>
    public ClientCommunicator() {
      factory = ServiceLocator.GetSessionFactory();
      
      lifecycleManager = ServiceLocator.GetLifecycleManager();
      jobManager = ServiceLocator.GetJobManager() as 
        IInternalJobManager;
      scheduler = ServiceLocator.GetScheduler();

      lifecycleManager.RegisterHeartbeat( 
        new EventHandler(lifecycleManager_OnServerHeartbeat));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Check if online clients send their hearbeats
    /// if not -> set them offline and check if they where calculating a job
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="sender"></param>
    /// <param name="e"></param>
    void lifecycleManager_OnServerHeartbeat(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IClientAdapter clientAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<ClientInfo, IClientAdapter>();
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        List<ClientInfo> allClients = new List<ClientInfo>(clientAdapter.GetAll());

        foreach (ClientInfo client in allClients) {
          if (client.State != State.offline && client.State != State.nullState) {
            heartbeatLock.EnterUpgradeableReadLock();

            if (!lastHeartbeats.ContainsKey(client.Id)) {
              client.State = State.offline;
              clientAdapter.Update(client);
              foreach (Job job in jobAdapter.GetActiveJobsOf(client)) {
                jobManager.ResetJobsDependingOnResults(job);
              }
            } else {
              DateTime lastHbOfClient = lastHeartbeats[client.Id];

              TimeSpan dif = DateTime.Now.Subtract(lastHbOfClient);
              // check if time between last hearbeat and now is greather than HEARTBEAT_MAX_DIF
              if (dif.TotalSeconds > ApplicationConstants.HEARTBEAT_MAX_DIF) {
                // if client calculated jobs, the job must be reset
                foreach (Job job in jobAdapter.GetActiveJobsOf(client)) {
                  jobManager.ResetJobsDependingOnResults(job);
                  lock (newAssignedJobs) {
                    if (newAssignedJobs.ContainsKey(job.Id))
                      newAssignedJobs.Remove(job.Id);
                  }
                }

                // client must be set offline
                client.State = State.offline;
                clientAdapter.Update(client);

                heartbeatLock.EnterWriteLock();
                lastHeartbeats.Remove(client.Id);
                heartbeatLock.ExitWriteLock();
              }
            }

            heartbeatLock.ExitUpgradeableReadLock();
          } else {
            heartbeatLock.EnterWriteLock();
            if (lastHeartbeats.ContainsKey(client.Id))
              lastHeartbeats.Remove(client.Id);
            foreach (Job job in jobAdapter.GetActiveJobsOf(client)) {
              jobManager.ResetJobsDependingOnResults(job);
            }
            heartbeatLock.ExitWriteLock();
          }
        }
        CheckForPendingJobs(jobAdapter);

        tx.Commit();
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null) 
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    private void CheckForPendingJobs(IJobAdapter jobAdapter) {
      IList<Job> pendingJobsInDB = new List<Job>(jobAdapter.GetJobsByState(State.pending));

      foreach (Job currJob in pendingJobsInDB) {
        lock (pendingJobs) {
          if (pendingJobs.ContainsKey(currJob.Id)) {
            if (pendingJobs[currJob.Id] <= 0) {
              currJob.State = State.offline;
              jobAdapter.Update(currJob);
            } else {
              pendingJobs[currJob.Id]--;
            }
          } 
        }
      }
    }

    #region IClientCommunicator Members

    /// <summary>
    /// Login process for the client
    /// A hearbeat entry is created as well (login is the first hearbeat)
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="clientInfo"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public Response Login(ClientInfo clientInfo) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IClientAdapter clientAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<ClientInfo, IClientAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        Response response = new Response();

        heartbeatLock.EnterWriteLock();
        if (lastHeartbeats.ContainsKey(clientInfo.Id)) {
          lastHeartbeats[clientInfo.Id] = DateTime.Now;
        } else {
          lastHeartbeats.Add(clientInfo.Id, DateTime.Now);
        }
        heartbeatLock.ExitWriteLock();

        clientInfo.State = State.idle;
        clientAdapter.Update(clientInfo);
        response.Success = true;
        response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_LOGIN_SUCCESS;

        tx.Commit();
        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// The client has to send regulary heartbeats
    /// this hearbeats will be stored in the heartbeats dictionary
    /// check if there is work for the client and send the client a response if he should pull a job
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="hbData"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public ResponseHB ProcessHeartBeat(HeartBeatData hbData) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IClientAdapter clientAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<ClientInfo, IClientAdapter>();

        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        ResponseHB response = new ResponseHB();
        response.ActionRequest = new List<MessageContainer>();

        ClientInfo client = clientAdapter.GetById(hbData.ClientId);

        // check if the client is logged in
        if (client.State == State.offline || client.State == State.nullState) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_USER_NOT_LOGGED_IN;
          response.ActionRequest.Add(new MessageContainer(MessageContainer.MessageType.NoMessage));
          return response;
        }

        client.NrOfFreeCores = hbData.FreeCores;
        client.FreeMemory = hbData.FreeMemory;

        // save timestamp of this heartbeat
        heartbeatLock.EnterWriteLock();
        if (lastHeartbeats.ContainsKey(hbData.ClientId)) {
          lastHeartbeats[hbData.ClientId] = DateTime.Now;
        } else {
          lastHeartbeats.Add(hbData.ClientId, DateTime.Now);
        }
        heartbeatLock.ExitWriteLock();

        // check if client has a free core for a new job
        // if true, ask scheduler for a new job for this client
        if (hbData.FreeCores > 0 && scheduler.ExistsJobForClient(hbData))
          response.ActionRequest.Add(new MessageContainer(MessageContainer.MessageType.FetchJob));
        else
          response.ActionRequest.Add(new MessageContainer(MessageContainer.MessageType.NoMessage));

        response.Success = true;
        response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_HEARTBEAT_RECEIVED;

        processJobProcess(hbData, jobAdapter, clientAdapter, response);
        clientAdapter.Update(client);

        tx.Commit();
        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Process the Job progress sent by a client
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="hbData"></param>
    /// <param name="jobAdapter"></param>
    /// <param name="clientAdapter"></param>
    /// <param name="response"></param>
    private void processJobProcess(HeartBeatData hbData, IJobAdapter jobAdapter, IClientAdapter clientAdapter, ResponseHB response) {
      if (hbData.JobProgress != null && hbData.JobProgress.Count > 0) {
        List<Job> jobsOfClient = new List<Job>(jobAdapter.GetActiveJobsOf(clientAdapter.GetById(hbData.ClientId)));
        if (jobsOfClient == null || jobsOfClient.Count == 0) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_IS_NOT_BEEING_CALCULATED;
          return;
        }

        foreach (KeyValuePair<Guid, double> jobProgress in hbData.JobProgress) {
          Job curJob = jobAdapter.GetById(jobProgress.Key);
          if (curJob.Client == null || curJob.Client.Id != hbData.ClientId) {
            response.Success = false;
            response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_IS_NOT_BEEING_CALCULATED;
          } else if (curJob.State == State.abort) {
            // a request to abort the job has been set
            response.ActionRequest.Add(new MessageContainer(MessageContainer.MessageType.AbortJob, curJob.Id));
            curJob.State = State.finished;
          } else {
            // save job progress
            curJob.Percentage = jobProgress.Value;

            if (curJob.State == State.requestSnapshot) {
              // a request for a snapshot has been set
              response.ActionRequest.Add(new MessageContainer(MessageContainer.MessageType.RequestSnapshot, curJob.Id));
              curJob.State = State.requestSnapshotSent;
            }
          }
          jobAdapter.Update(curJob);
        }
        foreach (Job currJob in jobsOfClient) {
          bool found = false;
          foreach (Guid jobId in hbData.JobProgress.Keys) {
            if (jobId == currJob.Id) {
              found = true;
              break;
            }
          }
          if (!found) {
            lock (newAssignedJobs) {
              if (newAssignedJobs.ContainsKey(currJob.Id)) {
                newAssignedJobs[currJob.Id]--;

                if (newAssignedJobs[currJob.Id] <= 0) {
                  currJob.State = State.offline;
                  jobAdapter.Update(currJob);
                  newAssignedJobs.Remove(currJob.Id);
                }
              } else {
                currJob.State = State.offline;
                jobAdapter.Update(currJob);
              }
            } // lock
          } else {
            lock (newAssignedJobs) {
              if (newAssignedJobs.ContainsKey(currJob.Id))
                newAssignedJobs.Remove(currJob.Id);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
   
    /// <summary>
    /// if the client was told to pull a job he calls this method
    /// the server selects a job and sends it to the client
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="clientId"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public ResponseSerializedJob SendSerializedJob(Guid clientId) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        ResponseSerializedJob response = new ResponseSerializedJob();

        Job job2Calculate = scheduler.GetNextJobForClient(clientId);
        if (job2Calculate != null) {
          SerializedJob computableJob =
            jobAdapter.GetSerializedJob(job2Calculate.Id);

          response.Job = computableJob;
          response.Success = true;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_PULLED;
          lock (newAssignedJobs) {
            if (!newAssignedJobs.ContainsKey(job2Calculate.Id))
              newAssignedJobs.Add(job2Calculate.Id, ApplicationConstants.JOB_TIME_TO_LIVE);
          }
        } else {
          response.Success = false;
          response.Job = null;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_NO_JOBS_LEFT;
        }

        tx.Commit();

        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// if the client was told to pull a job he calls this method
    /// the server selects a job and sends it to the client
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="clientId"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public ResponseJob SendJob(Guid clientId) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        ResponseJob response = new ResponseJob();

        Job job2Calculate = scheduler.GetNextJobForClient(clientId);
        if (job2Calculate != null) {
          response.Job = job2Calculate;
          response.Success = true;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_PULLED;
          lock (newAssignedJobs) {
            if (!newAssignedJobs.ContainsKey(job2Calculate.Id))
              newAssignedJobs.Add(job2Calculate.Id, ApplicationConstants.JOB_TIME_TO_LIVE);
          }
        } else {
          response.Success = false;
          response.Job = null;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_NO_JOBS_LEFT;
        }

        tx.Commit();

        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    public ResponseResultReceived ProcessJobResult(
      Stream stream,
      bool finished) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;
      Stream jobResultStream = null;
      Stream jobStream = null;

      try {
        BinaryFormatter formatter =
          new BinaryFormatter();

        JobResult result =
          (JobResult)formatter.Deserialize(stream);

        //important - repeatable read isolation level is required here, 
        //otherwise race conditions could occur when writing the stream into the DB
        tx = session.BeginTransaction(
          TransactionIsolationLevel.RepeatableRead);

        ResponseResultReceived response =
          ProcessJobResult(
          result.ClientId,
          result.JobId,
          new byte[] {},
          result.Percentage,
          result.Exception,
          finished);

        if (response.Success) {
          //second deserialize the BLOB
          IJobResultsAdapter jobResultsAdapter =
            session.GetDataAdapter<JobResult, IJobResultsAdapter>();

          IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
            session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

          jobResultStream =
            jobResultsAdapter.GetSerializedJobResultStream(response.JobResultId, true);

          jobStream =
            jobAdapter.GetSerializedJobStream(result.JobId, true);

          byte[] buffer = new byte[3024];
          int read = 0;
          while ((read = stream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0) {
            jobResultStream.Write(buffer, 0, read);
            jobStream.Write(buffer, 0, read);
          }

          jobResultStream.Close();
          jobStream.Close();

          tx.Commit();
        }

        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (jobStream != null)
          jobStream.Dispose();

        if (jobResultStream != null)
          jobResultStream.Dispose();

        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    private ResponseResultReceived ProcessJobResult(Guid clientId,
      Guid jobId,
      byte[] result,
      double percentage,
      Exception exception,
      bool finished) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IClientAdapter clientAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<ClientInfo, IClientAdapter>();
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();
        IJobResultsAdapter jobResultAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<JobResult, IJobResultsAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        ResponseResultReceived response = new ResponseResultReceived();
        ClientInfo client =
          clientAdapter.GetById(clientId);

        SerializedJob job =
          new SerializedJob();

        if (job != null) {
          job.JobInfo =
            jobAdapter.GetById(jobId);
        }
        
        if (job == null && job.JobInfo != null) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_NO_JOB_WITH_THIS_ID;
          response.JobId = jobId;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.State == State.abort) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_WAS_ABORTED;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.Client == null) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_IS_NOT_BEEING_CALCULATED;
          response.JobId = jobId;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.Client.Id != clientId) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_WRONG_CLIENT_FOR_JOB;
          response.JobId = jobId;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.State == State.finished) {
          response.Success = true;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOBRESULT_RECEIVED;
          response.JobId = jobId;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.State == State.requestSnapshotSent) {
          job.JobInfo.State = State.calculating;
        }
        if (job.JobInfo.State != State.calculating && 
          job.JobInfo.State != State.pending) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_WRONG_JOB_STATE;
          response.JobId = jobId;
          tx.Rollback();
          return response;
        }
        job.JobInfo.Percentage = percentage;

        if (finished) {
          job.JobInfo.State = State.finished; 
        }

        job.SerializedJobData = result;
        jobAdapter.UpdateSerializedJob(job);

        List<JobResult> jobResults = new List<JobResult>(
          jobResultAdapter.GetResultsOf(job.JobInfo.Id));
        foreach (JobResult currentResult in jobResults)
          jobResultAdapter.Delete(currentResult);

        SerializedJobResult serializedjobResult =
          new SerializedJobResult();
        JobResult jobResult = new JobResult();
        jobResult.ClientId = client.Id;
        jobResult.JobId = job.JobInfo.Id;
        jobResult.Percentage = percentage;
        jobResult.Exception = exception;
        jobResult.DateFinished = DateTime.Now;
        serializedjobResult.JobResult = jobResult;
        serializedjobResult.SerializedJobResultData =
          result;

        jobResultAdapter.UpdateSerializedJobResult(serializedjobResult);

        response.Success = true;
        response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOBRESULT_RECEIVED;
        response.JobId = jobId;
        response.finished = finished;
        response.JobResultId = jobResult.Id;

        tx.Commit();
        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }


    /// <summary>
    /// the client can send job results during calculating 
    /// and will send a final job result when he finished calculating
    /// these job results will be stored in the database
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="clientId"></param>
    /// <param name="jobId"></param>
    /// <param name="result"></param>
    /// <param name="exception"></param>
    /// <param name="finished"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public ResponseResultReceived StoreFinishedJobResult(Guid clientId, 
      Guid jobId, 
      byte[] result, 
      double percentage,
      Exception exception) {

      return ProcessJobResult(clientId, jobId, result, percentage, exception, true);
    }


    public ResponseResultReceived ProcessSnapshot(Guid clientId, Guid jobId, byte[] result, double percentage, Exception exception) {
      return ProcessJobResult(clientId, jobId, result, percentage, exception, false);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// when a client logs out the state will be set
    /// and the entry in the last hearbeats dictionary will be removed
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="clientId"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>                       
    public Response Logout(Guid clientId) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IClientAdapter clientAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<ClientInfo, IClientAdapter>();
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();

        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        Response response = new Response();

        heartbeatLock.EnterWriteLock();
        if (lastHeartbeats.ContainsKey(clientId))
          lastHeartbeats.Remove(clientId);
        heartbeatLock.ExitWriteLock();

        ClientInfo client = clientAdapter.GetById(clientId);
        if (client == null) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_LOGOUT_CLIENT_NOT_REGISTERED;
          return response;
        }
        if (client.State == State.calculating) {
          // check wich job the client was calculating and reset it
          ICollection<Job> jobsOfClient = jobAdapter.GetJobsOf(client);
          foreach (Job job in jobsOfClient) {
            if (job.State != State.finished)
              jobManager.ResetJobsDependingOnResults(job);
          }
        }

        client.State = State.offline;
        clientAdapter.Update(client);

        response.Success = true;
        response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_LOGOUT_SUCCESS;

        tx.Commit();
        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// If a client goes offline and restores a job he was calculating 
    /// he can ask the client if he still needs the job result
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="jobId"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public Response IsJobStillNeeded(Guid jobId) {
      ISession session = factory.GetSessionForCurrentThread();
      ITransaction tx = null;

      try {
        IJobAdapter jobAdapter =
          session.GetDataAdapter<Job, IJobAdapter>();
        tx = session.BeginTransaction();

        Response response = new Response();
        Job job = jobAdapter.GetById(jobId);
        if (job == null) {
          response.Success = false;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_DOESNT_EXIST;
          return response;
        }
        if (job.State == State.finished) {
          response.Success = true;
          response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_JOB_ALLREADY_FINISHED;
          return response;
        }
        job.State = State.pending;
        lock (pendingJobs) {
          pendingJobs.Add(job.Id, PENDING_TIMEOUT);
        }

        jobAdapter.Update(job);

        response.Success = true;
        response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_SEND_JOBRESULT;
        tx.Commit();
        return response;
      }
      catch (Exception ex) {
        if (tx != null)
          tx.Rollback();
        throw ex;
      }
      finally {
        if (session != null)
          session.EndSession();
      }
    }

    public ResponsePlugin SendPlugins(List<HivePluginInfo> pluginList) {
      ResponsePlugin response = new ResponsePlugin();
      PluginManager.Manager.Initialize();
      ICollection<PluginInfo> allActivePlugins = PluginManager.Manager.ActivePlugins;

      foreach (HivePluginInfo pluginInfo in pluginList) {
        // TODO: BuildDate deleted, not needed???
        // TODO: Split version to major, minor and revision number
        foreach (PluginInfo currPlugin in allActivePlugins) {
          if (currPlugin.Name == pluginInfo.Name) {

            CachedHivePluginInfo currCachedPlugin = new CachedHivePluginInfo { 
                Name = currPlugin.Name,
                Version = currPlugin.Version.ToString(),
                BuildDate = currPlugin.BuildDate };

            foreach (String assemblyPath in currPlugin.Assemblies) {
              currCachedPlugin.PluginFiles.Add(File.ReadAllBytes(assemblyPath));
            }
            response.Plugins.Add(currCachedPlugin);
          }
        }
      }
      response.Success = true;
      response.StatusMessage = ApplicationConstants.RESPONSE_COMMUNICATOR_PLUGINS_SENT;

      return response;

    }

    #endregion
  }
}