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Sample Start Scripts

Sample start scripts (last update on October 10th, 2007)

You need 5 files to run your team on two machines (start, start1, start2, kill1, and kill2)

The scripts samples can be downloaded.

Note: if you want to test your scripts on your local machine, the only thing you should do is just to type
user@linux$ /home/[YOUR HOME DIR]/start1 <SERVER MACHINE IP ADDRESS>
user@linux$ /home/[YOUR HOME DIR]/start2 <SERVER MACHINE IP ADDRESS>
If your team is started properly, your scripts would be OK for the Soccer Server.

start Explanation
 
#! /bin/bash

trap kill_team INT

kill_team()
{
    echo "Killing Team"
    ssh -l $5 $2 -f $1/kill1
    ssh -l $5 $3 -f $1/kill2
    exit 0
}

ssh -l $5 $2 -f $1/start1 $4
sleep 3
ssh -l $5 $3 -f $1/start2 $4

wait
This is your top level start script. Usually, there should be no need to change it at all for your team. It will be called by the Soccer Server with six command line parameters:

start <YOUR HOME DIR> <MACHINE1> <MACHINE2> <SERVER MACHINE> <USER NAME>

After the match, the script will receive a signal from the Soccer Server and run the kill scripts. If you do not understand what happens here, just copy the script to your home directory.
Note: This script is changed from the script of RoboCup2006. If you want to run this script on your local machine, you need to configure your ssh service.

Below are sample scripts starting a team on 2 machines. Please use absolute file names and make them group executable.
Please also remember that your team is started by a different user, so don't use variables like $HOME, or ~/ in your paths.

start1 start2
 
#! /bin/sh

host=$1

goalie=/home/robolog/bin/oli
player=/home/robolog/bin/player

${goalie} --host ${host} --goalie &

sleep 2

${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &   
	  
#! /bin/sh

host=$1

player=/home/robolog/bin/player
coach=/home/robolog/bin/giovanni

${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${player} --host ${host} &
${coach} --host ${host} &

Sample kill scripts (don't use path names here). Please make them group executable and double check that they kill all of your programs

kill1 kill2
 
#! /bin/sh

goalie=oli
player=player

killall -KILL ${goalie}
killall -KILL ${player}
	    
#! /bin/sh

player=player
coach=giovanni

killall -KILL ${player}
killall -KILL ${coach}

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