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 //                                                                                             //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <TGrid.h>
 #include <TGridResult.h>
 #include <TFile.h>
+#include <TKey.h>
 #include <TROOT.h>
+#include <TList.h>
 #include <TObjArray.h>
 #include <TObjString.h>
 #include <TRegexp.h>
 #include "AliLog.h"
 #include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliCDBGrid.h"
-#include "AliCDBMetaData.h"
+#include "AliCDBManager.h"
 
 
 ClassImp(AliCDBGrid)
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBGrid::AliCDBGrid(const char *gridUrl, const char *user, const char *dbFolder, const char *se) :
+AliCDBGrid::AliCDBGrid(const char *gridUrl, const char *user, const char *dbFolder,
+                       const char *se, const char* cacheFolder, Bool_t operateDisconnected,
+                      Long64_t cacheSize, Long_t cleanupInterval) :
 AliCDBStorage(),
 fGridUrl(gridUrl),
 fUser(user),
 fDBFolder(dbFolder),
-fSE(se)
+fSE(se),
+fCacheFolder(cacheFolder),
+fOperateDisconnected(operateDisconnected),
+fCacheSize(cacheSize),
+fCleanupInterval(cleanupInterval)
 {
 // constructor //
 
        // if the same Grid is alreay active, skip connection
-       if (!gGrid || fGridUrl != gGrid->GridUrl()  
+       if (!gGrid || fGridUrl != gGrid->GridUrl()
             || (( fUser != "" ) && ( fUser != gGrid->GetUser() )) ) {
                // connection to the Grid
                AliInfo("Connection to the Grid...");
@@ -56,6 +64,9 @@ fSE(se)
                        AliInfo(Form("gGrid = %x; fGridUrl = %s; gGrid->GridUrl() = %s",gGrid,fGridUrl.Data(), gGrid->GridUrl()));
                        AliInfo(Form("fUser = %s; gGrid->GetUser() = %s",fUser.Data(), gGrid->GetUser()));
                }
+               AliDebug(2,Form("1. Grid Url = %s",fGridUrl.Data()));
+               if (fGridUrl == "raw://") fGridUrl = "alien://";
+               AliDebug(2,Form("2. Grid Url = %s (should be different from previous in cas eof raw)", fGridUrl.Data()));
                TGrid::Connect(fGridUrl.Data(),fUser.Data());
        }
 
@@ -72,8 +83,11 @@ fSE(se)
        // check DBFolder: trying to cd to DBFolder; if it does not exist, create it
        if(!gGrid->Cd(fDBFolder.Data(),0)){
                AliDebug(2,Form("Creating new folder <%s> ...",fDBFolder.Data()));
-               if(!gGrid->Mkdir(fDBFolder.Data(),"",0)){
-                       AliError(Form("Cannot create folder <%s> !",fDBFolder.Data())); 
+               TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(Form("mkdir -p %s",fDBFolder.Data()));
+               TString result = res->GetKey(0,"__result__");
+               if(result == "0"){
+                       AliFatal(Form("Cannot create folder <%s> !",fDBFolder.Data()));
+                       return;
                }
        } else {
                AliDebug(2,Form("Folder <%s> found",fDBFolder.Data()));
@@ -86,6 +100,36 @@ fSE(se)
        fType="alien";
        fBaseFolder = fDBFolder;
 
+       // Setting the cache
+
+       // Check if local cache folder is already defined
+       TString origCache(TFile::GetCacheFileDir());
+       if(fCacheFolder.Length() > 0) {
+               if(origCache.Length() == 0) {
+                       AliInfo(Form("Setting local cache to: %s", fCacheFolder.Data()));
+               } else if(fCacheFolder != origCache) {
+                       AliWarning(Form("Local cache folder was already defined, changing it to: %s",
+                                       fCacheFolder.Data()));
+               }
+
+               // default settings are: operateDisconnected=kTRUE, forceCacheread = kFALSE
+               if(!TFile::SetCacheFileDir(fCacheFolder.Data(), fOperateDisconnected)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Could not set cache folder %s !", fCacheFolder.Data()));
+                       fCacheFolder = "";
+               } else {
+                       // reset fCacheFolder because the function may have
+                       // slightly changed the folder name (e.g. '/' added)
+                       fCacheFolder = TFile::GetCacheFileDir();
+               }
+
+               // default settings are: cacheSize=1GB, cleanupInterval = 0
+               if(!TFile::ShrinkCacheFileDir(fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Could not set following values "
+                               "to ShrinkCacheFileDir: cacheSize = %d, cleanupInterval = %d !",
+                               fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval));
+               }
+       }
+
        // return to the initial directory
        gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data(),0);
 }
@@ -100,7 +144,7 @@ AliCDBGrid::~AliCDBGrid()
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliCDBGrid::FilenameToId(TString& filename, AliCDBId& id) {
-// build AliCDBId from full path filename (fDBFolder/path/Run#x_#y_v#z.root)
+// build AliCDBId from full path filename (fDBFolder/path/Run#x_#y_v#z_s0.root)
 
        if(filename.Contains(fDBFolder)){
                filename = filename(fDBFolder.Length(),filename.Length()-fDBFolder.Length());
@@ -113,13 +157,26 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::FilenameToId(TString& filename, AliCDBId& id) {
        filename=filename(idPath.Length()+1,filename.Length()-idPath.Length());
 
         Ssiz_t mSize;
-       // valid filename: Run#firstRun_#lastRun_v#version.root
-        TRegexp keyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+.root$");
+       // valid filename: Run#firstRun_#lastRun_v#version_s0.root
+        TRegexp keyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+_s0.root$");
         keyPattern.Index(filename, &mSize);
         if (!mSize) {
-               AliDebug(2,Form("Bad filename <%s>.", filename.Data()));
-                return kFALSE;
-        }
+
+               // TODO backward compatibility ... maybe remove later!
+               Ssiz_t oldmSize;
+               TRegexp oldKeyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+.root$");
+               oldKeyPattern.Index(filename, &oldmSize);
+               if(!oldmSize) {
+                       AliDebug(2,Form("Bad filename <%s>.", filename.Data()));
+                       return kFALSE;
+               } else {
+                       AliDebug(2,Form("Old filename format <%s>.", filename.Data()));
+                       id.SetSubVersion(-11); // TODO trick to ensure backward compatibility
+               }
+
+        } else {
+               id.SetSubVersion(-1); // TODO trick to ensure backward compatibility
+       }
 
        filename.Resize(filename.Length() - sizeof(".root") + 1);
 
@@ -152,11 +209,14 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::IdToFilename(const AliCDBId& id, TString& filename) const {
                 return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       filename = Form("Run%d_%d_v%d.root",
+       filename = Form("Run%d_%d_v%d",
                                id.GetFirstRun(),
                                id.GetLastRun(),
                                id.GetVersion());
 
+       if (id.GetSubVersion() != -11) filename += "_s0"; // TODO to ensure backward compatibility
+       filename += ".root";
+
        filename.Prepend(fDBFolder + id.GetPath() + '/');
 
         return kTRUE;
@@ -167,17 +227,16 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
 // prepare id (version) of the object that will be stored (called by PutEntry)
 
        TString initDir(gGrid->Pwd(0));
-       TString pathName= id.GetPath();
 
        TString dirName(fDBFolder);
 
        Bool_t dirExist=kFALSE;
+
+
+
        // go to the path; if directory does not exist, create it
-       TObjArray *arrName=pathName.Tokenize("/");
-       for(int i=0;i<arrName->GetEntries();i++){
-               TString buffer((arrName->At(i))->GetName());
-               dirName+=buffer; dirName+="/";
+       for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
+               dirName+=Form("%s/",id.GetPathLevel(i).Data());
                dirExist=gGrid->Cd(dirName,0);
                if (!dirExist) {
                        AliDebug(2,Form("Creating new folder <%s> ...",dirName.Data()));
@@ -186,9 +245,62 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
                                gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data());
                        return kFALSE;
                        }
+
+                       // if folders are new add tags to them
+                       if(i == 1) {
+                               // TODO Currently disabled
+                               // add short lived tag!
+                               // AliInfo("Tagging level 1 folder with \"ShortLived\" tag");
+                               // if(!AddTag(dirName,"ShortLived_try")){
+                               //      AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      }
+                               //      return 0;
+                               //}
+
+                       } else if(i == 2) {
+                               AliDebug(2,"Tagging level 2 folder with \"CDB\" and \"CDB_MD\" tag");
+                               if(!AddTag(dirName,"CDB")){
+                                       AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                                       if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                                               AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                                       }
+                                       return 0;
+                               }
+                               if(!AddTag(dirName,"CDB_MD")){
+                                       AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                                       if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                                               AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                                       }
+                                       return 0;
+                               }
+
+                               // TODO Currently disabled
+                               // add short lived tag!
+                               // TString path=id.GetPath();
+                               // if(AliCDBManager::Instance()->IsShortLived(path.Data())) {
+                               //      AliInfo(Form("Tagging %s as short lived", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!TagShortLived(dirName, kTRUE)){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //                      AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              }
+                               //              return 0;
+                               //      }
+                               // } else {
+                               //      AliInfo(Form("Tagging %s as long lived", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!TagShortLived(dirName, kFALSE)){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //                      AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              }
+                               //              return 0;
+                               //      }
+                               // }
+                       }
                }
        }
-       delete arrName;
        gGrid->Cd(initDir,0);
 
        TString filename;
@@ -208,9 +320,17 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
                }
 
        }
-       delete res; 
+       delete res;
+
+       // GRP entries with explicitly set version escape default incremental versioning
+       if(id.GetPath().Contains("GRP") && id.HasVersion() && lastVersion!=0)
+       {
+               AliDebug(5,Form("Entry %s won't be put in the destination OCDB", id.ToString().Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
        id.SetVersion(lastVersion + 1);
+       id.SetSubVersion(0);
 
        TString lastStorage = id.GetLastStorage();
        if(lastStorage.Contains(TString("new"), TString::kIgnoreCase) && id.GetVersion() > 1 ){
@@ -220,21 +340,21 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
                                        id.GetVersion()-1));
        }
 
-       if(!lastRunRange.IsAnyRange() && !(lastRunRange.IsEqual(&id.GetAliCDBRunRange()))) 
+       if(!lastRunRange.IsAnyRange() && !(lastRunRange.IsEqual(&id.GetAliCDBRunRange())))
                AliWarning(Form("Run range modified w.r.t. previous version (Run%d_%d_v%d)",
                        lastRunRange.GetFirstRun(), lastRunRange.GetLastRun(), id.GetVersion()));
-    
+
        return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TList& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
+AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TObjArray& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
 // look for the Id that matches query's requests (highest or exact version)
 
-       if(validFileIds.GetEntries() < 1) {
+       if(validFileIds.GetEntriesFast() < 1) {
                return NULL;
-       } else if (validFileIds.GetEntries() == 1) {
-               return dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (validFileIds.At(0));
+       } else if (validFileIds.GetEntriesFast() == 1) {
+               return dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (validFileIds.At(0)->Clone());
        }
 
        TIter iter(&validFileIds);
@@ -250,7 +370,7 @@ AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TList& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
                if (!query.HasVersion()){ // look for highest version
                        if(result && result->GetVersion() > anIdPtr->GetVersion()) continue;
                        if(result && result->GetVersion() == anIdPtr->GetVersion()) {
-                               AliDebug(2,Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
+                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
                                        query.GetFirstRun(), anIdPtr->GetVersion()));
                                return NULL;
                        }
@@ -258,7 +378,7 @@ AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TList& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
                } else { // look for specified version
                        if(query.GetVersion() != anIdPtr->GetVersion()) continue;
                        if(result && result->GetVersion() == anIdPtr->GetVersion()){
-                               AliDebug(2,Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
+                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
                                        query.GetFirstRun(), anIdPtr->GetVersion()));
                                return NULL;
                        }
@@ -266,14 +386,16 @@ AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TList& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
                }
 
        }
+       
+       if (!result) return NULL;
 
-
-       return result;
+       return dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (result->Clone());
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
-// get AliCDBEntry from the database
+AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryId(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
+// get AliCDBId from the database
+// User must delete returned object
 
        AliCDBId* dataId=0;
 
@@ -283,7 +405,7 @@ AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
                GetSelection(&selectedId);
        }
 
-       TList validFileIds;
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
        validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
 
        // look for file matching query requests (path, runRange, version)
@@ -300,42 +422,78 @@ AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
                                        selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetPath().Data()));
 
                TString filter;
-               MakeQueryFilter(selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetLastRun(),
-                               selectedId.GetAliCDBPath(), selectedId.GetVersion(), 0, filter);
-
-               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, "Run*.root", filter, "");
-               AliCDBId validFileId;
-               for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
-                       TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
-                       if(filename == "") continue;
-                       if(FilenameToId(filename, validFileId))
-                                       validFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
-               }
-               delete res;
+               MakeQueryFilter(selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetLastRun(), 0, filter);
+
+               TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*", selectedId.GetPath().Data());
+               if(selectedId.GetVersion() >= 0) pattern += Form("_v%d*",selectedId.GetVersion());
+               pattern += ".root";
+               AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
+               if (res) {
+                       AliCDBId validFileId;
+                       for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
+                               TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
+                               if(filename == "") continue;
+                               if(FilenameToId(filename, validFileId))
+                                               validFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
+                       }
+                       delete res;
+               }       
                dataId = GetId(validFileIds, selectedId);
        }
 
+       return dataId;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
+// get AliCDBEntry from the database
+
+       AliCDBId* dataId = GetEntryId(queryId);
+
        if (!dataId) return NULL;
 
        TString filename;
        if (!IdToFilename(*dataId, filename)) {
                AliDebug(2,Form("Bad data ID encountered! Subnormal error!"));
+               delete dataId;
                return NULL;
        }
 
        AliCDBEntry* anEntry = GetEntryFromFile(filename, dataId);
 
+       delete dataId;
        return anEntry;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryFromFile(TString& filename, const AliCDBId* dataId){
+AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryFromFile(TString& filename, AliCDBId* dataId){
 // Get AliCBEntry object from file "filename"
 
        AliDebug(2,Form("Opening file: %s",filename.Data()));
 
        filename.Prepend("/alien");
-       TFile *file = TFile::Open(filename);
+
+       // if option="CACHEREAD" TFile will use the local caching facility!
+       TString option="READ";
+       if(fCacheFolder != ""){
+
+               // Check if local cache folder was changed in the meanwhile
+               TString origCache(TFile::GetCacheFileDir());
+               if(fCacheFolder != origCache) {
+                       AliWarning(Form("Local cache folder has been overwritten!! fCacheFolder = %s origCache = %s",
+                                       fCacheFolder.Data(), origCache.Data()));
+                       TFile::SetCacheFileDir(fCacheFolder.Data(), fOperateDisconnected);
+                       TFile::ShrinkCacheFileDir(fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
+               }
+
+               option.Prepend("CACHE");
+        }
+
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Option: %s", option.Data()));
+
+       TFile *file = TFile::Open(filename, option);
        if (!file) {
                AliDebug(2,Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
                return NULL;
@@ -358,16 +516,21 @@ AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryFromFile(TString& filename, const AliCDBId* dat
 
        if(anEntry){
                AliCDBId entryId = anEntry->GetId();
-               if(!((entryId.GetAliCDBRunRange()).IsEqual(&(dataId->GetAliCDBRunRange()))) ||
-                       entryId.GetVersion() != dataId->GetVersion()){
-                       AliWarning(Form("Either RunRange or gridVersion in the object's metadata"));
-                       AliWarning(Form("do noth match with fileName numbers:"));
-                       AliWarning(Form("someone renamed file by hand!"));
+               Int_t tmpSubVersion = dataId->GetSubVersion();
+               dataId->SetSubVersion(entryId.GetSubVersion()); // otherwise filename and id may mismatch
+               if(!entryId.IsEqual(dataId)){
+                       AliWarning(Form("Mismatch between file name and object's Id!"));
+                       AliWarning(Form("File name: %s", dataId->ToString().Data()));
+                       AliWarning(Form("Object's Id: %s", entryId.ToString().Data()));
                }
+               dataId->SetSubVersion(tmpSubVersion);
        }
 
        anEntry->SetLastStorage("grid");
 
+       // Check whether entry contains a TTree. In case load the tree in memory!
+       LoadTreeFromFile(anEntry);
+
        // close file, return retieved entry
        file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
 
@@ -381,7 +544,7 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
        TList* result = new TList();
        result->SetOwner();
 
-       TList validFileIds;
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
        validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
 
        Bool_t alreadyLoaded = kFALSE;
@@ -401,10 +564,13 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
                                        queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetPath().Data()));
 
                TString filter;
-               MakeQueryFilter(queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetLastRun(),
-                               queryId.GetAliCDBPath(), queryId.GetVersion(), 0, filter);
+               MakeQueryFilter(queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetLastRun(), 0, filter);
+
+               TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*.root", queryId.GetPath().Data());
+               AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
 
-               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, "Run*.root", filter, "");
                AliCDBId validFileId;
                for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
                        TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
@@ -422,7 +588,7 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
                iter = new TIter(&validFileIds);
        }
 
-       TList selectedIds;
+       TObjArray selectedIds;
        selectedIds.SetOwner(1);
 
        // loop on list of valid Ids to select the right version to get.
@@ -446,7 +612,7 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
                } else {
                        dataId = GetId(validFileIds, thisId);
                }
-               if(dataId) selectedIds.Add(dataId->Clone());
+               if(dataId) selectedIds.Add(dataId);
        }
 
        delete iter; iter=0;
@@ -491,30 +657,28 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PutEntry(AliCDBEntry* entry) {
                                        fDBFolder.Data(),
                                        id.GetPath().Data());
 
-       // add CDB and CDB_MD tag to folder
-       // TODO how to check that folder has already tags?
-       AddTag(folderToTag,"CDB");
-       AddTag(folderToTag,"CDB_MD");
-
        TDirectory* saveDir = gDirectory;
 
+       TString fullFilename = Form("/alien%s", filename.Data());
        // specify SE to filename
-       TString fullFilename = Form("/alien%s?se=%s", filename.Data(), fSE.Data());
+       if (fSE != "default") fullFilename += Form("?se=%s",fSE.Data());
 
        // open file
-       TFile *file = TFile::Open(fullFilename,"CREATE");
-       if(!file || !file->IsWritable()){
-               AliError(Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
-               if(file && !file->IsWritable()) file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
+       TFile *file = TFile::Open(fullFilename,"CREATE");
+       if(!file || !file->IsWritable()){
+               AliError(Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
+               if(file && !file->IsWritable()) file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
        file->cd();
 
+       //SetTreeToFile(entry, file);
+
        entry->SetVersion(id.GetVersion());
 
        // write object (key name: "AliCDBEntry")
-       Bool_t result = (entry->Write("AliCDBEntry") != 0); 
+       Bool_t result = (file->WriteTObject(entry, "AliCDBEntry") != 0);
        if (!result) AliError(Form("Can't write entry to file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
 
 
@@ -522,9 +686,7 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PutEntry(AliCDBEntry* entry) {
        file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
 
        if(result) {
-               AliInfo(Form("CDB object stored into file %s", filename.Data()));
-               AliInfo(Form("using S.E. %s", fSE.Data()));
-
+       
                if(!TagFileId(filename, &id)){
                        AliInfo(Form("CDB tagging failed. Deleting file %s!",filename.Data()));
                        if(!gGrid->Rm(filename.Data()))
@@ -535,6 +697,8 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PutEntry(AliCDBEntry* entry) {
                TagFileMetaData(filename, entry->GetMetaData());
        }
 
+       AliInfo(Form("CDB object stored into file %s", filename.Data()));
+       AliInfo(Form("Storage Element: %s", fSE.Data()));
        return result;
 }
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -565,9 +729,9 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileId(TString& filename, const AliCDBId* id){
                                        id->GetLastRun(),
                                        id->GetVersion());
        TString addTagValue3 = Form("path_level_0=\"%s\" path_level_1=\"%s\" path_level_2=\"%s\"",
-                                       id->GetLevel0().Data(),
-                                       id->GetLevel1().Data(),
-                                       id->GetLevel2().Data());
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(0).Data(),
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(1).Data(),
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(2).Data());
        TString addTagValue = Form("%s%s%s",
                                        addTagValue1.Data(),
                                        addTagValue2.Data(),
@@ -582,7 +746,29 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileId(TString& filename, const AliCDBId* id){
                                                filename.Data()));
                result = kFALSE;
        } else {
-               AliInfo("Object successfully tagged.");
+               AliDebug(2, "Object successfully tagged.");
+               result = kTRUE;
+       }
+       delete res;
+       return result;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagShortLived(TString& filename, Bool_t value){
+// tag folder with ShortLived tag
+
+       TString addTagValue = Form("addTagValue %s ShortLived_try value=%d", filename.Data(), value);
+
+       Bool_t result = kFALSE;
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Tagging file. Tag command: %s", addTagValue.Data()));
+       TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(addTagValue.Data());
+       const char* resCode = res->GetKey(0,"__result__"); // '1' if success
+       if(resCode[0] != '1') {
+               AliError(Form("Couldn't add ShortLived tag value to file %s !", filename.Data()));
+               result = kFALSE;
+       } else {
+               AliDebug(2,"Object successfully tagged.");
                result = kTRUE;
        }
        delete res;
@@ -616,7 +802,7 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileMetaData(TString& filename, const AliCDBMetaData* md){
                                                filename.Data()));
                result = kFALSE;
        } else {
-               AliInfo("Object successfully tagged.");
+               AliDebug(2,"Object successfully tagged.");
                result = kTRUE;
        }
        return result;
@@ -624,7 +810,7 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileMetaData(TString& filename, const AliCDBMetaData* md){
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 TList* AliCDBGrid::GetIdListFromFile(const char* fileName){
-  // Gets the CDB Id list from the file fileName
+
        TString turl(fileName);
        turl.Prepend("/alien" + fDBFolder);
        turl += "?se="; turl += fSE.Data();
@@ -676,9 +862,20 @@ void AliCDBGrid::QueryValidFiles()
 // fills list fValidFileIds with AliCDBId objects created from file name
 
        TString filter;
-       MakeQueryFilter(fRun, fRun, fPathFilter, fVersion, fMetaDataFilter, filter);
+       MakeQueryFilter(fRun, fRun, fMetaDataFilter, filter);
+
+       TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*", fPathFilter.GetPath().Data());
+       if(fVersion >= 0) pattern += Form("_v%d*", fVersion);
+       pattern += ".root";
+       AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
+
+       if (!res) {
+               AliError("Grid query failed");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, "Run*.root", filter, "");
        AliCDBId validFileId;
        for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
                TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
@@ -695,25 +892,24 @@ void AliCDBGrid::QueryValidFiles()
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 void AliCDBGrid::MakeQueryFilter(Int_t firstRun, Int_t lastRun,
-                                       const AliCDBPath& pathFilter, Int_t version,
                                        const AliCDBMetaData* md, TString& result) const
 {
 // create filter for file query
 
        result = Form("CDB:first_run<=%d and CDB:last_run>=%d", firstRun, lastRun);
 
-       if(version >= 0) {
-               result += Form(" and CDB:version=%d", version);
-       }
-       if(pathFilter.GetLevel0() != "*") {
-               result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_0=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel0().Data());
-       }
-       if(pathFilter.GetLevel1() != "*") {
-               result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_1=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel1().Data());
-       }
-       if(pathFilter.GetLevel2() != "*") {
-               result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_2=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel2().Data());
-       }
+//     if(version >= 0) {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:version=%d", version);
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel0() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_0=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel0().Data());
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel1() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_1=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel1().Data());
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel2() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_2=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel2().Data());
+//     }
 
        if(md){
                if(md->GetObjectClassName()[0] != '\0') {
@@ -740,9 +936,6 @@ void AliCDBGrid::MakeQueryFilter(Int_t firstRun, Int_t lastRun,
 Int_t AliCDBGrid::GetLatestVersion(const char* path, Int_t run){
 // get last version found in the database valid for run and path
 
-       TList validFileIds;
-       validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
-
        AliCDBPath aCDBPath(path);
        if(!aCDBPath.IsValid() || aCDBPath.IsWildcard()) {
                AliError(Form("Invalid path in request: %s", path));
@@ -752,24 +945,31 @@ Int_t AliCDBGrid::GetLatestVersion(const char* path, Int_t run){
        AliCDBId* dataId = 0;
 
        // look for file matching query requests (path, runRange, version)
-       if(run == fRun &&
-                       fPathFilter.Comprises(aCDBPath) && fVersion < 0){
+       if(run == fRun && fPathFilter.Comprises(aCDBPath) && fVersion < 0){
                // look into list of valid files previously loaded with AliCDBStorage::FillValidFileIds()
                AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was loaded. Looking there!",
                                        run, path));
                dataId = GetId(fValidFileIds, query);
                if (!dataId) return -1;
-               return dataId->GetVersion();
+               Int_t version = dataId->GetVersion();
+               delete dataId;
+               return version;
 
        }
        // List of files valid for reqested run was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB
        AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB!",
                                run, path));
 
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
+       validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
+
        TString filter;
-       MakeQueryFilter(run, run, aCDBPath, -1, 0, filter);
+       MakeQueryFilter(run, run, 0, filter);
 
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, "Run*.root", filter, "");
+       TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*.root", path);
+       AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
        AliCDBId validFileId;
        for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
                TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
@@ -782,7 +982,9 @@ Int_t AliCDBGrid::GetLatestVersion(const char* path, Int_t run){
        dataId = GetId(validFileIds, query);
        if (!dataId) return -1;
 
-       return dataId->GetVersion();
+       Int_t version = dataId->GetVersion();
+       delete dataId;
+       return version;
 
 }
 
@@ -806,13 +1008,10 @@ ClassImp(AliCDBGridFactory)
 Bool_t AliCDBGridFactory::Validate(const char* gridString) {
 // check if the string is valid Grid URI
 
-       // pattern: alien://hostName:Port;user;dbPath;SE
-       // example of a valid pattern:
-       // "alien://aliendb4.cern.ch:9000;colla;DBTest;ALICE::CERN::Server"
-//        TRegexp gridPattern("^alien://.+:[0-9]+;[a-zA-Z0-9_-.]+;.+;.+$");
         TRegexp gridPattern("^alien://.+$");
+        TRegexp gridRawPattern("^raw://.+$");
 
-        return TString(gridString).Contains(gridPattern);
+        return (TString(gridString).Contains(gridPattern)||TString(gridString).Contains(gridRawPattern));
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -822,18 +1021,23 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
        if (!Validate(gridString)) {
                return NULL;
        }
-       //TString buffer(gridString + sizeof("alien://") - 1);
+
        TString buffer(gridString);
+       Bool_t rawFlag = kFALSE; // flag to say whether we are in the "raw://" case
 
        TString gridUrl         = "alien://";
        TString user            = "";
-       TString dbFolder        = "DBGrid";
-       TString se              = "ALICE::CERN::se01";
+       TString dbFolder        = "";
+       TString se              = "default";
+       TString cacheFolder     = "";
+       Bool_t  operateDisconnected = kTRUE;
+       Long64_t cacheSize          = (UInt_t) 1024*1024*1024; // 1GB
+       Long_t cleanupInterval      = 0;
 
        TObjArray *arr = buffer.Tokenize('?');
        TIter iter(arr);
        TObjString *str = 0;
-       
+
        while((str = (TObjString*) iter.Next())){
                TString entry(str->String());
                Int_t indeq = entry.Index('=');
@@ -841,6 +1045,10 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
                        if(entry.BeginsWith("alien://")) { // maybe it's a gridUrl!
                                gridUrl = entry;
                                continue;
+                       } else if(entry.BeginsWith("raw://")) { // maybe it's a gridRawUrl!
+                               gridUrl = entry;
+                               rawFlag = kTRUE;
+                               continue;
                        } else {
                                AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
                                continue;
@@ -852,28 +1060,73 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
 
                if(key.Contains("grid",TString::kIgnoreCase)) {
                        gridUrl += value;
-               } 
+               }
                else if (key.Contains("user",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
                        user = value;
                }
+               else if (key.Contains("se",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       se = value;
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cacheF",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       cacheFolder = value;
+                       if (!cacheFolder.EndsWith("/"))
+                               cacheFolder += "/";
+               }
                else if (key.Contains("folder",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
                        dbFolder = value;
                }
-               else if (key.Contains("se",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
-                       se = value;
+               else if (key.Contains("operateDisc",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value == "kTRUE") {
+                               operateDisconnected = kTRUE;
+                       } else if (value == "kFALSE") {
+                               operateDisconnected = kFALSE;
+                       } else if (value == "0" || value == "1") {
+                               operateDisconnected = (Bool_t) value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cacheS",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value.IsDigit()) {
+                               cacheSize = value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cleanupInt",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value.IsDigit()) {
+                               cleanupInterval = value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
                }
                else{
                        AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                       return NULL;
                }
        }
        delete arr; arr=0;
-               
-       AliDebug(2, Form("gridUrl:      %s",gridUrl.Data()));
-       AliDebug(2, Form("user: %s",user.Data()));
-       AliDebug(2, Form("dbFolder:     %s",dbFolder.Data()));
-       AliDebug(2, Form("s.e.: %s",se.Data()));
 
-       return new AliCDBGridParam(gridUrl.Data(), user.Data(), dbFolder.Data(), se.Data());
+       AliDebug(2, Form("gridUrl:      %s", gridUrl.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("user: %s", user.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("dbFolder:     %s", dbFolder.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("s.e.: %s", se.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache folder: %s", cacheFolder.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache operate disconnected: %d", operateDisconnected));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache size: %d", cacheSize));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache cleanup interval: %d", cleanupInterval));
+
+       if(dbFolder == "" && !rawFlag){
+               AliError("Base folder must be specified!");
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       return new AliCDBGridParam(gridUrl.Data(), user.Data(),
+                         dbFolder.Data(), se.Data(), cacheFolder.Data(),
+                         operateDisconnected, cacheSize, cleanupInterval);
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -887,7 +1140,11 @@ AliCDBStorage* AliCDBGridFactory::Create(const AliCDBParam* param) {
                grid = new AliCDBGrid(gridParam->GridUrl().Data(),
                                      gridParam->GetUser().Data(),
                                      gridParam->GetDBFolder().Data(),
-                                     gridParam->GetSE().Data());
+                                     gridParam->GetSE().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCacheFolder().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetOperateDisconnected(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCacheSize(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCleanupInterval());
 
        }
 
@@ -900,7 +1157,7 @@ AliCDBStorage* AliCDBGridFactory::Create(const AliCDBParam* param) {
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //                                                                                             //
-// AliCDBGrid Parameter class                                                                         //                                          //
+// AliCDBGrid Parameter class                                                                         //                                         //
 //                                                                                             //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -912,31 +1169,42 @@ AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam():
  fGridUrl(),
  fUser(),
  fDBFolder(),
- fSE()
+ fSE(),
+ fCacheFolder(),
+ fOperateDisconnected(),
+ fCacheSize(),
+ fCleanupInterval()
+
  {
 // default constructor
 
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam(const char* gridUrl, 
-                               const char* user,
-                               const char* dbFolder, 
-                               const char* se):
+AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam(const char* gridUrl, const char* user, const char* dbFolder,
+                               const char* se, const char* cacheFolder, Bool_t operateDisconnected,
+                               Long64_t cacheSize, Long_t cleanupInterval):
  AliCDBParam(),
  fGridUrl(gridUrl),
  fUser(user),
  fDBFolder(dbFolder),
- fSE(se)
+ fSE(se),
+ fCacheFolder(cacheFolder),
+ fOperateDisconnected(operateDisconnected),
+ fCacheSize(cacheSize),
+ fCleanupInterval(cleanupInterval)
 {
 // constructor
-       
+
        SetType("alien");
 
-       TString uri = Form("%s?User=%s?DBFolder=%s?SE=%s",
+       TString uri = Form("%s?User=%s?DBFolder=%s?SE=%s?CacheFolder=%s"
+                       "?OperateDisconnected=%d?CacheSize=%d?CleanupInterval=%d",
                        fGridUrl.Data(), fUser.Data(),
-                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data());
+                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data(), fCacheFolder.Data(),
+                       fOperateDisconnected, fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
 
+       AliDebug(2,Form("uri = %s", uri.Data()));
        SetURI(uri.Data());
 }
 
@@ -951,14 +1219,15 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridParam::CloneParam() const {
 // clone parameter
 
         return new AliCDBGridParam(fGridUrl.Data(), fUser.Data(),
-                                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data());
+                                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data(), fCacheFolder.Data(),
+                                       fOperateDisconnected, fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 ULong_t AliCDBGridParam::Hash() const {
 // return Hash function
 
-        return fGridUrl.Hash()+fUser.Hash()+fDBFolder.Hash()+fSE.Hash();
+        return fGridUrl.Hash()+fUser.Hash()+fDBFolder.Hash()+fSE.Hash()+fCacheFolder.Hash();
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -979,6 +1248,10 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGridParam::IsEqual(const TObject* obj) const {
         if(fUser != other->fUser) return kFALSE;
         if(fDBFolder != other->fDBFolder) return kFALSE;
         if(fSE != other->fSE) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCacheFolder != other->fCacheFolder) return kFALSE;
+        if(fOperateDisconnected != other->fOperateDisconnected) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCacheSize != other->fCacheSize) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCleanupInterval != other->fCleanupInterval) return kFALSE;
        return kTRUE;
 }