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Function GetFromOCDB added to AliShuttle and AliTestShuttle.
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 /*
 $Log$
+Revision 1.30  2007/02/13 11:23:21  acolla
+Moved getters and setters of Shuttle's main OCDB/Reference, local
+OCDB/Reference, temp and log folders to AliShuttleInterface
+
+Revision 1.27  2007/01/30 17:52:42  jgrosseo
+adding monalisa monitoring
+
+Revision 1.26  2007/01/23 19:20:03  acolla
+Removed old ldif files, added TOF, MCH ldif files. Added some options in
+AliShuttleConfig::Print. Added in Ali Shuttle: SetShuttleTempDir and
+SetShuttleLogDir
+
+Revision 1.25  2007/01/15 19:13:52  acolla
+Moved some AliInfo to AliDebug in SendMail function
+
+Revision 1.21  2006/12/07 08:51:26  jgrosseo
+update (alberto):
+table, db names in ldap configuration
+added GRP preprocessor
+DCS data can also be retrieved by data point
+
+Revision 1.20  2006/11/16 16:16:48  jgrosseo
+introducing strict run ordering flag
+removed giving preprocessor name to preprocessor, they have to know their name themselves ;-)
+
+Revision 1.19  2006/11/06 14:23:04  jgrosseo
+major update (Alberto)
+o) reading of run parameters from the logbook
+o) online offline naming conversion
+o) standalone DCSclient package
+
+Revision 1.18  2006/10/20 15:22:59  jgrosseo
+o) Adding time out to the execution of the preprocessors: The Shuttle forks and the parent process monitors the child
+o) Merging Collect, CollectAll, CollectNew function
+o) Removing implementation of empty copy constructors (declaration still there!)
+
+Revision 1.17  2006/10/05 16:20:55  jgrosseo
+adapting to new CDB classes
+
+Revision 1.16  2006/10/05 15:46:26  jgrosseo
+applying to the new interface
+
+Revision 1.15  2006/10/02 16:38:39  jgrosseo
+update (alberto):
+fixed memory leaks
+storing of objects that failed to be stored to the grid before
+interfacing of shuttle status table in daq system
+
+Revision 1.14  2006/08/29 09:16:05  jgrosseo
+small update
+
+Revision 1.13  2006/08/15 10:50:00  jgrosseo
+effc++ corrections (alberto)
+
 Revision 1.12  2006/08/08 14:19:29  jgrosseo
 Update to shuttle classes (Alberto)
 
@@ -107,10 +161,11 @@ some docs added
 #include "AliCDBPath.h"
 #include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliShuttleConfig.h"
-#include "AliDCSClient.h"
+#include "DCSClient/AliDCSClient.h"
 #include "AliLog.h"
 #include "AliPreprocessor.h"
 #include "AliShuttleStatus.h"
+#include "AliShuttleLogbookEntry.h"
 
 #include <TSystem.h>
 #include <TObject.h>
@@ -120,27 +175,18 @@ some docs added
 #include <TSQLServer.h>
 #include <TSQLResult.h>
 #include <TSQLRow.h>
+#include <TMutex.h>
 
-#include <fstream>
-
-ClassImp(AliShuttle)
-
-TString AliShuttle::fgkMainCDB("alien://DBFolder=ShuttleCDB");
-TString AliShuttle::fgkLocalCDB("local://LocalShuttleCDB");
-TString AliShuttle::fgkMainRefStorage("alien://DBFolder=ShuttleReference");
-TString AliShuttle::fgkLocalRefStorage("local://LocalReferenceStorage");
-
-Bool_t AliShuttle::fgkProcessDCS(kTRUE); 
+#include <TMonaLisaWriter.h>
 
+#include <fstream>
 
-const char* AliShuttle::fgkShuttleTempDir = gSystem->ExpandPathName("$ALICE_ROOT/SHUTTLE/temp");
-const char* AliShuttle::fgkShuttleLogDir = gSystem->ExpandPathName("$ALICE_ROOT/SHUTTLE/log");
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 
-const char* AliShuttle::fgkDetectorName[AliShuttle::fgkNDetectors] = {"SPD", "SDD", "SSD", "TPC", "TRD", "TOF",
-       "PHOS", "CPV", "RICH", "EMCAL", "MUON_TRK", "MUON_TRG", "FMD", "ZDC", "PMD", "START", "VZERO"};
+ClassImp(AliShuttle)
 
-const char* AliShuttle::fgkDetectorCode[AliShuttle::fgkNDetectors] = {"SPD", "SDD", "SSD", "TPC", "TRD", "TOF",
-       "PHS", "CPV", "HMP", "EMC", "MCH", "MTR", "FMD", "ZDC", "PMD", "T00", "V00"};
+Bool_t AliShuttle::fgkProcessDCS(kTRUE);
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 AliShuttle::AliShuttle(const AliShuttleConfig* config,
@@ -148,10 +194,14 @@ AliShuttle::AliShuttle(const AliShuttleConfig* config,
 fConfig(config),
 fTimeout(timeout), fRetries(retries),
 fPreprocessorMap(),
-fCurrentRun(-1),
-fCurrentStartTime(0), fCurrentEndTime(0),
-fCurrentDetector(""),
-fStatusEntry(0)
+fLogbookEntry(0),
+fCurrentDetector(),
+fStatusEntry(0),
+fGridError(kFALSE),
+fMonitoringMutex(0),
+fLastActionTime(0),
+fLastAction(),
+fMonaLisa(0)
 {
        //
        // config: AliShuttleConfig used
@@ -160,34 +210,17 @@ fStatusEntry(0)
        //
 
        if (!fConfig->IsValid()) AliFatal("********** !!!!! Invalid configuration !!!!! **********");
-       for(int iSys=0;iSys<3;iSys++) {
+       for(int iSys=0;iSys<4;iSys++) {
                fServer[iSys]=0;
-               fFESlist[iSys].SetOwner(kTRUE);
+               if (iSys < 3)
+                       fFXSlist[iSys].SetOwner(kTRUE);
        }
-}
-
-//______________________________________________________________________
-AliShuttle::AliShuttle(const AliShuttle& /*other*/):
-AliShuttleInterface(),
-fConfig(0),
-fTimeout(0), fRetries(0),
-fPreprocessorMap(),
-fCurrentRun(-1),
-fCurrentStartTime(0), fCurrentEndTime(0),
-fCurrentDetector(""),
-fStatusEntry(0)
-
-{
-// copy constructor (not implemented)
-
-}
+       fPreprocessorMap.SetOwner(kTRUE);
 
-//______________________________________________________________________
-AliShuttle &AliShuttle::operator=(const AliShuttle& /*other*/)
-{
-// assignment operator (not implemented)
+       for (UInt_t iDet=0; iDet<NDetectors(); iDet++)
+               fFirstUnprocessed[iDet] = kFALSE;
 
-return *this;
+       fMonitoringMutex = new TMutex();
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -196,11 +229,23 @@ AliShuttle::~AliShuttle()
 // destructor
 
        fPreprocessorMap.DeleteAll();
-       for(int iSys=0;iSys<3;iSys++)
+       for(int iSys=0;iSys<4;iSys++)
                if(fServer[iSys]) {
                        fServer[iSys]->Close();
                        delete fServer[iSys];
+                       fServer[iSys] = 0;
                }
+
+       if (fStatusEntry){
+               delete fStatusEntry;
+               fStatusEntry = 0;
+       }
+       
+       if (fMonitoringMutex) 
+       {
+               delete fMonitoringMutex;
+               fMonitoringMutex = 0;
+       }
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -213,15 +258,17 @@ void AliShuttle::RegisterPreprocessor(AliPreprocessor* preprocessor)
        // with the same identificator (GetName()).
        //
 
-       if (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(preprocessor->GetName())) {
-               AliWarning(Form("AliPreprocessor %s is already registered!",
-                       preprocessor->GetName()));
+       const char* detName = preprocessor->GetName();
+       if(GetDetPos(detName) < 0)
+               AliFatal(Form("********** !!!!! Invalid detector name: %s !!!!! **********", detName));
+
+       if (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(detName)) {
+               AliWarning(Form("AliPreprocessor %s is already registered!", detName));
                return;
        }
 
-       fPreprocessorMap.Add(new TObjString(preprocessor->GetName()), preprocessor);
+       fPreprocessorMap.Add(new TObjString(detName), preprocessor);
 }
-
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 UInt_t AliShuttle::Store(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object,
                AliCDBMetaData* metaData, Int_t validityStart, Bool_t validityInfinite)
@@ -229,90 +276,50 @@ UInt_t AliShuttle::Store(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object,
   // Stores a CDB object in the storage for offline reconstruction. Objects that are not needed for
   // offline reconstruction, but should be stored anyway (e.g. for debugging) should NOT be stored
   // using this function. Use StoreReferenceData instead!
-  //
-
-  // The parameters are
-  //   1) the object's path.
-  //   2) the object to be stored
-  //   3) the metaData to be associated with the object
-  //   4) the validity start run number w.r.t. the current run,
-  //      if the data is valid only for this run leave the default 0
-  //   5) specifies if the calibration data is valid for infinity (this means until updated),
-  //      typical for calibration runs, the default is kFALSE
-  //
-  //
-  // returns 0 if fail
-  //        1 if stored in main (Grid) CDB storage
-  //        2 if stored in backup (Local) CDB storage
-
-
-       Int_t firstRun = GetCurrentRun() - validityStart;
-       if(firstRun < 0) {
-               AliError("First valid run happens to be less than 0! Setting it to 0...");
-               firstRun=0;
-       }
-
-       Int_t lastRun = -1;
-       if(validityInfinite) {
-               lastRun = AliCDBRunRange::Infinity();
-       } else {
-               lastRun = GetCurrentRun();
-       }
-
-       AliCDBId id(path, firstRun, lastRun);
-
-       UInt_t result = 0;
-
-       if (!(AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB))) {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector, "Cannot activate main CDB storage!");
-       } else {
-               result = (UInt_t) AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB)
-                                       ->Put(object, id, metaData);
-       }
-
-       if(!result) {
-
-               Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                       "Error while storing object in main storage: it will go to local storage!");
-
-               result = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)
-                                       ->Put(object, id, metaData);
+  // It calls WriteToCDB function which perform actual storage
 
-               if(result) {
-                       result = 2;
-               }else{
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector, "Can't store data!");
-               }
-       }
-       return result;
+       return WriteToCDB(fgkMainCDB, fgkLocalCDB, path, object,
+                               metaData, validityStart, validityInfinite);
 
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-UInt_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceData(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object,
-               AliCDBMetaData* metaData, Int_t validityStart, Bool_t validityInfinite)
+UInt_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceData(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object, AliCDBMetaData* metaData)
 {
   // Stores a CDB object in the storage for reference data. This objects will not be available during
   // offline reconstrunction. Use this function for reference data only!
-  //
+  // It calls WriteToCDB function which perform actual storage
+
+       return WriteToCDB(fgkMainRefStorage, fgkLocalRefStorage, path, object, metaData);
 
-  // The parameters are
-  //   1) the object's path.
-  //   2) the object to be stored
-  //   3) the metaData to be associated with the object
-  //   4) the validity start run number w.r.t. the current run,
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+UInt_t AliShuttle::WriteToCDB(const char* mainUri, const char* localUri,
+                       const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object, AliCDBMetaData* metaData,
+                       Int_t validityStart, Bool_t validityInfinite)
+{
+  // write object into the CDB. Parameters are passed by Store and StoreReferenceData functions.
+  // The parameters are:
+  //   1) Uri of the main storage (Grid)
+  //   2) Uri of the backup storage (Local)
+  //   3) the object's path.
+  //   4) the object to be stored
+  //   5) the metaData to be associated with the object
+  //   6) the validity start run number w.r.t. the current run,
   //      if the data is valid only for this run leave the default 0
-  //   5) specifies if the calibration data is valid for infinity (this means until updated),
+  //   7) specifies if the calibration data is valid for infinity (this means until updated),
   //      typical for calibration runs, the default is kFALSE
   //
-  //
   // returns 0 if fail
-  //        1 if stored in main (Grid) reference storage
-  //        2 if stored in backup (Local) reference storage
+  //        1 if stored in main (Grid) storage
+  //        2 if stored in backup (Local) storage
+
+       const char* cdbType = (mainUri == fgkMainCDB) ? "CDB" : "Reference";
 
-       Int_t firstRun = GetCurrentRun() - validityStart;
+       Int_t firstRun = GetCurrentRun() - validityStart;
        if(firstRun < 0) {
-               AliError("First valid run happens to be less than 0! Setting it to 0...");
+               AliError("First valid run happens to be less than 0! Setting it to 0.");
                firstRun=0;
        }
 
@@ -323,31 +330,42 @@ UInt_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceData(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object,
                lastRun = GetCurrentRun();
        }
 
-       AliCDBId id(path, firstRun, lastRun);
+       AliCDBId id(path, firstRun, lastRun, -1, -1);
+
+       if(! dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (metaData->GetProperty("RunUsed(TObjString)"))){
+               TObjString runUsed = Form("%d", GetCurrentRun());
+               metaData->SetProperty("RunUsed(TObjString)", runUsed.Clone());
+       }
 
        UInt_t result = 0;
 
-       if (!(AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage))) {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector, "Cannot activate main reference storage!");
+       if (!(AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(mainUri))) {
+               AliError(Form("WriteToCDB - Cannot activate main %s storage", cdbType));
        } else {
-               result = (UInt_t) AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage)
+               result = (UInt_t) AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(mainUri)
                                        ->Put(object, id, metaData);
        }
 
        if(!result) {
 
                Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                       "Error while storing object in main reference storage: it will go to local ref storage!");
+                       Form("WriteToCDB - Problem with main %s storage. Putting <%s> into backup storage",
+                               cdbType, path.GetPath().Data()));
+
+               // Set Grid version to current run number, to ease retrieval later
+               id.SetVersion(GetCurrentRun());
 
-               result = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalRefStorage)
+               result = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(localUri)
                                        ->Put(object, id, metaData);
 
                if(result) {
                        result = 2;
+                       fGridError = kTRUE;
                }else{
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector, "Can't store reference data!");
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector, "WriteToCDB - Can't store data!");
                }
        }
+
        return result;
 
 }
@@ -355,55 +373,55 @@ UInt_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceData(const AliCDBPath& path, TObject* object,
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 AliShuttleStatus* AliShuttle::ReadShuttleStatus()
 {
-  // Reads the AliShuttleStatus from the CDB
+// Reads the AliShuttleStatus from the CDB
 
-  if (fStatusEntry)
-  {
-    delete fStatusEntry;
-    fStatusEntry = 0;
-  }
+       if (fStatusEntry){
+               delete fStatusEntry;
+               fStatusEntry = 0;
+       }
 
-  fStatusEntry = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(AliShuttle::GetLocalCDB())
-      ->Get(Form("/SHUTTLE/STATUS/%s", fCurrentDetector.Data()), fCurrentRun);
+       fStatusEntry = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(GetLocalCDB())
+               ->Get(Form("/SHUTTLE/STATUS/%s", fCurrentDetector.Data()), GetCurrentRun());
 
-  if (!fStatusEntry)
-    return 0;
+       if (!fStatusEntry) return 0;
+       fStatusEntry->SetOwner(1);
 
-  TObject* anObject = fStatusEntry->GetObject();
-  if (anObject == NULL || anObject->IsA() != AliShuttleStatus::Class())
-  {
-    AliError("Invalid object stored to CDB!");
-    return 0;
-  }
+       AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (fStatusEntry->GetObject());
+       if (!status) {
+               AliError("Invalid object stored to CDB!");
+               return 0;
+       }
 
-  AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (anObject);
-  return status;
+       return status;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliShuttle::WriteShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus* status)
 {
-  // writes the status for one subdetector
+// writes the status for one subdetector
+
+       if (fStatusEntry){
+               delete fStatusEntry;
+               fStatusEntry = 0;
+       }
 
-  if (fStatusEntry)
-  {
-    delete fStatusEntry;
-    fStatusEntry = 0;
-  }
+       Int_t run = GetCurrentRun();
 
-  AliCDBId id(AliCDBPath("SHUTTLE", "STATUS", fCurrentDetector), fCurrentRun, fCurrentRun);
+       AliCDBId id(AliCDBPath("SHUTTLE", "STATUS", fCurrentDetector), run, run);
 
-  fStatusEntry = new AliCDBEntry(status, id, new AliCDBMetaData);
+       fStatusEntry = new AliCDBEntry(status, id, new AliCDBMetaData);
+       fStatusEntry->SetOwner(1);
 
-  UInt_t result = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)->Put(fStatusEntry);
+       UInt_t result = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)->Put(fStatusEntry);
 
-  if (!result)
-  {
-    AliError(Form("WriteShuttleStatus for %s, run %d failed", fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun));
-    return kFALSE;
-  }
+       if (!result) {
+               AliError(Form("WriteShuttleStatus for %s, run %d failed", fCurrentDetector.Data(), run));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       
+       SendMLInfo();
 
-  return kTRUE;
+       return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -411,447 +429,960 @@ void AliShuttle::UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::Status newStatus, Bool_t
 {
   // changes the AliShuttleStatus for the given detector and run to the given status
 
-  if (!fStatusEntry)
-  {
-    AliError("UNEXPECTED: fStatusEntry empty");
-    return;
-  }
+       if (!fStatusEntry){
+               AliError("UNEXPECTED: fStatusEntry empty");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (fStatusEntry->GetObject());
 
-  TObject* anObject = fStatusEntry->GetObject();
-  AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (anObject);
+       if (!status){
+               AliError("UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
+               return;
+       }
 
-  if (!status)
-  {
-    AliError("UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
-    return;
-  }
+       TString actionStr = Form("UpdateShuttleStatus - %s: Changing state from %s to %s",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               status->GetStatusName(),
+                               status->GetStatusName(newStatus));
+       Log("SHUTTLE", actionStr);
+       SetLastAction(actionStr);
 
-  Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s: Changing state from %s to %s", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
-                               status->GetStatusName(), status->GetStatusName(newStatus)));
+       status->SetStatus(newStatus);
+       if (increaseCount) status->IncreaseCount();
 
-  status->SetStatus(newStatus);
-  if (increaseCount)
-    status->IncreaseCount();
+       AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)->Put(fStatusEntry);
 
-  AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)->Put(fStatusEntry);
+       SendMLInfo();
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
+void AliShuttle::SendMLInfo()
 {
-  // this function reads the AliShuttleStatus information from CDB and
-  // checks if the processing should be continued
-  // if yes it returns kTRUE and updates the AliShuttleStatus with nextStatus
-
-  AliShuttleStatus* status = ReadShuttleStatus();
-  if (!status)
-  {
-    // first time
-
-    Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s: Processing first time.", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-    status = new AliShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted);
-    return WriteShuttleStatus(status);
-  }
-
-  if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDone)
-  {
-    Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s already done for run %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun));
-    return kFALSE;
-  }
-
-  if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kFailed)
-  {
-    Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s already in failed state for run %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun));
-    return kFALSE;
-  }
-
-  // if we get here, there is a restart
-
-  // abort conditions
-  if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kPPStarted && status->GetCount() >= fConfig->GetMaxPPRetries() ||
-      status->GetCount() >= fConfig->GetMaxRetries())
-  {
-    Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s, run %d failed too often, %d times, status %s. Skipping processing.",
-               fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun, status->GetCount(), status->GetStatusName()));
-
-    return kFALSE;
-  }
-
-  Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Restart of %s, run %d. Got stuck before in %s, count %d",
-               fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun, status->GetStatusName(), status->GetCount()));
-
-  UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted, kTRUE);
-
-  return kTRUE;
+       //
+       // sends ML information about the current status of the current detector being processed
+       //
+       
+       AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (fStatusEntry->GetObject());
+       
+       if (!status){
+               AliError("UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
+               return;
+       }
+       
+       TMonaLisaText  mlStatus(Form("%s_status", fCurrentDetector.Data()), status->GetStatusName());
+       TMonaLisaValue mlRetryCount(Form("%s_count", fCurrentDetector.Data()), status->GetCount());
+
+       TList mlList;
+       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
+       mlList.Add(&mlRetryCount);
+
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(Int_t run, UInt_t startTime, UInt_t endTime)
+Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
 {
-       //
-       // Makes data retrieval for all detectors in the configuration.
-       // run: is the run number used
-       // startTime: is the run start time
-       // endTime: is the run end time
-       // Returns kFALSE in case of error occured and kTRUE otherwise
-       //
+// this function reads the AliShuttleStatus information from CDB and
+// checks if the processing should be continued
+// if yes it returns kTRUE and updates the AliShuttleStatus with nextStatus
 
-       AliInfo(Form("\n\n ^*^*^*^*^*^* Processing run %d ^*^*^*^*^*^*", run));
+       if (!fConfig->HostProcessDetector(fCurrentDetector)) return kFALSE;
 
-       // Initialization
-       Bool_t hasError = kFALSE;
-       for(Int_t iSys=0;iSys<3;iSys++) fFESCalled[iSys]=kFALSE;
+       AliPreprocessor* aPreprocessor =
+               dynamic_cast<AliPreprocessor*> (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(fCurrentDetector));
+       if (!aPreprocessor)
+       {
+               AliInfo(Form("%s: no preprocessor registered", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-       fCurrentRun = run;
-       fCurrentStartTime = startTime;
-       fCurrentEndTime = endTime;
+       AliShuttleLogbookEntry::Status entryStatus =
+               fLogbookEntry->GetDetectorStatus(fCurrentDetector);
 
-       // Loop on detectors in the configuration
-       TIter iter(fConfig->GetDetectors());
-       TObjString* aDetector;
+       if(entryStatus != AliShuttleLogbookEntry::kUnprocessed) {
+               AliInfo(Form("ContinueProcessing - %s is %s",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               fLogbookEntry->GetDetectorStatusName(entryStatus)));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-       while ((aDetector = (TObjString*) iter.Next())) {
-               fCurrentDetector = aDetector->String();
+       // if we get here, according to Shuttle logbook subdetector is in UNPROCESSED state
 
-               Bool_t detectorError=kFALSE;
-               if (!fConfig->HostProcessDetector(fCurrentDetector)) continue;
+       // check if current run is first unprocessed run for current detector
+       if (fConfig->StrictRunOrder(fCurrentDetector) &&
+               !fFirstUnprocessed[GetDetPos(fCurrentDetector)])
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s requires strict run ordering but this is not the first unprocessed run!"));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-               if (ContinueProcessing() == kFALSE) continue;
+       AliShuttleStatus* status = ReadShuttleStatus();
+       if (!status) {
+               // first time
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Processing first time",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               status = new AliShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted);
+               return WriteShuttleStatus(status);
+       }
 
-               if(!Process()) {
-                       hasError = kTRUE;
-                       detectorError=kTRUE;
-                       continue;
-               }
-               AliInfo(Form("Process ended successfully for detector %s!",aDetector->GetName()));
+       // The following two cases shouldn't happen if Shuttle Logbook was correctly updated.
+       // If it happens it may mean Logbook updating failed... let's do it now!
+       if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDone ||
+           status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kFailed){
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s is already %s. Updating Shuttle Logbook",
+                                       fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                                       status->GetStatusName(status->GetStatus())));
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                                       status->GetStatusName(status->GetStatus()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-               // Process successful: Update time_processed field in FES logbooks!
-               if(fFESCalled[kDAQ]) {
-                       hasError = (UpdateDAQTable() == kFALSE);
-                       fFESlist[kDAQ].Clear();
+       if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kStoreFailed) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE",
+                       Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Grid storage of one or more objects failed. Trying again now",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               if(TryToStoreAgain()){
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "ContinueProcessing - All objects successfully stored into OCDB");
+                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
+                       UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "DONE");
+               } else {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE",
+                               Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Grid storage failed again",
+                                       fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+                       // trigger ML information manually because we do not had a status change
+                       SendMLInfo();
                }
-               //if(fFESCalled[kDCS]) {
-               //      hasError = UpdateDCSTable(aDetector->GetName());
-               //      fFESlist[kDCS].Clear();
-               //}
-               //if(fFESCalled[kHLT]) {
-               //      hasError = UpdateHLTTable(aDetector->GetName());
-               //      fFESlist[kHLT].Clear();
-               //}
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
+       // if we get here, there is a restart
+       Bool_t cont = kFALSE;
+
+       // abort conditions
+       if (status->GetCount() >= fConfig->GetMaxRetries()) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s failed %d times in status %s - "
+                               "Updating Shuttle Logbook", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               status->GetCount(), status->GetStatusName()));
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "FAILED");
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kFailed);
+       } else {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: restarting. "
+                               "Aborted before with %s. Retry number %d.", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               status->GetStatusName(), status->GetCount()));
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted, kTRUE);
+               cont = kTRUE;
        }
 
-       fCurrentRun = -1;
-       fCurrentStartTime = 0;
-       fCurrentEndTime = 0;
+       // Send mail to detector expert!
+       AliInfo(Form("Sending mail to %s expert...", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+       if (!SendMail())
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - Could not send mail to %s expert",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data()));
 
-       return hasError == kFALSE;
+       return cont;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::Process()
+Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
 {
        //
-        // Makes data retrieval just for one specific detector.
-       // Threre should be a configuration for this detector.
-        // run: is the run number used
-        // startTime: is the run start time
-        // endTime: is the run end time
-        // detector: detector for which the retrieval will be made
+       // Makes data retrieval for all detectors in the configuration.
+       // entry: Shuttle logbook entry, contains run paramenters and status of detectors
+       // (Unprocessed, Inactive, Failed or Done).
        // Returns kFALSE in case of error occured and kTRUE otherwise
        //
 
-       AliInfo(Form("Retrieving values for %s, run %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(), fCurrentRun));
+       if(!entry) return kFALSE;
 
-       if (!fConfig->HasDetector(fCurrentDetector)) {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector, "There isn't any configuration for %s !");
-               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kFailed);
-               return kFALSE;
+       fLogbookEntry = entry;
+
+       if (fLogbookEntry->IsDone())
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE","Process - Shuttle is already DONE. Updating logbook");
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook("shuttle_done");
+               fLogbookEntry = 0;
+               return kTRUE;
        }
 
-       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted);
+       // create ML instance that monitors this run
+       fMonaLisa = new TMonaLisaWriter(Form("%d", GetCurrentRun()), "SHUTTLE", "aliendb1.cern.ch");
+       // disable monitoring of other parameters that come e.g. from TFile
+       gMonitoringWriter = 0;
+
+       AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: START ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* \n",
+                                       GetCurrentRun()));
 
-       TString host(fConfig->GetDCSHost(fCurrentDetector));
-       Int_t port = fConfig->GetDCSPort(fCurrentDetector);
 
-       TIter iter(fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector));
-       TObjString* anAlias;
-       TMap aliasMap;
+       // Send the information to ML
+       TMonaLisaText  mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", "Processing");
 
+       TList mlList;
+       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
+
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
+                       
+       fLogbookEntry->Print("all");
+
+       // Initialization
        Bool_t hasError = kFALSE;
-       Bool_t result=kFALSE;
-
-       while ((anAlias = (TObjString*) iter.Next())) {
-               TObjArray valueSet;
-               // TODO Test only... I've added a flag that allows to
-               // exclude DCS archive DB query
-               if(fgkProcessDCS){
-                       AliInfo("Querying DCS archive DB data...");
-                       result = GetValueSet(host, port, anAlias->String(), valueSet);
-               } else {
-                       AliInfo(Form("Skipping DCS processing. Port = %d",port));
-                       result = kTRUE;
+
+       AliCDBStorage *mainCDBSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB);
+       if(mainCDBSto) mainCDBSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
+       AliCDBStorage *mainRefSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage);
+       if(mainRefSto) mainRefSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
+
+       // Loop on detectors in the configuration
+       TIter iter(fConfig->GetDetectors());
+       TObjString* aDetector = 0;
+
+       while ((aDetector = (TObjString*) iter.Next()))
+       {
+               fCurrentDetector = aDetector->String();
+
+               if (ContinueProcessing() == kFALSE) continue;
+
+               AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: START  ******",
+                                               GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+
+               for(Int_t iSys=0;iSys<3;iSys++) fFXSCalled[iSys]=kFALSE;
+
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "Starting processing");
+
+               Int_t pid = fork();
+
+               if (pid < 0)
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", "ERROR: Forking failed");
                }
-               if(result) {
-                       aliasMap.Add(anAlias->Clone(), valueSet.Clone());
-               }else{
-                       TString message = Form("Error while retrieving alias %s !",
-                                       anAlias->GetName());
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector, message.Data());
-                       hasError = kTRUE;
-                       break;
+               else if (pid > 0)
+               {
+                       // parent
+                       AliInfo(Form("In parent process of %d - %s: Starting monitoring",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+
+                       Long_t begin = time(0);
+
+                       int status; // to be used with waitpid, on purpose an int (not Int_t)!
+                       while (waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG) == 0)
+                       {
+                               Long_t expiredTime = time(0) - begin;
+
+                               if (expiredTime > fConfig->GetPPTimeOut())
+                               {
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process time out. Run time: %d seconds. Killing...",
+                                                               expiredTime));
+
+                                       kill(pid, 9);
+
+                                       hasError = kTRUE;
+
+                                       gSystem->Sleep(1000);
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (expiredTime % 60 == 0)
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Checked process. Run time: %d seconds.",
+                                                               expiredTime));
+                                       gSystem->Sleep(1000);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       AliInfo(Form("In parent process of %d - %s: Client has terminated.",
+                                                               GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+
+                       if (WIFEXITED(status))
+                       {
+                               Int_t returnCode = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+
+                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("The return code is %d", returnCode));
+
+                               if (returnCode != 0)
+                               hasError = kTRUE;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (pid == 0)
+               {
+                       // client
+                       AliInfo(Form("In client process of %d - %s", GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+
+                       UInt_t result = ProcessCurrentDetector();
+
+                       Int_t returnCode = 0; // will be set to 1 in case of an error
+
+                       if (!result)
+                       {
+                               returnCode = 1;
+                               AliInfo(Form("\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: PREPROCESSOR ERROR ****** \n\n",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+                       }
+                       else if (result == 2)
+                       {
+                               AliInfo(Form("\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: STORAGE ERROR ****** \n\n",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+                       } else
+                       {
+                               AliInfo(Form("\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: DONE ****** \n\n",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+                       }
+
+                       if (result > 0)
+                       {
+                               // Process successful: Update time_processed field in FXS logbooks!
+                               if (UpdateTable() == kFALSE) returnCode = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       for (UInt_t iSys=0; iSys<3; iSys++)
+                       {
+                               if (fFXSCalled[iSys]) fFXSlist[iSys].Clear();
+                       }
+
+                       AliInfo(Form("Client process of %d - %s is exiting now with %d.",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName(), returnCode));
+
+                       // the client exits here
+                       gSystem->Exit(returnCode);
+
+                       AliError("We should never get here!!!");
                }
        }
 
-       if (hasError)
-       {
-               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
-               return kFALSE;
+       AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: FINISH ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* \n",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun()));
+
+       //check if shuttle is done for this run, if so update logbook
+       TObjArray checkEntryArray;
+       checkEntryArray.SetOwner(1);
+       TString whereClause = Form("where run=%d", GetCurrentRun());
+       if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause.Data(), checkEntryArray) || checkEntryArray.GetEntries() == 0) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Warning: Cannot check status of run %d on Shuttle logbook!",
+                                               GetCurrentRun()));
+               return hasError == kFALSE;
        }
 
-  UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPStarted);
+       AliShuttleLogbookEntry* checkEntry = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleLogbookEntry*>
+                                               (checkEntryArray.At(0));
 
-  AliPreprocessor* aPreprocessor =
-               dynamic_cast<AliPreprocessor*> (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(fCurrentDetector));
-       if(aPreprocessor)
+       if (checkEntry)
        {
-               aPreprocessor->Initialize(fCurrentRun, fCurrentStartTime, fCurrentEndTime);
-
-               // TODO Think about what to do in case of "Grid storage error"
-               // (-> object put in local backup storage, return 2)
-               hasError = (aPreprocessor->Process(&aliasMap) == 0);
-       }else{
-    // TODO default behaviour?
-               AliInfo(Form("No Preprocessor for %s: storing TMap of DP arrays into CDB!", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-               AliCDBMetaData metaData;
-               AliDCSValue dcsValue(fCurrentStartTime, fCurrentEndTime);
-               metaData.SetResponsible(Form("Duck, Donald"));
-               metaData.SetProperty("StartEndTime", &dcsValue);
-               metaData.SetComment("Automatically stored by Shuttle!");
-               AliCDBPath path(fCurrentDetector,"DCS","Data");
-               hasError = (Store(path, &aliasMap, &metaData) == 0);
-       }
-
-  if (hasError)
-    UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPError);
-  else
-    UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPDone);
-
-       aliasMap.Delete();
+               if (checkEntry->IsDone())
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE","Process - Shuttle is DONE. Updating logbook");
+                       UpdateShuttleLogbook("shuttle_done");
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       for (UInt_t iDet=0; iDet<NDetectors(); iDet++)
+                       {
+                               if (checkEntry->GetDetectorStatus(iDet) == AliShuttleLogbookEntry::kUnprocessed)
+                               {
+                                       AliDebug(2, Form("Run %d: setting %s as \"not first time unprocessed\"",
+                                                       checkEntry->GetRun(), GetDetName(iDet)));
+                                       fFirstUnprocessed[iDet] = kFALSE;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       // remove ML instance
+       delete fMonaLisa;
+       fMonaLisa = 0;
+
+       fLogbookEntry = 0;
 
        return hasError == kFALSE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::GetValueSet(const char* host, Int_t port, const char* alias,
-                               TObjArray& valueSet)
+UInt_t AliShuttle::ProcessCurrentDetector()
 {
-// Retrieve all "alias" data points from the DCS server
-// host, port: TSocket connection parameters
-// alias: name of the alias
-// valueSet: array of retrieved AliDCSValue's 
+       //
+        // Makes data retrieval just for a specific detector (fCurrentDetector).
+       // Threre should be a configuration for this detector.
 
-       AliDCSClient client(host, port, fTimeout, fRetries);
-       if (!client.IsConnected()) {
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
+       AliInfo(Form("Retrieving values for %s, run %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun()));
+
+       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted);
 
-       Int_t result = client.GetAliasValues(alias,
-               GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime(), valueSet);
+       TMap dcsMap;
+       dcsMap.SetOwner(1);
 
-       if (result < 0) {
-               AliError(Form("Can't get '%s'! Reason: %s",
-                       alias, AliDCSClient::GetErrorString(result)));
+       Bool_t aDCSError = kFALSE;
+       fGridError = kFALSE;
 
-               if (result == AliDCSClient::fgkServerError) {
-                       AliError(Form("Server error: %s",
-                               client.GetServerError().Data()));
+       // TODO Test only... I've added a flag that allows to
+       // exclude DCS archive DB query
+       if (!fgkProcessDCS)
+       {
+               AliInfo("Skipping DCS processing!");
+               aDCSError = kFALSE;
+       } else {
+               TString host(fConfig->GetDCSHost(fCurrentDetector));
+               Int_t port = fConfig->GetDCSPort(fCurrentDetector);
+
+               // Retrieval of Aliases
+               TObjString* anAlias = 0;
+               Int_t iAlias = 1;
+               Int_t nTotAliases= ((TMap*)fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector))->GetEntries();
+               TIter iterAliases(fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector));
+               while ((anAlias = (TObjString*) iterAliases.Next()))
+               {
+                       TObjArray *valueSet = new TObjArray();
+                       valueSet->SetOwner(1);
+
+                       if (((iAlias-1) % 500) == 0 || iAlias == nTotAliases)
+                               AliInfo(Form("Querying DCS archive: alias %s (%d of %d)",
+                                               anAlias->GetName(), iAlias++, nTotAliases));
+                       aDCSError = (GetValueSet(host, port, anAlias->String(), valueSet, kAlias) == 0);
+
+                       if(!aDCSError)
+                       {
+                               dcsMap.Add(anAlias->Clone(), valueSet);
+                       } else {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector,
+                                       Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - Error while retrieving alias %s",
+                                               anAlias->GetName()));
+                               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
+                               dcsMap.DeleteAll();
+                               return 0;
+                       }
                }
 
-               return kFALSE;
+               // Retrieval of Data Points
+               TObjString* aDP = 0;
+               Int_t iDP = 0;
+               Int_t nTotDPs= ((TMap*)fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector))->GetEntries();
+               TIter iterDP(fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector));
+               while ((aDP = (TObjString*) iterDP.Next()))
+               {
+                       TObjArray *valueSet = new TObjArray();
+                       valueSet->SetOwner(1);
+                       if (((iDP-1) % 500) == 0 || iDP == nTotDPs)
+                               AliInfo(Form("Querying DCS archive: DP %s (%d of %d)",
+                                               aDP->GetName(), iDP++, nTotDPs));
+                       aDCSError = (GetValueSet(host, port, aDP->String(), valueSet, kDP) == 0);
+
+                       if(!aDCSError)
+                       {
+                               dcsMap.Add(aDP->Clone(), valueSet);
+                       } else {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector,
+                                       Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - Error while retrieving data point %s",
+                                               aDP->GetName()));
+                               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
+                               dcsMap.DeleteAll();
+                               return 0;
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
-       return kTRUE;
-}
+       // DCS Archive DB processing successful. Call Preprocessor!
+       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPStarted);
 
-//______________________________________________________________________________________________
-const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
-               const char* id, const char* source)
-{
-// Get calibration file from file exchange servers
-// calls specific getter according to system index (kDAQ, kDCS, kHLT)
+       AliPreprocessor* aPreprocessor =
+               dynamic_cast<AliPreprocessor*> (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(fCurrentDetector));
 
-       switch(system){
-               case kDAQ:
-                       return GetDAQFileName(detector, id, source);
-                       break;
-               case kDCS:
-                       return GetDCSFileName(detector, id, source);
-                       break;
-               case kHLT:
-                       return GetHLTFileName(detector, id, source);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       AliError(Form("No valid system index: %d",system));
+       aPreprocessor->Initialize(GetCurrentRun(), GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime());
+       UInt_t aPPResult = aPreprocessor->Process(&dcsMap);
+
+       UInt_t returnValue = 0;
+       if (aPPResult == 0) { // Preprocessor error
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPError);
+               returnValue = 0;
+       } else if (fGridError == kFALSE) { // process and Grid storage ok!
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector, "DONE");
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                       "ProcessCurrentDetector - Preprocessor and Grid storage ended successfully");
+               returnValue = 1;
+        } else { // Grid storage error (process ok, but object put in local storage)
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreFailed);
+               returnValue = 2;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       dcsMap.DeleteAll();
+
+       return returnValue;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char* id)
+Bool_t AliShuttle::QueryShuttleLogbook(const char* whereClause,
+               TObjArray& entries)
 {
-// Get sources producing the condition file Id from file exchange servers
-// calls specific getter according to system index (kDAQ, kDCS, kHLT)
+// Query DAQ's Shuttle logbook and fills detector status object.
+// Call QueryRunParameters to query DAQ logbook for run parameters.
 
-       switch(system){
-               case kDAQ:
-                       return GetDAQFileSources(detector, id);
-                       break;
-               case kDCS:
-                       return GetDCSFileSources(detector, id);
-                       break;
-               case kHLT:
-                       return GetHLTFileSources(detector, id);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       AliError(Form("No valid system index: %d",system));
-       }
+       entries.SetOwner(1);
 
-       return NULL;
-}
+       // check connection, in case connect
+       if(!Connect(3)) return kFALSE;
 
-//______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::Connect(Int_t system){
-// Connect to MySQL Server of the system's FES logbook
+       TString sqlQuery;
+       sqlQuery = Form("select * from logbook_shuttle %s order by run", whereClause);
 
-       // check connection: if already connected return
-       if(fServer[system] && fServer[system]->IsConnected()) return kTRUE;
+       TSQLResult* aResult = fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       if (!aResult) {
+               AliError(Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
 
-       TString aFESlbHost= Form("mysql://%s", fConfig->GetFESlbHost(system));
+       AliDebug(2,Form("Query = %s", sqlQuery.Data()));
 
-       fServer[system] = TSQLServer::Connect(aFESlbHost,
-                       fConfig->GetFESlbUser(system),
-                       fConfig->GetFESlbPass(system));
-       if (!fServer[system] || !fServer[system]->IsConnected()) {
-               AliError(Form("Can't establish connection to FES logbook for %s !",fkSystemNames[system]));
+       if(aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
+//             if(sqlQuery.EndsWith("where shuttle_done=0 order by run")){
+//                     Log("SHUTTLE", "QueryShuttleLogbook - All runs in Shuttle Logbook are already DONE");
+//                     delete aResult;
+//                     return kTRUE;
+//             } else {
+                       AliInfo("No entries in Shuttle Logbook match request");
+                       delete aResult;
+                       return kTRUE;
+//             }
+       }
+
+       // TODO Check field count!
+       const UInt_t nCols = 22;
+       if (aResult->GetFieldCount() != (Int_t) nCols) {
+               AliError("Invalid SQL result field number!");
+               delete aResult;
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       // Get tables
-       // TODO in the configuration should the table name be there too?
-       switch(system){
-               case kDAQ:
-                       fServer[kDAQ]->GetTables("REFSYSLOG");
-                       break;
-               case kDCS:
-                       //fServer[kDCS]->GetTables("REFSYSLOG");
-                       break;
-               case kHLT:
-                       //fServer[kHLT]->GetTables("REFSYSLOG");
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       break;
+       TSQLRow* aRow;
+       while ((aRow = aResult->Next())) {
+               TString runString(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
+               Int_t run = runString.Atoi();
+
+               AliShuttleLogbookEntry *entry = QueryRunParameters(run);
+               if (!entry)
+                       continue;
+
+               // loop on detectors
+               for(UInt_t ii = 0; ii < nCols; ii++)
+                       entry->SetDetectorStatus(aResult->GetFieldName(ii), aRow->GetField(ii));
+
+               entries.AddLast(entry);
+               delete aRow;
        }
 
+//     if(sqlQuery.EndsWith("where shuttle_done=0 order by run"))
+//             Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryShuttleLogbook - Found %d unprocessed runs in Shuttle Logbook",
+//                                                     entries.GetEntriesFast()));
+       delete aResult;
        return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-const char* AliShuttle::GetDAQFileName(const char* detector, const char* id, const char* source){
-// Retrieves a file from the DAQ FES.
-// First queris the DAQ logbook_fs for the DAQ file name, using the run, detector, id and source info
-// then calls RetrieveDAQFile(DAQfilename) for actual copy to local disk
-// run: current run being processed (fCurrentRun)
-// detector: comes from the Preprocessor name (must be converted into detector code with GetDetCode)
-// id: provided as a parameter by the Preprocessor
-// source: provided by the Preprocessor through GetFileSources function
+AliShuttleLogbookEntry* AliShuttle::QueryRunParameters(Int_t run)
+{
+       //
+       // Retrieve run parameters written in the DAQ logbook and sets them into AliShuttleLogbookEntry object
+       //
 
        // check connection, in case connect
-       if(!Connect(kDAQ)){
-               Log(detector, "GetDAQFileName: Couldn't connect to DAQ Logbook !");
+       if (!Connect(3))
                return 0;
-       }
 
-       // Query preparation
-       TString sqlQueryStart = "select filePath from logbook_fs where";
-       TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\" and DAQsource=\"%s\"",
-                               fCurrentRun, GetDetCode(detector), id, source);
+       TString sqlQuery;
+       sqlQuery.Form("select * from %s where run=%d", fConfig->GetDAQlbTable(), run);
+
+       TSQLResult* aResult = fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       if (!aResult) {
+               AliError(Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryRunParameters - No entry in DAQ Logbook for run %d. Skipping", run));
+               delete aResult;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() > 1) {
+               AliError(Form("More than one entry in DAQ Logbook for run %d. Skipping", run));
+               delete aResult;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       TSQLRow* aRow = aResult->Next();
+       if (!aRow)
+       {
+               AliError(Form("Could not retrieve row for run %d. Skipping", run));
+               delete aResult;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry = new AliShuttleLogbookEntry(run);
+
+       for (Int_t ii = 0; ii < aResult->GetFieldCount(); ii++)
+               entry->SetRunParameter(aResult->GetFieldName(ii), aRow->GetField(ii));
+
+       UInt_t startTime = entry->GetStartTime();
+       UInt_t endTime = entry->GetEndTime();
+
+       if (!startTime || !endTime || startTime > endTime) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE",
+                       Form("QueryRunParameters - Invalid parameters for Run %d: startTime = %d, endTime = %d",
+                               run, startTime, endTime));
+               delete entry;
+               delete aRow;
+               delete aResult;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       delete aRow;
+       delete aResult;
+
+       return entry;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::TryToStoreAgain()
+{
+  // Called in case the detector failed to store the object in Grid OCDB
+  // It tries to store the object again, if it does not find more recent and overlapping objects
+  // Calls underlying TryToStoreAgain(const char*) function twice, for OCDB and Reference storage.
+
+       AliInfo("Trying to store OCDB data again...");
+       Bool_t resultCDB = TryToStoreAgain(fgkMainCDB);
+
+       AliInfo("Trying to store reference data again...");
+       Bool_t resultRef = TryToStoreAgain(fgkMainRefStorage);
+
+       return resultCDB && resultRef;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::TryToStoreAgain(TString& gridURI)
+{
+  // Called by TryToStoreAgain(), performs actual storage retry
+
+       TObjArray* gridIds=0;
+
+       Bool_t result = kTRUE;
+
+       const char* type = 0;
+       TString backupURI;
+       if(gridURI == fgkMainCDB) {
+               type = "OCDB";
+               backupURI = fgkLocalCDB;
+       } else if(gridURI == fgkMainRefStorage) {
+               type = "reference";
+               backupURI = fgkLocalRefStorage;
+       } else {
+               AliError(Form("Invalid storage URI: %s", gridURI.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+
+       AliCDBStorage *gridSto = man->GetStorage(gridURI);
+       if(!gridSto) {
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                       Form("TryToStoreAgain - cannot activate main %s storage", type));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       gridIds = gridSto->GetQueryCDBList();
+
+       // get objects previously stored in local CDB
+       AliCDBStorage *backupSto = man->GetStorage(backupURI);
+       AliCDBPath aPath(GetOfflineDetName(fCurrentDetector.Data()),"*","*");
+       // Local objects were stored with current run as Grid version!
+       TList* localEntries = backupSto->GetAll(aPath.GetPath(), GetCurrentRun(), GetCurrentRun());
+       localEntries->SetOwner(1);
+
+       // loop on local stored objects
+       TIter localIter(localEntries);
+       AliCDBEntry *aLocEntry = 0;
+       while((aLocEntry = dynamic_cast<AliCDBEntry*> (localIter.Next()))){
+               aLocEntry->SetOwner(1);
+               AliCDBId aLocId = aLocEntry->GetId();
+               aLocEntry->SetVersion(-1);
+               aLocEntry->SetSubVersion(-1);
+
+               // loop on Grid valid Id's
+               Bool_t store = kTRUE;
+               TIter gridIter(gridIds);
+               AliCDBId* aGridId = 0;
+               while((aGridId = dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (gridIter.Next()))){
+                       // If local object is valid up to infinity we store it only if it is
+                       // the first unprocessed run!
+                       if (aLocId.GetLastRun() == AliCDBRunRange::Infinity())
+                       {
+                               if (!fFirstUnprocessed[GetDetPos(fCurrentDetector)])
+                               {
+                                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                                               ("TryToStoreAgain - This object has validity infinite but "
+                                                "there are previous unprocessed runs!"));
+                                       continue;
+                               } else {
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if(aGridId->GetPath() != aLocId.GetPath()) continue;
+                       // skip all objects valid up to infinity
+                       if(aGridId->GetLastRun() == AliCDBRunRange::Infinity()) continue;
+                       // if we get here, it means there's already some more recent object stored on Grid!
+                       store = kFALSE;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if(!store){
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               Form("TryToStoreAgain - A more recent object already exists in %s storage: <%s>",
+                                       type, aGridId->ToString().Data()));
+                       // removing local filename...
+                       // TODO maybe it's better not to remove it, it was not copied to the Grid!
+                       TString filename;
+                       backupSto->IdToFilename(aLocId, filename);
+                       AliInfo(Form("Removing local file %s", filename.Data()));
+                       gSystem->Exec(Form("rm %s",filename.Data()));
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               // If we get here, the file can be stored!
+               Bool_t storeOk = gridSto->Put(aLocEntry);
+               if(storeOk){
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               Form("TryToStoreAgain - Object <%s> successfully put into %s storage",
+                                       aLocId.ToString().Data(), type));
+
+                       // removing local filename...
+                       TString filename;
+                       backupSto->IdToFilename(aLocId, filename);
+                       AliInfo(Form("Removing local file %s", filename.Data()));
+                       gSystem->Exec(Form("rm %s", filename.Data()));
+                       continue;
+               } else  {
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               Form("TryToStoreAgain - Grid %s storage of object <%s> failed again",
+                                       type, aLocId.ToString().Data()));
+                       result = kFALSE;
+               }
+       }
+       localEntries->Clear();
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::GetValueSet(const char* host, Int_t port, const char* entry,
+                               TObjArray* valueSet, DCSType type)
+{
+// Retrieve all "entry" data points from the DCS server
+// host, port: TSocket connection parameters
+// entry: name of the alias or data point
+// valueSet: array of retrieved AliDCSValue's
+// type: kAlias or kDP
+
+       AliDCSClient client(host, port, fTimeout, fRetries);
+       if (!client.IsConnected())
+       {
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       Int_t result=0;
+
+       if (type == kAlias)
+       {
+               result = client.GetAliasValues(entry,
+                       GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime(), valueSet);
+       } else
+       if (type == kDP)
+       {
+               result = client.GetDPValues(entry,
+                       GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime(), valueSet);
+       }
+
+       if (result < 0)
+       {
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Can't get '%s'! Reason: %s",
+                       entry, AliDCSClient::GetErrorString(result)));
+
+               if (result == AliDCSClient::fgkServerError)
+               {
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Server error: %s",
+                               client.GetServerError().Data()));
+               }
+
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       return kTRUE;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
+               const char* id, const char* source)
+{
+// Get calibration file from file exchange servers
+// First queris the FXS database for the file name, using the run, detector, id and source info
+// then calls RetrieveFile(filename) for actual copy to local disk
+// run: current run being processed (given by Logbook entry fLogbookEntry)
+// detector: the Preprocessor name
+// id: provided as a parameter by the Preprocessor
+// source: provided by the Preprocessor through GetFileSources function
+
+       // check connection, in case connect
+       if (!Connect(system))
+       {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       // Query preparation
+       TString sourceName(source);
+       Int_t nFields = 3;
+       TString sqlQueryStart = Form("select filePath,size,fileChecksum from %s where",
+                                                               fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system));
+       TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\"",
+                                                               GetCurrentRun(), detector, id);
+
+       if (system == kDAQ)
+       {
+               whereClause += Form(" and DAQsource=\"%s\"", source);
+       }
+       else if (system == kDCS)
+       {
+               sourceName="none";
+       }
+       else if (system == kHLT)
+       {
+               whereClause += Form(" and DDLnumbers=\"%s\"", source);
+               nFields = 3;
+       }
+
        TString sqlQuery = Form("%s %s", sqlQueryStart.Data(), whereClause.Data());
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
 
        // Query execution
-       TSQLResult* aResult;
-       aResult = fServer[kDAQ]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       TSQLResult* aResult = 0;
+       aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[system]->Query(sqlQuery));
        if (!aResult) {
-               Log(detector, Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
+       if(aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
+       {
                Log(detector,
-                       Form("GetDAQFileName: No result from SQL query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+                       Form("GetFileName - No entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (aResult->GetRowCount() >1) {
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() > 1) {
                Log(detector,
-                       Form("GetDAQFileName: More than one row resulting from SQL query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+                       Form("GetFileName - More than one entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
 
-       TSQLRow* aRow = aResult->Next();
+       if (aResult->GetFieldCount() != nFields) {
+               Log(detector,
+                       Form("GetFileName - Wrong field count in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
+               delete aResult;
+               return 0;
+       }
 
-       if(!aRow){
-               Log(detector, Form("GetDAQFileName: Empty set result from query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+       TSQLRow* aRow = dynamic_cast<TSQLRow*> (aResult->Next());
+
+       if (!aRow){
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Empty set result in %s FXS db from query: id = %s, source = %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
 
        TString filePath(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
+       TString fileSize(aRow->GetField(1), aRow->GetFieldLength(1));
+       TString fileChecksum(aRow->GetField(2), aRow->GetFieldLength(2));
 
        delete aResult;
+       delete aRow;
 
-       AliDebug(2, Form("filePath = %s",filePath.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("filePath = %s; size = %s, fileChecksum = %s",
+                               filePath.Data(), fileSize.Data(), fileChecksum.Data()));
 
        // retrieved file is renamed to make it unique
-       TString localFileName = Form("%s_%d_%s_%s.shuttle",
-                                       detector, fCurrentRun, id, source);
+       TString localFileName = Form("%s_%s_%d_%s_%s.shuttle",
+                                       GetSystemName(system), detector, GetCurrentRun(), id, sourceName.Data());
 
-       // file retrieval from DAQ FES
-       Bool_t result = RetrieveDAQFile(filePath.Data(), localFileName.Data());
-       if(!result) {
-               Log(detector, Form("copying file %s from DAQ FES failed!", filePath.Data()));
-               return 0;
-       } else {
-               AliInfo(Form("File %s copied from DAQ FES into %s/%s !",
-                       filePath.Data(), fgkShuttleTempDir, localFileName.Data()));
+
+       // file retrieval from FXS
+       UInt_t nRetries = 0;
+       UInt_t maxRetries = 3;
+       Bool_t result = kFALSE;
+
+       // copy!! if successful TSystem::Exec returns 0
+       while(nRetries++ < maxRetries) {
+               AliDebug(2, Form("Trying to copy file. Retry # %d", nRetries));
+               result = RetrieveFile(system, filePath.Data(), localFileName.Data());
+               if(!result)
+               {
+                       Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Copy of file %s from %s FXS failed",
+                                       filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system)));
+                       continue;
+               } else {
+                       AliInfo(Form("File %s copied from %s FXS into %s/%s",
+                                               filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system),
+                                               GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data()));
+               }
+
+               if (fileChecksum.Length()>0)
+               {
+                       // compare md5sum of local file with the one stored in the FXS DB
+                       Int_t md5Comp = gSystem->Exec(Form("md5sum %s/%s |grep %s 2>&1 > /dev/null",
+                                               GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data(), fileChecksum.Data()));
+
+                       if (md5Comp != 0)
+                       {
+                               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - md5sum of file %s does not match with local copy!",
+                                                       filePath.Data()));
+                               result = kFALSE;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("GetFile - md5sum of file %s not set in %s database, skipping comparison",
+                                                       filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system)));
+               }
+               if (result) break;
        }
 
+       if(!result) return 0;
+
+       fFXSCalled[system]=kTRUE;
+       TObjString *fileParams = new TObjString(Form("%s#!?!#%s", id, sourceName.Data()));
+       fFXSlist[system].Add(fileParams);
 
-       fFESCalled[kDAQ]=kTRUE;
-       TObjString *fileParams = new TObjString(Form("%s_!?!_%s", id, source));
-       fFESlist[kDAQ].Add(fileParams);
+       static TString fullLocalFileName;
+       fullLocalFileName = TString::Format("%s/%s", GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data());
 
-       return localFileName.Data();
+       AliInfo(Form("fullLocalFileName = %s", fullLocalFileName.Data()));
+
+       return fullLocalFileName.Data();
 
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveDAQFile(const char* daqFileName, const char* localFileName){
+Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveFile(UInt_t system, const char* fxsFileName, const char* localFileName)
+{
+// Copies file from FXS to local Shuttle machine
 
        // check temp directory: trying to cd to temp; if it does not exist, create it
-       AliDebug(2, Form("Copy file %s from DAQ FES into folder %s and rename it as %s",
-                       daqFileName,fgkShuttleTempDir, localFileName));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Copy file %s from %s FXS into %s/%s",
+                       GetSystemName(system), fxsFileName, GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName));
 
-       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(fgkShuttleTempDir);
+       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleTempDir());
        if (dir == NULL) {
-               if (gSystem->mkdir(fgkShuttleTempDir, kTRUE)) {
-                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>!", fgkShuttleTempDir));
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleTempDir(), kTRUE)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleTempDir()));
                        return kFALSE;
                }
 
@@ -859,59 +1390,85 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveDAQFile(const char* daqFileName, const char* localFil
                gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
        }
 
-       TString baseDAQFESFolder = "DAQ";
-       TString command = Form("scp %s@%s:%s/%s %s/%s",
-               fConfig->GetFESUser(kDAQ),
-               fConfig->GetFESHost(kDAQ),
-               baseDAQFESFolder.Data(),
-               daqFileName,
-               fgkShuttleTempDir,
-               localFileName);
+       TString baseFXSFolder;
+       if (system == kDAQ)
+       {
+               baseFXSFolder = "FES/";
+       }
+       else if (system == kDCS)
+       {
+               baseFXSFolder = "";
+       }
+       else if (system == kHLT)
+       {
+               baseFXSFolder = "~/";
+       }
 
-       AliDebug(2, Form("%s",command.Data()));
 
-       UInt_t nRetries = 0;
-       UInt_t maxRetries = 3;
+       TString command = Form("scp -oPort=%d -2 %s@%s:%s%s %s/%s",
+               fConfig->GetFXSPort(system),
+               fConfig->GetFXSUser(system),
+               fConfig->GetFXSHost(system),
+               baseFXSFolder.Data(),
+               fxsFileName,
+               GetShuttleTempDir(),
+               localFileName);
 
-       // copy!! if successful TSystem::Exec returns 0
-       while(nRetries++ < maxRetries) {
-               AliDebug(2, Form("Trying to copy file. Retry # %d", nRetries));
-               if(gSystem->Exec(command.Data()) == 0) return kTRUE;
-       }
+       AliDebug(2, Form("%s",command.Data()));
 
-       return kFALSE;
+       Bool_t result = (gSystem->Exec(command.Data()) == 0);
 
+       return result;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-TList* AliShuttle::GetDAQFileSources(const char* detector, const char* id){
-// Retrieves a file from the DCS FES.
+TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char* id)
+{
+// Get sources producing the condition file Id from file exchange servers
+
+       if (system == kDCS)
+       {
+               AliError("DCS system has only one source of data!");
+               return NULL;
+
+       }
 
        // check connection, in case connect
-       if(!Connect(kDAQ)){
-               Log(detector, "GetDAQFileName: Couldn't connect to DAQ Logbook !");
-               return 0;
+       if (!Connect(system))
+       {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               return NULL;
        }
 
-       // Query preparation
-       TString sqlQueryStart = "select DAQsource from logbook_fs where";
+       TString sourceName = 0;
+       if (system == kDAQ)
+       {
+               sourceName = "DAQsource";
+       } else if (system == kHLT)
+       {
+               sourceName = "DDLnumbers";
+       }
+
+       TString sqlQueryStart = Form("select %s from %s where", sourceName.Data(), fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system));
        TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\"",
-                               fCurrentRun, GetDetCode(detector), id);
+                               GetCurrentRun(), detector, id);
        TString sqlQuery = Form("%s %s", sqlQueryStart.Data(), whereClause.Data());
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
 
        // Query execution
        TSQLResult* aResult;
-       aResult = fServer[kDAQ]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       aResult = fServer[system]->Query(sqlQuery);
        if (!aResult) {
-               Log(detector, Form("GetDAQFileSources: Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for id: %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), id));
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
+       {
                Log(detector,
-                       Form("GetDAQFileSources: No result from SQL query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+                       Form("GetFileSources - No entry in %s FXS table for id: %s", GetSystemName(system), id));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -920,179 +1477,569 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetDAQFileSources(const char* detector, const char* id){
        TList *list = new TList();
        list->SetOwner(1);
 
-       while((aRow = aResult->Next())){
+       while ((aRow = aResult->Next()))
+       {
 
-               TString daqSource(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
-               AliDebug(2, Form("daqSource = %s", daqSource.Data()));
-               list->Add(new TObjString(daqSource));
+               TString source(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
+               AliDebug(2, Form("%s = %s", sourceName.Data(), source.Data()));
+               list->Add(new TObjString(source));
+               delete aRow;
        }
+
        delete aResult;
 
        return list;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::Connect(Int_t system)
+{
+// Connect to MySQL Server of the system's FXS MySQL databases
+// DAQ Logbook, Shuttle Logbook and DAQ FXS db are on the same host
+
+       // check connection: if already connected return
+       if(fServer[system] && fServer[system]->IsConnected()) return kTRUE;
+
+       TString dbHost, dbUser, dbPass, dbName;
 
+       if (system < 3) // FXS db servers
+       {
+               dbHost = Form("mysql://%s:%d", fConfig->GetFXSdbHost(system), fConfig->GetFXSdbPort(system));
+               dbUser = fConfig->GetFXSdbUser(system);
+               dbPass = fConfig->GetFXSdbPass(system);
+               dbName =   fConfig->GetFXSdbName(system);
+       } else { // Run & Shuttle logbook servers
+       // TODO Will the Shuttle logbook server be the same as the Run logbook server ???
+               dbHost = Form("mysql://%s:%d", fConfig->GetDAQlbHost(), fConfig->GetDAQlbPort());
+               dbUser = fConfig->GetDAQlbUser();
+               dbPass = fConfig->GetDAQlbPass();
+               dbName =   fConfig->GetDAQlbDB();
+       }
+
+       fServer[system] = TSQLServer::Connect(dbHost.Data(), dbUser.Data(), dbPass.Data());
+       if (!fServer[system] || !fServer[system]->IsConnected()) {
+               if(system < 3)
+               {
+               AliError(Form("Can't establish connection to FXS database for %s",
+                                       AliShuttleInterface::GetSystemName(system)));
+               } else {
+               AliError("Can't establish connection to Run logbook.");
+               }
+               if(fServer[system]) delete fServer[system];
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       // Get tables
+       TSQLResult* aResult=0;
+       switch(system){
+               case kDAQ:
+                       aResult = fServer[kDAQ]->GetTables(dbName.Data());
+                       break;
+               case kDCS:
+                       aResult = fServer[kDCS]->GetTables(dbName.Data());
+                       break;
+               case kHLT:
+                       aResult = fServer[kHLT]->GetTables(dbName.Data());
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       aResult = fServer[3]->GetTables(dbName.Data());
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       delete aResult;
+       return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::UpdateDAQTable(){
-// Update DAQ table filling time_processed field in all rows corresponding to current run and detector
+Bool_t AliShuttle::UpdateTable()
+{
+// Update FXS table filling time_processed field in all rows corresponding to current run and detector
+
+       Bool_t result = kTRUE;
+
+       for (UInt_t system=0; system<3; system++)
+       {
+               if(!fFXSCalled[system]) continue;
+
+               // check connection, in case connect
+               if (!Connect(system))
+               {
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("UpdateTable - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+                       result = kFALSE;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               TTimeStamp now; // now
+
+               // Loop on FXS list entries
+               TIter iter(&fFXSlist[system]);
+               TObjString *aFXSentry=0;
+               while ((aFXSentry = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (iter.Next())))
+               {
+                       TString aFXSentrystr = aFXSentry->String();
+                       TObjArray *aFXSarray = aFXSentrystr.Tokenize("#!?!#");
+                       if (!aFXSarray || aFXSarray->GetEntries() != 2 )
+                       {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("UpdateTable - error updating %s FXS entry. Check string: <%s>",
+                                       GetSystemName(system), aFXSentrystr.Data()));
+                               if(aFXSarray) delete aFXSarray;
+                               result = kFALSE;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       const char* fileId = ((TObjString*) aFXSarray->At(0))->GetName();
+                       const char* source = ((TObjString*) aFXSarray->At(1))->GetName();
+
+                       TString whereClause;
+                       if (system == kDAQ)
+                       {
+                               whereClause = Form("where run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\" and DAQsource=\"%s\";",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), fileId, source);
+                       }
+                       else if (system == kDCS)
+                       {
+                               whereClause = Form("where run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\";",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), fileId);
+                       }
+                       else if (system == kHLT)
+                       {
+                               whereClause = Form("where run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\" and DDLnumbers=\"%s\";",
+                                                       GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), fileId, source);
+                       }
+
+                       delete aFXSarray;
+
+                       TString sqlQuery = Form("update %s set time_processed=%d %s", fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system),
+                                                               now.GetSec(), whereClause.Data());
+
+                       AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
+
+                       // Query execution
+                       TSQLResult* aResult;
+                       aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[system]->Query(sqlQuery));
+                       if (!aResult)
+                       {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("UpdateTable - %s db: can't execute SQL query <%s>",
+                                                               GetSystemName(system), sqlQuery.Data()));
+                               result = kFALSE;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       delete aResult;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::UpdateShuttleLogbook(const char* detector, const char* status)
+{
+       //
+       // Update Shuttle logbook filling detector or shuttle_done column
+       // ex. of usage: UpdateShuttleLogbook("PHOS", "DONE") or UpdateShuttleLogbook("shuttle_done")
+       //
 
        // check connection, in case connect
-       if(!Connect(kDAQ)){
-               Log(fCurrentDetector, "UpdateDAQTable: Couldn't connect to DAQ Logbook !");
+       if(!Connect(3)){
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "UpdateShuttleLogbook - Couldn't connect to DAQ Logbook.");
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       TTimeStamp now; // now
+       TString detName(detector);
+       TString setClause;
+       if(detName == "shuttle_done")
+       {
+               setClause = "set shuttle_done=1";
+
+               // Send the information to ML
+               TMonaLisaText  mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", "Done");
+
+               TList mlList;
+               mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
 
-       // Loop on FES list entries
-       TIter iter(&fFESlist[kDAQ]);
-       TObjString *aFESentry=0;
-       while((aFESentry = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (iter.Next()))){
-               TString aFESentrystr = aFESentry->String();
-               TObjArray *aFESarray = aFESentrystr.Tokenize("_!?!_");
-               if(!aFESarray || aFESarray->GetEntries() != 2 ) {
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector,Form("UpdateDAQTable: error updating FES entry! string = %s",
-                               aFESentrystr.Data()));
-                       if(aFESarray) delete aFESarray;
+               fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
+       } else {
+               TString statusStr(status);
+               if(statusStr.Contains("done", TString::kIgnoreCase) ||
+                  statusStr.Contains("failed", TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       setClause = Form("set %s=\"%s\"", detector, status);
+               } else {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE",
+                               Form("UpdateShuttleLogbook - Invalid status <%s> for detector %s",
+                                       status, detector));
                        return kFALSE;
                }
-               const char* fileId = ((TObjString*) aFESarray->At(0))->GetName();
-               const char* daqSource = ((TObjString*) aFESarray->At(1))->GetName();
-               TString whereClause = Form("where run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\" and DAQsource=\"%s\";",
-                       fCurrentRun,GetDetCode(fCurrentDetector), fileId, daqSource);
+       }
 
-               delete aFESarray;
+       TString whereClause = Form("where run=%d", GetCurrentRun());
 
-               TString sqlQuery = Form("update logbook_fs set time_processed=%d %s", now.GetSec(), whereClause.Data());
+       TString sqlQuery = Form("update logbook_shuttle %s %s",
+                                       setClause.Data(), whereClause.Data());
 
-               AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
 
-               // Query execution
-               TSQLResult* aResult;
-               aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[kDAQ]->Query(sqlQuery));
-               if (!aResult) {
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("UpdateDAQTable: Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
-                       return kFALSE;
-               }
-               delete aResult;
+       // Query execution
+       TSQLResult* aResult;
+       aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery));
+       if (!aResult) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("UpdateShuttleLogbook - Can't execute query <%s>", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       delete aResult;
 
-               // check result - TODO Is it necessary?
-               sqlQuery = Form("select time_processed from logbook_fs %s", whereClause.Data());
-               AliDebug(2, Form(" CHECK - SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
+       return kTRUE;
+}
 
-               aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[kDAQ]->Query(sqlQuery));
-               if (!aResult) {
-                       AliWarning("Can't check result!");
-                       continue;
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliShuttle::GetCurrentRun() const
+{
+// Get current run from logbook entry
+
+       return fLogbookEntry ? fLogbookEntry->GetRun() : -1;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+UInt_t AliShuttle::GetCurrentStartTime() const
+{
+// get current start time
+
+       return fLogbookEntry ? fLogbookEntry->GetStartTime() : 0;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+UInt_t AliShuttle::GetCurrentEndTime() const
+{
+// get current end time from logbook entry
+
+       return fLogbookEntry ? fLogbookEntry->GetEndTime() : 0;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
+{
+// Fill log string with a message
+
+       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleLogDir());
+       if (dir == NULL) {
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleLogDir(), kTRUE)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleLogDir()));
+                       return;
                }
 
-       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                       Form("GetDAQFileName: No result from SQL query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
-               delete aResult;
-               //return 0;
+       } else {
+               gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
        }
 
-       if (aResult->GetRowCount() >1) {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                       Form("GetDAQFileName: More than one row resulting from SQL query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
-               delete aResult;
-               //return 0;
+       TString toLog = Form("%s (%d): %s - ", TTimeStamp(time(0)).AsString("s"), getpid(), detector);
+       if (GetCurrentRun() >= 0) 
+               toLog += Form("run %d - ", GetCurrentRun());
+       toLog += Form("%s", message);
+
+       AliInfo(toLog.Data());
+
+       TString fileName;
+       if (GetCurrentRun() >= 0) 
+               fileName.Form("%s/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), detector, GetCurrentRun());
+       else
+               fileName.Form("%s/%s.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), detector);
+       
+       gSystem->ExpandPathName(fileName);
+
+       ofstream logFile;
+       logFile.open(fileName, ofstream::out | ofstream::app);
+
+       if (!logFile.is_open()) {
+               AliError(Form("Could not open file %s", fileName.Data()));
+               return;
+       }
+
+       logFile << toLog.Data() << "\n";
+
+       logFile.close();
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::Collect(Int_t run)
+{
+//
+// Collects conditions data for all UNPROCESSED run written to DAQ LogBook in case of run = -1 (default)
+// If a dedicated run is given this run is processed
+//
+// In operational mode, this is the Shuttle function triggered by the EOR signal.
+//
+
+       if (run == -1)
+               Log("SHUTTLE","Collect - Shuttle called. Collecting conditions data for unprocessed runs");
+       else
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Collect - Shuttle called. Collecting conditions data for run %d", run));
+
+       SetLastAction("Starting");
+
+       TString whereClause("where shuttle_done=0");
+       if (run != -1)
+               whereClause += Form(" and run=%d", run);
+
+       TObjArray shuttleLogbookEntries;
+       if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause, shuttleLogbookEntries))
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Can't retrieve entries from Shuttle logbook");
+               return kFALSE;
        }
 
-               TSQLRow *row = dynamic_cast<TSQLRow*> (aResult->Next());
-               TString processedTimeString(row->GetField(0), row->GetFieldLength(0));
-               Int_t processedTime = processedTimeString.Atoi();
-               if(processedTime != now.GetSec()){
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("UpdateDAQTable: Update table error: processed_time=%d, now=%d !",
-                               processedTime, now.GetSec()));
-                       delete aResult;
+       if (shuttleLogbookEntries.GetEntries() == 0)
+       {
+               if (run == -1)
+                       Log("SHUTTLE","Collect - Found no UNPROCESSED runs in Shuttle logbook");
+               else
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Collect - Run %d is already DONE "
+                                               "or it does not exist in Shuttle logbook", run));
+               return kTRUE;
+       }
+
+       for (UInt_t iDet=0; iDet<NDetectors(); iDet++)
+               fFirstUnprocessed[iDet] = kTRUE;
+
+       if (run != -1)
+       {
+               // query Shuttle logbook for earlier runs, check if some detectors are unprocessed,
+               // flag them into fFirstUnprocessed array
+               TString whereClause(Form("where shuttle_done=0 and run < %d", run));
+               TObjArray tmpLogbookEntries;
+               if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause, tmpLogbookEntries))
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Can't retrieve entries from Shuttle logbook");
                        return kFALSE;
                }
 
-               delete aResult;
+               TIter iter(&tmpLogbookEntries);
+               AliShuttleLogbookEntry* anEntry = 0;
+               while ((anEntry = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleLogbookEntry*> (iter.Next())))
+               {
+                       for (UInt_t iDet=0; iDet<NDetectors(); iDet++)
+                       {
+                               if (anEntry->GetDetectorStatus(iDet) == AliShuttleLogbookEntry::kUnprocessed)
+                               {
+                                       AliDebug(2, Form("Run %d: setting %s as \"not first time unprocessed\"",
+                                                       anEntry->GetRun(), GetDetName(iDet)));
+                                       fFirstUnprocessed[iDet] = kFALSE;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+               }
+
+       }
 
+       if (!RetrieveConditionsData(shuttleLogbookEntries))
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Process of at least one run failed");
+               return kFALSE;
        }
 
+       Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Requested run(s) successfully processed");
        return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-const char* AliShuttle::GetDCSFileName(const char* /*detector*/, const char* /*id*/, const char* /*source*/){
-// Retrieves a file from the DCS FES.
+Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveConditionsData(const TObjArray& dateEntries)
+{
+// Retrieve conditions data for all runs that aren't processed yet
 
-return "You're in DCS";
+       Bool_t hasError = kFALSE;
+
+       TIter iter(&dateEntries);
+       AliShuttleLogbookEntry* anEntry;
+
+       while ((anEntry = (AliShuttleLogbookEntry*) iter.Next())){
+               if (!Process(anEntry)){
+                       hasError = kTRUE;
+               }
+
+               // clean SHUTTLE temp directory
+               TString command = Form("rm -f %s/*.shuttle", GetShuttleTempDir());
+               gSystem->Exec(command.Data());
+       }
 
+       return hasError == kFALSE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-TList* AliShuttle::GetDCSFileSources(const char* /*detector*/, const char* /*id*/){
-// Retrieves a file from the DCS FES.
+ULong_t AliShuttle::GetTimeOfLastAction() const
+{
+       ULong_t tmp;
 
-return NULL;
+       fMonitoringMutex->Lock();
 
+       tmp = fLastActionTime;
+
+       fMonitoringMutex->UnLock();
+
+       return tmp;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-const char* AliShuttle::GetHLTFileName(const char* /*detector*/, const char* /*id*/, const char* /*source*/){
-// Retrieves a file from the HLT FES.
+const TString AliShuttle::GetLastAction() const
+{
+       // returns a string description of the last action
 
-return "You're in HLT";
+       TString tmp;
 
+       fMonitoringMutex->Lock();
+       
+       tmp = fLastAction;
+       
+       fMonitoringMutex->UnLock();
+
+       return tmp;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-TList* AliShuttle::GetHLTFileSources(const char* /*detector*/, const char* /*id*/){
-// Retrieves a file from the HLT FES.
+void AliShuttle::SetLastAction(const char* action)
+{
+       // updates the monitoring variables
 
-return NULL;
+       fMonitoringMutex->Lock();
 
+       fLastAction = action;
+       fLastActionTime = time(0);
+       
+       fMonitoringMutex->UnLock();
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-const char* AliShuttle::GetDetCode(const char* detector){
-// Return detector code
+const char* AliShuttle::GetRunParameter(const char* param)
+{
+// returns run parameter read from DAQ logbook
 
-       for(int iDet=0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++){
-               if(!strcmp(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detector)) return fgkDetectorCode[iDet];
+       if(!fLogbookEntry) {
+               AliError("No logbook entry!");
+               return 0;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       return fLogbookEntry->GetRunParameter(param);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
+AliCDBEntry* AliShuttle::GetFromOCDB(const AliCDBPath& path)
 {
-// Fill log string with a message
+// returns obiect from OCDB valid for current run
 
-       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(fgkShuttleLogDir);
-       if (dir == NULL) {
-               if (gSystem->mkdir(fgkShuttleLogDir, kTRUE)) {
-                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>!", fgkShuttleTempDir));
-                       return;
+       AliCDBStorage *sto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB);
+       if (!sto)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "GetFromOCDB - Cannot activate main OCDB for query!");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       return dynamic_cast<AliCDBEntry*> (sto->Get(path, GetCurrentRun()));
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
+{
+// sends a mail to the subdetector expert in case of preprocessor error
+
+       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleLogDir());
+       if (dir == NULL)
+       {
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleLogDir(), kTRUE))
+               {
+                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleLogDir()));
+                       return kFALSE;
                }
 
        } else {
                gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
        }
 
-       TString toLog = Form("%s: %s, run %d - %s", TTimeStamp(time(0)).AsString(),
-       detector, GetCurrentRun(), message);
-       AliInfo(toLog.Data());
-
-       TString fileName;
-       fileName.Form("%s/%s.log", fgkShuttleLogDir, detector);
-       gSystem->ExpandPathName(fileName);
+       TString bodyFileName;
+       bodyFileName.Form("%s/mail.body", GetShuttleLogDir());
+       gSystem->ExpandPathName(bodyFileName);
 
-       ofstream logFile;
-       logFile.open(fileName, ofstream::out | ofstream::app);
+       ofstream mailBody;
+       mailBody.open(bodyFileName, ofstream::out);
 
-       if (!logFile.is_open()) {
-               AliError(Form("Could not open file %s", fileName.Data()));
-               return;
+       if (!mailBody.is_open())
+       {
+               AliError(Form("Could not open mail body file %s", bodyFileName.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       logFile << toLog.Data() << "\n";
+       TString to="";
+       TIter iterExperts(fConfig->GetResponsibles(fCurrentDetector));
+       TObjString *anExpert=0;
+       while ((anExpert = (TObjString*) iterExperts.Next()))
+       {
+               to += Form("%s,", anExpert->GetName());
+       }
+       to.Remove(to.Length()-1);
+       AliDebug(2, Form("to: %s",to.Data()));
 
-       logFile.close();
+       // TODO this will be removed...
+       if (to.Contains("not_yet_set")) {
+               AliInfo("List of detector responsibles not yet set!");
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       TString cc="alberto.colla@cern.ch";
+
+       TString subject = Form("%s Shuttle preprocessor error in run %d !",
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       AliDebug(2, Form("subject: %s", subject.Data()));
+
+       TString body = Form("Dear %s expert(s), \n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
+       body += Form("SHUTTLE just detected that your preprocessor "
+                       "exited with ERROR state in run %d!!\n\n", GetCurrentRun());
+       body += Form("Please check %s status on the web page asap!\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
+       body += Form("The last 10 lines of %s log file are following:\n\n");
+
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Body begin: %s", body.Data()));
+
+       mailBody << body.Data();
+       mailBody.close();
+       mailBody.open(bodyFileName, ofstream::out | ofstream::app);
+
+       TString logFileName = Form("%s/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       TString tailCommand = Form("tail -n 10 %s >> %s", logFileName.Data(), bodyFileName.Data());
+       if (gSystem->Exec(tailCommand.Data()))
+       {
+               mailBody << Form("%s log file not found ...\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
+       }
+
+       TString endBody = Form("------------------------------------------------------\n\n");
+       endBody += Form("In case of problems please contact the SHUTTLE core team.\n\n");
+       endBody += "Please do not answer this message directly, it is automatically generated.\n\n";
+       endBody += "Sincerely yours,\n\n \t\t\tthe SHUTTLE\n";
+
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Body end: %s", endBody.Data()));
+
+       mailBody << endBody.Data();
+
+       mailBody.close();
+
+       // send mail!
+       TString mailCommand = Form("mail -s \"%s\" -c %s %s < %s",
+                                               subject.Data(),
+                                               cc.Data(),
+                                               to.Data(),
+                                               bodyFileName.Data());
+       AliDebug(2, Form("mail command: %s", mailCommand.Data()));
+
+       Bool_t result = gSystem->Exec(mailCommand.Data());
+
+       return result == 0;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::SetShuttleTempDir(const char* tmpDir)
+{
+// sets Shuttle temp directory
+
+       fgkShuttleTempDir = gSystem->ExpandPathName(tmpDir);
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::SetShuttleLogDir(const char* logDir)
+{
+// sets Shuttle log directory
+
+       fgkShuttleLogDir = gSystem->ExpandPathName(logDir);
 }