]> git.uio.no Git - u/mrichter/AliRoot.git/blobdiff - STEER/AliCDBGrid.cxx
Fixes for bug #52499: Field polarities inconsistiency
[u/mrichter/AliRoot.git] / STEER / AliCDBGrid.cxx
index 2086fd4dc55c0722c8d170540abf045e21646d06..300265bafe2af889dfe16ae2f9a49bcba61145f6 100644 (file)
 //                                                                                             //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <TGrid.h>
 #include <TGridResult.h>
 #include <TFile.h>
 #include <TKey.h>
 #include <TROOT.h>
-#include <TSystem.h>
+#include <TList.h>
 #include <TObjArray.h>
 #include <TObjString.h>
 #include <TRegexp.h>
 #include "AliLog.h"
 #include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliCDBGrid.h"
+#include "AliCDBManager.h"
 
 
 ClassImp(AliCDBGrid)
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBGrid::AliCDBGrid(const char *gridUrl, const char *user, const char *dbFolder, const char *se) :
+AliCDBGrid::AliCDBGrid(const char *gridUrl, const char *user, const char *dbFolder,
+                       const char *se, const char* cacheFolder, Bool_t operateDisconnected,
+                      Long64_t cacheSize, Long_t cleanupInterval) :
 AliCDBStorage(),
 fGridUrl(gridUrl),
 fUser(user),
 fDBFolder(dbFolder),
-fSE(se)
+fSE(se),
+fCacheFolder(cacheFolder),
+fOperateDisconnected(operateDisconnected),
+fCacheSize(cacheSize),
+fCleanupInterval(cleanupInterval)
 {
 // constructor //
 
        // if the same Grid is alreay active, skip connection
-       if (!gGrid || fGridUrl != gGrid->GridUrl()  
-            || fUser != gGrid->GetUser()) {
+       if (!gGrid || fGridUrl != gGrid->GridUrl()
+            || (( fUser != "" ) && ( fUser != gGrid->GetUser() )) ) {
                // connection to the Grid
+               AliInfo("Connection to the Grid...");
+               if(gGrid){
+                       AliInfo(Form("gGrid = %x; fGridUrl = %s; gGrid->GridUrl() = %s",gGrid,fGridUrl.Data(), gGrid->GridUrl()));
+                       AliInfo(Form("fUser = %s; gGrid->GetUser() = %s",fUser.Data(), gGrid->GetUser()));
+               }
+               AliDebug(2,Form("1. Grid Url = %s",fGridUrl.Data()));
+               if (fGridUrl == "raw://") fGridUrl = "alien://";
+               AliDebug(2,Form("2. Grid Url = %s (should be different from previous in cas eof raw)", fGridUrl.Data()));
                TGrid::Connect(fGridUrl.Data(),fUser.Data());
        }
 
@@ -68,8 +83,11 @@ fSE(se)
        // check DBFolder: trying to cd to DBFolder; if it does not exist, create it
        if(!gGrid->Cd(fDBFolder.Data(),0)){
                AliDebug(2,Form("Creating new folder <%s> ...",fDBFolder.Data()));
-               if(!gGrid->Mkdir(fDBFolder.Data(),"",0)){
-                       AliError(Form("Cannot create folder <%s> !",fDBFolder.Data())); 
+               TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(Form("mkdir -p %s",fDBFolder.Data()));
+               TString result = res->GetKey(0,"__result__");
+               if(result == "0"){
+                       AliFatal(Form("Cannot create folder <%s> !",fDBFolder.Data()));
+                       return;
                }
        } else {
                AliDebug(2,Form("Folder <%s> found",fDBFolder.Data()));
@@ -79,6 +97,39 @@ fSE(se)
        while(fDBFolder.EndsWith("/")) fDBFolder.Remove(fDBFolder.Last('/')); 
        fDBFolder+="/";
 
+       fType="alien";
+       fBaseFolder = fDBFolder;
+
+       // Setting the cache
+
+       // Check if local cache folder is already defined
+       TString origCache(TFile::GetCacheFileDir());
+       if(fCacheFolder.Length() > 0) {
+               if(origCache.Length() == 0) {
+                       AliInfo(Form("Setting local cache to: %s", fCacheFolder.Data()));
+               } else if(fCacheFolder != origCache) {
+                       AliWarning(Form("Local cache folder was already defined, changing it to: %s",
+                                       fCacheFolder.Data()));
+               }
+
+               // default settings are: operateDisconnected=kTRUE, forceCacheread = kFALSE
+               if(!TFile::SetCacheFileDir(fCacheFolder.Data(), fOperateDisconnected)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Could not set cache folder %s !", fCacheFolder.Data()));
+                       fCacheFolder = "";
+               } else {
+                       // reset fCacheFolder because the function may have
+                       // slightly changed the folder name (e.g. '/' added)
+                       fCacheFolder = TFile::GetCacheFileDir();
+               }
+
+               // default settings are: cacheSize=1GB, cleanupInterval = 0
+               if(!TFile::ShrinkCacheFileDir(fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval)) {
+                       AliError(Form("Could not set following values "
+                               "to ShrinkCacheFileDir: cacheSize = %d, cleanupInterval = %d !",
+                               fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval));
+               }
+       }
+
        // return to the initial directory
        gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data(),0);
 }
@@ -87,35 +138,56 @@ fSE(se)
 AliCDBGrid::~AliCDBGrid()
 {
 // destructor
+       delete gGrid; gGrid=0;
 
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliCDBGrid::FilenameToId(const char* filename, AliCDBRunRange& runRange, 
-                               Int_t& gridVersion) {
-// build AliCDBId from filename numbers
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::FilenameToId(TString& filename, AliCDBId& id) {
+// build AliCDBId from full path filename (fDBFolder/path/Run#x_#y_v#z_s0.root)
+
+       if(filename.Contains(fDBFolder)){
+               filename = filename(fDBFolder.Length(),filename.Length()-fDBFolder.Length());
+       }
+
+       TString idPath = filename(0,filename.Last('/'));
+       id.SetPath(idPath);
+       if(!id.IsValid()) return kFALSE;
+
+       filename=filename(idPath.Length()+1,filename.Length()-idPath.Length());
 
         Ssiz_t mSize;
-       
-       // valid filename: Run#firstRun_#lastRun_v#version.root
-        TRegexp keyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+.root$");
+       // valid filename: Run#firstRun_#lastRun_v#version_s0.root
+        TRegexp keyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+_s0.root$");
         keyPattern.Index(filename, &mSize);
         if (!mSize) {
-               AliDebug(2,Form("Bad filename <%s>.", filename));
-                return kFALSE;
-        }
 
-       TString idString(filename);
-       idString.Resize(idString.Length() - sizeof(".root") + 1);
+               // TODO backward compatibility ... maybe remove later!
+               Ssiz_t oldmSize;
+               TRegexp oldKeyPattern("^Run[0-9]+_[0-9]+_v[0-9]+.root$");
+               oldKeyPattern.Index(filename, &oldmSize);
+               if(!oldmSize) {
+                       AliDebug(2,Form("Bad filename <%s>.", filename.Data()));
+                       return kFALSE;
+               } else {
+                       AliDebug(2,Form("Old filename format <%s>.", filename.Data()));
+                       id.SetSubVersion(-11); // TODO trick to ensure backward compatibility
+               }
+
+        } else {
+               id.SetSubVersion(-1); // TODO trick to ensure backward compatibility
+       }
+
+       filename.Resize(filename.Length() - sizeof(".root") + 1);
 
-        TObjArray* strArray = (TObjArray*) idString.Tokenize("_");
+        TObjArray* strArray = (TObjArray*) filename.Tokenize("_");
 
        TString firstRunString(((TObjString*) strArray->At(0))->GetString());
-       runRange.SetFirstRun(atoi(firstRunString.Data() + 3));
-       runRange.SetLastRun(atoi(((TObjString*) strArray->At(1))->GetString()));
-       
+       id.SetFirstRun(atoi(firstRunString.Data() + 3));
+       id.SetLastRun(atoi(((TObjString*) strArray->At(1))->GetString()));
+
        TString verString(((TObjString*) strArray->At(2))->GetString());
-       gridVersion = atoi(verString.Data() + 1);
+       id.SetVersion(atoi(verString.Data() + 1));
 
         delete strArray;
 
@@ -123,29 +195,30 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::FilenameToId(const char* filename, AliCDBRunRange& runRange,
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliCDBGrid::IdToFilename(const AliCDBRunRange& runRange, Int_t gridVersion, 
-                                TString& filename) {
-// build file name from AliCDBId data (run range, version)
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::IdToFilename(const AliCDBId& id, TString& filename) const {
+// build file name from AliCDBId (path, run range, version) and fDBFolder
 
-       if (!runRange.IsValid()) {
-               AliDebug(2,Form("Invalid run range <%d, %d>.", 
-                       runRange.GetFirstRun(), runRange.GetLastRun()));
+       if (!id.GetAliCDBRunRange().IsValid()) {
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Invalid run range <%d, %d>.",
+                       id.GetFirstRun(), id.GetLastRun()));
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       if (gridVersion < 0) {
-               AliDebug(2,Form("Invalid version <%d>.", gridVersion));
+       if (id.GetVersion() < 0) {
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Invalid version <%d>.", id.GetVersion()));
                 return kFALSE;
        }
-        filename += "Run";
-       filename += runRange.GetFirstRun();
-        filename += "_";
-        filename += runRange.GetLastRun();
-       filename += "_v";
-       filename += gridVersion;
+
+       filename = Form("Run%d_%d_v%d",
+                               id.GetFirstRun(),
+                               id.GetLastRun(),
+                               id.GetVersion());
+
+       if (id.GetSubVersion() != -11) filename += "_s0"; // TODO to ensure backward compatibility
        filename += ".root";
 
+       filename.Prepend(fDBFolder + id.GetPath() + '/');
+
         return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -154,17 +227,16 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
 // prepare id (version) of the object that will be stored (called by PutEntry)
 
        TString initDir(gGrid->Pwd(0));
-       TString pathName= id.GetPath();
 
        TString dirName(fDBFolder);
 
        Bool_t dirExist=kFALSE;
+
+
+
        // go to the path; if directory does not exist, create it
-       TObjArray *arrName=pathName.Tokenize("/");
-       for(int i=0;i<arrName->GetEntries();i++){
-               TString buffer((arrName->At(i))->GetName());
-               dirName+=buffer; dirName+="/";
+       for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
+               dirName+=Form("%s/",id.GetPathLevel(i).Data());
                dirExist=gGrid->Cd(dirName,0);
                if (!dirExist) {
                        AliDebug(2,Form("Creating new folder <%s> ...",dirName.Data()));
@@ -173,302 +245,566 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PrepareId(AliCDBId& id) {
                                gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data());
                        return kFALSE;
                        }
+
+                       // if folders are new add tags to them
+                       if(i == 1) {
+                               // TODO Currently disabled
+                               // add short lived tag!
+                               // AliInfo("Tagging level 1 folder with \"ShortLived\" tag");
+                               // if(!AddTag(dirName,"ShortLived_try")){
+                               //      AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      }
+                               //      return 0;
+                               //}
+
+                       } else if(i == 2) {
+                               AliDebug(2,"Tagging level 2 folder with \"CDB\" and \"CDB_MD\" tag");
+                               if(!AddTag(dirName,"CDB")){
+                                       AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                                       if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                                               AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                                       }
+                                       return 0;
+                               }
+                               if(!AddTag(dirName,"CDB_MD")){
+                                       AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                                       if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                                               AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                                       }
+                                       return 0;
+                               }
+
+                               // TODO Currently disabled
+                               // add short lived tag!
+                               // TString path=id.GetPath();
+                               // if(AliCDBManager::Instance()->IsShortLived(path.Data())) {
+                               //      AliInfo(Form("Tagging %s as short lived", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!TagShortLived(dirName, kTRUE)){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //                      AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              }
+                               //              return 0;
+                               //      }
+                               // } else {
+                               //      AliInfo(Form("Tagging %s as long lived", dirName.Data()));
+                               //      if(!TagShortLived(dirName, kFALSE)){
+                               //              AliError(Form("Could not tag folder %s !", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              if(!gGrid->Rmdir(dirName.Data())){
+                               //                      AliError(Form("Unexpected: could not remove %s directory!", dirName.Data()));
+                               //              }
+                               //              return 0;
+                               //      }
+                               // }
+                       }
                }
        }
-       delete arrName;
        gGrid->Cd(initDir,0);
 
-       const char* filename;
-       AliCDBRunRange aRunRange; // the runRange got from filename 
+       TString filename;
+       AliCDBId anId; // the id got from filename
        AliCDBRunRange lastRunRange(-1,-1); // highest runRange found
-       Int_t aVersion; // the version got from filename 
        Int_t lastVersion=0; // highest version found
 
        TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(dirName);
 
        //loop on the files in the directory, look for highest version
        for(int i=0; i < res->GetEntries(); i++){
-               filename=res->GetFileName(i);
-               if (!FilenameToId(filename, aRunRange, aVersion)) continue;
-               if (aRunRange.Overlaps(id.GetAliCDBRunRange()) && aVersion > lastVersion) {
-                       lastVersion = aVersion;
-                       lastRunRange = aRunRange;
+               filename=res->GetFileNamePath(i);
+               if (!FilenameToId(filename, anId)) continue;
+               if (anId.GetAliCDBRunRange().Overlaps(id.GetAliCDBRunRange()) && anId.GetVersion() > lastVersion) {
+                       lastVersion = anId.GetVersion();
+                       lastRunRange = anId.GetAliCDBRunRange();
                }
 
        }
-       delete res; 
+       delete res;
+
+       // GRP entries with explicitly set version escape default incremental versioning
+       if(id.GetPath().Contains("GRP") && id.HasVersion() && lastVersion!=0)
+       {
+               AliDebug(5,Form("Entry %s won't be put in the destination OCDB", id.ToString().Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
        id.SetVersion(lastVersion + 1);
+       id.SetSubVersion(0);
 
        TString lastStorage = id.GetLastStorage();
        if(lastStorage.Contains(TString("new"), TString::kIgnoreCase) && id.GetVersion() > 1 ){
-               AliWarning(Form("A NEW object is being stored with version %d",
+               AliDebug(2, Form("A NEW object is being stored with version %d",
                                        id.GetVersion()));
-               AliWarning(Form("and it will hide previously stored object with version %d!",
+               AliDebug(2, Form("and it will hide previously stored object with version %d!",
                                        id.GetVersion()-1));
        }
 
-       if(!lastRunRange.IsAnyRange() && !(lastRunRange.IsEqual(&id.GetAliCDBRunRange()))) 
+       if(!lastRunRange.IsAnyRange() && !(lastRunRange.IsEqual(&id.GetAliCDBRunRange())))
                AliWarning(Form("Run range modified w.r.t. previous version (Run%d_%d_v%d)",
                        lastRunRange.GetFirstRun(), lastRunRange.GetLastRun(), id.GetVersion()));
-    
+
        return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliCDBGrid::GetId(const AliCDBId& query, AliCDBId& result) {
-// look for filename matching query (called by GetEntry)
+AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetId(const TObjArray& validFileIds, const AliCDBId& query) {
+// look for the Id that matches query's requests (highest or exact version)
 
-       TString initDir(gGrid->Pwd(0));
+       if(validFileIds.GetEntriesFast() < 1) {
+               return NULL;
+       } else if (validFileIds.GetEntriesFast() == 1) {
+               return dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (validFileIds.At(0)->Clone());
+       }
 
-       TString dirName(fDBFolder);
-       dirName += query.GetPath(); // dirName = fDBFolder/idPath
+       TIter iter(&validFileIds);
 
-       if (!gGrid->Cd(dirName,0)) {
-               AliError(Form("Directory <%s> not found", (query.GetPath()).Data()));
-               AliError(Form("in DB folder %s", fDBFolder.Data()));
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(dirName);
+       AliCDBId *anIdPtr=0;
+       AliCDBId* result=0;
 
-       const char* filename;
-       AliCDBRunRange aRunRange; // the runRange got from filename
-       Int_t aVersion; // the version got from filename
-       for(int i=0; i < res->GetEntries(); i++){
-               filename=res->GetFileName(i);
-               if (!FilenameToId(filename, aRunRange, aVersion)) continue;
-                // aRunRange and aVersion filled from filename
-               
-               if (!aRunRange.Comprises(query.GetAliCDBRunRange())) continue; 
-               // aRunRange contains requested run!
+       while((anIdPtr = dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (iter.Next()))){
+               if(anIdPtr->GetPath() != query.GetPath()) continue;
+
+               //if(!CheckVersion(query, anIdPtr, result)) return NULL;
 
                if (!query.HasVersion()){ // look for highest version
-                       if(result.GetVersion() > aVersion) continue;
-                       if(result.GetVersion() == aVersion) {
-                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!", 
-                                       query.GetFirstRun(), aVersion));
-                       return kFALSE; 
+                       if(result && result->GetVersion() > anIdPtr->GetVersion()) continue;
+                       if(result && result->GetVersion() == anIdPtr->GetVersion()) {
+                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
+                                       query.GetFirstRun(), anIdPtr->GetVersion()));
+                               return NULL;
                        }
-                       result.SetVersion(aVersion);
-                       result.SetFirstRun(aRunRange.GetFirstRun());
-                       result.SetLastRun(aRunRange.GetLastRun());
-
+                       result = anIdPtr;
                } else { // look for specified version
-                       if(query.GetVersion() != aVersion) continue;
-                       if(result.GetVersion() == aVersion){
-                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!", 
-                                       query.GetFirstRun(), aVersion));
-                                       return kFALSE; 
+                       if(query.GetVersion() != anIdPtr->GetVersion()) continue;
+                       if(result && result->GetVersion() == anIdPtr->GetVersion()){
+                               AliError(Form("More than one object valid for run %d, version %d!",
+                                       query.GetFirstRun(), anIdPtr->GetVersion()));
+                               return NULL;
                        }
-                       result.SetVersion(aVersion);
-                       result.SetFirstRun(aRunRange.GetFirstRun());
-                       result.SetLastRun(aRunRange.GetLastRun());
+                       result = anIdPtr;
                }
-       } // end loop on filenames
-       delete res;
+
+       }
        
-       gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data(),0);
-       return kTRUE;
+       if (!result) return NULL;
+
+       return dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (result->Clone());
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
-// get AliCDBEntry from the database
+AliCDBId* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryId(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
+// get AliCDBId from the database
+// User must delete returned object
 
-       AliCDBId dataId(queryId.GetAliCDBPath(), -1, -1, -1, -1);
-        Bool_t result;
-       
-       // look for a filename matching query requests (path, runRange, version, subVersion)
-       if (!queryId.HasVersion()) {
+       AliCDBId* dataId=0;
+
+       AliCDBId selectedId(queryId);
+       if (!selectedId.HasVersion()) {
                // if version is not specified, first check the selection criteria list
-               AliCDBId selectedId(queryId);
                GetSelection(&selectedId);
-               result = GetId(selectedId,dataId);
+       }
+
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
+       validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
+
+       // look for file matching query requests (path, runRange, version)
+       if(selectedId.GetFirstRun() == fRun &&
+                       fPathFilter.Comprises(selectedId.GetAliCDBPath()) && fVersion < 0 && !fMetaDataFilter){
+               // look into list of valid files previously loaded with AliCDBStorage::FillValidFileIds()
+               AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was loaded. Looking there!",
+                                       selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetPath().Data()));
+               dataId = GetId(fValidFileIds, selectedId);
+
        } else {
-               result = GetId(queryId,dataId);
+               // List of files valid for reqested run was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB
+               AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB!",
+                                       selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetPath().Data()));
+
+               TString filter;
+               MakeQueryFilter(selectedId.GetFirstRun(), selectedId.GetLastRun(), 0, filter);
+
+               TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*", selectedId.GetPath().Data());
+               if(selectedId.GetVersion() >= 0) pattern += Form("_v%d*",selectedId.GetVersion());
+               pattern += ".root";
+               AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
+               if (res) {
+                       AliCDBId validFileId;
+                       for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
+                               TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
+                               if(filename == "") continue;
+                               if(FilenameToId(filename, validFileId))
+                                               validFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
+                       }
+                       delete res;
+               }       
+               dataId = GetId(validFileIds, selectedId);
        }
 
-       if (!result || !dataId.IsSpecified()) return NULL;
+       return dataId;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntry(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
+// get AliCDBEntry from the database
+
+       AliCDBId* dataId = GetEntryId(queryId);
+
+       if (!dataId) return NULL;
 
        TString filename;
-       if (!IdToFilename(dataId.GetAliCDBRunRange(), dataId.GetVersion(),filename)) {
-               AliError("Bad data ID encountered! Subnormal error!");
+       if (!IdToFilename(*dataId, filename)) {
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Bad data ID encountered! Subnormal error!"));
+               delete dataId;
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       filename.Prepend("/alien" + fDBFolder + queryId.GetPath() + '/');
-       filename += "?se="; filename += fSE.Data(); 
+       AliCDBEntry* anEntry = GetEntryFromFile(filename, dataId);
+
+       delete dataId;
+       return anEntry;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliCDBEntry* AliCDBGrid::GetEntryFromFile(TString& filename, AliCDBId* dataId){
+// Get AliCBEntry object from file "filename"
+
+       AliDebug(2,Form("Opening file: %s",filename.Data()));
+
+       filename.Prepend("/alien");
+
+       // if option="CACHEREAD" TFile will use the local caching facility!
+       TString option="READ";
+       if(fCacheFolder != ""){
 
-       AliInfo(Form("Opening file: %s",filename.Data()));
-       TFile *file = TFile::Open(filename);
+               // Check if local cache folder was changed in the meanwhile
+               TString origCache(TFile::GetCacheFileDir());
+               if(fCacheFolder != origCache) {
+                       AliWarning(Form("Local cache folder has been overwritten!! fCacheFolder = %s origCache = %s",
+                                       fCacheFolder.Data(), origCache.Data()));
+                       TFile::SetCacheFileDir(fCacheFolder.Data(), fOperateDisconnected);
+                       TFile::ShrinkCacheFileDir(fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
+               }
+
+               option.Prepend("CACHE");
+        }
+
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Option: %s", option.Data()));
+
+       TFile *file = TFile::Open(filename, option);
        if (!file) {
-               AliError(Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
                return NULL;
        }
 
        // get the only AliCDBEntry object from the file
        // the object in the file is an AliCDBEntry entry named "AliCDBEntry"
 
-       TObject* anObject = file->Get("AliCDBEntry");
-
-       if (!anObject) {
-               AliError("Bad storage data: NULL entry object!");
-               return NULL;
-       }
+       AliCDBEntry* anEntry = dynamic_cast<AliCDBEntry*> (file->Get("AliCDBEntry"));
 
-       if (AliCDBEntry::Class() != anObject->IsA()) {
-               AliError("Bad storage data: Invalid entry object!");
+       if (!anEntry) {
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Bad storage data: file does not contain an AliCDBEntry object!"));
+               file->Close();
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       AliCDBId entryId = ((AliCDBEntry* ) anObject)->GetId();
        // The object's Id is not reset during storage
        // If object's Id runRange or version do not match with filename,
        // it means that someone renamed file by hand. In this case a warning msg is issued.
-       ((AliCDBEntry*) anObject)->SetLastStorage("grid");
-       if(!((entryId.GetAliCDBRunRange()).IsEqual(&dataId.GetAliCDBRunRange())) || 
-               entryId.GetVersion() != dataId.GetVersion()){
-               AliWarning(Form("Either RunRange or gridVersion in the object's metadata do noth match with fileName numbers:"));
-               AliWarning(Form("someone renamed file by hand!"));
+
+       if(anEntry){
+               AliCDBId entryId = anEntry->GetId();
+               Int_t tmpSubVersion = dataId->GetSubVersion();
+               dataId->SetSubVersion(entryId.GetSubVersion()); // otherwise filename and id may mismatch
+               if(!entryId.IsEqual(dataId)){
+                       AliWarning(Form("Mismatch between file name and object's Id!"));
+                       AliWarning(Form("File name: %s", dataId->ToString().Data()));
+                       AliWarning(Form("Object's Id: %s", entryId.ToString().Data()));
+               }
+               dataId->SetSubVersion(tmpSubVersion);
        }
 
+       anEntry->SetLastStorage("grid");
+
+       // Check whether entry contains a TTree. In case load the tree in memory!
+       LoadTreeFromFile(anEntry);
+
        // close file, return retieved entry
        file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
-       return (AliCDBEntry*) anObject;
+
+       return anEntry;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliCDBGrid::GetEntriesForLevel0(const char* level0,
-       const AliCDBId& queryId, TList* result) {
+TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
 // multiple request (AliCDBStorage::GetAll)
 
-       TString level0Dir=fDBFolder;
-       level0Dir += level0;
+       TList* result = new TList();
+       result->SetOwner();
+
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
+       validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
 
-       if (!gGrid->Cd(level0Dir,0)) {
-               AliError(Form("Level0 directory <%s> not found", level0Dir.Data()));
-               return;
-       }
+       Bool_t alreadyLoaded = kFALSE;
 
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(level0Dir);
-       TString level1;
-       for(int i=0; i < res->GetEntries(); i++){
-               level1=res->GetFileName(i);
-       if (queryId.GetAliCDBPath().Level1Comprises(level1))
-               GetEntriesForLevel1(level0, level1, queryId, result);
-       }
-       delete res;
-}
+       // look for file matching query requests (path, runRange)
+       if(queryId.GetFirstRun() == fRun &&
+                       fPathFilter.Comprises(queryId.GetAliCDBPath()) && fVersion < 0 && !fMetaDataFilter){
+               // look into list of valid files previously loaded with AliCDBStorage::FillValidFileIds()
+               AliDebug(2,Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was loaded. Looking there!",
+                                       queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetPath().Data()));
 
-//_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliCDBGrid::GetEntriesForLevel1(const char* level0, const char* level1,
-       const AliCDBId& queryId, TList* result) {
-// multiple request (AliCDBStorage::GetAll)
+               alreadyLoaded = kTRUE;
 
-       TString level1Dir=fDBFolder;
-       level1Dir += level0;
-       level1Dir += '/';
-       level1Dir += level1;
+       } else {
+               // List of files valid for reqested run was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB
+               AliDebug(2,Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB!",
+                                       queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetPath().Data()));
 
-       if (!gGrid->Cd(level1Dir,0)) {
-               AliError(Form("Level1 directory <%s> not found", level1Dir.Data()));
-               return;
-       }
+               TString filter;
+               MakeQueryFilter(queryId.GetFirstRun(), queryId.GetLastRun(), 0, filter);
 
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(level1Dir);
-       TString level2;
-       for(int i=0; i < res->GetEntries(); i++){
-               level2=res->GetFileName(i);
-               if (queryId.GetAliCDBPath().Level2Comprises(level2)){
-                       AliCDBPath entryPath(level0, level1, level2);
-                       AliCDBId entryId(entryPath, 
-                               queryId.GetAliCDBRunRange(),
-                               queryId.GetVersion(), 
-                               queryId.GetSubVersion());
+               TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*.root", queryId.GetPath().Data());
+               AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
 
-                       AliCDBEntry* anEntry = GetEntry(entryId);
-                       if (anEntry) result->Add(anEntry);
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
 
+               AliCDBId validFileId;
+               for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
+                       TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
+                       if(filename == "") continue;
+                       if(FilenameToId(filename, validFileId))
+                                       validFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
                }
+               delete res;
        }
-       delete res;
-}
 
-//_____________________________________________________________________________
-TList* AliCDBGrid::GetEntries(const AliCDBId& queryId) {
-// multiple request (AliCDBStorage::GetAll)
+       TIter *iter=0;
+       if(alreadyLoaded){
+               iter = new TIter(&fValidFileIds);
+       } else {
+               iter = new TIter(&validFileIds);
+       }
 
-       TList* result = new TList();
-       result->SetOwner();
+       TObjArray selectedIds;
+       selectedIds.SetOwner(1);
+
+       // loop on list of valid Ids to select the right version to get.
+       // According to query and to the selection criteria list, version can be the highest or exact
+       AliCDBPath pathCopy;
+       AliCDBId* anIdPtr=0;
+       AliCDBId* dataId=0;
+       AliCDBPath queryPath = queryId.GetAliCDBPath();
+       while((anIdPtr = dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (iter->Next()))){
+               AliCDBPath thisCDBPath = anIdPtr->GetAliCDBPath();
+               if(!(queryPath.Comprises(thisCDBPath)) || pathCopy.GetPath() == thisCDBPath.GetPath()) continue;
+               pathCopy = thisCDBPath;
+
+               // check the selection criteria list for this query
+               AliCDBId thisId(*anIdPtr);
+               thisId.SetVersion(queryId.GetVersion());
+               if(!thisId.HasVersion()) GetSelection(&thisId);
+
+               if(alreadyLoaded){
+                       dataId = GetId(fValidFileIds, thisId);
+               } else {
+                       dataId = GetId(validFileIds, thisId);
+               }
+               if(dataId) selectedIds.Add(dataId);
+       }
 
-       TString initDir(gGrid->Pwd(0));
+       delete iter; iter=0;
 
-       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(fDBFolder);
-       TString level0;
+       // selectedIds contains the Ids of the files matching all requests of query!
+       // All the objects are now ready to be retrieved
+       iter = new TIter(&selectedIds);
+       while((anIdPtr = dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (iter->Next()))){
+               TString filename;
+               if (!IdToFilename(*anIdPtr, filename)) {
+                       AliDebug(2,Form("Bad data ID encountered! Subnormal error!"));
+                       continue;
+               }
 
-       for(int i=0; i < res->GetEntries(); i++){
-               level0=res->GetFileName(i);
-               if (queryId.GetAliCDBPath().Level0Comprises(level0)) 
-                       GetEntriesForLevel0(level0, queryId, result);                               
-       }        
-       delete res;
-       gGrid->Cd(initDir.Data(),0);
-       return result;  
+               AliCDBEntry* anEntry = GetEntryFromFile(filename, anIdPtr);
+
+               if(anEntry) result->Add(anEntry);
+
+       }
+       delete iter; iter=0;
+
+       return result;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliCDBGrid::PutEntry(AliCDBEntry* entry) {
 // put an AliCDBEntry object into the database
-       
+
        AliCDBId& id = entry->GetId();
 
        // set version for the entry to be stored
-       if (!PrepareId(id)) return kFALSE;       
+       if (!PrepareId(id)) return kFALSE;
 
        // build filename from entry's id
        TString filename;
-       if (!IdToFilename(id.GetAliCDBRunRange(), id.GetVersion(), filename)) {
+       if (!IdToFilename(id, filename)) {
                AliError("Bad ID encountered! Subnormal error!");
                return kFALSE;
-       } 
+       }
+
+       TString folderToTag = Form("%s%s",
+                                       fDBFolder.Data(),
+                                       id.GetPath().Data());
 
-       filename.Prepend("/alien" + fDBFolder + id.GetPath() + '/');
-       TString filenameCopy(filename);
-       filename += "?se="; filename += fSE.Data(); 
        TDirectory* saveDir = gDirectory;
 
+       TString fullFilename = Form("/alien%s", filename.Data());
+       // specify SE to filename
+       if (fSE != "default") fullFilename += Form("?se=%s",fSE.Data());
+
        // open file
-       TFile *file = TFile::Open(filename,"CREATE");
-       if(!file || !file->IsWritable()){
-               AliError(Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));    
-               if(file && !file->IsWritable()) file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
-  
-       file->cd(); 
+       TFile *file = TFile::Open(fullFilename,"CREATE");
+       if(!file || !file->IsWritable()){
+               AliError(Form("Can't open file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
+               if(file && !file->IsWritable()) file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       file->cd();
+
+       //SetTreeToFile(entry, file);
 
        entry->SetVersion(id.GetVersion());
 
        // write object (key name: "AliCDBEntry")
-       Bool_t result = (entry->Write("AliCDBEntry") != 0); 
-       if (!result) AliError(Form("Can't write entry to file <%s>!",filename.Data()));
+       Bool_t result = (file->WriteTObject(entry, "AliCDBEntry") != 0);
+       if (!result) AliError(Form("Can't write entry to file <%s>!", filename.Data()));
 
 
        if (saveDir) saveDir->cd(); else gROOT->cd();
        file->Close(); delete file; file=0;
+
        if(result) {
-               AliInfo(Form("CDB object stored into file %s",filenameCopy.Data()));
-               AliInfo(Form("using S.E. %s", fSE.Data()));
+       
+               if(!TagFileId(filename, &id)){
+                       AliInfo(Form("CDB tagging failed. Deleting file %s!",filename.Data()));
+                       if(!gGrid->Rm(filename.Data()))
+                               AliError("Can't delete file!");
+                       return kFALSE;
+               }
+
+               TagFileMetaData(filename, entry->GetMetaData());
+       }
+
+       AliInfo(Form("CDB object stored into file %s", filename.Data()));
+       AliInfo(Form("Storage Element: %s", fSE.Data()));
+       return result;
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::AddTag(TString& folderToTag, const char* tagname){
+// add "tagname" tag (CDB or CDB_MD) to folder where object will be stored
+
+       Bool_t result = kTRUE;
+       AliDebug(2, Form("adding %s tag to folder %s", tagname, folderToTag.Data()));
+       TString addTag = Form("addTag %s %s", folderToTag.Data(), tagname);
+       TGridResult *gridres = gGrid->Command(addTag.Data());
+       const char* resCode = gridres->GetKey(0,"__result__"); // '1' if success
+       if(resCode[0] != '1') {
+               AliError(Form("Couldn't add %s tags to folder %s !",
+                                               tagname, folderToTag.Data()));
+               result = kFALSE;
+       }
+       delete gridres;
+       return result;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileId(TString& filename, const AliCDBId* id){
+// tag stored object in CDB table using object Id's parameters
+
+       TString addTagValue1 = Form("addTagValue %s CDB ", filename.Data());
+       TString addTagValue2 = Form("first_run=%d last_run=%d version=%d ",
+                                       id->GetFirstRun(),
+                                       id->GetLastRun(),
+                                       id->GetVersion());
+       TString addTagValue3 = Form("path_level_0=\"%s\" path_level_1=\"%s\" path_level_2=\"%s\"",
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(0).Data(),
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(1).Data(),
+                                       id->GetPathLevel(2).Data());
+       TString addTagValue = Form("%s%s%s",
+                                       addTagValue1.Data(),
+                                       addTagValue2.Data(),
+                                       addTagValue3.Data());
+
+       Bool_t result = kFALSE;
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Tagging file. Tag command: %s", addTagValue.Data()));
+       TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(addTagValue.Data());
+       const char* resCode = res->GetKey(0,"__result__"); // '1' if success
+       if(resCode[0] != '1') {
+               AliError(Form("Couldn't add CDB tag value to file %s !",
+                                               filename.Data()));
+               result = kFALSE;
+       } else {
+               AliDebug(2, "Object successfully tagged.");
+               result = kTRUE;
+       }
+       delete res;
+       return result;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagShortLived(TString& filename, Bool_t value){
+// tag folder with ShortLived tag
+
+       TString addTagValue = Form("addTagValue %s ShortLived_try value=%d", filename.Data(), value);
+
+       Bool_t result = kFALSE;
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Tagging file. Tag command: %s", addTagValue.Data()));
+       TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(addTagValue.Data());
+       const char* resCode = res->GetKey(0,"__result__"); // '1' if success
+       if(resCode[0] != '1') {
+               AliError(Form("Couldn't add ShortLived tag value to file %s !", filename.Data()));
+               result = kFALSE;
+       } else {
+               AliDebug(2,"Object successfully tagged.");
+               result = kTRUE;
+       }
+       delete res;
+       return result;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliCDBGrid::TagFileMetaData(TString& filename, const AliCDBMetaData* md){
+// tag stored object in CDB table using object Id's parameters
+
+       TString addTagValue1 = Form("addTagValue %s CDB_MD ", filename.Data());
+       TString addTagValue2 = Form("object_classname=\"%s\" responsible=\"%s\" beam_period=%d ",
+                                       md->GetObjectClassName(),
+                                       md->GetResponsible(),
+                                       md->GetBeamPeriod());
+       TString addTagValue3 = Form("aliroot_version=\"%s\" comment=\"%s\"",
+                                       md->GetAliRootVersion(),
+                                       md->GetComment());
+       TString addTagValue = Form("%s%s%s",
+                                       addTagValue1.Data(),
+                                       addTagValue2.Data(),
+                                       addTagValue3.Data());
+
+       Bool_t result = kFALSE;
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Tagging file. Tag command: %s", addTagValue.Data()));
+       TGridResult* res = gGrid->Command(addTagValue.Data());
+       const char* resCode = res->GetKey(0,"__result__"); // '1' if success
+       if(resCode[0] != '1') {
+               AliWarning(Form("Couldn't add CDB_MD tag value to file %s !",
+                                               filename.Data()));
+               result = kFALSE;
+       } else {
+               AliDebug(2,"Object successfully tagged.");
+               result = kTRUE;
        }
        return result;
 }
 
@@ -477,7 +813,7 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetIdListFromFile(const char* fileName){
 
        TString turl(fileName);
        turl.Prepend("/alien" + fDBFolder);
-       turl += "?se="; turl += fSE.Data(); 
+       turl += "?se="; turl += fSE.Data();
        TFile *file = TFile::Open(turl);
        if (!file) {
                AliError(Form("Can't open selection file <%s>!", turl.Data()));
@@ -488,7 +824,7 @@ TList* AliCDBGrid::GetIdListFromFile(const char* fileName){
        list->SetOwner();
        int i=0;
        TString keycycle;
-       
+
        AliCDBId *id;
        while(1){
                i++;
@@ -519,6 +855,147 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGrid::Contains(const char* path) const{
        return result;
 }
 
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+void AliCDBGrid::QueryValidFiles()
+{
+// Query the CDB for files valid for AliCDBStorage::fRun
+// fills list fValidFileIds with AliCDBId objects created from file name
+
+       TString filter;
+       MakeQueryFilter(fRun, fRun, fMetaDataFilter, filter);
+
+       TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*", fPathFilter.GetPath().Data());
+       if(fVersion >= 0) pattern += Form("_v%d*", fVersion);
+       pattern += ".root";
+       AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
+
+       if (!res) {
+               AliError("Grid query failed");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       AliCDBId validFileId;
+       for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
+               TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
+               if(filename == "") continue;
+               AliDebug(2,Form("Found valid file: %s", filename.Data()));
+               Bool_t result = FilenameToId(filename, validFileId);
+               if(result) {
+                       fValidFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
+               }
+       }
+       delete res;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+void AliCDBGrid::MakeQueryFilter(Int_t firstRun, Int_t lastRun,
+                                       const AliCDBMetaData* md, TString& result) const
+{
+// create filter for file query
+
+       result = Form("CDB:first_run<=%d and CDB:last_run>=%d", firstRun, lastRun);
+
+//     if(version >= 0) {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:version=%d", version);
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel0() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_0=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel0().Data());
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel1() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_1=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel1().Data());
+//     }
+//     if(pathFilter.GetLevel2() != "*") {
+//             result += Form(" and CDB:path_level_2=\"%s\"", pathFilter.GetLevel2().Data());
+//     }
+
+       if(md){
+               if(md->GetObjectClassName()[0] != '\0') {
+                       result += Form(" and CDB_MD:object_classname=\"%s\"", md->GetObjectClassName());
+               }
+               if(md->GetResponsible()[0] != '\0') {
+                       result += Form(" and CDB_MD:responsible=\"%s\"", md->GetResponsible());
+               }
+               if(md->GetBeamPeriod() != 0) {
+                       result += Form(" and CDB_MD:beam_period=%d", md->GetBeamPeriod());
+               }
+               if(md->GetAliRootVersion()[0] != '\0') {
+                       result += Form(" and CDB_MD:aliroot_version=\"%s\"", md->GetAliRootVersion());
+               }
+               if(md->GetComment()[0] != '\0') {
+                       result += Form(" and CDB_MD:comment=\"%s\"", md->GetComment());
+               }
+       }
+       AliDebug(2, Form("filter: %s",result.Data()));
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliCDBGrid::GetLatestVersion(const char* path, Int_t run){
+// get last version found in the database valid for run and path
+
+       AliCDBPath aCDBPath(path);
+       if(!aCDBPath.IsValid() || aCDBPath.IsWildcard()) {
+               AliError(Form("Invalid path in request: %s", path));
+               return -1;
+       }
+       AliCDBId query(path, run, run, -1, -1);
+       AliCDBId* dataId = 0;
+
+       // look for file matching query requests (path, runRange, version)
+       if(run == fRun && fPathFilter.Comprises(aCDBPath) && fVersion < 0){
+               // look into list of valid files previously loaded with AliCDBStorage::FillValidFileIds()
+               AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was loaded. Looking there!",
+                                       run, path));
+               dataId = GetId(fValidFileIds, query);
+               if (!dataId) return -1;
+               Int_t version = dataId->GetVersion();
+               delete dataId;
+               return version;
+
+       }
+       // List of files valid for reqested run was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB
+       AliDebug(2, Form("List of files valid for run %d and for path %s was not loaded. Looking directly into CDB!",
+                               run, path));
+
+       TObjArray validFileIds;
+       validFileIds.SetOwner(1);
+
+       TString filter;
+       MakeQueryFilter(run, run, 0, filter);
+
+       TString pattern = Form("%s/Run*.root", path);
+       AliDebug(2,Form("pattern: %s", pattern.Data()));
+
+       TGridResult *res = gGrid->Query(fDBFolder, pattern, filter, "");
+       AliCDBId validFileId;
+       for(int i=0; i<res->GetEntries(); i++){
+               TString filename = res->GetKey(i, "lfn");
+               if(filename == "") continue;
+               if(FilenameToId(filename, validFileId))
+                               validFileIds.AddLast(validFileId.Clone());
+       }
+       delete res;
+
+       dataId = GetId(validFileIds, query);
+       if (!dataId) return -1;
+
+       Int_t version = dataId->GetVersion();
+       delete dataId;
+       return version;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliCDBGrid::GetLatestSubVersion(const char* /*path*/, Int_t /*run*/, Int_t /*version*/){
+// get last subversion found in the database valid for run and path
+       AliError("Objects in GRID storage have no sub version!");
+       return -1;
+}
+
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //                                                                                             //
 // AliCDBGrid factory                                                                                 //
@@ -531,13 +1008,10 @@ ClassImp(AliCDBGridFactory)
 Bool_t AliCDBGridFactory::Validate(const char* gridString) {
 // check if the string is valid Grid URI
 
-       // pattern: alien://hostName:Port;user;dbPath;SE
-       // example of a valid pattern:
-       // "alien://aliendb4.cern.ch:9000;colla;DBTest;ALICE::CERN::Server"
-//        TRegexp gridPattern("^alien://.+:[0-9]+;[a-zA-Z0-9_-.]+;.+;.+$");
         TRegexp gridPattern("^alien://.+$");
+        TRegexp gridRawPattern("^raw://.+$");
 
-        return TString(gridString).Contains(gridPattern);
+        return (TString(gridString).Contains(gridPattern)||TString(gridString).Contains(gridRawPattern));
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -547,18 +1021,23 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
        if (!Validate(gridString)) {
                return NULL;
        }
-       //TString buffer(gridString + sizeof("alien://") - 1);
+
        TString buffer(gridString);
-       TString gridUrl         = "alien://"; 
+       Bool_t rawFlag = kFALSE; // flag to say whether we are in the "raw://" case
+
+       TString gridUrl         = "alien://";
        TString user            = "";
-       TString dbFolder        = "DBGrid";
-       TString se              = "ALICE::CERN::se01";
+       TString dbFolder        = "";
+       TString se              = "default";
+       TString cacheFolder     = "";
+       Bool_t  operateDisconnected = kTRUE;
+       Long64_t cacheSize          = (UInt_t) 1024*1024*1024; // 1GB
+       Long_t cleanupInterval      = 0;
 
        TObjArray *arr = buffer.Tokenize('?');
        TIter iter(arr);
-       TObjString *str;
-       
+       TObjString *str = 0;
+
        while((str = (TObjString*) iter.Next())){
                TString entry(str->String());
                Int_t indeq = entry.Index('=');
@@ -566,6 +1045,10 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
                        if(entry.BeginsWith("alien://")) { // maybe it's a gridUrl!
                                gridUrl = entry;
                                continue;
+                       } else if(entry.BeginsWith("raw://")) { // maybe it's a gridRawUrl!
+                               gridUrl = entry;
+                               rawFlag = kTRUE;
+                               continue;
                        } else {
                                AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
                                continue;
@@ -577,82 +1060,152 @@ AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridFactory::CreateParameter(const char* gridString) {
 
                if(key.Contains("grid",TString::kIgnoreCase)) {
                        gridUrl += value;
-               } 
+               }
                else if (key.Contains("user",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
                        user = value;
                }
+               else if (key.Contains("se",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       se = value;
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cacheF",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       cacheFolder = value;
+                       if (!cacheFolder.EndsWith("/"))
+                               cacheFolder += "/";
+               }
                else if (key.Contains("folder",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
                        dbFolder = value;
                }
-               else if (key.Contains("se",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
-                       se = value;
+               else if (key.Contains("operateDisc",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value == "kTRUE") {
+                               operateDisconnected = kTRUE;
+                       } else if (value == "kFALSE") {
+                               operateDisconnected = kFALSE;
+                       } else if (value == "0" || value == "1") {
+                               operateDisconnected = (Bool_t) value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cacheS",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value.IsDigit()) {
+                               cacheSize = value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (key.Contains("cleanupInt",TString::kIgnoreCase)){
+                       if(value.IsDigit()) {
+                               cleanupInterval = value.Atoi();
+                       } else {
+                               AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
                }
                else{
                        AliError(Form("Invalid entry! %s",entry.Data()));
+                       return NULL;
                }
        }
        delete arr; arr=0;
-               
-       AliInfo(Form("gridUrl:  %s",gridUrl.Data()));
-       AliInfo(Form("user:     %s",user.Data()));
-       AliInfo(Form("dbFolder: %s",dbFolder.Data()));
-       AliInfo(Form("s.e.:     %s",se.Data()));
 
-       return new AliCDBGridParam(gridUrl, user, dbFolder, se);       
+       AliDebug(2, Form("gridUrl:      %s", gridUrl.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("user: %s", user.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("dbFolder:     %s", dbFolder.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("s.e.: %s", se.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache folder: %s", cacheFolder.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache operate disconnected: %d", operateDisconnected));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache size: %d", cacheSize));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("local cache cleanup interval: %d", cleanupInterval));
+
+       if(dbFolder == "" && !rawFlag){
+               AliError("Base folder must be specified!");
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       return new AliCDBGridParam(gridUrl.Data(), user.Data(),
+                         dbFolder.Data(), se.Data(), cacheFolder.Data(),
+                         operateDisconnected, cacheSize, cleanupInterval);
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 AliCDBStorage* AliCDBGridFactory::Create(const AliCDBParam* param) {
 // create AliCDBGrid storage instance from parameters
        
+       AliCDBGrid *grid = 0;
        if (AliCDBGridParam::Class() == param->IsA()) {
-               
+
                const AliCDBGridParam* gridParam = (const AliCDBGridParam*) param;
-               AliCDBGrid *grid = new AliCDBGrid(gridParam->GridUrl(), 
-                                     gridParam->GetUser(), gridParam->GetDBFolder(),
-                                     gridParam->GetSE()); 
+               grid = new AliCDBGrid(gridParam->GridUrl().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetUser().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetDBFolder().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetSE().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCacheFolder().Data(),
+                                     gridParam->GetOperateDisconnected(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCacheSize(),
+                                     gridParam->GetCleanupInterval());
+
+       }
 
-               if(gGrid) return grid;
+       if(!gGrid && grid) {
+               delete grid; grid=0;
        }
 
-       return NULL;
+       return grid;
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //                                                                                             //
-// AliCDBGrid Parameter class                                                                         //                                          //
+// AliCDBGrid Parameter class                                                                         //                                         //
 //                                                                                             //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 ClassImp(AliCDBGridParam)
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam() {
+AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam():
+ AliCDBParam(),
+ fGridUrl(),
+ fUser(),
+ fDBFolder(),
+ fSE(),
+ fCacheFolder(),
+ fOperateDisconnected(),
+ fCacheSize(),
+ fCleanupInterval()
+
+ {
 // default constructor
 
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam(const char* gridUrl, 
-                               const char* user, 
-                               const char* dbFolder, 
-                               const char* se):
+AliCDBGridParam::AliCDBGridParam(const char* gridUrl, const char* user, const char* dbFolder,
+                               const char* se, const char* cacheFolder, Bool_t operateDisconnected,
+                               Long64_t cacheSize, Long_t cleanupInterval):
+ AliCDBParam(),
  fGridUrl(gridUrl),
  fUser(user),
  fDBFolder(dbFolder),
- fSE(se)
+ fSE(se),
+ fCacheFolder(cacheFolder),
+ fOperateDisconnected(operateDisconnected),
+ fCacheSize(cacheSize),
+ fCleanupInterval(cleanupInterval)
 {
 // constructor
-       
+
        SetType("alien");
 
-       TString uri;
-       uri+=fGridUrl; uri+="?";
-       uri+="User=";   uri+=fUser; uri+="?"; 
-       uri+="DBFolder="; uri+=fDBFolder; uri+="?";
-       uri+="SE=";     uri+=fSE;
-       
-       SetURI(uri);
+       TString uri = Form("%s?User=%s?DBFolder=%s?SE=%s?CacheFolder=%s"
+                       "?OperateDisconnected=%d?CacheSize=%d?CleanupInterval=%d",
+                       fGridUrl.Data(), fUser.Data(),
+                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data(), fCacheFolder.Data(),
+                       fOperateDisconnected, fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
+
+       AliDebug(2,Form("uri = %s", uri.Data()));
+       SetURI(uri.Data());
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -665,14 +1218,16 @@ AliCDBGridParam::~AliCDBGridParam() {
 AliCDBParam* AliCDBGridParam::CloneParam() const {
 // clone parameter
 
-        return new AliCDBGridParam(fGridUrl, fUser, fDBFolder, fSE);
+        return new AliCDBGridParam(fGridUrl.Data(), fUser.Data(),
+                                       fDBFolder.Data(), fSE.Data(), fCacheFolder.Data(),
+                                       fOperateDisconnected, fCacheSize, fCleanupInterval);
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 ULong_t AliCDBGridParam::Hash() const {
 // return Hash function
 
-        return fGridUrl.Hash()+fUser.Hash()+fDBFolder.Hash()+fSE.Hash();
+        return fGridUrl.Hash()+fUser.Hash()+fDBFolder.Hash()+fSE.Hash()+fCacheFolder.Hash();
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -693,6 +1248,10 @@ Bool_t AliCDBGridParam::IsEqual(const TObject* obj) const {
         if(fUser != other->fUser) return kFALSE;
         if(fDBFolder != other->fDBFolder) return kFALSE;
         if(fSE != other->fSE) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCacheFolder != other->fCacheFolder) return kFALSE;
+        if(fOperateDisconnected != other->fOperateDisconnected) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCacheSize != other->fCacheSize) return kFALSE;
+        if(fCleanupInterval != other->fCleanupInterval) return kFALSE;
        return kTRUE;
 }