Custom number of events in generator test

MC/config/examples/epos4/generator/examplepbpb.optns

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------
+!           Lead-Lead collision with hydro and hadronic cascade
+!--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+!---------------------------------------
+!            Define run
+!---------------------------------------
+
+application hadron !hadron-hadron, hadron-nucleus, or nucleus-nucleus
+set laproj 82 !projectile atomic number
+set maproj 208 !projectile mass number
+set latarg 82 !target atomic number
+set matarg 208 !target mass number
+set ecms 5360 !sqrt(s)_pp
+set istmax 25 !max status considered for storage
+
+ftime on     !string formation time non-zero
+!suppressed decays:
+nodecays
+ 110 20 2130 -2130 2230 -2230 1130 -1130 1330 -1330 2330 -2330 3331 -3331
+end
+
+set ninicon 1            !number of initial conditions used for hydro evolution
+core full                !core/corona activated
+hydro hlle               !hydro activated
+eos x3ff                 !eos activated (epos standard EoS)
+hacas full               !hadronic cascade activated (UrQMD)
+set nfreeze 1            !number of freeze out events per hydro event
+set modsho 1             !printout every modsho events
+set centrality 0         !0=min bias
+set ihepmc 2             !HepMC output enabled on stdout
+set nfull 10

MC/config/examples/ini/GeneratorEPOS4PbPb.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#NEV_TEST> 1
+[GeneratorExternal]
+fileName=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/examples/epos4/generator_EPOS4.C
+funcName=generateEPOS4("${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/examples/epos4/generator/examplepbpb.optns", 2147483647)
+
+[GeneratorFileOrCmd]
+cmd=${O2DPG_MC_CONFIG_ROOT}/MC/config/examples/epos4/epos.sh
+bMaxSwitch=none
+
+# Set to version 2 if EPOS4.0.0 is used
+[HepMC]
+version=3

MC/config/examples/ini/tests/GeneratorEPOS4PbPb.C

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+int External()
+{
+  std::string path{"o2sim_Kine.root"};
+  // Check that file exists, can be opened and has the correct tree
+  TFile file(path.c_str(), "READ");
+  if (file.IsZombie())
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Cannot open ROOT file " << path << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  auto tree = (TTree *)file.Get("o2sim");
+  if (!tree)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Cannot find tree o2sim in file " << path << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  std::vector<o2::MCTrack> *tracks{};
+  tree->SetBranchAddress("MCTrack", &tracks);
+
+  // Check if all events are filled
+  auto nEvents = tree->GetEntries();
+  for (Long64_t i = 0; i < nEvents; ++i)
+  {
+    tree->GetEntry(i);
+    if (tracks->empty())
+    {
+      std::cerr << "Empty entry found at event " << i << "\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  // Check if there is 1 event, as customly set in the ini file
+  // Lead-Lead collisions with hydro and hadronic cascade are very slow to simulate
+  if (nEvents != 1)
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Expected 1 event, got " << nEvents << "\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  // check if each event has two lead ions with 557440 (208*5360) GeV of energy
+  for (int i = 0; i < nEvents; i++)
+  {
+    auto check = tree->GetEntry(i);
+    int count = 0;
+    for (int idxMCTrack = 0; idxMCTrack < tracks->size(); ++idxMCTrack)
+    {
+      auto track = tracks->at(idxMCTrack);
+      double energy = track.GetEnergy();
+      // Check if lead ion track energy is approximately equal to 557440 GeV (a tolerance of 50 MeV is considered, straight equality does not work due to floating point precision)
+      if (std::abs(energy - 557440) < 5e-2 && track.GetPdgCode() == 1000822080)
+      {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    if (count < 2)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "Event " << i << " has less than 2 lead ions at 557440 GeV\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}

test/run_generator_tests.sh

@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ get_test_script_path_for_ini()
     echo ${path_to_test_script}
 }
 
+get_nevents_from_ini()
+{
+    # function to force the number of events to be simulated from the ini file (default = 100)
+    # Syntax: #NEV_TEST> 10 (space between #NEV_TEST> and the number is mandatory)
+    # To be used only if external generator takes too long to run causing timeouts in CI
+    local ini_path=${1}
+    local nev=$(grep "#NEV_TEST>" ${ini_path} | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d ' ')
+    [[ "${nev}" == "" ]] && nev=100
+    echo ${nev}
+}
 
 exec_test()
 {
@@ -89,12 +99,14 @@ exec_test()
     local RET=0
     # this is how our test script is expected to be called
     local test_script=$(get_test_script_path_for_ini ${ini_path})
+    # get the number of events to be simulated from the ini file
+    local nev=$(get_nevents_from_ini ${ini_path})
     # prepare the header of the log files
     echo "### Testing ${ini_path} with generator ${generator} ###" > ${LOG_FILE_KINE}
     echo "### Testing ${ini_path} with generator ${generator} ###" > ${LOG_FILE_GENERIC_KINE}
     echo "### Testing ${ini_path} with generator ${generator} ###" > ${LOG_FILE_SIM}
     # run the simulation, fail if not successful
-    o2-sim -g ${generator_lower} ${trigger} --noGeant -n 100 -j 4 --configFile ${ini_path} --configKeyValues "GeneratorPythia8.includePartonEvent=true" >> ${LOG_FILE_SIM} 2>&1
+    o2-sim -g ${generator_lower} ${trigger} --noGeant -n ${nev} -j 4 --configFile ${ini_path} --configKeyValues "GeneratorPythia8.includePartonEvent=true" >> ${LOG_FILE_SIM} 2>&1
     RET=${?}
     [[ "${RET}" != "0" ]] && { remove_artifacts ; return ${RET} ; }