ReactionMechanismGenerator / ReactionMechanismGenerator/ARC

Using bruteforce torsional scans blocks up servers storange and queue

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Type: Bug
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Describe the bug
When running directed rotor jobs with the brute force (opt & sp) keywords, arc submits all jobs at once, and not checking convergence. This leads to issues with the queue getting over-filled, (which leads to jobs not running, and in general impolite towards other users), and (since jobs are not checked and deleted), the files generated by one job is enough to reach disk quota.

How to reproduce
Run jobs with any lot and with species with > 1 torsions:

species:
  - label: your spc
    smiles: your spc
    directed_rotors:
        brute_force_sp:
        - - all

Expected behavior
Either define how many jobs can run simultaneously, or run them one by one.1

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the provided directed_rotors.brute_force_sp configuration on a species with more than one torsion. Trace the directed rotor job-submission entry point and how convergence and generated files are handled. Done means brute-force jobs are bounded or serialized, convergence is checked, and unnecessary files do not fill the queue or disk quota.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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