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tricky way to bypass XML parser and setup the environment from lua code
[simgrid.git] / src / bindings / lua / simgrid_lua.c
index 3e7b50e..a4a2979 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SimGrid Lua bindings                                                     */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2010, the SimGrid team. All right reserved.                */
+/* Copyright (c) 2010. The SimGrid Team.
+ * All rights reserved.                                                     */
 
 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
@@ -8,13 +9,16 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 #include <lualib.h>
-
 #include "msg/msg.h"
 #include "xbt.h"
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(lua,bindings,"Lua Bindings");
 
 #define TASK_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.Task"
+#define HOST_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.Host"
+// Surf ( bypass XML )
+#define LINK_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.Link"
+#define ROUTE_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.Route"
 
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                            helper functions                                       */
@@ -25,9 +29,10 @@ static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
   char *p=buff;
   int i;
   int top = lua_gettop(L);
-  void *ptr;
+
   fflush(stdout);
   p+=sprintf(p,"STACK(top=%d): ",top);
+
   for (i = 1; i <= top; i++) {  /* repeat for each level */
     int t = lua_type(L, i);
     switch (t) {
@@ -44,12 +49,17 @@ static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
       p+=sprintf(p,"%g", lua_tonumber(L, i));
       break;
 
+    case LUA_TTABLE:
+      p+=sprintf(p, "Table");
+      break;
+
     default:  /* other values */
-      if ((ptr = luaL_checkudata(L,i,TASK_MODULE_NAME))) {
+      p+=sprintf(p, "???");
+/*      if ((ptr = luaL_checkudata(L,i,TASK_MODULE_NAME))) {
         p+=sprintf(p,"task");
       } else {
         p+=printf(p,"%s", lua_typename(L, t));
-      }
+      }*/
       break;
 
     }
@@ -61,79 +71,91 @@ static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
 /** @brief ensures that a userdata on the stack is a task and returns the pointer inside the userdata */
 static m_task_t checkTask (lua_State *L,int index) {
   m_task_t *pi,tk;
-  luaL_checktype(L,index,LUA_TUSERDATA);
-  pi = (m_task_t*)luaL_checkudata(L,index,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
+  luaL_checktype(L,index,LUA_TTABLE);
+  lua_getfield(L,index,"__simgrid_task");
+  pi = (m_task_t*)luaL_checkudata(L,-1,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
   if(pi == NULL)
         luaL_typerror(L,index,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
   tk = *pi;
   if(!tk)
         luaL_error(L,"null Task");
+  lua_pop(L,1);
   return  tk;
 }
 
 /** @brief leaves a new userdata on top of the stack, sets its metatable, and sets the Task pointer inside the userdata */
-static m_task_t *pushTask (lua_State *L,m_task_t tk) {
-
+// NOT USED
+/*static m_task_t *pushTask (lua_State *L,m_task_t tk) {
   m_task_t *pi = NULL;
   pi = (m_task_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_task_t));
   *pi=tk;
-
   DEBUG1("push lua task with Name : %s \n",MSG_task_get_name(*pi));
   luaL_getmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
   lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
   return pi;
-
-}
+}*/
 
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                           wrapper functions                                       */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 
+/**
+ *  Task
+ */
+
 static int Task_new(lua_State* L) {
   const char *name=luaL_checkstring(L,1);
   int comp_size = luaL_checkint(L,2);
   int msg_size = luaL_checkint(L,3);
+  INFO0("Creating task");
   m_task_t msg_task = MSG_task_create(name,comp_size,msg_size,NULL);
+  lua_newtable (L); /* create a table, put the userdata on top of it */
   m_task_t *lua_task = (m_task_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_task_t));
   *lua_task = msg_task;
-  MSG_task_set_data(msg_task,lua_task);
-  pushTask(L,msg_task);
-  INFO0("Created task");
+  luaL_getmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
+  lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
+  lua_setfield (L, -2, "__simgrid_task"); /* put the userdata as field of the table */
+  /* remove the args from the stack */
+  lua_remove(L,1);
+  lua_remove(L,1);
+  lua_remove(L,1);
   return 1;
 }
 
 static int Task_get_name(lua_State *L) {
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,1);
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-1);
   lua_pushstring(L,MSG_task_get_name(tk));
   return 1;
 }
 
 static int Task_computation_duration(lua_State *L){
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,1);
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-1);
   lua_pushnumber(L,MSG_task_get_compute_duration (tk));
   return 1;
 }
 
 static int Task_execute(lua_State *L){
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,1);
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-1);
   int res = MSG_task_execute(tk);
   lua_pushnumber(L,res);
   return 1;
 }
 
 static int Task_destroy(lua_State *L) {
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,1);
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-1);
   int res = MSG_task_destroy(tk);
   lua_pushnumber(L,res);
   return 1;
 }
+
 static int Task_send(lua_State *L)  {
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,1);
-  const char *mailbox = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
+  //stackDump("send ",L);
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-2);
+  const char *mailbox = luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
   lua_pop(L,1); // remove the string so that the task is on top of it
   MSG_task_set_data(tk,L); // Copy my stack into the task, so that the receiver can copy the lua task directly
   MSG_error_t res = MSG_task_send(tk,mailbox);
-  while (MSG_task_has_data(tk)) // Don't mess up with my stack: the receiver didn't copy the data yet
+  while (MSG_task_get_data(tk)!=NULL) // Don't mess up with my stack: the receiver didn't copy the data yet
     MSG_process_sleep(0); // yield
 
   if (res != MSG_OK) switch(res) {
@@ -152,9 +174,10 @@ static int Task_send(lua_State *L)  {
     }
   return 0;
 }
+
 static int Task_recv(lua_State *L)  {
   m_task_t tk = NULL;
-  const char *mailbox = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+  const char *mailbox = luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
   MSG_error_t res = MSG_task_receive(&tk,mailbox);
 
   lua_State *sender_stack = MSG_task_get_data(tk);
@@ -190,9 +213,8 @@ static const luaL_reg Task_methods[] = {
     {0,0}
 };
 static int Task_gc(lua_State *L) {
-  m_task_t tk=checkTask(L,1);
+  m_task_t tk=checkTask(L,-1);
   if (tk) MSG_task_destroy(tk);
-  //printf("GoodBye Task(%p)\n",lua_touserdata(L,1));
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -201,21 +223,428 @@ static int Task_tostring(lua_State *L) {
   return 1;
 }
 
-
 static const luaL_reg Task_meta[] = {
     {"__gc",  Task_gc},
     {"__tostring",  Task_tostring},
     {0,0}
 };
 
+/**
+ * Host
+ */
+static m_host_t checkHost (lua_State *L,int index) {
+  m_host_t *pi,ht;
+  luaL_checktype(L,index,LUA_TTABLE);
+  lua_getfield(L,index,"__simgrid_host");
+  pi = (m_host_t*)luaL_checkudata(L,-1,HOST_MODULE_NAME);
+  if(pi == NULL)
+        luaL_typerror(L,index,HOST_MODULE_NAME);
+  ht = *pi;
+  if(!ht)
+        luaL_error(L,"null Host");
+  lua_pop(L,1);
+  return  ht;
+}
+
+static int Host_get_by_name(lua_State *L)
+{
+       const char *name=luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+       DEBUG0("Getting Host from name...");
+       m_host_t msg_host = MSG_get_host_by_name(name);
+       if (!msg_host)
+               {
+               luaL_error(L,"null Host : MSG_get_host_by_name failled");
+               }
+    lua_newtable (L); /* create a table, put the userdata on top of it */
+       m_host_t *lua_host = (m_host_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_host_t));
+       *lua_host = msg_host;
+       luaL_getmetatable(L,HOST_MODULE_NAME);
+       lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
+       lua_setfield (L, -2, "__simgrid_host"); /* put the userdata as field of the table */
+       /* remove the args from the stack */
+       lua_remove(L,1);
+       return 1;
+}
+
+
+static int Host_get_name(lua_State *L) {
+  m_host_t ht = checkHost(L,-1);
+  lua_pushstring(L,MSG_host_get_name(ht));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int Host_number(lua_State *L) {
+  lua_pushnumber(L,MSG_get_host_number());
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int Host_at(lua_State *L)
+{
+       int index = luaL_checkinteger(L,1);
+       m_host_t host = MSG_get_host_table()[index-1]; // lua indexing start by 1 (lua[1] <=> C[0])
+       lua_newtable (L); /* create a table, put the userdata on top of it */
+       m_host_t *lua_host = (m_host_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_host_t));
+       *lua_host = host;
+       luaL_getmetatable(L,HOST_MODULE_NAME);
+       lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
+       lua_setfield (L, -2, "__simgrid_host"); /* put the userdata as field of the table */
+       return 1;
+
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************************
+                                                            * BYPASS XML SURF Methods *
+                                                                ***************************
+                                                                ***************************
+******************************************************************************************/
+#include "surf/surfxml_parse.h" /* to override surf_parse and bypass the parser */
+typedef struct t_host_attr
+{
+       //platform attribute
+       const char* id;
+       double power;
+       //deployment attribute
+       const char* function;
+       int args_nb;
+       const char ** args_list;
+}host_attr,*p_host_attr;
+
+typedef struct t_link_attr
+{
+       const char* id;
+       double bandwidth;
+       double latency;
+}link_attr,*p_link_attr;
+
+typedef struct t_route_attr
+{
+       const char *src_id;
+       const char *dest_id;
+       int links_nb;
+       const char **links_id;
+
+}route_attr,*p_route_attr;
+
+
+static int host_index = 0;
+static int link_index = 0;
+static int route_index = 0;
+
+static int max_host_number = 0;
+static int max_link_number = 0;
+static int max_route_number = 0;
+
+static p_host_attr* host_list;
+static p_link_attr* link_list;
+static p_route_attr* route_list;
+
+static int Host_set_number(lua_State *L)
+{
+       max_host_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
+       host_list = malloc(sizeof(host_attr)*max_host_number);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Link_set_number(lua_State *L)
+{
+       max_link_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
+       link_list = malloc(sizeof(link_attr)*max_link_number);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Route_set_number(lua_State *L)
+{
+       max_route_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
+       route_list = malloc(sizeof(route_attr)*max_link_number);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Host_new(lua_State *L) //(id,power)
+{
+       p_host_attr host = malloc(sizeof(host_attr));
+       host->id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+       host->power = luaL_checknumber(L,2);
+       if(host_index >= max_host_number)
+               ERROR1("max host number:%d reached !!!",max_host_number);
+       host_list[host_index] = host;
+       host_list[host_index]->function = NULL;
+       host_index++;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Link_new(lua_State *L) // (id,bandwidth,latency)
+{
+
+       p_link_attr link = malloc(sizeof(link_attr));
+       link->id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+       link->bandwidth = luaL_checknumber(L,2);
+       link->latency = luaL_checknumber(L,3);
+       if(link_index >= max_link_number)
+               ERROR1("max link number: %d reached !!!",max_link_number);
+       link_list[link_index] = link;
+       link_index++;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Route_new(lua_State *L) // (src_id,dest_id,links_number,link_table)
+{
+       int i=0;
+       p_route_attr route = malloc(sizeof(route_attr));
+       route->src_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+       route->dest_id = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
+       route->links_nb = luaL_checkint(L,3);
+       route->links_id = malloc(sizeof(char*)*route->links_nb);
+       lua_pushnil(L);
+       while (lua_next(L,4) != 0) {
+               if(i >= route->links_nb)
+                       ERROR1("Number of links should be less than %d",route->links_nb+1);
+               route->links_id[i] = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+           DEBUG2("index = %f , Link_id = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
+           i++;
+           lua_pop(L, 1);
+       }
+       lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+       //add route to platform's route list
+       if(route_index >= max_route_number)
+                       ERROR1("max route number: %d reached !!!",max_route_number);
+       route_list[route_index] = route;
+       route_index++;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int Host_set_function(lua_State *L) //(host,function,nb_args,list_args)
+{
+       // look for the index of host in host_list
+       const char *host_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+       int i;
+       for(i=0;i< host_index;i++)
+       {
+               if(host_list[i]->id == host_id)
+               {
+                       host_list[i]->function = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
+                       host_list[i]->args_nb = luaL_checkint(L,3);
+                       host_list[i]->args_list = malloc(sizeof(char*)*host_list[i]->args_nb);
+                       // fill the args list
+                       lua_pushnil(L);
+                       int j = 0;
+                       while (lua_next(L,4) != 0) {
+                                       if(j >= host_list[i]->args_nb)
+                                               ERROR1("Number of args should be less than %d",host_list[i]->args_nb+1);
+                                       host_list[i]->args_list[j] = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+                                   DEBUG2("index = %f , Arg_id = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
+                                   j++;
+                                   lua_pop(L, 1);
+                               }
+                       lua_pop(L, 1);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+       ERROR1("Host : %s Not Fount !!",host_id);
+       return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+/*
+ * surf parse bypass platform
+ */
+static int surf_parse_bypass_platform()
+{
+       static int AX_ptr = 0;
+       static int surfxml_bufferstack_size = 2048;
+         /* FIXME allocating memory for the buffer, I think 2kB should be enough */
+       surfxml_bufferstack = xbt_new0(char, surfxml_bufferstack_size);
+         /* <platform> */
+       SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(platform_version, "2");
+       SURFXML_START_TAG(platform);
+       char buffer[22];
+       int i;
+
+       // Add Host
+       for(i=0;i<host_index;i++)
+       {
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_id,host_list[i]->id);
+               sprintf(buffer, "%f", host_list[i]->power);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_power,buffer);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_availability, "1.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_availability_file, "");
+               A_surfxml_host_state = A_surfxml_host_state_ON;
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_state_file, "");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_send, "1.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_recv, "1.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_send_recv, "1.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_max_outgoing_rate, "-1.0");
+               SURFXML_START_TAG(host);
+               SURFXML_END_TAG(host);
+       }
+
+       //add Host
+       for (i = 0;i<link_index;i++)
+       {
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_id,link_list[i]->id);
+               sprintf(buffer,"%f",link_list[i]->bandwidth);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_bandwidth,buffer);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_bandwidth_file, "");
+               sprintf(buffer,"%f",link_list[i]->latency);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_latency,buffer);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_latency_file, "");
+               A_surfxml_link_state = A_surfxml_link_state_ON;
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_state_file, "");
+               A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy = A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy_SHARED;
+               SURFXML_START_TAG(link);
+               SURFXML_END_TAG(link);
+       }
+
+       // add route
+
+       for (i = 0;i<route_index;i++)
+       {
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_src,route_list[i]->src_id);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_dst,route_list[i]->dest_id);
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_src, "0.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_dst, "0.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_src_with_other_recv, "0.0");
+               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_dst_with_other_send, "0.0");
+               SURFXML_START_TAG(route);
+               int j;
+
+               for(j=0; j < route_list[i]->links_nb;j++)
+               {
+                       SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_c_ctn_id,route_list[i]->links_id[j]);
+                       SURFXML_START_TAG(link_c_ctn);
+                       SURFXML_END_TAG(link_c_ctn);
+               }
+
+               SURFXML_END_TAG(route);
+       }
+       /* </platform> */
+
+       SURFXML_END_TAG(platform);
+       free(surfxml_bufferstack);
+       return 0; // must return 0 ?!!
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * surf parse bypass application
+ */
+static int surf_parse_bypass_application()
+{
+         int i;
+         static int AX_ptr;
+         static int surfxml_bufferstack_size = 2048;
+         /* FIXME ( should be manual )allocating memory to the buffer, I think 2MB should be enough */
+         surfxml_bufferstack = xbt_new0(char, surfxml_bufferstack_size);
+         /* <platform> */
+
+         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(platform_version, "2");
+
+         SURFXML_START_TAG(platform);
+
+         for(i=0 ; i< host_index ;i++)
+         {
+                 if(host_list[i]->function)
+                 {
+                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_host, host_list[i]->id);
+                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_function, host_list[i]->function);
+                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_start_time, "-1.0");
+                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_kill_time, "-1.0");
+                         SURFXML_START_TAG(process);
+
+                         //args
+                         int j;
+                         for(j=0 ;j<host_list[i]->args_nb;j++)
+                         {
+                                 SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(argument_value, host_list[i]->args_list[j]);
+                                 SURFXML_START_TAG(argument);
+                                 SURFXML_END_TAG(argument);
+                         }
+                         SURFXML_END_TAG(process);
+                 }
+
+         }
+         /* </platform> */
+         SURFXML_END_TAG(platform);
+         free(surfxml_bufferstack);
+         return 0;
+}
+
+// Free Allocated Memory
+static void clean_attr()
+{
+       // free hosts
+    int i;
+    for(i = 0;i<host_index;i++)
+        free(host_list[i]->args_list);
+
+       free(host_list);
+    free(link_list);
+
+    for(i=0;i<route_index;i++)
+               free(route_list[i]->links_id);
+
+    free(route_list);
+}
+//***********Register Methods *******************************************//
+/*
+ * Host Methods
+ */
+static const luaL_reg Host_methods[] = {
+    {"getByName",   Host_get_by_name},
+    {"name",           Host_get_name},
+    {"number",         Host_number},
+    {"at",                     Host_at},
+    // Bypass XML Methods
+    {"new",                    Host_new},
+    {"setNumber",      Host_set_number},
+    {"setFunction",    Host_set_function},
+    {0,0}
+};
+
+static int Host_gc(lua_State *L)
+{
+  m_host_t ht = checkHost(L,-1);
+  if (ht) ht = NULL;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int Host_tostring(lua_State *L)
+{
+  lua_pushfstring(L,"Host :%p",lua_touserdata(L,1));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static const luaL_reg Host_meta[] = {
+    {"__gc",  Host_gc},
+    {"__tostring",  Host_tostring},
+    {0,0}
+};
+
+/*
+ * Link Methods
+ */
+static const luaL_reg Link_methods[] = {
+    {"new",Link_new},
+    {"setNumber", Link_set_number },
+    {0,0}
+};
+/*
+ * Route Methods
+ */
+static const luaL_reg Route_methods[] ={
+   {"new",Route_new},
+   {"setNumber",Route_set_number}
+};
+
 /*
  * Environment related
  */
+
 extern lua_State *simgrid_lua_state;
 
 static int run_lua_code(int argc,char **argv) {
   DEBUG1("Run lua code %s",argv[0]);
-//  fprintf(stderr,"Run lua code %s\n", (argv ? argv[0] : "(null)"));
   lua_State *L = lua_newthread(simgrid_lua_state);
   int ref = luaL_ref(simgrid_lua_state, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX); // protect the thread from being garbage collected
   int res = 1;
@@ -264,6 +693,7 @@ static int create_environment(lua_State *L) {
 
   return 0;
 }
+
 static int debug(lua_State *L) {
   const char *str = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
   DEBUG1("%s",str);
@@ -279,9 +709,30 @@ static int run(lua_State *L) {
   return 0;
 }
 static int clean(lua_State *L) {
+  clean_attr(); // in case of using "bypass xml" methods
   MSG_clean();
   return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Bypass XML Pareser
+ */
+static int register_platform(lua_State *L)
+{
+       /* Tell Simgrid we dont wanna use its parser*/
+       surf_parse = surf_parse_bypass_platform;
+       MSG_create_environment(NULL);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int register_application(lua_State *L)
+{
+        MSG_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
+        surf_parse = surf_parse_bypass_application;
+        MSG_launch_application(NULL);
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static const luaL_Reg simgrid_funcs[] = {
     { "create_environment", create_environment},
     { "launch_application", launch_application},
@@ -292,6 +743,9 @@ static const luaL_Reg simgrid_funcs[] = {
     /* short names */
     { "platform", create_environment},
     { "application", launch_application},
+    /* methods to bypass XML parser*/
+    { "register_platform",register_platform},
+    { "register_application",register_application},
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -338,7 +792,7 @@ int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L) {
 
   /* register the core C functions to lua */
   luaL_register(L, "simgrid", simgrid_funcs);
-  /* register the tasks to lua */
+  /* register the task methods to lua */
   luaL_openlib(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME,Task_methods,0); //create methods table,add it to the globals
   luaL_newmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME); //create metatable for Task,add it to the Lua registry
   luaL_openlib(L,0,Task_meta,0);// fill metatable
@@ -350,8 +804,29 @@ int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L) {
   lua_rawset(L,-3); //hide metatable:metatable.__metatable = methods
   lua_pop(L,1);   //drop metatable
 
+  /* register the hosts methods to lua*/
+  luaL_openlib(L,HOST_MODULE_NAME,Host_methods,0);
+  luaL_newmetatable(L,HOST_MODULE_NAME);
+  luaL_openlib(L,0,Host_meta,0);
+  lua_pushliteral(L,"__index");
+  lua_pushvalue(L,-3);
+  lua_rawset(L,-3);
+  lua_pushliteral(L,"__metatable");
+  lua_pushvalue(L,-3);
+  lua_rawset(L,-3);
+  lua_pop(L,1);
+
+  /* register the links methods to lua*/
+  luaL_openlib(L,LINK_MODULE_NAME,Link_methods,0);
+  luaL_newmetatable(L,LINK_MODULE_NAME);
+  lua_pop(L,1);
+
+  /*register the routes methods to lua*/
+  luaL_openlib(L,ROUTE_MODULE_NAME,Route_methods,0);
+  luaL_newmetatable(L,LINK_MODULE_NAME);
+  lua_pop(L,1);
+
   /* Keep the context mechanism informed of our lua world today */
   simgrid_lua_state = L;
-
   return 1;
 }