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[simgrid.git] / src / bindings / lua / simgrid_lua.c
index 915c5ad..7682f08 100644 (file)
@@ -5,58 +5,55 @@
 
 /* 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. */
+#include "simgrid_lua.h"
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <lauxlib.h>
-#include <lualib.h>
-#include "msg/msg.h"
-#include "simdag/simdag.h"
-#include <gras.h>
-#include "xbt.h"
-#include "lua_stub_generator.h"
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(lua, bindings, "Lua Bindings");
 
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(lua,bindings,"Lua Bindings");
+lua_State *simgrid_lua_state;
 
 #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"
+#define AS_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.AS"
+#define TRACE_MODULE_NAME "simgrid.Trace"
 
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                            helper functions                                       */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
-static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
+static void stackDump(const char *msg, lua_State * L)
+{
   char buff[2048];
-  char *p=buff;
+  char *p = buff;
   int i;
   int top = lua_gettop(L);
 
   fflush(stdout);
-  p+=sprintf(p,"STACK(top=%d): ",top);
+  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) {
 
-    case LUA_TSTRING:  /* strings */
-      p+=sprintf(p,"`%s'", lua_tostring(L, i));
+    case LUA_TSTRING:          /* strings */
+      p += sprintf(p, "`%s'", lua_tostring(L, i));
       break;
 
-    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:  /* booleans */
-      p+=sprintf(p,lua_toboolean(L, i) ? "true" : "false");
+    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:         /* booleans */
+      p += sprintf(p, lua_toboolean(L, i) ? "true" : "false");
       break;
 
-    case LUA_TNUMBER:  /* numbers */
-      p+=sprintf(p,"%g", lua_tonumber(L, i));
+    case LUA_TNUMBER:          /* numbers */
+      p += sprintf(p, "%g", lua_tonumber(L, i));
       break;
 
     case LUA_TTABLE:
-      p+=sprintf(p, "Table");
+      p += sprintf(p, "Table");
       break;
 
-    default:  /* other values */
-      p+=sprintf(p, "???");
+    default:                   /* other values */
+      p += sprintf(p, "???");
 /*      if ((ptr = luaL_checkudata(L,i,TASK_MODULE_NAME))) {
         p+=sprintf(p,"task");
       } else {
@@ -65,25 +62,27 @@ static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
       break;
 
     }
-    p+=sprintf(p,"  ");  /* put a separator */
+    p += sprintf(p, "  ");      /* put a separator */
   }
-  INFO2("%s%s",msg,buff);
+  INFO2("%s%s", msg, buff);
 }
 
 /** @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_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);
+static m_task_t checkTask(lua_State * L, int index)
+{
+  m_task_t *pi, tk;
+  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;
+  if (!tk)
+    luaL_error(L, "null Task");
+  lua_pop(L, 1);
+  return tk;
 }
+
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                           wrapper functions                                       */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
@@ -111,581 +110,235 @@ static m_task_t checkTask (lua_State *L,int index) {
  *                             If 0, then it cannot be transfered with the get() and put() methods.
  *                             This value has to be >= 0.
  */
-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);
-         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;
-         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_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);
+  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;
+  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);
-  lua_pushstring(L,MSG_task_get_name(tk));
+static int Task_get_name(lua_State * L)
+{
+  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);
-  lua_pushnumber(L,MSG_task_get_compute_duration (tk));
+static int Task_computation_duration(lua_State * L)
+{
+  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);
+static int Task_execute(lua_State * L)
+{
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L, -1);
   int res = MSG_task_execute(tk);
-  lua_pushnumber(L,res);
+  lua_pushnumber(L, res);
   return 1;
 }
 
-static int Task_destroy(lua_State *L) {
-  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L,-1);
+static int Task_destroy(lua_State * L)
+{
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L, -1);
   int res = MSG_task_destroy(tk);
-  lua_pushnumber(L,res);
+  lua_pushnumber(L, res);
   return 1;
 }
 
-static int Task_send(lua_State *L)  {
+static int Task_send(lua_State * L)
+{
   //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_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) {
-    case MSG_TIMEOUT :
+  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_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) {
+    case MSG_TIMEOUT:
       ERROR0("MSG_task_send failed : Timeout");
       break;
-    case MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE :
+    case MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE:
       ERROR0("MSG_task_send failed : Transfer Failure");
       break;
-    case MSG_HOST_FAILURE :
+    case MSG_HOST_FAILURE:
       ERROR0("MSG_task_send failed : Host Failure ");
       break;
-    default :
-      ERROR0("MSG_task_send failed : Unexpected error , please report this bug");
+    default:
+      ERROR0
+          ("MSG_task_send failed : Unexpected error , please report this bug");
       break;
     }
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int Task_recv(lua_State *L)  {
+static int Task_recv(lua_State * L)
+{
   m_task_t tk = NULL;
-  const char *mailbox = luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
-  MSG_error_t res = MSG_task_receive(&tk,mailbox);
+  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);
-  lua_xmove(sender_stack,L,1); // copy the data directly from sender's stack
-  MSG_task_set_data(tk,NULL);
-
-  if(res != MSG_OK) switch(res){
-         case MSG_TIMEOUT :
-                 ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Timeout");
-                 break;
-         case MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE :
-                 ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Transfer Failure");
-                 break;
-         case MSG_HOST_FAILURE :
-                 ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Host Failure ");
-                 break;
-         default :
-                 ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Unexpected error , please report this bug");
-                 break;
-                 }
+  lua_xmove(sender_stack, L, 1);        // copy the data directly from sender's stack
+  MSG_task_set_data(tk, NULL);
+
+  if (res != MSG_OK)
+    switch (res) {
+    case MSG_TIMEOUT:
+      ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Timeout");
+      break;
+    case MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE:
+      ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Transfer Failure");
+      break;
+    case MSG_HOST_FAILURE:
+      ERROR0("MSG_task_receive failed : Host Failure ");
+      break;
+    default:
+      ERROR0
+          ("MSG_task_receive failed : Unexpected error , please report this bug");
+      break;
+    }
 
   return 1;
 }
 
 static const luaL_reg Task_methods[] = {
-    {"new",   Task_new},
-    {"name",  Task_get_name},
-    {"computation_duration",  Task_computation_duration},
-    {"execute", Task_execute},
-    {"destroy", Task_destroy},
-    {"send",    Task_send},
-    {"recv",    Task_recv},
-    {0,0}
+  {"new", Task_new},
+  {"name", Task_get_name},
+  {"computation_duration", Task_computation_duration},
+  {"execute", Task_execute},
+  {"destroy", Task_destroy},
+  {"send", Task_send},
+  {"recv", Task_recv},
+  {0, 0}
 };
-static int Task_gc(lua_State *L) {
-  m_task_t tk=checkTask(L,-1);
-  if (tk) MSG_task_destroy(tk);
+
+static int Task_gc(lua_State * L)
+{
+  m_task_t tk = checkTask(L, -1);
+  if (tk)
+    MSG_task_destroy(tk);
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int Task_tostring(lua_State *L) {
-  lua_pushfstring(L, "Task :%p",lua_touserdata(L,1));
+static int Task_tostring(lua_State * L)
+{
+  lua_pushfstring(L, "Task :%p", lua_touserdata(L, 1));
   return 1;
 }
 
 static const luaL_reg Task_meta[] = {
-    {"__gc",  Task_gc},
-    {"__tostring",  Task_tostring},
-    {0,0}
+  {"__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);
+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;
+  if (!ht)
+    luaL_error(L, "null Host");
+  lua_pop(L, 1);
+  return ht;
 }
 
-static int Host_get_by_name(lua_State *L)
+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());
+  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_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 */
-#include "surf/surf_private.h"
-typedef struct t_host_attr
-{
-       //platform attribute
-       // Mandatory attributes
-       const char* id;
-       double power_peak;
-       // Optional attributes
-       double power_scale;
-       const char *power_trace;
-       int state_initial;
-       const char *state_trace;
-       //deployment attribute
-       const char* function;
-       xbt_dynar_t 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
+static int Host_get_name(lua_State * L)
 {
-       const char *src_id;
-       const char *dest_id;
-       xbt_dynar_t links_id;
-
-}route_attr,*p_route_attr;
-
-//using xbt_dynar_t :
-static xbt_dynar_t host_list_d ;
-static xbt_dynar_t link_list_d ;
-static xbt_dynar_t route_list_d ;
-
-
-/**
- * create host resource via CPU model [for MSG]
- */
-
-static void create_host(const char* id,double power_peak,double power_sc,
-                                               const char* power_tr,int state_init,
-                                               const char* state_tr)
-{
-
-       double power_scale = 1.0;
-       tmgr_trace_t power_trace = NULL;
-       e_surf_resource_state_t state_initial;
-       tmgr_trace_t state_trace;
-       if(power_sc) // !=0
-               power_scale = power_sc;
-       if (state_init == -1)
-               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_OFF;
-       else
-               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-       if(power_tr)
-               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new(power_tr);
-       else
-               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       if(state_tr)
-               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new(state_tr);
-       else
-               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       current_property_set = xbt_dict_new();
-       surf_host_create_resource(xbt_strdup(id), power_peak, power_scale,
-                                              power_trace, state_initial, state_trace, current_property_set);
-
+  m_host_t ht = checkHost(L, -1);
+  lua_pushstring(L, MSG_host_get_name(ht));
+  return 1;
 }
 
-/*
- *create host resource via workstation_ptask_L07 model [for SimDag]
- */
-static void create_host_wsL07(const char* id,double power_peak,double power_sc,
-                                               const char* power_tr,int state_init,
-                                               const char* state_tr)
-{
-       double power_scale = 1.0;
-       tmgr_trace_t power_trace = NULL;
-       e_surf_resource_state_t state_initial;
-       tmgr_trace_t state_trace;
-       if(power_sc) // !=0
-               power_scale = power_sc;
-       if (state_init == -1)
-               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_OFF;
-       else
-               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-       if(power_tr)
-               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new(power_tr);
-       else
-               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       if(state_tr)
-               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new(state_tr);
-       else
-               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       current_property_set = xbt_dict_new();
-       surf_wsL07_host_create_resource(xbt_strdup(id), power_peak, power_scale,
-                                              power_trace, state_initial, state_trace, current_property_set);
-
-}
-/*
- * add new host to platform hosts list
- */
-static int Host_new(lua_State *L)
+static int Host_number(lua_State * L)
 {
-
-       if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(host_list_d))
-               host_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_host_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
-
-       p_host_attr host;
-       const char * id;
-       const char *power_trace;
-       const char *state_trace;
-       double power,power_scale;
-       int state_initial;
-       //get values from the table passed as argument
-    if (lua_istable(L,-1)) {
-
-            // get Id Value
-            lua_pushstring(L,"id");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            id = lua_tostring(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-            // get power value
-            lua_pushstring(L,"power");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            power = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-            //get power_scale
-            lua_pushstring(L,"power_scale");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            power_scale = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-            //get power_trace
-            lua_pushstring(L,"power_trace");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            power_trace = lua_tostring(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-            //get state initial
-            lua_pushstring(L,"state_initial");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            state_initial = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-            //get trace state
-            lua_pushstring(L,"state_trace");
-            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-            state_trace = lua_tostring(L,-1);
-            lua_pop(L,1);
-
-    } else {
-            ERROR0("Bad Arguments to create host, Should be a table with named arguments");
-            return -1;
-    }
-
-           host = malloc(sizeof(host_attr));
-               host->id = id;
-               host->power_peak = power;
-               host->power_scale = power_scale;
-               host->power_trace = power_trace;
-               host->state_initial = state_initial;
-               host->state_trace = state_trace;
-               host->function = NULL;
-               xbt_dynar_push(host_list_d, &host);
-
-    return 0;
+  lua_pushnumber(L, MSG_get_host_number());
+  return 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * add link to platform links list
- */
-static int Link_new(lua_State *L) // (id,bandwidth,latency)
+static int Host_at(lua_State * L)
 {
-       if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(link_list_d))
-               link_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_link_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
-
-       const char* id;
-       double bandwidth,latency;
-       //get values from the table passed as argument
-       if (lua_istable(L,-1)) {
-                   // get Id Value
-                   lua_pushstring(L,"id");
-                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-                   id = lua_tostring(L,-1);
-                   lua_pop(L,1);
-
-                   // get bandwidth value
-                   lua_pushstring(L,"bandwidth");
-                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-                   bandwidth = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
-                   lua_pop(L,1);
-
-                   //get latency value
-                   lua_pushstring(L,"latency");
-                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
-                   latency = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
-                   lua_pop(L,1);
-
-           } else {
-                   ERROR0("Bad Arguments to create link, Should be a table with named arguments");
-                   return -1;
-           }
-
-       p_link_attr link = malloc(sizeof(link_attr));
-       link->id = id;
-       link->bandwidth = bandwidth;
-       link->latency = latency;
-       xbt_dynar_push(link_list_d,&link);
-       return 0;
-}
+  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;
 
-/**
- * add route to platform routes list
- */
-static int Route_new(lua_State *L) // (src_id,dest_id,links_number,link_table)
-{
-       if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(route_list_d))
-               route_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_route_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
-       const char * link_id;
-       p_route_attr route = malloc(sizeof(route_attr));
-       route->src_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       route->dest_id = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
-       route->links_id = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), &xbt_free_ref);
-       lua_pushnil(L);
-       while (lua_next(L,3) != 0) {
-               link_id = lua_tostring(L, -1);
-               xbt_dynar_push(route->links_id, &link_id);
-           DEBUG2("index = %f , Link_id = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
-           lua_pop(L, 1);
-       }
-       lua_pop(L, 1);
-
-       //add route to platform's route list
-       xbt_dynar_push(route_list_d,&route);
-       return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * set function to process
- */
-static int Host_set_function(lua_State *L) //(host,function,nb_args,list_args)
+static int Host_self(lua_State * L)
 {
-       // look for the index of host in host_list
-       const char *host_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       const char* argument;
-       unsigned int i;
-       p_host_attr p_host;
-
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
-       {
-               if(p_host->id == host_id)
-               {
-                       p_host->function = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
-                       if(lua_istable(L,3))
-                       {
-                               p_host->args_list = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), &xbt_free_ref);
-                               // fill the args list
-                               lua_pushnil(L);
-                               int j = 0;
-                               while (lua_next(L,3) != 0) {
-                                               argument = lua_tostring(L, -1);
-                                               xbt_dynar_push(p_host->args_list, &argument);
-                                               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);
+       m_host_t host = MSG_host_self();
+       lua_newtable(L);
+       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");
        return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * surf parse bypass platform
- * through CPU/network Models
- */
-
-static int surf_parse_bypass_platform()
-{
-       unsigned int i;
-       p_host_attr p_host;
-       p_link_attr p_link;
-       p_route_attr p_route;
-
-       // Add Hosts
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
-       {
-               create_host(p_host->id,p_host->power_peak,p_host->power_scale,p_host->power_trace,
-                                       p_host->state_initial,p_host->state_trace);
-               //add to routing model host list
-               surf_route_add_host((char*)p_host->id);
-       }
-
-       //add Links
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(link_list_d,i,p_link)
-       {
-               surf_link_create_resource((char*)p_link->id,p_link->bandwidth,p_link->latency);
-       }
-       // add route
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(route_list_d,i,p_route)
-       {
-               surf_route_set_resource((char*)p_route->src_id,(char*)p_route->dest_id,p_route->links_id,0);
-       }
-       /* </platform> */
-
-       surf_add_host_traces();
-       surf_set_routes();
-       surf_add_link_traces();
-
-       return 0; // must return 0 ?!!
 
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * surf parse bypass platform
- * through workstation_ptask_L07 Model
- */
-
-
-static int surf_wsL07_parse_bypass_platform()
+static int Host_get_property_value(lua_State * L)
 {
-       unsigned int i;
-       p_host_attr p_host;
-       p_link_attr p_link;
-       p_route_attr p_route;
-
-       // Add Hosts
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
-       {
-               create_host_wsL07(p_host->id,p_host->power_peak,p_host->power_scale,p_host->power_trace,
-                                       p_host->state_initial,p_host->state_trace);
-               //add to routing model host list
-               surf_route_add_host((char*)p_host->id);
-       }
-
-       //add Links
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(link_list_d,i,p_link)
-       {
-               surf_wsL07_link_create_resource((char*)p_link->id,p_link->bandwidth,p_link->latency);
-       }
-       // add route
-       xbt_dynar_foreach(route_list_d,i,p_route)
-       {
-               surf_route_set_resource((char*)p_route->src_id,(char*)p_route->dest_id,p_route->links_id,0);
-       }
-       /* </platform> */
-
-       surf_wsL07_add_traces();
-       surf_set_routes();
-
-       return 0;
-
-}
-/*
- * surf parse bypass application for MSG Module
- */
-static int surf_parse_bypass_application()
-{
-         unsigned int i;
-         p_host_attr p_host;
-         xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
-                 {
-                 if(p_host->function)
-                         MSG_set_function(p_host->id,p_host->function,p_host->args_list);
-                 }
-         return 0;
+       m_host_t ht = checkHost(L, -2);
+       const char *prop = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+       lua_pushstring(L,MSG_host_get_property_value(ht,prop));
+       return 1;
 }
 
-
-/**
- *  Generate Gras Templates File from lua
- */
+/* ********************************************************************************* */
+/*                           lua_stub_generator functions                            */
+/* ********************************************************************************* */
 
 xbt_dict_t process_function_set;
 xbt_dynar_t process_list;
@@ -702,340 +355,414 @@ void s_process_free(void *process)
   free(p->host);
 }
 
-static int gras_add_process_function(lua_State *L)
+static int gras_add_process_function(lua_State * L)
 {
-       const char * arg;
-       const char* process_host = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       const char *process_function = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
-
-       if(xbt_dict_is_empty(machine_set) || xbt_dict_is_empty(process_function_set)
-                       || xbt_dynar_is_empty(process_list))
-               {
-                 process_function_set = xbt_dict_new();
-                 process_list = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(s_process_t), s_process_free);
-                 machine_set = xbt_dict_new();
-               }
-
-       xbt_dict_set(machine_set,process_host, NULL, NULL);
-       xbt_dict_set(process_function_set,process_function, NULL, NULL);
-
-       process.argc = 1;
-       process.argv = xbt_new(char *, 1);
-       process.argv[0] = xbt_strdup(process_function);
-       process.host = strdup(process_host);
-
-       lua_pushnil(L);
-       while (lua_next(L,3) != 0) {
-               arg = lua_tostring(L, -1);
-               process.argc++;
-               process.argv = xbt_realloc(process.argv, (process.argc) * sizeof(char *));
-               process.argv[(process.argc) - 1] = xbt_strdup(arg);
-
-               DEBUG2("index = %f , arg = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
-               lua_pop(L, 1);
-               }
-       lua_pop(L, 1);
-       //add to the process list
-       xbt_dynar_push(process_list, &process);
-
-       return 0;
+  const char *arg;
+  const char *process_host = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  const char *process_function = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+
+  if (xbt_dict_is_empty(machine_set)
+      || xbt_dict_is_empty(process_function_set)
+      || xbt_dynar_is_empty(process_list)) {
+    process_function_set = xbt_dict_new();
+    process_list = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(s_process_t), s_process_free);
+    machine_set = xbt_dict_new();
+  }
+
+  xbt_dict_set(machine_set, process_host, NULL, NULL);
+  xbt_dict_set(process_function_set, process_function, NULL, NULL);
+
+  process.argc = 1;
+  process.argv = xbt_new(char *, 1);
+  process.argv[0] = xbt_strdup(process_function);
+  process.host = strdup(process_host);
+
+  lua_pushnil(L);
+  while (lua_next(L, 3) != 0) {
+    arg = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+    process.argc++;
+    process.argv =
+        xbt_realloc(process.argv, (process.argc) * sizeof(char *));
+    process.argv[(process.argc) - 1] = xbt_strdup(arg);
+
+    DEBUG2("index = %f , arg = %s \n", lua_tonumber(L, -2),
+           lua_tostring(L, -1));
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+  }
+  lua_pop(L, 1);
+  //add to the process list
+  xbt_dynar_push(process_list, &process);
+
+  return 0;
 
 }
 
 
-static int gras_generate(lua_State *L)
+static int gras_generate(lua_State * L)
 {
-  const char *project_name = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+  const char *project_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
   generate_sim(project_name);
   generate_rl(project_name);
   generate_makefile_local(project_name);
-
   return 0;
 }
 
+/***********************************
+ *     Tracing
+ **********************************/
+static int trace_start(lua_State *L)
+{
+  TRACE_start();
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int trace_category(lua_State * L)
+{
+  TRACE_category(luaL_checkstring(L, 1));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int trace_set_task_category(lua_State *L)
+{
+  TRACE_msg_set_task_category(checkTask(L, -2), luaL_checkstring(L, -1));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int trace_end(lua_State *L)
+{
+  TRACE_end();
+  return 1;
+}
 //***********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},
-    {"setFunction",    Host_set_function},
-    {0,0}
+  {"getByName", Host_get_by_name},
+  {"name", Host_get_name},
+  {"number", Host_number},
+  {"at", Host_at},
+  {"self",Host_self},
+  {"getPropValue",Host_get_property_value},
+  // Bypass XML Methods
+  {"new", console_add_host},
+  {"setFunction", console_set_function},
+  {0, 0}
 };
 
-static int Host_gc(lua_State *L)
+static int Host_gc(lua_State * L)
 {
-  m_host_t ht = checkHost(L,-1);
-  if (ht) ht = NULL;
+  m_host_t ht = checkHost(L, -1);
+  if (ht)
+    ht = NULL;
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int Host_tostring(lua_State *L)
+static int Host_tostring(lua_State * L)
 {
-  lua_pushfstring(L,"Host :%p",lua_touserdata(L,1));
+  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}
+  {"__gc", Host_gc},
+  {"__tostring", Host_tostring},
+  {0, 0}
 };
 
+/*
+ * AS Methods
+ */
+static const luaL_reg AS_methods[] = {
+  {"new", console_add_AS},
+  {0, 0}
+};
+
+
 /*
  * Link Methods
  */
 static const luaL_reg Link_methods[] = {
-    {"new",Link_new},
-    {0,0}
+  {"new", console_add_link},
+  {0, 0}
 };
+
 /*
  * Route Methods
  */
-static const luaL_reg Route_methods[] ={
-   {"new",Route_new},
-   {0,0}
+static const luaL_reg Route_methods[] = {
+  {"new", console_add_route},
+  {0, 0}
 };
 
+/**
+ * Tracing Functions
+ */
+static const luaL_reg Trace_methods[] = {
+               {"start",trace_start},
+               {"category",trace_category},
+               {"setTaskCategory",trace_set_task_category},
+               {"finish",trace_end},
+               {0,0}
+};
 /*
  * Environment related
  */
 
 extern lua_State *simgrid_lua_state;
 
-static int run_lua_code(int argc,char **argv) {
-  DEBUG1("Run lua code %s",argv[0]);
+static int run_lua_code(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  DEBUG1("Run lua code %s", argv[0]);
   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 ref = luaL_ref(simgrid_lua_state, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);     // protect the thread from being garbage collected
   int res = 1;
 
   /* Start the co-routine */
-  lua_getglobal(L,argv[0]);
-  xbt_assert1(lua_isfunction(L,-1),
-      "The lua function %s does not seem to exist",argv[0]);
+  lua_getglobal(L, argv[0]);
+  xbt_assert1(lua_isfunction(L, -1),
+              "The lua function %s does not seem to exist", argv[0]);
 
   // push arguments onto the stack
   int i;
-  for(i=1;i<argc;i++)
-    lua_pushstring(L,argv[i]);
+  for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+    lua_pushstring(L, argv[i]);
 
   // Call the function (in resume)
-  xbt_assert2(lua_pcall(L, argc-1, 1, 0) == 0,
-    "error running function `%s': %s",argv[0], lua_tostring(L, -1));
+  xbt_assert2(lua_pcall(L, argc - 1, 1, 0) == 0,
+              "error running function `%s': %s", argv[0], lua_tostring(L,
+                                                                       -1));
 
   /* retrieve result */
   if (lua_isnumber(L, -1)) {
     res = lua_tonumber(L, -1);
-    lua_pop(L, 1);  /* pop returned value */
+    lua_pop(L, 1);              /* pop returned value */
   }
   // cleanups
-  luaL_unref(simgrid_lua_state,LUA_REGISTRYINDEX,ref );
+  luaL_unref(simgrid_lua_state, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
   DEBUG1("Execution of lua code %s is over", (argv ? argv[0] : "(null)"));
   return res;
 }
-static int launch_application(lua_State *L) {
-  const char * file = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+
+static int launch_application(lua_State * L)
+{
+  const char *file = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
   MSG_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
   MSG_launch_application(file);
   return 0;
 }
-#include "simix/simix.h" //FIXME: KILLME when debugging on simix internals become useless
-static int create_environment(lua_State *L) {
-  const char *file = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-  DEBUG1("Loading environment file %s",file);
+
+#include "simix/simix.h"        //FIXME: KILLME when debugging on simix internals become useless
+static int create_environment(lua_State * L)
+{
+  const char *file = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  DEBUG1("Loading environment file %s", file);
   MSG_create_environment(file);
   smx_host_t *hosts = SIMIX_host_get_table();
   int i;
-  for (i=0;i<SIMIX_host_get_number();i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < SIMIX_host_get_number(); i++) {
     DEBUG1("We have an host %s", SIMIX_host_get_name(hosts[i]));
   }
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int debug(lua_State *L) {
-  const char *str = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-  DEBUG1("%s",str);
+static int debug(lua_State * L)
+{
+  const char *str = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  DEBUG1("%s", str);
   return 0;
 }
-static int info(lua_State *L) {
-  const char *str = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-  INFO1("%s",str);
+
+static int info(lua_State * L)
+{
+  const char *str = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  INFO1("%s", str);
   return 0;
 }
-static int run(lua_State *L) {
+
+static int run(lua_State * L)
+{
   MSG_main();
   return 0;
 }
-static int clean(lua_State *L) {
+
+static int clean(lua_State * L)
+{
   MSG_clean();
   return 0;
 }
 
 /*
- * Bypass XML Parser
+ * Bypass XML Parser (lua console)
  */
 
 /*
  * Register platform for MSG
  */
-static int msg_register_platform(lua_State *L)
+static int msg_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;
+  /* Tell Simgrid we dont wanna use its parser */
+  surf_parse = console_parse_platform;
+  MSG_create_environment(NULL);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Register platform for Simdag
  */
 
-static int sd_register_platform(lua_State *L)
+static int sd_register_platform(lua_State * L)
 {
-       surf_parse = surf_wsL07_parse_bypass_platform;
-       SD_create_environment(NULL);
-       return 0;
+  surf_parse = console_parse_platform_wsL07;
+  SD_create_environment(NULL);
+  return 0;
 }
+
 /*
  * Register platform for gras
  */
-static int gras_register_platform(lua_State *L)
+static int gras_register_platform(lua_State * L)
 {
-       /* Tell Simgrid we dont wanna use surf parser*/
-       surf_parse = surf_parse_bypass_platform;
-       gras_create_environment(NULL);
-       return 0;
+  /* Tell Simgrid we dont wanna use surf parser */
+  surf_parse = console_parse_platform;
+  gras_create_environment(NULL);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * Register applicaiton for MSG
  */
-static int msg_register_application(lua_State *L)
+static int msg_register_application(lua_State * L)
 {
-        MSG_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
-        surf_parse = surf_parse_bypass_application;
-        MSG_launch_application(NULL);
-        return 0;
+  MSG_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
+  surf_parse = console_parse_application;
+  MSG_launch_application(NULL);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Register application for gras
  */
-static int gras_register_application(lua_State *L)
+static int gras_register_application(lua_State * L)
 {
-       gras_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
-       surf_parse = surf_parse_bypass_application;
-       gras_launch_application(NULL);
-       return 0;
+  gras_function_register_default(run_lua_code);
+  surf_parse = console_parse_application;
+  gras_launch_application(NULL);
+  return 0;
 }
+
 static const luaL_Reg simgrid_funcs[] = {
-    { "create_environment", create_environment},
-    { "launch_application", launch_application},
-    { "debug", debug},
-    { "info", info},
-    { "run", run},
-    { "clean", clean},
-    /* short names */
-    { "platform", create_environment},
-    { "application", launch_application},
-    /* methods to bypass XML parser*/
-    { "msg_register_platform",msg_register_platform},
-    { "sd_register_platform",sd_register_platform},
-    { "msg_register_application",msg_register_application},
-    { "gras_register_platform",gras_register_platform},
-    { "gras_register_application",gras_register_application},
-    /* gras sub generator method*/
-    {"gras_set_process_function",gras_add_process_function},
-    {"gras_generate",gras_generate},
-    { NULL, NULL }
+  {"create_environment", create_environment},
+  {"launch_application", launch_application},
+  {"debug", debug},
+  {"info", info},
+  {"run", run},
+  {"clean", clean},
+  /* short names */
+  {"platform", create_environment},
+  {"application", launch_application},
+  /* methods to bypass XML parser */
+  {"msg_register_platform", msg_register_platform},
+  {"sd_register_platform", sd_register_platform},
+  {"msg_register_application", msg_register_application},
+  {"gras_register_platform", gras_register_platform},
+  {"gras_register_application", gras_register_application},
+  /* gras sub generator method */
+  {"gras_set_process_function", gras_add_process_function},
+  {"gras_generate", gras_generate},
+  {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                       module management functions                                 */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 
-extern const char*xbt_ctx_factory_to_use; /*Hack: let msg load directly the right factory */
 
-#define LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT 10 /* maximum amount of arguments we can get from lua on command line */
+#define LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT 10   /* maximum amount of arguments we can get from lua on command line */
 #define TEST
-int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L); // Fuck gcc: we don't need that prototype
-int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L) {
+int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State * L);     // Fuck gcc: we don't need that prototype
+int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State * L)
+{
 
-  //xbt_ctx_factory_to_use = "lua";
-  char **argv=malloc(sizeof(char*)*LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT);
-  int argc=1;
-  argv[0] = (char*)"/usr/bin/lua"; /* Lie on the argv[0] so that the stack dumping facilities find the right binary. FIXME: what if lua is not in that location? */
+  char **argv = malloc(sizeof(char *) * LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT);
+  int argc = 1;
+  argv[0] = (char *) "/usr/bin/lua";    /* Lie on the argv[0] so that the stack dumping facilities find the right binary. FIXME: what if lua is not in that location? */
   /* Get the command line arguments from the lua interpreter */
-  lua_getglobal(L,"arg");
+  lua_getglobal(L, "arg");
   /* if arg is a null value, it means we use lua only as a script to init platform
    * else it should be a table and then take arg in consideration
    */
-  if(lua_istable(L,-1))
-  {
-         int done=0;
-         while (!done) {
-               argc++;
-               lua_pushinteger(L,argc-2);
-               lua_gettable(L,-2);
-               if (lua_isnil(L,-1)) {
-                 done = 1;
-               } else {
-                 xbt_assert1(lua_isstring(L,-1),"argv[%d] got from lua is no string",argc-1);
-                 xbt_assert2(argc<LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT,
-                          "Too many arguments, please increase LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT in %s before recompiling SimGrid if you insist on having more than %d args on command line",
-                          __FILE__,LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT-1);
-                 argv[argc-1] = (char*)luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
-                 lua_pop(L,1);
-                 DEBUG1("Got command line argument %s from lua",argv[argc-1]);
-               }
-         }
-         argv[argc--]=NULL;
-
-         /* Initialize the MSG core */
-         MSG_global_init(&argc,argv);
-         DEBUG1("Still %d arguments on command line",argc); // FIXME: update the lua's arg table to reflect the changes from SimGrid
- }
+  if (lua_istable(L, -1)) {
+    int done = 0;
+    while (!done) {
+      argc++;
+      lua_pushinteger(L, argc - 2);
+      lua_gettable(L, -2);
+      if (lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
+        done = 1;
+      } else {
+        xbt_assert1(lua_isstring(L, -1),
+                    "argv[%d] got from lua is no string", argc - 1);
+        xbt_assert2(argc < LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT,
+                    "Too many arguments, please increase LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT in %s before recompiling SimGrid if you insist on having more than %d args on command line",
+                    __FILE__, LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT - 1);
+        argv[argc - 1] = (char *) luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+        lua_pop(L, 1);
+        DEBUG1("Got command line argument %s from lua", argv[argc - 1]);
+      }
+    }
+    argv[argc--] = NULL;
+
+    /* Initialize the MSG core */
+    MSG_global_init(&argc, argv);
+    DEBUG1("Still %d arguments on command line", argc); // FIXME: update the lua's arg table to reflect the changes from SimGrid
 }
   /* register the core C functions to lua */
   luaL_register(L, "simgrid", simgrid_funcs);
   /* 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
-  lua_pushliteral(L,"__index");
-  lua_pushvalue(L,-3);  //dup methods table
-  lua_rawset(L,-3); //matatable.__index = methods
-  lua_pushliteral(L,"__metatable");
-  lua_pushvalue(L,-3);  //dup methods table
-  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);
+  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
+  lua_pushliteral(L, "__index");
+  lua_pushvalue(L, -3);         //dup methods table
+  lua_rawset(L, -3);            //matatable.__index = methods
+  lua_pushliteral(L, "__metatable");
+  lua_pushvalue(L, -3);         //dup methods table
+  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, AS_MODULE_NAME, AS_methods, 0);
+  luaL_newmetatable(L, AS_MODULE_NAME);
+  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, ROUTE_MODULE_NAME);
+  lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+  /*register the Tracing functions to lua */
+  luaL_openlib(L, TRACE_MODULE_NAME, Trace_methods, 0);
+  luaL_newmetatable(L, TRACE_MODULE_NAME);
+  lua_pop(L, 1);
 
   /* Keep the context mechanism informed of our lua world today */
   simgrid_lua_state = L;