_distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", geninfo->timestamp);

  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"timestamp", (xmlChar*)tmp);

  free(tmp);

  geninfo->total_priority_pieces = 0;

  counter = 0;

  for(job = geninfo->head.next; job; job = job->next)

    {

      _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->jobnum);

      xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"jobnum", (xmlChar*)tmp);

      free(tmp);

      /**

        this is needed for the new frame finder to work

        Why the random constant numeral 11? --ohnobinki

      */

      geninfo->total_priority_pieces = geninfo->total_priority_pieces + job->priority;

      counter++;

    }

  xmlTextWriterEndElement(writer);

  /**

     close elements and end document

  */

  xmlTextWriterEndDocument(writer);

  /**

     free writer and save xml file to disk

  */

  xmlFreeTextWriter(writer);

  return 0;

}

/* ************************** Test Functions ************************* */

/** Interactive test for the queuing system */

/* @QUEUE: Test uses methods not present in C code using mysql web-based system */

int interactiveTest(int test, struct general_info general_info, distrend_mysql_conn_t conn){

  int command;

  fprintf(stderr,"Hello!\n");

  int32_t slaveKey = 0;

  int32_t jobKey = 0;

  int32_t frameNum = 0;

  int32_t newPriority = 0;

  int tmp = 0;

  while(test == 1)

   {

     fprintf(stderr, "Welcome to DistRen Alpha Interactive Test Mode\n\n");

     fprintf(stderr, "\t1 \tGet a frame to render\n");

     fprintf(stderr, "\t2 \tChange job priority\n");

     fprintf(stderr, "\t3 \tSet frame finished\n");

     fprintf(stderr, "\t4 \tQuit\n");

     scanf("%d", &command);

     switch(command)

     {

     case 1:

       fprintf(stderr, "Got frame: ");

       find_jobframe(conn, slaveKey, jobKey, frameNum);

       fprintf(stderr, "jobKey: %d, frameNum: %d\n",jobKey,frameNum);

       break;

     case 2:

       fprintf(stderr,"Job key: ");

       scanf("%d", &tmp);

       jobKey = tmp;

       fprintf(stderr,"New priority: ");

       scanf("%d", &tmp);

       newPriority = tmp;

       change_job_priority(conn, jobKey, newPriority);

       fprintf(stderr,"Changed!");

       break;

     case 3:

       fprintf(stderr,"Slave Key: ");

       scanf("%d", &tmp);

       slaveKey = tmp;

       fprintf(stderr,"Job Key: ");

       scanf("%d", &tmp);

       jobKey = tmp;

       fprintf(stderr,"Frame Number: ");

       scanf("%d", &tmp);

       frameNum = tmp;

       finish_frame(conn, slaveKey, jobKey, frameNum);

       fprintf(stderr,"Finished Frame!\n");

       break;

     case 4:

       break;

     }

  return 0;

   }

  return 0;

}

{

  MYSQL_RES *result;

  distrend_mysql_result_t distrenresult;

  /**

     pointless sanity check

  */

  if(conn->pointlesscheck != SEVENTY_FIVE)

    fprintf(stderr, "warning, I was passed a bad struct distrend_mysql_conn...\n");

  /** make sure that connection is still alive

   */

  if(mysql_ping(conn->mysqlconn))

    fprintf(stderr, "MySQL Connection _was_ broken or may be broken, I'm not sure exactly what this return value means\n");

  if (mysql_query(conn->mysqlconn, query))

     fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(conn->mysqlconn));

  result = mysql_use_result(conn->mysqlconn);

  distrenresult = malloc(sizeof(struct distrend_mysql_result));

  if(!distrenresult)

    {

      mysql_free_result(result);

      return NULL;

    }

  distrenresult->mysqlresult = result;

  distrenresult->pointlesscheck = FORTY_TWO;

  return distrenresult;

}

int mysqlResultFree(distrend_mysql_result_t result)

{

  if(!result)

    return 0;

  if(result->pointlesscheck != FORTY_TWO)

    fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: I didn't get the type of handle I wanted\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);

  mysql_free_result(result->mysqlresult);

  free(result);

  return 0;

}

/*

   Individual query functions:

 */

void finish_frame(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, int32_t slavekey, int32_t jobkey, int32_t framenum)

{

  char *query;

  distrend_mysql_result_t result;

  _distren_asprintf(&query, "CALL `distren`.`Frame_Complete`(%d,%d,%d);", slavekey, jobkey, framenum);

  result = mysqlQuery(conn, query);

  free(query);

  mysqlResultFree(result);

}

void start_frame(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, int32_t slavekey, int32_t jobkey, int32_t framenum)

{

  char *query;

  distrend_mysql_result_t result;

  _distren_asprintf(&query, "CALL `distren`.`Frame_Start`(%d,%d,%d);", slavekey, jobkey, framenum);

  result = mysqlQuery(conn, query);

  free(query);

  mysqlResultFree(result);

}

int change_job_priority(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, int32_t jobkey, int32_t newpriority)

{

  char *query;

  distrend_mysql_result_t result;

  _distren_asprintf(&query, "UPDATE `distren`.`Job` SET `Priority`=%d WHERE `Job_Key`=%d",

		    newpriority, jobkey);

  result = mysqlQuery(conn, query);

  mysqlResultFree(result);

  return 0;

}

int find_jobframe(distrend_mysql_conn_t conn, int32_t slavekey, int32_t jobkey, int32_t framenum)

{

  distrend_mysql_result_t result;

  char *query;

  MYSQL_ROW row;

		    slavekey);

  result = mysqlQuery(conn, query);

  free(query);

  if(!result)

    return 1;

  row = mysql_fetch_row(result->mysqlresult);

  if(!row)

    return 1;

  distrend_mysql_getint(row, 1, &jobkey); 

  distrend_mysql_getint(row, 2, &framenum);

  mysqlResultFree(result);

  return 0;

}