source: branches/testFACT++branch/scripts/schedule.js_template@ 18295

'use strict';

// This list contains the schedule for one or several nights.
// The schedule consists of observations and measurements.
// An observation is compiled by several measurements.
// Most measurements (like RATESCAN) cannot be interrupted, but
// will be finished at some point (like a single run).
// A measurement which takes until the next observation is started is DATA.
// Whenever a measurement is finished and the start time of a new
// observation has passed, the new observation is started.
// In an observation it makes only sense that the last measurment
// is data. All previous measurement just take as much time as they take.
// Note that after each measurement, a new observation might be started
// if the start time of the new observation has passed. Thus there is,
// strictly speaking, no gurantee that any other than the first measurement
// of one observation will ever be excuted.
// A list of observations must end with a shutdown.
//
// here is an example:
//
var observations =
[
 { date:"2013-03-14 19:55 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'startup' }
     ]
 },

 { date:"2013-03-14 20:05 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'data', source:'Crab' }
     ]
 },

 { date:"2013-03-14 23:58 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'ratescan', ra:9.438888, dec:29.0 },
      { task:'data',     source:'Crab'        }
     ]
 },

 { date:"2013-03-15 00:45 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'ratescan', ra:11.26888888, dec:28.4477777 },
      { task:'data',     source:'Mrk 421'}
     ]
 },

 { date:"2013-03-15 03:30 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'data', source:'Mrk 501'}
     ]
 },

 { date:"2013-03-15 06:38 UTC", measurements:
     [
      { task:'shutdown'}
     ]
 },
];