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 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 
 __version__ = "$Revision: 1.19 $"
 __source__ = "$Source: /local/reps/CMSSW/CMSSW/Configuration/Applications/python/ConfigBuilder.py,v $"
 
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.Modules import _Module
 # The following import is provided for backward compatibility reasons.
 # The function used to be defined in this file.
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.MassReplace import massReplaceInputTag as MassReplaceInputTag
 
 import hashlib
 import sys
 import re
 import collections
 from subprocess import Popen,PIPE
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.DictTypes as DictTypes
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.OrderedSet import OrderedSet
 class Options:
     pass
 
 # the canonical defaults
 defaultOptions = Options()
 defaultOptions.datamix = 'DataOnSim'
 defaultOptions.isMC=False
 defaultOptions.isData=True
 defaultOptions.step=''
 defaultOptions.pileup='NoPileUp'
 defaultOptions.pileup_input = None
 defaultOptions.pileup_dasoption = ''
 defaultOptions.geometry = 'SimDB'
 defaultOptions.geometryExtendedOptions = ['ExtendedGFlash','Extended','NoCastor']
 defaultOptions.magField = ''
 defaultOptions.conditions = None
 defaultOptions.scenarioOptions=['pp','cosmics','nocoll','HeavyIons']
 defaultOptions.harvesting= 'AtRunEnd'
 defaultOptions.gflash = False
 defaultOptions.number = -1
 defaultOptions.number_out = None
 defaultOptions.arguments = ""
 defaultOptions.name = "NO NAME GIVEN"
 defaultOptions.evt_type = ""
 defaultOptions.filein = ""
 defaultOptions.dasquery=""
 defaultOptions.dasoption=""
 defaultOptions.secondfilein = ""
 defaultOptions.customisation_file = []
 defaultOptions.customisation_file_unsch = []
 defaultOptions.customise_commands = ""
 defaultOptions.inline_custom=False
 defaultOptions.particleTable = 'pythiapdt'
 defaultOptions.particleTableList = ['pythiapdt','pdt']
 defaultOptions.dirin = ''
 defaultOptions.dirout = ''
 defaultOptions.filetype = 'EDM'
 defaultOptions.fileout = 'output.root'
 defaultOptions.filtername = ''
 defaultOptions.lazy_download = False
 defaultOptions.custom_conditions = ''
 defaultOptions.hltProcess = ''
 defaultOptions.eventcontent = None
 defaultOptions.datatier = None
 defaultOptions.inlineEventContent = True
 defaultOptions.inlineObjects =''
 defaultOptions.hideGen=False
 from Configuration.StandardSequences.VtxSmeared import VtxSmearedDefaultKey,VtxSmearedHIDefaultKey
 defaultOptions.beamspot=None
 defaultOptions.outputDefinition =''
 defaultOptions.inputCommands = None
 defaultOptions.outputCommands = None
 defaultOptions.inputEventContent = ''
 defaultOptions.dropDescendant = False
 defaultOptions.relval = None
 defaultOptions.prefix = None
 defaultOptions.profile = None
 defaultOptions.heap_profile = None
 defaultOptions.maxmem_profile = None
 defaultOptions.isRepacked = False
 defaultOptions.restoreRNDSeeds = False
 defaultOptions.donotDropOnInput = ''
 defaultOptions.python_filename =''
 defaultOptions.io=None
 defaultOptions.lumiToProcess=None
 defaultOptions.fast=False
 defaultOptions.runsAndWeightsForMC = None
 defaultOptions.runsScenarioForMC = None
 defaultOptions.runsAndWeightsForMCIntegerWeights = None
 defaultOptions.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights = None
 defaultOptions.runUnscheduled = False
 defaultOptions.timeoutOutput = False
 defaultOptions.nThreads = 1
 defaultOptions.nStreams = 0
 defaultOptions.nConcurrentLumis = 0
 defaultOptions.nConcurrentIOVs = 0
 defaultOptions.accelerators = None
 
 # some helper routines
 def dumpPython(process,name):
     theObject = getattr(process,name)
     if isinstance(theObject,cms.Path) or isinstance(theObject,cms.EndPath) or isinstance(theObject,cms.Sequence):
         return "process."+name+" = " + theObject.dumpPython()
     elif isinstance(theObject,_Module) or isinstance(theObject,cms.ESProducer):
         return "process."+name+" = " + theObject.dumpPython()+"\n"
     else:
         return "process."+name+" = " + theObject.dumpPython()+"\n"
 def filesFromList(fileName,s=None):
     import os
     import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
     prim=[]
     sec=[]
     for line in open(fileName,'r'):
         if line.count(".root")>=2:
             #two files solution...
             entries=line.replace("\n","").split()
             prim.append(entries[0])
             sec.append(entries[1])
         elif (line.find(".root")!=-1):
             entry=line.replace("\n","")
             prim.append(entry)
     # remove any duplicates but keep the order
     file_seen = set()
     prim = [f for f in prim if not (f in file_seen or file_seen.add(f))]
     file_seen = set()
     sec = [f for f in sec if not (f in file_seen or file_seen.add(f))]
     if s:
         if not hasattr(s,"fileNames"):
             s.fileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(prim)
         else:
             s.fileNames.extend(prim)
         if len(sec)!=0:
             if not hasattr(s,"secondaryFileNames"):
                 s.secondaryFileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(sec)
             else:
                 s.secondaryFileNames.extend(sec)
     print("found files: ",prim)
     if len(prim)==0:
         raise Exception("There are not files in input from the file list")
     if len(sec)!=0:
         print("found parent files:",sec)
     return (prim,sec)
 
 def filesFromDASQuery(query,option="",s=None):
     import os,time
     import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
     prim=[]
     sec=[]
     print("the query is",query)
     eC=5
     count=0
     while eC!=0 and count<3:
         if count!=0:
             print('Sleeping, then retrying DAS')
             time.sleep(100)
         p = Popen('dasgoclient %s --query "%s"'%(option,query), stdout=PIPE,shell=True, universal_newlines=True)
         pipe=p.stdout.read()
         tupleP = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)
         eC=tupleP[1]
         count=count+1
     if eC==0:
         print("DAS succeeded after",count,"attempts",eC)
     else:
         print("DAS failed 3 times- I give up")
     for line in pipe.split('\n'):
         if line.count(".root")>=2:
             #two files solution...
             entries=line.replace("\n","").split()
             prim.append(entries[0])
             sec.append(entries[1])
         elif (line.find(".root")!=-1):
             entry=line.replace("\n","")
             prim.append(entry)
     # remove any duplicates
     prim = sorted(list(set(prim)))
     sec = sorted(list(set(sec)))
     if s:
         if not hasattr(s,"fileNames"):
             s.fileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(prim)
         else:
             s.fileNames.extend(prim)
         if len(sec)!=0:
             if not hasattr(s,"secondaryFileNames"):
                 s.secondaryFileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(sec)
             else:
                 s.secondaryFileNames.extend(sec)
     print("found files: ",prim)
     if len(sec)!=0:
         print("found parent files:",sec)
     return (prim,sec)
 
 def anyOf(listOfKeys,dict,opt=None):
     for k in listOfKeys:
         if k in dict:
             toReturn=dict[k]
             dict.pop(k)
             return toReturn
     if opt!=None:
         return opt
     else:
         raise Exception("any of "+','.join(listOfKeys)+" are mandatory entries of --output options")
 
 class ConfigBuilder(object):
     """The main building routines """
 
     def __init__(self, options, process = None, with_output = False, with_input = False ):
         """options taken from old cmsDriver and optparse """
 
         options.outfile_name = options.dirout+options.fileout
 
         self._options = options
 
         if self._options.isData and options.isMC:
             raise Exception("ERROR: You may specify only --data or --mc, not both")
         #if not self._options.conditions:
         #        raise Exception("ERROR: No conditions given!\nPlease specify conditions. E.g. via --conditions=IDEAL_30X::All")
 
         # check that MEtoEDMConverter (running in ENDJOB) and DQMIO don't run in the same job
         if 'ENDJOB' in self._options.step:
             if  (hasattr(self._options,"outputDefinition") and \
                 self._options.outputDefinition != '' and \
                 any(anyOf(['t','tier','dataTier'],outdic) == 'DQMIO' for outdic in eval(self._options.outputDefinition))) or \
                 (hasattr(self._options,"datatier") and \
                 self._options.datatier and \
                 'DQMIO' in self._options.datatier):
                 print("removing ENDJOB from steps since not compatible with DQMIO dataTier")
                 self._options.step=self._options.step.replace(',ENDJOB','')
 
 
 
         # what steps are provided by this class?
         stepList = [re.sub(r'^prepare_', '', methodName) for methodName in ConfigBuilder.__dict__ if methodName.startswith('prepare_')]
         self.stepMap={}
         self.stepKeys=[]
         for step in self._options.step.split(","):
             if step=='': continue
             stepParts = step.split(":")
             stepName = stepParts[0]
             if stepName not in stepList and not stepName.startswith('re'):
                 raise ValueError("Step {} unknown. Available are {}".format( stepName , sorted(stepList)))
             if len(stepParts)==1:
                 self.stepMap[stepName]=""
             elif len(stepParts)==2:
                 self.stepMap[stepName]=stepParts[1].split('+')
             elif len(stepParts)==3:
                 self.stepMap[stepName]=(stepParts[2].split('+'),stepParts[1])
             else:
                 raise ValueError(f"Step definition {step} invalid")
             self.stepKeys.append(stepName)
 
         #print(f"map of steps is: {self.stepMap}")
 
         self.with_output = with_output
         self.process=process
 
         if hasattr(self._options,"no_output_flag") and self._options.no_output_flag:
             self.with_output = False
         self.with_input = with_input
         self.imports = []
         self.create_process()
         self.define_Configs()
         self.schedule = list()
         self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath = None
 
         # we are doing three things here:
         # creating a process to catch errors
         # building the code to re-create the process
 
         self.additionalCommands = []
         # TODO: maybe a list of to be dumped objects would help as well
         self.blacklist_paths = []
         self.addedObjects = []
         self.additionalOutputs = {}
 
         self.productionFilterSequence = None
         self.labelsToAssociate=[]
         self.nextScheduleIsConditional=False
         self.conditionalPaths=[]
         self.excludedPaths=[]
 
     def profileOptions(self):
         """
         addIgProfService
         Function to add the igprof profile service so that you can dump in the middle
         of the run.
         """
         profileOpts = self._options.profile.split(':')
         profilerStart = 1
         profilerInterval = 100
         profilerFormat = None
         profilerJobFormat = None
 
         if len(profileOpts):
             #type, given as first argument is unused here
             profileOpts.pop(0)
         if len(profileOpts):
             startEvent = profileOpts.pop(0)
             if not startEvent.isdigit():
                 raise Exception("%s is not a number" % startEvent)
             profilerStart = int(startEvent)
         if len(profileOpts):
             eventInterval = profileOpts.pop(0)
             if not eventInterval.isdigit():
                 raise Exception("%s is not a number" % eventInterval)
             profilerInterval = int(eventInterval)
         if len(profileOpts):
             profilerFormat = profileOpts.pop(0)
 
 
         if not profilerFormat:
             profilerFormat = "%s___%s___%%I.gz" % (
                 self._options.evt_type.replace("_cfi", ""),
                 hashlib.md5(
                     (str(self._options.step) + str(self._options.pileup) + str(self._options.conditions) +
                     str(self._options.datatier) + str(self._options.profileTypeLabel)).encode('utf-8')
                 ).hexdigest()
             )
         if not profilerJobFormat and profilerFormat.endswith(".gz"):
             profilerJobFormat = profilerFormat.replace(".gz", "_EndOfJob.gz")
         elif not profilerJobFormat:
             profilerJobFormat = profilerFormat + "_EndOfJob.gz"
 
         return (profilerStart,profilerInterval,profilerFormat,profilerJobFormat)
 
     def heapProfileOptions(self):
         """
         addJeProfService
         Function to add the jemalloc heap  profile service so that you can dump in the middle
         of the run.
         """
         profileOpts = []
         profilerStart = 1
         profilerInterval = 100
         profilerFormat = "jeprof_%s.heap"
         profilerJobFormat = None
 
 
         if not profilerJobFormat and profilerFormat.endswith(".heap"):
             profilerJobFormat = profilerFormat.replace(".heap", "_EndOfJob.heap")
         elif not profilerJobFormat:
             profilerJobFormat = profilerFormat + "_EndOfJob.heap"
 
         return (profilerStart,profilerInterval,profilerFormat,profilerJobFormat)
 
     def load(self,includeFile):
         includeFile = includeFile.replace('/','.')
         self.process.load(includeFile)
         return sys.modules[includeFile]
 
     def loadAndRemember(self, includeFile):
         """helper routine to load am memorize imports"""
         # we could make the imports a on-the-fly data method of the process instance itself
         # not sure if the latter is a good idea
         includeFile = includeFile.replace('/','.')
         self.imports.append(includeFile)
         self.process.load(includeFile)
         return sys.modules[includeFile]
 
     def executeAndRemember(self, command):
         """helper routine to remember replace statements"""
         self.additionalCommands.append(command)
         if not command.strip().startswith("#"):
         # substitute: process.foo = process.bar -> self.process.foo = self.process.bar
             import re
             exec(re.sub(r"([^a-zA-Z_0-9]|^)(process)([^a-zA-Z_0-9])",r"\1self.process\3",command))
             #exec(command.replace("process.","self.process."))
 
     def addCommon(self):
         if 'HARVESTING' in self.stepMap.keys() or 'ALCAHARVEST' in self.stepMap.keys():
             self.process.options.Rethrow = ['ProductNotFound']
             self.process.options.fileMode = 'FULLMERGE'
 
         self.addedObjects.append(("","options"))
 
         if self._options.lazy_download:
             self.process.AdaptorConfig = cms.Service("AdaptorConfig",
                                                      stats = cms.untracked.bool(True),
                                                      enable = cms.untracked.bool(True),
                                                      cacheHint = cms.untracked.string("lazy-download"),
                                                      readHint = cms.untracked.string("read-ahead-buffered")
                                                      )
             self.addedObjects.append(("Setup lazy download","AdaptorConfig"))
 
         #self.process.cmsDriverCommand = cms.untracked.PSet( command=cms.untracked.string('cmsDriver.py '+self._options.arguments) )
         #self.addedObjects.append(("what cmsDriver command was used","cmsDriverCommand"))
 
         if self._options.profile:
             (start, interval, eventFormat, jobFormat)=self.profileOptions()
             self.process.IgProfService = cms.Service("IgProfService",
                                                      reportFirstEvent            = cms.untracked.int32(start),
                                                      reportEventInterval         = cms.untracked.int32(interval),
                                                      reportToFileAtPostEvent     = cms.untracked.string("| gzip -c > %s"%(eventFormat)),
                                                      reportToFileAtPostEndJob    = cms.untracked.string("| gzip -c > %s"%(jobFormat)))
             self.addedObjects.append(("Setup IGProf Service for profiling","IgProfService"))
 
         if self._options.heap_profile:
             (start, interval, eventFormat, jobFormat)=self.heapProfileOptions()
             self.process.JeProfService = cms.Service("JeProfService",
                                                      reportFirstEvent            = cms.untracked.int32(start),
                                                      reportEventInterval         = cms.untracked.int32(interval),
                                                      reportToFileAtPostEvent     = cms.untracked.string("%s"%(eventFormat)),
                                                      reportToFileAtPostEndJob    = cms.untracked.string("%s"%(jobFormat)))
             self.addedObjects.append(("Setup JeProf Service for heap profiling","JeProfService"))
 
     def addMaxEvents(self):
         """Here we decide how many evts will be processed"""
         self.process.maxEvents.input = self._options.number
         if self._options.number_out:
             self.process.maxEvents.output = self._options.number_out
         self.addedObjects.append(("","maxEvents"))
 
     def addSource(self):
         """Here the source is built. Priority: file, generator"""
         self.addedObjects.append(("Input source","source"))
 
         def filesFromOption(self):
             for entry in self._options.filein.split(','):
                 print("entry",entry)
                 if entry.startswith("filelist:"):
                     filesFromList(entry[9:],self.process.source)
                 elif entry.startswith("dbs:") or entry.startswith("das:"):
                     filesFromDASQuery('file dataset = %s'%(entry[4:]),self._options.dasoption,self.process.source)
                 else:
                     self.process.source.fileNames.append(self._options.dirin+entry)
             if self._options.secondfilein:
                 if not hasattr(self.process.source,"secondaryFileNames"):
                     raise Exception("--secondfilein not compatible with "+self._options.filetype+"input type")
                 for entry in self._options.secondfilein.split(','):
                     print("entry",entry)
                     if entry.startswith("filelist:"):
                         self.process.source.secondaryFileNames.extend((filesFromList(entry[9:]))[0])
                     elif entry.startswith("dbs:") or entry.startswith("das:"):
                         self.process.source.secondaryFileNames.extend((filesFromDASQuery('file dataset = %s'%(entry[4:]),self._options.dasoption))[0])
                     else:
                         self.process.source.secondaryFileNames.append(self._options.dirin+entry)
 
         if self._options.filein or self._options.dasquery:
             if self._options.filetype == "EDM":
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("PoolSource",
                                                fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring(),
                                                secondaryFileNames= cms.untracked.vstring())
                 filesFromOption(self)
             elif self._options.filetype == "DAT":
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("NewEventStreamFileReader",fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring())
                 filesFromOption(self)
             elif self._options.filetype == "LHE":
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("LHESource", fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring())
                 if self._options.filein.startswith("lhe:"):
                     #list the article directory automatically
                     args=self._options.filein.split(':')
                     article=args[1]
                     print('LHE input from article ',article)
                     location='/store/lhe/'
                     import os
                     textOfFiles=os.popen('cmsLHEtoEOSManager.py -l '+article)
                     for line in textOfFiles:
                         for fileName in [x for x in line.split() if '.lhe' in x]:
                             self.process.source.fileNames.append(location+article+'/'+fileName)
                     #check first if list of LHE files is loaded (not empty)
                     if len(line)<2:
                         print('Issue to load LHE files, please check and try again.')
                         sys.exit(-1)
                     #Additional check to protect empty fileNames in process.source
                     if len(self.process.source.fileNames)==0:
                         print('Issue with empty filename, but can pass line check')
                         sys.exit(-1)
                     if len(args)>2:
                         self.process.source.skipEvents = cms.untracked.uint32(int(args[2]))
                 else:
                     filesFromOption(self)
 
             elif self._options.filetype == "DQM":
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("DQMRootSource",
                                                fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring())
                 filesFromOption(self)
 
             elif self._options.filetype == "DQMDAQ":
                 # FIXME: how to configure it if there are no input files specified?
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("DQMStreamerReader")
 
 
             if ('HARVESTING' in self.stepMap.keys() or 'ALCAHARVEST' in self.stepMap.keys()) and (not self._options.filetype == "DQM"):
                 self.process.source.processingMode = cms.untracked.string("RunsAndLumis")
 
         if self._options.dasquery!='':
             self.process.source=cms.Source("PoolSource", fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring(),secondaryFileNames = cms.untracked.vstring())
             filesFromDASQuery(self._options.dasquery,self._options.dasoption,self.process.source)
 
             if ('HARVESTING' in self.stepMap.keys() or 'ALCAHARVEST' in self.stepMap.keys()) and (not self._options.filetype == "DQM"):
                 self.process.source.processingMode = cms.untracked.string("RunsAndLumis")
 
         ##drop LHEXMLStringProduct on input to save memory if appropriate
         if 'GEN' in self.stepMap.keys() and not self._options.filetype == "LHE":
             if self._options.inputCommands:
                 self._options.inputCommands+=',drop LHEXMLStringProduct_*_*_*,'
             else:
                 self._options.inputCommands='keep *, drop LHEXMLStringProduct_*_*_*,'
 
         if self.process.source and self._options.inputCommands and not self._options.filetype == "LHE":
             if not hasattr(self.process.source,'inputCommands'): self.process.source.inputCommands=cms.untracked.vstring()
             for command in self._options.inputCommands.split(','):
                 # remove whitespace around the keep/drop statements
                 command = command.strip()
                 if command=='': continue
                 self.process.source.inputCommands.append(command)
             if not self._options.dropDescendant:
                 self.process.source.dropDescendantsOfDroppedBranches = cms.untracked.bool(False)
 
         if self._options.lumiToProcess:
             import FWCore.PythonUtilities.LumiList as LumiList
             self.process.source.lumisToProcess = cms.untracked.VLuminosityBlockRange( LumiList.LumiList(self._options.lumiToProcess).getCMSSWString().split(',') )
 
         if 'GEN' in self.stepMap.keys() or 'LHE' in self.stepMap or (not self._options.filein and hasattr(self._options, "evt_type")):
             if self.process.source is None:
                 self.process.source=cms.Source("EmptySource")
 
         # modify source in case of run-dependent MC
         self.runsAndWeights=None
         if self._options.runsAndWeightsForMC or self._options.runsScenarioForMC :
             if not self._options.isMC :
                 raise Exception("options --runsAndWeightsForMC and --runsScenarioForMC are only valid for MC")
             if self._options.runsAndWeightsForMC:
                 self.runsAndWeights = eval(self._options.runsAndWeightsForMC)
             else:
                 from Configuration.StandardSequences.RunsAndWeights import RunsAndWeights
                 if isinstance(RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMC], str):
                     __import__(RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMC])
                     self.runsAndWeights = sys.modules[RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMC]].runProbabilityDistribution
                 else:
                     self.runsAndWeights = RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMC]
 
         if self.runsAndWeights:
             import SimGeneral.Configuration.ThrowAndSetRandomRun as ThrowAndSetRandomRun
             ThrowAndSetRandomRun.throwAndSetRandomRun(self.process.source,self.runsAndWeights)
             self.additionalCommands.append('import SimGeneral.Configuration.ThrowAndSetRandomRun as ThrowAndSetRandomRun')
             self.additionalCommands.append('ThrowAndSetRandomRun.throwAndSetRandomRun(process.source,%s)'%(self.runsAndWeights))
 
         # modify source in case of run-dependent MC (Run-3 method)
         self.runsAndWeightsInt=None
         if self._options.runsAndWeightsForMCIntegerWeights or self._options.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights:
             if not self._options.isMC :
                 raise Exception("options --runsAndWeightsForMCIntegerWeights and --runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights are only valid for MC")
             if self._options.runsAndWeightsForMCIntegerWeights:
                 self.runsAndWeightsInt = eval(self._options.runsAndWeightsForMCIntegerWeights)
             else:
                 from Configuration.StandardSequences.RunsAndWeights import RunsAndWeights
                 if isinstance(RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights], str):
                     __import__(RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights])
                     self.runsAndWeightsInt = sys.modules[RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights]].runProbabilityDistribution
                 else:
                     self.runsAndWeightsInt = RunsAndWeights[self._options.runsScenarioForMCIntegerWeights]
 
         if self.runsAndWeightsInt:
             if not self._options.relval:
                 raise Exception("--relval option required when using --runsAndWeightsInt")
             if 'DATAMIX' in self._options.step:
                 from SimGeneral.Configuration.LumiToRun import lumi_to_run
                 total_events, events_per_job  = self._options.relval.split(',')
                 lumi_to_run_mapping = lumi_to_run(self.runsAndWeightsInt, int(total_events), int(events_per_job))
                 self.additionalCommands.append("process.source.firstLuminosityBlockForEachRun = cms.untracked.VLuminosityBlockID(*[cms.LuminosityBlockID(x,y) for x,y in " + str(lumi_to_run_mapping) + "])")
 
         return
 
     def addOutput(self):
         """ Add output module to the process """
         result=""
         if self._options.outputDefinition:
             if self._options.datatier:
                 print("--datatier & --eventcontent options ignored")
 
             #new output convention with a list of dict
             outList = eval(self._options.outputDefinition)
             for (id,outDefDict) in enumerate(outList):
                 outDefDictStr=outDefDict.__str__()
                 if not isinstance(outDefDict,dict):
                     raise Exception("--output needs to be passed a list of dict"+self._options.outputDefinition+" is invalid")
                 #requires option: tier
                 theTier=anyOf(['t','tier','dataTier'],outDefDict)
                 #optional option: eventcontent, filtername, selectEvents, moduleLabel, filename
                 ## event content
                 theStreamType=anyOf(['e','ec','eventContent','streamType'],outDefDict,theTier)
                 theFilterName=anyOf(['f','ftN','filterName'],outDefDict,'')
                 theSelectEvent=anyOf(['s','sE','selectEvents'],outDefDict,'')
                 theModuleLabel=anyOf(['l','mL','moduleLabel'],outDefDict,'')
                 theExtraOutputCommands=anyOf(['o','oC','outputCommands'],outDefDict,'')
                 # module label has a particular role
                 if not theModuleLabel:
                     tryNames=[theStreamType.replace(theTier.replace('-',''),'')+theTier.replace('-','')+'output',
                               theStreamType.replace(theTier.replace('-',''),'')+theTier.replace('-','')+theFilterName+'output',
                               theStreamType.replace(theTier.replace('-',''),'')+theTier.replace('-','')+theFilterName+theSelectEvent.split(',')[0].replace(':','for').replace(' ','')+'output'
                               ]
                     for name in tryNames:
                         if not hasattr(self.process,name):
                             theModuleLabel=name
                             break
                 if not theModuleLabel:
                     raise Exception("cannot find a module label for specification: "+outDefDictStr)
                 if id==0:
                     defaultFileName=self._options.outfile_name
                 else:
                     defaultFileName=self._options.outfile_name.replace('.root','_in'+theTier+'.root')
 
                 theFileName=self._options.dirout+anyOf(['fn','fileName'],outDefDict,defaultFileName)
                 if not theFileName.endswith('.root'):
                     theFileName+='.root'
 
                 if len(outDefDict):
                     raise Exception("unused keys from --output options: "+','.join(outDefDict.keys()))
                 if theStreamType=='DQMIO': theStreamType='DQM'
                 if theStreamType=='ALL':
                     theEventContent = cms.PSet(outputCommands = cms.untracked.vstring('keep *'))
                 else:
                     theEventContent = getattr(self.process, theStreamType+"EventContent")
 
 
                 addAlCaSelects=False
                 if theStreamType=='ALCARECO' and not theFilterName:
                     theFilterName='StreamALCACombined'
                     addAlCaSelects=True
 
                 CppType='PoolOutputModule'
                 if self._options.timeoutOutput:
                     CppType='TimeoutPoolOutputModule'
                 if theStreamType=='DQM' and theTier=='DQMIO': CppType='DQMRootOutputModule'
                 output = cms.OutputModule(CppType,
                                           theEventContent.clone(),
                                           fileName = cms.untracked.string(theFileName),
                                           dataset = cms.untracked.PSet(
                                              dataTier = cms.untracked.string(theTier),
                                              filterName = cms.untracked.string(theFilterName))
                                           )
                 if not theSelectEvent and hasattr(self.process,'generation_step') and theStreamType!='LHE':
                     output.SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents = cms.vstring('generation_step'))
                 if not theSelectEvent and hasattr(self.process,'filtering_step'):
                     output.SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents = cms.vstring('filtering_step'))
                 if theSelectEvent:
                     output.SelectEvents =cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents = cms.vstring(theSelectEvent))
 
                 if addAlCaSelects:
                     if not hasattr(output,'SelectEvents'):
                         output.SelectEvents=cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents=cms.vstring())
                     for alca in self.AlCaPaths:
                         output.SelectEvents.SelectEvents.extend(getattr(self.process,'OutALCARECO'+alca).SelectEvents.SelectEvents)
 
 
                 if hasattr(self.process,theModuleLabel):
                     raise Exception("the current process already has a module "+theModuleLabel+" defined")
                 #print "creating output module ",theModuleLabel
                 setattr(self.process,theModuleLabel,output)
                 outputModule=getattr(self.process,theModuleLabel)
                 setattr(self.process,theModuleLabel+'_step',cms.EndPath(outputModule))
                 path=getattr(self.process,theModuleLabel+'_step')
                 self.schedule.append(path)
 
                 if not self._options.inlineEventContent and hasattr(self.process,theStreamType+"EventContent"):
                     def doNotInlineEventContent(instance,label = "cms.untracked.vstring(process."+theStreamType+"EventContent.outputCommands)"):
                         return label
                     outputModule.outputCommands.__dict__["dumpPython"] = doNotInlineEventContent
                 if theExtraOutputCommands:
                     if not isinstance(theExtraOutputCommands,list):
                         raise Exception("extra ouput command in --option must be a list of strings")
                     if hasattr(self.process,theStreamType+"EventContent"):
                         self.executeAndRemember('process.%s.outputCommands.extend(%s)'%(theModuleLabel,theExtraOutputCommands))
                     else:
                         outputModule.outputCommands.extend(theExtraOutputCommands)
 
                 result+="\nprocess."+theModuleLabel+" = "+outputModule.dumpPython()
 
             ##ends the --output options model
             return result
 
         streamTypes=self._options.eventcontent.split(',')
         tiers=self._options.datatier.split(',')
         if not self._options.outputDefinition and len(streamTypes)!=len(tiers):
             raise Exception("number of event content arguments does not match number of datatier arguments")
 
         # if the only step is alca we don't need to put in an output
         if self._options.step.split(',')[0].split(':')[0] == 'ALCA':
             return "\n"
 
         for i,(streamType,tier) in enumerate(zip(streamTypes,tiers)):
             if streamType=='': continue
             if streamType == 'ALCARECO' and not 'ALCAPRODUCER' in self._options.step: continue
             if streamType=='DQMIO': streamType='DQM'
             eventContent=streamType
             ## override streamType to eventContent in case NANOEDM
             if streamType == "NANOEDMAOD" :
                 eventContent = "NANOAOD"
             elif streamType == "NANOEDMAODSIM" :
                 eventContent = "NANOAODSIM"
             theEventContent = getattr(self.process, eventContent+"EventContent")
             if i==0:
                 theFileName=self._options.outfile_name
                 theFilterName=self._options.filtername
             else:
                 theFileName=self._options.outfile_name.replace('.root','_in'+streamType+'.root')
                 theFilterName=self._options.filtername
             CppType='PoolOutputModule'
             if self._options.timeoutOutput:
                 CppType='TimeoutPoolOutputModule'
             if streamType=='DQM' and tier=='DQMIO': CppType='DQMRootOutputModule'
             if "NANOAOD" in streamType : CppType='NanoAODOutputModule'
             output = cms.OutputModule(CppType,
                                       theEventContent,
                                       fileName = cms.untracked.string(theFileName),
                                       dataset = cms.untracked.PSet(dataTier = cms.untracked.string(tier),
                                                                    filterName = cms.untracked.string(theFilterName)
                                                                    )
                                       )
             if hasattr(self.process,"generation_step") and streamType!='LHE':
                 output.SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents = cms.vstring('generation_step'))
             if hasattr(self.process,"filtering_step"):
                 output.SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(SelectEvents = cms.vstring('filtering_step'))
 
             if streamType=='ALCARECO':
                 output.dataset.filterName = cms.untracked.string('StreamALCACombined')
 
             if "MINIAOD" in streamType:
                 from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.slimming.miniAOD_tools import miniAOD_customizeOutput
                 miniAOD_customizeOutput(output)
 
             outputModuleName=streamType+'output'
             setattr(self.process,outputModuleName,output)
             outputModule=getattr(self.process,outputModuleName)
             setattr(self.process,outputModuleName+'_step',cms.EndPath(outputModule))
             path=getattr(self.process,outputModuleName+'_step')
             self.schedule.append(path)
 
             if self._options.outputCommands and streamType!='DQM':
                 for evct in self._options.outputCommands.split(','):
                     if not evct: continue
                     self.executeAndRemember("process.%s.outputCommands.append('%s')"%(outputModuleName,evct.strip()))
 
             if not self._options.inlineEventContent:
                 tmpstreamType=streamType
                 if "NANOEDM" in tmpstreamType :
                     tmpstreamType=tmpstreamType.replace("NANOEDM","NANO")
                 def doNotInlineEventContent(instance,label = "process."+tmpstreamType+"EventContent.outputCommands"):
                     return label
                 outputModule.outputCommands.__dict__["dumpPython"] = doNotInlineEventContent
 
             result+="\nprocess."+outputModuleName+" = "+outputModule.dumpPython()
 
         return result
 
     def addStandardSequences(self):
         """
         Add selected standard sequences to the process
         """
         # load the pile up file
         if self._options.pileup:
             pileupSpec=self._options.pileup.split(',')[0]
 
             #make sure there is a set of pileup files specified when needed
             pileups_without_input=[defaultOptions.pileup,"Cosmics","default","HiMixNoPU",None]
             if self._options.pileup not in pileups_without_input and self._options.pileup_input==None:
                 message = "Pileup scenerio requires input files. Please add an appropriate --pileup_input option"
                 raise Exception(message)
 
             # Does the requested pile-up scenario exist?
             from Configuration.StandardSequences.Mixing import Mixing,defineMixing
             if not pileupSpec in Mixing and '.' not in pileupSpec and 'file:' not in pileupSpec:
                 message = pileupSpec+' is not a know mixing scenario:\n available are: '+'\n'.join(Mixing.keys())
                 raise Exception(message)
 
             # Put mixing parameters in a dictionary
             if '.' in pileupSpec:
                 mixingDict={'file':pileupSpec}
             elif pileupSpec.startswith('file:'):
                 mixingDict={'file':pileupSpec[5:]}
             else:
                 import copy
                 mixingDict=copy.copy(Mixing[pileupSpec])
             if len(self._options.pileup.split(','))>1:
                 mixingDict.update(eval(self._options.pileup[self._options.pileup.find(',')+1:]))
 
             # Load the pu cfg file corresponding to the requested pu scenario
             if 'file:' in pileupSpec:
                 #the file is local
                 self.process.load(mixingDict['file'])
                 print("inlining mixing module configuration")
                 self._options.inlineObjects+=',mix'
             else:
                 self.loadAndRemember(mixingDict['file'])
 
             mixingDict.pop('file')
             if not "DATAMIX" in self.stepMap.keys(): # when DATAMIX is present, pileup_input refers to pre-mixed GEN-RAW
                 if self._options.pileup_input:
                     if self._options.pileup_input.startswith('dbs:') or self._options.pileup_input.startswith('das:'):
                         mixingDict['F']=filesFromDASQuery('file dataset = %s'%(self._options.pileup_input[4:],),self._options.pileup_dasoption)[0]
                     elif self._options.pileup_input.startswith("filelist:"):
                         mixingDict['F']=(filesFromList(self._options.pileup_input[9:]))[0]
                     else:
                         mixingDict['F']=self._options.pileup_input.split(',')
                 specialization=defineMixing(mixingDict)
                 for command in specialization:
                     self.executeAndRemember(command)
                 if len(mixingDict)!=0:
                     raise Exception('unused mixing specification: '+mixingDict.keys().__str__())
 
 
         # load the geometry file
         try:
             if len(self.stepMap):
                 self.loadAndRemember(self.GeometryCFF)
                 if ('SIM' in self.stepMap or 'reSIM' in self.stepMap) and not self._options.fast:
                     self.loadAndRemember(self.SimGeometryCFF)
                     if self.geometryDBLabel:
                         self.executeAndRemember('if hasattr(process, "XMLFromDBSource"): process.XMLFromDBSource.label="%s"'%(self.geometryDBLabel))
                         self.executeAndRemember('if hasattr(process, "DDDetectorESProducerFromDB"): process.DDDetectorESProducerFromDB.label="%s"'%(self.geometryDBLabel))
 
         except ImportError:
             print("Geometry option",self._options.geometry,"unknown.")
             raise
 
         if len(self.stepMap):
             self.loadAndRemember(self.magFieldCFF)
 
         for stepName in self.stepKeys:
             stepSpec = self.stepMap[stepName]
             print("Step:", stepName,"Spec:",stepSpec)
             if stepName.startswith('re'):
                 ##add the corresponding input content
                 if stepName[2:] not in self._options.donotDropOnInput:
                     self._options.inputEventContent='%s,%s'%(stepName.upper(),self._options.inputEventContent)
                 stepName=stepName[2:]
             if stepSpec=="":
                 getattr(self,"prepare_"+stepName)(stepSpec = getattr(self,stepName+"DefaultSeq"))
             elif isinstance(stepSpec, list):
                 getattr(self,"prepare_"+stepName)(stepSpec = '+'.join(stepSpec))
             elif isinstance(stepSpec, tuple):
                 getattr(self,"prepare_"+stepName)(stepSpec = ','.join([stepSpec[1],'+'.join(stepSpec[0])]))
             else:
                 raise ValueError("Invalid step definition")
 
         if self._options.restoreRNDSeeds!=False:
             #it is either True, or a process name
             if self._options.restoreRNDSeeds==True:
                 self.executeAndRemember('process.RandomNumberGeneratorService.restoreStateLabel=cms.untracked.string("randomEngineStateProducer")')
             else:
                 self.executeAndRemember('process.RandomNumberGeneratorService.restoreStateTag=cms.untracked.InputTag("randomEngineStateProducer","","%s")'%(self._options.restoreRNDSeeds))
             if self._options.inputEventContent or self._options.inputCommands:
                 if self._options.inputCommands:
                     self._options.inputCommands+='keep *_randomEngineStateProducer_*_*,'
                 else:
                     self._options.inputCommands='keep *_randomEngineStateProducer_*_*,'
 
 
     def completeInputCommand(self):
         if self._options.inputEventContent:
             import copy
             def dropSecondDropStar(iec):
                 #drop occurence of 'drop *' in the list
                 count=0
                 for item in iec:
                     if item=='drop *':
                         if count!=0:
                             iec.remove(item)
                         count+=1
 
             ## allow comma separated input eventcontent
             if not hasattr(self.process.source,'inputCommands'): self.process.source.inputCommands=cms.untracked.vstring()
             for evct in self._options.inputEventContent.split(','):
                 if evct=='': continue
                 theEventContent = getattr(self.process, evct+"EventContent")
                 if hasattr(theEventContent,'outputCommands'):
                     self.process.source.inputCommands.extend(copy.copy(theEventContent.outputCommands))
                 if hasattr(theEventContent,'inputCommands'):
                     self.process.source.inputCommands.extend(copy.copy(theEventContent.inputCommands))
 
             dropSecondDropStar(self.process.source.inputCommands)
 
             if not self._options.dropDescendant:
                 self.process.source.dropDescendantsOfDroppedBranches = cms.untracked.bool(False)
 
 
         return
 
     def addConditions(self):
         """Add conditions to the process"""
         if not self._options.conditions: return
 
         if 'FrontierConditions_GlobalTag' in self._options.conditions:
             print('using FrontierConditions_GlobalTag in --conditions is not necessary anymore and will be deprecated soon. please update your command line')
             self._options.conditions = self._options.conditions.replace("FrontierConditions_GlobalTag,",'')
 
         self.loadAndRemember(self.ConditionsDefaultCFF)
         from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
         self.process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(self.process.GlobalTag, self._options.conditions, self._options.custom_conditions)
         self.additionalCommands.append('from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag')
         self.additionalCommands.append('process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, %s, %s)' % (repr(self._options.conditions), repr(self._options.custom_conditions)))
 
 
     def addCustomise(self,unsch=0):
         """Include the customise code """
 
         custOpt=[]
         if unsch==0:
             for c in self._options.customisation_file:
                 custOpt.extend(c.split(","))
         else:
             for c in self._options.customisation_file_unsch:
                 custOpt.extend(c.split(","))
 
         custMap=DictTypes.SortedKeysDict()
         for opt in custOpt:
             if opt=='': continue
             if opt.count('.')>1:
                 raise Exception("more than . in the specification:"+opt)
             fileName=opt.split('.')[0]
             if opt.count('.')==0: rest='customise'
             else:
                 rest=opt.split('.')[1]
                 if rest=='py': rest='customise' #catch the case of --customise file.py
 
             if fileName in custMap:
                 custMap[fileName].extend(rest.split('+'))
             else:
                 custMap[fileName]=rest.split('+')
 
         if len(custMap)==0:
             final_snippet='\n'
         else:
             final_snippet='\n# customisation of the process.\n'
 
         allFcn=[]
         for opt in custMap:
             allFcn.extend(custMap[opt])
         for fcn in allFcn:
             if allFcn.count(fcn)!=1:
                 raise Exception("cannot specify twice "+fcn+" as a customisation method")
 
         for f in custMap:
             # let python search for that package and do syntax checking at the same time
             packageName = f.replace(".py","").replace("/",".")
             __import__(packageName)
             package = sys.modules[packageName]
 
             # now ask the package for its definition and pick .py instead of .pyc
             customiseFile = re.sub(r'\.pyc$', '.py', package.__file__)
 
             final_snippet+='\n# Automatic addition of the customisation function from '+packageName+'\n'
             if self._options.inline_custom:
                 for line in file(customiseFile,'r'):
                     if "import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config" in line:
                         continue
                     final_snippet += line
             else:
                 final_snippet += 'from %s import %s \n'%(packageName,','.join(custMap[f]))
             for fcn in custMap[f]:
                 print("customising the process with",fcn,"from",f)
                 if not hasattr(package,fcn):
                     #bound to fail at run time
                     raise Exception("config "+f+" has no function "+fcn)
                 #execute the command
                 self.process=getattr(package,fcn)(self.process)
                 #and print it in the configuration
                 final_snippet += "\n#call to customisation function "+fcn+" imported from "+packageName
                 final_snippet += "\nprocess = %s(process)\n"%(fcn,)
 
         if len(custMap)!=0:
             final_snippet += '\n# End of customisation functions\n'
 
         ### now for a useful command
         return final_snippet
 
     def addCustomiseCmdLine(self):
         final_snippet='\n# Customisation from command line\n'
         if self._options.customise_commands:
             import string
             for com in self._options.customise_commands.split('\\n'):
                 com=com.lstrip()
                 self.executeAndRemember(com)
                 final_snippet +='\n'+com
 
         return final_snippet
 
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # here the methods to define the python includes for each step or
     # conditions
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def define_Configs(self):
         if len(self.stepMap):
             self.loadAndRemember('Configuration/StandardSequences/Services_cff')
         if self._options.particleTable not in defaultOptions.particleTableList:
             print('Invalid particle table provided. Options are:')
             print(defaultOptions.particleTable)
             sys.exit(-1)
         else:
             if len(self.stepMap):
                 self.loadAndRemember('SimGeneral.HepPDTESSource.'+self._options.particleTable+'_cfi')
 
         self.loadAndRemember('FWCore/MessageService/MessageLogger_cfi')
 
         self.ALCADefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/AlCaRecoStreams_cff"
         self.GENDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Generator_cff"
         self.SIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Sim_cff"
         self.DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Digi_cff"
         self.DIGI2RAWDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DigiToRaw_cff"
         self.L1EMDefaultCFF='Configuration/StandardSequences/SimL1Emulator_cff'
         self.L1P2GTDefaultCFF = 'Configuration/StandardSequences/SimPhase2L1GlobalTriggerEmulator_cff'
         self.L1MENUDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/L1TriggerDefaultMenu_cff"
         self.HLTDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/HLTtable_cff"
         self.RAW2DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/RawToDigi_Data_cff"
         if self._options.isRepacked: self.RAW2DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/RawToDigi_DataMapper_cff"
         self.L1RecoDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/L1Reco_cff"
         self.L1TrackTriggerDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/L1TrackTrigger_cff"
         self.RECODefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Reconstruction_Data_cff"
         self.RECOSIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/RecoSim_cff"
         self.PATDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/PAT_cff"
         self.NANODefaultCFF="PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/nano_cff"
         self.SKIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Skims_cff"
         self.POSTRECODefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/PostRecoGenerator_cff"
         self.VALIDATIONDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Validation_cff"
         self.L1HwValDefaultCFF = "Configuration/StandardSequences/L1HwVal_cff"
         self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOffline_cff"
         self.HARVESTINGDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Harvesting_cff"
         self.ALCAHARVESTDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/AlCaHarvesting_cff"
         self.ENDJOBDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/EndOfProcess_cff"
         self.ConditionsDefaultCFF = "Configuration/StandardSequences/FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff"
         self.CFWRITERDefaultCFF = "Configuration/StandardSequences/CrossingFrameWriter_cff"
         self.REPACKDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DigiToRaw_Repack_cff"
 
         if "DATAMIX" in self.stepMap.keys():
             self.DATAMIXDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DataMixer"+self._options.datamix+"_cff"
             self.DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DigiDM_cff"
             self.DIGI2RAWDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DigiToRawDM_cff"
             self.L1EMDefaultCFF='Configuration/StandardSequences/SimL1EmulatorDM_cff'
 
         self.ALCADefaultSeq=None
         self.LHEDefaultSeq='externalLHEProducer'
         self.GENDefaultSeq='pgen'
         self.SIMDefaultSeq='psim'
         self.DIGIDefaultSeq='pdigi'
         self.DATAMIXDefaultSeq=None
         self.DIGI2RAWDefaultSeq='DigiToRaw'
         self.HLTDefaultSeq='GRun'
         self.L1DefaultSeq=None
         self.L1P2GTDefaultSeq=None
         self.L1REPACKDefaultSeq='GT'
         self.HARVESTINGDefaultSeq=None
         self.ALCAHARVESTDefaultSeq=None
         self.CFWRITERDefaultSeq=None
         self.RAW2DIGIDefaultSeq='RawToDigi'
         self.L1RecoDefaultSeq='L1Reco'
         self.L1TrackTriggerDefaultSeq='L1TrackTrigger'
         if self._options.fast or ('RAW2DIGI' in self.stepMap and 'RECO' in self.stepMap):
             self.RECODefaultSeq='reconstruction'
         else:
             self.RECODefaultSeq='reconstruction_fromRECO'
         self.RECOSIMDefaultSeq='recosim'
         self.POSTRECODefaultSeq=None
         self.L1HwValDefaultSeq='L1HwVal'
         self.DQMDefaultSeq='DQMOffline'
         self.VALIDATIONDefaultSeq=''
         self.ENDJOBDefaultSeq='endOfProcess'
         self.REPACKDefaultSeq='DigiToRawRepack'
         self.PATDefaultSeq='miniAOD'
         self.PATGENDefaultSeq='miniGEN'
         #TODO: Check based of file input
         self.NANODefaultSeq='nanoSequence'
         self.NANODefaultCustom='nanoAOD_customizeCommon'
 
         self.EVTCONTDefaultCFF="Configuration/EventContent/EventContent_cff"
 
         if not self._options.beamspot:
             self._options.beamspot=VtxSmearedDefaultKey
 
         # if its MC then change the raw2digi
         if self._options.isMC==True:
             self.RAW2DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/RawToDigi_cff"
             self.RECODefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Reconstruction_cff"
             self.PATDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/PATMC_cff"
             self.PATGENDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/PATGEN_cff"
             self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOfflineMC_cff"
             self.ALCADefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/AlCaRecoStreamsMC_cff"
             self.NANODefaultSeq='nanoSequenceMC'
         else:
             self._options.beamspot = None
 
         #patch for gen, due to backward incompatibility
         if 'reGEN' in self.stepMap:
             self.GENDefaultSeq='fixGenInfo'
 
         if self._options.scenario=='cosmics':
             self._options.pileup='Cosmics'
             self.DIGIDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/DigiCosmics_cff"
             self.RECODefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/ReconstructionCosmics_cff"
             self.SKIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/SkimsCosmics_cff"
             self.EVTCONTDefaultCFF="Configuration/EventContent/EventContentCosmics_cff"
             self.VALIDATIONDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/ValidationCosmics_cff"
             self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOfflineCosmics_cff"
             if self._options.isMC==True:
                 self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOfflineCosmicsMC_cff"
             self.HARVESTINGDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/HarvestingCosmics_cff"
             self.RECODefaultSeq='reconstructionCosmics'
             self.DQMDefaultSeq='DQMOfflineCosmics'
 
         if self._options.scenario=='HeavyIons':
             if not self._options.beamspot:
                 self._options.beamspot=VtxSmearedHIDefaultKey
             self.HLTDefaultSeq = 'HIon'
             self.VALIDATIONDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/ValidationHeavyIons_cff"
             self.VALIDATIONDefaultSeq=''
             self.EVTCONTDefaultCFF="Configuration/EventContent/EventContentHeavyIons_cff"
             self.RECODefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/Reconstruction_cff"
             self.RECODefaultSeq='reconstruction'
             self.ALCADefaultCFF = "Configuration/StandardSequences/AlCaRecoStreamsHeavyIons_cff"
             self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOfflineHeavyIons_cff"
             self.DQMDefaultSeq='DQMOfflineHeavyIons'
             self.SKIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/SkimsHeavyIons_cff"
             self.HARVESTINGDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/HarvestingHeavyIons_cff"
             if self._options.isMC==True:
                 self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline/Configuration/DQMOfflineHeavyIonsMC_cff"
 
 
         self.RAW2RECODefaultSeq=','.join([self.RAW2DIGIDefaultSeq,self.RECODefaultSeq])
 
         self.USERDefaultSeq='user'
         self.USERDefaultCFF=None
 
         # the magnetic field
         self.magFieldCFF = 'Configuration/StandardSequences/MagneticField_'+self._options.magField.replace('.','')+'_cff'
         self.magFieldCFF = self.magFieldCFF.replace("__",'_')
 
         # the geometry
         self.GeometryCFF='Configuration/StandardSequences/GeometryRecoDB_cff'
         self.geometryDBLabel=None
         simGeometry=''
         if self._options.fast:
             if 'start' in self._options.conditions.lower():
                 self.GeometryCFF='FastSimulation/Configuration/Geometries_START_cff'
             else:
                 self.GeometryCFF='FastSimulation/Configuration/Geometries_MC_cff'
         else:
             def inGeometryKeys(opt):
                 from Configuration.StandardSequences.GeometryConf import GeometryConf
                 if opt in GeometryConf:
                     return GeometryConf[opt]
                 else:
                     return opt
 
             geoms=self._options.geometry.split(',')
             if len(geoms)==1: geoms=inGeometryKeys(geoms[0]).split(',')
             if len(geoms)==2:
                 #may specify the reco geometry
                 if '/' in geoms[1] or '_cff' in geoms[1]:
                     self.GeometryCFF=geoms[1]
                 else:
                     self.GeometryCFF='Configuration/Geometry/Geometry'+geoms[1]+'_cff'
 
             if (geoms[0].startswith('DB:')):
                 self.SimGeometryCFF='Configuration/StandardSequences/GeometrySimDB_cff'
                 self.geometryDBLabel=geoms[0][3:]
                 print("with DB:")
             else:
                 if '/' in geoms[0] or '_cff' in geoms[0]:
                     self.SimGeometryCFF=geoms[0]
                 else:
                     simGeometry=geoms[0]
                     if self._options.gflash==True:
                         self.SimGeometryCFF='Configuration/Geometry/Geometry'+geoms[0]+'GFlash_cff'
                     else:
                         self.SimGeometryCFF='Configuration/Geometry/Geometry'+geoms[0]+'_cff'
 
         # synchronize the geometry configuration and the FullSimulation sequence to be used
         if simGeometry not in defaultOptions.geometryExtendedOptions:
             self.SIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/SimIdeal_cff"
 
         if self._options.scenario=='nocoll' or self._options.scenario=='cosmics':
             self.SIMDefaultCFF="Configuration/StandardSequences/SimNOBEAM_cff"
             self._options.beamspot='NoSmear'
 
         # fastsim requires some changes to the default cff files and sequences
         if self._options.fast:
             self.SIMDefaultCFF = 'FastSimulation.Configuration.SimIdeal_cff'
             self.RECODefaultCFF= 'FastSimulation.Configuration.Reconstruction_AftMix_cff'
             self.RECOBEFMIXDefaultCFF = 'FastSimulation.Configuration.Reconstruction_BefMix_cff'
             self.RECOBEFMIXDefaultSeq = 'reconstruction_befmix'
             self.NANODefaultSeq = 'nanoSequenceFS'
             self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF="DQMOffline.Configuration.DQMOfflineFS_cff"
 
         # Mixing
         if self._options.pileup=='default':
             from Configuration.StandardSequences.Mixing import MixingDefaultKey
             self._options.pileup=MixingDefaultKey
 
 
         #not driven by a default cff anymore
         if self._options.isData:
             self._options.pileup=None
 
 
         self.REDIGIDefaultSeq=self.DIGIDefaultSeq
 
     # for alca, skims, etc
     def addExtraStream(self, name, stream, workflow='full'):
             # define output module and go from there
         output = cms.OutputModule("PoolOutputModule")
         if stream.selectEvents.parameters_().__len__()!=0:
             output.SelectEvents = stream.selectEvents
         else:
             output.SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet()
             output.SelectEvents.SelectEvents=cms.vstring()
             if isinstance(stream.paths,tuple):
                 for path in stream.paths:
                     output.SelectEvents.SelectEvents.append(path.label())
             else:
                 output.SelectEvents.SelectEvents.append(stream.paths.label())
 
 
 
         if isinstance(stream.content,str):
             evtPset=getattr(self.process,stream.content)
             for p in evtPset.parameters_():
                 setattr(output,p,getattr(evtPset,p))
             if not self._options.inlineEventContent:
                 def doNotInlineEventContent(instance,label = "process."+stream.content+".outputCommands"):
                     return label
                 output.outputCommands.__dict__["dumpPython"] = doNotInlineEventContent
         else:
             output.outputCommands = stream.content
 
 
         output.fileName = cms.untracked.string(self._options.dirout+stream.name+'.root')
 
         output.dataset  = cms.untracked.PSet( dataTier = stream.dataTier,
                                               filterName = cms.untracked.string(stream.name))
 
         if self._options.filtername:
             output.dataset.filterName= cms.untracked.string(self._options.filtername+"_"+stream.name)
 
         #add an automatic flushing to limit memory consumption
         output.eventAutoFlushCompressedSize=cms.untracked.int32(5*1024*1024)
 
         if workflow in ("producers,full"):
             if isinstance(stream.paths,tuple):
                 for path in stream.paths:
                     self.schedule.append(path)
             else:
                 self.schedule.append(stream.paths)
 
 
         # in case of relvals we don't want to have additional outputs
         if (not self._options.relval) and workflow in ("full","output"):
             self.additionalOutputs[name] = output
             setattr(self.process,name,output)
 
         if workflow == 'output':
             # adjust the select events to the proper trigger results from previous process
             filterList = output.SelectEvents.SelectEvents
             for i, filter in enumerate(filterList):
                 filterList[i] = filter+":"+self._options.triggerResultsProcess
 
         return output
 
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # here the methods to create the steps. Of course we are doing magic here ;)
     # prepare_STEPNAME modifies self.process and what else's needed.
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(self, stepSpec, defaultCFF, defaultSEQ=''):
         _dotsplit = stepSpec.split('.')
         if ( len(_dotsplit)==1 ):
             if '/' in _dotsplit[0]:
                 _sequence = defaultSEQ if defaultSEQ else stepSpec 
                 _cff = _dotsplit[0]
             else:
                 _sequence = stepSpec
                 _cff = defaultCFF
         elif ( len(_dotsplit)==2 ):
             _cff,_sequence  = _dotsplit
         else:
             print("sub sequence configuration must be of the form dir/subdir/cff.a+b+c or cff.a")
             print(stepSpec,"not recognized")
             raise
         l=self.loadAndRemember(_cff)
         return l,_sequence,_cff
 
     def scheduleSequence(self,seq,prefix,what='Path'):
         if '*' in seq:
             #create only one path with all sequences in it
             for i,s in enumerate(seq.split('*')):
                 if i==0:
                     setattr(self.process,prefix,getattr(cms,what)( getattr(self.process, s) ))
                 else:
                     p=getattr(self.process,prefix)
                     tmp = getattr(self.process, s)
                     if isinstance(tmp, cms.Task):
                         p.associate(tmp)
                     else:
                         p+=tmp
             self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,prefix))
             return
         else:
             #create as many path as many sequences
             if not '+' in seq:
                 if self.nextScheduleIsConditional:
                     self.conditionalPaths.append(prefix)
                 setattr(self.process,prefix,getattr(cms,what)( getattr(self.process, seq) ))
                 self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,prefix))
             else:
                 for i,s in enumerate(seq.split('+')):
                     sn=prefix+'%d'%(i)
                     setattr(self.process,sn,getattr(cms,what)( getattr(self.process, s) ))
                     self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,sn))
             return
 
     def scheduleSequenceAtEnd(self,seq,prefix):
         self.scheduleSequence(seq,prefix,what='EndPath')
         return
 
     def prepare_ALCAPRODUCER(self, stepSpec = None):
         self.prepare_ALCA(stepSpec, workflow = "producers")
 
     def prepare_ALCAOUTPUT(self, stepSpec = None):
         self.prepare_ALCA(stepSpec, workflow = "output")
 
     def prepare_ALCA(self, stepSpec = None, workflow = 'full'):
         """ Enrich the process with alca streams """
         alcaConfig,sequence,_=self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.ALCADefaultCFF)
 
         MAXLEN=31 #the alca producer name should be shorter than 31 chars as per https://cms-talk.web.cern.ch/t/alcaprompt-datasets-not-loaded-in-dbs/11146/2
         # decide which ALCA paths to use
         alcaList = sequence.split("+")
         for alca in alcaList:
             if (len(alca)>MAXLEN):
                 raise Exception("The following alca "+str(alca)+" name (with length "+str(len(alca))+" chars) cannot be accepted because it exceeds the DBS constraints on the length of the name of the ALCARECOs producers ("+str(MAXLEN)+")!")
 
         maxLevel=0
         from Configuration.AlCa.autoAlca import autoAlca, AlCaNoConcurrentLumis
         # support @X from autoAlca.py, and recursion support: i.e T0:@Mu+@EG+...
         self.expandMapping(alcaList,autoAlca)
         self.AlCaPaths=[]
         for name in alcaConfig.__dict__:
             alcastream = getattr(alcaConfig,name)
             shortName = name.replace('ALCARECOStream','')
             if shortName in alcaList and isinstance(alcastream,cms.FilteredStream):
                 if shortName in AlCaNoConcurrentLumis:
                     print("Setting numberOfConcurrentLuminosityBlocks=1 because of AlCa sequence {}".format(shortName))
                     self._options.nConcurrentLumis = 1
                     self._options.nConcurrentIOVs = 1
                 output = self.addExtraStream(name,alcastream, workflow = workflow)
                 self.executeAndRemember('process.ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(process.OutALCARECO'+shortName+'_noDrop.outputCommands)')
                 self.AlCaPaths.append(shortName)
                 if 'DQM' in alcaList:
                     if not self._options.inlineEventContent and hasattr(self.process,name):
                         self.executeAndRemember('process.' + name + '.outputCommands.append("keep *_MEtoEDMConverter_*_*")')
                     else:
                         output.outputCommands.append("keep *_MEtoEDMConverter_*_*")
 
                 #rename the HLT process name in the alca modules
                 if self._options.hltProcess or 'HLT' in self.stepMap:
                     if isinstance(alcastream.paths,tuple):
                         for path in alcastream.paths:
                             self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(path.label())
                     else:
                         self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(alcastream.paths.label())
 
                 for i in range(alcaList.count(shortName)):
                     alcaList.remove(shortName)
 
             # DQM needs a special handling
             elif name == 'pathALCARECODQM' and 'DQM' in alcaList:
                 path = getattr(alcaConfig,name)
                 self.schedule.append(path)
                 alcaList.remove('DQM')
 
             if isinstance(alcastream,cms.Path):
                 #black list the alca path so that they do not appear in the cfg
                 self.blacklist_paths.append(alcastream)
 
 
         if len(alcaList) != 0:
             available=[]
             for name in alcaConfig.__dict__:
                 alcastream = getattr(alcaConfig,name)
                 if isinstance(alcastream,cms.FilteredStream):
                     available.append(name.replace('ALCARECOStream',''))
             print("The following alcas could not be found "+str(alcaList))
             print("available ",available)
             #print "verify your configuration, ignoring for now"
             raise Exception("The following alcas could not be found "+str(alcaList))
 
     def prepare_LHE(self, stepSpec = None):
             #load the fragment
             ##make it loadable
         loadFragment = self._options.evt_type.replace('.py','',).replace('.','_').replace('python/','').replace('/','.')
         print("Loading lhe fragment from",loadFragment)
         __import__(loadFragment)
         self.process.load(loadFragment)
         ##inline the modules
         self._options.inlineObjects+=','+stepSpec
 
         getattr(self.process,stepSpec).nEvents = self._options.number
 
         #schedule it
         self.process.lhe_step = cms.Path( getattr( self.process,stepSpec)  )
         self.excludedPaths.append("lhe_step")
         self.schedule.append( self.process.lhe_step )
 
     def prepare_GEN(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ load the fragment of generator configuration """
         loadFailure=False
         #remove trailing .py
         #support old style .cfi by changing into something.cfi into something_cfi
         #remove python/ from the name
         loadFragment = self._options.evt_type.replace('.py','',).replace('.','_').replace('python/','')
         #standard location of fragments
         if not '/' in loadFragment:
             loadFragment='Configuration.Generator.'+loadFragment
         else:
             loadFragment=loadFragment.replace('/','.')
         try:
             print("Loading generator fragment from",loadFragment)
             __import__(loadFragment)
         except:
             loadFailure=True
             #if self.process.source and self.process.source.type_()=='EmptySource':
             if not (self._options.filein or self._options.dasquery):
                 raise Exception("Neither gen fragment of input files provided: this is an inconsistent GEN step configuration")
 
         if not loadFailure:
             from Configuration.Generator.concurrentLumisDisable import noConcurrentLumiGenerators
 
             generatorModule=sys.modules[loadFragment]
             genModules=generatorModule.__dict__
             #remove lhe producer module since this should have been
             #imported instead in the LHE step
             if self.LHEDefaultSeq in genModules:
                 del genModules[self.LHEDefaultSeq]
 
             if self._options.hideGen:
                 self.loadAndRemember(loadFragment)
             else:
                 self.process.load(loadFragment)
                 # expose the objects from that fragment to the configuration
                 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Modules as cmstypes
                 for name in genModules:
                     theObject = getattr(generatorModule,name)
                     if isinstance(theObject, cmstypes._Module):
                         self._options.inlineObjects=name+','+self._options.inlineObjects
                         if theObject.type_() in noConcurrentLumiGenerators:
                             print("Setting numberOfConcurrentLuminosityBlocks=1 because of generator {}".format(theObject.type_()))
                             self._options.nConcurrentLumis = 1
                             self._options.nConcurrentIOVs = 1
                     elif isinstance(theObject, cms.Sequence) or isinstance(theObject, cmstypes.ESProducer):
                         self._options.inlineObjects+=','+name
 
             if stepSpec == self.GENDefaultSeq or stepSpec == 'pgen_genonly':
                 if 'ProductionFilterSequence' in genModules and ('generator' in genModules):
                     self.productionFilterSequence = 'ProductionFilterSequence'
                 elif 'generator' in genModules:
                     self.productionFilterSequence = 'generator'
 
         """ Enrich the schedule with the rest of the generation step """
         _,_genSeqName,_=self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.GENDefaultCFF)
 
         if True:
             try:
                 from Configuration.StandardSequences.VtxSmeared import VtxSmeared
                 cffToBeLoaded=VtxSmeared[self._options.beamspot]
                 self.loadAndRemember(cffToBeLoaded)
             except ImportError:
                 raise Exception("VertexSmearing type or beamspot "+self._options.beamspot+" unknown.")
 
             if self._options.scenario == 'HeavyIons':
                 if self._options.pileup=='HiMixGEN':
                     self.loadAndRemember("Configuration/StandardSequences/GeneratorMix_cff")
                 elif self._options.pileup=='HiMixEmbGEN':
                     self.loadAndRemember("Configuration/StandardSequences/GeneratorEmbMix_cff")
                 else:
                     self.loadAndRemember("Configuration/StandardSequences/GeneratorHI_cff")
 
         self.process.generation_step = cms.Path( getattr(self.process,_genSeqName) )
         self.schedule.append(self.process.generation_step)
 
         #register to the genstepfilter the name of the path (static right now, but might evolve)
         self.executeAndRemember('process.genstepfilter.triggerConditions=cms.vstring("generation_step")')
 
         if 'reGEN' in self.stepMap or stepSpec == 'pgen_smear':
             #stop here
             return
 
         """ Enrich the schedule with the summary of the filter step """
         #the gen filter in the endpath
         self.loadAndRemember("GeneratorInterface/Core/genFilterSummary_cff")
         self.scheduleSequenceAtEnd('genFilterSummary','genfiltersummary_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_SIM(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the simulation step"""
         _,_simSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.SIMDefaultCFF)
         if not self._options.fast:
             if self._options.gflash==True:
                 self.loadAndRemember("Configuration/StandardSequences/GFlashSIM_cff")
 
             if self._options.magField=='0T':
                 self.executeAndRemember("process.g4SimHits.UseMagneticField = cms.bool(False)")
         else:
             if self._options.magField=='0T':
                 self.executeAndRemember("process.fastSimProducer.detectorDefinition.magneticFieldZ = cms.untracked.double(0.)")
 
         self.scheduleSequence(_simSeq,'simulation_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_DIGI(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the digitisation step"""
         _,_digiSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.DIGIDefaultCFF)
 
         if self._options.gflash==True:
             self.loadAndRemember("Configuration/StandardSequences/GFlashDIGI_cff")
 
         if _digiSeq == 'pdigi_valid' or _digiSeq == 'pdigi_hi':
             self.executeAndRemember("process.mix.digitizers = cms.PSet(process.theDigitizersValid)")
 
         if _digiSeq != 'pdigi_nogen' and _digiSeq != 'pdigi_valid_nogen' and _digiSeq != 'pdigi_hi_nogen' and not self.process.source.type_()=='EmptySource' and not self._options.filetype == "LHE":
             if self._options.inputEventContent=='':
                 self._options.inputEventContent='REGEN'
             else:
                 self._options.inputEventContent=self._options.inputEventContent+',REGEN'
 
 
         self.scheduleSequence(_digiSeq,'digitisation_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_CFWRITER(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the crossing frame writer step"""
         self.loadAndRemember(self.CFWRITERDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence('pcfw','cfwriter_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_DATAMIX(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the digitisation step"""
         self.loadAndRemember(self.DATAMIXDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence('pdatamix','datamixing_step')
 
         if self._options.pileup_input:
             theFiles=''
             if self._options.pileup_input.startswith('dbs:') or self._options.pileup_input.startswith('das:'):
                 theFiles=filesFromDASQuery('file dataset = %s'%(self._options.pileup_input[4:],),self._options.pileup_dasoption)[0]
             elif self._options.pileup_input.startswith("filelist:"):
                 theFiles= (filesFromList(self._options.pileup_input[9:]))[0]
             else:
                 theFiles=self._options.pileup_input.split(',')
             #print theFiles
             self.executeAndRemember( "process.mixData.input.fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring(%s)"%(  theFiles ) )
 
         return
 
     def prepare_DIGI2RAW(self, stepSpec = None):
         _,_digi2rawSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.DIGI2RAWDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_digi2rawSeq,'digi2raw_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_REPACK(self, stepSpec = None):
         _,_repackSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.REPACKDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_repackSeq,'digi2repack_step')
         return
 
     def loadPhase2GTMenu(self, menuFile: str):
         import importlib
         menuPath = f'L1Trigger.Configuration.Phase2GTMenus.{menuFile}'
         menuModule = importlib.import_module(menuPath)
         
         theMenu = menuModule.menu
         triggerPaths = [] #we get a list of paths in each of these files to schedule
 
         for triggerPathFile in theMenu:
             self.loadAndRemember(triggerPathFile) #this load and remember will set the algo variable of the algoblock later
 
             triggerPathModule = importlib.import_module(triggerPathFile)
             for objName in dir(triggerPathModule):
                 obj = getattr(triggerPathModule, objName)
                 objType = type(obj)
                 if objType == cms.Path:
                     triggerPaths.append(objName)
         
         triggerScheduleList = [getattr(self.process, name) for name in sorted(triggerPaths)] #get the actual paths to put in the schedule
         self.schedule.extend(triggerScheduleList) #put them in the schedule for later
     
     # create the L1 GT step
     # We abuse the stepSpec a bit as a way to specify a menu
     def prepare_L1P2GT(self, stepSpec=None):
         """ Run the GT emulation sequence on top of the L1 emulation step """
         self.loadAndRemember(self.L1P2GTDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence('l1tGTProducerSequence', 'Phase2L1GTProducer')
         self.scheduleSequence('l1tGTAlgoBlockProducerSequence', 'Phase2L1GTAlgoBlockProducer')
         if stepSpec == None:
             defaultMenuFile = "prototype_2023_v1_0_0"
             self.loadPhase2GTMenu(menuFile = defaultMenuFile)
         else:
             self.loadPhase2GTMenu(menuFile = stepSpec)
 
     def prepare_L1(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the L1 simulation step"""
         assert(stepSpec == None)
         self.loadAndRemember(self.L1EMDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence('SimL1Emulator','L1simulation_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_L1REPACK(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the L1 simulation step, running the L1 emulator on data unpacked from the RAW collection, and repacking the result in a new RAW collection"""
         supported = ['GT','GT1','GT2','GCTGT','Full','FullSimTP','FullMC','Full2015Data','uGT','CalouGT']
         if stepSpec in supported:
             self.loadAndRemember('Configuration/StandardSequences/SimL1EmulatorRepack_%s_cff'% stepSpec)
             if self._options.scenario == 'HeavyIons':
                 self.renameInputTagsInSequence("SimL1Emulator","rawDataCollector","rawDataRepacker")
             self.scheduleSequence('SimL1Emulator','L1RePack_step')
         else:
             print("L1REPACK with '",stepSpec,"' is not supported! Supported choices are: ",supported)
             raise Exception('unsupported feature')
 
     def prepare_HLT(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the HLT simulation step"""
         if not stepSpec:
             print("no specification of the hlt menu has been given, should never happen")
             raise  Exception('no HLT specifications provided')
 
         if '@' in stepSpec:
             # case where HLT:@something was provided
             from Configuration.HLT.autoHLT import autoHLT
             key = stepSpec[1:]
             if key in autoHLT:
                 stepSpec = autoHLT[key]
             else:
                 raise ValueError('no HLT mapping key "%s" found in autoHLT' % key)
 
         if ',' in stepSpec:
             #case where HLT:something:something was provided
             self.executeAndRemember('import HLTrigger.Configuration.Utilities')
             optionsForHLT = {}
             if self._options.scenario == 'HeavyIons':
                 optionsForHLT['type'] = 'HIon'
             else:
                 optionsForHLT['type'] = 'GRun'
             optionsForHLTConfig = ', '.join('%s=%s' % (key, repr(val)) for (key, val) in optionsForHLT.items())
             if stepSpec == 'run,fromSource':
                 if hasattr(self.process.source,'firstRun'):
                     self.executeAndRemember('process.loadHltConfiguration("run:%%d"%%(process.source.firstRun.value()),%s)'%(optionsForHLTConfig))
                 elif hasattr(self.process.source,'setRunNumber'):
                     self.executeAndRemember('process.loadHltConfiguration("run:%%d"%%(process.source.setRunNumber.value()),%s)'%(optionsForHLTConfig))
                 else:
                     raise Exception(f'Cannot replace menu to load {stepSpec}')
             else:
                 self.executeAndRemember('process.loadHltConfiguration("%s",%s)'%(stepSpec.replace(',',':'),optionsForHLTConfig))
         else:
             self.loadAndRemember('HLTrigger/Configuration/HLT_%s_cff' % stepSpec)
 
         if self._options.isMC:
             self._options.customisation_file.append("HLTrigger/Configuration/customizeHLTforMC.customizeHLTforMC")
 
         if self._options.name != 'HLT':
             self.additionalCommands.append('from HLTrigger.Configuration.CustomConfigs import ProcessName')
             self.additionalCommands.append('process = ProcessName(process)')
             self.additionalCommands.append('')
             from HLTrigger.Configuration.CustomConfigs import ProcessName
             self.process = ProcessName(self.process)
 
         if self.process.schedule == None:
             raise Exception('the HLT step did not attach a valid schedule to the process')
 
         self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath = len(self.schedule)
         [self.blacklist_paths.append(path) for path in self.process.schedule if isinstance(path,(cms.Path,cms.EndPath))]
 
         # this is a fake, to be removed with fastim migration and HLT menu dump
         if self._options.fast:
             if not hasattr(self.process,'HLTEndSequence'):
                 self.executeAndRemember("process.HLTEndSequence = cms.Sequence( process.dummyModule )")
 
 
     def prepare_RAW2RECO(self, stepSpec = None):
         if ','in stepSpec:
             seqReco,seqDigi=stepSpec.spli(',')
         else:
             print(f"RAW2RECO requires two specifications {stepSpec} insufficient")
 
         self.prepare_RAW2DIGI(seqDigi)
         self.prepare_RECO(seqReco)
         return
 
     def prepare_RAW2DIGI(self, stepSpec = "RawToDigi"):
         _,_raw2digiSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.RAW2DIGIDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_raw2digiSeq,'raw2digi_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_PATFILTER(self, stepSpec = None):
         self.loadAndRemember("PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/slimming/metFilterPaths_cff")
         from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.slimming.metFilterPaths_cff import allMetFilterPaths
         for filt in allMetFilterPaths:
             self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,'Flag_'+filt))
 
     def prepare_L1HwVal(self, stepSpec = 'L1HwVal'):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with L1 HW validation '''
         self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.L1HwValDefaultCFF)
         print('\n\n\n DEPRECATED this has no action \n\n\n')
         return
 
     def prepare_L1Reco(self, stepSpec = "L1Reco"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with L1 reconstruction '''
         _,_l1recoSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.L1RecoDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_l1recoSeq,'L1Reco_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_L1TrackTrigger(self, stepSpec = "L1TrackTrigger"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with L1 reconstruction '''
         _,_l1tracktriggerSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.L1TrackTriggerDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_l1tracktriggerSeq,'L1TrackTrigger_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_FILTER(self, stepSpec = None):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with a user defined filter sequence '''
         ## load the relevant part
         filterConfig,filterSeq = stepSpec.split('.')
         filterConfig=self.load(filterConfig)
         ## print it in the configuration
         class PrintAllModules(object):
             def __init__(self):
                 self.inliner=''
                 pass
             def enter(self,visitee):
                 try:
                     label=visitee.label()
                     ##needs to be in reverse order
                     self.inliner=label+','+self.inliner
                 except:
                     pass
             def leave(self,v): pass
 
         expander=PrintAllModules()
         getattr(self.process,filterSeq).visit( expander )
         self._options.inlineObjects+=','+expander.inliner
         self._options.inlineObjects+=','+filterSeq
 
         ## put the filtering path in the schedule
         self.scheduleSequence(filterSeq,'filtering_step')
         self.nextScheduleIsConditional=True
         ## put it before all the other paths
         self.productionFilterSequence = filterSeq
 
         return
 
     def prepare_RECO(self, stepSpec = "reconstruction"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with reconstruction '''
         _,_recoSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.RECODefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_recoSeq,'reconstruction_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_RECOSIM(self, stepSpec = "recosim"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with reconstruction '''
         _,_recosimSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.RECOSIMDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_recosimSeq,'recosim_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_RECOBEFMIX(self, stepSpec = "reconstruction"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with the part of reconstruction that is done before mixing in FastSim'''
         if not self._options.fast:
             print("ERROR: this step is only implemented for FastSim")
             sys.exit()
         _,_recobefmixSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(self.RECOBEFMIXDefaultSeq,self.RECOBEFMIXDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_recobefmixSeq,'reconstruction_befmix_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_PAT(self, stepSpec = "miniAOD"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with PAT '''
         self.prepare_PATFILTER(self)
         self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.PATDefaultCFF)
         self.labelsToAssociate.append('patTask')
         if self._options.isData:
             self._options.customisation_file_unsch.insert(0,"PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/slimming/miniAOD_tools.miniAOD_customizeAllData")
         else:
             if self._options.fast:
                 self._options.customisation_file_unsch.insert(0,"PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/slimming/miniAOD_tools.miniAOD_customizeAllMCFastSim")
             else:
                 self._options.customisation_file_unsch.insert(0,"PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/slimming/miniAOD_tools.miniAOD_customizeAllMC")
 
         if self._options.hltProcess:
             if len(self._options.customise_commands) > 1:
                 self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + " \n"
             self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + "process.patTrigger.processName = \""+self._options.hltProcess+"\"\n"
             self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + "process.slimmedPatTrigger.triggerResults= cms.InputTag( 'TriggerResults::"+self._options.hltProcess+"' )\n"
             self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + "process.patMuons.triggerResults= cms.InputTag( 'TriggerResults::"+self._options.hltProcess+"' )\n"
 
 #            self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(sequence)
 
         return
 
     def prepare_PATGEN(self, stepSpec = "miniGEN"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with PATGEN '''
         self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.PATGENDefaultCFF) #this is unscheduled
         self.labelsToAssociate.append('patGENTask')
         if self._options.isData:
             raise Exception("PATGEN step can only run on MC")
         return
 
     def prepare_NANO(self, stepSpec = '' ):
         print(f"in prepare_nano {stepSpec}")
         ''' Enrich the schedule with NANO '''
         if not '@' in stepSpec:
             _,_nanoSeq,_nanoCff = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.NANODefaultCFF,self.NANODefaultSeq)
         else:
             _nanoSeq = stepSpec
             _nanoCff = self.NANODefaultCFF
 
         print(_nanoSeq)
         # create full specified sequence using autoNANO
         from PhysicsTools.NanoAOD.autoNANO import autoNANO, expandNanoMapping
         # if not a autoNANO mapping, load an empty customization, which later will be converted into the default.
         _nanoCustoms = _nanoSeq.split('+') if '@' in stepSpec else ['']
         _nanoSeq = _nanoSeq.split('+')
         expandNanoMapping(_nanoSeq, autoNANO, 'sequence')
         expandNanoMapping(_nanoCustoms, autoNANO, 'customize')
         # make sure there are no duplicates while preserving the ordering
         _nanoSeq = list(sorted(set(_nanoSeq), key=_nanoSeq.index))
         _nanoCustoms = list(sorted(set(_nanoCustoms), key=_nanoCustoms.index))
         # replace empty sequence with default
         _nanoSeq = [seq if seq!='' else f"{self.NANODefaultCFF}.{self.NANODefaultSeq}" for seq in _nanoSeq]
         _nanoCustoms = [cust if cust!='' else self.NANODefaultCustom for cust in _nanoCustoms]
         # build and inject the sequence
         if len(_nanoSeq) < 1 and '@' in stepSpec:
             raise Exception(f'The specified mapping: {stepSpec} generates an empty NANO sequence. Please provide a valid mapping')
         _seqToSchedule = []
         for _subSeq in _nanoSeq:
             if '.' in _subSeq:
                 _cff,_seq = _subSeq.split('.')
                 print("NANO: scheduling:",_seq,"from",_cff)
                 self.loadAndRemember(_cff)
                 _seqToSchedule.append(_seq)
             elif '/' in _subSeq:
                 self.loadAndRemember(_subSeq)
                 _seqToSchedule.append(self.NANODefaultSeq)
             else:
                 print("NANO: scheduling:",_subSeq)
                 _seqToSchedule.append(_subSeq)
         self.scheduleSequence('+'.join(_seqToSchedule), 'nanoAOD_step')
 
         # add the customisations
         for custom in _nanoCustoms:
             custom_path = custom if '.' in custom else '.'.join([_nanoCff,custom])
             # customization order can be important for NANO, here later specified customise take precedence
             self._options.customisation_file.append(custom_path)
         if self._options.hltProcess:
             if len(self._options.customise_commands) > 1:
                 self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + " \n"
             self._options.customise_commands = self._options.customise_commands + "process.unpackedPatTrigger.triggerResults= cms.InputTag( 'TriggerResults::"+self._options.hltProcess+"' )\n"
 
     def prepare_SKIM(self, stepSpec = "all"):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with skimming fragments'''
         skimConfig,sequence,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.SKIMDefaultCFF)
 
         stdHLTProcName = 'HLT'
         newHLTProcName = self._options.hltProcess
         customiseForReHLT = (newHLTProcName or (stdHLTProcName in self.stepMap)) and (newHLTProcName != stdHLTProcName)
         if customiseForReHLT:
             print("replacing %s process name - step SKIM:%s will use '%s'" % (stdHLTProcName, sequence, newHLTProcName))
 
         ## support @Mu+DiJet+@Electron configuration via autoSkim.py
         from Configuration.Skimming.autoSkim import autoSkim
         skimlist = sequence.split('+')
         self.expandMapping(skimlist,autoSkim)
 
         #print("dictionary for skims:", skimConfig.__dict__)
         for skim in skimConfig.__dict__:
             skimstream = getattr(skimConfig, skim)
 
             # blacklist AlCa paths so that they do not appear in the cfg
             if isinstance(skimstream, cms.Path):
                 self.blacklist_paths.append(skimstream)
             # if enabled, apply "hltProcess" renaming to Sequences
             elif isinstance(skimstream, cms.Sequence):
                 if customiseForReHLT:
                     self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(skim, proc = newHLTProcName, HLTprocess = stdHLTProcName, verbosityLevel = 0)
 
             if not isinstance(skimstream, cms.FilteredStream):
                 continue
 
             shortname = skim.replace('SKIMStream','')
             if (sequence=="all"):
                 self.addExtraStream(skim,skimstream)
             elif (shortname in skimlist):
                 self.addExtraStream(skim,skimstream)
                 #add a DQM eventcontent for this guy
                 if self._options.datatier=='DQM':
                     self.process.load(self.EVTCONTDefaultCFF)
                     skimstreamDQM = cms.FilteredStream(
                             responsible = skimstream.responsible,
                             name = skimstream.name+'DQM',
                             paths = skimstream.paths,
                             selectEvents = skimstream.selectEvents,
                             content = self._options.datatier+'EventContent',
                             dataTier = cms.untracked.string(self._options.datatier)
                             )
                     self.addExtraStream(skim+'DQM',skimstreamDQM)
                 for i in range(skimlist.count(shortname)):
                     skimlist.remove(shortname)
 
         if (skimlist.__len__()!=0 and sequence!="all"):
             print('WARNING, possible typo with SKIM:'+'+'.join(skimlist))
             raise Exception('WARNING, possible typo with SKIM:'+'+'.join(skimlist))
 
 
     def prepare_USER(self, stepSpec = None):
         ''' Enrich the schedule with a user defined sequence '''
         _,_userSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.USERDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence(_userSeq,'user_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_POSTRECO(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the schedule with the postreco step """
         self.loadAndRemember(self.POSTRECODefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequence('postreco_generator','postreco_step')
         return
 
 
     def prepare_VALIDATION(self, stepSpec = 'validation'):
         print(f"{stepSpec} in preparing validation")
         _,sequence,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.VALIDATIONDefaultCFF)
         from Validation.Configuration.autoValidation import autoValidation
         #in case VALIDATION:something:somethingelse -> something,somethingelse
         if sequence.find(',')!=-1:
             prevalSeqName=sequence.split(',')[0].split('+')
             valSeqName=sequence.split(',')[1].split('+')
             self.expandMapping(prevalSeqName,autoValidation,index=0)
             self.expandMapping(valSeqName,autoValidation,index=1)
         else:
             if '@' in sequence:
                 prevalSeqName=sequence.split('+')
                 valSeqName=sequence.split('+')
                 self.expandMapping(prevalSeqName,autoValidation,index=0)
                 self.expandMapping(valSeqName,autoValidation,index=1)
             else:
                 postfix=''
                 if sequence:
                     postfix='_'+sequence
                 prevalSeqName=['prevalidation'+postfix]
                 valSeqName=['validation'+postfix]
                 if not hasattr(self.process,valSeqName[0]):
                     prevalSeqName=['']
                     valSeqName=[sequence]
 
         def NFI(index):
             ##name from index, required to keep backward compatibility
             if index==0:
                 return ''
             else:
                 return '%s'%index
 
 
         #rename the HLT process in validation steps
         if ('HLT' in self.stepMap and not self._options.fast) or self._options.hltProcess:
             for s in valSeqName+prevalSeqName:
                 if s:
                     self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(s)
         for (i,s) in enumerate(prevalSeqName):
             if s:
                 setattr(self.process,'prevalidation_step%s'%NFI(i),  cms.Path( getattr(self.process, s)) )
                 self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,'prevalidation_step%s'%NFI(i)))
 
         for (i,s) in enumerate(valSeqName):
             setattr(self.process,'validation_step%s'%NFI(i), cms.EndPath( getattr(self.process, s)))
             self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,'validation_step%s'%NFI(i)))
 
         #needed in case the miniAODValidation sequence is run starting from AODSIM
         if 'PAT' in self.stepMap and not 'RECO' in self.stepMap:
             return
 
         if not 'DIGI' in self.stepMap and not self._options.fast and not any(map( lambda s : s.startswith('genvalid'), valSeqName)):
             if self._options.restoreRNDSeeds==False and not self._options.restoreRNDSeeds==True:
                 self._options.restoreRNDSeeds=True
 
         if not 'DIGI' in self.stepMap and not self._options.isData and not self._options.fast:
             self.executeAndRemember("process.mix.playback = True")
             self.executeAndRemember("process.mix.digitizers = cms.PSet()")
             self.executeAndRemember("for a in process.aliases: delattr(process, a)")
             self._options.customisation_file.append("SimGeneral/MixingModule/fullMixCustomize_cff.setCrossingFrameOn")
 
         if hasattr(self.process,"genstepfilter") and len(self.process.genstepfilter.triggerConditions):
             #will get in the schedule, smoothly
             for (i,s) in enumerate(valSeqName):
                 getattr(self.process,'validation_step%s'%NFI(i)).insert(0, self.process.genstepfilter)
 
         return
 
 
     class MassSearchReplaceProcessNameVisitor(object):
         """Visitor that travels within a cms.Sequence, looks for a parameter and replace its value
         It will climb down within PSets, VPSets and VInputTags to find its target"""
         def __init__(self, paramSearch, paramReplace, verbose=False, whitelist=()):
             self._paramReplace = paramReplace
             self._paramSearch = paramSearch
             self._verbose = verbose
             self._whitelist = whitelist
 
         def doIt(self, pset, base):
             if isinstance(pset, cms._Parameterizable):
                 for name in pset.parameters_().keys():
                     # skip whitelisted parameters
                     if name in self._whitelist:
                         continue
                     # if I use pset.parameters_().items() I get copies of the parameter values
                     # so I can't modify the nested pset
                     value = getattr(pset, name)
                     valueType = type(value)
                     if valueType in [cms.PSet, cms.untracked.PSet, cms.EDProducer]:
                         self.doIt(value,base+"."+name)
                     elif valueType in [cms.VPSet, cms.untracked.VPSet]:
                         for (i,ps) in enumerate(value): self.doIt(ps, "%s.%s[%d]"%(base,name,i) )
                     elif valueType in [cms.string, cms.untracked.string]:
                         if value.value() == self._paramSearch:
                             if self._verbose: print("set string process name %s.%s %s ==> %s"% (base, name, value, self._paramReplace))
                             setattr(pset, name,self._paramReplace)
                     elif valueType in [cms.VInputTag, cms.untracked.VInputTag]:
                         for (i,n) in enumerate(value):
                             if not isinstance(n, cms.InputTag):
                                 n=cms.InputTag(n)
                             if n.processName == self._paramSearch:
                                 # VInputTag can be declared as a list of strings, so ensure that n is formatted correctly
                                 if self._verbose:print("set process name %s.%s[%d] %s ==> %s " % (base, name, i, n, self._paramReplace))
                                 setattr(n,"processName",self._paramReplace)
                                 value[i]=n
                     elif valueType in [cms.vstring, cms.untracked.vstring]:
                         for (i,n) in enumerate(value):
                             if n==self._paramSearch:
                                 getattr(pset,name)[i]=self._paramReplace
                     elif valueType in [cms.InputTag, cms.untracked.InputTag]:
                         if value.processName == self._paramSearch:
                             if self._verbose: print("set process name %s.%s %s ==> %s " % (base, name, value, self._paramReplace))
                             setattr(getattr(pset, name),"processName",self._paramReplace)
 
         def enter(self,visitee):
             label = ''
             try:
                 label = visitee.label()
             except AttributeError:
                 label = '<Module not in a Process>'
             except:
                 label = 'other execption'
             self.doIt(visitee, label)
 
         def leave(self,visitee):
             pass
 
     #visit a sequence to repalce all input tags
     def renameInputTagsInSequence(self,sequence,oldT="rawDataCollector",newT="rawDataRepacker"):
         print("Replacing all InputTag %s => %s"%(oldT,newT))
         from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.tools.helpers import massSearchReplaceAnyInputTag
         massSearchReplaceAnyInputTag(getattr(self.process,sequence),oldT,newT)
         loadMe='from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.tools.helpers import massSearchReplaceAnyInputTag'
         if not loadMe in self.additionalCommands:
             self.additionalCommands.append(loadMe)
         self.additionalCommands.append('massSearchReplaceAnyInputTag(process.%s,"%s","%s",False,True)'%(sequence,oldT,newT))
 
     #change the process name used to address HLT results in any sequence
     def renameHLTprocessInSequence(self, sequence, proc=None, HLTprocess='HLT', verbosityLevel=1):
         if proc == None:
             proc = self._options.hltProcess if self._options.hltProcess else self.process.name_()
         if proc == HLTprocess:
             return
         # look up all module in sequence
         if verbosityLevel > 0:
             print("replacing %s process name - sequence %s will use '%s'" % (HLTprocess, sequence, proc))
         verboseVisit = (verbosityLevel > 1)
         getattr(self.process,sequence).visit(
             ConfigBuilder.MassSearchReplaceProcessNameVisitor(HLTprocess, proc, whitelist = ("subSystemFolder",), verbose = verboseVisit))
         if 'from Configuration.Applications.ConfigBuilder import ConfigBuilder' not in self.additionalCommands:
             self.additionalCommands.append('from Configuration.Applications.ConfigBuilder import ConfigBuilder')
         self.additionalCommands.append(
             'process.%s.visit(ConfigBuilder.MassSearchReplaceProcessNameVisitor("%s", "%s", whitelist = ("subSystemFolder",), verbose = %s))'
             % (sequence, HLTprocess, proc, verboseVisit))
 
     def expandMapping(self,seqList,mapping,index=None):
         maxLevel=30
         level=0
         while '@' in repr(seqList) and level<maxLevel:
             level+=1
             for specifiedCommand in seqList:
                 if specifiedCommand.startswith('@'):
                     location=specifiedCommand[1:]
                     if not location in mapping:
                         raise Exception("Impossible to map "+location+" from "+repr(mapping))
                     mappedTo=mapping[location]
                     if index!=None:
                         mappedTo=mappedTo[index]
                     seqList.remove(specifiedCommand)
                     seqList.extend(mappedTo.split('+'))
                     break;
         if level==maxLevel:
             raise Exception("Could not fully expand "+repr(seqList)+" from "+repr(mapping))
 
     def prepare_DQM(self, stepSpec = 'DQMOffline'):
         # this one needs replacement
 
         # any 'DQM' job should use DQMStore in non-legacy mode (but not HARVESTING)
         self.loadAndRemember("DQMServices/Core/DQMStoreNonLegacy_cff")
         _,_dqmSeq,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.DQMOFFLINEDefaultCFF)
         sequenceList=_dqmSeq.split('+')
         postSequenceList=_dqmSeq.split('+')
         from DQMOffline.Configuration.autoDQM import autoDQM
         self.expandMapping(sequenceList,autoDQM,index=0)
         self.expandMapping(postSequenceList,autoDQM,index=1)
 
         if len(set(sequenceList))!=len(sequenceList):
             sequenceList=list(OrderedSet(sequenceList))
             print("Duplicate entries for DQM:, using",sequenceList)
 
         pathName='dqmoffline_step'
         for (i,_sequence) in enumerate(sequenceList):
             if (i!=0):
                 pathName='dqmoffline_%d_step'%(i)
 
             if 'HLT' in self.stepMap.keys() or self._options.hltProcess:
                 self.renameHLTprocessInSequence(_sequence)
 
             setattr(self.process,pathName, cms.EndPath( getattr(self.process,_sequence ) ) )
             self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,pathName))
 
             if hasattr(self.process,"genstepfilter") and len(self.process.genstepfilter.triggerConditions):
                 #will get in the schedule, smoothly
                 getattr(self.process,pathName).insert(0,self.process.genstepfilter)
 
 
         pathName='dqmofflineOnPAT_step'
         for (i,_sequence) in enumerate(postSequenceList):
             #Fix needed to avoid duplication of sequences not defined in autoDQM or without a PostDQM
             if (sequenceList[i]==postSequenceList[i]):
                       continue
             if (i!=0):
                 pathName='dqmofflineOnPAT_%d_step'%(i)
 
             setattr(self.process,pathName, cms.EndPath( getattr(self.process, _sequence ) ) )
             self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,pathName))
 
     def prepare_HARVESTING(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the process with harvesting step """
         self.DQMSaverCFF='Configuration/StandardSequences/DQMSaver'+self._options.harvesting+'_cff'
         self.loadAndRemember(self.DQMSaverCFF)
 
         harvestingConfig,sequence,_ = self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.HARVESTINGDefaultCFF)
 
         # decide which HARVESTING paths to use
         harvestingList = sequence.split("+")
         from DQMOffline.Configuration.autoDQM import autoDQM
         from Validation.Configuration.autoValidation import autoValidation
         import copy
         combined_mapping = copy.deepcopy( autoDQM )
         combined_mapping.update( autoValidation )
         self.expandMapping(harvestingList,combined_mapping,index=-1)
 
         if len(set(harvestingList))!=len(harvestingList):
             harvestingList=list(OrderedSet(harvestingList))
             print("Duplicate entries for HARVESTING, using",harvestingList)
 
         for name in harvestingList:
             if not name in harvestingConfig.__dict__:
                 print(name,"is not a possible harvesting type. Available are",harvestingConfig.__dict__.keys())
                 # trigger hard error, like for other sequence types
                 getattr(self.process, name)
                 continue
             harvestingstream = getattr(harvestingConfig,name)
             if isinstance(harvestingstream,cms.Path):
                 self.schedule.append(harvestingstream)
                 self.blacklist_paths.append(harvestingstream)
             if isinstance(harvestingstream,cms.Sequence):
                 setattr(self.process,name+"_step",cms.Path(harvestingstream))
                 self.schedule.append(getattr(self.process,name+"_step"))
 
         # # NOTE: the "hltProcess" option currently does nothing in the HARVEST step
         # if self._options.hltProcess or ('HLT' in self.stepMap):
         #     pass
 
         self.scheduleSequence('DQMSaver','dqmsave_step')
         return
 
     def prepare_ALCAHARVEST(self, stepSpec = None):
         """ Enrich the process with AlCaHarvesting step """
         harvestingConfig = self.loadAndRemember(self.ALCAHARVESTDefaultCFF)
         sequence=stepSpec.split(".")[-1]
 
         # decide which AlcaHARVESTING paths to use
         harvestingList = sequence.split("+")
 
 
 
         from Configuration.AlCa.autoPCL import autoPCL
         self.expandMapping(harvestingList,autoPCL)
 
         for name in harvestingConfig.__dict__:
             harvestingstream = getattr(harvestingConfig,name)
             if name in harvestingList and isinstance(harvestingstream,cms.Path):
                 self.schedule.append(harvestingstream)
                 if isinstance(getattr(harvestingConfig,"ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_dbOutput"), cms.VPSet) and \
                    isinstance(getattr(harvestingConfig,"ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_metadata"), cms.VPSet):
                     self.executeAndRemember("process.PoolDBOutputService.toPut.extend(process.ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_dbOutput)")
                     self.executeAndRemember("process.pclMetadataWriter.recordsToMap.extend(process.ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_metadata)")
                 else:
                     self.executeAndRemember("process.PoolDBOutputService.toPut.append(process.ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_dbOutput)")
                     self.executeAndRemember("process.pclMetadataWriter.recordsToMap.append(process.ALCAHARVEST" + name + "_metadata)")
                 harvestingList.remove(name)
         # append the common part at the end of the sequence
         lastStep = getattr(harvestingConfig,"ALCAHARVESTDQMSaveAndMetadataWriter")
         self.schedule.append(lastStep)
 
         if len(harvestingList) != 0 and 'dummyHarvesting' not in harvestingList :
             print("The following harvesting could not be found : ", harvestingList)
             raise Exception("The following harvesting could not be found : "+str(harvestingList))
 
 
 
     def prepare_ENDJOB(self, stepSpec = 'endOfProcess'):
         _,_endjobSeq,_=self.loadDefaultOrSpecifiedCFF(stepSpec,self.ENDJOBDefaultCFF)
         self.scheduleSequenceAtEnd(_endjobSeq,'endjob_step')
         return
 
     def finalizeFastSimHLT(self):
         self.process.reconstruction = cms.Path(self.process.reconstructionWithFamos)
         self.schedule.append(self.process.reconstruction)
 
 
     def build_production_info(self, evt_type, evtnumber):
         """ Add useful info for the production. """
         self.process.configurationMetadata=cms.untracked.PSet\
                                             (version=cms.untracked.string("$Revision: 1.19 $"),
                                              name=cms.untracked.string("Applications"),
                                              annotation=cms.untracked.string(evt_type+ " nevts:"+str(evtnumber))
                                              )
 
         self.addedObjects.append(("Production Info","configurationMetadata"))
 
 
     def create_process(self):
         self.pythonCfgCode =  "# Auto generated configuration file\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode += "# using: \n# "+__version__[1:-1]+"\n# "+__source__[1:-1]+'\n'
         self.pythonCfgCode += "# with command line options: "+self._options.arguments+'\n'
         self.pythonCfgCode += "import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n\n"
 
         # now set up the modifies
         modifiers=[]
         modifierStrings=[]
         modifierImports=[]
 
         if hasattr(self._options,"era") and self._options.era :
         # Multiple eras can be specified in a comma seperated list
             from Configuration.StandardSequences.Eras import eras
             for requestedEra in self._options.era.split(",") :
                 modifierStrings.append(requestedEra)
                 modifierImports.append(eras.pythonCfgLines[requestedEra])
                 modifiers.append(getattr(eras,requestedEra))
 
 
         if hasattr(self._options,"procModifiers") and self._options.procModifiers:
             import importlib
             thingsImported=[]
             for c in self._options.procModifiers:
                 thingsImported.extend(c.split(","))
             for pm in thingsImported:
                 modifierStrings.append(pm)
                 modifierImports.append('from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.'+pm+'_cff import '+pm)
                 modifiers.append(getattr(importlib.import_module('Configuration.ProcessModifiers.'+pm+'_cff'),pm))
 
         self.pythonCfgCode += '\n'.join(modifierImports)+'\n\n'
         self.pythonCfgCode += "process = cms.Process('"+self._options.name+"'" # Start of the line, finished after the loop
 
 
         if len(modifierStrings)>0:
             self.pythonCfgCode+= ','+','.join(modifierStrings)
         self.pythonCfgCode+=')\n\n'
 
         #yes, the cfg code gets out of sync here if a process is passed in. That could be fixed in the future
         #assuming there is some way for the fwk to get the list of modifiers (and their stringified name)
         if self.process == None:
             if len(modifiers)>0:
                 self.process = cms.Process(self._options.name,*modifiers)
             else:
                 self.process = cms.Process(self._options.name)
 
 
 
 
     def prepare(self, doChecking = False):
         """ Prepare the configuration string and add missing pieces."""
 
         self.loadAndRemember(self.EVTCONTDefaultCFF)  #load the event contents regardless
         self.addMaxEvents()
         if self.with_input:
             self.addSource()
         self.addStandardSequences()
         ##adding standard sequences might change the inputEventContent option and therefore needs to be finalized after
         self.completeInputCommand()
         self.addConditions()
 
 
         outputModuleCfgCode=""
         if not 'HARVESTING' in self.stepMap.keys() and not 'ALCAHARVEST' in self.stepMap.keys() and not 'ALCAOUTPUT' in self.stepMap.keys() and self.with_output:
             outputModuleCfgCode=self.addOutput()
 
         self.addCommon()
 
         self.pythonCfgCode += "# import of standard configurations\n"
         for module in self.imports:
             self.pythonCfgCode += ("process.load('"+module+"')\n")
 
         # production info
         if not hasattr(self.process,"configurationMetadata"):
             self.build_production_info(self._options.evt_type, self._options.number)
         else:
             #the PSet was added via a load
             self.addedObjects.append(("Production Info","configurationMetadata"))
 
         self.pythonCfgCode +="\n"
         for comment,object in self.addedObjects:
             if comment!="":
                 self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# "+comment+"\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode += dumpPython(self.process,object)
 
         # dump the output definition
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Output definition\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode += outputModuleCfgCode
 
         # dump all additional outputs (e.g. alca or skim streams)
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Additional output definition\n"
         #I do not understand why the keys are not normally ordered.
         nl=sorted(self.additionalOutputs.keys())
         for name in nl:
             output = self.additionalOutputs[name]
             self.pythonCfgCode += "process.%s = %s" %(name, output.dumpPython())
             tmpOut = cms.EndPath(output)
             setattr(self.process,name+'OutPath',tmpOut)
             self.schedule.append(tmpOut)
 
         # dump all additional commands
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Other statements\n"
         for command in self.additionalCommands:
             self.pythonCfgCode += command + "\n"
 
         #comma separated list of objects that deserve to be inlined in the configuration (typically from a modified config deep down)
         for object in self._options.inlineObjects.split(','):
             if not object:
                 continue
             if not hasattr(self.process,object):
                 print('cannot inline -'+object+'- : not known')
             else:
                 self.pythonCfgCode +='\n'
                 self.pythonCfgCode +=dumpPython(self.process,object)
 
         if self._options.pileup=='HiMixEmbGEN':
             self.pythonCfgCode += "\nprocess.generator.embeddingMode=cms.int32(1)\n"
 
         # dump all paths
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Path and EndPath definitions\n"
         for path in self.process.paths:
             if getattr(self.process,path) not in self.blacklist_paths:
                 self.pythonCfgCode += dumpPython(self.process,path)
 
         for endpath in self.process.endpaths:
             if getattr(self.process,endpath) not in self.blacklist_paths:
                 self.pythonCfgCode += dumpPython(self.process,endpath)
 
         # dump the schedule
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Schedule definition\n"
 
         # handling of the schedule
         pathNames = ['process.'+p.label_() for p in self.schedule]
         if self.process.schedule == None:
             self.process.schedule = cms.Schedule()
             for item in self.schedule:
                 self.process.schedule.append(item)
             result = 'process.schedule = cms.Schedule('+','.join(pathNames)+')\n'
         else:
             if not isinstance(self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath, int):
                 raise Exception('the schedule was imported from a cff in HLTrigger.Configuration, but the final index of the first HLT path is undefined')
 
             for index, item in enumerate(self.schedule):
                 if index < self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath:
                     self.process.schedule.insert(index, item)
                 else:
                     self.process.schedule.append(item)
 
             result = "# process.schedule imported from cff in HLTrigger.Configuration\n"
             for index, item in enumerate(pathNames[:self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath]):
                 result += 'process.schedule.insert('+str(index)+', '+item+')\n'
             if self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath < len(pathNames):
                 result += 'process.schedule.extend(['+','.join(pathNames[self.scheduleIndexOfFirstHLTPath:])+'])\n'
 
         self.pythonCfgCode += result
 
         for labelToAssociate in self.labelsToAssociate:
             self.process.schedule.associate(getattr(self.process, labelToAssociate))
             self.pythonCfgCode += 'process.schedule.associate(process.' + labelToAssociate + ')\n'
 
         from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.tools.helpers import associatePatAlgosToolsTask
         associatePatAlgosToolsTask(self.process)
         self.pythonCfgCode+="from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.tools.helpers import associatePatAlgosToolsTask\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode+="associatePatAlgosToolsTask(process)\n"
 
         overrideThreads = (self._options.nThreads != 1)
         overrideConcurrentLumis = (self._options.nConcurrentLumis != defaultOptions.nConcurrentLumis)
         overrideConcurrentIOVs = (self._options.nConcurrentIOVs != defaultOptions.nConcurrentIOVs)
 
         if overrideThreads or overrideConcurrentLumis or overrideConcurrentIOVs:
             self.pythonCfgCode +="\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode +="#Setup FWK for multithreaded\n"
             if overrideThreads:
                 self.pythonCfgCode +="process.options.numberOfThreads = {}\n".format(self._options.nThreads)
                 self.pythonCfgCode +="process.options.numberOfStreams = {}\n".format(self._options.nStreams)
                 self.process.options.numberOfThreads = self._options.nThreads
                 self.process.options.numberOfStreams = self._options.nStreams
             if overrideConcurrentLumis:
                 self.pythonCfgCode +="process.options.numberOfConcurrentLuminosityBlocks = {}\n".format(self._options.nConcurrentLumis)
                 self.process.options.numberOfConcurrentLuminosityBlocks = self._options.nConcurrentLumis
             if overrideConcurrentIOVs:
                 self.pythonCfgCode +="process.options.eventSetup.numberOfConcurrentIOVs = {}\n".format(self._options.nConcurrentIOVs)
                 self.process.options.eventSetup.numberOfConcurrentIOVs = self._options.nConcurrentIOVs
 
         if self._options.accelerators is not None:
             accelerators = self._options.accelerators.split(',')
             self.pythonCfgCode += "\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode += "# Enable only these accelerator backends\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode += "process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Accelerators_cff')\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode += "process.options.accelerators = ['" + "', '".join(accelerators) + "']\n"
             self.process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Accelerators_cff')
             self.process.options.accelerators = accelerators
 
         #repacked version
         if self._options.isRepacked:
             self.pythonCfgCode +="\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode +="from Configuration.Applications.ConfigBuilder import MassReplaceInputTag\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode +="MassReplaceInputTag(process, new=\"rawDataMapperByLabel\", old=\"rawDataCollector\")\n"
             MassReplaceInputTag(self.process, new="rawDataMapperByLabel", old="rawDataCollector")
 
         # special treatment in case of production filter sequence 2/2
         if self.productionFilterSequence and not (self._options.pileup=='HiMixEmbGEN'):
             self.pythonCfgCode +='# filter all path with the production filter sequence\n'
             self.pythonCfgCode +='for path in process.paths:\n'
             if len(self.conditionalPaths):
                 self.pythonCfgCode +='\tif not path in %s: continue\n'%str(self.conditionalPaths)
             if len(self.excludedPaths):
                 self.pythonCfgCode +='\tif path in %s: continue\n'%str(self.excludedPaths)
             self.pythonCfgCode +='\tgetattr(process,path).insert(0, process.%s)\n'%(self.productionFilterSequence,)
             pfs = getattr(self.process,self.productionFilterSequence)
             for path in self.process.paths:
                 if not path in self.conditionalPaths: continue
                 if path in self.excludedPaths: continue
                 getattr(self.process,path).insert(0, pfs)
 
 
         # dump customise fragment
         self.pythonCfgCode += self.addCustomise()
 
         if self._options.runUnscheduled:
             print("--runUnscheduled is deprecated and not necessary anymore, and will be removed soon. Please update your command line.")
         # Keep the "unscheduled customise functions" separate for now,
         # there are customize functions given by users (in our unit
         # tests) that need to be run before the "unscheduled customise
         # functions"
         self.pythonCfgCode += self.addCustomise(1)
 
         self.pythonCfgCode += self.addCustomiseCmdLine()
 
         if hasattr(self.process,"logErrorHarvester"):
             #configure logErrorHarvester to wait for same EDProducers to finish as the OutputModules
             self.pythonCfgCode +="\n#Have logErrorHarvester wait for the same EDProducers to finish as those providing data for the OutputModule\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode +="from FWCore.Modules.logErrorHarvester_cff import customiseLogErrorHarvesterUsingOutputCommands\n"
             self.pythonCfgCode +="process = customiseLogErrorHarvesterUsingOutputCommands(process)\n"
             from FWCore.Modules.logErrorHarvester_cff import customiseLogErrorHarvesterUsingOutputCommands
             self.process = customiseLogErrorHarvesterUsingOutputCommands(self.process)
 
         # Temporary hack to put the early delete customization after
         # everything else
         #
         # FIXME: remove when no longer needed
         self.pythonCfgCode += "\n# Add early deletion of temporary data products to reduce peak memory need\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode += "from Configuration.StandardSequences.earlyDeleteSettings_cff import customiseEarlyDelete\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode += "process = customiseEarlyDelete(process)\n"
         self.pythonCfgCode += "# End adding early deletion\n"
         from Configuration.StandardSequences.earlyDeleteSettings_cff import customiseEarlyDelete
         self.process = customiseEarlyDelete(self.process)
 
         imports = cms.specialImportRegistry.getSpecialImports()
         if len(imports) > 0:
             #need to inject this at the top
             index = self.pythonCfgCode.find("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config")
             #now find the end of line
             index = self.pythonCfgCode.find("\n",index)
             self.pythonCfgCode = self.pythonCfgCode[:index]+ "\n" + "\n".join(imports)+"\n" +self.pythonCfgCode[index:]
 
 
         # make the .io file
 
         if self._options.io:
             #io=open(self._options.python_filename.replace('.py','.io'),'w')
             if not self._options.io.endswith('.io'): self._option.io+='.io'
             io=open(self._options.io,'w')
             ioJson={}
             if hasattr(self.process.source,"fileNames"):
                 if len(self.process.source.fileNames.value()):
                     ioJson['primary']=self.process.source.fileNames.value()
             if hasattr(self.process.source,"secondaryFileNames"):
                 if len(self.process.source.secondaryFileNames.value()):
                     ioJson['secondary']=self.process.source.secondaryFileNames.value()
             if self._options.pileup_input and (self._options.pileup_input.startswith('dbs:') or self._options.pileup_input.startswith('das:')):
                 ioJson['pileup']=self._options.pileup_input[4:]
             for (o,om) in self.process.outputModules_().items():
                 ioJson[o]=om.fileName.value()
             ioJson['GT']=self.process.GlobalTag.globaltag.value()
             if self.productionFilterSequence:
                 ioJson['filter']=self.productionFilterSequence
             import json
             io.write(json.dumps(ioJson))
         return