queue status: some reviewed changes.

1. No `start -j` will only start worker (1,2,3,...,j). Will not start
   j new worker.
2. Distinguish active worker and idle worker.

dvc/commands/queue/start.py

@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ class CmdQueueStart(CmdBase):
     """Start exp queue workers."""
 
     def run(self):
-        for _ in range(self.args.jobs):
-            self.repo.experiments.celery_queue.spawn_worker()
-
-        suffix = "s" if self.args.jobs > 1 else ""
-        ui.write(
-            f"Start {self.args.jobs} worker{suffix} to process the queue."
+        started = self.repo.experiments.celery_queue.start_workers(
+            self.args.jobs
         )
 
+        suffix = "s" if started > 1 else ""
+        ui.write(f"Start {started} new worker{suffix} to process the queue.")
+
         return 0
 
 

dvc/commands/queue/status.py

@@ -27,13 +27,29 @@ def run(self):
                 [exp["rev"][:7], exp.get("name", ""), created, exp["status"]]
             )
         td.render()
-        worker_count = len(self.repo.experiments.celery_queue.active_worker())
-        if worker_count == 1:
-            ui.write("There is 1 worker active at present.")
-        elif worker_count == 0:
-            ui.write("No worker active at present.")
+
+        if not result:
+            ui.write("No experiments in task queue for now.")
+
+        worker_status = self.repo.experiments.celery_queue.worker_status()
+        active_count = len(
+            [name for name, task in worker_status.items() if task]
+        )
+        idle_count = len(worker_status) - active_count
+
+        if active_count == 1:
+            ui.write("There is 1 worker active", end=", ")
+        elif active_count == 0:
+            ui.write("No worker active", end=", ")
+        else:
+            ui.write(f"There are {active_count} workers active", end=", ")
+
+        if idle_count == 1:
+            ui.write("1 worker idle at present.")
+        elif idle_count == 0:
+            ui.write("no worker idle at present.")
         else:
-            ui.write(f"There are {worker_count} worker active at present.")
+            ui.write(f"{idle_count} workers idle at present.")
 
         return 0
 

dvc/repo/experiments/queue/local.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import locale
 import logging
 import os
-import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
@@ -124,31 +123,53 @@ def worker(self) -> "TemporaryWorker":
             timeout=10,
         )
 
-    def spawn_worker(self):
+    def spawn_worker(self, num: int = 1):
+        """spawn one single worker to process to queued tasks.
+
+        Argument:
+            num: serial number of the worker.
+
+        """
         from dvc_task.proc.process import ManagedProcess
 
         logger.debug("Spawning exp queue worker")
         wdir_hash = hashlib.sha256(self.wdir.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:6]
-        number = 1
-        node_name = f"dvc-exp-{wdir_hash}-{number}@localhost"
-        worker_status = self.active_worker()
-        while node_name in worker_status:
-            number += 1
-            node_name = f"dvc-exp-{wdir_hash}-{number}@localhost"
-
+        node_name = f"dvc-exp-{wdir_hash}-{num}@localhost"
         cmd = ["exp", "queue-worker", node_name]
-        name = f"dvc-exp-worker-{number}"
-        logger.debug(f"start worker: {name}, node: {node_name}")
+        name = f"dvc-exp-worker-{num}"
+
+        logger.debug(f"start a new worker: {name}, node: {node_name}")
         if os.name == "nt":
             daemonize(cmd)
         else:
             ManagedProcess.spawn(["dvc"] + cmd, wdir=self.wdir, name=name)
 
-        for _ in range(5):
-            time.sleep(1)
-            if node_name in self.active_worker():
-                return
-        logger.debug(f"worker {name} node {node_name} didn't start in 5 sec")
+    def start_workers(self, count: int) -> int:
+        """start some workers to process the queued tasks.
+
+        Argument:
+            count: worker number to be started.
+
+        Returns:
+            newly spawned worker number.
+        """
+
+        logger.debug(f"Spawning {count} exp queue workers")
+        active_worker: Dict = self.worker_status()
+
+        started = 0
+        for num in range(1, 1 + count):
+            wdir_hash = hashlib.sha256(self.wdir.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[
+                :6
+            ]
+            node_name = f"dvc-exp-{wdir_hash}-{num}@localhost"
+            if node_name in active_worker:
+                logger.debug(f"Exp queue worker {node_name} already exist")
+                continue
+            self.spawn_worker(num)
+            started += 1
+
+        return started
 
     def put(self, *args, **kwargs) -> QueueEntry:
         """Stash an experiment and add it to the queue."""
@@ -326,11 +347,11 @@ def logs(
         ) as fobj:
             ui.write(fobj.read())
 
-    def active_worker(self) -> Set:
+    def worker_status(self) -> Dict:
         """Return the current active celery worker"""
         status = self.celery.control.inspect().active() or {}
         logger.debug(f"Worker status: {status}")
-        return {name for name in status if status[name]}
+        return status
 
 
 class WorkspaceQueue(BaseStashQueue):