master.py

        for slave in self.slaves:
            if slave.job == job:
                slave.job = None
                slave.job_frames = []

    def addJob(self, job):
        self.jobs.append(job)
        self.jobs_map[job.id] = job

        # create job directory
        job.save_path = os.path.join(self.path, "job_" + job.id)
        if not os.path.exists(job.save_path):
            os.mkdir(job.save_path)

        job.save()

    def getJobID(self, id):
        return self.jobs_map.get(id)

    def __iter__(self):
        for job in self.jobs:
            yield job

    def newDispatch(self, slave_id):
        if self.jobs:
            for job in self.jobs:
                if not self.balancer.applyExceptions(job) and slave_id not in job.blacklist:
                    return job, job.getFrames()

        return None, None

def clearMaster(path):
    shutil.rmtree(path)

def createMaster(address, clear, force, path):
    filepath = os.path.join(path, "blender_master.data")

    if not clear and os.path.exists(filepath):
        print("loading saved master:", filepath)
        with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:
            path, jobs, slaves = pickle.load(f)
            
            httpd = RenderMasterServer(address, RenderHandler, path, force=force, subdir=False)
            httpd.restore(jobs, slaves)
            
            return httpd

    return RenderMasterServer(address, RenderHandler, path, force=force)

def saveMaster(path, httpd):
    filepath = os.path.join(path, "blender_master.data")
    
    with open(filepath, 'wb') as f:
        pickle.dump((httpd.path, httpd.jobs, httpd.slaves), f, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)

def runMaster(address, broadcast, clear, force, path, update_stats, test_break):
    httpd = createMaster(address, clear, force, path)
    httpd.timeout = 1
    httpd.stats = update_stats

    if broadcast:
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)

    start_time = time.time() - 2

    while not test_break():
        try:
            httpd.handle_request()
        except select.error:
            pass

        if time.time() - start_time >= 2: # need constant here
            httpd.timeoutSlaves()

            httpd.updateUsage()

            if broadcast:
                print("broadcasting address")
                s.sendto(bytes("%i" % address[1], encoding='utf8'), 0, ('<broadcast>', 8000))
                start_time = time.time()

    httpd.server_close()
    if clear:
        clearMaster(httpd.path)
    else:
        saveMaster(path, httpd)