Index: trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c	(revision 35150)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.c	(revision 35152)
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@
 static bool updaterelexpMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool listrelexpMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool definerelstackMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool updaterelstackMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool listrelstackMode(pxConfig *config);
 
 # define MODECASE(caseName, func) \
@@ -71,4 +74,8 @@
         MODECASE(RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELEXP,     updaterelexpMode);
         MODECASE(RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELEXP,       listrelexpMode);
+
+        MODECASE(RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINERELSTACK,   definerelstackMode);
+        MODECASE(RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELSTACK,   updaterelstackMode);
+        MODECASE(RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELSTACK,     listrelstackMode);
         default:
             psAbort("invalid option (this should not happen)");
@@ -533,3 +540,255 @@
     return true;
 }
-
+static bool definerelstackMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-label",      "skycalRun.label", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-data_group", "skycalRun.data_group", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-skycal_id",  "skcalRun.skycal_id", "==");
+
+    // Insure that at least one of the skcalRun selectors is supplied
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psFree(where);
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, false, "at least one of -label, -data_group, or -skycal_id is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-stack_id",   "stackRun.stack_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-tess_id",    "stackRun.tess_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-skycell_id", "stackRun.skycell_id", "==");
+
+    // insure that at least one of these is supplied to select the release
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(rel_id, config->args,      "-rel_id", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(releaseName, config->args, "-releaseName", false, false);
+    if (!rel_id && !releaseName) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, true, "either -rel_id or -releaseName is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // limit query to the target release. (Note: this will select nothing of releaseName and rel_id don't match)
+    // note: we add these after above to insure that search args are supplied
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-releaseName", "ippRelease.releaseName", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S32(config->args, where, "-rel_id", "ippRelease.rel_id", "==");
+
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(state, config->args,     "-set_state", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(stack_type, config->args,"-set_stack_type", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_U32(flags, config->args,     "-set_flags", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_F32(zpt_obs, config->args,   "-set_zpt_obs", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_F32(zpt_stdev, config->args, "-set_zpt_stdev", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_F32(fwhm_major, config->args, "-set_fwhm_major", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(path_base, config->args, "-set_path_base", false, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(pretend, config->args, "-pretend", false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(simple, config->args,  "-simple", false);
+
+    // find the parameters of all the exposures that we want to add to the release
+    psString query = pxDataGet("releasetool_definerelstack.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_SYS, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        psFree(where);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, NULL);
+    psStringAppend(&query, " AND %s", whereClause);
+    psFree(whereClause);
+
+    psFree(where);
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("releasetool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (pretend) {
+        // negative simple so the default is true
+        if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(stdout, output, "chipRun", !simple)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psTime *now = psTimeGetNow(PS_TIME_TAI);
+    // loop over our list of  exposures
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        bool status = true;
+        psS32 rel_id = psMetadataLookupS32(&status, md, "rel_id");
+        psS64 skycal_id = psMetadataLookupS64(&status, md, "skycal_id");
+        psString skycell_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "skycell_id");
+        psString tess_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "tess_id");
+        psString state = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, md, "state");
+
+        // use skycal zero point measurement if not supplied with arguments
+        psF32 sc_zpt_obs = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, md, "zpt_obs");
+        psF32 sc_zpt_stdev = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, md, "zpt_stdev");
+
+        if (!relStackInsert(config->dbh,
+            0,          // relstack_id (auto increment)
+            rel_id,
+            skycal_id,
+            skycell_id,
+            tess_id,
+            state,
+            flags,
+            stack_type,
+            isfinite(zpt_obs)  ? zpt_obs : sc_zpt_obs,
+            isfinite(zpt_stdev) ? zpt_stdev : sc_zpt_stdev,
+            fwhm_major,
+            path_base,
+            now,       // registered
+            now        // time_stamp
+        )) {
+            if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            }
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false,
+                    "failed to trying to insert relExp for skycal_id %" PRId64, skycal_id);
+            psFree(output);
+            psFree(now);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    psFree(output);
+
+    if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool updaterelstackMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "not yet implemented");
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool listrelstackMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-releaseName", "ippRelease.releaseName", "LIKE");
+    pxAddLabelSearchArgs(config, where, "-release_state","ippRelease.state", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-state",       "relExp.state", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-filter",      "rawExp.filter", "LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, where, "-dateobs_begin","rawExp.dateobs", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, where, "-dateobs_end", "rawExp.dateobs", "<=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-fwhm_min",    "camProcessedExp.fwhm_major", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-fwhm_max",    "camProcessedExp.fwhm_major", "<=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-exp_name",    "rawExp.exp_name", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-exp_id",      "relExp.exp_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-chip_id",     "relExp.chip_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-cam_id",      "relExp.cam_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-warp_id",     "warpRun.warp_id", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-chip_data_group", "chipRun.data_group", "LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-cam_data_group",  "camRun.data_group", "LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-warp_data_group", "warpRun.data_group", "LIKE");
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-surveyName",  "survey.surveyName", "LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_S32(config->args, where, "-rel_id",      "relExp.rel_id", "==");
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(priority_order, config->args, "-priority_order", false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_U64(limit, config->args, "-limit", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(simple, config->args, "-simple", false);
+
+    psString query = pxDataGet("releasetool_listrelexp.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_SYS, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString where2 = NULL;
+    if (!pxspaceAddWhere(config, &where2, "rawExp")) {
+        psError(psErrorCodeLast(), false, "pxspaceAddWhere failed");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, NULL);
+        psStringAppend(&query, "\nWHERE %s", whereClause);
+        psFree(whereClause);
+    } else if (where2) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "\nWHERE ");
+    } else {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_CONFIG, false, "search parameters are required\n");
+        psFree(where);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (where2) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "\n%s", where2);
+        psFree(where2);
+    }
+
+    if (priority_order) {
+        psStringAppend(&query, "\nAND priority > 0 order by exp_id, priority");
+    }
+
+    if (limit) {
+        psString limitString = psDBGenerateLimitSQL(limit);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", limitString);
+        psFree(limitString);
+    }
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("releasetool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(stdout, output, "relExp", !simple)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psFree(output);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.h	(revision 35150)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/releasetool.h	(revision 35152)
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@
     RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELEXP,
     RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELEXP,
+    RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINERELSTACK,
+    RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELSTACK,
+    RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELSTACK,
 } releasetoolMode;