Index: trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_job_run.pl
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--- trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_job_run.pl	(revision 36142)
+++ trunk/pstamp/scripts/pstamp_job_run.pl	(revision 36811)
@@ -71,12 +71,18 @@
 }
 
+my $temproot = metadataLookupStr($ipprc->{_siteConfig}, "TEMP.DIR");
+$temproot = "/tmp" if !defined $temproot;
+
+
 my $missing_tools;
 
 my $pstamptool = can_run('pstamptool')  or (warn "Can't find pstamptool"  and $missing_tools = 1);
-my $ppstamp    = can_run('ppstamp') or (warn "Can't find ppstamp" and $missing_tools = 1);
-my $pstamp_get_image_job    = can_run('pstamp_get_image_job.pl') or (warn "Can't find pstamp_get_image_job.pl" and $missing_tools = 1);
-my $psgetcalibinfo    = can_run('psgetcalibinfo') or (warn "Can't find psgetcalibinfo" and $missing_tools = 1);
+my $ppstamp = can_run('ppstamp') or (warn "Can't find ppstamp" and $missing_tools = 1);
+my $pstamp_get_image_job = can_run('pstamp_get_image_job.pl') or (warn "Can't find pstamp_get_image_job.pl" and $missing_tools = 1);
+my $psgetcalibinfo = can_run('psgetcalibinfo') or (warn "Can't find psgetcalibinfo" and $missing_tools = 1);
 my $dquery_job_run = can_run('dquery_job_run.pl') or (warn "Can't find dquery_job_run.pl" and $missing_tools = 1);
 my $whichnode = can_run('whichnode') or (warn "can't find whichnode" and $missing_tools = 1);
+my $ppBackgroundStack = can_run('ppBackgroundStack') or (warn "Can't find ppBackgroundStack" and $missing_tools = 1);
+my $stack_bkg_mk_mdc = can_run('stack_bkg_mk_mdc.pl') or (warn "Can't find stack_bkg_mk_mdc.pl" and $missing_tools = 1);
 
 if ($missing_tools) {
@@ -120,7 +126,22 @@
     }
 
+    if ($options & $PSTAMP_RESTORE_BACKGROUND) {
+        #  this subroutine creates a background restored version of the image or fails.
+        # upon success params->{image} is replaced with the new (temporary) version
+        my $error_code = create_background_restored_images($params);
+        if ($error_code) {
+            # if error code is one of the permanant ones set state of job to stop
+            my_die("failed to create background restored images", $job_id, $error_code, 
+                $error_code >= $PSTAMP_FIRST_ERROR_CODE ? 'stop' : undef);
+        }
+    }
+
     my $image = $params->{image};
     my $mask;
     my $variance;
+
+    # We need to background restore HERE
+    # and change the image file supplied to ppstamp
+
     my $fileArgs = " -file $params->{image}";
     my @file_list = ($params->{image});
@@ -665,4 +686,54 @@
 }
 
+sub create_background_restored_images {
+    my $params = shift;
+    my $stage = $params->{stage};
+    if ($stage eq 'stack') {
+        my $tempdir = tempdir("$temproot/pstamp.$job_id.XXXX", CLEANUP => !$save_temps);
+        my $camera = $params->{camera};
+        my $imagedb = $params->{imagedb};
+        my $stack_id = $params->{stack_id};
+        my $mdcfile = "$tempdir/stk.$stack_id.bkg_input.mdc";
+        {
+            my $command = "$stack_bkg_mk_mdc --stack_id $stack_id --camera $camera --dbname $imagedb > $mdcfile";
+            my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                run(command => $command, verbose => $verbose);
+            unless ($success) {
+                $error_code = (($error_code >> 8) or $PS_EXIT_PROG_ERROR);
+                &my_die("Unable to perform stack_bg_mk_mdc.pl: $error_code", $job_id, $PS_EXIT_CONFIG_ERROR, 'run');
+            }
+        }
+        my $input_image = $params->{image};
+        my $input_mask = $params->{mask};
+        # XXX: perhaps we should save the background restored file in the working directory instead of a tempdir
+        my $outroot = "$tempdir/stk.$stack_id";
+        # XXX: get otapath from a config file or detrend system
+        my $otapath = "neb:///detrends/background_OTA_models.20140527/test_solutions";
+        {
+            my $command = "$ppBackgroundStack $outroot -input $mdcfile -image $input_image"
+               . " -OTApath $otapath" 
+               ;
+            $command .= " -mask $input_mask" if $input_mask;
+            my ( $success, $error_code, $full_buf, $stdout_buf, $stderr_buf ) =
+                run(command => $command, verbose => 0);
+            unless ($success) {
+                # we turned off verbosity because ppBackgroundStack emits too much output
+                # XXX: perhaps use a log file and save it with the job data
+                print STDERR join "", @$stderr_buf;
+                $error_code = (($error_code >> 8) or $PS_EXIT_PROG_ERROR);
+                &my_die("Unable to perform ppBackgroundStack: $error_code", $job_id, $PS_EXIT_CONFIG_ERROR, 'run');
+            }
+        }
+        # it's all good change the image to be passed to ppstamp
+        # XXX use filerule
+        $params->{image} = "$outroot.bkgrest.fits";
+    } else {
+        print STDERR "background restoration not currently supported for stage $params->{stage}\n";
+        return $PSTAMP_BG_RESTORE_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 sub my_die
 {