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+import yaml
+import pandas as pd
+import re
+import os
+import sqlite3
+def convert_rss_to_gb(rss):
+    """
+    Converts a memory usage string (e.g., '126.9 MB', '2048 KB') to gigabytes as a float.
+
+    Parameters:
+    - peak_rss (str): Memory usage string.
+
+    Returns:
+    - float: Memory usage in gigabytes.
+    """
+    match = re.match(r"([\d\.]+)\s*(KB|MB|GB)", rss, re.IGNORECASE)
+    if match:
+        value = float(match.group(1))
+        unit = match.group(2).upper()
+        if unit == "KB":
+            return value / (1024**2)  # Convert KB to GB
+        elif unit == "MB":
+            return value / 1024       # Convert MB to GB
+        elif unit == "GB":
+            return value              # Already in GB
+    return None  # Return None if the format is invalid
+def convert_duration_to_seconds(duration):
+    """
+    Converts a duration string (e.g., '5m 4s', '3.4s') to seconds as a float.
+
+    Parameters:
+    - duration (str): Duration string.
+
+    Returns:
+    - float: Duration in seconds.
+    """
+    match = re.match(r"(?:(\d+)m)?\s*(?:(\d+\.?\d*)s)?", duration)
+    if match:
+        minutes = int(match.group(1)) if match.group(1) else 0
+        seconds = float(match.group(2)) if match.group(2) else 0.0
+        return minutes * 60 + seconds
+    return None  # Return None if the format is invalid
+
+
+
+
+def process_trace_file(file_path):
+    """
+    Processes a trace file to retain only enabled metrics and stores data in a database.
+
+    Parameters:
+    - file_path (str): Path to the trace file (assumes TSV format).
+    - conn (object): Database connection object.
+    - workflow_id (int): ID of the workflow for data association.
+    - enabled_metrics (list): List of metrics to be retained.
+    """
+
+
+    # Load the trace data (assuming it's in TSV format)
+    df = pd.read_csv(file_path, sep="\t")
+
+    df["duration"] = df["duration"].apply(convert_duration_to_seconds)
+    df["%cpu"] = df["%cpu"].str.replace("%", "").astype(float)
+    df["peak_rss"] = df["peak_rss"].apply(convert_rss_to_gb)
+
+
+
+
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('workflow_db.db')
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    # Insert filtered data into the nextflow_traces table
+    for _, row in df.iterrows():
+        cursor.execute("""
+            INSERT INTO nextflow_traces (name, submit, duration, cpu_percent, peak_rss, workflow_id)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        """, (row['name'], row['submit'], row['duration'], row['%cpu'], row['peak_rss'], row['workflow_id']))
+
+    # Commit the transaction and close the connection
+    conn.commit()
+
+    # Close the connection
+    conn.close()
+
+
+
+# Iterate over all files in the folder
+for file_name in os.listdir("nf-traces"):
+    file_path = os.path.join("nf-traces", file_name)
+    # Check if it's a file (not a directory)
+    if os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        process_trace_file(file_path)
+
+
+conn = sqlite3.connect("workflow_db.db")
+cursor = conn.cursor()
+# Fetch and print the contents of the nextflow_traces table
+cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM nextflow_traces")
+rows = cursor.fetchall()
+
+# Get column names from cursor.description
+column_names = [description[0] for description in cursor.description]
+
+# Print column names
+print(" | ".join(column_names))
+
+# Print the table rows
+for row in rows:
+    print(" | ".join(map(str, row)))
+#
+conn.close()