def weblab_create(directory, options_dict = None, stdout = sys.stdout, stderr = sys.stderr, exit_func = sys.exit):
    creation_results = CreationResult()

    parser = _build_parser()

    if options_dict is None:
        parser_options, _ = parser.parse_args()
        options = OptionWrapper(parser_options)
    else:
        options = parser.defaults.copy()
        options[Creation.NOT_INTERACTIVE] = True
        options.update(options_dict)

    quiet = options[Creation.QUIET]
    if quiet:
        stdout = stderr = StringIO.StringIO()

    verbose = options[Creation.VERBOSE]

    ###########################################
    #
    # Validate basic options
    #

    if verbose: print("Validating basic operations...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    if options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE] == 'sql':
        coord_engine = 'sqlalchemy'
    else:
        coord_engine = options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE]

    if options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE] == 'sql':
        session_storage = 'sqlalchemy'
    elif options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE] == 'memory':
        session_storage = 'Memory'
    else:
        session_storage = options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE]

    if options[Creation.CORES] > 1:
        if (coord_engine == 'sqlalchemy' and options[Creation.COORD_DB_ENGINE] == 'sqlite') or options[Creation.DB_ENGINE] == 'sqlite':
            sqlite_purpose = ''
            if coord_engine == 'sqlalchemy' and options[Creation.COORD_DB_ENGINE] == 'sqlite':
                sqlite_purpose = 'coordination'
            if options[Creation.DB_ENGINE] =='sqlite':
                if sqlite_purpose:
                    sqlite_purpose += ', '
                sqlite_purpose += 'general database'

            print("ERROR: sqlite engine selected for %s is incompatible with multiple cores" % sqlite_purpose, file=stderr)
            exit_func(-1)

    if options[Creation.CORES] <= 0:
        print("ERROR: There must be at least one core server.", file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    base_url = options[Creation.BASE_URL]
    if base_url != '' and not base_url.startswith('/'):
        base_url = '/' + base_url
    if base_url.endswith('/'):
        base_url = base_url[:len(base_url) - 1]
    if options[Creation.ENABLE_HTTPS]:
        protocol = 'https://'
    else:
        protocol = 'http://'
    server_url = protocol + options[Creation.SERVER_HOST] + base_url + '/weblab/'

    if options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT] and options[Creation.DUMMY_COPIES] > 1:
        print("ERROR: there must be a single XML-RPC laboratory using the weblab-admin create at this point", file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    if options[Creation.START_PORTS] < 1 or options[Creation.START_PORTS] >= 65535:
        print("ERROR: starting port number must be at least 1", file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    if options[Creation.LOGO_PATH] is not None:
        original_logo_path = options[Creation.LOGO_PATH]
        if not os.path.exists(original_logo_path):
            print("ERROR: logo path does not exist", file=stderr)
            exit_func(-1)
    else:
        original_logo_path = data_filename(os.path.join('weblab','admin','generic-logo.jpg'))


    if options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV] and options[Creation.CORES] > 1:
        print("ERROR: Inline lab server is incompatible with more than one core servers. It would require the lab server to be replicated in all the processes, which does not make sense.", file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    if os.path.exists(directory) and not options[Creation.FORCE]:
        print("ERROR: Directory %s already exists. Use --force if you want to overwrite the contents." % directory, file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    if os.path.exists(directory):
        if not os.path.isdir(directory):
            print("ERROR: %s is not a directory. Delete it before proceeding." % directory, file=stderr)
            exit_func(-1)
    else:
        try:
            os.mkdir(directory)
        except Exception as e:
            print("ERROR: Could not create directory %s: %s" % (directory, str(e)), file=stderr)
            exit_func(-1)

    ###########################################
    #
    # Validate database configurations
    #

    if verbose: print("Start building database configuration", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    db_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'db')
    if not os.path.exists(db_dir):
        os.mkdir(db_dir)

    if options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE] == 'redis':
        redis_passwd = options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_PASSWD]
        redis_port   = options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_PORT]
        redis_db     = options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_DB]
        redis_host   = options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_HOST]
        _test_redis('coordination', verbose, redis_port, redis_passwd, redis_db, redis_host, stdout, stderr, exit_func)
        creation_results[CreationResult.COORD_REDIS_PORT] = redis_port
        creation_results[CreationResult.COORD_REDIS_DB]   = redis_db
    elif options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE] in ('sql', 'sqlalchemy'):
        db_engine  = options[Creation.COORD_DB_ENGINE]
        db_host    = options[Creation.COORD_DB_HOST]
        db_port    = options[Creation.COORD_DB_PORT]
        db_name    = options[Creation.COORD_DB_NAME]
        db_user    = options[Creation.COORD_DB_USER]
        db_passwd  = options[Creation.COORD_DB_PASSWD]
        import weblab.core.coordinator.sql.model as CoordinatorModel
        CoordinatorModel.load()
        _check_database_connection("coordination", CoordinatorModel.Base.metadata, DbSchedulingUpgrader, directory, verbose, db_engine, db_host, db_port, db_name, db_user, db_passwd, options, stdout, stderr, exit_func)
    else:
        print("The coordination engine %s is not registered" % options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE], file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)


    if options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE] == 'redis':
        redis_passwd = None
        redis_port   = options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_PORT]
        redis_db     = options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_DB]
        redis_host   = options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_HOST]
        _test_redis('sessions', verbose, redis_port, redis_passwd, redis_db, redis_host, stdout, stderr, exit_func)
    elif options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE] in ('sql', 'sqlalchemy'):
        db_engine = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_ENGINE]
        db_host   = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_HOST]
        db_host   = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_PORT]
        db_name   = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_NAME]
        db_user   = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_USER]
        db_passwd = options[Creation.SESSION_DB_PASSWD]
        _check_database_connection("sessions", SessionSqlalchemyData.SessionBase.metadata, None, directory, verbose, db_engine, db_host, db_port, db_name, db_user, db_passwd, options, stdout, stderr, exit_func)
        _check_database_connection("sessions locking", DbLockData.SessionLockBase.metadata, None, directory, verbose, db_engine, db_host, db_port, db_name, db_user, db_passwd, options, stdout, stderr, exit_func)
    elif options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE] != 'memory':
        print("The session engine %s is not registered" % options[Creation.SESSION_STORAGE], file=stderr)
        exit_func(-1)

    db_engine = options[Creation.DB_ENGINE]
    db_name   = options[Creation.DB_NAME]
    db_host   = options[Creation.DB_HOST]
    db_port   = options[Creation.DB_PORT]
    db_user   = options[Creation.DB_USER]
    db_passwd = options[Creation.DB_PASSWD]
    engine = _check_database_connection("core database", model.Base.metadata, None, directory, verbose, db_engine, db_host, db_port, db_name, db_user, db_passwd, options, stdout, stderr, exit_func)

    if verbose: print("Adding required initial data...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()
    deploy.insert_required_initial_data(engine)
    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)
    if options[Creation.ADD_TEST_DATA]:
        if verbose: print("Adding test data...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()
        deploy.populate_weblab_tests(engine, '1')
        if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
    group_name = 'Administrators'
    deploy.add_group(Session, group_name)
    deploy.grant_admin_panel_on_group(Session, group_name)
    deploy.add_user(Session, options[Creation.ADMIN_USER], options[Creation.ADMIN_PASSWORD], options[Creation.ADMIN_NAME], options[Creation.ADMIN_MAIL], role = 'administrator')
    deploy.add_users_to_group(Session, group_name, options[Creation.ADMIN_USER])

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB]:
        # dummy@Dummy experiments (local)
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, options[Creation.DUMMY_CATEGORY_NAME], options[Creation.DUMMY_NAME], 'js', group_name, 200, params = {
                        'html.file': 'nativelabs/dummy.html',
                        'builtin': True
                    })

    # external-robot-movement@Robot experiments (federated)
    deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'Robot experiments', 'external-robot-movement', 'blank', group_name, 200)

    if options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_SUBMARINE]:
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'Aquatic experiments', 'submarine', 'blank', group_name, 200)

    # visir@Visir experiments (optional)
    if options[Creation.VISIR_SERVER]:
        show_gwt_required_error("VISIR", stdout)
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'Visir experiments', options[Creation.VISIR_EXPERIMENT_NAME], 'visir', group_name, 1800, params = {
            "experiment.info.description": "description",
            "experiment.info.link": "http://weblabdeusto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sample_labs.html#visir",
            "experiment.picture": "/img/experiments/visir.jpg"
        })
    elif options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_VISIR]:
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'Visir experiments', options[Creation.VISIR_EXPERIMENT_NAME], 'blank', group_name, 1800, params = {
            "experiment.info.description": "description",
            "experiment.info.link": "http://weblabdeusto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sample_labs.html#visir",
            "experiment.picture": "/img/experiments/visir.jpg"
        })

    # vm@VM experiments (optional)
    if options[Creation.VM_SERVER]:
        show_gwt_required_error("VM", stdout)
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'VM experiments', options[Creation.VM_EXPERIMENT_NAME], 'vm', group_name, 200, params = {
            "experiment.picture": "/img/experiments/virtualbox.jpg"
        })

    # logic@PIC experiments (optional)
    if options[Creation.LOGIC_SERVER]:
        show_gwt_required_error("Logic experiment", stdout)
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'PIC experiments', 'ud-logic', 'logic', group_name, 1800, params = {
            "experiment.info.description": "description",
            "experiment.info.link": "http://weblabdeusto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sample_labs.html#ud-logic",
            "experiment.picture": "/img/experiments/logic.jpg"
        })
    elif options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_LOGIC]:
        deploy.add_experiment_and_grant_on_group(Session, 'PIC experiments', 'ud-logic', 'blank', group_name, 1800, params = {
            "experiment.info.description": "description",
            "experiment.info.link": "http://weblabdeusto.readthedocs.org/en/latest/sample_labs.html#ud-logic",
            "experiment.picture": "/img/experiments/logic.jpg"
        })

    ###########################################
    #
    # Create voodoo infrastructure
    #

    if verbose: print("Creating configuration files and directories...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    global_config = {'hosts' : {}}
    global_config['hosts']['core_host'] = OrderedDict()
    core_host = global_config['hosts']['core_host']
    core_host['runner'] = 'run.py'
    core_host['config_file'] = 'core_host_config.py'
    core_host['processes'] = {}

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB] and options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host'] = OrderedDict()
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['runner'] = 'run-xmlrpc.py'
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['host'] = '127.0.0.1'
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['processes'] = {}
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['processes']['exp_process'] = { 'components' : {}}
        global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['processes']['exp_process']['components']['experiment1'] = {
                'type' : 'experiment',
                'class' : 'experiments.dummy.DummyExperiment',
            }
        xmlrpc_experiment_config = global_config['hosts']['exp_host']['processes']['exp_process']['components']['experiment1']


    for core_n in range(1, options[Creation.CORES] + 1):
        core_host['processes']['core_process%s' % core_n] = {'components' : {}}

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB] and not options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
        for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
            core_host['processes']['laboratory%s' % n] = {'components' : {}}

    local_scheduling  = ""
    laboratory_servers = ""
    other_core_coordinator_external_servers = ""
    other_scheduling_systems = ""

    experiment_counter = 0
    laboratory_experiments  = {}
    laboratory_experiment_instances  = {}

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB]:
        for n in range(options[Creation.LAB_COPIES]):
            laboratory_experiments[n] = ""
            laboratory_experiment_instances[n] = {}

        for n in xrange(1, options[Creation.DUMMY_COPIES] + 1):
            local_experiments = "            'exp%(n)s|%(dummy)s|%(dummy_category)s'        : 'dummy%(n)s@dummy',\n" % { 'dummy' : options[Creation.DUMMY_NAME], 'dummy_category' : options[Creation.DUMMY_CATEGORY_NAME], 'n' : n }
            lab_id = experiment_counter % options[Creation.LAB_COPIES]
            laboratory_experiments[lab_id] += local_experiments
            if 'dummy' not in laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]:
                laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['dummy'] = []
            laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['dummy'].append(n)
            experiment_counter += 1
        local_scheduling  += "        'dummy'            : ('PRIORITY_QUEUE', {}),\n"

        if options[Creation.VISIR_SERVER]:
            for n in xrange(1, options[Creation.VISIR_SLOTS] + 1):
                local_experiments = "            'exp%(n)s|%(name)s|Visir experiments'        : 'visir%(n)s@visir',\n" % { 'n' : n, 'name' : options[Creation.VISIR_EXPERIMENT_NAME] }
                lab_id = experiment_counter % options[Creation.LAB_COPIES]
                laboratory_experiments[lab_id] += local_experiments
                if 'visir' not in laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]:
                    laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['visir'] = []
                laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['visir'].append(n)
                experiment_counter += 1
            local_scheduling  += "        'visir'            : ('PRIORITY_QUEUE', {}),\n"

        if options[Creation.LOGIC_SERVER]:
            local_experiments = "            'exp1|ud-logic|PIC experiments'        : 'logic@logic',\n"
            lab_id = experiment_counter % options[Creation.LAB_COPIES]
            laboratory_experiments[lab_id] += local_experiments
            laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['logic'] = 1
            experiment_counter += 1
            local_scheduling  += "        'logic'            : ('PRIORITY_QUEUE', {}),\n"

        if options[Creation.VM_SERVER]:
            local_experiments = "            'exp1|%(name)s|VM experiments'        : 'vm@vm',\n" % { 'name' : options[Creation.VM_EXPERIMENT_NAME] }
            lab_id = experiment_counter % options[Creation.LAB_COPIES]
            laboratory_experiments[lab_id] += local_experiments
            laboratory_experiment_instances[lab_id]['vm'] = 1
            experiment_counter += 1
            local_scheduling  += "        'vm'            : ('PRIORITY_QUEUE', {}),\n"

        for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
            local_experiments = laboratory_experiments[n - 1]
            laboratory_servers += (
            "    'laboratory%(n)s:%(laboratory_instance_name)s@core_host' : {\n"
            "%(local_experiments)s"
            "        },\n" % {
                    'laboratory_instance_name' : 'core_process1' if options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV] else 'laboratory%s' % n,
                    'local_experiments' : local_experiments, 'n' : n })

    if options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_LOGIC]:
        other_core_coordinator_external_servers += "    'ud-logic@PIC experiments'          : [ 'logic_external' ],\n"
        other_scheduling_systems                += "        'logic_external'   : weblabdeusto_federation_demo,\n"
    if options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_VISIR]:
        other_core_coordinator_external_servers += "    '%s@Visir experiments'           : [ 'visir_external' ],\n" % options[Creation.VISIR_EXPERIMENT_NAME]
        other_scheduling_systems                += "        'visir_external'   : weblabdeusto_federation_demo,\n"
    if options[Creation.ADD_FEDERATED_SUBMARINE]:
        other_core_coordinator_external_servers += "    'submarine@Aquatic experiments'    : [ 'aquatic_external' ],\n"
        other_scheduling_systems                += "        'aquatic_external'   : weblabdeusto_federation_demo,\n"


    core_host_config_py =("# It must be here to retrieve this information from the dummy\n"
                        "core_universal_identifier       = %(core_universal_identifier)r\n"
                        "core_universal_identifier_human = %(core_universal_identifier_human)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "db_engine          = %(db_engine)r\n"
                        "db_host            = %(db_host)r\n"
                        "db_port            = %(db_port)r # None for default\n"
                        "db_database        = %(db_name)r\n"
                        "weblab_db_username = %(db_user)r\n"
                        "weblab_db_password = %(db_password)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "debug_mode   = True\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(ignore_locations)s\n"
                        "\n"
                        "#########################\n"
                        "# General configuration #\n"
                        "#########################\n"
                        "\n"
                        "server_hostaddress = %(server_hostaddress)r\n"
                        "server_admin       = %(server_admin)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "################################\n"
                        "# Admin Notifier configuration #\n"
                        "################################\n"
                        "\n"
                        "mail_notification_enabled = False\n"
                        "\n"
                        "##########################\n"
                        "# Sessions configuration #\n"
                        "##########################\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_session_type = %(session_storage)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_sqlalchemy_engine   = %(session_db_engine)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_sqlalchemy_host     = %(session_db_host)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_sqlalchemy_username = %(session_db_user)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_sqlalchemy_password = %(session_db_passwd)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_lock_sqlalchemy_engine   = %(session_db_engine)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_lock_sqlalchemy_host     = %(session_db_host)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_lock_sqlalchemy_username = %(session_db_user)r\n"
                        "%(session_db)ssession_lock_sqlalchemy_password = %(session_db_passwd)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(session_redis)ssession_redis_host = %(session_redis_host)r\n"
                        "%(session_redis)ssession_redis_port = %(session_redis_port)r\n"
                        "%(session_redis)score_session_pool_id = %(session_redis_db)r\n"
                        "%(session_redis)score_alive_users_session_pool_id = %(session_redis_db)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "##############################\n"
                        "# Core generic configuration #\n"
                        "##############################\n"
                        "core_store_students_programs      = False\n"
                        "core_store_students_programs_path = 'files_stored'\n"
                        "core_experiment_poll_time         = %(poll_time)r # seconds\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_server_url = %(server_url)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "############################\n"
                        "# Scheduling configuration #\n"
                        "############################\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_coordination_impl = %(core_coordinator_engine)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(coord_redis)scoordinator_redis_db       = %(core_coordinator_redis_db)r\n"
                        "%(coord_redis)scoordinator_redis_password = %(core_coordinator_redis_password)r\n"
                        "%(coord_redis)scoordinator_redis_port     = %(core_coordinator_redis_port)r\n"
                        "%(coord_redis)scoordinator_redis_host     = %(core_coordinator_redis_host)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "%(coord_db)score_coordinator_db_name      = %(core_coordinator_db_name)r\n"
                        "%(coord_db)score_coordinator_db_engine    = %(core_coordinator_db_engine)r\n"
                        "%(coord_db)score_coordinator_db_host      = %(core_coordinator_db_host)r\n"
                        "%(coord_db)score_coordinator_db_username  = %(core_coordinator_db_username)r\n"
                        "%(coord_db)score_coordinator_db_password  = %(core_coordinator_db_password)r\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_coordinator_laboratory_servers = {\n"
                        "%(laboratory_servers)s\n"
                        "}\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_coordinator_external_servers = {\n"
                        "    'external-robot-movement@Robot experiments'   : [ 'robot_external' ],\n"
                        "%(other_core_coordinator_external_servers)s"
                        "}\n"
                        "\n"
                        "weblabdeusto_federation_demo = ('EXTERNAL_WEBLAB_DEUSTO', {\n"
                        "                                    'baseurl' : 'https://www.weblab.deusto.es/weblab/',\n"
                        "                                    'username' : 'weblabfed',\n"
                        "                                    'password' : 'password',\n"
                        "                                    'experiments_map' : {'external-robot-movement@Robot experiments' : 'robot-movement@Robot experiments'}\n"
                        "                            })\n"
                        "\n"
                        "core_scheduling_systems = {\n"
                        "%(local_scheduling)s"
                        "        'robot_external'   : weblabdeusto_federation_demo,\n"
                        "%(other_scheduling_systems)s"
                        "    }\n"
                        "\n") % {
        'core_universal_identifier'               : str(uuid.uuid4()),
        'core_universal_identifier_human'         : options[Creation.SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER] or 'Generic system; not identified',
        'db_engine'                               : options[Creation.DB_ENGINE],
        'db_host'                                 : options[Creation.DB_HOST],
        'db_port'                                 : options[Creation.DB_PORT],
        'db_name'                                 : options[Creation.DB_NAME],
        'db_user'                                 : options[Creation.DB_USER],
        'db_password'                             : options[Creation.DB_PASSWD],
        'server_hostaddress'                      : options[Creation.SERVER_HOST],
        'server_admin'                            : options[Creation.ADMIN_MAIL],
        'server_url'                              : server_url,
        'poll_time'                               : options[Creation.POLL_TIME],
        'laboratory_servers'                      : laboratory_servers,
        'local_scheduling'                        : local_scheduling,
        'other_scheduling_systems'                : other_scheduling_systems,
        'other_core_coordinator_external_servers' : other_core_coordinator_external_servers,
        'session_storage'                         : session_storage,
        'ignore_locations'                        : 'ignore_locations = True' if options[Creation.IGNORE_LOCATIONS] else '',

        'session_db_engine'                       : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_ENGINE],
        'session_db_host'                         : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_HOST],
        'session_db_port'                         : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_PORT],
        'session_db_name'                         : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_NAME],
        'session_db_user'                         : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_USER],
        'session_db_passwd'                       : options[Creation.SESSION_DB_PASSWD],

        'session_redis_host'                      : options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_HOST],
        'session_redis_port'                      : options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_PORT],
        'session_redis_db'                        : options[Creation.SESSION_REDIS_DB],

        'core_coordinator_engine'                 : coord_engine,

        'core_coordinator_redis_db'               : options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_DB],
        'core_coordinator_redis_password'         : options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_PASSWD],
        'core_coordinator_redis_port'             : options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_PORT],
        'core_coordinator_redis_host'             : options[Creation.COORD_REDIS_HOST],

        'core_coordinator_db_username'            : options[Creation.COORD_DB_USER],
        'core_coordinator_db_password'            : options[Creation.COORD_DB_PASSWD],
        'core_coordinator_db_name'                : options[Creation.COORD_DB_NAME],
        'core_coordinator_db_engine'              : options[Creation.COORD_DB_ENGINE],
        'core_coordinator_db_host'                : options[Creation.COORD_DB_HOST],
        'core_coordinator_db_port'                : options[Creation.COORD_DB_PORT],

        'coord_db'                                : '' if options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE] == 'sql' else '# ',
        'coord_redis'                             : '' if options[Creation.COORD_ENGINE] == 'redis' else '# ',
        'session_db'                              : '' if session_storage == 'sqlalchemy' else '# ',
        'session_redis'                           : '' if session_storage == 'redis' else '# ',
    }


    open(os.path.join(directory, 'core_host_config.py'), 'w').write(core_host_config_py)

    ports = []

    current_port = options[Creation.START_PORTS]
    creation_results[CreationResult.START_PORT] = current_port

    for core_number in range(1, options[Creation.CORES] + 1):
        current_core = core_host['processes']['core_process%s' % core_number]
        current_core['components']['core'] = { 'type' : 'core' }

        if not options[Creation.NO_LAB] and options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
            for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
                current_core['components']['laboratory%s' % n] = { 'type' : 'laboratory' }
            if not options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
                for n in xrange(1, options[Creation.DUMMY_COPIES] + 1):
                    current_core['components']['experiment%s' % n] = { 'class' : 'experiments.dummy.DummyExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }
            if options[Creation.VISIR_SERVER]:
                current_core['components']['visir'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.visir.VisirExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }
            if options[Creation.LOGIC_SERVER]:
                current_core['components']['logic'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.logic.server.LogicExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }
            if options[Creation.VM_SERVER]:
                current_core['components']['vm'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.vm.server.VMExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }

        core_config = {
            'json'   : current_port,
            'route'  : 'route%s' % core_number,
        }
        ports.append(core_config)

        current_core['components']['core']['config'] = {
            configuration_doc.CORE_FACADE_PORT : current_port,
            configuration_doc.CORE_FACADE_SERVER_ROUTE : 'route%s' % core_number,
        }
        current_port += 1

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB]:
        for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
            laboratory_instance_name = 'core_process1' if options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV] else 'laboratory%s' % n
            experiments_in_lab = laboratory_experiment_instances[n - 1]

            if options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
                current_lab_process_config = core_host['processes']['core_process1']
                current_lab_comp_config = current_lab_process_config['components']['laboratory%s' % n]

            else:
                current_lab_process_config = core_host['processes']['laboratory%s' % n]

                current_lab_process_config['components']['laboratory%s' % n] = { 
                    'type' : 'laboratory' ,
                    'protocols' : { 'port' : current_port },
                }
                current_port += 1

                current_lab_comp_config = current_lab_process_config['components']['laboratory%s' % n]

                if not options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
                    for dummy_id in experiments_in_lab.get('dummy', []):
                        current_lab_process_config['components']['experiment%s' % dummy_id] = { 'class' : 'experiments.dummy.DummyExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }

                if len(experiments_in_lab.get('visir', [])) > 0:
                    current_lab_process_config['components']['visir'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.visir.VisirExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }

                if 'logic' in experiments_in_lab:
                    current_lab_process_config['components']['logic'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.logic.server.LogicExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }

                if 'vm' in experiments_in_lab:
                    current_lab_process_config['components']['vm'] = { 'class' : 'experiments.vm.server.VMExperiment', 'type' : 'experiment' }
            
            local_lab_config_filename = 'lab%s_config.py' % n
            lab_config_filepath = os.path.join(directory, local_lab_config_filename)
            current_lab_comp_config['config_file'] = local_lab_config_filename

            laboratory_config_py = (
                """##################################\n"""
                """# Laboratory Server configuration #\n"""
                """##################################\n"""
                """\n"""
                """laboratory_assigned_experiments = {\n"""
            )

            for dummy_id in experiments_in_lab.get('dummy', []):
                lab_config_args = { 'dummy' : options[Creation.DUMMY_NAME], 'dummy_category_name' : options[Creation.DUMMY_CATEGORY_NAME], 'n' : dummy_id }

                if options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
                    lab_config_args['instance'] = 'exp_process'
                    lab_config_args['host']  = 'exp_host'
                else:
                    lab_config_args['instance'] = laboratory_instance_name
                    lab_config_args['host']  = 'core_host'

                laboratory_config_py += (
                    """        'exp%(n)s:%(dummy)s@%(dummy_category_name)s' : {\n"""
                    """                'coord_address' : 'experiment%(n)s:%(instance)s@%(host)s',\n"""
                    """                'checkers' : ()\n"""
                    """            },\n"""
                ) % lab_config_args

            for visir_id in experiments_in_lab.get('visir', []):
                laboratory_config_py += (
                    """        'exp%(n)s:%(visir_name)s@Visir experiments' : {\n"""
                    """                'coord_address' : 'visir:%(instance)s@core_host',\n"""
                    """                'checkers' : ()\n"""
                    """            },\n"""
                ) % { 'instance' : laboratory_instance_name,
                      'visir_name' : options[Creation.VISIR_EXPERIMENT_NAME], 'n' : visir_id }

            if 'vm' in experiments_in_lab:
                laboratory_config_py += (
                    """        'exp1:%(name)s@VM experiments' : {\n"""
                    """                'coord_address' : 'vm:%(instance)s@core_host',\n"""
                    """                'checkers' : ()\n"""
                    """            },\n"""
                ) % { 'instance' : laboratory_instance_name,
                      'name' : options[Creation.VM_EXPERIMENT_NAME] }

            if 'logic' in experiments_in_lab:
                laboratory_config_py += (
                    """        'exp1:ud-logic@PIC experiments' : {\n"""
                    """                'coord_address' : 'logic:%(instance)s@core_host',\n"""
                    """                'checkers' : ()\n"""
                    """            },\n"""
                ) % { 'instance' : laboratory_instance_name }

            laboratory_config_py += """    }\n"""
            open(lab_config_filepath, 'w').write(laboratory_config_py)

            for dummy_id in experiments_in_lab.get('dummy', []):
                if options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
                    xmlrpc_experiment_port = options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT_PORT]
                    if not xmlrpc_experiment_port:
                        xmlrpc_experiment_port = current_port
                        current_port += 1
                    xmlrpc_experiment_config['protocols'] = {
                        'supports' : 'xmlrpc',
                        'port' : xmlrpc_experiment_port,
                    }
                else:
                    experiment_config = current_lab_process_config['components']['experiment%s' % dummy_id]
                    experiment_config['config'] = {
                        'dummy_verbose' : not options[Creation.DUMMY_SILENT],
                    }

            if len(experiments_in_lab.get('visir', [])) > 0:
                local_visir_config_filename = 'visir_config.py'
                visir_config_filename = os.path.join(directory, local_visir_config_filename)
                current_lab_process_config['components']['visir']['config_file'] = local_visir_config_filename

                if options[Creation.VISIR_MEASUREMENT_SERVER] is not None:
                    if not ':' in options[Creation.VISIR_MEASUREMENT_SERVER] or options[Creation.VISIR_MEASUREMENT_SERVER].startswith(('http://','https://')) or '/' in options[Creation.VISIR_MEASUREMENT_SERVER].split(':')[1]:
                        print("VISIR measurement server invalid format. Expected: server:port Change the configuration file", file=stderr)
                    visir_measurement_server = options[Creation.VISIR_MEASUREMENT_SERVER]
                else:
                    result = urlparse.urlparse(options[Creation.VISIR_BASE_URL])
                    visir_measurement_server = result.netloc.split(':')[0] + ':8080'

                if options[Creation.VISIR_USE_PHP]:
                    visir_php = ("""vt_use_visir_php = True\n"""
                    """vt_base_url = "%(visir_base_url)s"\n"""
                    """vt_login_url = "%(visir_base_url)sindex.php?sel=login_check"\n"""
                    """vt_login_email = "%(visir_login)s"\n"""
                    """vt_login_password = "%(visir_password)s"\n""" % {
                        'visir_base_url' : options[Creation.VISIR_BASE_URL],
                        'visir_login'    : options[Creation.VISIR_LOGIN],
                        'visir_password' : options[Creation.VISIR_PASSWORD],
                    })
                else:
                    visir_php = """vt_use_visir_php = False\n"""


                open(visir_config_filename, 'w').write((
                    """vt_measure_server_addr = "%(visir_measurement_server)s"\n"""
                    """vt_measure_server_target = "/measureserver"\n"""
                    """\n"""
                    + visir_php +
                    """\n"""
                    """# You can also specify a directory where different circuits will be loaded, such as:\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """# vt_circuits_dir = "/home/weblab/Dropbox/VISIR-Circuits/"\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """# You can also define your own library.xml in this configuration file by uncommenting:\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """# vt_library = \"\"\"\n"""
                    """# <!DOCTYPE components PUBLIC "-//Open labs//DTD COMPONENTS 1.0//EN" "http://openlabs.bth.se/DTDs/components-1.0.dtd">\n"""
                    """# <components>\n"""
                    """#    <component type="R" value="1.5M" pins="2">\n"""
                    """#        <rotations>\n"""
                    """#            <rotation ox="-27" oy ="-6" image="r_1.5M.png" rot="0">\n"""
                    """#                <pins><pin x="-26" y="0" /><pin x="26"  y="0" /></pins>\n"""
                    """#            </rotation>\n"""
                    """#            <rotation ox="-7" oy ="-27" image="r_1.5M.png" rot="90">\n"""
                    """#                <pins><pin x="0" y="-26" /><pin x="0" y="26" /></pins>\n"""
                    """#            </rotation>\n"""
                    """#        </rotations>\n"""
                    """#    </component>\n"""
                    """#    <!-- More components -->\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """# </components>\n"""
                    """# \"\"\"\n"""
                    """#\n"""
                    """\n""") % {'visir_measurement_server' : visir_measurement_server })

            if 'vm' in experiments_in_lab:
                local_vm_config_filename = os.path.join('vm_config.py')
                vm_config_filename = os.path.join(directory, local_vm_config_filename)
                current_lab_process_config['components']['vm']['config_file'] = local_vm_config_filename

                # Load and fill the config file template
                template = load_template("vm_server_config.py.template")
                cfgfile = template % { "vm_storage_dir" : options[Creation.VM_STORAGE_DIR],
                                      "vbox_vm_name" : options[Creation.VBOX_VM_NAME],
                                      "vbox_base_snapshot" : options[Creation.VBOX_BASE_SNAPSHOT],
                                      "vm_url" : options[Creation.VM_URL],
                                      "http_query_user_manager_url" : options[Creation.HTTP_QUERY_USER_MANAGER_URL],
                                      "vm_estimated_load_time" : options[Creation.VM_ESTIMATED_LOAD_TIME] }

                open(vm_config_filename, 'w').write(cfgfile)

            if 'logic' in experiments_in_lab:
                current_lab_process_config['components']['logic']['config'] = { 
                    'logic_webcam_url' : '',
                }

    global_config_filename = os.path.join(directory, 'configuration.yml')
    global_config_contents = ordered_dump(global_config, width = 5, default_flow_style = False)
    open(global_config_filename, 'w').write(global_config_contents)


    files_stored_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'files_stored')
    if not os.path.exists(files_stored_dir):
        os.mkdir(files_stored_dir)

    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    ###########################################
    #
    # Generate logs directory and config
    #

    if verbose: print("Creating logs directories and configuration files...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    logs_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'logs')
    if not os.path.exists(logs_dir):
        os.mkdir(logs_dir)

    logs_config_dir = os.path.join(logs_dir, 'config')
    if not os.path.exists(logs_config_dir):
        os.mkdir(logs_config_dir)

    # TODO: use the generation module instead of hardcoding it here

    server_names = []
    for core_number in range(1, options[Creation.CORES] + 1):
        server_names.append('server%s' % core_number)

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB]:
        if not options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
            for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
                server_names.append('laboratory%s' % n)
        if options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT] or not options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
            server_names.append('experiment')

        if options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
            server_names.append('exp_process')

    for server_name in server_names:
        logging_file = (
            """# \n"""
            """# logging module file generated by generate_logging_file.py\n"""
            """# \n"""
            """# You should change the script configuration instead of\n"""
            """# this file directly.\n"""
            """# \n"""
            """# Call it like: \n"""
            """#   Generator( \n"""
            """#       {'weblab.core.coordinator': ('WARNING', False), 'weblab.login': ('INFO', True), 'weblab.login.database': ('WARNING', False), 'weblab.lab': ('INFO', True), 'weblab.facade': ('INFO', True), 'weblab.core.facade': ('WARNING', False), 'weblab': ('WARNING', True), 'weblab.core.database': ('WARNING', False), 'weblab.login.facade': ('WARNING', False), 'voodoo': ('WARNING', True), 'weblab.core': ('INFO', True)}, \n"""
            """#       logs/sample_, \n"""
            """#       logs.txt, \n"""
            """#       52428800, \n"""
            """#       1099511627776, \n"""
            """#       False  \n"""
            """#   )\n"""
            """# \n"""
            """\n"""
            """[loggers]\n"""
            """keys=root,weblab_core_coordinator,weblab_login,weblab_login_database,weblab.lab,weblab_facade,weblab_core_facade,weblab,weblab_core_database,weblab_login_facade,voodoo,weblab_core\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handlers]\n"""
            """keys=root_handler,weblab_login_handler,weblab.lab_handler,weblab_facade_handler,weblab_handler,voodoo_handler,weblab_core_handler\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[formatters]\n"""
            """keys=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_root]\n"""
            """level=NOTSET\n"""
            """handlers=root_handler\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=\n"""
            """channel=\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_voodoo]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=voodoo_handler\n"""
            """qualname=voodoo\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=root\n"""
            """channel=voodoo\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=root\n"""
            """channel=weblab\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_facade]\n"""
            """level=INFO\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_facade_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.facade\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=weblab\n"""
            """channel=weblab_facade\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab.lab]\n"""
            """level=INFO\n"""
            """handlers=weblab.lab_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.lab\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=weblab\n"""
            """channel=weblab.lab\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_core]\n"""
            """level=INFO\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_core_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.core\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=weblab\n"""
            """channel=weblab_core\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_core_facade]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_core_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.core.facade\n"""
            """propagate=1\n"""
            """parent=weblab_core\n"""
            """channel=weblab_core_facade\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_core_coordinator]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_core_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.core.coordinator\n"""
            """propagate=1\n"""
            """parent=weblab_core\n"""
            """channel=weblab_core_coordinator\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_core_database]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_core_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.core.database\n"""
            """propagate=1\n"""
            """parent=weblab_core\n"""
            """channel=weblab_core_database\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_login]\n"""
            """level=INFO\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_login_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.login\n"""
            """propagate=0\n"""
            """parent=weblab\n"""
            """channel=weblab_login\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_login_facade]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_login_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.login.facade\n"""
            """propagate=1\n"""
            """parent=weblab_login\n"""
            """channel=weblab_login_facade\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[logger_weblab_login_database]\n"""
            """level=WARNING\n"""
            """handlers=weblab_login_handler\n"""
            """qualname=weblab.login.database\n"""
            """propagate=1\n"""
            """parent=weblab_login\n"""
            """channel=weblab_login_database\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_root_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__root_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_weblab_login_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__weblab_login_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_weblab.lab_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__weblab.lab_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_weblab_facade_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__weblab_facade_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_weblab_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__weblab_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_voodoo_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__voodoo_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[handler_weblab_core_handler]\n"""
            """class=handlers.RotatingFileHandler\n"""
            """formatter=simpleFormatter\n"""
            """args=('logs/sample__weblab_core_logs.%(server_number)s.txt','a',52428800,20971)\n"""
            """\n"""
            """[formatter_simpleFormatter]\n"""
            """format=%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s\n"""
            """datefmt=\n"""
            """class=logging.Formatter\n""") % {
                'server_number' : server_name,
                'asctime'       : '%(asctime)s',
                'name'          : '%(name)s',
                'levelname'     : '%(levelname)s',
                'message'       : '%(message)s',
            }
        open(os.path.join(logs_config_dir, 'logging.configuration.%s.txt' % server_name), 'w').write(logging_file)


    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    ###########################################
    #
    # Generate launch script
    #

    if verbose: print("Creating launch file...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    launch_script = (
        """#!/usr/bin/env python\n"""
        """#-*-*- encoding: utf-8 -*-*-\n"""
        """try:\n"""
        """    import signal\n"""
        """    \n"""
        """    import voodoo.gen.launcher as Launcher\n"""
        """    \n"""
        """    def before_shutdown():\n""")
    if options[Creation.QUIET]:
        launch_script += """        pass\n"""
    else:
        launch_script += """        print("Stopping servers...")\n"""

    launch_script += """    \n"""

    debugging_ports = []

    if options[Creation.INLINE_LAB_SERV]:
        debugging_core_port = current_port
        debugging_ports.append(debugging_core_port)
        current_port += 1

        launch_script += (
        """    launcher = Launcher.Launcher(\n"""
        """                '.',\n"""
        """                'core_host',\n"""
        """                'core_process1',\n"""
        """                (\n""")
        if options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT]:
            launch_script += ("""                    Launcher.SocketWait(%s),\n""" % options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT])
        else:
            launch_script += ("""                    Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGTERM),\n"""
                              """                    Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGINT),\n"""
                              """                    Launcher.RawInputWait("Press <enter> or send a sigterm or a sigint to finish\\n")\n""")
        launch_script += ("""                ),\n"""
        """                "logs/config/logging.configuration.server1.txt",\n"""
        """                before_shutdown,\n"""
        """                (\n"""
        """                     Launcher.FileNotifier("_file_notifier", "server started"),\n"""
        """                )\n"""
        """             )\n\n"""
        """    import voodoo.rt_debugger as rt_debugger\n"""
        """    rt_debugger.launch_debugger(%s)\n""") % debugging_core_port
    else:
        launch_script += (
        """    launcher = Launcher.HostLauncher(\n"""
        """                '.',\n"""
        """                'core_host',\n"""
        """                (\n""")
        if options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT]:
            launch_script += ("""                    Launcher.SocketWait(%s),\n""" % options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT])
        else:
            launch_script += ("""                    Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGTERM),\n"""
                              """                    Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGINT),\n"""
                              """                    Launcher.RawInputWait("Press <enter> or send a sigterm or a sigint to finish\\n")\n""")
        launch_script += ("""                ),\n"""
        """                {\n""")

        for core_number in range(1, options[Creation.CORES] + 1):
            launch_script += """                    "core_process%s"     : "logs%sconfig%slogging.configuration.server%s.txt",\n""" % (core_number, os.sep, os.sep, core_number)
        
        if not options[Creation.NO_LAB]:
            for n in range(1, options[Creation.LAB_COPIES] + 1):
                launch_script += ("""                    "laboratory%s" : "logs%sconfig%slogging.configuration.laboratory%s.txt",\n""" % (n, os.sep, os.sep, n))

        launch_script += (
        """                },\n"""
        """                before_shutdown,\n"""
        """                (\n"""
        """                     Launcher.FileNotifier("_file_notifier", "server started"),\n"""
        """                ),\n"""
        """                pid_file = 'weblab.pid',\n""")
        launch_script += """                debugger_ports = { \n"""
        for core_number in range(1, options[Creation.CORES] + 1):
            debugging_core_port = current_port
            debugging_ports.append(debugging_core_port)
            current_port += 1
            launch_script += """                     'core_process%s' : %s, \n""" % (core_number, debugging_core_port)
        launch_script += ("""                }\n"""
            """            )\n""")


    pub_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'pub')

    httpd_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'httpd')
    local_simple_server_conf_path = os.path.join('httpd', 'simple_server_config.py')
    simple_server_conf_path = os.path.join(httpd_dir, 'simple_server_config.py')

    http_server_port = options[Creation.HTTP_SERVER_PORT]
    if http_server_port is not None:
        launch_script += ("""\n"""
            """    from weblab.comm.proxy_server import start as start_proxy\n"""
            """    execfile(%r)\n"""
            """    start_proxy(%s, PATHS)\n"""
            """\n""") % (local_simple_server_conf_path, http_server_port)

    launch_script += ("""\n"""
        """    launcher.launch()\n"""
        """except:\n"""
        """    import traceback\n"""
        """    traceback.print_exc()\n"""
        """    raise\n"""
    )

    debugging_config = "# SERVERS is used by the WebLab Monitor to gather information from these ports.\n# If you open them, you'll see a Python shell.\n"
    debugging_config += "SERVERS = [\n"
    for debugging_port in debugging_ports:
        debugging_config += "    ('127.0.0.1','%s'),\n" % debugging_port
    debugging_config += "]\n\n"
    debugging_config += "BASE_URL = %r\n\n" % base_url
    debugging_config += "# PORTS is used by the WebLab Bot to know what\n# ports it should wait prior to start using\n# the simulated clients.\n"
    debugging_config += "PORTS = {\n"
    protocol_configuration = []
    for core_configuration in ports:
        core_protocol_configuration = core_configuration.get('json', None)
        if core_protocol_configuration:
            protocol_configuration.append(core_protocol_configuration)
    debugging_config += """    'json' : %r, \n""" % (protocol_configuration)
    debugging_config += "}\n"


    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB] and options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
        # XML-RPC runner
        xmlrpc_launch_script = (
            """#!/usr/bin/env python\n"""
            """#-*-*- encoding: utf-8 -*-*-\n"""
            """try:\n"""
            """    import signal\n"""
            """    \n"""
            """    import voodoo.gen.launcher as Launcher\n"""
            """    \n"""
            """    def before_shutdown():\n""")
        if options[Creation.QUIET]:
            xmlrpc_launch_script += """        pass\n"""
        else:
            xmlrpc_launch_script += """        print("Stopping servers...")\n"""
        xmlrpc_launch_script += """    \n"""

        xmlrpc_launch_script += (
        """    launcher = Launcher.HostLauncher(\n"""
        """                '.',\n"""
        """                'exp_host',\n"""
        """                (\n""")
        if options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT]:
            xmlrpc_launch_script += ("""                Launcher.SocketWait(%s),\n""" % options[Creation.SOCKET_WAIT] + 1)
        else:
            xmlrpc_launch_script += ("""                Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGTERM),\n"""
                              """                Launcher.SignalWait(signal.SIGINT),\n"""
                              """                Launcher.RawInputWait("Press <enter> or send a sigterm or a sigint to finish\\n")\n""")
        xmlrpc_launch_script += ("""                ),\n"""
        """                {\n""")

        xmlrpc_launch_script += """                    "exp_process" : "logs%sconfig%slogging.configuration.exp_process.txt",\n""" % (os.sep,os.sep)

        xmlrpc_launch_script += (
        """                },\n"""
        """                before_shutdown,\n"""
        """                (\n"""
        """                     Launcher.FileNotifier("_file_notifier", "server started"),\n"""
        """                ),\n"""
        """                pid_file = 'weblab_xmlrpc.pid',\n""")
        xmlrpc_launch_script += ("""            )\n"""
            """\n"""
            """    launcher.launch()\n"""
            """except:\n"""
            """    import traceback\n"""
            """    traceback.print_exc()\n"""
            """    raise\n"""
        )

    open(os.path.join(directory, 'debugging.py'), 'w').write( debugging_config )
    open(os.path.join(directory, 'run.py'), 'w').write( launch_script )
    os.chmod(os.path.join(directory, 'run.py'), stat.S_IRWXU)

    if not options[Creation.NO_LAB] and options[Creation.XMLRPC_EXPERIMENT]:
        open(os.path.join(directory, 'run-xmlrpc.py'), 'w').write( xmlrpc_launch_script )
        os.chmod(os.path.join(directory, 'run-xmlrpc.py'), stat.S_IRWXU)

    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    ###########################################
    #
    # Generate apache configuration file
    #

    if verbose: print("Creating apache configuration files...", end="", file=stdout); stdout.flush()

    if not os.path.exists(pub_dir):
        os.mkdir(pub_dir)

    if not os.path.exists(httpd_dir):
        os.mkdir(httpd_dir)

    client_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'client')
    if not os.path.exists(client_dir):
        os.mkdir(client_dir)

    client_images_dir = os.path.join(client_dir, 'images')
    if not os.path.exists(client_images_dir):
        os.mkdir(client_images_dir)

    images_dir = '%(directory)s/client/images/'
    apache_img_dir = '/client/images'

    httpd_files = httpd_config_generate(directory)
    creation_results[CreationResult.APACHE_FILE] = httpd_files['apache']
    apache_conf_path = httpd_files['apache']

    if sys.platform.find('win') == 0:
        apache_windows_conf = """# At least in Debian based distributions as Debian itself
        # or Ubuntu, this can be done with the a2enmod command:
        #
        #   root@plunder:~# a2enmod proxy
        #   root@plunder:~# a2enmod proxy_balancer_module
        #   root@plunder:~# a2enmod proxy_http_module
        #   root@plunder:~# a2enmod headers
        #   root@plunder:~# /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload
        #
        # However, in Microsoft Windows or other distributions, this
        # might become slightly more difficult. To make it easy, you
        # can uncomment the following lines in Microsoft Windows if
        # using XAMPP as installer, or if you are under Mac OS X:
        #
        <IfModule !mod_headers.c>
            LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_proxy.c>
            LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_proxy_balancer.c>
            LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_proxy_http.c>
            LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_lbmethod_byrequests>
        LoadModule lbmethod_byrequests_module modules/mod_lbmethod_byrequests.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_lbmethod_bybusyness>
        LoadModule lbmethod_bybusyness_module modules/mod_lbmethod_bybusyness.so
        </IfModule>
        <IfModule !mod_slotmem_shm>
        LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so
        </IfModule>
        """
        apache_windows_conf_path = os.path.join(httpd_dir, 'apache_weblab_windows.conf')
        open(apache_windows_conf_path, 'w').write( apache_windows_conf )

    if verbose: print("[done]", file=stdout)

    ###########################################
    #
    #     Generate configuration.js files
    #
    configuration_js = {}

    configuration_js['demo.available']                 = False
    configuration_js['admin.email']                    = 'weblab@deusto.es'

    extension = original_logo_path.split('.')[-1]
    if not len(extension) in (3,4):
        extension = 'jpg'

    logo_path        = '%s%s%s' % (directory, apache_img_dir, '/logo.%s' % extension)
    logo_mobile_path = '%s%s%s' % (directory, apache_img_dir, '/logo-mobile.%s' % extension)

    creation_results[CreationResult.IMG_FILE]        = logo_path
    creation_results[CreationResult.IMG_MOBILE_FILE] = logo_mobile_path

    if PIL_AVAILABLE:
        try:
            resize_image(original_logo_path, 250, 120, logo_path)
            resize_image(original_logo_path, 100,  50, logo_mobile_path)
        except Exception as e:
            print("Error resizing images (%s). Original images will be used." % e, file=stderr)
            processed = False
        else:
            processed = True
    else:
        processed = False
        print("PIL (pip install pillow) not installed. Not resizing images.", file=stderr)

    if not processed:
        logo_contents = open(original_logo_path, 'rb').read()
        logo_mobile_contents = logo_contents
        open(logo_path, 'wb').write(logo_contents)
        open(logo_mobile_path, 'wb').write(logo_mobile_contents)

    configuration_js['host.entity.link']               = options[Creation.ENTITY_LINK]

    deploy.add_client_config(Session, configuration_js)

    print("", file=stdout)
    print("Congratulations!", file=stdout)
    print("WebLab-Deusto system created", file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    if http_server_port is None:
        apache_httpd_path = r'your apache httpd.conf ( typically /etc/apache2/httpd.conf or C:\xampp\apache\conf\ )'
        if os.path.exists("/etc/apache2/conf-available"):
            print("Copy the file %s to /etc/apache/conf-available/apache_weblab_generic.conf" % os.path.abspath(apache_conf_path).replace('\\','/'), file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("Then, enable the configuration file by running this command:", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("    $ sudo a2enconf apache_weblab_generic", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("Then, reload the apache service:", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("    $ sudo service apache2 reload", file=stdout)
        else:
            if os.path.exists("/etc/apache2/conf.d"):
                apache_httpd_path = 'a new file that you must create called /etc/apache/conf.d/weblab'
            elif os.path.exists("/etc/apache2/httpd.conf"):
                apache_httpd_path = '/etc/apache2/httpd.conf'
            elif os.path.exists('C:\\xampp\\apache\\conf\\httpd.conf'):
                apache_httpd_path = 'C:\\xampp\\apache\\conf\\httpd.conf'

            print(r"Append the following to", apache_httpd_path, file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("    Include \"%s\"" % os.path.abspath(apache_conf_path).replace('\\','/'), file=stdout)
            if sys.platform.find('win') == 0:
                print("    Include \"%s\"" % os.path.abspath(apache_windows_conf_path).replace('\\','/'), file=stdout)
        if sys.platform.find('win') == -1:
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("And enable the modules proxy proxy_balancer proxy_http headers.", file=stdout)
            print("For instance, in Ubuntu you can run: ", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("    $ sudo a2enmod proxy proxy_balancer proxy_http headers", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("and depending on the version (in 14.04 onwards), also:", file=stdout)
            print("", file=stdout)
            print("    $ sudo a2enmod lbmethod_bybusyness", file=stdout)
        print("", file=stdout)
        print("Then restart apache. If you don't have apache don't worry, delete %s and " % directory, file=stdout)
        print("run the creation script again but passing %s=8000 (or any free port)." % CreationFlags.HTTP_SERVER_PORT, file=stdout)
        print("", file=stdout)
        print("Then run:", file=stdout)
    else:
        print("Run:", file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    print("     %s start %s" % (os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]), directory), file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    print("to start the WebLab-Deusto system. From that point, you'll be able to access: ", file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    if http_server_port is not None:
        print("   http://localhost:%s/" % http_server_port, file=stdout)
        print("", file=stdout)
        print("Or in production if you later want to deploy it in Apache:", file=stdout)
        print("", file=stdout)
    print("     %s " % server_url, file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    print("And log in as '%s' using '%s' as password." % (options[Creation.ADMIN_USER], options[Creation.ADMIN_PASSWORD]), file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    print("You can also add users, permissions, etc. from the web interface.", file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)
    print("Enjoy!", file=stdout)
    print("", file=stdout)

    creation_results[CreationResult.END_PORT] = current_port
    return creation_results
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