Max memory settings can be set using human number with unit

src/com/sheepit/client/Job.java

@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ public class Job {
 				int end = element.indexOf(')');
 				if (end > 0) {
 					try {
-						long mem = Utils.parseNumber(element.substring(1, end).trim());
+						long mem = Utils.parseNumber(element.substring(1, end).trim()) / 1000; // internal use of ram is in kB
 						if (mem > getProcessRender().getMemoryUsed()) {
 							getProcessRender().setMemoryUsed(mem);
 						}
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public class Job {
 					int end = element.indexOf('|');
 					if (end > 0) {
 						try {
-							long mem = Utils.parseNumber(element.substring(1, end).trim());
+							long mem = Utils.parseNumber(element.substring(1, end).trim()) / 1000; // internal use of ram is in kB
 							if (mem > getProcessRender().getMemoryUsed()) {
 								getProcessRender().setMemoryUsed(mem);
 							}

src/com/sheepit/client/SettingsLoader.java

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class SettingsLoader {
 			cores = String.valueOf(cores_);
 		}
 		if (maxRam_ > 0) {
-			ram = String.valueOf(maxRam_);
+			ram = String.valueOf(maxRam_) + "k";
 		}
 		if (maxRenderTime_ > 0) {
 			renderTime = String.valueOf(maxRenderTime_);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class SettingsLoader {
 		}
 		
 		if (config.getMaxMemory() == -1 && ram != null) {
-			config.setMaxMemory(Long.valueOf(ram));
+			config.setMaxMemory(Utils.parseNumber(ram) / 1000); // internal ram value is in kB
 		}
 		
 		if (config.getMaxRenderTime() == -1 && renderTime != null) {

src/com/sheepit/client/Utils.java

@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ public class Utils {
 		file.delete();
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Parse a number string to a number.
+	 * Input can be as "32", "10k", "100K", "100G", "1.3G", "0.4T"
+	 */
 	public static long parseNumber(String in) {
 		in = in.trim();
 		in = in.replaceAll(",", ".");
@@ -158,18 +162,22 @@ public class Utils {
 		m.find();
 		int scale = 1;
 		switch (m.group(2).charAt(0)) {
-			case 'G':
+			case 'T':
-				scale *= 1000;
+			case 't':
-			case 'g':
+				scale = 1000 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
-				scale *= 1000;
+				break;
-			case 'M':
+			case 'G':
-				scale *= 1000;
+			case 'g':
-			case 'm':
+				scale = 1000 * 1000 * 1000;
-				scale *= 1000;
+				break;
-			case 'K':
+			case 'M':
+			case 'm':
+				scale = 1000 * 1000;
+				break;
+			case 'K':
+			case 'k':
+				scale = 1000;
 				break;
-			default:
-				return 0;
 		}
 		return Math.round(Double.parseDouble(m.group(1)) * scale);
 	}

src/com/sheepit/client/standalone/Worker.java

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import com.sheepit.client.Log;
 import com.sheepit.client.Pair;
 import com.sheepit.client.SettingsLoader;
 import com.sheepit.client.ShutdownHook;
+import com.sheepit.client.Utils;
 import com.sheepit.client.hardware.gpu.GPU;
 import com.sheepit.client.hardware.gpu.GPUDevice;
 import com.sheepit.client.hardware.gpu.nvidia.Nvidia;
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ public class Worker {
 	@Option(name = "-cores", usage = "Number of cores/threads to use for the render", metaVar = "3", required = false)
 	private int nb_cores = -1;
 	
-	@Option(name = "-memory", usage = "Maximum memory allow to be used by renderer (in MB)", required = false)
+	@Option(name = "-memory", usage = "Maximum memory allow to be used by renderer, number with unit (800M, 2G, ...)", required = false)
-	private long max_ram = -1;
+	private String max_ram = null;
 	
 	@Option(name = "-rendertime", usage = "Maximum time allow for each frame (in minute)", required = false)
 	private int max_rendertime = -1;
@@ -219,8 +220,14 @@ public class Worker {
 			config.setUseNbCores(nb_cores);
 		}
 		
-		if (max_ram > 0) {
+		if (max_ram != null) {
-			config.setMaxMemory(max_ram * 1000);
+			try {
+				config.setMaxMemory(Utils.parseNumber(max_ram) / 1000); // internal value are in kB
+			}
+			catch (java.lang.IllegalStateException e) {
+				System.err.println("Error: failed to parse memory parameter");
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		if (max_rendertime > 0) {