parser.add_option("--rootdir",metavar="path",default=".",help="Sets the root directory where logs and metadata are stored.")
parser.add_option("--num-jobs",type=int,default=10,help="number of jobs to listen to")
parser.add_option("--tag",metavar="string",default="test",help="Sets the name of the tag used. Default = 'test'")
parser.add_option("--processing-cadence",type="float",default=0.1,help="Rate at which the synchronizer acquires and processes data. Default = 0.1 seconds.")
parser.add_option("--request-timeout",type="float",default=0.2,help="Timeout for requesting messages from a topic. Default = 0.2 seconds.")
parser.add_option("--kafka-server",metavar="string",help="Sets the server url that the kafka topic is hosted on. Required.")
parser.add_option("--input-topic",metavar="string",help="Sets the input kafka topic. Required.")
parser.add_option("--gracedb-group",metavar="name",default="Test",help="Gracedb group to which to upload events (default is Test).")
parser.add_option("--gracedb-pipeline",metavar="name",default="gstlal",help="Name of pipeline to provide in GracedB uploads (default is gstlal).")
parser.add_option("--gracedb-search",metavar="name",default="LowMass",help="Name of search to provide in GracedB uploads (default is LowMass).")
parser.add_option("--gracedb-service-url",metavar="url",default=DEFAULT_GRACEDB_URL,help="Override default GracedB service url (optional, default is %s)."%DEFAULT_GRACEDB_URL)