FixTask Documentation
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import "task/task";
Task class
Task represent a handle to a thread. Each task has own heap and allows communication between
threads by sending messages.
Functions
static function create(script_name: String, func_name: String, params): Task
static function create(script_name: String, func_name: String, params, load_scripts: Boolean): Task
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Creates a new task using the given script and function name. Optionally you can allow
to load additional scripts dynamically (when sending messages with function references
to not loaded code).
function send(msg)
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Sends message to the task.
function receive(): Dynamic
function receive_wait(timeout: Integer): Dynamic
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Receieves message from the task. Optionally you can provide a timeout in milliseconds
(0 for no waiting, negative value for infinite waiting). In case the timeout
has been reached the function returns
null
.
Communication with parent task
static function send(msg)
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Sends message to parent thread (task handle).
static function receive(): Dynamic
static function receive_wait(timeout: Integer): Dynamic
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Receives a message from parent thread (task handle). Optionally you can provide
a timeout in milliseconds (0 for no waiting, negative value for infinite waiting).
In case the timeout has been reached the function returns
null
.
Miscellaneous
static function get(): Task
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Returns the task handle for current task. Returns
null
if the current thread
wasn't created as a task.
static function sleep(amount: Integer)
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Sleeps current thread for given amount of milliseconds.