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supertask

v2.1.0

Published

A task & queue environment ideal for distributed computing and execution

Downloads

35

Readme

supertask

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Supertask is a NodeJS task queue designed for parallel and cluster execution.

Supertask was designed to run tasks in parallel and enable for a connected interface to distribute tasks across a network or cluster. A task can either be a local JavaScript function or in form of source which is then compiled and sandboxed through the VM. It utilizes a double-ended queue to manage and execute given tasks.

Note that there is no underlying interface for parallelization or clustering and this module enables such features through tasks.

Installation

Note that Supertask requires ES6 and is designed to run on NodeJS 4.x and above.

npm install supertask

Usage

Create a new local task with a unique name. Note that a unique name is required for every task.

var Supertask = require('supertask');
var TaskManager = new Supertask();

var task = TaskManager.addLocal('taskname', function power(n, x, callback) {
    // n^x function
    callback(null, Math.pow(n,x));
});

Run task. You can pass arguments after name and before callback.

TaskManager.do('taskname', 2, 4, function callback(error, result) {
    console.log("2^4 is equal to", result);
});

Add a foreign task

// Source from network I/O etc.
var source = "module.exports = function power(n, x, callback) { callback(null, Math.pow(n,x)); }";
var task = TaskManager.addForeign('foreignPow', source);

Change permissions and globals of a task and precompilation

var Supertask = require('supertask');
var TaskManager = new Supertask();

// Source from network I/O etc.
var source = "module.exports = function cmtp(y, callback) { callback(null, y * gx); }";

var task = TaskManager.addForeign('globalMultiply', source);
task.permissions(Supertask.ST_MINIMAL); // Allows limited require, Buffer, etc.
// gx will be available globally
task.globals({ gx: 2 });
// Compile Task through VM
task.precompile();
// Call Task (similar to TaskManager.do)
task.do(8, function(error, result) {
    // arg[0] * gx = 8 * 2 = 16
    console.log(result);
    // Output: 16
});

Calling another task within a task.

...
// Source from network I/O etc.
var sourceF1 = "module.exports = function (a, b, callback) { callback(null, a*b); }";
var sourceF2 = "module.exports = function (a, b, callback) { this.call('multiply', a, b, callback); }";

TaskManager.addForeign('multiply', sourceF1);
var task = TaskManager.addForeign('Caller', source);
// Call Task (similar to TaskManager.do)
task.do(3, 7, function(error, result) {
    // 3 * 7
    console.log(result);
    // Output: 21
});

What's the difference between a Task and a Function?

Functions can't be shared within Clusters or networks in JS unlike many other types that can be trasferred in form of JSON. That's because of globals and closures. If we could ignore closures and instead stick to globals we can pass the source of these functions across a network and re-compile then through the VM Core Module provided with NodeJS from source. In fact require itself uses VM to process modules. Moreover Functions can be converted to Tasks but without closures. Although you can provide global variable access through Task#globals which can be useful at times.

*Above is an excerpt from Understanding Tasks You can read the entire guide here.

API & Documentation

Read more about tasks here.

API documentation is available here.

License

MIT © Schahriar SaffarShargh [email protected]