addDependencyTask(Task,Task) -- schedule a task, but ensure that it will not run until another task finishes

Synopsis

• Function: addDependencyTask

• Usage:

  addDependencyTask(t,u)

• Inputs:
  • t, a task,
  • u, a task,
• Consequences:

  • the task t will be scheduled for execution, but execution will not begin until the task u finishes

Description

i1 : for i to 5 do t_i = createTask(() -> i)

i2 : for i from 1 to 5 do addDependencyTask(t_i, t_(i - 1))

i3 : schedule t_0

o3 = <<task, created>>

o3 : Task

i4 : while not isReady t_5 do nanosleep 1000000

i5 : taskResult t_5

o5 = 5