Task

class caliber.Task(function: Callable | None = None, name: str | None = None, args: List | None = None, kwargs: Dict | None = None)

A task which can be part of a process.

Parameters:

• function (function) – The function that will be run by the task.

• name (str) – The name of the task.

• args (list) – The positional arguments of function. If the task is part of a BranchProcess, args should be a list of lists.

• kwargs (dict) – The keyword arguments of the function. If the task is part of a BranchProcess, kwargs should be a list of dicts.

run()

Run the function referred to by the Task object.

Returns:

The return of the function referred to by the Task object.

to_dict() → Dict

Return dictionary representation of the Task object.

to_json(out_file: str | TextIO) → None

Export to a json-file.

Parameters:

out_file (str or file-like object) – The file to write to.

copy()

Create a copy of the task.

static from_json(infile: str) → Task | None

Initiate a Task from a json file.

Parameters:

infile (str) – The name of the json file.